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What’s up Sorry State readers, I hope everyone has had a nice week. My listening has been all over the place, but like most weeks, there was some blues mixed in there. I was listening to Muddy Waters, and more specifically, Electric Mud. One of the most polarizing blues albums of all time, Muddy Waters was even quoted as describing the album as “dogshit.” Critics were harsh on the album when it released in 1968, stating that it didn’t sound like the traditional blues they were used to hearing from a Muddy Waters album and weren’t fans of this more psychedelic sound that was ripe with the use of fuzzboxes and wah-wah pedals. I on the other hand, love it, along with a lot of other people who enjoy this different take on some of these classic blues songs like Same Thing and Hoochie Coochie Man. According to a source close to him, Jimi Hendrix used to listen to Herbert Harper’s Free Press for inspiration before going on stage to perform. This album really flies by at about 37 minutes, but It’s so great from start to finish. He’s just really shredding on here. I also really love the picture printed on the inside of the gatefold jacket and the smug look he’s giving in it. This is the most recent 2017 pressing from Third Man Records, and it sounds amazing. We have a few copies still available online and in store, so if you don’t have a copy yet, I highly recommend it.