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Excellent Sides of Swamp Dogg, Vol. 4
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Excellent Sides of Swamp Dogg, Vol. 4
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reissues two long out-of-print albums from the back catalog of his not-so-secret identity
in the fourth volume of the
series. This set manages a .500 batting average, pairing one fine album with another that's one of
's least interesting efforts.
was a 1976 release so obscure it doesn't even appear in many of
' discographies, in which he re-recorded a handful of obscure
tunes, none of which were hits in this or any alternate universe. They may not have sold, but tunes like
and
capture the eccentric fervor of
' philosophical style as well as anything he's ever recorded, and
are fine examples of his own distinct brand of
. 1977's
, however, is nothing much to write home about; the backing band, credited as "Riders of the New
," sounds meek and anemic where
's sessions are usually cooking with potent
, and with a few exceptions
wasn't faring much better as a songwriter. There are a few bright spots, but outside of
this is
's most disposable album of the '70s. It doesn't help that on this reissue,
sounds harsh and murky, and while the tracks from
feature much better audio quality,
has a very noticeable speed fault that wasn't corrected in mastering. Given how hard to find both of these albums are,
fans aren't likely to complain about the flaws of this disc, but it's too bad the prime craziness of
couldn't have been paired up with something more interesting. ~ Mark Deming