Hoo Doo
's 2011 two-fer pairs
Bo Diddley
's 1959 LP
Have Guitar, Will Travel
with its 1960 successor,
In the Spotlight
, adding five bonus tracks ("Lazy Woman, "Let Me In [Alternate Take]," "Bucket," "Heart-O-Matic Love," "Cadillac") for good measure. These are two of
Bo
's best, both containing some of his stone-cold classics -- "She's Alright," "Cops and Robbers," "Mumblin' Guitar" on
Have Guitar
; "Road Runner," "Story of Bo Diddley,' "Craw-Dad," "Walkin' and Talkin'" on
Spotlight
-- and LP cuts that capture the imagination and fire of Diddley in his prime. This music can be found on
Hip-O Select
's
Complete Chess Masters
series, but for those who don't want to dig so deeply, this
disc serves up a potent hit of
in his prime. [The 2017
Intermusic
release is identical to
's 2011 compilation, including the same five bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine