A1 	Shake 'Em On Down 	4:48
A2 	When My First Wife Left Me 	3:46
A3 	Short-Haired Woman 	3:40
A4 	Old Black Mattie 	4:10
A5 	Fireman Ring The Bell 	3:58
B1 	Peaches 	4:15
B2 	Miss Glory B. 	3:24
B3 	.44 Pistol 	2:56
B4 	Death Bell Blues 	3:54
B5 	Goin' Down South 	5:50

Drums – Calvin Jackson
Guitar – Kenny Brown
Guitar, Vocals – R.L. Burnside

Too Bad Jim is cut from the same cloth as its predecessor, Bad Luck City. It features R.L. Burnside fronting a small juke joint combo, tearing through some greasy blues. However, Too Bad Jim is the better album, simply from a performance standpoint. Burnside sounds more relaxed and the band steps back from the spotlight slightly, letting the guitarist burn brightly on his own, showcasing his deep blues roots. ---Thom Owens, AllMusic Review

Mississippi throwback Burnside tears through some of his best-known material with the grimy, thumping performance style for which he was beloved. Foot-tapping, down-home, straight forward blues utterly devoid of pretension. "Fireman Ring the Bell" and "Miss Glory B." are two personal favorites of mine. ---Kenneth Bridgham, allmusic.com

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01 intro ~ Poor Black Mattie 3:22
02 Shake 'Em On Down 4:53
03 It's Bad You Know 5:01
04 Skinny Woman 3:22
05 Long Haired Doney 3:51
06 Boogie Chillen 4:50
07 Scrambling For My Shoes (Walking Blues) 3:54
08 Poor Boy Blues 3:39
09 Goin Down South 4:32
10 Alice Mae 4:35
11 Snake Drive 4:28

R.L. Burnside - vocals
Cedric Burnside - drums
Kenny Brown - slide guitar

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01. Detroit Boogie Part 1 
02. See What My Buddy Done 
03. Shake 'Em Down             play
04. Goin' Down South 
05. My Name Is Robert Too 
06. Someday Baby 
07. Go To Jail                 play
08. Bird Without A Feather 
09. Glory Be 
10. Goin' Away Baby 
11. Rollin' And Tumblin' 
12. Stole My Check 
13. Detroit Boogie Part 2

Personnel: 
R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); 
Lyrics Born (vocals, various instruments); 
Kenny Olson, Mike Smith (guitar, bass guitar); 
Martin Gross (guitar, drums); 
Mike Smith (guitar); 
Jimmy Bones (harp, harmonica, piano, keyboards); 
John Scott Evans (saxophone); 
Mike Hollis (bass guitar); 
Kid Rock (vocals); 
Kenny Brown (guitar, slide guitar); 
Cedric Burnside (drums); 
Mike E. Clark (scratches).

When R.L. Burnside and the rest of the Fat Possum confederation emerged from the northern Mississippi hills in the early '90s, they gave contemporary blues a much-needed shot in the ass, reminding everyone that the genre really wasn't so much about pyrotechnic guitar histrionics as it was about getting folks to hit the dancefloor, and once there, making sure they stayed. Burnside in particular has been a fascinating and intriguing musician ever since, and even as he cruises through his eighties, he may well be the most progressive and postmodern of anyone on the current blues scene. Although his basic template is and remains a John Lee Hooker-like modal boogie shuffle, Burnside has combined it with full-tilt garage and punk band dynamics (1996's A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, with the raucous backing of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) and controversial (to blues purists) techno nation hip-hop effects (1998's Come On In, featuring Beck mixmaster Tom Rothrock), and while these experiments haven't always worked, they show a playful willingness to treat the blues as something fun and vital, not some dusty, nostalgic period music trotted out on display from the music museum. No, Burnside's version of the blues is powerful, visceral, and -- this is often overlooked -- playful, with his almost demonic chuckle being as recognizable a feature of his music as any guitar lick.

A Bothered Mind is perhaps the most ideally representative of all of Burnside's albums, ranging from solo acoustic tracks to crunching boogie struts, all with a light dose of hip-hop and enough scratching and looping effects to make this clearly an album from the 21st century. Amazingly, it all works as a cohesive whole, opening with a 38-second live fragment of "Detroit Boogie" (in which Burnside intones "I do what I want..."), and then closing with the full version. In between these bookends, the album -- aside from the rather contrived Kid Rock track, "My Name Is Robert Too" -- is continually fascinating, and it never stops churning.

The most striking track is also the earliest and simplest, a solo acoustic version of "Bird Without a Feather" that was field recorded by folklorist George Mitchell in 1968. Two tracks here, the umpteenth version of Burnside's signature "Goin' Down South" and "Someday Baby," were produced by Lyrics Born (T. Shimura) of the Quannum collective, and he gives both songs a delightful hip-hop sheen without sacrificing one bit of Burnside's irascible swagger. The rap interlude Lyrics Born delivers on "Someday Baby" is nothing less than a second-cousin update of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Perhaps the most surprising song here is "Glory Be," which finds Burnside exploring some more new territory, this time inventing a kind of Saturday night juke joint gospel. Listen for R.L.'s chuckle all through these tracks. He's having fun. He's pushing the blues forward, all without changing a beat. He's making relevant albums when musicians half his age are washed up and creatively exhausted. Is he trying to say that rap is the new blues? Mostly he's just trying to keep that dancefloor filled. ~ Steve Leggett

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1. Over the Hill 
2. Alice Mae 
3. Georgia Women 
4. Snake Drive 
5. Rollin' and Tumblin'   play
6. Out on the Road        play
7. Highway 7 
8. Tribute to Fred 
9. You Gotta Move

Personnel: 
R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); 
Jon Spener (guitar, Theremin); 
Judah Bauer, Kenny Brown (guitar);
 Russell Simins, Cedric Burnside (drums).

"On this release, R. L. bares all with his brazen, out-to-get-ya slide guitar and vocals. Compiled from various sessions from `94 to late `96, the intensity never stops pouring out of this man's soul. Mr. Wizard indeed, Mr. Burnside is a powerful entertainer and a seriously talented one as well. He goes back and forth from solo to group efforts here and seems not to really care what anyone thinks about the fury he conjures up during this or any other performance. Listening to this disc, you might just wonder if your speakers will take it! Leave it in the player regardless, as you won't be sorry. If you are the least bit squeamish about the Blues or if you think you should steer clear of any possible musical danger then buy some Lawrence Welk, if not then buy this CD! That's just what R. L. would want you to do. He's out to raise a ruckus and man, that's just what he always does. A trend-setter and a purist of sorts all at the same time, he is and has been ready to whip you into a frenzy with his own brand of Delta Blues so when the Wizard comes to town, you better go and let him cast his spell on you. R. L. likes to travel and his touring schedule is incredible so there is a good chance you can check him out for yourself and see that I'm not exaggerating!

Kenny Brown is one of the main conspirators in this controlled mayhem and for that and his continual support of R. L., we salute him. He also plays a mean guitar. Cedric Jackson, R. L.'s grandson, is the drummer and a force all by himself while on some cuts Russell Simins does the honors quite well. Jon Spencer, of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is on guitar and theremin while Judah Bauer holds down the second guitar on two cuts. All of these musicians are powerful in their own right and likely candidates to accompany the likes of our Mr. Wizard."

Great jumping "punk blues" by one of the older northern Mississippi masters. All of you who like to get down to blues (read: Bob Log III, who was part of the touring band around the times of this release) need to get this! Awesome.

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01. Miss Maybelle             play
02. House Up On The Hill
03. Gone So Long
04. Skinny Woman
05. See What My Buddy Done
06. Don't Care How Long You're Gone
07. Lost Without Your Love
08. Shake 'Em On Down
09. Bad Luck And Trouble
10. Just Like A Woman
11. Greyhound Bus Station
12. Crying Won't Make Me Stay
13. Rolling And Tumbling
14. Mellow Peaches
15. I Believe
16. Poor Boy                  play
17. Poor Black Mattie
18. Jumper On The Line
19. Long Haired Doney

Personnel: 
R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); Red Ramsey (harmonica).

There isn't a blues artist alive today that can harness mercurial gutbucket chaos like R.L. Burnside. His take on the droning, circular guitar riffs indigenous to the blues of the north Mississippi hill country, coupled with his electric band's skull-crushing power, is enough to send listeners into hypnotic convulsions of rapture. However, MISSISSIPPI HILL COUNTRY BLUES, culled from sessions in the late 1960s and early 1980s, features Burnside solo on acoustic guitar. The results, stark and clear in the absence of his customary distortion and sonic upheaval, are spectacular.

Though the performances here are as intense as his electric sets, this album's spare aesthetic makes it possible to concentrate closely on Burnside's intricate guitar technique, which sets repeating motifs and rhythms against each other to create a seemingly ragged yet tightly controlled propulsive energy. The 19-song track list includes several Burnside favorites, including "Poor Black Mattie," and a fierce slide treatment of "Shake 'Em on Down." The lesser-known "Skinny Woman" and "Jumper on the Line" are no less compelling. Superior production, highlighting Burnside's playing and his no-nonsense, freely phrased singing, makes MISSISSIPPI HILL COUNTRY BLUES a must for fans, and an excellent introduction for the uninitiated.

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1. Goin' Down South (Burnside) - 3:16
2. Two Trains Runnin' (Burnside) - 2:49
3. Sat Down On My Bed and Cried (Burnside) - 2:51
4. Nine Days In Jail (Burnside) - 4:36
5. Long Haired Doney (Burnside) - 4:11
6. Hobo Blues (Traditional) - 4:11
7. My Black Name A-Ringin' (Traditional) - 2:27
8. Catfish Blues (Traditional) - 2:52
9. See My Jumper (Burnside) - 3:56
10. Peach Tree Blues (Traditional) - 3:41
11. Goin' Away Blues (Burnside) - 3:32
12. Poor Boy (Traditional) - 3:02
13. Tom Wilson's Place (Burnside) - 3:10

Personnel:
R.L. Burnside - Vocals, Guitar
Red Ramsey - Harmonica
Jesse Vortis – Gitar

R.L. Burnside has been playing the blues since the '50s, but providing for his large family (he would eventually have 13 children) and his love for his hometown kept him from supporting himself with his music until the '80s. These recordings were made in 1969 when blues musician Big Joe Williams led a carload of Adelphi Records filmmakers and sound engineers on a tour through the blues country from Chicago south to Mississippi. Burnside was one of the highlights of the trip, and the crew ended up setting up camp near his home for some time to record. My Black Name A-Ringin' presents Burnside in a stripped-down, acoustic form and shows his native north hill country style as well as some early influences. Each song shows off a different facet of his style: "Goin' Down South" is a hypnotic drone with short, repetitive rhythmic sections; "Two Trains Runnin'" features more of a traditional Delta style with its deep, sad harmonica; and "My Black Name A-Ringin'" shows what Burnside could do with a traditional song dating as far back as slavery. Overall, this album presents an interesting prequel to Burnside's recordings with Fat Possum Records and his experimentalism in the 1990s. ---Stacia Proefrock, Rovi

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1. Jumper Hanging Out on the Line - 2:32
2. Sweet Little Angel - 3:06
3. Long Haired Doney - 2:32
4. Nightmare Blues - 3:23
5. Poor Black Mattie - 3:22
6. Catfish Blues - 4:39
7. Death Bells - 2:55
8. Dust My Broom - 4:27
9. Bad Luck and Trouble - 3:39
10. Rollin' and Tumblin' - 3:59
11. When My First Wife Quit Me - 3:36

R.L. Burnside - guitar, vocals

THIS IS A TRADITIONAL DELTA BLUES RECORDING WHICH CAPTURES R.L. BURNSIDE IN HIS PRE-ELECTRIC DAYS. THE SONGS ARE PRESENTED IN AN ORIGINAL AND PUREST FORM. THE TEMPO IS SLOW AND THOUGHTFUL. AT LEAST 5 OF THESE TUNES, JUMPER HANGING, LONG HAIR DONEY, POOR BLACK MATTIE, CATFISH BLUES AND ROLLING AND TUMBLING, ARE STANDARD BLUES NUMBERS WELL KNOWN TO FOLLOWERS OF MISSISSIPI BLUES. BURNSIDES INTERPRETATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF THESE NUMBERS IS WELL DONE. THIS CD WILL APPEAL TO DELTA BLUES FANS--ROBERT NIGHTHAWK, ROBERT JOHNSON ETC.-- AND FANS OF TRADITIONAL ACOUSTIC BLUES. ---deepbluereview, amazon.com

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01.	Hard Time Killing Floor
02.	Got Messed Up
03.	Miss Maybelle
04.	Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
05.	Too Many Ups
06.	Nothin’ Man
07.	See What My Buddy Done
08.	My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble
09.	Bad Luck City
10.	Chain Of Fools
11.	RL’s Story
12.	Black Matie Robert Belfour
13.	Pucker Up Buckercup Paul Jones
14.	Laugh To Keep From Crying Kenny Brown

Personnel: 
R.L. Burnside (vocals); 
John Porter (guitar, mandolin, bass); 
Smokey Hormel, Rick Holmstrom, Kenny Brown (guitar); 
Johnny Dyer (harmonica, background vocals); 
Lynwood Slim (harmonica); 
Andy Kaulkin (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); 
Martin Slattery, Tommy Eyre (Wurlitzer piano); 
Anthony Genn, Jeff Turmes (bass); 
Steve Mugallian (drums); 
Richard Flack (programming); I
Iki Levy, Brad Cook (loops); 
DJ Pete B, DJ Swamp (vinyl scratches); 
Janiva Magness, Billy Valentine (background vocals). 

Like jazz, the blues has its share of late bloomers -- artists who didn't start recording or didn't become well-known until they were well into their 50s or 60s. R.L. Burnside is very much a late bloomer; the Mississippi bluesman was born in 1926, but it wasn't until the 1990s that he started to enjoy the publicity he deserved. Recorded in 2000, Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down finds the veteran singer continuing to be fairly unpredictable at 73. Essentially, this CD falls into the Mississippi blues category -- Burnside maintains the earthy, down-home rawness that people expect from Mississippi country-blues. But Burnside certainly isn't without urban influences, and this CD illustrates his appreciation of John Lee Hooker and early Muddy Waters as well as the Texas blues of Lightnin' Hopkins. Burnside has also been influenced by R&B; one of the few tracks that he didn't write or co-write is a cover of Aretha Franklin's 1960s smash "Chain of Fools." The producers (who include Andy Kaulkin, John Porter, and Brad Cook) try to make that track and others relevant to hip-hop by adding sampling and scratching -- and when they do, it sounds forced and unnatural. Some of the producing is simply too high-tech for an artist as raw as Burnside, but that doesn't make his vocals any less impressive. Despite its imperfections, Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down is a generally appealing document of Burnside at 73. ---Alex Henderson, Rovi

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1.  Shake 'Em On Down
2.  Skinny Woman
3.  Miss Maybelle
4.  Rollin' & Tumblin'
5.  Long Haired Doney
6.  Walkin' Blues
7.  He Ain't Your Daddy
8.  Bad Luck And Trouble
9.  Jumper On The Line
10.  Goin' Down South
11.  Alice Mae
12.  Snake Drive

Musicians:
R.L. Burnside - vocal, guitar
Kenny Brown - guitar
Cedric Burnside – drums

Burnside On Burnside, recorded live at the Crystal Ballroom on, well, Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon, showcases a return to an earthier sound for Mississippi Hill Country bluesman R.L. Burnside. With a backing band that includes his twenty-two year old grandson Cedric and his longtime sidekick (and stepson), guitarist Kenny Brown, the 74-year old musician delivers a red-hot set of classic raw blues.

Burnside's bent-note style of guitar playing, inspired by mentor Mississippi Fred McDowell, is a classic example of traditional Mississippi Hill Country blues. When matched with Brown's looping bottleneck slidework, and the younger Burnside's steady rhythms, the guitar creates an almost hypnotic tapestry upon which the bluesman embroiders his powerful vocals. At home while on any stage, Burnside tells jokes, wanders across various musical pathways, and generally plays what he wants to play.

This is no slick Chicago-styled blues, or the work of some studio-bred Texas guitarslinger, nosirree - this is primal, no-frills, rockin-the-Casbah, honest-to-god jukejoint BLOOZE, delivered straight up, with no chaser. A gem among blues albums, Burnside On Burnside captures the music's threatening ambiance and fiery essence like no other live album these ears have ever heard. --- Reverend Keith A. Gordon, blues.about.com

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01_Goin' Down South 
02_Boogie Chillen  
03_Poor Boy 
04_2 Brothers	
05_Snake Drive 
06_Shake 'em On Down 
07_The Criminal Inside 
08_Walkin' Blues 
09_Tojo Told Hitler 
10_Have You Ever Been

Musicians:
R.L. Burnside – guitar, vocals
Kenny Brown – guitar
Judah Bauer - casio, guitar, harmonica, mixing, sequencing, vocals
Russell Simins – drums
Jon Spencer - drums, guitar, theremin, vocals

Although he had been playing for years, it wasn't until the 1990s that R.L. Burnside's raw electrified Delta blues were heard by a wide audience. His new fans celebrated his wild, unbridled energy, so it made sense for him to team with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the warped indie rock band that's all about energy. However, the very purists who celebrate Burnside hate Spencer, believing that the latter mocks the blues. As the blistering Ass Pocket of Whiskey proves, Spencer may not treat the blues with reverence, but he and his band capture the wild essence of juke-joint blues. And that makes them the perfect match for Burnside, who knows his history but isn't burdened by it. Together, Burnside and the Blues Explosion make raw, scintillating, unvarnished blues that positively burns. --- Thom Owens, Rovi

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