BN-KRIITIKOIDEN vuoden 2012 parhaat levyjulkaisut!
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rankata korkeintaan 20 mieleisintä äänitettään (CD:tä, LP:tä tai DVD:tä) vuoden 2012 julkaisujen joukosta.
Kuten odotettua, oli sekä ääniä saaneiden levyjen että mielipiteiden kirjo sangen laaja. Kotimaisten ja kansainvälisten
kategorioiden kärkikolmikot saatiin silti suuremmitta vaikeuksitta selville. Toimittajakohtaiset Top-listat on luetteloitu
esittäjien mukaisessa aakkosjärjestyksessä. Artikkelin lopusta löytyvistä yhteenlasketuista tuloksista voitaneen kaiken
kaikkiaan todeta, että varsin perinteikkäät blues-nimet ovat yhä säilyttäneet arvostuksensa BN-talkootiimin keskuudessa
niin artisti- kuin levy-yhtiöpuolellakin.
Honey Aaltonen:
Linsey Alexander – Been There Done That (Delmark)
Dave Arcari – Nobody’s Fool (Dixiefrog)
The Blasters – Fun On A Saturday Night (Rip Cat)
Michael “Iron Man” Burks – Show Of Strength (Alligator)
Bob Brozman – Fire In The Mind (Ruf)
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Leavin’ Eden (Nonesuch)
Shemekia Copeland – 33 1/3 (Telarc)
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers – Get Down (Grounds For Thoughts)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
The 44’s – Americana (Rip Cat)
Milton Hopkins & Shirley Brown – Milton Hopkins & Shirley Brown (Dialtone)
Etta James – The Dreamer (Verve Forecast)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat)
The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite (Delta Groove 2-CD)
Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones – Checkerboard Lounge, Live Chicago 1981 (Eagle, CD+DVD)
Omar & The Howlers – I’m Gone (Big Guitar Music)
Gary Primich – Just A Little Bit More... (Old Pal)
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends In The Blues (Delta Groove)
Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Fire Meets The Fury (Smokin’)
Marko Aho:
Dave Arcari – Nobody’s Fool (Dixiefrog)
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin – Viva Nashvegas (Jerkin’ Crocus DVD)
Elvin Bishop – That’s My Thing (Delta Groove DVD)
The Blasters – Fun On A Saturday Night (Rip Cat)
Junior Brown – Volume Ten (JRB)
Doobie Twisters – Roomful Of Doobies (Bluelight)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
Hank III – Long Gone Daddy (Curb)
Reverend Horton Heat – 25 To Life (Yep Roc DVD+CD)
Huojuva Lato – Rakkaus Ja Juuret (Turenki)
Robban Hagnäs – Another Side Of Robban (Bluelight)
Nathan James & The Rhythm Scratchers – What You Make Of It (Delta Groove)
Miki Lamarr – In High Fidelity (Bluelight)
Marjo Leinonen Huff’n’Puff – Marjo Leinonen Huff’n’Puff (Playground)
Willie Nelson – Heroes (Sony)
Andres Roots Roundabout – Electric Dixieland (RootsArt)
Royal Southern Brotherhood – Royal Southern Brotherhood (Ruf)
Billy Joe Shaver – Live At Billy Bob’s Texas (Smith Music)
ZZ Top – La Futura (American Recordings)
J-P Berg:
Antibalas – Antibalas (Daptone)
Willie Buck – Cell Phone Man (Delmark)
Cody Chesnutt – Landing On Hundred (One Little Indian)
Daddy Mack Blues Band – Pay The Piper (Inside Sounds)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Faithful Man (Truth & Soul)
Frank Frost – Hey Boss Man (Bear Family LP)
Hot 8 Brass Band – The Life & Times Of Hot 8 Brass Band (Tru Thoughts)
Hot Sauce featuring Rhonda Washington – Good Woman Turning Bad (Kent)
Menahan Street Band – Crossing (Dunham)
John Primer – Blues On Solid Ground (Blues House Prod.)
Mike Wheeler – Self Made Man (Delmark)
eri esittäjiä – We Juke Up In Here! (Broke & Hungry/Cat Head DVD + CD)
Harri Haka:
Billy Boy Arnold – Sings Big Bill Broonzy (Electro-Fi)
Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Tsunami (Regal Radio)
The Blues Broads – Live (Delta Groove)
The Elgins – Vol. 2 (Devil’s Tail)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat)
Liz Mandeville – Clarksdale (Blue Kitty Music)
The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite (Delta Groove 2-CD)
R.J. Mischo – Make It Good (Delta Croove)
Mud Morganfield – Son Of The Seventh Son (Severn)
Olli Ontronen – Mighty Shitty (OB)
Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore – The Phoenix Blues Sessions (SWMAF)
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – Live Blues (Bluestorm)
Mika Hakala:
Dave Arcari – Nobody’s Fool (Dixiefrog)
The Blasters – Fun On A Saturday Night (Rip Cat)
Dr. Feelgood – All Through The City (EMI)
Chris Isaak – Beyond The Sun (Wicked Game)
Jolly Roger – Rock And Roll Machine (Jolly)
Lumberjacks – Lumberjacks (Hookahey!)
Omar & The Howlers – I’m Gone (Big Guitar Music)
Tad Robinson – Back In Style (Severn)
Ronski Gang – Oh My Boogie: EMI Years 1975–1978 (EMI)
Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball (Sony Music)
Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Fire Meets The Fury (Smokin’)
ZZ Top – La Futura (American Recordings)
Pete Hoppula
The Blasters – Fun On A Saturday Night (Rip Cat)
Slim Butler (Jarmo Puhakka) – Slim Butler’s Inner Blues (SlimCuts)
Gary Clark Jr. – Blak And Blu (Warner Bros.)
Ray Collins’ Hot-Club – High Life (Brisk)
Si Cranstoun – Dancehalls And Supper Clubs (Galley Music)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Eddie Holland – It Moves Me: The Complete Recordings 1958–1964 (Ace 2-CD)
Wanda Jackson – Unfinished Business (Sugar Hill)
Etta James – The Dreamer (Verve Forecast)
Nathan James & The Rhythm Scratchers – What You Make Of It (Delta Groove)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
The Lo-Lites – Train Done Gone (B-Top)
Los Straitjackets – Jet Set (Yep Roc)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat)
Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys – Back At the Quonset Hut (Ramseur LP/CD)
Nick Waterhouse – Time’s All Gone (Innovative Leisure LP/CD)
Dwight Yoakam – 3 Pears (Warner)
eri esittäjiä – Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans & Los Angeles 1963–1965 (Ace)
eri esittäjiä – King New Breed R&B, Volume 2 (Ace)
eri esittäjiä – R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 3: Just A Little Bit Of Jumpin’ Bean (Vampi Soul)
Eija Jauhiainen:
Slim Butler (Jarmo Puhakka) – Slim Butler’s Inner Blues (SlimCuts)
The Robert Cray Band – Nothin But Love (Provogue)
Jarmo Hynninen – Just Pickin’ (Idemco)
Erja Lyytinen – Songs From The Road (Ruf)
Janiva Magness – Stronger For It (Alligator)
Chantel McGregor – Like No Other (Tis Rock Music Ltd)
Liz Mandeville – Clarksdale (Blue Kitty Music)
Meena – Feel Me (Ruf)
Lino Muoio – Mandolin Blues (Cheynne)
Eric Sardinas & Big Motor – Sticks & Stones (Provogue)
Joanne Shaw Taylor – Almost, Always, Never (Ruf)
Walter Trout – Blues For The Modern Daze (Provogue)
Timo Kauppinen:
Alabama Shakes – Boys And Girls (ATO)
AWEK – Rich And Famous (Awek)
Mike Bell & The Beltones – Payback (Goofin’)
Joe Bonamassa – Driving Towards The Daylight (J&R Adventures)
Gary Clark Jr. – Blak And Blu (Warner Bros.)
Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas (Sony Music)
Shemekia Copeland – 33 1/3 (Telarc)
Peter Karp and Sue Foley – Beyond The Crossroads (Blind Pig)
Erja Lyytinen – Songs From The Road (Ruf)
Janiva Magness – Stronger For It (Alligator)
JW-Jones – Seventh Hour (CrossCut)
Mark Knopfler – Privateering (Mercury)
Sonny Landreth – Elemental Journey (Landfall)
Little Feat – Rooster Rag (Rounder)
Meena – Feel Me (Ruf)
Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream (Redwing)
Renegade Creation – Bullet (Blues Bureau)
Thorbjorn Risager – Dust And Scratches (C&P Code)
Sven Zetterberg – Mileage (Border Music)
eri esittäjiä – Hillbilly Flatbox (Jungle)
Kari Kempas:
Linsey Alexander – Been There Done That (Delmark)
Lurrie Bell – The Devil Ain’t Got No Music (Aria B.G.)
Michael “Iron Man” Burks – Show Of Strength (Alligator)
Big James & The Chicago Playboys – The Big Playback (Blind Pig)
Eddie C. Campbell – Spider Eating Preacher (Delmark)
Barbara Carr – Keep The Fire Burning (Catfood)
Doktu Rhute Muuzic – Trifecta (Root Doctor)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
Kilborn Alley – Four (Blue Bella)
Bettye LaVette – Thankful n’ Thoughtful (Anti)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat)
Quintus McCormic – Still Called The Blues (Delmark)
Mississippi Heat – Delta Bound (Delmark)
Little Junior Parker – Ride With Me, Baby (Fantastic Voyage 2-CD)
John Primer – Blues On Solid Ground (Blues House Prod.)
Johnny Rawls – Soul Survivor (Cat Food)
Earnest “Guitar” Roy – Going Down To Clarksdale (Junbug)
Mud Morganfield – Son Of The Seventh Son (Severn)
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends In The Blues (Delta Groove)
eri esittäjiä – Rock And Roll All Night Long – A Rockabilly Tribute To Hurriganes (Goofin’)
Jari Kolari:
Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Tsunami (Regal Radio)
The Blasters – Fun On A Saturday Night (Rip Cat)
William Clarke & Junior Watson – Double Dealin’ (Watch Dog)
The Elgins – Vol. 2 (Devil’s Tail)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
The 44’s – Americana (Rip Cat)
Mark Hummel – Back Porch Music (Mountain Top)
Mark Hummel – Blue And Lonesome (Rockinitus)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat)
The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite (Delta Groove 2-CD)
Mississippi Heat – Delta Bound (Delmark)
Mud Morganfield – Son Of The Seventh Son (Severn)
John Nemeth – Blues Live & Soul Live (John Nemeth Music)
Little Junior Parker – Ride With Me, Baby (Fantastic Voyage 2-CD)
Gary Primich – Just A Little Bit More... (Old Pal)
Otis Spann – Ebony And Ivory Blues (Blues Boulevard 2-CD)
Otis Spann – Someday... Previously Unreleased Performances (Silk City CD-R)
Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore – The Phoenix Blues Sessions (SWMAF)
Rockin’ Johnny Band – Grim Reaper (Delmark)
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends In The Blues (Delta Groove)
Riku Metelinen:
Oli Brown – Here I Am (Ruf)
Jack Bruce & His Big Blues Band – Live 2012 (101 Distr.)
Ben Granfelt – Melodic Relief (Sprucefield)
Jeff Healey Band – Full Circle: The Live Anthology (Eagle 3-CD + DVD)
Rick Holmstrom – Cruel Sunrise (M.C.)
Zonder Kennedy & The Scoville Junkies (omakust.)
Dave L. B. Inventive – Honest Eyes (TUM)
Calle & Dave Lindholm – The Blue CD (TUM)
Janiva Magness – Stronger For It (Alligator)
Rumblejets – Motor Honey (Money Wolf)
Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot – Live From The Planet (SurfDog)
Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Fire Meets The Fury (Smokin’)
Dani Wilde – Juice Me Up (Ruf)
eri esittäjiä – Rock And Roll All Night Long – A Rockabilly Tribute To Hurriganes (Goofin’)
Pertti Nurmi:
Linsey Alexander – Been There Done That (Delmark)
Billy Boy Arnold – Sings Big Bill Broonzy (Electro-Fi)
Johnnie Bassett – I Can Make That Happen (Sly Dog)
Michael “Iron Man” Burks – Show Of Strength (Alligator)
Barbara Carr – Keep The Fire Burning (Catfood)
The Robert Cray Band – Nothin But Love (Provogue)
Larry Garner – Blues For Sale (Dixiefrog)
Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King – Close To The Bone (Delta Groove Music)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat)
Magic Slim – Bad Boy (Blind Pig)
The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite (Delta Groove 2-CD)
Mighty Sam McClain – Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Music)
Big Pete Pearson – Choose (Modesto Blues)
John Primer – Blues On Solid Ground (Blues House Prod.)
Otis Spann – Someday... Previously Unreleased Performances (Silk City CD-R)
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends In The Blues (Delta Groove)
Otis Taylor – Contraband (Telarc)
eri esittäjiä – Blues From Maxwell Street 1960–1965 (Document)
eri esittäjiä – Electric Blues, The Definitive Collection (Bear Family 12-CD)
eri esittäjiä – We Juke Up In Here! (Broke & Hungry/Cat Head DVD + CD)
Mikke Nöjd:
B.B. & The Blues Shacks – Come Along (CrossCut)
Vidar Busk & His Bubble Of Trouble – Troublecaster (Blue Mood)
Slim Butler (Jarmo Puhakka) – Slim Butler’s Inner Blues (SlimCuts)
JT Coldfire – Always & Never (Crazy Sun Publ.)
The Robert Cray Band – Nothin But Love (Provogue)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
Herb Hardesty & His Band – The Domino Effect (Ace)
Juke Joint Jonny – Pure And Simple (Blues Leaf)
Andy Just – Electric Roots (Feeling Good)
John Lindberg Trio – Hell Of A Ride (Enviken)
Keystone Cops – How To Crawl (Retro U Art)
Lobos Negros – Lobeznos Vol. 1 & Con Su Dolor Errante (omakust.)
Lumberjacks – Lumberjacks (Hokahey!)
Moontones – Yes You Do! (Moon)
Omar & The Howlers – I’m Gone (Big Guitar Music)
Rebound – The Royal Decadence (Jupiter Stroll)
eri esittäjiä – Electric Blues, The Definitive Collection (Bear Family 12-CD)
eri esittäjiä – Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans & Los Angeles 1963–1965 (Ace)
eri esittäjiä – Rock And Roll All Night Long – A Rockabilly Tribute To Hurriganes (Goofin’)
Aimo Ollikainen:
Slim Butler (Jarmo Puhakka) – Slim Butler’s Inner Blues (SlimCuts)
Emil & The Ecstatics – Live At Fashing (Scana)
Rita Engedalen & Margit Bakken – Women In Blues (Bluestown)
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Faithful Man (Truth & Soul)
Huojuva Lato – Lieksan Tyttö (SMY)
Etta James – The Dreamer (Verve Forecast)
Louisiana Red – Memphis Mojo (Ruf, 2011)
Lumberjacks – Lumberjacks (Hokahey!)
Erja Lyytinen – Songs From The Road (Ruf)
R.J. Mischo – Make It Good (Delta Groove)
Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream (Redwing)
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends In The Blues (Delta Groove)
Markku Pyykkönen:
Lurrie Bell – The Devil Ain’t Got No Music (Aria B.G.)
Michael “Iron Man” Burks – Show Of Strength (Alligator)
Slim Butler (Jarmo Puhakka) – Slim Butler’s Inner Blues (SlimCuts)
Gary Clark, Jr – Blak And Blu (Warner Bros.)
The Robert Cray Band – Nothin But Love (Provogue)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Faithful Man (Truth & Soul)
James Fortune & Fiva – Identity (Light)
Ruthie Foster – Let It Burn (Blue Corn)
Galactic – Carnivale Electricos (Anti)
Heritage Blues Orchestra – And Still I Rise (Raisin’ Music)
Ray Wylie Hubbard – The Grifter’s Hymnal (Bordello)
Israel & New Breed – Jesus At The Center (Integrity/Columbia CD+DVD)
Sonny Landreth – Elemental Journey (Landfall)
Lee Boys – Testify (Evil Teen Records)
Lee Perry – The Sound Doctor: Black Ark Singles And Dub Plates 1972–1978 (Pressure Sounds)
Marjo Leinonen Huff’n’Puff – Marjo Leinonen Huff’n’Puff (Playground)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
John Nemeth – Blues Live & Soul Live (John Nemeth Music)
Yabby You – Deeper Roots: Dub Plates And Rarities 1976–78 (Pressure Sounds)
TT Tarkiainen:
Dave Arcari – Nobody’s Fool (Dixiefrog)
Gary Clark Jr. – Blak And Blu (Warner Bros.)
The Clay Bay Wolves – Man Is A Wolf To Man (Music Service Finland)
Shemekia Copeland – 33 1/3 (Telarc)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
Janiva Magness – Stronger For It (Alligator)
The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite (Delta Groove 2-CD)
Kapa Montonen & The Bluesment Brothers – Routes To Roots (Monteesi Prod.)
Mud Morganfield – Son Of The Seventh Son (Severn)
Curtis Salgado – Soul Shot (Alligator)
Joe Louis Walker – Hellfire (Alligator)
eri esittäjiä – Rock And Roll All Night Long – A Rockabilly Tribute To Hurriganes (Goofin’)
Vesa Walamies:
The Chicago Kingsnakes – Blue Mosaic (MusicKing)
JT Coldfire – Always & Never (Crazy Sun Publ.)
Dion – Tank Full Of Blues (Blue Horizon)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
Duane Eddy – Rocks (Bear Family)
The Elgins – Vol. 2 (Devil’s Tail)
Emil & The Ecstatics – Live At Fasching (Scana)
Juke Joint Jonny – Pure And Simple (Blues Leaf)
Andy Just – Electric Roots (Feeling Good)
King Biscuit Boy – Hoodoo In My Soul (Blues Boulevard)
Louisiana Red – Memphis Mojo (Ruf, 2011)
Memphis Slim & Alexis Korner – Two Of The Same Kind (Blues Boulevard)
Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones – Checkerboard Lounge, Live Chicago 1981 (Eagle, CD+DVD)
The Platters – Heaven On Earth (Fantastic Voyage 3-CD, 2011)
Eddie Taylor Jr. – So Called Friends, Hist Best 15 Songs (Wolf)
Big Joe Turner & Mike Bloomfield – Shake, Rattle & Blues (Blues Boulevard, 2011)
eri esittäjiä – Blind Man Blues (Not Now Music 2-CD)
eri esittäjiä – Down Home Music, A Journey Through The Heartland 1963 (Arhoolie DVD, 2010)
eri esittäjiä – Voodoo Blues, The Devil Within (Not Now Music 2-CD)
eri esittäjiä – Wall Street Blues (Not Now Music 2-CD)
YHTEENLASKETUT TULOKSET
Kansainväliset artistit:
Jaettu 1. sija (6 ääntä)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials – Jump Start (Alligator)
Magic Sam – Raw Blues! Live 1969 (Rock Beat) (= paras uusintajulkaisu)
Jaettu 4. sija (5 ääntä)
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore – Longtime Friends In The Blues (Delta Groove)
The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite (Delta Groove 2-CD)
The Blasters – Fun On A Saturday Night (Rip Cat)
Jaettu 7. sija (4 ääntä)
Dave Arcari – Nobody’s Fool (Dixiefrog)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Gary Clark Jr. – Blak And Blu (Warner Bros.)
Janiva Magness – Stronger For It (Alligator)
Michael “Iron Man” Burks – Show Of Strength (Alligator)
Mud Morganfield – Son Of The Seventh Son (Severn)
The Robert Cray Band – Nothin But Love (Provogue)
Kotimaiset artistit:
1. sija (5 ääntä)
Slim Butler (Jarmo Puhakka) – Slim Butler’s Inner Blues (SlimCuts)
2. sija (4 ääntä)
eri esittäjiä – Rock And Roll All Night Long – A Rockabilly Tribute To Hurriganes (Goofin’)
3. sija (3 ääntä)
Lumberjacks – Lumberjacks (Hokahey!)
BN-kriitikoiden vuoden 2012 parhaiksi valitsemat
kansainväliset ja kotimaiset albumijulkaisut
