tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28933619.post8100000028557788108..comments2023-10-12T06:33:08.164-04:00Comments on In a Blue Mood: Electric Mud Was a Blues DudRon Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157101280813039261noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28933619.post-79324249201012622122011-10-29T11:42:09.529-04:002011-10-29T11:42:09.529-04:00Craig Ruskey has attempted to post a comment here....Craig Ruskey has attempted to post a comment here. Here is a quote from a post to The Real Blues Forum on Facebook. "I do recall Marshall Chess saying in a documentary about the label that "Electric Mud" sold in good numbers for a Blues album. If it widened Muddy's exposure even in somewhat small numbers, it probably boosted his career a bit. During that time, he wasn't rocketing up any charts. The comparison you make between "Electric Mud" and the "Fathers & Sons" albums seem to miss the point. I believe both of those projects were marketed to a different demographic. "Electric Mud" was supposed to bring in the hippies, and I think the album cover itself was a dead giveaway with Muddy clothed in a robe. "Fathers & Sons" on the other hand was earmarked for the Caucasian Blues crowd that was starting to get into Blues through artists like Butterfield and Bloomfield. Without knowing the sales numbers of either title, it's hard to say which one did better. Bottom line for me is that "Electric Mud" sure isn't how I prefer Muddy, but if it helped him and the label during the sagging 1960s, it was a success on both fronts."Ron Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157101280813039261noreply@blogger.com