--- product_id: 39332714 title: "Houndog" brand: "houndog" price: "NZ$84" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/39332714-houndog store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Houndog **Brand:** houndog **Price:** NZ$84 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Houndog by houndog - **How much does it cost?** NZ$84 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/39332714-houndog) ## Best For - houndog enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted houndog brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description .com This collaboration between Los Lobos's multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers/Canned Heat vocal vet Mike Halby strips off the varnish that adorns much modern blues revivalism, cutting through to a murky, minimalist framework that recalls the Delta and Chicago's South Side without being a slave to either. The tracks here offer up often dirge-like grooves so thick and lugubrious that, if this were a vinyl disc, one might check the turntable's speed. Against Hidalgo's languid, skeletal riffs and shuffles, Halby drawls and moans his way through eight originals and the collection's only cover, Junior Parker's "Change My Style," with a voice so angst-ridden and surreal, it reportedly prompted Bonnie Raitt to comment, "This is great! But is he gonna be all right?" Dub on some crackling, ticks, and pops, and Houndog would make a pretty convincing replication of four and a half great lost blues 78s. --Jerry McCulley Review When Bonnie Raitt first heard the debut CD by the duo Houndog, her initial reaction was "This is great! But is he gonna be all right?" The "he" she was referring to was vocalist Mike Halby, formerly of Canned Heat and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Halby does infuse a good bit of pain into his vocals. Houndog, which also features Los Lobos' multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo, pays tribute to blues singers like Jimmy Reed, Junior Parker, Bob "Bear" Hite, Jesse Ed Davis, and Henry Vestine. --- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc. -- From Jazziz ## Images ![Houndog - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71RQweBCAYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Turn those lights down man *by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2009* I just discovered this recording ten years after the fact and am enjoying it. Pretty interesting to read the old reviews, I guess this is a real love it or hate it type release for Los Lobos fans.The vibe of this music puts one in the mind of a 50's Chess Records session only its 4 AM, the lights are off except for a lamp in the corner with a scarf draped over it. The session is long over and everybody's gone home except for a couple of die-hards who forgot to turn the tape recorder off. There's a bottle of Rye that's only half empty. No ice so if you want to cut it a little water you have to use the sink in the bathroom where the water comes out rusty. The bathroom hasn't been cleaned since sometime last year and they are drinking out of dirty glasses. Pretty cool.David Hidalgo has created a quiet but intense late-night musical atmosphere and Mike Halby's voice reminds me a little of John Lee Hookers in his most mumbly moments.This music sounds like it was made by guys who wear hats and prefer their suits rumpled. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Music to Read Bukowski By *by B***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2002* Imagine if you combined the low-down, gritty, soulfullness of Tom Waits, the electric fiddle of Papa John Creech, some excellent bottleneck and slide guitar with some dark-alley, 2AM lyrics? The answer: Mike Halby and David Hidalgo's homage to weltanschmerz, Houndog. Houndog really is bare-bones blues, as unpretentious and honest as it gets. Again, like Waits, the musicians sound as if they are on the tail end of a three day heavy binge, but can muster just enough strength for one more song. This will definitely not appeal to all Hidalgo fans (not your daddy's Los Lobos fare here). With Waits afficianadoes, however, it is can't miss. It is definitely the type music listened to late at night. In fact, the later the better. Will probably move to five stars after I give it a few more listens. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Rough blues *by P***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2010* It is an OK record. Half of the songs are very good and the rest is medioker. 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