John Lee Hooker The Best of Friends [Bonus Track]

3.5 stars (out of 5) - "...Rock and rollers cotton to Hooker because,...he has a hook; the boogie beat, a vamping-drone that's propulsuive at any speed....the guests, all instrumental, except Raitt and his old fan Van Morrison, open it up..."
"...Older tracks range from the too slick...to the gutsy....some of the choicest cuts are new...[and] show Hooker's lessons have been well learned." - Rating: B
"...Three tracks are new, including a tension-filled rendition of Hooker's classic 'Boogie Chillen'....More than 50 years after the inventor of boogie blues first got his mojo workin', it still hasn't quit..."
"...[does] a good job of supplementing the master. If you don't have Hooker's releases from the past ten years and wanta taste of them. [FRIENDS] offers just that."
"...Picks up where ULTIMATE COLLECTION leaves off, rounding up high spots from his triumphant HEALER-and-after final decade, along with 3 toothsome nuggets not included on any previous releases..."