Burnside On Burnside
by R.L. Burnside
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2001
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  1. BenD.
    Apr 24, 2002
    8
    Absolutely fantastic - RL's best release, and a superb blues album that should, by rights, put him up there with the greats!
  2. ChrisM.
    Nov 18, 2001
    9
    As perfect a document as either a die-hard Burnside fan or a mere novice could hope for. And by Fat Possum standards, the 53 minute length is of epic proportions.

Awards & Rankings

59
#59 Best Album of 2001

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PopMatters
    90
    The album's electrifying, hypnotic songs are hard to shake.
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  2. AllMusic
    80
    The 74-year-old singer/guitarist rocks out furiously for the better part of the set, evoking obvious predecessors such as Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.
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  3. E! Online
    75
    Backed by 22-year-old grandson Cedric Burnside on drums and longtime slide-guitar partner Kenny Brown, the trio locks into a groove almost instinctually on tracks like "Skinny Woman" and "Goin' Down South."
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