Dan Nadel strikes again!  What Nerve! is a unique and original amalgamation of -- as the sub-title succinctly states -- alternative figures in American art, 1960 to the present.  Here together under one cover for the first time are a widely diverse, and, at least at first glance, wildly divergent artists.  Only in this colleciton will you find work by The Hairy Who's Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt and Karl Wirsum along side of Destroy All Monster's Mike Kelly, Niagara and Jim Shaw alongside Jack Kirby and H.C. Westermann, Gary Panter and Forcefield's Mat Brinkman, Ara Peterson, Jim Drain and Leif Goldberg... and many more besides!  What Nerve! accompanies an exhibit of the same name running at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum from 19 September 2014 thorugh 4 January 2015 that was put together with Judith Tannenbaum.  The book is dvided into ten sections, each devoted to a particular artist or group of artists, and each accompanied by an essay written by a diverse body of art scholars including Nicole Rudick, Robert Cozzolino, Naomi Fry and, of course, Nadel himself.  Check out publisher D.A.P.'s page on the book where you will be able to take in the rave reviews and links to further info.  Once you spend some time with this collection, the connections amidst the diversity become manifest and a fresh narrative emerges.

 

 

CD Details Number of Discs: 4 Released: September 15, 2009 Originally Released: 2009 Label: Proper Box Uk Tracks: 1.Bluebird Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson 2.Pony Blues - Charley Patton 3.Poor Boy Long Way From Home - Gus Cannon 4.Roll and Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern 5.Oh! Red - Harlem Hamfats 6.Moon Goin' Down - Charley Patton 7.How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr 8.Sugar Mama Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson 9.Sitting On Top The World - Mississippi Sheiks 10.Dust My Broom - Elmore James 11.Louise, Louise Blues - Johnny Temple 12.A Spoonful Blues - Charley Patton 13.Cool Drink of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson 14.I'm So Glad - Skip James 15.Blue Yodel (T For Texas) - Jimmie Rodgers 16.Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues - Charley Patton 17.Goin' Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy 18.Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins 19.Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Skip James 20.34 Blues - Charley Patton 21.Moanin' At Midnight 22.How Many More Years 23.Riding In The Moonlight 24.Morning At Midnight 25.Passing By Blues 26.Crying At Daybreak 27.My Baby Stole Off 28.I Want Your Picture 29.The Wolf Is At Your Door 30.Howlin' Wolf Boogie 31.Worried All The Time 32.Getting Old and Grey 33.Mr. Highway Man 34.Saddle My Pony 35.Oh! Red 36.My Last Affair 37.All Night Boogie 38.I Love My Baby 39.No Place To Go 40.Rockin' Daddy 41.Baby, How Long 42.Evil 43.I'll Be Around 44.Forty Four 45.Who Will Be Next? 46.I Have A Little Girl 47.Don't Mess With My Baby 48.Smokestack Lightnin' 49.You Can't Be Beat 50.I Asked For Water 51.So Glad 52.Going Back Home 53.My Life 54.Somebody In My Home 55.Nature 56.Poor Boy 57.Sitting On Top of The World 58.I Didn't Know 59.Moanin' For My Baby 60.I'm Leaving You Product Description:

2009 four disc (three CD + DVD) set revolving around legendary bluesman Howlin' Wolf and other artists that influenced him. We present Howlin' Wolf's finest recordings made between 1951 and 1958 over two CDs. The third CD features artists that influenced the Wolf. The DVD features interviews with Bob Brozman, Guy Davis, Sid Griffin, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Oliver and Charles Shaar Murray.