Hey everybody. I'm not wanting to start a firestorm of disagreement, just wanting others' heated opinions on the subject (ha-ha). For several years, I've tried to listen to and appreciate Junior Wells, but apart from his playing on the old recording of Messin' with the Kid, I just do not appreciate his playing. His singing is okay, but his playing (please forgive me) seems like a lot of sloppy chord work to me, though some of his syncopation and 'pops' are good. If you appreciate his style, and have particular songs or youtubes that you think are great, I would like to know about them, because so far, whenever I hear him play, I think, "meh." I want to like him, but just don't. I've read elsewhere (can't recall where) that he tried to claim he wrote 'Juke' and Little Walter stole it... a claim I find ridiculous, as it certainly doesn't sound anything like the other examples of Junior's playing I have heard. In fact, I wonder (tongue-in-cheek, folks) if he played the harp on that recording of Messin' with the Kid, since it doesn't sound like the other examples of his playing I have heard. It's fast, furious, precise, rolling... I like it a lot. The little bit of chord work towards the end of the solo is right on. But I have yet to see a live version of the track in which Junior plays like he did on the recording... parts of his live versions sound similar, but chords are way off... as in this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJhCmvMV3sU which contains one of the longer examples of him soloing, but it definitely is not like the recording... chords are way off to my ears. Great singer, but mediocre harp player??? Humbly yours, Troublemaker Dan.