Free Form Patterns


Free Form Patterns is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins backed by the rhythm section of the 13th Floor Elevators, recorded in Texas in 1968 and released on the International Artists label.

Reception

AllMusic's Al Campbell stated: "While not as revolutionary as John Lee Hooker's sessions with Canned Heat, Free Form Patterns steers clear of the late-'60s psychedelic trappings that screwed up such similar sessions as Electric Mud. No one tried to bend Hopkins to fit a foreign musical approach on Free Form Patterns; he made the music bend to him". Record Collector observed that "Free Form Patterns isn't some hippy hybrid, it's a pure blues album – actually, scrub that; it's a pure Lightnin’ Hopkins album". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "Despite these interpolations it's a rather lacklustre affair".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted
  1. "Mr. Charlie" – 7:02
  2. "Give Me Time to Think" – 3:49
  3. "Fox Chase" – 2:53
  4. "Mr. Ditta's Grocery Store" – 5:30
  5. "Open Up Your Door" – 3:54
  6. "Baby Child" – 3:35
  7. "Cooking's Done" – 3:48
  8. "Got Her Letter This Morning" – 4:57
  9. "Rain Falling" – 4:33
  10. "Mini Skirt" – 3:10

Personnel

Performance

Production