Iceman

Albert Collins, the "Master of the Telecaster," recorded this late-career title track utilizing his entirely unique approach to the instrument. Collins used an unorthodox open F-minor tuning and a capo high on the guitar neck, plucking the strings fiercely with his bare fingers to get a biting, "icy" tone. This track features a heavy, modern rhythm section, but Collins anchors it in the Texas blues tradition with his horn-like phrasing and his dry, humorous vocal delivery about his own intimidating reputation.