Advantages: Great night for British Blues fans.... Disadvantages: An expectation of vintage guitar work, somewhat lacking in conviction
Billed as the return of the 'Big 2', the series of live concerts featuring the Peter Green Splinter Group and JohnMayall and the Bluesbreakers, arrived at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on November 13th.
This is an excellent venue for the devotee to actually hear the music of their heroes, so I settled in to re-live the music of 2 great acts.
First to take the stage was the Peter Green group and to much acclaim a confident set began to form.
There was an immediate feeling that although fronting the band, Peter Green was not actually leading by example, and throughout played more of a supportive role to the excellent Nigel Watson.
There were signs through the occasional riff that Peter Green was still a guitar master, but you felt that there was never going to be the energy shown from his earlier work with JohnMayall and with Fleetwood ...
Advantages: Some great guitar work from Peter Green, introduced to a new genre of music Disadvantages: The odd weak track, some over generic sounds.
I was recently set a challenge. You see plod951 had complained to me, that while my music good, he never knows any of the bands I review. So, I took it upon myself to do a review that he would be able to read and know what I was talking about, and thought the best way to do this, was to get him to suggest who I need to review.
His suggestion was JohnMayall?s Bluesbreakers.
Next, I had the difficult decision to decide what album I should review, a quick search around lastfm.com, I discovered ?A Hard Road?, which was their third album, released in 1967. I haven?t listened to any of them properly yet, but thought, I need to pick and album and stick to it.
The Band
Not knowing anything about the band, I decide that it would be prudent to research them, so a journey to Wikipedia was scheduled. Simply put, they say:
?John ...
Advantages: A family run and efficient company. Disadvantages: You have to go home!!
and run by the Thwaite family. It has recently bought another old boating name in Wroxham - Moore and Co and added it to their business.
This review is of our last hiring of a boat - Supreme Star 2 - from their boatyard.
On our arrival at the boatyard, we were quickly,couteously and efficiently dealt with by a member of the reception staff - Margaret. Another staff member lead us to a car parking bay immedaitely at the stern of our boat which made it quick and easy to load on all our belongings and groceries, we were then shown to our long-term parking bay for the week.
The boat was very well presented, clean inside and out and on checking al the bed linen and ittineray items were present - along with a bottle of champagne and a box of chocolates!!
Within five minutes of us being sorted our handover began. This handover was ...
Product Information for "Along For The Ride [SACD] - John Mayall" »
Product details
Title
Along For The Ride [SACD]
Performer
John Mayall
Genre
Blues
Sub Genre
British Blues
Release Date
09/10/2006
Original Release Year
2001
Label / Distributor
Audio Fidelity / Hot Records; Empathy
Producer
David Z
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
780014201623
Additional notes
Album Notes
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Personnel includes: John Mayall (vocals, slide guitar, harmonica, Wurlitzer piano, Clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ); Jeff Healey, Shannon Curfman (vocals, guitar); Billy Preston (vocals, melodica, Wurlitzer piano, Clavinet); Otis Rush, Chris Rea (vocals); Andy Fairweather Low (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Peter Green, Buddy Whittington, Davy Green (acoustic guitar); Steve Cropper, Billy F. Gibbons, David Z, Steve Miller, Gary Moore, Joe Delgado (guitar); Tom Canning (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Reese Wynans (Hammond B-3 organ); David Smith, John McVie, Bob Delgado, Greg Rzab (bass); Joe Yuele, Mike Fleetwood (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Wendy Moten, Crystal Taliefero (background vocals). Engineers include: David Z, Bill Cooper, Chad Brown. John Mayall helped popularize the blues with '60s rock audiences via his pioneering albums, which brought a rock-oriented energy to the blues without any trace of pandering. Impressive as those early recordings were, few would have predicted that Mayall would still be doggedly pursuing his own personal blues-rock vision three-and-a-half decades later. Mayall is accompanying by a stellar roster of guests on ALONG FOR THE RIDE, but title notwithstanding, he remains fully at the helm throughout. Some of those who contribute their talents are younger artists who've probably learned a few lessons from Mayall (Jonny Lang, Jeff Healey), but others are respected peers who helped usher in a new wave of blues in the '60s, such as cult heroes Peter Green and Davy Graham. The sound they create is a hard-hitting take on the blues, often enlivened by rock inflections. But no matter how many other artists get the spotlight on ALONG FOR THE RIDE, it's Mayall's personal style that gives the album its shape.
Album Reviews
Q (8/01, p.135) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Behind every quaver lays a famous name....Mayall's contributions remain worthy of the company he keeps..." JazzTimes (6/01, p.107) - "...With an all-star cast...Mayall's spirit hasn't waned..." Dirty Linen (8-9/01, p.87) - "...Mayall is still Mr. Blues..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
World Of Hurt
2.
Along For The Ride
3.
Put It Right Back
4.
That's Why I Love You So
5.
Yo Yo Man
6.
If I Don't Get Home
7.
Testify
8.
Early In The Morning
9.
Something About My Baby
10.
So Many Roads
11.
World War Blues
12.
California
13.
She Don't Play By The Rules
14.
Bad Dream Catcher (bonus track with John Lee Hooker)
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