Classics 1951-1952 - Big Bill Broonzy

Advantages: Some really good songs
Disadvantages: A lot of it sounds very similar

...’, originally written by someone credited as ‘mc.daniel’. I’ve no idea who he is, sorry. The song takes a wry look at attempting to reconcile a relationship and should raise a smile. Following on is another blues cover of ‘Hey Hey’, originally by ‘Big Bill Broonzy’ – you just have to smile don’t you! It’s a laid back piece with a nice little sliding guitar riff (Though not actually done with a slide). Now we have a Clapton Classic (TM), ‘Tears in Heaven’ – written about his son who fell out of a sky scraper. It’s a very emotional song that benefits the striped down approach it gains from being part of an unplugged session. There’s more song to it than the original. There’s not really much that could top that, but one track still to come... Read review

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Advantages: Slick blues sound, sounds absolutely top notch. BEWARE! Geniuses at work!
Disadvantages: None. No - none at all.

...sharp as a razor and a heart made of gold. I had a guitar hanging just about waist high, And I'm gonna play this thing until the day I die. " - Ten Long Years Classic blues here, and one of B.B.'s top tracks from the 50's. It's a sad track about his woman of 10 years leaving him after a happy relationship. All the vocals are taken on by B.B., and the strong baseline emphasises the tragedy in the song, and the backing piano add that little bit of class to the song. This is the first time we really see what I love so much about this album – there's plenty of verse, but it's at least equalled by guitar solo sections, which sound absolutely superb. - Key To The Highway A cover this time, of a track penned by old blues star 'Big Bill Broonzy', a slow track that allows Clapton's 'note-heavy' style to shine through, while King's style fits... Read review

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Advantages: Kills time
Disadvantages: kills time

...on underneath as Sting becomes the most prolific songwriter of the three. This, more than Outlandos D’amour, is the troubled birth of ‘The Police’. [Reggatta De Blanc] The Band Stewart Copeland: Drums and percussion. Born 1952 Andy Summers: Guitars and noises. Born 1942 Sting: Bass and vocals. Born 1951 This album was released November 1979. It was recorded for about £6000 and though they had the ‘big numbers’, namely ‘Message, Bed and Moon’, they had little else. The inclusion of a live instrumental and the scrapping together of notes and lyrics out of old note books managed to fill the album. This is when it all kicked off, breaking America, headlining etc. They had arrived [Reggatta De Blanc] The scene at the time It was nearly 1980 and punk, for the main part, had overstayed it’s welcome. Many of the original punk bands were gone and those... Read review

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