John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - A Hard Road

Year: 1967/2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:24
Size: 188,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. A Hard Road (3:10)
2. It's Over (2:50)
3. You Don't Love Me (2:49)
4. The Stumble (2:53)
5. Another Kinda Love (3:05)
6. Hit The Highway (2:16)
7. Leaping Christine (2:23)
8. Dust My Blues (2:48)
9. There's Always Work (1:35)
10. The Same Way (2:11)
11. The Supernatural (2:56)
12. Top Of The Hill (2:39)
13. Someday After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry) (3:01)
14. Living Alone (2:28)
15. Looking Back (Single A Side, Bonus) (2:37)
16. So Many Roads (Single B Side, Bonus) (4:44)
17. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (Featured On 'Thru The Years', 1971, Bonus) (2:39)
18. Alabama Blues (Featured On 'Thru The Years', 1971, Bonus) (2:31)
19. All My Life (w. Paul Butterfield, Bonus) (4:24)
20. Ridin' On The L&N (w. Paul Butterfield, Bonus) (2:27)
21. Eagle Eye (w. Paul Butterfield, Bonus) (2:53)
22. Little By Little (w. Paul Butterfield, Bonus) (2:47)
23. Sitting In The Rain (Single A Side, Bonus) (2:57)
24. Out Of Reach (Single B Side, Bonus) (4:44)
25. No More Tears (BBC Session 1967, Bonus) (2:17)
26. Ridin' On The L&N (BBC Session 1967, Bonus) (2:19)
27. Sitting In The Rain (BBC Session 1967, Bonus) (2:52)
28. Leaping Christine (BBC Session 1967, Bonus) (1:54)

Eric Clapton is usually thought of as John Mayall's most important right-hand man, but the case could also be made for his successor, Peter Green. The future Fleetwood Mac founder leaves a strong stamp on his only album with the Bluesbreakers, singing a few tracks and writing a couple, including the devastating instrumental "Supernatural". Green's use of thick sustain on this track clearly pointed the way to his use of guitar riffs with elongated, slithery tones on Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman", as well as anticipating some aspects of Carlos Santana's style.

Mayall acquits himself fairly well on this mostly original set (with occasional guest horns), though some of the material is fairly mundane. Highlights include the uncharacteristically rambunctious "Leaping Christine" and the cover of Freddie King's "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)". /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

Personnel:
John Mayall - vocals, organ, piano, harmonica, guitar
Peter Green - guitar, vocals
John McVie - bass
Aynsley Dunbar - drums

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