Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:14
Size: 95,6 MB
Styles: Blues/rock & roll/soul
Scans: Full
1. Introduction To (1:14)
2. High Heel Sneakers (3:53)
3. Baby Please Don't Go (3:45)
4. What'd I Say (8:12)
5. Long Tall Sally (3:03)
6. Bony Maronie (3:42)
7. It's Groovin' Time (3:33)
8. You Don't Have to Go (2:58)
9. C.C. Rider (4:31)
10. So Fine (6:20)
This nine-song, 41-minute album, originally released on the Vault label, was recorded live at performances at the Unicorn in Boston and the Ash Grove in Los Angeles. The shows, from 1965, pre-dated the Chambers Brothers' signing to Columbia by more than a year, and capture the group just coming up as a major discotheque attraction, still retaining elements of their gospel roots on songs such as "Baby Don't Cry" and even "High Heel Sneakers."
The set includes some basic rock & roll, "Long Tall Sally" and "Bonie Maronie," both highly animated in the playing as well as the singing, and stirring despite some moments of sloppiness, such as wrong notes, etc., but there's also some slow blues ("It's Groovin' Time," "C.C. Rider") present, which gives the group a chance to stretch out. The closing number, "So Fine," is about as perfect a song as the group generated during the early part of their history, showcasing their fine harmony singing, bluesy guitar work, and a rock steady beat in a performance that soars and surges for six solid minutes.
This is one of the better-sounding live rock or soul documents of its period, captured in decent fidelity right down to the twisting guitar part in "Long Tall Sally" and about half of the vocals up fairly close as well. The band's sound is divided between the two channels, drums one on side, bass on the other, and the voices split between the two. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic
The set includes some basic rock & roll, "Long Tall Sally" and "Bonie Maronie," both highly animated in the playing as well as the singing, and stirring despite some moments of sloppiness, such as wrong notes, etc., but there's also some slow blues ("It's Groovin' Time," "C.C. Rider") present, which gives the group a chance to stretch out. The closing number, "So Fine," is about as perfect a song as the group generated during the early part of their history, showcasing their fine harmony singing, bluesy guitar work, and a rock steady beat in a performance that soars and surges for six solid minutes.
This is one of the better-sounding live rock or soul documents of its period, captured in decent fidelity right down to the twisting guitar part in "Long Tall Sally" and about half of the vocals up fairly close as well. The band's sound is divided between the two channels, drums one on side, bass on the other, and the voices split between the two. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic
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6 comments:
thanks my friend , did not have this, ciao a la prossima!
Peter O Ekberg - Smalspår - @320 - (2019) - Sweden
come and see , you know where. good stuff
You're most welcome Gio, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comment. And yes, I know where. Grazie.
Black is Beautiful
Good to know of this possible REMASTER that was, in its standard form, rated rather low.
When will Capitol Records or whoever decide and do a REMASTER of Chambers Brothers NEW GENERATION (1971) that is often the most highly rated of the Brothers work and joy ?
Thanks for delivering any REMASTERS on these, our favourites of Black Electric Rhythm and Soul ala Psychedlic : the Chambers Brothers.
P.S. Check out album cover of Chambers Brothers NEW GENERATION (1971). Worth it just for the album cover.
Thank you for this one ! Any chance you could post their debut from 1965 "People Get Ready'. Again, much appreciated !
You're most welcome Bluesiana, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comment. Thanks also to Anonymous (whoever you are) for commenting, you're welcome too. Still, would have been nice if you had left a nick/name/alias together with your comment so that we know who to address (unless your nick is "Black Is Beautiful" that is).
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