20-01-2011, 08:15
(This post was last modified: 20-01-2011, 08:19 by CRAZY-HORSE.)
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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION "black country" 2010. cd
firstly,
i dont think our soulman Mr.Soul is going to be too pleased with this review,sorry man!
the album includes ex-members of Led Zepelin,Sabbath,Deep Purple,Alice Cooper's band and bluesman Joe Bonamassa. it should be a 'supergroup' of sorts(pardon the cliche) but IMO ends up a 'superpoop' of sorts??
the forst time i listened to it there were only three or four tracks that 'rocked' me, on subsequent listens that number rose to half the album, the other half still sucks big time! i was never a fan of Deep Purple and thats probably where the fault lies on my part. this, to me, sounds like regurgitated 1970s prog-rock. i think the main problem with the album is that is was layed down and mixed etc within two weeks, which is not a bad thing for 'blues' or for 'spontinaity', but it could have been so much better had the band road tested these songs and refined them a bit more before booking studio time.
the album is full of bluesy riffs that seem to merge into one all too often,having been all negative so far, there are six fine tracks on this on, i have the album version which includes a dvd, i havent watched it yet but am looking foreward to seeing the band interviews at some point, and that may eventually change my view of the album slightly.
for me, the best track here is "songs of yesterday", which incidently is sung by bluesman Joe Bonamassa and not the bands lead vocalist Glen Hughes,the track itself is eight and a half minutes long but you wouldnt know it as it flows beautifully without too much repetition.
these songs sound better live than on cd,but my review is on the cd
worst track: too late for the sun
best track: songs of yesterday
tracks:
1. black country*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th3VaPgmSCE live
2. one last soul**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVfMa61Zjmg live
3. the great divide**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1ua7NPGr8 live
4. down again*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxt6UIXz1u0 audio
5. beggerman**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISyNuex_6w live
6. songs of yesterday***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6jqMiolifo live
7. no time**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR4JntYQU3A audio
8. medusa*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUST6HAkAU0 live
9. the revolution in me*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkX9EYC4CjM audio
10.stand(at the burning tree)*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1SklJGI0NU audio
11.sista jane***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPyvvf9aAPU live
12.too late for the sun*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaFEy9llxbA audio
3s=2
2s=4
1s=6
rating 1.6
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.