12/25/2023 0 Comments Village green records reverb lpIt's hardly long enough to be called a song- that's unexpectedly gentle and melodic, making the statement that he's laying himself bare on this album. “ Bare Wires” is just John and his harmonium, a fragment – at 1min, 25 secs. Side One: Bare Wires, A Suite by John Mayall.ġ. Mick Taylor – lead guitar, Hawaiian guitarĭick Heckstall-Smith – tenor, soprano saxophone John Mayall – vocals, harmonica, piano, harpsichord, organ, harmonium, guitar Presented in a gate-fold sleeve with full lyrics, the only "sleeve notes" were these short lines from Mayall himself: "This album and these Bluesbreakers mark the beginning of a new journey for me in 1968 - impossible to speak too highly of the musical contributions from the revised personnel - only one thing left to say - this is my story so let this music be my true voice. " Nonetheless, it is to his his wife Pamela, and their children, Gary, Tracey, Jason, and Ben, that the album is dedicated. But with being a musician, particularly in the thing of blues.in order to experience everything life has to offer, you have to be free. He continued, “I didn't start playing professionally until I was thirty and (had) four kids. The Bare Wires story is the story of my breakup of marriage.” The only difference here: this is my first attempt -on record anyway- to put an extended piece, like in the concept of a novel which would have different chapters in order to tell one story, and THIS sort of idea behind THAT one. In an interview with WABC's Howard Smith in New York, Mayall explained, ”The whole purpose of blues is that it's storytelling, you know. It was also the last of John's studio albums to be released under the “Bluesbreakers” banner and marked a deliberate departure from Mayall's usual writing style. They are also shown in photographs, but Mayall alone appears on the front cover, and his image dominates theirs both on the back, and inside the sleeve. Whether by accident or design, the majority of Mayall's Bluesbreakers were now musicians with a strong grounding in Jazz, and for the first time in Bluesbreaking history, every band member received an individual credit on the front of the album sleeve, listing their names and instruments played. Only two months later, the band recorded “Bare Wires.” Another ex-NJO and -GBO musician, John Hiseman, took up the drum spot, and the line-up was completed by Henry Lowther, who joined in February of 1968, contributing cornet and violin. Fraser stayed only six weeks before quitting to form Free, where he penned the group's chart-topping “All Right Now,” and he was replaced by Tony Reeves, formerly a member of the New Jazz Orchestra. But upon their return to the UK it was “all change” again as Tillman was replaced by a 15-year old Andy Fraser, and Hartley left to start his own band. The Bluesbreakers also took in the Grande Ballroom in Detroit and the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles, and at San Francisco's Fillmore and Winterland, they shared a bill with Jimi Hendrix and Albert King. and GBO member Dick Heckstall-Smith coming in on sax, the band toured America for the first time, breaking all attendance records at New York's Cafe Au-Go-Go where Billboard reported "Musically, the group evokes an exciting sound without the loudness usually associated with blues-rock." Passing through were Rip Kant (sax) Hughie Flint & Keef Hartley (drums) and John McVie, Paul Williams & Keith Tillman (bass.) With ex-Blues Inc. As she and 'The Big Time Band' lean into her pseudo-country side, Olsen effortlessly evokes the timeless charm and delivery of Patsy Cline, while channeling the vulnerability and revelatory resonance of artists like Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone.Since “The Blues Alone,” John Mayall had recorded three albums with an ever-changing line-up, the only constants being guitarist Mick Taylor and saxophonist Chris Mercer. If something shows up as "unavailable" online, it might still be in the store.īig Time once again finds a prolific Angel Olsen following her muse to employ all of the soaring swoon and charisma of the ‘Nashville Sound’. Sometimes, Forever Ī Night of a Thousand Vampires Ĭall (512) 474-2500 to check in-store availability! All items linked here are available in-store at the time of posting. Never Mind The Bollocks Heres The Sex Pistols Īll That Was Promised I'm Still In Love With You: 50th Anniversary įull Collapse: 21st Anniversary Edition īlues For The Red Sun The Hell We Create ĭead Formats Volume 1 Įl Bueno Y El Malo La Dolce Vita (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): Remastered Īlice: 20th Anniversary Edition Revolver: Special Edition Ĭar Therapy Sessions EP Īlpenglow PREORDER Dayglow - People in Motion plus Catalog Vinyl.
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