Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Country Rock Cause Of Sink Holes, Enquiry Reveals

Couple of prime corn-fed discs for the cowboy in you. They are both sheerly excellent, packed full of song-writing goodness and seasoned with the finest playin' and singin'. So fine, in fact, I can't imagine you not already having them. But if either one is new to you, scarf it up, because this music lasts a lifetime. The quality of timelessness is frequently found in this genre - something, perhaps, that comes with being part of a long tradition of musicality.

The credits on Wayne Berry's '74 solo album are jaw-dropping. I'm too bone idle to type out lists here, so check discogs. What's special about this album is that they all give their matchless best to songs worthy of their talents. Produced by the great Norbert Putnam. Almost unbelievably, this gorgeous piece of work sold shit.

Country Funk's album is a little different. Musicianship is homespun, songs not up to Berry's standards, but it stretches the genre envelope nicely, in the same way as the first Morning album [already featured at th' Foam - Ed.]. A strong indebtedness to CSNY/Byrds is evident, and there's some mighty tasty guitar workouts, too.

12 comments:

  1. Uploaded as soon as I poke them flies out of the screen door with this toothpick.

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    1. Terrific stuff! Thank you!

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  3. Thanks. A leap into the unknown. Yee-hah.

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  4. I'm one of the 18 people who actually bought the Wayne Berry album. Thanks for reminding me why I liked it. Deserved more attention. At least Tom Rush, a good judge of talent, covered one track.

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    1. You are in very select company, JPB.

      I'm looking for his second album, which is even harder to find and less-known. If anyone can help, we'll all be grateful!

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  5. Thanks for this. If anyone is interested, all the tracks from Country Funk's second album, ZUMA, belatedly released this decade, 40 years on, can be found on youtube. 2 tracks feature members of Firefall.

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    1. Muchachas graniolas, Mr Godot! Grabbing it for mp3 conversion as we speak ...

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  6. Just found Wayne Berry's Tails Out on youtube too, though it's an album wrap rather than individual tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2okrBVQOBQ.

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