This guy has a pretty damn fantastic resumé. He's played guitar for a bunch of people you like, if you like people like the Righteous Brothers, Joe Cocker, Gene Vincent, Rick Nelson, Canned Heat, George Harrison, JJ Cale, like people like that, he's, like, played with 'em.After his first solo album in '68, Bluse, which I don't gots, he got a band together and they recorded Hot Air Through A Straw which is as swell as you'd want from an album called that. It's modishly diverse - which did it no favors, I'm guessing.
An approach they maintained for a second album, although they changed their lineup and name to Stillrock, wrapping the vinyl in a tired will this do? cover - which did it no favors, I'm guessing. Both these albums are well worth your time in that pop n'roll/touch of psych/southern rock bag you're in.
Enter Leon Russell and Shelter, and his solo album from '74 Been Here All The Time, which he has. Recorded across Apple, Criteria, Clover, Shelter, and Muscle Shoals studios, with all the buff studio muscle you'd expect.Addendum: Dr. D has kindly donated the missing Bluse album, which you'll find linked in his comment. It is very swell. Our thanks to him.
You wants? You gots Bluse? Phone home!
ReplyDeleteDr. D phoning home...
DeleteYou Wants? You Gots: https://workupload.com/file/V38E9NUPs6B
Feel free to add it into your loot box so all four are packaged together. Or not. As you prefer.
Very brief but very solid Southern R&B with that other Southern Don - Nix - twiddling the knobs.
Cheers,
Ludo
Gee, Ludo - *snurfle*! - youse is the best pal a guy like I could have! C'mere, big guy, gimme a big hug ...
DeleteI had that Been Here all the Time lp and its very good. Its heavily influenced by Russell, but that's not a bad thing. Would love to hear it again.
ReplyDeleteHoy este los discos gratos, compadore!
DeleteGracias, amigo! Eres una persona elegante!
DeleteSóplalo por el culo, amigo!
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DeleteNever heard one of those, but I would love to! I guess this is not the Don Preston-guy from Mothers of Invention?
ReplyDeleteHey! No fair reading the title to the piece!
DeleteOh, so sorry, wasn't fully awake yet!
Delete(Stealth Link in my comment April 8, 2021 at 3:30 PM)
ReplyDeleteThat Stillrock album cover is just about as exciting as the band name -- Stillrock?! So like a rock that doesn't roll? I'm glad you're here to dig through the rubble to bring us such unassuming treasures among the piles of uninspired mediocrity.
ReplyDeleteIt's a much livelier album than the cover would have you believe. Always amazes me how so many people put in so much hard and pleasurable work to make a record (quite the honor, really) and someone signs off on cover artwork like this. "I'm, like, WTAF?!?!?!?"
DeleteDon was/is the unsung hero of The Concert for Bangladesh, whilst Clapton is too stoned on smack to get it up. Jesse Ed Davis was no slouch either.
ReplyDeleteOh gee - Clapton - don't get me started -
DeleteJust getting around to listening to this while correcting copies.
ReplyDeleteVery groovy. Very nice. Like, Digsville, as they say around here.
The southern r&B country groove is a little reminiscent of Travis Wammack.