what Frank is listening to #18 – SAVOY BROWN – Raw Sienna – (Decca) – 1969
In all honesty I knew who Savoy Brown were but I hadn't heard much of their stuff.
Briefly, they were a blues based British rock band from the 1960s who apparently, because of constant touring, were more popular in the US than in England. I did a quick scan and 11 albums charted in the US but only 5 in the top 100 – and not very high up. In the UK they only had 1 album chart, peaking at #50. On either side of the Atlantic they have never made an impact on the singles charts. But, more power to them , they are still going (albeit with very few original members) and have put out a string of albums … just goes to show you can have a career without hit albums and singles.
Lead singer Chris Youlden quit the band after this album (their 5th …. their 1st was only 3 years earlier) which is a pity as he has a good voice for the white electric blues. Ultimately though the rest of the band play well and all of the tracks on the album are solid …even the 7 minute plus instrumental jam works. White boys blues (especially British white boy blues) doesn't really do it for me but this is certainly more interesting and better than say John Mayall or Clapton's solo stuff, to m ears.
They remind me very much of "The Blues Project" or some "Paul Butterfield Blues Band".
I cant help but like this album, though I don't know if I will keep it … into the maybe pile
Best tracks :
- A Hard Way to Go
- That Same feeling – with a lot of horns
- Needle and Spoon
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(originally posted: 29/04/2009)
