Savoy Brown fifty years ago! Dana Fuchs adds some great female vocal presence, especially on the excellent “Honey Do List,” and Rodney O’Quinn plays on the record as well. The album is filled with radio-ready tracks like “All Because of You,” and the harmony heavy “Heart Gone Cold.” Like I said at the outset, this is one of Foghat’s best ever. Get you some.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Charlie Wood & Friends (Fremark Records) Charlie Wood and
friends have recorded an album chock full of blues and r&b that is funkier
than my socks after a visit to the gym. Charlie brings along an “A” list of musicians to help him realize his vision, including Wayne Free- man, Becky Freeman, Chris Nole, Stephen Foster, Chuck Tomlinson, Richard Carter, Will Beatty, Tim Takewell, Jacob Wood, Jim Woodfield, Steve Roy, Mike McKenzie and Dave McGown. The album opens with the high energy of
“Do What’s Right,” featuring some red hot slide guitarfrom Wood that sets the mood for the remainder of the album. Next up is “Blindside” has that whole Delbert McClinton feel “Somebody Rescue Me,” featuring Wayne
Freeman, is some serious rockin’ soul that finds Dave McGown bloiwiungs some mighty fine harp. One of my personal favorite cuts on the album is “Good Thing,” a super soulful slow jam that sends me reeling back to Mus- cle Shoals, by way of Stax in Memphis. This song has more soul than a pair of clown shoes. The same goes for the Otis-esque “Tell Me What to Do,” a soulful ballad. “Strange Brew” may share a title with an
old Cream song, but if any comparisson is toi be made, think Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dou-
ble Trouble. “Logtown” is musically off the charts, with
killer B-3 and guitars and the band brings out the funk with the “Junk in the Trunk,” finding the rhythm section getting down and dirty. “Saturday Night Jam” hits us in the gut with more of that Texas style electric blues, and “Jezebel” rocks with more killer guitar and tight vocal harmonies. To be honest, the song title had me at hello. With that title, I knew it was gonna be low down dirty mean, and it is. “How Lucky Can One Man Be” is drenched
in soul. This is dance floor music to polish your belt buckle by. Sweet soul music. Not bad at all for an old white boy on vocals. Wayne Freemna steps back up to the micro- phone for the funky, soulfulrocker, “Ain’t Got the Blues No More.” The lyrics to “Another Day in the South”
couldn’t be more honest. This one reminded me of home, and that my friends is a good thing. “Between Heaven and an Old Blues Song”
is one part Ray Charles, one part Delbert Mc- Clinton, and a dash oif Otis Redding. Charlie has pipes that were born to sing the blues. These are blues you can use, sports fans.
The real deal. Charlie has pipes that were born to sing the blues. Lord have mercy!
-Michael Buffalo Smith
ZZ Top Live - Greatest Hits From Around The World (Suretone) Greatest Hits from
Around the World, publicized as ZZ Top's first "full-length live album" (which is up for debate) collects highlights from more recent ZZ Top tours of the 2000s and 2010’s. There are no cuts here from the excellent studio album called La Futura, choosing instead to showcase all the songs that are classic rock staples. That Lil' Ol' Band from Texas is quite
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