Street Corner Talking / Hellbound Train
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2006 digitally re-mastered two-fer from the legendary Savoy Brown featuring two of their most popular albums (Street Corner Talking from 1971 and Hellbound Train from '72). The line-up on these albums feature the ever-present Kim Simmonds on guitar with Dave Walker (vocals), Andy Sylvester (bass), Paul Raymond (keyboards) and Dave Bidwell (drums), all of the formerly of Chicken Shack! Standard jewel box in a slipcase with extensive liner notes. BGO. Review: More recent Savoy Brown fan here: This is killer! - I never really got into Savoy Brown until a couple of years ago. I knew of them but didn't know much about them because you rarely hear them on the radio. I saw them live and fortunately a knowledgeable and longtime Savoy Brown fan was sitting next to me. I asked him which Savoy Brown album to pick up and he recommended Street Corner Talking. Well, he was spot on. This is killer. Everything here is very good and superb more often than not. "Tell Mama" opens the album with one of their most memorable tracks with its great chorus and Kim Simmonds' riveting slide guitar playing and the breakdown mid-song is a nice touch. "Let It Rock" keeps the momentum going with another catchy chorus and Paul Raymond's memorable piano lines. The band's version of "I Can't Get Next To You" may not be as definitive as the Temptations' version but they still do a great job with their slower and harder take. The title track is another winner with a killer guitar riff while "Time Does Tell" is another mid-tempo scorcher that works very well and features more of Simmonds' slow and tasty guitar work. The album ends with the two longest tracks and both are top notch as "All I Can Do" never feels like a near 11-minute track between Dave Walker's great vocals and the strong interplay during its jam while the band kill it on the Willie Dixon chestnut "Wang Dang Doodle". All told, between seeing the band live and this album, I am now a new Savoy Brown fan who is discovering more of their music. Thank you, Randall, for your guidance and expertise. Review: I Highly Recommend this CD. It is Worth the Wait. - Do you remember when an album had only 25 - 40 minutes of playing time but every song was good? This is a CD with two albums on it. All the songs are good or better. The CD comes in a standard, clear jewel case (not the slim ones which make it hard to find in a CD library) and then a cardboard sleeve that has the same graphics as the CD slips over the jewel case for protection. I like it and I will keep it on the case. It arrived with an unbroken jewel case. This ships from the UK and it took 13 days to arrive here. Both of the albums are very good: well-written, great rock/blues, and it has very good sound quality. You will get a heavy dose of the keyboards by Paul Raymonds on both these albums. This is a departure from the album Savoy Brown released the year prior to "Street Corner Talking" titled "Looking In", which is my favorite Savoy Brown album. I was disappointed that the song, Hellbound Train, the last song on the second album and the last song on the CD, just stops abruptly instead of fading away. I deducted half a point for that but added half a point to the packaging for this review. Overall, I highly recommend this CD. Five stars!
J**K
More recent Savoy Brown fan here: This is killer!
I never really got into Savoy Brown until a couple of years ago. I knew of them but didn't know much about them because you rarely hear them on the radio. I saw them live and fortunately a knowledgeable and longtime Savoy Brown fan was sitting next to me. I asked him which Savoy Brown album to pick up and he recommended Street Corner Talking. Well, he was spot on. This is killer. Everything here is very good and superb more often than not. "Tell Mama" opens the album with one of their most memorable tracks with its great chorus and Kim Simmonds' riveting slide guitar playing and the breakdown mid-song is a nice touch. "Let It Rock" keeps the momentum going with another catchy chorus and Paul Raymond's memorable piano lines. The band's version of "I Can't Get Next To You" may not be as definitive as the Temptations' version but they still do a great job with their slower and harder take. The title track is another winner with a killer guitar riff while "Time Does Tell" is another mid-tempo scorcher that works very well and features more of Simmonds' slow and tasty guitar work. The album ends with the two longest tracks and both are top notch as "All I Can Do" never feels like a near 11-minute track between Dave Walker's great vocals and the strong interplay during its jam while the band kill it on the Willie Dixon chestnut "Wang Dang Doodle". All told, between seeing the band live and this album, I am now a new Savoy Brown fan who is discovering more of their music. Thank you, Randall, for your guidance and expertise.
J**M
I Highly Recommend this CD. It is Worth the Wait.
Do you remember when an album had only 25 - 40 minutes of playing time but every song was good? This is a CD with two albums on it. All the songs are good or better. The CD comes in a standard, clear jewel case (not the slim ones which make it hard to find in a CD library) and then a cardboard sleeve that has the same graphics as the CD slips over the jewel case for protection. I like it and I will keep it on the case. It arrived with an unbroken jewel case. This ships from the UK and it took 13 days to arrive here. Both of the albums are very good: well-written, great rock/blues, and it has very good sound quality. You will get a heavy dose of the keyboards by Paul Raymonds on both these albums. This is a departure from the album Savoy Brown released the year prior to "Street Corner Talking" titled "Looking In", which is my favorite Savoy Brown album. I was disappointed that the song, Hellbound Train, the last song on the second album and the last song on the CD, just stops abruptly instead of fading away. I deducted half a point for that but added half a point to the packaging for this review. Overall, I highly recommend this CD. Five stars!
D**N
Good tunes
This is a fantastic buy ,two albums on one disk. Sound great just like I remember these old jams,at a great buy.
T**E
Apparently Made From a CD
It seems that the CD Is actually made from a vinyl recording, based on my research. It's not a bad recording, but once in a while I can hear a tick in the playback.
D**L
Great Music
Very excellent blues!!!
D**Y
Great Album
The album is very good and has two of Savoy Brown's best albums. The only thing disappointing, is there was not enough room for the last song "Hellbound Train" so it stops abruptly with out fading out, trivial but annoying.
S**N
I love it, turn the volume up
I love it, turn the volume up. I don't think you need to be old like me to listen to Savoy Brown. I can't get nest to you is one of my all time favorites. Street corner talking rocks as well as tell mamma and Wang Dang Doodle. I think the whole album is good. Worth a listen, young or old.
M**R
Satisfied with this purchase
Arrived safely and quickly and very pleased with this selection of music.
D**T
street corner talking
Parfait
A**S
Recuerdos
Muy bien
R**T
One of the best.
Classic 1971 release from Savoy Brown. Great to hear again.
A**K
Classic rock
Happy customer
L**I
Immancabile
Nonostante l'ennesimo cambio di componenti nella band questo disco a mio avviso rimane uno dei più belli. Immancabile per gli amanti del rock blues alla vecchia maniera. Spedizione puntualissima come sempre.
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