BLUES WITH A FEELING

Even when one of my preferred band started their career and released a "blues oriented" album (Led Zep to name it) I couldn't be convinced (three stars was the rating). And Plant was of course waaaaaaaaaaaaay better on the vocals than Steve will ever be. I guess that no one would argue with this.

As the title mentions, all songs are bluesy ones. Some with a feeling (?), some other ones without (most of them). Steve's work is diversified throughout the years. He was able to produce almost the music he wanted from the late seventies up till the mid nineties. Benefiting of a kind of a free artistic policy.

Most of his work was not commercial driven (quality was more important). But, it is almost impossible that this album should please the old Steve's fan base. It has nothing to do with prog and even if I am a HUGE Hendrix fan, these mellow blues songs featured on this album are just boring to my ears.

To track one and only great song here is like performing a quest for the holy grail. You will NEVER find it. The worst being reached by "Footlose". Awful trumpets but great beat.

This is the type of albums you would have liked Steve NEVER recorded. Sorry Steve, but we agreed a long time ago about such poor albums. You told me that "Till We Have Faces" would be the last poor one you would ever release. But you probably forgot about this one.

One star for this never ending "press next" exercise.

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