Rating: 4/5
Review:
Still a good album
Well, this took me back - and it has aged pretty well, I
think. I was 15 when Ahead Rings Out came
out and had a mate who was bonkers about Blodwyn Pig. (The only reason I remember the French for
pig is that he once wrote a piece for French homework about his favourite
group, Blodwyn Cochon.) I heard this a
*lot* as a result and liked some of it very much, while I wasn't so keen other
parts. Nearly 50 years on, that's still
the case.
I agree with other reviewers that this is a very good album
of blues/jazz. For me the strongest tracks are the straight-up blues like Dear
Jill and The Change Song (both superb) and a lot of the funkier fusion tracks
are also good. I still struggle with the
more modern-jazz parts (I've never been able to cope with The Modern Alchemist,
for example) but that's just me. There
is quality music-making throughout and that is what gives this album such
durability.
The remastering is excellent. Personally, I can take or leave the bonus
material because I like to hear an album as the set list was originally
conceived, but I know plenty of people will enjoy it and overall this is still
a very recommendable, enjoyable album.
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