Hungary For The Blues (2005)

Product Summary Label: Ryko Distribution UPC: 00693723999425 Release Date: 8/29/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202881911 Item#: M33P22 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. I Don't Want To Sing The Blues No More ~ Chris Farlowe 2. Lonesome Road - (with Roy Herrington) ~ Chris Farlowe 3. Stormy Monday - (with Walker) ~ Chris Farlowe 4. All Or Nothing - (with Steve Marriott/Ronnie Lane) ~ Chris Farlowe 5. Tough On Me, Tough On You - (with Mack/Linsey) ~ Chris Farlowe 6. Shaky Ground - (with Bowen/Hazel) ~ Chris Farlowe 7. Guitar Don't Lie, The - (with Tony Joe White) ~ Chris Farlowe 8. I Think It's Gonna Rain Today - (with Randy Newman) ~ Chris Farlowe 9. Easy As That ~ Chris Farlowe 10. Out Of Time - (with Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) ~ Chris Farlowe 11. Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed - (with Glenn Frey) ~ Chris Farlowe 12. Miss You Fever - (with Morgan/Sharkey) ~ Chris Farlowe 13. Handbags And Gladrags - (with Mike D'Abo) ~ Chris Farlowe 14. Rock And Roll Soldier - (with Troy Seal) ~ Chris Farlowe   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Chris Farlowe (vocals); Norman Beaker (guitar); Lenni, Damian Hand (saxophone); Andy Kingslow, Dave Baldwin (keyboards); John Price (bass instrument); Paul Burgess (drums). Still possessed of one of the crunchiest growls in rock, Chris Farlowe divides his time these days between the sporadically re-formed Colosseum and a solo career that just won't quit. Hungary for the Blues spotlights the latter, a live set recorded at the Gastroblues Festival Parks in Hungary (hence the awful pun of the CD title) back in 2000, and it's as powerful a representation of his live show as you could hope for. Spinning back and forth throughout his career, the repertoire hits all the high spots. "Out of Time," "Handbags and Gladrags," and a terrific take on the Small Faces' "All or Nothing" spin him back to the days when he was a bona fide pop star; a clutch of bluesier numbers (a deliciously protracted "Stormy Monday," "This Guitar Don't Lie," "Lonesome Road") exemplify the music that he's always loved the best; and Randy Newman's "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" and Glenn Frey's "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed" remind listeners just what a great ear for a song Farlowe's always had. It's a terrific-sounding disc, all the more so if you can listen to it just a few decibels below the pain threshold. Farlowe's vinyl recordings have always lacked a certain something; they have never truly captured the might and magic that goes into his performance. Hungary for the Blues, on the other hand, smells of hard-rocking sweat before you ever open the jewel case. ~ Dave Thompson   Compilation Appearances British Invasion Box Best Of British Rock 0905 In Crowd: Empire Made 2 / Various Mod Scene Losing Your Mind 906 Rockpalast:crossroads Festival Vol 1 Morituri Te Salutant   Technical Info Release Date : 08/29/2006 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 99942 Label : SPV Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00693723999425    Related Videos This Time: Robert Cray Ballad Of John Henry Joe ...