Climax Blues Band-A Lot Of Bottle(1970)(1990 Rep. Rem.)[EAC-FLAC

Releaser: thewall Extractor: EAC 0.99 prebeta 4 Read Mode: Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache. Codec: Flac 1.2.1; Level 8 Source: Original CD Artwork: Full Scans 300dp. General Info: Led by Colin Cooper, the former frontman of the R&B unit the Hipster Image, the Stafford, England-based Climax Chicago Blues Band was one of the leading lights of the late-1960s blues boom. A sextet also comprised of guitarists Derek Holt and Peter Haycock, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones and drummer George Newsome, the group debuted in 1969 with a self-titled effort recalling the work of John Mayall. Prior to the release of 1969's Plays On, Jones left the group, prompting Holt to move to bass. In 1970 the Climax Chicago Blues Band moved to the Harvest label, at the same time shifting towards a more rock-oriented sound on the LP A Lot of Bottle. Around the release of 1971's Tightly Knit, Newsome was replaced by drummer John Holt; upon Wood's exit in the wake of 1972's Rich Man, the unit decided to continue on as a quartet, also dropping the "Chicago" portion of their name to avoid confusion with the American band of the same name. This album starts out promisingly (and interestingly, and misleadingly) with a cool acoustic number, "Country Hat," before the amplification gets cranked up and a lot of subtlety goes out the window. Still, this is generally an exciting album, if not always an interesting one. The band plays hard enough on grinding, crunchy shouters like "Reap What I've Sowed" (which features a wondering, soaring solo by Peter Haycock, and a spellbinding performance by Derek Holt on bass), which also parallels Mountain's contemporary release "Mississippi Queen"; and they bring back in that oft-overlooked instrument, the saxophone (played by Colin Cooper), on "Brief Case." Much of the rest is on the bland side, " "Alright Blue?" being a tedious workout for the harmonica as lead instrument. A couple of Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters covers are more engaging than most of the originals that follow, until the pleasantly loose-limbed closer, "Cut You Loose." 01. Country Hat 02. Everyday 03. Reap What I've Sowed 04. Brief Case 05. Alright Blue 06. Seventh Son 07. Country Hat (Reprise) 08. Please Don't Help Me 09. Morning Noon and Night 10. Long Lovin' Man 11. Louisiana Blues 12. Cut You Loose 13. Spoonful [Bonus]

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bwmcmaste (2009-02-26)

Really cool album. Never even heard of these guys until I found this on TPB. They have a really smooth Chicago sound. Anyone who likes The Bluesbreakers or Eric Clapton's blues stuff should feel right at home with this high-quality download.
Thanks for posting!