Описание
Willie And The Poor Boys: THE COMPLETE WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS- DVD & 2 CD- 2015-
- Ripple Productions Ltd./Demon Music Group Ltd./Edsel Records- 740155806231- 1300 grn
BILL WYMAN’S RECORDING ARCHIVE (EDSG 8062).
In November 1984, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman got together a group of well-known musicians to record an album (CD 1 this set) to help the Ronnie Lane appeal for ARMS. The band was called Willie And The Poor Boys and the fantastic line-up included Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Geraint Watkins, Mickey Gee and Andy Fairweather Low, plus Jimmy Page, Chris Rea, Paul Rodgers, Kenney Jones, and Terry Williams. CD 2 is a Willie And The Poor Boys live album, recorded in Sweden in 1992. In March 1985, the core members of the band, along with actors, dancers and additional star guests, including Ringo Starr, turned up at Fulham Town Hall to make a film of a Willie And The Poor Boys Rock 'N' Roll concert (the DVD in this package). The DVD also features a documentary about the making of the film, and a bonus video for ''These Arms Of Mine'' featuring Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page. This special digipak edition is the first time that the two albums have been combined with the DVD in one package.
COMPILATION INCLUDES:
DVD: WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS - THE MOVIE - (01.05.1985);
CD1: WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS - (22.04.1985 - US; 25.04.1985 - UK);
CD2: WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS - LIVE - Recorded Live At Hotel Tylosand, Halmstad, Sweden On 31st July 1992 - (01.01.1994).
With the THE COMPLETE WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS (2CD+DVD) issue listeners get to reconsider not only the songs themselves, a smoking batch of early Rock & Roll, Country, R&B, and even Soul recordings. These tunes are not terribly concerned with authenticity. But they are with the spirit of the thing These were not recordings made to bring some new light to bear on nuggets of Rock and Soul's golden age. They are what they are: a slew of amazing songs played by a great amalgamated and ever-rotating group. As such, it works here shockingly well. Paul Rodgers' vocals on Otis Redding's "These Arms Of Mine," and Little Richard's "Slippin' And Slidin" (with killer roots guitar work from Jimmy Page) are among the most convincing of his career. Likewise, moody rocker Chris Rea's vocal read of "Baby, Please Don't Go" is astonishing. Geraint Watkins, known by many as Van Morrison's keyboard ace (and producer of Tres Chicas) turns in a killer lead vocal on "Saturday Night" and "Chicken Shack Boogie," (not bad for a guy who everybody thought couldn't sing). Ray Cooper, percussionist to the stars - and some regular blokes, too - sings his skinny ass off on Lee Dorsey's nugget "Can You Hear Me?" Guitarists Andy Fairweather Low and Mickey Gee are killer throughout. The horn section's Steve Gregory and Willie Garnett add heft and weight to this entire orgy of Rock and Rhythm. Speaking of rhythm, the drummers here are none other than fellow Rolling Stone Charlie Watts, ex-Faces and Who drummer Kenney Jones, Eric Clapton skinman Henry Spinetti, and Rockpile's rhythm ace Terry Williams. With Bill Wyman manning the bass with fingerpopping groove and grit, guests in the chair were utterly unnecessary. Fairweather Low is also a smashing vocalist, as evidenced on a burning read of Hudson Whittaker's "Let's Talk It Over (Don't You Lie To Me)." The awesome thing about the set, brief as it is, is that despite the many players it sounds like a band, a whole band, experienced, rehearsed, and smashing. The final (and title) cut on the WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS studio album is a great pastiche/medley written by Bill Wyman. The remastering job is terrific and if ever there were a record to take the roots sound and make it fun again, it was this motley crew.
Presented In A Twice Foldout Digipak With Three Transparent Digipak-Disc-Mounts On The Inside Covers And Hype Sticker On Front Includes 20 Page Book.
Manufactured In The EU.
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