Artist: Delbert & Glen
Album: Blind, Crippled and Crazy
Bitrate: 236kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: New West Records
Genre: Blues
Size: 71.46 megs
PlayTime: 0h 40min 09sec total
Rip Date: 2013-06-29
Store Date: 2013-06-28
Track List:
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01. Been Around A Long Time 3:39
02. Whoever Said It Was Easy 2:54
03. Oughta Know 3:09
04. World Of Hurt 3:44
05. More And More, Less And Less 2:53
06. Just When I Need You The Most 3:19
07. Somebody To Love You 4:09
08. Sure Feels Good 4:24
09. Tell My Mama 3:15
10. Peace In The Valley 2:50
11. Good As I Feel Today 3:09
12. If I Could Be Your Lover 2:44
Release Notes:
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Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark are long time musical compadres who also happen
to be Texas roots music legends. The duo recorded a pair of albums as Delbert &
Glen in the early '70s, but as their individual careers took off (McClinton as a
recording artist and performer, Clark primarily as a songwriter), additional
collaborations became a topic of discussion rather than a studio reality. Having
rolled around the idea of a new project for more than a decade, the pieces
finally came together, with McClinton's songwriting partner Gary Nicholson
helping to craft this album's original material.
The ease with which these master musicians rekindle their rapport is nearly as
breathtaking as the music that their collaboration has produced. Both players
wear their maturity well, with the raspy edges of their voices adding authority
to songs that retain a rye attitude. Don't expect apologies for their seasoned
points-of-view; as they sing on the album's opener, they're not old, they've
just been around a long time. The experience of those years fuels both their
performing and songwriting, though as they sing in "Whoever Said it Was Easy,"
even the wisdom of age is powerless to unknot the eternal mysteries of
relationships.
The album's mix of blues, R&B and funk reaches back to the duo's earlier
recordings, with a vibe that's warm and comfortable. The band slips effortlessly
into the deep musical grooves, as if they're playing the second set for an
appreciative weeknight crowd. McLinton adds tasty harmonica solos on "More and
More, Less and Less" and the slinky "Sure Feels Good," and the pianos (courtesy
of Bruce Katz and Kevin McKendree) add New Orleans roll on "Been Around a Long
Time," "Oughta Know" and "Good as I Feel Today." Whether or not they're actually
blind, crippled or crazy (or lonesome, on'ry and mean, for that matter),
McClinton and Glen are certainly wise, talented and in each other's pocket.