Artist: Danny And The Champions Of The World
Album: What Kind Of Love
Bitrate: 247kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Loose Music
Genre: Rock
Size: 92.56 megs
PlayTime: 0h 49min 24sec total
Rip Date: 2015-06-03
Store Date: 2015-05-29
Track List: Disc #1/2
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01. Clear Water 3:41
02. Precious Cargo 4:04
03. This Is Not A Love Song 4:06
04. Can I Change My Mind 3:52
05. What Kind Of Love 3:11
06. Words On The Wind 4:42
07. Just Be Yourself 4:17
08. It'll Be Alright In The End 3:23
09. Thinking About My Friend 5:00
10. The Sound Of A Train 4:48
Track List: Disc #2/2
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01. Bitter And Twisted 3:55
02. Let It Go 4:25
Release Notes:
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Building on the success and critical plaudits that the band are rapidly
collecting from their constant travails, last yearÆs æLive ChampsÆ concert
recording celebrated something of a celebration of battles fought and won on
their own terms. Having spent pretty much all of last year on the road, touring
hard the globe over, surely any band needs a breather? However, not the Champs,
as after a paltry 48 hours time off, they hit the studio to record what would
eventually turn out to be æWhat Kind of LoveÆ; a collection of intimate
ruminations on love in its various stages, which were crafted and honed on tour
buses, in hotels after shows and at sound-checks. Danny Wilson has always had
rather more than a ghost of Springsteen in his weatherûworn croon, but this time
Sam Cooke has also turned up for the party. In addition, the band has always
straddled roots musical genres with great ease, skill and conviction, but the
prominent feel of this album is of a Country-Rock/Soul revue.
Thankfully, the rugged and tough soul grooves which grace many a track here suit
WilsonÆs strained, impassioned narratives so well. Imagine Springsteen filtered
through a trunk of Stax 45s and you are in the general post code. The band
performances are solid and often outstanding in their taste and execution, and
the arrangements are gorgeous and deeply full and rich, with stabs of horns, lap
steel, piano and the subtle use of a choir of female backing vocalists. It
definitely takes on the guise of a Van Morrison / Dexys soul revue rave-up.
æOpener æClear WaterÆ sets the stall out with no mistake, while æPrecious CargoÆ
let the band cut loose with some purpose and great melody. The thick and pure
classic soul grooves are blatant on æCan I Change My MindÆ and æItÆll Be Alright
in The EndÆ with their deep southern funk guitar licks and swell of horns and
vocals which are a deep delight. Somehow this English band manages to defeat any
accusations against their authenticity just by how really tight and convincing
the band really are, and the quality of the songs really shines through on this
record. ThereÆs nothing particularly original going on here, but that barely
matters because what is here is just honest soulful, powerful music with a lot
of purpose and feeling.