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Listening to this CD brings back a lot of memories. Mad Dogs &
Englishmen was just about the most elaborate album that A&M Records
had ever released, back in 1971, a double LP in a three-panel, fold
-out, gatefold sleeve, with almost 80 minutes of music inside and a
ton of photos, graphics, and annotation wrapping around it. A live
recording done in tandem with a killer documentary film of the same
U.S. tour, it was recorded at the Fillmore East, where the movie was a
cross-country affair, and the two were, thus, completely separate
entities -- also, as people couldn't "buy" the film in those days, the
double LP has lingered longer in the memory, by virtue of its being on
shelves, and also being taken off those shelves to be played. Unlike a
lot of other "coffee table"-type rock releases of the era, such as
Woodstock and The Concert for Bangladesh, people actually listened to
Mad Dogs & Englishmen -- most of its content was exciting, and its
sound, a veritable definition of big-band rock with three dozen
players working behind the singer, was unique. The CD offers a
seriously good sound, whether it's just Joe Cocker and a pianist and
organist in the opening of "Bird on a Wire," or the entire band going
full-tilt on "Cry Me a River"; the remastering was set at a high
volume level and there was a decent amount of care taken to get the
detail right, so you can appreciate the presence of the multiple
drummers, and the legion of guitarists and singers, plus the multiple
keyboard players. The lead guitar and solo piano on "Feelin' Alright,"
for example, come through, but so do the 34 other players and singers
behind the lead. This record was also just as much a showcase for Leon
Russell as it was for Joe Cocker, which A&M probably didn't mind a
bit, as Russell was selling millions of records at the time. As is now
known, and it's recounted in the new notes, the tour from which this
album was drawn all but wiped out Joe Cocker -- on a psychic level -
- because the music was presented on such a vast scale (and there is a
moment in the movie where he mentions breaking up his former backing
group, the Grease Band, with a hint of regret in his voice) and his
own contribution was so muted by Russell's work as arranger and
bandleader. He may well have been the "victim" of a "hijacking" of
sorts, but the musical results, apart from the dubious "Give Peace a
Chance," are difficult to argue about upon hearing this record anew,
decades after the fact -- it's almost all bracing and beautiful. [In
2005 Mad Dogs & Englishmen was reissued in a two-CD deluxe edition
with eight previously unreleased live performances inserted throughout
the discs and four rare studio recordings tacked onto the end. The new
live performances are longer and looser and Russell plays an even
bigger role. They're excellent, as are the stereo studio mixes of "The
Letter" and "Space Captain," available for the first time here.]
http://www.cocker.com
Tracks:
CD #1
01. Honky Tonk Women (4:57)
02. She Came In Thru The Bathroom Window (3:18)
03. The Weight (Previously Unreleased) (5:57)
04. Sticks And Stones (2:46)
05. Bird On A Wire (6:31)
06. Cry Me A River (4:05)
07. Superstar (Performed By Rita Coolidge) (4:59)
08. Feelin' Alright (5:47)
09. Something (Previously Unreleased) (5:33)
10. Darling Be Home Soon (Previously Unreleased) (5:47)
11. Let It Be (Single B-Side Performed By Claudia Lennear) (3:40)
12. Further On Up The Road
(Previously Unreleased Performed By Don Preston) (4:00)
CD #2
01. Let's Go Get Stoned (8:05)
02. Space Captain (5:20)
03. Hummingbird (Previously Unreleased Performed By Leon Russell) (4:08)
04. Dixie Lullaby (Previously Unreleased Performed By Leon Russell) (2:58)
05. The Letter (4:33)
06. Delta Lady (7:03)
07. Give Peace A Chance (4:46)
08. Blue Medley - I'll Drown In My Own Tears
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
- I've Been Loving You Too Long (12:37)
09. With A Little Help From My Friends (Previously Unreleased) (8:40)
10. Girl From The North Country (2:44)
11. Warm Up Jam Including Under My Thumb (Previously Unreleased) (5:45)
12. The Letter (Studio Single Version) (4:13)
13. Space Captain (Studio Single Version) (4:32)
14. The Ballad Of Mad Dogs & Englishmen (3:59)
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