October 2014
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Paul Rodgers - The Royal Sessions - 2014
The songs are southern soul and blues, not just from Mitchell's Hi label but also from nearby Stax, including songs by Otis Redding, Sam and Dave and Albert King. On hearing an excellent singer like Paul singing these songs makes you realise both how good the songs actually are and how good a singer Mr. Rodgers really is. It isn't just his trademark slow burners like Albert King's "Down don't bother me" and Otis Redding's "I've been loving you too long", he also brings a real swing to the uptempo "Any ole way" and "It's growing", he even manages to bring something new to an overplayed song like "Born under a bad sign" with an understated reading that is much closer to Albert King's original than some of the more modern rocked-up versions |