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Eric Burdon - "Soul of a Man"

Label - SPV Records
Reviewed by: Tommy Hash
Genre: Blues Rock
Country: England
Language: English
Length: 60:52
Release Date: January 10, 2006
Label:
SPV Records
Band Members: Eric Burdon (vocals) Carl Carlton, Johnny Lee Schell (guitars)
  Ivan Neville (Clavinet, background vocals) Michael Thompson (Hammond b-3 organ)
  Reggie McBride (bass) Tony Braunagel (drums)
  Lenny Castro (percussion) Melodye Perry (background vocals)
Track Listing: 1.)- Soul Of A Man - 4:16 8.)-GTO - 5:34
  2.)- Kingsize Jones - 3:35 9.)- 44 Blues - 4:30
  3.)- Red Cross Store - 4:18 10.)-Slow Moving Train - 5:26
  4.)-Como Se Llama Mama - 3:40 11.)-Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - 4:55
  5.)- 40 Days - 3:01 12.)-Devil Run - 3:22
  6.)-Feeling Blue - 4:49 13.)-I Don't Mind - 5:28
  7.)-Never Give Up Blues - 4:14 14.)- Circuit Rider - 3:44
     
The Review

Having fronted the legendary Animals and then War for a brief period, Eric Burdon is probably one of the best white bluesman of all time. It is quite a shame that his solo career that has been spent into obscurity, shadowed by "The House of the Rising Sun," but nevertheless, Burdon really shows has always been able to show that his roots are far deeper than the British Invasion. ***

Soul of a Man is a record of deep emotion, forging delta blues boogie with funkified New Orleans swagger; add some hard rock fodder of Gary Moore's blued riddled material and you have a record that exposes the connotations to what it's title is. ***

Opening up with the gospel influenced title track, the record immediately shows no weakness of any kind, it's definitely not an album that is designed to "cash in" so to speak. Following up with the horn driven "Kingsize Jones," the Robert Cray-ish "Feeling Blue," the barroom shuffle of "44 Blues," and resonator guitar riddled "Don't Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down;" Soul of a Man offers up some of the Jack Daniels soaked rock and roll in the vein of the Stone's Exile on Main Street and some of Stevie Ray Vaughan's material. ***

With the Hammonds, slide guitar, gospels tinged harmonies, and occasional horns, this record exposes real soul music, even though it might be "blue eyed," Burdon has always been able to sing with the utmost of feeling, and his voice still holds out to this day. His influence on the rock and roll world is probably one of the most important when it comes to fusing R&B with rock. ***

Tommy Hash

 

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