SIDE 1.UNTOUCHED BY HUMAN LOVE
I FOUND A LOVE
SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME
TEARDROPS ON YOUR LETTER
BABY WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO
SIDE 2.
MT. HEALTHY BLUES
WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS
MY BABE
THINGS HAVE GONE TO PIECES
GOTTA BE AN ANSWER
This is one of those artists that I feel I should've at least heard of, seeing his extensive discography. Apparently, his use of the tremolo bar in his song Wham! even led to the term 'whammy bar'. There's no denying that his playing is excellent and with the knowledge that he influenced others, I can see that in fact he doesn't sound like others like I originally thought, but they sound like him. He never gained the popularity of Stevie Ray Vaughan or Jeff Beck, but perhaps that's alright. There will always be artists that make a change to the sound of music without being massively famous.
This album was several years into his career, so his mark had already been made. This album is mostly cover songs, so his true solo ability isn't on here. Even without the virtuoso-type solos, though, this album still sounds excellent. However, I would definitely have to recommend his earlier stuff if you want to really hear the songs that changed the shape of blues rock and guitar 'virtuosos'.
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