TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Grease Band" (1971)
"Grease Band" - The Grease Band (1971)
This was Joe Cocker's backing band from the UK making some rootsy, bluesy, country-rock music. The album pretty much tanked, but it was not for lack of talent. Henry McCullough was a member of Wings and Spooky Tooth. Alan Spenner was in Spooky Tooth. And former Juicy Lucy bassist Neil Hubbard sounds just fine. Everything has a Robbie Robertson / Levon Helm attitude which is not a bad thing. But nothing really stands out, either. I enjoyed "Let It Be Gone" and "Willie and the Pig." And "Down Home for Momma" was really nice, sounding a little like an early solo McCartney song. Part of it. Anyway, this one could be a grower. We'll see.
This was a $3 dollar purchase, but the truth is, I thought I was picking up the Hampton Grease Band which is a totally, TOTALLY different doughnut. I just couldn't remember the right name. So this album...The Grease Band...was what I picked up. Whoops! My copy has the letter R inked on the front cover. Curiously, it is Henry McCullough's voice speaking the words "I don't know; I was really drunk at the time" on Pink Floyd's "DSotM" album. How 'bout that?!
"Grease Band" (back)
"Grease Band" (inside gatefold)
Shelter Records label
"Let It Be Gone" - The Grease Band / "Grease Band" (1971)
TRACKS:
A1 "My Baby Left Me" 3:06
A2 "Mistake No Doubt" 4:20
A3 "Let It Be Gone" 4:30
A4 "Willie and the Pig" 4:13
A5 "Laughed at the Judge" 5:30
B1 "All I Wanna Do" 3:58
B2 "To the Lord" 4:18
B3 "Jessie James" 4:50
B4 "Down Home for Momma" 6:24
B5 "The Visitor" 2:37
PERSONNEL:
Henry McCullough – guitar, vocals
Neil Hubbard – guitar, b-vocals
Alan Spenner – bass, vocals
Bruce Rowland – drums, percussions, b-vocals
Phil 'Harmonious' Plonk - keyboards
Good stuff.
Casey Chambers
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