Dave Edmunds - Rockpile

German reissue of the Welsh root-rocker's 1972 debut album with six bonus tracks, 'I Hear You Knocking' (Single Mix), 'Black Bill', 'I'm Coming Home', 'Country Roll', 'Blue Monday' & 'I'll Get Along'. 2001. Album Description

Nice homely feeling

This is maybe not the first record to pick from D.E., but not the last, either... In fact, there's a nice home-made feeling on this record, D.E. plays almost all instruments himself and pretty well and with good taste... There's no sign of the sound of his earlier slightly psychedelic-blues-pop Love Sculpture-records on this one, the sound is more like we've used to hear on his later hit records cut with Rockpile-band... Dave's guitar playing is finding its shape,unlike on Sculpture-records,there's a strong country-flavour in his playing for the first time...

To name some highlights, there's the ever-fantastic hit single "I Hear You Knocking", Jerry Lee/Chuck Berry-like "Down Down Down" and a version of Chuck's "Promised Land", which is maybe even better than the original! ..who knows, a matter of taste.. Among the bonus tracks there is two stand outs: Blue Monday, a single recorded with same minimal style like "Knocking", and then there is "I'm Coming Home", a traditional song, better known as "Old Black Joe".. it twists like hell! ... An interesting anecdote is a version of Bob Dylan's "Outlaw Blues"... February 2, 2003

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