David B. “Good Clean Fun” Slatton

I've never really been into Herb Alpert but I do enjoy the sound of a trumpet.!966 is a pretty old album.I think my Mom had this in her collection.I was 15 in May of '66 and this album was released in May of 66;This is his 6th LP and I inherited it from a "free 45s and 33 1/33s stack in front of a store in West Virginia.."These songs are 2 minutes + with some being a little over 3. I will keep it around for my turntable because like I said "I do enjoy the sound of a trumpet" Herb is 86 now and that's pretty cool also.God bless,

What Now My Love

The natural sciences know nothing of evolution

FIRE and WATER by FREE... Although fairly young, these musicians were extremely talented and they actually headlined the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. The band was formed in 1968. At the time of this release, FREE'S third album (June 23,1970) the members of the band (only the members that are on this release), their musical duty(s), and their ages were: Simon Kirke: Drums... 20 years old. Paul Kossoff: Lead guitar...19 years old. Andy Frasier: Bass guitar and writer...17 years old. Paul Rogers: Lead vocalist...20 years old. (Just think how young these guys were in 1968 when they started the band!) OK..Here we go.... Good day(or night depending on where you happen to be) to you. Although I don't particularly like placing a 1-5 Star rating on an album that I'm not all that familiar with, I'll go ahead and attempt to do just that after my *first listen of this L.P.It's so nice listening to Fire and Water on vinyl. So far listening to side #1 I notice there aren't any of the lengthy lead guitar solos that one would expect to hear from music that came out in those days. Being primarily a blues-type guitarist myself, I listen for great solos...but as I listen to this L.P.I think what I'm hearing is the fabulous voice of Paul Rogers taking the place of lead instead of guitar...I'll find out as I go through side #2 which I'm beginning right now...but first a quick word on my favorite track of side #1...that would be Heavy Load.......here are the lyrics: Just a young man By an old road By the route he choose. An ancient song In an old tongue For this man was sung. Oh I'm carrying a heavy load Can't go no further down this long road It's a heavy load... By a bright stream Came an old dream Things are never what they always seem And so he went on Travelling on Now he's a long way from home CHORUS: Oh I'm carrying a heavy load Can't go no further down this long road It's a heavy load... (CHORUS repeated 4 times) Side #2. Mr.Big written by all four members of the band is a real nice song. Paul Rogers gives some of his very best vocalizings on this one and the lead is pretty long for a change. And the bass gets into the action! The lyrics are intense but fun! All I have to say about Don't Say You Love Me is that it is an absolutely beautiful blues type ballad and done extremely well by Paul Rogers and all the guys....here are a little bit of the lyrics: Time has told me what I need to know Time has showed me now what love is for The last track that most of us are familiar with is All Right Now.A great song that I don't need to say much about. I'll rate this gem a four-star but if I sit and listened to it about a hundred times..I'm sure that rating would go up to a five. God bless. * I listened to so much music during the 1968-70+ years that I might have heard this LP before.

Fire and Water

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