The Raw Velvet possibly referring to the velvety ballads full of reverbed vocals, marching band beats and honest sentiment while the raw thick southern blues rockers and relationship subject matters emphasise the rawness of the material. The regal cover of Whitlock draped head to two in monochromatic velvet and framed in a gilded mirror could be a Emperor's New Clothes thing. Or possibly a snipe at his former 'British' collaborators Clapton and Harrison who appear on this album bringing the down and dirty music of the blues back to where it is best played; the Deep South.
Saturday 25 February 2017
Bobby Whitlock (1972) Satisfied
This is the highlight of the Bobby Whitlock's sophomore solo effort, the towering Raw Velvet album, Satisfied is marked by a sprightly mandolin strum creating a breezy vibe accented by little guitar licks and Whitlock on form with a world of weariness and a strong soul vocal full of gurning along to a laid back rhythm. The album has great heavy blues rock guitar on the opener Bustin My Ass and Write a Letter, a great honky-tonk nursery rhyme Ease Your Pain. He is as always truly underrated with the heartfelt ballads like You Came Along or Start All Over and the ethereal Duane Allman guested track Dearest I Wonder. It's actually a solid album track by track accept for Tell the Truth, the only stinker on what is probably the best Bobby Whitlock solo album.
The Raw Velvet possibly referring to the velvety ballads full of reverbed vocals, marching band beats and honest sentiment while the raw thick southern blues rockers and relationship subject matters emphasise the rawness of the material. The regal cover of Whitlock draped head to two in monochromatic velvet and framed in a gilded mirror could be a Emperor's New Clothes thing. Or possibly a snipe at his former 'British' collaborators Clapton and Harrison who appear on this album bringing the down and dirty music of the blues back to where it is best played; the Deep South.
The Raw Velvet possibly referring to the velvety ballads full of reverbed vocals, marching band beats and honest sentiment while the raw thick southern blues rockers and relationship subject matters emphasise the rawness of the material. The regal cover of Whitlock draped head to two in monochromatic velvet and framed in a gilded mirror could be a Emperor's New Clothes thing. Or possibly a snipe at his former 'British' collaborators Clapton and Harrison who appear on this album bringing the down and dirty music of the blues back to where it is best played; the Deep South.
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