Humble pie eat it
Hannah Coulter: A Novel by Berry, Wendell (2006) Paperback Jayber Crow None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God Leisure, The Basis Of Culture by Josef Pieper(November 15, 1998) Paperback In Tune With The World Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster Either way, it's a great record.A second-generation homeschool mom of 5. Musically, it also makes much more sense when you change the sides. The double album comes with a very cool booklet glued inside the gatefold sleeve with illustrations and action live shots.
But the best way to experience this is on vinyl. The domestic CD of Eat It is out of print but the import is still available. They were such a potent band, it's a shame that they don't get more recognition. The rest of side four is taken up with a good version of the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman" and an extended jam on Junior Walker's "Road Runner." This version is slightly less ferocious than the one that was later issued on Humble Pie's awesome King Biscuit CD recorded on this tour. Flat out, balls to the wall, driving rock n roll. "Up Our Sleeve" is not only one of Humble Pie's greatest songs, but it's also one of the most kick ass jams you will ever hear. Recorded live in Glasgow, this is Humble Pie at their finest. Once you drop the young lady off at the end of the night, it's time to CRANK UP side four and rock the fuck out. The last song "Beckton Dumps" is more uptempo and has some electric guitar on it. "Say No More," "Oh Bella" and "Summer Song" are more back porch than the kind of mystical acoustic stuff that Led Zeppelin would do. Four acoustic, bluesy songs all written by Steve Marriott. If that doesn't work, side three might do the trick. There are also dramatic versions of the Ray Charles classic "I Believe To My Soul" (also covered by the MC5 in their live show) and Otis Redding's "That's How Strong My Love Is." Good side for when you're trying to convince a lady to move to the backseat of your car. What a groove! Edwin Starr's "Shut Up & Don't Interrupt Me" is a lot of fun. Ike & Tina's "Black Coffee" is given a real workout. Most rock bands trying to play soul music is pretty much a joke, but Steve's vocals have the range and expression needed for the material. Clem Clempson and Steve make a great guitar team. Very few English bands could play authentic R&B and a lot of that has to do with the Pie's killer rhythm section of Greg Ridley (bass) and Jerry Shirley (drums). Steve Marriott's vocals are excellent as always and the band really grooves. "Is It For Love" is a moody R&B influenced song and "Drugstore Cowboy" is faster and funkier. Side one rocks hard with kick ass songs like "Get Down To It" and "Good Booze and Bad Women." These are very much in the vein of the songs on 1972's great Smokin' album. No matter what kind of party you're having, Humble Pie have got you covered. Side one is all hard rock songs, side two is covers of soul tunes, side three is acoustic and side four is live and loud in concert. Each side of this double album is a different thing. Eat It is not as monumental as any of those records but it's still a great album and one that deserves a place in every heavy rock fan's library. Eat It was released in 1973, a year that I've gone on record here many times saying it might be the best year for rock (Tres Hombres, Raw Power, Billion Dollar Babies!). It needed to be reunited with of Smokin, Thunderbox and, of course, Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore on my shelf.
Used Johnny Winter and Joe Walsh albums for 3 or 4 bucks in decent shape - how can I not give them a good home next to their long lost friends Robin Trower and Mountain? So when I found this very nice copy of Humble Pie's Eat It for about 10 bucks there was no hesitation. The kids today are buying lots of vinyl, and that's a good thing, but an even better thing is that they're ignoring all the great classic rock albums they've never been exposed to.
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Too much free time on my hands is a dangerous thing because that means I can check ALL of the bins at used record stores. It wasn't intentional but my review of Eat It was posted on Thanksgiving day!