Take 10 minutes--okay, 11 minutes-- and lose yourself in this new killer, retro-blues groove from All Them Witches, conjuring up the ghosts of Peter Green, Alvin Lee and Kim Simmonds.
Definitely thought it was Peter G. when it began - great sound. A brief search revealed a project, Baker's Dozen, in which they are releasing one song a month for 2022, plus one extra, of course.
I don't want to be a pain about it, but technically there is no ghost of Kim Simmonds. He's still rockin', although he apparently has had some heath issues of late.
I am aware that Kim Simmonds is alive, Cleveland Jeff. It wasn't meant to be taken literally. It just read better than "the ghosts of Peter Green, Alvin Lee and Kim Simmonds, who is actually not dead." :)
I didn't mean to scold you, and I understand the writing flow for sure. I was recently on a Savoy Brown kick for a while and was pretty impressed that Simmonds is still playing. By the way, it's great to see references to Alvin Lee. Ten Years After had some fine moments, and a few near-perfect records in the early seventies (Ssssh, Cricklewood Green and A Space In Time specifically).
The first Ten Years After is still my favorite, as is the second Savoy Brown (the first with Chris Youlden.) Both sound so dark and gritty, real moody and dank with amazing playing.
I guess I have to go back to that first TYA, as I am not that familiar with that one. The four records Savoy Brown did with Chris Youlden from 1968-70 were all quite good. I like Getting To The Point also, and Blue Matter is a classic. I discussed all four here for anyone that wants more Savoy Brown: https://kleaveburg.blogspot.com/2020/01/savoy-brown-1968-1970.html
Tim Christensen raved about this previous All Them Witches album, which led to me to check it out. Dug it Not unlike Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. This sounds NOTHING like that album. Interesting new avenue.
If Blue Matter is what Sal's calling the second Savoy Brown album, I am in agreement. When I started making mixtapes in the 80s of my all-time favorite songs, song one on side one of tape one was Train To Nowhere. And A Space In Time is a perfect album, and one of my favorites since it came out (It was the later 70s before I heard Blue Matter, via my oldest brother, tho one of my other brothers had Looking In, Hellbound Train and Streetcorner Talking, which didn't grab me). I haven't had a chance to listen to the post that all these comments are referencing, but I'm very curious since Pete Green was one of my favorite guitarists. C in California
Listening to All Them Witches, first on your page and then jonesing on their catalog, had me trying to describe the band's sound. The nearest I could come up with was this sescription from another, well known, trio: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good.
Anyway, their due to play here in Stockholm 11/2/22 so I copped my ticket. All Them Witches sounds like everyone and like no one I've ever heard.
C In California, I was referring to "Getting To The Point." "Blue Matter" is their third. "A Step Further" and "Raw Sienna" complete the four with Chris Youlden, and all are fantastic.
Ah, I wondered because I saw that their first album wasn't released in the US until 1990, so I didn't know what you were counting as the first. C in California
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Great day in the mornin' I fell into a time warp.
Definitely thought it was Peter G. when it began - great sound. A brief search revealed a project, Baker's Dozen, in which they are releasing one song a month for 2022, plus one extra, of course.
Great stuff, thanks!
Randy
love this band!
They had me at that intro….Cool stuff!
I don't want to be a pain about it, but technically there is no ghost of Kim Simmonds. He's still rockin', although he apparently has had some heath issues of late.
I am aware that Kim Simmonds is alive, Cleveland Jeff. It wasn't meant to be taken literally. It just read better than "the ghosts of Peter Green, Alvin Lee and Kim Simmonds, who is actually not dead."
:)
I didn't mean to scold you, and I understand the writing flow for sure. I was recently on a Savoy Brown kick for a while and was pretty impressed that Simmonds is still playing. By the way, it's great to see references to Alvin Lee. Ten Years After had some fine moments, and a few near-perfect records in the early seventies (Ssssh, Cricklewood Green and A Space In Time specifically).
The first Ten Years After is still my favorite, as is the second Savoy Brown (the first with Chris Youlden.) Both sound so dark and gritty, real moody and dank with amazing playing.
I guess I have to go back to that first TYA, as I am not that familiar with that one. The four records Savoy Brown did with Chris Youlden from 1968-70 were all quite good. I like Getting To The Point also, and Blue Matter is a classic.
I discussed all four here for anyone that wants more Savoy Brown:
https://kleaveburg.blogspot.com/2020/01/savoy-brown-1968-1970.html
Totally agree about those four Savoy/Youlden records. Nothing like them.
Tim Christensen raved about this previous All Them Witches album, which led to me to check it out. Dug it Not unlike Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. This sounds NOTHING like that album. Interesting new avenue.
If Blue Matter is what Sal's calling the second Savoy Brown album, I am in agreement. When I started making mixtapes in the 80s of my all-time favorite songs, song one on side one of tape one was Train To Nowhere. And A Space In Time is a perfect album, and one of my favorites since it came out (It was the later 70s before I heard Blue Matter, via my oldest brother, tho one of my other brothers had Looking In, Hellbound Train and Streetcorner Talking, which didn't grab me). I haven't had a chance to listen to the post that all these comments are referencing, but I'm very curious since Pete Green was one of my favorite guitarists.
C in California
Album cover even looks like an old Savoy Brown. Thanks for the post!
Listening to All Them Witches, first on your page and then jonesing on their catalog, had me trying to describe the band's sound. The nearest I could come up with was this sescription from another, well known, trio:
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
Anyway, their due to play here in Stockholm 11/2/22 so I copped my ticket. All Them Witches sounds like everyone and like no one I've ever heard.
C In California,
I was referring to "Getting To The Point."
"Blue Matter" is their third.
"A Step Further" and "Raw Sienna" complete the four with Chris Youlden, and all are fantastic.
Nice, I'll be checking them out. Play da blooze, boy.
God this sounds so much like Peter Green and that's a good thing
Ah, I wondered because I saw that their first album wasn't released in the US until 1990, so I didn't know what you were counting as the first.
C in California
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