Getting To The Point – SAVOY BROWN***

Flood In Houston/Stay With Me Baby/Honey Bee/The Incredible Gnome Meets Jaxman/Give Me A Penny/Mr Downchild/Getting To The Point/Big City Lights/You Need Love

Getting To The Point was the follow up album from the tenacious British blues band Savoy Brown. Unlike its predecessor it comprises mostly band originals. During this period the group underwent several personnel changes.

“Getting To The Point was the band's second album, after a few personnel changes including a new vocalist. Although a good album it is not up to the quality of their first, being a little bit patchy and doesn't flow quite as well. There are three instrumentals, for example, that are all pretty similar shuffles and one listen to them is probably enough. But elsewhere are some real gems - the slow Honey Bee springs to mind. The cover of You Need Love gives the entire band a workout and a chance to solo.”

“Initially something of a downer after Shake Down, the album picks up half way and begins to rattle along, showcasing an individual style and a growing dynamic within the band.”

“This is the first release with the new line-up. It's also a substantial let-down from their debut as well. A mix of light and heavy blues cuts, with one hard blues rock track. Simply not as interesting as its predecessor.”

“With just two cover songs and seven originals, the album was to have been the band’s transition from being a blues covers outfit to a band that had asserted its own identity. Unfortunately, the songs were not as strong as on the previous album, with the exception of the moody Mr. Downchild and Willie Dixon’s You Need Love."

“Right from the start, when the band bump and grind their way into opener Flood In Houston, you know that you are listening to something very special. They have a chemistry that makes you feel they had been together for a lifetime.”

“Savoy Brown, as a blues band, were at their creative peak in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Of the albums from that period, Getting To The Point is probably the most overlooked and underrated. The album opens and closes with pure blues that sandwich an eclectic mixture of rock, boogie, and blues in between.”