A Step Further – SAVOY BROWN***

Made Up My Mind/Waiting In The Bamboo Groove/Life’s One Act Play/I’m Tired/Where Am I/Savoy Brown Boogie

For their fourth album, A Step Further, Savoy Brown depart a little from their traditional blues mode with the addition of horns and percussion. The lengthy final track was recorded live at The Cooks Ferry Inn, London in May 1969. (US:71)

“Maybe the best recording Savoy Brown made. Nobody can 'boogie like they do'. If you are a fan of the real Savoy Brown, do yourself a big favour and add this to your library.”

“The Savoy Brown Boogie is 22 minutes of non-stop excitement. Guitar solos that come and go, vocals sung in a way to emphasize fun, and bouncy piano work that really captures the boogie style beautifully.”

“Comfortably set into their successful tenure with one of the most distinctive blues frontmen in the history of the craft, Savoy Brown continue to build diligently upon the groundwork laid by previous efforts. A Step Further, is just that; the next logical turn of the wheel, amplifying pre-existing ideas and combining them with a few new ones, in an effort to breakthrough somewhat from the traditional blues mould.”

“There seemed to be a certain pattern back in the late 60s and early 70s that some of the more adventurous bands would cut an album with studio stuff on one side, and one big long jam on the other. Usually these had mixed results. In this case, Savoy Brown kept a continuity from side A to side B and it all went together very well. There is nothing earth shaking here, but all are good songs, blues based, boogie based.”

“The songs I'm Tired and Life’s One Act Play are anthems for everyone in any time period. Chris Youlden's voice is contemplative. The live side is great except for the audience non-responsiveness.”

“See that man with the top hat and cigar in his mouth on the left hand side of the album cover? That's vocalist extraordinaire Chris Youlden. It was his voice that made Savoy Brown one of the great underground bands of 60s, bar none. If you are a fan of 60s hard rock blues and you haven't heard this release, hunt it down, it's worth the effort and cash.”