Eat It - HUMBLE PIE***

Get Down To It/Good Booze & Bad Women/Is It For Love/Drugstore Cowboy/Black Coffee/I Believe To My Soul/Shut Up & Don't Interrupt Me/That's How Strong My Love Is/Say No More/Oh Bella (That's All Hers)Summer Song/Beckton Dumps/Up Our Sleeve/Honky Tonk Women/Road Runner

Eat It was the disappointing last high charting album from the blues-rock band Humble Pie. A double LP, it is part live and part studio, and includes some rather uncharacteristic female backing vocals. (US:13 UK:34)

“A double disc live/studio affair. The studio recordings feature female back-up singers, and is pretty poor to my ears. The live set also has some equally lousy moments, but a few bright spots as well. For me, the writing was on the wall.”

“A mixed bag with live tracks and studio takes randomly stretched across two albums. Lot's of generic blues jamming and standard covers that's competent without inspiring any form of awe unfortunately.”

“Another uneven affair from the post-Frampton line-up. The live sides are mediocre at best and the studio tracks meander without much direction. There are exceptions, however. Drugstore Cowboy & Beckton Dumps are worthy additions to the repertoire, as is classic acoustic ballad Say No More, one of Marriott's most honest and heartfelt moments.”

“Humble Pie stumble here a bit. The songs are all generally pretty good but the overall production is rather lousy. The muddy sound and Marriott's distant vocals make it hard to get into. I think they over-stretched themselves by making it a double album too, the live tracks are pure filler. Would have been better as a single album.”

“Continuing to show off the group's no-frills blues-based raunchy approach. With guitarist Peter Frampton long gone by the time Eat It was recorded, Steve Marriott shouldered the load, and carried the group with his soulful vocals, and get-down attitude.”

“Not only are the songs unfocused, most of the studio tracks are among the worst mixed songs ever issued by a major label. Why they felt the need to issue a two LP set is beyond me. A single LP of the best tracks, then it would not be such a throwaway release.”

“Marriott moved into a bluesy mode on this one with backup blues singers. Each side reflects a particular feel and the last side is live. This has some great stuff on it and should not be overlooked.”