Blues Alone [Gold CD]

John Mayall, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1967
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD
• Label: Mobile Fidelity
• ASIN: B000000IUW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,262 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brand New Start

2. Please Don't Tell

3. Down the Line

4. Sonny Boy Blow

5. Marsha's Mood

6. No More Tears

7. Catch That Train

8. Cancelling Out

9. Harp Man

10. Brown Sugar

11. Broken Wings

12. Don't Kick Me

Editorial Reviews

1967 album for the elder statesman of British blues. Highlights include, 'Brand New Start', 'Please Don't Tell' & 'Down The Line'. 1988. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intimate English blues, March 2, 2002

By 

Andy Agree "jackrabbit79" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues Alone (Audio CD)

The Blues Alone is an intimate album, with John Mayall playing all instruments except (sometimes) drums, and writing all the material. This music here apparently could not fit into the mold of the Bluesbreakers. The arrangements are spare, and John's guitar and keyboard work is nimble without calling attention to itself. John draws on a variety of blues sounds and traditions that I am unqualified to name, but can recognize. There are no bad songs on the album, and five that I particularly enjoy: "No More Tears", a rollicking happy song with an impressive upper-register guitar solo, "Canceling Out" an angry denunciation by a man on the make of women he picks up who aren't what they seem to be, "Brown Sugar" a smoldering song of praise about the pleasures of a brown-skinned lover (please not to be confused with the tongue-in-cheek but still offensive Rolling Stones song), "Broken Wing", a beautiful song of redemption featuring a gorgeous organ solo; and "Don't Kick Me", a rocker with a thundering bass line. This is my favorite Mayall album of the six or so I have heard, more satisfying than the very popular The Turning Point.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You get Mayall, March 24, 2002

By 

Bob Davis (Christchurch New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues Alone (Audio CD)

Mayall is revered as a blues legend for the band members he had and has. This old album (which I have played for 30+ plus years) highlights how good Mayall is himself where he plays every sound on the album apart from some drums from Hughie Flint. The result is a classic blues album. The album features his song writing and playing ability whether on harmonic, guitar or keyboards. As the liner notes say, his guitar is unlikely to cause others to jump off bridges (or words to that effect), but listening to his historic 9 string guitar or harmonica or his keyboards envokes strong emotions. There are many highlights, but the best are 'Sonny boy blow' and 'Broken wings'.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its all about Marsha's Mood, September 10, 2003

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Katy (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues Alone (Audio CD)

I am no expert! Yet in my humble opinion the track "Marsha's Mood" is the quintessensial blues number. It conveys strong and disturbed emotion with beautiful simplicity. Mayall's music may be described as unpolished but for me this only creates depth and raw sentiment.