Silky

Andre Williams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 5, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: In the Red Records
• ASIN: B0000061Z1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,017 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #74 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Detroit Blues

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars raving mad and depraved brilliance, January 1, 2004

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happydogpotatohead "happydogpotatohead" (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silky (Audio CD)

Andre Williams has survived more than most of us ever will. In the 50s and 60s he worked on the fringes of the rock/R&B field, issuing sleazy records like "Bacon Fat" and "Greasy Chicken," and working as a producer. A stint in Ike Turner's post-Tina band helped him acquire a severe drinking and crack habit that landed him on the street. He struggled back from addiction and began making records again in the 90s.

Far from being 50s R&B records, Williams' current CD's are skull-cracking exercises in the kind of depravity that the late Screamin' Jay Hawkins used to indulge in. "Silky" is a triumphant, raging comeback of filthy-minded (and filthy-mouthed) garage rock that sounds like the musical equivalent of the wildest night you ever had, multiplied by 10. He drawls and growls his way through songs like "P*ssy Stank," "Bring Me Back My Car Unstripped," and the frankly frightening "Agile, Mobile and Hostile," with impressive panache, especially considering he's 65 years old. This is music to get drunk and pick up strippers and steal a firetruck and rob a bank to.

Back in the day, there used to be preachers who would refer to rock and roll as the Devil's music. Andre Williams' "Silky" is exactly what they had in mind. Listen now, repent later.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The real R+B low-down!, July 5, 1999

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[e-mail] (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silky (Audio CD)

This fine little record will both impress fans of Mr Rhythm and win new converts with a primitive and raw blast of R+B, SOUL and ROCK'N'ROLL! Mr Williams teams up with Mick Collins and Dan( both former members of garage/R+B group The Gories) to rock the dull world into a horny frenzy! This record will have you do'in the bacon fat and shakin' a tail feather all night long!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raw, raunchy and excellent, July 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Silky (Audio CD)

This is one of the greatest garage rock n' roll albums EVER! For fans of Andre's early work as well as fans of the Cramps, Blues Explosion, Gories, ect. Mr. Rhythm is king!