Street Corner Talking

Savoy Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B000001FX2
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,750 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 8-OCT-1991

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody's Talking!!!, September 25, 2003

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chris meesey Food Czar (The Colony, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Corner Talking (Audio CD)

At the end of 1970, Kim Simmonds found himself deserted by the other members of Savoy Brown, the band he had founded and nutured through five albums. Starting from scratch, he recruited a crackerjack new band, featuring ex-Idle Race vocalist Dave Walker and super keyboardist Paul Raymond to reinvent the band. Four twelve-hour marathon sessions produced Street Corner Talking, the last of SB's major classics. "Tell Mama" is the rare (for Savoy Brown) hit that opens the session, a great rocker. One of SB's most underrated songs, "Let It Rock" features Kim and Dave (or is it Paul?) singing their hearts out in an ode to the music's glory days. "I Can't Get Next To You" is a cover of the Temptations classic, lowdown and funky at half speed. Then, "Time Does Tell" features Dave at his most soulful and philosophical. "Street Corner Talking" combines great lyrics and a hypnotic, insistent riff by Kim that stays in the mind long after the song is completed. "All I Can Do Is Cry" has been a concert staple for years and features great guitar/keyboard interplay between Kim and Paul. It's a long classic in the mode of "Leaving Again" from Looking In. Finally, "Wang Dang Doodle" is SB's best blues cover ever, as Dave Walker growls the Willie Dixon tune with authority. As a bonus, the single version of "Tell Mama" closes the set. In short, Savoy Brown's best party album and one that is sure to start everyone talking at your next gathering.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The golden age of hard blues rock, June 25, 2003

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Undertaker - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Corner Talking (Audio CD)

In the late 60's and early 70's, England was in the middle of a blues/hard rock obsession. Bands like Humble Pie, Free, Wishbone Ash, Ten Years After, Jeff Beck Group, Led Zeppelin, Trapeze and many more were playing the blues heavy and hard. Savoy Brown was right in the middle of it all. The hard boogie and blues rock on this album will let you know where real heavy metal came from. Kim S. was a great guitarist. Most of SB had left the same year to form Foghat, but Kim put together a steller new lineup, and made this classic. This is one of Savoy Brown's best LPs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Savoy Brown, Street Corner Talking, March 21, 2006

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G. D. Vasilik "Jerry" (New Mexico formally New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Corner Talking (Audio CD)

The quality is as expected from such great musicians. It is not quite as good as Raw Sienna. But Raw Sienna was Savoy Browns greatest album. I would recommend this for all Savoy Brown fans.