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Sweet Soulful Music

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This is the record his fans have been waiting for, and it's every bit as good as we dared hope, a more than worthy successor to the four greats from the 70s - Spider Jiving, La Booga Rooga, Be Bop 'n' Holla and Mega Shebang. His songwriting is as strong as ever with a range of styles that shows a deep, deep knowledge of popular music of the last 50 years or more; that wonderful expressive voice is intact, with phrasing if anything even better than before; and his guitar playing - who knew? - is amazing (see him in action on the Roger Waters and Clapton Unplugged DVDs). A triumphant return.

This album definately lived upto expectations. I also purchased some of the album for gifts and were received with great thanks, and the reivews I had back were very favourable. Definately worth buying!!

This album is absolutely wonderful, the title tells it all, exactly as it is, Sweet and Soulful.I've waited a long time for Mr Fairweather-Low to bring us more of his excellent music.It's full of deep emotion from a superb songwriter.Exactly what his fans have been waiting for.

For those who don't know this man (and far too few do): To really appreciate the wonder of this album, you should explore the 'Wide-Eyed and Legless' set first - three magnificent records from 74, 75, and 76, when AFL was pretty much the embodiment of a genre known as Pub Rock, his second incarnation as a singer after being a genuine pop idol with Amen Corner in the sixties. As Pub Rock's leading voice (or co-leader, if you were a Brinsley Schwarz fan), he churned out scores of catchy, rhythm-and-bluesy rock songs that were ideal for singing along with a pint of lager in your hand, but also gratifying if you wanted to sit back and enjoy the humorous, or pointed, or even moving, but always highly original lyrics.
And then his record deal with A&M ended, and things got quiet.
And then, thirty (!!) years later: Sweet Soulful Music. With that trademark gravelly voice, second only to Rod Stewart's in the seventies, now in a class of its own, matured beyond belief. With his strongest lyrics ever (there's a distinct religiosity to them now, but it's an honest, worldly-wise and deeply human faith that shouldn't put anybody off - nothing preachery, just a good man bearing his soul). With tunes that make you want to get up and grab your lady, real or imagined, for a snug little dance. With a band of veterans (Dave Bronze, Henry Spinetti, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick) who'll put any under-thirty virtuoso to shame. Music like a glass of thirty year old single malt. When Andy sings that life is good, you actually believe it.
God bless Andy Fairweather Low.

It's taken him 26 years to produce a new album but it really is worth the wait! Always too good to be a side-man in my opinion, he has worked along side the likes of Eric Clapton, George Harrision & Roger Waters playing guitar but his marvellous distinctive voice has gone unheard for too long. This album is a breath of fresh air for those who like me are rather depressed at the lack of real music out there, Every track is strong and you can tell that he has worked very hard on producing such great lyrics. It's musically sweet alright and deserves to sell by the truck load. So buy it and buy your next door neighour a copy too!