Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Bobby


Bobby Womack is in my top ten. I saw him three times in the late 80s / early 90s in London. Each time was brilliant, but each time was also at a slightly smaller venue with a slightly smaller band. I feared the worst, and indeed he drifted off the radar. His old stuff still sounded brilliant but new albums were patchy when they appeared at all. Then this year Damon Albarn produced a new album with him. It sounded very now, with good songs. But I couldn't help wondering how it would have sounded with the full soul-band treatment. New Years Eve on Jools Holland I got the answer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0K8lNkbMDo It is a brilliant performance.
The photo is another one from the Wolds walk on Sunday; this is Megdale.

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