Savoy Brown - Hellbound Train

Artist:

Savoy Brown

UPC:

042284401920

See Also:

Simmonds, Kim Foghat

Description:

Comprising the same lineup as Street Corner Talking, Savoy Brown released Hellbound Train a year later. For this effort, Kim Simmonds` guitar theatrics are toned down a bit and the rest of the band seems to be a little less vivid and passionate with their music. The songs are still draped with Savoy Brown`s sleek, bluesy feel, but the deep-rooted blues essence that so easily emerged from their last album doesn`t rise as high throughout Hellbound Train`s tracks. The title cut is most definitely the strongest, with Dave Walker, Simmonds, and Paul Raymond sounding tighter than on any other song, and from a wider perspective, Andy Silvester`s bass playing is easily Hellbound`s most complimenting asset. On tracks like "Lost and Lonely Child," "Doin` Fine," and "If I Could See an End," the lifeblood of the band doesn`t quite surge into the music as it did before, and the tracks become only average-sounding blues efforts. Because of Savoy Brown`s depth of talent, this rather nonchalant approach doesn`t make Hellbound Train a "bad" album by any means -- it just fails to equal the potency of its predecessor. But there is a noticeable difference in the albums that followed this one, as the band and especially Simmonds himself was beginning to show signs of fatigue, and a significant decline in the group`s overall sound was rapidly becoming apparent. ~ Mike DeGagne

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Doin` Fine
2. Lost and Lonely Child
3. I`ll Make Everything Alright
4. Troubled by These Days and Times
5. If I Could See an End
6. It`ll Make You Happy
7. Hellbound Train

Album Information

Release Date:

07/01/1991

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Hard Rock

Label:

Polydor

Producer:

Neil Slaven

Catalog Number:

8440192

Original Release Year:

1972

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

31 : 14

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