Montag, 11. März 2024

The Chambers Brothers - Shout! (1968)

By the time "The Chambers Brothers - Shout!" hit the racks, in 1968, siblings George Chambers (bass/vocals), Willie Chambers (guitar/vocals), Lester Chambers (harmonica/vocals), and Joe Chambers (guitar/vocals) were on the verge of international success with the full-out psychedelic side "Time Has Come Today."

However, the material used on this - and the rest of the Chambers' Vault Records titles - dates back several years, circa 1965-1966. This inevitably left some consumers confused, if not somewhat nonplussed, as the styles weren't exactly analogous. What listeners are treated to on this long-player is primarily the transitioning of an old-school R&B and gospel combo into a hipper and decidedly more secular soul band. While no precise date is known, it is presumed that the live material comes from the same cache of nightclub performances that yielded 1967's "People Get Ready" and 1968's "Now!" - suggested for listening are the heavily Echoplexed remake of "Johnny B. Goode" and the ten-plus-minute medley connecting the sacred "I Got It" with a show-stopping cover of the Isley Brothers' party anthem "Shout." By contrast, the dark and brooding interpretation of Bobby Parker' s "Blues Get Off My Shoulder" reveals a rare intimacy that is missing from the significantly shorter version of the song that would be featured on 1969's "Feelin' the Blues", their subsequent (and final) stash from Vault Records. The second half of "The Chambers Brothers Shout!", recorded in the studio, is highlighted by Joe Chambers' own slow and ominous love song "Seventeen," which is punctuated by Lester Chambers' piercing mouth harp interjections. Another of Joe's compositions, "Rained the Day You Left," leans toward folk-rock with all the jingle-jangle guitars and tambourine tappin' that the genre became known for. The affective closing ballad, "Love Me Like the Rain," was an original penned by their drummer, Brian Keegan. Here, the Chambers transplant their rural Mississippi harmonies for a sun-drenched California blend that owes as much to the likes of the Beach Boys as to their typical influences.

Tracklist:
A1Johnny B.Good
A2Blues Get Off My Shoulder
A3I Got It
A4Shout
B1There She Goes
B2Seventeen
B3Pretty Girls
B4Rained The Day You Left
B5So Fine
B6Love Me Like The Rain

The Chambers Brothers - Shout! (1968)
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9 Kommentare:

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Sem link!!!

Cri hat gesagt…

Please re-up this too.

Cri hat gesagt…

Thanks a lot for replying to the request!

zero hat gesagt…

It´s a pleasure...

bobbyswitchblade hat gesagt…

Hello. Any chance of a re-up on this one?

zero hat gesagt…

Now there´s a fresh link. All the best!

Liana Helas hat gesagt…

Great! - - - https://lianahelas.blogspot.com/2019/03/z-z-iv-daily-sirens-1968-2018-inspired.html

tcw3 hat gesagt…

Thanks for this!

zero hat gesagt…

Always welcome!

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