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The legend of the British blues rock releases a new album! But "Pigthology" is not a new set of new songs the group, and a compilation of unreleased on CD recordings, live tracks, and re-mastered version of the most famous hits in the achievements of Blodwyn Pig, such as, among others, "Dear Jill", "See My Way" and "Drive Me". |
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Blodwyn Pig Pigthology Review by G. W. Hill  This compilation album from Blodwyn Pig is interesting. I know they are considered a blues band, and some of this is purely blues, but overall, I think they fit under prog. In part because some of the music fits that category, but also because of the Jethro Tull connection. Mick Abrahams was the original guitarist in Tull. The disc is quite good, but there is a problem with the label. There are twelve songs listed, but only eleven here. It seems that “Hound Dog” is missing.
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| See My Way It’s not hard to imagine the Jethro Tull connection here. This feels a lot like early Tull, but without Ian Anderson. It’s jazzy and rocks pretty well. The vocals are a little hard to take, and the cut feels a bit under-developed, but it’s good. We’re taken out into a killer progressive rock jam later that really works well. It has some violin work that brings some world music to the table, too.
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| Baby Girl This energized tune is great. It’s got an older blues rock meets jazz sound to it. I love the saxophone solo and it’s just an awesome piece of music. This is fun. It does get turned more proggy at times, feeling perhaps just a bit like King Crimson in those instances. |
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| Dear Jill Now, this is weird. It seems like a slow Willie Nelson ballad. The instrumental sections later in the piece do have some psychedelia and prog in them, though. And, in some ways this has some things that feel a bit like early Pink Floyd. |
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| Monkinit This is awesome. Jazz, blues and more are combined into a killer psychedelic progressive rock jam. I love this. It’s an instrumental and arguably the strongest thing here. |
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| Drive Me More of a blues driven tune, this rocker has a definite 1970s vibe to it. It’s got some great guitar soloing. It’s a short number. |
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| The Change Song Now, this one is pretty much a pure blues cut. It’s an acoustic number and has some string accompaniment. That said, comparisons to some early Hawkwind wouldn’t be out of the question on this live number. |
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| Cosmogification Smoking hot jazz rock is heard on this. It’s got a great groove. We’re taken out into a jam with scat singing matched to guitar soloing. This is purely on fire and another highlight of the set. |
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| Same Old Story I can hear comparisons to Hawkwind a little on this. That said, this is like a jazzy psychedelic rocker that works really well. |
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| Sly Bones This short instrumental is more pure blues. |
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| It's Only Love With lots of jazz and lots energy, this short rocker is fun. |
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| Stormy Monday This is an old jazz standard and it’s delivered as a great blues jam here. It’s a good tune, but it goes on a bit long for as little change as there is here. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
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Review: BLODWYN PIG REVIEW
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While Blodyn Pig formed and re-formed over the years, the two albums cut before their initial 1970 split form the core of what the group is remembered for. Subsequent lineups included Peter Banks(later of Yes and even later of Flash), but the sonic centerpiece of the group was the jazz-leaning Jack Lancaster. He played saxophone, flute, violin and (occasionally) piano.
Fast forward to 2013. The original lineup – not some of ‘em, but instead all of ‘em — have reunited to release something calledPigthology. I approached this release with some trepidation, owing to the fact that its provenance is a bit murky. Yeah, all the guys are here on this album subtitled “An Anthology Featuring the Original Band.” In addition to Abrahams and Lancaster, original bassist Andy Pyle and drummer Ron Burg are on board. So far, so good, right?
Here’s where tings got troubling, where red flags popped up. The term “Anthology” connotes – but doesn’t strictly mean – a collection spanning an artist’s career. Most people think of Beatles Anthology, a collection of unreleased material from the old days, chronologically sequenced. But a look at the back cover ofPigthology shows that among Lancaster’s instrumental credits is this: “Yamaha WX7.” If you don’t know, I’m here to tell you that the WX7 is a modern MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) device. Simply put, it’s a synthesizer controller that one plays like a wind instrument. It was first sold in…1987. Math enthusiasts might note that this is some seventeen years after the release ofGetting to This.
So Pigthology is an adventure in modern recording, then? Well, it’s simply too tough to tell. The liner notes – penned by Mick Farren, who has since passed away – notes that most of the recordings on the album are from the period during which the band “played alongside Led Zeppelin, The Who…” and so on. That places this recording in the late 60s or 70s. So which is it?
At its core, this question is one that ought to be simple enough to answer. But neither the packaging nor liner notes* clear up the mystery. What we’re left with is the music.
And of course that’s what it’s all about. Regardless of when the band cut these twelve tracks, they had it together. That curious British interpretation of the blues, imbued with a roadhouse boogie feel, forms the foundation of the songs. Lancaster’s jazz feel pulls things in that direction. The end result sounds – once again – like Roy Wood’s solo work, and his recordings with Wizzard and with the Super Active Wizzo Band. Beefy sax lines give the band a grittier sound than Jethro Tull ever had; this stuff rocks a lot harder than Ian Anderson‘s band ever did, and sports little in the way of medieval trappings (even when Lancaster’s blowing flute).
Yet Blodwyn Pig are pleasingly eclectic. On “Dear Jill,” acoustic slide guitar and fiddle create a folk-blues ambience that is extremely atmospheric. A few of the tracks don’t work: “Monkinit” sounds not at all like the product of an actual band; nearly everything about it – especially the stuttering drums – sounds like a band-in-a-box, laptop-sourced recording. Maybe not, but that ‘s what it feels like. Only Abrahams’ stinging guitar playing saves it from being completely bloodless.
But that’s the exception. Most of the material here – regardless of when and how it was created – is first-rate. A remake of “Drive Me” adds little to the 1970 original, but it’s still worth hearing; Abrahams is in fine voice, belting out the tunes in a Lonesome Dave Peverett style. An acoustic live reading of “The Change Song” shows off the group’s perhaps-unexpected quiet, reflective side. “Cosmogification” does The Average White Band one (or two) better, wedding the funk of that group’s style with the ambition of Colosseum. “Same Old Story” rocks like mad, and an instrumental country blues “Sly Bones” is a highlight.
“It’s Only Love” amps things up again, and would have sounded right at home on 1969′s Ahead Rings Out or the second LP. Save for an unnerving vocal effect (digital echo?) “Stormy Monday” wraps the album up on a delicious note.
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BLODWYN PIG – Pigthology
Verdant 2004 / Gonzo 2013
Jazzy blues giants open up their treasure chest to trace an alternative path through their past.
To be a beloved band of non-conformist Mick Farren’s and have a song covered by traditionalist Joey Ramone is no mean feat. But then, this was not your regular progressive ensemble as guitarist Mick Abrahams left JETHRO TULL after “This Was” to find another way to the rock roots and tangle them in a different fashion. Such an agenda lies behind the demo of “See My Way” off the group’s second album, 1970′s “Getting To This,” the piece picked by Ramone and a breezy, harmonic, fairly exotic opener of “Pigthology” that collects a dozen of rarities, some from the studio, like a countrified instrumental “Sly Bones,” and some from the stage.
The concert tracks are a special attraction here, showing the collective’s wide stylistic span in their initial flight, from the airy “The Change Song” which was laid down at “The Marquee” in 1969, at the time of PIG’s debut, “Ahead Rings Out,” to the sophisticated, scat-embroidered jazz of “Cosmogrification” from 1973 when PIG briefly reunited. It’s there that the full blast is exerted by the pairing of Abrahams’ bluesy axe with Jack Lancaster‘s blaring sax, although, as “Same Old Story” or “Baby Girl” – recorded for John Peel and never released on LP – show, playing for a small audience couldn’t limit the band’s effusive boogie sway, as roaring as the “Stormy Monday” closing salvo. Yet to see the quartet confined to a single genre would be a mistake, as the slow dance of Lancaster’s violin around the leader’s acoustic slide guitar and smooth croon in “Dear Jill” takes the drift into the fusion future, as does “Monkinit” with Jack on piano and Monk quotes are underscored by a sensual rhythm courtesy of bassist Andy Pyle and drummer Ron Berg. Sadly, their magic was short-lived.
A vital addition to a collector’s trove all these years later (although it lacks “Hound Dog” listed on the cover), “Pigthology” forms a vigorous album on its own, a reminder of the times when tradition was breeding non-conformism and pigs could fly to the endless possibilities.
****2/3
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Review: BLODWYN PIG REVIEW
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The mixture of creativity and an avenue to put it to use collided in the late 1960’s on the airwaves on the FM radio dial. In England, the opening of creativity let bands intent on Pop chart success focus more on content and musicianship. British youth in the early 1960’s were exposed to American R&B through the U.S. bases in Germany. It was hard and heavy blues and soul and when it came time to translate the sound into their own songs, styles emerged. Blues-Rock became the musical current in England in the late 60’s, early 70’s, the sound becoming marketable in the hands of bands like Humble Pie, Savoy Brown and Cream when they landed on U.S. soil. Blodwyn Pig never received the success overseas that they enjoyed in England when the band formed around the name of Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams to create a hybrid of blues, rock and jazz in 1968.
Blodwyn Pig gain a bigger appreciation looking back at the band’s sound on the recent release, Pigthology. The compilation gathers remastered versions of their biggest U.K. hits including “Dear Jill”,a track that landed in U.S. theatres in Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous. The more well-known songs are based in a hammered blues rock that has uses a sleazy tease in the guitar work, particularly in “Drive Me”. Sitting beside the hits on Pigthology are unreleased tracks that show a decided move towards a more jazz rock hybrid, not in a fusion sense, but a true mixing of the expanded jams of jazz against the hard rhythm bottom of rock. The live “Cosmogification” is a textural masterpiece that layers jams over very structured rhythm lines. “Sly Bones” electrifies big band blues, “Baby Girl” hits a major Soul vein for its rush and “Hound Dog” instrumentally floats down a southern river of sound using harmonica, tambourines and folk blues guitar to line the shores of the song. CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
Review: BLODWYN PIG REVIEW
Blodwyn Pig – Pigthology (2013 Gonzo Multimedia) When I first started in radio in 1969, one of the first albums to capture my attention was one that featured a bullseye-like cover with a pig’s head wearing sunglasses splashed in the centre. THAT got my attention as did the music, especially the song Dear Jill. The band of course was Blodwyn Pig, a band that featured original Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams. On this disc, he along with Jack Lancaster, Andy Pyle, Ron Berg and guests Clive Bunker, Graham Walker and John Gordon recreate some of those classic tunes and provide us with some live unreleased music from those early days.Review: BLODWYN PIG REVIEW
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Posted on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 18:02:29 EST
British blues-rock legends BLODWYN PIG, featuring original JETHRO TULL guitarist Mick Abrahams, have released a new compilation of rare unreleased recordings titled Pigthology on Gonzo MultiMedia UK. Along with Abrahams (vocals, guitars), the band featured Jack Lancaster (saxes, flutes, violin, keys and wind controllers), Andy Pyle (bass), and Ron Berg (drums) and was later joined by Jethro Tull's Clive Bunker on drums. Produced by Mick Abrahams and Jack Lancaster, Pigtholgy features remastered recordings of Blodwyn Pig's most beloved and successful songs ‘Dear Jill’, ‘See My Way’ and ‘Drive Me’, along with unreleased live and studio material.
Blodwyn Pig in its first form was a legend in rock history hitting the top of the LP charts in Britain and elsewhere around the world. The band received new recognition and inspiration when the track ‘Dear Jill’ was used in Cameron Crow's movie Almost Famous. Many bands credit Blodwyn Pig with being a huge influence at the start of their careers, including rock legends AEROSMITH. There are several fan sites across the internets which still attest to the group's popularity. Through the years several bands have recorded covers of Blodwyn tunes, the most noted being JOEY RAMONE's version of ‘See My Way’.
Blodwyn Pig played alongside LED ZEPPELIN, THE WHO, PROCUL HAREM, BB KING, MILES DAVIS, JANIS JOPLIN, PINK FLOYD and JOE COCKER at the Isle Of Wight rock festivals, and the Reading rock festival.
The Pig completed two successful American tours, playing venues like the Filmores, numerous universities and the LA Forum. Most of the recordings on Pigthology are from this period.
A few notes from Jack Lancaster: “On 'Baby Girl' Mick played piano as an overdub, otherwise the track was played live in the studio. 'Cosmogrification', this was a reformed Blodwyn with Clive Bunker on drums. We only did a short tour. Clive joined because of Rin Berg's illness. I play piano on 'Monkinit' – I mention this because normally we never used keyboard on tracks.”
Tracks include:
‘See My Way’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio (date unknown)
‘Baby Girl’ – recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios, John Peel show (1970)
‘Dear Jill’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio (date unknown)
‘Monkinit’ (a tribute to Thelonious Monk) – recorded at Verdant studios Hollywood, CA (date unknown) ‘Drive Me’ – recording location unknown (1970)
‘The Change Song’ – live at the Marquee Club Soho (1969)
‘Cosmogrification’ – live at Luton Town Hall (1973)
‘Same Old Story’ – recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios, John Peel show (1970)
‘Hound Dog’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio (date unknown)
‘Sly Bones’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio, Verdant studios Hollywood, CA (date unknown)
‘It’s Only Love’ – outtake, Morgan studios (1969)
‘Stormy Monday’ – Mick Abrahams studo (date unknown)
Review: CANADIAN REVIEW OF BLODWYN PIG
Posted on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 18:02:29 EST
British blues-rock legends BLODWYN PIG, featuring original JETHRO TULL guitarist Mick Abrahams, have released a new compilation of rare unreleased recordings titled Pigthology on Gonzo MultiMedia UK. Along with Abrahams (vocals, guitars), the band featured Jack Lancaster (saxes, flutes, violin, keys and wind controllers), Andy Pyle (bass), and Ron Berg (drums) and was later joined by Jethro Tull's Clive Bunker on drums. Produced by Mick Abrahams and Jack Lancaster, Pigtholgy features remastered recordings of Blodwyn Pig's most beloved and successful songs ‘Dear Jill’, ‘See My Way’ and ‘Drive Me’, along with unreleased live and studio material.
Blodwyn Pig in its first form was a legend in rock history hitting the top of the LP charts in Britain and elsewhere around the world. The band received new recognition and inspiration when the track ‘Dear Jill’ was used in Cameron Crow's movie Almost Famous. Many bands credit Blodwyn Pig with being a huge influence at the start of their careers, including rock legends AEROSMITH. There are several fan sites across the internets which still attest to the group's popularity. Through the years several bands have recorded covers of Blodwyn tunes, the most noted being JOEY RAMONE's version of ‘See My Way’.
Blodwyn Pig played alongside LED ZEPPELIN, THE WHO, PROCUL HAREM, BB KING, MILES DAVIS, JANIS JOPLIN, PINK FLOYD and JOE COCKER at the Isle Of Wight rock festivals, and the Reading rock festival.
The Pig completed two successful American tours, playing venues like the Filmores, numerous universities and the LA Forum. Most of the recordings on Pigthology are from this period.
A few notes from Jack Lancaster: “On 'Baby Girl' Mick played piano as an overdub, otherwise the track was played live in the studio. 'Cosmogrification', this was a reformed Blodwyn with Clive Bunker on drums. We only did a short tour. Clive joined because of Rin Berg's illness. I play piano on 'Monkinit' – I mention this because normally we never used keyboard on tracks.”
Tracks include:
‘See My Way’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio (date unknown)
‘Baby Girl’ – recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios, John Peel show (1970)
‘Dear Jill’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio (date unknown)
‘Monkinit’ (a tribute to Thelonious Monk) – recorded at Verdant studios Hollywood, CA (date unknown) ‘Drive Me’ – recording location unknown (1970)
‘The Change Song’ – live at the Marquee Club Soho (1969)
‘Cosmogrification’ – live at Luton Town Hall (1973)
‘Same Old Story’ – recorded at BBC Maida Vale studios, John Peel show (1970)
‘Hound Dog’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio (date unknown)
‘Sly Bones’ – recorded at Mick Abrahams studio, Verdant studios Hollywood, CA (date unknown)
‘It’s Only Love’ – outtake, Morgan studios (1969)
‘Stormy Monday’ – Mick Abrahams studo (date unknown)
Review: BLODWYN PIG BELGIAN REVIEW (Translated)
Blodwyn Pig was one of the many small groups ranging from English, soul, blues and rock in the late 60s and early 70s. As this flourishing age could equitably distribute the opportunity among hundreds of training worthy of glory, she left on the side of this group yet had an impressive pedigree. Founded by ex- Jethro Tull Mick Abrahams in November 1968 Blodwyn Pig left a powerful mix of heavy rock, blues and brass. The man who gives his own tone Blodwyn Pig is Jack Lancaster , who officiates the saxophone. The other two participants had some letters as bassist Andy Pyle also happen among bluesmen Savoy Brown and later founded the band Juicy Lucy with drummer Ron Berg . 's first album Blodwyn Pig was released in June 1969 on the Island label. This can be seen in stores with its bright pink wallet on which arises a big pig's head with a ring in the snout, a cigarette in his mouth, dark glasses and earphones. The album has great progressive moments like "The modern alchemist" or "Is not is coming home, babe" , each placed at the end of one side.
The public is interested in what the heavy rock and progressive time surrounded by jazzy atmosphere, since the first album climbed to eighth place in the UK charts. 's second album "Getting to this" (1970) is published by Chrysalis House and moves away a little blues roots for the soul.Shortly after the recording of this album, guitarist Peter Banks (ex-Yes, future Flash) joined the band. It remains for the six-string when Mick Abrahams left the band to form his Mick Abrahams Band , but no other vinyl record is recorded at that time. From there, the line-up changes become quite confusing, with a brief return of Mick Abrahams in 1974 with a new drummer ( Clive Bunker , also ex-Jethro Tull). What is also confusing is the content CD "Pigthology" offered these days by Gonzo Multimedia label. This album is not an anthology of songs but this time as a collection of remastered songs or recently re-recorded by the original group. Curiously, there are few songs directly extracted from the two albums ("Dear Jill" and "The Exchange song" for the first "Drive me" and "See My Way" for the latter). The other titles are either unreleased or live performances (which could come from subsequent albums Mick Abrahams 90s, assigned to Blodwyn Pig, like"Lies" and "Pig in the middle" , I do not have had the opportunity to listen). Another element of confusion, this "Pigthology" is already listed on the Internet as being released in 2004, nearly ten years before the reissue Gonzo Multimedia. 's connoisseur therefore may frown at the sight of this product not really clear in terms of historical Blodwyn Pig. But the novice can unscrupulous be seduced by the blues and rock tough Blodwyn Pig, which shines here with titles like "See My Way" ,"Baby Girl" , "Same old story" (released in side A 45 Towers in 1970) or the most peaceful and bluesy "Dear Jill" and "Stormy Monday" . But still, a little bit of ear on the original albums of Blodwyn Pig in 1969-70 can not hurt.
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Maybe it was the name or the brevity of their run — Blodwyn Pig was one of those bands that shuffled through the early 70s, somewhat under the radar, yet marginally successful with two albums and playing bills alongside Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Most significant to the public at large is that the band was led by Mick Abrahams, Jethro Tull's original guitarist who left shortly after This Was, Tull's debut album. One can speculate as to why the guitarist left a band that would go on to dominate the 70s, but if you listen to the 12-song compilation, Pigthology, you may realize Abrahams and the rest of the band — Jack Lancaster on saxes, flutes, violin, keys and wind controllers; Andy Pyle on bass; Ron Berg on drums); later, another former Jethro Tull original, drummer Clive Bunker — were moving into an entirely different direction. |
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Review: BELGIAN BLODWYN PIG REVIEW
"Blodwyn Pig" is a legendary British blues rock band. After guitarist Mick Abrahams in 1969, after their debut album "This Was" the progressive rock band singer Ian Anderson "Jethro Tull" left, he founded "Blodwyn Pig" on. The other band members are Jack Lancaster (sax, flute and piano), Andy Pyle (bass) and Ron Berg (drums). Guitarist Peter Banks ("Yes", "flash") replaces later Abraham when he temporarily forms a band. The duo Abraham and Lancaster takes "Blodwyn Pig" two albums. In 1969 "Ahead Rings Out" in 1970 and "Getting To This". The style of the band's first rock and blues can be in the British scene compared to other groups as "The Yardbirds", "Free" and possibly "Led Zeppelin". Saxophonist and singer Lancaster sometimes plays simultaneously on two saxophones, like his idol American jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Lancaster later works also as a producer and Pyle plays in "Savoy Brown". The group is split several times, and also some reunions, but always with the duo Abraham and Lancaster as core. "Jethro Tull's" drummer Clive Bunker temporarily joins the group. "Blodwyn Pig" brings in the 90s, two albums under the group name from ditto. In 1993, "Lies" and in 1996 "Pig-in-the-Middle". Many other artists have songs of the retreaded tire. Joey Ramone covert "See My Way". While rock festival on the Isle of Wight, the group performed alongside "Led Zeppelin", "The Who", "Procul Harem", BB King, Miles Davis, Janis Joplin, "Pink Floyd" and Joe Cocker. The band toured extensively in the USA two times.
This album is an anthology, a collection of rare and unreleased tracks of remastered tracks from some hits like "See My Way", "Dear Jill" and "Drive Me". The older songs and rarities collected with great effort and edited in the respective studios of Abraham in Bedfordshire and Lancaster in Los Angeles. The live recordings are taken from their 1974 tour, a show at the Marquee Club in London and from BBC radio recordings during shows of John Peel. Six shots is recording year unknown. 1 "See My Way" [(MA) is a number that links you directly to the roots with "Jethro Tull". Via Lancaster The song is a peculiar mix of angular blues riffs, bold progressive pieces with rhythm changes and a catchy melody] - 2 "Baby Girl" [(MA) One of two live recording of a BBC radio program during the John Peel show, Lancaster and his two saxophones and Mick Abrahams in overdub play the piano] - 3 "Dear Jill" [(MA) A remastered hit song that was used by filmmaker and producer Cameron Crow, in the movie "Almost Famous". The song with Lancaster as a violinist, sounds like "Fleetwood Mac" in country style] - 4 "Monkinit" [(JL) is a tribute to the jazz musician Thelonious Monk (1917-1982). It's an instrumental song with a mix of rock and jazzy grooves. Lancaster plays the piano] - 5 "Drive Me" [(MA) Another find ... It has been unable to find out where this groovy song recorded] - 6 "The Change Song" [(MA) Is in terms of genre and style a 'other' song. It is a live recording from 1969, included in the "Marquee Club" Soho, UK] - 7 "Cosmogification" [(JL) Is another live recording with handsome psychedelic fusion rock and jazz, with Lancaster and his two saxophones at the ready and Clive Bunker on drums (because Ron Berg was sick)] - 8 "Same Old Story" [(MA) a rock song with the typical jazz influences, we also know from progressive rock groups like the British "Colosseum Band"] - 9 "Sly Bones" [(MA) is a quiet country track with lots of bluesy slide guitar] - 10 "It's Only Love" [(MA)] - 11 "Stormy Monday" [A cover of a song by T. Bone Walker / The only bluesy track the historical terraced closing, is a real relief valve and with class].
Review: BRILLIANT BLODWYN PIG REVIEW
British blues-rock legends Blodwyn Pig turn out an amazing anthology chronicling one of the most influential bands to come out of the U.K. post British invasion.
Brent Black / www.bop-n-jazz.com
As a critic you have to take what you like and what you know and move past that. Blodwyn Pig is a band that I have read about but never heard until this package hit my mailbox recently. So who are they? True rock historians are already hip to the Pig but for those playing along at home here is a brief rundown of the rock and roll bloodlines that make up this incredible band.
Original Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrams is joined by Jack Lancaster on saxes, flutes, violin, keys and wind controllers. Andy Pyle holds down the bass chair with drummer Ron Berg rounding out the rhythm section. A little later Jethro Tull's Clive Bunker would join the band on drums. The sound? Comedian Martin Mull once said writing about music is like dancing with architecture. Blodwyn Pig bends genre not to mention hybrid sounds more closely associated with a Jethro Tull by incorporating blues based rock, elements of funk, and mad improvisational skills for a sound that bands such as Aerosmith credit for their very existence in the industry today. Along with the edgy blues based Aerosmith comparison perhaps a Tower of Power meets P-Funk hybrid might be the closest American bands that one could draw a legitimate comparison to but that would be inherently unfair as it is the influence on rock music both yesterday and today that establishes this eclectic ensemble as true trend setters whose music sounds incredibly fresh and viable even today.
Blodwyn Pig played with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Janis Joplin. The Pig had two massively successful American tours and conquered legendary festivals such as the Isle of Wight. Aside from high praise coming from the Aerosmith camp, Joey Ramone's cover of the Pig classic "See My Way" simply seals the deal for this band as a legitimate and powerful music still felt in American rock today.
I came into this release stone cold. I walked away a huge fan!
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This release promises much – previously unheard recordings from influential blues rock band Blodwyn Pig led by original Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams. Unreleased material from this band (especially the formative years) must be as rare as the proverbial hen’s teeth and the project gathers interest as we learn that the band’s Mick Abrahams and Jack Lancaster have been responsible for the sourcing and remastering.