Fresh
Evidence
1990
1. KID GLOVES
2. THE KING OF ZYDECO
3. MIDDLE NAME
4. ALEXIS
5. EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS
(Eddie "Son" House) |
6. GHOST BLUES
7. HEAVEN'S GATE
8. THE LOOP
9. WALKIN' WOUNDED
10. SLUMMIN' ANGEL |
All songs written by Rory
Gallagher except "Empire State Express"
Produced by Rory Gallagher
Bonus cuts added for
this CD
1. Never Asked You For Nothin'
2. Bowed Not Broken
Both songs written by
Rory Gallagher
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RORY
GALLAGHER (Vocals/Guitars/Dulcimer/Electric Sitar/Mandola)
GERRY
McAVOY (Bass)
BRENDAN
O'NEIL (Drums and Percussion)
MARK
FELDHAM (Harmonica)
LOU
MARTIN (Piano)
JOHN
COOKE (Keyboards)
GERAINT
WATKINS (Accordian)
JOHN
EARL (Tenor Sax & Baritone Sax)
RAY
BEAVIS (Tenor Sax)
DICK
HANSEN (Trumpet)
Recorded
at the Maison Rouge, Redan Recorders, Music Station, Audio One.
Recorded
by Daniel McMillan with Will Reid Dick, John McGowan and Colin Fairley.
Mastering
by George Peckam at "Porky's"
Remastered by Tony Arnold
at Courthouse Facilities, Dorset.
| The band came together at
the beginning of 1990 and started work on the album that would become 'Fresh
Evidence'. With Gerry McAvoy on bass and Brendan O'Neil on drums Rory
continued with the same winning line-up that had featured 'Jinx' and
'Defender'.
However, as the title infers Rory was keen to record a diverse, fresh sounding
album that would encompass rock n' roll, blues, jazz and Cajun. To achieve
this he used a variety of guest musicians and Lou Martin, on piano, returned
to the band after an absence of more than 10 years. This gave him the additional
instrumentation and feel he wanted. "The King Of Zydeco" is a tribute to
Cajun musician Clifton Chenier. He pays tribute to Alexis Komer (the father
of British blues) in the song "Alexis". "Walkin' Wounded" has lyrics that
express the sorrow and sadness Rory sometimes felt.
Stu Tomioka / Charles Stanford
London 1998
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