Along For The Ride

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Product Details

Artist : John Mayall & Friends
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0769921847421
Label : Red Ink
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2008-02-01
UPC : 769921847421

ASIN : B00005J9PN

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. A World Of Hurt
2. Along For The Ride
3. Put It Right Back
4. That's Why I Love You So
5. Yo Yo Man
6. If I Don't Get Home
7. Testify
8. Early In The Morning
9. Something About My Baby
10. So Many Roads
11. World War Blues
12. California
13. She Don;t Play By The Rules

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Editorial Reviews

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British bluesman John Mayall is primarily known as the guy whose band massive guitarists like Eric Clapton and Peter Green got their start in. Mayall's always been a better bandleader than musician; it's not that he's bad at the latter, but rather that he's so good at the former. So it is perhaps appropriate that Along for the Ride is essentially a showcase of other artists, many of them young up-and-comers, including Shannon Curfman and Jonny Lang.

As you have no doubt guessed, there is some serious guitar playing here, but what's most special about this CD is that these gifted ax men really get a chance to shine. Lang's lead guitar on "That's Why I Love You So," for instance, sure doesn't sound much like Mick Taylor's on "She Don't Play by the Rules," and neither of those resembles Gary Moore's work on "If I Don't Get Home" or Buddy Whittington's lead on "So Many Roads." Along for the Ride's cast also includes a few Mayall emeriti, such as Green, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie, as well as Jeff Healey, Steve Miller, Otis Rush, and plenty of others. Lots of musicians do the all-star-album thing, but you know Mayall's going to integrate his guest stars smoothly, and that's exactly what he does. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

NOW I'M MAYALL'S FRIEND (2003-06-23)

Great disc from John Mayall. He has assembled past Bluesbreaks members like Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Mick Taylor, and Peter Green, along with newcomers like Johnny Lang and Shannon Curfman to produce a great rock-blues disc. Sidemen like Steve Cropper, Steve Miller and other blues staples make this the type of disc where the fun these people are having comes out really clear. Great songs, great playing, great guitar solos, and that Hammond organ. If you like the blues, you can't beat this. Every song is great. 60 minutes of great music

Not your 60's Mayall (2002-09-10)

I own several Mayall CD's, all from the 60's. His band was the first 'white' blues band that mattered. I love every single of those classic blues albums, very good songwriter as well. But this album has nothing to do with those great classic albums. This is a rock-blues CD, probably a good introduction to some rock fans who want to get a little grasp of the blues, but is not the real article. Otis Rush and Peter Green colaborations are barely notable in the album, although Mayall himself is still in full form. I rated it 3 stars because I think he missed the chance to make another great blues album, like those he made in the 60's.

Mayall Tips the Rock-O-Meter! (2002-06-22)

What a great Blues-Rock album! The best I've heard in years. You should crank this up as loud as you can, and party to it. The raw emotion and exhilaration of 'That's Why I love You So', and 'World of Hurt' make me want to dance my tail off - and that's what good rock is supposed to do.I saw Mayall at Slim's in San Francisco a couple of years ago, and I was knocked out at his high-energy, fun, dancable, rock and roll, and the great guitar-playing of Buddy Whittington. I've searched in vain for a Mayall album that captured the vitality of that live performance. This finally does it justice. Mayall's singing will turn off some, since he's not a strong vocalist. But if the listener is willing to get past that, and appreciate the music, it won't disappoint.

She don't play (2002-03-16)

She might not not play by the rules, but speaking of rules, this cut does (Rule, that is!). John's harp, Mick's guitar - Superb!Can't believe I haven't heard this one before - gotta run, off to the record store!

If you like the Blues buy this album! (2002-02-09)

This is one of the best discs I've listened to in a long time. If you like the genre you're bound to know at least half the people who play along with John on this album, all of them "name" talents in their own right. I picked this up on a whim since I'm a fan of Shannon Curfman, and had heard of John Mayall but had never listened to him, I was VERY happy to discover just how good the entire package was! I threw it into the store play mix at the record store where I work and have hooked quite a few people onto this. If you like the Blues you owe it to yourself to give this a listen.

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