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Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1990)
	Album details
	Label: A&M    Ref#: ?-0123 Date: 10/25/1990   Category:   Length: 0:00     Format: CD     Audio: Stereo     Genre:
Notes/Reviews
The rock & roll road show never really caught on, which is surprising given that Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen revue showed tour dogs how it's done. Recorded live at New York's Fillmore East in the spring of 1970, this CD (as well as a film of the same name) documents a slapdash extravaganza (the whole thing was conceived, organized, and abandoned over the course of two months) that overflows with big, brassy, rockin' soul. Front and center is Joe Cocker, a spastically charismatic Brit soul shouter. The bandleader is Leon Russell, playing some of the best rock piano ever waxed. And the crack company (boasting 21 singers and players) features the Rolling Stones' future horn section and Derek & the Dominoes' rhythm-section-in-waiting. Cocker shines on "Cry Me a River," "Give Peace a Chance," "The Letter," and a slew of other covers that benefit greatly from the volcanic arrangements whipped up by Russell and Chris Stainton. It may have been the Ray Charles revue for the Woodstock Generation, but, shockingly, the Genius himself hasn't made too many records that surpass this one. --Steven Stolder
Songs/Tracks
1.   Introduction   2.   Honky Tonk Women   3.   Introduction   4.   Sticks And Stones   5.   Cry Me A River   6.   Bird On The Wire   7.   Feelin' Alright   8.   Superstar   9.   Introduction   10.   Let's Go Get Stoned   11.   Blue Medley: I'll Drown In My Own Tears/When Something Is Wrong With My Baby/I've Been Loving You Too Long   12.   Introduction   13.   Girl From The North Country   14.   Please Give Peace A Chance   15.   Introduction   16.   She Came In Thru The Bathroom Window   17.   Space Captain   18.   The Letter   19.   Delta Lady
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