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Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre – On the Road to Freedom (1973) (@256)
22 Feb 2010
(Review from amazon)
Alvin Lee known for his lightning fast licks on guitar, soulful bluesy tunes and amazing live performances throws us a curve ball with his first solo album. Much more mellow and melodic than his work with Ten Years After, but with great feeling and depth. He shares the vocalist duties with American gospel singer Mylon LeFevre and Mylon also belts out some very nice songs of his own.
Each song utilizes the various noteworthy musicians (including the entire Traffic cast), with Alvin Lee playing guitar on almost all of the tunes. It has a variety of music styles as well, with a very country tune “Funny”, to an almost gospel like tune “Lay me Back” to a very nice traditional rock and roll jam “Rockin’ Til The Sun Goes Down”. The title track is a deceptively simple prime cut with its searing guitar, solid drumming, tasteful piano, a rousing melody.
The combination of Alvin Lee’s fabulous talent and that unmistakable voice of Mylon LeFevre make an interesting album.
Line-up:
- Alvin Lee / guitar, bass, sitar, vocals
- Mylon LeFevre / 12-string guitar, bass, percussion, vocals
with
- George Harrison / guitar, slide guitar, bass, back vocals
- Ron Wood / 12-string guitar, bass, drums
- Steve Winwood / piano
- Tim Hinkley / piano, organ, background vocals
- Boz Burrell / bass, background vocals
- Bob Black / steel guitar
- Andy Stein / fiddle
- Jim Capaldi / drums
- Reebop Kwaku Baah / congas
- Mick Fleetwood / drums
- Ian Wallace / drums
- Mike Patto / percussion, back vocals
Track List:
01. On the Road to Freedom – 4:15
02. The World Is Changing (I Got a Woman Back in Georgia) – 2:47
03. So Sad (No Love of His Own) – 4:36
04. Fall Angel – 3:22
05. Funny – 2:50
06. We Will Shine – 2:39
07. Carry My Load – 3:00
08. Lay Me Back – 2:55
09. Let ‘Em Say What They Will – 2:54
10. I Can’t Take It – 2:53
11. Riffin – 3:33
12. Rockin’ Til the Sun Goes Down – 3:10
13. So Sad (No Love of His Own) (Bonus Single) – 3:00
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about 5 years ago
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about 1 year ago
what a line-up!
about 1 year ago
Wow, pretty glorious! Thanks!
about 1 year ago
Dear Sakalli,
“On the Road to Freedom” is a true jewel. I´m in love with this album since I heard it in the seventies. Besides the members of Traffic, you may find George Harrison (nick : Hari Georgeson), Mick Fleetwood, and others, supporting Alvin and Mylon.
Believe me, friends of the Sakalli blog, this is a must for serious collerctors and fans of the GREAT music. Don´t miss the opportunity. I did a post of this album in my own blog weeks ago.
Warm regards
Julio
http://www.thatwasmusic.blogspot.com
about 1 year ago
Ah, this brings back sweet memories. It’s music that flows so nice. I used to listen to it all through summer. The music is not TYA or the woodstock version, but rather very lyrical. Nice one – moooore…
John
about 1 year ago
thanks – steve
about 1 year ago
Never heard of this one…
about 1 year ago
I love “so Sad”. It is!