Mick Taylor is mostly known for his stint with The Rolling Stones but he became famous replacing Peter Green in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in 1967. In 1969 he replaced Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones and played in the band until 1974. In 1979 he released his first solo album and in the beginning of the 80's he toured with Alvin Lee and recorded and played with Bob Dylan.

This album is basicly an bluesalbum but could as well be filed under "rock". It's not a flirt at wild rock'n'roll, it's more of a mellower bluesrockalbum that focuses on melody, melodic guitarplaying and feeling. It's an good album to listen to in the car or on a quiet sunday evening.

1)Secret affair (7,5) A slow and heavy blues that reminds me of The Allman Brothers Band. Mick doesn't have the best of voices but here it suits fine.

2)Twisted sister (7,0) Very nice guitarplaying in this medtempo bluesrocker but not much else happens.

3)Never fall in love again (5,5) Almost a ballad, very melodic and laidback.

4)Losing my faith (7,5) The singing here reminds me a lot of The Band and actually the whole song does. It switches between slow and mellow, and heavy blues, very good indeed! A song with feeling.

5)Morning comes (8,0) A slow slow jazzy blues with a great pianointro wich should have been longer than 3.30

6)Lost in the desert (6,0) Midtempo, nothing special. Some Allman-like calypso rhythms thrown in.

7)Blues in the morning (7,5) Soulful blues and again, almost a copy of the mighty Allmans, but it's good and I like it. What could go wrong when it sounds like them? The guitarplaying makes me play airguitar!

8)Late at night (6,5) An okey blues but like some other songs on the album it gets a little boring with the same slow pace althrough the song.

9)Here comes the rain (6,0) Just another song.

10)Blind Willie McTell (Bob Dylan) (7,0) 8.30 long version of the Bob Dylan-song. It's okey and sounds similar to The Band's version of the song.

Score: 6,85

Mick Taylor-vocals, guitar (b.1949)

Robert Ahwai-guitar
Michael Bailey-bass

Kuma Harada-bass

Jeff Allen-drums
Richard Bailey-drums
Hillary Briggs-synthesizer, hammond organ
John "Rabbit" Bundrick-hammond organ
Lisa Daniel-background vocals
Martin Ditcham-percussion
Andy Macintosh-saxophone
Max Middleton-piano, clavinet

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