četvrtak, 01.01.2009.
Free - Heartbreaker (1972) (Japan Mini LP 2002)
Heartbreaker was the final album of Free. It was recorded in late 1972 after bassist Andy Fraser had left the band and while guitarist Paul Kossoff was ailing from an addiction to Mandrax (contemporary photographs show him looking gaunt and emaciated), and features a different line up to previous albums: Tetsu Yamauchi was brought in to replace Fraser, while John "Rabbit" Bundrick became the band's keyboard player to compensate for the increasingly unreliable Kossoff (singer Paul Rodgers played keyboards on the previous album Free At Last, but was nowhere near as proficient a player as Bundrick). Both Yamauchi and Bundrick had played with Kossoff and drummer Simon Kirke on the album Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu & Rabbit during that period in late 1971 where the band had broken up.
One immediate effect of Fraser's departure was the loss of the Fraser/Rodgers songwriting partnership that had hitherto provided the bulk of the band's catalogue. Hence many of the songs were written solely by Rodgers, although some are credited to the entire band as a symbolic gesture (including the single 'Wishing Well'). Bundrick wrote two of the album's eight tracks.
Yamauchi had only a very minor influence in the band; the Japanese bassist was unfamiliar with the English language and in any case was unwilling to jeopardise playing in a relatively well-known and well-regarded British band. Bundrick, on the other hand, was more volatile and frequently clashed with Rodgers just as Fraser had done: they even once had a fist-fight in a London restaurant.
Despite the success of the album and impending tour of America, it finally became apparent that the band had passed the point of no return. Kossoff spiralled to his lowest ebb and was unable to go to America; he was replaced with Wendell Richardson from Osibisa. He proved to be a poor choice, and eventually the band finally gave up. Rodgers and Kirke formed Bad Company with Mick Ralphs (formerly of Mott the Hoople) and Boz Burrell (formerly of King Crimson); Yamauchi joined the Faces; Bundrick became a session musician and eventually became a regular keyboard player with the Who; Kossoff tried to form his own band Back Street Crawler...Rainer Zuphall
Line-up :
* Paul Rodgers - Vocals
* Paul Kossoff - Guitar
* John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Keyboards
* Tetsu Yamauchi - Bass
* Simon Kirke - Drums
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 148 MB
Genre : Blues Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Wishing Well 3.43
02. Come Together In The Morning 4.43
03. Travellin' In Style 4.02
04. Heartbreaker 6.15
05. Muddy Water 4.18
06. Common Mortal Man 4.10
07. Easy On My Soul 3.47
08. Seven Angels 5.12
09. Wishing Well (Bonus US Mix) 3.42
10. Let Me Show You (Bonus Single B-Side) 3.04
11. Muddy Water (Bonus Alternate Vocal) 4.20
12. Hand Me Down/Turn Me Round (Bonus) 3.00
13. Heartbreaker (Bonus Rehearsal Version) 5.44
14. Easy On My Soul (Bonus Rehearsal Version) 8.41
