[Review] Dave Mason: Alone Together (1970)
Probably the best album he’s ever done, this compares favorably to Clapton’s first.
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Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced (1972)
Jim Capaldi’s first solo album owes as much to abdominal inflammation as inspiration. Steve Winwood had developed peritonitis, an inflammation of the abdominal lining, which effectively shelved the next Traffic project while he recuperated. In the interim, Chris Blackwell (never one to miss an opportunity to market Traffic) bankrolled a studio album by Traffic’s lyricist,…
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Jim Capaldi: Whale Meat Again (1974)
This was the first Jim Capaldi album I ever owned and, truth be told, I didn’t dig it much at first. I filed it somewhere between John Lennon’s Walls and Bridges and Ringo’s “with a lot of help from my friends” albums, but without the magical mystery of The Beatles. Since then, however, I’ve done…
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[Review] Jim Capaldi: Short Cut Draw Blood (1975)
One of Capaldi’s stronger efforts, highlighted by his version of “Love Hurts.”
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[Review] Jim Capaldi: Daughter of the Night (1978)
Capaldi dips a toe into disco’s waters, Robert Stigwood foots the bill.
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Jim Capaldi: Electric Nights (1979)
After a series of increasingly impressive albums, Jim Capaldi apparently had some sort of falling out with Island and his primary benefactor to date, Chris Blackwell, resulting in label limbo for a few years until he resurfaced under contract to Polydor/RSO. If you thought love hurt, well, an entire album of disco-informed studio rock doesn’t…
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Jim Capaldi: Let The Thunder Cry (1981)
Kronomyth 7.0: DISCO IS DEAD, LONG LIVE ROCK. Finally, a fitting followup to Short Cut Draw Blood. Let The Thunder Cry is a similarly pleasant potpourri of pop/rock with a good dose of social conscience and a little romance thrown in good measure. The first side of music is especially strong; so much so that,…
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Jim Capaldi: Fierce Heart (1983)
Kronomyth 8.0: ARC OF A DIVERSE ARTIST. Co-produced with Steve Winwood, Fierce Heart is a conscious attempt to channel Winwood’s success with synthesizers into Jim Capaldi’s career. The result is surprisingly effective; in fact, this might be the best solo album he’s ever recorded. Capaldi doesn’t rely completely on synthesizers, but blends them into the…
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[Review] Steve Winwood: Roll With It (1988)
Steve is back in the high life again with another multiplatinum smash.
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Steve Winwood: Refugees of the Heart (1990)
Just what I needed: ten framed photos of Steve Winwood. It’s as close as Refugees of the Heart comes to being a work of art. Despite criticism to the contrary, I don’t hear where this is any better or any worse than Roll With It. I’d tell you that Winwood sounds here like he’s on…
