Climax Blues Band - Flying The Flag (1980)
Climax Blues Band - Flying The Flag (1980)
Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Repertoire REP5211 | rel: 2012 | 280Mb
Rock | 1cd | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Repertoire REP5211 | rel: 2012 | 280Mb
"I Love You" is arguably the highlight of the album. You either love the song or hate it, but I'm with the majority who loves this simple, beautiful song penned by Climax Blues Band bassist Derek Holt.
This isn't a typical Climax Blues Band song, as it strays from their core Blues-based format; however, the Climax Blues Band, whether they were willing to admit it or not, began straying in the mid-70's, incorporating a disco-based sound ("Couldn't Get it Right," a disco hit from 1976 wasn't much in the blues vein). While Derek Holt had been in the band since the beginning (late 60's), the rest of the band viewed this song as a major deviation from their blues style. Gushy lyrics? strings? No way. the rest of the band so resented the song that they Never played the song live in its heyday. The first time it was officially played live in America was when Derek played it in a Karaoke bar in Clearwater, Florida in 2005. Amazing.
A bit of history: Derek had written the song for the album, yet none of the band was interested in playing it. During the recording sessions, the producer asked if anyone else had any songs, and Derek came forward with his demo version of "I Love You." the producer listened and said, "That's a hit!" Relucatantly, the rest of the band agreed to put on their 1980 album, "Flying the Flag". The first single from the album was "Gotta Have More Love," which peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "I Love You" managed to make it to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A song that has been a staple at the weddings of thousands resulted in the ultimate break-up of the band. Had petty differences been put aside, the band's career might have been launched into the stratosphere. The talent was certainly there (FM Live, Gold Plated, and Tightly Knit are a few of their albums I like); however, egos got in the way of further success, band members quit, and the song and band faded back into relative obscurity as the 80s, 90s, and 2000s rolled on.
What about the rest of the album? It's not too bad. "Gotta Have More Love" and "So Good After Midnight," are really good AOR songs that still sound good today. "Blackjack And Me Nothing But Starlight" is just about the only song on the album that's closest to the band's traditional blues sound.
If you're looking for the Climax Blues Band album with "I Love You" on it, here it is. This is also a pretty good album to serve as an introduction to a fairly prolific band with a great body of work to dip into. If you like "Flying the Flag," be sure check out some of their other albums. ~Amazon
Track listing
01. Gotta Have More Love (3:31)
02. So Good After Midnight (4:12)
03. Horizontalized (2:50)
04. I Love You (4:05)
05. Hold On To Your Heart (2:36)
06. Dance The Night Away (2:51)
07. Money Talkin' (3:21)
08. Blackjack And Me (4:09)
09. Nothing But Starlight (3:46)
10. One For Me And You (3:12)
~ (34:33)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
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Thx to rd