Wednesday 4 December 2013

Savage Rose - Babylon

Savage Speaks

The band-penned gospel and blues songs on this album may be at odds to their Danish origins, but they are totally at home in the soulful and dynamic voice of Savage Rose’s great vocalist Anisette. Supported by the American gospel quintet The Stars of Faith, and with a guest saxophone contribution from Ben Webster on the beautiful blues ballad What Do You Do Now, the performances on this 1972 album from an excellent rock band radiate trans-Atlantic R&B and gospel authenticity. Politically charged – opening song The Messenger Speaks is dedicated to Malcolm X – and dealing in troubling issues of the day, the passion is still uplifting on a cold English Wednesday morning in 2013.

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