Label: Quatro Valley Records (UK & Europe), QVR 0129
Style: Blues Rock, Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 47:06
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 318 Mb
I
love the relentless bassy drive and guitar wail of opener 'It's All
Gone Wrong' which if I'm honest is the first ever song I can remember
listening to by Savoy Brown, a band who ironically I've always loved the
name of - imagining it as a kid perhaps being a wonderfully rich colour
or an exotic variety of vegetable or animal (it's not of course, but
Wikipedia gives you the real story).
I am being a little disingenuous
though: for a band that has been around since 1965 and released 41
albums over the decades - this is I think their 42nd album, I have of
course heard them before though I must admit it was in the early 80's
when as a kid I didn't understand or appreciate Blues Rock. Kim
Simmonds has been with them from day one and it's his guitar and vision
that has driven the band through the decades and seen off scores of
members along the way and listening to 'Ain't Done Yet' it really is
Kim's guitar that speaks to you on every song.
The quality on show
here in 2020 amidst coronavirus leaves me with a rather weighty 42 album
problem to revisit because I can't imagine any fans of guitar driven
Blues Rock not finding something to love here so I see some
back-catalogue delving ahead!
Take the six minute six second drive
down 'Devil's Highway' which follows that cracking opener - it's a
languid lonely drive that has a little Cris Rea, a little Dire Straits
in the mix, and it's a surprisingly smooth ride but it's that lead
guitar that shines above the horizon driving you on.
And there are
eight other great songs here that come at you from all angles like the
Folkier, slide-infused 'River on the Rise'; the stuttering barroom blues
of 'Borrowed Time' and the traditional swing and groove of the title
track 'Ain't Done Yet'.
When you add the variety that comes with the
likes of the stripped back acoustic shuffle of 'Rockin' in Louisiana'
versus say the darker, fuzzier Hendrix-touched 'Soho Girl' you not only
get a nice rocking ride but you end up with an album that reinforces the
axiom - Savoy Brown clearly 'Ain't Done Yet'.
(therockpit.net/2020/album-review-savoy-brown-aint-done-yet/)
01. All Gone Wrong (04:14)
02. Devil's Highway (06:09)
03. River On The Rise (05:02)
04. Borrowed Time (04:14)
05. Ain't Done Yet (03:57)
06. Feel Like a Gypsy (06:04)
07. Jaguar Car (04:22)
08. Rockin' In Louisiana (04:03)
09. Soho Girl (04:21)
10. Crying Guitar (04:36)
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