Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Legends never walk away, they simply roll up their sleeves, survey the world and its issues and then get to work placing down the observations and declaring that whilst the planet turns, we Ain’t Done Yet.
There is always work to be done, to provide change in the minds of those who feel left behind by the speed of the world, who are neglected by society, we have a moral duty to be legends in our own time to facilitate, to employ such dynamism that the phrase Ain’t Done Yet becomes not one of possible defeat, but of enormity grasped, that the resonance supplied by the extraordinary, such as the British Blues Band, Savoy Brown, becomes an electric explosion of good, of passion, and in which the connection to the legendary becomes tangible and complete.
For Savoy Brown, the journey in itself has been one of continuing energy and renown, and whilst some may have been daunted in following up to an album of such prestige in City Night, for Kim Simmonds, Pat DeSalvo and Garnet Grimm, the target set was not just to be seen as a landmark and the relaxation of laurels, but one that was designed to be matched, beaten, and most importantly, enjoyed by the heroes they were hoping to inspire, the ones that need to be pushed, reminded that the world is theirs to make better.
The sound on the album is creative, beautiful, and outstanding, no matter the moment you can feel yourself torn in two, edged between two consciousness, that of the listener emboldened by the dynamite that is songs such as Devil’s Highway, River On The Rise, Feel Like A Gypsy, Rockin’ In Louisiana, Borrowed Time and the album title track Ain’t Done Yet, and wanting to weep genuine passionate tears as the softness of the delivery, the strength of conviction in each bar and chord takes the heart on its own quest, that of emphasis, of challenging us all to live the life of the legendary.
An absolutely top-notch album, one that refuses to concede defeat to Time.
Savoy Brown release Ain’t Done Yet on August 28th via Quarto Valley Records.
Ian D. Hall