Chris Farlowe

Chris Farlowe

Live At Rockpalast 2006

Many of us have experienced one of our 60s musical heroes croaking dismally through their greatest hits, but anyone disappointed at the decline of one of their favorites should check out a gig by Chris Farlowe. One of the most soulful singers of the era and best known for his classic version of Jagger-Richards’ ‘Out Of Time’, Farlowe is still performing magnificently as this splendid live set recorded in March 2006  at the Crossroads Festival, Bonn, proves beyond any shadow of a doubt.

These days Farlowe mainly uses The Norman Beaker Band as accompanists, because as well as being a great band and a great laugh they are all, like Farlowe himself, non-smokers. Norman Beaker accompanies Farlowe on guitar  throughout on this live set from 2006 that finds both Farlowe and the band John Price (bass), Dave Baldwin (keyboards), Damian Hand (sax), Paul Burgess (drums) and Nikolay Arutyunov (on guest vocals) on blistering form  with Farlowe himself displaying all the poise, charm and class that originally built his reputation.

Tracklist :

DVD

1. Introduction/Option On You Baby 03:55
2. Blues As Blues Can Get 07:12
3. I’ll Sing The Blues For You 07:30
4. I Don’t Want To Sing The Blues No More 04:33
5. Handbags And Gladrags 06:21
6. Piece Of Mind 06:10
7. Lovin’ Arms 04:09
8. Stormy Monday Blues 15:04
9. Ain’t No Big Deal On You 05:27
10. Tough On Me, Tough On You 09:50
11. Out Of Time 06:11
12. Miss You Fever 09:01
13. All Or Nothing 04:08
14. Rock And Roll Soldier 05:54

Bonus:

15. Backstage Interview

Total:                                                          approx. 105 minutes

CD1

1. Introduction/Option On You Baby 03:55
2. Blues As Blues Can Get 07:12
3. I’ll Sing The Blues For You 07:30
4. I Don’t Want To Sing The Blues No More 04:33
5. Handbags And Gladrags 06:21
6. Piece Of Mind 06:10
7. Lovin’ Arms 04:09

Total:      39:53 minutes

CD2

1. Stormy Monday Blues 15:04
2. Ain’t No Big Deal On You 05:27
3. Tough On Me, Tough On You 09:50
4. Out Of Time 06:11
5. Miss You Fever 09:01
6. All Or Nothing 04:08
7. Rock And Roll Soldier 05:54

Total:      55:37 minutes

Photos:

 photos by Reinhard Näkel