It's Big Jim, and as We Know Him
It is Black Oak Arkansas because it is essentially Jim 'Dandy' Mangrum and that gravel vocal. Ostensibly a set of covers that influenced the band, so opener Sympathy for the Devil - first in a fine overall approrpiation - seems one perfect choice. All Along the Watchtower is less successful as a comparative assessment, but this, like the rest, serves up what it intends: homage in the sound of BOA. It really is as simple as this. I wasn't sure how California Dreamin' would 'fit', but of course this does because it is a great song, and in the BOA catalogue there are the gentler numbers too. It is an album of reminiscence, both of the songs themselves and the legendary tones of Jim as well as the rest of the band who fill the spaces of those who are no longer with us. I'm a Man is another perfect selection.
The set list:
1. Sympathy for the Devil
2. Space Lord
3. All Along the Watchtower
4. California Dreamin
5. Rock N Roll Woman
6. I m a Man
7. Somebody to Love
8. Bold As Love
9. Mr. Soul
10. Southern Man
11. Goin Back
(1. Is it cynical to suggest that one of two bonus tracks on certain editions, Christmas Everywhere, is already sneaking into that potential festive market? My local garden centre likely already has its xmas decorations on display, it being the 1st September... 2. Is it sad/indicative to mention a garden centre in a review for this kind of nostalgia?!)
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