More Gravy Explained
More Gravy! |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Collard Greens & Gravy |
Cover: | Collard More Gravy.jpg |
Released: | 2000 |
Studio: | Soundhouse |
Label: | Black Market |
Producer: | John Durr and Collard Greens & Gravy |
Prev Title: | Collard Greens & Gravy |
Prev Year: | 1999 |
Next Title: | Silver Bird |
Next Year: | 2003 |
More Gravy! is the second studio album, by Australian blues band, Collard Greens & Gravy. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won Best Blues and Roots Album.[1] The group's line-up was James Bridges on guitar and fiddle, Ian Collard on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar, and Anthony Shortte on drums.[2] [3] It was recorded live-in-the-studio at Soundhouse Studios, produced by John Durr and released on his Black Market Music label.
Reception
Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how the group's, "energetic foot-stomping, country blues sound tapped into the very roots of the genre."[2] Patrick Donovan of The Age observed, "[their] local brand of swampy countrified electric blues has earned them a reputation as the best blues band in the land."[4] Mark Watson observed, "Crisp woody vocals throughout coupled with [Collard]'s sizzling harmonica style, make this another stand-out album, one that yet again defies a justifiable description."[5]
Track listing
More Gravy (2000) – Black Market Music
- "You Put Your Spell on Me" - 2:59
- "Pretty Thing" - 2:40
- "Hate to See You Go" - 2:56
- "More Gravy" - 4:57
- "Leavin' You" - 4:05
- "Your Gonna Need My Help" - 4:01
- "Goin' Down South" - 5:16
- "Tell Me Babe" - 3:41
- "Gonna Wait Till a Change Come" - 3:17
- "Do My Thing" - 3:40
- "Change My Ways" - 3:22
- "Gravy Groan" - 2:51
- "Goin' Home" - 2:54
- "Cluck Ol' Hen" - 2:04
Personnel
- James Bridges – guitar, fiddle
- Ian Collard – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Anthony Shortte – drums
- John Durr – producer
- Robert B Dillon – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- James Aitken – assistant engineer
- John Ruberto – mastering engineer
- Andrew Rosenfelt – booklet photographer
- Ross Campbell – back cover photographer
- Black Widow Graphic Design – cover design, artwork
Notes and References
- ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 30 May 2014.
- Book: McFarlane, Ian . Ian McFarlane . Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) . The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . Encyclopedia entry for 'Collard Greens & Gravy' . 2017 . . Third Stone Press . 2nd . 105 . 978-0-9953856-0-3 . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop .
- News: Bylok-Collard . Avrille . Collard Greens and Gravy . Beat Magazine . Furst Media . 1 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113525/http://www.beat.com.au/music/collard-greens-gravy . 1 September 2018 . dead .
- Web site: Blues Finds Its Rhythm . Donovan . Patrick . The Age . Fairfax Media . 14 July 2004 . 1 September 2018 .
- Web site: Collard Greens and Gravy – More Gravy! . Watson . Mark . zip.com.au . 12 February 2001 . National Library of Australia . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020806135623/http://www.zip.com.au/~mr-blues/reviews/moregravyCD.html . 6 August 2002 . 24 February 2022 .