Average White Band - [1974]
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This band of Scots was anything but average.The truth was that AWB did everything a good band was supposed to do, whatever their ethnicity. They played extremely well as was the case of any good R & B outfit--musical excellence always was a minimum entrance requirement to cut it in R & B. They even paid dues to elder statesmen the Isley Brothers by a faithful rendition of their "Work To Do". So AWB triumphed after all--"Pick Up the Pieces" is an R & B standard, and people go "what?...oh yeah" when reminded that the band who did it were a bunch of Scottish white boys.
Much of the music from this record has been covered by smooth jazz artists yearning for an edge (like Candy Dulfer) and sampled by savvy DJs. The Average White Band ran short on ideas after a few recordings, but the ones presented here deserve your rapt attention.
Average White Band - Soul Searching [1976]
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These guys are anything but average, and this album proves it. They finally came into their own with this album. From the hit slow jam "A love of your own" to subtle funk of "I'm the one" they found the right groove. If you want to start your collection of AWB then start with this album.
Average White Band - Feel No Fret [1979]
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On this 1979 album, the boys from the highlands are still churning out top quality precision grooves. It's not surprising at all the despite it's 1979 release that 'Feel No Fret' has nothing what so ever to do with disco.What is a little surprising is that none of the music here particularly sounds like it comes from the late 70's-an era marked by heavy electronics and often slick production.And those are great in the right hands but AWB opted to stick with their classic sound as they had since the beginning.And either in spite or because of this happy musical surprises such as this album were bound to fall from the sky and brighten ones day.
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