It is unbelievable to realize that we could one day allow the publication of a disc, the first track - Allright Now interplanetary anthem - is handicapped by serious electrical problems! Indeed, we hear clearly the guitar disappear intermittently mix after the first chorus, apparently due to a faulty cable. That surprises. And it's actually not that bad. For in doing this kind of defect that confers a charm to this historical record. At the time, in 71 Free no longer existed. Among the delusions mythomaniacs Paul Rodgers, the dairies Andy Fraser and monstrous drug problems Paul Kossof the teenagers ultradoués group had collapsed miserably in regrets and resentments. Which was a shame, because as this album proves, the kids had sacred assets: one of the best British blues-rock singers, inventive bassist (! Who knew composer) and a guitarist inimitable vibrato, all supported by one of the most metronomic drummer that has hammered the floors of the Perfidious Albion. Mister Big, The Stealer, Fire and Water ... Playlist is a true best-of the first period of a group that knew promote efficiency at the expense of unnecessary complexity. The vital simplicity Free is also a huge lesson for all those who still believe that rock is a matter of skill and sham. Listen to the slow blues Moonshine. The tiny Kossof Paul, arcbouté on his Les Paul too big for him cry his steel strings like no one has ever done fait.Ce it seems so easy. Yet the "god" Clapton himself he had once asked him how he was doing and his guitar vibrate? ... Simple magic. So after the success of "Free Live!", The group should reform into disaster and somehow continue its activities for another couple of years. And then, basta! In 76 Paul Kossof die between London and New York to have too much (bad) and Andy Fraser just lived - in 2015 - to be eaten by crabs simultaneously, and AIDS. As for Rodgers and Kirke, after the huge success (misleading) company Bad Co, they taste a semi-retirement billionaires. Fortunately, we have this mythical live forever, authentic jewel of hard and fast seventies when rock was not a matter of big money. Enjoying a very nice sound and a remarkable remastering the original disk was lengthened a quality bonus handle. If you like Classic Rock, you can not to overlook such a monument.
