Opus Magnum

This one made it blues, soul, funk and Cajun bring equally under one roof, thus showing all that the Blues went over to electrify him with distorted guitars. But the icing on the cake next to his wonderfully effortless Chanting was because even the invented by him, laid back 'guitar style.

JJ Cale created with this record his own universe by only he - until today - exist (as can be seen especially on the not very successful Collab, Road To Escondido 'with Clapton).

Because 'there's no tomorrow, tension built with minimal means (`Do not Go To Strangers is shuffled (Call Me The Breeze,)' - whether Steely Dan ever for this - thank borrowed chord progression for, Do It Again '- ahem who?), and sparked gesoult (, Woman I Love ',' After Midnight ') and gecroont (, Magnolia' Crazy Mama ') and yet everything remains Blues. The effortless transmission with that comes across reminds tw. almost to lounge music and this record raises just about anything that has ever been attempted in this genre. Where Clapton must toil, to groove to, Cale is leaning with a grin back and relax and play - no - elicits, the guitar sounds just there where Clapton otherwise puts the breaks; and in the vocals that is so similar.

But what this board apart from the others Cale publications - and makes them at least a notch above: Here agrees the quality of the songs. Actually, each a gem in itself, and he would later also skillfully Rock (, Cocaine 'as most prominent example) add to its mix and some more songwrite imperious strokes of genius (, The Sensitive Child', 'Carry On', You Keep Me Hangin ' On '.....) shake out of his sleeve, consistent and tight he was on album length never again.