The album was written, produced and performed by Andy, who plays all of the instruments here with the exception of the drums, deftly handled by Low Riders band member Paul Beavis. Never a huge singles collector I also bought Andy Fairweather Low’s 45, Wide Eyed and Legless; and that’s probably where our paths ceased to cross until now. Non-personalized content and ads are influenced by things like the content you’re currently viewing and your location (ad serving is based on general location). The solo albums like the classic Spider Jiving, the incredible out put of superb songs, to these days with his own band The Low Riders. When I was about 14 I once bought an LP which had Amen Corner on one side and The Small Faces on the other and as my Record Collection was in its infancy, I played the Hell out of it!

I wish I had the vocabulary to describe Andy Fairweather Low’s singing style; but everything I try to use sounds ‘wrong’ and ‘critical’ …. After an interval of 16 years, here he is again at his sweet and soulful musical best with the kind of record that will surely delight his fans. Wobei der sensibel-siedende Drummer das Kompliment etwa an seine beherzte Besenarbeit auf der Snare bescheiden von sich weist: "Ich brauchte wirklich nur die heißen Rhythmen auf seinen Demos nachzuahmen, aller Beifall gebührt Andy! Flang Dang is Andy's first solo album since 2006 - After an interval of sixteen years, here he is again at his sweet and soulful musical best with the kind of record that will surely delight his fans. I was due to be at the studio with another band when Andy was actually recording this fabulous album.The only thing I can’t stand is the drum machine that I use, so this time, I thought, ‘I’ll tell you what, I’ll go to Rockfield, and I’ll do my demos but at a better level, better technical level, and with a proper drummer’. Fairweather Low comes at you straight out of the gates with Waiting On The Up; a neat and tidy song about ‘still waiting for success’ which I presume to be ‘tongue in cheek’ and the poppy gait reminds me of any or all Nick Lowe songs; but with the addition of Andy’s distinctive vocals which haven’t changed a tiny bit since the mid 60’s. don’t get me wrong; I’m a Music Snob and revel in such albums that sometimes need Poirot or Vera to unravel the mysteries therein; but sometimes I just crave music that is ….

Andy's straightforward and often powerful lyrics greet the uncertainties and sorrows of life with a missive to get up and “Stand Up” in the light, and above all, to keep faith with oneself. Wege, was falsch zu machen und nur einen richtigen, das gilt auch für die Musik, und AFL macht es wieder richtig - samt zwinkerndem "Memphis"-Zitat im Solo. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Dabei koppelt Fairweather sofort beim Rock'n'Roll "Waiting On The Top" seine Akustische derart pfiffig mit verzerrten Licks, dass man eine komplette Horn-Sektion zu hören glaubt! But; there’s another song that captured my attention the first day I played the album, and yesterday found myself subconsciously turning the volume up, in the car ….The whole album has the patina of maturity that you would expect from someone with such a huge wealth of experience as a musician and a gentleman. Every song on the album was written by Andy and oozes with the blues and gospel style that he has made his own.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Another oddity here is the way Andy Fairweather Low slips and slides seamlessly between genres without jarring styles; which is why the Skiffle beat of Too Many Friends still works although juxtaposed between the punchy swing of Keep Your Faith and the Bluebeat/Lovers Rock melody that pervades through Looking Down and all sound like close relations courtesy of Andy Fairweather Low’s singing. But the band I was to join pulled out so my visit to the legendary Rockfield studios didn't happen, but Andy did and during these sessions we did an interview together anyway about his amazing career and this new album.

I asked Paul (Beavis), The Low Riders’ drummer if he’d come and sort of duplicate the drum patterns that I had, and he said yes, and off we went. Gleichzeitig präsentierte Andy Fairweather Low bei jenem "Jools Annual Hootenanny" mit "Got Me A Party Going On" eine Kostprobe seiner neuen Songs, opulent arrangiert von Herrn Hollands blasender Breitseite! Ein weiterer waffenscheinpflichtiger Groove wird mit einem Zungenbrecher gekoppelt: "You can vip-vop and Be-Bop and shout Bam-a-lam", heißt es in "Looking Down", und es brennt die Hütte. After an interval of sixteen years, here he is again at his sweet and soulful musical best with the kind of record that will surely delight his fans.