The Same Old Blues

The Same Old Blues Artist: Proud Mary
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5055059100329
ASIN: B00005LEVH


Release Date: 2001-06-18

The Same Old Blues


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Tracks:

  1. Give A Little Love
  2. Very Best Friend
  3. Don't It All Look Ugly
  4. All Good Things
  5. Somewhere Down The Line
  6. Time On Our Hands
  7. Just For You
  8. Salt Of The Earth
  9. Same Old Blues

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Album Description

2001 debut album for country/blues/rock act produced by Noel Gallagher & named after the song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Strong and solid debut.......2005-06-14

Proud Mary, the band that derived their name from a Creedence Clearwater Revival song of the same name came into the UK music eye when Noel Gallagher (of Oasis fame) talked them up and signed them to his Sour Mash record label. This album was the only release to come from the short lived Sour Mash.

Playing live support slots for Oasis, Paul Weller and Ocean Colour Scene among a few the band had some good publicity through these said bands/artists plugging them... was it worthwhile?

Well "The Same Old Blues" is their debut album, which was produced by Noel Gallagher with Gem Archer (also of Oasis fame) yet sounds highly unlike anything that Oasis would record, which is very refreshing. The album is a British city bands slice of Americana, you'll even swear the singer isn't from the suburbs of Manchester. Kicking off with "Give A Little Love" the album drones in on an organ note to be brought to life by acoustic rhythm guitars and a country style electric guitar lick, the song itself is strong and has great lyrics to it, the chorus really is a sing-along part.

2nd song "Very Best Friend" was the single that pushed the album, sadly the vocal melody shares a similarity with The Rolling Stones "Salt Of The Earth" which Proud Mary even cover on the album. However this doesn't stop it being one of the albums highlights, a radio friendly tune in any American state indeed.

"Don't It All Look Ugly" begins with countryish harmonica and turns into a rockier sounding country song, it gives off the air of driving in the sunny summer with the window down and the volume up.

"All Good Things" is not to be confused with the Marc Teamaker song of the same name. This particular song is possibly the albums best song, it has brilliant instrumentation and touching lyrics, with a slide guitar solo again heavy in country tones that is simplicity in itself. This is followed by "Somewhere Down The Line" which sticks to the sound that the band have forged on this album. To some this song could be easily forgettable but it does have a lovely country steel guitar break/solo in the middle.

"Time On Our Hands" is one of those "could it have been a single?" songs, it surely would suit American radio stations without looking out of places. It has some great harmony vocals that lie underneath the whole song and just has this immense feel if achievement when you listen to it, you can't help but smile and tap your foot at this up-beat and feel good song. The steel guitar embellishments throughout also make it feel that much better too, and a great electric guitar solo too.

"Just For You" is not necessarily a love song, more a song of positive wishes upon somebody who you know. It could be for a lover who is leaving, or even a daughter. The song itself is more focused on lyrical content than anything else and is the albums most positive feeling song. Proud Mary's take on The Rolling Stones' "Salt Of The Earth" does not do the original any injustice at all, in fact it (to me) is much better than the Stones version... which is unusual. It is delivered with meaning that makes the listener think of it as a Proud Mary original.

"Same Old Blues" is the albums final song and simply acoustic guitars and sparse percussion with touches of steel guitar hiding underneath. A great way to end an album and a very good song that could have been written by any of Americas greatest. Makes you think if the band are REALLY English.

A great album that will go down as a lost classic, the band soon lost 2 of it's members and signed to a new label, leaving Sour Mash behind.

4 out of 5 stars fire it up!.......2003-05-13

same old blues is an awesome song. Fire it up!!

5 out of 5 stars Same Old Blues - What an album!.......2002-11-11

I first saw heard of Proud Mary at an Oasis gig in Finsbury Park. They were just great so i knew i had to get their album. After many hours of searching, i finally found it and was i disapointed with it? Was i hell! This is one of the few albums where i am able to sit through the whole thing and enjoy every single track! What a debut album. Roll on number two!

5 out of 5 stars Rock & Roll is here to stay!!.......2001-07-23

I've heard about them through an Oasis fan web-site. I went out to buy it and I'm so greaful that i did. The music, the lyrics, everything is just great. It resembles a lot the music of the late 1960's. It's a shame (or maybe not) that people haven't really cought up to them. People aren't into great music anymore and it's sad to say it. English people as well as American people aren't really looking for and/or interested in good music anymore. They are not even giving it a chance. This record to me is a really really good one. Proud Mary, you rock and don't let anybody tell you don't. Long live Rock and Roll!!!!

3 out of 5 stars A solid album.......2001-07-09

This is quite a good debut album, but the oasis influence is very obvious, so if you like oasis this is for you!

Also, I would say that some songs seem a little repetitive but for me the best track of the album is "all things great" followed by "very best friend".

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