STEVE WINWOOD
''ABOUT TIME (BONUS TRACKS), DISC TWO''
JUNE 17 2003
99:10
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DISC ONE (69:41)
1 - Different Light 06:35 (Steve Winwood)
2 - Cigano (For The Gypsies) 06:20 (Jose Neto, Steve Winwood)
3 - Take It To The Final Hour 05:36 (Anthony Crawford, Steve Winwood)
4 - Why Can't We Live Together 06:39 (Timmy Thomas)
5 - Domingo Morning 05:06 (Jose Neto, Steve Winwood)
6 - Now That You're Alive 05:27 (Eugenia Winwood, Steve Winwood)
7 - Bully 05:37 (Eugenia Winwood, Steve Winwood)
8 - Phoenix Rising 07:26 (Steve Winwood, William Topley)
9 - Horizon 04:31 (Eugenia Winwood, Steve Winwood)
10 - Walking On 04:54 (Anthony Crawford, Steve Winwood)
11 - Silvia (Who Is She?) 11:25 (Jose Neto, Steve Winwood)
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DISC TWO (29:29)
1 - Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live) 08:08 (Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood)
2 - Why Can't We Live Together (Live) 06:32 (Timmy Thomas)
3 - Voodoo Chile 14:48 (Jimi Hendrix)
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Steve Winwood - vocals, hammond B-3 organ
José Pires de Almeida Neto - guitar
Walfredo Reyes, Jr. - drums, additional percussion (2, 4)
Karl Vanden Bossche - congas (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Richard Bailey - timbales (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Karl Denson - saxophone (1, 6), flute (8, 10)
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Steve Winwood took an extended break after the ignoble flop of 1997's Junction Seven, resurfacing on his own indie label Wincraft six years later with About Time. Where his last major-label effort fell prey to many of the trappings of a veteran artist gunning for the charts one last time -- an overly slick Narada Michael Walden production, cameos from Des'ree and Lenny Kravitz, songs that were too slick and unmemorable -- About Time finds Winwood scaling back things considerably, keeping himself to a trio featuring him on a Hammond organ, drummer Walfredo Reyes, Jr., and guitarist José Piresde Almeida Neto. Occasionally, congas and timbales and other percussion flesh out the rhythm, while Karl Denson plays flute or saxophone elsewhere, but these are subtle additions to a loose, laid-back, intimate album that harks back to Traffic, even if it is never as freewheeling or unpredictable as that band. Winwood's ambitions with About Time are pretty modest, actually -- to cut R&B-based tunes that bring in jazz and Latin influences and give everybody the chance to jam. Though they meander a bit too much at times, the jams are warm and appealing, and while the songs are a little indistinct, the feel of the music is good, which counts for a lot, since the last two slick solo albums felt distant (surely a byproduct of records that were designed to be Roll with It, Pt. 2). If Winwood's voice is now a little rough (which comes as a surprise), it nevertheless fits the scaled-down, relaxed atmosphere. And if individual songs aren't necessarily memorable, they don't necessarily need to be -- the feel is the thing here, and while it isn't first-rate Steve Winwood, it does feel like a welcome update from an old friend, which, after several years of waiting and several uneven records, is enough.
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''ABOUT TIME (BONUS TRACKS), DISC TWO''
JUNE 17 2003
99:10
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DISC ONE (69:41)
1 - Different Light 06:35 (Steve Winwood)
2 - Cigano (For The Gypsies) 06:20 (Jose Neto, Steve Winwood)
3 - Take It To The Final Hour 05:36 (Anthony Crawford, Steve Winwood)
4 - Why Can't We Live Together 06:39 (Timmy Thomas)
5 - Domingo Morning 05:06 (Jose Neto, Steve Winwood)
6 - Now That You're Alive 05:27 (Eugenia Winwood, Steve Winwood)
7 - Bully 05:37 (Eugenia Winwood, Steve Winwood)
8 - Phoenix Rising 07:26 (Steve Winwood, William Topley)
9 - Horizon 04:31 (Eugenia Winwood, Steve Winwood)
10 - Walking On 04:54 (Anthony Crawford, Steve Winwood)
11 - Silvia (Who Is She?) 11:25 (Jose Neto, Steve Winwood)
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DISC TWO (29:29)
1 - Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live) 08:08 (Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood)
2 - Why Can't We Live Together (Live) 06:32 (Timmy Thomas)
3 - Voodoo Chile 14:48 (Jimi Hendrix)
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Steve Winwood - vocals, hammond B-3 organ
José Pires de Almeida Neto - guitar
Walfredo Reyes, Jr. - drums, additional percussion (2, 4)
Karl Vanden Bossche - congas (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Richard Bailey - timbales (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Karl Denson - saxophone (1, 6), flute (8, 10)
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Steve Winwood took an extended break after the ignoble flop of 1997's Junction Seven, resurfacing on his own indie label Wincraft six years later with About Time. Where his last major-label effort fell prey to many of the trappings of a veteran artist gunning for the charts one last time -- an overly slick Narada Michael Walden production, cameos from Des'ree and Lenny Kravitz, songs that were too slick and unmemorable -- About Time finds Winwood scaling back things considerably, keeping himself to a trio featuring him on a Hammond organ, drummer Walfredo Reyes, Jr., and guitarist José Piresde Almeida Neto. Occasionally, congas and timbales and other percussion flesh out the rhythm, while Karl Denson plays flute or saxophone elsewhere, but these are subtle additions to a loose, laid-back, intimate album that harks back to Traffic, even if it is never as freewheeling or unpredictable as that band. Winwood's ambitions with About Time are pretty modest, actually -- to cut R&B-based tunes that bring in jazz and Latin influences and give everybody the chance to jam. Though they meander a bit too much at times, the jams are warm and appealing, and while the songs are a little indistinct, the feel of the music is good, which counts for a lot, since the last two slick solo albums felt distant (surely a byproduct of records that were designed to be Roll with It, Pt. 2). If Winwood's voice is now a little rough (which comes as a surprise), it nevertheless fits the scaled-down, relaxed atmosphere. And if individual songs aren't necessarily memorable, they don't necessarily need to be -- the feel is the thing here, and while it isn't first-rate Steve Winwood, it does feel like a welcome update from an old friend, which, after several years of waiting and several uneven records, is enough.
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WEBSITE
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