Proof indeed that lightning does strike twice, The Spencer Davis group score again by 'beating up' another Jackie Edwards track into an R&B mould, though this time they fail to trump it. Edwards' original rides a sunny Northern Soul groove bled over with lashings of sunshine brass and female backing vocals that cook up a can't sit still floorfiller. The Spencer Davis Group break it down to just a bass driven beat with a bumble bee guitar droning just behind it all, making it more of an exercise in conversion rather than interpretation. Winwood's vocal again provides a focal point, but it can't replace what's been removed from the original and the song's remaining skeleton is far less enjoyable without some flesh on its bones.Monday 5 July 2010
1966 The Spencer Davis Group: Somebody Help Me
Proof indeed that lightning does strike twice, The Spencer Davis group score again by 'beating up' another Jackie Edwards track into an R&B mould, though this time they fail to trump it. Edwards' original rides a sunny Northern Soul groove bled over with lashings of sunshine brass and female backing vocals that cook up a can't sit still floorfiller. The Spencer Davis Group break it down to just a bass driven beat with a bumble bee guitar droning just behind it all, making it more of an exercise in conversion rather than interpretation. Winwood's vocal again provides a focal point, but it can't replace what's been removed from the original and the song's remaining skeleton is far less enjoyable without some flesh on its bones.
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