14.01.2008.
April Wine - Electric Jewels (1973) (@256)
(Review from musicianguide.com, wikipedia, aprilwine.ca)
One of the most popular and enduring rock acts to emerge from Canada, April Wine formed in late 1969 in Halifax but soon moved to Montreal. The band chose the name 'April Wine' simply because the two words sounded good together.
Despite the band's initial success, tensions between its members were growing. After a split pitted Goodwyn and Clench on one side and the Henman brothers on the other, the Henmans left the group in 1973.
When the split occurred, the recording of their third album, "Electric Jewels" was mostly finished. The Henmans got to keep the songs he had written and the "new" group recorded a few songs to replace them prior to releasing the album. The really interesting thing that happened was they re-recorded the ending of the title cut. Thus, on that track, the old band starts the song and the new band finishes it.
Featuring the gritty, classic down-to-earth hard rock sound, the harder-edged "Electric Jewels" album was met with instant favour from the band's ever growing fan base. It contains songs such as "Weeping Widow", "Just Like That" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide" which would stay in April Wine's concert set lists for many years to come.
Line-up :
* Jim Clench - Bass, Vocals, Arp
* Myles Goodwyn - Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Vocals, Mellotron
* Gerry Mercer - Percussion, Vocals
* Gary Moffet - Guitar, Vocals
Track List :
01. Weeping Widow
02. Just Like That
03. Electric Jewels
04. You Opened Up My Eyes
05. Come on Along
06. Lady Run, Lady Hide
07. I Can Hear You Callin'
08. Cat's Claw
09. Band Has Just Begun
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Original Post Date : 18 Oct 2007 | 3:23 PM
