Savoy Brown Street Corner Talking CD

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 english r & b / pop at its best
Arguably, Savoy Brown's most listenable & best album, with solid performances by the entire band. Kim Simmonds must surely be one of the most underated guitarists to emerge from this particular era - just listen to the opening notes of his blistering slide stylings on Tell Mama to some very tasty jazz nuances on the long and brilliant All I Can Do. Solid rythym section, great keyboards and marvelous vocals from Dave Walker. The original songs beat anything on the radio today, and the covers of Wang Dang Doodle and Cant Get Next To You would make any white group envious. A STELLER & TIMELESS ALBUM.
Submitted by DON J. (Victoria, Canada) 
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 One of my favorite all time albums
It has been thirty somewhat years since I last listened to this music.I owned both the album and 8 track years ago. Both seemed to have vanished into thin air. Close friends either borrowed them and didn't return them for whatever reason.I've listened to this cd over and over and still cannot get enough of it.
Submitted by dsmith68 (Patterson, Louisiana,USA) 
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 It Should Be Ten Stars
There's no way around it. This cd is truly a time-piece masterpiece. One of the all time best British blues-rock bands(not to exclude early 70's Fleetwood Mac etc., but ABSOLUTELY long before Buckingham & Nicks) to come from across the big pond. Kim Simmonds(lead guitar), lead vocalist Dave Walker and the rest, take you on the finest blues journey bar-none, hands down, and etc., using their impeccable talents. The first track, Tell Mama( a great slide tune) should get you tuned up, then go to track 3, and listen to undoubtably, the best version(probably the only), of The Temptations "I Can't Get Next To You(Babe)". A mind blower for sure. This cd is a must for anyone's cd collection. Now personally, to enjoy Street Corner Talking, you should crank up the stereo(of course this being after a hard week at the 'ol mill), then venture out onto the front or back porch with either a fine bottle(ok then, make it two), of wine or a big tub of iced down brewskies and proceed to get ready, to start to begin,(as the 7th track states)to pitch a wang dang doodle. To the non-understanding readers, that's PARTY-TIME!!!!! Dig it.
Submitted by Rhino The First (Okieland, USA)
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 easily the most accessible Savoy Brown album
when I bought this back when it came out, I opened it up and saw three chicken shack members in this new lineupand some singer i had never heard of {i found out later that he had had a hit in South Africa with In The Summertime by the Idle Race which was a cover of the huge Mungo Jerry hit..} I listened to this one over and over, I even like the long cut All I can Do Is Cry, and I generally hate long cuts. Tell Mama towered over everything they had done to date and even got a little airplay on the top 40 station in Boston. This is easily the best of the three albums with Dave Walker singing , and a strong case can be made that it is the most consistent album they did in terms of no filler. I am also partial to Blue Matter , Raw Sienna, and Looking In,and I like Shakedown, Getting To The Point, and A step Further as well, but I would have to say that SCT would be the most accessible of the lot to the uninitiated.
Submitted by Bill Broderick (Nashua NH)
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 Amazing
One of my all time favorite albums, I can't beleive these guys aren't played on the radio more or even talked about more. "Tell Mama" is one of the strongest openings to any rock album ever. Kim Simmons rocks!
Submitted by Sean (WA, USA)
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