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Free emerged from the British blues boom with a tight, muscular style that framed Paul Rodgers' throaty voice. Guitarist Paul Kossoff provides the perfect foil with incisive, measured solos exemplified by his contribution to "All Right Now." This successful single transformed the group from club to festival status. Free's unhurried, careful intensity is captured perfectly on the album's title track and "Oh I Wept," two songs charged with emotion. Where many contemporaries tended towards excess, Free implied a resonant power, particularly through Andy Fraser's liquid bass work, which weaves between the melody lines, rather than asserting them. FIRE AND WATER is a high spot in heavy rock; rather than merely asserting masculine qualities, this album also shows a rare vulnerability.
Remastered and expanded with 6 bonus tracks. Includes alternate take of 'Oh How I Wept', new stereo version of 'Fire and Water', the 'Songs of Yesterday' version of 'All Right Now' and more. 12 tracks
Digitally remastered German issue features six bonus tracks.Q (12/01, p.157) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The definitive Free album - rock has rarely been better..."
Uncut (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mix of the mercantile and mercurial....FIRE & WATER captures the band at their best..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.121) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Paul Kossoff's guitar is a feral thing of slow-fermenting passion."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "1970's FIRE & WATER was Free's third album, showing their stripped-down blues-rock honed to understated perfection." Fire & Water Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  "I'm still weeping"
This is probably my least favorite FREE album, although it contains two of my favorite FREE songs. Oh I Wept & Don't Say You Love Me. I haven't heard the extra cuts yet. All you really need is one version of "All Right Now" to last a life time, which would be the live version. I do really like the cover, a classic FREE pose. Kossoff looking all wasted as usual, bless his heart. I simply love everything my this band as you can tell. Once againg thanks for the tickle.
Submitted by Bill Key (Rogers, AR USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. oh so wrong of me
Boy was I a fool. Until I got this EU remaster, I hadn't realized what a gem this LP is. The lead guitar breaks in Remember & Heavy Load should astonish any decent guitarist. The 1st version of All Right Now is very interesting as well. I have thoroughly enjoyed these CD's. Thanks CD Universe once again. Sell your old CD's & get these. Two years ago they were all $22 on Amazon.
Submitted by bill key (Rogers, AR USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No As Timeless as Fire and Water
Of the albums that were released in the late 1960's and early 1970's, few have remained as fresh and as potent as they seemed when they were new. "Fire and Water" is a timeless exception to the rule. You don't have to be "in the mood" to listen to these songs. They grab you and pull you into their mood. This CD contains the hit that got everyone's attention ("All Right Now"), but that's just one facet on this diamond. And, like a diamond, Free's "Fire and Water" will sparkle forever.
Submitted by a reviewer (Rock Island, IL, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No very influential
I got this album first as a freebee from an antique shop. The copy was big-time warped, but I could still hear "the voice" and "the guitar". Since then I have obtained every Free/BC CDs that exist. This album is quite simply one of the best records ever made. Kosoff and Rodgers at their best. God only knows what could have been if Kosoff would have stuck around. His guitar work gives me chills. Anyway - I digress. Enjoy this if you like soulful rock.
Submitted by martinphillips (Asheville, NC)
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