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Personnel: Derek Trucks (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums); Doyle Bramhall II (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Mattison (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Kofi Burbridge (vocals, piano, Clavinet, Wurlitzer organ); Yonrico Scott (vocals, drums, percussion); Count Mbutu (vocals, percussion); Todd Smallie, Susan Tedeschi (vocals); Eric Krasno (guitar); Mace Hibbard (tenor saxophone); Paul Garrett (trumpet); Kevin Hyde (trombone); Tyler Greenwell (drums, percussion); Duane Trucks, Bob Tis (percussion); Chris Shaw (sound effects).
Audio Mixer: Chris Shaw .
Audio Remasterer: George Marino.
Liner Note Authors: John Snyder; Ashley Kahn.
Recording information: Bakos Amp Works, Atlanta, GA; Swamp Raga Studios, Jacksonville, FL.
Author: Ali Akbar Khan.
Photographers: Derek Trucks; Vincent Tseng; Blake Budney; Erica Trucks; Mike Schmelling.
Derek Trucks started out as a young guitar prodigy playing alongside his uncle Butch in the Allman Brothers Band, but began following his own path in the late 1990s. ALREADY FREE is the result of a decade-plus spent sharpening his skills and growing his soul. It's probably his loosest, warmest, funkiest offering to date. While it's not markedly different from the Southern-tinged blues-rock of his earlier albums, ALREADY FREE nevertheless mines an altogether greasier groove. The album leans heavily on an old-school Southern soul aesthetic, and the spirit of both Memphis and Muscle Shoals can be heard in much of the material here, whether Trucks and company are adding some Southern grit to Bob Dylan's "Down in the Flood" or getting down the to the groove of one of their blues-rocking originals.
For 12 years, the Derek Trucks Band have been issuing records (live and studio) that are long on fire, improvisation, and inspiration. Trucks' own skillful leadership has seamlessly melded rock, blues, jazz, and Eastern Indian modal music in a brew that is uniquely his own. Perhaps this is what makes Already Free both an anomaly and a natural extension of the DTB; if anything, it resembles Delaney & Bonnie's records of the late '60s and early '70s -- Home, To Bonnie from Delaney -- or the self-titled debuts of Bobby Whitlock and Eric Clapton. There is a homegrown organic looseness to these proceedings that sets the album apart from all of Trucks' previous offerings. Perhaps that's because it was recorded at home -- literally in a home studio with the DTB and/or their guests playing live from the floor much of the time. Trucks is still accompanied by his longtime mates: Kofi Burbridge, Todd Smallie, Yonrico Scott, Count Mbutu, and vocalist Mike Mattison. But there are some close friends and family as guests, including -- but not limited to -- Trucks' wife Susan Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II, and a horn section and various rhythm players.
The material is stellar. The covers include an opening reading of Bob Dylan's "Down in the Flood," with the horn section getting down deep into the grittier and bluesier aspects of the tune. It features some brilliant work by Burbridge on the clavinet, Wurlitzer piano, and B-3; Trucks handles monster acoustic and electric slide work and Mattison's vocal is stellar. It all comes off soulfully, authentically, and utterly real. Next is a deeply funky cover of the late Paul Pena's "Something to Make You Happy." Another standout is a gospel-blues reading of the Spooner Oldham-Dan Penn classic "Sweet Inspiration," with an intro that sounds like it came straight from Memphis. Mattison and Tedeschi's vocals don't sound like Delaney & Bonnie's, but they feel like them. The hand percussion laid on top of the rhythm section with Trucks' melodic slide break becomes a third voice as it digs directly into the B-3.
That all said, the originals are solid to boot. Check out the funky Allen Toussaint-esque rhythm backdrop on "Maybe This Time," with a brilliant vocal performance by Bramhall; the savage, gritty, anRolling Stone (p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Trucks hones the R&B, jazz and Middle Eastern influences of his previous outings into a tight groove on ALREADY FREE."
Entertainment Weekly (p.67) - "Trucks' bluesy playing is excellent throughout, though he knows when to cede space to vocalist Mike Mattison or guest Doyle Bramhall II..." -- Grade: B+
Down Beat (p.84) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Trucks' consistently questing music is as rooted in Mumbai as it is Macon, as he deftly incorporates international influences and core Americana attitudes to create a fusion unlike any other."
Dirty Linen (p.37) - "Trucks and his bandmates go beyond the Southern rock on which he's built his reputation. Though he has plenty of opportunity to showcase his chops, the album is strengthened by Trucks' willingness to share the spotlight..."
Living Blues (p.38) - "Especially chilling is the churchy title tune, on which composers Trucks and Mattison conjure up the ghost of Blind Willie Johnson with their overdubbed guitars and vocals..."
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List Price $17.98 (You save $5.03)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Blues CDs, Contemporary Blues, Rock
Label Victor
Orig Year 2009
All Time Sales Rank   3096  
CD Universe Part number 7799036
Catalog number 732781
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 13, 2009
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Bobby Tis; Chris Shaw; Marty Wall
Additional Info Japan
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Down In the Flood
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Something To Make You Happy
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Maybe This Time
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Sweet Inspiration
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Don't Miss Me
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Get What You Deserve
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Our Love
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Down Don't Bother Me
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Days is Almost Gone
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Back Where I Started
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.I Know
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Already Free

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Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars AMAZING
This album is absolutely amazing. The songs,the feel everything. The great thing about the Derek Trucks band is that they are out there to make music, not money. Susan Tedeschi also contributed to this album and she does a great job on the tenth song. BUY IT its is Great!
Submitted by dougee841 (Waterbury, CT, USA)
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4 stars DTB knows the slide rules.
You can hear the Allman influence. Nothing wrong with that. Some songs are commercial, but overall a great album.
Submitted by cmillette_midsouth1 (Southaven, MShill country) Verified Buyer
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5 stars album of the year
one of the more pleasent albums i`ve heard in years. the other reviewers are not lying when they say this is a great album.it will more than likely not get the accolades it deserves.great job derek.
Submitted by the detroitkid (anaheim hills ca usa)
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5 stars Awesome Album
I am very happy with the latest release from the DTB. I love that Doyle Bramhall II and Susan are on this one as well. I think this is my favorite album of theirs.
Submitted by Dave (Lexington, KY)
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