What do you do if you're a young singer/model who has recorded a couple of relatively unsuccessful albums in the early sixties and you are still looking to make a splash in the music business? Easy, you fly to London in 1968 and record a blues rock album using Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, Jim Capaldi, Jack Bruce, Christine McVie, and many others as backing musicians.
While a lot of credit has been (deservedly) given to these heavyweights providing the music for Fiends & Angels, the one thing you notice when you listen to this album is Martha's phenomenal voice. She has been compared to Janis Joplin by some. That's a bit unfair, as I don't know of many vocalists that can keep her company. However, Martha's vocal work here is impressive. It is a shame that she didn't do much more in the rock format.
Here is a short bluesy number from those sessions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHuxWGyJWZw
No comments:
Post a Comment