Halfbreed ~ Remastered

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-06-04 rating:
Desert Island Disc
Bought the original on vinyl in 1969, obviously several years before I could talk! This album blew me away....up until this time no 'popular' music seemed to transcend the three minute epic! I bought it for the cover and the fact it only had 7 tracks! Years later I found it on a DERAM CD available by mail order... I kissed the postman when it arrived(or at least I would have done had I been in!). I would swap neither the vinyl or the CD for a gold pig. This is simply an awesome recording that deserves to be heard in any era - a constant companion for 40 years. Born to Die? Music like this is worth living for (without Too Much Thinking!).

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review by: panman date: 2009-01-30 rating:
an all-time classic for your collection
At last, this all-time classic album is back, and I recommend it highly: I've known this album since I wore out the original vinyl many years back, and have remembered many of the tunes note-for-note all that time.... I have searched for the CD also for years, and now, here it is and sounding just as good as ever - and, despite my fears of over-remembering it in the rosy glow of history it really is still a great blues album with some good jazzy bits: Miller Anderson never made it as big as he should have, his solos have immaculate timing, he's a hugely underrated guitarist. The timing of Peter Dines' organ work drives the band along with the combined powerhouse of Mr Hartley's drums and Gary Thain's bass - just try and sit still while this is playing, I don't think so... highlights (for me) have always been Leavin Trunk, Sinnin For You, Born To Die. With some interesting liner notes written by Keef hisself (Yow, Keef, thanks for a very fine album, I've loved it for over 30 years!), this album encapsulates the British blues sound around 1969, and a distinctive sound it was - I reckon your collection deserves this one, it really is not like all the rest. Go on, click that button.... br /

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review by: date: 2008-07-10 rating:
Finally... it's back
Deleted for far too long, this excellent album is finally re-released. And, that's great news for anyone with even a passing interest in the UK's late 60's RB scene because it contains some of Keef Hartley's, Henry Lowther's Chris Mercer's best post John Mayall work and in "Sinnin' For You", "Just To Cry" and the superb jazz/blues jam "Hearts And Flowers/Confusion Theme/The Halfbreed" it has three absolutely classic tracks that, after 40 years, still grab space on my hi-fi and, I suspect, many others. A worthy contender for much more interest...


review by: date: 2007-03-24 rating:
a contender for the greatest blues-rock album ever
amount of tracks:8 br /excellent:4 br /v,good:2 br /good:0 br /fair:2 br /poor:0 br / br /i was first introduced to keef hartley way back when when my older brother played me 'the time is near' album - as i was a sabbath freak at the time it kinda went over my head a bit with its jazzy-rock content, but there was a certain feel about the content that appealed to me anyway. then i was introduced to this album and it cemented my initial feel for the band. there are four truly great songs on 'halfbreed', the remainder is not far behind in terms of quality but slightly more conventional in terms of structure, whereas the four im gonna mentioned are slightly more inspired. br /'too much thinking' is simply a fantastic peice of music, beautifully played and structured with a great lyric and really powerful vocals from the very underrated miller anderson who shines throughout this album br /'leavin trunk' is a mose allison blues number which is transformed here into what is probably the heaviest take on the blues ever recorded, with a riff to die for. as heavy as sabbath, it really is a sonic boom of a track that stays controlled whilst being super-heavy and manic. just brilliant br /'born to die' is another lengthy blues trip, slower and more traditional in its approach but still very dense and dark and these two tracks have to be among the best white-man take on the blues ever recorded , up there with creams finest moments br /'just to cry' is a more lightweight, jazzy kind of number but has a lovely melody and lyric br / br /these four songs are absolutely essential listens for anyone into good music. the musicianship is absolutely flawless throughout and this a fine example of just how great music was back in the late 60's/early 70,s. of the remainder, there is a pretty directionless instrumental which slightly lets things down. plus two great kicking blues rock numbers, 'sinnin for you' and 'think it over' - like i said earlier, these are not far behind the others but fail to stand out as much cos theyre approached in a more traditional and typical blues rock manner for the time. this doesnt however, detract from their quality, and if you dig straightforward pumping blues rock you'll love these. whether youre a metal fan, prog,rock,blues,folk, or whatever - you'll love this album and especially these four great tracks from a band who should have been huge. an absolutely essential album. and oh, i hit the wrong button when i submitted this review, it shoulda been five stars!

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