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Fire
Up Plus review
Saunders and Friends CD Fire
Up Plus featuring guitarist Jerry Garcia is two previous albums Heavy
Turbulence and Fire Up reissued on a single disc less two
songs.
There are many solid
moments on this release, though, none better than the lovely blues
inspired riffs that Garcia lays out on "Lonely Avenue." I
generally prefer the cover versions to the original Merl
compositions. John Lennon's song "Imagine" is done
instrumentally. The rendition of J. J. Cale's "After
Midnight" is top notch. This song was an outstanding outlet for
long jamming at Merl and Jerry's live performances.
Merl Saunders Fire Up
Plus is a more than worthwhile addition to a CD
collection. by Barry
Small
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1.My
Problems Got Problems (Saunders / Carrier)
2. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Robertson)
3. Save Mother Earth (Saunders / Lewis)
4. Imagine (John Lennon)
5. Welcome to the Basement (Saunders / Moore)
6. Man Child (Saunders / Lewis)
7. After Midnight (J.J. Cale)
8. Expressway (To Your Heart) (Gamble / Huff)
9. Soul Roach (Saunders / Shanklin)
10.Benedict Rides (Saunders / Carrier)
11.The System (Saunders / Carrier)
12.Lonely Avenue (Doc Pomus)
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Merl
Saunders - keyboards, vocals
Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Tom Fogerty - guitar
John Kahn - bass
Bill Vitt - drums
Gaylord Birch - congas
Mike Howell - guitar
Christopher Parker - drums
The Hawkins Singers (Edwin, Walter, Tramaine, Lynette, Freddie,
Carol) - vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Eddie Moore - drums, saw
Kenneth Nash - percussion
Bob Drew - saxophone
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Label - Fantasy
Fire Up Plus is a compilation of:
Heavy Turbulence, Merl Saunders & Friends, 1972
Fire Up, Merl Saunders & Friends, 1973 - less two songs (Chock-Lite
Puddin' (Saunders) and Charisma (She's Got) (Saunders) |
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