Bernie Marsden - Kings (2021) [Official Digital Download]

Roused into action after a late night conversation with Billy Gibbons about formative heroes, Bernie Marsden set about compiling a list of artists and songs that have shaped him over his 50-year career as a songwriter-guitarist.

The resulting Kings (the first of his ‘Inspirations’ series; the next volume, Chess, is due in November) sees Marsden and his band pay homage to tunes he first heard via blues greats Freddie King, B.B King. and Albert King.

Tone and feel are paramount here. Freddie King’s You’ve Got To Love Her With Feeling is a masterclass in cryin’ blues, with Marsden fashioning an emotive solo - and vocal - over Bob Haddrell’s pillowy organ line.

The slower, more soulful cuts tend to work best, be it Charles Singleton’s Help The Poor or the pained sweetness of Leon Russell’s Help Me Through The Day, a latterday analogue to the Whitesnake version Marsden first recorded for 1979’s Lovehunter.

TRACKLIST

01. Bernie Marsden - Don't You Lie To Me
02. Bernie Marsden - Key To The Highway
03. Bernie Marsden - Help Me Through The Day
04. Bernie Marsden - I'll Play The Blues For You
05. Bernie Marsden - Woman Across The River
06. Bernie Marsden - Help The Poor
07. Bernie Marsden - Me And My Guitar
08. Bernie Marsden - Living On The Highway
09. Bernie Marsden - You Got To Love Her With A Feeling
10. Bernie Marsden - Same Old Blues
11. Bernie Marsden - Runaway
12. Bernie Marsden - Uptown Train



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