Review: Steve Winwood's New Album "Nine Lives"

 I was one of the 10 lucky winners chosen by Gather to review Steve Winwood's new album - Nine Lives.

About the artist:

Stephen Lawrence Winwood was born & raised in Birmingham, England. He frst became interested in swing and Dixieland jazz, and began playing drums, guitar, and piano as a child, and first performed with his father and older brother Muff in the Ron Atkinson Band at the age of eight; in 1963 the brothers chose to pursue that music full-time, joining guitarist Spencer Davis to form the Spencer Davis Group. This is a list of the bands he has been nvolved with since; The Powerhouse, Ginger Baker's Air Force, The Third World, Blind Faith, Traffic, & Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert Band.

CD Description:

The CD 'Nine Lives' develops all the numerous periods of Steve Winwood's exceptional career; which extends beyond  his wholesome and natural delight of making music.  These new songs reach from the arousing "Fly" to the fiery "Dirty City" (featuring a guest appearance by long-time friend Eric Clapton) to the intense and passionate "Hungry Man"; but you can still hear his folky/acoustic roots coming through.   The CD begins in precise style, with "I'm Not Drowning," a very memorable acoustic blues number.  My favorite track though is"Dirty City" which is a curse Blind Faith style number that is an opulent, ambitious single .   Another charming cut of the collection is"Fly" were the flute at the end of the song is rather gripping and really invokes the image of flight.

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• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0014KD46W
• List Price: $15.98

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