Glenn Hughes' impressive career is well documented on this double disc. It includes everything from his time in
Trapeze to
Deep Purple and a track from Black Sabbath's Seventh Star where Hughes also did the vocals. This is pure Rock history mixed with
Glenn Hughes solo efforts.
Glenn Hughes has definitely been one who has planted the seeds of Hard Rock.
A cool thing about this disc is that Glenn's band stuff is all Live.
We get Purple classics like
"Burn", the fantastic ballad
"You Keep on Moving", the funkier
"Gettin´ Tighter" plus
"Lady Double Dealer" and
"Stormbringer". All the
Deep Purple tracks are taken from
Glenn Hughes' Live cd
"Burning Japan Live", which featured the rhythm section from Europe. The 2 guitarists has the same guitar-sound as Blackmore and it leads to a sound very close to the originals even without David Coverdale's vocals. One thing that amazed me when hearing the
Deep Purple tracks was that I was not missing David Coverdale. Glenn's powerful voice made up for the loss of Coverdale even though Hughes used to double Coverdale's vocals. There is no big difference in Glenn vocals live and in the studio. Actually his vocals are better live. Also worth mentioning are the 2 Hughes/Thrall tracks
"Muscle and Blood" and
"I got Your Number", which are both among the best tracks.
"I got Your Number" has a cool twin guitar solo and
"Muscle and Blood" has a really cool riff.
I was real exited because of the inclusion of
"No Stranger to Love" from Black Sabbath's "Seventh Star". Particular this track is fantastic because of the special emotion to the song. The live version is unfortunately lacking some of the same emotion, but still I like the way Glenn controls his voice and sings deep on this track.
From his solo albums my favorites are the 2 Marc Bonilla penned songs
"Addiction" and
"Death of Me" because they are both riff songs performed raw and rocky. Another highlight is Glenn's successful remake of Jimi Hendrix's
"Freedom". However the most outstanding track on this compilation is, to my big surprise, another
Glenn Hughes solo effort.
"Can't Stop the Flood" is absolutely amazing. It is a groovy song with an excellent guitar riff, a Hammond organ in the background during the verse and a very melodic chorus.
In my opinion
Glenn Hughes is kind of a Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. I love the Rock side but I have a hard time adapting to the Funk/Soul side of
Glenn Hughes. Therefore this album is losing some grades with the
Trapeze track
"You love is allright". The song is almost 10 minutes with Glenn shouting,
"Can you feel the funk?" It is well played but this is definitely not my style.
"Save me Tonight" might as well been a Whitney
Houston track and
"This Life" is rooted in the soulful black music. On the bright side songs like
"This Life" really shows
Glenn Hughes wide vocal range.
For die-hard
Glenn Hughes fans there is nothing new to gain from this release. All the tracks have previously been released. However if you want some Rock history or like me only has his
Deep Purple/Black Sabbath stuff this CD is great. It made me buy some of his solo albums also.
Written by
Michael Wednesday, August 28, 2002
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