Re: Wyman has TWO (official) songs with the Stones, right?
Date: July 31, 2006 22:27
I like the first two solo albums, which are sort of like Ringo albums had Ringo been a Stone. I mean, Bill's influences are all clear from the Rhythm Kings' rather pallid covers, but his songs, generally misunderstood as merely dumb, have a bemused, laconic attitude, and a self-deprecatory ('Im Gonna Get Me A Gun') charm and humor, plus he likes to write about sex. Thus 'Monkey Grip Glue'(worthy of Julia Lee & her Boyfriends), the hilarious 'It's Peanut Butter Time' (as he sings the title the b.g. vocalists breathe breathy bubblegum orgasm noises - his way of coming to terms with early Donna Summer), and the debut's hoe-down 'Pussy' perhaps is the purest essence of the Wymanian worldview....Boy, Great musicians congregate around sessions at Criteria studios in Miami (home of T.K.) Florida - Lowell George, George & Gwen McCrea, Dallas Taylor, Dr John, Van Morrison (sax), Pointer Sisters (before they sold out), Leon Russell....And dig the skating rink organ (no pun etc) on 'What a Blow.' Issued a month before, Stone Alone is Bill's "Black & Blue." Even has Ron Wood for a track. Then, around 1981 Bill discovered computers, resulting in some truly souless dreck. (Check his "Blues Odyssey" book/cd/dvd - better than Ken Burns' humorless myopic pic.