Under The Savage Sky Barrence Whitfield & The Savages SKU: BS230LP Barcode: 744302023014 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Bloodshot Released Date: 21st August 2015 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info When asked about the methods and the madness behind capturing the scorched earth soul of Under the Savage Sky, guitarist Peter Greenberg explained that the band was eager for something “harder and garagier” than their previous record, while still connecting with the energy and originality of the classics. Given that the previous release, Dig Thy Savage Soul (their 2013 Bloodshot debut and first U.S. release in a couple decades), was a 12-round sonic knockout, the R&B wallop of Under the Savage Sky may very well stand for ‘Roundhouse & Beatdown.’ There’s no harder hitter than frontman Barrence Whitfield of Boston, MA. When he hits the boards with the Savages, you’re either gonna ride the energy or be crushed by it. We’re talking Joe Louis, Howlin’ Wolf, Wilson Pickett, Smokin’ Joe Frazier. Barrence has what these greats all possessed, the one thing a trainer cannot teach a fighter: a lust for mayhem. The wilder, louder, more insane the Savages bring it, the more BW is ready to attack the mic, to bring it high, to bring it low, to wear you down on the ropes, and eventually drop you. With the raw vocals, thick and nasty guitar tones, and preternaturally locked-in rhythm section, Under the Savage Sky might be the most soulful punk record – or perhaps the most punk soul record – you’ve ever heard. Compact, three minute-or-less blasts rocket back to the explosive heydays of The Dirtbombs and genre godfathers The Sonics. Don’t believe it? Just check out ‘Incarceration Casserole’ (with its wild, Little Richard-era sax), the muscularity of ‘The Claw’ (after all, every album of quality should start a dance craze), and ‘Katy Didn’t.’ ‘Rock and Roll Baby,’ ‘Bad News Perfume,’ and ‘I’m A Good Man’ play like a high school sock hop invaded by a biker gang. It’s the kind of hip-shake proto-rockabilly that once had parents dragging their kids to the confessional for listening to that devil music. ‘Adjunct Street,’ a haunting, grinding ballad, gets you absinthe-drunk on Greenberg’s warbly guitar and Barrence’s deep growl, and ‘Full Moon in the Daylight Sky’ brings the brooding, ‘60s 3 a.m. soul. One of BW&S’s signature moves is their unpredictable, deep-catalog choice of covers and Under the Savage Sky unearths some exquisite gems. Getting the Savage treatment in this bout are Timmy ‘Mr. Soul Satisfaction’ Willis’s ‘I’m a Full Grown Man,’ all peacock-strut garage blues with an above-the-pulpit B3; Kid Thomas’s ‘The Wolf Pack,’ done here with stalking, back-alley toughness, burlesque sax lines and a lurid invitation to howl along; Eddie Snow’s ‘I’m a Good Man’; and Ace recording artist Mercy Baby’s ‘Rock and Roll Baby.’ Taken from the album’s liner notes (written by John Swenson, noted scribe for such illustrious rock and boxing mags like Crawdaddy, Circus, and Ring): “Backing Whitfield are the best cornermen in the business, led by garage/punk guitarist Peter Greenberg, the visionary who started the Savages after a legendary stint with the Lyres, and his sidekick Phil ‘Mr. Tenacious’ Lenker on bass. Greenberg works his guitar with the ruthless intricacy of a chain saw ice sculptor. Lenker meshes with drummer Andy Jody for an unrelenting sequence of haymaker beats. Tom Quartulli’s saxophone rips like a foghorn through the mist.” Under The Savage Sky rains soul and brimstone from the heavens. Keep your eyes to the sky… ain’t no umbrella gonna help you here. Artist Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Genre Soul / Funk Label Bloodshot Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Willow I'm a Full Grown Man The Claw Rock 'N' Roll Baby Adjunct Street The Wolf Pack Incarceration Casserole Angry Hands Bad New Perfume Katy Didn't I'm a Good Man Full Moon in the Daylight Sky Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Barrence Whitfield & The Savages and more from Soul / Funk View Product Quick View Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Dig Thy Savage Soul Rock'n'Roll | Bloodshot | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 7th August 2013 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Dig Thy Savage Soul £18.00 Genre: Rock'n'Roll Label: Bloodshot SKU: BS208LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 7th August 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Savage Kings Rock And Pop | Munster | 1LP Released 13th May 2011 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Savage Kings £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Munster SKU: MR306 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th May 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Omar Apollo Live For Me – EP Soul / Funk | Warner Records | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 1st December 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Omar Apollo Live For Me – EP £36.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Warner Records SKU: 0093624851639 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 1st December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Boney M Love For Sale Soul / Funk | We Are Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 5th May 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Boney M Love For Sale £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 88985409261 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 5th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bill Withers Still Bill Soul / Funk | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 23rd June 2023 £46.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bill Withers Still Bill £46.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: MFSL1-525 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 23rd June 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View George Benson In Flight Soul / Funk | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 6th December 2016 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders George Benson In Flight £34.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANBSK2983 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 6th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Syl Johnson Complete Twinight Singles Soul / Funk | Numero Group | 2LP Released 7th August 2015 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Syl Johnson Complete Twinight Singles £23.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Numero Group SKU: NUM1243 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View War Greatest Hits Soul / Funk | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 1st March 2024 £75.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations War Greatest Hits £75.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP149-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 1st March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Various Artists Soul Jazz Records Presents Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 Soul / Funk | Soul Jazz | 2LP Released 22nd September 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Soul Jazz Records Presents Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 £28.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Soul Jazz SKU: SJRLP522 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sly Stone I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70 Soul / Funk | Light In The Attic | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd November 2014 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sly Stone I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70 £26.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Light In The Attic SKU: LITA121LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aretha Franklin I Never Loved A Man Soul / Funk | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 10th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aretha Franklin I Never Loved A Man £27.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M101LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mary J. 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