View basket “Rock & Roll” has been added to your basket. 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 Aretha Franklin Live Montego Bay 82 Soul / Funk | RoxVox | 180g, 1LP Released 28th September 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aretha Franklin Live Montego Bay 82 £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: RoxVox SKU: RVLP2140 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Swamp Dogg The White Man Made Me Do It Soul / Funk | Alive | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd January 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Swamp Dogg The White Man Made Me Do It £18.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Alive SKU: LPALIVE0164 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Raphael Saadiq Jimmy Lee Soul / Funk | Columbia | 2LP Released 20th September 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Raphael Saadiq Jimmy Lee £23.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Columbia SKU: 19075965501 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 20th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Twisted Wheel II Soul / Funk | Outta Sight | 1LP Released 3rd March 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Twisted Wheel II £17.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Outta Sight SKU: OSVLP011 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jackie Wilson & Doris & Kelley Because Of You / You Don’t Have To Worry Soul / Funk | Deptford Northern Soul Club Records | 7", Single Released 23rd October 2020 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jackie Wilson & Doris & Kelley Because Of You / You Don’t Have To Worry £12.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Deptford Northern Soul Club Records SKU: DNSCR011 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bobby Womack Fly Me To The Moon Soul / Funk | Premium Cool | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd September 2016 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bobby Womack Fly Me To The Moon £35.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Premium Cool SKU: PMC7000LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sam Cooke Portrait Of A Legend Soul / Funk | UMC | 2LP Released 15th October 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sam Cooke Portrait Of A Legend £26.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: UMC SKU: 7187861 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 15th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Boney M Oceans OF Fantasy Soul / Funk | We Are Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 7th July 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Boney M Oceans OF Fantasy £19.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 88985409241 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Etta James Etta James (mono) Soul / Funk | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 15th January 2013 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Etta James Etta James (mono) £34.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: CLP5360 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th January 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Soul On The Real Side Vol 1 Soul / Funk | Outta Sight | 1LP Released 31st July 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Soul On The Real Side Vol 1 £17.00 Genre: Soul / Funk Label: Outta Sight SKU: OSVLP001 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Soul / Funk Start again
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