Auf seinem brandneuen Studioalbum FLANG DANG - in herrlicher Wortwitztradition von LA BOOGA ROOGA oder MEGA SHEBANG - zelebriert er diese und andere frische Kompositionen jedoch fast im Alleingang: zurückgekehrt in die Waliser Rockfield-Studios, in denen er bereits Ende der Sixties unter anderem mit Dave Edmunds zauberte. Now with this new album other than Paul Beavis on drums its all AFL, and is one of those albums you'll never stop playing certtainly more great songs, all eleven of them here. Sometimes when I review albums I feel obliged to dance around the commerciality of what’s on offer; but here Andy Fairweather Low goes out of his way to create massive melodies that are eminently danceable and add them to uber-hooks and monster riffs on songs that need to be listened to as there are stories in there that will appeal to grown ups the world over.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In between I’ve seen him countless times as the gunslinger beside many household names in the music business; where he can play rhythm guitar as well as the best of them; and when necessary step back into the shadows to play ‘invisible lead guitar’ when the Star still can’t play guitar and sing at the same time (guesses on a postcard to the usual address). When I was about 14 I once bought an LP which had Amen Corner on one side and The Small Faces on the other and as my Record Collection was in its infancy, I played the Hell out of it!I asked Paul (Beavis), The Low Riders’ drummer if he’d come and sort of duplicate the drum patterns that I had, and he said yes, and off we went. You don’t have to pay, you know, you can have itfor nothing, just come down and do something, it will be good to see you’, Kingsley said. The album was written, produced and performed by Andy, who plays all of the instruments here with the exception of the drums, deftly handled by Low Riders band member Paul Beavis.

After an interval of sixteen years, here he is again at his sweet and soulful musical best with the kind of record that will surely delight his fans.

Fairweather Low comes at you straight out of the gates with Waiting On The Up; a neat and tidy song about ‘still waiting for success’ which I presume to be ‘tongue in cheek’ and the poppy gait reminds me of any or all Nick Lowe songs; but with the addition of Andy’s distinctive vocals which haven’t changed a tiny bit since the mid 60’s. If there is a certificate we’ve missed out on then it’s probably for a 50 metre swim badge at the local swimming baths.

Andy is without one of the greatest artists this country has ever produced from those early years with Amen Corner, through touring the world with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters.Wege, was falsch zu machen und nur einen richtigen, das gilt auch für die Musik, und AFL macht es wieder richtig - samt zwinkerndem "Memphis"-Zitat im Solo. Flang Dang is Andy's first solo album since 2006 - After an interval of sixteen years, here he is again at his sweet and soulful musical best with the kind of record that will surely delight his fans.

Every song on the album was written by Andy and oozes with the blues and gospel style that he has made his own. But the band I was to join pulled out so my visit to the legendary Rockfield studios didn't happen, but Andy did and during these sessions we did an interview together anyway about his amazing career and this new album. There are sort of a lot of soulful and gospel-tinged songs, mind you, there’s a bit of blues, there’s a bit of ska, there’s a bit of country, there’s a bit of everything. The only thing I can’t stand is the drum machine that I use, so this time, I thought, ‘I’ll tell you what, I’ll go to Rockfield, and I’ll do my demos but at a better level, better technical level, and with a proper drummer’.Gleichzeitig präsentierte Andy Fairweather Low bei jenem "Jools Annual Hootenanny" mit "Got Me A Party Going On" eine Kostprobe seiner neuen Songs, opulent arrangiert von Herrn Hollands blasender Breitseite!