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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1645063" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]11073[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>evening pick of the day........................</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11074[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>"" All Right Now..........................Set Yourself "" FREE ""...............................</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11076[/ATTACH]://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)</p><p></p><p><strong>Free</strong> were an English <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a> band formed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a> in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Right_Now" target="_blank">All Right Now</a>".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> They disbanded in 1973; lead singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" target="_blank">Paul Rodgers</a> went on to become the frontman of the band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Company" target="_blank">Bad Company</a>, which also featured his Free bandmate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kirke" target="_blank">Simon Kirke</a> on drums.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> Lead guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kossoff" target="_blank">Paul Kossoff</a> formed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Street_Crawler_(band)" target="_blank">Back Street Crawler</a> in 1973, but died from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" target="_blank">pulmonary embolism</a> at the age of 25 in 1976.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-Paulkossoffofficial.com-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> Bassist Andy Fraser formed Sharks.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p></p><p>Free became renowned for their live shows and non-stop touring. However, their studio albums did not sell very well until their third, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)" target="_blank">Fire and Water</a></em>, featured the massive hit "All Right Now". The song helped secure them a place at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1970" target="_blank">Isle of Wight Festival 1970</a>, where they played to 600,000 people.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> In the early 1970s Free became one of the biggest-selling British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_rock" target="_blank">blues rock</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-Talevski2010-6" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-PrownNewquist1997-7" target="_blank">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-Tobler1991-8" target="_blank">[8]</a> groups; by the time they disbanded, they had sold more than 20 million albums around the world and had played more than 700 arena and festival concerts. "All Right Now" remains a R&B staple, and has been entered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCAP" target="_blank">ASCAP</a>'s "One Million" airplay singles club.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11077[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Fire and Water</strong></em> is the third studio album by the English rock group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)" target="_blank">Free</a>. It became the band's breakthrough, achieving widespread commercial success after the band's first two studio albums had faced a more muted response. With the "tremendous" acclaim of <em>Fire and Water</em> at their backs, in the words of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" target="_blank">AllMusic</a>, Free headlined the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1970" target="_blank">1970 Isle of Wight Festival</a> and "appeared destined for superstardom".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Ankeny-2" target="_blank">[2]</a></p><p></p><p>Specifically, <em>Fire and Water</em> reached No. 2 on the U.K. album chart, being listed on it for a total of eighteen weeks. In contrast, neither of the band's prior two studio albums had charted at all.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Official-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> <em>Fire and Water</em> additionally reached No. 17 on the U.S. chart.[<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a></em>]</p><p></p><p>The album spawned the popular single "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Right_Now" target="_blank">All Right Now</a>", praised by publications such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" target="_blank">AllMusic</a> as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock" target="_blank">hard rock</a> "smash powered by [Paul] Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Ankeny-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> The song became a Top five rock hit in not just the group's native United Kingdom,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Official-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> but it additionally did well in multiple European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany.</p><p></p><p>All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise stated. The details are taken from the A&M album, since the Island release does not include running times, and may differ from other releases.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_criticism" target="_blank">Music critic</a> Matthew Greenwald has written for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" target="_blank">AllMusic</a> praising the album. He stated that by 1970 "Free presented itself to the world as a complete band, in every sense of the word", particularly with elements ranging from "Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals" on display for listeners. He also positively compared the group's work with that of bands <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith" target="_blank">Blind Faith</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)" target="_blank">Cream</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_and_the_Dominos" target="_blank">Derek and the Dominos</a>.</p><p></p><h2>Track listing</h2><p>Side one</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"Fire and Water" – 3:42</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"Oh I Wept" (Rodgers, Paul Kossoff) – 4:25</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"Remember" – 4:25</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"Heavy Load" – 5:19</li> </ol><p>Side two</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"Mr. Big" (Fraser, Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Kossoff) – 5:54</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"Don't Say You Love Me" – 6:02</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Right_Now" target="_blank">All Right Now</a>" – 5:32</li> </ol><p><strong><em>I remember the first time I heard this album that I thought , "" Who is this lead singer ""........Soulful , octave changing seemingly on every verse......A lot of you ready this might have never heard of this band .........They had a big hit, "" All Right Now "", but , as usual, the real gems are found inside the album's guts , as we used to say in the 60's and 70's........A good record to set down , get a buzz and wander back to those simpler times.....Enjoy.............</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11078[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to Free , on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do................................"</em></strong></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1645063, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full"]11073[/ATTACH] evening pick of the day........................ [ATTACH type="full"]11074[/ATTACH] [B][I]"" All Right Now..........................Set Yourself "" FREE ""...............................[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full"]11076[/ATTACH]://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band) [B]Free[/B] were an English [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL] band formed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL] in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Right_Now']All Right Now[/URL]".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] They disbanded in 1973; lead singer [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rodgers']Paul Rodgers[/URL] went on to become the frontman of the band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Company']Bad Company[/URL], which also featured his Free bandmate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Kirke']Simon Kirke[/URL] on drums.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] Lead guitarist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kossoff']Paul Kossoff[/URL] formed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Street_Crawler_(band)']Back Street Crawler[/URL] in 1973, but died from a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism']pulmonary embolism[/URL] at the age of 25 in 1976.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-Paulkossoffofficial.com-3'][3][/URL] Bassist Andy Fraser formed Sharks.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-4'][4][/URL] Free became renowned for their live shows and non-stop touring. However, their studio albums did not sell very well until their third, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)']Fire and Water[/URL][/I], featured the massive hit "All Right Now". The song helped secure them a place at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1970']Isle of Wight Festival 1970[/URL], where they played to 600,000 people.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] In the early 1970s Free became one of the biggest-selling British [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_rock']blues rock[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-Talevski2010-6'][6][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-PrownNewquist1997-7'][7][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-Tobler1991-8'][8][/URL] groups; by the time they disbanded, they had sold more than 20 million albums around the world and had played more than 700 arena and festival concerts. "All Right Now" remains a R&B staple, and has been entered in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCAP']ASCAP[/URL]'s "One Million" airplay singles club.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-9'][9][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)#cite_note-10'][10][/URL] [ATTACH type="full"]11077[/ATTACH] [I][B]Fire and Water[/B][/I] is the third studio album by the English rock group [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(band)']Free[/URL]. It became the band's breakthrough, achieving widespread commercial success after the band's first two studio albums had faced a more muted response. With the "tremendous" acclaim of [I]Fire and Water[/I] at their backs, in the words of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic']AllMusic[/URL], Free headlined the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1970']1970 Isle of Wight Festival[/URL] and "appeared destined for superstardom".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Ankeny-2'][2][/URL] Specifically, [I]Fire and Water[/I] reached No. 2 on the U.K. album chart, being listed on it for a total of eighteen weeks. In contrast, neither of the band's prior two studio albums had charted at all.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Official-3'][3][/URL] [I]Fire and Water[/I] additionally reached No. 17 on the U.S. chart.[[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed']citation needed[/URL][/I]] The album spawned the popular single "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Right_Now']All Right Now[/URL]", praised by publications such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic']AllMusic[/URL] as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock']hard rock[/URL] "smash powered by [Paul] Rodgers' gritty, visceral vocals".[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Ankeny-2'][2][/URL] The song became a Top five rock hit in not just the group's native United Kingdom,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)#cite_note-Official-3'][3][/URL] but it additionally did well in multiple European countries such as Austria, France, and Germany. All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise stated. The details are taken from the A&M album, since the Island release does not include running times, and may differ from other releases. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_criticism']Music critic[/URL] Matthew Greenwald has written for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic']AllMusic[/URL] praising the album. He stated that by 1970 "Free presented itself to the world as a complete band, in every sense of the word", particularly with elements ranging from "Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals" on display for listeners. He also positively compared the group's work with that of bands [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Faith']Blind Faith[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)']Cream[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_and_the_Dominos']Derek and the Dominos[/URL]. [HEADING=1]Track listing[/HEADING] Side one [LIST=1] [*]"Fire and Water" – 3:42 [*]"Oh I Wept" (Rodgers, Paul Kossoff) – 4:25 [*]"Remember" – 4:25 [*]"Heavy Load" – 5:19 [/LIST] Side two [LIST=1] [*]"Mr. Big" (Fraser, Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Kossoff) – 5:54 [*]"Don't Say You Love Me" – 6:02 [*]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Right_Now']All Right Now[/URL]" – 5:32 [/LIST] [B][I]I remember the first time I heard this album that I thought , "" Who is this lead singer ""........Soulful , octave changing seemingly on every verse......A lot of you ready this might have never heard of this band .........They had a big hit, "" All Right Now "", but , as usual, the real gems are found inside the album's guts , as we used to say in the 60's and 70's........A good record to set down , get a buzz and wander back to those simpler times.....Enjoy.............[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full"]11078[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to Free , on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do................................"[/I][/B][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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