Eddie Hinton - Very Extremely Dangerous
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Recording Date: Nov 1977
In his book Sweet Soul Music, Peter Guralnick described Eddie Hinton as "the last of the great white soul singers," and his debut album, 1978's Very Extremely Dangerous, sounds like a glorious throwback to the salad days of the Muscle Shoals, AL, R&B hit factory of the 1960s, where Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin cut some of their most memorable songs. Hinton had already earned an estimable reputation as a session guitarist by the time he finally got to step up to the mic as a solo artist, and Very Extremely Dangerous features him backed up by the always-expert Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, and Hinton's strong and wiry guitar runs fit the group's emphatic support like a glove. (Hinton and his friends also knew how to bring a solid rock drive to these songs without losing their soulful groove in the process.) As a singer, Hinton was never afraid to step on the gas, and if his vocals are sometimes a bit over the top, they're also consumed with a raw and sweaty joy; like Wilson Pickett, Hinton is able to bring a surprising musicality to a shouting style that can express the pleasures of a hard-partying Saturday night ("Shout Bamalama") as well as the tender agony of love ("I Got the Feeling"). It was Eddie Hinton's poor fortune to cut a great blue-eyed soul album just as disco and funk had bumped deep soul off the charts, but Very Extremely Dangerous still stands as a fine example of latter-day soul at its most accomplished.
Track list:
01.You Got Me Singing
02.Concept World
03.I Got The Feeling
04.Shout Bamalama
05.Get Off In It
06.Brand New Man
07.Shoot The Moon
08.We Got It
09.Yeah Man
10.I Want It All
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9 comments:
great writer of music another gifted singer misses out might have had acrack in todays world of music.it seem today if you know how to copy and press a few button it make you house hold name or am i just getting old i think not.
Wow! Another killer/very rare, soul music gem. Appreciate the post and your superb taste in southern soul.
Thanks, Mike
Than U, Mike
tragically underrated...An exceptional songwriter,an incredible vocalist...BTW,Willy de Ville covered one of his songs on one of his LP's.
Been waiting to hear this for years... worked on a documentary about Eddie for nothing, the only fee I asked was for a copy of this record, and amazingly the producers never came through with their promise. So I thank you for this.
been looking for this after reading about it in "Southern Rock Review"!! by Martin Popoff. thank you
I'm 56 so I've heard and played a lot of music. I saw Eddie with The Nighthawks in the late 1970's in Greensboro ,NC.Blue leisure suit,Blue 60's Telecaster and a voice just like Otis Redding. I couldn't believe my eyes and ears,
This is one of the greatest LPs ever!
I'll never forget Eddie Hinton
U've convinced me to listen, Thanks
Just been tipped off about this album by an old work mate, pleased to be able to listen to it & see if he is still on the ball. Judging by the reviews it looks that way.
Thanks for putting it up
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