{"id":2011,"date":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippy.com\/hip\/other\/artwoods-for-arts-sake\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T22:25:12","slug":"artwoods-for-arts-sake-by-shiloh-noone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/reviews\/artwoods-for-arts-sake-by-shiloh-noone\/","title":{"rendered":"Artwoods… For Arts Sake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art Wood<\/strong> brother of Birds <\/strong>guitarist Ron Wood<\/strong> started out as a member of Alexis Korner\u2019s Blues Incorporated<\/strong>. Art would eventually front his own band, The Art Woods Combo<\/strong> until his groove ridden Red Bludd\u2019s Bluesicians<\/strong> which evolved into Artwoods<\/strong> in 1963. The final Artwoods <\/strong>compliment comprised ex Bludd\u2019s Bluesicians<\/strong> guitarist Derek Griffiths<\/strong>, vocalist Art Wood<\/strong> & keyboardist Jon Lord<\/strong> who started out with the Bill Ashton Combo<\/strong>, joined by ex Ice Blue<\/strong> drummer Keef Hartley<\/strong> and ex Roadrunner<\/strong> bassist Malcolm Poole<\/strong>. The groups debut Leadbelly\u2019<\/strong>s \u201cSweet Mary\u201d with full sneer vox by Art had the makings of a great opener, even lauded on \u2018Ready Steady Go\u2019. From the first note a Booker T<\/strong> groove signified their sound which rolled vibrantly with a jazzy scorch.<\/p>\n

The Artwoods<\/strong> turned \u2018Klooks Kleek\u2019 upside down and although not as charismatic as Eric Burdon<\/strong> or Graham Bond<\/strong> seemed to have a superb longevity in their throbbing vox and roll. The groups soulful \u201cGoodbye Sisters\u201d almost Al Kooper<\/strong> was their closest commercial shave. The Artwood<\/strong> groove and harmonies are tightly in check with their second single, Derrick & Patsy\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cOh My Love\u201d\u00a0 but when it comes to that Lord shuffle check out Dr John\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cShe Knows What To Do\u201d or Allen Toussaint\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0 riffing \u201cI Feel Good\u201d. \u201cOne More Heartache\u201d is fearless with Poole\u2019s<\/strong> pounding bass and Hartley<\/strong>\u2019s steadfast beat, I tell you the early Stones<\/strong> ain\u2019t got nothing on this as they crunch through Booker T\u2019s \u201cBe My Lady\u201d with Griffith fully warmed up. Artwoods <\/strong>opus 100 Oxford Street <\/em>hold more virtue and stealth than any rolling Alexis Korner<\/strong> or Duffy Power<\/strong>. Art slows the blues rough and toxic on \u201cStop And I\u2019ll Think It Over\u201d and you know that train is coming. A\u00a0 jazzy EP Jazz In Jeans<\/em> largely Lord in roll pounded through Hazlewood\u2019s \u201cThese Boots Are Made For Walking\u201d, a wow instrumental version of Bobby Scott\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cA Taste Of Honey\u201d and an outstanding rendition of Jerry Goldsmith\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cOur Man Flint\u201d which had heads nodding at \u2018Ronnie Scotts\u2019. The Artwoods<\/strong> compilation Art Gallery<\/em> holds the meanest\u00a0 version of Jimmy Smith\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cWalk On The Wild Side\u201d with Jon Lord<\/strong> never sounding better, while a superb comical edge thuds steadily through \u201cI\u2019m Looking For A Saxophonist\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Woods<\/strong> full of Art also charged up with an old Freddie & The Dreamers<\/strong> standard \u201cIf You Gotta Make A\u00a0 fool Of Somebody\u201d and an infectious version of Marvin Gaye\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cOne More Heartache\u201d joined their golden repertoire. Notably\u00a0 the Artwoods<\/strong> also hold one of the golden psychedelic nugget’s of the UK which this book may be the first to reveal\u00a0 namely the rare single \u201cBrother can You Spare Me A Dime\u201d\/ \u201cSt Valentine\u2019s Day Massacre\u201d, also known as \u201cAl\u2019s Party\u201d.\u00a0 After forming Quiet Melon<\/strong> in 1969 Art was also seen backing Keef Hartley\u2019s Dog Soldier.<\/strong> Jon Lord<\/strong> joined The Flowerpot Men<\/strong> and later Roundabout<\/strong> that evolved into Deep Purple<\/strong> while Keef Hartley<\/strong> moved through John Mayall\u2019s Bluesbreakers<\/strong> until his eventual actualisation as England’s foremost blues jazz fusion group, The Keef Hartley Band.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Added:<\/b> January 6th 2011
\nReviewer:<\/b> shiloh noone<\/a>
\nCategory:<\/b> Music<\/a>
\nScore:<\/b> \"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"
\nRelated Link:<\/b> Seekers Guide To The Rhythm Of Yesteryear<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Art Wood brother of Birds guitarist Ron Wood started out as a member of Alexis Korner\u2019s Blues Incorporated. Art would eventually front his own band, The Art Woods Combo until his groove ridden Red Bludd\u2019s Bluesicians which evolved into Artwoods in 1963. The final Artwoods compliment comprised ex Bludd\u2019s Bluesicians guitarist Derek Griffiths, vocalist Art […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}