Ezeregy dal, amit érdemes meghallgatni: 0315 Python Lee Jackson: In a Broken Dream (1970) Writer: | David Bentley Producer: | Miki Dallon Label: | Young Blood International Album: | In a Broken Dream (1972) Who was the mysterious Python Lee Jackson? The answer is that he was not one man, but four—an Australian beat group who moved to Swinging London with the intention of making it big. Singer David Bentley was armed with a very palpable hit—an angsty breakup ballad called “In a Broken Dream”—but shortly before recording it in 1968, he heard Joe Cocker’s histrionic version of “With a Little Help from My Friends” belting from a boutique doorway, and realized that his own voice was not ideal for the material. The band was signed to John Peel’s imprint, Dandelion Records, at the time; the DJ suggested that Rod Stewart, a sandpaper-voiced mod who was at that time between bands, might provide a guide vocal. The result was one of the definitive performances of Stewart’s career, a world-weary and nuanced reading that perfectly suited the song’s mood of despairing denial, but it remained unreleased until 1970—and did not chart until a reissue cashed in on his post-Faces fame in 1972. By then, the charts were fizzing with bubblegum and glam, and “In a Broken Dream” seemed a vestige of a bygone time. Bentley’s laidback Hammond and Jamie Byrne’s bass are cut from the Procol Harum template, while Mick Liber’s brain-fried guitar work owes much to Bay Area psychedelic bands such as Big Brother & The Holding Company (with Stewart as a male Janis Joplin). youtu.be/isZ-llcVCOY
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