Audio CD review:
Alvin Lee - Detroit Diesel

Alvin Lee - Detroit Diesel

Band: Alvin Lee Title: Detroit Diesel Rating: Release Date: 1996-02-06 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Detroit Diesel 2: Shot in the Dark 3: Too Late to Run for Cover 4: Talk Don't Bother Me 5: Ordinary Man 6: Heart of Stone 7: She's So Cute 8: Back in My Arms 9: Don't Want to Fight 10: Let's Go

Rock n' Roll As It Should Be! It was a small club with little space on the floor, plus a balcony above. I saw Alvin Lee with a power trio at the old Tree Cafe in Portland, Maine in the summer of 87. I ended up standing the whole show just to the left of the band, who were on a tiny stage. The show was fantastic! He was promoting Detroit Diesel at the time, and I went out the next day and bought it. He'd played several tracks from the album, plus some Ten Years After stuff, and I was hooked. The title track has a nasty guitar solo, "Just Another Night" and "Ordinary Man" are also really good tracks. George Harrison added some great slide guitar to the heavy, slow "Talk Don't Bother Me. " A good blues track. This is no-frills rock and roll, good guitar work, Lee singing his guts out and a heavy drummer. Well worth it!. You can see a complete list of all Alvin Lee discography, or go back to the Alvin Lee tabs