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Graham Parker - Howlin' Wind Audio CD

A fair review of the Graham Parker "Howlin' Wind" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Graham Parker reviews here, or go back to the Graham Parker tabs.

Graham Parker Band: Graham Parker
Title: Howlin' Wind
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-07-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: White Honey 2: Nothin's Gonna Pull Us Apart 3: Silly Thing 4: Gypsy Blood 5: Between You and Me 6: Back to Schooldays 7: Soul Shoes 8: Lady Doctor 9: You've Got to Be Kidding 10: Howlin' Wind 11: Not If It Pleases Me 12: Don't Ask Me Questions 13: I'm Gonna Use It Now [*]

HOWlin' Weend
I was in awe from that very moment. The 1st time I heard Graham was in 1977 on WNYU radios "New Afternoon show" & I remember drivin' in my car when the opening epic notes of "Questions" filled the cab of my '72 beemer. I immediately ran out to pick up the record and for the next 3 years beat it to a pulp on my turntable. I personally enjoyed being a fan of his @ the time as he flew under the radar while others like Elvis were getting all the attention. But as time wore on I progressively grew as frustrated as Grahams trademark Howl. . . . this guy & the great back up band The Rumour deserved better. Graham gave many punk singers the passionate guidance in his vocalization without actually goin' there. He avoided the trendiness of the genre while at the same time being a leader.
While Howlin' Wind is a landmark recording, it in my opinion surpassed in his follow-up - Heat Treatment(hence the 4 star rating). If you enjoy Howlin' Wind, please GO THERE!. . . you won't regret it.


my 8 year old gets it
No serious collection should be without this album. Howlin' Wind is just about as good as a rock album gets. You don't have it? You've got to be kiding!.


Great Artist
I say him a few times over the years but saw him in Greenwich, CT at the Library where he did an acoustic set by himself. How can you go wrong with Graham Parker. It was great and got me back into Graham. I must have almost all his albums. .


How did Graham Parker not find a wider audience?


I was blown away by Howlin' Wind when I first heard it, and I am amazed that this record did not find a wider audience. I'd really like to know. Graham Parker is such an immense talent, and the songs on this album are tremendous.

Almost all of the tracks from Howlin' Wind could have been released as singles: "White Honey," the rockin' "Soul Shoes," "Back To Schooldays," "Not If It Pleases Me," the soulful title track, and the epic "Lord Don't Ask Me Questions" are dynamic tracks, and all were worthy of radio play. But only the swinging "Silly Thing" got any air time.

What a shame it is that this album has gone so unnoticed. Howlin' Wind is a stunning album by any measure, and taking into account that it was Graham Parker's debut album makes it all the more stunning. How was he never noticed?.


Better Than Punk-Rock!
Once I found 'em in a record shop in Venice, CA, I became gloriously obsessed with both LP's. After reading Dave Marsh's reviews of "Howlin' Wind" and "Heat Treatment" in his Book Of Rock Lists, I immediately set out to purchase both records. And to this day, these titles by Graham Parker & The Rumour remain in my top-ten list of the seventies. It's strange, but they sound both "pre-punk" AND "post-punk"! The songs are full of passion & snarly rage, yet devoid of the novelty of the punk-rock sound of that era. They're based more in R 'n' B & pub-rock, yet there's a timeless quality to the songs. Simply put, Graham Parker's "Howlin' Wind" and "Heat Treatment" (both from '76!), are full of GREAT SONGS with an intensly PASSIONATE DELIVERY. It don't get any better'n that, Pops!!! Join the elite & buy 'em both. Better hurry, tho, cuz "a Howlin' Wind runs through here. . . "! Kidd Squidd.


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