Humble Pie - As Safe as Yesterday Is

Title: As Safe as Yesterday Is Artist: Humble Pie Release Date: 4/1969 Re-Released On: 6/30/2009 Label: Columbia, JVC Compact Discs Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 4988002407095, 4988002511983, 074644789928, 074644789942, 4988002571536, 766487998024, 498800251198 Genre: Rock Styles: Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Boogie Rock, Album Rock Moods: Energetic, Greasy, Raucous, Confident, Freewheeling, Rousing, Brash, Druggy, Street-Smart, Boisterous, Exuberant, Party/Celebratory, Rowdy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Desperation
2. Stick Shift
3. Buttermilk Boy
4. Growing Closer
5. As Safe As Yesterday Is
6. Bang!
7. Alabama '69
8. I'll Go Alone
9. A Nifty Little Number Like You
10. What You Will
11. Natural Born Bugie
12. Wrist Job

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD JVC Compact Discs 70112 2006 CD JVC Compact Discs 63557 2000 CD JVC Compact Discs 61145 1991 CD Columbia 47899

Safe as Yesterday As Safe as Yesterday Is [Bonus Tracks]

Humble Pie, known as boogie hammerheads, at least once achieved American popularity in the mid-'70s. Its origins were quite different, however, and its debut album, As Safe as Yesterday Is, is a visionary blend of hard blues, crushing rock, pastoral folk, and post-mod pop. It would be even more impressive if the group had written songs to support its sound, but it seemed to have overlooked that element of the equation. Still, there's no denying that the sound of the band isn't just good, it's quite engaging, as the band bring disparate elements together, letting them bump up against each other, forming a wildly rich blend of hippie folk and deeply sexy blues. Musically, this set a template for a lot of bands that followed later -- Led Zeppelin seemed to directly lift parts of this, and Paul Weller would later rely heavily on this for his '90s comeback -- and it's very intriguing, even rewarding, on that level. But it falls short of a genuine classic, even with its originality and influence, because the songwriting is rarely more than a structure for the playing and the album often sounds more like a period piece than an album that defined its times. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Greg Ridley Bass Humble Pie Arranger Jerry Shirley Drums Lyn Dobson Wind Peter Frampton Guitar, Vocals Steve Marriott Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica