All Artists: Peter Wolf Title: Sleepless Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony/Epic Release Date: 8/19/2002 Album Type: Import Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Style: Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 |
Peter Wolf Sleepless Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
With Sleepless, Peter Wolf strips away any pretense to fashion and warmly embraces the R&B, soul, and country blues that inspired his legend in the first place. Not that Wolf has strayed very far from those roots, eith... more » | |
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Amazon.com With Sleepless, Peter Wolf strips away any pretense to fashion and warmly embraces the R&B, soul, and country blues that inspired his legend in the first place. Not that Wolf has strayed very far from those roots, either when fronting the J. Geils Band or in his rewarding, if often fitful, solo career, but Sleepless presents the singer's ethos at its most naked and warmly Dylanesque. Whether revisiting Otis Rush's "Homework," seasoning William Bell's Stax track "Never Like This Before" with a dash of Muscle Shoals, palling around with the Glimmer Twins (Jagger on "Nothing but the Wheel"; Richards, along with Geils's Magic Dick, on Sonny Boy Williamson's feisty "Too Close Together"), or matching Steve Earle twang-for-twang on "Some Things You Don't Want to Know," it's an album filled with a spirit of warm remembrance and generosity. But more than mere love letters to his roots and heroes past, Wolf's performances on collaborations with Will Jennings and other writers have a timeless, bittersweet edge that undercut his previous instinct for blues caricature to great effect. Traditions die hard. This is a compelling testament why--and one of Wolf's most outstanding solo efforts. --Jerry McCulley Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsExciting and Eclectic Stephen B. Selbst | Old Greenwich, CT USA | 04/30/2010 (5 out of 5 stars) "I have but a dim memory of the J Geils band, but this is one of those whisper albums. Genuine music lovers pass the word about how wonderful it is. I concur; this is an exciting album with a lot of different styles and textures here. Peter Wolf shows he can still rock, but he also demonstrates a talent for ballads, both country-flavored and R&B. There are many good tracks, but I particularly liked the title cut, Sleepless. But that's hardly a complete list of the great tunes. I also liked Nothing But the Wheel, in which I enjoyed hearing Mick Jagger's voice peeking through. And A Lot of the Good Ones Gone is also a soulful ballad. If you're not familiar with Peter Wolf, do yourself a favor and check this album out. Terrific song selections, virtuoso playing and production. There's just a lot to admire in this album."
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