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FREE
was the quintessential blues-rock band of the
progressive rock era. Formed in
1968, in the wake of the
Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan &
Jimi Hendrix, Free
were made up of four unique
musicians...
Each one of them was uniquely
talented, yet together they possessed a rare creative
chemistry. Paul Rodgers
is widely regarded as one of the premier rock vocalists,
while the
distinctive styles of
Paul Kossoff
(guitar), Andy Fraser
(bass)
&
Simon Kirke (drums) have exerted a deep
influence
on later musicians...
In the five years between 1968 &
1973, Free produced five
albums, all continuously in
demand, which contain a richly
varied range of classic songs...
In addition to such well loved
hits as All Right Now,
Little
Bit Of Love, My Brother
Jake & Wishing Well,
Free's song list of great songs
includes Fire & Water,
I'll Be
Creepin, Be My Friend,
The Stealer &
Mr Big.
These cover a spectrum ranging
from the raunchy laid back,
sexy lurch of
Catch A Train to such
tender & subtle
ballads as
Oh I Wept...
The characteristic feel of a
Free song is stealth on a leash
in
an atmosphere of uncluttered
hard-edged musicianship...
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