Ray Dorset's present backing band (of Martin, Luederwaldt, Troike) creates faithfully here the good time music & sounds that Mungo Jerry first came out with in the early 70s. The recordings were made under live studio conditions which produces a beautiful vibe. There were a couple of the pure skiffle type offerings that I was not so keen on, but otherwise there are many excellent pieces here. There's nothing particularly new about it, but there is enough variety from jug band to rock'n'roll to 50s doo-wop to pure pop to rock to folk protest to skiffle, plus with an overall excellent performance like this, manages to straddle all age groups & countries. Certainly you can imagine this sounding forth from a German beer festival along with the sounds of thumping beer glasses. Less blues orientated than Mungo's previous album from 2003, & though there is still that, here it is really back to pure Mungo (Dorset's guitar playing & vocals seem ageless) & whose more purist fans should surely love. - amazon.com
15 Ray Dorset songs and 3 standards that make up this set of songs that many people think have some of the strongest Mungo Jerry tracks ever released.
01. Cool Jesus
02. John Henry
03. Far Away
04. Let's Rock
05. Give Us A Song
06. Hello Baby
07. Just Her Way
08. Going Up the River
09. You Can Get It If You Want It
10. I Lie Awake
11. Red Leather And Chrome
12. Lucky Girl
13. I Wanna Live In The Sun
14. We Are The Same
15. Praying So Hard
16. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
17. Mama Dont' Allow
18. Give Us A Song (Refrain) http://fp.io/b1156511/