Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation / Doctor Dunbar's

Two disc set. Disc one approximately 34 min./disc two approximately 38 min. Digitally remastered. Aynsley Dunbar formed his band Retaliation in the late sixties along with many others during the British blues boom. The name was a direct response to John Mayall who had recently fired him. The rest of the group all had backgrounds in various blues groups in England. Their music was not straight blues based,incorporating a jazz feel to the timing in their songs. All four members of the group were strong players on various instruments,and in Victor Brox they had a good song composer. Both albums contain mostly originals written by the group. Their sound could sometimes be derivitive but at that time what British blues group's sound wasn't? Both albums are very much a group sound with individual solos held in check-refreshing for a change! This music is not the kind that hits you over the head on first play. It takes a few plays to really appreciate their music. They were one of the few groups playing their own style of music using the blues as a jumping off point. Both of these albums were not originally available in the U.S. so had to be purchased as an import. Once again good music was deemed not commercial enough to be released in America. What a shame. Anyone with an interest in British blues would do well to pick up this package. Its not often that a blues group from this era follows their own path instead of being merely imitators.

This CD is great and the digital remix is even better. Aynsley Dunbar is one of the greatest drummers of our time and this was his first effort to do his own thing. The AD Retaliation band was huge and had/has a world wide fan base. Aynsley was eventually recruited out of this band by Frank Zappa to become one of the Mothers and complete another successful chapter in his career.This is GREAT music written and performed by a GREAT drummer! Thank you Aynsley for this fantastic CD!

A criminally overlooked addition to the British Blues scene of the late `60s, the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation recorded some classic albums that should be in the collection of any lover of the genre.This excellent twofer collects the first two of the four albums they recorded. The quality of the music is superb, they really captured the feel of genuine American blues, but managed to stamp it with a distinctly British accent. The tracks are all originals, penned by the group, and evoke the New Orleans/ Chicago style of blues. But this is no mere copycat exercise, there is an experimental, jazzy tinge to the sound, sometimes reminiscent of early Jethro Tull or Blodwyn Pig, that adds depth to the music. And I love the lyrics, meaningful and memorable, backed with some classy and elegant musicianship.In this release the two albums have been nicely remastered, and have an excellent sound. There is an informative booklet, with an interesting essay. The two discs and booklet are collected into a foldout digipack the same size as a normal jewel case. AN excellent release of some excellent music. Highly recommended to all fans of early Tull, Keef Hartley, Cream and the like.

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A great reissue of a terrific band of the late 60s. Only to be found on Amazon

Mon copain, dont le père fou de musique noire et de blues anglais naviguait entre Paris et Londres, nous apportait ça et on écoutait au foyer du lycée ou clandestinement la nuit à l'internat. Je n'ai plus entendu le disque pendant plus de quarante ans mais j'avais toujours dans l'oreille et le coeur cette voix et ce sonIt serves me right to sufferIt serves me right to be aloneIt serves me right to sufferIt serves me right to be alonecause I'm livin' with the memoriesof the days thats passed and goneEverytime I see a womanYou know it makes me think about mineEverytime I see a womanYou know it makes me think about mineand the way she used to treat mepeople I just cab`t keep stop cryinDans mon panthéon personnel, à côté du Sittin' On Top Of The World des Cream, juste au-dessus de John Mayall & The BluesBreakers with Eric Clapton, c'est pas peu dire !

Il faisait une chaleur accablante ce jour là au Golf Drouot. Le public suait à grosses gouttes, les musiciens fondaient à vue d'oeil.Victor Brox a retenu tout le monde jusqu'au bout, quand il a chanté "the devil's drive", ses copains sont parti boire. Orgue, trompette, chant, il était partout.Les autres, étonnants malgré leur quasi anonymat, Aynsley Dunbar se vengeait de Mayall de la plus intelligente manière, en montrant que lui aussi connaissait le blues.Deux bons disques, l'incontournable solo de batterie du patron a un peu vieilli.