Artist: Matthews' Southern Comfort
Album: The Woodstock Album
Country: UK
Genre: Rock, Blues, Pop
Release: 2023
Quality: FLAC | lossless
Now here’s a cover album with a few interesting angles to it.
First there is the fact that Matthews Southern Comfort have a, let’s call it: Woodstock history. Well over 6 million spotify streams confirm the legendary status of Matthews Southern Comfort’s global hit.
And of course: although this collection is called the Woodstock Album, the song itself is not featured on this album as it was written post festival and therefor never performed at Mac Yasgur’s farm.
In 2022 MSC were looking for a way to reactivate the band as a viable and touring unit again. The concept they came up with was a Matthews Southern Comfort re-interpretation of songs that were all performed at the Festival by artists like Joe Cocker, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix, John Sebastian and The Grateful Dead.
The songs very much speak for themselves, as do these new versions with a distinct Matthews Southern Comfort signature.
Tracklist:
1. With a Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles original, as covered by Joe Cocker)
2. Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater revival cover)
3. Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix cover)
4. 4+20 (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young cover)
5. This Wheel’s On Fire (Bob Dylan original, as covered by Julie Dricoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity)
6. Goin’ Up The Country (Henry Thomas original, as adapted by Canned Heat)
7. High Time (The Grateful Dead cover)
8. I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin-To-Die Rag (Country Joe & the Fish cover)
9. Get Together (The Youngbloods original, as covered by Richie Havens)
10.Evil Ways (Santana cover)
11.If I Were a Carpenter (Tim Hardin cover)
12.Every Day People (Sly & the Family Stone cover)
13.Spinning Wheel (Blood, Sweat & Tears cover)
Bonus Tracks:
14.Darlin' Be Home Soon
15.My Generation
Personnel:
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Eric Devries
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Percussion, Loops, Slide Guitar, Harmonica, Harmony Vocals – BJ Baartmans
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Iain Matthews
Piano, Accordion, Harmony Vocals – Bart de Win