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Maggie Bell (born 12 January 1945, Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock and blues-rock singer. Bell, along with Bad Company and The Pretty Things, were some of the first signings to the label Swan Song Records, established in 1974.
This album, originally recorded in 1981 from a live performance at Montreux, was the only release by the band. The line-up included vocalist Maggie Bell (ex-Stone the Crows), original Whitesnake drummer Dave Dowle and future Rick Wakeman guitarist Antony Glynne, plus Bad Company's Mick Ralphs produced the album. The band was taken under the wing of Led Zep manager Peter Grant. It's an album of well-played and crafted blues rock with a touch of soul, mainly due to the wonderfully earthy tones of Maggie Bell. Guests are Taj Mahal and Albert Collins.
Sadly the band never made a second album as they were overseen by Led Zep manager Peter Grant, who withdrew from the music world after the death of the late, great John Bonham and this effectively saw the end of this band as well. This album is definitely worth a listen for Maggie Bell fans and those who enjoy classic blues rock.
Tracklist:
01. Hey Boy – (Stevens) 3:37
02. Danger Money - (Dowle) 5:38
03. Love Games - (Dowle) 4:43
04. Sweet Lovin’ Woman (Dowle, Glynne) 5:55
05. Poor Little Jimmy (Glynne, Dowle) 3:40
06. Rough Trade (Bell, Cook) 3:20
07. French Kisses (Dowle) 4:29
08. Too Much Love (Glynne, Dowle) 6:06
09. Penicillin Blues (Terry, McGhee) 3:04
10. Bring It On Home To Me - with Taj Mahal (Cooke) 5:01
11. Chain Gang - with Taj Mahal (Cooke) 5:17
12. Blues Jam - with Albert Collins (Collins, Glynne, Stevens, Parren, Doyle) 11:36
13. Stormy Monday Blues - with Albert Collins (Walker) 6:10
Midnight Flyer Personnel:
Maggie Bell - lead vocals
Dave Dowle – drums
Anthony Glynne – guitars
Tony Stevens – bass guitar
John Cook – keyboards
MUCH Peace n luv to my friends at 1337x and blazinseedboxes
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.82
MPEG-1 layer 3
**many thanks to bandit of the blue rock
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