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Edité lors de sa première version en double disque, le troisième album de Joe Cocker rend compte de la triomphale tournée du chanteur anglais aux États-Unis en 1970. Mais, par-delà une authentique réussite artistique, on peut percevoir le désastre psychologique qu’elle provoque. Le chanteur est en effet pris dans un pandémonium, où s’ébroue une quarantaine de musiciens, amis et alliés, marionnettes dont les fils sont tenus par Leon Russell, pianiste, compositeur et chef d’orchestre.
Avant donc de perdre son âme dans un cirque musical (et cinématographique, puisque la prestation est filmée), dont il mettra plus de dix années à s’extraire, Joe Cocker enregistre le meilleur album de sa carrière. Cela se passe au Fillmore East, en cette fin de mois de mars, où on a pu rassembler la batterie de Jim Keltner, le saxophoniste Bobby Keys, Don Preston à la trompette et Carl Radle accroché à sa basse.
Les chansons sont toutes superbement chantées (et c’est un sommet lorsque Joe Cocker s’emploie à dynamiter le « Honky Tonk Woman » des Rolling Stones), déclinant les très riches heures des deux premiers albums du chanteur (« Feelin’ Alright » ou « Delta Lady »), mais offrant encore davantage d’inédits (avec un superbe renvoi d’ascenseur vers Ray Charles, immortel inspirateur dans « Let’s Go Get Stoned »).
Mad Dogs... déroule synthétiquement un magnifique témoignage sur une époque, de grands moments musicaux et le sommet discographique d’une carrière. Mais, pour le désastre pressenti et le gouffre à venir, c’est un disque un peu triste, aussi.
L’album atteint la deuxième position des classements de ventes de disques pop et trois singles en sont extraits : « Delta Lady » (69ème position), « She Came in Through the Bathroom Window » des Beatles (30ème) et un « Cry Me a River » immortalisé en son temps par Julie London (11ème).
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Leon Russell, Producer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Leon Russell, Producer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Titus Turner, ComposerLyricist - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry B. Glover, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Dave Mason, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stainton, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Bonnie Bramlett, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, FeaturedArtist - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leon Russell, Producer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - JOSEPHINE ARMSTEAD, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Glover, ComposerLyricist - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Leon Russell, Producer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Bonnie Bramlett, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Leon Russell, Producer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Organ, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, Producer, Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew L. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Wayne Carson Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chris Stainton, Organ, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Russell, Producer, Piano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Price, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Preston, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Coolidge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Denny Cordell, Producer - Joe Cocker, MainArtist - Chuck Blackwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Donna T. Weiss, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Torres, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Pamela Polland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin H. Kramer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna Washburn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandy Konikoff, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Barclay, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Linnear, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 A&M Records
Chronique
Edité lors de sa première version en double disque, le troisième album de Joe Cocker rend compte de la triomphale tournée du chanteur anglais aux États-Unis en 1970. Mais, par-delà une authentique réussite artistique, on peut percevoir le désastre psychologique qu’elle provoque. Le chanteur est en effet pris dans un pandémonium, où s’ébroue une quarantaine de musiciens, amis et alliés, marionnettes dont les fils sont tenus par Leon Russell, pianiste, compositeur et chef d’orchestre.
Avant donc de perdre son âme dans un cirque musical (et cinématographique, puisque la prestation est filmée), dont il mettra plus de dix années à s’extraire, Joe Cocker enregistre le meilleur album de sa carrière. Cela se passe au Fillmore East, en cette fin de mois de mars, où on a pu rassembler la batterie de Jim Keltner, le saxophoniste Bobby Keys, Don Preston à la trompette et Carl Radle accroché à sa basse.
Les chansons sont toutes superbement chantées (et c’est un sommet lorsque Joe Cocker s’emploie à dynamiter le « Honky Tonk Woman » des Rolling Stones), déclinant les très riches heures des deux premiers albums du chanteur (« Feelin’ Alright » ou « Delta Lady »), mais offrant encore davantage d’inédits (avec un superbe renvoi d’ascenseur vers Ray Charles, immortel inspirateur dans « Let’s Go Get Stoned »).
Mad Dogs... déroule synthétiquement un magnifique témoignage sur une époque, de grands moments musicaux et le sommet discographique d’une carrière. Mais, pour le désastre pressenti et le gouffre à venir, c’est un disque un peu triste, aussi.
L’album atteint la deuxième position des classements de ventes de disques pop et trois singles en sont extraits : « Delta Lady » (69ème position), « She Came in Through the Bathroom Window » des Beatles (30ème) et un « Cry Me a River » immortalisé en son temps par Julie London (11ème).
©Copyright Music Story 2015
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 19 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:16:01
- Artistes principaux : Joe Cocker
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : A&M
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
© 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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