The Rides "Can't Get Enough"

 

Was drawn to this by the KWS name, not Stephen Stills.  Had to get a hint on the other guy.  The album came out late last summer with little fanfare......well, that is, I heard next to nothing about it.  I've had such a backlog of releases and this got pushed deep in the rotation because I read that Stills voice has lost more than a step...and they were right, but his guitar work is still a fine accompaniment to KWS.  I also read where this release is based on the Super Session album from 1968 by Stills, Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, whose name I knew from one of my favorite bands at the time, Blood Sweat & Tears.  A friend's older sister (she was hot, too...hey, I was only ten but I still recognized "sexy."  She demonstrated for me a few years later... :D) had the album so my buddy and I listened to it over and over.  The "other guy," Mr. Goldberg, played some keys on that album so that's why he's on "...Enough."  The same blueprint is employed, a couple of originals and some choice covers.  This original opens the record...



"...playing my music for a bunch of college kids."  And yes, that's Chris "Whipper" Layton of Double Trouble fame on drums.  He's the studio drummer, too.  Speaking of studio, the record is produced by KWS long-time helmsman, Jerry Harrison, whom most of you may know from his days in the Talking Heads.  Not that this album is a sonic stew, but he does have a flair for featuring the instrumentation/vocals at precisely the optimum time.  Speaking of vocals, I'm more than happy to see that KWS has stepped to the microphone and let loose (he usually employs a lead vocalist).  As an example, this is a cover of the Stooges...



Strong suit is still the guitar, and since any support for this record is probably over, he's back out on the road with the Experience Hendrix Tour beginning in a month. 

All in all, this is a solid 48 minutes of fun.  Hearing Stills sing Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" is worth the price of admission alone...