Graeme Edge Band, The Featuring Adrian Gurvitz ?– Kick Off Your Muddy Boots

Label: Threshold Records ?– THS 15 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Cover 
Country: US Released: 1975 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Bareback Rider Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Engineer [Mixing], Bass, Backing Vocals – Paul GurvitzLead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Written-By – Gurvitz* 5:15 A2 In Dreams Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Engineer [Mixing], Bass, Backing Vocals – Paul GurvitzLead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Written-By – Gurvitz* 5:13 A3 Lost In Space Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Engineer [Mixing], Bass, Backing Vocals – Paul GurvitzLead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Written-By – Edge* 4:38 A4 Have You Ever Wondered Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Lead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Written-By – Edge* 5:10 B1 My Life's Not Wasted Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Written-By – Gurvitz* 2:59 B2 The Tunnel Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Written-By – Edge*, P. Gurvitz*Written-By, Lead Vocals – A. Gurvitz* 2:06 B3 Gew Janna Woman Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Lead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Lead Vocals [Special Guest Appearance] – B. Parrish (2)Written-By – Gurvitz* 4:15 B4 Shotgun Engineer [Mixing] – A. Martins*Engineer [Mixing], Bass, Backing Vocals – Paul GurvitzLead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Written-By – Gurvitz* 4:10 B5 Somethin' We'd Like To Say Engineer [Mixing] – Anton*Engineer [Mixing], Bass, Backing Vocals – Paul GurvitzLead Vocals – A. Gurvitz*Written-By – Edge* 3:32

Credits

• Backing Vocals – B. Parrish (2), Barry St. John, Joanne Williams, Lesly Ducan*, N. James, R. Thomas*,Ruby James, Sunny Leslie
• Design [Sleeve Design], Painting – Joe Petagno
• Engineer – A. Martins*, D. Varnals*, J. Burns*
• Keyboards – M. Gallagher*
• Orchestra – J. Bell*, Martyn Ford
• Producer, Arranged By, Guitar – A. Gurvitz*
• Producer, Drums, Backing Vocals – G. Edge*

Notes

(c) 1975 Treshold Records LTD. Distributed by London Records Inc., 539 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001

Review by Dave Thompson  [-]

A solo album from a drummer is rarely cause to celebrate, for invariably it arrives stillborn. But Kick Off Your Muddy Boots is a solo set from Moody Blues' skin basher Graeme Edge in name only, and instead is really a showcase for the Gurvitz brothers, or more precisely singer/guitarist Adrian. Edgecontributed only three songs to his set; the dreamy "Lost in Space," the introspective "Have You Ever Wondered," and dramatic "Somethin' We'd Like to Say," providing very tentative links to the Blues' own sound. The rest of the album, composed by Adrian Gurvitz, goes very much its own way. The fabulously funky instrumental "The Tunnel" flies furthest from the mothership, while a guesting Ginger Baker edges Edge into the shadows on the Chicago blues spectacular "Gew Janna Woman," the set's apotheosis. "My Life's Not Wasted" is nearly as epic, meandering from funk to blues, soul to orchestral overkill in one fell swoop. Swinging from the C&W-tinged rocker "Shotgun" to the sunny California-styled "Bareback Rider," Muddy Boots treads into as many musical pastures as possible, with the bonus "We Like to Do It" (the band's 1974 single) tossing ragtime into the mix. Keyboardist Mickey Gallagher provides excellent work throughout, his lovely soundscapes and delicate melody lines providing a perfect foil to Gurvitz's soaring leads and hefty riffs. The rhythm section is strong of course, but in the end, this is Gurvitz and Gallagher's show from start to finish, and what a show it is.

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