Free - Highway(1969) [UK Bonus Tracks]
The last and least of the original Free's studio albums, Highway, was recorded just three months after the band scored the career-redefining hit "Alright Now," with their profile at a career-topping high but morale heading toward an all-time low. Guitarist Paul Kossoff was reeling from the death of friend Jimi Hendrix; a new single, "The Stealer," the follow-up to their hit, bellyflopped ignominiously; and when the album followed suit, the band themselves were not far behind. Heavily influenced by their admiration of the Band, Highway has understandably been described as Free's answer to Music From Big Pink, sharing both the laid-back vibe and mellow looseness of that role model. Where it went awry, of course, is in the fact that Free was not cut out to be country-rock guitar twangers, no matter how fiery their missionary zeal. Yet the strutting rockers "The Stealer" and "Ride on Pony" alone shatter the brave new mood, while reflective romancers like "Love You So" and "Be My Friend" could well have been composed specifically to rid the band of the shadow of "Alright Now" and prove that underneath the coolest exterior, there beat a heart of molten gold. Of course, Free had bathed in such waters before, and the closing "Soon I Will Be Gone" certainly bears comparison with any of their past ballads. Nevertheless, too much of Highway reacted to the pressures of the recent past, rather building upon the strengths that had made such events possible in the first place, and listeners reach the bonus tracks appended to the 2002 remaster despairing that they will ever rediscover that earlier flair. But the 1971 hit single "My Brother Jake" is a gorgeous knockabout clearly informed by the Faces' recent assault on Free's own throne, while a couple of BBC session tracks, sensibly highlighting both the best ("Ride on Pony") and the worst ("Be My Friend") of the album itself, pack a punch that was clearly absent in the studio. In fact, whatever your opinion of Highway itself, the bonus tracks comprise an entire new reason to pick up the album.Review by Dave Thompson(allmusic.com)
1.The Highway Song (4:17)
2.The Stealer (3:17)
3.On My Way (4:02)
4.Be My Friend (5:49)
5.Sunny Day (3:09)
6.Ride On a Pony (4:19)
7.Love You So (4:55)
8.Bodie (3:06)
9.Soon I Will Be Gone (3:10)
Bonus Tracks
10.My Brother Jake (Single) (2:52)
11.Only My Soul (Single "B" Side) (2:30)
12.Ride On A Pony (BBC Session) (4:30)
13.Be My Friend (BBC Session) (5:36)
14.Rain (Alternate version) (3:56)15.The Stealer (Single Version) (3:22)
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Free - Fire And Water (1970)If Fleetwood Mac, Humble Pie, and Foghat were never formed, Free would be considered one of the greatest post-Beatles blues-rock bands to date, and Fire and Water shows why. Conceptually fresh, with a great, roots-oriented, Band-like feel, Free distinguished itself with the public like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple did (in terms of impact, only) in 1970. Free presented itself to the world as a complete band, in every sense of the word. From Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work, to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals, this was a group that was easily worthy of the mantle worn by Cream, Blind Faith, or Derek and the Dominos .Review by Matthew Greenwald(allmusic.com)
1.Fire And Water (4:03)
2.Oh I Wept (4:29)
3.Remember (4:29)
4.Heavy Load (5:22)
5.Mr. Big (5:58)
6.Don`t Say You Love Me (6:07)
7.All Right Now (5:42)Bonus Tracks
8.Oh I Wept (Alternate Vocal Take) (4:25)
9.Fire And Water (New Stereo Mix) (4:26)
10.Fire And Water (BBC Session) (3:12)
11.All Right Now (BBC Session) (5:33)
12.All Right Now (Single Version) (4:18)
13. All Right Now (First Version) (3:31)
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Free - Free At Last(1972)[UK Bonus Tracks]
Following Paul Rodgers' unsuccessful project titled Peace and Andy Fraser's ill-fated Toby, Free rebuilt themselves and released Free at Last in the summer of 1972. The band went right back to what they know best, with Rodgers bearing his blues-rock soul to Kossof's moody electric guitar. Tracks like "Sail On," "Soldier Boy," and "Travelling Man" come out on top as some of the band's most emotive material, proving that their breakup in 1971 had no real effect on their chemistry. "Little Bit of Love" was released in the U.K., peaking at number 13, while the album itself broke the Top Ten there, stalling at number 69 in the U.S. The band's mixture of laid-back blues and gritty, bare-boned rock & roll is as poignant and as expressive as it was on Tons of Sobs or Fire and Water, even though Paul Kossof's problems with drugs were beginning to be more and more evident. Eventually, Kossof's addiction affected the entire band, hindering Free's ability to go on tour to promote the album. After Free at Last, Andy Fraser left the group and created the band Sharks along with Chris Spedding, while Kossof was busy with his own Back Street Crawler project. After Kossof's death in 1976, John Bundrick re-joined along with Tetsu Yamauchi for 1973's Heartbreaker...Free's final release.Review by Mike DeGagne(allmusic.com)
1.Catch A Train (3:32)
2.Soldier Boy (2:51)
3.Magic Ship (5:22)
4.Sail On (3:05)
5.Travellin' Man (3:23)
6.Little Bit Of Love (2:34)
7.Guardian Of The Universe (5:32)
8.Child (5:18)
9.Goodbye (5:15)
Bonus Tracks
10.Burnin' (Molton Gold) (Alternative Take) (5:57)
11.Honky Tonk Woman (3:13)
12.Magic Ship (Alternative Mix) (5:27)
13.Little Bit of Love (Alternative Mix) (2:38)
14.Guardian of the Universe (Paul Rodgers Solo Version) (6:06)15.Child (Early Mix) (5:19)
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Free - Free(1969)[Japan Bonus Tracks]
Free's second album was recorded with the band itself in considerable turmoil as principle songwriters Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser demanded strict discipline from their bandmates, and guitarist Paul Kossoff, in particular, equally demanded the spontaneity and freedom that had characterized the group's debut. It was an awkward period that saw both Kossoff and drummer Simon Kirke come close to quitting, an eventuality that only the intervention of label chief Chris Blackwell seems to have prevented. Few of these tensions are evident on the finished album -- tribute, again, to Blackwell's powers of diplomacy. He replaced original producer Guy Stevens early into the sessions and, having reminded both warring parties where the band's strengths lie, proceeded to coax out an album that stands alongside its predecessor as a benchmark of British blues at the turn of the 1960s.Review by Dave Thompson(allmusic.com)
1.I'll Be Creepin' (3:31)
2.Songs of Yesterday (3:37)
3.Lying in the Sunshine (3:58)
4.Trouble on Double Time (3:27)
5.Mouthful of Grass (3:39)
6.Woman (3:53)
7.Free Me (5:27)
8.Broad Daylight (3:19)
9.Mourning Sad Morning (5:13)
Bonus Tracks
10.Broad Daylight (Single Version) (3:11)
11.The Worm (Single Version) (3:06)
12.I'll be Creepin' (Single Version) (2:51)
13.Sugar for Mr Morrison (Single Version) (3:03)
14.Broad Daylight (BBC Session) (3:22)
15.Songs of Yesterday (BBC Session) (3:13)
16.Mouthfull of Grass (Solo Version) (3:36)
17.Woman (Alternative Version) (4:03)
18.Trouble on Double Time (Early Version) (2:39)
19.Mourning Sad Morning (Alternative Version) (5:11)
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