Like all great art, this is both painful and beautiful.
I came across this odd video clip as a sidebar to the monthly e-mail from Rhino. Good ol’ EC at some mondo, Brit-looking festival in 2007, with the full complement of femme back-up, horns, multiple keybs, etc. all somewhat besmirching the hallowed "White Room", which may be the only great song he still plays, aside …
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside – I Swear from Matthew Ross on Vimeo.
. Two versions of a Willie Dixon novelty tune form a study in contrast. In the first (1963 above), Wolf and his band are at their peak, with everyone knowing what to say and when. The lyrics may be forgettable, but the performance gleams. In the remake (1968 below), a haphazard assemblage of studio musicians …
Below is a video of Other Lives performing Tamer Animals on KCRW. Also, Steve Stav has nice little review of Tamer Animals on Intermittent Signals.