LEW LEWIS REFORMER - Save The Wail
Harmonica player/vocalist Lew Lewis made only one album, "Save the Wail".
Before going solo he'd been in Eddie & The Hot Rods, the excellent pub rock-new
wave crossover band, and appeared on their 1976 debut single, "Writing on
the Wall"/"Cruisin' in the Lincoln." Lew Lewis is a very good bluesy Little
Walter-influenced harmonica player. This debut solo LP blends pub rock and
blues-rock, including many originals. Some songs are slightly pop-tinged
blues/R&B/rock, such as "Win Or Lose," which blends an early Yardbirds-like
harmonica R&B charge with the more anthemic melodies of late 1970s new wave
power pop. Hear: Do Just What You Want; Wait (song written by Seth Justman
& Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band); Win Or Lose; High Temperature; Mr. Bartender;
Lucky Seven; Hometown Blues; Photo Finish; Night Talk; and Rider. Musicians
include: Buzz Barwell- Drums; Gavin Povey- Piano; Johnny Squirrel- Bass;
and Richard Taylor- Guitar. This is a seldom seen Original 1979 UK pressing
on STIFF RECORDS (SEEZ-16), and is in beautiful near MINT condition!
