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3 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
 The Grand Master Delivers Once Again!, 2008-06-05
Since Steve Winwood was 16 years old and leading Spencer Davis to their chart leading hits, he has always continued to grow. Exploring new musical ventures and teaming up with Super Star performers, many times at their request. Heck, Jimi Hendrix was astonished that he was going to actually have Steve Winwood record on his Historic Electric Ladyland LP!
Add to this his diversified talents that would draw in Latin Legend Tito Puente and you have a solid idea of just how legendary Steve is.
Sure, he has changed directions several times, from Spencer Davis and earlier goups to the Jazz influenced Super Group Traffic, to the Mega Star Super Group Blind Faith, to his 1980's top pop chart era where he had several major solo hits and today, his 21st Century rebirth into jazz/Latin/Rock. Listen to his 2003 'About Time' and you will hear Steve's solid Jazz/Latin influence coupled with his 'blue-eyed soul' vocals. Not to mention the sound of his terrific Hammond B3 playing, occassionally taking back seat to his equally great guitar work. Yes, a
mega star for certain! Now he brings us Nine Lives!
With Nine Lives, he once again assembles masterful songs, all of which are well arranged and supported with superb musicianship.
The songs range for rockish 'I'm Not Drowning' and 'Dirty City' (where he invited his close friend Eric Clapton to play with him) to the Latin influenced 'We're All Looking' and 'Hungry Man', and both songs will get you feet moving! There is also the classic Winwood easy-flying type song such as the aptly named 'FLY'.
Clapton's guitar work on Dirty City is not overwhelming, and that it exactly as it was intended. It's just as it needs to be to make the song work. And that's what top musician's do. In this case very successfully. For the remainding songs of the 9 on this CD you will be equally pleased and will find memorable enough to want the lyrics.
Mr Winwood turned 60 just days ago, but his vocals are as strong and his musical drive just as steady as it was in his earler rock days.
Do not miss this terrific piece or work. You will play it over and over again! Guaranteed!
Added 6/17/08 - Just Saw Steve at Westbury Music Fair in NY and it was a smash! He played 6 of the 9 songs from 'Nines Lives' along with songs from his 2003 hit 'About Time', Traffic, Blind Faith, his early solo years and nailed them all! If you have the opportunity to see him live, DO NOT miss the chance. He is a most gracious living Legend who loves to entertain us with his musical genius!
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 Stevie...you coulda done better, 2008-06-04
Easy listening album. Underwhelmed by disk, Not much energy. And the track with Clapton? He was grossly underutilized.
1 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
 He's back!!, 2008-06-03
Hi. I've been a fan of Steve Winwood's since I was 8 or 9. The Spencer Davis Group was one of the first albums I ever bought.
I LOVED Traffic; loved Blind Faith...
After that he seemed to lose his way. It seemed that he had "devolved" to utilizing the "flavor of the month" (musical) philosophy .
Now, before all you folks who loved "Arc of the Diver" go nuts on me, it just wasn't the gritty Steve Winwood I'd come to love. It was synths that (now) seem terribly dated in the voices that were used ( as is much of the music from the 80's), and his style- his persona was submerged or hidden by all this..."stuff".
Now, he's found his way back! This album is wonderful! Note: I've given 4 rather than 5 stars only because the writing on a couple of songs in the middle of the CD are not his best...But they still very VERY good! It's gritty, and mature and pure Winwood!
I hadn't realized just how much I'd missed his sound, his soul, his ideas!
This is a WONDERFUL Re-INTRODUCTION to a seminal artist & I recommend this to anyone who is looking for real, soulful tunes that harken back to his best days, his best musical endeavours!
Buy it! You won't be sorry!
1 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Very good Winwood., 2008-06-03
As other reviewers before me had said this record needs to be listened to a few times to really appreciate it. Yesterday I had a long listening session that included "Kind of Blue", Clapton's "Journeyman", Duke Ellingtons greatest hits, and "Nine Lives". This CD held it's own with this group. Some really good songs with interesting arrangements and some very nice guitar work by Jose Neto. He's a good riffer, I wish he would have soloed a bit more. But, that's just the old jazz guitarist talking. Even my Maine Coon cat liked it! And he's critical.....
Nine Lives, 2008-06-03
Nine LivesHere is another fine work of art from Steve Winwood. Eric Clapton appears on one song, this is a great album.
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