Shadows Of Knight - Gloria (Reissue) (1966/1998)
Artist: Shadows Of Knight
Title: Gloria
Year Of Release: 1966/1998
Label: Sundazed Music
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Beat
Quality: Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 38:52
Total Size: 224 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Gloria
Year Of Release: 1966/1998
Label: Sundazed Music
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Beat
Quality: Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 38:52
Total Size: 224 Mb (scans)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. Gloria (V. Morrison) - 2:34
02. Light Bulb Blues (J. kelley, J. Sohns, J. McGeorge) - 2:32
03. I Got My Mojo Working (M. Morganfield) - 3:28
04. Darkside (W.Rogers, J. Sohns) - 2:00
05. Boom Boom (J. L. Hooker) - 2:28
06. Let It Rock (C. Berry) - 1:52
07. Oh Yeah (E. McDaniel) - 2:45
08. It Always Happens That Way (W.Rogers, J. Sohns) - 1:52
09. You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover (W. Dixon) - 2:37
10. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man (W. Dixon) - 3:52
11. I Just Want to Make Love to You (W. Dixon) - 3:49
12. Oh Yeah (E. McDaniel) - 2:45
13. I Got My Mojo Working (M. Morganfield) - 3:14
14. Someone Like Me (Novak, McDowell) - 2:18
Line-up::
Bass – Joe Kelley
Drums – Tom Schiffour
Guitar [Lead] – Warren Rogers
Guitar [Rhythm] – Jerry McGeorge
Vocals – Jim Sohns
Chicago’s The Shadow’s Of Knight remains an often overlooked ‘60s garage rock band, though they were one of the few acts to bring blues-rock around full circle, reclaiming those Chess-Records-favored numbers from British invasion acts with an injection of young American punk energy. The band’s 1966 debut album Gloria rocks feverishly, proving that English teens weren’t the only ones dressing up in hip mod fashions and grooving to maximum R&B. Shadows Of Knight’s cover of Van Morrison and Them’s “Gloria” opens with plenty of attitude and though it may not be as strong as the original, this rendition surpassed Morrison’s version on the radio charts (if only because the original contained the lyrics “She comes to my room” which was too risqué for airplay in 1965). Frontman Jim Sohns must have been aware of his high-toned nasal inflection because he toughens up the vocal performance on a cover of “I Got My Mojo Working” Conversely, he plays up his androgynous croon on the band’s own ballad “Dark Side.”