{"id":3687,"date":"2019-02-04T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2019-01-30T16:59:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:59:31","slug":"the-hunt-sales-memorial-get-your-shit-together-big-legal-mess-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=3687","title":{"rendered":"The Hunt Sales Memorial – \u2018Get Your Shit Together\u2019 (Big Legal Mess Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I don\u2019t know about you, but it\u2019s rare for me to hear an album once and immediately think, \u2018I have got to order this NOW\u2019. But, thankfully, life occasionally throws these things our way, and having seen that Hunt Sales was about to release his, essentially, debut solo album, I figured it was worth checking out on the bedevilled Spotify to see just what it sounded like.<\/p>\n

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Now, it\u2019s easy to get overexcited about anything that has links to Bowie, naturally enough. And, perhaps, expectations weren\u2019t high, given Hunt\u2019s tumultuous past. He\u2019s been clean for a year and wears his past without shame. The man has lived. And, he\u2019s responsible for THAT drumbeat. You know the one.<\/p>\n

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After one listen, I ordered the cd. Then, I kept on listening. I was right the first time. Twelve new songs, with Hunt, apparently playing all instruments; including some mean saxophone (I don\u2019t have full details\/\u2018guest\u2019 players at present). All you need to know is that this is an album that really covers all the bases of Hunt\u2019s varied career. Classic era Iggy? Check; \u2018Here I Go Again\u2019\/\u2018Magik\u2019. Jazzy, skanking numbers? Check; \u2018Angel Of Darkness\u2019\/\u2018Sorry Baby\u2019. Dirty, grinding riffs? Check; \u2018I Can\u2019t Stop\u2019\/\u2018Bitch Done Left\u2019.<\/p>\n

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First single \u2018One Day\u2019 is a reflective, Cash-style tune. I loved his vocals in the much-maligned Tin Machine, especially \u2018Stateside\u2019, and they\u2019ve matured. There\u2019s real emotion here. Even in the one-line rant of \u2018It Ain\u2019t Easy\u2019. Sales says he\u2019s been practising every day, and you can tell. Rough edges, but rhythmically tight, as you\u2019d expect. Somehow, the presence of saxophones on many tracks threads it all back to Mr B, though Hunt\u2019s roots are also in jazz. Yes, folks, against the odds, Hunt Sales has indeed got his shit together. Something to celebrate.<\/p>\n

Buy Hunt Sales Memorial Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: Martin Chamarette<\/p>\n