![]() The twin guitar cry that opens album epic “I Wonder” initially promises great things, however it’s a tune that would have benefited from some judicious editing, as it doesn’t justify its over eight minutes of run time, regardless of how fluid and bluesy the guitar solos are. It’s a solid enough performance, but the pace of the album drops at a point where perhaps it should have been maintained and arguably, this is a song that could have been dropped from the running order without any great detriment. Jamming duties are returned to for “Road Runner / Road Runner’s ‘G’ Jam”, during which the band are given able assistance by Stephen Stills on organ. Along with “Hot ‘n’ Nasty”, it’s easily one of Marriott’s best compositions for Humble Pie, with it’s relentlessly changing drum pattern, and a great boogie-riff. It’s the sort of song which bores it’s way into your mid by way of it’s title being repeated as the song begins. Side two opens up with the album’s most commercial moment, “30 Days in the Hole”, one of the band’s best known numbers, which bafflingly failed to chart when released as a single back in 1972. “Old Time Feelin'” finds the band changing tone once again, though this is down to Greg Ridley taking lead vocals on this number, as Alexis Korner lends a hand to the band as they close what would have been the first side of the original vinyl with a traditional bluesy singalong. Drummer Jerry Shirley very much makes his presence felt throughout this number, indeed quite why he has been overlooked when compiling the lists of great drummers down the decades is something of a mystery, as he’s very much the engine room of the band, and the only band member other than Marriott to be a constant throughout Humble Pie’s career. The hard rocking is resumed with a stylish cover of Eddie Cochran’s “C’mon Everybody”. The hard rocking abates for the gentler and more reflective “You’re So Good for Me”, however once again, it sounds for all the world like The Black Crowes circa By Your Side. “The Fixer” is a more jam-flavoured rocker, however the thing is driven forward by a slow and deliberate riff and the rhythm partnership of Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley. This is a soulful rock band at the top of its game, given fresh impetus by replacing the more pop-orientated Frampton with former Colosseum guitar player Clem Clempson, whose arrival gave a significant harder-edged rock sound to the band who weren’t short of the ability to rock out. On top of it all is Marriott’s unmistakable holler. I had always subscribed to the common opinion that it was the sound of former Marriott associates Faces that the Robinson brothers had built their band around, however “Hot ‘n’ Nasty” blows that theory, with super-charged guitars, funky organ, and the lashings of soul-debted backing vocals. Within the opening bars of “Hot ‘n’ Nasty” Humble Pie have already invented The Black Crowes a good 15 years before that band released their first album. To take a closer look at the Ethos team and some samples of the platform in action, click on the image below to launch a short, 2-minute video introduction.Humble Pie are a band I had certainly heard of, but beyond knowing that they were the band that post-Small Faces Steve Marriott formed with pre-Frampton Comes Alive! Peter Frampton and that they were a harder-rocking proposition than both, I knew very little, beyond the fact that Smokin’ was reputedly their best studio album. ![]() In this way, ETHOS promotes direct contact between students, artists and educators, while paving the way for career opportunities within this creative community. Each course includes a primary instructor, or guest artist, plus a program course moderator to monitor and facilitate a clear line of communication for everyone. Unlike other “online” or “blended learning” programs, which rely primarily on pre-recorded video, powerpoint presentations or archival materials, ETHOS takes place in a “live” interactive environment, simultaneously providing all of the participants on campus and online with the opportunity to share in the learning experience, face to face, in real time. and Europe.ĮTHOS is a new educational program in music for film, multimedia, video games and web broadcasting that combines aspects of classroom learning with the internet, where the traditional “on campus” environment meets a technologically driven ”online” community of professional artists, educators and students. The original business model, to license the ETHOS program to colleges, universities and learning institutions in the visual arts who would benefit from the addition of music. Official Announcement for ETHOS – Education Online, a new professional program in Music for Multimedia
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