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Black and Blue
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recorded
while auditioning
's replacement, so it's unfair to criticize it, really, for being longer on grooves and jams than songs, especially since that's what's good about it. Yes, the two songs that are undeniable highlights are
and
the album's two
and, therefore, the two that had to be written and arranged, not knocked out in the studio; they're also the ones that don't quite make as much sense, though they still work in the context of the record. No, this is all about groove and sound, as
work
into their fabric. And the remarkable thing is, apart from
there's little straight-ahead
here. They play with
extensively,
less so, making both sound like integral parts of
' lifeblood. Apart from the
, there might not be many memorable tunes, but there are times that you listen to
just to hear them play, and this is one of them. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine