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Linda Hoyle ‎– Pieces Of Me (1971) [Remastered 2002]

Posted By: hill0

Date: 8 Jul 2015 14:33:30

Pieces of Me is a solo album by former Affinity vocalist Linda Hoyle.Only 300 copies of the album were pressed. One and only solo album from 1971 of former lead singer of Affinity. Remastered with unseen photos from Linda's personal album and notes by Linda and Mo Foster, on vinyl this album changes hands at a cool £150 a copy!

While Affinity is instrumentally a masterpiece and Linda's voice perfectly fits into it (Affinity is heavy and more moody jazzy rock with the voice of Linda at its most heavy. Similar voices and energy can be heard in Jefferson Airplane, but even more in Julian's Treatment, Analogy, Delivery, but also Sandrose, Curved Air, Earth and Fire,Heart,… I like it very much, even "all along the Watchtower's" 12 minutes more freak out version I find it splendid), her solo album has a different approach and mood. It gives more attention to the singer, with various more soul driven songs, bluesrock, most of it very orchestrated. With songs from Nina Simone and Laura Nyro, it's clear that the area is different here. Never the less there has been (too) much studio work on the songs, making them more heavy and a bit more difficult to consume. The freak-out guitars and organ on the title track come somewhat unexpected. The album is varied, and time is needed to fully comprehend its full range / content. Participating are Chris Spedding and Soft Machine members John Marshall and Karl Jenkins. The album is fine but is more difficult to appreciate and understand immediately after having heard Affinity first. Therefore it's better to compare it with solo albums from other female singers from around these days
It probably isn't surprising to learn that Hoyle's solo debut, cut following the final dissolution of Affinity in 1971, does not deviate too far from that band's jazz-rock modus operandi. Yet, in seeking to trim the instrumental fat from Affinity's sometimes gruelling work-outs, and concentrate the attention on the songs (and lyrics) themselves, to showcase Hoyle as a far more exciting figure.
Reminiscent in places of the best of Julie Driscoll's late 1960s work – a role model that Hoyle was singularly well-placed to succeed – Pieces Of Me likewise borrows from several of Driscoll's own influences. The Nina Simone and Laura Nyro songbooks both contribute to the proceedings, with the latter's "Lonely Woman" standing among the best tracks on the entire album.
Hoyle's own work, largely written in tandem with keyboard player Karl Jenkins, is equally powerful, with the eerie "Hymn To Valerie Solanis", and the regretful "Journey's End" ranking among the other highlights. The intriguing "Ballad Of Marty Mole", meanwhile, reads like a cross between Bob Dylan and Beatrix Potter, and could well give children nightmares for days.

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Tracklist:

01. Backlash Blues – 5:55
02. Paper Tulips – 3:34
03. Black Crow – 3:18
04. For My Darling – 3:58
05. Pieces Of Me – 4:06
06. Lonely Women – 4:06
07. Hymn To Valerie Solanas – 4:03
08. The Ballad Of Marty Mole – 4:31
09. Journey’s End – 3:16
10. Morning For One – 4:23
11. Barrel House Music – 2:41

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Personnel

Karl Jenkins - Bass
John Marshall - Drums
Linda Hoyle - Vocals
Chris Spedding - Guitar

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