Free : Heartbreaker : 1973 : Classic Album Review from Phil Aston - Now Spinning Magazine

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  • @NowSpinningMagazine
    @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +2

    Please consider supporting me by becoming Become a patron and see all my videos before general release plus exclusive videos not available elsewhere. Thank you - Phil
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  • @B.B.Amsterdam
    @B.B.Amsterdam 2 роки тому +9

    My favourite Free album. Love the work of Rabbit on keyboards on this album. 👍

  • @janekinnane5884
    @janekinnane5884 Рік тому +3

    Brilliant the way you express and explain the music and musicians thank you. I love free and your analysis just deepens that

  • @scousecats7357
    @scousecats7357 2 роки тому +7

    One of the best bands ever when you consider how young they were when they recorded Fire and Water.

  • @thomaswery3087
    @thomaswery3087 2 роки тому +7

    This is my favorite album by Free.They had other great albums but for some reason I just love this album

  • @Andy-m6j
    @Andy-m6j Рік тому +3

    Yes I too love this album. Free we’re before my time so I didn’t exist when they were releasing music. I started my Free journey with this album and it still is my favourite of theirs. A beautiful album.

  • @gianpaolopelizzaro1634
    @gianpaolopelizzaro1634 Місяць тому +1

    I really appreciate your work, that's why I subscribed to your channel. Heartbreaker contains one of the most powerful and dramatic songs in Free's repertoire: Seven Angel. A timeless masterpiece. Thanks Phil for this review

  • @beejayca
    @beejayca Рік тому

    A classic masterpiece! I love this album. Favorite Free album and it still gets heavy rotation in my house. Timeless. Great review. Cheers!

  • @TractorCountdown
    @TractorCountdown 2 роки тому +3

    Beautifully described, Phil, how you go into the tracks - it all clearly means a lot to you, so thank you for sharing. I'm glad you pointed out the album cover towards the end - I think it's one of the great iconic covers. Cheers, Ian

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +3

      Hi Ian, thank you for watching and your kind words. I should have really approached the Free albums ls like I am doing Jethro Tull sets but it’s a bit late now! Fire and Water will probably be next then Free Live, Free At Last and Free. Heartbreaker is a special album but then they all are in someways. It is amazing to think these teenagers were able to channel music like this which still moves people in 2022. Phil

    • @TractorCountdown
      @TractorCountdown 2 роки тому +1

      @@NowSpinningMagazine I'll certainly look forward to the rest of Free, Phil - timeless music :)

  • @michaelperkins6747
    @michaelperkins6747 Рік тому +3

    Fantastic to hear someone put into words just how Paul Rodgers does it - the greatest rock singer of all time and boy does he deliver on this album. This is my favourite Free/Bad Company album although I must admit that my 2 favourite PR songs are WILD FIRE WOMAN and RIDE ON A PONY.

  • @pgreed100
    @pgreed100 2 роки тому +4

    Hi Phil, as you know I was also once helped through my teens by Paul Kossoff and his guitar which spoke to me in a language that words could not convey. In later years I started to write poetry and I dedicated the following poem 'How Many Highs' to him:
    How many highs have you taken me to?
    Cares unfolded that had been compressed,
    The battle against sadness
    So exquisitely expressed;
    It was good to know
    That it was something I could share,
    The realisation of what it was
    Made it easier to bear;
    And even now, with the battle won,
    With love and happiness found,
    I have come through it all
    But remain haunted by the sound;
    It is many years since that hero spoke
    With finger pressed on fret,
    But the magical notes created
    Still reverberate yet
    Thank you so much for your wonderful videos
    Best wishes, Paul

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Paul, Thank you for watching and sharing your wonderful poem. I will add this to the Now Spinning Magazine website when I put the post up later today or tomorrow. Phil

    • @pgreed100
      @pgreed100 2 роки тому +2

      @@jogischulz2576 Hi Jogi, thank you for your kind words. I hope all is well with you, best wishes, Paul

  • @kevinkivlin7137
    @kevinkivlin7137 2 роки тому +5

    Many of the best catalogue songs of Free are on this album . Only wish they had stayed together and recorded a follow up album .

  • @jegarajramoo3873
    @jegarajramoo3873 2 роки тому +3

    My favorite track on this album ; Easy on my soul! A real aural tonic for suffering hearts. Best heard from the original vinyl release of 1973. Here in Malaysia vinyl records are called PIRING HITAM (Black Discs). Have a nice day Phil.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Jegaraj, thank you for watching - I love your comments! Easy on My Soul is an amazing song and I have just learnt my first Malaysian words ! Phil

  • @argsigil7208
    @argsigil7208 2 роки тому +3

    It blew my mind when you mentioned Heartbreaker " I'm wasting my whole life
    Tryin'.....to make a new start " and the way Rodgers sings it. I once played it to a friend and it freaked him out completely. Someone else who freaked out was R. Blackmore who based Mistreated on it. Thanks so much for remembering Free my favourite band.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +2

      Hi, I have also covered Highway and Tons of Sobs. I am slowing working my through each album. I have also covered 2nd Street by Back Street Crawler. Just use the search box on my channel to find them. Thank you Phil

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Рік тому +1

      Ive gone to Spotify to here it
      Is it him singing it as well
      Reminds me of Coverdale

  • @ИванИванов-у8л9г
    @ИванИванов-у8л9г Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this extended review: knowledgeable, insightful, heartfelt and well-spoken. You have a lot of very good videos on your channel but this is one of the best imo. Maybe because it is my favourite Free album 🙂 I heard it for the first time in 1996 when I was mostly into more heavy and metal stuff but I liked it very much and was impressed then. And I like it even more with time now.
    Regards,

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  Рік тому

      Thank you for watching, it’s never too late to discover FREE - Phil

  • @georgecheung4271
    @georgecheung4271 2 роки тому +6

    Phil, once again for bringing Free to us and hopefully more youngsters can catch up with this wonderful band. I guess in my previous comments on your other videos, I have already spoken my mind about my feeling for Free. There is no other band that can match them in terms of soul and feel. Just like to mention my feeling for the track Come together n the morning. The way that the guitar notes ooze out is just incredible. I can never express my feeling towards those notes. As for Heartbreaker, the song, I agree that the recording on this last album is much better than the live track on The Free Story. Nevertheless, the version on The Free Story has a moment of magic that I can still not shake off. Too bad I never timed it and that change of notes is astounding! Hope you will find it and if you can't, I will put the record on and get the time. I was first seriously exposed to Free in 1979 and they have remained my all time greatest band. By the way, I finally bought the Sugar for Mr Morrison single a few weeks ago. When will A Collection of Free singles be released? What about Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit on vinyl again? I only have that album on CD but a vinyl would be very nice.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +1

      Hi George, thank you for watching and it is always wonderful to hear from others who like this band as much as me. KKTR is another wonderful album as well. Phil

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Рік тому

      ⁠think I waited 4 years for my kktr to come from USA

  • @AJAndyO
    @AJAndyO 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for such a great review. Your passion is palpable and reminds me of a foregone time when music seemed to really matter more, at least to me and my friends, so it’s fab that you’re still carrying that torch. Heartbreaker was my first Free album, too, and I now have them all on CD, including the great Live At The BBC. I also have very fond memories of Wishing Well on a K-Tel vinyl compilation (called something like 20 Explosive Hits, I think) from when I first started DJing at youth club, aged about 9 I think! Those albums packed too many tracks in and so the grooves were shallow and the volume low. Nevertheless it was one of a couple of stand outs, along with Mean Girl by the Quo. Memories eh!
    Love what you do. Keep spinning! Cheers 🤘.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Andy, thank you for watching and your kind words. Thank you also for sharing your memories I can relate to everything you say as well. Phil

  • @1_benjy_1
    @1_benjy_1 2 роки тому +3

    seven angels, common mortal man, easy on, and heartbreaker have been on repeat for weeks

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому

      Thank you for watching! Great to know you love the album as well. Phil :)

  • @patrickmichels7888
    @patrickmichels7888 Рік тому +2

    Love that live version of heartbreaker koss absolutely destroys it in a great way. Please think about a review on Back Street Crawler Koss solo album

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  Рік тому +1

      I do have a video planned doing just that - Phil

    • @patrickmichels7888
      @patrickmichels7888 Рік тому +1

      Tuesday morning is the jam of all jams. I just listened to it the other day and it still blows me away. Thanks Phil love your reminiscing it takes me back

  • @mojobag01
    @mojobag01 2 роки тому +4

    Kossoff reaches the high water mark of rock blues guitar on this album. Never been topped.

  • @frankstecker5675
    @frankstecker5675 Рік тому +1

    Free the greates britischen Band all time...🎸HEARTBREAKER the best free vinil .. wonderfull. Seven Angels..greates Song. For Heartbreaker 😎

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  Рік тому +1

      Thank you 🙏

    • @frankstecker5675
      @frankstecker5675 Рік тому

      @@NowSpinningMagazine mein Englisch ist nicht so gut im schreiben ✍️ aber ich muss mal dir echt ein Kompliment senden dein musik geschmackt und anung begeister mich sehr gerade als Rock fan und free Bad co. The firm.. Paul Rogers ..fan. klasse. Thank you..👍für die tollen CDs und vinil..Vorstellungen..😉

  • @derekclacton
    @derekclacton 2 роки тому +3

    As a fan first of Gary Moore, then Blackfoot and finally, Free I have to agree with your comments about their versions of “Wishing Well”, Phil.

  • @lexpeters735
    @lexpeters735 2 роки тому +4

    Hey Phil, I remember when I was 18 my parents gave me money to buy an album for my birthday. Having heard Wishing well on the radio, Heartbreaker was the one I bought without hesitation. On hearing it for the first time I was struck by maturing tone of Paul Rodger's voice and the overall fatter sound of the band. Wishing Well has become one of my all-time favourite songs. It's a shame they didn't continue after this album, but as you say, the inner turmoil had taken its toll.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому

      Hi Lex, thank you for watching and sharing your story. Wishing Well is such a timeless classic. Phil

  • @marcbehrend3470
    @marcbehrend3470 10 місяців тому +1

    I agree my fav free album

  • @Moshavnik7272
    @Moshavnik7272 2 роки тому +3

    The main difference between many of the artists in the 60s and 70s and today’s music that I remember performed their heart. Yes, they also tried to earn their living but for the most part bands such Free played their music first.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for watching. FREE are one of my favourite bands and there is just something about them that just goes straight into your heart. They are completely real and authentic - Phil .

  • @adnilrummut105
    @adnilrummut105 9 місяців тому +1

    koss was the master of vibrato and sound.

  • @rolandpritchard1731
    @rolandpritchard1731 2 роки тому +3

    We where all young in the 70ts , but there was a lot of music going on. And there was a lot of different and new .it was a good time for music and in some ways it was better as there was no videos, no DVD,s so it was what it was in your head, that made it whatever was in your mind and in some ways that made it better. But music still lives on and you can hear it in more ways than ever which is a good thing , but I still miss going to w.h. Smith's, Woolworths and all them great record shops. But C.Ds only how and yes I still get the vinyl thing as will as I think it's a tactical thing and ownership of a collection. Your life by music history and picking what you want to pay in private when you want to pay and hear it. But in the end keep spinning.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Roland, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. You are right, the music back then created its own imagery in our minds as there were no videos and not that much press or photos for many bands. It was just the album cover in the shops we used to visit and music when we got it home! Phil :)

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Рік тому

    Your video is doing that thing that happens to me sometimes when it involves free it’s just so good and so exciting. I don’t know if I can actually watch all of it I’ve only a few minutes to go but I’m just getting so excited

  • @fraserhoggan9723
    @fraserhoggan9723 2 місяці тому +1

    2016 remasters are well tasty

  • @grahamjeffries4566
    @grahamjeffries4566 2 роки тому +1

    The album free I’ll be creepin songs of yesterday

  • @barnettiuk
    @barnettiuk Рік тому +1

    The original LP credits are incorrect. Koss is on the whole of side 1, and track 4 of side 2. (Not bad for a ‘sideman’). Snuffy Walden is on tracks 2,3 and 4 of side 2 so Seven Angels has both Walden and Koss on it. I think Wishing Well got left off The Free Story because at the time it was thought that Koss wasn’t on it- but Simon Kirke has confirmed that he is.

  • @grahamjeffries4566
    @grahamjeffries4566 5 місяців тому +1

    Wishing well first pop rock ?

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Рік тому

    “No bad moments on any of them”
    You’re almost completely right, and this is the thing with FREE that amazes me, they truly are an album band .
    Practically every word that you speak is as if you’re reading my script you’ve just said look at the album cover. I think photographs of free are literally an art art form in themselves.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  Рік тому

      Hi David, are you connected to Free in anyway? Phil

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Рік тому +1

      @@NowSpinningMagazine no

  • @bobby666666
    @bobby666666 2 роки тому +1

    Wishing Well was also covered live by the Goth Band The Mission.

  • @randysvynil9502
    @randysvynil9502 2 роки тому +1

    I have 4 of their studio album, "Heartbreaker" and "Free at Last" are the albums I dont have.
    If Ian Gillan retires, I want Paul Rodgers as Deep Purple vocalist. 🙂

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  2 роки тому +2

      Hi Randy, thank you for watching. I would recommend completing your FREE collection. You won’t be disappointed. Paul Rodgers was tipped to join Deep Purple in 1973. The story made the front of Melody Maker but Rodgers already had his sights on Bad Company. Phil

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Рік тому

    This so close to how I feel

  • @jonashallberg2832
    @jonashallberg2832 2 роки тому +1

    👍

  • @ianlewis8086
    @ianlewis8086 6 місяців тому +1

    Phil, if you put all 7 of the Free 2001/2002 cd reissues together, the spines on one side show a picture of Kossoff and the other side shows Rodgers. Just sayin' 😄

  • @malcshone4409
    @malcshone4409 2 роки тому +1

    Phil, I totally get what you said about Paul Rodgers on this album. My theory is that being so close to Paul Kossoff and seeing him descend into drug dependency and lose his musicianship as a result affected him quite badly. The outlet for this emotional time is through his voice and lyrics of course. Anyway, that’s my theory. Surprising the album is so good, considering everything surrounding it but of course Paul R and Simon K were off to form Bad Co within months.

  • @MrCherryJuice
    @MrCherryJuice 7 місяців тому

    Though not a fave band of mine, I liked Free. And this album, with Rabbit's addition making for a more harmonically robust sound is fantastic. IMO, 'Come Together In the Morning', 'Heartbreaker' and 'Seven Angels' are three of the very best tunes ever recorded by anyone. Not only are they intense, they are played with such honest, painful passion. And there is a prevailing sense of darkness...a true sense of the blues without defaulting to the typical cliches. 'Come Together...' in particular, with those 'crying' notes being squeezed out by Kossoff, is surely the ultimate. 'Wishing Well' is catchier but no less for that. It's a real gem that highlights the inner power of Paul Rodgers' singing and the stinging melodicism of Kossoff's approach to soloing.
    As you note, the other tunes are fine though less compelling, possibly because the aforementioned are such giants.
    It is too bad that 'Heartbreaker' was the end of the original band, not the start of a new Free.

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  7 місяців тому +1

      Fantastic overview - thank you

    • @MrCherryJuice
      @MrCherryJuice 7 місяців тому

      @@NowSpinningMagazine You're welcome. Suggestion: the Hughes-Thrall album is an overlooked gem your viewers might welcome knowing about. It is one of Glenn's finest musical moments.

  • @grahamjeffries4566
    @grahamjeffries4566 2 роки тому +1

    My favourite guitarist Ritchie Blackmore admits he borrowed listen to mistreated and heartbreaker

  • @ArtbyJoeH
    @ArtbyJoeH 6 місяців тому +1

    Ever wonder if Commom mortal Man was about heroine?
    " I was on my way to a needle factory....... I was selling my wares, 3 bucks a share" otherwise..... why a needle factory of all things?!

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Рік тому

    I used to meet Japanese people and tell them about the Japanese bass player in free
    I gave up doing that, they often just ended up, wondering why I was saying a Japanese name and confused by anything else
    One day I was driving along with a Japanese lady when the CD changed heartbreak and started playing and then she said this is my friend from College
    On bass .
    It’s a small world, but you’ll be amazed how many links they’re out there to Free
    Sadly, they’re getting less
    But it’s quite amazing the number of connections I have and stories .

    • @NowSpinningMagazine
      @NowSpinningMagazine  Рік тому

      Amazing story, thank you for sharing - Phil

    • @KKTR3
      @KKTR3 Рік тому +1

      @@NowSpinningMagazine i’ve spent possibly 20 years when meeting people from Middlesbrough asking them who Middlesbroughs best singer is
      For most of the time, people would say Chris Rea
      Some would say David Coverdale
      More recent times, people mention people that I’ve never heard of which are obviously from a different generation
      But occasionally you get gold
      Every now and then somebody says Paul Rodgers
      And sometimes that’s the end, but other times it’s just the beginning
      About eight years ago, I was talking to a guy I guess he was maybe in his mid30s he was going to Leeds but he was from Middlesbrough. I asked the question
      I said you’re too young to know the answer anyway
      And he said oh no, I know it’s Paul Rodgers
      I wish my dad was here it’s his claim to fame
      Him and Paul Rodgers went to the same infant school
      And they’reon the first class photo stood next to each other
      Of course, at this point, I’m blown away
      I said does your dad still have the photo and he said oh yes he’s definitely got it
      But he lives in France
      He said give me your email address and I’ll see if I can get my dad to send a copy
      I think about two years went by, and then up, it popped the actual photograph of a five-year-old Paul Rodgers Paul is looking exactly the same a little bit like perhaps from the law period, but as a child.
      I still think it’s the youngest photograph, I’ve ever seen of him I even sent it to Jasmine his daughter
      World is a small place, and I’ve got quite a lot of these

  • @DARKSIDEOFURANUS
    @DARKSIDEOFURANUS Рік тому +1

    Free had a funky soul groove Gary Moore doesn't really

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Рік тому

    Seven angels- I read somebody say it was Rodgers turmoil with his Catholic faith
    Coming to terms with it, putting it into a musical perspective ?

  • @KKTR3
    @KKTR3 Рік тому

    👍