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The Bob Seger System
"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"
© Capitol Records
Year of Release: 1969
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track listing
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Tales Of Lucy Blue
Ivory
Gone
Down Home
Train Man
White Wall
Black Eyed Girl
2 + 2 = ?
Doctor Fine
The Last Song
(Love Needs
To Be Loved)
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The Bob Seger System
"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"
Bob Seger's debut 1969 album featured his band, which at the time was called
The Bob Seger System (the name would later be changed after their first 8
releases to Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band). And it's always a treat
to discover a major successful artist or group's beginning years and their early
releases.
Songs such "Tales Of Lucy Blues" and "Ivory" have a rock/blues
grit; with Seger's unique voice, you can see his musical style forming into later
releases, that would give him his signature voice and band style.
"Gone" is very different for the common Bob Seger fan. Being a
ballad, it has the late-1960s sound, that could match the psychedelic era.
(If you hear this song for the first time, you wouldn't believe that its Bob
Seger; the vocals is not rough-edged, and doesn't even sound like him, vocally.)
Back to the common Seger sound: "Down Home" is another rocker, as his
vocals are a little rougher than average in the beginning, but as the song goes
on, you can easily identify that this is Bob Seger.
"Train Man" is not as rocking, as it is a medium-tempo song, but
still, the vocals can easily be identified as Bob Seger's. "White Wall"
has a psychedelic touch, with the "whah-whah" guitars, some background
vocalization, and very psychedelic towards the end. Otherwise, it's another
good rockin' Seger tune. The overall guitars are a good listen-to on this one.
"Black Eyed Girl" is another medium-tempo rocker, displaying Seger's
unique voice, with some soul and grit. "2 + 2 = ?" has a touch of
psychedelic rock, "Doctor Fine" is a short instrumental, and the closer,
"The Last Song (Love Needs To Be Loved)" is another medium-tempo rock
song, that could fit the middle-of-the-road country-rock format.
The Bob Seger System's Ramblin' Gamblin' Man began Bob Seger's career,
as it was the beginning foundations of a man with a unique voice, and unique
sound. His early releases with the System were the stepping stones in a very
successful future in the music business. Seger's music would become greater
in the years ahead, and hearing his early years is always a treat. Ramblin'
Gamblin' Man has the styles of rock, and psychedelic, and listening to
these songs, it's quite obvious that the vocalist is definitely that of Bob
Seger, and for any Seger fan, listening to his earliest albums will always
spark interests.
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