Hello and welcome back to three favourites. My apologies for a slight hiatus. I have been very busy with wedding planning and qualifying as a solicitor (next Spring, God willing) and have not had as much time to dedicate to the blog. PI’m afraid I am going to have to move from 3 to 1 favourite going forward. Please see this below.
J J Cale – Troubadour (1976)
This is a fantastic cover. I particularly enjoy the guitar and guitar shaped clouds, as though Mr Cale is imagining guitars in his dreams, which, I suppose, is most likely the case. The treble clef on the head of the acoustic guitar is quite clever. I do not know whether Mr Cale intended to differentiate this from the French clef, or indeed the difference between the two (Nick’s territory). This is a sweet cover, with calm overtones, which match the calm competency of this fabulous artist. I encourage you to listen to this album if you have time.