Description

 The final album of an (unintentional) trilogy, Crusade is most notable for the appearance of a very young, pre-Rolling Stones Mick Taylor on lead guitar. Taylor's performance is indeed the highlight, just as Eric Clapton and Peter Green's playing was on the previous album. The centerpiece of the album is a beautiful instrumental by Taylor titled "Snowy Wood," which, while wholly original, seems to combine both Green and Clapton's influence with great style and sensibility. The rest of the record, while very enjoyable, is standard blues-rock fare of the day, but somewhat behind the then-progressive flavor of 1967. Mayall, while being one of the great bandleaders of London, simply wasn't really the frontman that the group needed so desperately, especially then. Nevertheless, Crusade is important listening for Mick Taylor aficionados.


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Tracklist:



1  	Oh, Pretty Woman  	(3:40)  	   	

2 	Stand Back Baby 	(1:50) 		

3 	My Time After Awhile 	(5:15) 		

4 	Snowy Wood 	(3:41) 		

5 	Man of Stone 	(2:29) 		

6 	Tears in My Eyes 	(4:20) 		

7 	Driving Sideways 	(4:03) 		

8 	Death of J.B. Lenoir 	(4:27) 		

9 	I Can't Quit You Baby 	(4:35) 		

10 	Streamline 	(3:19) 		

11 	Me and My Woman 	(4:05) 		

12 	Checkin' Up on My Baby 	(3:59) 	





Personnel:



 	Chris Mercer  	 	Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)

	Keef Hartley 		Drums

	John McVie 		Bass, Guitar (Bass)

	Hughie Flint 		Drums

	Rip Kant 		Horn, Sax (Baritone)

	John Mayall 		Organ, Keyboards, Guitar, Piano, Performer, Main Performer, Vocals, Harmonica

	Mick Taylor 		Guitar