electric fingertips channeling screeching soul
air magiced vibrato tugging the guts of it all
smoky vocal painting velvet strokes
snake hipped bass lines with funk to spare
a beat so far back it was the original rhythm
young gifted bluesmen breaking out
breaking Free
Posted for Quadrille #40 at dVerse
Notes: Formed in London in 1968 by vocalist Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke, the group signed with Island Records and released their debut album Tons of Sobs in 1969. At the time of their formation Rodgers and Kirk were 18, Kossoff 17 and Fraser just 15. One major musical disappointment in my life is that I was too young to see them burn their bright star before it was all over.
‘We were hell-bent on what we did. I didn’t care if I live or died, but for the band.’ Paul Rodgers
Paul Scribbles 
Love the sort of palindromatic look of “smoky vocal painting velvet strokes” A tribute poem any musician would love to have written for them.
LOVE this. Love when you use your musical talents within your posts (which really is always) — thank goodness we have recordings of those musicians we were not fortunate to see. Really enjoyed this one, Paul.
“……channeling screeching soul”……i love it. A wonderful tribute, Paul.
“a beat so far back it was the original rhythm.” Oh, that’s good!
“electric fingertips channeling screeching soul”
Now there’s a surrealism of imagery that plays with electric guitars
and lighting up the digital of souls screeching and surfing the channels of waves.
smoky vocal painting velvet strokes
Once again, the surrealism of each line paints its own imagination to the reader and welcomes an interpretation of beautiful worlds that I myself would love to live in. 🙂
Superb! writing. 🙂
Great! A wonderful tribute to a band that is is lucky we have recordings of to listen to. “snake hipped bass lines with funk to spare”. I love this line.
Oh for sure. I have no idea what I would do without being able to listen to my music…other than play it I guess.
Lordy. I have fallen for many a snake hipped bass player in my long life….and playing your music is more fun than listening!
You aging rocker, you. You’ve made me want to listen to them…
Hey…less of the aging 🙂 but yeah you got me…you really got me 😉
Love the subtle tug of rhyme that comes with “soul” and “all” here, Paul.
LOVE this line:
“air magiced vibrato tugging the guts of it all”
Thanks De. Only one road I could take with the word Free.
I think I will listen to this … at first I thought it might have been older really…. it could have been some jazz for me.
It’s good stuff.
Lovely, especially ‘a beat so far back it was the original rhythm’ – I enjoyed the music too! :o)
breaking out… breaking free…. loved this, and the music
Thanks Vivian.
only a musician could write such electric poetry. Thanks for the flashback too
Ha ha…only an old hippie would say that 😉
oh god…I don’t mean old old…you know !!!
still have a touch of the chick in my hippies
touché
This is my favourite bit- snake hipped bass lines with funk to spare
a beat so far back it was the original rhythm…I love a bit of syncopated rhythm.
Who doesn’t? Thanks for droppin by.
I loved this.
Thank You.
Breaking out is nicely associated with breaking free.
Thanks Frank. Glad you saw the link.
Free were the greatest. I was introduced to them by my first boyfriend, first introduction to proper rock. The grandparents had David Kossoff. I saw an old man grieving.
If only I could time travel.
🙂
Thank you for the blast of Free, Paul! Free is right up there for David and me – I know he wished he sounded more like Paul Rodgers than the singer from Diamondhead.
These lines ring true for me:
‘smoky vocal painting velvet strokes
snake hipped bass lines with funk to spare’.
I love this, especially the last 2 lines. The last line is very effective. Well done!
Fantastic – “snake hipped bass lines with funk to spare” – thanks also for reminding me of the band – so young, so bright.
so far back it was the original rhythm – never heard of them but liked the music! Classic early 1970’s style. Thanks.
Fantastic language throughout. Great write!
Every word, pure music. Haven’t listened to Free in forever. Nice!