Tightly Knit

CBB was one of the best blues oriented rock bands of their day, and this album had some of their most memorable tracks. They weren't concerned about doing semi-faithful covers of old delta blues songs as was the case with many UK bands of the late '60's, but rather did original rock music with the blues genre only as inspiration. The production/sound engineering on this album is a joy to play on serious audio equipment, with, by today's standards, a minimalist recording style. Each instrument and voice seems very discreet, tight, and up front on playback, and you can even hear dead silence for split seconds sometimes on upbeats. They had an excellent feel for song arrangements, without the self indulgent, overdone, overly long solo bits that are too common on classic rock albums, and CBB had no focus on a rock star front man. Audio of this quality makes you want to turn up the volume, as opposed to cluttered modern mixing that often makes higher volume an annoyance.

This album was once rated by one critic as possibly the best blues album ever. That was in the 70's. I think it still ranks as one of the best. The driving but intricate guitar work is phenomenal. Far, far better than more recent work by this group (which has changed personnel).

I am an old Rocker and Blues fan from the late sixties and early seventies, What more can I say? When the mood hits you turn it up real load and enjoy St. Michael's Blues with the neighbors. I just love this stuff!! I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys electric blues bands.

I have been looking for this CD for years. Remastered 2013. Simply awesome original and covered songs. This band is blues nirvana.

Love the music takes me back to my youth.Delivered on time as promised

Fantastic album for any Climax Blues Band Fan. Easily on a par with Rich Man.

After hearing this in 75 I had to special order the album (that's right record album)! It is definitely their best album and one of a handfull of rock albums I think transend time. The rythmic interplay of the Sax with the other istruments on songs like Who Killed McSwiggin sounds like what Crimson could have done without all the experimentation. When I listen to this disc it doesn't bring back memories of any particular time or place, only the music. The music on this disc will stay with you. Enjoy it!

Not only do you disclose your age when confessing to liking "Tightly Knit," you're making a statement. You see, it's become so politically incorrect to admit to being a fan of heavy, early-Seventies British white-boy blues, it's almost worse than declaring you admire those who pick their noses on TV. So, dare to be a boor. You'll enjoy this CBB recording if you appreciate the band's sound when it was more guitar heavy than sax funk and jazz anarchy. "Tightly Knit" is man's music. So don't tell the wife you ordered this. Hide it when it arrives in a brown paper wrapper. And make sure she's outta the room when you play "Shoot Her If She Runs" and the nine minutes of "St. Michael's Blues" -- really loud crunching guitar and a singer bellerin' in pain over his lady whose been lettin' another man raid his box of "special colored socks" in the bedroom. --Dick Destiny

Blues vom Feinsten. Kann man immer wieder hören und hat gute Laune. Musik die in dieser super ausführung leider heute nicht mehr produziert wird.

Ever since I got the first Climax Blues Band I have really got into them

So great to hear this now on CD. Excellent CD Love the Climax Blues Band. Well packaged came on time. Very Very Satisfied and thanks again.

Great Band ,Great CD