For the most part, Nine Lives begins as an introspective and reflective album that eventually cooks its way through restrained but inventive Afro-Latin grooves, bluesy, funky B-3, and acoustic and electric rock guitars. Those seeking an album that resembles the surprise radio hit "Dirty City" (featuring Eric Clapton as a guest) aren't quite getting that. He plays loads of Hammond B-3 and guitar, but also has a small core band that includes Jose Pires de Almeida on guitar, drummer Richard Bailey, Karl Van Den Bossche on percussion, and Paul Booth on reeds and woodwinds. Winwood produced this set for his debut on Columbia. The latter was a barnstormer of a rhythm and rock album (feels like Traffic meets Santana) that never got its proper due. Seven of these nine cuts resemble (at least partially) those found on his last album, the brilliant About Time issued in 2003. This will be good news for those who live for any resurrection of rock heroes from days of yore, and bad for those who loved his hit singles in the 1980s and '90s. Steve Winwood's Nine Lives marks a more organic return to recording. Steve Winwood - Nine Lives - 2008 - Columbia
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