Peter GREEN - Whatcha Gonna Do 1981

Peter GREEN - Whatcha Gonna Do 1981
Creole 6.24600

Blues

The blurred image of Peter Green in the cover is not
Purposelessly, In the Mid 70's he was Diagnosed as
A Schizophrenic Thus he spent time in mental institute
And treated with Electro convulsive therapy.
With the Help of his brother's family he returned to his
Strength and Music.
So when he plays the Blues it's for Real.
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The third album that Peter Green made after he launched a comeback in the late '70s, Whatcha Gonna Do? was a disappointment on several levels. It was a sluggish record, often with something of a going-through-the-motions feel. While Green's blues-rock guitar chops remained intact, they were executed with less fire, force, and imagination than they had been in his best work. Most disturbingly, there often seemed to be a conscious effort to move Green's sound toward mainstream soul-funk, as well as to add some uncomfortably incorporated reggae rhythms. It's an unmemorable album, but for all that, not a terrible one. You can hear Green's natural affinity for R&B in both his fluid guitar and earthy vocals on some of the better songs, like "Trying to Hit My Head Against the Wall," "Like a Hot Tomato," and "Lost My Love" (the last of which, like early Fleetwood Mac's cover of Little Willie John's "Need Your Love So Bad," makes clear Green's overlooked love of sentimental '50s American R&B/proto-soul). These would be quite acceptable from a blues-rock journeyman, but Green was cursed, perhaps, by the shadow of his greater achievements and by listeners' knowledge that he had been capable of delivering more inspirational goods. ~ Richie Unterberger

The third album that Peter Green made after he launched a comeback in the late '70s, Whatcha Gonna Do? was a disappointment on several levels. It was a sluggish record, often with something of a going-through-the-motions feel. While Green's blues-rock guitar chops remained intact, they were executed with less fire, force, and imagination than they had been in his best work. Most disturbingly, there often seemed to be a conscious effort to move Green's sound toward mainstream soul-funk, as well as to add some uncomfortably incorporated reggae rhythms. It's an unmemorable album, but for all that, not a terrible one. You can hear Green's natural affinity for R&B in both his fluid guitar and earthy vocals on some of the better songs, like "Trying to Hit My Head Against the Wall," "Like a Hot Tomato," and "Lost My Love" (the last of which, like early Fleetwood Mac's cover of Little Willie John's "Need Your Love So Bad," makes clear Green's overlooked love of sentimental '50s American R&B/proto-soul). These would be quite acceptable from a blues-rock journeyman, but Green was cursed, perhaps, by the shadow of his greater achievements and by listeners' knowledge that he had been capable of delivering more inspirational goods. [The 2005 CD reissue on Sanctuary adds two bonus tracks, the 1980 B-side "Woman Don't" and "Whatcha Gonna Do?" (which, though ostensibly the title cut of the record, was oddly unused on the original album itself).] ~ Richie Unterberger

Peter Green- (Vocals, Guitar);
Jeff Daly- (Saxophone);
Roy Shipston- (Keyboards);
Paul Westwood- (Bass Guitar);
Dave Mattacks- (Drums).
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A1. Gotta See Her Tonight  5:46
A2. Promised Land  3:29
A3. Bullet in the Sky  3:19
A4. Give Me Back My Freedom  5:37
A5. Last Train to San Antone  5:29
B1. To Break Your Heart  3:52
B2. Bizzy Lizzy  3:25
B3. Lost My Love  5:21
B4. Like a Hot Tomato  3:01
B5. Head Against the Wall
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