Tag: Savoy Brown

I’ve heard a lot about this band but never listened to them much. Yesterday I did and they were stacked with great musicians. They have a big blues punch and melodic songs.

I just started to listen to many of their songs and this one caught my attention because of the tight bass intro. That is when I noticed a little of Santana’s sound in there as well. This song is a brief 2:20. If you get a chance on Spotify or Youtube…check them out. So far I’ve been going through their first 4 albums.

They are a British blues rock band formed in 1965 by guitarist Kim Simmonds. They are one of the pioneering bands of the British blues rock scene and bands like The Rolling Stones and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.

Over the years, the band’s lineup has changed numerous times, with Simmonds being the only constant member. Savoy Brown has released over 30 albums, with their early work being highly influential in the blues-rock genre.

They have Kim Simmonds’ expressive guitar work and the band’s tight rhythm section. The song was on the album Raw Sienna released in 1970. The album peaked at #75 in Canada and #121 on the Billboard Album Chart. It was written by the then lead singer Chris Youlden who would be with Savoy Brown from 1967 to 1970.

A Hard Way To Go

Ain’t got time for doubts or fears
Ain’t got time for shallow tears
Ain’t got time to bare my soul
Because I still got a hard way to go

Said that you got a losing hand
Ain’t no point in you raising sand
Ain’t got time to bare your soul
Because I still got a hard way to go

And it’s a crying shame
That you can’t lay the blame
On anybody else but yourself

Wish that you had my sympathy
You ain’t got no hold on me
And my heart is getting cold
And I still got a hard way to go

And it’s a crying shame
That you can’t lay the blame
On anybody else but yourself

And I still got a hard way to go