Like a bullet to my mind, my head is spinning ‘round, feeling less, more loneliness, love has shot me down.” Priest’s voice is downright beautiful. He sings, “Walking wounded, I think I’ve fallen down, big ol’ empty room, where silence is a sound. Opening with only Trower’s bluesy guitar riffs and Priest’s inspiring vocals, later accompanied by strings and a brush of a drum. The production by Brown must be highlighted as it’s guided by an expert hand with love for this music.
You will be soothed, and moved.īreathtaking songs abound on United State of Mind buoyed by rhythm, horns and percussion. Along with several other tracks on the album, it is a song for our troubled times. Trower’s guitar solo is as you might expect-exquisite, emotional and gritty, with attention to space between the notes. It’s a moody and compelling track with Priest’s soulful vocals winding their way through the thoughtful lyrics. Trower’s wah-soaked guitar riffs punch up the funk and strings add texture and depth. Infused with Robin Trower’s emotional and inventive guitar playing, this is one helluva album opener with groove.Ī mid-tempo number enters the picture with “Are We Just People,” a fresh, contemporary R&B song that questions how we choose to live and asks if we should reach for something more. Title track, “United State of Mind” opens the set with one of many moving and beautifully written songs sung by Maxi Priest, one of our generation’s great multi-Grammy-nominated vocalists. Using instruments and vocals not tempered by technology, this is an album that features breathtaking tracks with the raw talents of three notable artists who come from completely different musical orientations and find common ground. United State of Mind by Trower, Priest and Browne is a work of art, cutting edge and ahead of its time. The musicianship is superb, as are the nine tracks. The album is a brilliant mix of contemporary blues and R&B with hints of rock, showcasing Priest’s soulful, silky vocals, Trower’s emotive guitar playing, and Livingstone’s ‘Midas touch’ on production. My only regret is that I didn’t review United State of Mind earlier.
A trio of musicians you might not necessarily put together, they blend their unique sounds to create an album of singular beauty. When three legendary artists come together to create a sound all their own, it doesn’t always work out the way it does on United State Of Mind by Robin Trower, Maxi Priest and Livingstone Brown released Octoon Manhaton Records.
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