The Call: The Call

The Call, a California-based quartet featuring the passionate singing and writing of Michael Been, incorporated the fire of the Clash and the organic earthy soul of the Band to deliver their spiritually rooted, socially aware themes.
-- Rick Clark, All-Music Guide

In 1981, Garth Hudson became involved with The Call, an unsigned band who'd long been admirers of the Band. "The Call knew a lot of our songs and had performed them", recalled Garth, "They once asked me about a bridge of a song on Cahoots that I'd completely forgotten about." Garth played on five of the songs that made up the band's demo tape, and on their eventual debut album for Mercury.
-- Barney Hoskyns, Across the Great Divide

Tracks

1. War Weary World
2. There's a Heart Here
3. Doubt
4. This is Life
5. Fulham Blues
6. Who's That Man
7. Upperbirth
8. Bandits
9. Flesh and Steel
10. Unbearable
11. Waiting For the End

Sidemen

• Michael Been, bass/guitar/keyboards/vocal
• Tom Ferrier, guitar/vocal
• Greg "The Observer" Freeman, bass/vocal
• Garth Hudson, synthesizer/keyboards/saxophone
• Scott Musick, drums/vocal
• Hugh Padgham, producer

The Call - The Call - 1982 - Mercury SRM-1-4037

AMG Rating: 5 (out of 9)