Fistful Of Mercy – As I Call You Down

History repeats itself. It’s true. When George Harrison joined Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan in the Traveling Wilburys, he probably never thought that one of his sons would someday partake in a similar project. Yet that’s exactly what happened when Dhani Harrison joined forces with Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur to start Fistful Of Mercy.

“As I Call You Down” is the name of that collaboration where the three of them hit the studio running and wrote and recorded all nine songs in just three days. Maybe it’s because of that short period of time that this didn’t become the masterpiece you’d expect if you base yourself solely on the names attached to Fistful Of Mercy. The material on here is good enough though to make you wonder what this could lead up to when they take a couple more days next time around with the country/blues stomper that is “Father’s Son” and the instrumental “30 Bones”. But it’s especially the breathtaking vocal harmonies that draw the attention in songs like “In Vain Or True” and “Ad I Call You Down”. Very CSN&Y and I’m loving every second of it.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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