Tim Bivens - "FREE RIDE" CD: Tim's band, "KRUSH", bill themselves as "Classic Rock, Blues & Funk from the Past" on their REVERBNATION site... & they're pretty much on the money with that description, albeit with a 21st Century energy ramp-up; in fact, I fell in love with them right away! On this CD, though, it's Tim (that's him with the fine graybeard) playing ALL the instruments, sorta' "pre-KRUSH". There's a real kind of "Al Kooper" vibe on "FEELIN ALRIGHT"... feels very much like "Season of the Witch", to be sure, & it's an excellent recording on both the vocal & instrument level. When they said "funk from the past", I'm assuming they were referring to tunes like "Funk Bus", a very high-energy & rawk'in tune that really shows off Tim's total talent - he shows just how high he can soar on this one, I'll tell ya', folkz! He goes on out into the edge of the stratosphere with my favorite piece in this collection, "Pick Up The Pieces"... definitely full of soul & spirit! I'm likin' Tim's solo efforts in a big way, & will look forward to getting his or KRUSH's next CD in for review. I give this a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, with an "EQ" (energy quotient) rating of 4.96 outta 5!