大ヒット曲「オール・ライト・ナウ」を収録し、全英2位を獲得したフリー初期の最高傑作。1970年発売。オリジナル・テープからAndy Pearceによる2016年新リマスタリングで、オリジナル・アートワークを再現。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2016/08/10)
If Fleetwood Mac, Humble Pie, and Foghat were never formed, Free would be considered one of the greatest post-Beatles blues-rock bands to date, and Fire and Water shows why. Conceptually fresh, with a great, roots-oriented, Band-like feel, Free distinguished itself with the public like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple did (in terms of impact, only) in 1970. Free presented itself to the world as a complete band, in every sense of the word. From Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work, to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals, this was a group that was easily worthy of the mantle worn by Cream, Blind Faith, or Derek & the Dominos . ~ Matthew Greenwald|
Rovi