This is almost funny. The first time I listened to "Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings," my wife peered into my home office and asked me who was playing. I told her that Wyman used to be in the "Rolling Stones." "Oh, that explains why they kicked him out." Seems she did not like the CD very much.

"Anyway The Wind Blows" is an interesting piece of work because it does not fit a standard mold. Wyman himself describes this work as "Just a few mates having a good time." Well, it does show. "Anyway The Wind Blows" is a collection of original songs mixed with a few classic numbers. The first time I listened to it I was a bit biased, between my wife's remark and the weird arrangement of the songs. But after a while, the album starts growing on you, and it definitely shows that they put together the band more for the fun of it than to make money.

Some interesting names show up in the credits, most notable being Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Mick Taylor (Wow! Count them! TWO ex-Stones in the same recording) and Gary Brooker from "Procol Harum." The songs are not remarkable, and out of sixteen tracks Beverley Skeete sings eight, and she is not bad at all. Georgie Fame leads most of the other songs. He is most known in Jazz circles and also for playing keyboards for Van Morrison during the 80's and 90's.

Even if I did not feel very excited about the original songs, I found a little jewel of a song that I have not heard in years, and as far as I know this is the first time I've seen it as a cover. I am talking about "Spooky," originally by the "Classics IV." Beverley's performance is flawless. The band by itself is pretty decent too. It would be nice if they decide to stick together and start developing new material. As for this album, unless you are already a fan, or feel adventurous, you will not be missing much with the exception of their cover of "Spooky."