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JOE WALSH - Songs For A Dying Planet (1992)
It's hard not to think when listening to Songs for a Dying Planet that Joe Walsh has a profound musical statement that he has yet to make. After quite some time away from his solo recording gig, it figures that Walsh would have some interesting things to say, and a few guitar riffs to unleash. This 1999 Sony release fulfills those expectations to a degree, but the songwriter's weakened comedic instincts and extreme sincerity make Songs for a Dying Planet a difficult recommendation. Things start off fierce and promising as two solid rockers ("Shut Up," "Fairbanks Alaska") lead into one of Walsh's best songs in many years, the slow scorcher "Coyote Love." The sublime ballad "I Know" follows, and at this point Walsh seems to be in a creative zone the likes of which he had not occupied since the early '80s. The momentum shudders as the listless "Certain Situations" leads into the bad political lampoon job "Vote for Me." Humor in rock is a delicate endeavor, and one that Walsh clearly mastered on classics like "Life's Been Good," but within that almost campy structure existed a palpable edge or even danger. The self-parody related more than a little first-hand experience and an undefined tragic subtext that resonated loudly in Walsh's falsetto and his audience as they assessed their personal reality within the coming post-rock world. No such subtlety or importance exists on Songs For a Dying Planet (comedic or otherwise.) Everything is stated rather plainly, as in the sentimental "The Friend Song" where listeners are led directly to the obvious personal sentiments. In earlier work, Walsh covered the descriptions and listeners came to their own meaningful or humorous conclusions naturally, on this record (and much of the musician's work after the mid-'80s) he decides things for himself, and the listener is forced into a passive response, no longer engaged.
TRACKS: 01. Shut Up 02. Fairbanks Alaska 03. Coyote Love 04. I Know 05. Certain Situations 06. Vote For Me 07. Theme From Baroque Weirdos 08. The Friend Song 09. It's All Right 10. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 11. Decades 12. Song For A Dying Planet
V.A. - A Salute To The Blues: Lightning In A Bottle (2004)
This soundtrack to a film produced by Martin Scorcese and directed by Antoine Fuquoa features an astonishing array of blues artists from three generations.
Recorded during one long night at NYC's Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 7, 2003, the electricity is in the air and on stage. While it may not have been the finest blues show in history, the collection of founding fathers such as David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Buddy Guy, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Larry Johnson, Hubert Sumlin, Solomon Burke, and the ubiquitous B.B. King along with their spiritual offspring (Gregg Allman, John Fogerty, and Steven Tyler) and some usual suspects like Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, and Keb' Mo', makes it arguably the most significant blues session ever captured on film.
DISC 1: 01. Zelie - Angelique Kidjo 02. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - Mavis Staples 03. Gamblin' Man - David "Honeyboy" Edwards 04. Love in Vain - Keb' Mo' 05. Sittin' on Top of the World - James Blood Ulmer with Alison Krauss and Levon Helm 06. Jim Crow Blues - Odetta 07. St. Louis Blues - Natalie Cole 08. Men Are Just Like Street Cars - Natalie Cole, Mavis Staples and Ruth Brown 09. I Can't Be Satisfied - Buddy Guy 10. Strange Fruit - india.arie 11. Hound Dog - Macy Gray 12. Midnight Special - John Fogerty 13. Where'd You Get That Sound - Larry Johnson
DISC 2: 01. Okie Dokie Stomp - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 02. Coming Home - Bonnie Raitt 03. The Sky Is Crying - Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes 04. I'm a King Bee - Steven Tyler and Joe Perry 05. First Time I Met The Blues - Buddy Guy 06. Big Chief - the Neville Brothers 07. I Pity the Fool - Shemekia Copeland and Robert Cray 08. Killing Floor - David Johansen and Hubert Sumlin 09. Turn on Your Love Light - Solomon Burke 10. Down in the Valley - Solomon Burke 11. Voodoo Chile - Angelique Kidjo, Buddy Guy and Vernon Reid 12. Minnesota Blues - Mos Def 13. (No) Boom Boom - Chuck D and the Fine Arts Militia 14. Sweet Sixteen - B.B. King
V.A. - Pink Box: Songs Of Pink Floyd (2007)
Probably one of the best Pink Floyd cover compilation. What a list of performers....
DISC 1: 01. Speak To Me / Breathe - Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Adrian Belew (King Crimson) & Alan White (Yes) 02. In The Flesh? - Adrian Belew (King Crimson) & Keith Emerson (ELP) 03. On The Run - Larry Fast (Nektar) & Alan White (Yes) 04. The Thin Ice - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 05. Time - Gary Green (Gentle Giant) & Robby Krieger (The Doors) 06. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 - Steve Morse (Deep Purple) 07. The Great Gig In The Sky - Rick Wakeman (Yes) & Steve Howe (Yes) 08. Mother - John Wetton (Asia) 09. Money - Edgar Winter, Bill Bruford (Yes) & Tony Levin (King Crimson) 10. Echoes - Alien Sex Fiend 11. Any Colour You Like - Robben Ford, Steve Porcaro (Toto) & Aynsley Dunbar (Journey) 12. Young Lust - Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) & Elliot Easton (The Cars) 13. Obscured By Clouds - Ummagumma
DISC 2: 01. Have A Cigar - Bobby Kimball (Toto) 02. Brain Damage - Geoff Downes (Asia) & Robby Krieger (The Doors) 03. Eclipse - Peter Banks (Yes), Tony Kaye (Yes) & John Wetton (Asia) 04. Set The Controls For The Heat Of The Sun - Psychic TV 05. Hey You - Tommy Shaw (Styx) & Steve Lukather (Toto) 06. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Steve Lukather (Toto) 07. Comfortably Numb - Chris Squire (Yes) & Alan White (Yes) 08. Welcome To The Machine - Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) 09. Run Like Hell - Dweezil Zappa & Keith Emerson (ELP) 10. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 - Fee Waybill (The Tubes) 11. Goodbye Blue Sky - Steve Howe (Yes) 12. Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Nik Turner (Hawkwind)
DAVID COVERDALE - North Winds (1978) [HD Mastering CD, Japan, 2000]
1978's Northwinds, David Coverdale's second solo album after the demise of Deep Purple, is a powerful dose of blues- and R&B-influenced hard rock. This album -- the final new release on Purple Records -- is also a huge leap forward in quality from the previous year's White Snake, a tentative and generally cautious record. As with White Snake, Northwinds was produced by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and is anchored by guitarist Micky Moody and keyboardist Tim Hinckley. Bassist Alan Spenner and drummer Tony Newman comprise the rhythm section. "Keeping on Giving Me Love" is loose and funky and a blowout jam wraps it up. The gorgeous ballad "Northwinds" builds to a gospel-like fervor; Coverdale's voice is warm and smooth and Hinckley's dominant keyboards are supported by Moody's tasteful rhythm guitar. "Give Me Kindness" is a slab of R&B-based hard rock with horns present to add spice. Initially, Coverdale's slow, soft vocals and Hinckley's effective keyboards provide the soul of the splendid "Time & Again," but Graham Preskett's electric violin and, ultimately, Coverdale's surging voice aid the overall swell of power at the finale. "Only My Soul" offers a rich musical stew of introductory organ and acoustic guitar, steady drums, biting little guitar fills, supple bass licks, Glover's synthesizer fill and more electric violin lines from Preskett, but Coverdale's ethereal singing holds it all together. The hard-charging rocker "Breakdown" is about the disintegration of Deep Purple. Spitfire's 2000 remastered CD reissue includes two solid bonus tracks: the spry groove rocker"Shame on the Devil" and the melodic pop/rock song "Sweet Mistreater." The reissue liner notes include an informative essay by Simon Robinson and a handful of rare photos. - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. Keep On Giving Me Love 02. Northwinds 03. Give Me Kindness 04. Time & Again 05. Queen Of Hearts 06. Only My Soul 07. Say You Love Me 08. Breakdown 09. Shame The Devil 10. Sweet Mistreater
V.A. - A Fair Forgery Of Pink Floyd (2003)
Finally someone has done the "tribute record" right. Over the course of two CDs you get covers of "the hits" (Money, Comfortably Numb, Dogs) and "deep album cuts" (San Tropez, Childhood's End, Not Now John) Most of the arrangements are unique and provide a fresh take on the originals. Even an actual Pink Floyd tribute band (Which One's Pink?) offers something different by recording What Shall We Do Now? a song never released by Pink Floyd on a studio album. This album has a nice mix of recognizable artists and talented unknowns. Like the Pigs and Pyramids album, there's plenty of hard rock to go around with bands like Mike Keneally, Numira, Billion Stars and Samarin, Morgan & Hull LLP (I guess they really do "represent"). Like the well regarded Echoes of Pink CD, there's a generous sprinkling of female vocals (Sally Semrad, Courtney Fairchild, North Green, Becca & Pierre). Like Luther Wright and the Wrongs, there's folky roots rock (Yortoise, Quetzal, 50 Cent Haircut, Graham Parker, Tortfeasor). There's some great "prog" too (Shaun Guerin, S.A.M., Glass, Shark & The Smoke). This record does the impossible -- it appeals universally and simulatanously to Floyd and non-Floyd fans alike. This record belongs in the collection of every fan of rock n roll. - amazon.com
DISC 1 - Us: 01. Fearless (Tom Freund) 02. Wish You Were Here (Sally Semrad) 03. Money (Yortoise) 04. Comfortably Numb (Graham Parker) 05. See Emily Play (James Combs) 06. Mother (Quetzal) 07. Breath (50 Cent Haircut) 08. Young Lust (John Law) 09. Time (Kelsey Wood) 10. Have a Cigar (Ira) 11. Bike (Harvette) 12. Another Brick in the Mason's Wall (Big Lee) 13. Nobody Home (Courtney Fairchild) 14. Paintbox (Jimmy Caprio) 15. Lucifer Sam (Billion Stars) 16. San Tropez (Dave Chapple) 17. Childhood's End (Becca & Pierre)
DISC 2 - Them: 01. High Hopes (Shark & The Smoke) 02. Astronomy Domine (Mike Keneally Band) 03. Corporal Clegg (Samarin, Morgan, & Hull) 04. Let There Be More Light (Brook Claman) 05. Pigs on the Wing (Tortfeasor) 06. Dogs (Which One's Pink?) 07. Sheep (Numira) 08. In the Flesh (Shaun Guerin) 09. Hey You (S.A.M.) 10. Goodbye Blue Sky (Tim Myer) 11. What Shall We Do Now (Which One's Pink?) 12. Is There Anybody Out There? (TBL feat. Stevie Z.) 13. Not Now John (North Green) 14. "5 Minute Version" of the Wall (Rat Bat Blue)
PROCOL HARUM - Procol Harum (1967) [2009 Deluxe Edition]
2009 digitally remastered and expended deluxe edition of the British band's 1967 debut album including 11 bonus tracks. Procol Harum's eponymous long-playing debut is here augmented by the inclusion of the timeless 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', the follow-up smash 'Homburg' and a variety of rare and previously unreleased cuts selected by Gary Brooker. If any song can be said to encapsulate an era - to immediately conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of a particular time - then 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' is surely that song. For a whole generation 'AWSOP' remains the emblematic anthem of that Summer of Love. And even now, 40 years on, the song remains a haunting tale of mystery and imagination.
TRACKS: 01. Conquistador 02. She Wandered Through The Garden Fence 03. Something Following Me 04. Mabel 05. Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of) 06. A Christmas Camel 07. Kaleidoscope 08. Salad Days (Are Here Again) 09. Good Captain Clack 10. Repent Walpurgis 11. A Whiter Shade Of Pale 12. Lime Street Blues 13. Homburg (Single Version) 14. Good Captain Clack (Single Version) 15. Il Tuo Diamante (Italian Single) 16. Understandably Blue (Stereo) 17. Pandora's Box (Version 1, Stereo) 18. Alpha (Stereo) 19. Conquistador (Stereo) 20. She Wandered Through The Garden Fence (Stereo) 21. Homburg (Album Version, Stereo)
JOHN LAWTON & DIANA EXPRESS - The Power Of Mind (2012)
A Brit by birth, John Lawton moved to Hamburg, Germany, when he was with a band called Stone Wall. He stayed there when the band moved on, feeling that this might be the place to get his break. He didn't have to wait long as Lucifer's Friend got in touch with him to have him work with them. He recorded their debut release, Lucifer's Friend, with them. His next group was Les Humphries Singers. He managed to do both of these bands concurrently, as Lucifer's Friend was only a studio group. He continued on doing this double duty until 1976 when he became the new singer for Uriah Heep. He remained with the group for the next three years, leaving to pursue a solo career. However, his album did not light up the charts and Lawton found himself back performing both with Les Humphries Singers and Lucifer's Friend. He also formed a band called Gun Hill and kept himself busy performing with all three of those groups.
From johnlawtonmusic.com:
"The Power of Mind" is a concept album consisting of 14 amazing songs, with positive thinking being the theme. The soulful vocals by John Lawton & powerful instrumentals by D'Xpress will leave you
wanting to hear it again and again...The new album written & produced by Dr. Milen Vrabevsky,
performed by John Lawton & Bulgarian band Diana Express.
TRACKS: 01. Intro 02. Mind Power 03. Two Hearts 04. Love's Light Shining 05. Maxi Rock 06. Fairytale 07. Rock And Roll Is My Thing 08. The Search 09. Spiringtime 10. In Rhythm With You 11. Now I Know 12. New Rhythm 13. Love In The World 14. Finale
TOM JONES - Spirit In The Room (2012)
2012 album from the veteran Pop/Soul vocalist. Spirit In The Room is Tom Jones' follow-up to 2010's acclaimed collection of songs that was Praise And Blame, which saw Jones mark a return to his roots with work drawn from the American spiritual repertoire. The album once again brings together Ethan Johns (Brit Award Producer of the Year 2011) and Jones for intimate performances with a select group of musicians. Recorded at Bath's Real World studios, Spirit In The Room includes gems from a diverse choice of writers: Linda & Richard Thompson, Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney amongst others. Tracks featured include an interpretation of Tom Wait's "Bad As Me", a rendition of Odetta's "Hit Or Miss", the front porch blues of Vera Hall Ward's "Travelling Shoes" and a reading of the other-worldly "Charlie Darwin" by Low Anthem. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. Tower Of Song 02. (I Want To) Come Home 03. Hit Or Miss 04. Love And Blessings 05. Soul Of A Man 06. Bad As Me 07. Dimming Of The Day 08. Traveling Shoes 09. All Blues Hail Mary 10. Charlie Darwin
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - Live Revelator EP & Everybody's Talkin' (2012)
Live Revelator EP (2012)
All four tunes here (originals in contrast to the plethora of covers on its counterpart) come from the Grammy-award winning studio album released in 2011' but appear in extended versions that highlight the versatility of the eleven piece band. At the intro' the refrain and the muted conclusion of "Don't Let Me Slide" (the cut exclusive to this disc)' the horns of saxophonist Kebbi Williams' trumpeter Maurice Brown and trombonist Saunders Sermons add both grace and grandeur.
TRACKS: 01. Don't Let Me Slide 02. Midnight In Harlem 03. Learn How To Love 04. Bound For Glory
Everybody's Talkin' (2012)
Armed with a new Grammy Award for a debut album deemed "masterpiece" by Rolling Stone and praised by concert-goers around the world for brilliant musicianship and roof-raising performances, Tedeschi Trucks Band is catapulting to new heights of popularity as they release their first live album, Everybody's Talkin. Critics have praised the outstanding live performances of Tedeschi Trucks Band. Led by one of the most dynamic husband-wife teams in popular music, singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and slide guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, the 11-piece ensemble is the ultimate big band for lovers of rock and delta blues that also pays homage to the far-ranging influences of funk, gospel, jazz and world music. Everybody s Talkin contains eleven tracks cherry-picked by the group to serve as a musical look-back on their first band-building year. Featured are versions of tunes from Revelator that are already crowd favorites "Bound For Glory", "Love Has Something Else To Say" some with added details, that takes them a notch higher than the studio originals. Other songs reveal the group's affection for a wide range of soulful forebears, including Stevie Wonder ("Uptight" ), Muddy Waters ("Rollin' And Tumblin'"), Bill Withers ("Kissin' My Love"), Joe Cocker ("Darlin' Be Home Soon"), Bobby Bland ("That Did It"), Harry Nilsson ("Everybody's Talkin'") and the Staple Singers ("Wade In The Water"). Together, the tracks flow one into the next with the collective spirit and lift of a typical TTB concert raising the roof with a Saturday night sense of abandon, and gently concluding with a Sunday morning spiritual.
DISC 1: 01. Everybody's Talkin' 02. Midnight In Harlem (Swamp Raga Intro With Little Martha) 03. Learn How To Live 04. Bound For Glory 05. Rollin' And Tumblin 06. Nobody's Free 07. Darling Be Home Soon
DISC 2: 01. That Did It 02. Uptight 03. Love Has Something Else To Say (With Kissing My Love) 04. Wade In The Water
ERIC CLAPTON - I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart (2010)
"I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart" was recorded by Eric Clapton for his 1983 album, Money and Cigarettes. Released as a single on 29 January 1983, it reached #18 on the U.S. Top 40 Singles Charts. The song was written by Troy Seals, Eddie Setser and Steve Diamond. In 2010, T-xxx used the song in a U.S. television commercial featuring Eric Clapton for the limited edition Fender xxx 3G Smartphone. The commercial first started appearing on 20 January. Eric is also featured in print ads for the smartphone.
The Band: E.C. - Guitar/Vocals; Willie Weeks - Bass Guitar; Chris Stainton - Keyboards; Walt Richmond - Keyboards; Steve Gadd - Drums; Sharon White - Backing Vocals; Michelle John - Backing Vocals; Vince Gill - Guitar.
DISC 1 & 2: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia (February 25, 2010)
DISC 1: 01. Going Down Slow 02. Key To The Highway 03. Tell The Truth 04. Old Love 05. I Shot The Sheriff 06. Driftin' 07. Nobody Knows You 08. Running On Faith 09. I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart
DISC 2: 01. Badge 02. Little Queen Of Spades 03. Before You Accuse Me 04. Wonderful Tonight 05. Cocaine 06. Crossroads
DISC 3 & 4: Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida (March 11, 2010)
DISC 3: 01. Going Down Slow 02. Key To The Highway 03. Tell The Truth 04. Old Love 05. I Shot The Sheriff 06. Driftin' 07. Nobody Knows You 08. Running On Faith 09. Layla 10. I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart 11. Badge 12. Wonderful Tonight 13. Before You Accuse Me
DISC 4: 01. Little Queen Of Spades 02. Cocaine 03. Crossroads
BONUS TRACKS: Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee (February 27, 2010) 04. Nobody Knows You (with special guest Vince Gill) 05. Running On Faith (with special guest Vince Gill) 06. Layla (with special guest Vince Gill) 07. I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart (with special guest Vince Gill) 08. Crossroads (with special guest Vince Gill)
PINK FAIRIES - Live at the Roundhouse, Previously Unreleased & Twink And The Fairies (1991)
Pink Fairies were an English rock band active in the London (Ladbroke Grove) underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s. They promoted free music, drug taking and anarchy and often performed impromptu gigs and other agitprop stunts, such as playing for free outside the gates at the Bath and Isle of Wight pop festivals in 1970, as well as appearing at Phun City, the second Glastonbury and many other free festivals including Windsor and Trentishoe.
Live at the Roundhouse 1975 is a 1982 album of a 1975 concert by the UK underground group Pink Fairies. A one-off reunion concert featuring all five previous members of the group was organised by Ted Carroll, head of Chiswick Records. At the time of this gig, Rudolph was also playing bass for Hawkwind whilst Wallis was playing guitar for Motörhead. The tapes were licensed from Douglas Smith for release in 1982, although only part of the concert was issued, the rest being deemed unsuitable for public consumption. It was pressed on pink vinyl with a cover by long standing collaborator Edward Barker featuring a pig which had become the band's ident. The track "Going Down" is a cover of the Freddie King song, but was erroneously credited to Lou Reed on the original release. When this album was released on CD, several bonus tracks were added. On the CD release, the first five tracks are from the live performance at the Roundhouse. The following six are a collection of previously unreleased tracks, recorded by The Pink Fairies. After this follows a further three tracks, credited to be created by "Twink & The Fairies". - wikipedia
Live at the Roundhouse
01. City Kids 02. Waiting 03. Lucille 04. Uncle Harry's Last Freakout 05. Going Down
Previously Unreleased
06. As Long As the Price Is Right 07. Waiting for the Lightning to Strike 08. Can't Find the Lady 09. No Second Chance 10. Talk of the Devil 11. I Think It's Coming Back Again
Twink and the Fairies
12. Do It 1977 13. Psychedelic Punkeroo 14. Enter the Diamonds
SYD BARRETT - Crazy Diamond: The Complete Recordings (1993)
Like a supernova, Roger "Syd" Barrett burned briefly and brightly, leaving an indelible mark upon psychedelic and progressive rock as the founder and original singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist of Pink Floyd. Barrett was responsible for most of their brilliant first album, 1967's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, but left and/or was fired from the band in early 1968 after his erratic behavior had made him too difficult to deal with (he appears on a couple tracks on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets). Such was his stature within the original lineup that few observers thought the band could survive his departure; in fact, the original group's management decided to keep Syd on and leave the rest of the band to their own devices. Pink Floyd never recaptured the playful humor and mad energy of their work with Barrett.
After a period of hibernation, Barrett re-emerged in 1970 with a pair of albums, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, which featured considerable support from his former bandmates (especially his replacement, David Gilmour, who produced most of the sessions). Members of Soft Machine also play on these records, which have a ragged, unfinished, and folky feel. Barrett's eccentric humor, sly wordplay, and infectious melodies range from brilliant to chaotic on his solo work. Lacking the taut power of his recordings with the Floyd in 1967, they nevertheless remain fascinating and moving glimpses into a creative psyche gone awry after (it is theorized) too much fame and too many drugs too early. With increasing psychological problems, Barrett withdrew into near-total seclusion after these albums and never released any more material.
Although they attracted little attention upon their release, his albums also attracted a cult audience. Barrett's music and mystique achieved a lasting influence that continues to grow over two decades later. Latter-day new-wave psychedelic acts like Julian Cope, the Television Personalities, and (especially) Robyn Hitchcock acknowledge Barrett's tremendous influence on their work. The Barrett cult became large enough to warrant the release of an entire album of previously unreleased material and outtakes, Opel, in the late '80s, as well as his sessions for the BBC. As for the man himself, after 1973 he remained hidden away at his mother's home in Cambridge, turning away both curious fans and any offers to play music (though he did show up at sessions for Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here, and once the band recognized him, they declined his offer to participate). The occasional photo of Barrett surfaced over the years, revealing him to be a perfectly normal, if grumpy, looking fellow. After battling diabetes for several years, Barrett died peacefully in July 2006 at the age of 60.
This is the Pink Floyd co-founder/ former member's 1993 box set on EMI. Features both of his 1970 solo albums, 'Barrett' & 'The Madcap Laughs', plus the 1989 rarities compilation 'Opel' with six bonus tracks added to it.
ALVIN LEE - The Best Songs (2010)
Lee began to play professionally in a band named The Jaybirds, in 1962, who enjoyed popularity in their native England, but moved on to seek a wider fan base. They began that year to perform in the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, following closely behind The Beatles. There, with Alvin Lee assuming the permanent role of lead vocalist in addition to that of lead guitarist, they began to build a following. It was not until the band moved to London in 1966 and changed its name, first to Jaybird, dropping 'The' and 's' to make it sound more contemporary; then to Blues Yard (for one gig at the Marquee Club); and finally to Ten Years After, that international success beckoned. The band secured a residency at the Marquee Club, and an invitation to the Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival in 1967 led to their first recording contract. The self titled debut album received airplay on San Francisco, California's underground radio stations and was embraced by listeners, including concert promoter Bill Graham, who invited the band to tour the United States for the first time in 1968. Ten Years After would ultimately tour the U.S. twenty-eight times in seven years, more than any other UK band.
Appearing at the Woodstock Festival, Lee's performance was captured on film in the documentary of the festival and his playing helped catapult him into stardom.[1] Soon the band was playing arenas and stadiums around the globe. Although Lee later lamented that he missed the intimacy of smaller venues, the impact the film made brought his music to a worldwide audience.
Ten Years After had success, releasing ten albums together, but by 1973, Lee was feeling limited by the band's style. Moving to Columbia Records had resulted in a radio hit song, "I'd Love To Change the World," but Lee preferred blues-rock to the pop to which the label steered them. He left Ten Years After after their second Columbia LP. With American gospel singer Mylon LeFevre and George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood and Mick Fleetwood, he recorded and released On the Road to Freedom, an acclaimed album that was at the forefront of country rock. A year later, in response to a dare, Lee formed Alvin Lee & Company to play a show at the Rainbow in London and released it as a double live album, In Flight. Various members of the band continued on with Lee for his next two albums, Pump Iron and Let it Rock. In late 1975, he played guitar for a couple of tracks on Bo Diddley's The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll all-star album. He finished out the 1970s with Ten Years Later who also released two albums, Rocket Fuel (1978) and Ride On (1979) and toured extensively throughout Europe and the United States.
The 1980s brought another change in Lee's direction, with two albums that were collaborations with Rare Bird's Steve Gould, and a tour with the former John Mayall and Rolling Stones' guitarist Mick Taylor joining his band. Lee's overall musical output includes more than twenty albums, including 1985's Detroit Diesel, and the back to back 1990s collections of Zoom and 1994 (U.S. title I Hear You Rockin' ). Guest artists on both albums included George Harrison. Alvin Lee in Tennessee, recorded with Scotty Moore and D. J. Fontana, was released in 2004. Lee's most recent album, Saguitar, was released in September 2007. - wikipedia
FOREIGNER - Can't Slow Down... When It's Live! (2010)
There are bands that loose their soul when they have to substitute their frontman, some of them turn into deluxe cover bands, some others instead proved to be able to reinvent their career and to start a new life: AC/DC with Brian Johnson, Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio, Iron Maiden with Brice Dickinson, Deep Purple...When Foreigner had to find a substitute for Lou Gramm, many were wondering how the band could keep their strong legacy to their prestigious past. 60 million albums sold, and an amount of hit singles. Kelly Hansen soon showed "how". He is simply one of the most gifted voices you can find in Rock today and his stage presence is impressive. Together with Mick Jones he started a new life for the band. The first album with Hansen "Can't Slow Down" has reached a Top 20 chart position in the USA and Germany and charted Top 40 mostly everywhere else in the world. Foreigner are constantly touring for more than a year, establishing themselves all over the globe as the quintessential American Rock band - despite Jones being proudly English. Together with Mick Jones and Kelly Hansen, a line up of super-talented musicians completes the definitive version of this extraordinary band: Jeff Pilson (ex Dokken) on bass, Tom Gimbel (ex Aerosmith touring band on guitars and sax) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake) on drums. Jones has also reached unique success as a producer. His work with Van Halen and Billy Joel resulted in two of the best sellers ever in the US music business: "5150" and "Stormfront". - amazon.com
DISC 1: 01. Double Vision 02. Head Games 03. Cold As Ice 04. In Pieces 05. Blue Morning, Blue Day 06. Waiting For A Girl Like You 07. When It Comes To Love 08. Dirty White Boy 09. Starrider
DISC 2: 01. Feels Like The First Time 02. Urgent 03. Juke Box Hero 04. Long, Long Way From Home 05. I Want To Know What Love Is 06. Hot Blooded 07. Can`t Slow Down (bonus track)
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY [with LaBamba's Big Band] - Grapefruit Moon - The Songs of Tom Waits (2008)
Southside Johnny Lyon has been fronting one of America's most consistently hard-rocking R&B show bands, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, for well over 30 years, so this album should come as something of a surprise to longtime fans -- here Southside sings a dozen tunes from the songbook of Tom Waits alongside a jazzy, full-bodied big band led by Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg, a longtime fixture in the Asbury Jukes horn section (and a member of Max 's band on Late Night with Conan O'Brien). While this is very much a change of pace, it's one that both Lyon and Rosenberg handle with confidence and aplomb; Lyon's voice shows a touch more grain than it did in his salad days with the Jukes, but his sense of phrasing and showman's touch is superb, and he brings swagger, heart, and sincerity to every performance here, and when Waits shows up for a duet on "Walk Away," the two trade lines as if they've been singing together for years. Lyon is also a shrewd judge of material, and the dozen numbers here fit his personality and vocal approach like a glove, especially "Please Call Me Baby," "New Coat of Paint," and "All the Time in the World." Rosenberg's charts are robust and imaginative, honoring the strength of Waits' melodies while giving the songs a chance to stretch out in new directions, and given that a majority of these songs came from the Beefheart-influenced period following Swordfishtrombones, these versions give them a new and very different musical personality steeped in big-band jazz, supper club blues, and classic pop. Is this rock & roll? Not quite, but it's got a beat, it swings hard, and it boasts a great singer and a great band working their way through a first-class set of songs; Grapefruit Moon is an experiment that succeeds, and hopefully it won't be too long before Lyon and Rosenberg try something like this again. - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. Yesterday Is Here 02. Down, Down 03. Walk Away (with Tom Waits) 04. Please Call Me Baby 05. Grapefruit Moon 06. All The Time In The World 07. Tango Till They´re Sore 08. Johnsburgh, Illinois 09. New Coat Of Paint 10. Shiver Me Timbers 11. Dead And Lovely 12. Temptation
V.A. - Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988)
Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly is a Grammy Award-winning 1988 album featuring songs by Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly interpreted by leading folk, rock, and country recording artists.
Produced by Harold Leventhal, Guthrie's long-time business manager, the album received widespread critical acclaim and included performances by Guthrie's son, Arlo Guthrie, and many other luminaries: Bob Dylan, Fishbone, Emmylou Harris, Little Richard, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Little Red School House Chorus (Sarah St. Onge, director), Taj Mahal, U2, and Brian Wilson. Recorded in Belmont IN, Springfield VA, New York City, North Brookfield MA, Los Angeles CA, and Memphis TN.
TRACKS: 01. Sweet Honey In The Rock - Sylvie 02. Bob Dylan - Pretty Boy Floyd 03. John Mellencamp - Do Re Mi 04. Bruce Springsteen - I Ain't Got No Home 05. U2 - Jesus Christ 06. Little Richard with Fishbone - Rock Island Line 07. Arlo Guthrie - East Texas Red 08. Willie Nelson - Philadelphia Lawyer 09. Emmylou Harris - Hobo's Lullaby 10. Taj Mahal - The Bourgeois Blues 11. Sweet Honey In Rock - Gray Goose 12. Brian Wilson - Goodnight Irene 13. Bruce Springsteen - Vigilante Man 14. Pete Seeger with Sweet Honey in the Rock Doc Watson & The Little Red School House Chorus - This Land Is Your Land
SLASH [Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators] - Apocalyptic Love (2012)
2010's release of Slash's first ever debut solo album was a worldwide success. It garnered both critical and fan acclaim around the globe, debuted #3 on the US Billboard Charts and went on to sell 230k+ albums in the US alone. Supported by 7 tours around the globe, sell out shows, a Super Bowl appearance and countless media appearances, the project set the tone for Slash to be recognized as the true rock icon for today. "Apocalyptic Love is a true return to form for Slash. Born out of the live band experience that he created on the last album, with a top-notch line up of musicians, this new album promises to be a return to ROCK. A straight forward, balls to the wall rock album that Slash fans have known him for throughout his career. Featuring vocals throughout the album by Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge), and one of rock's tightest backing bands consisting of Brent Fitz on drums and Todd Kerns on bass, this album promises to further solidify Slash's place atop the Rock world throne.
Apocalyptic Love is the second studio album by current Velvet Revolver and former Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash. The album features Slash's band, consisting of vocalist Myles Kennedy, bassist Todd Kerns, and drummer Brent Fitz (collectively referred to as "Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators").
TRACKS: 01. Apocalyptic Love 02. One Last Thrill 03. Standing In The Sun 04. You're A Lie 05. No More Heroes 06. Halo 07. We Will Roam 08. Anastasia 09. Not For Me 10. Bad Rain 11. Hard & Fast 12. Far And Away 13. Shots Fired 14. Carolina 15. Crazy Life
V.A. - Satisfaction: Covers & Cookies Of The Stones (2005)
This double-CD set of '60s and '70s vintage renditions of classic Rolling Stones songs is a lot of fun, starting with Ananda Shankar's sitar-driven version of "Jumping Jack Flash," in excellent fidelity -- we jump to the 1971 soul version of "Satisfaction" by the Detroit-based hippie ensemble the Assemblege, who evidently looked like the MC5 but sounded like War. There are a lot of worthy obscurities rescued on this set amid the well-known names such as Muddy Waters ("Let's Spend the Night Together"), Merry Clayton ("Gimme Shelter"), P.P. Arnold ("As Tears Go By"), Herbie Mann ("Bitch"), Rotary Connection ("Ruby Tuesday"), and Odetta ("No Expectations") -- probably the two oddest cuts are the Staple Singers "This May Be the Last Time," not a cover but, rather, the gospel number that inspired and lay behind the Stones' "The Last Time," and Rochester, New York-based Wilmer & the Dukes' version of "I'm Free," though Wayne Gibson's 1966 cover of "Under My Thumb" was similarly obscure until it became a Northern soul hit eight years later. None of what's here is not worth hearing, and it's mighty handy as well as a good idea to assemble all of these cuts in one place. Disc One presents the original tracks intact and complete, while Disc Two offers 14 of the 15 numbers from the previous disc in what is referred to as a "4hero mix," pulling them all together in cross-faded glory, with only the Staples' track left out. The annotation is surprisingly thorough despite its sketchy structure, even about the most obscure artists here, and the music speaks for itself; the whole set represents a good idea that was executed very well. - allmusic.com
01. Amanda Shankar - Jumping Jack Flash 02. Assemblage - Satisfaction 03. Muddy Waters - Let's Spend The Night Together 04. Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter 05. The Meters - Honky Tonk Woman 06. Wilmer & The Dukes - I'm Free 07. Maxayn - You Can't Always Get What You Want 08. Africa - Paint Is Black 09. Staple Singers - This May Be The Last Time 10. Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb 11. Herbie Mann - Bitch 12. Ruth Copeland - Play With Fire 13. Rotary Connection - Ruby Tuesday 14. Odetta - No Expectations 15. P.P. Arnold - As Tears Go By
01. Assemblage - Satisfaction 02. Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter 03. Africa - Paint It Black 04. Ananda Shankar - Jumping Jack Flash 05. Herbie Mann - Bitch 06. Maxayn - You Can't Always Get What You Want 07. Wilmer & The Dukes - I'm Free 08. Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb 09. Muddy Waters - Let's Spend The Night Together 10. Ruth Copeland - Play With Fire 11. Odetta - No Expectations 12. Rotary Connection - Ruby Tuesday 13. P.P. Arnold - As Tears Go By 14. The Meters - Honky Tonk Woman
V.A. - Sleeping Beauties: Songs We Shouldn't Forget (2009)
Compilation of songs attributed by the audiences in the theater show 'Harmonium' (2007/2008)
DISC 1: 01. Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life 02. The Beach Boys - Time To Get Alone 03. Ben Folds - All U Can Eat 04. James Taylor - Something In The Way She Moves 05. Jake Holmes - Her Song 06. Marvin Gaye - Me And My Lonely Room 07. Joe Henry - Shuffletown 08. Eva Cassidy - Kathy's Song 09. Nick Drake - Northern Sky 10. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah 11. Tom Waits - Soldier's Things 12. Bettye Swann - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 13. Janis Ian - In The Winter 14. Bobby Charles - I Must Be In A Good Place Now 15. Don McLean - Crossroads 16. Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World 17. Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle 18. JW Roy - Broken Wings 19. Gianmaria Testa - Come Di Pioggia 20. David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind
DISC 2: 01. Bill Withers - Sweet Wanomi 02. Harry Nilsson - Turn On Your Radio 03. Karla Bonoff - If He's Ever Near 04. The Band - It Makes No Difference 05. Willis Alan Ramsey - Muskrat Candlelight 06. Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons 07. Shawn Colvin - Facts About Jimmy 08. John Gorka - Love Is Our Cross To Bear 09. Gene Clark - For A Spanish Guitar 10. Elton John - Tiny Dancer 11. Howard Tate - Get It While You Can 12. Jeroen Zijlstra - Durgerdam Slaapt 13. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes 14. Elliott Smith - Say Yes 15. Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind 16. Cowboy Junkies - Misguided Angel 17. Teitur - I Was Just Thinking 18. George Kooymans - South Side Lady 19. King Crimson - Cadence And Cascade 20. Colin Blunstone - Keep The Curtains Closed Today
HEART - The Road Home (1995)
01. Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)
02. Dog And Butterfly
03. (Up On) Cherry Blossom Road
04. Back To Avalon
05. Alone
06. These Dreams
07. Love Hurts
08. Straight On
09. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
10. Crazy On You
11. Seasons
12. River
13. Barracuda
14. Dream Of The Archer
15. The Road Home
The Road Home is a live album released in 1995, the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplu gged" style given in their home city of Seattle. It was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, and contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Alone", "Barracuda", and "Dreamboat Annie". The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200.
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES - Pills And Ammo (2010)
It's "Harder Than It Looks," growls Southside Johnny Lyon on the opening track to his first album of original material with his ever-changing Jukes band since 2002's Going to Jukesville. And even though the double-entendre lyrics refer to the sexual side of aging ("Got to keep it up, keep it up, keep it up/It's harder than it looks"), they could just as well apply to maintaining a band and a career since 1974, as Lyon winds into the final quarter of his life. Longtime cohorts guitarist Bobby Bandiera and keyboardist/songwriter/co-producer Jeff Kazee return to bring some consistency for an outfit that Lyon figures has seen nearly 100 different musicians pass through its ranks over the decades. But aside from Johnny's deteriorating voice losing some of its range as he hovers in his mid-sixties, this is an older, wiser, and somewhat more bluesy collection of rock and soul. In comparison, the ageless Gary "U.S." Bonds assists on the second-line New Orleans-influenced "Umbrella in My Drink," a swinging party tune that makes a perfect duet. But Johnny and the band break out the bluesy rockers in the appropriately titled "One More Night to Rock" (with some red harp work demonstratingc.com Lyons' perpetually underrated harmonica skills) and the Chuck Berry/Big Bopper-styled "Keep on Moving." R&B-fueled, horn-propelled tunes such as the driving "Cross That Line" and "Heartbreak City" could have been included on any of the Jukes' previous albums over the past 35 years. The songwriting is top-notch throughout, with singalong choruses and rough-and-tumble melodies worthy of the act's deep history and catalog in similarly styled rock and soul. The steamy, swampy "Strange Strange Feeling" coolly changes pace and the closing ballad "Thank You" is a touching remembrance of a lost love that finds Johnny milking the last drop of emotion from the heartfelt lyrics and stripped-down arrangement. Recording on his own Leroy label frees the singer to release this style of non-commercial music without interference from major-label suits. In Pills and Ammo he hits the sweet spot, producing a solid contemporary Jukes album that makes no compromises and should satisfy longtime fans, even if it might not create new ones. - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. Harder Than It Looks 02. Cross That Line 03. Woke Up This Morning 04. Lead Me On 05. Heartbreak City 06. Strange Strange Feeling 07. Umbrella In My Drink 08. One More Night To Rock 09. A Place Where I Can't Be Found 10. Keep On Moving 11. You Can't Bury Me 12. Thank You
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THE BYRDS - Preflyte (1964) [2012 Original Recording Remastered]
In 1969, Together Records released Preflyte, a collection of the Byrds' raw demos dating back to their earliest days in 1964 (Columbia later reissued it in 1973.) The release was timely, with the success of the Easy Rider soundtrack and spin-off groups like Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Flying Burrito Brothers. It was a chance for 1960s fans to hear their pre-"Tambourine Man" sound, including a couple of songs that never made it to the big-time (David Crosby's wistful "The Airport Song", Gene Clark's tender "For Me Again"). Alternative, gentler versions of later favourites like "You Won't Have To Cry" and the McGuinn/Clark composition "You Showed Me" (later a hit for the Turtles) are included, and already McGuinn's trademark jangling 12-string Rickenbacker guitar sound is apparent. The album was later reissued as In The Beginning with tracks added and deleted, but this Poptones version is as Preflyte originally appeared--a highly enjoyable slice of a great band in its embryonic stages.
From Los Angeles California The Byrds came to prominence in 1965, with the worldwide number 1 Mr. Tambourine Man . This collection is pre-Columbia material, and is the most definitive collection yet. Previously available on Sundazed records as a 40 track collection we have added an extra 20 minutes of material only recently found. The package has been re-mastered and redesigned.
DISC 1: 01. The Reason Why (Version 2) 02. You Won't Have To Cry (Electric) 03. She Has A Way (Version 4) 04. You Showed Me (Eectric) 05. Here Without You (Version 2) 06. Don't Be Long 07. I Knew I'd Want You (Electric) 08. Boston (Version 2) 09. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away (Electric) 10. For Me Again (Version 2) 11. It's No Use (Version 2) 12. You Movin' (Version 3) 13. Please Let Me Love You 14. The Airport Song 15. Mr. Tambourine Man (Electric) 16. She Has A Way (Version 3) 17. I Knew I'd Want You (Electric Version 1) 18. Boston (Instr.) 19. You Showed Me (Instr.) 20. The Times They Are A Changin' (Instr.)
DISC 2: 01. The Only Girl I Adore 02. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away (Acoustic) 03. You Showed Me (Acoustic) 04. I Knew I'd Want You (Acoustic) 05. You Won't Have To Cry (Acoustic) 06. Mr. Tambourine Man (Acoustic) 07. Willie Jean (David Crosby) 08. Come Back Baby (David Crosby) 09. Jack Of Diamonds (David Crosby) 10. Get Together (David Crosby) 11. She Has A Way (Version 1) 12. Here Without You (Version 1) 13. For Me Again (Version 1) 14. It's No Use (Version 1) 15. You Movin' (Version 1) 16. Boston (Version 1) 17. She Has A Way (Version 2) 18. You Movin' (Version 2) 19. The Reason Why (Version 1) 20. It's No Use (Version 3) 21. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away (Columbia Demo) 22. You Won't Have To Cry (Columbia Demo) 23. You Showed Me (Columbia Demo) 24. I Knew I'd Want You (Acoustic) (Columbia Demo) 25. Mr. Tambourine Man (Columbia Demo) 26. She's The Kind Of Girl (Columbia Demo) (Gene Clark) 27. I'm Just A Young Man (Columbia Demo) (David Crosby) 28. Everybody's Been Burned (Columbia Demo) (David Crosby)
DAVE ALVIN - Eleven Eleven - Expanded Edition (2012)
Dave Alvin is a Grammy award winning guitarist, singer and songwriter and a proponent of Americana music. He is a former member of The Blasters, X, and The Knitters.
"Starting in May 2011, my great band, The Guilty Ones and I hit the highways blasting and rocking our blues in every bar, theatre and joint that we could get into across America. Some of 'em we even hit twice! As you might guess, I love playing with this band and I think it shows in the live performance that was recorded last summer (2011) at The Ark in Ann Arbor. We were in Cincinnati the night before we taped this show, and we were in Chicago the night after, so this is a document of one night (mistakes, sweat and all) traveling down the endless interstate. I'm happy to be able to release this to you on DVD in a new swanky package of Eleven Eleven (expanded edition), complete with three previously unreleased songs from that album's sessions. I hope you enjoy the music and I look forward to seeing you soon somewhere down the road."
A unique slip-case hardcover box containing all three CDs and the DVD:
* The original Eleven Eleven album on digipak CD
* A second CD featuring 9 songs recorded live on the official Eleven Eleven US Tour at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI on July 2, 2011 including Dave's classic songs "Fourth of July," "Out Of Control" (see full tracklisting HERE)
* A bonus CD including 3 unreleased bonus tracks from the original Eleven Eleven recording session, including "Never Trust A Woman" (duet with Candye Kane), "Signal Hill," and "Beautiful City 'Cross the River" which was featured on a recent episode of FX's hit television show "Justified".
Eleven Eleven (2011):
01. Harlan County Line 02. Johnny Ace Is Dead 03. Black Rose Of Texas 04. Gary, Indiana 1959 05. Run Conejo Run 06. No Worries Mija 07. What's Up With Your Brother 08. Murrietta's Head 09. Manzanita 10. Dirty Nightgown 11. Two Lucky Bums
Eleven Eleven - Bonus Disc (2012):
01. Beautiful City 'cross The River 02. Signal Hill 03. Never Trust A Woman W. Candye Kane
Live At The Ark In Ann Arbor, Mi (2012):
01. Harlan County Line 02. Boss Of The Blues 03. Long White Cadillac 04. Rio Grande 05. Johnny Ace Is Dead 06. Out Of Control 07. Dry River 08. Run Conejo Run 09. Fourth Of July
JOHN MAYER - Born And Raised (2012)
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following, and he now lives in New York City. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland."
Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can be heard throughout his 2005 live album Try! with the John Mayer Trio and his third studio album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009. His fifth album, Born & Raised, is expected to release on May 22, 2012. He has sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. and 20 million albums worldwide. - wikipedia
TRACKS: 01. Queen of California 02. The Age of Worry 03. Shadow Days 04. Speak For Me 05. Something Like Olivia 06. Born and Raised 07. If I Ever Get Around To Living 08. Love Is a Verb 09. Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 10. Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey 11. A Face To Call Home 12. Born and Raised (Reprise)
BEE GEES - Mythology (2010) [In memory of Robin - R.I.P.]
Robin Hugh Gibb (1949 - 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice and older brother Barry. He had another younger brother, Andy Gibb, who was also a very popular solo singer. Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the family later moved to Manchester before settling in Brisbane, Australia. Gibb began his career as part of the family trio and when the group found their first success they returned to the United Kingdom where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2004, the Bee Gees received their CBEs from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace for their "contribution to music". With record sales estimated in excess of 200 million units, the Bee Gees became one of the most successful pop groups of all time. After a career spanning six decades, Gibb last performed on stage in February 2012 supporting injured British servicemen and women at a charity concert at the London Palladium.[4] On 20 May 2012, Gibb died at the age of 62 after a lengthy battle with colorectal cancer.
"Mythology" is a box set compilation of recordings by the Gibb Brothers, mostly performed as The Bee Gees, arranged in a four disc set each highlighting each Gibb brother. Barry and Robin chose their own songs (presumably their personal favorites), with Maurice's songs selected by his widow Yvonne and Andy's songs selected by his daughter Peta. All of the songs on Barry's & Robin's disc have already been released on CD, though several are receiving new remasters by Rhino/Reprise, which is true for all the songs in this set. Maurice's disc includes two unreleased tracks from 1999, "Angel of Mercy" and "The Bridge", as well as his 1984 single "Hold Her In Your Hand", which makes its CD debut. Missing from Maurice's disc is his jazzy "My Thing" from 1970 and a rare B-side, "I've Come Back" from 1970, which has never been released on CD. Andy's disc contains his previously unreleased final song from 1987, "Arrow Through the Heart", which was briefly heard on Behind the Music: Andy Gibb - wikipedia
DISC 1 - Barry:
01. Spirits (Having Flown) 02. You Win Again 03. Jive Talkin' 04. To Love Somebody 05. Tragedy 06. Too Much Heaven 07. First Of May 08. More Than A Woman 09. Love So Right 10. Night Fever 11. Words 12. Don't Forget To Remember 13. If I Can't Have You 14. Alone 15. Heartbreaker 16. How Deep Is Your Love 17. Love You Inside And Out 18. Stayin' Alive 19. Barker Of The UFO 20. Swan Song 21. Spicks And Specks
DISC 2 - Robin:
01. I Am The World 02. New York Mining Disaster 1941 03. I Can't See Nobody 04. Holiday 05. Massachusetts 06. Sir Geoffrey Saved The World 07. And The Sun Will Shine 08. The Singer Sang His Song 09. I've Gotta Get A Message To You 10. I Started A Joke 11. Odessa 12. Saved By The Bell 13. My World 14. Run To Me 15. Love Me 16. Juliet 17. The Longest Night 18. Fallen Angel 19. Rings Around The Moon 20. Embrace 21. Islands In The Stream
DISC 3 - Maurice:
01. Man In The Middle 02. Closer Than Close 03. Dimensions 04. House Of Shame 05. Suddenly 06. Railroad 07. Overnight 08. It's Just The Way 09. Lay It On Me 10. Trafalgar 11. Omega Man 12. Walking On Air 13. Country Woman 14. Angel Of Mercy 15. Above And Beyond 16. Hold Her In Your Hand 17. You Know It's For You 18. Wildflower 19. On Time 20. The Bridge
DISC 4 - Andy:
01. Shadow Dancing 02. I Just Want To Be Your Everything 03. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water 04. An Everlasting Love 05. Desire 06. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away 07. Flowing Rivers 08. Words And Music 09. I Can't Help It (With Olivia Newton-John) 10. Time Is Time 11. Me (Without You) 12. After Dark 13. Warm Ride 14. Too Many Looks In Your Eyes 15. Man On Fire 16. Arrow Through The Heart 17. Starlight 18. Dance To The Light Of The Morning 19. In The End
JOE BONAMASSA - Dust Bowl (2011) & Driving Towards The Daylight (2012)
Dust Bowl (2011)
American blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa's twelfth studio album, Dust Bowl, fluidly mixes acoustic numbers, rock riffs, just a touch of Nashville country and even a headbanging cover of Free's "Heartbreaker", a nod to Bonamassa's love of 70s British blues-rock. Bonamassa is joined by some special guests, including John Hiatt, ex-Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham (son of the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer, John).
TRACKS: 01. Slow Train 02. Dust Bowl 03. Tennessee Plates (with John Hiatt) 04. The Meaning Of The Blues 05. Black Lung Heartache 06. You Better Watch Yourself 07. The Last Matador Of Bayonne 08. Heartbreaker (with Glenn Hughes) 09. No Love On The Street 10. The Whale That Swallowed Jonah 11. Sweet Rowena (with Vince Gill) 12. Prisoner
Driving Towards The Daylight (2012)
Recorded at Studio At The Palms in Las Vegas, NV, The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, CA and The Cave in Malibu, CA, Driving Towards The Daylight is a balanced back-to-basics album that highlights Bonamassa s signature style of roots blues with rock-and-roll guts, while honoring the traditions of the original blues musicians. We ve taken some really traditional old blues songs the Howlin Wolf song Who s Been Talkin ? and the Robert Johnson song Stones In My Passway, and we ve tried to imagine how they would do them in a rock context, said Shirley. It s a very exciting return to the blues in a very visceral way. It s vibrant and it s gutsy and it s really, really red. To challenge Joe and move him out of his comfort zone, a unique group of musicians was gathered including Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford (guitar), Blondie Chaplan (guitar), Anton Fig (drums and percussion), Arlan Schierbaum (keyboard), Michael Rhodes (bass), Carmine Rojas (bass), Jeff Bova and The Bovaland Brass, Pat Thrall (guitar), and Brad s son Harrison Whitford (guitar). The album features five Bonamassa-penned originals including the bruising opener Dislocated Boy, the road warrior title track (and first single) Driving Towards The Daylight, I Got All You Need, Heavenly Soul, and Somewhere Trouble Don t Go. Other tracks include Bonamassa s versions of Tom Waits New Coat Of Paint, Lonely Town Lonely Street, by Bill Withers (Lean On Me, Ain t No Sunshine) and A Place In My Heart by Bernie Marsden of White Snake (Here I Go Again). On the album closer, Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes sings lead vocals on his 1987 hit "Too Much Ain't Enough Love."
TRACKS: 01. Dislocated Boy 02. Stones In My Passway 03. Driving Towards The Daylight 04. Who's Been Talking 05. I Got All You Need 06. A Place In My Heart 07. Lonely Town Lonely Street 08. Heavenly Soul 09. New Coat Of Paint 10. Somewhere Trouble Dont Go 11. Too Much Aint Enough Love (With Jimmy Barnes)
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EUROPE - Bag Of Bones (2012)
Europe is a Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and eighteen videos. Europe rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album The Final Countdown (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States. Europe was one of the most successful rock acts of the 1980s and sold over 20 million albums worldwide. The band has achieved two top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (The Final Countdown and Out of This World) and two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ("The Final Countdown" and "Carrie").
Bag of Bones is the ninth studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on April 18, 2012 in Japan by Victor Entertainment and on April 25 in Sweden by Gain Music Entertainment. Bag of Bones is the first Europe album to chart in UK Top 100 Albums since Prisoners in Paradise in 1991 and also entered in UK Top 40 Rock Albums at number 3.
TRACKS: 01. Riches To Rags 02. Not Supposed To Sing The Blues 03. Firebox 04. Bag Of Bones (feat. Joe Bonamassa) 05. Requiem 06. My Woman My Friend 07. Demon Head 08. Drink And A Smile 09. Doghouse 10. Mercy You Mercy Me 11. Bring It All Home 12. Beautiful Disaster
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THE BUNCH - Rock On (1972)
Organized by Trevor Lucas and Sandy Denny following the breakup of Fotheringay, the Bunch features an all-star cast from the British folk-rock scene paying homage to their roots before they began their musical trek down the traditional path of Francis James Childs and Cecil Sharp. Recorded in January of 1972, the Bunch was just that, a one-off by a bunch of friends getting together to play the music of some of their early idols, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams and Chuck Berry. Lucas, Denny, Richard Thompson, Linda (Thompson) Peters, Ashley Hutchings, and various other members of the extended Fairport Convention family treat the music with a certain reverence while at the same time injecting it with a playfulness and ragged British charm. Sandy Denny, who is touted in the liner notes as "Britain's first lady of song," delivers two of her finest performances on record, a lovely duet with Peters on the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved" (which predated Linda Ronstadt's cover by two years), as well as her tender reading of the Buddy Holly obscurity "Learning the Game." Other highlights include Richard Thompson's spirited working of Dion's "My Girl the Month of May," Ashley Hutchings' deadpan "Nadine" and Peters' "Loco-Motion." The original U.K. release included a flexi-single of ex-Fotheringay drummer Gerry Conway performing "Let There Be Drums." [Originally released in 1972, Rock On was reissued on CD in the U.K. in 2003, and in Japan in 2004.] - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. Crazy Arms 02. That'll Be The Day 03. Don't Be Cruel 04. The Loco-Motion 05. My Girl In The Month Of May 06. Love's Made A Fool Of You 07. Willie & The Hand Jive 08. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 09. When Will I Be Loved 10. Nadine 11. Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller 12. Learning The Game 13. Let There Be Drums 14. Twenty Flight Rock 15. High School Confidential 16. La Bamba
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PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY - RAM (1971) [2012 Special Edition]
Ram is an album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released in 1971, the only album credited to the pair. Set against the backdrop of the legal action taking place in Britain's High Court with the dissolution of The Beatles partnership, following their break-up the year before, Ram was the second of two albums McCartney released between quitting The Beatles and forming Wings, whose future drummer Denny Seiwell played on the record, alongside the McCartneys and session musicians. Three singles were released from the album: the American number 1 hit "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", the minor British hit "The Back Seat of My Car", and "Eat at Home", which appeared in Europe, Japan and Australia.
At the beginning of his solo career, McCartney took the term rather literally, recording virtually alone, playing and singing nearly all the parts himself. Nowhere is that approach more effective than on RAM, arguably his finest solo recording. Admittedly, he had a little help from guitarist Hugh McCracken and a couple of others here and there, but for the most part, this is Paul's show. Instead of succumbing to self-indulgence, though, he used this forum to focus his artistic energies, thus turning out some of the best songs of his post-Beatles career. The opening "Too Many People" is an appealingly melodic rocker that combines the two sides of McCartney--melodious popster and unabashed rocker--to unprecedented effect. He gets bluesy on "3 Legs," homespun-acoustic on "Heart of the Country," and appealingly jocular on the radio hit "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey," whose whimsy recalls his best light-hearted Beatles efforts. What he maintains throughout all this is his vision, never getting sidetracked into loopy experimentalism or sentimental mush. RAM is McCartney at the peak of his considerable powers, spontaneous-sounding but still expertly crafted. - cduniverse.com
DISC 1 - Remastered Album:
01. Too Many People 02. 3 Legs 03. Ram On 04. Dear Boy 05. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey 06. Smile Away 07. Heart Of The Country 08. Monkberry Moon Delight 09. Eat At Home 10. Long Haired Lady 11. Ram On 12. The Back Seat Of My Car
DISC 2 - Bonus Audio:
01. Another Day [previously released as a single] 02. Oh Woman, Oh Why [B-side of Another Day single] 03. Little Woman Love [B-side of Mary Had A Little Lamb single] 04. A Love For You [previously unreleased mix] 05. Hey Diddle [previously unreleased mix] 06. Great Cock And Seagull Race [previously unreleased instrumental track] 07. Rode All Night [previously unreleased] 08. Sunshine Sometime [previously unreleased instrumental track]
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V.A. - Apple Records Box Set (2010)
Here, Apple's exhaustive 2010 reissue campaign is condensed into a single limited box set containing all of the individual albums from the series -- Badfinger's Magic Christian Music, No Dice, Straight Up, and Ass; Mary Hopkin's Post Card and Earth Song, Ocean Song; James Taylor's eponymous debut; Jackie Lomax's Is This What You Want?; Billy Preston's Encouraging Words and That's the Way God Planned It; Doris Troy's self-titled album; the Modern Jazz Quartet two-fer of Under the Jasmin Tree and Space; the Radha Krishna Temple's LP; John Tavener's The Whale/Celtic Requiem -- along with the accompanying single-disc compilation Come and Get It and a two-disc set of 37 Apple rarities that rounds up tracks available elsewhere as digital downloads (none of these are better than the bonus tracks added to respective reissues; they're generally good but not noteworthy). Housed in a crate replicating an original Apple promo item, this handsome set may be expensive but it's cheaper than buying these discs individually, so any collector in for the whole shebang should give this box serious consideration.
The Limited Edition Apple Records Box Set (17 Discs) includes 14 individual artist albums with bonus tracks, the new Best of Apple Records "Come And Get It" collection, a 2CD collection of 37 un-released tracks from Badfinger, Billy Preston, Jacki Lomax and Mary Hopkins and a 16 page booklet. All housed in a cardboard box that artistically replicates the original Apple Records crate.
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GOSSIP - A Joyful Noise (2012)
2012 album from the Alt-Rock band fronted by Beth Ditto. A Joyful Noise is a blend of Soul, Gospel, Rock, Funk, Disco, Punk, Passion and Rebellion, Recorded in both Xenomania, Higgins' studio in England, and KBC Studios in Portland, Oregon, A Joyful Noise stays true to Gossip's trademark brash and unapologetic nature - that is, as true as possible for a band that is constantly reinventing itself and pushing boundaries. Working with Higgins, Gossip sought to create their own brand of pop. Ditto proclaimed, "I spent the whole year listening to ABBA and not listening to the radio," accounting for the pulsing energy of A Joyful Noise. The album's infectious tracks will certainly be welcomed by fans who are already entranced by Gossip's insanely danceable beats, and will no doubt lure in many more. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. Melody Emergency 02. Perfect World 03. Get A Job 04. Move In The Right Direction 05. Casualties Of War 06. Into The Wild 07. Get Lost 08. Involved 09. Horns 10. I Won't Play 11. Love In A Foreign Place
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Donna Summer's title as the "Queen of Disco" wasn't mere hype -- she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by the Bee Gees. Summer was certainly a talented vocalist, trained as a powerful gospel belter, but then again, so were many of her contemporaries. Of major importance in setting Summer apart were her songwriting abilities and her choice of talented collaborators in producers / songwriters Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, which resulted in a steady supply of high-quality (and, often, high-concept) material. But what was more, few vocalists could match the sultry, unfettered eroticism Summer brought to many of her best recordings, which seemed to embody the spirit of the disco era perfectly. The total package made Summer the ultimate disco diva, one of the few whose star power was even bigger than the music.
Summer died on May 17, 2012. The Associated Press reports that she died in the morning at her home in Key West, Florida at age 63 following a battle with cancer. - R.I.P.
Awards: Best Original Song - Oscar, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1978, for "Last Dance"; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1979, for "Last Dance"; Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy, 1980, for "Hot Stuff"; Best Inspirational Performance Grammy, 1984, for "He's a Rebel," and 1985, for "Forgive Me"; (with Giorgio Moroder) Best Dance Recording Grammy, 1998, for "Carry On."
The Journey: The Very Best Of Donna Summer (2004)
TRACKS: 01. Love To Love You Baby 02. Could It Be Magic 03. I Feel Love 04. Theme From The Deep (Down Deep Inside) 05. Love's Unkind 06. I Love You 07. Last Dance 08. MacArthur Park 09. Heaven Knows 10. Rumour Has It 11. Hot Stuff 12. Bad Girls 13. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (feat. Barbra Streisand) 14. On The Radio 15. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) 16. State Of Independence 17. She Works Hard For The Money 18. Dinner With Gershwin 19. This Time I Know It's For Real
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THE MANNISH BOYS - Double Dynamite (2012)
The Mannish Boys are an American blues band based in Los Angeles, California. They play classic blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles. Led by vocalist Finis Tasby, the band consists of all-star veteran members of the West Coast blues scene. The band debuted from Delta Groove Productions in 2004 with the album That Represent Man. The members on the debut CD were Finis Tasby (vocals), Kirk Fletcher (guitar), Franck Goldwasser (guitar), Leon Blue (piano), Ronnie James Weber (bass) and June Core (drums). The CD featured guests including Roy Gaines, Paul Oscher, and Mickey Champion. They made appearances at festivals in the U.S., Canada, and also in Europe.
The Mannish Boys transcend their five previous critically acclaimed recordings with Double Dynamite - an unprecedented double studio album containing outstanding musicianship with many spectacular and notable special guests. Featured artists include Finis Tasby, Sugar Ray Rayford, Mud Morganfield, Jackie Payne, Elvin Bishop, Rod Piazza, James Harman, Jason Ricci, Bob Corritore, Randy Chortkoff, Kirk Fletcher, Frank Goldwasser, Junior Watson, Kid Ramos, Nathan James, Mike Finnigan, Fred Kaplan, Rob Rio, Willie J. Campbell, Bill Stuve, Jimi Bott and many more!
DISC 1 - Atomic Blues:
01. Death Letter 02. Mean Old World 03. Bricks In My Pillow 04. She's 19 Years Old / Streamline Woman 05. Never Leave Me At Home 06. Elevate Me Mama 07. Please Forgive Me 08. Everybody Needs Somebody 09. Bad Detective 10. You Dogged Me 11. Bloody Tears 12. The Hard Way 13. Mannish Boy
DISC 2 - Rhythm & Blues Explosion:
01. Born Under A Bad Sign 02. That Dood It 03. You've Got The Power 04. Drowing On Dry Land 05. Mr.Charles Blues 06. Cold Sweat 07. Later On 08. You Don't Love Me 09. Bed For My Soul 10. Why Does Everything Happen To Me 11. I Woke Up Screaming 12. West Helena Blues 13. Hittin' The Groove
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T.REX - Bolan At The Beeb (2007)
What a wonderful collection. Ok many fans will say many of these BBC recordings have been released before which they have on separate CD collections over the years. Difference is Mark Paytrees not only has written the book that comes with this but reseached, tracked down better recorded versions & added many from BBC list that at first seemed lost forever. I have original recorded releases & can say much has been cleaned up only a few now have DJs talking over in fact very few. I sat & listened to these & thought how great Marc was to record for BBC & make tracks sound like straight from his discs at the time. It is only when you listen & hear some lyrics changes you remember these are BBC studio sessons. I loved the various versions of Elemental Child with guitar solo's never being the same some are mind blowing. What is also on this 3 disc box set is the BBC concert in France in two parts & you swear it was not live till they clap at the end as sound is so good. I believe this is fantasic to have in any fans collection of course you have to have loved Marc's work in Tyrannosaurus Rex too to buy this but even these sessons are so different to the original records. Worth every penny to any fan.
DISC 1: 01. Misty Mist (Highways) 02. Scenescof 03. Child Star 04. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues 05. Pictures Of The Purple People 06. Hot Rod Mama (Voice Of Pop 21 September 1968) 07. Juniper Suction (Poem) 08. Juniper Suction (Top Gear 14 October 1968) 09. The Friends 10. Conesuela 11. The Seal Of Seasons 12. Evenings Of Damask (Top Gear 05 May 1969) 13. Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia 14. Nijinsky Hind 15. The Misty Coast Of Albany 16. Chariots Of Silk 17. Iscariot (Night Ride 11 June 1969) 18. Untitled (A Star of Youth) 19. Untitled (A Ship of Rhythm) 20. The Winged Man With Eyes Downcast To The Moon 21. Top Gear Jingle 22. Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart 23. Pavilions Of Sun 24. A Day Laye 25. By The Light Of A Magical Moon 26. Wind Cheetah (Paris Theatre 01 January 1970) 27. Hot Rod Mama 28. Debora 29. Pavilions Of Sun 30. Dove 31. By The Light Of A Magical Moon 32. Elemental Child 33. The Wizard
DISC 2: (Top Gear 26 October 1970) 01. Ride A White Swan 02. Jewel 03. Elemental Child 04. Sun Eye (Dave Lee Travis 09 December 1970) 05. Summertime Blues 06. Jewel 07. Hot Love (Paris Theatre 10 December 1970) 08. Debora 08a. Woodland Bop medley (extra track) 09. Elemental Child 10. Ride A White Swan 11. Jewel
(Bob Harris 05 November 1970) 12. My Baby's Like a Cloudfall 13. Funky Now Jam
DISC 3: (Radio 1 Club 09 March 1971) 01. Woodland Rock 02. Beltane Walk 03. Hot Love (BBC Live - 20 July 1971) 04. Jeepster 05. Get It on 06. Electric Boogie (Bob Harris 03 August 1971) 07. Sailors Of The Highway 08. Girl 09. Cadillac 10. Jeepster 11. Life's A Gas (Jimmy Young - 29 November 1971) 12. Telegram Sam (Bob Harris December 1971) 13. Bob Harris Jingle 14. Christmas Jingle
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TASTE - Live Taste (1971)
Taste was an Irish rock and blues band formed in 1966 that gained fame in large part because of their unique style, and the talent and charisma of the band's founder, songwriter and musician Rory Gallagher. Taste (originally "The Taste") was formed in Cork, Ireland, in August 1966 as a trio consisting of Rory Gallagher on guitars and vocals, Eric Kitteringham on bass, and Norman Damery on drums. The band, a power trio, also moved on to make history as one of the first three acts to perform on the televised studio program, Rockpalast, in Germany.
"Live Taste" is the third album and first live album by Irish rock band Taste, released in 1971. It was recorded live at Montreux Casino and released shortly after the band broke up.
From SHM-CD (Japan, 2000)
TRACKS: 01. Sugar Mama 02. Gamblin' Blues 03. I Feel So Good (Part 1) 04. I Feel So Good (Part 2) 05. Catfish 06. Same Old Story
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GLENN HUGHES - Feel (1995)
01. Big Time
02. Livin' For The Minute
03. Does It Mean That Musch To You?
04. Save Me Tonight (I'll Be Waiting)
05. Redline
06. Coffee & Vanilla
07. Push!
08. She Loves Your Money
09. Speak Your Mind
10. Talkin' To Messiah
11. Maybe Your Baby
Feel is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes. It was released in 1995 on Zero Corporation and SPV records and was Hughes' fourth solo studio album.
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SIMON McBRIDE - Nine Lives (2012)
Simon McBride started playing the guitar when he was ten. By age 15 and entirely self-taught, he was good enough to enter Guitarist Magazine's Young Guitarist of The Year, a performance competition staged at Wembley Conference Centre, which he won against strong competition. Even before that achievement, Simon was endorsed by the notable American guitar builder Paul Reed Smith, a relationship that continues to this day. Other PRS artists include Al Di Meola, Santana and Buddy Guy. Observers of the blues-rock scene are calling Simon McBride the natural heir to Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore. Like these icons he hails from Ireland and from Moore's hometown, Belfast. He is an astoundingly good guitarist, a fine singer and a prolific songwriter.
In 2012 he released Nine Lives, an album of mostly live recordings proving that on stage he can make a sound every bit as good as his studio albums. He delivers powerful renditions of songs from his two studio albums together with a previously unreleased song (Fire Me Up). The album also carries four bonus tracks in which he reprises songs in a stripped down acoustic format, demonstrating just how natural a guitarist and singer he is. - simonmcbride.net
TRACKS: 01. Down To The Wire 02. Take My Hand Hell Waters Rising 03. Fire Me Up 04. Rich Man Falling 05. Fat Pockets 06. Down To The River 07. Change 08. Power Of Soul 09. Devils Road 10. Coming Home 11. Down To The River 12. Rich Man Falling 13. Devils Road
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MEENA - Feel Me (2012)
When Meena Cryle sings the words " My mother told me every day I should be strong" on the opening track of her new CD, it becomes strikingly apparent that she must have taken those words to heart. "Whenever something in my life moves me, I sit down with my guitar and sing about it", she once explained in an interview with the magazine CONCERTO. All these emotions are transformed into music in an extraordinary and mature way on "Feel Me", her second album for the prestigious Ruf Records label. While her previous outing "Try Me" already held a wonderful promise for things yet to come, the current release presents itself as a true masterpiece. From the tough as nails Blues-Rock of "Movin' On", which kicks off the album, to the classic Blues-Sounds of "Stay Away From Me Baby" and all the way through to the ballad that closes the album - "My Performance Is Over". It is that very same musical universe that the entire album traverses. On one hand a rough and ready, uncompromising approach, as shown in her cover of the legendary Etta James' song "Come To Mama", and on the other hand a deeply empathetic, sometimes tender openess as shown in a song dedicated to the memory of her brother - "If I Meet You One More Time". Songs like the Desmond Child cover, "I Was Made For Loving You" - which also introduces the amazing horn section of the Hot Pants Road Club - or the title-track "Feel Me" showcase Meena's irresistable feel for Southern Soul, another facet of her artistry which sets her apart from most contemporaries. It is a seamless transition to the hard-sliding Blues of "Beg Like A Sinner" and the deep, dark groove of "Lord Have Mercy". - rufrecord.de
TRACKS: 01. Movin' On 02. I Was Made For Loving You 03. Stay Away From Me Baby 04. If I Need You One More Time 05. If You Had A Diamond 06. Beg Like A Sinner 07. Feel Me 08. Come To Mama 09. My Empty Bed 10. Lord Have Mercy 11. Singing Songs 12. My Performance Is Over
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GOLDEN EARRING - Tits 'N Ass (2012)
Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969). They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and platinum albums. Current members of Golden Earring are Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone, member since 1968), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar, founder of band), Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard, founding member), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion, member since 1970). Golden Earring have sold millions of albums worldwide, and they are one of the longest existing rock bands in the world that are currently performing in the same line up. Golden Earring were planning to record an album at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London in the summer of 2011. However, due to voice problems of co-singer George Kooymans the record was d elayed. As the studio was fully booked when the band was able to return, an alternate studio was booked.
Tits 'n Ass is an studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring. It was released on 11 May 2012. It was first album since 2003 Millbrook U.S.A..
TRACKS: 01. Identical 02. Little Time Bomb 03. Cool As It Gets 04. Acrobats And Clowns 05. What Do I Know About Love 06. Still Got The Keys To My First Cadillac 07. Dope Runner 08. This Love 09. Stratosphere 10. Over The Cliff Into The Deep Deep Blue 11. Flowers In The Mud 12. Justin Time 13. Avenue Of Broken Dreams 14. Wanted By Women
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COLD CHISEL - No Plans (2012)
2012 album from the Australian rockers, their first studio album in 14 years. No Plans features 13 songs drawn from recording sessions across 2010 and 2011 and was produced by Kevin Shirley, with additional production by Nash Chambers. The album features the final recorded performances by drummer Steve Prestwich who passed away in January 2011 and also one of his compositions 'I Got Things To Do'. The album includes 'All For You' and 'HQ454 Monroe', two songs that Cold Chisel played on their record-breaking Light The Nitro Tour in 2011 and 11 previously unheard songs. Forming in Adelaide in 1973, and playing a mix of classic rock and blues, it was Cold Chisel's breakthrough debut released in 1978 that gave them their hit Khe San; and later a string of others that included Bow River, Cheap Wine, Flame Trees and You Got Nothing I Want. Over the years band members have battled addictions, arguments, lengthy tours and difficult recording experiences, but throughout have managed to create music that's embedded in the fabric of Australian culture.
TRACKS: 01. No Plans 02. Everybody 03. All For You 04. HQ454 Monroe 05. Dead And Laid To Rest 06. Missing A Girl 07. Too Late 08. I Gotta Get Back On The Road 09. Our Old Flame 10. This Day 11. Summer Moon 12. The Horizon 13. I Got Things To Do (Steve vocal)
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SALLY OLDFIELD - Mirrors (2000)
Sally Patricia Oldfield is a singer-songwriter, sister of composers Mike Oldfield and Terry Oldfield. Oldfield's musical career started in 1968, when she founded the folk music duo The Sallyangie together with her brother Mike. The duo recorded their first and only album at the recommendation of Pentangle band guitarist, John Renbourn, whom Oldfield met at the Troubadour Folk Club in Bristol. The album Children of the Sun was recorded in August 1968. The songs on it are mainly written by Oldfield, and the album contained some of her brother's early guitar work. Guesting were Terry Cox on drums and Ray Warleigh on flute. Oldfield's debut solo album, Water Bearer, was released in 1978. Her track, "Mirrors", peaked at #19 in the UK Singles Chart, spanning 1978 and 1979, and remained in that chart for thirteen weeks. Since then, she has released twelve solo albums. On the demise of her record label Bronze Records in 1984, Oldfield relocated to Germany where her musical career was based from that time. Most of her albums from 1983 onwards were not released in the UK. She worked with many German record producers and musicians, including Gunther Mende and Candy DeRouge. Oldfield regularly appeared on national television and radio, and undertook several European concert tours, the last being in Germany in 2003. Oldfield provided background vocals in sections of brother Mike's albums Tubular Bells and Ommadawn. She reprised her role for the 2003 re-recording, Tubular Bells 2003. In addition, she worked on her other brother Terry's recordings. She sang "Shadow of the Hierophant" on Steve Hackett's 1975 album, Voyage of the Acolyte. - wikipedia
DISC 1: 01. Mirrors 02. Waterbearer 03. Sun In My Eyes 04. Sons Of The Free 05. You Set My Gypsy Blood Free 06. First Born Of The Earth 07. The Boulevard Song 08. Celebration 09. Blue Water 10. Playing In The Flame
DISC 2: 01. Rare Lightning 02. Strange Day in Berlin 03. Manchild 04. Songs of the Quendi Medley 05. Man of Storm 06. Mandala 07. Woman of the Night 08. My Damsel Heart
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PEKKA POHJOLA [feat. Mike Oldfield] - The Mathematician's Air Display (1977)
Digitally remastered reissue of this 1977 album from the Finnish Prog Rocker. Pekka Pohjola was bass guitarist in the Finnish Progressive outfit Wigwam, but departed the band in 1975 to embark on a solo career. Mike Oldfield was a huge admirer of his work to the extent that he produced and performed on Pohjola's second album, The Mathematician's Air Display. The five tracks on the album are a splendid combination of Pohjola's musical vision and Mike Oldfield's unique production and musical skills. Also features a guest appearance by Sally Oldfield. Comes complete with a picture booklet containing restored artwork, photos and sleevenotes. Esoteric. - cduniverse.com
TRACKS: 01. The Perceived Journey Lantern - The Sighted Light 02. Hands Straighten The Water 03. The Mathematician's Air Display 04. The Consequences Of Head Bending 05. False Start Of The Shadows
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VINCE ESQUIRE - First Offense (2012)
Excellent debut disc by this first-rate blues/rock axeslinger from Hawaii featuring 9 tracks of killer, straight up, Texas-inspired, string bendin' guitar mojo. Produced by seasoned bassist Mark Epstein (Johnny Winter / Joe Bonamassa) who also lays down the low-end bottom kool on the dynamic First Offense disc. Includes a bad-ass, axe-rippin' live version of Rock Me Baby (Bonus Track).
Vince has recently completed recording his second record, "Songs In The Key of E", with multi-instrumentalist/producer Dave Cochrane, who has worked with artists such as The Commodores, Lionel Ritchie, Paula Abdul, LL Cool J and Public Enemy, and drummer Josh Greenbaun who has performed the likes of River Phoenix and Lenny Kravitz. The album will be released under D.R.I.V.E entertainment in the near future.
TRACKS: 01. Blues Is My Business 02. Check Out Her Mama 03. Leave My Girl Alone 04. When You Used To Love Me 05. Deliver Me 06. Better This Time 07. Freight Train 08. Tin Pan Alley 09. Rock Me Baby
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THE FORD BLUES BAND WITH ROBBEN FORD & CHRIS CAIN - The Butterfield / Bloomfield Concert (2006)
Even though the Ford Blues Band has never had a problem putting across mediocre material, songwriting is not one of the outfit's strong points. With successful studio albums covering both Michael Bloomfield and his old boss Paul Butterfield already in Ford Blues Band's catalog, the group plays to its strengths with a live recording, cherrypicking the best songs from both and adding the raw energy that live concerts typically generate. The result is a crackling disc that is not surprisingly a showcase for guitarists Robben Ford, Chris Cain and Volker Strifler as well as harmonica ace Andy Just. Despite liner notes that frustratingly don't specify which of the three guitarists plays lead on the tracks -- it only states which side of the speakers the musician is relegated to, which can be confusing -- or the dates of the recordings, this is a rollicking performance as the Ford Blues Band charges through the songs with passion and energy. Out of the eight tracks, only six pertain directly to the titular stars, with "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (aping a version by Butterfield) and a ten minute, slow blues workout "Blues for MB" a bit on the side. The performances of these are hot, but it does detract slightly from the concept and there were plenty of other tunes more directly associated with the musicians that could have been chosen. Regardless, there are too few bands that even attempt to perform Butterfield's classic "East West" instrumental (here titled "East/West Redux") so even if, at only nine minutes, this is on the short side (the original ran 13), it's a thrilling reminder of the groundbreaking aspects of Butterfield and Bloomfield in their prime. - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. Killing Floor 02. East / West Redux 03. Groovin' Is Easy 04. I Got A Mind To Give Up Living 05. Lovin' Cup 06. Peter's Trip 07. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 08. Blues For MB
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V.A. - Best Audiophile Voices: Vol.01 - Vol.07 (2003 - 2011)
Many of the well-known darlings of audiophiles and first-rate singers are represented in these gorgeous discs, including Sara K, Alison Krauss, Salena Jones, Jheena Lodwick, Rebecca Pidgeon, Tish Hinojosa and many others. The styles are varied, from straight-ahead jazz to folk-rock to bluegrass. The common threads are wonderful songwriting, great vocal performances and fabulous sound. (...and I forgot, a glass of red wine, a few candles and nice person...)
Best Audiophile Voices I (2003): 01. Jane Monheit - Over The Rainbow 02. Eva Cassidy - What A Wonderful World 03. Alison Krause - It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference 04. Stacey Kent & Jim Tomlinson - So Nice 05. Carol Kidd - When I Dream 06. Jheena Lodwick - Perhaps Love 07. Dave's True Story - Marisa 08. Tish Hinojosa - Song For The Journey 09. Cheryl Wheeler - Sylvia Hotel 10. Salena Jones - You Light Up My Life 11. Eva Cassidy - Ain't No Sunshine 12. Jeanette Lindstrom & Steve Dobrogosz - The Look Of Love 13. Karrin Allyson - Too Young To Go Steady 14. Monica Mancini - Skylark 15. Nnenna Freelon - Overjoyed
Best Audiophile Voices II (2003): 01. Emi Fujita - Desperado 02. Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold 03. Andrea Zonn - Better Be Home Soon 04. Jean Frye Sidwell - I Left My Heart In San Francisco 05. Jheena Lodwick - Do That To Me One More Time 06. Corrinne May - Fly Away 07. Etta Jones - That Ole Devil Called Love 08. Sofia Petersson - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 09. Jeanette Lindstrom & Steve Dobrogosz - Both Sides Now 10. Alison Krauss - Stay 11. Susannah McCorkle - Someone To Watch Over Me 12. Salena Jones - My Foolish Heart 13. Jacqui Dankworth - In A Sentimental Mood 14. Claire Martin - When I Fall In Love 15. Tania Maria - Cry Me A River
Best Audiophile Voices III (2004): 01. Sara K - Vincent (Live) 02. Emi Fujita - Fields Of Gold 03. Cheril Bentyne - Killing Me Softly With His Son 04. Diana Blade - That's All 05. Salena Jones - We've Only Just Begun 06. Jean Frye Sidwell - Alfie 07. Noon - Close To You 08. Janet Seidel - Secret Love 09. Jackie Allen - You Become My Song 10. Alison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All 11. Jacqui Dankworth - But Beautiful 12. Leslie Tucker - In This Room 13. Karen Lane - Photograph 14. Jheena Lodwick - Morning Has Broken 15. Rebecca Pidgeon - Auld Lange Syne / Bring It On Home To Me
Best Audiophile Voices IV (2005): 01. Salena Jones - You Don't Bring Me Flowers 02. Jane Duboc - Lady Jane 03. Tim Tamashiro - The Way You Look Tonight 04. Marianna Leporace - If 05. Stacey Kent - What The World Needs Now Is Love 06. Alison Krauss & Union Station - Gravity 07. Livingston Tayler - Isn't She Lovely? 08. Noon - Sunny 09. Jean Frye Sidwell - Wind Beneath My Wings 10. Sara Gazarek - Too Young To Go Steady 11. Hayati Kafe - For All We Know 12. Trisha O Brien - Dindi
13. Susannah McCorkle - Manha De Carnaval 14. Al Somma - The Very Thought Of You
Best Audiophile Voices V (2007): 01.Alison Krauss & Natalie Mac Master - Get Me Through December 02.Noon - 500 Miles 03.Emi Fujita - The Rose 04.Stacey Kent - You've Got A Friend 05.Salena Jones - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing 06.Janet Seidel - You Belong To Me 07.Emilie - Claire Barlow - Blame It On My Youth 08.Eva Cassidy - Bridge Over Troubled Water 09.Kee Kessack & Susan Egan - The Look Of Love 10.Marianna Leporace - Bizarre Love Triangle 11.Roberta Gambarini - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / All The Things You Are 12.Jheena Lodwick - A Groovy Kind Of Love 13.Marcela - Loving You 14.Kimber Manning - What A Wonderful World 15.Ilona Knopfler - Alfie
Best Audiophile Voices VI (2010): 01. Lydia Gray - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 02. Rebecca Pidgeon - Spanish Harlem 03. Angela - First Of May 04. Emi Fujita - Longer 05. Keri Noble - Auld Lang Syne 06. Emilie-Claire Barlow - The Very Thought Of You 07. Regine Velasquez - Leader Of The Band 08. Sarah Morgann - Through The Eyes Of Love 09. Eva Cassidy - Tennessee Waltz 10. Mary Ann Hurst - People Get Ready 11. Pamela Luss with Houston Person - It's Too Late 12. Kelly Sweet - Ready For Love 13. Salena Jones - A Song For You 14. Noon - Long Ago And Far Away 15. Niki King - Spartacus / The Look Of Love
Best Audiophile Voices VII (2011): 01. Saskia Bruin - The Look Of Love 02. Sarah Morrau - Vincent 03. Jeni Fleming Acoustic Trio - Time After Time 04. Emi Fujita - Your Song 05. Halie Loren feat. Matt Treder - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 06. Eva Cassidy - True Colors 07. Woong San - What The World Needs Now 08. Jeanne Newhall - Hungry Heart 09. Dina Blade - My Romance 10. Ela Lo - Have I Told You Lately 11. Jheena Lodwick - For The First Time 12. Noon - I've Never Been To Me 13. Kelly Sweet - Je t'aime 14. Emilie-Claire Barlow - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
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SANTANA - Shape Shifter (2012)
2012 release from the guitar legend. Shape Shifter is Carlos Santana's 36th album and is a 13-song instrumental tour de force featuring tracks spanning from the late 1990's to the present and comprises mostly original compositions that have been stashed away for such an instrumental project. Carlos has dedicated Shape Shifter to Native Americans. Referencing recent official apologies to the native peoples of Australia and the U.S., he says, "I encourage any and all countries (that have not as yet done so) to acknowledge the first people of their land, and make this a collective global effort." Among the noteworthy songs on the album are "Mr. Szabo" - an homage to Hungarian jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo, who composed the Santana classic "Gypsy Queen" - and "Eres la Luz," the only tune featuring vocals, which are provided by Santana singers Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay. Closing out Shape Shifter are "Canela" and "Ah, Sweet Dancer," two songs that include guest appearances from Carlos' son, pianist Salvador Santana. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. Shape Shifter 02. Dom 03. Nomad 04. Metatron 05. Angelica Faith 06. Never The Same Again 07. In The Light Of A New Day 08. Spark Of The Divine 08. Macumba in Budapest 10. Mr. Szabo 11. Eres La Luz 12. Canela 13. Ah, Sweet Dancer
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WILLIE NELSON - Heroes (2012)
Returning to the Columbia/Sony family after nearly two decades away, Willie Nelson once again tries to be everything to everybody on 2012's Heroes, an appealingly misshapen collection of classics, contemporaries, and originals. Heroes -- its title signifying no great concept -- is roughly divided into quarters, with part of the album devoted to the Western swing and Texas country he's always loved to sing, part consisting of new songs from Willie, part originals from his son Lukas, and part covers of newer, rock-oriented tunes from the likes of Tom Waits, Eddie Vedder, and Chris Martin. Each of these categories is a bit hit-or-miss, either succumbing to cutesy novelty (the dope-smoking anthem "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die," complete with country cadences from a non-rapping Snoop Dogg) or laziness, and there's a wee bit too much Lukas Nelson scattered throughout the record, with the son of the father singing on no less than nine of the album's 14 songs. This can be too much of a strong spice, obscuring the overall flavor of the music, but Lukas contributes a couple of the record's best songs in "Every Time He Drinks He Thinks of Her" and "The Sound of Your Memory," songs that fit well next to a quite beautiful version of Vedder's "Just Breathe" and yet another strong, swinging rendition of "My Window Faces the South." And so Heroes kind of winds up summarizing all that's good and bad about Willie as he approaches his 80th birthday: he's open to everything but has no innate editor, so he whiffs as often as he connects, but when he does connect, it's a wonder to behold...and somehow he can still surprise whenever he sings those old songs. - cduniverse.com
TRACKS: 01. A Horse Called Music (With Merle Haggard) 02. Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die (With Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson & Jamey Johnson) 03. That's All There Is To This Song 04. No Place To Fly (With Lukas Nelson) 05. Every Time He Drinks He Thinks Of Her (With Lukas Nelson) 06. Come On Up To The House (With Sheryl Crow & Lukas Nelson) 07. Hero (With Jamey Johnson & Billy Joe Shaver) 08. My Window Faces The South (With Lukas Nelson) 09. The Sound Of Your Memory (With Lukas Nelson) 10. Cold War With You (With Ray Price & Lukas Nelson) 11. Just Breathe (With Lukas Nelson) 12. Home In San Antone (With Lukas Nelson) 13. Come On Back Jesus (With Lukas Nelson & Micah Nelson) 14. The Scientist
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THE STILLS-YOUNG BAND - Long May You Run (1976)
Long May You Run is an album credited to The Stills-Young Band, a collaboration between Stephen Stills and Neil Young, released in 1976 on Reprise Records. It peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA. It is the sole studio release by Stills and Young in tandem outside of their work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The album's advance single, "Long May You Run", peaked at #71 on the UK singles chart, and was an elegy for Neil Young's first car, a 1948 Buick Roadmaster hearse. This was apparently a different hearse than the one Stills spotted Young driving around Los Angeles in 1966 which led to the formation of Buffalo Springfield. The single "Midnight on the Bay" bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #105. "Long May You Run" was performed by Young on the final broadcast of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on January 22, 2010, and during the closing ceremonies for the Vancouver Olympics on February 28, 2010. - wikipedia
TRACKS: 01. Long May You Run 02. Make Love To You 03. Midnight On The Bay 04. Black Coral 05. Ocean Girl 06. Let It Shine 07. 12-8 Blues (All The Same) 08. Fontainebleau 09. Guardian Angel
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GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS - It's Only Rock 'N Roll (2012)
George Thorogood is an American blues rock vocalist/guitarist from Wilmington, Delaware, United States, known for his hit song "Bad to the Bone" as well as for covers of blues standards such as Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" and John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer". Another favorite is a cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?". George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers have released sixteen studio albums, including two that were certified Platinum and six that have been certified Gold. The band has sold fifteen million albums worldwide. The band is credited with the early success of Rounder Records.
A blues-rock guitarist who draws his inspiration from Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and Chuck Berry, George Thorogood never earned much respect from blues purists, but he became a popular favorite in the early '80s through repeated exposure on FM radio and the arena rock circuit. Thorogood's music was always loud, simple, and direct -- his riffs and licks were taken straight out of '50s Chicago blues and rock & roll -- but his formulaic approach helped him gain a rather large audience in the '80s, when his albums regularly went gold.
Nice compillation with accurate tags, printed in Japan.
TRACKS: 01. Hello Little Girl 02. As the Years Go Passing By 03. Seventh Son 04. I'm Ready 05. Devil In Disguise 06. Bad to the Bone 07. Be Bop Grandma 08. Mama Talk To Your Daughter 09. No Particular Place To Go 10. So Much Trouble 11. Rock Party 12. Move It 13. Rocking My Life Away 14. Miss Luann 15. Hello Josephine 16. Nobody But Me 17. Sweet Little Lady 18. It Wasn't Me 19. Let It Rock 20. B.I.G.T.I.M.E. 21. Let Me Pass
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Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter Michael "Iron Man" Burks died in Atlanta on Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 54 years old. He was returning from a tour of Europe and collapsed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was rushed to South Fulton Medical Center where he could not be revived. The preliminary diagnosis for cause of death was a heart attack. More information will follow as it becomes available. Michael "Iron Man" Burks earned his moniker by his hours-long, intensely physical performances, fearsome guitar attack, and tough, smoky vocals. He also earned it by the thousands of miles he personally logged behind the wheel of his touring van. Burks was a true modern blues hero whose music was driven by an intense, blue collar work ethic that had won him well-deserved national and international recognition.His instantly identifiable guitar sound and his live charisma earned him four Blues Music Award nominations. He won the 2004 Living Blues magazine Critics' Award for Best Guitarist. Burks received a nomination for the 2012 Blues Music Award for Best Guitarist.
Born in Milwaukee in 1957, Burks grew up immersed in the blues, and learned to play guitar at an early age. His family moved to Camden, Arkansas in the early 1970s. There, Burks and his siblings helped their father build the Bradley Ferry Country Club -- a 300-seat juke joint. By this time Michael was fronting his own band as well as backing several of the blues and R&B greats that passed through town. Burks left music to raise a family and returned to performing blues in the 1990s.
After self-releasing his first CD in 1997, Burks signed with Chicago's Alligator Records in 2001 and released three critically acclaimed albums. GuitarOne named his debut album, Make It Rain, one of the Top 200 greatest guitar recordings of all time. He has toured the world, headlining blues festivals, concert halls and clubs. His status as an Arkansas musical hero was confirmed by his receipt of the prestigious Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence in 2006, presented by the Delta Cultural Center, and by his multiple headlining appearances at The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival. Burks had just finished recording his fourth Alligator CD, which is due for release at the end of July 2012. - alligator.com
1999 - From The Inside Out
2001 - Make It Rain
2003 - I Smell Smoke
2008 - Iron Man
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DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Ballast Der Republik + Die Geister, Die Wir Riefen (2012)
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany. The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" (i.e. trousers) in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring". Their name is figuratively best translated as "The Dead Beats". The members of Die Toten Hosen are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen 'Vom' Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). Although most of the members are German, drummer Vom is actually from England and replaced Wölli as the drummer in 1999.
Although the band has its roots in punk rock, their style is far more than just punk rock. The band has visible influences from Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hardcore Punk and also Alternative Rock. Die Toten Hosen constantly improved their skills through many years of stage experience, new contacts with other musicians and the experience they gained in foreign countries. Since the late 1980s the band had great commercial success which put them in good financial standing and in 1995 they even established their own record label JKP. All in all this enables them to put through their own ideas according to their own visions. In some of their songs Die Toten Hosen experiment with strings or wind instruments. A few songs have elements that are lifted from jazz (e.g. Warum werde ich nicht satt), reggae (Zehn kleine Jägermeister) or Yugoslavian gypsy music (Das Mädchen aus Rottweil).
For the most part The Toten Hosen have not departed substantially from their original style of music. Beaten quavers and power chords, easily understandable texts, simple melodies, anthem-like choruses and dropping of long solos belonging to that. - wikipedia
- Ballast Der Republik (2012)
TRACKS: 01. Drei Kreuze (Dass Wir Hier Sind) 02. Ballast Der Republik 03. Tage Wie Diese 04. Traurig Einen Sommer Lang 05. Altes Fieber 06. Zwei Drittel Liebe 07. Europa 08. Reiß Dich Los 09. Drei Worte 10. Schade, Wie Kann Das Passieren 11. Draußen Vor Der Tür 12. Das Ist Der Moment 13. Ein Guter Tag Zum Fliegen 14. Oberhausen 15. Alles Hat Seinen Grund 16. Vogelfrei
- Die Geister, Die Wir Riefen (2012)
TRACKS: 01. Computerstaat 02. Sirenen 03. Das Model 04. Die Moorsoldaten 05. Im Nebel 06. Heute Hier, Morgen Dort 07. Rock Me Amadeus 08. Industrie-Mädchen 09. Keine Macht Für Niemand 10. Einen Großen Nazi Hat Sie! 11. Schrei Nach Liebe 12. Manche Frauen 13. Innenstadt Front 14. Stimmen Aus Dem Massengrab 15. Lasset Uns Singen
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TAMMY WYNETTE - The Definitive Collection (1999)
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists. She was known as the First Lady of Country Music, and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a woman in the history of the country music genre. Many of Tammy Wynette's hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce and the difficulties of male-female relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, she dominated the country charts, scoring 17 number one hits. Along with Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson, and Dolly Parton, she defined the role of female country vocalists in the 1970s. Her 1969 marriage to country singer George Jones (which would end in divorce in 1975) created a country music "couple", following the prior success of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Jones and Wynette recorded a series of duet albums and singles, which charted throughout the 1970s, concurrent to their respective solo hits. - wikipedia
TRACKS: 01. Stand By Your Man 02. D-I-V-O-R-C-E 03. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad 04. Every Breath You Take (Ft Sting) 05. I Don't Wanna Play House 06. Kids Say The Darndest Things 07. Till I Can Make It On My Own 08. Near You (Ft George Jones) 09. Singing My Song 10. Sometimes When We Touch (Ft Mark Gray) 11. Good Lovin' 12. My Elusive Dreams (Ft David Houston) 13. He Loves Me All The Way 14. Silver Threads & Golden Needles (Ft Dolly Parton) 15. You & Me 16. Golden Ring
17. We're Gonna Hold On (Ft Geroge Jones) 18. My Man 19. Reach Out Your Hand 20. Run Woman Run 21. Take Me To Your World 22. Ways To Love A Man 23. Woman To Woman 24. Womanhood 25. Greener Than The Grass We Laid On 26. Easy Come, Easy Go 27. Justified & Ancient (Ft Klf)
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RANDY TRAVIS - 25 Anniversary Celebration (2011)
Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and 22 of these were number one hits. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music,[1] Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than three million copies. The album established him as a major force in the Neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums.
Commemorating Randy's 25 years as a recording artist, Anniversary Celebration includes a series of duets and re-recordings of classic hits and new songs. Guests on the album include Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney, Josh Turner, Alan Jackson, Don Henley, Tim McGraw, Shelby Lynn, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Ray Price, Gene Watson and many others.
TRACKS: 01. Everything and All (with Brad Paisley) 02. A Few Ole Country Boys (with Jamey Johnson) 03. Forever and Ever, Amen (with Zac Brown Band) 04. He Walked On Water (with Kenny Chesney) 05. T.I.M.E. (with Josh Turner) 06. Love Looks Good On You (with Kristin Chenoweth) 07. Better Class of Losers / She's Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues) (with Alan Jackson) 08. More Life (with Don Henley) 09. Can't Hurt a Man (with Tim McGraw) 10. Promises (with Shelby Lynne) 11. Is It Still Over? (with Carrie Underwood) 12. Road To Surrender (with Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson) 13. Diggin' Up Bones (with John Anderson) 14. Someone You Never Knew (with Eamonn McCrystal) 15. Too Much (with James Otto) 16. Didn't We Shine (with G. Jones, L. Morgan, R. Price, C. Smith, J. Stampley & G.Watson) 17. Everything and All
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WILLIE NELSON - Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson (1979)
Long before alternative country, even before "outlaw country," Kris Kristofferson was defining the outer limits of country music with his frank, boozy, often risque songs and rough-hewn singing. In 1979, Nelson recorded a collection of Kristofferson's best compositions, appropriately titled WILLIE NELSON SINGS KRISTOFFERSON. The set kicks off with a funky take on "Me and Bobbie McGee," then slides effortlessly through eight more classics including "Help Me Make Me Through the Night," "Sunday Morning Comin' Down," "For the Good Times," and one of gospel's great songs of self-recrimination, "Why Me."
Recorded at the peak of Nelson's fame, this disc is vintage Willie and Family, loose but never sloppy. It almost sounds as if the band is playing the songs for the first time, but that they know each other so well and are such expert players that the whole thing falls together naturally and effortlessly. Nelson obviously loves this material, and it shows both in his singing and his guitar playing, which is particularly inspired here. In the 1980s Willie and Kristofferson formed a country supergroup with Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash, recording and touring as The Highwaymen. - cduniverse.com
TRACKS: 01. Me And Bobby McGee 02. Help Me Make It Through The Night 03. The Pilgrim Chapter 33 04. Why Me 05. For The Good Times 06. You Show Me Yours 07. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) 08. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down 09. Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends
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JERRY GARCIA, DAVID GRISMAN, TONY RICE - The Pizza Tapes [Extra Large Edition] (2009)
Chances are, the most devoted fans of these three musicians have heard these tunes before, thanks to the crafty pizza-delivery boy who filched the tapes from Garcia's kitchen soon after they were recorded in 1993. That said, the warm, intimate performances here are very much worth an official CD release. The sessions came about when Tony Rice was in Northern California to record the delightful duet-collection Tone Poems with David Grisman. Garcia stopped by to hang out and jam with his old buddy Grisman and with Rice, one of his guitar idols. The disc retains all of the joy and spontaneity you'd expect from such an informal setting--Grisman even elected to leave in the between-song banter, which mostly consists of genuine overflowing mutual praise. The music itself, primarily traditional folk songs, is quite engaging thanks to Garcia's affecting, soulful, pained vocals and to the picking of all three. The contrast in flat-picking-guitar styles makes for an interesting combination: while Rice is technically superb, marvelously quick, and of remarkably clarion tone, Garcia is much more emotional and visceral, feeling his way along. There are a handful of exploratory, off-the-cuff jams that add to the impulsive nature of the whole project. Had the threesome actually intended this to be released, it probably wouldn't have the appeal it does, for this is the product of friends and music lovers, not recording artists.
Back in February 1993, David Grisman invited Jerry Garcia to join himself and Tony Rice in the studio. The trio performed together over two days on February 4 and February 5. As the story has it, Garcia's recording were stolen soon afterwards by a pizza delivery boy and eventually leaked out to the public via a series of bootlegs. In 2000 Grisman released portions of the sessions as The Pizza Tapes. Now Grisman is offering an "Extra Large" 170 minute version of The Pizza Tapes through Acoustic Oasis, Grisman's new download-based label. The Pizza Tapes – Extra Large Edition offers 16 previously unissued alternate takes along with the original master takes in their original sequence. - amazon.com
DISC 1: 01. Pizza Preamble 02. Man Of Constant Sorros (Run Through) 03. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instumental) 04. Always Late 05. Man Of Constant Sorrow 1 06. Constant Patter 07. Man Of Constant Sorrow 2 08. Louis Collins 1 09. Louis Collins 2 10. Shady Grove (Run Through) 11. Shady Grove 1 (Incomplete) 12. Shady Jam
13. Shady Grove 2
DISC 2: 01. Shady Grove 3 02. Summertime (Run Through) 03. Guitar Space 04. Summertime 05. Long Black Veil (Run Through) 06. Long Black Veil 1 (Incomplete) 07. Rosa McFall (Run Through) 08. Rosa McFall 1 09. Rosa McFall 2 10. Drifting Too Far From The Shore (Inc Run Through) 11. Nestles Quick 12. Drifting Too Far From The Shore 1 13. Jerry Plays Tonys D-28
DISC 3: 01. Long Black Veil Reprise (Run Through) 02. Long Black Veil Intro 03. Long Black Veil Reprise 2 04. Amazing Grace (Run Through) 05. Amazing Grace 06. Little Sadie (Run Through) 07. Little Sadie 08. Knockin' On Heavens Door (Run Through) 09. Knockin' On Heavens Door 10. Free Transition 11. So What 12. Interlude 13. House Of The Rising Sun
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V.A - Vanthology: A Tribute To Van Morrison (2003)
Comprised of 15 tracks, Vanthology highlights the accomplishments of Van Morrison with a diverse collection of covers. Featuring soul/blues heavyweights from Little Milton to Son Seals, the album contrasts Morrison's biggest hits, ("Tupelo Honey" and "Brown Eyed Girl") with lesser known favorites from the singer's earlier days, ("My Lonely Sad Eyes"). Backed by a solid band including Jon and Sally Tiven, as well as former Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke, the guest artists give fine efforts from start to finish. "Vanthology" is a solid CD with an impressive list of featured performers. For aficionados of soul, blues and R&B the album will provide some fine moments of listening enjoyment. For fans of Van Morrison, the album may be a bit of a let down as the tracks lack the flair and familiarity of the original recordings. Fair comparison or not, paying tribute to someone like Morrison is not an easy task. Although imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it is not always the most effective. Vanthology however, is certainly a worthy attempt.
TRACKS: 01. Tupelo Honey (Little Milton) 02. Jackie Wilson Said (Syl Johnson) 03. Have I Told You Lately (William Bell) 04. Brown Eyed Girl (Freddie Scott) 05. Into The Mystic (Frederick Knight) 06. Real Real Gone (Bettye Lavette) 07. Crazy Love (Eddie Floyd) 08. Gloria (Sir Mack Rice) 09. Warm Love (Otis Clay) 10. Queen Of The Slipstream (Son Seals) 11. Bright Side Of The Road (Dan Penn) 12. My Lonely Sad Eyes (Bobby Patterson) 13. I Like It Like That (Henry Butler) 14. Bulbs (Ellis Hooks) 15. Moondance (Chuck Jackson)
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BROTHERS OF A FEATHER - Live At The Roxy (2007)
Brothers Of A Feather: Live At The Roxy is a live album by Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. It was released on July 10, 2007, and was later followed by a DVD release with extra tracks in September, 2007. The album features two new songs, some old Black Crowes songs, as well as some covers. The album is a compilation from several shows at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, California recorded during the 2006 Brothers of a Feather tour. The show features an intimate duet performance by the Robinson brothers, with most of the songs featuring only one or two guitars and vocals, with occasional accompaniment from Mona Lisa Young and Charity White, the Black Crowes' backing vocals duo, as well as a guest appearance by Tenor Saxophonist Dave Ellis of The Left Coast Horns. - wikipedia
TRACKS: 01. Horsehead 02. Cursed Diamond 03. Over the Hill 04. Magic Rooster Blues 05. My Heart's Been Killing Me 06. Forgiven Song 07. Someday Past the Sunset 08. Roll Um Easy 09 Cold Boy Smile 10. Driving Wheel 11. Leave It Alone 12. Polly 13. Darling Of the Underground Press 14. Thorn In My Pride
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ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD - Royal Southern Brotherhood (2012)
Royal Southern Brotherhood: CYRIL NEVILLE, DEVON ALLMAN AND MIKE ZITO join forces with CHARLIE WOOTON & YONRICO SCOTT to form a righteous regality of southern blues-rock.
Royal Southern Brotherhood unites two legendary roots-rock bloodlines along with a rising star guitarist and an in-the-pocket rhythm section for one of the most highly anticipated albums of the past decade. What started out as a rumor and a few informal local gigs at various New Orleans venues has developed into a full-fledged powerhouse of soulful sound that's rockin,' funky and all-together groove-a-licious. Incubated in the heat and humidity of a New Orleans summer in 2010, Cyril, Devon and Mike crossed paths and set in motion the beginnings of what would become Royal Southern Brotherhood, beginning with jams held at a secluded studio in the city's Garden District. When the musical sparks began to fly and the personal chemistry coalesced, the trio began to explore the real idea of forming a band to bring this new music to life. Their debut show last September at the city's Rock 'n' Bowl tore the roof off the place and launched a horde of YouTube videos that burned across the internet.
TRACKS: 01. New Horizons 02. Fired Up! 03. Left My Heart in Memphis 04. Moonlight over the Mississippi 05. Fire on the Mountain 06. Ways About You 07. Gotta Keep Rockin' 08. No Where To Hide 09. Hurts My Heart 10. Sweet Jelly Donut 11. All Around The World 12. Brotherhood
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MUNGO JERRY - Cool Jesus (2011)
Ray Dorset's present backing band (of Martin, Luederwaldt, Troike) creates faithfully here the good time music & sounds that Mungo Jerry first came out with in the early 70s. The recordings were made under live studio conditions which produces a beautiful vibe. There were a couple of the pure skiffle type offerings that I was not so keen on, but otherwise there are many excellent pieces here. There's nothing particularly new about it, but there is enough variety from jug band to rock'n'roll to 50s doo-wop to pure pop to rock to folk protest to skiffle, plus with an overall excellent performance like this, manages to straddle all age groups & countries. Certainly you can imagine this sounding forth from a German beer festival along with the sounds of thumping beer glasses. Less blues orientated than Mungo's previous album from 2003, & though there is still that, here it is really back to pure Mungo (Dorset's guitar playing & vocals seem ageless) & whose more purist fans should surely love. - amazon.com
15 Ray Dorset songs and 3 standards that make up this set of songs that many people think have some of the strongest Mungo Jerry tracks ever released.
TRACKS: 01. Cool Jesus 02. John Henry 03. Far Away 04. Let's Rock 05. Give Us A Song 06. Hello Baby 07. Just Her Way 08. Going Up the River 09. You Can Get It If You Want It 10. I Lie Awake 11. Red Leather And Chrome 12. Lucky Girl 13. I Wanna Live In The Sun 14. We Are The Same 15. Praying So Hard 16. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands 17. Mama Dont' Allow 18. Give Us A Song (Refrain)
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DON McLEAN - The Best Of Don McLean (2001)
Famed for -- and ultimately defined by -- his perennial "American Pie," singer/songwriter Don McLean was born October 2, 1945, in New Rochelle, New York. After getting his start in the folk clubs of New York City during the mid-'60s, McLean strled for a number of years, building a small following through his work with Pete Seeger on the Clearwater, a sloop that sailed up and down the eastern seaboard to promote environmental causes. Still, McLean was primarily singing in elementary schools and the like when, in 1970, he wrote a musical tribute to painter Vincent Van Gogh; the project was roundly rejected by a number of labels, although MediaArts did offer him a contract to record a number of his other songs under the title Tapestry. The album fared poorly, but Perry Como earned a hit with a cover of the track "And I Love Her So," prompting United Artists to pick up McLean's contract. He returned in 1971 with American Pie; the title track, an elegiac eight-and-a-half-minute folk-pop epic inspired by the tragic death of Buddy Holly, became a number one hit, and the LP soon reached the top of the charts as well.
The follow-up, "Vincent," was also a smash, and McLean even became the subject of the Roberta Flack hit "Killing Me Softly with His Song"; however, to his credit -- and to his label's horror -- the singer refused to let the success of "American Pie" straitjacket his career. Subsequent records like 1972's self-titled effort and 1974's Playin' Favorites deliberately avoided any attempts to re-create the "American Pie" flavor; not surprisingly, his sales plummeted, and the latter release even failed to chart. After 1974's Homeless Brother and 1976's Solo, United Artists dropped McLean from his contract; he resurfaced on Arista the next year with Prime Time, but when it, too, fared poorly, he spent the next several years without a label. McLean enjoyed a renaissance of sorts with 1980's Chain Lightning; his first Top 30 LP in close to a decade, it spawned a Top Ten smash with its cover of Roy Orbison's classic "Crying," and his originals "Castles in the Air" and "Since I Don't Have You" both also reached the Top 40. However, 1981's Believers failed to sustain the comeback, and after 1983's Dominion, he was again left without benefit of label support. McLean spent the remainder of his career primarily on the road, grudgingly restoring "American Pie" to his set list and drawing inspiration from the country market; in addition to a number of live sets and re-recordings of old favorites, he also returned to the studio for projects like 1990's For the Memories (a collection of classic pop, country, and jazz covers) and 1995's River of Love (an LP of original material).
TRACKS: 01. American Pie 02. Vincent 03. And I Love You So 04. Castles In The Air 05. Love Hurts 06. Crossroads 07. The Birthday Song 08. It Doesn't Matter Anymore 09. Crying 10. Prime Time 11. Winterwood 12. Crying In The Chapel 13. Wonderful Baby 14. Everyday 15. Fool's Paradise 16. Tapestry 17. Sittin' On Top Of The World
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ERIC CLAPTON - Double Image 1 & 2 (1998)
'SB6' is the highest bootleg sound rating, and this release shattered that barrier, earning a 'SB7', with performances to match all around. A perfect, incredible release. Absolutely essential to have. Also check out front and back scans of the cards included with the set. Hats off to Mid Valley!
Double Image 1 - Edmonton Coliseum, Alberta, Canada, 1998, September 11
DISC 1: 01. My Father's Eyes 02. Pilgrim 03. One Chance 04. River of Tears 05. Going Down Slow 06. She's Gone 07. Driftin' Blues (acoustic, solo) 08. Alberta (acoustic) 09. Tears In Heaven (acoustic) 10. Layla (acoustic) 11. Change the World (acoustic)
DISC 2: 01. Old Love 02. Crossroads 03. Have You Ever Loved a Woman 04. Tearing Us Apart 05. Wonderful Tonight 06. Cocaine 07. Sunshine of Your Love
Double Image 2 - Earls Court Arena, London, England, 1998, October 15
DISC 1: 01. My Father's Eyes 02. Pilgrim 03. One Chance 04. River of Tears 05. Going Down Slow 06. She's Gone 07. Driftin' 08. Tears in Heaven 09. Layla 10. Change the World
DISC 2: 01. Old Love 02. Crossroads 03. Have You Ever Loved a Woman 04. I Shot the Sheriff 05. Wonderful Tonight 06. Cocaine 07. Before You Accuse Me (Featuring Bonnie Raitt) 08. You Were There
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PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY - Beyond The Crossroads (2012)
There aren't many -- there may not be any -- contemporary male/female co-billed couples who both sing and contribute original songs, thus making the partnership an equal dynamic. Roots musicians Peter Karp and Sue Foley released their successful He Said, She Said song cycle in 2010, a challenging conceptual piece that examined, sometimes with excruciating intimacy, the beginnings of their professional and personal relationship in songs derived from written correspondence they sent each other over a several-years-long courtship. It was an audacious start to the duo's joint recorded career and one that set the bar pretty high. Two years and thousands of road miles later, it's encouraging to find that the couple has not only withstood the pressures of romantically linked touring musicians but has thrived creatively. Removed from the formulaic story constraint corner they painted themselves into with the previous disc, this one is both looser and more natural sounding. Karp and Foley play on the original tunes, and sing --sometimes trading verses -- on all but one instrumental. The opening upbeat shuffle "We're Gonna Make It" (not the Little Milton hit) adds a four-piece horn section and sounds as joyous as its somewhat clichéd title implies. But it sets the stage for the next 35 minutes of sharply written, energized, soul- and blues-influenced rock performed by two talents that truly complement each other. Karp's keyboards, slide guitar, and gruff yet friendly vocals power the gospel-styled title track but the twosome work best when they trade leads, singing on selections such as the swampy "Fine Love," the slow New Orleans march-inflected "At the Same Time," and the classic easy grooving R&B of "More Than I Bargained For," the latter a highlight of this terrific effort. Even the downbeat sentiments of "Blowin'" ("Lord I feel so weary/I'm ready to go down") seem downright uplifting when sung over a melody that captures a contagious, toe-tapping vibe. Karp displays his impressive boogie-woogie piano chops on the swinging, humorous, self-deprecating "You've Got a Problem" ("and it's me!" closes the chorus) and they take it down a notch on the acoustic folk-blues of "Chance of Rain." Foley's nasal yet emotive voice and Karp's raspier edge would seem to be unlikely companions but the contrasts work and even balance each other out. It helps makes this a logical, perhaps less ambitious but ultimately more organic follow-up to their revealing debut and indicates that for these two, in life and music, perhaps the best is yet to come. - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. We're Gonna Make It 02. Analyze'n Blues 03. Beyond The Crossroads 04. Fine Love 05. At The Same Time 06. Take Your Time 07. More Than I Bargained For 08. Blowin' 09. Resistance 10. Chance Of Rain 11. Plank Spank 12. You've Got A Problem
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STEPHEN STILLS - Live (1975) & Man Alive! (2005)
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time. Stills was ranked #28 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with CSN and the Buffalo Springfield.
1975 - Live
Stephen Stills Live is a live album by Stephen Stills, recorded in 1974. This live record features Stephen Stills with a great voice that may be a bit weary but is, perhaps, even more emotional and personal. Separated into an acoustic side and an electric side, Stills triumphs during both sets. The electric side is highlighted by the tight "Wooden Ships," while the acoustic side shines with "Change Partners" and a frenetic version of "Crossroads." - allmusic.com
TRACKS: 01. Wooden Ships 02. Four Days Gone 03. Jet Set (Sigh) + Rocky Mountain Way + Jet Set (Sigh) 04. Special Care 05. Change Partners 06. Crossroads + You Can't Catch Me 07. Everybody's Talkin' At Me 08. 4 + 20 09. Word Game
2005 - Man Alive!
Man Alive! is a Stephen Stills solo album released in 2005. It featured guest appearances by Herbie Hancock, Graham Nash, and Neil Young. While Man Alive! may not be the quintessential Stephen Stills album, the venerable singer-songwriter nevertheless enters his sixth decade with passion and fire. Stills has always done his best, most convincing work on the acoustic guitar, and the wood-and-steel material here proves no exception. On "Different Man" (with Neil Young) and "Piece of Me," he draws on his southern roots and demonstrates his uncanny knack for soulful blues. That soulfulness carries over to much of the electric material, whether the danceable, B-3-driven "Around Us," the achingly good "Ole Man Trouble," or the Zydeco-inflected "Acadienne," on which Stills sounds positively loose and unusually comfortable. Some material doesn't work as well––"Drivin' Thunder" (cowritten with Young) suffers from production that's more in tune with 1985 than 2005, and neither "Round the Bend" nor "I Don't Get It" shines with the full-blown brilliance that the artist clearly remains capable of. Still, this sometimes-flawed endeavor is a more-than-welcome return from one of rock's great, underrepresented treasures. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. Ain't It Always 02. Feed The People 03. Hearts Gate 04. 'round The Bend 05. I Don't Get It 06. Around Us 07. Ole Man Trouble 08. Different Man 09. Piece Of Me 10. Wounded World 11. Drivin' Thunder 12. Acadienne 13. Spanish Suite
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JANIS JOPLIN - The Pearl Sessions (2012)
Released in January 1971, three months after her October 1970 death, Pearl quickly became Janis Joplin's definitive studio album, rising to #1 on the Billboard charts and staying there for nine weeks. Joplin ditched the horn section that somewhat muddied her Kozmic Blues project and, along with her new Full Tilt Boogie Band, cranked out a batch of bluesy rock nets that would ultimately define her distinctive vocal talents as more substantial and dynamic than just the caricature of a hard charging, heavy drinking, blues belting mama she had become. It has rightly assumed iconic status in her slim catalog of studio recordings.
"The definitive two-disc edition of Janis Joplin's farewell album…" boasts this new reissue's press release. Of course the same thing was claimed about 2005's Legacy Edition, also a two disc set that bolstered the original 10 song program with live and bonus material. This one presents newly found studio footage of not only Janis communicating with her producer (and as the liner notes sest, budding love interest) and band members, but running through different takes, including demos, of half the songs before settling on the one we now consider classic.
DISC 1: 01. Move Over 02. Cry Baby 03. A Woman Left Lonely 04. Half Moon 05. Buried Alive In The Blues 06. My Baby 07. Me And Bobby McGee 08. Mercedes Benz 09. Trust Me 10. Get It While You Can 11. Me And Bobby McGee (Mono Single) 12. Half Moon (Mono Single) 13. Cry Baby (Mono Single) 14. Get It While You Can (Mono Single) 15. Move Over (Single Version) 16. A Woman Left Lonely (Mono Single)
DISC 2: 01. Overheard In The Studio 02. Get It While You Can (Take 3) 03. Overheard In The Studio 04. Get It While You Can (Take 5) 05. Overheard In The Studio06. Move Over (Take 6) 07. Move Over (Take 13) 08. Move Over (Take 17) 09. Me And Bobby McGee (Demo Version) 10. Me And Bobby McGee (Take 5 - Alternate) 11. Cry Baby (Alternate Version) 12. A Woman Left Lonely (Alternate Vocal) 13. Overheard In The Studio 14. My Baby (Alternate Take) 15. Overheard In The Studio 16. Get It While You Can (Take 3) 17. My Baby (Alternate Version) 18. Pearl (Instrumental) 19. Tell Mama (Live Version) 20. Half Moon (Live From The Dick Cavett Show)
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BLINDSIDE BLUES BAND - Live At The Crossroads (2012)
Mike Onesko is a monster player. A veteran axe-meister from the old school of Blues-Rock, he tears into these 13 tracks like a man on a mission. Of course, guitar aficionados have come to expect this of him - his prior releases have all contributed to the genre in a big way, especially his recent Grooveyard CDs. (Check out his "Big Electric Cream Jam" if you want to know what I'm talking about.) But the current disc is our focus: Back with Scott Johnson, who complements his vicious guitar work with immense taste and style, both BBB axerippers tear up the stage with well-chosen covers and originals. If you like your Blues-Rock intense and hard-hitting, this one's for you. Excellent new disc by the Blindside Blues Band recorded Live without a net at the "Crossroads" (Rockpalast) in Germany capturing the bad-ass, killer BBB riffageon an awesome 2 disc (CD/DVD) package that defines serious hard rockin' blues power.
TRACKS: 01. Let The Blues Do The Healing 02. Crying Shame 03. Night Train 04. Raised On Rock 05. Born With The Blues 06. Renegade 07. Hot Shot 08. Smokehouse Shuffle 09. Bad Luck 10. Crossroads 11. Climb The Sky 12. Mojo Highway 13. Ramblin' On My Mind
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THE ZOZO SISTERS [Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy] - Adieu False Heart (2006)
This teaming of Linda Ronstadt and Cajun folk traditionalist Ann Savoy, billing themselves as the Zozo Sisters, shows how wide is the musical range of bittersweetness. The harmonies and shared lead vocals offer a complementary contrast between Ronstadt's purity of tone and Savoy's more piquant expressiveness. The arrangements turn folk songs into art songs, drawing as much upon chamber strings as Cajun fiddle and accordion. There's an exquisite beauty to the vocals, but the real surprise is how well the album holds together, given a range of material that extends from Cajun songs in French patois to stellar material from Julie Miller ("I Can't Get Over You," with husband Buddy Miller on guitar) and Richard Thompson ("King of Bohemia," "Burns' Supper") to a disarming revival of the Left Banke's 1960s hit "Walk Away Renee." Among other highlights, "Go Away from My Window" provides a showcase for the upper register of Ronstadt's soprano, and Savoy's lead vocals on Bill Monroe's "The One I Love Is Gone" bring out the blues in bluegrass. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. Opening 02. Adieu False Heart 03. I Can't Get Over You 04. Marie Mouri 05. King Of Bohemia 06. Tournes, Tournes Bébé Créole 07. Go Away From My Window 08. Burn's Super 09. The One I Love Is Gone 10. Interlude 11. Rattle My Cage 12. Parlez-Moi D'amour 13. Too Old To Die Young 14. Interlude 15. Walk Away Renee 16. Closing
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IRIS DeMENT - Discography (Solo Albums)
One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where she grew up singing gospel music; during her teenaged years, however, she was first exposed to country, folk, and R&B, drawing influence from Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. Upon graduating high school, she relocated to Kansas City to attend college.
After a series of jobs waitressing and typing, Dement first began composing songs at the age of 25. Honing her skills at open-mic nights, in 1988 she moved to Nashville, where she contacted producer Jim Rooney, who helped her land a record contract. Dement did not make her recording debut until 1992, when her independent label offering, Infamous Angel, won almost universal acclaim thanks to her pure, evocative vocal style and spare, heartfelt songcraft. Despite a complete lack of support from country radio, the record's word-of-mouth praise earned her a deal with Warner Bros., which reissued Infamous Angel in 1993 as well as its follow-up, 1994's stunning My Life. Her third LP, 1996's eclectic The Way I Should, marked a dramatic change not only in its more rock-influenced sound but also in its subject matter; where Dement's prior work was introspective and deeply personal, The Way I Should was fiercely political, tackling topics like sexual abuse, religion, government policy, and Vietnam. In 1999, she collaborated with country man John Prine on his album, In Spite of Ourselves. Dement recorded four duets with Prine that earned her a Grammy nod the following year. Her own recording career was on hiatus for the late '90s and early 2000s, but she returned in 2005 with Lifeline. - allmusic.com
- Infamous Angel (1992)
- My Life (1994)
- The Way I Should (1996)
- Lifeline (2004)
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BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Marley: The Original Soundtrack (2012)
BOB MARLEY was born February 6, 1945, in rural St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica, leaving home at 14 to pursue a music career in Kingston. A naturally gifted musician and singer, he recorded his first track in 1962. In '72 finding himself stranded in London with his band the Wailers, he signed to Chris Blackwell's Island Records and went on to enjoy global success and put reggae on the music map. Many of his songs - which highlighted both Jamaica's poverty and the spirituality of its people - have since become universal anthems. Marley died of cancer on May 11, 1981, aged 36.
The CDs contains 24 tracks, hand-picked by the Marley family and Chris Blackwell, gathering together some of the most significant musical moments of one of the most beloved and cherished artists of all-time. Featured are classic studio recordings, a special Kindred Spirit dub mix of "Exodus" and tracks from various live performances including, for the first time on record, the 1978 One Love Peace Concert performance of "Jammin'" during which Marley joined the hands of bitter political rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga, a gesture which went some way towards restoring peace to a strife-torn Jamaica. - amazon.com
DISC 1: 01. Corner Stone 02. Judge Not 03. Simmer Down 04. Small Axe 05. Mellow Mood 06. Stir It Up 07. Concrete Jungle 08. Crazy Baldheads 09. Natty Dread 10. Trenchtown Rock (Live at the Roxy Theatre) 11. Get Up Stand Up 12. Work
DISC 2: 01. Jammin (Live at One Love Peace Concert) 02. Exodus Dub (Kindred Spirit Dub mix) 03. No Woman, No Cry (Live at the Lyceum) 04. War (Live At the Rainbow) 05. I Shot The Sheriff (Live from the Lyceum) 06. Roots Rock Reggae 07. Three Little Birds 08. Real Situation 09. Could You Be Loved 10. One Love / People Get Ready 11. Redemption Song 12. High Tide, Low Tide
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