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RUSS BALLARD - Russ Ballard (1984)

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A sunglasses-carrying member of the Roy Orbison/Ian Hunter shades club, former Argent vox-man and crack songwriter Russ Ballard ("Since You've Been Gone," "I Know There's Something Going On") breaks out with an ace band for another shot at the spotlight. "Voices" deservedly garnered dial time; and Ace Frehley, who hit big with Ballard's "New York Groove," returned to plunder the slattern "In the Night" for Frehley's Comet. Ballard himself blatantly rips the opening chords of "Who's Crying Now" for "The Last Time." He almost creates the Outfield on "Day to Day," but Ballard doesn't have the pipes. Russ Ballard won't knock you out of your socks, but he is a surprisingly strong guitarist and his songs maintain a high level of quality on both sides of this slab: a decent disc that goes everywhere but nowhere. Ballard's bizarre "fire" leitmotiv continues here. ~ All Music Guide

01 I Can't Hear You No More
02 In The Night
03 Two Silhouettes
04 Voices
05 A Woman Like You
06 Day To Day
07 Playing With Fire
08 The Last Time
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BOZ SCAGGS - Boz Scaggs (1969)

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"Boz Scaggs" is a 1969 album by Boz Scaggs. After two years with the Steve Miller Band, Scaggs once again set out on his own, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The musicians include Duane "Skydog" Allman, Eddie Hinton, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Beckett, David Hood, Roger Hawkins, and Al Lester. - wiki

01 I'm Easy
02 I'll Be Long Gone
03 Another Day (Another Letter)
04 Now You're Gone
05 Finding Her
06 Look What I Got
07 Waiting for a Train
08 Loan Me a Dime
09 Sweet Release
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SCORPIONS - Acoustica (2001)

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International pressing of the German metal act's live unpled album. 15 tracks including, 'The Zoo', 'Always Somewhere', 'Life Is Too Short', 'Holiday', 'You & I', 'When Love Kills Love', 'Dust In The Wind', 'Send Me An Angel', 'Catch Your Train', ' I Want To Cry', 'Wind Of Change', 'Love Of My Life', 'Drive', 'Still Loving You' & 'Hurricane 2001'. The Recording for this album took place in Lisbon, Portugal at the Convento do Beato in February 2001.

01. Zoo
02. Always Somewhere
03. Life Is Too Short
04. Holiday
05. You and I
06. When Love Kills Love
07. Dust in the Wind
08. Send Me an Angel
09. Catch Your Train
10. I Wanted to Cry (But the Tears Wouldn't Come)
11. Wind of Change
12. Love of My Life
13. Drive
14. Still Loving You
15. Hurricane 2001
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STEVE LUKATHER - Ever Changing Times (2008)

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2008 solo album from the musician best known as guitar player and singer for Toto and the creator of the holiday classic Santamental, "Ever Changing Times" is another musical gem to be added to the list of top quality releases featuring his classic trademarks: exquisite playing, finely crafted productions and a very diverse range of music styles, encompassing heartfelt ballads, straight-ahead rockers and fusion. The list of special guests includes former Toto singer Joseph Williams and Chicago’s Bill Champlin on background vocals, Leland Sklar on bass, Steve Weingart, Jeff Babko, Randy Goodrum on keyboards and synths plus a Steve Porcaro cameo on one track, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums and other friends and guest stars who all lent their talent to ensure a truly exciting and fresh result. - cduniverse.com

01. Ever Changing Times
02. The Letting Go
03. New World
04. Tell Me What You Want From Me
05. I Am
06. Jammin' With Jesus
07. Stab In the Back
08. Never Ending Nights
09. Ice Bound
10. How Many Zeros
11. The Truth
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CASSANDRA WILSON - Loverly (2008)

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Long considered one of the finest singers in the jazz world, Cassandra Wilson's new album is a tour de force of emotion, technique, interpretation and style as she brings her considerable powers to this collection of classic songs. Once again she has gathered a band of shining talent, featuring the brilliant Jason Moran on Piano with guitarist Marvin Sewell and Lonnie Plaxico on bass - a band that is so good together that Cassandra was happy to sit in the producer's chair and let the songs speak for themselves. Featuring incredible interpretations of the classics like Black Orpheus, Caravan, and The Very Thought of You, Cassandra is one of the few singers that can genuinely re-invent a song that we all think we know, such as Wouldn't It Be Loverly and turn it breathe new emotional life into it. - amazon.com

01. Lover Come Back to Me
02. Black Orpheus
03. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
04. Gone with the Wind
05. Caravan
06. Till There Was You
07. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
08. Arere
09. St. James Infirmary
10. Dust My Broom
11. The Very Thought of You
12. A Sleepin’ Bee
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CASSANDRA WILSON - Thunderbird (2006)

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With a series of terrific albums, Cassandra Wilson has established herself as one of the day's great vocalists and, in branching out from jazz into blues and folk and pop, paved the way for genre-crossing stars including Norah Jones. But the Mississippi native has rarely sounded as relaxed or winning as she does on "Thunderbird," which teams her with the stalwart O Brother Where Art Thou? producer T Bone Burnett. Recorded mostly in Los Angeles, the album is noteworthy not only for its roomy, atmospheric sound and experimental touches, but also for its improvised-in-the-studio approach. Working with innovative Burnett regulars including keyboardist (and co-producer) Keefus Ciancia, guitarist Marc Ribot, and drumming legend Jim Keltner, Wilson delivers such offbeat delights as "Going to Mexico," a dreamlike, funk-tinged tune built on a sample of "Hey Pocky A-Way" by New Orleans' Wild Tchoupitoulas. Eschewing the well-known pop tunes she usually covers, she lends her huskily seductive vocals to Jakob Dylan's wistful "Closer to You" and Burnett's dark "Strike a Match," to which she claimed co-ownership by changing the time signature and adding a lyric. The inspired contributors also include programmer and bassist Mike Elizondo (producer of Fiona Apple's "Extraordinary Machine") and guitarist Colin Linden, who wails on a gripping extended reading of Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Easy Rider" and duets with Wilson on the cowboy classic "Red River Valley," which eloquently sums up her ability to breathe jazz meaning into anything she chooses. - amazon.com

01. Go to Mexico
02. Closer to You
03. Easy Rider
04. It Would Be So Easy
05. Red River Valley
06. Poet
07. I Want to Be Loved
08. Lost
09. Strike a Match
10. Tarot
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TOM WAITS - Invitation To The Blues (1977)

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Live, Bremmen, Germany 04/26/1977

01. Spare Parts 1 (A Nocturnal Emission)
02. Invitation To The Blues
03. Depot, Depot
04. The Piano Has Been Drinking - not me (An evening with Pete King)
05. Pasties & A G-String
06. Step Right Up
07. Semi Suite
08. Fumblin' With The Blues
09. Midnight Lullaby
10. Emotional Weather Report
11. I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue)
12. New Coat of Paint
13. Diamonds On My Windshield
14. The One That Got Away
15. Small Change (Got Rained on With His Own .38)
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JETHRO TULL - Heavy Horses (1978)

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HEAVY HORSES brings together the best elements of Jethro Tull's sonic arsenal: heavy guitars, intricate, evolving song structures, folk tendencies, and Ian Anderson's inimitable growl. The album opens with the bouncy "And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps," a fairy tale-like song about the adventures of a group of forest animals. "Acres Wild" features a disco-esque groove held down by funky drums and bass. The album's out-and-out highlight is the nearly eight-minute "No Lullaby," a song that undergoes the sort of musical metamorphoses present in Tull's best material. Another exceptional effort is the multi-textured title track, a song written as a tribute to the farm horses in England (which, at the time of the album's release, were declining in number). HEAVY HORSES is one of the band's most heartfelt efforts.

01. ...And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps
02. Acres Wild
03. No Lullaby
04. Moths
05. Journeyman
06. Rover
07. One Brown Mouse
08. Heavy Horses
09. Weathercock
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MARIA MULDAUR - Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul (2005)

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Maria Muldaur's homage to the blues women who inspired her continues with this folow-up to the 2002 Grammy Award nominated "Richland Woman Blues". With old friends and guests who are fellow "keepers of the flame" Maria has created another masterpiece.

01. I Am Sailin'
02. Long as I Can See You Smile
03. Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul
04. Ain't What You Used to Have
05. Lookin' the World Over
06. Empty Bed Blues
07. Tricks Ain't Walkin'
08. Crazy Cryin' Blues
09. She Put Me Outdoors
10. Decent Woman Blues
11. I'm Goin' Back
12. Take a Stand
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GRAHAM PARKER - Howlin' Wind (1976)

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Debut albums rarely come any better than this. Graham Parker's Howling Wind was released in 1976 when the punk movement was wavering in the midst of the music scene in England. Parker and Costello were to release debuts of equal stature with the 'New Wave' tag firmly placed around both their necks. In hindsight of course listening to this masterpiece today, you will find that the contents owe more to Van Morrison and sixties Soul than that of the punk scene. The songwriting skills displayed here are extraordinary to say the least, there is not one brief moment of relapse. "White Honey" starts the proceedings , a spellbinder of a track doused with an unforgettable melody and rhythm backing. You also get "Silly Thing" with its cracking, rasping brass bursts, the rockabilly workout "Back to Schooldays", the Morrison tinged "Gypsy Blood", the classic "Soul Shoes" and the live favourite "Don't ask me questions". All in all it's a staggering display of songcraft and musicianship expertly produced by Nick Lowe and it is a album that any lover of great music should have in their collection. You buy this and you get twelve top-notch tracks of pure utter class from the most gifted songwriter of his generation.

01. White Honey
02. Nothin's Gonna Pull Us Apart
03. Silly Thing
04. Gypsy Blood
05. Between You and Me
06. Back to Schooldays
07. Soul Shoes
08. Lady Doctor
09. You've Got to Be Kidding
10. Howlin' Wind
11. Not If It Pleases Me
12. Don't Ask Me Questions
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WATERMELON SLIM AND THE WORKERS
- No Paid Holidays (2008)

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Watermelon Slim is a relatively new luminary of the blues, rapidly building a career behind four albums and constant touring. In 2008 Slim was nominated for six awards, (2008 Blues Music Awards - Band of the Year and their album The Wheel Man - Album of the year) a feat matched only by the likes of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Robert Cray. Slim has twelve nominations in the last two years, a feat unmatched in the event's 29 years. The highly anticipated follow up to 'The Wheel Man' is entitled 'No Paid Holidays' and features Lee Roy Parnell on slide guitar.

01. Blues For Howard
02. Archetypal Blues No.2
03. Call My Job
04. Dad In The Distance
05. You're the One I NeedJr,
06. Bubba's Blues
07. And When I Die
08. Into the Sunset
09. Gearzy's Boogie
10. This Traveling Life
11. Max the Baseball Clown
12. The Bloody Burmese Blues
13. I've Got A Toothache
14. Everybody's Down on Me
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THE ANIMALS - The Best Of The Animals (1966)

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1987 REMASTER

While they're best remembered for "House of the Rising Sun," the Animals had more than one track. What about "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Gotta Get Out of this Place," to name but two, as well as a later incarnation's "San Franciscan Nights," Eric Burdon's ode to the flower power of 1967? Always rough and ready, the Animals were a blues band from Newcastle who never looked completely comfortable in their suits, but who nonetheless produced some great pieces of music--although whether there was ever quite enough to fill an entire album you have to judge for yourself.

The Best of The Animals was The Animals' first greatest hits collection. It was released in February 1966 in the United States, but never put out in the United Kingdom. The album showcased The Animals' tough-edged pop hits combined with their more devoted blues and R&B workouts.

01. House Of The Rising Sun
02. I'm Crying
03. Baby, Let Me Take You Home
04. Around And Around
05. Talkin' Bout You
06. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
07. Boom Boom
08. Dimples
09. We Gotta Get Outa This Place
10. I'm In Love Again
11. Bury My Body
12. Gonna Send You Back To Walker
13. Story Of Bo Diddley
14. It's My Life
15. Bring It On Home To Me
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ODETTA - Odetta Sings Dylan (1965)

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Odetta is an African-American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement." Her musical repertoire consists largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s, she was a formative influence on dozens of artists, inlcuding Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Janis Joplin.

Digitally remastered reissue of the classic folk album originally released in 1965. One of the great treasures of American music interprets the songs of another. 12 Dylan songs including two which didn't appear on the original RCA Victor release, 'Blowin' In The Wind' and 'Paths Of Victory'.

01. Baby I’m In the Mood For You
02. Long Ago, Far Away
03. Don’t Thinks Twice, It’s All Right
04. Tomorrow Is a Long Time
05. Masters Of War
07. The Times They Are A-Changin’
08. With God On Our Side
09. Long Time Gone
10. Mr. Tambourine Man
11. Blowin’ In The Wind
12. Paths Of Victory
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LISA OTEY - Blue Angel (1996)

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In recent years, Lisa's progressive blues has received international recognition and acclaim. Regionally, she's been awarded the 2000 Arizona Composer of the Year, 1998 Arizona Blues Showdown winner, 1997 TAMMIES Musician of the Year, and is frequently voted Best Performing Artist of Tucson. A full-time musician, Lisa performs solo and with her Lisa Otey Band. She is also the Musical Director and pianist for the Gaslight Theatre and the Invisible Theatre's Pastime Players, a highly acclaimed performance group of special education students.

01. Yonder Come the Blues
02. Forty Cups of Coffee
03. Motherless Child / Blues Get Off My Shoulder
04. Trouble in Mind
05. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
06. Stormy Blues
07. Your Red Wagon
08. You Do Me Any Old Way
09. Honeysuckle Rose
10. St. Louis Blues
11. Round Dance Blues / On The Pulse Of Morning
12. Bye Bye Blues
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RY COODER - I, Flathead (2008)

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If guitarist Ry Cooder's best albums are movie scores, including the folk-culture clash of 1985's Alamo Bay and the purple-prairie atmospheres of 1989's Paris, Texas. So it makes sense that, offscreen, he writes music like a film director. I, Flathead completes Cooder's trilogy of albums about endangered subcultural California (following 2005's Chavez Ravine and 2007's My Name Is Buddy), and a deluxe edition of this CD comes with a novella. You will need it to fully grasp the concept — Cooder plays a fictional race-car driver and strling country singer, Kash Buk — but it is easy to enjoy the songs as individual scenes, by turns sultry (the mariachi-R&B opener "Drive Like I Never Been Hurt"), comic (the Western-swing gag "Spayed Kooley") and romantic (the cantina-band yearning of "Filipino Dance Hall Girl"). Cooder sings the album's best number, "5,000 Country Music Songs," in character, as Buk, but in a way closer to the 1972 gem "Boomer's Story" — like a guy making slow headway in an indifferent world, to tart, poignant guitar-playing that is a sweet, short movie in itself. - rollingstone.com

01. Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
02. Waitin' for Some Girl
03. Johnny Cash
04. Can I Smoke In Here?
05. Steel Guitar Heaven
06. Ridin' With the Blues
07. Pink-O-Boogie
08. Fernando Sez
09. Spayed Kooley
10. Filipino Dance Hall Girl
11. My Dwarf Is Getting Tired
12. Flathead One More Time
13. 5000 Country Music Songs
14. Little Trona Girl
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IAN GILLAN - Live In Anaheim (2008)

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The 2006 Gillan's Inn tour was a ten thousand mile pub crawl with band and crew living in one bus and which started in Buffalo New York on August 16, wound through the north east, mid west, through Canada, down the west coast, east, then north a bit, and ended September 21 in Medina, Minnesota. Live In Anaheim catches us about three quarters of the way through the tour, give or take, and the band was tight as hell. Not only was it a treat for me to revisit some old GilIan band tracks and to put a new spin on some older Purple stuff as well, we also got to play a few songs that have never been played live before this tour, including "Wasted Sunsets" and "Not Responsible" from Purple's Perfect Strangers, and "Bluesy Blue Sea" from my Magic album. So come on in, grab yourself a pint and crank up this f&#k off rock and roll disc, of which I am very proud to say is actually fully authorized and endorsed by yours truly, unlike much of the unauthorized crap you've been served over the years. Cheers for now, Ian Gillan - gillan.com

The Band:
- Ian Gillan - vocals, harmonica
- Rodney Appleby - bass - background vocals
- Randy Cooke - drums
- Michael Lee Jackson - guitar
- Dean Howard - guitar
- Joe Mennonna - keyboards, saxophone, background vocals
- very special guest: Michael Braford - guitar

DISC 1:
01. Second Sight (intro)
02. No Laughing In Heaven
03. Into The Fire
04. Hang Me Out To Dry
05. Have Love will Travel
06. Wasted Sunsets
07. Not Responsible
08. No Worries
09. Rivers Of Chocolate
10. Unchain Your Brain
DISC 2:
01. Bluesy Blue Sea
02. Moonshine
03. Texas State Of Mind
04. Sugar Plum
05. When A Blind Man Cries
06. Men Of War
07. Drum Solo
08. Smoke On The Water
09. Trouble
10. Knocking At Your Back Door
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V.A - Vanthology: A Tribute To Van Morrison (2003)

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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.

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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EMMYLOU HARRIS - Anthology:
- The Warner / Reprise Years (2001)

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Gorgeous-voiced Emmylou Harris’ three-decade journey as an interpreter and distinctive stylist has resulted in some of the most satisfying sounds in contemporary music. Indeed, Harris has mastered the depth and breadth of the American roots songbook like no other artist. Born in Alabama in 1947 and raised in Virginia, she was "discovered" by members of The Flying Burrito Brothers, who saw her perform in a Washington, D.C. club. They hooked her up with soon-to-be ex-Burrito Gram Parsons, who hired her to sing on his first solo album, GP, in 1972, and his follow-up, Grievous Angel, the following year. Since then, Harrris has evolved from duet partner to keeper of the flame, from sweetheart of the rodeo to bluegrass champion to alt-country godmother. Spanning 1975-1990, the 2-CD Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years celebrates Harris’ solo beginnings, her stint with the ever-changing Hot Band, and later collaborative highlights. It features duets (Roy Orbison, Don Williams), a trio (Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt), as well as backing performances from some of the top names in country and rock—including Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Ricky Scaggs, Rodney Crowell, James Burton, Duane Eddy, Mark O’Connor, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, and Kate McGarrigle. - rhino.com

DISC 1:
01. Too Far Gone
02. If I Could Only Win Your Love
03. Boulder to Birmingham
04. Together Again
05. Here, There and Everywhere
06. One of These Days
07. Sweet Dreams (live)
08. C'Est la Vie (You Never Can Tell)
09. Making Believe
10. Easy From Now On
11. To Daddy
12. Two More Bottles of Wine
13. Save the Last Dance For Me
14. Beneath Still Waters
15. Blue Kentucky Girl
16. Wayfaring Stranger
17. That Lovin' You Feelin' Again (with Roy Orbison)
18. Boxer, The
19. Precious Love
20. Fools Thin Air
21. Mister Sandman
22. Colors of Your Heart
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01. If I Needed You (with Don Williams)
02. Tennessee Rose
03. Born to Run
04. Another Pot O' Tea
05. I'm Movin' On (live)
06. On Our Last Date (Lost His Love) (live)
07. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) (live)
08. Maybe Tonight
09. Drivin' Wheel
10. In My Dreams
11. Pledging My Love
12. Someone Like You
13. White Line
14. Rhythm Guitar
15. Timberline
16. I Had My Heart Set on You
17. Today I Started Loving You Again
18. To Know Him Is to Love Him (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt)
19. Heartbreak Hill
20. Heaven Only Knows
21. I Still Miss Someone
22. Wheels of Love
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DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN - Instant Live
- The Odeon Cleveland, OH 3.09.04 (2004)

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An original driving force behind The Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts started his solo career in 1974 with the release of "Highway Call". He's kept it up since then, working with The Allman Brothers and forming Dickey Betts & Great Southern in 1977. Dickey is on the road with the newer version of Great Southern, including drummer Frankie Lombardi, virtuoso bass player Brother Dave, and Dan Toler providing intricate harmony parts and soaring leads. The legendary guitar player delivered a knock-out show combining the blues, southern rock, and country he is well known for. The show at the Odeon in Cleveland March 9 kicked off with "Little Martha" and "Steady Rolling Man" and then into crowd favorite "Blue Sky". Newer material was a hit, especially "Girl With The Deep Blue Eyes" and keyboardist Mike Kach's tune "Get Away". He didn't leave out the classics, "Ramblin Man" was one of the biggest crowd pleasers of the evening, along with "Nobody Knows" and "Elizabeth Reed". They also included "Having a Good Time", which Dickey refers to as "my Jerry Garcia tune". The Instant Live CD, Dickey's first, is a three CD set from one of the great guitarists of the rock generation, keeping fans happy for over 30 years.

DISC 1:
01. Little Martha
02. Steady Rolling Man
03. Blue Sky
04. Change My Way of Living
05. Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes
06. Donna Maria
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DISC 2:
01. Southbound
02. Nobody Knows (Pt. 1)
03. Nobody Knows (Pt. 2)
04. Where It All Begins
05. Get Away
06. Kitchen
07. Having a Good Time
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DISC 3:
01. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
02. Ramblin' Man
03. No One to Run With
04. Seven Turns
05. Jessica
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MANFRED MANN - Mannerisms (2004)

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The compilation was originally issued in 1976, containing a dozen A-sides and notable album tracks, and it was decent as far as it went, filling in a few holes and re-exposing some worthwhile album tracks. What will surprise many listeners (especially Americans, who may well never have heard of, much less heard, these sides) is how late Manfred Mann embraced the basic British Invasion sound, well into 1967, and also how good a psychedelic band they were.

01. Just Like a Woman
02. I Wanna Be Rich
03. Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James
04. Morning After the Party
05. Ha! Ha! Said the Clown
06. Feeling So Good
07. Sweet Pea
08. One Way
09. So Long Dad
10. Funniest Gig
11. Mighty Quinn
12. By Request-Edwin Garvey
13. Theme from Up the Junction
14. Sleepy Hollow
15. My Name Is Jack
16. There Is a Man
17. Fox on the Run
18. Too Many People
19. Ragamuffin Mann
20. A "B" Side
BONUS TRACKS:
21. Let It Be Me
22. All I Wanna Do
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FLEETWOOD MAC - The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (2003)

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Digitally remastered collection of the early Fleetwood Mac before the arrival of Buckingham/Nicks and when Peter Green ruled the roost. Includes the first remastered appearance of the complete "oh Well" and the original "Black Magic Woman", "Albatross", "Shake Your Moneymaker" and so many more.

01. Albatross
02. Black Magic Woman
03. Need Your Love So Bad (USA Version)
04. My Heart Beat Like a Hammer
05. Rollin' Man
06. Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)
07. Man of the World
08. Something Inside of Me
09. Looking for Somebody
10. Oh Well
11. Rattlesnake Shake
12. Merry-Go-Round
13. I Loved Another Woman
14. Need Your Love Tonight
15. Worried Dream
16. Dragonfly
17. Stop Messin' Round
18. Shake Your Moneymaker
19. I'd Rather Go Blind (Chicken Shack)
20. Albatross (Chris Coco feat. Peter Green)
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LONG JOHN BALDRY - Everything Stops For Tea (1972)

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Long John Baldry was an English blues singer. Like its companion It Ain't Easy, the second half of Long John Baldry's early-'70s comeback Everything Stops for Tea initially attracted the most attention via its producers, former Baldry sidemen Elton John and Rod Stewart. The two superstars each handled one side apiece and, though neither shines with the same generous idiosyncrasies that saw the earlier LP sparkle, still they power Baldry to some marvelous heights -- most notably the should-have-been-a-hit cover of "Iko Iko," and a glorious "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." With Baldry's musical tastes now drawing folkier textures into his blues (and eschewing the big ballad pop altogether), it's a varied and oft-times eclectic collection. But the strength of Baldry's performance smooths over any rough edges that might have tripped other singers and, though It Ain't Easy remains the superior of these two albums, this one really isn't that far behind it. ~ All Music Guide

01. Come Back Again (Intro)
02. Seventh Son
03. Wild Mountain Thyme
04. Iko Iko
05. Jubilee Cloud
06. Everything Stops for Tea
07. You Can't Judge a Book
08. Mother Ain't Dead
09. Hambone
10. Lord Remember Me
11. Armit's Trousers
12. Radio Spot, No. 1
13. Bring My Baby Back to Me Live]
14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
15. I'm Just a Rake & Ramblin' Boy
16. Radio Spot, No. 2
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JEWEL - Perfectly Clear (2008)

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Jewel's new country disc definitely looks backward rather than forward for its inspiration, with a pronounced acoustic background and the piercing, declarative sound of fiddles, steel and dobros rather than electric guitars forming the musical settings. Her songs explore themes ranging from empowerment ("Stronger Woman," "Perfectly Clear") and anger ("Anyone But You") to betrayal ("Till She Feels Like Cheating") and romantic fulfillment ("Everything Reminds Me of You," "Two Become One.") The voice is clear and steady, and while she won't remind anyone of Loretta Lynn or Patsy Cline, these numbers are far more immersed in the qualities and sensibility of vintage country than the lexicon and tone of several contemporary hitmakers. The record's first single "Stronger Woman" is a powerful and positive message that resonates with women of any age. Perfectly Clear is produced by Jewel and John Rich of Big and Rich fame. "Jewel is probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have. It is such an honor to work with anyone of that caliber of talent," Rich says. Jewel has spent a lot of time in Nashville over the last few years, and has naturally been drawn to and accepted by the Nashville music community. "If I were discovered today, there is no doubt that I would be signed as a country artist. Songs like "You Were Meant For Me" would have been a country hit today, and not a pop hit as it was in the 90s. The genres have changed more than I feel I have," says Jewel.

01. Stronger Woman
02. I Do
03. Love Is A Garden
04. Rosey And Mick
05. Anyone But You
06. Thump Thump
07. Two Become One
08. 'Til It Feels Like Cheating
09. Everything Reminds Me Of You
10. Loved By You (Cowboy Waltz)
11. Perfectly Clear
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DUKE ROBILLARD - Living With The Blues (2002)

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Best known as the founder of Roomful of Blues and for his short stint with the Fabulous Thunderbirds (replacing Jimmie Vaughan), Duke Robillard had only released two blues albums between 1996 and 2002. Although he was awarded the W.C. Handy Best Blues Guitarist award for 2000 and 2001 and his tireless road work always included plenty of stinging solos, Robillard left the jazz and worldbeat tangents behind for this welcome return to his first love. Those who have followed Robillard's career know that he's never been tied to one style, and Living With the Blues highlights his eclectic talents. Robillard crackles on everything here, from the straight-ahead Chicago approach of Willie Dixon by way of Muddy Waters' "I Live the Life I Love" to the Roomful-styled hard swing of the obscure Willie Egans' "I'm Mad About You Baby" to the acoustic treatment of Tampa Red's "Hard Road" and the jump blues of his own "Sleepin' on It" (reprised from the Roomful years). He turns the Brownie McGhee title track into a tough Chicago shuffle, featuring the rollicking tenor sax of old Roomful alumnus Doug James, and closes with a bluesy rhumba-styled version of B.B. King's "Long Gone Baby." He also adds tough spunk to Little Milton's "If Walls Could Talk," throwing in one of the disc's greasiest solos along the way. Through it all, Robillard is obviously having a blast, whipping out tight guitar solos with white-hot precision and snazzy arrangements that never overwhelm the band or the song. The horns that dominate the album return Robillard to the Roomful sound that he clearly loves and, even though his gruff vocals are still an acquired taste, his singing is filled with such enthusiasm that you can forgive its technical shortcomings. There's a real sense of joy that infuses every track here, making it perfect for established Duke Robillard fans or newcomers who want to get a taste of the man's substantial talents. ~ All Music Guide

01. Buy Me A Dog
02. If Walls Could Talk
03. Use What you Got
04. Good Time Charlie
05. Painful Memeory
06. Stratisfied
07. Hard Road
08. I Live The Life I Love
09. I’m Mad About It
10. Sleepin’ On It
11. Living With The Blues
12. Long Gone Baby
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INDIGENOUS - Things We Do (1998)

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In the late 1990s, a whole slew of young guitarists emerged, all making a grab for the Stevie Ray Vaughan mantle. In this group, one must include Mato Nanji, guitarist for the family venture Indigenous. Unlike many of his predecessors, Mato Nanji may actually be deserving of the honor. That's a bold statement, but a listen to "Begin to Wonder," the instrumental "Holdin' Out," or especially "Nothing I Can Do" off of Things We Do are sufficient to justify it. The album opens with the low-key, midtempo title track, but it's on "Got to Tell You" that Things We Do really hits its stride. On the whole, this CD is a very strong effort, especially for musicians still in their early 20s.

01. Things We Do
02. Got To Tell You
03. Now That You're Gone
04. Blues This Morning
05. Bring Back That Day
06. Nothing I Can Do
07. Begin To Wonder
08. How Far
09. What's Goin' On
10. Don't Take Your Time
11. Holdin' Out
12. Another Yesterday
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INDIGENOUS - Live At Pachyderm Studio (1999)

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Performed for a tiny audience at the renowned Pachyderm Studio in 1998, this CD is the best example of what Indigenous sound like live. While their national debut Things We Do is an excellent introduction to their music, their live shows are far above and beyond any studio recording in terms of energy and performance, as the entire band frequently takes off into 10-minute jams to mind-blowing effect. Live at Pachyderm Studio provides a taste of that, including extended versions of several previously recorded songs, as well as previously unavailable material. An item of special interest is the cover of Hendrix's "Red House"; the guitarist's influence on Indigenous frontman Mato Nanji is undeniable. The production on this album is so clear, putting it in the stereo and cranking it up might be almost as good as hearing them live. This band is addictive, and Live at Pachyderm Studio is the perfect fix.

01. Holdin' Out
02. Begin to Wonder
03. Don't Take Your Time
04. Blues From the Sky
05. Blues This Morning
06. Water
07. I Wonder Why
08. Bring Back That Day
09. Red House
10. Untitled (Hidden Track)
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GRACE POTTER - Original Soul (2004)

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Grace Potter is fresh off the completion of her debut album, "Original Soul," which features musicians who have collaborated with musical greats ranging from Bonnie Raitt to Warren Haynes. A mid-March tour in Dublin, Ireland proved the album was filled with promise and Potter is now spreading the new sounds throughout the New England area. Teaming up with her are the Nocturnals, a bluesy, soulful, and funky outfit with an impressive and mature dynamic range.

01. At Your Request
02. Go Down Low
03. Crazy Parade
04. I Chose You
05. Deliverance Road
06. Gumbo Moon
07. Hidden Superstition
08. Moonbeams
09. No Good Mean Old Lowdown Loverman
10. Somebody Fix Me
11. Driving Blind
12. Bull In A China Shop
13. Kissing In A Tree
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THE EQUALS - Greatest Hits (1996)

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An energetic East London combo, the Equals balanced maximum R&B with plenty of pop, plus a few nods to vocalist Eddy Grant's West Indian background. Grant, born in British Guyana, moved to England with his family at the age of 12, and settled in a council estate named Hornsey Rise in northeast London. Four years later, he formed the Equals with schoolmates Lincoln Gordon (guitar), his twin brother Dervin Gordon (originally the vocalist), Pat Lloyd (guitar, then bass), and drummer John Hall. The band began gigging around London, amazing audiences with their apparently limitless energy and a distinct style fusing pop, blues, and R&B plus elements of ska and bluebeat. By 1965, the Equals began doing dates in Europe as well, and released their first single on President Records. Though "Hold Me Closer" didn't perform on the charts, DJs began playing the flip side and by 1967 "Baby, Come Back" had hit the top of the charts in Germany and the Netherlands. One year later, the single hit number one in Britain as well, and brushed the charts in America. Subsequent singles lacked the immediate punch of "Baby, Come Back," however, and the Equals landed only two more Top Ten hits: "Viva Bobby Joe" and "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys," the latter an apt message track from one of the few racially mixed bands of the era. Grant left the Equals for a solo career in 1971, and though the band never charted again, they remained a popular live act, especially on the continent. Drummer Ronald Telemacque and guitarists Dave Martin and Frankie Hepburn were later added to the lineup. - allmusic.com

01. Baby Come Back
02. I Won't Be There
03. Softly Softly
04. Viva Bobby Joe
05. Rub a Dub Dub
06. Michael and the Slipper Tree
07. Green Light
08. I Get So Excited
09. Black Skin Blue Eyed Boy
10. I Can See You But You Don't Know
11. Police on My Back
12. Let's Go to the Moon
13. Soul Brother Clifford
14. Help Me Simone
15. I Can't Let You Go
16. Laurel and Hardy
17. Giddy Up a Ding Dong
18. Hold Me Closer
19. You Got Too Many Boyfriends
20. Fire
21. Funky Funky
22. Have I the Right
23. Honey Bee
24. Diversion
25. Hang Up My Rock 'N' Roll Shoes
26. Stand Up and Be Counted
27. Georgetown Girl
28. Beautiful Clown
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ROBERT PALMER - The Very Best Of Robert Palmer (1996)

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This 16-song collection provides a comprehensive overview of Robert Palmer's many fine songs, from his early work as an eclectic white soul singer working in a number of styles, to his reign as MTV icon and rock's most sophisticated dresser.

01. Addicted To Love
02. Bad Case Of Loving You
03. Simply Irresistible
04. Get It On
05. Some Guys Have All The Luck
06. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
07. Looking For Clues
08. You Are In My System
09. Some Like It Hot
10. Respect Yourself
11. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
12. Johnny & Mary
13. She Makes My Day
14. Know By Now
15. Every Kinda People
16. Mercy Mercy Me - I Want You
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MICHAEL CHARLES - I'm Nobody's Fool (2006)

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This 2006 CD release celebrates the reunion of artist, Michael Charles and producer, Greg Williams of Dex Audio Melbourne Australia, Charles' home town. Greg engineered and co-produced Charles' recordings from 1985 to 1992, and the two of them rejoined efforts when Producer Williams received the final studio mixes from Sammary Studio USA. Greg, never hearing the material before, was left with the challenge of final editing and final mastering, positively a task that Charles would only allow Greg and his expertise to complete. After receiving the master back from Australia, MC declared, while listening to the final cuts, " ... I will never know why I waited so long to work once again with the man who was such an integral part of the early stages of my solo career in Australia and whom I have the utmost respect for." Michael's releases thus far have highlighted his prolific song writing. This particular album, I'm Nobody's Fool, also boasts a power house of lyrics, but definitively stresses the phenomenal guitar performances of M C. This album is probably the closest you'll get to him and his live sound on stage.

Michael Charles' I'm Nobody's Fool features jamming hard driven guitar blues all the way to sensitive acoustic works. For every guitar enthusiast.

01. I Can't Hear Our Song
02. I'm Nobody's Fool
03. Rag
04. Jumbo
05. Gave It All Away
06. Addition
07. Lonely Stranger
08. Sam
09. The Tune (The Chords My Daddy Taught Me)
10. 1117 Prairie
11. Shots of Jack
12. One Two Ten
13. Webford's Last Dance
14. Long and Dusty Highway
15. I Can't Hear Our Song (reprise)
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ALBERT CASTIGLIA - These Are The Days (2008)

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"These Are The Days" contains five Castiglia originals, including a tribute to his mentor Junior Wells, “Godfather of the Blues”. The material is varied, with songs from Bob Dylan (“Catfish’), Nappy Brown (“Night Time is the Right Time”) and Fenton Robinson (“Somebody Loan me a Dime”). Once again, Graham Wood Drout contributes another outstanding song, “Celebration,” to add to the string of compositions he’s written on each of Castiglia’s albums. Until now, “Somebody Loan Me a Dime” and Little Willie John’s “Need Your Love So Bad” were attention grabbers in Castiglia’s live shows; but through the insistence of Blues Leaf president Joe Morabia, Albert captures that magic on this album. In addition to the solid blues songs throughout These are the Days, Castiglia generates some dance floor energy with “Bad Year Blues” and “Twister,” two jumping tunes sure to become live show favorites. This is the album that says “These Are Albert Castiglia’s Days.”

01. Bad Year Blues
02. He's Got All The Whiskey
03. Loan Me A Dime
04. Godfather Of The Blues
05. Celebration
06. Nighttime Is The Right Time
07. Catfish
08. Another Bloody Day
09. Need Your Love So Bad
10. Twister
11. Blues For Evan
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THE BYRDS - Live At The Fillmore - February 1969 (2000)

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Recorded at Bill Graham's legendary San Francisco concert hall during two shows in February 1969, this disc sounds like a practice session recorded in the morning after a particularly long, rough night. The vocals fall flat too often and rhythmic cohesion is always one measure away-too many noodly, irrelevant notes are slathered atop every song. Some of this can be explained by the absence of one former Byrd. In turning the band towards their country-rock bent and then splitting after less than a year, Gram Parsons left a hole that could never really be filled, not even by the nimble-fingered Clarence White. Their take on the Louvin Brothers' classic "Christian Life," for instance, is ragged, but not right. But the CD certainly has merit for more than just archivists and obsessives: the straight-ahead folk-rock material does shine with the "Nashville West" flavorings. There's a fiery "King Apathy III"; a revelatory, subtle version of "Bad Night at the Whiskey"; and a truly emotional take of "He Was a Friend of Mine," especially poignant a year after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. - Amazon

This was the late, great Clarence White's spotlight. The six-string innovator and inventor of the B-Bender (a guitar that sounds like a pedal steel) upstages Roger McGuinn's 12-string Rickenbacker skills on this perfect performance of psychedelic, jazzy, countrified folk-rock freak-outs. Jimi Hendrix came to this show just to see White play.

01. Nashville West (Gene Parsons/Clarence White)
02. You're Still on My Mind (L. McDaniel)
03. Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie)
04. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man (Roger McGuinn/Gram Parsons)
05. Medley:
- Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- Eight Miles High
06. Close up The Honky Tonks (R. Simpson)
07. Buckaroo (B. Morris)
08. The Christian Life (Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin)
09. Time Between (Chris Hillman)
10. King Apathy III (Roger McGuinn)
11. Bad Night at the Whiskey (Roger McGuinn/J. Richards)
12. This Wheel's on Fire (Bob Dylan/Rick Danko)
13. Sing Me Back Home (Merle Haggard)
14. So You Want to Be a Rock'n'Roll Star (Roger McGuinn/Chris Hillman)
15. He Was a Friend of Mine (trad. arr./additional lyrics Roger McGuinn)
16. Chimes of Freedom (Bob Dylan)
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GARY MOORE - Ballads And Blues

Ballads And Blues 1982-1994 (1994)

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Ballads & Blues 1982-1994 is a compilation album by Gary Moore. Released in 1994 the album encompasses a part of Moore's immense career from 1982 to 1994. It contains three previously unreleased tracks.

01. Always Gonna Love You
02. Still Got The Blues
03. Empty Rooms
04. Parisienne Walkways
05. One Day
06. Separate Ways
07. Story Of The Blues
08. Crying In The Shadows
09. With Love (Remember)
10. Midnight Blues
11. Falling In Love With You
12. Jumpin' At Shadows
13. Blues For Narada
14. Johnny Boy Listen
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Ballads & Blues 2 (1996)

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01. Don't Believe A Word
02. I Loved Another Women
03. Oh, Pretty Women
04. I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow
05. I Look At You
06. Merry Go Round
07. The Loner
08. Spanish Guitar
09. As The Years Go Passing By
10. Driftin'
11. Cold Hearted
12. The Supernatural
13. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
14. King Of The Blues
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JANIVA MAGNESS - Do I Move You? (2006)

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"2006 Blues Music Award nominee for Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year Janiva Magness is described by Delbert McClinton as ".... sings with a rare conviction. She will not be denied." What is confirmed by listening to Do I Move You? is that Janiva Magness is a supremely confident blues vocalist. The funky blues of I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') showcases her smokey voice and is a powerful opener. Her tight band gives an excellent backdrop to her superb blues/rock vocal. Willie Dixon's Workin' On Me Baby is given a shuffling blues treatment and shows that Janiva can be a real diva if she turns her hand to it. You Were Never Mine (co-written by the aforementioned Mr. McClinton) has Janiva producing another facet to her singing. This time she is slow and soulful and the layers of her voice are nothing less than spectacular. Bassist Jeff Turmes contributes three songs to the album, the first being I Can't Stop Cryin'. This is the real deal and could easily be mistaken for an authentic song from the blues heyday. It's Turmes again, this time on Don't Let Your Memories but unfortunately, this acoustic blues is a bit tame.

01. I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
02. Workin' on Me Baby
03. You Were Never Mine
04. I Can't Stop Cryin'
05. Don't Let Your Memories
06. I Want You to Have Everything
07. Do I Move You
08. Bad Blood
09. I Give Up
11. A Man Size Job
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SANTANA - San Francisco Mission District Live 69 (2001)

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Album contains the original Santana band recorded live in San Francisco at the height of its powers.

01. Evil Ways
02. Santana Jam (Savor)
03. Jingo
04. Persuasion
05. As the Years Go Passing By
06. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
07. The Way You Do to Me (Treat)
08. Fried Neck Bones and Some Homefries
09. Soul Sacrifice
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EL MADMO - El Madmo (2008)

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GUESS WHO

She has stepped out from behind the piano to front the roots-rock band El Madmo, who will release their self-titled debut through Team Love on May 2008.

I know what you're thinking. "(Isn't she that woman who sings soft songs?" The answer is yes, but sometimes she also likes to rock. You can judge for yourself by listening to "GGW," "Head In A Vise" and "The Best Part" on Team Love's website.

El Madmo are composed of Maddie (?) on guitar and vocals, El on bass and vocals, and Mo on drums and huge afro.

As a solo artist, she has sold almost 40 million copies of her three albums around the world. She's won nine Grammy Awards.

01. Carlo!
02. Head In A Vise
03. Vampire Guy
04. GGW
05. Sweet Adrenaline
06. Attack Of The Rock People
07. The Best Part
08. Fantasy Guy
09. I Like It Low
10. Scary Lady
11. Nonny Goat Mon
12. Rock Yer Balls Off
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CHICAGO - Stone Of Sisyphus (2008)

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Recorded in 1993, Stone of Sisyphus didn't appear as scheduled in 1994 due to Chicago's record label, Warner, believing the album to be too uncommercial. As it often happens with unreleased records by major acts, a legend built up around the scrapped record, at least among devoted Chicago fans, the kind who would appreciate the musical stretching found on Stone of Sisyphus. Frankly, they may be the only group to appreciate the departures on Stone of Sisyphus, as it's a curious creature -- a splashy, expensive mainstream album that's restless yet not quite experimental but entirely devoid of pop songs. If this had been the Chicago of the early '70s, who specialized in ten-minute jazz-rock songs on their series of double albums, perhaps it would have been easier for the label to accept the variety of sounds here, but this was a Chicago coming out of five years of big placid adult contemporary hits -- songs that courted an audience that would bristle at the stiff funk of "Mah-Jong" or the Jordanaires singing harmonies on the airy "Bigger Than Elvis." Surely, any listener would shudder at "Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed," an absurd socially conscious rap track by Robert Lamm that almost certainly was the final nail in the coffin for Warner, as it's hard to imagine any audience that would find this appealing. "Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed" also goes a long way toward illustrating just how odd Stone of Sisyphus is: it's tame compared to any other record from 1993-1994, but judged alongside Chicago's other albums it's flat-out bizarre, the sound of a group desperate for a departure in the wake of a flop (1991's Chicago Twenty 1), so the bandmembers will try anything different within the confines of their sound. This means not abandoning the pristine productions -- this time courtesy of Peter Wolf, not the guy from J. Geils -- but it does mean leaving melody behind, switching up song constructions, getting a little jazzy again, and indulging a social consciousness, all things that reward the patience of loyal listeners and bewilder anybody else. - All Music Guide

01. Stone Of Sisyphus
02. Bigger Than Elvis
03. All The Years
04. Mah-Jong
05. Sleeping In The Middle Of
06. The Bed
07. Let s Take A Lifetime
08. The Pull
09. Here With Me (A Candle For The Da
10. Plaid
11. Cry For The Lost
12. The Show Must Go On
13. Love Is Forever (Demo)
14. Mah-Jong (Demo)
15. Let s Take A Lifetime (Demo)
16. Stone Of Sisyphus
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CHUCK BERRY - Berry Is On Top - St Louis To Liverpool (2008)

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Nearly two years and fifteen analog reels of tape later, we are truly excited about the exclusive pairing of ..Berry Is On Top (1959) with St. Louis To Liverpool (1964). Like the Little Richard albums, both Berry titles originally were compilations that Chess Records had actually assembled from singles and various sessions for their 12” debuts. While lucky with St. Louis to Liverpool, whose reels had been retained intact, the real fun was ..Berry Is On Top, where the majority of the songs were each on separate reels which had to be hunted down, identified and auditioned.
The result: a miniature jukebox containing over a dozen of some of the biggest hits in music history, including five top ten charters by another one of the true architects of rock and roll!

Each song was meticulously transferred from fifteen different reels of original analog master tape. Simply the best of Chuck Berry like you’ve never heard it before!

01. Almost Grown
02. Carol
03. Maybellene
04. Sweet Little Rock & Roller
05. Anthony Boy
06. Johnny B. Goode
07. Little Queenie
08. Jo Jo Gunne
09. Roll Over Beethoven
10. Around And Around
11. Hey Pedro
12. Blues For Hawaiians
13. Little Marie
14. Our Little Rendezvous
15. No Particular Place To Go
16. You Two
17. Promised Land
18. You Never Can Tell
19. Go Bobby Soxer
20. The Things I Used To Do
21. Liverpool Drive
22. Night Beat
23. Merry Christmas Baby
24. Brenda Lee
25. Fraulein
26. O’Rangutang
27. The Little Girl From Central
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CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - Stand Back!
Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band (1967)

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Vanguard may have spelled his name wrong (he prefers Charlie or Charles), but the word was out as soon as this solo debut was released: Here was a harpist every bit as authentic, as emotional, in some ways as adventuresome, as Paul Butterfield. Similarly leading a Chicago band with a veteran Black rhythm section (Fred Below on drums, Bob Anderson on bass) and rock-influenced soloists (keyboardist Barry Goldberg, guitarist Harvey Mandel), Musselwhite played with a depth that belied his age -- only 22 when this was cut! His gruff vocals were considerably more affected than they would become later (clearer, more relaxed), but his renditions of "Help Me," "Early in the Morning," and his own "Strange Land" stand the test of time. He let his harmonica speak even more authoritatively on instrumentals like "39th and Indiana" (essentially "It Hurts Me Too" sans lyrics) and "Cha Cha the Blues," and his version of jazz arranger Duke Pearson's gospel-tinged "Cristo Redentor" has become his signature song -- associated with Musselwhite probably more so than with trumpeter Donald Byrd, who originally recorded the song for Blue Note. Goldberg is in fine form (particularly on organ), but Mandel's snakey, stuttering style really stands out -- notably on "Help Me," his quirky original "4 P.M.," and "Chicken Shack," where he truly makes you think your record is skipping. ~ All Music Guide

01. Baby Will You Please Help
02. No More Lonely Nights
03. Cha Cha The Blues
04. Christo Redemptor
05. Help Me
06. Chicken Shack
07. Strange Land
08. 39th And Indiana
09. My Baby
10. Early In The Morning
11. 4 P.M.
12. Sad Day
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BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Endless Dream (1996)

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Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/ progressive/ classical influences. Probably the best Barclay James Harvest compilation CD issued to date, this is not just a simple "Best of" like so many of the others. Containing the "Live EP" version of "Medicine Man" without the break this is clearly a collection for the connoisseur. The selected tracks would warrant a place on any "Best of B.J.H." CD but have the added attraction of being either un-released or rare versions including the full length version of "Forever Yesterday" which changes it from just another track as originally released to BJH classic. The BJH version of "Maestoso" is also of great interest to the committed BJH fan. All in all an unusual but brilliant compilation CD. - Amazon

01. Child Of The Universe
02. Medicine Man Pt. 1 & 2
03. Friend Of Mine
04. Loving Is Easy
05. Life Is For Living
06. Ring Of Changes
07. Maestoso (A Hymn In The Roof Of The World)
08. Victims Of Circumstance
09. I've Got A Feeling
10. Panic
11. John Lennon's Guitar
12. Play To The World
13. Forever Yesterday
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THE MIGHTY JEREMIAHS - The Mighty Jeremiahs (2005)

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An all-star group led by Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie, Jeff Beck) and Greg Martin (Kentucky Headhunters). Guest artists include Bonnie Bramlett, Phil Keaggy and more. A bluesy, rockin' take on modern gospel, including originals "Brother Can You Say Amen" and favorites like "John the Revelator" and "Amazing" Grace."

01. Revelator Intro
02. John The Revelator
03. Judgemnt Day
04. Walk With Me Jesus
05. Ain't No Room In This House For Hell
06. Amazing Grace
07. That's How Strong My Love Is
08. Tell The Truth
09. Wicked Ways
10. Respect Yourself
11. Shadrach, Meshach, And Abednego
12. I Love You...
13. Testifty
14. Ole Cheap Bottle Of Wine
15. Brother Can You Say Amen?
16. Revelator
17. It's Been A Good Day
18. Instrumental
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BOB DYLAN - Slow Train Coming (1979)

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Of all the pitstops made by the nomadically creative Dylan, none was more unusual than his brief conversion to Christianity in the late '70s. SLOW TRAIN COMING was the first of two records (SAVED being the other) that found Zimmerman exploring his newfound faith. Recorded at Memphis' famed Muscle Shoals Studios and produced by soul vets Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett, SLOW TRAIN's supporting cast includes Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler on guitar and Pick Withers on drums, along with a handful of studio musicians. Knopfler's crisp guitar playing is surrounded by a punchy horn section and a phalanx of female background singers who are a perfect compliment to Dylan's revitalized vocals. Songs such as "When He Returns" and "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" reverberate with the conviction of Dylan's new faith whereas "When You Gonna Wake Up" simultaneously celebrates America's greatness as a country and warns of the need to seek a new set of values. Dylan eventually won a Best Rock Vocal Grammy for "Gotta Serve Somebody," but the enigmatic one renounced his conversion to Christianity by 1983.

01. Gotta Serve Somebody
02. Precious Angel
03. I Believe In You
04. Slow Train
05. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
06. Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
07. When You Gonna Wake Up
08. Man Gave Names To All The Animals
09. When He Returns
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OTIS REDDING - The Dock Of The Bay (1968)

320

Shortly after his breakthrough appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, Otis Redding began talking of making a record that would be to soul music what Sgt. Pepper's was to rock. Sadly, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was the only song he recorded for this project before his untimely death, and so The Dock of the Bay wound up being a mixed bag of non-LP singles and previously unreleased material. Of course, Redding was such an amazing singer that even a ragtag collection of his stuff is worth checking out, and this album certainly has its fair share of high points, including "Tramp," a sassy duet with Carla Thomas; the funky "Don't Mess with Cupid"; and the unbelievably poignant "Ole Man Trouble." - Amazon

01. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
02. I Love You More Than Words Can Say
03. Let Me Come on Home
04. Open the Door
05. Don't Mess With Cupid
06. The Glory of Love
07. I'm Coming Home to See About You
08. Tramp (With Carla Thomas)
09. The Hucklebuck
10. Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)
11. Ole Man Trouble
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DR. FEELGOOD - Singles - The U.A. Years + (1989)

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"Singles - The UA Years +" is a terrific double-album set that chronicles all of Dr. Feelgood's major singles, from 1976's "Roxette" to 1986's "See You Later Alligator." Although the hits-only approach leaves out some major Feelgood songs, Singles remains a first-rate retrospective, and for many years, it was the best Dr. Feelgood collection available. The 1997 double-disc Twenty Five Years of Dr. Feelgood later replaced Singles as the definitive retrospective, yet there are enough songs on this collection to make it worthwhile for serious fans who don't want to spring for either the box set Lookin' Back or the entire catalog. ~ All Music Guide

01. Roxette
02. She Does It Right
03. Back In The Night
04. Going Back Home
05. Riot In Cell Block No.9
06. Sneakin' Suspicion
07. She's A Wind Up
08. Baby Jane
09. Down At The Doctors
10. Milk And Alcohol
11. As Long As The Price Is Right
12. Put Him Out Of Your Mind
13. Hong Kong Money
14. No Mo Do Yakamo
15. Jumping From Love To Love
16. Violent Love
17. Waiting For Saturday Night
18. Monkey
19. Trying To Live My Life Without You
20. Crazy About Girls
21. My Way
22. Madman Blues
23. See You Later Alligator
24. Hunting Shooting Fishing
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THE WET WILLIE BAND - Playing Live Tonight (2006)

320

Wet Willie is an American band from Mobile, Alabama, U.S. They were best known for their hit "Keep On Smilin'", but had a number of charted songs in the 1970s utilizing their soulful brand of Southern rock.

Recorded live at Tipitina's, New Orleans, USA

01. Keep on Smilin'
02. Street Corner Serenade
03. Everything That 'Cha Do (Will Come Back to You)
04. Country Side of Life
05. Leona
06. She Caught the Katy
07. Babyfat
08. Easy Street
09. Grits Ain't Groceries
10. Shout Bamalama
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THE FORD BLUES BAND
- The Butterfield/Bloomfield Concert (2006)

320

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.

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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RITA COOLIDGE - The Lady's Not For Sale (1972)

320
VINYL RIP

Rita Coolidge's third album is a fine mixture of covers and originals that manages to showcase her fine vocal abilities as well as show off an impressive array of friends. Booker T. Jones contributes not only his fine flute skills, but also two songs. Noted guitarist and songwriter Marc Benno also lends his impressive, laid-back guitar work all throughout the album. His "Donut Man" adds an air of lazy funk to the proceedings. Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" probably gets the most soulful reading, with Coolidge's take on Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire" following close behind. Kris Kristofferson is represented at the tail end of the album with the title track. She may not have had the most distinctive of voices, but Coolidge definitely captured the sort of laid-back energy and approach associated with early-'70s country-rock. If Rita Coolidge's voice and stellar class of backing musicians aren't enough to sway you, consider the cover that shows her bedecked in what looks to be several pounds of turquoise, or the gatefold in which she appears pensive, with Stonehenge not too far in the background. - All Music Guide

01. My Crew
02. Fever
03. Bird on a Wire
04. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
05. A Woman Left Lonely
06. Whiskey, Whiskey
07. Everybody Loves a Winner
08. Donut Man
09. Inside of Me
10. The Lady's Not for Sale
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