21.07.2009.

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ROGER GLOVER - The Butterfly Ball & The Grasshopper's Feast (1974)

Of all the multitudinous highways and byways down which the enterprising Deep Purple collector can travel, none, perhaps, is so surprising as The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast, Purple bassist Roger Glover's first "solo" album, and - almost incidentally - one of the most delightful children's records ever made. Yes, a children's record. In 1973, Glover was approached about creating a musical adaptation of artist Alan Aldridge and poet William Plomer's book of the same name -- a commission that surprised him, but which he nevertheless accepted. The book itself is delightful and, while Glover's work is unquestionably more heavily flavored by the near-psychedelia of the illustrations, the spirit of the text is retained as well, to create an album that stands among the few truly successful musical adaptations of an existing story yet committed to vinyl. Although Glover, as the album's premier composer, takes the bulk of the credit for this success, his co-conspirators, too, merit praise. Convening what resembles one of the greatest all-star lineups in heavy metal history - and then banning them from even glancing toward their usual territory - Glover is joined by Purple stalwarts David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, future Rainbow frontman Ronnie James Dio, session stars Eddie Hardin and Tony Ashton, soul singer Jimmy Helms, Roxy Music's Eddie Jobson and John Gustafson, and three quarters of funk-rock aspirants Fancy. Each was given his own role to play and the resultant album is a tremendous mishmash of musical styles, from folky balladeering to psychedelic whimsy, but leaning most heavily toward an early-'70s pop/rock vibe -- for some reason, one could imagine the early Queen spending an awful lot of time listening to The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Given the heavily narrative nature of the project, it is best listened to in one session - a handful of tracks certainly exist more to carry the tale than make a musical impact. Highlights, however, leap out from across the platter, with the macabre "Old Blind Mole" and the positively buoyant "Love Is All" the twin extremes around which the action revolves. Gustafson's hard rock "Watch out for the Bat," meanwhile, must surely have induced nightmares within the album's younger fans, while Dio's closing "Homeward" all but predicts the course of arena rock during the '80s. [The original vinyl packs 19 tracks; the 25th-Anniversary CD adds one, the European B-side "Little Chalk Blue," together with a fabulous enhanced multimedia clip ("Love Is All" again) taken from a projected animated TV series. It's a great package, as well as a chance to reacquaint yourself with one of childhood's most treasured tales.] ~ All Music Guide HERE

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THE ROLLING STONES - Necrophilia [Unreleased 1972 Album] (2002)

Here's an odd album: 1972's Necrophilia by The Rolling Stones. This album was never officially released, but the original proof cover art and very rare acetate were produced. Originally intended as a follow-up release after the very successful Hot Rocks 1964-1971 compilation (it was the Stones' best-selling record at the time). Necrophilia was compiled by bassist Bill Wyman who picked out some very rare Stones song. Since most of the songs were not written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Allen Klein (the Stones' ex-manager) stepped in and demanded more Jagger/Richards song, purely for monetary reasons. So Necrophilia was scrapped and what emerged was More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies). Obviously when bootlegs discovered the acetate and they started making and selling the vinyl, eventually releasing it on compact disc in 2002. One of the companies that released Necrophilia is called A Vinyl Gang Products. They mostly delt with live recordings, you can find out more about AVGP on rollingstonesnet. The rare song that I'm going to use is "Andrew's Blues". HERE

TRACKS: 01. Out Of Time 02. Don't Lie To Me 03. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow 04. Think 05. Hear It 06. Something Just Stuck In Your Mind 07. Aftermath 08. I'd Rather Be With The Boys 09. Andrew's Blues 10. Pay Your Dues 11. Let The Good Times Roll 12. Heart Of Stone 13. Each & Every Day Of The Year 14. (Walkin' Thru The) Sleepy City 15. Try A Little Harder 16. Blue Turns To Grey 17. We're Wasting Time

20.07.2009.

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JOHNNY WINTER - The Woodstock Experience [LIMITED EDITION] (2009)

Among white blues singers of the 1960s, there were some who studied the music so intently they amazed even the genre's creators with their technical mastery. A select few, however, seemed to be born oozing authenticity, sounding just as soulful as the greatest black bluesmen while forging a completely new sound. Johnny Winter belonged in the second category. A long-haired hippie albino, he astounded initially skeptical listeners with his Howlin' Wolf-like vocals and wild Johnny Guitar Watson-esque guitar stylings. THE WOODSTOCK EXPERIENCE showcases Winter's first taste of national exposure, first with his 1969 self-titled debut album, and then with his set at the Woodstock festival later the same year. The latter recording is the revelation here-a tornado of raging slide guitar and shouted vocals that sounds as if a late night Lone Star State roadhouse gig has been magically transported to the upstate New York farm. With several tracks clocking in at over 10 minutes ("Mean Town Blues," a hellacious Edgar Winter-led jam on "Tobacco Road"), the album showcases Johnny at his freest and most explosive. - cduniverse.com HERE

DISC 1:
01. I'm Yours And I'm Hers
02. Be Careful With A Fool
03. Dallas
04. Mean Mistreater
05. Leland Mississippi Blues
06. Good Morning Little School Girl
07. When You Got A Good Friend
08. I'll Drown In My Own Tears
09. Back Door Friend

DISC 2:
[Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Sunday, August 17, 1969, previously unreleased]
01. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter
02. Leland Mississippi Blues
03. Mean Town Blues
04. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
05. I Can't Stand It (with Edgar Winter)
06. Tobacco Road (with Edgar Winter)
07. Tell The Truth (with Edgar Winter)
08. Johnny B. Goode

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WATERMELON SLIM - Escape From The Chicken Coop (2009)

01. Caterpillar Wine (Long Line Skinner)
02. Skinny Women And Fat Cigars
03. You See Me Like I See You
04. Wreck On The Highway
05. Friends On The Porch
06. Should Have Done More
07. Hank Williams You Wrote My Life
08. America's Wives
09. The Way I Am
10. It's Never Too Hard To Be Humble
11. 300 Miles
12. Truck Drivin' Songs
13. 18,18 Wheeler

Watermelon Slim is one of the top blues stars in world right now. Last year's winner of Band of the Year and Album of the Year at the Blues Music Awards, Escape From The Chicken Coop finds Slim in top shape - albeit with a Nasville twang. This CD was recorded in Nashville with the finest country artists available. HERE

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DAVID BOWIE - Early On [1964-1966] (1991)

01. Liza Jane
02. Louie, Go Home
03. I Pity the Fool
04. Take My Tip
05. That's Where My Heart Is
06. I Want My Baby Back
07. Bars of the County Jail
08. You've Got a Habit of Leaving
09. Baby Loves That Way
10. I'll Follow You
11. Glad I've Got Nobody
12. Can't Help Thinking About Me
13. And I Say to Myself
14. Do Anything You Say
15. Good Morning Girl
16. I Dig Everything
17. I'm Not Losing Sleep

Before landing his first commercial success with 1969's "Space Oddity," David Bowie released a number of flop records in a variety of styles. He first emerged in the mid-1960s as a mod following the paths of The Who, Kinks, and Rolling Stones. The 17-cut CD Early On (1964-66) is by far the most comprehensive anthology of his first works, gathering all six of his first singles and adding five previously unreleased demos from 1965. Fans of Bowie's famous work may be nonplussed by this material, in which the singer shifts from sub-Stones R&B to Who/Kinkish power chords to trendy Swinging London pop in search of his own style. He didn't establish his own identity on these fairly derivative recordings, but that's not to say they aren't without their enjoyable aspects. The 1965 single "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving" has some fierce Who-styled feedback, "Can't Help Thinking About Me" is an uneasily introspective number that foreshadows his later lyrics, and the acoustic demos find him groping closer toward a more familiar and distinctive vocal style. Several of the tunes on this collection were produced by the legendary Shel Talmy, who also handled sessions for The Who and Kinks in the mid-'60s. ~ All Music Guide HERE

18.07.2009.

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DAVID BOWIE - Live Santa Monica '72 (2008)

01. Introduction
02. Hang On To Yourself
03. Ziggy Stardust
04. Changes
05. The Supermen
06. Life On Mars?
07. Five Years
08. Space Oddity
09. Andy Warhol
10. My Death
11. The Width Of A Circle
12. Queen Bitch
13. Moonage Daydream
14. John, I'm Only Dancing
15. Waiting For The Man
16. The Jean Genie
17. Suffragette City
18. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

Why this album was never officially released until now remains one of the great mysteries of major-label decision making. Long bootlegged, Live Santa Monica '72 captures the glam-rock pioneer during his Ziggy Stardust prime, on his first U.S. tour, recording what is unequivocally his best concert album. With no needless production tricks to separate the music from the live experience, everything, including the crowd, becomes part of this intimate show taped at the Santa Monica Civic Center. Bowie is relaxed and chatty — he even introduces "Andy Warhol" with a goofy impersonation of the pop artist. His band, featuring the combustive guitar work of Mick Ronson and tight rhythm section of bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick "Woody" Woodmansey, was his strongest lineup ever, and here they run though nearly all of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, fleshing out the loose storyline about an alien rock star with appropriate cuts from earlier LPs, such as Hunky Dory's "Life on Mars" and Space Oddity's title song. Bowie also turns cover versions of the Velvet Underground's junkie anthem "Waiting for the Man" and Jacques Bruel's beautiful and harrowing "My Death" into fitting rock & roll hymns for Ziggy. It's a near-flawless document of a character Bowie would soon leave behind for good. - rollingstone.com HERE

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Greatest Hits (2009)

01. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
02. Born to Run
03. Thunder Road
04. Darkness on the Edge of Town
05. Badlands
06. Hungry Heart
07. Glory Days
08. Dancing in the Dark
09. Born in the USA
10. The Rising
11. Lonesome Day
12. Radio Nowhere

Released as a Wal-Mart exclusive in January 2009 - its exclusivity causing an uproar upon its announcement in late 2008, as plenty of critics thought the pro-union Springsteen should have little to do with Wal-Mart, an argument that ignores plenty of sad corporate realities of the new millennium - Greatest Hits is the third Springsteen hits comp to appear in America and the first to be billed to Bruce & the E Street Band. This designation means that the slim 12-track collection contains nothing from Tunnel of Love through The Ghost of Tom Joad, or Nebraska and Devils & Dust - those were solo Springsteen, one and all. There are also no new tracks and nothing unexpected, just nine big hits from the golden age of classic rock - "Rosalita" through "Born in the U.S.A." - with two cuts from The Rising and "Radio Nowhere" added for good measure. It's not an imaginative collection but it's not bad, either: it's a collection targeted at a general audience, those who would pick it up at a Wal-Mart, nothing more or less. It's so basic and unassuming that it's hard to imagine why anybody would get worked up about it, really. ~ All Music Guide HERE

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BLACKFOOT SUE - The Best Of (1996)

TRACKS: 01. Standing In The Road 02. You Need Love 03. Care To Believe 04. Sing Don't Speak 05. Cruising The Highway 06. The Spring Of '69 07. Blue Eyes 08. Messiah 09. Get It All To Me 10. Too Soon 11. Country Home 12. Corrie 13. My Oh My 14. Taking My Fire 15. Bye Bye Birmingham 16. Wanted Gun 17. Pick Me Up Put Me Down 18. Summer 19. Touch The Sky

Blackfoot Sue was a British rock band, formed in 1970 by the twin brothers Tom and David Farmer, and Eddie Golga. A single released in August 1972, “Standing in the Road”, reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Lack of further tangible success left them labelled as one-hit wonders. However, they did have another record enter the UK Singles Chart. “Sing Don’t Speak” reached number 36 in December 1972. According to Allmusic, “they were written off as a teen sensation and broke up in 1977”. HERE

17.07.2009.

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V.A. - Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - A Musical Journey (2003)

Five-CD deluxe boxed set includes a comprehensive collection of the music from the seven films airing on PBS. A definitive overview of blues, from its earliest recordings over 80 years ago, to contemporary artists and new recordings made specifically for The Blues. Music from the PBS Series The Blues, executive produced by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese.

This is by far the best and most comprehensive introduction to recorded blues ever assembled, drawing styles, record labels, and eras together with the efficiency of a spider’s web. These five discs-tied to the hit-and-miss PBS film series Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues-embrace field hollers, early queens Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, the music’s first composer W.C. Handy, Delta slide guitarists, string bands, piano barrelhousers, jazz geniuses Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, Texas hotshots, lyric poets Percy Mayfield and Willie Dixon, Chicago powerhouses from Muddy Waters to Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf and howling white boys, soulkittens Etta James and Janis Joplin, juke joint brawlers like Hound Dog Taylor, African torchbearer Ali Farka Toure, modern guitar heroes Stevie Ray Vaughan and Luther Allison, and even recent hit-makers Peggy Scott-Adams and Susan Tedeschi. And that’s just a smidgen of the talents represented across more than 100 cuts. Nonetheless, there are grave omissions in disc five, which focuses on contemporary blues. The raw electric sound of present-day Mississippi, embodied by R.L. Burnside and other artists on the Fat Possum label, has done much to open the ears of college-age audiences and should be included. Also absent are the music’s most important contemporary innovators: Afro-blues fusionist Corey Harris, psychedelic folk bluesman Otis Taylor and rap-blues proselytizer Chris Thomas King. Still, it’s obvious this collection is a work of devotion and intelligence as well as commerce. - amazon.com HERE

16.07.2009.

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TOM WAITS - Beautiful Maladies - The Island Years (1998)

Even if Tom Waits had ended his career in the early 1980s, before he moved over to Island Records, he would still be regarded as a mighty member of the singer/songwriter elite. This makes it all the more impressive that he completely re-invented himself after switching labels in the mid-'80s, most notably with the Holy Trinity of SWORDFISHTROMBONES, RAIN DOGS, and FRANK'S WILD YEARS. On these albums, whose highlights make up the meat of BEAUTIFUL MALADIES, Waits abandoned the jazzy, piano-bound beatnik persona he'd carefully maintained throughout the '70s. Instead he created a groundbreaking patchwork that encompassed polkas, blues, deranged cabaret, the avant-garde, and more, in a funhouse-mirror reflection of Howlin' Wolf, Kurt Weill, and Harry Partch. The fact that he'd lost none of his masterful songwriting acumen in the process insured that Waits's Island recordings, so definitively represented here, would be his lasting legacy. - cduniverse.com HERE

TRACKS: 01. Hang On St. Christopher 02. Temptation 03. Clap Hands 04. The Black Rider 05. Underground 06. Jockey Full Of Bourbon 07. Earth Died Screaming 08. Innocent When You Dream 09. Straight To The Top 10. Frank's Wild Years 11. Singapore 12. Shore Leave 13. Johnsburg, Illinois 14. Way Down In The Hole 15. Strange Weather (Live) 16. Cold, Cold Ground (Live) 17. November 18. Downtown Train 19. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought 20. Jesus Gonna Be Here 21. Good Old World (Waltz) 22. I Don't Wanna Grow Up 23. Time

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ONESKO BOGERT CEO PROJECT - Big Electric Cream Jam (2009)

01. Crossroads
02. Politician
03. Sitting On Top Of The World
04. Outside Woman Blues
05. Tales Of Brave Ulysses
06. I'm So Glad
07. Spoonful
08. Toad
09. We're Going Wrong
10. Sunshine Of Your Love

Awesome, beyond belief, tribute to Cream featuring Mike Onesko (Blindside Blues Band) on guitar and vocals with bass guitar legend Tim Bogert (Cactus/BBA) on low-end bottom kool and Emery Ceo (Blindside Blues Band) on drums. This amazing set was captured live without a net and features 10 outstanding, killer Big Electric Cream Jams that will trip your brain and rock your retro -'70s bluesy heavy guitar power trio jam: house down to the ground! All three bad-ass players lock in and nail down the classic Cream riffage with style, precision and class that give the term "power trio" new meaning. Onesko, Bogert and Ceo dig in deep and pay legitimate, respectful musical homage to the late 60s British Supergroup. Tim Bogert is one of the greatest rock bass players in the world and the Man really delivers and lives up to his Legendary status on this outstanding live power trio recording. Emery Ceo lays down thick, solid/powerful drum grooves and last but not least, Mike Onesko does an incredible professional job and seriously hits true guitar hero status on this phenomenal Grooveyard Records disc. HERE

15.07.2009.

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BONNIE RAITT - The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003 (2003)

01. A Thing Called Love
02. Nick of time
03. Nobody’s Girl
04. Something To Talk About
05. Not The Only One
06. I Can’t Make You Love Me
07. Love Sneakin’ Up On You
08. You
09. Dimming Of The Day
10. Love Me Like A Man (live)
11. Rock Steady (live)
12. I Believe I’m In Love With You (live)
13. Lover’s Will
14. Spit Of Love
15. I Can’t Help You Now
16. Silver Lining
17. Time Of Our lives
18. Hear Me Lord

"The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003" gathers the biggest and brightest moments of her time at Capitol Records, including definitive hits such as "Thing Called Love," "Nick of Time," "Something to Talk About," and "Love Sneakin' Up on You" as well as newer material like "Time of Our Lives" and "Hear Me Lord" from her 2002 album Silver Lining. The collection is fairly egalitarian, taking a roughly equal amount of tracks from each of her seven albums for the label, including 1995's Road Tested, which is represented by "Love Me Like a Man," "Rock Steady," and "I Believe I'm in Love With You." This approach might be too even-handed for Raitt fans expecting more songs from albums such as Luck of the Draw and Nick of Time, though it does give the album context and a nice chronological flow. Nitpicking aside, as the first collection of her best-known material, The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003 is a welcome retrospective. ~ All Music Guide HERE

14.07.2009.

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ANA POPOVIC - Blind For Love (2009)

01. Nothing Personal
02. Wrong Woman
03. Steal Me Away
04. Blind For Love
05. More Real
06. Putting Out The APB
07. Get Back Home To You
08. The Only Reason
09. Part of Me (Lullaby for Luuk)
10. Lives That Don't Exist
11. Need Your Love
12. Blues for M

"Still Making History" signified Ana Popovic's first official entry into the U.S. market and it was a smashing success. The album spent a total of 19 weeks on the Billboard blues chart and hit a peak position of #3! After tirelessly touring the U.S. and Europe for the last two years Ana finally returns with her follow up effort Blind For Love produced by David Z (Prince, Jonny Lang) and Mark Dearnley (AC/DC, Paul McCartney). Here Ana offers up a little something for everyone including rock, blues, jazz and funk and is joined by members of her regular touring band - Ronald Jonker - bass, and Andrew 'Blaze' Thomas - drums, plus special guests Tony Braunagel on drums and Mike Finnigan on Hammond B-3 from the Phantom Blues Band.

"Blind For Love" - Ana's second Eclecto Groove album - has have something for everyone; rock, jazz blues and funk. It's recorded in March / April 2009 at the Castle Oaks Studio in Los Angeles with producers David Z (Prince, Jonny Lang) and Mark Dearnley (AC/DC, Paul McCartney). Both Ronald Jonker (bass) and Andrew 'Blaze' Thomas (drums) from Ana's regular band that she tours with in the US and Europe were in the studio, as well as Tony Braunagel (drums) and Mike Finnigan (keyboards) from the Phantom Blues Band. Ana's very best work so far! HERE

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CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG - American Dream (1988)

01. American Dream
02. Got It Made
03. Name of Love
04. Don't Say Goodbye
05. This Old House
06. Nighttime For The Generals
07. Shadowland
08. Drivin' Thunder
09. Clear Blue Skies
10. That Girl
11. Compass
12. Soldiers Of Peace
13. Feel Your Love
14. Night Song

"American Dream" is the 1988 reunion album for Crosby, Stills & Nash with Neil Young. Released on November 3, 1988, there was great anticipation for the quartet's first studio album in eighteen years, but all four performers were in fact at various ebbs in their songwriting. The harmonies still sounded intact, but critics found the songs too placid and trite. The title song, written by Neil Young, was an attempted satire of sensational political scandals involving Oliver North and former presidential candidate Gary Hart. Other songs included "Got It Made," written by Stephen Stills with help from Young, addressed CSNY's earlier fans expressing happiness that they were secure and comfortable in their personal lives yet simultaneously urging them to remember their earlier idealism. It also included "Compass," David Crosby's lament on how much time he had wasted on drugs. "American Dream" was meant to be a concept album on the meaning of American dreams and aspirations, but critics and fans alike found that CSNY had fallen short of their goals. - wikipedia HERE

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RONNIE EARL - Living In the Light (2009)

01. Love Love Love
02. S.O.S.
03. Take A Little Walk With Me (feat. Kim Wilson)
04. River Charles Blues
05. What Can I Do For You
06. Recovery Blues
07. Blues For Fathead
08. Child Of A Survivor
09. Blues For The South Side
10. Ain't Nobody's Business
11. Donna Lee (feat. Kim Wilson)
12. Pastorale

LIVING IN THE LIGHT, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters' followup to 2008's well-received HOPE RADIO, is a veritable treasure of blues guitar playing. Nearly every track, most over five minutes and recorded in spacious state-of-the-art sound, features rich, vibrant playing from the contemporary blues master. Not far behind is keyboardist Dave Liminia whose signature work on piano and especially the Hammond B-3 saturates the album. Highlights include a Holocaust-themed song, "Child Of a Survivor," penned by Earl and the Rev. Debbie Branford, and sung by guest Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, who also contributes a blistering harp solo. There are also some traditional acoustic guitar turns. as on "Donna Lee," an original dedicated to Earl's wife, and Robert Jr. Lockwood's "Take A Little Walk With Me," both sung by Wilson as well. - cduniverse.com HERE

13.07.2009.

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MATT SCHOFIELD - Heads Tails & Aces (2009)

01. What I Wanna Hear
02. Live Wire
03. War We Wage
04. Betting Man
05. Lay it Down
06. Can't Put You Down
07. Woman Across the River
08. Nothing Left
09. I Told Ya
10. Stranger Blues
11. Not Raining Now

It's difficult to think of any guitarist in the last decade who has enjoyed quite the same unanimous acclaim as Matt Schofield. In the short space of time since his 2004 debut, this unassuming tone fanatic has already been dubbed one of the top ten British Blues guitarists of all time by Guitar and Bass magazine. Now, with HEADS, TAILS & ACES, Matt has produced his most compelling set yet. With new recruits - drummer, Alain Baudry and bassist, Jeff Walker - this album just bristles with energy and scorching solos. And it's an entirely song-based album, with nine of the eleven tracks written or co-written by Schofield. The breadth of material on this album is impressive, spanning everything from the smouldering Malaco-like soul groove of War We Wage, to the eccentric back beat driven Betting Man and the Jazz-tinged Nothing Left. Underpinned by Jonny Henderson's constantly empathetic keyboards, Matt stamps his own style on proceedings, slamming into solos that burn with intensity. As ever, there is a power and emotion in Schofield's playing rarely heard these days and even more rarely in combination with such a fluid and melodic approach. HERE

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WINGS - Wings Greatest (1978)

01. Another Day
02. Silly Love Songs
03. Live And Let Die
04. Junior's Farm
05. With A Little Luck
06. Band On The Run
07. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
08. Hi Hi Hi
09. Let 'Em In
10. My Love
11. Jet
12. Mull Of Kintyre

Paul McCartney might not have been the coolest or most cosmic ex-Beatle, but none of his former bandmates could touch his knack for creating perfect pop singles. Say what you will about their "lack of depth," but the 12 songs on Wings Greatest considerably brightened AM radio playlists during the 1970s, and most of them have actually improved with age. Wings' pure rock power is ably represented by "Band on the Run," "Hi Hi Hi," "Jet," "Live and Let Die" and the underrated non-LP single "Junior's Farm," all of which positively explode from the speakers. Paul's gooey streak shows up on "My Love," "Silly Love Songs," and the bagpipe-infused "Mull of Kintyre," but only "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" still contains a high cringe quotient. Some key tracks are missing-most notably "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Venus and Mars/Rock Show"-but Wings Greatest is still a thrilling document of Macca at the peak of his pop abilities. - amazon.com HERE

12.07.2009.

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MOTOR CITY WOMEN & DETROIT EXPRESS - Ready (2009)

01. Did He Mention My Name
02. Watch What Youre Doin'
03. You Should Do The Same
04. Guilty For Lovin' You
05. Right Here, Right Now
06. Love Me Now
07. On The Road
08. Are You Really Ready
09. Hey, Hey, Hey
10. Can You Feel My Blues
11. I'm Ready
12. Side To Side
13. Can't Go
14. One More Last Chance

Motor City Women consists of six, top-notch Detroit-area female blues singers who take turns belting it out as the lead vocalist, while the other five women provide background harmonies. Detroit Express is a four piece band of Detroit's finest who lay down the potent groove for the women to strut their stuff. All fourteen compositions are penned or co-penned by each of the women, showcasing their broad range of musical genres: blues, funk, rock...in essence, American Roots Music. All songs have a large dose of emotion and heart. The album was produced and engineered by Detroit favorite Motor City Josh, who also adds his killer guitar licks on several tracks, and he wrote or cowrote many of the tunes. This is a collection not to be missed! Every song is an experience and a window into the lives of these blues women! HERE

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LEONARD COHEN - Live In London (2009)

For over four decades, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a figure whose body of work achieves greater depths of mystery and meaning as time goes on. His songs have set a virtually unmatched standard in their seriousness and range. Sex, spirituality, religion, power - he has relentlessly examined the largest issues in human lives, always with a full appreciation of how elusive answers can be to the vexing questions he raises. But those questions, and the journey he has traveled in seeking to address them, are the ever-shifting substance of his work, as well as the reasons why his songs never lose their overwhelming emotional force. Documentaries, awards, tribute albums and the ongoing march of artists eager to record his songs all acknowledge the peerless contribution Cohen has made to what one of his titles aptly calls "The Tower of Song." In 2008 Leonard Cohen embarked on his first tour in 15 years. The Live In London release fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show from that tour that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews for his performances. - amazon.com HERE

DISC 1: 01. Dance Me To The End Of Love 02. The Future 03. Ain't No Cure For Love 04. Bird On The Wire 05. Everybody Knows 06. In My Secret Life 07. Who By Fire 08. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye 09. Anthem 10. Introduction 11. Tower Of Song 12. Suzanne 13. The Gypsy's Wife

DISC 2: 01. Boogie Street 02. Hallelujah 03. Democracy 04. I'm Your Man 05. Recitation w/ N.L. 06. Take This Waltz 07. So Long, Marianne 08. First We Take Manhattan 09. Sisters Of Mercy 10. If It Be Your Will 11. Closing Time 12. I Tried To Leave You 13. Wither Thou Goest

10.07.2009.

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DAVIS COEN - Magnolia Land (2009)

Southern American country-style blues with varities of juke joint, boogie and rock and roll themes. - cdbaby.com

01. Tired And Lonesome
02. Change In The Weather
03. Anna Ann
04. Country Girl Blues
05. Nothing To Hold On To
06. Eyes Like Diamonds
07. Goin' Away Baby
08. Wrong Side Of Town
09. Natchez Burning
10. Shake Your Goobie
11. Shortnin' Bread
12. You Gonna Miss Me

Recorded in Como, Mississippi by Jimbo Mathus at his Delta Recording Sevice during separate sessions in March 2007 and July 2008. In addition to Coen's vocals and rhythm or bottleneck slide guitar picking on all tracks, the two separate rhythm section accompaniments include Darin Dortin on drums and Jimbo Mathus, bass for the '07 session then Kinney Kimbrough, drums, and Justin Showah on bass for the later. Jimbo Mathus (of the nationally touring Squirrel Nut Zippers) also highlights the track "Wrong Side Of Town" with his distinctive lead guitar picking. Three tracks also include Hammond organ flavoring by Lance Ashley who has appeared on previous Coen tracks including "Mambo Jumbo", which received heavy airplay on XM-Sirius Satellite radio. The album's twelve cuts consist of half Coen-originals shared with six traditional or classic blues penned by the likes of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Big Joe Turner. HERE

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CARL VERHEYEN BAND - Trading 8's (2009)

01. Highway 27 (feat. Joe Bonamassa)
02. Taxman (feat. Scott Henderson)
03. On Our Way (feat. Steve Morse)
04. Constant As The Wind (feat. Jim Cox, Naomi Star)
05. New Years Day (feat. Robben Ford, Jim Cox)
06. Higher Ground (feat. Rick Vito)
07. Henry’s Farm (Carl Verheyen)
08. Henry’s Farm - part 2 (feat. Jim Cox)
09. Country Girl (feat. Albert Lee)
10. Eastern Steppes (feat. Jim Cox, Naomi Star)

Carl Verheyen is a L.A. based session guitarist, who was also a member of Supertramp, and has his own band called the Carl Verheyen Band. Verheyen is the author of many instructional books, including "Improvising Without Scales," as well as "Studio City," a collection of articles written for the magazine "Guitar for the Practicing Musician" from 1996-1999. In 1996 Carl won the prestigious LA Music Awards category of best Guitarist, while Guitar Magazine called him "One of the top undiscovered guitar players in the World."

The act of alternating or trading eight bar phrases with another soloist while improvising. With guest soloists: Joe Bonamassa, Rick Vito, Scott Henderson, Steve Morse, Robben Ford, Jim Cox, Albert Lee. HERE

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DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - Live From Austin,TX (2009)

01. Perfect Timing
02. Heathens
03. A Ghost To Most
04. The Righteous Path
05. I'm Sorry Huston
06. 3 Dimes Down
07. Puttin' People On The Moon
08. Space City
09. The Living Bubba
10. Zip City
11. 18 Wheels Of Love
12. Let There Be Rock
13. Marry Me

The Drive-By Truckers performance on Austin City Limits from September 26, 2008 was an instant classic. Recorded during their Brighter Than Creation’s Dark tour, the band line-up featured is Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Shonna Tucker, John Neff, Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez. HERE

Formed in 1996, these southern rockers are known for their three-guitar attack. The 13 songs recorded for Austin City Limits feature a mix of new songs from Brighter Than Creation’s Dark alongside DBT classics “Let There Be Rock” and “18 Wheels Of Love” (off their second album Gangstabilly) and “Marry Me” (from Decoration Day).

09.07.2009.

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BARENAKED LADIES - Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991–2001 (2001)

Electrifying performers and pure-pop songwriters of the highest order, Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have emerged over a decade as that strangest of beasts. They'll never land a dishy cover story in Mojo Magazine, but as they reflect on those ribald years between 1991 and 2001, the five can allow themselves wry smiles, knowing that sometimes, just sometimes, the cream rises to the top. In addition to familiar radio staples such as "Pinch Me," "The Old Apartment," "Jane," "Alternative Girlfriend," and the ubiquitous "One Week," there's a trump card on All Their Greatest Hits that will prove irresistible to completists: the Ladies' buttery, acoustic version of Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." Recorded eons ago for a Cockburn tribute disc that almost immediately went out of print, the song has until now been a rare and highly coveted collector's item. Two news songs--"Thanks That Was Fun" and "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)"-were recorded specifically for this collection, while two others ("Brian Wilson" and "What a Good Boy") are captured live. But what really brings this album home is, ironically, "If I Had $1,000,000." One of their very first hits cut as the Ladies were learning to dovetail their so-called "acoustic hip-hop" into slicker pop sensibilities, "$1,000,000"-a simple knock-kneed love song with harmonies so tight they're practically braided-is a snapshot of a band with all the pieces in place just as the planets were about to align. - amazon.com

Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001) is the seventh full-length album by Barenaked Ladies. It is a "greatest hits" compilation spanning BNL's first decade, featuring a version of almost every single they had released to that point. HERE

01. Old Apartment
02. Falling for the First Time
03. Brian Wilson
04. One Week
05. Be My Yoko Ono
06. Alternative Girlfriend
07. It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)
08. If I Had $1000000
09. Call and Answer
10. Get In Line
11. It's All Been Done
12. Jane
13. Lovers In a Dangerous Time
14. Pinch Me
15. Shoebox
16. What A Good Boy
17. Too Little Too Late
18. Enid
19. Thanks That Was Fun

08.07.2009.

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JIM BYRNES - That River (1995)

01. No Special Rider
02. Treat Me This Way
03. That River
04. All Over You
05. Every Waking Moment
06. If I Ever Cried
07. Junior Burn The House Down
08. Otto's Wood
09. I Got It Bad
10 Wrapped Up, Tied Up
11. Still Stuck On You

Jim Byrnes is a blues treasure that is worth seeking! You may have to go to the Canadian distributor (Stony Plain Records) to find "That River", or a specialty blues store, since the American distributors have run out of copies, but Jim Byrnes's smooth, deep voice and authentic blues guitar is worth the long hunt. Find this album. Listen to it. "That River" is a blues classic. - amazon.com HERE

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ETTA JAMES - 18 Great Gospel Favourites (2004)

01. Let's All Go Down To The River
02. Old Time Religion
03. Blowing In The Wind
04. Amen - This Little Light Of Mine
05. Oh Happy Day
06. Down By The Riverside
07. Lord Don't Move The Mountain
08. I'll Fly Away
09. I'll Make It Right
10. Jesus Is My Kind Of People
11. To My Father's House
12. Storms Of Troubled Times
13. Walk All Over God's Heaven
14. We'll Fly You To The Promised Land
15. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
16. Jesus, Lover Of My Soul
17. I Saw The Light
18. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
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07.07.2009.

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THE TRAGICALLY HIP - Live Between Us (1997)

01. Grace, Too
02. Fully Completely
03. Springtime In Vienna
04. Twist My Arm
05. Gift Shop
06. Ahead By A Century
07. Luxury
08. Courage
09. New Orleans Is Sinking
10. Don't Wake Daddy
11. Scared
12. Blow At High Dough
13. Nautical Disaster
14. The Wherewithal

The most surprising thing about the Tragically Hip's 1997 concert disc Live Between Us is that it took so long to release. For all their millions of albums sold, this is a band that really only defines itself on stage, with vocalist Gord Downie slipping into a state of unhinged possession, eyes rolled back in his head and completely lost in the song around him. Recorded, astonishingly enough, at a hockey arena in Detroit and not in Canada, Live Between Us touches on most of the Hip's career, from 1989's crowd-pleasing "Blow at High Dough" and a hair-raising storm through '94's "Nautical Disaster" to the charming "Gift Shop" from '96's Trouble at the Henhouse. There are no radical departures from recorded versions of songs like "Courage" and "Grace, Too," just a workman-like performance from the Hip's heads-down rhythm engine. As always, the most interesting thing is the singer, with Downie muttering away to himself in the middle of songs about alien transmissions and icebergs and slipping into lyrics by tourmates the Rheostatics. You can practically see him twitching. - amazon.com HERE

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CUBY + BLIZZARDS - The Universal Masters Collection (2002)

01. Another Day, Another Road
02. Appleknockers Flophouse
03. Somebody Will Know Someday
04. Just for Fun
05. Distant Smile
06. Desolation Bleus
07. Window of My Eyes
08. Goin' Home
09. The Sky Is Crying
10. Night Train
11. Seasons Come and Seasons Go
12. Evil Woman
13. Help Me
14. Go Down Sunshine
15. Thursday Night
16. Too Blind to See
17. Back Street
18. Sometimes

Cuby & the Blizzards are a Dutch blues group that started in 1964. Right from the start they were a big hit in the Netherlands. In 1967 they toured with Van Morrison (in lieu of his band Them), played with Eddie Boyd, scored a hit with Window of my Eyes and received an Edison award. That year, John Mayall stayed at their farm and the next year they regularly played with the 'king of British blues' Alexis Korner. The line-up of the band changed regularly, but founders Harry Muskee (vocals) and Eelco Gelling (guitar) remained at the core of the band, despite regular unsuccessful attempts to form other bands. Herman Brood was the pianist shortly in 1967 (which kick-started his career) and again in 1976. The spelling of the name varies, with 'Cuby' also written as 'QB' and the ampersand (&) also written as 'and' or '+' and the 'and sometimes left out. The spelling 'Cuby + Blizzards' was used on the first albums. HERE

06.07.2009.

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CROWDED HOUSE - Recurring Dream - The Very Best of Crowded House (1996)

Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand (himself, Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner), Australia (Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones and Craig Hooper) and the United States (Mark Hart, and Matt Sherrod). Though the band owes its original success to the Australian live music scene, references to New Zealand people and places in songs pay homage to their roots ("Kare Kare" is written about Karekare Beach, "Mean to Me" refers to Finn's hometown of Te Awamutu). The success of the group's third album Woodface and the general success of Crowded House and Split Enz prompted the Queen in June 1993 to bestow the Order of the British Empire on both Tim and Neil Finn for their contribution to the music of New Zealand. Originally active between 1984 and 1996, the band's notable hits from this period include "Don't Dream It's Over", "Something So Strong", "Better Be Home Soon", "Now We're Getting Somewhere", "Into Temptation", "Fall at Your Feet" and "Weather with You". In 2007, the group reunited with a new drummer. In this period, the group has released one album, Time on Earth, which reached #1 on Australia's ARIA Albums Chart. HERE

01. Weather With You
02. World Where You Live
03. Fall At Your Feet
04. Locked Out
05. Don't Dream It's Over
06. Into Temptation
07. Pineapple Head
08. When You Come
09. Private Universe
10. Not The Girl You Think You Are
11. Instinct
12. I Feel Possessed
13. Four Seasons In One Day
14. It's Only Natural
15. Distant Sun
16. Something So Strong
17. Mean To Me
18. Better Be Home Soon
19. Everything Is Good For You

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THE SHADOWS - Good Vibrations (1998) [3 CD BOX]



Formed in London in 1958/9, The Shadows are Britain's most successful instrumental and vocal group with at least 69 UK hit singles, 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and The Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. The Shadows were pioneers of the group format in the UK. Their 'Apache' hit single paved the way for thousands of guitar-based groups. Many of their EPs charted in the EP chart (defunct since 1968) and most of their studio albums charted in various UK album charts. The Shadows, along with Cliff Richard, were from 1958-1962 the UK's major group. They enjoyed a massive 2nd wave revival spell of success and interest in their music from the late-1970's until disbandment in 1990. - wikipedia

DISC 1: 01. Dance On 02. Atlantis 03. Bandit 04. Guitar Tango 05. Superstar 06. 36-24-36 07. Stardust 08. Foot Tapper 09. Kon-Tiki 10. God Only Knows 11. Peace Pipe 12. Trains & Boats & Planes 13. Apache 14. Honky Tonk Woman 15. Bo Diddley 16. F.B.I.

DISC 2: 01. Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) 02. Something 03. (Theme From) Man of Mystery 04. Geronimo 05. Classical Gas 06. Midnight 07. Parisienne Walkways 08. Don't Make My Baby Blue 09. What a Lovely Tune 10. Don't Cry For Me Argentina 11. Frightened City 12. South of the Border 13. Most Beautiful Girl 14. Baker Street 15. Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 16. Bright Eyes

DISC 3: 01. Rise & Fall of Flingel Bunt 02. Shindig 03. Wonderful Land 04. Good Vibrations 05. Mary Anne 06. Perfidia 07. Shazam 08. Breeze & I 09. Midnight Cowboy 10. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 11. Rumble 12. Walk Don't Run 13. Savage 14. Black Is Black 15. Riders in the Sky 16. Slaughter on 10th Avenue

04.07.2009.

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AEROSMITH - Classics Live! Complete (1998)

01. Train Kept a Rollin'
02. Kings and Queens
03. Sweet Emotion
04. Dream On
05. Mama Kin
06. Three Mile Smile/Reefer Head Woman
07. Lord of the Thighs
08. Major Barbra
09. Back in the Saddle
10. Walk This Way
11. Movin' Out
12. Draw the Line
13. Same Old Song and Dance
14. Last Child
15. Let the Music Do the Talking
16. Toys in the Attic

"The Classics Live! Complete" CD is just another compilation of live tracks from those that once controlled the Aerosmith machine during the bad boys prime time '70s run. This set, as the name implies, simply combines the duo of Classics Live! and Classics Live! II. This release defines cashing-in. "Classics Live! Complete" is for the die-hard Aero fan that needs everything ever issued with the Aerosmith logo gracing the cover. HERE

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WISHBONE ASH - Live Dates (1973) [Double Album]

DISC 1:
01. The King Will Come
02. Warrior
03. Throw Down The Sword
04. Rock 'n' Roll Widow
05. Ballad Of The Beacon
06. Baby What You Want Me To Do
07. Phoenix (Bonus Live In Memphis)
DISC 2:
01. The Pilgrim
02. Blowin' Free
03. Jailbait
04. Lady Whiskey
05. Phoenix

Wishbone Ash were one of THE top guitar bands in the Europe of the 1970s, although they were and remain barely known in the US. They even became tax exiles and lived in the States at the end of the 70s. This album is one of the very best live albums from the 70s, if not ever, for classic two-guitar rock. This live album reflects the best tracks from their first set of albums with their original lineup complete with Andy Powell on his trademark Gibson Flying V, and Ted Turner with his Stratocaster or Les Paul. People strle to pigeonhole this band - usually falling back on the "The English Allman Brothers" or similar. Unlike most guitar rock bands in the 70s Wishbone Ash are actually closer to progressive rock than either the blues based Led Zeppelin approach, or the heavy metal Deep Purple or UFO style or the blues-jazz of the Allmans. But they are more straightforward than say Gentle Giant or Jethro Tull. They represent I think a more mystical approach with the emphasis on melodic intertwining guitar leads and certainly, in their early days at least, long instrumentals. Not too loud, not too many guitar histrionics, but plenty of long, beautifully played, guitar lines and leads often with pseudo-mystical lyrics. A sort of less flashy Kansas. Anyway any person who appreciates guitar based bands and classic rock should listen to this album. The first three tracks in particular are absolute Wishbone classics, my favorite part is the stunning and haunting Ted Turner solo on "Lay Down the Sword". Just wonderful clean melodic and powerful lines that will be guaranteed to impress anyone. HERE

03.07.2009.

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CHUCK BERRY - You Never Can Tell:
His Complete Chess 1960-1966 (2009)

The accepted mythology is that Chuck Berry was the only one of rock's greats to make it through the supposed drought of 1960-1964 with his career and his creativity intact. Jerry Lee wound up a country act, Elvis became a b-grade movie star, Little Richard never regained his momentum even after he reconciled with rock, and many others were, well, were dead. Chuck himself had spent two years in the jug for carting a 14-year-old across state lines to be a "hat check girl" (she was later caught whoring), so it was impressive that Chuck still made music at all, much less regained the charts with classics like "Nadine," "No Particular Place To Go," and "You Never Can Tell." Indeed, those singles rank with his best. Yet the truth made clear by this 4-CD set, the sequel to a "complete '50s" collection by Hip-O, is that Berry had already begun to flag in 1960 and 1961, before his troubles; the two albums he made during this time find him alternately rewriting his classic hits ("Sweet Sixteen"), retreating into standard St. Louis blues ("Driftin' Blues"), and searching for that elusive pop hit ("Diploma For Two"). Solid stuff by anyone's standards but Chuck's, in other words. Upon his release, however, he entered a 18-month period of creativity where most of his later classics were born, and it's this burst that the timeline nature of this set brings out. This set might be only necessary for collectors were it not for a full live album (planned, never issued) that's easily the hottest Chuck-in-concert ever waxed; another entire album of extended guitar jams between Berry and Bo Diddley, and those great singles, which reveal some excellent discoveries (the instrumental b-side "O Rangutang," covers of "Fraulein" and "The Things That I Used To Do"), all of which underscore Chuck's brief yet potent return. A mythbuster, yes, but an entertaining one. HERE

02.07.2009.

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LEVON HELM - Electric Dirt (2009)

01. Tennessee Jed
02. Move Along Train
03. Growing Trade
04. Golden Bird
05. Stuff You Gotta Watch
06. White Dove
07. King Fish
08. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
09. When I Go Away
10. Heaven's Pearls
11. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

"Electric Dirt" is the second album in the last two years from American musical treasure Levon Helm. Its predecessor, the GRAMMY-winning Dirt Farmer, his first solo LP in a quarter century, followed Levon's near miraculous recovery from throat cancer, and as such represented a new lease on life for the legendary artist, who rose to prominence as the drummer and vocalist for Levon and the Hawks, which later became The Band. Electric Dirt again finds Levon steeped in tradition in his connection to the land and those who live by it, but this record goes deeper and wider, incorporating gospel, blues and soul elements in a bracing collection of originals and carefully chosen outside songs. As with Dirt Farmer, multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell took the reigns as producer and the album was recorded at "The Barn"- Levon Helm Studios. "Our objective here was to take the honesty, innocence and purity of the Dirt Farmer record which represents a true element of what Levon is all about, but also expand on that and explore deeper the goldmine of Levon's musical artistry" states Campbell. - amazon.com HERE

01.07.2009.

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TOMCAT COURTNEY - Downsville Blues (2008)

01. Cook My Breakfast
02. Four Wheel Drive
03. Wolf That Howls
04. Shake It Up Baby
05. I Wonder
06. Downsville Blues
07. I'm So Glad
08. Disaster Blues
09. Meet Me in the Bottom
10. Cryin' Won't Help You
11. Bottle It Up and Go
12. Railroad Avenue

The rest of world is about to discover what San Diego has known for 35 years; Tomcat Courtney is an authentic bluesman in the best of Texas country blues tradition. At the age of 78, Tomcat Courtney made his national debut on May 20th, 2008 with the release of “Downsville Blues” on Blue Witch Records. A bittersweet return to his old hometown prompted the recording of "Downsville Blues", where his marvelously spare, down-home guitar style and full vocals ring with riveting authority. With mastery earned through years of honing his craft, fans and critics describe Tomcat’s guitar and vocal work as “real”, “authentic”, “distinctive” and “amazing.” An extraordinary songwriter, his gift for writing topical songs grabs the essence of time and place, and shines on as captured in “Downsville Blues”, a wistful hometown remembrance, "Disaster Blues" deploring Hurricane Katrina and "Railroad Avenue", a tribute to visiting an ex-girlfriend who lived along the railroad tracks. “It isn’t about flash, it is about feeling,” recalls San Diego Entertainment writer Robert Hawkins. “Tomcat is a showman, but he doesn’t shred chords. He heals busted dreams by singing the blues.” Tomcat’s soulful voice resonates with the depth and strength of a man who has lived his lyrics; the old blues come alive in his guitarwork. The songs are rooted in a simpler time, purified by a musician who sanctifies the blues. HERE

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JERRY LEE LEWIS - Last Man Standing (2006)

How do you drum up interest in a Jerry Lee Lewis record, since the Ferriday Fireball is 71 and hasn't put out an album since 1996? First, you pair him with 22 of the biggest stars of rock (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards), country (Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard), and blues (Buddy Guy, B.B. King), to show how he put his stamp on nearly every genre. Then, you hire the dean of music chroniclers, Peter Guralnick, to give the liner notes heft. And--oh, yes, you also make sure the piano-pounding pioneer displays the best finger form he's shown in 25 years. Throughout, the Killer crows, struts, and self-mythologizes with the brio of youth, and who could resist him? At times, one may question the wisdom of turning an obvious guitar tune (Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll") into a piano-dominated performance, just as it seems odd to not make the best use of such guests as Toby Keith or Delaney Bramlett. But Lewis never yields the throne for a second, even surrounded by the likes of Robbie Robertson, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. For that reason, most of these aren't true duets--the star instrumentalists take their solos, and the harmonies of some of the most legendary vocalists (Don Henley, Little Richard) stay too far in the background. But when things really work--as they do with Bruce Springsteen (the rave-up "Pink Cadillac"), Neil Young (a crackling rendition of "You Don't Have To Go"), Kid Rock (an even blacker "Honky Tonk Woman"), George Jones (the novelty-framed "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age"), and Kris Kristofferson (an especially poignant take on "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33"), the rock of ages cleaves for thee and me. Last Man Standing refers to the famous cover of Million Dollar Quartet, on which he's pictured with fellow Sun artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins, all now jamming in the great beyond. Yet in a spoken-word reprise at the end of the Kristofferson song--"From the rocking of the cradle / To the rolling of the hearse / The going up was worth the coming down" - The Last Man seems to sest his own fine epitaph. It's hard to argue with a hellraiser extraordinaire. - amazon.com

01. Rock and Roll - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Page
02. Before the Night Is Over - B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis
03. Pink Cadillac - Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springsteen
04. Evening Gown - Mick Jagger, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ronnie Wood
05. You Don't Have to Go - Jerry Lee Lewis, Neil Young
06. Twilight - Jerry Lee Lewis, Robbie Robertson
07. Travelin' Band - John Fogerty, Jerry Lee Lewis
08. That Kind of Fool - Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards
09. Sweet Little Sixteen - Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr
10. Just a Bummin' Around - Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis
11. Honky Tonk Woman - Kid Rock, Jerry Lee Lewis
12. What's Made Milwaukee Famous - Jerry Lee Lewis, Rod Stewart
13. Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age - George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis
14. Couple More Years - Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson
15. Ol' Glory - Toby Keith, Jerry Lee Lewis
16. Trouble in Mind - Eric Clapton, Jerry Lee Lewis
17. I Saw Her Standing There - Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard
18. Lost Highway - Delaney Bramlett, Jerry Lee Lewis
19. Hadacol Boogie - Buddy Guy, Jerry Lee Lewis
20. What Makes the Irish Heart Beat - Don Henley, Jerry Lee Lewis

The title of the album refers to the fact that Lewis is the last of the Sun Records greats (Orbison, Cash, Presley) still walking the earth, let alone making music. That’s the real beauty of Last Man Standing: not only is Jerry Lee Lewis still standing, he’s still making music that means something. He’s proving that he can be as vital over 70 as he was 20, or even 40, years ago. Don’t bet against the man they call the Killer. HERE

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ELVIS PRESLEY - Today (1975)

01. T-R-O-U-B-L-E
02. And I Love You So
03. Susan When She Tried
04. Woman Without Love
05. Shake a Hand
06. Pieces of My Life
07. Fairytale
08. I Can Help
09. Bringing It Back
10. Green, Green Grass of Home

A uniformly strong selection of songs and cleaner-than-usual production make TODAY one of Elvis Presley's better '70s studio efforts. From its opening track "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (later a hit for Travis Tritt), TODAY announces that it is not just another collection of regret-filled ballads from the King. Sure, there are a few torch songs here, but on TODAY the tear-jerkers are balanced out by such up-tempo numbers as "Susan When She Tried," the inspirational "Shake A Hand," and a cover of the Billy Swan hit "I Can Help. On other tracks, Presley transforms the Pointer Sisters' hit "Fairytale" into a two-step and belts out a Tom Jones-like version of the death-row weeper "Green, Green Grass of Home." Throughout, Elvis' crack band sparkles, with guitarist James Burton in particularly fine form. Don't let the nearly identical covers RCA slapped on Presley's Seventies albums fool you: not all Elvis albums from this era are the same. Each has something to recommend it, but TODAY has more than the standard share of highlights. HERE