30.08.2009.
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V.A. - It Ain’t Over! 55 Years of Blues (2009)
"It Ain’t Over! 55 Years of Blues" is the latest compilation from Delmark Records, Chicago’s pre-eminent blues and jazz records label. Delmark is owned by Bob Koester, who’s the founder and the man still at the helm, steering the course of his creation through thick and thin, good times and bad. It Ain’t Over! is a just under 64-minute collection of 11 great blues songs by some of the cream of Delmark’s crop that have been issued over the years. Delmark began an increased recruitment of blues musicians in 1965, shortly after releasing “Junior Wells now classic Hoodoo Man Blues, a full-bore blast of modern urban juke joint revelry at its most potent [from liner notes].” Since then, Bob hasn’t messed with success. He’s kept that legacy alive in as many of Delmark’s recordings as possible. Why change a winning recipe? It Ain’t Over! was recorded live March 7, 2008, at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago, which is why you’ll see some of the same players moving in and out of the lineup throughout, including Bob Stroger on bass; Kenny Smith, son of legendary drummer Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith, on drums, natch; Roosevelt ‘The Mad Hatter’ Purifoy on keys; and Lurrie Bell on guitar. Is that the first string of current Chicago Blues royalty, or what? On this CD, Bob features eight different artists from his stable giving their best on juke joint style blues – barebones, stripped down, just enough musicians to get the sound you want and like. Zora Young kicks off this album with “Til the Fat Lady Sings,” a rousing seven-minute-plus number, the longest on the disc, with backing by – drum roll! – Lurrie Bell and Scott Cable on guitar, and Purifoy, Stroger and Smith. With a powerhouse blues belter like Zora Young, you need some cruiser-weight heavies to stand up to her punches, and they’re here, tall and strong. This booming kickoff is followed by a sad, tear-jerking “Low Low Down,” by Jimmy Johnson. When he sings of the “ice around my heart,” you can feel it. That emotion follows throughout the entire 5:37 of this ballad. HERE
01. Til The Fat Lady Sings - Zora Young
02. Cold, Cold Feeling - Jimmy Johnson
03. You Don't Know What Love Is - Jimmy Johnson
04. Wading In Deep Water - Aaron Moore
05. Pretty Girls Everywhere - Little Arthur Duncan
06. Don't You Lie To Me - Lurrie Bell
07. As The Years Go Passing By - Shirley Johnson
08. For You My Love - Eddie Shaw
09. Sun Is Shining - Eddie Shaw
10. Tend To Your Business - Tail Dragger
11. My Woman Is Gone - Tail Dragger
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DENNIS JONES - Pleasure & Pain (2009)
Blues guitar heroes are like a major hurricane that blows down everything in their path, changing the musical landscape as surely as category 5 tropical storms alter the terra firma. Since Stevie Ray Vaughan perished tragically in 1990, the winds of change have been brief squalls at best ~ until now. Dennis Jones, with his third release Pleasure & Pain (Blue Rock Records), has the explosive guitar power, voice and songs to make his contemporaries quake in their boots. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Brand New Day 02. Dont Worry About Me 03. Im Good 04. Kill The Pain 05. Blue Over You 06. Sunday Morning Rain 07. Home Tonight 08. Try Not To Lie 09. I Want It Yesterday 10. Him Or Me 11. Hot Sauce
"As always Blues is the main ingredient in my music. This time it's all original songs from start to finish. Traditional Blues, pop blues, country blues and blues rock, it's all here. I feel it's my best album yet. I hope you do too." - Dennis Jones
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TOMMY CASTRO - Hard Believer (2009)
You might think that Castro's first album recorded for mighty blues indie Alligator - and twelfth overall - would mark a departure for this longtime rocking soulman. But despite a fuller sound, fleshed out with Lenny Castro's percussion and boosted by an ever-present horn section led by longtime cohort Keith Crossan, this is another typically solid effort from the singer/guitarist. Veteran producer/musician John Porter returns to join Castro's strong, husky vocals - a cross between Delbert McClinton, James Brown, and Bob Seger - to a rather slick, radio-friendly approach. It's a marked change from Castro's anything-goes concerts where the songs are tightly rehearsed, yet open for improvisation. Still, when the singer dives into the slow blues of "Backup Plan," all the pieces fit, and Castro's John Fogerty-styled vocals rip into the tune with the kind of aggression generally missing from the musical backing. Covers of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" and the Righteous Brothers' rollicking "My Babe" bring out the inherent Memphis R&B grease of the former and the churchy fun of the latter without messing with the original concepts. Even better is Allen Toussaint's "Victims of the Darkness," a 1972 gem that benefits from Castro's sympathetic reading. Blues lovers hope the journeyman performer will someday break into the mainstream, and perhaps albums like this one will hasten that. - cduniverse.com HERE
TRACKS: 01. Definition Of Insanity 02. It Is What It Is 03. Hard Believer 04. Monkey's Paradise 05. Ninety- Nine And One Half 06. Backup Plan 07. Gotta Serve Somebody 08. Trimmin' Fat 09. Make It Back To Memphis 10. Victims Of The Darkness 11. My Babe 12. The Trouble With Soul
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DAVID GOGO - Different Views (2009)
For his 10th album, Different Views, blues rocker David Gogo definitely had some unique sights to inspire him during the recording process. Instead of the usual confines of your typical recording studio, the bulk of the album was recorded at his home - overlooking the 160-acre Christmas tree farm and forest that make up the Gogo family compound. The keyboard tracks were recorded at Rick Hopkins’ (Colin James, Barney Bentall) home overlooking breath-taking Lions Bay, British Columbia. The album is produced by Russell Broom (Jann Arden, Sam Roberts, The Dudes, Wil) with guests Shaun Verrault (Wide Mouth Mason), roots diva Carolyn Mark, and jazz great Phil Dwyer popping in at various times. With the drums set up in the foyer and guitar amps in the laundry room, the Gogo house was filled with music and good food. At times, Gogo wasn’t sure if he was a musician or a caterer! The fact that the clock wasn’t ticking, along with Gogo’s vast collection of vinyl albums, vintage guitars and pop culture memorabilia at their fingertips encouraged a stimulating creative environment. This combination has added variety and spice unlike previous Gogo efforts without losing focus of what he’s all about. - davidgogo.org HERE
TRACKS: 01. Too Late To Stop Now 02. Don’t Bring Me Down 03. Lies 04. Erase Any Trace 05. I’ll Get Over It 06. Gold 07. Where The Devil Won’t Go 08. Gunslinger 09. Relax 10. Over And Over 11. Since You’ve Gone 12. I’ll Do It Myself
29.08.2009.
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CHUCK BERRY - The Universal Masters Collection (1999)
TRACKS: 01. Johnny B. Goode 02. Roll Over Beethoven 03. Maybellene 04. School Days 05. Rock and Roll Music 06. Oh Baby Doll 07. Too Much Monkey Business 08. Let It Rock 09. Carol 10. Sweet Little Rock and Roller 11. My Ding-A-Ling [Live] 12. Reelin' and Rockin' 13. No Particular Place to Go 14. Sweet Little Sixteen 15. Little Queenie 16. Brown Eyed Handsome Man 17. Nadine 18. Too Pooped to Pop 19. Back in the USA 20. Bye Bye Johnny
The 1999 release Universal Masters Collection is a generous collection of 20 Chuck Berry Chess sides, including all classics apart from the hit "My Ding-A-Ling." Apart from that, this is a virtual roll call of Berry's best, containing both hits and excellent singles that didn't go quite as far on the charts but were just as good. - All Music Guide HERE
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JOHNNY WINTER - Texas Blues (1998)
DISC 1: 01. Livin' in the Blues 02. Creepy 03. Gangster of Love 04. The Guy You Left Behind 05. Out of Sight 06. Parchman Farm 07. Low Down Gal of Mine 08. Five After Four A.M. 09. Ease My Pain 10. 32-20 Blues 11. Bad News 12. Goin' Down Slow 13. Kindhearted Woman Blues 14. Harlem Nocturne 15. Livin' in the Blues (2)
DISC 2: 01. Leave My Woman Alone 02. I Can't Believe You Want to Leave 03. Road Runner 04. Shed So Many Tears 05. Avocado Green 06. I Had to Cry 07. Please Come Home For Christmas 08. That's What Love Does 09. By the Light of the Silvery Moon 10. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 11. Easy Lovin' Girl 12. Birds Can't Row Boats (Spiders of the Mind) 13. Take a Chance on My Love 14. The World Turns All Around Her
1998 compilation on Recall featuring 29 timeless works bylegendary Texas blues guitarist & brother of Edgar. Includes'By The Light Of The Silvery Moon', 'I Can't Believe YouWant To Leave' and 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye'. All tracks aredigitally mastered. HERE
28.08.2009.
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JIM KEAVENY - Music Man (2009) 
Jim Keaveny's lates effort 'Music Man' is a slice of American folk music that is not to be missed. It combines the wit of Townes, the urgency of Guthrie and the ability to paint images in the listener's mind of Dylan into a package that is uniquely his own. It blazes the path for many new folk singers to follow. - thealternateroot.com
The modern day drifter, untamed…the ‘maverick’ in the traditional use of the word. They hop freight trains and wander the landscape busking from town to town. The muse is the common man, the downtrodden, the lonely, the forgotten. Their music, their stories, are timeless and in hard times urgent warnings of the storms ahead. Think Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Pete Seeger…Bob Dylan. Jim Keaveny's lates effort 'Music Man' is a slice of American folk music that is not to be missed. It is all of these things and more. It is a voice that, while vanishing in the “on demand” world we have created, demands to be heard. It blazes a new path for many new American folk singers to follow. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Rainin'Here In Austin 02. Music Man 03. Lonely Old Railroad Blues 04. Mountain Mama 05. The North Padre Island Lullaby 06. Livin' In A Dream 07. The Big, Big Train 08. Kinky Mama 09. Ring Ring Ring 10. Springtime By Then 11. I'm So Lonely 12. Going To Arizona 13. Dreamy Day 14. Happy Man
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DR HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW - The Very Best Of (2000)
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's sardonic, country-flavored pop/rock made them one of the most fondly remembered acts of AM pop radio's heyday in the '70s. Although the band had a reputation as a mouthpiece for humorist Shel Silverstein, who supplied several of their biggest hits (including "The Cover of Rolling Stone"), they didn't rely exclusively on his material by any means. And, during their peak years, they were just as famed for their crazed stage antics, which ranged from surreal banter to impersonating their own opening acts. This is a compilation of the 3 albums Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show released in the early 1970s. Almost all of their tracks are Shel Silverstein compositions with witty, irreverent humoristic lyrics, folk style vocals by Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook) and country-rock backup. Next to the wellknown Sylvia's mother and Cover of the Rolling Stone are other great tracks such as Marie Lavaux, The ballad of Lucy Jordan, Freakin' at the freakers ball, Roland the roadie... and Judy. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Sylvia's Mother 02. Queen Of The Silver Dollar 03. Marie Lavaux 04. The Cover Of "Rolling Stone" 05. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan 06. Hey, Lady Godiva 07. Four Years Older Than Me 08. Makin' It Natural 09. Freakin' At The Freakers' Ball 10. If I'd Only Come And Gone 11. Carry Me Carrie 12. Penicillin Penny 13. Life Ain't Easy 14. Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Goupie 15. Acapulco Goldie 16. When Lilly Was Queen 17. Monterey Jack 18. You Ain't Got The Right 19. Sing Me A Rainbow 20. Kiss It Away 21. When She Cries 22. Judy 23. I Call That True Love 24. Mama, I'll Sing One Song For You
27.08.2009.
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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - Alpine Valley (1990)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27 1990) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, whose broad appeal made him an influential electric blues guitarist. To date, a total of 18 albums of Vaughan's work have been released. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Stevie Ray Vaughan #7 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and Classic Rock Magazine ranked him #3 in their list of the 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes in 2007.
To complete the summer portion of the "In Step" tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played two shows on August 25 & 26 at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, while on tour with Eric Clapton. For travel to the next venue, the tour manager reserved four helicopters to circumvent congested highway traffic. In very dense fog, the helicopters were clear for lift-off at 12:40 A.M. Just past the lift-off zone was a 300-foot hill. Vaughan's helicopter pilot was unfamiliar with the flight pattern for exiting the area, and did not climb to sufficient altitude immediately after take-off. Vaughan's helicopter veered off to one side and crashed into the hill. According to the findings as reported by the National Transportation Safety Board, the cause of the accident was determined to be inadequate planning by the pilot, and failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear an obstacle. Fog and haze, as well as the rising terrain were listed as contributing factors. All occupants including Vaughan, the pilot and three members of Eric Clapton's travel group were killed on impact. On August 31, 1990, funeral services were held for Vaughan in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. Brother Jimmie, mother Martha, and girlfriend Janna were in attendance. Among the mourners were all three members of ZZ Top, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder, and Jackson Browne. Vaughan was interred at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Oak Cliff, a part of Dallas, Texas.
The audio source is an audience recording. The quality is clear with all of the instruments coming through.Track 2 on Disc 2 is the final performance by SRV. HERE
DISC 1: 01. Intro 02. The House Is Rockin' 03. Tightrope 04. The Things I Used To Do 05. Let Me Love You Baby 06. Leave That Little Girl Alone 07. Pride And Joy 08. Wall Of Denial 09. Riviera Paradise 10. Superstition 11. Couldn't Stand The Weather 12. Goin' Down 13. Crossfire
DISC 2: 01. Voodoo Chile 02. Sweet Home Chicago 03. Pride And Joy 04. Mary Had A Little Lamb 05. Lovestruck Baby 06. Testify 07. Voodoo Chile 08. Mary Had A Little Lamb 09. Couldn't Stand The Weather 10. Cold Shot
The Essential (2002)
Epic's The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble gathers two discs' worth of the late blues guitarist's work, including many live performances and a few tracks with the Vaughan Brothers. The collection presents Vaughan's material in roughly chronological order, from the 1980 live recording "Shake for Me" to 1989's "Life by the Drop." It also touches on most of Vaughan's definitive songs and performances, including "Tightrope," "Wall of Denial," "Couldn't Stand the Weather," and "Cold Shot," and live versions of "The Sky Is Crying," "Superstition," and "Rude Mood/Hide Away." Though this album doesn't offer anything that hasn't already been released in some form or another, it does go into slightly more depth than several of the other Stevie Ray Vaughan retrospectives by presenting both his greatest studio hits and some of his best live work. ~ All Music Guide HERE
DISC 1: 01.Shake For Me 02.Rude Mood / Hide Away 03.Pride and Joy 04.Love Struck Baby 05.Texas Flood 06.Mary Had a Little Lamb 07.Lenny 08.Scuttle Buttin' 09.Couldn't Stand the Weather 10.The Things That I Used to Do 11. Cold Shot 12.Tin Pan Alley (aka The Roughest Place In Town) 13.Give Me Back My Wig 14.Empty Arms 15.The Sky Is Crying 16.Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
DISC 2: 01.Say What! 02.Look at Little Sister 03.Change It 04.Come on (Pt. III) 05.Life Without You 06.Little Wing 07. Willie the Wimp 08. Superstition 09. Leave My Girl Alone 10. The House Is Rockin' 11. Crossfire 12. Tightrope 13. Wall of Denial 14. Riviera Paradise 15. Telephone Song (with The Vaughan Brothers) 16. Long Way From Home (with The Vaughan Brothers) 17. Life by the Drop
26.08.2009.
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36 years after the release of his first solo album "The Blue Ridge Rangers" the rock legend returns to his country roots with special guests Bruce Springsteen and Don Henley.
01. Paradise
02. Never Ending Song Of Love
03. Garden Party - with Don Henley
04. I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
05. Back Home Again
06. I'll Be There (If Ever You Want Me)
07. Change In The Weather
08. Moody River
09. Heaven's Just A Sin Away
10. Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'
11. Haunted House
12. When Will I Be Loved - with Bruce Springsteen
In 1973, John Fogerty released his solo debut album, "The Blue Ridge Rangers" – a collection of country, rock and gospel covers- every instrument and every vocal part belonging to John. On September 1st, John’s back with a whole new collection of favorite tunes, with "The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again". The record is produced and arranged by Fogerty, but this time around, he brings some friends into the studio to help out with the playing and singing. Among them, Timothy B. Schmidt and Don Henley on Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party”, and one Bruce Springsteen on the Everly Brothers classic “When Will I Be Loved”. HERE
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STEVE EARLE AND THE DEL McCOURY BAND - The Mountain (1999)
01. Texas Eagle
02. Your Forever Blue
03. Carrie Brown
04. I'm Still In Love With You
05. The Graveyard Shift
06. Harlan Man
07. The Mountain
08. Outlaw's Honeymoon
09. Connemara Breakdown
10. Leroy's Dustbowl Blues
11. Dixieland
12. Paddy On the Beat
13. Long, Lonesome Highway Blues
14. Pilgrim
When country-rock icon Steve Earle teamed with blazing bluegrass act the Del McCoury Band, the result was more invigoratingly intense than even die-hard fans could have imagined. These energetic songs somehow sound innovative and timeless at the same time, merging the finest, first-person-narrated politico tunes of Springsteen or Dylan with the plaintive, hard-driving mountain wails of the Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe. Even if it does begin with a jokey incantation of the Mickey Mouse theme song ("M-I-C-K-E-Y..."), The Mountain is Steve Earle's most traditional album, pairing country rock's most notorious miscreant with the best working band in bluegrass. Earle was inspired by a chance meeting with the late bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe, and this is his self-declared stab at musical immortality. It is easy to imagine these 14 songs sounding as good 40 years from now as they do today. The mood varies widely from triple-time breakdowns to bluesy shuffles to meditative waltzes, but there's not a missed note or strained chorus anywhere. As Earle states at the outset, "If you want to be in the band, you have to put your hat on," and the one he's wearing, at least figuratively, is 10 gallon-plus. - amazon.com HERE
24.08.2009.
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PETER GREEN - The Anthology (2008)
2008 four CD set, the most extensive retrospective look at Peter Green's truly legendary career. The set contains essential Peter Green music drawn from all stages of his career. From his first tentative recordings with the likes of Peter Bardens and John Mayall, it moves through the genesis of Fleetwood Mac and the band's many classic blues recordings including 'Ramblin' Pony' and 'Black Magic Woman'. Fleetwood Mac's subsequent blues and rock fusion chart hits - titles like the utterly unique 'Albatross', 'Oh Well' and the haunting 'Man Of The World' - are all included, as is the best of his later solo work and Splinter Group recordings. The set is stylishly packaged in a hardback digicase with 64-page booklet containing enlightening liner notes, rare photographs, memorabilia, plus commentary and artwork from Peter himself. Quite simply, this is the ultimate Peter Green collection - a special release befitting a special musician and songwriter who is rightly one of the most revered blues guitarists of all time. - cduniverse.com HERE
DISC 1:
01. Evil Woman Blues With John Mayall
02. The Stumble With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
03. Sitting In The Rain With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
04. The World Keep On Turning With Fleetwood Mac
05. The Supernatural With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
06. Looking For Somebody With Fleetwood Mac
07. Long Grey Mare (feat. Bob Brunning) With Fleetwood Mac
08. Stop Messin’ Around With Fleetwood Mac
09. Train Is Coming With Eddie Boyd & His Blues Band
10. Greeny With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
11. Soul Dressing With Peter B’s Looners
12. I Loved Another Woman With Fleetwood Mac
13. No Place To Go With Fleetwood Mac
14. You Don’t Love Me With John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
15. Lazy Poker Blues With Fleetwood Mac
16. Merry Go Round With Fleetwood Mac
17. Trying So Hard To Forget With Duster Bennett
18. Ramblin’ Pony With Fleetwood Mac
19. Drifting With Fleetwood Mac
DISC 2:
01. Black Magic Woman With Fleetwood Mac
02. Albatross With Fleetwood Mac
03. Ain’t Nobody’s Business With Otis Spann
04. Someday Baby With Otis Spann
05. Watch Out With Fleetwood Mac (Blues Jam At Chess)
06. Ooh Baby With Fleetwood Mac (Blues Jam At Chess)
07. Horton’s Boogie Woogie - Take One With Walter Horton, Otis Spann & S.P. Leary (Blues Jam At Chess)
08. Love That Burns With Fleetwood Mac
09. First Train Home With Fleetwood Mac
10. Need Your Love So Bad With Fleetwood Mac
11. Don’t Goof With The Spook With Peter Bardens
12. The Answer With Peter Bardens
13. Homage To The God Of Light With Peter Bardens
14. Oh Well Part 1 and Part 2 With Fleetwood Mac
DISC 3:
01. Man Of The World With Fleetwood Mac
02. Before The Beginning With Fleetwood Mac
03. Momma Don’tcha Cry Peter Green, solo
04. Underway With Fleetwood Mac
05. Rattlesnake Shake With Fleetwood Mac
06. It’s Gonna Be Me Peter Green, solo
07. White Sky (love that evil woman) With Fleetwood Mac
08. The Green Manalishi (with The Two Prong Crown) With Fleetwood Mac
09. Show-biz Blues With Fleetwood Mac
10. In The Skies Peter Green, solo
11. Like A Hot Tomato Peter Green, solo
12. Whatcha Gonna Do? Peter Green, solo
13. Carry My Love Peter Green, solo
14. Corners Of My Mind Peter Green, solo
15. Hidden Depth (feat. Zoot Money) Peter Green, solo
DISC 4:
01. Big Change Is Gonna Come With Splinter Group
02. I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man (feat. Otis Rush) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
03. It Takes Time With Splinter Group
04. Don’t Walk Away With Splinter Group
05. Heart Of Stone With Splinter Group
06. Love In Vain Blues With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
07. From Four Until Late (feat. Dr John) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
08. I’m Ready For You With Splinter Group
09. Cruel Contradictions With Dick Heckstall-Smith
10. Me And The Devil Blues With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
11. Cross Road Blues (feat. Buddy Guy) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
12. Dead Shrimp Blues (feat. Hubert Sumlin) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
13. Travelling Riverside Blues (feat. Joe Louis Walker & Honey Boy Edwards) With Nigel Watson & Splinter Group
14. Time Keeps Slipping Away With Splinter Group
15. Look Out For Yourself With Splinter Group
16. Albatross With Chris Coco
23.08.2009.
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DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN - The Collectors #1 (2002)
01. Beyond The Pale
02. Georgia On A Fast Train
03. One Step Bebop #2
04. Tangled Up In Blue
05. Steady Rollin' Man
06. Change My Way Of Livin'#2
07. The Preacher
08. Seven Turns #3
09 .Willy And Po' Bob
Dickey Betts is a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. Along with being one of the most influential guitar players of all time, Dickey Betts is credited as both writing and singing the group's biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man". Having helped define the genre, Dickey Betts & Great Southern continue to tour and break new ground in the grand tradition of great Southern Rock. HERE
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SANTANA - The Woodstock Experience (2009)
Recorded live at the Woodstock music & art fair, Saturaday, August 16, 1969 HERE
01. Waiting
02. Evil Ways
03. You Just Don't Care
04. Savor
05. Jingo
06. Persuasion
07. Soul Sacrifice
08. Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fries
Taking the stage at Woodstock, Santana was a little-known Latin rock group from San Francisco. When they walked off, they were an undeniable legend. The appearance was a perfect prologue to the debut, self-titled album that followed just weeks later. 1969 was an epic year Santana - their groundbreaking album and the performance at Woodstock would define them and their virtuosic guitarist, Carlos Santana, for years to come.
22.08.2009.
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RITA COOLIDGE - Out of the Blues (1996)
01. Mean To Me
02. Am I Blue
03. Hallelujah, I Love Him So
04. Stormy Monday
05. For The Good Times
06. Black Coffee
07. Bring It On Home To Me
08. Nobody Wins
09. Man I Love
10. When The Ngiht Rolls In
11. Out Of The Blues
Even though the duo-tone cover looks new and jazzy, most of this cozy set was recorded over twenty years ago. Primarily working with bass, drum and piano, the smoky-voiced chanteuse delivers these eleven songs with her own inimitably laidback vigor, performing best on moody ballads such as "Am I Blue," "Mean To Me" and "The Man I Love." Some of these tracks have appeared on Rita's albums during her A&M Records tenure in the 1970s, but most of them remained in the vault until now. It's a fine set with simple arrangements of chestnuts such as "Bring It On Home To Me" and the blues staple "Stormy Monday." Rounding the set out are two recent cuts, the Top 40-ish "When The Night Rolls In" and the bluesy "Out of the Blues." ~ All Music Guide HERE
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CANNED HEAT - Live In Concert: Woodstock - 10th Anniversary Celebration (2008)
01. On the Road Again
02. Bullfrog Blues
03. Chicken Shack Boogie
04. Stand Up (For What You Are)
05. Going Up the Country
06. Don't Know Where She Went (She Split)
07. Human Condition
08. Shake 'n' Boogie
09. Christmas Blues (from 'The Canned Heat Christmas Album')
10. Let's Work Together (from 'Friends In The Can')
There have easily been half-a-dozen releases derived from this late-'70s reunion of the venerable psychedelic/blues band Canned Heat. Setting this package apart from King Biscuit Flower Hour's Greatest Hits Live or the DTS 5.1 DVD version From the Front Row Live (2003) is the inclusion of two "bonus" tracks - which will be expounded upon momentarily. The specific performance featured within the main program is rare in the sense that it is one of the only available to boast a short-lived lineup lead by Canned Heat veterans Larry "The Mole" Taylor (bass/vocals), Bob "The Bear" Hite (harmonica/vocals), and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra (drums), with Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann (guitar) and Jay Spell (piano). The band's September 7, 1979 set was part of a larger celebration held in Brookhaven, NY and marking the tenth anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair. Suitably, the combo churns through a handful of the better-known selections that have become synonymous with their initial fame as boogie-based rockers during the late '60s. Primary among them are "On the Road Again" and the back to nature anthem "Goin' Up the Country" - the latter having been used prominently in the Woodstock (1970) motion picture documentary and subsequent soundtrack. As such, each is met with enthusiastic responses from the gathered masses. Slightly deeper into their decade-old repertoire are sturdy updates of Amos Milburn's Crescent City soul classic "Chicken Shack Boogie" as well as William Harris' "Bullfrog Blues." The lengthy workout on "Human Conditions" - the title track to their most recent long player - is recommended listening for inclined parties, as is the hard-driving closer "Shake 'n' Boogie" as the band turn up the fire into a full-blown revival of the incendiary style that garnered their initial notoriety. The aforementioned supplementary sides are the incongruous additions of "Let's Work Together" and the seasonal offering "Christmas Blues." Although they are both worth having, neither seems to have a specific connection to the 1979 concert. ~ All Music Guide HERE
21.08.2009.
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ARETHA, DIANA & ROBERTA
ARETHA FRANKLIN - The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin: The '60s (1994)
"30 Greatest Hits" is still the preferred essential document for the Atlantic years, but this is certainly an excellent 16-track primer of her most popular late'60s tracks. Most of them are also on 30 Greatest Hits. But if you've got a particular yen for Aretha's early Atlantic period (which was also her very best), you'll find all the biggest smashes from that era here, including "Respect," "Chain of Fools," "Think," "The House That Jack Built," "Baby I Love You," "I Never Loved a Man," and so forth. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Respect 02. Baby I Love You 03. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) 04. Chain Of Fools 05. Do Right Woman Do Right Man 06. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 07. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone 08. Ain't No Way 09. Think 10. See Saw 11. The House That Jack Built 12. I Say A Little Prayer 13. The Weight 14. Eleanor Rigby 15. Share Your Love With Me 16. Call Me
DIANA ROSS - The Ultimate Collection (1994)
If you're looking for a collection of the Supremes' many No. 1 hits, this is the album for you. It offers twenty-five songs, all top hits from both the pop and R&B charts by Motown's crown jewel Girl Group. Even the stunning songs that didn't chart very well are knock-outs. This should satisfy even avid Supreme fans. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Where Did Our Love Go 02. Baby Love 03. Stop! In The Name Of Love 04. You Can’t Hurry Love 05. Reflections 06. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) 07. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 08. Touch Me In The Morning 09. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) 10. Love Hangover 11. Upside Down 12. Endless Love 13. Why Do Fools Fall In Love 14. Missing You 15. Chain Reaction 16. When You Tell Me That You Love Me 17. One Shining Moment 18. If We Hold On Together 19. The Best Years Of My Life 20. Someday We’ll Be Together
ROBERTA FLACK - Softly With These Songs: The Best Of (1993)
4 x Grammy-winning r&b legend Roberta Flack is one of the best loved vocalists in contemporary music. Her timeless, elegant and soulful sound - a favorite with pop audiences as well - is spotlighted on this essential single-disc collection of 17 classic recordings spanning the early '70s through the early '90s. HERE
TRACKS: 01. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 02. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 03. Where Is The Love (with Donny Hathaway) 04. Killing Me Softly With His Song 05. Feel Like Makin' Love 06. The Closer I Get To You 07. More Than Everything 08. Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love) 09. Back Together Again (with Donny Hathaway) 10. Making Love 11. Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (with Peabo Bryson) 12. Oasis 13. And So It Goes 14. You Know What It's Like 15. Set The Night To Music (with Maxi Priest) 16. My Foolish Heart 17. Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)
20.08.2009.
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LITTLE JIMMY KING
Memphis-based left-handed guitar player Little Jimmy King was one of the most exciting blues players to emerge on the scene in the 1990s. King was born December 4, 1968, as Manuel Gales but renamed himself for his two favorite guitar heroes, Jimi Hendrix and Albert King. He got started as a rock & roller, but by the mid-'80s had switched to blues. By 1988, he had left the Memphis blues scene to go on the road with his hero as part of Albert King's band. The late Albert King called Little Jimmy his grandson, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan also had high praise for the young guitarist. In a moment King will never forget, Vaughan told him: "Play on, brother, you've got it. Don't stop playing for nobody."
King's self-titled debut was released in 1991 on the Rounder Bullseye Blues label, and he followed it up in 1994 with Something Inside of Me, on which he's accompanied by former Double Trouble bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris "Whipper" Layton. King can also be heard playing guitar on Ann Peebles's Full Time Love and Otis Clay's I'll Treat You Right and On My Way Home. King's 1995 record with his two guitar playing brothers, Eric Gales and Eugene Gales, Left Hand Brand was released by the House of Blues label in 1995. While the brothers often played gigs together, Left Hand Brand is the only album they made. In 1997 King released his third record for Bullseye Blues, the Willie Mitchell produced Soldier For the Blues.
Little Jimmy King died suddenly on July 19, 2002 after suffering a heart attack at the young age of 34. King's live shows, as documented on 2002's Live at Monterey, like his three highly praised studio recordings for Bullseye Blues, were full of fire and fury, passionate guitar playing within the context of his band, the Memphis Soul Survivors, great vocals and clever songs. His presence and playing are sure to be missed. - answers.com
Something Inside Of Me (1994) @VBR [V0]
Little Jimmy King's second Bullseye/Rounder session matches the slashing guitarist with the rhythm section that once backed Stevie Ray Vaughan. King soars on these 11 cuts; while he lacks Vaughan's speed and is more a straight blues technician, he plays with more imagination and drive than on his debut. He contributes six originals and does a competent job of reworking material by Elmore James, Albert King, and even Phil Collins. While there's nothing here startling or surprising, King effectively teams with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, and producer/organist Ron Levy crafts an entertaining program of contemporary blues-rock with vintage sensibilities and overtones. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Under Pressure 02. Can't You See What You're Doin' To Me 03. Something Inside of Me 04. Win, Lose, or Draw 05. Blues Been Good To Me 06. Strange Brew 07. Baby, Baby 08. Shouldn't Have Left Me 09. Unlovable 10. Resolution # 1 11. Upside Down & Backwards
Live At B.B. Kings, LA (2008) @320
Until his untimely death in 2002, guitarist Little Jimmy King was keeping electric blues alive, specializing in Memphis-style blues and drawing inspiration from his mentors, Jimi Hendrix and Albert King (the two artists from whom he took his stage name). LIVE AT B.B. KING'S, L.A., finds the young six-string slinger tearing through a set of amped-up, Southern-fried barnburners with a band that rises to the occasion. The focus, naturally, is on King's voice, his appealing tunes, and his fiery, impassioned playing. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Intro - Here We Go Again 02. Can't You See What You Doing To Me? 03. Cross Cut Saw 04. Standing In The Rain 05. Somebody 06. Red House 07. Don't Burn Down The Bridge 08. Hand Me Downs 09. Hey Joe 10. Angel Of Mercy
19.08.2009.
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UFO - BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (1992)
01. Lettin' Go
02. No Place To Run
03. Out In The Street
04. Cherry
05. Only You Can Rock Me
06. Love To Love
07. Mystery Train
08. Lights Out
09. Built For Comfort
10. Rock Bottom
11. Doctor Doctor
12. Shoot Shoot
One of British rock's legendary bands is featured in the BBC Radio One's world-renowned series. Features 4 rare performances taken from a '74 show that included "Doctor Doctor" and a cover of the Willie Dixon blues standard "Built For Comfort". HERE or HERE
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THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - Powerful Stuff (1989)
Powerful Stuff is a 1989 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The track "Powerful Stuff" achieved mainstream success and was featured in Touchstone Pictures' 1988 hit film "Cocktail".
01. Rock This Place
02. Knock Yourself Out
03. Mistake Number 1
04. One Night Stand
05. Emergency
06. Powerful Stuff
07. Close Together
08. Now Loosin' Up Baby
09. She's Hot
10. Rainin' In My Heart
With their fusion of blues, rock & roll, and R&B, the Fabulous Thunderbirds helped popularize roadhouse Texas blues with a mass audience in the '80s and, in the process, they helped kick-start a blues revival during the mid-'80s. During their heyday in the early '80s, they were the most popular attraction on the blues bar circuit, which eventually led to a breakthrough to the pop audience in 1986 with their fifth album, Tuff Enuff. The mass success didn't last too long, and founding member Jimmie Vaughan left in 1990, but the Fabulous Thunderbirds remained one of the most popular blues concert acts in America during the '90s. HERE
18.08.2009.
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JEFF BECK - Boogie Woody's Birthday (2009)
All the tracks are soundboard records from studio sessions, live concerts or Radio and TV Broadcasts, resulting in a very nice audio quality. The selection was take from 17 bootlegs at different times between 1967 and 2009. HERE + 2 missing tracks HERE
* The Steakhouse Sessions in L.A. 1997-1998 : Produced by Steve Lukather
* Amsterdam sessions 1998
* Jeff Beck & Stanley Clarke - Jaap Eden Hal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 5, 1979 (Dutch FM Radio Broadcast)
* Ruis Rock Festival, Turku FI, August 22, 1971
* Paris Theatre, England BBC In Concert, London - UK June 29, 1972
* Rare, Raw, Rough and Ready - Live in Chicago October 1971
* Best Shot - Live at Riverport Amphitheater Saint Louis, MO, Aug. 37, 1995.
* At Last Rainbow - Rainbow Theatre, London UK, January 26, 1974
* Prince Hotel, Karuizawa, Japan, 1 Jun 1986 (TV Broadcast )
* Blow Your Mind - Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT, March 21, 1999
* Tacoma Dome, Seattle, Washington, July 8 1984 (FM Broadcast)
* The Final Peace, Live at Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, 1980.12.16 (Yokohama Culture Sports Center)
* International Forum Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2009
* At the UDO Music Festival - Fuji Speedway Japan 22 July 2006
* From PROGRESSIVE POP BBC TRANSCRIPTION LP'S 1968-1970. Rare unreleased songs.
* Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame - Cleveland, Ohio, 5 Apr 2009
* The Night Of The Kings - The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert From London Royal Albert Hall, September 20th 1983
DISC 1:
01. T-Boned (Jeff Beck)
02. Rock’n'Roll Jelly (with Stanley Clarke)
03. New Ways – Train Train (Jeff Beck Group)
04. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Jeff Beck Group)
05. Hurricane (Jeff Beck)
06. Going Down Slow (Jeff Beck Group)
07. She’s A Woman (Jeff Beck Group)
08. You Never Know (Jeff Beck)
09. Blues Deluxe – You Shook Me (Beck, Bogert & Appice)
10. Behind The Veil (Jeff Beck)
11. Super Jam (with Santana & Steve Lukather)
12. Definitively Maybe (Jeff Beck Group)
DISC 2:
01. THX138 (Jeff Beck)
02. I Ain’t Superstitious (with Rod Stewart)
03. Skin-Thieves (Jeff Beck)
04. The Pump (with Rod Stewart band)
05. Too Much to Lose (Jeff Beck)
06. ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers (Jeff Beck)
07. Escape (with Steve Lukather)
08. Blast From The East (Jeff Beck)
09. Stratus (Jeff Beck)
10. Angel (Footsteps) (Jeff Beck)
11. Star Cycle (Jeff Beck)
12. Beck’s Bolero-Immigrant Song (Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page)
13. Sweet Little Angel (Jeff Beck Group)
14. Tulsa Time (Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton & Allstars)
17.08.2009.
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V.A. - Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm (2009)
Much has been written about the significance of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair as a cultural event. Ironically, what has been least examined up to now is the very thing that brought nearly half a million together in 1969: the music itself. As the historic festival marks its 40-year anniversary, Rhino presents WOODSTOCK: 40 YEARS ON: BACK TO YASGUR'S FARM, six-CD collection that features the most comprehensive collection ever available of artists that performed at the original festival, sequenced in chronological order of performance, featuring previously unreleased recordings, including the Grateful Dead, The Who, Tim Hardin, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & The Fish, and others. To assemble the most comprehensive document of the myth-steeped weekend, the boxed set's co-producer Andy Zax pored over every inch of multitrack tape in search of the strongest parts of each of the 33 sets. "The way we approached all of the material was as if it was a cinéma verité documentary - the raw record of the event," Zax says. In addition to the music, the set offers considerable amount of ancillary material sprinkled throughout the discs - stage announcements, lysergic babble, the sounds of rain, a cameo appearance by Abbie Hoffman, and the graciousness of Max Yasgur's address to the crowd, heard for the first time in its entirety. Another significant byproduct of WOODSTOCK: 40 YEARS ON: BACK TO YASGUR'S FARM is that, by virtue of its size and rigorously chronological sequence, it gets closer to a sense of the performances as they occurred in real time than any previous compilation. For the first time, the complete and accurate set lists will be available in the boxed set's booklet. Some Woodstock aficionados will be taken aback by the actual order of the performances; it differs from both various written accounts and from Michael Wadleigh's film Woodstock, which takes certain liberties with chronology in order to maintain its narrative flow.
DISC 1:
01. "Handsome Johnny" — Richie Havens
02. "Freedom (Motherless Child)" — Richie Havens
03. "Choppity Choppity"— John Morris
04. "Look Out" — Sweetwater
05. "Two Worlds"—Sweetwater *
06. "Jennifer" — Bert Sommer *
07. "And When It's Over"— Bert Sommer *
08. "Smile" — Bert Sommer *
09. "There Goes Marilyn!"— John Morris
10. "Hang On To A Dream" — Tim Hardin *
11. "Simple Song Of Freedom" — Tim Hardin *
12. "Flat Blue Acid"— John Morris
13. "Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital" — Ravi Shankar *
14. "Momma Momma" — Melanie *
15. "Beautiful People" — Melanie
16. "Birthday Of The Sun" — Melanie
17. "Coming Into Los Angeles" — Arlo Guthrie ***
18. "Wheel Of Fortune" — Arlo Guthrie *
19. "Every Hand In The Land" — Arlo Guthrie *
20. "All You Funny People"— John Morris
DISC 2:
01. "Joe Hill"— Joan Baez
02. "Sweet Sir Galahad"— Joan Baez
03. "Hickory Wind" — Joan Baez *
04. "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man" — Joan Baez w/Jeffrey Shurtleff
05. "Bring Scully His Asthma Pills"— John Morris
06. "Insulin" & Quill Intro— John Morris
07. "They Live The Life" — Quill *
08. "That's How I Eat"— Quill *
09. "I Understand Your Wife Is Having A Baby"— Chip Monck
10. "Donovan's Reef" — Country Joe McDonald *
11. "The 'Fish' Cheer"/"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" — Country Joe McDonald
12. "Persuasion" — Santana
13. "Soul Sacrifice" — Santana
14. "How Have You Been"— John B. Sebastian
15. "Rainbows All Over Your Blues" — John B. Sebastian
16. "I Had A Dream" — John B. Sebastian
17. "The Letter" — Incredible String Band *
18. "When You Find Out Who You Are" — Incredible String Band *
19. "She Is Lost"— Chip Monck
DISC 3:
01. "We're In Pretty Good Shape"— Chip Monck
02. "Going Up The Country" — Canned Heat
03. "Woodstock Boogie" — Canned Heat **
04. "The Brown Acid Is Not Specifically Too Good"— Chip Monck
05. "Blood Of The Sun" — Mountain ***
06. "Theme For An Imaginary Western" — Mountain ***
07. "For Yasgur's Farm" — Mountain *
08. "For Those Of You Who Have Partaken Of The Green Acid"— Chip Monck
09. "Green Acid Advice"— Jerry Garcia & Country Joe McDonald
10. "Dark Star" — Grateful Dead *
11. "Green River"— Creedence Clearwater Revival
12. "Bad Moon Rising"— Creedence Clearwater Revival *
13. "I Put A Spell On You" — Creedence Clearwater Revival
DISC 4:
01. "Work Me, Lord" — Janis Joplin
02. "Ball And Chain" — Janis Joplin
03. Medley: "Dance To The Music"/"Music Lover"/"I Want To Take You Higher" - Sly & The Family Stone
04. "The Politics Of The Situation"— Abbie Hoffman
05. "Amazing Journey" — The Who *
06. "Pinball Wizard" — The Who *
07. Abbie Hoffman vs. Pete Townshend
08. "We're Not Gonna Take It" — The Who **
09. "The Other Side Of This Life" — Jefferson Airplane *
10. "Somebody To Love"— Jefferson Airplane
11. "Won't You Try"/ "Saturday Afternoon"— Jefferson Airplane
12. "We Got A Whole Lot Of Orange"— Grace Slick
13. "Volunteers" — Jefferson Airplane
14. "Breakfast In Bed For 400,000"—Wavy Gravy
15. "It Just Keeps Goin'"— John Morris
16. Max Yasgur Speaks
DISC 5:
01. "Feelin' Alright"— Joe Cocker *
02. "Let's Go Get Stoned"— Joe Cocker
03. "With A Little Help From My Friends" — Joe Cocker
04. The Rainstorm
05. "Rock & Soul Music"— Country Joe & The Fish
06. "Love" — Country Joe & The Fish *
07. "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine"— Country Joe & The Fish *
08. "Summer Dresses"— Country Joe & The Fish *
09. "Silver and Gold"— Country Joe & The Fish *
10. "Rock & Soul Music" (Reprise)— Country Joe & The Fish *
11. "Leland Mississippi Blues" — Johnny Winter *
12. "Mean Town Blues" — Johnny Winter
13. "You've Made Me So Very Happy"— Blood Sweat & Tears *
DISC 6:
01. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" — Crosby Stills & Nash
02. "Guinnevere"— Crosby Stills & Nash
03. "Marrakesh Express" — Crosby Stills & Nash
04. "4 + 20" — Crosby Stills & Nash
05. "Sea Of Madness" — Crosby Stills Nash & Young
06. "Wooden Ships" — Crosby Stills Nash & Young
07. "No Amount Of Loving"—The Butterfield Blues Band *
08. "Love March" — The Butterfield Blues Band
09. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" — The Butterfield Blues Band
10. "Get A Job" — Sha Na Na *
11. "At The Hop" — Sha Na Na
12. "Get A Job" (Reprise) — Sha Na Na *
13. "The Star Spangled Banner" - "Purple Haze" - "Woodstock Improvisation"— Jimi Hendrix
14. "Woodstock Farewell"— Chip Monck
* - Previously Unissued = never before released
** - Previously Unissued Full-Length Version = previously released on a Woodstock title in edited form.
***- Previously Unissued Woodstock Recording = presenting the actual Woodstock performances here for the first time.
COVER ART & LINX HERE
15.08.2009.
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ERIC CLAPTON - Orchestra Night (1990) [2005 Remaster]
Royal Albert Hall, London, February 10, 1990
DISC 1: 01. Intro 02. Crossroads 03. Bell Bottom Blues 04. Lay Down Sally 05. Holy Mother 06. I Shot the Sheriff 07. Hard Times 08. Can't Find My Way Home 09. Edge of Darkness 10. Old Love 11. Wonderful Tonight
DISC 2: 01. White Room 02. Concerto: Movement #1 03. Concerto: Movement #2 04. Layla 05. Sunshine of Your Love
HERE
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MEMPHIS GOLD - Gator Gon' Bitechu! (2009)
01. I Shoulda Known
02. Catfish Creeper
03. Do You Still Want Me?
04. Gator Gon' Bitechu!
05. My Two Kcandys
06. Can't Get Enough
07. In My Next Life
08. Louise Fanniemae Brown
09. How I Got Over You
10. I Was Born In Memphis
11. Squeaky Wheel
12. Lil' Lucy
Memphis Gold has come a long way on a journey that has lasted half a century. Having released four full length albums to date, he has shared the stage with such artists as Bernard Allison, James Brown, R.L. Burnside, Debra Coleman, Robert Cray, John Hammond, Little Jimmy King, Johnny Lang, George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars, Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Shemeika Copland, Roomful of Blues, Otis Rush, The Temptations and Jimmy Vaughn, and many more. Nine international tours and several festivals worldwide have brought Memphis Gold’s high energy blues to audiences in Thailand, Sweden, Hungary, Turkey, Germany, Croatia, Macedonia, Egypt, Japan, Korea, The Marshall Islands, Guam, Guantanamo Bay and so many more. His international appeal landed him on the cover of the world’s oldest blues magazine, Sweden’s Jefferson Magazine, and the cover of Blues and Rhythm Magazine in the UK. HERE
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JP SOARS - Back Of My Mind (2009)
01.Born in California Raised In Arkansas
02.A Letter To My Girlfriend
03.29 Ways
04.Will I Ever
05.Gypsy Woman
06.Call My Baby
07.Low Dirty Deal
08.Cocaine
09.Gangster Of Love
10.Been Down So Long
11.Baby I Used To Love You
12.Blue Drag
Fairly often I come across someone who has the idea that "The blues are dead!" I've always responded by playing some great music for them--music by newer artists like Albert Castiglia, Ruthie Foster, Dave Gross, the Insomniacs. Well, I have a new disc to add to that list-J P Soars' "Back Of My Mind." J P hails from Boca Raton Florida, and he surely has the chops--he & his band, The Red Hots, won the 2009 IBC in Memphis last February, and he also won the Albert King award there as best guitarist. So it is comes as no surprise that "Back Of My Mind" is a fine cd, with a full compliment of great swinging guitar moments. Soars is joined here by A J Kelly on bass, and Chris Peet on drums. Together, this trio makes up J P Soars And The Red Hots. Other musicians on the project include: Gary Rimmington on electric and upright bass, Terry Hanck on saxophone, Billy Burns on harmonica, Greg Kingsolver on piano, John Epstein on Hammond organ, and Guillermo Lojo on backup vocals. Four of the songs are J P Soars originals, and they fit in quite well with a wide-ranging batch of cool covers, including T Bone Walker's "Low Dirty Deal," Reverend Gary Davis's "Cocaine," J B Lenoir's "Been Down So Long," and Johnny Guitar Watson's "Gangster Of Love." My favorite tracks are the superb Muddy Waters' "Gypsy Woman," with great guitar work, and the original "Baby I Used To Love You" which features an old-timey acoustic feel. The focus throughout the disc is on the whole band, playing music as an ensemble, and some great solos are taken by sax ace Terry Hanck or harp ace Billy Burns. Soars brings the great guitar playing that he is known for, and his singing is pretty good too. I'm not sure we really needed another cover of Willie Dixon's "29 Ways" but that's just a quibble. Everything here is terrific--top ten nominee for 2009. HERE
14.08.2009.
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JOHN EARL WALKER - Live In Germany (2009)
Live, Burghausen, Germani, March 21, 2009
01. Tess's Shuffle
02. The Band Introduction
03. Come Over Here
04. I'm Leaving You
05. My Last Goodbye
06. Airport Blues
07. Backdoor Romance
08. The World's A Prison
09. Poor Boy Blues
10. Nightwalker
11. Hurricane
12. Baby Baby Baby
Guitarist, lyricist, and vocalist John Earl Walker became enamored with the blues at age 13, after being exposed to records by legendary guitarists of the genre such as Albert King, Magic Sam, T-Bone Walker, and Freddie King. By his 16th birthday, Walker had already begun playing guitar at local events and in clubs whenever possible. In 1967 he formed the blues-rock band the Plastic People, which included bassist Pete Harris and guitarist Joey Tremelo. Three years later Plastic People changed their name to Creedmore State, then to Plum Nelly when they signed with Capitol Records in 70 and recorded one album for them in '71, they gained national exposure opening shows for B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Alice Cooper, and Iggy Pop, to name just a few. The Plum Nelly lp is now a very rare and sought after collectors item! Following the breakup of Plum Nelly in 1976, Walker formed the first of several incarnations of the John Earl Walker Band. Walker then released his debut CD, I'm Leavin' You, in 2002, followed by Little Miss Perfect and People Are Talkin' two years later. All three discs are available on the New York-based Walkright Records label. John toured Australia in 2006, playing with many of the top players down under. John Earl Walker, and Peter Harris were both original members of Capitol Records recording artists Plum Nelly. HERE
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JIMI PAGE & ROBERT PLANT - Glastonbury (1995)
Glastonbury Festival, U.K. 25th June 1995
01. Gallows Pole
02. Since I’ve Been Loving You
03. Song Remains The Same
04. Friends
05. - Calling To You
- Break On Through
- Dazed and Confused
06. Four Sticks
07. In The Evening
08. Kashmir
HERE
13.08.2009.
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MARK KNOPFLER - The Ragpicker's Dream (2002)
With his second post-millennium album in just two years, Mark Knopfler has already equaled his meager (non-soundtrack) output for the '90s. And while he isn't reinventing himself, The Ragpicker's Dream is a pleasant, classy, often inspired effort whose unassuming charms are best appreciated after repeated listenings. The memorable riffage that fueled Dire Straits' most radio-friendly material has been discarded for a more pastoral approach, making this a perfect album for a rainy Sunday morning. Like his Notting Hillbillies side project, it isn't entirely unpled, yet there is an emphasis on acoustic accompaniment to its predominantly ballad slant. Instead of leaving space for traditional soloing, Knopfler weaves his snake-like guitar between the words. This infuses a tense, edgy quality in even the most bucolic tracks, resulting in the crackling but still low-boil atmospherics of "Hill Farmer's Blues" and "Fare Thee Well Northumberland." "Marbletown" is an unaccompanied folkblues that sounds as if Knopfler was born and raised in the Mississippi backwoods. He taps into the patented insistent lazy, shuffling groove on the spooky "You Don't Know You're Born." It's the most Straits-like track here featuring an extended, winding, yet subtle solo. "Coyote," a mid-tempo sizzler - lyrically based on the Road Runner cartoons -- is propelled by a walking bass figure and Knopfler's homey, lived-in, talk-sung vocals. Again, the guitar pyrotechnics are interspersed throughout the verses with overdubbed sounds employed to provide ambiance and mood. The authentic honky tonk swing of "Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" could have come off a Wayne Hancock album, and the "King of the Road" melody from "Quality Shoe" is a tribute to Roger Miller. As an homage to the American roots music he's always admired and a desire to retreat further from the stadium rock of his Straits days, The Ragpicker's Dream is a restrained success, at least on its own terms. It may not please some of Knopfler's old "Money for Nothing" fans, but at this stage, he's obviously not trying to. HERE
DISC 1: 01. Why Aye Man 02. Devil Baby 03. Hill Farmer's Blues 04. A Place Where We Used To Live 05. Quality Shoe 06. Fare Thee Well Northumberland 07. Marbletown 08. You Don't Know You're Born 09. Coyote 10. The Ragpicker's Dream 11. Daddy's Gone To Knoxville 12. Old Pigweed
DISC 2: 01. Why Aye Man (live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 02. Quality Shoe (live at Shepherds Bush Empire) 03. Sailing to Philadelphia (live in Toronto) 04. Brothers in Arms (live in Toronto)
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RINGO STARR - Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo (2007)
When the Beatles broke up in 1970, it was assumed that John, Paul, and George would have successful solo careers. John's first solo album of popular music was released in 1969. McCartney's album was released the month that the Beatles broke up in April 1970. Harrison's album, Wonderwall Music, was released in 1968. It was uncertain if Ringo Starr would be successful as a solo artist. No one would question his drumming capabilities, or his acting abilities, but as a songwriter and vocalist, he was different than the other Beatles. First, his voice was much more of a baritone and didn't fit the pop mold. Second, he didn't write many songs as a Beatle. Sure he penned lines here and there. It has been said that he wrote the line "writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear" as well as "darning his socks" from the song Eleanor Rigby, but this does not constitute a classic like "Here Comes the Sun." Most of the songs that Starr did while in the Beatles were Lennon/McCartney songs that were written especially for his vocal range. Flash-forward over 35 years and not only did Ringo Starr have a solo career, but also one that has a best-of album with 20 songs. Even a couple of number one hits. In fact, with the release of his 1973 album Ringo, Starr was the most successful ex-Beatle at the time. "Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo" is that best of album. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Photograph 02. It Don't Come Easy 03. You're Sixteen 04. Back Off Boogaloo 05. I'm The Greatest 06. Oh, My My 07. Only You (And You Alone) 08. Beaucoup Of Blues 09. Early 1970 10. Snookeroo 11. No-No Song 12. Good Night Vienna 13. Hey Baby 14. A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll 15. Weight Of The World 16. King Of Broken Hearts 17. Never Without You 18. Act Naturally with Buck Owens 19. Wrack My Brain 20. Fading In And Fading Out
12.08.2009.
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THE JAYHAWKS - Music From The North Country (2009)
Pop music's road to riches is littered with the burnt out wrecks of bands like The Jayhawks. Somewhat overrated by many critics, their country rock charms somehow seemed pretty much lost on the Great American Public, and after six albums and two decades of strles and changing personnel, they called it a day. This lovingly compiled and annotated retrospective, (which also comes in a deluxe 3-disc edition featuring demos, out-takes etc, and videos) does a decent job of covering their entire career, and may well win them new fans. But it may just as easily sink ithout trace, too. We always thought we were doing something really original, declares their longest running member, singer Gary Louris in PD Larson's sleevenotes. In spite of this, their influences were mostly fairly obvious, with particular emphasis on Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers in the first phase of their career. The anthemic Trouble and Smile seem heavily indebted to The Hollies and The Beatles, and Tailspin sounds like a rewrite of The Byrds' version of Dylan's My Back Pages. Incidentally, their name was a sly homage to Bob's backing Band, originally called The Hawks. The trademark vocal harmony partnership of Mark Olsen and Gary Louris was sundered when Olsen unexpectedly left after their third album Tomorrrow The Green Grass. To his credit, Louris – a slightly less distinctive singer – soldiered on, with the newly recruited drummer Tim O'Regan taking the place of Olsen, who quit the band to make music with his wife Victoria Williams. There's even a song about her here – Miss Williams' Guitar. Big Star features the other most overtly biographical lyric, documenting the band's frustrations with their lack of commercial success, against one of their rockier arrangements: ''I couldn’t get arrested if I tried/…I'm gonna be a big star some day. It does seem cruel that The Jayhawks' highest placing on the Billboard album chart was number 52. Why, for instance, was a song as catchy as Blue not a huge hit? They were a good band, sometimes a very good band, though never, perhaps, a truly great one. HERE
DISC 1: 01. Two Angels 02. Ain't No End 03. Waiting For The Sun 04. Martin's Song 05. Clouds 06. Settled Down Like Rain 07. Blue 08. I'd Run Away 09. Over My Shoulder 10. Miss Williams' Guitar 11. Trouble 12. Big Star 13. The Man Who Loved Life 14. Smile 15. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 16. What Led Me To This Town 17. Tailspin 18. All The Right Reasons 19. Save It For A Rainy Day 20. Angelyne
DISC 2: 01. Falling Star (from The Jayhawks) 02. Old Woman From Red Clay (alt.version, previously unreleased) 03. That's The Bag I'm In (radio session, previously unreleased) 04. Won't Be Coming Home (demo, previously unreleased) 05. Stone Cold Mess (previously unreleased) 06. Mission On 2nd (demo, previously unreleased) 07. Lights (from Sweet Relief) 08. Darling Today (Blown Away Soundtrack) 09. Break My Mind (B-Side "Bad Time" CD Single) 10. Get The Load Out (B-Side "Bad Time" European CD single) 11. Poor Little Fish (Early Version, previously unreleased) 12. Someone Will (demo) 13. Cure For This (previously unreleased) 14. I Can Make It On My Own (demo, unreleased) 15. Rotterdam (demo, previously unreleased) 16. Follow Me (demo, previously unreleased) 17. In The Canyon (previously unreleased) 18. Tailspin (demo, unreleased) 19. I Think I've Had Enough (demo, previously unreleased) 20. Help Me Forget (demo, previously unreleased)
DISC 3 - Bonus 5-Song Rarities EP: 01. Nine Stitches 02. Everybody Gets By 03. Boston Maid 04. Faded Memory 05. Desperate Serenade Woman's Club version (previously unreleased)
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THE NIGHTHAWKS - Live In Europe (1987)
01. If You Love Me (Say I)
02. Back To The City
03. Mighty Long Time
04. Nothin’ But You
05. Save That Dress
06. Black Night
07. Hard Headed Woman
08. I Can Tell
09. Yeah Man
10. I Lickin' Gravy
The Nighthawks are an American blues and roots music band, based in Washington, D.C. The Nighthawks currently comprise Mark Wenner (harmonica), Paul Bell (lead guitar), Johnny Castle (bass guitar), and Pete Ragusa (drums). Formed in 1972, the Nighthawks underwent several personnel changes before stabilizing the lineup of Mark Wenner (harmonica), Jimmy Thackery (lead guitar), Jan Zukowski (bass guitar), and Pete Ragusa (drums).
In 1987, the band headed to Europe for a two week tour before taking some time off. A concert in Bremen was recorded and subsequently released by the Crosscut label as “Live in Europe.” In contrast to the album “Backtrack,” this one is a showcase of the core four man group that had done more than 3,000 shows in 15 years with almost no change in personnel. The album clearly shows that they had become a finely tuned, tight unit playing nothing less than great blues rock. This album also served to identify the end of an era as Jimmy Thackery moved on to pursue a solo career. But the album also served as a new beginning - as the band would take a break and chart a new course. HERE
11.08.2009.
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MISSY ANDERSEN - Missy Andersen (2009)
01. Ace of Spades
02. New Feet
03. I Can't Stand the Rain
04. Tell Mama
05. Same Old Blues
06. Little By Little
07. Pack It Up
08. Stand Up and Dance
Here’s a terrific release, courtesy of Betsie Brown at Blind Raccoon in Memphis, of soulful blues from the San Diego-based Missy Andersen – Detroit-born and raised in Queens, New York – a short, but very sweet, eight tracks of classic soul and blues – mainly covers, but with a couple of original songs, all beautifully sung and the band delivering some great grooves! Influenced by her parents record collection, Missy Andersen grew up listening to the likes of Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers and more, later picking up on O.V. Wright, Bobby Bland, James Carr, Ann Peebles, etc., before finding her own voice – and what an impressive voice it is! HERE
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ALEXIS KORNER & FRIENDS - The Party Album (1979)
Recorded at the Gatsby Room, Pinewood Studios, London, April 19, 1978 HERE
01. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
02. Captain's Tiger
03. Skipping
04. Spoonful
05. Medley: Finkles Cafe - Dooji Hooji
06. Whole Mess Of Blues
07. Lining Track
08. Robert Johnson
09. Hey Pretty Mama
10. Hi-Heel Sneakers
11. Stormy Monday Blues
The Party Album, also known as The Party LP is a 1978 live blues recording by Alexis Korner. The album features Alexis Korner and various guest musicians singing a mix of both classic blues songs as well as some of Korner's own. The concert was a celebration of Korner's 50th birthday. - wikipedia
Personnel: Alexis Korner, Zoot Money, Mel Collins, Dick Heckstall-Smith, John Surman, Dick Morrisey, Art Themen, Mike Zwerin, Sappho Gillet, Chris Farlowe, Eric Clapton, Colin Hodgkinson, Stu Speer, Duffy Power, Paul Jones and Neil Ford
10.08.2009.
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STEPHEN STILLS - Turnin' Back The Pages (2003)
By 1975, with his throaty, almost plaintive voice and the edgy, thrusting guitar work, STEPHEN STILLS was unquestionably one of the most important figures in contemporary rock music. Over a decade on Atlantic he had notched up an indelible hit with Buffalo Springfield, three Number One group albums with CSN/CSNY, two Top Ten solo albums, and a Top Five album debut with Manassas. Signed to Columbia in 1975, he delivered three solo albums - beginning with the Top 20 Stills. These albums contained striking, accomplished and powerful rock, soul/blues, roots and country music. Culled from Stills, Illegal Stills and Thoroughfare Gap (which has never been on CD) this 22-track, 78-minute Digitally Remastered CD offers quality originals and covers of the Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider" and Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away."Complete with two bonus tracks from the legendary 1968 Columbia Supersession album with Al Kooper.
Recorded between 1968 & 1978. HERE
TRACKS: 01. As I Come of Age 02. In the Way 03. New Mama 04. Cold Cold World 05. Love Story 06. Turn Back The Pages 07. First Things First 08. Stateline Blues 09. The Loner 10. Buyin' Time 11. Soldier 12. Closer To You 13. Ring of Love 14. Circlin' 15. Midnight Rider 16. Not Fade Away 17. Can't Get No Booty 18. What's The Game? 19. Thoroughfare Gap 20. Beaucoup Yumbo 21. You Don't Love Me 22. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
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MARK KNOPFLER - Get Lucky (2009)
Mark Knopfler’s upcoming album Get Lucky is scheduled to be released on September 15. HERE
01. Border Reiver
02. Hard Shoulder
03. You Can't Beat The House
04. Before Gas And TV
05. Monteleone
06. Cleaning My Gun
07. The Car Was The One
08. Remembrance Day
09. Get Lucky
10. So Far From The Clyde
11. Piper To The End
The autobiographical thread running through Get Lucky is exemplified by the title track. “The first itinerant person I ever met would sing in soul bands in winter, then work part-time in fairgrounds or ‘go pick fruit down south’ when the weather turned warm,” explains Knopfler. “I was about 15 years old, stuck in school and envious. ‘Get Lucky’ came from him and other traveling characters I went on to meet in places I’d find myself working short-term, like farms, warehouses, building sites, before I got lucky with my songs.”
09.08.2009.
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WILLY DeVILLE - Willy DeVille Live (1993)
01. Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac
02. This Must Be the Night
03. Savoir Faire
04. Cadillac Walk
05. Bamboo Road
06. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl
07. Heart and Soul
08. Can't Do Without It
09. Maybe Tomorrow
10. I Must Be Dreaming
11. Heaven Stood Still
12. Demasiado Corazon
13. Spanish Stroll
14. Stand By Me
15. Hey ! Joe
Willy DeVille (1950 - 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. First with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1985) and later on his own, DeVille in his 35-year career created songs that are wholly original yet rooted in traditional American musical styles. DeVille worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary music.
"Willy DeVille Live" is a live recording of Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. The recordings were made in June 16-17, 1993 at the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, and in October, 1993 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. Willy DeVille Live was not released in the United States. According to Eagle Rock Entertainment, "The soul-chorus/brass mixture with its impressive orchestration assured the album the number one sales chart position in Spain." The album was dedicated to Steve Douglas, who played saxophone on the first three Mink DeVille albums and produced Le Chat Bleu. Douglas died shortly before the album came out. HERE
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CAT STEVENS - Box Set (2001)
Completists will be happy to own many of the rarities on this four-disc set, including Stevens's first demo session, an unreleased 1970 duet with Elton John, a cover of Fats Domino's "Blue Monday," and several choice live cuts from the late '70s. And it's nice to have an overview of the artist's entire career - from late '60s pop-star wannabe to '70s folk-rock superstar - in one place. But the difference between early Cat Stevens (despite composing hits for others) and "post-Tea for the Tillerman" Stevens is substantial. The two follow-up LPs were part of a trilogy of brilliance - both musically and lyrically - and any Stevens collection must start there. Nevertheless, surprises and some gems are to be found throughout all four discs - even his most recent recording (as Yusuf Islam) isn't bad. This box set also offers a choice opportunity to reassess a deserving career. - amazon.com
Recorded between 1965 and 1997.
DISC 1 - The City : 01. Back To The Good Old Times (previously unreleased) 02. I Love My Dog 03. Portobello Road 04. Here Comes My Baby 05. Matthew & Son 06. Tramp, The 07. I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun 08. School Is Out 09. A Bad Night 10. Laughing Apple, The 11. Kitty 12. Blackness Of Night 13. The First Cut Is The Deepest 14. Northern Wind 15. Moonstone 16. Come On Baby (Shift That Log) 17. Lovely City (When Do You Laugh?) 18. Here Comes My Wife 19. The View From The Top 20. Where Are You 21. If Only Mother Could See Me Now (previously unreleased, demo) 22. Honey Man (previously unreleased, with Elton John) 23. The Joke (previously unreleased)
DISC 2 - The Search : 01. Time - Fill My Eyes (previously unreleased, demo) 02. Lady D'Arbanville 03. Trouble 04. Pop Star 05. Katmandu 06. Lilywhite 07. I've Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old (previously unreleased) 08. Where Do The Children Play? 09. Wild World 10. Sad Lisa 11. On The Road To Find Out 12. Father And Son 13. Love Lives In The Sky (previously unreleased) 14. Don't Be Shy 15. If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out 16. The Day They Make Me Tsar (previously unreleased, demo) 17. The Wind 18. Moonshadow 19. Morning Has Broken 20. How Can I Tell You 21. Peace Train 22. I Want To Live In A Wigwam
DISC 3 - The Hurt : 01. Crab Dance 02. Sitting 03. Silent Sunlight 04. Angelsea 05. Can't Keep It In 06. 18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare) 07. Hurt, The 08. Foreigner Suite 09. Oh Very Young 10. Music 11. Sun - C79 12. King Of Trees 13. A Bad Penny (live) 14. Lady D'Arbanville (live) 15. Another Saturday Night
DISC 4 - The Last : 01. Whistlestar 02. Novin's Nightmare 03. Majik Of Majik's 04. Banapple Gas 05. Blue Monday (previously unreleased) 06. Doves (Majikat Earth Tour Theme Song) 07. Hard Headed Woman (previously unreleased, live) 08. Tuesday's Dead (previously unreleased, live) 09. Ruins (previously unreleased, live) 10. Old Schoolyard (Remember The Days Of The) 11. Life 12. To Be A Star (I Never Wanted) 13. Child For A Day 14. Just Another Night 15. Daytime 16. Last Love Song 17. Never 18. Father And Son (previously unreleased, live) 19. God Is The Light (with Yusuf/Raihan)
Personnel includes: Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam) (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); Elton John, Raihan (vocals); Larry Steele (guitar, bass, congas, percussion); Alun Davies; Phil Upchurch, Jim Ryan, Mark Warner, Simon Nichol (guitar); Roland Harker (banjo); John Rostein (violin): Andreas, Toumazis, Angelos Hatzipavli (bouzouki); Peter Gabriel (flute); Gordie Fleming (accordion); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Rick Wakeman, Chick Corea (piano); Jean Roussel, Barry Beckett (keyboards); John Ryan, Alan James, Paul Martinez, Herbie Flowers, Bruce Lynch (bass); Harvey Burns, Gerry Conway (drums, percussion); Bernard Purdie, Andy Newmark (drums); Chico Batera (percussion); Linda Lewis, Patti Austin, Lewis Furey, Tasha Thomas, Art Garfunkel, Luther Vandross (background vocals).
HERE
07.08.2009.
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SOLOMON BURKE - Don't Give Up On Me (2002)
Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, the stellar list of songwriting contributors on this comeback effort by '60s soul legend Solomon Burke goes on and on. Did we mention Brian Wilson, Nick Lowe, and even his highness Bob Dylan also donating tunes? Burke came to prominence when soul music was a staple on AM radio as performed by himself and peers Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Aretha Franklin. Contemporary R&B singers from the endlessly melismatic school could learn a thing or two from Burke's passionate restraint. As producer, the singer-songwriter Joe Henry takes a page from the Daniel Lanois (Dylan, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris) school favoring natural sounds, deep resonance, and subtly spectral reverb. There is much reverence to the past in this relatively stripped down approach, but it is also perfectly evident upon close inspection that this is a contemporary album. - cduniverse.com
"Don't Give Up On Me" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Don't Give Up On Me 02. Fast Train 03. Diamond In Your Mind 04. Flesh And Blood 05. Soul Searchin' 06. Only A Dream 07. The Judgement 08. Stepchild 09. The Other Side Of The Coin 10. None Of Us Are Free 11. Sit This One Out
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ROBIN TROWER - Day Of The Eagle: The Best of Robin Trower (2008)
Robin Trower has been producing accessible and mostly melodic hard rock for more than 30 years. He served a five-year stint as the lead guitarist of Procol Harum from 1967-1972 before embarking on his solo career. I was not a big fan of Procol Harum during that time period but became so after Trower left. Oddly I also became a fan of Trower’s solo work so it all goes back to the old whole vs. the parts. Day Of The Eagle: The Best Of Robin Trower is a 17-song compilation that gathers together most of his better known and popular tracks from his lengthy solo career. At this point in his career, Trower has a lot of gold to be mined from his extensive catalogue and this album does a good job of assembling these musical gems in one place. The title song, “Day Of The Eagle,” is taken from his classic album, Bridge Of Sighs, and sets the tone for what will follow. Trower mostly recorded as part of a power trio with an occasional extra guitar. Here bassist-vocalist James Dewar and Trower’s guitar playing come close to a Jimi Hendrix sound. Trower is a master at improvisation but unlike many other guitarists never lets it get out of control. He always has the knack of returning his songs to their basic melodies and structures. There are two excellent live songs presented on the album. “Too Rolling Stoned” shows off Trower’s technical skill and finger speed. “Althea” has an excellent and typical '70’s drum solo plus some inventive wah-wah guitar by Trower. Day Of The Eagle just rolls along once it hits its stride. “Daydream” is a slow bluesy number filled with Cream like chord progressions. “Caledonia” and “Man Of The World” provide ample room for more improvisation. “In City Dreams,” “Caravan To Midnight,” “Long Misty Days,” “Bridge Of Sighs” and probably the best song Robin Trower ever produced, “Victims Of The Fury,” take the listener on a ride through the 1970s and '80s world of hard rock. If there is one criticism I have of Robin Trower it is his sound has changed little over the years. If you liked the 1970’s Robin Trower you will like the Trower of today. This issue is not a real problem for me as I believe that within the musical confines he has set for himself he is a master of his trade. Day Of The Eagle: The Best Of Robin Trower shows this master at his best. - blogcritics.org HERE
TRACKS: 01. Day Of The Eagle 02. Caledonia 03. Confessin' Midnight 04. Too Rolling Stoned (Live) 05. Bridge Of Sighs 06. Man Of The World 07. Take A Fast Train 08. Daydream 09. Gonna Be More Suspicious 10. About To Begin 11. Long Misty Days 12. Alethea (Live) 13. In City Dreams 14. Victims Of The Fury 15. Rock Me Baby (Live) 16. The Ring 17. Caravan To Midnight
05.08.2009.
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WILLIE NELSON - The Essential Willie Nelson (2003)
This is the one to have. Let's face it, all compilations have their weaknesses, but the 2 disc "The Essential Willie Nelson" (2003) is the first to cover all the labels Willie has recorded for and all the big hits in one set! Disc one kicks off with 7 early 60s recordings including "Night life", "Hello Walls", and "Crazy" (which Willie wrote & Patsy Cline made famous). Track 8, "Me and Paul" starts Willie's 70s recordings including "Blue eyes crying in the rain" and of course his classic duets with Waylon: "Good Hearted Woman" & "Mama's don't let your babies...". 3 songs are included from the 1978 album "Stardust": "Blue Skies", "Georgia on my mind", & "All of Me" and disc one closes with two live tracks: "Whiskey River" & "Stay a little longer" both from the '78 album "Willie & Family Live." Disc 2 continues with late 70s and early 80s hits like "My Heroes have always been Cowboys", "Always on my mind", and of course "On the road again". More classic duets follow with "Pancho & Lefty" (a personal favorite) with Merle Haggard, "To all the girls..." with Julio Iglesias, and "Seven Spanish Angels" with Ray Charles. The 1984 gem "Highwayman" featuring Kristofferson, Waylon, and Cash is also here. The second disc is wrapped up with more duets: "Slow Dancing" with U2 (which surprisingly works because Bono is either MIA or extremely toned down), "Mendocino County Line" with Lee Ann Womack, and "One Time too Many" with Aerosmith. One review stated that these last three songs left a "sour taste" considering that they are part of an "essential" collection. I have to agree, but only greatly in terms of the Aerosmith song. It starts off well enough with acoustic guitar and Willie and Steven Tyler trading verses, but when the rest of Aerosmith kicks in and Tyler does his thing, Willie is drowned out and that's not cool on a Willie Nelson compilation. If one wants to hear Aerosmith, there are many ways to do so. So with the minor exception of the final track of the set, this compilation is indispensable. A great way to get Willie's biggest hits on one reasonably priced set!
The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. This digitally-remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums. HERE
DISC 1: 01. Night Life 02. Hello Walls 03. Crazy 04. Funny How Time Slips Away 05. I Never Cared For You 06. The Party's Over 07. Good Times 08. Me And Paul 09. Shotgun Willie 10. Bloody Mary Morning 11. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 12. Good Hearted Woman 13. If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time 14. Uncloudy Day 15. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (with Waylon Jennings) 16. Georgia On My Mind 17. Blue Skies 18. All Of Me 19. Heartbreak Hotel (with Leon Russell) 20. Help Me Make It Through The Night 21. Whiskey River (Live) 22. Stay A Little Longer (Live)
DISC 2: 01. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 02. Faded Love 03. On The Road Again Willie Nelson 04. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground 05. Always On My Mind 06. Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning 07. Pancho And Lefty 08. To All The Girls I've Loved Before (with Julio Iglesias) 09. City Of New Orleans 10. Seven Spanish Angels (with Ray Charles) 11. Forgiving You Was Easy 12. Highwayman (with Johnny Cash) 13. Living In The Promiseland 14. Nothing I Can Do About It Now 15. Graceland 16. Everywhere I Go (with Emmylou Harris) 17. Slow Dancing (U2 featuring Willie Nelson) 18. Mendocino County Line (with Lee Ann Womack) 19. One Time Too Many (with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith)
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DEANNA BOGART, DAN LEONARD, SCOTT AMBUSH & MIKE AUBIN - 11th Hour (2009)
01. Sweet Pea
02. High Horse
03. Love and Attention
04. ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers
05. Heart ‘n Soul
06. Almonjoi
07. Have a Little Faith
08. Avery’s Town
09. Unkl Funkl
10. Thrash Boogie 2010
11. Eleventh Hour Blues
The latest album by Deanna Bogart, 11th Hour, pushes the envelope of what many would consider to be, “the blues.” However this is an artist that any music fan can easily embrace because the music defies hewn category. Bogart’s songs are intelligent, her lyrics are endearing and her arrangements far surpass the vast minions of faceless sound-alike zombies that permeate the landscape. Radio programmers will want to pay close attention to the album’s 3rd track, “Love and Attention.” While this stunning, show stopping duet with Tommy Castro is certainly not going to draw much reward from the blues award system, this is simply one of the finest radio friendly pop songs since the term, ‘Philadelphia Soul’ was coined in the 1970’s. The track is immediately credible with Bogart’s songwriting and arrangement on the ballad well beyond exceptional. Yes, it is that good. On ‘11th Hour’ Bogart does two covers, ‘Since We’ve Ended as Lovers,’ written by Stevie Wonder but given to Jeff Beck as a reputed payoff for reneging on the promised track, ‘Superstition.’ John Hiatt’s, ‘Have a Little Faith’ is also given Bogar HERE
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GEORGE THOROGOOD &THE DESTROYERS - The Dirty Dozen (2009)
01. Tail Dragger
02. Drop Down Mama
03. Run Myself Out Of Town
04. Born Lover
05. Twenty Dollar Gig
06. Let Me Pass
07. Howlin' For My Baby
08. Highway 49
09. Six Days On The Road
10. Treat Her Right
11. Hello Little Girl
12. Blue Highway
After a three year recording hiatus, George Thorogood & The Destroyers returns to Capital/EMI with his latest release The Dirty Dozen on July 28th. His 16th studio album in a career spanning over 30 years contains six new studio recordings and six additional tracks from the past; three of which were previously out of print in the U.S. Included on the album are songs written by blues legends such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, “Sleepy” John Estes, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf and Willie Dixon. The Dirty Dozen will also be available on vinyl and the CD will be formatted like an authentic two sided vinyl LP where new songs represent “side one,” and rarities as “side two.” HERE
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DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - The Fine Print (2009)
01. George Jones Talkin’ Cell Phone Blues
02. Rebels
03. Uncle Frank (alternate version)
04. TVA
05. Goode’s Field Road (alternate version)
06. The Great Car Dealer War
07. Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)
08. When The Well Runs Dry
09. Mrs. Claus’ Kimono
10. Play It All Night Long
11. Little Pony And The Great Big Horse
12. Like A Rolling Stone
The Finm and the one before it, Decoration Day, as well as my first solo album all in a three year period as we were recording ande Print (A Collection Of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008) features songs written by band members past and present, including Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell. 7 of the twelve songs come from The Dirty South era... a highly creative time for DBT. Hood explains "That was an especially fertile period for the band, as we more or less wrote that albu touring behind Southern Rock Opera." The record also contains four covers including "Rebels" by Tom Petty, which the band recorded originally for the TV show "King Of The Hill" and "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan which provided Shonna Tucker with her first ever lead vocal performance on a DBT HERE
03.08.2009.
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GEOFFREY GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU - Gurrumul (2008)
Gurrumul is the debut album for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, an indigenous Australian musician, who sings in the Yolngu language. He was born blind, has never learned Braille and does not have a guide dog or use a white cane. Yunupingu speaks only a few words of English, and is said to be acutely shy.
He plays drums, keyboards, guitar (a right hand-strung guitar left-handed) and didgeridoo, but it is the clarity of his singing voice that has attracted rave reviews. He sings stories of his land in both languages (Gälpu, Gumatj or Djambarrpuynu, all Yol?u Matha) and English.
It is performed in a mixture of both Yolngu and English. It reached #4 on the ARIA charts, won ARIA awards for Best World Music Album and Best Independent Release and won a Deadly for Album of the Year. The track "Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind)" also won a Deadly for Single of the Year. HERE
TRACKS: 01. Wiyathul 02. Djärimirri 03. Bäpa 04. Gurrumul History (I Was Born Blind) 05. Marrandil 06. Marwurrumburr 07. Galiku 08. Baywara 09. Gäthu Mäwula 10. Galupa 11. Wirrpanu 12. Wukun
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KEN HENSLEY - Elements: Anthology 1968-2005 (2006)
Two CDs and three-dozen tracks chart the glittering, if somewhat underplayed, career of the Heep keyboardist/singer: from the opening track Looking Glass by The Gods (all hissy psych-pop with Argent-esque keys) to the regal chorale and synths of Romance. In between, Head Machine’s syncopated acid rock on Climax, and Toe Fat’s echo-laden stridency on Working Nights, presage the main course of Heep classics. Granted, much of the material has been recycled more times than Thames water, but the emphasis is on Hensley’s playing, and his harpsichord tones on The Park contrast with the folk singalong of Lady In Black and the Jon Lord-like rock of Look At Yourself. Standouts include the pomp of Rainbow Dream and the Thin Lizzy-esque Blind Eye, before the cacophony of If I Had The Time. Then there’s the AOR of Can’t Keep A Good Band Down and Wise Man, before the solo years are presented through another 18 cuts, with a solitary Blackfoot interlude on Send Me An Angel. Ken’s own work veers between the early prog of BJH and even Tangerine Dream (From Time To Time), to majestic chorales a la The Moody Blues (Cold Autumn Sunday) and The Eagles-like Secret. It’s all mellifluous, atmospheric stuff, but the odd decent into blues/country-rock and jazz (In The Morning) would have been best avoided. - recordcollectormag.com HERE
DISC 1
The Gods:
01. Looking Glass
Head Machine:
02. Climax - You tried To Take It All
Too Fat:
03. Working Nights
Uriah heep:
04. The Park
05. Lady in Black
06. Look at Yourself
07. Tears in my Eyes
08. The Wizard
09. Rainbow Demon
10. Sunrise
11. Blind Eye
12. If I Had the Time
13. The Easy Road
14. A Year or a Day
15. Can't Keep a Good Band Down
16. Wise Man
17. Free Me
18. Falling in Love
DISC 2
Ken Hensley:
01. When the Evening Comes
02. From Time to Time
03. Rain
04. Proud Words
05. Fortune
06. Cold Autumn Sunday
07. Eager to Please
08. Secret
09. Through the Eyes Of a Child
10. In the Morning
11. How Shell I Know
12. The System
13. No more
14. New Routine
Blackfoot:
15. Send Me An Angel
Ken Hensley:
16. The Return
17. I Close My Eyes
18. Romance
02.08.2009.
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STUART SMITH - Heaven & Earth (1999)
Previously released in 1999 Heaven & Earth is getting a second chance with an expanded re-release. Stuart Smith is the driving force and has staked a claim as a premier rock guitarist. At the recent All Access L.A. Music Awards show Smith won “Best Guitarist” and Heaven & Earth won “Best Overall Album”. Smith is a classically trained guitarist, also receiving instruction from the legendary Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Smith’s guitar style is all over this album, flowing between blues, classical and hard rock.
Heaven & Earth features a collection of some brand names in rock and roll. “Don’t Keep Me Waiting” features vocals by Kelly Hansen, which are convincing enough to pull off a lyrically weak chorus. The title track “Heaven & Earth” includes vocalist Joe Lynn Turner and guitarist Howard Leese. A cover of Blind Lemon Jefferson’s “See That My Grave is Kept Clean” includes Glenn Hughes on vocals, Richie Sambora on Dobro and Carmine Appice on drums. Sambora also offers vocals and guitar on one of the album’s many highlights, “When a Blind Man Cries”. “Dreams of Desire” is an instrumental inspired by Bach. “Shadow of the Tyburn Tree” is a traditional English folk song written today about an event that happened over 400 years ago. Rock and roll is steeped in the blues and rock guitarists have used classical influences for a long time. Smith has both schools within his nimble fingers and uses them to maximum effect. - rocknworld.com HERE
TRACKS: 01. Don't Keep Me Waiting 02. Heaven & Earth 03. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 04. When A Blind Man Cries 05. Memories 06. Dream Of Desire (Instrumental) 07. Trouble In Paradise 08. Shadow Of The Tyburn Tree 09. It's Got To Be Love 10. When The Blues Catch Up With You 11. Do You Ever Think Of Me? 12. Road To Melnibone (Instrumental) 13. Howlin' At The Moon 14. Telstar 2000 (Instrumental) 15. Lose My Number
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CHRIS FARLOWE - Hungary For The Blues (2006)
Still possessed of one of the crunchiest growls in rock, Chris Farlowe divides his time these days between the sporadically re-formed Colosseum and a solo career that just won't quit. Hungary for the Blues spotlights the latter, a live set recorded at the Gastroblues Festival Parks in Hungary (hence the awful pun of the CD title) back in 2000, and it's as powerful a representation of his live show as you could hope for. Spinning back and forth throughout his career, the repertoire hits all the high spots. "Out of Time," "Handbags and Gladrags," and a terrific take on the Small Faces' "All or Nothing" spin him back to the days when he was a bona fide pop star; a clutch of bluesier numbers (a deliciously protracted "Stormy Monday," "This Guitar Don't Lie," "Lonesome Road") exemplify the music that he's always loved the best; and Randy Newman's "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" and Glenn Frey's "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed" remind listeners just what a great ear for a song Farlowe's always had. It's a terrific-sounding disc, all the more so if you can listen to it just a few decibels below the pain threshold. Farlowe's vinyl recordings have always lacked a certain something; they have never truly captured the might and magic that goes into his performance. Hungary for the Blues, on the other hand, smells of hard-rocking sweat before you ever open the jewel case. ~ All Music Guide HERE
TRACKS: 01. I Don't Want To Sng The Blues No More 02. Lonesome Road 03. Stormy Monday 04. All or Nothing 05. Tough On Me, Tough On You 06. Shanky Ground 07. The Guitar Don't Lie 08. I Think It's Gonna Rain Today 09. Easy As That 10. Out of Time 11. Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed 12. Miss You Fever 13. Handbags and Gladrags 14. Rock and Roll Soldier
01.08.2009.
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BOZ SCAGGS - Greatest Hits Live (2004)
"Greatest Hits Live" is a live album by Boz Scaggs. It was released on August 17, 2004 by Mailboat Records.
DISC 1: 01. Lowdown 02. Slow Dancer 03. Heart of Mine 04. It All Went Down the Drain 05. Harbor Lights 06. Jojo 07. Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' But the Blues 08. Breakdown Dead Ahead
DISC 2: 01. Look What You've Done to Me 02. I Just Go 03. Georgia 04. Miss Sun 05. Lido Shuffle 06. Runnin' Blue 07. Loan Me a Dime 08. We're All Alone
"Greatest Hits Live" finds Scaggs at the peak of his game at this rare performance, which is also available on DVD. He is happy, relaxed and clearly able to find a musical life that is a nourishing balance between past and present. Recorded at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in August 2003 and produced by long-term collaborator, David Paich, this is more than a hoary old hits run through - it acts as a perfect introduction to a frequently overlooked talent. HERE
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V.A. - Where Blues Meets Rock - Vol.1 - Vol.6 (1994/2005)
Nice collection (but nothing special). See track lists in comments! Download HERE!
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