HANK SHIZZOE & THE DIRECTORS
''LIVE IN MOTOWN, DISC ONE''
APRIL 24 2009
116:25
DISC ONE (53:20)
1 Being There With You 04:36
2 Headline 04:35
3 Thanks I'm Feeling Fine 03:52
4 Jam 06:36
5 The Farmer's Song (For Ali) 06:51
6 The Hurry And The Grace 06:46
7 Yeh Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread 04:05
8 Forgive And Remember 04:28
9 Indian Girl 05:16
10 1-800 Grand Prize 06:11
DISC TWO (63:05)
1 Are We There Yet 04:07
2 The Sailor And The Queen 04:51
3 I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind 07:13
4 Southern Movements 06:52
5 Out Of Control 05:20
6 Between Rhythm And Blues 04:23
7 Isbjorn 06:08
8 Six Blade Knife 09:39
9 Green River 05:15
10 Fuzzy 05:29
11 Monochrome 03:42
ABOUT THE ALBUM
January 27th 2008: On their "Headlines" tour Hank Shizzoe & The Directors played a concert to an enthusiastic full capacity crowd at the Laboratorium in Stuttgart. The city is one of the main centres of the automobile industry and Germany's equivalent to Detroit. Hence the title… The Directors are guitarist Oli Hartung, upright bass player extraordinaire Michel Poffet and drummer Christoph Beck. Together they have played more than 750 concerts and form what Americans call "a tight unit."
The two hour set features songs from all of Hank's previous albums with the focus mainly on newer material. Here we have a band that can do anything they damn please – from rolling rockers to quiet and intimate moments, it's all here. Highlights include a moving tribute to Ali Farka Touré ("The Farmer's Song"), exercises in hard driving lap steel playing ("Indian Girl") and an eclectic choice of cover songs: John Fogerty's "Green River", Bob Dylan's forgotten gem "Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread" and gospel rendition of Hank Williams' "I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind" blend in perfectly with Hank's originals. The musicians were on a long leash and jammed as if there was no tomorrow.
You can enjoy the entire show (including a thunderous drum solo) on two CDs in fine sound quality and on a DVD. Nothing was fixed in the studio, it's all 100% live and in colour. After the fabulous "Live In Concert" with Sonny Landreth (2003) "Live In Motown" is a brilliant addition to Hank Shizzoe's discography and once more shows what a great band is capable of.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
''LIVE IN MOTOWN, DISC ONE''
APRIL 24 2009
116:25
DISC ONE (53:20)
1 Being There With You 04:36
2 Headline 04:35
3 Thanks I'm Feeling Fine 03:52
4 Jam 06:36
5 The Farmer's Song (For Ali) 06:51
6 The Hurry And The Grace 06:46
7 Yeh Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread 04:05
8 Forgive And Remember 04:28
9 Indian Girl 05:16
10 1-800 Grand Prize 06:11
DISC TWO (63:05)
1 Are We There Yet 04:07
2 The Sailor And The Queen 04:51
3 I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind 07:13
4 Southern Movements 06:52
5 Out Of Control 05:20
6 Between Rhythm And Blues 04:23
7 Isbjorn 06:08
8 Six Blade Knife 09:39
9 Green River 05:15
10 Fuzzy 05:29
11 Monochrome 03:42
ABOUT THE ALBUM
January 27th 2008: On their "Headlines" tour Hank Shizzoe & The Directors played a concert to an enthusiastic full capacity crowd at the Laboratorium in Stuttgart. The city is one of the main centres of the automobile industry and Germany's equivalent to Detroit. Hence the title… The Directors are guitarist Oli Hartung, upright bass player extraordinaire Michel Poffet and drummer Christoph Beck. Together they have played more than 750 concerts and form what Americans call "a tight unit."
The two hour set features songs from all of Hank's previous albums with the focus mainly on newer material. Here we have a band that can do anything they damn please – from rolling rockers to quiet and intimate moments, it's all here. Highlights include a moving tribute to Ali Farka Touré ("The Farmer's Song"), exercises in hard driving lap steel playing ("Indian Girl") and an eclectic choice of cover songs: John Fogerty's "Green River", Bob Dylan's forgotten gem "Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread" and gospel rendition of Hank Williams' "I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind" blend in perfectly with Hank's originals. The musicians were on a long leash and jammed as if there was no tomorrow.
You can enjoy the entire show (including a thunderous drum solo) on two CDs in fine sound quality and on a DVD. Nothing was fixed in the studio, it's all 100% live and in colour. After the fabulous "Live In Concert" with Sonny Landreth (2003) "Live In Motown" is a brilliant addition to Hank Shizzoe's discography and once more shows what a great band is capable of.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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