10398 - THE TONE GENERATORS - BURNING DAYLIGHT (2002)
THE TONE GENERATORS
''BURNING DAYLIGHT''
2002
53:07
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1 M.T. Blues (Pat Hamann, Stuart Swanlund) 04:39
2 I'm Cold Because I'm Old (Pat Hamann, Stuart Swanlund) 05:07
3 Why Can't You Love Me (Stuart Swanlund) 04:31
4 Burning Daylight (Pat Hamann, Gene Mayhew) 05:23
5 Between You And Me (Pat Hamann, Stuart Swanlund) 04:16
6 Sugar Sweet (Mel London) 06:02
7 Driving All Night (Stuart Swanlund) 04:08
8 State Street Shuffle (Stuart Swanlund) 03:09
9 My Jesus Told Me So (Toy Caldwell) 10:05
10 Dear Daddy (The Reprise) (Stuart Swanlund) 05:43
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Stuart Swanlund - Guitars and Vocals
Pat Hamann - Keyboards
Gary Boldt - Bass Guitar
Mike McNicholas - Drums
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Album Notes
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The Tone Generators, from Mt. Prospect, IL perform some of the hottest blues rock in the Chicagoland area.
These veterans enjoy playing classic blues, and Southern Rock Blues, plus adding a little jazz in their original songs.
In the early 90's they were know as The Orbit Ponies, playing area dance clubs, large festivals, including the 1995 Taste of Chicago.
Strong soulful vocals, sizzlin' slide guitar and a solid rhythm section exemplify their roots in the blues masters.
Stuart started playing guitar around 1970 and began touring with bands around the Southeast in 1974.
He also writes original music on which some of his songs were on the 1990 release of The Marshall Tucker Band album entitled Southern Spirit.
Stuart has been an essential member of The Marshall Tucker Band since 1985.
With The Tone Generators, Stuart has found the perfect opportunity for his early influences in blues and southern rock, to showcase his writing and true musical talent.
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ABOUT THE BAND
www.tuckerhead.com
Marshal Tucker Band slide guitarist Stuart Swanlund has released a CD with his side band, The Tone Generators. The band, from Mt. Prospect, Illinois, play blues and southern rock with a little jazz influence thrown in here and there. The ten-song CD features mostly original tunes penned by Stuart and his writing partner, Pat Hamann. My favorite is Burning Daylight - a great jammin' song about the road. This would make a great live song for any MTB show. It's one of those songs you just wanna crank up from the opening riffs. The Generators also cover a song from MTB's first LP, My Jesus Told Me So. Of all the songs they could have covered, this one is a bit of surprise... but it is STELLAR! It's over ten minutes in length and the song gave me chills the first time I heard it. Toy would be proud. The song is more up-tempo than the original, but the tempo fits the lyrics beautifully. Lovely keyboards accentuate the melody and Stuart's guitar punctuate the interludes. A driving backbeat remains steady throughout and solos abound. Like great classic Tucker, the song takes you to another place and time. The legacy of Toy is alive and well - thanks, Stu. This song is worth the price of the CD alone. Every Tucker fan will love it and it would be the perfect closing song for MTB's new jamming orientated shows. That's not to say the rest of the CD's songs are clunkers. Far from it. Several instrumentals show off the band's versatility. State Street Shuffle is an Allmanesque romp, Dear Daddy is a blues tune that you just get lost in and Just Between You & Me is a jazzy little number that is groovy as all get out. Driving All Night and Sugar Sweet are both funky numbers that will have you singing along. All the songs feature great solos and jammin'... Seems Stuart learned a thing or two from his predecessors in Marshall Tucker Band!
The band has been playing together since the early 90's and gives Stuart a chance to pay homage to the music that has influenced him. Their live sets feature anything from classic blues such as The Thrill Is Gone to classic southern rock like Can't You See or Allman Brothers.
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TO THE TOP
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''BURNING DAYLIGHT''
2002
53:07
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1 M.T. Blues (Pat Hamann, Stuart Swanlund) 04:39
2 I'm Cold Because I'm Old (Pat Hamann, Stuart Swanlund) 05:07
3 Why Can't You Love Me (Stuart Swanlund) 04:31
4 Burning Daylight (Pat Hamann, Gene Mayhew) 05:23
5 Between You And Me (Pat Hamann, Stuart Swanlund) 04:16
6 Sugar Sweet (Mel London) 06:02
7 Driving All Night (Stuart Swanlund) 04:08
8 State Street Shuffle (Stuart Swanlund) 03:09
9 My Jesus Told Me So (Toy Caldwell) 10:05
10 Dear Daddy (The Reprise) (Stuart Swanlund) 05:43
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Stuart Swanlund - Guitars and Vocals
Pat Hamann - Keyboards
Gary Boldt - Bass Guitar
Mike McNicholas - Drums
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Album Notes
cdbaby
The Tone Generators, from Mt. Prospect, IL perform some of the hottest blues rock in the Chicagoland area.
These veterans enjoy playing classic blues, and Southern Rock Blues, plus adding a little jazz in their original songs.
In the early 90's they were know as The Orbit Ponies, playing area dance clubs, large festivals, including the 1995 Taste of Chicago.
Strong soulful vocals, sizzlin' slide guitar and a solid rhythm section exemplify their roots in the blues masters.
Stuart started playing guitar around 1970 and began touring with bands around the Southeast in 1974.
He also writes original music on which some of his songs were on the 1990 release of The Marshall Tucker Band album entitled Southern Spirit.
Stuart has been an essential member of The Marshall Tucker Band since 1985.
With The Tone Generators, Stuart has found the perfect opportunity for his early influences in blues and southern rock, to showcase his writing and true musical talent.
**********
ABOUT THE BAND
www.tuckerhead.com
Marshal Tucker Band slide guitarist Stuart Swanlund has released a CD with his side band, The Tone Generators. The band, from Mt. Prospect, Illinois, play blues and southern rock with a little jazz influence thrown in here and there. The ten-song CD features mostly original tunes penned by Stuart and his writing partner, Pat Hamann. My favorite is Burning Daylight - a great jammin' song about the road. This would make a great live song for any MTB show. It's one of those songs you just wanna crank up from the opening riffs. The Generators also cover a song from MTB's first LP, My Jesus Told Me So. Of all the songs they could have covered, this one is a bit of surprise... but it is STELLAR! It's over ten minutes in length and the song gave me chills the first time I heard it. Toy would be proud. The song is more up-tempo than the original, but the tempo fits the lyrics beautifully. Lovely keyboards accentuate the melody and Stuart's guitar punctuate the interludes. A driving backbeat remains steady throughout and solos abound. Like great classic Tucker, the song takes you to another place and time. The legacy of Toy is alive and well - thanks, Stu. This song is worth the price of the CD alone. Every Tucker fan will love it and it would be the perfect closing song for MTB's new jamming orientated shows. That's not to say the rest of the CD's songs are clunkers. Far from it. Several instrumentals show off the band's versatility. State Street Shuffle is an Allmanesque romp, Dear Daddy is a blues tune that you just get lost in and Just Between You & Me is a jazzy little number that is groovy as all get out. Driving All Night and Sugar Sweet are both funky numbers that will have you singing along. All the songs feature great solos and jammin'... Seems Stuart learned a thing or two from his predecessors in Marshall Tucker Band!
The band has been playing together since the early 90's and gives Stuart a chance to pay homage to the music that has influenced him. Their live sets feature anything from classic blues such as The Thrill Is Gone to classic southern rock like Can't You See or Allman Brothers.
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TO THE TOP
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