10513 - JON BUTCHER AXIS (1983) (REPOST)
JON BUTCHER AXIS
''JON BUTCHER AXIS''
1983
33:08
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1 Life Takes a Life 3:53
Jon Butcher / Christopher Martin
2 It's Only Words 3:02
Jon Butcher
3 Ocean in Motion 2:21
Jon Butcher
4 Can't Be the Only Fool 3:23
5 Sentinel 3:18
Derek Blevins / Jon Butcher / Christopher Martin
6 New Man 3:10
Jon Butcher
7 Fairlight 3:22
Jon Butcher
8 Send One Care Of 3:43
9 Walk Like This 3:01
Jon Butcher
10 We Will Be as One 3:55
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Derek Blevins – Drums
Jon Butcher – Guitar, Vocals
Christopher Martin – Bass Guitar
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REVIEW/AMG
Joe Viglione
Jon Butcher is a journeyman guitarist whose Johanna Wilde band was legendary in the New England region in the late '70s. While the "new wave" and "punk rock" scenes were exploding, Butcher kept to what he did best: mainstream hard rock. By the time this Polydor deal materialized, much of his better-known tunes had been in circulation for quite some time. "New Man" originally appeared on a 1980/1981 compilation from radio station WCOZ, it opens up side two here, but, like most of the album, is hampered by Pat Moran's pedestrian production."Cant Be the Only Fool" and "Send One Care Of" lack personality here, the producer and record label failing to polish Jon Butcher's consistent songwriting. Add to that mix the fact that his management company had a falling out with the major concert promoter in his hometown, and you have an act that had to move to Los Angeles in order to find an environment more conducive to the creative process. "Life Takes a Life" is haunting here, and may be the best track on the record; "It's Only Words," "Ocean in Motion" and "New Man" were popular live and remain highlights of this record, but the power trio never got to shape their own identity. The crunching chords made Jon Butcher more like Pete Townshend performing in the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Like Robin Trower, Butcher performed in the shadow of Jimi, good material but not as creative and memorable as the prototype, and without the production and promotion skills of a Chas Chandler. A decent album that could have been so much more if the people around this artist understood what the music was all about.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Greg Prato
Jimi Hendrix disciple Jon Butcher achieved some moderate chart success in the mid-'80s as the singer/guitarist for the Jon Butcher Axis. Coming out of the Boston club scene in the early '80s, the Butcher Axis (which also included members Chris Mann on bass and Derek Blevins on drums), issued such albums as 1983's self-titled debut, 1984's Stare at the Sun, and 1985's Along the Axis (Butcher dropped the Axis for such releases as 1986's Wishes and 1989's Pictures From the Front), opened for local Boston heroes the J. Geils Band in addition to other harder-edged bands, and issued a few singles that enjoyed some success on radio and MTV -- "Wishes," "Goodbye Saving Grace," and "Life Takes a Life." Butcher continued issuing solo albums in the '90s -- Positively the Blues (1995) and Electric Factory (1996) -- while a hits compilation (1998's The Best Of: Dreamers Would Ride) and an archival concert (1999's King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents) were also issued. In addition to his musical career, Butcher founded the Electric Factory Recording Studio, which focuses primarily on film, TV, and multimedia work.
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BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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''JON BUTCHER AXIS''
1983
33:08
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1 Life Takes a Life 3:53
Jon Butcher / Christopher Martin
2 It's Only Words 3:02
Jon Butcher
3 Ocean in Motion 2:21
Jon Butcher
4 Can't Be the Only Fool 3:23
5 Sentinel 3:18
Derek Blevins / Jon Butcher / Christopher Martin
6 New Man 3:10
Jon Butcher
7 Fairlight 3:22
Jon Butcher
8 Send One Care Of 3:43
9 Walk Like This 3:01
Jon Butcher
10 We Will Be as One 3:55
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Derek Blevins – Drums
Jon Butcher – Guitar, Vocals
Christopher Martin – Bass Guitar
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REVIEW/AMG
Joe Viglione
Jon Butcher is a journeyman guitarist whose Johanna Wilde band was legendary in the New England region in the late '70s. While the "new wave" and "punk rock" scenes were exploding, Butcher kept to what he did best: mainstream hard rock. By the time this Polydor deal materialized, much of his better-known tunes had been in circulation for quite some time. "New Man" originally appeared on a 1980/1981 compilation from radio station WCOZ, it opens up side two here, but, like most of the album, is hampered by Pat Moran's pedestrian production."Cant Be the Only Fool" and "Send One Care Of" lack personality here, the producer and record label failing to polish Jon Butcher's consistent songwriting. Add to that mix the fact that his management company had a falling out with the major concert promoter in his hometown, and you have an act that had to move to Los Angeles in order to find an environment more conducive to the creative process. "Life Takes a Life" is haunting here, and may be the best track on the record; "It's Only Words," "Ocean in Motion" and "New Man" were popular live and remain highlights of this record, but the power trio never got to shape their own identity. The crunching chords made Jon Butcher more like Pete Townshend performing in the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Like Robin Trower, Butcher performed in the shadow of Jimi, good material but not as creative and memorable as the prototype, and without the production and promotion skills of a Chas Chandler. A decent album that could have been so much more if the people around this artist understood what the music was all about.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Greg Prato
Jimi Hendrix disciple Jon Butcher achieved some moderate chart success in the mid-'80s as the singer/guitarist for the Jon Butcher Axis. Coming out of the Boston club scene in the early '80s, the Butcher Axis (which also included members Chris Mann on bass and Derek Blevins on drums), issued such albums as 1983's self-titled debut, 1984's Stare at the Sun, and 1985's Along the Axis (Butcher dropped the Axis for such releases as 1986's Wishes and 1989's Pictures From the Front), opened for local Boston heroes the J. Geils Band in addition to other harder-edged bands, and issued a few singles that enjoyed some success on radio and MTV -- "Wishes," "Goodbye Saving Grace," and "Life Takes a Life." Butcher continued issuing solo albums in the '90s -- Positively the Blues (1995) and Electric Factory (1996) -- while a hits compilation (1998's The Best Of: Dreamers Would Ride) and an archival concert (1999's King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents) were also issued. In addition to his musical career, Butcher founded the Electric Factory Recording Studio, which focuses primarily on film, TV, and multimedia work.
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BIOGRAPHY/WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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