BURTON CUMMINGS
''ABOVE THE GROUND''
NOVEMBER 4 2008
74:47
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1 Crazy If You Mess With The Gods 03:49
2 Junior Won't Behave 03:37
3 Tpos 03:29
4 Any Minor Miracle 04:08
5 Powers At Play 04:41
6 Ponderlust 04:48
7 Rollaway 01:41
8 We Just Came From The U.S.A. 03:35
9 Pretty Pictures 03:38
10 Look Out Charlie 03:13
11 Kurt's Song 04:44
12 Richard 04:59
13 Dream 03:44
14 Up In The Canyon 03:08
15 A Touch Of Morning 03:48
16 Revelation 04:23
17 Invisible 03:31
18 Retribution 05:24
19 Above The Ground 04:17
All Tracks By Burton Cummings
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Tim Bovaconti/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Backing Vocals
Burton Cummings/Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Sean Fitzsimons/Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
The Frogettes/Vocals
Jeff Jones/Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dave Love/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Backing Vocals
The Perry Sisters/Vocals
Nick Sinopoli/Percussion, Backing Vocals
Joe Vannelli/Hammond B3
Ross Vannelli/Additional Guitar On 2, Backing Vocals On 4
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Burton Cummings doesn’t need to work for the money, he does it for the love of it. Above the Ground is his first album in 12 years -- it was released in his native Canada in 2008, appearing in the U.S. two years later -- so it makes some sense that this isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon lasting 19 tracks and 74 minutes. Cummings may have no sense of urgency, something that hinders a blues boogie like “Junior Won’t Behave,” but the leisurely pace does allow for him to touch upon all of his interests, from churning heavy rock to loose-limbed pop, adding little bits of country and soft-rock introspection along the way. Sometimes the production is a little too immaculate, reminiscent of all-digital recordings from the tail-end of the ‘80s, sometimes things get a little odd, as when he sways into the boozy cadence of “Rollaway,” but the wide range of styles, along with a bit of blunt satire ( “We Just Came from the USA”), keeps Above the Ground interesting.
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BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has also released My Own Way to Rock (1977), Dream of a Child (1978), Woman Love (1980), Sweet Sweet (1981) and Plus Signs (1990).
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''ABOVE THE GROUND''
NOVEMBER 4 2008
74:47
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1 Crazy If You Mess With The Gods 03:49
2 Junior Won't Behave 03:37
3 Tpos 03:29
4 Any Minor Miracle 04:08
5 Powers At Play 04:41
6 Ponderlust 04:48
7 Rollaway 01:41
8 We Just Came From The U.S.A. 03:35
9 Pretty Pictures 03:38
10 Look Out Charlie 03:13
11 Kurt's Song 04:44
12 Richard 04:59
13 Dream 03:44
14 Up In The Canyon 03:08
15 A Touch Of Morning 03:48
16 Revelation 04:23
17 Invisible 03:31
18 Retribution 05:24
19 Above The Ground 04:17
All Tracks By Burton Cummings
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Tim Bovaconti/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Backing Vocals
Burton Cummings/Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Sean Fitzsimons/Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
The Frogettes/Vocals
Jeff Jones/Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dave Love/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Backing Vocals
The Perry Sisters/Vocals
Nick Sinopoli/Percussion, Backing Vocals
Joe Vannelli/Hammond B3
Ross Vannelli/Additional Guitar On 2, Backing Vocals On 4
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REVIEW/AMG
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Burton Cummings doesn’t need to work for the money, he does it for the love of it. Above the Ground is his first album in 12 years -- it was released in his native Canada in 2008, appearing in the U.S. two years later -- so it makes some sense that this isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon lasting 19 tracks and 74 minutes. Cummings may have no sense of urgency, something that hinders a blues boogie like “Junior Won’t Behave,” but the leisurely pace does allow for him to touch upon all of his interests, from churning heavy rock to loose-limbed pop, adding little bits of country and soft-rock introspection along the way. Sometimes the production is a little too immaculate, reminiscent of all-digital recordings from the tail-end of the ‘80s, sometimes things get a little odd, as when he sways into the boozy cadence of “Rollaway,” but the wide range of styles, along with a bit of blunt satire ( “We Just Came from the USA”), keeps Above the Ground interesting.
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BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has also released My Own Way to Rock (1977), Dream of a Child (1978), Woman Love (1980), Sweet Sweet (1981) and Plus Signs (1990).
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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2 comments :
I do love cummings .. and have most of his stuff... one rarity to post would be bachman cummings the thunderbird trax ... I do have it in 320 with just one piece of cover art ... I can zippyshare it want it .. thominsf@pacbell.net
I have the cd "Thunderbird Trax", but the discography I posted is only Burton Cummings. Thanks indigoinsf canada2.
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