1828 - JOHNNY NEEL - Every Kinda' Blues (2012)

JOHNNY NEEL
''EVERY KINDA' BLUES''
MAY 01 2012
BREAKIN' RECORDS

01 - Every Kinda' Blues/0:3:59
02 - Right Out the Window/0:4:11
03 - Won't Lay Me Down/0:7:19
04 - I'm Gonna Love You/0:4:11
05 - Sunday Morning Rain/0:4:31
06 - Johnny Needs a Shot/0:3:40
07 - How to Play the Blues/0:5:20
08 - Murdered By Love/0:10:53
09 - Mighty Mississippi/0:4:00
10 - I Wanna Know the Way/0:5:35
11 - My Kinda' People/0:5:06

Johnny Neel/Keyboards, Vocals, Harmonica, Keytar Slide
Dennis Gulley/Bass, Backing Vocals
Fabio Drusin/Bass
Daryl Burgess/Drums
Silver Bassi/Drums
Keio Stroud/Drums
Curt Redding/Drums
Jack Pearson/Guitar
Anthony Basso/Guitar
Danny Hamlin/Guitar
Eldon Huff/Guitar, Backing Vocals
Luke Davis/Guitar
Kenny Meeks/Guitar
Doug Jones/Guitar
Keio Stroud/Percussion
Kim Morrison/Backing Vocals
Christine Thompson/Backing Vocals
Shawn Murphy/Backing Vocals
Randy Russell/Backing Vocals

DOWNLOAD

1827 - RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS - One Wrong Turn (2012)

RICK ESTRIN AND THE NIGHTCATS
''ONE WRONG TURN''
JUL 3 2012
ALLIGATOR RECORDS
49:55

1/D.O.G. /4:14
2/Lucky You/3:36
3/Callin' All Fools /5:13
4/(I Met Her On The) Blues Cruise/4:32
5/Movin' Slow/4:03
6/One Wrong Turn/4:52
7/Desperation Perspiration/3:33
8/Zonin'/3:31
9/Broke and Lonesome/4:04
10/You Ain't the Boss of Me/2:53
11/Old News /2:40
12/The Legend of Taco Cobbler/6:43

Chris "Kid" Andersen /Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
Kid Andersen /Producer
Lisa Leu Andersen /Vocals (Background)
Chris Barnes /Trumpet
Rick Estrin /Harmonica, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
Lorenzo Farrell /Bass (Acoustic), Organ, Piano
Terry Hanck /Saxophone
Tim-Bob Harris /Trumpet
Doug James /Saxophone
Jack Sanford /Saxophone

REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
The second Rick Estrin solo album to replace the Nightcats' longtime guitarist Little Charlie Baty with Kid Andersen (who again co-produces, records, and mixes, almost making him Estrin's equal for support responsibilities) shows a bit of a progression. It's still rooted in the good-time approach Estrin and Little Charlie adhered to for nine Alligator releases, but pushes more at the edges, toughening up the attack to include hints of surf, rock, jump blues, reggae, Booker T. & the MG's soul, and a terrific '50s-styled slow dance ballad in "Movin' Slow." As frontman, the sartorially sharp Estrin is difficult to beat. His sly fox-guarding-the-hen house vocals and dynamic harp work are flashy in all the right ways, and these songs are some of the best he has recorded which, with his extensive catalog, is quite a compliment. The title track is a typically swinging blues pushed by an Estrin harp solo even the great Little Walter would have been proud of. It's complemented by Andersen's tough rhythmic guitar fills and organ from Lorenzo Farrell, the band's somewhat hidden MVP who also handles bass duties. Estrin's humorous, show-stopping story songs are his calling card with this album's clever "(I Met Her on The) Blues Cruise" filling that slot and simultaneously letting him namecheck some of his fellow blues cruise musicians. But it's when he displays serious chops playing it straight on "Broke and Lonesome," a cutting Chicago blues with Andersen's biting guitar shifting tempos for the bridge, proving Estrin and his band aren't just about double entendres and flamboyant frontmen. He even hands vocals over to bandmate J. Hanson for the drummer's rocking and slightly mean-spirited "You Ain't the Boss of Me," but Estrin seems M.I.A. on the album's two instrumentals. That's odd, because the second of those, Andersen's closing "The Legend of Taco Cobbler," is, at nearly seven minutes, the disc's longest and arguably most ambitious track, shifting from surf to Tex-Mex, spaghetti Western, Memphis soul, and about three other genres (including a brief classical riff) throughout its many changes. As a producer, Andersen's intricate and detailed touch brings additional sounds, occasional overdubbing, and unexpected effects to bolster the mix (the album sounds particularly good with head phones). When an unaccompanied Estrin goes completely solo (harp, vocal, and foot stomps) on "Old News," you understand that in a pinch, he could carry a set without a band. But for this release he has one, and a pretty great one at that, making One Wrong Turn the right move at this stage of Rick Estrin's lengthy and productive career.

DOWNLOAD

1826 - JIMMIE VAN ZANT - Feels Like Freedom (2012)

JIMMIE VAN ZANT
''FEELS LIKE FREEDOM''
JUL 3 2012
MRI
41:05

1/Chasing Shadows/3:42
2/Ain't Quite Mary Jane/3:23
3/Wildest Branch/3:25
4/When You Gonna Learn/3:39
5/ Feels Like Freedom/4:22
6/ That'll Take You Back/3:49
7/ Southern Rock/3:10
8/ Unfinished Life/3:41
9/ Runaway Train/3:32
10/ Come On Man/4:27
11/ Stronger Stuff/3:55

DOWNLOAD

1825 - WALTER CLEVENGER & THE DAIRY KINGS - Full Tilt & Swing (2003)

WALTER CLEVENGER & THE DAIRY KINGS
''FULL TILT AND SWING''
OCT 2003
40:00

1/Love Don't Mean Anything/Walter Clevenger/3:45
2/Hold on Tight/Walter Clevenger/3:14
3/Fast as I Can/Walter Clevenger/3:49
4/Jonathan Doe/Walter Clevenger/3:35
5/Stronger Than That/Walter Clevenger/3:27
6/I'll Be the One/Walter Clevenger/1:48
7/The Fool Who Used to Be/Walter Clevenger/3:51
8/Supermarket Checkout Queen/Walter Clevenger/3:33
9/Not Gonna Bend/Walter Clevenger/3:43
10/The Hurricane/Walter Clevenger/3:15
11/Let Your Hair Down Tonight/Walter Clevenger/2:37
12/Radio Sea/Walter Clevenger/3:23

Steve Bancroft /Group Member, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Walter Clevenger /E-Bow, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Producer, Radio Dial Tuning, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Henry Clift /Bass, Vocals (Background)
Michel Fernandez /Drums
Carl Hungerford /Concertina
Mike Mullins /Acoustic Treatments
Danny Ott /Guitar
Wyman Reese /Organ, Piano
Rick Shea /Pedal Steel

DOWNLOAD

1824 - TIM EASTON - Break Your Mother's Heart (2003)

TIM EASTON
''BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S HEART''
FEB 2003
40:48

1/Poor, Poor LA/Tim Easton
2/Black Hearted Ways/Tim Easton
3/John Gilmartin/J.P. Olsen
4/Hanging Tree/Tim Easton
5/Lexington Jail/Tim Easton
6/Hummingbird/Tim Easton / Leon Russell
7/Amor Azul/Tim Easton
8/Watching the Lightning/Tim Easton
9/Man That You Need/Tim Easton
10/True Ways/J.P. Olsen

Chris Burney /Bass (Upright)
Ted Easton /Guitar (Tremolo)
Tim Easton /Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Mandolin, Maracas, Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Piano, Producer, Pump Organ, Tambourine, Vocals
Dawn Hill /Voices
James "Hutch" Hutchinson /Bass
Jim Keltner /Drums
Greg Leisz /Dobro
Jilann O'Neill /Vocals
Dave Philips /Guitar (Electric)
Jai Winding /Organ (Hammond), Piano

REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
The follow-up to Tim Easton's well-received sophomore effort The Truth About Us strips his rootsy Americana sound down even further. The John Prine and Bob Dylan comparisons still hold, but now he adds a taste of Paul Simon's earliest work; all noticeable in his unaffected, near laconic, sand-and-honey vocals. On Break Your Mother's Heart, echoes of Dylan's "Tombstone Blues" run through "Lexington Jail," made all the more vivid when Jai Winding's Al Kooper-ish organ enters the mix. But for all its obvious connections, Easton's music remains refreshingly unique; infused with colorful lyrics that describe the struggling lives and lost loves of rural Americans in heart-wrenching detail. Although assisted by high-profile drummer Jim Keltner (along with Heartbreaker Mike Campbell and noted session guitarist Greg Leisz on one track each), Easton overdubs himself on a variety of stringed and keyboard instruments, adding to the album's already individual feel. On "The Man That You Need," the disc's longest and most intimate track, he handles all the music, imparting the sober tune with a comfy confidential connection. Between the tinkling mandolin, somber pump organ, and his high-lonesome voice, the track is a tour de force for the introspective artist. Two covers from obscure songwriter J.P. Olsen (in whose backing band Easton used to play) are the album's only non-original tunes. The overall sound is spacious and meticulous but far from slick, with Easton's earthy voice hovering above the proceedings like a storm cloud over a picnic. By retreating from the all-star Wilco lineup of his last album, Easton has created a more personal and affecting work. It's sure to connect with his established audience, as well as win him new fans.

DOWNLOAD

1823 - STOLEN EARTH - A Far Cry From Home (2012)

STOLEN EARTH
''A FAR CRY FROM HOME''
JUN 18 2012
62:33
OMNISCIENT RECORDS

1. Unnatural Disaster/6:31
2. Soul in a Jar/7:54
3. My Lips Are Too Dry/6:15
4. Mirror Mirror/5:15
5. Into the Virgin Snow/7:29
6. Tuscany Sun/5:46
7. Bitterness Fades/5:46
8. Silver Skies/7:59
9. Perfect Wave/9:38

DOWNLOAD

1822 - RICHARD JULIAN - Good Life (2002)

RICHARD JULIAN
''GOOD LIFE''
2002
53:31

1 - Please Rene, Not Now/0:2:49
2 - Miss You Bad/0:4:06
3 - So Damn Beautiful/0:2:55
4 - Trick Candle/0:4:01
5 - Good Life/0:3:57
6 - Ragged Point/0:3:03
7 - Amy/0:2:16
8 - Procession On 51st Street/0:0:38
9 - Your Friend John/0:3:52
10 - The Wrong Bus/0:4:02
11 - Full Moon Face/0:3:10
12 - Everything's Cool/0:3:07
13 - Back From The Hamptons/0:0:39
14 - She'll Let You Know/0:2:50
15 - Florida/0:4:25
16 - One Slip Away/0:3:04
17 - Good Life (Party Mix)/0:4:09

Mia Adams /Choir/Chorus, Handclapping, Vocals (Background), Voices
Alfie /Barking, Choir/Chorus, Voices
Marilyn Carino /Choir/Chorus, Voices
Dred /Arranger
Molly Felder /Clarinet (Bass)
Mickey Grimm /Drums, Percussion
Tommy Hannum /Pedal Steel
Jesse Harris /Choir/Chorus, Voices
David Henry /Cello
Jim Hoke /Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
Brad Jones /Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Choir/Chorus, Harmonica, Harmonium, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Producer, Sampling, Slide Guitar, Synthesizer Strings, Vocals (Background), Voices
Norah Jones /Choir/Chorus, Voices
Richard Julian /Bass (Electric), Choir/Chorus, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Sound Effects, Street Sounds, Vibraphone, Vocals (Background), Voices, Wurlitzer
Pat Sansone /Stylophone
Diego Voglino /Drums, Percussion

DOWNLOAD

1821 - ORCUS CHYLDE (2012)

ORCUS CHYLDE
''ORCUS CHYLDE''
MAY 2012

1 - The Day The Seventh Angel Came/0:6:16
2 - Valley Of Thorns/0:6:57
3 - Orcus Chylde/0:6:29
4 - As Time Will Bury Us All/0:5:03
5 - Over the Frozen Rivers/0:8:27
6 - In The Name Of/0:1:41
7 - Quiet Walls/0:7:14
8 - Cold Man/0:6:21

DOWNLOAD

1820 - MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES - California Star (2012)

MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES
''CALIFORNIA STAR''
2012
39:47

01 - Ship/0:4:35
02 - The Streets Of San Sebastian/0:4:17
03 - Power That Is Greater/0:2:40
04 - California Star/0:3:24
05 - Ready To Move On/0:3:10
06 - Boy To Man/0:3:39
07 - Something Special/0:3:35
08 - Silverbird/0:4:23
09 - Long Way To Go/0:3:24
10 - Sweet Cherwine/0:2:09
11 - I'm In Love For The First Time/0:3:37

DOWNLOAD

1819 - LEVELLERS - Static On The Airwaves (2012)

LEVELLERS
''STATIC ON THE AIRWAVES''
2012
FIDDLE RECORDINGS
42:15

01 - Static On The Airwaves/0:0:43
02 - We Are All Gunmen/0:4:41
03 - Truth Is/0:3:12
04 - After The Hurricane/0:4:09
05 - Our Forgotten Towns/0:2:06
06 - No Barriers/0:4:25
07 - Alone In This Darkness/0:3:40
08 - Raft Of The Medusa/0:3:48
09 - Mutiny/0:3:27
10 - Traveller/0:3:51
11 - Second Life/0:3:45
12 - The Recruiting Sergeant/0:3:52

DOWNLOAD

1818 - LEVELLERS - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2009)

LEVELLERS
''LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL''
2009
SKYCAP

1/No Change /3:20
2/Julie /3:35
3/Together All the Way /4:05
4/Before the End /3:35
5/Chemically Free /4:03
6/Death Loves Youth /3:40
7/Exodus /4:13
8/Hope St /4:17
9/This Garden /5:14
10/Men-At-Tol /4:40

DOWNLOAD

1817 - LEVELLERS - Letters From The Underground (2008)

LEVELLERS
''LETTERS FROM THE UNDERGROUND''
AUG 2008
35:54

1/The Cholera Well/2:30
2/Death Loves Youth/3:51
3/Eyes Wide/2:46
4/Before The End/3:40
5/Burn America Burn/2:51
6/Heart Of The Country/3:05
7/Behold A Pale Rider/4:50
8/A Life Less Ordinary/3:09
9/Accidental Anarchist/2:45
10/Duty/3:18
11/Fight Or Flight/3:09

DOWNLOAD

1816 - LEVELLERS - Mouth To Mouth (Bonus Tracks) (2007)

LEVELLERS
''MOUTH TO MOUTH (BONUS TRACKS)''
1997

01 - Dog Train/0:4:27
02 - What A Beautiful Day/0:4:00
03 - Celebrate/0:4:03
04 - Rain And Snow/0:1:36
05 - Far Away/0:5:29
06 - CCTV/0:3:08
07 - Chemically Free/0:5:30
08 - Elation/0:5:44
09 - Captain's Courageous/0:3:14
10 - Survivors/0:4:25
11 - Sail Away/0:1:14
12 - Too Real/0:5:31
13 - Bar Room Jury/0:3:44
14 - Angels/0:4:21
15 - All Your Dreams/0:5:41
16 - Windows/0:5:01

DOWNLOAD

1815 - LEVELLERS - Truth & Lies (2005)

LEVELLERS
''TRUTH AND LIES''
MAY 2005
43:22

1/Last Man Alive/3:07
2/Make You Happy/3:44
3/Confess/4:49
4/For Us All/3:27
5/Knot Around the World/3:31
6/Steel Knife/4:21
7/Wheels/3:50
8/Said and Done/3:09
9/Who's the Daddy/3:49
10/The Damned/4:00
11/Sleeping/5:35

DOWNLOAD

1814 - LEVELLERS - Hello Pig (Bonus Tracks) (2000)

LEVELLERS
''HELLO PIG (BONUS TRACKS)''
2000
EAST WEST UK

01 - Happy Birthday Revolution/0:3:29
02 - Invisible/0:3:40
03 - The Weed That Killed Elvis/0:3:24
04 - Edge Of The World/0:3:53
05 - Do It Again Tomorrow/0:2:51
06 - Walk Lightly/0:3:36
07 - Voices On The Wind/0:3:59
08 - Sold England/0:3:56
09 - Modern Day Tragedy/0:5:40
10 - Dreams/0:2:45
11 - 61 Minutes Of Pleading/0:4:04
12 - Red Sun Burns/0:2:36
13 - Gold And Silver/0:3:34
14 - Michael's Bar/0:4:04
15 - Hard Life/0:3:32
16 - Good Old-Fashioned Hope/0:3:03

DOWNLOAD

1813 - LEVELLERS - Headlights, White Lines, Black Tar Rivers_ Best Live (1996)

LEVELLERS
''HEADLIGHTS, WHITE LINES, BLACK TAR RIVERS: BEST LIVE''
1996

01 - Sell Out/0:4:56
02 - Hope St/0:4:24
03 - 15 Years/0:3:19
04 - Exodus/0:4:07
05 - Carry Me/0:4:42
06 - The Boatman/0:4:20
07 - 3 Friends/0:4:05
08 - Men-An-Tol/0:4:43
09 - The Road/0:4:01
10 - One Way/0:6:17
11 - England My Home/0:3:57
12 - Battle Of The Beanfield/0:3:19
13 - Liberty/0:4:57
14 - The Riverflow/0:3:27

DOWNLOAD

1812 - LEVELLERS - Zeitgeist (Bonus Tracks) (1995)

LEVELLERS
''ZEITGEIST (BONUS TRACKS)''
SEP 2007
WEA INTERNATIONAL
62:00

1/Hope Street/4:14
2/The Fear/3:21
3 /Exodus/4:18
4/Maid On The River/3:51
5/Saturday To Sunday/3:11
6/4 A.M./3:43
7/Forgotten Ground/4:23
8 /Fantasy/3:19
9/P.C. Keen/3:52
10/Just The One/1:42
11/Haven't Made It/3:00
12/Leave This Town/3:06
13/Men-An-Tol/4:34
14/Miles Away/2:34
15/Your 'Ouse/4:26
16/Drinking For England/3:45
17/Searchlights/4:41

DOWNLOAD

1811 - LEVELLERS - Levelling The Land (1992)

LEVELLERS
''LEVELLING THE LAND''
MAY 1992
44:28

1 /One Way/4:08
2 /The Game/3:25
3 /15 Years/3:08
4 /The Boatman/5:57
5 /Liberty Song/4:27
6 /Far From Home/3:47
7 /Sell Out/4:15
8 /Another Man's Cause/4:35
9 /The Road/3:59
10 /The Riverflow/3:00
11 /Battle Of The Beanfield/3:42
12 /Last Days Of Winter/2:25
13 /Dance Before The Storm/4:02
14 /Hard Fight/4:27
15 /The Devil Went Down To Georgia/3:48
16 /Plastic Jeezus/2:06

DOWNLOAD

1810 - JOHAN RANDÉN - Summary (2012)

JOHAN RANDÉN
''SUMMARY''
MAY 2012
47:17
REINGOLD RECORDS

1/ Tres Hombres/5:14
2/ Country Maniac/2:55
3/ Sky Express/3:51
4/ Floating Around/4:36
5/ Eclipse/5:39
6/ E.R.T/4:26
7/ Cheese & Miller/4:16
8/ Naga Jolika/4:57
9/ Funk It/3:41
10/ Wind Trees/7:42

DOWNLOAD

1809 - JERRY DOUGLAS - The Best Kept Secret (2005)

JERRY DOUGLAS
''THE BEST KEPT SECRET''
SEP 2005
52:02

1/She Makes Me Want to Sing/Feat. Derek Trucks/Jerry Douglas / Derek Jones/5:53
2/Who's Your Uncle?/Feat. Sam Bush, Béla Fleck/Jerry Douglas/3:28
3/Back in Love Again/Feat. Alison Krauss/Zane Grey / Len Ron Hanks/3:56
4/A Remark You Made/Joe Zawinul/4:38
5/The Best Kept Secret/Jerry Douglas/9:30
6/Lil' Roro/Feat. Bill Frisell/Jerry Douglas/5:20
7/Swing Blues No. 1/Feat. John Fogerty/Bob Wills/3:34
8/Snow's First Fall/Gabe Witcher/4:35
9/Ya Ya etc./Jerry Douglas/4:52
10/U R My Flower/Jerry Douglas/1:13
11/Sir Aly B/Jerry Douglas/5:03

Sam Bush /Mandolin
Jeff Coffin /Saxophone
John Deaderick /Wurlitzer, Wurlitzer Piano
Jerry Douglas /Dobro, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
Béla Fleck /Banjo
John Fogerty /Guitar, Vocals
Shannon Forrest /Drums, Percussion
Bill Frisell /Guitar
Derek Jones /Bass (Acoustic)
Alison Krauss /Vocals
Viktor Krauss /Bass
Keith Sewell /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Derek Trucks /Slide Guitar
Jim White /Drums
Gabe Witcher /Hammond B3, Organ (Hammond), Violin

DOWNLOAD