5748 - INDECISION (2008)

INDECISION
''INDECISION''
MARCH 3 2008
36:11

1 /Just a Little Bit
Aaron Evans/4:00
2 /Marcus Lane
Aaron Evans/4:23
3 /Poison Age
Craig Dougald / David Ibbeken/6:11
4 /Magic Hat
Rob Bass / Craig Dougald / Aaron Evans/3:38
5 /Ibbs Jazz
David Ibbeken/3:38
6 /Take It All In
Aaron Evans/4:14
7 /Humanoid Boogie/2:56
8 /Monday Mountain Momma
Craig Dougald / Aaron Evans/3:38
9 /Chicken in the Pot
Craig Dougald / Aaron Evans / David Ibbeken / Shawn McCrystal/3:33

BIOGRAPHY
by Stacia Proefrock
Indecision formed in 1993. The bandmembers -- guitarists Justin Brannan and Rachel Rosen, drummer Pat Flynn, bassist Steve Bago, and vocalist Tom Sheehan (who was replaced by Artie Phillie in 1998) -- met while attending a Catholic high school in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. Indecision played around in local clubs until the majority of the venues in their neighborhood closed down, then took a larger step and integrated themselves into the New York City hardcore scene. Relentless recording and touring kept the band relevant long after many groups from their time and space faded away. They issued a number of singles and three albums with Exit Records -- Unorthodox, Most Precious Blood, and To Live and Die in New York City -- all of which showed off their slightly metal-tinged brand of positive hardcore (which managed to express anger and injustice without being hateful). To Live and Die in New York City was their first album to feature Artie Phillie on vocals, but the album retained the straight-ahead style that their other releases possessed. In 1999 they tried their luck at another label, putting out Release the Cure on MIA Records. After breaking up while on tour in 2000, several members of Indecision went on to form the hardcore/metal outfit Most Precious Blood.

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5747 - INDECISION - Black Water Sunday: A Live Compilation (2006)

INDECISION
''BLACK WATER SUNDAY: A LIVE COMPILATION''
FEBRUARY 28 2006
54:19

1 - The Great Road/8:26
2 - I'm Not From Here/4:36
3 - Little Black Cat/6:23
4 - Dear Prudence/8:42
5 - I'm Not Gonna/6:10
6 - Roller Coaster/6:08
7 - Song of the Itinerant Bible Salesman/8:01
8 - Black Water Sunday/5:32

BIOGRAPHY
by Stacia Proefrock
Indecision formed in 1993. The bandmembers -- guitarists Justin Brannan and Rachel Rosen, drummer Pat Flynn, bassist Steve Bago, and vocalist Tom Sheehan (who was replaced by Artie Phillie in 1998) -- met while attending a Catholic high school in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. Indecision played around in local clubs until the majority of the venues in their neighborhood closed down, then took a larger step and integrated themselves into the New York City hardcore scene. Relentless recording and touring kept the band relevant long after many groups from their time and space faded away. They issued a number of singles and three albums with Exit Records -- Unorthodox, Most Precious Blood, and To Live and Die in New York City -- all of which showed off their slightly metal-tinged brand of positive hardcore (which managed to express anger and injustice without being hateful). To Live and Die in New York City was their first album to feature Artie Phillie on vocals, but the album retained the straight-ahead style that their other releases possessed. In 1999 they tried their luck at another label, putting out Release the Cure on MIA Records. After breaking up while on tour in 2000, several members of Indecision went on to form the hardcore/metal outfit Most Precious Blood.

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5746 - BLACK FRIDAY - Redux (2009)

BLACK FRIDAY
''REDUX''
NOVEMBER 28 2009
42:08

1. I Shall Be Free /3:30
2. Lonely Roads /4:26
3. Sci Fi Dancer /3:52
4. Who Am I /4:47
5. What You're Looking For /4:20
6. South of the Border /4:47
7. Heart In Her Pocket /3:42
8. Gus' Song /3:31
9. Cold Dark Room /2:57
10. Take A Chance /3:36
11. I Drop the Bomb /2:40

Redux represents Black Friday's 5th full length CD in their 24 year run. This album has reenlisted original Black Friday "alum", Kurt Deemer and String Cheese Incident's Kyle Hollingsworth. Redux has provided an outlet for some of the bands previously unrecorded crowd favorites and has also reworked some previously released material with a newer, but mature feel. Redux provides a cornucopia of musical style and showcases the blazing guitar of guitarist, Shawn Heming. Songs "Lonely Roads" and "South of Border" showcases the bands hard rockin' side that is the essence of their long-storied live performances. Tracks like "Who am I" and "Take a Chance" reflect the bands ability to produce carefully crafted harmonies seeped in Jamish Americana. Finally the songs "Cold Dark Room" and "Gus' Song" highlight the band's ability to show that less can be more in stripped down, folky melodies.
Redux captures the essence of Black Friday in its multi-faceted entirety while documenting the longevity of a band that has resisted the lure of fad over its 24 year existence, plugging away at what they do best, good old rock and roll.

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5745 - BLACK FRIDAY - 4 (2008)

BLACK FRIDAY
''4''
OCTOBER 21 2008
42:44

1. Roll On /3:12
2. Do It Again /3:52
3. All in the Way /3:51
4. Beat All /5:44
5. I Want You /3:19
6. Slowly Kicking It /5:02
7. Just As Long /3:22
8. And I Want /4:41
9. Unforgiven /5:05
10. Take It All Away /4:36

In 1985 Black Friday was formed by high school friends, Andy Belt, Bryan Sharp, Brian Baker and Shawn Heming. The band's name was found while flipping through the encyclopedia for something that sounded "cool". They made it as far as the "B's and settled on Black Friday.
The band practiced in drummer, Bryan Sharp's basement and soon added guitarist Kurt Deemer, who left the band in 1987. Also in 1987, Black Friday added keyboardist, Kyle Hollingsworth, who left the band to move to Colorado in the early 1990's, later becoming the keyboardist for String Cheese Incident.
The band's first gig was in 1986 at the Eutaw Street Club House (aka "The Loft"). That year they also released their first cassette Just On A Trip. This rustic recording captured the bands early punk rock roots. In 1988 Black Friday released its second untitled cassette affectionately known as the White Tape due to the cheap white tapes that were used for duplication. In 1989 the band released a third untitled cassette recorded at the Commercial Refinery in Baltimore City. In 1990 the band teamed with Recording Engineer, John Suchy for their first CD release on Merkin Records, Can You Feel It? Black Friday and Suchy also corroborated on the 1993 Merkin release Ain't Nobody and the 1996 Merkin Release, Tom's Back, the bands first CD without Kyle Hollingsworth.
Four is Black Friday's first release in 12 years. Kyle Hollingsworth has returned to lend his keys to three tracks, while Spencer Gordon and John Suchy lend additional keyboard support on the other tracks. Dave Finnell of All Mighty Senators fame, provides trumpet and lap steel as well. Black Friday, now in its 23rd year of existence, still plays with the tight chemistry that can only be accomplished by having played together since they were 16.

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5744 - BLACK FRIDAY - Tom's Back (1996)

BLACK FRIDAY
''TOM'S BACK''
1996
66:58

1. Sci Fi Dancer/3:38
2. White Bread/4:49
3. Seed In your Garden/4:27
4. Back Into the Fire/5:02
5. Reminds Me of You/2:14
6. Falling Down/4:47
7. Head On Backwards/4:29
8. Thunder/4:43
9. Be There/4:09
10. What Your You're Looking For/5:07
11. What You Got/4:09
12. Who Am I/4:48
13. Work out Easy/4:59
14. Lay Down Your Head/4:47
15. Helpless Souls/4:49

In 1985 Black Friday was formed by high school friends, Andy Belt, Bryan Sharp, Brian Baker and Shawn Heming. The band's name was found while flipping through the encyclopedia for something that sounded "cool". They made it as far as the "B's and settled on Black Friday.
The band practiced in drummer, Bryan Sharp's basement and soon added guitarist Kurt Deemer, who left the band in 1987. Also in 1987, Black Friday added keyboardist, Kyle Hollingsworth, who left the band to move to Colorado in the early 1990's, later becoming the keyboardist for String Cheese Incident.
The band's first gig was in 1986 at the Eutaw Street Club House (aka "The Loft"). That year they also released their first cassette Just On A Trip. This rustic recording captured the bands early punk rock roots. In 1988 Black Friday released its second untitled cassette affectionately known as the White Tape due to the cheap white tapes that were used for duplication. In 1989 the band released a third untitled cassette recorded at the Commercial Refinery in Baltimore City. In 1990 the band teamed with Recording Engineer, John Suchy for their first CD release on Merkin Records, Can You Feel It? Black Friday and Suchy also corroborated on the 1993 Merkin release Ain't Nobody and the 1996 Merkin Release, Tom's Back, the bands first CD without Kyle Hollingsworth.

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5743 - ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE - Rooftop Garden (2013)

ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE
''ROOFTOP GARDEN''
SEPTEMBER 3 2013
56:19

1 - Heroes/5:44
2 - Coming In From The Cold/5:54
3 - King For A Day/6:04
4 - Forward/6:07
5 - Hourglass/5:30
6 - Memphis Girls/4:43
7 - Bicycle Song/5:19
8 - Rooftop Garden/5:16
9 - Song For Me/5:16
10 - Beside Me/6:04

Billy Cardine /Dobro, Electric Dobro
Bryon McMurry /Banjo, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Fitzhugh McMurry /Drums, Vocals
Steve McMurry /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Jay Sanders /Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric)

BIOGRAPHY
by Heather Phares
North Carolina's Acoustic Syndicate consists of vocalist/banjo player Bryon McMurry, vocalist/percussionist Fitz McMurry, vocalist/guitarist Steve McMurry, guitarist Roger Padgett, bassist Jay Sanders and flautist Gaines Post. The group formed in 1992 and released two albums regionally, including 1998's Tributaries; their self-titled album received national release in 1999. Their third release, Crazy Little Life, followed a year later.

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5742 - COWBOY MOUTH - ''This Train...'' (2013)

COWBOY MOUTH
''''THIS TRAIN...''''
SEPTEMBER 3 2013
41:40

1. This Train /3:38
2. Saturday High /3:26
3. Drama /2:57
4. Almost Home /3:22
5. Rock And Roll /3:33
6. Blues At Bay /3:15
7. Be Alive Tonight /4:22
8. All The Way To Austin /2:53
9. When It Rains /3:17
10. (I've Lived) Long Enough /3:36
11. All I Really Want /3:38
12. I Believe (This Train Version) /3:43

BIOGRAPHY
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Cowboy Mouth are a collective of '80s rock & roll survivors -- musicians with slight new wave and alternative connections who have aspired to AOR stardom. Formed in the early '90s after alternative rock had broken into the mainstream, the group fused AOR with alternative and roots rock influences on a handful of indie releases before signing with MCA Records in 1996. Although Cowboy Mouth had trouble remaining on a major label's roster, the band has continued releasing material in the new millennium on a variety of imprints and indie labels.
Paul Sanchez (vocals, guitar) had previously recorded as a solo artist before teaming up with Fred LeBlanc (vocals, drums). The pair formed the Backbeats, who were short-lived. After their breakup, Sanchez moved to New York, where he continued to perform solo. In 1988, he returned to New Orleans; LeBlanc, who had just finished playing with Dash Rip Rock, had Sanchez join his new band. The duo began jamming with Griffith (lead guitar, vocals), who had just left the Red Rockers, a new wave band who had a hit with "China." The trio played with a variety of bassists until 1993, when Rob Savoy -- the former frontman for the Bluerunners -- joined the band. The band released its first album, Mouthing Off, late in 1993 on the independent Viceroy Records. Two years later, they released It Means Escape on the Monkey Hill label.
By 1995, the group's following had grown large enough to earn attention from major labels. Cowboy Mouth decided to sign with MCA in early 1996, and they recorded their major-label debut, Are You with Me?, with producer Michael Wanchic during Mardi Gras of that year. The album was released in the summer of 1996 and charted a hit with "Jenny Says," an older song that the band had reprised for its major-label debut. The following spring, Cowboy Mouth released Live on Monkey Hill; Mercyland appeared a year later, and both All You Need Is Live and Easy followed in 2000. Disappointing sales prompted Atlantic to drop the band after Easy, but Cowboy Mouth, undeterred as always (even with the departure of bassist Rob Savoy), rose to the occasion and released the blistering Uh-Oh on the independent Bayside label the following year. Voodoo Shoppe, which was issued by Eleven Thirty, arrived in 2005. Fearless followed three years later, featuring a spunky ode to TV personality Kelly Ripa. After another three years passed, Cowboy Mouth returned with Mardi Gras, an EP salute to their hometown of the Big Easy.

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5741 - THE MOTHER HIPS - Behind Beyond (2013)

THE MOTHER HIPS
''BEHIND BEYOND''
JULY 9 2013
51:03

1 - The Isle Not of Man/5:45
2 - Freed from a Prison/4:23
3 - Tuffy/3:21
4 - Jefferson Army/5:51
5 - Best Friend in Town/4:55
6 - Creation Smiles/4:24
7 - Shape the Bell/5:50
8 - Behind Beyond/5:21
9 - Rose of Rainbows/6:47
10 - Song for J.B/3:45

With the release of their eighth studio album, Behind Beyond, via their own imprint label on July 9, 2013; Northern California's the Mother Hips will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band. This album follows their 2009 studio release, Pacific Dust, and a four-disc retrospective compilation, Days of Sun and Grass, both of which garnered critical praise from outlets including The New Yorker, Mojo, Relix, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and cemented the band's reputation as creators of "California Soul."
Behind Beyond, recorded over the past year at Mission Bells Studio in San Francisco with co-producer Dave Simon-Baker, finds Bluhm wading cautiously into midlife, exploring thoughts of mortality as if it were a hazy dream. Loiacono, the man behind the many instrumental passages that weave through the album, says that this album "stretches out a lot more than any of our other records." There's a sense of ease with these songs, from the laid-back feel of "Isle Not of Man" to the psychedelic guitar interplay of "Jefferson Army."
Bluhm is the tall, rugged, frontman that pulls the listener in while Loiacono is the compact, explosive guitar ace that drives the music. But it's their partnership -- the unique, almost brotherly way they sing and play together -- that defines the band.
When asked what makes this album special, the two bandleaders come at it from a different angle. Loiacono references the second track, "Freed From A Prison," a song he wrote but that Bluhm sings, citing the ability to let go of the song that made it work. "That song is about the concept of being freed from a prison you didn't even know you were in," he says. "It's this idea of finally opening up to an experience that was there for you the whole time. To me, a lot of this album is like that."
Bluhm says that making the music meaningful -- going beyond just having a solid, well-played tune -- is the most important thing for him. "It's about making creative choices that are unconventional but that are still appealing that hopefully can reach the listener in a way they didn't expect and affect parts of their heart and mind they didn't expect to be affected by rock music, he says. I'm trying to make music that has a spiritual aspect where it's more than just a good song and more than just a rocking band or a commodity, an emotional experience that you might not even know is happening because it's surrounded by a loud rock band."

BIOGRAPHY
by Zac Johnson
Formed in Chico, CA, in 1991, earthy pop jam rockers the Mother Hips moved up from bar band status through a series of regional tours and built a sizable fan base in California. Songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Tim Bluhm, guitarist Greg Loiacono, bassist Isaac Parsons, and drummer Mike Wofchuck met in the dorms of Chico State in the early '90s. Loiacono and Bluhm's harmonies and country-tinged melodies honored California's musical past -- from Merle Haggard to the Beach Boys to Neil Young. Their 1992 album, entitled Back to the Grotto, caught the ear of American Recordings, which released 1995's Part-Timer Goes Full and 1996's Shootout. This relationship led to high-profile slots on tours with Johnny Cash, Wilco, and the H.O.R.D.E. tour. Drummer Wofchuck was replaced by John Hofer for 1998's country-rock Later Days. Three years later, the band released the more pop-oriented Green Hills of Earth. As soon as the album gained notoriety, singer/guitarist Greg Loiacono decided to take a break from the group, leaving the band's status in question. In 2005, Bluhm, Loiacono, Hofer, and new bassist Paul Hoaglin resumed playing music and released the Red Tandy EP on Camera Recordsin 2006 and followed it up with the full-length Kiss the Crystal Flake in early 2007.

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5740 - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Bad Moon Rising: The Collection (2013)

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
''BAD MOON RISING: THE COLLECTION''
APRIL 22 2013
70:51

1 - Born On the Bayou/5:11
2 - Bad Moon Rising - Album Version/2:17
3 - Green River - Album Version/2:31
4 - Up Around the Bend - Album Version/2:37
5 - Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Album Version/2:55
6 - Ninety-Nine and a Half/3:35
7 - Proud Mary - Album Version/3:02
8 - Someday Never Comes/3:57
9 - The Midnight Special/4:10
10 - Fortunate Son - Live in Europe 71'/2:23
11 - Chameleon/3:16
12 - Cotton Fields/2:53
13 - Bootleg/2:59
14 - Tombstone Shadow/3:34
15 - It's Just a Thought/3:52
16 - Born to Move/5:38
17 - Effigy/6:22
18 - Keep On Chooglin' - Live 1970/8:52

REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Spectrum's 2013 compilation Bad Moon Rising: The Collection takes some odd turns in its 18 tracks. In particular, it concludes with a whole bunch of jamming, wrapping up with "Effigy" and "Keep on Chooglin'," two titans of CCR album tracks. There are other deep cuts here but they're not among the most celebrated of the group's songs: they're "Ninety-Nine and a Half," "Chameleon," "Born to Move." There are a few beloved non-singles ("Tombstone Shadow," "Bootleg") and several hits ("Born on the Bayou," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Proud Mary"), just enough to make you realize all the other songs that are missing ("Who'll Stop the Rain," "Traveling Band," "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," "Lodi," for starters). As Creedence were more or less a consistently strong band (only their final album, Mardi Gras, had a notable dip in quality), this is enjoyable but there are so many terrific CCR comps out there, it's hard to see why you'd select this over the other titles.

BIOGRAPHY
by Richie Unterberger
At a time when rock was evolving further and further away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country. Though CCR was very much a group in their tight, punchy arrangements, their vision was very much singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty's. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence both evoked enduring images of Americana and reflected burning social issues of the day. The band's genius was their ability to accomplish this with the economic, primal power of a classic rockabilly ensemble.
The key elements of Creedence had been woodshedding in bar bands for about a decade before their breakthrough to national success in the late '60s. John's older brother Tom formed the Blue Velvets in the late '50s in El Cerrito, CA, a tiny suburb across the bay from San Francisco. By the mid-'60s, with a few hopelessly obscure recordings under their belt, they'd signed to Fantasy, releasing several singles as the Golliwogs that went nowhere. In fact, there's little promise to be found on those early efforts, primarily because Tom, not John, was doing most of the singing. The group only found themselves when John took firm reins over the band's direction, singing and writing virtually all of their material.
On their first album Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1968, the group played it both ways, offering extended, quasi-psychedelic workouts of the '50s classics "I Put a Spell on You" and "Suzie Q." The latter song became their first big hit, but the band didn't really bloom until "Proud Mary," a number-two single in early 1969 that demonstrated John's talent at tapping into Southern roots music and imagery with a natural ease. It was the start of a torrent of classic hits from the gritty, Little Richard-inspired singer over the next two years, including "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Who'll Stop the Rain," "Up Around the Bend," and "Lookin' Out My Back Door."
Creedence also made good albums -- Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys, Cosmo's Factory all rank among the best of the rock era -- but their true forte was as a singles band. When the Beatles broke up in early 1970, CCR was the only other act that provided any competition in the fine art of crafting bold, super-catchy artistic statements that soared to the upper reaches of the charts every three or four months. Although they hailed from the San Francisco area, they rarely succumbed to the psychedelic indulgences of the era. John Fogerty also proved adept at voicing the concerns of the working class in songs like "Fortunate Son," as well as partying with as much funk as any white rock band would muster on "Travelin' Band" and "Down on the Corner."
With John Fogerty holding such a strong upper hand, Creedence couldn't be said to have been a democratic unit, and Fogerty's dominance was to sow the seeds of the group's quick dissolution. Tom Fogerty left in 1971 (recording a few unremarkable solo albums of his own), reducing the band to a trio. John allowed drummer Doug Clifford and bassist Stu Cook equal shares of songwriting and vocal time on the group's final album, Mardi Gras (1972), which proved conclusively that Fogerty's songs and singing were necessary to raise CCR above journeyman status.
It was John Fogerty, of course, who produced the only notable work after the quartet broke up. Even his solo outings, though, were erratic and, for nearly ten years, nonexistent as he became embroiled in a web of business disputes with Fantasy Records. His 1984 album Centerfield proved he could still rock in the vintage Creedence mode when the spirit moved him, but Tom Fogerty's death in 1990 ended any hopes of a CCR reunion with the original members intact.

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5739 - THE NUCLEUS - Love and Gold (2007)

THE NUCLEUS
''LOVE AND GOLD''
NOVEMBER 6 2007
63:40

1 - Love and Gold/4:32
2 - Deep in the Heart/6:10
3 - Alabama/5:10
4 - Some Eastern Sh!T/8:19
5 - Hospital Food/4:49
6 - I Don't Know What Happened/7:47
7 - Been a Long Time/5:04
8 - Cascabel/7:53
9 - Webspan/2:55
10 - Noshuz/4:21
11 - Swizlo's Afro/6:26

Album Notes
By CDBaby
The Nucleus - Love and Gold (2007)
Hailing from Humboldt County CA, The Nucleus has been crafting its unique sound for over 7 years on the road. Originally concieved as an acid jazz/fusion project in 2000, The Nucleus has played nearly 1000 shows around the country from bars to festivals and everything in between. Morphing into a rock trio in 2003, The Nucleus continued to hit the road hard and accomplish eveything on their own drive and determination. After a few years making a name on the east coast, the band returned to Northern California to pursue its next phase of evolution. The band built a studio and began producing its own albums, kicking off with 2005's "The Art of Reaching".
Longtime collaborator/keyboardist Brian Swizlo joined the band during this time and the latest incarnation of The Nucleus was formed. Swizlo has been an in-demand fixture of the Humboldt music scene since the 1990's as well as an L.A. session player and hip hop producer with an instantly recognizable musical touch. With continued touring and a maturing sound, The Nucleus is wowing broad audiences and gearing up for a promising 2007.
With distribution from the Homegrown Music Network, CD baby, Rhapsody and itunes, The band is constantly growing and widening its audience. The Nucleus has released five albums to date with the sixth, "Love and Gold" scheduled for release in Summer 2007. The new album and the new sound reflect the band's return to the classic form of 70's rock'n'roll. Rock connoisseurs will detect influences from Neil Young, The Band, the Allman Bros, Pink Floyd, the Beatles and more. Delivered with passion, precision, and reckless abandon when called for, the songs from "Love and Gold" both live and on record fill an important niche in the collective rock'n'roll consciousness. Anchored by great new songs with lush harmonies and sing-along anthems, with plenty of searing guitar solos, "Love and Gold" instantly feels like the modern classic it is destined to become.

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5738 - THE OMEGA PROJECT - Drink Deep (2007)

THE OMEGA PROJECT
''DRINK DEEP''
DECEMBER 28 2007
41:40

1. Leaf/3:23
2. Drink Deep/4:35
3. Floatin By/5:51
4. Fleur de Lys/1:57
5. Grow to Eat/3:25
6. Memnoch/7:18
7. Lay You Down/3:11
8. The Melody Song/3:54
9. Queen of Lights/2:12
10. Under the Sun/5:54

The Omega Project, formed on the island of Kauai in 2000, weave an intricate web of musical threads ranging from funk to reggae, R&B to rock, and classical to punk. The Omega Project's new release entitled "Drink Deep", features
Carlos Cardona on rhythm & lead guitar and lead vocals
Patience on bass guitar and vocals and
Nauman Steele Scott IV on drums and percussion
Guest artists:
D.J.J.Q. on turntables
Margie Perez on back up vocals.
The Omega Project have solid bases on the islands of Hawaii, the Pacific-Northwest based in Santa Cruz,CA and the Atlantic-Southeast based in New Orleans, LA.
Following their previous CD's: "Underground & Around"; "Lillikoi Graveyard"; and "Audio Orgasms", The Omega Project are currently releasing: "Drink Deep". Recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, "Drink Deep" is 10 new songs crafted over 8 months of slow & humid Southern days and sultry, hot musical nights. New Orleans-Comedy and Tragedy- 'Le Bon Temps Roule. ' This past season in New Orleans showed players of The Omega Project on stage at "JaZZFest", The "Bayou Boogaloo" and also sharing the stage with Southern legends like George Porter, Ivan Neville, Russelle Batiste, Chief Alfred Doucette, Stanton Moore and Kevin O'Day. Similar to the other three Omega Project releases, "Drink Deep" shifts and morphs sonically from track to track, soaring over mountainous vistas, bubbling up from unseen depths and erupting violently; at times beautiful and benevolent and other times, dark and fore-boding. The Omega Project speaks lyrical truths and asks questions that are 'as old as the way' and fuse ...

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5737 - PAT MCGEE BAND - Vintage Stages Live (2007)

PAT MCGEE BAND
''VINTAGE STAGES LIVE''
2011
76:15

1 - Intro /1:33
2 - Runaway /5:41
3 - Now /4:00
4 - Must Have Been Love /4:08
5 - Minute /4:50
6 - Beautiful Ways /3:57
7 - Haven't Seen For A While /6:11
8 - Who Stole Her From Heaven /4:30
9 - Annabel /4:58
10 - Girl From Athens /6:42
11 - Lost /6:23
12 - Set Me Free /4:01
13 - You And I /4:15
14 - Passion /7:30
15 - Rebecca /7:30
All Tracks By McGee

Pat McGee: lead vocals, guitar
Brian Fechino: lead guitar
Jonathan Williams: keyboards, backup vocals
Chardy McEwan: percussion
Chris Williams: drums
"Crix" Reardon: bass guitar, backup vocals
Michael Ghegan: saxophone
todd wright: keys. guitar, backup vocals
Hugh McGee: backup vocals
Chris Bashista: drums

BIOGRAPHY
by Heather Phares
Virginia's Pat McGee Band is an acoustic-based sextet consisting of singer/songwriter McGee, guitarist/vocalist Al Walsh, keyboardist/vocalist Jonathan Williams, bassist John Small, percussionist Chardy McEwan and drummer Chris Williams. The group formed in 1996 and began touring almost immediately, spending much of the next four years on the road with Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Ziggy Marley, Counting Crows and the Wallflowers, as well as playing dates on the H.O.R.D.E. tour. This consistent gigging helped the Pat McGee band to sell over 100,000 copies of their self-released albums and paved the way for their Giant Records debut Shine which was produced by Jerry Harrison and released by Giant Records in the spring of 2000.

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5736 - TOY CALDWELL - Son Of The South (2000)

TOY CALDWELL
''SON OF THE SOUTH''
JANUARY 25 2000
60:33

1 - I Hear The South Calling Me/3:11
2 - Midnight Promises/5:21
3 - Love Turns Mean/2:43
4 - Fly Eagle Fly/4:18
5 - This Ol' Cowboy/5:03
6 - Night Life/5:39
7 - Trouble In Dixie/4:02
8 - Shadow Rider/5:33
9 - Wrong Right/4:36
10 - Texas On My Mind/3:59
11 - Mexico/4:24
12 - Why Am I Crying/3:57
13 - Can't You See (Live)/7:28

Gregg Allman /Guest Artist, Organ (Hammond), Vocals
William Brown /Vocals (Background)
Mark Burrell /Drums (Snare)
Tommy Burroughs /Fiddle
Toy Caldwell /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Ace Cannon /Guest Artist, Saxophone
Kurt Clayton /Organ (Hammond)
Charlie Daniels /Fiddle, Guest Artist
Jimmy Davis /Vocals (Background)
Jim Dickinson /Moog Synthesizer, Omnichord, Piano, Vibraphone
Tony "Ray" Heatherly /Bass, Vocals
Al "Fish" Herring /Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Roy Howell /Guitar
Wayne Jackson /Trombone, Trumpet
Susan Jerome-Taylor /Vocals (Background)
Robert A. Johnson /Guitar
Shawn Lane /Guitar
Andrew Love /Saxophone
Susan Marshall /Vocals (Background)
Rusty McFarland /Guitar
The Memphis Horns /Guest Artist
Greg Morrow /Drums (Snare), Percussion
Willie Nelson /Guest Artist, Vocals
J."Pic" Pickins /Guitar, Slide Guitar
Mickey Raphael /Guest Artist, Harmonica
Jim Spake /Saxophone
Tony Thomas /Accordion
Robby Turner /Guitar (Steel)

REVIEW
by Michael B. Smith
Charlie Daniels and David Corlew at Blue Hat Records have really done the world a major favor by re-releasing this, former Marshall Tucker Band guitarist and songwriter Toy Caldwell's only studio album. The release, originally on the now defunct Cabin Fever Music label (under the title "Toy Caldwell"), was only available for a short time prior to Caldwell's death in 1993. Now, however, all of Toy's music can once again be had, including the full-throttled "I Hear the South Calling Me," with Charlie Daniels on fiddle, and "Midnight Promises," perhaps one of Caldwell's all-time finest blues ballads, featuring brother Gregg Allman on the Hammond B-3 organ and vocals.
Caldwell's band played their heart out on the album. Pic Pickens on guitar, Mark Burrell on the drums, and Tony Heatherly on bass provide the perfect compliment to Caldwell's world-famous thumb-style chicken-pickin'. There are plenty of Toy's Western-themed songs here, including the haunting "Shadow Rider" and "Mexico," a song reminiscent of his old "24 Hours at a Time" from the Tucker days. Toy reworked a couple of his old MTB tunes for the project, including "Fly Eagle Fly" and his signature tune "This Ol' Cowboy." Both songs hold up well in comparison to the originals. On his cover of Willie Nelson's "Night Life," Toy plays some red-hot jazzy guitar backed by a smooth vocal ensemble, and Willie himself steps up to the plate to nail the vocal on the last verse. "Trouble in Dixie," "Love Turns Mean," and "Wrong Right" are all songs of love gone wrong, sometimes written with a tongue-in-cheek tone by Caldwell, and featuring more of his smoldering Gibson guitar work. "Texas on My Mind" is a welcome addition to the recording, a "smooth as Tennessee whiskey" ballad, sung by Tony Heatherly, Toy's friend and bassist. With the reissue, Blue Hat has tacked on an incredible bonus cut: a live track of "Can't You See" from the Volunteer Jam, with Toy backed by the Charlie Daniels Band. It's nothing short of stellar.
Toy Caldwell is no longer with us, but thanks to his ample body of work, and all of the people he touched with music during his lifetime, his memory will live on and on, and Son of the South is just another great way of remembering the talent that was Toy Caldwell.

BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder
Toy Caldwell was best known as the lead guitarist and main songwriter in the Marshall Tucker Band. A unique personality as well as a formidable musician, he was a peer of both Dickey Betts and Charlie Daniels, and his best work crossed effortlessly between country, blues, and rock & roll. A few years after the breakup of the Marshall Tucker Band in the late '80s, he re-emerged as leader of the Toy Caldwell Band, which played small-scale shows of the kind that the Marshall Tucker Band couldn't do. He also recorded one solo album before his death in early 1993. Although most of his fame inevitably rests with the Marshall Tucker Band, Caldwell left behind a small but glorious body of solo material.

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5735 - SOUP - A Tour Of Two Cities, Disc Two (1999)

SOUP
''A TOUR OF TWO CITIES, DISC TWO''
1999
125:57

DISC ONE
1 - Squirrels/5:32
2 - Salley's Sister/6:08
3 - Scratches On The Coffee Table/5:01
4 - Cybil Rivalry/9:19
5 - Get Me Back Groove/4:24
6 - Sweet Sound Of Truth/6:20
7 - Lucky's Not A Beggar/5:24
8 - Jefferson/5:45
9 - Dear Prudence/8:41

DISC TWO
1 - Marvin Wright/5:42
2 - Eweh/4:45
3 - King Of 18 Charlie Don't Know/9:53
4 - Voodoo Lady/4:09
5 - Come Up For Air/5:27
6 - Breakdown/8:15
7 - Leisure Suit/9:19
8 - Rainking/5:51
9 - Bid You Goodnight/1:07
10 - Papa Said It's Alright/5:37
11 - Tangled Up In Blue/8:29

Lee Adkins /Bass, Vocals
Bram Bessoff /Drums, Percussion
Kevin Crow /Guitar (7 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Andrew Margolius /Accordion, Composer, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
Erik Rowen /Guitar, Vocals

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5734 - SOUP - A Tour Of Two Cities, Disc One (1999)

SOUP
''A TOUR OF TWO CITIES, DISC ONE''
1999
125:57

DISC ONE
1 - Squirrels/5:32
2 - Salley's Sister/6:08
3 - Scratches On The Coffee Table/5:01
4 - Cybil Rivalry/9:19
5 - Get Me Back Groove/4:24
6 - Sweet Sound Of Truth/6:20
7 - Lucky's Not A Beggar/5:24
8 - Jefferson/5:45
9 - Dear Prudence/8:41

DISC TWO
1 - Marvin Wright/5:42
2 - Eweh/4:45
3 - King Of 18 Charlie Don't Know/9:53
4 - Voodoo Lady/4:09
5 - Come Up For Air/5:27
6 - Breakdown/8:15
7 - Leisure Suit/9:19
8 - Rainking/5:51
9 - Bid You Goodnight/1:07
10 - Papa Said It's Alright/5:37
11 - Tangled Up In Blue/8:29

Lee Adkins /Bass, Vocals
Bram Bessoff /Drums, Percussion
Kevin Crow /Guitar (7 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Andrew Margolius /Accordion, Composer, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
Erik Rowen /Guitar, Vocals

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5733 - BOB DYLAN - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10, Disc Three (2013)

BOB DYLAN
''ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT (1969-1971): THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 10, DISC THREE''
AUGUST 27 2013
172:26

1 /Went to See the Gypsy
Bob Dylan/3:00
2 /Little Sadie [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:02
3 /Pretty Saro
Traditional/2:16
4 /Alberta #3 [Alternate Version]
Traditional/2:37
5 /Spanish Is the Loving Tongue
Traditional/3:51
6 /Annie's Going to Sing Her Song
Tom Paxton/2:23
7 /Time Passes Slowly #1 [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:18
8 /Only a Hobo
Bob Dylan/3:25
9 /Minstrel Boy
Bob Dylan/1:41
10 /I Threw It All Away [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:25
11 /Railroad Bill
Traditional/2:47
12 /Thirsty Boots
Eric Anderson/4:07
13 /This Evening So Soon
Traditional/4:49
14 /These Hands
Eddie Noack/3:43
15 /In Search of Little Sadie [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:28
16 /House Carpenter
Traditional/6:00
17 /All the Tired Horses [Without Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/1:15

DISC TWO
1 /If Not for You [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:29
2 /Wallflower [Alternate Version, 1971]
Bob Dylan/2:18
3 /Wigwam [Without Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/3:10
4 /Days of '49 [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/5:13
5 /Working on a Guru
Bob Dylan/3:43
6 /Country Pie [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/1:27
7 /I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Bob Dylan/3:31
8 /Highway 61 Revisited [Live with The Band, Isle of Wight, 1969]
Bob Dylan/3:39
9 /Copper Kettle [Without Overdubs]
Albert F. Beddoe/3:35
10 /Bring Me a Little Water
Traditional/4:00
11 /Sign on the Window [With Orchestral Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/3:51
12 /Tattle O'Day
Traditional/3:49
13 /If Dogs Run Free [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/4:10
14 /New Morning [With Horn Section Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/4:04
15 /Went to See the Gypsy [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/3:33
16 /Belle Isle [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:35
17 /Time Passes Slowly #2 [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/3:03
18 /When I Paint My Masterpiece
Bob Dylan/3:53

DISC THREE (COMPLETE 1969 ISLE OF WIGHT CONCERT WITH THE BAND)
1 /Intro/0:40
2 /She Belongs to Me/3:01
3 /I Threw It All Away/3:07
4 /Maggie's Farm/4:00
5 /Wild Mountain Time/2:51
6 /It Ain't Me, Babe/3:09
7 /To Ramona/2:25
8 /Mr. Tambourine Man/3:08
9 /I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine/3:32
10 /Lay Lady Lay/3:54
11 /Highway 61 Revisited/3:47
12 /One Too Many Mornings/2:38
13 /I Pity the Poor Immigrant/3:47
14 /Like a Rolling Stone/5:25
15 /I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/3:30
16 /(Quinn the Eskimo) The Mighty Quinn/2:51
17 /Minstrel Boy/3:47
18 /Rainy Day Women #12 & 35/3:16

REVIEW
by Thom Jurek
Another Self Portrait, the tenth volume in Bob Dylan's official bootleg series, assembles a slew of unreleased tracks, un-and over-dubbed alternate takes, and demos, mostly from 1970's Self Portrait and New Morning sessions -- they were recorded simultaneously and released within months of one another -- and other material. Dylan restlessly dug into the fakebook of folk, blues, and country tunes that nourished him from the beginning. The few original songs are minor ones. Twenty-six of these 35 selections were recorded between March and June. Dylan is in fine voice and he tries on many: some raspy, others crystal clear, all of them bold. The interconnected nature of these albums is revealed with the opening demo for "Went to See the Gypsy" (used on NM). It's just Dylan and guitarist David Bromberg. (Another take recorded three months later features just Dylan on electric piano.) There are two undubbed takes of "Little Sadie" at different tempos; two of "Time Passes Slowly" -- the first a basic folk-rock read, the latter an aggressive one with Al Kooper's B-3 swelling to a crescendo from the jump. Dylan and Bromberg, with Kooper on piano, deliver a haunted, undubbed "Days of 49." Many of the unreleased tunes are gems. "Little Saro" -- with Dylan in his cleanest Nashville Skyline croon displaying a real range -- and the vocal and piano read of "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" are deeply moving love songs. "House Carpenter" is a high lonesome blues. The skeletal "Alberta #3" puts the versions from SP to shame. Eric Anderson's "Thirsty Boots" has Bromberg's spidery guitar weaving a separate lyric through Dylan's vocal. A demo of "When I Paint My Masterpiece" from 1971, contains slightly different (better) lyrics. The stripped-down "Copper Kettle" stands out when contrasted with its released version. Dylan was impatiently experimenting with arrangements on both records, particularly the latter, and some don't work. "If Not for You" features a violin instead of George Harrison's guitar. The unreleased "Working on a Guru" is almost a throwaway, but Harrison's blues-rock guitar playing smokes. The alternate "New Morning," with a brassy, Stax-style horn arrangement, is great, but the full orchestral overdub on "Sign on a Window" -- complete with harp -- fails, as does the spoken word with female gospel backing chorus on "If Dogs Run Free." Arguably, of the NM material, Dylan made the right choices for the finished album, which doesn't make what's here less interesting. The remainder of these tracks includes "Minstrel Boy," an unreleased Basement Tapes number, and two tunes from the Isle of Wight with the Band, some alternates of Nashville Skyline, and others from 1971. Another Self Portrait asks many questions, but there is one that hounds because it's unanswerable, especially in regard to its namesake: why did Dylan record all this material, in this way, and then release something entirely different? It doesn't matter. For fans, this is more than a curiosity, it's an indispensable addition to the catalog.
The Deluxe Edition contains extra disc: the complete 1969 Isle of Wight concert with the Band -- in better audio than any unofficial bootleg version -- a remastered version of Self Portrait.

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5732 - BOB DYLAN - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10, Disc Two (2013)

BOB DYLAN
''ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT (1969-1971): THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 10, DISC TWO''
AUGUST 27 2013
172:26

1 /Went to See the Gypsy
Bob Dylan/3:00
2 /Little Sadie [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:02
3 /Pretty Saro
Traditional/2:16
4 /Alberta #3 [Alternate Version]
Traditional/2:37
5 /Spanish Is the Loving Tongue
Traditional/3:51
6 /Annie's Going to Sing Her Song
Tom Paxton/2:23
7 /Time Passes Slowly #1 [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:18
8 /Only a Hobo
Bob Dylan/3:25
9 /Minstrel Boy
Bob Dylan/1:41
10 /I Threw It All Away [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:25
11 /Railroad Bill
Traditional/2:47
12 /Thirsty Boots
Eric Anderson/4:07
13 /This Evening So Soon
Traditional/4:49
14 /These Hands
Eddie Noack/3:43
15 /In Search of Little Sadie [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:28
16 /House Carpenter
Traditional/6:00
17 /All the Tired Horses [Without Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/1:15

DISC TWO
1 /If Not for You [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:29
2 /Wallflower [Alternate Version, 1971]
Bob Dylan/2:18
3 /Wigwam [Without Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/3:10
4 /Days of '49 [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/5:13
5 /Working on a Guru
Bob Dylan/3:43
6 /Country Pie [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/1:27
7 /I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Bob Dylan/3:31
8 /Highway 61 Revisited [Live with The Band, Isle of Wight, 1969]
Bob Dylan/3:39
9 /Copper Kettle [Without Overdubs]
Albert F. Beddoe/3:35
10 /Bring Me a Little Water
Traditional/4:00
11 /Sign on the Window [With Orchestral Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/3:51
12 /Tattle O'Day
Traditional/3:49
13 /If Dogs Run Free [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/4:10
14 /New Morning [With Horn Section Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/4:04
15 /Went to See the Gypsy [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/3:33
16 /Belle Isle [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:35
17 /Time Passes Slowly #2 [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/3:03
18 /When I Paint My Masterpiece
Bob Dylan/3:53

DISC THREE (COMPLETE 1969 ISLE OF WIGHT CONCERT WITH THE BAND)
1 /Intro/0:40
2 /She Belongs to Me/3:01
3 /I Threw It All Away/3:07
4 /Maggie's Farm/4:00
5 /Wild Mountain Time/2:51
6 /It Ain't Me, Babe/3:09
7 /To Ramona/2:25
8 /Mr. Tambourine Man/3:08
9 /I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine/3:32
10 /Lay Lady Lay/3:54
11 /Highway 61 Revisited/3:47
12 /One Too Many Mornings/2:38
13 /I Pity the Poor Immigrant/3:47
14 /Like a Rolling Stone/5:25
15 /I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/3:30
16 /(Quinn the Eskimo) The Mighty Quinn/2:51
17 /Minstrel Boy/3:47
18 /Rainy Day Women #12 & 35/3:16

REVIEW
by Thom Jurek
Another Self Portrait, the tenth volume in Bob Dylan's official bootleg series, assembles a slew of unreleased tracks, un-and over-dubbed alternate takes, and demos, mostly from 1970's Self Portrait and New Morning sessions -- they were recorded simultaneously and released within months of one another -- and other material. Dylan restlessly dug into the fakebook of folk, blues, and country tunes that nourished him from the beginning. The few original songs are minor ones. Twenty-six of these 35 selections were recorded between March and June. Dylan is in fine voice and he tries on many: some raspy, others crystal clear, all of them bold. The interconnected nature of these albums is revealed with the opening demo for "Went to See the Gypsy" (used on NM). It's just Dylan and guitarist David Bromberg. (Another take recorded three months later features just Dylan on electric piano.) There are two undubbed takes of "Little Sadie" at different tempos; two of "Time Passes Slowly" -- the first a basic folk-rock read, the latter an aggressive one with Al Kooper's B-3 swelling to a crescendo from the jump. Dylan and Bromberg, with Kooper on piano, deliver a haunted, undubbed "Days of 49." Many of the unreleased tunes are gems. "Little Saro" -- with Dylan in his cleanest Nashville Skyline croon displaying a real range -- and the vocal and piano read of "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" are deeply moving love songs. "House Carpenter" is a high lonesome blues. The skeletal "Alberta #3" puts the versions from SP to shame. Eric Anderson's "Thirsty Boots" has Bromberg's spidery guitar weaving a separate lyric through Dylan's vocal. A demo of "When I Paint My Masterpiece" from 1971, contains slightly different (better) lyrics. The stripped-down "Copper Kettle" stands out when contrasted with its released version. Dylan was impatiently experimenting with arrangements on both records, particularly the latter, and some don't work. "If Not for You" features a violin instead of George Harrison's guitar. The unreleased "Working on a Guru" is almost a throwaway, but Harrison's blues-rock guitar playing smokes. The alternate "New Morning," with a brassy, Stax-style horn arrangement, is great, but the full orchestral overdub on "Sign on a Window" -- complete with harp -- fails, as does the spoken word with female gospel backing chorus on "If Dogs Run Free." Arguably, of the NM material, Dylan made the right choices for the finished album, which doesn't make what's here less interesting. The remainder of these tracks includes "Minstrel Boy," an unreleased Basement Tapes number, and two tunes from the Isle of Wight with the Band, some alternates of Nashville Skyline, and others from 1971. Another Self Portrait asks many questions, but there is one that hounds because it's unanswerable, especially in regard to its namesake: why did Dylan record all this material, in this way, and then release something entirely different? It doesn't matter. For fans, this is more than a curiosity, it's an indispensable addition to the catalog.
The Deluxe Edition contains extra disc: the complete 1969 Isle of Wight concert with the Band -- in better audio than any unofficial bootleg version -- a remastered version of Self Portrait.

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5731 - BOB DYLAN - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10, Disc One (2013)

BOB DYLAN
''ANOTHER SELF PORTRAIT (1969-1971): THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 10, DISC ONE''
AUGUST 27 2013
172:26

1 /Went to See the Gypsy
Bob Dylan/3:00
2 /Little Sadie [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:02
3 /Pretty Saro
Traditional/2:16
4 /Alberta #3 [Alternate Version]
Traditional/2:37
5 /Spanish Is the Loving Tongue
Traditional/3:51
6 /Annie's Going to Sing Her Song
Tom Paxton/2:23
7 /Time Passes Slowly #1 [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:18
8 /Only a Hobo
Bob Dylan/3:25
9 /Minstrel Boy
Bob Dylan/1:41
10 /I Threw It All Away [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:25
11 /Railroad Bill
Traditional/2:47
12 /Thirsty Boots
Eric Anderson/4:07
13 /This Evening So Soon
Traditional/4:49
14 /These Hands
Eddie Noack/3:43
15 /In Search of Little Sadie [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:28
16 /House Carpenter
Traditional/6:00
17 /All the Tired Horses [Without Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/1:15

DISC TWO
1 /If Not for You [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/2:29
2 /Wallflower [Alternate Version, 1971]
Bob Dylan/2:18
3 /Wigwam [Without Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/3:10
4 /Days of '49 [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/5:13
5 /Working on a Guru
Bob Dylan/3:43
6 /Country Pie [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/1:27
7 /I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Bob Dylan/3:31
8 /Highway 61 Revisited [Live with The Band, Isle of Wight, 1969]
Bob Dylan/3:39
9 /Copper Kettle [Without Overdubs]
Albert F. Beddoe/3:35
10 /Bring Me a Little Water
Traditional/4:00
11 /Sign on the Window [With Orchestral Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/3:51
12 /Tattle O'Day
Traditional/3:49
13 /If Dogs Run Free [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/4:10
14 /New Morning [With Horn Section Overdubs]
Bob Dylan/4:04
15 /Went to See the Gypsy [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/3:33
16 /Belle Isle [Without Overdubs]
Traditional/2:35
17 /Time Passes Slowly #2 [Alternate Version]
Bob Dylan/3:03
18 /When I Paint My Masterpiece
Bob Dylan/3:53

DISC THREE (COMPLETE 1969 ISLE OF WIGHT CONCERT WITH THE BAND)
1 /Intro/0:40
2 /She Belongs to Me/3:01
3 /I Threw It All Away/3:07
4 /Maggie's Farm/4:00
5 /Wild Mountain Time/2:51
6 /It Ain't Me, Babe/3:09
7 /To Ramona/2:25
8 /Mr. Tambourine Man/3:08
9 /I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine/3:32
10 /Lay Lady Lay/3:54
11 /Highway 61 Revisited/3:47
12 /One Too Many Mornings/2:38
13 /I Pity the Poor Immigrant/3:47
14 /Like a Rolling Stone/5:25
15 /I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/3:30
16 /(Quinn the Eskimo) The Mighty Quinn/2:51
17 /Minstrel Boy/3:47
18 /Rainy Day Women #12 & 35/3:16

REVIEW
by Thom Jurek
Another Self Portrait, the tenth volume in Bob Dylan's official bootleg series, assembles a slew of unreleased tracks, un-and over-dubbed alternate takes, and demos, mostly from 1970's Self Portrait and New Morning sessions -- they were recorded simultaneously and released within months of one another -- and other material. Dylan restlessly dug into the fakebook of folk, blues, and country tunes that nourished him from the beginning. The few original songs are minor ones. Twenty-six of these 35 selections were recorded between March and June. Dylan is in fine voice and he tries on many: some raspy, others crystal clear, all of them bold. The interconnected nature of these albums is revealed with the opening demo for "Went to See the Gypsy" (used on NM). It's just Dylan and guitarist David Bromberg. (Another take recorded three months later features just Dylan on electric piano.) There are two undubbed takes of "Little Sadie" at different tempos; two of "Time Passes Slowly" -- the first a basic folk-rock read, the latter an aggressive one with Al Kooper's B-3 swelling to a crescendo from the jump. Dylan and Bromberg, with Kooper on piano, deliver a haunted, undubbed "Days of 49." Many of the unreleased tunes are gems. "Little Saro" -- with Dylan in his cleanest Nashville Skyline croon displaying a real range -- and the vocal and piano read of "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" are deeply moving love songs. "House Carpenter" is a high lonesome blues. The skeletal "Alberta #3" puts the versions from SP to shame. Eric Anderson's "Thirsty Boots" has Bromberg's spidery guitar weaving a separate lyric through Dylan's vocal. A demo of "When I Paint My Masterpiece" from 1971, contains slightly different (better) lyrics. The stripped-down "Copper Kettle" stands out when contrasted with its released version. Dylan was impatiently experimenting with arrangements on both records, particularly the latter, and some don't work. "If Not for You" features a violin instead of George Harrison's guitar. The unreleased "Working on a Guru" is almost a throwaway, but Harrison's blues-rock guitar playing smokes. The alternate "New Morning," with a brassy, Stax-style horn arrangement, is great, but the full orchestral overdub on "Sign on a Window" -- complete with harp -- fails, as does the spoken word with female gospel backing chorus on "If Dogs Run Free." Arguably, of the NM material, Dylan made the right choices for the finished album, which doesn't make what's here less interesting. The remainder of these tracks includes "Minstrel Boy," an unreleased Basement Tapes number, and two tunes from the Isle of Wight with the Band, some alternates of Nashville Skyline, and others from 1971. Another Self Portrait asks many questions, but there is one that hounds because it's unanswerable, especially in regard to its namesake: why did Dylan record all this material, in this way, and then release something entirely different? It doesn't matter. For fans, this is more than a curiosity, it's an indispensable addition to the catalog.
The Deluxe Edition contains extra disc: the complete 1969 Isle of Wight concert with the Band -- in better audio than any unofficial bootleg version -- a remastered version of Self Portrait.

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5730 - THE CONNECTION - Let It Rock! (2013)

THE CONNECTION
''LET IT ROCK!''
JULY 6 2013
37:50

1 - Wrong Side Of 25/3:03
2 - She's A Keeper/2:26
3 - The Way Love Should Be/2:29
4 - Crawling From The Wreckage (Of A Saturday Night)/2:03
5 - Nothing About Me/4:15
6 - Susan/2:21
7 - Thinking About Leaving/2:17
8 - Girls In This Town/4:21
9 - Haze/2:33
10 - Day By Day/1:53
11 - Not How It's Gonna Be/2:43
12 - Connection/2:03
13 - Melinda/2:36
14 - Let It Rock/2:12

Brad Marino/Lead Vocals, Rhythm & Lead Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Percussion
Geoff Palmer/Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals, Additional Percussion
Bobby Davis/Bass Guitar
Zack Sprague/Drums, Percussion
Kris ''Fingers'' Rodgers/Piano, Organ, Vocals
Zach Uncles/Pedal Steel
Stephen Philp/Guitar, Harmonica
Matt Smith/Saxophone

ALBUM NOTES
BY CDBABY
“Crawling From The Wreckage Of A Saturday Night,” the debut single from LET IT ROCK, The Connection’s brand new full-length LP, is the band’s THIRD “Coolest Song in the World” in under a year on Little Steven’s Underground Garage. It’s a kick-ass rocker about a scene we all know very well:
Where’s my wallet, where’s my keys? / I can’t understand why I do these things / My head is pounding my throat is dry / I’m crawling from the wreckage of a Saturday night...
The Underground Garage is also putting LET IT ROCK’s swaggering “Girls In This Town” into heavy rotation, declaring, “The production on these songs is great; I mean fantastically great. These guys get it.” High praise indeed from the driving force behind America’s hippest radio station.
The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song. The Connection, New England’s newest hit-makers, have carried on the tradition, naming the band for a Stones rocker to bring fans across the world a fresh take on the best of the British Invasion sound. LET IT ROCK features a dozen original Marino/Palmer power-pop/rock gems. From the breakneck-paced opener, “Wrong Side of 25,” to the seductive melody and breathtakingly cool guitar solo of Beatles-influenced "She's A Keeper," to the driving, Exile-era power of “Girls In This Town” -- “There’s so many girls in this town/You can’t let just one hold you down”-- to the infectious harmonies and pure, propulsive beauty of "The Way Love Should Be," The Connection bring passion, melodic hooks, and more than a few very cool surprises to this rip-roaring rock & roll record.
Yes, LET IT ROCK recaptures the sheer exuberance of the British Invasion, but make no mistake, The Connection sound like The Connection and no one else. LET IT ROCK is both familiar and fresh, timeless and new, an album of feel-good, time-to-dance, original rock & roll of the highest quality. Just a taste of the slide guitar driven screamer, “Thinking About Leaving,” and you’ll be thinking about leaving LET IT ROCK on the turntable full-time!

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5729 - SPIRITUAL BEGGARS - Earth Blues (Limited Edition), Disc Two (Live 2010) (2013)

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS
''EARTH BLUES (LIMITED EDITION), DISC TWO (LIVE 2010)''
APRIL 15 2013
85:25

DISC ONE
1 - Wise As A Serpent/2:32
2 - Turn The Tide/3:21
3 - Sweet Magic Pain/4:39
4 - Hello Sorrow/4:24
5 - One Man's Curse/4:29
6 - Dreamer/5:04
7 - Too Old To Die Young/6:11
8 - Kingmaker/3:49
9 - Road To Madness/3:01
10 - Dead End Town/2:26
11 - Freedom Song/3:31
12 - Legends Collapse/5:48

DISC TWO (LIVE 2010)
1 - Left Brain Ambassadors/4:44
2 - Beneath The Skin/4:04
3 - One Man Army/3:43
4 - Wonderful World/3:40
5 - Fools Gold/3:51
6 - Star Born/2:56
7 - Concrete Horizon/5:20
8 - Euphoria/7:03

BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Huey
Guitarist Michael Amott is best known for his groove-heavy work in the death metal arena (late-period Carcass, Arch Enemy), but the Spiritual Beggars provided an outlet for his retro hard rock impulses, and in the process became one of the stoner metal movement's best-kept secrets. Amott formed the Beggars in Halmstad, Sweden with bassist/vocalist Spice and drummer Ludwig Witt (who also played with ex-Carcass member Bill Steer's stoner band Firebird). the Spiritual Beggars debuted with a self-titled album in 1994, shortly after Amott departed Carcass. A deal with Music for Nations followed, and the Beggars made their bow on the label with 1996's Another Way to Shine. Released in 1998, Mantra III featured keyboardist Per Wiberg, who became an official member for 2000's Ad Astra. Two years later, the Spiritual Beggars put together On Fire for Music for Nations. the Spiritual Beggars kept delivering the classic rock grooves on 2005's Demons, but found themselves unable to give the album a lot of tour support due to the members' obligations with other bands. The lineup saw a shakeup when vocalist Janne Christoffersson decided to leave in order to focus on his other band, Grand Magus. He was replaced by Firewind vocalist Apollo Papathanasio in 2010, and the band was finally able to get back into the studio after a five-year break. Later that year, the Spiritual Beggars released their seventh album, Return to Zero, on Inside Out Music.

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