7160 - MARK NAUSEEF - Wun-Wun (1984) (Vinyl Rip)

MARK NAUSEEF
''WUN-WUN''
1984
37:05

1 /Colotomix
Mark Nauseef 8:55
2 /Language (It's Medicinal)
Mark Nauseef 9:47
3 /Quilts (A Patchwork Dance)
Mark Nauseef 10:14
4 /Jones
Mark Nauseef 6:13
5 /Colotomix II
Jack Bruce / Mark Nauseef 2:12

Mark Nauseef - Reyong, Gender, Aribm, Kempur, Congas, Kalimba, Mbira, Drums, Onaiprah, Keyboard, Vacu-Horn, Gongs, Selnyen, Balaphon, Chime Bars, Magic Drum, Marimbas, Vocals
Jack Bruce - Bass, Vocals
Trilok Gurtu - Vocals
Walter Quintus - Onaiprah, Violin

BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Although there are many more widely known session drummers than Mark Nauseef, few have lent their talents to as wide a variety of musical styles as Nauseef has over the years. Nauseef has studied numerous percussive styles during his long and winding career, including Javanese gamelan with K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat; Balinese gamelan with I. Nyoman Wenten; North Indian pakhawaj drumming with Pandit Taranath Rao and Pandit Amiya Dasgupta; Ghanaian drumming and dance with Kobla, Alfred Ladzekpo, Dzidzogbe Lawulvi, and C.K. Ganyo; and 20th Century western percussion techniques and hand drumming with John Bergamo and Glen Velez.

Nauseef got his start in the 1970s, as he drummed on recordings by such rock outfits as Elf (a band that featured a pre-Rainbow/Black Sabbath Ronnie James Dio on vocals), a post-Lou Reed version of the Velvet Underground, the Ian Gillan Band, as a fill-in for Thin Lizzy during an Australian tour (which is documented on the Lizzy home video The Boys Are Back in Town), Jack Bruce, Andy Summers, and Gary Moore, among others. But it wasn't long before Nauseef broadened his horizons and began drumming with non-rock artists: Joachim Kühn, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Trilok Gurtu, Kyai Kunbul (Javanese gamelan), the Ladzekpo Brothers (Ghanaian music and dance), and the Gamelan Orchestra of Saba (Balinese gamelan).

Since the early 80s, Nauseef has sporadically issued his own solo albums: 1983's Personal Notes and Sura, 1984's Wun-Wun, 1995's Snake Music, and 2000's With Space in Mind. In addition to his percussion talents, Nauseef has also produced other artists, including recordings of traditional Balinese and Javanese music, a few of which later appeared on the compilation CMPIer, Vol. 1: 3000 Series.

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7159 - ZACH WILLIAMS AND THE REFORMATION - A Southern Offering (2011)

ZACH WILLIAMS AND THE REFORMATION
''SOUTHERN OFFERING''
2011
40:40

1 /Gravy Train 3:34
2 /Mason Jar 3:01
3 /Fool's Moon 3:27
4 /Moving On 3:53
5 /Picture Perfect 4:12
6 /The Fix 3:11
7 /Motels and Highways 4:25
8 /Rock 'N' Roll Me 3:05
9 /PO Box and a Postcard 4:05
10 /Wishing Well 3:53
11 /Sky Full of Treasures 3:54

Zach Williams - acoustic guitar, harp and vocals
Red Dorton - bass guitar and vocals
Robby Rigsbee - slide guitar, rhythm guitar, and lead guitar
Josh Copeland - rhythm guitar and lead guitar
Creed Slater - drums and vocals

About
By Wikipedia
Zach Williams & The Reformation is an American rock band formed in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2007 by the group of Zach Williams (acoustic guitar, harp and vocals), Red Dorton (bass guitar and vocals), Robby Rigsbee (slide guitar and rhythm guitar), Josh Copeland (lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals) and Evan Wilons (drums). The band took their name from the desire to reform or revitalize the southern rock sound.

History
2007 to present
In February 2009, the band hit Young Avenue Music Studios in Memphis, Tennessee to record their first album "Electric Revival". The record was released in May 2009.

"Angel with a Broken Wing" was the best-received song on the album, with help from Luther Dickinson on slide guitar.
Over the course of the year the band toured throughout the region in support of the first album with some of the highlights being a show at Gruene Hall and a show at State Theatre with Hill Country Revue, which consists of several members from North Mississippi Allstars.

In 2009 Zach Williams & The Reformation signed with the Teenage Head Music booking agency from Belgium. In December 2009, the band announced a three-week tour of Europe, including shows in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Spain.
In the summer of 2010 the band made a one week stop in both Guam and Japan in support of Armed Forces Entertainment.

In April 2011 ZWR released "A Southern Offering", their second album. June 2012 ZWR returned to Spain for a 3-week tour with great reviews, sold-out crowds and a rock-star welcome.

7158 - ZACH WILLIAMS AND THE REFORMATION - Electric Revival (2009)

ZACH WILLIAMS AND THE REFORMATION
''ELECTRIC REVIVAL''
APRIL 7 2009
44:25

1 /Set You Free 4:15
2 /Fools Gold 4:21
3 /Can U Feel Me 4:50
4 /Empty Dreams 4:09
5 /Stronger 3:01
6 /Angel with a Broken Wing Feat. Luther Dickinson 6:25
7 /Two More Days 4:11
8 /Without You 3:21
9 /Take Me Home 5:00
10 /Midnite Ride 4:52

Zach Williams - acoustic guitar, harp and vocals
Red Dorton - bass guitar and vocals
Robby Rigsbee - slide guitar, rhythm guitar, and lead guitar
Josh Copeland - rhythm guitar and lead guitar
Creed Slater - drums and vocals
Luther Dickinson - slide guitar

Review
by William Ruhlmann
Some new and developing musical artists resent the tendency of critics to describe their efforts by using the "sounds like" game, feeling that any similarity they are said to bear to earlier artists suggests they are not original. This doesn't seem to be a worry for Arkansas-based Zach Williams and the Reformation, who are described in the press release announcing the appearance of their debut album, Electric Revival, as looking and sounding "like they stepped off of a bus that's been in time travel since 1975." More specifically, that bus might have originated in Macon, GA, or the magical state of Sweet Home Alabama, the stomping grounds of the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. ZWR, as they like to call themselves, consist of four members, the singer and acoustic guitarist Zach Williams, two lead guitarists (Bobby Rigsby and Josh Copeland), and a bass guitarist (Dustin "Red" Dorton). For recording purposes, they have been augmented by a drummer, two keyboard players (one of whom, of course, plays the Hammond B-3 organ), and several female lead singers. It's the sort of instrumentation one needs to play Southern rock, and that's what ZWR do, led by Williams, who sings in a soulful, gravelly voice that is (you guessed it) a cross between Gregg Allman and Ronnie Van Zant, and those two guitars, playing riffs that date back to Chuck Berry and up to Duane Allman. ZWR have the sound down pat. What they don't have quite yet is the repertoire. Their original songs are steeped in their chosen tradition, and now and then they break out of the subject of love and its troubles to consider the need for community ("Stronger") or the passing of an aged mentor ("Take Me Home"). But even then, they cannot resist or transcend clichés. Thus, they sound like a bunch of guys who have spent some time in a Southern rock tribute band while working up their own material in a similar vein. It's just that there's nothing as memorable here as the better songs of the bands they sound like.

About
By Wikipedia
Zach Williams & The Reformation is an American rock band formed in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2007 by the group of Zach Williams (acoustic guitar, harp and vocals), Red Dorton (bass guitar and vocals), Robby Rigsbee (slide guitar and rhythm guitar), Josh Copeland (lead guitar, rhythm guitar and vocals) and Evan Wilons (drums). The band took their name from the desire to reform or revitalize the southern rock sound.

History
2007 to present
In February 2009, the band hit Young Avenue Music Studios in Memphis, Tennessee to record their first album "Electric Revival". The record was released in May 2009.

"Angel with a Broken Wing" was the best-received song on the album, with help from Luther Dickinson on slide guitar.
Over the course of the year the band toured throughout the region in support of the first album with some of the highlights being a show at Gruene Hall and a show at State Theatre with Hill Country Revue, which consists of several members from North Mississippi Allstars.

In 2009 Zach Williams & The Reformation signed with the Teenage Head Music booking agency from Belgium. In December 2009, the band announced a three-week tour of Europe, including shows in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Spain.
In the summer of 2010 the band made a one week stop in both Guam and Japan in support of Armed Forces Entertainment.

In April 2011 ZWR released "A Southern Offering", their second album. June 2012 ZWR returned to Spain for a 3-week tour with great reviews, sold-out crowds and a rock-star welcome.

7157 - CHAINBREAKER - Sex Not Love (1994)

CHAINBREAKER
''SEX NOT LOVE''
1994
55:12

1 /Get It Away 3:56
2 /Sex Not Love 3:42
3 /I'm A Fool 4 You 4:14
4 /Piece Of My Heart 4:13
5 /I Can't Stand The Pain 4:11
6 /Under Fire 3:38
7 /U Thrill Me 4:02
8 /Hungry For Love 4:13
9 /Kick Down 4:14
10/Make My Day 4:31
11 /Down On A Wire 5:04
12 /Ride On 6:03
13 /Summertime Blues 3:11

Eddie Rössler - Vocals
Thomas Reutter - Bass
Charly Röder - Guitar
Ronny Reindl - Drums

7156 - CASHBOX - Iron Mountain Train (2010)

CASHBOX
''IRON MOUNTAIN TRAIN''
JANUARY 1 2010
33:57

1 /Intro 0:20
2 /Iron Mountain Train
Michael Murphy 3:14
3 /If You're Not Careful
Tyler Chambers 2:57
4 /Rain Pours Down
Andrew Brannon 3:40
5 /Let Me Go
Andrew Brannon 3:22
6 /Full Throttle
Andrew Brannon 2:58
7 /Under These Sheets
Andrew Brannon 4:20
8 /Van Zant (Tribute to Ronnie Van Zant)
Andrew Brannon 2:49
9 /Sorry
Tyler Chambers / Kelly Dabney 3:52
10 /Fear the Beard
Cashbox / Bo Dottley 3:01
11 /Iron Mountain Train (Acoustic)
Michael Murphy 3:25

REVIEW
by Vernon Tart
When I was a young boy we use to sit on the porch and watch the thunder storm roll in over the flat lands where I lived. Cashbox rolls in like a thunderstorm when they rock up Iron Mountain Train and the power of Rain Pours Down pushes the envelope of southern rock and fuses something different from the usual.

While Let Me Go carries the banner of southern anthems into the future from a past well versed in anthems, the song has the feeling of a hurting man and it burns into the depths of your consciousness and emerges strong in true. Full Throttle is a flat out rocker that smokes from start to finish. Though the singer is a young guy and yet not up to the par of the more famous southern rock singers he holds his own when they play the slow songs that highlight his vocal abilities.

I would think a bit more blues in a few of the tracks would give the singer and opportunity to show his pipes in a more powerful way. Ninth track of the album, Sorry, seems to be the closest to this formula, this song starts out with its slow bluesy feeling and continues though out the song.

The acoustic version of the last song on the CD is a nice change of pace. A solid release all around, but does lack consistency, as some of the songs move away form the southern rock sound, songs like Specially If You´re Not Careful have more in common with Alternative or Arena rock than southern rock.

I don´t think this is a bad album by any means, and not to be written off by someone like me because this band has many attributes that many other people would love, read some of the messages on CD Baby from fans who have purchased this album. Coming from the old school of southern rock it is harder from me to accept the changes in the genre that a band like Cashbox pushes forth, but I do give them credit for not being a copy cats and showing versitale style and substance.

BIOGRAPHY
By Reverbnation
CashboX was formed in 2006 by drummer Michael Murphy and Bass player Jeremy Payne. After jamming together for a couple of months, they sought out a singer, and found Andrew Brannon. In 2007 they added guitar player Tyler Chambers, and CashboX was complete. With roots in gospel, country, rock, southern rock, blues, and several other types of music, CashboX consistently refines their music to reflect a unique sound.

In 2009, CashboX was invited to record the theme song for Duckmen 13: Fear the Beard. They have since done theme songs for Duckmen 14: Weather the Storm and Buck Commander 3: The Bigs. They have also made appearances on the Buck Commander reality TV show on the Outdoor Channel. CashboX continues to work closely with the Duck Commanders and Buck Commanders on new theme songs and special shows.

7155 - ASOMVEL - Knuckle Duster (2013)

ASOMVEL
''KNUCKLE DUSTER''
NOVEMBER 1 2013
39:48

1 - Dead Set on Livin' 2:30
2 - Cash Whore 3:08
3 - Sheep in Wolf's Clothing 3:32
4 - Trash Talker 4:09
5 - Waste 6:11
6 - Shoot Ya Down 4:36
7 - Wrecking Ball 3:05
8 - Knuckle Duster 3:01
9 - Stranglehold 1:41
10 - Final Hour 3:14
11 - Hangman's Rope 4:34

Conan – Bass, Vocals
Lenny Robinson – Guitar
Jason Hope – Drums

OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Astonishingly, the fiery rampage of ASOMVEL's metal-punk-rock'n'roll masterpiece Knuckle Duster marks 20 years since these British bruisers first started jamming on a pig farm with a load of Special Brew. Formed in 1993 by guitarist Lenny Robinson and bassist/vocalist Jay-Jay Winter, ASOMVEL's first drummer was ex-Cathedral/Acid Reign man Mark Wharton, but "about ten" more came and went before the band recorded their first demo in 2001. After 2007's Full Moon Dog 10" the power trio managed to thrash out their raucous debut LP Kamikaze in 2009 to much acclaim, ASOMVEL firmly establishing themselves as underdog cult heroes of the UK HM underground. Barely a year later, however, the band was shaken to its core when Jay-Jay Winter was killed in a road accident.

Although a devastating tragedy, Lenny knew that the band had to continue in tribute to the determined spirit of their founding frontman: "ASOMVEL could've died with him, but I was never gonna let that happen," affirms the axeman. However, the initial post-Jay-Jay line-up was short-lived. "I had to stop the band until I could find somebody like Jay-Jay," explains Lenny, "cos he's still a part of this band, he never left. Whoever is in this band needs to know they have to do it the way he wanted it doing. Conan came along and he was perfect, plus he always admired Jay-Jay's attitude." With ex-Deathwing bassist/vocalist Conan onboard, ASOMVEL headlined their own inaugural Full Moon Dog Festival in Bradford in 2011 in honour of their fallen comrade, and have shared the stage with the likes of Carcass, Anvil, and Orange Goblin. Asked how the band has changed with the new line-up, Lenny is unequivocal: "The band hasn't changed from the day we started it," he asserts. "It's something we both believed in strongly; never change...ever! It's the downfall of a lotta bands, they think they have to grow musically for some reason, but they just end up out-clevering themselves."

When Will Palmer started up Bad Omen Records in 2013, his formative ambition was to coax a new album out of ASOMVEL, sending them into the studio with producer James 'Atko' Atkinson (Gentlemans Pistols). "We wrote all the stuff really quick, off the cuff," says Lenny. "All the songs came together very easy, we didn't have to force anything. I would say it took no longer than 10 minutes to get the basic songs. We didn't try to jazz 'em up, we purposely kept them very basic, cos we like simplicity and we like it in the groove." Consequently, Knuckle Duster is a focused and fat-free expression of pissed off, Tanked-up, Venomous Motörized fury, but Atko wraps it up in a first class 'iron fist in a velvet glove' production job, lending raw and dirty headbangers like Dead Set On Livin', Cash Whore (featuring some of Jay-Jay's last lyrics) and Shoot Ya Down a vital, resounding sonic heft, while powerhouse drummer Jason Hope pushes every song to the next level: "We really had to step it up, 'cos he's on it all the time," Lenny enthuses. "There's no way we could've even dreamt of doing this album if we didn't have Jason, he plays like a demon on this record."

The band are featured on the forthcoming DVD Madder Than A Full Moon Dog (a souvenir of their 2012 Full Moon Dog Festival), and have been approached to write the music for a horror film starring Dee Snider, The Calicoon, but right now Knuckle Duster is their priority. "The album is really an answer to the scumbags who try to fuck your life up for no good reason," snarls the guitarist. "We were angry when we wrote Knuckle Duster, we've always been angry and it's a better album for it. All in all, I think it's a very positive album, with songs to live your life by."

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7154 - THE CHEATERS - Rites of Spring (2014)

THE CHEATERS
''RITES OF SPRING''
MARCH 28 2014
31:58

1 /20 000 Miles an Hour Girl 3:21
2 /Just Before Sunrise 3:38
3 /Start All Over Again 5:53
4 /Shove It 4:52
5 /She's a Spider 4:35
6 /Here Comes the Nighttime 3:18
7 /Acceleration 3:24
8 /Fast Forward 2:57

Øyvind Skarsbø - Guitar and Vocal
Henrik Width Kristiansen - Drums
Mats With Greger - Bass

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7153 - THE BROUGHT LOW - Third Record (2010)

THE BROUGHT LOW
''THIRD RECORD''
2010
38:30

1 /Old Century 3:19
2 /Everybody Loves a Whore 2:40
3 /The Kelly Rose
Robert Russell 4:05
4 /A Thousand Miles Away 3:52
5 /My Favorite Waste of Time
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 6:15
6 /Matthew's Grave
Robert Russell 3:19
7 /Blow Out Your Candles
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 5:20
8 /Last Man Alive 6:18
9 /Slow Your Roll
Nick Heller / Robert Russell 3:22

Nick Heller /Drums
Eric Oblander /Harmonica
Robert Russell /Bass, Vocals (Background)
Benjamin Howard Smith /Guitar, Vocals
Dave Unger /Organ

REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn hard rockers the Brought Low aren't ones to rush things -- releasing but three albums over a ten-year career makes that obvious -- but they always seem to have something interesting to say when they open up their mouths, or rather tune up, plug in, and crank out their latest grooves. Released in 2010, the plainly named Third Record is no exception and its songs, by the same token, are striking models of efficiency: pure, straightforward, compact, but clearly painstakingly constructed to sound that way. More often than not on this occasion, Benjamin Howard Smith's soulful drawl and fluid guitar escort bassist Robert Russell and drummer Nick Heller way down past the Mason-Dixon Line, via Southern-flavored numbers redolent of Lynyrd and Skynyrd! For proof, just check out driving rockers like "Old Century" and "The Kelly Rose," the swampy acoustics of "A Thousand Miles Away," the heavy, heavy blues of "Blow Out Your Candles" (featuring harp from Five Horse Johnson's Eric Oblander), and the woeful lament of "Last Man Alive." But the Brought Low aren't stuck on the Southern connection entirely, and so they can also be found negotiating cross-town traffic with the stutter-riffed "Matthew's Grave," Sunday driving with the organ-infused instrumental "Slow Your Roll," or simply flooring it toward the border with "Everybody Loves a Whore." In sum, Third Record writes another intriguing, and often unpredictable, chapter in the trio's career, making it obvious why fans continue to welcome the Brought Low back, no matter how long they stay away.

BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn, NY's the Brought Low formed in 1999 and originally featured singer/guitarist Benjamin Howard Smith, bassist Dean Rispler, and drummer Nick Heller. The trio made its recorded debut in 2001 with a self-titled album (released by Tee Pee Records) that boasted a vintage style of '70s hard rock rich in both American and British inspiration; the Brought Low then parted company with Rispler and welcomed new bass player Robert Russell in 2003. Another three years would pass, however, before the Brought Low delivered their sophomore album, the sardonically named Right on Time, which introduced stronger blues influences and led to increased touring activity. And then, in 2010, the aptly titled Third Record emerged through Small Stone (as had its predecessor), this time displaying a certain Southern rock obsession amid the group's consistent heavy rock foundation

7152 - THE BROUGHT LOW - Right On Time (2006)

THE BROUGHT LOW
''RIGHT ON TIME''
JUNE 27 2006
49:40

1 /A Better Life 5:25
2 /Hail Mary 4:49
3 /This Ain't No Game 3:45
4 /Tell Me 3:39
5 /Dear Ohio 5:13
6 /Throne 3:18
7 /Vernon Jackson 5:01
8 /Shakedown 6:13
9 /Blues for Cubby 5:59
10 /There's a Light 6:18

Benjamin Howard Smith: Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nick Heller: Drums
Robert Russell: Bass, Backing Vocals

REVIEW
by Stewart Mason
The Brought Low are a rough midpoint between the Black Crowes' unabashed Faces worship and the ironic retro-glam posturing of the Darkness: Right on Time is the sound of a band that's deliberately re-creating a long-past time and place, but this dose of '70s heavy rock sounds entirely sincere. The Brought Low's obvious influences include Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the James Gang, and Bad Company: the album even ends with a churchy R&B-influenced rave-up called "There's a Light" powered by a Gregg Allman-style organ part. It's hard not to think of the Rutles, Neil Innes' note-perfect re-creation of the Beatles' sound and spirit, or of the plethora of new bands since the turn of the millennium whose sole raison d'être is to pay tribute to the post-punk era, but this quartet led by singer/guitarist Benjamin Howard Smith -- a fine blue-collar Rock Dude name -- are so palpably sincere on tracks like "A Better Life" and "Vernon Jackson" (a tribute to the rough and tumble section of Queens that the band calls home) that it's impossible to dismiss Right on Time as a calculated pose.

BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn, NY's the Brought Low formed in 1999 and originally featured singer/guitarist Benjamin Howard Smith, bassist Dean Rispler, and drummer Nick Heller. The trio made its recorded debut in 2001 with a self-titled album (released by Tee Pee Records) that boasted a vintage style of '70s hard rock rich in both American and British inspiration; the Brought Low then parted company with Rispler and welcomed new bass player Robert Russell in 2003. Another three years would pass, however, before the Brought Low delivered their sophomore album, the sardonically named Right on Time, which introduced stronger blues influences and led to increased touring activity. And then, in 2010, the aptly titled Third Record emerged through Small Stone (as had its predecessor), this time displaying a certain Southern rock obsession amid the group's consistent heavy rock foundation

7151 - THE BROUGHT LOW (2001)

THE BROUGHT LOW
''THE BROUGHT LOW''
OCTOBER 16 2001
41:44

1 /What I Found
Ben Smith 4:06
2 /Goddamn God Bless
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 5:57
3 /Motherless Sons
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 4:00
4 /Kings and Queens
Ben Smith 4:02
5 /Hot n' Cold
Ben Smith 4:32
6 /City Boy
Ben Smith 4:31
7 /Outer Borough Dust Run
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 7:17
8 /Deathbed
Dean Rispler / Ben Smith 5:21
9 /[Untitled Track]
Ben Smith 1:58

REVIEW
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Classic rock is alive and well in New York City -- Brooklyn anyway. Forget the Strokes, wayward brothers and sisters of the new millennium -- this is where it's at! Seriously though, given the renewed search for musical legitimacy that is seemingly taking hold of the kids, post-September 11, maybe the Brought Low could make a run for it with their old-school hard rock. On this self-titled debut, the trio delivers a relatively gimmick-free set of tunes, boasting ultra-groovy riffs and plenty of road-tested retro-rock & roll. His peculiar, somewhat nasal voice aside (he sounds like Bon Scott minus the grit), guitar man Benjamin Howard Smith has found himself one of the richest, chunkiest, most appealing Les Paul tones heard in some time. This, in fact, is the secret behind album standouts like "What I Found," "Goddamn God Bless," and "Hot n' Cold." The rest of the disc isn't quite as immediate, but the Southern rockish "Kings & Queens" has a feel-good, Skynyrd jamming with Aerosmith feel. And slow-grinding bluesy nuggets like the exquisite "Deathbed" and the easy-jammin' "Outer Borough Dust Run" (which crackles to life on a textbook AC/DC riff) make for a very nice ride indeed. Recommended.

BIOGRAPHY
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Brooklyn, NY's the Brought Low formed in 1999 and originally featured singer/guitarist Benjamin Howard Smith, bassist Dean Rispler, and drummer Nick Heller. The trio made its recorded debut in 2001 with a self-titled album (released by Tee Pee Records) that boasted a vintage style of '70s hard rock rich in both American and British inspiration; the Brought Low then parted company with Rispler and welcomed new bass player Robert Russell in 2003. Another three years would pass, however, before the Brought Low delivered their sophomore album, the sardonically named Right on Time, which introduced stronger blues influences and led to increased touring activity. And then, in 2010, the aptly titled Third Record emerged through Small Stone (as had its predecessor), this time displaying a certain Southern rock obsession amid the group's consistent heavy rock foundation

7150 - SWEETKISS MOMMA - A Reckoning Is Coming (2014)

SWEETKISS MOMMA
''A RECKONING IS COMING''
MARCH 1 2014
35:12

1 - Fix My Hair 3:12
2 - A Reckoning Is Coming 3:35
3 - Breathe Rebel 3:44
4 - Same Old Stories 2:51
5 - Get Some Love 3:53
6 - For The Last Time 4:02
7 - Laura Rose 2:43
8 - Dirty Uncle Deezer 05:43
9 - Birthday Cake 1:57
10 - Breathe Rebel (Acoustic) 3:43

Aaron Arnold - Guitar
Jeff Hamel - Vocals, Guitar
Jeremy Hamel - Bass
Jimmy Hughs - Drums

Album Notes
by cdbaby
“Rootsy, Southern-soul tinged Rock-n-Roll, straight from the heart of the Great Northwest”

After an almost 4 year recording hiatus, SweetKiss Momma is back to unleash “A Reckoning Is Coming”, the follow-up to their debut full-length album “Revival Rock” (one of 2010’s best reviewed, and best-selling, independent Southern/Roots Rock albums).

“A Reckoning Is Coming” was recorded with top-notch Nashville producer (and founding member of Wilco) Ken Coomer, and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Richard Dodd (Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, John Lennon, and Kings Of Leon among many others). This fortuitous rock-n-roll union was set in motion when Coomer, after hearing the band while adjudicating the finals of a songwriting contest being held by John Carter Cash, contacted SKM to see if they would be interested in teaming up with him for their next record. "They are genuine...” says Coomer. “…they write from their big ol’ hearts, without apologizing to anyone.”

The band, along with auxiliary members Dan Walker on keys and Kim Hamel on additional vocal harmonies, convened with Coomer for a week of marathon sessions at the legendary Creative Workshop Studio (who in it's prime, hosted a number of gold and platinum recording sessions, among them were those for Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, and Leon Russell). “Creative Workshop has such an incredible vibe to it” remarked Jeff, “you can just feel the history and spirit of that building coming through in the recordings.”

From the fire and coming-down-from-the-mountains stomp of the set's first number "Fix My Hair", it’s clear that this dynamic and richly-rooted outfit is laying the groundwork for a collection of stadium-worthy articulations. The fierce rocking and ominous double-barreled guitar attack of the title track, the searing declaration of "Breathe Rebel", the syncopated shimmy of "Get Some Love", and the down'n'nasty boogie of "Dirty Uncle Deezer" perfectly express the Saturday night swagger inherent to the SweetKiss Momma sound, while tracks like the graceful and affecting lament “Same Old Stories”, and the delicate acoustic instrumental “Laura Rose”, serve to illustrate that a balanced fragility may be what truly lies in the core of the band’s soul. The final grace note of the album is an alternate acoustic take of "Breathe Rebel” that seemingly transports you to the late-night front porch jam sessions that one imagines much of their music is birthed from. Coomer was impressed by the music the group cut with him; "…what you will hear are songs and riffs that will stick in your craw for days on end!”

The band has noticeably grown since their last effort, employing richer texture and imagery in their music and lyrical content. There is a comfortable cohesion, and undeniable chemistry, as they simply, yet powerfully convey what seems to come to them naturally.

Prepare yourself, “A Reckoning Is Coming!”

7149 - STATE LINE MOB - Ruckus (2008)

STATE LINE MOB
''RUCKUS''
FEBRUARY 7 2008
35:47

1 /It Keeps Me Going 2:49
2 /Hooked 4:20
3 /Holding You (Next to Me) 2:41
4 /Mcnairy County Line 2:58
5 /Who Do You Love 4:05
6 /American Beauty 3:34
7 /Baby I Miss You 4:11
8 /I Need Rocknroll 2:56
9 /It's Up to You 5:02
10 /Southern Comfort 3:11

Album Notes
by cdbaby
When you think of modern day southern rock n roll, the band that is going to come everyone’s mind is the State Line Mob.Their three-guitar weaving line-up is a southern outlaw sound & image that’s hard to forget. The band was formed in 2007 by vocalists/songwriters Phillip Crunk and Dana Crunk.They both previously played for years in different bands, while cutting their teeth in some of the south’s most dangerous and run down honkytonk-taverns, where they learned the true meaning of southern grit and tough determination.

At the time they formed the State Line Mob, the two were playing for tips and free moonshine & beer at a dive surrounded by a swamp in Northwest Alabama, with no roads leading out but one, a dirt road that they plan on following straight to the top. Their name "State Line Mob" came from a real Dixie-crime organization that existed on the Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee border that operated illegal gambling halls and whiskey distilleries, amongst other numerous criminal activities, in the backwoods of these great states before being run out by Sheriff Buford Pusser and his posse back in the 60's & 70's era. The band will not comment on whether the State Line Mob still exists or whether they have any affiliation with this underground organization. The group was discovered in Muscle Shoals Alabama by producer and co-writer on the album Chris Sevier who has worked with artist such as Eliot Morris, Matt Woods, Chad Bradford, Painkiller Hotel, Jason Childers, who was looking for an authentic country act, having become sick of the imposters clogging Nashville and making a mockery of southern music itself. He discovered the band while they were playing a local gig on his way back from Nashville and signed them to his Severe Records on a non-exclusive basis. And in doing so, authenticity is what he got.

Their debut album "Ruckus" is the best American southern rock album of 2009 & beyond being what some folks are saying is the best Southern Rock album since Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Street Survivors" way back in 1977. If you think this is all hyperbole, then just listen to the album. The band's outlaw sound is similar to that of Bad Company’s and 38 Special’s, updated for this decade & era. Three guitars batter you while leaders Phillip Crunk and Dana Crunk trade off on vocals and sing for you southern harmony. The album deals with subjects as diverse as a southern man’s pride in his 70 Dodge Charger in “American Beauty” and the plight of the State Line Mob against the law itself in “McNairy County Line”. Clever tracks abound, the best of which are "Hooked", "It Keeps Me Going”, "Holding You", and "Who Do You Love." With "Ruckus," they have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in American music. The song “Baby I miss You” is straight-ahead Southern boogie, whereas “Southern Comfort” is the essence of Southern soul. Most of the tracks embody country-fried blues-rock and driving, arena-ready southern rock, that will leave no listener disappointed. Paraphrasing the title of one of the album's songs, “I Need Rock and Roll.”

Fortunately, you don't need a bottle of Jack or even a trace of Southern lineage to appreciate the genius of “Ruckus".The lyrics are great, the trio of electric guitars is blessed with raw production & will have you cranking up the album for your friends. And, after a few spins of “Ruckus,” you might even find yourself digging out those old Allman Brothers’ LPs again.

7148 - JUDGE PARKER (1998)

JUDGE PARKER
''JUDGE PARKER''
1998
38:28

1 /She Still Does 3:34
2 /Lousiana Rain 2:46
3 /Sweet Delta Water 4:20
4 /Goin' Gone 4:06
5 /Baby's Blues 3:51
6 /Slow Down Irene 4:10
7 /The Price of an Education 4:06
8 /My Missouri 4:10
9 /Elvis and Jerry Lee 2:46
10 /The Traveler 4:39

Album Notes
by CdBaby
Judge Parker formed in 1988 by brothers Larry and Arthur Pearson. Name taken from the infamous "Hangin Judge" Isaac C. Parker who ruled Arkansas/Oklahoma territory from 1875-1896.Also portrayed in John Wayne's movies "True Grit" and sequal "Rooster Cogburn". This band has shared the stage with Johnny Cash,June Carter Cash,Bill Monroe,Minnesota Fats,Tom T. Hall,Kentucky Headhunters,Confederate Railroad,Chris LeDoux,Oak Ridge Boys,Black Oak Arkansas,David Alan Coe,Dr.Hook,Marshall Tucker,Molly Hatchet,Jackyl etc. With more than 200 dates a year Judge Parker has also earned top awards with benifit shows for Cancer,S.I.D.S,Humane Society's,Feed the Children, to name a few.The music is about true life in the southland and the people who live there. High energy music includes Country,Rock and Blues. Get ready for the new southernrock,"Here Comes The Judge"...

BIOGRAPHY
Judge Parker was formed in 1988 by brothers Larry and Arthur Pearson. Name of the band comes from the historic Arkansas Territory Hanging Judge, "Isaac C. Parker" from Fort Smith, Arkansas. Years of hard work and dedication has made Judge Parker famous again, this time for music. Staying true to their roots gave them a kind of sound that classic rock and southern rock fans thought was long gone.

Little by little, Judge Parker has become known as one of the hardest working bands in the Southern rock scene, by doing an average of 200 dates per year. Judge Parker has shared the stage with Black Oak Arkansas, Big and Rich, Shooter Jennings, The Marshall Tucker Band, Confederate Railroad, Kentucky Headhunters, Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, Jackyl, David Alan Coe and many more.

Judge Parker — comprised of Larry Pearson on vocals and acoustic guitar, Arthur Pearson on guitar, Vic Lukenbaugh on drums, John Seaberg on bass and Seth Freeman on guitar have released three albums through their own label and publishing company, Court Records and Hanging Gallows Publishing.

Chris Golden produced self-titled debut album came out in 1998 and second Judge Parker album, Sound Medicine was recorded at Michael McDonalds studio in Nashville and was produced by Robin Blakeney and Bud Reneau.

Their latest studio effort, Along for the Ride was released 2009 and 2010 Judge Parker made its European tour debut as they played shows in Holland, Belgium, France and Germany.

7147 - MIDNIGHT CHASER - Rough and Tough (2011)

MIDNIGHT CHASER
''ROUGH AND TOUGH''
NOVEMBER 2011
35:58

1 /Awesome Party 3:10
2 /Out On Your Shield 3:12
3 /Rough and Tough 4:55
4 /Swords For Hire 4:21
5 /Cougar'd 4:48
6 /Hotshot 4:20
7 /Dynamite 3:41
8 /Earthquake 3:55
9 /Who Dares Wins 3:36

Scott Attwood /Vocals
Josh Hunt /Bass
Stephen Lauck /Guitars
Brandon Thomas /Drums

7146 - THE ELECTRIC BOOGIE DAWGZ - Sloppy, Fast & Loud (Explicit) (2005)

THE ELECTRIC BOOGIE DAWGZ
''SLOPPY, FAST & LOUD''
2005
32:18

1. Won't Stop Rockin' 1:26
2. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 3:07
3. Stone Cold Sober 2:21
4. Chicken on the Bone 2:24
5. Rock 'n' Roll BBQ 3:34
6. Dead Toad Boogie 4:02
7. Rockasaurus 2:52
8. Liver Appreciation Day 3:44
9. Sloppy, Fast 'n' Loud 2:08
10. The Coliseum 3:24
11. See Y'all in Hell 3:16

About the EBDz
By cdbaby
Imagine walking into a smoky, beer-soaked roadhouse with ZZ Top, Supersuckers and George Thorogood grinding out a relentless boogie groove together onstage. Meanwhile, David Lee Roth, Ted Nugent and Ween play poker in a corner booth while Slash and Chuck Berry shoot pool. You go to the bar to order a drink and the ghost of Waylon Jennings pours you a double bourbon ...

That's the ultimate musical scenario behind the Electric Boogie Dawgz, a boogie-rock power trio from San Francisco. Bret sings and plays the electric guitar, Lewis plays the electric bass and John hits the drums. They love to play rock 'n' roll music, have a good time and entertain people (especially drunk ones.) There's nothing complicated, experimental, "alternative" or "challenging" at work here -- the Dawgz just want people to have fun, drink a lot and come back again and again until they fall down in a drunken stupor, then come back again with their friends!

Basically, the Electric Boogie Dawgz make music that rocks. It's fun and it certainly doesn't sound like Staind or Dave Matthews or any of that nonsense.

7145 - BILL WYMAN'S RHYTHM KINGS Collector's Edition Box Set, Disc Five (2011)(REPOST)

BILL WYMAN'S RHYTHM KINGS
''COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOX SET, DISC FIVE''
OCTOBER 25 2011
243:55

DISC ONE
1. Anyway The Wind Blows /3:26
2. Spooky /3:37
3. Walking One & Only /3:30
4. Mojo Boogie /3:40
5. Too Late /2:59
6. Every Sixty Seconds /3:08
7. Ring My Bell /2:54
8. Days Like This /2:52
9. He's Real Gone Guy /3:21
10. A True Romance /3:05
11. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You /4:04
12. When Hollywood Goes Black and Tan /3:09
13. Crazy He Calls Me /4:17
14. Struttin' Our Stuff /4:34
15. Sugar Babe /4:07
16. Gonna Find Me A New Love /2:54

DISC TWO
1. Tell You A Secret /3:04
2. Groovin' /3:31
3. Rough Cut Diamond /4:06
4. Mood Swing /4:09
5. Hole In The Wall /3:10
6. Can't Get My Rest At Night /3:46
7. I Put A Spell On You /4:06
8. Tomorrow Night /5:00
9. I Want To Be Evil /2:32
10. Rhythm King /4:52
11. Daydream /4:10
12. Oh Baby /3:56
13. Streamline Woman /2:54
14. Yesterdays /4:28

DISC THREE
1. Green River /3:15
2. Walking On My Own /3:14
3. Melody /4:53
4. Stuff (Can't Get Enough) /3:44
5. Bad To Alone /3:21
6. I'm Mad /3:24
7. Down In The Bottom /2:56
8. Motorvatin' Mama /3:36
9. Jitterbug Boogie /3:12
10. Going Crazy Overnight /3:56
11. Hole In My Soul /4:05
12. Tobacco Road /4:33

DISC FOUR
1. Long Walk To DC /4:05
2. Hot Foot Blues /5:16
3. Hit That Jive Jack /3:35
4. Love Letters /3:36
5. Love's Down The Drain /5:23
6. I Can't Dance /4:23
7. Medley: Snap Your Fingers/ What A Friend We Have In Jesus /3:15
8. Get In The Kitchen /2:22
9. Boogie Woogie All Night Long /3:49
10. Medley: Do You Or Don't You/ I Wanna Know /3:32
11. Trust In Me /4:12
12. Turn On Your Love Light /4:43

DISC FIVE
1. The Joint Is Jumping /3:03
2. Brownskin Girl /3:57
3. Tired & Sleepy /3:22
4. Lonely Blue Boy /3:28
5. Bye Bye Blues /3:19
6. Where's The Money /3:50
7. Jellyrool Fool /3:22
8. Jealous Girl /3:29
9. My Handy Man /3:51
10. Rollin' & Stumblin' /3:47
11. Keep On Truckin' /3:32
12. Breaking Up The House /3:19

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
As a member of the Rolling Stones for three decades, Bill Wyman established himself among the greatest bassists in rock & roll history; in tandem with drummer Charlie Watts, he belonged to one of the most stalwart rhythm sections in popular music, perfectly complementing the theatrics of Mick Jagger and the gritty guitar leads of Keith Richards. Born William Perks in London on October 24, 1936, Wyman was playing in a group called the Cliftons when he was asked to join the Stones in mid-1962, replacing bassist (and future Pretty Things member) Dick Taylor. Reportedly asked to join the group simply because he had his own amplifier, he was, at age 25, by several years the oldest member of the group; regardless, his chemistry with the other bandmembers was immediate, and with the subsequent arrival of Watts, the classic Rolling Stones lineup was soon cemented.
The rest, of course, is history, and before too long the Stones were widely recognized as the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. In 1974, Wyman became the first from their ranks to record a solo LP, the all-star Monkey Grip; two years later, he repeated the trick with Stone Alone. His next major side project was the 1985 cover band Willie and the Poor Boys, which also included Watts, Jimmy Page, and Paul Rodgers. While rarely the recipient of the kind of media attention given his more notorious bandmates, Wyman found himself at the center of scandal in 1989 when he married model Mandy Smith, whom he'd begun dating when she was just 13 years old; they divorced a year later. Finally, in January 1993, he publicly announced his long-rumored departure from the Stones, announcing plans to publish an autobiography, Stone Alone; in 1997 Wyman formed a new band, the Rhythm Kings, which featured guitarists Peter Frampton and Albert Lee as well former Procol Harum keyboardist Gary Brooker. The group debuted with the LP Struttin' Our Stuff, followed in 1999 by Anyway the Wind Blows. Wyman greeted the new century with a string of albums including Groovin' (2000), Double Bill (2001), Just for a Thrill (2005), and numerous live recordings and compilations.

7144 - BILL WYMAN'S RHYTHM KINGS Collector's Edition Box Set, Disc Four (2011) (REPOST)

BILL WYMAN'S RHYTHM KINGS
''COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOX SET, DISC FOUR''
OCTOBER 25 2011
243:55

DISC ONE
1. Anyway The Wind Blows /3:26
2. Spooky /3:37
3. Walking One & Only /3:30
4. Mojo Boogie /3:40
5. Too Late /2:59
6. Every Sixty Seconds /3:08
7. Ring My Bell /2:54
8. Days Like This /2:52
9. He's Real Gone Guy /3:21
10. A True Romance /3:05
11. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You /4:04
12. When Hollywood Goes Black and Tan /3:09
13. Crazy He Calls Me /4:17
14. Struttin' Our Stuff /4:34
15. Sugar Babe /4:07
16. Gonna Find Me A New Love /2:54

DISC TWO
1. Tell You A Secret /3:04
2. Groovin' /3:31
3. Rough Cut Diamond /4:06
4. Mood Swing /4:09
5. Hole In The Wall /3:10
6. Can't Get My Rest At Night /3:46
7. I Put A Spell On You /4:06
8. Tomorrow Night /5:00
9. I Want To Be Evil /2:32
10. Rhythm King /4:52
11. Daydream /4:10
12. Oh Baby /3:56
13. Streamline Woman /2:54
14. Yesterdays /4:28

DISC THREE
1. Green River /3:15
2. Walking On My Own /3:14
3. Melody /4:53
4. Stuff (Can't Get Enough) /3:44
5. Bad To Alone /3:21
6. I'm Mad /3:24
7. Down In The Bottom /2:56
8. Motorvatin' Mama /3:36
9. Jitterbug Boogie /3:12
10. Going Crazy Overnight /3:56
11. Hole In My Soul /4:05
12. Tobacco Road /4:33

DISC FOUR
1. Long Walk To DC /4:05
2. Hot Foot Blues /5:16
3. Hit That Jive Jack /3:35
4. Love Letters /3:36
5. Love's Down The Drain /5:23
6. I Can't Dance /4:23
7. Medley: Snap Your Fingers/ What A Friend We Have In Jesus /3:15
8. Get In The Kitchen /2:22
9. Boogie Woogie All Night Long /3:49
10. Medley: Do You Or Don't You/ I Wanna Know /3:32
11. Trust In Me /4:12
12. Turn On Your Love Light /4:43

DISC FIVE
1. The Joint Is Jumping /3:03
2. Brownskin Girl /3:57
3. Tired & Sleepy /3:22
4. Lonely Blue Boy /3:28
5. Bye Bye Blues /3:19
6. Where's The Money /3:50
7. Jellyrool Fool /3:22
8. Jealous Girl /3:29
9. My Handy Man /3:51
10. Rollin' & Stumblin' /3:47
11. Keep On Truckin' /3:32
12. Breaking Up The House /3:19

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
As a member of the Rolling Stones for three decades, Bill Wyman established himself among the greatest bassists in rock & roll history; in tandem with drummer Charlie Watts, he belonged to one of the most stalwart rhythm sections in popular music, perfectly complementing the theatrics of Mick Jagger and the gritty guitar leads of Keith Richards. Born William Perks in London on October 24, 1936, Wyman was playing in a group called the Cliftons when he was asked to join the Stones in mid-1962, replacing bassist (and future Pretty Things member) Dick Taylor. Reportedly asked to join the group simply because he had his own amplifier, he was, at age 25, by several years the oldest member of the group; regardless, his chemistry with the other bandmembers was immediate, and with the subsequent arrival of Watts, the classic Rolling Stones lineup was soon cemented.
The rest, of course, is history, and before too long the Stones were widely recognized as the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. In 1974, Wyman became the first from their ranks to record a solo LP, the all-star Monkey Grip; two years later, he repeated the trick with Stone Alone. His next major side project was the 1985 cover band Willie and the Poor Boys, which also included Watts, Jimmy Page, and Paul Rodgers. While rarely the recipient of the kind of media attention given his more notorious bandmates, Wyman found himself at the center of scandal in 1989 when he married model Mandy Smith, whom he'd begun dating when she was just 13 years old; they divorced a year later. Finally, in January 1993, he publicly announced his long-rumored departure from the Stones, announcing plans to publish an autobiography, Stone Alone; in 1997 Wyman formed a new band, the Rhythm Kings, which featured guitarists Peter Frampton and Albert Lee as well former Procol Harum keyboardist Gary Brooker. The group debuted with the LP Struttin' Our Stuff, followed in 1999 by Anyway the Wind Blows. Wyman greeted the new century with a string of albums including Groovin' (2000), Double Bill (2001), Just for a Thrill (2005), and numerous live recordings and compilations.