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Star Spangled Banger – Star Spangled Banger (1973) (@256)
21 Jan 2010
(Review from forcedexposure.com)
Star Spangled Banger was a short-lived studio project that resulted in a sole, self-titled album and single in 1973. With the record company closing soon after its release, the album was quickly deleted.
Principal songwriter John Brownrigg originally hailed from Liverpool and had played in several bands during the Merseybeat boom of the early ’60s — as his own brick on the Cavern Club wall of fame attests. The band were put into the studio with engineer/producer Gil Matthews.
Armed with a stack of sound effects records, the album was recorded at odd hours and resulted in an eclectic mix of progressive rock, protest songs and ballads — with a healthy dose of humor (witness: ‘Fancy Underpants!’). Added to this mix are: explosions, backwards tapes, crazy keyboards, nuclear explosions, crashing aeroplanes and fuzzed-out psych guitar.
A previously-unreleased edit of the title track is appended as a bonus track.
Line-up:
- John Brownrigg / vocals, guitar
- Ron Walters / vocals, piano, organ
- Paul Doo / drums
Track List:
01. Fear Of The Night – 3:52
02. Question Of The Country – 4:15
03. Run – 2:26
04. Fancy Underpants – 1:03
05. Suite 3 – 5:26
06. Protestor Man – 1:53
07. Sailing – 3:10
08. Country Son – 1:54
09. Pull Together – 3:01
10. One Out, Two In – 3:43
11. Continental – 4:51
12. Don’t You – 3:32
13. Thanks To You – 3:40
14. Star Spangled Banger – 5:05
15. Star Spangled Banger (Bonus Edit) – 4:20
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Queen – A Night at the Opera (1975) (@256)
21 Jan 2010
(Review from allmusic, progarchives.com)
Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece.
The title “A Night at the Opera” is taken from a film by the Marx Brothers, but aside from a brief operatic section, there isn’t actually much opera to be found here. Indeed, this is not a concept album, although the tracks do tend to sit well together.
Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, “A Night at the Opera” encompasses metal (“Death on Two Legs”, “Sweet Lady”), pop (the lovely, shimmering “You’re My Best Friend”), campy British music hall (“Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon,” “Seaside Rendezvous”), and mystical progressive rock (“’39″, “The Prophet’s Song”), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
So what of “Bohemian Rhapsody”? There had been successful singles previously which had breached the usual 3 minute limitation, “Hey Jude” by The Beatles and “McArthur Park” by Richard Harris come to mind immediately. Nothing however had prepared the music world for the sheer pomp and audacity of Queen’s new single. The track moves through more moods and styles in 6 minutes than some bands manage on an entire album. One minute your listening to pseudo opera, the next your faced with a heads down straight ahead burst of rock.
Line-up:
- Freddie Mercury / piano, vocals, orchestration
- Brian May / banjo, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals, koto, ukulele
- Roger Taylor / percussion, vocals, drums
- John Deacon / bass, electric piano, guitar
Track List:
01. Death On Two Legs – 3:43
02. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon – 1:07
03. I’m In Love With My Car – 3:04
04. You’re My Best Friend – 2:52
05. ’39 – 3:30
06. Sweet Lady – 4:03
07. Seaside Rendezvous – 2:17
08. The Prophet’s Song – 8:19
09. Love Of My Life – 3:38
10. Good Company – 3:22
11. Bohemian Rhapsody – 5:54
12. God Save The Queen – 1:11
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Audience – Alive & Kickin' & Screamin' & Shoutin' (Live 2004) (@256)
20 Jan 2010
(Review from allmusic)
Since their demise in 1972, Audience members have teased their fans by reconfiguring themselves several times down the years, but never quite re-forming. That changed in 2004, when the quartet reunited for a clutch of English gigs, shows so successful that the group decided to make their re-formation permanent.
Alive & Screamin’ & Kickin’ & Shoutin’ was recorded during this tour, capturing their gig at the Astor Theater in the southern English seaside town of Deal.
The group’s pleasure at being on the stage together again is evident, celebrating their past with a set of their own songs and covers. Half the tracks — five songs — are classic Audience numbers drawn from their first three albums. The hauntingly bluesy “Zig-Zag & Swirl”, though, is a new one for the band, but not for Howard Werth; it’s featured on his third solo album, “The Evolution Myth Explodes”. Also on that set was a cover of Lennon and McCartney’s “I Wanna Be Your Man”, which Audience now further reinterpret to great effect. Equally evocative is a stirring version of “Morning Dew”, as well as an inspired take on James Brown’s “The Bells”. The group’s bluesy styling reaches its apotheosis on “The House on the Hill” and across this nearly ten-minute extravaganza, they subtly glide in and out of funk, progressive, folk and jazz in an homage to all that made British progressive so breathtaking at its height.
A superb show, and a welcome return for a sorely missed band.
Line-up:
- Howard Werth / acoustic nylon guitar
- Keith Gemmel / saxes, flute, clarinet
- Trevor Williams / bass guitar
- John Fisher / drums & percussion
Track List:
01. You Are Not Smilin’ – 5:57
02. Zig-Zag & Swirl – 6:01
03. Leave It Unsaid – 4:45
04. Nothin’ You Do – 5:38
05. I Wanna Be Your Man – 4:15
06. Call Me Responsible – 3:07
07. The Bells – 6:48
08. I Had A Dream – 5:00
09. The House On The Hill – 9:44
10. Morning Dew – 6:15
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Magma – Retrospektiw III (1981) (@256)
19 Jan 2010
Thanks to Crimson King for the contribution.
(Review from progarchives.com)
The funky bass, tight drumbeats and crazy chatter on this album are instantly infectious. The jamming then ensues. And jam they do. This is actually a very upbeat affair. The selections are three of their most accessible, played with incredible vigor and joy. The band is very tight (as you would expect), and the vocals pristine. They do get a bit dark at times (it is Magma after all), but it is generally positive, and very soulful.
The first one – “Retrovision” – is a side-long “retrospective-medley” from Attahk-album – with some more-gospel-elements.
The second side of this LP includes just another very good version of “Hhai” – including “superlatives”-needing conversations between Didier Lockwood’s violin and Benoit Widemann’s synthesizer with vocal parts are by Christian Vander. For “encore” we have the pleasure to listen one quite short “ballade-like” tune called “”La” Dawotsin” – including only vocal parts, bass guitar, piano and some “fragile” percussion – only compliments for this beauty!
Line-up:
- Christian Vander / drums, piano on (3), vocals on (2)
- Rene Garber / 1st Lieutenant
- Stella Vander / vocals
- Liza Deluxe / vocals
- Maria Popkiewicz / vocals
- Guy Khalifa / vocals (1,3)
- Didier Lockwood / violin
- Jean Luc Chevalier / guitar (1,2), bass on (3)
- Benoit Widemann / keyboards
- Bernard Paganotti / bass (2,3)
- Jean Pierre Fouquey / Fender piano (1,2)
- Francois Laizeau / percussion (1,2)
- Dominique Bertram / bass (1)
Track List:
01. Retrovision – 18:13
02. Hhai – 13:23
03. “La” Dawotsin – 4:12
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Queen – Sheer Heart Attack (1974) (@256)
19 Jan 2010
(Review from progarchives.com)
Queen made another giant step towards conquering the world with their third studio album, “Sheer Heart Attack”, mainly due to the inclusion of “Killer Queen”, their biggest hit single to date. This track has all the campness and glam which Freddie Mercury thrived on, with references to Moet et Chandon champagne, Paris, “if you’re that way inclined”, etc. The track is a further development of the complex yet commercial style which started with the previous single “Seven Seas of Rye”. At the time of its release, the song was radically different to anything else which had appeared in the singles chart up until that point.
The album has a similar structure to the previous “Queen 2″ album, with individual tracks on the first side, and a side long suite of linked tracks on the second. The compositional credits this time though are dispersed throughout the album.
Side one has two fine examples of commercial prog in “Brighton rock” and “Now I’m here”. Brian May adds some fine guitar work to these tracks, making use of production techniques which at the time were highly original and unusual. While effects such as the echoed stereo guitar may sound contrived and even corny now, at the time they were highly innovative, and refreshingly different.
Every track one side one is unique and indispensable. Rodger Taylor has his usual heavier interlude with “Tenement Funster”, while Mercury is at his suggestive best with “Flick of the wrist”. The highlight though is the wonderful short ballad “Lilly of the valley”, where Mercury offers one of his finest ever vocal performances. His timing and delivery on this song alone witness magnificently the often under recognised talent he possessed.
The suite on the second side of the album is book ended by “In the lap of the gods”. The opening version is a softer ballad like piece which builds to louder choruses, while the closing section is a crowd pleasing sing-a-long anthem. In between are a collection of brief pieces which sit together reasonably well. The cabaret feel of “Bring back that Leroy Brown” is noticable.
Line-up:
- Freddie Mercury / vocals, piano
- Brian May / banjo, guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals, ukulele
- Roger Taylor / percussion, drums, vocals, screams
- John Deacon / guitar, bass, fiddle
Track List:
01. Brighton Rock – 5:10
02. Killer Queen – 3:00
03. Tenement Funster – 2:47
04. Flick Of The Wrist – 3:17
05. Lily Of The Valley – 1:44
06. Now I’m Here – 4:14
07. In The Lap Of The Gods – 3:22
08. Stone Cold Crazy – 2:16
09. Dear Friends – 1:08
10. Misfire – 1:50
11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown – 2:15
12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettoes) – 4:09
13. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited – 3:45
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Fantasy – Vivariatum (1970-76) (@256)
18 Jan 2010
(Review from holeintheweb.com)
Fantasy was one of those rare but yet typical British bands of the 1970′s: they sounded like no one else and their music was quirkily individual as much as it was “progressive.” Like other such bands, Fantasy were song-oriented and had a distinctive vocal sound, built on tight harmonies. The instrumental accompaniment was subordinate, but finely crafted to each piece.
“Vivariatum” collects four tracks recorded on acetate by Chapel Farm (an early incarnation of the band) in 1970 and six pieces recorded (but weren’t released) during a brief reformation in 1976, and the B-side of their one Polydor single.
The album has a odd track order. It opens with two of the 1970 tracks, follows them with three of the 1976 tracks, tosses the 1973 B-side into the exact center of the album and follows that with the remaining three tracks from 1976, followed in turn by the remaining two tracks from 1970.
Being a collection of various unreleased material, the album isn’t consistent, probably appealing the Fantasy fans only.
Line-up:
- David Read / bass, double bass, vocals
- Paul Lawrence / 12 string guitar, vocals
- David Metcalfe / keyboards, clarinet, vocals
- Paul Petley / lead vocals
- Peter James / lead guitar, vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / lead guitar
- Jon Webster / drums
Track List:
01. Fire Fire – 6:40
02. Vacuum – 4:03
03. in my life – 3:55
04. Low Love – 4:25
05. Stardrifing – 4:29
06. I Was Once Aware – 3:28
07. Could It Be Forever – 3:55
08. Fantasy Moods – 4:10
09. Angel – 3:23
10. Alone – 4:30
11. Afterthought (Original version) – 7:25
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Queen – At the Beeb (Live 1973) (@256)
18 Jan 2010
(Info from wikipedia)
The album comprises tracks recorded in two sessions for the BBC Radio 1 Sound of the 70s programme. The first four tracks were recorded on 5 February 1973; the rest were recorded on 3 December 1973. All but one track appeared on the album Queen; the exception is “Ogre Battle”, which appeared on Queen II.
However, the versions featured on At the Beeb are different from the original versions, being closer to the songs as performed live. This is most notable on “Ogre Battle”, as it starts right away with its riff (without any long intro), doesn’t have any effects that the version on Queen II has and sounds much less polished. The BBC version of “Ogre Battle” did originally have a long intro featuring a grand guitar build up. It was not used for this release, allegedly because the original tape was damaged.
Line-up:
- Freddie Mercury / vocals, piano
- Brian May / guitar
- John Deacon / bass
- Roger Taylor / drums
Track List:
01. My Fairy King – 4:06
02. Keep Yourself Alive – 3:48
03. Doin’ Alright – 4:10
04. Liar – 6:30
05. Ogre Battle – 3:57
06. Great King Rat – 5:59
07. Modern Times Rock ‘N’ Roll – 2:00
08. Son And Daughter – 7:08
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Smile – Ghost of a Smile (1969) (@256)
17 Jan 2010
(Review from allmusic)
Five years before the first Queen album was released, Brian May and Roger Taylor worked together in Smile, a hard rock outfit that played in the London and Cornwall area in the late 60s. Primarily of interest to Queen fans, Ghost of a Smile contains Smile’s one single, “Earth” / “Step on Me” and four other songs recorded in 1969, but never released.
A great live band known for being quite innovative with their dynamics, Smile were not captured well on record, where poor production accentuated the trio’s sometimes sloppy playing and immature lyrics.
That said, the group could write fine melodies and lead singer Tim Staffel has a soulful voice that is heard best on the bouncy “Step on Me” and “Doin’ Alright”, played here in a gentler fashion than on Queen’s debut record. Meanwhile on “Blag”, the hard rock psychedelic influence of acts like Cream is evident with a heavy jam that showcases the talents of Brian May and Roger Taylor in a way that was not usually heard in Queen.
The two bonus tracks aren’t directly related to Smile. They are two versions of “Man from Manhattan”, a late-70s single by Eddie Howell that featured Freddie Mercury and Brian May.
In early 1970 Staffell left Smile and was replaced as vocalist by Freddie Mercury. Mercury had definite ideas of the directions where the band should go and by July 1970, Smile had been renamed Queen.
Line-up:
- Brian May / guitars, lead vocal (6), piano (2), backing vocals
- Tim Staffell / bass, vocals
- Roger Taylor / drums, backing vocals
Track List:
01. Earth – 4:02
02. Step On Me – 3:11
03. Doin’ Allright – 3:49
04. April Lady – 2:44
05. Blag – 3:13
06. Polar Bear – 4:05
07. The Man From Manhattan (Bonus Original) – 3:21
08. The Man From Manhattan (Bonus Remix) – 4:56
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Joan Baez – Montreux Jazz Festival (Live 1989) (@256)
16 Jan 2010
This is a soundboard recording of Joan Baez’s performance with the Malaco Band on July 14th, 1989 at the Montreux Jazz Festival. James Taylor & Peabo Bryson guest on the last track.
Line-up:
- Joan Baez / vocals, guitar
with
- Jamie Fox / bass
- Cesar Cancino / keyboards
- James Robertson / drums
- Ray Griffin / bass
- Harvey Thompson / saxophone
- Harrison Calloway / trumpet
- Charles Rose / trombone
Track List:
01. Warriors Of The Sun – 4:56
02. Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around – 1:36
03. No Woman No Cry – 3:39
04. Biko – 4:55
05. Ellas Danzan Solas – 8:04
06. Elpreso Numero Nueve – 3:19
07. Carrckfergus – 6:40
08. The Boxer – 4:17
09. Angelina – 3:05
10. Diamonds And Rust – 4:09
11. Sweet Chariot (a capella) – 3:03
12. Blowing In The Wind – 3:13
13. Gracias A La Vida – 5:44
14. China – 6:48
15. M. L. K. – 8:20
16. Let It Be – 5:25
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Budgie – You're All Living In Cuckooland (2006) (@256)
16 Jan 2010
(Review from ripplemusic)
“You’re all Living in Cuckooland”, is Budgie’s first release of all-new material since 1982′s “Deliver Us From Evil”.
If anything, Budgie sounds fresher and more vital than they did on their last studio album back in the early 80s. Usually, when an old band reforms after a million years, the fans have reason to be suspect of what they’ll get from their old stalwarts; will the boys sound horribly outdated, resurrecting a long-past sound, trying to re-live old glories or will they sound simply horrible, trying to tap into tune of the latest craze. Fortunately for us, Budgie does neither. In fact, Budgie is simply, Budgie.
Ignoring grunge, nu-metal, rap-metal and any other metal trend that came and went since their last album, Budgie sound oddly vital. “Justice,” rages with a charging riff, produced with a wash of keyboards and effects that is neither derivative of their earlier work, nor copied from the current hot band of the day. Burke Shelley’s voice, always a unique instrument, has held up well over the years. While it may have lost some of the upper echelons of it’s Geddy Lee range, that loss has been replaced by a more textured tone, slightly rawer in the throat. “Dead Men Don’t Talk” hits next with a riff heavy enough to make most of the current metal kids look up and take notice. “Falling”, carries the torch, roaring on heavy and hard.
Joining Shelley and long-time drummer Steve Williams, Simon Lees does an admirable job filling the empty guitar slot, pumping up the energy, pounding out post-seventies metal riffs. As always, Shelley doesn’t pass up the more folk-oriented numbers or his typical off-brand of humor. Continuing his trademark of bizarrely named songs, the new release launches “I’m Compressing the Comb of a Cockerel’s Head”, into the grand world of the Budgie title-mythos.
Line-up:
- Burke Shelley / bass, lead vocals
- Simon Lees / guitar
- Steve Williams / drums
Track List:
01. Justice – 4:31
02. Dead Men Don’t Talk – 6:08
03. We’re All Living In Cuckooland – 6:04
04. Falling – 5:22
05. Love Is Enough – 2:25
06. Tell Me Tell Me – 4:47
07. (Don’t Want To) Find That Girl – 6:28
08. Captain – 3:43
09. I Don’t Want To Throw You – 5:31
10. I’m Compressing The Comb On A Cockelers’s Head – 8:17
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Joan Baez – Not Too Hip (Live 1977) (@256)
15 Jan 2010
This is a good sounding bootleg; recorded live at the Palladium, New York City, on June 1977.
Track List:
01. Silver Dagger – 4:27
02. There But for Fortune – 4:19
03. Suzanne – 4:16
04. Love is Just a Four Letter Word – 3:15
05. Soul – 3:07
06. Jessy – 3:56
07. Blessed Are – 2:31
08. Sailing – 4:25
09. Many a Mile to Freedom – 3:26
10. Miracles – 5:03
11. Cry Me a River – 3:04
12. Diamonds and Rust – 4:58
13. Amazing Grace – 4:05
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Budgie – BBC Recordings (1972-82) (@256)
15 Jan 2010
(Review from allmusic)
In this collection of BBC recordings, there are five live sets – 23 songs.
The first earliest concert was recorded in Paris Theatre in 1972. There’s only four songs and the sound quality is not perfect but it’s the best you can get right now. It’s just great to hear live songs from the two first Budgie albums. There’s also a concert in Reading Festival 1980 after those four songs. There’s “Breaking All the House Rules” and more, especially “Napoleon Bona Part 1&2 is a great live version. “Breadfan” is a “lost edit not transmitted” – there’s a guitar solo after the song – or actually it’s only half of a song.
There’s two songs “Sky High Percentage” and “In the Grip Of A Tyrefitter’s Hand” performed in John Peel Show in 1976. Those two live versions are absolutely amazing! Then Friday Rock Show tracks in 1981 “I Turned to Stone”, “Superstar” and “She Used Me Up” sound more like second studio versions but they are still great material for Budgie fans.
Reading Festival 1982 starts with “Forearm Smash” and is perfectly played, but quite similar to Reading Festival 1980 – except there’s no 70s material in set list, only 80s.
Track List:
CD1
01. Rape Of The Locks-Paris Theatre 19:10:1972 – 5:48
02. Rocking Man-Paris Theatre 19:10:1972 – 5:39
03. Young Is A World-Paris Theatre 19:10:1972 – 8:35
04. Hot As A Dockers Armpit-Paris Theatre 19:10:1972 – 5:41
05. Breaking All The House Rules-Reading Festival 1980 – 7:15
06. Crime Against The World-Reading Festival 1980 – 5:37
07. Napoleon Bona Part 1 & 2-Reading Festival 1980 – 7:48
08. Forearm Smash-Readi – 5:42
09. Panzer Division Destroyed-Reading Festival 1980 – 6:15
10. Wildfire-Reading Festival 1980 – 6:06
11. Breadfan (Lost Edit Not Transmitted)-Reading Festival 1980 – 6:59
CD2
01. Sky High Percentage-John Peel Show 1.7.1976 – 5:39
02. In The Grip Of A Tyrefitters Hand-John Peel Show 1.7.1976 – 5:45
03. I Turned To Stone-Friday Rock Show 18.12.1981 – 6:09
04. Superstar-Friday Rock Show 18.12.1981 – 3:53
05. She Used Me Up-Friday Rock Show 18.12.1981 – 3:09
06. Forearm Smash-Reading Festival 1982 – 7:06
07. Crime Against The World-Reading Festival 1982 – 5:18
08. I Turne – 6:16
09. Truth Drug (Not Transmitted)-Reading Festival 1982 – 4:45
10. Superstar-Reading Festival 1982 – 4:24
11. She Used Me Up-Reading Festival 1982 – 3:31
12. Panzer Division Destroyed-Reading Festival 1982 – 6:48
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Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow (2008) (@256)
15 Jan 2010
(Review from allmusic)
Having recorded Steve Earle’s “Christmas in Washington” on her last studio album and his “Jerusalem” on her 2005 live album and toured with him in between, Joan Baez has turned to Earle as the producer of her new studio album.
The goal seems to be creating a modern Joan Baez album that is in the tradition of her great albums of the 1960s. A group of acoustic musicians in Nashville, anchored by multi-instrumental string players Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott (a rhythm section of Viktor Krauss and Kenny Malone is sometimes present also) backs her up. The song selection is in the folk spirit of those Baez covered earlier in her career; including Elvis Costello, Eliza Gilkyson, Patty Griffin, and Tom Waits.
As Baez herself says of Gilkyson’s “Rose of Sharon,” “If I didn’t know otherwise, I would have just assumed that it was an old English folk song”. “Scarlet Tide,” written by Costello and T Bone Burnett for the soundtrack to the 2003 Civil War film Cold Mountain, in which it was sung by Alison Krauss, naturally sounds like a 19th century American folk song. True to Baez’s longtime political commitments, it addresses war, as does Waits’ and wife Kathleen Brennan’s “Day After Tomorrow”, which Baez sings with only her own guitar accompaniment, while Diana Jones’ “Henry Russell’s Last Words” tells the true story of a mining disaster. Earle’s own “Jericho Road,” first heard on his Washington Square Serenade album, is presented a cappella with handclaps and background vocals by Earle, Scott, and O’Brien, sounding just like the sort of spiritual Baez used to adapt back in the 60s.
At the age of 67, Baez betrays some vocal aging, but she uses it wisely to impart extra feeling into what is often a downbeat collection of quality songs, and Earle has succeeded in his attempt not to reinvent her, but to re-create her sound and message in contemporary terms.
Line-up:
- Joan Baez / vocals, guitar
- Steve Earle / guitar, harmonium, background vocals, tamboura
- Viktor Krauss / bass
- Kenny Malone / drums, percussion
- Tim O’Brien / fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, back vocals
- Darrell Scott / guitar, dobro, bouzouki, Hawaiian guitar, banjolin, resonator guitar, back vocals
- Thea Gilmore / harmony vocals
- Siobhan Maher-Kennedy / harmony vocals
Track List:
01. God Is God – 3:29
02. Rose of Sharon – 3:34
03. Scarlet Tide – 2:25
04. Day After Tomorrow – 5:31
05. Henry Russell’s Last Words – 3:37
06. I Am a Wanderer – 2:30
07. Mary – 3:54
08. Requiem – 3:55
09. The Lower Road – 4:11
10. Jericho Road – 3:29
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Budgie – Deliver Us From Evil (1982) (@256)
14 Jan 2010
(Review from amazon, rateyourmusic.com)
The most of this “Deliver Us from Evil” shows a late Budgie, fully into the 80s sound already, and totally given to the keyboards. The sounds are quite poppy (bordering into AOR territory), the lyrics are quite simple and the mood is too happy as a Budgie album.
“Bored With Russia” is written like it should have been a blockbuster hit single, but retains that patented Budgie eccenticity. “Give Me the Truth” is easily the heaviest cut on board. “Flowers In The Attic” is notable with the unusual (for a Budgie song) string arrangements.
After the release of this album, the group continued to gig for a while but eventually disbanded.
Line-up:
- Burke Shelley / bass, lead vocals
- John Thomas / guitar
- Steve Williams / drums
with
- Duncan McKay / keyboards
Track List:
01. Bored With Russia – 3:49
02. Don’t Cry – 3:19
03. Truth Drug – 4:23
04. Young Girl – 2:18
05. Flowers In The Attic – 5:12
06. N.O.R.A.D (Doomsday City) – 4:15
07. Give Me The Truth – 4:11
08. Alison – 3:26
09. Finger On The Button – 3:59
10. Hold On To Love – 4:16
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Joan Baez – Rare, Live & Classic (@256)
14 Jan 2010
(Review from amazon, allmusic)
This box-set contains Joan Baez songs you’ve never heard of, never knew existed, never dreamed of! A live performance with the fabulous Odetta. Duets with Bob Dylan, Donovan, Kris Kristofferson and others. Cuts with Grateful Dead. Early singing from before she was famous. Later songs that sound like they ought to be famous, yet you’ve never heard them before! And plenty of standard Joan Baez “must haves”…
For the hardcore collector, there are plenty of interesting items here but for the casual fan, there’s simply too much material; they would be better off with her original albums or single-disc compilations.
Track List:
CD1
01. Scarlet Ribbons – 2:50
02. Jimmy Brown – 2:57
03. Careless Love (Duet with Bill Wood) – 2:28
04. Auctioneer (Duet with Bill Wood) – 2:21
05. Black Is The Color – 2:29
06. John Hardy – 3:04
07. We Are Crossing Jordan River (Duet with Bob Gibson) – 2:49
08. John Riley – 3:54
09. Silver Dagger – 2:31
10. House Of The Rising Sun – 2:57
11. Low Down Chariot (Duet with Eric von Schmidt) – 1:45
12. Wagoner’s Lad – 2:14
13. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream – 2:37
14. Geordie – 3:36
15. What Have They Done To The Rain – 2:41
16. Troubled And I Don’t Know Why (Duet with Bob Dylan) – 3:14
17. With God On Our Side – 6:22
18. We Shall Overcome – 3:37
19. Go ‘way From My Window – 2:15
20. Mama, You Been On My Mind (Duet with Bob Dylan) – 2:57
21. There But For Fortune – 3:16
22. Colours (Duet with Donovan) – 3:22
23. The River In The Pines – 3:35
CD2
01. Pack Up Your Sorrows – 2:51
02. The Swallow Song – 2:49
03. Legend Of A Girl Child Linda (Trio with Mimi Farina & Judy Collins) – 4:24
04. Children Of Darkness – 3:55
05. Catch The Wind (Duet with Mimi Farina) – 2:38
06. I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Duet with Mimi Farina) – 4:36
07. Sweet Sir Galahad – 3:44
08. Donna Donna – 4:00
09. Long Black Veil – 3:24
10. Mama Tried (Duet with Jeffrey Shurtleff) – 3:13
11. Sing Me Back Home (Duet with Jeffrey Shurtleff) – 4:02
12. Joe Hill – 3:03
13. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – 3:25
14. Blessed Are… – 3:06
15. Hello In There (Duet with Kris Kristofferson) – 3:40
16. Love Song To A Stranger – 3:53
17. In The Quiet Of The Morning (For Janis Joplin) – 2:55
18. Angel Band (Duet with Jeffrey Shurtleff) – 2:52
19. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Yeh – 3:25
20. Gracias A La Vida – 3:33
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