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Tony Ashton & Friends – Live At Abbey Road (2000) (@256)
27 Dec 2009
(Review from allmusic)
Coming together to honour and celebrate the career of Tony Ashton, musical guests from all eras of his work perform a blistering set of classics from Tony Ashton’s career, Whitesnake and Paice-Ashton-Lord.
Sound quality is top notch and energy levels are high. ‘Hey, this is live,’ comments Bernie Marsden after a slightly wobbly break, and this album really is vibrant with real live musical excellence.
The concert begins with the band Mash, followed by Johnny Johnson and Dave Williams. A Hardin and York (Eddie Hardin, Pete York) reunion follows which includes Geoff Whitehorn, Chris Barber, Jaz Lochrie. Zoot Money, and Eddie’s daughter Emma is up next. They are followed by Angel. Wrapping up the first half of the event is a short set of Rock (and Who) classics performed by John Entwistle, Zak Starkey, John Rabbit Bundrick and Gary Nuttall.
The second half opens with Tony Ashton himself, followed by a short acoustic set by Mickey Moody and Bernie Marsden. Afterward, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Neil Murray and Robert Hart joins them for a short set of Whitesnake songs. The finale is a mini Paice-Ashton-Lord reunion set, which includes Bernie Marsden and Howie Casey.
Line-up:
- Tony Ashton / Keyboards, Vocals
with
- Chris Barber / Trombone
- John “Rabbit” Bundrick / Keyboards
- Howie Casey / Saxophone
- John Entwistle / Bass
- Robert Hart / Vocals
- Jon Lord / Organ, Saxophone
- Bernie Marsden / Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
- Micky Moody / Guitar
- Neil Murray / Bass, Saxophone
- Gary Nuttall / Guitar, Vocals
- Ian Paice / Drums, Saxophone
- Nigel Portman Smith / Bass
- Zak Starkey / Drums
- Geoff Whitehorn / Guitar
- Laurie Wisefield / Guitar
- Pete York / Drums
- Jeanette McKinley / Back Vocals
- Sheila McKinley / Back Vocals
Track List:
01. Introduction – 1:52
02. One Room Country Shack – 8:11
03. Mercy Mercy – 5:07
04. No Money Down – 6:35
05. Shake Rattle and Roll – 3:22
06. Ain’t Gonna Cry No More – 5:04
07. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues – 4:56
08. Ready An Willing (Sweet Satisfaction) – 4:48
09. Ain’t No Love (In The Heart Of The City) – 7:56
10. Here I Go Again – 5:51
11. Ghost Story – 5:36
12. Sneaky Private Lee – 8:32
13. Resurrection Shuffle – 9:50
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Roger Chapman – He Was… She Was… You Was… We Was (Live 1982) (@256)
06 Dec 2009
(Review from allmusic)
One of the lost jewels within the Roger Chapman crown, He Was She Was You Was We Was was the double live album that confirmed the former Family/Streetwalkers frontman as a superstar in Germany in 1982.
Recorded late the previous year in Kiel and built around his Hyenas album, it blazed through his solo career with furnace-fire aplomb, with a pair of medleys — one commencing with the old blues shaker “I’m a King Bee,” the other with Larry Williams’ “Slow Down” — highlights that few live acts of the era could muster.
It is not an oldies show — anybody coming to a Chapman live album today would be certain to search for Family favorites. They are absent — this is the sound of Chapman at the top of his game, whether pounding through his own most recent material or dipping back to mash Jimi Hendrix’s “Stone Free” with Miles Davis’ “Bitch’s Brew”, while the band — led by the indefatigable Tim Hinckley — simply storms.
This edition of the album has one more moment of magnificence appended as a bonus track: a five-minute romp through “I Just Want to Make Love to You”.
Line-up:
- Roger Chapman / Vocals, Harmonica
with
- Geoff Whitehorn / Guitar
- Boz Burrell / Bass
- Tim Hinkley / Keyboards
- Poli Palmer / Synthesizer
- Nick Pentelow / Saxophone
- Steve Simpson / Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Vocals
- Stretch / Drums
Track List:
CD1
01. Higher Ground – 6:07
02. Ducking Down – 5:35
03. Making The Same Mistake – 5:41
04. Blood And Sand – 5:50
05. King Bee / That Same Thing / Face of Stone – 9:07
06. Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun – 4:12
07. Night Down No. 2 A La Z.Z – 9:46
CD2
01. Prisoner – 6:07
02. Slow Down / Common Touch – 6:32
03. Juke Box Mama No.3 – 6:22
04. He Was, She Was – 6:07
05. Stone Free / Bitches Brew – 6:02
06. Unknown Soldier – 5:48
07. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (Bonus) – 5:45
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Crawler – Live at the Paradise Club Boston Gig #2 (1978) (@256)
22 Jun 2008
Thanks to ldicker1 for the contribution.
Recorded in 1978, this is the second gig from the Paradise Club, Boston.
Line-up:
- Terry Slesser / vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / guitar
- John Rabbit Bundrick / keyboards
- Terry Wilson / bass
- Tony Braunagel / drums
Track List:
01. Radio Introduction – 0:29
02. Without You Babe – 3:43
03. Sail On – 4:52
04. Disc Heroes – 3:29
05. How Will You Break My Heart – 4:50
06. Where Is The Money – 4:22
07. You And Me – 8:39
08. One Way Street – 4:47
09. Blue Soul – 9:08
10. Selfish Lover – 3:49
11. Radio Announcer – 0:23
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Crawler – Live at the Nottingham Boat Club (1978) (@256)
21 Jun 2008
Thanks to ldicker1 for the contribution.
Recorded in 1978, this is the Crawler gig at the Nottingham Boat Club.
Line-up:
- Terry Slesser / vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / guitar
- John Rabbit Bundrick / keyboards
- Terry Wilson / bass
- Tony Braunagel / drums
Track List:
CD1
01. Sail On – 5:11
02. Disc Heroes – 3:22
03. Where Is The Money – 5:14
04. You And Me – 7:09
05. Muddy Water – 4:32
06. How Will You Break My Heart – 4:45
07. Keep On Running – 5:35
08. Blues My Guitar – 8:06
CD2
01. Liar – 4:50
02. The Shape I’m In – 3:48
03. First Class Operator – 4:15
04. One Way Street – 4:51
05. Stone Cold Sober – 7:20
06. Selfish Lover – 5:35
07. Blue Soul – 13:10
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Crawler – Live at Agora Club (1978) (@256)
20 Jun 2008
Thanks to ldicker1 for the contribution.
This live recording at the “Agora Club” from 1978, was the first-ever band authorised live album.
Line-up:
- Terry Slesser / vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / guitar
- John Rabbit Bundrick / keyboards
- Terry Wilson / bass
- Tony Braunagel / drums
Track List:
01. Without You Babe – 3:23
02. You Got Money – 3:20
03. Keep On Running – 5:02
04. You And Me – 6:30
05. You Are My Saviour – 4:48
06. Pastime Dreamer – 4:34
07. Never Loved A Woman – 4:28
08. Blues My Guitar – 6:26
09. Worn Out Dream – 4:29
10. Stone Cold Sober – 3:33
11. Blue Soul – 10:23
12. Selfish Lover – 3:23
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Crawler – Snakebite Live (1978) (@256)
19 Jun 2008
Thanks to ldicker1 for the contribution.
(Review from dmme.net)
By 1978, when this recording was made, Crawler stood extremely tight to shoot for funky “How Will You Do It?” or Otis Blackwell’s classic “The Shape I’m In”. But there wasn’t that much of blues anymore, exemplifying Crawler’s jazzy approach. Terry Slesser’s voice excels bouncing easily off Rabbit’s bar piano in “Keep On Running”.
Always behind big names, John Bundrick proves himself an artful composer and keyboards virtuoso in one short organ solo, like one of “One Way Street”, pushing feelings to the edge. Complementing him, Whitehorn runs for edgy riffs too to make “You Got Money” angular enough, Terry Wilson’s bass smoothing off the spikes.
With all this, Sex Pistols’ “Liar” doesn’t come as the major surprise demonstrating mainstream group’s broad view on music, not only punk heroes’ gift for a tunesmithery, vocal harmonies and Tony Braunagel’s imaginative drumming underscoring the song’s pop catchiness.
There’s always something special, like “Sail On”, which equals its Free namesake and blistering boogie “First Class Operator”. Then, creeping “Stone Cold Sober” bites no less than “Stone Cold Fever” – even now, shaking, rattling and rolling down the years.
Recorded live in Denver in 1978, the “Snakebite” album shows what discipline makes to a band.
Line-up:
- Terry Slesser / vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / guitar
- John Rabbit Bundrick / keyboards
- Terry Wilson / bass
- Tony Braunagel / drums
Track List:
01. Keep On Runnin’ – 5:42
02. Sail On – 5:31
03. One Way Street – 5:02
04. Where Is The Money – 4:53
05. Muddy Walters – 4:49
06. Liar – 4:48
07. How Will You Do It – 4:30
08. The Shape I’m In – 3:26
09. First Class Operator – 3:51
10. Stone Cold Sober – 7:49
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Crawler – Pastime Dreamer (Live 1977) (@256)
18 Jun 2008
Thanks to ldicker1 for the contribution.
(Review from travellersintime.com)
Recorded live in 1977, the “Pastime Dreamer” album showcases yet another solid performance by the underrated classic rock band Crawler.
Bundrick’s keyboard adventures shines with plenty of cool intros, solos, moog, hammond, etc… The band seems to be enjoying playing together, as on the extended “Blue Soul”. Crawler could go from funky tunes to blues to rock, with a number of great tunes like “Where Is The Money”, “Devil Run”, “Never Loved A Woman” and the lead off track “How Will You Break My Heart”.
13 tunes, as well as a bonus radio interview segment makes you craving more for Crawler shows.
Line-up:
- Terry Slesser / vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / guitar
- John Rabbit Bundrick / keyboards
- Terry Wilson / bass
- Tony Braunagel / drums
Track List:
01. How Will You Break My Heart – 5:14
02. Where Is The Money – 4:40
03. You And Me – 9:13
04. Devil Run – 4:52
05. The Shape I’m In – 3:30
06. First Class Operator – 3:41
07. Sold On Down The Line – 3:22
08. Pastime Dreamer – 4:26
09. Never Loved A Woman – 3:56
10. Blues My Guitar – 6:50
11. Blue Soul – 11:42
12. Worn Out Dream – 4:44
13. Stone Cold Sober – 7:38
14. Radio Interviews (Bonus) – 3:07
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Crawler – Demo Anthology (1975-78) (@256)
17 Jun 2008
Thanks to ldicker1 for the contribution.
(Review from musictap.net)
This is an album of demos recorded between 1975 and 1978. This collection of songs, largely unfinished yet containing an essence of blues rock, highlights the greatness of the band that was unable to fully realize their potential during their time. Taken from unfinished songs ‘in the can’, “Demo Anthology” gives us more, not only of what we missed but also a glimpse into the song crafting process that Crawler employed.
18 songs are on this album, filed in the year that the demo (song) was recorded. With this, we are afforded a rare view into the extraordinary output of Crawler as the band prepared to rehearse for their first and then their second release shortly thereafter.
Selections include the demos for “Sail On” and “First Class Operator”, which were eventually finished and made it onto their second album. There are other songs that were demoed for the Snake sessions but didn’t make it onto the final product. You can call these gems extended jams because that is what they turned out to be. The importance of this album is that it gives up songs that would never be chosen (for the most part). It’s like getting another Crawler album. The stuff is unrefined but if you’re a fan, who cares.
Listening to the early 75 -76 songs is pure Crawler output. These songs were good enough to be released and they rock. With the world much poorer for only 2 official Crawler releases at their time, albums like these help to fill the void.
Line-up:
- Tony Braunagel / vocals
- Terry Slesser / bass
- Geoff Whitehorn / guitar
- Terry Wilson / drums
Track List:
01. Sweet, Sweet Judy (1975 – TW Studios) – 3:40
02. Cold, Cold, World (1976 – Welsh) – 4:44
03. Evening Time (1976 – Welsh) – 5:28
04. Sit Down Easy (1976 – Welsh) – 4:03
05. Crazy Women (1976 – LA) – 4:17
06. The Music’s Mine (Instrumental Version)(1977 – Notting Hill) – 6:35
07. Poor Man (1977 – Notting Hill) – 3:45
08. Sweet Sister (1977 – Notting Hill) – 4:04
09. Red Beans And Rice (1977 – Notting Hill) – 4:18
10. Tony’s Blues (1977 – Decca) – 5:08
11. Red Beans (Instrumental) (1977 – Decca)1:57
12. Direct South (1977 – Decca) – 4:58
13. Sail On (1977 – Decca) – 5:15
14. Alone Baby (1978 – St John’s Wood) – 3:12
15. How Do You Live Your Life? (1978 – St John’s Wood) – 3:24
16. Jesus (1978 – St John’s Wood) – 4:33
17. 1st Class Operator (1978 – St John’s Wood) – 3:44
18. Burning In The Fire (1978 – St John’s Wood) – 5:12
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Crawler – Snake Rattle and Roll (1978) (@320)
20 Apr 2008
(Info from wikipedia, procolharum.com)
The band released Snake Rattle and Roll in 1978, a slightly more commercial album targeting mainly the US market. The album received a lot of airplay, but limited sales. “How Will You Break My Heart” and “Where Is The Money?”; broken hearts and money, or lack of it, were themes in many of Crawler’s songs.
An exhaustive series of live performances found Crawler as support band for the likes of Robin Trower, Cheap Trick, and Foreigner and a 54 date tour across the USA as support band for Kansas. At the end of a USA tour in December 1978, keyboard player John ‘Rabbit’ Bundrick left to work with “The Who” and the band folded soon after.
Line-up:
* Terry Slesser / Vocals
* Geoff Whitehorn / Guitar
* Tony Braunagel / Drums, Vocals
* John “Rabbit” Bundrick / Keyboards
* Terry Wilson / Bass
Track List:
01. Sail On – 3:59
02. Disc Heroes – 3:20
03. How Will You Break My Heart – 3:43
04. Muddy Water – 4:07
05. First Class Operator – 3:30
06. Where Is The Money – 4:24
07. Hold On – 1:43
08. Midnight Blues – 4:18
09. Liar – 3:40
10. One Way Street – 4:45
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Crawler – Crawler (1977) (@320)
19 Apr 2008
(Review from wikipedia, procolharum.com)
Crawler was a band created from the ashes of “Back Street Crawler”, following the death of guitarist, Paul Kossoff. Atlantic Records suggested the band continue with another well-known guitarist, ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor or they’d be dropped. Despite being broke, they declined, instead recruiting Geoff Whitehorn, previously with the band “If”.
The band abbreviated their name to Crawler, and the eponymous first album, Crawler, was released in 1977 on Epic. Despite being well-written, superbly recorded, and receiving good reviews, it struggled in the year of disco, punk rock and new wave.
The band toured the UK with Boxer and Moon in a successful three-band package tour. Their distinctive live sound was dominated by Whitehorn’s guitar and Rabbit’s swirling keyboards.
Line-up:
* Terry Slesser / Vocals
* Geoff Whitehorn / Guitar
* Tony Braunagel / Drums, Vocals
* John “Rabbit” Bundrick / Keyboards
* Terry Wilson / Bass
with
* Ted Bunting / Saxophone
* Chris Wood / Flute
* Tony Carr / Percussion
* Stevie Lange / Vocals
Track List:
01. Without You Baby
02. You Got Money
03. Sold On Down The Line
04. One Too Many Lovers
05. You Are My Saviour
06. Pastime Dreamer
07. Never Loved A Woman
08. You And Me
09. Stone Cold Sober
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Fantasy – Beyond the Beyond (1974) (@192)
26 Apr 2007
Thanks to Valentine for the contribution.
(Review from progarchives.com)
Fantasy’s second album which sadly never really saw the light of day is nothing short of a superb recording. Fantasy blend highly melodic themes with great tempo changes and superb musicianship. They play music inspired with loads of analog keyboards (aka Genesis) and even the odd sprinkle of the ol’ mellotron. Vocals are charismatic with lyrics drawing heavily on fantasy-like themes and imagery. Their music is probably best described as somewhere in the middle of the road between Genesis and Yes. It would be a mistake to also review this album and fail to mention the superb guitar playing throughout, which is much more accentuated than on their debut album. Thanks to the fine folks at Audio Archives for not only doing an excellent job in carefully remastering and repackaging this lost gem but including the 5 bonus tracks (3 old 1970 tracks and 2 demo versions).
Line-up:
- Paul Lawrence / 12 string guitar, lead vocals
- David Read / bass, double bass, vocals
- David Metcalfe / keyboards, clarinet, vocals
- Peter James / lead guitar, vocals
- Jon Webster / drums, vocals
- Geoff Whitehorn / lead guitar on 10-13
- Paul Petley / lead vocals on 10-13
- Brian Chattam / drums on 10-13
Track List:
01. Introduction (2:09)
02. Beyond the Beyond (5:34)
03. Reality (2:56)
04. Alanderie (8:58)
05. Afterthought (5:49)
06. Worried Man (2:53)
07. Just A Dream (3:31)
08. Winter Rose (3:24)
09. Church Clock (3:47)
10. Fire-Fire (Bonus) (6:45)
11. Vacuum (Bonus) (4:06)
12. Alone (Bonus) (4:35)
13. Afterthought (Bonus original version) (7:28)
14. Church Clock (Bonus original version) (3:36)
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