tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73800847167393284942024-03-19T12:02:14.658+02:00Plain and FancyMarioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-55180911252359044162024-03-19T06:04:00.034+02:002024-03-19T06:04:00.133+02:00Alex Taylor - Dinnertime (1972 us, tight folk blues rock)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p807Hccyx-efsPplQOQ90WY-3nlGeAMUdcDVdwh1kIdoT1r1vd8MiMy8JkqCe-xEsZkfBi7MqsxomHy-lgr49Ey8_JhGRiG0GAV9QSI-6xLoRPn4dd7HTKFyrv5DQ185doy7MKVlyPfX0RZ0kRdgnMXvHl-pSRFzU92yoCjzZjw0q1iEdK8RWCeUczQ/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p807Hccyx-efsPplQOQ90WY-3nlGeAMUdcDVdwh1kIdoT1r1vd8MiMy8JkqCe-xEsZkfBi7MqsxomHy-lgr49Ey8_JhGRiG0GAV9QSI-6xLoRPn4dd7HTKFyrv5DQ185doy7MKVlyPfX0RZ0kRdgnMXvHl-pSRFzU92yoCjzZjw0q1iEdK8RWCeUczQ/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nDerchRpFLI" width="460" youtube-src-id="nDerchRpFLI"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alex Taylor's blues throat couldn't be more unlike his singing siblings, James, Kate and Livingston. As faraway from a sensitive singer/songwriter as could be, Taylor gives the blues treatment to classics like Howlin' Wolf's "Who's Been Talkin'" as well as to songs by contemporary writing greats, from Randy Newman ("Let's Burn Down the Cornfield") to Bob Dylan ("From a Buick Six"), as well as by lesser-knowns like Jesse Winchester ("Payday"). With searing guitars and evocative organ at work, the record serves as a sampler of what was going on at Muscle Shoals and Ardent Studios in the early '70s and captures the Memphis soul sound of the era. This is his second recording for Capricorn.</div><div>by <b>Denise Sullivan</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghehnKxgvOwKGTNccSE2A-SNEiy8xBSVL45THcD9mumfnzoomZNk9fj48iW63S8GfLa6gG_E7pNe-GanXwDA9nGdIzJP1o3fHJuaSZviz7nLhA9l7emiJVrxa_lMwbKYpUqo-YJ5bIcR341fAfslAHUWT-I_qNQbRBphz_JoHFDgh8y-mOwDStXsrXw-I/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghehnKxgvOwKGTNccSE2A-SNEiy8xBSVL45THcD9mumfnzoomZNk9fj48iW63S8GfLa6gG_E7pNe-GanXwDA9nGdIzJP1o3fHJuaSZviz7nLhA9l7emiJVrxa_lMwbKYpUqo-YJ5bIcR341fAfslAHUWT-I_qNQbRBphz_JoHFDgh8y-mOwDStXsrXw-I/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Change Your Sexy Ways (<i>Alex Taylor, Chuck Leavell, Jimmy Nalls</i>) - 7:07</div><div>2. Let's Burn Down The Cornfield (<i>Randy Newman</i>) - 4:25</div><div>3. Comin' Back To You (<i>Scott Boyer</i>) - 4:15</div><div>4. Four Days Gone (<i>Stephen Stills</i>) - 3:56</div><div>5. Payday (<i>Jesse Winchester</i>) - 4:53</div><div>6. Who's Been Talkin' (<i>Chester Burnett)</i> - 4:45</div><div>7. Who Will The Next Fool Be (<i>Charlie Rich</i>) - 4:50</div><div>8. From A Buick Six (<i>Bob Dylan</i>) - 4:54</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Musicians</b></div><div>*Alex Taylor - Vocals</div><div>*Bill Stewart - Drums</div><div>*Charles Chalmers - Vocals</div><div>*Charlie Hayward - Bass</div><div>*Chuck Leavell - Keyboards, Piano, Vibraphone</div><div>*Donna Rhodes - Vocals</div><div>*Earl Sims - Percussion</div><div>*Ginger Holladay - Vocals</div><div>*Jaimoe - Congas, Percussion, Timbales</div><div>*Jimmy Nalls - Guitars</div><div>*John Hughey - Steel Guitar </div><div>*Johnny Sandlin - Bass, Moog Synthesizer</div><div>*Lou Mullenix - Percussion, Timbales</div><div>*Mary Holladay - Vocals</div><div>*Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Organ</div><div>*Roger Hawkins - Congas, Percussion, Tambourine</div><div>*Sandra Chalmers - Vocals</div><div>*Sandra Rhodes - Vocals </div><div>*Scott Boyer - Guitars, Vocals</div><div>*Steve Smith - Vocals</div><div>*Temple Riser - Vocals</div><div>*Wayne Perkins - Bass, Guitar, Slide Guitar</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/03/alex-taylor-with-friends-and-neighbors.html">1971 Alex Taylor - With Friends And Neighbors</a> </div><div><b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b></div></div>
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Originally cut in late ‘68, the album was influenced by dark themes such as the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the Tet offensive, and the Vietnam War.</div><div><br /></div><div>While the lyrics can be clumsy at times, there are moments that shine through with a weight it still holds to this day, as on the album’s title track “No politicians/No higher religions/To guide you from the dark.”</div><div><br /></div><div>While the lyrics can be heavy, the music is weightless and the brand of Weird that Dr. John specialized in. Loaded with electronic effects and unthinkable, otherworldly rhythms, the remastering further draws out and amplifies Dr. John’s legendary New Orleans sound of voodoo-funk with the occasional jazz influence; a smoky and sexy groove with the sharp edge of something sinister. A darkness in the almost trance-like chant of Dr. John’s delivery.</div><div><br /></div><div>What falls a bit short is the music itself. There are times where it fades a bit too much into the background, gives up a bit too much of its power to the lyrics. As a result, some of the mysticism is lost and it’s difficult to establish a connection from one song to the next. Even so, Babylon still carries enough magic to make goose bumps crawl across your skin when the rhythm slows on a song like “Twilight Zone” and the lyrics “In the outer limits of a land unknown/In the twilight zone,” mumbled like a spell.</div><div>by <b>Talia Boettinger</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIb_GbPZQAud884I9e8oIt3yaWfuMDVNtEAdJ989Dm3jF8X1HeKaG-XC2QFbzH3Qc8FB0bFp1ChK62pvVRX7os8AMhr5sulhmJb2l7mnEAGx_v2jEd2p-btJBMcK34ixG6ieX0gvdhC1aU9IVR1kysLphl_w5ZO2-Ja5ri3pHKi6M1LyB2nbga7KnEnzs/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIb_GbPZQAud884I9e8oIt3yaWfuMDVNtEAdJ989Dm3jF8X1HeKaG-XC2QFbzH3Qc8FB0bFp1ChK62pvVRX7os8AMhr5sulhmJb2l7mnEAGx_v2jEd2p-btJBMcK34ixG6ieX0gvdhC1aU9IVR1kysLphl_w5ZO2-Ja5ri3pHKi6M1LyB2nbga7KnEnzs/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Babylon - 5:24</div><div>2. Glowin' - 5:40</div><div>3. Black Widow Spider - 4:15</div><div>4. Barefoot Lady (<i>Dr. John Creaux, Harold Battiste</i>) - 3:11</div><div>5. Twilight Zone - 8:17</div><div>6. The Patriotic Flag-Waiver - 4:57</div><div>7. The Lonesome Guitar Strangler - 5:36</div><div>All compositions by <i>Malcolm Rebennack "Dr John Creaux"</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Pesronnel</b></div><div>*Dr. John - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion</div><div>*Richard "Didimus" Washington - Guitar, Percussion</div><div>*Plas Johnson - Saxophone</div><div>*Moe Bechamin - Tenor Saxophone</div><div>*Alvin Robinson - Guitar</div><div>*Steve Mann - Guitar</div><div>*Al Frazier - Bass</div><div>*John Boudreaux - Drums</div><div>*Ronnie Barron - Organ</div><div>*Jessie Hill - Backing Vocals, Percussion</div><div>*Shirley Goodman - Backing Vocals</div><div>*Tami Lynn - Backing Vocals</div><div>*John McAlister - Quarter-Tone Piano, Gongs, Celesta</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Acts</span></b></div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2013/07/bloomfield-hammond-drjohn-triumvirate.html">1973 Bloomfield, Hammond, Dr.John - Triumvirate (Japan remaster)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/709c4e92">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/DrJoBaLon">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-7151508895790123632024-03-17T09:47:00.001+02:002024-03-17T09:47:00.146+02:00The Hunt - The Hunt (1977 canada, tough symphonic prog rock)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPOECvJe884Q07dVJ4l0fDohsX4dpWFgrfXbqnjSvpQuU8NBoRXu90zvaFcHRjYGRsz5Nr7lnsKga0OOF8SMskRiLpHNAhhioRNNNMZGePgRUzDd5d6mR3yOqKBb1h2cfdTqHtyBWtGSkrTGyiqHaOzuRKKAaV5rKXfHr1wFzhY2iaVEfHZc4bRWNynY/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPOECvJe884Q07dVJ4l0fDohsX4dpWFgrfXbqnjSvpQuU8NBoRXu90zvaFcHRjYGRsz5Nr7lnsKga0OOF8SMskRiLpHNAhhioRNNNMZGePgRUzDd5d6mR3yOqKBb1h2cfdTqHtyBWtGSkrTGyiqHaOzuRKKAaV5rKXfHr1wFzhY2iaVEfHZc4bRWNynY/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c213XdnYaCc" width="460" youtube-src-id="c213XdnYaCc"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Originally released on the Daffodil Records label in 1977, the debut self-titled album by Toronto rockers Hunt became an immediate hit in Texas of all places but was virtually ignored in Canada and the rest of the U.S. Formed from the ashes of the early-'70s band Dillinger, Hunt also featured drummer Paul Kersey who had formerly played with the Canadian hard rock stalwarts Max Webster. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The music of Hunt on this debut features a heavy organ and guitar lead with elements of progressive rock in the form of synthesizers, strings, and even a flute on a number of songs. Sounding very similar to such popular bands of the mid-'70s such as Rush, Kansas, Styx, and even Jethro Tull in odd moments, the band showed potential to become international stars. The band even included a song sung in French on the album! Unfortunately, it was the late '70s and disco was dominating the charts and punk was beginning to take hold on the music scene; hard rock and heavy metal music were starting to lose popularity. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Internal strife within the band lead to Hunt being reduced to a trio for the next album, Back on the Hunt, which was not to be released until three years later . This release by Unidisc is a straight reissue of the original album at a budget price and contains no bonus tracks. </div><div>by <b>Keith Pettipas</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliMlG06lWDdk36Poon5YXngdp7L-oLAhkqjhs-uujmbaoKEay9TIfEI1z2JdesCcim2Sqr3i2yw54OZCmogIan-4R7r-6gStemB4oF1zcJw5xOVw0XcP7VwFOayTBxOk7vcw-D9OTRRXFQzl47lI6jNu0d_iMTvibZOhDJjGmlp6xWB4t2lbQuScbN-M/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliMlG06lWDdk36Poon5YXngdp7L-oLAhkqjhs-uujmbaoKEay9TIfEI1z2JdesCcim2Sqr3i2yw54OZCmogIan-4R7r-6gStemB4oF1zcJw5xOVw0XcP7VwFOayTBxOk7vcw-D9OTRRXFQzl47lI6jNu0d_iMTvibZOhDJjGmlp6xWB4t2lbQuScbN-M/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. I Was Only Dreaming (<i>Brian Gagnon, Paul Cockburn</i>) - 4:25</div><div>2. A Song For A New Day (<i>Brian Gagnon, Paul Cockburn</i>) - 5:59</div><div>3. Little Miss Perfection (<i>Brian Gagnon, Paul Cockburn</i>) - 3:12</div><div>4. I Want To Be King (<i>Brian Gagnon, Paul Cockburn</i>) - 4:55</div><div>5. Faces (<i>Jacques Harrisson</i>) - 4:28</div><div>6. Billy (<i>Brian Gagnon</i>) - 3:39</div><div>7. Sent Me Away (<i>Brian Gagnon</i>) - 4:08</div><div>8. On Revient (Tout Le Temps) (<i>Jacques Harrisson</i>) - 3:33</div><div>9. Sad Song (<i>Brian Gagnon</i>) - 4:15</div><div><br /></div><div>The Hunt</div><div>*Brian Gagnon - Lead Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Jacques Harrisson - Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Flute</div><div>*Paul Cockburn - Guitar, Vocals, Bass</div><div>*Gerry Mosby - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals</div><div>*Paul Kersey - Drums, Percussion</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/85aefc5a">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/HunThuNtSeSv">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-64016737899222301782024-03-16T05:43:00.055+02:002024-03-16T11:33:00.175+02:00Sun - Sun (1971-72 australia, impressive prog jazz blues brass rock, 2023 double disc digipak remaster and expanded)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vL-Wv28NZoO_H0mykavk-phtUPj2zVVH_Rq6keD3OCLkPWNDFxYS90u5oOilEIWuBQpNH3knUN9HXXLFK1td440Wjfmes1bwIk6v2kW8L1R2E8F7fgiZddsTvTubLAIi05z6b6PQQGj30LGTMqTRYmhOlD1CqyIIXtM6o-BWj0SroC0hSpd55gMo5hg/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1000" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vL-Wv28NZoO_H0mykavk-phtUPj2zVVH_Rq6keD3OCLkPWNDFxYS90u5oOilEIWuBQpNH3knUN9HXXLFK1td440Wjfmes1bwIk6v2kW8L1R2E8F7fgiZddsTvTubLAIi05z6b6PQQGj30LGTMqTRYmhOlD1CqyIIXtM6o-BWj0SroC0hSpd55gMo5hg/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y_l1E8JaKNE" width="460" youtube-src-id="Y_l1E8JaKNE"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>The sole album by Sydney-based jazz rock band SUN, Sun 1972, is a feast for the ears. It has been a much sought after lost gem, now reissued on remastered CD for the first time since the original album release in October 1972. The musicianship is excellent, the songs are engaging and the icing on the cake comes with Renée Geyer’s gorgeous and emotive vocals.</div><div><br /></div><div>Renée was 18 years old when the band recorded the album, and it’s immediately obvious that she already possessed a distinctive and powerful voice at such an early stage of her career. She had yet to assert herself fully as a stage performer but we can overlook that for now. She was able to handle the jazz mode of the music on her way to establishing her enduring reputation as the Queen of Australian funk and soul. R.I.P. Renée Geyer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rehearsal Tapes (1971-1972) issued on the ETT Imprint label. SUN existed between 1971 and 1974, with the core membership comprising Keith Shadwick (sax, flute), Henry Correy (bass), Garry Norwell (drums) and George Alamanza (electric piano). The group’s roots extended back to 1968 and blues band Spoonful (aka Spoonful of Soul), from Wollongong, NSW. By 1971, arch jazz enthusiast Keith Shadwick was steering the band in a more exploratory, adventurous avant-garde direction.</div><div><br /></div><div>They covered material by the likes of jazz legends Nat Adderley, Pharoah Sanders, John Coltrane and Max Roach, earning a reputation as Australia’s No. 1 jazz rock band. Members came and went, with Renée Geyer joining mid-1971. The group’s manager, jazz entrepreneur Horst Liepolt lined up a recording deal with RCA Records and with Liepolt producing SUN cut their debut album at Copperfield Studios, Ultimo. By that stage, the musicians were writing their own material, ranging from the jazz-rag stylings of ‘Silver Dollar Rag’, the lofty free-form jazz of ‘No Cherries for Henry’ to the rocky ‘I Really Want to Know’ and ‘Vendetta’. A standout is the progressively inclined yet laid-back ‘Message’. Here Renée sings in her most emotive, low and smoky tones, offset by delicate flute lines and haunting, echo-laden guitar work. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Bonus Material was captured and preserved on reel-to-reel tape by Ian Shadwick, Keith’s brother. They add a new dimension to the group’s recorded legacy, highlighting Renée’s astonishing singing technique and the sheer dedication and musical depth of the band’s craft. Highlights include an early arrangement of ‘The Message’, a jamming eight-minute version of Nils Lofgren’s ‘Try’, ‘When I Reach Out for Your Hand’, ‘S.S.’, ‘Sea of Tranquility’, ‘You are Only a Shadow’, ‘Darkside of Destruction’ and ‘Largesse’ all of which present moments of brilliance.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Aztec</span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzJJjvTE_2RW_bVspE6aTWFk0ze9aLYi2ANlMRxNjDBIKhcPy8Z2KRxT40s5EsDYXZlyc9fDHBXRMsofk9MHRsh8-GIJtQ4ExCvNtt5SGCKjSDMaFk8a-fbW1BHHxxgijOaAvC0uaor4gVJ266Sm291ZfFc83bl4-YPJCEFkGU4b0TSNcRNnabQ-_rz8/s1000/Disc%20copy001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzJJjvTE_2RW_bVspE6aTWFk0ze9aLYi2ANlMRxNjDBIKhcPy8Z2KRxT40s5EsDYXZlyc9fDHBXRMsofk9MHRsh8-GIJtQ4ExCvNtt5SGCKjSDMaFk8a-fbW1BHHxxgijOaAvC0uaor4gVJ266Sm291ZfFc83bl4-YPJCEFkGU4b0TSNcRNnabQ-_rz8/s320/Disc%20copy001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div><b><i>Disc 1 Sun 1972</i></b></div><div>1. Silver Dollar Rag (<i>George Almanza</i>) - 2:10</div><div>2. Message (<i>Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 6:10</div><div>3. No Cherries For Henry (<i>Renee Geyer, Keith Shadwick, Henry Correy, Garry Norwell, George </i><i>Alamanza, Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 9:10</div><div>4. S.S. (<i>Keith Shadwick</i>) - 6:47</div><div>5. I Really Want To Know (<i>Ian Smith</i>) - 4:05</div><div>6. Largesse (<i>George Almanza, Henry Correy, Keith Shadwick</i>) - 3:17</div><div>7. 3 1/2 (<i>Keith Shadwick</i>) - 6:32</div><div>8. Vendetta (<i>George Almanza</i>) - 6:20</div><div>9. Not The Time Now (<i>Keith Shadwick</i>) - 3:38<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIBEJQrp1xLDj9BuDfCE8FeirlQ0ANTaL0qQKPWqL_9sVcmQyyfl8lTghzVFjnUUxlQhOvtACMMADMp3aZpAs8wfpXxF5p7MwDALbjVa6LSL3cX1UT1SzuIHtvI0lq_ahwcYjrGDArxkrPctRjJtEfUxcsHWXMTHkUKGwY5GpHXwYBdeo-haozSTfcBU/s1000/Disc%20copy002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIBEJQrp1xLDj9BuDfCE8FeirlQ0ANTaL0qQKPWqL_9sVcmQyyfl8lTghzVFjnUUxlQhOvtACMMADMp3aZpAs8wfpXxF5p7MwDALbjVa6LSL3cX1UT1SzuIHtvI0lq_ahwcYjrGDArxkrPctRjJtEfUxcsHWXMTHkUKGwY5GpHXwYBdeo-haozSTfcBU/s320/Disc%20copy002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><i>Disc 2 The Rehearsal Tapes Tapes (1971-72)</i></b><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>1. Silver Dollar Rag (<i>George Almanza</i>) - 2:36</div><div>2. The Message (<i>Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 5:50</div><div>3. When I Reach Out For Your Hand (<i>Renee Geyer, Keith Shadwick, Henry Correy, Garry Norwell, </i><i>George Alamanza, Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 7:44</div><div>4. Blue Sun (<i>Renee Geyer, Keith Shadwick, Henry Correy, Garry Norwell, George Alamanza, Chris </i><i>Sonnenberg</i>) - 18:16</div><div>5. Sea Of Tranquility (<i>Renee Geyer, Keith Shadwick, Henry Correy, Garry Norwell, George Alamanza, </i><i>Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 3:04</div><div>6. Try (<i>Nils Lofgren</i>) - 8:14</div><div>7. You Are Only A Shadow <i>(Renee Geyer, Keith Shadwick, Henry Correy, Garry Norwell, George </i><i>Alamanza, Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 3:21</div><div>8. S.S. (<i>Chris Sonnenberg, Keith Shadwick</i>) - 7:11</div><div>9. Darkside Of Destruction (<i>Renee Geyer, Keith Shadwick, Henry Correy, Garry Norwell, George </i><i>Alamanza, Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 3:34</div><div>10.Three 1/2 (<i>Keith Shadwick</i>) - 6:24</div><div>11.I Really Want To Know (<i>Ian Smith</i>) - 3:25</div><div>12.Largesse (<i>George Almanza, Henry Correy, Keith Shadwick</i>) - 3:17</div><div>13.Message (<i>Chris Sonnenberg</i>) - 5:11</div><div>Track #13 GTK live session, April 1972</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Sun</b></div><div>*Renee Geyer - Lead Vocals</div><div>*Keith Shadwick - Tenor, Alto, Soprano Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet</div><div>*Henry Correy - Bass</div><div>*Garry Norwell - Drums</div><div>*George Alamanza - Electric Piano</div><div>*Chris Sonnenberg - Lead Guitar</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/ca5f8aeb">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/SuNsUnSevOn">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-23051675475018824782024-03-14T07:04:00.041+02:002024-03-18T19:44:37.747+02:00Alex Taylor - With Friends And Neighbors (1971 us, exceptional folk blues rock)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP58T9qfFPMf8lh6EurmqTX1CJDZGpSrvhyphenhyphenTZMmnDNYVge4oTXTreOmyXTNbxQMUZb742QZtvEZzztpbOmV-zlX63Qjmo3mED5ZpGz7QLjqZatahYoDuHqmDA7zSuO7SMzdOKbd3yUkJnMHjKW24hN9m1nNAcO3lIeYQO9i5yEEGxY85dc8mGOqQO4gQ/s1017/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP58T9qfFPMf8lh6EurmqTX1CJDZGpSrvhyphenhyphenTZMmnDNYVge4oTXTreOmyXTNbxQMUZb742QZtvEZzztpbOmV-zlX63Qjmo3mED5ZpGz7QLjqZatahYoDuHqmDA7zSuO7SMzdOKbd3yUkJnMHjKW24hN9m1nNAcO3lIeYQO9i5yEEGxY85dc8mGOqQO4gQ/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uJSs7m6EkLU" width="460" youtube-src-id="uJSs7m6EkLU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>1971 was the year of "Taylor Mania" with Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon by James Taylor, Sister Kate's album on Cotillion, and the equally brilliant Liv by Livingston Taylor, on Warner Brothers. Alex Taylor's With Friends And Neighbors is a very good album, enjoying the glow of his sibling's excellent work, and emulating them on the first side. It's more pop than one would think, which all changes when you flip the disc over to hear the bluesy jams like on Greg Allman's "Southbound" on side two. </div><div><br /></div><div>Acoustic guitarist's Scott Boyer's "Southern Kids" is up there with some of James Taylor's finest work and with a plethora of guests from King Curtis to Sweet Baby James himself on "Night Owl," With Friends and Neighbors stands on its own as a very listenable and entertaining project. There's not one original by Alex, but he does allow his musicians to contribute, lead guitarist Tommy Talton penning "All In Line" while Boyer gets to include a second composition, "C Song" which ends side one. Bobby And Shirley Womack's "It's All Over Now" gets a fun reading, not as classic as The Rolling Stones or Rod Stewart And The Faces, this one is slowed down and funky but has its charm, and utilizes the same band as on brother Livingston Taylor's Liv album -- Bill Stewart on drums, Tommy Talton on lead guitar, Paul Hornsby on keyboards, Johnny Sandlin providing bass as well as producing the entire disc (Jon Landau was the producer on Liv). </div><div><br /></div><div>With the addition of acoustic guitarist Scott Boyer and Alex Taylor on vocals, With Friends And Neighbors is the bookend album to Liv that Sister Kate is to Carole King's Tapestry -- Kate Taylor having employed the musicians (and a couple of the songs) from King's classic 70s release. What the world needs is a Taylor Family Boxed set with all the work from Liv, Sister Kate, With Friends And Neighbors and any other material from the sessions that gave birth to this trio of exquisite recordings. It doesn't have the highs of a "Get Out Of Bed" which Livingston Taylor gave us, but it is consistent and highly enjoyable nevertheless. </div><div>by <b>Joe Viglione</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiTuL_y7N1vM_Kr9nnpkwN4kuy0leRfW5MvCslkW_6VvgsReSv-D0yLMfM7WR8EutgOh2lPZ2qZgJuX3To14VzMeLmPQICadYl0Mb2TG4Vd-Aivbt9gLp7x2eOJhX-deVGGqTt32i7PVKIWbd6QR0LQkZ_9g4vxZXvWRV4gRgqKwZf7bplQTkFpUiWz4/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiTuL_y7N1vM_Kr9nnpkwN4kuy0leRfW5MvCslkW_6VvgsReSv-D0yLMfM7WR8EutgOh2lPZ2qZgJuX3To14VzMeLmPQICadYl0Mb2TG4Vd-Aivbt9gLp7x2eOJhX-deVGGqTt32i7PVKIWbd6QR0LQkZ_9g4vxZXvWRV4gRgqKwZf7bplQTkFpUiWz4/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Highway Song (<i>James Taylor</i>) - 3:17</div><div>2. Southern Kids (<i>Scott Boyer</i>) - 2:31</div><div>3. All In Line (<i>Tommy Talton</i>) - 2:50</div><div>4. Night Owl (<i>James Taylor</i>) - 3:20</div><div>5. C Song (<i>Scott Boyer</i>) - 2:10</div><div>6. It's All Over Now (<i>Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack</i>) - 3:41</div><div>7. Baby Ruth (<i>Johnny Wyker</i>) - 3:23</div><div>8. Take Out Some Insurance (<i>Charles Singleton</i>) - 4:18</div><div>9. Southbound (<i>Gregg Allman, David Brown</i>) - 8:30</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Personnel</b></div><div>*Alex Taylor - Vocals</div><div>*James Taylor - Guitar</div><div>*Scott Boyer - Guitar, Backing Vocals</div><div>*Tommy Talton - Guitar</div><div>*Paul Hornsby - Keyboards</div><div>*Johnny Sandlin - Bass</div><div>*Peter Kowalke - Guitar</div><div>*Joe Rudd - Guitar</div><div>*Bill Stewart - Drums</div><div>*King Curtis - Saxophone</div><div>*Willie Bridges - Saxophone</div><div>*Ronnie Cuber - Saxophone</div><div>*Frank Wess - Saxophone</div><div>*Daniel Moore - Trumpet</div><div>*William S. Fischer - Conductor, String Arrangements</div></div><p></p><b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b><br />
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Other members include Seiwell and Spinosa, i.e., Spinozza, who were members of Wings. Bassist Karl Jarvi and lead guitarist Pat Walters had played in a number of North Carolina-based outfits including The Barons and the Paragons. Jarvi had also been in The New Mix with singer/guitarist David Brown. Seiwell, as mentioned, recorded a couple of albums with Paul McCartney and Wings. This is a nicely crafted album. For what it's worth, front-man Brown recorded a follow-up album "I Want To Be with You" in 1972.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosqXKIvwiXpxXJczorU8PmhIO4FVSE3AxJbrs1V2-OKyZg44Un42iFQMfy7jmPUah0llKJO2f65syXxwpvC6qwqQ5h3QJePIGFlN7acvTI5bOgJVw4YyLBRwwpF7h79cjjAZwFCoiPQfn_jVoHuTWqre7vcratEphw-p_ujCeM-3EMhMdUMjyTcIGNIs/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosqXKIvwiXpxXJczorU8PmhIO4FVSE3AxJbrs1V2-OKyZg44Un42iFQMfy7jmPUah0llKJO2f65syXxwpvC6qwqQ5h3QJePIGFlN7acvTI5bOgJVw4YyLBRwwpF7h79cjjAZwFCoiPQfn_jVoHuTWqre7vcratEphw-p_ujCeM-3EMhMdUMjyTcIGNIs/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Somewhere Someone - 3:24</div><div>2. Hey Now Baby - 3:40</div><div>3. Patience - 3:20</div><div>4. Sweet Rebecca - 3:48</div><div>5. Hey Baby Don't You Cry - 2:13</div><div>6. I Saw Your Picture In The Paper - 3:04</div><div>7. The Lady Lives With Me - 2:34</div><div>8. David Blue - 2:44</div><div>9. Roll It Over - 2:49</div><div>10.Lady Ellen - 2:08</div><div>11.So Many Ways - 3:01</div><div>All songs by <i>David Brown</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Musicians</b></div><div>*David Brown - Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals</div><div>*Stuart Scharff - Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Karl Jarvi - Bass </div><div>*Russel George - Bass </div><div>*Eddie Trabanco - Drums</div><div>*Denny Seiwell - Drums, Percussion</div><div>*Dave Spinosa - Lead Guitar</div><div>*Pat Walters - Lead Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Al Rosica - Piano </div><div>*Kenny Asher - Piano </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/8c2a4723">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/JerEmiAhSo">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-65499570884155593362024-03-12T06:10:00.027+02:002024-03-12T06:10:00.139+02:00Pocket Size - In One Or Another Condition (1970 denmark, remarkable garage psych, 2003 release)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh011HtjPhGhFYQA-1DgIECBe7h45jECgTlwJ8VlEAnwbVERK9yN2X0SexU_qfCY79hCg0SfqURRgF7QwDAf_Y76RrZUU5wX-fXOeWV__UdsowvNGCaSvXXZ6ai1ti1sJ_sSVgPksWINUJLLF4pxUw9S7p1TunEbwO_wCu6La6FZydNJ-i_kY7yIFxT7E4/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1000" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh011HtjPhGhFYQA-1DgIECBe7h45jECgTlwJ8VlEAnwbVERK9yN2X0SexU_qfCY79hCg0SfqURRgF7QwDAf_Y76RrZUU5wX-fXOeWV__UdsowvNGCaSvXXZ6ai1ti1sJ_sSVgPksWINUJLLF4pxUw9S7p1TunEbwO_wCu6La6FZydNJ-i_kY7yIFxT7E4/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/davuypekQz4" width="460" youtube-src-id="davuypekQz4"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><div>A group from Copenhagen, active in 1969-1971. Lived in Pocket-House and performed in the basement. Everyone could attend their rehearsals and concert, released only one single.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2003, the Frost label found everything (that could be found) and released this compilation disc. Heavy psychedelic with organ and guitar. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4MRqktoNnxuz7DddXIzkw40PcL2cZmumJaPeKOluetqdbwRQeT9tak28c6Dxr6hZJuaSeG1YYQc1EJfvsYLCH2R9Ird3DmLRFO2pv-FSbYUOZXTpXCV0-BsJAnBc_vJ3AqDkSv3zi-SP0eopM9f2agoW1sWw0-g02uAEFeAnlglMcymcP1rFr9dWCCw/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4MRqktoNnxuz7DddXIzkw40PcL2cZmumJaPeKOluetqdbwRQeT9tak28c6Dxr6hZJuaSeG1YYQc1EJfvsYLCH2R9Ird3DmLRFO2pv-FSbYUOZXTpXCV0-BsJAnBc_vJ3AqDkSv3zi-SP0eopM9f2agoW1sWw0-g02uAEFeAnlglMcymcP1rFr9dWCCw/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. I'm So Sleepybake Your Own Cake - 6:52</div><div>2. I'm In No Hurry - 5:20</div><div>3. Futte (To The 'pocket-House'-Cat!) - 5:30</div><div>4. I Can't See The Sun - 3:32</div><div>5. Opus II - 5:08</div><div>6. You Just Do What You Want To Do - 5:06</div><div>7. Love Machine - 4:29</div><div>8. In One Or Another Condition - 4:13</div><div>9. Sorry Babelook At Your Beautiness Picture - 9:44</div><div>10.My Life Is Free - 5:59</div><div>11.A Song - 4:18</div><div>12.Magic Carpet Ride (<i>John Kay, Rushton Moreve</i>) - 18:02</div><div>All songs by <i>Kaj Bruhn, Dan Johnsen, Niels Martinussen, Finn Tony Rasmussen</i> except where stated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Pocket Size</b></div><div>*Kaj Bruhn - Vocals, Bass </div><div>*Dan Johnsen - Vocals, Guitar </div><div>*Niels Martinussen - Organ </div><div>*Finn Tony Rasmussen - Drums</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/60604e4f">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/PoSiOnAnCom">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-69676470254324194982024-03-11T02:39:00.030+02:002024-03-11T02:39:00.132+02:00The Seven - The Song Is Song The Album Is Album (1970 us, awesome brass jazz rock, 2021 reissue)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv1QimSgdv9S5JemPC7PB85NzRl7EYErAKJexDW-Vdp02kXrjJzzs7y7qRH_c-AdxgpQ7xty7XXH9Anu5YzbfiCjCfGCLCKa-4ah1v6lRXU8iEQSpW0aaLNt5Vb7LuTigUwLugwopdgRCeukPzj3VbLOjx_x9IKdyuQxJdcagwGkBhQ_pdzIQx4cI42s/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1000" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv1QimSgdv9S5JemPC7PB85NzRl7EYErAKJexDW-Vdp02kXrjJzzs7y7qRH_c-AdxgpQ7xty7XXH9Anu5YzbfiCjCfGCLCKa-4ah1v6lRXU8iEQSpW0aaLNt5Vb7LuTigUwLugwopdgRCeukPzj3VbLOjx_x9IKdyuQxJdcagwGkBhQ_pdzIQx4cI42s/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CNdXCgs9E38" width="460" youtube-src-id="CNdXCgs9E38"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>One of Syracuse all-time greatest bands "The Seven" has members dating back to Syracuse;s very first rock band Jeff & The Notes (Nick Russo) add an original Sam & The Twister (Chuck Mellone), a few "Capitols" (Al Ruscito, Chuck & Frank Sgroi) along with some of Jimmy Cavallo's traveling Houserockers (Chuck Sgroi, Tony Licamele, John Latocha) and you end up with a band originally called "The Upsetters" in early 1966.</div><div><br /></div><div>March 1967, with the departure of guitarist Latocha while adding Bob Canastraro, they changed their name to the "Magnificent Seven". After about a year Canastraro was replaced by Chuck Wheeler (of Surprise Package) and the band shortened their name to "The Seven". They became one of most popular and listened to bands between 1969 & 1972. The magical, mystical, and musical "The Seven" hit the road teaming with Syracuse Radio Station WOLF now known as "The Big 15".</div><div><br /></div><div>They traveled with WOLF Radio deejay playing school assemblies throughout Central New York in one of Syracuse musics greatest promotions. This outstanding group was comprised of musical veterans Nick Russo (vocals, percussion), Chuck Mellone (keyboards, B3), Chuck Wheeler (guitar), Al Ruscito (trombone), Frank Sgroi (sax), Chuck Sgroi (bass) and drummer Tony Licamele.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Seven played at some of New York Cities famed nightspots such as Ungano's located at 210 West 70th Street and two showcase performances at "The Bitter End", one with famed CNY songwriter Larry Santos (wrote Candy Girl for the 4 Seasons). After choosing to sign with Thunderbird Records over London's Parrot label (had both Them & Tom Jones) they entered New York's A&I Studio to records their first album.</div><div><br /></div><div>The album "The song is Song, the album is Album" hit stores in 1970 on the Thunderbird Record label owned by Leonard Silver and Steve Brodie of Buffalo's Transcontinental Records Sales. Three songs were released as singles "Song" in January 1970, and later in May the flipside "Heatwave" that charted for seven weeks on WOLF Radio. Their third single, the old Zombies song "Tell Her No" stayed on the WOLF chart for ten weeks starting in July 1970.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1971, Tommy Forest (former Monterays vocalist) replaced Nick Russo who went on to form the band "Yugan" with Jimmy Cox. Mickey Nicotra and Bob Papaleoni..</div><div><br /></div><div>The Seven one of Syracuse's greatest bands could be seen in such popular CNY night spots as The Place, Campus Inn, Captain Mac's and The Shack playing their famed one hour long "Rascals Medley". They also appeared in concert with "The Turtles" and on the popular regional television show "Upbeat" hosted by Don Webster that aired Sunday mornings from studios in Cleveland, Ohio.</div><div><br /></div><div>Their final recording, the song "Junkyard" while not professionally completed is included on the History of Syracuse album series.</div><div>by <b>Ron Wray</b>, January 30, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKXmoYNada7AvqO9nSg6GQtFLn01WuczCacTI0xA3obarqTBC808W0bF1dMNBUOeKxzockz9USmttVsy1xZgkvpY9hU42fSnQJXNbLvRuGnrg6jikXNCH6vs8XuvctLRbDjkmjwObWt6Qa_OwcDaM5J8pWLQXxuqHZSXPpWqbZlCVaOoYhZzx9AN4AJY/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKXmoYNada7AvqO9nSg6GQtFLn01WuczCacTI0xA3obarqTBC808W0bF1dMNBUOeKxzockz9USmttVsy1xZgkvpY9hU42fSnQJXNbLvRuGnrg6jikXNCH6vs8XuvctLRbDjkmjwObWt6Qa_OwcDaM5J8pWLQXxuqHZSXPpWqbZlCVaOoYhZzx9AN4AJY/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Something Times Something Equals (<i>Chuck Wheeler</i>) - 0:42</div><div>2. Song (<i>Nick Russo</i>) - 4:27</div><div>3. Heat Wave (<i>Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier</i>) - 3:19</div><div>4. Take It (The Way You Want It) (<i>Al Ruscito Jr</i>) - 2:53</div><div>5. Tell Her No (<i>Rod Argent)</i> - 5:49</div><div>6. Flushed (<i>Chuck Mellone, Nick Russo, Chuck Wheeler, Al Ruscito Jr., Frank Sgroi, Chuck Sgroi, Tony Licamele</i>) - 0:18</div><div>7. Searchin' for Sunshine (<i>Chuck Wheeler</i>) - 2:26</div><div>8. Rachael (<i>Al Ruscito Jr</i>) - 3:18</div><div>9. Song for my Father (<i>Horace Silver</i>) - 6:09</div><div>10.Girl, Girl (<i>Frank Sgroi</i>) - 2:45</div><div>11.Brake (<i>Chuck Mellone</i>) - 0:52 </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Seven</b></div><div>*Chuck Mellone - Organ </div><div>*Nick Russo - Vocals, Percussion </div><div>*Chuck Wheeler - Guitar </div><div>*Al Ruscito Jr. - Trombone, Trumpet </div><div>*Frank Sgroi - Saxophone </div><div>*Chuck Sgroi - Bass </div><div>*Tony Licamele - Drums</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/4dbcdba1">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/SevSoSgAlAm">Just Paste</a></div></div> <p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-50124647245174807252024-03-10T01:11:00.003+02:002024-03-10T01:11:00.304+02:00Melanie - Candles In The Rain (1971 us, blirrilant folk rock, 2015 bonus tracks remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeaoKP5-rVvaRU3BcSDGw-pjKYbGAihg3I_-C4k24qycWfrN62-Drk-zQGXR-VW4xEphv4Dh8IiBlBCqVyj54BpSF-07cnQRLOG2jTSa-4P2i2DUWQ4jxiksMIUpIcxew99A9j7JwtrDz0VOEPiwh_uz6zgm6b-9xquNT4nq4pdYrjFPZmC8PNxQ4i1c/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1000" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeaoKP5-rVvaRU3BcSDGw-pjKYbGAihg3I_-C4k24qycWfrN62-Drk-zQGXR-VW4xEphv4Dh8IiBlBCqVyj54BpSF-07cnQRLOG2jTSa-4P2i2DUWQ4jxiksMIUpIcxew99A9j7JwtrDz0VOEPiwh_uz6zgm6b-9xquNT4nq4pdYrjFPZmC8PNxQ4i1c/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bdtk9DabKBk" width="460" youtube-src-id="Bdtk9DabKBk"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>1970s Candles in the Rain was Melanie Safka's third album, but while her first two LPs found her trying to make a coherent whole out of her grab bag of influences and ideas, this was where she seemed to truly hit the mark for the first time. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was that rarity, a hit single that truly presented an eclectic artist in her best light -- the Woodstock rock festival that inspired the tune was just the sort of event that would appeal to Melanie's hippie-styled idealism, and with the power of the Edwin Hawkins Singers backing her, she had a level of musical strength on hand that would prevent her from sounding histrionic. </div><div><br /></div><div>While "Lay Down" was easily the most effective track on Candles in the Rain, the rest of the album found Melanie sounding more confident and expressive than ever before -- there's a emotional gravity to "Citiest People" and "Leftover Wine" that's compelling even when she pushes a little to hard for pathos, and "What Have They Done to My Song Ma?" was the first of her many musical broadsides against the music business, and its wit doesn't blunt its wounded passion. And while Melanie is generally thought of as a singer/songwriter, she was always an imaginative interpreter of the songs of others, and her versions of "Ruby Tuesday" and "Carolina on My Mind" exist on an entirely separate plane from the originals. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, the production and arrangements by Peter Schekeryk create fine backdrops for Melanie, punctuating her performances and complementing her emotional peaks and valleys without getting in the way (and the accompanists deliver uniformly superb work). If Candles in the Rain was the album that broke Melanie to a larger audience, it did so not just because it featured her biggest hit single to date, but because it matched material and interpretation with greater skill than she had in the past, and it ranks with her finest work. </div><div>by <b>Mark Deming</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk, passed away on January 23, 2024, at the age of 76.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTmSi8qdbMQ0Nr2lfBot2ytEbuMj_N7XjD1Jpn-AZRCt2gAmD6mQcxcDLSv4b9tx_e6-ulINmIE6qKFUKMdxxTn4ey9DTPfWNJjmUJ9RnLrOboZ65ms99LNTlCq7a_Vci-bMSduTMzsar5CrHJu2FBUvaGHu0I0B6kKcrWmz3GalJNE9yno-hR2xcF04/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTmSi8qdbMQ0Nr2lfBot2ytEbuMj_N7XjD1Jpn-AZRCt2gAmD6mQcxcDLSv4b9tx_e6-ulINmIE6qKFUKMdxxTn4ey9DTPfWNJjmUJ9RnLrOboZ65ms99LNTlCq7a_Vci-bMSduTMzsar5CrHJu2FBUvaGHu0I0B6kKcrWmz3GalJNE9yno-hR2xcF04/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Candles In The Rain - 1:49</div><div>2. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - 3:49</div><div>3. Carolina In My Mind (<i>James Taylor</i>) - 3:49</div><div>4. Citiest People - 3:42</div><div>5. What Have They Done To My Song Ma? - 4:06</div><div>6. Alexander Beetle (<i>Alan Alexander Milne, Melanie Safka</i>) - 3:05</div><div>7. Good Guys - 3:11</div><div>8. Lovin' Baby Girl - 4:05</div><div>9. Ruby Tuesday (<i>Mick Jagger, Keith Richards</i>) - 4:48</div><div>10.Leftover Wine - 6:15</div><div>11.Almost Like Being In Love (<i>Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe</i>) - 3:51</div><div>12.Dream Seller (<i>Rod Clements</i>) - 3:36</div><div>Music and Words by <i>Melanie Safka</i> except where noted</div><div>Bonus Songs 11-12</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Musicians</b></div><div>*Melanie - Vocals, Guitar</div><div>*Alan Parker - Guitars</div><div>*Alan Hawkshaw - Keyboards, Organ</div><div>*Edwin Hawkins - Piano (Track 2)</div><div>*Harold Mcnair - Fiddle, Flute</div><div>*Herbie Flowers - Bass</div><div>*Barry Morgan - Drums</div><div>*Rico Reyes - Congas, Percussion (Track 2)</div><div>*John Abbott - Arrangement (Track 2), Conductor (Track 5)</div><div>*Lee Holdridge - String Arrangements (Tracks 4,9)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2011/11/melanie-born-to-be-affectionately.html">1968-69 Melanie - Born To Be / Affectionately Melanie </a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/66c3e588">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/MelCanRai">Juts Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-74668081574656760172024-03-08T11:36:00.000+02:002024-03-08T11:36:47.163+02:00Quicksand - Home Is Where I Belong (1973 uk, fine prog rock, 2007 digipak remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgAuo9EvI6fbqA3wIygt62tOSb06m2zyExqHmeBfeNro39tEbjiT9eGus9nb_a-MIT7w6f9ZBfmmqzjBN-a4wfBLj5qc_hyFdiCy4zYq8SWie3woJds1nrqzPnuyrrBGWsAOwy_VD0xRcKh2vCA4cFocbAYInWa-Kf3-_3Tbvy0iPFRq1UzuHnOEhhMc/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1000" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgAuo9EvI6fbqA3wIygt62tOSb06m2zyExqHmeBfeNro39tEbjiT9eGus9nb_a-MIT7w6f9ZBfmmqzjBN-a4wfBLj5qc_hyFdiCy4zYq8SWie3woJds1nrqzPnuyrrBGWsAOwy_VD0xRcKh2vCA4cFocbAYInWa-Kf3-_3Tbvy0iPFRq1UzuHnOEhhMc/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4EW-vhVPjo8" width="460" youtube-src-id="4EW-vhVPjo8"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Quicksand were an obscure Welsh psychedelic and progressive rock band active in the early 1970s.Hailing from Neath in South Wales, the band was the original group of bass guitarist Will Youatt who was to join fellow Welsh prog rockers Man prior to the recording of the band’s sole album for Pye Records’ progressive imprint, Dawn. </div><div><br /></div><div>Originally formed in 1969, they featured Michael “Will” Youatt (bass), Jimmy Davies (guitar) and Anthony Stone (drums). This line up recorded one single "Passing By" / "Cobblestones" (both written by Will Youatt) in 1970. Will Youatt left to join briefly Piblokto! then Man. Phil Davies (bass) and Robert Collins (keyboards) then joined the band. A second single "Time To Live" / "Empty Street, Empty Heart" was released in 1973 and was soon followed by the album “Home Is Where I Belong” later the that year. The band ceased to exist in 1975 when James Davies formed Alkatraz with Will Youatt.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMBwZwNDeMKyGPMaDRO1oJvzAJveudc5PLFLa5gewFaov30-C9OAYbLasca0waJcJY7GFOUhyzZFirl7Pv4WrmjJZLeCt58Sb5ultBENAyvJoDU4TPQE0D7jha7wT8Qxe8_GdktvAVUTk4-dZQ2KEPqjpTMfxZJfMyC1ZQFr5lCPhFX6ZpLkqzZjjI-M/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMBwZwNDeMKyGPMaDRO1oJvzAJveudc5PLFLa5gewFaov30-C9OAYbLasca0waJcJY7GFOUhyzZFirl7Pv4WrmjJZLeCt58Sb5ultBENAyvJoDU4TPQE0D7jha7wT8Qxe8_GdktvAVUTk4-dZQ2KEPqjpTMfxZJfMyC1ZQFr5lCPhFX6ZpLkqzZjjI-M/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Hideaway My Song - 3:11</div><div>2. Sunlight Brings Shadows - 4:22</div><div>3. Empty Street Empty Heart - 3:44</div><div>4. Overcome The Pattern - 8:16</div><div>5. Time To Live - 3:30</div><div>6. Home Is Where I Belong - 4:58</div><div>7. Seasons - Alpha Omega (<i>Michael Youatt, Phil Davies</i>) - 8:23</div><div>8. Hiding It All - 4:13</div><div>All compositions by <i>Phil Davies</i> except where indicated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Quicksand</b></div><div>*Robert Collins - Keyboards, Vocals</div><div>*Jimmy Davies - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Phil Davies - Bass, Vocals</div><div>*Anthony Stone - Drums, Vocals</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/952e8dc7">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/QuiSaHoWhBel">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-72069206775375247542024-03-07T13:08:00.003+02:002024-03-07T14:18:45.249+02:00Water Into Wine Band - Harvest Time (1976 uk, elegant baroque folk rock, 2008 remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXE-nOvR1PEden2myF3E3riwNyuhFZ990ZkxX_ItJaHGNhBzS-2sxyd53EbZCce27xrNCge9w2QYoKmJ3rne9ZzpKAbz0f7noyewnQiycApO98s9PIrB2FFXwfr6Fm0wfR3r5t9cp4Yz2ILGxDUOSc9DHOgFlWyNGgbBHg1WdQrNnbifoFM1BkFL90xc/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1000" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXE-nOvR1PEden2myF3E3riwNyuhFZ990ZkxX_ItJaHGNhBzS-2sxyd53EbZCce27xrNCge9w2QYoKmJ3rne9ZzpKAbz0f7noyewnQiycApO98s9PIrB2FFXwfr6Fm0wfR3r5t9cp4Yz2ILGxDUOSc9DHOgFlWyNGgbBHg1WdQrNnbifoFM1BkFL90xc/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2dFqFeQlCd2KD0O31dBmG15E3E4Um7-ahN1g9JW28yDJiczTsywbScfrdL_rCKMlK0WNZIXlNxq0MAEmZ-Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>In June 1976 the band decided to record another album. Booking into London's Freerange Studio the tracks on 'Harvest Time' were, if anything, even more ambitious and less "commercial" than its predecessor. There was an eight-minute plus "Scottish Suite" containing a medley of such traditional perennials as "Coming Through The Rye", the reel "Peter Gray" (expertly played by Bill Thorp), "Skye Boat Song" and "McPherson's Rant". The album also contained a highly tongue-in-cheek rendition of the Tin Pan Alley standard "Moonglow" with the group helped out by Judy Mackenzie (vocals) and Dave Cooke (guitar), the group having played some gigs with the Mackenzie/Cooke duo.</div><div><br /></div><div>But by far the more ambitious number on 'Harvest Time' was the 18 minute plus title track. After a delicate orchestral introduction featuring George Caird on oboe, John Payne on clarinet, William Prince on horn and Jeremy Ward on bassoon, "Harvest Time" flows into a medieval-sounding Sandford/Thorp composition featuring the haunting refrain "Though the sower may be sad/Harvest time will make him glad". The song continues to build, the woodwind interweaving with Bill Thorp's elegant piano and then violin, acoustic guitar and woodwind swirl around to take the listener to the telling vocal climax "All that we need is a handful of seed/All that we want is to live/Won't you turn to the sower/Forget all your greed/Ask, and I know he will give".</div><div><br /></div><div>Such intricate pastoral delights were of course light years away from Cliff Richard immediacy and the emergent US CCM, so there was no attempt to put 'Harvest Time' with a record label. The band pressed some copies (there seems to be some debate whether the pressing was 500 or 1000 copies) and took them to the Greenbelt Arts Festival to sell at what was to be their final concert. Trevor Sandford explained the band's decision to make the 1976 Greenbelt the Water Into Wine Band's swansong. "I guess we all had other careers and things we'd trained to do or wanted to do. We've all ended up doing completely different things. Bill, the violinist, plays with the Academy Of Ancient Music, you may have heard of them, they're a top international music ensemble. I went a different way into other things. Pete's an architect. We said let's give it a couple of years but we realised that we'd either then have to become commercial to really make a living out of it or else we'd be 60 and still earning £10 a year. We were on survival rations basically and we decided that yes, it was okay and we enjoyed it and had a great time but let's quit while we're winning."</div><div><br /></div><div>As it turned out, of course, that wasn't the end of the story. Over the next two decades record collectors began to emerge keen to explore the obscurer denizens of progressive folk music. In America and, of all places, Japan, vinyl copies of the UK version of 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' and 'Harvest Time' began to change hands for ever increasing amounts of cash. In 1999 such was the demand amongst collectors that a Korean label Hugo-Montes bootlegged 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' without, of course, the knowledge of the band. Two years later entrepreneur Steve Smith, aware of the collector interest in the band, did his homework and tracked down members of the Water Into Wine Band and with the band's cooperation released a double CD package reissue featuring both the UK and USA versions of 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' and the 'Harvest Time' album on his Kissing Spell Records.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today, the four original members still have some contact with each other and indeed haven't completely forgotten the days when they were long haired folkies. Explained Trevor, who when not running his business, is a County Officer with Kent County Council and a member of the Kent Chamber Choir, "I've got a bit of decking in my back garden which sits above the ground and people can gather round and hear from a distance. We did have a bit of a reunion when a round number birthday came around not that long ago. So maybe we'll do it again at that level. Most of the audience were our kids who are now at university. They thought it was quite cool to have dads who were able to do this kind of stuff." </div><div>by <b>Tony Cummings</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXXyerQSomBAXNjFO9oVkIk4bYSAG3Q9CV0MNDXYtiNjnSOygttlVW9M7dlKGOqvc0GO-0MvNy58SpmYagdVgylF7apMQLXL5q6C1vvA5ccY_B3dAabvKdK3My06riKVL3ta20b7K1dpbLxxYxn41heOiBiJ12rv7bTeDCW_CRBp45Jy516Piu8cE21Y/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXXyerQSomBAXNjFO9oVkIk4bYSAG3Q9CV0MNDXYtiNjnSOygttlVW9M7dlKGOqvc0GO-0MvNy58SpmYagdVgylF7apMQLXL5q6C1vvA5ccY_B3dAabvKdK3My06riKVL3ta20b7K1dpbLxxYxn41heOiBiJ12rv7bTeDCW_CRBp45Jy516Piu8cE21Y/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Wedding Song (<i>Trevor Sandford</i>) - 4:15</div><div>2. Waiting For Another Day (<i>Ray Wright)</i> - 6:26</div><div>3. Scottish Suite (<i>Traditional</i>) - 7:54</div><div>4. Patience (Is A Virtue) (<i>Trevor Sandford, Bill Thorp</i>) - 3:16</div><div>5. Moonglow (<i>Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange</i>) - 2:34</div><div>6. Harvest Time (<i>Trevor Sandford, Bill Thorp</i>) - 15:51</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Water Into Wine Band</b></div><div>*Bill Thorp - Vocals, Violin, Piano, Bass, Bongos </div><div>*Pete McMunn - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Ray Wright - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Bongos</div><div>*Trevor Sandford - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass</div><div><b><i>With</i></b></div><div>*Gari Williams - Flute</div><div>*George Caird - Oboe</div><div>*John Payne - Clarinet</div><div>*William Prince - Horn</div><div>*Jeremy Ward - Bassoon</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/03/water-into-wine-band-hill-climbing-for.html">1973 Water Into Wine Band - Hill Climbing For Beginners (2005 Radioactive)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/88648dab">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/WtWnBdHarTme">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-6243587394711568652024-03-06T23:37:00.025+02:002024-03-06T23:37:00.135+02:00Water Into Wine Band - Hill Climbing For Beginners (1973 uk, marvelous folk rock with spiritual references, 2005 reissue)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwc9gWrW-vQoKBdYG6JXiytYz6bX5AI2Ly7Ypjs6On706f_ReNFa_U6xQ8WYZhfONpxpS8X2U22ak5EV8Ug328-5v91r679KwEJ1xoqSh3oWzX6tjlnWW4Cfym7AplLvKoFZZrsfjJFiy2HhCtAutkJpPrfnRWTwACj29gXWRWPv0j56ogygmmyIGiKs/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwc9gWrW-vQoKBdYG6JXiytYz6bX5AI2Ly7Ypjs6On706f_ReNFa_U6xQ8WYZhfONpxpS8X2U22ak5EV8Ug328-5v91r679KwEJ1xoqSh3oWzX6tjlnWW4Cfym7AplLvKoFZZrsfjJFiy2HhCtAutkJpPrfnRWTwACj29gXWRWPv0j56ogygmmyIGiKs/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ANOtMPSGJWM" width="460" youtube-src-id="ANOtMPSGJWM"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>The origins of the Water Into Wine Band go back to 1971 at Cambridge University when students Trevor Sandford (vocals, guitar, bass), Peter McMunn (guitar), Ray Wright (guitar, bass, bongos) and Bill Thorp (violin, piano) met up and found they had mutual interests in theology and music. Explained Trevor, "We were all at Cambridge doing various degrees and things and we all played different things; some were from a folk background, some rock. Bill Thorp who plays the violin was from a classical music background. We all just met up and it was at the time when folk rock was in vogue and we all got together, we were there at the same time and because we got on quite well we decided to spend a week together in an old vicarage in Huddersfield, just playing music to each other. At the end of the week we did a gig in the local school. The turn out was about 1,000 kids and they liked it. So we thought fair enough, we'll carry on from here. So we did. Because there was folk rock of a different style - Strawbs folky rocky stuff but ours was very much acoustic. One guy in America when we were on tour there described it as gospel chamber music but that's a whole other story."</div><div><br /></div><div>Although Christian bands such as Malcolm & Alwyn, the Glorylanders and Out Of Darkness were already laying the foundations of a Christian scene in the UK, the Water Into Wine Band didn't consider themselves a ministry group. Said Trevor, "We saw ourselves as a band who were Christian rather than a Christian band. In a way we just wanted to play music, a lot of which had backgrounds in our beliefs and what we wanted to say. But some of it was just fun music. We didn't see ourselves as exclusively kind of promoting the Gospel. The music kind of spoke for itself in a lot of ways. We'd play in folk clubs and so on. It was a much tougher environment to get a Christian message across but we would just do the music and let that speak."</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1973 as well as the folk clubs Water Into Wine Band were beginning to play gigs in church halls and outreach events. Recalled Trevor, "We got grabbed by what was then the sort of emerging Christian scene a bit. Somebody must have heard us at a gig or something and we were offered the chance to make an album by Word UK. A guy called Bobbie Graham was the producer. We went down to Enfield and made the album there. It was all pretty raw stuff and we were pretty inexperienced at recording."</div><div><br /></div><div>Trevor remembered the Enfield sessions very well. "I remember I borrowed a long scale bass - I normally played a short bass because it fitted into the car. We had an Austin A40 if you remember what those things are, and the whole band would fit inside the Austin A40. We called it the Tardis. We'd sit in the back with guitars over our knees. For the recording I borrowed a Fender Precision or something and I couldn't play the thing. If you listen to the album you'll hear the fret buzz which annoys me to this day."</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite its crude production - Bobbie Graham's drums and bongos sound distinctly out of synch - and a lack of dynamics in the arrangements 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' showed the band to be thoughtful crafters of chamber folk. Bill Thorp's violin work was dazzling, some of the vocal harmonies truly haunting and the 11-minute epic "Song Of The Cross" one of the most ambitious works ever attempted by a UK Christian band. With crowd pleasers like "Stronger In The World" and the wonderfully named "I Used To Be Blind (But Now I'm Short-Sighted)" the album definitely had its moments. Then something unexpected happened. The December 1974 issue of Buzz magazine announced the development. "Acclaim from America has come for the acoustic outfit Water Into Wine Band. Billy Ray Hearn, A&R manager of Word Records, has described them as 'one of the most creative and original bands I've heard. And I believe they will make a big impact on the American gospel scene.' As a result the band last month re-recorded their first 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' for release in the USA."</div><div><br /></div><div>Strangely, the re-recording of 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' for the American market occurred not in the USA but in Britain. Explained Trevor, "We recorded the new version at Wessex Studios in South London with John Pantry producing. The Americans wanted a cleaner sound and a more commercial feel, and more production and so on. So we took the opportunity to respond to that by adding extra instrumentation. So for instance we put a string quartet on one of the numbers and we also had harmonies with that. We added flute, wind and so on so whilst we weren't entirely. . . we wanted to keep it a fairly small, kind of raw group sound and not make it into pop music - we didn't use a lot of drums - we still took the opportunity to do something that we felt made the music more interesting. There were pluses and minuses but on the whole we were able to do something good with it."</div><div><br /></div><div>The American release version of 'Hill Climbing For Beginners' didn't please everyone. Mark Allan Powell's Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Christian Music reports that "critics consider the American version a travesty, while collectors price the original British edition at £250." The release on American Myrrh did, however, get the band out to the States. Said Trevor, "I think we sold a number of albums in the US. But the thing was the American market in the '70s wanted something much more immediate than the music we were making. We did a couple of tours in the US. They liked some of the music we would do that was very straightforward, less complex - they loved it. But then we'd get into some of our chamber style music that was a bit more complex and they wouldn't know what we were up to really. If you look back at some of the progressive rock of the time it did get very creative and it wasn't maybe everybody's cup of tea and that was particularly so in America."</div><div><br /></div><div>Neither did the band's progressive folk offerings always connect with British audiences. Remembered Trevor, "We were the support act for some Cliff Richard Tear Fund concerts (in the autumn of 1975). To be honest, our music and his was like chalk and cheese. His was mainstream pop and ours was more progressive folk rock type of stuff. But we connected with the audience." </div><div>Trevor Sandford, lead singer of Water Into Wine Band died in Kent on 28th March, 2017.</div><div>by <b>Tony Cummings</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2o1k4qcmW8pYrHxAqLHmczD4l0t72Zvt7j5blnrYKNBvnd7bQXDzfFEoV-d-KqlVjrSmP7pSoHgVm6GtfHWDA6pn6KwZSW1FpK4wjv0H_48EohUD8Yy4COylHiEjFhcXARQArhF6VlYbS1rtzr2bFkGk-GtLiid-wLDkjGs60ZBM27Ad2HArHg8udJw/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2o1k4qcmW8pYrHxAqLHmczD4l0t72Zvt7j5blnrYKNBvnd7bQXDzfFEoV-d-KqlVjrSmP7pSoHgVm6GtfHWDA6pn6KwZSW1FpK4wjv0H_48EohUD8Yy4COylHiEjFhcXARQArhF6VlYbS1rtzr2bFkGk-GtLiid-wLDkjGs60ZBM27Ad2HArHg8udJw/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Stranger In The World (<i>Trevor Sandford</i>) - 4:22</div><div>2. I Used To Be Blind (But Now I'm Short Sighted) (<i>Ray Wright</i>) - 5:26</div><div>3. Jesus, I've Been Walking (<i>Ray Wright</i>) - 6:45</div><div>4. Hill Climbing For Beginners (<i>Trevor Sandford</i>) - 3:29</div><div>5. The Start Of A Run (<i>Bill Thorp, Trevor Sandford</i>) - 3:35</div><div>6. Song Of The Cross (<i>Pete McMunn, Ray Wright</i>) - 11:00</div><div>7. I Have Seen The Lord (<i>Ray Wright</i>) - 4:41</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Water Into Wine Band</b></div><div>*Bill Thorp - Vocals, Violin, Piano, Bass, Bongos </div><div>*Pete McMunn - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Ray Wright - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Bongos</div><div>*Trevor Sandford - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/5c04bcb9">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/WaInWiBaHiClBe">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-85086315353467533542024-03-06T06:23:00.033+02:002024-03-06T06:23:00.246+02:00Providence - Ever Sense The Dawn (1972 us, wonderful baroque folk rock, 2008 edition)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15gKM9vhb1qqzvMzA1H7lgBc04AwvFZetVMx06P5-EDKAoqF353qkePGDOT9Gkji0ufxptFz65NixSS4mrdi3yp43BvlgSKyr2FlHfUcZY80h2mVGqAh-uJDaPXmiMSlDRwkgahNZ1EP6zv0RltOQBSabWq80R6DH5JDVnwZ0r2thQ8mqpR9ZiVNLc3w/s1001/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15gKM9vhb1qqzvMzA1H7lgBc04AwvFZetVMx06P5-EDKAoqF353qkePGDOT9Gkji0ufxptFz65NixSS4mrdi3yp43BvlgSKyr2FlHfUcZY80h2mVGqAh-uJDaPXmiMSlDRwkgahNZ1EP6zv0RltOQBSabWq80R6DH5JDVnwZ0r2thQ8mqpR9ZiVNLc3w/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXKS7m5cMns" width="460" youtube-src-id="tXKS7m5cMns"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Providence, a six-piece band from the Portland area that was in effect from about 1971 to 1974. They released a single and an album entitled "Ever Sense the Dawn" in 1972 on Threshold Records</div><div>This was a really sweet group, somewhat reminiscent of the Moody Blues, but with their own individual style, very classically oriented. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO5dZyp2Oi4d6Iu00b_cvEws_ayEXpVAmTZWTzfsQmMAvuGBE1CQ4vSOfoaUjtWM-3p0h0_Ec0llj4xmNar7Wj8prE7uue60lxfHHRxDcVJrrOjF40H6HtRSAO4GGj8zG9BcXgMnSV8Ynx87EXP-5Y4VPyFDLKd9IKwZVxd3QQWPQwpk93KoIDO7dDeQ/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO5dZyp2Oi4d6Iu00b_cvEws_ayEXpVAmTZWTzfsQmMAvuGBE1CQ4vSOfoaUjtWM-3p0h0_Ec0llj4xmNar7Wj8prE7uue60lxfHHRxDcVJrrOjF40H6HtRSAO4GGj8zG9BcXgMnSV8Ynx87EXP-5Y4VPyFDLKd9IKwZVxd3QQWPQwpk93KoIDO7dDeQ/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. To Light Your Journey (<i>Bartholomew Bishop</i>) - 0:52</div><div>2. Mountain (<i>Andy Guzie</i>) - 4:01</div><div>3. Lady (<i>Andy Guzie, Bartholomew Bishop</i>) - 2:47</div><div>4. Sketch Number Two (<i>Jim Cockey, Tim Tompkins, Tom Tompkins</i>) - 0:34</div><div>5. The Stream (<i>Andy Guzie, Bartholomew Bishop</i>) - 3:01</div><div>6. If We Were Wise (<i>Bob Barriatua</i>) - 4:00</div><div>7. Fantasy Fugue (<i>Bartholomew Bishop</i>) - 2:58</div><div>8. Smile (<i>Andy Guzie, Bartholomew Bishop, Bob Barriatua</i>) - 3:18</div><div>9. Sketch Number Three (<i>Jim Cockey, Tim Tompkins, Tom Tompkins</i>) - 0:55</div><div>10.Neptunes Door (<i>Andy Guzie, Tom Tompkins</i>) - 2:57</div><div>11.Island Of Light (<i>Andy Guzie, Tom Tompkins</i>) - 3:25</div><div>12.Behold: A Solar Sonnet (<i>Andy Guzie, Bob Barriatua</i>) - 4:02</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Providence</b></div><div>*Bob Barriatua - Bass, Vocals</div><div>*Bartholomew Bishop - Keyboards, Autoharp, Vocals</div><div>*Jim Cockey - Violin, Glockenspiel, Vocals</div><div>*Andy Guzie - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Tim Tompkins - Cello, Vocals, Recorders, Percussion</div><div>*Tom Tompkins - Viola, Violin, Vocals</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/cc3777cb">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/ProVidEvSeDwn">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-89228804194439304892024-03-05T06:24:00.033+02:002024-03-05T06:24:00.133+02:00Alexander's Timeless Bloozband - Alexander's Timeless Bloozband (1967 us, fascinating rough blues brass rock) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7n6h60-XAepVaotxGAknOJ1IiLT1xGs6XVymJM5szcBilU1BNcE7SuPia-NQkDI9jn_haHriZmyKcxNNC8tFatXgHZM-u1Bx9up4EPpPGeK4qcO1nMjA7Utfy1QFY4r-FBrIQPBxagnXJfJGCiYc9Gfi1fhKrOOvcmsz858vE2AnLt5rgKlFRC7eNJ0/s1006/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7n6h60-XAepVaotxGAknOJ1IiLT1xGs6XVymJM5szcBilU1BNcE7SuPia-NQkDI9jn_haHriZmyKcxNNC8tFatXgHZM-u1Bx9up4EPpPGeK4qcO1nMjA7Utfy1QFY4r-FBrIQPBxagnXJfJGCiYc9Gfi1fhKrOOvcmsz858vE2AnLt5rgKlFRC7eNJ0/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KBa0R2icSk8" width="460" youtube-src-id="KBa0R2icSk8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Blues is an art form born of travail and hardship. The colorful and passionate folk of the Old South, bearing decades of mistreatment on their backs, found catharsis in a new art form - the Blues was born. As industry grew in the North, they moved to the cities. It was in the slums of these northern industrial centers that the Blues became set to the raucous, electrified tempo of modern urban life. Alexander's Timeless Bloozband has done more than merely copy older Blues styles. It has really investigated and branched out from the neuro-psychological, sociological, anthropological, bio- logical roots of Blues music. Alexander's has created a totally new music with all the emotional impact of the Blues and all the class of modern computerized American society. Here, truly, is a new art form - Alexander's timeless gift to the ages.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Liner-Notes</span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe0wFZ6YzT_2wvBz89HrQYa7yZGniXVyqYi49BITVdczbGFopnf2GGw36fpoLyRY90zHVBtIpzyv9onqLzycA5W2n3PJuDE30x1UBNqefcVADjLmQsKRK8rmwWmayeIrrtTxPjXEyqAL-rgXHrhoqlP1C3Ayl2wuEcGRc7gpM69EXX0bVofx18u1Jk2U/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe0wFZ6YzT_2wvBz89HrQYa7yZGniXVyqYi49BITVdczbGFopnf2GGw36fpoLyRY90zHVBtIpzyv9onqLzycA5W2n3PJuDE30x1UBNqefcVADjLmQsKRK8rmwWmayeIrrtTxPjXEyqAL-rgXHrhoqlP1C3Ayl2wuEcGRc7gpM69EXX0bVofx18u1Jk2U/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Help Me - 5:46</div><div>2. Killing Floor (<i>Howlin' Wolf</i>) - 3:12</div><div>3. Guitar Song - 2:55</div><div>4. Favorite Things - 5:25</div><div>5. Sloppy Drunk (<i>Lucille Bogan</i>) - 4:24</div><div>6. #1 - 5:14</div><div>7. Swannoa Tunnel (<i>Traditional</i>) - 4:38</div><div>8. Sweet Little Angel (<i>B.B. King</i>) - 2:52</div><div>All songs by <i>Tony Cary, Fritz Ashauer</i> except where stated</div><div>Recorded Live At The Brother's Gallery in Goleta, August 1967</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Alexander's Timeless Bloozband</b></div><div>*Dennis Geaney - Guitar, Bass </div><div>*Spencer Conway - Drums </div><div>*Larry Marks - Harmonica, Trombone, Vocal </div><div>*Reed Lockhart - Piano, Organ, Bass, Alto Sax, Vocals </div><div>*Charles Lamont - Piano, Organ, Bass, Guitar, French Horn, Bass Harmonica, Vocals</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2013/03/alexanders-timeless-bloozband-for-sale.html">1968 Alexander's Timeless Bloozband - For Sale (2011 DigiPak) </a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/14c98b48">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/AlxTimBlzBan">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-73707676021033005272024-03-04T04:30:00.032+02:002024-03-04T04:30:00.242+02:00Billy Nicholls - Would You Believe (1967-68 uk, fantastic swinging baroque sunny psychedelia, 2006 double disc remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArmXXyFFSSOpfxFDnG9j69sa3iMjmQORZM1BdNAdquh1MWS-MnvJv6jVanSF9SgF3M9atCesbdpZV-H7jN14h2DJR3-exNZkWQCq8U3mPJwb8Bk9bM0h6dBiKr9qPWGZJGPxTe7SUoZyobrCgt4gPC2Om8vksstMfdZ4c3QRVZisk8BNwcCdm_fVtCu8/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1000" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArmXXyFFSSOpfxFDnG9j69sa3iMjmQORZM1BdNAdquh1MWS-MnvJv6jVanSF9SgF3M9atCesbdpZV-H7jN14h2DJR3-exNZkWQCq8U3mPJwb8Bk9bM0h6dBiKr9qPWGZJGPxTe7SUoZyobrCgt4gPC2Om8vksstMfdZ4c3QRVZisk8BNwcCdm_fVtCu8/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YExiLEhZOX4" width="460" youtube-src-id="YExiLEhZOX4"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>For a man who’s enjoyed a solid five-decade membership of the British rock establishment, Billy Nicholls must be one of its least-known figures. From being engaged as a staff songwriter to Andrew Loog Oldham’s upstart Immediate Records at the tender age of eighteen, to composer of I Can’t Stop Loving You (Though I Try), the royalties from the multiple cover versions of which should assure his pension, to MD of the Who’s and Pete Townshend’s concert activities for the last thirty-odd years, Nicholls has enjoyed a fruitful but surprisingly low-profile relationship with the industry, only recently achieving acclaim as the author of one of psychedelia’s great lost gems.</div><div><br /></div><div>The history of Would You Believe is as engaging a tale as that of Nicholls himself. When Oldham fell out with the Stones in 1967 he redirected all his resources into making the youthful Nicholls a star of the psychedelic pop scene. The results were the single Would You Believe, which hit the racks in January 1968, and the like-titled album that followed in short order. The single has been described as the most over-produced record of the sixties, and with reason; a modest psych-pop love song, it’s swathed in overblown orchestration including baroque strings, harpsichord, banjo (!), tuba (!!), and demented answer-back vocals from Steve Marriott. A trifle late for the high tide of UK psych, it failed to trouble the charts. Unfazed, Oldham and Nicholls pressed on with the album, Nicholls providing a steady stream of similarly well-crafted ditties and a bevy of top-rated London sessionmen providing the backings, thankfully with somewhat more subtlety than on the prototype cut. The album was ready for pressing just as the revelation of Oldham’s reckless financial overstretch brought about Immediate’s overnight demise, and only about a hundred copies ever made it to wax, most of which somehow surfaced in Sweden. The album became one of the mythical lost albums of the sixties, and original copies now fetch over a grand in GBP.</div><div><br /></div><div>The record itself was heralded then, and is still often described today, as the English answer to Pet Sounds, with Nicholls’s songwriting being compared to Brian Wilson’s. This is blatant hype, and the writing certainly doesn’t get close, but the album is still the epitome of sixties Britsike, a bunch of fine acid-pop songs rendered with glorious harmonies and superb lysergic arrangements that wouldn’t have disgraced George Martin. Put it this way, if you like Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake or A Teenage Opera or even The Who Sell Out you’ll enjoy this. The sound and the production are sometimes closer to the Stones’ We Love You / Satanic Majesties output, unsurprising since it was recorded in the same studio with many of the same sessioneers, including the incomparable Nicky Hopkins on assorted keys, though this is – the title track apart – a far more taut and less self-indulgent collection than the Glimmer Twins’ psychedelic endeavours. Sundry Small Faces hung around, with Marriott contributing huge fuzz-psych guitar to Girl From New York. Indeed there’s plenty of sonic variety, from the tight structure and Townshend-style telegraph guitar of London Social Degree (go figure the acronym there, folks), through the lush Byrdsy 1string-driven (Cut And) Come Again which garnered a cover from Del Shannon, to the full-on acid rock treatments of Being Happy and It Brings me Down with its trippy false ending.</div><div><br /></div><div>After the failure of Would You Believe Nicholls took a back seat from stardom and began a belated apprenticeship in the music industry, initially working on low-profile projects with Ronnie Lane and old acquaintance Townshend whilst gaining an understanding of all its facets that would stand him in good stead for the next forty years. He released nothing new under his own name until 1974’s Love Songs, a solid soft-rock venture that deserves a review of its own here, and may well get one. Meanwhile Would You Believe is readily available as a CD reissue, or you can get seven of its eleven songs “ plus three outtakes from the album’s sessions, which are every bit as good as those eventually used “ on Nicholls’s fine career retrospective Forever’s No Time At All.</div><div>by <b>Len Liechti</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYYUtKtBVg2EUW9jaAs86EZ5xIVHU6KMDSWm44-kc7yuvJTxiIu4MxUj3rkCxdphzjMYixg5Mq8-_ixPhjZ72JZa63eZwH2YqPwCyd5cLK-Wg55FBVx0-2IppI43YeuE5tBzV8M6lAiAN1QvtyFHn1pQv9_o3TWpsnLPri88lKFqjk87PceFGY2TfvW0/s1000/Disc%20copy001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYYUtKtBVg2EUW9jaAs86EZ5xIVHU6KMDSWm44-kc7yuvJTxiIu4MxUj3rkCxdphzjMYixg5Mq8-_ixPhjZ72JZa63eZwH2YqPwCyd5cLK-Wg55FBVx0-2IppI43YeuE5tBzV8M6lAiAN1QvtyFHn1pQv9_o3TWpsnLPri88lKFqjk87PceFGY2TfvW0/s320/Disc%20copy001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div><b><i>Disc 1</i></b></div><div>1. Would You Believe (<i>Jeremy Paul</i>) - 2:44</div><div>2. Come Again - 2:36</div><div>3. Life Is Short - 3:10</div><div>4. Feeling Easy - 3:15</div><div>5. Daytime Girl - 2:45</div><div>6. Daytime Girl (Coda) - 1:39</div><div>7. London Social Degree - 2:22</div><div>8. Portobello Road - 2:08</div><div>9. Question Mark - 2:29</div><div>10.Being Happy - 2:21</div><div>11.Girl From New York - 3:22</div><div>12.It Brings Me Down - 4:40</div><div>13.Would You Believe (<i>Jeremy Paul</i>) - 2:45</div><div>14.Daytime Girl - 2:44</div><div>15.I Want To Be Friendly With You - 1:57</div><div>16.Always On My Mind - 2:23</div><div>17.Would You Believe (<i>Jeremy Paul</i>) - 2:45</div><div>All compositions by <i>Billy Nicholls</i> except where noted</div><div>Tracks 1-17 "Would You Believe" (The Original 1968 Album)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KkaeaKrrNK5QuYF4EruHVqcz3x-XQB-WUpLG7unxx7Lt485oQanbWDLSJxi20UrSj2B1NTkvWswDxxEViTNeyETtdwmT_KNP6Iw0bfg_CEkztfARl9c8NwEned7F5CwnPYgsIwWA8cMcTcnJK1-Wj2mgvltUYDwNQKdoMqZxtSwggIA4H-1a4duHahk/s1000/Disc%20copy002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KkaeaKrrNK5QuYF4EruHVqcz3x-XQB-WUpLG7unxx7Lt485oQanbWDLSJxi20UrSj2B1NTkvWswDxxEViTNeyETtdwmT_KNP6Iw0bfg_CEkztfARl9c8NwEned7F5CwnPYgsIwWA8cMcTcnJK1-Wj2mgvltUYDwNQKdoMqZxtSwggIA4H-1a4duHahk/s320/Disc%20copy002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><i>Disc 2</i></b></div><div>1. Would You Believe (<i>Jeremy Paul</i>) - 2:29</div><div>2. Happiness Song - 1:51</div><div>3. Cut And Come Again - 2:21</div><div>4. Casey Jones - 0:26</div><div>5. Always On My Mind - 2:31</div><div>6. I'm To Blame (<i>Caleb Quaye</i>) - 3:13</div><div>7. Feeling Easy - 2:37</div><div>8. Back About Four - 2:03</div><div>9. Umbrella Song - 1:39</div><div>10.It Brings Me Down - 2:25</div><div>11.Life Is Short - 3:00</div><div>12.Haven't Any Money - 1:36</div><div>13.Good Day Goodnight - 2:14</div><div>14.The Fortune Teller - 2:19</div><div>15.London Social Degree - 2:03</div><div>16.I Want To Be Friendly With You - 1:38</div><div>17.Being Happy - 2:05</div><div>18.Love Is All Around - 2:31</div><div>19.Walking Through The Park - 2:48</div><div>20.Portobello Road - 2:13</div><div>21.The Rest Of My Life - 1:31</div><div>22.It Brings Me Down - 5:06</div><div>All compositions by <i>Billy Nicholls</i> except where noted</div><div>Tracks 1-22 Snapshot Demos and Outtakes 1967-68</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Personnel</b></div><div>*Billy Nicholls - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Big Jim Sullivan - Acoustic, Electric Guitars</div><div>*John Paul Jones - Bass, Backing Vocals</div><div>*Ronnie Lane - Bass, Backing Vocals</div><div>*Jerry Shirley - Drums</div><div>*Kenney Jones - Drums</div><div>*Joe Moretti - Electric Guitar</div><div>*Steve Marriott - Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals</div><div>*Nicky Hopkins - Harpsichord</div><div>*Ian McLagan - Organ</div><div>*Caleb Quaye - Electric Guitar, Piano</div><div>*Barry Husband - Backing Vocals </div><div>*Denny Gerrard - Backing Vocals</div><div>*Al Carlson - Harmonica</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/9411cec0">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/BilNicWoBelSna">Just Paste</a></div></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-1521437410076104872024-03-02T10:04:00.000+02:002024-03-02T10:04:35.427+02:00Clover - Clover / Fourty-Niner (1970-71 us, nice rural psych, 2012 remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IZH34O7caOjEtVbdZUZJ8JK8QAnusyAtDPvdCZoTjOnX_KO4lTHLL4vNgSA9JCgvb9XKjN075poDNOuVA740ptxOBpl_By4Tgzh0zeHcg_1qLdYPGmLimMq6kQuqiFwIFTw_fw6OoZt57Ax93KHire-qKgzdQ9rRqfvsKVR18o3PDwX8E-2ZRHinCdo/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IZH34O7caOjEtVbdZUZJ8JK8QAnusyAtDPvdCZoTjOnX_KO4lTHLL4vNgSA9JCgvb9XKjN075poDNOuVA740ptxOBpl_By4Tgzh0zeHcg_1qLdYPGmLimMq6kQuqiFwIFTw_fw6OoZt57Ax93KHire-qKgzdQ9rRqfvsKVR18o3PDwX8E-2ZRHinCdo/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cTqQJ_cWfjs" width="460" youtube-src-id="cTqQJ_cWfjs"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Clover was a Marin County, California four-piece that formed in the late ‘60s and recorded this pair of albums for Fantasy Records in 1970-71. Their renown, however, stems from later exploits, including the slot as Elvis Costello’s backing band on his 1977 debut, My Aim is True, as well as spinning off Huey Lewis and the News, and launching the solo and songwriting (including Tommy Tutone’s “867-5309/Jenny”) career of Alex Call. Their original albums didn’t catch on upon initial release, and have been tough to find. Reissued on this two-fer, the performances reveal a band drawing inspiration from both the San Francisco scene and the country-rock wafting up from Los Angeles, and with additional dashes of blues and soul Clover was ready to rock the local clubs and bars.</div><div><br /></div><div>The albums, like the band’s set list, sprinkled covers (Jr. Walker’s “Shotgun” Rev. Gary Davis’ “If I Had My Way” and a Creedence-styled jam on the spiritual “Wade in the Water” that surely stretched out to fifteen minutes on stage) amid originals that included country, electric blues, and jazz- and funk-rock. The former comes in several varieties, including the traditional-sounding lament “No Vacancy,” Bakersfield-influenced “Monopoly,” Clarence White-styled guitar picking of “Lizard Rock and Roll Band,” and bluegrass “Chicken Butt.” Guitarist John McFree shows off his steel playing on “Howie’s Song,” and drummer Mitch Howie adds funky beats to “Love is Gone.” In the end, Clover was a good band, though not particularly distinct, and their albums provide a reminder of just how deep the bench was in the San Francisco scene.</div><div>No Depresion</div><div><br /></div><div>You know Clover, even if you think you don’t. In 1977, they backed Elvis Costello on My Aim Is True. Later, a slightly altered version of the band became Huey Lewis & the News. Members played with the Doobie Brothers, and also played with the likes of John Prine and Lucinda Williams. This is all to say that Clover has quite the musical pedigree. But before all that, they were their own band, making their own tunes and trying to make a name for themselves as nothing more than the country-soul-rock outfit Clover.</div><div><br /></div><div>Real Gone Music has collected the band’s first two records – 1970’s Clover and 1971’s Fourty-Niner – together on one disc, and they show a band far removed from the angry power-pop of Costello or the ’80s soul-pop of Lewis & the News. Instead, Clover fell right into the thick of early ’70s, country-tinged rock music. They sounded like a more pop-oriented version of the Band, and their twangy, swampy sound is nothing if not catchy. Clover clocks in at just over a half-hour, and doesn’t waste a minute, fitting in rangy hooks and tight melodies at every turn. Opener “Shotgun” has crunchy, funky guitars and lively vocals that give the song a lean power. Love song “Monopoly” is closer to Flying Burrito Brothers’ turf, but it’s extended metaphor – which is either about government or business practice, it’s hard to tell – is charming even if it doesn’t quite hold together. The most spacious song on the record, “Wade in the Water”, dips into more bluesy sounds, dragging the guitars through the low mud and giving their riffs some space to echo out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fourty-Niner takes the taut energy of Clover and eases up a little, giving us a more introspective sound. Even the bouncy pop of “Harvest”, which opens the record, has a soulful, shuffling chorus backed by shadowy organs and built up by bittersweet vocal harmonies. “Keep on Trying” is an R&B-influenced heartbreak tune. The title track is a country-soul jam that gives the vocals room to stretch out and vamp. In fact, the whole record feels looser, more confident than its predecessor, and if that slows the frenetic tempo of the first record, it delves deeper emotionally and we get a better feel for who the band is.</div><div><br /></div><div>And who the band is might be the main issue for Clover. While these two records are charming and catchy, history has done them no favors. As it stands, these feel like second-tier country-soul records, ones with energy but not much unique personality. As hook-filled as these songs are, those hooks are also often by the numbers. So it’s no real wonder Clover ended up attaching itself to move distinct musical voices later. Make no mistake, these guys can play and play well, and the best parts of these albums do show them playing their hearts out. But too often these two albums feel like exercises, like practicing getting these rock and country-western and soul sounds down perfectly instead of getting the feel of them right. In the end, then, Clover/Fourty-Niner is a pleasant, interesting listen, but in terms of significance it’s little more than a musical footnote, the solid sound of players that went on to play others’ songs better.</div><div>by <b>Matthew Fiander</b> / 10 December 2012 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_Em8m8sQw-uM1gm3ZkA2N8Tc8vlcbesPdMaKVUPDhNOzgrv8bm0-JgQ4EMHyzjAwCcBOVRhU2IfKwpoIh2Qx7kK0GosapWkO41P3oe8TKGKhvmWRgNm3TYe45tg2rWgCtTGDDQ_2O09-_JnedUTPOyuaq7imR87_zrh4LGJeT3c2L6rdyv1rXXOSuM8/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_Em8m8sQw-uM1gm3ZkA2N8Tc8vlcbesPdMaKVUPDhNOzgrv8bm0-JgQ4EMHyzjAwCcBOVRhU2IfKwpoIh2Qx7kK0GosapWkO41P3oe8TKGKhvmWRgNm3TYe45tg2rWgCtTGDDQ_2O09-_JnedUTPOyuaq7imR87_zrh4LGJeT3c2L6rdyv1rXXOSuM8/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Clover<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b></div><div>1. Shotgun (<i>Autry DeWalt</i>) - 2:10</div><div>2. Southbound Train (<i>Alex Call, John McFee</i>) - 3:38</div><div>3. Going To The Country (<i>Alex Call, John Ciambotti</i>) - 2:29</div><div>4. Monopoly (<i>John Ciambotti</i>) - 2:00</div><div>5. Stealin' (<i>Alex Call, Ed Bogas</i>) - 4:33</div><div>6. Wade In The Water (<i>Traditional</i>) - 4:31</div><div>7. No Vacancy (<i>John Ciambotti</i>) - 3:09</div><div>8. Lizard Rock And Roll Band (<i>Alex Call, Ed Bogas</i>) - 2:57</div><div>9. Come (<i>Alex Call</i>) - 3:45</div><div>10.Could You Call It Love (<i>Alex Call, John McFee</i>) - 2:30</div><div>11.Harvest (<i>Ed Bogas, Johnny Ciambotti</i>) - 2:24</div><div>12.Keep On Tryin' (<i>Johnny Ciambotti</i>) - 3:21</div><div>13.Old Man Blues (<i>Alex Call</i>) - 3:36</div><div>14.Forty-Niner (<i>Alex Call, John Ciambotti</i>) - 2:25</div><div>15.Sound Of Thunder (<i>Alex Call</i>) - 2:33</div><div>16.Chicken Butt (<i>Alex Call, John McFee, John Ciambotti</i>) - 2:24</div><div>17.Mr. Moon (<i>Alex Call</i>) - 2:49</div><div>18.Love Is Gone (<i>Alex Call</i>) - 2:31</div><div>19.Mitch's Tune (<i>Alex Call, Mitch Howie</i>) - 3:12</div><div>20.Sunny Mexico (<i>Alex Call</i>) - 2:06</div><div>21.If I Had My Way (<i>Rev. Gary Davis</i>) - 3:07</div><div>Tracks 1-10 from "Clover" released 1970</div><div>Tracks 11-21 from "Fourty Niner" released 1971</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Clover</b></div><div>*lex Call - Guitar, Liner Notes, Piano, Vocals</div><div>*ohn Ciambotti - Bass, Guiro, Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*itch Howie - Drums</div><div>*John McFee - Guitar, Organ, Pedal Steel, Piano, Vocals </div><div><b><i>With</i></b></div><div>*Bruce Campbell - Banjo</div><div>*Ed Bogas - Fiddle, Guitar, Marimba, Organ, Piano, Producer</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/e2948950">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/CloVerForNin">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-18999903866820968382024-03-01T06:39:00.023+02:002024-03-01T06:39:00.135+02:00Aunt Mary - Janus (1973 norway, tremendous prog rock, 2022 digipak remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkWgK7B7taIuNlG0nnFptXk5AGwl2HDyfYg6vFTseSQ-XhyphenhyphencgCjUH1X77oiqV4_dwEBlIlBa_sS-OrraasURRladeDXE4DNmexMBEAqcqNhv3I5sg0sKPFVoJ6Bdm3fG1Y86lwPWCmoCEVg8jXNn9cD-xgf6cGsZrGcImL2IeTn0xmYOlP4P5bkea6H8/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1000" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkWgK7B7taIuNlG0nnFptXk5AGwl2HDyfYg6vFTseSQ-XhyphenhyphencgCjUH1X77oiqV4_dwEBlIlBa_sS-OrraasURRladeDXE4DNmexMBEAqcqNhv3I5sg0sKPFVoJ6Bdm3fG1Y86lwPWCmoCEVg8jXNn9cD-xgf6cGsZrGcImL2IeTn0xmYOlP4P5bkea6H8/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dztuFDxwmI70uwreDUlsgxDUNTnf66eEK9opbb_4fKdo8piEtUemQBJbYHacsgzsdZfZhNMogp1A6s9RYjljw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Janus (the name of the guardian god of duality, the beginnings, the gates, with two different faces in Greek-Roman mythology, the month of January is named for Janus), is the third -and some say best- album by this great Norwegian band is a rarity and much sought-after among collectors of 70s progressive rock, both for its excellent musical content as well as its cover art. The first three tracks flow together as a kind of musical suite that is over 12 minutes long, and in which the musicians mix hard-rock with inspired progressive inflections. The captivating, guitar-heavy and bluesy style of Bjorn Christiansen plays a leading role, weaving aural tapestries with the moog and organ playing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPBqn0n3BZzdf8TIqnDxd5AXqQaz08QR73EiUk3YyCusgswGccRaXD9iG0m0hOoLfnaY6JclVOgHAtG7j6hPDVRs45BHW50c5ME_IWu3RsN-5SG8ych6y0vmcvu7jUfFBFuUt0UjJvss7vLh5G8umk8RgpTi9BAZLoiC6ZnSww0yaChMkUBHniGtAFeE/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPBqn0n3BZzdf8TIqnDxd5AXqQaz08QR73EiUk3YyCusgswGccRaXD9iG0m0hOoLfnaY6JclVOgHAtG7j6hPDVRs45BHW50c5ME_IWu3RsN-5SG8ych6y0vmcvu7jUfFBFuUt0UjJvss7vLh5G8umk8RgpTi9BAZLoiC6ZnSww0yaChMkUBHniGtAFeE/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Path Of Your Dream - 4:07</div><div>2. Mr. Kaye - 2:02</div><div>3. Nocturnal Voice - 6:07</div><div>4. For All Eternity - 6:54</div><div>5. Stumblin' Stone - 6:10</div><div>6. All We've Got To Do Is Dream - 2:53</div><div>7. Candles Of Heaven (<i>Bengt Jenssen, Bjørn Christiansen, Svein Gundersen</i>) - 5:27</div><div>8. What A Lovely Day (<i>Svein Gundersen</i>) - 5:16</div><div>All compositions by <i>Bjørn Christiansen, Svein Gundersen</i> except where noted</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Aunt Mary</b></div><div>*Bjoern Christiansen - Electric, Acoustic Guitars, Vocals</div><div>*Bengt Jenssen - Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Mini-moog</div><div>*Svein Gundersen - Bass, Vocal</div><div>*Kjetil Stensvik - Drums, Vocal</div><div><b><i>With</i></b></div><div>*Arnhoff Girls - Handclaps</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2011/01/aunt-mary-aunt-mary-1970-norwegian.html">1970 Aunt Mary - Aunt Mary (Japan 2020)</a> </div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2019/08/aunt-mary-loaded-1972-norway-stunning.html">1972 Aunt Mary - Loaded (2002 remaster and expanded)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/52f6af01">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/AuMarJan">Just Paste</a></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-10548562253259700442024-02-28T22:23:00.020+02:002024-02-28T22:23:00.140+02:00Sensory System - System (1974 denmark, solid blues based hard rock)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTMWIe0vlq-zLYQzywYXn7OGfQ4rKL1DKwbFLO27G6NUzstGIJYYvCrZ8MygJ1P5VWLkAQvbAjZPxf0eyBgqMXoTuGsAlPow3TRwfYK3oFlfj4pIpGRQj8PoRRbn3lJer-yfpnXWKYsRhJ5d6JkoPgdL1oS2pC7EHcQLudIkFMsVFUJgydfGZKGCOxY8/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTMWIe0vlq-zLYQzywYXn7OGfQ4rKL1DKwbFLO27G6NUzstGIJYYvCrZ8MygJ1P5VWLkAQvbAjZPxf0eyBgqMXoTuGsAlPow3TRwfYK3oFlfj4pIpGRQj8PoRRbn3lJer-yfpnXWKYsRhJ5d6JkoPgdL1oS2pC7EHcQLudIkFMsVFUJgydfGZKGCOxY8/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsZqiph0jQM5NVpkthDTHkmJDRyhLyH-OPTCbkGf1_O_VD5omnyjUd3yFZ5zN3qQYdd2zCrANyF4IRY6x8Ag' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Danish early 70’s rock/bluesrock band with a parallel German career using the bandname System. Started out playing in the early 70’s, recording their first album in 1972 though it wasn’t released until 1974, In 1973 the band toured in Norway and W.Germany. In the 1974 their debut album was finally released, in Denmark as by Sensory System titled “Sensory!” and in W.Germany as selftitled “System”.</div><div><br /></div><div>Their first album was partly recorded at Studio Maschen (just outside Hamburg) with the involvement of Achim Reichel. Sensory System played hard rock reminding me of the Alex Harvey Band and James Gang (and countless other “rock” groups, really). Massive amounts of electric guitar, creaky vocals and half-decent songs but never anything outstanding. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdiWNrMTTTSvjJcBefnnEN4gQF9QOd9Tb644w9fvOuNKh6Z1_RSOKv5g6hZYelJWposgNW6GlUfJwZWockRG_szOxcN8gCwY2Jp9jAjTZ9UeY96HBpCuxwWtnCZifq5RtMKKElSLGv0P0IpVHri5QOQdECXXV2HIhRSi41WqxFlt9-2DEnDAg6sZurEU/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdiWNrMTTTSvjJcBefnnEN4gQF9QOd9Tb644w9fvOuNKh6Z1_RSOKv5g6hZYelJWposgNW6GlUfJwZWockRG_szOxcN8gCwY2Jp9jAjTZ9UeY96HBpCuxwWtnCZifq5RtMKKElSLGv0P0IpVHri5QOQdECXXV2HIhRSi41WqxFlt9-2DEnDAg6sZurEU/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Red Man - 4:52</div><div>2. Never Knowing - 3:38</div><div>3. Experience, My Teacher - 5:58</div><div>4. While Nixon Plays The Piano - 5:05</div><div>5. Come On - 3:15</div><div>6. Biggan, Be Gone - 4:08</div><div>7. I'll Take You - 4:22</div><div>8. Winter's Over - 7:22</div><div>All songs by <i>Brian Burr-Philipp, Flemming Bjergby, Rene Wulff, Jørgen Werner</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>System</b></div><div>*Brian Burr-Philipp - Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Flemming Bjergby - Bass, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar</div><div>*Rene Wulff - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals</div><div>*Jørgen Werner - Guitar, Vocals </div><div><b><i>With</i></b></div><div>*Finn Ziegler - Violin</div><div>*Krishna Yarbrough - Guitar</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/d3d9e043">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/SenOrySysTem">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-41203384008488001602024-02-27T20:19:00.001+02:002024-02-28T10:29:58.784+02:00Michael Wendroff - Michael Wendroff (1973 us, magnificent folk soft rock)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-LpA3CMsHlvye9e4NHAM8qJVR_88ATwjy0ZR5ZzB92vzRm9s5LTivmB1iDuJDpPUkN2nMWwbITmVnnrj2musFpJqdWePtsj5uJgCIQSroFc2k8MPwWXKSZBY3DJt78OsUHzIrqcvIIqG-ZJkXGBPKYSfxAw8HP0Bq4ncQ7JvQ74ZkG909hQZsMKdlas/s1008/Front%20cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-LpA3CMsHlvye9e4NHAM8qJVR_88ATwjy0ZR5ZzB92vzRm9s5LTivmB1iDuJDpPUkN2nMWwbITmVnnrj2musFpJqdWePtsj5uJgCIQSroFc2k8MPwWXKSZBY3DJt78OsUHzIrqcvIIqG-ZJkXGBPKYSfxAw8HP0Bq4ncQ7JvQ74ZkG909hQZsMKdlas/s320/Front%20cover%20copy.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3KzQN-l3kgdo0W0qJoHAZbznCMP7EgHCp6bwhakQWAOFw5hKvG3F_iYoYPyhG87X_F_PLq7xzNZMKHfEY1A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Michael Wendroff began his musical career performing on the streets, alleys, and subway stations of New York. He also endured the long, cold nights in New York by working in an a cappella group that created amazing music using only the sound of his voice and two fingers hitting together.Τhe group he was a member of, "The Holidays", caught the eye of a record company and signed a recording contract. This happened when Michael was 16 years old. </div><div><br /></div><div>Around that time, Michael began learning the guitar and became involved in the explosively growing folk scene centered in Greenwich Village, where he met Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Eric Anderson, and Phil Ochs. In addition to listening to Ochs' music, he also performs his own songs. While attending Queen's College, Michael formed a rock group called "Sly Boots" with his friend David Greenberg and performed mainly his own songs. Οne day, Michael visited the Record Plant studio in New York to record (Notes On A Journey), which was scheduled to be released by Records, and while looking around the building, he discovered Jimi Hendrix recording a guitar solo. Jimmy asks Michael, who unexpectedly attends the session recording, which is the best, after playing three different solos, and they both agree that the second one was the best. Michael was mesmerized. Jimmy's solo, -which he enjoyed-, is included in "All Along the Watchtower." </div><div><br /></div><div>After graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in sociology, another fateful encounter approaches Michael. He produces Van Morrison's legendary album (Astral Weeks), Lewis Merenstein showed interest in his music and introduced Michael to Buddha Records president Neil Bogart. Neil immediately signed Michael to a long-term contract and released three albums, "Michael Wendroff" 1973, "Southpaw" 1974, and "Recorded Live" 1976, all produced by Merenstein. In addition, French/Moroccan hard rock band Les Variations Co-produced Sion's album (Caf é de Paris) with Merenstein, was in charge of lyrics for Ray Charles' "Just Because " , and was the backing vocalist for Lou Reed's "Sally Can't Dance" We are expanding our activities in many ways, including participating in and co-mixing “Coney Island Baby.”</div><div><br /></div><div>After leaving Buddah Records, Michael worked with various musicians in Woodstock, New York, while composing many songs on the piano . It is contained in the beautiful 1978 album "Kiss The World Goodbye" (Ariola America Records), created in a small villa in Woodstock and Michael's apartment in Brooklyn Heights. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQrWGGOtUK8Q2Der8Xglq4emjwgSp-AALk43Xh11qUVFtsNbSMGjQaBV9rRS7IOskdhXE5tDJFU-vMqSCi99EnfhwXajRtQqrY_KUsmztYqxTlMVIlJ5CstR2xwXGpQml7z_aylPHhbc00W_gsNDRyc2EeTP-XwmTohBGPBKDY2aCSUVG5GgoAi9tqRs/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQrWGGOtUK8Q2Der8Xglq4emjwgSp-AALk43Xh11qUVFtsNbSMGjQaBV9rRS7IOskdhXE5tDJFU-vMqSCi99EnfhwXajRtQqrY_KUsmztYqxTlMVIlJ5CstR2xwXGpQml7z_aylPHhbc00W_gsNDRyc2EeTP-XwmTohBGPBKDY2aCSUVG5GgoAi9tqRs/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1 On The Highway - 5:22</div><div>2 Now That You’ve Found Out - 3:51</div><div>3 Louise - 3:23</div><div>4 I’m Alright-You’re Alright - 3:58</div><div>5 A Different Place - 3:58</div><div>6 You Two - 3:09</div><div>7 I Was Trying - 3:16</div><div>8 Notes On A Journey East - 3:37</div><div>9 You Deserve Delicate Treatment (Donna) (<i>Michael Wendroff, Garry Halpern</i>) - 3:09</div><div>10. Acapella - 4:19</div><div>All sons by <i>Michael Wendroff</i> except where indicated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Musicians</b></div><div>*Michael Wendroff - Vocals</div><div>*Kirk Hamilton - Bass<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Rick Marotta - Drums<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Bob Mann - Guitar<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*David Spinozza - Guitar<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Hugh McCracken - Guitar<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Don Grolnick - Keyboards<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Eric Kihss - Keyboards<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Frank Owens - Keyboards<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Michael Brecker - Sax<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Barry Rogers - Trombone<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Randy Brecker - Trumpet<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>*Jim Maelen - Percussion<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/7ca02083">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/MicWenOff">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-74378078363895840332024-02-26T19:26:00.000+02:002024-02-26T19:26:00.805+02:00Arc - ...At This (1971 uk, powerfull dual guitar classic rock with blues and prog shades, 2009 remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlmjP3f-SzMBfRUhkGAzmLvoLCTGtPQQlh7upkW3B1BHYmJpVdOGSjvrNtO9zi8kQBodnpS9X_7F88Efn90Be8hGhlP6uj47qngJjiUukT635cc-1MIND0dRBPIcHn2SPQ4q-txh6N716HpgYxLHk_KQSvVAAdSoxB8gYiCFohAjNUs9s5FY36FtvKAo/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlmjP3f-SzMBfRUhkGAzmLvoLCTGtPQQlh7upkW3B1BHYmJpVdOGSjvrNtO9zi8kQBodnpS9X_7F88Efn90Be8hGhlP6uj47qngJjiUukT635cc-1MIND0dRBPIcHn2SPQ4q-txh6N716HpgYxLHk_KQSvVAAdSoxB8gYiCFohAjNUs9s5FY36FtvKAo/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/slC8yJXORRw" width="460" youtube-src-id="slC8yJXORRw"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Arc formed when guitarist John Turnbull and keyboardist Micky Gallagher, both recently of Skip Bifferty, teamed with bassist/singer Tom Duffy and drummer David Montgomery.</div><div><br /></div><div>Turnbull and Gallagher first partnered up in 1966 when their respective bands, The Primitive Sect and The Chosen Few, merged into a new band, Skip Bifferty. That band endured itself to the psychedelic underground with three singles and a 1968 self-titled album on RCA Victor. Breaking from their management, they masqueraded as Heavy Jelly for the epic 1969 Island single “I Keep Singing That Same Old Song.” Later that year, the Bifferty camp split in two when bassist Colin Gibson and singer Graham Bell formed the short-lived Griffin.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1970, Turnbull and Gallagher recorded an album of covers by American singer/songwriter Tim Harding. (Though initially shelved, a 1972 single on Peacock Records acquitted two cuts, “Smugglin Man” and “Misty Roses,” under the name Turnbull and Arkwright.)</div><div><br /></div><div>The album features nine originals, eight co-written by Turnbull and Gallagher, including “Hello, Hello, Monday,” “Great Lager Street,” “Let Your Love Run Through,” “You’re In the Garden,” “Sophie’s Cat,” and “Four Times Eight.” Duffy contributed the second track on side one, “It’s Gonna Rain.”</div><div><br /></div><div>… at This is a self-produced effort. Gallagher plays guitar on select passages, in addition to piano and organ. The three writers share vocal duties. The cover sports a black-framed group photo, taken in a football field by Decca photographer David Wedgbury.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later in 1971, Montgomery cleared out for drummer Rob Tait, formerly of the Battered Ornaments and Pete Brown and Piblokto! He also played on recent albums by Kevin Ayers and Paul Korda.</div><div><i><a href="https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/arc/">Jazz•Rock•Soul</a></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshYm2pE5WY9qg8ngUH96IgcaPPypS3sbMSTob4MHAhlYy-sA6k3bFyI28ZqmV-mHHFCShcTHk8-6oAU0ORwEqgc25IdOz-wltpl9IodqwAzmZedpIwbsi1oBgwygU0_zwEqfrElwGszg_njKR9KsN2h1RNBCmb-_ViNvfqXJ2Vi7t1RHyXnDiyo8LfKo/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshYm2pE5WY9qg8ngUH96IgcaPPypS3sbMSTob4MHAhlYy-sA6k3bFyI28ZqmV-mHHFCShcTHk8-6oAU0ORwEqgc25IdOz-wltpl9IodqwAzmZedpIwbsi1oBgwygU0_zwEqfrElwGszg_njKR9KsN2h1RNBCmb-_ViNvfqXJ2Vi7t1RHyXnDiyo8LfKo/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Let Your Love Run Through - 4:54</div><div>2. It's Gonna Rain (<i>Tom Duffy</i>) - 4:08</div><div>3. Four Times Eight - 3:15</div><div>4. An Ear Ago - 4:29</div><div>5. Great Lager Street - 3:56</div><div>6. Hello, Hello, Monday - 7:11</div><div>7. Perfectly Happy Man - 5:56</div><div>8. Sophie's Cat - 3:07</div><div>9. You're In The Garden - 4:51</div><div>All songs by <i>John Turnbull, Mick Gallagher</i> except where indicated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Arc</b></div><div>*John Turnbull - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion</div><div>*Mick Gallagher - Vocals, Piano, Organ, Guitar</div><div>*Tom Duffy - Vocals, Bass</div><div>*David Montgomery - Drums, Percussion</div><div><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b></div></div>
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/03/skip-bifferty-story-of-skip-bifferty.html">1966-69 Skip Bifferty - The Story of Skip Bifferty (double disc edition) </a> <br /><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/12/brian-davison-every-which-way-1970-uk.html">1970 Brian Davison - Every Which Way (2010 edition)</a> <br /><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/04/bell-arc-bell-arc-1971-uk-excellent.html">1971 Bell And Arc - Bell + Arc </a><br /><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/02/graham-bell-graham-bell-1972-uk.html">1972 Graham Bell - Graham Bell (2016 korean remaster)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/cdb88728">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/ArCatThIs">Just Paste</a></div></div>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-71605296346669145722024-02-26T02:54:00.041+02:002024-02-26T02:54:00.136+02:00Thee Sixpence - Step By Step (1966-67 us, rough garage rock, Akarma issue)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWN8SZ8yNzG4w-KCZgFMApjE3pNMUPagL8k6yt0IZ-o49e_zEeYXN3HiiMoRQBOBItiLirNxzUjbFSD1WevMpNxTkKXn2QviXp2N4LDvi2u2ce6vAVluvSbzRD-8paEnYng7uN1Ey-WbUIQFRh8dgHnlmhNDFKXMyG1YEmOQ-Y3BE63Z3P7QpHika7m88/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1000" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWN8SZ8yNzG4w-KCZgFMApjE3pNMUPagL8k6yt0IZ-o49e_zEeYXN3HiiMoRQBOBItiLirNxzUjbFSD1WevMpNxTkKXn2QviXp2N4LDvi2u2ce6vAVluvSbzRD-8paEnYng7uN1Ey-WbUIQFRh8dgHnlmhNDFKXMyG1YEmOQ-Y3BE63Z3P7QpHika7m88/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2HlMhXVu5Js" width="460" youtube-src-id="2HlMhXVu5Js"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Thee Sixpence was a garage rock/psych band that released a few singles in 1966-7 before recording "Incense And Peppermints", changing their name to Strawberry Alarm Clock, and achieving a fluke #1 hit. Most of the key musicians in the latter band were members at least part of the time in Thee Sixpence.</div><div><br /></div><div>Beginning with "Long Days Care" b/w "Can't Explain" in the summer of 1966, Thee Sixpence went on to release a total of ten songs in roughly as many months. The last two of these, "The Birdman Of Alkatrash" b/w "Incense And Pepermints" [sic], were re-released by Uni after the band had changed their name to Strawberry Alarm Clock; the a- and b-sides of the record were also reversed, reflecting the rapidly growing popularity of the original single's b-side. All of Thee Sixpence's 45s were released on the small All American label, though at least one, "Fortune Teller" b/w "My Flash On You", was also released on Dot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Musically, Thee Sixpence was a rambunctious garage/punk band in the mold of the Leaves, the Standells, and early Love. In fact, the band recorded two of Arthur Lee's songs from Love's eponymous 1966 debut LP, "Can't Explain" and "My Flash On You". (Another Thee Sixpence recording, of "Hey Joe", may be seen as a de facto third Love cover.) The ten songs available by Thee Sixpence show obvious and remarkable progress over the band's short career; where their first single is exciting but just manages to hold things together, by the end Thee Sixpence was experimenting with daring arrangements, varied song structures, and much more assured playing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Along the way, Thee Sixpence also released a real lost psychedelic classic, the haunting, horrifying "In The Building". Strawberry Alarm Clock themselves rarely exceeded the weirdness of this piece, and although the recording is somewhat crude in a late-66 kind of way, "In The Building" benefits from its earnest, untutored performance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thee Sixpence eventually added Mark Weitz on keyboards, and the Strawberry Alarm Clock sound proper was borne. The band brought in Randy Seol on drums, and along with long-time members Ed King, Lee Freeman, and Gary Lovetro, the Clock was set and worldwide fame, not to mention further audacious musical explorations, were continued right under the noses of listeners everywhere.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="http://www.unwindwithsac.com/i/Thee-Sixpence#.UYc0zkqjvWo">TheSixpense</a></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_qUv1P4InsjCyZdnXjBDZ0V_YEmBm4-fLr-3drU3c1Tuy0Q-9cU1LtX_NxTWoTpjRIuG-AilLPCQgcmCGP7LkrKFYiB6yU6AG-NB2Ggt6fRw6KMYn2v2p-FDGHIn1lY0Z6jXyYpxOqfBtcG7hEitSCyAbuJLLjkwC4qNLF3AEUTXDU97GWCThYgxNSE/s1000/Disc%20copy1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_qUv1P4InsjCyZdnXjBDZ0V_YEmBm4-fLr-3drU3c1Tuy0Q-9cU1LtX_NxTWoTpjRIuG-AilLPCQgcmCGP7LkrKFYiB6yU6AG-NB2Ggt6fRw6KMYn2v2p-FDGHIn1lY0Z6jXyYpxOqfBtcG7hEitSCyAbuJLLjkwC4qNLF3AEUTXDU97GWCThYgxNSE/s320/Disc%20copy1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Long Days Care (<i>Gale Stedge</i>) - 2:01</div><div>2. Can't Explain (<i>Arthur Lee, John Echols, John Fleckenstein</i>) - 2:14</div><div>3. Fortune Teller (<i>Neville Minute</i>) - 2:17</div><div>4. My Flash On You (<i>Arthur Lee</i>) - 1:57</div><div>5. In The Building (<i>Gegast, Lamito</i>) - 2:58</div><div>6. Hey Joe (<i>Billy Roberts</i>) - 2:32</div><div>7. Heartfull Of Rain (<i>Bill Holmes</i>) - 2:15</div><div>8. First Plane Home (<i>Ray Davies</i>) - 1:57</div><div>9. Incense And Peppermints (<i>Ed King, John Carter, Mark Weitz, Tim Gilbert</i>) - 2:49</div><div>10.Birdman Of Alkatrash (<i>Mark Weitz</i>) - 2:11</div><div>11.The World's On Fire (<i>Bill Holme, Ed King, Mark Weitz</i>) - 8:25</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thee Sixpence</b></div><div>Lee Freeman - Lead Vocals (1,2,4,6,8), Rhythm Guitar (7,9-11), Harmonica (8)</div><div>Steve Rabe - Lead Guitar (1-6, 8)</div><div>Ed King - Rhythm Guitar (1-6,8), Lead Guitar (7,9-11)</div><div>Mike Luciano - Lead Vocals (3,5), Tambourine (1,6)</div><div>Gary Loverto - Bass</div><div>Gene Gunnels - Drums (1-9)</div><div>Greg Munford - Organ (7,9-11), Lead Vocals (9)</div><div>Mark Weitz - Lead Vocals (7, 10), Tambourine (10)</div><div>Randy Seol - Drums (10-11), Lead Vocals (11)</div><div>George Bunnell – Flute (11)</div><div>Randy Seol - Vibraphone (11)</div><div>George Bunnell – Bass (11)</div><div><b><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: blue;">Related Acts</span></b></div><div><a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2012/08/the-strawberry-alarm-clock-incense-and.html">1967 The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints (2011 sundazed issue)</a></div></div>
<a href="http://rockasteria.blogspot.gr/2011/07/strawberry-alarm-clock-wake-upits.html">1968 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Wake Up...It's Tomorrow</a><br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2015/02/strawberry-alarm-clock-world-in-sea.html">1968-69 Strawberry Alarm Clock - The World In A Sea Shell / Good Morning Starshine</a><br /><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2020/11/strawberry-alarm-clock-good-morning.html">1969 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Good Morning Starshine</a><br /><div><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2013/11/hunger-strictly-from-hunger-and-lost.html">1969 Hunger - Strictly From Hunger And The Lost Album (akarma edition)</a></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2019/12/hunger-strictly-from-hunger-1969-us.html">1969 Hunger - Strictly From Hunger (2018 three discs digi pak remaster)</a></div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/08/lynyrd-skynyrd-pronounced-leh-nerd-skin.html">1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (bonus tracks remastered issue)</a> <br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/08/lynyrd-skynyrd-second-helping-1974-us.html">1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping (24karat Gold CD and japan expanded edition)</a> <br />
<a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/08/lynyrd-skynyrd-nuthin-fancy-1975-us.html">1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Nuthin' Fancy (japan extra tracks issue)</a> </div><div><br />
</div><div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/3a39e557">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/SiXpEnSeStEp">Just Paste</a></div></div>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-648637287919398162024-02-24T06:49:00.041+02:002024-02-24T11:05:09.227+02:00Songs - Vertigo (1973-75 us, exceptional west coast acid folk psych rock, 2023 remaster)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4jQY78OOdcXyA1UCOp0I98LZU72Qsfe9Z6meyN5Sv-74PjiWI1uXUq39GGkacHj4ihvp0GJfRtgZiHMr3RezZoT1aPu7AdwOcYbE5Hj9tYyIzaUsHS7hlMNVuOpKyvd8CwlwMyi-j7UA_unKyf2Ri6t6Q_K2GjQk1u4Q01yMhL44WkM5GS55I6pMvWQ/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4jQY78OOdcXyA1UCOp0I98LZU72Qsfe9Z6meyN5Sv-74PjiWI1uXUq39GGkacHj4ihvp0GJfRtgZiHMr3RezZoT1aPu7AdwOcYbE5Hj9tYyIzaUsHS7hlMNVuOpKyvd8CwlwMyi-j7UA_unKyf2Ri6t6Q_K2GjQk1u4Q01yMhL44WkM5GS55I6pMvWQ/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QUhYeH3mTcY" width="460" youtube-src-id="QUhYeH3mTcY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Bob Hardy and Cristopher Quinn met at River Junior College in Sacramento in the late sixties and formed Good Medicine in 1969, with which they played in their area and on the radio. Years later they joined Tim Timmermanns in 1973 (drums, flute, guitar...) and created Songs. Bob played guitar, bass, synthesizer, and sang, and Christopher Quinn was lead vocals. This trio recorded these songs between 1973 and 1975, which are collected for the first time on an album, released by Guerssen with the generic title of "Vertigo". </div><div><br /></div><div>Already in the eighties, Chris and Bob were part of bands called The Impulse or The Power. Tim continued to collaborate with Craig Chaquico’s band and John Cipollina in the late seventies. Hardy is currently recording songs under the name Forth Dimension Meditations Sounds that you can hear on his bandcamp while he claims to recover his beginnings. The Songs album is remastered from the original tapes, with photo inserts and liner notes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Album begins with “Vertigo” between sound effects that lead us to a display of acoustics, powerful drums and enveloping vocals halfway between folk and acid rock with an abrasive guitar solo. Next, we hear “No Time Out For Blues” with Arthur Juncker on piano. Song with a notable presence of guitar plus voice dialogue with lysergic phrasing with the support of drums and bass. “Songs (for Chris)” follows with a moving piano entry plus synthesizer covering a passionate lead voice that is supported by the flute and the plucking of the acoustic. A more progressive part with flute solo is included. The side ends with “We Are” based on an atmospheric synthesizer and ethereal vocal games that fill the space with sound beauty with a rough guitar ending.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Too Much, Too Fast” with Bob Bryzandine on bass. A tough psychedelic song with powerful guitars, an intense solo, great voices, sound effects and sharp drums. It continues with the melodious “Song For Me” with acoustic guitar, voice and flute accompaniment. The drums incorporate a jazzy air that is perfectly complemented by the folk, vocal and instrumental arrangements. There is also no shortage of acid guitar phrasings that perfect, even more so, such a suggestive song. The album closes with “On This Day”, a sensitive framework of synthesizer, guitar plucks, effects and ethereal voices that are combined with great skill and abundance of emotion. A song that advances inexorably with the refined presence of the flute, the flowing lines of the synthesizers, the weightless vocal experiments, and the ingenious rhythm of the percussion.</div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Guerssen</span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZkC67d52lPzImWMwdjqykPOcskCbeodfuBSqfgj-82cq4ZtV6nZiIAe41yfkse59uIUqhCzmu93K4ldhEG_p5eEeooYTXrqAP-KBljWIQ_Osm-5ODOlACzNoGrS8dv8_NMofLGT4k6Unt84C_h5nZMETFNQbZfgHUt_bnB0DjJ3fKNqhwlF8whmoaxE/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZkC67d52lPzImWMwdjqykPOcskCbeodfuBSqfgj-82cq4ZtV6nZiIAe41yfkse59uIUqhCzmu93K4ldhEG_p5eEeooYTXrqAP-KBljWIQ_Osm-5ODOlACzNoGrS8dv8_NMofLGT4k6Unt84C_h5nZMETFNQbZfgHUt_bnB0DjJ3fKNqhwlF8whmoaxE/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Vertigo (<i>Craig Chaquico, Tim Timmermans</i>) - 3:41</div><div>2. No Time Out For Blues (<i>Arthur Juncker</i>) - 2:03</div><div>3. Songs (For Chris) - 4:14</div><div>4. We Are - 5:04</div><div>5. Too Much, Too Fast (<i>Chris Quinn, Bob Hardy</i>) - 5:07</div><div>6. Song For Me - 4:39</div><div>7. On This Day - 7:29</div><div>Songs written by <i>Tim Timmermans</i> except where stated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Musicians</b></div><div>*Christopher Quinn - Vocal</div><div>*Tim Timmermans - Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Drums, Piano, Vocal, Bells</div><div>*Bob Hardy - Electric Guitar, Bass, Vocal, Synthesizer, Effects</div><div>*Arthur Juncker - Piano</div><div>*Bob Byzandine - Bass</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Acts</span></b></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2024/02/stow-lake-flite-1970-71-us-impressive.html">1970-71 Stow Lake - Flite (2023 remaster)</a> </div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/12/asgard-for-asgard-1972-us-fascinating.html">1972 Asgard - For Asgard (2023 remaster)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/523bf0e7">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/SonGsvErtIgo">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-90036117388199645842024-02-23T10:23:00.025+02:002024-02-23T18:19:23.301+02:00Black Widow - The Ultimate Sacrifice (1969-1970 uk, terrific heavy psych prog rock, 2004 remaster and expanded edition)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3meXtBYnUOENK_Dc07CXt8_DoNkhCuBHP0Dnt_QnnbM-45JYpgVYPOQPXTHPnI8iERKIdZ6Km8lUDdt86bxEMlEp3duqlrZlmAo9MmdoKkxVKIngf10WdEDLwPkBkSuTnX6N8UrCcdhBcf2eMLA3BRccTlVmxPYvUC38zjznrjwJPWMv2H-05F9UB1Tg/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3meXtBYnUOENK_Dc07CXt8_DoNkhCuBHP0Dnt_QnnbM-45JYpgVYPOQPXTHPnI8iERKIdZ6Km8lUDdt86bxEMlEp3duqlrZlmAo9MmdoKkxVKIngf10WdEDLwPkBkSuTnX6N8UrCcdhBcf2eMLA3BRccTlVmxPYvUC38zjznrjwJPWMv2H-05F9UB1Tg/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='460' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-NDnh9_xxXOFr5fHuWtTkWER2sxmZk6VBAGJKuXhwDTWbBi2yvc8TEWbmAfxwv2YfP3lT14yZlvSpgkyj0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Black Widow may have enjoyed a reasonably long and defiantly varied career. But to anyone who cares, they will be remembered for just one song, "Come to the Sabbat" -- not a hit single, but a standout on a cheapo label compilation in the early '70s, and destined to live on for decades after the band. Naturally, the accompanying Sacrifice album has bounced along in its wake, first as an increasingly expensive vinyl collectors' item, more recently as a regular on the CD reissue circuit, and here it comes again, this time bearing more primal Black Widow than you could ever have dreamed of hearing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ultimate Sacrifice: One opens, naturally, with the original seven-song album. More fascinating, however, is the chance to hear five of the seven ("Way to Power" and "Attack of the Demon" are absent) in their original demo form, where they are revealed, if anything, to be even more dramatic than on the final vinyl. "In Ancient Days" in particular profits from the looseness of the performance, while "Come to the Sabbat" packs a feel of abandonment that makes the familiar version seem quite sedate. Of course, the bonus tracks are really only of interest if you truly worship the original record, and, once past "Come to the Sabbat," there probably aren't many people who feel that strongly. But the liners tell the band's tale well, the remastering is impressive, and if you're not doing anything next weekend, you might well want to drop by Black Widow's house. They've got somebody visiting, you know. In 2004, Castle reissued Sacrifice on CD with five bonus tracks, retitling it Ultimate Sacrifice: One.</div><div>by <b>Dave Thompson</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVx7SQxdRpw1ECDcFjB4PFTv2UHEsKR9YXVHDz7oNVmIaRphdJC56DnAjL2yEoLJdqJpNewdk2Mic8NZY0RyCMOB_e3n6lxVzQPAX-uTTwjlP6mta5Ci8agBBqCdHKoykMaTTfSJLfLAmSOzd3WL5FTqtjk5jQk-Yx1XyqP_3CRLqjGf_XdCbZ9UmJag/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVx7SQxdRpw1ECDcFjB4PFTv2UHEsKR9YXVHDz7oNVmIaRphdJC56DnAjL2yEoLJdqJpNewdk2Mic8NZY0RyCMOB_e3n6lxVzQPAX-uTTwjlP6mta5Ci8agBBqCdHKoykMaTTfSJLfLAmSOzd3WL5FTqtjk5jQk-Yx1XyqP_3CRLqjGf_XdCbZ9UmJag/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks </b></div><div>1. In Ancient Days - 7:36</div><div>2. Way To Power - 4:05</div><div>3. Come To The Sabbat - 4:51</div><div>4. Conjuration - 5:41</div><div>5. Seduction - 4:31</div><div>6. Attack Of The Demon - 3:48</div><div>7. Sacrifice - 11:09 - </div><div>8. In Ancient Days - 9:27</div><div>9. Come To The Sabbat - 4:07</div><div>10.Conjuration - 5:49</div><div>11.Seduction - 4:38</div><div>12.Sacrifice - 10:52</div><div>All songs by <i>Jim Gannon</i> except traks 3,9 co-written with <i>Clive Jones</i></div><div>Bonus Tracks Demo recordings 8-12</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Black Widow</b></div><div>*Bob Bond - Bass</div><div>*Jim Gannon - Lead, Spanish Guitars, Vibraphone, Vocals </div><div>*Kip Trevor - Lead Vocals, Guitar</div><div>*Clive Box - Drums, Percussion</div><div>*Zoot Taylor - Organ, Piano</div><div>*Clive Jones - Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Wind</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/08/black-widow-black-widow-1970-uk-good.html">1970 Black Widow - Black Widow (2014 remaster) </a> </div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Act</span></b></div><div><a href="https://rockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/02/pesky-gee-exclamation-mark-1969-uk.html">1969 Pesky Gee - Exclamation Mark (japan issue)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/952b6044">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/BlWiUlSac">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-21034170982684262622024-02-22T15:02:00.000+02:002024-02-22T15:02:08.053+02:00Shiva's Headband - Take Me To The Mountains..Plus (1969 us, remarkable mixture of country blues psych rock roots 'n' roll, 2006 reissue)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqjbDCTsSjLp9FMP4nBtNlWcCpnRFCUuJq1m7THvSczG7Y8yHAo0lxzUH2Mv3v7LU5hq7ihGqZBikWAzQ-VVPy_v0leSYwaZ-SleYrPhtSVBJsokH0O6b4uZVwqZHYPc39SMXQZcMplwNEPyPBZmKsbJR5B9x2KNTJqZngnOCA4rPc34eAIZMY7JW7JE/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1000" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqjbDCTsSjLp9FMP4nBtNlWcCpnRFCUuJq1m7THvSczG7Y8yHAo0lxzUH2Mv3v7LU5hq7ihGqZBikWAzQ-VVPy_v0leSYwaZ-SleYrPhtSVBJsokH0O6b4uZVwqZHYPc39SMXQZcMplwNEPyPBZmKsbJR5B9x2KNTJqZngnOCA4rPc34eAIZMY7JW7JE/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LZ8JjY_np50" width="460" youtube-src-id="LZ8JjY_np50"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Back in the '60s, when every town in America seemed to have its own burgeoning music scene, Austin was strangely quiet. Long before the city became filled with clubs and began its hosting of the SXSW music festival, there wasn't much happening on the cool Texas plateau. Not much at all -- save for one group that all but dominated the scene from the late '60s to the early '70s. </div><div><br /></div><div>That group was the eclectic, country-fried psychedelic outfit known as Shiva's Headband. Leader, violinist, guitarist, and vocalist Spencer Perskin was (and still is) the quintessential Austin hippie, who not only lobbied for city-based cultural support for local artists (and succeeded, by founding the Armadillo World Headquarters) but also put Austin on the world-wide music map with the release of Shiva's first major-label effort, Take Me to the Mountains on Capitol (the first ever major-label release by an Austin band). </div><div><br /></div><div>The album is formidable, and its influence on the "galactic cowboy" genre was as great as, say, Love's Forever Changes was to the West Coast rock scene. It laid the groundwork for psychedelic twang and brought the world's attention to the creatively diverse (yet firmly rooted) music that was beginning to blossom back in those Texas heyday. Unlike their peers the 13th Floor Elevators, Shiva's Headband never took off into the stratosphere completely, though. Their rock was honest country-rock all the way, but not to the point that it was ever just a pedestrian rehash. Songs like "My Baby" and "Kaleidescoptic" may feature sawing violin and Texas drawl, but there's no denying that their main trajectory is rock. </div><div>by <b>J. Scott McClintock</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrKsWbvxp2Yc9_aOXY7HAjUOVU8HU22WPzqpRP0sY0AC0L83Bgg2EBVnI8ieh_0ZeZ7KhyPMewhTkTaW6Ku_O4dtdF5BBff6Y0QIWVHtfFpUzSStEShFB0oTk0OXFiVSHZ_EkaVbnBhXsdPw0n7lJm4pk_HVcYMPzz8jO1LjXjlS79FGEf1rrSY_N4_4/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrKsWbvxp2Yc9_aOXY7HAjUOVU8HU22WPzqpRP0sY0AC0L83Bgg2EBVnI8ieh_0ZeZ7KhyPMewhTkTaW6Ku_O4dtdF5BBff6Y0QIWVHtfFpUzSStEShFB0oTk0OXFiVSHZ_EkaVbnBhXsdPw0n7lJm4pk_HVcYMPzz8jO1LjXjlS79FGEf1rrSY_N4_4/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. My Baby - 3:30</div><div>2. Take Me To The Mountains - 3:33</div><div>3. Homesick Armadillo Blues (<i>Susan Perskin</i>) - 2:37</div><div>4. Ripple (<i>Shawn Siegel)</i> - 3:55</div><div>5. Song For Peace - 4:31</div><div>6. Ebeneezer - 2:54</div><div>7. North Austin Strut - 3:01</div><div>8. Come With Me - 5:04</div><div>9. Good Time (<i>Kenny Parker</i>) - 2:59</div><div>10.Kaleidoscoptic - 3:30</div><div>11.Lose The Blues - 2:47</div><div>12.Lose The Blues - 4:55</div><div>13.Hi Love - 17:12</div><div>All songs by <i>Spencer Perskin</i> except where indicated</div><div>Bonus Tracks 11-13</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Shiva's Headband</b></div><div>*Spencer Perskin - Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Recorder </div><div>*Susan Perskin - Vocals</div><div>*Shawn Siegel - Keyboards, Vocals, Harpsichord, Kazoo (Tracks 1-10,12,13)</div><div>*Kenny Parker - Vocals, Guitar, Bass</div><div>*Robert Gladwin - Guitar, Bass (Tracks 1-10,12,13)</div><div>*Richard Finnell - Drums (Tracks 1-10,12,13)</div><div>*Jerry Barnet - Drums (Track 11)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2016/07/shivas-headband-coming-to-head-1971-us.html">1971 Shiva's Headband - Coming To A Head (Akarma 2004)</a> </div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2012/11/shivas-headband-psychedelic-yesterday.html">1977 Shiva's Headband - Psychedelic Yesterday (Akarma 2004)</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/9e564324">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/ShHeaTaMouIns">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380084716739328494.post-58980496510742000932024-02-19T23:18:00.000+02:002024-02-19T23:18:12.161+02:00The Blue Jays - Nascence (1970 us, awesome funky groovy brass rock)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09nJwzSjbbhf3zuBiS_Zys_xlk1mBBTTBwk2q2gjCvLNZUhmtrv9KxOyD3yFB69N7VbIcIM4HkpdfsfDhHpYWL5r7unAXA-xm4NMw2R8MiuLiN4gqBO0GhYz6tlDjtXBEv0s4x3J43D2p9ScHYtGEKd5vyFG6kk0dvdqiPmJ9nmO2azeQosvDDXt6lv8/s1000/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09nJwzSjbbhf3zuBiS_Zys_xlk1mBBTTBwk2q2gjCvLNZUhmtrv9KxOyD3yFB69N7VbIcIM4HkpdfsfDhHpYWL5r7unAXA-xm4NMw2R8MiuLiN4gqBO0GhYz6tlDjtXBEv0s4x3J43D2p9ScHYtGEKd5vyFG6kk0dvdqiPmJ9nmO2azeQosvDDXt6lv8/s320/Front%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/810WXMY3Igo" width="460" youtube-src-id="810WXMY3Igo"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blue Jays were a US band, their sole LP "Nascence" recorded November 1970 on Map City Label (same as Purple Image and Yesterday's Children). Funky rock record with "Wahka, Wahka" a downtempo and moody cut & "Independent Man" a midtempo, edgy, funky tune. Collector's item with the Supa good "What Do You Want From Me Woman" sampled by "Large Professor" for "Nas" Rapper "It Ain't Hard To Tell".An essential LP with superb gatefold cover. After this release they changed the name to White Water and released "Out Of The Darkness" in 1973 on RCA label. John Vastano former lead singer/song writer of the Blue Jays/White Water, passed away September 21, 2018. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNUIyO7FYh08zUJN38WHJJZ3Zg-izkm1UcPvkh82KpFuwNH1lgvFO71rM79QR9N-qIeCoh4nQrTZdhMi8gMgfjz47Z0JX-x9bzxkRkgAoNpjbi29zv1btOudc429ZwgEd8aprRik7JFRKzJbotXfYdUebooEd-evKLLDLkb9Vrc6ZFU1I7qQKgK18dZA/s1000/Disc%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNUIyO7FYh08zUJN38WHJJZ3Zg-izkm1UcPvkh82KpFuwNH1lgvFO71rM79QR9N-qIeCoh4nQrTZdhMi8gMgfjz47Z0JX-x9bzxkRkgAoNpjbi29zv1btOudc429ZwgEd8aprRik7JFRKzJbotXfYdUebooEd-evKLLDLkb9Vrc6ZFU1I7qQKgK18dZA/s320/Disc%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Tracks</b></div><div>1. Hey Little Lady - 3:37</div><div>2. What Do You Want From Me Woman - 3:40</div><div>3. Freedom - Where Have You Gone - 3:35</div><div>4. Reason To Cry - 4:06</div><div>5. Independant Man - 3:29</div><div>6. Wahka Wahka (<i>Dick Domane</i>) - 5:40</div><div>7. Jackson (<i>Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Leiber</i>) - 3:23</div><div>8. Beg Borrow And Steal - 3:08</div><div>9. Hard Thing To Accept - 3:13</div><div>All songs by John Vastano except where stated</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Blue Jays</b></div><div>*Bob Fiocco - Bass, Trombone</div><div>*Conrad Catalano - Drums, Percussion</div><div>*John Emma - Tenor, Alto Saxophones</div><div>*John Vastano - Guitar, Vocals</div><div>*Richard Domane - Organ, Trumpet</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Related Act</span></b></div><div><a href="http://therockasteria.blogspot.com/2023/11/white-water-out-of-darkness-1973-us.html">1973 White Water - Out Of The Darkness</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://controlc.com/b906c22b">Free Text</a></div><div><a href="https://justpaste.it/BluJaNaCe">Just Paste</a></div></div><p></p>Marioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521078254326011558noreply@blogger.com0