Yellow moon by The Nevile brothers 1989 Music Review
This great album from 1989 with full audio to listen to
Track listing
"My Blood" (Daryl Johnson, Cyril Neville, Willie Green, Charles Moore) - 4:11
"Yellow Moon" (Aaron Neville) - 4:04
"Fire and Brimstone" (Link Wray) - 3:57
"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) - 3:43
"Sister Rosa" (Daryl Johnson, Cyril Neville, Charles Moore) - 3:29
"With God on Our Side" (Bob Dylan) - 6:37
"Wake Up" (Cyril Neville, Brian Stoltz, Willie Green) - 3:21
"Voodoo" (Aaron Neville, Daryl Johnson, Cyril Neville, Brian Stoltz, Willie Green) - 4:26
"The Ballad of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan) - 5:45
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (A. P. Carter) - 5:16
"Healing Chant" (Aaron Neville, Tony Hall, Cyril Neville, Brian Stoltz, Willie Green) - 4:34
"Wild Injuns" (Aaron Neville, Tony Hall, Cyril Neville, Brian Stoltz, Willie Green) - 3:17
Personnel
Aaron Neville - vocals, keyboards, percussion
Art Neville - vocals, keyboards
Charles Neville - saxophones, percussion, backing vocals
Cyril Neville - vocals, hand drums, percussion
Brian Stoltz - guitar
Tony Hall - bass, percussion, backing vocals
Willie Green - drums
Brian Eno - keyboards, sound effects, vocals on "A Change Is Gonna Come"
Daniel Lanois - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Malcolm Burn - keyboards, guitar
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - horns
Eric Kolb - keyboard programming
Kenyatta Simon and Kufaru Mouton - percussion on "My Blood"
Aashid Himmons and Terry Manual - keyboards on "Sister Rosa"Tracklist
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Loggins and Messina 2005 Concert
Loggins and Messina reunite and perform live in Concert Sittin In their debut album from the 70's
Live: Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl is a live compilation album (and eleventh overall release) by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in late 2005. It was recorded in Santa Barbara at one of the first performances of their reunion tour. The physical CD features thirteen tracks; however an online download-only version includes five additional tracks: "Sailin' the Wind", "Long Tail Cat", "Thinking of You", "Be Free", and "You Need a Man" which can also be heard (and seen) on the DVD release of the concert.[1]
Track listing
"Watching the River Run" (Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina) – 3:54
"House at Pooh Corner" (Loggins) – 4:16
"Listen to a Country Song/Holiday Hotel" (Messina, Al Garth) – 4:44
"Back to Georgia" (Loggins) – 3:19
"Trilogy: Lovin' Me/To Make a Woman Feel Wanted/Peace of Mind" (Loggins, Messina, Murray MacLeod) – 14:45
"Your Mama Don't Dance" (Loggins, Messina) – 3:38
"A Love Song" (Loggins, Donna Lyn George) – 2:23
"Same Old Wine" (Messina) – 8:02
"Changes" (Messina) – 5:17
"Vahevala" (Loggins, Dann Lottermoser) – 7:06
"Angry Eyes" (Loggins, Messina) – 7:54
"Nobody But You" (Messina) – 4:30
"Danny's Song" (Loggins) – 2:41
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Eden by Everything But The Girl 1984
My review of the debut by Everything But The Girl released in 1984
Includes the whole album at the end of my review
Track listing
No.
1. "Each and Every One" Tracey Thorn Ben Watt 2:48
2. "Bittersweet" Thorn 2:50
3. "Tender Blue" Watt 3:05
4. "Another Bridge" ThornWatt 2:13
5. "The Spice of Life" Thorn 3:30
6. "The Dustbowl" Thorn 1:39
7. "Crabwalk" Watt 2:02
8. "Even So" Thorn 3:24
9. "Frost and Fire" ThornWatt 2:31
10. "Fascination" Thorn 3:06
11. "I Must Confess" Watt 3:20
12. "Soft Touch" Watt 3:12
Personnel
Everything but the Girl
Tracey Thorn - vocals, acoustic guitar
Ben Watt - guitars, vocals, Hammond organ, piano, horn arrangements
Additional musicians
Simon Booth - guitar
Joao Bosco De Oliveira - percussion
Charles Hayward - drums
Chucho Merchán - double bass
Dick Pearce - flugelhorn
Nigel Nash - tenor saxophone
Pete King - alto saxophone
Technical
Mike Pela - engineering
Jane Fox - cover design
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The Neville Brothers
Great concert by New Orleans greats from Live At Tipitinas 19th June 1991
Setlist
The Neville Brothers Setlist
at Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, USA
Setlist
Hey Pocky Way / I Walk on Gilded Splinters
Voodoo
Mojo Hannah
Angola Bound
Yellow Moon
My Brother's Keeper
Everybody Plays the Fool
(The Main Ingredient cover)
House on the Hill
Bacuba
Junk Man
Brother Jake
Africa / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Shake Your Tambourine
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Different Game by The Zombies 2023
My music review of the new Zombies album released in 2023 61 years after their debut - includes the whole album for you to listen to
Different Game was released on 31 March 2023.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Rod Argent, except where noted.
Different Game
1. "Different Game" 4:57
2. "Dropped Reeling & Stupid" 3:52
3. "Rediscover" 3:58
4. "Runaway" 3:17
5. "You Could Be My Love" 3:48
6. "Merry-Go-Round" 4:24
7. "Love You While I Can" 3:18
8. "I Want to Fly" 4:16
9. "Got to Move On" 3:54
10. "The Sun Will Rise Again" Colin Blunstone 3:27
Personnel
The Zombies
Colin Blunstone - lead vocals
Rod Argent - keyboards, backing and lead vocals
Tom Toomey - guitar, backing vocals
Jim Rodford - bass, backing vocals
Steve Rodford - drums
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My Top 10 Music Albums For 1968
great year for music
here are a few honourable mentions and then my Top 10 albums for 1968
Here i a list of the music you will hear after my brief comment
(You Make Me feel Like) A natural Woman Aretha Franklin
Chelsea morning Fairport Convention
White Room Cream
The Weight The Band
Hope For happiness Soft machine
I’m A Mover Free
Dear Mary Steve Miller Band
Baron Saturday Pretty Things
The Chase/Mellowing Grey Family
Dear doctor Rolling Stones
Madame George Van Morrison
Babe I’m Gonna leave You Led Zeppelin
Gypsy Eyes/Burning Of The Midnight lamp Jimi hendrix Experience
Draft Morning The Byrds
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Taking My Time Bonnie Raitt 1973 music Review
My Review of this great album
The cover photo was taken in Union Station in Los Angeles.
Track listing
Side One
"You've Been in Love Too Long" (Ivy Hunter, Clarence Paul, William Stevenson) - 3:43
"I Gave My Love a Candle" (Joel Zoss) - 4:20
"Let Me In" (Yvonne Baker, Alphonso Howell, George Minor) - 3:38
"Everybody's Cryin' Mercy" (Mose Allison) - 3:29
"Cry Like a Rainstorm" (Eric Kaz) - 3:55
Side Two
"Wah She Go Do" (Calypso Rose) - 3:12
"I Feel the Same" (Chris Smither) - 4:40
"I Thought I Was a Child" (Jackson Browne) - 3:49
"Write Me a Few of Your Lines/Kokomo Blues" (Mississippi Fred McDowell) - 3:36
"Guilty" (Randy Newman) - 2:58
Personnel
Bonnie Raitt - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, bk vocs, handclapping, bottleneck guitar
Paul Barrere - electric guitar George Bohanon - trombone
Sam Clayton - congas Carol Farhat - handclapping
Glenn Ferris - horn Freebo - fretless bass, tuba, bk vocals
Lowell George - slide guitar Earl Palmer - drums
John Hall - electric guitar, background vocals, handclapping, mellotron
Bob Hardaway - horn Robert Hardaway - saxophone
Milt Holland - tabla, tambourine, timbales, claves, shaker
Carl Huston - handclapping Kirby Johnson - conductor
Jim Keltner - drums Marty Krystall - saxophone
Taj Mahal - harmonica, vocs, background vocals, acoustic bass
Van Dyke Parks - piano, keyboard, vocals, background vocals
Bill Payne - organ, piano, electric piano, vocals, background vocals
Joel Peskin - saxophone Nat Seligman - handclapping
Tony Terran - trumpet Oscar Brashear - trumpet
Bud Brisbois - trumpet Ernie Watts - soprano saxophone
Production
John Hall - producer John Haeny - engineer
Richard Heenan - mixing Arnie Acosta - mastering
Doug Sax - mastering Ed Cherney - remastering supervisor
Lee Herschberg - remastering Jo Motta - project coordinator
H George Bohanon - Kirby Johnson - horn arrangements
Tom Gamache - art direction, design
Sandy Kroopf - art direction, design, photography, back cover
Michael Dobo - photography, cover photo
You’ve Been In Love Too Long"
Girls, you've been in love too long
I said girls, you've been in love too long
When just his smile takes all your pain away
And you find yourself believin' whatever he may say
Now when he gets you cryin'
But your heart tells you Girl keep right on tryin'
You know Girls, you've been in love too long
(You're a fool for your baby)
Girls, you've been in love too long
(You're a fool for your baby)
When you accepted wrongs, just to share his kiss
Even your lonely nights, you know they're filled with happiness
You know Girl you're in trouble
You know your...heart is seein' double
Cuz when you're head tells you to run
But your heart tells you "Girl he's the only one..."
You know you have…been in love too long
Cuz when a week of loneliness can be erased with just one sweet caress
Girl...you've been in love too long
When his wrong looks right…though he always treats you bad
You find little excuses for all the sadness and abuses
"I Gave My Love A Candle"
I gave my love a candle
A promise at life
And I told 'm when my number comes up
Winds would fill the sky Me I'm fixin' to die
Moving down that same lonesome road
No I don't know why Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
You didn't have to fool me You didn't have to lie
My love comes 'ound like a thief in the night
But only love can make you cry
And we have walked side by side
Moving down that same lonesome road
No I don't know why Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Your love was like a diamond ride a wave
On a sea that calms my mind
Moving onward to a distant shore
Where the boats sail in a line
We have danced to a fateful rhyme
Moving down the same lonesome road
No I don't know why Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
You didn't have to fool me, no
You didn't have to lie If it all came out so ugly
It's only my love that could make you cry
And we have walked side by side
Moving down that same lonesome road
And I still don't know why
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye x2
Ooh ooh ooh Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Let Me In"
Let me in
I can see the dancin', (let me in)
The silhouettes on the shade (silhouettes)
I hear the music (music)
All the lovers on parade (oh)
Open up (let me in), I wanna come in again
I thought you were my friend
Pitter patter of those fee-ee-ee-ee-eet
Movin' and a-groovin' with that be-eat
Jumpin' and stompin' on the flo-o-o-o-oor
(Lemme in ) Let me in! (Open up.) Open up!
Why won't you open up that door? (Let me in.)
I hear (open up) music let me in (music)
I wanna come in again
Let me in (let me in), a-well I heard it just then
I thought you were my friend
Pitter patter of those feet Movin' and a-groovin' with that beat
Jumpin' and stompin' on the floor
(Lemme in.) Let me in!. (Open up.) Open up!
Why don't you open up that door? (Let me in.)
I-ah-I (open up) hear music, let me in (music)
Oh, I heard it just then. Let me in. (Let me in.)
I wanna come in again I thought you were my friend
Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy"
I don't believe the things I'm seein'
I've been wonderin' 'bout some things I've heard
Everybody's crying mercy
When they don't know the meaning of the word
A bad enough situation
Is sure enough getting worse
Everybody's crying justice
Just as soon as there's business first
Toe to toe, touch and go
Give a cheer and get your own souvenir
Well you know the people running round in circles
Don't know what they're headed for
Everybody's crying peace on earth
Just as soon as we win this war
Straight ahead, gotta knock em dead
So pack your kit, choose your own hypocrite
You don't have to go to off-Broadway
To see something plain absurd
Everybody's crying mercy
When they don't know the meaning of the word
Nobody knows the meaning of the word
Cry Like A Rainstorm"
Life isn't easy Love never lasts
You just carry on And keep moving fast
I turned off the highway Pulled into town
I'm fancy free darlin' And I've travelled round
Sometimes I'm up Sometimes I'm down
Tell me where can I run to Tell me how have I sinned
When you cry like a rainstorm And howl like the wind
So who shall I start with Tell me how to begin
When you cry like a rainstorm And howl like the wind
My thoughts are lost in memories That keep me free
Know if all the stars were shining
They would not help me see Don't you know that
Sometimes I'm up Most times down
Where can I run to Tell me how have I sinned
You cry like a rainstorm And you howl like the wind
Well my life isn't easy And my love never seems to last
So I'll keep on carrying on darlin' I'll just keep moving fast
I turned off the highway Pulled into town
And I'm still fancy free And I keep travellin' round
Sometimes I'm up Most times I'm down
Where can I run to Tell me how have I sinned
When you cry like a rainstorm And you howl like the wind
So who shall I start with Tell me how to begin
When you cry like a rainstorm And you howl like the wind
Cry like a rainstorm And you howl like the wind
"Wah She Go Do"
I could understand why a woman must have an outside man
I could understand why a woman must have an outside man
A man just wants to run like rat and have his wife to abide by that
Every night he's havin' a ball and when he reach home he ain't touching his wife at all
And if the woman says she's feelin' sexy (Wah She Go Do)
And the man says he's feelin' sleepy (Wah She Go Do)
An she's bawlin' "C'mon Doo doo" but this time it soft like soft candle
No satisfaction! So you see a woman must have an outside man
If you have a husband give him plenty of position
If he starts runnin' just laugh don't say anything
If he picks up an outside woman show him you can pick up two outside men
An that's the only way a woman should get some respect today
(Wah She Go Do) x2
Every woman they want and usin' we as a convenience
Then they turn an' say they can't trust a woman today
For days he ain't seen his home; the man goes and leaves his wife all alone
At the end when his head is bald; they go and don't know a woman never phone at all
An' if the man say "Lie down on de bed" (Wah She Go Do)
Then the man lays down as if he's dead (Wah She Go Do)
An she wantin' water in she tank. Yet de man so damn disobedient
No satisfaction! So you see a woman must have an outside man
I Feel The Same"
Say goodbye
'Well I know it's true
I know you're leaving me but I
'I'm leaving too
You won't forget me
'Or the sound of my name
Please believe me 'I feel the same
It seems so empty now
'Close the door
Ain't it hard to believe that you ever
' Lived this way before
All that nothing
' Causes all that pain
Please believe me I feel the same
Well this broken soul
'That I know a, a heart that's breakin'
You can't make it whole
'Until you know what has been taken
And all those pieces
'Uh that you find them all your own
I said goodbye 'Now you know it's true
You said you're leaving me, but honey I
'I'm leaving too You won't forget me
'Or the sound of my name
Please believe me 'I feel the same x2
"I Thought I Was A Child"
It's such a clever innocence with which you do your sorcery
As if somehow the years just bow and let that young girl go free
I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled
I thought I knew where I was going until I heard your laughter flowing
And came upon the wisdom in your eyes
Surprise--
I've spent my whole life running 'round
Chasing songs from town to town
Thinking I'd be free so long as I never let love slow me down
So lonely and so wild until you turned and smiled
By now I should have long been gone
But here I am still looking on
As if I didn't know which way to run
It's such a clever innocence with which you show myself to me
As if you know how it feels to never be who you wanted to be
I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled
I thought that I was free but I'm just one more prisoner of time
Alone within the boundaries of my mind
I thought I was a child
"Write Me a Few of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues"
When you get home baby
Write me a few of your lines
When you get home little baby
Write me a few of your lines
That'll be consolation
Lord Honey oh my worried mind
Left my baby
Standin' in the backdoor cryin'
Well I left my little baby
Standing in the backdoor cryin'
I never felt so sorry
Lord Honey till he said goodbye
Kokomo me baby
Kokomo me right Kokomo your mama
She'll be back tomorrow night
I'd like to cry in your arms tonight
Baby don't you wanna go?
Right on to Lemon Light City
Sweet home Kokomo
Go on down to the river baby
Goin' to sit down on the ground
Well I'm goin' down to the river baby
Goin' to sit down on the ground
And let the way of the water
Lord Honey wash my troubles down
Kokomo me baby
Kokomo me right Kokomo your mama
She'll be back tomorrow night
I gotta cry with you baby
Baby don't you wanna go?
Right on to Lemon Light City
Sweet home Kokomo
Guilty"
Yeah baby, I've been drinking
And I shouldn't come by I know
But I found myself in trouble darling
And I had no place else to go
Got some whiskey from a bar man
Got some cocaine from a friend
I just had to keep on moving
Till I was back in your arms again
Well I'm guilty, yeah I'm guilty
I'll be guilty for the rest of my life
How come I never do
What I'm supposed to do
Nothing that I try to do ever turns out right
Well you know how it is with me baby
You know I just can't stand myself
It takes a whole lot of medicine
For me to pretend to be somebody else
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Pretty Things Live Abbey Road Studios S F Sorrow 1998
First live performance of their classic album released in 1967 with guests Dvid Gilmour and Host Arthur Brown
The first rock opera ever. Hope the 13th Floor Elevators or somebody didn't beat them to it, or I'll really be flunked.
Track listing: 1) S. F. Sorrow Is Born; 2) Bracelets Of Fingers; 3) She Says Good Morning; 4) Private Sorrow; 5) Balloon Is Burning; 6) Death; 7) Baron Saturday; 8) The Journey; 9) I See You; 10) Well Of Destiny; 11) Trust; 12) Old Man Going; 13) Loneliest Person; [BONUS TRACKS:] 14) Defecting Grey; 15) Mr Evasion; 16) Talkin' About The Good Times; 17) Walking Through My Dreams.
I'm not getting into the discussion over whether S. F. Sorrow kicks the shit out of Tommy or whether Tommy bashes the chitlins out of S. F. Sorrow. It's clear that, since S. F. Sorrow came out first, Townshend was heavily influenced by the storyline and the concept in general; however, if you hear misguided rants about how S. F. Sorrow has no pretentions and no bombast as opposed to Pete's overbloated project, don't you go around believing it - this is an equally mystical and convoluted tale, with a plot that's even harder to guess, especially if you haven't read the story it is supposed to accompany, and while the subject matter of Sorrow is a wee bit more grounded (after all, the protagonist does have to deal with a lot of ordinary life problems before having his magical dream about Baron Saturday), the overall message is even less clear than that of Tommy. And that's all I'm gonna say. Draw your conclusions yourself after you've heard this.
But one thing's for certain - hear this you must, as it's undoubtedly the Great Lost Psychedelic album of the Sixties. The Pretties are really one unjustly forgotten band: having achieved no success with their gritty blend of R'n'B and having effectively reinvented themselves as one of swinging London's coolest psycho outfits, they achieved even less success. R'n'B fans naturally thought they were betrayed, and as for the new breed of hippies and loony Tolkienists, they didn't want no aliens, being perfectly happy when entertained by the likes of Barrett's Pink Floyd, Marc Bolan and the Soft Machine. As a result, S. F. Sorrow bypassed the public eye completely, and it's a shame.
It's not even that the album has a great load of melodies. It doesn't; none of the band members were perfect songwriters, and there ain't a single instantly memorable riff or a single absolutely smashing vocal melody on the record. It's the incredible, exciting atmosphere that one just has to soak in. To a certain extent, S. F. Sorrow takes a little bit of everything Britain was living on at the time: pop, psychedelia, hard rock, magic and mystery, illusions and naiveness, beauty and ugliness, whatever. In these songs I can feel everything that the Pretties were raised on - Beatlesque harmonies, Rolling Stones grittiness, Kinks humbleness, Hendrix guitars, and early Pink Floyd schizophrenia, and, what's more, lots of things that would follow on. Seems like the Who weren't the only band who got their clue from this record. Listen to the flute rhythms in 'Private Sorrow' and tell me this doesn't sound like vintage Jethro Tull. Listen to the aethereal chantings in 'Trust' and tell me Peter Gabriel didn't rip this off for a section in 'Supper's Ready'. Listen to 'Balloon Is Burning' and tell me this doesn't predict the chaotic jams of Yes. Listen to the 'love love love' chants on 'Bracelets Of Fingers' and tell me this doesn't render Freddie Mercury superfluous. Come on, you tell me all this and I'll just reply that you're not able to build up a solid historic perspective. :)
Anyway, in case you're just an unexperienced reader who doesn't know what the hell I'm talking about, here's the rub. S. F. Sorrow is a rock opera (concept album, whatever - one can make some nitpicks and say that since there are no clear differentiations between singer parties it ain't no opera, but well, that's just a nitpick), based on a short story by some author whose name I have forgotten. It tells about a guy named S. F. Sorrow who is very lonely all his life, has an unhappy romance, joins the army, ends up in America, gets disillusioned in life and then dreams of a certain Baron Saturday who leads him away to the Moon, which he used to dream of when he was a child, and shows him his true self. It all ends up rather sadly, with S. F. Sorrow just getting further disillusioned and spending the last days of his life in isolation and misery. In other words, Ray Davies (the 'little man' line) meets Pete Townshend (the 'mystery' line).
But to hell with the story. Like I said, it's just great fun to take this as a whole without bothering too much about the concept. A couple of the tracks are nothing more than dated psychedelic collages ('Well Of Destiny'), and a couple are rather primitive pop songs with rudimentary melodies ('She Says Good Mornings'), but every now and then the band falls upon a deep and rich psychedelic gold mine which, combined with their existent pop instincts, provides you with everything that, for instance, Syd Barrett could never provide you with. 'Bracelets Of Fingers', where S. F. Sorrow dreams of the moon, starts with some breathtaking accappella lines and goes from a heavenly chant to a wah-wah-driven rocker to a sitar-embellished mantra. 'Private Sorrow', as I already said, predicts Jethro Tull: the main melody, represented by a war march accompanied by a Celtic-sounding flute, is perhaps the most memorable moment on the album, and it brings such images to my mind as Tull rarely can - armies marching high up in the cold mountains, under a gray sky... wow, sorry for the lyrics. 'Death' is gloomy, dreary and sends shivers down your back. 'I See You' could threaten to conquer the world in its pomposity, if only 'hallucinogenous' didn't squeeze out from all of its openings. And 'Trust' is gorgeous beyond words, simply gorgeous beyond words. It's songs like that that really give 'psychedelic' a good name, apart from all the Beatles stuff, of course. Are you listening? Notice how the echo reprises everything Phil May chants out in that calm, awesome voice of his, too.
To diversify the picture, the band rocks out in a couple of places, notably on the shrill, frantic 'Baron Saturday' and the grizzly 'Old Man Going', and they certainly haven't lost any of the roughness of the early R'n'B days. But it's not the rocking out that really makes the record, no. If you want to summarize the Pretty Things at that stage of their career with just one phrase, it would be something like this: "The Pretty Things weren't the only band to go psychedelic after the Beatles showed the way, but they were the only band that were able to expand the theme of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' over the length of an entire album and get away with it'. 'Nuff said.
And don't forget to grab the re-issue, too: it adds four excellent bonus tracks, taken off the Pretties' psychedelic singles. 'Defecting Grey' in particular is a classic, one of the definining singles of its era: a multi-part psychedelic 'mini-suite' glued together from many pieces ranging from lightweight shuffles to backward sitar gimmicks to astral collages to heavy guitar freakouts. The others are no slouch, either.
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My Top 10 Songs for 1972
A look back at the songs that caught my ear on the radio way back in 1972 with audio
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2017 A Kind Revolution Promotion Video
Paul talks about how the album developed, his recording style and the input of the artists who added to the magic of the songs - A review here that i stole sums up this album and Paul Weller's styles
Curiously, and somewhat admirably, Paul Weller is one of the very few artists of his generation that actually makes one less bothered about what he did at the start of his career than what he does now. It’s 40 years since he first broke through with The Jam and In The City hit the record shelves, but unlike so many of his contemporaries who are only too happy to hit the anniversary trail with a tedious regularity (just wait for those 50th anniversary shows where one surviving member is propped up by youthful sidemen and a Zimmer frame), Weller has little truck with the past. As evidenced by the creative re-birth that started with 22 Dreams just under a decade ago, Woking’s most famous son has got on with the business of the here and now with one eye on the ticking clock and an ear open for new sounds.
Following on from the experimental nature of his previous three albums - works that rank among his very best material - A Kind Revolution initially presents itself at odds with its predecessors, yet repeated listens find a document that continues in a sequence of high quality control. So while the production isn’t as in-your-face as before, the flourishes that characterised those releases are here deployed to subtle effect on an album that’s only too happy to explore a variety of stylistic routes including blues, jazz, deep house and dub elements to make a surprisingly coherent and cohesive statement.
The opening one-two of ‘Woo Sé Mama’ and ‘Nova’ really do lull the listener into a false sense of security. Both up-tempo numbers rooted in soul and psychedelia - the latter makes nods to the Pink Floyd of swinging London - the playing and delivery is made by an artist and band clearly enjoying themselves but it’s what follows that truly grabs the attention.
The real core of the album is based around Weller taking a look at the world as he approaches his 60s and trying to make some sense of the turmoil, madness and instability that’s come to define the second decade of the 21st century. Crucially, these aren’t howls of rage but something more contemplative and meditative and, consequently, more memorable and affecting. Featuring Boy George on backing vocals, ‘One Tear’ evolves from a hybrid of influences including dub, house and funk into a deep groove that finds Weller raging against organized religion and the carnage that’s been wreaked in the name of God.
Equally affecting is ‘The Cranes Are Back’ wherein Weller tries to find hope in a desolate world that’s becoming increasingly desensitised to images of dead refugee children washed up on beaches. His optimism is palpable in the shape of cranes - both the birds and machines - that represent re-birth and regeneration. Not that he pretends to have any answers. ‘The Impossible Idea’ is a yearning for a better world but how we get there is anybody’s guess. And that’s not a cop out, but an admission of a world in chaos led by people with even less of a clue than those they’re supposed to be representing.
But what’s also remarkable about A Kind Revolution is Weller’s heightened sense of melodicism that translates as hope and so prevents the album falling into despair. Indeed, as displayed by ‘Hopper’, a track that wouldn’t feel out of place on a Super Furry Animals’ set list, sometimes all you can do is take some time out, kick back and watch the world go by.
Paul Weller may well be hampered by a particular image in the eyes of his detractors as much as his more conservative followers, but peel away the surface layers and you’re left with a restless artist with an itch that just needs constant scratching. And let’s hope it stays that way; with the past firmly behind him, Weller’s forward advance is something worth looking forward to whilst savouring a satisfying present.
My initial thoughts 2017
First impressions two standout tracks Satellite Kid and One Tear but a host of other great cuts in a variety of styles. Weller is always challenging himself to create something new and this album is no exception.
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David Byrne Live Union Chapekl 1983
Talking Heads fans - David Byrne solo Great concert
Setlist
Tracklist :
01:04 - (Nothing But) Flowers (Talking Heads)
06:10 - And She Was (Talking Heads)
10:34 - Once In A Lifetime (Talking Heads)
16:07 - God's Child
21:08 - The Great Intoxication
25:42 - Uni De Felice
28:40 - The Revolution
31:16 - Sax And Violins (Talking Heads)
37:24 - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads)
42:23 - What A Day That Was
49:43 - Like Humans Do
54:06 - UB Jesus
58:30 - Life During Wartime (Talking Heads)
01:04:28 - Lazy
01:11:01 - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
01:16:08 - Ausencia
01:20:04 - The Accident
01:23:21 - Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads)
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Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty from 1989
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This concert took place on 14th September 1967
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Jethro Tull Live Montreaux Jazz festival 2003
First 3 tracks from this magnificent live show by Jethro Tull
Live at Montreux 2003 is a video and a live album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 2007. It was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival where the band played in 2003. Track listing
DVD track listing
"Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You" (Anderson)
"Life Is a Long Song" (Anderson)
"Bourée" (Instrumental) (Anderson) (Version de Noël)
"With You There to Help Me"
"Pavane" (Instrumental) (Anderson)
"Empty Café" (Instrumental)(Barre, Noyce)
"Hunting Girl" (Anderson)
"Eurology" (Instrumental) (Giddings)
"Dot Com" (Anderson)
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Instrumental) (Anderson)
"Fat Man" (Anderson)
"Living in the Past" (Anderson)
"Nothing Is Easy" (Anderson)
"Beside Myself" (Anderson)
"My God" (Anderson)
"Budapest" (Anderson)
"New Jig" (Instrumental) (Giddings, Anderson)
"Aqualung" (includes "Band introduction")
(Encore) "Locomotive Breath" (includes "Black Sunday (reprise)")
"Cheerio" (Instrumental) (Anderson)
Personnel
Ian Anderson - vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin
Martin Barre - electric and acoustic guitar, flute
Andrew Giddings - keyboard, accordion
Doane Perry - drums, percussion
Jonathan Noyce - bass guitar, percussion
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Beggars Banquet by The rolling Stones 1968 music Review
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Does Anybody Relly Know What time It Is Chicago 1967
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