What Are You Listening To?

[Botch]

 

[Dennie]

At Last -- SACD

The Gene Harris/Scott Hamilton Quintet
with Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Harold Jones

1990/2004 Concord Jazz

“If anyone ever asks you what jazz is, words won’t do. Just play this music. The pulse, the flowing time that is the nurturing essence of jazz is distilled by Gene Harris, Herb Ellis, Harold Jones, and Ray Brown as they shape rhythm waves on which Scott Hamilton’s tenor glides, dives, and soars. And Gene Harris, when he solos, also rides the tides of the past as well as the powerful presence of the moment. Each of the players has a full, open, personal sound—and each always has sound in mind...It is being heralded as a lost art that has been rediscovered. But the guys on this date have never lost that art.”—Nat Hentoff (From the original 1990 liner notes)

Track listing

1. You Are My Sunshine
2. It Never Entered My Mind
3. After You've Gone
4. Lamp Is Low, The
5. At Last
6. Blues for Gene
7. I Fall in Love Too Easily
8. Some of These Days
9. Stairway to the Stars
10. Sittin' in the Sandtrap

Gene Harris (piano); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (double bass); Harold Jones (drums).

 

[Dennie]

in His Hands -- CD

Gene Harris

1997 Concord Records


The Devil's Music and the Lord's, September 28, 2000
By Tim Smith "Tim Smith" (Bonney Lake, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In His Hands (Audio CD)


Is this a jazz or gospel CD? The answer is: yes. Nothing challenging here, just some praiseworthy good times. If you have been fortunate enough to attend church meetings with keyboardists like the late (and greatly-missed) Gene Harris or Jack McDuff, then you know what much of the shouting is about at those big revival meetings. I'm a big Gene Harris fan and he was in fine form here, swinging particularly hard on "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "This Little Light of Mine" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." It's obvious that Gene loved and was comfortable with this music and these songs. The two biggest surprises for me (both pleasant) were "Amazing Grace" and "(Jesus Keeps Me) Near the Cross". When I first heard "Amazing Grace", I was sure it was Ray Charles. Vocalist Curtis Stigers does a beautifully soulful job on this timeless classic while Gene plays some very bluesy piano. "(Jesus Keeps Me) Near the Cross" is a duet between McDuff and Harris that brought back memories of my childhood. I was taken back to the days when I would be home from school and my mother would listen to Gospel radio all morning while she did her chores. How I would have liked to have heard Gene play "The Old Rugged Cross"!

When I first listened to this CD, I was slightly disappointed and nearly gave it only three stars. After a few more listens I realized, however, that the disappointment was due to my preconceived notions of what I thought the CD would be like. Once I accepted it for what Gene wanted it to be and not what I thought it would be, I grew to like it. Now, I listen to it quite often.

If you are under the impression Pauly, that Gospel music is boring or that jazz can't be done reverently, give this a listen and see if maybe your opinion doesn't change.

Track listing

1. Lean On Me
2. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
3. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
4. Everyhting Must Change
5. Amazing Grace
6. Lord I've Tried
7. Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross
8. This Little Light Of Mine
9. Operator
10. His Eye Is On The Sparrow
11. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
12. Granpa's Hands

 

[Dennie]

Blow By Blow -- Remastered CD

Jeff Beck

1773/2001 Epic Records

Amazon.com

His guitar-slinging contributions to the Yardbirds having dwarfed those of Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page, Mrs. Beck's bad boy spent the next several years playing blues-rock (the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart), soul-rock (the second edition of that band), and leading a power trio. Then, he made this all-instrumental album, which was a huge 1975 success. Produced by George Martin, the nine-song session finds Beck fronting a keyboards-bass-drums outfit, augmented by some tastefully unobtrusive string arrangements. Call it a jazz-fusion album at your own risk. While Beck's playing is less in-your-face than his previous efforts, all the fierce attack, thick tone, microtonal bends, distortion, feedback, vibrato, sustain, sonic hoodoo, and rhythmic and harmonic creativity that the man's fans have come to know and love can be heard here. "Freeway Jam" boasts the most memorable melody and thus remains a Classic Rock staple to this day. "Cause We've Ended As Lovers"--written by Stevie Wonder--is Beck's gorgeous tribute to one of his own guitar-heroes, the now-deceased Roy Buchanan. --Don Waller

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "You Know What I Mean" Jeff Beck, Max Middleton 4:05
2. "She's A Woman" John Lennon and Paul McCartney 4:31
3. "Constipated Duck" Jeff Beck 2:48
4. "Air Blower" Beck, Middleton, Phil Chen, Richard Bailey 5:09
5. "Scatterbrain" Jeff Beck, Max Middleton 5:39
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" Stevie Wonder 5:52
2. "Thelonius" Stevie Wonder 3:16
3. "Freeway Jam" Max Middleton 4:58
4. "Diamond Dust" Bernie Holland 8:26

One of my all time favorite Jeff Beck albums!!

You Sir, have great taste in music! :bow-blue:


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

All For You - A Dedication to the Nat "King" Cole Trio -- CD

Diana Krall

1996 GRP Records

Amazon.com essential recording

All for You is a tribute to the Nat "King" Cole Trio of the 1940s, when Cole performed as both a singer and a pianist. Krall, like her heroes Lena Horne and Carmen McRae, is also a singer-pianist, and she plays both roles on most of the songs here. She's able to link her singing to her piano playing in sympathetic ways and projects tremendous feeling through both. Like Cole in the '40s, Krall plays with a drummerless trio--here with guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller. Their sense of intimate rapport is especially valuable on ballads such as "You Call It Madness" and "I'm Thru with Love," but also allows such uptempo tunes as "Hit That Jive Jack" to swing with surprising lightness. --Geoffrey Himes

1. "I'm an Errand Girl for Rhythm" (Nat King Cole) – 2:55
2. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 4:07
3. "You Call It Madness" (Russ Columbo, Con Conrad, Gladys Dubois, Paul Gregory) – 4:57
4. "Frim Fram Sauce" (Redd Evans, Joe Ricardel) – 5:01
5. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 6:27
6. "Baby Baby All the Time" (Bobby Troup) – 5:56
7. "Hit That Jive Jack" (John Alston, Skeets Tolbert) – 4:16
8. "You're Looking at Me" (Troup) – 5:55
9. "I'm Thru with Love" (Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck) – 4:26
10. "Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 5:52
11. "A Blossom Fell" (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John) – 5:15
12. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 4:55
13. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) (Bonus Track)

 

[Dennie]

Now... You Sir, have expensive taste in music!! :bow-blue: :text-lol:

Isn't that the SACD you are trying to sneak past us? ....... :angry-tappingfoot:

Didn't you have to pay off your house, before you could afford it? ...... :laughing-rolling:


Good stuff!!! :text-bravo:



Dennie :eusa-clap:

 

[Botch]

Busted....

 

[Dennie]

Some Of My Best Friends are... Piano Players -- CD

Ray Brown

1995 Telarc Jazz

Ray Brown, August 25, 2007
By David M. Perry (Stamford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Some of My Best Friends Are (Audio CD)

This series of "My Best Friends are..." by legendary bassist Ray Brown are some of the finest jazz recordings around. These are the "Old School" type of jazz arrangements--just Ray, a drummer, Lewis Nash, and five of the finest jazz pianists around, each playing a few tunes with Ray. The pianst "friends" are Benny Green, Ahmed Jamal, Geoff Keezer, Dado Moroni, and genius master Oscar Peterson. If you love jazz, add this to your collection. If you are a bass player, there is plenty to study and absorb, from cool walking bass lines to scintillating solos, plus a lot of the great standards. You can't go wrong with any of the "My Best Friends are..." recordings.

Track Listing
1. Bag's Groove - (featuring Ahmad Jamal)
2. Love Walked In - (featuring Ahmad Jamal)
3. St. Louis Blues - (featuring Ahmad Jamal)
4. Lover - (featuring Benny Green)
5. Just a Gigolo - (featuring Benny Green)
6. Ray of Light - (featuring Benny Green)
7. Giant Steps - (featuring Dado Moroni)
8. My Romance - (featuring Dado Moroni)
9. Close Your Eyes - (featuring Geoff Keezer)
10. St. Tropez - (featuring Oscar Peterson)
11. How Come You Do Me? - (featuring Oscar Peterson)

 

[Dennie]

Busted....

Yeah you are... Mister..... :angry-tappingfoot:

Just because I'm not paying attention, doesn't mean I'm not paying attention. :character-oldtimer:

Although for Taste, you've scored high in my book! :handgestures-thumbup:


Dennie :text-bravo:

 

[Dennie]

Almost Famous - Music From The Motion Picture -- CD

Various Great Artists

2000 Dreamworks

Amazon.com

Writer-director Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Say Anything, Singles) was a teenager when Rolling Stone magazine sent him out to write cover stories in the 1970s. Nearly 30 years later, Crowe tells the tale in satisfying fashion and extensive detail with Almost Famous, accompanied by a soundtrack that accurately reflects the time of his trial by fire. Led Zeppelin have never before licensed a performance to a soundtrack, so "That's the Way" earns the distinction. A live version of Lou Reed's "Waiting for the Man" performed by David Bowie in 1972 typifies the emerging underground glam movement. Classic rock from Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and Yes fill things out. Cat Stevens's "The Wind" is rescued from the Timberland commercial. Nancy Wilson of Heart contributes the original score (one track, "Lucky Trumble," featured here) and a track by the fictitious hard-rock band Stillwater, whose "Fever Dog" sounds like a lost track from the hard-rock-guitar wars of the 1970s. Add in tracks by garage-rock faves the Seeds, soul strutter Clarence Carter, and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band and you've got an expansive collection of tunes to sift through. More than 50 songs are featured in the film. Next question: when's volume 2? --Rob O'Connor

Track listing

1. "America" - Simon & Garfunkle (03:37)
2. "Sparks" - The Who (03:49)
3. "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" - Todd Rundgren (03:52)
4. "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" - Yes (03:34)
5. "Feel Flows" - The Beach Boys (04:44)
6. "Fever Dog" - Stillwater (03:10)
7. "Every Picture Tells A Story" - Rod Stewart (05:56)
8. "Mr. Farmer" - The Seeds (02:52)
9. "One Way Out" - The Allman Brothers Band (04:59)
10. "Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd (05:57)
11. "That's The Way" - Led Zeppelin (05:37)
12. "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John (06:16)
13. "Lucky Trumble" - Nancy Wilson (02:42)
14. "I'm Waiting For The Man" - David Bowie (05:43)
15. "The Wind" - Cat Stevens (01:41)
16. "Slip Away" - Clarence Carter (02:32)
17. "Something In The Air" - Thunderclap Newman (03:55)

 

[Dennie]

Reflections - Carly Simon's Greatest Hits -- Remastered CD

Carly Simon

2004 Arista Records

This is the first career-spanning, multi-label single disc compilation of her career, including hits from Elektra, Arista, etc.

20 songs- every one of Carly’s top Billboard charting hits Digitally Remastered directly from the master tapes.

First single disc multi-label compilation ever!

One of music’s most influential and cherished singer/songwriters, Carly Simon has recorded and released over 25 albums and is internationally renowned as a versatile artist who is consistently breaking new ground.

Grammy and Oscar winner, her experiences in life, love and motherhood and her strive for success have translated into several of the most memorable hit songs ever recorded.

Various musicians such as Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Tori Amos, and Mandy Moore have recently covered some of Carly’s songs.

Extensive CD booklet with introduction by Carly Simon!

Includes rare photos and complete essay by Stephen Davis on Carly’s illustrious career.

The album runs roughly in chronological order. Years in parentheses indicate the year of release of each song as a single.

"That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (1971) (C. Simon/J. Brackman) — 4:18
"Legend In Your Own Time" (1972) (C. Simon) — 3:46
"Anticipation" (1971) (C. Simon) — 3:22
"The Right Thing To Do" (1973) (C. Simon) — 3:00
"You're So Vain" (1972) (C. Simon) — 4:20
"Mockingbird" (1974) (with James Taylor) (Single Version) (C. Foxx/I. Foxx/J. Taylor) — 3:50
"Haven't Got Time For The Pain" (1974) (J. Brackman/C. Simon) — 3:55
"Nobody Does It Better" (1977) (C.B. Sager/M. Hamlisch) — 3:44
"You Belong To Me" (Single Version) (1978) (C. Simon/M. McDonald) — 3:14
"Jesse" (1980) (C. Simon/M. Mainieri) — 4:19
"Coming Around Again" (1986) (C. Simon) — 3:42
"Give Me All Night" (Single Version) (1987) (C. Simon/G. McMahon) — 4:04
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (1987) (Single Version) (C. Simon) — 4:27
"All I Want Is You" (1987) (A. Goldmark/C. Simon) — 3:59
"Let the River Run" (1989) (C. Simon) — 3:43
"Better Not Tell Her" (Single Version) (1990) (C. Simon) — 4:48
"Love Of My Life" (1992) (C. Simon) — 3:34
"Like A River" (Single Version) (1994) (C. Simon) — 4:48
"Touched By The Sun" (1994) (C. Simon) — 5:28
"Amity" (with Sally Taylor) (Alternate Mix) (C. Simon/S. Taylor) — 3:02

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening.....

Hell Freezes Over -- CD

Eagles

1994 Geffen Records

Amazon.com

Indeed, there were many who thought that it would take an event as cataclysmic as the one described in the album title to get these seminal '70s soft-rockers back together. But here they are, revisiting some of their most beloved tunes as well as four new ones, on this mostly live, largely acoustic disc. Frey, Henley, Walsh, Schmit, and Felder tackle iconic Eagles standards like "Hotel California," "Tequila Sunrise," "Take It Easy," "Desperado," and "Life in the Fast Lane" and new tunes like "Get Over It" and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" with the smoothly cocky assurance that originally made them icons. --Scott Schinder

1. Get Over It
2. Love Will Keep Us Alive
3. The Girl From Yesterday
4. Learn To Be Still
5. Tequila Sunrise
6. Hotel California
7. Wasted Time
8. Pretty Maids All In A Row
9. I Can't Tell You Why
10. New York Minute
11. The Last Resort
12. Take It Easy
13. In The City
14. Life In The Fast Lane
15. Desperado

 

[Dennie]

Fleetwood Mac -- CD

Fleetwood Mac

1975/1990 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com essential recording

With the "classic" Fleetwood Mac and departed guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer a fading memory, namesakes and rhythm section Mick Fleetwood (drums) and John McVie (bass), along with second generation survivor Christine McVie (vocals, keyboards), let go of their British blues heritage and linked with a failed Californian pop-rock duo, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. That move, born of desperation, yields this 1975 classic: unveiling a taut, well-oiled pop rock band boasting three distinctive singers and songwriters in Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie; Buckingham's extraordinary arrangements and versatile acoustic and electric guitars; and the undeniable horsepower of the founding fathers' rock-solid rhythm work. Buckingham's rave-ups, Nicks's sultry rock ballads, and Christine McVie's soulful, sunny pop form the template for Rumours, which would follow two years later. --Sam Sutherland

1. "Monday Morning" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 2:48
2. "Warm Ways" (Christine McVie) – 3:54
3. "Blue Letter" (Rick Curtis, Mike Curtis) – 2:41
4. "Rhiannon" (Stevie Nicks) – 4:11
5. "Over My Head" (C. McVie) – 3:38
6. "Crystal" (Nicks) – 5:14
7. "Say You Love Me" (C. McVie) – 4:11
8. "Landslide" (Nicks) – 3:19
9. "World Turning" (Buckingham, C. McVie) – 4:25
10. "Sugar Daddy" (C. McVie) – 4:10
11. "I'm So Afraid" (Buckingham) – 4:22

 

[Dennie]

Live at Blues Alley -- CD

Eva Cassidy

1998 Blix Street Records

Amazon.com

When Eva Cassidy is swinging her way through "Cheek to Cheek" and getting down and bluesy on "Stormy Monday" on this live set from 1996, it's nigh impossible not to get swept up in her voice's vast, barreling force. Her full range, though, becomes most obvious--and soul-shaking--on the slower side, as with Paul Simon's "Bridge over Troubled Water," Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Tall Trees in Georgia," and "What a Wonderful World." On these latter tunes, Cassidy's mix of aching clarity and rich warmth has a melting quality, speaking through the body to some evanescent presence that she seems to know all too well. She improbably makes Sting's "Fields of Gold" an emotional powerhouse just as easily as she makes Billie Holiday's "Fine and Mellow" an offhand declaration of feeling equal to nearly anything in the jazz vocal canon. In doing so she earns her place among the great singers--artists who could take any song and stamp it indelibly as their own. What Eva Cassidy had in her short life was an unbelievably perfect voice and a musical soul that grasped gospel, folk, blues, jazz, and all points in between as if they were mere stops on a single train ride. Alas, her ride ended in 1996, tragically early. --Andrew Bartlett

1. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) – 4:03
2. "Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 5:49
3. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 5:33
4. "Fine and Mellow" (Billie Holiday) – 4:03
5. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 3:36
6. "Blue Skies" (Berlin) – 2:37
7. "Tall Trees in Georgia" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 4:05
8. "Fields of Gold" (Sting) – 4:57
9. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 4:57
10. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller) – 3:14
11. "Take Me to the River" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) – 3:51
12. "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, David Weiss) – 5:50
13. "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" (Pete Seeger) – 4:46 [Studio recording]

 

[Orbison]

My dog barking. He hates thunderstorms.

 

[Dennie]

Look What I Did! - Anthology -- 2 CD Box Set

Joe Walsh

1995 MCA Records

Joe Walsh at his best!, January 6, 2004
By Gerry Lehn (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Look What I Did (Anthology) (Audio CD)

As with most anthology's, there's bound to be a few tracks missing. We all have our favorites, which sometimes miss the cut. "Confessor" is inexplicably absent, and there's no "Eagles" stuff here. All of that would require a third CD. No, J.W. is the number one attraction in all of these songs, as the collection highlights Walsh's tremendous, unmistakable guitar work, and lyrical creativity. One of the bright spots includes a full length version of "The Bomber". This 2 CD collection also includes a simple song - by - song review, in booklet form, by Joe himself, that is quite interesting, and adds a bit of explanation to many of the tunes.
If you're a new Joe Walsh fan, this collection is a perfect place to start, and if you're an aging boomer (like myself), these tunes will bring back memories, and possibly introduce you to a few worthwhile bits you overlooked. I'm a tough grader, and this is a "5".

Disc 1

1. "Tuning, Part 1" (James Fox, Bert DeCoteaux, Bill Szymczyk) – 0:40
2. "Take A Look Around" – 5:55
3. "Funk #48" (Walsh, Fox, Tom Kriss) – 2:46
4. "The Bomber (Original Complete Version)" (Walsh, Dale Peters, Fox, Vince Guaraldi, Ravel) – 7:02
5. "Tend My Garden" – 5:29
6. "Funk #49" (Walsh, Peters, Fox) – 3:56
7. "Ashes, The Rain & I" (Walsh, Peters) – 4:57
8. "Walk Away" – 3:33
9. "It's All the Same" – 4:11
10. "Midnight Man" – 3:29
11. "Here We Go" – 4:58
12. "Midnight Visitor" – 3:09
13. "Mother Says" – 5:53
14. "Turn To Stone" (Walsh, Terry Trebandt) – 5:15
15. "Comin' Down" – 1:52
16. "Meadows" – 4:37
17. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli) – 5:40

Disc 2

1. "Welcome To The Club" – 5:09
2. "All Night Laundry Mat Blues" – 1:00
3. "County Fair" – 6:44
4. "Help Me Thru The Night" – 3:37
5. "Life's Been Good" – 8:03
6. "Over And Over" – 4:49
7. "All Night Long" – 3:32
8. "A Life Of Illusion" – 3:30
9. "Theme From Island Weirdos" (Walsh, Vitale) – 3:20
10. "I Can Play That Rock & Roll" – 3:02
11. "I.L.B.T.'s" (Walsh, Vitale) – 2:52
12. "Space Age Whiz Kids" (Walsh, Vitale) – 3:41
13. "Rosewood Bitters" (Michael Stanley) – 3:28
14. "Shut Up" – 3:15
15. "Decades" – 12:13
16. "Song For A Dying Planet" – 2:01
17. "Ordinary Average Guy [Live]" – 6:03

 

[Dennie]

Country Super Hits -- CD

Various Artists

1994 Columbia Records

Track listing

1. Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
2. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
3. Country Boy - Ricky Scaggs/Ricky Skaggs
4. Ride, The - David Allan Coe
5. Devil Went Down to Georgia, The - Charlie Daniels
6. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
7. Chiseled in Stone - Vern Gosdin
8. Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) - Merle Haggard
9. Kiss You All Over - Exile
10. Next to You, Next to Me - Shenandoah

 

[heeman]

Look What I Did! - Anthology -- 2 CD Box Set

Joe Walsh

1995 MCA Records

Joe Walsh at his best!, January 6, 2004
By Gerry Lehn (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Look What I Did (Anthology) (Audio CD)

As with most anthology's, there's bound to be a few tracks missing. We all have our favorites, which sometimes miss the cut. "Confessor" is inexplicably absent, and there's no "Eagles" stuff here. All of that would require a third CD. No, J.W. is the number one attraction in all of these songs, as the collection highlights Walsh's tremendous, unmistakable guitar work, and lyrical creativity. One of the bright spots includes a full length version of "The Bomber". This 2 CD collection also includes a simple song - by - song review, in booklet form, by Joe himself, that is quite interesting, and adds a bit of explanation to many of the tunes.
If you're a new Joe Walsh fan, this collection is a perfect place to start, and if you're an aging boomer (like myself), these tunes will bring back memories, and possibly introduce you to a few worthwhile bits you overlooked. I'm a tough grader, and this is a "5".

Disc 1

1. "Tuning, Part 1" (James Fox, Bert DeCoteaux, Bill Szymczyk) – 0:40
2. "Take A Look Around" – 5:55
3. "Funk #48" (Walsh, Fox, Tom Kriss) – 2:46
4. "The Bomber (Original Complete Version)" (Walsh, Dale Peters, Fox, Vince Guaraldi, Ravel) – 7:02
5. "Tend My Garden" – 5:29
6. "Funk #49" (Walsh, Peters, Fox) – 3:56
7. "Ashes, The Rain & I" (Walsh, Peters) – 4:57
8. "Walk Away" – 3:33
9. "It's All the Same" – 4:11
10. "Midnight Man" – 3:29
11. "Here We Go" – 4:58
12. "Midnight Visitor" – 3:09
13. "Mother Says" – 5:53
14. "Turn To Stone" (Walsh, Terry Trebandt) – 5:15
15. "Comin' Down" – 1:52
16. "Meadows" – 4:37
17. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli) – 5:40

Disc 2

1. "Welcome To The Club" – 5:09
2. "All Night Laundry Mat Blues" – 1:00
3. "County Fair" – 6:44
4. "Help Me Thru The Night" – 3:37
5. "Life's Been Good" – 8:03
6. "Over And Over" – 4:49
7. "All Night Long" – 3:32
8. "A Life Of Illusion" – 3:30
9. "Theme From Island Weirdos" (Walsh, Vitale) – 3:20
10. "I Can Play That Rock & Roll" – 3:02
11. "I.L.B.T.'s" (Walsh, Vitale) – 2:52
12. "Space Age Whiz Kids" (Walsh, Vitale) – 3:41
13. "Rosewood Bitters" (Michael Stanley) – 3:28
14. "Shut Up" – 3:15
15. "Decades" – 12:13
16. "Song For A Dying Planet" – 2:01
17. "Ordinary Average Guy [Live]" – 6:03

Dennie,

Another one of my favorite artists, guitarist, vocalists!!!

I have a lot of his stuff, but not this one............it is now on my list!

I love Joe Walsh!!

Keith

 

[Dennie]

Greatest Hits -- CD

Ray Price

1985 Columbia Records

Crazy Arms, February 27, 2000
By Darlene Baxter (Paris Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ray Price'S Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Crazy Arms is the best of the best..Ray just keeps getting better,, Invitation to the blues,,Ive got a new Heartache.. City Lights..just a few of the jewels you get on this album,,all delivered in classic Ray Price style,, he is so versatile,he has a voice as clear as a bell and all the heart ache in his songs show through his voice,he will live forever in his music.. it is never date.. it is always excellent.this album is a must have for country collectors. .

Track Listing
1. Crazy Arms
2. You Done Me Wrong
3. City Lights
4. Invitation to the Blues
5. I've Got a New Heartache
6. Who'll Be the First
7. Heartaches by the Number
8. Same Old Me, The
9. Release Me
10. One More Time
11. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
12. I'll Be There (When You Get Lonely)

 

[Dennie]

Pretty Close To The Truth -- CD

Jim Lauderdale

1994 Atlantic Records

Jim Lauderdale did his share of label hopping in the 1990s, recording for Reprise and RCA, as well as Upstart/Rounder. Released in 1994, Pretty Close to the Truth was the first of two albums he provided for Atlantic. Some might wonder why an artist who was talented enough to write songs for the likes of Patty Loveless and George Strait did so much label hopping, and it came down to the fact that -- from a commercial standpoint -- he had too much integrity for his own good. Sure, Lauderdale could have taken the easy way out and tried to become just another radio-oriented Garth Brooks clone, but if he had done that, Pretty Close to the Truth would not have been half as interesting and heartfelt as it is. This CD isn't easy to categorize; is it Americana, roots rock, alternative country-rock? However you describe it, Pretty Close to the Truth is a diverse, unpredictable effort that draws on influences ranging from Merle Haggard to the Rolling Stones to classic soul. While the title song has a strong Stones influence and "This Is the Big Time" would not be out of place on a Dwight Yoakam album, the soul-minded "Why Do I Love You?" isn't unlike something Al Green would have recorded in the early 1970s -- take away the steel guitar and add a Memphis-style horn section, and you can easily imagine Green recording "Why Do I Love You?" for one of his Hi albums. In a perfect world, this album would have been a favorite at country radio. But, in 1994, Lauderdale was determined to do things his own way, and while that free-spirited attitude can frighten marketing people and radio programmers, it makes for a lot of first-class listening on Pretty Close to the Truth. ~ Alex Henderson

Track Listing
1. This Is the Big Time
2. I'm on Your Side
3. Why Do I Love You?
4. Divide and Conquer
5. Grace's Song
6. Run Like You
7. Can't Find Mary
8. Don't Trust Me
9. Three Way Conversation
10. Pretty Close to the Truth
11. When the Devil Starts Crying