What Are You Listening To?

[Bob R]

I've been trying to find new groups to check out. The song "Somebody I used to Know" is getting a lot of air time on VH1/Palladian. A very haunting tune.

Turns out the CD is mighty fine all the way through. Solid recording for the "Chill Sound" crowd.

Making Mirrors

1. Making Mirrors
2. Easy Way Out
3. Somebody That I Used To Know
4. Eyes Wide Open
5. Smoke and Mirrors
6. I Feel Better
7. In Your Light
8. State of the Art
9. Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You
10. Giving Me A Chance
11. Save Me
12. Bronte

 

[Bob R]

Here's another CD with some kick azz Rock & Roll tunes. I'm gonna work my way back through their catalog.

Track Listing:
1. Lonely Boy
2. Dead And Gone
3. Gold on the Ceiling
4. Little Black Submarines
5. Money Maker
6. Run Right Back
7. Sister
8. Hell Of A Season
9. Stop Stop
10. Nova Baby
11. Mind Eraser

 

[Botch]

It's been 25 years... :shock:

 

[mazersteven]

1. Holding Back the Years
2. Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
3. The Right Thing
4. It's Only Love
5. A New Flame
6. You've Got It
7. If You Don't Know Me by Now
8. Stars
9. Something Got Me Started
10. Thrill Me
11. Your Mirror
12. For Your Babies
13. So Beautiful
14. Angel
15. Fairground

Simply Red are a British pop/soul band formed in 1984, who are best known for the hits "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)", "Holding Back the Years", and "Stars". The name tends to refer to Mick Hucknall, the founder and frontman, with the band line-up being somewhat fluid over the years.

The band grew out of the Manchester post-punk scene of the late 70s where Hucknall was a prominent presence with his band the Frantic Elevators. When that band folded in 1984 Hucknall teamed up with manager Elliot Rashman and assembled a group of session musicians, adopting the name Simply Red and signing to Elektra in 1985. Their first album Picture Book (1985) contained the huge hit singles "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" and "Holding Back the Years" (an old Frantic Elevators song). In all the smooth poppy sound of Simply Red was a huge departure from the punk style of Hucknall's first band.

 

[Dennie]

Unfinished Business -- Remastered CD

Danny Gatton

1989 NRG Records

John Heidt Vintage Guitar Magazine 2005....

Gatton's version of "Sleep Walk" here trumps all the others, even the original. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Product Description

Powerhouse Records is proud to offer another classic release in our "Guitarchives" series, a re-issue by the Legendary Danny Gatton. "Unfinished Business" was first released in 1987 for NRG Records and was Danny's last studio album before signing with Elektra Records in 1991.

The album is a typical Gatton eccelctic mix of Roadhouse/Honky Tonks style of American roots music; Blazing Country style Twangin' Instrumentals, Blues, Classic Swing Jazz, 50's style R&B, and timeless Ballads. In the mix of Gatton originals and Standards and Classics there are two bonus cuts: "Nit Pickin'" which was a Guitar Player Magazine soundpage from 1989, and did much to bring Danny's phenomenal Guitar playing to a wider International audience, and a previously un-released version of "Quiet Village" recorded in 1975 which later showed up on Danny's Major label debut album "88 Elmira St" on Elektra Records.

The album has been-re-mastered with a fat shimmering sound perfectly suited to enhance the sparkling "Twangy" Guitar sounds that are the Hallmark of the Danny Gatton Guitar sound.The re-designed package has new art work and a great cover photo of a very young Danny Gatton by Bob Berman as well as the original front cover art re-produced as the tray card art.

1. Cherokee
2. Lappin It Up
3. Melancholy Serenade
4. Nitpickin' *
5. Sky King
6. Homage to Charlie Christian
7. Sleepwalk
8. Fingers on Fire
9. Georgia on My Mind *
10. Notcho Blues

* Bonus Tracks

 

[Dennie]

Here's another CD with some kick azz Rock & Roll tunes. I'm gonna work my way back through their catalog.

Track Listing:
1. Lonely Boy
2. Dead And Gone
3. Gold on the Ceiling
4. Little Black Submarines
5. Money Maker
6. Run Right Back
7. Sister
8. Hell Of A Season
9. Stop Stop
10. Nova Baby
11. Mind Eraser

Thanks for the Heads up Bob. :handgestures-thumbup:
I've got a few of their older albums, but have not listened to them yet. Let us know what you think.


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Hasten Down The Wind -- 24k Gold CD

Linda Ronstadt

2009 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab - Ultradisc II

In addition to original material, Linda covers Patsy Cline's "Crazy" and Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" and emerges with sure-fire hits.

Released in the middle of the singer's prime output, 1976's Hasten Down The Wind is one of Linda Ronstadt's most powerful, mature and yes, adventuresome albums she was to undertake. Drawing on mostly ballads and using crafted arrangements to emphasize vocals (many featuring gorgeous a capella sections); never to-date had she delivered such a song-to-song concentration of emotion. Continuing to find her muses in writers as diverse as the late Warren Zevon ("Hasten Down The Wind"), Ry Cooder ("The Tattler"), Willie Nelson ("Crazy") and truly Karla Bonoff ("If He's Ever Near" and two of the strongest cuts: "Lose Again," "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"), this collection was the artist's first to go platinum and captured her a Grammy for the year's Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her cover of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day" charted at #11 on the Singles Chart, while "Crazy" peaked at #6. The album itself topped the Country Chart and went to #3 on Pop. Support comes from many of her regulars; Andrew Gold, Russ Kunkel, Waddy Wachtel, Kenny Edwards and Dan Dugmore plus guest harmony vocals on the title tune by Eagle Don Henley.


Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition - My Copy is # 2905
• 24 Karat Gold - Ultradisc II

Selections:
1. Lose Again
2. The Tattler
3. If He's Ever Near
4. That'll Be The Day
5. Lo Siento Mi Vida
6. Hasten Down The Wind
7. Rivers Of Babylon
8. Give One Heart
9. Try Me Again
10. Crazy
11. Down So Low
12. Someone To Lay Down Beside Me

 

[Dennie]

"Come On Home" -- CD

Boz Scaggs

1997 Virgin Records US

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Having sat most of the '80s out, Boz Scaggs returns in the mid-'90s as an urbane blues crooner, effectively bringing his music full circle from the sleek, disco-friendly pop of his '70s commercial zenith to the purer R&B of his late '60s debut. Come Home is a soulful valentine to the same models that informed that first outing, juxtaposing solid new originals against venerable songs from Jimmy Reed, Earl King Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Mitchell, and other blues and soul masters from Memphis, Texas, and Chicago. Scaggs, always a model of taste (who else could have produced disco hits that still sound stylish), juggles two blue-chip rhythm sections with strategic infusions of soulful brass, greasy organ, and Scaggs's own deep-fried guitar work sustaining the set's bluesy accents. --Sam Sutherland

"It All Went Down the Drain"
"Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' (But the Blues)"
"Don't Cry No More"
"Found Love"
"Come On Home"
"Picture of a Broken Heart"
"Love Letters"
"I've Got Your Love"
"Early in the Morning"
"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"
"T-Bone Shuffle"
"Sick and Tired"
"After Hours"
"Goodnight Louise"

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening....

Fuzzy Logic -- CD

David Benoit

2002 GRP records

Another giant step forward for Benoit, March 1, 2002
By Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Fuzzy Logic (Audio CD)

Picking up the thread he left with "Professional Dreamer", David Benoit pushes the mixture of music further forward, without losing the impact of his individual keyboard sound. On 3 of the tracks he has once again turned to the production work of Rick Braun, and each of the tracks adds a new element to the CD. Favourite of the Braun produced tracks is "You read my mind" where Braun offers the programming.Another element in the mix is that 2 of the tracks are produced by Stuart Wade of Down to the Bone.Both these tracks "Coming up for air" and "Tango in Barbados" are refreshingly different, the latter being a really jaunty workout, an interesting contrast with Benoit's work in the 80's and 90's.Of the self produced tracks, the title track is a good tune, with Benoit adding touches on Hammond B3.My two other favourites are John Barry's "Then the morning comes" with a touch of vibraphone from Larry Bunker, and "Reflections" on which there is an imaginative use of several instruments including a French Horn. All in all this is excellent,and has a depth that allows something new to emerge with every listening. If you haven't heard the "new" David Benoit this is a great place to start!

Track Listing
1. Snap!
2. Fuzzy Logic
3. Someday Soon
4. Then the Morning Comes
5. Reflections
6. Coming Up for Air
7. You Read My Mind
8. War of the S.U.V.'s
9. Tango in Barbados
10. One Dream at a Time (June's Song)

 

[Dennie]

 

[Dennie]

Welcome To The St. James Club -- CD

Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman

1990 GRP Records

Still the freshest and most diverse of all the Ripps' albums, January 25, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Welcome to the St James Club (Audio CD)

From the title track to the last note, "Welcome to the St. James Club" is "The Rippingtons!" If you have no other of their albums, this is the one to buy. One cannot listen to this album and not come away feeling uplifted, upbeat and ready to Ripp! Russ and the Rippingtons tear it up from start to finish and don't miss a beat. While the title track is my favorite, perhaps the sleeper of the album is "Kenya" (also selected for their best of... album); Steve Reid at his best and a tune to play at high volume.

"Welcome to the St. James' Club" - 4:41
"Wednesday's Child" - 4:53
"I Watched Her Walk Away" - 5:24
"Kenya" - 5:23
"Affair in San Miguel" - 5:04
"Tropic of Capricorn" - 4:59
"Who's Holding Her Now?" - 3:53
"Soul Mates" - 4:57
"Passion Fruit" - 4:34
"Victoria's Secret" - 3:25

 

[Dennie]

Pieces of Eight -- CD

STYX

1978/1987 A&M Records

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In some ways, Styx was America's answer to Queen. The Chicago quintet never ascended to the ranks of rock-and-roll royalty, as did their English counterparts, nor are they held in as high a regard today. Nevertheless, Styx fulfilled a Midwestern American hunger for high-flown fantasy typified on Pieces of Eight with songs like Dennis DeYoung and James Young's "I'm Okay" and "Lords of the Rings," with their elaborate arrangements, soaring vocal harmonies, and lyrical pretensions. In quite another direction, guitarist Tommy Shaw writes about basic human needs and working-class values in "Blue Collar Man," while his song "Sing for the Day" is a pleasant air, and "Renegade" a hard-charging rocker. Styx may have seemed somewhat schizophrenic on Pieces of Eight but their legions of fans diminished not a whit, making the album the band's second multiplatinum effort in a row, following The Grand Illusion. --Daniel Durchholz

"Great White Hope" (Young) – 4:22
Lead vocals and lead guitar: James Young
"I'm O.K." (DeYoung, Young) – 5:41
Lead vocals, synthesizer solo and pipe organ: Dennis DeYoung
Lead Guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Sing for the Day" (Shaw) – 4:57
Lead vocals, mandolin, all guitars: Tommy Shaw
"The Message" (DeYoung) – 1:08
All synthesizers: Dennis DeYoung
"Lords of the Ring" (DeYoung) – 4:33
Lead vocals and middle guitar solo: JY
Ending guitar solo: Tommy Shaw
Synthesizer solos: Dennis DeYoung
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (Shaw) – 4:05
Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Queen of Spades" (DeYoung, Young) – 5:38
Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
Lead guitar: James Young
"Renegade" (Shaw) – 4:13
Lead vocals: Tommy Shaw
Lead guitar: James Young
"Pieces of Eight" (DeYoung) – 4:44
Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Aku-Aku" (instrumental) (Shaw) – 2:57
Lead guitar and whisper chant: Tommy Shaw

 

[Dennie]

Desolation Angels -- Remastered CD

Bad Company

1979/2008 Swan Song Records

Bad Company's best, January 31, 2012
By J. Bynum (the southwest) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Desolation Angels (Audio CD)
Bad Company
Desolation Angels (1979)

This may have been the last of Bad Company's best albums, but this is the best of the lot. This one only generated two songs that entered the charts, but it has the best collection of songs of any Bad Company album. It has the hits, "Rock n Roll Fantasy" and "Gone, gone, gone", but the best song on the album is "Evil Wind". Some discount this album, mainly because it `only' has two hits, but do not pass this one up. This is Paul Rodgers' best album since the "Heartbreaker" album he did with the group `Free'. I am very happy to replace my old LP with this great CD even though it lacks a decent booklet (it only has a single folded card for the CD cover).
This album earns a Solid Five Stars.

Side one

"Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" (Paul Rodgers) – 3:15
"Crazy Circles" (Paul Rodgers) - 3:32
"Gone, Gone, Gone" (Boz Burrell) - 3:50
"Evil Wind" (Paul Rodgers) - 4:22
"Early in the Morning" (Paul Rodgers) - 5:45

Side two

"Lonely for Your Love" (Mick Ralphs) - 3:26
"Oh, Atlanta" (Mick Ralphs) - 4:08
"Take the Time" (Mick Ralphs) - 4:14
"Rhythm Machine" (Simon Kirke/Boz Burrell) - 3:44
"She Brings Me Love" (Paul Rodgers) - 4:42

 

[Dennie]

2112 -- Remastered CD

Rush

1976/1997 Mercury Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Only Rush could have pulled this off, and only in the '70s. 2112--the title suite of the band's 1976 breakthrough album--is a comically pretentious, futuristic rock opera written by a nerdy drummer and sung by a whiny-voiced geek. It also happens to be a great piece of rock & roll that lifts the listener through a variety of moods and textures from genteel acoustic ("Oracle") to thrilling metal ("The Temples of Syrinx"). Perhaps realizing that they had taken conceptualism about as far as it could go, even these guys backed off on the epic hero stuff for later releases. 2112 still stands as one of the great signposts of the prog-rock era. --Michael Ruby

All lyrics by Neil Peart and music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, except where noted.

"2112" – 20:33
I: "Overture" – 4:33 (0:00—4:33)
II: "The Temples of Syrinx" – 2:12 (4:33—6:45)
III: "Discovery" (music: Lifeson) – 3:29 (6:45—10:14)
IV: "Presentation" (music: Lifeson) – 3:42 (10:14—13:56)
V: "Oracle: The Dream" – 2:00 (13:56—15:56)
VI: "Soliloquy" – 2:21 (15:56—18:17)
VII: "Grand Finale" – 2:14 (18:17—20:33)
"A Passage to Bangkok" – 3:34
"The Twilight Zone" – 3:17
"Lessons" (Lifeson) – 3:51
"Tears" (Lee) – 3:33
"Something for Nothing" (music: Lee) – 3:58

 

[Dennie]

Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates -- CD

The Bird and The Bee

2010 Blue Note Records

The very title of Interpreting the Masters suggests that the Bird & the Bee are digging into a catalog of a widely respected pop songwriter -- a Burt Bacharach, perhaps, or a Jimmy Webb. That's not the case: children of the `80s that they are, singer Inara George and producer Greg Kurstin have chosen Daryl Hall & John Oates for the first volume of Interpreting the Masters, a sly move that reveals both their age and intended audience -- i.e., ex alt-rockers raised on new wave and now settling into a tasteful, hipster middle age, hauling around kids dressed in Ramones t-shirts -- and a reflection of Hall & Oates' increasing reputation as soul-pop songwriters and record-makers. The Bird & the Bee don't dig deeply into Hall & Oates catalog -- there's none of the burnished folk-rock of Whole Oates, nor do they pluck album tracks like "Looking for a Good Sign" off of Private Eyes -- they simply choose the biggest hits, then give them a slyly modern update, one that consciously recalls the modernist new wave productions of the duo's biggest hits yet fits within the Bird & the Bee's nicely tailored AAA pop. So if Interpreting the Masters, on the surface, provides no surprises, why is it such a wonderful surprise as a whole? Perhaps it's because the Bird & the Bee manage to make these very familiar hits sound fresh without radically reinventing them. That in itself is a much trickier move than turning these all into slow acoustic dirges, but it's better still because these arrangements are true to both Hall & Oates and George & Kurstin. The Bird & the Bee illustrate just how much they've learned with their introductory original "Heard It on the Radio," a song about the tunes they're about to sing that holds its own with the covers, but the heart of the album lies in these covers of `80s staples: they shift the spotlight just enough to prove how good both the original song and singles are, and by never drawing attention to their own performance and arrangements, the Bird & the Bee prove just how good they are too. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing
1. Heard It On The Radio
2. I Can't Go For That
3. Rich Girl
4. Sara Smile
5. Kiss On My List
6. Maneater
7. She's Gone
8. Private Eyes
9. One On One

 

[Dennie]

Stompin' At The Savoy - LIVE -- 2 CD Set

Rufus and Chaka Khan

1983 Warner Bros. Records

Rufus & Chaka Khan In Rare Form...Simply Blazing!!, April 28, 2001
By chakasworld "chakasworld" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Live: Stompin at the Savoy (Audio CD)

By the time this CD was released, Chaka was no longer a member of Rufus (she agreed to this recording to fulfill her contract with the group!), and I am glad that they went out blazing!! The music is in high gear, and Chaka HITS ALL OF HER NOTES!! The CD can almost be called 'The Greatest Hits..Live!', but we are treated to an extra live song (Ain't That Peculiar), which was never recorded by Chaka & Rufus!! With the decision to devote 3 of the 4 sides to live music, a few songs were omited (including 'Everlasting Love' & 'The Best Of Your Heart'), BUT the 4th side contains studio songs. Included are the CLASSIC 'Ain't Nobody', which sounds like it should've been on a solo Chaka CD, and Khan's TOUR DE FORCE rendition of 'Don't Go To Strangers'!! I have a rare live version of this song, and Chaka tears a hole in it, SERIOUSLY! Just awesome! 'Don't Go To Strangers' may be Chaka's finest interpretation of a Jazz Standard, and when it's over, you really want more from The Diva!!! F.Y.I. - The omitted live version of 'Everlasting Love', which Chaka also sang the sh** out of, can be found on the soundtrack album for 'Night Shift' (1982, Warner Brothers). Good luck finding that one! Also, 'Stompin' at the Savoy' (PLUS 'Everlasting Love'!!) CAN FIT onto a single CD, so what's Warner Brothers waiting for ?
Peace, SD (of 'Chaka's World')

Side One

"You Got the Love" (Khan, Parker) - 5:36
"Once You Get Started" (Christopher) - 5:05
"Dance Wit' Me" (Christopher) - 3:36
"Sweet Thing" (Maiden) - 3:28

Side Two

"Tell Me Something Good" (Wonder) - 3:39
"You're Welcome, Stop on By" (Thomas, Womack) - 5:41
"Pack'd My Bags" (Khan, Maiden) - 4:31
"I'm a Woman (I'm a Backbone)" (Washburn) - 4:06
"At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" (Maiden, Washburn) - 3:39

Side Three

"Ain't That Peculiar" (Moore, Robinson, Rogers, Tarplin) - 3:29
"Stay" (Calhoun, Khan) - 5:50
"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" (Doheny, Stuart) - 4:24
"Do You Love What You Feel" (Wolinski) - 6:50

Side Four

"Ain't Nobody" - Studio recording - (Wolinski) - 4:41
"One Million Kisses" - Studio recording - (Murphy, Osborne) - 4:10
"Try a Little Understanding" - Studio recording - (Khan, Maiden) - 4:42
"Don't Go to Strangers" - Studio recording - (Evans, Kentz, Mann) - 4:14

 

[Dennie]

The Cars -- HDCD

The Cars

1978/1990 Elektra Records

Amazon.com essential recording

American art-rock was often stilted and lacking in humor until the New Wave arrived. Liberated by the influence of the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music and punk-era fellow travelers like Blondie and Suicide, the Cars methodically linked hookiness (enough to produce three hit singles and several other FM favorites from this debut album) and at least one raised eyebrow. The result still plays as a rock & roll classic. And if charm wasn't their aim, the fact is, it's undeniable. --Rickey Wright

Side one

"Good Times Roll" – 3:44
"My Best Friend's Girl" – 3:44
"Just What I Needed" – 3:44
"I'm in Touch with Your World" – 3:31
"Don't Cha Stop" – 3:01

Side two

"You're All I've Got Tonight" – 4:13
"Bye Bye Love" – 4:14
"Moving in Stereo" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek; Copyright Lido Music & Oversnare Music) – 4:41
"All Mixed Up" – 4:14

 

[Dennie]

Abandoned Luncheonette -- CD

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1973 Atlantic Records

Best early Hall & Oates, September 11, 2000
By David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Abandoned Luncheonette (Audio CD)

"Abandoned Luncheonette" features the kind of music at which Daryl & John are most adept-Philly Soul. All the songs here are excellent, with the cream of the crop being "When The Morning Comes", "Las Vegas Turnaround", "I'm Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man)", the title track, "Lady Rain" and "Laughing Boy". "Everytime I Look At You" is the most soulful track on this CD, which has a "hillbilly" banjo and violin-laden instrumental at the end. This is probably as close to country that H & O ever got! This has to be the best CD in their entire catalog. Oh, and "Abandoned Luncheonette" also contains their first hit single, "She's Gone", which appeared on the Billboard charts on two separate occasions. If you are a fan of soul and/or pop music, you can't go wrong here. Please buy this CD!

"When The Morning Comes" (Daryl Hall) – 3:12
"Had I Known You Better Then" (John Oates) – 3:22
"Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" (Oates) – 2:57
"She's Gone" (Hall, Oates) – 5:15
"I'm Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man)" (Oates) – 3:20
"Abandoned Luncheonette" (Hall) – 3:55
"Lady Rain" (Hall, Oates) – 4:26
"Laughing Boy" (Hall) – 3:20
"Everytime I Look At You" (Hall) – 7:04

 

[Dennie]

Harmony -- CD

Three Dog Night

1971/1988 MCA Records

Excellent Album, September 25, 2001
By R. Toomey (Piscataway, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Harmony (Audio CD)

This is my favorite Three Dog Night album. It contains some of the best recordings of their career. Of course the hits are here "Never Been To Spain", "Family Of Man" and "An Old Fashioned Love Song" but there are others that are amazing also. Just give a listen to their remake of Stevie Wonder's "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" and Marvin Gaye's "You". I also think "My Impersonal Life" is one of their best songs. Lots of gems here that didn't wind up on their original Greatest Hits compilation. Most of the songs on this album do appear on their Anthology. Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, Chuck Negron and the band were jamming on this one.

1. "Never Been to Spain" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:43
2. "My Impersonal Life" (Terry Furlong) – 4:22
3. "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (Paul Williams) – 3:21
4. "Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:41
5. "Jam" (Three Dog Night) – 3:47
6. "You" (Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Goga, Ivy Hunter) – 3:00
7. "Night in the City" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:13
8. "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 3:36
9. "Family of Man" (Jack Conrad, Williams) – 3:28
10. "Intro: Mistakes and Illusions" (poem by Paula Negron) / "Peace of Mind" (N. Woods) – 3:03

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening.....

In Through The Out Door -- CD

Led Zeppelin

1979/1994 Swan Song Records

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Though the band likely didn't know it at the time, this would prove to be the last studio record by one of the most famous rock & roll bands in the world. Drummer John Bonham died shortly after its release. Although nothing compares to early Led Zeppelin--and they lost many longtime fans in the late 1970s--this LP is nothing to be embarrassed by. They were quick to embrace and experiment with synthesizers, and while it wears a little thin by record's end (the synth-bloated "Carouselambra" and the slick AOR hit "All My Love"), it adds a certain majestic tone to the heavy-hitting opener, "In the Evening," and gives a rollicking good-time feel to "South Bound Suarez." Plant's howl and Page's bluesy guitars are in fine form on "I'm Gonna Crawl" and the lilting "Fool in the Rain" recalls the pretty numbers from their early career. --Lorry Fleming

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "In the Evening" Jones, Page, Plant 6:49
2. "South Bound Saurez" Jones, Plant 4:12
3. "Fool in the Rain" Jones, Page, Plant 6:12
4. "Hot Dog" Page, Plant 3:17
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Carouselambra" Jones, Page, Plant 10:32
2. "All My Love" Jones, Plant 5:51
3. "I'm Gonna Crawl" Jones, Page, Plant 5:30