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Dennie
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Building The Perfect Beast -- CD
Don Henley
1984 Geffen Records
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Henley--arguably the most talented member of the Eagles--had toyed with playful pop hooks on his I Can't Stand Still solo bow in 1982. Two years later he got down to business on this brainy, politics-themed sophomore disc, which indicted his native Hollywood as venomously as "Hotel California" once did. Surfaces were still somewhat glossy--there's no denying the foot-tapping elan of "Boys of Summer or "All She Wants to Do Is Dance." But the vitriol roiling just beneath those surfaces was deep, intellectual stuff. Henley, as he continued to prove with the more eloquent The End of the Innocence a few years later, is someone his fans can neither underestimate nor predict. Can we say the same of Glenn Frey or Randy Meisner? --Tom Lanham
1. "The Boys of Summer" (Don Henley, Mike Campbell) – 4:45
2. "You Can't Make Love" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar) – 3:34
3. "Man With a Mission" (Henley, Kortchmar, J.D. Souther) – 2:43
4. "You're Not Drinking Enough" (Kortchmar) – 4:40
5. "Not Enough Love in the World" (Henley, Kortchmar, Benmont Tench) – 3:54
6. "Building the Perfect Beast" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 4:59
7. "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Kortchmar) – 4:28
8. "A Month of Sundays" (Henley) – 4:31 (cassette and CD only)
9. "Sunset Grill" (Henley, Kortchmar, Tench) – 6:22
10. "Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed" (Henley, Kortchmar, Stan Lynch) – 3:41
11. "Land of the Living" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 3:24
Note: "A Month of Sundays" appeared on the cassette and compact disc versions of the album but was not included on the LP format. On vinyl it was released as the B-side of the single "The Boys of Summer".
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Listened to this for the first time... Track 3, big dramatic full orchestral swells, and what are the lyrics? "A man needs a maid." WTF was this dude smoking? Well still decent music, but is gonna take some getting used to.
Dennie
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"Harvest" is a great album Pauly, give it a couple of listens and I bet it will grow on you!
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Harvest Moon -- CD
Neil Young
1992 Reprise Records
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When Neil Young seems about to zig, he zags. Two years after 1990's loud Ragged Glory, he retreats to an old world of steel guitars, gentle folk melodies, and pristine country choruses. (That's Linda Ronstadt, who helped make 1972's Harvest a hit album, singing backup on the follow-up.) Young name-drops Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, and his old dog, King, in rich reminiscences about the musical ride he and his fans have shared since the late '60s. The album, as Young sings in "One of These Days," is "a long letter to all the good friends I've known." --Steve Knopper
1. "Unknown Legend" – 4:32
2. "From Hank to Hendrix" – 5:12
3. "You and Me" – 3:45
4. "Harvest Moon" – 5:03
5. "War of Man" – 5:41
6. "One of These Days" – 4:55
7. "Such a Woman" – 4:36
8. "Old King" – 2:57
9. "Dreamin' Man" – 4:36
10. "Natural Beauty" (recorded live, 1992) – 10:22
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Harvest Moon -- CD
Neil Young
1992 Reprise Records
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When Neil Young seems about to zig, he zags. Two years after 1990's loud Ragged Glory, he retreats to an old world of steel guitars, gentle folk melodies, and pristine country choruses. (That's Linda Ronstadt, who helped make 1972's Harvest a hit album, singing backup on the follow-up.) Young name-drops Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, and his old dog, King, in rich reminiscences about the musical ride he and his fans have shared since the late '60s. The album, as Young sings in "One of These Days," is "a long letter to all the good friends I've known." --Steve Knopper
1. "Unknown Legend" – 4:32
2. "From Hank to Hendrix" – 5:12
3. "You and Me" – 3:45
4. "Harvest Moon" – 5:03
5. "War of Man" – 5:41
6. "One of These Days" – 4:55
7. "Such a Woman" – 4:36
8. "Old King" – 2:57
9. "Dreamin' Man" – 4:36
10. "Natural Beauty" (recorded live, 1992) – 10:22
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Kazaam
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PaulyT said:
Probably my favorite regular "Harvest" track is "The Needle and The Damage Done"; so simple sounding and straight to the point. As for "Man Needs a Maid", with it's backing orchestra, that was probably the song which took me the longest to like. Well... Let me rephrase that: I still don't know if I really like it or not. But I can certainly tolerate it.
Dennie
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Truth -- CD
Jeff Beck
1966/2006 Sony Music
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At first glance, the first group effort helmed by guitar god Jeff Beck upon his rocky departure from the Yardbirds has more than a few striking parallels with the debut of fellow ex-Yardbird Jimmy Page's Led Zeppelin. But the blues-rock of the Rod Stewart-fronted Jeff Beck Group's freshman effort far outshines Zep's riff and wail, infusing its guitar heaviness with subtle jazz and R&B shadings that foreshadow much of Beck's later work. Kicking off with a drastic, almost mournful rethink of the Yardbirds staple "Shapes of Things" and veering as far afield as Gershwin's "Ol' Man River," Truth was one of the late 1960s' most promising debuts. The laconic roadhouse booziness of "You Shook Me," the blues standard also covered with shrill abandon on Zeppelin's debut, best points up the stark differences between Beck and Page, making one wonder whether the '70s weren't dominated by the wrong supergroup. --Jerry McCulley
1. "Shapes of Things" 3:22 (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith)
2. "Let Me Love You" 4:44 (Jeff Beck. Rod Stewart)
3. "Morning Dew" 4:40 (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)
4. "You Shook Me" 2:33 (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
5. "Ol' Man River" 4:01 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein)
6. "Greensleeves" 1:50 (Traditional, arranged by Jeff Beck)
7. "Rock My Plimsoul" 4:13 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
8. "Beck's Bolero" 2:54 (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
9. "Blues De Luxe" 7:33 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
10. "I Ain't Superstitious" 4:53 (Willie Dixon)
Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue
1. "I've Been Drinking" Stereo mix - B-Side of "Love is Blue" single (3:25) (Mercer, Tauber)
2. "You Shook Me" Take - minus piano overdub (2:31) (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
3. "Rock My Plimsoul" - Faster tempo take, B-Side of "Tallyman" single (3:42) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
4. "Beck's Bolero" Mono Mix with backwards guitar ending (3:11) (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
5. "Blues De Luxe" Take 1 (7:33) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
6. "Tallyman" 1967 Single A-side (2:46) (Graham Gouldman)
7. "Love is Blue" (2:57) Single A-side (Popp, Cour, Blackburn)
8. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" (3:46) (Scott English, Lawrence Weiss)
* Jeff Beck - guitars, vocals, arranger; bass on "Ol' Man River"
* Rod Stewart - vocals (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Micky Waller - drums (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Ronnie Wood - bass (except on "Ol' Man River", "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Nicky Hopkins - piano on "Morning Dew", "You Shook Me", "Beck's Bolero" and "Blues Deluxe"
* Keith Moon - drums on "Beck's Bolero", timpani on "Ol' Man River" (credited for the latter as "You Know Who")
* Jimmy Page - 12-string Fender rhythm guitar on "Beck's Bolero"
* John Paul Jones - bass on "Beck's Bolero" and Hammond Organ on "Ol' Man River" and "You Shook Me"
* Mysterious Scottish Bloke - bagpipes on "Morning Dew"
Truth -- CD
Jeff Beck
1966/2006 Sony Music
Amazon.com
At first glance, the first group effort helmed by guitar god Jeff Beck upon his rocky departure from the Yardbirds has more than a few striking parallels with the debut of fellow ex-Yardbird Jimmy Page's Led Zeppelin. But the blues-rock of the Rod Stewart-fronted Jeff Beck Group's freshman effort far outshines Zep's riff and wail, infusing its guitar heaviness with subtle jazz and R&B shadings that foreshadow much of Beck's later work. Kicking off with a drastic, almost mournful rethink of the Yardbirds staple "Shapes of Things" and veering as far afield as Gershwin's "Ol' Man River," Truth was one of the late 1960s' most promising debuts. The laconic roadhouse booziness of "You Shook Me," the blues standard also covered with shrill abandon on Zeppelin's debut, best points up the stark differences between Beck and Page, making one wonder whether the '70s weren't dominated by the wrong supergroup. --Jerry McCulley
1. "Shapes of Things" 3:22 (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith)
2. "Let Me Love You" 4:44 (Jeff Beck. Rod Stewart)
3. "Morning Dew" 4:40 (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)
4. "You Shook Me" 2:33 (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
5. "Ol' Man River" 4:01 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein)
6. "Greensleeves" 1:50 (Traditional, arranged by Jeff Beck)
7. "Rock My Plimsoul" 4:13 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
8. "Beck's Bolero" 2:54 (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
9. "Blues De Luxe" 7:33 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
10. "I Ain't Superstitious" 4:53 (Willie Dixon)
Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue
1. "I've Been Drinking" Stereo mix - B-Side of "Love is Blue" single (3:25) (Mercer, Tauber)
2. "You Shook Me" Take - minus piano overdub (2:31) (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
3. "Rock My Plimsoul" - Faster tempo take, B-Side of "Tallyman" single (3:42) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
4. "Beck's Bolero" Mono Mix with backwards guitar ending (3:11) (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
5. "Blues De Luxe" Take 1 (7:33) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
6. "Tallyman" 1967 Single A-side (2:46) (Graham Gouldman)
7. "Love is Blue" (2:57) Single A-side (Popp, Cour, Blackburn)
8. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" (3:46) (Scott English, Lawrence Weiss)
* Jeff Beck - guitars, vocals, arranger; bass on "Ol' Man River"
* Rod Stewart - vocals (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Micky Waller - drums (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Ronnie Wood - bass (except on "Ol' Man River", "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Nicky Hopkins - piano on "Morning Dew", "You Shook Me", "Beck's Bolero" and "Blues Deluxe"
* Keith Moon - drums on "Beck's Bolero", timpani on "Ol' Man River" (credited for the latter as "You Know Who")
* Jimmy Page - 12-string Fender rhythm guitar on "Beck's Bolero"
* John Paul Jones - bass on "Beck's Bolero" and Hammond Organ on "Ol' Man River" and "You Shook Me"
* Mysterious Scottish Bloke - bagpipes on "Morning Dew"
Thats one of those classic albums thats great cover to coverDennie said:Today's work truck music...
Truth -- CD
Jeff Beck
1966/2006 Sony Music
Amazon.com
At first glance, the first group effort helmed by guitar god Jeff Beck upon his rocky departure from the Yardbirds has more than a few striking parallels with the debut of fellow ex-Yardbird Jimmy Page's Led Zeppelin. But the blues-rock of the Rod Stewart-fronted Jeff Beck Group's freshman effort far outshines Zep's riff and wail, infusing its guitar heaviness with subtle jazz and R&B shadings that foreshadow much of Beck's later work. Kicking off with a drastic, almost mournful rethink of the Yardbirds staple "Shapes of Things" and veering as far afield as Gershwin's "Ol' Man River," Truth was one of the late 1960s' most promising debuts. The laconic roadhouse booziness of "You Shook Me," the blues standard also covered with shrill abandon on Zeppelin's debut, best points up the stark differences between Beck and Page, making one wonder whether the '70s weren't dominated by the wrong supergroup. --Jerry McCulley
1. "Shapes of Things" 3:22 (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith)
2. "Let Me Love You" 4:44 (Jeff Beck. Rod Stewart)
3. "Morning Dew" 4:40 (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)
4. "You Shook Me" 2:33 (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
5. "Ol' Man River" 4:01 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein)
6. "Greensleeves" 1:50 (Traditional, arranged by Jeff Beck)
7. "Rock My Plimsoul" 4:13 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
8. "Beck's Bolero" 2:54 (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
9. "Blues De Luxe" 7:33 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
10. "I Ain't Superstitious" 4:53 (Willie Dixon)
Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue
1. "I've Been Drinking" Stereo mix - B-Side of "Love is Blue" single (3:25) (Mercer, Tauber)
2. "You Shook Me" Take - minus piano overdub (2:31) (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
3. "Rock My Plimsoul" - Faster tempo take, B-Side of "Tallyman" single (3:42) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
4. "Beck's Bolero" Mono Mix with backwards guitar ending (3:11) (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
5. "Blues De Luxe" Take 1 (7:33) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
6. "Tallyman" 1967 Single A-side (2:46) (Graham Gouldman)
7. "Love is Blue" (2:57) Single A-side (Popp, Cour, Blackburn)
8. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" (3:46) (Scott English, Lawrence Weiss)
* Jeff Beck - guitars, vocals, arranger; bass on "Ol' Man River"
* Rod Stewart - vocals (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Micky Waller - drums (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Ronnie Wood - bass (except on "Ol' Man River", "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
* Nicky Hopkins - piano on "Morning Dew", "You Shook Me", "Beck's Bolero" and "Blues Deluxe"
* Keith Moon - drums on "Beck's Bolero", timpani on "Ol' Man River" (credited for the latter as "You Know Who")
* Jimmy Page - 12-string Fender rhythm guitar on "Beck's Bolero"
* John Paul Jones - bass on "Beck's Bolero" and Hammond Organ on "Ol' Man River" and "You Shook Me"
* Mysterious Scottish Bloke - bagpipes on "Morning Dew"
Dennie
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Esperanza -- CD
Esperanza Spalding
2008 Heads Up Records
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Never mind that in 2005--at the age of 20--Esperanza Spalding became the youngest instructor in the history of Berklee College of Music. It's what's on wax that counts--or CD, or MP3, if preferred. On Esperanza, her debut set for Heads Up International, Spalding presents a prowess on the acoustic bass that many bassists with far more experience could be inspired by. Need proof? Check out "Mela," on which Spalding’s chops on the upright are matched (if not exceeded) by her tangerine-and-honey vocals. There is a lilt in her voice that, to be sure, puts the blind optimism of her youth front and center. But who needs another jaded jazz singer? This multi-lingual set starts off with the mellow, mid-tempo "Ponta De Areia." From there Spalding winds her way through an appropriate group of mostly self-penned songs that are simultaneously sweet, commanding, calming, and intense. Of particular note are the hopeful "Espera," and her take on "Cuerpo y Alma" (the jazz standard "Body & Soul" in Spanish). And yes, purists, she can scat. Her name, Esparanza, is the Spanish word for "hope." Here's hope for a bright future and satisfying career following this wonderfully refreshing album. --Eric C.P. Martin
1. "Ponta de Areia" - 5:39
2. "I Know You Know" - 3:46
3. "Fall In" - 3:57
4. "I Adore You" - 7:27
5. "Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul)" - 8:01
6. "She Got to You" - 4:29
7. "Precious" - 4:24
8. "Mela" - 6:57
9. "Love in Time" - 5:47
10. "Espera" - 4:40
11. "If That's True" - 7:33
12. "Samba Em Preludio" - 5:11
First time I listened to this, maybe a month or so when it came up here earlier, I just couldn't get into it. After seeing it come up again this morning, gave it another go and I'm glad I did - enjoyed it very much! Interesting stuff.
Also interesting, to me anyway, was the comparison of Blues Deluxe between Beck/Stewart's version and he-who-shall-not-be-named-but-has-an-album-of-the-same-name-as-the-song...
