What Are You Listening To?

[Randy]

I can't remember who it was here who recommended this one, but THANK YOU! :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

(band has one more guitarist than they did in the video I originally watched)

Janick Gehrs did some work with Bruce Dickinson on his solo stuff and when Dave Murray left Iron Maiden Janick Gehrs took his place. Janick Gehrs was friend of Dave Murray and a big fan so after a short time he, I think it was mostly him, convinced Dave to rejoin the band and they decided to keep all 3 guitarists.

Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gehrs have kinda shared the solos and stuff ever since. Seems to be working out pretty well.

 

[Botch]

Janick Gehrs did some work with Bruce Dickinson on his solo stuff and when Dave Murray left Iron Maiden Janick Gehrs took his place. Janick Gehrs was friend of Dave Murray and a big fan so after a short time he, I think it was mostly him, convinced Dave to rejoin the band and they decided to keep all 3 guitarists.

Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gehrs have kinda shared the solos and stuff ever since. Seems to be working out pretty well.

Ah, so the previous video I watched was an earlier version of the band. Skynyrd is the only other band I can think of with three lead/rhythm guitarists (no, CA Guitar Trio don't count).

 

[Randy]

Janick Gehrs did some work with Bruce Dickinson on his solo stuff and when Dave Murray left Iron Maiden Janick Gehrs took his place. Janick Gehrs was friend of Dave Murray and a big fan so after a short time he, I think it was mostly him, convinced Dave to rejoin the band and they decided to keep all 3 guitarists.

Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gehrs have kinda shared the solos and stuff ever since. Seems to be working out pretty well.

Ah, so the previous video I watched was an earlier version of the band. Skynyrd is the only other band I can think of with three lead/rhythm guitarists (no, CA Guitar Trio don't count).

Oh no, You can't forget one of the greatest Southern Rock bands of all time and the triple guitar threat of Molly Hatchett.

 

[Dennie]

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.

I can't tell you how many times I didn't really like an album on first listen. (154,765 times but who's counting)

I'm glad you enjoyed it this time!

I remember about 12 years ago, a friend was trying to "GIVE" me his Neil Young CD's (3 or 4) and I didn't want them. Now..........I own over a dozen "Neil" albums and like most of them. I just didn't know at the time. All I really new was "Rust Never Sleeps" the "ROCK" :music-rockout: stuff. But now I know there is so much more to Neil than "The Rocker". Just give "Prairie Wind" or "Harvest" (

)a listen!

I truly believe there is a "right time" for all or most music. I don't like everything and I'm good with that. :handgestures-thumbup:

That reminds me, I have to give "KEM'S 'Intimacy'" album another listen. I just didn't get it on the first listen. :handgestures-fingerscrossed:


Dennie

 

[Botch]

Oh no, You can't forget one of the greatest Southern Rock bands of all time and the triple guitar threat of Molly Hatchett.

Busted! You're right! :roll:

 

[Dennie]

Unplugged... and Seated -- CD

Rod Stewart with Special Guest Ronnie Wood

1993 Warner Bros. Records

Rod Stewart's best album in 20 years, December 12, 2004
By Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae)
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Unplugged... and Seated (Audio CD)

This excellent album has all the grit and feeling of Rod Stewart's delightful early-70s LPs.
Accompanied by a great combo which includes former bandmate Ronnie Wood, he returns to the acoustic rock n' roll and folk that marked his greatest recordings, and even if "Unplugged" can't quite match "Gasoline Alley" or the sublime "Every Picture Tells A Story", it's really amazing how close it comes at times.

Rod Stewart sounds fine, if a little bit ragged at first, and the set opens with a wonderfully tough acoustic rendition of the sleazy rocker "Hot Legs", and the unplugged versions of the Faces' only hit, "Stay With Me", and Sam Cooke's "Having A Party" are equally superb.
"The First Cut Is The Deepest" is a bit too saccharine for my taste, and a clumsy rendition of "People Get Ready" never gets off the ground. But everything else is good, and most of it is great, like the swinging blues "Highgate Shuffle", the country-rock of "Cut Across Shorty", the melancholy "Handbands And Gladrags", and the 70s classic "Maggie May".

Great sound, great songs, great arrangements and a whole lot of feeling and character.
4 1/2 stars - highly recommended.

1. “Hot Legs” (Rod Stewart, Gary Grainger) – 4:25
* (studio version previously released on Foot Loose & Fancy Free)
2. “Tonight's the Night” (Stewart) – 4:04
* (studio version previously released on A Night on the Town)
3. “Handbags and Gladrags” (Mike d'Abo) – 4:25
* (studio version previously released on An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down)
4. “Cut across Shorty” (Wayne Walker, Marijohn Wilkin) – 4:58
* (studio version previously released on Gasoline Alley)
5. “Every Picture Tells A Story” (Stewart, Ron Wood) – 4:45
* (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
6. “Maggie May” (Stewart, Martin Quittenton) – 5:45
* (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
7. “Reason to Believe” (Tim Hardin) – 4:07
* (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
8. “People Get Ready” (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:59
* (studio version previously released as a single with Jeff Beck)
9. “Have I Told You Lately” (Van Morrison) – 4:08
* (studio version previously released on Vagabond Heart)
10. “Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)” (Tom Waits) – 4:40
* (studio version previously released on Lead Vocalist)
11. “The First Cut Is the Deepest” (Cat Stevens) – 4:12
* (studio version previously released on A Night on the Town)
12. “Mandolin Wind” (Stewart) – 5:23
* (studio version previously released on Every Picture Tells a Story)
13. “Highgate Shuffle” (arrangement by Stewart) – 3:54
* (previously unreleased)
14. “Stay with Me” (Stewart, Wood) – 5:27
* (studio version previously released on A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse by Faces)
15. “Having A Party” (Sam Cooke) – 4:44
* (previously unreleased)

 

[Botch]

Unplugged... and Seated -- CD

Rod Stewart with Special Guest Ronnie Wood

This is the only "Unplugged" CD I ever bought, and I was very disappointed in it. :handgestures-thumbdown:
Rod Stewart can be a rocker, but he also has The Voice that could be so incredible in an intimate setting, and that's what I was hoping for. Instead, this "unplugged" excursion had acoustic guitars with electric pickups, and electric bass, Hammond organ, and IIRC even a string section; not what I was expecting. :doh:

 

[Dennie]

Unplugged... and Seated -- CD

Rod Stewart with Special Guest Ronnie Wood

This is the only "Unplugged" CD I ever bought, and I was very disappointed in it. :handgestures-thumbdown:
Rod Stewart can be a rocker, but he also has The Voice that could be so incredible in an intimate setting, and that's what I was hoping for. Instead, this "unplugged" excursion had acoustic guitars with electric pickups, and electric bass, Hammond organ, and IIRC even a string section; not what I was expecting. :doh:

Yeah, I enjoy a few songs and I like the fact that Ronnie is with him, but this album isn't what I hoped it would be either.


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Joshua Judges Ruth -- CD

Lyle Lovett

1992 MCA Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Leave it to the poker-faced Lovett to use a biblical joke to underline the thread of tangled relationships that weave between the wisecracks on this, his fourth album. With his elegantly drawled tenor and modulated sense of country, gospel, and R&B inflections, the Texan songwriter extends the larger ensemble settings and contrasting moods achieved with his preceding album, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, again mixing shaggy dog stories ("Church"), atmospheric portraits of places and people ("Baltimore"), and fatalistic love songs ("North Dakota") that underline his acknowledged debt to other Lone Star songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Nanci Griffith. Yet his ease with frank rock elements, and an often urbane outlook, point up a musical kinship with L.A.'s folk-rock wing, notably Jackson Browne. --Sam Sutherland

All songs by Lyle Lovett, except "North Dakota" by Lyle Lovett and Willis Alan Ramsey.

1. "I've Been To Memphis"
2. "Church"
3. "She's Already Made Up Her Mind"
4. "North Dakota"
5. "You've Been So Good Up To Now"
6. "All My Love Is Gone"
7. "Since The Last Time"
8. "Baltimore"
9. "Family Reserve"
10. "She's Leaving Me Because She Really Wants To"
11. "Flyswatter/Ice Water Blues (Monte Trenckmann's Blues)"
12. "She Makes Me Feel Good"

Oops! I've been forgetting the link, Here it is ---> http://www.amazon.com/Joshua-Judges...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1296704303&sr=1-1

 

[nats]

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...

didnt "he who shall not be named" scorch a Z on an opponents forehead (ZING?)

 

[mcad64]

I LOVE this band:

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

Tracy Chapman -- CD

Tracy Chapman

1988 Elektra Records

Amazon.com

One of the most striking debut albums ever released, this disc instantly established Chapman as a musical force, and with good reason. Immediacy, integrity of purpose, and unqualified artistry are apparent in nearly every song. And while "Fast Cars" remains Chapman's best-known work, "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" is that rarest breed: a song which is both topical and timeless. Any exploration into Chapman's work should begin with this at times stunning effort; it's a disc of remarkable uniformity and clarity that Chapman has yet to improve on. --Wayne Pernu

1. Talkin' Bout A Revolution
2. Fast Car
3. Across The Lines
4. Behind The Wall
5. Baby Can I Hold You
6. Mountains O' Things
7. She's Got Her Ticket
8. Why?
9. For My Lover
10. If Not Now...
11. For You

 

[mcad64]

Staying with West Coast Canadian Artists:

Catchy tunes and witty lyrics.

 

[PaulyT]

I LOVE this band:

Cool, I've been thinking about trying some of their stuff. Is that one with Neko Case?

 

[PaulyT]

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...

didnt "he who shall not be named" scorch a Z on an opponents forehead (ZING?)

:laughing-rolling: Ha! No, but that gives me an idea - get Zing so drunk on Centine at the next GTG that he passes out and then I can sharpie "I LOVE JB!" on his big 'ole pate!

 

[Dennie]

Southland of the Heart -- 20 Bit CD

Maria Muldaur

1998 Telarc

Amazon.com

Muldaur's rich voice has only ripened with age. On this 1998 release, her roots-rock blend includes any style with the slightest hint of soul, including gospel, folk, blues, and R&B. The outstanding "Get Up, Get Ready" is a smoky jazz-blues shuffle with support from Mike Thompson's liquid electric piano and the Chambers Brothers' gospel-tinged backup vocal. Bruce Cockburn's panoramic title track owns a country feel, while "Latersville" calls to mind, of all bands, Steely Dan. Two eerie and stark Greg Brown covers, a New Orleans-style workout, and a raunchy Chicago blues bring Muldaur full circle. --Marc Greilsamer
People

Muldaur, 54, has got the blues. She hasn't undergone any divine reinvention but once you zero in on the emotional nuances of her finely weathered drawl, you'll hear an inspired change of heart.... Her sassy strut on "Ring Me Up" and her jazzy purr on "Latersville" are stylistic devices that don't convey much from-the-gut soul. But when she stops being a slave to technique and focuses on universal feelings ... her voice becomes an oasis for troubled souls.

Track listing

1. Ring Me Up
2. Get up, Get Ready
3. Southland of the Heart
4. Latersville
5. Think About You
6. There's a Devil on the Loose
7. Fool's Paradise
8. One Short Life
9. If I Were You
10. Someday When We're Both Alone
11. Blues Gives a Lesson

LINKY----> http://www.amazon.com/Southland-Hea...1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296786198&sr=1-1-fkmr1

 

[Botch]

The concert tour was actually called "666", and I'm watching it on Palladia right now. Great fun! World tour, with a private Boeing jet, etc. :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

 

[Dennie]

Dreams - The Ultimate Corrs Collection -- CD

The Corrs

2006 Atlantic Records

Product Description

Irish musical siblings The Corrs--featuring sisters Andrea (vocals), Caroline (drums), Sharon (violin), and brother Jim (guitar/keyboard) --have sold over 30 million albums worldwide with their signature blend of traditional Celtic sounds and contemporary pop/rock. The internationally renowned group's first U.S. compilation spans 1996 --2006 and boasts five Top 10 U.K. singles including the #1 smash "Breathless"(a Billboard® Top 40 hit in the U.S. as well). The treasure-packed disc includes the hits "Summer Sunshine" and "Angel," live cuts featuring U2's Bono and the Stones' Ronnie Wood, a new mix of "Goodbye," and the recording debut of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" with French star Laurent Voulzy. Driven by The Corrs' gorgeous melodies, crystalline vocals, sublime harmonies, and Celtic passion, this new collection is the stuff DREAMS are made of.

1. "Goodbye" (2006 Remix, from Borrowed Heaven) (The Corrs) – 3:45
2. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (from Forgiven, Not Forgotten) – 4:15
3. "Dreams" (Tee’s Radio mix, from Talk on Corners) (Stevie Nicks) – 3:52
4. "Radio" (from The Corrs Unplugged) (The Corrs) – 4:47
5. "When the Stars Go Blue" (Remix feat. Bono) (Ryan Adams) – 3:58
6. "Only When I Sleep" (from Talk on Corners) (The Corrs, Oliver Leiber, Paul Peterson, John Shanks) – 4:17
7. "Breathless" (from In Blue) (The Corrs, Lange) – 3:25
8. "So Young" (K-Klass mix, from Talk on Corners) (The Corrs) – 4:12
9. "Runaway" (from Talk on Corners) (The Corrs) – 4:20
10. "Summer Sunshine" (from Borrowed Heaven) (The Corrs) – 2:51
11. "What Can I Do?" (Tin Tin Out mix, from Talk on Corners) (The Corrs) – 4:14
12. "All I Have To Do Is Dream" (feat. Laurent Voulzy) (Bryant) – 3:34
13. "No Frontiers" (from The Corrs Unplugged) (Jimmy McCarthy) – 4:24
14. "Angel" (from Borrowed Heaven) (The Corrs) – 3:25
15. "Old Town" (from Home) (James Bain, Phil Lynott) – 3:44
16. "Ruby Tuesday" (feat. Ron Wood, from Live in Dublin) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:23
17. "Haste to the Wedding" (from Home) (The Corrs) – 2:27
18. "I Know My Love" (feat. The Chieftains, from Tears of Stone) (Paddy Moloney) – 3:25
19. "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" (from Home) (The Corrs) – 3:36
20. "Toss The Feathers" (from Forgiven, Not Forgotten) (The Corrs) – 2:52


LINKY ----> http://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Ultima...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1296788107&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

Simply Streisand -- CD

Barbra Streisand

1967/2008 Columbia Records

Barbra Streisand reaches for new heights--and she scores a huge GOAL !!!, May 19, 2008

By Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Simply Streisand (Audio CD)

Simply Streisand is a fine Barbra Streisand CD with lots of great music and singing for her fans to enjoy! I disagree with reviewers who write that this album is just a fair effort; I think Barbra is in excellent form throughout this CD and it shows every step of the way. The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done as well.

Barbra starts the album off with a sublime rendition of "My Funny Valentine." "My Funny Valentine" features Barbra in excellent form and her voice, clear as a bell, is also warm and very vibrant. The harp enhances the musical arrangement and the strings are used very well, too. Overall, "My Funny Valentine" gives us a strong start to this CD and it's also a personal favorite of mine. "The Nearness Of You" features Barbra's ability to handle complicated tempo and key changes as she performs her own rendition to put her own mark on this classic ballad. "The Nearness Of You" is easily a major highlight of this album.

"When Sunny Gets Blue" is a number many singers performed but Barbra's interpretation is definitely one of the better ones. Barbra is squarely front and center as the strings and the percussion really make the music great! The music fits in with Barbra's vocals perfectly to such an extent that this ballad is actually hauntingly beautiful. Great! "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" shines just as bright and Barbra delivers this with panache, heart and soul. Barbra delves deep into this song in order to perform it just right--and the result is very classy.

"More Than You Know" is another fantastic ballad that Barbra delivers with great sensitivity; and when she breaks into the main part of the lyrics this number truly takes off like a jet! "More Thank You Know" is very well done in Barbra Streisand's capable hands. In addition, "All The Things You Are" is a very pretty melody that Barbra aces easily; the elegant musical arrangement impresses me a lot. The drums, percussion and strings are brilliantly used and they complement Barbra's vocals perfectly. "All The Things You Are" is definitely another major highlight of this album.

"The Boy Next Door" puts Barbra straight into the spotlight--and that's OK by me! "The Boy Next Door" is a charming number first sung by Judy Garland in the MGM movie Meet Me In St. Louis; and I'm sure if Judy heard this she must have been very proud of Barbra's rendition of this number! The album also ends very well with Barbra Streisand performing "Stout-Hearted Man;" "Stout-Hearted Man" gets a sensitive interpretation from Streisand and the strings work so well with the percussion. "Stout-Hearted Men" has Barbra singing of the type of man she wants to be her one true love and it makes a fitting ending for this CD.

Barbra Streisand recorded many albums but I think this would be one of the better ones she released. I highly recommend this CD for Barbra's fans and people just discovering Barbra Streisand's talents will not be disappointed either.

Side one

1. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:22
* From Babes in Arms (1937)
2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 3:27
3. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 2:56
4. "Make the Man Love Me" (Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:26
* From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951)
5. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, James Sherman)

Side two

1. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 3:29
2. "I'll Know" (Frank Loesser) – 2:47
* From Guys and Dolls (1950)
3. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:36
* From Very Warm for May (1939)
4. "The Boy Next Door" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:50
* From Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
5. "Stout-Hearted Men" (Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg) – 2:43
* From The New Moon (1928)

LINKY ---> http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Streisand-Barbra/dp/B0012GMZ54/ref=pd_sim_m_19

 

[mcad64]

Pauly,
Yes , it is the one with Neko Case.