Shawn Phillips - Living Contribution - Both Sides

Shawn Phillips - Living Contribution - Both Sides - 2008

This double-CD, released in 2008 in conjunction with a DVD of the same name, presents the beloved British cult folkie in concert at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Capetown, South Africa. The tracks represent the full span of his career, from Isle of Wight flower child acoustic ramblings, through his bluesier 1970s work, through the more complex and poetic work of his later years. His guitar playing is as solid and nimble as ever, and his voice is in fine form, sliding jauntily from a light tenor up to a soulful falsetto.

CD 01
01. American Child           

02. Radio           
03. Steel Eyes
04. Ascent / "L" Ballade
05. Everything She Gives Me
06. Calico and Rainbows
07. Ballad of Casy Deiss
08. Moonshine
09. Woman/Keep On/Sleepwalker/Song for Mr C.

CD 02
01. Coming Down Soft and Easy
02. Landscape
03. Devil's Highway           
04. Early Morning Hours
05. Serendipity Peace
06. It Takes No Time
07. One Way Ticket
08. Blunt and Frank
09. Fondest Dreams
10. Discoveries
11. Moments           
12. We


+@192

Shawn Phillips - Living Contribution - Both Sides

Shawn Phillips - Living Contribution - Both Sides - 2008

This double-CD, released in 2008 in conjunction with a DVD of the same name, presents the beloved British cult folkie in concert at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Capetown, South Africa. The tracks represent the full span of his career, from Isle of Wight flower child acoustic ramblings, through his bluesier 1970s work, through the more complex and poetic work of his later years. His guitar playing is as solid and nimble as ever, and his voice is in fine form, sliding jauntily from a light tenor up to a soulful falsetto.

CD 01
01. American Child           

02. Radio           
03. Steel Eyes
04. Ascent / "L" Ballade
05. Everything She Gives Me
06. Calico and Rainbows
07. Ballad of Casy Deiss
08. Moonshine
09. Woman/Keep On/Sleepwalker/Song for Mr C.

CD 02
01. Coming Down Soft and Easy
02. Landscape
03. Devil's Highway           
04. Early Morning Hours
05. Serendipity Peace
06. It Takes No Time
07. One Way Ticket
08. Blunt and Frank
09. Fondest Dreams
10. Discoveries
11. Moments           
12. We


+@192

Steve Marriott and Band - The Lost Concert

Steve Marriott and Band - The Lost Concert (DVD-A) - 2009

Recorded live at the Dragon's Waldcafe Dudweiler in Saarbruecken, Germany, 10 October 1987

Steve Marriott - Vocals, Guitar
Jim Leverton - Bass
Mick Weaver - Keyboards
Richard Newman - Drums

01. Some Kind of Wonderful / Can I Get a Witness
02. Don't You Lie to Me
03. All or Nothing
04. What'cha Gonna Do About It
05. Talking 'bout You
06. My Girl
07. Fool for a Pretty Face
08. Five Long Years
09. Tin Soldier

10. Run Rudolph Run
11. I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)
12. Slow Down


+@256 DVD-A

+ HD cover and more

Steve Marriott and Band - The Lost Concert

Steve Marriott and Band - The Lost Concert (DVD-A) - 2009

Recorded live at the Dragon's Waldcafe Dudweiler in Saarbruecken, Germany, 10 October 1987

Steve Marriott - Vocals, Guitar
Jim Leverton - Bass
Mick Weaver - Keyboards
Richard Newman - Drums

01. Some Kind of Wonderful / Can I Get a Witness
02. Don't You Lie to Me
03. All or Nothing
04. What'cha Gonna Do About It
05. Talking 'bout You
06. My Girl
07. Fool for a Pretty Face
08. Five Long Years
09. Tin Soldier

10. Run Rudolph Run
11. I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)
12. Slow Down


+@256 DVD-A

+ HD cover and more

Bekka Bramlett - I Got News For You

Bekka Bramlett - I Got News For You - 2009

from countryweekly

Bekka came by her stunning voice honestly. The daughter of ’70s duo Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka’s raw vocals earned her a four-year stint replacing Stevie Nicks in Fleetwood Mac. Her voice, which combines tenderness with the grit of Tina Turner, has graced recordings by Alison Krauss, Faith Hill, Vince Gill and others. 

Here she wraps that silk-and-sandpaper instrument around her own batch of songs, all produced by legendary singer/songwriter Joe Stampley. The first song starts out with a nice country fiddle, but Bekka’s vocal merely hints at its true soulfulness before giving way to the full-throated bluesy rendition of “I Got News for You.” The album moves through several styles, from the slow and romantic “I Wanna Be That Woman” to the rocking “Love the Man,” and Bekka’s voice ties these various musical threads together seamlessly.

01. What's On My Mind

02. I Got News For You
03. I Wanna Be That Woman
04. All These Things
05. Love The Man
06. You'll Never Lose My Love
07. What Do They Know
08. The Truck Stops Here
09. Misty Blue
10. Sweet Love

+@192

Bekka Bramlett - I Got News For You

Bekka Bramlett - I Got News For You - 2009

from countryweekly

Bekka came by her stunning voice honestly. The daughter of ’70s duo Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka’s raw vocals earned her a four-year stint replacing Stevie Nicks in Fleetwood Mac. Her voice, which combines tenderness with the grit of Tina Turner, has graced recordings by Alison Krauss, Faith Hill, Vince Gill and others. 

Here she wraps that silk-and-sandpaper instrument around her own batch of songs, all produced by legendary singer/songwriter Joe Stampley. The first song starts out with a nice country fiddle, but Bekka’s vocal merely hints at its true soulfulness before giving way to the full-throated bluesy rendition of “I Got News for You.” The album moves through several styles, from the slow and romantic “I Wanna Be That Woman” to the rocking “Love the Man,” and Bekka’s voice ties these various musical threads together seamlessly.

01. What's On My Mind

02. I Got News For You
03. I Wanna Be That Woman
04. All These Things
05. Love The Man
06. You'll Never Lose My Love
07. What Do They Know
08. The Truck Stops Here
09. Misty Blue
10. Sweet Love

+@192

Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter - EP

Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter - EP - 1993
 
01 If I Were a Carpenter
02 Ship of Fools (Live from Montreux)
03 I Believe (Live from Montreux)
04 Tall Cool One (Live from Montreux)

+@320 with art-cover

Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter - EP

Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter - EP - 1993
 
01 If I Were a Carpenter
02 Ship of Fools (Live from Montreux)
03 I Believe (Live from Montreux)
04 Tall Cool One (Live from Montreux)

+@320 with art-cover

Pat McManus - 2PM

Pat McManus - 2PM - 2009

01. Chasing Away The Blues
02. Trouble
03. Best Friends (End Of The Line)
04. Rough Diamond
05. Law Of The Jungle
06. Big Hair (Slight Return)
07. Voodoo Boogie
08. Addicted To The Rush
09. Dogging Me Around
10. So Bored
11. Whole Damn World (Getting On Our Backs)
12. Satisfaction Guaranteed
13. Born To Be Bad
14. Lucky Man
Bonus Track
15. Blowin' In The Wind

Pat McManus - Lead Vocals, Electric, Accoustic, Steel and Slide, Guitars, Bass, Violi

Paul Faloon   - Drums

Gordon Sheridan - Bass

John McCollough - Keyboards

Mudd Wallace  - Backing Vocals, Additional Bass and Drum Programming

Maura Wallace - Backing Vocals

Ali Clinton - Guest for additional guitar on "Blowin In The Wind"

+@192

Pat McManus - 2PM

Pat McManus - 2PM - 2009

01. Chasing Away The Blues
02. Trouble
03. Best Friends (End Of The Line)
04. Rough Diamond
05. Law Of The Jungle
06. Big Hair (Slight Return)
07. Voodoo Boogie
08. Addicted To The Rush
09. Dogging Me Around
10. So Bored
11. Whole Damn World (Getting On Our Backs)
12. Satisfaction Guaranteed
13. Born To Be Bad
14. Lucky Man
Bonus Track
15. Blowin' In The Wind

Pat McManus - Lead Vocals, Electric, Accoustic, Steel and Slide, Guitars, Bass, Violi

Paul Faloon   - Drums

Gordon Sheridan - Bass

John McCollough - Keyboards

Mudd Wallace  - Backing Vocals, Additional Bass and Drum Programming

Maura Wallace - Backing Vocals

Ali Clinton - Guest for additional guitar on "Blowin In The Wind"

+@192

Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Elements

Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Elements - 2000

from cduniverse

As most Who fans already know, Pete Townshend's next project after finishing TOMMY was to be a wildly ambitious multi-media event-including an album, a concert, and a movie - called LIFEHOUSE, with a storyline that was a combination of sci-fi and Eastern mysticism. The project eventually collapsed, partly due to early '70s technical limitations, but some of the songs later surfaced on official Who albums (principally WHO'S NEXT) and on several widely circulated Townshend bootlegs.

LIFEHOUSE ELEMENTS (an abridged version of a 6-CD set for sale on Townshend's website), collects various versions of the most important songs. Some are new, such as an astounding techno demolition of Who Are You, and a lovely acoustic guitar/string orchestra remake of Behind Blue Eyes, while some are old, including occasionally unfamiliar mixes of Townshend's one-man band demos of Pure and Easy, and Won't Get Fooled Again. Almost everything here is interesting on some level, and it goes without saying that this is an absolute must-have for Who fans.

There once was a note, pure and easy
Playing so free, like a breath rippling by
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me
Forever we blend and forever we die

Pete Townshend - Vocals, Various Instruments
London Chamber Orchestra.

01. One Note (Prologue)
02. Baba O'Riley
03. Pure And Easy
04. New Song  

05. Getting In Tune   
06. Behind Blue Eyes
07. Let's See Action
08. Who Are You       
09. Won't Get Fooled Again See All
10. Baba M1   
11. Song Is Over


+@320

Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Elements

Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Elements - 2000

from cduniverse

As most Who fans already know, Pete Townshend's next project after finishing TOMMY was to be a wildly ambitious multi-media event-including an album, a concert, and a movie - called LIFEHOUSE, with a storyline that was a combination of sci-fi and Eastern mysticism. The project eventually collapsed, partly due to early '70s technical limitations, but some of the songs later surfaced on official Who albums (principally WHO'S NEXT) and on several widely circulated Townshend bootlegs.

LIFEHOUSE ELEMENTS (an abridged version of a 6-CD set for sale on Townshend's website), collects various versions of the most important songs. Some are new, such as an astounding techno demolition of Who Are You, and a lovely acoustic guitar/string orchestra remake of Behind Blue Eyes, while some are old, including occasionally unfamiliar mixes of Townshend's one-man band demos of Pure and Easy, and Won't Get Fooled Again. Almost everything here is interesting on some level, and it goes without saying that this is an absolute must-have for Who fans.

There once was a note, pure and easy
Playing so free, like a breath rippling by
The note is eternal, I hear it, it sees me
Forever we blend and forever we die

Pete Townshend - Vocals, Various Instruments
London Chamber Orchestra.

01. One Note (Prologue)
02. Baba O'Riley
03. Pure And Easy
04. New Song  

05. Getting In Tune   
06. Behind Blue Eyes
07. Let's See Action
08. Who Are You       
09. Won't Get Fooled Again See All
10. Baba M1   
11. Song Is Over


+@320

Roger Daltrey - Tower Theatre - Philadelphia

Roger Daltrey - Tower Theatre - Philadelphia - 05/dez/1985

Lead vocalist Roger Daltrey from The Who took a chance on a rare solo tour, from which this King Biscuit Flower Hour recording is derived. Daltrey had grown tired of Pete Townshend taking his time to resurrect The Who, and as a result, in 1985 Daltrey decided he would take his own project on the road.

The results are mixed. Although Daltrey had many excellent solo hits such as "Giving It All Away" (mostly written by ex-Argent guitarist, Russ Ballard), the majority of his material here is from 1985's Under a Raging Moon, which was the solo album Daltrey wrote in memory of the late Keith Moon.

Roger Daltrey - Vocals
Clem Clempson - Guitars
Mark Williamson - Keyboards
John Siegler - Bass
Dennis Elliott - Drums
Alan Shacklock - Keyboards
Russ Ballard - Guest on "Your Time Is Gonna Come" and "Voices" -  Guitar, Lead Vocals

01. Intro
02. Martyrs and Madmen
03. Band Chatter
04. Don't Talk To Strangers
05. Band Chatter
06. Breaking Down Paradise
07. Move Better In the Night
08. Band Chatter
09. Substitute
10. Band Introduction
11. Your Time Is Gonna Come
12. The Pride You Hide
13. Behind Blue Eyes
14. 5:15

15. Band Chatter
16. Let Me Down Easy
17. Rebel
18. Band Chatter
19. Voices
20. Giving It All Away
21. Won't Get Fooled Again
22. After the Fire
23. Under A Raging Moon
24. Crowd / Band Chatter
25. Free Me
26. Summertime Blues
27. C'mon Everybody


+@128

Roger Daltrey - Tower Theatre - Philadelphia

Roger Daltrey - Tower Theatre - Philadelphia - 05/dez/1985

Lead vocalist Roger Daltrey from The Who took a chance on a rare solo tour, from which this King Biscuit Flower Hour recording is derived. Daltrey had grown tired of Pete Townshend taking his time to resurrect The Who, and as a result, in 1985 Daltrey decided he would take his own project on the road.

The results are mixed. Although Daltrey had many excellent solo hits such as "Giving It All Away" (mostly written by ex-Argent guitarist, Russ Ballard), the majority of his material here is from 1985's Under a Raging Moon, which was the solo album Daltrey wrote in memory of the late Keith Moon.

Roger Daltrey - Vocals
Clem Clempson - Guitars
Mark Williamson - Keyboards
John Siegler - Bass
Dennis Elliott - Drums
Alan Shacklock - Keyboards
Russ Ballard - Guest on "Your Time Is Gonna Come" and "Voices" -  Guitar, Lead Vocals

01. Intro
02. Martyrs and Madmen
03. Band Chatter
04. Don't Talk To Strangers
05. Band Chatter
06. Breaking Down Paradise
07. Move Better In the Night
08. Band Chatter
09. Substitute
10. Band Introduction
11. Your Time Is Gonna Come
12. The Pride You Hide
13. Behind Blue Eyes
14. 5:15

15. Band Chatter
16. Let Me Down Easy
17. Rebel
18. Band Chatter
19. Voices
20. Giving It All Away
21. Won't Get Fooled Again
22. After the Fire
23. Under A Raging Moon
24. Crowd / Band Chatter
25. Free Me
26. Summertime Blues
27. C'mon Everybody


+@128

John Rabbit Bundrick - Venus

John Rabbit Bundrick - Venus - 2010

John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American rock keyboardist, pianist and organist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free and Crawler. Bundrick is noted as the principal musician for the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He is also known as a composer and has recorded solo albums. READ MORE HERE 

album notes from CDBABY 

War on Earth has annihilated the Human Race. Our only recourse is to inhabit the planet Venus. A journey thru peace & war, annihilation and death. A journey to Venus to seed the Human Race and stop us from becoming Extinct.

01. Peace On Earth
02. Happiness
03. Troubled Planet
04. The Children
05. We're All Alike

06. Time Warriors
07. Crazy War
08. Exodus to Venus
09. Faith
10. A New Life on Venus
11. Happy Snap






+@192

John Rabbit Bundrick - Venus

John Rabbit Bundrick - Venus - 2010

John Douglas "Rabbit" Bundrick (born November 21, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American rock keyboardist, pianist and organist. He is best known for his work with The Who and associations with others including Eric Burdon, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free and Crawler. Bundrick is noted as the principal musician for the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He is also known as a composer and has recorded solo albums. READ MORE HERE 

album notes from CDBABY 

War on Earth has annihilated the Human Race. Our only recourse is to inhabit the planet Venus. A journey thru peace & war, annihilation and death. A journey to Venus to seed the Human Race and stop us from becoming Extinct.

01. Peace On Earth
02. Happiness
03. Troubled Planet
04. The Children
05. We're All Alike

06. Time Warriors
07. Crazy War
08. Exodus to Venus
09. Faith
10. A New Life on Venus
11. Happy Snap






+@192

Ollie Halsall with John Halsey - Abbot's Langrey

Ollie Halsall with John Halsey - Abbot's Langrey -  1980

In 1980, following his early career with Timexbox, Patto, Tempest and Boxer guitarist Ollie Halsall teamed up with former bandmate drummer John Halsey to record these remarkable sessions.

The planned group never materialised and Ollie joined Kevin Ayers' band, with whom he spent most of the next 12 years, until his untimely death in 1992.

This album is a snapshot of a particular period in the life of a somewhat eccentric but extraordinarily talented musician.

The material, which includes nine Halsall originals, dates from a 1980 colaboration with drummer John Halsey and is completed by some very unusual extra recordings.

01. Bum Love
02. Monkey On My Back
03. Marietta’s Pizzas #1
04. Don’t Understand    
05. This One’s For Me
06. Marietta’s Pizzas #2
07. Seven Days
08. Time Is By My Side
09. We Want Out
10. Marietta’s Pizzas #3
11. Roll Around
Bonus Tracks
12. Seven Days
13. We Want Out
14. Run
15. Shame, Shame

+@192

Ollie Halsall with John Halsey - Abbot's Langrey

Ollie Halsall with John Halsey - Abbot's Langrey -  1980

In 1980, following his early career with Timexbox, Patto, Tempest and Boxer guitarist Ollie Halsall teamed up with former bandmate drummer John Halsey to record these remarkable sessions.

The planned group never materialised and Ollie joined Kevin Ayers' band, with whom he spent most of the next 12 years, until his untimely death in 1992.

This album is a snapshot of a particular period in the life of a somewhat eccentric but extraordinarily talented musician.

The material, which includes nine Halsall originals, dates from a 1980 colaboration with drummer John Halsey and is completed by some very unusual extra recordings.

01. Bum Love
02. Monkey On My Back
03. Marietta’s Pizzas #1
04. Don’t Understand    
05. This One’s For Me
06. Marietta’s Pizzas #2
07. Seven Days
08. Time Is By My Side
09. We Want Out
10. Marietta’s Pizzas #3
11. Roll Around
Bonus Tracks
12. Seven Days
13. We Want Out
14. Run
15. Shame, Shame

+@192