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1971: Jimi Hendrix - Rainbow Bridge |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Jimi Hendrix Album: Rainbow Bridge(LP) Label: Reprise Year: 1968–1970 Release: 1971 Format, bitrate: mp3; 320 kb/s Time: 42:22 Size: 80,5 MB Rainbow Bridge is a posthumous fifth studio album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released in October and November 1971 in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively. It was the second Hendrix studio album released after his death and was engineered, mixed and compiled by Eddie Kramer, John Jansen and Mitch Mitchell. It has never been released on compact disc.
The pairing of Rainbow Bridge with The Cry of Love comprises the bulk of the most complete tracks that Hendrix was intending to release on his next (double) LP, First Rays of the New Rising Sun. All songs on the album were written by Hendrix, except the cover of "The Star-Spangled Banner", and recorded throughout 1969 and 1970, with the exception of "Look Over Yonder", which was recorded in 1968. "Hear My Train A Comin'" was recorded live at the Berkeley Community Theatre on May 30, 1970 (1st show). The album was the second to be produced by Kramer and Mitchell, with the help of Jansen, and was again fairly well received, reaching #15 and #16 in the U.S. and the UK respectively. "Dolly Dagger" b/w "Star Spangled Banner" was released as a single in the U.S., but only reached #74. Four songs from Rainbow Bridge are featured on the 1997 compilation First Rays of the New Rising Sun. Two songs are featured on another 1997 compilation South Saturn Delta. The (studio) version of "The Star Spangled Banner" can be found in the 2000 box set The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Box set). Though misconstrued to be a live album of the famed concert uptop the Haleakala Crater; it is, indeed, the original soundtrack to the film as all tracks appear in various scenes. The Berkeley performance of "Hear My Train A Comin'" doesn't appear in the film's soundtrack as it was performed in the Haleakala concert sequence. All other songs are new material from studio sessions. For details of recordings of the live concerts, see Rainbow Bridge Concert. |
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2000: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 4 Cd Box Set Remastered |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Jimi Hendrix Album: The Jimi Hendrix Experience Label: MCA Records Year: 1966 / 1970 Release: September 12, 2000 Format, bitrate: mp3; 320 kb/s Time: 4:19:55 Size: 603 MB. AMG rating:   MCA continued the series of definitive masters of the Jimi Hendrix catalogue in 2000, releasing the self-titled box set The Jimi Hendrix Experience, consisting of four discs. The material includes alternate recordings, live performances and some rarities. Although most of the material had been released in earlier compilations, some previously unreleased material (such as live versions of "Killing Floor" and "The Wind Cries Mary") was also included.
The alternative recordings include some tracks from Hendrix's studio albums, even including some from First Rays of the New Rising Sun. This list includes "Purple Haze", "Highway Chile", "Little Wing", "Gypsy Eyes", "Stone Free", among others. The live songs are taken from performances such as the Monterey Pop Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, and the Isle of Wight and includes a near-complete version of Hendrix in the West.
On some tracks, especially on those from Hendrix in the West, the recordings have been slightly altered to clean up the sound, but even when modifications were made the result does not differ too much from the original masterings.
Another edition of this boxed set was released on 28th November 2005, which, under the Universal music group label, included an exclusive bonus DVD featuring a 30 minute documentary called "Hendrix And The Blues", originally created as part of the 'Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues' series. As well as this, this bonus DVD also includes several Live tracks, including "Johnny B. Goode" which was recorded live at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California on May 30 1970, "Red House" and "In From The Storm", both of which were recorded live at Isle Of Wight, England on August 30 1970. |
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1994: Mike Morgan & Jim Suhler - Let The Dogs Run |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Mike Morgan & Jim Suhler Album: Let The Dogs Run Label: Black Top Year: 1994 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 54:16 Size: 127,69 Mb (+3%) Dallas-raised guitarist, singer, and songwriter Mike Morgan formed his blues and blues-rock band in the late '80s, amid that city's still thriving nightclub scene. Morgan, who got his first guitar in elementary school, was inspired to play better guitar after hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album, Texas Flood, in 1985. He grew up in suburban Dallas listening to the radio and being inspired initially by people like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. Morgan had been playing rock guitar prior to this, but after 1985 he jumped with both feet into playing blues and blues-rock. Although he was motivated and influenced by the late legendary Vaughan, Morgan also cites T-Bone Walker, Magic Sam, and fellow Dallas area musician Anson Funderburgh as influences on his music. After moving to Dallas in 1986, Morgan met vocalist Darrell Nulisch and formed his group the Crawl -- named after a Lonnie Brooks composition -- shortly thereafter. Nulisch took Morgan under his wing and schooled him further with his deep, wide-ranging collection of blues recordings, and the band began to play in venues beyond Dallas/Fort Worth. They performed originals and classic blues, and Nulisch later left the band in 1989. Morgan found a singing replacement with the Kansas City-raised Lee McBee, who also played expert harmonica. The new band made inroads on the blues festival circuit in the early '90s, and one year after the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, fellow Dallas area guitarist Anson Funderburgh took a Black Top Records executive to hear Morgan and the Crawl. Black Top immediately signed Morgan to the New Orleans-based label, and the band found national and international audiences with a slew of releases. Morgan and the Crawl released their debut, Raw & Ready, in 1990, and they followed up with five other albums of spry originals and classic covers, including Mighty Fine Dancin', Full Moon Over Dallas, Ain't Worried No More, Looky Here!, and The Road. In 1994, working with fellow Dallas guitarist Jim Suhler, he released Let the Dogs Run. Later, he released I Like the Way You Work It, also for Black Top. Morgan and the Crawl carved out their reputation in the early '90s with thematically fresh original songs and incendiary live concerts. Morgan continues to tour internationally, and his late-'90s and early-2000s output includes several other fine albums. McBee left the band at the end of 1999 to pursue his own band back home in Kansas. Morgan began singing himself, as well as playing guitar, feeling that he had been well schooled by a procession of lead vocalists who included Nulisch, Keith Dunn, and Chris Whynaught. Texas Man was released in 2000 on the Maryland-based Severn Records label and the follow-up, Live in Dallas, was issued in 2004. Morgan's 2006 release, Stronger Every Day, includes contributions from vocalist/harmonica player McBee as well as guitarist Randy McAllister. ~ Richard Skelly , All Music Guide |
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1967–1970: Jimi Hendrix - War Heroes |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Jimi Hendrix Album: War Heroes Label: Polydor Years: 1967–1970; release:1972 Genre: Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, acid rock, blues-rock Format, bitrate: mp3: 320 kb/s Time: 35:20 Size: 62,9M As we all know by now, Jimi Hendrix left behind more unreleased material than just about any other rock artist. Some tracks have rated as all-time classics ("Angel," "Izabella," "Drifting," etc.), while others should have remained in the vaults (such as the full-length albums Crash Landing and Voodoo Soup, two collections that were near-criminally touched up by then-Hendrix keeper Alan Douglas). The out-of-print War Heroes (currently only available on CD as an import from Europe) is one of the few consistent compilations of unreleased Hendrix, and has since been replaced by two recently released albums, First Rays of the New Rising Sun and South Saturn Delta. Highlights include "Beginning" (which contains a riff almost identical to the Stones' "Bitch"), "Highway Chile," and "Izabella," a track premiered on a Dick Cavett TV show a year before Jimi's untimely death. However, not all of the material is up to snuff, such as the nonsensical "Three Little Bears" and "Midnight," an overtly indulgent instrumental. If you're a newcomer to Hendrix, don't start here, but if you're a serious Jimi fan searching for some interesting obscurities, War Heroes is definitely worth the price. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide |
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2004: Hiram Bullock with Billy Cobham & WDR Big Band - Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix |
Jazz-Rock, Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Hiram Bullock with Billy Cobham & WDR Big Band Album: Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix Label: BHM Productions Year: 2004 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 47:47 Size: 127,57 Mb (+3%) Äîâîëüíî íåîáû÷íûå êàâåðû íà ïåñíè Jimi Hendrix, ýäàêàÿ ñìåñü äæàçà, áëþçà è ðîêà. HIRAM BULLOCK plays the music of Jimi Hendrix feat, Billy Cobham & WDR BIG BAND Cologne WDR BIG BAND and Hendrix - what's that all about? Well, one may consider it simply outrageous to breathe the spirit of Hendrix into an orchestral ensemble. However, the world-renowned WDR BIG BAND takes on a subdued tone and gives just the right kind of tone to Hendrix classics like `Foxy Lady`, `Voodoo Child`, `Manic Depression`, and many other titles. The ensemble is
joined by star drummer Billy Cobham, one of the founding members of the Mahavishnu Orchestras, who played with Miles Davis, Michael Brecker, Dean Brown, and many other great artists. Did anybody say that a big band cannot rock? Well... Leader, singer, guitarist Hiram Bullock proves that rock classics with a funky, jazzy sound can sound just great. A `Voodoo Child` after all, that Bullock adapted & arranged by Bernd Lechtenfeld rec. in 2004 at the University Cologne Mixed 2008 at WDR Studio, Cologne ~ bhmproductions.com |
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1964: Davy Graham - Folk, Blues & Beyond... |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Davy Graham Album: Folk, Blues & Beyond... Label: FLEDG'LING RECORDS Release: 30th May 2005 Originally released year: 1964 Quality: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo Size: 125 Mb Time: 60:40 AMG Rating  àðõèâå ëåæèò âñÿ èíôîðìàöèÿ î ïëàñòèíêå.
The full information about this disk is in archive. This was Graham's most groundbreaking and consistent album. More than his solo debut The Guitar Player (which was pretty jazzy) or his previous collaboration with folk singer Shirley Collins, Folk Roots, New Routes, this established his mixture of folk, jazz, blues, and Middle Eastern music, the use of a bassist and drummer also hinting at (though not quite reaching) folk-rock. "Leavin' Blues," "Skillet (Good'n'Greasy)," and "Moanin'" are all among his very best folk-blues-rock performances, while on "Maajun" he goes full-bore into Middle Eastern music on one of his most haunting and memorable pieces. Covers of traditional folk standards like "Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair" and "Seven Gypsies" combine with interpretations of compositions by Bob Dylan ("Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"), Willie Dixon ("My Babe"), Charles Mingus ("Better Git in Your Soul"), and Reverend Gary Davis ("Cocaine") for an eclecticism of repertoire that wasn't matched by many musicians of any sort in the mid-'60s. If there is one aspect of the recording to criticize, it is, as was usually the case with Graham, the thin, colorless vocals. The guitar playing is the main attraction, though; it's so stellar that it makes the less impressive singing easy to overlook. Ten of the 16 songs were included on the compilation Folk Blues and All Points in Between, but Graham fans should get this anyway, as the level of material and musicianship is pretty high throughout most of the disc. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide |
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1996: The Buddaheads - Play Hard |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: The Buddaheads Album: Play Hard Label: Kiagan Records Year: 1996 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 48:51 Size: 127,59 Mb (+3%)
“PLAY HARD”, the third full length album, was released in Japan by Kiagan Records. The fourth studio offering was, “GO FOR BROKE”, a breathtaking collection of Rockin’ Blues and power packed ballads. More great Buddaheads music can be found on their last 3 studio releases, “REAL”, the classic, “MUMBO JUMBO” and "RAW". ~ wilshirepark.com
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1966-1970: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - Jimi Hendrix |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Jimi Hendrix Album: Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix Label: MCA Years: 1966-1970; release: 2003 Format, bitrate: mp3; 320kb/s Time: 1:15:02 Size: 175 MB. As part of the numerous compilations issued in conjunction with the major television documentary series The Blues, this is a collection of blues-oriented Hendrix recordings. A couple of considerations conspire to make this one of Hendrix's less essential releases. First, the blues were just a part of Hendrix's musical mix, though an important one. Second, there was a previous compilation of Hendrix's blues-oriented work in 1994, simply titled Blues. There's little repetition between Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues and Blues, though, and it works as a decent grouping of some of his bluesiest recordings for those listeners who want to plunge especially deeply into one facet of his repertoire. "Red House" and "Voodoo Chile" are by far the most celebrated tracks here, but the accent is on lesser-heard performances that first came out on other archival compilations. In fact, the fine Earl King cover "Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)" (from Electric Ladyland) is the only other song that came out in Hendrix's lifetime. The other selections vary from inspired ("Hear My Train a Comin'," recorded in early 1969 with the original Jimi Hendrix Experience lineup, and a solo "Midnight Lightning") to rather routine jams, though Hendrix's imaginative virtuosity and affinity for the blues is usually evident. This being a posthumous Hendrix release, it couldn't be complete without a couple of previously unissued tracks to tempt the completists, though these aren't too exciting. Those are the 1969 outtakes "Georgia Blues," on which Hendrix is actually more like a backing musician for Lonnie Youngblood (who takes lead vocals), and "Blue Window," a nearly 13-minute outing that gives vent to his jazzier tendencies, the arrangement also featuring organ, three saxophones, and two trumpets. The liner notes about Jimi's blues record collecting habits by mid-'60s girlfriend Faye Pridgon, by the way, are pretty cool. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide |
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1999: Doyle Bramhall II - Jellycream |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Doyle Bramhall II Album: Jellycream Label: RCA Records Year: 1999 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 53:34 Size: 121,25 Mb (+3%) Continuing with the modern-day soul-blues vibe of his debut album, Doyle Bramhall II breaks down more boundaries with his second record, Jellycream. Again, he works with Wendy & Lisa and his former bandmate Charlie Sexton, but he brings Mitchell Froom into the picture, which guarantees some low-rent experimental vibes. And that does rear its ugly head on occasion throughout the album, reminding that Bramhall's intentions are good even if he doesn't quite know how to follow through on them just yet. Nevertheless, there are some very, very good moments throughout Jellycream, moments where he brings together the emotional force of Texas blues-rock, the melodicism of modern day soul, and the maverick spirit of a musician that wants to rewrite the rules. Those moments that work make up for the moments that don't quite connect.~ All Music Guide |
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2010: Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Joe Bonamassa Album: Black Rock Release: March 23, 2010 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 48:51 Size: 127,59 Mb (+3%) 10-é àëüáîì â ñîëüíîé äèñêîãðàôèè Äæî çàïèñûâàë â Ãðåöèè, â ñòóäèè Black Rock. Ïðèñóòñòâèå ãðå÷åñêèõ ìóçûêàíòîâ ñ íàöèîíàëüíûìè èíñòðóìåíòàìè ñóòè çâó÷àíèÿ íå ìåíÿåò: ýíåðãè÷íûé ðîê ñ áëþçîâûìè êîðíÿìè. Êóäà ïðèìå÷àòåëüíåé âûáîð ïåñåí: íåñêîëüêî ñòàðûõ áëþçîâ (îò Áëàéíä Áîÿ Ôóëëåðà äî Îòèñà Ðàøà), áðèòàíñêèé "ïðîãðåññèâ" áóðíûõ 60-õ, äóýò ñ êîðîëåì áëþçà â "çîëîòîì" àìåðèêàíñêîì ñòàíäàðòå "Night Life" (êîòîðûé ÁèÁèÊèíã âïåðâûå çàïèñàë êàê ðàç çà 10 ëåò äî ðîæäåíèÿ Áîíàìàññû), ïëþñ ñî÷èíåíèÿ òàêèõ ìàñòåðîâ, êàê Äæî Õèàòò è Ëåîíàðä Êîýí – ñîñòàâëÿþò ÷óòü áîëüøå ïîëîâèíû àëüáîìà. Âûñòàâëÿòü ñîáñòâåííûå ñî÷èíåíèÿ âïåðåìåæêó ñ ïîï-, ðîê- è áëþç-êëàññèêîé – ýòî äåðçêî… È, êàê ìèíèìóì, ïðîñòî ëþáîïûòíî, êàê ãèòàðíûé ãåðîé ñ ÿðêî èíäèâèäóàëüíûì ïî÷åðêîì èãðû óïðàâèòñÿ ñî ñòîëü øèðîêèì âðåìåííûì è ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèì ìóçûêàëüíûì ïîëåì. Âïðî÷åì, èñêîïàåìûé íàêîíå÷íèê êîïüÿ íà îáëîæêå íàìåêàåò, ÷òî Äæî ãîòîâ êîïàòü è ãëóáæå.It’s a sign of Joe Bonamassa’s increasing profile that he got blues legend B.B. King to guest on his eighth album Black Rock -- and if what you’re doing is good enough to rope B.B. in, there’s not much reason to change, so Bonamassa doesn’t tinker with his formula here, retaining a little of the folky undertow of The Ballad of John Henry, but with its remaining roots in a thick, heavy blues-rock more redolent of ‘60s London than the ‘50s Delta. Of course, Bonamassa has never shied away from his love of Brit-blues, even underscoring it with a good streamlined cover of Jeff Beck’s “Spanish Blues,” but he retains a healthy respect for all manners of classic blues, kicking out a Chicago groove on a cover of Otis Rush’s “Three Times a Fool,” reaching back to Blind Boy Fuller for “Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind” and ably replicating B.B.’s latter-day soul groove on a horn-smacked cover of Willie Nelson’s “Night Life.” Bonamassa has an ear for non-blues writers too, cherrypicking Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on a Wire” and John Hiatt’s “I Know a Place,” tying it all together with beefy lead lines, but the provocative moments on Black Rock are all self-penned, whether it’s the clattering stomp “When the Fire Hits the Sea,” the British folk lilt of “Quarryman’s Lament” and “Athens to Athens,” or the droning dramatic epic “Blue and Evil.” These are easily the most intriguing songs here, suggesting Bonamassa realizes that the familiar covers allow him to stretch out elsewhere, and while it might be interesting hearing him follow this path for a full album, what’s here on Black Rock is both satisfying and admirably, if reservedly, ambitious.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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2002: John McVey - Gone To Texas |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: John McVey Album: Gone To Texas Label: Doc Blues Year: 2002 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 1:03:54 Size: 152,28 Mb (+3%) John McVey is a genuine Texas guitar genius and this is the best hes ever sounded! All the songs, nine of which McVey wrote, are great but my favorite is probably I Dont Stutter because it also features Fabulous Thunderbirds harmonica hero Kim Wilson as a guest. But every one is a prime piece of modern Texas blues and McVeys guitar work and singing are so strong he really doesnt need much outside help. The Austin all-stars backing him on the recording do a great job but his live act, showcasing bassist/vocalist Erin James, is even hotter. Catch him in a club or concert if you ever have the opportunity and youll be blown away. In the meantime, Gone to Texas will more than satisfy your desire for real blues played with power and passion. Its just great stuff from first note to last! |
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1995: Dave Kelly Band - Standing At The Crossroads |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Dave Kelly Band Album: Standing At The Crossroads Label: Inakustic Gmbh Year: 1987 Release: 1995 Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 kbps Time: 1:04:02 Size: 134,81 Mb (+3%) If there is such a thing as a British 'blues pedigree', then Dave Kelly's sets the standard. Kelly is a blues craftsman - a journeyman who has served his time with the best. In New York he jammed with Muddy Waters. He became a friend to Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker, who both felt the benefit of Dave's playing in their touring bands. It was Dave's big sister, the late Jo-Ann Kelly, who first opened his ears to the blues, although his passion for rock and roll - and especially the work of Buddy Holly - remains intact. In 1967 he joined The John Dummer Blues Band. After three albums and a solo project he continued to polish his style and technique throughout an adventurous career with some of Britain's finest players. When The Blues Band was formed in 1979, the post of slide guitarist and joint vocalist was a foregone conclusion - and bringing his friend, the bassist Gary Fletcher, along to that first rehearsal, was a bonus. Dave Kelly's guitar and vocals form the very backbone of The Blues Band's distinctive sound.
Today, after 21 years 'treading the boards' with the band, with his solo albums, duo tours with Paul Jones, and soundtrack work (for commercials and such projects as BBC TV's 'King of the Ghetto' and the Comic Strip's 'Strike!') Dave Kelly is firmly estabished as Europe's premier blues performer. |
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2007: Tony Vega Band - Glory Baby |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Tony Vega Band Album: Glory Baby Label: Red Onion Year: 2007 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 43:03 Size: 80,72 Mb (+3%) For over ten years, the Tony Vega Band have been burnin' up the Texas Gulf Coast and Europe. Discover the Gulf Coast's 'best kept secret' for yourself! "'Glory baby' takes Vega to a new level. 'Dixieland' is as haunting and moving as a blues recording can be. This is easily Vega's best recording to date."~ Houston Press |
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2010: Thorbjorn Risager - Track Record |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Thorbjorn Risager Album: Track Record Label: Cope/VME Year: 2010 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 40:43 Size: 75,71 Mb (+3%) The time has come for Thorbjorn Risager’s fifth CD. Ever since the debut, this great Danish vocalist and his equally outstanding band is delivering new albums with about a year's interval, full of new compositions. How they find time for this – especially the composing – in spite of their intense touring, is a bit of a mystery. But life on the road is definitely a source of inspiration, which some of the songs, and even the cover photos, are reflecting - even though they don't do so much of their travelling by train... |
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2010: Popa Chubby - The Fight Is On |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Popa Chubby Album: The Fight Is On Label: Provogue records Year:rel. 22 Feb 2010 Format:MP3 @ 320 Kb/s, flac+cue+scan Time:60:38 Size: 133 mb, 442 mb To JBC members attention is last great album from Popa Chubby! He is Devil of NY hard modern blues!
Don’t miss it!
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2006: Rudy Rotta & friends - Some of My Favorite Songs for... |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Rudy Rotta & friends Album: Some of My Favorite Songs for... Label: Zyx Records/Pepper Cake Year: 2006 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 55:21 Size: 95.78+30.84 Mb (+3%) Italian bluesman Rudy Rotta recorded this benefit CD (for Solidarietà è) in 2004, with his band and "friends" John Mayall, Brian Auger, Peter Green & Robben Ford. Ford plays lead guitar on Baby Blue, no guests play on Knockin'. An enjoyable album throughout. With special guests:
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Brian Auger & the Oblivion Express
Peter Green
Robben Ford |
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1999: Chris Whitley - Live At Martyrs' |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Chris Whitley Album: Live At Martyrs' Label: Messenger Records Year: 1999, release:2000 Format, bizrate: mp3, 320 kpbs Time: 47:29 Size: 76 MB Just a man and his guitar: that's all Live at Martyrs' is. Yet it is perhaps the best way to hear Chris Whitley, separated from the studio trappings that had a tendency to obscure and hinder his otherwise gutsy folk-blues on previous recordings, and planted precisely in the element that helped earn him his name in singer/songwriter and critical circles. That is part of what makes the album such a welcome addition to the cult musician's mixed catalog. Recorded in Chicago over a few nights in 1999, Live captures all the things that make Whitley's music so enticing: heated passion, raw intensity, and an indescribable urge toward both the sacred and profane. It is, in fact, a logical extension from both his outstanding debut album and his previous effort, Dirt Floor, the two most lauded releases of his career. Stripped of commercial production and all other confusing affectations, the recording allows his wonderful songs and torrid delivery to take center stage. It might be instructive to note that half the set list comes from the first two studio albums, with only three deriving from the third and fourth albums. His second and third albums received only lukewarm reviews, but the songs from those efforts are given revelatory readings that far surpass the original incarnations, almost sounding like entirely new songs. The two new songs that are included prove strong additions to Whitley's songbook, while his cover of Kraftwerk's "The Model" is virtually unrecognizable and like nothing else in his canon. His guitar picking on the song is almost banjo style, and he sings with a smooth croon instead of his normal cavorting vocals. In general, though, even as spare as the recording is, it is highly atmospheric. Whitley's electrified guitar can sound like warped metal ("Dirt Floor") or like sepia-toned, foot-stomping country-blues, and on the new "Home Is Where You Get Across" his playing is strikingly close to the phenomenal picking skills of Leo Kottke. Much of the music is blues-based, and certain songs still roll around in the mud and get rather grungy, but surprisingly, in this naked setting, the songs take on a folk-like dimension (albeit overdriven folk), with progressive songwriters from the '60s such as Tim Hardin and Tim Buckley (or, for a more contemporary comparison, Jeff Buckley) frequently springing to mind. It is soulful stuff and gets at the essence of what makes Chris Whitley such a thrilling musician when he is "on": electrifying instrumental abilities and shadowy, dark-edge story-songs that dig into your skin and unravel you layer by layer. Although it is top-heavy on the first two albums, Live at Martyrs' is possibly the best end-to-end effort in his early catalog. ~ Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide |
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2000: Kenny Neal - What You Got |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Kenny Neal Album: What You Got Label: Telarc Years: 2000 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 51:21 Size: 95,7+20,3 Mb (+3%) This is Neal's third album for Telarc and it's definitely one of his best releases to date. He's long been known for his Louisiana blues groove, but this CD will force critics and fans to reassess their take on Neal's sound. Tracks like "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right," "Little Brother (Make a Way)," "I'm The Man Your Mama Told You About," "Loving on Borrowed Time," and "Deja Vu" are robust numbers that variously evince Chicago and Memphis influences, while the title track is a gorgeous bit of soul music that showcases Neal's mature voice. In fact, one of the major highlights of this collection is Neal's vocal work. He has become an exceptional blues singer, with a powerful and wonderfully nuanced voice. Add his excellent lead guitar work and make note of the fact that he wrote, or co-authored, nine of the 12 songs on this disc. The guy has become a multiple-threat bluesman and this album, in demonstrating that, has to be seen as a pivotal point in Neal's discography. ~ Philip Van Vleck, All Music Guide |
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1998: Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson - The Business Of The Blues |
Blues, Modern electric blues |
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 Artist: Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson Album: The Business Of The Blues Label: BlueStorm Records Year: 1998 Format,bitrate: mp3 Bitrate:256 kpbs Time: 55:36 Size: 101 MB The former Atlanta guitar teacher (and owner of Roger Wilson Guitar Studio) turned sports producer, DJ and CNN newsroom producer's third CD continues the blues-rock vibe that can also be found on Wilson's two previous releases. "The Business of the Blues" contains a mixture of electric and acoustic guitar driven tunes as well as some decent straight blues ("Trouble in Mind," John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom"). Other covers include Freddie King and Sonny Thompson's "San Ho Zay," J. Miller's "Sugar Coated Love," McKinley Morganfield's "Honey Bee" and a traditional acoustic arrangement of the classic folk song "I Know You Rider." Joining Wilson-who has played the guitar since the age of nine-on the CD is bass guitarist Marvin Mahanay, drummer Tim Gunther, "Chicago" Bob Nelson on harmonica and back vocalist Francine Reed. This is a fine CD that is filled with nice guitar phrasing (Eric Clapton, Elmore James) as well as some excellent harmonica playing by Nelson. But what also makes this CD work and worth the price of admission is its mixture of acoustic and electric blues in various blues styles and tempos. There's a little of something for everyone here; some Texas blues, Delta blues, Chicago blues and even a little rock 'n' roll thrown in for good measure. ~ Matt Alcott, Blues On Stage |
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2007: Dave Fields - Time's A Wastin' |
Music » Blues » Modern electric blues » Blues-Rock |
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 Artist: Dave Fields Album: Time's A Wastin' Label: FMI Records Year: 2007 Format MP3, bitrate: 320 kbps Time: 1:00:00 Size: 95,78+39,5 Mb (+3%)
Dave Fields will electrify you with his high energy brand of New York City blues. Fields delivers a riveting performance combining explosive guitar playing, a voice as smooth as silk and songs that will keep you on your toes.
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