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The Grassroots-Heaven Knows.

2011-10-18T17:20:00.000-07:00

Warren Entner - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Rob Grill - Bass, Vocals
Ricky Coonce - Drums
Dennis Provisor - Keyboards
Terry Furlong - Guitar

The Grass Roots is an American pop rock band that charted between 1966 and 1975 with 21 Top 40 hits and achieved 2 Gold Albums and 1 Gold Singles. .

The band (with many changes of members) was the brainchild of songwriting and producing duo of P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri.

This EP was recorded under the Stateside- EMI label.

It has four hits in one vinyl-very addictive and catchy songs.

Side One: 1. Heaven Knows (video) 2. Midnight Confession (video).

Side Two: 1. I'd wait a million years 2. Loving Things.

Bo Diddley Jungle Music -The Blues Collection.

2011-05-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), aka Bo Diddley, was an American R & B singer, songwriter and vocalist.

He was a big influence to Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton.........etc.

His music is solid with hard driving rhythm.

He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
Received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the R & B Foundation.
A Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Science.

His trademark rectangular guitar is a feature in all his concerts.

This is a 18 tracks CD set.

1. The story of Bo Diddley 2. Down Home special 3. Little girl 4. Bo Diddley (1955) (video) 5. You don't love me 6. Diddy wah diddy 7. Pretty thing 8. Bring it to Jerome 9. Dancing girl 10. Who do you love 11. Crackin' up 12. I am looking for a woman 13. Cops and robbers 14. Nursery Rhymes 15. Hey ! Bi Diddley 16. You can't judge a book by it's cover 17. Before you accuse me 18. Say man.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

2011-04-19T23:01:00.000-07:00

Keith Emerson(ex Nice) -organ, keyboard, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer.
Greg Lake (ex King Crimson) -bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar.
Carl Palmer(ex Atomic Rooster) -drums, percussion.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive classical rock super band. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. They are one of the most commercially successful progressive classical rock bands.

This is their debut album on the Atlantic label and was released in 1970.

Music on this album is a mix of instrumental and vocals pieces with the incorporation of classical music influences, including using complex time signatures and harmonies and symphonic-type structures which helped to give them their unique sound.

This album topped at No:18 on the Billboard top 200 albums and the song "Lucky Man" reached No: 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.

My fave song is "Take A Pebble"

The front cover of the album depicts a fluttering white bird with a human ear in the bottom left corner (the bird's left wing outlines the back of the male head to which the ear is attached, the other half of which is on the back of the album, and the right wing outlines a female head.)

Side One: 1 "The Barbarian" 2 "Take a Pebble" (video) 3 "Knife-Edge"

Side Two: 1 "The Three Fates" a. Clotho b.Lachesis c. Atropos 2. Tank 3. Lucky Man.

Focus-Hamburger Concerto.

2011-03-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

Thijs van Leer-organ, piano, harpsichord, electric piano, flute, alto flute, Arp synthesizer, recorder, mellotron, vibes, accordion, the organ of St Mary the virgin, Barnes, handclaps, all voices, whistling.
Bert Ruiter-bass, auto harp, triangles, Chinese hand cymbals, handclaps, Swiss bells.
Colin Allen (ex Stone the Crows)-drums, conga drums, tambourine, castanets, cabasa, woodblock, Chines gong timpani, handclaps, flexatone, cuica.
Jan Akkerman,- lute, timpani, handclaps, all guitars.

Focus is a progressive Dutch band-Holland top musical export. It was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the songs "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia".

This album under the Polydor label was recorded in 1974-it lacks the magical quality of their previous hits maybe because of the long jamming.

Music styles from classical, progressive rock to jazz fusion which are their forte - are well arranged and composed and gives each band member a chance to show of their musical talent.

The song Hamburger Concerto in 6 movements was named after the different stages of cooking a hamburger.

My fave song is " Hamburger Concerto"

Side One: 1. "Delitiae Musicae" 2."Harem Scarem" 3. "La Cathedrale de Strasbour 4. "Birth"

Side Two: 1. "Hamburger Concerto" a. "Starter" "Rare" b. "Medium I" c. "Medium II" d. "Well Done" e. "One for the Road" (video)

Curved Air-Phantasmagoria.

2011-03-01T20:22:00.000-08:00

Sonja Kristina-vocals, acoustic guitar (with a mysterious voice).
Francis Monkman (ex- Sisyphus)-guitars, keyboards, tubular bells, gong, percussion (cool guitar).
Florian Pilkington-Miksa (ex-Sisyphus)-drums, percussion (solid and extraordinary).
Darryl Way (ex-Trace)-violin, keyboards, tubular bells, mellotron (eerie synths on his violin).
Mike Wedgewood (ex-Caravan)-bass, acoustic guitar, vocals (understated bass).

Guest Musicians:
- Annie Stewart / flute on "Melinda (More or Less)"
- Crispian Steele-Perkins / trumpet
- Paul Cosh / trumpet
- Jim Watson / trumpet
- George Parnaby / trumpet
- Chris Pyne / trombone
- Alan Gout / trombone
- David Purser / trombone
- Steve Saunders / trombone
- Frank Ricotti / xylophone, vibes
- Mal Linwood-Ross / percussion
- Colin Caldwell / percussion
- Jean Akers / percussion and featuring
- Doris the Cheetah / Grand Finale on Cheetah

Curved Air were a British progressive art rock band formed in 1968.

This masterpiece 3rd album was recorded in 1972 under the Warner Bros Record.
It reached No. 20 in the UK Charts and is notable for its early use of the EMS Synthi 100 synthesizer to process lead singer Sonja Kristina's voice on the second side.

Music is advanced for it's time-soft, progressive rock and does not offend the ears.

My fave song is " Melinda (More or less)" and "Marie Antoinette."

Side One: 1. "Marie Antoinette" 2. "Melinda (More or Less)" (video) 3. "Not Quite the Same" 4 "Cheetah" 5. "Ultra-Vivaldi"

Side Two: 1. "Phantasmagoria" 2. "Whose Shoulder Are You Looking Over Anyway? 3. "Over and Above" 4."Once a Ghost, Always a Ghost"

Iron Butterfly-Ball.

2011-02-24T19:44:00.000-08:00

Doug Ingle-keyboards, lead vocal (one of a kind powerful vocals).
Ron Bushy-drums (solid drumming).
Lee Dorman-bass (heavy bass lines).
Erik Brann-lead guitar (loud and heavy).
Iron Butterfly was a psychedelic rock band formed in 1966, out of the Los Angeles underground scene with their new, fresh and original sounds.

They had a one night stint at the Whiskey A Go Go that turned into a three weeks engagement.

In 1968, their first album "Heavy " was a bestseller that resulted in a nationwide concert concerts.
Who could ignored their 17 minutes epic "In A Gadda Da Vida"

The name Iron Butterfly summed up their music:

IRON-symbolic of something heavy as in sounds.
BUTTERFLY-light, appeal and versatile...an object that can be used freely in the imagination.

Ball their third studio album (certified gold) was recorded in 1969 under the Atlantic label.
My fave song is "In the times of our lives"

Side One: 1. In the time of our lives (video) 2. Soul Experience 3. Lonely boy 4. Real fright 5. In the crowds.

Side Two: 1. It must be love 2. Her favorite style 3. Filled with fear 4. Belda-beast.

Jethro Tull-Songs From The Wood.

2011-02-15T22:32:00.000-08:00

Ian Anderson-vocals, flute, guitar,mandolin, whistles. (great story teller and fantastic flute solos)
Martin Barre- electric guitar, lute. (heavy guitar riffs)
John Evans- piano, organ, synthesizers. (great melodic playing)
Barriemore Barlow-drums, marimba, glockenspiel, bells, nakers, tabor. (big and strong beat)
John Glascock-bass, vocals. (commanding bass)
David Palmer-piano, synthesizer, organ, second keyboardist. (good arrangement)

Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967.

Their music are a fusion of progressive blues, rock, classical, jazz and folk-focusing on Ian Anderson lyrics, vocals and flute works.

A new rural lifestyle inspired this folk rock album with lyrics about the country side.

This album on the Chrysalis label was recorded in 1977 and received rave reviews.

My fave songs is "Songs from the wood"

Side A: 1. Songs from the wood (video) 2. Jack-in-the green 3. Cup of wonder 4. Hunting girl 5. Ring out, Solstice Bells.

Side B: 1. Velvet Green 2. The Whistler 3. Pibroch (Cap in hand) 4. Fire at midnight.

Traffic-Shoot out at the fantasy factory.

2011-01-23T19:30:00.000-08:00

Chris Wood-flute, saxophone.
Roger Hawkins-drums,
David Hood-bass.
Rebop Kwaku Baah-percussions.
Jim Capaldi-vocal, percussions.
Steve Winwood-organ,piano, guitar, vocals.

Traffic is an English rock band.
This is their sixth studio album recorded in Jamaica, 1973-only managed to reach #6 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart.

The music is tight rhythm and blues with jazzy intonation and good clear percussion.

My favorite song is "Shoot out the fantasy factory"

Side One: 1. Shoot out at the fantasy factory (video) 2. Roll right stones.

Side Two: 1. Evening blue 2. Tragic magic 3. (Sometimes I feel so) Uninspired.

Uriah Heep Live-January 1973.

2011-01-13T16:44:00.000-08:00

Uriah Heep is a major attraction in the world of rock and roll music-
with extensive touring during their heights of popularity after the success of Demons and Wizards and The Magician's Birthday.

This double live "US Gold" album on the Island Label was recorded in front of a live audience in Birmingham, England-featuring all their major hits songs.

The set was played with so much energy and power and I just love the prolonged song "July Morning"

The record ended with a medley of classic rock and roll songs like "Roll over Beethoven", "Blue Suede Shoes"..etc

David Byron (ex-Spice)-vocals-a peacockish dresser with a great voice who likes attention and shake the mike-stand hard.

Ken Hensley (ex-Jimmie Brown Sound/Gods/Toe Fat)-keyboards-a great and narrative song writer.

Mike Box-(ex-Stalkers/Spice)-guitar, vocals-plays chunky chords with simple climatic and melodic solos.

Lee Kerslake-drums-a body drummer because he doesn't play his drum kit from his wrist or from his strong forearms-a muscular powerhouse with every crushing beat.

Gary Thain (ex-Keef Hartley)-bass, vocals-looks thin and gaunt but a tower of power on bass-one of the best rock bassist in UK.

Side One: 1. Sunrise 2. Sweet Lorraine 3. Traveller in Time 4. Easy Living.

Side Two: 1. July Morning 2. Tears in my eyes.

Side Three: 1. Gypsy 2. Circle of hands.

Side Four: 1. Look at yourself 2. Magician's Birthday 3. Love machine 4. Rock and roll medley -Roll over Beethoven- Blue suede shoes-Mean woman blues- At the Hop-Whole lotta shakin' goin' on-Blue suede shoes.

West, Bruce & Laing-Whatever Turns You On.

2010-10-19T22:47:00.000-07:00

Leslie West (ex- Mountain) -guitar, dobro,vocals.
Jack Bruce (ex- Cream) -bass, organ, harp, vocals.
Corky Laing (ex Mountain) -drums, percussion.

West, Bruce and Laing formed in 1972, is a blues/hard rock super group in the mould of The Cream.

This second studio album under the RSO label, reached #87 on the US Billboard chart- was not as successful as their first album "Why Dontcha"

The album cover depicts their alter-"turns on" i.e :
West-food.
Bruce-alcohol.
Laing-sex.

My fave song is "Slow Blues"

Side One: 1. Backfire 2. Token 3. Shifting Sand 4. November Song.

Side Two: 1. Rock and Roll Machine 2. Scotch Krotch 3. Slow Blues (video) 4. Dirty Shoes 5. Like A Plate

Frijid Pink-Defrosted.

2010-10-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

Tom Beaudry (ex Detroit Vibrations)-bass.
Rich Stevers (ex Detroit Vibrations)-drums, tympani.
Kelly Green-vocals, cowbells.
Gary Thompson-lead, rhythm guitar.

Frijid Pink is an American rock/blues band formed in 1967.
They had a hit single, a cover of "The House of the rising sun" by Eric Burdon and The Animals in 1969 which sold a million copies.

At their heights of popularity even Led Zeppelin opened for them at Grande Ballroom in Detroit.

This debut album was recorded under the Deram label in 1970 and yielded a hit single with the song "Sing a song of freedom".

The band went through a lot of changes in musicians and still continues to perform in clubs around the Michigan area.

Side One: 1. Black Lace 2. Sing a song f0r freedom (video) 3. I'll never be lonely 4. Bye bye blues.

Side Two: 1. Pain in my heart 2. Sloony 3. I'm moving 4. I haven't got the time.

The Monkees-EP-Volume 2.

2010-09-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

Davy Jones-tambourine, drums, vocals.
Micky Dolenz-drums, vocals.
Mike Nesmith (Wool hat)-guitar, vocals.
Peter Tork-bass, banjo, guitar, vocals.

The Monkees were a teenybopper pop band formed for a TV series known as "The Monkees" aired in 1966-1968.

They were mentored and managed by Don Kirshner.

The Monkees are the first artists achieving #1 hits in the the USA and Britain simultaneously !

They created some sort of a Beatles-mania in everywhere that they performed.

This EP was released under the RCA label in 1967.

My fave song is "I'm a believer"

Side One: 1. I'm a believer 2. Papa Gene's blues.

Side Two: 1. This just doesn't seem to be my day 2. Let's dance on.

War-The world is a ghetto.

2010-09-07T18:34:00.001-07:00

Howard E Scott (ex-The Creators)-guitar, percussions, vocals.
B B Dickerson-bass, percussions, vocals.
Lonnie Jordan-organ, piano, timbales, percussions, vocals.
Harold Brown (ex-The Creators)-drums, percussions, vocals.
Papa Dee Allen-conga,bongos, percussions, vocals.
Charles Miller-clarinet, alto, tenor, baritone saxes, percussions, vocals.
Lee Oskar-harmonica, percussions, vocals.

War (originally Eric Burdon & War) is an American funk band founded in 1969.
Had hits with Low rider, Spill the wine, The Cisco kid, and The world is a ghetto.
They are a multi-ethnic line-up with a diverse styles of music i.e. funk, jazz, Latin, R&B, and reggae.
The band's goal was to spread a message of harmony and brotherhood.

Eric Burdon left the group in 1971.

This album under the United Artists label was released in 1972-was a timeless masterpiece with great lyrics, individual solos, upbeat with solid bass lines.

# 1 0n Billboard-best selling album of 1973.

My fave song is "The Cisco Kid."

Side One: 1. The Cisco kid (video) 2. City, country, city 3. Beetles in the bog.

Side Two: 1. Four cornered room 2. Where was you at 3. The world is a ghetto.

Tanya Tucker-Greatest hits.

2010-08-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

Tanya Tucker-guitar, vocals.

Tanya Tucker is an American country music singer.
She was born on October 10, 1958 in Seminole, Texas, USA.
Had her first hit in 1972 with the song "Delta Dawn" when she was only 13 years old.

In 2002 she was voted #20 in the "40 Greatest women of country music" by CMT.

This album is a compilation album of her greatest hits.

Side One: 1. Delta dawn (video) 2. Blood red and going down 3. The Jamestown ferry 4. What's your mama's name 5. I believe the south is gonna rise again.

Side Two: 1. Would you lay with me 2. Love's the answer 3. Rainy girl 4. No man's land 5. The man that turned my mama on.

The Straydogs.

2010-08-07T17:49:00.000-07:00

The different line-up of The Straydogs:

Dennis Lim-bass.
Jimmy Appudurai-Chua-lead guitar.
Lim Thian Soon-lead guitar.
William Tan-lead guitar.
Jeffrey Low-rhythm guitar.
Lawrence Lim-vocals.
Terry Tan-vocals.
Amir Shamsudin-drums.
James Tan-drums.
Lawrence Koh-drums.
Ronnie Knekenbeek-harmonica.

The Straydogs were a 60s Singaporean pop, blues band in a class of it's own.
They were ahead of their times, composed and wrote their songs which are raw, passionate and bluesy reminiscing of the early Yardbirds.

The harp work by Ronnie Knekenbeek is just great!

All three songs are collector's item.

1. Repent 2. Mum's too pampering 3. Freedom.

Badger-One Live Badger.

2010-08-04T22:52:00.000-07:00

Tony Kayes-(ex-Flash, Yes)-keyboards, mellotron.
David Foster (ex The Warriors)-bass, vocals.
Roy Dyke (ex Ashton, Garner & Dyke)-drums.
Brian Parrish-electric guitar, vocals.

Badger was a progressive English rock band from the early 70s founded by Tony Kayes and David Foster.

This live album is their first album and was released in 1973 under the Atco label.

Music and songs are like an extension of Yes with more funky keyboards interacting with bluesy guitar licks and is a real high energy live set.

My fave song is "Wind of change"

Rock Art cover by Roger Dean.

Side One: 1. Wheel of fortune 2. Fountain 3. Wind of change (video).

Side Two: 1. River 2. The Preacher 3. On the way home.

The Freak Scene-Psychedelic Psoul.

2010-07-25T23:00:00.001-07:00

The Freak Scene was an American studio band comprising:

David Bromberg.
Eliezer Adorzm.
Felix Pappalardi.
Herd Lovelle.
Jerry Satpir.
Mike Mohel.
Rusty Evans.
Steve Knight.
The Devil's Anvil.

They had some success with their 1966 studio project "The Deep"
Music is psychedelic, fun acid with dominating bass lines leading on most songs with obscured spunky vocals.

Quite entertaining and needs a couple of listen to get into it's groove.

This album was released under the CBS Label in 1967

My fave song is "Rose of smiling faces"

Side One: 1. A million grains of sand 2. ....when in the course of human events (Draft beer, not students) 3. Interpolation:we shall overcome 4. Rose of smiling faces (video) 5. Behind the mind 6. The subway ride thru inner space 7. Butterfly dream.

Side Two: 1. My rainbow life 2. The center of my soul 3. Watered down soul 4. Red roses will weep 5. Mind bender 6. Grok !

The Zombies-Odessey & Oracle.

2010-07-16T18:32:00.000-07:00

Hugh Grundy-drums,
Colin Blunstone-lead vocals,
Chris White-bass,
Rod Argent-mellotron, keyboards,
Paul Atkinson-guitar.

The Zombies were a UK pop group of the 1960s and became the 2nd UK group to has an American #1 hit after The Beatles.

The musical style for this album is psychedelic pop with a bit of baroque and good chord structures with the prominent sound of Rod Argent keyboards.

After the album was released in 1968 under the CBS label with all original compositions by Rod Argent and Chris White, the band broke off.

In 1969, the song "Time of the season" has unexpected American success and ultimately became a rock classic song.

Side One :1. Care of cell 44 2. Rose for Emily 3. Maybe after he's gone 4. Beechwood Park 5. Brief candles 6. Hang up on a dream.

Side Two: 1. Changes 2.I want her, she wants me 3. This will be our year 4. Butcher's tale (Western front 1914) 5.Friends of mine 6. Time of the season (video).

Golden Earring-Together.

2010-07-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

Barry Hay-vocals, guitar, flute, saxophone,
George Kooymans-vocals, lead guitar,
Rinus Gerritsen-bass, keyboards,
Cesar Zuiderwijik-drums, percussions.

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band formed in 1961 and they are still performing.
They had 40 hits and over 30 gold and platinum albums.
In 1968 had first hit with the song "Dong Dong Diki Digi Dong"

Had international chart success with "Radar Love " in 1973.

This album was recorded in 1972 under the Polydor label.

My fave song is "Buddy Joe"

Side One"1. All day watcher 2. Avalanche of love 3. Cruisin' Southern Germany 4. Brother wind.

Side Two: 1. Buddy Joe ( video) 2. Jangalene 3. From Heaven from hell 4. Thousand feet below you.

Steppenwolf Gold-Their Greatest Hits.

2010-05-31T23:50:00.000-07:00

John Kay (Sparrow)-vocalist.
Michael Monarch-guitarist.
Rushton Moreve-bassist.
Goldy McJohn(Mynah Birds)-keyboardist.
Jerry Edmonton(Sparrow)-drummer.
George Biondo-bass, vocal.

Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American tight hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967.

The name was inspired by a novel "Der Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse.

All the songs on this album are #1 hits worldwide- sold 25 million units and have 8 gold albums to their name.

This album was released in 1971 under the EMI label and their loud, powerful raw classic rock music and singing will grab from the start to the end.

Side One: 1. Born to be wild(video) 2. It's never too late 3. Rock me 4. Hey Lawdy Mama 5. Move over 6. Who needs Ya.

Side Two: 1. Magic carpet ride 2. Faster than the speed of life 3. Sookie Sookie 4. Jupiter's child 5. Screaming night hog.

The Quests 33rd Revolution.

2010-05-26T23:26:00.000-07:00

Reggie Verghese-lead guitar.
Jap Chong-rhythm guitar.
Sam Toh-bass.
Lim Wee Guan-drums.
Vernon Cornelius-vocals.
Jimmy Chan-keyboardist.

The Quests was a Singaporean pop band signed with EMI in 1964.
They were one of the earliest band to compose their own songs and had a #1 hit with "Shanty" on the local charts.
They are good musicians and have performed all over South East Asia.
They went through a few personnel changes and disbanded in1971.

This album's psychedelic cover was a bold change by a local band and some of the songs incorporated local instruments like tabla and the sitar.

My fave song is "Hava Nagila"

Side One: 1. Hava Nagila (video) 2. Come on down to my boat 3. Quantanamera 4. Hur Pi Tzu Shau Hsiang 5. Never ever 6. Mr. Rainbow.

Side Two: 1. Georgy girl 2. 25 miles 3. What's is wrong with the way I live 4. This nearly was mine 5. I'll never fall in love again 6. A world of tomorrows.

Led Zeppelin 111.

2010-05-18T19:57:00.001-07:00

Jimmy Page-acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar, banjo, backing vocal.
Robert Plant-vocals, harmonica.
John Bonham-drums, percussion, backing vocals.
John Paul Jones-bass, organ, synthesizer, mandolin, backing vocals.

The Daily Mail's Live Magazine in 2007 hailed Led Zeppelin 111 as "The greatest rock album of all times"

Led Zeppelin 111 is their third album recorded under the Atlantic label and released in 1970.

Most of the songs were composed in Bron-yr-Aur, a remote place in the middle of nowhere with no electricity or running water.

The music leans towards folk rock, blues and acoustic folk.

Even though there is no "Whole Lotta of Love Part 2" the album still went platinum and was #1 on US Billboard and the British Album charts.

My fave songs are "Immigrant song" and "Gallows Pole"

Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and John Bonham.

Side One: 1. Immigrant song (video) 2. Friends 3. Celebration Day 4. Since I've been loving you 5. out on the tiles.

Side Two: 1. Gallows pole (video) 2. Tangerine 3. That's the way 4. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 5.Hats off to (Roy) Harper.

Alice Cooper-Billion Dollars Babies.

2010-04-22T18:50:00.000-07:00

Alice Cooper-vocals, guitar, harmonica.
Glen Buxton-lead guitar.
Michael Bruce-rhythm guitar.
Dennis Dunaway-bass.
Neal Smith-drums.

Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in 1968.

Their stage acts are real bizarre, theatrical and violent with live chicken, boa constrictors, fake blood, guillotines, electric chairs, axe chopping of baby dolls....etc.

This album recorded under the Warner Bros label in 1973 was a huge commercial success for them and reached #1 in both the US and UK charts.

My fave song is "No more Mister Nice Guy"

Side One: 1. Hello Hooray 2. Raped and Freezin' 3. Elected 4. Billion Dollar Babies 5. Unfinished Sweet.

Side Two: 1. No more Mister Nice guy (video) 2. Generation Landslide 3. Sick things 4. Mary Ann 5. I love the dead.

Deep Purple In Live Concert at The Royal Albert Hall.

2010-04-19T20:54:00.000-07:00

Jon Lord-keyboards.
Ritchie Blackmore-guitars.
Ian Gillan-vocals.
Roger Glover-bass.
Ian Paice-drums.

Deep Purple are one of Britain's finest hard rock bands.

This album was the first of it's kind to mix rock with symphony music-composed by Jon Lord and lyrics by Ian Gillan.

It was performed with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestral-conducted by Malcolm Arnold on 24-9-1969 and released as an album on January 1970 under the Harvest label-considered as a masterpiece and one of the most influential album of all times..

Side One: 1. 1st movement:Moderato-Allergro 2. 2nd movement: Andante part 1

Side Two: 1. 3rd movement:Andante 2. 3rd movement: Vivace-Presto

Neil Young-Tonight's the night.

2010-03-21T12:40:00.000-07:00

Neil Young-vocal, piano, guitar, harmonica, vibes,
Nils Lofgren-guitar,
Ben Keith-steel guitar, vocal,
Billy Talbot-bass,
Ralph Molina-drums, vocal,
Danny Whitten-guitar, vocal,
Tim Drummond-bass,
Kenny Butterey-drums,
George Whitsell, vocal.

Tonight's the night is the eighth album by Neil Young and released under the Reprise label.

The music is country rock with a dark, raw and offhand recording style.

This album is his "darkest album"-pains over the death of his friends Danny Whitten and Bruce Berry and filled with liner notes.

From RollingStone.com review by Dave Marsh: "There is no sense of retreat, no apology, no excuses offered and no quarter given. If anything, these are the old ideas with a new sense of aggressiveness. The jitteriness of the music, its sloppy, unarranged (but decidedly structured) feeling is clearly calculated.

My fave song is "Tonight 's the night"

Side One: 1. Tonight's the night (video) 2. Speakin' out 3. World on a string 4. Borrowed tune 5. Come on baby let's go downtown 6. Mellow my mind.

Side Two: 1. Roll another number (for the road) 2. Albuquerque 3. New mama 4. Lookout Joe 5. Tired eyes 6. Tonight's the night-Part 2.

Lightnin' Slim-High and Low down.

2010-03-07T17:02:00.000-08:00

Jeese Carr-solo, lead guitar.
Lightnin' Slim-rhythm guitar.
Clayton Ivy-piano, organ.
Fred Proudly-drums.
Bob Wary-bass.
Tippy Armstrong-harmonica.
Stacy Goss, Mike Strough, Sonny Royal, Charles Rose-horns.

Lightnin' Slim aka Otis V Hicks was an American blues musician (13/3/13-27/7/74)

He was born in St Louis, Missouri and was taught the guitar by his brother at aged 35.

His songs are about his outlook in life, emotions of a simple country man, superstitions, bad luck, hope and rough humor.

He has a perfect voice for the Blues-clear, vibrant and often very mourning with stark simplicity guitar works.

BB King quoted on this album sleeve "An authentic blues singer who has finally arrived."

My fave song is "Rooster blues"

Side One: 1. Rooster blues 2. Things I used to do 3. Bad luck blues 4. My Babe 5. G.I. blues.

Side Two: 1. Oh Baby 2. That's all right 3. Crazy 'bout you baby 4. Good morning heartaches 5. Voodoo blues.

Creedence Clearwater Revival-Cosmo's Factory.

2010-03-04T17:04:00.000-08:00

John Fogerty-lead guitar, piano, saxophone, harmonica, vocals.
Stu Cook-bass.
Doug Clifford-drum.
Tom Fogerty-rhythm guitar.

Cosmo's Factory is American band Creedence Clearwater Revival fifth album recorded under the Liberty label in 1970.

It was #1 album on the Billboard Pop Charts with 5 hits singles.

The name of the album came from a warehouse where they rehearsed everyday.

Their songs have catchy lyrics and nice melodies and are easy to play and sing. All songs are perennial favorites in parties and music performances by others artistes.

My fave song is "Lookin' out my back door"

Side One: 1. Ramble Tamble 2. Before you accuse me 3. Travelin' band 4. Ooby Dooby 5. Lookin' out my back door (video) 6. Run through the jungle.

Side Two: 1.Up around the bend. 2. My baby left me. 3. Who'll stop the rain 4. I heard it through the grapevine 5. Long as I can see the light.

Emerson, lake & Palmer-Pictures at an exhibition.

2010-02-25T18:27:00.000-08:00

Keith Emerson-Hammond organ, Harrison & Harison pipe organ, Ribbon controller, clavinet, Moog synthesizers.
Greg lake-bass, acoustic guitars,vocals.
Carl Palmer-drums, percussion.

"Pictures at an Exhibition" is a live album released under the Atlantic label in 1971 by ELP
The songs are adapted from classical pieces by Mussorgsky and one "Nutrocker" from Tchaikovsky.

It was a flop on the UK charts but peaked at #10 in the US Billboard in 1972.

Side One: 1. Promenade (video) 2. The Gnome (video) 3. Promenade 4. The Sage 5. The old castle 6. Blues variations.

Side Two: 1. Promenade 2. The hut of Baba Yaga 3. The curse of Baba Yaga 4. The hut of Baba Yaga 5. The great gates of Kiev/Nutrocker.

Mark Lindsay-Arizona.

2010-02-02T23:06:00.000-08:00

Mark Lindsay-singer, songwriter.

Mark Lindsay is an American musician - ex singer with the pop group Paul Revere and The Raiders.

His tied up pony tail hair was his trademark.

His lanky stature and handsome face won him many fans and he was reveled as a teen idol during the 60s.

The song "Arizona" recorded under the CBS label in 1970 was a big hit single and went gold on US Billboard 100s.

Mark Lindsay.

Side One: 1. Arizona.

Side Two: 1. Man from Houston.

Keith West-Sam (from "A teenage Opera").

2010-01-30T18:30:00.000-08:00

Keith West was the lead vocalist and songwriter of a 1960 psychedelic rock band named Tomorrow.
He had a No:2 UK hits single with producer Mark Wirtz "Grocer Jack (excerpt from A teenage Opera)"

Sam (from A teenage Opera) released under the Parlophone label in 1967 was like Grocer Jack-orchestral music and tales of the common people lyrics.

Side One: Sam (from A teenage Opera)

Side Two:Thimble full of puzzles.

Christie-Yellow river.

2010-01-26T17:57:00.000-08:00

Jeff Christie-vocals, bass, songwriter.
Vic Elmes-guitar.
Mike Blakely-drums.

Christie were an English pop rock band formed in the 1960s'.

The 1970 U.K. hit singles song "Yellow river" written by Jeff Christie and recorded under the CBS label was offered to the Tremeloes but they rejected it.

It became a perennial favorites among other artistes, at parties and radio stations all over the world.

Side One: Yellow river.

Side Two: Down the Mississippi line.

Bad Company-Desolation Angels.

2010-01-25T05:32:00.000-08:00

Paul Rodgers-vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer.
Mick Ralphs-guitar, keyboards.
Simon Kirke-drums.
Boz Burrell-bass.

Bad Company was a British rock group and Desolation Angels- their fifth album was named after a novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac.

The music on this album which was recorded in 1979 under the Swan song label makes them sounds like desperate rockers with medium tempo ballads and not as rocking as before.

My fave song is the only hard rocker "Rock and roll fantasy"

Side One: 1. Rock and roll fantasy (video) 2. Crazy circles 3. Gone, gone, gone 4. Evil wind 5. Early in the morning.

Side Two 1. Lonely for your love 2. Oh, Atlanta 3. Take the time 4. Rhythm machine 5. She brings me love.

Santana-Santana

2010-01-21T17:32:00.001-08:00

Carlos Santana-guitar, vocals.
Mike Carrabello-conga, percussion.
Dave Brown-bass.
Jose Chepito Areas-timbales, conga, percussion.
Mike Shrieve-drums.
Greg Rolie-piano, organ, vocals.

I was knocked out when I first heard the songs on this album-so much feel, gaiety, percussion and Hammond organ driven with Carlos blues based guitar works and they sure can rock!

Santana is an American band, formed in 1966 and became famous at the three days Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 with their Latin/African rock music.

This is their first album and one of the song Evil ways became a hit single.
It was recorded under the CBS label.

My fave songs are "Evil ways" and "Soul sacrifice"

Side One: 1. Waiting 2. Evil ways 3. Shades of time 4. Savor 5. Jingo.

Side Two: 1. Persuasion 2. Treat 3. You just don't care 4. Soul sacrifice (video).

Bob Dylan-The times they are a-changin'

2010-01-18T16:12:00.000-08:00

Bob Dylan-vocals, guitar, harmonica.

This is singer, song writer Bob Dylan's third album and was recorded under the Columbia/CBS label in 1964
The music and poetic lyrics are all original compositions- raw folk music at it's very best-about politics, racism, poverty and social changes.

My fave song is the classic anthem "The times they are a-changin" which was initially written as a protest song.

Side One: 1. The times they are a-changin' (video) 2. Ballad of Hollis Brown 3. With God on our side 4. One too many mornings 5. North country blues.

Side Two:1. Only a pawn in their game 2. Boots of a Spanish leather 3. When the ship comes in 4. The lonesome death of Hattie Carroll 5. Restless farewell.

URIAH HEEP-VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE.

2010-01-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

David Byron-vocals
Mick Box-guitar
Ken Hensley-keyboards
Paul Newton-bass guitar
Alex Napier-drums.

Uriah Heep are a British heavy rock group and can be considered as one of the most popular bands in the 70s together with the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple....etc

very 'eavy very 'umble , their debut album- released under the Vertigo label was a big hit.
The music is rock, bluesy, heavy with some beautiful ballads-Hammond organ driven, great guitar riffs with dynamic vocals.

My fave song is "Gypsy"

Side One- 1. Gypsy (video) 2. Walking in your shadow 3. Come away Melinda 4. Lucy blues.

Side two: 1. Dreammare 2. Real turned on 3. I'll keep on trying 4. Wake up (set your sights)

THE CHIPMUNKS SING THE BEATLES HITS.

2009-12-14T09:29:00.000-08:00

Alvin-mischievous and star of the group.
Simon-tall, bespectacled and intellectual.
Theodore-chubby.

Alvin and The Chipmunks is an animated music group created by Ross Badasarian in 1958.
More noted for their children type of music.

The unusual and well executed voices are created by speeding up the playback to create a higher pitch.

This album was recorded in 1964 and released under the Liberty label.

All the songs are good.

Side One: 1. All my loving 2.Do you want to know a secret 3. She loves you 4. From me to you. 5. Love me do 6. Twist and shout.

Side Two: 1. A hard day's night 2. P.S. I love you (video) 3. I saw her standing there (video) 4. Can't buy me love 5. Please please me 6. I want to hold your hand.

SIMON & GARFUNKEL-SOUNDS OF SILENCE.

2009-12-07T18:28:00.001-08:00

Paul Simon-lead vocals, guitar.
Art Garfunkel-lead vocals.
Glen Campbell-guitar.
Hal Baine-drums.

In 1955, they started out out as Tom & Jerry and in 1957 had a minor hit"Hey, Schoolgirl"

In 1965 as Simon & Garfunkel with their close and pristine vocal harmonies they had a hit single with "The Sound of Silence" which was featured in the film "The Graduate"

This is their second album and was recorded in 1966 under the CBS label.

Their lyrics are pop-poets styled and music- acoustic/electric folk rock music.

My fave song are "The Sound of Silence" and "Richard Cory"

Side One: 1. The sounds of silence 2. Leaves that are green 3. Blessed 4. Kathy's song 5. Somewhere they can't find me 6. Angie.

Side Two: 1. Richard Cory (video) 2. A most peculiar man 3. April come she will 4. We've got a groovy thing goin' 5. I am a rock.

RAREBIRD-RAREBIRD.

2009-11-29T22:09:00.000-08:00

Graham Field-organ.
David Kaffinetti-electric piano.
Steve Gould-bass guitar, lead vocals.
Mark Ashton-drums, timps, backing vocals.

Rarebird was an English progressive rock band formed in 1969 and was more famous in Europe than at home.

This studio album was recorded in 1969, under the Philip label and Tony Straton-Smith commented on their album sleeve:-
"Rarebird are a rare find, innovative, original, deeply musical and they are one on their own!"

The band sported dual keyboardists and was one of the finest band to emerged in the 1960's - 1070's..songs with well crafted lyrics, melody and harmonics which sounds fresh even today.

My fave song is "Sympathy" which sold a million copies.

Side One: 1. Iceberg 2. Times 3. You went away 4. Melanie.

Side Two: 1, Beautiful scarlet 2. Sympathy (video) 3. Natures fruit 4. God of war.

PASSPORT-HEAVY NIGHTS.

2009-11-25T23:09:00.001-08:00

Kevin Mulligan-guitar.
Dieter Petereit-bass.
Hermann Weindorf-keyboards.
Curt Cress- drums.
Klaus Doldinger-soprano, alto sax, keyboards, lyricon.
Victoria Miles-vocals.

This album was recorded under the Atlantic label in 1986 and featured maestro Klaus and his aging jazz rockers with lot of improvisation and a spiral of sounds from his saxophone.

My fave song is "Heavy nights"

Side One: 1.Bahia praia 2. Playing games 3. Here today 4. Forever.

Side Two: 1. Heavy nights 2. Easy come, easy go 3. Remembrance 4. It's magic.

I could not find any of this album songs on Youtube so here is Passport playing "Schirokko" with guest musician Alexis Corner (guy with cigarette).

JIMI HENDRIX-WAR HEROES.

2009-11-10T21:21:00.000-08:00

Jimi Hendrix-vocals, guitar-impeccable, intricate, fluid licks.
Mitch Mitchell-drums-dependable and sure footed.
Billy Cox-bass-firm and solid.
Noel Redding-bass on Highway Chile, Tax Free, Midnight.

Jimi Hendrix influences on others music was two fold and he was arguably the greatest electric guitarist the world has ever seen.
His revolutionary guitar style-imitated a thousand times but never equalled!
He stands out for his originality and creativity and plays with a lot of electronic and feedback.

War Heroes was released in 1972 on the Polydor label to tie with the anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death.

The music on this album is psychedelic blues rock.

My fave song is "Stepping stone"

Side One: 1. Bleeding heart 2. Highway Chile 3. Tax free 4. Peter Gunn catastrophe 5. Stepping stone (video)

Side Two: 1. Midnight 2. 3 little bears 3. Beginning 4. Izabella.

THE STORY OF ...... ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND.

2009-11-04T22:19:00.000-08:00

Duane Allman-lead guitar, acoustic, slide guitar.
Dicky Betts-lead guitar.
Gregg Allman-organ, piano, vocals.
Berry Oakley-bass,vocals.
Jai Johanny Johanson-drums, percussion, congas, timbales.
Butch Trucks- drums, tympani.
Thom Doucette- harmonica, percussion.
Jaimoe-drums, percussion.
Chuck Leavell-piano, electric piano, background vocals.
Lamar Williams- electric bass.
Richard Betts-lead guitar, slide guitar, vocals.
Johnny Sandlin-acoustic guitar, percussion.
Bill Stewart-percussion.

The Allman Brothers Band is an influential and innovative American blues, rock group spearheaded by Duane Allman with two lead guitarists and two drummers-a unique first for blues, rock and country music.

Duane Allman's death at an early age was a loss to the "Southern rock" music scene- if not he would have taken the electric slide guitar to even more celestial heights.

This album was recorded on their own Capricorn label and is a compilations album of all their hits songs- with the sleeves written in the German/English language.

My fave song is "Statesboro blues" and "Midnight rider"

Side One: 1. Black hearted woman 2. Dreams 3. Whipping post 4. Midnight rider (video).

Side Two: 1. Statesboro Blues (video) 2. Stormy Monday 3. Hoochie Coochie man 4. Stand back.

Side Three 1. One way out 2. Blue sky 3. Hot' lanta 4. Ain't wastin' time no more 5. Melissa.

Side Four: 1. Wasted words 2. Jessica 3. Rambling man 4. Little Martha.

PASSPORT-LOOKING THRU'

2009-11-01T23:06:00.000-08:00

Wolfgang Schmid-bass, guitar.
Curt Cress-drums, electric percussions.
Kristian Schultze-Fender piano, organ.
Klaus Doldinger-tenor sax, soprano sax, moog, electric piano, mellotron.

This was their last album and was released under the WEA label in 1973.

The music on this album is fusion jazz improvisation rock of the 70's era centering around Klaus saxophone-playful, tight and upbeat.

My fave song is "Tarantula"

Side One: 1. Eternal spiral 2. Looking thru' 3. Zwischenspiel 4. Rockport.

Side Two: 1. Tarantula 2. Ready for take off 3. Eloquence 4.Things to come.

LED ZEPPELIN-PHYSICAL GRAFFITI.

2009-10-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

John Bonham-drums, percussion.
John Paul Jones-bass, organ, piano, electric piano, mellotron, guitar, mandolin, VCS3 synthesizer.
Jimmy Page-acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin.
Robert Plant-harmonica, vocals, acoustic guitar.

Physical Graffiti is their 6th album -a double album released in 1975 under the Atlantic label.
Most of the songs are unreleased tracks from earlier recording's session.
A commercially successful album-went platinum and ranked 70 on Rolling Stone magazine.

The music on this album is varied-musical hard rock, eastern-influenced, orchestral, funk, acoustic, ballad, blues and rock and roll.

Showing the band at their most creative and expressive!

My fave song is "Kashmir".

Album cover depicted a two 5-story building located at 96 & 98 St. Mark's Place in New York City.

Album One-Side one-1. Custard pie 2. The rover 3. In my time of dying.

Side two- 1. Houses of the holy 2. Trampled under foot 3. Kashmir (video)

Album Two-Side one-1.In the light 2. Bron-yr-aur 3. Down by the seaside 4. Ten years gone.

Side two- 1. Night flight 2. The wanton song 3. Boogie with Stu 4. Black country woman 4. Sick again.

RICK WAKEMAN-THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.

2009-10-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

Rick Wakeman-synthesizer, keyboards and grand piano.
Terry Taplin-narrator.
Gary Pickford-Hopkins/Ashley Holt-vocals.
Jeffrey Crompton-guitars.
Roger Newell-bass.
Barney James- drums.
John Hodgson- percussion.
The English Chamber Choir.

The myths and legends of King Arthur and the knights of the round table was recorded in 1974 and released in 1975 under the A&M label.
There is a booklet with a story on each of the title.
This concept album tells the epic story of the legendary King Arthur and is one of Rick Wakeman best works.

The live theatrical show on ice based on this album was a total failure and caused him to go bankrupt.

The music is progressive symphonic classical rock with highly dramatic musical themes.

My fave song is "Merlin the magician"

Side One: 1. Arthur 2. Lady of the lake 3. Guinevere 4. Sir Lancelot and the black knight

Side Two: 1. Merlin the magician(video) 2. Sir Galahad 3. The last battle.

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA-BETWEEN NOTHINGNESS AND ETERNITY.

2009-09-27T16:22:00.001-07:00

John McLaughlin- guitar-energetic, stimulating, profound, speedy and talented.
Jan Hammer-piano, moog synthesizer-solid and fluent.
Jerry Goodman-violin-creavtive and impressive.
Rick Laird-bass-solid.
Billy Cobham-drums-beast on the drums-speedy and precision.

The Mahavishnu Orchestra was jazz rock fusion band led by John McLaughlin that debuted in 1971.

He studied under Indian guru, Sri Chinmoy who gave him the name Mahavishnu which means "divine, compassion, pure and justice."

His trademark are his double neck guitar-(6 &12 strings) and plays mostly instrumental music-amazing styles-electrified rock-complex rhythm in unusual time signatures with jazz, Indian classical and European music influences.

This album "Between nothingness and eternity" was recorded live at the Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park, New York on August 17 & 18 1973 under the Sony label.

Each listening, unearth new things that i did not get to hear the first time around.

My fave song is "Dream".

Side One: 1. Trilogy: The Sunlit path-La mere de la mer-Tomorrow's story not the same. 2. Sister Andrea.

Side Two: 1. Dream (video).

THE BEACH BOYS-20 GOLDEN GREATS.

2009-09-22T10:33:00.000-07:00

Brian Wilson-keyboards, vocals.
Carl Wilson-bass guitar, vocals.
Dennis Wilson-drums, vocals.
Mike Love-lead vocals.
Al Jardine-guitar, vocals.

The Beach Boys are an American pop/ surf band formed in 1961.
Famous for their close vocal harmonies and lyrics about love, fast cars, surfing and California youth lifestyles.

The Beach Boys are the No:1 top selling American band of all times.
The group had:
1. 36 US Top 40 hits.
2. 6 Hot 100 Hits.
3. 4 No:1 singles

Now they are disbanded into 3 separate bands:

1. The Beach Boys Band-Mike Love-Bruce Johnston and backing musicians.
2. Endless Summer Band-Al Jardine-his sons and ex-Beach Boys back-up musicians.
3. Brian Wilson and his 10 piece band with members of The Wondermints and Jeff Foskett.

This album is a compilation of their hits and was recorded under the Capitol label.

My fave song is "Surfin' USA"

Side One: 1. Surfin' USA (video)2. Fun, fun, fun 3. I get around 4. Don't worry baby 5. Little Duece coupe 6. When i go up (to be a man) 7. Help me Rhonda 8. California girls 9. Barbara Ann (video) 10. Sloop John B.

Side Two: 1. You're so good to me 2. God only knows 3. Wouldn't it be nice 4. Good vibrations 5. Then i kissed her 6. Heroes and villians 7. Darlin' 8. Do it again 9. I can hear music. 10. Breakaway.

MARY TRAVERS.

2009-09-17T19:25:00.001-07:00

Mary Travers 9/11/1936-16/9/2009.

(Photo by REDFERNS)

Mary Travers died of leukemia on September16 2009, at the age of 72,

She was the quiet and shy female singer of the folk group, Peter, Paul and Mary who does not spoke a word when they are on stage.

The other two member are:
Peter Yarrow-vocals and guitar.
Noel "Paul" Stooky-vocals and guitar.

They help bring folk music into the commercial mainstream.

1962-1st album-hits with "Lemon Tree" and "If I had a hammer".
1962-2nd album-hits with "Puff the magic dragon".
1963-3rd album-hits with "Blowing in the wind" (video)

May your soul rest in peace.

SANDY POSEY-SINGLE GIRL.

2009-09-17T10:52:00.000-07:00

Sandy Posey is an American pop singer, born in Jasper, Alabama.
Despite having 3 hit singles:

1. Born a woman-1966-a women liberationists song.
2. Single girl-1966-gentle vocal.
3. I'll take it back-1967-more up tempo.

she was not fully embraced by fans or was a household name.

This EP was recorded under the MGM label.

My fave song is "Single girl"

Side One: 1.Born a woman 2. Caution to the wind.

Side Two: 1. Blue is my best colour 2. Single girl (video).

EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER- BRAIN SALAD SURGERY.

2009-09-14T11:49:00.000-07:00

Keith Emerson(ex Nice)-keyboards.
Greg Lake(ex King Crimson)-vocals, guitar, bass.
Carl Palmer(ex Atomic Rooster)-drums, percussion.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer were a British band, considered a super group of the decade and had the most commercial success than any other progressive rock out of the 1970's.
Their music are progressive classical rock that are high precision with keyboards and synthesizer technology.

1. Layered keyboard sounds from Emerson.
2. Churning bass, impressive guitar work and commanding vocals from Lake.
3. Intricate and powerful drumming from Palmer.

Brain Salad Surgery, their 5th album was recorded under their own Manticore label in 1973.
The live concert based on this album was the biggest concert draw on the planet.

My fave song is "Karn Evil 9"

Keith Emerson.

Greg Lake.

Carl Palmer.

Side One: 1. Jerusalem 2. Toccata 3. Still...you turn me on 4. Benny the bouncer 5. Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part 1.

Side Two: 1. Karn evil 9 1st Impression Part 2 2. Karn evil 9 2nd Impression 3. Karn evil 9 3rd Impression.

CRUSADERS-STREET LIFE.

2009-09-08T19:41:00.000-07:00

The Crusaders was an American jazz band founded by Joe Sample, Wilton Felder and Wayne Henderson with others hired musicians.

They are one of the pioneers of jazz funk music in the 70's.

This 12th album was a big commercial success for them and was recorded under the MCA label in 1979.

It went to No:5 in the UK hit charts.
A top 20 album on Billboard pop charts, too!

My fave song is "Street Life"

Members: Joe Sample-keyboards-Wilton Felder-saxophone-Stix Hooper-drum-Arthur Adams-guitar-Roland Bautista-guitar-Oscar Brashear-guitar- Randy Crawford-vocals-Paulinho Da Costa-percussion-Barry Finnerty-guitar-William Green -saxophone-Paul Jackson Jr-guitar-James Jamerson-bass-Alphonso Johnson-bass-Robert O'Brien-trumpet-Jerome Richardson-saxophone-Billy Rodgers-guitar.

Side One: 1. Street life (video) 2. My Lady.

Side Two: 1. Rodeo Drive 2. Carnival of the night. 3. The Hustler 4. Night faces.

THE MOODY BLUES 1:- TO OUR CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN'S, CHILDREN. 2:- ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM.

2009-09-03T09:19:00.000-07:00

THE MOODY BLUES ARE AN ENGLISH BAND FOUNDED BY MICHAEL PINDER AND RAY THOMAS IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1964.
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR SECOND SINGLES "GO NOW".

THESE TWO ALBUMS SHOWED THEM AT THEIR CREATIVE BEST AFTER REINVENTING THEMSELVES FROM THEIR R&B ROOTS TO MUCH MORE FULLER, LUSH AND PSYCHEDELIC CONCEPT SOUNDS.

1:-"TO OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN" RECORDED UNDER THE THRESHOLD LABEL IN 1969, WAS A CONCEPT ALBUM BASED ON THE BAND'S CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST MOON LANDING.

2:-"ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM" RECORDED UNDER THE DERAM LABEL IN 1969 WAS MORE POETIC.

MY FAVE SONGS ARE "IN THE EYES OF A CHILD" AND "ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY"

MEMBERS:RAY THOMAS-FLUTE, PERCUSSION, HARMONICA,VOCALS, PERCUSSION-GRAME EDGE-DRUMS, PERCUSSION-MICHAEL PINDER-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-JUSTIN HAYWARD-GUITAR, VOCALS-JOHN LODGE-BASS, VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. HIGHER AND HIGHER 2. EYES OF A CHILD (video) 1 3. FLOATING 4. EYES OF A CHILD 2 5. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED 6. BEYOND 7. OUT AND IN

SIDE TWO: 1. GYPSY (OF A STRANGE AND DIFFERENT TIME) 2. ETERNITY ROAD 3. CANDLE OF LIFE 4. SUN IS STILL SHINING 5. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIVE TO BE A MILLION 6. WATCHING AND WAITING.

SIDE ONE: 1. IN THE BEGINNING 2. LOVELY TO SEE YOU 3. DEAR DIARY 4. SEND ME NO WINE 5. TO SHARE OUR LOVE 5. SO DEEP WITHIN YOU.

SIDE TWO: 1. NEVER COMES THE DAY 2. LAZY DAY 3. ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY (video) 4. THE DREAM 5. HAVE YOU HEARD (PART 1) 6. THE VOYAGE 7. HAVE YOU HEARD (PART 2)

FOCUS-IN AND OUT OF FOCUS.

2009-08-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

FOCUS WERE A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FORMED IN 1969 IN THE NETHERLANDS MORE FAMOUS FOR IT'S WINDMILLS, WOODEN CLOGS AND TULIPS RATHER THAN ROCK GROUPS.
THEY RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM "IN AND OUT OF FOCUS" IN 1970 UNDER THE POLYDOR LABEL WHICH WAS UNKNOWN OUTSIDE OF THEIR COUNTRY.
THE MUSIC IS POP ORIENTED WITH TINGES OF CLASSICAL, JAZZ AND BLUES STYLES.
MY FAVE SONG IS "HOUSE OF THE KING".

MEMBERS:JAN AKKERMAN-LEAD GUITAR, HANS CLEUVER-DRUMS AND PERCUSSIONS, MARTIJN BRESDEN-BASS GUITAR, THIJS VAN LEER-ORGAN, FLAUTIST AND VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. FOCUS (instrumental) 2. HOUSE OF THE KING (video) 3. WHY DREAM 3. HAPPY NIGHTMARE (mescaline).

SIDE TWO: 1. ANONYMOUS 2. BLACK BEAUTY 3. SUGAR ISLAND 4. FOCUS (vocal).

RICK WAKEMAN-THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY THE VIII

2009-08-24T17:33:00.000-07:00

RICK WAKEMAN IS AN ENGLISH KEYBOARD PLAYER, COMPOSER, SONGWRITER BUT BETTER KNOWN AS A MEMBER OF YES.
HE STARTED OUT AS A SESSION MUSICIAN AND PLAYED WITH THE STRAWBS ON THREE ALBUMS.
HE REPLACED TONY KAYE OF YES ON KEYBOARDS AND RECORDED FOUR ALBUMS WITH THEM BEFORE HE WENT SOLO AFTER "THE TALES OF THE TOPOGRAPHIC OCEAN TOURS."
THIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE A &M LABEL AND SHOWCASED HIS SKILL ON ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS.
HE WAS MORE INTO MELODIES BECAUSE HE CAN'T WRITE LYRICS.
HE GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS ALBUM AFTER READING THE BOOK "THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII"
THE MUSIC IS 16th CENTURY FLAVOR WITH AN ORCHESTRAL FEEL BUILT AROUND WITH HIS MOOG SYNTHESIZER, HAMMOND ORGAN MELLOTRON SOUND.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT FOR A NUMBER OF TIMES TO FEEL THE STORYLINE.

MUSICIANS:

BASS-DAVE WINTER, CHRIS SQUIRE, CHAS CRONK, LES HURDLE.

GUITARS: MIKE EGAN, DAVE LAMBERT, STEVE HOWE.

DRUMS: ALAN WHITE, BILL BRUFORD, BARRY DeSOUZA.

PERCUSSIONS:RAY COOPER, FRANK RICCOTTI.

ELECTRIC BANJO: DAVE COUSINS.
KEYBOARDS-RICK WAKEMAN.

VOCALS: LIZA STRIKE, LAURA LEE, BARRY ST JOHN, SYLVIA McNEIL, JUDY POWELL.

SIDE ONE: 1. CATHERINE ARGON 2. ANNE OF CLEVES 3. CATHERINE HOWARD (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. JANE SEYMOUR (video) 2. ANNE BOLEYN "THE DAY THOU GAVEST LORD HATH ENDED" 3. CARTHERINE PARR.

LED ZEPPELIN 2

2009-08-12T13:08:00.000-07:00

LED ZEPPELIN WERE A BRITISH SUPERGROUP FORMED IN 1968 BY JIMMY PAGE WITH MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT BANDS.

THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM IS HEAVY CONTEMPORARY BLUES, FOLK ROCK WITH LYRICAL THEME, GUITAR RIFFS BASED SOUND AND LOTS OF IMPROVISATIONS.

THEY WERE:
1.RANKED NO:1 IN 100 GREATEST ARTISTE OF HARD ROCK.
2.HEAVIEST BAND OF ALL TIME,
3.THE BIGGEST BAND OF THE 70's.

THIS ALBUM RECORDED IN 1969 UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL REACHED NO:1 ON THE U.S. AND U.K. CHARTS.
MY FAVE SONGS ARE "WHOLE LOTTA OF LOVE" AND "HEARTBREAKER"

JIMMY PAGE-(ex-THE YARDBIRDS)-GUITAR.

ROBERT PLANT-(ex-BAND OF JOY)-VOCALS.

JOHN PAUL JONES-(ex-JETT BLACKS-ex-SESSIONIST)-BASS, ORGAN.

JOHN BONHAM-(ex-CRAWLING KING SNAKE)-DRUMS.

SIDE ONE: 1. WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (video) 2. WHAT IS AND SHOULD NEVER BE 3. THE LEMON SONG 4. THANK YOU.

SIDE TWO: 1. HEARTBREAKER (video)2.LIVING LOVING MAID (SHE'S JUST A WOMAN) 3. RAMBLE ON 4. MOBY DICK 5. BRING IT ON HOME.

IF-THREE

2009-08-11T21:02:00.000-07:00

IF WAS A PROGRESSIVE SEVEN PIECE BRITISH JAZZ ROCK BAND FORMED IN 1969 BY DICK MORRISSEY AND TERRY SMITH.
THEY WERE FASHIONED AFTER BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS AND CHICAGO.
THEY DO NOT HAVE A TRUMPET PLAYER BUT INSTEAD HAVE TWO SAXOPHONISTS.
THEY TOURED EXTENSIVELY IN EUROPE AND THE USA IN THE 70s.
THIS THIRD ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971 UNDER THE UA LABEL.
MY FAVE SONGS ARE "CHILD OF STORM" AND "FIBONACCI'S NUMBER"

MEMBERS: JOHN MEALING-ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO, VOCALS-TERRY SMITH-GUITAR-JIM RICHARDSON-BASS-DENNIS ELLIOT-DRUMS-DICK MORRISSEY-TENOR SAX, ALTO SAX, FLUTE, VOCALS-J.W. HODKINSON-VOCALS, PERCUSSIONS-DAVE QUINCY-TENOR SAX, ALTO SAX, FLUTE.

SIDE ONE: 1. FIBONACCI'S NUMBER 2. FORGOTTEN ROADS 3. SWEET JANUARY 4. CHILD OF STORM (video).

SIDE TWO: 1, FAR BEYOND 2. SELDOM SEEN SAM 3. UPSTAIRS 4. HERE COMES MR TIME.

HERBIE MANN-TURTLE BAY

2009-08-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

HERBIE MANN WAS A WIDEN KNOWN AMERICAN FLAUTIST AND WAS INTO JAZZ, ROCK AND WORLD MUSIC WAY BACK IN THE 1960's.

HE DEVELOPED HIS MUSICAL EXPERIENCE DURING MILITARY SERVICE.

MOST OF THE MUSICIANS THAT PLAYED ON HIS ALBUMS ARE THE BEST KNOWN SESSION PLAYER IN THE MUSIC WORLD LIKE BILL EVANS, DUANE ALLMAN, CHICK COREA.....etc.

THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM IS FUNKY WITH A SELECTIONS OF R&B HITS WITH LOW KEY FLUTE WORKS.

THIS 74th ALBUM OF HIS, WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL.
MY FAVE SONG IS "TURTLE BAY"

MUSICIANS: HERBIE MANN-FLUTE, ALTO FLUTE-PAT REBILLOT-PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN-DAVID SPINOZZA, JERRY FRIEDMAN, HUGH McCRACKEN, BOB MANN-GUITAR-TONY LEVIN-BASS- JERRY JEMMOTT, WILLIE WEEKS-FENDER BASS- REGGIE FERGUSON, CHARLES COLLINS-DRUMS- RALPH MacDONALD, ARMEN HALBURIAN, RAY BARETTO, RAY MANTILLA-PERCUSSIONS.

SIDE ONE: 1. FAMILY AFFAIR 2. NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE 3. RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA 4. (JUST AN OLD) BALALAIKA LOVE SONG 5. REVEREND LEE.

SIDE TWO: 1. TURTLE BAY 2. IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH REED 3. A THEME FROM "CRIES AND WHISPERS" 4. DO IT AGAIN 5. NOW I'VE FOUND A LADY 6. HAPPIER THAN THE MORNING SUN.

JETHRO TULL-THIS WAS.

2009-08-05T20:47:00.000-07:00

JETHRO TULL WAS A BRITISH ROCK GROUP FORMED IN 1967 AND FRONTED BY THE SHOWY "ONE LEGGED" IAN ANDERSON ON VOCALS, FLUTE AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR.

THE NAME JETHRO TULL WAS NAMED AFTER THE 18th CENTURY AGRICULTURIST.

THE MUSIC ON THIS FIRST ALBUM OF THEIRS, ON THE REPRISE LABEL AND RECORDED IN 1968 IS PROGRESSIVE BLUES WITH A BIT OF JAZZ.
IAN ANDERSON LEARNED TO PLAY THE FLUTE , HALF A YEAR BEFORE RECORDING THIS ALBUM.

MY FAVE SONG ARE "A SONG FOR JEFFREY" AND "SERENADE TO A CUCKOO"

MEMBERS: GLENN COMICK-BASS-CLIVE BUNKER-DRUMS-IAN ANDERSON-LEAD VOCAL, FLUTE, ACOUSTIC GUITAR-MICK ABRAHAM-LEAD GUITAR.

SIDE ONE: 1.MY SUNDAY FEELING 2. SOME DAY THE SUN WON'T SHINE FOR YOU 3. BEGGAR'S FARM 4. MOVE ON ALONE 6. SERENADE TO A CUCKOO (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. DHARMA FOR YOU 2.IT'S BREAKING ME UP 3. CAT'S SQUIRREL 4. A SONG FOR JEFFREY (video) 5.ROUND.

ERIC CLAPTON-BACKLESS.

2009-08-02T23:08:00.000-07:00

ERIC CLAPTON IS ONE OF GREATEST BLUES ROCK GUITARIST IN THE WORLD.
HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN MUSIC WAS ROBERT JOHNSON.
ERIC CLAPTON WAS BORN IN UK IN 1945.
HE STARTED PLAYING WITH:
1.THE ROOSTERS AND CASEY JONES AND THEN
2.REPLACED ANTHONY "TOP" TOPHAM IN THE YARDBIRDS,
3.JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS, HE LEFT AND WAS REPLACED BY PETER GREEN.
4.THE CREAM-GAINED COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AND WORLD WIDE RECOGNITION,
5. BLIND FAITH-ILL FATED BROKE OFF AFTER A US TOUR,
6.GUEST PLAYER WITH DELANEY AND BONNIE,
7. DEREK AND THE DOMINOES-(EX DELANEY AND BONNIE MUSICIANS).

AT THIS STAGE HE WAS ADDICTED TO HEROIN WAS CURED USING THE CHINESE ELECTRO-ACUPUNTURE TREATMENT METHODS RECOMMENDED BY PETE TOWNSHEND OF THE WHO.

HE CONTINUED HIS CAREER AS A SOLO ARTIST WITH BACKING MUSICIANS.
THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED UNDER THE RSO RECORDS IN 1978.
MY FAVE SONG ARE "EARLY IN THE MORNING" AND "I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU ANYTIME"

MEMBERS:ERIC CLAPTON-GUITAR, VOCALS-DICK SIMS-KEYBOARDS-MAREY LEVY-VOCALS-GEORGE TERRY-GUITAR-CARL RADLE-BASS, VOCALS-JAMIE OLDAKER-DRUMS, PERCUSSIONS,VOCALS.

BACKING VOCALS ON "GOLDEN RING"-BENNY GALLAGHER AND GRAHAM LYLE

SIDE ONE: 1. WALK OUT IN THE RAIN 2. WATCH OUT FOR LUCY 3. I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU ANYTIME (video) 4. ROLL IT 5. TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME

SIDE TWO: 1. IF I DON'T BE THERE BY MORNING 2. EARLY IN THE MORNING (video) 3. PROMISES 4. GOLDEN RING 5. TUSLA TIME.

BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND-AGAINST THE WIND.

2009-07-28T00:11:00.000-07:00

BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND IS A AMERICAN ROCK GROUP FORMED IN 1974. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1980 UNDER THE CAPITOL-EMI LABEL AND WAS NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD 200. MOST OF THE SONGS ARE LIMP AND SUB STANDARD WITH HIS CLASSIC SHOUTING GRAVEL VOICE. ROBERT CLARK BOB SEGER SINGS IN A COZY, SOFTIE STYLE. HIS SONG'S THEMES ARE MOSTLY ABOUT BLUE COLLAR, LOST LOVE AND STORY OF SOME LONESOME WANDERER. BOB SEGER WAS INDUCTED INTO "ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME IN 2004. MY FAVE SONG IS "AGAINST THE WIND"

MEMBERS: BOB SEGER-LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR-DREW ABBOTT-LEAD GUITAR-ALTO REED-SAXOPHONE-CHRIS CAMPBELL-BASS-CRAIG FROST (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD)-KEYBOARDS DAVID TEEGARDEN-DRUMS, PERCUSSION.

GUEST:MUSCLE SHOALS RHYTHM SECTION.

SIDE ONE: 1,THE HORIZONTAL BOP 2. YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME 3. HER STRUT 4. NO MAN'S LAND 5. LONG TWIN SILVER LINE.

SIDE TWO 1. AGAINST THE WIND (video) 2. GOOD FOR ME 3. BETTY LOU'S GETTIN' OUT TONIGHT 4. FIRE LAKE (video) 5. SHININ' BRIGHTLY.

B.B. KING-THE BEST OF B.B.KING.

2009-07-23T19:51:00.000-07:00

RILEY B. KING OR B.B. KING IS AN AMERICAN RHYTHM AND BLUES SINGER, SONGWRITER AND GUITARIST KNOWN FOR HIS EXPRESSIVE SINGING WITH A LOT OF FEEL AND CONVICTIONS LIKE AS THOUGH HE IS NARRATING HIS EXPERIENCES AND HARDSHIPS TO US.

HIS GIBSON GUITAR IS NAMED LUCILLE AND HIS SOLOS ARE BASED ON TEARFUL, BEAUTIFUL NOTES BENDING AND VIBRATO.
MANY GREAT GUITARISTS ARE INFLUENCED BY HIM AND ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE RANKED HIM #3 OF "THE 100 GREATEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIMES."
HE WAS ALSO INDUCTED INTO THE BLUES HALL OF FAME IN 1980.
THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1973 UNDER THE PROBE LABEL-EMI.
MY FAVE SONG IS "CALDONIA"

B.B.KING-GUITAR, VOCALS WITH LEON RUSSELL, JOE WALSH, BRIAN GAROFALO, RUSS KUNKEL, SHERLIE MATTHEWS, MERRY CLAYTON, CLYDE KING, VONETTA FIELDS, JIMMIE HASKELL, JOHN BROWNING, LOUIS HERBERT, BROOKER WALKER, RON LEVY, WILBERT FREEMAN, SONNY FREEMAN, JIM PRICE, OLLIE MITCHELL, CHUCK FINDLEY, BOOBBY KEYS, BILL PERKINS, DUSTER BENNETT, GARY WRIGHT, KLAUS VOORMAN, JIM GORDON, JOE BURTON, EARL TURBINGTON JR, MEL BROWN, JERRY RAGOVOY, JOHN URIBE, DAVID SPINOZZA, JOSHIE ARMSTEAD, TASHA THOMAS, CARL HILL, HUGH McCRACKEN, PAUL HARRIS, GERALD JEMMOTT, HERBIE LOVELLE AND BERT DeCOTEAUX.

SIDE ONE: 1.HUMMINGBIRD-June 1970 2. COOK COUNTY INTRODUCTION-HOW BLUE CAN YOU GET-Sept 1970 3. CALDONIA-June 1970 (video) 4. SWEET SIXTEEN-March 1971.

SIDE TWO: 1. AIN'T NOBODY HOME-June 1971 2. WHY I SING THE BLUES-1969 3. THE THRILL IS OVER(video)- 4. NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE MY MOTHER.

EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER-TRILOGY.

2009-07-21T08:20:00.000-07:00

EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER WERE A BRITISH PROGRESSIVE SUPER ROCK GROUP. THEY WERE POPULAR DURING THE 70's AND HEADLINED HUGE THEATRICAL CONCERTS HELM BY THE FLAMBOYANT KEITH EMERSON WITH HIS HAMMOND ORGAN AND MOOG SYNTHESIZER. THEIR MUSIC ARE CLASSICAL, JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY ROCK. TRILOGY IS THEIR THIRD STUDIO ALBUM AND WAS RECORDED UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL IN 1972 WITH THE SONG "FROM THE BEGINNING" AS THEIR BEST SELLING SINGLES WHICH IS ALSO MY FAVE SONG.

PHOTOMONTAGE TAKEN AT EPPING FOREST CARPETED WITH AUTUMN LEAVES.

MEMBERS: KEITH EMERSON (ex THE NICE)-KEYBOARDS, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER- GREG LAKE (ex-KING CRIMSON)-VOCALS, ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS-CARL PALMER (ex-ATOMIC ROOSTER)-DRUMS, PERCUSSION.

SIDE ONE: 1. THE ENDLESS ENIGMA PART ONE 2. FUGUE 3. THE ENDLESS ENIGMA PART TWO 4. FROM THE BEGINNING (video) 5. THE SHERIFF 6. HOEDOWN.

SIDE TWO: 1. TRILOGY 2. LIVING SIN 3. ABADDON'S BOLERO.

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS-DAMN THE TORPEDOES

2009-07-14T18:06:00.000-07:00

TOM PETTY (ex-MUDCRUTCH) AND THE HEARTBREAKERS IS AN AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL/NEW WAVE/R&B BAND. THIS THIRD ALBUM UNDER THE BACKSTREET/MCA LABEL WAS RECORDED IN 1979. IT WENT PLATINUM, SELLING TWO MILLION COPIES AND YIELDED THREE NO:1 HIT SINGLES IN AMERICA. MOST OF THEIR SONGS ARE ABOUT BOY/GIRL / HUMAN RIGHTS/SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP AND AT TIMES THEY SOUNDED LIKE THE BYRDS. MY FAVE SONG IS "REFUGEE"

MEMBERS: TOM PETTY-12&6 STRINGS GUITAR, HARMONICA, LEAD VOCALS-BENMONT TENCH-PIANO, ORGAN, HARMONIUM, VOCALS-MIKE CAMPBELL-SLIDE, 12&6 STRINGS GUITAR-STAN LYNCH-DRUM, VOCALS-RON BLAIR- ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR.

SIDE ONE: 1.REFUGEE(video) 2. HERE COMES MY GIRL 3. EVEN THE LOSERS 4.SHADOW OF A DOUBT(A COMPLEX KID) 5. CENTURY CITY.

SIDE TWO: 1. DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT 2. YOU TELL ME 3. WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' IN MY LIFE 4. LOUISIANA RAIN.

TRAFFIC-LAST EXIT.

2009-07-14T06:05:00.001-07:00

TRAFFIC WAS AN ENGLISH ROCK GROUP FORMED IN 1967 BY STEVE WINWOOD. THE SONGS ON THIS THIRD ALBUM ARE ODDS AND ENDS PUT TOGETHER BY ISLAND RECORD AND WAS RECORDED IN 1969.
MY FAVE SONG IS "BLIND MAN"

MEMBERS: STEVE WINWOOD-GUITAR, KEYBOARD , VOCALS-DAVE MASON-BASS, SITAR, VOCAL-JIM CALPALDI-DRUM, PERCUSSION-CHRIS WOOD-FLUTE, SAXOPHONE,PIANO.

SIDE ONE: 1. JUST FOR YOU 2. SHANGHAI NOODLE FACTORY 3. SOMETHING GOT A HOLD ON MY TOE 4. WITHERING TREE 5. MEDICATED GOO

SIDE TWO: 1. FEELING GOOD 2. BLIND MAN (video)

WEST, BRUCE AND LAING-WHY DONTCHA.

2009-06-28T11:54:00.000-07:00

WEST, BRUCE AND LAING WERE A BLUES ROCK SUPER GROUP TAKING AFTER THE CREAM.
THE BAND WAS FORMED IN 1972 AFTER THE BREAK UP OF MOUNTAIN, DECEPTIVELY SIMILAR TO THE CREAM.
THE VOCALS AND DEEP BASS ARE BY JACK BRUCE, FINE GUITAR RIFFS AND SOLOS BY LESLIE WEST AND WELL AND RESPECTED DRUMMING BY CORKY LAING.
THEIR MUSIC ARE HARD ROCK, UP TEMPO, HIGH ENERGY WITH DENSE AND COMPACT ARRANGEMENT WITH IMMACULATE COMBINATION OF TALENTS PLAYING AS A POWER TRIO FORMAT.
THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1972 ON STEREO "360 SOUND" ON THE CBS LABEL.
MY FAVE SONG IS "THE DOCTOR"

MEMBERS: LESLIE WEST-LEAD GUITAR, JACK BRUCE-BASS, PIANO, HARP, VOCALS, CORKY LAING-DRUMS.

LESLIE WEST.

SIDE ONE: 1. WHY DONTCHA 2. OUT INTO THE FIELDS 3. THE DOCTOR (video) 4. TURM ME OVER 5. THIRD DEGREE.

SIDE TWO: 1.SHAKE MA THING (ROLLIN JACK) 2. WHILE YOU SLEEP 3. PLEASURE 4. LOVE IS WITH THE BLUES 5. POLLUTION LADY.

MICHAEL JACKSON-(August 29/1958-June 25/2009)-I'LL BE THERE.

2009-06-25T17:25:00.000-07:00

MICHAEL JACKSON WAS AN AMERICAN MULTI TALENTED SINGER, SONGWRITER, DANCER (ROBOT AND MOONWALK DANCE), PERFORMER AND BUSINESSMAN. HE STARTED SINGING AT AGED 11 WITH HIS BROTHERS IN A GROUP KNOWN AS THE JACKSON 5.

1. HE WAS NICKNAMED "THE KING OF POP"
2. POPULARIZED MUSIC VIDEO LIKE "BEAT IT", "BILLIE JEAN" ...etc
3. VOTED " MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIMES"
4. INDUCTED INTO "ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME"

HAVE 5 OF THE WORLD BEST SELLING ALBUMS i.e:
1. OFF THE WALL-1979.
2. THRILLER -1982.
3 BAD-1987.
4. DANGEROUS-1991.
5. HIStory-1995.

HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT 2.26 PM ON JUNE 25, 2009.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

CROSBY, STILLS NASH & YOUNG-DEJA VU.

2009-06-18T23:45:00.000-07:00

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG ARE A FOLK/ROCK SUPERGROUP AND KNOWN FOR THEIR MUSICIANSHIP, SONGWRITING AND INTRICATE FOUR PART HARMONIES.

ALL OF THEM ARE FROM FROM DIFFERENT BANDS :-
DAVID CROSBY (THE BYRDS),
STEPHEN STILLS (THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD),
GRAHAM NASH (THE HOLLIES) AND
NEIL YOUNG (THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD).
THEIR MUSIC THEMES ARE ABOUT ACTIVE POLITICS, COUNTERCULTURE AND SAILING SHIPS.THIS IS THEIR FIRST ALBUM AND WAS RECORDED IN 1970 UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL, AND WAS NO:1 ON BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM CHART. THREE HITS 1. "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN"2. "OUR HOUSE" 3. "WOODSTOCK"
MY FAVE SONG IS "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN"

MEMBERS: DAVID CROSBY-GUITAR, VOCALS, STEPHEN STILLS-GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, GRAHAM NASH-GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, NEIL YOUNG-GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, HARMONICA, VOCALS, GREG REEVES-BASS, PERCUSSION, DALLAS TAYLOR-DRUM, PERCUSSIONS.

GUESTS: JERRY GARCIA-PEDAL STEEL GUITAR ON "TEACH YOUR CHILDREN" AND "HELPLESS", JOHN SEBASTIAN-HARMONICA ON "DEJA VU."

SIDE ONE: 1. CARRY ON 2. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN (video) 3. ALMOST CUT MY HAIR 4. HELPLESS 5. WOODSTOCK.

SIDE TWO: 1. OUR HOUSE 2. 4+20 3. COUNTRY GIRL a. WHISKEY BOOT HILL b. DOWN, DOWN, DOWN c. COUNTRY GIRL II 5. EVERYBODY I LOVE YOU.

JOE WALSH-THE SMOKER YOU DRINK THE PLAYER YOU GET.

2009-06-17T05:06:00.000-07:00

JOE WALSH IS AN AMERICAN GUITARIST, SONGWRITER AND MUSICIAN. HE WAS ALSO A SOLO ARTIST AND KNOWN FOR HIS GUITAR AND KEYBOARD SKILLS BUT ALSO PLAYS BASS GUITAR, HARMONICA, BAGPIPE, OBOE AND CLARINET.
HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF :-
1. JAMES GANG-A POWER TRIO WHERE HE WAS A STAR ATTRACTION AND PLAYS THE LEAD GUITAR WITH INNOVATIVE RHYTHM PLAYING AND GUITAR RIFFS. (2 ALBUMS)
2. BARNSTORM -LEAD GUITAR AND VOCALS (2 ALBUMS).
3. EAGLES-BERNIE LEADON'S REPLACEMENT, HE WROTE 2 HIT SONGS-:1. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE" & 2. "PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW".
THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 WITH HIS BAND BARNSTORM UNDER THE PROBE LABEL YIELDING A HIT SONG "ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY" WHICH IS ALSO MY FAVE SONG.

MEMBERS: JOE WALSH-GUITAR, KEYBOARD, SYNTHESIZER,VOCALS-JOE VITALE-DRUMS, VOCALS, KEYBOARD, SYNTHESIZER- ROCKE GRACE-KEYBOARD, VOCALS-KENNY PASSARELLI-BASS, VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY (video) 2. BOOK ENDS 3. WOLF 4. MIDNIGHT MOODIES 5. HAPPY WAYS.

SIDE TWO: 1. MEADOWS 2. DREAMS (video) 3. DAYS GONE BY 4. (DAY DREAM) PLAYER.

GEORGE HARRISON-LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD

2009-06-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

GEORGE HARRISON WAS AN ENGLISH GUITARIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND FILM PRODUCER. HE WAS THE LEAD GUITARIST OF THE LEGENDARY BAND, THE BEATLES AND WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED THE QUIET ONE. THE ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE VOTED HIM AS " 100 BEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIMES" THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM IS TYPICAL BASIC GEORGE HARRISON'S MUSIC AND A CONTINUATION OF "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" ALBEIT MORE REFINED WITH WIDESPREAD STRINGS ARRANGEMENT, GREAT GUITAR PLAYING, PRONOUNCED BASS LINES WITH SAX AND FLUTE WORKS FROM JIM HORN AND NICKY HOPKINS SOLID PIANO. THE LYRICS AND SONGS ARE SPIRITUAL AND JAZZY AND MOSTLY ABOUT HIS BITTER EXPERIENCES IN LIFE AND HOW HE FOUND A WAY OF LIVING IT RIGHT. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE APPLE LABEL WITH A NO:1 HIT WITH "GIVE ME LOVE" MY FAVE SONG IS "LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD"

MUSICIANS: NICKY HOPKINS-KEYBOARDS, GARY WRIGHT-KEYBOARDS, KLAUS VOORMANN-BASS, JIM KELTNER-DRUM, RINGO STARR-DRUM, JIM GORDON-DRUM, GEORGE HARRISON-GUITAR, VOCALS, JIM HORN-SAX &FLUTES, ZAKIR HUSSEIN-TABLA, JOHN BARHAM-STRINGS.

SIDE ONE: 1. GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) 2. SUE ME SUE YOU BLUES 3. THE LIGHT THAT HAS LIGHTED THE WORLD 4. DON'T LET ME WAIT TOO LONG 5. WHO CAN SEE IT 6. LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. THE LORD LOVE THE ONE (THAT LOVES THE LORD) 2. BE HERE NOW 3. TRY SOME BUY SOME 4. THE DAY THE WORLD GETS ROUND 5. THAT IS ALL.

JEAN LUC PONTY-ENIGMATIC OCEAN.

2009-06-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

JEAN LUC PONTY IS A FRENCH VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST AND JAZZ COMPOSER. HIS MUSIC IS JAZZ AND JAZZ FUSION AND HE WAS GREATLY INFLUENCED BY MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE'S MUSIC WHICH LED HIM TO ADOPT THE ELECTRIC VIOLIN. HIS VIOLIN'S SOUND WAS POWERFUL, ESCHEWED VIBRATO WITH BE-BOP ERA PHASINGS AND A PUNCHY STYLE. HE COLLABORATED WITH FRANK ZAPPA, ELTON JOHN, JOHN McLAUGHLIN/MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, AI DI MEOLA, STANLEY CLARKE. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1977 UNDER THE ATLANTIC LABEL AND REACHED NO:1 ON BILLBOARD JAZZ ALBUM CHART. MY FAVE SONG IS "ENIGMATIC OCEAN."

SIDE ONE: 1. OVERTURE 2. THE TRANS -LOVE EXPRESS 3. MIRAGE 4. ENIGMATIC OCEAN PART 1/2/3/4. (video)

SIDE TWO: 1. NOSTALGIC LADY 2. THE STRUGGLE OF THE TURTLE TO THE SEA PART 1/2/

STANLEY CLARKE

2009-05-20T20:27:00.000-07:00

STANLEY CLARKE IS AN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN, COMPOSER AND IS FAMOUS FOR HIS INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL PLAYING ON THE BASS GUITAR AND THE UPRIGHT DOUBLE BASS. HE WAS AN EX- BASS PLAYER WITH CHICK COREA'S RETURN TO FOREVER.THIS STANLEY CLARKE SELF TITLED ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974. MY FAVE SONG IS "LOPSY LU"- GOOD BASS AND SYNTHESIZER WORKS.
BELOW IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF HOW HE PLAYS THE BASS GUITAR.

Clarke places his right hand so that his fingers approach the strings much as they would on an upright bass, but rotated through 90 degrees. To achieve this, his forearm lies above and nearly parallel to the strings, while his wrist is hooked downward at nearly a right angle. For lead and solo playing, his fingers partially hook underneath the strings so that when released, the strings snap against the frets, producing a biting percussive attack. In addition to an economical variation on the funky Larry Graham-style slap-n'-pop technique, Clarke also uses downward thrusts of the entire right hand, striking two or more strings from above with his fingernails (examples of this technique include "School Days", "Rock and Roll Jelly", "Wild Dog", and "Danger Street")

MEMBERS:STANLEY CLARKE-ELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC BASS, ACOUSTIC PIANO FUZZ PHASER, VOCALS-JAN HAMMER-MOOG SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN, ACOUSTIC PIANO-TONY WILLIAMS-DRUMS-BILL CONNORS-ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR.

SIDE ONE: 1.VULCAN PRINCESS 2. YESTERDAY PRINCESS 3. LOPSY LU (video)4. POWER.

SIDE TWO: 1. SPANISH PHASES FOR STRINGS & BASS 2. LIFE SUITE.

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-ENLIGHTENED ROGUES

2009-05-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

THE RESURRECTION OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FOR THIS ALBUM WAS THE WORKS OF DICKEY BETTS.THE TITLE FOR THIS ALBUM WAS MEANT FOR THE BAND AND THEIR CREW MEMBERS. NEW YORKER WROTE:-"PLAY WITH THE ENERGY OF TEENAGERS AND THE OVERTLY WILDNESS OF VETERAN BLUESMEN." THEIR CONCERT FRONTLINE ARE TWO GUITAR PYROTECHNIC AND BLUES BASED MUSIC AND SONGS WRITTEN BY DICKY BETTS. THIS FAIRLY RESPECTABLE AND ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1979 UNDER THE CAPRICORN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "PEGASUS"

MEMBERS: GREG ALLMAN-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-DICKEY BETTS-GUITAR, VOCALS-BUTCH TRUCKS-DRUM, PERCUSSION-JAIMOE JOHANNY JOHNSON-PERCUSSION, DRUM-DAN TOLER-GUITAR-ROCK GOODFLIES-BASS.

SIDE ONE: 1. CRAZY LOVE 2. CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU 3. PEGASUS 4. NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD.

SIDE TWO: 1. BLIND LOVE 2. TRY IT ONE MORE TIME 3. JUST AIN'T EASY 4. SAIL AWAY.

JETHRO TULL-AQUALUNG

2009-04-19T18:26:00.000-07:00

JETHRO TULL ARE A BRITISH BLUES ROCK GROUP FORMED IN 1967. IAN ANDERSON IS THE SHOWMAN OF THE GROUP WITH HIS CHARACTERISTICS VOCALS, ONE LEGGED STAGE ANTICS AND FLUTE WORKS. THEIR MUSIC ARE BLUES ROCK PROGRESSING INTO CLASSICAL, FOLK AND FUSION ROCK. THIS ALBUM IS THEIR BEST KNOWN WORKS AND CONSIDERED A CONCEPT ALBUM WITH STRONG MELODIC FLAVORS, THEMATIC SONGS, HEAVY GUITAR RIFFS AND FAR OUT HEAVY FLUTE WORKS FROM IAN ANDERSON. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971 ON THE CHRYSALIS LABEL AND THE LYRICS ARE ABOUT RELIGION AND SOCIETY. MY FAVE SONG IS "LOCOMOTIVE BREATH".

The album cover depicting Aqualung, a street tramp eyeing little girls with bad intent.

MEMBERS:IAN ANDERSON- FLUTE,VIOLIN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, SOPRANO SAX, VOCALS-MARTIN BARRE-GUITAR, LUTE-JOHN EVANS-KEYBOARDS-JEFFREY HAMMOND-BASS, RECORDER, VOCALS-CLIVE BUNKER-DRUM, PERCUSSION.

SIDE ONE:1. AQUALUNG 2. CROSS EYED MARY 3. CHEAP DAY RETURN 4. MOTHER GOOSE 5. WOND'RING ALOUD 6. UP TO ME.

SIDE TWO: 1. MY GOD 2. HYMN 43 3. SLIPSTREAM 4. LOCOMOTIVE BREATH (video) 5. WIND UP.

FOCUS-AT THE RAINBOW

2009-03-28T21:11:00.000-07:00

FOCUS WERE A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FORMED IN 1969 IN THE NETHERLANDS. THEY RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM "IN AND OUT OF FOCUS" IN 1971 WHICH WAS UNKNOWN OUTSIDE OF THEIR COUNTRY. IT WAS THE ALBUM "MOVING WAVES" WHICH MADE THE WHOLE WORLD NOTICED THEM WITH THE ROCK CLASSIC "HOCUS POCUS" THEIR LIVE CONCERTS ARE HIGH ENERGY WITH JAN AKKERMAN'S SOARING GUITAR VIRTUOSITY, TIGHT RHYTHM SECTION, WHISTLING, HAUNTING FLUTE WORKS, HAMMOND ORGAN SOUND AND FALSETTO, NONSENSICAL (DUTCH) SINGING FROM THIJS VAN LEER. THIS LIVE ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE POLYDOR LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "HOCUS POCUS".

MEMBERS:THIJS VAN LEER-HAMMOND ORGAN, FLUTE, VOCALS-JAN AKKERMAN-GUITAR-BERT RUITER-BASS-PIERRE VAN DER LINDEN-DRUMS.

SIDE ONE: 1. FOCUS III 2. ANSWERS? QUESTION? QUESTIONS? ANSWERS? 3. FOCUS III.

SIDE TWO: 1. ERUPTION 2. HOCUS POCUS (video) 3. SYLVIA 4. HOCUS POCUS-Reprise.

ERIC CLAPTON'S RAINBOW CONCERT

2009-03-24T00:19:00.000-07:00

ERIC CLAPTON IS ONE OF GREATEST BLUES ROCK GUITARIST IN THE WORLD. HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN MUSIC WAS ROBERT JOHNSON. ERIC CLAPTON WAS BORN IN UK IN 1945. HE STARTED PLAYING WITH THE ROOSTERS AND CASEY JONES AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE YARDBIRDS, JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS, THE CREAM, BLIND FAITH, GUEST PLAYER WITH DELANEY AND BONNIE, DEREK AND THE DOMINOES. AT THIS STAGE HE WAS ADDICTED TO HEROIN WAS CURED USING THE CHINESE ELECTRO-ACUPUNTURE TREATMENT METHODS RECOMMENDED BY PETE TOWNSHEND OF THE WHO. HE CONTINUED HIS CAREER AS A SOLO ARTIST WITH BACKING MUSICIANS. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED ON THE RSO LABEL IN 1979. MY FAVE SONG IS "PRESENCE OF THE LORD".

MUSICIANS:ERIC CLAPTON-LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS- PETE TOWNSHEND-GUITAR, VOCALS-RON WOOD-GUITAR, VOCALS-RICK GRECH-BASS-STEVE WINWOOD-KEYBOARDS, VOCALS-JIM CAPALDI-DRUMS- JIMMY KARSTEIN-DRUMS-REBOP-PERCUSSION.

SIDE ONE: 1.BADGE 2, ROLL IT OVER 3. PRESENCE OF THE LORD (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. PEARLY QUEEN 2. AFTER MIDNIGHT 3. LITTLE WING.

EAST OF EDEN-EAST OF EDEN

2009-03-23T00:16:00.000-07:00

EAST OF EDEN WERE A PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND FROM UK AND FORMED IN 1967. THEY HAD A TOP 10 HIT WITH THE SINGLE "JIG-A-JIG" IN 1971.THEIR MUSIC IS A LITTLE BIT OF FOLK, GYPSY AND EXPERIMENTAL WITH JAZZ FUSION AND EASTERN INFLUENCES. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971 UNDER THE HARVEST LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "WONDERFUL FEELING"

MEMBERS: DAVE ARBUS-VIOLIN, FLUTE, SAX, TRUMPET-JIM ROCHE-GUITAR-DAVID JACKS-VOCALS, BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR-JEFF ALLEN- DRUMS, PERCUSSION,

SIDE ONE: 1. WONDERFUL FEELING 2. GOODBYE 3. CRAZY DAISY.

SIDE TWO: 1. HERE COMES THE LADY 2. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED 3. NO TIME 4. TO MRS.V.

HEADS, HANDS AND FEET-TRACKS

2009-03-19T19:48:00.000-07:00

HEADS HANDS AND FEET WERE A BRITISH COUNTRY ROCK BAND FORMED FROM THE ASHES OF POET AND THE ONE MAN BAND. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1972 UNDER THE ISLAND LABEL WHICH SHOWCASED ALBERT LEE'S BREAKNECK SPEED GUITAR WORK. THEIR ALBUMS ARE WORKS OF ART AND THIS ALBUM MUSIC HAD A GREAT DEAL IN COMMON WITH THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND. THEY BROKE OFF IN 1973 BECAUSE OF INTERNAL STRIFE. MY FAVE SONGS IS "JACK DANIELS"

MEMBERS: TONY COLTON-VOCALS-RAY SMITH-GUITAR, BASS, VOCALS-ALBERT LEE-LEAD GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS- PETE GAVIN- DRUMS- CHAS HODGES- BASS, FIDDLE, BANJO, GUITAR, VOCALS.

SIDE ONE: 1. LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD 2. SAFETY IN NUMBERS 3. ROADSHOW 4. HARLEQUIN 5. DANCER.

SIDE TWO: 1. HOT PROPERTY 2. JACK DANIELS (video) 3. RHYME AND TIME 4. PAPER CHASE 5. SONG AND DANCE.

HUMBLE PIE-THUNDERBOX

2009-03-16T05:11:00.000-07:00

HUMBLE PIE IS A HARD ROCK GROUP FROM ENGLAND, FORMED IN 1968. THEY ARE AMONG THE FIRST SUPER GROUP IN 1970 TO FIND SUCCESS IN THE US AND UK. THE MEMBERS ARE FROM THE SMALL FACES, HERD, SPOOKY TOOTH AND APOSTOLIC INTERVENTION. THEY ARE VERY DYNAMIC IN LIVE CONCERTS WITH STEVE MARRIOT PASSIONATE AND FIERY SINGING. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974 UNDER THEN A&M LABEL AND COULD BE CONSIDERED AS THEIR FINEST AND HEAVIEST ALBUM WITH RHYTHM AND BLUES INFLUENCE. THUNDERBOX IS A 17th CENTURY SLANG FOR TOILET HENCE THE PHOTO OF TWO NAKED LADIES. MY FAVE SONG IS "THUNDERBOX".

MEMBERS: STEVE MARRIOT-GUITAR, HARMONICA, KEYBOARD AND VOCALS-CLEM CLEMPSON-LEAD GUITAR-GREG RIDLEY-BASS, VOCALS-JERRY SHIRLEY-DRUM, VOCALS.

GUEST:MEL COLLINS-HORN.

SIDE ONE: 1. THUNDERBOX (video) 2. GROOVIN' WITH JESUS 3. I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 4. ANNA (GO TO HIM) 5. NO WAY 6. RALLY WITH ALI,

SIDE TWO 1. DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY 2. NINETY NINE POUNDS 3. EVERY SINGLE DAY 4. NO MONEY DOWN 5. DRIFT AWAY 6. OH-LA-DE-DA.

FLASH-FLASH

2009-03-13T05:33:00.000-07:00

FLASH IS A PROGRESSIVE ENGLISH ROCK BAND WITH A ONE HIT WONDER "SMALL BEGINNINGS"AND FRONTED BY EX-YES GUITARIST PETER BANKS AND KEYBOARDIST TONY KAYES. THEIR MUSIC IS UNDENIABLE AND TYPICAL YES. IF YOU LIKE YES YOU WILL LIKE FLASH, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THERE ARE LOTS OF LENGTHY INSTRUMENTAL SECTIONS WITH THE WONDERFUL POWER BASS PLAYING BY RAY BENNETT. THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1972 UNDER THE SOVEREIGN LABEL. MY FAVE SONG IS "SMALL BEGINNINGS" A CHEERFUL AND ENERGETIC SONG IN THE VEIN OF THE YES SONG "YOURS IS NO DISGRACE"

THE ABLUM COVER DEPICTING A GIRL IN PANTIES.

MEMBERS:COLIN CARTER-LEAD VOCAL, PERCUSSION-PETER BANKS-ELECTRIC, ACOUSTIC AND SPANISH GUITAR, ARP SYNTHESISER, VOCALS-RAY BENNETT-BASS,VOCALS, ACOUSTIC RHYTHM GUITAR-MIKE HOUGH-DRUM, CYMBALS, PERCUSSION, BADINAGE,-TONY KAYES-ORGAN, PIANO, ARP SYNTHESISER.

SIDE ONE: 1.SMALL BEGINNINGS (video) 2. MORNING HAZE 3. CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE.

SIDE TWO: 1.DREAMS OF HEAVEN 2. THE TIMES IT TAKES.