hamilton Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Corb Lund, Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Holy shitballs. This is just so f'in good. Damn. I had heard some people mentioning this duo, but wow do they ever bring it. I was halfway through the second track and I pulled the trigger and got a pair of tix to the Massey Hall show on April 16th. Pumped http://bit.ly/zt76Ji Rodrigo y Gabriela with C.U.B.A. – Area 52 Raised in Mexico, based in Ireland, and not too far removed from life in metal bands — how could Rodrigo y Gabriela not wind up with a sound that splits the difference between jazzy flamenco and heavy rock? On 2006’s self-titled album and the 2009 breakout 11:11, fleet-fingered Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero craft their wild instrumental genre fusions using only acoustic guitars, but that changes on Area 52, out Jan. 24. Here, the songs remain the same — the album radically rearranges nine pieces from the pair’s past catalog — but the instrumental palette practically explodes. Recorded mostly in Havana, Area 52 finds Sanchez and Quintero (along with producer Peter Asher and arranger Alex Wilson) reconstructing and building onto their music using the sounds of Cuba — or, more specifically, C.U.B.A., a relentlessly proficient 13-piece Cuban orchestra. Fans of Rodrigo y Gabriela have heard “Hanuman†countless times, but it’s practically unrecognizable at times here. You thought the song was epically propulsive before? Try pairing it with the insistent bashing of drums and a massive electric guitar solo worthy of Carlos Santana. Bold and brassy, these arrangements will no doubt be jarring to purists — and, yes, the band has been around long enough to attract purists. Rodrigo y Gabriela’s impeccable guitar runs don’t usually compete for attention with horns, pianos, horns, strings, yet more horns and, in an eight-minute take on “Ixtapa,†a sitar courtesy of Anoushka Shankar. But, while it refrains from adding new compositions to the duo’s catalog, Area 52 travels many steps further: It utterly reconstructs the Rodrigo y Gabriela template, and morphs it into something worldlier, bigger, less formulaic and more surprising. It demonstrates decisively that these songs are sturdy and versatile things, suitable for an endless array of shapes and sizes. mp3@256 Track List 01 – Santo Domingo feat – Samuel Folmell Alfonso on drums 02 – Hanuman feat – John Tempesta on drums 03 – Ixtapa feat – Anoushka Shankar on sitar 04 – 11:11 feat – Carles Benevant on bass & Carlota Teresa Polledo Noriega on vocals 05 – Master Maqui feat – Le Trio Joubran on ouds 06 – Diablo Rojo 07 – Logos 08 – Juan Loco feat – Carlos Benavent on bass 09 – Tamacun feat – John Tempesta on drums http://bit.ly/zt76Ji Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Hanuman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 http://bit.ly/z5zcWc David Byrne - Live from Austin, Texas David Byrne is a modern renaissance man and that s not just a cliché. From the heady days as co-founder of the celebrated art new-wave group Talking Heads (1976-88) through his own constantly evolving and innovative solo music career, he has pursued his muse on many different artistic fronts. He s been the driving force behind a body of work that has been both intellectually daring and commercially successful…and he shows no signs of slowing down three decades later. This performance, captured on November 28, 2001, came on the heels of his hit single, Like Humans Do and the release of the album Look Into the Eyeball, which was another typically eclectic musical stew reflecting a variety of styles and influences, from Philly soul to a D.C. Go-Go inspired groove and his first-ever Spanish composition, Descondido Soy. Critics at the time called it his best work in years, and his performance on the Austin City Limits stage shows why. Joined by Austin s own eclectic tango ensemble Tosca, Byrne takes us down many different musical roads in his ACL debut. - amazon.com mp3@320 Track List 01. (Nothing But) Flowers 02. God’s Child (Come Dance with Me) 03. And She Was 04. Once in a Lifetime 05. The Great Intoxication 06. Marching Through the Wilderness 07. The Revolution 08. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 09. What a Day That Was 10. Desconocido Soy 11. Like Humans Do 12. Life During Wartime 13. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) http://bit.ly/z5zcWc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Gonna miss you Etta. Truly one of a kind. Glad I got to see you perform live a couple of times. http://bit.ly/wKdB8X Etta James - Live From San Francisco Etta James led a roller-coaster life, sustaining enough spills and thrills to satisfy the wildest daredevil. This live set reflects the ride. Bursting with color, Live in San Francisco is a snapshot from the journey, a record of one remarkable evening when the singer seemed at last, free to purge her soul and impart the joy and pain which gives her art such frightening beauty. It was March of 1981. Etta was forty three and frustrated. Her career, which began when she was five in St. Paul Baptist Church in L.A., had hit a snag. As a child of the Forties, she was a gospel star; as a teenager of the Fifties, she emerged as an R&B pioneer (â€Roll With Me, Henry†was her seminal song of early rock); and as a woman of the Sixties, she became, along with Aretha and Otis, one of the great figures in the Golden Age of Soul (her â€Tell Mama†ranks with â€Respect†as an anthem of the epoch). The Seventies, though, was a darker decade. Personal demons drove her in and out of hospitals. Disco did her no favors. Not one to compromise her heart, Etta fought the fashion. â€The music business was going disco crazy,†she remembers, â€but I wasn’t about to start chasing some half-baked fad. I kept singing what I felt like singing — the stuff I loved best. R&B, or soul, or whatever the hell they were calling it, still sounded good to me.†Discussing the past with Etta James is a distinct pleasure, perhaps because her present — and presence — is rock steady. Enjoying a resurgence of popularity in the Nineties, Etta lives on a luxurious ranchette in the suburbs of Riverside, California, but today she’s riding around San Francisco in her Lincoln Towncar, remembering a turning point in her life. A brisk breeze is kicking off the bay; the sky is a cloudless, cobalt blue. - mog.com mp3@v0 Track List 1. I Just Want to Make Love to You 2. Take It to The Limit 3. Baby What You Want Me To Do 4. Sugar on the Floor 5. Tell Mama 6. I’d Rather Go Blind 7. Otis Redding Medley (Hard to Handle/Just One More Day/Can’t Turn You Loose) 8. Born Blue http://bit.ly/wKdB8X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanada Kev Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 http://bit.ly/zg9Ozw Etta James - Time After Time No one can deny Etta James’s legendary status as a queen of the blues, and here, in this 1995 recording, she still wails with the best. Surrounded by extraordinary musicians—especially the brilliant Cedar Walton on piano and Eddie Harris and Herman Riley on tenor sax—she turns standards into big, bold, assertive statements, capitalizing on her lower register (much lower than when she was younger). Full of passion, she proclaims her songs, as much as she sings them, using volume and her somewhat harsh voice, instead of sweetness and subtlety, to convey her messages. “Don’t Go to Strangers†is her joke. Often confused with Etta Jones, she begins the CD with Jones’s most famous song, giving it her own style and interpretation. Jo Stafford would never recognize what James does with “Teach Me Tonight,†an R & B treatment that features one of Eddie Harris’s great sax solos. “Fool That I Am,†one of her best songs, includes an unusual accompaniment, almost completely limited to the flugelhorn of Ronnie Buttacavoli and guitar of Josh Sklair, who have terrific solos, and one can hear Etta in the background offering them encouragement. The best song on the CD is “Willow Weep for Me,†a stunning song which she begins a capella and sings as if she were one of the originators of old-time blues. Here she keeps the tempo slow, letting out all her emotion in pure blues style, the accompaniment kept simple and very much in the background. With jazz and the blues embedded deep in her soul, James is still a fine interpreter, and the musicians with whom she surrounds herself are top notch. Her voice, now very deep and dark, is still fine in the middle and upper ranges. Unfortunately, she sometimes misses notes in the lower range (particularly noticeable on “Time After Time†and “My Funny Valentineâ€), especially when she tries to sing the lowest notes quietly, rather than at full volume, and she often slides up and down to hit her notes. Because of this, newcomers to this lady and long-time fans might prefer to look for some of the new releases of her earlier work, such as “At Last,†a remastered version of her 1960 debut. - Mary Whipple mp3@320 Track List 1. Don’t Go To Strangers (5:00) 2. Teach Me Tonight (4:59) 3. Love Is Here To Stay (4:29) 4. The Nearness Of You (6:32) 5. Time After Time (4:23) 6. My Funny Valentine (5:46) 7. Imagination (6:52) 8. Fool That I Am (3:58) 9. Willow Weep For Me (6:23) 10. Ev’rybody’s Somebody’s Fool (5:15) 11. Night And Day (4:16) 12. Someone To Watch Over Me (6:01) http://bit.ly/zg9Ozw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 http://www.archive.org/details/backtalk2011-11-04.oktava.flac16The Back-Talk Organ Trio - (live recording) 2011-11-04, The Elmdale House Tavern, Ottawa, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanada Kev Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 http://bit.ly/zi83sN moe. – What Happened To The LA LAs For their 10th studio album, the psychedelic jam maestros moe. will transform 10 road-proven, moe.ron-approved songs from their normally lengthy live versions into more compact, layered tracks, resting on the back of Vinnie Amico’s and Jim Loughlin’s pulsating percussion. Still pure moe., the album entitled What Happened To The La Las, is the band’s first partnership with a label in over a decade, and features the outside production assistance of John Travis (Kid Rock, Social Distortion, No Doubt). Founding member Chuck Garvey is quite optimistic of the new approach, stating via press release, “With most of our recordings, we’ve gotten the equipment together, we’ve paid for everything ourselves, we’ve produced it ourselves and we’ve had complete control over it. For this album we actually made the leap of putting ourselves in someone else’s hands to help us come out with something different.†mp3@320 Track List CD1: 01 – The Bones Of Lazarus 02 – Haze 03 – Downward Facing Dog 04 – Rainshine 05 – Smoke 06 – Paper Dragon 07 – Chromatic Nightmare 08 – Puebla 09 – One Way Traffic 10 – Suck a Lemon CD2: 01 – The Bones of Lazarus (Acoustic) 02 – Haze (Acoustic) 03 – Downward Facing Dog (Acoustic) 04 – Rainshine (Acoustic) 05 – Smoke (Acoustic) 06 – Paper Dragon (Acoustic) 07 – Chromatic Nightmare (Acoustic) 08 – Puebla (Acoustic) 09 – One Way Traffic (Acoustic) 10 – Suck A Lemon (Acoustic) http://bit.ly/zi83sN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hamilton Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Fela Kuti, He Miss Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanada Kev Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 http://bit.ly/yl6QTn Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas In a recent public conversation with fellow rock bard Jarvis Cocker about the new recording Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen answered the younger man’s suggestion that his songs are “penitential hymns†(a phrase Cohen himself employs in his new song “Come Healingâ€) with jocular humility. “I’m not sure what that means, to be honest,†Cohen reportedly replied. He continued, “Who’s to blame in this catastrophe? I never figured that out.†The catastrophe he mentions is life itself — a description Cohen probably picked up from a fictional character he admires, Zorba the Greek, who embraced the “full catastrophe†of a well-connected, joyfully physical existence. The Buddhist teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn has also borrowed it for a book title, which is relevant, since Cohen’s writing is famously philosophical, connecting his Jewish heritage to years of Zen meditation and an enduring existentialist bent. But this spiritual master is a sensualist, too: His artistry is grounded in the careful examination of how the body and the soul interact. Old Ideas, his 12th studio album, was recorded after a triumphant world tour that had Cohen performing three-hour shows night after night — no mean feat for a man in his late 70s. It throbs with that life, its verses rife with zingers and painful confessions, and its music sounds more richly varied than anything Cohen has done in years. Its depth comes in the tenderness and refined passion Cohen brings to his thorough descriptions of being human — a state in which pain and failure dance with transcendence and bliss, as he growls in harmony with his angelic backup singers in the beautiful “Come Healing,†“The heart beneath is teaching to the broken heart above.†Old Ideas provides plenty of new lines like that, worthy of a Quotable Cohen anthology. (My favorite right now is from the folksy waltz “Crazy to Love Youâ€: “Crazy has places to hide in that are deeper than any goodbye.â€) But what makes this album special is its sound, which steps back from the synthesizer-heavy arrangements dominant on Cohen’s other late-period work and explores a range of styles, from countrypolitan twang to gypsy jazz to Dylanesque blues. Bobby Zimmerman, in fact, is a clear reference point throughout Old Ideas. At times, it seems like a response to Time Out of Mind, the 1997 release that marked the beginning of Dylan’s epic lion-in-winter phase. (That he was only 57 when he made it shows how long a pop star’s old age can last.) Like that album, Old Ideas contemplates mortality in the bitter light of failed romance; it fearlessly broaches emotional extremes while still dropping the wisdom of an elder who should know better. “The Darkness,†with its funky undertow, and “Banjo,†an easy talking blues, are especially Dylanesque, with Cohen adding tartness to his own gravelly growl and his band getting into a loose Americana groove. In the end, of course, Leonard Cohen remains his own man, with a unique sound that brings the temple to the cabaret and a sensibility balancing humor and profundity on the crystal stem of a glass filled with red wine of an ideal vintage. In “Going Home,†whose words were recently featured in The New Yorker by poetry editor Paul Muldoon, Cohen’s inner spirit pokes fun at his pop-star self: “He’s a lazy bastard living in a suit,†the enlightened voice says. But you know what? That suit still fits, and the cut is perfection. - NPR mp3@320 Track List 01 – Going Home 02 – Amen 03 – Show Me The Place 04 – Darkness 05 – Anyhow 06 – Crazy To Love You 07 – Come Healing 08 – Banjo 09 – Lullaby 10 – Different Sides http://bit.ly/yl6QTn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 http://bit.ly/zLLUaJ Etta James - The Definitive Collection How do you cover an artist with nearly 50 years worth of recorded material on one disc? Use this as an example. With so many different collections of artists like Ms. Etta James out there, it can be a complicated task of what to choose. Others may focus on one particular area of her recording career, but this one goes all the way back to her 1955 smash of “The Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry)†all the way up to a 2004 recording of a blues recording “The Sky Is Crying†in which her sons take part in the production. Many of the well known Argo/Cadet sides from the ’60s are represented like “At Lastâ€, “Something’s Got A Hold On Meâ€, and “Tell Mama†and then moving on to her gutsy and gritty rendition of “Take It To The Limit†from 1978, which was so chilling and moving, and ending up in the ’80s and ’90s with some Nashville recordings containing a country tinge to them as well as a Gershwin tune “The Man I Loveâ€, and Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.†Etta had such a versatile style from cool, refined, and seductive to passionate, gutsy and rollicking. If only some young female singers today could take a lesson from her; she could do it all, and is still doing it today. That’s why this package can do wonders for somebody who wants to know which great artists from the past are still performing today and wants to see a dynamic balance and mix of different material in a career-spanning perspective. This one certainly has it. With so much material from her earlier years, some things may be missing, but as stated before, with one disc in a complete career overview theme in mind, the debate rests on what really is essential in representing the artist’s entire career. All 23 tunes are very enjoyable. If you’re new to Etta, this a great place to start. - amazon.com mp3@320 Track List 1. Wallflower (Dance with Me Henry) 2. Good Rockin’ Daddy 3. W-O-M-A-N 4. All I Could Do Is Cry 5. If I Can’t Have You 6. My Dearest Darling 7. At Last 8. Don’t Cry Baby 9. A Sunday Kind of Love 10. Trust in Me 11. Something’s Got a Hold on Me 12. Stop the Wedding 13. Pushover 14. Tell Mama 15. I’d Rather Go Blind 16. Security 17. All the Way Down 18. Take It to the Limit 19. Damn Your Eyes 20. Whatever Gets You Through the Night 21. The Man I Love 22. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long 23. The Sky Is Crying http://bit.ly/zLLUaJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanada Kev Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 http://bit.ly/yl2y3a Dread Zeppelin - Un-Led-Ed Despite singer Tortelvis’ reputed propensity for gas, there is no denying that, initially, Dread Zeppelin was a breath of fresh air in a stale music scene which oftentimes took itself way too seriously. Anyone jaded enough to think they had seen it all in rock & roll was forced to think again when faced with the band’s improbable reggae renditions of Led Zeppelin classics, performed by an overweight caricature of the King himself, the aforementioned Tortelvis. Together, these disparate elements provided an aural and visual cocktail of Spinal Tap proportions — but in this case, it was all for real. Of course, none of it could possibly have worked had it not been so cleverly well thought out in advance, and then expertly executed. Make no mistake, behind the sextet’s comedic façade lies a highly competent group, featuring solid musicianship, great arranging talent, and, face it — sheer balls and audacity. Having said that, the sextet’s first album, 1990s Un-Led-Ed, is a gag-infested tour de force where almost every dubious musical moment is safeguarded by a healthy dose of humor — and vice versa. Instantly catchy, and often hilarious renditions of such Zeppelin staples as “Black Dog†and “Heartbreaker†(cleverly spliced with “Hound Dog†and “Heartbreak Hotel†for added flavor) are, for the most part, perfectly valid interpretations from a musical standpoint. (Just listen to guitar player Carl Jah as he peels off scorching leads that would make Jimmy Page proud during “Whole lotta Love†for further proof.) And ultimately, what greater endorsement could one hope for, then the one bestowed by Zep vocal legend Robert Plant, who claimed that he actually preferred Dread Zeppelin’s take on “You’re Time Is Gonna Come†over the original. In the end, there is a very fine line between “sexy clever†and “sexy stupid,†and though they would soon cross that line never to regain their way, at least with Un-Led-Ed, Tortelvis and company were taking care of business. - allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List 1. Black Dog 2. Heartbreaker 3. Living Loving Maid 4. Your Time Is Gonna Come 5. Bring It On Home 6. Whole Lotta Love 7. Black Mountain Side 8. I Can’t Quit You Baby 9. Immigrant Song 10. Moby Dick http://bit.ly/yl2y3a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 slow day at work ... blowing my mind with Zappa right now http://bit.ly/Ajtiij Frank Zappa - Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar While most of the discussions of Frank Zappa have to do with his satirical and off-color lyrics, the fact remains that he was one of the finest and most underappreciated guitarists around. This collection places the spotlight squarely on Zappa’s mastery of the guitar. Recorded for the most part in 1979 and 1980 (with a few tracks dating as far back as 1977), Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar is simply a collection of guitar solos. Even though most of the tracks were just edited out of their original song context, they fare well as stand-alone pieces, as Zappa was an ever-inventive player. Take, for example, the three versions of “Shut Up.†These tracks were simply the guitar solos from “Inca Roads,†but thanks to Zappa’s ability for “instant composition,†each version has its own complete story to tell, without ever being redundant. Other highlights are the reggae-tinged “Treacherous Cretins†and the beautiful “Pink Napkins.†In addition to the electric guitar mangling contained on Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar, there are a couple of rare tracks that feature Zappa on acoustic guitar in a trio with Warren Cuccurullo on acoustic rhythm guitar and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. In fact, special mention goes to Colaiuta for his polyrhythmic daring all over this album. All bandmembers play great throughout, but Colaiuta’s playing is mind blowing. The album closes with another oddity: a gorgeous duet between Zappa on electric bouzouki and Jean-Luc Ponty on baritone violin. This is an album that should be heard by anyone who’s into guitar playing. Highly recommended. - allmusic.com mp3@320 Track List Disc 1 (Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar) 01. “five-five-FIVE†– 2:35 (1979-02-19) 02. “Hog Heaven†– 2:46 (1980-10-18) 03. “Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar†– 5:35 (1979-02-18) 04. “While You Were Out†– 6:09 (1979) 05. “Treacherous Cretins†– 5:29 (1979-02-17) 06. “Heavy Duty Judy†– 4:39 (1980-12-05) 07. “Soup ‘n Old Clothes†– 7:53 (1980-12-11) Disc 2 (Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More) 01. “Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression†– 3:56 (1980-12-11) 02. “Gee, I Like Your Pants†– 2:32 (1979-02-18) 03. “Canarsie†– 6:06 (1979-02-19) 04. “Ship Ahoy†– 5:26 (1976-02-03) 05. “The Deathless Horsie†– 6:18 (1979-02-19) 06. “Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More†– 6:52 (1979-02-17) 07. “Pink Napkins†– 4:41 (1977-02-17) Disc 3 (Return of the Son of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar) 01. “Beat It With Your Fist†– 1:39 (1980-10-30) 02. “Return of the Son of Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar†– 8:45 (1979-02-19) 03. “Pinocchio’s Furniture†– 2:04 (1980-12-05) 04. “Why Johnny Can’t Read†– 4:04 (1979-02-17) 05. “Stucco Homes†– 8:56 (1979) 06. “Canard Du Jour†– 10:12 (1972) http://bit.ly/Ajtiij Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 http://bit.ly/xffj6K Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society Radio Music Society, the new album from last year's winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, jazz vocalist, bassist, and composer Esperanza Spalding is intended not as a sequel to her 2010 Chamber Music Society but as a "companion." The artist explains: Originally I thought it would be fun to release a double album. One disc with an intimate, subtle exploration of chamber works and a second one in which jazz musicians explore song forms and melodies that are formatted more along the lines of what we would categorize as "pop songs." Those are the two things that really interest me, and it intrigues me to think about different presentation approaches while writing each kind of song. Radio Music Society is intended as an application of jazz sensibility to pop ideas. In "Radio Song," which opens the album, she describes what it's like to be riding along in a car, turning on the radio and coming across a snippet of a song that you've never heard before, Yet it immediately touches something almost mystical in you. It points, she explains, to the power of music to create an intimate connection between the artist and the listener, the power to create a "magical moment." Formally, the song itself does the thing it describes, as it captures that moment as the radio is turned on and the DJ sends "sweet salvation" with a song that speaks to you. It is a powerful introduction to a powerful album. Music is an emotional experience--too much intellectualizing can kill it. An older poet once said: "We murder to dissect." Spalding puts it her own way: "Art doesn't thrive with too much analyzing and explaining. The idea of 'radio music' is very broad." Very broad indeed: of the dozen tracks on the album, ten of which are Spalding originals, variety is the key. "Cinnamon Tree" is a gentle celebration of friendship, while "Land of the Free" is a dramatic social commentary on the problem of false imprisonment. "Black Gold" could pass for an anthem on Black pride and the African American ancestry, while "Hold on Me" is an old style bluesy unrequited love song with a contemporary twist or two. "Vague Suspicions" takes a keening look at how we deal with the horrors of modern wars, while "City of Roses" is a brightly energetic tribute to her hometown, Portland, Oregon (" a little piece of heaven"). Stevie Wonder's "I Can't Help It" and Wayne Shorter's "Endangered Species" with original Spalding lyrics are the two cover tracks on the album. Spalding credits Joe Lovano, who plays on the track with the insight that when you're playing a classic you need to put your own stamp on it. The key to her interpretation, she says, is "a dance between subtlety and effervescent eagerness." Gretchen Parlato, Becca Stevens, and Justin Brown join her on the vocals. Pianist Leo Genovese had originally suggested playing the Shorter composition live, and they had been "saturated for years exploring" the tune before she wrote the lyrics. Proceeds from the song will go to a conservation association (just as proceeds from "Land of the Free" will go to the Innocence Project). Joining Spalding on various tracks besides Lovano, Genovese and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington are Jack DeJohnette, Billy Hart, Jef Lee Johnson and Lionel Loueke. Portland mentor Janice Scroggins plays piano on "Hold on Me" and the horn section of the American Music Program, a youth band directed by Dr. Thara Memory, is featured on four tracks. Other vocalists include Algebra Blessett, Lalah Hathaway, Leni Stern and hip-hop artist, Q-Tip. - blogcritics.org mp3@320 Track List 01 – Radio Song 02 – Cinnamon Tree 03 – Crowned & Kissed 04 – Land Of The Free 05 – Black Gold 06 – I Can’t Help It 07 – Hold On Me 08 – Vague Suspicions 09 – Endangered Species 10 – Let Her 11 – City Of Roses 12 – Smile Like That http://bit.ly/xffj6K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Was (Not Was) - Are You Okay? Aloha, Brad Edited January 27, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bradm Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 http://www.archive.org/details/trews2009-05-22.superlux.flac16The Trews - (live recording) 2009-05-22, Mavericks, Ottawa, ONAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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