Jump to content
Jambands.ca

What are you listening to right now?


PassedOutGuy

Recommended Posts

http://bit.ly/dRbJcD

lwilli-blesse_08.jpg

Lucinda Williams – Blessed (Deluxe Edition)

From its cover in, Lucinda Williams’ Blessed stands out. It title is readily visible in color photographs of anonymous citizens holding handmade signs, yet her name appears nowhere but the spine. The songs on Blessed are equally jarring: they offer sophisticated changes in her lyric oeuvre, extending their reach beyond first-person narratives of unrequited love and loss. She adorns these new tomes with roots rock and blues melodies dynamically illustrated by Don Was’ sure-handed production (with assistance from Eric Liljestrand and husband Tom Overby. Her voice is front and center, but Was pushes an edgy, tight backing band — fueled by Greg Leisz’s and Val McAllum’s guitars and Rami Jaffee’s B-3 — to frame it in greasy, easy grooves. Some guests who appeared on 2008′s Little Honey — notably Matthew Sweet and Elvis Costello — return here. Set opener “Buttercup†is a rollicking kiss-off to a former boyfriend in which Williams simply lays out the truth as she sees it amid a strident rock & roll cadence. The guitars swell and fade while the B-3 swirls around her voice and the low-end drums hammer her vocal accents home. On the overdriven “Seeing Black,†written for the late Vic Chesnutt, Williams, buoyed by an uncharacteristically scorching guitar break from Costello, offers no judgment; she simply questions his spirit as she struggles to accept the loss. Acceptance is a key theme on Blessed; it’s voiced in the languid country rock of “I Don’t Know How You’re Living,†with its pledge of unconditional love and support, and in the rumbling, explosive “Awakening.†(An extension of “Atonement†from World Without Tears). But there’s a militancy that’s insisted upon here: it testifies to the willingness and resilience of the human heart. “Soldier’s Song,†written from a serviceman’s point of view in a war zone, juxtaposes home and the new place he finds himself standing. In the late-night blues of “Born to Be Loved†and in the garagey title track, Williams employs repetitive, poetic lyrics that could be chanted as well as sung; in her honeyed Louisiana drawl, however, they become as sensual as a sunset in late summer. The two love songs near the record’s end alternately express raw need and abundance. The unabashed humility in pleading on “Convince Me†is signified by a Southern R&B groove. “Kiss Like Your Kiss†closes the set two cuts later — in waltz time — by expressing gratitude for the abundant romantic love her protagonist experiences. It’s painted by washes of lilting guitars, strings, and vibes. Blessed is Williams’ most focused recording since World Without Tears; perhaps since Car Wheels. Its shift in lyric focus is multiplied by the care and detail in the album’s production and performances. Deliberately shifting to more of a roots rock palette, it beneficially moves her out of the dead-end Americana ghetto and into the rock realm without compromising any of her qualities. [The deluxe edition of the record -- in physical (CD and LP) and digital forms -- carries a bonus disc entitled The Kitchen Tapes; its contents are the original raw demos Williams recorded while writing at her kitchen table.] – Thom Jurek

The Deluxe Edition comes with a bonus disc called ‘The Kitchen Tapes’. These are the demos Lucinda recorded of the songs that became Blessed right as they were born at her kitchen table, where she does most of her writing. To further enhance Lucinda’s vision, The Deluxe Edition is available with 8 different album cover images randomly distributed through the manufacturing process. The one cover you get may not be the one you see here, but we’re sure you’ll agree it’s an equally powerful image and another facet of this incredible album.

MP3@320

Track List

Disc One

01. Buttercup

02. I Don’t Know How You’re Livin’

03. Copenhagen

04. Born To Be Loved

05. Seeing Black

06. Soldier’s Song

07. Blessed

08. Sweet Love

09. Ugly Truth

10. Convince Me

11. Awakening

12. Kiss Like Your Kiss

Disc Two “Kitchen Tapesâ€:

01. Buttercup

02. I Don’t Know How You’re Livin’

03. Copenhagen

04. Born To Be Loved

05. Seeing Black

06. Soldier’s Song

07. Blessed

08. Sweet Love

09. Ugly Truth

10. Convince Me

11. Awakening

12. Kiss Like Your Kiss

http://bit.ly/dRbJcD

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Daniel Lanois

WVUE Burger King Stage

Jazzfest

New Orleans,LA

WWOZ Broadcast

1989-05-06

01 o marie

02 little sadie

03 still water

04 intro

05 jolie Louise

06 silium's hill

07 you don't miss your water

08 early morning rain

09 the Maker

+ bonus tracks 01. mon beau petit chou (French version of "the unbreakable chain")

w/ CD art

the band.

DANIEL LANOIS, MALCOLM BURN, TONY HALL, WILLIE GREEN, MASON RUFFNER

Link to comment
Share on other sites

http://bit.ly/dRbJcD

lwilli-blesse_08.jpg

Lucinda Williams – Blessed (Deluxe Edition)

From its cover in, Lucinda Williams’ Blessed stands out. It title is readily visible in color photographs of anonymous citizens holding handmade signs, yet her name appears nowhere but the spine. The songs on Blessed are equally jarring: they offer sophisticated changes in her lyric oeuvre, extending their reach beyond first-person narratives of unrequited love and loss. She adorns these new tomes with roots rock and blues melodies dynamically illustrated by Don Was’ sure-handed production (with assistance from Eric Liljestrand and husband Tom Overby. Her voice is front and center, but Was pushes an edgy, tight backing band — fueled by Greg Leisz’s and Val McAllum’s guitars and Rami Jaffee’s B-3 — to frame it in greasy, easy grooves. Some guests who appeared on 2008′s Little Honey — notably Matthew Sweet and Elvis Costello — return here. Set opener “Buttercup†is a rollicking kiss-off to a former boyfriend in which Williams simply lays out the truth as she sees it amid a strident rock & roll cadence. The guitars swell and fade while the B-3 swirls around her voice and the low-end drums hammer her vocal accents home. On the overdriven “Seeing Black,†written for the late Vic Chesnutt, Williams, buoyed by an uncharacteristically scorching guitar break from Costello, offers no judgment; she simply questions his spirit as she struggles to accept the loss. Acceptance is a key theme on Blessed; it’s voiced in the languid country rock of “I Don’t Know How You’re Living,†with its pledge of unconditional love and support, and in the rumbling, explosive “Awakening.†(An extension of “Atonement†from World Without Tears). But there’s a militancy that’s insisted upon here: it testifies to the willingness and resilience of the human heart. “Soldier’s Song,†written from a serviceman’s point of view in a war zone, juxtaposes home and the new place he finds himself standing. In the late-night blues of “Born to Be Loved†and in the garagey title track, Williams employs repetitive, poetic lyrics that could be chanted as well as sung; in her honeyed Louisiana drawl, however, they become as sensual as a sunset in late summer. The two love songs near the record’s end alternately express raw need and abundance. The unabashed humility in pleading on “Convince Me†is signified by a Southern R&B groove. “Kiss Like Your Kiss†closes the set two cuts later — in waltz time — by expressing gratitude for the abundant romantic love her protagonist experiences. It’s painted by washes of lilting guitars, strings, and vibes. Blessed is Williams’ most focused recording since World Without Tears; perhaps since Car Wheels. Its shift in lyric focus is multiplied by the care and detail in the album’s production and performances. Deliberately shifting to more of a roots rock palette, it beneficially moves her out of the dead-end Americana ghetto and into the rock realm without compromising any of her qualities. [The deluxe edition of the record -- in physical (CD and LP) and digital forms -- carries a bonus disc entitled The Kitchen Tapes; its contents are the original raw demos Williams recorded while writing at her kitchen table.] – Thom Jurek

The Deluxe Edition comes with a bonus disc called ‘The Kitchen Tapes’. These are the demos Lucinda recorded of the songs that became Blessed right as they were born at her kitchen table, where she does most of her writing. To further enhance Lucinda’s vision, The Deluxe Edition is available with 8 different album cover images randomly distributed through the manufacturing process. The one cover you get may not be the one you see here, but we’re sure you’ll agree it’s an equally powerful image and another facet of this incredible album.

MP3@320

Track List

Disc One

01. Buttercup

02. I Don’t Know How You’re Livin’

03. Copenhagen

04. Born To Be Loved

05. Seeing Black

06. Soldier’s Song

07. Blessed

08. Sweet Love

09. Ugly Truth

10. Convince Me

11. Awakening

12. Kiss Like Your Kiss

Disc Two “Kitchen Tapesâ€:

01. Buttercup

02. I Don’t Know How You’re Livin’

03. Copenhagen

04. Born To Be Loved

05. Seeing Black

06. Soldier’s Song

07. Blessed

08. Sweet Love

09. Ugly Truth

10. Convince Me

11. Awakening

12. Kiss Like Your Kiss

http://bit.ly/dRbJcD

Really enjoying this album.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The United Steelworkers Of Montreal

The Pepper Jack Cafe

Hamilton, ON

2007-04-27

SBD (multi-track)

1. Out In The Cold

2. Green Means Go

3. ?mile Bertrand

4. Union Man

5. Trigger

6. Small Town Banks

7. Standing There

8. Big Old Dirty Tattoo

9. Wandering Eye

10.Can't Stop Now

11.Ask Me To Stay

12.Tracie Dean

13.Number 4

14.Sad Lovers Lament

15.Meaner Then You

16.Goddamn The CPR

Link to comment
Share on other sites

http://bit.ly/f1aJKr

folder.jpg

Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys [2010 Remaster]

Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorized by Jimi Hendrix before his death. It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual obligation that had been hanging over his head for a couple years. Helping him out were longtime friends Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on the drums because the Experience had broken up in June of 1969, following a show in Denver. This rhythm section was vastly different from the Experience. Buddy Miles was an earthy, funky drummer in direct contrast to the busy, jazzy leanings of Mitch Mitchell. Noel Redding was not really a bass player at all but a converted guitar player who was hired in large part because Hendrix liked his hair! These new surroundings pushed Hendrix to new creative heights. Along with this new rhythm section, Hendrix took these shows as an opportunity to showcase much of the new material he had been working on. The music was a seamless melding of rock, funk, and R&B, and tunes like “Message to Love†and “Power to Love†showed a new lyrical direction as well. Although he could be an erratic live performer, for these shows, Hendrix was on — perhaps his finest performances. His playing was focused and precise. In fact, for most of the set, Hendrix stood motionless, a far cry from the stage antics that helped establish his reputation as a performer. Equipment problems had plagued him in past live shows as well, but everything was perfect for the Fillmore shows. His absolute mastery of his guitar and effects is even more amazing considering that this was the first time he used the Fuzz Face, wah-wah pedal, Univibe, and Octavia pedals on-stage together. The guitar tones he gets on “Who Knows†and “Power to Love†are powerful and intense, but nowhere is his absolute control more evident than on “Machine Gun,†where Hendrix conjures bombs, guns, and other sounds of war from his guitar, all within the context of a coherent musical statement. The solo on “Machine Gun†totally rewrote the book on what a man could do with an electric guitar and is arguably the most groundbreaking and devastating guitar solo ever. These live versions of “Message to Love†and “Power to Love†are far better than the jigsaw puzzle studio versions that were released posthumously. Two Buddy Miles compositions are also included, but the show belongs to Jimi all the way. Band of Gypsys is not only an important part of the Hendrix legacy, but one of the greatest live albums ever. – Sean Westergaard

mp3@V2 VBR

Tracklist

1. Who Knows 9:32

2. Machine Gun 12:36

3. Changes (Buddy Miles) 5:10

4. Power to Love 6:53

5. Message of Love 5:22

6. We Gotta Live Together (Buddy Miles) 5:46

http://bit.ly/f1aJKr

Link to comment
Share on other sites

http://bit.ly/hPOsl6

folder1.jpg

Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More

English folk outfit Mumford & Sons’ full-length debut owes more than a cursory nod to bands like the Waterboys, the Pogues, and the Men They Couldn’t Hang. The group’s heady blend of biblical imagery, pastoral introspection, and raucous, pub-soaked heartache may be earnest to a fault, but when the wildly imperfect Sigh No More is firing on all cylinders, as is the case with stand-out cuts like “The Cave,†“Winter Winds,†and “Little Lion Man,†it’s hard not to get swept up in the rapture. Like their London underground folk scene contemporaries Noah & the Whale, Johnny Flynn, and Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons’ take on British folk is far from traditional. There’s a deep vein of 21st century Americana that runs through the album, suggesting a healthy diet of Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Blitzen Trapper, and Marah. That melding of styles, along with some solid knob-twiddling from Arcade Fire/Coldplay producer Markus Dravs, helps to keep the record from completely sinking into the quicksand of its myriad slow numbers — tracks like “I Gave You All,†“Thistle & Weeds,†and “After the Storm†are pretty and plain enough, but they neuter a band this spirited. Sigh No More is an impressive debut, but one that impresses more for its promise of the future than it does its wildly inconsistent place in the present. – James Christopher Monger

mp3@V2 VBR

Tracklist

1. “Sigh No More†3:27

2. “The Cave†3:37

3. “Winter Winds†3:39

4. “Roll Away Your Stone†4:23

5. “White Blank Page†4:14

6. “I Gave You All†4:20

7. “Little Lion Man†4:06

8. “Timshel†2:53

9. “Thistle & Weeds†4:49

10. “Awake My Soul†4:15

11. “Dust Bowl Dance†4:43

12. “After the Storm†4:07

http://bit.ly/hPOsl6

Link to comment
Share on other sites

http://bit.ly/fLUXHP

folder2.jpg

String Cheese Incident – Frozen Cheese

Celebrating the upcoming 2011 Winter Carnival at First Bank Center in Broomfield Co, “Frozen Cheese†is a compilation of UNRELEASED nuggets from past Winter Carnival Incidents. Instead of compiling a ‘best of’ collection, I wanted to put together an eclectic mix of songs which would be enjoyable to listen to, as well as songs that aren’t available on any of our LiveCheese releases.

First off, a fabulous version of ‘Little Hands’ from 1999 at the Boulder Theatre with special guest Jerry Douglas on dobro. This is followed by the first Cheese performance of ‘Birdland’, again with Jerry Douglas on dobro. Next up,’The Chicken’ from 2/21/2000 with special guests George Porter Jr and Art Neville from the ‘Funky Meters’. This is followed by a pair of tunes from the 2002 Fillmore Winter Carnival which was part of the filming of ‘Waiting For The Snow To Fall’… Black Clouds and Ten Miles To Tulsa. Disc Two is composed of the 3/18/03 Vail Incident’s set one closing jam of Emma’s Dream, Orion’s Belt, Under African Skies, and Restless Wind. Those of you who remember that show, will remember that this was the ‘blizzard of the century show’. We never released that particular show as an ‘On The Road’ release, and this compilation represents the first time this material has been made available.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I have. See you in Broomfield! – Larry Fox

mp3@V0

Tracklist

1. Little Hands – 1999-02-20 (12:19)

2. Frozen Jam – 1999-02-20 (04:15)

3. Birdland – 1999-02-20 (10:34)

4. The Chicken – 2000-02-21 (13:24)

5. Black Clouds – 2002-03-21 (10:02)

6. Ten Miles To Tulsa – 2002-03-21 (05:03)

7. Emma’s Dream – 2003-03-18 (06:27)

8. Orion’s Belt-2003-03-18 (04:54)

9. Under African Skies – 2003-03-18 (10:06)

10. Veld Jam – 2003-03-18 (03:13)

11. Restless Wind – 2003-03-18 (08:06)

http://bit.ly/fLUXHP

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...