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daughter of a Virginia coal miner, Karen Collins' hardscrabble honky tonk effortlessly
bridges the gap between authentic and modern, deftly avoiding the retro cliches
that bedevil so many others that try to keep the old traditions alive. Collins
suffers no fools. Using her zesty voice and backed by a an exemplary band Collins
isn't afraid to show a man the door if he has done her wrong. Her originals stand
alongside a handful of honky tonk gems. Throughout this excellent disc, Collins'
roots are showing. In this case, though, that's a very good thing if you happen
to love honky tonk. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self-released) 
Roots-rock
and Alaska have, as of yet, not been strongly linked in the minds of most. Helping
turn the tide on that are The Whipsaws, Anchorage, Alaska's answer to the Drive-By
Truckers. Ten Day Bender is a ten chapter musical "novel" and the debut
release for this north-northwestern quartet of southern rocker. Offhand the "chapter"
titles give key inference to the nature of the number - "Shotgun Wedding",
"Hillbilly Heroin", "Hole In My Heart", "Codeine",
etc. - zoning in on classic working man song fodder such as broken hopes, broken
hearts and the chemicals of excess. It all goes down well with the liberal use
of crunchy electric guitar action and slippery lap-steel, each complimenting the
band's loose but engaging material with roadhouse zeal. With songwriting and vocal
credits diffused amongst the band, the bulk of the lead comes from singer/acoustic
guitarist Evan Phillips, whose beery drawl offers up universal tales of the hard
life, bringing "the dirty south" to a northern clime. -- Miles Of Music
(self-released)
The band name doesn`t lie. The Psychedelic Cowboys are fine practitioners of the
rare art of Cosmic American Music. John Lefty Harlan`s laid-back nasally vocals
provide a hint of a pharma-induced state. Citing The Byrds, Beatles, Love, The
Leaves, and Hearts and Flowers as influences, the Psychedelic Cowboys weave musical
magic track after track. Seven years after "Tragic Songs and Hop-A-Longs"
was released seems like a long time to wait for the follow-up. It will seem worth
every minute after hearing the groovy sounds of Jangle Waltz. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles
of Music (Taxim) 
The Chimp, as they are known to their fans, "sound" like a traditional
string band. Below the surface of four-part harmonies and smoking instrumental
prowess, The Chimp have a glint in their eyes as they bring an irreverence to
the song subject matter, dragging the traditional format into the 21st century.
The band, comprised of traditionalists and reformed punk rockers, is described
as, ". . . Rich in harmonies, insightful and oft cleverly comical lyrics
and crisp instrumentation performed with both masterful skill and schoolboy glee."
The Chimp honor the tradition, but bring a joyful modernity to a sometimes stuffy
genre. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (FP Records) 
The album features Lovett's versatile Large Band on 12 tracks that cover a broad
musical spectrum -- from country to blues, to folk, to jazz, to gospel...Produced
by longtime collaborator Billy Williams and Lovett, "It's Not Big It's Large"
combines Lovett's distinctive vocal style with his critically acclaimed, insightful
and introspective songwriting skill...The deluxe version of the CD includes a
DVD with footage taken in the studio during the recording of six songs from the
album: "Ain't No More Cane," "All Downhill," "Don't Cry
A Tear," "Up In Indiana," "The Alley Song," and "South
Texas Girl."" -- starpulse.com (Lost Higway)
As an incredibly respected and talented artist, Ben needs little introduction.
He has sold over 1 million albums in Australia and with countless sold out national
tours, Australia remains a huge market for Ben Harper. "Lifeline" is
his 8th studio album and was recorded over one week in a Paris studio with his
long term band, The Innocent Criminals. The result is an album that captures the
spontaneity, warmth and emotion of the recording. The album was produced by Ben
himself. Deluxe version includes a DVD. (Virgin)
Since he was a pre-teen, Grammy nominated and Juno Award winner Colin Linden has
been a fan and a practitioner of the country blues. After waiting over 30 years,
he finally felt ready to make a CD of the music he's loved all his life. Featuring
both original compositions written by Linden over the course of his career and
inspired versions of tunes written by some of the greats of the acoustic blues,
on Easin' Back To Tennessee, Linden captures the spirit of his early blues heroes,
but his approach transcends mimicry. Voice and guitar are placed front and center,
while subtle accompaniment from the ace rhythm section of Larry Taylor (Canned
Heat, Tom Waits) and Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits) graces a handful of the tunes.
From the Delta infused title track to the joyous "You Can't Get That Stuff
No More" and the mournful "Champ," the listener is transported
to the Deep South. Other standout tracks include "Broke Down Ending,"
"Tears Come Rolling Down" and "Nowhere To Go." Easin' Back
To Tennessee is a must have for any blues fan. (True North)
"After calling it quits for awhile, three of the original members of The
Subdudes, Tommy Malone, John Magnie and Steve Amedée reformed the band
and added bassist/guitarist Jimmy Messa to the line-up and gave fans their latest
album, "Sweet Symphony." The band's unique mixture of country and rock
will bring listeners' to their feet and get them in a diehard dancing mood. With
each constituent hailing from a different part of the globe, they all import their
own musical influences into each track for a truly diversified record that will
delight anyone who listens. " -- thecelebritycafe.com (Back Porch)
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP
sleeve. Track Listings: Paperback Writer/Rock & Roll Cajun/If I Can Sing a
Song/Our Baby's Gone/Harvest Home/Hey Boys/Jesus Once Again/Younger Days/Can't
You Hear Me Callin'/Wait a Minute.(Sony Japan)
Already known as a musician's musician in folk circles, Bromberg made his solo
debut with this recording in 1971 on Columbia. Included is The Holdup, co-written
with George Harrison. Track Listing: Last Song For Shelby Jean / Suffer To Sing
The Blues / The Boggy Road To MilledgeVille (Arkansas Traveler) / Dehlia / Pine
Tree Woman / Lonesome Dave's Lovesick Blues #3 / Mississippi Blues / The Holdup
/ Sammy's Song (Wounded Bird)
Blues Blast is a pressure cooker recording that showcases Debbie Davies seasoned
guitar and vocal capabilities and includes guest appearances by three high-profile
bluesmen: guitarists Tab Benoit and Coco Montoya, and harpist Charlie Musselwhite.
"Like a master chef's gourmet meal offering exquisite courses, Debbie has
crafted a nine-course wallop of her musical vision and spirit," says Art
Tipaldi, senior writer for Blues Revue and the author of the album's liner notes.
"One listen to Debbie's tribute [to guitar mentor Albert Collins] with Coco,
the opening `A.C. Strut,' proves these kids learned Pop's lessons. (Telarc)
For the first time ever on CD, Raven presents two era-defining albums by the legendary
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It (1977) and the follow-up Armed And
Crazy (1978). Born Donald Eugene Lytle, Paycheck was dubbed "one of the greatest
honky tonkers of his time", going on to prove the point by sending the flipping-the-finger
'Take This Job And Shove It' to #1 on the US Country singles chart. The album
of the same name was Paycheck's commercial high water mark reaching #2 on the
LP chart. It seems incredible that this is its first ever release on compact disc!
Paycheck consolidated his fully fledged star status when 'Georgia in a Jug' made
the Top 20 (#17) and 'Friend, Lover, Wife' went Top 10 (#7). All these hits, and
more, are contained on this top value 2-for-1 CD. Take This Job and Shove It and
Armed And Crazy defined a new era in country music that reverberates with contemporary
artists to this day. With five bonus tracks from Paycheck's stunning tribute to
Merle Haggard Mr. Hag Told My Story this release captures the distinctive voice
of a rebellious and influential country artist at the peak of his craft. With
superb quality audio, 25 tracks, over 75 minutes of music and detailed liner notes.
(Raven)
The Bullet Records Blues compilation contains some of the finer sides recorded
in the late 40s and 50s and represents the first overview of the Bullet roster
of talent, including BB King's earliest recordings and many bluesmen that would
lead rich and industrious careers in later years. This is a must compilation for
all fans of Southern Blues and is remastered and contains informative liner notes
and track overviews by noted archivist and producer, Fred James. (Blue Label)
Compiled from demos the band recorded with John Cale, The Modern Lovers captures
an angst-ridden, minimalist form of art-punk derived from The Velvet Underground.
Released in 1976, the now legendary album is cited by Rolling Stone as on one
of the top 500 albums of all time. This reissue contains the original album as
well as 8 bonus tracks. (Castle)
It s RCR's first release since 2004's Greetings From Hollywood. The disc includes
two brand new RCR originals (El Toro and Won't You Ride With Me), plus a slamming
cover of Neil Diamond s 1966 classic Solitary Man. Like RCR's previous albums,
El Toro runs the gamut stylistically. The explosive title track - which looks
at a bullfight through the frightened eyes of a creature about to meet its maker
combines elements of punk, surf, jazz and mariachi. Rockville is a rough and tumble
instrumental in the tradition of Hammond B3 pioneer Wild Bill Davis. It s A Good
Day shows off the band s stellar jazz chops, while Brazil is a prime example of
the Louis Prima inflected swing that has become RCR s signature. Won t You Ride
With Me closes out the disc, sliding over the listener like a late night cruise
up the coastline. (Kufala)
Featuring 10 new songs and recorded at The Magic Shop in NYC with Steve Shelley
on drums and Tim Foljahn on bass. Cat Power, Arab Strap, and PJ Harvey serve as
influences, but Wolfington's sound - vocally unique and without artifice - is
actually somewhere between Ian Curtis and Nick Drake. "Cinerock" is
how he would describe it. (Smells Like Records)
In the summer of 1972, Stax Records had an idea that was larger than life. Stax's
co-owner, Al Bell, had wanted to expand the soul label's West Coast presence and
develop its Stax Films arm. The ideal way to do both was to stage the biggest
soul concert in history -- termed by one former staff member 'the black Woodstock'
-- right in the center of South Central Los Angeles, a vast portion of which had
been destroyed by fire in the Watts Riots. The concert, called Wattstax, proved
a crowning moment for Stax as 112,000 people united at the Los Angeles Coliseum
in a spirit of joy, pride and celebration. The resultant movie was a blockbuster
and plays to this date in many music film festivals. And now the original two-LP
soundtrack has been expanded to three CDs, including material from the original
Wattstax album as well as from its sequel, Wattstax: The Living Word, along with
samplings from Wattstax-related individual artist albums released in 1972-73.
This is the first domestic reissue of the complete Wattstax soundtrack, housed
in a collectible Digipack featuring rare photographs and reproductions of vintage
Wattstax-era osters. The package also contains a multi-page booklet on the story
of Wattstax by noted soul music historian Rob Bowman and has been digitally remastered
from the original tapes.
This first Joe Cocker collection in 10 years! Really, that's how this is marketed.
This 2007 collection features another repackaging of Joe's career. If you are
fan, especially, of Cocker's work in the "Officer ad A Gentleman"-era
then this is for you! 
The Rascals' sophomore release ranks among the most danceable white rock music
of its day, and marks the first flexing of the band's songwriting muscles. Another
classic, from early 1967! Includes 'What Is the Reason; Since I Fell for You;
I've Been Lonely Too Long; No Love to Give; Mickey's Monkey/Love Lights; Come
on Up; Too Many Fish in the Sea; More; Nineteen Fifty-Six; Love Is a Beautiful
Thing', and 'Land of 1000 Dances'. Includes the original mono and stereo versions!
(Collectors Choice)
This double-album expressed its turbulent (1969) times with a tribute to Martin
Luther King, and its artistic times with three long instrumental jams on sides
three and four. But it's still the Rascals you know and love, with the monster
hit 'People Got to Be Free' headlining 'America the Beautiful; Me and My Friends;
Any Dance'll Do; Look Around; Ray of Hope; Island of Love; Of Course; Love Was
So Easy to Give; Baby I'm Blue; Heaven; Adrian's Birthday; Boom', and 'Cute'.
64 minutes. (Collectors Choice)
Unlike most pop groups whose attempts at psychedelia reeked of commercial calculation
and psuedo-hip self-consciousness, the Rascals not only made a great psychedelic
album with 'Groovin'' but also made what was quite possibly the most cohesive
album of their career. But then, they always were something of a garage band,
which made the step to psychedelia an easy one. One classic after another on this
1967 release: 'A Girl Like You; Find Somebody; I'm So Happy Now; Sueno; How Can
I Be Sure; Groovin'; If You Knew; I Don't Love You Anymore; You Better Run; A
Place in the Sun', and 'It's Love'. Includes the original mono and stereo versions!
(Collectors Choice)
Once upon a Dream' enlisted the aid of saxman King Curtis, flautist Hubert Laws,
trumpeter Mel Lastie and a string orchestra to move into jazzier territory-this
was a long way from 'Good Lovin''! But the band's grittier soul influences successfully
anchored the artistic pretensions; like another ambitious 1968 release, the Byrds'
'Notorious Byrd Brothers', the original aesthetic of the group shone through the
high-concept production touches. Check out the mono mix here, too-it's a LOT different
from the stereo! Includes 'Intro/Easy Rollin'; Rainy Day; Please Love Me; It's
Wonderful; I'm Gonna Love You; My Hawaii; My World; Silly Girl; Singin' the Blues
Too Long; Sattva', and 'Finale: Once upon a Dream'. (Collectors Choice)
The Rascals' last album for Atlantic and their last with vocalist Eddie Brigati,
'Search and Nearness' was the only one of the band's releases not to generate
a hit single, partly because it delved deeper into Felix Cavaliere's philosophical
concerns. But even at their heaviest, this band was never less than tuneful; includes
'Right On; I Believe; Thank You Baby; You Don't Know; Nama; Almost Home; Letter;
Ready for Love; Fortunes', and 'Glory, Glory'. The complete 1971 release! (Collectors
Choice)
Probably their most underrated record, 1969's 'See' featured a gospel rave-up
in 'Carry Me Back', an atmospheric, jazzy romp in 'Nubia' and a flat-out rocker
with its title cut, plus a killer cover of 'Temptation's 'Bout to Get Me'-in short,
an eclectic, challenging album. Also includes 'I'd Like to Take You Home; Remember
Me; I'm Blue; Stop and Think; Away Away; Real Thing; Death's Reply', and 'Hold
On'. (Collectors Choice)
One of the great rock albums of the '60s (and that's sayin' something)! 'The Young
Rascals' combined a raw garage sound with white soul stylings honed by hundreds
of hours of playing clubs in the New York area, and it appears here in its original
mono and stereo versions. Don't miss this American classic! Features the eternal
'Good Lovin'', plus 'Slow Down; Baby Let's Wait; Just a Little; I Believe; Do
You Feel It; Like a Rolling Stone; Mustang Sally; I Ain't Gonna Eat out My Heart
Anymore', and 'In the Midnight Hour'. From 1966.(Collectors Choice)
You might think you know Bob Saget, but do you really? If you are expecting the
dad from Full House you will be disappointed. His decidedly adult brand of comedy,
which deals with life as a single dad, his parents' sex life, dating, divorce,
and any question you had about Full House, will leave you looking at Saget in
a whole new way. Bob Saget makes his HBO solo debut performed live in front of
a packed house at New York University. The language is coarse, but the laughs
are plenty. (HBO)| Alt Country | Americana Music | Bluegrass Music | Country Bluegrass | Folk Music Folk Rock | Roots Rock | Singer Songwriter | Sitemap |