Thursday, January 11, 2018

Spike


























Artist:  Spike
Birth Name:  Jonathan Gray
Born:  February 4, 1968.  Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Glam Punk
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals

Spike is an English Blues Rock Singer and Songwriter from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, best known as frontman of The Quireboys which has released seven studio albums to date, and he released his solo album.















Title:  Blue Eyed Soul plus Live In London  (2016)
Genre:  Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Glam Punk
Label:  Frankie Gray Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Blue Eyed Soul:

 1.  Only Want To Give  (3:00)
 2.  Be Here Now  (3:46)
 3.  That's Me  (4:02)
 4.  Thrill Of It  (4:01)
 5.  Not Enough  (4:03)
 6.  I'm Gone  (2:49)
 7.  You Are The One  (4:31)
 8.  Heaven  (3:28)
 9.  Like A Women  (3:05)
10.  Start Cryin'  (4:21)

Personnel:

Spike:  Vocals
Dominique Davalos, Christian Hellman, Jime Wirt:  Bass
Denny Freeman, Steve Council, Alex Kane, Kathy Valentine:  Guitars
Terry Reid, Spike:  Acoustic Guitars
Denny Freeman:  Piano, Hammond B3
Bone, C.J. Eriksson:  Congas
Mike Benedict;  Saxophone
Roy Wiegand:  Trumpet
Steve Williams:  Trombone

Disc 2:  Live In London:

 1.  Only Want To Give  (3:48)
 2.  Be Here Now  (3:26)
 3.  Messenger  (3:24)
 4.  That's Me  (4:45)
 5.  Something Reminds Me Of You  (3:56)
 6.  Feel Like A Woman  (3:57)
 7.  Don't Leave Me This Way  (4:08)
 8.  There She Goes Again  (3:07)
 9.  Baby She Love  (4:32)
10. Bar Fly Crawl  (3:34)
11. You Are The One  (3:26)
12. Seven O'Clock  (4:55)

Personnel:

Spike:  Vocals
Mark McRae:  Gutar
Andy Tolman:  Bass
Adrian Meehan:  Drums
Willy Dowling:  Keyboards
Duncan McKay:  Trumpet
Sam Frank:  Saxophone

Blue Eyed Soul plus Live In London is the reissue solo album of Spike, originally released as a limited pressing in 1998.  This release also includes 12 songs that were released on the "Live In London", recorded at the Borderline, London, released on December 1, 2017 by Frankie Gray Records.  For Fans of Spike & The Quireboys.



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