Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Wilson Pickett






































Artist:  Wilson Pickett
Born:  March 18, 1941.  Prattville,Alabama, USA
Origin:  Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died:  January 19, 2006 (Aged 64).  Reston, Virginia, USA
Genre:  R&B, Soul, Southern Soul, Rock & Roll, Deep Soul
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals

Wilson Pickett was an American R&B, Soul and Rock & Roll Singer and Songwriter.  He was a major in the development of American Soul Music.  His best-known hits are "In The Midnight Hour", "Land Of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally" and "Funky Broadway".  He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.














Title:  Land Of 1000 Dances:  The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1  (2016)
Genre:  R&B, Soul, Southern Soul, Rock & Roll, Deep Soul
Label:  Real Gone Music
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  I'm Gonna Cry (Cry Baby)  (2:20)
 2.  For Better Or Worse  (2:48)
 3.  Come Home Baby  (2:37)
 4.  Take A Little Love  (2:23)
 5.  In The Midnight Hour  (2:42)
 6.  I'm Not Tired  (2:58)
 7.  Don't Fight It  (2:11)
 8.  It's All Over  (2:21)
 9.  634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) (2:58)
10. That's A Man's Way  (2:24)
11. Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)  (2:42)
12. Danger Zone  (2:11)
13. Land Of 1000 Dances  (2:27)
14. You're So Fine  (2:36)
15. Mustang Sally  (3:08)
16. Three Time Loser  (2:24)
17. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  (2:20)
18. Nothing You Can Do  (2:18)
19. I Found A Love - Part 1  (2:34)
20. I Found A Love - Part 2  (3:04)
21. Soul Dance Number Three  (2:42)
22. You Can't Stand Alone  (2:52)

Land Of 1000 Dances:  The Complete Atlantic Singles Vol. 1 is the compilation album by Wilson Pickett, was released on August 5, 2016 by Real Gone Music, including 22 single sides that the great Wilson Pickett recorded for the Atlantic Label from the Original Mono Single mixes featuring "In The Midnight Hour", "Mustang Sally", "Land Of 1000 Dances" and other classics!.





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Rolling Stones





































Artist:  The Rolling Stones
Origin:  Dartford, Kent, England
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Rock N' Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Hard Rock, Blues, British Invasion, Psychedelic Rock, British Blues, Contemporary Pop, Garage

Original line-up:

Brian Jones:  Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vocals
Mick Jagger:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar
Keith Richards:  Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals, Bass
Bill Wyman:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Ian Stewart:  Piano, Percussion
Charlie Watts:  Drums, Percussion

The Rolling Stones are an England Rock Band from Dartford, Kent, formed in 1962.  The Original line-up:  Brian Jones (Guitar, Harmonica), Ian Stewart (Piano), Mick Jagger (Lead Vocals, Harmonica), Keith Richards (Guitar), Bill Wyman (Bass), and Charlie Watts (Drums).  The Rolling Stones were one of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964-1965, same as The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, and played British Blues same as The Animals and Them.  Ian Stewart left the band in 1963, Brian Jones left the band in 1969 and died in 1969, having been replaced by Mick Taylor, who left in 1975 and replaced by Ronnie Wood (Guitar Ex The Birds, The Creation, The Faces, The Jeff Beck Group), Bill Wyman left the band in 1993.  The band had many hit singles:  "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Not Fade Away", "It's All Over Now", "Time Is On My Side", "Little Red Rooster", "Heart Of Stone", "The Last Time", "Get Off Of My Cloud", "As Tears Go By", "Paint It, Black", "Lady Jane", "Let's Spend The Night Together", "Ruby Tuesday", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Honky Tonk Women", "Brown Sugar", "Wild Horses", "Angie", "Miss You" and more!  The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1989, and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them fourth of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".  They has sold above 250 million records and the band ranked 10th on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists" Chart.  In 2012, the band celebrated their 50th Anniversary.














Title:  Solid Gold The Greatest Hits On Air  (2016)
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Rock N' Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Hard Rock, Blues, British Invasion, Psychedelic Rock, British Blues, Contemporary Pop, Garage
Label:  The Store For Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  I Just Wanna Make Love To You  (2:13)
 2.  It's All Over Now  (3:29)
 3.  If You Need Me  (2:00)
 4.  Confessin' The Blues  (2:24)
 5.  Carol  (2:39)
 6.  Mona  (2:53)
 7.  Not Fade Away  (2:04)
 8.  Around And Around  (2:30)
 9.  Time Is On My Side  (1:41)
10. The Last Time  (3:09)
11. Little Red Rooster  (2:39)
12. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  (2:09)
13. Satisfaction  (3:20)

Track 1  Joe Loss Show, April 10, 1964
Tracks 2-6  Joe Loss Show, July 7, 1964
Track 7  Mike Douglas Show, June 25, 1964
Tracks 8-9  Ed Sullivan Show, October 25, 1964
Tracks 10-12  Ed Sullivan Show, May 2, 1965
Track 13  Ready Steady Goes Live, August 27, 1965

Disc 2:

 1.  Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  (3:05)
 2.  Down The Road A Piece  (1:39)
 3.  Everybody Needs Somebody To Love/Around And Around (3:13)
 4.  Off The Hook  (2:28)
 5.  Time Is On My Side  (3:06)
 6.  Carol  (2:44)
 7.  It's All Over Now  (3:54)
 8.  Little Red Rooster  (2:37)
 9.  Route 66  (2:45)
10. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  (3:13)
11. The Last Time  (3:07)
12. I'm Alright  (4:03)
13. Hey Crawdaddy  (4:51)

Personnel:

Brian Jones:  Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vocals
Mick Jagger:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar
Keith Richards:  Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals, Bass
Bill Wyman:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Ian Stewart:  Piano, Percussion

Charlie Watts:  Drums, Percussion

Solid Gold The Greatest Hits On Air is the live album by The Rolling Stones, was released on March 18, 2016 by The Store For Music, featuring rare and previously unreleased versions of all the hits from the early years.  This Is the best of The Rolling Stones broadcasting live across the airwaves.







Bad Company






















Artist:  Bad Company
Origin:  Westminster, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Original line-up:

Paul Rodgers:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica
Mick Ralphs:  Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Boz Burrell:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Simon Kirke:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Bad Company are a British Hard Rock Supergroup from Westminster, London, formed in 1973 by two former members of the band Free, Paul Rodgers (Vocals) and Simon Kirke (Drums), Mick Ralphs (Guitar Ex Mott The Hoople) and Boz Burrell (Bass Ex King Crimson).  Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records Label and Peter Grant who managed Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982.














Title:  Live 1977 & 1979   (2016)
Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Label:  Rhino Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Live At The Summit, Houston, Texas, USA - May 23, 1977:

 1.  Burnin' Sky  (4:49)
 2.  Too Bad  (5:18)
 3.  Ready For Love  (8:03)
 4.  Heartbeat  (4:39)
 5.  Morning Sun  (4:25)
 6.  Man Needs Woman  (4:16)
 7.  Leaving You  (4:28)
 8.  Shooting Star  (6:58)
 9.  Simple Man  (6:10)
10. Movin' On  (3:28)
11. Like Water  (5:34)
12. Drum Solo  (1:34)
13. Live For The Music  (6:32)
14. Good Lovin' Gone Bad  (5:29)
15. Feel Like Makin' Love  (6:41)

Disc 2:  Live At The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England - March 9 1979:

 1.  Bad Company  (7:53)
 2.  Gone, Gone, Gone  (4:57)
 3.  Shooting Star  (6:39)
 4.  Rhythm Machine  (5:02)
 5.  Oh, Atlanta  (5:01)
 6.  She Brings Me Love  (5:22)
 7.  Run With The Pack  (5:55)
 8.  Evil Wind  (4:36)
 9.  Drum Solo  (2:37)
10. Honey Child  (4:34)
11. Rock Steady  (3:47)
12. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy  (3:26)
13. Hey Joe  (4:28)
14. Feel Like Makin' Love  (6:27)
15. Can't Get Enough  (6:01)

Personnel:

Paul Rodgers:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica
Mick Ralphs:  Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Boz Burrell:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Simon Kirke:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Live 1977 & 1979 is a double live album by Bad Company, was released on April 29, 2016 by Rhino Records. It is taken from two concerts from their tours in 1977 and 1979,  Disc 1 contains material from a concert at The Summit In Houston, Texas on May 23, 1977 and Disc 2 contains material from a concert at Wembley Stadium in London on March 9, 1979.