TONY BENNETT
40 YEARS: THE ARTISTRY OF TONY BENNETT
1991-COLUMBIA LEGACY
Various Producers
Released in 1991, this 4 disc box set covers 4 decades...1 for each disc. Bennett, who has remained an important artist since 1951, has, for me, always been the better of the two crooners from the era over Frank Sinatra. While Sinatra favored heavy orchestration, Bennett has mostly sang in front of a jazz combo, which has allowed his music to age more gracefully than Sinatra's.
This set is all the Bennett you could ever want. All of his hits are here, and each decade features great performances. The box set comes with great liner notes, and Bennett is as fine a singer that has ever come along. The set was reissued with a 5th decade (the 90's) later on. A truly remarkable four album set from one of the best ever. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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AC/DC
HIGHWAY TO HELL
1979-ATCO
Produced By ROBERT JOHN "MUTT" LANGE
1. Highway To Hell
2. Girls Got Rhythm
3. Walk All Over You
4. Touch Too Much
5. Beating Around The Bush
6. Shot Down In Flames
7. Get It Hot
8. If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
9. Love Hungry Man
10. Night Prowler
The 6th album from AC/DC is also the last with vocalist Bon Scott, who died in early 1980. It's their first album not produced by Harry Vanda & George Young (the older brother, who was in the 60's band The Easybeats). Mutt Lange brings a more polished sound, larger and more metal. The band was just hitting its stride with this album, with the title track, "Walk All Over You", and "Shot Down In Flames" being the highlights. It was their first US Top 100 album, and it would certainly not be their last. Highway To Hell is one bad mother...a great hard rock album.
Scott's last words on the album were "Shazzbot...nanu nanu". Fitting for a crazy guy like Scott. Some people like the Brian Johnson AC/DC better...Highway To Hell is a great case for Bon Scott. He did say Let There Be Rock. A must for anyone who loves their rock heavy and fast. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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POCO
THE VERY BEST OF POCO
1975-EPIC
Various Producers
1. You Better Think Twice
2. Just For Me And You
3. Bad Weather
4. Fools Gold
5. A Good Feelin' To Know
6. Another Time Around
7. Faith In The Families
8. Medley: Just In Case It Happens, Yes Indeed/Grand Junction/Consequently So Long
9. Sweet Lovin'
10. Rocky Mountain Breakdown
11. Here We Go Again
12. C'mon
13. A Right Along
14. A Man Like Me
15. And Settlin' Down
16. Pickin' Up The Pieces
Poco seems to go ignored these days. Maybe it's because when the group was formed out of the ashes of Buffalo Springfield, it didn't include the two more famous members, Stephen Stills and Neil Young. Or maybe because members Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmitt left to join a bigger band, The Eagles. But Poco is responsible for some great country rock. This compilation of their early years has some great material. They were as great vocally as anyone, and Rusty Young is as fine a stell guitar player as you can find anywhere. The songs do get a bit cheesy, particularly when Young writes about his home state of Colorado, but this band was a huge part of the creation of country rock, and a lot of this is as good as it gets.
The band still plays, anchored these days by Young and Paul Cotton. Founding member Richie Furay is a minister in my old town of Broomfield, Colorado. Poco is still a favorite there, and this music still holds its own. An important, if forgotten, band. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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BOB WILLS & HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS
THE TIFFANY TRANSCRIPTIONS VOL 8
1988-RHINO
Produced By JEFF ALEXSON & TOM DIAMANT
1. Miss Molly
2. Ten Years
3. Blues For Dixie
4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
5. Sun Bonnet Sue
6. Sitting On Top Of The World
7. Big Beaver
8. There's Gonna Be A Party For The Old Folks
9. South
10. Trouble In Mind
11. Little Liza Jane
12. Sioux City Sue
13. My Confession
14. Get Along Home Cindy
Bob Wills is an amazing artist. And the Tiffany Transcriptions series is one of the best country music compilations you'll find anywhere. The songs were recorded live for the Tiffany radio programs...over 150 different songs. Volume 8 was recorded between 1946 and 47, and is as excellent as the other volumes. This band is tight, having fun, and has some serious abilities. These songs are all classics. This series is a must for anyone who loves the country music from this period.
The tapes for the series sat unused for over 3 decades before they were opened and remastered starting in 1981. Wills passed away in 1975, but this keeps him more than alive. Absolutely classic in every way. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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JAMES BROWN
MESSING WITH THE BLUES
1990-POLYGRAM
Produced By HARRY WEINGER & CLIFF WHITE
1. Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues)
2. Don't Cry, Baby
3. Caldonia (Version 1)
4. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
5. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (Alternate)
6. Good Rockin' Tonight
7. I Love You, Yes I Do
8. Messing With The Blues
9. Waiting In Vain
10. For You, My Love
11. Blues For My Baby
12. Everyday I Have The Blues
13. Love Don't Love Nobody (False Start)
14. Love Don't Love Nobody
15. Goin' Home
16. Have Mercy Baby
17. Kansas City ('67 Alternate)
18. The Bells (Alternate)
1. Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)
2. The Things That I Used To Do
3. Need Your Love So Bad
4. Like A Baby
5. Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
6. Suffering With The Blues
7. Further On Up The Road
8. Radio Spot
9. Talk To Me, Talk To Me
10. Kansas City ('75)
11. Wonder When You're Coming Home
12. Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues, Continued)
Messing With The Blues is a 2 disc compilation of James Brown covering some great blues songs. Recorded between 1957 and 1985, these songs show how well Brown can interpret a blues classic while staying true to his own unique style. The second disc is better, thanks mostly to the excellent, almost 12 minute "Don't Deceive Me" and "Honky Tonk". Both discs have a lot to offer, and most of the tracks are perfectly done.
He is the Godfather, Mr. Dynamite, the King of Soul, and many more. He's also a pretty great blues singer as well. A well assembled, fun collection. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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THE BEATLES
RUBBER SOUL
1965-EMI
Produced By GEORGE MARTIN
1. Drive My Car
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
3. You Won't See Me
4. Nowhere Man
5. Think For Yourself
6. The Word
7. Michelle
8. What Goes On
9. Girl
10. I'm Looking Through You
11. In My Life
12. Wait
13. If I Needed Someone
14. Run For Your Life
On their sixth album, The Beatles began to expand their horizons. Able to record for the first time without having a tour to worry about, the band introduced sitars and other instruments into the mix. Lyrically, the band was still growing, and George Harrison was beginning to become a serious writer for the band as well with 2 songs included here. There is simply not a weak track, not even the Ringo vocal on "What Goes On", which features a nice country sound. Several classic hits came from here, including McCartney's "Michelle" and Lennon's "Girl".
Rubber Soul was innovative at the time, and still sounds great today. It was just the beginning of the progression they would go through over the next 5 years. A classic. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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DUKE ELLINGTON
THE DUKE ELLINGTON CARNEGIE HALL CONCERTS JAN 1943
1977-PRESTIGE
Producer Unknown
1. The Star Spangled Banner
2. Black And Tan Fantasy
3. Rockin' In Rhythm
4. Moon Mist
5. Jumpin' Punkins
6. Portrait Of Bert Williams
7. (Portrait Of) Bojangles
8. Portrait Of Florence Mills (Black Beauty)
9. Ko-ko
10. Dirge
11. Stomp (Johnny Come Lately)
12. Are you Stickin'?
13. Black
1. Brown
2. Beige
3. Bakiff
4. Jack The Bear
5. Blue Belles Of Harlem
6. Cotton Tail
7. Day Dream
8. Boy Meets Horn
9. Rose Of The Rio Grande
10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
11. Goin' Up
12. Mood Indigo
This is the first in a series of four concerts by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. This volume is his first show there, and is notable for being the first live performance of his masterpiece "Black, Brown & Beige". Ellington and his band are in full swing, and for over 2 hours, the place is jumping...something Carnegie Hall had never done before, as it was always a classical music hall. The centerpiece, "Black, Brown & Beige", is an amazing work, and they show that it's great live as well.
The Duke is one of the most important jazz artists of all time, and this concert shows why. Excellent from start to finish, a classic work. Three thumbs up, and all of that. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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JOE COCKER
THE BEST OF JOE COCKER: 20TH CENTURY MASTERS
2000-A&M
No Production Credits listed
1. Feelin' Alright
2. With A Little Help From My Friends
3. Delta Lady
4. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
5. Cry Me A River (Live)
6. The Letter (Live)
7. High Time We Went
8. You Are So Beautiful
9. The Jealous Kind
10. Many Rivers To Cross
11. Up Where We Belong (with Jennifer Warnes)
I bought this because I needed the Cocker version of "With A Little Help From My Friends" for a band I was in...and it was the only Cocker album there that had it. The A&M 20th Century Masters series is fine for the casual fan, but there are no credits at all, no notes, skimpy packaging, and worst of all, it contains the last 4 songs. Cocker was a master cover artist in his day, taking on The Beatles, Traffic, The Box Tops, and others with a fiery originality. His later material is weak, and should be sought out only by serious fans.
Tracks 1-7 are all worth having. Tracks 8-10 are not. And track 11 is just an abomination, showing how far Cocker slipped. Look for a better Cocker compilation. He has more great music than there is on here, and you can get it without the lousy songs included at the end. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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