Bruce Springsteen and the E.Street Band live at the Capital Theatre, Passiac in New Jersey September 19th 1978. another show that is famous in the live shows of Springsteen and the E.St Band recorded by the radio station WNEW FM this is another 3cd set available now through Amazon,
1. Good Rockin’ Tonight *
2. Badlands
3. Streets of Fire
4. Spirit in the Night
5. Darkness on the Edge of Town
6. Independence Day
7. The Promised Land
8. Prove It All Night
9. Racing in the Street
10.Thunder Road
11. Meeting Across the River
12. Jungleland
13. Kitty’s Back
14. Fire
15. Candy’s Room
16. Because the Night
17. Point Blank
18. Not Fade Away
19. She’s the One
20. Backstreets
21. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
22. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
23. Born to Run *
24. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
25. Detroit Medley
26. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
27. Raise Your Hand
28. Twist and Shout *
* Taken from September 20th, 1978 performance. All other songs from September 19th, 1978.
Taken from the new Led Zeppelin 1V Deluxe Edition to be released with alternative mixes and unreleased studio outtakes, this alternative take has the drums more to the fore
October 25th 1968 saw the release of the third Hendrix album, Electric Ladyland a double album and produced by Jimi Hendrix, described as one of the best double albums released in rock music recorded at Olympic Studios in London and the Record Plant in New York City between July and December in 1967 and April to August in 1968. the album is amixture of sounds of Blues Rock, Hard Rock and Psychedelia sonically speaking the sounds were ahead of their time with Hendrix searching for new sounds with its musical vision . The album included a Bob Dylan song “All Along The Watchtower” which became the Experience’s biggest selling single.
How important are Genesis, which incarnation their early work under the idiosyncratic vocals of Peter Gabriel intellectural artsy music and the holy grail of Progressive rock with sprawling masterpieces of the 1974 double album “The lamb Lies Down On Broadway” In 1975 Genesis continued with Phil Collins taking the lead vocals and moving from epics like the “Eleventh Earl Of Marl” to poppy songs from “Invisible Touch” but Genesis have made great music in every era from the insanity of “Suppers Ready” to the “Hold On My Heart” the band members recently reconvened for the BBC2 documentary Gabriel, Collins, Hackett, Banks and Rutherford plus there is a 3cd box set that spans the career of the famous five
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE……..taken from the second album “Trespass” full of 12 string guitars and big church organ type sounds the album is bookended by two huge tracks this one building from a soulfull whisper to a thundering Climax and “The Knife” .
AM I VERY WRONG…………from the debut album “From Genesis To Revelation” they were all teenagers when this debut was recorded and with pop producer Jonathan King at the helm this gentle melodic ballad with lush piano from Tony Banks and Anthony Phillips 12 string guitars.
ON THE SHORELINE…………from the “We Can’t Dance” album of 1991 Phil Collins pushes his voice to the tops of his vocal range and with Tony Banks synths drifting through the song like the sea and the mist.
THE LADY LIES ……………with the band becoming a three piece this track was a prog rock tale of a an eager warrior and his demon disguised damsel
TWIGHTLIGHT ALEHOUSE………..recorded during the Foxtrot sessions and a staple of early setlists becoming a b-side for the major hit “I Know What I like In Your Wardrobe”
FEEDING THE FIRE …………..As the B-side of the huge hit “Land Of Confusion” an alluring dark tale with a great chorus with Phil Collins belting out the song “Mama” style
GOING OUT TO GET YOU………..Written during the “Trespass” period and became a highlight of the bands early setlists but was left off that album for the more dynamic “The Knife” this version is taken from the 1968 Archive Box Set 1967-1975.
The FOUNTAIN OF SALMACIUS…….Steve Hackett and Phil Collins made their debut recording on the album “Nursery Cryme” this overlooked closing track this triumphant epic is with its jazzy interludes tony banks mellotron and keyboards are outstanding.
Tiny Ruins and a small clip from the recording of the album “Brightly Painted One” and the song “The Ballad Of The Hanging Parcel” produced by Thomas Healy check out her facebook page to read about the recording processes in the making of this beautiful album.
Lambchop’s probable most famous album “Nixon” celebrates its 15 years and to commemorate the release the band Lambchop will be playing a select amount of UK and Europe shows. Lambchopand the album Nixon is a perfect blend yet of their Alt Country roots and their obsession with Soul. will perform the album in its entirety, these shows will also mark a tribute to Mark Trovillion a key and founding member who died in 2014.
great video from the trippy Australian Psych Rock Band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, taken from their second album release this year “Im In Your Mind Fuzz” they are playing at the Bodega Social later this month.
Patti Smith is to celebrate the classic album and her breakthrough debut “Horses” recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York and also featured Televisions Tom Verlaine and Blue Oyster Cult’s Allen Lanier and released in 1975 . Horses 40th anniversary with a series of Gigs and events in Paris, London and New York, the date is November 10th as its a true milestone recording the original album was due to be released on October 20th the birth date of poet Arthur Rimbaud the 19th century poet, but due to shortages of vinyl at that time the date was put back to November 10th which was the anniversary of Rimbauds death the album that contained the single “Gloria” and also concert staples like “Redondo Beach” and “Free Money” and “Kimberly” the band still features guitarist Lenny Kaye drummer Jay Dee Daughtery both of whom played on “Horses” , when the 30th Legacy edition was re-issued a second live album recorded in the The Royal Festival Hall at the Meltdown Festival in 2005 was include with the same running order. Also Patti is finishing a new book a follow up after the “Just Kids” which profiled her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from 2010.
Horses was one of the most important albums for me when I bought it I played it non stop for months, it has a great live feel to it too,
STEVIE NICKS singer songwriter and vocalist with Fleetwood Mac currently touring the States, has a new solo album due out titled “24 Karat Gold” featuring old and new songs throughout her career.
this is the winning video for the new single taken from “Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar” from ex-Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant with great guitar melodies,
