sábado, 24 de março de 2018

Roky Erickson And The Aliens - Don't Knock The Rok!

Banda: Roky Erickson And The Aliens
Disco: Don't Knock The Rok!
Ano: 2004(*)
Gênero: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Proto-Punk, Contemporary Folk
Faixas:
1. A Teenager In Love (Pomus, Shuman) 3:48
2. Angel Baby (Hamlin) 2:15
3. You Drive Me Crazy (Erickson) 3:04
4. Stand By Me (King, Leiber, Stoller) 2:51
5. Heartstrings (Erickson) 2:30
6. Untitled (Erickson) 2:24
7. What To Do (Holly) 1:14
8. You're The One (Corbin, Holly, Jennings) 1:59
9. Bashful Bob (Garrett, Glasser) 2:35
10. One Last Kiss (Strouse, Adams) 1:43
11. Take Good Care Of My Baby (Goffin, King) 3:02
12. Things That Go Bump In The Night (Erickson) 3:08
13. Wake Up To Rock And Roll (Erickson) 4:20
14. Can't Be Brought Down (Erickson) 4:51
15. Money Honey (Stone) 2:26
16. You're The One (Corbin, Holly, Jennings) 1:53
17. Love Is Strange (Baker, McDaniel, Robinson) 1:54
18. True Love Ways (Holly, Petty) 2:35
19. You're The One (Corbin, Holly, Jennings) 1:59
20. Our First Kiss (DiPiero) 2:04
21. Heartbreak Hotel (Axton, Durden, Presley) 2:53
22. Bumble Bee Zombie (Erickson) 2:13
23. Hushabye (Pomus, Shuman) 2:35
Créditos:
Roky Erickson: Guitar, Lead Vocals
Duane Aslaksen: Guitar, Vocals
Billy Miller: Electric Autoharp, Vocals
Stephen Morgan Burgess: Bass, Vocals
John "Fuzzy Furioso" Oxendine: Drums, Vocals
(*) Segundo resenha de Mark Deming, do AllMusic, trata-se de gravações de ensaios da banda, em 1978, preparativos para o disco "The Evil One", de 1980.

Biografia:
A biografia de Roky Erickson já foi postada aqui, juntamente com o disco "The Evil One (plus one)", de 2002.

quarta-feira, 21 de março de 2018

Various Artists - Ugly Things #1, #2, #3

Artista: Various
Serie: Ugly Things

Disco: Ugly Things #1
Ano: 1980
Faixas:
1. The Missing Links - You're Driving Me Insane (2:56)
2. The Black Diamonds - I Want, Need, Love You (3:01)
3. The Elois - By My Side (2:16)
4. The Moods - Rum Drunk (2:21)
5. The Easybeats - Goin' Out Of My Mind (2:41)
6. The Vince Maloney Sect - No Good Without You (2:19)
7. The Sunsets - I Want Love (2:22)
8. The Wild Colonials - Get The Picture (2:29)
9. The Creatures - Ugly Thing (3:21)
10. The Cult - You're Just My Kind (1:50)
11. The Atlantics - Come On (2:56)
12. The D-Coys - Bad Times (2:57)
13. Trevor Gordon & The Bee Gees - Little Miss Rhythm & Blues (2:16)
14. The Four Strangers - Sad & Lonely (2:19)
15. The In-Sect - I Can See My Love (2:06)
16. The Jackson Kings - Watch Your Step (2:02)
17. Running Jumping Standing Still - She's So Good To Me (1:59)
18. The Vacant Lot - Don't Let Me Sleep Too Long (2:32)
19. The Hergs - Style Of Love (3:04)
20. Jeff St.John & The Id - Sunaroid '67 (2:26)
Disco: Ugly Things #2
Ano: 1983
Faixas:
1. Bobby & Laurie - Jump Back (1:38)
2. Derek's Accent - Ain't Got No Feelin' (2:18)
3. Barrington Davis Powerpact - Raining Teardrops (2:29)
4. The Birds - Dust In My Pants (3:43)
5. The La De Da's - Little Girl (2:28)
6. The Blue Beats - She's Coming Home (2:26)
7. The Jet Set - What Did The Man Say? (3:12)
8. The Five - There's Time (2:18)
9. Grandma's Tonic - Lost Girl (2:56)
10. The Sunsets - The Hot Generation (2:10)
11. The Atlantics - It's A Hard Life (3:14)
12. The Purple Hearts - Just A Little Bit (1:50)
13. The Throb - I Need You (2:39)
14. The Clefs - I Can Only Give You Everything (2:43)
15. Vyt & The World - Why Do I Cry? (2:50)
16. Laurie Wade's Cavaliers - To Win Your Love (2:12)
17. Tony Worsley & The Blue Jays - Talk About Love (2:35)
18. Tony Cole - Beat It! (3:00)
19. The Cherokees - I've Gone Wild (2:41)
20. Ray Columbus & The Art Collection - Kick Me (2:43)
Disco: Ugly Things #3
Ano: 1987
Faixas:
1. The Loved Ones - Everlovin' Man (2:10)
2. The Pleazers - Hurtin' All Over (2:43)
3. Machine Gun Kelly's Rejects - I'm Going Back (3:15)
4. The Others - Why Can't She Be Mine (3:22)
5. The Twilights - I'm Not Talking (2:22)
6. Tony Barber - I Want Her Too (2:30)
7. The Lost Souls - This Life Of Mine (2:43)
8. The Throb - One Thing To Do (1:49)
9. The Modes - Baby Please Don't Go (2:42)
10. The La De Da's - How Is The Air Up There? (2:37)
11. Chants R&B - Neighbour, Neighbour (2:27)
12. Blue Stars - Social End Product (2:37)
13. Larry's Rebels - Flying Scotsman (4:29)
14. Steve & The Board - Farmer John (2:58)
15. The Bobby James Syndicate - Hey Hey Hey (2:33)
16. The Showmen - Naughty Girl (2:31)
17. Russ Kruger - Keep Me Satisfied (1:43)
18. The Easybeats - For My Woman (4:00)

Descrição:
Coletâneas abrangendo cantores e grupos australianos dos anos 60, dos gêneros beat e garage rock.

domingo, 18 de março de 2018

Man - Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? [Bonus Tracks]

Banda: Man
Disco: Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? [Bonus Tracks]
Ano: 2007(*)
Gênero: Blues-Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Faixas:
1. Angel Easy (5:02)
2. All Good Clean Fun (4:34)
3. We're Only Children (8:30)
4. Many Are Called, But Few Get Up (7:27)
5. Manillo (5:20)
6. Love Your Life (8:59)
7. Many Are Called, But Few Get Up [Recorded live at the Gugenhalle, Essen, Germany, November 1971] [Previously Unreleased] [Bonus Track] (9:01)
8. Angel Easy [Recorded live at the Gugenhalle, Essen, Germany, November 1971] [Previously Unreleased] [Bonus Track] (5:42)
9. Romain [Recorded live at the Gugenhalle, Essen, Germany, November 1971] [Previously Unreleased] [Bonus Track] (18:52)
Músicas de autoria da banda.
Créditos:
Micky Jones: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Deke Leonard: Electric, Acoustic & Steel Guitars, Piano, Vocals
Clive John: Organ, Piano, Vocals
Martin Ace: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Terry Williams: Drums

Biografia:
A biografia da banda já foi postada aqui, juntamente com o disco "Revelation [Bonus Tracks]", de 2009.

sábado, 17 de março de 2018

The Groundhogs - Blues Obituary

Banda: The Groundhogs
Disco: Blues Obituary
Ano: 1969(*)
Gênero: Blues-Rock, British Psychedelia, Progressive Rock
Faixas:
1. B.D.D. (3:50)
2. Daze Of The Weak (5:16)
3. Times (5:19)
4. Mistreated (4:04)
5. Express Man (3:59)
6. Natchez Burning (4:38)
7. Light Was The Day (6:54)
Músicas de autoria de Tony McPhee.
Créditos:
Tony (T.S.) McPhee: Vocal, Guitar
Pete Cruickshank: Bass
Ken Pustelnik: Drums
(*) CD lançado em 1987.

Biografia:
A biografia da banda já foi postada aqui, juntamente com o disco "Scratching The Surface [Bonus Tracks]", de 1990.

quinta-feira, 15 de março de 2018

The Conqueroo - From The Vulcan Gas Company

Banda: The Conqueroo
Disco: From The Vulcan Gas Company
Ano: 1987(*)
Gênero: Blues-Rock, Electric Blues, R&B
Faixas:
1. Passenger (Guinn) 5:14
2. Banana And The Cat (Guinn) 4:10
3. Words Are Not As Strange (Guinn) 6:12
4. 1 To 3 (Brown) 6:55
5. Walking Blues (Johnson) 2:48
6. Midnight Hour (Cropper, Pickett) 3:01
7. I've Got Time (Guinn) 8:21
8. Get Out Of My Life Woman (Toussaint) 4:26
9. I Think About You (Brown) 3:16
Créditos:
Bob Brown: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Ed Guinn: Bass, Keyboards, Woodwinds, Vocals
Gerry Storm: Drums (faixas 4, 5, 7, 9)
Alvin Sykes: Drums (faixas 1-3)
Daryl Rutherford (faixas 6, 8)
Charlie Pritchard: Lead Guitar
(*) Faixas 1 a 3 gravadas em estúdio no ano de 1968. As demais, gravadas ao vivo no Vulcan Gas Company Ballroom, Austin, Texas, nos anos de 1967 e 1968.

Biografia:
Formado em Austin, Texas, EUA, em 1966, o grupo era originalmente conhecido como St. John The Conqueroo, por conta do nome do seu fundador, Powell St. John, que já havia composto músicas para a Thirteenth Floor Elevators.
Bill Carr (vocais e harmônica), Charlie Pritchard (guitarra solo e vocais), Wally Stopher (guitarra base e teclados), Ed Guinn (baixo) e Tom Bright (bateria) completavam o lineup original, mas, após algumas semanas, St. John se mudou para São Francisco, Califórnia, EUA, onde posteriormente criou a Mother Earth. Em 1967, apenas Pritchard e Guinn remanesciam do sexteto inicial, se bem que Bob Brown (guitarra base e vocais) tivesse se juntado à dupla no ano anterior. Um baterista permanente mostrou-se difícil de arrumar, e Gerry Storm, Daryl Rutherford e Alvin Sykes se sucederam no métier. A Conqueroo tornou-se a banda fixa da fabulosa Vulcan Gas Company Ballroom, de Austin, forjando ali um rock bluseiro improvisatório evocativo da Grateful Dead. Mas, apesar de uma merecida popularidade, seu único disco foi o single "1 To 3/I've Got Time", de 1968. A banda transferiu-se para São Francisco em 1968, porém, lamentavelmente, não conseguiu gravar outro disco, separando-se quando uma demo de quatro canções não despertou o interesse das gravadoras. Na sequência, Pritchard uniu-se à Cat Mother And The All Night News Boys, enquanto Guinn e Brown dedicaram-se a compor jingles radiofônicos (AllMusic; tradução livre do inglês).

terça-feira, 13 de março de 2018

Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) [Bonus Tracks]

Banda: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Disco: (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) [Bonus Tracks]
Ano: 2001(*)
Gênero: Blues-Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock
Faixas:
1. I Ain't The One (Rossington, Van Zant) 3:54
2. Tuesday's Gone (Collins, Van Zant) 7:33
3. Gimme Three Steps (Collins, Van Zant) 4:31
4. Simple Man (Rossington, Van Zant) 5:58
5. Things Goin' On (Rossington, Van Zant) 5:00
6. Mississippi Kid (Kooper, Van Zant, Burns) 3:56
7. Poison Whiskey (King, Van Zant) 3:14
8. Free Bird (Collins, Van Zant) 9:19
9. Mr. Banker [Demo] [Bonus Track] (Rossington, Van Zant, King) 5:23
10. Down South Jukin' [Demo] [Bonus Track] (Rossington, Van Zant) 2:58
11. Tuesday's Gone [Demo] [Bonus Track] (Collins, Van Zant) 7:56
12. Gimme Three Steps [Demo] [Bonus Track] (Collins, Van Zant) 5:20
13. Free Bird [Demo] [Bonus Track] (Collins, Van Zant) 11:10
Créditos:
Ronnie Van Zant: All Lead Vocals
Gary Rossington, Allen Collins: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Ed King: Bass, Lead Guitar (faixa 6)
Billy Powell: Keyboards
Robert Burns: Drums
Músicos adicionais:
Roosevelt Gook: Bass (faixas 2, 11), Mellotron (faixas 2, 11), Backup Harmony (faixas 2, 11), Organ (faixas 4, 7, 8, 13), Mandolin (faixa 6), Bass Drum (faixa 6)
Robert Nix: Drums (faixas 2, 11)
Bobbye Hall: Percussion (faixas 3, 5, 12)
Steve Katz: Harmonica (faixa 6)
(*) LP lançado originalmente em 1973.

Biografia:
A biografia da banda já foi postada aqui, juntamente com o disco "The Complete Muscle Shoals Album", de 1998.

quarta-feira, 7 de março de 2018

Free - Highway [Additional Recordings]

Banda: Free
Disco: Highway [Additional Recordings]
Ano: 2002(*)
Gênero: Blues-Rock, Electric Blues, British Blues, Hard Rock
Faixas:
1. The Highway Song (Fraser, Rodgers) 4:16
2. The Stealer (Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff) 3:16
3. On My Way (Fraser, Rodgers) 4:02
4. Be My Friend (Fraser, Rodgers) 5:49
5. Sunny Day (Fraser, Rodgers) 3:11
6. Ride On A Pony (Fraser, Rodgers) 4:20
7. Love You So (Rodgers, Kirke) 4:55
8. Bodie (Fraser, Rodgers) 3:06
9. Soon I Will Be Gone (Fraser, Rodgers) 3:02
Additional Recordings
10. My Brother Jake [Single, 1971] [Mono] (Fraser, Rodgers) 2:58
11. Only My Soul [Single 'B' Side, 1971] [Mono] (Fraser, Rodgers) 2:30
12. Ride On A Pony [BBC Session, 1971] (Fraser, Rodgers) 4:30
13. Be My Friend [BBC Session, 1971] (Fraser, Rodgers) 5:36
14. Rain [Alternative Version, 1971] (Fraser, Rodgers) 3:57
15. The Stealer [Single Version, 1970] (Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff) 3:24
Créditos:
Paul Rodgers: Vocals
Paul Kossoff: Guitar
Andy Fraser: Bass, Piano
Simon Kirke: Drums

Biografia:
A biografia da banda já foi postada aqui, juntamente com o disco "Tons Of Sobs [Bonus Tracks]", de 2001.