Peel Session 9 - Bob Tilton - 4.08.95

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Recorded - 09/07/1995 Transmitted - 4.08.1995

Traclisting: 1. Palm Reading, 2. Be My Valentine, 3. A Song About Killing, 4.Butterfly/Orchard Bare

During 1993, before the musical genre that would become known as "emo" had started to trickle through to the UK's fledgling hardcore scene, a little-known band from Nottingham, England called bob tilton (named after an American evangelist television star) recorded a 7 inch EP for Subjugation that would come to define the label's identity and distinction.
Release wise, all was quiet for the next two years while the second EP continued to be pressed and shipped out. The band were invited to record a radio session for the prestigious John Peel show on BBC Radio One, and they did just that in 1995. By segueing two older songs, they managed to record five songs instead of the usual four. This session later ranked very highly in the annual Festive 50, when listeners of the show voted for their favourite sessions and records of the year.

This was the only session the band recorded for the Peel show

Author! Author! - Scars

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This Scottish post-punk band only survived for one album. They played clipped, breezy guitar-pop with a dark lyrical undertow. "Leave Me In The Autumn" is a perfect song to start with - bright and optimistic in tone, the lyrics nonetheless reflect fear and despair at the thought of a dying relationship; "Aquarama" goes deeper with its tale of suicidal thoughts on a clifftop, though the music is bizarrely breezy and even uplifting. Elsewhere, there's a tale based on a French film thriller, another on religious persecution and even a poem based on the fear of nuclear destruction. Every song, however, has a bizarrely upbeat feel despite the lyrical content. Finally, the single "All About You" appears. Its sweet and summery in feel. Only after listening to the lyric a bit do you realise that it's about rejection, and may even be written from the point of view of a stalker.

God Knows I Tried - Junior Kimbrough

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This disc is an eclectic posthumous collection of some of Junior's classic guitar work and his completely authentic blues vocals. Even though Junior Kimbrough was not OF the Delta (he was raised in the Northern Mississippi hills) he understood what the Delta Blues are.
The first track "You're Gonna Find Your Mistake" wails. The "All Night Long" instumental is proof positive that Junior was one of the most important blues guitarists of the 20th century.

Down By The Jetty - Dr Feelgood

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Dr. Feelgood paved the way for punk rock. With their high energy, simple, straight forward rock and roll, they made it easier for punk to happen. Down by the Jetty is their debut album; it is a classic. The lead singer, the late Lee Brilleaux, growled his way through these tracks. Lead Guitarist Wilko Johnson is a musical descendant of John Lee Hooker.
If you like it fast, good and simple, then this is the cd for you.

Down By The Old Mainstream - Golden Smog

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This album, while not up to the level of the Jayhawks, is great nonetheless. V and Ill Fated are phenomenal tunes, and there are a bunch more thrown in to boot with minimal trash. Much like the Jayhawks, the music grows on you becoming more and more delightful everytime you hear it. If you only buy one Golden Smog album, make it Weird Tales(an excellent album on all levels). If you like that(and you will), come back and buy Mainstream. If you like the Jayhawks, buy both and don't look back.

Club Anthems - Ballboy

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Edinburgh’s Ballboy have been in existence longer than your average band. They haven’t yet made it to the realms of superstardom. In fact it’s very unlikely they ever will. John Peel was a massive fan. They consist of lead singer Gordon Mcintyre and keyboard player Kate Griffiths. Some songs such as "Public Park" sound like James from their "Hymn From A Village" whilst others sound like early Wedding Present with a bit of New Order thrown in for good measure. "Olympic Cyclist", one of the aforementioned Mr Peel’s favourite songs of 2000 is on there, as are the remaining tracks from all three of their earliest released eps. They’re good. A cultist Scottish chic that doesn’t capture a time, and manages to sound dreadful whilst sounding great, and sound low maintenance but kind of complicated too. Everyday lyrics delivered in an endearingly laid-back manner make the songs even more attractive.

Love Is a Charm Of Powerful Trouble - The Immortal Lee County Killers II

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The Immortal Lee County Killers has been called "Truly the place where punk meets the blues." Vocalist Chet Weise often referred to punk blues as the "fucked up blues" and the "real punk blues". Taking influence from Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Pussy Galore, MC5, Skip James and The Gun Club, ILCK approached the punk blues genre with reverence and orginality,lending credibility to a genre that had sometimes been previously employed as a musically ironic post-punk and garage rockaesthetic. They did not take influence from blues-rock, preferring the older Delta blues and Chicago bluesstyles

Peel Session 8 - The Chameleons - 17.06.81

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Recorded: 8.06.81 Transmitted: 17.06.81

Tracklisting: 1. The Fan, The Bellows, 2. Here Today, 3. Looking Inwardly, 4. Things I Wish I'd Said.

The Chameleons were a dream pop/post-punk band formed in 1981. The band released three studio albums in the 1980s. In 1981, after the band recorded a series of demos and released their first single "In Shreds", John Peel featured The Chameleons in a Peel Session on his radio programme.

This was the first of three sessions the band did for Peel

Live - The Redskins

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The Redskins were one of the most vital groups to emerge from the English skinhead scene of the early eighties. They were proudly, passionately socialist at a time when the mass media insisted that all skinheads were “Nazis”.Their music was marinated in the rich melodic broth of Northern soul just as much as it was driven by the energy and attitude of punk, great songs that stood the test of time. Best of the bunch was their second single Lean On Me, an inspirational blast of sing-along solidarity The words are as uplifting as the driving sounds. Listen to Bring It Down which shines a (red) light through the tired lies of establishment politicians: “You've never had so much is the cry of those who've always had much more than you and I.”

Was lucky enough to see this band a number of times, truly marvellous occasions. The band released one full album, Neither Washington Nor Moscow, before splitting up at the end of 1986. In 1995 Dojo released a collection of live recordings from 1985-1986. Their lyrics are as relevant today as they were then.

M.P.L.A. - Tapper Zukie

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The music on M.P.L.A. was released in 1978. Virgin Records, the publisher of this great material, has been releasing crucial Reggae music since the 1970's.
This is the classic Tapper Zukie album combining hard rockers rhythm with soulful chants... all conscious... all political... all (e)motion.

The Crack - The Ruts

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Its a classic from the word go commencing with police sirens heralding a different version of Babylons Burning. Tracks to check out are SUS, Backbiter, Out Of Order and It Was Cold.... In fact the lot ! The one thing you have to say about The Ruts is that these boys could play reggae. Not the dire rubbish peddled by The Members (Offshore Banking Business) or ATV (Love Lies Limp) but classic stuff like 'Love In Vain' and 'Jah Wars.' It took the Clash 3 albums to get to this standard. There's a lot going on on the album The Crack and the singles and all of it is accessible. Its punk but its pulling it it another direction.

Good Vibrations - The Punk Singles Collection - Various Artists

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25 tracks showcasing the very best of late 70s Northern Ireland label Good Vibrations. Extensive sleeve notes accompany this important release which features contributions from the likes of The Undertones, The Outcasts, Protex and Rudi alongside previously unreleased cuts by Shock Treatment and The Androids.

RUDI Big Time/ VICTIM Strange thing by night/ THE OUTCASTS Love is for sops/ THE UNDERTONES Smarter than you/ X DREAMYSTS Dance away lover/ PROTEX Don't ring me up/Listening in/ THE IDIOTS Parents/ SPIDER Dancin' in the street/ THE OUTCASTS The Cops are comin'/ RUDI Overcome by Fumes/ RUEFREX Cross the line/ THE TEARJERKERS Love affair/ THE MOON DOGS You don't do ya/ RUDI I spy/ THE SHAPES Airline disaster/ THE OUTCASTS Self /conscious over you/Love you for never/ THE BANK ROBBERS On my mind/ THE BEARS Decisions/ THE JETS Original terminal/ SHOCK TREATMENT Belfast Telegraph/ THE LIDS I don't want you/ THE ANDROIDS Bondage in Belfast/ TERRI & THE TERRORS Laugh at me

Heart Of A Lion - I Roy

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Along with U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, and Big Youth, I-Roy was one of a quartet of DJs that reigned supreme over the Jamaican music scene during the early to mid-'70s. Of the four, I-Roy was the most eloquent, and his toasts were littered with references to pop culture, from movies to historical figures. He was also one of the most prolific, cutting scores upon scores of singles, and dozens of albums. Although the DJ's sun began to set at the end of the decade, I-Roy continued to record sporadically up to the '90s, by then, though, his life had taken a tragic turn.
He died in 1999 of heart failure,at the age of fifty-five. He was homeless when he died

Voice Of Treason - Soledad Brothers

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The Soledad Brothers were a fabulous trio from Toledo, Ohio. Sadly the Soledads ceased operations recently but luckily they left behind several excellent albums, all of which can be recommend highly. The Soledads were a no holds barred stripped down rock & roll unit with roots in folk blues, rock and roll and avant garde jazz. Some of the group's main influences were The Rolling Stones, Dock Boggs, Dr. John, John Coltrane, Albert Ayler and others. What set the Soledads apart from the crowd was their diverse influences and clear understanding of rock & roll dynamics. Not to mention Johnny Walker plays the greatest Keith Richard licks this side of Keef himself.

Speak For Yourself - Imogen Heap

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Although it took Imogen Heap seven years to follow up her solo debut with 2005's SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, the British vocalist was far from idle during the interim, having formed Frou Frou with producer Guy Sigsworth. While her second album mines a vein similar to Frou Frou's electronica/pop hybrid, it also carries a more sweeping and dynamic singer/songwriter aesthetic. The disc's most notable track is "Hide and Seek," a nearly a cappella tune that was prominently featured on the popular teen drama THE O.C., and presents Heap's bold-yet-breathy vocals lounging on a bed of electronic effects. Other highlights include the glitchy, chiming "Goodnight and Go" and the urgent "Clear the Area," both of which exemplify this assured and intriguing record.

Peel Session 7 - The Screaming Blue Messiahs - 2.08.84

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Recorded - 24.07.84, Transmitted - 2.08.84

Track Listing:
1. Good and Gone, 2. Someone To Talk To, 3. Tracking The Dog, 4. Let's Go Down To The Woods and Pray.

One part Scottish, two parts English, this fierce trio (led by two ex-members of Motor Boys Motor) is well-named. Not averse to howling until blue in the face, they could very well be the prophesied saviors of static '80s pop. The Messiahs take their jaundiced love of Americana and render it into an unrecognizable hybrid of psychobilly, R&B, garage grunge and lethal punk energy.

Woke Myself Up - Julie Doiron

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Former bass player for Eric's Trip (Canadian Indie band), this cd finds Julie Doiron returning with her former band to back her solo effort. There are blended slightly askew overlapping vocals upon vocals that tie up at the end of the verses. There are wispy guitar works that vibrate and hiss with a quiet urgency. Fans of Happy Rhodes or Cat Power would definitely enjoy this excellent piece of indie showwomanship.

England Made Me - Black Box Recorder

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A side project conceived by The Auteurs' Luke Haines and John Moore, formerly of The Jesus & Mary Chain, England Made Me is an evil pleasure indeed. Vocalist Sarah Nixey sounds like a head girl captured and brainwashed by the malevolent male duo, made to intone their deadpan, amoral lyrics ("I trapped a spider underneath the glass/I kept it for a week to see how long it would last") over creeping, spidery guitars and the odd, sinister overdub. England Made Me is more darkly comic than chilling in its nihilism ("Life is unfair/Kill yourself or get used to it," sings Nixey on "Child Psychology") while their bleak take on "Uptown Top Ranking" by one hit wonders Althea & Donna is like a photographic negative of the original. It reflects Haines' perverse obession with 1970s kitsch as does the album cover, a shot of glam-wrestler Adrian Street posing incongruously with his coal miner father. Exposure to that bizarre decade in English culture, he implies, made of him the deformedly ironic creature he is today.

Live In Stockholm 14.10.96 - Billy Bragg

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From what appears to be a Swedish radio broadcast.

Billy Bragg may have mellowed in his later years but you can't help but love this guy.

Bragg was described by The Times newspaper as a ‘national treasure’. In the two and a half decades of his career Bragg has certainly made an indelible mark on the conscience of British music, becoming perhaps the most stalwart guardian of the radical dissenting tradition that stretches back over centuries of the country’s political, cultural and social history.

Truly She Is None Other - Holly Golightly

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Truly She Is None Other is a set of appealing folk-rock ditties shot through with girl-group sweetness and a soupcon of punky attitude. Two songs here, ''Walk a Mile'' and ''There's an End,'' are simply wonderful; timeless and haunting, they could have been written yesterday or 50 years ago. Elsewhere, Golightly covers a pair of obscurities from the Kinks (''Time Will Tell'' and ''Tell Me Now So I Know''), gets all bent and bluesy (''Black Night''), and generally wins you over with her guileless voice and straightforward tunes.

Saw Mill Man - Cast King

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Cast King was 79 years old and 'Saw Mill Man' was his debut album; now that's a late bloomer in anyone's book! Brimming with rimy murder ballads and foggy drinking songs, King seems to have been beamed in direct from a different sepia drenched era; with country-music aficionado Matt Downer coaxing the retired songwriter into the studio to record 'Saw Mill Man'. Very much in the tradition of Johnny Cash (an obvious comparison, but bang on the money!), King's songs have glorious titles to match their intoxicating content; with 'Cheap Motel', 'Wino' and 'Numb' sounding just as sunset-dusty as you'd expect. Including a set of sleeve-notes that detail the circumstances in which King was finally committed to record, 'Saw Mill Man' is a caliginous journey through a swampy south that perches on the very cusp of Wal-Mart instigated extinction. Awesome. Sadly King died a couple of years later before releasing a second album

Peel Session 6 - Andrew Berry - 1.10.86

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Recorded: 21.9.86 Transmitted 1.10.86.

Tracklisting: 1. All Alone, 2. God Bless (Your Sister), 3. Take What You Please

Don't know anyhting about this guy except he was in a band called The Weeds in 1986. They released just one single, disbanding before it was even released.

Vini Reilly plays guitar on this Andrew Berry's one and only Peel Session

Live At The BBC Paris Theatre 8.02.73 - The Faces

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On this performance at the Paris Theatre in February of 1973, the Faces had already released three albums since their formation in 1970 and are preparing to tour in support of their latest and final studio album Oh La La. Rod Stewart, as seen in the selection of tracks, was also promoting his solo works which had much better success on the pop charts.
Clearly, Stewart was a star attraction. Savvy with the press and a magnet for cameras and adoring female fans. But the Faces had a special charm for music fans. Their ragged style, loose but right playing and blues roots made them genuine musicians. They were respected as much for their "alcohol" content/ intake. Legend has it that this show was recorded for broadcast on the BBC, but was shelved as the boys sounded too drunk. Sounds bloody good to me though

Rainy Day Music - The Jayhawks

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This Jayhawks album is very good. Though not as good as their earlier albums, it should rank with those albums. This is a more folk orignated album, with alot of acoustic, but still some electric. The lyrics are great and all are written by members of the band. Gary Louris vocals are as great as they ever were. Ethan Johns's production is amazing on this record. The Wallflowers' Jakob Dylan appears on the backing vocals of Come to the River. Highly Recommended.

Peel Session 5 - The Black Keys - 7.05.03

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Recorded: 20.04.03 Transmitted: 7.05.03

Track Listing: 1. Intro, 2. Set You Free, 3. Hard Row, 4. No Trust, 5. The Moan

The first of 2 sessions that The Black Keys did for the John Peel Show.

Chulahoma - The Black Keys

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The Black Keys, comprising Dan Auerbach, singer-guitarist and Patrick Carney, Animal-like drummer, they here interpret the songs of the late Junior Kimbrough, following their contribution to his tribute album, Sunday Nights. And what a dirty, soulful and bluesy piece of work it is. With funked up grungey blues guitar sliding in and out of the mix, a voice that brings Paul Rodgers, Eric Clapton and Muddy Waters to mind, Chulahoma is a treat from start to finish. In an age when studio production can add endless layers of perfection, it is wonderful to hear one no-frills album where the spirit of punk-blues is kept unpolished and gritty.

The Get Down Imperative - King Sound Quartet

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Founded in 1996, the King Sound Quartet began as four very different personalities coming together to make music with soul. Not wanting to limit themselves to one particular niche, the KSQ drew on 60’s soul, R&B, garage rock, hardcore punk, and free-jazz (see their 20 minute version of Sun Ra’s "Space Is The Place"). They are recognized as a super group of underground no-counts. Under the guidance of Young Lion Conspirator Tim Kerr (formerly of the Big Boys, POISON 13!!, and currently of the Lord High Fixers), the band cranked out some incredibly inspired music that resulted in their vinyl-only LP on In The Red and an excellent single on Estrus. After the initial recording sessions, everybody went back to his or her usual bands and day jobs - no live shows were ever performed. In the year 2000 a second album was planned with Matt Verta Ray (Speedball Baby) joining the fold as an additional guitarist. This session failed due to differences too vast to list here, and, unfortunately, served as the final nail (and all the dirt) on the KSQ coffin.

Coal - The Devastations

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Coal is a great album. Conrad Standish's atmospheric vocals ride high over the whole record, adding a tenor also redolent of Tindersticks' Stuart Staples with its warm, rich, powerful thrust. It never rises to a shout, but is menacing and just that little bit frightening all the same, the restraint worrying in the same way that it's always the quiet ones that you have to watch out for...
The backing is what I'd call proper music. As mentioned, there are times when guitars blare and blaze and the apocalypse threatens to begin, but for the most time Tom Carlyon and Hugo Cran provide a dramatic, beautiful backdrop to Standish's troubadour spirit. What it leaves you with is a deeply pretty, yet never comfortable album and while if you don't own Nick Cave's The Boatman's Call, you should get that first (actually, that applies to most albums), you should seriously consider listening to Coal if you're at all weary of angular post-punk or lo-fi chancers. Indeed, if you're weary at all, Devastations are distinctly wonderful companions with which to spend three quarters of an hour.

Rockin' With Reed - Jimmy Reed

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"Rockin' With Reed" was Jimmy Reed's second LP, released in 1959 on the VeeJay label, and featuring a strong track list. Most of Reed's best known songs came from his first album, "I'm Jimmy Reed", and from the later "Found Love", but there is a lot of really good stuff here, even if these titles aren't as well known as "Big Boss Man", "Shame, Shame, Shame", "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" or "Honest I Do". This is nothing revolutionary, just half an hour of Reed's laid-back two-string boogie and drawling vocal delivery, but the catchy swagger of "Going To New York" and "My Bitter Seed", the easy, loping boogie of "The Moon Is Rising", and the deep, funky groove of "Take Out Some Insurance", are as instantly appealing as they are simple, and its not hard to understand why Jimmy Reed found the commercial succes that he did, outselling a number of arguably more talented but also less radio friendly bluesmen like Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Howlin' Wolf. It's no secret that Mathis James Reed only had a limited arsenal of songs, which he played and recorded over and over again with small variations and different lyrics, but that particular "Jimmy Reed sound" is so immediately appealing and so easily digestable that it brought him a mainstream audience other blues singer only dreamt about.

Image Of Africa - Cedric Myton & The Congos

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The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Formed in 1977 in Jamaica, the Congos are essentially the vocal pairing Cedric Myton and Roydel Johnson (former member of Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus).Not long after the record was released however, the two members went their separate ways but continued to use the Congo moniker as means of identification. Cedric Myton carried on recording with session musicians and vocalists as "Cedric Myton & the Congos", while Johnson recorded as a solo artist under the name Congo Ashanti Roy although neither have ever quite recaptured the same spark as their seminal collaborative effort.

Although not a patch on Heart of the Congos, this is still not a bad album, worth a listen

Doin' The Mod Volume 1 - The Go Go Train - Various Artists

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Considering that soul-jazz-based mod rock really wasn't a huge commercial deal in Britain in the mid-'60s, with the odd exception like Georgie Fame, it's amazing how many records in the style were generated. This is a decent 30-song collection of them -- not a hit among them -- although there's one very famous performer in the young David Bowie, represented by his flop Fame-like 1966 B-side "Good Morning Girl." Some other artists have their followings among serious '60s British rock collectors, such as the Timebox, the Alan Bown Set, the Koobas, the Riot Squad, and Episode Six (the last of whom included future members of Deep Purple). For all its obscurity, this is fun stuff, often grounded by jazz-soul organ, and sometimes dressed up in horns, though a good share of the songs are lightweight and/or generic blue-eyed soul with a bit of British Invasion rock thrown into the mix. Some of the better cuts are ones which don't try so hard to be American soul tunes and admit some British Invasion pop melodies and harmonies, like Platform Six's "Money Will Not Mean a Thing" and Mal & the Primitives' "Every Minute of Every Day." The Riot Squad's "I Wanna Talk About My Baby" must be the most accurate imitation of mid-'60s Georgie Fame ever done, and the jazzier side of the Paul Jones-era Manfred Mann is echoed in A Band of Angels' "(Accept My) Invitation": an irony considering that the band's singer, Michael d'Abo, would replace Jones.

Problems - The Singing Adams

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If the Broken Family Band are "indie with a twang", as singer and guitarist Steven Adams likes to describe them, his solo project, the Singing Adams, make folk songs that snarl. They are sometimes tender - "Let me press on your skin/ A hand that loves you," he muses - but more often self-hating; Adams views love through a prism of darkness.
The excitement of Minus Nines is eroded by fears, while I Can Do Nothing is a bitter, distorted goodbye. Surrounded by singalong harmonies, banjo and acoustic guitars, Adams would be a bleating victim if not for the venom his insecurities let loose
There's Hello Baby, a nasty guide-to-life shot through with blistering electric guitar, and People Are Gonna Hate You, with its happy-clappy rhythm and cold heart. The warm Americana, scorched with British cynicism and unapologetic lust, hits its zenith in Starsign, when he sings to his latest conquest: "You and your starsign can fuck off."

Dangerous Magical Noise - The Dirtbombs

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This Detroit band boasts an unorthodox line-up: two drummers, two bass guitarists, and alpha male Mick Collins on guitar and vox. Bottom heavy? Well, yeh. And yeah! The minute and a half opener "Start the Party" sounds like an outtake from MC5's "Kick Out the Jams", off the rails with guitar fuzz, Collins' out-of-breath falsetto, and tacked-on crowd screech. From then on it's a mix of rough soul, guitar boogie, and scuzzy noise. "Sun is Shining" sounds like Hendrix fronting the Troggs, "Motor City Baby" is Gary Glitter mated with T.Rex, while "I'm Through With White Girls" could almost exist on an Otis Redding album. Diverse, cacophonous, chaotic - definitely not for the faint of heart.

Blackheart Man - Bunny Wailer

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The relatively overlooked member of the "big three" of The Wailers, Bunny Wailer has for decades put out solid material that seems to have evaded the tastes of many fans who favor Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It's easy to see how he has been overshadowed by Tosh and Marley, the former's militancy winning over fans, and the latter, well, is Bob Marley. Wailer's style is not as distinct as either of those two, but it you take the time to listen to his music, you'll uncover its subtle beauty.
Following Bunny Wailer's 1973 departure from the Wailers, he spent three years retired in the Jamaican countryside before returning to the recording studio. The result was the triumphant BLACKHEART MAN, an essential album for any serious reggae collection. Backing Wailer were a number of legendary Jamaican musicians including the Barrett Brothers (Carlton and Aston), Robbie Shakespeare, Skatalite Tommy McCook and former bandmates Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Although the original Wailers trio harmonizes on one of their old numbers ("Dreamland"), it's Tosh who contributes the most by playing a number of instruments.

Suicide - Stray

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Back in the 70’s Stray was one of the hardest gigging, and consistently excellent live acts on the circuit. Stray originally came together at the tender age of 14 in 1966, eventually building up a solid following and signing for Transatlantic Records in 1970. This marked an intensely busy decade for the band including two appearances at the famed Reading Festival and also the huge Weeley Festival, as well as an appearance on BBC’s Disco 2. Further major tours with the likes of Ten Years After and Status Quo boosted Stray’s profile before they were Black Sabbath’s special guests at a huge Alley Pally show back in ‘73. By 1976 they toured with the new kids on the block Kiss and Rush, but eventually took a sabbatical with the advent of Punk.

The second album by Stray from 1971 saw the band move into a harder sound starting off with anti-war song Son of the Father,leading off into other classic tracks such as Jericho which is still performed on stage today by the band and whose lyrics are still relevant what with events in the middle east. It is not all hard rock though the band show that they are more than capable of slowing things down very nicely with the tender Dearest Eloise.The closing track Suicide is a true rock classic and recalls the energy of Jimi Hendrix as Del Bromhams guitar stuns with his brilliant playing,this album charted at number 23 when it was first released and it easy to see why Stray were not heavy metal they were much to clever and too good for that they were roots rock at its very best.

Not On Top - Herman Dune

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This is great block party music, music that you can move around and do whatever to, or just drive to the grocery store with your mom to. Herman Dune consisted of two brothers, David Herman Dune and Andre Herman Dune, and their friend Neman who joins them on drums. Also, they have a list list of people they collaborate with, most notably beautiful-voiced Canadian singer Julie Doiron. On this album, the studio party aspect comes through the strongest, as they obviously have fun and play catchy, poppy indie-ish music, influenced by anti-folk but with a rich, full sound.

London Is The Place For Me - Various Artists

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This is an excellent compilation of calypso from Britain's post-war West Indian emigres. I bought this album purely out of curiousity, not knowing what to expect. I can report that this is a wonderful and varied collection of songs. Many of the songs capture the innocence and optimism of the new immigrant communities. For example, Lord Kitchener's 'London is the place for me' is cheerful and up-tempo, and an excellent choice for the opening track. A lot of humour, sophistication and intelligence emanates from this album. It opens up one's eyes to an important period of history, and some of the songs deal with the downside of British life like racism and unfriendliness: 'If you're not white you're black'; 'My landlady', and 'Mix up matrimony'. There are also some humorous songs such as the bawdy 'Saxophone No. 2', and the hilariously funny 'Bulldog don't bite me'. To all readers of this review, I suggest that you must listen to this wonderful CD, and not put calypso into a pigeonhole. Calypso is vibrant, lively, sharp, witty, and intelligent. It's only racial stereotyping that has portrayed calyso as silly and sentimental. If you want to hear calypso, then forget Harry Belafonte and try Lord Kitchener instead.

Back To The Web - Elf Power

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On 2004’s Walking With the Beggar Boys, Elf Power tapped into a surprisingly muscular T. Rex rock sound, and Back to the Web represents the flip side of the coin, emulating the same band, but in its earlier, unabbreviated years of trippy folk. The result is a lush, hazy cloud of 12-string acoustic guitars, banjos, violins, and cellos raining down Andrew Rieger’s refreshing melodies, marred only by a bit of uncomfortable familiarity at times.

Outta here - The Gories

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The Gories were a three-piece garage punk band formed in Detroit in 1986. They were among the first garage punk bands to incorporate overt blues influences. The band featured Mick Collins and Dan Kroha on guitar and vocals, and Peggy O'Neil on drums.

They existed for but a fleeting moment, yet left an indelible mark an all that followed. This CD, their final assult on the recording establishment, contains some of their greatest recorded moments. "He's Doin' It" is about Dan's freaky cat, who 'danced' to whatever was on the stereo. "Omologato" is Mick's paeon to his favorite type of car and his rendering ('rendering'-think of a glue factory) of "There But For The Grace Of God I Go" is the best version of a disco song never played on the radio. All in all, this album is a stomper from start to finish.

Street Signs - Ozomatli

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On this Ozomatli, the Los Angeles group presents an aesthetic that fuses 21st-century salsa with urban sounds and social commentary, particularly on "Dejame En Paz" and "(Who Discovered) America?" Ozomatli expands on its global grooves with the cumin-laced, Middle-Eastern flavor of "Believe" and the dance-hall rhythms of "Who's to Blame." Rounding out STREET SIGNS is the pop-perfect "Love and Hope.

Peel Session 4 - Neko Case - 13.09.00

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An 11 song live set transmitted on 13.09.2000.

Wonderful stuff, you even get the wonderful tones of John Peel thrown in for good measure as well.

If We Can't Trust The Doctors.. - Blanche

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Dan Miller never ceases to amaze me whether its Two Star Tabernacle, Goober and The Peas, or Blanche. All of his bands rocked to tell you the truth, but especially his current band, Blanche. Who's To Say includes Brendan Benson with backing vocals and Mr. Jack White playin the guitar solo on it. Superstition is another cracker, "Don't you know it's bad luck to be superstitious?" This album is truly amazing

Feathers - Dead Meadow

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It's one thing to treat your influences with reverence, eyes and goals fixed on a past that brought them to you. It's another to fold them into the present, into the elusive omnipresence of the moment. And how Dead Meadow pulls this off on Feathers is an amazing thing to hear.

Frank Sinatra Sings The Select Cole Porter

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Cole Porter was one of the greatest songwriters of 20th century. Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest performers of 20th century. So, must I write more? On this compilation you will find songs from Sinatra Sings For Swingin' Lovers (I've Got You Under My Skin, Anything Goes), High Society soundtrack (Mind If I Make Love To You, You're Sensational), A Swingin' Affair! (Night And Day, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, At Long Last Love, From This Moment On), Can-Can (I Love Paris, C'est Magnifique).

A fantastic collection of songs

Peel Session 3 - Department S - 3.12.80

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Recorded on 19.11.1980 at Langham 1, Portland Place London this was the only Peel Session that Department S did. It was broadcast on 3.12.1980.
Tracks :
1. Is Vic There ? 2. Age Concern, 3. Ode To Koh (The Stench of War), 4. Clap Now

What Comes After The Blues - Magnolia Electric Co.

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What Comes After the Blues is the debut full length recording by what became the Magnolia Electric Co.touring line-up and the second album released by Jason Molina under that moniker. Recorded in November 2003 by Steve Albiniat his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago.

This album is rocking, and the addition of female vocalist Jennie Benford is welcome - her performance on "The Night Shift Lullaby" might be the best of "What Comes After the Blues." "What Comes After the Blues" certainly isn't "Didn't it Rain" or "Axxess and Ace" or any of Molina's previous Songs: Ohia releases.

Peel Session 2 - Black Roots - 27.05.81

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Recorded 19.05.81 Transmitted 27.05.81

Track Listing: 1. Confusion, 2. What Dem A Do ? 3. Chanting For Freedom, 4. The Father

Black Roots were a powerful and potent force in the British reggae music scene throughout the Eighties and left a legacy of no less than ten albums and more than eight singles before bowing out of the public eye in the mid-90's. Hailing from the St Paul's area of Bristol, the original eight-member band were formed in 1979 and quickly gained a large following by touring almost non-stop around the country, playing their brand of 'militant pacifism' roots reggae in the nation's major colleges, universities and festivals. They attracted the attention of television with appearances on BBC2's Neighbours, BBC West, HTV West and Rockers Roadshow and popular radio, where live studio sessions for Radio 1's In Concert (broadcast April 1982), John Peel, David 'Kid' Jensen and Peter Powell, led to a BBC Radio 1 sessions LP. Their first releases were on the Nubian Records label and an EP containing Bristol Rock, Tribal War, The Father and The System preceded their first single, in 1981, Chanting For Freedom. Jon Futrell in Black Echoes, labelled them; "Quite simply, Black Roots are the next great hope for reggae in this country," while John Peel was quoted; "If anyone tells you that there is no such thing as good British reggae, first tell them that they are a herbert and then listen to Black Roots." John Peel's Radio 1 session, aired on 27 May, really helped the cause, with Confusion, What Dem A Do, Chanting For Freedom and The Father performed live.

We All Belong - Dr Dog

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On their 2005 breakthrough, "Easy Beat," Dr. Dog made scruffy indie rock that pushed pleasure buttons while showing the band's seriously retro steez. We All Belong is even better. The Philly quintet's low-fi, throwback sound -- cf. Beatles, Beach Boys, Chicago -- is still in effect. But the more you listen, the less Dr. Dog's influences seem to matter, since the songs are so damn likable. Dr. Dog's strong tune-sense drives winners like the Band-jacking "Alaska" and the charming "The Way the Lazy Do." There are whimsical touches and plenty of ideas: Airy backing vocals and perky piano are routinely deployed, and "The Girl" bounces between a Neil Young verse, a bright chorus and an almost epic psych-rock coda. Even when a sense of agitation seeps in, as on "Die, Die, Die," We All Belong sounds truly inviting.

Peel Session 1 - The Redskins - 15.08.83

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Recorded : 8.08.03 Transmitted: 15.08.83
Tracklisting:
1. Young and Proud, 2. Hold On, 3. 99-And-A- Half, 4. Take No Heroes.

This was the 2nd of the two sessions that the band did for the Peel Show.
If anybody has a copy of the first session...........

Social Studies - Loudon Wainwright III

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Social and political commentary has always been a component of Loudon Wainwright's songwriting. Released in 1999, the 15 songs that make up Social Studies were written during the course of the decade prior and first aired in shorter solo versions on National Public Radio. For the most part, Wainwright wrote these songs to order--he was given a topic and asked to frame a reaction to it in his biting and sarcastic lyrics.
From Jesse Helms to O.J. Simpson to Tanya Harding, Wainwright takes it all on with rapier-sharp wit. The album was produced by Joe Boy and is supported by topflight players, including longtime collaborator Chaim Tannenbaum and masterful bass player Greg Cohen There are also appearances by the Roches, John Scofield, Peter Ecklund, and Lenny Pickett. This album functions as a nice contrasting companion piece to his previous Little Ship, on which he ruminates on his own life. Although the subject matters are dated now, for us passionate smokers New Street People is as relevant today as it was then

The Complete Guide to Insufficiency - David Thomas Broughton

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The Complete Guide to Insufficieny is comparable to such forebears as John Fahey and Nick Drake, as well as contemporaries Antony and the Johnsons and Neutral Milk Hotel, but even these comparisons don’t fully convey the scope and beauty of Broughton’s sound.
Using simple tools- an acoustic guitar, some looping pedals, a cheap drum machine - Broughton has created a singular statement of purpose and artistic intent.

Sage Advice - The Band Of Blacky Ranchette

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Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

What turned out to be the final Blacky Ranchette album was a fine way for Gelb's alter ego to bow out -- one can't but wonder how celebrated the album would have been by the No Depression crowd had it surfaced in 1995 rather than 1990. Unlike many of that crowd, though, Gelb actually has a sense of humor -- the album title alone shows that much -- and Sage Advice contains both serious and merry reflections on life. One of the best all-around lyrics, from the rollicking "Outside an Angel's Reach": "He used to be a devil with three sixes on his mind/six-pack, six-gun, six strings were his Saturday night." Gelb's Gram Parsons fixation understandably comes out here -- Lucinda Williams' duet with him on "Burning Desire" almost inevitably recalls Emmy Lou Harris' work with Parsons as a result -- but it's not a cloning, more an appreciation and extension of a style. Everything from classic steel guitar runs to gently weepy piano plays a part on the album, and it's definitely cosmic American music of its own stripe. A rotating collection of side players, including on-again-off-again Giant Sand guitarist Rainer Ptacek, make up the band this time around. Rather than being straight country per se, the collective can whip up some songs easily matching the amplification level of Giant Sand, notably a hard rocking version of Waylon Jennings' great "Trouble Man" that sounds like a potential role model for Ministry's attempt at Texas industrial on "Jesus Built My Hot Rod." The immediately following "Dreamland, New Mexico," credited as sung by Old Man Howe, has a line which sums up Sage Advice perfectly: "They're playing new fashion Western with that old fashion hardcore/good and loud, and none of that MOR." All this and a half-gentle, half-thrashed concluding cover of "You Are My Sunshine" as well.

Black Mountain

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Black Mountain, whose self-titled debut full-length is a rollicking, wildly adventurous reconfiguring of 1960s and 70s nostalgia that's as duty-bound to the present as it is sympathetic to the past.
Black Mountain hits somewhere between Jerk With a Bomb's stellar but more straightforward Pyrokinesis and Pink Mountaintops' smarmy, sex-laden brand of vespertine blues-- only jacked up a good 20 decibels. Stephen McBean's voice is pleasant and instantly recognizable; having such an established songwriter behind a freshman outing is a tremendous advantage, and Black Mountain seem to know it. When the band aren't venturing on plush, static jams, his coy bluesy vocals tether the songs in familiar melodic space.

Taglich Brot - Andre Herman Dune

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This was André’s first proper solo release and shows his strengths as a songwriter in his own right. He strips down the folk pop we might be familiar with and leaves the songs at an almost skeletal level, with most recorded to four track which give them that extra sense of lo-fi. However the hissing and buzzing of the way they were recorded never gets in the way of the songs themselves which are beautifully honest and free of the posturing of so much modern pop music. Apparently the songs were recorded in Berlin over the course of a week and much of that immediacy has translated perfectly to the record giving the songs a real feeling which is hard to shy away from. Fans of high quality pop/folk will no doubt go to pieces hearing this. Excellent stuff.

Folklore - 16 Horsepower

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16 Horsepower are a tragically overlooked band, fronted by the eccentric yet undoubtedly talented David Eugene Edwards, they play a dark, brooding style of country music. If you see the word 'country' and are instantly thinking of hillbilly music and cowboys, 16 Horsepower will completely change that notion. The subject is dark - man's sins and downfall, the lack of faith... dark religious subject matter, engulfed in harrowing soundscapes. This is not for the faint of heart.

Big Iron World - Old Crow Medicine Show

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Their sophomore album, Big Iron World, was released in August 2006 and combined traditional American standards (including Woody Guthrie’s ‘Union Maid’) with OCMS originals that blended American roots, folk, blues, gospel, bluegrass and a little bit of gritty rock. Produced by David Rawlings.

This is down-home, foot tappin', front porch, mountain music at its best. "James River Blues" grabs your soul and in my mind is this album's rival to Wagon Wheel from the first disc and worth the price alone. "Bobcat Tracks" is Dylanesque. "Down Home Girl" reminds me of Mayall's "The Turning Point". While certain songs clearly show their influence, this CD is nothing if not original.

American Water - Silver Jews

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American Water introduced another new Silver Jews lineup, this one with Stephen Malkmus on lead guitar. Produced by Nicolas Vernhes (David Grubbs, Ted Leo), it's a low-key masterpiece which pits David Berman's cynical observations and lucid nonsequiturs against a loose rumble of sunbaked slack country. Opening with the promisingly arrogant line "In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection," the album sets out on a ragged tour of suburban wilderness peppered with startling moments of clarity. Although highlights include the wah-powered "People" and "Send in the Clouds," the full impact of American Water demands a beginning-to-end listen. The accumulation of moments and details, from the nearly ironic C&W of "Honk If You're Lonely" to Berman's own sly acknowledgement of his chosen vocal style in "We Are Real" (where he deadpans "like a message broadcast on an overpass / all my favorite singers couldn't sing"), makes American Water the most engaging and rewarding album in the Silver Jews' canon.

Invitation Songs - The Cave Singers

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I absolutely love this record. This is without a doubt one of the best releases from 2007. It is simple in arrangement yet very deep in tone, vibe, and melody. I just saw these guys live at Glastonbury Festival and they do a great job of reproducing the vibe live.

Alabama Ass Whuppin' - Drive By Truckers

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A live recording featuring a great collection of punk-based country rock. This is some stomping, driving music, with an urgency not heard in most alt-country. Patterson Hood's raspy vox perfectly fit the music, and the warm guitar sound dominates. Since this is a live album, the songs incorporate some extended bluesy jams. The performance is staggering enough to elicit the drunken shouts for "More!" at the end of the album. The punk roots of the band are evident, most explicitly in the Jim Carroll cover on track 11. "Steve McQueen" is a rousing tribute to a childhood hero, which segues into "Gimme Three Steps" and back again. "The Avon Lady" is an improvised tale of a neighbor who's a tad overzealous in the pushing of make-up products. "Margo & Harold," a song about how people grow weirder with each passing year, also does the service of explaining the title. The most powerful track on the disc is "The Living Bubba," a plaintive cry from a musician dying of AIDS, needing just a little more time to live as he's "got another show." The drunken pyschobilly is what gives the compositions their energy and momentum, but it is songs like this one which gives the album its power. Great stuff.