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ONCE UPON A TIME.....Just A Matter Of Time

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  MARLENA SHAW  Just A Matter Of Time  (Blue Note,1976) - Jazz       This was Ms. Shaw’s swansong for Blue Note before she jumped ship to Columbia in 1977. The album’s opener, the buoyant ‘It’s Better Than Walkin’ Out’ with its slurping hi-hat patterns finds Shaw jumping on the disco bandwagon but she adapts to her new musical surroundings with aplomb and panache. Boasting a big, anthemic chorus, dancing string lines and a throbbing dance groove, the tune was released as a single (the 12-inch single version, Blue Note’s first ever release in that format, is added as a bonus cut). Better still is the lovely Gwen Guthrie-co-written tune, ‘This Time I’ll be Sweeter,’ a song that was first recorded by the UK’s own Linda Lewis. ‘Think About Me’ struts along with a sassy funk vibe while the mid-tempo ‘You & Me’ is almost ethereal with its swirling harps. ‘Love Has Gone Away’ – a souped-up cover of a Spinners’ tune – is pure disco and ‘Take My Body’ (written b...
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ONCE UPON A TIME.....Perfect Angel

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  MINNIE RIPERTON  Perfect Angel  (Epic,1974) - Soul       Perfect Angel owes more to a Van Morrison album of the early 70s than to any out-and-out soul record. It's bucolic, laid back, freewheeling and a pleasure from start to finish. Its mix of sultriness and innocence reminds us if just how great a loss Riperton – who died tragically young of cancer in 1979 – was to the world. TRACKLIST: Reasons                      It's So Nice (To See Old Friends)                      Take A Little Trip                      Seeing You This Way                      The Edge Of A Dream                      Perfect Angel                      Every ...
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LITTLE DRUMMER BOY.....Anton Fig

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        KISS fans will recognize Anton Fig as the man who “sat in” for Peter Criss on both the Dynasty and Unmasked albums. More widely, he was known as the house drummer for the Late Show with David Letterman from 1986 through Letterman’s retirement in 2015. Aside from that, he was and still is the drummer of choice for all of former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s various solo works including Frehley’s Comet. Anton is known as “The Thunder From Downunder,” with a penchant for Jazz inspired, Fusion filled swoons that could bring even the cheesiest of 80s Rock to life in a way that most drummers of the era couldn’t or weren’t allowed to. In retrospect, Anton Fig is one of the most proficient drummers of the 70s and 80s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal era, with a style that has come to define the incredible output of Ace Frehley as a solo artist.  ACE FREHLEY Frehley's Comet Atlantic, 1987 https://www.sendspace.com/file/n4f62ctj
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ONCE UPON A TIME.....I Reserve The Right!

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  STILLWATER  I Reserve The Right!  (Capricorn,1978) - Southern rock       They look like they just got off work for the day at the farm, so you know without the image they'd better have some chops to warrant this record's release. Lead guitarist Rob Walker's "Alone on a Saturday Night" is a beautiful song, with drummer Sebie Lacey getting the honors for the lead vocal. It is the tune that stands out and grabs you on a decent outing produced by Stillwater and engineer Tad Bush for Buddy Buie Productions. The title track sounds like it is a cross between Duke & the Drivers meets Bachman Turner Overdrive sans Randy Bachman; it is truck-driving rock without the production qualities of "Alone on a Saturday Night" or the other subdued highlight here, "Women (Beautiful Women)." The vocals simply don't cut it on the title track, "I Reserve the Right," and they're equally rough on "Keeping Myself Alive," which is an exer...
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ONCE UPON A TIME.....Runestaff

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  RUNESTAFF  Runestaff  (Heavy Metal Records,1985) - NWOBHM       Runestaff began life in Ipswitch, England in 1980. Originally the group was an all male progressive rock band. Their first recording would be a three track demo cassette released in 1982. Guitarist/vocalist Andy Page would leave the band apparently frustrated over the direction of the band. Vocalist Joanna Symes was brought in and in a twist of fate Andy Page decided to return.       And while the group are often lumped in with the NWOBHM movement the truth is their sound owes a great deal more to American rock than to what was in their own backyard. With Joanna Symes on the mic (who sounds a great deal like Pat Benatar) the band offers up thirty minutes of enjoyable rock. And while obviously being on more of a metal oriented label did not help the band it was actually the tragic death of original keyboard player Kaust Rakhit in 1985 that would set the stage for the group’s bre...
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ONCE UPON A TIME.....Standing On The Edge

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  FRANKIE MILLER  Standing On The Edge  (Capitol,1982) - Rock       Frankie Miller’s eighth solo album “Standing On The Edge” was his first away from the Chrysalis label and was also at that point his rockiest and most polished effort. The bar room backing or stripped back blues and soul of the earlier albums being replaced with a polished, sleek and far more rocky production. Musically and arrangement wise this was more akin to Bad Company, Foreigner or even Whitesnake than the old blues and soul feel of its predecessors. Thats to take nothing away from those albums by the way as each and every one of them was a classic in its own right. TRACKLIST: Danger Danger                          Standing On The Edge                          Zap Zap                          ...
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ONCE UPON A TIME.....5'll Getcha Ten

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  COWBOY  5'll Getcha Ten  (Capricorn,1971) - Country rock       Shades of Poco and Buffalo Springfield shine through. Lovely arrangements and the guitars of Boyer/Talton and Kowalke come through like sunshine on a summers day. TRACKLIST: She Carries A Child                         Hey There Babe                         5'll Getcha Ten                         The Wonder                         Shoestrings                         Lookin' For You                         Seven Four Tune                         Right On Friend       ...
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