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  BERNIE TORME  Turn Out The Lights  (Kamaflage,1982) - Rock       Bernie's debut solo album, Turn Out The Lights , highlights why Gillan wanted him in his band, and why he formed such an integral part of the classic Gillan line-up. Punk metal, explosive energy, touches of blues a la Hendrix.       The single 'America' is here, and the title track is as good as anything he did with Gillan, it nods at Tobacco Road, exquisite.       There's some melodic touches too. Genius throughout.   TRACKLIST: Turn Out The Lights                      Painter Man                      Lies                      America                      Getting There                     ...

  IAN GILLAN BAND  Child In Time  (Polydor/Oyster,1976) - Jazz rock/Fusion       This album is Ian Gillan's solo debut after he left Deep Purple in early 70-s. Released on small Oyster label, he didn't succeed, mostly because he didn't offer much to ex-Deep Purple fans.       Looking on this album as independent product, open ear listener can find some nice moments though. First of all - "Child In Time", remake of the possibly the best Deep Purple 's song. Not too much similar to original, no way better than it, it offers softer, warmer and much more emotional version. With many progressive rock elements and excellent Gillan's vocals.       Five first songs (all A-side) are all short and more straightforward heavy funk-rock numbers with some r'n'b elements, great Gillan vocals, but not too complex. Even if not so great, these songs are worth listening unless you hate funk in your music or are hungry to listen pseudo-symphonic o...

  GOOD RATS  Ratcity In Blue  (Platinum, 1976) - Rock       The Good Rats are a band that comes to mind quite easily when listening to great Rock & Roll groups that should have become bigger than they actually became. Hailing from Long Island, New York in the 1970s, The Good Rats were immensely popular in the New York area.         The Good Rats Ratcity In Blue . album was released in 1976 on the Platinum Records label. It was an album of 11 songs composed by Good Rats bandleader Peppi Marchello. The album was produced by Stephan Galfas who would go on to work with artists such as the Allman Brothers Band , Meat Loaf and Cher.       Every song on the Ratcity In Blue album is great. There was not one clunker among the 11 great tracks. Of course, we all had our personal favorites but there were a handful of songs on that record  we all agreed stood out among the rest. The first would be the album’s great...

  BLACKFOOT SUE  Nothing To Hide  (JAM,1973) - Rock       Blackfoot Sue are remembered today, if at all, for their one-off UK hit, Standing In The Road, a 1972 no. 4. Helmed by twins Tom and David Farmer, their 'classic' lineup included guitarists Eddie Golga and Alan Jones, all but Jones doubling on keyboards when required.        They released their only album to appear during their 'lifespan', Nothing to Hide, in 1973, bullishly containing no singles, while featuring a vicious put-down of the then-current glam scene, Glittery Obituary. The album's peak, though, is the ripping The Spring Of '69, a condensed heavy epic on a par with the genre's market leaders.  TRACKLIST: Messiah                   Country Home                   Cry                   My Oh My            ...

        System of a Down's unconventional songs, replete with abrupt stops and starts endemic to their idiosyncratic spin on metal, demand a dextrous and often acrobatic performance from their bassist Shavo Odadjian, and he has always been up to the task ... in spades. SYSTEM OF A DOWN System Of A Down American/Columbia, 1998 https://www.sendspace.com/file/b29tlday

  JOBRIATH  Jobriath  (Elektra,1973) - Glam rock      Z iggy Stardust is an invention, a fictional character, Jobriath is the demonstration of how reality is much more prosaic and ruthless than imagination, of how rock 'n' roll and everything that revolves around it often proves to be a deceitful and mocking trap... it is a tale of splendor and misery, that of this talented and forgotten artist , who touched the sky with his finger only to be brutally thrown off without a rock 'n' roll suicide to immortalize him for posterity. Bruce Campbell, the man behind the makeup and extravagant costumes of Jobriath, had three great misfortunes, one consequential to the other: being born on the wrong side of the Atlantic Ocean, not being shrewd and calculating enough to realize it, and getting caught up in the cynicism of the record industry which, given the (very predictable and expected) failure of the marketing operation organized around him, decided to metaphorical...

  HILLY MICHAELS  Calling All Girls  (WB,1980) - Pop rock     Calling All Girls, the debut from singing drummer wonderboy Hilly Michaels (ex-Sparks), is like a shook-up can of Sunkist, ready to spew its sugary goodness with great force. It is a production triumph thanks to an inspired Roy Thomas Baker, who had a field day with the material. Around every corner are little bits of tasty ear candy: giddy background vocals, pulsing palm-muted guitar, UFO synth tones, flanged passages, castanets, key changes, jingling sleigh bells. It's all here, in generous quantity. The record's sonic profile is a perfect compliment to the music, a vivid celebration of youthful fun. Calling All Girls works in the same way the best Ramones music succeeds: the hooks are irresistible, the message is genuine, the songs level all in their path. TRACKLIST: Calling All Girls Teenage Days Shake It And Dance Gemini ...

  DWIGHT TWILLEY  Scuba Divers  (EMI America,1982) - Power pop / Rock       Kicking off with the propulsive rocker "I'm Back Again," which shines thanks to its layering of acoustic and electric guitars, soaring backing vocals, and dramatic tension, Scuba Divers feels like the work of an artist fully in command of their sound, but also in desperate need to get their songs out to the world. This push and pull makes for a record that's rippling with energy, even on the slower songs like the aching midtempo track "Somebody to Love" or the girl group-inspired "Dion Baby." Twilley swings from these kind of songs, where it sounds like he's removed all the protective layers from his soul, to swaggering rockers that are full of joy ("I Found the Magic") and hope ("I Think It's That Girl"). In between are dramatic, slightly more complicated songs like "10,000 American Scuba Divers Dancin'" or the heavy rocker "C...

  NICK GILDER  Rock America  (Casablanca,1980) - Rock, Power pop       Nice mixture of new wave, glam-rock and power pop. Rock America is one of the catchiest songs I've heard in a long time, surprised it wasn't a big hit. Not sure why fans dismiss this album, it doesn't sound very different Nick's previous records. TRACKLIST: Rock America                    I've Got Your Number                    20th Century Girls                    Catch 22                    Wild Ones (Feeling Electric)                    On The Beat                    Night Comes Down                    Lady You're A Killer     ...

  BLISS BAND  Dinner With Raoul  (Columbia,1978) - AOR      After an album with Dog Soldier and a stint in the David Essex Band, in the mid-'70s singer/keyboard player Paul Bliss decided to strike out on his own.  Heading for Los Angeles he formed the cleverly titled Bliss Band  featuring the talents of bass player Andy Brown, drummer Nigel Elliot, lead guitarist Phil Palmer (who had also supported David Essex), and keyboard player Alan Park.  Signed by Columbia, the band's 1978 deb ut "Dinner with Raoul" teamed them with former Steely Dan guitarist Jeff Skunk Baxter serving in the producer's chair.   With Bl iss responsible for all ten tracks, the album had a distinctive '70s AOR vibe that really did sound lik e a Steely Dan, or perhaps a Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers album.  The comparison was underscored by cameos from Doobie Brother drummer Keith Knudsen and McDonald himself who provided backing vocals on two tracks ...

        Greg Howe started playing the guitar at the age of 10 and by his middle teens, after discovering Van Halen, became obsessed with guitar while transforming his confident playing of pentatonic scales on the guitar into a broader understanding of music. By his late teens he had already began playing in clubs with his rock band, which featured his brother Al on lead vocals. Over the course of the next few years Greg continued to hone his guitar skills while playing in rock bands.       In 1988 Shrapnel Records owner and infamous guitar connoisseur Mike Varney asked Howe to record an album for his label after hearing a demo that Greg had sent him with the hopes of being featured in Varney's Spotlight column for Guitar Player magazine. That album, simply entitled "Greg Howe", featured David Lee Roth bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Atma Anur. It instantly caught the attention of the whole guitar community and eventually led to numerous endorsement d...

        They weren’t British, they weren’t brothers and their real names weren’t Walker, but Californians Scott Engel, John Maus and Gary Leeds were briefly huge stars in England, and small ones in their native USA, at the peak of the British Invasion .       In March 1965 their first single – Pretty Girls Everywhere – emerged on the Philips label. The record flopped, but in June, Love Her (a Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil number) put The Walker Brothers into the Top Twenty for the first time.       The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore repeated the feat the following year, and the group also had UK hits with My Ship Is Coming In , (Baby) You Don’t Have To Tell Me , Another Tear Falls and others.       While The Walker Brothers looked the part of British Invaders with their shaggy mop tops, they were in fact far more pop than rock – and they didn’t play on most of their records.       In April 1967, some months af...

  DANNY O'KEEFE  Breezy Stories  (Atlantic,1973) - Folk rock       Such a bizarre album. Very heterogeneous and reminiscent of so many other artists at the same time! If you like Mike Nesmith (big influence!), Boz Scaggs, Tim Buckley, Steely Dan or Geoff Muldaur, it's all mixed up in this bowl. Some excellent musicianship is displayed on this album but it takes a while to absorb it all. Not in a bad sense, mind you... TRACKLIST: Angel Spread Your Wings                    Magdalena                    Junkman                    Portrait In Black Velvet                    She Said Drive On, Driver                    Steppin' Out Tonight                    If Ya Can'...

  IAN MATTHEWS  Some Days You Eat The Bear...  (Elektra,1974) - Country rock       Ian Matthews moved away from country rock on Some Days You Eat The Bear and Some Days The Bear Eats You, and switched between the LA country sound, the West Coast Sound and soft rock. The music was slick, polished and radio friendly. That was no surprise, given the personnel that played on the album. They provided the perfect accompaniment for Ian Matthews. Especially on his rueful cover of Tom Waits’ Ol’ 55, and soul-baring covers of I Don’t Wanna Talk About It and Tried So Hard. There was also a cover of Steely Dan’s Dirty Work, where Ian Matthews and his all-star band stay true to the carefully crafted original. Then on Wailing Goodbye, Keep On Sailing and Home Ian Matthews’ showcased his talents as a singer and songwriter. However, he had kept one of his finest songs until last. The melodic and memorable strains of The Fault closed Some Days You Eat The Bear and Some Days...

  AL KOOPER  Easy Does It  (Columbia,1970) - Rock       After his unceremonious ouster from Blood Sweat & Tears Al Kooper embarked on several different projects including a handful of concerts with Mike Bloomfield and a string of critically acclaimed but generally commercially unnoticed solo albums.       Easy Does It a double LP set, was Kooper's third solo endeavour. The fact that this is not only a double album, but also an exceptional one without a single track that would be described as "filler" is a testament to Kooper's many talents. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and master arranger-- all hats that Kooper wore for this exceptional set. TRACKLIST LP 1:  Brand New Day / Piano Solo Introduction / I Got A Woman / Country Road / I Bought You The                                     Shoes (You're Walking away In) / Introducti...