05-08-2021 FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1988-1992 >>Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, The Rolling Stones, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Lou Reed & John Cale, John Scofield, Massive Attack, A Tribe Called Quest, Gong, Peter Gabriel<<
M U S I C (2h 34m)
if you want excitement PRESS SHUFFLE!
.favtrax_mix on deezer
Wildly influential British guitarist who made a splash with the Yardbirds and as a session player before founding Led Zeppelin. Unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history is Jimmy Page. Just about every rock guitarist from the late '60s/early '70s to the present day has been influenced by Page's work with Led Zeppelin...
Bristol collective whose combination of dark rhythms, reverb-laden guitars, and atmospheric samples helped pioneer the sound of trip-hop.
One of the most artistic and popular rap acts of the 1990s, and leaders of the Native Tongues school of thoughtful jazz-inflected hip-hop.
Anarchic, experimental, and whimsical ensemble originally led by guitarist Daevid Allen, a founding member of the Soft Machine.
Theatrical leader of '70s-era Genesis and a bona fide pop star by the '80s despite his experimental, often exotic, material. As the leader of Genesis in the early '70s, Peter Gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality. He was no less ambitious as a solo artist, but he was more subtle in his methods. With his eponymous debut solo album in 1977, he explored dark, cerebral territory, incorporating avant-garde, electronic, and worldbeat influences into his music.
Peter Gabriel
favtraxmix label The player always plays the latest playlist tracks. / A lejátszó mindig a legújabb playlist számait játssza.
1988-1992
Liquid Mercury (Jimmy Page)3:03
Hummingbird Lead voc. Chris Farlowe (Leon Russell) 5:22
Emerald Eyes (Jimmy Page) 3:31
from Outrider 1988
Outrider is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Geffen Records on 19 June 1988. It is his first solo studio album (and his only one as of 2021) and the first time since 1969 he has recorded with a record label other than Atlantic Records/Swan Song Records. Page recorded the music at his personal studio The Sol...
Former Led Zeppelin vocalist whose successful solo career has found him covering a wide range of styles... 1982 solo debut, Pictures at Eleven, Plant pursued a feverishly adventurous solo career, embracing synthesizers and art rock that seemed to be the antithesis of Zeppelin's majestic hard rock, but he'd also later dabble in sampling and world music, while taking detours to reunite with Zep guitarist Jimmy Page for both a rockabilly lark and a folk-based revival of their catalog. 
The premier British rock band for over half a century, creators of the sound and style imitated by countless groups.
Lebanese-born oud player who mixes traditional Middle Eastern folk with jazz improvisation.Rabih Abou-Khalil 
Lou Reed was one of rock's most important singer/songwriters, the creator of a daring body of work who proved rock & roll could be art.
Tall Cool One (Phil Johnstone / Robert Plant) 4:38
Ship of Fools (Phil Johnstone / Robert Plant) 5:00
Helen of Troy (John Cale / Phil Johnstone / Robert Plant) 5:10
from Now and Zen 1988
After years of trying to separate himself from his legendary status as Led Zeppelin's frontman, Robert Plant finally reconciles with his past on Now & Zen. He borrows a few Zeppelin riffs, and even enlists Jimmy Page to play guitar on his hit "Tall Cool One." This album is also notable in that it marks his first collaboration with keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who would continue to play and write with Plant on subsequent albums.... a must-own for fans of Led Zeppelin.
The premier British rock band for over half a century, creators of the sound and style imitated by countless groups.
Sad Sad Sad (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) 3:35
Mixed Emotions (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) 4:38
Terrifying (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) 4:53
from Steel Wheels 1989
The Stones, or more accurately the relationship between Mick and Keith, imploded shortly after Dirty Work, resulting in Mick delivering a nearly unbearably mannered, ambitious solo effort that stiffed and Keith knocking out the greatest Stones album since Tattoo You, something that satisfied the cult but wasn't a hit. Clearly, they were worth more together than they were apart, so it was time for the reunion, and that's what Steel Wheels is -- a self-styled reunion album. It often feels as if they sat down and decided exactly what their audience wanted from a Stones album, and they deliver a record that gives the people what they want...
Lebanese-born oud player who mixes traditional Middle Eastern folk with jazz improvisation.
The Fortune Seeker (Rabih Abou-Khalil) 4:55
Bukra (Rabih Abou-Khalil) 8:02
Time (Rabih Abou-Khalil) 4:31
from Bukra 1989
If Indo-Raga has its own section here on progarchives, maybe the Lebanese Rabih Abou-Kahlil would deserve one of its own. There's some Indian flavor, thanks to Ramesh Shotham, an indian percussionist, but there's also a lot of jazz brought in by the contrabassist Glen Moore and the Saxophonist Sonny Fortune. Let's mention also Glen Velez, the other percussionist featured on this album. All this jazz is immersed into a middle-eastern base, which leaves room to the possibility of various instrumental solos. Remarkable the bass at the beginning of the title track... If you like Mahavishnu Orchestra and the fusion between jazz and popular middle-eastern music, this album is absolutely a must have. Many years ago, a singer-songwriter told me that in his opinion, there is a line which connects the musical roots of all the indo-european peoples, from India to Ireland. Listening to how a western instrument like a sax interacts with Oud and Tablas in Nayla, I think he was right...
Lou Reed was one of rock's most important singer/songwriters, the creator of a daring body of work who proved rock & roll could be art.
John Cale is an experimental trailblazer who melded proto-punk, folk-rock, and the avant-garde, as part of the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist and producer.
Lou Reed & John Cale Smalltown (John Cale / Lou Reed) 2:03
Open House (John Cale / Lou Reed) 4:17
Style It Takes (John Cale / Lou Reed) 2:54
Work (John Cale / Lou Reed) 2:36
from Songs For Drella 1990
John Cale, the co-founder of The Velvet Underground, left the group in 1968 after tensions between himself and Lou Reed became intolerable; neither had much charitable to say about one other after that, and they seemed to share only one significant area of agreement -- they both maintained a great respect and admiration for Andy Warhol, the artist whose patronage of the group helped them reach their first significant audience. So it was fitting that after Warhol's death in 1987, Reed and Cale began working together for the first time since White Light/White Heat on a cycle of songs about the artist's life and times. Starkly constructed around Cale's keyboards, Reed's guitar, and their voices, Songs for Drella is a performance piece about Andy Warhol, his rise to fame, and his troubled years in the limelight. Reed and Cale take turns on vocals, sometimes singing as the character of Andy and elsewhere offering their observations on the man they knew...
A dazzling electric guitarist with a steely tone and fluid lines to mark his distinctive post-bop style. Known for his distinctive, slightly distorted sound, guitarist John Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser who has straddled the lines between straight-ahead post-bop, fusion, funk, and soul-jazz.
John Scofield
A dazzling electric guitarist with a steely tone and fluid lines to mark his distinctive post-bop style. Known for his distinctive, slightly distorted sound, guitarist John Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser who has straddled the lines between straight-ahead post-bop, fusion, funk, and soul-jazz.
John Scofield
Wabash III (John Scofield) 6:22
So Sue Me (John Scofield) 6:03
Fat Lip (John Scofield) 3:48
from Time on My Hands 1990
John Scofield has turned the corner from journeyman jazz guitarist to become one of the most inventive and witty players on the contemporary scene. This date, his first for the Blue Note label, builds on a discography following several recordings for the Gramavision label, and also progresses this contemporary jazz music into an individualism that can only bode well for his future efforts. Teamed with the rising-star saxophonist Joe Lovano and the bulletproof rhythm team of bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Jack DeJohnette, Scofield is emerging as a player of distinction on the electric guitar, and a composer whose mirthful ideas add spark and vigor to his newfound musical setting. In this co-production with Peter Erskine, Sco has found his melodic stride in making music that is bright and clever without being overly intellectual, retaining a soulful quality enriched by the deep-rooted, bluesy tenor sax of Lovano...
John Scofield has turned the corner from journeyman jazz guitarist to become one of the most inventive and witty players on the contemporary scene. This date, his first for the Blue Note label, builds on a discography following several recordings for the Gramavision label, and also progresses this contemporary jazz music into an individualism that can only bode well for his future efforts. Teamed with the rising-star saxophonist Joe Lovano and the bulletproof rhythm team of bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Jack DeJohnette, Scofield is emerging as a player of distinction on the electric guitar, and a composer whose mirthful ideas add spark and vigor to his newfound musical setting. In this co-production with Peter Erskine, Sco has found his melodic stride in making music that is bright and clever without being overly intellectual, retaining a soulful quality enriched by the deep-rooted, bluesy tenor sax of Lovano...
Bristol collective whose combination of dark rhythms, reverb-laden guitars, and atmospheric samples helped pioneer the sound of trip-hop.
Be Thankful for What You've Got 4:09
Five Man Army (Robert del Naja) 6:04
Unfinished Sympathy (Robert del Naja) 5:08
Daydreaming (W. Badarou / Robert del Naja) 4:14
from Blue Lines 1991
The first masterpiece of what was only termed trip-hop much later, Blue Lines filtered American hip-hop through the lens of British club culture, a stylish, nocturnal sense of scene that encompassed music from rare groove to dub to dance. The album balances dark, diva-led club jams along the lines of Soul II Soul with some of the best British rap (vocals and production) heard up to that point, occasionally on the same track... Flaunting both their range and their tremendously evocative productions, Massive Attack recorded one of the best dance albums of all time.
One of the most artistic and popular rap acts of the 1990s, and leaders of the Native Tongues school of thoughtful jazz-inflected hip-hop.
Excursions (Jonathan Davis) 3:54
Rap Promoter (Jonathan Davis / Ali Shaheed Muhammad) 2:13
Jazz (We've Got) (Jonathan Davis / Ali Shaheed Muhammad / Malik Taylor) 4:10
from The Low-End Theory 1991
While most of the players in the jazz-rap movement never quite escaped the pasted-on qualities of their vintage samples, with The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest created one of the closest and most brilliant fusions of jazz atmosphere and hip-hop attitude ever recorded. The rapping by Q-Tip and Phife Dawg could be the smoothest of any rap record ever heard; the pair are so in tune with each other, they sound like flip sides of the same personality, fluidly trading off on rhymes, with the former earning his nickname (the Abstract) and Phife concerning himself with the more concrete issues of being young, gifted, and black... It's a tribute to their unerring production sense that, with just those few tools, Tribe produced one of the best hip-hop albums in history, a record that sounds better with each listen. The Low End Theory is an unqualified success, the perfect marriage of intelligent, flowing raps to nuanced, groove-centered productions.
Anarchic, experimental, and whimsical ensemble originally led by guitarist Daevid Allen, a founding member of the Soft Machine.
Shapeshifter (Daevid Allen / Didier Malherbe) 4:43
Hymnalayas (Daevid Allen / Keith Bailey) 7:38
Dog-O-Matic (Shyamal "Banana Ananda" Maitra) 3:00
from Shapeshifter 1992
For their first album of new material in over 20 years, the real Gong (i.e., one led by Daevid Allen and containing a number of players from the classic '60s-'70s period) offer -- well, much of what made them so popular in the first place. There's an impish sense of humor to the lyrics, Gilli Smyth's deeply echoing space whisper, stunning sax and flute work from the criminally underrated Didier Malherbe, and plenty of trademark glissando guitar from Allen himself. Goddesses are invoked, gnomes are mentioned, and rhubarb is eaten, among many other things. Guitarist Steffi Sharpstrings fills what was Steve Hillage's role with plenty of post-punk energy, but really it all revolves around Allen's personality and some stunning music. Time's been kind to Gong. Their pioneering space rock ways found a home with the ambient crowd and their music shows they've listened to what's gone on and incorporated it into their sonic journey, which is part prog rock, part jazz, and part just out there...
 |
| Daevid Allen |
Theatrical leader of '70s-era Genesis and a bona fide pop star by the '80s despite his experimental, often exotic, material. As the leader of Genesis in the early '70s, Peter Gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality. He was no less ambitious as a solo artist, but he was more subtle in his methods. With his eponymous debut solo album in 1977, he explored dark, cerebral territory, incorporating avant-garde, electronic, and worldbeat influences into his music.
Peter Gabriel
Come Talk to Me (Peter Gabriel) 7:05
Only Us (Peter Gabriel) 6:32
Digging in the Dirt (Peter Gabriel) 5:18
Kiss That Frog (Peter Gabriel) 5:19
from Us 1992
Six years after earning his first blockbuster, Peter Gabriel finally delivered Us, his sequel to So. Clearly, that great span of time indicates that Gabriel was obsessive in crafting the album, and Us bears the sound of endless hours in the studio... Since the music is so muted, it's no surprise that the album failed to capture a mass audience the way So did, but it's foolish to expect anyone but serious fans to unravel an album this deliberate. Gabriel is as adventurous as ever, yet he is relentlessly sober about his experiments, burying exotic sounds and percussion underneath crawling tempos measured atmospherics -- this is tastefully two-toned music, assembled by a consummate craftsman who became too immersed in detail to make anything but an insular, introspective work... But it takes a lot of spins and patience to get to that point, since this is an album he made for himself, and only those dedicated to the artist will have the patience to decode it.
Nincsenek megjegyzések:
Megjegyzés küldése