15-10-2020 FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1968-1974

Spirit

15-10-2020  FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1968-1974  >>Spirit, King Crimson, The Moody Blues, Ten Years After, Frank Zappa, Gil Scott-Heron, Nucleus, Jethro Tull, Chick Corea, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Gentle Giant<<

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1968-1974

Ambitious and acclaimed West Coast psychedelic band that fused hard rock to jazz, blues, country, and folk.
Spirit
It's All the Same  (Randy California / Ed Cassidy / Joe Walsh)

I Got a Line on You  (Randy California)
from The Family That Plays Together 1968
On this, the second Spirit album, the group put all of the elements together that made them the legendary (and underrated) band that they were. Jazz, rock & roll, and even classical elements combined to create one of the cleanest, most tasteful syntheses of its day. The group had also improved measurably from their fine debut album, especially in the area of vocals. The album's hit single, "I Got a Line on You," boasts especially strong harmonies as well as one of the greatest rock riffs of the period. The first side of this record is a wonderful and seamless suite, and taken in its entirety, one of the greatest sides on Los Angeles rock...

If there is one group that embodies progressive rock, it is King Crimson. Led by guitar/Mellotron virtuoso Robert Fripp, during its first five years of existence the band stretched both the language and structure of rock into realms of jazz and classical music, all the while avoiding pop and psychedelic sensibilities. The absence of mainstream compromises and the lack of an overt sense of humor ultimately doomed the group to nothing more than a large cult following, but made their albums among the most enduring and respectable of the prog rock era...
King Crimson
21st Century Schizoid Man (Robert Fripp / Michael Giles / Greg Lake / Ian McDonald / Peter Sinfield)
Epitaph  (Robert Fripp / Michael Giles / Greg Lake / Ian McDonald / Peter Sinfield)
The Court of the Crimson King (Ian McDonald / Peter Sinfield)
from Epitaph (Live, 1969)
This two-disc archival set includes live performances from the short-lived incipient 1969 incarnation of King Crimson. After months of arduous sonic restoration -- or what Robert Fripp (guitar) refers to as "necromancy" -- the results are well worth the painstaking processes involved... Joining Fripp are Ian McDonald (flute/sax/mellotron/vocals), Greg Lake (bass/vocals), Michael Giles (drums/percussion/vocals), and the only non-performing member, Peter Sinfield (words/illuminations). They single-handedly fused electric rock music with jazz in a way that no one else has done before or, arguably, since...

Pop mystics of the rock era whose impeccably produced albums exuded pseudo-classical glory, driven by lush Mellotron orchestrations.
The Moody Blues
Floating (Ray Thomas)
Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time) (ustin Hayward)
Watching and Waiting (Justin Hayward / Ray Thomas)
from To Our Children's Children's Children 1969
...The material dwells mostly on time and what its passage means, and there is a peculiar feeling of loneliness and isolation to many of the songs. This was also the last of the group's big "studio" sound productions, built up in layer upon layer of overdubbed instruments -- the sound is very lush and rich, but proved impossible to re-create properly on-stage, and after this they would restrict themselves to recording songs that the five of them could play in concert...

05-06-2020 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1973-1964

FREE

05-06-2020 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1973-1964 # Free, Long John Baldry, Ten Years After, Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac, B.B. King, Canned Heat, J.B. Lenoir, Howlin' Wolf, The Rolling Stones

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1973-1964

Free helped lay the foundations for the rise of hard rock, stripping the earthy sound of British blues down to its raw, minimalist core to pioneer a brand of proto-metal later popularized by 1970s superstars like Foreigner, Foghat and Bad Company. 

Free 

Heartbreaker (Paul Rodgers) 6:13

Seven Angels (Paul Rodgers) 5:04

from Heartbreaker 1973

The final Free album, Heartbreaker was patched together from a variety of sessions -- and it often sounds like it. Aside from drummer Simon Kirke and singer-guitarist Paul Rodgers, the band was in fragments. Lead guitarist Paul Kosoff -- who was suffering from the drug demons that would eventually kill him -- appears on only half of the album, and it certainly takes away some of the communal vibe that Free was all about. There are some great moments... The rest of the record is by no means filler, but only proves what a great band Free was, even if their ranks had dwindled.

R&B-and-blues drenched British pop singer of the 1960s of imposing stature... As a historical figure, he has undeniable importance. When he began singing as a teenager in the 1950s, he was one of the first British vocalists to perform folk and blues music. 

Long John Baldry 

You Can't Judge a Book 4:21

Hambone 4:02

Jubilee Cloud 4:16

from Everything Stops For Tea 1972

Like its companion It Ain't Easy, the second half of Long John Baldry's early-'70s comeback Everything Stops for Tea initially attracted the most attention via its producers, former Baldry sidemen Elton John and Rod Stewart... With Baldry's musical tastes now drawing folkier textures into his blues (and eschewing the big ballad pop altogether), it's a varied and oft-times eclectic collection. But the strength of Baldry's performance smooths over any rough edges that might have tripped other singers and, though It Ain't Easy remains the superior of these two albums, this one really isn't that far behind it.

Hard-rocking British blues band led by virtuosic guitarist Alvin Lee... A storming blues and boogie band from the U.K., Ten Years After rocketed from modest success to worldwide fame in the wake of their performance at the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969, where their nine-minute rendition of "I'm Going Home" showed off the lightning-fast guitar work and howling vocals of Alvin Lee, the unrelenting stomp of bassist Leo Lyons and drummer Ric Lee, and the soulful support of keyboard man Chick Churchill.

Ten Years After 

One of These Days (Alvin Lee) 5:58

Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You (Alvin Lee) 2:14

Let the Sky Fall (Alvin Lee) 4:20

Uncle Jam (Chick Churchill / Alvin Lee / Ric Lee / Leo Lyons) 2:00

from A Space in Time 1971

A Space in Time was Ten Years After's best-selling album...  TYA's first album for Columbia, A Space in Time has more of a pop-oriented feel than any of their previous releases had. The individual cuts are shorter, and Alvin Lee displays a broader instrumental palette than before. In fact, six of the disc's ten songs are built around acoustic guitar riffs. However, there are still a couple of barn-burning jams. The leadoff track, "One of These Days," is a particularly scorching workout, featuring extended harmonica and guitar solos... Many of the cuts make effective use of dynamic shifts, and the guitar solos are generally more understated than on previous outings. The production on A Space in Time is crisp and clean, a sound quite different from the denseness of its predecessors...

27-05-2020 > BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1983-1971

i'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU > BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1983-1971 # Albert King, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Muddy Waters, J.J. Cale, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Houston Stackhouse, Hound Dog Taylor, Elvin Bishop, Free, Long John Baldry, Ten Years After

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1983-1971

One of the most important post-war blues guitarists, renowned for his massive tone and unique way of squeezing bends out of a guitar string.

Albert King 

I'll Play the Blues for You, Pts. 1-2 (Jerry Beach) 7:18

Can't You See What You're Doing to Me 4:17

from Stax Profiles Rec. 1968-1983

As part of the Stax Profiles series, blues guitarist Albert King is spotlighted with material recorded in the late '60s and early '70s for the Memphis-based label. Since this midline compilation only contains 11 cuts, it's easy to dwell on what was left off...  Without a doubt, the main jewel of this set is the previously unreleased version of "Born Under a Bad Sign" recorded on December 6, 1983, and featuring King disciple and then up-and-coming guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. For whatever reason, this version was left off the King/Vaughan collaboration In Session.

Mississippi blueswoman Jesse Mae Hemphill specialized in a folk-derived non-commercial blues indigenous to her region. A Mississippi singer/guitarist, Jessie Mae Hemphill weaves strong Delta traditions into her idiosyncratic style. Hemphill comes from a musical background -- reportedly, her grandfather was recorded in the fields by Alan Lomax in the '40s. Jessie Mae learned how to play guitar as a child by watching her relatives perform. Throughout the '60s and '70s, she sang with various Mississippi bar bands. In the early '80s, she decided to pursue a solo career.

Jessie Mae Hemphill 

She-Wolf (Jessie Mae Hemphill) 4:41

Jump, Baby, Jump (Jessie Mae Hemphill) 3:23

Black Cat Bone (Jessie Mae Hemphill) 4:57

Boogie 'Side the Road (Jessie Mae Hemphill) 3:47

from She-Wolf 1981

This compact disc reissue gathers up all the original tracks from Jessie Mae's 1980 debut album for the French Vogue label along with four remixed bonus tracks, all seeing their first domestic release. Recorded by folklorist Dr. David Evans (who also contributes second guitar on 13 of the 15 tracks here) in various locales around Memphis and Mississippi, the music stays down-home and primal throughout. There's a strong sense of rhythm that permeates this record, whether it comes from the fife and drum-derived percussion work of Calvin Jackson and Joe Hicks or simply Jessie Mae's own foot-operated tambourine driving the beat home... The blues, real and raw.

02-02-2020 > FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1971-1966

02-02-2020 > FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1971-1966  >>Leonard Cohen, Ten Years After, THE BEATLES, Rare Bird, The Rolling Stones, Grand Funk Railroad, Pink Floyd, The Freeborne, THE BEATLES, John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers, The Kinks<<

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1971-1966

Cerebral yet sensual Canadian poet, novelist, and singer/songwriter who is acknowledged as one of the greatest lyricists of all time. One of the most fascinating and enigmatic -- if not the most successful -- singer/songwriters of the late '60s, Leonard Cohen retained an audience across six decades of music-making, interrupted by various digressions into personal and creative exploration, all of which have only added to the mystique surrounding him. Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon), he commanded the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the '60s who continued to work in the 21st century, which is all the more remarkable an achievement for someone who didn't even aspire to a musical career until he was in his thirties.
Leonard Cohen
Diamonds in the Mine (Leonard Cohen) 3:50
Avalanche (Leonard Cohen)5:02
Dress Rehearsal Rag (Leonard Cohen) 6:06
from Songs of Love and Hate 1971
Songs of Love and Hate is one of Leonard Cohen's most emotionally intense albums -- which, given the nature of Cohen's body of work, is no small statement... If Songs of Love and Hate isn't Cohen's best album, it comes close enough to be essential to anyone interested in his work.

A storming blues and boogie band from the U.K., Ten Years After rocketed from modest success to worldwide fame in the wake of their performance at the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969, where their nine-minute rendition of "I'm Going Home" showed off the lightning-fast guitar work and howling vocals of Alvin Lee, the unrelenting stomp of bassist Leo Lyons and drummer Ric Lee, and the soulful support of keyboard man Chick Churchill. While the group was also capable of moody pop and acoustic-based material, it was the group's raw blues-based music that remained their trademark, powered by Lee's high-speed guitar figures.
Ten Years After
One of These Days (Alvin Lee) 5:58
Here They Come (Alvin Lee) 4:35
Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You (Alvin Lee) 2:14
Let the Sky Fall (Alvin Lee) 4:20
from A Space in Time 1971
A Space in Time was Ten Years After's best-selling album... TYA's first album for Columbia, A Space in Time has more of a pop-oriented feel than any of their previous releases had. The individual cuts are shorter, and Alvin Lee displays a broader instrumental palette than before... However, there are still a couple of barn-burning jams. The leadoff track, "One of These Days," is a particularly scorching workout, featuring extended harmonica and guitar solos. After the opener, however, the album settles back into a more relaxed mood than one would have expected from Ten Years After. Many of the cuts make effective use of dynamic shifts, and the guitar solos are generally more understated than on previous outings. The production on A Space in Time is crisp and clean, a sound quite different from the denseness of its predecessors. Though not as consistent as Cricklewood Green, A Space in Time has its share of sparkling moments.

The most popular and influential rock act of all time, a band that blazed several new trails for popular music. So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century.
The Beatles
Two of Us (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 3:36
Dig a Pony (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 3:55
Across the Universe (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 3:48
I Me Mine (George Harrison) 2:25
from Let It Be 1970
The only Beatles album to occasion negative, even hostile reviews, there are few other rock records as controversial as Let It Be. First off, several facts need to be explained: although released in May 1970, this was not their final album, but largely recorded in early 1969, way before Abbey Road. Phil Spector was enlisted in early 1970 to do some post-production work, but did not work with the band as a unit, as George Martin and Glyn Johns had on the sessions themselves; Spector's work was limited to mixing and some overdubs... As flawed and bumpy as it is, it's an album well worth having, as when the Beatles were in top form here, they were as good as ever.

Rare Bird came together in October 1969 when organist Graham Field, keyboardist Dave Kaffinetti, drummer Mark Ashton, and vocalist Steve Gould envisioned a two-keyboard rock sound without guitars.
Rare Bird
What You Want to Know (Mark Ashton / Rare Bird / Graham Field / Steve Gould / Dave Kaffinett) 5:59
Hammerhead (Mark Ashton / Rare Bird / Graham Field / Steve Gould / Dave Kaffinetti) 3:31
Flight: I. As Your Mind Flies By/II. Vacuum/III. New Yorker/IV. Central (Rare Bird) 19:38
from As Your Mind Flies By 1970
The legendary Charisma label's first signing was a Rare Bird indeed, a prog rock band without a guitarist in sight. The quartet's 1970 debut eponymous album launched the label, while "Sympathy" gave it its first hit. As Your Mind Flies By soared into the shops later that year, sadly the original lineup's swan song. Boasting the rhythm section of lead singer/bassist Steve Gould and drummer Mark Ashton, and keyboardists Dave Kaffinetti and Graham Field on electric piano and organ, the group was far removed from the showboating likes of Yes and ELP... it was the epic, side-length "Flight" that really sent Rare Bird soaring. Here the band showcased its distinctiveness, as the almost-20-minute song courses along Gould and Ashton's driving rhythm. Divided into four sections, the piece takes to the sky on a series of stunning arpeggios, quickens, then darkens. Organs burst out of the shadows, a church choir sails in, a phenomenal dual takes place between the surf guitar-ing electric piano and the psych-mad organ, before the Bird flitters into experimental avant-garde territory, then brings it all home with a flourish of vocals and organ...

04-12-2019 FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1975-1970

Tom Waits Live At The Main Point 1975

04-12-2019 FAVTRAX:MiX ~ 33 FAVOURiTE tracks 1975-1970  >>Tom Waits, Bill Withers, Pink Floyd, Betty Davis, Grand Funk Railroad, Amon Düül II, Leonard Cohen, Ten Years After, THE BEATLES, Rare Bird<<

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1975-1970

A neo-beatnik songwriter who grew weirder and wilder in the '80s, earning a cult following that only grew larger as the years passed.
Tom Waits
Warm Beer & Cold Women  (Tom Waits) 5:47
Eggs & Sausage (Tom Waits) 3:04
Semi Suite (Tom Waits) 6:27
from 'Round Midnight: The Minneapolis Broadcast 1975
...In December, Tom entered the studios of KQRS Minneapolis for his first ever FM broadcast, floated across the airwaves by that very station and syndicated by many others nationwide. Now considered the holy grail of Waits broadcasts amongst serious collectors of the great mans work, this performance featuring Tom Waits alone at his piano with just his magnificent voice as accompaniment, the way he should be heard, is nothing short of staggering. This CD contains the full KQRS broadcast in perfect FM stereo quality, during which Tom performs a range of songs taken from his first three records Closing Time , The Heart Of Saturday Night and the aforementioned Nighthawks...

Songwriter/singer/guitarist Bill Withers is best remembered for the classic "Lean on Me" and his other million-selling singles "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Use Me," but he has a sizable cache of great songs to his credit.
Bill Withers
You (Bill Withers) 5:23
Heartbreak Road (Bill Withers) 3:09
from +'Justments 1974
Back in March 2004 music magazine Mojo included Withers' fourth album on a list of "67 Lost Albums You Must Own." Whether 'Justments is indeed the stuff of legend remains debatable. Surely no holy grail like the similarly mentioned Cold Fact by Sussex labelmate Sixto Rodriguez, it seems at least unfairly ignored. Nothing here might be as compelling as "Grandma's Hands" or "I Can't Write Left-Handed," but there are plenty of melancholy reflections from a genuine soulman who came across more as a West coast singer/songwriter. Replacing the hired hands of his debut with former employees of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band proved equally important in shaping Withers' identity...

One of the most predominant and celebrated rock bands of all time, prog- and space-rock legends, known for superlative musicianship.
Pink Floyd
Breathe (In the Air) (David Gilmour / Roger Waters / Richard Wright) 2:49
On the Run (David Gilmour / Roger Waters) 3:45
Time  (David Gilmour / Nick Mason / Roger Waters / Richard Wright) 6:53
The Great Gig in the Sky  (Clare Torry / Richard Wright) 4:43
from Dark Side of the Moon 1973
By condensing the sonic explorations of Meddle to actual songs and adding a lush, immaculate production to their trippiest instrumental sections, Pink Floyd inadvertently designed their commercial breakthrough with Dark Side of the Moon. The primary revelation of Dark Side of the Moon is what a little focus does for the band. Roger Waters wrote a series of songs about mundane, everyday details which aren't that impressive by themselves, but when given the sonic backdrop of Floyd's slow, atmospheric soundscapes and carefully placed sound effects, they achieve an emotional resonance...