Strnagefolk - Lore

Bitrate: 320K/s

Year: 1995

Time: 57:10 

Size: 131,9 MB 

Label: Self Released

Styles: Jam Bands

Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:

 1. Sometimes -  5:17

 2. ...As -  2:48

 3. Lines & Circles -  6:13

 4. Shift My Step -  4:46

 5. Alaska -  5:38

 6. Speculator -  4:13

 7. Far From Yourself -  4:45

 8. Rather Go Fishin' -  3:48

 9. Woman Child -  4:23

10. Poland -  4:53

11. So Well - 10:19

Formed together by two college students from the University of Vermont, Reid Genauer (vocals/ guitar) and Jon Trafton (guitar) spent the first year together under the name Stranefolk while performing in pubs and coffee houses all throughout campus. Armed with only their acoustic guitars and distortion pedals, Genauer and Trafton eventually recruited Erik Glockler on bass and Luke Smith on drums, fulfilling the line-up as a four piece. With their own style of merging bluegrass, folk, rock and blues, Strangefolk had the chance to document this in the studio and eventually self-releasing their self-titled first album in 1994, followed by "Lore" the next year. After a hefty touring schedule across the United States in support of these two albums, Flat Earth Records took notice and put out "Weightless in Water" in 1998.

Lore

Stangefolk - A Great Long While

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2000
Time: 56:12 
Size: 128,8 MB 
Label: Sumthing Distribution
Styles: Jam Bands
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Stout Hearted - 5:42
 2. Chasing Away - 5:15
 3. Sinner - 4:42
 4. Pawn - 4:20
 5. Walnut - 6:16
 6. Blue & Grey - 5:15
 7. Utterly Addled - 3:53
 8. What Say You - 5:11
 9. I Tell Myself - 3:47
10. Invisble - 3:39
11. Cabin John - 8:06

Neo-folk quartet Strangefolk continues to peddle its breezy, upbeat style on its third album, 2000's A Great Long While. Another strong cohesive effort from the Vermont natives, it once again allows Dave Matthews, Spin Doctors, and Blues Traveler influences to peek through the group's own very deft and distinctive compositional touch. With its deceptively simple arrangements and occasionally outré instrumentation (note the apropos sax on "Mama" and horns backing "Pawn"), the band's carefully crafted songs quote a variety of styles, including electrified alt-rock ("Chasing Away"), reggae ("Sinner"), discreet psychedelia ("Blue & Grey"), and swamp blues ("I Tell Myself"). All the while, the musicians remain true to their group's core sound, making this a highly recommended listen for fans of challenging jam band material.

A Great Long While

Roscoe Shelton - Let It Shine

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1998
Time: 48:55 
Size: 112,1 MB 
Label: Black Top Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Lady (Your Man's Runnin' 'Round) - 3:57
 2. Easy Giong Fellow - 4:06
 3. Sometimes I Get Bitter - 4:26
 4. Let It Shine - 4:05
 5. Why Did'n You Tell Me (For So Long)? - 3:01
 6. Save Me - 4:20
 7. I Thank You - 3:12
 8. All Night Long - 3:05
 9. I Was Wrong! Played With Love - 3:18
10. Tht Rest Of My Life - 2:42
11. I Want Ypu - 6:00
12. Hard To Be Allone - 6:38

Thankfully, Roscoe Shelton emerged from his retirement from the music business in a big way with the release of Let It Shine. He was starting to land on the R&B charts in the late '60s when a series of labels folded out from under him. This is a big-time R&B disc that should put him back in the spotlight in a well-deserved way. Right from the solid, uptempo R&B groove of the opener "Lady (Your Man's Runnin' 'Round)" to the restrained depth of hurt on "Hard to Be Alone," this disc is cookin' and percolatin'. Shelton has a voice that goes right to the apogee of the proper feeling of a song; his early days of doing lead vocals for the Fairfield Four, a popular gospel quartet, hold him in good stead. Let It Shine comes about as close as you get to the depth and truth of feeling in gospel on an R&B disc since someone of Sam Cooke's ilk was recording. Listen to him confess to being wrong on "I Was Wrong! Played with Love," and plead with the feeling of one who knows he has blown the best thing he ever had. What made this a more interesting disc is the fact that he wrote all the tunes but one. The backing band is also the band on another Black Top release, but they know how to play, and as a unit they are mighty impressive. This is one of the finest R&B discs to come out in a long time. Pick it up, it won't disappoint(https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-it-shine-mw0000044268).

Let It Shine 

Joe 'Guitar' Hughes - If You Want To See The Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1989
Time: 36:27 
Size: 84,1 MB 
Label: Black Top Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Voo Doo Woman - 3:59
 2. Running From Your Own Shadow - 3:17
 3. Mother-In-Law Blues - 3:39
 4. Stuff Like That - 3:59
 5. I Need Love So Bad - 4:50
 6. Learn From Each Mistake - 3:37
 7. If You Want To See The Blues - 4:33
 8. Movin' On - 3:59
 9. Part Of Loving You - 4:30
This contemporary of Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland only recently began accruing his own share of immortality -- and it really started with this fine album, recorded in both New Orleans and Houston. Hughes's clean, crisp guitar work and hearty vocals may not be quite as distinctive as those of his Houston pals, but he's an authentic Texas blues guitarist all the way.

If You Want To See The Blues

Reddog and Friends - Booze, Blues and Southern Grooves

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2022
Time: 48:57 
Size: 112,3 MB 
Label: Survival South Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Love, You've Got to Spread the World - 4:40
 2. The Blues Will Get You Everytime - 3:56
 3. Dopwn, Down, Down - 4:56
 4. She's a Georgia Peach - 4:25
 5. Simple Song - 5:44
 6. Searching for Some Soul - 3:55
 7. Why Oh Why Are You Calling Me - 4:22
 8. Don't Muscle That Shuffle - 3:58
 9. Old School Blues - 4:17
10. Back in the Bottle Again - 3:45
11. Honest Man - 4:54

Once one of the favorite performers in Underground Atlanta, Reddog is a honey-voiced vocalist and stylish guitarist who delivers a treat with his latest album, teaming with some of the biggest names from the Muscle Shoals music scene to deliver a tasty, relaxed mix of Southern soul, blues, rock and roots.Influenced by Albert Collins, Freddie King, Duane Allman and Otis Rush, Reddog – aka JK Higgins — held court on Monday nights at Blues Harbor during the ‘70s and ‘80s, fronting an ensemble that regularly included musicians who recorded with Capricorn Records and were major players in the Macon and Hotlanta music scenes.He’s been releasing albums since his self-titled debut CD in 1986 and has based out of Pensacola, Fla., for the past 25 years or so, where he represented the Blues Society of Western Florida in the 2010 International Blues Challenge and from which he’s regularly toured the Southeast. And Guitar World magazine once included him in as one of its “50 Bluesmen That Matter.”
This CD came about after Reddog received an invitation from the late Alabama Music Hall of Famer Johnny Sandlin – who mixed or produced the Allman Brothers’ Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters and Win, Lose or Draw albums — to record at his Duck Tape Studio in Decatur and handle the engineering. Sandlin passed away with three tunes in the can, but Reddog didn’t have to go far. The rest of this disc was captured 45 miles away at East Avalon Recorders in Muscle Shoals under the supervision Charles Holloman and John Gifford III.Reddog’s backing unit includes world-class session players Clayton Ivey on keys and David Hood on bass, both of whom have been hitmakers since the ‘60s. Bill Stewart (Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett) and Justin Holder (Albert Cummings, Lisa Mills) handle percussion, and backing vocals are provided by Carla Russell (Clarence Carter, Gregg Allman), Mary Mason and former Nashville Star – the country version of American Idol — winner Angela Hacker.A simple six-string intro opens “Love, You’ve Got to Spread the Word.” It’s an unhurried, unforced shuffle driven forward by a tasty hook as it stresses the importance of adoring and protecting your children. The action heats up slightly for “The Blues Will Get You Everytime” powered by a driving rhythm before the guitar-driven ballad “Down, Down, Down” continues Reddog’s descent.The mood brightens, the beat gets funky and Reddog plays slide for “She’s a Georgia Peach” before things slow down again with “Simple Song,” a sweet ballad described as “lullaby for my lady.” Built on the vocal hook of the title, “Searching for Some Soul” kicks off with a little slide then shifts into a medium-fast shuffle as Reddog goes hunting for some blues and honkytonk piano across Alabama.The band downshifts again and the backup singers are featured in “Why Oh Why Are You Calling Me,” which describes an ex-lover who’s blowing up his phone and looking for support after her ten-year marriage has gone belly-up. But the mood brightens dramatically from the opening notes of “Don’t Muscle That Shuffle,” a beefy, rock-steady instrumental on which Reddog shines. It flows into the well-modulated, stop-time pleaser “Old School Blues,” an autobiographical number than lists several giants of the genre and delivers some tasty licks, too. Two more cuts – the Southern rocker “Back in the Bottle Again” and unhurried “Honest Man,” which conveys a little knowledge about life handed down by the singer’s mother – bring the album to a successful close.If you’re a fan of original, blue-eyed soul with straightforward, easy-to-understand messages, you’ll love this one.

Booze, Blues and Southern Grooves

A Crossroads Deal - Headin' For Ten

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2003
Time: 75:25 
Size: 179,5 MB 
Label: -I-C-U-B4-T- 
Styles: Blues/Rockin`Blues
Art: Full
Source: Flash 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Worried Life Blues - 5:21
 2. Lump On Your Stump - 4:47
 3. In The Middle Of The Night - 3:07
 4. Ruby Mae - 5:01
 5. Rock This Place - 4:14
 6. Same Old Blues - 3:58
 7. All Thos Evil Words - 6:19
 8. Blind Man Blues - 3:26
 9. Bookhurst Boogie - 3:01
10. Mama - 5:20
11. You're Playing Hooky - 3:24
12. I'm Ready - 4:18
13. It Ain't Right - 4:32
14. Headin' For Ten - 4:02
15. Highschool Jump - 2:29
16. Business Blues - 3:40
17. Shake A Hand - 4:35
18. Ain't Nobody's Business - 3:45

This is the 2003 CD of the band A Crossroads Deal. Robbert was co-founder and played for over 20 years with this band till May 2014. Robbert Fossen: Vocals, guitar, harmonica Gerrit van der Spaan: Guitar Ed Comaita: Piano (in the band followed up by Martijn Schok since 2005) Henk Suurling: Bass Rick Geenevasen: Drums In memory of co-founder and drummer Rick Geenevasen who passed away July 2013.

Headin' For Ten

Jake - The Jake Album (Dedication)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1973
Time: 42:08 
Size: 97,7 MB 
Label: Banana Records – KS-5179
Styles: Rock/Folk Psych
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Boono's Song - 3:09
 2. Minneapolis - 2:58
 3. Devil's Fate - 5:05
 4. Lady Liz - 5:52
 5. May Day - 4:20
 6. Sweet Blue Child - 2:48
 7. Off The Track - 4:25
 8. Can Tell - 4:34
 9. Let's All Love You - 5:56
10. Someone's Love - 2:57

Musicians:
Jeff Roberts - Guitar, Vocals
Jon Hunsbuser - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Hazelwood - Bass, Vocals
Richard Middleton - Drums, Vocals

Folk/Psych LP on private Banana record label. Reportedly only 500 were made. This LP starts with great psych tracks that include melodic acid guitar, fuzz guitar and harmony vocals. Side 2 is more melodic rural psych, with electric acid leads and amazing melodies."amazing madison, wisconsin based private press, one of the top discoveries of the past few years. starts off with a couple of great rural dreamy psych tracks with melodic acid guitar, and gradually gets trippier and trippier. "devils fate" and "lady liz" are haunting, creepy downer tracks with uptempo drums and electric guitar. "may day" is heavy melodic psych with fuzz guitar and harmony vocals. side 2 is more stoned melodic rural psych, with electric acid leads, amazing melodies and effects. everything that a great psych lp needs is contained within this odd packaging"

The Jake Album (Dedication)

Elias T Hoth - Metastatic Syndrome

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2020
Time: 57:47 
Size: 132,9 MB 
Label: Self Released
Styles: Rock/Classic Rock/Southern Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. DOA (Dead on Arrival) - 5:28
 2. I'm the Devil Gonna Take Your Soul - 4:23
 3. Incantations - 5:23
 4. Don't Fear the Night - 5:13
 5. Hell or High Water - 4:46
 6. Sweet Summer Desire - 6:14
 7. Home Is Where the Heart Is - 4:04
 8. That Moment of Sweet Surrender - 4:15
 9. Down Downloading - 4:38
10. You're the Best Thing - 3:47
11. Another Lover Like You - 4:12
12. Only Rock 'n' Roll Can Set You Free - 5:19

Elias T. Hoth’s ‘Metastatic Syndrome’ is full of all the road-tested elements with which he’s made his name in the last few years. There’s the unsettling title to start with, then there’s the balanced mix of roadhouse rocking, good time-boogie tempered by reflective ballads. What’s probably different from his previous albums is the increased attention to sonic details in the form of significant bv’s and lush harmonies, which provide the perfect context for both his gruff voice and his nascent songcraft. And while hard rocking remains Elias T. Hoth’s business, he’s not averse to digging deep for some heartfelt balladry within cleverly worked arrangements that evoke his lyrics. It’s an album that recycled classic rock themes, from rock and roll itself, though the devil, sex, death, love songs and sorcery, all interwoven with electronic effects, lashing of guitar and topped by his own fierce some growl, natch! It’s an album that rocks and boogie’s hard and explores meditative songs to boot. To that end he reigns in his excesses to explore restraint on a handful of ballads, of which the reflective opener ‘Another Lover Like You’ sets the template for equally good outings such as ‘Don’t Fear The Night’, complete with strings bv’s, and a defining ascending guitar. And just when you think the song has run its course there a big choral finale full of feel and grandeur that completely transforms it into something epic. He’s equally good on the country rock feel of ‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’, a radio friendly country rocker with supporting harmonies. It’s a catchy melody with a strong vocal, a great band and further backing vocal support. Then there’s ‘Sweet Summer Desire’ which is a revelation and arguably the album highlight.  Built on a portentous bass drum pattern and intricate percussion, it neatly offsets Hoth’s measured vocal which is again bathed in warm bv’s. It’s a beautiful arrangement in which the music evokes the summery lyrics, while the mid-number vocal swoop into the solo is simply majestic. ‘The Moment Of Sweet Surrender’ is another string-led ballad, on which he smooths out the edges to lean into a vocal that could almost be the late Jacky Leven (Doll By Doll). He bookends the album with the acoustic ‘The Best Thing’, a kind of reflective southern tinged love song, complete with an Allman Brothers style, Chuck Leavell piano part and an uplifting hook on which his gruff persona gives way to a melting heart. But before all the die-hard Hoth rockers head for the hills, there’s still plenty of hard rocking good stuff. ‘Dead On Arrival’ for example, opens with a voice collage announcing the assassinations of Martin Luther King and John Lennon before the band explodes into some Deep Purple riff driven rocking. Hoth applies his coarse growl to make the lyrics jump out of the track and into a catchy hook, flanked by an impressive guitar driven wall of sound. ‘The Devils Gonna Take Your Soul’ recycles some good old rock clichés to good effect. And while the tongue in cheek ‘Down Down Loaded’ is a Quo style boogie with a staccato, stop-time opening and a chanted hook about various sexual predilections, the following roadhouse rocker ‘Hell Or Highwater’ makes better use of Hoth’s growl. ‘Metastatic Syndrome’ is all about striking a balance between the Elias T. Hoth’s hard and occasional southern rock styles and his new found balladry. His growing songwriting ability taps into some deep emotive recesses leading to several memorable melodies. His additional use of bv’s and occasional duets with Nina Lanaghan brings a whole new dimension to his music. This album shows his ability to step out the comfort zone and leap into the void with brand new meaningful songs with real feel. Metastatic Syndrome successfully crosses that divide and deserves to expand his fan base. ~ Review by Pete Feenstra

Metastatic Syndrome

Elias T. Hoth - O Rhesus Negative

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2018
Time: 56:14 
Size: 129,0 MB 
Label: Self Released
Styles: Rock/Classic Rock/Southern Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Is It You for Whom the Bell Tolls - 6:28
 2. Roll on Down the Highway - 5:22
 3. Now and Always - 4:03
 4. Hook Line and Sinker - 5:10
 5. Every Moment Leaves Its Mark - 3:58
 6. Belzoni County Cat Fish Blues - 4:45
 7. One Day - 4:18
 8. Echoes of My Life - 5:31
 9. No Looking Back - 5:16
10. What Can't Speak Can't Lie - 5:10
11. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - 6:09

Stunning album the best Elias.T.Hoth has done so far! Elias.T.Hoth embarks on his 11th original musical invention in as many years, to date his repertoire has included 5 studio albums, 4 live albums and 2 DVDs.His album brings us a new insight and perspective to this hard ass mean kickin rock monster, who is renowned for his uncompromising and unforgiving rock and blues back catalogue. But this time as they say there is a twist in the tale. To be fair the word “reflective” is not a word you would associate or would have previously heard of within the Elias.T.Hoth’s historical song vocabulary. Therefore using the narrative “reflective” is somewhat juxtapose and iy is strangely a word he considers to be very poignant and is at the very heart of at least half of this unusual and innovative album. The album contains no less than 5 very intimate reflective ballads which are extracted from the torrents his own life, all of which have significant depth and meaning and provide a deeper insight into the emotional substrate of the man himself. Many of the new ballads, and dare I say the album even brings us a country song, takes us on an emotional rollercoaster ride. The album includes tracks such as “Now and always”, “Looking back” “One Day” and “Echoes of my life” all of which were written several years ago and cover the darker and very difficult personal periods of his life. It is really only now, that he feels he is able to finally confront these emotions and feelings and finally put them to rest within the context of his latest “O Rhesus Negative” (his blood group by the way ) album landscape. Similarly, the album also delivers us some brand new brisling visceral brilliant Rock N Roll songs, possibly the best so far, all of which I believe will in time become classics in their own rights. So do look out for such album song titles as, “For “Whom the bell tolls”, “Roll on down the highway”, “ Long live Rock ‘N’ Roll” and “What can’t speak can’t lie” ably supported by some very edgy and excellent true-life 12 bar blues shuffles in “Hook, line and Sinker” and BCM Catfish blues.

O Rhesus Negative

T.S. Henry Webb - You Are a Star

Bitrate: 320K/s

Year: 1975
Time: 38:14 
Size: 89,0 MB 
Label: Dharma Records
Styles: Rock/Classic Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. It's My Heart - 3:15
 2. Here I Sit - 3:49
 3. James Mr. Darling - 2:57
 4. Chanticleer's Retort - 4:14
 5. Ten/Four Melbo - 3:17
 6. Streetman - 3:52
 7. You Are A Star - 0:34
 8. Paradise Ball - 2:34
 9. Key On My Ring - 2:47
10. Roadway Randy - 3:12
11. Majic Man - 3:14
12. How Good You Look Tonight - 4:22

ИНФО:
https://www.discogs.com/ru/artist/2390148-TS-Henry-Webb
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/t_s-henry-webb

You Are a Star

Choice - Just A Dream

Bitrate: Lossless
Year: 1980
Time: 40:05 
Size: 266,4 MB 
Label: Unofficial
Styles: Progressive Rock/Crossover Prog
Art: Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Ixtian - 6:32
 2. Hollow Men - 4:20
 3. All The Things - 4:21
 4. Remembrances - 3:14
 5. Sonnenaufgang - 3:36
 6. Old Piece Of Rock - 4:53
 7. Back Up - 7:31
 8. Nothing To Hide - 5:36

CHOICE is a German band who release only one album in 1980 named simply Just A Dream on the German label Rocktopus in vinyl format, never issued on CD yet. Three of the musicians from here are from another German band from late 70s EPIDAURUS (Symphonic Prog). When this band broke-up the original members Gunther HENNE, Gerd LINKE and Heinz KUNERT gathered to form a new band - CHOICE. CHOICE'S music is somewhere between Symphonic Prog (not far from German bands from the late 70s like TIBET, TRILOGY or NOVALIS) and some pop elements here and there. A good album, with pleasant pieces, not very complex, but not too simple either. Some keyboard passages reminiscent of ELOY, spacey and very well executed, also the instrumental passages are great, showing that CHOICE was a promising band that for some reasons never made it in music circles. Although long gone, CHOICE should never be forgotten.

Just A Dream

Rain - Rain

Bitrate: Lossless
Year: 1972
Time: 42:19 
Size: 240,1 MB 
Label: Sunbeam Records (2008)
Styles: Progressive Rock
Art: Full
Source:Condr

Tracks Listing:
 1. Can You Help Me Sing My Song? - 1:56
 2. To A Dreamer - 4:01
 3. Mother's Evil Child - 3:04
 4. Love Me Still - 4:04
 5. All Your Days Are Long - 6:34
 6. Let Our Hopes Run Our Dreams - 3:35
 7. Song To Barbara - 5:20
 8. You Take Me Higher - 2:27
 9. He Could Have Known - 5:45
10. As I Played My Song (For You) - 3:22
11. Springtime (bonus track) - 2:05

A fascinating blend of soft pop, folky psych and early prog… the songs are brief and highly melodic. All are memorable and creatively composed. This is a great record!

Rain

Beaver Brothers - Ventriloquisms

Bitrate: Lossless
Year: 1978
Time: 31:16 
Size: 181,6 MB 
Label: Unofficial
Styles: Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Art Rock
Art: Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. You'll Never Believe It - 2:43
 2. Who Do You Think You're Fooling - 2:22
 3. Take The Last Bow - 3:12
 4. I Am You - 4:45
 5. Doctor's Song - 4:24
 6. Come On And Do It To Me - 2:43
 7. Bernard - 2:38
 8. Gotta Get Out Of This Place - 2:49
 9. Looking At You - 1:56
10. Come On Home With Me Tonight - 2:34
11. Reprise - 1:05

Short-lived rock duo formed by York-born singer/guitarist Cliff Wade and drummer Geoff Gill, formerly of the Smoke ("My Friend Jack"). They lasted long enough to release a pair of singles and an LP on the Aura label, before Wade and Gill turned to the more lucrative field of songwriting and scored a hit in the hands of Pat Benatar with "Heartbreaker" a year later. Both also worked with singer Jenny Darren, and Gill went on to work with the Euro-disco outfit Boney M., who had a modest hit with a cover of "My Friend Jack" at the outset of the 1980s.

Ventriloquisms

Body - Madhouse

Bitrate: Lossless
Year: 1993
Time: 50:16 
Size: 338,1 MB 
Label: SPM
Styles: Progressive Rock
Art: Full 
Source: wurensh

Tracks Listing:
 1. Propaganda I - 1:22
 2. Madhouse - 7:04
 3. Propaganda II - 0:36
 4. TV - 4:10
 5. Propaganda III - 1:25
 6. Lady - 5:12
 7. Tales of the Riverbank - 3:59
 8. Desire - 5:31
 9. Propaganda IV - 2:45
10. Dreams / Nightmare - 3:51
11. Chase the Dragon - 6:03
12. SRT - 8:12

Very unusual, when a 12-year gap seems like only a few months soundwise.''Madhouse'' was recorded a dozen years away from Body's debut and with a vastly different line-up (only Gary Alliston and John Bleasdale come from the old core, also two female members appear on vocals and keys), but the music is well-rooted in their first attempt, this is tempting British-styled Prog with Floyd-ian and psychedelic touches, based on expressive vocals, layers of atmospheric synthesizer and stretched electric guitar hooks.Some tracks sound like pure Neo Prog of the 80's, other are more in a Neo-Psych mood with electric leads and odd atmospheres.There seems to be another mysterious album (''Mirror image'') recorded by the band in 1989, but has anyone ever seen it?

Madhouse

Assolo Di Bongo - Spinning Like A Top

Bitrate: Lossless
Year: 2006
Time: 47:00 
Size:  350.5 MB 
Label: Musea (FGBG 4664.AR)
Styles: Progressive Rock/Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Art: Full 
Source:Musicgate

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bulbo -  5:32
 2. Rapsodia -  7:01
 3. Joungle Box -  6:01
 4. Blu Superficiale -  2:56
 5. Immersion -  2:42
 6. Tangram -  6:42
 7. Spinning Like A Top - 10:54
 8. Bad Boy 'H' -  5:08

ASSOLO DI BONGO are an all-instrumental quartet from Udine (Italy) who play an energetic combination of Italian Prog and driving rock fusion in the vein of D.F.A. and DEUX EX MACHINA. Shades of AREA, GENTLE GIANT and CAMEL can also be heard on their album entitled "Primetime". The band consists of David Accaino on keyboards, Enrico De Stalis on guitar, Elvis Fior on drums and Erico Rainis on bass.Released in 2001, "Primetime" features some strong melodic compositions but the foursome aren't afraid to dig into some extended improvisation either. Despite its heavy aspects, however, their material clearly belongs to the prog-rock fusion rather than the prog-metal fusion category. The musicianship is impressive and the writing unique and enticing, alternately flirting with jazz rock and heavy-duty fusion, at times resembling ELP in a jamming mode. It all makes for a spirited romp of high-energy instrumental prog where everything flows nicely, as the band clearly favours the over-all effect over solo displays. A very 'together' little album, quite impressive and well worth checking out.Fans of D.F.A. and DEUS EX MACHINA will love this, but if you enjoy melodic rock fusion in general and want to hear some fine jamming, you'll have some fun with ASSOLO DI BONGO's material. From Italy comes a band with an immense potential which have signed with the famous and well respected French label-MUSEA!I think that's more then enough for a guarantee that this band and album has many things to deliver!First of all a compositional maturity which proves that in the band are skilled and gifted musicians!And that's the truth,becaue the album is rich in ideas and the musical message is perfect for those who adore fusion in a traditional veine as MAHAVISHNU,DIXIE DREGGS and othe fusion icons!Top production and a great variety of compositions,addition of saxes,cellos and trumpets to the classical fusion instruments,a very pleasant and nice album made with passion and belief for true wonderful fusion music!This album is a giant step ahead compered to the first musical effort of the and,the already excellent debut album under the ASSOLO DI BONGO name!They have changed...shotened the name in ADI B,and this time the Italian musicians are really pushing the musical boundaries to some more focused on composition songs and not on the individual demonstrations!Definitelly,the guys are talented and from the surprisingly muscled BAD BOY H ,passing by JOUNGLE BOX to the complex title track composition,the whole album offers an excellent audition!We hope to have in the future many surprises from a band with wonderful musical perspectives,a developing personality and already 2 excellent albums in pocket! (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13690)

Spinning Like A Top

Ablution - Ablution

Bitrate audio: Lossless
Year: 1974 (LP)
Time: 40:24 
Size: 293,2 MB 
Label: CBS
Styles: Progressive Rock/Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Art: Front + Back 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bluegaloo - 6:25
 2. Woodchurch Sorceress - 1:49
 3. Kokt Tvatt - 5:53
 4. The Nard Finished Third - 7:06
 5. Equator - 5:51
 6. Third Meter Stroll - 6:40
 7. The Visitor - 6:35

Musicians:
Janne Schaffer - guitar
Björn J:son Lindh - flute, piano
Pete Robinson - keyboards
John Gustafson - bass
Barry de Souza - drums, trumpet
Ola Brunkert - drums, percussion
Melando Gassama - percussion

This is an excellent Jazz Rock album out of Sweden although this rather large seven piece band includes three guys from the UK. I like the picture of the guys on the back cover. Two of the Brits John Gustafson(bass) and Peter Robinson(electric piano, clavinet, synths and organ) come from the heavy band QUATERMASS while the other is Barry De Souza out of London on trumpet and drums. The legendary Bjorn J:Son is here on flute, electric piano and percussion.
Man this is such an impressive album to listen to. Mostly uptempo with outstanding musicians playing complex arrangements. A lot of percussion on here along with some incredible bass and drum work while the flute, guitar and electric piano often solo over top. Some exceptions are the short "Woodchurch Sorceress" which is haunting with experimental sounds and sparse flute. And the longest track and closer "The Visitor" is also haunting to a lesser degree as it trips along with some flute and a relaxed sound. Headphone music right here. "Third Meter Stroll" is all about the beats and bass. Love that bass. Favourite tracks are "Bluegaloo" the opener with some funk and flute leading the way. Lots of percussion sounds then the guitar solos after 2 minutes. The other top song for me is "Equator" with that powerful sound and insane flute. Some cool sounding guitar expressions and electric piano too. Just a very well played album with tons going on most of the time. The bass player would go on to play with Ian Gillan band and Roger Glover while the keyboardist went to BRAND X.

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The Typicals - Popscreams

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1989
Time: 34:06 
Size: 78,7 MB 
Label: Dollyrocker Records 
Styles: Indie Rock/Power Pop
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Missionary Girl - 2:33
 2. I'll Try - 3:53
 3. I Could Be The One - 3:25
 4. Going Steady Still - 2:39
 5. She's Not Popular - 2:35
 6. Say About Us - 2:44
 7. A Girls Way - 3:19
 8. Talk Of The Town - 2:11
 9. Idiots That Wait - 2:48
10. National Anthem - 3:01
11. Walking In The Rain - 4:53

Indie rock foursome from Massachusetts who play a catchy emotive power pop set.  Although there are four slower acoustic driven songs, the rest are quick paced numbers that satisfy power pop indie heads.

Popscreams

Calvin Leavy - The Best Of Calvin Leavy

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2000
Time: 34:47 
Size: 81,6 MB 
Label: TAM/Red Clay Records
Styles: Blues/Electric Blues
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Cummins Prison Farm - 4:44
 2. Going To The Dogs Part 1&2 - 4:21
 3. Give Me Love That I Can Feel - 2:10
 4. Enjoy Being Hurt By You - 2:32
 5. Funky Jam (Inst.) - 3:25
 6. Born Unlucky - 4:07
 7. I Want To Be The Last To Cry - 2:41
 8. Free From Cummins Prison Farm - 3:56
 9. If Life Last Luck Is Bound To Change - 3:00
10. Is It All Worth That I Am Going Through - 3:46

Calvin Leavy (April 20, 1940 – June 6, 2010) was an American soul-blues and electric blues singer and guitarist. He had a hit single in 1970, when "Cummins Prison Farm" peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard R&B chart and stayed on the chart for five weeks. Locally, it was number one on the chart of radio station WDIA, based in Memphis, Tennessee.Later in his life, Leavy became the first person indicted under the 1988 drug kingpin law. He died in prison.
Calvin James Leavy was born in Scott, Pulaski County, Arkansas, the youngest son of fifteen children. As a child he sang in his church choir. By adolescence, he was singing with various gospel ensembles in Little Rock. He formed the Leavy Brothers Band in 1954, and they were popular locally, before relocating to Fresno, California. By the end of 1968, they had moved back to Little Rock and were playing at local clubs. Through this work, Leavy was offered recording time at E&M Studios in Little Rock. The group recorded a cover version of "Tennessee Waltz" and the song "Cummins Prison Farm", written by Bill Cole. Leavy used the prison experiences of one of his brothers to expand the lyrical content.It was originally issued by Soul Beat Records and was subsequently distributed nationally by Blue Fox Records, that label's first release. "Cummins Prison Farm" reached number 40 on the Billboard R&B chart. Recorded in one take, it was one of 27 blues-based songs that reached the R&B chart in 1970. Leavy recorded further singles for Aquarian, Soul Beat, Downtown and Messenger Records.[5] These included "Nothing but Your Love", "Give Me a Love (That I Can Feel)" and "Goin’ to the Dogs Pt. 1". The band also made some recordings for the Arkansas Bicentennial Blues Project, which are archived at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. They also appeared in 1977 at the Beale Street Music Festival, before disbanding. Forming Calvin Leavy and the Professionals, he and his new band remained popular locally. They recorded "Is It Worth All (That I'm Going Through)", "Big Four", "What Kind of Love", "Free from Cummins Prison Farm", and the prophetic "If Life Last Luck Is Bound to Change". Further national chart success eluded him, but he maintained a strong fan base in the South, and his records often appeared on local jukeboxes. Cummins Prison, the inspiration for Leavy's only national hit record and later his residence In 1991, Leavy was charged with making payments to an undercover police officer and was convicted of multiple drug-related offences in July 1992. He was sentenced to life plus twenty-five years. His imprisonment started at Cummins Prison. By 2004, his sentence was commuted to seventy-five years. Leavy died in June 2010, at the age of 70, in the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, He would have been eligible for parole in eighteen months.

The Best Of Calvin Leavy

Backwater Roll Blues Band - Live From The Platform

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2014
Time: 76:14 
Size: 177,0 MB 
Label: Self Released
Styles: Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock
Art: Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. So Mean To Me (Live) - 5:15
 2. Walking The Dog (Live) - 6:02
 3. Wait On Time (Live) - 5:10
 4. Big Legged Woman (Live) - 5:53
 5. Hoochie Coochie Man (Live) - 7:16
 6. Mr Highway Man (Live) - 6:13
 7. Who Do You Love (Live) - 7:10
 8. I Don't Need No Doctor (Live) - 8:10
 9. Devil Woman (Live) - 8:08
10. Big Boss Man (Live) - 8:51
11. Fistful Of Dirt (Live) - 8:02

Backwater Roll have been in the UK’s Two Biggest Blues Magazines, Blues in Britain and Blues Matters many times including The Legendary German online Magazine ROCKTIMES.DE BLUES which showcased a review of one of the gigs from their Tour throughout Holland at the Famous Bluesmoose Cafe, Backwater Roll have had lots of reviews of some of the biggest festivals and blues Clubs of the British Blues Scene, They continue to grow and play more and more iconic venues and festivals.They reached number 5 in the IBBA’s most played album on the blues radio shows in the first month of the release of the their Highly acclaimed Live Album, Backwater Roll - Live at The Platform and secured an ongoing position of number 25 over a 3 month period.

Live From The Platform

Spring Wheel - Spring Wheel

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1973
Time: 33:04 
Size: 76,4 MB 
Label: Greene Bottle Records, Inc.
Styles: Country Rock/Southern Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Always In All Ways - 3:15
 2. Wooden Horses - 3:52
 3. In Another Time - 3:30
 4. Sing A Life Of Music - 2:38
 5. Hey Ray - 3:19
 6. Only A Fool - 2:27
 7. Dusty Road - 3:10
 8. Try Harder - 3:53
 9. Marble Lady - 3:33
10. You Ain't Got Nothin' - 3:23

From the super-obscure label that also gave us Candle, this is a surprisingly good country-rock aggregation with ringing guitars and close harmonies. Imagine Stephen Stills fronting the early Poco, and you have a good idea of the overall sound. A fine cover of Steely Dan's "Only A Fool Would Say That" is a highlight.

Spring Wheel