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“Wish You Were Here” Hybrid Multichannel SACD

jorge — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:25:25 +0000

Pink Floyd released the Syd Barret inspired, “Wish You Were Here” in 1975. In 2011 producer and engineer James Guthrie, from the original master tapes, has created a Floydian experience unlike anything I have yet to hear from their catalogue, this includes the “Dark Side of the Moon” 5.1 release. It is as if the band knew in 1975 5.1 on the horizon. It has been said that WYWH was originally a quad mix. Was the Wizard of OZ DSOTM coincidence? The depth and the clarity of WYWH starts with David Gilmour in 2-channel, then includes Rodger Water’s bass in the center and Richard Wright in the rears. Once it eases into “Welcome to the Machine”, James Guthrie is in full surround band mode.

WYWH 5.1 is a must for all Floyd Fans.

Equipment:

McIntosh 402 Fronts

McIntosh 501 Center

McIntosh 252 Rear

Lexicon MC4 Pre Amp

Denon 3930CI DVD/SACD Player

Triad Speakers Front, Middle, Rear, Subwoofer

Van Halen Opens Tour at KFC Yum Center

C. Michael Stewart — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:13:57 +0000

Van Halen opened their forty year reunion tour at the KFC Yum Center, in Louisville, KY to support their first album with David Lee Roth in twenty eight years, ” A Different Kind of Truth”. Kool and The Gang warmed the packed venue playing an entertaining set from their catalogue of disco mega hits from the eighties. But this night was not about disc, fans dressed in memorabilia from the bands past tours were the to witness the rock legends return to the stage. As the lights went on with heavy opening chords of “You Really Got Me” and from the start it was loud and clear, Van Halen was back with all the power of the past. “Running With The Devil”, followed and erased any doubt that Eddie Van Halen is still one of rock’s greatest guitarist. His powerful sound was filled lighting fast notes and heavy chords played flawlessly. It is clear to see why he was voted eighth in Rolling Stone Magazine’s top 100 all time guitarist. Brother and a founding member Alex Van Halen is an outstanding drummer. The bass is now handled by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang, who replaced original bassist , Michael Anthony. It was clear that father and son enjoy performing together. One question I do have, Where the keyboards came from on jump? I didn’t see the instrument on stage, if it was a recording the synch was done perfectly. David Lee Roth can still entertain. His vocals were strong although he stayed away from his memorable screams of the past. His leg kicks are few and far between but his dancing and showmanship doesn’t miss a beat. He covers the massive stage, including runway and several risers throughout the show. He even glossed over forgetting the words to the last chorus of a song singing, “ I forgot the words bring on the chorus” It is no secret that the Van Halen’s and Roth have had their issues through the years, it didn’t show on this night. The band seemed to be having fun and interactions between Roth,Wolfgang and Eddie Van ended in smiles and laughter. The band covered the majority of their biggest hits, sprinkled in a few early songs along with four songs from the new album. Even with “The Cradle Will Rock” and songs from the Sammy Hagar era left out. This show was a classic! Although this was their opening performance, it’s hard to imagine the band getting any tighter! They played and sang every note to perfection. If these guys can hold on to the the energy and their health as the tour progresses it’s one show you don’t want to miss! For more photos : http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/WD9THc0O/1/5470787

2012 Louisville Set List

1. You Really Got Me

2. Runnin’ With The Devil

3. She’s The Woman (NEW)

4. Romeo Delight

5. Tattoo (NEW)

6. Everybody Wants Some!!

7. Somebody Get Me A Doctor

8. China Town (NEW)

9. Mean Street

10. (Oh!) Pretty Woman

11. Drum Solo

12. Unchained

13. The Trouble With Never (NEW)

14. I’ll Wait

15. Dance The Night Away

16. Hot For Teacher

17. Women In Love (A First since 1980!)

18. Outta Love Again (A First since 1979!)

19. Beautiful Girls

20. Ice Cream Man

21. Panama

22. Eddie’s Solo

23. Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love

24. Jump

Opeth – Heritage DTS 5.1 Surround

jorge — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:08:39 +0000

Opeth, a Scandinavian band, recognized for its Death Metal roots, have released a true progressive rock masterpiece. Case in point is the 5.1 production genius of Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree. Wilson has remastered 5.1 classic recordings by King Crimson and Jethro Tull‘s. “Thick as a Brick 2” in 5.1″Heritage also features engineer Peter Mew, Syd Barrett and Pretty Things‘ S.F. Sorrow. Also of note is the session work of Alex Acuna, who played on severalWeather Report recordings. The Opeth website states,” Opeth has spent over two decades steadily amassing a body of work that is at once possessed of a fervent and unrelenting devotion to aesthetic progression (and perfection) while simultaneously scaling the summits of power, mysticism and might aspired to by the group’s hard rock forefathers in Sabbath, Purple and Zeppelin.”

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jorge — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:10:25 +0000

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Craig Finn – “Clear Heart Full Eyes”

jorge — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:31:19 +0000

Craig Finn, The Hold Steady front man, steps out with hist first solo album recorded in Texas. Clear Heart Full Eyes (a reference from Friday Night Lights), features players from Texas including members of White Denim, Heartless Bastards, Phosphorescent, and Centro-matic, with production by Mike McCarthy.

Clear Heart Full Eyes is a refreshing recording that bears multiple listens.

01. Apollo Baby (5:46)
02. When No One’s Watching (3:46)
03. No Future (3:44)
04. New Friend Jesus (3:10)
05. Jackson (3:19)
06. Terrified Eyes (4:47)
07. Western Pier (3:52)
08. Honolulu Blues (4:15)
09. Rented Room (4:36)
10. Balcony (3:13)
11. Not Much Left Of Us (4:11)

Alamantra – “Workingman’s Bread”

jorge — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:23:41 +0000

Clocking in at around 50 minutes, Workingman’s Bread could be considered a jam oriented recording. WMB includes no covers, unless you consider their nod to Iron Butterfly’s ”In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” and Hendrix’s “Third Stone From The Sun” in “Will Hear.” Each song is well crafted lyrically and include a healthy dose of instrumental interactions, thus the Psychedelia categorization. Upon my initial listen I was drawn to “Brian Jones”, as it opens with a Bevis Frond-like feel. After listening further the comparison is right on, Nick Saloman would be proud of the recording.

On “Forever Away” WMB features Pete Nice on pedal steel. Pete is the nephew of the late, great Kurt Vonnegut (and he is referenced early in Vonnegut’s book, “Slapstick”). Also of notoriety is Kenneth (K.d.) Robinson, vocals, who has recorded and worked with people like George Clinton and Smokey Robinson and Alamantra drummer, Brandon Allison, is the grandson of NASCAR hall of famer, Bobby Allison.

Workingman’s Bread may be purchased at http://alamantra.org/wmb .

Alamantra Bio: http://alamantra.org/bio

Workingman’s Bread Track Listing:

Bread: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; James Mitchell: Bass; Kenneth Robinson (K.D.): Vocals; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals

Ajarah Jam: Brandon Allison: Drums; Tim Boykin: Guitar; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Mike Hamilton: Vocals; Carlito Jackson: Vocals; James Mitchell: Bass; Derek Nolin: Keyboards; Kenneth Robinson (K.D.): Vocals; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals; Ken Shiflett: Percussion; Brad Timko: Bass

Move On: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Rick Glaze: Vocals; James Mitchell: Bass; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

Forever Away: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Rick Glaze: Vocals; Genie McElroy: Piano; Pete Nice: Pedal Steel Guitar; Milyn Satterfield: Vocals; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals; Brad Timko: Bass

Spaces: BrandonAllison: Drums, Steve Casteel: Guitar; Derek Nolin: Keyboards; Kenneth Robinson (K.D.): Vocals; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals; Ken Shiflett: Percussion; Brad Timko: Bass

Will Hear: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Rick Glaze: Vocals; James Mitchell: Bass; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals; Ken Shiflett: Percussion
Vase Flowers: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Rick Glaze: Bass, Vocals; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals

Silk Skin: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Mike Hamilton: Vocals; James Mitchell: Bass; Derek Nolin: Keyboards; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals; Joel Smith: Vocals.

Brian Jones: Brandon Allison: Drums; Steve Casteel: Guitar; Kenneth Robinson (K.D.): Vocals; Bobby Shiflett: Guitar, Vocals; Brad Timko: Bass

Produced & Engineered by Brad Timko
Photography, Video and Visual Coordinator: Kevin Worley
Layout and Design: Bobby Shiflett

Music and Lyrics: Bobby Shiflett

The War on Drugs release new video for “Brothers”

jorge — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:36:14 +0000

The War On Drugs are excited to share the brand new video for “Brothers,” one of the many highlights off their stellar Slave Ambient. Following the more kaleidoscopic videos for “Baby Missiles” and “Come to the City,” the “Brothers” video, which premiered this morning via New York Magazine’s Vulture, definitely takes a different approach with its bleak western narrative. More on the “Brothers” video from the director team of Brewer, a pair of brothers (Ben and Alex), actually, is below.

The War on Drugs – Brothers from Secretly Jag on Vimeo.

Select tracks & videos:

The War On Drugs play “Baby Missiles” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

The War On Drugs’ “Come to the City” video - http://vimeo.com/27019826

The War On Drugs’ “Baby Missiles” video - http://vimeo.com/26117149

Listen to/share The War On Drugs’ “Come to the City”

Listen to/share The War On Drugs’ “Baby Missiles”

Listen to/share The War On Drugs’ “Snake Tongues”

Listen to The War On Drugs’ “Your Love Is Calling My Name”

The War On Drugs’ “Don’t Fear The Ghost” stream - http://soundcloud.com/dojagsc/the-war-on-drugs-dont-fear-the

The War On Drugs’ “Come to the City” 7-inch single is available this week on Secretly Canadian. Listen to the b-side, “Don’t Fear The Ghost” - http://soundcloud.com/dojagsc/the-war-on-drugs-dont-fear-the.

THE WAR ON DRUGS TOUR DATES:

Tue. 02/14/12 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje

Wed. 02/15/12 – Amsterdman, NL @ Melkweg

Thu. 02/16/12 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega

Fri. 02/17/12 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow

Sun. 02/19/12 – Berlin, DE @ Magnet Club

Mon. 02/20/12 – Frankfurt, DE @ Brotfabrik

Tue. 02/21/12 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie

Wed. 02/22/12 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix

Thu. 02/23/12 – Liverpool, UK @ The Kazimier

Fri. 02/24/12 – Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s

Sun. 02/26/12 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo

Mon. 02/26/12 – Manchester, UK @ Sound Control

Tue. 02/28/12 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom

Wed. 02/29/12 – Brighton, UK @ Concord 2

Thu. 03/01/12 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla

Thu. 03/08/12 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre ^

Fri. 03/09/12 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre ^

Sun. 03/11/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse ^

Mon. 03/12/12 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree ^

Tue. 03/13/12 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks ^

Wed. 03/14/12 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds ^

Tue. 03/20/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon *

Wed. 03/21/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent *

Fri. 03/23/12 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin *

Sat. 03/24/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore *

Tue. 03/27/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room *

Wed. 03/28/12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird *

Fri. 03/30/12 –Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival

Sat. 03/31/12 – St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center for the Arts *

Sun. 04/01/12 – Bloomington, IN @ Rhino’s *

Fri. 04/06/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sat. 04/07/12 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Cafe

Sat. 04/21/12 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Rocktown Beer and Music Festival

^ with White Rabbits

* with Sharon Van Etten

2011-The Year in Pictures

jorge — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:12 +0000

iamnotjerry photo contributor, Ian Rawn, has posted

2011- The Year in Pictures on PLAYINDEAD.ORG

Øresund Space Collective : Sleeping with the Sunworm

jorge — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:25:07 +0000

This is the 11th release by the completely improvised space rock band from the Oresund region in Scandinavia. The band is mainly made up of members from Copenhagen, Denmark and the Malmö, Sweden area. This is the last of the material from the October 2008 studio session that gave us the Dead Man in Space and Slip into the Vortex releases. The music on this CD is one long 56min space rock jam! We split it into three parts for ease of play. It starts very slow heavy and spacey with a massive sound, before the track heads into a new directions with some beautiful guitar. A uptempo section develops after 15 or so minutes and features some intense guitar and synthesizer interaction. Due to an out of tune synthesizer, a new synthesizer section was overdubbed by Mogens. Magnus also replaced one of his guitar sections but other than these two small sections it is a completely improvised piece of music. Enjoy.. A heavy and emotional piece of music. IT was recorded and mixed at the Black Tornado studio in Copenhagen. Mastered in Göteborg by Henrik Udd. The players were: Magnus- Space Guitar, Synth, Stefan- Space Guitar, Jocke- Bass, Kaufmann- Drums and percussion, Dr. Space- Synths, Mogens- Synths.

Graveyard : Hisingen Blues

jorge — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:39:11 +0000

Graveyard – Hisingen Blues. It seems that some newer bands with an older sound are trying to keep things simple with their names. Two that come to mind are Ghost and The Sword. They both have a very throwback sound to them, almost giving them a 70′s hard rock sound. Graveyard falls in to the same spectrum but not to be compared to those two very different bands. While The Sword has a somewhat psychedelic/muddy sound to them and Ghost sounds like a cross between Blue Oyster Cult and Mercyful Fate, Graveyard has more of a blues/rock sound to them that just seems to come off so much more natural.

If you’re not familiar with the band, let me give you a very brief history. Formed in Sweden in 2006, Graveyard was birthed by the separation of a the band Norrsken. They released a self titled album in 2007 and will soon release Hisingen Blues through Nuclear Blast.

If you are anything like myself, you kind of grew up on a lot of classic rock before discovery the sheer ferocity of heavy metal. My parents listened to music that while very pleasant in nature, um, kind of sucked. My brother introduced me to a few bands in the early 80′s but I really don’t think I could credit him for my love of metal today. Somewhere along the line I got a copy of Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits. Soon after I heard AC/DC’s Back in Black Album and found that I really loved Led Zeppelin after listening to Physical Graffiti. From there it just snow-balled. And this is probably why I’m absolutely loving this album.

Graveyard has this commanding presence and energy that just draws you in. The hard rocking blues sound they have is very reminiscent of Led Zeppelin with some Sabbath love, a tinge of Deep Purple and the soul of The Jimmy Hendrix Experience. I might even go so far as say they have a pinch of Steppenwolf and Grateful Dead in their influential bag of tricks.

Another thing that is really great about this album is that it all sounds so organic and that’s probably because, if I’m not mistaken, they recorded in analog. I tend to use the word ‘Organic’ with recordings like this a little too much, but I would like to say that this album sounds just so much more honest instead. The production, regardless, is perfect. Let’s check out just a few tracks.

“Ain’t Fit To Live Here” gets the album off to a fast start with killer, classic sounding riffs and this is where you get the first taste of singer Joakim Nillson’s vocal chops that will have you trying to sing along in your car and make a complete ass of yourself, trying to hit the range that he does. I would suggest only trying to sing along while you’re alone.

“No Good, Mr. Holden” slows things down in to a more bluesy sound. You might want to turn the lights down, fire up (if that’s what you do) and kick back with a cold one. The solos in this one are melodic, free flowing and very Hendrix or SRV’ish.

“Hisingen Blues”, the title track shoves things back in to a faster tempo and this is where you first here the name of Lucifer, how he’s standing right beside him and they are holding hands. Isn’t that sweet? All joking aside, it’s a cool track.

I’m not going to go on and on about how awesome this album is…but it is. If you’re into classic rock and actually want something new to listen to because the radio stations play the same tired songs they have been playing for the last 40 years, then check out graveyard and indulge in the goodness of Hisingen Blues.

01. Ain’t Fit To Live Here
02. No Good, Mr. Holden
03. Hisingen Blues
04. Uncomfortably Numb
05. Buying Truth (Tack Och Förlåt)
06. Longing
07. Ungrateful Are The Dead
08. RSS
09. The Siren