Bob and Knopfler At Braehead

I really do not know wether to laugh or cry at the news that:

"In a coming together of two of the greatest living songwriters, Mark and his band will be joining Bob Dylan for a series of shows around England and Europe this autumn.


Both artists will be taking a coterie of their own musicians and as usual Mark has assembled a group of players who are the best in their field. The band will consist of Richard Bennett on guitar, Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Jim Cox on piano, John McCusker on violin & cittern, Mike McGoldrick on flute, whistle & pipes, Glenn Worf on bass and Ian Thomas on drums.
Mark has taken a break from recording his next album in order to participate in what is likely to be the must see show of the year. Mark's association with Dylan dates back to 1979 when he played on Dylan's Slow Train Coming Sessions and then produced Bob's acclaimed 1983 release Infidels.
Mark says, "I'm much looking forward to going out on the road with Bob in such a special year. Also, it was an honour to be asked to record one of Bob's songs on the forthcoming Amnesty International 50th anniversary album to mark his 70th birthday"

Anyway all this takes place in a venue WORSE!!! than the SECC at Braehead Arena. 8/9th October, tickets on sale at usual outlets.

You pay your money you take your chances as always with Bob.....see you there..

Forgotten Album Friday #22 - Dave Edmunds

Sorry for the lack of meaningful updates but hopefully this great lp from Dave Edmunds gets me back into the way of things!

The lp is pretty much what you would expect from Dave Edmunds with some classic rockers together with some new material notably from future producer Nick Lowe. Backed by Rockpile the playing and production are exemplary and there really is not a bad track on the lp.




The first of four cracking lp's on the Swan Song label the standout tracks are:

I Knew The Bride
Crawling From The Wreckage
Back To School Days
Get Out Of Denver

John Mellencamp - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Word is that we have been waiting 25 yeras for a John Mellencamp gig in Scotland.

I am not sure if that is qute correct but he delivered an outstanding set last night at the GRCH. The set list was roughly:

1.Authority Song


2.No One Cares About Me 
3.Death Letter 
4.John Cockers 
5.Walk Tall 
6.The West End 
7.Check It Out 

8.Save Some Time To Dream 
9.Cherry Bomb 
10.Don't Need This Body 
11.Longest Days 
12.Jackie Brown 
13.Easter Eve 
14.Jack & Diane 
15.Small Town 
16.Rain on the Scarecrow 
17.Paper in Fire 

18.Crumblin' Down 
19.If I Die Sudden

20.Pink Houses 

21.R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. With guest vovalist! 

Gene Clark Re-Issue : Two Sides To Every Story

Great news that at long last, on August 30th the long out-of-print Gene Clark lp Two Sides To Every Store is hitting shelves again with bonus material, previously unseen photos and new liner notes. The disc features contributions from guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and backing vocals by Emmylou Harris.

k d lang live at Radio 2 Video Clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gj2kj

What a treat - enjoy.

I Confess


Helpless

A Sleep With No Dreaming

Hallelujah

The Water's Edge

Matte Kudasai

Perfect World

Western Stars

Habit Of Mind

Heaven

Reminiscing

Constant Craving

Record Store Day 2011 - Massive Brooce Miss-spell!

Racing In The Sreet! Imagine that I didnt notice!






Anyway I queued from 7:30am and the haul included

The Brooooce 10"

Badlands 10" single of Springsteen Covers (Willie Nile, Danny & The Champions, The Magic Numbers, Billy Franks)

Dylan 7" with Ting Tings remix of subbteranean homesick blues

Queen 7" Stormtroopers In Stilletos

Steve Earle 7" I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

Villagers Live lp

Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - 2 x 7"

Dangermouse 7" feat Norah Jones

AC/Dc Live 7"

New Josh Ritter Live lp

 
A special release of Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Live at The Iveagh Gardens in Dublin will be available at his forthcoming European Tour. Over a rainy evening last July the wonderful Iveagh Gardens in Dublin City Centre played host to it’s first ever series of music shows and Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band were lucky enough to play the first ever rock show at the venue on Sunday 18th July.


THIS IS A EUROPEAN-ONLY RELEASE! US RELEASE COMING SOON.

This limited edition 2xCD & 1DVD set will be available at Josh’s April Irish shows on 13th (Belfast) and 15th & 16th (Vicar Street, Dublin) and in a limited number of shops/venues for Record Store Day on Saturday 16th April.



Live At The Iveagh Gardens tracklisting:

CD Disc 1

1. Moon River

2. Lantern

3. Minds Eye

4. Right Moves

5. Southern Pacifica

6. Rattling Locks

7. Rumors

8. Bright Smile

9. Lillian Egypt

10.The Curse

11. Lark

12. Long Shadows



CD Disc 2

1. Roll On

2. Me & Jiggs

3. Kathleen

4. Change Of Time

5. Remnant

6. Harrisburg

7. To The Dogs (Or Whoever)

8. Snow Is Gone

9. Wait For Love



DVD

1. Moon River

2. Lantern

3. Minds Eye

4. Right Moves

5. Southern Pacifica

6. Rattling Locks

7. Rumors

8. Bright Smile

9. Lillian Egypt

10.The Curse

11. Lark

12. Long Shadows

13. Me & Jiggs

14. Roll On

15. Kathleen

16. Change Of Time

17. Remnant

18. Harrisburg

19. To The Dogs (Or Whoever)

20. Snow Is Gone

21. Wait For Love

Jayhawks - Oran Mor!!! Wednesday 3rd August 2011

The Jayhawks were definitely swimming against the tide when they emerged from a crowded Minneapolis music scene halfway through the 1980s - a memorable decade that saw the likes of the Replacements, Soul Asylum, Husker Du and Prince put Minnesota on the musical map in a big way. Forging a rootsy sound that wasn't quite rock or country - "Hank Williams on speed" somebody once memorably called it - The Jayhawks quickly turned into one of the most important bands of the post-punk era. Over the course of two decades, several albums, countless memorable live shows and enough personal drama to fill a couple of Behind the Music episodes, this beloved band soared to heights few ever achieve while wining the hearts and minds of numerous critics, fans and peers in the process. Named after "The Hawks" - as in "Levon and the Hawks," the name of Dylan's backing band in the 60s before they became known as "The Band" - The Jayhawks and their fellow travelers even helped make the world safe again for artists who weren't afraid to fuse traditional rock, country and folk influences into something that was both timeless and modern, just like the best American bands always have, and now they're back with their famous, original line up!

The Bible - Glasgow Show late Sept!

Thats it really. Great news as far I am concerned!!

Hey Boo looks about 14!!

Forthcoming Stevie Nicks Album In Your Dreams

Ok she is not fashionable but I think her new lp is going to be a cracker. The Dave Stewart production and writing help is just what she needs to lkick start her solo career again.

Forgotten Album Friday #21 - Gary U.S Bonds On The Line

As Broooce has dusted off an overlooked gem from his Darkness sessions, Rendezvous, it is time to remind ourselves of the first official release of this track, and the album On The Line.

This is the second album of Gary US Bonds that Springsteen was involved with, Dedication preceding it, and this time Springsteen provides most of the songs and shares production duties with Miami Steve Van Zandt. The album is basically Gary US Bonds and the E Street band and well worth seeking out.

The album has a much more soulful feel to it and there are several standout tracks including Rendezvous,
Out Of Work and a cracking version of Soul Deep.



Key tracks:

Club Soul City

Soul Deep

Love's On The Line

Rendezvous

Forgotten Album Friday #20 - Lou Reed & John Cale Songs For Drella

Songs for Drella (1990) remains a highlight in both Cale and Reed's lengthy careers- it forms part of Reed's strongest trilogy of albums since the Velvets demise (the others being New York, 1988 & Magic&Loss, 1992) Reed & Cale had infamously fallen out when in The Velvet Underground & had not worked together since- this collaboration, along with Moe Tucker's contribution to New York, would lead to the VU temporarily reforming (the resulting live album containing some wonderful takes on classics like Beginning to See the Light & Femme Fatale).




Songs for Drella is one based around a limited musical soundscape (Reed on Vocals/Guitar; Cale on keyboards/vocals/viola) & one that has a sense of improvisation. It was a work primarily written for performance- like Tom Waits recent Alice/Blood Money setz- so perhaps some of the songs are more theatrical than melodic; but I like the whole journey around a fictional take on Warhol's life from people who were once close to him...(the final track on New York leads here...)

The tracks with Cale on lead vocals stand out- Style It Takes (wonderfully performed on Fragments for a Rainy Season),Trouble with Classicists (great guitar from Reed), A Dream & (especially) Forever Changed stand out. Reed also gets to sing some great songs- the amusing Smalltown, the ethos of Work (up there with There is No Time), the spleen-venting I Believe (Valerie Solanis surfacing...) & especially the touching Hello It's Me- which shows that its possible to continue discourse with the dead: "I know it's late in coming but it's the only way I know/Hello it's me- goodnight Andy.../Goodbye Andy"-

Key tracks:

Smalltown

Style It takes

Work

Trouble With Classisiscts

Hello it's Me

New k d lang album

Nonesuch Records will release k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang's Sing it Loud on April 12, 2011. Produced by lang and Joe Pisapia, it is the award-winning singer-songwriter's first record made entirely with a band of her own since the pair of albums with the Reclines that launched her groundbreaking career over 20 years ago.

This collection of songs reflects the organic, collaborative nature of the sessions, which took place at Pisapia's Middletree Studios in Nashville. Many of the songs were recorded live in the studio and that energy is palpable. The lead single "I Confess" is one of three songs lang penned with keyboardist Daniel Clarke and Joshua Grange, who plays baritone guitar and dobro. In addition to the original material, Sing it Loud includes a striking version of Talking Heads' "Heaven". Pisapia, who plays numerous instruments and serves as the band's musical director, contributed the title track and co-wrote five songs with lang. Bassist Lex Price (Mindy Smith, Peter Bradley Adams) and drummer/percussionist Fred Eltringham (The Wallflowers) complete the lineup.

Beginning today, fans that sign up for lang's newsletter at www.kdlang.com will receive a free download of "Perfect Word" a track from the new album. Pre-orders of Sing it Loud begin on February 7 on kdlang.com and nonesuch.com and include a manuscript lyric sheet, a limited number of which will be signed by k.d. (The version of the album available from those sites includes four additional tracks.) Sing it Loud is lang's first studio album since 2008's Watershed, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. In 2010, she marked the 25th anniversary of her recording debut with

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Record Store Day 2011. Exclusive Springsteen release!

Set your alarm clock! 16th April is record store day and as usual The Boss is setting up proceedings with an exclusive release ten-inch featuring two live tracks from the December 2010 carousel performance -- the first and only live performance of these songs to date -- "Gotta Get That Feeling" and "Racing in the Street ('78)." The record will come in a picture sleeve featuring a historical shot from when the carousel itself was up and running in Asbury Park.



Like last year I warned it could be a US only release but lets hope not!