With The Song Of Life: January 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Wallflowers - Red Letter Days (2002)

Alternative Rock | FLAC | 344 Mb

The Wallflowers' long-awaited third album, Breach, was a strong, confident record that demonstrated clear growth from Jakob Dylan as a songwriter and the Wallflowers as a band. Thing is, everybody ignored it. Critics wrote it off and the large audience Bringing Down the Horse attracted shunned it, leaving the band in an awkward position of having to prove themselves yet again with their fourth album, Red Letter Days. The first striking thing about the album is that its production is a clear reaction to the failure of Breach. Glistening where its predecessor had a semblance of grit, this is a polished mainstream rock record, designed to win back listeners who loved the band by hearing "One Headlight" on the radio repeatedly. Dylan has adjusted his songwriting slightly, too, playing up the hooks and the melodies, which is hardly selling out. Even so, it's hard not to wish that the album had a bit more of the quirks and muscle that gave Breach its backbone. Without it, Red Letter Days isn't quite as forceful, but it is accomplished, melodic, and attractive, especially since the simple fact is, there are very few bands making this kind of post-Tom Petty classicist rock in the 2000s, and those that do don't do it as well, which is why this album is welcome, no matter how glossy the production is.

1. When You're On Top (3:53), 2. How Good It Can Get (4:11), 3. Closer To You (3:17), 4. Everybody Out Of The Water (3:42), 5. Three Ways (4:19), 6. Too Late To Quit (3:54), 7. If You Never Got Sick (3:44), 8. Health And Happiness (4:03), 9. See You When I Get There (3:09), 10. Feel Like Summer Again (3:48), 11. Everything I Need (3:36), 12. Here In Pleasantville (3:40), 13. The Empire In My Mind (3:31)

Sunday, January 21, 2018

The Beatles - The Cavern Club Rehearsals (2015)

2015 | Pop, Rock | FLAC | 200 Mb

1. I Saw Her Standing There (3:10), 2. One After 909 (Version 1) (3:12), 3. One After 909 (Version 2) (3:17), 4. Catswalk (Version 1) (1:23), 5. Catswalk (Version 2) (1:27), 6. From Me to You (1:12), 7. I Saw Her Standing There (2:33), 8. All My Loving (2:39), 9. Roll Over Beethoven (2:35), 10. Boys (2:29), 11. Till There Was You (2:34), 12. She Loves You (2:25), 13. This Boy (2:28), 14. I Want to Hold Your Hand (2:19), 15. Money (That's What I Want) (3:55), 16. Twist and Shout (2:16)

Saturday, January 20, 2018

The Beatles - Every Little Thing Vol.1 (2000)

2000 | Pop, Rock, Rock'n'Roll | FLAC | 2 CD | 1,1 Gb

CD 1, 1. A Hard Day's NIght (Mono) (2:38), 2. Across The Universe (Mono) (3:46), 3. Ain't She Sweet (Stereo) (2:14), 4. All My Loving (Stereo Hi Hat) (2:10), 5. And I Love Her (Mono) (2:31), 6. And I Love Her (Stereo) (2:40), 7. And Your Bird Can Sing (Stereo) (2:03), 8. Anytime At All (Mono) (2:13), 9. Anytime At All (Stereo) (2:15), 10. Back In The U.S.S.R (Mono) (2:47), 11. Bad Boy (Mono) (2:21), 12. The Ballard Of John And Yoko (Mono) (3:00), 13. Beatles Medley (Stereo) (3:07), 14. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite (Mono) (2:36), 15. Blackbird (Mono) (2:18), 16. Blue Jay Way (Mono) (3:50), 17. Blue Jay Way (Stereo) (3:43), 18. Day Tripper (Stereo) (2:51), 19. Devil In Her Heart (Stereo) (2:27), 20. Dialogue from Let It Be film (Mono) (4:13), 21. Don't Pass Me By (Mono) (3:47), 22. Doctor Robert (Mono) (2:17), 23. Drive My Car (Mono) (2:30), 24. Fab Four On Film (Mono) (6:13), 25. Flying (Mono) (2:14), 26. From Me To You (Stereo) (1:57), 27. Girl (Stereo) (2:29)

CD 2, 1. Good Day Sunshine (Mono) (2:14), 2. Got To Get You Into My Life (Mono) (2:40), 3. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Mono) (2:44), 4. James Bond Theme - Help! (Stereo) (2:36), 5. Help! (Mono) (2:19), 6. Helter Skelter (Mono) (3:40), 7. Her Majesty - Final Chord (0:23), 8. Here, There And Everywhere (Stereo) (2:22), 9. Hey Jude (short version) (5:04), 10. Honey Pie (Mono) (2:40), 11. I Am The Walrus (full Stereo) (4:46), 12. I Am The Walrus (basic Track) (4:21), 13. I Am The Walrus (Rarities remix) (4:38), 14. I Call Your Name (Mono) (2:06), 15. I Call Your Name (Stereo) (2:10), 16. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (Stereo) (2:37), 17. I Feel Fine (extended beginning) (2:18), 18. I Feel Fine (Mono reverb) (2:24), 19. I Feel Fine (Mono extended ending) (2:24), 20. I Feel Fine (echo-reverb) (2:22), 21. I Saw Her Standing There (VJ Stereo) (2:55), 22. I Should Have Known Better (Stereo mistake) (2:45), 23. I Should Have Known Better (Stereo no mistake) (2:45), 24. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Stereo L-R) (2:25), 25. If I Fell (Stereo) (2:22), 26. I'll Be Back (Stereo) (2:24), 27. I'll Cry Instead (Mono long version) (2:05), 28. I'll Cry Instead (Stereo long version) (2:08), 29. I'll Get You (Stereo) (2:20)

The Beatles - Every Little Thing Vol.2 (2000)

2000 | Pop, Rock, Rock'n'Roll | FLAC | 2 CD | 1 Gb

CD 1, 1. I'm A Loser (Mono) (2:31), 2. I'm Down (Mono) (2:35), 3. I'm Looking Through You (Stereo false start) (2:32), 4. I'm Only Sleeping (Mono French EP) (3:01), 5. I'm Only Sleeping (Mono) (3:02), 6. I'm Only Sleeping (Stereo) (3:01), 7. It's All Too Much (Mono) (8:24), 8. Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (Stereo) (2:28), 9. Let It Be (Mono) (4:08), 10. Let It Be (Stereo) (3:59), 11. Matchbox (Mono) (1:58), 12. Money (Stereo) (2:50), 13. Money (Stereo) (2:46), 14. Movie Medley (Stereo) (4:04), 15. My Bonnie (Stereo) (2:42), 16. Norwegian Wood (Stereo) (2:06), 17. Norwegian Wood (Mono) (2:07), 18. Paperback Writer (Mono) (2:29), 19. Penny Lane (Mono) (3:00), 20. Penny Lane (Stereo) (3:00), 21. Piggies (Mono) (2:03), 22. Please Mister Postman (Stereo) (2:37), 23. Please, Please Me (no mistake Stereo) (1:59), 24. Please, Please Me (with mistake Stereo) (2:04), 25. Roll Over Beethoven (Stereo) (2:46), 26. Sexy Sadie (3:14)

CD 2, 1. Sgt. Pepper Inner Grove (Stereo) (0:08), 2. Sgt. Pepper Inner Grove (Reprise Mono) (1:21), 3. She Loves You (Stereo) (2:22), 4. She Loves You (Stereo) (2:25), 5. She's A Woman (Stereo) (3:04), 6. She's A Woman (echo-reverb Stereo) (3:00), 7. She's A Woman (reverb German Mono) (3:03), 8. She's Leaving Home (Mono) (3:25), 9. She Lieb Dich (Stereo) (2:19), 10. Slow Down (Mono) (2:59), 11. Strawberry Fields Forever (Stereo) (4:11), 12. Sweet Georgia Brown (Stereo) (2:07), 13. Taxman (Mono) (2:43), 14. Tell Me Why (Stereo) (2:12), 15. Thank You Girl (Stereo) (2:05), 16. The Word (Stereo) (2:48), 17. This Boy (Stereo) (2:15), 18. Ticket To Ride (Stereo) (3:05), 19. Tomorrow Nevers Knows (Mono) (3:03), 20. We Can Work It Out (Stereo) (2:15), 21. What Goes On (Mono) (2:47), 22. What You're Doing (Stereo) (2:34), 23. When I Get Home (Mono) (2:18), 24. When I Get Home (Stereo) (2:20), 25. Why Don't We Do It In The Road (Mono) (1:40), 26. Yes It Is (Stereo) (2:42), 27. Yesterday (Stereo) (2:03), 28. You Can't Do That (Stereo) (2:38), 29. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (Stereo) (4:21), 30. You Really Got A Hold On Me (Stereo) (3:19)

The Beatles - Every Little Thing Vol.3 (2000)

2000 | Pop, Rock, Rock'n'Roll | FLAC | 2 CD | 1,1 Gb

CD 1, 1. A Hard Day's Night (Mono) (2:38), 2. All You Need Is Love (Stereo) (4:00), 3. Baby You're A Rich Man (Stereo) (2:58), 4. Baby You're A Rich Man (Stereo) (3:10), 5. Back In The U.S.S.R. (Stereo) (2:45), 6. Blackbird (Mono) (2:14), 7. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (Stereo) (3:05), 8. Dear Prudence (Stereo) (2:40), 9. Don't Pass Me By (Stereo) (2:48), 10. Eight Days A Week (Stereo) (2:47), 11. The Fool On The Hill (Mono) (2:58), 12. Glass Onion (Stereo) (1:44), 13. Help! (Mono) (2:18), 14. Helter Skelter (Stereo) (3:38), 15. Helter Skelter (Stereo) (4:30), 16. Hold Me Tight (Stereo) (2:34), 17. I Am The Walrus (Mono) (4:39), 18. I Am The Walrus (Stereo) (4:39), 19. I'll Be Back (Mono) (2:20), 20. I'm Only Sleeping (Mono) (3:04), 21. I'm Only Sleeping (Stereo) (2:58), 22. It's All Too Much (Mono) (2:31), 23. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Stereo) (2:23), 24. Long Tall Sally (Mono) (2:06), 25. Love Me Do (Stereo) (2:24), 26. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Mono) (3:45)

CD 2, 1. Misery (Stereo) (1:50), 2. My Bonnie (Stereo) (2:40), 3. My Bonnie (Stereo) (2:06), 4. No Reply (Stereo) (2:20), 5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Mono) (3:08), 6. Only A Northern Song (Mono) (3:20), 7. Paperback Writer (Stereo) (2:17), 8. Paperback Writer (Stereo) (2:17), 9. Penny Lane (Stereo) (3:04), 10. P.S. I Love You (Stereo) (2:06), 11. Revolution 9 (Stereo) (6:39), 12. Savoy Truffle (Mono) (2:54), 13. She Loves You (Stereo) (2:17), 14. Strawberry Fields Forever (Stereo) (4:05), 15. Swanee River (Stereo) (2:55), 16. Thank You Girl (Mono) (2:04), 17. The End - Her Majesty (Stereo) (5:36), 18. Think For Yourself (Stereo) (2:16), 19. This Boy (Stereo) (2:14), 20. Tomorrow Never Knows (Mono) (2:58), 21. Twist And Shout (Stereo) (2:35), 22. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Mono) (4:47), 23. Why Don't We Do It In The Road (Stereo) (1:10), 24. Yellow Submarine (Mono) (2:42), 25. Yer Blues (Stereo) (2:30), 26. Yes It Is (Stereo) (2:41), 27. You're Gonna Lose That Girl (Stereo) (2:26)

The Beatles - Every Little Thing Vol.4 (2002)

2002 | Pop, Rock, Rock'n'Roll | FLAC | 2 CD | 1,1 Gb

CD 1, 1. A Hard Day's Night (Mono) (2:31), 2. Abbey Road Medley (Stereo) (11:09), 3. Ain't She Sweet (rechanneled Stereo) (2:13), 4. And Your Bird Can Sing (mock Stereo) (2:03), 5. Baby You're A Rich Man (Mono) (3:06), 6. Boys (Stereo) (2:23), 7. Can't Buy Me Love (Mono) (2:14), 8. Can't Buy Me Love (Stereo) (2:15), 9. Dizzy Miss Lizzie (Stereo) (2:54), 10. Don't Bother Me (Canadian Stereo) (2:28), 11. Doctor Robert (mock Stereo) (2:19), 12. Drive My Car (Stereo) (2:33), 13. Every Little Thing (Stereo) (2:07), 14. The Fool On The Hill (Stereo) (2:55), 15. From Me To You (Stereo) (1:55), 16. Hello, Goodbye (Stereo) (3:31), 17. Help! (Stereo) (2:18), 18. Helter Skelter (Stereo) (3:45), 19. Hey Jude (Pocket Disc Mono) (3:30), 20. I Feel Fine (Mono) (2:22), 21. I Saw Her Standing There (Stereo) (2:53), 22. I Want To Hold Your Hand (mock Stereo) (2:26), 23. I Want To Hold Your Hand (mock Stereo) (2:27), 24. If I Fell (Mono) (2:20), 25. If You Leave Me Baby (rechanneled Stereo) (2:50), 26. I'll Cry Instead (Stereo) (1:49), 27. I'll Get You (Mono) (2:08)

CD 2, 1. I'm Only Sleeping (mock Stereo) (3:05), 2. In My Life (Stereo) (2:29), 3. It's Only Love (Stereo) (1:59), 4. I've Just Seen A Face (Mono) (2:10), 5. Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (UK Stereo) (2:24), 6. Lady Madonna (Stereo) (2:14), 7. Little Child (Stereo) (1:49), 8. Long Tall Sally (Mono) (2:02), 9. Long Tall Sally (Stereo) (2:04), 10. Love Me Do (Mono) (2:25), 11. Love You Too (Mono) (3:11), 12. Misery (Mono) (1:48), 13. Mister Moonlight (Stereo) (2:39), 14. Nobody's Child (rechanneled Stereo) (2:54), 15. Nowhere Man (Stereo) (2:47), 16. Penny Lane (Mono) (2:54), 17. Penny Lane (Stereo) (2:58), 18. Penny Lane (Promo Mono) (2:59), 19. Please, Please Me (Stereo) (2:01), 20. Roll Over Beethoven (Stereo) (2:43), 21. Run For Your Life (Stereo) (2:23), 22. She's A Woman (Mono) (3:03), 23. She Love You (Stereo) (2:25), 24. Sweet Georgia Brown (rechanneled Stereo) (2:05), 25. Tell Me Why (Mono) (2:09), 26. Thank You Girl (Stereo) (2:03), 27. There's A Place (Stereo) (1:51), 28. Ticket To Ride (Stereo) (3:06), 29. Ticket To Ride (mock Stereo) (3:06), 30. Twist And Shout (Stereo) (2:37), 31. You Can't Do That (Canadian Stereo) (2:32)

Friday, January 19, 2018

The Rolling Stones - At The Marquee Club

Rock | Mp3 320 kbps | 133 Mb

1. Live With Me (4:16), 2. Dead Flowers (4:13), 3. I Got The Blues (4:43), 4. I Got The Blues (0:49), 5. I Got The Blues (4:10), 6. Let It Rock (3:00), 7. Midnight Rambler (10:26), 8. Satisfaction (5:11), 9. Bitch (4:33), 10. Brown Sugar (4:01), 11. Bitch. (4:19)

1971-03-26, Marquee Club, London, England (private gig)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The Rolling Stones - Out On Bail (1990)

1990 | Pop, Rock, Rock'n'Roll | Mp3 320 kbps | 2 CD | 208 Mb

CD 1, 1. Let It Rock (2:31), 2. All Down The Line (4:22), 3. Honky Tonk Women (3:22), 4. Star Star (4:26), 5. When The Whip Comes Down (4:49), 6. Miss You (7:35), 7. Just My Imagination (6:29), 8. Lies (4:28), 9. Beast Of Burden (5:42)

CD 2, 1. Respectable (3:51), 2. Far Away Eyes (6:13), 3. Love In Vain (5:34), 4. Band Introductions (0:29), 5. Shattered (5:12), 6. Sweet Little Sixteen (3:25), 7. Tumbling Dice (4:50), 8. Happy (3:40), 9. Brown Sugar (3:36), 10. Jumpin' Jack Flash (4:24), 11. Street Fighting Man (3:55)

1978-06-14 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, US

Sunday, January 14, 2018

The Rolling Stones - Bedspring Symphony

Rock | Mp3 320 kbps | 148 Mb

1. Gimme Shelter (6:15), 2. Tumblin' Dice (4:55), 3. Brown Sugar (3:21), 4. Heartbreaker (5:13), 5. Angie (4:33), 6. Honky Tonk Woman (3:08), 7. Midnight Rambler (12:58), 8. All Down The Line (3:38), 9. Street Fighting Man (5:26), 10. Interview With Mick & Charlie (10:32)

Quote from “Hot Wacks”
“The best Stones live recording, surpasses even the officially released live albums in quality”

Saturday, January 13, 2018

The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Vol.3 (2008) DVD

2008 | Pop, Rock | MPEG-2 720x480 4:3 / AC-3 2ch | 4,3 Gb

In January of 1969 The Beatles gathered together to film and record to what become "Let It Be".....Preseneted here for the first time is every known clip, put in chronological order of events and with correct audio to the best of ability. All clips have been indentified, synched with correct audio! You will enjoy this more than you think! The rooftop concert is now a really treat - add'l audio, all in stereo and every clip of footage found - more than you think. Watching that will really impress you! All together this is the best yet! Special thanks to British Lions for their help in this project....
Volume three of a collection of rehearsal footage from the month of January 1969, chronicling the creation of what would eventually become the “Let it be” recording and movie. This volume has a running time of 100 minutes, and covers the dates of January 29th to 31st. Quality is 7-9/10, and varies a bit from clip to clip.

Wednesday, 1. January 29 1969, Dialog, All Things Must Pass, Besame Mucho, , Thursday, January 30 1969, 2. Discussion before rooftop performance, 3. Entrance / Get Back rehearsal, 4. Get Back, 5. Don't Let Me Down, 6. I've Got A Feeling, 7. One After 909, 8. I Dig A Pony, 9. God Save The Queen, 10. I've Got A Feeling, 11. Don't Let Me Down, 12. Get Back, , Friday, January 31 1969, 13. Two Of Us, 14. The Long And Winding Road, 15. Let It Be, 16. Let It Be, LET IT BE Trailer 1970, , ALTERNATE EDITS AND MIXES, 17. Don't Let Me Down - Imagine Rough Cut 1988, 18. Don't Let Me Down - Imagine 1988, 19. Don't Let Me Down - Anthology Director's Cut 1993, 20. Don't Let Me Down - Let It Be Naked 1999, 21. Get Back - 1989 release remastered, 22. Get Back - Anthology 1995, , LET IT BE...NAKED, 23. Get Back 1999 Promo Video, 24. Trailer 1, 25. Trailer 2, 26. Trailer 3, 27. Long Trailer with captions, 28. Long Trailer with w/o captions, 29. 30 second spot, 30. Two Og Us 1999 Promo Video, 31. Japan Ad, 32. Sony TV Special, 33. Target Ad

Neil Young - Official Release Series Discs 1-4 (2009)

2009 | Acoustic, Country Rock, Rock & Roll | FLAC | 4 CD | 936 Mb

CD 1 - 1968 - Neil Young
01. The Emperor Of Wyoming
02. The Loner
03. If I Could Have Her Tonight
04. I've Been Waiting For You
05. The Old Laughing Lady
06. String Quartet From Whiskey Boot Hill
07. Here We Are In The Years
08. What Did You Do To My Life?
09. I've Loved Her So Long
10. The Last Trip To Tulsa

CD 2 - 1969 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
01. Cinnamon Girl
02. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
03. Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)
04. Down By The River
05. The Losing End (When You're On)
06. Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets)
07. Cowgirl In The Sand

CD 3 - 1970 - After the Gold Rush
01. Tell Me Why
02. After The Gold Rush
03. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
04. Southern Man
05. Till The Morning Comes
06. Oh Lonesome Me
07. Don't Let It Bring You Down
08. Birds
09. When You Dance I Can Really Love
10. I Believe In You
11. Cripple Creek Ferry

CD 4 - 1972 - Harvest
01. Out On The Weekend
02. Harvest
03. A Man Needs A Maid
04. Heart Of Gold
05. Are You Ready For The Country?
06. Old Man
07. There's A World
08. Alabama
09. The Needle And The Damage Done
10. Words (Between The Lines Of Age)

VA - Rockin' The Spirit ~ Piano Blues, Boogie & Spirituals (2005)

2005 | Blues, Rock, Jazz | FLAC (24bit/88,2 kHz) | 1,02 Gb

1. Bob Seeley - St. Louis Blues (6:03), 2. Johnny O'Neal - Happy Days Are Here Again (4:29), 3. Mark Braun - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (3:24), 4. Bob Seeley - Amazing Grace (5:59), 5. Mark Braun - My Sunday Best (6:25), 6. Eric Reed - You Took Advantage Of Me (2:47), 7. Johnny O'Neal - Glory Glory Hallelujah (4:01), 8. Monty Alexander - Boogie Woogie Keys (5:33), 9. Mark Braun & Bob Seeley - Fourplay Boogie Woogie (3:24), 10. Eric Reed - Three Hymns (4:20), 11. Monty Alexander - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen / No Woman, No Cry (6:04), 12. Johnny O'Neal & Eric Reed - Whisper Not (7:51)

Friday, January 12, 2018

Linda Ronstadt - Hand Sown... Home Grown / Silk Purse / Linda Ronstadt (2014)

2014 | Country, Rock | Mp3 320 kbps | 2 CD | 225 Mb

BGO's 2014 double-disc set rounds up Linda Ronstadt's first three solo albums: 1969's Hand Sown...Home Grown, 1970's Silk Purse, and 1971's Linda Ronstadt. These are the records where she finds her voice, moving from the hazily focused Laurel Canyon folk-rocker through country-rocker to the assured interpreter who became a star. None of these records was a hit, partially due to Ronstadt figuring out her style, but each is distinctive and appealing; Hand Sown is a colorful SoCal roots rock record, Silk Purse is a country-rock set made in Nashville, and Linda Ronstadt is where she pulls it all together, aided by a backing band that would later become the Eagles. This three-fer winds up being a terrific way to hear Ronstadt coming into her own.

CD 1 - Hand Sown... Home Grown / Silk Purse
1. Baby You've Been On My Mind (2:37), 2. Silver Threads And Golden Needles (2:24), 3. Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad (2:44), 4. A Number And A Name (3:06), 5. The Only Mama That'll Walk The Line (2:25), 6. The Long Way Around (2:21), 7. Break My Mind (2:55), 8. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (3:47), 9. It's About Time (3:09), 10. We Need A Lot More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock 'N' Roll) (2:33), 11. The Dolphins (4:10), 12. Love Sick Blues (2:03), 13. Are My Thoughts With You? (2:52), 14. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (2:28), 15. Nobody's (2:57), 16. Louise (3:25), 17. Long Long Time (4:23), 18. Mental Revenge (2:43), 19. I'm Leavin' It All Up To You (2:21), 20. He Dark The Sun (2:40), 21. Life Is Like A Mountain Railway (3:25)

CD 2 - Linda Ronstadt
1. Rock Me On The Water (3:41), 2. Crazy Arms (3:33), 3. I Won't Be Hangin' Round (3:03), 4. I Still Miss Someone (2:42), 5. In My Reply (3:32), 6. I Fall To Pieces (3:10), 7. Ramblin' Round (3:22), 8. Birds (3:01), 9. Faithful (2:51), 10. Rescue Me (2:48)

Friday, January 5, 2018

Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel (2016)

2016 | Pop Rock | FLAC | 636 Mb

Encased in a classy sleeve painted by Scottish playwright John "Patrick" Byrne, the first LP from the tumultuous Stealers Wheel is a debonair affair comprised of the kind of accomplished and polished pub pop for which impetus Gerry Rafferty would become known as he subsequently rode out the decade on the sublime radio single "Baker Street ." Rafferty released his first solo slab, Can I Have My Money Back? (the title already showing signs of unrest) in 1971, and brought amigo Joe Egan from those sessions to the princely proceeding here. Worthy musical moments abound, all forever overshadowed by the clever corporate-snub "Stuck in the Middle With You" which branded the duo a one-hit wonder when the track took on a life of its own. Sadly, the song also foreshadowed the premature end of Stealers Wheel, and Rafferty and Egan continued to document the personal and professional turmoil of their short time together throughout their respective solo careers, even re-recording some of these early jewels. And though only Rafferty's star continued to rise, Egan harbors considerable talent as well, shining brightly on his Rubber Soul-influenced tapestry "Another Meaning"; however, he keeps bland company with Bad Company with the dumb thud of "I Get By." Meanwhile, Rafferty creates one of those oh-so-cosmic '70s grooves for "Outside Looking In," before being unfortunately caught in one of those oh-so-abrupt '70s fades at the end of side one. This vibe wouldn't be broken so drastically on CD, but for now, and seemingly forever, the platter must be flipped for the unique "Johnny's Song" wherein mountain-rock breaks surround Rafferty's wry life observations. Hidden nugget "Next to Me" extols mellow melancholy meditations exclusive to the West Coast and the Have a Nice Day Decade. Closing pastorale "You Put Something Better Inside of Me" inspired renditions by Ted Neeley and Raphael Ravenscroft. Ultimately, this very solid outing casts a somber shadow because of unfulfilled expectations. And any record this carefully crafted doesn't deserve to languish in the bins of obscurity, but such seems to be the fate of Stealers Wheel. At least the band will always be remembered through the cinematic revival of that supreme FM staple "Stuck in the Middle With You." [This album was re-released by Cherry Red in 2004.]

1. Late Again (3:18), 2. Stuck In The Middle With You (3:27), 3. Another Meaning (2:58), 4. I Get By (3:17), 5. Outside Looking In (3:54), 6. Johnny's Song (3:46), 7. Next To Me (3:39), 8. José (3:24), 9. Gets So Lonely (2:57), 10. You Put Something Better Inside Of Me (3:54)

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos - Time Is On My Side (1993)

1993 | Rock | Mp3 320 kbps | 143 Mb

1. How I Wish (4:16), 2. Wicked As It seems (5:24), 3. Gimme Shelter (6:21), 4. 999 (6:38), 5. Will But You Won't (6:21), 6. Locked Away (5:17), 7. Eileen (6:14), 8. Time Is On My Side (6:57), 9. Happy (7:33), 10. Take It So Hard (5:19)

The Beatles - In Concert At Whisky Flat (2004)

2004 | Pop, Rock | FLAC | 446 Mb

1. Twist And Shout (2:04), 2. You Can't Do That (3:16), 3. All My Loving (2:18), 4. She Loves You (2:34), 5. Things We Said Today (2:11), 6. Roll Over Beethoven (3:10), 7. Can't Buy Me Love (2:38), 8. If I Feel (2:10), 9. I Want To Hold Your Hand (3:00), 10. Boys (2:28), 11. A Hard Day's Night (2:54), 12. Long Tall Sally (2:08), 13. Larry Kane (5:51), 14. John (7:39), 15. Ringo (5:01), 16. John and Ringo (12:34), 17. John and Ringo (14:49)