On September 13, 2019, Edward Joseph Mahoney aka Eddie Money died aged 70. He was musician (keyboards, saxophone, harmonica), singer and songwriter, with more than three decades long career. Money had biggest success in the second half of the seventies and in through the eighties, with songs like “Baby Hold On”, “Two Tickets to Paradise”, “Think I’m in Love”, “Shakin'”, “Take Me Home Tonight”, “I Wanna Go Back”, “Walk on Water”, and “The Love in Your Eyes”. As leader he released eleventh albums.
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Gary Richard
On September 13, 2015, Gary Dean Richard died aged 65. He was musician (guitar, slide guitar), singer, songwriter and producer, member of the band Suburban 9 to 5, but was best known as the lead guitarist and songwriter of REO Speedwagon (1970 – 1989). As leader, Richard released one album.
Pixies: Beneath the Eyrie
On September 13, 2019, “BMG/Infectious” label released “Beneath the Eyrie”, the seventh Pixies album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Dreamland Recording Studios” in Hurley, New York, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.
Personnel:
- Black Francis – lead and backing vocals, guitars
- Joey Santiago – lead guitar
- Paz Lenchantin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, piano, Mellotron
- David Lovering – drums, percussion
- Tom Dalgety – additional prepared piano and percussion, engineering, mixing
- Ariel Shafir – engineering
- Ian Sopko – engineering assistance
- Ken Helmlinger – engineering assistance
- John Davis – mastering
- Michael Speed – design
- Vaughan Oliver – art direction
- Simon Larbalestier – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.
- In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Cain
- On Graveyard Hill – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
- Catfish Kate
- This Is My Fate
- Ready for Love
- Silver Bullet
- Long Rider – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
- Los Surfers Muertos – Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin
- St. Nazaire
- Bird of Prey
- Daniel Boone
- Death Horizon
Ahmad Jamal: Ballades
On September 13, 2019, “Jazz Village” label released “Ballades”, the 69th Ahmad Jamal album.
Personnel:
- Ahmad Jamal – piano
- James Cammack – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Ahmad Jamal, except where noted.
- Marseille
- Because I Love You
- I Should Care – Paul Weston, Axel Stordahl, Sammy Cahn
- Poinciana – Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier
- Land of Dreams – Eddie Heywood, Jr., Norman Gimbel
- What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
- So Rare – Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe
- Whisperings
- Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart / Your Story – Bill Evans
- Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Primus: Green Naugahyde
On September 12, 2011, “ATO Records” and “Prawn Song” labels released “Green Naugahyde”, the seventh Primus studio album. It was recorded October 2010 – April 2011, at “Rancho Relaxo” in Sebastopol, California, and was produced by Les Claypool.
Personnel:
- Les Claypool – vocals, bass, upright bass
- Larry LaLonde – guitar
- Jay Lane – drums
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Zoltron – design, layout
Track listing:
All lyrics by Les Claypool, all music as noted.
- Prelude to a Crawl – Les Claypool
- Hennepin Crawler – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
- Last Salmon Man (Fisherman’s Chronicles, Part IV) – Les Claypool
- Eternal Consumption Engine – Larry La Londe
- Tragedy’s a’ comin’ – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
- Eyes of the Squirrel – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
- Jilly’s on Smack – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe
- Lee Van Cleef – Les Claypool
- Moron TV – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
- Green Ranger – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
- HOINFODAMAN – Larry La Londe
- Extinction Burst – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
- Salmon Man – Les Claypool
Sigur Rós: Takk…
On September 2, 2005, “Gefen” label released “Takk…” the fourth Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Sundlaugin“ in Reykjavík, Iceland, and was produced by Kenneth Thomas, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason.
Personnel:
- Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar, design
- Kjartan Sveinsson – keyboards
- Georg Hólm – bass guitar
- Orri Páll Dýrason – drums
- Amiina – strings, string arrangement
- Ingrid Karlsdóttir – violin
- Matthías Stefánsson – violin
- Gréta Salóme Stefánsdóttir – violin
- Stefanía Ólafsdóttir – viola
- Eyjólfur Bjarni Alfreðsson – viola
- Kristín Lárusdóttir – cello
- Júlía Mogensen – cello
- Samúel Jón Samúelsson – trombone
- Össur Geirsson – tuba
- Frank Aarnink – percussion
- Álafosskórinn – choir
- Kenneth Vaughan Thomas – engineering, mixing
- Birgir Jón Birgisson – additional engineering
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Ísak Winther – cover design
- Alex Somers – cover design
- Lukka Sigurðardóttir – cover design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason.
- Takk
- Glósóli
- Hoppípolla
- Með blóðnasir
- Sé lest
- Sæglópur
- Mílanó
- Gong
- Andvari
- Svo hljótt
- Heysátan
The dB’s: Like This
On September 12, 1984, “Bearsville” label released “Like This”, the third dB’s (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Chris Butler, Peter Holsapple, Gene Holder and Will Rigby.
Personnel:
- Peter Holsapple – vocals, guitar
- Gene Holder – bass guitar
- Will Rigby – drums
- Mark Tomeo – pedal steel guitar
- Patrick Irwin – keyboards
- Rick Wagner – keyboards
- Phil Marino – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Holsapple
- Love Is for Lovers
- She Got Soul
- Spitting in the Wind
- Lonely Is (As Lonely Does)
- Not Cool
- Amplifier
- A Spy in the House of Love
- Rendezvous
- New Gun in Town
- On the Battlefront
- White Train
Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert
On September 11, 2020, Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert, died aged 77. He was musician (guitar, Hammond organ), singer and songwriter, regarded as reggae pioneer, with six decades long career. He had major influence on popularizing reggae music with songs like “Monkey Man”, “Funky Kingston” and “Pressure Drop”. Even the genre’s name is credited as genesis from his 1968’s song “Do the Reggay”. With his band Toots and the Maytals, he won “Grammy Award” in 2006, for his album “True Love”.
Neal Morse: Sola Gratia
On September 11, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “Sola Gratia”, the eleventh Neal Morse studio album. It was recorded in April 2020, and was produced by Neal Morse.
Personnel:
- Neal Morse — vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums
- Eric Gillette — additional guitars
- Randy George — bass
- Bill Hubauer — additional keyboards
- Mike Portnoy — drums
- Gideon Klein — strings
- Gabe Klein — strings engineering
- Rich Mouser – mixing
- Thomas Ewerhard — cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Neal Morse.
- Preface
- Overture
- In the name of the Lord
- Ballyhoo (The Chosen Ones)
- March of the Pharisees
- Building a Wall
- Sola Intermezzo
- Overflow
- Warmer Than the Sunshine
- Never Change
- Seemingly Sincere
- The Light on the Road to Damascus
- The Glory of the Lord
- Now I Can See / The Great Commission
Doves: The Universal Want
On September 11, 2020, “Heavenly” and “Virgin” labels released “The Universal Want”, the fifth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2020, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, “EVE Studios” in Stockport, “The Big Red Studios” in Macclesfield, “Vada Studio” in Alcester, and was produced by Dan Austin, Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin and Andy Williams.
Personnel:
- Jez Williams – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
- Jimi Goodwin – lead vocals, bass, guitar
- Andy Williams – vocals, drums
- Martin Rebelski – piano, keyboards, modular synth
- Tony Allen – drums
- Dan Austin – programming
- Belinda Hammond, Hannah Groarke-Young – strings
- Colin Williams, Kim Wedderburne, Mark Menzies, Se-ember Yaor, Yvonne Shelton – backing vocals
- Dan Austin – engineer, mixing
- Henry Broadhead, Joel Patchett, Jake Evans, George Perks – engineer assistant
- Craig Silvey – mixing
- Dani Bennett Sprag – mixing assistant
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Maria Lax – photography
- Jon Shard – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.
- Carousels
- I Will Not Hide
- Broken Eyes
- For Tomorrow
- Cathedrals of the Mind
- Prisoners
- Cycle of Hurt
- Mother Silverlake
- Universal Want
- Forest House
musicalphabet 