Tag Archives: 1998

Devin Townsend: Infinity

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On October 21, 1998, “HevyDevy Records” label released “Infinity”, the third Devin Townsend album. It was recorded November 1997 – July 1988, at “Red Stripe Studios” in Burnaby, Canada, “Premier” in Coquitlam, Canada, and was produced by Devin Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Devin Townsend – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, recording, engineer, mixing, digital assembly, digital editing
  • Jamie Meyer – piano solo
  • Christian Olde Wolbers – upright bass
  • Gene Hoglan – drums
  • Andy Codrington – trombone
  • Erin Townsend, Lyn Townsend, Dave Townsend, Naomi, Tanya Evans, Lara Uthoff, Chris Valagao, Brad Jackson, Jennifer Lewis – additional vocals
  • Mark Gordon – bass engineering
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – assistance, digital editing
  • Mark Gordon – assistance
  • Byron Stroud – assistance
  • Marty Schwartz – assistance
  • Ross Gale – assistance
  • Ramon Donati – assistance
  • Scott Ternan – assistance
  • Pete Wonsiak – additional recording, mixing
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – additional recording
  • Greg Reely – mastering
  • Jennifer Lewis – digital editing
  • Jamie Meyer – digital assembly
  • Brett Anthony – digital assembly
  • Mille Thorsen – layout, design
  • Aaron Mason – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Devin Townsend.

  1. Truth
  2. Processional
  3. Star Child Rise
  4. Welcome Home
  5. Metamorph
  6. Infinite Waltz
  7. Christeen
  8. War
  9. Soul Driven
  10. Om
  11. Dynamics
  12. Unity

The Prodigy: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned

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On August 11, 2004, “XL Recordings” label released “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned”, the fourth Prodigy (The) studio album. It was recording September 1998 – April 2004, and was produced by Liam Howlett.

Personnel:

  • Liam Howlett – keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, guitar, bass guitar, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Maxim Reality – vocals
  • Keith Flint – vocals
  • Neil McLellan – additional programming, engineer, mixing, co-production
  • Damian Taylor – Pro Tools engineer
  • Scott Donaldson – guitar
  • Mike Horner – guitar
  • Jim Davies – guitar
  • Matt Robertson – guitar, additional programming, “recreation work”
  • Noel Gallagher – bass guitar
  • Jim Hunt – flute
  • Liam Gallagher – vocals
  • Juliette Lewis – vocals
  • Ping Pong Bitches – vocals
  • Princess Superstar – vocals
  • Twista – vocals
  • Shahin Badar – vocals
  • Kool Keith – vocals
  • Paul “Dirtcandy” Jackson – vocals
  • Hannah Robinson – additional vocals
  • Louise Boone – additional vocals
  • Rinse – “recreation work”
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • House & Cook – artwork
  • Jan “Stan” Kybert – additional production
  • David Pemberton – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Liam Howlett, except where noted.

  1. Spitfire
  2. Girls
  3. Memphis Bells – Liam Howlett, Neil McLellan
  4. Get Up Get Off
  5. Hotride
  6. Wake Up Call
  7. Action Radar
  8. Medusa’s Path
  9. Phoenix
  10. You’ll Be Under My Wheels – Liam Howlett, Neil McLellan
  11. The Way It Is
  12. Shoot Down – Liam Howlett, Neil McLellan

Etta James: Life, Love & Blues

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On June 30, 1998, “Private Music” label released “Life, Love & the Blues”, the twenty-first Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Forth Athens Studios” in Riverside, California, “Conway Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Etta James.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Leo Nocentelli – guitar
  • Bobby Murray – guitar
  • Josh Sklair – guitar, dobro
  • David K. Mathews – keyboards
  • Mike Finnigan – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Sametto James – bass
  • Donto Mento James – drums, percussion
  • Jimmy Z – saxophone, harmonica
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Tom Poole – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  2. I Want To Ta Ta You Baby – Johnny Guitar Watson
  3. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) – Al Green, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges
  4. Running Out of Lies – Paul Jordan
  5. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx, Jr., James Nyx
  6. Spoonful – Willie Dixon
  7. Life, Love & the Blues – Etta James, Josh Sklair
  8. Hoochie Coochie Gal – Willie Dixon
  9. Cheating in the Next Room – George Jackson
  10. If You Want Me to Stay – Sylvester Stewart
  11. The Love You Save Maby Your Own – Joe Tex
  12. I’ll take Care of You – Brook Benton

Marianne Faithfull: Vagabond Ways

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On April 14, 1999, “Instinct Records” label released “Vagabond Ways”, the 15th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in July 1998, at “Teatro Studios” in Oxnard, California, and was produced by Daniel Lanois and Mark Howard.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Daniel Lanois – guitar, bass, drums, percussion, loops
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar, slide guitar, bass, piano
  • Michael Chaves – guitar
  • Victor Indrizzo – guitar
  • Glenn Patscha – keyboards, piano, bass pedals, string arrangements
  • Mark Howard – keyboards, organ, percussion, loops, mixing
  • Roger Waters – bass, keyboards
  • Christopher Thomas – bass, fuzz bass, double bass
  • Brian Blade – drums, percussion
  • Danny Frankel – drums, percussion
  • Novi Novog – viola
  • Stephanie File – cello
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • Daryl Johnson – backing vocals
  • Simon Francis – engineer
  • Zack Allentuck – engineer
  • Ellen von Unwerth – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vagabond Ways – Marianne Faithfull, David Courts
  2. Incarceration of a Flower Child – Roger Waters
  3. File It Under Fun from the Past – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds
  4. Electra – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Frank McGuinness
  5. Wilder Shores of Love – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Guy Pratt
  6. Marathon Kiss – Daniel Lanois
  7. For Wanting You – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  8. Great Expectations – Marianne Faithfull, Daniel Lanois
  9. Tower of Song – Leonard Cohen
  10. After the Ceasefire – Daniel Lanois, Frank McGuinness

Built To Spill: Keep It Like A Secret

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On February 2, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “Keep It Like a Secret”, the fourth Built to Spill studio album. It was recorded November 1997 – May 1998, at “Bear Creek Studios” in Woodinville, Washington, “Avast! Recording Co.” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Doug Martsch and Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – lead vocals, guitar
  • Brett Nelson – bass
  • Scott Plouf – drums
  • Sam Coomes – keyboards
  • Jim Roth – guitar
  • Phil Ek – engineer
  • Zack Reinig – engineer assistant
  • Scott Norton, Juan Garcia – mixing assistant
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Tae Won Yu – design, art direction
  • Jeff Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson and Scott Plouf, except where noted.

  1. The Plan
  2. Center of the Universe
  3. Carry the Zero
  4. Sidewalk
  5. Bad Light
  6. Time Trap
  7. Else
  8. You Were Right
  9. Temporarily Blind
  10. Broken Chairs – lyrics by Uhuru Black

Christine McVie

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On November 30, 2022, Christine Anne McVie née Perfect, died aged 79. She was musician (keyboards), singer and songwriter, member of the bands Sounds of Blue and Chicken Shack, but was best known as vocalist and keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac. In 1998, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, McVie was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and received the “Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music”.In 2006, McVie received a “Gold Badge of Merit Award from BASCA”, in 2014, she received the “Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement” from the “British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors” and was honored with the “Trailblazer Award at the UK Americana Awards” in 2021. McVie also won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader, McVie released four albums (one with Lindsey Buckingham).

Pedro the Lion: It’s Hard to Find a Friend

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On November 3, 1998, “Made in Mexico” label released “It’s Hard to Find a Friend”, the debut Pedro the Lion album. It was recorded on 1998, and was produced by David Bazan.

Personnel:

  • David Bazan · vocals, guitar, drums
  • Johnathon Ford · bass

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bazan

  1. Of Up-and-Coming Monarchs
  2. The Longer I Lay Here
  3. Big Trucks
  4. Suspect Fled the Scene
  5. Bad Diary Days
  6. The Longest Winter
  7. When They Really Get to Know You They Will Run
  8. Of Minor Profits and Their Prostitute Wives
  9. The Bells
  10. Secret of the Easy Yoke
  11. The Well
  12. Promise

Trey Anastasio: One Man’s Trash

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On October 27, 1998, “PD Records” label released “One Man’s Trash”, the debut Trey Anastasio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “Fungus Factory”, “The Barn” in Burlington, VT, Chuck Eller Studio”, and was produced by Trey Anastasio.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – guitar, cover art
  • Tom Marshall – vocals, sounds
  • Page McConnell – keyboards
  • Jon Fishman – vocals, sounds, drums, synth
  • Dave Grippo – alto saxophone
  • Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet
  • James Harvey – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio.

  1. Happy Coffee Song
  2. Quantegy
  3. Mister Completely
  4. A Good Stalk
  5. That Dream Machine
  6. The Way I Feel
  7. Rofa Beton
  8. For Lew (My Bodyguard)
  9. At The Barbecue
  10. Tree Spine
  11. Here’s Mud in Your Eye
  12. The Real Taste of Licorice
  13. And Your Little Dog Too
  14. Jump Rope (fast version)
  15. Jump Rope (slow version)
  16. Kidney Bean

Marillion: Radiation

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On September 21, 1998, “Raw Power” label released “Radiation”, the tenth Marillion studio album. It was recorded November 1997 – June 1998, and was produced by Stewart Every, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosley.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hogarth – vocals, additional piano, percussion
  • Steve Rothery – guitars
  • Mark Kelly – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pete Trewavas – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Mosley – drums, percussion
  • Erik Nielsen – backing vocals
  • Jo Rothery – additional backing vocals
  • Viki Price – additional backing vocals
  • Stewart Every – engineer, mixing
  • Carl Glover – design, photography
  • Niels van Iperen – portrait photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Hogarth, all music by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosley.

  1. Costa del Slough
  2. Under the Sun
  3. The Answering Machine
  4. Three Minute Boy
  5. Now She’ll Never Know
  6. These Chains
  7. Born to Run
  8. Cathedral Wall
  9. A Few Words for the Dead

The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills

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On September 8, 1998, “Bloodshot Records” label released “Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills”, the second Pine Valley Cosmonauts (The) album. It consists of covers of songs performed and written by western swing musician Bob Wills.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hopkins – guitar
  • Jon Langford – guitar
  • Tom Ray – bass
  • Steve Goulding – drums
  • Chris Mills – vocal
  • Kelly Hogan – vocal
  • Jimmie Dale Gilmore – vocal
  • Edith Frost – vocal
  • Robbie Fulks – vocal
  • Alejandro Escovedo – vocal
  • Jane Baxter Miller – vocal
  • Bob Boyd – vocals
  • Deano – vocal
  • Sally Timms – vocal
  • Brett Sparks – vocal
  • Tracey Dear – vocal
  • Neko Case – vocal
  • Meat Purveyors – vocal
  • Rico Bell – vocal

Track listing:

  1. Home in San Antone
  2. Trouble in Mind
  3. Texas Playboy Rag
  4. Drunkard’s Blues
  5. Across the Alley from the Alamo
  6. Sweet Kind of Love
  7. Time Changes Everything
  8. Hang Your Head in Shame
  9. Steel Guitar Rag
  10. Brain Cloudy Blues
  11. Right or Wrong
  12. Roly Poly
  13. Pan Handle Rag
  14. Bubbles in My Beer
  15. Stay a Little Longer
  16. My Window Faces the South
  17. San Antonio Rose
  18. Take Me Back to Tulsa
  19. Faded Love