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The Flower Kings: Unfold the Future

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On November 5, 2002, “Inside Out” music label released “Unfold the Future”, the seventh Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded June – September 2002, and was produced by Don Azzaro.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Gildenlöw – lead and backing vocals
  • Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitars
  • Tomas Bodin – keyboards
  • Hasse Bruniusson – marimba, glockenspiel, dulcimer, other percussion
  • Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
  • Zoltan Csörsz – drums
  • Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone
  • Thomas Ewerhard – graphics

Track listing:

  1. The Truth Will Set You Free – Roine Stolt

I. Lonely Road

II. Primal Instincts

III. From the Source

IV. Uphill

2. Monkey Business – Roine Stolt

3. Christianopel – Tomas Bodin, Zoltan Csörsz, Jonas Reingold, Roine Stolt

4. Silent Inferno – Roine Stolt

5. The Navigator – Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt

6. Vox Humana – Roine Stolt

7. Genie in a Bottle – Roine Stolt

8. Fast Lane – Tomas Bodin

9. Grand Old World – Roine Stolt

10. Soul Vortex – Tomas Bodin, Zoltan Csörsz, Jonas Reingold, Roine Stolt

11. Rollin’ the Dice – Tomas Bodin

12. The Devil’s Danceschool – Jonas Reingold

13. Man Overboard – Roine Stolt

14. Sollitary Shell – Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt

15. Devil’s Playground – Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt

16. Too Late for Tomatoes (bonus track) – Tomas Bodin, Zoltan Csörsz, Jonas Reingold, Roine Stolt

Boston: Corporate America

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On November 5, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Corporate America”, the fifth Boston studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 2002, and was produced by Tom Scholz, Gary Pihl, Fran Cosmo, and Anton Cosmo.

Personnel:

  • Tom Scholz – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, art direction
  • Brad Delp – lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Fran Cosmo – vocals
  • Beth Cohen – vocals
  • Charlie Farren – vocal
  • Gary Pihl – guitar, keyboards\
  • Anthony Cosmo – vocals, guitar
  • Kimberley Dahme – vocals, guitar
  • David Sikes – bass guitar
  • Curly Smith – drums
  • Julia Van Daam – voice
  • Bill Ryan – voice
  • Beth Cohen – flute, vocals
  • Bill Carman – bass guitar
  • Tom Moonan – drums, percussion
  • Frank Talarico – percussion loop
  • Sean Tierney – keyboards
  • Dietmar Schmidt – engineer
  • Bob Acquaviva – track engineer
  • Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Adam Ayan, Daniel Chase, Steve Churchyard, Adrian Hernandez, Matt Knobel, Carl Nappa, Gary Pihl, Bill Ryan – editing
  • Adam Ayan, Daniel Chase, Steve Churchyard, Adrian Hernandez, Matt Knobel, Carl Nappa, Gary Pihl, Bill Ryan – digital transfer
  • Ron Pownall – photography
  • Gary Pihl – image editing

Track listing:

  1. I Had a Good Time – Tom Scholz
  2. Stare Out Your Window – Anthony Cosmo
  3. Corporate America – Tom Scholz
  4. With You – Kimberley Dahme
  5. Someone – Tom Scholz
  6. Turn It Off – Anthony Cosmo
  7. Cryin’ – Anthony Cosmo
  8. Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love – Tom Scholz, Curly Smith, Janet Minto
  9. You Gave Up on Love – Tom Scholz
  10. Livin’ for You – live (bonus track)

Jimmy McGriff: McGriff Avenue

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On October 29, 2002, “Milestone” label released “McGriff Avenue”, the 61st Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in October 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio”, in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy McGriff – Hammond X-B3 organ
  • Gordon Beadle, Bill Easley – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
  • Rodney Jones, Melvin Sparks-Hassan – guitar
  • Wilbur Bascomb – bass
  • Bernard Purdie, Don Williams − drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Rodney Jones except where noted..

  1. All About My Girl – Jimmy McGriff
  2. McGriff Avenue
  3. Soul Street – Jimmy Forrest
  4. The Answer Is in the Blues
  5. The Great Unknown – Jimmy McGriff, Ronnie Cuber
  6. Dissertation on the Blues
  7. The Worm – Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Lester, Fats Theus
  8. America the Beautiful – Samuel A. Ward, Katharine Lee Bates

Fall: The Real New Fall LP

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On October 27, 2003, “Action Records” label released “The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)”, the 23rd Fall studio album. It was recorded December 2002 – January 2003, at “Gracieland Studios” in Rochdale, and was produced by Mark E. Smith, Ben Pritchard, Jim Watts, Dave Milner, Elena Poulou, and Simon Archer.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Watts – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, computer, backing vocals
  • Dave Milner – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
  • S. Beswick – keyboards
  • Simon “Ding” Archer – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ed Blaney – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Green Eyed Loco-Man  – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  2. Mountain Energei – Dave Milner, Mark E. Smith
  3. Theme From Sparta F.C. – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  4. Contraflow – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  5. Last Commands of Xyralothep Via M.E.S. – Dave Milner, Mark E. Smith
  6. Open the Boxoctosis #2 – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  7. Janet, Johnny + James – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith
  8. The Past #2 – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  9. Loop41 ‘Houston – Lee Hazlewood
  10. Mike’s Love Xexagon – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  11. Proteinprotection – Dave Milner, Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
  12. Recovery Kit – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith

Sparks: Lil’ Beethoven

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On October 14, 2002, “Lil’ Beethoven / Artful” labels released “Lil’ Beethoven”, the 19th Sparks album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals, programming, arrangements
  • Ron Mael – keyboards, orchestrations, programming, arrangements
  • Dean Menta – guitar
  • Tammy Glover – drums
  • Günther Koch – vocals
  • John Thomas – mixing, additional engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. The Rhythm Thief
  2. How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?
  3. What Are All These Bands So Angry About?
  4. I Married Myself
  5. Ride ’Em Cowboy
  6. My Baby’s Taking Me Home
  7. Your Call’s Very Important To Us. Please Hold
  8. Ugly Guys With Beautiful Girls
  9. Suburban Homeboy

Mike Gordon: Clone

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On October 8, 2002, “RCA Victor” label released “Clone”, the first Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon studio album. It was recorded on 2002, and was produced by Paul DuGre.

Personnel:

  • Leo Kottke – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Mike Gordon – vocals, bass, guitar, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Arko – Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke
  2. Car Carrier Blues – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz
  3. From Pizza Towers to Defeat – Bob “Frizz” Fuller
  4. Clone – Mike Gordon
  5. The Collins Missile – Mike Gordon
  6. Te Veo – Leo Kottke
  7. Disco – Leo Kottke
  8. June – Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke
  9. I Am a Lonesome Fugitive – Liz Anderson, Casey Anderson
  10. Clay – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz
  11. Strange – Leo Kottke
  12. Middle of the Road – Leo Kottke
  13. Whip – Mike Gordon, Leo Kottke
  14. With – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia

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On September 24, 2002, “Lava” label released “In Absentia”, the seventh Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded March – April 2002, at “Avatar Studios” in New York, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, banjo
  • Richard Barbieri– analog synths, mellotron, Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Colin Edwin– bass guitar
  • Gavin Harrison– drums, percussion
  • John Wesley–additional guitar, backing vocals
  • Aviv Geffen– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Blackest Eyes
  2. Trains
  3. Lips of Ashes
  4. The Sound of Muzak
  5. Gravity Eyelids
  6. Wedding Nails – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  7. Prodigal
  8. 3
  9. The Creator Has a Masterpiece
  10. Strip the Soul – Colin Edwin, Steven Wilson
  11. Strip the Soul
  12. Collapse the Light into Earth

Glass Hammer: Lex Rex

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On September 1, 2002, “Arion” label released “Lex Rex”, the sixth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2002 and was produced by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel.

Personnel:

  • Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic, steel and electric guitars, Hammond organ, piano, pipe organ, keyboards, synthesizers, Mellotron, mandolin, drums, percussion, recorded
  • Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, four and eight-string bass guitars, keyboards, pipe organ, Hammond organ, Mellotron
  • Susie Bogdanowicz – lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Walter Moore – lead and backing vocals
  • Sarah Lowell – lead and backing vocals
  • Haley McGuire – lead and backing vocals
  • Carrie Streets – backing vocals
  • Bjorn Lynne – lead guitar
  • Charlie Shelton – lead guitar
  • David Carter – lead guitar
  • Rosana Azar – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Schendel and Steve Babb.

  1. Good Evening
  2. Tales of the Great Wars
  3. One King
  4. Further Up and Further In
  5. Intermission
  6. Music for Four Hands (and temporal Anomaly)
  7. A Cup of Trembling
  8. Centurion
  9. When We Were Young
  10. Goodnight
  11. Heroes and Dragons

Jacob Young: Evening Falls

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On August 31, 2004, “ECM” label released “Evening Falls”, the fourth Jacob Young album. It was recorded in December 2002, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Jacob Young– guitar
  • Mathias Eick– trumpet
  • Vidar Johansen – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Mats Eilertsen– bass
  • Jon Christensen– drums
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Colin Eick – liner photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Jacob Young except where noted.

  1. Blue
  2. Evening Air
  3. Minor Peace
  4. Looking for Jon
  5. Sky
  6. Presence of Descant – Jacob Young, Jon Christensen
  7. Formerly
  8. The Promise
  9. Falling

Spock’s Beard: Snow

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On August 27, 2002, “InsideOut Music” label released “Snow”, the sixth Spock’s Beard studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Lawnmower and Garden Supply” in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Neal Morse, Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto, Dave Meros, and Nick D’Virgilio.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse- lead vocals, piano, synths, acoustic guitar
  • Alan Morse– vocals, electric guitars, cello
  • Ryo Okumoto- Hammond organ, mellotron, Jupiter 8, Minimoog, vocoder
  • Dave Meros– vocals, bass, French horn
  • Nick D’Virgilio– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jim Hoke- saxophone, clarinet, autoharp
  • Neil Rosengarden- flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Chris Carmichael- violin, viola, cello
  • Molly Pasutti- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse except where noted.

  1. Made Alive/Overture
  2. Stranger in a Strange Land
  3. Long Tie Suffering
  4. Welcome to NYC
  5. Love Beyond Words
  6. The 39th Street Blues (I’m Sick)
  7. Devil’s Got My Throat
  8. Open Wide the Flood Gates
  9. Open the gates Pt. 2
  10. Solitary Soul – Alan Morse, Neal Morse
  11. Wind at My Back
  12. Second Overture – Neal Morse, Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto, Dave Meros, Nick D’ Virgilio
  13. 4th of July – Neal Morse, Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto, Dave Meros, Nick D’Virgilio
  14. I’m the Guy
  15. Reflection
  16. Carie
  17. Looking for Answers – Nick D’Virgilio
  18. Freak Boy
  19. All Is Vanity
  20. I’m Dying
  21. Freak Boy Pt. 2
  22. Devil’s Got My Throat Revisited
  23. Snow Night Out
  24. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mister Ryo Okumoto on the Keyboards
  25. I Will Go
  26. Made Alive Again/Wind at My Back