Tag Archives: 2003

Dream Theater: Train Of Thought

On November 11, 2003, “Elektra” label released “Train of Thought”, the seventh Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded March – September, at “Cove City Sound Studios”, “Pie Studios” and “Beat Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Portnoy and Mike Petrucci.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie – lead vocals
  • John Petrucci – guitars
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboards
  • John Myung – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – drums
  • Eugene Friesen – cello
  • Doug Oberkircher – engineer
  • Kieran Pardias, Brian Harding – engineer assistant
  • Yohei Goto – additional recording engineer assistant
  • Kevin “Caveman” Shirley – mixing
  • Dan Buchi – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Roger Lian – digital editing
  • Jerry Uelsmann – artwork, photography
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics as noted, all music composed by John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess except where noted.

  1. As I Am – lyrics by John Petrucci
  2. This Dying Soul – lyrics by John Petrucci
  3. IV. Reflections of Reality (revisited)
  4. V. Releas
  5. Endless Sacrifice – lyrics by John Petrucci
  6. Honor Thy Father – Mike Portnoy
  7. Vacant – music by John Myung, Jordan Rudess, lyrics by James LaBrie
  8. Stream of Consciousness
  9. In the Name of God – lyrics by John Petrucci

Sun Kill Moon: Ghost Of The Great Highway

On November 4, 2003, “Jetset” label released “Ghosts of the Great Highway”, the debut Sun Kil Moon album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Toast Studios” and “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Geoff Stanfield – bass, recording
  • Jerry Vessel – bass
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • Tim Mooney – drums
  • Alan Molina – violin
  • Michi Aceret – viola
  • Claire Bryant – cello
  • Aaron Prellwitz – mixing
  • John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. Glenn Tipton
  2. Carry Me Ohio
  3. Salvador Sanchez
  4. Last Tide
  5. Floating
  6. Gentle Moon
  7. Lily and Parrots
  8. Duk Koo Kim
  9. Si. Paloma
  10. Pancho Villa

Bradley Joseph: The Journey Continues

On November 1, 2003, “Robbins Island” label released “The Journey Continues”, the sixth Bradley Joseph album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Bradley Joseph.

Personnel:

  • Bradley Joseph – all instruments, arrangements
  • Tony Horning – artwork, design
  • Buck Holzemer – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Road Ahead
  2. A Warm Breeze
  3. The Stranger Within
  4. Letting Go
  5. My Friend
  6. Within A Painting
  7. An Ocean Above
  8. In Peace
  9. A Light from Home
  10. Away from the World
  11. Through Their Eyes
  12. In The Heart of Everyone
  13. Forgiveness

Dover: The Flame

On October 27, 2003, “Loli Jackson Records” and “EMI / Capitol” labels label released “The Flame”, the fifth Dover album. It was recorded in 2003, at “PKO Studios” in Madrid, Spain, and was produced by Rick Will. 

Personnel:

  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, guitar
  • Alvaro Díez – bass
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums
  • Juan Antonio Gonzalez Guerrero – chorus
  • Héctor García – engineer
  • Rick Will – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Javier García – musical assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. The Flame
  2. 27 Years
  3. Leave Me Alone
  4. My Fault
  5. Mi Sombrero
  6. After Hours
  7. Honest
  8. Someone Else’s Bed
  9. Die for Rock & Roll
  10. On My Knees
  11. One Black Day
  12. All My Money

Beth Hart: Leave The Light On

On October 21, 2003, “Warner Bros” label released “Leave the Light On”, the fourth Beth Hart album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Beth Hart, Mike Bradford, Danny Saber, Oliver Leiber and Eric Thorngren.

Personnel:

  • Beth Hart – vocals, piano
  • Oliver Leiber – guitar
  • Jon Nichols – guitar
  • Kip Packard – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel
  • Jimmie Bones – organ
  • Richard Baker – Hammond B3 organ
  • Chris Frazer Smith – Hammond organ
  • Chris Smith – Hammond B3
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards
  • David Gamson – keyboards
  • Mike Bradford – bass, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, electric piano
  • Tom Lilly – bass, bass guitar
  • Danny Saber – bass, guitar, bass guitar
  • Albert Molinaro – bass, bass guitar
  • Jorgen Carlsson – bass
  • Kevin Cloud – drums
  • Rev. Brady Blade – drums
  • Sergio González – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Scott Miracle – drums
  • David Raven – drums
  • Bernie Hershey – conga, drums
  • Jerry Hey – horn
  • Dan Higgins – horn
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, string conductor
  • Danny Saber – programming, mixing
  • David Gamson – programming, mixing
  • Eric “ET” Thorngren – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Marc DeSisto – engineer
  • Rob Hill – engineer
  • Oliver Leiber – engineer
  • Mike Bradford – mixing
  • Bryan Golder – digital editing
  • Patricia Sullivan Fourstar – mastering
  • Jeff Chenault – art direction, design
  • Greg Waterman – photography
  • Kimberly Goodnight – fashion advisor
  • Peggy Seagren – make-up, hair stylist
  • Carla Solinger – stylist
  • David Wilkes – A&R
  • John Franck – product manager

Track listing:

  1. Lifts You Up – Beth Hart, Greg Sutton, Bob Thiele
  2. Leave the Light On – Beth Hart, Oliver Leiber
  3. Bottle of Jesus – Beth Hart, Glen Burtnick
  4. Wild Horses – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  5. World Without You – Oliver Leiber, John Shanks
  6. Lay Your Hands on Me – Beth Hart, Jon Nichols
  7. Monkey Back – Beth Hart, Jon Nichols
  8. Broken and Ugly – Beth Hart
  9. If God Only Knew – Beth Hart, Greg Sutton, Kevin Savigar
  10. Lifetime – Beth Hart
  11. Sky Full of Clover – Beth Hart
  12. I’ll Stay With You – Bath Hart

Malachi Thompson: Blue Jazz

On October 21, 2003, “Delmark” label released “Blue Jazz”, the 13th and final Malachi Thompson studio album. It was recorded in February 2003, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Malachi Thompson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Billy Harper – tenor saxophone
  • Ari Brown – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Gene “Daddy G” Barge – tenor saxophone
  • David Spencer, Kenny Anderson, Micah Frazier, Elmer Brown – trumpet
  • Tracy Kirk, Steve Berry, Bill McFarland, Omar Jefferson – trombone
  • Kirk Brown – piano
  • Harrison Bankhead – bass
  • Leon Joyce Jr. – drums
  • Dee Alexander, The Big DooWopper – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.

  1. Black Metropolis
  2. The Panther
  3. Jaaz Revelations
  4. Genesis / Rebirth
  5. Po’ Little Louie
  6. Get On the Train
  7. Blues for a Saint Called Louis
  8. Blue Jazz
  9. Footprints – Wayne Shorter
  10. Mud Hole

 Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: In What Language?

On October 21, 2003, “Pi Recordings” label released “In What Language?”, album by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd. It was recorded April – May, 2003, at “Sorcerer Sound” and “TME Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd and Scotty Hard.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano, keyboards, electronics, mixing, liner notes
  • Mike Ladd – vocals, electronics, mixing, photography, liner notes
  • Latasha N. Nevada Diggs – vocals, electronics
  • Allison Easter – vocals
  • Ajay Naidu – vocals
  • Liberty Ellman – guitar
  • Stephan Crump – double bass
  • Trevor Holder – drums
  • Rudresh Mahanthappa – alto saxophone
  • Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
  • Dana Leong – cello, flugelhorn, trombone

Track listing:

  1. The Color of My Circumference I
  2. The Density of the 19th Century
  3. Terminal City
  4. Rentals
  5. Security
  6. DeGaulle
  7. TLC
  8. Three Lotto Stories
  9. The Color of My Circumference II
  10. Iraqi Businessman
  11. Taking Back the Airplane
  12. The Color of My Circumference III
  13. Innana After Baghdad
  14. In What Language
  15. Asylum
  16. The Color of My Circumference IV
  17. Plastic Bag

Paul Westerberg: Come Feel Me Tremble

On October 21, 2003, “Vagrant” label released “Come Feel Me Tremble”, the fifth Paul Westerberg album. It was recorded in 2003, at Westerberg’s home, and was produced by Paul Westerberg.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Michael C. Newell – design
  • Harry Squint – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Diesel
  2. Making Me Go
  3. Soldier of Misfortune
  4. My Daydream
  5. What a Day (For a Night)
  6. Wild & Lethal
  7. Crackle & Drag (original take)
  8. Crackle & Drag (alternate version)
  9. Hillbilly Junk
  10. Never Felt Like This Before
  11. Knockin’ Em Back
  12. Pine Box
  13. Meet Me Down the Alley
  14. These Days – Jackson Browne

Marianne Faithfull: Before The Poison

On September 28, 2004, “Anti Records” label released “Before the Poison”, the 16th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded June – October 2003, at “The Fallout Shelter” and “Mayfair Studio” in London, and was produced by PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Hal Willner, Rob Ellis and Head.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – lead vocal, handclapping
  • PJ Harvey – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, slide bass, piano, synth
  • Diana Gutkind – piano
  • Adrian Utley – synth bass, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, toy piano, sampling
  • Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, handclapping, piano, vibraphone, sound effects, string arrangements
  • Catherine Browning – violin
  • Andy Nice – cello
  • Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos – musicians
  • Rik Simpson – recording, engineer assistant, mixing
  • Head – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Rugg- engineer assistant
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Jean Baptiste Mondino – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Mystery of Love – PJ Harvey
  2. My Friends Have – PJ Harvey
  3. Crazy Love – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  4. Last Song – Marianne Faithfull, Damon Albarn
  5. No Child of Mine – PJ Harvey
  6. Before the Poison – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
  7. There Is a Ghost – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  8. In the Factory – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
  9. Desperanto – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  10. City of Quartz – Marianne Faithfull, Jon Brion