Tag Archives: 2004

Scorpions: Unbreakable

On May 3, 2004, “Ariola” label released “Unbreakable”, the fifteenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded October 2003 – January 2004, at “Peppermint Park Studios”, “Scorpio Sound Stuios” in Hannover, Germany, and was produced by Erwin Musper, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and James Kottak.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead and backing vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – acoustic, rhythm and solo guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – acoustic, rhythm and lead guitar, slide guitar, voice box
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass
  • James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
  • Koen van Baal – keyboards, arrangements
  • Barry Sparks – bass
  • Ingo Powitzer – bass
  • Ralph de Jongh, Joss Mennen, Alex Jansen – backing vocals
  • Jody’s Kids Choir – additional vocals
  • Erwin Musper – arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Marc Ebermann, Nils Hahmann – Pro Tools operator
  • Thomas Nöhre – Cubase operator
  • Huub Reijnders, Arjen Mensinga – mixing assistant
  • Darius van Helfteren – mastering

Track listing:

  1. New Generation – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  2. Love ‘em or leave ‘em – lyrics by James Kottak, Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  3. Deep and Dark – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, music by Matthias Jabs
  4. Borderline – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  5. Blood Too Hot – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  6. Maybe I maybe You – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Anoushiravan Rohani
  7. Someday Is Now – lyrics by James Kottak, music by Rudolf Schenker
  8. My City My Town – lyrics and music by Klaus Meine
  9. Through My Eyes – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  10. Can You Feel It – lyrics by James Kottak, Klaus Meine, music by James Kottak
  11. This Time – lyrics and music by James Kottak
  12. She Said – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Christian Kolonovits
  13. Remember the Good Times (retro garage mix) -lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian
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Marcin Wasilevski Trio: Trio

On April 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Trio”, the debut Marcin Wasilewski Trio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz except where noted.

  1. Trio Conversation (Introduction)
  2. Hyperballad – Björk
  3. Roxana’s Song – Karol Szymanowski
  4. K.T.C. – Michal Wasilewski
  5. Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
  6. Shine – Michal Wasilewski
  7. Green Sky – Tomasz Stańko
  8. Sister’s Song – Ewa Wasilewska, Michal Wasilewski
  9. Drum Kick
  10. Free-Bop – Michal Wasilewski
  11. Free Combinations for Three Instruments
  12. Entropy
  13. Trio Conversation (The End)

UFO: You Are Here

On March 16, 2004, “SPV/Steamhammer” label released “You Are Here”, the seventeenth UFO studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Area 51 Studios” in Celle, Germany, and was produced by Tommy Newton.

Personnel:

  • Phil Mogg – vocals
  • Vinnie Moore – guitars
  • Paul Raymond – keyboards
  • Pete Way – bass guitar
  • Jason Bonham – drums, backing vocals
  • Tommy Newton – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Moog and Vinnie Moore, except where noted.

  1. When Daylight Goes to Town
  2. Black Cold Coffee
  3. The Wild One
  4. Give It Up – Phil Moog, Vinnie Moore, Pete Way
  5. Call Me
  6. Slipping Away
  7. The Spark That Is Us – Phil Moog, Jason Bonham, Vinnie Moore, Paul Raymond
  8. Sympathy – Paul Raymond
  9. Mr. Freeze
  10. Jello Man
  11. Baby Blue
  12. Swallow – Phil Moog, Vinnie Moore, Jason Bonham

TV on the Radio: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

On March 9, 2004, “Touch and Go” label released “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes”, the debut TV on the Radio studio album. It was recorded August – September 2003, at “Headgear Studio” in Brooklyn, and was produced by David Andrew Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops
  • Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, loops
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keys, loops
  • Martin Perna – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flutes
  • Katrina Ford – vocals
  • Nick Zinner – guitar
  • Jaleel Burton – drums
  • Chris Moore – engineer
  • Paul Mahajan – engineer
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • David Babbitt – design
  • Brian Alesi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Andrew Sitek.

  1. The Wrong Way
  2. Staring at the Sun
  3. Dreams
  4. King Eternal
  5. Ambulance
  6. Poppy
  7. Don’t Love You
  8. Bomb Yourself
  9. Wear You Out

M. Ward: Transistor Radio

On February 22, 2005, “Merge Records” label released “Transistor Radio”, the fourth M. Ward studio album.  It was recorded in 2004, at “Jackpot! Recording Studio”, “Type Foundry”, “Wavelab Studio”, and was produced by M. Ward.

Personnel:

  • M. Ward (Matthew Stephen Ward) – vocals, keyboards, guitar, arrangements
  • Jim James – vocal, guitar
  • Jenny Lewis – vocal
  • Vic Chesnutt – vocal
  • Paul Brainard – steel guitar
  • Howe Gelb – piano
  • Nick Luca – bass, recording
  • Mike Coykendall – bass, percussion, whistling, recording, mixing
  • John Parish – drums
  • Jordan Hudson – drums
  • Rachel Blumberg
  • Larry Crane – recording, mixing
  • Adam Selzer – recording, mixing
  • Zak Riles – photography
  • Rob Jones – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by M. Ward, except where noted.

  1. You Still Believe in Me – Brian Wilson, T. Asher
  2. One Life Away – Jim James
  3. Sweethearts on Parade – C. Lombardo, C. Newman
  4. Hi-Fi
  5. Fuel for Fire
  6. Four Hours in Washington
  7. Regeneration No. 1
  8. Big Boat
  9. Paul’s Song
  10. Radio Campaign
  11. Here Comes the Sun Again
  12. Deep Dark Well
  13. Oh Take Me Back – A. P. Carter
  14. I’ll Be Y’r Bird
  15. Lullaby + Exile
  16. Well – Tempered Clavier – J. S. Bach

Eisley: Room Noises

On February 8, 2005, “Reprise” label released “Room Noises”, the debut Eisley studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Rob Schnapf, Rob Cavallo, Aaron Sprinkle, John Shanks, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree, Chauntelle DuPree and Weston DuPree.

Personnel:

  • Sherri DuPree – lead vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Stacy DuPree – vocals, keyboards, guitar, engineer
  • Chauntelle DuPree – guitar, engineer
  • Weston DuPree – drums, engineer
  • Jonathan Wilson – bass guitar
  • Elijah Thomson – bass guitar
  • Casey Prestwood – steel guitar
  • Eddie Harbour – hand clapping
  • Doug Boehm – engineer
  • John Shanks – engineer
  • Doug Mcean – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Memories
  2. Telescope Eyes
  3. I Wasn’t Prepared
  4. Golly Sandra
  5. Marvelous Things
  6. Brightly Wound
  7. Lost at Sea
  8. My Lovely
  9. Just Like We Do
  10. Plenty of Paper
  11. One Day I Slowly Floated Away
  12. Trolley Wood

The Walkmen: Bows + Arrows

On February 2, 2004, “Record Collection” label released “Bows + Arrows”, the second Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded April – October 2003, at “Marcata Studios”, “Easley-McCain Recording”, “Sweet Tea Studios”, and was produced by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser – vocals, guitars, mixing
  • Paul Maroon – guitars, piano, mixing
  • Walter Martin – organ, pandemonium, mixing
  • Peter Bauer – bass, mixing
  • Matt Barrick – drums, mixing
  • Stuart Sikes – engineer
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick.

  1. What’s in It for Me
  2. The Rat
  3. No Christmas While I’m Talking
  4. Little House of Savages
  5. My Old Man
  6. 138th Street
  7. The North Pole
  8. Hang On, Siobhan
  9. New Year’s Eve
  10. Thinking of a Dream I Had
  11. Bows + Arrows

The Ark: State of the Ark

On December 27, 2004, “Emi / Virgin Records” label released “State of the Ark”, the third Ark (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Jens Andersson, Nathan Larson, Ola Salo and Per Sunding.

Personnel:

  • Mikael Jepson – lead guitar
  • Martin Axén – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Lars “Leari” Ljungberg – bass
  • Sylvester Schlegel – drums, backing vocals
  • Ola Salo – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Jens Andersson – additional percussion, keyboards, engineer
  • Åsa Håkansson – strings
  • Mattias Rodrick – strings
  • Anna Rocén – strings
  • Erika Lilja – backing vocals
  • Maria Lilja – backing vocals
  • Erik Hjärpe – voice synthesizing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ola Salo, except where noted.

  1. This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm
  2. Rock City Wankers
  3. Clamour for Glamour
  4. One of Us Is Gonna Die Young
  5. Let Me Down Gently
  6. Hey Kwanongoma!
  7. The Others
  8. Girl You’re Gonna Get ‘Em (Real Soon)
  9. Deliver Us from Free Will
  10. No End – lyrics by Ola Salo, music by Lars Ljungberg
  11. Trust Is Shareware

The Cribs: Same

On December 8, 2004, “Wichita Recordings” label released the self-titled, debut Cribs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Toe Rag Studios” in London, and was produced by Bobby Conn and Ed Deegan. In 2005, the album was awarded the “American Society of Composers”, “Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) College Award”.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Jarman – vocals, guitar
  • Gary Jarman – vocals, bass
  • Ross Jarman – drums
  • Ed Deegan – recording
  • Noel – mastering
  • Jason Rosenberg – artwork, design
  • Richard Morgan, Ami Barwell, Bob Taylor – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman.

  1. The Watch Trick
  2. You Were Always the One
  3. The Lights Went Out
  4. You & I
  5. Things You Should Be Knowing
  6. Another Number
  7. What About Me
  8. Learning How to Flight
  9. Tri’elle
  10. Baby Don’t Sweat
  11. Direction
  12. Third Outing

Trey Anastasio: Shine

On November 1, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Shine”, the fourth Trey Anastasio studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Brendan O’Brien – keyboards, bass, drums, backing vocals
  • Karl Egsieker – keyboards
  • Ray Paczkowski – keyboards
  • Peter Chwazik – bass
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • Cyro Baptista – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio, except where noted.

  1. Shine – Trey Anastasio, Brendan O’Brien
  2. Tuesday
  3. Invisible – Trey Anastasio, Brendan O’Brien
  4. Come as Melody
  5. Air Said to Me
  6. Wherever You Find It – Trey Anastasio, Brendan O’Brien
  7. Sweet Dreams Melinda – Trey Anastasio, Lawton, Markellis
  8. Love Is Freedom
  9. Sleep Again – Trey Anastasio, Brendan O’Brien
  10. Spin – Trey Anastasio, Brendan O’Brien
  11. Black
  12. Love That Breaks All Lines