On November 29, 2001, George Harrison died aged 58. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and music and movie producer, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Beatles. His interest in folk music and especially in Indian music had serious influence on the band’s Hindu-aligned spirituality in the later years. Some of his songs composed for the band include “Here Comes the Sun”, “Something”, “Taxman”, “Within You Without You”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. After The Beatles broke-up in 1970, Harrison released the album “All Things Must Pass” which included the track “My Sweet Lord”, his most successful single, and the first solo single by any member of The Beatles that sold over million copies. In 1971, together with Ravi Shankar he organized “Concert for Bangladesh”, the first big benefit concert in the music history. In 1974, Harrison founded the music label “Dark Horse Records”, and co-founded movie label “Hand Made Films” in 1978. In 1988, with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, he co-founded the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. As a guitarist he recorded for Badfinger, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Randy Newman, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, and Tom Petty. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Harrison at number 11 in their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. In 1988, as a member of The Beatles he was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 2004, posthumously for his solo career. As leader, Harrison released twelve studio and two live albums.
Tag Archives: 2004
Horslips: Roll Back
On November 26, 2004, “Horslips Records” label released “Roll Back”, the tenth Horslips album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Horsleap, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, and was produced by Eamon Carr, Barry Devlin, Johnny Fean, Jim Lockhart, and Charles O’Connor.
Personnel:
- Johnny Fean – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, slide guitar, tenor banjo
- Jim Lockhart – vocals, piano, keyboards, low whistle
- Charles O’Connor – vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, violin, mandolin, concertina
- Barry Devlin – vocals, bass guitar
- Eamon Carr – drums, percussion
- Aisling Drury – cello
- Stefano Soffia, Ivan O’Shea – engineer
- Stefano Soffia – mixing
- Peter Mew – mastering
- Charles O’Connor, Chris Ellis – cover art
Track listing:
- Trouble (With A Capital T)
- The Man Who Built America
- Guests of the Nation
- Faster Than the Hound
- Huish the Cat
- Mad Pat
- The Wrath of the Rain
- Flirting in the Shadows
- Cuchulainn’s Lament
- Ace & Deuce
- Blindman
- Furniture
- The Power and the Glory
- Long Weekend
- My Love is in America
Lydia Lunch: Smoke in the Shadows
On November 23, 2004, “Atavistic” and “Breakin Beats”, labels released “Smoke in the Shadows”, the fifth Lydia Lunch album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Newzone Studio” in Los Angeles, “Antechamber” in South Pasadena, California, and was produced by Nels Cline, Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, and Len Del Rio.
Personnel:
- Lydia Lunch – vocals, design
- Ryan Kirk – guitar
- Nels Cline – guitar
- Tommy Grenas – guitar, drums, synthesizer
- Len Del Rio – synthesizer, organ, piano, programming, recording, mixing
- Joel Hamilton – double bass
- Alex Cline – drums
- Joseph Berardi – vibraphone
- Terry Edwards – all instruments on “Portrait of the Minus Man”
- Niels Van Hoorn – saxophone
- Chuck Manning – alto saxophone
- John Fumo – trumpet
- Vinny Golia – alto flute, baritone saxophone
- Don Ostermann – trombone
- Carla Bozulich – vocals
- Adele Bertei – backing vocals
- Ryan Kirk – engineer
- Wayne Peet – mixing, recording
- Marc Viaplana – design, photography
Track listing:
All tarcks by Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio, except where noted.
- Hangover Hotel – Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch
- Smoke in the Shadows – Adele Bertei, Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Johnny Behind the Deuce – Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch
- I Love How You…- Nels Cline, Lydia Lunch
- Touch My Evil
- Lost World
- Sway
- Gone City
- Blame – Adele Bertei, Tommy Greenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Pass Like Night – Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Portrait of the Minus Man – Lydia Lunch, Terry Edwards
- Trick Baby – Adele Bertei, Tommy Greenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
- Hot Tip – Tommy Grenas, Lydia Lunch, Len Del Rio
Mike Terry
On October 30, 2004, Andrew Alexander “Mike” Terry died aged 68. He was songwriter, musician (baritone saxophone), producer, and musical director. He was member of the bands Popcorn and the Mohawks, Joe Hunter Band, and The Funk Brothers. From 1960 – 1967, with The Funk Brothers he performed on thousands of “Motown” recordings. Terry worked with Martha and the Vandellas, Jackie Wilson, Mary Wells, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Kim Weston, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, J. J. Barnes, Rose Batiste, The Capitols, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Robinson, Sandra Phillips, The Little Foxes, Junior Walker & the All Stars, Clarence Carter, The Dells, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Maxine Brown, The Parliaments, and Edwin Starr.
Elliott Smith: From A Basemant On The Hill
On October 18, 2004, “Anti” label released “From a Basement on the Hill”, the sixth and final Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme.
Personnel:
- Elliott Smith – various instruments, recording, front cover handwriting
- Aaron Embry – keyboards
- Sam Coomes – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steven Drozd – drums
- Scott McPherson – drums
- Fritz Michaud – drums
- Aaron Sperske – drums
- Nelson Gary – poetry reading
- Scott Wiley – engineer assistant
- Joanna Bolme – mixing
- Rob Schnapf – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Autumn DeWilde – sleeve typography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elliott Smith, except where noted.
- Coast to Coast
- Let’s get Lost
- Pretty (Ugly Before)
- Don’t Go Down
- Strung Out Again
- A Fond Farewell
- King’s Crossing
- Ostrich & Chirping – David McConnell
- Twilight
- A Passing Feeling
- The Last Hour
- Shooting Star
- Memory Lane
- Little One
- A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free
The Hidden Cameras: Mississauga Goddam
On October 12, 2004, “Rough Trade” label released “Mississauga Goddam”, the third Hidden Cameras (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Joel Gibb.
Personnel:
- Joel Gibb – vocals, guitar, drums, bass, glockenspiel, piano, tambourine, organ, kazoo, vibraphone, synthesizer, steel drum, aeuwwgha, artwork, photography
- Mike e.b. – tambourine
- Justin Shayshyn – B4 Hammond organ, pipe organ
- Paul Mathew – double bass
- Lex Vaughn – drusm, maraca drums, timpanis
- Matais Rozenberg – drums, spoons, percussion, bass keys
- Maggie MacDonald – glockenspiel, vibraphone
- Phil Seguin – trumpet
- Jennifer Scofield – French horn
- Ohad Benchetrit – flute
- Scott Good – trombone
- Luis Jacob – aeuwwgha
- Nana Jojura – violin
- Owen Pallett – violin, piano, celeste
- Karen Moffat – viola
- Lief Mosbaugh – viola
- Don Kerr – cello
- Amy Laing – cello
- Mike Olson – cello
- Kristen Moss – harp
- Caroline Azar, Amy Bowles, Kate McGee, Glen Sheppard, Megan Dunlop, Tom Lillington, Michael Follert, Reg Vermue – choir
- Jeff McMurrich – recording
- Jameson Elliot – engineer assistant
Track listing:
- Doot Doot Plot
- Builds the Bone
- The Fear Is On
- That’s When the Ceremony Starts
- I Believe in the Good of Life
- In the Union of Wine
- Music Is My Boyfriend
- Bboy
- We Oh We
- I Want Another Enema
- Mississauga Goddam
Lindsey Buckingham: Under The Skin
On October 3, 2006, “Reprise” label released “Under the Skin”, the fourth Lindsey Buckingham studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 2004, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Rob Cavallo.
Personnel:
- Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer, mixing
- John McVie – bass
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
- David Campbell – orchestration
- Mark Needham – mixing
- Brian “Big Bass” Gardner – mastering
- Stephen Walker – art direction
- Frank Ockenfels III – photography
Track listing:
All tracks Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.
- Not Too Late
- Show You How
- Under the Skin
- I Am Waiting – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- It Was You
- To Try for the Sun – Donovan
- Cast Away Dreams
- Shut Us Down – Lindsey Buckingham, Cory Sipper
- Down on Rodeo
- Someone’s Gotta Change Your Mind
- Flying Down Juniper
Jan Garbarek: In Praise of Dreams
On September 21, 2004, “ECM” label released “In Praise of Dreams”, the 32nd Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded March – June 2003, at “Blue Jay Recording Studio” in Carlisle, “AP Studio” in Paris, and in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Jan Garbarek.
Personnel:
- Jan Garbarek– soprano and tenor saxophone, synthesizers
- Kim Kashkashian– viola
- Manu Katché– drums, percussion, samples
Track listing:
.All tracks by Jan Garbarek.
- As Seen from Above
- In Praise of Dreams
- One Goes There Alone
- Knot of Place and Time
- If You Go Far Enough
- Scene from Afar
- Cloud of Unknowing
- Without Visible Sign
- Iceburn
- Conversation with a Stone
- A Tale Begun
Mew: And The Glass Handed Kites
On September 19, 2005, “Sony BMG” label released “And the Glass Handed Kites”, the fourth Mew studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at Michael Beinhorn’s place in Venice Beach, California, “Mox Studios” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn.
Personnel:
- Jonas Bjerre– vocals, electric guitars, piano, harmonium, synthesizers
- Bo Madsen– electric guitars
- Johan Wohlert– bass, guitars
- Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen – drums, percussion
- Lasse Mauritzen – french horn
- J Mascis– additional vocals, additional background vocals
- Bo Rande – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Rebecca Stark – soprano vocals
- Damon Tutunjian – additional guitar
- Boys’ choir
- Mathias Aagaard Christensen
- Frederik Peter Jakobsen
- Niklas Emil De Fries
- Frederik Stadager Larsen
- Michael Beinhorn– engineer
- Mads Nørgård – engineer
- Felipe Tichauer – engineer
- Frank Filipetti– engineer
- Kevin Bacon– mixing
- Jonathan Quarmby– mixing
- George Marino– mastering
- M/M Paris- art direction, design
- Gaël Amzalag – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, Johan Wohlert and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.
- Circuitry of the Wolf
- Chinaberry Tree
- Why Are You Looking Grave?
- Fox Club
- Apocalypso
- Special
- The Zookeeper’s Boy
- A Dark Design
- Saviours of Jazz Ballet – contains hidden instrumental Fear Me, December
- An Envoy to the Open Fields
- Small Ambulance
- The Seething Rain Weeps for You – contains hidden instrumental Uda Pruda
- White Lips Kissed
- Louise Louisa
The Dandy Warhols: Odditorium or Warlords of Mars
On September 13, 2005, “Capitol” label released “Odditorium or Warlords of Mars”, the fifth Dandy Warhols studio album. It was recorded April 2004 – January 2005, at “The Odditorium” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Gregg Williams.
Personnel:
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor– vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, album cover concept
- Peter Holmström– vocals, guitar
- Zia McCabe– vocals, keyboards
- Brent DeBoer– vocals, drums, guitar
- Lockett Allbritton – vocals
- Achilleas Anastasopolis – trumpet
- Eric Early – banjo
- John Fell – additional vocals
- Sean Gothman – “number nine” on Smoke It
Track Listing:
All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
- Colder Than the Coldest Winter Was Cold (intro)
- Love Is the New Feel Awful
- Easy
- All the Money or the Simple Life Honey – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Miles Zuniga
- The New Country – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström
- Holding Me Up
- Did You Make a Song with Otis (interlude)
- Everyone Is Totally Insane
- Smoke It – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Miles Zuniga
- Down Like Disco
- There Is Only This Time – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström
- A Loan Tonight – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström, Zia McCabe, Brent DeBoer
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