On September 15, 2004, John William Cummings aka Johnny Ramone, died aged 55. He was musician (guitar) and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist of the Ramones. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 16 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. The same year, “Time” magazine ranked him on its list of the “10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players”.
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Paul Weller: Studio 150
On September 14, 2004, “V2 Records” label released “Studio 150”, the seventh Paul Weller album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio 150” inn Amsterdam, and was produced by Paul Weller and Jan Kybert.
Personnel:
- Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Steve Cradock– guitar
- Bill Newsinger – mandolin
- Stefan Schmid – Moog synthesizer
- Damon Minchella – bass
- Steve “Supe” White– drums
- Benjamin Herman – saxophone, flute, horn arrangements
- Ray Bruinsma – trumpet
- Jan Van Duikeren – trumpet
- Louk Boudesteijn – trombone
- Frans Cornelissen – tuba
- Jan Van Duikeren – flugelhorn
- Ray Bruinsma – flugelhorn
- Joeri DeVente – French horn
- Lorre Trytten – violin
- Herman Van Haaren – violin
- Pauline Terlow – violin
- Sarah Koch – violin
- Eliza Carthy– violin
- Martin de Ruiter – violin
- Seya Teeuwen – violin
- Aimee Versloot – viola
- Mieke Honingh – viola
- Bastiaan Van Der Werf – cello
- Petra Rosa – harp
- Williem Friede – string arrangements
- The Stands – backing vocals
- Sam Leigh Brown – backing vocals
- Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
- Carleen Anderson– backing vocals
Track listing:
- If I Could Only Be Sure – Gabriel Mekler, Nolan Porter
- Wishing on a Star – Billie Rae Calvin
- Don’t Make Promises – Tim Hardin
- The Bottle – Gil Scott-Heron
- Black Is the Colour – Traditional
- Close To You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
- One Way Road – Noel Gallagher
- Hercules – Allen Toussaint
- Thinking of You – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
- All Along The Watchtower – Bob Dylan
- Birds – Neil Young
Arcade Fire: Funeral
On September 14, 2004, “Merge Records” label released “Funeral”, the debut Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Hotel2Tango” in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Howard Bilerman. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Funeral” at number 151 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Win Butler– vocals, Jaguar and 12 strings electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass
- Richard Reed Parry– Rickenbacker guitar, synthesizer, organ, piano, accordion, xylophone, percussion, double bass, engineer, recording
- Tim Kingsbury– bass, Telecaster guitar, acoustic guitar
- Régine Chassagne– vocals, drums, synthesizer, piano, accordion, xylophone, recorders, percussion
- Howard Bilerman– drums, guitar, engineer, recording
- William Butler– bass, xylophone, synthesizer, percussion
- Arlen Thompson – drums
- Pietro Amato– horn
- Sarah Neufeld– violin, string arrangements
- Owen Pallett– violin, string arrangements
- Sophie Trudeau– violin
- Jessica Moss – violin
- Gen Heistek – viola
- Michael Olsen– cello
- Anita Fust – harp
- Arcade Fire– string arrangements, engineer, recording
- Mark Lawson – recording, engineer
- Thierry Amar- recording assistant
- Ryan Morey – mastering
- Tracy Maurice – cover art
- Hilary Treadwell – photography, insert
Track listing:
All tracks by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Howard Bilermanre, except where noted.
- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Howard Bilerman, John Deu
- Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
- Une année sans lumière
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
- Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Howard Bilerman, John Deu
- Crown of Love
- Wake Up
- Haiti
- Rebellion (Lies)
- In the Backseat
Ed Harcourt: Strangers
On September 13, 2004, “Heavenly Records” released “Strangers”, the third Ed Harcourt studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Aerosol Grey Machine Studios” and “Atlantis Studios”, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen, Hadrian Garrard and Ed Harcourt.
Personnel:
- Ed Harcourt – lead and backing vocals, piano, bass, Wurlitzer organ, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, clavinet, acoustic and electric tremolo guitar, organ, pump organ, synthesizer, solina string machine, kazoo, snare drum, handclaps
- Ellekari Larsson – vocals
- Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, bells, chimes, megaphone, snare drum, timpani, triangle, claps, handclaps, backing vocals
- Leo Abrahams – lead guitar
- Jari Haapalainen – percussion, drums, 6 string acoustic and 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, feedback, bass drum, snare drum, Hi Hat, bell, maracas, claves, handclaps
- Andy Young – drums
- The Bear – maracas
- Gita Langley – violin, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ed Harcourt, except where noted.
- The Storm Is Coming
- Born in the ’70s
- This One’s for You
- Strangers
- Let Love Not Weigh Me Down
- Something to Live For
- The Trapdoor
- The Music Box
- Loneliness
- Open Book
- Kids (Rise from the Ashes)
- Black Dress
Devendra Banhart: Niño Rojo
On September 13, 2004, “Young God Records” label released “Niño Rojo”, the fourth Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Devendra Banhart and Michael Gira.
Personnel:
- Devendra Banhart – vocals, guitars, artwork
- Michael Gira – vocals, harmonica
- Joe McGinty – piano, keyboards
- Siobhan – vocals
- Jason LaFarge – vocals, engineer
- Thor Harris- percussion
- Steve Moses – percussion, trombone
- David Smith – trumpet
- Lauren Dukoff- flute
- Julia Kent- cello
- Lynn Bridges – engineer
- Doug Anderson – mastering, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.
- Wake Up, Little Sparrow – Ella Jenkins
- Ay Mama
- We All Know
- Little Yellow Spider
- A Ribbon
- At the Hop
- My Ships
- Noah
- Sister
- Water May Walk
- HorseheadedfleshWizard
- An Island
- Be Kind
- Owl Eyes
- The Good Red Road
- Electric Heart
George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
On September 6, 2005, “The C Kunspyruhzy” label released “How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?” (How Late Do You Have To Be Before You Are Absent?), album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars. It was recorded 1988–2004, and was produced by George Clinton, Rob Manzoli, Gary Shider, Dallas Austin, Steve Boyd, Michael “Clip” Payne and Wayghn Wilson.
Personnel:
- Joi – performer
- Sativa – performer
- Sheila Brody – vocals
- Kendra Foster – vocals
- Joi Gilliam – vocals
- Gary Shider – vocals
- Kevin Shider – vocals
- Calvin Simon – vocals
- Belita Woods – vocals
- Jim “Big Jim” Wright – vocals
- T. Money – vocals
- Louis Kabbabie – vocals
- Trey Lewd – vocals
- Raymond Davis – vocals
- Sue Dog – vocals
- Jazze Pha – vocals
- Robert “P-Nut” Johnson – vocals
- RonKat Spearman – vocals
- Pat Lewis – vocals
- Sandra Feva – vocals
- Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins – vocals
- Prince – vocals, instrumentation
- Clip Payne – vocals, instrumentation
- Gary “Mudbone” Cooper – vocals, instrumentation
- Tracey Lewis – vocals, instrumentation
- Rob Manzoli – vocals, instrumentation
- Nowell Eugene Scott aka Nowell Eugene Haskins – instrumentation
- Billy Preston – instrumentation
- Felicia Collins – instrumentation
- Lige Curry – instrumentation
- Amp Fiddler – instrumentation
- Lili Haydn – instrumentation
- Michael Hampton – instrumentation
- Colin Wolfe – instrumentation
- Jerome Rogers – instrumentation
- Eric McFadden – instrumentation
- Dallas Austin – instrumentation
- Chris Bittner – instrumentation
- Bernie Worrell – instrumentation
- Ron Wright – instrumentation
- Dwayne “D-Cat” Cornelius – instrumentation
- Martin J. Andersen – instrumentation
- Jesper Bunk – instrumentation
- Ricky Rouse – instrumentation
- David Spradley – instrumentation
- Cordell Mosson – instrumentation
- Tim Shider – instrumentation
- Ronald Spearman – instrumentation
- Vaughn Wilson – engineer, instrumentation
- Bob Smith – engineer
- Jim Morgan – engineer
- Joe Spencer – engineer
- Nate Oberman – engineer
- Pete Deboer – engineer assistant
- Larry Ferguson – mixing, mastering
- Pedro Bell – artwork
- Bob Stovern – layout, design
Track listing:
- Bounce 2 This
- Su, Su, Su
- Paradigm
- U Can Depend On Me
- U Ain’t Runnin’ Shit
- Inhale Slow
- Because / Last Time Zone
- Neverending Love
- Sexy Side of You
- Saddest Day
- I Can Dance
- I’ll Be Sittin’ Here
- Don’t Dance Too Close
- More Than Words Can Say (Live)
- Butt-a-Butt
- Something Stank
- Our Secret
- Viagra
- Gypsy Woman
- Whole Lotta Shakin’
- Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
- Whatchamacallit
- Trust In Yourself
- Booty
The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang
On September 6, 2005, “Virgin” label released “A Bigger Bang”, the 22nd Rolling Stones album. It was recorded November 2004 – June 2005, and was produced by Don Was, The Glimmer Twins and Matt Clifford. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in the US by the “RIIA” and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.
Personnel:
- Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, guitars, harmonica, keyboards, percussion; bass guitar
- Keith Richards– guitars, keyboards; lead vocals, bass guita; percussion, backing vocals
- Ronnie Wood– guitars
- Darryl Jones– bass guitar
- Charlie Watts– drums
- Chuck Leavell– piano
- Matt Clifford – keyboards, vibraphone; piano, organ, strings, programming
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- Blondie Chaplin– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
- Rough Justice
- Let Me Down Slow
- It Won’t Take Long
- Rain Fall Down
- Streets of Love
- Back of My hand
- She Saw Me Coming
- Biggest Mistake
- This Place Is Empty
- Oh No, Not You Again
- Dangerous Beauty
- Laugh, I Nearly Died
- Sweet Neo Con
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Driving Too Fast
- Infamy
Björk: Medúlla
On August 31, 2004, “One Little Indian” label released “Medúlla” the fifth Björk solo album. It was recorded at “Greenhouse” in Iceland, “Estúdio Ilha dos Sapos” in Brazil, “La Hoyita Studios” in Spain, and was produced by Björk and Mark Bell.
Personnel:
- Björk – lead vocals, bass line, bass synth, piano, arrangements, choir arrangement, programming
- Nico Muhly – piano
- Mark Bell – bass synthesizer, programming
- Peter Van Hook – gong
- Rahzel – beatboxing
- Shlomo – beatboxing
- Dokaka – beatboxing
- Gregory Purnhagen – human trombone
- Tagaq – inuit throat singing
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Robert Wyatt – vocals
- The Icelandic Choir – choral vocals
- The London Choir – choral vocals
- Little Miss Specta – programming
- Matmos – programming
- Olivier Alary – programming
- Valgeir Sigurdsson – programming
- Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
Track listing:
- Pleasure is All Mine – Björk
- Show Me Forgiveness – Björk
- Where Is the Line – Björk
- Vökuró (Vigil) – Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir
- Öll Birtan (All the Brightness) – Björk
- Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) – Björk
- Submarine – Björk
- Desired Constellation – Björk, Olivier Alary
- Oceania – Björk, Sjón
- Sonnets/Unrealities XI – Björk, E. Cummings
- Ancestors – Björk,Tagaq
- Mouth’s Cradle – Björk
- Miðvikudags (Wednesday) – Björk
- Triumph of a Heart – Björk
Mark Lanegan Band: Bubblegum
On August 10, 2004, “Beggars Banquet” released “Bubblegum”, the sixth Mark Lanegan album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, was produced by Mark Lanegan, Chris Goss, Alain Johannes, and was released under the name “Mark Lanegan Band”.
Personnel:
- Mark Lanegan- vocals, guitar
- PJ Harvey- vocals
- Chris Goss- vocals, choir vocal, guitar, piano
- Alain Johannes- lead guitar, guitars, bass, drums, electronic drums, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, strings, backing vocals
- Molly McGuire- bass, background vocals
- Tracey Chisholm – tape manipulation, drum machines
- John Kastner – guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Johnson- lead guitar
- Dimitri Coats- lead guitar, drums, piano
- Mathias Schneeburger – guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Troy Van Leeuwen- piano, guitar
- David Catching- organ, guitar, lead guitar
- Joshua Homme- guitar, bass, drums, lead guitar
- Wendy Rae Fowler- piano, vocals, backing vocals, choir vocal
- Aldo Struyf – piano, organ, feedback, snthesizer, tape manipulation
- Bukka Allen – organ
- Nick Oliveri- bass, backing vocals, choir vocal
- Jonathan Russo – bass
- Eddie Nappi – bass
- Melanie Campbell – bass
- Keni Richards – drums
- Joey Castillo- drums
- Jim Vincent – electronic drums
- Izzy Stradlin- vocals
- Duff McKagan- vocals
- Natasha Shneider- backing vocals
- Brett Netson- backing vocals
- Ian Moore- backing vocals
- Greg Dulli- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Lanegan.
- When Your Number Isn’t Up
- Hit the City
- Wedding Dress
- Methamphetamine Blues
- One Hundred Days
- Bombed
- Strange Religion
- Sideways in Reverse
- Come to Me
- Like Little Willie John
- Can’t Come Down
- Morning Glory Wine
- Head
- Driving Death Valley Blues
- Out of Nowhere
David Crosby And Graham Nash: Crosby & Nash
On August 10, 2004, “Sanctuary Records” released “Crosby & Nash”, double album by David Crosby and Graham Nash. It was recorded January – February 2004, and was produced by Nathaniel Kunkel, Russ Kunkel, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Barncard.
Personnel:
- David Crosby- vocals, guitar
- Graham Nash- vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
- Dean Parks- guitar
- Jeff Pevar- guitar
- Dan Dugmore- pedal steel guitar
- Steve Farris- electric guitar
- Matt Rollings- acoustic piano
- James Raymond- keyboards
- Leland Sklar- bass
- Russell Kunkel- drums, percussion
- Luis Conte- percussion
- Arnold McCuller- backing vocals
- Kate Markowitz- backing vocals
- Windy Wagner- backing vocals
- Nathaniel Kunkel – recording, mixing
- Doug Sax – mastering
Track listing:
- Lay Me Down – James Raymond
- Puppeteer – James Raymond
- Through Here Quite Often – David Crosby, Dean Parks
- Grace – James Raymond
- Jesus of Rio – Graham Nash, Jeff Pevar
- I Surrender – Cohn
- Luck Dragon – James Raymond, David Crosby
- On the Other Side of Town – Graham Nash
- Half Your Angels – Graham Nash
- They Want It All – David Crosby
- How Does It Shine? – David Crosby
- Don’t Dig Here – James Raymond, Graham Nash, Nathaniel Kunkel
- Milky Way Tonight – Graham Nash
- Charlie – David Crosby, Dean Parks
- Penguin in a Palm Tree – Graham Nash
- Michael (Hedges Here) – Graham Nash
- Samurai – David Crosby
- Shining on Your Dreams – Graham Nash, Nathaniel Kunkel
- Live on (the Wall) – Flannery, Graham Nash, Plunkett, Proffer
- My Country ‘Tis of Thee – Traditional
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