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Modest Mouse: Good News for People Who Love Bad News

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On April 6, 2004, “Epic” label released “Good News for People Who Love Bad News”, the fourth Modest Mouse album. It was recorded September–October 2003, at “Sweet Tea Studio” in Oxford, Mississippi and “Easley Recording” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Dennis Herring. In 2004, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA” .

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock –vocals, guitar, banjo, baritone guitar, ukulele, piano, Rhodes, Hendx 3000, whistle, freak beak
  • Eric Judy –bass, acoustic guitar, backup vocals, pump organ, mellotron, tin whistle, percussion
  • Dann Gallucci – guitar,keyboards, piano, backup vocals, mellotron, drum loops, pump organ, timpani, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Benjamin Weikel –drums
  • The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band –drums
  • Tom Peloso –standup bass, fiddle
  • Dennis Herring – Harmonica
  • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – horns
  • Milo Chaska Judy – vocals
  • The Flaming Lips– additional instrumentation
  • Houston – artwork, design

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, and Benjamin Weikel.

  1. Horn Intro
  2. The World at Large
  3. Float On
  4. Ocean Breathes Salty
  5. Dig Your Grave
  6. Bury Me With It
  7. Dance Hall
  8. Bukowski
  9. This Devil’s Workday
  10. The Views
  11. Satin in a Coffin
  12. Interlude (Milo)
  13. Blame It on the Tetons
  14. Black Cadillacs
  15. One Chance
  16. The Good Times Are Killing Me

Todd Rundgren: Liars

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On April 6, 2004, “Sanctuary” label released “Liars”, the eighteenth Todd Rundgren album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren – vocals, various instruments, recording, mixing
  • Ken Emerson – slide guitar
  • Garn Ian Thomasson – wind
  • Jannelle Guillot – voice actor
  • Kehni Davis – engineer
  • Adrian Van Velsen – mastering
  • Michael Yip – mastering assistant
  • Greg Deutelbaum – creative director
  • Rupesh Pattni – design
  • Bob Michaels, Jeff Dean, John Trickett – executive producer
  • Barbie Solinski – production manager
  • Eric McLean – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren

  1. Truth
  2. Sweet
  3. Happy Anniversary
  4. Soul Brother
  5. Stood Up
  6. Mammon
  7. Future
  8. Past
  9. Wondering
  10. Flaw
  11. Afterlife
  12. Living
  13. God Said
  14. Liar

 

Aerosmith: Honkin’ On Bobo

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On March, 30, 2004, “Columbia” label released “Honkin’ on Bobo”, the fourteen Aerosmith studio album.It was recorded in 2003, at at the “Boneyard”, “The Bryer Patch”, and“Pandora’s Box”, and was produced by Steven Tyler,Joe Perry, Jack Douglas and Marti Frederiksen.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Joe Perry– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Brad Whitford– guitar
  • Tom Hamilton– bass
  • Joey Kramer– drums
  • Tracy Bonham– vocals
  • Johnnie Johnson– piano
  • The Memphis Horns– brass
  • Paul Santo – piano, electric piano, organ, engineering
  • Paul Caruso– engineer
  • Jay Messina – engineer
  • Marti Frederiksen – mixing, engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Road Runner – Ellas McDaniel
  2. Shame, Shame, Shame – Ruby Fisher, Kenyon Hopkins
  3. Eyesight to the Blind – Sonny Boy Williamson
  4. Baby, Please Don’t Go – Joe Williams
  5. Never Loved a Girl – Ronny Shannon
  6. Back Back Train – Fred McDowell
  7. You Gotta Move – rev. Gary Davis, Fred McDowell
  8. The Grind – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
  9. I’m Ready – Willie Dixon
  10. Temperature – Joel Michael Cohen, Walter Jacobs
  11. Stop Messin’ Around – Joel Michael Cohen, Walter Jacobs
  12. Stop Messin’ Around – Clifford Adams, Peter Green
  13. Jesus Is on the Main Line – traditional; arranged by F. McDowell

The Divine Comedy: Absent Friends

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The Divine Comedy - Absent Friends

On March 29, 2004, “Parlaphone” label released “Absent Friends”, the eighth Divine Comedy (The) studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “RAK Studios”, and “Konk Studios” in London, and was produced by Neil Hannon.

Personnel:

  • Lauren Laverne– vocals
  • Yann Tiersen– accordion
  • Simon Little – double bass
  • Miggy Barradas – drums
  • Rob Farrer – percussion
  • Crispin Robinson – congas

All tracks by Neil Hannon.

  1. Absent Friends
  2. Sticks & Stones
  3. Leaving Today
  4. Come Home Billy Bird
  5. My Imaginary Friend
  6. The Wreck of the Beautiful
  7. Our Mutual Friend
  8. The Happy Goth
  9. Freedom Road
  10. Laika’s Theme
  11. Charmed Life

Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender

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On March 23, 2004, “Drag City” label released “The Milk-Eyed Mender”, the debut Joanna Newsom album. It was produced by Noah Georgeson.

Personnel:

  • Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, harpsichord, Wurlitzer
  • Noah georgeson – recording
  • Emily Prince – artwork, design
  • Alissa Anderson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joanna Newsom, except where noted.

  1. Bridges and Balloons
  2. Sprout and the Bean
  3. The Book of Right-On
  4. Sadie
  5. Inflammatory Writ
  6. This Side of the Blue
  7. En Gallop
  8. Cassiopeia
  9. Peach, Plum, Pear
  10. Swansea
  11. Three Little Babes – traditional
  12. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie

Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days

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On March 23, 2004, “Sub Pop” label released “Our Endless Numbered Days”, the second Iron & Wine album. It was recorded in summer 2003, at “Engine Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Brian Deck.

Personnel:

  • Sam Beam – vocals, guitars, slide guitars, banjo, mandolin
  • Patrick McKinney – electric guitar
  • EJ Holowicki – bass
  • Brian Deck – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Jeff McGriff – percussion
  • Jonathan Bradley – percussion
  • Sarah Beam – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Beam.

  1. On Your Wings
  2. Naked as We Came
  3. Cinder and Smoke
  4. Sunset Soon Forgotten
  5. Teeth in the Grass
  6. Love and Some Verses
  7. Radio War
  8. Each Coming Night
  9. Free Until They Cut Me Down
  10. Fever Dream
  11. Sodom, South Georgia
  12. Passing Afternoon

Johnny Bristol

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On March 21, 2004, John William “Johnny” Bristol died aged 65. He was musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a songwriter for the Motown”  label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His personal most successful recording was “Hang On in There Baby”. As a producer and songwriter he has collaborated with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Edwin Starr, David Ruffin, The Velvelettes, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jr. Walker & the All Stars, Jermaine Jackson, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Randy Crawford, Marlena Shaw, Johnny Mathis and Boz Scaggs.

David Byrne: Grown Backwards

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David Byrne Grown Backwards

On March 16, 2004, “Nonesuch” label released “Grown Backwards”, the sixth David Byrne album. It was recorded in 2003, at  “Kampo Studios”, “Loveshack Studio”, “Avatar”, “Skyline”, “RPM Studio”, “Sound on Sound” in New York, “Tequila Mockingbird” in Austin, “CaVa Sound Workshops” in Glasgow, “Cheeba Central” in London, and was produced by David Byrne and Patrick Dillett.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne –vocals, nylon-string guitar, electric guitar, dobro. Rhodes, programming
  • Barry Burns– spacey guitar, Rhodes
  • Jon Vercesi– Rhodes
  • Stephen Barber– prepared piano
  • Karen Mantler– organ
  • Ross Godfrey– keyboards
  • Jon Spurney – keyboards
  • Mike Maddox– accordion
  • Andy Waterworth– bass guitar
  • Steve Swallow– bass guitar
  • Paul Frazier– bass guitar
  • John Patitucci– bass guitar
  • Una McGlone– bass
  • Johnny Quinn– drum kit
  • Steve Williams– drum kit
  • Kenny Wollesen – drum kit
  • Joe Cooper– percussion
  • Paul Godfrey– sequencing
  • David Hilliard– hi-hat
  • Mauro Refosco– marimba, percussion
  • Tom Burritt– marimba, tympani
  • Pamelia Kurstin– theremin
  • Vincent Herring– alto saxophone
  • Gary Smulyan– baritone saxophone
  • Alex Foster– tenor saxophone
  • Earl Gardner– trumpet
  • Ray Anderson– trombone
  • Jon Blondell– trombone
  • Jon Blondell – trombone
  • Keith O’Quinn– trombone
  • Bob Routch– French horn
  • Philip Myers– French horn
  • Shelly Woodworth– oboe, English horn
  • Mark Nuccio– clarinet
  • Lew Soloff– trumpet
  • Bob Stewart– tuba
  • Freddie Mendoza– trombone, euphonium
  • John Mills– clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
  • The Tosca Strings:
  • Tracy Seeger– violin
  • Jamie Desautels– violin
  • Leigh Mahoney– violin
  • Ames Asbell– viola
  • Douglas Harvey –cello
  • Sara Nelson– cello
  • Katherine Fong– violin
  • Soo Hyun Kwon– violin
  • Greg Lawson– violin
  • Fiona Stephen– violin
  • Sharon Yamada– violin
  • Lisa Aferiat– violin
  • Sandra Park– violin
  • Georgia Boyd– viola
  • Donald Gillan– cello
  • Robert Irvine– cello
  • Jane Scarpantoni– cello
  • Alan Stepansky– cello
  • Jeremy Turner– cello
  • Elaine Barber– harp
  • David Creswell– viola
  • Dawn Hannay– viola
  • Alan Ford– vacuum cleaner
  • Rufus Wainwright– vocals
  • Patrick Dillett– backing vocals

Track listing,

All tracks by David Byrne, except where noted.

  1. Glass, Concrete & Stone
  2. The Man Who Loved Beer – Donald Charles Book, Kurt Wagner
  3. Au fond du Temple Saint Georges Bizet, Eugène Cormon, Michel Carré
  4. Empire
  5. Tiny Apocalypse
  6. She Only Sleeps
  7. Dialog Box
  8. The Other Side of this Life
  9. Why
  10. Pirates
  11. Civilization
  12. Astronaut
  13. Glad
  14. Un Dì, Felice, Eterea – Giuseppe Verdi
  15. Lazy – David Byrne/X-Press 2

The Bottom Line

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Bottom Line Club

On February 12, 1974, “The Bottom Line” club opened in New York City. Owned by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, during the 70’s and 80’s, the club was a major space for small-scale music performances. The club stoped working in 2004. Some of the artists who performed in the club were Miles Davis, Gato Barbieri, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Ray Barretto, Peter Gabriel, Al Kooper, Tom Waits, Melvin Van Peebles, Neil Sedaka, Billy Joel, Suzi Quatro, Patti Smith, Flo & Eddie, Toots and the Maytals, Cheech & Chong, Tower of Power, Tim Hardin, Roger McGuinn, JJ Cale, The Meters, Greg Kihn Band, Ry Cooder,Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Sam & Dave, Asım Can Gündüz, The Ronettes, John Cale, Gong, Peter Bardens, The Violent Femmes, Eric Clapton, Carl Perkins, Linda Ronstadt,The Police, Richard Marx, Prince, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Van Morrison, The Stone Poneys, Chuck Mangione, Emmylou Harris, Clinn Rippy, Neil Young, Barry Manilow, Laura Nyro, Loudon Wainwright III, New York Dolls, Lyle Lovett, The Electric Flag, Pat Martino, Todd Rundgren, Graham Parker, Grayson Hugh, Stan Ridgway, Horslips, Dire Straits,Chris Hillman, Hawkwind, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Tracy Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Betty Carter, Ravi Shankar, Ramones and Michael Hedges.

Incubus: A Crow Left Of The Murder…

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A Crow Left of the Murder

On February 3, 2004, “Epic” label released “A Crow Left of the Murder…”, the fifth Incubus studio album.  It was recorded October – November 2003, at “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Brandon Boyd– lead vocals, guitar
  • Mike Einziger– lead guitar
  • Ben Kenney– bass
  • Chris Kilmore– turntables
  • Jose Pasillas– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Ben Kenney, Chris Kilmore and Jose Pasillas:

  1. Megalomaniac
  2. A Crow Left of the Murder
  3. Agoraphobia
  4. Talk Shows on Mute
  5. Beware! Criminal
  6. Sick Sad Little World
  7. Pistola
  8. Southern Girl
  9. Priceless
  10. Zee Deveel
  11. Made for TV Movie
  12. Smile Lines
  13. Here In My Room
  14. Leech