Tag Archives: 2004

Taking Back Sunday: Where You Want To Be

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On July 27, 2004, “Victory” label released “Where You Want to Be”, the second Taking Back Sunday studio album. It was recorded March – April 2004, at “Mission Sound” in Brooklyn, New York, “Water Music” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Lou Giordano.

Personnel:

  • Adam Lazzara – lead vocals
  • Fred Mascherino – vocals, lead guitar
  • Eddie Reyes – rhythm guitar
  • Matt Rubano – bass guitar
  • Mark O’Connell – drums, percussion
  • Roy Zu-Arets – piano, string arrangement, conductor
  • Girl Next Door String Quartet – strings
  • Neil Rubenstein – vocals
  • Nick Torres – vocals
  • Mike Sapone – programming
  • Todd Parker – engineer, mixing
  • Lou Giordano – mixing
  • Ted Young – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Oliver Strauss – assistance
  • Barbra Vlahides – assistance
  • Stuart Karmatz – technician
  • Brad Filip – layout, artwork

Track listing:

  1. Set Phasers to Stun
  2. Bonus Mosh Pt. II
  3. A Decade Under the Influence
  4. This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)
  5. The Union
  6. New American Classic
  7. I Am Fred Astaire
  8. One-Eighty by Summer
  9. Number Five with a Bullet
  10. Little Devotional
  11. ..Slowdance on the Inside

Truckfighters: Gravity X

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On July 12, 2005, “Fuzzorama Records” label released “Gravity X”, the debut Truckfighters studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – January 2005, at “Bomb Shellter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo.

Personnel:

  • Ozo – bass, vocals
  • Fredo – guitar
  • Dango – guitar
  • Paco – drums
  • Pezo – drums
  • Anders Jacobson – drums
  • Andreas Alm – trumpet
  • Petter Fridell – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco and Pezo, except where noted.

  1. Desert Cruiser
  2. Gargarismo
  3. Momentum
  4. Freewheelin’
  5. The Deal
  6. Superfunk
  7. Subfloor
  8. Gweedo-Weedo
  9. Manhatan Project
  10. In Search of (The)
  11. A. Zapruder – Ozo, Fredo, Dango, Paco, Pezo, Anders Jacobson
  12. Altered State

Etta James: Blues to the Bone

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On June 8, 2004, “RCA Victor” label released “Blues to the Bone”, the twenty-seventh Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Etta James, Donto James, Josh Sklar and Sametto James. In 2005, “Blues to the Bone” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Josh Sklair – guitar, dobro, arrangements
  • Bobby Murray – guitars
  • Brian Ray – guitar, slide guitar
  • Mike Finnigan – piano
  • John “Juke” Logan – harmonica
  • Sametto James – bass
  • Donto Metto James – drums

Track listing:

  1. I Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster
  2. Don’t Start Me to Talking – Sonny Boy Williamson II
  3. Hush Hush – Jimmy Reed
  4. Lil’ Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
  5. That’s Alright – Jimmy Rogers
  6. Crawlin’ King Snake – John Lee Hooker
  7. Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
  8. The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James
  9. Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
  10. You Shook Me – Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir
  11. Driving Wheel – Roosevelt Sykes
  12. Honey, Don’t Tear My Clothes – Lightnin’ Hopkins

Scorpions: Unbreakable

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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

Marcin Wasilevski Trio: Trio

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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