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Neil Young: Prairie Wind

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On September 27, 2005, “Reprise” label released “Prairie Wind” the twenty-seventh Neil Young studio album. It was recorded in March 2005,in Nashville, and was produced by Neil Young and Ben Keith.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young- vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Ben Keith- dobro, pedal steel, slide guitar
  • Spooner Oldham- piano, Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Rick Rosas- bass
  • Karl Himmel – drums, percussion
  • Chad Cromwell- drums, percussion
  • Grant Boatwright – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Clinton Gregory – fiddle
  • Wayne Jackson- horns
  • Thomas McGinley – horns
  • Emmylou Harris- special guest vocalist
  • Pegi Young – backing vocals
  • Diana Dewitt – backing vocals
  • Anthony Crawford – backing vocals
  • Gary Pigg – backing vocals
  • Curtis Wright- backing vocals
  • Chuck Cochran – string arrangements
  • Fisk University Jubilee Choir, directed by Paul Kwami

 Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young

  1. The Painter
  2. No Wonder
  3. Falling Off the Face of the earth
  4. Far From Home
  5. It’s a Dream
  6. Prairie Wind
  7. Here for You
  8. This Old Guitar
  9. He Was the King
  10. When God Made Me
  11. An Interview with Neil Young

Gang of Four: Entertainment!

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On September 25, 1979, “EMI” label released “Entertainment!” the debut Gang of Four album. It was recorded 1979 at “The Workhouse” in London, and was produced by Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 483 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2005, “Q”  magazine  ranked the track “At Home He’s a Tourist” at number 52 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Tracks”.

Personnel:

  • Andy Gill– vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Jon King– vocals, melodica, artwork
  • Dave Allen– vocals, bass guitar
  • Hugo Burnham – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill, and Jon King.

  1. Ether
  2. Natural’s Not in It
  3. Not Great Men
  4. Damaged Goods
  5. Return the Gift
  6. Guns Before Butter
  7. I Found That Essence Rare
  8. Glass
  9. Contract
  10. At Home He’s a Tourist
  11. 45
  12. Anthrax

Devendra Banhart: Cripple One

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On September 13, 2005, “XL Recordings” label released “Cripple Crow”, the fifth Devendra Banhart album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson and Thom Monahan. The cover is reminiscent of the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mixing, album art direction
  • Emma O’Donnell – fiddle
  • Gus – dog
  • Noah Georgeson– engineer, mixing
  • Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
  • Galen Pehrson – album art
  • Alissa Anderson – album art

Track listing:

All tracks by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.

  1. Now That I Know
  2. Santa Maria da Feira
  3. Heard Somebody Say
  4. Long Haired Child
  5. Lazy Butterfly
  6. Quédate Luna
  7. Queen Bee
  8. I Feel Just Like a Child
  9. Some People Ride the Wave
  10. The Beatles
  11. Dragonflys
  12. Cripple Crow
  13. Inaniel
  14. Hey Mama Wolf
  15. How’s About Tellin’ a Story
  16. Chinese Children
  17. Sawkill River
  18. I Love That Man
  19. Luna de Margarita – Simon Diaz
  20. Korean Dogwood
  21. Little Boys
  22. Canela

dEUS: Pocket Revolution

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On September 12, 2005, “Universal” label released “Pocket Revolution”, the fourth dEUS album. It was recorded in 2005, at “ICP Recording Studios”, “Studio Black Box”, “Scaldia Stars Recording Studio”, and was produced by Tom Barman and Klaas Janzoons. The cover art is based on The Von Neumann-Machine, a story from Don Lawrence’s Storm series of graphic novels.

  • Tom Barman – vocals, guitars
  • Klaas Janzoons – keyboards, violin, string and vocal arrangements
  • Tim Vanhamel – guitar
  • Anton Janssens – piano
  • Guy Van Neuten – piano
  • Tom Wouters – vibraphone
  • CJ Bolland – programming
  • Kobe Proesmans – percussion
  • Peter Vermeersch – string arrangements
  • String Up Quartet – strings
  • Evelin Wandeweert, Lode Vercampt, Reinard Varbergen, Saartje De Muynck – strings
  • Mark Steylaerts – violin
  • Bill Funk – backing vocal
  • Stef Kamil Carlens – vocal
  • Lies Lorquet – backing vocals
  • Carmen Betsabe – backing vocals
  • Lugo Rodriguez – backing vocals
  • Angelique Wilkie – backing vocals
  • Danny Mommens – backing vocals
  • Eadio Candip – backing vocals
  • Peter Deimel – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Bad Timing – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  2. 7 Days, 7 Weeks – Tom Barman, Craig Ward
  3. Stop-Start Nature – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons, J. Bolland
  4. If You Don’t Get What You Want – Tom Barman
  5. What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love) – Tom Barman
  6. Include Me Out – Tom Barman
  7. Pocket Revolution – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  8. Night Shopping – Tom Barman
  9. Cold Sun of Circumstance – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  10. The Real Sugar – Tom Barman
  11. Sun Ra – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  12. Nothing Really Ends – Tom Barman

George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

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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:

  1. Bounce 2 This
  2. Su, Su, Su
  3. Paradigm
  4. U Can Depend On Me
  5. U Ain’t Runnin’ Shit
  6. Inhale Slow
  7. Because / Last Time Zone
  8. Neverending Love
  9. Sexy Side of You
  10. Saddest Day
  11. I Can Dance
  12. I’ll Be Sittin’ Here
  13. Don’t Dance Too Close
  14. More Than Words Can Say (Live)
  15. Butt-a-Butt
  16. Something Stank
  17. Our Secret
  18. Viagra
  19. Gypsy Woman
  20. Whole Lotta Shakin’
  21. Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
  22. Whatchamacallit
  23. Trust In Yourself
  24. Booty

The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang

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A Bigger Band

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.

  1. Rough Justice
  2. Let Me Down Slow
  3. It Won’t Take Long
  4. Rain Fall Down
  5. Streets of Love
  6. Back of My hand
  7. She Saw Me Coming
  8. Biggest Mistake
  9. This Place Is Empty
  10. Oh No, Not You Again
  11. Dangerous Beauty
  12. Laugh, I Nearly Died
  13. Sweet Neo Con
  14. Look What the Cat Dragged In
  15. Driving Too Fast
  16. Infamy

Stephen Stills: Man Alive!

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On August 9, 2005, “Titan/Pyramid Records” labels released “Man Alive!”, the eight Stephen Stills studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Joe Vitale.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, percussion
  • Neil Young – vocals, harmony vocals, guitar
  • George Terry– guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Herbie Hancock– piano
  • Mike Finnigan– organ, backing vocals
  • Gerald Johnson– bass, bass guitar
  • George “Chocolate” Perry– bass, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Vitale– drums, keyboards, organ, percussion, synthesizer, backing vocals vocals
  • Russ Kunkel– drums, percussion
  • Bill Meeker – drums
  • Joe Lala– percussion
  • Willie Bobo – percussion
  • Pete Escovedo – percussion
  • Steve Madeo – trumpet
  • Jimmy Zavelo – harp
  • Dorian Holley – backing vocals
  • Brooks Hunnicutt – backing vocals
  • Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals
  • Graham Nash– backing vocals
  • Jennifer Stills – backing  vocals
  • Michael Braunstein – engineer
  • Andy Brohard – digital engineer
  • John Porter – digital engineer
  • John Hiler – mixing
  • Russ Kunkel – digital engineer, executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Ain’t It Always – Stephen Stills
  2. Feed The People – Stephen Stills
  3. Hearts Gate – Stephen Stills
  4. Round the Bend – Stephen Stills
  5. I Don’t Get It – Stephen Stills
  6. Around Us – Joe Vitale, Stephen Stills
  7. Ole Man Trouble – Booker T Jones
  8. Different Man – Traditional
  9. Piece of Me – Stephen Stills
  10. Wounded World – Stephen Stills, Graham Nash
  11. Drivin’ Thunder – Stephen Stills, Neil Young
  12. Acadienne – Stephen Stills
  13. Spanish Suite – Stephen Stills

The Stooges: Same

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On August 5, 1969, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut  Stooges album. It was recorded in April 1969; at “The Hit Factory” in New York City and was produced by John Cale. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 185 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and ranked the song “1969” in the list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time”. In 2005, “Q” magazine ranked the song “I Wanna Be Your Dog” at number 13 in its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Tracks”.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Ron Asheton– vocals, guitar
  • Dave Alexander– bass guitar
  • Scott Asheton– drums
  • John Cale– piano, sleigh bell, viola
  • William S. Harvey – art direction
  • Joel Brodsky– sleeve photography
  • Danny Fields– liner notes
  • Jac Holzman– production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by The Stooges (Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and Iggy Pop).

  1. 1969
  2. I Wanna Be Your Dog
  3. We Will Fall
  4. No Fun
  5. Real Cool Time
  6. Ann
  7. No Right
  8. Little Doll

Frank Black: Honeycomb

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On July 19, 2005, “Back Porch Records” released “Honeycomb”, the tenth Frank Black studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Jon Tiven.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black– vocals, guitar
  • Steve Cropper- lead guitar
  • Buddy Miller- guitar
  • Reggie Young- guitar
  • Spooner Oldham – vocals, keyboards, bells
  • Jon Tiven- harmonica
  • David Hood- bass guitar
  • Billy Block- drums
  • Anton Fig- drums
  • Akil Thompson- drums
  • Chester Thompson- drums
  • Jean Black – duet vocal
  • James Griffin – vocals
  • Ellis Hooks- vocals
  • Dan Penn- vocals, tracking engineer
  • Earl Drake- mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black, except where noted.

  1. Selkie Bride
  2. I Burn Today
  3. Lone Child
  4. Another Velvet Nightmare – Frank Black, Reid Paley
  5. Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  6. Go Find Your Saint
  7. Song of the Shrimp – Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
  8. Strange Goodbye
  9. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day – Doug Sahm
  10. Honeycomb
  11. My Life Is in Storage
  12. Atom in My Heart
  13. Violet”
  14. Sing For Joy

Adrain Belew: Side Two

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On July 12, 2005,”Sanctuary” released “Side Two”, the fourteenth Adrian Belew solo album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Studio Belew”, and was produced by Adrian Belew.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew – vocal, all instruments (except the noted)
  • Leah Belew – voice
  • Erick Cole – acoustic guitar, balalaika, theremin
  • Peter Hyrka – violin
  • Gary Tussing – cello
  • Ken Latchney – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Julie Rust – layout
  • Adrian – painting

Track listing:

  1. Dead Dog on Asphalt
  2. I Wish I Knew
  3. Face to Face
  4. Asleep
  5. Sex Nerve
  6. Then What
  7. QuicksandI Know Now
  8. Happiness
  9. Sunlight