Tag Archives: 2008

Frost: Experiments in Mass Appeal

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On November 14, 2008, “InsideOut” label released “Experiments in Mass Appeal”, the second Frost studio album. It was recorded January – August 2008, at “Cube”, and was produced by Jem Godfrey.

Personnel:

  • Declan “Dec” Burke – lead vocals, acoustic guitars
  • John Mitchell – vocals,electric guitars, violin
  • Jem Godfrey – vocals, keyboards, piano  
  • John Jowitt – bass guitar
  • Andy Edwards – drums

Track listing:

  1. .Experiments in Mass Appeal
  2. Welcome to Nowhere
  3. Pocket Sun
  4. Saline
  5. Dear Dead Days
  6. Falling Down
  7. You/I
  8. Toys
  9. Wonderland

Mitch Mitchell

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On November 12, 2008, John Graham “Mitch” Mitchell died 62. He was musician (drums) and child actor, member of band Soul Messengers, has performed and recorded with Pete Nelson and the Travelers, Frankie Reid and the Casuals, Johnny Harris and the Shades, the Pretty Things, Bill Knight & the Sceptres, the Riot Squad, the Who, Georgie Fame, Roger Chapman, Junior Brown, Jack Bruce, David Torn, Larry Coryell, Ramatam, Greg Parker, Terry Reid, Martha Velez, Jeff Beck, Noel Redding, but was best known as member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In 2009, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.

Miriam Makeba

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On November 9, 2008, Zenzile Miriam Makeba died aged 76. She was singer, songwriter, actress, civil rights activist, and United Nations goodwill ambassador, nicknamed Mama Africa. She was the first African woman to win a “Grammy Award” (for “Best Folk Recording” in 1966 with Harry Belafonte for “An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba”). Makeba popularized African music among Western audience. Few of her popular songs were critical of apartheid, making her a symbol of opposition to the apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Upon her death, former Nelson Mandela said “her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.”

Lunatic Soul: Same

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On October 13, 2008, “Kscope” label released the self-titled, debut Lunatic Soul (Mariusz Duda) album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Mariusz Duda and Robert Srzednicki.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Maciej Szelenbaum – piano, keyboards, flute
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums, percussion
  • Michał Łapaj – hammond organ
  • Maciej Meller – e-bow
  • Anna Maria Buczek – tears

Track listing:

All tracks by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

  1. Prebirth
  2. The New Beginning
  3. Out on a Limb
  4. Summerland – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  5. Lunatic Soul
  6. Where the Darkness is Deepest – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  7. Near Life Experience – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  8. Adrift
  9. The Final Truth
  10. Waiting for the Dawn – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum

Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way to Blue

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On September 29, 2009, “Virgin / EMI” label released “Black Gives Way to Blue”, the fourth Alice in Chains studio album. It was recorded October 2008 – March 2009, at “Studio 666” in Northridge, California, “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Mike Inez, and Sean Kinney.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Cantrell– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • William DuVall– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, art direction
  • Mike Inez– bass, backing vocals, art direction
  • Sean Kinney– drums, percussion, art direction
  • Elton John– piano
  • Lisa Coleman– vibraphone
  • Chris Armstrong – tabla
  • Stevie Black – string arrangements, engineer
  • Paul Figueroa – recording
  • Nick Raskulinecz – recording
  • John Lousteau, Martin Cooke, Kevin Mills – engineer assistant
  • Randy Staub – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Matt Taylor – art direction, design
  • James Minchin III – band photography
  • Rocky Schenck – package interior photography
  • Emmanuel Polanco – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.

  1. All Secrets Known
  2. Check My Brain
  3. Last of My Kind – Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall
  4. Your Decision
  5. A Looking in View – Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez
  6. When the Sun Rose Again
  7. Acid Bubble
  8. Lesson Learned
  9. Take Her Out
  10. Private Hell
  11. Black Gives Way to Blue

Jackson Browne: Time the Conqueror

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On September 23, 2008, “Inside” label released “Time the Conqueror”, the 13th Jackson Browne studio album. It was recorded in 2009 and was produced by Jackson Browne and Paul Dieter.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne– vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, additional drums
  • Mark Goldenberg– electric guitar
  • Jeff Young – piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, harmony vocals
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar
  • Mauricio Lewak – drums
  • Chavonne Morris – backing vocals
  • Alethea Mills – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted:

  1. Time the Conqueror
  2. Off of Wonderland
  3. The Drums of War – Jackson Browne, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Jeff Young
  4. The Arms of Night – Jackson Browne, Danny Kortchmar
  5. Where Were You – Jackson Browne, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Jeff Young
  6. Going Down To Cuba
  7. Giving That Heaven Away
  8. Live Nude Cabaret
  9. Just Say Yeah
  10. Far from the Arms of Hunger

Gary Moore: Bad for You Baby

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On September 22, 2008, “Eagle Records” label released “Bad for You Baby”, the seventeenth and final Gary Moore solo album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Sarm West”, “Sphere Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Moore.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Vic Martin – keyboards
  • Pete Rees – bass
  • Sam Kelly – drums
  • Special guest appearance by Otis Taylor and Cassie Taylor

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.

  1. Bad for You Baby
  2. Down the Line
  3. Umbrella Man
  4. Holding On
  5. Walkin’ Thru the Park – McKinley Morganfield
  6. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Al Kooper
  7. Mojo Boogie – J.B. Lenoir
  8. Someday Baby – McKinley Morganfield
  9. Did You Ever Feel Lonely?
  10. Preacher Man Blues
  11. Trouble Ain’t Far Behind

Brad Mehldau: Where Do You Start

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On September 17, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Where Do You Start”, the 29th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded November 2008 – April 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Larry Grenadier– bass
  • Jeff Ballard– drums

Track listing:

  1. Got Me Wrong – Jerry Cantrell
  2. Holland – Sufjan Stevens
  3. Brownie Speaks – Clifford Brown
  4. Baby Plays Around – Cait O’Riordan, Elvis Costello
  5. Airegin – Sonny Rollins
  6. Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
  7. Samba e Amor – Chico Buarque
  8. Jam – Brad Mehldau
  9. Time Has Told Me – Nick Drake
  10. Aquelas Coisas Todas – Toninho Horta
  11. Where Do You Start? – Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel

Lindsey Buckingham: Gift Of Screws

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On September 15, 2008, “Reprise” label released “Gift of Screws”, the fifth Lindsey Buckingham album. It was recorded 1995 – 2008 and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham, and Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion, drums, programming, mixing
  • John McVie– bass
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Walfredo Reyes – drums
  • Ken Allardyce – engineer
  • Mark Needham – engineer, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Smog Design – design
  • Nick Steinhardt – design
  • Kristen Buckingham – photography
  • Jeff Gros – additional photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.

  1. Great Day – Lindsay Buckingham, Will Buckingham
  2. Time Precious Time
  3. Did You Miss Me – Lindsay Buckingham, Kristen Buckingham
  4. Wait for You
  5. Love Runs Deeper – Lindsey Buckingham, Kristen Buckingham
  6. Bel Air Rain
  7. The Right Place to Fade
  8. Gift of Screws
  9. Underground
  10. Treason

 

Spiritualized: And Nothing Hurt

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On September 7, 2008, “Fat Possum” label released “And Nothing Hurt”, the eighth Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded in 2008 and was produced by J. Spaceman.

Personnel:

  • Spaceman– Fender Thinline, Fender Jazzmaster, Gibson L-00, Fender Bass VI, Burns Sonic Bass, Gibson Firebird III, Farfisa, Vox Continental, Juno-60, Radioshack 100, harmonica, glockenspiel, mixing
  • Tony Foster – Gibson Black Beauty, Fender Jazzmaster, harmonica, Rickenbackerlap steel, Epiphone Batwing
  • James Stelfox– Fender Precision Bass, Fender Jazz Bass, Burns Sonic Bass, Fender Bass VI
  • Tom Edwards – percussion, timpani, vibraphone, glockenspiel
  • Lee Horsley – Hammond, piano, Vox Continental, Fender Rhodes, Farfisa Compact
  • Dave Richmond– orchestral bass, Burns Bison Bass
  • Scott Baylis – Roland Juno-106, Roland SH-01, Roland JU-06, Roli Seaboard
  • Jonny Aitken – drums
  • John Coxon – Gibson Firebird
  • Alan Wilkinson – saxophones
  • Kevin Brown – saxophones
  • Kevin Cunningham – trumpet
  • Stuart Haugh – trombone
  • Jim Walker – violin
  • Daniel Thomas – singing
  • Lena Wright – singing
  • Wendi Rose – singing
  • Travis Cole – singing
  • Alex Lamey – strings, horns
  • Adam Langston – strings, horns
  • Guy Massey – recording
  • Tom Leach – recording, engineer assistant
  • Misha Hering – recording
  • Aaron Cupples– recording
  • Iggy B – recording
  • David Stanley – recording
  • Shuta Shinoda – recording
  • Darren Lawson – recording
  • Oli Bayston– recording
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – recording
  • Armelle Pignon – engineer assistant
  • Ben McCluskey – engineer assistant
  • Josh Green – engineer assistant
  • Max Prior – engineer assistant
  • Tom Leach – engineer assistant
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Steve Mackey– further production, mixing
  • Darren Lawson – mixing
  • Farrow– design and art direction
  • Spaceman – art direction, design
  • Juliette Larthe – photography
  • Christina Dunlap – photography
  • Travis Waddell – photography
  • John Coxon – photography
  • Rich Good – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Spaceman.

  1. A perfect Miracle
  2. I’m Your Man
  3. Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go
  4. Let’s Dance
  5. On the Sunshine
  6. Damaged
  7. The Morning After
  8. The Prize
  9. Sail on Through