On August 8, 2017, Glen Travis Campbell died aged 81. He was country and rock singer, musician, songwriter, television host, and actor. Campbell released more than 70 albums; sold 45 million records and won 12 “RIAA” Gold albums, four Platinum and one double-Platinum album. In 1967 Campbell won four “Grammy Awards” in the country and pop categories. In 2000, 2004 and 2009, Campbell won “Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and in 2012, he won the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”. He also won awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year” the “Country Music Association (CMA)” and the “Academy of Country Music (ACM)”, and took the “CMA’s” top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. In his 50 years long career, Campbell has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, Ricky Nelson and The Beach Boys.
Tag Archives: 2009
Portugal The Man: The Satanic Satanist
On July 21, 2009, “Equal Vision” label released “The Satanic Satanist”, the fourth Portugal. The Man album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Paul Kolderie, Anthony Saffery and Adam Taylor. The album’s artwork was by lead singer John Gourley.
Personnel:
- John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, machines
- Ryan Neighbors – vocals, piano, rhodes, organ, synth
- Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
- Garrett Lunceford – drums, gang
- Zoe Manville – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.
- People Say
- Work All Day
- Lovers In Love
- The Sun
- The Home
- The Woods
- Guns & Dogs
- Do You
- Everyone Is Golden
- Let You Down
- Mornings
He Is Legend: It Hates You
On July 21, 2009, “Tragic Hero” label released “It Hates You”, the third He Is Legend studio album. It was recorded in 2008 at “Warrior Sound Studio” in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was produced by Mitchell Marlow, Al Jacob, Kit Walters, Steve Bache, Schuylar Croom, Adam Tanbouz and Matt Williams.
Personnel:
- Schuylar Croom – vocals
- Adam Tanbouz – guitars
- Matt Williams – bass guitar
- Steve Bache – drums, percussion
- Andrew Anagnost – cello
- Bibis Ellison – additional vocals
- Mitchell Marlow, Al Jacob – engineer
- Jamie King – masterin
Track listing:
- Dicephalous
- Party Time!!!
- Everyone I Know Has Fang
- The Primarily Blues
- Cult of She
- Stranger Danger
- Don’t Touch That Dial
- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
- Future’s Bright, Man
- China White III
- That’s Nasty
- Mean Shadows
The Offspring: Days Go By
On June 26, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Days Go By”, the ninth Offspring studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “D-13 Studio” in Huntington Beach, California, “Plantation Mixing & Recording” in Haiku, Hawaii, “Henson Recording Studios”, “Record Plant” and “Paramount Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, California, “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bob Rock.
Personnel:
- Dexter Holland– lead vocals, guitar
- Noodles– guitar, backing vocals
- Greg K.– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Parada– drums
- Josh Freese– drums
- Todd Morse– backing vocals
- Jamie Edwards – keyboards
- Jon Berry – backing vocals
- Dani and Lizzy Mariachi – vocals
- Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez –Mariachi band
- Carlos Gomez – additional Mariachi guitar
- Ronnie King– keyboards
- DJ Trust – turntables
- Bob Rock– engineer, mixing
- Eric Helmkamp – engineer
- Ted Jensen– mastering
- Steve Masi – guitar tech
- Deadskinboy Design – art direction, design, cover photography
- Firebox – illustration
- Associated Press– occupy photography
- Charley U. Elmaga – matches photograph
Track listing:
All tracks written Dexter Holland
- The Future Is Now
- Secrets from the Underground
- Days Go By
- Turning Into You
- Hurting As One
- Cruising California (Bumpin’ in My Trunk)
- All I Have Left Is You
- OC Guns
- Dirty Magic
- I Wanna Secret Family (With You)
- Dividing By Zero
- Slim Pickens Does the Right Thing and Rides the Bomb to Hell
Mars Volta: Octahedron
On June 23, 2009, “Warner Bros” label released “Octahedron”, the fifth Mars Volta album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “99 Sutton Street” in New York City, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.
Personnel:
- Omar Rodríguez-López– guitar, synthesizers, drum machine, direction, arrangements
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala– vocals, lyrics
- John Frusciante– guitar
- Juan Alderete– bass guitar
- Thomas Pridgen– drums
- Marcel Rodríguez-López– keyboards, synthesizers, mellotron, percussion
- Mark Aanderud– additional piano
- Jeremy Michael Ward- intro recording
- Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah Abolin, Lars Stalfors, Shaun Sullivan – recording
- Rich Costey– mixing
- Noah Goldstein, Lee Foster – mixing assistant
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Jeff Jordan– original artwork
- Sonny Kay– layout, design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Cedric Bixler-Zavala, all music by Omar Rodríguez-López.
- Since We’ve Been Wrong
- Teflon
- Halo of Nembutals
- With Twilight as My Guide
- Cotopaxi
- Copernicus
- Luciforms
Jay Brannan: In Living Cover
On June 23, 2009, “Great Depression” label released “In Living Cover”, the second Jay Brannan studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Jay Brannan and Drew Brody.
Personnel:
- Jay Brannan – vocals, guitar, bass, kashaka, piano
- Greg Heffernan – cello
- Scott Starrett – piano arrangements
- Drew Brody – recording, mixing
- Mark Chalecki – mastering
- Pedro Fanti and Beatriz Milhomem – artwork
- Clark – photography
Track listing:
- Beautifully – Jay Brannan
- Say It’s Possible – Terra Naomi
- All I Want – Joni Mitchell
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- The Freshmen – The Verve Pipe
- Good Mother – Jann Arden
- Both Hands – Ani Difranco
- Zombie – The Cranberries
- Drowning – Jay Brannan
Dinosaur Jr.: Farm
On June 23, 2009, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Farm”, the ninth Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Bisquiteen Studio” in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was produced by J Mascis.
Personnel:
- J Mascis– lead vocals, guitar
- Lou Barlow– lead vocals, bass
- Murph– drums
- Justin Pizzoferrato – engineer
- John Agnello– engineer, mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by J Mascis except where noted.
- Pieces
- I Want You to Know
- Ocean in the Way
- Plans
- Your Weather – Lou Barlow
- Over It
- Friends
- Said the People
- There’s No Here
- See You
- I Don’t Wanna Go There
- Imagination Blind – Lou Barlow
The Young Veins: Take A Vacation
On June 8, 2010, “One Heaven Music” label released “Take a Vacation!” the debut Young Veins (The) album. It was recorded June – September 2009, at “Castle Oak Studios” and “Sunset Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Mathes and Alex Greenwald.
Personnel:
- Ryan Ross– vocals, guitars, percussion
- Jon Walker– vocals, guitars, bass guitars, percussion
- Alex Greenwald– backing vocals, lead guitars, bass guitars, wurlitzer, harmonium, stylophone, percussion
- Eric Ronick – backing vocals, keyboards
- Than Luu – backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Jason Boesel– drums, percussion
- Z Berg, Michael Runion, Danny Fujikawa, Michael Fujikawa – vocals
- Kevin Harp – engineer, mixing
- Joshua Blanchard, Morgan Stratton – engineer assistant
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryan Ross and Jon Walker except where noted.
- Change
- Take a Vacation
- Cape Town
- Maybe I Will, Maybe I Won’t
- Young Veins (Die Tonight) – Ryan Ross, Danny Fujikawa
- Everyone But You
- The Other Girl
- Dangerous Blues
- Defiance
- Lie to the Truth
- Heart of Mine
Placebo: Battle For The Sun
On June 8, 2009, “PIAS” label released “Battle for the Sun”, the sixth Placebo studio album. It was recorded August-September 2008, at “Metalworks Studios” in Canada, and was produced by David Bottrill.
Personnel:
- Brian Molko– vocals, guitar, Springtime guitar, keyboards, piano
- Bill Lloyd – keyboards
- Stefan Olsdal– bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, piano, organ, backing vocals
- Steve Forrest– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Alex Cooksey – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Fiona Brice– string arrangements
- Peter Cardinalli – brass arrangements
- Hazel Fernandes – backing vocals
- Valerie Etienne – backing vocals
- James Brown – engineer
- Kevin Dietz – engineer
- Wayne Cochrane – engineer assistant
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Darren Lawson – mixing assistant
- John Davis – mastering
- Tim Young – Redux Edition remastering
- Joseph Llanes – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest, except where noted.
- Kitty Litter
- Ashtray Heart – Brian Molko, Steve Ludwin, Jordan Page
- Battle for the Sun – Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal
- For What It’s Worth
- Devil in the Details
- Bright Lights
- Speak in Tongues
- The Never-Ending Why
- Julien
- Happy You’re Gone
- Breathe Underwater
- Come Undone
- Kings of Medicine
Karnivool: Sound Awake
On June 5, 2009, “Cymatic Records” label released “Sound Awake”, the second Karnivool studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Blackbird/Kingdom Studios” in Perth, Australia, and was produced by Forrester Savell.
Personnel:
- Drew Goddard — guitar, backing vocals
- Ian Kenny — vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mark Hosking — guitar, backing vocals
- Jon Stockman — bass
- Steve Judd — drums, percussions
- Jason Bunn — viola
- Louise Conray — additional percussion
- Sam Tilot Kickett — didgeridoo
- Javin Sun, Jessop Maticevski-Shumack, Jules Pacy-Cole — additional vocals
- Grant McCulloch — additional vocal
- Talfryn Dawlings — additional vocals
- Zak Hanyn — additional vocals
- Prue Glenn — conductor
- Dave Parkin — mixing
- Forrester Savell — mixing
- Rick Mafferty — mixing assistant
- Tom Coyne — mastering
- Chris Frey — concept, design
- Nicole Norelli — photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Drew Goddard, Ian Kenny, Jon Stockman, Mark Hosking and Steve Judd.
- Simple Boy
- Goliath
- New Day
- Set Fire to the Hive
- Umbra
- All I Know
- The Medicine Wears Off
- The Caudal Lure
- Illumine
- Deadman
- Change (Part 2)
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