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Kellermensch: Goliath

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On January 27, 2017, “Universal” label released “Goliath”, the fourth Kellermensch studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in Esbjerg, Denmark, and was produced by Sebastian Wolff, Anders Trans, Christian Sinderman, Jan V. Laursen, Claudio W. Suez and John V. Laursen.

Personnel:

  • Sebastian Wolff – vocals, guitar
  • Jan V. Laursen – guitar
  • Christian Sinderman – vocals, organ
  • Claudio W. Suez – bass
  • John V. Laursen – upright bass, guitar
  • Anders Trans – drums
  • Søren Storm, Nils Gröndahl – violins
  • Inger Juhl Jensen – cello
  • Sebastian Wolff, Anders Trans, Christian Sinderman, Jan V. Laursen, Claudio W. Suez, John V. Laursen – recording
  • Sebastian Wolff – mixing
  • Jan Eliason – mastering
  • Jan V. Laursen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Bad Sign
  2. The Pain of Salvation
  3. Atheist in a Foxhole
  4. Mediocre Man
  5. Remainder
  6. All That I Can Say
  7. Carrying My Name
  8. Lost at Sea
  9. Moth
  10. How to Get By

Ty Segall: Same

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On January 27, 2017, “Drag City” label released the self titled, ninth Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Ty Segall – vocals, guitar
  • Emmett Kelly – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Boye – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Mikal Cronin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Charles Moothart – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ty Segall.

  1. Break a Guitar
  2. Freedom
  3. Warm Hands (Freedom Returned)
  4. Talkin’
  5. The Only One
  6. Thank You Mr. K
  7. Orange Color Queen
  8. Papers
  9. Take Care (To Comb Your Hair)
  10. Untitled

Transatlantic: Kaleidoscope

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On January 27, 2014, “Inside Out Music” label released “Kaleidoscope”, the fourth  Transatlantic studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Pete Trewavas and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse— vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitars
  • Roine Stolt— vocals, electric guitars, percussion, additional keyboards
  • Pete Trewavas— vocals, bass guitar
  • Mike Portnoy— vocals, drums
  • Rich Mouser— pedal steel guitar
  • Chris Carmichael— cello
  • Daniel Gildenlöw— vocals
  • Rich Mouser — mixing
  • Jerry Guidroz — engineer
  • Thomas Ewerhard — design, layout
  • Per Nordin — Transatlantic Ship
  • Joey Pippin — band photos
  • Jerry Guidroz — Kaleidoscope photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.

  1. Into the Blue
  • Overture
  • The Dreamer and the Healer
  • A New Beginning
  • Written in Your Heart
  • The Dreamer and the Healer (reprise)
  1. Black as the Sky
  2. Beyond the Sky
  3. Kaleidoscope
  • Overture
  • Ride the Lightning
  • Black Gold
  • Walking the Road
  • Desolation Days
  • Lemon Looking Glass
  • Ride the Lightning (reprise)

The Charlatans: Modern Nature

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On January 26, 2015, “BMG” label released “Modern Nature”, the twelve  Charlatans (The) album. It was recorded in 2014, at Cheshire, and was produced by Jim Spencer, Tim Burgess, Tony Rodgers, Mark Collins and Martin Blunt.

Personnel:

  • Tim Burgess– lead vocals
  • Tony Rodgers – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark Collins – guitar
  • Martin Blunt – bass
  • Peter Salisbury, Gabriel Gurnsey, Stephen Morris, Dave Tolan – drums

Track listing:

  1. Talking in Tones
  2. So On
  3. Come Baby Home
  4. Keep Enough
  5. In the Tall Grass
  6. Emilie
  7. Let the Good Times Be Never Ending
  8. I Need You to Know
  9. Lean In
  10. Trouble Understanding
  11. Lot to Say

Dolores O’Riordan

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On January 15, 2018, Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan died aged 46. She was singer, songwriter and musician (guitar, bass, and keyboards), best known as vocalist and leader of The Cranberries. She released seven studio albums with The Cranberries, two solo albums: Are You Listening? (2007) and No Baggage (2009). In 2016 as member of the band D.A.R.K. she released the album Science Agrees.

Flaming Lips: Oczy Mlody

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On January 13, 2017, “Warner Bros” label released “Oczy Mlody”, the fourteenth Flaming Lips studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – June 2016, at “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, theremin, guitars
  • Steven Drozd– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Derek Brown – guitars, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jake Ingalls – keyboards, guitars
  • Michael Ivins– bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Matt Duckworth  – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nick Ley – percussion, drums, samples
  • Reggie Watts – vocal
  • Miley Cyrus – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael ivins, Steven Drozd, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth and Nick Ley.

  1. Oczy Mlody
  2. How??
  3. There Should Be Unicorns
  4. Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)
  5. Nigdy Nie (Never No)
  6. Galaxy I Sink
  7. One Night While Hunting for Faeries and Witches and Wizards to Kill
  8. Do Glowy
  9. Listening to the Frogs With Demon Eyes
  10. The Castle
  11. Almost Home (Blisko Domu)
  12. We a Famly

Rick Wakeman: Piano Portraits

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On January 13, 2017, “Universal Music Group” label released “Piano Portraits”, album by Rick Wakeman. It was recorded July – August 2016, at “The Old Granary Studio” in Norfolk, UK, and was produced by Rick Wakeman.

Personnel:

  • Rick Wakeman– Steinway Model D concert grand piano
  • Erik Jordan – engineer
  • Ian Brown – project co-ordinator
  • Stylorouge – design
  • Rob O’Connor – photographer
  • Dick Beetham – mastering at 360 Mastering

Track listing:

  1. Help – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Stairway to Heaven – Robert Plant, Jimmy Page
  3. Life on Mars – David Bowie
  4. I’m Not in Love – Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman
  5. Wonderous Stories – Jon Anderson
  6. Berceuse – Gabriel Fauré, arr. Rick Wakeman
  7. Amazing Grace – traditional, arr. by Rick Wakeman
  8. Swan Lake – Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. by Rick Wakeman
  9. Morning Has Broken – traditional, arr. by Rick Wakeman
  10. Summertime – George Gershwin
  11. Space Oddity – David Bowie
  12. Dance of the Damselflies – Rick Wakeman
  13. Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy, arr. by Rick Wakeman
  14. I Vow to Thee, My Country – Gustav Holst, arr. by Rick Wakeman
  15. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Neil Young: Peace Trail

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On December 9, 2016, “Reprise” label released “Peace Trail”, the thirty-seventh Neil Young studio album. It was recorded in September 2016, at “Shangri-La Studios”, and was produced by Neil Young and John Hanlon.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitars
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Joe Yankee – harmonica, harmonium
  • Eric Lynn – engineer
  • Kevin Smith – engineer
  • John Hanion – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Peace Trail
  2. Can’t Stop Workin’
  3. Indian Givers
  4. Show Me
  5. Texas Rangers
  6. Terrorist Suicide Hang Gliders
  7. John Oaks
  8. My Pledge
  9. Glass Accident
  10. My New Robot

The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome

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On December 2, 2016, “Polydor” label released “Blue & Lonesome”, the 23rd Rolling Stones album. It was recorded in December 2015, at “British Grove Studios” and was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins. It is the band’s first album to feature only cover songs. The album won “Album of the Year” at the “2017 Jazz FM Awards”. “Blue & Lonesome” was certified Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards– electric guitar
  • Ronnie Wood– electric guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Eric Clapton– slide guitar; lead electric guitar
  • Darryl Jones– bass
  • Matt Clifford, Chuck Leavell– keyboards
  • Jim Keltner– percussion
  • Andy Cook, Jason Elliott, Derrick Stockwell – enginer assistant
  • Krish Sharma – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen, Ron McMaster – mastering
  • Pierre de Beauport – crew chief
  • Don McAulay – drum technician
  • Richard Havers – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Just Your Fool – Buddy Johnson
  2. Commit a Crime – Howlin’ Wolf
  3. Blue and Lonesome – Little Walter
  4. All of Your Love – Magic Sam
  5. I Gotta Go – Little Walter
  6. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing – Miles Grayson, Lermon Horton
  7. Ride ‘Em on Down – Eddie Taylor
  8. Hate to See You Go – Little Walter
  9. Hoo Doo Blues – Otis Hicks, Jerry West
  10. Little Rain – Ewart G.Abner Jr., Jimmy Reed
  11. Just Like I Treat You – Willie Dixon
  12. I Can’t Quit You Baby – Willie Dixon