Tag Archives: 2018

Cold Chisel: Blood Moon

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On December 6, 2019, “Cold Chisel Music” label released “Blood Moon”, the ninth Cold Chisel studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Studios 301” and “The Cave Australia” in Sydney, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Barnes – vocals
  • Ian Moss – guitar
  • Don Walker – vocals, piano, organ
  • Phil Small – vocals, bass
  • Charley Drayton – vocals, drums
  • Kevin Shirley – percussion, additional engineering, mixing
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Juanita Tippins – backing vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Jesse Deskovic – engineer
  • Owen Butcher – engineer
  • Ben Rodgers – additional engineering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Aaron Hayward – art direction, design
  • Next Episode – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Barnes and Don Walker, except where noted.

  1. Getting the Band Back Together – Don Walker
  2. Land of Hope
  3. Drive
  4. Killing Time
  5. I Hit the Wall – Don Walker, Sonny Curtis
  6. Boundary Street – Don Walker
  7. Buried Treasure – Charley Drayton, Don Walker
  8. Accident Phone – Don Walker
  9. Someday
  10. You Are So Beautiful – Ian Moss, Lucy Desoto

Band Maid: Conqueror

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On December 4, 2019, “Revolver” label released “Conqueror”, the sixth Band-Maid studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Saiki Atsumim, Miku Kobato, Kanami Tōno, Misa, Akane Hirose and Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Saiki Atsumi – lead vocals
  • Miku Kobato – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kanami Tōno – lead guitar
  • Misa – bass
  • Akane Hirose – drums
  • Tony Visconti – recording, mixing
  • Masayoshi Yamamoto – recording
  • Akihiro Nishimura – recording
  • Thomas Kenney – recording
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing, mastering
  • Malko Ueda – art direction
  • Masato Moriyama – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Miku Kobato, except where noted, all music by Saiki Atsumim, Miku Kobato, Kanami Tōno, Misa and Akane Hirose.

  1. Page
  2. Glory
  3. Liberal
  4. Endless Story
  5. Mirage
  6. At the Drop of a Hat
  7. Wonderland
  8. Azura
  9. Dilemma
  10. Bubble
  11. The Dragon Cries – Tom Kenney
  12. Flying High
  13. Catharsis
  14. Blooming
  15. Reincarnation

The Big Band of Brothers: A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band

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On November 22, 2019, “New West” label released “A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band”, an album by the Big Band of Brothers. It was recorded in June 2018, at “Bates Brothers Recording” in Hueytown, Alabama, and was produced by John Harvey, Mark Lanter and Charles Driebe.

Personnel:

  • Mart Avant – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Rob Alley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Barney Floyd – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Gordon – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Billy Bargetzi – trombone
  • Chad Fisher – trombone
  • Bill Huber – trombone
  • Wycliffe Gordon – soprano trombone
  • Brandon Slocumb – bass trombone
  • Jimmy Bowland – alto saxophone
  • Mace Hibbard – alto saxophone
  • Kelley O’Neal – alto saxophone
  • Dick Aven – tenor, soprano saxophone
  • Nathan McLeod – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Collins – baritone saxophone
  • Marc Broussard – vocals
  • Ruthie Foster – vocals
  • Andy Nevala – piano, Hammond B-3, Rhodes
  • Jack Pearson – slide guitar
  • Matt Casey – guitar
  • Tom Wolfe – guitar
  • Abe Becker – double bass, bass guitar
  • Chris Kozak – double bass, bass guitar
  • David Ray – double bass, bass guitar
  • Mark Lanter – drums
  • Dave Crenshaw – congas, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  2. Don’t Want You No More – Spencer Davis, Edward Hardin
  3. It’s Not My Cross to Bear – Gregg Allman
  4. Hot ‘Lanta – Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
  5. Whipping Post – Gregg Allman
  6. Stand Back – Gregg Allman
  7. Dreams – Gregg Allman
  8. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Bickey Betts
  9. Don’t Keep me Wonderin’ – Gregg Allman
  10. Les Brers in A Minor – Dickey Betts

Ariel Pink: Pom Pom

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On November 18, 2014, “4AD” label released “Pom Pom”, the tenth Ariel Pink studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Ariel Pink.

Personnel:

  • Ariel Pink – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, artwork, layout
  • Joe Kennedy – synthesizer, harmonies, backing vocals
  • Kenny Gilmore – drums, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering, editing
  • Don Bolles – drums, guitar, harmonies, backing vocals, recording
  • Jorge Elbrecht – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, sampler
  • Shags Chamberlain – vocals, synthesizer, bass, sequencing, programming
  • Justin Raisen – guitar
  • Jason Pierce – guitar
  • Alex Brettin – twelve-string guitar
  • Jack Name – vocals, guitar, analog synthesizer, radar, OPS
  • Ben Brown – guitar, vibraphone, violin arrangements, organ
  • Ben Salomon – vibraphone
  • Tim Koh – vocals, bass, drums
  • Chloe Sykes – vocals
  • Piper Kaplan – vocals
  • Soko Sokolinski – vocals
  • Cole Greif-Neill – programming drums, live drums, Ableton, Logic
  • Jimi Hey – drums, electronic flute
  • Phillip Haut – engineering
  • Samlir Kholija – engineering, recording
  • David Ives – mastering
  • Matt Fishbeck – artwork, layout
  • Linda Rosenberg – photography

Track listing:

  1. Plastic Raincoats in the Pig Parade – Ariel Pink, Kim Fowley
  2. White Freckles – Ariel Pink, Kenny Gilmore
  3. Four Shadows – Ariel Pink, Don Bolles
  4. Lipstick – Ariel Pink
  5. Not Enough Violence – Alex Kazemi, Ariel Pink, Don Bolles, Shags Chamberlain
  6. Put Your Number in My Place – Ariel Pink, Jorge Elbrecht
  7. One Summer Night – Pink Ariel
  8. Nude Beach a Go-Go – Pink Ariel, Kim Fowley
  9. Goth Bomb – Pink Ariel
  10. Dinosaur Carebears – Ariel Pink, Joe Kennedy, Shags Chamberlain
  11. Negativ Ed – Ariel Pink
  12. Sexual Athletics – Ariel Pink, Don Bolles, Kim Fowley
  13. Jell-O – Ariel Pink, Kim Fowley
  14. Black Ballerina – Ariel Pink
  15. Picture Me Gone – Ariel Pink, Justin Raisen, Mary Raisen
  16. Exile on Frog Street – Ariel Pink, Joe Kennedy, Kim Fowley
  17. Dayzed Inn Daydreams – Ariel Pink

AC / DC: Power Up

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On November 13, 2020, “Columbia” label released “Power Up”, the seventeenth AC/DC studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson – lead vocals
  • Angus Young – lead guitar
  • Stevie Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd – drums
  • Mike Fraser – engineering, mixing
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Zach Blackstone – assistant engineering
  • Dominick Civiero – assistant engineering
  • Richard Jones – equipment technician
  • Trace Foster – equipment technician
  • Simon Murton – equipment technician
  • Josh Cheuse – creative direction, art direction, design, photography
  • Michelle Holme – art direction, design
  • Ben Ib– cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young and Malcolm Young.

  1. Realize
  2. Rejection
  3. Shot in the Dark
  4. Through the Mists of Time
  5. Kick you When You’re Down
  6. Which’s Spell
  7. Demon Fire
  8. Wild Reputation
  9. Mo Man’s Land
  10. Systems Down
  11. Money Shot
  12. Code Red

Ted Nugent: The Music Made Me Do It

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On November 9, 2018, “Round Hill” label released “The Music Made Me Do”, the fifteenth Ted Nugent studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Runnin’ Bird Studio” in Waco, Texas, and was produced by Michael Lutz.

Personnel:

  • Ted Nugent – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, bass
  • Greg Smith – bass, backing vocals
  • Jason Hartless – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • 3 Coneys and a Slice – backing vocals
  • Michael Lutz – backing vocals
  • Andy Patalan – backing vocals, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Tim Patalan – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ted Nugent.

  1. The Music Made Me Do It
  2. Where Ya Gonna Run to Get Away from Yourself
  3. Cocked, Locked & Ready to Rock
  4. Bigfundirtygroovenoize
  5. I Love Ya Too Much Baby
  6. Back Strap Fever
  7. I Just Wanna Go Huntin
  8. Fred Bear
  9. Sunrize
  10. Sunrize Fender (Fender Bass VI Solo)

Hugh McDowell

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On November 6, 2018, Hugh Alexander McDowell died aged 65. He was musician (cello, keyboards), member of the chamber groups Harmonie Band and Quorum, bands Radio Stars, Cornelius Cardew Ensemble and Wizzard, recorded with Simon Apple, Saint Etienne, Welton Downes, Asia and Port Mahadia, but was best known as member of Electric Light Orchestra.

Melvin Ragin

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On October 24, 2018, Melvin M. Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson died aged 67. He was musician (guitar), famous for his unique skills with wah-wah pedal. He was member of The Funk Brothers, the studio band for “Motown Records”, recorded and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, John Lee Hooker, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Vanessa Williams, Thelma Houston, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Michael Jackson, Maxwell, The Beach Boys, George Benson, Bobbi Humphrey, Janet Jackson, Yung Berg, Blondie, Norman Whitfield, The Undisputed Truth, Donald Byrd, Labelle, Love Unlimited, Cher, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gloria Gaynor, The Temptations (his guitar work on “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”), Pointer Sisters, Martha Reeves, Rose Royce, Bob Scaggs and Herbie Hancock. As leader, Wah Wah Watson released one solo album (Elementary, 1976).

Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2

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On October 18, 2019, “Warner Bros” label released “Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2”, the sixth Foals studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “123” studio in London, and was produced by Brett Shaw, Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith, Jack Bevan, and Edwin Congreave.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar, keyboards
  • Edwin Congreave – keyboards, synthesizers, bass
  • Jack Bevan – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jimmy Smith, Jack Bevan, and Edwin Congreave.

  1. Red Desert
  2. The Runner
  3. Wash Off
  4. Black Bull
  5. Like Lightning
  6. Dreaming Of
  7. Ikaria
  8. 10,000 Fl.
  9. Into the Sun
  10. Neptune

Elbow: Giants of All Sizes

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On October 11, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Giants of All Sizes”, the eighth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Clouds Hill” in Hamburg, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “604 Studios” in Vancouver, “Blueprint Studios” in Salford, and was produced by Craig Potter.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – vocals, string arrangements, art direction
  • Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing, art direction
  • Mark Potter – guitars, art direction
  • Pete Turner – bass guitar, art direction
  • The Plumedores (Dean Casement, Andy Hargreaves, Danny McTague, Mark Potter, Mat Skinner) – vocals
  • Nathan “Nathan Sudders” Sudders – vocals
  • Jesca Hoop – additional vocals
  • Chilli Chilton – backing vocals
  • Sarah Field – trumpet, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Alex Reeves – drums, percussion
  • Matt Robertson – string arrangement
  • Marius de Vries – string arrangements
  • Violeta Barreña – violin
  • The Hallé Orchestra – strings
    • Jonathan Heyward – conductor
    • Sarah Ewins, Nicola Clarke, Zoe Coleman, Peter Liang, Michelle Marsh, Steven Proctor – first violin
    • Rosemary Attree, Paulette Bayley, Elizabeth Bosworth, Helena Buckie, Philippa Heys, John Purton – second violin
    • Cameron Campbell, Chris Emerson, Julian Mottram, Timothy Pooley – viola
    • Dale Culliford, Jane Hallett, David Petri, Clare Rowe, Nick Trygstad, Simon Turner – cello
    • Daniel Storer, Yi Xin Salvage – double bass
  • Danny Evans – engineer
  • Tom Baird – additional engineering
  • Sebastian Muxfeldt – additional engineering
  • Pedro Dzelme – engineer assistant
  • Charlie Leake – engineer assistant
  • Gary Hadfield – engineer assistant
  • Katie May – engineer assistant
  • Ollie Middleton – engineer assistant
  • Ian Stewart – engineer assistant
  • VGC – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner.

  1. Dexter & Sinister
  2. Seven Veils
  3. Empires
  4. The Delayed
  5. White Noise White Heat
  6. Doldrums
  7. My Trouble
  8. On Deronda Road
  9. Weightless