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Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

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On September 25, 2007, “Roswell” label released “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”, the sixth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded March – June 2007, at “606 West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, piano
  • Chris Shiflett – acoustic and lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Nate Mendel – bass
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, piano, backing vocals
  • Drew Hester – percussion
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards, accordion
  • Brantley Kearns Jr. – fiddle
  • Kaki King – acoustic guitar
  • Pat Smear – rhythm guitar
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Audrey Riley – strings arrangements, conductor
  • Oliver Allgood – lute 
  • Adrian Bushby – engineer
  • John Lousteau – engineer assistant
  • Jake Davies – Pro Tools
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett except where noted.

  1. The Pretender
  2. Let it Die
  3. Erase/Replace
  4. Long Road to Ruin
  5. Come Alive
  6. Stranger Things Have Happened – Dave Grohl
  7. Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)
  8. Summer’s End
  9. Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners – Dave Grohl
  10. Statues
  11. But, Honestly
  12. Home

Butthole Surfers: Weird Revolution

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On August 28, 2001, “Surfdog Records” and “Hollywood Records” label released “Weird Revolution”, the eighth Butthole Surfers studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Paul Leary and Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes – vocals
  • Paul Leary – guitar, mixing
  • King Coffey – drums
  • Nathan Calhoun – bass
  • Chris Vrenna – additional drum programming
  • Michael Bradford – engineer, additional production
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Actionfigure – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Weird Revolution
  2. The Shame of Life
  3. Dracula from Houston
  4. Venus
  5. Shit Like This
  6. Mexico
  7. Intelligent Guy
  8. Get Down
  9. Jet Fighter
  10. The Last Astronaut
  11. Yentel
  12. They Came In (“They Came In” ends at minute 4:02. After 17 minutes and 50 seconds of silence, at minute 21:52 begins a hidden track: it’s a reprise of the song “The Last Astronaut”

Alkaline Trio: Good Morning

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On May 13, 2003, “Vagrant” label released “Good Mourning”, the fourth Alkaline Trio studio album. It was recorded November 2002 – January 2003, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe McGrath and Jerry Finn.

Personnel:

  • Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals, layout, design
  • Dan Andriano – bass, vocals, layout, design
  • Derek Grant – drums, layout, design
  • Keith Morris – backing vocals
  • Jerry Finn – backing vocals
  • Joe McGrath – recording
  • Christopher Holmes – engineer assistant
  • Jason Gossman – engineer assistant
  • Robert Reed – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Finn – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Keath Moon – artwork, layout, design
  • Jay Blakesberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano and Derek Grant.

  1. This Could Be Love
  2. We’ve Had Enough
  3. One Hundred Stories
  4. Continental
  5. All on Black
  6. Emma
  7. Fatally Yours
  8. Every Thug Needs a Lady
  9. Blue Carolina
  10. Donner Party (All Night)
  11. If We Never Go Inside
  12. Blue in the Face

Coheed and Cambria: Year of the Black Rainbow

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On April 13, 2010, “Columbia” label released “Year of the Black Rainbow”, the fifth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded June – December 2009, and was produced by Atticus Ross and Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Travis Stever – lead guitar, lap steel, backing vocals
  • Michael Todd – bass guitar
  • Chris Pennie – drums, percussion
  • Wes Styles – additional keyboards
  • Brian Dembow – viola
  • Claudia Sarne – additional keyboards, orchestration
  • Atticus Ross – recording, mixing
  • Joe Barresi – recording, mixing
  • Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
  • Dustin Moseley – additional assistant
  • Catherine Marks – mixing assistant
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • Dan Druff – guitar tech
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Bill Scoville – album art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Claudio Sanchez, all music by Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Michael Todd and Chris Pennie, except where noted.

  1. One – Claudio Sanchez, Atticus Ross
  2. The Broken
  3. Guns of Summer
  4. Here We Are Juggernaut
  5. Far
  6. This Shattered Symphony
  7. World of Lines
  8. Made Out of Nothing (All That I Am)
  9. Pearl of Stars – Claudio Sanchez, Atticus Ross
  10. In the Flame of Error
  11. When Skeletons Live
  12. The Black Rainbow

Toad the Wet Sprocket: Pale

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On January 16, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Pale”, the second Toad the Wet Sprocket album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Paul & Mike’s recording Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Etzioni.

  • Todd Nichols – guitar
  • Glen Phillips – vocals, guitar
  • Dean Dinning – bass
  • Randy Guss – drums
  • David Mitson – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – engineer
  • Paul Dugré – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • Nancy Donald – art direction
  • Alan Messer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Glen Phillips, Todd Nichols, Dean Dinning, and Randy Guss.

  1. Torn
  2. Come Back Down
  3. Don’t Go Away
  4. High on a Riverbed
  5. I Think About
  6. Corporal Brown
  7. Jam
  8. Chile
  9. Liars Everywhere
  10. Nothing Is Alone
  11. She Cried

Stanley Clarke: East River Drive

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On September 24, 1993, “Epic” label released “East River Drive”, the 15th Stanley Clarke album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Cherokee Studios”, “Contemporary Artist”, “Le Gonks West Studio”, “Rumba Recorders”, “Universal Scoring Stage”, and was produced by Stanley Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Clarke– bass, tenor bass, background vocals
  • Gerald Albright– alto and soprano saxophones
  • George Howard– bass, soprano saxophone
  • Doug Webb– soprano saxophone
  • Todd Cochran– keyboards
  • George Duke– keyboards
  • Steve Hunt– keyboards
  • Deron Johnson– keyboards
  • Kenny Kirkland– piano
  • Doc Powell– guitar
  • Paul Jackson Jr.– guitar
  • Armand Sabal-Lecco– guitar, piccolo bass, background vocals
  • Michael Thompson– guitar
  • Alphonso Johnson– bass
  • Abraham Laboriel– bass
  • Charles Fambrough– double bass
  • Jimmy Earl– bass
  • Ramon Banda – percussion
  • Darryl Jackson – percussion
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Bill Summers– percussion
  • Gerry Brown– drums
  • Dennis Chambers– drums
  • John Robinson– drums
  • Carlos Vega– drums
  • Poncho Sanchez– conga
  • Hubert Laws– flute
  • Jean-Luc Ponty– violin
  • Howard Hewett– vocals
  • Alexis England – backing vocals
  • Laura Robinson – backing vocals
  • Anjani Thomas– backing vocals
  • George DelBarrio – conductor, string arrangements
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Dan Humann – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Sykes – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Clarke except where noted.

  1. Justice’s Groove
  2. Fantasy Love – Stanley Clarke, Howard Hewett
  3. Zabadoobeedé? (Yabadoobeeda)
  4. East River Drive
  5. I’m Home Africa – Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Earl, Steve Hunt
  6. Theme from Boyz ‘n the Hood
  7. Christmas in Rio
  8. What If I Forget the Champagne
  9. Never Lose Your Heart/There Lies the Passion
  10. Illegal
  11. Lord of the Low Frequencies
  12. Funk Is Its Own Reward

Stanley Clarke: Time Exposure

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On August 28, 1984, “Epic” label released “Time Exposure”, the ninth Stanley Clarke album. It was recorded in 1984 and was produced by Stanley Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Clarke– vocals, bass guitar, piccolo bass, tenor bass, bass box, talk box, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Todd Cochran– keyboards
  • George Duke– keyboards
  • Craig Harris– vocals, keyboards, synclavier, vocoder
  • Denzil Miller – keyboards
  • Jeff Beck– guitar, talkbox, guitar synth
  • Ray Gomez – rhythm guitar
  • Louis Johnson– bass, vocals
  • John Gilston – drums
  • John Robinson– drums
  • Greg Boyer– horn
  • Bennie Cowan – horn
  • Gregory Thomas – horn
  • Ernie Watts– tenor saxophone
  • Howard Hewett– vocals
  • Jim Gilstrap– backing vocals
  • Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
  • Howard Smith – backing vocals
  • Erik Zobler – engineer
  • Steve Schmidt – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Silver – engineer assistant
  • Toni Green – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • David Coleman – artwork
  • Donald Lane – art direction
  • Randee Saint Nicholas – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Clarke except where noted.

  1. Play The Bass
  2. Are You Ready (For The Future) – Stanley Clarke, Denzil Miller
  3. Speedball
  4. Heaven Sent You – Denzil Miller, Howard Hewett
  5. Time Exposure
  6. Future Shock – Stanley Clarke, Darryl Phinnessee, Howard Smith
  7. Future – Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson
  8. Spacerunner
  9. I Know Just How You Feel

Tom Petty: Highway Companion

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On July 25, 2006, “Warner Bros” label released “Highway Companion”, the third Tom Petty studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Bungalow Palace”, “Shoreline Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead and backing vocals, electric, rhythm, 12-string and lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, harmonica, electric piano, keyboards
  • Mike Campbell– lead and 12-string guitar, vibraphone
  • Jeff Lynne– bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, autoharp, backing vocals
  • Ryan Ulyate – recording, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Steve McGrath – additional engineering
  • Robert Deyber– cover art
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – session supervision, equipment and guitar technician, coffee and tea, transportation
  • Charlie Bolois – studio technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty.

  1. Saving Grace
  2. Square One
  3. Flirting With Time
  4. Down South
  5. Jack
  6. Turn This Car Around
  7. Big Weekend
  8. Night Driver
  9. Damaged by Love
  10. This Old Town
  11. Ankle Deep
  12. The Golden Rose

Ben Harper: Give Till It’s Gone

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On May 10, 2011, “Virgin” label released “Give Till It’s Gone”, the tenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Groove Masters”, “Eldorado Recording Studios”, “Wire Recording” and “Radio 1, Austin”.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, slide guitar
  • Jackson Browne – vocals
  • Kyle Crusham – guitar, keyboards, organ, engineer
  • Jason Mozerksy – guitar
  • Jesse Ingalls – bass
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Jordan Richardson – drums
  • Jessy Greene – violin, string arrangements
  • Adam Lasus – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Kalb – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Lyman – engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Varnish Studio Inc – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Give Up on Me Now – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  2. I Will Not Be Broken – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  3. Rock’n’Roll Is Free – Ben Harper
  4. Feel Love – Ben Harper, Jason Mozerscky
  5. Clearly Severely – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson
  6. Spilling Faith – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls
  7. Get There from Here – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jordan Richardson, Richard Starkey, Jesse Ingalls
  8. Pray That Our Love Sees the Dawn – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky
  9. Waiting On a Sign – Ben Harper, Jesse Ingalls
  10. Dirty Little Lover – Ben Harper, Jordan Richardson
  11. Do It for You, Do It for Us – Ben Harper, Jason Mozersky, Jesse Ingalls

Jimmy Eat World: Clarity

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On February 23, 1999, “Capitol” label released “Clarity”, the third Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Sound City” and “Clear Lake Audio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Trombino.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, keys, stringarrangement, art direction
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar
  • Zach Lind – drums, percussion, vibes, bells, chimes, programming
  • Tom Linton – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, string arrangement
  • Mark Trombino– minimoog, sequencing, additional percussion, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Dean Fisher – engineer assistant
  • Nick Raskulinecz– engineer assistant
  • Ron Rivera – engineer assistant
  • Justin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Jim Adkins and Tom Linton, all music by Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.

  1. Table for Glasses
  2. Lucky Denver Mint
  3. Your New Aesthetic
  4. Believe in What you Want
  5. A Sunday
  6. Crush
  7. 23.95
  8. Ten
  9. Just Watch the Fireworks
  10. For Me This is Heaven
  11. Blister
  12. Clarity
  13. Goodbye Sky harbor