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Steven Wilson: Grace For Drowning

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On September 26, 2011, “Kscope” label released “Grace for Drowning”, the second Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded January 2010 – June 2011, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson— vocals, keys, guitars, autoharp,  bass guitar,  percussion,  piano, gong, glockenspiel , programming), harmonium, mixing
  • Jordan Rudess— piano
  • Markus Reuter— U8 touch guitar
  • Trey Gunn— warr guitar, bass guitar
  • Steve Hackett, Mike Outram, Sand Snowman — guitar
  • Nick Beggs— Chapman stick, bass guitar
  • Tony Levin— bass guitar
  • Nic France — drums
  • Pat Mastelotto — acoustic and electronic drums
  • Pat Mastelotto— electronic frums, additional production
  • Theo Travis— saxophone
  • Ben Castle— clarinet
  • London Session Orchestra — strings
  • Dave Stewart— string and choir arrangements
  • Synergy Vocals – choir
  • Mat Collis — engineer
  • Paschal Byrne — mastering
  • Dave Kerzner— sound design
  • Carl Glover — art director
  • Lasse Hoile— photography, film director
  • Bettina Ejlersen — photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

Deform to Form a Star

  1. Grace for Drowning
  2. Sectarian
  3. Deform to Form a Star
  4. No Part of Me
  5. Postcard
  6. Raider Prelude
  7. Remainder the Black Dog

Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye

  1. Belle de Jour
  2. Index
  3. Track One
  4. Raider II
  5. Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye

Black Country Communion: Same

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On September 20, 2010, “Mascot” label released the self-titled, debut Black Country Communion album. It was recorded January- April 2010, at “Shangri-La Studios” in Malibu, California,  and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa– vocals, guitar
  • Derek Sherinian– keyboards
  • Glenn Hughes– vocals, bass
  • Jason Bonham– drums
  • Jeff Bova– orchestration
  • Patrick D’Arcy – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
  • Kevin Shirley– mixing
  • James McCullagh, Eric Lynne – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Dennis Friel Art Studios – design, illustrations, art direction
  • Robert Knight, Marty Temme,Rick Gould, Christie Goodwin, Chris Callaway – photography

Track listing:

  1. Black Country – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  2. One Last Soul – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  3. The Great Divide – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  4. Down Again – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian
  5. Beggarman – lyrics and music by Glenn Hughes
  6. Song of Yesterday – lyrics by Joe Bonamassa, Glen Hughes, Kevin Shirley, music by Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  7. No Time – lyrics and music by Glen Hughes
  8. Medusa – lyrics and music by Glen Hughes
  9. The Revolution in Me – lyrics and music by Joe Bonamassa
  10. Stand (At the Burning Tree) lyrics and music by Glenn Hughes
  11. Sista Jane – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa
  12. Too Late for the Sun – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian, Kevin Shirley

Opeth: Heritage

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On September 14, 2011, “Roadrunner Records” label released “Heritage”, the tenth Opeth studio album. It was recorded January – February 2011, at “Atlantis Studios: in Stockholm, and was produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Personnel:

  • Mikael Åkerfeldt– vocals, guitar, Mellotron, grand piano, sound effects, mixing, engineering
  • Fredrik Åkesson– guitar
  • Per Wiberg– grand piano, Mellotron, Rhodes piano, Hammond B3
  • Martín Méndez– bass guitar, upright bass
  • Martin Axenrot– drums, percussion
  • Alex Acuña– percussion
  • Joakim Svalberg– grand piano
  • Björn J:son Lindh– flute
  • Charlie Dodd – sound effects
  • Janne Hansson – engineer
  • Steven Wilson– effects engineering, vocal engineering, mixing
  • Peter Mew– mastering
  • Sandra Artigas – photography
  • Travis Smith– art direction
  • Jasper Schuurmans – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Mikael Åkerfeldt.

  1. Heritage
  2. The Devil’s Orchard
  3. I Feel the Dark
  4. Slither
  5. Nepenthe
  6. Häxprocess
  7. Famine
  8. The Lines in My Hand
  9. Folklore
  10. Marrow of the Earth

Elton John: The Diving Board

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On September 13, 2013, “Mercury” label released “The Diving Board”, the twenty-ninth Elton John studio album. It was recorded January 2012 – January 2013, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Elton John– piano, vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitar
  • Jack Ashford– tambourine
  • Larry Goldings– Hammond organ B3
  • Keefus Ciancia– keyboards
  • David Plitch, Raphael Saadiq– bass guitar
  • Jay Bellerose– drums
  • Darrell Leonard– trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
  • George Bohanon– baritone horn, trombone, euphonium
  • Bruce Fowler– trombone
  • Ira Nepus – trombone
  • Chuck Findley– flugelhorn
  • William Roper – tuba
  • Luka Šulić, Stjepan Hauser– cello
  • Bill Maxwell – BGV arrangements
  • Louis Price, Rose Stone, Perry Morgan, Judith Hill, Carmel Echols, Bill Cantos, Alvin Chea– backing vocals
  • Jason Wormer – recording, mixing
  • Jeff Gartenbaum, Chris Owens, Vanessa Parr – second engineer
  • Zachary Dawes, Chris Owens – mixing assistant
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering.
  • Zachary Dawes – equipment technician
  • Carl Lieberman – piano technician
  • Mat Maitland – art direction
  • Tim Barber – photography
  • Tony King – creative director

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bernie Taupin, all music by Elton John.

  1. Oceans Away
  2. Oscar WildeGets Out
  3. A Town Called Jubilee
  4. The Ballad of Blind Tom
  5. Dream #1
  6. My Quicksand
  7. Can’t Stay Alone Tonight
  8. Voyeur
  9. Home Again
  10. Take This Dirty Water
  11. Dream #2
  12. The New Fever Waltz
  13. Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)
  14. Dream #3
  15. The Diving Board

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Stoned & Dethroned

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On August 23, 1994, “Blanco y Negro” label released “Stoned & Dethroned”, the fifth Jesus and Mary Chain (The) album. It was recorded January – November 1993, and was produced by Jim Reid and William Reid.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid– vocals guitar, bass, shaker
  • William Reid– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ben Lurie– guitar, harmonica, organ, bass
  • Steve Monti– drums, percussion
  • Hope Sandoval, Shane MacGowan– vocals
  • Alan Moulder, Dick Meaney – engineer, mixing
  • Stylorouge– design
  • Sophie Muller– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by William Reid, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Water
  2. Bullet Lovers
  3. Sometimes Always
  4. Come On – Jim Reid
  5. Between Us
  6. Hole – Jim Reid
  7. Never Saw It Coming
  8. She – Jim Reid
  9. Wish I Could
  10. Save Me – Jim Reid, William Reid
  11. Till It Shines
  12. God Help Me
  13. Girlfriend
  14. Everybody I Know
  15. You’ve Been a Friend – Jim Reid
  16. These Days
  17. Feeling Lucky

Bright Eyes: Lifted of the Story in the Soll, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

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On August 13, 2002, “Saddle Creek” label released “Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground”, the fourth Bright Eyes album. It was recorded December 2001 – January 2002, at “Presto!”, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was produced by Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Conor Oberst– voice, guitar, piano, rhodes, organ
  • Mike Mogis– banjos, bells, hammered dulcimer, vibraphone, glockenspiel, mandolin, guitar, dobro, pedal steel
  • Andy LeMaster– electric guitar, keyboards, vocal harmonies
  • Ted Stevens– electric guitar
  • Maria Taylor– piano, organ, vocal harmonies
  • Matt Maginn, Casey Scott– bass
  • Matt Focht, Clint Schnase, Mike Sweeney– drums
  • Clark Baechle– drums, clarinet
  • Clay Leverett – drums, vocal harmonies
  • Jiha Lee– flute, vocal harmonies
  • Chris Brooks – piano
  • Sean Cole– harmonica
  • Julee Dunekacke– French horn
  • Margaret Fish – bassoon
  • Orenda Fink– trumpet, vocal harmonies
  • Jason Flatowicz– trombone
  • Katie Muth– oboe
  • Tiffany Kowalski– violin
  • Gretta Cohn– cello
  • Todd Baechle, Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Choir – vocal harmonies

Track listing:

  1. The Big Picture
  2. Method Acting
  3. False Advertising
  4. You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will
  5. Lover I Don’t Have to Love
  6. Bowl of Oranges
  7. Don’t Know When But a Day Is Gonna Come
  8. Nothing Gets Crossed Out
  9. Make War
  10. Waste of Paint
  11. From a Balance Beam
  12. Laura Laurent
  13. Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and to Be Loved)

Wild Beasts: Two Dancers

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On August 3, 2009, “Domino” label released “Two Dancers”, the second  Wild Beasts studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, at “Ladders Farm” in Norfolk, UK, and was produced by Richard Formby, Hayden Thorpe, Tom Fleming, Ben Little and Chris Talbot.

Personnel:

  • Hayden Thorpe – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Tom Fleming – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
  • Ben Little – lead guitar
  • Chris Talbot – drums, backing vocals
  • Richard Formby, David Pye – engineer
  • Lexxx – mixing
  • Russell Fawcus – assistance

Track listing:

  1. The Fun Powder Plot
  2. Hooting & Howling
  3. All the King’s Men
  4. When I’m Sleepy
  5. We Still Got the Taste Dancin’ on Our Tongues
  6. Two Dancers (i)
  7. Two Dancers (ii)
  8. This Is Our Lot
  9. Underbelly
  10. Empty Nest

Widespread Panic: Till the Medicine Takes

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On July 27, 1999, “Capricorn” label released “Til the Medicine Takes”, the sixth Widespread Panic studio album. It was recorded in January 1999, and was produced by John Keanem.

Personnel:

  • John Bell– vocals, guitar
  • Michael Houser– vocals, guitar
  • John Hermann– vocals, keyboards
  • Dave Schools– basses, acid loop
  • Todd Nance– vocals, drums
  • Domingo S. Ortiz– percussion
  • John Keane- pedal steel guitar, banjo, keyboards
  • Colin Butler– turntables
  • Efrem Towns, Kevin Harris, Roger Lewis, Julius McKee, Gregory Davis, Corey Henry– horns
  • Josh Hauser – trombone
  • Dave Henry. Ned Henry – strings
  • Dottie Peoples – vocals
  • Anne Richmond Boston – backing vocals
  • John Keane – engineer, mixing
  • David Farrell, Bradshaw Leigh– engineer
  • Matt Coby, Rob Haddock – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Joel Morris – sheet music
  • Jim Scott – mixing
  • Flournoy Holmes – artwork, art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Bell, John Hermann, Michael Houser, Todd Nance, Domingo S. Ortiz and Dave Schools, except where noted.

  1. Surprise Valley
  2. Bear’s Gone Fishin’
  3. Climb to Safety – Jerry Joseph, Glen Esparanza
  4. Blue Indian
  5. The Walker
  6. Party At Your Mama’s House
  7. Dyin’ Man
  8. You’ll Be Fine
  9. One Arm Steve
  10. Christmas Katie
  11. All Time Low
  12. Nobody’s Loss

Tegan and Sara: The Con

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On July 24, 2007, “Vapor” label released “The Con”, the fifth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded January – March 2007, in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tegan Quin,  Sara Quin and Chris Walla

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Christopher Walla– guitars, keyboards, organ, shakers, cymbals, tiny guitars, bass
  • Kaki King– lap steel, guitar
  • Ted Gowans – guitars, keyboards, organ
  • Matt Sharp, Hunter Burgan– bass
  • Jason McGerr– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. I Was Married – Sara Quin
  2. Relief Next to Me – Sara Quin
  3. The Con – Tegan Quin
  4. Knife Going In – Sara Quin
  5. Are You Ten Years Ago – Tegan Quin
  6. Back in Your Heart – Sara Quin
  7. Hop a Plane – Tegan Quin
  8. Soil,, Soil – Tegan Quin
  9. Burn Your Life Down – Sara Quin
  10. Nineteen – Tegan Quin
  11. Floorplan – Sara Quin
  12. Like O, Like H – Sara Quin
  13. Dark Come Soon – Tegan Quin
  14. Call it Off – Tegan Quin

The Dead Weather: Horehound

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On July 14, 2009, “Third Man” and “Warner Bros” labels released “Horehound’, the debut Dead Weather (The) album. It was recorded in  January 2009, at “Third Man Studio”, and was produced by Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Alison Mosshart– lead vocals, guitar
  • Jack White– vocals, drums,acoustic guitar
  • Dean Fertita– lead guitar, organ, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, bass
  • Jack Lawrence– guitar, bass, backing vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. 60 Feet Tall – Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita
  2. Hang You from the Heavens – Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita
  3. I Cut Like a Buffalo – Jack White
  4. So Far from Your Weapon – Alison Mosshart
  5. Treat Me Like Your Mother – Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence
  6. Rocking Horse – Alison Mosshart, Jack White
  7. New Pony – Bob Dylan
  8. Bone House – Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence
  9. 3 Birds – Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Dean Fertita, Jack Lawrence
  10. No Hassle Night – Alison Mosshart, Jack White
  11. Will There Be Enough Water? – Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita