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Foo Fighters: There Is Nothing Left To Lose

On November 2, 1999, “Roswell” and “RCA” labels released “There Is Nothing Left to Lose”, the third Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded March – June 1999, at “606” in Alexandria, Virginia, “Conway” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Adam Kasper, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins. In 2001, “There Is Nothing Left to Lose” won the “Grammy Award for Best Rock Album”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, loops, mellotron, talk box, art direction
  • Nate Mendel – bass, art direction
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • John Nelson – mixing assistant
  • Tod Reiger – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins.

  1. Stacked Actors
  2. Breakout
  3. Learn to Fly
  4. Gimme Stitcher
  5. Generator
  6. Aurora
  7. Live-In-Skin
  8. Next Year
  9. Headwires
  10. Ain’t It the Life
  11. M.I.A.

Procol Harum: The Prodigal Stranger

On August 27, 1991, “Zoo Entertainment” and “Esoteric Recordings” label released “The Prodigal Stranger”, the tenth Procol Harum studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Black Barn” in Surrey, “Old Barn” in South Croydon, “Stone Room” in London, “The Loft” in Bronxville, NY, and was produced by Matt Noble with Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, and Keith Reid.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker- vocals, piano
  • Robin Trower- guitar
  • Matthew Fisher- organ
  • Dave Bronze- bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki- drums
  • Jerry Stevenson- guitar, mandolin
  • Henry Spinetti- drums
  • Steve Lange, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley– backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Keith Reid, all music as noted.

  1. The Truth Won’t Fade Away – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  2. Holding On – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  3. Man with a Mission – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  4. (You Can’t) Turn Back the Page – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  5. One More Time – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  6. A Dream in Ev’ry Home – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  7. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle – Gary Brooker, Thompson, Keith Reid
  8. The King of Hearts – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  9. All Our Dreams Are Sold – Gary Brooker, Robin Trower, Keith Reid
  10. Perpetual Motion – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  11. Learn to Fly – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  12. The Pursuit of Happiness – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid