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Bruce Springsteen: Magic

On September 25, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Magic”, the fifteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March – May 2007, at “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pump organ, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Nils Lofgren – guitars, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, organ
  • Danny Federici – organ, keyboards
  • Garry Tallent – bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass 
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano
  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
  • Daniel Laufer – cello 
  • Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violin
  • Tania Maxwell Clements, Amy Chang, Lachlan McBane – viola
  • Karen Freer, Daniel Laufer, Charae Kruege – cello
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Eddie Horst – string arrangements
  • Nick DiDia – recording
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Tom Tapley – recording and mixing assistant
  • Toby Scott – additional recording
  • Tom Syrowski, Matt Serrecchio, Glenn Pittman, Kevin Mills – additional recording
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Patti Horst, Shari Sutcliffe – string contractors
  • Michelle Holme, Chris Austopchuk – album art direction
  • Mark Seliger, Danny Clinch – photography
  • Bea Nettles – disk icon

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Radio Nowhere
  2. You’ll Be Coming Down
  3. Livin’ in the Future
  4. Your Own Worst Enemy
  5. Gypsy Biker
  6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
  7. I’ll Work for Your Love
  8. Magic
  9. Kast to Die
  10. Long Walk Home
  11. Devil’s Arcade
  12. Terry’s Song (hidden track)

Powderfinger: Vulture Street

On July 4, 2003, “Universal Music” label released “Vulture Street”, the fifth Powderfinger studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Nick DiDia and Tony Reyes. The album won three “ARIA Music Awards”, including “Best Rock Album”, “Album of the Year”, “Best Cover Art”, and Powderfinger won the award for “Best Group”. “Vulture Street” was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Fanning – vocals, guitar
  • Darren Middleton – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ian Haug – guitar, backing vocals
  • John Collins – bass guitar
  • Jon Coghill – drums, percussion
  • Tony Reyes – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Shauna Jensen, Maggie McKinney – backing vocals
  • Lachlan Doley – Hammond organ, piano
  • Nick DiDia – tambourine, anüsaphone, engineer
  • Anton Hagop – additional engineer
  • Catherine Claire – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Steven Gorrow – art direction
  • Christopher Morris – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Collins, Ian Haug, Bernard Fanning, Jon Coghill and Darren Middleton

  1. Rockin’ Rocks
  2. (Baby I’ve Got You) On My Mind
  3. Since You’ve Been Gone
  4. Love Your Way
  5. Sunsets
  6. Don’t Panic
  7. Stumblin’
  8. Roll Right by You
  9. How Far Have We Really Come?
  10. Pockets
  11. A Song Called Everything

Jimmy Barnes: 30:30 Hindsight

On August 29, 2015, “Liberation Music”, label released “30:30 Hindsight”, the fifteenth Jimmy Barnes studio album. The album contains 17 new recordings and 13 classic Jimmy Barnes tracks spanning his solo career. It was recorded 1984 – 2014, at “Freight Train Studios”, “Revolver Studios”, “Addiction Sound”, “Studio at the Palms” and “Studio Guillaume Tell”, and was produced by David Kalmusky, Jonathan Cain, Kevin Shirley, Steven Van Zandt and Bernard Fanning.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Barnes – lead and backing vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – lead and backing vocals
  • Bernard Fanning – vocal, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Sheehan – acoustic guitar
  • Steven van Zandt – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Moss – guitar
  • Ben Rodgers – guitar
  • Chris Cheney – guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Spencer – guitar
  • Dave Leslie – guitar
  • Davey Lane – guitar
  • Franco Raggatt – guitar
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar, slide guitar
  • Jon Toogood – guitar
  • Keith Urban – vocal, guitar
  • Mark Lizotte – guitar
  • Neal Schon – guitar
  • Phil Knight – guitar
  • Stuart Fraser – guitar
  • Tom Bukovac – guitar
  • Jon Stevens – vocal, steel guitar
  • Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar
  • Jimmy Mantingly – mandolin
  • Jonathan Cain – piano, keyboards
  • Lachian Doley – piano, keyboards
  • Arian Schierbaum – keyboards
  • Howard Duck – Hammond organ
  • Ben Rodgers – bass
  • Dario Bortolin – bass
  • John Dymond – bass
  • Karl Kippenberger – bass
  • Michael Hegerty – bass
  • Michael Menell – bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Scott Owen – bass
  • Jackie Barnes – drums, backing vocals
  • Andy Strachan – drums
  • Anton Fig – drums
  • Tom Larkin – drums
  • Mick Skelton – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Dave Hibbard – drums
  • Charley Drayton – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Charlie Owen – dobro
  • David Woodford – saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet
  • David Campbell – vocal
  • Jon Toogood – vocal
  • Matk Lizotte – vocal
  • Suze Demarchi – vocal
  • Tina Arena – vocal
  • Troy Cassar Daley – vocal
  • Doug Henthorn, Eliza Jane Barnes, Jane Barnes, Elly May Barnes, Gary Pinto, Jade MacRae, Juanita Tippins, Ruby Rogers, Scot Hull – backing vocals
  • Jeff Bova – orchestration
  • David Nicholas – engineer
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Jean Paul Fung – engineer
  • Mark Gray – engineer
  • Nick Didia – engineer
  • Dennis Caribaux – engineer
  • James Freeman – engineer
  • Nick Kallstrom – engineer
  • Pal Thrall – engineer
  • Ethan Berrette – engineer
  • Sean Astill – engineer
  • Zachary Miller – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lay Down Your Guns – featuring The Living End
  2. Time Will Tell – featuring Baby Animals
  3. Good Times – featuring Keith Urban
  4. Ride the Night Away – featuring Steven Van Zandt
  5. Stand Up – featuring Mahalia Barnes and the Soul Mates
  6. I’d Die to Be with You Tonight – featuring Diesel
  7. Stone Cold – featuring Tina Arena and Joe Bonamassa
  8. Working Class Man – featuring Jonathan Cain and Ian Moss
  9. Going Down Alone – featuring Jonathan Cain, Joe Bonamassa and Meal Schon
  10. Love and Hate – featuring Shihad
  11. No Second Prize – featuring The Family Choir
  12. I’d Rather Be Blind – featuring Jon Stevens
  13. When Your Love is Gone – featuring Ruby Rodgers and The Tin Lids
  14. Too Much Ain’t Enough Love – featuring Joe Bonamassa
  15. I’m Still on Your Side – featuring Bernard Fanning
  16. Walk On – featuring David Campbell
  17. The Other Kind – Troy Cassar Daley

1984 – 2010

  1. No Second Prize
  2. Daylight
  3. Working Class Man
  4. Driving Wheels
  5. Let’s Make It Last All Night
  6. Love Is Enough
  7. When Something Is Wrong with My Baby – featuring John Farnham
  8. The Weight – featuring The Badloves
  9. Change of Heart
  10. Lover Lover
  11. Out in the Blue
  12. Red Hot
  13. Large Pier Hotel

Karnivool: Asymmetry

On July 19, 2013, “Density Records” label released “Asymmetry”, the third Karnivool studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Nick DiDia.

Personnel:

  • Ian Kenny  – lead vocals
  • Drew Goddard  – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hosking  – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Stockman  – vocal, bass guitar
  • Steve Judd  – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Kenny, Drew Goddard, Mark Hosking, Jon Stockman and Steve Judd.

  1. Aum
  2. Nachash
  3. A.M. War
  4. We Are
  5. The Refusal
  6. Aeons
  7. Asymmetry
  8. Eidolon
  9. Sky Machine
  10. Amusia
  11. The Last Few
  12. Float
  13. Alpha Omega
  14. Om

The Nightwatchman: One Man Revolution

On April 24, 2007, “Epic” label released “One Man Revolution”, the debut  Nightwatchman (The) (Tom Morello) album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Buds Garage” and “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Tom Morello – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brendan O’Brien – instrumentation
  • Nick Didia – engineer
  • Tom Tapley,Tom Syrowski – engineer assistant
  • Sean Ricigliano, Joe Uehlein, Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Morello.

  1. California’s Dark
  2. One Man Revolution
  3. Let Freedom Ring
  4. The Road I Must Travel
  5. The Garden of Gethsemane
  6. House Gone Up in Flames
  7. Flesh Shapes the Day
  8. Battle Hymns
  9. Maximum Firepower
  10. Union Song
  11. No One Left
  12. The Dark Clouds Above
  13. Until the End

The Offspring: Splinter

On December 9, 2003, “Columbia” label released “Splinter”, the seventh Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded January – August 2003, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles,  “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Dexter Holland, Noodles and Greg K. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Holland– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Noodles– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg K.– bass, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese– drums
  • Ronnie King– keyboards
  • Jim Lindberg, Jack Grisham, Chris “X-13” Higgins, Lauren Kinkade – backing vocals
  • 2002 Reading Festival Crowd – crowd vocals
  • Mark Moreno – DJ scratching
  • Phil Jordan – trumpet
  • Jason Powell – saxophone
  • Erich Marbach – trombone
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano
  • Natalie Leggett, Mario De Leon, Eve Butler, Denyse Buffum, Matt Funes – violins
  • Josefina Vergara – concert master
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestration
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Billy Bowers – engineer
  • Nick DiDia, Brian Humphrey, Phil Martin, Kevil Mills, Jamie Sickora, Karl Egsieker, Bryan Cook – assistant engineer
  • Steve Masi – guitar technician
  • Eddy Schreyer, Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Sean Evans – art direction
  • Justin Beope, Sarkis Kaloustian – CD art adaption
  • Rupert Truman – photography
  • Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon, Darrell Lance Abbott – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland.

  1. Neocon
  2. The Noose
  3. Long Way Home
  4. Hit That
  5. Rage Against Myself
  6. (Can’t Get My) Head Around You
  7. The Worst Hangover Ever
  8. Never Gonna Find Me
  9. Lightning Rod
  10. Spare Me the Details
  11. Da Hui
  12. When You’re in Prison

Train: Drops of Jupiter

On March 27, 2001, “Columbia” label released “Drops of Jupiter”, the second Train album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, and 2x Platinum in Canada by the “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Monahan- lead vocals, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone
  • Jimmy Stafford – lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Rob Hotchkiss- rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Charlie Colin – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Underwood- drums, keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Paul Buckmaster- conductor, string arrangements, orchestral arrangements
  • Brendan O’Brien– keyboards
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Carl Gorodetzky – violin, concert master, contractor
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
  • Chuck Leavell– piano
  • Michael Markman – violin
  • Bob Mason – cello
  • Dan Smith – cello
  • Kris Wilkinson – viola
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Fleming McWilliams- backing vocals
  • David Bryant – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard– engineer
  • Nick DiDia– engineer
  • Ryan Williams – engineer
  • Karl Egsieker – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Joel Zimmerman – art direction
  • Tony Hernandez – illustrations
  • Ralf Strathmann – photography
  • Erin Haley – production coordination
  • Cheryl Mondello – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss, Charlie Colin and Scott Underwood.

  1. She’s on Fire
  2. I Wish You Would
  3. Drops of Jupiter
  4. It’s About You
  5. Hopeless
  6. Respect
  7. Let it Roll
  8. Something More
  9. Whipping Boy
  10. Getaway
  11. Mississippi

Rage Against The Machine: The Battle Of Los Angeles

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On November 2, 1999, “Epic” label released “The Battle of Los Angeles”, the third Rage Against the Machine studio album. It was recorded September – October 1998, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album cover art was artwork by the LA Street Phantom aka Joey Krebs aka Joel Jaramillo.Both “Time” and “Rolling Stone” magazines named it the Best Album of 1999.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha– vocals, co-productin
  • Tom Morello– guitars, co-production
  • Tim Commerford (credited as “YTimK”) – bass, co-production
  • Brad Wilk– drums, co-production
  • Nick DiDia – engineer, recording
  • Ryan Williams – engineer
  • Russ Fowler – additional engineering
  • Sugar D – additional engineering
  • German Villacorta – engineer assistant
  • Roger Sommers – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Lively – engineer assistant
  • Karl Egsieker – engineer assistant
  • Monique Mitzrahl – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Dean – engineer assistant
  • Michael Parnin – engineer assistant
  • “Atom” – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Andrew Garver – digital editing
  • Rage Against the Machine – art direction
  • Aimee Macauley – art direction
  • Joey Krebs – artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Matt DeMello (eye cue) – photography
  • Steven Tirona – additional photography
  • Cheryl Mondello – production coordination
  • Erin Haley – production coordination

Track listing:

All lyrics by Zack de la Rocha, all music by Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.

  1. Testify
  2. Guerilla Radio
  3. Calm Like a Bomb
  4. Mic Check
  5. Sleep Now in the Fire
  6. Born of a Broken Man
  7. Born as Ghosts
  8. Maria
  9. Voice of the Voiceless
  10. New Millennium Homes
  11. Ashes in the Fall
  12. War Within a Breath

Stone Temple Pilots: Core

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On September 29, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Core” the debut Stone Temple Pilots album. It was recorded 1992, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. In 2001, the album was certified 8 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland – lead vocals
  • Dean DeLeo– guitar
  • Robert DeLeo– bass, backing vocals
  • Eric Kretz– drums
  • Nick DiDia – engineer
  • Dick Kaneshiro – 2nd engineer
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Kevin Design Hosmann – art director
  • Christian Clayton – illustration
  • Katrina Dickson – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Scott Weiland, except where noted.

  1. Dead & Bloated – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  2. Sex Type Thing – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  3. Wicked Garden – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo
  4. No Memory – Dean DeLeo
  5. Sin – Robert deLeo
  6. Naked Sunday – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  7. Creep – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  8. Piece of Pie – Robert DeLeo
  9. Plush – Scott Weiland, Eric Kretz, Robert DeLeo
  10. Wet My Bed – Robert DeLeo
  11. Crackerman – Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  12. Where the River Goes – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz

Neil Young: Mirror Ball

Neil Young Mirror Ball

On June 27, 1995, “Reprise” label released “Mirror Ball”, the twenty-second Neil Young studio album. It was recorded January  – February 1995,  at “Bad Animals Studio” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitars, pump organ
  • Eddie Vedder– vocals
  • Mike McCready– electric guitar
  • Brendan O’Brien – electric guitar, piano, backing vocals, mixing
  • Jeff Ament– bass guitar
  • Jack Irons– drums
  • Brett Eliason – engineer
  • Nick DiDia– additional engineering
  • John Aguto, Sam Hofstedt, Chad Munsey – engineer assistant
  • Joe Gastwirt – Analog to HDCD transfers, digital editing, digital mastering
  • Tim Mulligan – digital editing, digital mastering
  • John Nowland – analog to HDCD transfers
  • Keith Wissmar – ambiance
  • “Pflash” Pflaumer – assistance
  • Joel Bernstein – production assistance, typography, a mosaic portrait of Neil Young
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • KPOB – art direction, design assistance
  • Rhonda Burns – CD label computer graphics
  • Emek– logo lettering
  • Henry Diltz– back cover, inside photo
  • John Hausman – production assistance
  • Jeff Ousley, Tim “Scully” Quinlan – guitar technicians
  • Nicky Alexander, Girsh – drum technicians
  • Sal Trentino – amplifier technician
  • Ian Geiger – guitar technician
  • George Webb – bass technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

  1. Peace and Love
  2. Act of Love
  3. I’m the Ocean
  4. Big Green Country
  5. Truth Be Known
  6. Downtown
  7. What Happened Yesterday
  8. Peace and Love – Neil Young, Eddie Vedder
  9. Throw Your Hatred Down
  10. Scenery
  11. Fallen Angel