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Set Fire To Flames: Sings Reign Rebuilder

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On October 9, 2001, “Alien8 Recordings” and “FatCat Records” labels released      “Sings Reign Rebuilder”, the debut Set Fire to Flames studio album. It was recorded in 2001, in Ontario, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Speedy Weaver – guitar
  • David Bryant – guitar
  • Mike Moya – guitar
  • Roger Tellier-Craig – guitar
  • Jean-Sébastien Truchy – bass
  • Bruce Cawdron – drums, percussion
  • Aidan Girt – drums
  • Thea Pratt – French horn
  • Gordon Krieger – bass clarinet
  • Sophie Trudeau – violin
  • Genevieve Heistek – viola
  • Beckie Foon – cello
  • Christof Migone – reel to reel motors, banjo, contact mics

Track listing:

  1. ‘I Will Be True… (From Lips of Lying Dying Wonder Body #1) / Reign Rebuilder (Head)
  2. Vienna Arcweld / Fucked Gamelan / Rigid Tracking
  3. Steal Compass / Drive North / Disappear
  4. Wild Dogs of the Thunderbolt / They Cannot Lock Me Up… I Am Eternally Free… (From Lips of Lying Dying Wonder Body #2)
  5. Omaha
  6. There Is No Dance in Frequency and Balance
  7. Côte d’Abrahams Roomtone / What’s Going On?… (From Lips of Lying Dying Wonder Body #3)
  8. Love Song for 15 Ontario (w / Singing Police Car)
  9. Injur: Gutted Two-Track
  10. When I First Get to Phoenix
  11. Shit-Heap-Gloria of the New Town Planning…
  12. Jesus / Pop
  13. Esquimalt Harbour
  14. Two Tears in a Bucket
  15. Fading Lights Are Fading…/ Reign Rebuilder (Tail Out)

Rush: Roll The Bones

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On September 3, 1991, “Anthem” label released “Roll the Bones”, the fourteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded February – May 1991, at “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, Quebec, “McClear Place” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Rupert Hine, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, cymbals, arrangements
  • Rupert Hine – additional keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Stephen W. Tayler – engineer
  • Simon Pressey – engineer assistant
  • Paul Seeley – engineer assistant
  • Ben Darlow – mixing assistant
  • Everett Ravestein – pre-production assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Andrew MacNaughtan – portraits
  • John Scarpati – photography
  • Joe Berndt – digitals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. Dreamline
  2. Bravado
  3. Roll the Bones
  4. Face Up
  5. Where’s My Thing (Part IV. Gangster of Boats Trilogy)
  6. The Big Wheel
  7. Heresy
  8. Ghost of a Chance
  9. Neurotica
  10. You Bet Your Life

Loreena McKennitt: The Road Back Home

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On March 8, 2024, “Quinlan Road” label released “The Road Back Home”, the eight Loreena McKennitt live album. It was recorded in August 2023, in Goderich, Ontario, “Owen Sound” in Ontario, and was produced by Loreena McKennitt.

Personnel:

  • Loreena McKennitt – vocals, accordion, harp, arrangements
  • James Keelaghan – vocals
  • Pete Watson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Errol Fischer – violin, banjo, mandolin, drums
  • Caroline Lavelle – vocals, cello
  • Miriam Fischer – percussion, accordion, piano, backing vocals
  • Romano DiNillo – bodhrán
  • Cait Watson – whistle, backing vocals
  • The Bookends – arrangements
  • Jeff Wolpert – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Mark McCauley – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Loreena McKennitt.

  1. Search for Lambs
  2. Mary and the Soldier
  3. On a Bright May Morning
  4. As I Roved Out
  5. Custom Gap
  6. Bonny Portmore
  7. Greystones
  8. The Star of the County Down
  9. Salvation Contradiction
  10. Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór / Wild Mountain Thyme

The Tragically Hip: Day For Night

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On September 24, 1994, “MCA” label released “Day for Night”, the fourth Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Kingsway” in New Orleans, “Le Cave de Dave” in Kingston, Ontario, and was produced by Mark Howard, Mark Vreeken, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Mark Vreeken – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Howard – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Andrew McLachlan – design
  • Simon Andrew – drawing
  • Jim Herrington – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Grace, Too
  2. Daredevil
  3. Greasy Jungle
  4. Yawning or Snarling
  5. Fire in the Hole
  6. So Hard Done By
  7. Nautical Disaster
  8. Thugs
  9. Inevitability of Death
  10. Scared
  11. An Inch an Hour
  12. Emergency
  13. Titanic Terrarium
  14. Imossibilium

The Tragically Hip: Phantom Power

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On July 14, 1998, “Universal” label released “Phantom Power”, the sixth Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “The Bathouse” in Bath, Ontario, Canada, and was produced by Steve Berlin, Mark Vreeken, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay. In 1998,”Phantom Power” won the 1999 “Juno Awards” for “Best Rock Album” and “Best Album Design”.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Steve Berlin – keyboards, flute, percussion
  • Bob Egan – lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin
  • Mark Vreeken – recording, mixing
  • Don Smith – mixing
  • Jim Rondinelli – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Andrew McLachlan, Brock Ostrom – art direction
  • Bernard Clark, David Ajax – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Poets
  2. Something On
  3. Save the Planet
  4. Bobcaygeon
  5. Thompson Girl
  6. Membership
  7. Fireworks
  8. Vapour Trails
  9. The Rules
  10. Chagrin Falls
  11. Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin’ Man
  12. Emperor Penguin

The Tragically Hip: Music @Work

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On June 6, 2000, “Universe” label released “Music @ Work”, the seventh Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Bathouse” in Bath, Ontario, and was produced by Mark Vreeken, Steve Berlin, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay. At the 2001 “Juno Awards”, “Music @ Work” won the “Best Rock Album” award.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. My Music at Work
  2. Tiger the Lion
  3. Lake Fever
  4. Putting Down
  5. Stay
  6. The Bastard
  7. The Completists
  8. Freak Turbulence
  9. Sharks
  10. Toronto #4
  11. Wild Mountain Honey
  12. Train Overnight
  13. The Bear
  14. As I Wind Down the Pines

Rheostatics: Whale Music

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On May 22, 1992, “Sire” label released “Whale Music”, the third Rheostatics album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Reaction Studios” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Matt DeMatteo and James Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Michael Phillip Wojewoda – guitar, tambourine, Egg shaker, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Tim Vesely – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, accordion, power tools, mini-Moog, string arrangements
  • Bidini – vocals, bass, guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Dave Clark – vocals, drums, percussion, power tools, alarm clock
  • Dave Allen (credited on some tracks as “De Vallion String Quartet”) – strings, violin, backing vocals
  • Barenaked Ladies (credited as “Scarborough Naked Youth Choir”) – chorus
  • Tim Mech – electric guitar
  • Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Dutch Toko – classical guitar
  • Lewis Melville – banjo, pedal steel, electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Joey Bechta – tambourine, backing vocals
  • Chris Brown – organ, piano, trombone
  • Tim Martin – vocals, accordion
  • Pyramid of Stupidity Singers – vocals
  • The Raindrops – backing vocals
  • Tannis Slimmon – backing vocals
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Gene Hardy – saxophone
  • Richard Burgmann – power tools
  • Matt DeMatteo – power tools, engineer
  • Kevin Gould – arrangements
  • James Stewart – engineer
  • Ormond Jobin – engineer
  • Peter Moore – mastering
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Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Tielli, except where noted.

  1. Self Serve Gas Station
  2. California Dreamline
  3. Rain, Rain, Rain
  4. Queer – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
  5. King of the Past – Dave Bidini, Tim Veseli
  6. R.D.A. (Rock Death America) – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
  7. The Headless One – Tim Veseli
  8. Legal Age Life at Variety Store – Dave Bidini
  9. What’s Going on Here
  10. Shaved Head – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini
  11. Palomar – Tim Vesely
  12. Guns – Dave Clark
  13. Sickening Song
  14. Soul Glue – Tim Vesely
  15. Beerbash – Dave Bidini
  16. Who? – Tim Vesely
  17. Dope Friends and Boozehounds – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Janet Morassutti

Tom Cochrane And Red Rider: Same

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On May 7, 1986, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, fifth Tom Cochrane and Red Rider studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, “Cedartree Studios” in Kitchener, Ontario, and was produced by Patrick Moran, Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer, Fraser Hill and Rick Hutt. The album earned Cochrane “Juno Awards” for “Composer of the Year” and “Group of the Year”. A remastered version was released by EMI in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Tom Cochrane – lead vocals, guitar
  • Ken Greer – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Ken Sinnaeve – bass guitar
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion
  • Paul Martinea – bass
  • Jorn Anderson – drums
  • John Johnson – saxophone
  • Wendy Davis – backing vocals
  • Billy Pilgrim – backing vocals
  • Mission Singers – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Cochrane, except where noted.

  1. Boy Inside Man
  2. Love Under Fire – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer
  3. The Untouchable One
  4. Lasting Song
  5. Citizen Cain
  6. Ashes to Diamonds
  7. The Loading – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer
  8. Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)
  9. River of Stone
  10. One More Time (Some Old Habits) – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer

The Mountain Goats: Full Force Galesburg

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On June 10, 1997, “Emperor Jones” label released “Full Force Galesburg”, the fourth Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, in California, Iowa and New Zealand, and was produced by John Darnielle.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Peter Hughes – vocals, electric guitar
  • Bob Durkee – organ, recording
  • Alastair Galbraith – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. New Britain
  2. Snow Owl
  3. West Country Dream
  4. Masher
  5. Chinese House Flowers
  6. Ontario
  7. Down Here
  8. Twin Human Highway Flares
  9. Weekend in Western Illinois
  10. US Mill
  11. Song for the Julian Calendar
  12. Maize Stalk Drinking Blood
  13. Evening in Stalingrad
  14. Minnesota
  15. Original Air – Blue Gown
  16. It’s All Here in Brownsville

Gordon Lightfoot: Solo

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On March 20, 2020, “Warner Music Canada” label released “Solo”, the 22nd Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Grant Avenue Studio” in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and was produced by Gordon Lightfoot.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Doidge – recording, mixing
  • Amy King – mastering
  • Patrick Duffy – design
  • Carl Dunn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Oh So Sweet
  2. E-Motion
  3. Better Off
  4. Return Into Dust
  5. Do You Walk, Do You Talk
  6. Just A Little Bit
  7. Easy Flo
  8. Dreamdrift
  9. The Laughter We Seek
  10. Why Not Give It a Try