Showing posts with label Prog/Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prog/Rock. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Triumph - Lay It On The Line Live (1983)

Triumph - Just A Game (1979)




Triumph's first worldwide release, Rock & Roll Machine, had caused a small splash within hard rock circles, but audiences were still unsure of what to make of this power trio's suspicious similarities to Canadian elder statesmen Rush. Indeed, it was only with the release of 1979's Just a Game that Triumph would take measures (albeit tentative ones) to establish their own personality as a slightly bluesier and heavier counterpart to their famed countrymen. Once again produced by bassist, keyboard player, and all-around peacekeeper Mike Levine, the album's first single, "Lay It on the Line," was quite possibly their best ever, going on to become a staple of their live performances, and arguably, the band's signature tune. Guitarist Rik Emmett is in fine form throughout, also scoring high marks with the upbeat "Hold On" and the elaborate title track. But by comparison, drummer Gil Moore's contributions take a serious nosedive into irritating musical clichés, especially on the monotonous blues of "Young Enough to Cry" and the unbearably cheesy lyrics of "American Girls." At times, Triumph still can't help but sound derivative of any number of the era's top bands, and besides the always present Rush similarities, they also allude to Chicago pomp rockers Styx on the chorus of "Movin' On." All things considered, however, Just a Game remains one of the group's best all-around efforts. ~ Ed Rivadavia
Triumph is a Canadian hard rock band that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Eight of the band's albums were certified gold or higher, and Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987.
This album is dedicated to my brother Rey.

Tracklist:
01. Movin' On
02. Lay It on the Line
03. Young Enough to Cry
04. American Girls
05. Just a Game
06. Fantasy Serenade [Instrumental]
07. Hold On
08. Suitcase Blues
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Friday, March 6, 2009

Traffic - Traffic On The Road (1974)


On The Road, released in 1973, was a live album (2 LPs, reissued on 1 CD) by English rock band Traffic. It featured the then-current Traffic lineup of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, "Reebop" Kwaku Baah, David Hood and Roger Hawkins plus extra keyboardist (for live performances) Barry Beckett.
The initial U.S. release of On the Road was as a single LP consisting of: "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (edited to 15:10), "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory," "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" & "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone."
The audience voices after "Tragic Magic" that (on first listen) may appear to be saying "Swans, swans" are in fact saying "Sparks, sparks, low sparks".

Tracklist:
1. "Glad" / "Freedom Rider" (Winwood)/(Winwood/Capaldi) – 20:56
2. "Tragic Magic" (Wood) – 8:38
3. "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired" (Winwood/Capaldi) – 10:31
4. "Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory" (Winwood/Capaldi) – 6:51
5. "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone" (Capaldi) – 10:56
6. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" (Winwood/Capaldi) – 17:47
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)


he album cover features a depiction of Mapledurham Watermill, situated on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. Standing in front of the watermill is a figure dressed in black robes. This is perhaps an allusion to the lyrics of their eponymous song: "A figure in black, which points at me". On the original release, the inner gatefold sleeve featured an inverted cross with a poem written inside of it. Vertigo, the band's record label, was allegedly responsible for adding the cross. The band was upset when they discovered this, as it fuelled allegations that they were Satanists or Occultists
In August 1969 the band, who were then known as Earth, decided to change their name to Black Sabbath. Around the same time they recorded and distributed a demo version of their eponymous song. In December 1969 they recorded and released their debut single, "Evil Woman". In January 1970, the band recorded and mixed the remaining seven songs that would appear on their debut album. The songs were recorded "live" and the entire process took just three days. Guitarist Tony Iommi recalls recording live: "We thought 'We have two days to do it and one of the days is mixing.' So we played live. Ozzy was singing at the same time, we just put him in a separate booth and off we went. We never had a second run of most of the stuff."

Tracklist:
01 Black Sabbath
02 The Wizard
03 Behind The Wall Of Sleep
04 N. I. B
05 Evil Woman
06 Sleeping Village
07 The Warning
08 Wicked World

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