What Are You Listening To?

[Ruby]

All the recent rappin' has me listening to Everlast (Erik Francis Schrody), which I do from time to time anyway (good for road trips). He’s probably scorned by purist rap/hip hop aficionados because of his crossover, bluesy style - I like to think that if Santana chose to record with him, he can’t be all that crap. He’s not unintelligent, at least, and his musicality is without question. Here’s “Put Your Lights On”, a Grammy award-winning duet with Carlos Santana - a song mostly of hope, according to Everlast, who wrote it coming out of a dark place - recovering from a major heart attack. Don’t know what category this slots into, so alternative it is!

[video=youtube;KCBS5EtszYI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBS5EtszYI[/video]

[Music Head]

Recording History

studio albums - 10
live albums - 1
compilation albums - 5
ep's - 1
singles - 34
videos - 28

Grammy Awards - 1
MTV Awards - 5

from my library (cd)



Producer: Paul Conboy, Phil Coulter, Sinead O'Connor

4th studio album - #36 US, #19 UK, #31 AUS
singles - Thank You For Hearing Me - #13 UK
.............Fire On Babylon - #57 AUS
.............Famine - #51 UK

Grammy Awards - 1 for Best Alternative Music Performance
MTV Awards - 3

A lot of songs about motherhood here. Only one track I love and plenty I don't care for. Not much music on some tracks, piano only. And her
controversial statements continue, having to make apologies for some. You cannot say anything bad about U2 in Ireland. Although sales for this
exceeded the covers album it didn't come close to her breakthrough and is her last album to go gold in the UK.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Tiny Grief Song
Best Track - Scorn Not His Simplicity

[video=youtube;sgHwhf-168I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgHwhf-168I[/video]

Track Listing

1. Germaine
2. Fire on Babylon **
3. John I Love You **
4. My Darling Child *
5. Am I a Human?
6. Red Football **
7. All Apologies *
8. A Perfect Indian **
9. Scorn Not His Simplicity ***
10. All Babies *
11. In This Heart *
12. Tiny Grief Song *
13. Famine **
14. Thank You for Hearing Me *

3's - 1
2's - 5
1's - 6

grade - 1.6 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[CRAZY-HORSE]

ELBOW "build a rocket boys!" cd 2011

career stats:
studio albums.....6
"ep's"................4
singles..............22

this album: #2 UK, #13 AU, #151 US
singles:
"neat little rows"...........#108 UK
"open arms".................#58 UK
"lippy kids"...................no chart action

UK alt band's fifth studio album...
music is sparse/minimalistic for the most part on this one, lyrics very dour and vocals much the same...
nowhere near as good as their fourth album,"the seldom seen kid", which i also own,and like a lot...
this one is their second best seller(after the aforementioned one) and managed to go platinum in their homeland...
allmusic and all the other online music sites rate this one highly averaging 4/5, me, as usual im way off the mark with the experts...

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: lippy kids
best track: open arms

tracks:

1. the birds *
2. lippy kids *
3. with love *
4. neat little rows *
5. Jesus is a rochdale child *
6. the night will always win **
7. high ideals **
8. the river **
9. open arms **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kwh9Sr6KOo live "later...with jools"
10.the birds(reprise) *
11.dear friends **

3s=0
2s=5
1s=6

rating: 1.5

[Music Head]

Recording History

studio albums - 10
live albums - 1
compilation albums - 5
ep's - 1
singles - 34
videos - 28

Grammy Awards - 1
MTV Awards - 5

from my library (cd)



5th studio album - #55 US, #61 UK, #18 AUS
singles - No Man's Woman - #87 AUS
.............Jealous - #86 UK, #58 AUS

Wrapping up my shinehead collection with a fair album. No outstanding tracks but only off the wall on one. Her first album in 6 years and the
first to not reach gold status, other than in Australia where she seems to be the most popular. Her overall sales continued to decline after
this but she had already made her mark. Many producers on this album including Dave Stewart and Brian Eno.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Kyrie Eleison
Best Track - Jealous

[video=youtube;DTmyTzJEoCE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTmyTzJEoCE[/video]

Track Listing

1. The Healing Room **
2. No Man's Woman **
3. Jealous **
4. Dancing Lessons **
5. Daddy I'm Fine **
6. 'Til I Whisper U Something **
7. Hold Back the Night **
8. What Doesn't Belong to Me **
9. The State I'm In **
10. The Lamb's Book of Life **
11. If U Ever **
12. Emma's Song **
13. Kyrie Eleison *

3's - 0
2's - 12
1's - 1

grade - 1.9 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[CRAZY-HORSE]

I was never a big fan of hers but I know many out here who are/were

[CRAZY-HORSE]

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BRUCE FOXTON "touch sensitive" vinyl/cd 1984

solo career stats:
studio albums............2
singles......................4

this album stats: #68 UK
singles:
"freak"..............................#23
"it makes me wonder".........#72
"this is the way".................#56

debut solo effort from the former Jam bassist....
it was always going to be a difficult act trying to follow the success of The Jam(even Weller's Style Council never quite got there),
but with Foxton who was a part time vocalist and writer for those guys it was never going to be easy....
like Weller,Foxton strayed away from the trademark Jam sound...pretty much 1980s pop on here and a couple of ballad type songs,
there is one that is a bit more heavy sounding and that was the lead off single "freak"....
that track was written after Foxton saw "the elephant man" movie.
a couple of tracks in "trying to forget you" and "you make me laugh",well, if you read between the lines they could either be about a brokendown relationship with a woman
or about the anger he held for Weller after he disbanded The Jam right at their commercial peak...Foxton has never spoken about these tracks publicly but his hatred for all things Weller was well documented at the time....
after the failure of this album Foxton joined UK band Stiff Little Fingers for several albums before going back to his furniture making/polishing business until the mid 00's when he formed a Jam covers band called "from the jam", more recently he and Weller buried the hatchet,healed the wounds and Foxton played on Weller's 2010 album "wake up the nation", he then made guest appearances on Weller's UK tour in the same year, since then he has released another solo album,on which, Weller played guitar....
the cd version of this album contains three bonus tracks, a Foxton b-side "sign of the times" and two covers...Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" and Temptations "get ready", both of those covers are crap and arent required or warrented for release!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: writings on the wall
best track: this is the way

tracks:

1. freak **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c-54-t9izg live(not as good as the studio version,but its all they had!)
2. it makes me wonder **
3. this is the way **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5twbSfpfIw audio
4. my imagination(s.o.s) **
5. what i'd give **
6. whatever the reason **
7. you make me laugh **
8. are you ready **
9. trying to forget you **
10.writing's on the wall *
11.25 or 6 to 4 *
12.sign of the times *
13.get ready *

3s=0
2s=9
1s=4

rating: 1.7

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Richard Butler – vocals
John Ashton – guitar
Tim Butler – bass guitar
Don Yallech – drums
Knox Chandler - guitar
Joe McGinty - keyboard



Recording History

studio albums - 7
compilation albums - 6
live albums - 2
singles - 22

from my library (cd)



Producer: Psychedelic Furs, Stephen Street

7th studio album - #68 UK
singles - Until She Comes
.............Don't Be A Girl

Didn't realize this was their last album. The band never hit it big with only 2 gold albums and this one only charted in the UK. Biggest hit came from the Pretty In Pink soundtrack. Always loved Richard Butlers voice and he's still in good form here. Two singles released from this and neither charted. They should have went with my fav and the only thing I love here. Though this is the bands last album, they reformed in 2000 and continue to do concert tours.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - All About You
Best Track - In My Head

[video=youtube;zCFNyAlQCAo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCFNyAlQCAo[/video]

Track Listing

1. Valentine **
2. In My Head ***
3. Until She Comes **
4. Don't Be a Girl **
5. Sometimes **
6. Tearing Down *
7. There's a World **
8. Get a Room **
9. Better Days **
10. All About You *

3's - 1
2's - 7
1's - 2

grade - 1.9 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[Ruby]

Calexico’s Carried to Dust. An excellent album, IMHO. I really enjoy the fusion of sounds these guys have created, and they’re good songwriters. There are a number of tracks that I love on this release – they get under your skin. Here's one of them - “Red Blooms” -

[video=youtube;SaW1X3X33Ro]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaW1X3X33Ro[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

FATHER JOHN MISTY "fear fun" cd, 2012

albums...........1
singles............0

Joshua Tillman,ex-member of Fleet Foxes.....
this is his seventh solo set but the first under the name Father John Misty...
lots of folky tunes here, some things even border on country....
he sites Pete Seeger as his major influence, but i cant hear it in these tracks...
lots of lovely melodies,harmonies and music on this one...
not much of a seller anywhere,failing to make the charts and no singles lifted off it made it one of those forgotten/hidden treasures from 2012...
infact i'd not heard of this one until MH pointed out that it would be right up my alley...
not a great album by any means, but consistant in quality, and well worth seeking out if you like beautiful harmonies,melodies,acoustic sounds and real music!
"allmusic" rates this one 4/5, converted to a more than respectable 2.4 on the MHRS(msuic head rating system)

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: this is sally hatchet
best track: im writing a novel

tracks:

1. funtimes in babylon **
2. nancy from now on **
3. hollywood forever cemetery sings **
4. im writing a novel ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga0ksTIagsg video
5. o i long to feel your arms around me **
6. misty's nightmares 1+2 **
7. only son of the ladiesman **
8. this is sally hatchet *
9. well you can do it without me ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ei-xiEg-4 audio
10.now im learning to love the war **
11.tee-pees 1-12 ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36skxr7PAEU audio
12.every man needs a companion **

3s=3
2s=8
1s=1

rating: 2.2

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Shane MacGowan - vocals
Jem Finer - banjo, mandola, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone, guitar
Spider Stacy - tin whistle, vocals, harmonica
James Fearnley - accordion, piano, guitar, violin, sitar, kalimba
Terry Woods - mandolin, guitar, cittern, vocals, concertina, auto harp
Philip Chevron - guitar
Darryl Hunt - bass guitar
Andrew Ranken - drums



Recording History

studio albums - 7
live albums - 4
compilation albums - 10
singles - 21

from my library (cd)



Producer: Joe Strummer

5th studio album - #187 US, #12 UK
singles - Summer In Siam - #64 UK
.............Sunny Side Of The Street

Band lasted around 10 years with Shane McGowan as the lead vocalist. His alcoholism probably and not being reliable led to the demise. Joe Strummer
produces this album and joined the band for a brief spell after Shane left. Best known song (not on here) is Fairytale of New York with Kirsty MacColl
which made it to #2 in the UK. No hits to be found on this one. This was the last album with Shane in front. There are a couple of songs here where he
is not the vocalist and they suck. Assuming that is Spider Stacey as he took over after Strummer departed. The band had 2 albums after this which I
have not heard. They reformed with Shane in 2001 but only for tours.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Maidrin Rua
Best Track - The Sunnyside Of The Street

[video=youtube;DBaKWLoFYmQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBaKWLoFYmQ[/video]

Track Listing

1. The Sunnyside of the Street ***
2. Sayonara **
3. The Ghost of a Smile **
4. Hell's Ditch **
5. Lorca's Novena *
6. Summer in Siam ***
7. Rain Street **
8. Rainbow Man *
9. The Wake of the Medusa **
10. House of the Gods **
11. 5 Green Queens & Jean ***
12. Maidrin Rua *
13. Six to Go *

3's - 3
2's - 6
1's - 4

grade - 1.9 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0