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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Cheap Thrills (Audio CD)

Cheap Thrills (Audio CD)
By Janis Joplin

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Media Type: CD
Artist: JOPLIN,JANIS
Title: CHEAP THRILLS
Street Release Date: 08/31/1999
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Genre: ROCK/POPOne of the most eagerly awaited albums in rock history, Big Brother & the Holding Company's 1968 major label debut (they'd previously released one thinly produced collection on the small Mainstream label) made good on all the hype generated by Janis Joplin's amazing performance at the Monterey Pop Festival the year before. Crowned by its hit single, a churning remake of Aretha Franklin's sister Erma's "Piece of My Heart," the album also contained Joplin's Monterey showstopper, Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain," as well as the Gershwin classic "Summertime," on which Joplin's always underappreciated band (especially guitarists Sam Andrews and James Gurley) match her vocal intensity with their own ferocious playing. This expanded reissue includes two previously unissued outtakes ("Roadblock" and "Flower in the Sun") and a couple of heretofore unheard live cuts ("Catch Me Daddy" and "Magic of Love"), all from 1968. --Billy Altman Read more

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Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (Audio CD)

Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (Audio CD)
By Etta James

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Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection by Etta James

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Whether she sings string-laden pop ballads, lively soul, or gritty electric blues, James's high-powered, enormously expressive voice displays a knack for passionate blues inflections. Emotionally charged ballads including "At Last" and "All I Could Do is Cry" find James blasting through the orchestra with unearthly wails and moans. "If I Can't Have You," a duet with Harvey Fuqua, drops the orchestra in favor of horn-driven R&B and "Something's Got a Hold On Me" is a gospel-flavored romp reminiscent of Ray Charles. A live version of Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me to Do" shows her raunchiest Chicago-blues style, and "In the Basement," with Sugar Pie DeSanto, is a funky workout. Also here are three classics from her soul-drenched 1967 Muscle Shoals sessions. --Marc Greilsamer Read more

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House of Refuge (Audio CD)

House of Refuge (Audio CD)
By Jim Byrnes

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Resident of Vancouver, but born in St. Louis in the same time frame as Ike Turner, Jimmy Johnson and Chuck Berry, Jim Byrnes has shared the stage with many Blues legends. Recorded and produced in Vancouver by another Juno Award winner Steve Dawson, House of Refuge is the follow up to 2004's Fresh Horses and is much more than just a gospel tinged record. It is a twelve track long player of songs and stories of deep soul and faith all brought to breathe by a lust for life and a deference for death. Besides Byrnes and Dawson on guitars, the album features Jesse Zubot on fiddle and mandolin, Elliot Polsky on percussion and drums, Keith Lowe on double bass, Chris Gestrin on keyboard/organ/accordion and the gospel trio The Sojourners (Marcus Mosely, Will Sanders, and Ron Small) on vocals. Byrnes is a Juno winner and nominee for his Blues/Gospel releases. Read more

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Monday, September 19, 2011

My Walking Stick (Audio CD)

My Walking Stick (Audio CD)
By Jim Byrnes

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The followup to the multi award-winning CD, House Of Refuge (2006), this recording once again teams up Jim Byrnes with gospel trio powerhouse The Sojourners and award-winning producer Steve Dawson for a follow-up that sees the band tackling some more gritty 60's R&B flavored sounds. A native of St. Louis, MO, Jim grew up surrounded by music on the North side of the city. Chuck Berry, Ike and Tina Turner, Ray Charles and Muddy Waters played nearby and were major influences. Ray Charles' I'll Drown In My Own Tears is a highlight track on My Walking Stick and features one of Jim's greatest vocal performances. Jim Byrnes is an international touring artist who plays over 150 dates a year in North America and Europe, including major folk and jazz festivals. Jim is also known as an actor for his roles in film and TV (The Highlander series, Wiseguy, and many others). Read more

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Everywhere West (Audio CD)

Everywhere West (Audio CD)
By Jim Byrnes

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Jim Byrnes' fourth album for Black Hen Music, finds him collaborating once again with producer Steve Dawson. Jim and Steve have worked together on all of his award- winning albums in the last decade. This is Jim's bluesiest album in years. Everywhere West includes raw and stripped-down takes on classic material and some originals. While Jim has been focusing on gospel-oriented blues for his last 2 albums (the Juno Award-winning House of Refuge and 2008's My Walking Stick), Everywhere West brings him back to the music of his youth, with some of the greatest performances of his career on songs by Jimmy Reed, Lowell Folsom, The Mississippi Sheiks, Tampa Red and many more. Everywhere West was recorded live off the floor with minimal overdubs. Read more

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