Music For Maestros

Van Morrison - BBC Radio 2 with Paul Jones 10th March 2008

2008-03-10T21:08:00.004Z

For all those that cannot get the iplayer on the BBC website and want to listen to the Van Morrison interview and tracks I have posted it here. I downloaded the ra file and converted it to MP3.

If anyone wwants the .ra file please let me know and I will post it here.

LONG LIVE VAN MORRISON!!!!!!

Sorry guys, Rapidshare have deleted the file due to complaints :-(

John Martyn - The Apprentice

2008-02-04T20:51:00.000Z

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1. Live on Love
2. River
3. Look at the Girl
4. Income Town
5. Send Me One Line
6. Deny This Love
7. Hold Me
8. Upo
9. Apprentice
10. Moment
11. Patterns in the Rain

John Martyn - guitars, vocals
Foster Patterson - keyboards
Aran Ahmun - drums
Colin Tully, Andy Shepherd - saxophone
Danny Cummings - percussion, backing vocals
Danusia - backing vocals
Taj Wyzgowski - rhythm guitar

Bonnie Raitt - Longing in Their Hearts

2008-02-04T20:07:00.000Z

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Love Sneakin' up on You
Longing in Their Hearts
You
Cool, Clear Water
Circle Dance
I Sho Do
Dimming of the Day
Feeling of Falling
Steal Your Heart Away
Storm Warning
Hell to Pay
Shadow of Doubt

Like its two multiplatinum predecessors, Longing in Their Hearts was produced by Don Was (Raitt is listed as coproducer on the last two) and features the funky rhythm section of ex-Neville Brothers bassist Hutch Hutchinson and ex-Beach Boys drummer Ricky Fataar. As before, Was provides a sympathetic blend of roots rock and radio-ready L.A. pop-rock for Raitt's always-lustrous voice. And yet too many songs on this album just sit there like wallflowers at the juke joint, without enough melody or personality to get the party started. --Geoffrey Himes

VA - Rough Trade Shops Country Vol 1

2008-02-03T18:14:00.000Z

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Put away your boots and guns, put away your stetson, son. If you thought country music was dead. Think again. This is a rip-roaring, hip-snorting, root'n'tootin' compilation of today's best Americana. Stand out tracks include Brownsville Girl by Jim White and Gin and Juice by The Gourds. Miss this at your peril.

Disc 1:

1. Wearing the Robes of Bible Black - Giant Sand
2. Take Me Down to the Hospital - The Replacements
3. Country Death Song - Violent Femmes
4. Jellyfish - Lincoln 65
5. I Cut Myself - Wannabe Texans
6. Lust - Meat Puppets
7. Fancy - The Geraldine Fibbers
8. The Devil in the Details - The Broken Family Band
9. Gary's Song - American Music Club
10. Tapedecks All Over Hell - Boiled in Lead
11. Life Is Fine - Rainer
12. When the Helicopter Comes - The Handsome Family
13. The Crooked Rose and the Briar - Calexico
14. South of Cincinnati - Freakwater
15. Lil Wallet Picture - Richard Buckner
16. The Night's Too Long - Lucinda Williams
17. Ghost on the Highway - Gun Club
18. Come Back to Your Man - Songs: Ohia
19. Blind Willie McTell - Dream Syndicate

Disc 2:

1. Until You Came Along - Golden Smog
2. Drifting - The Rockingbirds
3. Riding With Mary - X
4. Ain't No Hangman - True West
5. Night Time (Ain't Got No Eyes) - Chickasaw Mudd Puppies
6. Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down - Uncle Tupelo
7. Lost Highway - The Mekons
8. Houses on the Hill - Whiskeytown
9. Billy Austin - Steve Earle
10. Lonely Lights - Tarnation
11. Give My Heart to You - The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers
12. The Girl from Brownsville, Texas [Rough Mix] - Jim White
13. Good Guys and Bad Guys - Camper Van Beethoven
14. Strugglin' Horse in Hollywood - Ella Guru
15. Hair of the Dog - Green on Red
16. This Train - 28th Day
17. Border Radio - Dave Alvin
18. Spreading the Evening Sky With Crows - Lullaby for the Working Class
19. Gin and Juice - The Gourds
20. Feel Better - Souled American
21. Can I Sleep in Your Arms? - Willie Nelson, Carla Bozulich

Al Copley - Jump On It

2008-02-03T17:01:00.000Z

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There's nothing particularly blue about Al Copley's blues -- not that there's anything wrong with that. The point of Jump On It is to party, no matter what the tempo. A snappy horn section jabs the rhythm players on classic jump tunes like "Hoy Hoy Hoy" and "I Ain't Gonna Do It," a re-creation of Jerry Lee Lewis's manic crash through "Great Balls of Fire," a medium-tempo sashay over Fats Domino piano triplets on "Someday," a smoky Mose Allison groove on "Stranger in My Hometown," a sly, risqué reading of "The Big Ten Inch Record," and a fresh arrangement of the ultimate good-time track, "Louie Louie." On each cut, Copley sings with a smile on his face, his voice husky and warm, his phrasing impeccably idiomatic. His piano never misses the mark either, from rumbling two-fisted tremolos to last-call, upper-register tinkles. None of it breaks new ground, nor is it deep emotionally; aside from one brief reflection on hate during a pause toward the end of "Send Me Someone to Love," he pretty much keeps his entertainer hat on throughout the whole album. It is, luckily, a perfect and satisfying fit.

01.last thing i needed 03:17
02.hoy hoy hoy 02:27
03.the big ten inch record 02:37
04.louie louie 03:05
05.great balls of fire 01:52
06.stranger in my hometown 02:56
07.please send me someone to love 05:50
08.someday 03:18
09.how sweet it is 03:12
10.i ain't gonna do it 02:33

Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm

2008-02-03T16:18:00.000Z

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Album Description

Quality is never an issue with an Aimee Mann album. Even without hearing a note, it’s a certainty that at some level the album will be excellent. With the exception of Magnolia (lessened simply due to the fact that its finest moments are available on Bachelor No. 2), Mann’s catalogue is a five star treasure trove, and The Forgotten Arm is a worthy addition.

Loosely based around the story of a couple called John and Caroline, the album covers the story of their road-trip across 70s America, tying in with their own personal journeys. As always, Mann is an impeccable storyteller, especially on the lyrically poignant but upbeat "Clean Up For Christmas".

Musically, it swings between two styles: "Mott The Hoople meets alt. country" according to Mann herself, with the former obvious on the gently loping "King Of The Jailhouse" and "Little Bombs", the latter in the piano textures that dominate the album but never forsakes the power of a great chorus or an tastefully-placed string section.

In short, there is little here for fans of Mann herself to complain about; this is an excellently written, well produced, solidly played album. And what more does anyone really need? --Thom Allott

1. Dear John
2. King Of The Jailhouse
3. Goodbye Caroline
4. Going Through The Motions
5. I Can’t Get My Head Around It
6. She Really Wants You
7. Video
8. Little Bombs
9. That’s How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart
10. I Can’t Help You Anymore
11. Clean Up For Christmas
12. Beautiful

Lee Rocker - Black Cat Bone

2008-01-21T20:17:00.000Z

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[Track List]
1. Gone
2. Crazy When She Drinks
3. One More Night
4. Black Cat Bone
5. Lost Highway
6. Rebel
7. Sold Us Down The River
8. What I Don't Know
9. String Bass, Guitar And A Drum
10.The Wall Of Death
11.Sometimes You Win
12.The Highway Is My Home
13.Free Bass

A varied set of rockabilly, roots-tinged tracks from the
bassist for the Stray Cats. Includes "Crazy When She Drinks,
" "Sold Us Down The River," a cover of Bob Dylan's "One More
Night," and more.

Bruce Cockburn - Dart To The Heart

2008-01-21T05:59:00.000Z

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Original Release Date: March 1, 1994
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Sony
ASIN: B00000295H

Track Listings

1. Listen for the Laugh

2. All the Ways I Want You

3. Bone in My Ear

4. Burden of the Angel/Beast

5. Scanning These Crowds

6. Southland of the Heart

7. Train in the Rain

8. Someone I Used to Love

9. Love Loves You Too

10. Sunrise on the Mississippi

11. Closer to the Light

12. Tie Me at the Crossroads

Bruce Cockburn is Canada's version of Richard Thompson, a brilliant folk-rock guitarist who also writes smart, acerbic lyrics about the twisted ways of modern society and modern romance. Never as vicious or as funny as Thompson, Cockburn is a more restrained, less obvious talent, but rewarding just the same. Dart to the Heart, free of political abstractions and filled with personal musings on love, is his best since 1985's World of Wonders. The first single, "Listen for the Laugh," is a boisterous hornªpowered rocker that insists good-naturedly that the surest sign of love is not sighing but laughter--and very specific sort of laughter, like "a chain saw in a velvet glove." That's a good description for Cockburn's guitar work, too, for he keeps it buried behind his deep, sleepy vocals, but if you listen closely you can hear just how his picking chews up chords and sends notes flying in all directions. --Geoffrey Himes

Black Cat Bones

2008-01-20T20:48:00.001Z

Barbed Wire Sandwich
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Tracks:
01 - Chauffeur
02 - Death Valley Blues
03 - Feelin' Good
04 - Please Tell Me Baby
05 - Coming Back
06 - Save My Love
07 - Four Women
08 - Sylvesters' Blues
09 - Good Lookin' Woman

The Black Cat Bones was a blues-rock group from London founded in the late '60s by Paul Kossoff (guitar), Stuart Brooks (bass), and Simon Kirke (drums). Kossoff and Kirke left to form Free, and Brooks recruited Brian Short (vocals), Derek Brooks (guitar), Rod Price of Savoy Brown & Foghat (guitar, vocals), and Phil Lenoir. This unit cut The Black Cat Bones' only album, Barbed Wire Sandwich, in 1970. Black Rose Records.

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Seasick Steve & The Level Devils

2008-01-20T20:08:00.000Z

Cheap

TITLE: Cheap
LABEL: Bronzerat
GENRE: Blues

BITRATE: 149 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 59:53

Track List
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1. Cheap 4:05
2. Rockin' Chair 3:36
3. Hobo Blues 3:01
4. Story #1 5:45
5. Sorry My Jesus 4:17
6. Love Thang 3:44
7. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde 5:14
8. Story #2 7:07
9. 8 Ball 3:41
10. Xmas Prison Blues 4:16
11. Levi Song 4:20
12. Rooster Blues 10:47

Release Notes:

Resoundingly lo-fi and raw, this album from Seasick Steve and the Level Devils
thunders out of the speakers just like the late R L Burnside used to do. Ragged
and loud, it makes most other modern music sound distinctly artificial.

Interspersed with stories of his life as a hobo, he lays down a fearsome groove.
"Sorry Mr Jesus" and "8 Ball" hit you hard with their sheer intensity. "Xmas
Prison Blues" comes straight from the heart and "Rooster Blues" ends the album
with a slice of pure Chicago style blues. Not so much produced as persuaded on
to tape, this music sounds like it should be on an old 78 rather than the
pristine digital clarity of our modern age.

Raw and at the same time unassuming, Seasick Steve is about as far from the
commercial forefront as you can get these days. Maybe that explains his appeal.
Out of time but not out of place, who said a white man cannot feel the blues?
The truth is on show here and to (over) use a phrase the Bluesbunny is fond of,
Seasick Steve is the real deal.