Saturday, March 02, 2024

Gary Sohmers Roar's Back March 8 with Collectibles Show, To Jah Nature Ellis, Tom Hambridge New CD, Keith Richards Waiting for the Man, Sean Walshe American Son, Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis

Top 10

1)Gary Sohmers

2)Tom Hambridge

3)Nature Ellis 

4)Keith Richards "Waiting for the Man" Lou Reed's Birthday

5)Sean Walshe Tiny Desk NPR Entry

6)Buzzy Linhart Birthday March 3 2024 

7)Ian Hunter DEFIANCE Part 2

8)Velvet Underground's Second to Last Show

9)Clive Davis book

10)Turtles Book

11)Turtles Book

12)Robin Lane new CD

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1)Gary Sohmers



2)Tom Hambridge

http://hambridgetunes.com/store


On "Blues Don't Care" Tommy Hambridge rocks with authority that he has "had his share" and the blues just don't concern themselves about it. The album, on Quatro Valley Records, is almost like Frank Sinatra Duets with Rob McNelly, James Cotten, Josh Smith, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Buddy Guy and Joe Bonamassa contributing.  The uplifting piano on the first track, "Ain't It Just Like Love" juxtaposed to Guy's guitar playing ...or more like introducing the wild leads ...has a thumping rhythm that compels.  The track is extraordinary. 
"That's My Home" evokes memories of Cream, but gets down to pure blues as it progresses.  Bonamassa following Buddy Guy on an album is a double whammy of fun.  Great follow up to the first song.  "Wear You Out" leans more towards Hambridge's rock sensibilities with more driving guitar with only 3 of the 13 songs going over four minutes.  "Wear You Out" is at a hand three minutes and six seconds, very radio friendly as is most of this disc.  "Sick with Love" feels very Alvin Lee (of Ten Years After) when he went into his slow-motion blues that was so effective.  It simply grabs you like a good TYA show did back in the day. "Automatic" takes us back to the driving blues/rock that is the essence of this album, and that is what is to like about the disc.  Tommy takes the blues and rock intensifies it, a groove that makes repeated spins mandatory. Interesting how "Symptoms of Love" comes a song after "Sick with Love" as the two songs are thematically similar...again resonating with Ten Years After keyboard vibes.  And what can one say about James Cotten on "Brother John Boogie" except that the drumming allows for the musicians to play nice with each other.  "Get Outta Town" leans into Rolling Stones in their Exile on Main St. days while "Johnny Winter" is a demand to put Winter in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.    I don't want to give all the secrets in these ones and zeroes on the CD away,  other than that the collection of songs is a keeper.






3)NATURE ELLIS

https://youtu.be/WxUKhFSGfsU


4)Keith Richards Waiting for the Man

Happy Birthday Lou Reed


https://youtu.be/5NcJvi5TYEk




5)Sean Walshe  American Son


https://youtu.be/TscJNFGlnrc

Sean Walshe is a singer, songwriter, & social activist from FL who just dropped the first single & title track from epic debut solo album, American Son. With a star-studded supporting cast including Kenny Aronoff on drums, Beach Boys and Rolling Stones collaborator Blondie Chaplin on Guitar and vocals, Ivan Neville on keyboards and indie auteur Nicholas Tremulis handling guitar and arrangements, Walshe lays down a cool & bluesy organic groove that delivers a scathing critique of the mess that has become of the great American experiment. It’s an inspiring indie endeavor. Produced by the legendary Rob Fraboni: (The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton… on and on). An amazing debut album… read Sean's story on his website. https://www.seanwalshe.com


6)Buzzy Linhart

Buzzy Linhart on the Joe Vig Top 40 dot com http://joevigtop40.com/ Happy Birthday. Lou Reed today, March 2, Buzzy tomorrow, March 3. Buzzy is blowing the whistle during the song Heroin on Lou Reed's Rock and Roll Aninmal album. William Charles "Buzzy" Linhart (March 3, 1943 – February 13, 2020) was an American rock performer, composer, multi-instrumentalist musician and actor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzy_Linhart



7)Ian Hunter  DEFIANCE Part 2

"Precious"

The first single from the album is a driving rocker, noting that it will "only take a minute of your precious time."  Insightful with elements of Ian Hunter's vocal inflections from previous discs, including as way back as Rant in 2001. That was Hunter's 10th studio album and it is unbelievably 23 years later.  It is a guitar onslaught and production by Ian and Andy York is sublime.  A little nick of the "All the Way from Memphis" opening riff, the talents of Joe Elliot, Brian May and Taylor Hawkins gives the audience a glimpse of something great on the horizon.  Even Karen and Richard Carpenter, who were very anti-Mott the Hoople, may have chosen to cover it had the Carpenters survived.



Precious first track on YouTube

Producer: Andy York Producer: Ian Hunter Producer, Associate Producer: James Frazee Composer Lyricist: Ian Hunter


https://youtu.be/sV0Bh8Ub_-s



8)Velvet Underground's Second to Last Show

https://www.amazon.com/Final-V-U-1971-1973-Velvet-Underground/dp/B00005NZK2

I taped one set of the Velvet Underground's second to last show. My darn drummer made us leave, jerk, I should have told him to go home. I was 19 years old at Oliver's on Lansdowne St. Anyway, a fanzine editor stole most of the tape, I have 3 additional songs and the full now digital copy from the master. Someone put it on you tube, but it is my work.

Jon MaceyTop Contributor
I was there multiple nights. But no Willie Moe or Walter. Just Yule and a bar band. Might have been his brother on drums. Doug was very nice and approachable. I talked to him a lot between sets.
People don’t remember Oliver’s but it was an important club before the Rat booked original bands. Fox Pass played there

   Joe Viglione Author

Top Contributor
  It was Billy Yule on drums, and this was probably booked by Mickey O'Halloran ....probably I think we also saw Fox Pass there.

Jon MaceyTop Contributor
Mickey booked Fox Pass into Oliver’s
And many other clubs

Joe Viglione
Author
Top Contributor
 OK, I'm pretty sure my guitarist Jack and I saw you there. Jack and I also saw Springsteen there, so it must have been Mickey O's account


9)Clive Davis Book

10)Turtles

11)Turtles


12)MARCY CHIN ON RECORD MACHINE SHOW

https://www.mixcloud.com/therecordmachineshow/marcy-chin-reggae-recording-artist-special-guest-on-2272024/?fbclid=IwAR1sAjCOW-JkJxaW9OhsyrGybYOGb9tiFZE1d4l6e_01UGPQf-ZzK2FvctM

In a sea of same-sounding songs, one potent lyricist continues to break through with fresh

music and, what she calls, an “intentionally undefinable” style. Marcy Chin, Jamaica’s ‘Baddest

Likkle Filly’, officially put her foot in the music ring in 2013 with the release of the mixtape Sex,

Guns and Smoke. Today, as Mek It Bunx Up approaches 54 million streams on Spotify, and her

top 5 singles near we now know that the mixtape was only just a taste.

The hardcore dancehall-neo-soul-hip-hop-house-trance-pop-inspired songs she’s laid down

on beats since then have been heard by millions around the world. From her viral songs

Warning and Cancel Rape Culture, to bonafide club bangers like When Again, Mek it Bunx Up

(with DeeWunn) and Soy Bonita, and dancehall hits including Gimme More, Street Fighter, Buzz

and Wul Night (with Skillibeng), Marcy Chin is well on the way to becoming a household name.


7)Ian Hunter  DEFIANCE Part 2

https://redyetiwarehouse.com/UPC/015047807468?gad_source=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhbTH9LHWhAMVOp1aBR0P5gsVEAQYAiABEgKHy_D_BwE



8)Velvet Underground's Second to Last Show

9)Clive Davis book

10)Turtles Book

11)Turtles Book

12)Robin Lane new CD

________________________________________________________________

1)Gary Sohmers


2)Tom Hambridge


3)NATURE ELLIS

https://youtu.be/WxUKhFSGfsU


4)Keith Richards Waiting for the Man

Happy Birthday Lou Reed


https://youtu.be/5NcJvi5TYEk




5)Sean Walshe  American Son


https://youtu.be/TscJNFGlnrc

Sean Walshe is a singer, songwriter, & social activist from FL who just dropped the first single & title track from epic debut solo album, American Son. With a star-studded supporting cast including Kenny Aronoff on drums, Beach Boys and Rolling Stones collaborator Blondie Chaplin on Guitar and vocals, Ivan Neville on keyboards and indie auteur Nicholas Tremulis handling guitar and arrangements, Walshe lays down a cool & bluesy organic groove that delivers a scathing critique of the mess that has become of the great American experiment. It’s an inspiring indie endeavor. Produced by the legendary Rob Fraboni: (The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton… on and on). An amazing debut album… read Sean's story on his website. https://www.seanwalshe.com


6)Buzzy Linhart


7)Ian Hunter Part 2



8)Velvet Underground's Second to Last Show

https://www.amazon.com/Final-V-U-1971-1973-Velvet-Underground/dp/B00005NZK2

I taped one set of the Velvet Underground's second to last show. My darn drummer made us leave, jerk, I should have told him to go home. I was 19 years old at Oliver's on Lansdowne St. Anyway, a fanzine editor stole most of the tape, I have 3 additional songs and the full now digital copy from the master. Someone put it on you tube, but it is my work.

Jon MaceyTop Contributor
I was there multiple nights. But no Willie Moe or Walter. Just Yule and a bar band. Might have been his brother on drums. Doug was very nice and approachable. I talked to him a lot between sets.
People don’t remember Oliver’s but it was an important club before the Rat booked original bands. Fox Pass played there

   Joe Viglione Author

Top Contributor
  It was Billy Yule on drums, and this was probably booked by Mickey O'Halloran ....probably I think we also saw Fox Pass there.

Jon MaceyTop Contributor
Mickey booked Fox Pass into Oliver’s
And many other clubs

Joe Viglione
Author
Top Contributor
 OK, I'm pretty sure my guitarist Jack and I saw you there. Jack and I also saw Springsteen there, so it must have been Mickey O's account

https://youtu.be/GMPQsc8blQM   Here is part of Joe Viglione's tape from Oliver's Nightclub

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9)Clive Davis Book  The Soundtrack of My Life book by Clive Davis (thriftbooks.com) 




10)Turtles



11)Turtles


12)MARCY CHIN ON RECORD MACHINE SHOW

https://www.mixcloud.com/therecordmachineshow/marcy-chin-reggae-recording-artist-special-guest-on-2272024/?fbclid=IwAR1sAjCOW-JkJxaW9OhsyrGybYOGb9tiFZE1d4l6e_01UGPQf-ZzK2FvctM



13)Mystic Marley

Mystic Marley "Misty Morning"

Mystic Marley - Misty Morning

(Official Lyric Video)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysticmarley/?hl=en



Forbes: In contemporary music, Mystic Marley has emerged as a new voice, transcending conventional categories with her creativity and authenticity. As a scion of one of music's most iconic families and the granddaughter of Bob Marley, she has not only inherited a name but a profound legacy steeped in cultural significance. Yet, Marley is determined to carve out her own distinct path that shines with her unique voice and vision.


14)MISTY MORNING Bob Marley version 





Misty morning, don't see no sun
I know you are out there somewhere having fun
There is one mystery - yea-ea-eah - I just can't express
To give your more, to receive your less

One of my good friend said, in a reggae riddim
"Don't jump in the water, if you can't swim

[Verse 1]
The power of philosophy - yea-ea-eah - floats through my head
Light like a feather, heavy as lead
Light like a feather, heavy as lead, yeah

[Verse 2]
See no sun! Oh
Time has come, I want you
I want you to straighten out my tomorrow! Uh
I want - I want - I want you - (tomorrow)
Oh, wo-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
I want you to straighten out my (tomorrow)

[Chorus]

"You can't jump - you can't jump in the water, if you can't swim


"Misty Morning" is a Song from the Kaya tenth studio album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1978. The album consists of tracks recorded alongside those present on the Exodus album in 1977.
The album has a very relaxed, laid back sound, lacking much of the militant quality of the Wailers lyrically and musically. They received criticism for 'going soft' as a result of the general sound of the album as well as the theme: songs primarily revolving around love, as well as marijuana.

The album's release coincided with the One Love Peace Concert, heralding Marley's triumphant return to Jamaica from exodus in London. Three of the songs are new versions of tracks from the 1971 album Soul Revolution Part II. Well-known songs from the album include "Is This Love" and "Satisfy My Soul". Kaya reached the top five in the UK album charts.
Kaya (album) - Wikipedia

15)Joe Perry Interview

35) Ocean of Love Review by Joe Viglione

Anyone remember the original Stormin Norman and Suzy album and then the Polydor release? https://www.allmusic.com/album/ocean-of-love-mw0000954638 on the www.joevigtop40.com

Ocean of Love Review by Joe Viglione
"Wrongside Boogie" on the major-label debut by Suzy Williams and Norman Zamcheck, aka Stormin' Norman & Suzy, takes a cue from Bette Midler's first Top Ten hit, 1973's "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, but doesn't take the concept far enough. Former Gridley, CA, resident Suzy Williams emulates Bessie Smith on the vocals and, perhaps not so strangely, Jack Richardson's production presents this music as a period piece as well. That's a mistake. The Guess Who mentor could have given some of the gloss he gave his Canadian band to this Boston-based outfit during a time when Suzy's identifiable voice could have found its way onto pop radio. He oversees eight of the nine songs, with the title track supervised by Sandy Linzer of Four Seasons/the Toys fame. That tune, "Ocean of Love," borrows heavily from Barbra Streisand's adult contemporary radio hit version of Laura Nyro's "Time and Love" from earlier in the '70s. The direction this duo needed was the sound of a Streisand record like Stoney End, not the melody. Suzy does her best "Second Hand Rose" throughout the disc, and she is a character but the presentation is limiting. A song like "Green" veers off into jazz territory when it needed a jolt of Spanky & Our Gang. The strongest number is the final one, "Stay Awake Awhile," with a dreamy groove and sublime backing vocals. Suzy takes the song to a place beyond Rod Stewart and the Faces' "Flying," and this sounds like the sequel to that classic. Ocean of Love is an admirable effort, but too much of an anachronism. With talents like Linzer and Richardson at the helm, it could have been so much more.


36)Stoney End Review by Joe Viglione

Barbra Streisand's driving rendition of this classic Laura Nyro piece is significant on many levels. It was the icon's third song to make the Top 40 in six and a half years of chart action, and along with the version of Carole King's "Where You Lead" which followed this gem, the most rock and roll of all her close to two dozen pop hits. Richard Perry's production, arranged by Gene Page, allows Streisand the opportunity to express Nyro's descriptive hard luck lyrics. It's a song of rage with the woman in question continuously hitting a brick wall, the fury of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" put in a semi soft-rock setting. Where Mick Jagger was born in a crossfire hurricane, Laura Nyro has her character "born from love" with turmoil matching "the broken thunder". There's the same mondegreen attributed to Jimi Hendrix in his "kiss the sky" line from "Purple Haze"

where it sounds like Barbra is singing "this guy has lost control" after the one night stand goes nowhere. And talk about mondegreens, Streisand stetches the last word of the recurring "I don't believe I want to see the morning" into something completely unintelligible. It's great rock & roll phrasing no doubt influenced heavily by producer Perry's sensibilities. Though in the late seventies the disco flavored "The Main Event/Fight" and "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough" were hugely popular and overpowering numbers, "Stoney End" is the tune with the rock & roll heart. The relentless plea to erase all the pain and "start all over" as a little baby back in the arms of her mama is the theme every human being can relate to when it all falls apart. Barbra Streisand's vocal is as close as she would get to the primal scream of John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band, released around this same time, and the woman who prior to this was best known for "music of your life" soft-rock classics like "People" and "Second Hand Rose" woke the masses up with the two minutes and fifty-nine seconds of Columbia Records' 45 RPM #45236. Sung with the nonchalance of Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is?"from the year before, it's hard to hear the despair, so Streisand makes the listener feel it instead. A magical combination of genres that only a superstar could blend so perfectly. 


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37)Woman In Love  Barbara Streisand and the Bee Gees

https://youtu.be/717tHgBSU1I




38)jon pousette dart new interview










39)JACK PHILLIPS RAGING DOWN ON ME 








40)Kenne Highland  Gemini Moon



Performed at a rare Upstairs at the Rat one night with Kenne Kenneth Highland Kenne Highland and I, with Stones Producer Jimmy Miller in the audience in the 1980s, brought the house down upstairs at the Rat. It was phenomenal, just a loud electric duo. It was quite memorable, we had the crowd jumping up and down....then Miller had to get to an appointment with me driving and when I got back there was no crowd. Should have told him to take a cab. What a night and what a great audience.
Photo is at Out of the Blue club 3 in Allston/Brighton
Gemini on a Full Moon Review by Joe Viglione
Kenne Highland won't grow up, and this vintage blast of rock & roll on Dino Records might not be his best work, but it is a solid effort with their special brand of tongue in cheek humor. "Everybody's a Lyre" has a psuedo scat vocal from Highland, which stutters over Bo Diddley's eternal "Pills" riff. The lyric is a take off on how many members go through the revolving door of fellow scenester Mono Mann's bands, from DMZ to the Lyres. The spirit of late-'70s and early-'80s Boston rock & roll survives through this group, despite the fact that Highland was a transplanted Bostonian from Bloomington, IN, by way of Brockport, NY. The title track, "Gemini on a Full Moon" has a clever riff, a truncated "You Really Got Me"; it falls apart somewhere during the guitar solo, then regroups, kind of like the band onstage. These guys are pros who can turn it up a notch when they're in the mood. The sloppiness is part of their charm, and the song takes a "White Light/White Heat" journey towards its conclusion, climbing up the scale and falling into an actual cover of Lou Reed's "There She Goes Again." They actually play this song with a reverence their own tunes could use, but the point of it all is to have a good time, and to keep on rocking. "She's My Best Bette" mutates a Nervous Eaters riff into one by the Kinks and "Melt Away" blasts away with a nifty hook and sustained energy. Aram Heller's production is low-key, almost non-existent. Don't expect a major label to pick this up and give Gemini on a Full Moon polish -- these middle-aged rockers somehow manage to sound like they are still 18 and learning how to play. It's a freshness few major-league acts can muster, and it works.

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

#1 Bob Marley One Love February 2024 Part 2 Andy Williams "Happy Heart" Taliitha Jae Ian Nelson Disposable Moments VivaBeat Party in the War Zone

 1)One Love    Bob Marley

Yah, man!  One Love is the Real Deal!


Directed By:

Reinaldo Marcus Green   

Cast:

Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, 
Tosin Cole, Anthony Welsh, 

Michael Gandolfini, Umi Meyers, Nadine Marshall

Running Time:

107 mins

Rating:

PG-13

Opening Date:

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Wide


      One Love is going to spur record sales for the late icon, that is the first thing that came to mind as the 177 seat theater was filled to capacity for the Boston screening.  Yah, man!  Elegantly filmed by director Reinaldo Marcus Green,  the story unfolds with little character development, something that could have benefited had a little bit more documentary-style been added to the story.  For example, James Gandolfini's son, Michael Gandolfini, comes off as a rather goofy version of mega-promoter Howie Bloom, and James Norton's "Chris," as in Blackwell, head and founder of Island Records, well, the screen version is not as my interpretation from the Chris Blackwell book - The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond.   But, to paraphrase Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, if you want the facts, do a documentary.

     This writer is someone who appreciates Bob Marley, but who only knows the hits.  That being said, as stated above, it is a terrific vehicle to get the music to an even wider audience. Kingsley-Ben Adir does a marvelous job as Marley, as does Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley.  Add to that the fact that many Marley family members were involved in the making of this film - it is heart-warming to members of the audience, like me, who know that it had the guiding hand of those who loved the singer/composer.
        


Boston - AMC Theater, the city was a madhouse on the night of the Bob Marley screening.



6) Ian Nelson   Disposable Moments

The Joe Vig Top 40 Dot Com www.joevigtop40.com Our Fun Monthly Review of Pop Culture: Feb 2024 Top 40 MARLEY / Portrait of the Legend / Wesrok, Busy Signal - Don't Get Me Wrong, Ahmet Ertegun - two books on his life  


7)Happy Heart  Andy Williams
This incredible pop song was simultaneously released by Pet Clark, but it is Andy Williams version that climbed the charts.  Pet Clark actually appeared on the Andy Williams song as he performed the tune.  They should have performed a duet.  

8) Talitha Jae - Meet Me At The Window

          Talitha Jae has a tremendous voice, intriguing compositions and smart chord changes that make
for repeated spins.  The official music video of "Butterflies and Anxiety" is a compelling video https://youtu.be/SzBuB3Nb7Os  reminiscent of the charm  in Heidi-Jo Hines "As It Is," directed by Heidi's daughter, Jaylie Jo Wayling https://youtu.be/v60ddB_saIM 

        The upcoming "Meet Me at the Window" has elements of Macy Gray  and Norah Jones meet Janis Ian.  Pensive, drawing you in with both lyric and voice weaving a beautiful tapestry.  The three minute and forty second musical poetry will be released in little over a month, on March 15th, 2024.   It ends abruptly, leaving the listener in mid-air.  A very special slice of music from Cairns QLD, Australia  

 






9)VIVABEAT   PARTY IN THE WAR ZONE




10)JONFX   MOSCATO

JonFX come back with a smooth, sophisticated, Dean Martin/Frank Sinatra in 2024 sound guaranteed to both excite and relax you.  The tune clocks in at 3:16 and seductively sounds like he is making his pitch. Utilizing a guitar that sounds like a cross between The Sandpipers 1966 hit "Guantanamera" and Bachman/Turner Overdrive's classic "Looking Out for #1."  The tasty hornline has the production playing with your ears and sensibilities.  Very nice.

What kind of wine is Moscato?
Moscato is a sweet white or pink wine with a low alcohol content that pairs exquisitely with desserts and spicy food. Moscatos are made from the Muscat grape—a table grape also used for raisins—and typically feature flavors of sweet peach, orange blossom and nectarine.



Suzy's first photo ....I let her run out in the hallway, call her back in and she comes immediately. 



Peter Wolf of the J Geils Band gave up his seat next to the wonderful Ian Hunter
of Mott the Hoople to let Ian and I get this great photograph backstage at City Winery, Boston






Pousette-Dart Band 3 Review by Joe Viglione

Out of the four albums released by the Pousette-Dart Band on Capitol, Pousette-Dart Band 3 may be the most satisfying. The only song that received as much attention as "Amnesia," the title track and minor hit off of their second album, or "For Love," the David Finnerty of the Road Apples tune from their fourth disc, was the cover of the Lieber/Stoller/Ben E. King 1961 hit "Stand by Me." It is a good version, and the songs on side one are the usual fare from Jon Pousette-Dart's group: top-notch country-rock. But it is side two that really is extraordinary. "Louisiana," "Too Blue to Be True," and "Mr. Saturday Night" work almost as a trilogy. They are deep, dark, and not as bouncy as Don Covay's "I Stayed Away Too Long" on side one. The beautiful, acoustic "Where Are You Going," which ends this half of the program, sets up the second side nicely, and lends for a seamless flow if listening on compact disc. Pousette-Dart's voice is flawless, as is his playing on "Where Are You Going," which ends suspended in mid-air. As with that tune, all the songs on the second side are written by Jon Pousette-Dart, and along with the sterling performance, this is his best songwriting of these releases on Capitol. "Louisiana" has tension, eerie production, immaculate instrumentation, and just a great vocal walking next to the guitars. While the Eagles and Hall & Oates were enjoying success at this point in time, along with the resurgence of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Pousette-Dart Band's mellow Buffalo Springfield style on this album really should have garnered a huge audience. "Too Blue to Be True" brings it up a bit, the band cooking with excitement and power. That power continues in the semi-funk of "Mr. Saturday Night," three powerful statements by this important artist that somehow got lost in the shuffle of the music industry. Jon Pousette-Dart's appearance at the Paradise Theater in Boston at the end of 2000 with Jon Hall of Orleans and Jonathan Edwards of Orphan was their first live appearance together as a trio, having previously only recorded "Why Can't We Be Friends," the War tune for Rounder. That performance magnified what one of those performers put in these grooves. "Lord's Song" starts to conclude the album in the same fashion as side one, Pousette-Dart's voice and acoustic guitar are combined with his plaintive expression, and this time the band in the background is solidified by co-producer Dave Appell's strings swelling, rising up before the group kicks in with precision. An album that truly deserves a better fate than obscurity.

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Dream with Dean Review by Joe Viglione

A profile of a rugged Dean Martin by the fireplace with a cigarette adorns the jacket of this very interesting concept album. As Stan Cornyn's liner notes explain, "his longtime accompanist" on piano, Ken Lane, with "three of Hollywood's most thoughtful rhythm men" -- those being drummer Irv Cottler, bassist Red Mitchell, and guitarist Barney Kessel -- do create a mood, Dean Martin performing as if he were a lounge singer at 1:15 a.m. as the Saturday night crowd is dwindling. His signature tune, "Everybody Loves Somebody," is here in a laid-back style, produced by Jimmy Bowen, who would go on to produce Reba McEntireKenny Rogers & the First Edition, and so many others, also the same man who was behind the 1964 number one smash. This album with the original Martin recording was released after the hit single version and on the same day as the Everybody Loves Somebody LP, but how many times does the audience get a different studio reading of a seminal hit record? Not only that, but the version that preceded the hit. The backing is so sparse it is almost a cappella, with Kessel's guitar noodlings and Ken Lane's piano. The bass is mostly invisible, coming in only when needed. It's a slow and sultry version that caps off side one. There is a rendition of Rodgers & Hart's "Blue Moon" that strips away the doo wop of the Marcels' number one 1961 remake, and a run-through of the Bloom/Mercer hit for Glen Miller, "Fools Rush In," which Rick Nelson had launched into the Top 15 in 1963. Martin is just crooning away, and if the album has one drawback, it is that the 12 songs are incessant in their providing the same atmosphere. The backing quartet does not deviate from their job, nor does producer Jimmy Bowen add any technique, other than putting Martin's voice way out in the mix. But Dream With Dean was no doubt excellent research and development as Bowen landed 11 Top 40 hits with the singer from 1964's "Everybody Loves Somebody," which evolved out of this original idea to 1967's "Little Old Wine Drinker, Me." It sounds as if they tracked the album in one afternoon, and it is not only a very pleasant listening experience, it shows what a tremendous vocalist Dean Martin truly was.



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https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-frank-sinatra-show-with-bing-crosby-and-dean-martin-mw0001895949



The Frank Sinatra Show: With Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Review by Joe Viglione

This black-and-white Frank Sinatra TV special, Frank Sinatra Show: With Bing Crosby and Dean Martin, was taped on October 19, 1958 and magnificently captures the show biz high standards held by all involved. You'll hear references to sponsor Timex inside some of these classic songs -- which only adds to the charm. The "Timex Promotional Segments" are also included -- an era when commercials were entertaining and only borderline obnoxious. But the true treasures are watching and hearing flawless performances by Mitzi GaynorJimmy DuranteDean Martin, and Bing Crosby. Once again, the musical direction is by Nelson Riddle, here lovingly brought into the world of 5.1 Surround Sound by the DVD executive producers Kim Lyon and Gary Peet. This particular program is dubbed High Hopes and features that classic song as its opening number, performed by Dean MartinMitzi Gaynor, and Bing Crosby, all looking for Sinatra, who saunters in when he's good and ready (as scripted). There's a quaint version of "High Hopes" with Sinatra surrounded by children, all singing the tune in chorus fashion. These time capsules are amazing artifacts that remain highly entertaining half a century after they first aired. They also provide more than a bit of insight as to how mega stars pioneered this new medium with the same elegance and personality they brought to their film and stage performances. Dean Martin gets to solo on "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" while Gaynor is given the opportunity to shine on "Hurricane." Sinatra gets an additional four songs -- "Day in and Day Out,," "It Was Just One of Those Things," "Angel Eyes," and "The Lady Is a Tramp," with all sorts of mixing and matching of talents rounding out this wonderful hour.

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