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Who Who Sell Out Rock Music CD Review

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:05:42 +0000

Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Who Sell Out gets. Who Sell Out stated simply is one of their best CDs to date.

I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday that I get a CD for review that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Who Sell Out. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

These days it’s a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.

If you’re a Who fan, or just a fan of Rock music this is a CD your collection simply should not be without.

While this entire album is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 3 – Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand, track 7 – I Can See For Miles, and track 23 – Glow Girl.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – Armenia City In The Sky. Great track!

Who Sell Out Release Notes:

Who originally released Who Sell Out on June 20, 1995 on the MCA Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Armenia City In The Sky 2. Heinz Baked Beans 3. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand 4. Odorono 5. Tattoo 6. Our Love Was 7. I Can See For Miles 8. I Can’t Reach You 9. Medac 10. Relax 11. Silas Stingy 12. Sunrise 13. Rael 1 14. Rael 2 15. Glittering Girl – (previously unreleased) 16. Melancholia 17. Someone’s Coming 18. Jaguar 19. Early Morning Cold Taxi 20. Hall Of The Mountain King 21. Girl’s Eyes 22. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand – (Alternate Version) 23. Glow Girl

Who Sell Out Album Notes The Who: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, piano); John Entwistle (vocals, bass); Roger Daltrey (vocals); Keith Moon (drums). Additional personnel: Al Kooper (organ). Producer: Kit Lambert.

Lyle Lovett Road to Ensenada Rock Music CD Review

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:04:29 +0000

Very talented Rock artist Lyle Lovett has released him latest album titled Road To Ensenada and Wow! It’s really a good one.

Lyle Lovett has been a heavy hitter in the Rock genre for quite some time now and Road To Ensenada is an excellent illustration as to why.

Rock music fans will recognize some of the well known contributors on the project including Paul Franklin and Russ Kunkel plus a few other notables as well.

Road To Ensenada is a first rate CD, delivering a little something for everyone. I give it my highest recommendation. It’s quite simply great listening. A must buy if you’re even mildly into Rock music.

While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 2 – Her First Mistake, track 9 – I Can’t Love You Anymore, and track 12 – The Road To Ensenada

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 – Don’t Touch My Hat. Wow!

Road To Ensenada Release Notes:

Lyle Lovett originally released Road To Ensenada on June 18, 1996 on the MCA Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Don’t Touch My Hat 2. Her First Mistake 3. Fiona 4. That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas) 5. Who Loves You Better 6. Private Conversation 7. Promises 8. It Ought To Be Easier 9. I Can’t Love You Anymore 10. Long Tall Texan 11. Christmas Morning 12. Road To Ensenada, The

Personnel: Lyle Lovett (vocals, acoustic guitar); Arnold McCuller, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens, Willie Greene, Jr., Randy Newman (vocals); Dean Parks (acoustic & electric guitars); Don Potter (acoustic guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Garey Herbig (alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone); Greg Adams (trumpet); Matt Rollings (piano); Leland Sklar (bass); Russ Kunkel (drums, shaker); Luis Conte (tambourine, shaker, percussion); Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, Herb Pedersen, Chris Hillman, Valerie Carter, Kate Markowitz (background vocals).

Recorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California.

History Of Rock Music

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 02:08:16 +0000

Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black man who played black music, originally founded rock music in the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock became popular almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger generations. This was largely due to younger generations who were excited by the thought of having music that expressed their rebellious streak and their desires to promote anti-conformism.

This style of music is a far cry from the modern rock music of today that has evolved over the decades and branched out into a multitude of different genres and sub-genres to create music that is more a way of life than entertainment. However, the still prominent fact that rock is a form of self-expression and non-conformist desire still remains strong even after all this time.

Rock music grew stronger and stronger with idols such as Elvis Presley, around this time many of the black rock and roll artists left the rock music scene and in their place were a host of other white rockers with a style and look all of their own.

After Elvis Presley’s famous entrance, other well known rock idols and bands started popping up from everywhere, but something was lost along the way, rockers started losing sight the whole reason that rock and roll had become popular in the first place, which was non conformist and rebellious attitudes.

During this time rock, took a huge nosedive with the younger generations, who were uninterested in a mixture of country music, folk songs, and rock music. This was in the late fifties and musicians such as Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers were foremost rockers in the rock music scene.

Just as things were looking bleak, Bob Dylan entered the scene during the Vietnam War and held the heart and attention of many youth of the era with his songs of the Vietnam War and civil rights. Around this time, the Beach Boys changed the rock music scene with their new style of rock.

California had its own unique spin on rock and roll, which contained very sophisticated and vocal harmonies; this style of rock music was a change from the empathetic shouting that had first been introduced by the black musicians in the mid 50s.

In the early sixties, Britain took on a whole new aspect of rock and created a rage with bands such as the Rolling Stones and the Animals. During this era, the Yard birds also debuted and although they were in the shadows of the Rolling Stones, they were in fact the beginnings of something great, the musicians from this band were later on to revolutionize rock music all over again.

Nevertheless, it was the birth of the Beatles that created a worldwide mania and the beginning of rock music as a business was really born. Following the Beatles, the second generation of rockers were the Kinks and the Who, the Who had changed rock music forever with their mechanically amplified guitars and songs dedicated to the angry frustrated youth of the 60s

The seventies saw the death of Jimmy Hendrix, and the Doors Jim Morrison, and rock music cooled down. New bands, such as Nirvana and the Eagles, began a more peaceful revival of country music mixed with soft rock. The seventies were characterized by a quieter time in rock music.

The nineties saw the age of electronic music, and this new rage spread all over the world, and saw an era of many different genres of rock music, blended music and dance music mixed together. The 90s were also the decade of heavy metal and bands such as Guns and Roses and Metallica. This style of music split into a myriad of other sub-genres such as the funk-metal of Red-Hot-Chilli-Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More.

It is hard to believe that today’s rock music began with a single black man, singing a hybrid type of the blues, and flourished over the last five decades to become not only a choice, but also a way of life.

Rock music has evolved to become an array of different styles and sub categories, which provide enjoyment for a multitude of different tastes in music. What the future holds for rock music may not be known, although it is safe to say the rock music will still be around for the next five decades.