Bruce Cameron

Midnight Daydream

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Bruce Cameron Music/Brain Cell Records BC001

Released in 1999.

An unknown guitarist Bruce Cameron produced his solo album with a list of 70's musicianswith a classic rock sound. Cameron is joined by featured guest like Jack Bruce from Cream, Buddy Miles, Billy Cox, Mitch Mitchell from Jimi Hendrix Experience. Bunk Garner from Mothers of Invention, Billy James of Ant-Bee, Harvey Dalton Arnold from Outlaws and Ken Hensley of Uriah Heap. Two from the Alice Cooper Group, Michael Bruce who does vocals on two tracks and Neal Smith as drummer on five tracks.
This album is pretty good and has gotten good reviews from mostly guitar magazines. Cameron's guitar work is excellent as some of the tracks are instrumental. Cameron wrote, engineered, mixed and produced the whole album.

The two songs Michael Bruce sings and Neal Smith drums on are "I Want To Be Late" and "Falling Up A Mountain" are great. Michael's vocals are superb as he gives a growl on these songs.
Neal Smith also lends his drumming talent on three more tracks "Mind Gardens", "Just Like A Spaceman" and instrumental "She's So Gone". The last song "She's So Gone" is one of the best instrumentals on this album.

It's sad to note that Bruce Cameron died during the release of this album.

Tracks:
"Midnight Daydream" 6:42 / "Doctor Please" 4:52 / "Mind Gardens" 5:24 / "Miles Away" 3:29 / "Born to Lose" 5:32 / "I Want to Be Late" 4:19 / "Forever Rebel Girls" 6:18 /
"Just Like a Spaceman" 3:57 / "So Aliens Have Been Here" 4:25 / "A Thousand Moons" 3:54 / "Raining the Blues" 4:39 / "Day After Yesterday" 3:27 / "Falling Up a Mountain" 4:09 / "She's So Gone" 2:28

Micky Dolenz

Puts You To Sleep

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Rhino R2 70413

Released in 1992.

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-This is a a soloalbum from former monkees drummer/singer Micky Dolenz. He made a wonderful album filled with classic lullabies/ballads. Although the main project was to put your children asleep the chances are you gonna like it so much that you're listening it over and over again, no matter what age you are.

Tracks:
Pillow / Time Dream A Little Dream / Beautiful Boy / Blackbird Lullaby / To Tim / Fool on the Hill / Good Night / St. Judy's Comet / The Moonbeam Song / Remember / Sugar Mountain / The Porpoise Song

Ton Scherpenzeel

Le carnaval des animaux

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Ariola 26.327 XOT

Released in 1978.

Ton Scherpenzeel is commonly known because of his work as keyboardist, composer, producer, arranger and lyricist for Dutch 'prog-art' rockband Kayak. He is also known for playing keyboards with Camel in 1984.
Ton is lesser known for his work for theatre, you can her some of his theatrework at Ton's My Space.

Le Carnival des Animeux is in the line of his theatrework. Its a classic musical story by Camille Saint-Saëns in a pop-symphonic-style.

Keyboards and guitar: Ton Scherpenzeel, Guitar: Hans Hollestelle, Bass: Theo de Jong, Mondharmonica and percussie: Frans Peters, Bas, Mondharmonica: Eddy de Wilde; Saxofoon: Clous van Mechelen, Drums and percussie: Max Werner; achtergrondzang: Irene Linders and Ellen Neefjes.

Tracks:
1. Introduction - March Royale du Lion - 3:47 / 2. Fossiles - Fossielen - 2:07 / 3. Aquarium - Vissen - 3:20 / 4. L'eléphant - de Olifant - 1:35 / 5. Le Cygne - de Zwaan - 3:44 / 6. Hémiones - Muildieren - 3:00 / 7. Poules et Coq - Kippen en Haan - 2:55 / 8. Volière - Vogels - 2:25 / 9. Le Coucou Au Fond du Bois - de Koekoek - 2:38 / 10. Tortues - Schildpadden - 3:57 / 11. Personnages à Longues Oreilles - Ezels - 1:18 / 12. Le Carnaval des Animaux - Finale - 3:07

Max Werner

Seasons

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CNR 655.118

Released in 1981.

Second solo album by the former singer/drummer of Kayak. Max Werner scored a huge solo hit with the openingstrack "Rain In May". Max made a complete album around this drum-heavy sound. Being a good drummer and with his voice, often compared to Phil Collins, it was not a big surpise many critics wrote that Max had copied Phil. Obviously the critics hadn't listen to Max's 1st soloalbum "Rainbows End"...

 tracks: 01 Rain In May 03:37 / 02 Under The Spell Of Spring 03:31 / 03 Thunderstorm 03:37 / 04 Summer In The City 03:31 / 05 Raincloud 02:55 / 06 Like An Autumnleaf 04:03 / 07 Indian Summer 03:35 / 08 In The Winter 04:57 / 09 Crystals (So Cold) 05:56 / 10 Cosmic Winter (We'll Make It To Mars) 04:27 / 11 Seasons 05:07

Max Werner

Not The Opera

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Red Bullet RB.66.100

Released in 1995.

Solo album by the former singer/drummer of Dutch band Kayak, who scored a huge solo hit in 1981 with Rain In May. Two singles were released to promote this album, Not The Opera and Fortissimo, but both were bummers. If they only had promoted Do You Care (a beautiful ballad) or Prisoner Of Love (catchy lyrics)...

This is his fourth solo album and at first listen it's maybe a little dissapointing but the album will grow on you after each play.

tracks: 1. Do You Care / 2. Not The Opera / 3. Rain In May (new recording) / 4. Fortissimo / 5. The Red Balloon / 6. You Are The One / 7. Prisoner Of Love / 8. Our History 9. Sizzling Tongues / 10. Living On A Razor's Edge / 11. Indepency / 12. Jodelsong / 13. Revolution / 14. Opera Ole

tracks 1 - 7

tracks 8 - 14

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Max Werner

Rainbow's End

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EMI 1A 062 26363

Released in 1979 bij Bovema Negram/EMI.

Max Werner (born in 1953) was lead singer, drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive Rock band Kayak. He co-founded the band along with keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Johan Slager and drummer Pim Koopman in 1972.

He sang lead vocals on the first 5 Kayak albums, later switching to drums until the band split up in 1982. In 1999, he returned as singer for the Kayak album "Close To The Fire". After a short tour 2000, he had to leave again due to health problems.

Max Werner recorded 4 solo albums. In may 1981, he scored a big hit in Holland (reaching #3) and Germany (#1), with his solo-single "Rain In May".

This is his first solo album, resembling the Kayak sound of the early 70's.

Rainbows End / Beware of the Dog / Tale of Tenderness / Sir Dance-Alot / Help Me to do it Alone / Longsleeper / A Deadly State of Mind / Secrets of Mother Earth / Life's Serenity / Medicineman / A Glamour Story.

Sean Lennon

Live at the Rainbow Club, 2007

(Rai RadioUno recording)

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Live at the Rainbow Club, Milano, Italy, February 12, 2007

Rai RadioUno broadcast March 9, 2007

Sean Lennon has been touring in support of his latest, awesome, album "Friendly Fire". He has made some European appearances for the album, and one of these was recorded by Rai RadioUno and is now available through internet. Have a listen, and enjoy!

Lineup:
Sean Lennon - vocals, guitar
Cameron Grader - bass
Billy Dobro - drums
Yuka Honda - keyboards

01 Spectacle / 02 Dead Meat / 03 Parachute / 04 Wait For Me / 05 Smoking Mirrors / 06 Friendly Fire / 07 Band introduction / 08 Falling Out Of Love / 09 On Again Off Again / 10 Headlights / 11 Would I Be The One? / 12 Tomorrow / 13 Into The Void (intro) / 14 Mystery Juice.

Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow (The Unreleased Album)

A&M 75021 5393 2

Stated to be released on September 22, 1992.

Sheryl Crow's first album was "Tuesday Night Music Club", right? And her second album was called "Sheryl Crow", right? Well, not exactly. There is another first album, and this first album was called "Sheryl Crow" also. The title given by collectors and journalists to 1992's "Sheryl Crow" is the "Unreleased Album".

When Sheryl Crow was first signed to A&M, she was sent straight into the recording studio to produce her first LP. One year later, the resultant record was ready but the record was not released. The reasons were twofold. Firstly, the label itself felt that Sheryl could produce a much more accessable LP, given the right surroundings. Secondly, Sheryl was intensely unhappy with the feel and production of the work. It was mutually agreed that the album would be shelved, and a less "produced" and more informal album would be made. That album was Tuesday Night Music Club, released about a year later, and becoming an international success.

All Kinds Of People / Father, Son / What Does It Matter? / Indian Summer / I Will Walk With You / Love You Blind / Near Me / When Love Is Over / You Want It All / Hundreds Of Tears / The Last Time.

HARRY NILSSON

Aerial Ballet

{Monophonic LP}

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RCA 1968 LPM-3956

Monophonic release of Harry Nilsson's second album for RCA.

This is the first release of Aerial Ballet. This version includes "Daddy's Song". RCA quickly deleted this first release and issued a second pressing without "Daddy's Song". RCA feared that Harry's version would compete with The Monkees's cover of the song.

Aerial Ballet is named for a vaudeville act performed by Nilsson's grandparents. The album's name was the inspriation for the name of the rock group Aerosmith.

The album is widely available in the stereo version but the monomixes are rare.

1 "Daddy's Song / 2 "Good Old Desk / 3 "Don't Leave Me / 4 "Mr. Richland's Favorite Song / 5 "Little Cowboy / 6 "Together / 7 "Everybody's Talkin' / 8 "I Said Goodbye To Me / 9 "Little Cowboy / 10 "Mr. Tinker / 11 "One / 12 "The Wailing Of The Willow / 13 "Bath"

HARRY NILSSON

Pandemonium Shadow Show

{Monophonic LP}

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LPM-3874 1967 Monophonic version.

Originally released in 1967, including inspired coverversions of 'You Can't Do That' and 'River Deep, Mountain High' but also some great Nilsson originals like the autobiographical "1941" and his version of the 10 commandments "Ten Little Indians".

The album is widely available in the stereo version but the monomixes are rare.

1 "Ten Little Indians"/2 "1941"/3 "Cuddly Toy"/4 "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune"/5 "You Can't Do That"/6 "Sleep Late My Lady Friend"/7 "She's Leaving Home"/8 "There Will Never Be"/9 "Without Her"/10 "Freckles"/11 "It's Been So Long"/12 "River Deep-Mountain High"

BEATLES

Hate

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released 2006.

The general opinion on the Beatles recent LOVE album is that it's a pretty nifty piece of work. Very much a labour of love for producer George Martin and his technoboffin son Giles. A patchwork of outtakes and edits, it recasts the Beatles legacy as one of sonic adventurers in the 21st Century. In other words, it sounds fantastic.

And then this album came. Sir George Master Five and Pete Best Zarustica spent 7 entire days planning this record. The Beatles HATE album is the dark side of the LOVE album, taking samples from bootlegs and welding them to a much darker worldview. It lacks the gloss of the Martins' effort but makes up for it in many other ways.

The tracks names on The Beatles' HATE were changed and adapted to match the belical concept of the record.

01 - Intro / Revolution 23 (This track is built on samples of various Beatles tracks, like Julia, Baby It's You/ The opening chord from I Feel Fine /  Rooster from Good Morning /  Lyrics from Julia /  Lyrics from Revolution Number 9 /  Lyrics from Baby It's You / Lennon's ending from Helter Skelter / 'Everybody is Happy' and the ooooohs choir from Sun King / The backwards crescendo chord from 'What's the New Mary Jane' / The bass line from Lady Madonna , re-arranged. (see how they run....) / Drums and Harmonica from The Clash, The Guns Of Brixton) * 02 - Drive My War (Drive My Car remixed). * 03 - Tomorrow Never Blows (Tomorrow Never Blows remixed). * 04 - Day Reaper (Day Tripper remixed). * 05 - From Me To Whom? (From me to you remixed. Contains a Gary Glitter drum sample). * 06 - Bomb Together (Come together remixed. Contains samples of Primal Scream's Come Together). * 07 - What's The New Sarah Jane (Another track with loads of samples, especially from BBC series Doctor Who. You can hear the sound of the TARDIS and a sample from the episode The Empty Child - "I'm scared, please let me in mommy I'm scared of the bombs... mommy, are you my mommmy". Sarah Jane Smith is also a reference, as she was the companion of The Doctor, seasons 11 to 14). * 08 - I'm Nuking Through You (I'm Looking Through You mashed-up with Renegade Soundwave's track Holgertron). * 09 - Lovely Retard (Lovely Rita mashed-up with Renegade Soundwave's track Traitor. * 10 - You've Got To Hide Your Hate Away (You've Got To Hide Your Love Away remixed). * 11 - Horny Pie (Honey Pie pitched down and filled with effects). * 12 - Why? (A trip hop remix of Because). * 13 - Buddy Girl (Girl remixed).  14 - Sadness Is A War Gun (Happiness is a Warm Gun remixed).  15 - War Fields Forever (Strawberry Fields Forever remixed).

Eric Woolfson

More Tales Of Mystery And Imagination

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released September 29, 2003.

Back in 1976 Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons created "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", in 2003 Eric Woolfson revisits the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe with his album "Poe". While some tracks are obviously about some of Poe's great works, other songs are more about the man himself.

Angel of the Odd (instrumental)/Wings of Eagles (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/Train to Freedom (lead vocal Fred Johanson)/Somewhere in the Audience (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/The Bells (choir)/The Pit and the Pendulum (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (lead vocal Eric Woolfson)/Tiny Star (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)/Goodbye to All That (choir)/Immortal (lead vocal Steve Balsamo)

The Mike Flowers Pops

A Groovy Place

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What surprises about this album is not that the covers are amusing but that the arrangements are so well written. Melodies that dig into you and are absolutely stuck after the first listening. Cover versions do not get better than this.
If you like Pat Boone's Metal Mood you're gonna like this one too.

1. Groovy Place
2. Wonderwall / 3. In Crowd / 4. Light My Fire / 5. Please Release Me / 6. Venus As A Boy / 7. Crusty Girl / 8. All Tomorrow's Parties/Venus In Furs/White Light White Heat / 9. Freebase / 10. 1999

ICARUS

The Marvel World Of Icarus

LP Pye NSPL 28161 (1972)

Each of the players on this rocking album with a strong progressive touch presents themselves as comic character. The lyrics likewise deal with the vicissitudes of these heroes. Each track is thematically about a different hero - "Spiderman", "Hulk", "Thor", "Captain America"...well you get the idea, lending the album a comparatively agreeable degree of fun. Although the band gigged quite a bit the album sank like a stone and has been an expensive rarity since then. As the instrumental and vocal abilities of the band are no less than good, the only flaw is the lack of outstanding compositions, although a few highlights are present nonetheless. These include the scary intro to 'Hulk', the propelling rhythms of 'Conan The Barbarian', almost all flute parts, almost all of the opening track on the B-side, 'Thor' and the slightly psychedelic 'Silver Surfer'. All in all fun to listen to.

Steve 'Hulk' Hart (vocals), John 'Spiderman' Etheridge (guitar), Jimmy 'Thing' Wiley (bass), Iain 'Thor' Hills (keyboards), Norrie Daredevil' Devine (Saxaphone), Peter 'Conan The Barbarian' Curtain (drums)

Tracks: 1. Prologue (0:35)/2. Spiderman (2:53)/3. Fantastic Four (3:21)/4. Hulk (3:04)/5. Madame Masque (3:48)/6. Conan The Barbarian (4:07)/7. Iron Man (2:55)/8. Thor (4:49)/9. Black Panther (3:24)/10. The Man Without Fear (3:57)/11. Silver Surfer (4:05)/12. Things Thing (2:01)/13. Captain America (2:32)

Kayak - Discography 1973-2018

In 1972 Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman formed a band with Max Werner (vocals), Johan Slager (guitar) and Cees van Leeuwen (bass guitar). They call themselves Kayak. They play symphonic rock, inspired by Yes (although most people compare them with Genesis. In fact Kayak hadn't heard anything from Genesis till years later).

If you like Genesis, Phil Collins, Yes, Camel, Alan Parsons or Supertramp you'll probably like Kayak too.

Download:

1973 - See See The Sun
1974 - Kayak II
1975 - Royal Bed Bouncer
1976 - The Last Encore
1977 - Starlight Dancer
1979 - Phantom Of The Night
1980 - Periscope Life
1981 - Merlin
1994 - Eyewitness
2000 - Close To The Fire
2001 - Night Vision
2003 - Merlin - Bard Of The Unseen
2005 - Nostradamus - The Fate of Man (2CD)
2007 - Kayakoustic Live
2008 - Coming Up For Air
2009 - Letters From Utopia (2CD)
2011 - Anywhere But Here
2014 - Cleopatra, The Crown Of Isis
2018 - Seventeen

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