Omar And The Howlers

Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty

- CD rip, 320 kbbs / Label: CBS 450948 2

Released in 1987.

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Omar signed with CBS/Columbia Records in 1987 and cut "Hard Times in the Land of Plenty". This third album was a breakthrough for the band, receiving extensive airplay in the USA and Canada and earning an Edison award in Holland and sold in excess 500,000 copies!

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Since then there have been another dozen albums, all of them featuring Omar’s guitar and voice, which reviewers describe as a cross between Howlin’ Wolf in his prime and the warning growl of a large primate. I didn't make this up myself, it's says so on his homepage.

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The music is heavy bluesrock oriented. And if you happen to like swamprock than you got lucky because it has a strong Creedence Clearwater Revival feeling.

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Tracklisting:

1. Hard Times in the Land of Plenty 2. Dancing in the Canebrake 3. Border Girl 4. Mississippi Hoo Doo Man 5. Don't Rock Me the Wrong Way 6. Same Old Grind 7. Don't You Know 8. You Ain't Foolin' Nobody 9. Shadow Man 10. Lee Anne

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Carmel - More, More, More; 3 albums by Carmel

London Records 1984, 1986, 1987

cd-rip 320 Kbps

Their first single "Storm" reached No 1 in the independent charts and CARMEL was signed immediately to London Records. Carmel exploded onto the international stage with the release of the singles 'Bad Day' and 'More, More More' both of which went top 20. Their first album, "The Drum is Everything" reached 19 in the UK charts and by 1985 Carmel McCourt was named Best Jazz Vocalist.
In 1986 they released their second album "The Falling" which put them firmly in the spotlight. The single Sally went to No.5 in the French charts and legendary singer Johnny Halliday joined Carmel for a duet.
The 1987 album "Everybody's Got a Little... Soul" and the following single " It's All In the Game", both went gold.
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If you happen to like Duffy, you're gonna like this too. If you don't like Duffy than give this a chance starting with "The Falling"
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Drum Is Everything: 1. More, More, More / 2. Stormy Weather / 3. Drum Is Everything / 4. I Thought I Was Going Mad / 5. Prayer / 6. Rockin' on Suicide / 7. Rue St. Denis / 8. Willow Weep for Me / 9. Tracks of My Tears / 10. Bad Day
The Falling: 1. I'm Not Afraid of You / 2. Let Me Know / 3. Tok / 4. Falling / 5. Mama Told Me NT to Come / 6. Mercy / 7. Easy for You / 8. Sticks and Stones / 9. Sally
Everybody's Got a Little...Soul: 1. Hey Hey / 2. It's All In The Game / 3. Every Little Bit / 4. Nothing Good / 5. Azure / 6. Sweet And Lovely / 7. Jazz Robin / 8. Lay Down / 9. I Do And Do / 10. Hey Hey (Baby) / 11 It's All In The Game (12'')

The Drum Is Everything

The Falling

Everybody's Got a Little Soul

Tommy Denander

Less Is More

©1995 Nobel House Music

320 Kbps

As a follow up to my "vacation" post here is another Tommy Denander album. Again, the Pocaro brothers are present. Mike Porcaro on bass, Jeff Porcaro on drums, Steve Porcaro programming.

Don't know why this one's subtitled 'part one'. A 'part two' hasn't seen the light of day, yet. 

Tracklist: 01. Forever / 02. Window To Your Heart / 03. Sincere / 04. I'll Be Your Friend / 05. Sorry / 06. The Way You Love / 07. Exit Hollywood No:5 / 08. Manitou / 09. 5492-

Eric Stewart - Do Not Bend

Strawberry Records ~224 Kbbs VBR

CD original released in 2003

In 1995 10cc released their final studio album "Mirror Mirror". The Album flops and Eric Stewart has no interest in milking the band's name any longer and goes solo. Eric took a little time to write and record (about 8 years...) and did make a return with this solo album "Do Not Bend", released in April of 2003.

This is his first solo album since 1982's "Frooty Rooties". Eric got help on background vocals but otherwise he does all the vocals and plays all the instruments.

Eric Stewart – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synthesiser, drums and percussion, steel drums, brass / Sam Brown – backing vocals / Helen McRobbie – backing vocals / Louise Marshall – backing vocals

tracks:
You Can't Take It With You / A Friend In Need / The Gods Are Smiling / Fred and Dis-Audrey / I Will Love You Tomorrow / Sleeping With The Ghosts / Rappin' With Yves / Norman Conquest II / No No Nettie / Mr. Decadent / Do The Books / Set In Blancmange / A Human, Being / You Are Not Me

For those who downloaded Eric Stewart's GIRLS: There were two tracks missing! I've added them. Read the comments in the original post.

Herbie Armstrong

Back Against The Wall

- CD rip, 320 kbbs / Label: MMC

Released in 1983.

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Now Herbie is running a Restaurant together with his Swedish-born wife Elizabeth, in Hampshirecalled The Fountain Inn & Thai Restaurant but once Herbie was a great musician.

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Herbie's steps in music are very closely related to Van Morrison. It starts in 1964 when Herbie and Van played together in The Manhattan Showband and in Brian Rossi and the Golden Eagles. Van Morrison left to form Them, and asked Herbie to go with him, but Herbie stayed instead but they were re-united when Them stopped and Van starts making soloalbums. In the 70's and 80's Herbie plays on Van Morrison's albums. Herbie also played in Fox. They had hits in the 70's with "Only You Can", "Imagine Me, Imagine You" and "He's got Magic".

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On "Back Against The Wall" are some great musicians:
Herbie Armstrong (vocals, guitar)
Patrick O'Hearn (bass)
Pee Wee Ellis (sax)
Mark Isham (trumpet, keyboards)
Peter Van Hooke (drums)

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Tracklisting:

1 LOSING YOU - 2 HORSES OF STEAM - 3 YOU TAKE ME UP - 4 FRIDAY'S CHILD - 5 BACK AGAINST THE WALL - 6 HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS - 7 JOSIE - 8 LET IT RUN - 9 SAVE THE LAST DANCE - 10 COMING IN FROM THE RAIN

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Micky Dolenz
Broadway Micky

Kid Rhino - R2 71676
CD-Rip 320 Kbbs
Released 1994

Micky Dolenz's follow up of his 1991's "Micky Dolenz Puts You to Sleep" album. This time more uptempo songs. This long lost album is chocked full of Broadway & Hollywood show tunes but luckely Micky doesn't copy the original versions. The songs all have new arrangements and Micky sings them if he wrote them himself (he must have learned that from his old master, Harry Nilsson).

Strangely enough most reviews tells you that Micky was not able to duplicate the wonderful spirit from "puts you to sleep" but I'm sure the reviewers haven't listen to this album once.
The songs are wonderful, the arrangements are great. Dolenz's voice is pleasant and diverse. You will love his take on these classic songs.

tracks:
01 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Sherman) / 02 Talk to the Animals (Bricusse) / 03 Somewhere Out There (Horner, Mann, Weil) / 04 Put on a Happy Face (Adams, Strouse) / 05 You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Charnin, Strouse) / 06 Never Ending Story (Forsey, Moroder) / 07 My Favorite Things (Hammerstein, Rodgers) / 08 Ease on Down the Road (Smalls) / 09 I Whistle a Happy Tune (hammerstein, Rodgers) / 10 Chim Chim Cheree (Sherman, Sherman) / 11 Me and My Arrow (Nilsson) / 12 When You Wish Upon a Star (Harline, Washington)

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I'm away till 15th of august.

For the time being I've got this hollidaypack for you.

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For Chris Squire fans (I know there's at least one!) I've got some nice albums right here: http://rapidshare.com/users/YZ68UM

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For Toto fans I've got 2 spinn-off albums.

1982, WEA Music, WMC5-434

David Roberts - 1982 All Dressed Up

David has recently sung on the new album of Tommy Denander. "All Dressed Up" was released in 1982. The sound of this album is really the one of Toto's because the Porcaro brothers and Steve Lukather supported on all tracks of this album.

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1997 Noble House Productions

Tommy Denander - 1997 Limited Access

Tommy, a versatile and passionate guitar player, has recorded these songs with Jeff Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Steve Porcaro and David Paich of Toto.

Johnny Warman

Walking Into Mirrors

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320 kbbs / Album released in 1981.

Original lp was released by The Rocket Record Company

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This relatively unknown artist at that time teamed up with Peter Gabriel, Jerry Marotta, Tony Levin, Larry Fast and others to produce a very interesting album. For all of us who enjoyed the experiments and sounds of Peter Gabriel in his third album, this was a "must-have" as it had several Gabriel's musicians playing in the album (and Gabriel himself appears in "Screaming Jets", one of the best tracks of this record).

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If you are a Genesis / Gabriel / Collins fan, you must already be aware of this unique recording. In case you weren't aware that this existed then this is your chance

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Tracklisting:

Walking into Mirrors 3.39 / Radio Active 3.41 / Searchlight 2.58 / Martian Summer 4.45 / Screaming Jets 5.25 / Three Minutes 4.04 / Dance with Me 3.18 / (S.O.S.) Sending out Signals 3.21 / Dancing Dolls 3.49 / Fantastic Light 6.18

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John Fogerty

Discography

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was born in Berkeley, California.

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Sobrietas

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CD rip, 224 kbbs /Dino Records 2253 /Released in 1990.

Original lp was released on CBS records in 1982

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Allthough this CD is titled Sobrietas it's not the same as the original release from 1982. It's more a kind of a sampler containing 5 tracks of the LP Sobrietas (tracks 2,7-10), 3 tracks from the Hi-Tec Heroes CD (track 4, 5 & 6 ) and 2 tracks were singles (1 & 3). Missing are "Overture in S", "March Of Hope", "Nostalgia for Earth" and the song Giddiyap a Gogo sung by Daniel Saluheka wich was a big hit in the Netherlands.

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Despite the missing tracks it's a great Electronic, Synth-pop, Ambient experience.

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Tracklisting:

1 Head Over Heels In Paradise (4:52) / 2 Delicate Balance (3:30) / 3 Hallucinado (4:20) Vocals - Maggie Reilly / 4 The Lone Hero (6:57) / 5 Futurian Symphony (9:16) / 6 No News From The Western Frontier (5:41) Vocals - Gary Brooker / 7 March Of Hope (4:50) / 8 Nostalgia For Earth (8:48) / 9 Relief Of Demorzan (5:28) / 10 A Last Farewell (4:00)

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Davy Jones

Davy Jones

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vinyl rip, 256 kbbs

Bell Records

Released in 1971.

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His first solo album, "David Jones" was released in 1965, but didn't chart. In the fall of 1965, Davy was the first to be selected as a member of "The Monkees." Davy left the group in late-1970. The group reunited several times since then.

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Soon after he left The Monkees, Davy signed with Bell Records to release his second solo record, simply titled "Davy Jones." The 1971 album contained the single, "Rainy Jane" charting at No. 52 in the USA. He sang "Girl" in a episode of "The Brady Bunch" (the most re-run episode of any TV show in history). Davy Jones did not change the world with this album, but he did put together a pleasing product.

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Road to Love / How About Me? / Singin' to the Music / Rainy Jane / Look at Me / Say It Again / I Really Love You / Love Me for a Day / Sitting in the Apple Tree / Take My Love / Pretty Little Girl / Welcome to My Love

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tracks & lp-sleeve

Bramlaan - Aloft In A Balloon

In 1979 Bram Laan won the "vara's voorstelling", a new talent contest. Bram meets Don Willard who's got a recordingstudio (MusicFarm). Bram starts writing and recording with Don and the result is "Aloft In A Balloon" released in 1981.

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Bram tells on his homepage that Jimi Hendrix is his main inspiration. He is also influenced by Peter Gabriel, Preisner, David Bowie, Prince, Sting and Deep Forest. The way Bram Laan sings resembles that of Peter Gabriel.

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He uses strange soundeffects like thunder, rain, deformed vocals and walking on gravel. You might think that you get some weird psychedelic stuff but you don't. What you get is Electronic Acoustic Fantastic.

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Tracks: 1. Laughter 2:55 /0 2. Locked in a feeling 3:13 / 3. An ordinary lady 3:21 / 4. Miracle alley 3:36 / 5. Laughing eyes 2:41 / 6. Star wobble (Space-station) 6:23 / 7. Aloft in a balloon 3:29 / 8. Killarney Forest 5:29 / 1. So it rains 5:04 / 2. Don't waste your time 4:06 / 3. Lyin' flyin' 2:56 / 4. Songflower 3:32 / 5. You must have read my mind 3:16 / 6. Halo 5:05 / 7. Blossom wine 4:30 / 8. A flashing day a time in life 3:18

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Vinyl rip, 320 kbbs

©TITT Music Hilversum Music

Hartmut Zinn - Heiles Land

DGG 2372155 (p)1982

mp3 320 Kbps Vinyl rip

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In 1972 there was a guy named Mike Oldfied. He released his first solo album "Tubular Bells". Only two long instrumental tracks. But what an impact!

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Ten years later a guy named Hartmut Zinn released his first solo album "Heiles Land". Basicly only two long and three short instrumental tracks. Every track of this album looks like an free Interpretation of an Mike Oldfield track. Especially "Tubular Bells" is his inspiration . It looks even more like Mike as Mike himself. But no impact at all...

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No impact, but it could have happened if he had made it eleven years earlier :-) It's a nice album and a great one to let it hear to a Mike Oldfield fan and say: "Hey, I found a really nice Mike bootleg with unreleased songs" . Succes guarranteed.

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Tracks: Barfuß im Gras (3:22) / Schmetterlinge (1:45) / Heiles Land Teil 1 (20:55) / Morgennebel (3:33) / Heiles Land Teil 2 (20:12)