THE REPLACEMENTS’ TIME
A funny thing: two major bands temporarily lost their singers – due to various reasons. But while Jeff Scott Soto is an adequate stand-in for Steve Augeri on JOURNEY‘s American tour, KINGS X’s Doug Pinnick filling in for Corey Glover for the LIVING COLOR‘s European dates will be an interesting experience for the audience. What’s more interesting is this new tendency of the vocalists’ swapping. Go figure! Who’s next?
ROCK OUT, JAZZ IN
Jon Lord wrote his “Concerto for Group and Orchestra” for DEEP PURPLE and there wasn’t originally a thought that this classical-meets-rock ‘n’ roll piece will ever be performed by anyone else. But it was – and will be. On July 20th and 21th the Italian public and those who is going to visit, respectively, Parma and Rimini, will have the unique possibility of listening to the concerto played by a jazz trio of organ, drums and bass, and the Arturo Toscanini Foundation orchestra. Must be delicious – or boring.
ZEES MUNKIES KAN SWIN’
What with everyone’s remastering programmes, the mighty hitmakers called SLADE have been underserved on this front. But eventually, some good folks decided it was time to move on with the project, and August 21st will see the release of the quartet’s first four studuo albums,“Beginnings” and “Play It Loud” coupled as they’re short and worse than the band’s ’80s output, plus “Live Anthology” which gathers all classic SLADE’s concert recordings issued before. As of unissued material, every CD has some bonus cuts attached to it, and there’s a box set on the horizon that’ll be followed in 2007 by the rest of the ensemble’s albums. The hands get all sweaty.
| “Beginnings” 1. Genesis 2. Everybody’s Next One 3. Knocking Nails Into My House 4. Roach Daddy 5. Ain’t Got No Heart 6. Pity The Mother 7. Mad Dog Cole 8. Fly Me High 9. If This World Were Mine 10. Martha My Dear 11. Born To Be Wild 12. Journey To The Centre Of Your Mind |
“Play It Loud” 13. Raven 14. See Us Here 15. Dapple Rose 16. Could I 17. One Way Hotel 18. The Shape Of Things To Come 19. Know Who You Are 20. I Remember 21. Pouk Hill 22. Angelina 23. Dirty Joker 24. Sweet Box bonus tracks 25. Wild Winds Are Blowing 26. Get Down And Get With It |
| “Slayed?” 1. How D’you Ride 2. The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazee 3. Look At Last Nite 4. I Won’t Let It ‘Appen Agen 5. Move Over 6. Gudbuy T’Jane 7. Gudbuy Gudbuy 8. Mama Weer All Crazee Now 9. I Don’ Mind 10. Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine bonus tracks 11. My Life Is Natural 12. Candidate 13. Wonderin’ Y 14. Man Who Speeks Evil 15. Slade talk to ‘Melanie’ readers |
“Old New Borrowed And Blue” 1. Just A Little Bit 2. When The Lights Are Out 3. My Town 4. Find Yourself A Rainbow 5. Miles Out To Sea 6. We’re Really Gonna Raise The Roof 7. Do We Still Do It 8. How Can It Be 9. Don’t Blame Me 10. My Friend Stan 11. Everyday 12. Good Time Gals bonus tracks 13. I’m Mee I’m Now And That’s Orl 14. Kill ‘Em At The Hot Club Tonite 15. The Bangin’ Man 16. She Did It To Me 17. Slade talk to “19” readers |
| Slade Alive – The Live Anthology | |
|---|---|
Disc 1:“Slade Alive” |
Disc 2:“Slade On Stage” |
That’s the opening salvo. And here’s the programme schedule:
September 2006
– The Slade Box (4CD)
– Crackers
February 2007
– Slade In Flame
– Nobody’s Fools
– B-sides (2CD)
– Slade In Flame DVD Collectors Edition (incl. soundtrack)
April 2007
– Whatever Happened To Slade
– We’ll Bring The House Down (incl. tracks from “Return To Base”)
– Till Deaf Us Do Part
– Rockers (2CD)
June 2007 – The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
– Rogues Gallery
– You Boyz Make Big Noize
– Slade Collection Vol. 1
– Slade Collection Vol. 2
