ADDICTED TO BE LOVED
Sometimes he seemed an old-fashioned man, and on September 26th Robert Palmer died in an old-fashion way, from heart attack, aged only 54. Many remember Robert for his megahit, “Addicted To Love”, the striking video to which was re-hashed later by Shania Twain, but there was more to the British singer. Palmer was the rocker, having sung with THE ALAN BOWN SET and amazing starr-loaded formation VINEGAR JOE before going solo, and had been kept in such respect that the backing band on his 1974’s debut, “Sneakin” Sally Through The Alley” included LITTLE FEAT’s Lowell George. Then, he scored hits on and on, yet found himself brave enough to embarl on a new venture, a band called POWER STATION, that proved successful too, as well as his collaboration with UB40 on Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight”. A big-hearted man, he was – and will be – loved, and will be sorely missed.
MORE ASH TO THE FIRE
Thirty odd years on since WISHBONE ASH came to be, the interest in them is still solid, and that’s all the good reason for Andy Powell to dig into his archives and unearth a great smattering of rarities. Last year, the band released the collection called “Tracks”, which is joined now by “Tracks 2” spanning three decades, from 1972 to 2002. Looks appetizing:
1. Bona Fide 2. Mountainside 3. Faith, Hope & Love 4. Cosmic Jazz 5. Errors Of My Way 6. Phoenix 7. Ancient Remedy (acoustic) 8. No Joke 9. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda 10. Time Was 11. Mercury Blues 12. Real Guitars Have Wings |
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13. Underground 14. Lorelie 15. FUBB 16. Ancient Remedy (electric) 17. Living Proof (acoustic) 18. Leaf And Stream 19. Sometime World 20. Blowin Free 21. Bad Weather Blues 22. Almighty Blues 23. Too Much Monkey Business 24. Steppin Out |
THOSE CLEVER HEADS
To some, TALKING HEADS sound boring, to others David Byrne and his colleagues were the sound terrorists and true revolutionaries, but a box set “Once In A Lifetime”, out on November 10th, can change the minds of both fractions, providing a wonderful perspective of the band’s output, with both standard cuts and rarities. What’s there on 3 CDs and a DVD is compiled with a say from all the group members. Why not, then, try and understand why Tom Jones is a fan and chose to cover “Burning Down The House” on his acclaimed “Reload”? (The tracks indicated * are previously unreleased),
CD1:1. Sugar On My Tongue |
CD 2:1. I Zimbra |
CD 3:1. And She Was |
DVD:1. Once In A Lifetime |
THE LAST SLAMMIN’
That’s quite strange: for almost twenty years there was no official release from Phil Lynott’s GRAND SLAM, except for the “Dedication” which appeared as a title track on a THIN LIZZY compilation; but 2002 saw the gates open, and here’s the third collection out now. “Twilight’s Last Gleaming” is said to contain the band’s very last live performances, coming mostly from the Marquee gig of December 4th, 1984. The set is rather usual yet Philo was such a great artist that it’s a worthy thing anyway. The aficionados must look for a limited edition, which comes in digipack with a bonus CD with alternative live cuts of “Nineteen”, “Crime Rate” and “Military Man” thereon.
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1. Yellow Pearl 2. Nineteen 3. Sisters Of Mercy 4. Harlem 5. Breakdown 6. Here We Go 7. Cold Sweat 8. Gay Boys 9. Can’t Get Away 10. Dedication 11. Parisienne Walkways 12. Military Man |