The Many Faces of Deep Purple

Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple is the third piece of the marvelous trinity who are the creators of heavy metal. The story of Deep Purple as a band continues to this day and has weathered many a storm and changes of band members. With a handful of albums that are considered true classics of universal rock today, (In Rock, Machine Head, Live In Japan, Burn), Deep Purple is one of the most influential groups that rock culture has given us. Here in The Many Faces we present a fascinating tour through the parallel works of the band´s abundant genealogy, as well as a pair of surprises that make of this album a must have. Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme and a British radio station Planet Rock poll ranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever".At the 2011 Classic Rock Awards in London, they received the Innovator Award.In October 2012, Deep Purple were nominated for the first time for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but were not voted in the following March. In October 2013, the band was announced as a Hall of Fame nominee for a second time.

The Many Faces Of Deep Purple

DISC 1 - Smoke On The Water:

01. Vulture Blood - Warhorse (Nicky Simper)

02. Lazy - Jon Lord Blues Project

03. Red Skies - Energy (Tommy Bolin)

04. Smoke On The Water - Gillan (Ian Gillan)

05. It's Only Life - Roger Glover

06. Piece Of My Heart - Glenn Hughes

07. River - Quatermass Ii (Don Airey)

08. The Seeker - Joe Lynn Turner & Leslie West

09. Heartbreaker - Steve Morse

10. Bargain - Ian Paice

11. Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air) - Captain Beyond (Rod Evans)

12. Train Kept A Rollin? - Screamin?lord Such & The Savages (Ritchie Blackmore) 

DISC 2 - Child In Time:

01. Child In Time - Gillan (Ian Gillan)

02. Space Truckin? - Ian Paice & William Shatner

03. Fireball - Funky Junction (A.K.A.Thin Lizzy)

04. Jungle Love - Joe Lynn Turner & Steve Morse

05. Just Another Day - Fandango (Nicky Simper)

06. Sad Eyes - Vargas Blues Band Feat. Glenn Hughes

07. Back At The Chicken Shack - Jon Lord Blues Project

08. Back In Time - Warhorse (Nicky Simper)

09. Wild Dogs (Acoustic Version) - Tommy Bolin

10. For The Love Of Money - Ian Paice & Nektar

11. Long Road - Quatermass Ii (Don Airey)

12. Distant Sun - Captain Beyond (Rod Evans)

DISC 3 - Black Night:

01. Strange Kind Of Woman - Funky Junction (A.K.A.Thin Lizzy)

02. Rocky Road Blues - Fandango (Nicky Simper)

03. Black Night - Vargas, Bogert & Appice Feat. Paul Shortino

04. No Laughing In Heaven - Gillan (Ian Gillan)

05. Pictures Of Home - Jon Lord

06. Space Oddity - William Shatner, Ritchie Blackmore & Candice Night

07. Hoka-hay! - Energy (Tommy Bolin)

08. Speed King - Funky Junction (A.K.A.Thin Lizzy)

09. My Turn - Roger Glover

10. You Keep Me Hangin? On - Vanilla Fudge

11. River Deep, Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner

12. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens 

The Many Faces of Pink Floyd (A Journey Through The Inner World of Pink Floyd)

The Many Faces of Pink Floyd é um álbum maravilhoso e verdadeiramente impressionante: Um trabalho de amor que raramente é visto nos mercados de hoje em dia. O primeiro disco do álbum triplo contém The Dark Side Of The Moon interpretado por grandes nomes da cena rock mundial (membros dos King Crimson, Yes, The Doors, Toto e Asia, entre outros). No segundo disco, as dez canções fundamentais do The Wall, duas de Wish You Were Here e dois clássicos da era psicodélica interpretados por músicos como Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson entre muitos outros.

O terceiro disco é ainda mais espetacular: apresenta o material de todos os grandes músicos que participaram nos registos do grupo: o saxofonista Dick Parry, a cantora Clare Torry o guitarrista Snowy White, o produtor Norman Smith e o teclista Peter Wood. Com som remasterizado, The Many Faces of Pink Floyd é um álbum único.

The Many Faces of Pink Floyd

DISC 1 - The Dark Side of the Moon Revisited:

01. Speak To Me / Breathe - Adrian Belew (King Crimson) & Alan White (Yes)

02. On The Run - Larry Fast (Peter Gabriel) & Alan White (Yes)

03. Time - Robbie Krieger (The Doors) & Garry Green (Gentle Giant)

04. The Great Gig In The Sky - Rick Wakeman (Yes) & Steve Howe (Yes)

05. Money - Edgar Winter, Bill Bruford (King Crimson) & Tony Levin (King Crimson)

06. Us And Them - Dweezuk Zappa & John Wetton (King Crimson)

07. Any Colour You Like - Robben Ford, Steve Porcaro (Toto) & Aynsley Dunbar (Frank Zappa)

08. Brain Damage - Geoff Downes (Asia) & Robbie Krieger (The Doors)

09. Eclipse - Peter Banks (Yes), Tony Kaye (Yes) & John Wetton (Asia)

DISC 2 - The Wall and Other Classics:

01. In The Flesh? - Adrian Belew (King Crimson) & Keith Emerson (Elp)

02. The Thin Ice - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)

03. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1) - Steve Morse (Deep Purple)

04. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Fee Waybill (The Tubes)

05. Mother - John Wetton (King Crimson/asia)

06. Goodbye Blue Sky - Steve Howe (Yes/asia)

07. Young Lust - Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) & Elliot Easton (The Cars)

08. Hey You - Tommy Shaw (Styx) & Steve Lukater (Toto)

09. Comfortably Numb - Chris Squire (Yes) & Alan White (Yes/john Lennon)

10. Run Like Hell - Dweezil Zappa & Keith Emerson (Elp)

11. Shine On You, Crazy Diamond - Steve Lukater (Toto)

12. Welcome To The Machine - Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)

13. Set The Controls To The Heart Of The Sun - Psychic Tv

14. Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Nik Turner (Hawkwind)

DISC 3 - Roots, Versions And Relatives:

01. Good Question - Snowy White

02. Celestine - Banco De Gaia Feat Dick Parry

03. Love For Living - Clare Torry

04. See Emily Play - The Chemistry Set

05. Birds Of Paradise - Snowy White

06. Arnold Layne - Ss-20

07. The Music Attracts Me - Clare Torry

08. Who Was It? - Hurricane Smith

09. Oh Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith

10. Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart

11. Scream Thy Last Scream - The Green Telescope

12. The Boll Weevil - Pink Anderson

13. Runaway Man Blues - Floyd Council

14. Pink Floyd Interview - Norman "Hurricane" Smith Talks About His Recording Sessions With Pink Floyd

The Many Faces of Yes

Along with Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson and Genesis, Yes is without a doubts the most important of the British progressive rock band of all time. The original sound of the group was a something never Heard of when its self- titled debut album came out in 1969. In The Many Faces of Yes we present an unknown side of the band, with recordings by the group as a whole and also by solo members, including rarities and other gems. On CD1, "The BBC Sessions", we present the group with their original line up (Jon Anderson on vocals, Peter Banks on guitar, Bill Bruford on drums, Chris Squire on bass and Tony Kaye on keyboards) with their performances in London's BBC Radio. They play songs from their first album "Sweetness, Looking Around" plus a fantastic version of The Beatles' "Every Little Thing". It also contains material from their second album "Time And A Word" (1970): "Then", "Everydays", "Sweet Dreams", "Astral Traveller" and the audacious version of "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" by Richie Havens. In these incredible BBC Sessions we can also find "Dear Father", a song that appeared (in a studio version) many years later in the "Yesterdays" compilation. It also contains a couple of unreleased tracks: "Somethin's Coming" and "For Everyone". CD2 is titled "Before And After Yes Projects" and contains songs by several members of the group recorded before and after they were part of the band. We start with the monumental "Catherine Howard", from the unforgettable album "The Six Wives Of Henry VIII" by keyboard player Rick Wakeman. Then we follow up with songs by "Flash" (the project that guitarist Peter Banks put together after he left the group in 1970). We also present two songs "Lifetime" and "Monday Morning Eyes," from "In The Can" the band's second album, released in 1972. This amazing selection is completed with "The Last Eclipse" from "Two Sides Of Peter Banks", Banks' solo debut. It's worth no note that he wrote the álbum along some of the best progressive rock's musicians from that era: (Phil Collins, guitarist Jan Akkerman from Focus and Steve Hackett from Genesis). CD3, is titled "Playin' Their Favourite Songs" and its name says it all. Members and former members of Yes playing songs from Pink Floyd, Genesis and even the AOR classic "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. The Many Faces of Yes, is an essential album for any collector of symphonic rock. The Many Faces of Yes presents an unknown side of the band, with recordings by the group as a whole and also by solo members, including rarities and other gems.

The Many Faces Of Yes 

On CD 1, "The BBC Sessions", the group is presented in their original lineup (Jon Anderson on vocals, Peter Banks on guitar, Bill Bruford on drums, Chris Squire on bass and Tony Kaye on keyboards) with their performanc es in the London's BBC Radio. 

CD 2 is titled "Before and After Yes' Projects" and contains songs by several members of the group recorded before and after they were part of the band. 

CD 3 is titled "Playin' Their Favourite Songs" and its name says it all. Members and former members of Yes playing songs from Pink Floyd, Genesis and even the AOR classic "More Than A Feeling" by Boston.

A Gift from Peter... Thanks, Man

Odyssice (Dutch Prog Rock)

Peter's gift

Odyssice is a Dutch progressive rock band. The band name comes from a fantasy name associated with Greek mythology. It was founded in 1986 by Bastiaan Peeters (guitar), André Hubbeling (keyboards) and Alan Natele (drums). The group's track, "Track One" was played on the Dutch radio-show, Countdown Café, in 1987. Well known bands such as IQ, Pendragon and Oblique had tracks played on this radio-show. 

Odyssice biography (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=274):

This Dutch prog rock band is rooted in the late Eighties, the prime mover was guitar player Bastiaan Peeters and two American friends on drums and keyboards. In '87 ODYSSICE released their debut-demo "Track one", a fine blend of RUSH and CAMEL. The future looked bright when ODYSSICE even reached the national radio (the famous live rock-program Countdown Café) and they played on a prog rock festival in Belgium along with NOW, EASTERN WIND and fellow Dutchmen EGDON HEATH in '89. The line-up in those days was Bastiaan Peeters (guitar), Bart Kuhne (drums), Erik Aafjes (bass) and Andrae Hubbeling (keyboards). Unfortunately some members were not able to concentrate on the band. The band seemed to belong to the past but in '96 ODYSSICE made a mini-CD (four songs) entitled "Moondrive", it has strong echoes from CAMEL (melodic and Latimer-like guitarplay). Bastiaan recruited for this CD Jeroen van der Wiel on keyboards, Pascal van de Pol on bass and Bart Kuhne on drums.  In '97 ODYSSICE were invited to perform on the Dutch prog rock festival Progfarm. 

Drummer Menno Boomsma replaced Bart Kuhne, he was too busy with his work and skating (a typical Dutch sport). Their performance was a success and things started to grow for ODYSSICE. In 2000 ODYSSICE released the CD entitled "Impressions", a strong, 24-carat symphonic rock album with echoes from CAMEL but also some ethnic elements. It has very decent sales for an own production. In 2003 "Moondrive" was re-released as "Moondrive Plus" with two bonus tracks ("Losing Her" and "Powerloc") and some extra's. Meanwhile Pascal van de Pol is replaced by Gijs Koopman (ex-CLIFFHANGER) who's not only a very good (Rickenbacker) bass player but also skillful on keyboards and Moog Taurus bass pedals. The prog fans are eagerly waiting for a new ODYSSICE album in 2004. The album "Impressions" is in the vein of the mini-CD "Moondrive" but with more mature and alternating compositions. Jeroen delivers a lush keyboard sound (piano, Mellotron - and Moogsamples) in some songs but the focus is on Bastiaan Peeter with his sensitive guitar play and the use of a guitar-synthesizer (spectacular - and surprising sounds). The progress of this band is emphasized by the integration of ethnic elements from Scotland, China and India, very beautiful and a proof that ODYSSICE is on the way to develop their own sound. I'm sure this album will please a lot of symphomaniacs!

: : : Eric Neuteboom, NETHERLANDS : : :

Odyssice oficial site

Odyssice - 2000 - Impression

The Many Faces of Genesis

Genesis are definitely special in the world of popular music. They began as a group absolutely worship, then lost their singer and charismatic leader (Peter Gabriel), but were replaced by their drummer (Phil Collins) and, with him to the front, they met a level of unexpected popularity. In our hit series 'The Many Faces' explore the inner world of Genesis, little-known projects of its members, their collaborations, we also include some of their most emblematic songs in unfamiliar versions and discover the beginnings of the group, when they were still a group of students who never suspected that Genesis would become one of the names bound in the Rock Culture of all time. The Many Faces Of Genesis is a basic disc, showing the scenes of a single band.

Strange compilation due for release in March
A few month ago, Genesis have released a new 3CD-compilation called R-Kive. The release produced some discussions among fans.... Now, a new, but somewhat strange collection of songs is due for release on 2nd March. The Many Faces Of Genesis is also a 3CD-set, but it's very likely the band has not been involved at all. There are a couple of solo songs on the compilation, especially by Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips and Tony Banks, then we have some collaborations many fans might not be aware of and a full CD with songs from the band's first album period, called The Jonathan King Sessions.

( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Many-Faces-Genesis-Various-Artists/dp/B00SKCAL18 )

( http://www.genesis-news.com/news-The-Many-Faces-Of-Genesis-3CDSet-n439.html )

The Many Faces of Genesis

Disc: 1

1. Which Way The Wind Blows - Anthony Phillips Feat. Phil Collins

2. Watcher Of The Skies - Steve Hackett

3. Screaming Jets - Johnny Warman Feat. Peter Gabriel

4. The Carpet Crawlers - Steve Hackett Feat. Ray Wilson

5. God If I Saw Her Now - Anthony Phillips Feat. Phil Collins

6. Cinema Show - The Flower Kings

See all 12 tracks on this disc 

Disc: 2

1. Please, Don't Touch - Steve Hackett

2. Heavy Heart - Daryl Stuermer

3. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Steve Hackett Feat. Ray Wilson

4. Horizons - Steve Hackett

5. Can-utility And The Coastliners - Brand X

6. Your Own Special Way - John Wetton

See all 12 tracks on this disc 

Disc: 3

1. A Winter's Tale - Genesis

2. One Eyed Hound - Genesis

3. The Silent Sun - Genesis

4. That's Me - Genesis

5. When The Sour Turns To Sweet - Genesis

6. In Hiding - Genesis

See all 12 tracks on this disc 

(A gift from Peter Hammil)

Come Together - Black America Sings Lennon - McCartney

Ace presents the soul, R&B and blues worlds' take on the music and lyrics of two young men from Liverpool, whose work as both songwriters and group members completely changed the way the world looked at popular music. The songs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney were frequently covered in all fields of music. It was inevitable that many of the best covers would emerge from a genre of popular music that was so important to all four Beatles. Come Together presents a cross-section of Lennon & McCartney covers from artists as diverse as hard-core bluesman Lowell Fulson and supreme exponents of 'sweet soul', the Moments, via such stellar names as Al Green, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. The range of repertoire covers virtually the entire recording and songwriting career of Lennon & McCartney, and embraces both their first big US hit I Wanna Hold Your Hand and their last, The Long And Winding Road. Many of the inclusions will, we're sure, come as complete surprises even to those who think they know their Beatles covers inside out.

Come Together - Black America Sings Lennon - McCartney (2011)

01. Chubby Checker - Back In The USSR

02. Maxine Brown - We Can Work It Out

03. Fats Domino - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey

04. Wee Willie Walker - Ticket To Ride

05. Roy Redmond - Good Day Sunshine

06. Mary Wells - Please Please Me

07. Gene Chandler - Eleanor Rigby

08. The Vibrations - And I Love Her

09. Chairmen Of The Board - Come Together

10. Billy Preston - Blackbird

11. R.B. Greaves - Paperback Writer

12. The Moments - Rocky Raccoon

13. Black Heat - Drive My Car

14. Junior Parker - Lady Madonna

15. David Porter - Help

16. Linda Jones - Yesterday

17. Otis Redding - Day Tripper (Take 4)

18. Lowell Fulsom - Why Don't We Do it In The Road

19. Little Richard - I Saw Her Standing There

20. Donald Height - Don't Let Me Down

21. The Main Ingredient - Get Back

22. The New Birth - The Long And Winding Road

23. Al Green - I Want To Hold Your Hand

24. Aretha Franklin - Let It Be

The Cocaine Songs

As drogas (felizmente ou infelizmente) foram responsáveis por inspirar grandes canções. Muitos artistas/compositores através de seus efeitos e experiências, fizeram canções inesquecíveis e elas fazem parte do mundo da música. Do Jazz ao Heavy Metal, do Folk ao Hard Rock, muitos artistas tiveram suas experiências e deixaram-nas registradas em canções maravilhosas. Segue a nossa lista, na qual estão incluídas J.J Cale, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash entre outros... 39 canções inspiradas pela "maledita" Cocaine!!!!

Cocaine Blues - Vintage Songs About Cocaine & Heroin

The Cocaine Songs

Confira também The Pot Songs;

SOULIVE

Soulive is a funk/jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno (guitar), Alan Evans (drums) and Neal Evans (Hammond B3 organ, bass keys, clavinet). Although they originated as a trio, the band has worked extensively with different horn sections, which have included Sam Kininger (saxophone) from 2000 to 2003, Rashawn Ross (trumpet), and Ryan Zoidis (saxophone) from 2003 to 2006. The band also worked with vocalist Toussaint Yeshua from 2006 to 2007. Soulive is currently touring in the original trio lineup of Eric Krasno, Alan Evans, and Neal Evans.

Soulive - (2000)Turn It Out

Soulive - (2003) Soulive

Soulive - (2009) Up Here

Jimi Hendrix Tributes

Dois tributos em Homenagem a Jimi Hendrix...

Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1993)

Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix is a 1993 album recorded by various artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. The artists were drawn from many genres of popular music. Contributors include his classic rock contemporaries Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, blues man Buddy Guy, classical violinist Nigel Kennedy, alternative pop/rock bands Belly and Spin Doctors, hip hop artists P. M. Dawn, among others. According to the liner notes, the "artists were encouraged to not only record one of their own personal favorites but to also place their stamp on Jimi's songs." Several artists recorded radically different interpretations, particularly, P. M. Dawn, The Cure, Nigel Kennedy and Pat Metheny. Some artists, on the other hand, recorded versions that were rather similar to the originals. The band M.A.C.C. is made up of Mike McCready (guitarist from Pearl Jam), Jeff Ament (bassist from Pearl Jam), Matt Cameron (drummer for Soundgarden and later for Pearl Jam), and Chris Cornell (singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave). The cover of "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" is their only known recording. All four members of this group had previously worked together on the Temple of the Dog project. Eric Clapton's backing group on the title track includes the three original core members of Chic (Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson) and is the last recording on which all three played together.

Tracks:

1. "Purple Haze" (produced by Robert Smith and Bryan "Chuck" New) The Cure

2. "Stone Free" (produced by Nile Rodgers) Eric Clapton

3. "Spanish Castle Magic" (produced by Eddie Kramer) Spin Doctors

4. "Red House" (produced by Eddie Kramer) Buddy Guy

5. "Hey Joe" (produced by Ernie C) Body Count

6. "Manic Depression" (produced by Jeff Beck, Eddie Kramer and Seal) Seal and Jeff Beck

7. "Fire" (produced by Nigel Kennedy) Nigel Kennedy

8. "Bold as Love" (produced by Stephen Street) Pretenders

9. "You Got Me Floatin'" (produced by P. M. Dawn) P. M. Dawn

10. "I Don't Live Today" (produced by Eddie Kramer) Slash, Paul Rodgers and Band of Gypsys

11. "Are You Experienced?" (produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade) Belly

12. "Crosstown Traffic" (produced by Ron Saint Germain) Living Colour

13. "Third Stone from the Sun" (produced by Pat Metheny) Pat Metheny

14. "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)"   M.A.C.C.

Jimi Hendrix Tribute - 2004 - Power of Soul

Tracks:

1. "Gratitude"   James "Al" Hendrix

2. "Are You Experienced?"   Musiq

3. "Spanish Castle Magic"   Santana

4. "Purple House"   Prince

5. "The Wind Cries Mary"   Sting

6. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"   Earth, Wind & Fire

7. "Power of Soul"   Bootsy Collins (featuring George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars)

8. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"   Eric Clapton

9. "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)"   Lenny Kravitz

10. "30 Years"   James "Al" Hendrix

11. "Who Knows"   Devoted Spirits

12. "Purple Haze"   Robert Randolph and the Family Band

13. "Going Home"   Velvert Turner

14. "Little Wing"   Chaka Khan & Kenny Olson

15. "Castles Made of Sand"   Sounds of Blackness

16. "May This Be Love"   Eric Gales

17. "Foxey Lady"   Cee-Lo

18. "Red House"   John Lee Hooker

19. "Little Wing/3rd Stone from the Sun (live)"   Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

More Hendrix:

Three albuns

Jimi Hendrix - Message from 9 to the Universe

Jimi Hendrix - 1969 - Woodstock

Laurie Anderson

Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s. Throughout the 1970s, Anderson did a variety of different performance-art activities. She became widely known outside the art world in 1981 when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK pop charts. 

She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave. Anderson is a pioneer in electronic music and has invented several devices that she has used in her recordings and performance art shows. In 1977, she created a tape-bow violin that uses recorded magnetic tape on the bow instead of horsehair and a magnetic tape head in the bridge. In the late 1990s, she developed a talking stick, a six-foot-long baton-like MIDI controller that can access and replicate sounds.

Anderson started dating Lou Reed in 1992, and was married to him from 2008 until his death on October 27, 2013.

Laurie Anderson - 1982 - Big Science

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Laurie Anderson - 1986 - Home Of The Brave

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Laurie Anderson - 2000 - Big Hits