Tom Tom Blues

Track Listings

1. Rocks in Your Head

2. Honesty

3. You Still Love Me

4. Outskirts

5. Flowers in the Sand

6. Don't Leave Me Long

7. Gravy Chain

8. Five in the Nave

9. Earache

10. Deliverance

Tracks:

Shreveport Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton
Sweet Man - Jelly Roll Morton
Tom Cat Blues - Jelly Roll Morton
A New Kind Of Man With A New Kind Of Love For Me - Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Nobody But My Baby - Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Got To Cool My Doggies Now - Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
Weeping Willow Rag - Scott Joplin
Something Doing - Scott Joplin
Steeplechase Rag - James P Johnson
Twilight Rag - James P Johnson
Charleston Rag - Eubie Blake
It's Right Here For You - Eubie Blake
Fare Thee Honey Blues - Eubie Blake
Mr. Freddie Blues - Jimmy Blythe
Regal Stomp - Jimmy Blythe

Customer Reviews:

Awesome to hear the old masters almost live........2007-03-27

It was an awesome experience to hear Ragtime and early blues played by the masters themselves. When you hear the music from their own hands, if not their own pianos, it makes the music immediate, and makes even clearer the stylistic differences of the various American musical pioneers. The sound quality is excellent. I'd strongly recommend this recording to anyone who enjoys early-20th-century jazz.

The Greatest Ragtime of the Century.......2005-10-30

What a terrific CD. What a joy to add to your life. Everyone should begin their day with this Great Ragtime.We would all be much better.

As a former dancer, Flapper, wth the Charleston in my routine, I do appreciate Great Music. I'm not quite as good as I used to be, but neither are you, Gal. Will be 66 next birthday. Still have the rhythm and love life.

Put some spice in your life and don't let this CD get away. Please, just get it today.

A great introduction and sampling........2005-08-23

Prior to this album, the only ragtime I really knew was "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag". I don't know how this album fares for enthusiasts, but I've thoroughly enjoyed it. It introduced me to several different composers. The way the album is organized by giving you a two or three song block by each composer is good. As you listen to this, you can easily hear the different styles from one composer to another. As for the recording quality, I don't have any complaints whatsoever. Each note is clear without much noticable fuzz or hissing. The versions of Scott Joplin's songs are played a bit brash and speedy when compared to Joshua Rifkin, but I think they sound livlier because of it. Overall a solid release.

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Some of Tom Waits Best.
Waits in fine form...
A jazzy, story-telling classic
Romeo is Bleeding is a masterpiece. The album has gems just not all throughout.
so worth looking back

Blue Valentine
Tom Waits
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000002GWJ
Release Date: 1990-05-11

Tracks:

Somewhere
Red Shoes By The Drugstore
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Romeo Is Bleeding
$29.00
Wrong Side Of The Road
Whistlin' Past The Graveyard
Kentucky Avenue
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
Blue Valentines

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More hard-boiled tales from Tom Waits, who manages to sing lines like "Everyone I know is either dead or in prison" in a raw, whiskey-soaked rasp that sounds both comical and deadly serious. Waits doesn't break any new creative ground here, but continues to refine his down-and-out ham-and-egger persona. It's booze and broads, sex and violence, laughs and heartbreak. This 1978 album opens with an astonishingly desperate version of "Somewhere" (from "West Side Story"), performed like Louie Armstrong with a migraine. From there it's the usual Waits mix of crackpot wordplay and the cocktail lounge jazz likes of "Romeo Is Bleeding." --Steve Appleford

Customer Reviews:

Some of Tom Waits Best........2007-07-06

I would highly recomend this album for the Tom Waits fan and the Tom Waits curious.
I am a big Tom Waits fan myself, and this album is one of my favorites. It's from his earlier stuff, and shows us a bit of a transition from his crooner stuff, to the more weird and wacky. the songs are great, at times like orchestra crooner stuff, and at times real jazzy.
I recomend this to the person Curious about Tom waits because it shows his unique side, yet it is still very accessable to someone used to more mainstream stuff.
Great Album! Get it!

Waits in fine form..........2007-01-29

"Blue Valentine" has a tendency to be dismissed as a so called "transitional" album, being that it is sandwiched into the period between Waits' critically acclaimed early albums and his mid-career foray into the unique instrumentation and free form music of his "Rain Dogs" period. In my opinion when Waits' career is viewed as whole, every one of his albums could be classified as "transitional" works, because the man is constantly moving forward with his music and moving into new territory with each record he puts out. That being said, "Blue Valentine" is a great and underrated album. In my opinion the title track is one of the most desperate songs Waits ever recorded, and the spare instrumentation and Waits' gravelly voice perfectly captures the mood of paranoia he sings of. The lyrics to the song "Blue Valentines" are one of the best examples of Waits' talent as a songwriter, as he describes a man who abandoned his lover and was tracked down by her and continues to receive her letters. The lines "it feels like theres a warrant out for my arrest, you've got me checkin in my rearview mirror, and I'm always on the run, thats why I changed my name, and I didn't think you'd ever find me here", and his descriptions of a blind and broken heart and nights full of whiskey are true genius. The song has remained one of my favorites of his over the years. I also think that Waits' voice was at it's best on this album and "Heartattack and Vine". The grit and rasp of his pipes on these two albums are unbelievable. The other thing about "Blue Valentine" that stands out to me is "$29.00", a straight up slow blues jam that goes on for a little over eight minutes. To hear Waits use his voice in a pure blues setting is rare, and he spits out the lyrics with his acid growl in a way that would make Howlin' Wolf blush. All the instrumental solos on that song are tight, and I find myself continuing to play that song again and again. "Wrong Side Of The Road" and "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard" are two others where his voice is unbelievable. The classic "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis" is another of Waits' tales of down and out individuals, and has a jazzy piano accompaniment. I also think that "Kentucky Avenue" is one of Waits' best ballads, and always gives a tug at my heartstrings when I hear it. To me, the only turnoff to this album is Waits' rendition of "Somewhere" from West Side Story. While it was definitely an interesting choice for him as far as cover tunes are concerned, it just never grabbed me, although I wouldn't say it's bad. While critics may say that Waits didn't break any new ground on this album lyrically or musically, I think they missed the boat. This is a solid album, and Waits melded the blues, jazz, and symphonic music onto one disc and somehow managed to tie it all together in a way that makes sense. While this may not fall into the category of essential Tom Waits, this is good music. I can't make it any simpler than that.

A jazzy, story-telling classic.......2007-01-02

On first listen (as with many Waits records), BLUE VALENTINE comes off as overly complicated, a mixture of various instruments and lyrics telling rather depressing stories, including the one about a prostitute begging a former lover for money, or the one about a crippled boy's dreams, or the one about a girl lost in the big city who gets taken advantage of. All of it told in that menacing growl, a voice that seems to demand that you NOT listen to these stories, that they are real and thus too disturbing for you.

But that's just the point: the songs on this album ARE disturbing at times--but at the same time, there's poetic irony and satire that almost makes you laugh. Romeo may be bleeding, "but not so's you'd notice." And good ol' Santa Claus is "drunk in the ski room." There's also some vague, hesitant tenderness: "Tell that little girl to let go of my sleeve/You'll be a woman when I catch you/As you fall in love with me." Waits's cast of characters is, as always, dragged from the trenches of real life, and their stories unfold as would yours or mine, if we happened to find ourselves in their situations. Hopefully, we'd have someone as talented as Waits to tell our tales.

Romeo is Bleeding is a masterpiece. The album has gems just not all throughout........2006-03-27

I always considered this and Heart Attack and Vine as his two lesser 70's works (with Closing Time even less, yet all filled with beauty). However, there's some songs on here that are some of his best ever:
Somewhere is one of the great covers of all time. He finds all the emotion in this song. Stunning.
Red Shoes he's done for years live. Nice.
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis is a true story taking us in the mail from brave face to honesty. Touching.
Romeo Is Bleeding is one of his finest songs. Period. A touch of Spanish, almost a West Side Story feel to the song. This song always moves me when I hear it.
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun. I love the sound of this song. The title is typical of his way with words that sound even better in the context of his unique musical style.
Blue Valentines is another song with heart.

I wouldn't buy this album first. If you want a 70's Tom Waits album get either Heart of Saturday Night or Small Change or Nighthawks at the Diner first. If/when you love any or all three of them, then you have permission to get this and Heart Attack and Vine, two solid but less consistent albums. chrisbct@hotmail.com

so worth looking back.......2006-01-22

First off, I'm a Tom Waits junkie. So if I appear slightly biased, it's because I am.
I have been acquiring all the Tom Waits music I can and have everything that's available. Since I had most of the songs on this cd on other cds, I had passed this one by. What a mistake! If the only song on the cd was "Kentucky Avenue" it would be well worth the cost and the effort. This song sung by someone else, without the voice and the sincerity of Mr. Waits might have sounded like a cheap effort to bring on the tears, but his delivery is so touching I feel like I'm eavesdroping on a special and private conversation. It's a story really of what would seem to be a 9 year old or so talking to a friend, sharing gossip and making big plans. The love and tenderness being shown by one friend to another is devestating. It goes beyond touching the listener's heart, and goes straight to the listener's soul.
The same goes for "$29 and an Alligator Purse", "Blue Valentine" -- there's not a bad song in the bunch. The background music is some of the best blues ever played.
I can't imagine anyone buying this cd and being dissappointed with it.

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Take me back to the forties!
Rockin' Horns!
Lovely lady, lovely music!
Lily Wilde swings!!!
Great jazz and blues big band swing!

Insect Ball
Lily Wilde and Her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra
Manufacturer: Lil Tom Tom Inc
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K4IT
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

Mister Five By Five
Since I Fell For You
Insect Ball
No More Love
Tess's Torch Song (I Had A Man)
Onion
Rip Van Winkle
Til My Baby Comes Back
Go Ahead And Rock
Oh Babe!
Stormy Weather (It's Rainin' All The Time)
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Work Baby Work

Album Description

This is the debut album from the sultry and ever swinging Ms. Wilde and her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra, a sweet blend of 16 world-class musicians who specialize in the raw, earthy big-band rythmn & blues of the 40's and 50's. This is music from the special time before strict boundaries were drawn between jazz, blues and r&b. Combining the drive of swing and jump-blues, the hot soloing of jazz, and the sublime vocal stylings of Lily Wilde, the Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra appeals to dancers, listeners and all fans of timeless music played by great musicians.

Customer Reviews:

Take me back to the forties!.......2006-12-29

Lily Wilde and the orchestra have obviously been listening to a lot of Buddy and Ella Johnson over the years. They have their horn driven r&b sound down! Lily even sounds a bit like Ella on occasion. The band stomps and swings while Lily's voice floats over the swinging rhythm section. Songs like "Mr. 5x5", the old tune about Jimmy Rushing and "work baby" by Louis Jordan sound like they were written by her. Great musicianship, great arrangements. Great record. Wish I could see them live!

Rockin' Horns!.......2006-12-14

From the first note of the first track, you know that you are in for a swingin' ride. The charts are great, and the musicians are top-drawer. If you're a horn player....you're going to be jealous that you weren't selected for this recording session!

Lovely lady, lovely music!.......2005-08-10

If you like swing, this here's the thing. Fans of Lavay Smith will be pleased with what they hear. I have been a fan of Lily's for a while before I purchased her CD. I haven't been sorry since. Wonderful music with a lot of energy. I just wish she would play the east coast more often.

Lily Wilde swings!!!.......2005-05-06

This is a wonderful cd. Great arrangements played by a fine orchestra, and of course, the vocals by Ms. Wilde are as good as it gets. The only complaint I have is that this is her only recorded work that I can find. It's that good.

Great jazz and blues big band swing!.......2004-02-13

This CD is one of those sneaky surprises waiting out there in the swing music scene. Striking out from Portland, OR, Lily Wilde has produced a phenomenal album of big band swing, perfect for listening and dancing. Backed by the full Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra, Lily Wilde lays out a series of tracks that capture the swingin' feeling of the big bands of the 1950s, like Billy May and Count Basie. It's jazzy swing with the soul of the blues...in other words, the genuine swing article, not some rock band that just stuck on a few horns and called themselves a swing band. Lily Wilde knows her musical history and knows what she likes, and that means you're guaranteed to like it as well.

Lily Wilde's voice is supremely soulful and powerful, reminding a bit of Ella Fitzgerald and Helen Humes (one of Count Basie's best female singers), but separate enough to have her own identity. She does a great job with such swingin' classics as "Mister Five by Five," "Work Baby Work," and "Oh Babe!" (my personal favorite cut from the album). These all swing smooth and very danceable, and should get a whole room of picky swing dancers jivin' and wailin'. I also enjoy the humorous "Rip Van Winkle." Lily slows it down and gets soulful and torchy on "Since I Fell for You," (the best slow number on the album) and a beautiful version of "Stormy Weather."

The band itself swings hard in a very Basie-like style, sounding like the legendary "Atomic" band from the 50s. This is most noticeable on a stand-out, mid-tempo instrumental, "Go Ahead and Rock." It's an infectious piece.

The only flaw in the album is the one bad track among the bunch, and ironically, it's the title track, "Insect Ball." The band swings fine, but the electronic manipulation of the voices and the silly lyrics cripple it. Unfortunate -- but how often do you come across an album where every track is great?

Tracks:

Duncan And Brady
I Don't Want Your Millions Mister
San Francisco Bay Blues
Mole's Moan
Rye Whiskey
Big Fat Woman
Nine Pound Hammer
Diamond Joe
Mobile-Texas Line
Joe Turner
Every Day In The Week
Alabama Bound
More Pretty Girls
Sister Kate
Original Talking Blues
Pallet On The Floor
Drop Down Mama
Rag Mama
Barb'ry Allen
Cocaine
Come Back Baby
Stackerlee
Baby Please Don't Go

Customer Reviews:

washtub bass.......2006-08-25

Rush's beautiful guitar picking style and his deep voice are peerless. He won't win plaudits for orginality or breaking moulds but if you're tired of folk music full of nasal whines and sloppy finger-pricking Tom is your only man. Some poeple may find this twee or too easy-going but I can't give it less than five starts as to me it is perfect.

The thing I like most about Tom Rush is the emotion he puts in the guitar playing. His voice too sounds like of sad a lot of the time but still comes across like somone who would actually be good craic!

The production on this album is great too. Just a voice, a guitar a washtub bass, and harmonica.

Just in the nick of time.......2003-01-27

I was going through my LP collection the other day and tried to play my copy of this album. My, how bad they sounded as I've just about worn it through over the years. I heard Tom live many years ago and have been a fan ever since. I was overjoyed to find that this recording as well as some of his others was now out on CD. This album belongs in everyones collection of Folk classics.

Sings and plays his way into your memory, for good!.......2002-07-02

Yep, this is definitely one of the best of the best. And it's just Tom, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, backed up by [who was it?], Mitch or Bruce somebody or other on gut bucket, also known as washtub bass. Tom was young at the time he made this, but sounds like a real old-timer. At the time these two albums were made, he was one of the main characters in the Cambridge (Mass.) folk revival, along with the Baez sisters, Jackie Washington, Eric Von Schmidt, Debbie Green. Eric Andersen, and the like.

This one starts out like a gunshot with "Duncan and Brady", and basically never lets up. Rush mixes pathos and humor and plenty of other assorted moods and reveries. The fellow can sing and play with the best of them. Check out the wonderful slide guitar playing on "Rye Whiskey". And he almost chews/ruminates on his words, with his terrific sounding, relaxed baritone voice. When he tells (sings) a story, you get lost in the believability of it. It's awesome, really.

As of 3-4 years ago, Rush was still tremendous in concert, and his banter and joke telling are as good as his playing and singing. He can be truly hilarious, make you nearly fall off your seat a' laughing. I'd say he's as good a showman and interpreter of old tunes as Michael Cooney, but that's a tough contest given the fact that they inhabit somewhat different (though not too) emotional dimensions.

Nostalgia ain't enough.......2001-06-28

After playing it I realized that these songs have been done much better by other musicians and this really served as a portal to more hard core traditional folk music for me. It is nice to have "Mole's Moan" which was just everywhere you turned in Boston at the time. Unfortunately that time as expressed on this set is dated.

A Must-Have for your Folk Collection.......2001-05-28

This is a truly delightful set of songs! A friend taped this for me back in the early eighties, and I wore the tape out within a year or two, and I never could find another copy of the album. Nevertheless, I'd find myself singing the songs anyway; they never seemed to leave me. And when I finally found the CD--hallelujah!--it was as if I'd never been without it. From start to finish, this is a great song set: hilarious at times, moving at others, and always delivered by Rush expertly. A supremely underrated work that won't disappoint you.

Tom Joyner Presents: The Old School Mix Returns

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On the one! With Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner Old School Reviews
As good as the first one!
This one is even better than the first one!
Back to "Skool"

Tom Joyner Presents: The Old School Mix Returns
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B000063109
Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

Holy Ghost - The Bar-Kays
I Like Girls - Fatback
Clouds - Chaka Khan
Always There - Side Effect
Let's Start The Dance - Hamilton Bohannon
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
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Street Life - The Crusaders
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The Glow Of Love - Change
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Customer Reviews:

On the one! With Tom Joyner.......2007-01-11

As usual Tom Joyner has put out another great complication of hits to bring back the memories of yesteryear.
If you grew up during the 70's & 80's this is a trip down memory lane. For those of you who enjoy music the way it was meant to be created then this is for you. Your teenage children will love it as well.
Definitely a must have.

Tom Joyner Old School Reviews.......2007-01-09

If you grew up in the "80's" (as for myself I graduated high school in 1981)this CD is for you. It features all of the late 70's through 80's hits, mixed just as I remembered them from high school and college days.

As good as the first one!.......2002-05-23

Tom Joyner does it again with his old school mix. The hits get better as he pulls out some of the best songs ever heard from back in the day. Keep on putting out more hits for us to listen and dance to Mr. Joyner. Thank you again!

This one is even better than the first one!.......2002-05-15

Is this a must-have for true old-school funketeers? As "Melvin" would say, "Oh yesssss!" You will dance, you will sing, you will smile -- and the best part is, a portion of the proceeds go to the Tom Joyner Foundation. Anyone claiming to be a fan of old-school R&B will be totally rewarded with this CD's collection of hits.

From hard-to-find jams like "Must Be The Music" and "I Hear Music in the Streets" to funk-tastic standbys "Holy Ghost", "Fantastic Voyage" and "Good Times", there is no way anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s will be disappointed. Steve "Silk" Hurley picked 20 great songs, and the mix is fluent and flawless. I hadn't heard Bohannon's "Let's Start the Dance" since I was in college in Atlanta (Clark College, now CAU).

Hey, Mr. Joyner, may I recommend including Brick's "We Don't Wanna Sit Down, We Wanna Get Down", Teena Marie's "Square Biz", and Imagination's "Just An Illusion" on the next CD? Bet. Keep 'em coming; I'll holla!

Brian

Back to "Skool".......2002-05-11

Sheer pleasure from start to finish.
Steve "Silk" Hurley outdoes himself with the mixing of some incredibly juicy old-skool classics on this disc. The mix of Chaka Khan's rockin' Clouds into Side Effect's "Always There" is worth the ticket for admission. When you hear the guitar riff from CLouds launching into the vocal intro of Always There, you can understand why Hurley is a Grammy Winner.
There are many other enjoyable nuggets on this disc, especially if you are a child of the best ever generation of soul music (1973-1979). Change's "The Glow Of Love" (with Luther Vandross on vocals) sounds sparkling, with a tremendous bass line brought front and center in this mix. "Street Life" sounds great, with emphasis added to the horns. And as always, Rapper's Delight, with its "Ho-tel, Mo-tel, Holiday Inn" chorus will have you singing just like Wonder Mike.
As with any mix disc, don't buy this looking for full original versions of these songs (some of which are exceedingly difficult to locate on CD). Most cuts eliminate final verses. But the mix itself is incredible, and you will have little reason to hit the skip button from start to finish.

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Oh No! More Blazing Telecasters
Tom Principato , and Danny Gatton
Manufacturer: Powerhouse Records
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ASIN: B0009HLC2E
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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How?s Your Sister
Tom's Samba
Rumble
I'm On Fire!
Harlem Nocturne
Talk To Me
Back Door Blues

Album Description

Yes, They're baaaa-aaack! The legendary Danny Gatton & the infamous Tom Principato, with another rip-roarin' Smokin' Guitar set that is taken from the same night as the first volume of "Blazing Telecasters" recorded live at Adam's Rib in Washington, D.C. in 1984. This set offers all new material and more of the same Guitar pyrotechnics that made the first volume so popular with Guitar fans around the World. Tracks include "If You Love Me Like You Say", "Tom's Samba", "Rumble", "I'm On Fire!", "Harlem Nocturne", "Talk To Me" and "Back Door Blues". From the Powerhouse Records "Guitarchives" Series. Catalogue # POW-121 Release date: May 31, 2005

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garbage!
AEROSMITH STILL BURN DOWN THE HOUSE
GREAT!!!
Aerosmith still kicks ass!
They Still Sound Great

Rockin' the Joint
Aerosmith
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ASIN: B000BC8TBO
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

Good Evening Las Vegas
Beyond Beautiful
Same Old Song And Dance
No More No More
Seasons Of Wither
Light Inside
Draw The Line
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Big Ten Inch Record
Rattlesnake Shake
Walk This Way
Train Kept A Rollin'

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If one had told an Aerosmith fan in 1975 that three decades hence they'd be shelling out a handful of c-notes to see their heroes rocking a Las Vegas quasi-lounge, they'd have likely chuckled, slapped the headphones back over their greasy locks and cranked up Toys in the Attic for its 897th go `round. But here they are, American hard rock's greatest survivors, rockin', talkin' `n' walking an artistic tightrope at the Hard Rock Café's Joint between expected crotch-rock chestnuts (a blues-sassed "Same Old Song and Dance," a hard-charging "Draw the Line" and obligatory "Walk This Way") and their unlikely latter-day incarnation the MOR ballad-mongers of Diane Warren's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing." But if gritty takes on "No More No More" and the shadowy "Seasons of Wither" point up just how formulaic the band had become by the time of Just Push Play's "Light Inside," their snotty covers of "Big Ten Inch" and "Rattlesnake Shake," Fleetwood Mac's `60s ode to self-love, argue they're still 15 at heart - even if the focused performances here are obviously the product of grizzled veterans. The DVD program on this Dual Disc edition features live video takes of the album's "No More.." and "Draw the Line," as well as bonus performances of early band staples "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

garbage!.......2007-02-26

don't waste your money on this. if you wanna buy an aerosmith live album, live! bootleg from '78 is the only one you'll need.

AEROSMITH STILL BURN DOWN THE HOUSE.......2007-01-11

This Album has a great concert in Hard Rock Las Vegas, include classic songs of the band till the record Just Push Play, and it is a Dual disc, it means that has a the live songs in one side and a 4 presententations LIVE (in DVD format) in the other side, if you are a Aerosmit's Fan you MUST LISTEN THIS ALBUM

GREAT!!!.......2006-04-27

Again, Aerosmith hasn't let us down. They continue to rock hard and put out awesome CDs! I highly recommend this as a "must have" for any Aerosmith fan!

Aerosmith still kicks ass!.......2006-03-10

Aerosmith is the best band in the entire universe! When I looked at the set list, I was ecstatic to see "No More No More" and my all time personal favorite, "Seasons of Wither". I am surprised they released a live album so soon after "You gotta move". They already have Bootleg and Classics Live One and Two. But this is a great CD and DVD. At least since Pandora's Box, I have always wanted to hear "No More No More" live (I finally got my wish!). I think if "You gotta move" didn't prove that they're the greatest, then this should have done the trick! Rock On!

They Still Sound Great.......2006-03-04

Aerosmith can still rock it after 30+ years. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Sound better than ever. The only reason i give this 4 stars is because there are so many different CD variations that include all these bonus songs, so why not just but it on the CD. Even if it is two discs, include the bonus songs.

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This LP defines a standard for American folk music.
Forgotten classic

Tom Rush
Tom Rush , and Tom Rush
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005REP7
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

Long John
If Your Man Gets Busted
Do-Re-Mi
Milk Cow Blues
The Cuckoo
Black Mountain Blues
Poor Man
Solid Gone
When She Wants Good Lovin'
I'd Like To Know
Jelly Roll Baker
Windy Bill
Panama Limited

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This LP defines a standard for American folk music........2003-05-07

For as high as the pedestal that I put this LP on, it somehow has the ability to take itself down and then sit down next to you and be your friend.

Before internet and computers and the current trend of disposable music, I used to seek out LP's of Tom Rush "Tom Rush" to pass out to friends. This LP has brought tremendous enthusiasm to many individuals for regenerating interest in American music. As a friend of mine who recently purchased the cd e-mailed me (I gave him a copy of the LP a while back) and he said "side two is fantastic! side one was so good I never even flipped it over. And now, with the CD, I can play it straight through over and over, which I do. You wouldn't think it could get better than side one but it does!"

Tom Rush "Tom Rush" continually sparks the ears -- as if it was a brand new recording. This LP is truly timeless.

And for the diehards? It is really worth finding a MONO copy on LP because the straightforward mix of MONO will give you far more clarity of the voice and instruments. There are no left/right panning effects here to dilute the music.

So as I sit here in front of the old five-and-dime waiting for the Norfolk & Western to rattle into station, I can always wonder about a simpler day. And for that whistle that won't blow anymore, there is always Tom Rush to bring it a little bit closer.

Forgotten classic.......2002-11-13

I've been hoping for this reissue of Tom Rush's initial release for Elektra for a long time because it is one of my favorite albums. I bought the vinyl when it came out in 1965 and played it to death. Tom Rush was among that group of educated urban folk/blues musicians in the '60s--a group that included John Hammond Jr., Dave Van Ronk, Eric Von Schmidt, Geoff Muldaur, Danny Kalb, John Sebastian, etc. in the East and Jorma Kaukonen and John Fahey in the West. (Loosely arranged around Cambridge and Berkeley.) Rush is faithful to the traditions on this album which features excellent acoustic guitar work and vocals that are uniformly convincing. Half of the songs on the record are traditional songs. He treats these with reverence and interprets them originally. There is nothing fake or posed in the way Rush presents folk music and blues songs. Further, the collection is eclectic--not just blues or just folk songs but a delightful mix. The first song "Long John" combines the title song with "Another Man done Gone." On "If Your Man Gets Busted," Rush combines elements of Robert Johnson blues songs accompanied by fine bottleneck work in a convincing performance. The line about the big city women: "Got both hands full of gimme / Got a mouth full of 'much obliged'" has been my mental description of a particular behavior for years. From this blues classic, Rush shifts to some clean country picking on Woody Guthrie's Okie anthem "Do-Re-Me" where he is accompanied by Rambling Jack Elliot. This version is among the best recordings of the classic. Kokomo Arnold's "Milk Cow Blues" features fine guitar accompanied by Fritz Richmond's jug and John Sebastian's blues harp. Indeed, Sebastian's harp is brilliant on this track. Sebastian, the heart of the Lovin' Spoonful, is on half the tracks on the album--including "Black Mountain Blues" originally a Bessie Smith song; "When She Wants Good Lovin'," a Coasters song written by Leiber and Stoller; and "Solid Gone" (aka "The Cannonball"). The record is worth buying for his harp--"Solid Gone" is exquisite. Virtuoso hardly describes his command of blues harp idiom. But there's even more here. The record has three songs by Woody Guthrie. I've mentioned "Do-Re-Mi." There are two other Guthrie songs. Rush's treatment of "Poor Man," the model for Dylan's "Ballad of Hollis Brown," is sensitive and persuasive, and "I'd Like to Know" was as current a protest in 1965 as when it was written (and now, too, I suppose). Rush includes a gambler's song, "The Cuckoo"; "Windy Bill," a cautionary cowboy song; and a train song--Bukka White's bottleneck classic "Panama Limited." This last song is effectively a workshop for playing bottleneck train songs and a fine conclusion for the disc. While Rush was eventually eclipsed by some of his contemporaries, he was true to tradition and the idioms of American music. Moreover, his virtuoso acoustic guitar playing was fresh and authentic. This disc is particularly valuable because of the music it contains and the high level of musicianship.

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A Classic Start to Finish
A return to the classic Doobies sound
Grossly underrated.
Main Doobie Brother 2nd Solo Outing
Better than the first album

Still Feels Good
Tom Johnston
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00065TZV4
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Madman
Wastin' Time
Baby, Take Me In
Last Desperado
Up on the Stage
Excuse Me Ma'am
Wishing
One-Way Ticket

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A Classic Start to Finish.......2007-05-20

Just had to say that anyone who enjoyed the original sound of the Doobies would love this album. The song "One-Way Ticket" is a classic and has appaarently been completely over-looked by the rock critics of the day. It's in the same vein as "China Grove", "Without You" and "The Doctor".

A return to the classic Doobies sound.......2006-07-08

Tom Johnston's second solo album "Still Feels Good" is a solid outing for the founder and main vocalist for The Doobie Brothers during the early 70's. He's in fine voice throughout and the best songs sound like outtakes from "Stampede" or "What Were Vices Are Now Habits". Featuring stellar harmony vocals from Doobie Patrick Simmons, sax from the late Cornelius Bumpus (also a former Doobie having played with the Michael McDonald incarnation at the end)and the late Bobby LaKind (another former Doobie and conga player than appeared on many of the band's albums)Johnston's soulful vocals are a highlight on the album. His guitar playing is also top notch throughout(although it misses the interplay that he used to demonstrate with Pat Simmons)guitar player Greg Douglas provides a good foil for Johnston.

The majority of the songs from the opening "Madman" through to "Last Desperado" and "One-Way Ticket" have solid playing and enough hooks to satisfy Doobie fans who listened to Johnston's classics "China Grove", "Long Train Runnin'", "Listen to the Music" and "Another Park, Another Sunday". The only way this release could have been improved is to have liner notes discussing the making of the album (the booklet only has the original album credits)and perhaps some of Johnston's demos for songs that did and didn't make the album to round out this release. At 34 minutes its a quality release that probably could have been combined with Johnston's first solo album and/or augmented with additional material.

As someone else pointed out this probably could have been combined with Johnston's disco and R&B flavored first solo album as both combined run under 70 minutes. It's a pity that due to the cost of licensing the album that they couldn't provide us with outtakes and demos from the session. I would have been interested in hearing some of the acoustic demos that Tommy recorded put together for this album. I'd recommend this along with the Doobies boxed set "Long Train Runnin'".

Wounded Bird Records have consistently re-released low key minor classics over the last couple of years. Whether it be The Byrds on their underrated reunion or it be cult icon Marshall Crenshaw the label has done a good job of making music that a small group of fans love available again. They've done a fine job here re-releasing this overlooked gem.

Grossly underrated........2006-03-27

This album on vinyl got me through a lot in the early 80's. The record had gotten all worn out; and finally someone had the good sense to put it on cd. Wastin' time should have been a much bigger hit as well as the follow-up single baby take me in. However the tune Wishing is the one that has stuck with me through the years. This is a great album for Doobie fans or anyone else.

Main Doobie Brother 2nd Solo Outing.......2005-07-20

This album is an improvement over the first solo record. Johnston's hope was probably to take his material beyond where it had been as a Doobie. Ironically, bringing in new producer keyboard wiz Michael Omartian only brought Johnston back to square one. This album (as the last one), has a great host of guest artists including fellow Doobie Pat Simmons and Red Rhodes on pedal steel guitar. Johnston shines brightest on the ballad Excuse Me Ma'am, rocks out on Baby, Take Me In. But overall it just doesn't come close to any of the Doobie's albums (including their underappreciated first album). For Doobie completists only.

Better than the first album.......2004-11-03

I personally prefer this album compared to his first solo-release. It's sounds more like a band performance. It has one lost Doobies classic om it "Baby take me in". Recommended for Doobies-fans only, though.
Why did Wounded Bird Records not release this album (33 minutes only) with "Everything You've Heard Is True" (29 minutes !) on 1 CD ?

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Classic jazz-funk trumpet I
A classic finally available!!

Love Approach
Tom Browne
Manufacturer: Japanese Import
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MI89
Release Date: 2001-08-22

Tracks:

Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)
Her Silent Smile
Forever More
Dreams of Lovin' You
Nocturne
Martha
Moon Rise
Weak in the Knees

Album Description

Japanese exclusive K2 24-bit remastered reissue of the crossover jazz artist's 1980 album for GRP. Eight tracks including, 'Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)', 'Her Silent Smile' & 'Forever More'. 2001.

Album Details

24 bit K2 digitally remastered.

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Classic jazz-funk trumpet I.......2007-07-07

The monster disco hit "Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)" is almost worth the price of this Japanese import CD on its own. Even now, you put that one on at any party and it's sure to get the place jumping. 27 years old and it still sounds as clear as a bell with air-piercing vocals by Toni Smith and a crisp production that many so-called producers can only dream of these days.

I said 'almost' though. Lucky then that there's even better on offer here, especially if soulful, funky jazz trumpet is what you're looking for. Produced by Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen and featuring people like Grusin himself, Marcus Miller, Bernard Wright, Buddy Wiilams, Boby Broom, Jorge Dalto, Carol Steele, Lesette Wilson and Bob Franceshini, this is as good as it got back in 1980.

There's not a dud track to be found but my other favourites include The cool breezy, "Her Secret Smile", with guitar licks and solo by Bobby Broom. The funky "Forever More", and "Dreams Of Lovin' You" with a great tenor sax solo from Bob Franceshini. "Nocturne" starts off with a crescendo, with piano solo by Jorge Dalto, and then becomes by a back and forth between Browne and Franceshini. And then it just slows right down into this spacey, moody tune with 'nocturnal' sounds with bass and/or synth by either Marcus Miller, Grusin, Wilson or by all three.
The dreamy "Moon Rise" has a great bass line by Marcus Miller and the beautiful "Weak In The Knees" with vocals by Victoria Sylva brings an end to the proceedings.

This album and it's 1981 follow-up, Magic are in my opinion Tom Browne's best and complement one another very well. Both are highly recommended.

A classic finally available!!.......2001-11-03

This cd is smokin'! It is worth every penny. I must have waited more than a decade for this to come out on CD and it finally happened in 2001. Tom Browne is one heck of a musician. If you're looking for smooth Jazz grooves then look no further. Two of the tracks have vocals by Toni Smith and let me tell you, Toni rocks the house.

By the way, two of the other tracks are mislabeled here on the web. Track number 4 is actually called "Dreams of lovin' you" and track number 8 is "Weak in the Knees." The disc and packaging are reproduced exactly how this recording was originally released on vinyl. It is a must have!

Okay Tom, now let us know when you're going to make the rest of your Arista catalog available on disc. Thanks!!

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