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Kiss: Gene Simmons (bass instrument); Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss.
Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (vocals, guitar); Peter Criss (vocals, drums); Gene Simmon, Gene Simmons (vocals); Bruce Foster (piano).
Additional personnel: Bobby McAdams (hand claps); Bruce Foster.
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Recording information: Bell Sound Studios, New York, NY (10/1973).
Photographer: Joel Brodsky.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Richie Wise; Eddie Solan.
Kiss' 1974 self-titled debut is one of hard rock's all-time classic studio recordings. Kiss is chock full of their best and most renowned compositions, containing elements of Rolling Stones/New York Dolls party-hearty rock & roll, Beatles tunefulness, and Sabbath/Zep heavy metal, and wisely recorded primal and raw by producers Richie Wise and Kenny Kerner (of Gladys Knight fame). Main songwriters Stanley and Simmons each had a knack for coming up with killer melodies and riffs, as evidenced by "Nothin' to Lose" and "Deuce" (by Simmons), "Firehouse" and "Black Diamond" (by Stanley), as well as "Strutter" and "100,000 Years" (collaborations by the two). Also included is the Ace Frehley alcohol anthem "Cold Gin," "Let Me Know" (a song that Stanley played for Simmons upon their very first meeting, then titled "Sunday Driver"), and one of Kiss' few instrumentals: the groovy "Love Theme from Kiss" (penned by the entire band). The only weak track is a tacky cover of the 1959 Bobby Rydell hit "Kissin' Time," which was added to subsequent pressings of the album to tie in with a "Kissing Contest" promotion the band was involved in at the time. Along with 1976's Destroyer, Kiss' self-titled debut is their finest studio album, and has only improved over the years. ~ Greg Prato
Kiss' penchant for make-up was inspired by their downtown New York neighbors the New York Dolls and by Alice Cooper, who was on top of the glam-rock world when Kiss' self-titled debut came out in 1974. Rather than dress in drag as the Dolls did, Kiss fashioned their look on a mix of sci-fi and horror films, and the rock & roll of their youth. They fashioned their music on willful hard-rock arrogance. Several songs on KISS became staples in the group's catalog. "Strutter," about a beautiful woman with a confident swagger, mirrored the attitude of the band, and it contained the first of many incendiary Ace Frehley solos.
The album also contains "Cold Gin," Ace's signature song; "Deuce," with its quintessential sexual posturing and fiery soloing; and "Black Diamond," Paul Stanley's epic tribute to a streetwalker with a hardscrabble life. Kiss' hunger to succeed resulted in some interesting recording choices, such as transforming teen idol Bobby Rydell's "Kissin' Time" into a stomper with singalong choruses typical of early-'70s pop. There's even an instrumental, "Love Theme From Kiss," a showcase for the quartet's musical synchronicity. It was the beginning of a long and influential career. Kiss Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews The start of it all
Well heavy metal/hard rock fans, here it is, the start of it all for KISS. The songs on this album are timeless as evidenced by the fact that most of them are still played live today by the band. While the production leaves a lot to be desired you can't deny the fact that the songs are there. Too often KISS gets dogged for being just a show or a gimmick. But at the end of the day, gimmicks fade away, these songs are the cake underneath the frosting. My personal fav's are Strutter, Black Diamond, 100,000 Years, Firehouse and Let Me Know. This is a classic album anyway you slice it.
Carry the flag high my friends!
Peace
Submitted by mcubed269 (Middlebury, IN, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 2 of 2 found this helpful. the best of the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If there were a rating over 5 stars i would give it a 100. A great debut album and awesome songs like cold gin, firehouse, ect. il love kiss and always will... BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!
Submitted by GODOFTHUNDER760 (Vacaville, CA,USA)
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7th Grade, 1st Concert "Destroyer 1976", My 1st album KISS ALIVE 2, I feel very lucky to have tuned my ears with this music. This album was 20 yrs. ahead of its time. What VISION and balls it took.
Submitted by Jrushton (Ormond Beach, Florida)
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KISS YOU ARE HOT AND SWEET! I LOVE THIS ALBUM AND YOU ROCK!!
Submitted by STEFFI (NEW JERSEY)
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this album is a great first album for the band known as kiss. featuring big time hits like "strutter" "firehouse" "cold gin" "deuce" "100,000 years" and "black diamond" this album is an instant classic. for those who dont own it, id suggest buying it. every song on it is good.
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Kiss: Gene Simmons (bass instrument); Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss.
Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, electric bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Photographer: Norman Seeff.
Although Kiss' self-titled debut performed respectably on the charts, it was not the blockbuster they had hoped for. With the album fading on the charts in the summer of 1974, Kiss was summoned back into the studio to work on a follow-up. Producers Richie Wise and Kenny Kerner were onboard again, and even though the sonics are muddier (and more filler is present in the compositions), Hotter Than Hell is another quintessential Kiss release. Many of the songs have been forgotten over the years (few have been featured in concert after the '70s), but there are still more than a few gems to be found. It's unclear if the members of Kiss were having problems with their personal relationships at the time, but it's a common thread that runs through the songs. The plodding "Got to Choose" and the rapid-fire "Parasite" deal with love gone bad; the title track is about unobtainable love, while "Goin' Blind" is a disturbing tale of a 93-year-old having an affair with a 16-year-old. Also included are the early favorites "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" and "Watchin' You," as well as the original electric version of "Comin' Home" (an acoustic version was the opener of 1996's MTV Unplugged) and "Strange Ways," which contains one of Ace Frehley's best guitar solos. Even though Hotter Than Hell actually fared worse on the charts than the debut, it has become a revered album among Kiss fans over the years -- and rightfully so. ~ Greg Prato
Released in late 1974, HOTTER THAN HELL was the second of four albums Kiss would release in a two-year span. Adorned with a kabuki-inspired cover (which helped spark their huge appeal in Japan), the album is filled with tightly written songs packed with sex and attitude. Die-hard f
| | Kiss Dressed To Kill CD (1975) Remastered
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Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, New York.
Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (guitar); Peter Criss (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Recording information: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Bob Gruen.
By the release of their third album, 1975's Dressed to Kill, Kiss were fast becoming America's top rock concert attraction, yet their record sales up to this point did not reflect their ticket sales. Casablanca label head Neil Bogart decided to take matters into his own hands, and produced the new record along with the band. The result is more vibrant sounding than its predecessor, 1974's sludgefest Hotter Than Hell, and the songs have more of an obvious pop edge to them. The best-known song on the album by far is the party anthem "Rock and Roll All Nite," but it was the track "C'Mon and Love Me" that became a regional hit in the Detroit area, giving the band their first taste of radio success. Since the band was on the road for a year straight, songs such as "Room Service" and "Ladies in Waiting" dealt with life on the road (i.e., groupies), and a pair of songs were reworked from Kiss' precursor band, Wicked Lester ("Love Her All I Can" and "She"). With Dressed to Kill's Top 40 showing on the Billboard charts, the stage was now set for Kiss' big commercial breakthrough with their next release. ~ Greg Prato
By 1975, Kiss' songs of sex, fun and rock and and roll had gained the band a loyal following thirsting for more. With their third album, Kiss did not disappoint.
The ribald and rollicking "Room Service" kicks things off with a nudge and a wink; it's about getting more than just fresh towels from the front desk. The rest of DRESSED TO KILL continues down that road, whether it's Gene Si
| | Kiss Destroyer CD (1976) Remastered
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Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert V. Conte.
Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound, New York, New York.
The pressure was on Kiss for their fifth release, and the band knew it. Their breakthrough, Alive!, was going to be hard to top, so instead of trying to recreate a concert setting in the studio, they went the opposite route. Destroyer is one of Kiss' most experimental studio albums, but also one of their strongest and most interesting. Alice Cooper/Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin was on hand, and he strongly encouraged the band to experiment -- there's extensive use of sound effects (the album's untitled closing track), the appearance of a boy's choir ("Great Expectations"), and an orchestra-laden, heartfelt ballad ("Beth"). But there's plenty of Kiss' heavy thunder rock to go around, such as the demonic "God of Thunder" and the sing-along anthems "Flaming Youth," "Shout It Out Loud," "King of the Night Time World," and "Detroit Rock City" (the latter a tale of a doomed concert-goer, complete with violent car-crash sound effects). But it was the aforementioned Peter Criss ballad, "Beth," that made Destroyer such a success; the song was a surprise Top Ten hit (it was originally released as a B-side to "Detroit Rock City"). Also included is a song that Nirvana would later cover ("Do You Love Me?"), as well as an ode to the pleasures of S&M, "Sweet Pain." Destroyer also marked the first time that a comic-book illustration of the band appeared on the cover, confirming that the band was transforming from hard rockers to superheroes. ~ Greg Prato
Before DESTROYER, Kiss' studio albums were only moderate sellers. But the band's concerts were selling out regularly, and 1975's ALIVE! album had gone gold, putting Kiss on the pop map. DESTROYER, on which they teamed with Alice Cooper produce
| | Kiss Rock And Roll Over CD (1976) Remastered
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Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert V. Conte.
Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio (Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (guitar); Peter Criss (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Recording information: Record Plant, New York, NY.
With the massive success of their previous album, the experimental Bob Ezrin-produced Destroyer (which contained the surprise ballad hit "Beth"), Kiss could have taken the safe route and continued in that direction -- or return to the raw hard rock of their first four albums. They chose the latter. Hooking back up with Eddie Kramer, the producer of their 1975 breakthrough release Alive! and their very first demo, Kiss rented out the Nanuet Star Theater in upstate New York to record their next album, Rock and Roll Over. With a more direct, in-your-face production, Rock and Roll Over is one of Kiss' most consistent records. Two of the album's best tracks became hit singles -- the sleazy hard rocker "Calling Dr. Love" and an acoustic ballad that was originally intended for Rod Stewart, "Hard Luck Woman" (later covered by country star Garth Brooks). But like all other classic rock albums, the lesser-known material is often just as strong -- "I Want You" and "Makin' Love" became concert staples over the years, while "Mr. Speed" is one of the most underrated songs in Kiss' catalogue. Also included are the fan favorites "Take Me," "Ladies Room," "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em," and the original version of "See You in Your Dreams," which was later re-recorded for Gene Simmons' 1978 solo album. ~ Greg Prato
ROCK AND ROLL OVER finds Kiss at its sleekest and most pop-oriented. Fresh from the thundering success of DESTROYER, the band turned out an album jammed with brisk, mostly up-tempo numbers
| | Kiss Love Gun CD (1977) Remastered
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Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert V. Conte.
Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound, New York, New York.
Personnel: Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Paul Stanley (guitar); Peter Criss (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Recording information: Record Plant, New York, NY.
Photographer: David Spindel.
Love Gun was Kiss' fifth studio album in three years (and seventh release overall, peaking at number four on Billboard), and proved to be the last release that the original lineup played on. By 1977, Kiss merchandise was flooding the marketplace (lunch boxes, makeup kits, comic books, etc.), and it would ultimately lead to a Kiss backlash in the '80s. But the band was still focused on their music for Love Gun, similar in sound and approach to Rock and Roll Over, their previous straight-ahead rock release. It included Ace Frehley's lead vocals on "Shock Me," as well as one of Kiss' best and most renowned hard rockers in the thunderous title track. The album's opener, "I Stole Your Love," also served as the opening number on Kiss' ensuing tour, while "Christine Sixteen" is one of the few Kiss tracks to contain piano prominently. "Almost Human" is an underrated rocker and features a great Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar solo from Frehley (no doubt due to ex-Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer manning the boards again), while "Plaster Caster" is a tribute to the famous groupies of the same name. The only weak spots on an otherwise stellar album are an obvious "Rock and Roll All Nite" ripoff titled "Tomorrow and Tonight," and a pointless remake of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Then He Kissed Me" (reworked as "Then She Kissed Me"). ~ Greg Prato
Kiss had exploded from cult attraction to worldwide phenomenon by the time of LOVE GUN's release. C
| | Kiss Dynasty CD (1979)
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Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios and Record Plant, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert V. Conte.
Personnel: Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Paul Stanley (guitar); Peter Criss (drums).
Audio Mixer: Jay Messina.
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Recording information: Electric Lady Studios; Record Plant, New York, NY.
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo.
Dynasty marked the first time that the original four members of Kiss didn't all appear together for the entire album -- session drummer Anton Fig subbed for Peter Criss due to the latter's erratic behavior and injuries sustained in a serious car crash. And even though it was a platinum-plus smash, Dynasty marked the beginning of Kiss' unfocused period, which would ultimately end in a nosedive of the band's popularity, as well as Criss and Ace Frehley leaving the band by 1982. In latter-day interviews, the band admitted that they started to listen to outsiders about what direction the music should go around the time of Dynasty. And since small children were a large part of Kiss' audience by 1979 (due to merchandising and the God-awful TV movie Kiss Meets the Phantom), the band began backing away from heavy metal and embracing pop. Included is their hit disco experiment, "I Was Made for Loving You" (which was no better or worse than any other rock-meets-disco experiment of the late '70s), as well as "Sure Know Something," a melodic pop/rocker that should have also been a smash. Many other tracks would have been better if they weren't so glossed up (due to producer Vini Poncia), such as "Charisma," "Magic Touch," "Hard Times," and a great reworked cover of the Rolling Stones obscurity "2,000 Man." Not a horrible album (that distinction would go to 1981's Music from "The Elder"), but certainly not on par with such classics as Hotter Than Hel
| | Claude Thornhill Transcription Performances 1947 CD (1999) (Import) Ireland
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Personnel includes: Claude Thornhill; Gil Evans (arranger).
Personnel: Claude Thornhill (piano); Fran Warren (vocals); Lee Konitz, Danny Polo (clarinet, alto saxophone); Mickey Folus (clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Mario Rollo (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Bill Bushey (clarinet, baritone saxophone); Polo (clarinet); Louis Mucci, Eddie Zandy, Red Rodney, Paul Cohen (trumpet); Sandy Seigelstein, Walter Welscher (French horn); John Torick, Tak Takvorian (trombone); Billy Exner (drums).
Audio Remixer: Ted Kendall.
Recording information: New York, NY (09/25/1947-12/17/1947).
Photographer: Ian Crosbie.
Arrangers: Claude Thornhill; Bill Borden; Lyle "Rusty" Dedrick ; Gil Evans; John Hefti.
These big-band sessions start to hint at bebop from the opener, "Robbins' Nest," but concentrate on American popular standards. You hear young arranger Gil Evans, Lee Konitz on alto sax/clarinet, and trumpeter Red Rodney, who would go on to define the bop stance. There's one Edvard Grieg composition, a lone Thornhill classic original ("Snowfall"), and work by the mysterious Danny Polo on clarinet. ~ Michael G. Nastos
| | Rage Against The Machine Renegades CD (2000) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Australia
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Australian pressing of the final studio album from Rage Against The Machine, originally released in 2000, features two bonus tracks: 'Kick Out The Jams' and 'How I Could Just Kill A Man'. Sony.
Rage Against The Machine: Zack De La Rocha (vocals); Tom Morello (guitar); Tim Commerford (bass); Brad Wilk (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Sen Dog, B-Real (rap vocals).
Producers: Rick Rubin, Rage Against The Machine, Brendan O'Brien.
Engineers: Jim Scott, David Schiffman, Nick DiDia.
Principally recorded at Cello Studios, Hollywood, California and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California.
"Renegades Of Funk" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
Australian contains the bonus tracks "Kick Out The Jams" and "How I Could Just Kill A Man."
Rush released after the late-2000 split between Zack de la Rocha and the rest of Rage Against the Machine, the covers album Renegades salutes the band's musical and philosophical roots, ranging from the old-school Bronx to the hard-rockin' Motor City to protest-central Greenwich Village to gangsta-ridden L.A. As could be expected, the set works best when the group focuses on material from its most recent forebears: rappers and hardcore bands. Indeed, Renegades begins with a pair of powerful hip-hop covers -- Eric B & Rakim's "Microphone Fiend" and Volume 10's "Pistol Grip Pump" -- that spotlight Rage's immense strengths: Tom Morello's clean, heavy riffing and vocalist de la Rocha's finely tuned spray of vitriol, just this side of self-righteous. Another hip-hop blast (and the one closest to home), Cypress Hill's "How I Could Just Kill a Man," is even more devastating, an easy pick for the highlight of the album. Listeners familiar with the originals, however, may have trouble with Rage's covers of EPMD's "I'm Housin'," the Stones' "Street Fighting Man," and Dylan's "Maggie's Farm," a trio of original versions whose anger and emotion were conveyed more in the lyrics than the performances. Still, drummer Brad Wilk sets an appropriately frenetic hardcore tempo for the excellent version of Minor Threat's "In My Eyes," and de la Rocha stretches out well on the MC5's "Kick Out the Jams." With just a bare few excepions, Renegades works well, in part because Rage Against the Machine is both smart enough to change very little and talented enough to make the songs its own. ~ John Bush
Seemingly due to the hasty departure of vocalist Zach De La Rocha, what had originally been intended as a second disc complementing a live set finds its solo release in RENEGADES. Originally born in the lighthearted spirit of cover albums such as Metallica's GARAGE DAYS series, RENEGADES is an assembly of interpretations of protest songs that spans many musical styles.
From the funk treatment of the obscure "Pistol Grip Pump" (originally recorded by Volume 10), to the slowed-down, stomping groove of the MC5's "Kick Out the Jams," there is seemingly no song the band can't transform and make their own. Identifying closely with Rage Against The Machine's political ideals are Afrika Bambaataa's "Renegades of Funk," and the previously single-only cover of Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad." In what fans might optimistically interpret as a hint of what is to follow, two hidden live tracks round out RENEGADES' 60-plus minute assault.
| | Omara Portuondo Lagrimas Negras: Canciones Y Boleros CDs (2005) (Import) Spain
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2008 reissue of 2005 double CD set featuring recordings from 1997-2000 when Omara Portunondo started recording with the Buena Vista Social Club. She was nominated for a Grammy in 2004. This double CD, L grimas Negras (Black Tears), Canciones y Boleros, is the result of an interpretive creation full of feeling, intimacy, and naturalness. She returned to the Latin American popular classics -to Violeta Parra, to Virgilio Gonz lez, to Alberto Vera, to Eusebio Delf¡n- with a fabulous ensemble consisting of the great Rub‚n Gonz lez and Enriqueta Almanza's piano, Richard Eges's flute, Mart¡n Rojas's magnificent guitar, the bass of Cacha¡to, Mirabal's art in unraveling the mysteries of the brass instruments, Amadito Vald‚s's paila with AfroCuban rhythms and the tasty percussion of Hern n Cort‚s, Roberto Garc¡a, and Osvaldo Rodr¡guez.
This collection features 28 Latin American classic songs, such as "Incredible" and "Te Queria."
Personnel: Teresa García, Pedro Rivero, Raquel Zozaya (vocals); Juan Martinez (guitar, piano); Martín Rojas, Juan Marinez, Miguel Martínez Rojas (guitar); Efrain Rios (tres); Richard Egües (flute); Raul Gutierrez (alto saxophone); Enriqueta Almanza, Rubén González (piano); Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez (bass instrument); Amadito Valdés (timbales); Hernan Cortes, Roberto Garcia , Roberto García, Osvaldo Rodriguez (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Adolfo Pichardo; Ramón Alom.
Recording information: EGREM, La Habana, Cuba (??/1967-10/1997); Estudios Areito, La Habana, Cuba (??/1967-10/1997); Finland (??/1967-10/1997).
Directors: Adolfo Pichardo; Tony Taño; Juan Pablo Torres.
Arrangers: Juan Martinez; Enriqueta Almanza; Ricardo Eddy Martinez.
| | Guy Bergeron Last Of The Hip White Boys CD (2002)
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About the Musician:I've been shouting into a mic and breaking strings since the mid 70s in varying situations, from accompanying other local vocalists, to rock and blues cover bands as well as original combos throughout New England. I've been writing tunes for about as long.About the MusicThese guitar-propelled tunes are typically tinted on the blue side, musically speaking. Elements of Blues, R&B and the occasional Twang are hybrid with a Rock sensibility, the recipe calling for light on experimentation and introspection, and heavy on the pulse and groove of the song. Influences include BB King, Lowell George, John Prine, Cake, BTO, JJ Cale, T Rex...but some of this mess I take full responsibility for.Here are some excerpts from recent reviews of my material:DEMORAMA'S TOP HONORS "KICKERS OF ASS" LIST FOR 2002, REVIEW BY LUIS FISKE: "Bergeron deftly carries both the bluesman look and the sound. With a solid voice that's a combo of David Clayton-Thomas, Springsteen (sans the pretentiousness) and his own stylings, Bergeron nimbly handles a variety of sounds, touching on jazz, blues, folk, country and intelligent pop."SPARECHANGE MAGAZINE'S LADY K, LIVIN IN THE VALLEY REVIEW: "Vocally and musically, he fits this (blues) genre like a key into a lock. If you like bands like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, be sure to give this guy a listen."MUSES MUSE REVIEWER STACEY BOARD: "Guy's bio says he is a native of Massachusetts but someone must be UPSing him some grits and gravy. This east coast man has more than his share of twang and blues in his music."Listen for some of Guy's tunes in upcoming MTV shows, "Made" and "Trailer Fabulous".
| | Dollar Store Money Music CD (2007)
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Personnel: Dean Schlabowske (vocals, guitar, organ); Joe Camarillo (vocals, drums); Alan Doughty (vocals).
Recording information: Engine Studios, Chicago, IL.
Comprised of two members of the Waco Brothers and featuring pedal steel behemoth Jon Rauhouse, Dollar Store could easily have coasted on their collective reputations and won over the Bloodshot crowd with minimal effort. Instead, the band dashes any such notions of a sophomore slump with this near masterpiece of highway choruses, hollered harmonies, blue-collar bile, and lightning guitar filth that place the band somewhere between X and Lynyrd Skynyrd. MONEY MUSIC (2007) is what Bloodshot was born for: musicians tackling rootsy music with the abandon and economy of the best punk rock.
A cover photograph of a dog wearing a hat with its big, ugly tongue thrust into the foreground offers an introduction of sorts to Dollar Store's Money Music. It's as if the band is saying "the music that the listener is getting ready to experience is in your face, down to earth, and real, though not necessarily 'pretty.'" The opener makes good on this promise. "Money Music" is a rocking track that rolls out of the speakers, shrinking the distance between the band and the listener. The band -- bassist/vocalist Alan Doughty, guitarist Tex Schmidt, guitarist/organist Dean Schlabowske, and drummer/vocalist Joe Camarillo -- accomplishes this immediacy with a tight, muscular approach that is more rock than alternative country. From here, Dollar Store seldom let up, delivering song after song (e.g., "Wasting Away" and "Twisting in the Wind") that rock hard, seldom run over three and a half minutes, and feature crack ensemble work only occasionally interrupted by an aggressive guitar solo. For those wishing for a slight break in the breakneck pacing, the sixth cut, "One Red Cent, One Thin Dime," provides a nice stopgap as well as a good example of a well-done rock ballad. Dollar Store probably qualify as alternative country, though the band's ability to push beyond the genre's usual clichés tempts one to search for another category (though it's hard to imagine a rock band taking a crack at "In the Gravel Yard"). Wherever Money Music winds up in the CD rack, however, it will please old fans, lovers of classic rock, and folks who fancy alternative country. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
| | 60'S CD (2007) (Import) Import
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2007 release of a five CD box set featuring a wonderful selection of great songs from the decade that brought us the Summer Of Love and a man walking on the moon by some of the most popular acts to rise up on the charts. It's just one of a new series of compilations with 100 tracks each that are themed with songs of different musical styles from decades past, fondly remembered by those that lived and loved them...and at a very reasonable price! The tracks on this volume feature such best selling artists as Neil Sedaka, Tony Orlando, Zager And Evans, Sly And The Family Stone, Lee Dorsey, Dionne Warwick, The Association, Jim Reeves, The Yardbirds, Lovin' Spoonful, The Box Tops, The Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Roy Orbison and many more! The discs are housed in quality slipcase packaging with embossed cover art. Demon
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