| | Saw Doctors Villains? CD Saw Doctors Discography of CDs
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With only their fifth album in over ten years, the Saw Doctors have established a solid core of followers worldwide despite never being backed by a major label. However, Villains? does enjoy a distribution agreement with Ryko which should deliver this product to an even wider potential audience. Reduced to a threesome, the Saw Doctors have undergone subtle and infrequent changes in their sound -- subtle because the changes don't dramatically alter the sound of the band and infrequent because they aren't detectable on a majority of the cuts. For instance, the thoroughly modern rock opening title track utilizes distorted vocals and a keyboard-and-guitar-heavy Wall of Sound treatment eliciting a Lou Reed-like vibe. The following two tracks, "This Is Me" and "Still Afraid of the Dark," are patented Saw Doctors pop/rock pieces displaying both their boisterous and vulnerable sides, respectively. "Happy Days" is a breezy and uncharacteristic number featuring the lead vocals of bassist Pearse Doherty and a bouncy Herb Alpert-like trumpet line courtesy of Danni Healy. Lead vocalist Davey Carton follows with an energetic and brass-laden "Bound to the Peace" which (at the mid-point of this album) might cause longtime fans to wonder if this is no longer a folk-rock band. In truth the Saw Doctors have always been a pop group, but their affinity for folk, punk, and R&B has always been undeniable. They've been frequently labeled (and perhaps improperly) as a Celtic rock band, so the absence of noticeable folk elements on Villains? is significant. Regardless, this band has always produced delightful pop music with no specific affiliation to any genre of music. With the increased role of their mini-brass section, the lack of accordion and mandolin, along with the judicious sharing of lead vocals between Carton, Doherty, and guitarist Leo Moran, perhaps the Saw Doctors are indeed a changed band. ~ Dave Sleger
Personnel: Leo Moran, Davey Carton (vocals, guitar); Marilyn O'Connor, Pearse Doherty (vocals); Giles Packham (guitar, piano, synthesizer, programming); Anthony Thistlethwaite (saxophone); Danni Healy (trumpet); Derek Murray (keyboards); Jimmy Higgins (drums); Padraig Stevens (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Giles Packham; Kenny Ralph.
Recording information: Room 9; Sun Street Studios.
Photographers: Ray Ryan; Leo Moran; Pearse Doherty; Padraig Stevens.
The Saw Doctors: Davy Carlton, Leo Moran (vocals, guitar); Pearse Doherty (vocals, bass); Derek Murray (keyboards); Anthony Thistlethwaite (saxophone); Danni Healy (trumpet); Jim Higgins (drums); Padraig Stevens (percussion).
Additional personnel: Maureen Stevens, Mary O'Connor (vocals); Giles Packham (guitar, piano, synthesizer, programming).
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Saw Doctors Villains? Songs Purchase Villains? CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Saw Doctors Songs From Sun Street CD (1998)
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| | Saw Doctors Play It Again Sham! CD (2003)
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This is a delightful collection of 20 singles and B-sides, 17 of which never found their way onto studio albums. Several of these selections have become concert favorites like "I'd Love to Kiss the Bangles" and "Michael D. Rocking in the Dail." Many of the remaining tracks possess the youthful exuberance found on earlier albums like If This Is Rock'n'Roll, I Want My Old Job Back and All the Way From Tuam presumably since they were written during that early period. The Saw Doctors playfully mix early rock & roll with punk, country, folk and even Motown and, as is their trademark, compliment the music with themes of youthful lust, small town living, growing up Catholic ...
| | American Flyer/Spirit Of A Women CD (2004)
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Originally released on United Artists. Includes liner notes by Richie Unterberger.
American Flyer has long been a favorite of singer/songwriter, L.A. country-rock, and '70s soft rock aficionados, partially because of the group's supergroup status, but chiefly because the music they made was very, very good. That pedigree was indeed impressive, with the four members consisting of former Pure Prairie League member Craig Fuller, Eric Kaz of the Blues Magoos, Doug Yule of the Velvet Underground, and Steve Katz, formerly of Blood, Sweat & Tears -- maybe ...
| | Saw Doctors Live In Galway CD (2004)
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| | Beastie Boys Right Right Now Now CD (2005) Import
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| | Incognito Eleven CD (2006)
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| | Ventures Caravan CD (2006) (Import) Japan; 24 Bit Remastered; Mini LP Sleeve
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| | Vanilla Fudge Mystery CD (1984)
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Quiet Riot's producer gives Vanilla Fudge -- whom producer Shadow Morton discovered in the late '60s -- a "bang your head" onslaught of big hair drums, compressed guitar, and tired homogenization. The fun psychedelic distortion of Vinny Martell is totally stripped away -- he is relegated to rhythm guitar on one song and backing vocals on three. That is a total travesty. It is one thing to have the leader of Beck, Bogert & Appice, one Jeff Beck, funk up "My World Is Empty," even under the disguise of J. Toad (shades of George Harrison in his L'Angelo Mysterioso garb), but this version of the Supremes is so far removed from what made Vanilla Fudge so special that, really, it should be included as a bonus track on a reissue of the 1973 Epic debut Beck, Bogert & Appice. One Ron Mancuso is listed under Martell in the credits, but he is the hip guitarist recruited for this calculated disc to replace Martell. His name might be in small print, but his sound is what is splashed all over this veteran group's comeback attempt. Proffer takes the once angelic voices and puts them through his machinery to come up with something that could be Patty Smyth's Scandal or even 38 Special. Clearly, this wasn't an attempt at former glories, but a stab at reinventing the band instead of putting their trademark arrangements on familiar tunes. This is everything fans of '60s music hate about the '80s. Whether it is the first track, "Golden Age Dreams," or the decent cover of Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By," or the song that took seven writers to compose, "Don't Stop Now," the drumbeat is incessant and is more Quiet Riot than Fudge. The worst track is probably "Hot Blood," which is Scott Sheets, Mark Stein, and Carmine Appice totally ripping off the chorus of Foreigner's 1978 hit "Hot Blooded." You can rest assured they would've been sued ...
| | Drs P De Veerpont CD (2007) (Import)
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| | Luminous CD (2006)
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| | Chico Feitosa Chico Fim De Noite Aprenta CD (2008) (Import) Japan
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| | Tango Best CD (2008) (Import)
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