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Canadian rock band Sloan's brand of lighthearted, cerebral, highly melodic indie rock, while never an international sensation, possessed some remarkable staying power. It all began with 1993's SMEARED, a rawer, more angular record than later offerings. SMEARED opens with the closest thing the band had to an American hit single, "Underwhelmed" (it made some noise on the modern rock chart), in which Badfinger-esque power pop meets Woody Allen neuroses over the story of a potential college romance aborted due to a fundamental disagreement about grammar. The song's hook is distorted, but a mile wide, and the remainder of the album is an enchanting mix of fuzz, jagged guitar pop, and dark humor, from the boy/girl vocals of "I Am the Cancer" to the sinister Pavement-style swirling-manic narrative of "Left of Centre."
Recorded at Soundmarket Studio, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Sloan: Patrick Pentland (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); Andrew Scott (vocals, guitar, drums); Jay Ferguson (vocals, guitar); Chris Murphy (vocals, bass guitar).
Sloan: Jay Ferguson (vocals, guitar); Patrick Pentland (guitar, bass, background vocals); Andrew Scott (guitar, drums, background vocals); Chris Murphy (bass, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Jennifer Pierce (vocals).
Rolling Stone (4/15/93, p.64) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...Sloan's catchy tunes and witty post-adolescent lyrics collate into a winning personality that sounds anything but calculated....armed with all the right moves and material well worth cranking..."
Spin (2/93, p.80) - "...this foursome makes a joyful noise powered by lively, melodic vocals, crack percussion, and a wall o' gritty guitars ...Sloan hits the mark..."
Entertainment Weekly (2/19/93, p.63) - "...an exciting, melodic pop discovery, made by four young Canadians who seem to be in love--as all youth should be--with language, sound, and electricity..." - Rating: B+
NME (Magazine) (2/6/93, p.30) - 7 - Very Good - "...contains plenty of tantalizing signs of a post-grunge blueprint...speeds by in a surprisingly invigorating way..." Purchase Smeared CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Gov't Mule By A Thread CD (2009)
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BY A THREAD is Gov't Mule's first studio album since HIGH & MIGHTY was issued in 2006. Since that time, bassist Andy Hess has been replaced by Jorgen Carlsson, though Hess appears on two tracks at the end of the album. Carlsson's playing style is much more aggressive than Hess', and is therefore closer - in spirit anyway - to Gov't Mule's original bassist, the late Allen Woody, though he possesses an adventurous sense of time and is harmonically more colorful than either Woody or Hess. Carlsson and drummer Matt Abst are a solid match, since Abst is a drummer used to shifting time signatures and allowing the unexpected in while still driving a band. The band's keyboardist and rhythm guitarist, Danny Louis, is a shape-shifter, playing to whatever is needed in a given track. His manner of coloring sounds inside and around a particular tune's framework is a large part of what makes Gov't Mule's sound so fresh here - despite the fact that they don't stray far from what they do best. Warren Haynes and his guitar are, as usual, front and center, his guitar screaming, his big throaty growl hammering down lyrics like a Southern fire-and-brimstone preacher with earthshaking soul. The material on this set is tight; there is less jamming ...
| | Creed Full Circle CD (2009) Digipak
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Getting right back to where they started from, Creed reunites for Full Circle, putting all tensions to rest and cutting their first album in eight years. FULL CIRCLE is a none-too-subtle allusion to how they're getting back to their beginnings, but a cynic could say they never got much past it, toiling the same weathered ground on each of their albums, but this bears some subtle differences, particularly ...
| | Michael Jackson - Video Greatest Hits - History V. 2: On Film DVD (1997)
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| | Backtracks CDs (2009) With DVD; Box Set
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| | Beatles The White Album CDs (1968) Limited Edition; Remastered; Digipak; Enhanced CD
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Each copy of this limited edition is sequentially numbered. The packaging recreates the original double-gatefold sleeve and includes the original poster as well as the individual photos of each band member.
Additional personnel includes: Yoko Ono (vocals); Eric Clapton (electric guitar); Mal Evans (trumpet, tambourine); George Martin (piano, harmonium); ...
| | Robin Trower Seven Moons Live CD (2009)
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| | Yoshio Toyama Duet CD (1994)
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| | Steve Miller Joker CD (1973)
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Digitally remastered by JVC using XRCD (extended resolution compact disc).
Although Steve Miller had been slugging it out since the late 60's as a blues-rock guitarist, it wasn't until his 1973 release, THE JOKER, that he finally found his most marketable niche in radio friendly rock. Here Miller abandoned his edge and his rootsy sensibilities, and leaned toward a lighter, more melodic approach. This is typified in the title track, a shuffling groover with an infectiously hooky chorus that went on to become a monstrous smash, and something of a signature song for Miller.
While "The Joker" is the centerpiece of the album the be-bop ditty "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma," the humorous "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash," and the underrated Miller composition "Sugar Babe" are also noteworthy. THE JOKER is most interesting as a look at Miller in transition: it contains many of the elements that would go on to make him a superstar over the course of his next two releases, 1976's FLY LIKE AN EAGLE and 77's BOOK OF DREAMS.
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| | Russ Ballard CD (1984) Import
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| | Barra Macneils Traditional Album CD (2009) (Import) Import
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| | Runterkommen: Re-Strike CD (2003)
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| | Bobby Beausoleil Dreamways Of The Mystic CDs (2005)
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| | PierPoljak Je Blesserai Personne CD (2006) (Import) France
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| | autonomadic Gift Of The Sun CD (2009)
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