Gregory Butler Discography of CDs

Gregory Butler albums This is a truly enjoyable collection of country and blues songs all written by the talented Gregory Butler and would make a ...

Gregory Butler CD discography Tina Root (of Switchblade Symphony fame) is not a jazz singer, but if Strange Gathering is any indication, the goth-influenced alternative pop/rock/darkwave vocalist clearly understands the interpretation concept that jazz artists hold so dear. Any serious jazz singer will tell you that if someone is going to record a famous, well-known song, the artist needs to put his/her own spin on the song instead of trying to offer a carbon copy of the original version; thankfully, there are no carbon copies on this 53-minute CD, which is an album of covers and is Root's first solo project. Although she bills herself as Tre Lux, Strange Gathering is most definitely her solo baby -- and she sees to it that every song she rearranges reflects her alternative pop/rock/darkwave personality. Root picked an interesting variety of songs, which range from Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur" and Ministry's "Every Day Is Halloween" to Radiohead's "Karma Police." But whatever song she embraces -- whether a its origin is industrial, Brit-pop, new wave, adult contemporary or Top 40 -- Strange Gathering is always relevant to the darkwave aesthetic. Root's darkwave credentials are as strong on Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" as they are on Coldplay's "Yellow," the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" and Norah Jones' "Come Away with Me." Very rarely does one hear Norah Jones' name and the word darkwave used in the same sentence, but when one describes the unlikely but successful makeover that Root gives "Come Away with Me," the term darkwave becomes unavoidable. Root's interpretive abilities are never in question on ...

Gregory Butler albums Depswa is yet another California combo to wade in the grunge and nü metal morass that oozed all over radio and MTV after the breakout success of Linkin Park and P.O.D. It's these groups that Depswa references most on its Geffen debut, along with frequent nods to the Deftones. But despite the LP's tendency to sound like what has been heard before, there's still some solid, if not particularly groundbreaking, songwriting happening on Two Angels and a Dream. Jeremy Penick's vocals don't lean fully on established styles (i.e., the monotone moan, the singsong rap yelp). Rather, he fluctuates between traditional metal vocalism and the quiet-loud dynamic favored ...

Gregory Butler music CDs Liner Note Author: Gregory Butler. Photographer: Gregory Butler. Personnel: Bob Forrest (vocals); Bob Forrest; John Frusciante (vocals, guitar, guitars); Gregory Butler (vocals, keyboards); Elijiah Forrest, Jeremy Penick (vocals); Zander Schloss (guitar, guitars, mandolin); Josh Klinghoffer (guitar, guitars); Aaron Malone (violin, fiddle); Roger Rowan (cello); Anne Shisko (oboe); Ikie Owens, Ikie Owens, Greg Kurstin, Greg Arnold's Tricycle, Chris Badger (keyboards); Chris Vrenna (drums); Randy Gordon (percussion); Victoria Williams (vocals). Audio Mixers: Gregory Butler; Greg Arnold's Tricycle.

Gregory Butler discography Psychedelic and oddly jittery, Hatched sports an impressive guest list, including Lenny Kravitz (who delivers an incendiary guitar solo on the single "Electra"), Daniel Lanois (who co-wrote and co-produced "Needles") and Karl Wallinger (who co-authored "Be There"). ~ Jason Ankeny Personnel: Daniel Lanois (vocals, guitar); Wayne Binitie (vocals); Amachi, Lenny Kravitz (guitar); Gregory Butler, Magnus Fiennes (programming). Audio Mixers: Mark Opitz; Niven Garland. Lyricist: Tony Valenzeala. Additional personnel: Lenny Kravitz (guitar).