Ronnie Spector _ The Last Of The Rock Stars.

When Phil Spector didn't have her lock and key, she was seduced by Lennon and getting wild with Bowie. The ultimate pop goddess still got that voice, the Crystals voice.

clint.

Just picked this one up on the way home from work...WOW!!!!!

Android Lust - The Dividing



One of the last of the borrowed set of disks. Android Lust is sometimes called the female equivalent of Nine Inch Nails (NIN) and that is fairly appropriate. Dark electronica that at times makes you go "wow, that sounds awesome" with the majority being disappointment. The sound (not sound quality) is great at times, but the lyrics are on par with the "poetry" one finds on the typical high school girl wannabe goth's blog -- namely, lousy, angst ridden dribble. Definitely an odd dichotomy. Now, if only there were a group out there with this sound, but with good lyrics applicable to adults not wearing black clothing and white face makeup, I'd jump on it.

- JP

picked this one up yesterday along with Shinedown,not sure if I like?

this is an interesting one that I find hard to fit into a category
a link to his web site
http://webbwilder.goatley.com/

Between Thought and Expression
The Lou Reed Anthology

Seven Worlds Collide, Neil Finn & Friends, DVD
very nice. if you are not familar with Neil Finn, i cant think of a better place to start.

The Smiths _ Meat Is Murder.

Here is a local fav that I did a little write up on at the Klipsch forum under the thread of Greatest guitarists.When everyone was naming the obvious I couldnt resist explaining a case for him ,here is what I wrote...

at the age of 16 he was kicked out of H.S for long hair and found himself standing guitar in hand outside a house in Denver.Seems he heard these guys jammin in the basement.He finally talked his way in.Jeff Cook a band member and later well known player/song writer describes it like this

"The first I played with Tommy I coulnt believe what I was hearing.In fact all of us in the band just stared in amazement as this 16 year old kid from Sioux City plugged in his guitar and played rings around us.The first song we played together was "PURPLE HAZE" by Hendrix and Tommy not only played it note for note in Hendrix style but then proceeded to improvise in his own style turning the song around and around until musically it became his own.Believe me Jimi would have been smiling"

These guys formed the band Zephyr.They once warmed up for Led Zeppelin and fellow band member David Givens is quoted as saying"Zeppelin was the hot band at the time and Jimmy Paige about fell out of his tree when he saw Tommy play.It was really astonishing.Jimmy Paige had been in the music business for a long time at that point and he was just astonished by Tommy".They broke up a few years later but key members went on to form a band called Energy.The band was based in Boulder,Co and backed up blues greats like John Lee Hooker,Chuck Berry and Albert King.A famous bluesman Willy Dixon had this to say"Most guitar players of our time are labled by comparison...In my ten years involvement with this Archive and listening to hundreds of hours of Tommys playing-I have arrived at one simple conclusion...there are no comparisons.Tommy was by far the best-one of the most innovative and brilliant guitarists ever."IMHO thats pretty high praise from a true legend.Energy played the local circut and audiences came to see them,only one problem,beer sales went down because the people were so impressed and couldnt tear themselves away.The band eventually broke up never getting a record contract.
Tommy ended up in New York and hooked up with the jazz legend Billy Cobham to record the ground breaking jazz/rock Spectrum album.People like Jeff Beck cited it as a direct inspiration for thier own forays into similar musical areas.
Next stop...Joe Walsh after doing his own thing for a few years called the James Gang back up to suggest a lead guitar.His replacement Domenic Troiano and the Gang were not working out.Tommy meets the Gang for an audition.He plays some of his work from the Spectrum album.The Gang are impressed but say that is not what they are about.Tommy says"Thats ok,I like to play rock and roll too."Fifteen minutes later the job was his.This is in Aug. 1973 by Oct the James Gang had an album in the stores.The album was Bang.What is noteworthy here is 8 of the 9 songs carry his name.The James Gang took one listen to his material and went with it!Thier next album was called Miami.Though not a big success it brought forth the comment in England by Ritchie Blackmore that he was one of the few guitarists in America at the time doing anything interesting.Tommy was never one to stay in one place musically for to long.
Next stop L.A where he gets a call from jazz great Alphonse Mouzon to lay some tracks down for the Mind Transplant album.He was also working on his solo efforts.Some very interesting music to say the least.At this time the band Deep Purple was searching for him to take Blackmores place as lead guitar.David Coverdale convinced the band to audition Tommy.Jon Lord has this to say about the expierience one he says he will never forget."He walked in,thin as a rake,his hair coloured green,yellow and blue with feathers in it.Slinking along beside him was this stunning Hawaiian girl in a crochet dress with nothing on underneath.He plugged into four Marshal stacks and...the job was his.He impressed them and they impressed him.All Coverdale could say was"What did I tell you,what did I tell you?Tommy and Coverdale wrote half the songs on Purples next release Come taste the band.On that one Tommy played slide,lead and rhythm guitars.Also his own solo album Teaser was in the stores,quite a variety of technic going on there,not even close to what you heard with Deep Purple.At this point the story takes a sad turn.Tommy has a heroin addiction and over the next year or so Deep Purple comes to an end.
Tommy went on to record another album called Private eyes,again nothing like his previous Teaser.He went on the road with the Tommy Bolin Band and in Miami on Dec 4th 1976 succumbed to his addition.

I felt compelled to post this because this guy was under the radar.He could do it all and never stopped growing as a musican and guitar player.Notice all the names dropped in my post and what they had to say about Tommy.Is he the best ever,no but he certainly deserves a mention in this thread.If he were still alive would his name make the top 100 list posted earlier?I have been listening to him for the past day and have to say his work is very impressive along with all the other greats mentioned.

Tommy,RIP...

Greg

Earl Klugh Trio...
love the stand up bass and Earl's guitar work aint bad either

Mike Post/Inventions from the blue line
http://www.answers.com/topic/mike-post

this one is a bit CRAZY!!! covers of some popular hits...
the band is called Big Daddy and if you like a real 50's sound
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artis...Daddy/desc.html
http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=lcTX4hvkg...music&ct=result

Two great reviews from Charivari and Steamer.

Volume up for The Sound.


I'm listen to Denim _ Back In Denim.

clint.

Here is another local fav.The Blue Band...
The lead singer Molly Nova(HOT!!!)plays a violin BLUE's style like a lead guitar,a sight to see and if you havent seen them you would be hard pressed to figure out that sound!
my fav is a song called "Git Yer ###### Together(what the Funkamatachoo?)
and a great cover of Aint no sunshine by Bill Whithers(a blues standard)
Greg