Box set

Jimi Hendrix - Astro Man Boxset {6CDs}

2010-06-25T11:47:00.000-07:00

CD 01

01 - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

02 - Purple Haze #1

03 - La Pouppee Qui Fait Non

04 - Come On

05 - One Rainy Wish

06 - Angel

07 - Look Over Yonder

08 - 51st Anniversary

09 - Can You See Me

10 - Cat Talkin' To Me

11 - Red House Takes 1-4

12 - Fire

13 - Purple Haze #2

14 - I Don't Lilve Today Takes 1-4

CD 02

01 - Lover Man

02 - The Things I Used To Do

03 - Instrumental Jam

04 - Midnight Lightning Jam

05 - Izabella

06 - Ezy Rider Take #1

07 - Stepping Stone

08 - It's Too Bad

09 - World Traveller

10 - Larry Young Jam

11 - Room Full Of Mirrors

CD03

01 - Ezy Rider

02 - Room Ful Of Mirrors

03 - Earth Blues

04 - Highway Of Broken Hearts

05 - Bleeding Heart

06 - Freedom

07 - Valleys Of Neptune

08 - Further On Up The Road

09 - Dolly Dagger

10 - Astro Man

11 - Send My Love To Linda

12 - Drifters Escape

13 - Midnight Lightning Jam

14 - Lover Man

Cd 04

01 - Killing Floor

02 - Experience The Blues

03 - Foxy Lady

04 - Red House

05 - Driving South

06 - The Wind Cries Mary

07 - Fire

08 - Little Wing

09 - Purple Haze

CD 05

01 - Killing Floor (17) (live 1_69) w. introduction

02 - Spanish Castle Magic (22) (live 1_69)

03 - Fire (43) (live 1_69)

04 - Hey Joe (42) (live 1_69)

05 - Voodoo Chile (38) (live 1_69)

06 - Red House (37) (live 1_69)

07 - Sunshine Of Your Love (17) (live 1_69)

CD 06

01 - I Don't Live Today (26) (live 1_69) w. introduction

02 - Spanish Castle Magic (23) (live 1_69)

03 - Hey Joe (43) (live 1_69)

04 - Voodoo Chile (39) (live 1_69)

05 - Sunshine Of Your Love (18) (live 1_69)

06 - Red House (38) (live 1_69)

07 - Fire (44) (live 1_69)

08 - Purple Haze (60) (live 1_69)

09 - Star Spangled Banner (14) (live 1_69)

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Buffalo Springfield Boxset

2010-03-13T08:45:00.000-08:00

Title: Buffalo Springfield Boxset

Artist: Buffalo Springfield

Genre: Folk-Rock

Number of MP3s: 88

Total Duration: 4:14:09

Total MP3 Size: 583.78 MB

Encoded At: CBR 320 kbit/s 44 KHz Stereo

ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3

Cover Image present: YES

Size MB Duration File Name

01 - There Goes My Babe (demo).mp3

02 - Come On (demo).mp3

03 - Hello, I've Returned (demo).mp3

04 - Out Of My Mind (demo).mp3

05 - Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (demo).mp3

06 - I'm Your Kind Of Guy (demo).mp3

07 - Baby Don't Scold Me (demo).mp3

08 - Neighbor Don't You Worry (demo).mp3

09 - We'll See (Demo).mp3

10 - Sad Memory (Demo).mp3

11 - Can't Keep Me Down (Demo).mp3

12 - Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing.mp3

13 - Go And Say Goodbye.mp3

14 - Sit Down I Think I Love You.mp3

15 - Leave.mp3

16 - Hot Dusty Roads.mp3

17 - Everybody's Wrong.mp3

18 - Burned.mp3

19 - Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It.mp3

20 - Out Of My Mind.mp3

21 - Pay The Price.mp3

22 - Down Down Down (Demo).mp3

23 - Flying On The Ground Is Wrong.mp3

24 - Neighbor Don't You Worry (Remix).mp3

25 - Down Down Down tnt (Remix).mp3

26 - Kahuna Sunset.mp3

27 - Buffalo Stomp (Raga).mp3

28 - Baby Don't Scold Me.mp3

29 - For What It's Worth.mp3

30 - Mr. Soul.mp3

31 - We'll See.mp3

32 - My Kind Of Love.mp3

33 - Pretty Girl Why (Previously Unreleased Mix).mp3

34 - Words I Must Say (Demo).mp3

35 - Nobody's Fool (Demo).mp3

36 - So You've Got A Lover (Demo).mp3

37 - My Angel (Demo).mp3

38 - No Sun Today.mp3

39 - Everydays.mp3

40 - Down To The Wire.mp3

41 - Bluebird.mp3

42 - Expecting To Fly.mp3

43 - Hung Upside Down (Demo).mp3

44 - A Child's Claim To Fame.mp3

45 - Rock & Roll Woman.mp3

46 - Hung Upside Down.mp3

47 - Good Time Boy.mp3

48 - One More Sign (Demo).mp3

49 - The Rent Is Always Due (Demo).mp3

50 - Round And Round And Round (Demo).mp3

51 - Old Laughing Lady (Demo).mp3

52 - Broken Arrow.mp3

53 - Sad Memory.mp3

54 - On The Way Home (Previously Unreleased Mix).mp3

55 - Whatever Happened To Saturday Night (Remix).mp3

56 - Special Care.mp3

57 - Falcon Lake (Ash On The Floor) (Remix).mp3

58 - What A Day.mp3

59 - I Am A Child.mp3

60 - Questions.mp3

61 - Merry-Go-Round.mp3

62 - Uno Mundo.mp3

63 - Kind Woman.mp3

64 - It's So Hard To Wait.mp3

65 - Four Days Gone (Demo).mp3

66 - For What It's Worth.mp3

67 - Go And Say Goodbye.mp3

68 - Sit Down I Think I Love You.mp3

69 - Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing.mp3

70 - Hot Dusty Roads.mp3

71 - Everybody's Wrong.mp3

72 - Flying On The Ground Is Wrong.mp3

73 - Burned.mp3

74 - Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It.mp3

75 - Leave.mp3

76 - Out Of My Mind.mp3

77 - Pay The Price.mp3

78 - Baby Don't Scold Me.mp3

79 - Mr. Soul.mp3

80 - Child's Claim To Fame.mp3

81 - Everydays.mp3

82 - Expecting To Fly.mp3

83 - Bluebird.mp3

84 - Hung Upside Down.mp3

85 - Sad Memory.mp3

86 - Good Time Boy.mp3

87 - Rock & Roll Woman.mp3

88 - Broken Arrow.mp3

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Genesis Boxset 1970 - 1975

2010-03-10T13:36:00.000-08:00

Genesis 1970 - 1975

Host: RS.Com

Audio Quality: VBR

Music Genre: Rock, Progressive

ARTiST: Genesis

ALBUM: Genesis :1970-1975

BiTRATE: 178kbps avg.

LABEL: Virgin

GENRE: Rock, Progressive Rock

SiZE: 426.70 mb

PLAYTiME: 5h 27min 40sec total

Disc 1 : Trespass

01. Looking for Someone 7:03

02. White Mountain 6:44

03. Visions of Angels 6:50

04. Stagnation 8:46

05. Dusk 4:10

06. The Knife 8:55

Disc 2 : Nursery Crime

01. Musical Box 10:29

02. For Absent Friends 1:47

03. Return of the Giant Hogweed 8:09

04. Seven Stones 5:08

05. Harold the Barrel 3:00

06. Harlequin 2:55

07. The Fountain of Salmacis 8:01

Disc 3 : Foxtrot

01. Watcher of the Skies 7:23

02. Time Table 4:46

03. Get 'em out by Friday 8:35

04. Can-Utility and the Coastliners 5:44

05. Horizons 1:41

06. Supper's Ready 23:05

Disc 4 : Selling England by the Pound

01. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 8:03

02. I Know What I Like (In your Wardrobe) 4:10

03. Firth of Fifth 9:34

04. More Fool Me 3:10

05. Battle of Epping Forest 11:43

06. After the Ordeal 4:15

07. The Cinema Show 10:41

08. Aisle of Plenty 1:58

Disc 5 : The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Double)

01. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 4:52

02. Fly on a Windshield 2:45

03. Broadway Melody of 1974 2:11

04. Cuckoo Cocoon 2:12

05. In the Cage 8:12

06. The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging 2:46

07. Back in N.Y.C. 5:45

08. Hairless Heart 2:10

09. Counting Out Time 3:40

10. The Carpet Crawlers 5:15

11. The Chamber of 32 Doors 5:45

12. Lilywhite Lilith 2:48

13. The Waiting Room 5:17

14. Anyway 3:17

15. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist 2:49

16. The Lamia 6:57

17. Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats 3:01

18. The Colony of Slippermen 8:11

19. Ravine 2:05

20. The Light Dies Down on Broadway 3:32

21. Riding the Scree 4:07

22. In the Rapids 2:22

23. It 4:18

Disc 6 : Extra Tracks 1970 To 1975

01. Happy the Man (7" single) 3:11 [Released as a single after "Nursery Crime"]

02. Twilight Alehouse 7:47 [B-side of "I Know What I Like" single]

03. Going out to get You 4:54 [Demo, recorded August 1969]

04. Shepherd 4:04 [BBC Nightride]

05. Pacidy 5:44 [BBC Nightride]

06. Let us now make Love 6:16 [BBC Nightride]

07. Provocation 4:09

08. Frustration 3:42

09. Manipulation 3:48

10. Resignation 3:03

** Tracks 07, 08, 09 and 10 were recorded 9 January 1970, for a BBC Documentary about painter Michael Jackson, which was never aired.

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Speed Session 12 CD's - The Best Classic Rock

2010-03-04T15:44:00.001-08:00

The Best Classic Rock

Speed Session 12 CD's

CD 01

01 - Journey - Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart)

02 - Foreigner - Jukebox Hero

03 - Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love

04 - Loverboy - Turn Me Loose

05 - Kansas - Dust In The Wind

06 - Heart - Barracuda

07 - Aerosmith - Back In The Saddle

08 - Foghat - Fool For The City

09 - Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

10 - Cream - White Room

11 - Budgie - Breadfan

12 - Journey - Edge Of The Blade

13 - Deep Purple - Child In Time

CD 02

01 - Foreigner - Urgent

02 - Journey - Ask The Lonely

03 - Van Halen - Jamie's Cryin'

04 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog

05 - ZZ Top - Tush

06 - U2 - New Year's Day

07 - Triumph - Lay It On The Line

08 - Tom Petty - American Girl

09 - The Who - Teenage Wasteland

10 - Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner

11 - Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie

12 - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

13 - Jerrerson Starship - Sara

CD 03

01 - Jefferson Starship - We Built This City

02 - Foreigner - Rock You Like A Hurricane

03 - Van Halen - Finish What You Started

04 - Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

05 - Foghat - Slow Ride

06 - Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

07 - Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet

08 - Boston - More Than A Feeling

09 - Deep Purple - Speed King

10 - Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

11 - Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

12 - America - Ventura Highway

13 - Mountain - Mississippi Queen

CD 04

01 - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

02 - Van Halen - And The Cradle Will Rock

03 - Yes - Owner Of A Lenley Heart

04 - Journey - Who's Cryin' Now

05 - Tom Petty - Last Dance With Mary Jane

06 - Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever

07 - Rush - Tom Saywer

08 - Rolling Stones - Start Me Up

09 - Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar

10. Styx - Come Sail Away

11 - Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster

12 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

13 - Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

CD 05

01 - Neil Young - Cortez The Killer

02 - Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

03 - Foreigner - Hot Blooded

04 - John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow

05 - Bad Company - Bad Company

06 - Free - All Right Now

07 - Journey - Any Way You Want It

08 - Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

09 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio

10 - Blackfoot - Train Train

11 - ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

12 - Bachman Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care Of Business

13 - Womack & Womack - Teardrops

CD 06

01 - Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine

02 - Journey - Wheel In The Sky

03 - Van Halen - Dreams

04 - John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper & Fire

05 - The Cars - Drive

06 - Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

07 - Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

08 - Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jackie Blue

09 - Neil Young - Southern Man

10 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps

11 - Judas Priest - Livin' After Midnight

12 - Heart - Magic Man

13 - Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (Live)

CD 07

01 - Van Halen - Panama

02 - AC-DC - Back In Black

03 - Air Supply - Lost In Love

04 - Boston - Don't Look Back

05 - Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo

06 - Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

07 - Foreigner - Say You Will

08 - Jefferson Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

09 - Loverboy - Working For The Weekend

10 - Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World

11 - Budgie - Breadfan

12 - Scorpions - Speedy's Comin'

13 - Journey - Only The Young

CD 08

01 - Deep Purple - Lazy

02 - Journey - Faithfully

03 - Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love

04 - Stevie Nicks - Room's On Fire

05 - Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

06 - Rush - Fly By Night

07 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May

08 - Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

09 - REO Speedwagon - I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight

10 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

11 - Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

12 - Air Supply - All Out Of Love

CD 09

01 - Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

02 - Van Halen - Jump

03 - Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You

04 - Scorpions - The Zoo

05 - Derek & The Dominoes - Layla

06 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - That Smell

07 - Pink Floyd - Young Lust

08 - Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

09 - Free - Wishing Well

10 - REO Speedwagon - Time For Me To Fly

11 - Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider

12 - Rush - Closer To The Heart

CD 10

01 - Alan Parson's Project - I Can Read Your Mind

02 - Boston - Smokin'

03 - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing

04 - Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son

05 - KISS - Love Her All I Can

06 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

07 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man

08 - Soft Cell - Tainted Love

09 - ZZ Top - La Grange

10 - America - Horse With No Name

11 - Blue Oyster Cult - I'm Burnin' For You

12 - Bob Seger - Night Moves

CD 11

01 - Deep Purple - Black Night

02 - Genesis - Follow You Follow Me

03 - John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack & Dianne

04 - Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

05 - Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

06 - Yes - Roundabout

07 - Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy

08 - Bad Company - can't Get Enough Of Your Love

09 - Blackfoot - Highway Song

10 - Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You

11 - Steve Miller Band - Blinded By The Light

12 - Bob Seger - Turn The Page

CD 12

01 - Steve Perry - Young Hearts Forever

02 - Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen

03 - The Who - You Better You Bet

04 - Alice Cooper - School's Out

05 - Bad Company - Rock And Roll Fantasy

06 - Billy Idol - White Wedding (Parts I & II)

07 - Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights

08 - Steve Miller Band - Keep On Rockin' Me Baby

09 - Boston - Rock 'n' Roll Band

10 - Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love

11 - Steve Perry - You Better Wait

12 - ZZ Top - Legs

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Allman Brothers - Dreams (Box Set)

2010-02-21T12:19:00.000-08:00

Allman Brothers - Dreams (Box Set)

This is a 4 cd box set that I came across a few years back.

The material contains pre-Allman Brothers , studio, live and some solo recordings.

Track Listings
Disc 1
1. Shapes Of Things - The Allman Joys 2:48
2. Spoonful - The Allman Joys 3:40
3. Crossroads - The Allman Joys 3:33
4. Cast Off All My Fears - The Hourglass 3:25
5. Down In Texas - The Hourglass 3:07
6. Ain't No Good To Cry - The Hourglass 3:06
7. B.B. King Medley - The Hourglass 7:06
8. Morning Dew - 31st Of February 3:46
9. God Rest His Soul - 31st Of February 3:56
10. I Feel Free - The Second Coming 3:31
11. She Has Funny Cars - The Second Coming 4:48
12. Goin Down Slow - Duane Allman 8:47
13. Dreams - The Allman Brothers Band 4:55
14. Don't Want You No More - The Allman Brothers Band 2:25
15. It's Not My Cross To Bear - The Allman Brothers Band 4:56
16. Trouble No More - The Allman Brothers Band 3:48
17. Dreams - The Allman Brothers Band 7:15

Disc 2
1. Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Band 4:06
2. Hoochie Coochie Man - The Allman Brothers Band 4:57
3. Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band 2:58
4. Dimples - Duane Allman 5:02
5. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - The Allman Brothers Band 9:22
6. Revival - The Allman Brothers Band 4:04
7. One More Ride - The Allman Brothers Band 2:41
8. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band 22:53
9. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers Band 12:58
10. Drunken Hearted Boy - The Allman Brothers Band 6:54

Disc 3
1. You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade - The Allman Brothers Band 19:28
2. Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band 5:10
3. Little Martha - The Allman Brothers Band 2:13
4. Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band 4:02
5. Ain't Wastin Time No More - The Allman Brothers Band 4:46
6. Wasted Words - The Allman Brothers Band 4:21
7. Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band 4:48
8. Southbound - The Allman Brothers Band 5:10
9. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band 7:30
10. Midnight Rider - Gregg Allman 4:26
11. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band 7:59
12. Long Time Gone - Richard Betts 4:30

Disc 4
1. Can't Lose What You Never Had - The Allman Brothers Band 5:52
2. Come And Go Blues - The Allman Brothers Band 4:46
3. Bougainvillea - Great Southern 7:13
4. Can You Fool - Allman & Woman 3:19
5. Good Time Feeling - Great Southern 4:28
6. Crazy Love - The Allman Brothers Band 3:44
7. Can't Take It With You - The Allman Brothers Band 3:34
8. Just Ain't Easy - The Allman Brothers Band 5:01
9. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers Band 10:52
10. Angeline - The Allman Brothers Band 3:40
11. Things You Used To Do - The Allman Brothers Band 3:42
12. Nancy - Richard Betts 3:51
13. Rain - Gregg Allman 3:03
14. I'm No Angel - The Gregg Allman Band 3:41
15. Demons - The Gregg Allman Band 3:28
16. Duane's Tune - The Dickie Betts Band 5:51

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LED ZEPPELIN Hit Box 10 CDs

2010-02-19T13:33:00.001-08:00

CD'S AND TRACK LISTINGS:

DISC 1: LED ZEPPELIN:
1. Good Times Bad Times
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
3. You Shook Me
4. Dazed and Confused
5. Your Time Is Gonna Come
6. Black Mountain Side
7. Communication Breakdown
8. I Can't Quit You Baby
9. How Many More Times

DISC 2: LED ZEPPELIN II:
1. Whole Lotta Love
2. What Is and What Should Never Be
3. Lemon Song, The
4. Thank You
5. Heartbreaker
6. Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)
7. Ramble On
8. Moby Dick
9. Bring It on Home

DISC 3: LED ZEPPELIN III:
1. Immigrant Song
2. Friends
3. Celebration Day
4. Since I've Been Loving You
5. Out on the Tiles
6. Gallows Pole
7. Tangerine
8. That's the Way
9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
10. Hats Off to (Roy) Harper

DISC 4: LED ZEPPELIN IV: - ZOSO
1. Black Dog
2. Rock and Roll
3. Battle of Evermore, The
4. Stairway to Heaven
5. Misty Mountain Hop
6. Four Sticks
7. Going to California
8. When the Levee Breaks

DISC 5: HOUSES OF THE HOLY:
1. Song Remains the Same, The
2. Rain Song, The
3. Over the Hills and Far Away
4. Crunge, The
5. Dancing Days
6. D'Yer Mak'er
7. No Quarter
8. Ocean, The

DISC 6: PRESENCE:
1. Achilles Last Stand
2. For Your Life
3. Royal Orleans
4. Nobody's Fault But Mine
5. Candy Store Rock
6. Hots on For Nowhere
7. Tea For One

DISC 7: PHYSICAL GRAFFITI:
1. Custard Pie
2. Rover, The
3. In My Time of Dying
4. Houses of the Holy
5. Trampled Underfoot
6. Kashmir

DISC 8: PHYSICAL GRAFFITI:
1. In the Light
2. Bron-Y-Aur
3. Down by the Seaside
4. Ten Years Gone
5. Night Flight
6. Wanton Song, The
7. Boogie With Stu
8. Black Country Woman
9. Sick Again

DISC 9: IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR:
1. In the Evening
2. South Bound Saurez
3. Fool in the Rain
4. Hot Dog
5. Carouselambra
6. All My Love
7. I'm Gonna Craw

DISC 10: CODA:
1. We're Gonna Groove
2. Poor Tom
3. I Can't Quit You Baby
4. Walter's Walk
5. Ozone Baby
6. Darlene
7. Bonzo's Montreux
8. Wearing and Tearing
9. Baby Come on Home - (bonus track)
10. Travelling Riverside Blues - (bonus track)
11. Medley: Bonus Tracks: White Summer / Black Mountain Side
12. Hey Hey What Can I Do - (bonus track)

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Blue Guitars Set - Chris Rea

2010-02-16T09:45:00.000-08:00

Chris Rea - Blue Guitars [11 CD Box Set, 2005]

Blue Guitars is a Blues album released by Chris Rea on October 14th 2005 consisting of eleven CDs, one DVD and a full colour book, including paintings by the artist, liner notes and song lyrics. The album is an ambitious project with the 137 songs recorded over the course of 1 1/2 years with a work schedule - according to Chris Rea himself - of twelve hours a day, seven days a week.

The collection is the fifth and last release in a line of Blues recordings Chris Rea has made since recovering from a serious disease at the turn of the millennium and promising himself a return to his Bluesy roots in the event that he survived. According to Rea "Blue Guitars" will be his last solo effort; however, he will continue to release albums as a member of the band "Memphis Fireflies".

Albums

The eleven separate records which comprise "Blue Guitars" could as well stand on their own; in combination, however, they provide a journey through the different epochs of the Blues, showing the various components that have been added to the original African Blues over time, the changes in instrumentation, style, lyrical expression and thematic implications. Thereby Chris Rea and his band imitate the various styles and lyrical topics, creating an instantly recognisable atmosphere on each record, with the first few songs usually setting up the direction in which the record is going and then developing to various styles within the field of each record.

Album Number One - Beginnings

The first album of this set deals with the very beginnings of the Blues, tracing its ways back to its African roots. Living conditions were hard, many African natives were taken captives and transported across the ocean to be sold as slaves, sometimes even betrayed by their own people, which is vividly depicted in the song "The King Who Sold His Own". All in all it was an environment, where it was only natural for the Blues to develop, and even though the instrumentation and the construction of the songs was still very different from what we now know as Blues, the basics were already there: the sadness, the strain, the burdens, the depression, the feeling of "blue" and - of course - the underlying musical structure.

" West Africa - 4.14

" Cry for Home - 4.58

" The King Who Sold his Own - 5.18

" White Man Coming - 4.01

" Where The Blues Come From - 6.18

" Lord Tell Me It Won't Be Long - 4.58

" Work Gang - 4.32

" Praise The Lord - 4.41

" Sweet Sunday - 5.38

" Sing Out The Devil - 6.08

" Boss Man Cut My Chains - 3.21

Album Number Two - Country Blues

Country Blues was the natural development, the original Blues would go, once it had arrived in the American South: it was a dark time, a time of fear, people had to work hard during slavery, even harder after they had been released, wandering around unemployed, aimlessly. Racism and KKK made the situation even worse, which reflected in the music, instrumentation gradually changed and the lyrics told stories of fear (KKK Blues), aimless wandering (Walkin' Country Blues), alcoholism (Too Much Drinkin'), but also the flight from prevailing conditions, maybe with another perspective for life and the future in the big cities (Ticket for Chicago). But also themes of movement (Steam Train Blues) and the faith in God and Religion (If You've Got A Friend In Jesus) were made topics in the songs, as well as the occasional search for some recreation and a good time (Dance All Night Long). The social and personal problems found their way into the music and started to change the Blues on a profound level.

" Walkin' Country Blues - 3.40

" Man Gone missing - 4.40

" Can't Stay Blues - 4.58

" KKK Blues - 4.56

" Too Much Drinkin' - 4.52

" Catwalk Woman - 4.32

" If You've Got A Friend in Jesus - 4.24

" Head Out On The Highway - 4.32

" Wild Pony - 4.10

" Steam Train Blues - 3.50

" Going Up To Memphis - 4.20

" Somewhere Between Highway 61 & 49 - 6.06

" Ticket For Chicago - 5.16

" Dance All Night Long - 4.31

Album Number Three - Louisiana & New Orleans

The Blues presented on this record may be "The Blues" to many. When the originally African and South influenced Blues were brought to Louisiana, New Orleans, the Mississippi Delta, new instruments were added - clarinet, brass, piano, mandolins, accordions - and along with the banjo mingled into an interesting mix, which would be known as New Orleans, Swamp, Cajun or Riverboat Blues. The basics for directions like Jazz, Swing and even Rock & Roll were lain during this time and a distinctive, instantly recognizable sound was created, which would imminently be associated with the Blues.

" Two Days Missing Down The Viper - 2.56

" Who Cares If I Do - 4.23

" What Made Me Love You - 3.16

" You Got Dixie - 4.41

" One Night With You - 5.29

" Talking 'bout New Orleans - 5.27

" Le Fleur De La Vie - 3.13

" Catfish Girl - 3.50

" Only A Fool Plays By The Rules - 4.00

" Baby Come Home - 3.30

" Dance Avec Moi - 3.15

" L'ete Eternal - 3.31

Album Number Four - Electric Memphis Blues

The title says it all, "Going Electric", that's what this album is about, and what a change it was for the Blues and Blues Musicians, finally they could make themselves heard among the loud crowds and stuffed places, they usually used to play. It was a tremendous change in the way, the Blues could be approached, fine and subtle figures and fine chord structures could suddenly be played, the Blues was rising to previously unbeknown heights: "Now I can play above the bar noise, Man I'm bigger than a crowd" as Rea states in the opener "Electric Guitar", which perfectly paraphrases, what musicians must have felt, after this milestone revolution. Nor did "electric" stop at the guitars - organs, pianos, keyboards, all was going electric, studios started to play around with the new electric sound, the possibilities seemed endless.

" Electric Guitar - 4.42

" Electric Memphis Blues - 4.15

" All Night Long - 4.11

" Born Bad - 3.46

" Let's Start Again - 3.52

" What I'm Looking For - 4.26

" Rules Of Love - 3.12

" What You Done To Me - 3.28

" Hobo Love Blues - 3.38

" Pass Me By - 3.06

" The Soul Of My Father's Shadow - 3.52

" My Blue World Says Hello - 4.06

Album Number Five - Texas Blues

And yet another direction, the Blues was morphing into. Take the basic concept, move it into the "modern wild west" and what you get out of it is straightforward Texas Blues. It's all in there, endless highways, run-down trucker bars, oil, dirt, cowboy boots, stories about life on the move, all down in Texas, all just as sad as the original Blues (Lone Star Boogie, No Wheels Blues). The mixture of the basic Blues concept with more country and western styled instruments (slide guitars, harmonica) gave the Blues a rawer, yet again still instantly recognizable sound, which has played a major role in music ever since - go Stevie Vaughan and ZZ Top!!

"I still remember, the place we used to go, dreaming dreams of Texas, as we pushed hard through the snow" - Chris Rea

" Lone Rider (Texas Blues) - 4.44

" Texas Blue - 5.10

" No Wheels Blues - 5.02

" Lone Star Boogie - 5.16

" Blind Willie - 6.48

" The American Way - 4.07

" Angellina - 4.47

" Truck Stop - 4.49

" Weekend Down Mexico - 4.20

" Texas Line Boogie - 4.41

" Too Big City - 5.02

" Houston Angel - 3.59

Album Number Six - Chicago Blues

Again it was movement that was pushing the Blues into a new direction, movement upwards North to Chicago in the pursuit of jobs and a new life. People suddenly found themselves in a completely different situation and this instantly influenced the Blues, the electric style, developed earlier on in Electric Memphis and Texas Blues, remained, however became harder and edgier, instruments like the saxophone were incorporated into the music and gave this new hybrid a sometimes jazzy feel. Once again, the lyric themes shifted away from known territory and began to reflect the changed situation, drugs, alcohol, sex, women, money gained major importance, life in wintery ghettos and anonymous housing schemes contributed its share: Chicago Blues was born.

" I'm Moving Up (Chicago Blues) - 4.30

" Maxwell Street - 4.39

" Bob Taylor - 5.15

" She's A Whole Heap Of Trouble - 2.30

" Jazzy Blue - 3.24

" Hip-Sway - 3.39

" That's The Way It Goes - 3.32

" To Get Your Love - 5.07

" Chicago Morning - 4.56

" Catwalk Woman - 3.35

" Since You've Been Gone - 4.09

" All Night Long - 5.27

" Here She Comes Now - 4.14

Album Number Seven - Blues Ballads

With the incorporation of the piano and other new elements, such as swing and jazz, according to Chris Rea a somehow "sleepy morphine-induced style" came to be, which is a pretty accurate description of those Blues Ballads. The original, primitive influences are no longer recognizable, replaced by a calmer, smoother, more polished, yet nonetheless still recognizable, style of Blues. All that constituted the Blues in the past is still there.

" Last Call (Blues Ballads) - 3.41

" Maybe That's All I Need To Know - 4.28

" Deep Winter Blues - 5.09

" If I Ever Get Over You - 5.08

" I Love The Rain - 4.35

" My Soul Crying Out For You - 3.38

" If That's What You Want - 4.18

" There's No One Looking - 5.34

" What Became Of You - 4.54

" My Deep Blue Ways - 4.25

Album Number Eight - Gospel Soul Blues & Motown

While the basic structures and rhythms of the Blues remained true to the original, still a new generation moved the Blues onwards, banjo style played on electric guitar became the electric "sitar", the sound hit the nerve of the Indy/Hippi generation, instantly recognizable: Tamla Motown. Softer and easier accessible than previous hybrids of the Blues, basically every song was a hit.

" Sweet Love - 4.25

" Break Another Piece Of My Heart - 4.39

" Ball & Chain - 5.08

" Gospel Trail - 5.05

" Shy Boy - 3.52

" Come Change My World - 4.15

" Call On Me - 4.10

" Just In Case You Never Knew - 4.29

" Let Me In - 5.52

" I’ll Be There For You - 4.18

" The Pain Of Loving You - 3.57

" Are You Ready - 6.08

Album Number Nine - Celtic & Irish Blues

The Blues went in yet another direction, when it started to mingle with Celtic and Irish influences, forming still another hybrid. The general feeling of sadness, loss and blues, which is inherent in the Irish and Celtic roots anyways, together with an all new instrumentation could lay the basis for a different kind of approach, giving the Blues the typical Celtic feel.

" Celtic Blue (Celtic And Irish Blues) - 8.11

" Too Far From Home - 7.28

" 'Til The Morning Sun Shines On My Love And Me - 5.39

" Lucky Day - 5.16

" What She Really Is - 5.03

" Wishing Well - 4.11

" Irish Blues - 4.14

" No More Sorrow - 6.05

" While I Remain - 5.30

" Last Drink - 5.17

" 'Til I Find My True Love's Name - 3.42

" Big White Door - 5.36

Album Number Ten - Latin Blues

Latin Music may not be the most obvious direction to look for the Blues, still there were great influences from the African culture with slaves landing in Brazil, who influenced the Caribbeans from their own direction, Cuban guitar and some kind of trademark piano were added, creating a mix so different from Mississippi Blues, and yet, Bossa Nova Blues was a direction in its own right. The Blues was even swapping over into Reggae, but in spite of its "sunshine feeling" the themes and topics were just as sad.

" Hey Gringo (Latin Blues) - 6.04

" Immigration Blues - 5.19

" Still Trying To Clear My Name - 4.26

" Sun Is Hot - 4.28

" Screw You And Your Deep Blue Sea - 4.43

" Nothing Seems To Matter No More - 3.55

" Sometimes - 5.00

" Lampiou - 5.46

" Keep On Dancing - 3.56

" Lucifer's Angel - 5.08

" That's How I Know It's You - 4.17

" Forever - 5.03

" You Got Soul - 5.27

" Bajan Blue - 4.57

Album Number Eleven - 60s & 70s

A new time, a new generation, a new variation of the Blues. Things had started changing once again and once again, the whole 200-year-history of the Blues was thrown over in the split of a second, when Blues suddenly started to sound old again, respect was paid to the ancestors of modern Blues music, but there was also Woodstock, the Flower Power Movement, all those kinds of currencies that were interpreting the Blues in their own way and cave it a new face.

" My Baby Told Me (Blues)(60s/70s) - 2.55

" Got To Be Moving - 4.03

" My Baby Told Me (Gospel) - 3.19

" Heartbreaker - 2.58

" Yes I Do (Instrumental) - 3.28

" Wasted Love - 4.44

" Cool Cool Blue - 4.15

" Clarkson Blues - 5.09

" Who Killed Love - 4.27

" Never Tie Me Down - 4.13

" Mindless - 3.55

" Ain't That Just The Prettiest Thing - 5.20

" Nobody But You - 3.55

" Waiting For Love - 4.57

" Blue Morning In The Rain - 4.50

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