Al Jarreau - Heaven And Earth (1992)

"Heaven and Earth"  is the 13th studio album release by Al Jarreau, it was produced by Narada Michael Walden and Louis Biancaniello. The song "Heaven and Earth" written by Louis and Linda Biancaniello won Al Jarreau the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It's essentially an R&B collection of songs produced with the artists Jazz and Pop sensibilities in mind. It contains two reworkings of the Miles Davis tune "Blue in Green" from Davis' Kind of Blue both showing Al Jarreau considerable prowess as a vocal interpreter and scat singer.

In yet another attempt to crack the R&B market in search of a hit, Jarreau turned to producer Narada Michael Walden, who, in tune with the times, tunes a few of the rhythm tracks to a truckin' hip-hop pace, mixes in some ballads, stirs, and hopes for the best. Little of this mixture catches fire...you guessed it, the material often lets the hardworking Al and his cast down. Parts of "Blue Angel" kick butt in an acid-jazzy way, and the lonely muted trumpet wafting through "Superfine Love" is very effective, but we can do without things like the bathetic title track and the streetcorner soap opera of "Whenever I Hear Your Name."

Two singles were released from the album: "Blue Angel"  and "It's Not Hard To Love You".

Track listing

01.  What You Do To Me  (Batiste, Biancaniello, Richardson, N.M.Walden, Jarreau)  - 4:35

02.  It's Not Hard To Love You  (Dakota, Jett, K.Walden, N.M.Walden, Jarreau)  - 6:11

03.  Blue Angel  (Jett, Miro, N.M.Walden, Jarreau)  - 5:08

04.  Heaven and Earth  (Linda Biancaniello, Louis Biancaniello, Al Jarreau)  - 4:27

05.  Superfine Love  (Louis Biancaniello, Cohen, N.M.Walden, Jarreau)  - 5:24

06.  Whenever I Hear Your Name  (Cohen, N.M.Walden, Jarreau)  - 5:28

07.  Love of My Life  (Jarreau, Jett, Miro, N.M.Walden)  - 4:01

08.  If I Break  (Jarreau, Mani, N.M.Walden)  - 5:47

09.  (Blue in Green) Tapestry; The Dedication  (Miles Davis, Al Jarreau)  - 2:53

10.  (Blue in Green) Tapestry; The Dance  - 3:27

Released:  June 22, 1992

Label:  Warner Bros.

Genre:  Jazz

Duration:  46:59

Producer:  Narada Michael Walden

Engineer, Mixed By:  David Frazer

Personnel

Al Jarreau - Vocals

Narada Michael Walden - Drums & Rhythm Arrangement

Bass – Joel Smith - Bass

Myron Dove - Bass

Jeff Chambers - Bass [Acoustic]  

Corrado Rustici - Guitar

Vernon Black - Guitar

Frank Martin - Keyboards

Louis Biancaniello - Keyboards

Mike Mani - Keyboards

Oboe – Paul McCandless

Marquinho Brazil - Percussion

Dan Higgins - Saxophone

Trumpet – Jerry Hey - Trumpet

Robbie Kwock - Trumpet

Backing Vocals – Boni Boyer, Chris Hawkins, Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Nikita Germaine, Raz Kennedy, Rebecca West, Sandy Griffith, Skyler Jett, Tony Lindsay

Los Lobos - Kiko (1992)

"Kiko" is the ninth album by the American rock group Los Lobos.

Los Lobos had earned a reputation as one of the most intelligent and creative roots rock acts in America with the albums "By the Light of the Moon" and "The Neighborhood", but it was with 1992's "Kiko" that they really demonstrated the breadth of their sonic ambitions. Produced in collaboration with Mitchell Froom, "Kiko" exchanged the more straightforward approach of Los Lobos' previous sessions for a uniquely textured sound, with the group's guitars thrown into sharp relief against Froom's collection of vintage tape-loop keyboards, and the arrangements are often unusually spare, most powerfully in the ghostly spaciousness of "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" and "Wake Up Delores." Even the more full-bodied cuts, such as the rollicking "That Train Don't Stop Here" and the hard-rocking "Whiskey Trail," boast a different personality than in Los Lobos' previous work, with the guitars clean but cutting like a switchblade and the drums snapping hard, and the more contemplative selections drip with a mysterious, otherworldly ambience that's matched by the impressionistic imagery of David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez's superb songs. At its best, "Kiko" sounds like the musical equivalent of a Luis Buñuel dream sequence, balancing beauty and menace with intelligence and a skill that's little short of dazzling.

Track listing

01.  Dream In Blue  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:34

02.  Wake Up Dolores  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 2:55

03.  Angels with Dirty Faces  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 4:02

04.  That Train Don't Stop Here  (Cesar Rosas, Leroy Preston)  - 3:52

05.  Kiko and the Lavender Moon  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:35

06.  Saint Behind The Glass  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:17

07.  Reva's House  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:04

08.  When the Circus Comes  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:16

09.  Arizona Skies  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 2:45

10.  Short Side of Nothing  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 2:57

11.  Two Janes  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:53

12.  Wicked Rain  (Cesar Rosas)  - 3:04

13.  Whiskey Trail  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 2:41

14.  Just a Man  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:40

15.  Peace  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 3:55

16.  Rio de Tenampa  (Hidalgo, Pérez)  - 1:59

Released:  May 26, 1992

Recorded:  Sound Factory West Studio

Genre:  Roots Rock, Chicano Rock, Tex-Mex, Psychedelic Rock

Length:  52:29

Label:  Slash Records

Producer:  Mitchell Froom and Los Lobos

Personnel

David Hidalgo - vocals, guitar, banjo, violin, accordion, piano, percussion

Cesar Rosas - vocals, guitar

Louie Perez - vocals, drums, guitar, percussion

Conrad R. Lozano - guitarron, bass

Steve Berlin - flute, harmonica, soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones, piano, organ, melodica, synthesizer, percussion

Fermin Herrera - Veracruz harp

La Chilapena Brass Band - horns

Mitchell Froom - keyboards

Victor Bisetti - drums, percussion

Pete Thomas - drums

Gary Mallaber - drums

Alex Acuna - percussion

Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 (1992)

"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5" is a double compact disc collection of live recordings by Frank Zappa.

Disc one features the original Mothers of Invention in unreleased live and studio recordings mainly from 1969 (but also one from 1965 and a couple from 1967-1968). Disc two documents the 1982 European tour. There is something wicked almost obscene in this pairing, and it surely was intentional. Throughout the 1980s, fans of the early Mothers had attacked Zappa's integrity in the case of the re-recorded CD reissues of We're Only in It for the Money and Cruising With Ruben & the Jets, and often despised the scatological antics and straightforward rock stylings of his latter bands. This was a calculated move, a way to say: "So you want unreleased material from the early Mothers? OK, but you'll have to pay for the 1982 band and hopefully listen to it, too." The material on the MOI disc occasionally features meager sound quality (as expected), but it contains many gems for the aficionado ("Run Home Slow," the hilarious "Right There," and "No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve" stand out). This is a place for fans to salivate over bits and pieces, not for newcomers to get the full picture about Zappa's pre-1970 career. On the other hand, the performances on disc two are of more general appeal. Although the 1982 band had not really been documented yet (left only a few tracks on Vol. 1 and Vol. 4 of this series), it was not the case for its repertoire. Of historical significance are "Dead Girls of London" and "Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?" The other tracks show good performances but don't stand out as particularly original or essential.

Track listing

Disc one

01.  The Downtown Talent Scout  - 4:01

02.  Charles Ives  - 4:37

03.  Here Lies Love  (Martin, Dobard)  - 2:44

04.  Piano/Drum Duet  - 1:57

05.  Mozart Ballet  (Zappa, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)  - 4:05

06.  Chocolate Halvah  (Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Zappa)  - 3:25

07.  JCB & Kansas on the Bus #1  (Kanzus, Black, Kunc, Barber)  - 1:03

08.  Run Home Slow: Main Title Theme  - 1:16

09.  The Little March  - 1:20

10.  Right There (Estrada, Zappa)  - 5:10

11.  Where Is Johnny Velvet?  - 0:48

12.  Return of the Hunch-Back Duke  - 1:44

13.  Trouble Every Day  - 4:06

14.  Proto-Minimalism  - 1:41

15.  JCB & Kansas on the Bus #2  (Kanzus, Black, Kunc, Barber)  - 1:06

16.  My Head?  (MOI)  - 1:22

17.  Meow  - 1:23

18.  Baked-Bean Boogie  - 3:26

19.  Where's Our Equipment?  - 2:29

20.  FZ/JCB Drum Duet  - 4:26

21.  No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve  - 4:45

22.  A Game of Cards  (Zappa, Motorhead Sherwood, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood)  - 0:44

23.  Underground Freak-Out Music  - 3:51

24.  German Lunch  (MOI)  - 6:43

25.  My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama  - 2:11

Disc two

01.  Easy Meat  - 7:38

02.  The Dead Girls of London  (Zappa, L. Shankar)  - 2:29

03.  Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?  - 1:44

04.  What's New in Baltimore?  - 5:03

05.  Moggio  - 2:29

06.  Dancin' Fool  - 3:12

07.  RDNZL  - 7:58

08.  Advance Romance  - 7:01

09.  City of Tiny Lites  - 10:38

10.  A Pound for a Brown on the Bus  - 8:38

11.  Doreen  - 1:58

12.  Black Page, No. 2  - 9:56

13.  Geneva Farewell  - 1:38

Released:  July 10, 1992

Recorded:  1966–1969 (Disc one)/ May 30–July 14, 1982 (Disc two)

Genre:  Jazz Fusion, Rock And Roll, Experimental Rock

Length:  140:45

Label:  Rykodisc

Producer:  Frank Zappa

All tracks written by:  Frank Zappa

Personnel

Frank Zappa – conductor, guitar, lyricist, remixing, producer, main performer, liner notes, vocals

Dick Kunc – vocals, voices, engineer

Kanzus J. Kanzus – vocals, voices

Dick Barber – vocals, voices, sound effects

Lowell George – guitar, vocals

Ray White – guitar, vocals

Steve Vai – guitar

Elliot Ingber – guitar

Roy Estrada – bass guitar, vocals

Scott Thunes – bass guitar

Tommy Mars – keyboards, vocals

Don Preston – electronics, keyboards

Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone, trumpet

Motorhead Sherwood – baritone saxophone, vocals

Bobby Martin – saxophone, vocals, keyboards

Ian Underwood – clarinet, alto saxophone, electric piano, piano

Billy Mundi – drums

Art Tripp – drums

Chad Wackerman – drums

Jimmy Carl Black – drums, vocals, voices

Ed Mann – percussion

Ray Collins – tambourine

Noel Redding – dancer

John Judnich – engineer

Bob Stone – remixing

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Black Moon (1992)

"Black Moon" is a studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer released in 1992. It was the first studio album by the band since 1978.

Its closest sonic cousin is the mid-'80s album Emerson and Lake recorded with drummer Cozy Powell. Sharp digital electronics replace Keith Emerson's classic analog synthesizer sounds, and the fanciful, classical-influenced prog-rock epics of yore are streamlined into a more accessible mainstream rock format, though some traces of the trio's vintage flash still pop up.

The original trio's first studio album in a dozen years suffers from the inevitable aging and darkening of Lake's voice, and a lack of real impetus, although it does contain one first-rate classical adaptation, The Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.

Track listing

01.  Black Moon  (Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer)  - 6:56

02.  Paper Blood  (Emerson, Lake, Palmer)  - 4:26

03.  Affairs of the Heart  (Geoff Downes, Lake)  - 3:46

04.  Romeo and Juliet  (Sergei Prokofiev)  - 3:40

05.  Farewell to Arms  (Emerson, Lake)  - 5:08

06.  Changing States  (Emerson)  - 6:01

07.  Burning Bridges  (Mark Mancina)  - 4:41

08.  Close to Home  (Emerson)  - 4:27

09.  Better Days  (Emerson, Lake)  - 5:33

10.  Footprints in the Snow  (Lake)  - 3:50

Released:  June 27, 1992

Recorded:  Marcus Studios, Front Page Recorders, mixed at Conway Studios, 1992

Genre:  Progressive rock

Length:  48:28

Label:  Victory Music

Producer:  Mark Mancina, Ian Morrow, John Van Tongeren

Personnel

Keith Emerson - keyboards, piano

Greg Lake - bass, vocals, guitar, harmonica

Carl Palmer - percussion, drums

Soundtrack - New Jack City (1991)

"New Jack City" is the original soundtrack to the 1991 Mario Van Peebles' hit movie New Jack City released by Giant Records through Reprise Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The soundtrack consists of eleven original songs, most of which were performed by chart-topping R&B and hip-hop artists of the time.
The music is heavily influenced by the New Jack Swing genre of R&B. Prominent artists and producers of the New Jack Swing era contributed to the soundtrack, including Guy with Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Color Me Badd, and Johnny Gill; Al B. Sure! produced the track "Get It Together," performed by F.S. Effect.

The Troop/LeVert/Queen Latifah song was a medley of The O'Jays' "For the Love of Money" and Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" (The O'Jays' lead singer is Eddie Levert, the father of two members of the group LeVert).

Track listing

01.  Ice-T - New Jack Hustler  - 4:44

02.  Christopher Williams  - I'm Dreamin' - 5:03

03.  Guy - New Jack City  - 3:29

04.  Johnny Gill - I'm Still Waiting  - 3:58

05.  Keith Sweat - (There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again  - 5:03

06.  Danny Madden - Facts of Life  - 4:13

07.  Troop, LeVert feat. Queen Latifah - For the Love of Money/Living for the City  - 5:45

08.  Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up  - 4:03

09.  Essence - Lyrics 2 the Rhythm  - 4:06

10.  F.S. Effect - Get It Together (Black Is a Force)  - 4:24

11.  2 Live Crew - In the Dust  - 3:54

Released:  March 5, 1991

Genre:  R&B, Hip hop

Length:  48:42

Label:  Giant, Reprise, Warner Bros. Records

Producer:  Doug McHenry, George Jackson, Benny Medina, Cassandra Mills, Teddy Riley

Credits

Doug McHenry - Executive Producer

George Jackson - Executive Producer

Benny Medina - Executive Producer

Cassandra Mills - Executive Producer

Teddy Riley - Producer, Arranger

The Doors - In Concert (1991)

In Concert is a live double album, recorded by The Doors. The album's performances are culled from a variety of different concerts and releases. "In Concert" includes all the tracks from "Absolutely Live" and "Alive, She Cried". The three remaining tracks come from "An American Prayer, Live at the Hollywood Bowl" and one previously unreleased.

Many shows were recorded during the 1970 tour to create the Absolutely Live Album. The Doors producer, Paul A. Rothchild, painstakingly edited the album from many different shows to create one cohesive concert, "the perfect Doors show". In fact many of the songs were pieced together from various performances. When it comes to identifying which song came from which show, it becomes very difficult. Rothchild has said "I couldn't get complete takes of a lot of songs, so sometimes I'd cut from Detroit to Philadelphia in midsong. There must be 2,000 edits on that album". Below is a listing of most likely venues of where a song was performed based on information from several books including Greg Shaw's The Doors on the Road.

Track listing

Disc one

01.  House Announcer  - 2:40  (Philadelphia Spectrum 5/1/70)

02.  Who Do You Love? (McDaniel)  - 6:02  (New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/17/70)

03.  Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) (Brecht, Weill)  - 1:51  (New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/17/70)

04.  Back Door Man (Willie Dixon)  - 2:22  (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/18/70)

05.  Love Hides  - 1:48  (Philadelphia Spectrum 5/1/70)

06.  Five to One  - 4:34  (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/17/70 & 1st & 2nd Show 1/18/70)

07.  Build Me a Woman  - 3:33  (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/17/70)

08.  When the Music's Over  - 14:50  (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/17/70)

09.  Universal Mind  - 4:54  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 2nd Show 7/21/69)

10.  Petition the Lord with Prayer  - 0:52  (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/18/70)

11.  Dead Cats, Dead Rats  - 1:57  (Detroit Cobo Arena 5/8/70)

12.  Break on Through, #2  - 4:42  (Detroit Cobo Arena 5/8/70)

13.  Lions in the Street  - 1:14  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

14.  Wake Up  - 1:21  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

15.  A Little Game  - 1:12  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

16.  The Hill Dwellers  - 2:35  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

17.  Not to Touch the Earth  - 4:14  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

18.  Names of the Kingdom  - 1:29  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

19.  The Palace of Exile  - 2:20  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 1st Show 7/21/69)

20.  Soul Kitchen  - 7:15  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 2nd Show 7/21/69)

Disc two

01.  Roadhouse Blues  - 6:13  (New York Felt Forum 1st show 1/17/70 & Detroit Cobo Arena 5/08/70 & End Dialogue Boston Arena 2nd Show 4/10/70)

02.  Gloria (Van Morrison)  - 6:17  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater Rehearsal 7/22/69)

03.  Light My Fire including "Graveyard Poem" (Jim Morrison)  - 9:51  (New York Felt Forum 1st & 2nd Show 1/18/70 & Boston Arena 1st & 2nd Show 4/10/70)

04.  You Make Me Real  - 3:06  (Los Angeles Aquarius Theater 2nd Show 7/21/69 with new guitar overdub)

05.  Texas Radio & The Big Beat  - 1:52  (Copenhagen Denmark T.V. Show 9/18/68 with new guitar overdub)

06.  Love Me Two Times  - 3:17  (Copenhagen Denmark T.V. Show 9/18/68 with new drum overdub)

07.  Little Red Rooster (Dixon)  - 7:15  (New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/17/70 & Dialogue 2nd Show 1/18/70 with Harmonica overdub)
08.  Moonlight Drive including "Horse Latitudes"  - 5:34  (vocal from New York Felt Forum 1st Show 1/18/70 with a newly recorded instrumental track)

09.  Close to You (Dixon)  - 5:26  (New York Felt Forum 2nd Show 1/18/70)

10.  Unknown Soldier  - 4:25  (Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 7/5/68)

11.  The End  - 15:42  (Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 7/5/68)

Released:  May 21, 1991

Recorded:  1968-1970

Genre:  Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Blues Rock

Length:  140:43

Label:  Elektra

Producer:  Paul A. Rothchild

All songs written by:  The Doors

Personnel

Jim Morrison - vocals

Robby Krieger - guitars

John Densmore - drums

Ray Manzarek - organ, Keyboard bass, lead vocals, backup vocals

Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (1990)

"Armchair Theatre" is the first solo album by Jeff Lynne, released in 1990.

A little gem of an album that is becoming increasingly rare as it spends further years inexplicably out of print. Other reviewers got it spot on when commenting that this is definitely not ELO. But it was never meant to be. There is a very down to earth and back to basics feel to this very personal and intentionally self-indulgent project, clearly influenced and possibly inspired by recent collaborations with Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison et al. The sound that Lynne played such an integral part in creating on albums such as 'Full Moon Fever' and 'Cloud Nine', also runs through this work. Beautifully crafted songs appear all over this rather too short masterpiece, interestingly most of which were recorded in various rooms in Lynne's very own mansion. Although often accused of "over-producing" songs, this is not very apparent on this album, as most of the songs have an almost 'live' and intimate feel to them, perhaps because we're listening to Jeff as he is rocking away in his living room or kitchen! Other than his enormous producing expertise, Lynne's biggest asset is his astounding and unfailing voice that lends itself so effortlessly to multi-layer harmonies, to best effect on my personal favourite 'What Would It Take'. The covers of a couple of standards detract a little from the overall direction of this album, leaving the listener a touch confused about what Lynne was trying to achieve. My personal feeling is that Jeff made this album and recorded all of the stylistically varied songs on it because he wanted to do it, which is not at all selfish or too much to ask from someone who has greatly inspired others over the years and more recently, resurrected the careers of some of his own musical heroes.

Track listing

01.  Every Little Thing  (Lynne)  - 3:41

02.  Don't Let Go  (Jesse Stone)  - 3:00

03.  Lift Me Up  (Lynne)  - 3:36

04.  Nobody Home  (Lynne)  - 3:51

05.  September Song  (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill)  - 2:57

06.  Now You're Gone  (Lynne)  - 3:57

07.  Don't Say Goodbye  (Lynne)  - 3:09

08.  What Would It Take  (Lynne)  - 2:40

09.  Stormy Weather  (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)  - 3:42

10.  Blown Away  (Lynne, Tom Petty)  - 3:29

11.  Save Me Now  (Lynne) -  2:39

Released:  13 June 1990

Recorded:  Raindirk at Posh Studios, England

Genre:  Rock

Length:  36:41

Label:  Reprise

Producer:  Jeff Lynne

Personnel

Jeff Lynne - Guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, vocals

Richard Tandy - Keyboards, organ, piano, electric guitar, vocals

George Harrison - Guitars, vocals

Mette Mathiesen - Drums, percussion

Jim Horn - Saxophones

Jake Commander - Backing vocals

Phil Hatton - Backing vocals

Dave Morgan - Backing vocals

Del Shannon - Backing vocals

Michael Kamen - String arrangements

Jackson Browne - World In Motion (1989)

"World In Motion" is the ninth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1989. This is Jackson Browne's most political album, and it took three years to complete.

At times, it seems less like a collection of songs than an aural neon sign flashing "I am outraged!" In "The Word Justice," for example, Browne paints a devastating portrait of Oliver North's appearance before Congress, and later devotes a verse to the CIA's alleged drug smuggling activities. Elsewhere, the title tune warns of America's decline while "How Long" rails against defense spending at the expense of hungry children.

All is not doom and gloom, however. On a more optimistic note, "When the Stone Begins to Turn" (which boasts a reggae groove courtesy of guest stars Sly and Robbie) suggests that South Africa's Nelson Mandela would someday be freed, and some of the songs--in particular "My Personal Revenge" and "Lights and Virtues"--have an almost inspirational tone. Musically, the album is a slicked up version of the L.A. studio pop familiar from most of Browne's '80s albums; there is, however, some sort of irony in the fact that his main collaborator here, multi-instrumentalist Scott Thurston.

Track listing

01.  World in Motion  (Browne, Craig Doerge)  - 4:24

02.  Enough of the Night  (Browne)  - 4:54

03.  Chasing You into the Light  (Browne)  - 4:16

04.  How Long  (Browne)  - 6:10

05.  Anything Can Happen  (Browne)  - 5:05

06.  When the Stone Begins to Turn  (Browne)  - 4:48

07.  The Word Justice  (Browne, Scott Thurston)  - 4:18

08.  My Personal Revenge  (Tomás Borge, Luis Enrique, Mejía Godoy)  - 4:02

09.  I Am a Patriot  (Steven Van Zandt)  - 4:02

10.  Lights and Virtues  (Browne)  - 4:53

Released:  June 6, 1989

Recorded at:  Groovemasters, Santa Monica, California

Genre:  Rock

Length:  46:52

Label:  Elektra

Producer:  Jackson Browne, Scott Thurston

Engineers:  Terry Becker, James Geddes, Jim Nipar, David Tickle

Mixing:  David Tickle

Personnel

Jackson Browne – guitar, keyboard, vocals

Alex Acuña – percussion

David Crosby – vocals

Craig Doerge – keyboard

Djene Doumbouya – vocals

Kevin Dukes – guitar

Sly Dunbar – drums

Brinsley Dan Forde – vocals

Tony Gad – vocals

Bob Glaub – bass

Doug Haywood – bass, vocals

Michael Jochum – drums

Salif Keita - vocals

Russ Kunkel – drums

Ray Lema – keyboard, vocals

David Lindley – guitar, violin, steel guitar

Yves N'Djock – guitar

Hugo Pebruza – percussion

Bonnie Raitt – vocals

Walfredo Reyes – conductor, drums

Robbie Shakespeare – bass

Jorge Strunz – guitar

Scott Thurston – bass, keyboard, vocals

Lori B. Williams – vocals

Brice Wouassy – percussion

Drummie Zeb – vocals

Tin Machine - Tin machine (1989)

Tin Machine was a hard rock band formed in 1988, famous for being fronted by singer David Bowie. The group recorded two studio albums before dissolving in 1992, when Bowie returned to his solo career. Drummer Hunt Sales said that the group's name "reflects the sound of the band," and Bowie stated that he and his bandmates joined up "to make the kind of music that we enjoyed listening to." Tony Sales and Hunt Sales, members of Tin Machine, had performed with David Bowie in support of Iggy Pop in the late seventies. As with Tin Machine, Bowie had decided to support rather than star on stage, so he toured with his peer Iggy Pop.

"Tin Machine" is the debut album of Tin Machine originally released by EMI in 1989. The group was the latest venture of David Bowie, inspired by sessions with guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Drummer Hunt Sales and bassist Tony Sales formed the rest of the band, with "fifth member" Kevin Armstrong providing rhythm guitar.

Track listing

01.  Heaven's in Here  (Bowie)  - 6:01

02.  Tin Machine  (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales)  - 3:34

03.  Prisoner of Love  (Bowie, Gabrels, Sales, Sales)  - 4:50

04.  Crack City  (Bowie)  - 4:36

05.  I Can't Read  (Bowie, Gabrels)  - 4:54

06.  Under the God  (Bowie)  - 4:06

07.  Amazing  (Bowie, Gabrels)  - 3:06

08.  Working Class Hero  (Lennon)  - 4:38

09.  Bus Stop  (Bowie, Gabrels)  - 1:41

10.  Pretty Thing  (Bowie)  - 4:39

11.  Video Crime  (Bowie, Sales, Sales)  - 3:52

12.  Run  (Armstrong, Bowie)  - 3:20

13.  Sacrifice Yourself  (Bowie, Sales, Sales)  - 2:08

14.  Baby Can Dance  (Bowie)  - 4:57

Released:  22 May 1989 

Recorded at:  Montreux, Compass Point Studios, Nassau

Genre:  Rock

Length:  56:49

Label:  EMI

Producer:  Tin Machine and Tim Palmer

Personnel

David Bowie - vocals, guitar

Reeves Gabrels - lead guitar

Hunt Sales - drums, vocals

Tony Sales - bass, vocals

Kevin Armstrong -  rhythm guitar, Hammond

Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog (1991)

"Temple Of The Dog" is the only studio album by the American rock band Temple of the Dog, released on April 16, 1991 through A&M Records. The album is a tribute to Andrew Wood, the former lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Wood died on March 19, 1990 of a heroin overdose.

Featuring members of Soundgarden and what would soon become Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog's lone eponymous album might never have reached a wide audience if not for Pearl Jam's breakout success a year later. In turn, by providing the first glimpse of Chris Cornell's more straightforward, classic rock-influenced side, Temple of the Dog helped set the stage for Soundgarden's mainstream breakthrough with "Superunknown". Nearly every founding member of Pearl Jam appears on Temple of the Dog (including the then-unknown Eddie Vedder), so perhaps it isn't surprising that the record sounds like a bridge between Mother Love Bone's theatrical '70s-rock updates and Pearl Jam's hard-rocking seriousness. What is surprising, though, is that Cornell is the dominant composer, writing the music on seven of the ten tracks (and lyrics on all). Keeping in mind that Soundgarden's previous album was the overblown metallic miasma of Louder Than Love, the accessibly warm, relatively clean sound of Temple of the Dog is somewhat shocking, and its mellower moments are minor revelations in terms of Cornell's songwriting abilities. It isn't just the band, either  he displays more emotional range than ever before, and his melodies and song structures are (for the most part) pure, vintage hard rock. In fact, it's almost as though he's trying to write in the style of Mother Love Bone which makes sense, since Temple of the Dog was a tribute to that band's late singer Andrew Wood. Not every song here is directly connected to Wood; once several specific elegies were recorded, additional material grew quickly out of the group's natural chemistry. As a result, there's a very loose, jam-oriented feel to much of the album, and while it definitely meanders at times, the result is a more immediate emotional impact. The album's strength is its mournful, elegiac ballads, but thanks to the band's spontaneous creative energy and appropriately warm sound, it's permeated by a definite, life-affirming aura. That may seem like a paradox, but consider the adage that funerals are more for the living than the dead; Temple of the Dog shows Wood's associates working through their grief and finding the strength to move on.

Track listing

01.  Say Hello 2 Heaven  (Chris Cornell)  - 6:22

02.  Reach Down  (Chris Cornell)  - 11:11

03.  Hunger Strike  (Chris Cornell)  - 4:03

04.  Pushin Forward Back  (Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard)  - 3:44

05.  Call Me a Dog  (Chris Cornell)  - 5:02

06.  Times of Trouble  (Gossard)  - 5:41

07.  Wooden Jesus  (Chris Cornell)  - 4:09

08.  Your Saviour  (Chris Cornell)  - 4:02

09.  Four Walled World  (Gossard)  - 6:53

10.  All Night Thing  (Chris Cornell)  - 3:52

Credits
Jeff Ament – bass guitar
Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
Chris Cornell – vocals, banjo, harmonica
Stone Gossard – rhythm guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar
Mike McCready – lead guitars
Eddie Vedder – backing vocals, vocals

Notes
Recorded at: London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre: Grunge, Alternative Rock
Length: 54:59
Producer (s): Rick Parashar, Temple of the Dog
© 1991 A&M Records

Boz Scaggs - Other Roads (1988)

When Boz Scaggs released Other Roads in 1988, he'd been off the scene for a full eight years. Produced by Bill Schnee, it featured some of his most unlikely songwriting collaborations with instrumental backing by Toto along with some studio aces. Scaggs tried hard to walk a line between the decade's obsession with more processed studio sounds that utilized electronic keyboards and drum machines up front, while relying more heavily on electric guitars and kit drums. He doesn't always succeed in keeping the balance, but the attempt sets him apart from most mainstream acts at the time. "Other Roads" is odd from the start: the opener, "What's Number One?" is a spacey pop number written with the late poet and songwriter Jim Carroll and bassist/arranger Marcus Miller. "Right Out of My Head," written with Dan and David Huff, juxtaposes Steve Lukather's blistering guitar work against a synth fill right out of Gary Numan's "Cars." Scaggs nailed another number one with "Heart of Mine" co-written with pop-jazz songwriter Bobby Caldwell (and the only cut produced by Stuart Levine). There's a strange futurist club noir inherent in both "I Don't Hear You" and "Crimes of Passion" written by Carroll and the Huffs. "Cool Running" written by Scaggs with Patrick Leonard is a solid, grown up, island groover with staggered R&B horns contrasted with a female backing chorus and a bridge of vocal counterpoint. "Claudia," by Steve Williams is one of Scaggs' classic mid-tempo, broken love songs with a killer bridge, and stellar guitar work by Lukather. The set closer is a dreamy adult pop ballad entitled "The Night of Van Gogh," co-authored by him, Caldwell and Peter Wolf. Scaggs was in top vocal shape when he cut this: cool, bemused, but able to capture and communicate emotion mellifluously with freeze frame accuracy.

Track listing

01.  What's Number One?  (Boz Scaggs, J. C. Carroll, Marcus Miller)  - 3:58

02.  Claudia  (Scaggs, Larry Williams)  - 4:07

03.  Heart of Mine  (Bobby Caldwell, Dennis Matkosky, Jason Scheff)  - 4:12

04.  Right Out of My Head  (Scaggs, D. Tyler Huff)  - 5:24

05.  I Don't Hear You  (J.C. Carroll, D. Tyler Huff)  - 4:41

06.  Mental Shakedown  (Scaggs, Guy Allison Steiner, David Williams)  - 4:10

07.  Crimes of Passion  (J.C. Carroll, D. Tyler Huff)  - 4:00

08.  Funny  (Scaggs, Marcus Miller)  - 5:49

09.  Cool Running  (Scaggs, Patrick Leonard, David Williams)  - 4:14

10.  The Night of Van Gogh  (Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Peter Wolf)  - 4:20

Released:  August 30, 1988

Recorded:  Schnee Studio and Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, California and at Conway Recording, Hollywood, California

Genre:  Rock, Pop 

Length:  45:00

Label:  Columbia

Producer:  Bill Schnee, Stewart Levine

Personnel

Boz Scaggs – vocals, background vocals, guitar

Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizer

Lenny Castro – percussion

Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Michael Fischer – percussion

Siedah Garrett – keyboards, background vocals

Dann Huff – guitar

Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar

Michael Landau – guitar

Steve Lukather – guitar

David Hungate – bass

Buzz Feiten – guitar

Carlos Rios – guitar

David Williams – guitar

Rhett Lawrence – drums, keyboards

Patrick Leonard – keyboards

Larry Williams – keyboards

Peter Wolf – keyboards

Aaron Zigman – keyboards,synthesizer

Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – bass

Marcus Miller – synthesizer, bass, clarinet, guitar, percussion, keyboards

David Paich – synthesizer

Alan Pasqua – keyboards, synthesizer bass

Guy Allison Steiner – keyboards, bass, percussion, drums, synthesizer drums

Jeff Porcaro – drums

John "J.R." Robinson – drums

Boz Schmit – background vocals

Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals

Phil Perry – background vocals

Darryl Phinnessee – background vocals

Kate Markowitz – background vocals

Paulette McWilliams – background vocal

Myrna Smith – background vocals

Pam Hutchinson – background vocals

James Ingram – background vocals

Phillip Ingram – background vocals

David Lasley – background vocals

Edie Lehmann – background vocals

Carl Carwell – background vocals

Charlotte Crossley – background vocals

Jeanette Hanes – background vocals

Kevin Dorsey – background vocals