Archive for January, 2012

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Listen to a newly discovered alternate guitar solo by George Harrison on the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun"

A new video has emerged that traces the development of George Harrison’s seminal ballad “Here Comes the Sun,” and it features a never-before-heard guitar solo. You May Also Like: For ELO’s Jeff Lynne, Meeting George Harrison ‘Was Like a Dream Come True’

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Roger Hodgson, the voice of Supertramp, announces new 'Breakfast in America' tour

Roger Hodgson, the voice of Supertramp, will embark on his Breakfast in America Tour next month, kicking off with two sold out shows at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. You May Also Like: Why Supertramp’s “Sister Moonshine” Pointed to Future Greatness

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Ruthie Foster – ‘Let It Burn’ (2012)

Innovative, aware and direct, Ruthie Foster’s ‘Let It Burn’ comes together to form a journey of extraordinary depth and power.

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Pete Robbins Transatlantic Quartet – Live In Basel (2012)

Both Pete Robbins’ band and music represents reaching across from one space to another. The aptly named Transatlantic Quartet consists of musicians on either side of the “pond,” starting with the Massachusetts saxophonist Robbins You May Also Like: Albert Ayler Quartet – Copenhagen Live 1964 (2017) Matthew Shipp Quartet –Read More

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New Music Monday: Jeff Lorber, Joe Louis Walker and new live stuff from Styx

Welcome back to our weekly rundown of notable upcoming music projects — both new and reissue. You May Also Like: Jeff Lorber: The Albums That Shaped My Career

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "The Promised Land" (1978)

To bear down and face life’s issues, to yearn for something better, that theme is the glue that holds Darkness On The Edge Of Town together. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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Lou Reed to recreate his experimental Metal Machine Music — as a museum exhibit

Fans of Lou Reed will remember his now-infamous 1975 noise-rock experiment Metal Machine Music, if their ears aren’t still ringing more than three decades later. Now it’s being reformulated into a museum installation in California. You May Also Like: Lou Reed Head Faked His Fans Once Again With ‘Animal Serenade’

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Pierre Dorge Quartet – Ballad Round The Left Corner (1980)

This was a near-total crapshoot. I’ve never heard of guitarist Dorge, but the names Billy Hart (drums) and John Tchicai (soprano and alto sax) were familiar. This is mostly straight ahead jazz with a fair bit of angularity. Dorge’s playing goes from the ethereal to way out there. He hasRead More

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Ian Anderson will return to Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick for first time in decades

Ian Anderson is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick by playing the progressive rock epic in its entirety for the first time since 1972. You May Also Like: How Jethro Tull’s Prog Parody ‘Thick As a Brick’ Instead Became a Prog Classic

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The O'Jays, Billy Paul, MFSB – Golden Gate Groove: Live in San Francisco 1973 (2012)

The so-called Sound of Philadelphia, as constructed by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell in the 1970s, wasn’t just attitude, in the style of today. Wasn’t just talk, but also a new walk. A shared attitude. A sound. You May Also Like: Marc Ribot + The Young Philadelphians –Read More