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Monday, December 22, 2014

Emerson, Lake & Palmer at Mar Y Sol Festival

Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival '72 is a live album by British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 2011. Recorded on April 2, 1972 at the Mar Y Sol Pop Festival in Puerto Rico.

Palhinha:

ELP - 1972 - Live At Mar Y Sol Festival

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

FELIZ NATAL!!!!!!

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Bjorn Riis - Norwegian Musician

Peter's Gift

Bjørn is one of the founding members, the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the highly successful Norwegian band Airbag. Their three releases, ‘Identity’ (2009), ‘All Rights Removed’ (2011) and ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ (2013), all on Karisma Records, have all received great reviews worldwide and all become favourites among fans all over the globe.

In addition to playing and recording with Airbag, Bjørn is a highly respected guitarist within the guitar community on the Internet, where he has a huge fan base. His guitar page “Gilmourish.com” has become a centre for gear and music discussions online. With a wide range of inspirations from artists like Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, No-Man to Black Sabbath, and musical styles from chill, electronica, art-rock to heavy metal, Bjørn have mixed all this into his music and have created his own style in writing and presenting music. Although Bjørn as a guitarist have developed his own sound with a unique tone and his own technique over the years, the playing and tone are reminiscent of David Gilmour, Steven Rothery and Steven Wilson.

Palhinha:

Bjorn Riis - Lullabies in a Car Crash

The album is very much a personal statement, with lyrics dealing with fear of abandonment, alienation and loss. It’s also homage to many of Bjørn’s musical influences.

( http://www.bjornriis.com/about/ )

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Asian Standards - Oriental Music

Um pouco de música oriental... Um som bem diferente com clássicos orientais.

Ａｓｉａｎ　Ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ～叙情歌～

押尾コータロー、高嶋ちさ子、谷川賢作 - Asian Standards-叙情歌-

1. ふるさと (Strings Version) (東儀秀樹)

2. 竹田の子守唄(ウー・ファン)

3. (庭の千草)(須川展也)

4. 夏の思い出(山弦)

5. 悲しくてやりきれない(瀬木貴将)

6. サルビアの花(本谷美加子)

7. 北の国から-遥かなる大地より-(宅間久善with石川鷹彦&岡沢章)

8. 黄昏のビギン(天野清継)

9. 少年時代(小原孝)

10. ライムライト(押尾コータロー)

11. ロンドンデリーの歌(高嶋ちさ子&加羽沢美濃)

12. Yuyakekoyake (夕やけ小やけ)(谷川賢作)

13. 赤とんぼ(藤原道山)

14. 燕になりたい(我願做一只小燕)(チェン・ミン)

101 Strings ‎– Songs Of The Seasons In Japan

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Zyma - German Prog

Zyma biography (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2142)

Zyma, named after an artificial ferment, were a band founded in 1972 by musicians from the area around Heidelberg and Mannheim. At that time, in the initial stages, they were playing progressive hard rock. Their keyboard player was Günter Hornung (b. 02/16/1938 in Karlsruhe), a teacher, who had played in many jazz and jazz-rock bands before, among them a big band, and whose last one had been the Groovers, a soul band. Due to his many years of experience and outstanding abilities and skills, Hornung was the leader of Zyma. Yet their driving force was Bodo Brandl (b. 04/10/1943 in Nikolsburg) on bass, also a teacher, who had been performing since 1963. He, too, came from the Groovers, as well as Meinrad Hirt (b. 01/05/1945 in Triberg), who was now singing, playing violin, flutes, keyboards and sometimes guitar. Their lead guitarist and lead singer was Tim Pfau (b. 06/08/1951 in Mannheim), their drummer Karl-Heinz Weiler (b. 07/24/1951 in Mannheim). Günter Hornung's wife Ellen was the band's manager, Mitsou Kührbis was in charge of the PA. In 1973, they began playing progressive jazz-rock, whereupon Karl-Heinz Weiler left the band. He was replaced by Udo Kübler (b. 03/31/1951 in Heidelberg), a drummer since 1966. In 1970, Kübler had founded Filter, an experimental band, and before joining Zyma he had been a member of Medusa (pop), Ra and Brassy Brew (both jazz-rock). When he left Medusa, with whom he had released a single, Karl-Heinz Weiler took his place. In 1973, under the pseudonym Hyazintus, Weiler was also to play drums for the band Nine Days Wonder on their LP, "We Never Lost Control".

After Meinrad Hirt had left Zyma (he was to rejoin them some years later) in early 1974, Dorle Ferber (b. 09/07/1952 in Mannheim) joined them as singer and on violin and flute. She had studied classical music, had a folk background and brought these influences into Zyma. In the same year, they were given a chance by Alfred Kersten to release two of their own compositions, "Law Like Love" and "Tango Enough", on the double LP, "Proton 1" (Kerston FK 65017) which also featured Nexus, Andorra, Penicillin and Sun. This compilation had a run of only a few hundred copies, probably no more than 300, but it is, in view of its rarity and quality, valued amazingly cheaply in collectors' circles. The album was recorded at the TFE studio in the town of Neustadt/Weinstrasse in the summer and autumn of 1974. In 1975, South German radio station SDR broadcast a programme where for 45 minutes Zyma were presented in detail, and some time later the band had a TV appearance in the youth show, "Drum Special", broadcast by South German TV station SWF III. In 1976, Tim Pfau left the band. Two years later, Meinrad Hirt rejoined them and Zyma released "Thoughts", their first LP of their own (Z-Productions 0381978) in a private pressing of 1,000 copies.

(Taken from the CD reissue of "Thoughts" (Garden Of Delights, CD026, 1998))

Palhinha:

Zyma - 1978 Thoughts

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Ziggy Marley

David Nesta Marley (Trenchtown, 17 de outubro de 1968) é um cantor e compositor jamaicano. É o segundo filho do maior músico de reggae de todos os tempos, o lendário Bob Marley. Após a morte de seu pai em 1981, Ziggy Marley foi apontado como sucessor natural de Bob Marley. "Ziggy" Marley teve suas primeiras aulas de guitarra e bateria com Bob Marley. Quando tinha 10 anos era presença constante nas gravações dos The Wailers, banda que acompanhava seu pai. Tinha 17 anos quando estreou em disco com o grupo The Melody Makers, formado por parentes da família Marley, em Play The Game Right, de 1985. Nessa época já utilizava o nome Ziggy, escolhido em homenagem a David Bowie — seu ídolo, que havia lançado The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, álbum fundamental na história do rock, em 1972.

Em 1986 veio Hey World!, com sotaque mais pop. As fracas vendas do trabalho preocuparam o artista, que deu a resposta aos críticos dois anos depois, com Conscious Party, álbum com o hit "Tomorrow People". No ano seguinte, em 1989, One Bright Day entrou na lista dos 20 discos mais vendidos da revista Billboard. Na década de 1990, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers lançaram Jahmeyka (1991), Joy And Blues (1993), Free Like We Want 2 B (1995), Fallen is Babylon (1997) e, por fim, The Spirit of Music (1999). Em todos os trabalhos, um ponto em comum: Ziggy nunca deixou de incluir suas mensagens de protesto e sua voz política, principais heranças deixadas por Bob Marley.

Palhinha:

Ziggy Marley - Dragonfly (2003)

Dragonfly was an album released by Ziggy Marley on April 15, 2003. The track "Rainbow in the Sky" features both Flea and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while "Melancholy Mood" features only Flea.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Ian Gillan - The Deep Purple Voice

Ian Gillan nasceu no Chiswick Maternity Hospital, em Hounslow, na Inglaterra. Seu avô materno, Arthur Watkins, era cantor de ópera profissional, um barítono educado em Milão. Vive com Bron, com quem se casou três vezes - a primeira quando o Deep Purple estava gravando o disco Perfect Strangers. Gillan convivia com Bron desde 1982 e deste relacionamento nasceu sua única filha, Grace, ao final de 1983. Seu apelido mais famoso é Silver Voice ("Voz de Prata"). Indicando assim seu grande potêncial vocal. Gillan é considerado um dos maiores cantores de heavy metal de todos os tempos. Ficou em 4° numa eleição da rádio digital Planet Rock, e em 43º na revista espescializada em heavy metal Hit Parade.

Algumas lendas sobre Gillan dão conta de que ele usava calças apertadas para potencializar os gritos de "Child in Time", e que cantava nu em estúdio, durante as gravações, para se sentir à vontade (viria daí o apelido Naked Thunder, citado na música "Hungry Daze", do disco Perfect Strangers, do Deep Purple, e nome do álbum solo lançado em 1989/90).

After leaving Deep Purple in June 1973, Ian Gillan had retired from the music business to pursue other business ventures, including motorcycle engines, a country hotel / restaurant (with a guitar shaped swimming pool), and ownership of the Kingsway Recorders studio, where from April 1974 he began to work on his first post-Deep Purple solo tracks. These ventures all except the recording studio ended in failure. This fact, combined with a warm reception to his guest appearance at Roger Glover's Butterfly Ball live show at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 16 October 1975 (he sang "Sitting in a Dream" as a substitute for Ronnie James Dio, who was banned by Ritchie Blackmore to take part in it) prompted him to resume a singing career and form a new band.

Initially called Shand Grenade, a combination of Shangri-la and Grenade, Gillan was persuaded by the management to change the band's name to the Ian Gillan Band. He recruited guitarist Ray Fenwick, bass player John Gustafson, keyboard player Mike Moran and Elf percussionist Mark Nauseef on drums. Using Roger Glover as producer and session musician, this line-up recorded their first album Child In Time in December 1975 / January 1976. In February 1976 Moran was replaced by Micky Lee Soule (ex-Elf and Rainbow), but for the recording of follow-up album Clear Air Turbulence he was dropped in May 1976 in favour of Colin Towns. The band had some success in Japan but none at all in North America and only cult status in Europe, their jazz fusion direction unappealing to pop and rock fans alike. Their next album, Scarabus (1977), had more of a rock sound but retained the jazz fusion direction. Released at the height of punk rock, there was no success beyond Japan and their label Island Records dropped them...

Palhinha:

Child In Time (1976)

Clear Air Turbulence (1977)

Alternative Link

Band:

- Ian Gillan - vocals

- Colin Towns - keyboards and flutes

- John Gustafson - bass and vocals

- Ray Fenwick - guitars and vocals

- Mark Nauseef - drums and percussion

- Phil Kersie - tenor saxophone (02)

- Martin Firth - baritone saxophone

- John Huckridge - trumpet

- Derek Healey - trumpet

- Malcolm Griffiths - trombone

Scarabus (1977)

Alternative Link

Gillan - The Japanese Album (1978)

Gillan - Glory Road (1980)

Gillan - Future Shock (1981)

Gillan - Magic 1982

Accidentally on Purpose (1988)

Ian Gillan – lead vocals, harmonica
Roger Glover – bass, keyboards, guitars, programming
Additional musicians
Ira Siegel, Nick Maroch – guitars
Lloyd Landesman – keyboards
Dr. John – piano
Andy Newmark – drums
George Young, Joe Mennonna – saxophones
Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
Vaneese Thomas, Christine Faith, Lydia Mann, Bette Sussmann – Background vocals

Naked Thunder (1990)