今日聞いた1枚 One Man Dog / James Taylor 9 25933-2 (? Warner Bros. USA) 1. One Man Parade / 2. Nobody But You / 3. Chili Dog / 4. Fool For You / 5. Instrumental I / 6. New Tune / 7. Back On The Street Again / 8. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight / 9. Woh, Don't You Know / 10. One Morning In May / 11. Instrumental II / 12. Someone / 13. Hymn / 14. Fanfare / 15. Little David / 16. Mescalito / 17. Dance / 18. Jig
1972年の4枚目。"One Man Parade" に始まり、"Dance" の最後のフレーズ ( If I could lose my mind. If I could throw myself away ) からそのまま続くインストナンバーの "Jig" で解き放とうとして終わる一つの組曲。
世間の評価は芳しくなかったが、私にとっては James Taylor の最高作。シンガーソングライター時代を象徴する1枚。
今日聞いた1枚 Joplin In Concert / Janis Joplin 48DP 1116-7 (? CBS/Sony Japan) Disc 1 1. Down On Me / 2. Bye, Bye Baby / 3. All Is Loneliness / 4. Piece Of My Heart / 5. Road Block / 6. Flower In The Sun / 7. Summertime / 8. Ego Rock Disc 2 1. Half Moon / 2. Kozmic Blues / 3. Move Over / 4. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) / 5. Get It While You Can / 6. Ball And Chain
今日聞いた1枚 The Late 60s With Rod Stewart / Jeff Beck CP32-5694 (1988 Toshiba EMI Japan) 1. Hi-Ho Silver Lining / 2. Tallyman / 3. Love Is Blue / 4. Beck's Bolero / 5. Rock My Plimsoul / 6. I've Been Drinking / 7. Shapes Of Things / 8. Let Me Love You / 9. Morning Dew / 10. You Shook Me / 11. All Shook Up / 12. Spanish Boots / 13. Jailhouse Rock / 14. Plynth (Water Down The Drain) / 15. Hangman's Knee / 16. Rice Pudding / 17. Ol' Man River / 18. Greensleeves / 19. I Ain't Superstitious
今日聞いた1枚 Truth & Beck-ola / Jeff Beck TOCP-53094 (1999 Toshiba EMI Japan) Truth 1. Shapes Of Things / 2. Let Me Love You / 3. Morning Dew / 4. You Shook Me / 5. Ol' Man River / 6. Greensleeves / 7. Rock My Plimsoul / 8. Beck's Bolero / 9. Blues De Luxe / 10. I Ain't Superstitious Beck-ola 11. All Shook Up / 12. Spanih Boots / 13. Girl Fom Mill Valley / 14. Jailhouse Rock / 15. Plynth(Water Down The Drain) / 16. The Hangman's Knee / 17. Rice Pudding
今日聞いた1枚 2400 Fulton Street / Jefferson Airplane 5724-2-R (1987 RCA printed in USA / made in Japan) Disc 1 5724-2-R-P1 BEGINNINGS 1. It's No Secret / 2. Come Up The Years / 3. My Best Friend / 4. Somebody To Love / 5. Comin' Back To Me / 6. Embryonic Journey / 7. She Has Funny Cars / 8. Let's Get Together / 9. Blues from an Airplane / 10. J.P.P. McStep B. Blues PCYCHEDELIA 11. Plastic Fantastic Lover / 12. Wild Tyme / 13. The Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil / 14. A Small Package Of Value Will Come To You, Shortly / 15. White Rabbit / 16. Won't You Try Saturday Afternoon / 17. Lather / 18. Fat Angel / 19. The Last Wall Of The Castle / 20. Greasy Heart Disc 2 5724-2-R-P2 REVOLUTION 1. We Can Be Together / 2. Crown Of Creation / 3. Mexico / 4. Wooden Ships / 5. Rejoyce / 6. Volunteers / 7. Have You Seen The Saucers / 8. Eat Starch Mom AIRPLANE PARTS 9. Pretty As You Feel / 10. Martha / 11. Today / 12. Triad / 13. Third Week In The Chelsea / 14. Good Shepherd / 15. Eskimo Blue Day / 16. The Levi Commercials
今日聞いた1枚 Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Airplane ESCA 5012 (1989 CBS/Sony Japan) 1. Planes / 2. Freedom / 3. Solildarity / 4. Madeleine Street / 5. Ice Age / 6. Summer Of Love / 7. The Wheel / 8. Common Market Madrigal / 9. True Love / 10. Upfront Blues / 11. Now Is The Time / 12. Too Many Years / 13. Panda
1989年の再結成(???)盤。KBC Band ですら「あっと驚くタメゴロー!」状態でしたが、ことここに至っては「開けた口を二度と塞ぐもんか!」と決意したくらいです。
今日聞いた1枚 Red Octopus / Jefferson Starship R32P-1034 (1986 RVC Japan) 1. Fast Buck Freddie / 2. Miracles / 3. Git Fiddler / 4. Al Garimasu (There Is Love) / 5. Sweeter Than Honey / 6. Play On Love / 7. Tumblin / 8. I Want To See Another World / 9. Sandalphon / 10. There Will Be Love
1975年、Jefferson Starship としての2枚目。Marty Balin 完全復帰(?)作品。前作で新しい Jefferson への期待感は充分あったが、早くも本作でエンジン全開という感じ。
Jefferson 史上最大のヒットとなった "Miracles" を始め、なかなかの曲が並んでいる。Papa John Creach もいい味加えているし、Craig Chaquico と Pete Sears もしっかり顔を見せている。ただ David Freiberg はVocalist としてはあまりにも不運だ。Dino Valenti の重石がとれたと思ったら、お次は Marty とは。
今日聞いた1枚 Spitfire / Jefferson Starship 82876 62871 2 (2004 BMG USA) 1. Cruisin' / 2. Dance With The Dragon / 3. Hot Water / 4. St. Charles / 5. Song To The Sun - Ozymandias, Don't Let It Rain / 6. With Your Love / 7. Switchblade / 8. Big City / 9. Love Lovely Love
今日聞いた1枚 Gold / Jefferson Starship 3247-2-R (? BMG USA) 1. Ride The Tiger / 2. Caroline / 3. Play On Love / 4. Miracles / 5. Fast Buck Freddie / 6. Light The Sky On Fire / 7. With Your Love / 8. St. Charles / 9. Count On Me / 10. Love Too Good / 11. Runaway / 12. Hyperdrive
1979年発売のベスト盤。Dragon Fly (1974)、Red Octopus (1975)、Spitfire (1976), Earth (1978) からの選曲プラス未発表曲 "Light The Sky On Fire"。
LP時代は4枚とも持ってたので買わなかったんですが、昨日も言ったように Spitfire はCD化されないし、"Count On Me" や "Runaway" も聴きたいし、待ちきれないという事で買いました。
今日聞いた1枚 Deep Space / Virgin Sky / Jefferson Starship 9151 (1995 Intersound USA) 1. Shadowlands / 2. Ganja Of Love / 3. Dark Ages / 4. I'm On Fire / 5. Papa John / 6. Women Who Fly / 7. Gold / 8. The Light / 9. Crown Of Creation / 10. Count On Me / 11. Miracles / 12. Intro To Lawman / 13. Lawman / 14. Wooden Ships / 15. Somebody To Love / 16. White Rabbit
1995年発売のライブ盤。発売当時、輸入盤屋で最初にこれを手に取った時は海賊盤だと思いましたよ。レーベルは聞いたことないし、ジャケはわけわからんし、演目とメンバーからして一体 Jefferson Straship のいつの時代のライブだよって感じ。まさかこの名前でまたやり始めたなんて。この名前使えなくなったんじゃないのかよ!
今日聞いた1枚 The Greatest Hits / The Escorts 545 450 680-2 (2005 Empire Musicwerks USA?) 1. I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow / 2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix / 3. Little Green Apples / 4. All We Need Is Another Chance / 5. Look Over Your Shoulder / 6. I'm So Glad I Found You / 7. Ooo Baby Baby / 8. Disrespect Can Wreck / 9. Let's Make Love At Home Sometime / 10. Corruption / 11. We've Gone Too Far To End It Now / 12. Brother / 13. I Only Have Eyes For You / 14. The Shoo -Nough / 15. La La Means I Love You / 16. Within Without / 17. I Can't Stand To See You Cry / 18. Hypnotized / 19. There's A Love For Everyone / 20. Interview Snippets
"The Greatest Hits" とは言っても、1973年の1枚目 "All We Need Is Another Chance"(頭7曲)と翌年の2枚目 "3 Down 4 To Go"(続く10曲)におまけ付きという代物。
今日聞いた1枚 Jesse Davis / Jesse 'Ed' Davis 18P2-2921 (1989 Warner Pioneer Japan) 1. Reno Street Incident / 2. Tulsa County / 3. Washita Love Child / 4. Every Night Is Saturday Night / 5. You Belladonna You / 6. Rock N Roll Gypsies / 7. Golden Sun Goddess / 8. Crazy Love
今日聞いた1枚 Ululu / Jesse 'Ed' Davis AMCY-2584 (1998 EastWest Japan) 1. Red Dirt Boogie, Brother / 2. White Line Fever / 3. Farther On Down The Road (You Will Accompany Me) / 4. Sue Me, Sue You Blues / 5. My Captain / 6. Ululu / 7. Oh! Susannah / 8. Strawberry Wine / 9. Make A Joyful Noise / 10. Alcatraz
1972年の2枚目。なんと買ったきりで封も切ってありませんでした。そのままとって置こうかとも思いましたが。1枚目とこれの 2 on 1 出てます。輸入盤屋で見た時はちょっと悲しかったです。
1枚作ったから要領はわかったし、今回は誰にも遠慮いらないし、てなトコでしょうか。コナれて実にエエ出来です。3曲目が好きです。最後で「ドスの効かない Leon Russell」をまんま演ってるのがご愛嬌。
今日聞いた1枚 Keep Me Comin' / Jesse 'Ed' Davis ESCA 7523 (1994 Epic/Sony Japan) 1. Big Dipper / 2. She's A Pain / 3. Where Am I Now (When I Need Me) / 4. Natural Anthem / 5. Who Pulled The Plug? / 6. Ching, Ching, China Boy / 7. Bacon Fat / 8. No Diga Mas / 9. 6:00 Bugalu / 10. Keep Me Comin'
今日聞いた1枚 Are You Experienced? / The Jimi Hendrix Experience 6261-2 (? Reprise USA) 1. Purple Haze / 2. Manic Depression / 3. Hey Joe / 4. Love Or Confusion / 5. May This Be Love / 6. I Don't Live Today / 7. The Wind Cries Mary / 8. Fire / 9. Third Stone From The Sun / 10. Foxey Lady / 11. Are You Experienced?
今日聞いた1枚 Electric Ladyland / The Jimi Hendrix Experience P58P 25001/2 (? Polydor Japan) Disc 1 1. And The Gods Made Love / 2. Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) / 3. Cross Town Traffic / 4. Voodoo Chile / 5. Still Raining, Still Dreaming / 6. House Burning Down / 7. All Along the Watchtower / 8. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Disc 2 1. Little Miss Strange / 2. Long Hot Summer Night / 3. Come On ( Part 1) / 4. Gipsy Eyes / 5. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp / 6. Rainy Day, Dream Away / 7. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) / 8. Moon, Turn The Tides... Gently, Gently Away
今日聞いた1枚 Scarecrow / John Cougar Mellencamp 824 865-2 M-1 (1985 Polygram West Germany) 1. Rain On The Scarecrow / 2. Grandma's Theme / 3. Small Town / 4. Minutes To Memories / 5. Lonely Ol' Night / 6. The Face Of The Nation / 7. Justice And Independence '85 / 8. Between A Laugh And A Tear / 9. Rumbleseat / 10. You've Got To Stand For Somethin' / 11. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. / 12. The Kind Of Fella I Am
今日聞いた1枚 The Lonesome Jubilee / John Cougar Mellencamp 832 465-2 Q-1 (1987 John Mellencamp/Mercury USA) 1. Paper In Fire / 2. Down And Out In Paradise / 3. Check It Out / 4. The Real Life / 5. Cherry Bomb / 6. We Are The People / 7. Empty Hands / 8. Hard Times For An Honest Man / 9. Hotdogs And Hamburgers / 10. Rooty Toot Toot
今日聞いた1枚 Black Rose / John David Souther WPCP-4059 (? Warner Pioneer Japan) 1. Banging My Head Against The Moon / 2. If You Have Crying Eyes / 3. Your Turn Now / 4. Faithless Love / 5. Baby Come Home / 6. Simple Man, Simple Dream / 7. Silver Blue / 8. Midnight Prowl / 9. Doors Swing Open / 10. Black Rose
1976年作品。NHKのFMで、The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band 解散後に出たそれぞれのソロアルバム3枚を特集してました。金がなかった頃ですから、あのプログラムはありがたかったですね。カセットテープに録りまくってましたね。
今日聞いた1枚 Slow Turning / John Hiatt CD5206 DX 003682 (1988 A&M USA) 1. Drive South / 2. Trudy And Dave / 3. Tennessee Plates / 4. Icy Blue Heart / 5. Sometime Other Than Now / 6. Georgia Rae / 7. Ride Along / 8. Slow Turning / 9. It'll Come To You / 10. Is Anybody There? / 11. Paper Thin / 12. Feels Like Rain
今日聞いた1枚 Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton / John Mayall And The Blues Breakers 844 827-2 (1998? Polygram ?) MONO VERSION 1. All Your Love / 2. Hideaway / 3. Little Girl / 4. Another Man / 5. Double Crossing Time / 6. What'd I Say / 7. Key To Love / 8. Parchman Farm / 9. Have You Heard / 10. Rambling On My Mind / 11. Steppin' Out / 12. It Ain't Right STEREO VERSION 1. All Your Love / 2. Hideaway / 3. Little Girl / 4. Another Man / 5. Double Crossing Time / 6. What'd I Say / 7. Key To Love / 8. Parchman Farm / 9. Have You Heard / 10. Rambling On My Mind / 11. Steppin' Out / 12. It Ain't Right
Mono Version は1966年、Streo Version は1969年リリースと書いてあります。プラケースが早稲田カラー(実際はかなり明るめ)してたのでおもわず買ってしまいました。
要はコピーバンドですから、聴く人がコピー元から来たのかコピー先からかで評価は大きく違うんだと思います。 Sweet Home Chicago から来た人にとってこの作品は、声があまりにも情けないし、ギターの方もね...
今日聞いた1枚 Johnny And The Hurricanes / Johnny And The Hurricanes ONN 48 (? Object Enterprises UK?) 1. Red River Rock / 2. Cross Fires / 3. Reveille Rock / 4. Sheba / 5. Rockin Goose / 6. Cyclone / 7. High Voltage / 8. Beatnick Fly / 9. Travelin' / 10. Cutout / 11. Buckeye / 12. Hot Fudge / 13. Rock Cha / 14. Milkshake / 15. Time Bomb
あの Johnny & The Hurricanes です。Kinks のアルバム Preservation Act.1 の中の One Of The Survivors って曲のサビの部分に出てきます。大トリでしかも2回繰り返されるんで脳味噌にすり込まれます。
今日聞いた1枚 Condition Of The Heart / Kashif 257 426 (1985 Arista Germany) 1. I Wanna Have Love With You / 2. Dancing In The Dark (Heart To Heart) / 3. Condition Of The Heart / 4. Say You Love Me / 5. Movie Song (Instrumental) / 6. Stay The Night / 7. Weakness / 8. Botha Botha (Anti-Apartheid Song)
今日聞いた1枚 The Best Of KC And The Sunshine Band / KC And The Sunshine Band TOCP-6555 (1990 Toshiba EMI Japan) 1. Sound Your Funky Horn / 2. Get Down Tonight / 3. I'm Your Boogie Man / 4. (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty / 5. Queen Of Clubs / 6. That's The Way (I Like It) / 7. Keep It Comin' Love / 8. Please Don't Go / 9. Boogie Shoes / 10. Let's Go Rock And Roll / 11. Give It Up / 12. Do You Wanna Go Party / 13. I Like To Do It / 14. Shotgun Shuffle / 15. Wrap Your Arms Around Me / 16. All I Want
今日聞いた1枚 Make It Last Forever / Keith Sweat WPCP 3505 (? Warner Pioneer Japan) 1. Something Just Ain't Right / 2. Right And A Wrong Way / 3. Tell Me It's Me You Want / 4. I Want Her / 5. Make It Last Forever / 6. In The Rain / 7. How Deep Is Your Love / 8. Don't Stop Your Love
1987年デビュー作品。一度聞いたら記憶に居座り、二度聞いたらクセになる微妙な鼻声。
Teddy Riley 強力バックアップで新しい芽吹きを感じられる1枚。まだこの時点では、ネバネバ声で "In The Rain" を唄う目新しい兄ちゃんということで。
今日聞いた1枚 I'll Give All My Love To You / Keith Sweat 9 60861-2 (1990 Elektra USA) 1. Interlude (I'll Give All My Love To You) / 2. Make You Sweat / 3. Come Back / 4. Merry Go Round / 5. Your Love / 6. Your Love - Part 2 / 7. Just One Of Them Thangs (Duet With Gerald Levert) / 8. I Knew That You Were Cheatin / 9. Love To Love You / 10. I'll Give All My Love To You
今日聞いた1枚 Keep It Comin' / Keith Sweat 9 61216-2 (1991 Elektra USA) 1. Keep It Comin' / 2. Spend A Little Time / 3. Why Me Baby? / 4. I Really Love You / 5. Let Me Love You / 6. I Want To Love You Down / 7. I'm Going For Mine / 8. (There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again / 9. Give Me What I Want / 10. Ten Commandments Of Love / 11. Keep It Comin' (Smooth Version)
今日聞いた1枚 Get Up On It / Keith Sweat 61550-2 (1994 Elektra USA) 1. Interlude (How Do You Like It?) / 2. How Do You Like It? (Part 1) / 3. It Gets Better / 4. Get Up On It / 5. Feels So Good / 6. How Do You Like It? (Part 2) / 7. Intermission Break / 8. My Whole World / 9. Grind On You / 10. When I Give My Love / 11. Put Your Lovin' Through The Test / 12. Telephone Love / 13. Come Into My Bedroom / 14. For You (You Got Everything)
今日聞いた1枚 Keith Sweat / Keith Sweat 61707-2 (1996 Elektra USA) 1. Twisted / 2. Funky Dope Lovin' (Featuring Gerald Levert, Aaron Hall And Buddy Banks) / 3. Yumi / 4. Whatever You Want / 5. Just A Touch / 6. Freak With Me / 7. Nature's Rising (Interlude) / 8. Come With Me (Featuring Ronald Isley) / 9. In The Mood / 10. Show Me The Way (Interlude) / 11. Nobody (Featuring Athena Cage) / 12. Chocolate Girl