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"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Remember: keep your ears clean — there's always something interesting you haven't heard yet.
Rockford
The combined talents of Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos continue to resonate with generations of musicians and fans alike. The album was produced by Cheap Trick and co-producers ...
Exposure
Digitally Remastered Limited Edition Miniaturized Sleeve Replica of Original LP Issued of Fripp's Debut Solo Album. The Set Includes Two CDs Filled with Bonus Tracks and Other Goodies.
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The River In Reverse [CD/DVD Combo]
The River in Reverse is Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint's spirited and deeply soulful new album, including seven songs from Toussaint's remarkable catalog; five newly written by the two; and one new ...
Article comments
1 - Mark Saleski
looks like a tough week for the bank account.
folks might think that the Fripp/Daryl Hall pairing is strange but they in fact did a whole album together: Sacred Songs. not sure if it's still in print.
welcome back tom.
2 - DJRadiohead
Tom, I hope this marks the return (well, I haven't read the Def Leppard review yet as I have been swearing I am going to write one of my own) of more from you more often. The music section is better with you around here.
3 - Lisa McKay
I, for one, will certainly be picking up the Costello/Toussaint release!
4 - Tom Johnson
Mark: I did some research and found that Sacred Songs actually has been re-issued - back in 1999! I know it gets pretty high marks from the Fripp-o-philes, so I may have to check that out at some point.
DJR: Thanks! I'm going to do my best to make some regular contributions (Overlooked Alternatives, of course, but also reviews when something sticks its head above the din.)
5 - Mark Saleski
cool, i'd love to have that on cd...though amazon says that it's currently unavailable.
i'll have on to my vinyl copy.
6 - Tom Johnson
Check the DGM store - they show it as currently in stock. It may very well be out of print again. I can't imagine it's a big-demand item . . .
7 - Mark Saleski
yikes....i try to stay OUT of the dgm store. too many goodies in there!
i'll check anyway. thanks.
8 - Dave
I bought "Exposure" when it first came out and never really cared for it. I listened mostly to "Breathless" and "Here Comes the Flood". The rest: meh. Now, "Love Cannot Bear" I can get into.
This makes it appear as though Fripp "discovered" Hall when in fact, Hall & Oates were already huge by this point, with something like 6 or 7 albums and several hit singles by then, and Hall was around 32 or 33 years old.
9 - Tom Johnson
You are correct, Dave. I was not aware of the H&O's work prior to the early-mid 80s, much like most everyone else. I bow to your superior historical knowledge of Hall & Oates. :-)
10 - Dave
11 - Jeff
The Costello/Toussaint collaboration is wonderful. Everything about is excellent: the new songs, the old Tourssaint numbers, the arrangements, the
musicians. And it is especially welcome after what I thought was a not-so-stellar Costello album, The Delivery Man (though a lot of people said they liked it).
12 - Dfactor
Cheap Trick's new one is sounding great - I'm streaming it on AOL right now - I added them to my blog today. Robin Zander's fantastic voice finally has some decent tunes to nail!
13 - don
Hey
Hate to tell you this, But Hall and Oates already were hitting the charts way before Hall ever recorded for this album. 1975-"She's Gone"
1977-"Rich Girl" 1978-"Do what you want to do- be what you are". Hall started working with Fripp on this during the sessions for the latter. Sacred Songs was the eventual result of their collaboration. There is also a ton more music they recorded together. I met Daryll Hall around this time(1979) and our whole conversation was based around the fact that both he and Fripp were pissed off at the label(RCA) not releasing it, because they were afraid it would affect their rising star. I also know that they collaborated on about 20 more songs that will propably never see the light of day, including a couple more songs with Phill Collins on drums!