AHMED'S WILD DREAM
Originally released in 1993, less than three year's before frontman Jeffrey Lee Pierce's
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drug-related death, AHMED'S WILD DREAM is a live album of songs spanning the entirety of the Gun Club's career. Perhaps the first band to synthesize blues with pos...
Album Notes: Originally released in 1993, less than three year's before frontman Jeffrey Lee Pierce's drug-related death, AHMED'S WILD DREAM is a live album of songs spanning the entirety of the Gun Club's career. Perhaps the first band to synthesize blues with post-punk, the Gun Club are the spiritual fathers of the White Stripes, the Black Keys, and many other indie rockers of the new century, and their sole live album is an essential document of their primal power. This 2008 reissue adds two demo recordings, "Humanesque" and "Pastoral Hide and Seek."
Album Reviews: Uncut (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his live set...reveals what an incredibly visceral band they were....Original guitarist Kid Congo Powers rejoins to shine here on a cover of Hendrix's 'Little Wing'."
Advantages: Easy listening and unique Disadvantages: Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
...'t as much fun as my immediate impression was, but a nice change. The ending sounds as though they're in a club listening to "Yeah" in the background but we're more interested in the fight between two men for their girl, not literally of course.
Love has became a strong theme on almost every project going, but for those guys afraid to use the word love, there are still Americans out there using the cutesy luv. Anyone for wuv? This is a luv-making track to put on when you've returned back from the club a victor, the girl obviously ditched the other guy (see the previous track). Love songs are moans for the record. and Dream is not afraid to borrow a few sounds back off J Holiday to make this track sound almost as though its his 'Bed'.
*11, Livin a Lie ft. Rihanna (4.16), 5*
*12, Mama (4.02), 3*
The-Dream is the reason Rihanna...
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Advantages: Makes you think Disadvantages: some swearing
...children,
They were brave;
But that dirty little coward
That shot mr. howard
Has laid poor jesse in his grave."
Again, executed in a very punchy and catchy style, another foot tapper.
Full track listing ( The remastered versiion includes bonus tracks as listed)
1. Sick Bed of Cuchulainn
2. Old Main Drag
3. Wild Cats of Kilkenny
4. I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
5. Pair of Brown Eyes
6. Sally Maclennane
7. Pistol for Paddy Garcia
8. Dirty Old Town
9. Jesse James
10. Navigator
11. Billy's Bones
12. Gentleman Soldier
13. Band Played Waltzing Matilda
14. A Pistol For Paddy Garcia (Bonus Track)
15. London Girl (Bonus Track)
16. Rainy Night In Soho (Bonus Track)
17. Body Of An American (Bonus Track)
18. Planxty Noel Hill (Bonus Track)
19. The Parting Glass (Bonus Track)
Overall I think this album is fantastic.The...
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Advantages: Funky, danceable, fun and experimental Disadvantages: Not to everyone's tastes
...’ and ‘Once In A Lifetime’. The ‘Remain In Light’ album had attracted rave reviews and they were a massive live draw. Charismatic Frontman David Byrne, the man who wrote the book when it comes to Charismatic Frontmen and the most critically lauded Head, collaborated with the band’s producer (and former Roxy Music member, among other endeavours) Brian Eno to release the still-brilliant ‘My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts’ and produced the B-52’s debut album. Keyboardist Jerry Harrison busied himself with production work and a marginal but solid solo career, leaving bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz (the band’s married couple) scratching their heads wondering what to do next. They decided to form a band of their own, and as a result Tom Tom Club was formed.
The core of Tom Tom Club was Weymouth, Frantz and future King Crimson guitarist...
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very helpful 10.04.2005
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