Sing Like a Man

Jimmie Scott doesn't sing like a man, he sings like a woman, particularly in these early cuts, which he recorded for the Savoy label. The first of a 3 CD Savoy retrospective, it is a fascinating look into the early sound of this curious, heartwrenching voice. To learn more about his life and why he sounds as he does, read this in Lil' Mike's blog.


SONGLIST:
1. After I'm Gone
2. Talk Of The Town
3. Why Do You Cry?
4. Rain In My Eyes
5. Dearest Darling
6. Be My Sunshine
7. I'll Be Seeing You
8. Loneliest House On The Street
9. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
10. When Did You Leave Heaven
11. Guilty
12. Everybody Needs Somebody
13. Why Don't You Open Your Heart
14. Time On My Hands
15. Imagination
16. Very Truly Yours
17. Don't Cry, Baby
18. How Can I Go On Without You
19. Street Of Dreams
20. Someone To Watch Over Me
21. It's Over
22. I'll Never Deceive You
23. Recess In Heaven
24. Show Goes On

Sun

For today, I thought I would share a compilation that had a big influence on me, "wayback". I bought this CD as part of one of these 11-cds-for-99-cents deals that Columbia House had. It features some very well known songs along w some lesser known classics.

This little southern studio, product of the vibrant Memphis scene that was, unwittingly launched a revolution, in the name of Elvis Aaron Presley.

I made my pilgrimage some years ago and it was strange, being in this space, this room, where this tragedy of a man that was E. P. once stood and belted out the rockers, swooned the heartbreakers, in the middle of a poor, slowpaced, hot southern town. Incidentally, on this day, I also saw Kiss at the big pyramid shaped colysseum there, just cos the scalped tickets were cheap, and cos the Melvins were the openers. And cos I have always wanted to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Duh.

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Voy a navegar, Al puerto del Alma

Este es un proyecto de dos de Los Lobos, junto con el que fué su productor en los discos "Kiko" y "This Time" y "Colossal Head", Mitchell Froom, con el ingeniero de sonido Tchad Blake. Grabado a modo de grabaciones caseras, dejando e invitando sonidos/ruidos de ambiente o incidentales, es un trabajo que crea una espesa atmósfera de intimidad, accidente, y del poder de lo simple, lo minimal.

Del primero entre dos CD's, los mejores temas:

NOTA: Parece haber algun problema con estos enlaces: denme unos dias y subo todo el disco en vez!!

NOTE: There seems to be something wrong w these links. Give me a couple a days and i will put up the album itself!
LATIN PLAYBOYS - VIVA LA RAZA

LATIN PLAYBOYS - CHINESE SURPRISE

LATIN PLAYBOYS - MIRA

LATIN PLAYBOYS - MANIFOLD DE AMOUR

LATIN PLAYBOYS - RUDY'S PARTY

LATIN PLAYBOYS - GONE

LATIN PLAYBOYS - CRAYON SUN

LATIN PLAYBOYS - FOREVER NIGHT SHADE MARY

Buddy

Ok, Rockats. Here's some lesser known ditties from the king of nerdrock himself, Mr Buddy Holly!

DOWN THE LINE 

HOLLY HOP

BLUE DAYS, BLACK NIGHTS

MIDNIGHT SHIFT 

SOFT PLACE IN MY HEART

MODERN DON JUAN

BROWNEYED HANDSOME MAN

I'M LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE

ROCK ME MY BABY

REMINISCING

BABY YOU'RE SO SQUARE

LEARNING THE GAME

Version Pardner

In October of 2004, Mojo Magazine released this CD, of artists that influenced the Clash, a precursor of another compilation published by Trojan Records. Here, I am including the best four from this cd, IMHO - previous versions of the songs that The Only Band That Mattered covered:

EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS: This is actually a cover of a cover, since Motown singer Brenda Holloway first did it in'64. This is the Spencer Davis Group version, sung by "Higher Love" doofus, Steve Winwood. But he's got a voice o' gold.

WRONG 'EM BOYO: Originally by 60's Jamaican ska group The Rulers

RIDE YOUR DONKEY: This is a song that was beautifully covered by Joe on "Earthquake Weather," as done by the Tennors, the originals.

WHITE MAN AT HAMMERSMITH PALAIS: Live Mescaleros stylee.


And to top it all off, here are three songs from a Mr Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., better known as "Dr. John". This is from the record "Gumbo", released in 1972:


LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL (Which JS plays on piano in the film "Rudeboy")


STAGGER LEE (Which in "London Calling" segways into "Wrong' Em Boyo")


JUNKO PARTNER (Covered in "Sandinista!")

I haven't been able to find any actual evidence to back me up here, but I think this album really influenced Joe Strummer, considering the lyrics and phrasing of these versions. Junko Partner is a very old New Orleans song, and Stagger Lee is even older I believe (check out the S.L. mythology) but N.O. music was not very widely distributed in the early days, so most probably JS heard it via Dr. John.

Also check out this great essay by Peter Scholtes.

and this mindblowing youtube clip: