One Spark is set to release on the 23rd of August as the debut solo album from Gabe Dixon. Somewhat prolific in his career, he formed The Gabe Dixon Band, a quartet at the time, from Miami, in 1998 and has since went on to play for some time with Paul McCarneys band. In late 2010 he was then drafted to play with Supertramp, the British rock band who formed at the end of the 60s.
In producing this solo debut Gabe recruited several credible artists, writers and producers to collaborate with him including songwriter Tia Sillers, country/bluegrass icon Alison Krauss for 'Even The Rain' and Grammy Award winner Dan Wilson on “My Favorite”. An impressive entourage and degree of experience indeed, one which would theoretically suggest this debut solo album would reflect such experience. But this is not the case.
'One Spark' is Gabe's attempt at mature piano-pop, a genre populated with heavy-weight contenders like Elton John, The Beautiful South and Coldplay. Unlike anything from these heavy-weights, this record is pungent with teenage angst spilling into unbridled Cliché comprised almost entirely of one dimensional love songs causing each track flow into each other, giving the definition between tracks eminence only by a chintzy venture into reggae, clearly influenced by Sting and The Police, with 'Running On Fumes'.
One Spark has been co-written with former members of Deacon Blue and Snow Patrol. The influence from which is palpable. The mono-tempo throughout and choruses long-drawn on holding the last note feel both outdated and exasperating.
The album opens, putting it's best foot forward with “Strike”. The song sets the lyrical trend for the rest of the album where Gabe sings about “someone else”, each track throughout the record is about “you” and they all appear to say the same thing; “poor me, I love you”, but regardless of this solo dimensional rhetoric, it does slowly build up a picture of what Gabe Dixon himself is like.
Second song on the record 'Even The Rain' draws our expectations skyward towards a bluegrass vista being advertised as the duet with Alison Krauss. However, the song is more reminiscent of the unintelligible banality of hackneyed writing that fills love letters from teenagers; “even the rain is falling for you” ...yes, yes and even the sun shines out of your ass, cringe!
Redemption to a small degree is made on the final track 'Losing You', redemption not because the album is coming to a close but Gabe extends to the listener some deserved versatility. 'Losing You' breaks the mold of the album with some up-tempo electric guitar, more prominent drumming and cartoon spaceship sound effects, that's right, spaceship sound effects after the second chorus.
Musicianship is fair and mature but nothing especially challenging or original but some pleasant elements including a perky banjo walk throughout 'I Can See You Shine' that eventually becomes forgotten and suppressed by the lyrics.
Unimpressive throughout and completely lacks originality, possibly the result of the wide variety and amount of collaborators. Masses of collaboration often tend to draw music away from an edge towards the 'middle-of-the-road', hence, the music is left with elements of folk and pop, but not enough of either to be one or the other.
Band Gabe Dixon Info: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. Info: One Spark Style: Piano Rock Years: 2011 Info: MP3 VBR V0 (Scene) Info: 80,5 Mb
One Spark Tracklist:
01. Strike (3:41)
02. Even The Rain (With Alison Krauss) (4:23)
03. My Favorite (4:06)
04. On A Day Just Like Today (4:08)
05. Burn For You (With Madi Diaz) (3:00)
06. Release Me (3:56)
07. Running On Fumes (3:23)
08. Holiday (4:15)
09. I Can See You Shine (With James Walsh) (4:01)
10. Losing You (3:44)
11. Perpetual Motion (3:10)
12. Lucky To Be Lost (3:37)
Tracklist:
1) Creepshow
2) Let Your Voice Be Heard
3) I'll Be There for You
4) Just Another Day
5) Lesbian
6) Turning Japanese
7) Tales Break
8) Hero
9) Famous
10) Girl Goes Boom
11) Traci's Drum Solo
12) Murdered Maryann
13) Ready, Steady, Go
14) Nightmare Break
15) Heartbleed
16) 1-900
17) The One
18) Coke Whore
19) Red Lights
20) Never
21) Stupid
22) Fuck Off and Die
23) Pop Culture
24) Glamour and Despair
Turns out the title of Tom Waits' last all-original studio full-length, 2004's 'Real Gone,' was just a play on words. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has just hit back, dropping the single 'Bad as Me,' on iTunes today (Aug. 23).
Waits also revealed some bullet points concerning his upcoming release, also titled 'Bad as Me,' as well as the tracklist. The 13-song album (or 16, if you buy the deluxe edition) drops on Oct. 25 and is available for pre-order now.
Though he's been a musical chameleon over his legendary career, fans will be happy to hear that the sinister single isn't some gigantic departure. And while we might be the same kind of bad as Waits, we certainly can't claim to be anywhere near the same kind of bad-ass. Check out the tracklist and song below.
BOB CARLISLE – BUTTERFLY KISSES (SHADES OF GRACE) 1997
Aug 24, 2011 14:46
Rock
Band Bob Carlisle
Info: Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)
Style: Christian Rock & Gospel
Years: 1997
Info: mp3 CBR 256
Info: 93.8 mb
Upload: Depositefiles
Info: :USA
1. Butterfly Kisses
2. You Must Have Been An Angel
3. Man Of His Word
4. On My Way To Paradise
5. One Man Revival
6. Mighty Love
7. Living Water
8. It Is Well With My Soul
9. On My Knees
10. I'm Gonna Be Ready
11. Bonus Track (Butterfly Kisses)
1.El Cuarto Rojo
2.Devil Moon
3.On The Inside
4.Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite
5.Bitter Endings
6.Don’t Make Me Explain
7.Sister Maggie, Brother Sam
8.Stranger
9.Nostalgia Song
10.Rio De Lagrimas
Info: Siren's Song Style: Melodic Rock Years: 2011 Info: mp3 VBR 200 Info: 60mb Upload: Depositefiles Info: :UK
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Tracklist:
01 - Siren's Song
02 - Blame It On Tupelo
03 - Orion
04 - Obsession
05 - Make Up Your Mind
06 - The Remedy
07 - Cut The Line
08 - Burning Daylight
09 - Black Gold
10 - Time
11 - If I Could Make You Mine
by SandFord
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Luke Morley - Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Peter Shoulder - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Band Vector
Info: Simple Experience
Style: Melodic Rock
Years: 1989
Info: 192 kbps
Info: 62 mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
1. I Want to Know
2. Fine Line
3. Be Undone
4. Where are You Now
5. I Burn Myself Away
6. I Wait for You
7. Have Mercy
8. Sometimes
9. Simple Experience
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ATTICK DEMONS – ATLANTIS 2011 (PROMO)
Aug 18, 2011 19:43
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Download For Promo Use Only
Band Attick Demons Info: Portugal Info: Atlantis ????: Melodic Heavy Metal Years: 2011 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 106 Mb
Fünfzehn Jahre Underground haben die Attic Demons hinter sich. Ihren Durchbruch sollen unter anderem Gastbeiträge von Ross The Boss und Paul Di'Anno nach vorn treiben. Man sollte meinen, die beiden haben mit ihrem eigenen Schaffen genügend Sorgen, denn schließlich kommen sie selbst nicht mehr aus dem Quark. Das Pure Steel Records Infoschreiben feiert die Portugiesen schon als Iron Maiden Nachfolger. Die Parallelen zu der Eisernen Jungfrau sind sicherlich vorhanden. In Sachen Qualität spielt man allerdings noch ein Paar Klassen tiefer.
Schon unglaublich, wie sehr Artur Almeida, der Sänger der Attic Demons, (nicht nach Bruce Dickinson, wie das Label behauptet, sondern...) nach Tobi Sammet klingt. Auch die Musik der Formation erinnert eher an härtere Edguy als an Steve Harris und seine Kumpanen. Edguy Kopien gibt es inzwischen wie Sand am Meer. Attic Demons fallen zwar ein wenig auf, denn sie sind härter als der Durchschnitt und machen ihre Sache ausgesprochen gut. Das ändert jedoch nichts daran, dass dieser Sound heutzutage kaum mehr als ein müdes Gähnen wert ist. Selbst die Originale erweitern ihren Horizont gen zeitlose Spielarten wie Hard Rock (im Falle Edguy) oder Classic Metal (wie es etwas etabliertere Kopisten tun). Immerhin, das Harockige kommt hier mit der NWOBHM, die sich ab und an zeigt. „City Of Golden Gates“ bringt dann endlich Maiden Einflüsse, was diesen wirklich gelungenen Song zu meinem Anspieltipp macht. Aber bereits „Sacrifice“ wirkt wieder wie ein Sinnbild für den seit Jahren andauernden Signingwahnsinn der Labels. Immerhin: „In Memoriam“ punktet noch einmal mit einer guten Atmosphäre, die letztendlich ein durchwachsenes Album mit ein paar guten Ansätzen zurück lässt.
Tracklist:
Lineup:
1. Back in Time
2. Atlantis
3. City of Golden Gates
4. The Flame of Eternal Knowledge
5. Riding the Storm
6. Sacrifice
7. Meeting the Queen
8. In Memoriam
9. Listen to the Fool
Style: Sleazy Hard Rock
Years: 2003
Info: Germany More»
Edguy – Age Of The Joker (2011) Promo
Aug 18, 2011 15:28
Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Download For Promo Use Only
1. Robin Hood
2. Nobody's Hero
3. Rock of Cashel
4. Pandora's Box
5. Breathe
6. Two Out of Seven
7. Faces in the Darkness
8. The Arcane Guild
9. Fire on the Downline
10. Behind the Gates to Midnight World
11. Every Night Without You
Reviewing a Jorn album is never an easy task for me. We're talking about my favorite singer from the last 15 years and I always try to approach his releases very objectively. In the end, it's really the music contained what's subjected to judgment since vocally, the man can't go wrong. Having established this, let's move to his latest offering. More»
