A-Ha: Morten Harket (vocals); Pal Waaktaar (guitar); Magne Furuholmen (keyboards).Additional personnel: Claire Jarvis (oboe). Producers: Tony Mansfield, Alan Tarney, John Ratcliff.Anyone who dismissed a-ha as a one-hi...
ARGUS: EXPANDED EDITION contains bonus tracks from LIVE IN MEMPHIS, a 1972 promotional EP.Wishbone Ash includes: Ted Turner, Andy Powell (gutiar); Martin Turner (bass); Steve Upton (drums, percussion).Producer: Derek Lawrence.Reiss...
Although the easy and oft-made comparison is to Kings of Leon, Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka are more spiritually akin to country-rockers Drivin 'N' Cryin', balancing perfectly between scorching Southern rock (heavy rhythms, riffing, and gospel ha...
Recording information: Sawhorse Studios, St. Louis, MO.Although the easy and oft-made comparison is to Kings of Leon, Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka are more spiritually akin to country-rockers Drivin 'N' Cryin', balancing perfectly between scor...
This is a very weird album, and an ultimately compelling one. The title and the group's name both connect to the Cathmawr Yards graveyard which figures in Dylan Thomas' short story The Horse's Ha, so one might assume that this band was a 21...
Lyricist: Pål Waaktaar.Personnel: Chris Papendieck, Chris Papendieck, Roland Spremberg (guitar, keyboards, programming); Roland Spremberg (guitar, keyboards); Albert Bjerglund, Albert Bjerglund, Steve Osborne (guitar); Johannes Martens, ...
This is a very weird album, and an ultimately compelling one. The title and the group's name both connect to the Cathmawr Yards graveyard which figures in Dylan Thomas' short story The Horse's Ha, so one might assume that this band was a 21...
Liner Note Author: Frank Secich.Hailing from Ohio just like the Raspberries, Blue Ash are the great forgotten power pop band of the early '70s. Actually, "forgotten" may be too strong a word, for any power pop fan worth their salt knows ...
While Recall has established a hard won reputation for their quality compilations, this double-disc set of live Wishbone Ash material isn't one of them. Most of the material was recorded well past the band's 1976 heyday, and comes off as sl...
Personnel: Bob Skeat (vocals); Joe Crabtree, Ray Weston (drums).Audio Mixer: Giles Christenson.Recording information: Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, MA; Helsinki, Finland; London, England; The Sound Factory, Lohja, Finland; Unde...
Personnel: Muddy Manninen (vocals, guitar); Bob Skeat (vocals); Ray Weston (drums).Liner Note Authors: Muddy Manninen; Ray Weston; Bob Skeat.Editor: Leon Tsilis.Photographer: Jeff Sacks.The British progressive rock legends are c...
For a band that quickly evolved into a radio-friendly prog-leaning outfit, it's a wonder that Wishbone Ash started out as the boogie and blues-based group that this debut reveals. If the term "jam band" existed in 1970, Wishbone Ash surely ...