steel guitarist Ben Keith, and Rick Rosas on bass, CD2 manages to sound both home-grown and experimental. It's the work of an artist still not afraid to take chances, who also knows what his strengths are and doesn't stray too far from them. Trainspotters will note that three of the ten songs were written but never released before, while we all might puzzle over the title. Chrome Dreams is the name of an unreleased album from 1977. So, why is this Chrome Dreams II ? Is it a similar case to 1992's Harvest Moon , when Young went back to the virtual land of his 1972 hit Harvest to write more material in that vein? As the original was reportedly lost in a fire, we may never know. Chrome Dreams II offers up gorgeous, plaintive laments and country-tinged num...  (less)

career, which makes Old Ways something of a anomaly. Released in 1985 as the mid-title in a misbegotten five-LP stint with Geffen, it failed to exhibit the kind of roughhewn muscle of its more robust country cousins. With Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson making vocal contributions and a mix of longtime Young sidemen and Nashville cats laying down a bed of fiddles, steel guitar, and banjo, it would seem to be cruising right up Music City's main drag of the mid-'80s. But Young being Young, he goes around the bend with "Misfits," which summons an indelible image of space-station astronauts watching reruns of Muhammad Ali fights. It happens to be the most memorable number on Old Ways , which perhaps explains why those new fans never showed up and...  (less)

a staple of Oldies radio. After more hits, Johnny went solo in 1962 with moderate success, until the late '60s, when he formed a large vocal touring group. When an associate commented, "It's gonna be easier to sell the Brooklyn Bridge than sell a group of this size," Johnny's new outfit had a name. In 1968, their version of Jimmy Webb's "The Worst That Could Happen" went to #3 on the charts and led to countless concert and television appearances. By 1972 the Brooklyn Bridge had sold over ten million records and they have soldiered on ever since, mainly as a highly successful live attraction that sells out such venues as Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Carnegie Hall, not to mention countless casinos across the country even today. Cove...  (less)

Ain't Been Able" from Hank Williams Jr's groundbreaking "Family Tradition" album and a stone ground Country version of George Jones's 1972 classic "A Day In The Life Of A Fool". The balance of repertoire includes three songs from 2004's "Saving The Hondy Tonk", including a new acoustic version of the haunting "A Hard Secret To Keep". "Heard It In A Love Song" offers something for everybody--a solid body of great songs from a most-bankable voice. Produced by Jimmy Ritchie and Mark Chesnutt.  (less)

Leandros claimed a victory for the principality in 1972. It was however, the victory of Helena Paparizou in Kyiv in 2005 which has taken the event to the capital city of Athens for the first time. Athens has embraced the contest with the same fervour with which it most recently welcomed the world to the Olympic Games. No less than thirty-seven countries meet here again in friendship to rise to the challenge of becoming Europe's champion of song. Fourteen of them have places reserved in the Final, and 23 will battle it out in an exciting Semi-Final to claim the remaining 10 places. All of them compete on an equal footing, be they regulars in the show for the past 50 years, or, in the case of Armenia, newcomers being welcome...  (less)

steel guitarist Ben Keith, and Rick Rosas on bass, CD2 manages to sound both home-grown and experimental. It's the work of an artist still not afraid to take chances, who also knows what his strengths are and doesn't stray too far from them. Trainspotters will note that three of the ten songs were written but never released before, while we all might puzzle over the title. Chrome Dreams is the name of an unreleased album from 1977. So, why is this Chrome Dreams II ? Is it a similar case to 1992's Harvest Moon , when Young went back to the virtual land of his 1972 hit Harvest to write more material in that vein? As the original was reportedly lost in a fire, we may never know. Chrome Dreams II offers up gorgeous, plaintive laments and country-tinged num...  (less)

Own', as well as the extremely rare B-side 'Organised Noise'. The CD also features seven bonus tracks, 'Remember The Good', 'The Future's Not What It Used To Be', 'How I Love Them Old Songs', 'If I Ever Get To Houston', 'She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye', 'Dizzy Lizzy', & 'An American Trilogy', taken from the rare (& unissued on CD) 1985 MCA album, 'Sweet Memories'. 22 tracks. Raven.  (less)

of the moment. Hasn't happened. Subtítulo , so named because the artist has curled himself up in the culture of his adopted country, Spain, is as stuck in the '70s as anything he's produced, only this time he's sprinkled on Basque-country flavoring. "Quiet Town" paints so pretty a picture of sleepy romantic Euro villa life that it comes across as a kick in the shin to daydreaming suburbanites; "Summertime" effectively recreates long days by Grandma's kidney-shaped pool; "It Looks Like Love" cops a Seals & Crofts soft-rock creaminess that goes down so easy it really has no business presenting itself in this decade; and "Jersey Clowns" clambers along thoughtfully, sweeping unsuspecting listeners up in a low-decibel tale of love gone wrong. Two ...  (less)

these mostly instrumental affairs is on his powers as a composer and an instrumentalist. Billed as a Zappa solo album, 1969's Hot Rats , the most accessible of the three, supports Zappa's guitar work with soaring electric violins (often by Jean Luc Ponty), some blistering sax work, and a variety of keyboard textures (the latter two elements courtesy of Ian Underwood), not to mention Captain Beefheart's vocal cameo on the gritty "Willie the Pimp." Waka/Jawaka , also a "solo" effort from 1972, added country and blues shadings to the diverse musical mix. The Grand Wazoo , a grand pseudo-concept album released later in 1972, was credited to Frank Zappa and the Mothers and featured the work of nearly two dozen musicians...  (less)

in Mexico City. In 1972, Sergio Denis Extended his Work to Acting. In 1981, the Artist was Awarded by Billboard En Espanol in the Category of Best Male Performer. In 1992, New York's Ace Awarded Him in Recognition to his Career  (less)

Green, Pete Drake (steel guitar); Kenny Lovelace, George Binkley (fiddle); David Darling, Albert Coleman, Stephen Clapp, William Fitzpatrick, Buddy Spicher (strings); Charlie McCoy (harmonica, vibraphone); Hargus ""Pig"" Robbins (piano); Billy Storm (organ); Bob Moore (bass guitar); Buddy Harman (drums); Joseph T. Babcock, Mildred Kirkham, Ray Walker, The Jordanaires, Neal Matthews, Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Trish Williams, Dolores Dinning Edgin, Ricky Page, Hurshel Wiginton (background vocals). Recording information: 1972 - 1975.Uncut (p.172) - 3 stars out of 5 - ""[He's] still in fine voice."""  (less)