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From Alicia:

Night Train to Nashville [LIVE]
Tab Benoit

Great blues album. He was honored at the annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis last May as well as B.B. King. This recording is from a two-night performance in Nashville at The Place On Second Street just prior to the 2007 Blues Music Awards ceremony.




Tapestry-Legacy Edition (2-CD)
Carole King

Ok do I really need to review this one? Who hasn’t heard it? But I grew up with it, my Dad loved it and played it at least once a week. I just had to include it.




From Donny With Love
Donny Osmond

Some where me and my home girls were talking about The Don man so I just had to include it too. Yes it’s puppy love, and not too bad either. Donny’s just not my thing but it cool that he can still sing it. You go Donny!




Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [COLLECTOR'S EDITION] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Otis Redding

Another one I’m sure I don’t need to go into detail about, but some songs might sound familiar. How about “Change Is Gonna Come”, I think I remember someone singing that on some TV show a few years ago, what’s his name. Oh yeah Taylor!!




This Was [IMPORT]
Jethro Tull

Wow these guys rock, looks like this is a 2 disc set. Disc One contains the mono version of the album plus nine BBC tracks, Disc Two features a new stereo mix of the album plus four bonus tracks from rare early singles: 'Sunshine Day', 'Song For John Gee', 'Love Story' and 'Christmas Song'. No samples available and it looks like it’s an import so it’s a little costly, but they rock, so hey why not check it out.




Nine Lives
Steve Winwood

Another one with no samples, gee I hate that. But it looks like all new songs. Cool. With guest appearance by Eric Clapton on Eric Clapton Dirty City.




Live in Chicago (2008) [DVD]
Dave Specter

I think this is the first DVD we have put up here but I just couldn’t resist. Recorded live at Buddy Guy's Legends and Rosa's Blues Lounge, another place our man played at. Special guest performances by Jimmy Johnson, Tad Robinson and Sharon Lewis, and commentary by Dave as a special feature.




The Way I Play: Live in Chicago [LIVE]
Bobby Broom

Another Jazz cd, another live cd, and another cd recorded in Chicago. I think I’m in the wrong state. I love live jazz, there is something special about hearing the people in the background. Imagine sitting having a beer and hearing someone like this play wow.

Prayer of a Common Man
Phil Vassar

Suggested by Amy, song reviews based on Amazon preview clips:
Phil Vassar was named ASCAP's songwriter of the year in 1999. He wrote hits for Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw, before putting out his own records. Like many current Nashville hits, the songs inhabit the world between country standards and mainstream 80s-style rock. For instance,
“My Chevrolet” pays homage to Bob Seger, first with a mid-tempo rock piano beat, then with lyrics like this:

Kevin called shotgun and the boys piled in,
We were young, we were innocent, we were guilty as sin,
And every Friday night we’d make our getaway in My Chevrolet.
Big Yellow Moon on a country road, and ‘Night Moves’ on the stereo…

“The World Is a Mess” is a good-natured rant about the state of the world, think Don Henley lite. “Crazy Life” is a solo voice and piano musing with chord sequences borrowed from Billy Joel. “Why Don’t Ya” (love me like you used to) has a backbeat from someplace between Mersey and the bayou, and a sweet squeezebox to make for good dancing. In general there are more rock keyboards and piano than steel guitars on this album, so it should be equally accessible to fans of current country and classic rock.

(Margaux)

Also hate not being able to sample.
May be able to provide some in a day or two when Rhapsody catches up.

I was able to find the single track Dirty City on Napster. Good back to basics, Winwood's organ and vocals create a gentle pulsing groove, snarling fuzzy guitar atmospherics, bongos and drums, the sounds build slowly to a Clapton guitar overlay of growing intensity.
I look forward to hearing more.

Steve Winwood's album now has samples you can listen to @ Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Nine-Lives-Steve-W...430&sr=1-1