sexta-feira, março 31, 2017

TODD RUNDGREN SPANS GENERATIONS AND GENRES ON ‘WHITE KNIGHT’ OUT MAY 12 ON CLEOPATRA RECORDS



ALBUM FEATURES GUESTS ROBYN, TRENT REZNOR, DAM FUNK, DARYL HALL, DONALD FAGEN, JOE WALSH, BETTYE LAVETTE, JOE SATRIANI + MORE

Los Angeles - Todd Rundgren – the iconic songwriter, recording artist, producer and innovator – will release his newest album 'White Knight' on May 12 via Cleopatra Records. The 15-track collection features a dynamic range of original songs and deft studio work by Rundgren, with an incredible array of guests to match, including Dam Funk, Donald Fagen, Daryl Hall, Bettye Lavette, Robyn, Joe Satriani, Joe Walsh, and others. Recently Pitchfork unveiled album track "That Could Have Been Me" featuring Robyn.


The songs on 'White Knight,' all Rundgren originals or co-writes with some of the album guests, range from hip-hop flecked funk and dystopian synth rock to soaring ballads and crisp power pop. Album opener "Come" swirls with oscillating rhythms and sweeping layers of synths. More squiggling synths drive the feature with Daryl Hall, "Chance For Us," giving way to a rich sax solo and a punchy, squelching bass line. Robyn soars on the pop anthem "That Could Have Been Me," while Todd and Donald Fagen harmonize on the timely political jab "Tin Foil Hat." "'Cause the man in the tin foil hat / is sitting on the throne tonight / it kinda feels like a coup e'tat / but its gonna be great, tremendous, amazing and all that."

"It's easy to get used to playing to your own audience, even if you are absorbing and experimenting with new ideas. I wanted to collaborate not just for the musical possibilities, but also to play for new audiences and expose my fans to the range of artists I enjoy working with." – Todd Rundgren

Says the New Yorker: "Over the course of his four-decade career, Rundgren has a been a prog-rock pioneer, a blue-eyed soul vocalist, an A-list producer, and above all, a restless presence, never willing to settle." In addition to his own trailblazing catalog, Rundgren has produced critical landmarks and commercial smashes for artists ranging from New York Dolls, Patti Smith, and XTC, to Meatloaf's 'Bat Out Of Hell' (with sales exceeding 43 million), Cheap Trick, and Hall And Oates. He has composed the music for a number of television series, including Pee Wee's Playhouse and Crime Story, and been at the forefront of technology in the music industry for decades, whether hosting the first interactive television concert in 1978, offering the first commercially available music downloads, or launching the first direct artist subscription service.

Todd Rundgren will tour throughout 2017 with headlining dates kicking off in late April. Tour dates below with more to be announced shortly.

TRACK LIST – Digital/CD version:
1. Come
2. Got Your Back featuring KK Watson w/Dam Funk
3. Chance For Us featuring Daryl Hall w/Bobby Strickland
4. Fiction
5. Beginning (Of The End) featuring John Boutte
6. Tin Foil Hat featuring Donald Fagen
7. Look At Me feat. Michael Holman
8. Lets Do This with Moe Berg
9. Sleep with Joe Walsh
10. That Could Have Been Me featuring Robyn
11. Deaf Ears with Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
12. Naked & Afraid feat. Bettye LaVette
13. Buy My T
14. Wouldn't You Like To Know feat. Rebop Rundgren
15. This Is Not A Drill featuring Joe Satriani with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton

Vinyl version:
1. Come
2. Got Your Back featuring KK Watson w/Dam Funk
3. Chance For Us featuring Daryl Hall w/Bobby Strickland
4. Fiction
5. Beginning (Of The End) featuring John Boutte
6. Tin Foil Hat featuring Donald Fagen
7. Lets Do This with Moe Berg
8. Sleep with Joe Walsh
9. That Could Have Been Me featuring Robyn
10. Deaf Ears with Trent Reznor
11. Buy My T
12. This Is Not A Drill featuring Joe Satriani with Prairie Prince, Kasim Sulton

TOUR DATES:
April 29 – St. Louis, MO – River City Casino and Hotel
May 2 – Burnsville, MN – Ames Center
May 3 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theater
May 5 – Columbus, OH – Express Live!
May 8 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
May 10 – North Tonawanda, NY – Riviera Theater
May 11 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
May 13 – Kingston, NY – Ulster PAC
May 14 – East Greenwich, RI – Greenwich Odeum
May 17 – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music Hall
May 18 – Portland, ME – Aura
May 25 – Ft. Myers, FL – Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
May 27 – St. Petersburg, FL – The Mahaffey Theater
June 10 – Syracuse, NY – OCC Campus 35th Syracuse Jazz Festival


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segunda-feira, março 20, 2017

Bart Schwertmann new Kayak singer



March 17th 2017 is Kayak D-day. Maybe we should call it B-day, because the name of Kayak's new lead singer is Bart Schwertmann, who also happens to celebrate his 30th anniversary as vocalist this year.

Bart started as singer/bass player in a band called Galaxy, gained national recognition in 2000 for winning a popular Dutch tv talent show with his rendition of 'Gethsemane' from Jesus Christ Superstar, and played with too many bands and artists to mention. At the moment he is also guitarist/singer in a southern rock band called Vanderlinde that's doing well in Germany. Bart will soon release a solo album entitled 'Doing Time'.

Can't wait to hear how Bart sounds in Kayak? Simply pre order the new album 'Seventeen' at www.kayakwebshop.nl and listen to a demo of the track 'Cracks', marking Bart Schwertmann's Kayak debut.
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domingo, março 19, 2017

Experimental Guitarist Rex Shepherd Releases Three Albums Digitally!


For Immediate Release

Experimental Guitarist Rex Shepherd Releases Three Albums Digitally!

Described as Robin Trower meets Miles Davis!

Guitarist Rex Shepherd has released three albums digitally: "Ohio", "Sonority" and "Duets". Combining elements of jazz improvisation and harmony with an approach to guitar playing heavily influenced by diverse players such as Jim Hall, Robin Trower, Fred Frith, and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, Rex Shepherd has forged a niche for himself with original music that typically lies somewhere just outside the usual genre labels but is still music that is approachable.

Says Rex, "This new music was recorded in my personal studio, much of it with other musicians in duets, and at various times throughout the last few years. The past several years have delivered to me a greater understanding of the fleeting nature of this lifetime, so I decided to release much of what I had accumulated, in part to satisfy my own need to communicate musically with the world outside of my little sphere of existence, but also I wanted to honor the musicians who played this music with me. It is these musical and personal relationships that are at the heart of creating music, whether composed or improvised, and for the people who listen to it I hope it also creates a connection between us. Much peace and music to all people, everywhere."

Having been described as "Robin Trower meets Miles Davis", Shepherd's music spans from full on instrumental jazz rock tunes to traditional jazz compositions with a good dose of free improvisation and sound experimentation using "prepared" and effected guitar sounds and instruments such as the "oceanharp" and the Theremin.

Shepherd's band, sometimes going under the name No End of Now, employs a revolving cast of the most creative players he can find who are willing to take part in a project that is often arranged while playing and with no limitations on the players' expression of the music. The compositions are also a blend of influences, from Wayne Shorter to John Cage, and most often are directly inspired by people, literature and other art forms, and experiences that hold significant meaning in Shepherd's life.

Says Rex, "I feel really lucky to get to play with some great musicians and always look forward to meeting new people to create sounds with...it's amazing how the same music can sound so different with the personalities of other players in any given moment. Playing with a group is a very fluid thing when everyone is listening, then responding...it becomes intuitive and ethereal, the closest thing to telecommunication I've ever experienced. When I play solo it's similar in a way, in that I am responding to inner voices and emotional impulses in a meditative sort of way. I'm not a technical player, I rarely practice technique unless I discover a particular thing I want to use to express my ideas. With whatever technique I have, I hope that I can bring out the best of my musical ideas. One of my main influences, Jim Hall, is a master lyricist and I could only hope for a fraction of the melody under that guy's fingers. I play what I want to play and I don't want to copy anyone, but I do a pretty good impression of myself most of the time."

The releases:

Ohio
With the exception of "Desire", a ballad Rex wrote several years ago, the music on this recording is all improvised. The songs consist of duet recordings captured in his studio after he had returned home to Ohio for a short time. "The musicians joining me on this recording are not only thoughtful and skillful players but are also beautiful people, and I am grateful to them for their music and their friendship during my stay on the 'North Coast'".

Sonority
This recent recording features a set of improvised tunes that were arrived at after John and Rex conducted their usual pre-roll discussions about the state of current affairs in the U.S. "Being fortunate enough to have two voices with which to speak out against what I see as injustice, inequality, and hatred, I felt that releasing this music, even if not listened to by many, would at least add to the spirit and energy of the peaceful movement for change taking place currently."

Duets
Except for the improvisations "Etude #2" and "April 9th", this release features compositions by Rex that have existed anywhere from 15 years, in the case of "In the Shade", to just two days before being recorded like "Happy Little Trees". "The takes are imperfect. The music is presented here with minimal changes in the mixes so that it will accurately depict our journey feeling our way through it. I preferred to keep the imperfections so that these takes more closely resemble the music that one might hear if John and I were playing the tunes live, where boundaries are pushed and the music flows moment by moment. When challenged with making music I am buoyed by a quote from my musical hero, the great Jim Hall, 'The instrument keeps me humble. Sometimes I pick it up and it seems to say: No, you can't play today. I keep at it anyway, though.' Much peace and music to all people, everywhere."

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segunda-feira, março 13, 2017

Megaton Leviathan Announce Lineup Additions, Studio Album in Progress


In the three years since Megaton Leviathan released their last album, 2014's critically acclaimed "Past 21," Andrew James Costa Reuscher and Mort Subite have been diligently creating new material to meet and exceed Megaton's reputation for fusing disparate elements into new, borderline narcotic compositions.

To help facilitate this goal, several new members have been drafted in both studio and live capacities, including ex Lord Dying drummer Jonathan Reid, vocalist and concert violinist Andrea Morgan, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Travis Hathaway, and bassist Trejen. This new, diversely talented cast has already inspired unexpected creative reward in the studio, and will no doubt entrance live audiences worldwide as Megaton Leviathan take to the road once again to support their presently incubating goliath later this year.

Bio

Since 2007 Megaton Leviathan have been concocting an increasingly discriminating solution of heavy rock, psychedelia, shoegaze and more, one distinctive album at a time. Originally a solo project consisting of little more than multi-instrumentalist Andrew James Costa Reuscher and a strong desire to create, various impermanent collaborators would augment this lineup for several years, including drummer Matt Brim and bassist Chris Beug, whose orchestral influence would permanently transfigure Megaton's sound. Varying permutations of these players would propel the band through its first two full length releases and several US tours.

In the aftermath of a lineup overhaul in 2014, producer/multi-instrumentalist Mort Subite signed on to mix the band's third full length, Past 21. Proving vital to the new direction and creative core of the band, Subite remained and he and Costa Reuscher successfully navigated several independent tours in support of the then new material.

In the wake of Past 21, an even further evolved Megaton Leviathan has washed up on uncharted shores. Swathing deeper into territories unknown, and gaining refugees from the storm, Costa Reuscher and Subite have assembled a crew of talented and creative minds eager to push the boundaries of drone, rock, psychedelia, post punk and beyond. Past 21 saw Megaton Leviathan experimenting with the likes of kraut-rock, darkwave, and even orchestral themes. The impending full length will continue these flirtations as a full on romance, met with even stranger partners in the ever expanding theater of the real.
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quinta-feira, março 09, 2017

KING CRIMSON LIVE IN TORONTO ON VINYL - BOXSET INCLUDIN 4 LPs.

Widely acclaimed as one of the best in-concert releases by King Crimson, Live In Toronto will be released as a 4LP set next month.


It's barely a year since the release of the 2CD edition of the Toronto concert. Yet in that short space of time the album has received universally positive reviews, becoming one of the fastest selling DGM titles. It's already spoken of by many KC fans – the most knowledgeable source when it comes to the vast array of live Crimson material – as "a classic".

There has also been consistent demand for both representation of this album on vinyl & in hi-res format. This limited edition release, issued just over a year to the day from the original 2CD set, meets both of those demands & adds to them – by also including the material from the limited edition picture disc 12" sold at the band's live dates in 2016.


Please note that this will be a limited edition mail order exclusive only available via Inner Knot and Burning Shed. Broader availability in other outlets may be possible at a future date but will of course be subject to availability.


Japanese customers please note there will be information for mail order sales as soon as possible.

Presented as 4LPs, each in its own protective inner polybag & outer album sleeve with a DVD featuring all audio in hi-res (Toronto material at 24/48, USA at 24/96) with 12" booklet, all contents enclosed in a rigid slipcase, presents the album in twin deluxe audio formats & with the same level of high standard packaging that has been used for the band's CD/DVD-a/Blu-Ray boxed set editions.


LP1:
A
1 Threshold Soundscape   
2 Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part I
3 Pictures Of A City
B
1 VROOOM   
2 Radical Action (To Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind)   
3 Meltdown  
 
LP2:
A
1 Hell Hounds of Krim    
2 The ConstruKction of Light   
3 Red   
B
1 Epitaph   
2 Banshee Legs Bell Hassle   
3 Easy Money   

LP3:
A
1 Level Five   
2 The Letters   
3 Sailor's Tale   
B
1 Starless

LP4:
A   
1 The Court of the Crimson King
2 21st Century Schizoid Man   
B
[Live in America 2014]
1 The Light of Day
2 Hell Hounds of Krim
3 21st Century Schizoid Man

DVD
Toronto concert audio 24/48
Live in America audio 24/96
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segunda-feira, março 06, 2017

Prince's REVOLUTION Expand North American Tour...

THE REVOLUTION


ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL SPRING & SUMMER DATES
Tour expands into the Midwest & Texas before winding up the West Coast
April – July 2017
 
(Minneapolis, MN) March 6, 2017 -  After a stunning response to the surprise announcement of their first tour in decades, The Revolution have now confirmed plans for an extensive North American tour.  The reunion, which began as just six dates, including a special show at Paisley Park for Celebration 2017, quickly expanded even further when demand made it necessary to add second shows in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia.  Now, the quintet are set to bring their exciting new show to the rest of the U.S. with additional dates that bring the band through the midwest and on to the west coast.  The current itinerary ends on July 15th in Seattle, with even more dates expected to be announced soon.
The Revolution formed in 1979 when Prince joined drummer, Bobby Z and keyboardist Matt Fink. Over the next four years, several formations would emerge until finally Prince found the band he felt could master the challenging musicality of his vision.  The legendary final line-up included Lisa Coleman on keyboards/piano, Wendy Melvoin on guitar and Brown Mark on bass. The Revolution was credited on three Prince studio-albums, Purple Rain, Around the World In a Day and Parade while some members also played on 1999. Together, they earned multiple #1 hits, as well as two Grammy® Awards and an Oscar, with the song "Purple Rain," for Best Original Song Score in 1985.
After Prince passed away in April of 2016, The Revolution came back together for three special sold-out shows at the famous Minneapolis venue, First Avenue, the birthplace of Purple Rain.  "When we played those shows, I choked up every single night," says Brown Mark, "but now, I'm past that stage of it—now I'm looking at my happy times, remembering being a kid, joining this huge band and starting out a journey in my life I did not ever expect."
When they were approached to perform at Paisley Park on the first anniversary of Prince's death, they decided it was time to take The Revolution back on the road.  "I think everybody in the Revolution is singular, not like anybody else," says Melvoin, "So while we still have a shot at getting that same feeling, let's do it with as much grace and integrity as we can. We're still a band, still vital human beings, so let's play this stuff before we can't anymore."
The Grammy® Award winning group is now rehearsing for the tour and are ready to bring back their powerful music, spreading a message of hope, love, and unity.  "Prince said that music is medicine," Bobby relates, "People need it, and we need it, and we can make it as authentic as we can. In honor of him, we'll give it everything we've got."

THE REVOLUTION Tour Itinerary:
April 21              Celebration 2017 @ Paisley Park             Minneapolis, MN
April 23              Metro                                                      Chicago, IL
April 24              Metro                                                      Chicago, IL
April 27              The Fillmore Silver Spring                       Washington, DC
April 28              BB Kings                                                 New York, NY
April 29              Theatre of Living Arts                               Philadelphia, PA
April 30              Theatre of Living Arts                               Philadelphia, PA
May 3                 Webster Hall                                            New York, NY
May 4                 Capitol Theatre                                        Port Chester, NY
Leg 2 – New Dates Announced:
 
May 12              Barrymore Theatre                                      Madison, WI
May 14              The Vogue                                                 Indianapolis, IN
May 16              Bogart's                                                    Cincinnati, OH
May 18              House of Blues                                          Cleveland, OH
May 20              Majestic Theater                                        Detroit, MI
May 21              Phoenix Theatre                                         Toronto, Ont
June 14              House of Blues                                          Dallas, TX
June 15              House of Blues                                          Houston, TX
June 16              The Aztec Theater                                     San Antonio, TX
June 17              ACL Live                                                   Austin, TX
June 21              Brooklyn Bowl                                           Las Vegas, NV
June 22              House of Blues                                         San Diego, CA
June 23              Wiltern                                                      Los Angeles, CA
July 12                The Fillmore                                             San Francisco, CA
July 13                Artown                                                     Reno, NV
July 14                Roseland Theater                                      Portland, OR
July 15                The Showbox                                            Seattle, WA
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HAKEN - launch '1985' playthrough; 10th anniversary tour begins this month




Haken recently returned from a triumphant appearance on Cruise To The Edge in the US, and now have their sights set on their 10th anniversary European tour which starts later this month. In advance of that, the band have launched a special playthrough video with guitarist Charlie Griffiths which you can see now here: 

 
Charlie had this to say: "For me, the perfect format for an instructional guitar video is VHS. Loading one of those Don Mock, Frank Gambale or Yngwie Malmsteen tapes into the machine was such a magical moment - as it was often the only way you could actually see how those seemingly impossible licks were done! I watched, rewound and re-watched those videos hundreds of times until the tapes were worn out.
There's something about that tactile experience that I really miss, so for this play-through of '1985' from our album 'Affinity' it seemed like the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to those days when everything was in lower resolution, yet somehow seemed more palpable."
 
You can also watch an interview with Charlie and Rich Henshall where they discuss the forthcoming tour here: https://youtu.be/26tTXfqczlQ

Make sure to catch HAKEN live on the band's 10th anniversary tour kicking off in March 2017, with support from The Algorithm & Next To None.

'Haken X' Tour 2017
22nd March - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
23rd March - O2 ABC2, Glasgow, UK
24th March - Academy 3, Manchester, UK
25th March - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
26th March - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
28th March - Le Splendid, Lille, France
29th March - La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
30th March - La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
31st March - KIFF, Aarau, Switzerland
1st April - Keller Klub, Stuttgart, Germany
3rd April - Zona Roveri, Bologna, Italy
4th April - Szene, Vienna, Austria
5th April - Dürer-Kert, Budapest, Hungary
6th April - Futurum, Prague, Czech Republic
7th April - Beatpol, Dresden, Germany
9th April - Chez Heinz, Hannover, Germany
10th April - Kesselhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
11th April - Turock, Essen, Germany
12th April - Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
13th April - Melkweg OZ, Amsterdam, Holland

The band recently reissued their first two albums 'Aquarius' and 'Visions' as brand new remastered editions. 
Buy limited colored vinyl and the 2CD digipak here:

Laser's Edge

Find more purchasing options below:
 
"Aquarius"

 "Visions"
 
Vocalist Ross Jennings commented on the releases: "As advocates of the physical format and fellow record collectors, it seems almost criminal that our first two albums have never had a vinyl release until now, so we are thrilled to finally give these albums a fresh presentation on the format they deserve. We have taken this opportunity to polish the sound of our beloved concept albums without going back over every little detail and rewriting history. In essence we wanted to give these albums a chance to stand shoulder to shoulder in sonic quality with "The Mountain" and "Affinity". In addition to this and due to popular demand, both releases will also be available again on CD with instrumental, or "Karaoke" versions of every track. This release marks 10 years since we formed the band and started putting together our first demos so it's a perfect time to reflect on these releases and appreciate what we've achieved so far.
 
The "Aquarius" concept was drawn from conversations about our favourite albums and the way in which the songs flow that make those particular records work. This lead to ideas about having our album be about the flow or journey of water from mountain spring to oceans and evaporation, which in turn lead on to a deeper concept about human life and reincarnation. The themes of water helped us to create aqueous soundscapes and as the music and lyrics started coming together a narrative was formed in the shape of Mermaids & natural disasters. "Aquarius" will always have a special place in our hearts. It's where our journey really began.
 
When writing for "Visions" came around, we set about the process with the same formula, although we hadn't set out to write another concept album at the time. As themes found themselves recurring in the music it only felt right to go in the narrative direction, although this time around we drew from our science fiction influences such as Minority Report and 12 Monkeys and was inspired by real recurring dreams I had been having around the time. It's always a joy to revisit these tracks in our live sets, so much so that we will be performing it in its entirety later this year at ProgPower USA, Atlanta!"
 
Newly remastered by the renowned Jens Bogren (Devin Townsend Project, Between the Buried & Me) both are available as 2CD Digipaks, digital album including the entire albums as instrumentals, and on vinyl, arriving as Gatefold heavyweight 2LP editions with the full album on CD included.


Latest album 'Affinity' was released in April this year, and received great reactions from press; find a selection of them below:

"dextrous prog metal with retro pizzazz and roller-coaster riffs" - PROG Magazine
"Affinity proves what a unique and spellbinding band Haken are" - Metal Hammer 8/10
"inescapable melodic hooks and absorbing textures" - Total Guitar 4/5
"Affinity will be hailed as one of the landmarks of 2016 and beyond."- Powerplay 9/10
 
Pick up your copy of the album below:
 
The band has also previously launched videos for the tracks 'Earthrise', 'The Endless Knot' and 'Initiate'.


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sexta-feira, março 03, 2017

Grand Funk's "all the girls in the world Beware!!!" Released On Limited Edition Hybrid SACD



A rock/pop/R&B mainstream hit album... includes the HITS "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Bad Time"
 
Camarillo, CA - Grand Funk Railroad fans rejoice! Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity has released Grand Funk's hit album all the girls in the world Beware!!! on Limited Edition Hybrid SACD. all the girls in the world Beware!!! is Grand Funk Railroad's ninth studio album. The 1974 album was the group's second album released that year.
 
First there was the heavy metal power trio, then the powerful hard rock quartet and then after years of loud, in-your-face rock albums and tours, Mark Farner, Don Brewer, Mel Schacher and Craig Frost went into the studio and made an album that has a lot more R&B and a lot less rock than ever before and way ahead of its time.

" 'all the Girls' was a bit of an experiment for Grand Funk. Disco had raised it's ugly head in 1974 and if you wanted radio airplay you needed to go in that direction. Grand Funk, not being a 'Disco Act', decided to do R&B which was really what GFR was all about. R&B pumped up on steroids. Enlisting veteran producer Jimmy Ienner, I think Grand Funk came up with the best rendition of the soul classic 'Some Kinda Wonderful' in history. Still played today in heavy rotation and probably every wedding reception in the world. Once again Audio Fidelity has done a great job on this SACD Hybrid. ENJOY!" - Don Brewer
 
The album's combination of high-gloss production and the band's energy resulted in some impressive hits: "Some Kind of Wonderful" is an exuberant, organ-drenched soul song that highlights the group's strong harmonies while "Bad Time" mixes a delicate, string-laden melody with a pulsing beat from the rhythm section to create a one-of-a-kind power ballad. all the girls in the world Beware!!! has many inventive moments. The seven-minute "Good & Evil" is fascinating for Brewer's strange, processed lead vocal. "Look At Granny Run Run" is sheer R&B fun and "Memories" is a serious stab at out-and-out balladry.
 
all the girls in the world Beware!!! was recorded at the Swamp, a studio owned by Mark Farner and located on his farm in Parshallville, MI. The recording sessions were engineered by Shelly Yakus with assistance from Kevin Ayers and Rod O'Brien. The album's producer was Jimmy Ienner, who had also worked with artists such as Three Dog Night, The Raspberries and the Bay City Rollers. All but two of the songs on the album were written by members of the band. Grand Funk Railroad continued to move further into the pop/rock mainstream with this hit album. In support of the release, the band embarked on an immensely successful worldwide tour in early 1975.
 
The album's artwork included taking the faces of the band members and manipulating them onto the bodies of famous body builders Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbo. The body builder photos are used on the front and back of the booklet. The center spread art is a Neal Adams illustration of the body builders surrounded by a crowd of young female fans.
 
TRACKS
1  Responsibility
2  Runnin'
3  Life
4  Look At Granny Run Run  
5  Memories   
6  All The Girls In The World Beware            
7  Wild            
8  Good & Evil            
9  Bad Time   
10 Some Kind Of Wonderful
 
Produced by Jimmy Ienner
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio / SACD Authoring: Stephen Marsh at Marsh Mastering

Grand Funk Railroad's official website: http://grandfunkrailroad.com/
Mark Farner's official website: http://www.markfarner.com/

For more information: www.audiofidelity.net
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