četvrtak, 08.01.2009.
The Pretty Things - The BBC Sessions (1964-1975)(2003)
The Pretty Things were really two groups. 1. The studio band who used the facilities of Abbey Road to their ultimate and produced crafted recordings the equal of The Beatles. 2. The live band who shed many of the niceties in favour of dynamics and a heavier, rockier sound.This excellent value double CD (each one is 79 minutes long) highlights much of the bands BBC session work which extended from 1964 through to 1973. Many of the songs underwent changes during the course of numerous gigs and these changes were usually for the better. The inclusion of guitarist Peter Tolson on the Parachute materialmore… also served to kick the songs onto a different harder hitting plain and also served to illustrate his wonderful and much missed guitar virtuosity.Repertoire's packaging and Mike Stax's sleeve notesd is first rate. The only grouse being the missed opportunity to hear a number of songs that were never recorded and survive still in the BBC vaults.
This collection of work from the B.B.C. Sessions gives you an overall view of the 'Pretties' career from 1964 to 1976. All the early singles are here. (The Pretty Things had a surge of popularity stateside when David Bowie covered their first two singles 'Rosalyn' and 'Don't Bring Me Down' on his album Pin Ups. To many Americans this was the first time they ever heard of the 'Pretty Things'.)
It all goes a bit pear shaped in their psychedelic era, but then it did for a lot of people (remember the Stones? Or Their Satanic Majesties Request?), but on their return to hard edged rock 'n' roll, like on the Radio One 'In Concert' show to promote 'Freeway Madness', the band is so hot, it is incendiary. Nobody can throw caution to the wind with such abandon and still nail a song down like the 'Pretties' like 'Onion Soup' and especially 'Route 66'. The live sessions for the following two albums are a little more controlled, but equally as exciting. This album is not only a good overview of the Pretty Things' career, but also a good overview of British rock in this era. If you are not familiar with the Pretty Things, this album would be an excellent way to find out...Bob Hope
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 256 kB/s
Size ca.: 292 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Big Boss Man 2.45
02. Don't Bring Me Down .09
03. Mama Keep Your Big Mouth Shut 2.21
04. Roadrunner 2.07
05. Big City 1.52
06. Midnight To Six Man 2.24
07. Sitting All Alone 2.58
08. Midnight To Six Man 2.24
09. Buzz The Jerk 1.42
10. Ł.S.D. 2.24
11. Defecting Grey 3.12
12. Turn My Head 2.44
13. Walking Through My Dreams 2.41
14. Balloon Burning 3.30
15. S.F. Sorrow Is Born 2.51
16. She Says Good Morning 3.04
17. Send You With Loving 2.10
18. Spring 2.02
19. Sickle Clowns 4.24
20. She's A Lover 2.59
21. Cries From The Midnight Circus 5.20
22. Stone-Hearted Mama 2.48
23. Cold Stone 3.23
24. Summer Time 4.19
25. Rosalyn 2.21
26. All Night Sailor 2.34
27. Religion's Dead 5.27
CD 2
01. Havana Bound 5.44
02. Love Is Good 15.21
03. Route 66 3.17
04. Onion Soup/Another Bowl 7.55
05. Route 66 2.40
06. Peter/Rip Off Train 5.18
07. Atlanta 7.34
08. Bridge Of God 4.53
09. Singapore Silk Torpedo 4.52
10. Come Home Momma 3.20
11. Dream/Joey 6.22
12. Not Only But Also 1.10
13. Big City 3.41
14. Belfast Cowboys/Bruise In The Sky 6.54
