TRACKS OF THE WEEK - 12/01/14 - Jungle, U2, Echoman, Talisman, Ed Sheeran,

TRACKS OF THE WEEK - 12/01/14 - Jungle, U2, Echoman, Talisman, Ed Sheeran,

Echoman Ed Sheeran Jungle Talisman Tracks of the Week U2

Five tracks that thawed the Arctic Vortex this week...

Old Pa's Corner:-

Talisman - Greetings and Salutations (2013)

Talisman are a Roots Reggae band from the Reggae Haven that is Bristol. They reformed in 2011and have just released their third album and it is their first new material since 1990 would you believe.

This is great stuff and the band are as water tight as a beavers scrotem with a great prominent bass shinning through. Greetings and Salutations is the lead track from their album  I-Surrection (2013) and for good measure I have thrown in the Dub version too.

Utterley delicious! Utterley scrumsios!.  Go on treat yourselves.

Is it me or is that great bass riff a little bit too close to Seven Nation Army....it is still bloody brilliant!  Never mind the White Stripes....would anybody like to join me in a case of Red Stripe,  chilled to perfection !! my treat!.

Flycasual:-

Jungle - 'Drops' (2013)

I could have picked any of the four tracks on Jungle's debut release, The Heat EP (buy it on Bandcamp here), it's saucy interstellar Electro Soul at it's very finest. So I went for the eerie groove of 'Drops', as it was the first song I heard from the West London duo and has, hands down, the best use of a creaking door in music, ever. I haven't felt this excited about an artist (apart from Young Fathers who are a bit similar) for awhile and I'm so looking forward to hearing more. Jungle were also nominated for the BBC sound of 2014, big ting awaits!

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Sfw:-

Ed Sheeran - I See Fire (2013)

I do not know where I was in December, but the fact I missed this was a complete school boy error. It features in 'The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug' and has got me wanting to watch the film (again). It's strange how much Ed divides opinion. Whether it is all the success he's obtained, the fact he written songs for One Direction or just pure ginger jealously. The guy has a talent that cannot be ignored...and my wife thinks he's brilliant, so I have no choice.

Shell Hunter:-

U2 - 'Ordinary Love' (2013)

Just when you think U2 have had their day, they come back with this absolute treasure. It was written to honour Nelson Mandela for the recent biopic Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and it was seeing early cuts of this film that inspired them to write it. It could be rightfully set to win a Golden Globe for Best Original Song this year and shows that these guys have still got what it takes to create a classic, with the production help of good old Danger Mouse. That'll teach me to write a band off!

London Scouser:-
Echoman - 'Zero Gravity' (2013)

 

3 guys get together with the aim of making some music to feature in an ad campaign for Skoda. The resulting song inspired them to form a band, and that's 'Echoman'. I was at the cinema this week when I heard this song, I immediately liked it and scrambled to get my phone out so I could Shazam it. I wonder if they will be able to follow this up with more great tunes....

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TRACKS OF THE WEEK - 12/01/14 - Jungle, U2, Echoman, Talisman, Ed Sheeran,

TRACKS OF THE WEEK - 12/01/14 - Jungle, U2, Echoman, Talisman, Ed Sheeran,

Echoman Ed Sheeran Jungle Talisman Tracks of the Week U2

Five tracks that thawed the Arctic Vortex this week...

Old Pa's Corner:-

Talisman - Greetings and Salutations (2013)

Talisman are a Roots Reggae band from the Reggae Haven that is Bristol. They reformed in 2011and have just released their third album and it is their first new material since 1990 would you believe.

This is great stuff and the band are as water tight as a beavers scrotem with a great prominent bass shinning through. Greetings and Salutations is the lead track from their album  I-Surrection (2013) and for good measure I have thrown in the Dub version too.

Utterley delicious! Utterley scrumsios!.  Go on treat yourselves.

Is it me or is that great bass riff a little bit too close to Seven Nation Army....it is still bloody brilliant!  Never mind the White Stripes....would anybody like to join me in a case of Red Stripe,  chilled to perfection !! my treat!.

Flycasual:-

Jungle - 'Drops' (2013)

I could have picked any of the four tracks on Jungle's debut release, The Heat EP (buy it on Bandcamp here), it's saucy interstellar Electro Soul at it's very finest. So I went for the eerie groove of 'Drops', as it was the first song I heard from the West London duo and has, hands down, the best use of a creaking door in music, ever. I haven't felt this excited about an artist (apart from Young Fathers who are a bit similar) for awhile and I'm so looking forward to hearing more. Jungle were also nominated for the BBC sound of 2014, big ting awaits!

Chess club records

http://chessclub-records.co.uk/

Sfw:-

Ed Sheeran - I See Fire (2013)

I do not know where I was in December, but the fact I missed this was a complete school boy error. It features in 'The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug' and has got me wanting to watch the film (again). It's strange how much Ed divides opinion. Whether it is all the success he's obtained, the fact he written songs for One Direction or just pure ginger jealously. The guy has a talent that cannot be ignored...and my wife thinks he's brilliant, so I have no choice.

Shell Hunter:-

U2 - 'Ordinary Love' (2013)

Just when you think U2 have had their day, they come back with this absolute treasure. It was written to honour Nelson Mandela for the recent biopic Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and it was seeing early cuts of this film that inspired them to write it. It could be rightfully set to win a Golden Globe for Best Original Song this year and shows that these guys have still got what it takes to create a classic, with the production help of good old Danger Mouse. That'll teach me to write a band off!

London Scouser:-
Echoman - 'Zero Gravity' (2013)

 

3 guys get together with the aim of making some music to feature in an ad campaign for Skoda. The resulting song inspired them to form a band, and that's 'Echoman'. I was at the cinema this week when I heard this song, I immediately liked it and scrambled to get my phone out so I could Shazam it. I wonder if they will be able to follow this up with more great tunes....

Listen or even better, subscribe to our tracks of the week playlist here...

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WEDNESDAY CLUB - U2/Daniel Lanois - Zooropa/The Maker

WEDNESDAY CLUB - U2/Daniel Lanois - Zooropa/The Maker

Daniel lanois U2 Wednesday Club

MIDWEEK CRISIS you've been had over, come to WEDNESDAY CLUB we've got Daniel Lanois, an Olympic Stadium, U2 and a Happy ending! (Part 2 of 2)

Prepare for lift off!

 

U2 - Zooropa(live)

U2 are playing tonight at the Olympic Stadium  (click for set list) and I am in Montreal. I just have to go. I phoned the stadium from my Hotel and after much hassle I got through. There was limited tickets left and it was a first come first serve basis.

I reached the Stadium without too much problem and then I saw the queue at the ticket desk, it could have gone round the world twice. I wandered about checking out bars and toilets, when this guy approached me. He asked do I want to buy a ticket as his friend could not come and that it was a very good position. He said that he would give it to me for face value, which as I remember was near $40 dollars.  Pretty expensive in those days.

I was ecstatic, look at all these losers in that massive queue.  When I studied the ticket after he left I saw to my absolute horror that the date was for a month or so earlier. I was inconsolable, who was the loser now, how could I have been so stupid?.  I must have looked distressed as a steward came and asked me if I was OK. I explained the situation and he said no it is alright the original concert was cancelled and this is the re-arranged one. In fact 'you got an excellent ticket there mate!'.

I entered the stadium and I was about 3 rows from the front and next to a platform that jutted out from the stage. Later I was touching distance from Bono himself and got covered in the champagne he was spraying. It was a brilliant concert. It was in the days when U2 were prbably at their most popular.  Zooropa was an excellent album as was the previous album Achtung Baby.

The highlight was when Daniel Lanois came on stage and played guitar, unfortunately he did not do anything from his brilliant solo album Acadia. Not too worry! here is the lead track from this album. A happy ending!


Oh! by the way the Zooropa version is from the new Live U2 album U22 which is pretty good. I find it a bit of a shame that they are now, like REM, considered old hat or dad rock. Still every dog has its....bono! 

DANIEL LANOIS - The Maker

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WEDNESDAY CLUB - U2/Daniel Lanois - Zooropa/The Maker

WEDNESDAY CLUB - U2/Daniel Lanois - Zooropa/The Maker

Daniel lanois U2 Wednesday Club

MIDWEEK CRISIS you've been had over, come to WEDNESDAY CLUB we've got Daniel Lanois, an Olympic Stadium, U2 and a Happy ending! (Part 2 of 2)

Prepare for lift off!

 

U2 - Zooropa(live)

U2 are playing tonight at the Olympic Stadium  (click for set list) and I am in Montreal. I just have to go. I phoned the stadium from my Hotel and after much hassle I got through. There was limited tickets left and it was a first come first serve basis.

I reached the Stadium without too much problem and then I saw the queue at the ticket desk, it could have gone round the world twice. I wandered about checking out bars and toilets, when this guy approached me. He asked do I want to buy a ticket as his friend could not come and that it was a very good position. He said that he would give it to me for face value, which as I remember was near $40 dollars.  Pretty expensive in those days.

I was ecstatic, look at all these losers in that massive queue.  When I studied the ticket after he left I saw to my absolute horror that the date was for a month or so earlier. I was inconsolable, who was the loser now, how could I have been so stupid?.  I must have looked distressed as a steward came and asked me if I was OK. I explained the situation and he said no it is alright the original concert was cancelled and this is the re-arranged one. In fact 'you got an excellent ticket there mate!'.

I entered the stadium and I was about 3 rows from the front and next to a platform that jutted out from the stage. Later I was touching distance from Bono himself and got covered in the champagne he was spraying. It was a brilliant concert. It was in the days when U2 were prbably at their most popular.  Zooropa was an excellent album as was the previous album Achtung Baby.

The highlight was when Daniel Lanois came on stage and played guitar, unfortunately he did not do anything from his brilliant solo album Acadia. Not too worry! here is the lead track from this album. A happy ending!


Oh! by the way the Zooropa version is from the new Live U2 album U22 which is pretty good. I find it a bit of a shame that they are now, like REM, considered old hat or dad rock. Still every dog has its....bono! 

DANIEL LANOIS - The Maker

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WEDNESDAY CLUB - The Wagoneers - Good Fortune/Atlanta - PT 1 of 2

WEDNESDAY CLUB - The Wagoneers - Good Fortune/Atlanta - PT 1 of 2

U2 Wagoneers Wednesday Club

MIDWEEK CRISIS you are bored, then come to WEDNESDAY CLUB we've got the Wagoneers, a mystery, and a trip to Montreal, does that excite you?

THE WAGONEERS - Good Fortune(1989)

When I lived in Jeddah  we had access to many tape shops it was hard to pass one by without going in and browsing . You never came out of a shop empty handed, it just wasn't done. On many of these tapes they added some extra tracks as fillers if there was any space at the end. One time there were several tracks which just blew me away, two of these tracks I have included here. But who was the group?. I tried everything to solve the mystery, it was freaking me out. I even got a Country and Western expert to have a listen, but to no avail. It was driving me crazy.

This was C&W at it's very very best. The guys voice dripped with saddness, I loved these songs.

I was sent to Montreal for several days and at first lunch time I headed to HMV to browse, I went to the C&W section, just in case I could find this album. Suddenly I saw a CD with a group I had never heard of, I picked it up and there were these songs. It was one of these momentous moments, as if I had discovered a pot of gold. I could not wipe the grin of my face. I had solved the mystery in Montreal. The group were the Wagoneers.

I looked round and on a board it said U2 are playing tonight at the Olympic Stadium, there was some tickets left and a phone number. It was a sign, I had to go.

Continued next week    

THE WAGONEERS - Atlanta(1989)

For some reason I always think of 'The night they drove old Dixie down' when I here this song, They could be paired together.

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WEDNESDAY CLUB - The Wagoneers - Good Fortune/Atlanta - PT 1 of 2

WEDNESDAY CLUB - The Wagoneers - Good Fortune/Atlanta - PT 1 of 2

U2 Wagoneers Wednesday Club

MIDWEEK CRISIS you are bored, then come to WEDNESDAY CLUB we've got the Wagoneers, a mystery, and a trip to Montreal, does that excite you?

THE WAGONEERS - Good Fortune(1989)

When I lived in Jeddah  we had access to many tape shops it was hard to pass one by without going in and browsing . You never came out of a shop empty handed, it just wasn't done. On many of these tapes they added some extra tracks as fillers if there was any space at the end. One time there were several tracks which just blew me away, two of these tracks I have included here. But who was the group?. I tried everything to solve the mystery, it was freaking me out. I even got a Country and Western expert to have a listen, but to no avail. It was driving me crazy.

This was C&W at it's very very best. The guys voice dripped with saddness, I loved these songs.

I was sent to Montreal for several days and at first lunch time I headed to HMV to browse, I went to the C&W section, just in case I could find this album. Suddenly I saw a CD with a group I had never heard of, I picked it up and there were these songs. It was one of these momentous moments, as if I had discovered a pot of gold. I could not wipe the grin of my face. I had solved the mystery in Montreal. The group were the Wagoneers.

I looked round and on a board it said U2 are playing tonight at the Olympic Stadium, there was some tickets left and a phone number. It was a sign, I had to go.

Continued next week    

THE WAGONEERS - Atlanta(1989)

For some reason I always think of 'The night they drove old Dixie down' when I here this song, They could be paired together.

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THURSDAY I'M IN LOVE - U2 Feat Johnny Cash - 'The Wanderer'

THURSDAY I'M IN LOVE - U2 Feat Johnny Cash - 'The Wanderer'

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THURSDAY I'M IN LOVE....A CHANCE TO WALK THE LINE WITH SOME OF MY FAVOURITE TRACKS!

U2 feat Johnny Cash - 'The Wanderer' (1993)

This is probably one of my all time favourite songs from it's simple bassline, Johnny Cash's brilliant voice and narration, it just builds and builds to Bono's 'aah-woo's' at the end, it get's me everytime in what is also a fitting finale to the excellent Zooropa. Each time I hear it I just stop what I'm doing, the hairs stand up at the back of my neck and I just listen, captivated by the story of a lost soul trying to find his way/God with only the thought of a loved one to help him through. It's a bit of an emotional song for me as I was a little lost myself, it mirrored the sadness I felt at the time when I returned to live in the UK after 10 years in Saudi Arabia.

I'm just going for a walk love, be back for tea...

For Johnny Cash, The Wanderer can almost be perceived as autobiographical in nature, reflecting a man coming to terms with his history of drugs and alcohol, which makes it all the more poignant. Magnificent.


U2 feat Johnny Cash - 'The Wanderer'

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THURSDAY I'M IN LOVE - U2 -'Angel of Harlem'

THURSDAY I'M IN LOVE - U2 -'Angel of Harlem'

Flycasual Recollection Collection U2

Thursday I'm in Love, a chance to share some of my favourite tunes!

U2 - 'Angel of Harlem' (1988)

If there's one non Christmas, Christmas song that reminds me of this time of year, then this is it. Probably helped by the fact that it actually was a cold and wet December day sitting wrapped up in a freezing kitchen in Hounslow with only the radio for warmth. Ol Pa and I were on one of our forays to the real world (UK) from Saudi Arabia, to stock up on supplies, not too dissimilar to the 'rice run' from the book, The Beach. Our house we rented out whilst we were abroad was empty, gas and electricity cut off as I think the tenants had scarpered, hence we sat there like frozen sausages. The sacrifice was worth it though as I'd be taping all the tunes off the radio, safe in the knowledge that I'd return home to a heroes welcome, with all the latest flavours.

The Angel of Harlem

For the few days we were there, U2's homage to Billie Holiday made an impression on me. It was, I suppose, U2's Blues/Soul phase with Rattle and Hum and I loved the sentiment, the Big Band sound, great riff and organ. It was just a complete song for me which still happens to evoke vivid memories of that time. 

Still haven't found what you're looking for? Try some more of my favourites here......

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