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Recorded in Arizona with Calexico's Joey Burns producing, Amos Lee's fourth studio album, 2011's Mission Bell, finds the singer/songwriter in a thoughtful mood and once again wrapping his soulful folk numbers in country, blues, and soft rock. A ruminative, lazy summer day of an album, Mission Bell is not dissimilar to Lee's last effort, 2008's Last Days at the Lodge, but lacks the more contemporary R&B tracks that made Last Days a bit of a departure from Lee's more granola leanings. Here listeners get the introspective leadoff track "El Camino" and the airy Steve Winwood-sounding ballad "Violin." Similarly engaging is the jaunty mid-album anthem "Flower," which is equal parts the Commodores' "Easy" and Hall & Oates' "She's Gone." It's a brilliant, joyously melodic number with the only downside being that it only works to remind you how melodically dire the rest of the album is. Which isn't to say Mission Bell is bad. On the contrary, there is a lot to admire here and maybe that's the main problem. Lee is a talented songwriter with a distinctive pop voice who is becoming recognized as an heir to the American singer/songwriter throne -- a notion given weight by the addition of several well-known guest artists here, including roots rocker Lucinda Williams and country legend Willie Nelson. That said, he often favors rambling, low-key country numbers that get you to quietly consider the bittersweet nature of our existence rather than lose yourself in the song. You come off a track like "Flower" and keep waiting for another one to grab you in the same "instant classic" kind of way. If Mission Bell rings true, it's in the lyrics with Lee's knack for stories and personal revelations keeping you listening, and not always the melodic content.

Mission Bell

Windows Are Rolled Down

Cup Of Sorrow

Big Head Todd soundcheck #3 at Red Butte Garden's Amphitheatre

Twisted Sister   We're Not Gonna Take It

Big Head Todd and the Monsters // Sister Sweetly (1993)
© 2011 Big Records


LINKS TO SISTER SWEETLY

iTunes: http://bit.ly/We3gaw (mp3 download)
BHTM’s Store: http://bit.ly/R79tjY 
Amazon: http://amzn.to/QiT7CA (CD and MP3)
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/RxTvBy (stream)
SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/Rv0dFj (stream)
YouTube: http://bit.ly/T5B6Oz (stream)
bigheadtodd.com

http://www.facebook.com/BigHeadToddandtheMonsters

https://twitter.com/bhtm
http://www.youtube.com/bigheadtoddmonsters
http://soundcloud.com/bhtm-1

CONTACT // BHTM@redlightmanagement.com

Big Head Todd and the Monsters  // Sister Sweetly (1993) – SoundCloud links below


1. "Broken Hearted Savior" (4.22) http://snd.sc/MrTfjo
2. "Sister Sweetly" (4.35) http://snd.sc/MrTif7
3. "Turn The Light Out" (3.38) http://snd.sc/MrTmeE
4. "Tomorrow Never Comes" (5.20) http://snd.sc/MyqItC
5. "It's Alright" (4.01) http://snd.sc/MyqLWo
6. "Groove Thing" (3.02) http://snd.sc/MyqLpl
7. "Soul For Every Cowboy" (3.08) http://snd.sc/MrTyuD
8. "Ellis Island" (4.59) http://snd.sc/MrTDOJ
9. "Bittersweet" (6.18) http://snd.sc/MrTJWC
10. "Circle" (6.12) http://snd.sc/MrTLxZ
11. "Brother John" (3.13) http://snd.sc/MrTPO4

Big Head Todd and the Monsters are:
Todd Park Mohr – vocals, guitar, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica
Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, vocals
Rob Squires – bass guitar, vocals
Jeremy Lawton – keyboards, pedal steel guitar, vocals

Sister Sweetly

Broken Hearted Savior

Turn the Light Out

Groove Thing

Soul for Every Cowbooy

Ellis Island

Bittersweet

Circle

We were blazing away in Malmö, and this came out. It remains a classic and the vibe is just... suburbian blazey Malmö. Picture is Rasmusgatan in Malmö. close to where we recorded it. Jan Solér on Guitarr, and all the rest collaboration (can't remember who did what actually)


Malmö Blaze

1976 recording uploaded from 8-track tape

"Wild Mountain Honey" - Steve Miller Band (8-track tape)

Bad Ingredients

I Want My Mojo Back

"I Want My Mojo Back" by Scott H. Biram

Scott H. Biram - Plow You Under

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Incubus  - Love Hurts- musicapacity.tumblr.com

Bass cover, hope you like it. By me, Vanessa. :)
(The photo is me, with my blond hair and my metal shirt).
"Wasted Years" is the fourteenth single released by Iron Maiden and the first from their Somewhere in Time album. It is the only song on the album that features no synthesizers. One of my favorites songs, love too.

Iron Maiden - Wasted Years

Bass cover, hope you like it. By me, Vanessa. :)
(The photo is me, with my punk rock shirt).
"I Wanna Be Sedated" is a song by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It is one of the band's best known songs. It was originally released on their fourth album, Road to Ruin, in September 1978 and was the b-side of the UK single "She's the One" released on January 10, 1979. One of my favorite songs by The Ramones, love it.

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

LAST DEEP BREATH

Soundboard recording of Tupelo Honey, performed live in May 13.
featuring guest vocalist Gregory Porter.

Born To Sing, No Plan B the new studio album from Van Morrison
available here:
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Gig details, merchandise & more vanmorrison.com

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Tupelo Honey, Live

Big Head Todd and The Monsters have persisted as a rare force of nature in rock ‘n’ roll. The platinum-selling Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr [vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica], Brian Nevin [drums, percussion], Rob Squires [bass, vocals], and Jeremy Lawton [guitar, keys, vocals, steel guitar]—have consistently churned out undeniable and often uplifting anthems fueled by a hybrid of no-nonsense hard rock, simmering soul, dyed-in-the-wool blues, and a twist of country. Akin to your favorite classic automobile, their influence and imprint only widen over time, selling out even bigger venues and enrapturing new eras of fans with every passing year. These cats have always paved their own lane. Todd, Brian, and Rob started playing music together while still in high school during the early eighties. Becoming Big Head Todd and The Monsters during 1986, that lane has twisted and turned just as much as Highway 66. Following a quiet D.I.Y. rise, the group shook the mainstream with 1993’s now-classic platinum-certified Sister Sweetly. In its wake, Robert Plant tapped the band to open his Fate of Nations Tour. Following Strategem [1994], they unveiled Beautiful World [1997] highlighted by a cover of “Boom Boom” [feat. John Lee Hooker]—which notably became the theme song for NCIS: New Orleans. They welcomed Jeremy to the fold in 2001. After penning “Blue Sky” at the urging of friends connected to NASA, they notably performed the song live from Mission Control as an interplanetary wakeup call for astronauts on the shuttle. Along the way, the guys joined B.B. King for a “Crossroads” session and toured with blues heroes a la Hubert Sumlin and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. They have headlined Red Rocks Amphitheatre a staggering 35 times. Recognizing “38 years of continuous musical service to fans,” the Colorado Music Hall of Fame inducted the quartet as part of its “Class of 2023.” Now, they’ve crafted the perfect soundtrack to this journey in the form of their 12th full-length offering, Thunderbird.