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The James Gang - Yer' Album (1969) (Japan Edition, 2010)
Artist: The James Gang Title Of Album: Yer' Album Release Date: 1969/2010 Location: USA Label: Geffen [UICY-20073] Genre:Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock Quality: FLAC (*image + cue) Length: 49:59 Tracks: 11 Total Size: 356Mb(+3%)(covers) WebSite:discogs.com
Yer' Album is the debut studio album by the American rock band James Gang. The album was released in early 1969, on the label Bluesway/ABC. This is the James Gang's only album to feature their bassist Tom Kriss, he was later replaced by Dale Peters for their next album. The album is notable for being the first album to feature guitarist Joe Walsh, who would later achieve great success as a solo artist and with the Eagles.
This album contains three cover songs out of the eleven tracks; Buffalo Springfield's "Bluebird"; "Lost Woman" by the Yardbirds; and "Stop" by Jerry Ragavoy and Mort Schuman, recorded a year earlier by Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield for the Super Session album (albeit without vocals) and Howard Tate.
Tracklist: ------- 01. "Introduction" (Bert de Coteaux, Jim Fox, Bill Szymczyk) - 0:40 02. "Take a Look Around" (Joe Walsh) - 6:18 03. "Funk 48" (Fox, Tom Kriss, Walsh) - 2:46 04. "Bluebird" (Stephen Stills) -6:02 05. "Lost Woman" (Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) - 9:06 06. "Stone Rap" (Fox, Kriss, Szymczyk, Walsh) - 1:00 07. "Collage" (Patrick Cullie, Walsh) - 4:02 08. "I Don't Have the Time" (Fox, Walsh) - 2:49 09. "Wrapcity in English" (Walsh) - 0:57 10. "Fred" (Walsh) - 4:09 11. "Stop" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) - 12:04
Personnel: --------- Joe Walsh – guitars, vocals, keyboards, piano Tom Kriss – bass guitar, vocals, flute, vibraphone Jim Fox – drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards
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Keep on Smilin' is the definitive Wet Willie studio album, bluesier than a lot of their other work, and much of it also somewhat more laid-back. Beginning with "Country Side of Life," the band sounds tight, tuned, and in top form. Their playing is clean and crisp, and the vocals exude a bold confidence. The hit title track is a compelling reggae-country meld that's one of the more interesting and long-wearing country-rock hits of its period. It's surrounded by gospel-flavored material and also one of the neater Stax-influenced tracks ever put down by a white band, "Soul Sister," which is also a great showcase for the Williettes. Other highlights include the acoustic country ballad "Alabama," a major change of pace for this band with some clever lyrical conceits; the ultra-funky "Soul Jones" (which manages to work in a quote from the Allman Brothers), and the soulful rocker "Lucy Was in Trouble," which became a key part of the group's concert sets. The only drawback is that the group didn't quite have enough material to cover a whole album here, and also they're a little too loose compared with their live performances, as on Drippin' Wet. The 1998 Capricorn remastering has an especially full sound, improving significantly on the original LP.
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