Today we are saying goodbye to one of the greatest sound engineers in the world for rock’n’roll. Geoff Emerick passed away last week at the age of 72. We listen to some the music he recorded, but we also check out a good dose of new stuff. Alejandro Escovedo teamed up with Don Antonio Gramentieri from Sacri Cuori on a new album and Peter Perrett of The Only Ones is somewhere out there to help as well. Paul Collins of The Beat is back with the new record as well. Aaron Lee Tasjan, man from the heart of Ohio with a stellar biography of collaborations with Kevn Kinney and New York Dolls is also back with the new album. We introduce a retro band from California, The Sound Reasons, Luke Tuchscherer from UK via New York City, buddies of Paul Weller over in UK, Stone Foundation and the new singer songwriter Curtis Roush.
The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows;
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Set You Free;
The Sound Reasons – Window Payne;
Dinosaur JR – Live in CLE;
Alejandro Escovedo With Don Antonio and Peter Perrett – waiting for me;
Peter Perrett – How The West Was Won;
Chris Mars – Can’t Go Home Again;
The Successful Failures – For no One;
Luke Tuchscherer – Just Like Holden;
Stone Foundation – Next Time Around;
Paul Collins – Lost Again;
Curtis Roush – Getaway;
Tomorrow – Revolution;
Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos;
The Zombies – Friends of Mine;
Cockney Rebel – Psychomodo.
First part of the Green On Red stroy ends on a tour that followed their album Too Much Fun. Dan Stuart couldn’t take the pressure of touring any longer, band split, Dan relocated to Spain where he recorded a masterpiece album Can O’ Warms. Ever since then, all we could hear about Dan were rumors. But in 2005, Dan reunited Green On Red, finished that tour that was abruptly broken, the second Danny and Dusty album followed in 2007. This year Dan seems stronger than ever. This time he joined forces with producer JD Foster (also a former of True Believers) and two Italian musicians Antonio Gramentieri and Diego Sapignoli. The result is a new band called Slummers and another masterpiece album Love of the Amateur. The sounds range from Green On Red ramshackle, slow Americana and most refreshingly glam rock riffage of the first degree. Dan, welcome back!