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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 25, 2015 12:09:20 GMT
www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15786www.squirrelmusic.com/Over the years Mick Abrahams has recorded a number of solo albums, steeped in the delta blues DNA that had mystically been passed down to him by Robert Johnson. Mick is 71 now, and not in the best of health, but he still has the heart of a bluesman and the remarkable musicianship on this gem of an album pays testament to that. And now, he has made what is possibly the strongest album of his career. This time he is accompanied by a whole slew of special guests including: Martin Barre, his successor in Jethro Tull; legendary singer, Paul Jones; Elliott Randall, Steely Dan’s one-time guitarist; Jim Rodford, bass player from The Kinks; Bernie Marsden, the guitarist from Whitesnake - and Bill Wyman, the best bass player The Rolling Stones ever had. Read the guest and track lists below we'll be adding MP3s of some tracks and some video clips to this page shortly. linkThe Guests: Graham Walker - drums John Gordon - bass Jim Rodford - bass George Murayni - keyboards Elliott Randall - gtr Geoff Whitehorn - gtr Martin Barre - gtr Bernie Marsden - gtr Emily Gardner - gtr Josh Phillips - hammond organ Mark Feltham - harmonica, vox Paul Jones - harmonica, vox Beverley Skeete - vox Don Andrews - vox Patrick Walshe - vox Peter Eldridge - vox Frank Mead - saxophones, squeezebox Nick Payn - saxophones, vox Bill Wyman - bass Terry Taylor - gtr The Tracks: Summer Day What About Us Elz & Abys Jam On The Road Again Nadine Remember Abrahams I Can Tell I'm A Hog For You Bright Lights Big City Dragonfly Alex Boney Moronie Goodnight Irene Poison Ivy Red River Rock North By North West Hungry For Love Summer Day With Hammond Label: Gonzo Catalogue Number: HST277CD Price: £9.99 (excluding P&P) Available: For Pre Order from Gonzo now! link
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Post by hardliner on Mar 25, 2015 20:00:26 GMT
Great news Mick's a great talent,some great guest guitar players on this also
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 26, 2015 9:00:06 GMT
Great news Mick's a great talent,some great guest guitar players on this also Martin Webb has sent me a scan of a short Q&A with Mick which will be in the latest edition of Record Collector. recordcollectormag.com/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 14:20:53 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 2, 2015 16:43:02 GMT
A true legend in Jethro Tull circles and the music world in general. Cheers TT
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 15:10:24 GMT
Toronto Star - Still best known as the original guitarist for Jethro Tull, Mick AbrahamsStill best known as the original guitarist for Jethro Tull, Mick Abrahams is now 71 and “not in the best of health,” according to his label. That hasn’t stopped him from releasing a new album bearing the potentially macabre title Revived! (The cover depicts him wielding a pair of jumper cables.) On the guest list are former Steely Dan guitarist Elliott Randall, ex-Stones bassist Bill Wyman and Martin Barre, who succeeded Abrahams in Tull. You can get a taste of the proceedings by searching (what else) “Mick Abrahams Revived” on YouTube.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 1, 2015 12:45:12 GMT
somethingelsereviews.com/Jethro Tull’s Mick Abrahams – Revived! (2015)JUNE 1, 2015 BY STEVE ELLIOTT somethingelsereviews.com/2015/06/01/mick-abrahams-revived-jethro-tull/It’s something of a miracle that Mick Abrahams is recording again, after a 2009 stroke took him out of action. In fact, the founding Jethro Tull/Blodwyn Pig guitarist/vocalist wasn’t well enough to make a recovery until 2014. Revived!, with a funny album cover mocking Frankenstein, shows Abrahams hasn’t lost his sense of humor. The levity continues during recording sessions seen on the bonus DVD for Revived!, and in his own liner notes. Broadly diverse, Revived! (Gonzo Multimedia) also features a number of Mick Abrahams’ famous friends, all of whom give him props by helping out with his first new album in 10 years. Featured songs include some of Abrahams’ personal favorites, as well as a selection of self-penned tunes. A new solid take on Blodwyn Pig’s rockin’ “Summer Day,” in fact, shows up twice — with an organ and without, to start and end Revived!. I think I would’ve been satisfied with just one version, since they’re not all that different from each other; the organ version perhaps has the slightest edge. However, both versions are superbly sung by Pete Eldridge, who uncannily sounds just like Mick Abrahams did back in 1970. It’s tough to top the original 1969 Blodwyn Pig recording, but they have a go of it. The Canned Heat classic “On The Road Again” is given the proper blues treatment, with guest vocalist Patrick Walsh and Nine Below Zero’s Mark Feltham on harmonica. Revived! continues with the Chuck Berry classic “Nadine”; again assisted with Eldridge on lead vocals, it chugs along rather well. Mick Abrahams steps up to the mike and takes one of his two solo lead vocals on the blues ballad “Remember,” performing so impressively that I wished he’d sung the majority of lead vocals on Revived! “Goodnight Irene,” a folk classic originally popularized by Lead Belly, is the other Abrahams vocal. It’s made over into a slow blues shuffle, with Manfred Mann’s Paul Jones adding some sweet harp. An historic first for fans of Jethro Tull takes place as part of a new take on Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “I Can Tell,” as successor Martin Barre joins Mick Abrahams for their first-ever recording together. It’s a rock-solid performance, as Barre’s tasty lead parts and Abrahams’ tight rhythm guitar are joined by a returning Mark Feltham. Ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman guests on the soulful “I’m a Hog for You,” ably assisted by his Rhythm Kings vocalist Beverley Skeete. Together, they hold things down while Mick Abrahams offers rough n’ ready lead guitar breaks. The old Jimmy Reed blues standard “Bright Lights Big City” is given a standard performance, with ex-Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden on lead. Here, Mick Abrahams shares vocals with Paul Jones and Ex-Kinks/Argent bassist Jim Rodford. The 1950s’ rock standard “Boney Moronie” provides another up-tempo injection of fun into Revived! Of the three instrumentals included here, “Red River Rock” was an unexpected and inspired choice — a welcome addition to this album’s audio potpourri. The mid-tempo “Hungry for Love” offers a pretty solid pop performance; in fact, it could be a single. If you purchase Revived! at the label’s web site, Gonzo Multimedia combines the CD with a free 30-minute behind-the-scenes bonus DVD on the making of this project, featuring interviews with Mick Abrahams and some of the core musicians who played on the sessions. Abrahams has arranged that 50 percent of the proceeds from this album, no matter where you buy it, will go to the charity Kids ‘N’ Cancer UK. As for his next solo album, whenever he decides to record it, I’d like to hear more of Mick Abrahams’ vocals and guitar. But that takes nothing away from the joys of Revived! There may have been little rhyme or reason to the selections, but that wasn’t point. Mick Abrahams sounds like he’s having a lot of fun and that is the operative word here — fun.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 3, 2015 12:57:48 GMT
Par excellence
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 4, 2015 8:20:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 20:25:53 GMT
Sights and Sounds of Note: August 2015By Rich and Laura Lynch Mick Abrahams’ Revived! could have multiple meanings as Mick is revived after major health issues or he might be saying that many of the songs on his 17-track CD are re-energized covers. Either way, Abrahams (the original guitarist in Jethro Tull and the driving force behind Blodwyn Pig) serves up an invigorated mix of diverse musical styles all spiked with hot guitar licks often infused with the blues. The album opens and closes with an original in two versions. “Summer Day” sizzles with smoking riffs and rhythms. Mick and his band put a creative spin on “On The Road Again” and have fun with “Boney Moronie.” There are also a number of instrumentals on Revived! including the delicate and delightful “Dragonfly” featuring two dancing guitars. Mick Abrahams is back with a nod to the past yet very much in the present with this flavorful album.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 3, 2016 9:33:45 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 17, 2016 9:06:27 GMT
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