NED DOHENY - HARD CANDY 1976

Ned Doheny's music really defies categorisation - West Coast, but very funky; sometimes disco-flavoured; with jazz undertones; and his voice is superb. This album exudes sheer class.

'Hard Candy' is his second album, originally released as an LP in 1977 but latterly released twice on CD in Japan, first as a conventional CD and latterly as a card-sleeved LP replica CD. His subsequent albums - including the outstanding 'Prone' and the excellent 'Life After Romance (+5 Bonus Tracks)' - were also released in Japan.

Tracks :

A1 Get It Up For Love

A2 If You Should Fall

A3 Each Time You Pray

A4 When Love Hangs In The Balance

B1 A Love Of Your Own

B2 I've Got Your Number

B3 On The Swingshift

B4 Sing To Me

B5 Valentine (I Was Wrong About You)

MONTORO - ESENCIA 1991

Spanish to English translation...

In 1991 the Andalusian band called Montoro, edit a single album called "Essence" for the record label pequenya Profile - Divucsa, seal Barcelona, where he also recorded musicians as diverse as Burning, Lola Flores and Donkeys. embryo group of The Last of the Fila.
The truth is that I found Montoro for the search of groups who were influenced in part by Triana and thus the only known album appeared in the early 90's de Montoro.
... and actually, the sound of Montoro is very influenced by the Andalusian rock Triana, although it is true that its composition and instrumentation is a light Anyos group Jesus De la Rosa, Tele Palacios and Eduardo A. Rodway.
The combination of flamenco and electric guitar makes appear reasonable, although the keyboard of one of the brothers who make up the Canton sound distant and foreign.
We have a first issue touches very commercial and air "The Last of the Row" that has raged for those Anyos in its own way of playing rock Andalusia. The only issue that would save would be the third "Captive on whether" a subject close to 10 minutes long which accommodates the rhythmic changes and some developed but that the theme after all has many resonances to the sound of Triana.

Tracks :


UN CUENTO DE FANTASMAS
SUEÑO ZINGARO
CAUTIVO EN SI (Reflejos De Amor)
MANOJO DE SUEÑOS
ADIOS AL PASAR
HOMENAJE A JESUS DE LA ROSA
HOY HE VUELTO AL DOLOR

BOB SEGER - BEAUTIFUL LOSER 1975

Beautiful Loser winds up sounding more like Back in '72 than its immediate predecessor, Seven, largely because Bob Seger threaded reflective ballads and mid-tempo laments back into his hard-driving rock. He doesn't shy away from it, either, opening with the lovely title track. And why shouldn't he? These ballads were as much a part of his success as his storming rockers, since his sentimental streak seemed all the more genuine when contrasted with the rockers. If anything, Beautiful Loser might err a little bit in favor of reflection, with much of the album devoted to introspective, confessional mid-tempo cuts. There are a couple of exceptions to the rule, of course -- "Katmandu" roars with humor, and his cover of "Nutbush City Limits" shames Tina Turner's original -- but they are the only full-throttle rockers here, with "Black Night" coming in as a funky, swaggering cousin. It's the exact opposite of Seven, in other words, and in its own way, it's just as satisfying. Occasionally, it might be a little too sentimental for some tastes, but it's all heartfelt and he's written some terrific songs here, most notably the album's heart of "Jody Girl" and "Travelin' Man." Seger had started turning inward, searching his soul in a way he hadn't since the since-disowned Brand New Morning, and in doing so, he was setting the stage for his first genuine blockbuster. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks :

Beautiful Loser
Black Night
Katmandu
Jody Girl
Travelin' Man
Momma
Nutbush City Limits
Sailing Nights
Fine Memory