Request: Neil Young - The Ranch Rehearsals w. Crazy Horse 1990 (Bootleg) (Superb Quality!)

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These live recordings of Neil Young & Crazy Horse may be old news in trader’s circles, but… they never get old. Here are some of the raw rehearsals leading up to the recording of Ragged Glory, taped at Neil’s Broken Arrow Ranch in the summer of 1990. 

Great sound quality, with a few false starts mixed in and the group’s ringing guitars lingering in the fade outs. Some actually prefer a few of these takes to the official versions, but that’s hardly worth debating. If you want to know what it’s like to hang with Neil and the boys at the ranch, this is what you need.

Ragged Glory (Recorded in April 1990 at Plywood Digital, Woodside, CA (except "Mother Earth": The Hoosier Dome) is the nineteenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, his sixth with Crazy Horse, released on September 9, 1990. It was voted album of the year in the annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll and in 2010 was selected by Rolling Stone as the 77th best album of the 1990s.

The album revisits the hard-rock style previously explored on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and Zuma. The first two tracks are songs Young and Crazy Horse originally wrote and performed live in the 1970s with "Country Home" notably being performed on their 1976 tour. 

"Farmer John" is a cover of a 60s song, written and performed by R&B duo Don and Dewey and also performed by garage band The Premiers. Young revealed that the song "Days that Used to Be" is inspired by Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages". The album features many extended guitar jams, with two songs stretching out to more than ten minutes.

The album was very well received by critics with Kurt Loder in Rolling Stone raving that it was "a monument to the spirit of the garage - to the pursuit of passion over precision" and calling it "a great one". The CD single culled from the album, "Mansion on the Hill", included the otherwise unreleased song "Don't Spook the Horse" (7:36).

"F*!#in' Up" (pronounced "Fuckin' Up") is frequently covered by Pearl Jam live  and was performed by Bush in their headlining set at Woodstock 1999. Toronto-based band Constantines recorded a version of "F*!#in' Up" in Winnipeg, which surfaced as the b-side to their "Our Age" 7" in November 2008. 

Scottish heavy metal band The Almighty recorded the song and included it as a B-side (with an uncensored title) to their "Out of Season" single in 1992. An outtake from the sessions for the album, "Interstate," was released on the vinyl version of the 1996 album Broken Arrow and on the CD single for the track "Big Time."

Having re-established his reputation with the musically varied, lyrically enraged Freedom, Neil Young returned to being the lead guitarist of Crazy Horse for the musically homogenous, lyrically hopeful Ragged Glory. The album's dominant sound was made by Young's noisy guitar, which bordered on and sometimes slipped over into distortion, while Crazy Horse kept up the songs' bright tempos. 

Despite the volume, the tunes were catchy, with strong melodies and good choruses, and they were given over to love, humor, and warm reminiscence. They were also platforms for often extended guitar excursions: "Love to Burn" and "Love and Only Love" ran over ten minutes each, and the album as a whole lasted nearly 63 minutes with only ten songs. 

Much about the record had a retrospective feel -- the first two tracks, "Country Home" and "White Line," were newly recorded versions of songs Young had played with Crazy Horse but never released in the '70s; "Mansion on the Hill," the album's most accessible track, celebrated a place where "psychedelic music fills the air" and "peace and love live there still"; 

there was a cover of the Premiers' garage rock oldie "Farmer John"; and "Days That Used to Be," in addition to its backward-looking theme, borrowed the melody from Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" (by way of the Byrds' arrangement), while "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" was the folk standard "The Water Is Wide" with new, environmentally aware lyrics. Young was not generally known as an artist who evoked the past this much, but if he could extend his creative rebirth with music this exhilarating, no one was likely to complain.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Ranch Rehearsals. Recorded at Broken Arrow Ranch June thru July, 1990

Personnel
♫♪ Neil Young - guitar, vocals
♫♪ Frank Sampedro - guitar, vocals
♫♪ Billy Talbot - bass guitar, vocals
♫♪ Ralph Molina - drums, vocals

01. Mansion On The Hill - 09.02
02. White Line (1) - 03.37
03. White Line (2) - 00.59
04. Love To Burn (1) - 03.40
05. Love To Burn (false start) - 00.18
06. Love To Burn (2) - 09.50
07. The Days That Used To Be - 04.47
08. Love And Only Love - 09.56

Bonus Tracks (the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium April 1, 1990)
09. Everything's Broken - 04.15
10. Pocahontas - 04.07
11. Crime In The City - 07.39
12. After The Gold Rush - 04.20
13. The Needle And The Damage Done - 02.09
14. No More - 04.54

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A Favourite Band: Sweet Heat - Demos (Retro-Rock US 2016)

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The story of Sweet Heat begins in 2015 with the demise of Rhode Island-based doom traditionalists Balam. With some impressive local momentum behind them, Balam released their Days of Old full-length early last year, and by the time 2016 rolled around, the band was done. Sort of. Vocalist Alexander Blackhound, guitarist Jonny Sage, bassist Nicholas Arruda and drummer Zigmond Coffey — four-fifths of Balam‘s lineup — were quick to regroup under the banner of Sweet Heat (also sometimes preceded by a “the”) and set to writing new material. And while one might be tempted to think of the new band simply as an extension of the old, the adoption of a different moniker is very clearly a purposeful move on their part.

They may be the same players, but the ground they’re exploring on Sweet Heat‘s four-song debut demo, aptly-titled Demo or Sweet Heat Demo, differs greatly from the darkened and moody tonality of the prior outfit. Of course, they’re just starting out, so where they might end up after these 18 minutes remains to be seen — they may well return to the dark side — but as a debut offering, Sweet Heat‘s first skillfully blends impulses out of classic heavy rock with a riffy foundation. There are some flashes of doom or at very least proto-metal on opener “Night Crawler,” but even as “The Enticer” digs into Sabbathian roll, Sage‘s guitar scorches in a manner altogether more rocking.

Likewise, “How it’s Done” seems to owe as much to Radio Moscow as Pentagram, and one can hear some residual Uncle Acid influence in the buzz and shuffle of “Night Crawler,” though Blackhound‘s vocals — his presence as a frontman was a major factor in Balam as well — assures the overall feel doesn’t come too close to anyone else. It’s a demo, of course, so basically Sweet Heat are showing off an initial batch of songs trying to encourage people to investigate further, be it at a show or their inevitable next release. But even that feeds into their aesthetic. In a day where a band doesn’t have to do anything more than slap a cover together and post it on Bandcamp, a demo easily becomes a “first EP,” but it’s telling that Sweet Heat embrace the rougher-feeling impression that even the word “demo” gives off. Cassette-ready.

And the music follows suit (though actually the release is on CD). There is a noticeable shift in production and volume between “Night Crawler” and “The Enticer,” and though the feel remains live and energetic into “How it’s Done” and the eponymous closer “Sweet Heat,” the actual sound is cleaner. On an album that might be jarring, but here it just feeds into the notion that Sweet Heat are exploring a new style and coming together as songwriters in a new way. It is laced with attitude. In the swagger of “The Enticer” and “How it’s Done,” the foursome build on the swing of “Night Crawler” and as they close out with “Sweet Heat,” they do so with classically metallic defiance: fist-pumping, a pervasive self-othering, and chug. Righteous and crisply, efficiently executed.

As “Sweet Heat” moves into its chorus, “We are the ones that you fear/You don’t like us?/We don’t care/We are who we are,” the band not only once more reinforce the perspective of the Demo as a whole, but provide their first outing with its most landmark hook while showing an ability to fluidly turn from one side to another in their play between rock and metal. From Blackhound‘s convicted recitation through Coffey‘s cymbal work and Arruda holding the rhythm together under Sage‘s blazing multi-layered solo in the second half, Sweet Heat live little to wonder as to why the finale of their demo wound up being the song that took their name. I wouldn’t be surprised if, on whatever kind of offering comes next for them, the track didn’t show up again, though of course one never knows.

In any case, Sweet Heat‘s Demo more than lives up to the tasks before it in establishing the group as an entity separate from their past work together, giving listeners a glimpse of their ample chops in songwriting and performance delivery, and setting a foundation on which they can continue to build as they move forward. There isn’t much more one could ask of it on the whole than it delivers, but the punch Sweet Heat‘s first batch of material packs goes beyond “band starting out” and finds their potential all the more bolstered by the chemistry they so clearly and so rightly wanted to preserve.

01. Smoke On The Plain  05.41
02. Night Crawler  03.58
03. The Enticer  05.35
04. How Its Done  03.24
05. Sweet Heat  05.34

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dBPowerAMP Music Converter™ 17.1 Reference (72.4 MB) (16 July 2020)

dBPowerAMP Music Converter™ 17.1 Reference

For a perfect Install dbPowerAMP 17.0 with perfect settings:


01. Run: dMC-R17.1-Ref-Registered

02. Install: dBpoweramp-PerfectMeta-PowerPack

03. Most of all codec is already installed, if you need more, gor here: https://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm

04. Help with all setting, Follow: "Spoons Audio Guide": http://www.dbpoweramp.com/spoons-audio-guide.htm It will take a hour or two, but you get settings and sound for:FLAC, Wave, mp3 etc.

05. Take it slow and read the whole text before you change "Spon's" setting guide.

This is full program, no serial needed.

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Mystic Siva - "Mystic Siva" (US 1970) + Bonus Album "Under The Influence" (Superb Psychedelia US 1969-70)

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Brightly toned but still substantially heavy, the 1970 self-titled debut from Mystic Siva was recorded when the Detroit outfit were teenagers. As the liner notes tell, they were unhappy with the mix at the time, with going direct line instead of mic’ing the amps, but the reissue addresses this with a new mix direct from the original tapes, as well as a new mastering job. 

As such, what you get is heavy, organ-laced rock that’s raw stylistically but still presented with an overarching sonic clarity — a rare balance. The songs themselves, cuts like opener “Keeper of the Keys,” “Come on Closer” and the penultimate “Touch the Sky,” demonstrate a nascent but already consistent approach on the part of the band, who also rereleased their second album, Under the Influence (1970), through World in Sound in 2002. 

For those who can’t get enough of the particular vibe and low groove of the heavy ’70s, Mystic Siva should be a welcome addition to the collection, and in this version, has major label sheen and private press dirt in just the right amounts, songs like “Eyes Have Seen Me” and the swirling, lead-topped “Supernatural Mind” offering sonic space and straightforward crunch in no less a satisfying balance.

From Michigan produced an excellent psych-rock album, which comes in an amazing sleeve and is as rare as hell.Finally from the master tapes! Be blown away by the mind bending power of "Supernatural Mind" in a previously unheard clarity. 

Mystic Siva - Sealed Copy 1970 (Sold for USD 3000)

Tripped out fluid guitar and rippling keyboards envelop mystical acid lyrics. Perfection! This legendary US '60s psych monster that under the right influences will destroy your head! 

First issue of these recordings from 1969-70, packaged in a heavy duty book-like folder. "Previously unreleased recordings of Mystic Siva from Detroit, very famous in the psychedelic collector´s scene for their outstanding and rare original album (already reissued by WIS). The music here, recorded live prior to the album is taken from the mastertapes. 

The opener is an instrumental cut, followed by six diff. versions of original album tracks in very powerful style, mixed with four long acid jamming cover tunes turned into typical Siva style with pounding and hypnotic Hammond B3 organ, wailing and distorted fuzz/wah-wah guitarwork, powerful (sometimes Doors influenced) vocals and massive drums which lead you to the holy grail of psychedelic music."

It's the rebirth of Mystic Siva, who are without any doubt one of the ultimate US psychedelic underground bands from the earliest 1970s. Finally, this album is now available with a more superior sound than anyone of us could ever have expected. The original album release featured guitar overdubs on three tracks, done with the intention to give the sound more power.

 However, the band wasn't entirely happy with the result. This Lp is remastered and remixed from the original tapes, with all the original guitar parts! Indeed, this version of the Mystic Siva album sounds the way it was meant to be! The four Sivas took '60s hippie/garage/psychedelic rock music to a darker and higher level of intensity. While the slower, atmospheric tunes remind of The Doors, Jimi Hendrix or Iron Butterfly, the heavy cuts are unexpectedly crazy, mind blowing and hypnotic, with flashes of the later upcoming rural 1980's thrash punk/metal vibe. 

Now, after 43 years, these original album recordings express the challenging and inventive concept and the pure beauty of Mystic Siva's music at their best. Eleven original songs with a total running time of 46 minutes.

Mystic Siva - Mystic Siva US 1970

01. Keeper Of The Keys - 4.29
02. And When You Go - 4.56
03. Eyes Have Seen Me - 3.30
04. Come On Closer - 3.29
05. Sunshine Is Too Long - 3.19
06. Spinning A Spell - 3.31
07. Supernatural Mind - 4.21
08. Find Out Why - 5.48
09. Magic Luv - 3.30
10. Touch The Sky - 3.57
11. In A Room - 5.31

Mystic Siva - Under The Influence US 1969-70 

Unreleased gem from 1969/70 perhaps even better than the original album. Features mind melting arrangements of "Come Together", "Tobacco Road","I'm A Man" and "Black Sheep" along with 7 of the groups own compositions. Live recordings from 1969-70 in Detroit with very good stereo sound. A legendary US psych band.

01. Keep Your Head - 04.48
02. Spinning A Spell - 03.21
03. Come On Closer - 03.10
04. Super Natural Mind - 05.00
05. Come Together - 05.14
06. Magic Luv - 03.02
07. Find Out Why - 04.52
08. I´m A Man - 07.09
09. Tobacco Road - 06.48
10. Sitting In A Room - 06.06
11. Black Sheep (S.R.C.) 04.16 

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World In Sound · Mystic Siva - Supernatural Mind (from "Mystic Siva", US 1970)

Crazy Bull - The Past Is Today (Retro Hardrock US 2017) (@320)

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Bitrate: 320
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True Hard Rock from Philadelphia.
Crazy Bull is a four- piece hard rock band from Philadelphia. Musically they strive to show reverence to bands like Mountain, Pentagram, mc5 and the Scorpions, without losing a fresh approach to their songwriting. They believe in tight, crushing riffage and soloing that draws you in and splits your head in half. Crazy Bull has that classic edge in their music. The edge that makes you remember. The edge that makes you light up and smile because you just have to. The riff sets in, the drums bellow through you, the vocals make your lower half rumble and your deep in it. Bong.

Crazy Bull plays rock and roll that knows when to give you a pounding force of foot stomping riffs and and when to let you drop back in the cut and feel something. Listening to Crazy Bull gives you an attitude. It gives you a Rok bullet and says "Do what you gotta do."

I can’t think of a more apt title for the debut full-length from this Philadelphia band. As you can tell by their logo, artwork, and their music if you give them a listen, they’re going whole hog on the retro 70s rock thing, though you can still hear punk in the band’s fast tempos and high energy level. Aside from the obvious points of comparison like Annihilation Time and North Carolina’s own Mind Dweller, the band that keeps coming to mind when I listen to Crazy Bull is Sir Lord Baltimore. 

Their Kingdom Come LP is one of my favorites, and just like that album The Past Is Today is a non-stop barrage of heavy, blues-inflected rock riffage. If you aren’t familiar with Sir Lord Baltimore, Crazy Bull also have a ton of Black Sabbath in their DNA, but they don’t have any parts I’d describe as doomy. If Sabbath had an entire LP that was nothing but fast and frantic songs like “War Pigs” and “Hole in the Sky” it might sound like The Past Is Today. While some might dislike how hard Crazy Bull leans into the retro rock aesthetic if you love classic rock riffs I can’t imagine you wouldn’t love this album.

The Band
• Jim - Vocals, Guitar
• Andy - Guitar, Smoke
• Brendan - Bass
• Ryan - Drums

1. Pull You In (Left Hand Path) 03:24
02. Winding On 03:35
03. Wrapped Up In Rock 03:50
04. Gangster Of Fortune 03:27
05. Royal Vice and Ancient Scenes 05:36
06. Lay On It 03:49
07. Dyin' Anyhow 03:45
08. What It Takes To Burn 04:20
09. The Past Is Today 06:48

10. Live For The Fire [Bonus] 03:09
11. Demon By Your Side [Bonus] 04:40
12. Won't Stop Now [Demo] [Bonus] 03:51
13. Wicked Machine [Demo] [Bonus] 03:35
14. Rok Bullet [Demo] [Bonus] 02:13
15. The Inferno [Extra Unknown Bonus] 04:30

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Power - Electric Glitter Boogie (Glam Punk, Rock (Australia 2015)

Size: 81.2 MB
Bitrate: 320
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The appeal of Power is the spontaneous brilliance of live Australian hard rock music. The heat from relentless performances in greasy inner city pubs was strong in the '70s, and the debut albums of many of Australia's greatest bands are testimony to many late nights twitching and sweating it out. Troglodyte rock music and inner city Melbourne have always made sense. 

Every week there have been bands playing fast and loose. 2014 was the year Power stepped up, and immediately earned comparison to Melbourne's Coloured Balls, sharing that edge of menace in their affection for boogie rock and the same air of familiarity with aforementioned greasy confines. Power hosted their own weekly residency in this city, kicking through backyard parties and seemingly hundreds of Tote Hotel shows with the collection of songs they recorded at the right moment and turned into Electric Glitter Boogie. 

The result has the savage drive of their live sound, the bolts tightened to threadbare, and is carried by that supreme confidence and determination that allows the band to relax and let the songs happen when they need to, and to know when to kick it hard. Living in the age of power. 

The sound is raw but full, the band recorded live with minimal overdubs, and the songs continually disintegrate into white heat guitar noise before slamming back into manic amphetamine lockstep. In eight numbers, they traverse an entire history of hard rock, electric glitter boogie, thug glam, raw power punk. Strong character. Definite purpose. Something you just cannot control. 

Australia has a fine tradition of unleashing awesome punk rock combos on the world. Power is another such band, and their debut album, Electric Glitter Boogie, which is being re-released by the fine folks at In The Red, proves that they are worthy of your attention.

This trio plays grimy, down and dirty punkish rock, that would basically be in the cross section of the Venn diagram between punk, hard rock and garage rock. It’s a primal bashing. The guitar is rightly covered in muck, while the bass and drums lay down one tight and locked in groove.

The title track which opens the album is a shot of high energy mid-paced troglodyte stomp. “Serpent City” goes further down the path laid down by the opener. Not content to just rock you with a dose of high energy boogie, they throw in a couple of fast ones, “Puppy”, “Gimme Head”, and “Rainbow Man”, none of which go that much beyond the two minute mark, just to keep you honest. “Slimy’s Chains” starts outs mid-paced and the accelerates for its finish. The closing track, “Power” is a seven minute thrill ride of crunchy riffs, primal solos and pummeling grooves that will hit you right in your sweet spot.

Electric Glitter Boogie is one nasty shot of rock n roll. Just give into your base instincts and enjoy.

★ Bass: Isaac Ishadi
★ Guitar, Vocals: Nathan Williams
★ Drums: Matt Penkethman

01. Electric Glitter Boogie 04:46
02. Serpent City 05:35
03. Puppy 02:07
04. Gimme Head 02:47
05. Slimy's Chains 04:09
06. Rainbow Man 02:33
07. The Reaper 04:12
08. Power 07:12

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dBPowerAMP Music Converter™ 17.0 Reference (71.7MB) (2020)

dBPowerAMP Music Converter™ 17.0 Reference (71.7MB) (2020)

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