| Manzarek, Ray & Roy Rogers / Translucent Blues |
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| Album: | Translucent Blues | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Manzarek, Ray & Roy Rogers | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Blind Pig Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-06-12 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-14 |
| Week Ending: | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 01, 2017: | Everything A to Z - Week 85 Kick | 4. | Jul 25, 2013: | no way to say: hindenburg trajedy Greenhouse Blues | |
| 2. | Mar 29, 2015: | Emergency Crew pt 2 Blues In My Shoes | 5. | Apr 29, 2013: | no way to say New Dodge City Blues | |
| 3. | Aug 13, 2013: | Good Day Sunshine! An Organ A Guitaar And A Chicken Wing | 6. | Jan 10, 2012: | Rebop As You Leave |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2011-06-05 | ||
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Ray Manzarek (keyboardist in The Doors) and Roy Rogers (notable session slide guitarist) have teamed up for some old-school blues-rock (except the last two jazzy instrumentals). This record could have come out in the 70s or just about any decade for that matter. As you’d expect, there’s a lot of organ and a lot of slide guitar. Ray and Roy split the songwriting duties about equally, and each sings lead on his own songs. Songs # 5 and #8 are FCC no nos. 1. Funky organ, Stax-ish guitar. Lyrics sorta goofy. Sounds a bit like a novelty song. (4:28) 2. More of a rocker. On the seedy side of LA. Sounds like a decent warm-up band. (7:09) 3. Up-tempo burner. Elec piano rather than organ. Hot slide guitar work. (4:01) 4. Same description as #3 (except add a psychedelic Door-ish piano in the middle) (4:03) 5. FCC warning: “shit” and it means the stuff you flush. It’s a shame—good song. (4:49) 6. * Gets a star for variety. Both singers for a change. Mid-tempo. Good slide guitar. (6:18) 7. * Good blues rock on piano & guitar. Of the similar 2, 3, & 4, this seems the best. (4:51) 8. FCC warning: “fucking” as an adjective (4:45) 9. Bit of jazz feel on drums, piano, vox. Sorta Mose Allison. Shared writing credits. (4:56) 10. ** Traditional “baby did me wrong” blues. Vox by Roy. Real cool reverb sound on guitar. If in concert, this would be the big encore. (3:32) 11. ** Wow! Where did this come from? A lovely jazz instrumental on a blues-rock record. Real nice, slightly Latin sax solo. Also very nice work on both piano and guitar. (4:24) 12. * Up-tempo, bluesy/jazzy instrumental. Ballpark-style organ. Good extended sax solos. Good tune. Like the previous one, this would work on a jazz show. (5:42) | ||
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