Manzarek, Ray & Roy Rogers / Translucent Blues
Album: | Translucent Blues | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Manzarek, Ray & Roy Rogers | Added: | May 2011 | |
Label: | Blind Pig Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2011-06-12 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-14 |
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Week Ending: | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 |
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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 |
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2. | Mar 29, 2015: | Emergency Crew pt 2
Blues In My Shoes |
5. | Apr 29, 2013: | no way to say
New Dodge City Blues |
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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
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2011-06-05
Reviewed 2011-06-05
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)
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)
Track Listing
1. | Hurricane | 7. | Blues In My Shoes | |||
2. | River Of Madness | 8. | New Dodge City Blues | |||
3. | Game Of Skill | 9. | Greenhouse Blues | |||
4. | Fives And Ones | 10. | Those Hits Just Keep On Comin' | |||
5. | Kick | 11. | As You Leave | |||
6. | Tension | 12. | An Organ A Guitaar And A Chicken Wing |