Clearly, the Whitstein Brothers (who used the stage name "Whitstine") took inspiration from the Louvin Brothers when they recorded this, their debut album. Like the Louvins, they used electrified instruments and drums.Despite that, the Whitsteins sound was unique, as was their choice in repertoire. While there are familiar tunes here ("River of Jordan", "Christian Life", "Angels Rejoiced"), the Whitstein Brothers also pulled some deeper cuts from the Louvins' songbook. The exhilirating "Way Up On the Mountain"; the rollicking, technically brilliant "I Can't Say No", and the high lonesome "I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone" should delight listeners and encourage other bands to dig deep into the Louvins' catalog for material.
Even the old familiar tunes get fresh readings. "River of Jordan" benefits from a brisk tempo. "Christian Life" gets a much more convincing reading by the Whitsteins. "Where Will You Build", which will be familiar to bluegrass fans -- both Paul Williams and the Cherryholmes have recorded it -- makes a most welcome appearance here.
With "Sing Gospel Songs of the Louvins", the Whitstein Brothers brought a fresh, new sound to the brother duet, and recorded an album that stands the test of time. (Allmusic)
Just as the Louvin Brothers worshipped older brother duos like the Delmores and the Bolicks (Blue Sky Boys), Robert and Charles Whitstein adored the work of Charlie and Ira Louvin. The Whitsteins found mainstream country success elusive for them in 1960s Nashville and so returned to their home state of Louisiana to record their debut album in 1969. Financed completely by their father Roy, the duo pressed a mere 500 copies of this tribute to their heroes (sold mostly at their church concerts), and when they reemerged 15 years later on Rounder, this long out-of-print album (originally credited to their Whitstine stage name) became of interest to their new fans. While the pair would develop a more unique style as they got older, this time capsule replicates the Louvin sound to a tee. --Marc Greilsamer
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01 Way Up On The Mountain 02 River Of Jordan 03 The Angels Rejoiced Last Night 04 Satan and The Saint 05 Jesus Is Whispering Now 06 The Family Who Prays 07 Where Will You Build 08 I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone 09 I Can't Say No 10 The Christian Life
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THE WHITSTEIN BROTHERS "Sing Gospel Songs of the Louvins"
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THE AEROVONS - Resurrection (1969) @320
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This CD, recorded in 1969 and just released, is a lot of fun for serious Beatles fans. Tom Hartman of the Aerovons didn't just create a 'beatlesque' album, but nails the Beatles perfectly (and at the age of 17!). It's fun to listen to each song and try to figure on which Beatles album from Rubber Soul to Abbey Road it would be most at home. Some melodic moments may seem familiar, indeed, the least successful are 'Resurrection' and 'Hey Georgia', which come a little too close to their sources. But if all this album had to offer was derivitive gimmicks then it wouldn't have been in my CD Player every day for the last month. The sound, production and catchiness of the other tunes are wonderful and remind you of what was great about that era of music. It's criminal that this album has sat on a shelf for all these years. In the early 70's critics tried to hype other Beatles sounding groups like Badfinger, Blue Ash, Raspberries and Big Star, among others. The bottom line for me is that the Aerovons album in terms of sound, performance, production values and songs beat all of those band's first albums. Listen to this CD three times and you'll be humming and singing along with it. Oh, and 'World Of You' is indeed a pop masterpiece that even the Beatles would have been proud to call their own. (Eric Basch, Ugly Things)
The dozen songs that would have been on the Aerovons' album had it come out (though a couple of the songs did come out on a 1969 single) form the core of this release, Resurrection,the U.K. bonus edition also tacks on four bonus tracks. the Aerovons' unusual story -- a band from the American Midwest recording in Abbey Road in 1969, led and produced by their 17-year-old singer-songwriter -- might be the main reason there was interest in excavating these sessions, but this CD is not a mere curio. It's quite respectable late-'60s Beatles-style pop/rock, if a little green around the edges and pretty derivative. In fact, in a couple of spots it's downright imitative, with "Say Georgia" taking licks from "Oh! Darling," and "Resurrection" itself lifting from "Across the Universe." (Neither of those songs had yet been released by the Beatles at the time of the sessions, but the group heard them by virtue of working in Abbey Road.) Fortunately, those are the only blatant cops, though Beatles comparisons abound throughout, particularly in the Paul McCartney-esque piano-playing. Songs like "With Her" and "The Years" recall the acoustic outings of both John Lennon and Paul McCartney on The White Album, while "Bessie Goodheart" uses McCartney's more vaudevillian Sgt. Pepper-era outings as an obvious launching pad, and "Something of Yours" brings to mind "Michelle." To this list you could also add the very Lennon-esque echo on the vocal of "The Children." the Aerovons leaned more toward wistful and sadness-tinged moods than the Beatles did, though. One of the best tracks, "World of You," brings out that quality very well, recalling the better late-'60s orchestrated Bee Gees opuses. The bonus tracks include both sides of a non-LP 1969 single ("The Train," their poppiest number, which echoes both the Hollies and the Bee Gees), the outtake "Here" (very much like McCartney's piano ballads), and a demo of "World of You.”(Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)
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THREE DOG NIGHT - Naturally (1970) [2013 Japan SHM-CD 2013 UICY-75566] @320
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Three Dog Night kept up its reputation for putting other artists' songs on the charts with Naturally, one of the group's finest offerings. With Hutton, Wells, and Negron sounding amazingly tight and fluid, they took their soft rock dynamics and mixed them with an abundance of hooks and harmonies to produce three Top 20 singles, eventually earning the band a gold disk. The fresh-sounding "One Man Band" hit number 19 in December of 1970, followed by Three Dog Night's most acclaimed tune, the Hoyt Axton-penned "Joy to the World," which spent six straight weeks at number one, and Russ Ballard's "Liar," which peaked at the number seven spot only four months later. But Naturally's energy stretches far beyond the album's hits, mainly because Three Dog Night managed to carry the spirited groove and boundless, unconfined feeling of the late '60s into the next decade with most of the songs on this album. The peace-and-love aura of past hits like "Eli's Coming" and "Easy to Be Hard" shows up in tracks like "Sunlight" and "Heavy Church," while the remaining cuts are just as forceful, utilizing the trio's bare vocal power to produce some rather eloquent yet intoxicating music. With the help of Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards and Mike Allsup's guitar work, songs like "I Can't Get Enough of It," "Fire Eater," and "I've Got Enough Heartache" keep the album's liveliness afloat by lending some carpeted instrumentation to the front-and-center vocals. The rest of the album is often disregarded because of the strength of Naturally's hits, when in fact this is one of Three Dog Night's most well-rounded contributions. (Allmusic)
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BONUS 6 OF 6
BILLY BOY ARNOLD - Chicago Blues from Islington Mews (1977) @320
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Classic 1977 London Sessions featuring Billy Boy Arnold w/ The Groundhogs.
It happened during the autumn in London in 1977. Billy Boy was touring Europe and entrepreneur Peter Shertser came up with the idea that Billy Boy should record an album with The Groundhogs at Pathway Studios, North London. Billy Boy gelled immediately with the white boy's blues rock of The Groundhogs and jammed with the band until they were tight and ready to record the album.
And what an album with Billy Boy's singing and harmonica and Tony S McPhee's slide technique and outstanding licks. As one reviewer said back in1979 "Briefly and simply, this album contains some of the best blues of the 70's and some of Billy Boy Arnold's best music ever." (Blues World)
This album is mind-blowing!
Music mogul Peter Shertser brought the young blues singer together with the Groundhogs and the result is fabulous.
Arnold's soulful vocals are greatly complemented by the Groundhogs tight sound and McPhee's wonderful slide guitar. Some numbers are slower, others verge on Rhythm 'n' Blues.
The sleeve notes say that this is one of the best blues albums of the seventies and frankly, who am I to argue or dispute that claim? It is blindingly good! (Living Blues)
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chicago-Blues-From-Islington-Mews/dp/B00C3VMO12
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Thanks for The Whitstein Brothers, Gyro. These guys weren't a couple of Southern California suburban kids trying their hand at gospel music but deep rural Louisiana farm boys and their voices show it. I'm glad you've posted this and I hope many others are too.
thank you! much appreciated
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Thanks for all these beautiful albums.
Would somebody tell me the name of one or two good albums of The Louvin Brothers ? I'd like to go on with this discovery.Thanks.
LittleJack
Anybody have the new Dylan, Complete Basement Tapes? Many thanks in advance!!
@LittleJack
Monday ''Louvin Brothers - Eight Clasic Albums''
@Jillem
thanks a lot, I don't know anything in this style of music.
LittleJack
Close harmony, great stuff. Thanks.
Gorgeous brother harmonies and playing; thanks for yet another introduction to music that somehow escaped by attention up to now!
Thanks again.
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