Band of Horses discography [2004-2016]

 

Emerging in 2004 with a blend of woodsy midtempo rock and reverb-laden vocals, Band of Horses gained an audience in their native Northwest before Everything All the Time made them indie rock darlings. Multi-instrumentalists Ben Bridwell and Mat Brooke founded the group after an eight-year run with Carissa's Wierd, and an early concert alongside future labelmates Iron & Wine caught the attention of Sub Pop Records. Sub Pop signed Band of Horses in 2005 and reissued their self-released EP later that year, while the band retreated to the studio to record its full-length debut. Everything All the Time appeared in March 2006 and was warmly received; however, Brooke did not tour in support of the album and had officially left the group by July, choosing instead to devote his time to another Sub Pop act, Grand Archives. Bridwell soldiered on with now-permanent bandmates Rob Hampton (bass) and Creighton Barrett (drums), playing stateside shows and touring Europe in support of the band's debut.

The bandmembers returned to the States and relocated to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina to be closer to their families. Soon after, Band of Horses entered the studio with producer Phil Ek (who also helmed Everything All the Time) to record their second album. Cease to Begin was released in October 2007 to extremely warm reviews; it also peaked at number 35 on the Billboard charts, giving the band a taste of commercial success as well as critical approval. Although Band of Horses spent most of the following two years on the road, they also found time to return to the recording studio, where they began working on a third album in 2009.

This time, the band's five members all contributed to the songwriting process, making Infinite Arms a collaborative effort between Bridwell, Barrett, and new members Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey, and Bill Reynolds. The album hit shelves in mid-2010, marking the band's first effort for Columbia Records and earning a Grammy for its country-rock sound. Preferring to take a more grounded approach on their fourth long-player, the group tapped legendary producer Glyn Johns (the Rolling Stones, the Who), who helped to rein in some of the group's more experimental tendencies by insisting on a more intimate live approach. The resulting Mirage Rock, which was preceded by the single "Knock, Knock," arrived in September 2012. Early 2014 saw the release of the live album Acoustic at the Ryman, a compilation of tracks recorded in a stripped-down fashion during a two-night stint in the spring of 2013 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

While working on material for their fifth studio album, Bridwell teamed with fellow Columbia, South Carolina native Sam Beam of Iron & Wine to release a covers album titled Sing Into My Mouth in 2015. The record featured common song influences from the likes of Talking Heads, John Cale, and Sade. In the spring of 2016, Band of Horses debuted a new single, "Casual Party," from their forthcoming fifth studio LP, Why Are You OK? Released in June of that year via Interscope and Rick Rubin's American Recordings, the album was co-produced by Grandaddy's Jason Lytle with Rubin acting as executive producer. 

Band Of Horses.2004- Unreleased Demo Disc

Band Of Horses.2005- Band Of Horses Tour EP

Band Of Horses.2006- Everything All The Time

Band Of Horses.2007- Cease to Begin

Band Of Horses.2010- Infinite Arms

Band Of Horses.2012 -Mirage Rock

Band Of Horses.2014 -Acoustic at the Ryman

Band Of Horses.2016 -Why Are You OK

Geezer Butler - Manipulations of the Mind: The Complete Collection (4 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 Collected together for the first time, ‘Manipulations Of The Mind – The Complete Collection’, assembles the entire solo works of founding Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler across four CDs.

Featuring the albums ‘Plastic Planet’ (1995), ‘Black Science’ (1997), and ‘Ohmwork’ (2005), with a bonus 4th disc of rare and largely unreleased material, ‘Manipulations Of The Mind’ shines the spotlight on a creative force who, as chief master of the heavy metal originators heavyweight bottom-end and the lyrics that gave voice to the monolithic riffs, didn’t rest on his laurels and created three solo albums of forward-thinking new music throughout those years.  

The 4th bonus disc is a treasure trove of unreleased demos, studio outtakes, single edits and three live tracks captured at the Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI, February 1996, alongside the song ‘Beach Skeleton’, only previously heard on the Japanese edition of ‘Black Science’. 

 

Bruce Hornsby - Intersections (1985–2005) [4 CD, 2006/FLAC]

 

Bruce Hornsby's Intersections (1985–2005) is a 4 CD retrospective boxed set. The tracks are a mixture of previously unreleased live recordings, unreleased studio recordings, and album cuts. The boxed set's title emphasizes the large number of musical collaborations Hornsby has embarked upon during his career, as evidenced by the list of collaborators below.

The discs are thematically broken into three categories: "Top 90 Time," "Solo Piano, Tribute Records, Country-Bluegrass, Movie Scores," and "By Request (Favorites and Best Songs)" (two CDs). A full third of the music is previously unreleased; many familiar tracks are presented as unreleased live versions rather than the original studio recordings, and the majority of the remaining tracks are from single b-sides, collaborations and/or tribute albums and movie soundtracks.

Bob Weir & RatDog - 2014 tour (27 shows)

 

RatDog was created by Bob Weir in 1995 as a side project for when the Grateful Dead were not on tour. However, following the death of Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia, Ratdog became Weir’s main project and touring band. Originally fashioned as a blues band, it quickly evolved into a fusion of rock, blues, and jazz. The touring catalog includes rock and blues classics influential to Weir, Ratdog originals, and plenty of Grateful Dead tunes. 

Bob Weir reunited RatDog in 2014 for the first full tour since 2009.

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140214 Upper Darby, PA

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140215 Upper Darby, PA

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140217 Lincoln Theatre, Washington DC

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140218 Washington, DC

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140220 Montclair, NJ

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140221 Westbury, NY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140222 Westbury, NY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140224 Boston, MA

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140225 Boston, MA

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140226 Portland, ME

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140301 Port Chester, NY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140302 Port Chester, NY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140304 Buffalo, NY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140307 Chicago, IL

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140308 Milwaukee, WI

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140311 Indianapolis, IN

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140312 Louisville, KY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140315 Nashville, TN

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140316 Atlanta, GA

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140606 Hunter Mountain, NY

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140607 Hyannis, MA

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140608 Asbury Park, NJ

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140612 Madison, WI

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140613 Minneapolis, MN

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140614 Kansas City, MO

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140711 Morrison, CO

Bob Weir & RatDog-20140712 Denver, CO

Chris Hillman discography [1974-2017]

 

Along with frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman was the key figure in the development of country-rock, virtually defining the genre through his seminal work with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Hillman was born on December 4, 1944, in Los Angeles, where he grew up listening to Spade Cooley and Cliffie Stone and taught himself to play guitar. In 1961, he and a pair of high school friends formed the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers and cut an album; a year later, he joined the Golden Gate Boys, a bluegrass band featuring Vern Gosdin. In honor of their new vocalist's prowess on the mandolin, the group renamed itself the Hillmen; after recording a self-titled LP with producer Jim Dickson, they broke up in 1963...