Mike Flanigin - The Drifter

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:10
Size: 80.5 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:53] 1. The Devil Beats His Wife
[3:10] 2. Fit To Be Tied (Feat Alejandro Escovedo)
[6:34] 3. The Drifter (Feat Billy Gibbons)
[3:29] 4. All Nite Long (Feat Jimmie Vaughan)
[1:14] 5. From The Dust (Feat Stephen Barber & Tosca)
[3:18] 6. Nina (Feat Kat Edmonson)
[4:23] 7. Stop The World (Feat Gary Clark Jr)
[5:16] 8. Tryin' To Make Mywy Back Home (Feat Rev. Gaen West)
[2:07] 9. One Little Heart (Feat Kat Edmonson)
[0:43] 10. This Life

After years as Austin's go-to Hammond B-3 organist not named Ian McLagan, Mike Flanigin opened his address book, called some friends, and booked studio time. He'd already written the songs, tailoring each one to the talents of his collaborators. The results culminate in the most delightfully schizophrenic release of 2015 thus far. You'd be excused for thinking this a jazz exercise from the Sun Ra-esque opener, "The Devil Beats His Wife." Then "Fit to Be Tied," a rampaging Rolling Stones-meets-New York Dolls rocker, uncorks brutal guitars and a snotty Alejandro Escovedo vocal. Third track in, the familiarly gruff, smoky voice of Billy F. Gibbons begins intoning a spoken-word intro over plucked guitar, kickstarting the album's only cover, the late Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's title track. And this is merely the first 15 minutes! Then follows a shuffle tailor-made for Jimmie Vaughan ("Roll All Night Long"), Gary Clark Jr. channeling Dobie Gray ("Stop the World"), and Kat Edmonson chanteusing two tracks, the string-laden "Nina" being especially beautiful. The Drifter – diverse, wonderful, rich. ~Tim Stegall

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Muddy Waters 100 - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:08
Size: 121.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Got My Mojo Workin' (Feat. Shemekia Copeland)
[3:51] 2. Still A Fool (Feat. Derek Trucks)
[3:26] 3. I Be's Troubled (Feat. Bob Margolin)
[3:06] 4. I'm Ready (Feat. Johnny Winter)
[4:38] 5. Mannish Boy
[3:13] 6. Rosalie
[3:23] 7. Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You
[3:23] 8. Good News (Feat. James Cotton)
[2:54] 9. Trouble No More (Feat. Billy Branch)
[4:36] 10. She Moves Me
[3:01] 11. Can't Get No Grindin' (Feat. Billy Branch)
[3:46] 12. Forty Days And Forty Nights (Feat. Gary Clark Jr)
[3:16] 13. Last Time I Fool Around With (Feat. Keb Mo)
[3:12] 14. I Feel So Good (Feat. James Cotton)
[3:03] 15. Feel Like Going Home

Featuring John Primer, Billy Branch, Gary Clark Jr., Shemekia Copeland, James Cotton, Bob Margolin, Keb’ Mo’, Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, with Vincent Bucher, Leanne Faine, Tim Gant, Khari Parker, James Teague, Steve Gibons, Keith Henderson and the Living History Band: Matthew Skoller, Billy Flynn, Johnny Iguana, Felton Crews, Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith. This album is defined by the seminal and incalculable influence that Muddy's music has had on all popular forms of American music, an influence that would revolutionize music around the world.

Country blues were Muddy’s roots and remained at his core, but through the force of his artistry he transformed them. With electricity, volume, the weaving of bass and guitar lines with piano, harmonica and drums, he created the ensemble sound and subsequently the template for future Rock and Pop groups. His music’s raw power and energy, plus his attitude and magnetism—Muddy was the prototype for the iconic Rock‘n Roll star—are still the major ingredients that inspire the popular music we listen to today.

From the 1940s through the 1950s, Muddy’s blues were evolving. This evolution and innovation are the guiding principles and driving force of MUDDY WATERS 100. This tribute reflects a deep respect for tradition—with the participation of alumni of Muddy Waters' groups—and also puts an emphasis on the future of the blues through the participation of pre-eminent contemporary artists who have embraced this music and given it its future.

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