Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record (Deluxe Edition)

Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 181.4 MB
Time: 78:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, Rock, Soul
Art: Front

01. My Criminal Record (4:10)
02. Shutting Down Our Town (4:44)
03. I'm In A Bad Mood (4:09)
04. Stolen Car (The Road's On Fire) Pt. I (5:20)
05. My Demon (God Help Me) (5:55)
06. Working Class Hero (3:57)
07. Belvedere And Cigarettes (4:16)
08. I Won't Let You Down (4:51)
09. Stargazer (5:25)
10. Money And Class (4:55)
11. Stolen Car (The Road's On Fire) Pt. II (3:43)
12. If Time Is On My Side (4:13)
13. Tougher Than The Rest (5:16)
14. Reckless Beauty (3:52)
15. Waitin' On A Plane (4:18)
16. Tougher Than The Rest (Alternate Mix) (5:35)
17. I'm In A Bad Mood (Bob Clearmountain Mix) (3:56)

Arriving on the heels of two best-selling memoirs, Jimmy Barnes’ 17th solo album continues that unflinching self-examination. Personally as well as musically: The Aussie icon reconnects with his hard-hitting past—including his Cold Chisel collaborator Don Walker, who co-wrote half the songs here—for a robust bout of dark and stormy heartland rock. Written for Barnes by country star Troy Cassar-Daley, the lead single “Shutting Down Our Town” is a swaggering blue-collar lament, while “My Demon (God Help Me)” finds his grainy, full-bodied singing at its fieriest as a rusty-sounding slide guitar hammers home the mournful message.

Recording with his regular live band, including You Am I guitarist Davey Lane, Barnes mixes up his surrounds as well, from the stately piano that opens “Belvedere and Cigarettes” to the two distinct versions of “Stolen Car (The Road’s on Fire).” Barnesy's raw, ringing voice is in top form, ranging from throaty country singing on a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Tougher Than the Rest” to earthier blues and gospel tones elsewhere. But the biggest surprise has to be the gritty dirge-style treatment of John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero,” including an ominous martial drumroll.

My Criminal Record

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Jimmy Barnes - The Rhythm And The Blues

Year: 2009
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:10
Size: 91,0 MB
Styles: R&B, rock & roll
Scans: Full

1. Red Hot (2:32)
2. That's Right (2:31)
3. Hallelujah (I Love Her So) (2:37)
4. That's How It Is (When You're In Love) (3:20)
5. Keep A Knockin' (2:22)
6. Reconsider Me (4:17)
7. Shake Rattle And Roll (3:13)
8. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (2:39)
9. A Fool In Love (3:47)
10. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (2:59)
11. I Was Made To Love Her (2:49)
12. Young Blood (2:18)
13. My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:40)

No one can craft a tribute album quite like Jimmy Barnes. It’s a musical treat that comes along every decade or so and one that always hits the spot with his many fans. The good news is the stars have aligned and Barnes has again paid tribute to the pioneers of modern music – this time he’s dug a little deeper into the music vaults and rediscovered The Rhythm And The Blues.

Think Little Richard. Think Ray Charles. Think Billy Lee Riley, Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley and Otis Clay… getting the picture? If you can’t see it, you should be feeling it by now, something Barnes certainly did given the powerful result of this project. Largely a brand of ever-evolving music from the 1950s, and which Barnes says is a "prequel to the Soul albums", he’s aptly titled this record "The Rhythm And The Blues". It swings, is chock-full of killer grooves, rocks infectiously and has a couple of spellbinding ballads thrown in for good measure. Icing the cake are bedazzling horn arrangements and old-school backing vocals that only lend the album an alluring, old-fashioned charm.

The line-up of the songs alone is enough to make you stand to attention. One listen and you will be moving like you’ve been transported back to a 1950s high school dance in a local town hall. It’s a snapshot of the time and covers so many music styles, including the irresistible rockin’ groove of Billy Lee Riley’s classic "Red Hot", Little Richard’s rollicking "Keep A Knockin’", the swing, jump and jive of Chris Powell’s "That’s Right" and the mesmerising falsetto of Johnny Adams’ "Reconsider Me".

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