Nine Below Zero - Chilled

Size: 384 MB
Time: 52:36
File: Flac
Released: 2002
Styles: Blues n' Rock
Art: Front

1. I Should Have Left It Up To You (5:20)
2. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight (5:00)
3. Spanish Harlem (2:55)
4. Why Can't We Be Want We Want To Be (3:10)
5. Egg On My Face (3:35)
6. You Don't Love Me (2:42)
7. Loaded Gun (4:38)
8. Ballad Of Dombovar (3:29)
9. White Boys Lost In The Blues (5:20)
10. Bring It On Love To Me (4:41)
11. How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You ) (2:58)
12. One Foot In Heaven, One Foot In Hell (4:26)
13. Helen (4:16)

Nine Below Zero are an English rock band who have a cult following throughout Europe. They became popular during the period 1980–1982 and are still performing currently throughout the UK, Scandinavia and Europe as of 2025.

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Nine Below Zero - DenMark: The Definitive Nine Below Zero Acoustic Collection

Size: 210 MB
Time: 1:28:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Acoustic Blues
Art: Front & Back

CD 1: Den
01. The Story Of Nathan John (3:40)
02. What's Going On (3:48)
03. You Made Your Bed (So You Better Lie In It) (2:11)
04. Ice Cream Man (3:17)
05. Spanish Harlem (2:55)
06. Sail Away (4:40)
07. Kiddio (3:23)
08. Drinking Champagne (3:28)
09. White Boys Lost In The Blues (5:23)
10. The Ballard Of Dombovar (3:31)
11. Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You (2:33)
12. Bring It On Home (4:46)
13. Harmonica For Jnr Harmonica For J And R (1:17)

CD 2: Mark
01. Sunny (3:14)
02. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight (5:07)
03. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (2:06)
04. Carmelita (5:09)
05. Stone Fox Chase (3:04)
06. She's A Loaded Gun (4:26)
07. Helen (4:16)
08. Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets (3:41)
09. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (2:32)
10. Amazing Grace (2:13)
11. Born And Living With The Blues (3:31)
12. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (2:54)
13. Denmark (1:22)

DenMark, a brand-new 2-CD album is the definitive Nine Below Zero acoustic collection, featuring 26 new songs, 13 new tracks, and another 13 some of which you may know already from the Duo and Chilled albums - but to make these special for the DenMark album, these songs have been reworked, production added and subtracted, and a new mix & master! This album really does feature Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham's finest acoustic offerings, with the new recordings capturing them at their expressive best.
This album really does feature Dennis and Mark's finest acoustic offerings, with the new recordings capturing them at their expressive best.

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~Bruce Eder

DenMark: The Definitive Nine Below Zero Acoustic Collection MP3
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Nine Below Zero - Back In The Day

Size: 302 MB
Time: 44:35
File: Flac
Released: 2022
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front, tray

1. Rock Me Baby (3:02)
2. Temperature (2:38)
3. Sugar Mama (3:52)
4. Walkin' Blues (2:33)
5. Last Night (4:46)
6. I Wanna Be Loved (1:50)
7. Pack Fair and Square (1:56)
8. Hoochie Coochie Man (4:07)
9. When My Baby Left Me (2:05)
10. It's Hard Going Up (But Twice As Hard Coming Down) (3:59)
11. Juke (1:38)
12. Route 66 (2:07)
13. Rocket 88 (2:53)
14. Dr Brown (2:03)
15. Watch Yourself (2:18)
16. Going Down (2:43)

Four boys from South London playing exciting Chicago Rhythm and Blues decided to go in the studio for the first time on March 11th 1979, to see how they sounded on tape. Six months later, they had changed their name to Nine Below Zero and signed to A&M Records. Nearly 45 years later they are one of the top Blues Artists producing new material on their own label, Zed Records, and touring around the world. Hear how it all started Back In The Day. Recorded 11th March 1979 Released Saturday 23rd July 2022 on limited edition CD and now on vinyl. Available exclusively via our website and at our shows.

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Nine Below Zero - Give Me No Lip Child

Size: 125.6 MB
Time: 53:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Checkin' Up On My Baby (3:11)
02. So Cold (3:41)
03. Nine Below Zero (3:47)
04. Give Me No Lip Child (2:33)
05. She's All The Rage (2:40)
06. Hip Shake (2:52)
07. The Love You Bring (4:26)
08. Troubled Life (8:00)
09. You Know This (3:23)
10. Line Of Least Resistance (6:54)
11. Hand To Mouth (4:59)
12. Crawl 'n' Shake (3:31)
13. On The Road Again (3:34)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~Bruce Eder

Give Me No Lip Child MP3
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Nine Below Zero - Live In London

Size: 132.7 MB
Time: 56:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Homework (2:30)
02. You Gotta Walk It Off (3:01)
03. Doghouse (2:17)
04. Three Times Enough (2:13)
05. Twenty Yards Behind (2:32)
06. I Can't Help Myself (2:41)
07. Treat Her Right (2:21)
08. Ridin' On The L&N (4:38)
09. Stop Your Naggin' (2:21)
10. I Can't Quit You Baby (7:59)
11. Rockin' Robin (3:06)
12. Can I Get A Witness (2:15)
13. Hoochi Coochi Coo (2:19)
14. Is That You (2:23)
15. Keep A Knockin' (5:35)
16. Liquor Lover (3:12)
17. Three Times Enough (2:06)
18. One Way Street (3:01)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~Bruce Eder

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Nine Below Zero - Off The Hook

Size: 95.9 MB
Time: 40:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Soft Touch (3:49)
02. Bad Town (3:32)
03. Work Shy (3:37)
04. Down In The Dirt Again (3:45)
05. Jump Back Baby (3:54)
06. She Gives Me The Shakes (3:38)
07. Satellite Blues (3:31)
08. Fire Down Below (4:00)
09. Blue Moon Fever (3:50)
10. Another Kinda Love (4:21)
11. Goodbye Cherry Red (2:48)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~Bruce Eder

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Nine Below Zero - Special Tour Album 93

Size: 86.0 MB
Time: 36:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front & Back

01. Burn Love (3:43)
02. Hangman In The Sand (3:44)
03. Soft Touch (3:50)
04. Bad Town (3:35)
05. Down In The Dirt Again (3:46)
06. Thieves In The Night (3:21)
07. Bleeding Heart (4:34)
08. On The Road Again (5:09)
09. Sweet Little Contessa (2:51)
10. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (2:09)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~Bruce Eder

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Nine Below Zero - Live At Rockpalast 1981 & 1996

Size: 138,8 MB
Time: 59:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Don't Point Your Finger At The Guitar Man (Live, 1981, Loreley) (3:01)
02. Homework (Live, 1981, Loreley) (2:34)
03. True Love Is A Crime (Live, 1981, Loreley) (3:24)
04. Ridin' On The L+N (Live, 1981, Loreley) (4:25)
05. Helen (Live, 1981, Loreley) (3:11)
06. Sugar Beat (Live, 1981, Loreley) (4:02)
07. Sugar Mama (Live, 1981, Loreley) (5:09)
08. Rockin' Robin (Live, 1981, Loreley) (3:29)
09. Treat Her Right (Live, 1981, Loreley) (2:26)
10. You Can't Please All The People All The Time (Live, 1981, Loreley) (7:16)
11. Why Don't You Try Me (Live, 1981, Loreley) (3:29)
12. Three Times Enough (Live, 1981, Loreley) (2:07)
13. One Way Street (Live, 1981, Loreley) (8:11)
14. Pack Fair And Square (Live, 1981, Loreley) (2:07)
15. Can't Say Yes Can't Say No (Live, 1981, Loreley) (4:23)

Size: 215,3 MB
Time: 92:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. It's Nothing New (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 3:24)
02. Soft Touch (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 4:49)
03. On The Road Again (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 7:36)
04. Ridin' On The L & N' (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 4:59)
05. Tattoo'd Lady (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 4:55)
06. Messin'with The Kid (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 3:43)
07. I Wanna Be Loved (But Only By You) (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 2:28)
08. The Loop (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 3:17)
09. See See Baby (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 5:00)
10. Off The Handle (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 8:59)
11. Laundromat (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 4:15)
12. Let's Work Together (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 4:41)
13. Don't Start Me Talkin' (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 5:34)
14. Tore Up Over You (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 3:44)
15. Boogie / Bullfrog Blues (Live, 1996, Loreley) (12:01)
16. I'll Admit You're Gone (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 4:38)
17. The Mountain Road (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 5:16)
18. Tico Tico (Live, 1996, Loreley) ( 3:08)

For two times the British blues rock institution NINE BELOW ZERO has been guest at the 'Rockpalast' in Germany. On August 19th 1981 the band played at the 'Test Concert' for the '1st Rockpalast Open-Air Festival' on the famous Loreley rock in St. Goarshausen, Germany. Besides NBZ, bands like The Outlaws, 38 Special and Thin Lizzy were on stage either. The four blues rockers from South-London opened the festival in the afternoon, in the evening they already took the plane back to England to play the Reading festival the very next day.

15 years later, on June 23rd 1996, NBZ returned to the Loreley rock. The line-up for that evening included the Southern rockers of Molly Hatchet and Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Band and the Muddy Waters Tribute Blues Band. The day before David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Placebo and Pulp had already rocked the stage, a place teeming with history, tradition, legend and myths.

NBZ travelled with Donal Gallagher, the brother and former manager of Rory Gallagher, to the festival.

NBZ were announced as the 'Band Of Friends' to give a tribute concert in honor of the Irish blues rock legend, who died the year before, because almost exactly on the day of the event, Rory's death anniversary was celebrated for the first time. NINE BELWO ZERO, this time with Dennis Greaves, Brendan O'Neill, Gerry McAvoy and Billy Boy, brought along their former singer and harmonica player Mark Feltham to the Loreley as well as ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, Robbie McIntosh from the Pretenders, Lou Martin, Rory's sideman in the 1970s, Paul Rose and the Irish folk band De Dannan. The 'Band Of Friends' aka NINE BELOW ZERO kicked the night off with some of their own set like 'Soft Touch' or 'It's Nothin' New' and then bringing their guests on to play some of Rory's favourite Blues classics songs as well as material from his own catalogue such as 'Tattoo'd Lady', 'Laundromat', 'Bullfrog Blues' or 'Messin' With The Kid'.

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Nine Below Zero - Avalanche

Size: 107,2 MB
Time: 45:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. I Wanna Be A Wanna Be (3:23)
02. Ter Wit Ter Woo (3:30)
03. Race To The Bottom (3:36)
04. Hey Siri! (Go XXXX Yourself) (Instrumental) (3:05)
05. Austerity Blues (4:08)
06. Roots And Wings (3:57)
07. Zebulon (2:44)
08. One Of Sour, Two Of Sweet (4:26)
09. Picture No Sound (5:42)
10. Recycle Me (3:38)
11. Breadhead (4:11)
12. I Drink But I Don't Get Drunk (3:10)

An artist must capture what surrounds them, they must let the first drop of snow that touches their outstretched hands become the Avalanche that engulfs all their senses, their reason and their passion. No matter the temperature that others insist upon, their point of view of information overload, the cold air of realism is such that the environment is, if not forever changed, then at least altered and the scene amended.

The long-held dream can often allude us, it lives in the sunlight surrounded by good thoughts and optimism, and yet reality dictates that the avalanche of truth is best sighted from the cold and dark introspection that comes with legitimacy. It is a truth held open for others to help nurture by Dennis Greaves and Nine Below Zero, a storm of quality and quantity that helps wipe the slate clean and presents a new canvas to draw upon.

This scenic expanse is reflected by the eight-piece ensemble put together by Dennis Greaves, the art of digging deep in the flurry of the unexpected, the delivery of the orchestral tones amongst the commotion of the gusts and winds of change, it is one that delivers without fuss, instead relying on protest, argument and the hope of the chain reaction will enthuse others to make a stand as the wind chill factor of political dogma strangles the lifeblood from society.

Whether in songs such as I Wanna Be A Wanna Be, Race To The Bottom, Hey Siri! (Go_ Yourself), Picture No Sound, Breadhead and I Drink But I Don’t Get Drunk, the band go big on sound and performance across the board. The captivating resonance is sincere, as it should always be but it is also rigorous, wide-ranging, and as Dennis Greaves, Mark Feltham, Sonny Greaves, Ben Willis, Charlie Austen, Tom Monks, Chris Rand and Dave Boraston bring their own depth of character to the proceedings and turn it into a connected unit, the individuality of the session is to be admired and looked up as a sacred reminder of what can come out of impact and pressure.

A stunning album born of fire, a reminder that sometimes we have the personality to weather any storm and come out fighting for what is right. ~Ian D. Hall

Avalanche

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Nine Below Zero - On The Road Again (Live)

Size: 264,1 MB
Time: 112:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Money Or The Man (Live) (3:55)
02. Cinnamon Man (Live) (3:54)
03. Watch Yourself (Live) (3:37)
04. Rocket (Instrumental) [Live] (4:35)
05. Jump Back Baby (Live) (4:09)
06. Walking By Myself (Live) (3:02)
07. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (Live) (2:03)
08. Wild Kickin' Horse (Live) (5:19)
09. One Way Street (Live) (4:11)
10. Three Times Enough (Live) (2:26)
11. Don't Point Your Finger At The Guitarman (Live) (2:56)
12. Sugar Mama (Live) (5:48)
13. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight (Live) (5:18)
14. Cold Cool Heart (Live) (4:18)
15. No More The Blues (Live) (3:27)
16. Tell Me Why I Just Can't Be Like You (Live) (9:19)
17. Riding On The L&N (Live) (5:33)
18. I Can't Help Myself (Live) (2:55)
19. Hoochie Coochie Coo (Live) (2:58)
20. Pack Fair And Square (Live) (2:19)
21. Homework (Live) (2:54)
22. Hit The Road Jack (Live) (1:46)
23. We Rock The House Again (Live) (2:20)
24. Stone Fox (The Whistle Test Theme) [Live] (2:45)
25. On The Road Again (Live) (5:26)
26. King Bee (Live) (2:10)
27. Eleven + Eleven (Live) (3:44)
28. Down In The Dirt Again (Live) (5:27)
29. Loaded Gun (Live) (4:04)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~Bruce Eder

On The Road Again (Live) MP3
On The Road Again (Live) FLAC

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Nine Below Zero - Hat's Off

Size: 100,9 MB
Time: 42:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Walkin' Thru The Park (3:38)
02. I Need Me A Car (2:04)
03. Everyday I Have The Blues (4:16)
04. I'm Ready (3:39)
05. Talk To My Baby (2:45)
06. Blues Is Here To Stay (2:48)
07. I Wanna Be Loved (2:18)
08. Move It (2:31)
09. Ice Cream Man (3:18)
10. Walkin' By Myself (2:36)
11. Goin' Down (3:28)
12. Boogie Chillun (3:26)
13. Be Careful (3:02)
14. You Know It Ain't Right (2:50)

Still one of the UK's hardest working bands, Nine Below Zero return with an album of cover versions. Trawling back through their personal record collections the guys decided it was hightime they paid tribute to the people who paved the way, the artists that brought the blues to the UK in the first place.

Cuts from Junior Wells, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Jimmie Rodgers, Eddie Boyd and Muddy Waters feature, powered along by former Rory Gallagher powerhouse rhythm team Brendan O'Neill and Gerry McAvoy alongside stawarts Dennis Greaves on guitar and virtuoso blues-harp player Mark Feltham.

Hat's Off

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Nine Below Zero - 13 Shades Of Blue

Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:07
Size: 99,8 MB
Styles: Blues (various styles)
Scans: Full

1. Don't Lay Your Funky Trip On Me (3:48)
2. Watch What You Do To Me (2:36)
3. That's What Love Will Make You Do (4:02)
4. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (3:18)
5. It's Your Voodoo Working (1:53)
6. You're Still My Woman (5:23)
7. The Toddle (3:01)
8. I'm Gonna Keep What I Got (2:49)
9. Crawling Up A Hill (2:19)
10. I Want To Know (3:17)
11. My Woman Is Good To Me (3:13)
12. Hercules (4:34)
13. Paper In My Shoe (2:48)

Nine Below Zero have been around for a long time, blasting out British rhythm and blues in the good old style since 1977. Despite a hiatus in the 1980s and a number of changes in personnel - including, almost unthinkably, Mark Feltham, who was absent for nearly all of the 1990s - Nine Below Zero have proved they can survive against the odds and have clearly not lost their love of playing live.

From the title, 13 Shades of Blue may sound like a continuation of the British blues style, but instead we find an unexpected degree of evolution, both in the material and the style of delivery. Doubling the number of their touring personnel from four to eight has allowed an expansion of instruments and sounds, allowing Nine Below Zero to broaden their blues horizons and embrace the genres of funk, soul and Cajun. The songs are all covers but this time they sound like never before. No fewer than 20 musicians are credited on the album

Despite the introduction of a plethora of new instruments, the songs are still driven in the good old style by the guitar of Dennis Greaves. Laying the guitar sound over the big band sound is something Brian Setzer has been doing for years (albeit it on a much larger scale). For Nine Below Zero, the change of style was a risk - but it has paid off. 13 Shades of Blue is a triumph and one which breaks new ground while staying faithful to their own style.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Nine Below Zero - Live At The Venue

Year: 1989
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:13
Size: 143,8 MB
Styles: Electric blues, R&B, pub-rock
Scans: Full

1. Tore Down (2:15)
2. Straighten Her Out (2:57)
3. Homework (2:39)
4. Just A Little Bit (2:23)
5. My Babe (2:19)
6. I Can't Help Myself (2:44)
7. Rocket 88 (2:50)
8. Can I Get A Witness (3:33)
9. Riding On The 'L And M' (4:09)
10. I Can't Quit You Baby (2:32)
11. Stormy Monday (4:52)
12. The Hoochie Coochie Coo (2:23)
13. I've Got My Mojo Working (6:53)
14. Is That You (2:52)
15. Treat Her Right (3:32)
16. Keep On Knocking (8:28)
17. Watch Yourself (2:36)
18. Round And Round (2:11)

Named from a Sonny Boy Williamson song, London's underrated Nine Below Zero started out as a cautious but promising R&B cover band but progressed to playing fresh, confident originals by the time of the band's 1982 breakup. Releasing a live album as a debut is a mite unusual, but Live at the Marquee clearly captures NBZ's early tightness and enthusiasm. The material, mostly old tunes as the Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself" and Sam the Sham's "Woolly Bully", get powerful readings here.

Their second live album, released nearly a decade after it was recorded, is fast, hard and taut, with Mark Feltham's harp playing providing a strong blast of Chicago blues in the band's originals and solid covers of "I've Got My Mojo Working," "Keep on Knocking," "Homework" and "Just a Little Bit." The set isn't very different from the one on the first album, but this music is more than durable enough to withstand repeated use. A Saturday night at The Venue and blues at 90 mph, that's Nine Below Zero at their best. This was just one of the three hundred gigs they did in that 1979/1980 season. This music carried the band from the pubs of Old Kent Road to the Hammersmith Odeon, just inside 18 months.

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Nine Below Zero - On The Road Again

Size: 100,0 MB
Time: 37:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. On The Road Again (5:05)
02. No More The Blues (3:12)
03. Kiddio (2:20)
04. Much Too Much (2:42)
05. Doin' Fine (4:10)
06. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (2:08)
07. Cold Cruel Heart (3:53)
08. Sweet Little Contessa (2:49)
09. Hard Goin' Up (Twice As Hard Coming Down) (4:14)
10. Sioux's Shoes (2:32)
11. The Bird (4:30)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~ Bruce Eder

On The Road Again

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Nine Below Zero - Refrigerator

Size: 101,1 MB
Time: 36:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Money Or The Man (3:25)
02. We Rock The House (2:44)
03. Wild Kicking Horse (4:45)
04. Go Girl (3:56)
05. Cinnamon Man (2:45)
06. Tell Me Why Can't I Just Be Like You (4:05)
07. Bad Behaviour (2:43)
08. 24 Miles Of America (3:16)
09. Alternative Swing (3:51)
10. Electric (3:14)
11. We Rock The House Again (1:55)

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.

The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001. ~by Bruce Eder

Refrigerator

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Nine Below Zero - Live In Gifhorn

Size: 99,7+129,9 MB
Time: 42:35+55:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Mechanic Man (3:14)
02. I'm So Alone (3:12)
03. Rockin' Robin (3:26)
04. Hard Going Up (4:59)
05. I Can't Quit You Baby (6:57)
06. Don't Point Your Finger At The Guitarman (3:35)
07. Johnny Weekend (3:52)
08. Down In The Dirt (7:02)
09. On The Road Again (6:12)

CD 2:
01. Tore Down ( 2:26)
02. Can't Do My Homework Anymore ( 4:01)
03. I've Got My Mojo Working ( 3:51)
04. Stormy Monday ( 7:51)
05. Riding On The L & N ( 5:24)
06. It's Never Too Late (10:00)
07. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight ( 7:05)
08. Albatros ( 2:46)
09. Pack, Fair & Square ( 2:09)
10. Wooly Bully ( 2:54)
11. 20 Yards Behind ( 3:11)
12. A Little Understanding ( 3:44)

For almost 40 years now, Nine Below Zero have been providing Blues-enthusiasts around the whole world with their amazing music. But this is not the only reason for the fact that this band has one of the most faithful and active fan communities ever. While the United Kingdom in 1977 was enthralled by Punk, Dennis Graeves and Mark Feltham decided to found a Blues Band which probed to be a lucky decision for musicians and audience alike. Their first album “Live At The Marquee” was already a huge success. It featured songs that later would turn out as classics, such as “Homework”, “Keep On Knocking” and “Ridin’ On The L&N”. They continued at high speed, performances with “The Who” and “Dr. Feelgood” are just as memorable as the long-playing records of the band. In the eighties, the artists took a creative break only in order to have a fulminant fresh start in 1990.

That NBZ can still amaze their fans with virtuosity, great songs and most of all fun while performing - they show that on this 2-CD that was recorded during their final concert of the „A to Z Tour” 2015 at the KultBahnhof in Gifhorn, Germany. This 2-CD is the first part of a live-series, that is presented and will be continuously extended by Sireena Records in cooperation with ON STAGE.

Live In Gifhorn CD 1
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VA - A Double Dose Of The Blues

Size: 177,2+195,3 MB
Time: 75:44+83:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Zakiya Hooker, Johnnie Johnson & Bobby Murray - I Want To Hug You (4:00)
02 Jack Bruce & Gary Moore - I'm In The Mood (6:16)
03 Llc-Vince Converse - Bad Like Jesse James (7:03)
04 Jeff Beck - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (6:04)
05 Gary Brooker & Andy Fairweather Low - Baby Lee (4:44)
06 T.S. McPhee & Dick Heckstall-Smith - Ground Hog Blues (5:40)
07 Mick Taylor & Max Middleton - This Is Hip (3:45)
08 Peter Green Splinter Group - Crawlin' King Snake (5:37)
09 Clem Clempson, Dick Heckstall-Smith & T.S. Mcphee - I'm Leaving (5:21)
10 Gary Brooker & Andy Fairweather-Low - Little Wheel (5:31)
11 Gregg's Eggs - The Business (4:34)
12 Jeff Beck - Hobo Blues (5:49)
13 Gary Moore & Jack Bruce - Serve Me Right To Suffer (6:22)
14 John Lee Hooker, Booker T. Jones & Randy California - Red House (4:52)

CD 2:
01 Jack Bruce & Clem Clempson - Send For Me ( 7:48)
02 Georgie Fame - If You Live ( 4:19)
03 Duffy Power - Go Down Sunshine ( 4:51)
04 Mick Jagger & Chris Jagger - Racketeer's Blues ( 3:50)
05 Pete Brown, Phil Ryan & Dick Heckstall-Smith - Rocks In My Bed ( 3:26)
06 Miller Anderson - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ( 3:45)
07 Maggie Bell & Big Jim Sullivan - Blind Man ( 4:52)
08 Peter Green & Nigel Watson - Traveling Riverside Blues ( 3:56)
09 T.S. McPhee - Drop Down Mama ( 2:59)
10 Jack Bruce & Clem Clempson - I've Got News For You ( 4:51)
11 Nine Below Zero - Nine Below Zero ( 3:54)
12 The Pretty Things - Judgment Day ( 3:41)
13 Pascal 'Junior' Delmas - Play On Little Girl/T-Bone Shuffle ( 6:00)
14 Mick Clarke & Lou Martin - One More Mile To Go ( 5:07)
15 Max Middleton & Mick Taylor - You Shook Me (10:18)
16 Tom Killner - Midnight Call ( 4:56)
17 Tinsley Ellis & Eli Cook - Sweet Thang ( 4:35)

A deluxe 2-for-1 package featuring a star-studded tribute to the music of John Lee Hooker (From Clarksdale To Heaven – Remembering John Lee Hooker) and a superb gathering of UK bluesmen (Knights Of The Blues Table)!

With Jeff Beck, John Lee Hooker, Gary Moore, Mick Taylor, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Peter Green, Clem Clempson, Johnnie Johnson, Georgie Fame, and lots more plus a special appearance on harmonica by Mick Jagger!

A Double Dose Of The Blues CD 1
A Double Dose Of The Blues CD 2

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Nine Below Zero - Rock The House Again (2-disc set)

Specially priced 2CD & DVD Triple pack of Nine Below Zero's live show at the Wilbaston Hall in Market Harborough in 2003. Includes many of the bands classic tracks, fan favourites and some rare gems.

Formed in south London in 1977, Nine Below Zero built up a following playing clubs around London and soon developed a reputation as an excellent high energy live band. After being discovered by A&M artist Mickey Modern they eventually signed to A&M and released their debut album ‘Live At The Marquee’ in 1980. They went on to become one of the biggest club attractions in London and headlining a show at the Hammersmith Odeon. NEZ has since appeared on a wealth of TV shows and playing with a host of other influential musicians such as Alexis Corner, The Kinks, Paul Jones and members from Squeeze. After a seven year break in the 80’s, the band reunited for a 10th anniversary tour in 1990 and are now kicking off their 35th year as a band by touring the UK, including a six week tour joining The Stranglers as special guests.

This double CD/DVD pack finds the band in stunning form with their heady mix of bluesy R&B, featuring many of their greatest hits such as ‘Eleven + Eleven’, ‘Don’t Point Your Finger’, ‘Three Times Enough’ and ‘Down In The Dirt Again’.

Album: Rock The House Again (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:09
Size: 135.4 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2014

[3:55] 1. Money Or The Man
[3:54] 2. Cinnamon Man
[3:37] 3. Watch Yourself
[4:35] 4. Rocket (Instrumental)
[4:09] 5. Jump Back Baby
[3:02] 6. Walking By Myself
[2:03] 7. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[5:19] 8. Wild Kickin' Horse
[4:11] 9. One Way Street
[2:26] 10. Three Times Enough
[2:56] 11. Don't Point Your Finger At The Guitarman
[5:49] 12. Sugar Mama
[5:19] 13. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight
[4:18] 14. Cold Cool Heart
[3:27] 15. No More The Blues

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Album: Rock The House Again (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:50
Size: 123.2 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[9:19] 1. Tell Me Why I Just Can't Be Like You
[5:33] 2. Riding On The L&n
[2:55] 3. I Can't Help Myself
[2:59] 4. Hoochie Coochie Coo
[2:19] 5. Pack Fair And Square
[2:54] 6. Homework
[1:46] 7. Hit The Road Jack
[2:21] 8. We Rock The House Again
[2:45] 9. Stone Fox (The Whistle Test Theme)
[5:26] 10. On The Road Again
[2:11] 11. King Bee
[3:44] 12. Eleven + Eleven
[5:27] 13. Down In The Dirt Again
[4:04] 14. Loaded Gun

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Nine Below Zero - Third Degree

Size: 85,6+74,0 MB
Time: 36:22+31:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1982/2014
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Full

CD 1: Original Third Degree
01. Eleven Plus Eleven (2:21)
02. Wipe Away Your Kiss (2:51)
03. Why Can't We Be What We Want To Be (2:54)
04. Tearful Eye (3:40)
05. True Love Is A Crime (3:17)
06. Egg On My Face (3:23)
07. Sugarbeat (And Rhythm Sweet) (4:12)
08. Mystery Man (4:03)
09. Easy Street SE17 (3:15)
10. You Don't Love Me (3:07)
11. You Can't Say Yes and You Can't Say No (3:13)

CD 2: Alternate Version
01. Eleven Plus Eleven (2:13)
02. True Love Is A Crime (3:07)
03. Easy Street SE17 (3:21)
04. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight (3:25)
05. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (2:51)
06. Tearful Eye (3:19)
07. Johnnie Weekend (3:13)
08. Sugarbeat (And Rhythm Sweet) (3:47)
09. Egg On My Face (2:53)
10. You Can't Say Yes and You Can't Say No (3:09)

London blues rock band Nine Below Zero have toured with the Who and The Kinks, cited as influences for some of today’s new bands and still have a devotional live following (soon to be drawn on again as support for the Stranglers tour which has just kicked off). So hot on the heels of last year’s remastered live album At the Marquee comes a double re-release of Nine Below Zeros first two studio albums “Don’t Point Your Finger” and “Third Degree”. Both albums have been remastered and come packaged with some interesting bonus material, so an ideal time to revisit these recordings some 30 something years on.

First up is “Don’t Point Your Finger” originally released in 1981 and produced by Stones, Zeppelin and Who producer Glyn Johns. More a consistently blues rock album than the second studio album the remastered version sounds great with the guitars and vocals of Dennis Greaves sounding multi – layered against Peter Clarks driving bass. It’s also a consistently good blues album. “One Way Street” is vibrant opener followed by the rolling blues and guitars of “Doghouse”. “Liquor Lover” has the pounding beat and breathless delivery of a great live drinking song, whilst the cool bass and 60’s pop beat “Treat Her Right” wouldn’t sound out of place in a Tarantino dance scene. A slightly redundant cover of Rockin’ Robin is the only real weakness on what is otherwise an extremely worthwhile addition to any record collection. The album also includes a live concert from Radio 1 at recorded at The Granary in Bristol in 1981.

“The Third Degree” is a bit more of a diverse offering. Released one year later there is much more of a nod towards the mod revivalist label attached at the time. Fans of The Jam will enjoy lead single “11+11”, “You Can’t Say Yes and You Can’t Say No” and the Start echoing “Wipe Away Your Kiss”. There is also further diversion from the earlier blues sound with the more electronic sweeps of “Mystery Man” and the ska infused “East Street SE17” whilst “Why Can’t We Be What We Want To Be” sits nicely in the new wave sound of the early 80’s. Interestingly the album was originally produced again by Glyn John but was rejected by A&M and then fully re-recorded and released after switching production to Simon Boswell. Both versions of the album are included in this release and there are pros and cons to both versions – “11+11” sounding a little more immediate under Johns' production and “Egg on my Face” better still. Balanced against the more polished production of Boswell it’s one to debate for the listener. (JG)

Third Degree

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Nine Below Zero - Live At The Marquee (Special Edition)

Size: 170,3 MB
Time: 72:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1980/2012
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Tore Down (2:55)
02. Straighten Her Out (2:29)
03. Homework (2:27)
04. I Can't Help Myself (2:19)
05. Can I Get A Witness (3:20)
06. Ridin' On The L&N (4:32)
07. I Can't Quit You Baby (6:02)
08. Stop Your Naggin' (2:30)
09. Hootchie Cootchie Coo (2:29)
10. Wooly Bully (2:46)
11. Got My Mojo Working (6:15)
12. Pack Fair & Square (2:15)
13. Watch Yourself (3:55)
14. Swing Job (2:25)
15. Rocket 88 (2:57)
16. (Just A) Little Bit (2:20)
17. Twenty Yards Behind (1:58)
18. Stormy Monday (4:47)
19. Is That You (2:24)
20. Keep On Knocking (5:24)
21. Madison Blues (5:57)

The next release on Universal Music’s new catalogue reissue imprint ‘Re-presents’ is a well loved and very highly critically acclaimed live album, originally released in 1980. Nine Below Zero’s debut “Live At The Marquee” notoriously captures a hard-working, constant-touring London blues band at the peak of their powers and highlights just how intense and electrifying the atmosphere at one of their gigs was.

Originally released as a 14-track vinyl LP and without the 7 bonus tracks featured here as the “encore” – the show has never before been available commercially in its entirety. All 21 tracks have been newly remastered in partnership with the band.

The package also includes a very special bonus DVD featuring live footage from their incredible Marquee show – again, none of which have been previously released commercially. The booklet includes sleeve notes from various band members and others associated with Nine Below Zero as well as a selection of exclusive and very rare photographs.

Live At The Marquee (Special Edition)

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