By Joel Francis The ultimate Stax tribute to the Beatles was Booker T and the MGs 1970 album “McLemore Avenue.” None of those tracks appear on the 2007 compilation “Stax Does the Beatles,” but strong contributions from Isaac Hayes, the Bar Kays, Carla Thomas and four other MG tracks make collection as strong as it [...]
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“Stax Does the Beatles”
Posted in Album review, Stax, tagged Beatles tribute, Booker T and the MGs, David Porter, Duane Allman, George Harrison, Isaac Hayes, John Lennon, McLemore Avenue, My Sweet Lord, Otis Redding, Paul McCartney, soul music, Soulsville U.S.A., the Beatles, Wilson Pickett, Yesterday on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Four Tops – “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)”
Posted in Motown, tagged Beatles, Diana Ross, Elton John, Four Tops, Funk Brothers, Gloria Gaynor, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Jamerson, Levi Stubbs, Michael Bolton, Michael McDonald, Motown vs Stax, Paul McCartney, Reach Out I'll Be There, Stax on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Four Tops – “Reach Out (I’ll Be There),” Pop # 1, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis The dramatic introduction to “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” owes more than a little to Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound and was Motown’s most cinematic chart-topper to date. While the flute gets the signature melody, check out [...]
George Kalinsky: Painting with Light
Posted in band feature, Music history, tagged 1994 Stanley Cup, 9/11, Beatles, Billy Crystal, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, Concert for Bangladesh, Concert for New York City, concert photoraphy, Elton John, George Harrison, George Kalinsky, Get Your Ya Ya's Out, Jay-Z, John Lennon, John Lennon final performance, LeBron James, Madison Square Garden, Muhammad Ali, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, Paul McCartney, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock Hall, rock photography, Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone onstage wedding, the Pope, the Who on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Elton John and John Lennon at Madison Square Garden, 1974. All photos by George Kalinsky, courtesy of www.georgekalinsky.com.) By Joel Francis In his 34 years as Madison Square Garden’s official photographer, George Kalinsky has forgotten more games, concerts and events than many people could see in several lifetimes. Kalinsky, who estimates he has shot [...]
Flaming Lips deserve Super Bowl halftime show
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Aerosmith, Arcade Fire, Blues Brothers, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Miami Sound Machine, Paul McCartney, Prince, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Rolling Stones, Super Bowl, Tom Petty, U2, wardrobe malfunction on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Picture this on the 50-yard line: the Flaming Lips, “Race for the Prize.”) By Joel Francis The five years since Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl halftime “wardrobe malfunction” two things are clear: Nipple shields have not become the must-have fashion accessory everyone predicted; and halftime shows have never been better. It would be easy to [...]
The Music of James Bond: Part Three – The ’80s and Beyond
Posted in review, tagged 007, A View to a Kill, a-ha, Alicia Keys, Another Way To Die, Audioslave, Bono, Casino Royale, Chris Cornell, Duran Duran, Garbage, Gladys Knight, Golden Eye, Ian Fleming, Jack White, James Bond, k.d. lang, License to Kill, Madonna, Michael Kamen, Mitchell Froom, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Quantum of Solace, Sheryl Crow, Shirley Manson, Soundgarden, Take On Me, The Edge, The Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough, Tina Turner, Tomorrow Never Dies, U2, White Stripes, You Know My Name on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: Jack White and Alicia Keys do the latest James Bond song, “Another Way To Die.” By Joel Francis Duran Duran bass player John Taylor probably had the previous two James Bond themes in mind when he drunkenly approached producer Cubby Broccoli at a party and asked when they were going to get someone “decent” [...]
Reunion bands: Ain’t nothing like the real thing
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Art Blakey, Beatles, Billy Corgan, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Ian Astbury, INXS, Jazz Messengers, John Entwistle, Journey, Los Lobs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neal Schon, Paul McCartney, Paul Rogers, Pete Townshend, Queen, reunion tours, Smashing Pumpkins, Steve Perry, The Doors, The Four Tops, the Guess Who, The Temptations, the Who, Three Dog Night, truth in advertising, U2, Wilco, Yes on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: The two original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and five other guys play “Sweet Home Alabama.” By Joel Francis When the Temptations and Four Tops took the stage Saturday night with only one original member in each ensemble, it raised questions of truth in advertising. Can a band be billed by its legendary name if only one [...]
McCartney in Career Resurgence
Posted in Album review, tagged music, Paul McCartney, the Beatles on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis A new Paul McCartney album is not going to slip into the market unnoticed, but while gallons of ink have been spilled over McCartney’s alliance with Starbucks few have recognized the quiet dynasty of solid albums McCartney has made in the past decade. McCartney has always been his legacy’s own worst enemy. [...]
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2009 Grammys: A Running Diary
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged 2009 Grammys, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Allison Krauss, B.B. King, Barack Obama, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, Dave Grohl, Herbie Hancock, I Kissed A Girl, Jay-Z, Joe Satriani, Johm Mayer, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, MIA, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Freeman, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Robert Plant, running diary, Stevie Wonder, Sugarland, Sweet Caroline, T.I., Taylor Swift, The Clash, U2, Whitney Houston on February 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The last time The Daily Record watched a complete Grammy Awards show, “O Brother Where Art Thou?” won Album of the Year. This year, though, we got suckered in by the promise of seeing Radiohead. (Have they won a Grammy? Wikipedia says yes.) This presented the perfect opportunity to do one of those running diaries [...]
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