Silvertone

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In 1985 synthesizers and big hair were in: reverb-laden rockabilly guitars and smooth-as-silk vocals were not. Yet Warner Brothers took a chance with this unique debut from an unknown singer and his band, Silvertone, from San Francisco. While the rest is history, this is where it all started--with the brooding "Talk to Me," the pained yearnings of the stunning "The Lonely Ones," the sensuous gyrations of "Dancin'," and the haunting "Voodoo." Guitarist Jimmy Wilsey coaxed wonderfully retro yet fresh-sounding atmospherics from his guitar, and Chris Isaak's Roy Orbison-styled crooning and matinee-idol looks created an undeniably sexy vibe. Isaak's love affair with the music of Sun Studios is evident on nearly all tracks, but shines on the rave-up "Gone Ridin'" and the beautiful ballad, "Western Stars." --Lorry Fleming

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Average customer rating: More than 5 stars like 100 Sing down like silver(tone) Isaak's Debut Origin of the sound Chris Isaak's best CD.

Silvertone Chris Isaak Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chris Isaak Speak of the Devil San Francisco Days Always Got Tonight Forever Blue ASIN: B000002L6O Release Date: 1990-01-24

Tracks:

1. Dancin'
2. Talk To Me
3. Livin' For Your Lover
4. Back On Your Side
5. Voodoo
6. Funeral In The Rain
7. The Lonely Ones
8. Unhappiness
9. Tears
10. Gone Ridin'
11. Pretty Girls Don't Cry
12. Western Stars
13. Another Idea

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In 1985 synthesizers and big hair were in: reverb-laden rockabilly guitars and smooth-as-silk vocals were not. Yet Warner Brothers took a chance with this unique debut from an unknown singer and his band, Silvertone, from San Francisco. While the rest is history, this is where it all started--with the brooding "Talk to Me," the pained yearnings of the stunning "The Lonely Ones," the sensuous gyrations of "Dancin'," and the haunting "Voodoo." Guitarist Jimmy Wilsey coaxed wonderfully retro yet fresh-sounding atmospherics from his guitar, and Chris Isaak's Roy Orbison-styled crooning and matinee-idol looks created an undeniably sexy vibe. Isaak's love affair with the music of Sun Studios is evident on nearly all tracks, but shines on the rave-up "Gone Ridin'" and the beautiful ballad, "Western Stars." --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews:

More than 5 stars like 100.......2007-05-13

I really love his music every CD is totally wonderful. I now have them all. This one is cool very punkish and new waveish which is what I grew up with in LA, Ca. What a voice and music-Thank You!

Sing down like silver(tone).......2004-10-07

Chris Isaak made one of the most unlikely debuts of 1985. Crooning like Roy Orbison, coming on like a young Elvis Presely and getting a tremendous buzz from his incredible stage shows, Isaak set the wayback machine into motion like no-one since Brian Setzer. The album was so unique that several of these songs found their way into movie soundtracks ("Dancin'," "Gone Riding" and "Funeral In The Rain"). It wasn't just Isaak's movie idol looks that got him these choice slots, his music is very evocative. James Calvin Wilsey's guitar and pedal steel frequently adds a Sun Records/Country feel to the songs, which Isaak's high lonesome croon compliments.

While this is not Isaak's best (it is closer to 3 1/2 stars, really), "SILVERTONE" lays out the template for his career to come.

Isaak's Debut.......2001-04-05

Chris Isaak's debut album takes its name from his backing band, Silvertone. The band's sound harkens back to the hey day of Sun Studios where artists like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and, most notably for Mr. Isaak, Roy Orbison ruled the day. There is a brooding, dark and eerie sound to the songs. "Dancin'" has an almost funky vibe to it, "The Lonely Ones" is a Roy Orbison redux and is an absolutely magnificent song and "Western Stars" is a lilting ballad. Mr. Isaak has a deep, smooth voice that adds a density to the songs while Silvertone plays songs in a way that seems on the surface to be quite simple but are full of nuances. This is a great debut record.

Origin of the sound.......2000-03-14

I really like Chris Isaak and have everything he has made. But, everyone of his albums sounds alike. This is his first album. Besides his classic song, Dancing, there is nothing here that stands out from all of his other albums. This is basically the origins of his sound that he refines and builds upon in later albums.

People who have followed him from the beginning may consider this to be his ultimate album because everything later is just a variation of the original. But, if you listen to the later albums and then come back to this one, you may find that the first album is a little bland and is just the seed for better subsequent material.

Chris Isaak's best CD........1999-04-16

Chris Isaak's first recorded effort is, without a doubt, one of my favorite CDs of all time. It is dark, moody and hauntingly captivating but maintains a lively energy. A MUST for anyone who even remotely enjoys his work, let alone one who truly appreciates it.

Average customer rating: Golden Sound of Silvertone Slick and Stripped Down The Real Thing Joe Louis is awsome Don't Waste Your Time With This Pretender

Silvertone Blues Joe Louis Walker Manufacturer: Verve ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Verve | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Preacher & The President Great Guitars Live at Slim's, Vol. 2 Live at Slim's, Vol. 1 Blues Survivor ASIN: B00001X56N Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

1. Runnin' From The Devil
2. Kenny's Barrelhouse
3. Change My Ways
4. Do The Walkin'
5. Trouble On Wheels
6. Letting Go
7. Talk To Me
8. Silvertone Blues
9. Born In Mississippi
10. Crying Won't Help You
11. It's You Baby
12. Bad Luck Blues

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Silvertone Blues draws from the past for arrangements but is decidedly modern in its musicianship. Walker performs solo piano on "Bad Luck Blues" and solo guitar on "Talk to Me." On the latter, it's easy to hear a full band production but much more exciting to hear it as a man and his guitar. The piano and guitar duets recall classics like Walter Davis, especially "Do the Walkin'" with Kenny Wayne plunking out the barrelhouse; even at six minutes, it stays interesting. Harmonica great James Cotton duets with Walker on three tracks, each spaced through the sequence like a refreshing return to the country. When they slip into "Letting Go" after the full band sound of "Trouble on Wheels," the CD evokes a blues-radio feel. Alvin Youngblood Hart guests on three tracks, weaving intense guitar fabrics with Walker on Robert Nighthawk's "Crying Won't Help You." This album of diverse blues styles proves not only a good introduction to Joe Louis Walker but also to the blues. --Robert Gordon

Customer Reviews:

Golden Sound of Silvertone.......2003-10-03

Joe Louis Walker's set "Silvertone Blues" is a delight. He's not a purist, combining elements of both rural and urban blues. This set is consistently strong. The opener "Runnin' from the Devil" uses religious imagery with Walker's whooping holler floating to the upper registers. Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne's barrelhouse piano gives a delightful funky feel to the instrumental toe tapper "Kenny's Barrelhouse." My favorite track that fills a slot on my favorite blues tracks compilation is the trad "Do the Walkin'" with Joe's slide guitar weeping on this classic blues, "Sit right down beside me, look me in the eye, how can I convince you woman?, I swear to God I wouldn't lie." "Trouble On Wheels" bounces to a great beat with an electrified Chicago blues sound. Joe Louis plays stutter-style dobro on the trad blues "Talk to Me." The title track is a joyful instrumental. Walker seems to pluck notes that are off the register with his slide guitar on Robert Nighthawk's "Crying Won't Help You." "It's You Baby" is another fine trad blues track. "Silvertone Blues" is a consistently excellent mix of different blues styles with Joe Louis' expressive vocals and guitar pyrotechnics. Enjoy!

Slick and Stripped Down.......2002-09-08

Joe Louis Walker continues to amaze with his abilities and feel for the blues. I have been listening to this cd for three years and I never tire of it. First billed as Walker's return to his blues roots, it his version of an acoustic work which so many artists seem to be doing.

When we talk about Walker's roots, it is important to remember that Walker, a native the San Francisco Bay area who was born on Christmas Day in 1949, grew up listening to his parents' blues with artists as BB King and Howlin' Wolf featured. With a firm background in the blues he matured in the Haight-Ashbury era. One of his room mates at the time was blues guitar great Mike Bloomfield. During this period Walker had the opportunity to play with such people as Steve Miller, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Lightning Hopkins, and Earl Hooker among others. Tired from the excesses of the period Walker spent a decade from 1975 to 1985 as a member of a Gospel Music Choir. He returned to the blues in 1985. As one would expect from his roots and influences a roots acoustic album does not have the feel of the Mississippi Delta, but a more sophisticated sound that is reflective of blues, rock and gospel influences.

In addition to the musical influences of Walkers life being showcased on this cd, his skill and ability as a songwriter are also central. Only two songs, Robert Nighthawk's Crying Won't Help You and Sunnyland Slim's It's You Baby are not Walker originals. Walker has the innate ability to simplify and make poignant life, love and the blues through his songwriting. In Change My Ways he vows to "Quit my cussing and scandalizing, too." In Talk to Me, Walker sings "I feel so good like a man in ecstasy... when you talk to me."

Joe Louis Walker didn't spend ten years in a gospel choir without learning a trick or two about singing and we are fortunate indeed for that. His edgy voice has a wide range and he seems to have a sense of when to hit the high notes for the most emotional impact. Truly reflective of the roots of blues music is Joe Louis Walker's ability to use his voice as a powerful purveyor of the depth of emotion. To me he is one of the best of this time and age at doing this.

An added treat to this cd are the guest appearances by Alvin Youngblood Hart, guitar and vocals James Cotton, harmonica and Kenny Blue Boss Wayne, piano. These guest add to the cd in a way that is not always typical of guest appearances. Hart brings a complimentary and diverse guitar style on songs Run from the Devil, Born in Mississippi and Crying Won't Help You. It can easily be heard on Change My Ways and Letting Go why James Cotton is such a well respected harmonica player. Kenny Blue Boss Wayne guests on Kenny's Barrelhouse, Do the Walkin', Trouble on Wheels and Silvertone Blues and without his presence this would be a significantly different cd.

It is hard to single out songs which are important or interesting on this cd because all of them are so well done and great to listen to. I love Walker's original Do the Walkin' . Stripped down with Walker on Slide guitar and vocals and Wayne on piano, it is an especially poignant love song (although not typical of pop tripe put out these days). Walker sings:

Every time I kiss you baby
You ask me will it last
Somebody must have hurt you baby
Sometime in the past
But I never will
Do you hear me talkin'
If anybody's gonna leave here
You gonna have to do the walkin'

It is not at all surprising that a cd which Joe Louis Walker chose to dedicate to the memory blues greats Johnny Adams, Charles Brown, Lowell Fulson and Mighty Joe Young be a quality blues cd. If you are a fan of the blues or like acoustic music this is a cd worth a listen.

The Real Thing.......2000-08-28

Don't let Mr. Atlanta Georgia sway you from listening to this gem. Unlike SRV, this is the real stuff: great guitar, slide guitar, piano and harp, with spare production. I saw Joe Louis Walker years ago at the San Francisco Blues Festival, and he just kicked. I hadn't heard him in a while, but just picked up this CD and, like good wine, he seems to have gotten better with age. A great blues CD.

Joe Louis is awsome.......2000-01-08

I've seen Joe in concert 2 times now and it is a show you will never forget. He plays with such passion in his music' everybody starts dancing at his shows. If you want just good blues and nothing but the blues then Joe is your man.

Don't Waste Your Time With This Pretender.......1999-12-26

I remember reading an interview article with Joe Louis Walker in Guitar magazine in the late '80s. Among other things, he made a point of disparaging Stevie Ray Vaughan as someone who didn't know how to play blues or even know what blues music really was. Of course, Mr. Louis pointed out that HE knew what blues music was all about. This high-brow, arrogant attitude really turned me off to him as a person and a musician. If Mr. Louis spent less time copying Robert Cray's chops and spent a little more time working on his humility, maybe he could be more than a second-rate guitarist jealous of those who have gone before him to greater mass appeal.

Average customer rating: Classic Album Reborn.

Remixes Stone Roses Manufacturer: Bmg/Silvertone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Shoegazing | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Garage Flower Turns Into Stone The Complete Stone Roses The Stone Roses Second Coming ASIN: B0000AVTYW Release Date: 2003-09-08

Tracks:

1. Shoot You Down [The Soul Hooligan Remix]
2. Fools Gold [Top Won Mix]
3. Made of Stone [808 State Mix]
4. Waterfall [12'' Remix]
5. One Love [Utah Saints Remix]
6. I Wanna Be Adored [Bloody Valentine Edit]
7. Fools Gold [Grooverider's Mix]
8. I Am the Resurrection [Jon Carter Remix]
9. Waterfall [Justin Robertson's Mix]
10. She Bangs the Drums [Elephant Remix]
11. Elizabeth My Dear [Kinobe Remix]
12. Elephant Stone [Mint Royale Remix]

Album Description

Import only remix collection featuring 12 tracks, most of which are exclusive to this release, including, 'Elizabeth My Dear' (Kinobe), 'Elephant Stone' (Mint Royale), 'Waterfall' (Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osborne), 'Fools Gold' (A Guy Called Gerald), 'One Love' (Utah Saints), & 'Made Of Stone' (808 State). BMG. 2000.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Album Reborn........2005-01-10

The original album from which these remixes were born is an absolute classic which still sounds as fresh today as it did back in 88 when it was released. Never quite reaching true recognition The Stone Roses split and split again falling short of mass global domination yet still leaving a legendary album. These remixes have been carefully recreated by some of dance musics most respected artists. Pity Silvertone will yet again cash in off this, suppose they are still painting their office walls.

Average customer rating: Martin at his mellow best

Mr. Silvertone Freddy Martin Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: That Old Feeling Classic and Boogie: The Original Recordings Music for Romancing and Dancing Smooth Sounds of the Great Dance Bands The Very Best Of Larry Clinton & His Orchestra ASIN: B00005NCYO Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto in B Flat Minor - Jack Fina, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
2. April in Paris - Elmer Feldkamp, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
3. I Saw Stars - Elmer Feldkamp, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
4. It's Been So Long - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Terry Shand
5. Goody Goody - Elmer Feldkamp, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
6. Scatterbrain - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
7. Intermezzo (Souvenir de Vienne) - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Clyde Rogers
8. Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Eddie Stone
9. Blue Champagne - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
10. Rose O'Day (The Filla-da-Gusha Song) - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Eddie Stone
11. Tonight We Love - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Clyde Rogers
12. Symphony - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Clyde Rogers
13. Bumble Boogie - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
14. Now and Forever - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Artie Wayne
15. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
16. To Each His Own - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Stuart Wade
17. Dingbat the Singing Cat - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Stuart Wade
18. Managua, Nicaragua - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra,
19. Cumana - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
20. Dickie Bird Song - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
21. On a Slow Boat to China - Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
22. Sabre Dance Boogie - Barclay Allen, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
23. Cz- Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
24. I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts - Merv Griffin, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
25. Music! Music! Music! - Merv Griffin, Martin Men, Freddy Martin & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Martin at his mellow best.......2007-06-01

This is great collection of Freddy Martin's prime years from 1933 to 1950 including his semi-classical and novelty hits. There are so many great selections here from the catchy "Bumble Boogie" and ""Sabre Dance Boogie" to the novelty ditties "Dingbat the Singing Cat" and "Rose O' Day". It ends with two of songster, Merv Griffin, big hits. This album is a winner! So get a copy and enjoy Freddy Martin at his best.

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Much Afraid Manufacturer: Silvertone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jars of Clay The Eleventh Hour If I Left the Zoo Who We Are Instead Go ASIN: B000GLDANW Release Date: 1997-10-20

Tracks:

1. Overjoyed
2. Fade To Grey
3. Tea And Sympathy
4. Crazy Times
5. Frail
6. Five Candles (You Were There)
7. Weighed Down
8. Portrait Of An Apology
9. Truce
10. Much Afraid
11. Hymn

Product Description

Selections: 1 Overjoyed 2 Fade to Grey 3 Tea and Sympathy 4 Crazy Times 5 Frail 6 Five Candles (You Were There) 7 Weighed Down 8 Portrait of an Apology 9 Truce 10 Much Afraid 11 Hymn

Average customer rating: This CD contains earth-shaking, heart rending music! great CD! Awesome Voice Natalie's voice is fresh and from the soul! My first introduction to christian music and it's HOT!

Natalie Grant Manufacturer: Bmg/Jive/Silvertone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stronger Deeper Life Believe Awaken Worship With Natalie Grant and Friends ASIN: B00000JG4G Release Date: 1999-01-01

Tracks:

1. Heavenly
2. We Are All The Same
3. I Am Not Alone
4. The Way It Is With Love
5. When You Walked Into My Life
6. There Is A God
7. Waiting For A Prayer
8. One Child
9. Crosses And Crowns
10. At Your Feet

Customer Reviews:

This CD contains earth-shaking, heart rending music!.......2004-05-13

This CD contains such powerful expressions of the truth and reality of God within our heart, minds, and lives. It truly takes us into a place within our hearts and souls of meditating on who God is and how very good He is. All of the songs seem to sing glory to the Lord from different perspectives in our every day lives as well as communicating a message of the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ in a manner that is fresh, alive, and humbling. This ALBUM is a rare find and a treasure amongst the endless piles of both secular and christian albums that are out there. This album not only has "Heavenly" power but also a very attractive crossover appeal to the masses. Christians and others can freely listen and be moved in wherever they're at in their personal lives. I VERY EXTREMELY highly recommend this ALBUM to any who are searching not only for great music to listen to, but to any who are searching for the TRUTH, searching for the greater reality of GOD! Amen.

great CD!.......2002-11-16

my roommate had this CD, and i thought that it was really good. i would definitely recommend it. one negative side to the CD is that all the songs seem to sound similar. other than that, all the songs are good. get it and listen to it.

Awesome Voice.......2001-01-10

Two tracks on this cd blow me away - "One Child" and "At Your Feet". "One Child" is about the birth of baby Jesus who came to save the world. "At Your Feet" is about our singular desire to be at Jesus' feet.

Natalie's awesome voice and interpretive styles minister to my soul on these two songs, as well as on the rest of the cd.

Natalie's voice is fresh and from the soul!.......1999-06-24

Her voice is fresh and full sound, that makes you feel as if she was singing from your soul!

My first introduction to christian music and it's HOT!.......1999-06-21

I've recently accepted God back into my life, and soon after, a friend lent me this CD. I played it everywhere I went in my Jeep for several days. The song "I Am Not Alone" touched me right where I needed it, and I just cried. I've been into good rock and roll for a long time, and did not know that you could find good rock and roll in christian music, but Natalie Grant has shown me otherwise. Another song I liked was the one about one child, how it took only one child to change the entire world, and nothing in this world could have stopped this child. ALL the songs on this CD are great, but these two especially touched me and spoke to me when I needed it most, while taking my first steps back into the fold.

Average customer rating: A garage-rock flower Interesting precursor to their debut album

Garage Flower The Stone Roses Manufacturer: Silvertone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Turns Into Stone The Stone Roses Second Coming The Complete Stone Roses Remixes ASIN: B000088SRJ Release Date: 1997-10-01

Tracks:

1. Getting Plenty - Ian Brown, Andy Couzens, Peter Garner, John Squire, The Stone Roses
2. Here It Comes
3. Trust a Fox
4. Tradjic Roundabout
5. All I Want - Kenny Brown, Andy Couzens, Peter Garner, John Squire, The Stone Roses
6. Heart on the Staves
7. I Wanna Be Adored
8. This Is the One
9. Fall - Steven Brown, Andy Couzens, Peter Garner, John Squire, The Stone Roses
10. So Young
11. Tell Me - Beverlei Brown, Andy Couzens, Peter Garner, John Squire, The Stone Roses
12. Haddock
13. Just a Little Bit
14. Mission Impossible

Album Description

Official release of their 1986 demo album (produced inMancheser by the legendary & late Martin Hannett), pluseight previously unreleased tracks: 'Getting Plenty', 'TrustA Fox', 'Tradjic Roundabout', 'All I Want', 'Heart On TheStaves', 'Fall', 'Just A Little Bit' & 'Mission Impossible'.14 tracks total. Both the cover & the full color picture CDfeature the original artwork intended for it by theirguitarist John Squire. 1996 Garage Flower Records/ VirginRecords release.

Customer Reviews:

A garage-rock flower.......2005-02-02

Success ruined the Stone Roses after their astounding, groundbreaking debut album and a less-popular follow-up. Now, in a musical era where "garage rock" is a phrase thrown around like frisbees, the title of the Stone Roses' "Garage Flowers" seems quite appropriate. It's rough, gritty and unfinished, but certainly worth a look for the Roses fan.

Starting with the so-so "Getting Plenty," it shifts in a blare of horns and drums to the catchy, unhappy "Here It Comes" ("Give me your life/It's worthless anyhow"). The Roses show their talent for getting adrenaline pumping with the weightily catchy "Tradjic Roundabout," loud percussion-led "So Young," and Beatles-esque "All I Want."

As a connection to their debut album, there's an early cut of "I Wanna Be Adored." It's less coherent and more scattered; it's primarily interesting as a sign of how their music evolved into the gritty, polished sound of "Stone Roses." Additionally, "This Is the One" appears in all its punky, whispery glory, a slightly different version from that of the debut album, but possibly even better.

The sound of "Stone Roses" hasn't yet blossomed in "Garage Flowers." Their sound was still evolving and changing. As a result several of the songs here were released for the first time in "Garage Flowers," still with that slightly scratched, unfinished feeling that you only get in demo CDs. Those expecting the quality of "Stone Roses" or "Second Coming" will be disappointed, but those looking for some semi-good music from the then-evolving Stone Roses will find it here.

The muddier sound makes it a little harder to hear the music at times. They're a little uneven musically, tending to depend heavily either on percussion or guitars. And the melodies are somewhat less complex than they were later in the Roses' career, especially with the shaky filler song "Getting Plenty." However, they are still fairly good, with some of the brilliant, swirling guitar riffs and thunderous drumming that can get your pulse racing in an instant.

The 1986 demo album "Garage Flowers" is a shift down from the rest of the Roses' music catalog, but it's still a worthy release and a curiosity for Stone Roses fans.

Interesting precursor to their debut album.......2004-10-30

This collection of pre-debut album recordings (from around 1985) show the Roses as a more visceral guitar band, but with tendencies towards greatness. Sure, nothing here is as good as the songs on the first album (although "I Wanna Be Adored" and "This is the One" appear here in early forms), but songs like "Gettin' Plenty", "Here It Comes", "Trust a Fox", and "Tradjic Roundabout" are performed with bravado and are impressive works in their own right, particularly Reni's unbelievable drumming. Most of the good songs are in the beginning, making this collection a little front heavy, but if you're a Roses fan (and you are if you're reading this review) then you should definitely consider checking this out in order to hear a few lost gems.

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Elephant Stone Manufacturer: Silvertone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007KVRLY

Product Description

4 song Austrian CD single import made in 1988. Contains 1. Elephant Stone, 2. Full Fathom Five, 3. The Hardest Thing in the World, and 4. Elephant Stone (7" Version).

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Compact Disc Singles Collection Manufacturer: Silvertone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00020OQ0I

Product Description

Single List: I Wanna Be Adored [Single], So Young [Single], She Bangs the Drums [Single], One Love [Single], Fools Gold [Single], Elephant Stone [Single], Made of Stone [Single], Waterfall [Single].

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Heart Shaped World Manufacturer: Reprise Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTMY3M

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