Tim Sanders

Wilbert Longmire - Champagne
LP rip | 1979 | soft jazz | wav 2304 kbps (24 bit 48kHz) | 539 MB | 34:16 min

Guitarist Wilbert Longmire and George Benson were friends, and Benson introduced him to Bob James. James was starting Tappan Zee and looking for artists to sign. Longmire made the debut release Sunny Side Up in 1978, and came back the next year with Champagne. Neither generated much interest, but the third release, With All My Love, got some radio action for the instrumental "Hawkeye." Longmire studied to be a barber before opting for a musical career. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Jealous is an album that represents a comeback after a self-imposed 8-year layoff. Self-produced, the album landed a nomination for a Grammy and other awards for the bluesman. It begins with the excellent “Jealous,” which is punctuated with a horn accompaniment, a little different for Mr Hooker. It’s followed by the “Ninety Days” demand to a woman to return home or it’s all over. Blues, he sang. He kept the blues elevated to an artistic level, true to its Delta roots yet electric and influential. Jealous is an album that embodies that blues perfection in its 10 songs that includes a reprise of “Ninety Days” at the end of the album.

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Metal Allegiance are a collective of well-known metal musicians who have jammed together at live events over the past few years. Now, they have released their self-titled debut album. The core of the band is made up of bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth), drummer Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs), guitarist Alex Skolnick (Testament) and Mark Menghi. Skolnick and Portnoy are on every song on the album, and Ellefson appears on all but one. The rest of the lineup is a rotating all-star cast. The liner notes for the METAL ALLEGIANCE album read like a massive chunk of a heavy metal encyclopedia, with contributions from past and present members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, DREAM THEATER, LAMB OF GOD, SLAYER, EXODUS, MASTODON, PANTERA, TRIVIUM, KINGS X, HATEBREED, SEPULTURA, MACHINE HEAD, ANTHRAX, LACUNA COIL, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, PERIPHERY, DEATH ANGEL, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, and ARCH ENEMY. Live incarnations of METAL ALLEGIANCE have seen guest appearances from Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH), Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD), Wolfgang Van Halen (VAN HALEN), Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan.