The Stones, or more accurately the relationship between Mick and Keith, imploded shortly after Dirty Work, resulting in Mick delivering a nearly unbearably mannered, ambitious solo effort that stiffed and Keith knocking out the greatest Stones album since Tattoo You, something that satisfied the cult but wasn't a hit…
It isn't surprising that Lucinda Williams' level of craft takes time to assemble, but the six-year wait between Sweet Old World and its 1998 follow-up, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, still raised eyebrows. The delay stemmed both from label difficulties and Williams' meticulous perfectionism, the latter reportedly over a too-produced sound and her own vocals. Listening to the record, one can understand why both might have concerned Williams. Car Wheels is far and away her most produced album to date, which is something of a mixed blessing. Its surfaces are clean and contemporary, with something in the timbres of the instruments (especially the drums) sounding extremely typical of a late-'90s major-label roots-rock album.
Having not hit the road for most of the 80s, The Steel Wheels Tour was an astounding return for the Rolling Stones, not least as it was the longest tour they had by that point undertaken. It was also to be their last with Bill Wyman. Steel Wheels Live was recorded towards the end of the band's 60-date run through the stadiums of North America, in the second half of 1989….
Hell on Wheels is the ninth album by heavy metal band Manowar and is also the band's first live album. Hell On Wheels - Live features the acoustic essence of this "hell" for the home stereo equipment. Recorded with perfect sound quality while still giving you that authentic live feeling, Hell On Wheels clocks in at 2 hours and features some of the strongest songs by the best Heavy Metal band of all time! Captured during the 1997 Hell On Wheels tour, this live album is a must for every headbanger who cares about quality and can be held in the same regard as Deep Purple’s Made In Japan, The Who’s Live at Leeds and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same.