Archives, Vol. 4

Archives, Vol. 4

Track Listings

1. Sweet Lady Luck

2. The Rumble

3. Ease

4. Home

5. Western Vacation

6. Noah's Ark

7. Drifting

8. Bold as Love

9. There's Still Hope

10. Autumn in Nepal

11. Feed My Frankenstein

12. Queen of the Night

13. Gone

Tracks:

Sweet Lady Luck
The Rumble
Ease
Home
Western Vacation
Noah's Ark
Drifting
Bold as Love
There's Still Hope
Autumn in Nepal
Feed My Frankenstein
Queen of the Night
Gone

Customer Reviews:

Recommended.......2005-09-30

Anyone who is reading this knows what Steve Vai is all about. Released on his own label, this CD covers the various styles of Vai's playing. From Whitesnake days to Public Image. You know you are going to get some of the best guitar playing ever, just a great addition to the collection. The inner sleeve makes interesting reading too.

This compilation is certainly unique.......2005-09-29

The Good
The album starts off with "Sweet Lady Luck"; a lost B-side from Vai's days in Whitesnake. The song is loaded with all the over-the-top production values from that era, as well as Coverdale's signature delivery and some fiery licks from our fret master. "The Rumble" is an eight minute instrumental that Vai contributed to a West Side Story compilation. Vai really puts his stamp on a combination of songs from this classic musical. Two tracks come courtesy of the John Lydon fronted Public Image Limited project from 1986. "Ease" is more of a trippy nod to classic 70s prog-rock, while "Home" comes off more like a combination of a new wave/hard rock mishmash. Good stuff just the same.

"Drifting" is a great ballad that was part of a symphonic Jimi Hendrix tribute. The soulful vocals come courtesy of Living Colour's Corey Glover. "Bold as Love" comes from the same album, only this time Vai is teamed up with Bad Company's Paul Rodgers. Vai's twangy tones fit well with Rodger's strong pipes. Not only did Alice Cooper tap Steve Vai to contribute to "Feed My Frankenstein", but so did Joe Satriani. Killer riffs all around. If you read the liner notes, you'll see this song is stacked with a who's who of hard rock.

The Bad
There are a few songs that disrupt the flow of the album due to their diversity; "Western Vacation" is heavy in dialogue and "Queen of the Night" is more operatic. And where are the David Lee Roth songs?

The Verdict
This compilation is certainly unique. How many other artists do you know that have been able to release something like this? With Various Artists, Steve Vai shows his diversity when it comes to his outside projects, but no matter what style, artist, or presentation the project may be, there's no question that Steve Vai is the one laying down the guitar parts.

Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes, Vol. 4: Experiment in Color

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Tantalizing tid-bits from the '60s

Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes, Vol. 4: Experiment in Color
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bacchus Archives
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056KXM
Release Date: 2001-03-06

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Is That Your Halo - The Rock Shop
I Don't Want To See You - His Majesty's Coachmen
Why Girl - The Trojans Of Evol
She - The Primates
The Man - The Canterbury Fair
Rain Down Soul - The Soultans
Something's Wrong - Veil
That's Why - Apperson Jackrabbit
Experiment In Color - The Blues Company
Up So High - The What's New
Caught By Love - Joey Welz & The Time Machine
Homesick - The Epics
Lady Dressed In Black - The American Way
Help Me, Help You - Sonny Villegas
I Cry - Sonny Villegas
If You Want Me - The Menaces
State Of Your Mind - The Rock Shop

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More 60's garage rarities from tough R&B stompers to maudlin melodic janglers. Volume 4 in the series has 16 tracks from 16 artists, including, 'The Rock Shop', 'The Noblemen', 'Her Majesty's Coachmen', 'The Menaces' and The Creatures for example. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Tantalizing tid-bits from the '60s.......2003-07-26

Tony the Tyger scooped up a heaping spoonful of assorted flavors to satisfy even the most raging appetite for '60s garage goodies.
The best cuts on the 17 track sampler for my taste are the wild R&B stompers with snarly put-downs: "Is That Your Halo" - The Rock Shop. The jangly lament "I Don't Want To See You" by His Majesty's Coachmen is alright. Trojans of Evol on name alone should intrigue anyone who enjoyed their final scorch-out with compressed distortion on "Through The Night", here's the half as cool B side "Why Girl". Then wait for it... the wild freak-out on bass and organ, "The Man" from an unreleased acetate by The Canterbury Fair. This is the one worth the price of admission. Hard to believe this one slipped through the cracks, it's lot more worthy than their pleasantly psych "Song On A May Morning", as much as I do like that one. "Something's Wrong" by The Veil has a good fast tempo and almost goes flying off the tracks. "That's Why" by Apperson Jackrabbit almost sounds like a swipe of the Jefferson Airplane Takes Off guitar sound, but with L.A. suburbian cool teenage frustration at the wheel.
The Whats New shoot the fuzz protest works with "Up So High" - again, another price of admission keeper kut. Joey Welz & the Time Machine "Caught By Love" has a nice spooky feel, though the patent hooks laid down are well within familiar territory.
The American Way - "Lady Dressed In Black" is a good psychedelic ballad, then there's a revved up Raiders style rocker -"Help Me, Help You" and an equally good psych weeper "I Cry" - a pair of rarities by Sonny Villegas. The Menaces (led by Dennis) were barely in their teens when they recorded the decent "If You Want Me" with Byrdsy guitar, and the set ends with the band that started the CD, a very psych guitar solo in the Stonesy "State Of Your Mind" by The Rock Shop. Several others I haven't mentioned include the well compiled title track by The Blues Company "Experiment In Color", and a few others. I give this about an 8 on a scale of 1-10. Well worth getting.
Put out by Bacchus Archives in 2001.

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Wake Up Show: Mix Archives, Vol. 3-4
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The Wake Up Show Mix Archives Vol. Three and Four is the second double CD from a series of three, presenting some of hip-hop's biggest names mixed, and often remixed, by DJ Revolution. A non stop mix with scratches, with Xzibit, Pharaoh Monch, The Beatnuts, Defari, Redman, Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outkast, Gangstarr, Method Man, Tribe Called Quest, Nas and many others. A must-have for any hip-hop fan!

Greek Archives, Vol. 4: Memory of Smyrna
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