Classic Was the Day [Import]

Track Listings

1. 32 Bar Summary

2. I've Lost My Microphone

3. Underground Hip-Hop

4. 20-20-8-8 (feat. Versatile E)

5. On Ya Own

6. Pink Panther

7. Confidential Information

8. Worldwide (feat. Ty From Ty & Shortee Blitz)

9. Soul Silhouette (feat. M & EM)

10. Classic Moves

11. Queen Of Diamonds

12. Off Key

13. Make Decisions

14. Circles (Going Round) (feat. M & EM)

15. Eye Remember

16. If I Had A Day To Live

17. It's About Time (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
1997 release on the German label Utmost. Includes the bonus track 'It's About Time'. Funky DL has remixed for Missy ''Misdemeanor'' Elliot. The album features Versatile E, Ty from Ty & Shortee Blitz & M & Em.

Classic Was the Day,Funky Dl,Soul/R & B

Tracks:

32 Bar Summary
I've Lost My Microphone
Underground Hip-Hop
20-20-8-8 (feat. Versatile E)
On Ya Own
Pink Panther
Confidential Information
Worldwide (feat. Ty From Ty & Shortee Blitz)
Soul Silhouette (feat. M & EM)
Classic Moves
Queen Of Diamonds
Off Key
Make Decisions
Circles (Going Round) (feat. M & EM)
Eye Remember
If I Had A Day To Live
It's About Time (Bonus Track)

Album Description

1997 release on the German label Utmost. Includes the bonus track 'It's About Time'. Funky DL has remixed for Missy ''Misdemeanor'' Elliot. The album features Versatile E, Ty from Ty & Shortee Blitz & M & Em.

Customer Reviews:

love it.......2004-02-14

Ever since i first heard "i've lost my microphone" through *ahem* audio galaxy i've become his biggest fan.

the thing i don't understand is that he didn't make it big either in his motherland or in the U.S. but is the biggest star in japan?! i have no idea why his music attracts asians (for he has some huge fans here in korea as well).

jazzy hip-hop, brit hop.... whatever they call it, i just love what i hear and sth inside me responds to his music.

great work DL, and keep doin' what you gotta do!!

Average customer rating:

listening to him watching the devil die
Authentic blues flavor
Mr.Cotton did it in the kitchen with a six string razor

I Watched the Devil Die
Chris Cotton
Manufacturer: Yellow Dog Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0007UVXLS
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

Morgan City, Mississippi
Come On
I Watched the Devil Die
Dying Crapshooters Blues
Thats It
Im So Glad
Was it low?
Black Night
Louis Collins
Blues for Big Bill
Bill Bailey
Goin Back Home

Amazon.com

Ex-Blue Eyed Devils singer-guitarist Cotton pursued his muse from his Bay Area home to Clarksdale, Mississippi, for this solo debut. What he found in the Delta with some aid from producer Jimbo Mathus--who played guitar on Buddy Guy's last few albums and leads his own rockin' Knockdown Society--and guitar ace Big Jack Johnson was the inspiration to blend the essence of old-time string band music and pure country blues with his folk-inclined sound.

Cotton's not much of a storyteller, but his fleet picking style, delightfully raggedy vocal cords, and taste for flat-four rhythms propelled by loose-tuned snare drums create a juke joint party feel that makes for easy listening and serves covers of Skip James's "I'm So Glad" and John Hurt's "Louis Collins" well. The best cut is Cotton's own "Black Night," where his howlin' warnings about a cuckolded husband get slicing support from Johnson's thick fills and keening slide. And the album ends with the poignant wish "Goin' Back Home," where Mathus's slide resonator guitar helps brings Cotton's pining lyrics to life. --Ted Drozdowski

Album Description

An aural portrait that owes a debt to Southern bluesmen and Americana pioneers alike, Chris Cotton's Yellow Dog Records debut sounds like a house party caught on tape - world-weary men effortlessly strumming their guitars and bass, while passing around a jug of whiskey for sustenance. The barrelhouse piano, is, of course, pushed up against one wall; Cotton's gravelly voice reigns over the debauchery. The scene is timeless - harkening back to days when the distinction between blues and country was hopelessly blurred.

Former Blue Eyed Devils frontman Cotton traveled to Clarksdale, MS to record I Watched the Devil Die at producer Jimbo Mathus' vintage-equipment studio, housed in the city's historic WROX radio building. Employing Memphis and Clarksdale sidemen including special guest Big Jack Johnson, Cotton and Mathus concocted a modern-day jam session with all the boisterous spirit of a classic down-home revival.

Customer Reviews:

listening to him watching the devil die.......2005-03-15

As one of the privileged folks to get an advance preview of the new album, I just want to say, f***ing awesome! This is easily Chris' best album to date. Black Night is an absolute masterpiece of live blues. Yet the album is also breaking out of the restrictions of 12 bars into uncharted territory. It's a new Chris, yet beatifuly blended with the best of the old Chris. Vocally he covers new ground as well, like the heartfelt and soul stirring IM SO GLAD. I feel an autobiographical flavor to the new songs like Morgan, Mississippi or in Come On, where he admits to never having killed a man. I love it!Kind of reminded me of a rapper admitting he's not in a gang but he can still flow. All in all, a pleasure to listen to from the first track to the last. Keep up the good work and see you at the cd release party

Authentic blues flavor.......2005-03-12

I Watched the Devil Die is a great down-and-dirty blues album. Whether you're a blues enthusiast or new to the genre, this is a must-have album. A mix of original songs and covers, Chris brings his own flavor to to the set. Chris plucks the guitar with so much intensity he breaks strings, while his voice captures pain, desperation, and longing with true authenticity. The recordings sound live, not heavily mixed, making the album feel like an authentic down-and-dirty gem from a true bluesman.

Mr.Cotton did it in the kitchen with a six string razor.......2005-03-09

"...the human word is like an outworn, battered timbal upon which we beat melodies fit for making bears dance when we are trying to move the stars to pity." -Flaubert

Which is my big ol' ham-fisted way of saying when it comes to Real Blues or what The Straight People (More Sugar!)call blues I ain't so sure I got my homework done enough to know what the heckfire i'm talkin' about. However in the spirit of MY Real Blues (and Mr.Cotton's) to hell with the damned stars and bring on the dancing bears!

I just finished listening to Chris Cotton's new CD titled I Watched The Devil Die. I'm awful sorry to say the best language I could come up with at the final note (without my usual swearing) was WOW! You'll be adding your own abundant and imaginative expletives after you hear it for your self. I'm at least honest enough to admit I know about enough about Piedmont style and other finger pickin' styles to keep my mouth half shut about Mr.Cotton's technical skill. On the other hand the fellow I work with is versed. His word as nail-hit-on-head upon listening was Exceptional! Most finger-pickin' sorts have sounded high-brow, tight and too pretty clean to my mud and woods tuned ears. Mr. Cotton despite his dangerous knowledge makes it roll out and around the ol' dirt road just as natural and rockin' as can be not forced faux and special. Mr. Cotton covers some of the masters works here. Mr. Willie McTell's Dyin'Crap Shooters Blues, The Mississippi Sheiks' That's it, and of course Mr's Hurt and James with Louis Collins and I'm So Glad. But this man's a fine songwriter too. Six of the twelve here are his and fit quite comfortably up against the old
timers. Each song sounds like it was played (not performed) at a late night pickin'party among good friends. The song Black Night sticks out for the help and heft of Mr. Big Jack Johnson's after-hours slide and as well for Mr. Cotton's xtra fine band's joyful playing on such a dark and menacing song. Mr. Jimbo Mathus' production here as usual brings you in to the room and sets you nicely in the hot seat front and center of the action goin' down live and naked and steamin' in the Mississippi midnite hour. I just gotta hope Yellow Dog Records P.R. Machine is fired up to overheatin' overdrive on this disc 'cuz if work this good isn't hailed in all the so called blues mags and beyond then sombody someplace ain't payin' attention.
Of course most folks don't Listen cuz they're too busy bein' dazzeled by the stars and wouldn't Hear great music if it was a dancing bear bitin' their ass.

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Classic Christmas: Handel's Messiah

Manufacturer: Butterfly (Navarre)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B0000DIJO5
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

Overture
Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People
Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
And the Glory of the Lord
But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?
And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Aria)
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Chorus)
For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Pastoral Symphony
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields/And the Angel Said Unto ...
Glory to God in the Highest
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
Hallelujah
Amen

Average customer rating:

Who's Waking Me Up?
james is amazing
Very relaxing and good CD to listen to -- worth your money
Good Lord
James Angell's Anarchy in Alternative Pop/Rock

Private Player
James Angell
Manufacturer: Psycheclectic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Singer Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006JJ4Y
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

Ooh Love
Who's Wakin' Me Up?
Ed Blue Bottle
Call Off The War
Picture Perfect
Treat Song
Dear Dying Friend
Sweet Bell

Customer Reviews:

Who's Waking Me Up?.......2005-02-06

James Angell is! That is, waking me up to the realization that there is still fantastically original, wonderfully layered and complex music still to be made. A consumate performer, too ... I live in the Portland metro area and have had the good fortune of seeing James live in concert at all but two of his solo shows ... yes, including the shows with John Taylor of Duran Duran. It's true ... some real heavy hitters have been inspired by his music ...

But back to the CD. If you are interested in complex, thoughtful, layered music that will keep your interest for years to come ... this is the CD for you. No boring bubble-gum pop that was out of style ten minutes ago. Sometimes intensely moody, sometimes delightfully fun ... it is all in there. Click on the links above and take a listen. Just remember that your computer won't do it justice.

I have had the priviledge of hearing some of James' newer recordings for an upcoming album as well and I am here to tell you ... it is something worth waiting for. Even better than Private Player, capturing his live energy. (But don't wait until then for a listen, it may be awhile yet!) Why he hasn't been snapped up by a major label yet is beyond me.

Buy it, try it, you won't regret it!

james is amazing.......2003-04-25

this record is a great example of how talented james is. he is a telented performer and a great songwriter. great tracks here. buy this record and support talented indie artists!

Very relaxing and good CD to listen to -- worth your money.......2003-01-07

My husband and I saw James Angell at a gig here in Portland, OR when John Taylor was playing bass for him. I was most impressed and bought the CD. It is a really good listen. I highly recommend it, even if you don't much like listening to mellow music. This one is really different and refreshing.
Well worth your money, I would say.

Good Lord.......2002-10-24

I was absolutely stunned by this CD. I'd read about it and bought it on a whim because of good reviews--wish I had some quotes to drop. I do know a song from this CD will be on Paul McCartney's Garland Appeal and that Bowie called the artist at home to rave about it, but I really must say that the hype is nothing compared to a good listen. Okay, now I over-hyped it, but gee-whiz, I can't remember the last time I paid money for a CD and didn't feel ripped off. This is the real deal, a guy who just makes music, genres be damned. Really good stuff. The first song is amazing, I'm amazed it's not a #1 for real.

James Angell's Anarchy in Alternative Pop/Rock.......2002-10-19

With 4 1/2 Stars this All Music Guide Pick was called "The underground classic of 2002." The New Yorker, Magnet Magazine, and Alternative Press (`Major new talent') gave glowing reviews. John Taylor (Duran Duran) was so inspired by James Angell's performances in New York, he is now Angell's new bass player. Paul McCartney's Garland Appeal has picked the first cut to release on their compilation CD. David Bowie & Courtney Taylor are big fans...

Kindred spirits include: Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Bowie, Tom Waits, Moby, Elton John and Tod Rundgren. If you want radical change ups and soothing passages with the whispered murmurings of the psycheclectic...you're already here. Wanna make your weekend? Order this thing, sit back and relax -- with a little help from your friends.

Let me know what you thought.

Paving the way back to independent music,

William

Classic Was the Day (+1 Bonus Track)
Average customer rating:
Classic Was the Day (+1 Bonus Track)
Funky Dl
Manufacturer: 3d
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000056FCT
Release Date: 2001-01-17