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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Rufus Wainwright



































Artist:  Rufus Wainwright
Birth Name:  Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
Born:  July 22, 1973.  Rhinebeck. New York USA
Genre:  Indie Pop, Rock, Baroque Pop, Operatic Pop, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Opera, Vocal Music, Classical
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar

Rufus Wainwright is an American-Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Composer.  He has recorded albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.  He has also written two Classical Operas and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson.  He is the son of Musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the older brother of singer Martha Wainwright.

















Title:   Unfollow The Rules  (2020)
Genre:  Indie Pop, Rock, Baroque Pop, Operatic Pop, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Opera, Vocal Music, Classical
Label:   BMG Right Management
Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Trouble In Paradise  (3:07)
 2.  Damsel In Distress  (4:43)
 3.  Unfollow The Rules  (6:45)
 4.  You Ain't Big  (2:36)
 5.  Romantical Man  (5:27)
 6.  Peaceful Afternoon  (4:16)
 7.  Only The People That Love  (4:35)
 8.  This One's For The Ladies (That Lunge)  (4:04)
 9.  My Little You  (1:52)
10. Early Morning Madness  (5:38)
11. Devils And Angels (Hatred)  (4:17)
12. Alone Time  (4:20)

Personnel:

Rufus Wainwright:  Lead & Background Vocals on All Tracks, Guitar on Track 7, Piano on Tracks:  8-10, 12
Jim Keltner:  Drums on Tracks:  7, 10
Matt Chamberlain:  Drums on Tracks:  1-6, 11, Percussion on Tracks: 3, 6
Blake Mills:  Guitar on Tracks:  1-4, 6, 7, 10, 11,  Tympani on Track 3
Gerry Leonard:  Guitar on Tracks:  5, 7, 10
Adam Levy:  Guitar on Track 5
Randy Kerber:  Piano on Tracks:  1, 3, 5
George Deoring:  Mandolin on Track 1, Guitar on Tracks: 2, 4, 6
Greg Leisz:  Pedal Steel on Tracks:  1, 3 
David Piltch:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 3, 7, 10
Kaveh Rastegar:   Bass on Track 5
Davey Faragber:  Bass on Tracks: 2, 4, 6
Mitchell Froom:  Keyboards on Tracks: 1-8, 10, 11, Programming on Track 8
Thomas Bartlett:  Piano on Track 11
Dan Higgins:  Clarinets on Track 1, Saxophone on Tracks: 1, 10, Flute on Track 2
Rob Moose:  Violin, Viola on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 6, 10, 11
Gabriel Cabezas:  Cello on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 7, 10
Nick  Daley:  Trombone on Track 113
Laura Brenes:  French Horn on Tracks: 3, 5, 6
Julianna Raye:  Background Vocals on Track 6
Jennie Kamnpani:  Background Vocals on Track 8
Martha Wainwright:  Background Vocals on Track 11

Unfollow The Rules is the tenth studio album by Rufus Wainwright, released on July 10, 2020 by BMG Right Management, featuring Martha Wainwright, Jim Keltner, Blake Mills, Matt Chamberlain, Mitchell Froom and many more!.



Friday, September 9, 2016

Freddie Mercury























Artist:  Freddie Mercury
Born:  September 1948.  Stone Town, Sultanate Of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Died:  November 24, 1991 (Aged 45).  Kensington, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock, Vocal Music, Opera
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano

Freddie Mercury was a British Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer, known as the Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band Queen.  He wrote and composed numerous hits for Queen including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Crazy Little Called Love", and "We Are The Champions".  He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2001, as a member of Queen, and the Songwriter Hall Of Fame in 2003, the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004, and the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2002.  He was voted one of the Greatest Singers in the history of Popular Music, and voted Best Male Singer of All Time in 2005 Poll organised by Blender and MTV2m was ranked at 18 on the 2008 Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Singers Ever, also was elected in 2009 as the Best Rock Singer of All Time by Classic Rock.













Title:  Messenger of The Gods:  The Singles Collection (2016)
Genre:  Rock, Contemporary Pop, Pop Rock, Vocal Music, Opera
Label:  Mercury Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Living On My Own (Single Edit) (3:06)
 2.  The Great Pretender  (3:27)
 3.  In My Defence  (3:54)
 4.  Love Kills  (4:30)
 5.  Barcelona (Single Version0  (4:27)
 6.  Made In Heaven (Single Remix)  (4:10)
 7.  Time  (4:02)
 8.  Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow  (3:47)
 9.  I Was Born To Love You  (3:39)
10. The Golden Boy (Single Edit)  (5:16)
11. I Can Hear Music  (3:25)
12. How Can I Go On (Single Version)  (4:02)
13. Living On My Own (No More Brothers Radio Mix) (3:41)

Disc 2:

 1.  Goin' Back  (3:34)
 2.  Let's Turn It On  (3:43)
 3.  My Love Is Dangerous  (3:40)
 4.  She Blows Hot And Cold  (3:40)
 5.  Living On My Own (Judian Raymond Album Mix) (3:39)
 6.  Stop All The Fighting  (3:20)
 7.  Time (Instrumental)  (3:23)
 8.  Exercises In Free Love (Freddie Vocal)  (4:00)
 9.  Exercises In Free Love (Montserrat Vocal)  (4:05)
10. The Fallen Priest (B-Side Edit)  (2:58)
11. Overture Piccante  (6:41)
12. Love Kills (Wolf Euro Mix)  (3:27)

Messenger of The Gods:  The Singles Collection is a compilation album by Freddie Mercury, was released on September 2, 2016 by Mercury Records.  Solo singles all 13 singles together for the first time in 2 CD Set.