L.A. Blues Authority Volume II: Glenn Hughes - Blues
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L.A. Blues Authority Volume II: Glenn Hughes – Blues is a solo album by former Deep Purple
, Black Sabbath
and Trapeze
vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes.
project that featured many musicians playing original blues tracks and covers
. This is the only album under that name which featured only original material performed by one singer.
This was Hughes’ first solo album to be released after he kicked his drug habits in 1991 http://www.thehighwaystar.com/interviews/hughes/gh199305xx.html and found his ‘higher power’. He hadn’t released an album under his own name since 1977’s Play Me Out
. This marked a beginning of a highly productive period in Hughes’ life that still continues.
The album was recorded in three weeks and Hughes’ claims the themes in the record deal with his personal demons of the time http://www.glennhughes.com/discography.html.
Guest guitarists include former Europe
player John Norum
(who had produced the album Face The Truth which featured Hughes on a number of tracks earlier in 1992), Mick Mars
of Mötley Crüe
, Warren DeMartini
of Ratt
and Richie Kotzen
of Poison
, Mr. Big
and Mark Kendall
of Great White fame.
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
and Trapeze
Trapeze (band)
Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley , with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland...
vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes.
History
The album was produced under the moniker of the L.A. Blues Authority, a bluesBlues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
project that featured many musicians playing original blues tracks and covers
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
. This is the only album under that name which featured only original material performed by one singer.
This was Hughes’ first solo album to be released after he kicked his drug habits in 1991 http://www.thehighwaystar.com/interviews/hughes/gh199305xx.html and found his ‘higher power’. He hadn’t released an album under his own name since 1977’s Play Me Out
Play Me Out
Play Me Out is the first solo record by former Deep Purple and Trapeze bassist/ vocalist Glenn Hughes. It was first released in July 1977. The album marked a definite change in style to Hughes’ hard rock albums with Deep Purple, moving into a funk and soul inspired direction...
. This marked a beginning of a highly productive period in Hughes’ life that still continues.
The album was recorded in three weeks and Hughes’ claims the themes in the record deal with his personal demons of the time http://www.glennhughes.com/discography.html.
Guest guitarists include former Europe
Europe (band)
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...
player John Norum
John Norum
John Norum is a rock music guitarist and founder of the Swedish band Europe . Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project...
(who had produced the album Face The Truth which featured Hughes on a number of tracks earlier in 1992), Mick Mars
Mick Mars
Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...
of Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
, Warren DeMartini
Warren DeMartini
Warren Justin DeMartini , nicknamed Torch, is the lead guitarist for Ratt, a popular American band during the mid-to-late 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene.-Early life:...
of Ratt
Ratt
Ratt is an American heavy metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is best known for songs such as "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Slip of the Lip", "Back For More", "Dance", "Body Talk", "I Want a Woman", and "Way Cool Jr." Ratt...
and Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
of Poison
Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...
, Mr. Big
Mr. Big (band)
Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...
and Mark Kendall
Mark Kendall
Mark Kendall was a Welsh footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented his country at schoolboy, youth and Under-21 level.-Biography:...
of Great White fame.
Track listing
- "The Boy Can Sing The Blues" – 5:38 (Hughes, Erickson, Mike Varney)
- "I'm The Man" – 5:45 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "Here Come The Rebel" – 4:16 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "What Can I Do For Ya?" – 6:16 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "You Don't Have To Save Me Anymore" – 5:34 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "So Much Love To Give" – 5:23 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "Shake The Ground" – 6:05 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "Hey Buddy (You Got Me Wrong)" – 6:12 (Hughes, Erickson, Franklin, Varney)
- "Have You Read The Book?" – 4:42 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "Life Of Misery" – 5:15 (Hughes)
- "Can't Take Away My Pride" – 4:23 (Hughes, Erickson)
- "A Right To Live" – 4:32 (Hughes, Kotzen)
Performers
- Glenn Hughes – Vocals, BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on tracks 1,3,10,11,12 - Craig Erickson – All Rhythm GuitarsRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Tony FranklinTony Franklin (musician)Anthony James "Tony" Franklin is an English rock musician, best known for his work on the fretless bass guitar with Roy Harper, The Firm, Jimmy Page, John Sykes' Blue Murder, Whitesnake and briefly, with Quiet Riot.-Fretless bass:...
– BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on tracks 2,4,5,6,7,8,9 - Gary Ferguson – DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Mark Jordan – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- John NorumJohn NorumJohn Norum is a rock music guitarist and founder of the Swedish band Europe . Concurrent to his role with Europe, he also maintains a side solo project...
– Guitar SolosGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on tracks 1&2 - Warren DeMartiniWarren DeMartiniWarren Justin DeMartini , nicknamed Torch, is the lead guitarist for Ratt, a popular American band during the mid-to-late 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene.-Early life:...
– Guitar SolosGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on tracks 1,2&5 - Mark KendallMark Kendall (guitarist)Mark Kendall is a lead guitarist born in Loma Linda, California. He is best known for being a founding member and lead guitar player of the blues-based hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
– Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
on track 3 Guitar SoloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on track 5 - Richie KotzenRichie KotzenRichie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
– Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
on tracks 4&12 - Darren Householder – Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
on track 7 Guitar SoloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on track 9 - Paul Pesco - Guitar SoloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on track 8 - Mick MarsMick MarsMick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...
– Guitar SoloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on track 9 Slide GuitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
on track 11