16 July 2015

Love Under the Mexican Moon





Lately, I've been having this thing for Johnette Napolitano. I just don't want to get too far away from the sound of her voice, whether it's her solo Sketchbooks or Scarred (which I posted here) or her work as vocalist & bassist with Concrete Blonde

Here's a compilation of previously unreleased tracks. A great place to start for newbie (all three of you) & ConBlonder alike. If you haven't listened to this band before (I'm talking to you three, pay attention), these are some alternate versions to some of their finest styles ("God is a Bullet" live [for the L.A.P.D.], "Bloodletting" extended version, &  "Tomorrow, Wendy" live are particularly terrific). Then you can pick your favorites & go find the releases where they were featured. If you're already a fan, then here're some variations to add to the gold.

Concrete Blonde – Still in Hollywood, I.R.S. Records, 1994.
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Tracklist –
It’ll Chew You up & Spit You Out
Everybody Knows
Free
God is a Bullet
Probably Will
Mandocello
The Ship Song
Joey (acoustic)
Little Wing (Hendix cover)
Roses Grow (live)
The Sky is a Poisonous Garden (live)
Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) extended version
Simple Twist of Fate (Dylan cover)
Side of the Road
100 Games of Solitaire
Tomorrow, Wendy (live)






Johnette has a 3-song solo EP entitled Naked that's a preview of her upcoming full-length solo album, tentatively set for release in September. Naked is, as the title suggests, a stripped down, acoustic set of Johnette's extraordinary voice & guitar.

Here's a taste, the third song entitled "Jazz on Vinyl". It’s a gritty ballad drenched in tequila & Johnette.



Enjoy,




7 comments:

  1. AiFQYcHJ8aXxezmiBGp8dSQo0BkHJJ3yGMwk7DiMYfo

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  2. nathan i downloaded myabe i will become number 4 we will see.
    don't know if this is cool or not. but naked sounded cool so here is a link.
    https://www.uploadable.ch/file/cY9tfsuQN8mq/n508g.Johnette.Napolitano..The.Naked.Album.2015.rar
    robert

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    1. Thanks for the link. I'm sure you made a few folks that frequent this noman's land very happy. They asked me but I failed to oblige.

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  3. i thought you would remove the link if it wasn't appropriate. the naked album is growing on me.
    the first song didn't do much, but later ones on the record began to reach inside. concrete blonde was a band i had just missed. so much life so little time. thank you as always.
    robert

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  4. Used to listen to this at my brothers house. Am needing to hear the Cheap Trick tune, and, probably the rest as well.. Is the slink dead? or am I doing something wronG?

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  5. Got it. worked on google chrome. THANK YOU!!
    won't work on safari.

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