Haints - Battle Of Wounded Heart (2007)

Genre: Alt. Country, Folk
Origin: Sacramento, California
File: 55 Mb (High Vbr)

Lineup:
Kepi (acoustic guitar, vocals)
Cory (electric guitar)
Roach (bass)
Scampi (drums)
David Houston (percussion)
Dan Janisch (vocals, guitar, piano, drums)
Anton Barbeau (vocals)
Rusty Miller (guitar)

Tracklist:
1. Carly Simon 2:59
2. Algebra Song 2:43
3. Battle Of Wounded Heart 4:16
4. Zombie Crush 2:07
5. It Only Goes To Show 2:12
6. Hair Of Gold (And Skin Of Blue) 2:36
7. Ivy Says 2:17
8. If You Need Me 2:16
9. Highwayman 3:38
10. Say It's Not You 2:28
Total Playing Time: 27:31

The Haints are a side project from Kepi of the Groovie Ghoulies that play country music with a bit of fetish for monsters. It's a fun album and for fans of the Ghoulies it's a must have. A couple of the songs were originally Groovie Ghoulie songs turned country rockers.

Battle Of Wounded Heart

Bob Dylan - Planet Waves (1974)

Genre: Folk Rock
Full Length #14
Recorded: November 5, 6 and 9, 1973 Village Recorder in West L.A.
File: 77 MB/256kbps

Personnel:
Bob Dylan: Guitars, harmonica, keyboards, vocals.
Robbie Robertson: Guitars, bass guitar.
Rick Danko: Bass guitar, Fiddle, vocals.
Garth Hudson: Keyboards, Organ, Piano, accordion, saxophones.
Richard Manuel: Piano, keyboards, drums.
Levon Helm: drums, mandolin, vocals

Track List:
1, On a Night Like This – 2:57
2. Going, Going, Gone – 3:27
3. Tough Mama – 4:17
4. Hazel – 2:50
5. Something There Is About You – 4:45
6. Forever Young – 4:57
7. Forever Young – 2:49
8. Dirge – 5:36
9. You Angel You – 2:54
10. Never Say Goodbye – 2:56
11. Wedding Song – 4:42
Total Playing Time: 42:12

Here's a great Dylan album from Dylan's sessions with The Band and it ended up at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, but since then it may have gotten overlooked. It really is a beautiful album that is folky with a country tinge and once again all the songs are brilliantly written and arranged by Dylan.

Planet Waves

Bob Dylan - New Morning (1970)

Genre: Folk/Rock
Version: Remastered
192 kbps, 51 Mb

Personnel:
Bob Dylan – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ; piano on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12
David Bromberg – electric guitar, dobro
Harvey Brooks – bass guitar
Ron Cornelius – electric guitar
Charlie Daniels – bass guitar
Buzzy Feiten – electric guitar
Al Kooper – organ, piano, electric guitar, French horn
Russ Kunkel – drums
Billy Mundi – drums
Hilda Harris – backing vocals
Albertin Robinson – backing vocals
Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals on track 6
Bob Johnston – producer

1. If Not for You – 2:39
2. Day of the Locusts – 3:57
3. Time Passes Slowly – 2:33
4. Went to See the Gypsy – 2:49
5. Winterlude – 2:21
6. If Dogs Run Free – 3:37
7. New Morning – 3:56
8. Sign on the Window – 3:39
9. One More Weekend – 3:09
10. The Man in Me – 3:07
11. Three Angels – 2:07
12. Father of Night – 1:27
Total Playing Time: 35:21

I plan on once in awhile posting up overlooked Dylan classics so this one immediately sprang to mind. Dylan is in top form here and there's at least six songs that I consider classics. This album would make my own personal Dylan top ten albums. I think people that are new to Dylan would even be impressed by this so check it out. Even the lesser songs are pretty heroic except for his spoken, jazzy "If Dogs Run Free" which doesn't really click with me. 11/12 ain't bad.

Key tracks: If Not For You, Day of the Locusts, Winterlude, Went to See the Gypsy, New Morning, The Man in Me, Father of Night

New Morning