| PF Sloan Sailover |
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So who IS PF Sloan? If you didn't make the
connection between this mysterious
behind-the-scenes music man and his many
chart hits in the 60's, now's your chance to
connect the dots. On August 22nd, HighTone
Records will release 'Sailover', the folk
rocker and street poet's first U.S. release
since he famously walked away from the music
business 30 years ago. It features several
new Sloan compositions as well as new
recordings of some of his most treasured
songs, made famous by both himself and other
artists (including the hit "Eve of
Destruction"). The result is a true to form
Sloan album, encapsulating the fullness of
his talent while simultaneously giving
listeners a look back and forward into his
musical history. PF Sloan will tour
extensively in support of 'Sailover',
including an album release show 8/24 in NYC
at Joe's Pub. Album guests include Sloan fans
Lucinda Williams, Frank Black, Felix
Cavaliere and Buddy Miller.
'Sailover', recorded in Nashville with
producer Jon Tiven (Frank Black, Wilson
Pickett, B.B. King), includes 14 tracks and
finds Sloan rejuvenated with confidence anew.
The whole feel of the album is one of freedom
and reclamation. The dusty, whiskey-soaked
opener "Sins of a Family" features duet
vocals by Lucinda Williams, and leads you
into a compelling, melancholy tale of
real-life woes and struggles, portraying
moments of bittersweet intimacy and broken
youth. "Eve of Destruction" is Sloan's epic
anti-war anthem, a major hit in the 60's as
recorded by Barry McGuire and redone here
with additional vocals by Frank Black and
Buddy Miller. The sense of urgency and
passion brings the song full circle, and
makes it more relevant than ever. Jam-packed
full of talented guests, the album oozes with
a tangible sense of camaraderie and energy.
You can hear everyone fully into the moment,
fully into being part of Sloan's reclamation
of his place in musical history.
PF Sloan started his adventure into the music
biz at age 13, making a single for LA R&B
label Aladdin Records. In the early 60's, his
group the Fantastic Baggys issued the album
'Tell 'Em I'm Surfin',' which contained the
hit title track and the classic surf music
song, "Summer Means Fun." By the mid-60's he
had become a lynchpin of the storied LA folk
rock scene. His hit songs, as sung by others,
leapt up the charts. To name a few - The
Turtles ("You Baby"), The Searchers ("Take Me
For What I'm Worth"), Johnny Rivers ("Secret
Agent Man") and Jan & Dean ("From All Over
The World"). PF had a musical Midas touch,
co-producing the first Barry McGuire and
Mamas & Papas recordings on Dunhill, as well
as playing the famous lead guitar parts on
their hit songs "California Dreamin" and
"Monday, Monday", singing the falsetto parts
on most of Jan & Dean's records, and serving
as the in-house A&R man/producer for Dunhill.
With 'Sailover', PF Sloan reminds us of his
towering contributions to contemporary
popular music.
Tags : pf sloan eve destruction protest music song folk-rock lucinda williams frank black |
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Durée : 650 s |
| Sloan - Underwhelmed |
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She was underwhelmed
If that's a word
I know it's not
'Cause I looked it up
That's one of those skills
That I learned in my school
I was overwhelmed
And I'm sure of that one
'Cause I learned it
Back in grade school
When I was young
She said, "You is funny"
I said, "You are funny"
She said, "Thank you"
And I said, "Never mind"
And she rolled her eyes
Her beautiful eyes
The point is not the grammar
It's the feeling
That is certainly in my heart
But not in hers
But not in hers
But not in hers
But not in hers
We were talkin' about people
That eat meat
I felt like an ass
'Cause I was one
She said, "It's okay"
But I felt like
I just ate my young
She's obviously
A person with a cause
I told her that
I don't smoke or drink
She told me to loosen up
On her way to the L.C.
She skips her classes
And gets good grades
I go to my courses
Rain or shine
She's passed her classes
While I attend mine
While I attend mine
While I attend mine
While I attend
She wrote out a story
About her life
I think it included
Something about me
I'm not sure of that
But I'm sure of one thing
Her spelling's atrocious
She told me to read
Between the lines
And tell her exactly
What I got out of it
I told her affection had two F's
Especially when
You're dealing with me
I usually notice
All the little things
Once time I was proud of it
She says it's annoying
She cursed me up and down
And rolled her R's
(Her beautiful R's)
She says I'm caught up
In triviality
All I really wanna know
Is what she thinks of me
I think my love for her
Makes me miss the point
I miss the point
I miss the point
I miss the point
I miss the point
I miss the point
I miss the point
Hey mister
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Affichage : 5320
Durée : 283 s |
| Eve of Destruction by P.F. Sloan |
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recorded live in Los Angeles, August 2006.
Sloan's new album "Sailover" is available on
Hightone Records at hightone.com. Video by
Infostructures.net. Show produced by
WesternBeat.com.
In 1965, PF Sloan's heartfelt song "Eve of
Destruction," performed by Barry McGuire,
became a Billboard number one hit.
The anti-war anthem was one of the first
protest songs to make the pop charts. It
became the rallying cry for supporters of the
26th Amendment to the Constitution, which
changed the voting age from 21 to 18.
Sloan wrote a string of hits in the '60s,
including "Secret Agent Man" (recorded by
Johnny Rivers), "You Baby" (The Turtles) and
"Where Were You When I Needed You" (The
Grassroots). - excerpt from the NPR radio
program on PF Sloan.
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Affichage : 21484
Durée : 336 s |
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