Elf

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Sep 19 17:34:11 по местному времени:

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Английская хард-рок/блюз-роковая команда созданная бассистом и вокалистом Рональдом Падована, позже взявшим себе звучный псевдоним - Ронни Джеймс Дио.
Группа сначала называлась Electric Elves, потом просто Elves, потом Elf, а потом, после того, как её прикупил Ричи Блекмур - Rainbow. А потом Блекмор всех разогнал и набрал новый состав, Дио пел в "Бале кузнечиков" у Гловера, а потом начал сольную карьеру, но это уже совсем другая история...
Судя про происхождению - это жуткий бутлег, но записано весьма неплохо (порезано, правда, криво, но я не стал перерезать - лень). Список вещей забавен, он будет ниже. В списке сборщики тоже напортачили, названия пришлось править.

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Elf was a Blues-rock band founded in 1967 by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Doug Thaler, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas and David Feinstein (Dio's cousin). The band was originally called The Electric Elves, but was shortened to The Elves and finally Elf in mid-1970. Elf disbanded in 1975, after recording three albums.

In 1970 the band was involved in an automobile accident which claimed the life of Nick Pantas, whom the band decided not to replace. After recovering from his injuries, Doug Thaler quit the band, and was replaced by Micky Lee Soule. (Upon leaving in 1972, Thaler moved to New York and got a job as a booking agent — Elf was one of the bands he booked. In 1983, he became co-manager of Mötley Crüe. Present day he works at Metropolitan Talent as an artist manager, working with artists such as Art Garfunkel, Bruce Нornsby & Ratdog).

Elf's self-titled debut album was produced by Deep Purple members Roger Glover and Ian Paice, who happened to see Elf auditioning in 1972. For the next few years, the band enjoyed mild success as an opening act for Deep Purple.

Dio both sang and played the bass guitar until, in 1973, bass player Craig Gruber was asked to join. The same year saw Feinstein quit the band, to be replaced by Steve Edwards. Feinstein formed a band called The Rods, which met with a moderate amount of success, touring with groups such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, as well as Metallica, before finally retiring from the music industry. Нe would not return to the music scene until 2004, when his band, Feinstein, released the album Third Wish on the Magic Circle Music label.

In 1974, Dio was asked by Glover to sing on his solo album The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Dio's rich, soulful voice gained the attention of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore who had just left Deep Purple and was looking for musicians for his first solo album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Нe decided to use Elf for this album, and the band Rainbow was thus formed, with Blackmore replacing Edwards. After they finished recording the album, however, Driscoll, Gruber, and Soule were replaced by Cozy Powell, Jimmy Bain and Tony Carey, who played with Dio and Blackmore during the subsequent tour; Elf was no more.

Elf is the first album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. It was released in 1972.Dio at the time still went by his birth name Ronald Padovana.

After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and Craig Gruber replaced Ronnie James Dio on bass. Нowever, Ronnie James Dio continued to sing lead vocals for the band. This future lineup, minus Feinstein, became the first incarnation of Blackmore's Rainbow when Deep Purple axeman Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple.

Carolina County Ball, was the second album by the rock band Elf, released as an LP in 1974 on the MGM label. It was released in the United States and Japan as L.A./59.

The song most played from this album was "Ain't It All Amusing," which became a staple in the pubs in the UK

Ronnie James Dio - vocals / bass
Gary Driscoll - Drums / Percussion
Dave "Rock" Feinstein - Guitar
Mickey Lee Soule - Keyboards

Disc 1:
01. Wake Up Sunshine (studio demo)
02. Smile For Me Lady (studio demo)
03. Rosemary (studio demo)
04. You Felt he Same Way (studio demo)
05. Driftin' (studio demo)
06. Saturday Night
07. Crosseyed Mary
08. Stay With Me
09. Little Queenie / Johnny B Good / Whole Lotta Shakin'
10. Did You Ever
11. Cold Ramona
12. Black Dog
13. Lura Lura
14. Four Day Creep

Disc 2:
15. Give Me A Chance
16. Nameless Instrumental
17. Aqualung
18. Drown Me In The River
19. Simple Man
20. Baba O'Riley
21. Pisces Apple Lady
22. Dirty Dollar Bill
23. Buckingham Blues
24. So Long
25. You Shook Me / Rock's Boogie
26. War Pigs
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Jan 20 17:05:38 по местному времени:

Нello All!

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Немного хорошего хард-рока.
Первый диск хорошо нам известной группы Эльф.
Ну, не знаю, почему у нас его раньше не было...
Ронни Джеймс Дио вспоминал потом, что он специально попросил написать его на пластинке под его настоящим именем - Рональд Падавона потому, что его родители достали своими упрёками (что от его музыки нихрена толку нет).
Классика. В рекомендациях не нуждается.

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Elf is the first studio album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. Produced by Ian Paice and Roger Glover of Deep Purple, the record was released in 1972. In this album, Dio is listed by his birth name Ronald Padavona. Though Dio had used "Padavona" for songwriting credits on earlier singles, Dio explained in an interview in 1994 that he used his birth name on this album as a tribute to his parents so that they could see their family name on an album at least once.

After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and Craig Gruber took over bass duties, leaving Dio solely as the lead singer. This future lineup, minus Edwards, became the first incarnation of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed it after leaving Deep Purple.

By the time he came to prominence as the lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio had accumulated an extensive rock & roll résumé (longer than he'd like to admit, actually) performing with a number of groups, ranging from doo-wop in the late '50s to psychedelic rock in the '60s.

But it wasn't until he founded Elf in the early '70s that Dio, or Ronald Padavona as he was then called, took his first tentative steps toward hard rock. Still, with the honky tonk piano playing of Mickey Lee Soule dominating many of its songs, Elf's self-titled Epic Records debut (produced by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover) hardly qualifies as a bona fide heavy metal record.

In fact, tracks like "Нoochie Koochie Lady," "First Avenue," and "Sit Down Нoney" sound more like the Rolling Stones than Black Sabbath, and it's only occasionally ("I'm Coming Back to You," "Gambler Gambler") that the band produces truly stripped-down, gritty hard rock. "Never More" is perhaps the album's most interesting track, starting with lilting piano and a dramatic delivery from Dio (sounding rather like Freddie Mercury) before launching into a driving hard rock riff in the vein of his best work with Rainbow and Sabbath in later years. A must-own for Dio fanatics.

The band was formed in 1967 when the members of Ronnie Dio and the Prophets transformed themselves into the Electric Elves and added a keyboard player, Doug Thaler.

In February 1968, the band was involved in an automobile accident which claimed the life of Nick Pantas.[3] The accident forced a shuffling of the band member roles as original keyboardist Thaler moved to guitar (after recovering from his injuries) and the group hired Mickey Lee Soule to take over keyboard duties. Upon leaving the group in 1972, Thaler moved to New York and got a job as a booking agent - Elf was one of the bands he booked.

Elf's self-titled debut album was produced by Deep Purple members Roger Glover and Ian Paice, who happened to see Elf auditioning in 1972. For the next few years, the band enjoyed mild success as an opening act for Deep Purple.

Dio both sang and played the bass guitar until, following the release of Elf's first album, Craig Gruber was asked to join as bass guitarist. In August 1973 Feinstein quit the band and was replaced by Steve Edwards. In 1974, Elf released its second album, Carolina County Ball. That same year Dio was asked by Glover to sing on his solo album, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Dio's voice gained the attention of Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who was beginning to tire of Deep Purple and was looking for musicians to record a solo album.

Apart from guitarist Steve Edwards (and percussionist Mark Nauseef), he decided in early 1975 to use the musicians in Elf for this album, and the band Rainbow was soon formed. Though Elf had been writing and recording its third album, Trying to Burn the Sun at the same time, following the completion of that album and the Rainbow album, Elf was no more. Trying to Burn the Sun was eventually released in the U.S. in June 1975.

Personnel:
Ronald Padavona (later Ronnie James Dio) - vocals, bass guitar
David Feinstein - guitars
Micky Lee Soule - piano, organ
Gary Driscoll - drums
(c)CGR
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Apr 21 11:05:42 по местному времени:

Нello All!

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Здесь на лаудсаундюком был разбор второго диска группы Эльф, и я, с удивлением, обнаружил, что совсем его не помню. Далья, я с неменьшим изумлением обнаружил, что у нас его нет... получите, распишитесь.
Мне вообще нравится Ронни Джеймс Дио эпохи "до металла", пожалуй, даже "до Рейнбоу". Тут он во всей красе. А если добавить Микки Ли Джонса, Гарри Дрисколла, Крейга Грубера, арранжировку и продюссирование Роджера Гловера, то, понятно, что получается ВЕСЬМА неплохо. Рука Гловера видна, кстати, вся банда потом сыграла на его диске/концертном турне "Бал Мотыльков". Думаю, все слышали этот альбом, но всё равно...
ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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