Ragnarok - Nooks

While my Blog will mostly share my compilations - I will also on occasions share some rips from my New Zealand vinyl collection.  Today, I want to share an album from one of my favorite Kiwi bands - Ragnarok.  I saw them many times playing in pubs during the 70's.

Ragnarok formed in Auckland in 1974 and their music could best be described as classic mid-70's psychedelic prog rock. This is their second album 'Nooks', which was released in 1976.  This is a very rare album here in NZ and I paid quite a lot of money for it.  The album rip hasn't had any post processing in any way so you'll hear a few nicks but it's a pretty clean copy. I also have a copy of their first album 'Ragnarok', which I'll share another day.

Tracklist

01 - Five New Years

02 - Waterfall - Captain Fagg

03 - Fourteenth Knock

04 - Paths Of Reminiscence

05 - The Volsong

06 - Semolina

07 - Nooks

Ragnarok - Nooks

From left - Ramon York, Mark Jayet, Ross Muir and Andre Jayet (deceased).

A Taste Of Pink 

I'm a big fan of the Progressive music genre and also of Pink Floyd.  I was fortunate enough to see them back in 1988 and that concert remains one of the best I've ever been to. This compilation is a selection of Pink Floyd songs covered by artists who I think do their music justice.  

Tracklist:

01 - Welcome To The Machine - Saul

02 - Cymbaline - R.P.W.L.

03 - Hey You - Mystery

04 - Wish You Were Here - Avenged Sevenfold

05 - Time - Godsmack

06 - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1) - Steve Morse

07 - Money - Magellan

08 - Great Gig In The Sky - C.C. White

09 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Steve Lukather

10 - Us And Them - Dweezil Zappa

11 - Run Like Hell - Crippled Black Phoenix

12 - Breathe (In The Air) - Rick McAuley

A Taste Of Pink

Room With A View

This compilation is quite easy listening and is a mix of instrumental, pop, soft rock and rock.  It opens with a catchy instrumental from Blonker followed by a pop number from Kiwi artist Brooke Fraser and finishing up with a classic Cold Chisel track.  In-between are some well known artists as well as a classic from UFO.

Tracklist:

01 - Sidewalk Cafe - Blonker

02 - Kings & Queens - Brooke Fraser

03 - What I See - Planet P Project

04 - Belladona - UFO

05 - Upside of Down - Little Hurricane

06 - Room With A View - Tony Cary

07 - In A Broken Dream - Rod Stewart

08 - Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy

09 - Hazard - Richard Marx

10 - I Can't Understand - Los Lobos

11 - '74-'75 - The Connels

12 - Breakfast At Sweethearts - Cold Chisel

Room With A View

 Concert Photos - Toto

Here's some photos I took at a Toto concert in January 2019 at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth New Zealand.

Burn Me Out

This week's compilation moves in a completely different direction to last week's country flavored compilation.  The track selection covers Alt Rock, Hard Rock and Rock genres.  I was supposed to have traveled to the US for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August this year and would have seen two of the bands in this compilation live - Saul and Fozzy.  Unfortunately, the covid-19 enemy put pay to that.  

Tracklist:

01 - Levee - Saul

02 - Adrenaline - Fragile Things

03 - Signs - Coldspell

04 - Burn Me Out - Fozzy

05 - Give It Away - Perfect Day

06 - Break - The Cinematics

07 - Watching Over - Greta Van Fleet

08 - If My Heart Had Wings - Blackstone Cherry

09 - Fly - Jet Black Stare

10 - Broken Bones - Rev Theory

11 - Walk A Mile - Voodoo Six

12 - Outline - Brave Future

Burn Me Out

Calm Before The Storm

Every now and then I need a break from rock music and when I do, I sometimes enjoy a bit of country music.  This compilation combines a selection of tunes from the country/country rock genre with maybe a couple of tracks bordering on folk rock.

Tracklist:

01 - You - Creed Fisher

02 - No Other - Levi Robin

03 - Call It A Day - Caleb Caudle 

04 - Cold Trail - Shane Nicholson

05 - Ain't Leavin - Hurricane Fall

06 - Only Children - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

07 - Laramie - Jeff Crosby

08 - Cherokee Fiddle - Eddie L Smith

09 - Pickup - Kason Layne

10 - Boomtown - Maceo

11 - Waiting Around To Die - Wild Rabbit Salad

12 - She's Hollywood - Cory Marks

Calm Before The Storm