Hardware

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Fantastic budget compilation featuring some of the best artists in the electro-industrial realm.

Tracks:

Church Is Out
One Of These Mornings
Sundown
Black Water
Clarksdale Boogie
Just A Feeling
Gone Too Long
Invisible Ones
Town To Town
Blues For Yesterday

Amazon.com

As authentic as the lines on his forehead and his droopy eyes, veteran bluesman Charlie Musselwhite gets better with age. (At 62, he's a respected survivor with dozens of albums to his credit.) On Delta Hardware the journeyman musician pays tribute to, and revels in, his Mississippi roots. Although he's spent time in Chicago and on the West Coast, for this album of churning swamp and deep Southern blues he taps his formative years in the town of Kosciusko. Musselwhite's poignant voice and crying harmonica convey loss and sadness on the tense, swirling "Black Water," one of two tracks dealing with Hurricane Katrina. His full-bodied, amplified harp cuts like Paul Butterfield and especially Little Walter, two of whose songs he covers here. Give Musselwhite's backing group credit too, especially guitarist Chris "Kid" Anderson, who slices into the slow, riff-based, Walter-penned "Just a Feeling" with Ronnie Earl-styled precision. Even on the straight-ahead shuffle of "Blues for Yesterday," the band nails a sweaty, edgy groove that's as genuine as it is driving. Producer Chris Goldsmith keeps the sound lean, mean, and just muddy enough to conjure images of the band churning out these dark, dusky Delta blues on a porch in the midst of a sweltering summer's night. The no-frills approach is perfect for Musselwhite's otherworldly harp playing to express his years and miles on the endless blues highway. --Hal Horowitz

Customer Reviews:

A bit disappointing.......2007-05-07

I bought this based on the enthusiastic Amazon reviews and the fact that I like blues rock. This is my first Charlie Musselwhite and I was a bit disappointed. His vocals are laconic and the guitar is rarely gripping. The opening song has a good hook, but the rest is pretty forgettable. If you like blues harp, I'd recommend Kim Wilson's solo efforts over this. Still, it's a solid listenable album, and they may be more vivid in concert.

Awesome!.......2007-01-24

This is one for Blues Harp lovers! Great old school blues mixed with some modern style. I've heard Musselwhite play on a Blind Boys of Alabama CD and absolutely loved his style. This collection is different and yet equally as awesome... moreso if you consider the sheer volume of great harpin'. C.M. is a virtuoso of the harp. Buy this for the pure enjoyment of hearing what amazing sounds can be blown through a simple harmonica.

One of the harp greats!!!.......2007-01-19

Charlie Musselwhite is supposed to have said, that he only knows one song, he just plays it slower or faster or in a different key. Well if that's the case he disguises it well and has managed to release over twenty albums of this song. This latest release is right up there with the best of them. This is no nonsense, no frills earthy blues, from the driving Church is Out and Blues for Yesterday, to the dark sounding Black Water. Buy this CD and just listen to that harp cry! It's a great driving album, but the problem is, there are only ten songs most of them two or three minutes long, so its finished before I get home. Ok just stick it on again!!!

harmonica at it's best.......2007-01-13

There are and have been a few great harmonica players. But I am always amazed what a great player musically and technically Charlie Musselwhite is. And I love the way he and his band sounds. The CD rocks and so do the lyrics of Black Water (title 4). Hello America, get ready for more...

church is out! Yeeha.......2007-01-10

worth it for first song. jeff bezos is a clown. can't stop listening to the first song.

Average customer rating:

Outstanding
Classic Early 80's Metal!
Traditional heavy metal
Old-school rock'n'roll+solid hardware!
Awesome

Hardware
Krokus
Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000071G9
Release Date: 1992-06-01

Tracks:

Celebration
Easy Rocker
Smelly Nelly
Mr. 69
She's Got Everything
Burning Bones
Rock City
Winning Man
Mad Rocket

Album Description

The metal veteran's 1981 album for BMG Ariola. Nine tracks, including 'Celebration', 'Easy Rocker' and 'Mad Racket'.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2005-09-24

A great release from an under appreciated band. Winning Man stands out as the best track.....very pleased with this effort from the band.

Classic Early 80's Metal!.......2004-09-01

Hardware is Krokus' best album. Released in 1981, it was the album that broke Krokus in North America. Their earlier efforts, Pay It in Metal, and Metal Rendez-Vous were very rough around the edges. (Although Rendez-Vous did contain some very catchy tunes.) Hardware contained semi-hit single, Burning Bones. It received considerable airplay on CHOM-FM in Montreal, at least....

Many people thought this was AC/DC when they first heard it. The sound is very similar to Bon Scott-era AC/DC, including the vocals of Marc Storace, who was the son of an opera singer, and possessed a vocal range of several octaves. Most of the album is fairly uptempo. She's Got Everything picks up after opening track Burning Bones, and then leads into a very strong, mid tempo tune, Winning Man. Oddly enough, Krokus would re-record Winning Man on their 1987 release, Heart Attack- and not for the better. Mainly what made the songs on Hardware so good, was the slightly less commercial feel they had, in contrast to later Krokus albums. There are fun moments, such as side 1 closer, Smelly Nelly, and the very un-subtle Mr. Sixty-Nine. The rest of side 2 (again my vinyl years) has good hard rockers: Easy Rocker, Rock City and Mad Racket. All three are solid. The album ends with Celebration. An odd song which starts slowly with a lone guitar, foot-stomp drum sounds, and Storace's superb vocal work. It eventually explodes into full hard rock and ends with a chorus repeated over and over for a couple of minutes. Sound boring? No way! I defy you to listen to this song and not have it going through your head all day. This album had the classic Krokus lineup, with Storace, Fernando Von Arb (guitar), Chris Von Rohr (bass), Tommy Keifer (guitar)and Freddy Steady (drums)- And Freddy Steady has the greatest drummer name in rock history! How can you go wrong here? Buy it!

Traditional heavy metal.......2003-02-03

In my opinion this is Krokus very best album. The songs on "Hardware" are over all strong, especially "Easy rocker", "She's got everything" and "Rock city" that is similar to AC/DC's "Overdose". The vocals are in fact also very Bon Scott-like. At this time Krokus had a more raw sound, but became more polished a few years later. This album should be a real treat to any fan of traditional heavy metal á la Accept, Saxon, Iron Maiden among others.

Old-school rock'n'roll+solid hardware!.......2000-03-18

Initially released by Ariola in 1981,this gem of an album features caustic guitar riffs,monster grooves a la Bon Scott,and even a little Scorpions melodicity thrown in for good measure.The Maltese-born Marc Storace did a great job behind the mic and complimenting very well Fernando von Arb's mean guitar work.

Awesome.......1999-12-08

An awesome hard rock album. "She's Got Everything" is possibly their best song ever, its guitar solos are as good as Malmsteen or Hendrix!

Average customer rating:

Disillusioned
Delightful as heck.
Don't spend $30 plus for this!
Get a grip!
Disappointing

East Asheville Hardware
David Wilcox
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001SM9
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

Blow 'Em Away
Johnny's Camaro
East Asheville Hardware
Top Of My Head
Dangerous
Roadside Art
You Should See The Way It Feels
Cold
Catch Me If I Try
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For Real
Mango Story
Mango
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Carpenter Story
Fearless Love
Boob Job
Barbie
After Your Orgasm
Golden Day

Customer Reviews:

Disillusioned.......2005-10-09

After listening to the beautifully spiritual "How did you find me here," I hoped for more along those lines, but this loud and annoying effort gave me the feeling he was spitting on that wholesomeness. Maybe he changed or was jaded by success, but this almost ruined his earlier stuff for me.

Delightful as heck........2005-07-18

This is one of my favorite albums. Some of David Wilcox's other releases are saccharine for my taste. but East Ashville retains an edge that makes this effort standout. I heartedly recommend this collection of smart, funny and beautifully performed songs. For my money it's one of the best contemporary folk albums out there.

If you are looking for music that is wholesome, pure, and filled with only sweetness and light.... this is still an outstanding release, but you may be happier with one of his other material.

Don't spend $30 plus for this!.......2005-04-18

You can now get this CD in it's entirety at the iTunes music store and probably elsewhere online. Sure, you don't get all the original art, but if you're buying the CD to look at the pictures you're kinda missing out. Plus, if you really are offended by the stuff that's mentioned in these reviews, you can download the stuff you like and don't pay for what you don't want.

This is a great CD and the song "East Asheville Hardware" is amazing. It's a song about a hardware store that almost makes me cry!

Get a grip!.......2005-03-31

This album is supposed to be funny and it is! I can't believe that some folks are so thinned skinned that this album could offend. It's only offensive if you're over 70, or a puritan. It also happens to be one of the best albums I've ever heard. East Ashville Hardware alone is worth the price of this album. This album was my first exposure to David Wilcox and it made me an instant fan. A GREAT album. His songs have a modern day Jim Croce, as a solo act.

Disappointing.......2002-09-15

I'm a die hard fan, I love David as an entertainer and have most of his cd's. I usually find a few favorite selections, but enjoy the whole album. Not so here. There are some jewels ( such as Carpenter Story and For Real) and some junk (Mango Story/song, Barbie). The first song "Blow 'em Away" about the frustration/violent fantasies of a rush hour commuter(yes, we identify) was funny back when David recorded this album, but with today's sensibilities would be considered in poor taste.

David has enormous talent and a worthy message. He can get away with being wry, as in Boob Job. His album "How Did You Find Me Here" is stellar. This album I'll probably listen to when I can sit near the "skip" button.

Hardware (1990 Film)
Average customer rating:

Movie Sucks. Soundtrack Rocks

Music Makes or Breaks Movies

Beethoven dropping acid with Jimi Hendrix!

Great soundtrack, so-so movie.

great movie (with an even better soundtrack)

Hardware (1990 Film)
Simon Boswell
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008GDT
Release Date: 1990-09-14