The Minstral Show – (Episode 054)

The Minstral Show is a unique music radio program that not only plays the best music from the mp3 age, circa the year 2000 to present, it also offers a level playing field for Signed, Unsigned and Independent artists by showcasing great songs…it’s a show like no other. With that said, todays episode features: Creed, Seventh Epic, The Fixx, Robert Plant, Clay Rose, The Naked Hearts, The Inflictors, Vintage Trouble, Metropolis, Paul Cusick, Steve Wynn and Muse. Buckle up because there’s more great energetic rock heading your way.

More than just a podcast, World United Music has emerged to bring you the best music being made in the 21^st century by signed, unsigned and Independent artists.

To all the Artists, be sure to share the podcast episode with your network as it helps bring attention not only to your work but to the work of others as well. That's what the “World United Music” project is all about, bringing attention to all the artists who make great music.

SET: 01

Starting off this week’s episode is Creed with “My Sacrifice” taken from their November 2001 album “Weathered”. The album went Platinum 6 times and sold more than 6 million copies in the US alone so it is a very popular album.

I find that the lyrics and music in “My Sacrifice” are filled with passion as they combine to hold special moments between friends aloft. Truly a classic song in every way. Not lost on me either is that this song was released in October 2001…in a year of great upheaval that sent the World into a tail spin…for me, the song ties in the atmosphere, the divide and memories of two ages, before and after 911…

Following Creed is Charlotte North Carolina’s “Seventh Epic” with “Crescent” taken from their December 2008 album “On the Edge”. This is a solid hard rock tune by Josh and Sarah Queen who jump out of the gate to shine their obvious talents. They’ve since changed the bands name to “The Droids”…however, “Crescent” is a great song by them from music’s lost decade.

“The Fixx” follow with “Just Before Dawn” taken from their 2012 album, “Beautiful Friction”. A soothing song of hope as one breaks away from old world habits to evolve into an awakening that frees one from bondage…just before the dawn of a new day.

Robert Plant closes the set with the title track from his Oct 2017 album “Carry Fire”… Robert Plant’s voice breathes life and passion into the song which carries an infectious Middle Eastern, dream-like mystique. The song is very hypnotic that easily gathers the imagination and consciousness into a Trance. “Carry Fire” does just that, like a voice calling from across the distance of time to launch a million poets. The vocals and music are simply brilliant!

And so, My Sacrifice comes to us in a Crescent Just before Dawn that Carries Fire, on the Minstral show.

SET: 02

Clay Rose starts off the second set with Outlaw and Dream Thief taken from his 2008 EP “Suck on This” What can I say, Punk meets country in a wild fusion of energy that builds and builds to a great climactic slam with the Outlaw & Dream Thief. A real energy burst for sure.

“Naked Hearts” follow with the title track to their 2010 album “Mass Hysteria”.

New York City duo “Amy Cooper” and “Noah Wheeler” are “The Naked Hearts” and Although the band is no longer active their music still is. A Good solid driving song in... “Mass Hysteria”.

Salford UK Band “The Inflictors” follow with “Crooked and Bent” taken from their 2010 self titled album, “The Inflictors”. If you love rock n roll with attitude, this songs for you - “The Inflictors”! “Crooked and Bent”.

Vintage Trouble follows with “Run Like the River” taken from their 2015 album “One Hopeful Road”…What can I say except Oh Ya this is what I’m talkin about…Great rockin music that seemingly combines the awesome raunchy blues of George Thorogood with the power and vocals of James Brown, with that you get Vintage Trouble. Bam! Run Like the River!

And so the Outlaw Dream Thief creates Mass Hysteria as the Crooked and Bent Run like the River…a rockin set of music with attitude on the Minstral Show.

SET: 03

UK band “Metropolis” kicks off the final set with “Sirens” taken from their March 2014 Album “Out of Mind”. Metropolis delivers a solid Rock explosion with an awesome twist of New Wave that made "Sirens" one of the top songs of 2014. Exciting Alternative Rock from UK band METЯOPOLIS.

UK artist Paul Cusick follows with “Everything” taken from his January 2012 album “P’dice” “Everything” is a song about the divide in life where greed and sociopathic behaviour is taught and preferred leaving an empty hole inside rather than living a moral conscientious compassionate life. An excellent song that lays out modern life in plain view.

Steve Wynn follows with “Amphetamine” taken from his 2003 album “Static Transmission”. Many will know Steve Wynn as the front man in LA group “Dream Theater”. However, Steve created a lot of music including this wild road trip called “Amphetamine” with his “Miracle Three”…Amphetamine is a song that explodes out of the garage rock vault into a rock n roll roadster. Good stuff

UK group “Muse” close the set with “Uprising” taken from their September 2009 album “The Resistance” a fitting song to close the show with a revolutionary blast at the deep state by the 99%. - As I recall, Back in 2009, people began to organize resistance through social media where Occupy and “Uprising” were the words heard everywhere throughout the west. Revolution was in the air and “Uprising” became an anthem that carried the growing voice of protest. It’s Still a powerful song that needs to be pulled out of the dust bins of the past into the present until positive change comes for all. “Uprising”

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And so, Sirens call as Everything is lost to Amphetamine; an uprising is due…on the Minstral Show. See you next week everybody.

The Minstral Show – (Episode 054)

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SONGS:

SET 01

Creed – My Sacrifice

Seventh Epic – Crescent

The Fixx – Just Before Dawn

Robert Plant – Carry Fire

SET 02

Clay Rose – Outlaw & Dream Thief

The Naked Hearts – Mass Hysteria

The Inflictors – Crooked and Bent

Vintage Trouble – Run Like the River

SET 03

Metropolis – Sirens

Paul Cusick – Everything

Steve Wynn – Amphetamine

Muse – Uprising

ALSO:

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ARTISTS LINKS:

Creed

Seventh Epic

The Fixx

Robert Plant

Clay Rose

Naked Hearts

The Inflictors

Vintage Trouble

Metropolis

Paul Cusick

Steve Wynn

Muse

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The Minstral Show – (Episode 050)

Today’s show spotlights a good variety of rock, folk and progressive rock sounds from this the new age of music, Featuring: The Fixx, UNDERLIGHTS, Old Sea Brigade, Broken Anchor, Nordagust, Serundal, Ghostess, Rick Miller, Dave Kerzner, Nine Skies, The Colin Tench Project, and Mark Knopfler.

More than just a podcast, World United Music has emerged to bring you the best music being made in the 21^st century by signed, unsigned and Independent artists.

To all the Artists, be sure to share the podcast episode with your network as it helps bring attention not only to your work but to the work of others as well. That's what the “World United Music” project is all about, bringing attention to all the artists who make great music.

SET: 01

“The Fixx" start us off with the title track from their 2012 album, “Beautiful Friction”. Sometimes it seems life passes by quickly and during it, are cycles we experience that bring us full circle in life’s rhythms and then these cycles repeat bringing a familiar and Beautiful Friction. An excellent song by one of my favourite bands of the first vinyl era…The Fixx

Following The Fixx are Sydney Australia’s “Underlights” with “Now that You’re in Love” taken from their 2012 self titled EP “Underlights”. I love the Beatle-esque psychedelic sounds and vocals of this song…to me, this is what real euphoric Pop sounds like…this is good music.

Ben Cramer better known as “Old Sea Brigade” follows with his 2016 single “All the Same” A comforting song that builds into a vocal harmony and gets one taping into a personal state of music sanctuary…the song really resonates to lift ones spirits; truly one of the best songs in the mp3 age.

Closing the set is Broken Anchor with “Leave the Lights On” taken from their 2012 EP “Fresh Lemonade” Some times we can be so into what we are doing that we forget the others that are important in our lives only to realise our mistakes long after the damage is done…many of us have been there and so this song becomes meaningful not only in lyric but also in the way it resonates with the listener. A great song that stirs inner healing…that’s the magic of music.

And so, we look back to understand the errors of our ways and see cycles in our lives that repeat in a beautiful friction…but if you leave the lights on, I’ll know that you still care…another excellent set of music on the minstral show.

SET: 02

Our second set is a mixture of Progressive rock, Medieval Celtic Folk and acoustic that meshes very well together to tell a tale of its own. Nordagust starts us off with “Make Me Believe” taken from their 2010 album “In the Mist of the Morning” an excellent progressive rock tune that embraces the magic of the mellotron and the imagination.

The band takes its name from the mythical spirit of the north wind, a spirit that is said to be extremely wise with insight to all things." A very well chosen name to be sure.

Following Nordagust is Serundal with “Lady of the Isles” taken from their 2006 album “Waiting Rooms”.

“Lady of the Isles” is a song about A lady grieving for her lover who is fighting in the crusades. Alone in the chapel of the castle, she drinks poisoned wine and lies dying while her lover lies dying in a foreign field. Generations later she is heard laughing with her lover in the castle grounds, no longer alone, their happiness is eternal. Magical music by UK duo Maxie and David King.

Following Serundal is Vancouver BC native Jenna Earle better known as “Ghostess” with “Soleil” taken from her self titled EP Ghostess.

A mysterious acoustic atmosphere sets the stage for a slide build up to seize the streams of time and carry us through the hurdles of life and land us safely on the other side. Soleil of course is the French word for “Sun” and through our lives the sun does carry our spirits throughout our life and then into what lies beyond.

Rick Miller closes the set with the title track to his 2008 album “Angel of My Soul”.

A song that tells the tale of the embattled spirit of a man who’s at the end of his life and ready to cross over as he lays down tired of fighting the battles in life only to fight one more to save his soul. A Classic Rick Miller tune.

And so, Make Me Believe, Lady of the Isles, Soleil, and Angel of My Soul, is a set of music on repeat, here on the Minstral Show.

SET: 03

Dave Kerzner starts off our final set with the Title Track of his December 2014 Album “New World”. The song is a reality check on the way we live on this planet which is greed based, war like and unforgiving. If we all just took a deep breath and listened to each other patiently, we might find a better way to live and begin to build a New World. A great song from a brilliant album and one of my personal favourites.

Nine Skies from Nice France follows with the title track from their November 2017 album, “Return Home” A song of loneliness in the city and the wish to return home to sanctuary. The song can also be interpreted as the conscious spirit within wanting to leave this world and travel back to the place from where we came from before our birth. This is Progressive rock at its finest.   

The Colin Tench Project follows with “And so, Today” featuring Peter Jones, taken from their 2016 album “Hair in a G String”. There were a lot of well known artists who passed away in 2016 and this song encapsulates the sad feelings we all had in their passing. A song that, to me, will always connect me to those moments and the ones that followed.

Closing the show is Mark Knopfler with the title track to his 2009 album “Get Lucky” this song is dedicated to everyone experiencing hard times, we are all in the same boat but we do win some of the battles and get lucky now and then. Truly one of the many great songs by Mark Knopfler.

 Be sure to support the artists by going to their official websites, buying their music and joining their email platforms. Details are in the episode description.

And now Dave Kerzner, Nine Skies, The Colin Tench Project and Mark Knopfler close the show with some meaningful words and musical notes on the Minstral Show. See you next week everybody…

The Minstral Show – (Episode 050)

SONGS:

SET 01

The Fixx – Beautiful Friction

UNDERLIGHTS – Now That You’re in Love

Old Sea Brigade – All the Same

Broken Anchor – Leave the Lights On

SET 02

Nordagust – Make Me Believe

Serundal – Lady of the Isles

Ghostess – Soleil

Rick Miller – Angel of My Soul

SET 03

Dave Kerzner – New World

Nine Skies – Return Home

Colin Tench Project – and so, Today

Mark Knopfler – Get Lucky

ALSO:

Be sure to support the artists by going to their official websites, buying their music and joining their email platforms. (See Details below.)

ARTISTS LINKS:

The Fixx

Underlights

Old Sea Brigade

Broken Anchor

Nordagust

Serundal

Ghostess

Rick Miller

Dave Kerzner

Nine Skies

Colin Tench Project

Mark Knopfler

The World United Music Podcast was carried on 11 different platforms including Anchor FM, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Castbox, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, PodBean and of course on our World United Music Blog. You can still find the show on Breaker & PodBean linked below. Hey, “Catch the Wave!”

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Legends of Rock: The Fixx

About: The Fixx

The Fixx are an English rock and new wave band formed in London in 1979. The band's hits include "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", all of which made the U.S. Top 20, as well as early MTV Video hits "Red Skies" and "Stand Or Fall" and Mainstream Rock chart hits "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper," the latter of which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film Streets of Fire.

Early Years as The Portraits & The Fix (1979 – 1981)

College friends Cy Curnin on vocals and Adam Woods on drums formed the group in London in 1979, initially calling themselves Portraits. The pair placed an ad for additional members, and recruited keyboardist Rupert Greenall, guitarist Tony McGrail and bassist Russell Mckenzie later to be replaced by Charlie Barrett. Portraits issued two singles for Ariola Records: "Little Women" (1979), and "Hazards In The Home" (1980).

Later in 1980, McGrail left. At this point, the band added guitarist Jamie West-Oram (formerly of Phillip Rambow's band) and changed their name to The Fix. This version of the band recorded for 101 Records, releasing their first single ("Lost Planes") in February 1981. This track, along with several live tracks issued by 101 on various compilations, received some radio exposure on the BBC. In these early days West-Oram was billed simply as "Jamie West", and keyboardist Greenall occasionally used his full name Rupert Peter Greenall.

The Fix's raised profile eventually led to the group being offered a contract by MCA Records.[1] Worried about the potential drug-user implication of the band's name, MCA insisted on a name change before signing them to the label. A compromise was reached as the band altered the spelling of their name to The Fixx, and a deal was duly inked.

The RCA & MCA Years (1982 – 1991)

Barrett left The Fixx just after the recording of their first album, Shuttered Room, in 1982. This album featured the band's initial hits, "Stand or Fall" and "Red Skies," both of which charted in the US and the UK. The band found particular success in Canada, where "Stand or Fall" reached the top 40. "Stand or Fall" entered the charts in the U.S on October 30, 1982.

Barrett was replaced on bass by Alfie Agius for the Shuttered Room tour. Agius' stay in the band was short-lived, though, as he left during the 1983 recording of their next album Reach the Beach, after having recorded four tracks. Agius is credited as co-writer on all the album's tracks, but the group for this album was officially credited as a quartet (Curnin, Greenall, West-Oram and Woods). Agius went on to briefly tour with the hard rock/heavy metal band, Fastway that same year.

Reach the Beach became (and remains) the group's most commercially successful album. Agius' bass work is featured on the album's first two singles "Saved by Zero" and "One Thing Leads to Another."[2] Both these singles cracked the US top 40, and "One Thing Leads To Another" became the band's biggest-ever hit (No. 1 Canada, No. 4 US). It was during these sessions that bassist Dan K. Brown joined the band. Brown played bass on the third top 40 single from the album, "The Sign Of Fire" and continued with the band on its subsequent tour. Brown became a full member of the band thereafter.

The 1984 album Phantoms contained the hits "Are We Ourselves?" and "Sunshine In The Shade." Another song from the period, "Deeper And Deeper," was released as the B-side of "Are We Ourselves?" (and also appeared in an edited version on the soundtrack for the film Streets of Fire). This track received substantial airplay on U.S. and Canadian modern rock radio stations.

In 1985 The Fixx recorded the song "A Letter to Both Sides" for the soundtrack of the film Fletch. In 1986 they released their fourth album Walkabout, containing "Secret Separation" (No. 1 on Billboard Magazine's "Album Rock" chart) and "Built for the Future." The 1987 album React, containing both live and new studio material, was the last for MCA Records.

1988 saw their return with a new album Calm Animals and a new label RCA Records. This album contained another U.S. hit "Driven Out" (another No. 1 on Billboard's "Album Rock" chart).

The band returned to MCA for their next album, 1991's Ink. The album featured "How Much Is Enough?" (No. 27 Canada, No. 35 US).

Post Major Label Years – (1992 to Present)

Dan K. Brown left the band in 1994. He was not officially replaced, and the band used session musicians on bass in his stead, with Chris Tait playing bass on most recordings and live shows from 1995 through the early 2000s. The four man line-up (with contributions from Tait and other sessioneers) recorded 1998's Elemental and the 1999 album 1011 Woodland on which they re-recorded a selection of previous hits and album tracks.

In 2002, The Fixx performed Nancy Sinatra's 1960s classic "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for an album of cover versions of songs from the 1960s to 1990s called When Pigs Fly.

In 2003, the band released their ninth studio album, Want That Life. Gary Tibbs, formerly a member of Roxy Music, The Vibrators and Adam and the Ants was installed as an official member on bass for this album.

Long-time bassist Dan K. Brown re-joined the band in 2008, replacing Tibbs. They celebrated 25 years of making music together, with the release of the 2-CD Twentyfifth Anniversary Anthology compilation.

With the classic lineup back intact, The Fixx released their 10th studio album Beautiful Friction on July 17, 2012. The Fixx regularly tour the US.

Discography: The Fixx

1982 - Shuttered Room

1983 - Reach the Beach

1984 - Phantoms

1986 - Walkabout

1988 - Calm Animals

1991 - Ink

1998 - Elemental

1999 - 1011 Woodland

2003 - Want That Life

2012 - Beautiful Friction

CONTACT: thefixxonline@gmail.com

Beautiful Friction – Live Bing Lounge 2012 (Album: Beautiful Friction – 2012)

Stand or Fall – (Live Bing Lounge – 2012)

One Thing Leads To Another – (Live 101.9 KINK.FM. 2012)

Anyone Else – (Album: Beautiful Friction – 2012)

Just Before Dawn - Live Bing Lounge 2012 (Album: Beautiful Friction – 2012)

What God - Live Bing Lounge 2012 (Album: Beautiful Friction – 2012)

The Fixx - Live in Frankfurt 2012 (Full Concert)

Roger and Out - (Album: Want That Life – 2003)

Straight ‘Round the Bend - (Album: Want That Life – 2003)

We Don’t Own the World - (Album: Want That Life – 2003)

Are You Satisfied – (Album: Want That Life – 2003)

Ocean Blue - (Album: Elemental – 1998)

Fatal Shore - (Album: Elemental – 1998)

Happy Landings - (Album: Elemental – 1998)

Two Different Views – (Album: Elemental – 1998)

How Much is Enough – (Album: Ink – 1991)

All the Best Things - (Album: Ink – 1991)

Driven Out – (Live Daytona Beach – 1989)

Subterranean – (Live 1989) - (Album: Calm Animals)

Calm Animals – (Album: Calm Animals – 1988)

Secret Separation – (Album: Walkabout – 1986)

Are We Ourselves? – (Album: Phantoms - 1984)

Less Cities, More Moving People – (Album: Phantoms - 1984)

Sunshine in the Shade – (Album: Phantoms - 1984)

One Thing Leads to Another – (Album: Reach the Beach - 1983)

Saved By Zero – (Album: Reach the Beach - 1983)

The Sign of Fire – (Album: Reach the Beach – 1983)

Red Skies – (Shuttered Room - 1982)

Stand or Fall - (Shuttered Room - 1982)

The Fixx LINKS:

Official Website

http://www.thefixx.com/

Last FM

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Fixx

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/thefixx

Twitter

https://twitter.com/FixxOnline

VIDEO

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFixxVEVO

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iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-fixx/id514894

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Fixx/e/B000APED0I

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eMusic

http://www.emusic.com/artist/the-fixx/10559779/