Roger McGuinn & Band
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Roger McGuinn & Band was Roger McGuinn
's third full-length solo album and was released in 1975. Recorded in Los Angeles
, CA, the album was McGuinn's third attempt to re-establish himself as a significant musical force without the Byrds. As well as McGuinn, the album featured musical contributions from Stephen A. Love
on bass, Richard Bowden on guitar, David Lovelace on keyboards and Greg Attaway on drums.
Produced by John Boylan, Roger McGuinn & Band was different to McGuinn's previous solo albums; in that he allowed the musicians he had assembled to contribute to the songwriting of the album in the name of esprit de corps. Unfortunately, while the band brought a tight, energetic groove to the music on the album, their songwriting contributions resulted in an overabundance of filler material. Referring to the album many years later, McGuinn himself admitted that "A band should be a benevolent dictatorship. Democracy is a great form of government, but it doesn't work in rock & roll."
After the release of the album, McGuinn and the band spent a year on the road promoting the record, playing such places as Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall before McGuinn finally dissolved the group.
Roger McGuinn & Band has been reissued on CD a number of times; first by Columbia Records
in the early 90s, then with bonus tracks in 2004 by Sundazed Records
and most recently it has been coupled with McGuinn's fourth album Cardiff Rose
by BGO Records in 2007.
Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
's third full-length solo album and was released in 1975. Recorded in Los Angeles
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, CA, the album was McGuinn's third attempt to re-establish himself as a significant musical force without the Byrds. As well as McGuinn, the album featured musical contributions from Stephen A. Love
Stephen A. Love
Stephen A. Love is a professional musician, singer, songwriter, producer, real estate broker, and CEO of the Vallartamex S.C. construction firm. He is also the owner of Blue Jeans Music BMI and lives in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.Stephen A...
on bass, Richard Bowden on guitar, David Lovelace on keyboards and Greg Attaway on drums.
Produced by John Boylan, Roger McGuinn & Band was different to McGuinn's previous solo albums; in that he allowed the musicians he had assembled to contribute to the songwriting of the album in the name of esprit de corps. Unfortunately, while the band brought a tight, energetic groove to the music on the album, their songwriting contributions resulted in an overabundance of filler material. Referring to the album many years later, McGuinn himself admitted that "A band should be a benevolent dictatorship. Democracy is a great form of government, but it doesn't work in rock & roll."
After the release of the album, McGuinn and the band spent a year on the road promoting the record, playing such places as Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall before McGuinn finally dissolved the group.
Roger McGuinn & Band has been reissued on CD a number of times; first by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in the early 90s, then with bonus tracks in 2004 by Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s.Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989...
and most recently it has been coupled with McGuinn's fourth album Cardiff Rose
Cardiff Rose
Cardiff Rose is a solo studio album by American singer/songwriter and ex-The Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn, released in 1976. The album, produced by Mick Ronson, was recorded on the heels of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue 1975 tour in which McGuinn had participated...
by BGO Records in 2007.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Roger McGuinn; except where indicated- "Somebody Loves You" (Stephen A. LoveStephen A. LoveStephen A. Love is a professional musician, singer, songwriter, producer, real estate broker, and CEO of the Vallartamex S.C. construction firm. He is also the owner of Blue Jeans Music BMI and lives in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.Stephen A...
, Allen L. Kemp ) - "Knockin' on Heaven's DoorKnockin' on Heaven's Door"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.-Story line and song structure:...
" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - "Bull Dog" (Richard Bowden)
- "Painted Lady" (Greg Attaway, David LovelaceDavid LovelaceDavid Lovelace is an animator known for creating the popular Flash cartoon, Retarded Animal Babies, which has appeared as part of the G4 animated nightly block, Midnight Spank, as well as Newgrounds and Lovelace's own Retarded Animal Babies DVD box sets. A comic strip he drew, called The Packrat,...
) - "Lover of the Bayou" (Jacques LevyJacques LevyJacques Levy was an American songwriter, theatre director, and clinical psychologist.Levy was born in New York City in 1935, and attended its City College. He received a doctorate in psychology from Michigan State University. Levy was a trained psychoanalyst, certified by the Menninger Institute...
, Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
) - "Lisa"
- "Circle Song" (David Lovelace)
- "So Long" (Richard Bowden)
- "Easy Does It"
- "Born to Rock and Roll"
Bonus Tracks
2004 CD reissue- "Wasn’t Born To Follow" (live) (Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
, Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
) - "Chestnut Mare" (live) (Jacques Levy, McGuinn)