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British musician, Joey
Molland (Badfinger) has been quite happy with the success of his latest release
"Return To Memphis," which was released late last year. He shows no signs of
slowing down as he has a handful of shows scheduled along the eastern U.S.,
until the three-day Beatle Festival in Los Angeles in October. Now, through
Gonzo Multimedia, Joey Molland will be releasing two of his hard to find solo
albums, "This Way Up" and "Demos Old And New."
The album "This Way Up" was
originally released in 2001 and was considered by many to be Molland's greatest
success since being in Badfinger. The thirteen song release begins with the
up-tempo retro sound of "Mirrors" as is looks to capture the later days of
Badfinger. He almost sounds as if he is auditioning for the Traveling Wilburys
with the classic Petty-esque rocker "Happy." His voice and the melody of "This
Must Be Love" sounds timeless, while he stretches out his sound on the
six-minute recollection "When I Was A Boy." Molland took some notes when he
worked with John Lennon for the dream-like feel of "What Else (Nothing)," before
the album closes with the modern flair of "Isn't That A Dream?"
The second new release from
Joey Molland is "Demos Old And New," which mixes many "work in-progress" songs
from 1972 to 1995. This seventeen song release is a mixed bag as you get a feel
of where Molland was with his thinking at that point of his career. Beginning
with "I Said It's Alright" you get a feel for Molland trying out the grungy/punk
appeal of the early nineties, while "Clouds Of Love" has that refreshing feel of
early eighties rock and roll. The acoustic demo for the Badfinger song "Miss
Misunderstood" and the early 1981 demo "Moonlight" shows what a great songwriter
Molland is as the music is stripped down to its simplest
form.
To find out more about
these two new releases in the Joey Molland catalog, please visit gonzomultimedia.com.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
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