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The group's second album is pretty much definitive, especially in its remastered version from Columbia's Legacy division (issued in 1996), which has really crisp, loud sound. Joe Maphis' "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" is a great opener, a honky tonk-style number featuring David Nelson's lead vocals and Nicky Hopkins' piano sharing the spotlight with Nelson's and John Dawson's axes. The guitars on Dawson's "Rainbow" are nearly pretty enough to be a Flying Burrito Brothers or Poco number. Most of what follows is as good or better, especially Dave Torbert's "California Day" and "Contract," and Dawson's "Sweet Lovin' One." The one letdown is their cover of "Hello Mary Lou," a flat, dullish rendition that could be any bad country-rock bar band, and which isn't going to make anyone forget the numerous versions before and since -- they do somewhat better with Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive." Powerglide is a fun record and offers one virtue that the Dead, in particular, sometimes forgot -- they know how to end a song. Jerry Garcia is present on banjo ("Sweet Lovin' One," "Duncan and Brady") and piano ("Lochinvar") -- Bill Kreutzmann and Nicky Hopkins also turn up -- but the best lead guitar work here comes courtesy of David Nelson and Buddy Cage, who plays the pedal steel.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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J. Maphis, Composer - J. Maphis, Lyricist - Nicky Hopkins, Piano - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - R. Lee, Composer - R. Lee, Lyricist - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - M. Fidler, Composer - M. Fidler, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Dawson, Composer - J. Dawson, Lyricist - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - D. Torbert, Composer - D. Torbert, Lyricist - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Garcia, Banjo - J. Dawson, Composer - J. Dawson, Lyricist - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Garcia, Piano - J. Dawson, Composer - J. Dawson, Lyricist - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - Buddy Cage, Dobro - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - Valerie Simpson, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Lyricist - Josephine Armstead, Composer - Josephine Armstead, Lyricist - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - Billy Kreutzmann, Percussion - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Nick Ashford, Composer - Nick Ashford, Lyricist - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Producer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - D. Torbert, Composer - D. Torbert, Lyricist - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Dawson, Composer - J. Dawson, Lyricist - Nicky Hopkins, Piano - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - Gene Pitney, Composer - Gene Pitney, Lyricist - The New Riders, Producer - Cayet Mangiaracina, Composer - Cayet Mangiaracina, Lyricist - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Miss Judy, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer - J. Koerner, Composer - J. Koerner, Lyricist - Mr. McDuke, Performer - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Piano - Dave Torbert, Bass - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - Mr. Steve, Performer - Buddy Cage, Dobro - Jerry Garcia, Banjo - Steve Barncard, Producer - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - Mr. Nelson, Performer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - John Fiore, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - George Beauregard, Engineer - Mr. Buddy, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nicky Hopkins, Piano - George Beauregard, Engineer - Bob Mc Cloud, Mastering Engineer - Steve Barncard, Producer - Spencer Dryden, Percussion - Spencer Dryden, Drums - The New Riders, Producer - Billy Kreutzmann, Percussion - Johnny Otis, Composer - Johnny Otis, Lyricist - Dave Torbert, Vocal - Dave Torbert, Electric Guitar - Dave Torbert, Bass - John Dawson, Vocal - John Dawson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - John Dawson, Electric Guitar - David Nelson, Vocal - David Nelson, Guitar - Chris Herles, Mastering Engineer - John Fiore, Engineer - New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Performer - Bob Irwin, Re-Issue Producer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
The group's second album is pretty much definitive, especially in its remastered version from Columbia's Legacy division (issued in 1996), which has really crisp, loud sound. Joe Maphis' "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" is a great opener, a honky tonk-style number featuring David Nelson's lead vocals and Nicky Hopkins' piano sharing the spotlight with Nelson's and John Dawson's axes. The guitars on Dawson's "Rainbow" are nearly pretty enough to be a Flying Burrito Brothers or Poco number. Most of what follows is as good or better, especially Dave Torbert's "California Day" and "Contract," and Dawson's "Sweet Lovin' One." The one letdown is their cover of "Hello Mary Lou," a flat, dullish rendition that could be any bad country-rock bar band, and which isn't going to make anyone forget the numerous versions before and since -- they do somewhat better with Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive." Powerglide is a fun record and offers one virtue that the Dead, in particular, sometimes forgot -- they know how to end a song. Jerry Garcia is present on banjo ("Sweet Lovin' One," "Duncan and Brady") and piano ("Lochinvar") -- Bill Kreutzmann and Nicky Hopkins also turn up -- but the best lead guitar work here comes courtesy of David Nelson and Buddy Cage, who plays the pedal steel.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:03
- Main artists: New Riders Of The Purple Sage
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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