Nine Below Zero’s live show at the Wilbaston Hall in Market Harborough in 2003. Includes many of the bands classic tracks, fan favourites and some rare gems.
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May 31, 2014
NINE BELOW ZERO - Rock The House Again
Nine Below Zero’s live show at the Wilbaston Hall in Market Harborough in 2003. Includes many of the bands classic tracks, fan favourites and some rare gems.
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March 25, 2014
NINE BELOW ZERO - Village 1 Mars 2003
Nine Below Zero on Soundaboard, a very welcome share by Rippin Frog.
In 1979 while playing at The Thomas A'Beckett pub in the Old Kent Road they accepted an offer from former musician Mickey Modern to manage them, and it was he who persuaded them to change the band's name to something sharper. Greaves chose Nine Below Zero after the Sonny Boy Williamson II penned song
At that time Modern was a musician signed to A&M Records, after producing the band's demos he persuaded A&M to give him a record label with which to launch this band's career. Modern named the label M&L Records.
Under Modern's creative direction and production, the band went full-time, and in 1980 released their first album, Live At The Marquee, which was recorded on 16 June 1980. Bradley on drums was replaced by Stix Burkey. By the end of that year they were one of the most popular club attractions in London, pulling in audiences from other genres, particularly the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, attracted by their high-energy fast tempo sound. They headlined at the Hammersmith Odeon and featured respected bluesman Alexis Korner, a long-time champion of new electric blues talent.
Nine Below Zero kick off 2014 their 35th year with a tour small tour with Ben Waters playing piano with the band. The set they play with Ben is different, with more songs from the Hats Off project they made together.
After the tour with Ben they join The Stranglers as special guests for a six week tour of the UK. Later in the year to help promote the re-release of Don't Point Your Finger and Third Degree on Universal Records they are putting the classic line up together for a one off tour of the UK. The usual sprinkling of festivals in the summer will be the icing on the cake of what will be a very special anniversary year for Nine Below Zero.
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March 24, 2014
NINE BELOW ZERO - THIRD DEGREE
MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1982/2014
CD 1: Original Third Degree
01. Eleven Plus Eleven (2:21)
02. Wipe Away Your Kiss (2:51)
03. Why Can't We Be What We Want To Be (2:54)
04. Tearful Eye (3:40)
05. True Love Is A Crime (3:17)
06. Egg On My Face (3:23)
07. Sugarbeat (And Rhythm Sweet) (4:12)
08. Mystery Man (4:03)
09. Easy Street SE17 (3:15)
10. You Don't Love Me (3:07)
11. You Can't Say Yes and You Can't Say No (3:13)
CD 2: Alternate Version
01. Eleven Plus Eleven (2:13)
02. True Love Is A Crime (3:07)
03. Easy Street SE17 (3:21)
04. Why Don't You Try Me Tonight (3:25)
05. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (2:51)
06. Tearful Eye (3:19)
07. Johnnie Weekend (3:13)
08. Sugarbeat (And Rhythm Sweet) (3:47)
09. Egg On My Face (2:53)
10. You Can't Say Yes and You Can't Say No (3:09)
London blues rock band Nine Below Zero have toured with the Who and The Kinks, cited as influences for some of today’s new bands and still have a devotional live following (soon to be drawn on again as support for the Stranglers tour which has just kicked off). So hot on the heels of last year’s remastered live album At the Marquee comes a double re-release of Nine Below Zeros first two studio albums “Don’t Point Your Finger” and “Third Degree”. Both albums have been remastered and come packaged with some interesting bonus material, so an ideal time to revisit these recordings some 30 something years on.
First up is “Don’t Point Your Finger” originally released in 1981 and produced by Stones, Zeppelin and Who producer Glyn Johns. More a consistently blues rock album than the second studio album the remastered version sounds great with the guitars and vocals of Dennis Greaves sounding multi – layered against Peter Clarks driving bass. It’s also a consistently good blues album. “One Way Street” is vibrant opener followed by the rolling blues and guitars of “Doghouse”. “Liquor Lover” has the pounding beat and breathless delivery of a great live drinking song, whilst the cool bass and 60’s pop beat “Treat Her Right” wouldn’t sound out of place in a Tarantino dance scene. A slightly redundant cover of Rockin’ Robin is the only real weakness on what is otherwise an extremely worthwhile addition to any record collection. The album also includes a live concert from Radio 1 at recorded at The Granary in Bristol in 1981.
“The Third Degree” is a bit more of a diverse offering. Released one year later there is much more of a nod towards the mod revivalist label attached at the time. Fans of The Jam will enjoy lead single “11+11”, “You Can’t Say Yes and You Can’t Say No” and the Start echoing “Wipe Away Your Kiss”. There is also further diversion from the earlier blues sound with the more electronic sweeps of “Mystery Man” and the ska infused “East Street SE17” whilst “Why Can’t We Be What We Want To Be” sits nicely in the new wave sound of the early 80’s. Interestingly the album was originally produced again by Glyn John but was rejected by A&M and then fully re-recorded and released after switching production to Simon Boswell. Both versions of the album are included in this release and there are pros and cons to both versions – “11+11” sounding a little more immediate under Johns' production and “Egg on my Face” better still. Balanced against the more polished production of Boswell it’s one to debate for the listener. (JG) http://fp.io/77829e55/
March 18, 2014
NINE BELOW ZERO - Don’t Point Your Finger
Following on from last year’s remastered re-release of Nine Below Zero’s live debut ‘Live At The Marquee’ comes a double instalment from the London blues rockers. CD1 features a remastered edition 1981’s Don’t Point Your Finger which was the band’s second A&M release and their debut studio offering. CD2 is a previously unreleased BBC live recording of a 1981 show at the Bristol Granary which was part of the album’s tour.
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December 10, 2013
NINE BELOW ZERO - BOTH SIDES OF
01. 11 + 11
02. Down In the Dirth Again
03. The Rocker
04. One Way Street
05. Three Times Enough
06. Don't Point Your Finger
07. Mama Talk to Your Daughter
08. Riding on the L & N
09. I Can't Help Myself
10. Hoochie Coochie Coo
11. Pack Fair & Square
12. Homework / Hit The Road Jack http://fp.io/f3496fb9/
August 6, 2013
NINE BELOW ZERO - ''LIVE AT THE MARQUEE'' 1980
''LIVE AT THE MARQUEE''
1980
47:30
1 /Tore Down/2:54
2 /Straighten Her Out
Mickey Burkey / Mark Feltham / Dennis Greaves/2:30
3 /Homework
Al Perkins / Otis Rush/2:27
4 /I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland/2:21
5 /Can I Get a Witness
Lamont Dozier / Brian Holland / Eddie Holland/3:23
6 /Ridin' On the L&N
Dan Burley / Lionel Hampton/4:29
7 /I Can't Quit You Baby/6:03
8 /Stop Your Naggin'
Dennis Greaves/2:38
9 /Hootchie Cootchie Coo
Hank Ballard / Billy Myles/2:31
10 /Wooly Bully
Domingo "Sam" Samudio/2:47
11 /Got My Mojo Working
Preston Foster / Muddy Waters/6:17
12 /Pack Fair and Square/2:35
13 /Watch Yourself/4:05
14 /Swing Job
Mickey Burkey / D. Clark / Mark Feltham / Dennis Greaves/2:30
REVIEW
by Bruce Eder
Nine Below Zero had only released one record prior to this live album, a self-produced EP, but they'd already gotten over a hundred gigs under their belt by the time the U.K. division of A&M Records signed them. The label wisely decided that a live recording was the way to break this band. The result was a classic artifact of the late British punk scene, a searing blues-rock set that recalled the energy of the early performances of the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things, and the Animals, but presented in a manner closer to the punk era that had just come to a close and which slotted right in with the contemporary mod revival. Anyone who enjoyed the first three or four Dr. Feelgood albums should definitely try Live at the Marquee on for size. The covers range all over the R&B map, including Willie Dixon (whose "I Can't Quit You Baby" gets a killer extended rendition that never lets up in intensity), Holland-Dozier-Holland, and Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, interspersed with a handful of band originals, of which lead guitarist Dennis Greaves' wild, crunchy "Stop Your Naggin'" is the highlight. And the recording itself strikes a perfect balance between a close, personal band sound and a fair level of room ambience and crowd presence.
BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder
Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.
Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.
The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001.
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January 20, 2013
May 27, 2012
NINE BELOW ZERO - COLD COOL HEART
NINE BELOW ZERO
"COLD COOL HEART
2011
LIVE
112:37
BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder
Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) -- soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica -- were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.
Originally billed as Stan's Blues Band, they made a name for themselves locally in South London, sounding a lot like the Who from their "maximum R&B" days and the Kinks from their early days, and arrived as younger rivals to Dr. Feelgood. A couple of years later, they acquired a manager and a new name, taken from a song by Sonny Boy Williamson II, and cut a debut record on their own label. By 1980, they'd been signed to A&M Records' British division and took the bold step of making their major-label debut a live album from the Marquee Club in London -- to judge from the results, one heartily wished that some of the earlier bands that inspired them had displayed similar daring. Live at the Marquee, recorded on June 16, 1980 -- by which time Stix Burkey had replaced Bradley on the drums -- was a success and led to their follow-up album. For their sophomore effort, Don't Point Your Finger, they were determined to translate their live energy into the studio and turned to no less a producer than Glyn Johns, who had worked with the Rolling Stones and the Who in their respective best years. The resulting record reached number 56 on the British charts.
The band's upward momentum was slowed in the years that followed, with Clark's departure (replaced by Brian Berhall), though a third album, Third Degree, followed -- but it seemed as though the moment had passed, as that record never got the attention or recognition it deserved from the press or the public. Greaves' involvement with an outfit called the Truth, who coalesced as a full-time band in 1984, seemed to bring an end to Nine Below Zero, and that might have been as far as the group got. But a 1990 reunion got them playing before sell-out audiences, and the group has been working ever since, with Greaves on lead guitar and Mark Feltham even returning to the fold in 2001.
1 Money or the Man/Greaves, McAvoy 3:55
2 Cinnamon Man/Greaves, McAvoy 3:54
3 Watch Yourself 3:37
4 Rocket 4:35
5 Jump Back Baby/Greaves, McAvoy 4:09
6 Walking By Myself 3:02
7 Mama Talk to Your Daughter 2:03
8 Wild Kickin' Horse/McAvoy 5:19
9 One Way Street/Greaves 4:11
10 Three Times Enough/Greaves 2:26
11 Don't Point Your Finger at the Guitarman/Greaves 2:56
12 Sugar Mama/Williamson 5:48
13 Why Don't You Try Me Tonight/Young 5:18
14 Cold Cool Heart/Greaves 4:17
15 No More the Blues/Greaves 3:27
1 Tell Me Why I Just Can't Be Like You 9:19
2 Riding on the L&N 5:33
3 I Can't Help Myself 2:55
4 Hoochie Coochie Coo 2:58
5 Pack Fair and Square 2:19
6 Homework 2:54
7 Hit the Road Jack 1:46
8 We Rock the House Again 2:20
9 Stone Fox (The Whistle Test Theme) 2:45
10 On The Road Again 5:26
11 King Bee 2:10
12 Eleven + Eleven 3:44
13 Down in the Dirt Again 5:27
14 Loaded Gun 4:04
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