Artist.......: Glenn Hughes
Album........: Music For The Divine
Label........: Frontiers
Genre........: Hard Rock
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: May-17-2006
str.date.....: Jun-09-2006
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
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track title time
01. The Valiant Denial 06:51
02. Steppin On 04:42
03. Monkey Man 04:26
04. THis House 03:53
05. You Got Soul 04:21
06. Frail 04:43
07. Black LIght 03:56
08. Nights In White Satin 04:56
09. Too High 04:51
10. This Is How I Feel 05:36
11. The Divine 04:05
Runtime 52:20 min
Size 83,5 MB
Release Notes:
Vocalist/bass guitarist/songwriter Glenn Hughes is
a true original. No other rock musician has carved
such a distinctive style blending the finest
elements of hard rock, soul and funk. That
astonishing voice is Hughes' calling card. He's
known as a singer's singer: in fact, Stevie Wonder
once called Hughes his favourite white singer.
GlennÆs new solo album Music for the Divine is the
latest chapter in the musical evolution of "The
Voice of Rock." Hughes, a native of Cannock,
England, absorbed all kinds of influences,
including early British hard rock, the Beatles and,
most importantly, American soul and R&B. The sleek
Motown sound from Detroit and the gritty Stax/Volt
sound from Memphis left their mark on him. The
first important band Hughes was a member of that
achieved notable success was Trapeze. In 1973, he
joined one of the most popular bands in the world,
Deep Purple. The trailblazing hard-rock legends had
just weathered the departure of vocalist Ian Gillan
and bass guitarist Roger Glover, but guitarist
Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer
Ian Paice continued with the addition of Hughes and
David Coverdale. Any scepticism was squelched with
the 1974 release of Burn which has since been
re-released on its 30th anniversary. This stunning
album rejuvenated the band and stands tall among
Deep Purple classics. In the halcyon days, Purple
headlined at the famous California Jam in 1974 in
front of quarter of a million people. World tours
via PurpleÆs own jet plane, ôThe Starshipö and two
more studio albums later, (the Hughes influenced
Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band), Deep Purple
finally split in 1976. Now living in Los Angeles,
GlennÆs first solo album Play Me Out was released
in 1977. He joined former Pat Travers guitarist Pat
Thrall to form Hughes/Thrall, which released an
acclaimed self-titled album in 1982. Throughout the
'80s and '90s, Hughes made countless guest
appearances (both credited and un-credited) as a
vocalist, bass guitarist or songwriter on other
artists' albums. More commercial recognition came
when the KLF dubbed Glenn Hughes ôThe Voice of
Rockö, proudly featuring him on their international
best selling hit single America- What Time is Love?
Since 1992, Hughes has toured extensively in
Europe, Japan and South America in support of solo
albums such as Blues, From Now On..., Burning Japan
Live, Feel, Addiction, The Way It Is, Return Of
Crystal Karma, Building The Machine Songs In The
Key Of Rock and Soul Mover. One of the most
important collaborations in Hughes' career occurred
two decades ago when he began working with Black
Sabbath's Tony Iommi on the legendary guitarist's
first solo album. The result, 1986's vastly
underrated Seventh Star, was officially credited as
æBlack Sabbath Featuring Tony IommiÆ to satisfy the
record company's marketing desires. (Technically,
this makes Hughes a former member of Black Sabbath
too.) Hughes and Iommi remained friends and, in
1996, they began writing songs and recording
together again. Those recordings were widely
bootlegged, but they were eventually finished and
released in 2004 as The 1996 DEP Sessions. 2005 saw
the release of two albums which were greeted with
commercial and critical success; Fused with Tony
Iommi and another solo album ôSoul Moverö. Soul
Mover saw the continuation of the successful
creative partnership with Red Hot Chili Peppers
drummer Chad Smith which began with GlennÆs live
DVD Soulfully Live in the City of Angels (2004).
Soul Mover was voted 12th best album of the year by
highly influential magazine CLASSIC ROCK. GlennÆs
latest album Music for the Divine is a rich
tapestry of the soul, funk and rock which have
always influenced his music. Artistically and
spiritually, this album is a true representation of
where Glenn Hughes wants to be right now. The new
album was recorded at the Hollywood Hills home of
Chad Smith, who played drums and co produced the
record with Glenn. Recording in the house (the
former residence of actor Cary Grant) had a
significant influence on the atmosphere of the
music and the direction of the album. Joining Chad
and Glenn on Music for the Divine was long-standing
musical partner JJ Marsh on guitar and another
RHCP, guitarist John Frusciante. "While writing new
music for this record, Chad and I thought it would
be great to have John come in, write and play on a
couple of the tunes", Glenn says. A feature of the
album is Glenn HughesÆ acoustic guitar playing and
string arrangements, both lesser know facets of his
huge talent. Music for the Divine may well be
GlennÆs most fully realised album yet: "The title
is very important to me", explains Glenn. "When you
hear the music, you'll understand the meaning. The
title speaks to me, as all the previous one's have.
Divine is goodness and is a statement to the fans
that really understand my music. ôThe album has
deep lyrical and spiritual meaning. Once again is
where I'm at, at the present time. I do not wish to
tread into the past and so this album is a major
step forward to me. This is my most honest and
artistic album. I am very glad to know that things
have continued to grow along spiritual lines.
ôBecause of the amazing changes in my life, that
have happened since Soul Mover, it has given me a
creative output and encouragement to make this new
album. When I was growing up in England, my
favourite bands & artists were always growing and
morphing and continually reinventing themselves and
this CD, I believe, has captured all of those
elements.ö Make no mistake. The Voice of Rock never
left the building.