Ann Arbor Revival Meeting

by Powertrane

Overview

The title of this blazing live document comes from a between-song quip from guest artist Deniz Tek, and it's certainly fitting -- the show captured here brings together some truly legendary figures from the Michigan college town that became a home to the likes of the Stooges and the MC5 back in the day. In the 1960s, Scott Morgan was the lead singer and guitarist with Detroit's finest blue-eyed R&B act, the Rationals, and later he teamed with Fred "Sonic" Smith to form the brilliant (and woefully underappreciated) Sonic's Rendezvous Band. While Morgan has a remarkable resume, he's also still making great high-energy rock & roll in the new millennium with his band Powertrane, and for a handful of special shows at Ann Arbor's Blind Pig, they were joined by Tek, an Ann Arbor emigre and close friend of Morgan's who formed one of Australia's most iconic rock outfits, Radio Birdman. Tek, Morgan, and Powertrane lead guitarist Robert Gillespie (who has played with Rob Tyner and Mitch Ryder) make for a truly devastating guitar combination here, and things only get hotter when Ron Asheton shows up for a show-closing mini-set of Stooges classics. But as good as "TV Eye," "No Fun," and "1969" sound in this context, the songs that really astound are Morgan's stellar originals (especially "R.I.P. R&R," "Runaway Slaves," and "Dangerous") and some lesser-known tunes from Tek's solo career, in particular "Blood from a Stone" and a simply blistering run through "Outside"." Cult Heroes belter Hiawatha Bailey sounds great taking vocals on several of the Stooges' numbers, and it's high praise to bassist Chris "Box" Taylor and drummer Andrew Frost that they don't just keep up with the frontline talent, but push them gloriously into the red zone. The best rock & roll live albums are the ones that leave you saying, "Man, I would have loved to have seen that," and anyone who digs high-energy Detroit-style rock & roll will listen with slack-jawed glee to Ann Arbor Revival Meeting, imagining they'd been at the Blind Pig this particular evening. Thankfully, a good recording engineer was on hand to capture the fury for the folks who couldn't make it, and the results are 66 minutes of heavily amplified bliss. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2019
Label:	Revolver Usa
UPC:	9346948040045

Tracks

1. Love and Learn
2. R.I.P. R&R
3. Hangin On
4. Runaway Slaves
5. Ready to Ball
6. Blood From a Stone
7. Taboo
8. Smith and Wesson Blues
9. Earthy
10. Shellback
11. What Gives
12. Dangerous
13. Outside
14. 1969
15. I Wanna Be Your Dog
16. Down on the Street
17. No Fun
18. TV Eye
19. New Race
20. City Slang

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Powertrane   Primary Artist
Chris "Box" Taylor   Bass
Scott Morgan   Vocals,Guitar
Andrew Frost   Drums
Robert Gillespie   Guitar
Deniz Tek   Vocals,Guitar
Hiawatha Bailey   Vocals
Ron Asheton   Guitar

Technical Credits

Steve McLellan   Road Crew
Chris "Box" Taylor   Mixing,Project Coordinator
Dave Alexander   Composer
Powertrane   Performer
Melissa Lefurge   Photography
Joshua Pardon   Engineer,Mixing
Big Tony O'Farrell   Layout Design,Design
Scott Morgan   Composer,Mixing
Jeremy Salmon   Photography
Andrew Frost   Mixing
Stefan Peterson   Photography
Robert Gillespie   Composer
Geoff Ginsberg   Project Coordinator
Iggy Pop   Composer
Scott Asheton   Composer
Deniz Tek   Composer
Dan McKinney   Mastering
Warwick Gilbert   Composer
Rob Tyner   Composer
Ron Asheton   Composer
The Stooges   Composer