Guitarist Hiram Bullock has always been a study in contrasts.
There's Bullock the guitarist, who has graced the recordings and live shows of Carla Bley and Miles Davis with his aplomb and elegance; the Bullock who has let his nimble fingers fly alongside guitarist Mike Stern on some of the more intense and fiery jazz-rock fusion albums of the last decade; and the Bullock who has made some of the worst schlock R&B/fusion albums ever recorded.
This set, recorded live at Manny's in New York, features Bullock, bassist Will Lee, and Clint DeGanon on drums.
The material is all soul and rock classics such as: "I Can't Get Next to You," "I Shot the Sheriff," "All Along the Watchtower," "Little Wing," "Red House," "Dear Prudence," "Higher Ground," and a few originals.
While this set might have translated fine in front of an intimate audience in a club, it does little here but cause one to yawn and grimace.
Bullock and company contribute less than nothing to the originals, and if anything, weigh them down with hackneyed solos designed to reveal the uniformity of Bullock's studio musician style.
Add this to the fact that not one of these gentlemen could sing his way out of a frog pond and you have something so dismal and dreary it's a wonder it was released at all.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can't Get Next to YouBarrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | Hiram Bullock | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | I Shot the SheriffBob Marley | Hiram Bullock | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Little WingJimi Hendrix | Hiram Bullock | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | Got to Give It UpMarvin Gaye | Hiram Bullock | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | AngelinaHiram Bullock | Hiram Bullock | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Bean BurritoHiram Bullock | Hiram Bullock | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Red HouseJimi Hendrix | Hiram Bullock | Play | 08:13 | 18 MB | 47 MB |
| 8 | All Along the WatchtowerBob Dylan | Hiram Bullock | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Dear PrudenceJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Hiram Bullock | Play | 11:26 | 26 MB | 60 MB |
| 10 | Higher GroundStevie Wonder | Hiram Bullock | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Window Shopping | Hiram Bullock | Play | 07:58 | 18 MB | 49 MB |
| 72 mins | 165 MB | |||||
| 72 mins | 417 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Bates | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Hiram Bullock | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 3 | Clint DeGanon | Drums, Vocals |
| 4 | A.W. Dick | Mixing |
| 5 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 6 | Hugo Fattoruso | Guest Artist |
| 7 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 8 | John Harris | Engineer |
| 9 | Jimi Hendrix | Composer |
| 10 | Kevin Hodge | Mastering |
| 11 | Brian Kingman | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Will Lee | Bass, Vocals |
| 13 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 14 | Mark Mandelbaum | Engineer |
| 15 | Bob Marley | Composer |
| 16 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 17 | Barrett Strong | Composer |
| 18 | Neil Weiss | Executive Producer |
| 19 | Norman Whitfield | Composer |
| 20 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 21 | Jeffrey Wong | Cover Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |