Booker T. & the MG's - Time Is Tight [3CD Box Set] (1998)

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Description for Booker T the MG s Time Is Tight 3CD Box Set 1998

~ Notes / Reviews ~

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This [three-CD, 65-song box set] captures the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" quartet's core in plentiful doses, leading off with their 1961 first salvo, "Green Onions", and cruising through numerous attempts at remaking the soulful classic. This collection will leave you wanting more.

â€” Andrew Bartlett, Amazon.com

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A three-CD, 65-song box set that includes all Booker T. & the MG's hits from 1962 through 1971, in addition to numerous LP tracks and failed singles; the third disc is devoted entirely to previously unreleased live material (most from 1992-94) and rarities. Greatest-hits compilations will serve the needs of all but intense Booker T. and Stax fans. However, if you really dig their instrumental sound, this is a fine package. It might skip an odd worthy track from their catalog, but basically has just about everything deserving of attention, concentrating more on their original compositions than their covers. Some of the more obscure selections, like their jazzy 1967 LP cut "Pigmy" and their inventive 1969 cover of "Lady Madonna," are overlooked standouts.

A number of sides here, like "Burnt Biscuits," "Fannie Mae," "Sunday Sermon," "MG Party," and the moody, dignified "Meditation," were never on album before. Other oddities fans will want to know about is a live medley of James Brown material from 1968, Albert King doing "Born Under a Bad Sign" with them live (also from 1968), a hit 1965 single ("Hole in the Wall") released under the name "the Packers," and "Booker's Theme," which was only available on the 1969 Stax various-artists sampler Soul Explosion. The 1992-94 live cuts (all previously unreleased), with various drummers in place of the late Al Jackson, show the band in decent though not amazing form, including a ten-minute jam on "Time Is Tight" and a version of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Neil Young on vocals. The booklet contains extensive liner notes by Stax Records authority Rob Bowman.

â€” Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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~ Bio Brief ~

Booker T. & the M.G.'s are an instrumental soul band that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s. They are most commonly associated with Stax Records and are often placed in the subgenre of Memphis soul. They were also one of the first racially-integrated bands (as opposed to vocal groups) in the rock music era. They are probably best known for their 1962 hit instrumental "Green Onions" and for being members of the house band for many Stax/Volt performers. As originators of the unique Stax sound, the group was one of the most prolific, respected, and imitated of their era. By the mid-1960s, bands on both sides of the Atlantic were trying to sound like Booker T. & the M.G.'s.

More band history, discography, etc --> here

URL's:
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Booker T. Jones' official homepage
Track Samples --> here

~ Track List ~

CD 1:
01. Green Onions (2:54)
02. Behave Yourself (3:52)
03. Jellybread (2:27)
04. Home Grown (3:12)
05. Burnt Biscuits (2:15)
06. Chinese Crackers (2:27)
07. Mo' Onions (2:53)
08. Tic-Tac-Toe (2:32)
09. Fannie Mae (2:09)
10. Soul Dressing (2:25)
11. Can't Be Still (2:00)
12. Boot-Leg (2:05)
13. Outrage (2:32)
14. Be My Lady (2:33)
15. My Sweet Potato (2:45)
16. Hip Hug-Her (2:25)
17. Summertime (4:40)
18. Slim Jenkins' Place (2:23)
19. Groovin' (2:43)
20. Soul Sanction (2:36)
21. Pigmy (3:55)
22. Booker's Notion (2:24)
23. I Can Dig It (2:41)
24. Expressway (To Your Heart) (3:02)
25. You Don't Love Me (2:46)
26. Never My Love (2:45)
27. Blue On Green (2:27)
28. Ode To Billy Joe (3:58)

Total Time: 77:49

CD 2:
01. Soul Limbo (2:21)
02. Heads Or Tails (2:32)
03. Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (3:02)
04. Hang 'Em High (3:55)
05. Willow Weep For Me (3:43)
06. Over Easy (4:03)
07. Time Is Tight (4:57)
08. Johnny, I Love You (3:03)
09. Lady Madonna (3:34)
10. Mrs. Robinson (3:42)
11. Soul Clap '69 (2:40)
12. I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) (2:50)
13. You're All I Need To Get By (3:55)
14. It's Your Thing (3:01)
15. Something (4:09)
16. Sunday Sermon (4:05)
17. McLemore Avenue (0:59)
18. Beatles Medley (10:41)
19. Chicken Pox (3:26)
20. Melting Pot (8:13)

Total Time: 78:52

CD 3:
01. Gotta Serve Somebody (5:36)
02. Lay Lady Lay (4:02)
03. MG Party (2:27)
04. Terrible Thing (2:33)
05. Hole In The Wall (2:52)
06. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (5:10)
07. Booker's Theme (3:13)
08. Albert's Rap (1:14)
09. Born Under A Bad Sign (with Albert King) (3:38)
10. Medley: I'm With You_I Don't Mind_Oh, Baby Don't You Weep (4:15)
11. Meditation (4:00)
12. Green Onions (5:06
13. Sarasota Sunset (6:30)
14. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (with Boz Scaggs) (4:28)
15. Hang 'Em High (5:53)
16. Time Is Tight (11:19)
17. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (with Neil Young) (5:23)

Total Time: 77:39

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CD1 - 163MB:
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CD2 - 168MB:
http://rapidshare.com/files/238030772/BT_TMG_TIT_98_C2.rar

CD3 - 169MB:
http://rapidshare.com/files/238028921/BT_TMG_TIT_98_C3.rar

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