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Shine

Bernie Marsden Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Linin' Track
2 Wedding Day
3 Walk Away
4 Kinda Wish She Would
5 Ladyfriend
6 Trouble (feat. David Coverdale)
7 Who Do We Think We Are?
8 Bad Blood (feat. Cherry Lee Mewis)
9 Shine (feat. Joe Bonamassa)
10 Dragonfly
11 You Better Run
12 Hoxie Rollin' Time
13 NW8

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At a rough guesstimate Bernie Marsden s name appears on a hundred albums maybe more. In addition to a long-running solo career the Buckinghamshire-born guitarist has been a recording musician since the early 1970s via membership of such groups as Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth, Paice Ashton & Lord, Cozy Powell s Hammer, Alaska, M3 and many more. Though there s a tendency to pigeonhole him as a blues-rock guitarist, each of Marsden s acts had its own individual flavor.

Although Marsden was wary of flooding the credits with too many special guests, Shine does feature some extremely well-known names, from Joe Bonamassa to Whitesnake singer David Coverdale and the Deep Purple duo of Ian Paice (drums) and Don Airey (keyboards). Jimmy Copley of Jeff Beck fame behind the kit and Mark Feltham of Nine Below Zero also supplies some breathtaking harmonica playing. I can t help it, I ve got a lot of mates and quite a few of them are guitar players , Bernie laughs.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 5 x 0.39 inches; 3.39 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Mascot Label Group
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 29861390
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2014
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Mascot Label Group
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00K2K35RI
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 108 ratings

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Sticky sam
5.0 out of 5 stars A Rocking Blues album with just a little bit more.
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2014
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Mr Marsden has knocked out a brill album.
1. Linin Track:- starts with the crackle one hears when the needle drops onto the old LP ( Long Player not Les Paul ) record. Having had all my LPs stolen years back, I had forgotten that, fun times.
2. Wedding Day:- Another thump along rocking tune.
3. Walk Away:- To me an 80s style rock anthem, nothing wrong with that. Great guitar licks ( if only I could play like that ), good lyrics, fab singing.
4. Kinda Wish She Would:- A fast thumping, slightly harder rock song. This one has some rocking piano belting out a tune. I can see the chorus getting a lot of audience participation on this track.
5. Ladyfriend:- A slower rock tune, this shows Bernie is not a one trick pony. More Bluesey with a harmonica wailing throughout.
6. Trouble:- Coverdale doing the yodeling on this track, he certainly still has what it takes to make any song sound great. Bernie comes in with his guitar pulling the song together. I am guessing the pair had a lot of fun making this track.
7. Who Do We Think We Are:- Probably my favourite although all tracks are top notch. I slower song, great lyrics. Although one can hear Bernies guitar wailing a solo, it is not overdone. Lasting 5 minutes 25 seconds, it could have gone twice as long for me.
8. Bad Blood:- Cherry Lee Mewis ( new to me ) is one of the ladies who can really belt out a tune. This girl reminds me of Bianca Kinane who has done some great vocals on John Verity`s latest album.
9. Shine :- This another tune going on full chat. Joe Bonamassa sounds good, he can guest for me anytime.
10. Dragonfly:- I could waltz to this one, smooth Blues perhaps. Bernies lead guitar effortlessly grooves along to the cool vocals.
11. You Better Run:- Another rocker, a safe bet for the Marsden lad.
12. Hoxie Rollin Time:- Medium tempo Blues number, I could here this in a Chicago club.
NW8 :- Ah the times I Beatled along Abbey Road as a London courier, only once in fifteen years as a courier/biker/driver did I actually deliver to the famous studio. Bernie gently plays a ballad type instrumental, in the vein Of Mark Knofler , Local Hero.
In my courier/driver years in London, I picked up a lot of music industry people. Sting, Joan Armitrading, Queen ( the band ) Delamitri, Bernie was the nicest, humblest rock star I ever met. A terrific album, better than I thought it would be. Now if only I could get Mr Marsden to tour the east coast of the USA.
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Edward J. mccarthy Jr.
4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD MODERN HARD ROCK IN VEIN OF OLD DEEP PURPLE
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2014
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this is a very good cd by this guitar legend that has been on the scene now for almost 45 years, bernie is most remembered for his late 70s/early 80s years with whitesnake but bernie played with many other artists back in the 70s and into the 80s after whitesnake and has been playing all along into the 90s and now the 00s as a solo artist and sometimes a fill in, bernie is very highly respected as a rock musician and has been since the early 70s now, as for this solo record this is very good but i was hoping bernie kept the sound on this more in an old school fashion even though the guitar playing smokes on here with bernies classic blues elements and in this case modern production sounding hard rock sound, the whitesnake cover of the classic 1978 hit trouble is very very well done but i liked bernies first 2 solo albums back in 1979 and 1980 most i feel they are more of what the real bernie is all about as some modern stuff has been done in the production department with This disc and i dont feel it serves the music justice HOWEVER the guitar playing on here is classic marsden and his solos are as great as ever, if you have been following bernie since the 90s then im sure you will give this 5 stars, ive been a marsden fan since 1979 so my ears go for the more older analog production sound i suppose but im glad i bought this, if bernie wants to go into the vaults i would love him to release (along with phil mogg of coarse) a live show bernie did in germany back in 1973 with ufo before michael schenker joined ufo, a lot of people still do not know bernie was in ufo for a few months in 1973 before ufo went with schenker, anyway what a bootleg that is, it could use dusting up and id buy it in a minute. anyway great guitar playing here as always also great hammond organ as well, very retro sounding this is really good stuff, any marsden fan will love this. in all fairness this is almost a 5 star record but i dont have a 4 and a half star option or i would give this that rating as this is awesome for 2014............
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Charles Demetri
5.0 out of 5 stars Ex Whitesnake guitarist shines!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2015
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Red hot cd from former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden. Great playing and singing from Bernie and gets help from old friends David Coverdale,
Don Airey, Joe Bonnamassa, Ian Paice and others. Thank god good rock n roll is still out there if you look. Check this out!
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Daniel J Bechtol
5.0 out of 5 stars Great bluesy album.
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015
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This has been in heavy rotation on my ipod since I got it. Marsden is an excellent vocalist as well as being an accomplished guitarist. This album won't disappoint.
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Byron
4.0 out of 5 stars So nice to hear this cd from a guitar
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2015
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So nice to hear this cd from a guitar,master.If you like the blues and awesome guitar work this cd is for you.
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Aaron Soule
3.0 out of 5 stars Company of Snakes with Coverdale Appearance
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2014
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The song "Trouble" is a really good remake with Coverdale on vocals. Dragonfly is also a sweet tune. "Burst the Bubble" had some catchier tunes though. "Kind of Wish She Would" was actually on that album also. Bernie and Coverdale should do a full out blues album, but that will probably never happen because Whitesnake makes Ritz Carlton bucks touring with the metal outfit. If metal goes into seclusion again, then this is the stuff.
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E.G. Michaels
5.0 out of 5 stars Two thumbs up
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016
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Wow, what a great blues album. Love the guitar work by the long-time Whitesnake guitarist. Highly recommended.
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J. McClain
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BLUES
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015
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WOW! What a great CD. Love all the blues. Would recommend to all that appreciate good blues!
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Daniel Blais
5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding...
Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2015
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Excellent piece of work by a master rock icon.... the new version of trouble, is outstanding. A must buy...
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domenico gavazza
5.0 out of 5 stars Bravissimo il chitarrista degli Whitesnake.
Reviewed in Italy on March 27, 2015
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Bernie Marsden e' un grandissimo chitarrista rock, ha suonato ovunque, ma soprattutto con gli Whitesnake. In questo suo disco solista ci da' una prova della sua bravura e versatilita': ottimi pezzi, si ascoltano tutti con piacere, sono originali e alcuni orecchiabili, pensa te....CD che suggerisco con estrema sincerita'.
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Chema
4.0 out of 5 stars Buen disco
Reviewed in Spain on October 18, 2014
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Bernie Marsden me parece un genio de las seis cuerdas, es un disco de esos que cuanto más escuchas más te engancha, no es el mejor (según mi opinión), pero merece la pena
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Karl-Heinz Baier
5.0 out of 5 stars Tolle Gitarre und Stimme - Kaufempfehlung
Reviewed in Germany on September 10, 2014
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Gestern kam das neue Bernie Marsden Album "Shine" an.

Nach den Vorkritiken habe ich ein ähnliches Album wie seine ersten Soloalben ("....and abut Time, too" und "Look At Me Now") erwartet - vielleicht nur etwas bluesiger.

Und dann ist es doch irgendwie ganz anders.

13 Songs und 2 iTunes/Amazon-Bonusstücke, bei denen sich das laden lohnt.

Leider sind nur ungenaue Angaben, wer bei welchen Lied spielt.

Bis auf "Trouble (2014)" und "Bad Blood" sind alle Songs von Marsden gesungen. Und ich mag seine Stimme SEHR gerne.

Er spielt alle Gitarren, außer bei "Shine", dort spielt niemand geringeres als JOE BONAMASSA die Leadgitarre.

"Trouble" singt DAVID COVERDALE (!) und ja, es ist der alte Whitesnake-Song vom gleichnaigen Album - aber in einer völlig anderern Version. Sehr modern und interessant.

"Bad Blood" ist von einer mir unbekannten Bluessängerin gesungen, aber sehr gut: Cherry Lee Mewis (Nein, nicht Jerry Lee Lewis).

Schlagzeug spielen IAN PAICE, Jimmy Copley und Damon Sawyer. Aber es steht nicht dabei, wer bei welchen Songs spielt.

Keyboards teielen sich DON AIREY, Simon Webb, Dave Baldwin, Dean Ross und Bob Hadredrell. Auch hier steht nicht bei, wer wo spielt.

Bass spielt Bernie Marsden selbst, sowie John Gordon und Ian Jennings.

Bei einigen Songs gibts dazu noch eine tolle Mundharmonika von Mark Feltham.

Backing Vocals: Bernie Marsden, Rob Cass, Pearse Macintyre.

Alle Songs sind außer "Trouble" (Coverdale/Marsden), "Dragonfly" (Danny Kiran/Fleetwood Mac) und "Linin' Track" (traditional) von Marsden geschrieben.

Kurz zu den einzelnen Songs - nach einmal Hören noch keine echte Kritik.

1. Linin' Track
Witzigerweise, fängt die CD (!) mit einem Knacken an, als ob ein Tonarm auf eine LP gelegt wird. Ein schnelles Blues Tradiotionell, dass ich auch von Miller Anderson kenne. Mit starker Mundharmonika und recht modern interpretiert.

2. Wedding Day
Ein kommerzieller Rocksong, der irgendwie in den 80ern hängen geblieben ist. Könnte auch von "Alaska" sein.

3. Walk Away
Dieser Song ist noch mehr 80er und wesentlich poppiger. Absolut "Alaska".
Aber das war's auch an Songs die nach "Alaska" klingen.

4. Kinda Wish She Would
Ein Blues-Boogie-Rocker mit Honkytonk-Klavier und Hammond - irgendwie zwischen "Wine, Women An' Song" und "Status Quo".

5. Ladyfriend
Eine wunderschöne, bluesige Rockballade mit schöner Mundharmonika.

6. Trouble
Gesungen von Coverdale mit Bluesgras-Guitarintro. Danach recht hart und modern mit Congas und anderen Percussion. Sehr interessante Version! Im Internet habe ich irgendwo gelesen, dass hier Paice spielt - das glaube ich nicht. David's Stimme ist eben so, wie sie 2014 klingt und nicht wie 1978. Die Version gefällt mir sehr gut.

7. Who Do We Think We Are
Wieder was ganz anderes. Könnte auch auf der "Mask" von Glover sein. Auch ein wenig 80's. Aber nicht schlecht. Hitpotential.

8. Bad Blood
Ein Bluesrock-Song à la Gary Moore, mit Neil Murray-artigem Bass, aber gesungen von einer Frau. Ein wenig in Richtung Allanah Myles. Mit viel Gitarre.

9. Shine
Der Titelsong mit Joe Bonamassa an der Leadgitarre, aber gesungen von Marsden.
Hier habe ich eigentlich den bluesigsten Song erwartet. Aber stattdessen ist es der härteste und schnellste Song. Den könnte ich mir auch auf "Now What?!" vorstellen.
Dabei ist die Gitarre nicht einmal im Vordergrund. Viel Hammond und sogar ein Hammondssolo (Airey?)! Als ob hier Morse, Gillan und Airey sich austoben. Mittendrin klingt Bonamassas Gitarre sogar ein wenig nach Morse! Ja, sogar der Gesang würde zu Gillan passen. Ganz anders als alles andere auf der Scheibe.
Sehr interessant gespielt! Irgendwie Purplig...

10. Dragonfly
Hier natürlich wieder Marsden an der Gitarre - aber irgendwie klingt dieser Songs wie eine Mischung aus "Shadows" und "Dixie Dregs" mit Pink Floydschen Gesang. Ein wenig Südsee-Feeling. Wieder etwas ganz anderes.

11. You Better Run
Aha, endlich TWIN-Gitarre (beides aber Marsden). Ein härter Bluesrocksong, der durchaus auf der "Saints & Sinners" sein könnte. Wieder mit einem Murray-ähnlichen Bass.
Durch die Twingitarre (schön Stereo) irgendwo zwischen Classic-Whitesnake und Thin Lizzy, aber ein wenig moderner.

12. Hoxie Rollin' Time
Ein mittelschneller Bluessong mit herrlicher verzerrte Wahwah-Gitarre und Hammond.
Oh, yeah. Cool.

13. NW8
Ruhiger Countryblues mit schmeichelnder Dobro-Gitarre. Würde man eher Micky Moody zutrauen. Starke Bassgitarre.

Die iTunes Bonussongs:

14. Private Blues
Ein Slowblues à la "Need Your Love So Bad", nur traditioneller. Warum ist der nicht auf dem Album? Wahrlich super. Mit Mundharmonikasolo. Ein Höhepunkt.

15. Shine (instrumental)
Der gleiche Song wie oben - aber nur instrumental. Wieder mit Bonamassa (jedenfalls gehe ich davon aus). Interessanterweise ist hier statt dem Orgelsolo ein Gitarrensolo - ich möchte mich aber nicht festlegen, ob Marsden oder Bonamassa. Ich glaube aber eher Joe.
Auch instrumental wirklich stark.

Und Bernie?
Seine Stimme ist absolut klasse, auch wenn er keine ganz so hohe Falsett-Stimme mehr hat. Er hat eine ganz eigene Art zu singen, die ich sehr liebe! Glasklar und völlig unverkrampft.
Und seine Gitarrenarbeit (Lead und Rythmus) ist sehr abwechslungsreich und absolut vom Feinsten. Aber da habe ich auch nichts anderes erwartet.

Wie sagte B.B. King: "Es gibt nur zwei Weiße, die eine richtige Bluesgitarre spielen können: Eric Clapton und der Typ von Whitesnake"

Dieses ist kein Gitarren-Album, aber sicherlich ein Album für Gitarrenfans, weil Bernie so tolle, abwechslungsreiche Sachen macht.
Auch wenn zwei Songs ein wenig in den 80er bei Alaska anzusiedeln sind, ist es keineswegs altmodisch. Auch ist es kein reines Bluesalbum.
Allen Instrumenten wird Freiraum gelassen. Orgel und Munharmonikasolos sind auch vorhanden. Und über allem schwebt der Gesang und die Gitarrre von Bernie.
Alle Songs sind sehr gut - aber es steigert sich von vorn nach hinten.

Gute Produktion.

Marsden, Coverdale, Paice und Airey, was will man mehr.
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D. J. Wilden
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome album. I saw Bernie at The Linton Festival ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2014
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Awesome album. I saw Bernie at The Linton Festival in June 2014, he was the 3rd choice for headline on the Friday, first being Walter Trout and he was very very ill, then Wilko Johnson stepped in and he had to have an operation so Bernie stepped into the breach in their place. He was really amazing, I decided then and there to get Shine when it came out. I love it, its got lots of twists and turns in it, apart from Whitesnake I didn't really know his work but I was convinced after seeing him on stage. Its a brilliant album. Buy it!!!
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