Still Restless: The Lost Tapes
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Still Restless: The Lost Tapes is a 1999 album by Skydiggers
.
The album is a different recording of the band's 1992 disc Restless
. The 1996 bankruptcy of FRE Records
had left the original album, the band's most popular, unavailable in record stores. When they failed to regain control of the master tapes, the band chose to release the rehearsal tapes they had made prior to the recording of Restless.
The track sequencing is significantly different from that of the original album. One track from Restless, "It's Sunday Pouring Down Rain", was not on the new album; instead, a different version of "Joanne", a track from their 1993 album Just Over This Mountain
, was substituted. The album also contains two new tracks, including a rendition of the Christmas
carol "Good King Wenceslas
".
Skydiggers
Skydiggers are a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:Formed in 1987 by singer Andy Maize and lead guitarist Josh Finlayson, the band soon added rhythm guitarist Peter Cash, drummer Wayne Stokes and bassist Ron Macey to their lineup...
.
The album is a different recording of the band's 1992 disc Restless
Restless (Skydiggers album)
Restless is a 1992 album by Skydiggers. It was the band's most commercially successful release, and produced their biggest chart hit, "A Penny More"....
. The 1996 bankruptcy of FRE Records
FRE Records
FRE Records was a Toronto, Ontario based independent record label in the 1990s. It was originally formed by former employees of Enigma Records after that label's Canadian operations folded.The best-known bands on FRE were April Wine and Skydiggers....
had left the original album, the band's most popular, unavailable in record stores. When they failed to regain control of the master tapes, the band chose to release the rehearsal tapes they had made prior to the recording of Restless.
The track sequencing is significantly different from that of the original album. One track from Restless, "It's Sunday Pouring Down Rain", was not on the new album; instead, a different version of "Joanne", a track from their 1993 album Just Over This Mountain
Just Over This Mountain
-Track listing:# "Pull Me Down" – 4:20 # "I'm Wondering" – 4:36 # "Just Over This Mountain" – 3:31 # "She Comes Into the Room" – 4:28 # "I Thought I Knew You" – 3:40...
, was substituted. The album also contains two new tracks, including a rendition of the Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
carol "Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas
"Good King Wenceslas" is a popular Christmas carol about a king who goes out to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen . During the journey, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather, but is enabled to continue by following the king's footprints, step for step,...
".
Track listing
- "Slow Burnin' Fire" – 3:28 (J.Buckingham)
- "It's Alright" – 2:33 (Finlayson/Maize)
- "Swamp Boogie" – 3:26 (P.CashPeter CashPeter Cash is a Canadian singer-songwriter.He was a member of Skydiggers from 1987 to 1996. After leaving that band, he began to write and record music with his brother, singer-songwriter Andrew Cash, which was released as The Cash Brothers....
) - "Don't Blame it On Me" – 3:24 (P.Cash)
- "A Penny More" – 5:51 (Finlayson/Maize)
- "Accusations" – 2:44 (Skydiggers)
- "Feel You Closer" – 1:52 (P.Cash)
- "This Old Town" – 2:30 (P.Cash)
- "Just Before the Rain" – 2:42 (P.Cash)
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It" – 4:36 (Finlayson/Maize)
- "I Don't Know Why" – 3:40 (P.Cash)
- "She'd Calm Down" – 3:00 (Skydiggers)
- "Joanne" – 3:14 (Finlayson/Maize)
- "All Alone" – 3:45 (Skydiggers)
- "Good King Wenceslas" – 3:52 (Traditional)