srijeda, 10.02.2010.
Barclay James Harvest - Live (1974) (Remaster 2005)
Digitally remastered edition of what is considered to be the band's finest hour. Recorded in 1974 on the tour to promote the release of their first album for Polydor, Everyone Is Everybody Else, this live set features all of their classic tracks such as 'Mockingbird', 'Summer Soldier', 'Medicine Man', 'She Said' and 'For No One'. The record was the band's first UK chart album and is constantly cited in internet polls as the group's finest album. 11 tracks. 2005
Though it seems odd that a double-live album could serve as a band's breakthrough release, Live shows the band clearly building upon the strengths of their previous studio albums while avoiding their excesses. Without a string section to back them up -- or to smother them, depending on your thinking -- the band draws more heavily on its rhythm section and on the tonal colorings of Wolstenholme's Mellotron, the latter most clearly on "The Great 1974 Mining Disaster." The rich harmonies, political content, and poignant twang of John Lees songs like "For No One" come across here with the same kind of ragged majesty as Neil Young's live work. And an epic-length "Medicine Man," unburdened of its heavy orchestral arrangement and beefed up with a newly emphasized guitar and drum parts, reveals the brawn lurking beneath the lassitude of the studio version. Overall, it's a solid live collection, and a fine starting point for those new to the band's body of work. Paul Collins
Line-up
- Les Holroyd / vocals, bass, guitars
- John Lees / vocals, guitars, recorder
- Mel Pritchard / drums
- Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme / vocals, keyboards, Mellotron
Codec:mp3
Size: 172 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Summer Soldier 10:19
02 Medicine Man 10:27
03 Crazy City 4:59
04 After the Day 7:11
05 The Great 1974 Mining Disaster 6:32
06 Galadriel 3:09
07 Negative Earth 6:20
08 She Said 8:33
09 Paper Wings 4:19
10 For No One 5:51
11 Mockingbird 7:41
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Tora Tora - Miss B. Haven
I am a huge fan of the 80's music. Was a big fan of Tora Tora. I always hoped they would have lost recordings or an import or something extra to fill the hole that was left. Was online one day & found out that this & 2 other recordings were going to be released. They are all demos & unreleased songs from both previous reordings & even some from the never released 3rd album. These songs on here are what Tora Tora was about. Great lyrics, greater music, the sound is incredible. This is what any fan of Tora Tora has been waiting for. If you are a fan & want or, like me, need more from great bands, then grab this along with the other 2. You will not be dissappointed. You will listen to these songs & be taken back to when time was great & worth living again. Dont miss out on these albums...D. South
Tora Tora - Miss B. Haven (2010)
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 117 MB
Genre : Hard Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Take It as You Like It 3:06
02. Ain't Nothin' to It 3:36
03. b-song 4:48
04. Bite the Bullet 3:04
05. Ride the Wind 3:27
06. Can You Take My Blues Away 3:55
07. Mary Wants Some 3:18
08. Time to Let You Go 3:33
09. Serious 3:35
10. Bad Attitude 3:59
11. Who Am I to Blame 6:32
12. Love and War 3:39
13. Down on You 3:38
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utorak, 09.02.2010.
Yes - The Yes Album (1971) (Remaster Edit 2003)
The Yes Album was remastered and reissued in 2003 by Rhino Records with several bonus tracks, including a studio version of "Clap." The original LP and CD version of The Yes Album refer to the song as "The Clap," given Jon Anderson's erroneous introduction of the song on the original release (although it may merely be the case that by strongly emphasizing the d in "this is a song called clap" it gives the impression of an extra syllable such as could be interpreted as the word 'the.') The Rhino reissue clears this matter up and correctly refers to the song as "Clap" on the tray card, as Steve Howe intended.
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 120 MB
Genre : Prog. Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Yours Is No Disgrace 9.40
02 Clap 3.16
03 Starship Trooper: Life Seeker / Disillusion / Wurm 9.28
04 I've Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People 6.55
05 A Venture 3.20
06 Perpetual Change 8.57
07 Your Move (Single Version) (Bonus) 2.59
08 Starship Trooper: Life Seeker (Single Version) (Bonus) 3.27
09 Clap (Studio Version) (Bonus) (Previously Unissued) 4.01
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Amon Duul II - Carnival In Babylon (1972) (8-track Digipak Remaster 2007)
(8-track Digipak Remaster 2007)
Barclay James Harvest - Eyes Of The Universe (1979) (12-track Remaster 2006)
Punk's rise in Britain seemed to be leading to the demise of Barclay James Harvest, the fate awaiting so many of the island's veteran rock bands. Although 1976's Octoberon had finally pushed the band into the U.K. Top 20, it was all downhill from there, as the group's follow-ups in 1977 and 1978 landed ever lower in the listings, something that Barclay James Harvest's shift to a brighter, more American sound did nothing to prevent. Keyboardist Wooly Wolstenholme had enough, and announced his decision to depart in early 1979 during the rehearsals for their forthcoming album. Graciously, he agreed to take the stage with the group for its European tour that summer, with his final gig recorded and subsequently released as The Live Tapes. Les Holroyd initially filled in on keyboards in the studio, until Kevin McAlea was brought in, and recording proceeded apace. The eight-song Eyes of the Universe album was released later that year, a strong set that kicked off with the spinoff single "Love on the Line." If that number showcased their more Americanized style, "Sperratus" highlighted their British roots, with its Renaissance-rinsed ersatz harpsichord and soaring guitar parts. "Alright Down Get Boogie (Mu Ala Rusic)" illustrated that Barclay James Harvest were open to new sounds, in this case disco, and "Rock n' Roll Lady" to old, its riff obviously inspired by Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper." The epic "Play to the World," meanwhile, slowly builds in scope, growing ever more grandiose across its six-plus minutes, until finally Alan Fawkes' saxophone solo kicks in, adding a sweep of Springsteen to the proceedings. "The Song (They Love to Sing)" is nearly as majestic, while "Capricorn" is just lyrically baffling, although musically upbeat. Considering the events swirling around its making, Eyes was a triumph, although once again it took the band even lower in the British listings. But, oh, its impact in Europe! The set soared up the charts across the continent, turning Barclay James Harvest into instant superstars. Eventually, the band would reach new heights in Britain as well, but from this point forth, it was across the channel that the band's fate truly lay..Jo-Ann Greene
Codec: flac
Size: 344 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Love on the line [4:41]
02. Alright down get boogie - Muala Rusic [3:54]
03. The song (They love to sing) [6:14]
04. Skin Flicks [6:55]
05. Sperratus [5:03]
06. Rock'n Roll Lady [4:32]
07. Capricorn [4:36]
08. Play To The World [7:07]
09. Sperratus - Previ. Unreleased Single Edit (Bonus) [3:26]
10. Rock?n Roll Lady - Prev. Unreleased Single Edit (Bonus) [3:26]
11. Capricorn - Originally Released 1980 (Bonus) [3:40]
12. Play To The World (Bonus) [3:53]
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nedjelja, 07.02.2010.
Barclay James Harvest - After The Day:BBC Recordings (2CD 74-76)(2008)
BBC Recordings (2CD 74-76)(2008)
Barclay James Harvest - Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974) (14-track Remaster 2003)
Barclay James Harvest - Xii (1978) (16-track Remaster 2003)
Based very loosely around the motif of literary genres (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, etc.), XII shows Barclay James Harvest following many other progressive bands in the late '70s with slicker production and simplified song structures. This attempt at the mainstream doesn't always succeed; the album begins inauspiciously with "Loving Is Easy," a generic rock track with embarrassing "shoot my love into you" lyrics. But the simple yet effective arrangement of the keyboard ballad, "Berlin," shows that the band is capable of stripping down their compositions without having to sink to the lowestmore… common denominator. Still, most fans won't find much to love here, except perhaps for "In Search For England," which briefly resurrects Wolstenholme's epic keyboard-driven orchestration.
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 165 MB
Genre : Progressive Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Loving Is Easy 4.03
02. Berlin 4.55
03. A Tale Of Two Sixties 3.34
04. Turning In Circles 3.30
05. Fact: The Closed Shop 3.46
06. In Search Of England 4.16
07. Sip Of Wine 4.30
08. Harbour 3.46
09. Nova Lepidoptera 5.45
10. Giving It Up 4.35
11. Fiction: The Streets Of San Francisco 5.41
12. Berlin (Single Edit) (Bonus) 4.10
13. Loving Is Easy (Single Version) (Bonus) 3.45
14. Turning In Circles (First Mix - Previously Unreleased) (Bonus) 3.33
15. Fact: The Closed Shop (First Mix) (Bonus) 3.48
16. Nova Lepisoptera (Ambient Instrumental Mix) (Bonus) 7.07
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Barclay James Harvest - Gone to Earth (1977) (14-track Remaster 2003)
2003 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1977 album includes 5 bonus tracks, 'Lied' (Previously Unreleased), 'Our Kid's Kid' (B-Side Of Polydor Single), 'Hymn' (Single Edit - Previously Unreleased), 'Friend Of Mine' (Single Version - B-Side Of Polydor Single) & 'Medicine Man' (Originally Released As A/B-Side Of BJH Live EP. Features 14 tracks in all & a 16-page booklet. Polydor. 2003
A superb album already, Barclay James Harvest's 1977 Gone to Earth got a lot better in this reissue edition. For starters (before we even get to the bonus tracks that nearly double the running time of the original LP), there's the sound -- the state-of-the-art remastering puts all of the instruments practically right in your lap, but most especially John Lees' various guitars and Stewart Wooly Wolstenholme's keyboards, which get a really close sound. What's even better is the warmth of the overall sound -- the vocals and the playing may be intense, but there's an engaging, seductive richness to all of it, from Lees' electric lead guitar runs on "Love Is Like a Violin" or Wolstenholme's Mellotron on "Poor Man's Moody Blues," which offers some of the richest textures ever heard from that too-often-forgotten instrument. The bonus tracks open with an enjoyable outtake, "Lied," a previously unissued song that's a good showcase for Lees' playing; "Our Kid's Kid" is a catchy, upbeat B-side, with a great melody and a gorgeous overall texture mixing electric/acoustic guitars on lead and rhythm, which might've just worked as a "play" side; a previously unreleased single-edit of the album opener, "Hymn," follows, that might just be even prettier than the LP version, and heralds the single version of "Friend of Mine," which is still one of the most hummable pieces of music ever to come out of the whole art rock boom. It all ends with an 11-minute live rendition of "Medicine Man" that showcases not only Lees' playing, but also Les Holroyd's killer bass work and a performance by drummer Mel Pritchard that's as dazzling to us as it must've been exhausting to him. All of that, coupled with well-written and detailed annotation, plus the lyrics, make this a must-own disc even for relatively casual fans of the band -- indeed, this could be the best showcase of BJH's overall range as any hits compilation that one is likely to find...B. Eder
Codec: flac / mp3
Size: 408 / 157 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist
01 Hymn 5:12
02 Love Is Like a Violin 4:06
03 Friend of Mine 3:37
04 Poor Man's Moody Blues 6:59
05 Hard Hearted Woman 4:29
06 Sea of Tranquility 4:04
07 Spirit on the Water 4:50
08 Leper's Song 3:37
09 Taking Me Higher 3:24
10 Lied previously unreleased / Bonus 5:07
11 Our Kid's Kid Bonus 4:01
12 Hymn previously unreleased / Bonus / Single Edit 4:28
13 Friend of Mine Bonus / Single Version 3:03
14 Medicine Man Live / Bonus 11:53
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Barclay James Harvest - Baby James Harvest (1972) (16-track Remaster 2002)
Digitally remastered reissue of their classic album with 10 bonus tracks, 3 being previously unreleased, two that were released under the pseudonym 'Bombadil'.
Apparently the band ran out of money half way through this album, and it shows. It is the least "produced" of any BJH album - practically unplugged by BJH standards, but this is not always a bad thing. The general feel is quite bleak, but there is a fragile beauty throughout. The opener, Thank You, is a straightforward rocker, but the rest is stranger. Delph Town Morn and One Hundred Thousand Smiles have got a very North-Of-England-cold-sunlight feel. The brass helps - very unusual on a BJH album. Summer Soldier is a classic, but the version on BJH Live is better. Sounds a lot like Supertrampmore…'s (much) later Fool's Overture. The closing track, Moonwater, is the one time Wolstenholme really hits the target with his orchestral songs. It is gorgeous. I actually love this album, but I'm giving it 3 stars 'cos it's not for everyone, and because of the pointless extra tracks...D. Nebel
Line-up
- Les Holroyd / bass, keyboards, Mellotron, vocals, guitar
- John Lees / guitars, vocals, special effects
- Mel Pritchard / drums, percussion
- Woolly Wolstenholme / keyboards, Mellotron, bells, vocals
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 180 MB
Genre : Progressive Rock, Art Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Crazy Over 4.17
02. Delph Town Morn 4.48
03. Summer Soldier 10.28
04. Thank You 4.24
05. One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out 6.05
06. Moonwater 7.30
07. Child Of Man 3.21 (single B-side, 1972)
08. I'm Over You 3.53 (single A-side, 1972)
09. When The City Sleeps 4.16 (single B-side, 1972)
10. Breathless 3.09 (single B-side, 1972)
11. Thank You 4.27 (alternative version)
12. Medicine Man 4.29 (single version,1972 as B-side of Harvest)
13. Rock And Roll Woman 3.18 (single A-side, 1973)
14. The Joker 3.32 (single B-side, 1973)
15. Child Of Man 3.37 (BBC Session 1972, prev. unreleased)
16. Moonwater 7.20 (2002 remix - prev. unreleased)
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petak, 05.02.2010.
Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) (Remaster Series)
Some Girls introduced a whole new generation to the music of the Stones. The infectious dance groove of Miss You topped the US charts, as did the album in 1978. Both releases also made the Top 3 in the UK, where the country-flavoured Far Away Eyes, featuring Ronnie Wood on pedal steel guitar, enjoyed substantial airplay. Respectable, the follow-up single in Britain, proved that they could match the punks they had influenced so much. The US market preferred the mid-tempo Beast of Burden which went Top Ten there. A cover of The Temptations' Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), the driving When The Whip Comes Down, Keith Richards' vocal turn on Before They Make Me Run and the urgent Shattered - a US Top 30 single - make this a must-have album, which has already sold over 6 million copies worldwide, and still provides the group with concert highlights 30 years on. Peter Corriston's striking cover design, controversial at the time, remains a classic.
Outlaws in their youth, by 1978, The Rolling Stones were men in their mid thirties, who had been outflanked by the punk movement. The Clash's slogan had been "No Beatles, Elvis, Stones in 1977." The Stones responded with one of their final great records, Some Girls. While parts of Goats Head Soup and Black and Blue were focused on New York City, this album was a late '70s statement of NYC funk. Guitarist Ronnie Wood was firmly within the ranks and he and Richards drove the Stones toward their earlier lofty heights. "Shattered" rocked intensely, while "Miss you" added grit to a disco beat. They even sparked a little bit of controversy among the politically correct crowd when one of the lyrics on the title track suggested that black women wanted to have sex all night (only black women? Isn't that sentiment universal?). The recording resulted in international hits for the group and stopped their first precipitous decline...M. Johnson
Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) (Remaster Series 2009)
Codec: flac
Size: 281 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Miss You 4:48
02 When the Whip Comes Down 4:20
03 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 4:38
04 Some Girls 4:36
05 Lies 3:11
06 Far Away Eyes 4:24
07 Respectable 3:06
08 Before They Make Me Run 3:25
09 Beast of Burden 4:25
10 Shattered 3:47
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četvrtak, 04.02.2010.
Saxon - Rock The Nations (1986) (17-track Remaster)
Having failed to ignite America (or anything else, for that matter) once again with a commercially-minded album, Saxon did another stylistic u-turn. Rock the Nations featured a slightly rawer sound, a return to anthemic (yet pointless) rockers, and the usual incompetent and unconvincing ballads. Perhaps the only thing of any interest on this desperate album is a guest piano performance by Elton John (who was recording next door) on the aptly titled "Party 'til You Puke."...E. Rivadavia
Saxon - Rock The Nations (1986) (17-track Remaster 2010)
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 180 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Rock The Nations 04:41
02. Battle Cry 05:26
03. Waiting For The Night 04:52
04. We Came Here To Rock 04:21
05. You Ain't No Angel 05:29
06. Running Hot 03:36
07. Party Til You Puke 03:26
08. Empty Promises 04:11
09. Northern Lady 04:43
10. Chase The Fade (B-Side of Waiting for the Night) 02:32
11. Waiting For The Night (7" Single Edit) 04:12
12. Northern Lady (7" Single Edit) 03:57
13. Everybody Up (Live in Madrid) (B-Side of Northern Lady) 03:37
14. Dallas 1pm (Live in Madrid) (B-Side of Northern Lady) 06:34
15. Power And The Glory (BBC Live at Reading Rock Festival 1986) 06:52
16. Rock The Nations (BBC Live at Reading Rock Festival 1986) 04:49
17. Waiting For The Night (BBC Live at Reading Rock Festival 1986)04:34
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Saxon - Power and the Glory (1983) (17-track Remaster)
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1983 release including nine bonus tracks. Power & The Glory was Saxon's fifth studio album overall and featured the singles 'Power And The Glory' plus 'Nightmare'. The album is expanded with a two B-sides, a previously unreleased version of the hit single 'Suzie Hold On', originally produced by Jeff Glixman for potential inclusion on the album plus eight demos. including alternate version of 'Redline', 'Midas Touch' and the title track, as well as the much rarer 'Turn Out The Lights', 'Stand Up And Rock' and 'Saturday Night'. EMI. 2009.
Iron Maiden may be the best known band from the legendary New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) scene, and rightly so, but for a time Saxon was a close second. Actually, once Maiden acquired Bruce Dickinson and took on the larger world stage, it was Saxon that best embodied the sound and spirit of the NWOBHM scene. The speed, the frantic energy, the "denim and leather" attitude - Saxon had all that and then some. Originally released in 1983, Power and the Glory was Saxon's fifth album, and the first to feature new drummer Nigel Glocker. Saxon was riding a wave of popularity from their previous album (1982's Denim & Leather), and they stuck to that winning formula with Power and the Glory. It's another hard-charging, take no prisoners metal album that splits time between all-out rockers ("Redline", "This Town Rocks"), slower-paced (but no less powerful) compositions ("Nightmare", "The Eagle Has Landed") and titanic metal anthems ("Power and the Glory"). I still prefer the less polished Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law, but Saxon was obviously getting better at their craft with each release, and Power and the Glory is just an all-around impressive heavy metal album. Power and the Glory remains one of Saxon's finest albums, and is a classic British metal album in every sense of the word. No Saxon collection is complete without it, and it's an album that just about any fan of classic heavy metal should check out. Edition Notes - EMI reissued Power and the Glory (along with the rest of the early Saxon albums) in 2009. EMI has been responsible for some of the best-sounding classic hard rock reissues lately (see: Whitesnake, UFO, MSG and the Scorpions), and their Saxon reissues do not disappoint. In addition to the digitally remastered sound, the reissue of Power and the Glory features expanded liner notes by Classic Rock Magazine's Malcolm Dome and a whopping nine bonus tracks, more than doubling the original album's length. The first bonus track is a live version of "Denim and Leather" (from the Power and the Glory single), the next is a previously unreleased alternate version of "Suzie Hold On" and the remaining tracks are demos. Between the remastered sound, liner notes and bonus tracks, there are plenty of reasons to replace your old version of Power and the Glory.
PS - When you line up the spines of the EMI Saxon reissues they form the Saxon logo and the Wheels of Steel cover icon. I'm a total geek for stuff like that! ...J. Gaines
Saxon - Power and the Glory (1983) (17-track Remaster 2009)
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 180 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist
01. Power And The Glory 05:55
02. Redline 03:37
03. Warrior 03:46
04. Nightmare 04:21
05. This Town Rocks 03:58
06. Watching The Sky 03:42
07. Midas Touch 04:12
08. The Eagle Has Landed 06:57
09. Denim And Leather (Live) 05:11
10. Suzie Hold On (Jeff Glixman Version) 05:01
11. Turn Out The Lights (Kaley Studio Dem0) 03:57
12. Stand Up And Rock (Kaley Studio Dem0) 03:36
13. Power And The Glory (Kaley Studio Dem0) 06:17
14. Saturday Night (Kaley Studio Dem0) 04:11
15. Midas Touch (Kaley Studio Dem0) 04:07
16. Nightmare (Kaley Studio Dem0) 05:55
17. Redline (Kaley Studio Dem0) 03:37
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srijeda, 03.02.2010.
UFO - Force It (1975) (Remaster Edit 2007)
Michael Schenker and Phil Mogg really started to find their groove as a songwriting team with their second album together (and fourth UFO release overall), Force It. In fact, the last remaining folk and space rock tendencies that had stolen much of Phenomenon's thunder are summarily abandoned here, as the group launches itself wholeheartedly toward the hard rock direction that would make them stars. The first step is taken by Schenker, of course, who confidently establishes the aggressive, biting guitar tone that would define all the releases of the band's glory years. "Let It Roll" and "Shoot Shoot" kick off the album in rousing fashion, and while holding them under a microscope might reveal them as rather disposable slabs of hard rock, they would remain concert favorites for the band nonetheless. The punchy single "Love Lost Love" sounds tailor-made for the American market and acoustic ballad "High Flyer" is quite good, despite taking a dip in energy. But things only really start to gell on the album's second half. Schenker and Mogg wheel out their most mature composition yet with the piano-led "Out in the Street," whose softer sections truly highlight Mogg's highly disciplined, understated vocal style and make the guitar player's more restrained soloing all the more memorable. Schenker is soon back in charge, however, on the stuttering riffs and blistering fretboard work of "Mother Mary" and the downright vicious stop-start strut of "This Kids" -- both UFO anthems. One of the band's best albums, Force It will not disappoint lovers of '70s English hard rock...E. Riva
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 150 MB
Genre : Hard Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Let It Roll 3.57
02 Shoot Shoot 3.39
03 High Flyer 4.08
04 Love Lost Love 3.21
05 Out In The Street 5.18
06 Mother Mary 3.49
07 Too Much Of Nothing 4.02
08 Dance Your Life Away 3.35
09 The Kid's/ Between The Walls 6.17
10 A Million Miles (Bonus) 4.49
11 Mother Mary (Bonus) 4.04
12 Out In The Streets (Bonus) 5.12
13 Shoot Shoot (Bonus) 3.48
14 Let It Roll (Bonus) 4.59
15 This Kid's (Bonus) 4.19
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UFO - No Heavy Petting (1976) (Remaster Edit 2008)
Following the breakout success of Phenomenon and Force It, UFO had finally ascended to the first division of British hard rock. And after hiring a second guitarist and keyboard player in Danny Peyronnel, Schenker and Mogg led the group back into the studio to record their fifth album, No Heavy Petting. A noticeably cautious effort, Petting stuck so close to the rules laid down by Force It that all the excitement of the band's performance wound up slipping through the cracks. Gutsy opener "Natural Thing" was competent enough to become a concert regular, but lukewarm material like "Can You Roll Her" and "Reasons Love" simply added nothing new. And bass player Pete Way didn't help things any with his only contribution, the plodding, amazingly dull "On With the Action." Even the album's best moment, the beautifully executed "I'm a Loser" (which unleashes Schenker for one of his most jaw-dropping solos ever), mimics Force It's "Out in the Street" before closing with a piano pattern straight out of progressive rockers Kansas' "No One Together." The overly dramatic "Belladonna" (complete with synthesizer-simulated harpsichord), on the other hand, is mostly a casualty of time; the kind of ballad that was effective enough in its time, but simply hasn't aged well. Thankfully, UFO would rebound in spades the following year, delivering their best all-around studio effort, Lights Out. [The 2008 edition included bonus tracks.]...E. Rivadavia
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 127 MB
Genre : Hard Rock
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Line-up:
Phil Mogg - vocals
Andy Parker - drums
Danny Peyronel - keyboards
Michael Schenker - guitar
Pete Way - bass
Tracklist:
01 Natural Thing 4:00
02 I'm a Loser 3:55
03 Can You Roll Her 2:58
04 Belladonna 4:32
05 Reasons Love 3:17
06 Highway Lady 3:49
07 On with the Action 5:03
08 A Fool in Love 2:50
09 Martian Landscape 5:11
10 All or Nothing previously unreleased / Bonus 3:30
11 French Kisses previously unreleased / Bonus 3:07
12 Have You Seen Me Lately Joan previously unreleased / Bonus 4:00
13 Do It If You Can previously unreleased / Bonus 3:17
14 All the Strings previously unreleased / Bonus 5:58
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utorak, 02.02.2010.
Saxon - Crusader (1984) (19-track Remaster)
Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the British Metal rockers' 1984 album including nine bonus tracks. Crusader was produced by Kevin Beamish at Sound City in Los Angeles (a far cry from their South Yorkshire roots!). According to singer Biff Byford, "We were trendsetters back then. Today, everybody from Trivium onwards dresses like knights going to the crusades, and writes lyrics about it. But back then it was virtually unheard of for a Metal band to do anything like that." As well as previously unavailable demo versions of the album's 'A Little Bit of What You Fancy', 'Sailing To America', a cover of The Sweet's 'Set Me Free' and the title track, this edition now includes the rare tracks 'Borderline' and 'Helter Skelter'. EMI. 2009.
It's hard to pinpoint the reasons for Saxon's gradual fall from stardom, but by the time they released 1984's Crusader, the band had obviously stopped leading the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with its aggressive biker anthems, and fallen in line behind Iron Maiden's epic historical themes and more complex song structures. It did them no good. Crusader was actually a slight improvement from the songwriting perspective, but reveals a band which obviously takes itself too seriously. In fact, they only really manage to rock out like the old days on a few tracks like "A Little Bit of What You Fancymore…" and "Bad Boys (Like to Rock'n'Roll)."...D. Jellinc
Saxon - Crusader (1984) (19-track Remaster 2009)
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 303 MB
Genre : Rock
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Line-up
Biff Byford - vocals
Paul Quinn - guitar
Graham Oliver - guitar
Steve Dawson - bass
Nigel Glocker - drums
Tracklist:
01. The Crusader Prelude 01:07
02. Crusader 06:35
03. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy 03:51
04. Sailing To America 05:04
05. Set Me Free 03:15
06. Just Let Me Rock 04:12
07. Bad Boys (Live To Rock n' Roll) 03:25
08. Do It All For You 04:44
09. Rock City 03:17
10. Run For Your Lives 03:55
11. Borderline (Kaley Studios Demo) 02:42
12. Helter Skelter (Kaley Studios Demo) 03:35
13. Crusader (Kaley Studios Demo) 06:21
14. Do It All For You (Kaley Studio Demo) 04:46
15. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy (Kaley Studios Demo) 03:10
16. Sailing To America (Kaley Studio Demo) 05:11
17. Set Me Free (Kaley Studios Demo) 03:22
18. Just Let Me Rock (Kaley Studios Demo) 04:01
19. Do It All For You (Intro) / Run For Your Lives (Kaley Studios Demo) 04:59
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Saxon - Crusader (1984) (13-track Remaster 2007)
It's hard to pinpoint the reasons for Saxon's gradual fall from stardom, but by the time they released 1984's Crusader, the band had obviously stopped leading the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with its aggressive biker anthems, and fallen in line behind Iron Maiden's epic historical themes and more complex song structures. It did them no good. Crusader was actually a slight improvement from the songwriting perspective, but reveals a band which obviously takes itself too seriously. In fact, they only really manage to rock out like the old days on a few tracks like "A Little Bit of What You Fancymore…" and "Bad Boys (Like to Rock'n'Roll)."...D. Jellinc
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 125 MB
Genre : Rock
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Line-up
Biff Byford - vocals
Paul Quinn - guitar
Graham Oliver - guitar
Steve Dawson - bass
Nigel Glocker - drums
Tracklist:
01 The Crusader Prelude 1:06
02 Crusader 6:34
03 A Little Bit of What You Fancy 3:51
04 Sailing to America 5:04
05 Set Me Free 3:14
06 Just Let Me Rock 4:11
07 Bad Boys (Like to Rock 'N' Roll) Like Rock 'n' Roll 3:25
08 Do It All for You 4:44
09 Rock City 3:16
10 Run for Your Lives 3:51
11 Chase The Fade (Bonus) 2:30
12 Krakatoa (Bonus) 3:46
13 Medley-Heayvy Metal Thunder-Warrior 9:08
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Tony Braxton - Pulse
Toni Braxton’s serially delayed LP ‘Pulse’ has been pushed back yet again. According to Amazon, the record, which was originally slated to hit stores earlier last year, will now be released (provided it doesn’t get delayed again) on May 4th. The album will serve as Toni’s first release on new label Atlantic Records. It’s quite sad to see Toni’s project being dealt blow after blow like this. While the reason for the delay is unknown, one thing that is a near certainty is that should she not drop a hit prior to the album’s release, it’ll likely be curtains for the whole album. After all, we’ve seen it time and time again; albums getting pushed back so much that when they do finally hit stores no one cares. Here’s hoping things work out for Ms. Braxton.
During a time when pop princesses ruled the airwaves with bubble-gum songs about crushes and puppy love, R&B goddess Toni Braxton took control of the charts with her more sophisticated sound. Now, over a decade later, Braxton has released her sixth studio album "Pulse." Unfortunately for Braxton, her sound and style stayed in the '90s. The first song on the album, "Heart Never Had a Hero," just doesn't quite catch. Braxton belts lyrics about being saved from herself, and how she even let a man in though she's independent. The idea alienates the listener, and there is no want to even finish the song. "Get Loose" is supposed to be the album's "celebration music," as she sings. It is supposed to be its "feel good music," but again Braxton fails to really capture the listener, and the song quickly blends into the background noise. The rest of the album improves, but doesn't reach the level that shot her to fame. "Not a Chance" is one of the slowest songs, and comes close to her signature sound. Braxton chases the style and emotion of her successful songs, but the results sound desperate. The final few songs are upbeat remixes, and feature other rap artists. These songs are more in tune with what sells, but still simply forgettable.
Then comes the remix. The best song on the album and Braxton's only attempt at reinventing her sound comes in the form of a remix of her popular single "Unbreak My Heart." Braxton proves she knows what sells, but can only achieve that sound with a half-hearted techno remix of her piece de resistance.
Some of Braxton's songs are catchy, and her voice is beautiful, but the album sounds like every other album she released in the '90s. Music and preferences have changed since then.
Tony Braxton - Pulse (2010)
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 134 MB
Genre : R&B - Soul - Pop
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Tracklist:
01. Heart Never Had A Hero 4.36
02. Get Loose 3.21
03. Melt (Like An Iceberg) 3.46
04. Places 4.06
05. Shake and Move 3.42
06. Happily Unhappy 6.12
07. I Like It Like That 4.09
08. Hit The Freeway (HQ2 Radio Mix) 4.06
09. Maybe (HQ2 Radio Mix) 3.21
10. Spanish Guitar (HQ2 Radio Mix) 4.17
11. Please (Jason Nevins Rock Da Club Remix) 7.37
12. Un-Break My Heart (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal Mix) 9.37
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ponedjeljak, 01.02.2010.
Status Quo - Piledriver (1972) (Remaster 2005)
Digitally remastered reissue approved by the band's official fan club! The band's first album to chart, this hit No. 5 in 1972. Includes the hit single 'Paper Plane' which reached No. 8 while the bonus track is the ultra rare live version of 'Don't Waste My Time' from the 1973 Reading Festival. Mercury. 2005.
Though Status Quo is best known for fast and undistinguished hard rock, they were quite capable of subtlety when it suited them. Despite the name, most of the music on Quo's fifth album, Piledriver, is varied and subtle enough to be interesting. The power rock and roll is indeed there, as represented by crowd-pleasers like "Don't Waste My Time" and "Paper Plane," but so also are quieter, softer pieces with acoustic textures and progressive structures. The melancholy "A Year" is a standout track, a stark, melancholy song about carrying on after a loved one has died. The soft rock intro gradually shifts to a more powerful guitar piece in a way that is reminiscent of early Fleetwood Mac and has that band's delicate sense of dynamics. Elsewhere on Piledriver the band turns in a very credible slow blues piece and a folk-inflected duet for 12-string guitars. Still, most of the Status Quo fans wanted power rock, and the band obliged with one of their best pieces, the tempo-shifting "Big Fat Mama," which actually managed some U.S. airplay, though no actual chart position. The album rounds off with a heavy version of The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues". On the whole Piledriver is an enjoyable listen, one that has aged better than much other hard rock from this period. Richard Foss, All Music Guide
Includes bonus track "Don't Waste My Time" (Live at the 1973 Reading Festival)...D. Jellinc
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Size: 101/ 289 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 . Don't Waste My Time [4:18]
02. Oh Baby [4:33]
03. A Year [5:50]
04. Unspoken Words [5:10]
05. Big Fat Mama [5:53]
06. Paper Plane [2:57]
07. All The Reasons [3:43]
08. Roadhouse Blues [7:28]
09. Don't Waste My Time (Live At The N.E.C.) (Bonus) [4:21]
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nedjelja, 31.01.2010.
Sade - Soldier Of Love
"Soldier of Love" is the upcoming sixth studio album from British soul, Pop, and R&B band Sade. It is their first new material since the 2000 multi-platinum Lovers Rock. The album is slated for release on February 8, 2010.
Soldier of Love is only the sixth studio album the band Sade have released during their 25 year career, and the first since Lovers Rock in 2000. For Sade herself, as the lynchpin of the group's songwriting effort, it's a simple matter of integrity and authenticity. "I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand." The feel of the music this time has moved away from the old country soul styling of Lovers Rock and assumes a more eclectic identity. At times the band sounds like the original Sade, with Stuart Matthewman back blowing soft sax on "In Another Time" and the vocal on "Long Hard Road" hymning. But with songs such as the joyously quirky reggae chant "Babyfather" and the dramatically arranged album opener "The Moon and the Sky," Sade are exploring new territory. "I never want to repeat myself," Sade herself says. "And that becomes a more interesting challenge for us the longer we carry on together."
Sade - Soldier Of Love (2010)
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 93 MB
Genre: Pop, Rhythmic Soul
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Tracklist::
01 The Moon and the Sky 4:27
02 Soldier of Love 5:57
03 Morning Bird 3:54
04 Babyfather 4:39
05 Long Hard Road 3:00
06 Be That Easy 3:39
07 Bring Me Home 4:06
08 In Another Time 5:04
09 Skin 4:14
10 The Safest Place 2:43
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subota, 30.01.2010.
Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy (1976) (Digipak Remaster)
Digitally remastered edition of this 1976 album from the veteran Heavy Metal madmen. Technical Ecstasy was born of fire and raised in flames. What emerged was definitely several steps removed from those far off days of their eponymous debut in 1970. But this was a band who were several years further down the musical dirt track and one not prepared to repeat the past. Sabbath retained their trademark ability to riff and blaze like no others on the planet, but they were also expanding their universe, proving to everyone they could not only march boldly on towards the end of their first decade together, but could adapt and mature into the bargain. This remastered and sumptuous gatefold digipak edition of the album boasts comprehensive story of the album sleeve-notes by renowned Rock critic Malcolm Dome and a plethora of rare and previously unseen photographs and items of memorabilia. Sanctuary. 2009.
Black Sabbath was unraveling at an alarming rate around the time of their second to last album with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, 1976's Technical Ecstasy. The band was getting further and further from their original musical path, as they began experimenting with their trademark sludge-metal sound. While it was not as off-the-mark as their final album with Osbourne, 1978's Never Say Die, it was not on par with Sabbath's exceptional first five releases. The most popular song remains the album closer, "Dirty Women," which was revived during the band's highly successful reunion tour of the late '90s. Other standouts include the funky "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" and the raging opener, "Back Street Kids." The melodic "It's Alright" turns out to be the album's biggest surprise — it's one of drummer Bill Ward's few lead vocal spots with the band (Guns N' Roses covered the unlikely track on their 1999 live set, Live Era 1987-1993)...G. Prato
Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy (1976) (Digipak Remaster 2009)
Codec: flac
Size: 300 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Back Street Kids 3:46
02 You Won't Change Me 6:34
03 It's Alright 3:58
04 Gypsy 5:10
05 All Moving Parts (Stand Still) 4:59
06 Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 3:25
07 She's Gone 4:51
08 Dirty Women 7:15
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petak, 29.01.2010.
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) (Remaster Series)
Tattoo You is another undisputed classic and rightly topped the US charts for nine weeks on its original release in 1981. Its opening track and first single, Start Me Up, remains one of the band's best loved songs and a mainstay of their live set. The cleverly sequenced Tattoo You comprises six rock tracks, including the US Top 20 hit Hang Fire, the fast blues of Black Limousine, Richards' lead vocal on Little T & A, and the sneering Neighbours, but the five ballads which follow - and formed the second side of the original vinyl - really lift it into another league. The sweet soul of Worried About You, Tops and the sublime Waiting On A Friend, featuring jazz great Sonny Rollins on saxophone, in particular show what a fine singer Jagger is. Corriston's cover design won a Grammy Award for best album package.
The last great Stones album? Leave that judgment to history, but this 1981 effort does seem to be the last time the band was totally in tune with the zeitgeist. Ironically, many of the songs had been written and recorded several years earlier, but TATTOO YOU hardly feels like an album of leftovers. Divided into a rock side and a ballad side, the material is confident and consistent, and there are even hints of a totally new Stones sound in the trashcan rockabilly of "Hang Fire" and "Neighbors." The big hit, of course, was "Start Me Up," a stadium rocker still capable of rousing the blood (even after its inclusion in the Windows 95 ad campaign), but the barrelhouse blues of "Black Limousine" is equally goosebump-inducing. The album culminates in the surprisingly reflective "Waiting on a Friend," a ballad that effectively features jazz tenor great Sonny Rollins and rates as one of the band's best ever. If this is indeed the Stones' last great record, it's not a bad way to go out. Steve Simels
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981) (Remaster Series 2009)
Codec: flac
Size: 299 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Start Me Up 3:32
02 Hang Fire 2:20
03 Slave 6:32
04 Little T & A 3:23
05 Black Limousine 3:33
06 Neighbours 3:33
07 Worried About You 5:17
08 Tops 3:47
09 Heaven 4:22
10 No Use In Crying 3:25
11 Waiting On A Friend 4:34
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četvrtak, 28.01.2010.
Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (1980) (Remaster Series)
First issued in 1980, Emotional Rescue was a transatlantic chart-topper and its infectious title track made the best-sellers list too. Recorded in Nassau in the Bahamas, in Paris and in New York, and produced by Jagger and Richards under their Glimmer Twins guise, it also contains the classic rocker She's So Cold, which went Top 40 in both the UK and the US, and Dance (Pt 1), another groove-oriented track, which was a club hit in the States. The bittersweet ballad All About You features one of Richards' most affecting vocal performances as well as Bobby Keys' distinctive saxophone. Corriston used a thermo camera to create the album's unusual cover, and drew on the same technique for the Emotional Rescue video.
Coasting on the success of Some Girls, the Stones offered more of the same on Emotional Rescue. Comprised of leftovers from the previous album's sessions and hastily written new numbers, Emotional Rescue may consist mainly of filler, but it's expertly written and performed filler. The Stones toss off throwaways like the reggae-fueled, mail-order bride anthem "Send It to Me" or rockers like "Summer Romance" and "Where the Boys Go" with an authority that makes the record a guilty pleasure, even if it's clear that only two songs -- the icy but sexy disco-rock of "Emotional Rescue" and the revamped Chuck Berry rocker "She's So Cold" -- come close to being classic Stones...S. Erlewine
Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (1980) (Remaster Series 2009)
Codec: flac
Size: 289 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Dance, Pt. 1 4:23
02 Summer Romance 3:16
03 Send It to Me 3:42
04 Let Me Go 3:51
05 Indian Girl 4:23
06 Where the Boys Go 3:29
07 Down in the Hole 3:58
08 Emotional Rescue 5:39
09 She's So Cold 4:13
10 All About You 4:17
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srijeda, 27.01.2010.
Amon Düül II - Yeti (1970) (Digipak Remaster 2002)
First released in 1970, Yeti was the second album by Amon Düül II and is quite a musical achievement. Originally released as a double vinyl album set and now re-mastered onto a single CD, Yeti contains some of Amon Düül's most impressive work, delivering their thick, full-fledged, multi-layered sound with dense instrumentation and a certain epic vastness... in many ways not unlike the craftmanship of early Can. This is Krautrock in the full mass of its power: huge, towering, dark and completely devoid of any happy optimism but still bound full of energy. Instrumentally, Yeti is an album of pure magic with some great psychy, sitarish, acoustic guitar plucking and hand percussion interplay. Yeti is also abundant in the fusion of electric guitar, bass and drum interplay and is totally devoted to improvisation and stands up as some of the most intriguing music you will ever hear. The first three Amon Düül II albums are essential artifacts of the psych/prog era.
Amon Düül II, the second formation of this now legendary band, are one of the earliest and best known of the German experimental (Krautrock) bands. For the complete re-issue series of the Amon Düül II catalogue, the CDs will be released as remastered deluxe editions, with enhanced booklets, featuring new liner notes and photos...D. Jellinc
This is the record that Julian Cope gushed was the best album to come out of the KRAUTROCK movement. I personally cant concur, but its certainly one of the greatest albums from that 1969-1977 classic KRAUTROCK period. YETI is Amon Duul II's second album, and seems to be the point where the band was most closely united inside a musical psychedelic transcendence. After YETI, personal changes started to affect the band, making them sound sold out and stale, after VIVA LA TRANCE. But they really had something wild going on for their YETI double album. (The CD runs about 73 minutes long, including two songs that AMAZON dont list--RATTLESNAKEPLUMCAKE and BETWEEN THE EYES...the A and B side of a single that was released about this time.) This bands truly unique sound stems from their song structures, which meander around, returning to recognizable leitmotifs periodically, especially on their LONG composistions, like "Soap Shop Rock". Everything about this music SCREAMS Psychedelia, right down to the titles of some of the songs. "SANDOZ IN THE RAIN" (an improv song stuck at the end of the album) refers to the Swiss pharmeceutical company that first produced LSD. But its the wild chaos of the instruments, the drums, the crazy lyrics (in english of course), and the male and female singers, that really make this music take off. Some people compare their sound to Jefferson Airplane or even Velvet Underground, but the analogy only extends to the bands all using both a male and female singer. AMON DUUL's sound is more atonal than MOST of the Jefferson Airplane material, with none of the Airplane's "folk" backround in their songs. The VU comparison comes from the flipped out violin solos that pop up now and then. (It does remind you of the atonal chaos of a good John Cale solo ala 1968.) But the guitars are almost ALWAYS electric, and ALWAYS turned up loud, providing a distorted, overdriven haze to their sound. A beautiful exception is CERBERUS, an instrumental acoustic piece, that has acoustic guitar leads weaving in and out of a sonic miasma of bongos, bass, and vocalizations. Then it turns electric for no good reason, reinforcing the chaos that permeates the album's core sound. Renate, the female singer, loves singing slightly out of key, giving her voice a "dark", keening sound, with melodic shapes that jump up and down randomly on the soundscape. When she's singing like that, with those strange guitar solos occuring concurrently, the colors bleed into a dense, deep sonic overload. YETI was recorded in 1970, after their first album, 1969's "PHALLUS DEI" nearly single handedly started the Krautrock movement. Like the Grateful Dead's short commune period at Haight st, AMON DUUL also arose from a hippie commune, with left wing political ideologies. (AMON DUUL "1", the more political arm of the commune, also put out several less musical albums. Amon Duul 1's music is hard to get into. They sound like Zappa's HELP I"M A ROCK, for album after album.) So if you can handle some freaky, free and funky musical experiments that definately arose from the use of spiked sugar cubes, and enjoy EARLY Pink Floyd, mixed with Jefferson Airplane's electric freak outs from AFTER BATHING AT BAXTERS, then YETI is a safe bet. If calling the album KRAUTROCK brings up visions of drum machines, and KRAFTWERK's electronic new wave sound, or Tangerine Dreams long, ambient synthesizer experiments, DONT WORRY. More than other KRAUTROCK bands, AMON DUUL's first 3 albums are FLUID ACID ROCK, far from the pop psychedelia of other less adventurous bands exploring that style. Still, Amon Duul II's YETI is unique, unlike anything you might have heard from LONDON's or SAN FRANSISCO's acid rock jam bands from that era. That's what makes Yeti's sound such a fun surprise when you start to groove into it...T. Hoffman
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 168 MB
Genre : Prog. Rock, Krautrock
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Line-up
- Renate Knaup / vocals, tambourine
- Chris Karrer / violin, guitars, vocals
- John Weinzierl / guitars, vocals
- Falk Rogner / organ
- Peter Leopold / drums
- Dave Anderson / bass
- Shrat / bongos, vocals
Tracklist:
01. Soap Shop Rock:
- a. Burning Sister (3:41)
- b. Halluzination Guillotine (3:05)
- c. Gulp A Sonata (0:45)
- d. Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm (5:53)
02. She Came through the Chimney (3:56)
03. Archangels Thunderbird (3:30)
04. Cerberus (4:18)
05. The Return of Ruebezahl (1:35)
06. Eye-Shaking King (6:37)
07. Pale Gallery (2:11)
08. Yeti (Improvisation) (18:00)
09. Yeti Talks to Yogi (Improvisation) (6:06)
10. Sandoz in the Rain (Improvisation) (8:55)
11. Rattlesnakeplumcake (Bonus) (3:18)
12. Between The Eyes (Bonus) (2:29)
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utorak, 26.01.2010.
Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride (1971) (12-track Digipak Remaster 2004)
Digitally remastered reissue of 1971 gold album includes one bonus track, an unreleased live version of 'Travellin' in the Dark (to E.M.P.)'. Sony. 2004
Mountain is an American rock band whose main fame was in the 1970s. The band was inspired by Cream and enjoyed the involvement of unofficial Cream bassist and producer Felix Pappalardi. Mountain played at the Woodstock festival in 1969 and their first album, Climbing!, was released the following year. The album included the track "Mississippi Queen" which reached No.21 on the Billboard charts. The band split after the live album, Mountain Live (The Road Goes Ever On) (1972), and two of the members went on to form West, Bruce (from Cream) and Laing which achieved success in their own right. After reforming in 1974, the band released a live album and Avalanche, but that was to be the last of their studio output until 1996's Man's World. Leslie West, and Corky Laing continue to "rock on" as Mountain to this day...D. Jellinc
Following the success of Climbing! and appearances at Woodstock and other outdoor festivals of the day, Mountain recorded more of the same for Nantucket Sleighride. The title track is a nice mixture of classical-leaning intertwined with moderate rock; both "Don't Look Around" and "The Animal Trainer and the Toad" continue on the hard rock path so well-worn by this band. Not groundbreaking, but it is well worth listening to. [The 2003 reissue on Columbia/Legacy adds a live version of "Travellin' in the Dark (To E.M.P.)" as a bonus track.]...J. Chrispell
Codec: flac
Size: ca. 342 MB
Genre : Hardrock
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Tracklist:
01 Don't Look Around 3:47
02 Taunta (Sammy's Tune) 1:00
03 Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) 5:55
04 You Can't Get Away! 3:28
05 Tired Angels (To J.M.H.) 4:42
06 The Animal Trainer and the Toad 3:29
07 My Lady 4:35
08 Travellin' in the Dark (To E.M.P.) 4:26
09 The Great Train Robbery 5:50
10 Roll Over Beethoven 2:58
11 Crossroader 4:50
12 Travellin' in the Dark (To E.M.P.) Live / prev. unreleased / Bonus 5:09
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ponedjeljak, 25.01.2010.
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971) (Remaster Series)
Digitally remastered edition of the Rock 'N' Roll veterans' 1971 album, originally the first album for their own Rolling Stones Records imprint. Though the album was pieced together from various sessions, it remains one of their most iconic albums. 10 tracks including 'Brown Sugar', 'Bitch' and 'Wild Horses'.
Pieced together from outtakes and much-labored-over songs, Sticky Fingers manages to have a loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark undercurrents of the songs. It's a weary, drug-laden album -- well over half the songs explicitly mention drug use, while the others merely allude to it -- that never fades away, but it barely keeps afloat. Apart from the classic opener, "Brown Sugar" (a gleeful tune about slavery, interracial sex, and lost virginity, not necessarily in that order), the long workout "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and the mean-spirited "Bitch," Sticky Fingers is a slow, bluesy affair, with a few country touches thrown in for good measure. The laid-back tone of the album gives ample room for new lead guitarist Mick Taylor to stretch out, particularly on the extended coda of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." But the key to the album isn't the instrumental interplay -- although that is terrific -- it's the utter weariness of the songs. "Wild Horses" is their first nonironic stab at a country song, and it is a beautiful, heart-tugging masterpiece. Similarly, "I Got the Blues" is a ravished, late-night classic that ranks among their very best blues. "Sister Morphine" is a horrifying overdose tale, and "Moonlight Mile," with Paul Buckmaster's grandiose strings, is a perfect closure: sad, yearning, drug-addled, and beautiful. With its offhand mixture of decadence, roots music, and outright malevolence, Sticky Fingers set the tone for the rest of the decade for the Stones...S. Erlewine
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971) (Remaster Series 2009)
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Size: 298 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Brown Sugar 3:49
02 Sway 3:53
03 Wild Horses 5:44
04 Can't You Hear Me Knocking 7:16
05 You Gotta Move 2:33
06 Bitch 3:37
07 I Got the Blues 3:55
08 Sister Morphine 5:34
09 Dead Flowers 4:05
10 Moonlight Mile 5:57
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nedjelja, 24.01.2010.
Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987) (SHM-CD Remaster 2008)
David Coverdale built Whitesnake's commercial breakthrough on a collection of loud, polished hard rockers, plus the band's best set of pop hooks. The Led Zeppelin-ish "Still of the Night" offered headbanger appeal, but it was the big chorus of "Here I Go Again" -- one of the very small number of non-power ballad '80s hard rock singles to actually top the pop charts -- and the quiet ballad "Is This Love" that really sold the album in spades. The rest of the album generally holds interest as well, and it's easily the band's best...S. Huey
When Whitesnake broke into the spotlight with Slide It In (1984), a battalion of cynical critics predicted the band's success couldn't last, but Coverdale and company silenced all the naysayers with 1987's self-titled album, which rocketed to No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. The record was driven by the pumping rocker "Here I Go Again" and the tender power ballad "Is This Love," but the band's mainstream appeal might have had as much to do with their unabashedly sexual videos as with their bubblegum metal. The clips, which seemed to splash across MTV every 20 minutes, starred Coverdale's girlfriend and B-movie actress Tawny Kitaen, and highlighted her busty, scantily clad body in various provocative poses. Volume and T&A--a metalhead's wet dream.
Codec: flac
Size: 324 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Crying in the Rain 5:35
02 Bad Boys 4:07
03 Still of the Night 6:38
04 Here I Go Again 4:36
05 Give Me All Your Love 3:30
06 Is This Love 4:42
07 Children of the Night 4:22
08 Straight for the Heart 3:37
09 Don't Turn Away 5:08
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subota, 23.01.2010.
Buffalo - Only Want You for Your Body (1974) (9-track Remaster Edit 2008)
Buffalo's third album "Only Want You For Your Body", the last with the classic line-up of Dave Tice (Count Bishops), John Baxter, Pete Wells (Rose Tattoo) and Jimmy Economou, was released in 1974. With six further Tice/Baxter classics, including "I'm A Skirt Lifter, Not A Shirt Raiser" and "Kings Cross Ladies", the album cemented Buffalo's reputation as Australia's premier hard rock band. The wildly tasteless cover design featured an obese, screaming, semi-naked woman shackled to a torture rack. On the back cover, the band revelled in their role as leering, lascivious Aussie yob rockers, with Tice wearing a devilish grin while clad in his black leather strides 'n' braces and brandishing a bullwhip. It was just a bit of harmless fun, yet outraged record store managers across the land refused to stock the record, some eventually placing it in a brown paper bag to hide the offending images...2008
Australian quartet Buffalo's third long-player in as many years, 1974's Only Want You for Your Body found them honing their songwriting into far more focused and compact heavy rock nuggets, in a natural progression from first album Dead Forever's oftentimes trippy, post-psych meanderings and second album Volcanic Rock's even mix of lengthy jams and piledriving proto-metal. If anything, for what they lacked in terms of timelessly savage riffing (see Volcanic Rock's "Sunrise" and "Shylock"), new barnstormers like the leering "I'm a Skirt Lifter Not a Shirt Raiser," the comparatively well-behaved "Stay with Me," and the head-nodding chug-groove monster single "What's Going On" (which set a template abused by literally dozens of '90s stoner rock bands) were arguably more well-rounded band performances. Meanwhile, the churning, mid-paced advance of "I'm Coming On" points to the band's undisguised Black Sabbath influence, right down to Pete Wells' busy bass guitar and Jimmy Economou's fierce pounding behind the kit -- even though it was a Ten Years After cover. And the borderline space rock of "Dune Messiah" (based on the famous sci-fi books by Frank Herbert) also provides a bit of thematic variety to Dave Tice's oftentimes brazenly sexual lyrics, which he delivered, as always, with gritty, echo-laden vocals. At the end of the day, though, it was always John Baxter's wildly distorted six-string that gave Buffalo their distinctively forceful signature compared to the competition, both at home and abroad. And although he wasn't allowed to run rampant here as he had all over the mostly "live in the studio" Volcanic Rock, Baxter still drove the locomotive for all of the above, and was eventually given a chance to stretch on the groupie chronicle "King's Cross Ladies" and the politically apocalyptic "United Nations" -- both of them album standouts. Sure enough, with the guitarist's shocking and ill-advised sacking following the tour supporting Only Want You for Your Body, the seeds of Buffalo's career decline were effectively sowed, as they attempted (unsuccessfully) to score a more commercial hit single on a subsequent pair of poorly received LPs. As a result, Only Want You for Your Body is seen as the last chapter of the Buffalo story that modern fans of classic hard rock and heavy metal need bother "reading." [Reissued in 2005 by Aztec Music, Only Want You for Your Body was enhanced with copious liner notes, bandmember interviews, and lyrics -- plus a couple of bonus tracks including the single mix of "What's Going On" and a live version of "United Nations."]...E. Rivadavia
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 105 MB
Genre : Rock
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Line-up:
Dave Tice (vocals)
John Baxter (guitar)
Pete Wells (bass)
Jimmy Economou (drums)
Tracklist:
01 I'm a Skirt Lifter, Not a Shirt Raiser 4:48
02 I'm Coming On 3:36
03 Dune Messiah 4:18
04 Stay With Me 3:32
05 What's Going On 3:55
05 Kings Cross Ladies 7:08
07 United Nations 5:51
08 What's Going On (Single Version) (Bonus) 3:20
09 United Nations (live) (Bonus) 7:50
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Babe Ruth - First Base (1972) (Digipak Remaster 2007)
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007
First Base was British hard rock group Babe Ruth's biggest success, both in terms of popular and critical acclaim. This LP defined an interesting junction between hard rock and progressive rock. The two driving forces behind this album were guitarist Alan Shackloc, who wrote most of the material, and vocalist Janita Haan, who came out as the perfect balance between Janis Joplin and Robert Plant. The album contained "The Mexican," the band's classic song which also includes a theme by western soundtrack composer Ennio Morricone ("Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu"). Other highlights include the powerful rock number "Wells Fargo," the sweet-and-sour "Black Dog" (with nice piano work by Dave Punshon), and a surprising rendition of Frank Zappa's "King Kong." The strings and oboe arrangements in "The Runaways" don't work as well, but at least they don't get pompous. With its long songs (six to eight minutes) and lush arrangements, First Base seduced both the hard rock and the progressive rock crowds. The album cover was painted by Roger Dean, who illustrated many Yes albums. Franēois Couture
Codec: mflac
Size: 318 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist
01 Wells Fargo 6:17
02 The Runaways 7:27
03 King Kong 6:44
04 Black Dog 8:03
05 The Mexican 5:49
06 Joker 7:43
07 Wells Fargo Bonus / 7 Version 3:35
08 Theme from "For a Few Dollars More" Bonus 2:19
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Kiss - Lick It Up (1983) (SHM-CD Remaster 2008)
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) paper sleeve pressing. Universal. 2008.
Due to the underachievement of their exceptional 1982 comeback album, Creatures of the Night, Kiss knew the time was right to drop the makeup, so in September 1983 the band shocked their fans by unmasking on MTV. Their first non-makeup album, Lick It Up, followed soon after and successfully re-established the band among the heavy metal masses worldwide. Kiss also reconnected with their stateside fans — Lick It Up was the band's first record to achieve gold status since 1980's Kiss Unmasked. The album's success was spurred by MTV's repeated airing of the imaginative video for the album's strong title track, and songs such as "Exciter", "Not for the Innocent", "A Million to One", and the rap-rocker "All Hell's Breaking Loose" confirmed that the band was back on the right track. Vinnie Vincent again proved to be a worthy replacement to original guitarist Ace Frehley but would unfortunately leave the band after the completion of the Lick It Up worldwide tour (eventually resurfacing with the Vinnie Vincent Invasion in the late '80s). Lick It Up is undoubtedly Kiss' best non-makeup album...G. Prato
Codec: flac
Size: 270 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Exciter 4:12
02 Not For The Innocent 4:23
03 Lick It Up 3:56
04 Young And Wasted 4:05
05 Gimme More 3:44
06 All Hell's Breakin' Loose 4:34
07 A Million to One 4:11
08 Fits Like A Glove 4:04
09 Dance All Over Your Face 4:16
10 And On The 8th Day 4:02
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