Sunday, July 31, 2011

Soul Journey







Soul Journey Overview


Soul Journey, Gillian Welch's fourth album, features solo, duo and band performances - a departure from the 2001 release Time (The Revelator). Contributors to the album include Greg Leisz (Beck, K.D. Lang ) and Jim Boquist (Son Volt). Produced by long-time collaborator David Rawlings. Acony. 2003.

Soul Journey Specifications


Blessed with a soulful and expressive voice and an innate grasp of the melodies and themes of traditional country music, Gillian Welch has made three beautiful, often brilliant, albums. Yet, one can make the case that she's still searching for her own true artistic voice. Soul Journey brings her ever closer to that elusive goal. After 2001's austere, solemn, at times inscrutable Time (The Revelator), this follow-up finds Welch showing more warmth, ease, and openness as both singer and songwriter. As the title portends, the concept of travel (physical and emotional) is a prevailing thread throughout these 10 tracks; she sings of rolling stones "on the road to sin," travelers on "black highways," girls "running around with the ragtop down" and "at the station rolling slow." These characters, perhaps autobiographical, are simultaneously searching for and running away from their pasts, while soft drums, fiddles, organs, and Dobros add a welcome bit of lightness. With the trusty David Rawlings again at Welch's side, the songwriting and production till the earth between their old-time heroes and more modern troubadours like Townes Van Zandt and Neil Young (both the bucolic strummer and, on the closing "Wrecking Ball," the ragged electric wanderer). For Welch and for us, Soul Journey is yet another fascinating rest stop on the never-ending road to self-discovery. --Marc Greilsamer



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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Save The Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits







Save The Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits Overview


Now on The Turtles own imprint FloEdCo on Manifesto, this is the ONLY Greatest Hits package currently in print from 1960s pop icons, The Turtles. Newly-remastered from the original tapes, this collection features twenty of The Turtles classics, including Happy Together, Elenore, She d Rather Be With Me, You Baby, and It Ain t Me Babe.




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Friday, July 29, 2011

Relayer







Relayer Overview


2003 remastered, reissue of 1974 album with redesigned booklet (digipak/slipcase), restored LP art, archival photos and new liner notes. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'Soon' (single edit), 'Sound Chaser' (single edit) & 'The Gates Of Delirium' (studio run-through). Elektra.




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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations







Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Overview


Beethoven s 33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli was completed in 1823. Alfred Brendel has described it as, the greatest of all piano works and in his textbook Structural Functions of Harmony, Arnold Schoenberg writes that, in respect of its harmony, it deserves to be called the most adventurous work by Beethoven. The piece was composed after Diabelli, a well-known music publisher and composer, sent his waltz to all the important composers of the Austrian Empire, asking each of them to write a variation on it. His plan was to publish all the variations in an anthology to benefit orphans and widows of the Napoleonic Wars. Upon hearing Beethoven s submission, Diabelli proclaimed that it was, a great and important masterpiece, worthy to be ranked with the imperishable creations of the old Classics and to occupy a place beside Sebastian Bach s famous masterpieces of the same type. On this eagerly anticipated release, Paul Lewis, protégé of Alfred Brendel, brings his sharp intellect and remarkable technique to bear on this towering masterwork of the period.




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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Our Endless Numbered Days







Our Endless Numbered Days Overview


Listening to Our Endless Numbered Days makes plain Sam's deft touch with words and melody; one that allows him to turn out stories about love, loss, faith, or the lack of it that are at once personal and universal, set to music that is sweetly haunting and timeless.

Our Endless Numbered Days Specifications


Florida’s brilliant singer-songwriter Sam Beam expands Iron & Wine from solo project to a gaggle of friends and family on slide guitar, percussion, and backing vocals on his second album. Fans need not worry--the hushed immediacy and rich melodies remain the focus--but new flavors abound. For instance, the strange "Cinder And Smoke" sounds like a collaboration (with banjos of course) between America, Robert Wyatt and Low. Meanwhile, "On Your Wings," "Free Until They Cut Me Down," and "Teeth in the Grass" showcase a brooding, earthy, Southern-rock-on-laudanum side that the band had previously only demonstrated in concert. It's rare when an artist who's become known for bedroom recordings makes the transition to the studio to produce work that's better--Daniel Johnston, Lou Barlow, and Liz Phair all made their defining moments crouched above a cassette recorder at home. But Beam is the exception to the rule, as he has easily bested himself on the second Iron & Wine album. --Mike McGonigal



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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Bear in the Big Blue House - Potty Time With Bear






Bear in the Big Blue House - Potty Time With Bear Feature


  • When You ve Got To Go it s potty time at the Big blue House as Beat s friends discover that going to the bathroom by yourself is part of the adventure of growing up! If At First You Don t Succeed Bear and his friends find that if you want to be good at something, it takes practice. Call It A Day the day is over, and Bear is getting ready for bed. As he does, he reflects on everything that happ


Bear in the Big Blue House - Potty Time With Bear Overview


Give preschoolers their best start with BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE! This award-winning series provides your child with valuable tools for growth in key areas of music, social skill development, and cognitive learning through integrated programs combining music, movement, and exploration. Join Bear(TM) and friends for a day of discovery in three episodes that reinforce independence, teach basic bathroom skills, and give your child a sense of accomplishment. Going to the bathroom by yourself is a big part of growing up in "When You've Got To Go," and sometimes practice is the key to doing new things well in "If At First You Don't Succeed." Finally, nighttime is the right time to look back at all you've accomplished and "Call It A Day" in these stories of independence and success.




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Monday, July 25, 2011

The Reminder







The Reminder Overview


2 CD LIMITED DELUXE EDITION contains a BONUS ENHANCED DISC containing key remixes of The Remainder (some of which have never before been available commercially), along with duets with Mocky, The Constantines, videos and more glorious Feist moments including:

- So Sorry (One Mic Mix) - The one-take live vocal of the lead track from "The Reminder" - straight from the demo vaults. Never before available!

- Lover's Spit (Redux) - Broken Social Scene - A Broken Social Scene classic. While the version from "You Forgot It In People" features Kevin Drew on vocals, this alternate version, taken from "Bee Hives" is stripped down to just Feist with piano. Timeless!

Feist's critically acclaimed album THE REMINDER - has garnered 4 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS!

The Reminder Specifications


Feist is the solo project of Canada's Leslie Feist, a prolific artist who has also played in one capacity or another with Broken Social Scene, Kings of Convenience and half a dozen other bands. The Reminder, her third release, comes from the same well of quiet, appealing songwriting, and delicate vocalizations that made 2004's Let It Die such a sweet treat. This one is a bit more hushed and ballad heavy, closer to Cat Power than Peaches (with whom Feist has also worked with in the past) but maintains an indie-minded blend of confessional pop, jazzy folk, and lo-fi torch songs. The comparatively upbeat single "My Moon My Man" splits her voice off into unexpected harmonies, just dissonant enough to stick in your head. It's hard to predict where her melodies are going to end up; "Brandy Alexander" starts with a simple snap-pulse, and gradually unfolds into a cathartic chorus of sweeping vocal overlays. Throughout, the record profits from a simple, unfussy aesthetic that keeps the production minimal and the emphasis squarely on Feist's cracking, wistful vibrato. Everything sounds deliberate, but not obsessed over, like an e-mailed wedding invitation. It's a low-pressure vibe, welcoming and content to linger. And linger you will. --Matthew Cooke



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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Trouble Is







Trouble Is Overview


No Description Available
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Media Type: CD
Artist: SHEPHERD,KENNY WAYNE
Title: TROUBLE IS...
Street Release Date: 10/07/1997
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Trouble Is Specifications


It's not hard to understand the appeal of Kenny Wayne Shepherd, currently being hailed as the heir to Stevie Ray Vaughan. He's young (an increasing rarity in blues and blues-related genres), he writes catchy songs, and his "Blue on Black" is widely played on rock radio. Trouble Is . . . is an enjoyable listen, from rockers like "Slow Ride" and "Chase the Rainbow," to swingy mid-tempo songs like "True Lies" and "(Long) Gone," to slower almost-ballads such as "Nothing to Do with Love" and the all-pervasive "Blue on Black". Expect to start hearing "I Found Love (When I Found You)" at high school proms and homecoming dances. It remains to be seen how Shepherd will develop, but he's among the most promising young guitarists out there today. -- Genevieve Williams



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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (Blue Hawaii / Easy Come, Easy Go / Fun in Acapulco / G.I. Blues / Girls! Girls! Girls! / King Creole / Roustabout / Paradise Hawaiian Style)







Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (Blue Hawaii / Easy Come, Easy Go / Fun in Acapulco / G.I. Blues / Girls! Girls! Girls! / King Creole / Roustabout / Paradise Hawaiian Style) Overview


Long live the KING!!! This Elvis collection contains some of his finest acting performances. This collection contains Blue Hawaii, Easy Come Easy Go, Fun in Acapulco, GI Blues, Girls Girls Girls, King Creole, Paradise Hawaiian Style, and Roustabout.




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Friday, July 22, 2011

Very Best of The Phoebe Snow







Very Best of The Phoebe Snow Overview


Phoebe Snow, Very Best of Phoebe Snow





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Thursday, July 21, 2011

FutureSex / LoveSounds






FutureSex / LoveSounds Feature


  • Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/lovesounds


FutureSex / LoveSounds Overview


Come Along with JT through his own groovin' universe of FutureSex/LoveSounds, co-written by Justin Timberlake and produced by Justin Timberlake, JAWBreakers, Timbaland, will.i.am, and Rick Rubin, among others. Guest artists include TI, Three Six Mafia, and Hezekiah Walker. Obviously, there is no shortage of talent.

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Justified, Justin Timberlake


No Strings Attached, 'N Sync


Celebrity, 'N Sync


Justified: The Videos (DVD)


Justin Timberlake: Live From London (DVD)


Edison Force (DVD)



FutureSex / LoveSounds Specifications


One spin of FutureSex/LoveSounds and it's hard to believe that Justin Timberlake was ever a boy-band barnstormer--no modern-day male artist beats him when it comes to single-minded self assurance or suavity. "SexyBack," the inescapable summer sizzler of a first single off this short and thrillingly unwholesome disc, makes that clear on its own: If there was ever any question about whether sexy was in need of reviving--a doubtful proposition at best, given the sheer volume of JT's gyrating counterparts--he lays it to rest instantly over a small but insistent Timbaland-concocted beat. On that track, Timberlake's appeal is his sweet but newly thuggish-sounding voice--here's a good kid gone bad, and he's determined to convince us of it not only by tossing a few well-timed mother****ers our way but also with such lyrics as "I'll let you whip me if I misbehave." The rest of FutureSex will feel familiar to anyone who picked up 2002's brilliantly funk-flecked Justified: "Love Stoned/I Think She Knows Me," shifts from Michael Jackson-esque paranoid trilling to pulsating guitar rock; "Chop Me Up," a collaboration with Three 6 Mafia and Timbaland, gives up the grit rap-style but still manages to recall both Prince and Stevie Wonder; "My Love," with T.I., mines classic Timberlake territory with meltaway lyrics like "I can see us holding hands walking on the beach/Our clothes in the sand"; and the straight-up but groovy lament "Losing My Way" asks, searchingly, what may be the silliest question a squeal-inducing pop star has ever posed: "Can anybody out there feel me?" Rest assured, JT: we feel every past-, present-, and future-sexy verse. --Tammy La Gorce



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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Palomino







Palomino Overview


1. Wait So Long
2. Victory
3. Bloodshot Eyes
4. Separate
5. It's A War
6. New Son/Burnt Iron
7. Help You
8. Sounds Like a Movie
9. Feet and Bones
10. Again
11. New Orleans
12. Gasoline




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Monday, July 18, 2011

Hot Sauce Committee Part 2







Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 Overview


2011 release, the long-awaited eighth album from the Hip Hop/Rock trio. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two was produced by Beastie Boys and mixed by Philippe Zdar. This album marks Mike "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch's first full length effort since 2007's Grammy-winning all-instrumental The Mix-Up.




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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Back to Black






Back to Black Feature


  • Condition: Used - Very Good


Back to Black Overview


Hailed by Newsweek Magazine as a cross between Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill, British soul singer Amy Winehouse's U.S. debut, Back To Black hits the US amid a flurry of accolades, radio and TV buzz unprecedented in recent years for a young siren.

Her brassy mix of emotive vocals tinged with 60's girl-group stylings, sly funk, and anguished jazz, sparked the New York Daily News to crown Back To Black a "marvelous debut that would do Etta James proud" while New Yorker Magazine called her "a fierce English performer whose voice combines the smoky depths of a jazz chanteuse with the heated passion of a soul singer," and Spin Magazine affirming "there's never been A British star quite like her."

Back To Black smolders with a bristling fusion of old school doo-wop/soul inflected uprisings, (the charismatic singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album) brewing instant classics such as the Shirley Ellis influenced "Rehab," the Supremes tinged title song "Back To Black," the aching "Wake Up Alone," and the album's closer, "Addicted."

Back to Black Specifications


Amy Winehouse's second album, Back to Black, is one of the finest soul albums, British or otherwise, to come out for years. Frank, her first album, was a sparse and stripped-down affair; Back to Black, meanwhile, is neither of these things. This time around, she's taken her inspiration from some of the classic 1960's girl groups like the Supremes and the Shangri-Las, a sound particularly suited to her textured vocal delivery, while adding a contemporary songwriting sensibility. With the help of producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, "Rehab" becomes a gospel-tinged stomp, while the title track (and album highlight) is a heartbreaking musical tribute to Phil Spector, with it's echoey bass drum, rhythmic piano, chimes, saxophone and close harmonies. Best of all, though, is the fact that Back to Black bucks the current trend in R&B by being unabashedly grown-up in both style and content. Winehouse's lyrics deal with relationships from a grown-up perspective, and are honest, direct and, often, complicated: on "You Know I'm No Good", she's unapologetic about her unfaithfulness. But she can also be witty, as on "Me & Mrs Jones" when she berates a boyfriend with "You made me miss the Slick Rick gig". Back to Black is a refreshingly mature soul album, the best of its kind for years. --Ted Kord



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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Soulsville







Soulsville Overview


Grammy-winners Huey Lewis and The News' Soulsville is their first album in nine years. Recorded at historic Ardent Studios in Memphis, the album features 14 classic songs from the vault of Stax Records, including ''Respect Yourself'' and ''Got To Get You Off My Mind.'' Considered to be the preeminent soul music label in America, Stax produced an astounding number of hit records throughout the 1960's & 70's. Ably paying tribute to the rich Stax legacy, Huey Lewis & The News, joined by their long time horn section, capture the energy and excitement of this important era.

Soulsville re-unites Huey Lewis & The News with co-producer Jim Gaines (''Sports'',''Fore!'') who worked at the Stax studios (home to artists like Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T & The MG's, and Isaac Hayes) as a young man and was involved in many of the label's original recordings.




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Friday, July 15, 2011

The Fall







The Fall Overview


Norah has taken a new direction on the The Fall, experimenting with different sounds and a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits and Modest Mouse. Jones enlisted several songwriting collaborators, including Ryan Adams and Okkervil River's Will Sheff, as well as her frequent partners Jesse Harris & Richard Julian. Musicians include drummers Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and James Gadson (Bill Withers), keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Al Green), and guitarists Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) and Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer). The first single/video is for the album's lead track 'Chasing Pirates'.




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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Relentless







Relentless Overview


Jason Aldeans new album Relentless is a giant step forward. After achieving Platinum success with his debut every one involved knew that the best was yet to come. Jason has grown so much in the last 2 years and it shows in the songs that he has delivered for this album.

Relentless Specifications


On his sophomore CD, Jason Aldean, the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Vocalist for 2006, continues to rely on a proven formula--recording several John Rich co-writes, and reprising producer Michael Knox--while pushing harder on the rocking side of his Georgia roots. A platinum-seller his first time out, he stocks the new album with songs from reliable hitmakers (Brett James, Jim Collins, Tom Shapiro) to score at radio (watch for his duet with Miranda Lambert, "Grown Woman"), but also isn't afraid to get edgy ("Back in This Cigarette," about an anguished breakup). A serviceable baritone, a hat act with pierced ears, Aldean relies on attitude when all else fails, and it works. "Johnny Cash," his rocking ode to rebellion and rebirth, is the fastest-rising single of his career. --Alanna Nash



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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Distant Earth







Distant Earth Overview


With seven quality studio albums, a Best-Of CD and DVD, seven mixed compilations and multiple hit singles, André Tanneberger, a.k.a. ATB has a remarkable, constantly successful record as a musician and DJ to show for
himself. One of the keys to his success has definitely been the high standard he sets himself in his approach to his productions and songwriting.
On his new album, 'Distant Earth', ATB impresses with fantastic new songs that not only cross the line between pop and dance music, but literally transcend that distinction. For this record he has worked with a number of artists, amongst them the brilliant Rea Garvey - lead vocalist of no other band than the chart-topping Reamonn. Along with the album, containing loads of potential hit singles, comes a second, much calmer disc - underlining the artistic complexity of ATB.




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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Setlist: The Very Best of Poco Live







Setlist: The Very Best of Poco Live Overview


For all of the music fans out there who know that you haven t truly experienced an artist until you ve experienced them LIVE. That s why we created the Setlist Series. We've fished through hundreds of live tracks from all different shows and eras - not just the hits, but the life-changing songs, fan favorites, and gems from the vault - and put them together to make the quintessential live collection from your favorite artists. Because the perfect Setlist is more than great songs... it's songs that are great Live. Every Setlist track has been beautifully remastered, with a sound quality that feels just like you re sitting in the front row. ...So take your seat, settle in, crank it up and get ready for a live concert experience you ll never forget. Enjoy the show!




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Monday, July 11, 2011

Hard Bargain







Hard Bargain Overview


Emmylou Harris's Hard Bargain will be released April 26 on Nonesuch Records. The album follows Harris's acclaimed 2008 release, All I Intended to Be, which received widespread acclaim - Newsweek called it an album that "shows that Harris is still the stalwart songbird at the top of the roost." Hard Bargain, which comprises 11 new songs by Harris as well as two covers, was produced by Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, Patty Griffin).

Also available as a deluxe edition of the album, which includes a DVD featuring six performances interspersed with interviews.




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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Biebermania







Biebermania Overview


"Biebermania" tells the story of the meteoric rise of singing sensation Justin Bieber. From his first YouTube video, where he was discovered by manager Scooter Braun, to his meeting with Usher, who launched Bieber into a career as a platinum-selling recording artist and concert phenomenon, this is a fascinating look at the making of a pop superstar and the fans who adore him.




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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Forty Licks







Forty Licks Overview


This special limited collector's edition of the definitive Rolling Stones hits collection is released to coincide with the start of the band's European tour which kicks off in Munich on June 2, 2003 and concludes on September 14th taking in 38 gigs in 13

Forty Licks Specifications


The band that proclaimed itself "The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World" has long since represented rock's most overarching confluence of art and commerce--with a distinct emphasis on the latter in recent decades--a notion this 40-track, five-decade-spanning anthology can't completely escape. While this is the first anthology to gather hits from the band's entire career, it's the early tunes that highlight one of the Stones' central ironies: virtually their entire "bad boy" reputation was built working for The Man. That original '60s musical arc bounded from '50s rock and R&B revivalism ("Not Fade Away," "The Last Time") to anti-Mop Top aggression ("Satisfaction," "Get Off My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown") to proto-goth cynicism ("Paint It Black," "Have You Seen Your Mother Baby") and psychedelic minstrelsy ("She's a Rainbow," "Ruby Tuesday") to the epitome of blues-based cock rock ("Street Fighting Man," "Jumpin' Jack Flash") in quick succession. Wresting control of their own destinies--and future copyrights--at the end of the '60s, they'd spend the next 30 years largely recycling their earlier incarnation ad infinitum--their music sprinkled with occasionally successful forays into contemporary club and disco fodder ("Some Girls," "Shattered")--and resting on their well-paid laurels. Unfortunately, the listless quartet of new tracks that flesh out this collection seems little more than another business deal to hype their 2002-03 world tour, with "Don't Stop" arguably the weakest in a long string of post-'80s Stones McSingles. If Jagger seems typically detached here, Keith Richards injects some welcome, craggy warmth into the closing barroom lament, "Losing My Touch." But it's also a performance that suggests his legendary band has become little more to him than "The Greatest Day Job in the World." --Jerry McCulley



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Friday, July 8, 2011

Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates







Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates Overview


No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: HALL & OATES
Title: VERY BEST OF DARYL HALL & JOHN
Street Release Date: 01/23/2001
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates Specifications


Hall and Oates often enlivened '70s and '80s radio with sharp pop concoctions that drew on a wellspring of R&B influences picked up in their hometown of Philadelphia. They scored frequently enough, in fact, that this 20-track collection--intended to supplement or replace the earlier Rock 'n Soul, Part 1 with post-'83 winners--doesn't capture all their finest moments. (Where, for instance, are "She's Gone," recorded for another label but licensed by RCA for Rock 'n' Soul, and the terrific new wave/funk fusion "Your Imagination"?) Still, much of what's here is fine music that should appeal not only to those who carry fond memories of radio and MTV playing it the first time around, but also to a good-sized handful of their kids. --Rickey Wright



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Thursday, July 7, 2011

16 Most Requested Songs







16 Most Requested Songs Overview


No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: MATHIS,JOHNNY
Title: 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS
Street Release Date: 01/01/1987
Domestic
Genre: VOCAL

16 Most Requested Songs Specifications


It's been suggested that almost as many baby boomers were conceived to the romantic sounds of Johnny Mathis's voice as to Sinatra's--and when you consider that Johnny's Greatest Hits stayed on Billboard's Top 40 chart for 178 weeks beginning in '58 (that's more than twice as long as Dark Side of the Moon, folks!), it's easy to understand why. Sony has used this "16 Most Requested" routine on a number of their easy-listening vocalists (including Sinatra and Andy Williams), but this one is special in that it takes the cream of Mathis's Greatest Hits album and rounds it out with his 1970s take on several movie theme hits, including Love Story and Romeo & Juliet. A truly unique and romantic sound. --Bill Holdship



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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Elephant







Elephant Overview


Double colored vinyl. One white. One red.

Elephant Specifications


Jokingly referred to as the White Stripes' British album, Elephant is scattered with cultural references that give away the fact it was recorded far from home. Just listen to the lyrics on "Seven Nation Army" ("From the Queen of England to the hounds of Hell") or the album outro, in which someone chips in, "Jolly good, cup of tea?" But while there are new twists here, from Meg White discovering her voice to a tongue-in-cheek threesome with Holly Golightly, Elephant is no great departure for Jack and Meg White. They still push their creativity (and the boundaries of their eight-track) to new heights. Check out the startling, Queen-inspired "There's No Home for You Here," while the deep bass line on "Seven Nation Army" makes it a classic indie dance track. But while some songs fly off into new realms, there's plenty of their trademark straight-up bluesy rock, notably the overtly sexual "Ball and Biscuit." And there's Jack's plaintive, resolutely modest and yet theatrical voice. --Caroline Butler



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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Canciones De Mi Padre







Canciones De Mi Padre Overview


Item is brand new and sealed. Will ship via USPS First Class Mail w/ tracking number within 2 - 3 business days to USA Customers. Will ship USPS First Class International Mail to customers outside of America. International customers will not have a tracking number. Please allow 3-7 business days for delivery to customers in America and 2-3 weeks for delivery to customers outside of America.

Canciones De Mi Padre Specifications


Topflight pop singer pays tribute to her heritage on this amazing roots ranchera album that also features excellent backing by the world-famous Mariachi Vargas, all under the experienced hand of master arranger-composer-producer Ruben Fuentes. Everything clicks wonderfully here, but numbers that set a new standard include "Tu Solo Tu," an incredibly harmonic love ode; "Por un Amor," on the price of real love; and "Los Laureles," a song of declaration on which Ronstadt soars unbelievably high. These are old Mexican classics, played by arguably the world's best mariachi group and sung by one of North America's greatest vocal talents. Extras include performances by another world figure, requinto player Gilbert Puente, who made trio history when he led Mexico's Los Tres Reyes in the '50s and '60s. In the mariachi-ranchera genre, this CD easily ranks among the very best. --Ramiro Burr



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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Bill Evans: The Sesjun Radio Shows







Bill Evans: The Sesjun Radio Shows Overview


Bill Evans is considered by many to be the most influential jazz pianist of the
last 50 years. Throughout his long and distinguished career he toured and recorded with many of the greats, including Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Jim Hall, Tony Bennett and many others.
It is his short stint with the Miles Davis Sextet during 1958/59 for which Evans is probably best known, collaborating on the seminal album Kind of Blue, and
in the process influencing Miles's sound with his introspective and scholarly
approach to improvisation.
These sessions, recorded live for the highly acclaimed Dutch Radio show
'Tros Sesjun' between 1973 and 1979, showcase Evans's talent in the small group setting, appearing with such eminent musicians as bass player Eddie Gomez and harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans.




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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Dear Agony







Dear Agony Overview


2009 release from the American Alt-Rock band. Features the single 'I WIll Not Bow'. Breaking Benjamin has toured with the cream of the Rock crop: Nickelback, Korn, Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Seether and Three Doors Down.




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Friday, July 1, 2011

Endgame







Endgame Overview


Doomsday scenarios are often predictive about an ending in life, revealing just what would occur if the world pushed itself to the brink of extinction. And the term "endgame" typically parallels such thinking, often evoking concepts of finality or termination.

But for Rise Against, this particular endgame might just be their beginning.

As the title of the band's sixth full-length studio album--and the moniker of the album's title track--Endgame is indicative of both a world that has run its course, and perhaps ushering in an entirely new start.

"It's about a dangerous time in civilization, the end of life," says vocalist/guitarist Tim McIlrath. "What if the life that we're living right now is this unsustainable bubble that cannot go on and perhaps does not deserve to go on? What if the world we created is a place that is so unnatural and ugly that it is a world that needs to come to an end, so that we could have a world that is better for everybody? It sounds very utopian, but it's not about a perfect place, but maybe some of these things we're doing, they need to come to an end."

McIlrath, bassist Joe Principe, drummer Brandon Barnes and guitarist Zach Blair have been making these striking personal and political statements, and providing prompts of great magnitude throughout their remarkable catalog by offering songs that aren't just merely sung, but very much thought about.

And it's thought that has made Rise Against such an important band to its ever-expanding fanbase. For the Chicago-based punk group, the creation of dialogue and discourse with listeners has allowed for a response and career trajectory that's been overwhelmingly positive since the band's launch over a decade ago.

Rise Against's previous effort, 2008's Appeal to Reason, further escalated the noteworthy attention already generated by prior successes, including The Sufferer and the Witness (2006) and Siren Song for the Counterculture (2004), which had provided such hits as "Swing Life Away," "Ready to Fall," "Prayer of the Refugee" and "Savior." And Endgame simply picks up on such highlights.

Endgame was largely assembled in the latter half of 2010. The band opted to return to production veterans Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colo., and mixed with Chris Lord-Alge, who also worked on Rise Against's previous two albums.

The album's first single, "Help Is On The Way" was inspired by McIlrath's recent visit during a retreat in New Orleans.

"It was a post-Katrina New Orleans, and I was down at the Gulf, going to the Lower Ninth Ward, seeing the damage and meeting people," he recalls. "It was so eye opening to see how important the city was and to realize that a city like this existed within American borders at all and to see how much it was hurting was something that was really emotional and dramatic."

McIlrath notes that the song stems from a lot of that imagery that remains embedded in his thoughts.

"I wanted to paint a picture of what happened down there and what is happening down there, and even though New Orleans is moving away from the spotlight a little bit, there's still a lot recovery that people don't see that takes place every day and it's still an important place in America and in the world. It's a place that should not be forgotten about. It's a hopeful title in a sense, but there are a couple different things, as in help is on the way but it never came. It still needs a lot more help, it still needs to happen."

On Endgame, Rise Against also shifts the spotlight to homophobia via "Make it Stop," a topic McIlrath says really hasn't been addressed in the rock scene. The catalyst for the song occurred in September 2010, after a wave of gay teen suicides. According to McIlrath, the band received e-mails from gay fans who had contemplated suicide due to the harsh climates in which they live and the harsh world that judges who they are.

"That's something I've seen firsthand," he says. "It's bummed me out to create this community of fans, where you want everybody to feel accepted, but then to realize that there are people that don't feel accepted, even at your own shows, even at a Rise Against show, where we go out of our way to let you know that if you are here, you belong here, no matter who you are. It's a place where everyone is welcome. But we'd hear from fans about homophobia in the scene, or even hear from fans who are unsure about how Rise Against feels about homosexuality. That was what alarmed me the most, was to have a fan that even had a question in their mind about where we stood on it. I guess I looked back on our career and Rise Against had never made a definitive statement."

The definitive statement Rise Against makes on Endgame is that the band is open to any sexual preference. "It's something that we certainly don't judge," McIlrath says. "I felt there needed to be a song, which came from our world, because I feel that the rock world stays pretty silent. I wanted to put water where the fire was. I wanted to do a song that, first, lets fans know that we don't tolerate bigotry in our audience and, second, empower fans who are coming to grips with their own sexuality, empower them to be proud of who they are and that we accept them, and create a community that accepts them."

Endgame also features "Architect," a song inspired by the forefathers and historical figures of civil rights and activism, including Thoreau, Malcolm X and Howard Zinn.

"They were designing a world in which we would be able to live in," McIlrath says. "They fought for the design of everything that we can enjoy as Americans and people in the world today. The song is posing the question: Is our generation producing those architects now? It's wondering if our generation is so overcome with cynicism and apathy that we are in danger of not creating these architects. Every right that we enjoy as Americans, somebody was out there with a picket sign to get it."

And McIlrath sees Endgame's "Survivor Guilt" as a sequel to "Hero of War," which appeared on Appeal to Reason, hailing from the perspective of a ghost of a soldier who fought for his or her country.

But it's important to note that the spectrum of material presented on Endgame is counterbalanced with a number of personal subjects, including the song "This Is Letting Go" which is based around a story McIlrath had penned.

"The songs to me are a selection of who we are as people," says McIlrath. "We're not 100 percent political or 100 percent personal. We're people with many different cares and passions. Many different things make up our daily lives. I don't consider myself any more political than those out there who care about the world they live in."

And as for the pressure in following up its string of successes--which now includes three gold-awarded albums and gold singles--McIlrath says it's all internally generated.

"The pressure that we feel is the pressure that we put on ourselves," he says. "We try to step up our game on each record and create something that's relevant, new and fresh, and is still Rise Against. I want to give my perspective, and from the punk community, take in what's happening, interpret that and put it into a song, letting the world know how we feel about it. That's the goal behind a lot of the music."




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