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Foo Fighters - One By One

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Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams

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The third full-length release from Massive Attack is a taste of the future of pop music--a future where precisely engineered events can be seamlessly partnered with the subtle complexities of a human voice. Since their first album, Blue Lines, they've been making similar magic happen with any one of several guest vocalists, but nothing like the way it happens on Mezzanine. This time they take the union further, moving it into a darker space in which the individual elements become less discernable. Guest vocalists are Sara Jay, Horace Andy (who also appeared on their debut), and Elizabeth Fraser (of Cocteau Twins), whose amazingly articulate and distinctive voice works so very well with the music of Massive Attack. --Paul Clark

Rolling Stone
[Mezzanine] shows that [Massive Attack's] creative edge is far from dulled.... [T]he record is a richly eclectic, unpigeonholeable artifact--kingdubby meets the rockers up-town, with funk and jazz and hip-hop and even kraut rock all showing up for the party.

[Attreides]

Secret Voyage is the latest offering from Ritchie Blackmore and his partner Candice Night, the talented troubadours who lead the world-renowned band of merry "Renaissance Rock" musicians otherwise known as Blackmore's Night. For those unfamiliar with this band, or this genre, Blackmore's Night dons their medieval garb, picks up a wide range of instruments spanning the last thousand years or so, and then proceeds to knock our socks (hose?) off, with historically-inspired and original music, weaving an enchanting and magical selection of tunes for our listening pleasure.

For over ten years now, BN has been wildly popular with New Age Music Fans, Renaissance Faire Enthusiasts, in Japan, and in both Eastern and Western Europe: I firmly believe that Secret Voyage will make inroads for new BN listeners, as well as satisfying all of BN's long-time fans, like myself.

Secret Voyage, like BN's earlier works, does not disappoint. The music calls to mind a voyage through space and time, that the mystical ship on the cover alludes to. There is some great musical escapism at work here. The first track, God Save The Keg, is very much a stately overture, formally beckoning us along on this voyage. It is echoed later on the CD in the lovely and haunting song, Empty Words. Locked Within the Crystal Ball reminds us that "No one can stop us, we're one with the stars". And on it goes; the alluring melodies of Secret Voyage draw inspiration from east and west, old and new, the joyous and the melancholy. Rainbow Eyes, the sixth track on the disc, features a Ritchie Blackmore guitar solo that will stand up to any performance from his vast and varied repertoire with both Deep Purple and Rainbow.

Band line-up changes for this disc have not dampened any of BN's earlier musical fire. The fiddler Gypsy Rose, known for her previous work in this musical genre, has integrated seamlessly into this fine assembly. Likewise, Earl Grey of Chamay brings his vast talent as a backing player of multiple stringed instruments, and sounds like he's been here a jolly long time.

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Decade is a triple album compilation by Neil Young, released in 1977, now available on two compact discs. It contains thirty-five of Young's songs recorded between 1966 and 1976, among them five tracks that had been unreleased up to that point. It peaked at #43 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. Wikipedia.

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Paris 1919 is a 1973 album by former Velvet Underground member John Cale. It was produced by Chris Thomas and features a backing band consisting largely of members of Little Feat. It is the most accessible and traditional of Cale's albums, and the most well-known of his work as a solo artist.
A remastered and expanded edition was released in 2006. It features alternate versions of each song on the album, as well as the previously unreleased session outtake "Burned Out Affair". Wikipedia.

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British Steel is the sixth album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 April 1980. British Steel was recorded at Tittenhurst Park, home of former Beatle Ringo Starr, after a false start at Startling Studios, a recording studio located on Tittenhurst's grounds. Sampling did not yet exist at the time of recording, so the band recorded the sounds of smashing milk bottles to be included in "Breaking the Law", as well as various sounds in "Metal Gods" produced by "trays of cutlery" and "billiard cues". It was released in the UK at a discount price of £3.99, with the advertisements in the music press bearing the legend, "British Steal". Songs "Breaking the Law", "United", and "Living After Midnight" were released as singles.
The album was remastered in 2001, with two bonus tracks added. Bonus track "Red, White, and Blue" was written sometime during the earlier years of Priest's career. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau in July of 1985. We felt that the end tag of Rule Britannia was very fitting for a British band especially on an album entitled British Steel". The second bonus track, a live performance of "Grinder", was recorded on 5 May 1984, in Los Angeles during the Defenders of the Faith tour.
Anthrax guitar player Scott Ian said in an interview in the documentary Heavy Metal: Louder than Life that British Steel was probably the album that really defined heavy metal, because it, according to him, did away with the "last shards of blues" that had otherwise been characteristic of the genre. He said, "Even the title... how does it get more metal than that?" Wikipedia

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Various - Floorfillers Anthems (UMTV) UK release date: 12 March 2007




track listing

Disc 1:
1. The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode
2. Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer
3. S'Express - Theme From S'Express
4. Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
5. 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone
6. Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness
7. Nomad - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion
8. Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman
9. DNA feat Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
10. K-Klass - Rhythm Is A Mystery
11. Baby D - (Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving
12. Nush - U Girls
13. Sub Sub feat. Melanie Williams - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)
14. Incognito - Always There
15. Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain
16. Oceanic - Insanity
17. Brothers In Rhythm - Such A Good Feeling
18. Haddaway - Life
19. Zoe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day
20. Opus III - Fine Day
21. Spin Doctors - Two Princes
22. The Soup Dragons - I'm Free


Disc 2:
1. Faithless - Insomnia
2. Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now
3. Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On
4. The Tamperer feat. Maya - Feel It
5. DJ Jean - The Launch
6. Corona - Baby Baby
7. Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Movin'
8. Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close
9. Todd Terry feat Jocelyn Brown & Martha Wash - Keep On 10.Jumpin'
10. Gat Décor - Passion (Do You Want It Right Now)
11. Lucid - I Can't Help Myself
12. Yomanda - Synth & Strings
13. York - On The Beach
14. De'Lacy - Hideaway
15. Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives
16. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game (Rollo's Mix)
17. Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade
18. Heller & Farley Project - Ultra Flava
19. Wildchild - Renegade Master
20. Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl
21. Moloko - Sing It Back
22. Shaft - (Mucho Mambo) Sway


1. Meck - Thunder In My Heart Again
2. Roger Sanchez - Another Chance
3. Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This
4. Flip & Fill - Shooting Star
5. Cascada - Everytime We Touch
6. Infernal - From Paris To Berlin
7. WiFi feat. Melanie M - Be Without You
8. Element Four - Big Brother Theme
9. Matt Darey feat. Marcella Woods - Beautiful
10. Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
11. Sunblock - I'll Be Ready
12. Masters At Work - Work
13. David Guetta v The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go
14. Azzido Da Bass - Doom's Night (Timo Maas Remix)
15. Sugababes - Hole In The Head (Full Intention Vocal Mix)
16. All Saints - Pure Shores (Beachlife Mix)
17. Darude - Sandstorm
18. X-press 2 feat. David Byrne - Lazy
19. Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah

UK-CL.CO.UK Review:
Details: Floorfillers is back with an album overflowing with the tunes that have kept us dancing for over a decade! The biggest and best tunes from the early 90’s right through to recent times are all here reminding us what the word ‘anthem’ really means…

Floorfillers Club Classics was the surprise smash hit album of last year, selling over 400,000 copies! The euphoric feelings and memories that only a classic track can create, make any Floorfillers album an unmissable addition to anyone’s record collection. Even for those that weren’t around the first time these records were released, they’re still familiar and loved, sampled and referenced in new tracks, with their places cemented in the soundtrack to the best of times.

Floorfillers Anthems has big shoes to fill and certainly doesn’t shy away from the challenge with an unbelievable 62 hits, across 3CDs and including an incredible 15 no.1’s!

CD1 takes us back to the early ‘90’s with tunes guaranteed to make you jump out of your chair with a shiver down your spine and a grin on your face! Tracks like Shamen ‘Ebenezer Good’, and Candi Staton ‘You Got The Love’ (which was remixed and hit the top 10 again recently), Blue Pearl ‘Naked In The Rain’ and Sub Sub ‘Ain’t No Love’. There are huge tracks like Beats International ‘Dub Be Good To Me’, S’Express ‘Theme From S’Express’ (which hit no.1) and C&C Music Factory ‘Gonna Make You Sweat’.

From the mid 90’s to the start of the new Millennium, dance music ruled unopposed. CD2 shows you why with huge no.1 hits like ATB ‘9pm (Til I Come), Tori Amos ‘Professional Widow’, and Spiller ‘Groovejet’! Trance classics including Sash ‘Encore Un Fois’ and DJ Jean ‘The Launch’ sit alongside house classics like Moloko ‘Sing It Back’ and Todd Terry ‘Keep On Jumpin’.

And when you think you couldn’t dance any more CD3 delivers the tracks that keep you moving ‘til your feet hurt! Modern day classics like the giant no.1’s ‘Call On Me’ by Eric Prydz and Shapeshifters ‘Lola’s Theme’, together with massive hits such as Cascada ‘Everytime We Touch’, Infernal ‘From Paris To Berlin’ and Mylo v Miami Sound Machine ‘Dr Beat’. If that’s not enough, how about a couple more no.1’s like Meck ‘Thunder In My Heart Again’ or Room 5 ‘Make Luv’!

If you were on a desert island and could only take one album with you, Floorfillers Anthems would have to be in with a shout! Who could tire of listening to these classic tracks?

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The Romance of the Southern Spirit
Awake?
Zao
2009

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Nirvana - Nevermind

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Gold Mother was the third studio album from English band James, originally released June 1990. The album was recorded for Rough Trade Records, but James asked to be released from their contract with them and moved to Fontana. After the success of a Flood Mix of "Come Home" and the non-album singles "Lose Control" and "Sit Down", the album was re-released almost a year later to include these tracks, replacing other tracks on the album. It was recently re-released again, this time with all of the original tracks in addition to "Lose Control" and "Sit Down".

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Matisyahu - Youth and Live at Stubb's

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Bringing It All Back Home is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's fifth studio album, released in March 1965 by Columbia Records.
The album is divided into an electric and an acoustic side. On side one of the original LP, Dylan is backed by an electric rock and roll band - a move that further alienated him from some of his former peers in the folk song community. Likewise, on the acoustic second side of the album, he distanced himself from the protest songs with which he had become closely identified (such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall"), as his lyrics continued their trend toward the abstract and personal.
The album reached #6 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, the first of Dylan's LPs to break into the US top 10. It also topped the UK charts later that Spring. The lead-off track, "Subterranean Homesick Blues", became Dylan's first single to chart in the US, peaking at #39.

[Dreamnine]

With a rough sound, seemingly chaotic arrangements, and a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, and soul, Music From Big Pink is generally considered one of the best albums by the Band, along with their 1969 second album The Band. The album follows the band's backing of Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour (as The Hawks) and time spent at a shared house in upstate New York recording what would become The Basement Tapes, also with Dylan.
The initial critical reception of the album was generally positive, though sales were slim; Al Kooper's rave review of the LP in Rolling Stone helped draw public attention to it. The fact that Bob Dylan had composed three of the songs also helped to increase sales.
At the time, "The Weight" peaked at #63 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart (North America). The album peaked at #30 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in 1968, and then recharted as a #8 hit on the Top Internet Albums chart in 2000 (see 2000 in music). The song "The Weight" has gained widespread popularity, in spite of its dismal chart ranking, due partially to its inclusion in the cult favorite film Easy Rider, though it was left off of the soundtrack due to a licensing issue (a cover version by the band Smith was included on the soundtrack album instead).
In 2003, the album was ranked number 34 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
The laid-back feel of the album drew the attention of many other artists. For example, Eric Clapton cites the album's roots rock style as what convinced him to quit Cream, and pursue the styles of Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie and his debut album. George Harrison also took note of this style as well as the down-home camaraderie as he was becoming more disgruntled with the constant rifts between The Beatles at the time. Wikipedia

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Late for the Sky is the third album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music).
Late for the Sky was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975, but did not win. It peaked at #14 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. It is considered by many fans, critics and musicians to be his best and most influential album.
Browne has publicly acknowledged that the acclaimed cover art for Late for the Sky was inspired by the 1954 painting "L'Empire des Lumieres" ("Empire of Light"), by Belgian surrealist René Magritte. The album itself contains the credit, "cover concept Jackson Browne if it's all reet with Magritte." The lettering was created by Rick Griffin.
The title track was featured prominently in the 1976 Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 372 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Wikipedia

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red hot chili peppers - mother's milk (1989)



once upon a time, RHCP used to be very good. yes i'm being serious, don't laugh. they really were......

[Marvin the Martian]

Review by Dan CrossThose who have enjoyed earlier Béla Fleck & the Flecktones recordings will not be disappointed with Three Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. The Flecktones have stuck with the formula that made their previous records successful: complex, tight grooves wrapped in a very musical, user-friendly package. The Flecktones still suffer from the departure of keyboardist/chromatic harmonica player Howard Levy, who provided the band with needed additional musical colors and textures. Guest appearances by Bruce Hornsby (no vocals) and Branford Marsalis help fill this void. As always, the musicianship is excellent, and all players involved have ample space with which to display their virtuosity.

[Marvin the Martian]

While in the studio, drummer Sean Kinney had a dream about "making an EP called Sap".[12] The band decided "not to mess with fate", and on March 21, 1992, Alice in Chains released their second EP, Sap. The EP was released while Nirvana's Nevermind was at the top of the Billboard 200 charts, resulting in a rising popularity of Seattle-based bands, and the term grunge music.[9] Sap was soon certified gold. The EP features guest vocals by Ann Wilson from the band Heart, who joined Staley and Cantrell for the choruses of "Brother", "Am I Inside" and "Love Song". The EP also features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who appeared together on the song "Right Turn", credited to "Alice Mudgarden" in the liner notes.

[Marvin the Martian]

Faith No More's ascension makes it certain: Art rock has been reborn in metalland. Stuff that would have damned King's X five years ago – progressive-rock Rush riffs, iridescent harmonies, overstated early-Seventies vocals, ponderous, Kansas-style lyrics – now seems fresh, especially because singer-bassist Doug Pinnick injects the power of the current wave of black rockers. The tight, rhythmic grooves that he and guitarist Ty Tabor pound out are a crunchy fusion of power pop, inventive noodling and the ascetic brawn of thrash played at half speed. By layering their snaky lines over Gerry Gaskill's slightly arcane drumming, Pinnick and Tabor give birth to a very spectral funk-metal. On top of this swinging magma, Pinnick wails like a sly, soulful preacher while the band's harmonies burst through the thick tunes like technicolor sunlight through menacing clouds.
Unfortunately, Faith Hope Love is not as magical as last year's Gretchen Goes to Nebraska. After a side and a half, King's X eventually succumbs to art-rock bloat, and Ty Tabor's solos grow too wanky – missteps for a band that is more about crystalline craft than pure combustion. There's less of the golden godspeak that made Gretchen so unusual, though the melodies still seem haunted by hidden messages. When Pinnick sings, "Strength in numbers/All you need is two," for example, he's not talking about the wild thing but Matthew 18:20.
King's X isn't evangelical, so you can be moved by the line "One day I'll see you face to face" without worrying that you're going to get pitched in the lake of fire if that Day of Judgment comes. But sometimes the haze clears and you encounter attitudes you may not like – particularly the antiabortion sentiments of "Mr. Wilson" and "Legal Kill," this last a syrupy ballad whose rhetoric is made fuzzier by New Age flutes and an acoustic sheen. For better or worse, King's X isn't compromising: In "Mr. Wilson," Pinnick keeps repeating, "I'm sure we'll understand," appearing to slide toward a more conciliatory view; but in the end the band members bark, "No! We don't understand," with all the stubbornness of D.C. hardcore singers. Driven by conviction and fired by their music, the members of King's X wield the moldy art-rock sword and, despite some false moves, hone it to a hard, straight edge. (RS 595)

ERIK DAVIS

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Faith No More - Angel Dust



One of the most underrated albums in the 90's