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Ten years after Beleza Tropical Volume 1 turned the world on to the popular music of Brazil (MPB), along comes volume 2 to bring us up to date. The first volume did a great job covering the 1960s and '70s; volume 2 does an equally impressive job in focusing on the late '80s and the '90s. The MPB scene is as vibrant as ever. Elder voices of the movement like Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Sergio Mendes have recently put out some of the best...
Aian Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: 'familiar Feelings (Timo Maas Main Mix)', and 'familiar Feelings (Martin Buttrich Remix)'.
First released in 1967, this is the crown jewel of sixties garage, with original copies fetching over $4,000 on eBay. Originals plus savvy covers of The Remains, Rockin' Ramrods, and Love make this a classic. Bonus 1983 live LP Alive Again at Andover.
Adam Faith was a True Legend, and One of the Most Successful Pop Singers of the 60s, with 13 Top 10s Hits! this Comprehensive Double CD Set features all the Singles and B Sides of the Chart Singles. Produced in Cooperation with the Official Adam Faith Website, who Provided the Sleeve Notes and Will Be Promoting the Release on the Site. All Tracks have Been Digitally Remastered at Abbey Road.
Another little band from Seattle, this one offers proof on its third album that the Pacific Northwest hotbed continues to evolve and mature. Grunge fails to cast even the faintest of shadows on this young quartet's supercharged and ultra-hooky approach to mainstream rock. Flashing a wit, style, and confidence that's comparable in some ways to U.K. kingpins Oasis, guitarist Rich Credo and singer Adam Czeisler mesh thrillingly on muscular tracks...
Incredible recordings from the late 60s, early 70s Cambodian rock scene range from mad garage-band rave-ups to mystic go-go organ/fuzz guitar, with exotic female singers. Extremely sensual and emotionally. Echoed from the Beatles, Bee Gees, Monkees, Santana, Van Morrison, Scott McKenzie, Carpenters, and much more in Cambodian versions and lyrics?
14 Recordings that Define "The Little Band that Could" who Emerged from the Cbgb's, Lower Manhattan Punk Scene in the 1970's to Become One of the Crtically Adored and Eventually Best Selling Bands of the Era. Includes the Non-regular Studio LP Track "Lifetime Piling Up".
2006 single, a cover of The Clash's 'Janie Jones', recorded and released in aide of the Strummerville Charity, named after the late Joe Strummer. Features an impressive list of artists alongside Pete Doherty and Babyshambles, including Cazals, Dirty Pretty Things, Goodbooks, Jamie T, Jeremy Warmsley, The Kooks, Ladyfuzz, Larrikin Love, Laura Marling, Lisa Moorish, The Macabees, Mystery Jets, The Noisettes, The Paddingtons, The Rakes, We Are...
Transformer, Lou Reed's second post-Velvet Underground album, was produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson (Bowie's guitarist) in 1972. It features such classics as "Vicious" and "Walk on the Wild Side," as well as a boppin', subdued version of "Andy's Chest," which the Velvet Underground had already recorded. The CD's consistently goofy and great back-up vocals are courtesy of Bowie and Ronson. Brace yourself for Lou's usual cast of characters:...
Billy Childish has been releasing records, painting, writing poetry & generally doing his own thing for the last 25 years. So he thought it would be a good idea to release a compilation to celebrate the fact. This great album features tracks by The Pop Rivits, The Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats & right up to date with the Buff Medways as well as solo tracks & a bit of poetry. Available on Deluxe triple gatefold limited edition...
As we hurtle toward the technological utopia of tomorrow, the trend of digital, computer-inspired music offers predictions as to what our intergalactic house parties of the future will sound like--but then so did progressive rock in 1978. Step into Porcupine Tree's time machine and travel back to analogue synthesizers mixed with Hammond organ, guitar solos that "texturize," and a good old-fashioned weighty bass guitar. Songwriter, guitarist,...
The dynamite is gone from the name of Mick Jones's rhythm machine, possibly because the Clash legend has spun his traditionally fiesty rock/dance hybrid in a rather more introspective direction. "Got To Wake Up" and "Looking For A Song" exhibit the bounce of old, though his genre-bending ambitions are best realized on "Melancholy Maybe"--a collision of cockney vocals, gospel testifying, Chic-style disco, Stax/Volt soul and ambient techno.
BBC sessions for one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the eighties. 9 tracks including 'Touched By The Hand Of God', 'Every Second Counts' and 'Bizarre Love Triangle. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
This reissue of the Cynics debut album contains the entire "Blue Train Station" LP along with other material recorded at the same time. Some of the non-LP tracks appeared on various 45s which are now long out-of-print, and there is one previously unreleased cut. Remixed and remastered for your listening pleasure.
With the goofiness of Dookie-era Green Day (not to mention their punk punch) and the skank of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Goldfinger put it all together on their debut for Mojo, and took it to the charts (as well as an opening slot on the Sex Pistols' reunion tour). Funny, catchy, it was nothing more than bubblegum, but that was fine. America's always had an open ear for pop music, whatever way it's wrapped up, and the ska package on this...
If Any Band Warrants a 'best Of' Record It's You Am I. CD One Will Include all of You Am I's Singles Spanning their Entire Career. CD Two Will Include the Bands Personal Favorites, Including Album Tracks, Rare Tracks, Live Tracks, and Unreleased Tracks.
"fortune Faded" is the First Single to Be Taken from their Second Collection of "Greatest Hits" and Debuts on this Album for the First Time. The Backing Tracks of "Eskimo" and "Bunker Hill" Follow Suit and Are Exclusive to this Single!
Comprehensiveness isn't always a virtue, as this three-CD set proves. It gathers together everything David Bowie recorded for the BBC between the years referenced in its title, plus a third disc taken from a June 2000 London concert for the famed British radio broadcasting company. Head first to disc two, which focuses on Bowie's in-studio recreations of material from Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust, and marvel at the glam-rockabilly heat...
Second album produced by Greg Cartwright (The Oblivians and Reigning Sound). The Horrors create rock 'n' roll along the lines of the bands they worship - The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Howlin' Wolf.
This collection includes 2 previously unreleased tracks, 6 import only tracks, a select tracks of their out of print debut E.P. Lakeshore Records.
Ignoring the "Precious" side of Chrissie Hynde's rocking and writing, The Singles still captures a good bit of what was special about her in the '80s. Bopping assertions of strength ("Brass in Pocket"), wistful dreaminess ("Talk of the Town"), flat-out weepers ("2000 Miles"), her tough-mom attitude ("Middle of the Road")--the many sides of her seven-inches are generously surveyed herein. --Rickey Wright
Lcd Soundsystem Return with the Single 'all My Friends' Taken from the Massively Acclaimed Album 'sound of Silver'. With It's Frenetic Refrain and Rhythmic Precision 'all My Friends' Has Quickly Become Both an Album Standout and Live Favorite.
Recorded in Blackpool, England's Empress Ballroom in January 2004 with 8mm cameras, the White Stripes' Under Blackpool Lights comes dang close to capturing the feel of their live show. The band has always eschewed the modern contrivances of digital music-making, opting for vintage guitars, a trap kit, and tube amps to lay down their synthesis of Americana and British invasion fuzz. The grainy film stock is the perfect visual complement to the...
Yaz (Yazoo in England) released only two albums during their short but influential existence, so a "best-of" album seems rather farfetched. Still, Depeche Mode ex-patriot Vince Clarke's music was a major influence preceding synthpop's dominance in the '80s, and their deepening obscurity makes them a prime candidate for a well-done retrospective. If only this one qualified. There are a few happy inclusions, like the lovelorn "Midnight," with...
Featuring 35 videos and an additional disc full of bonus material, Hits: The Videos is the definitive Erasure collection. Disliked by many for their formulaic synth-pop tunes, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell are nevertheless adored by loyal fans across the globe and are still viewed as "alternative" in the U.S. These conflicting feelings toward the British duo have existed since day one, with many put off by their initial high-energy sound and...
'autobahn' is the Landmark 1974 Album by the Forefathers of Electronica. The Album's Title Track was a Staple of FM Radio in the 70's and Forged Inroads around the World for Acceptance of Something Different in the Hard Rockin Boogie Realm.
With his soundtrack for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jon Brion has carefully crafted music every bit as quirky (and fascinating) as the movie itself. As he did with Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love, Brion has made a varied score filled with odd instrumentation, infectious melodies, and at least one or two near-perfect pop songs. Best of all, these offbeat tracks compliment the movie incredibly well, and stand on their own as great...
Featuring the same producer and the same sonic approach, with buzzsaw guitars supporting the dramatic and powerful vocals of Adrienne Liesching, the Benjamin Gate's sophomore effort sounds awfully similar to the band's Untitled debut. But why mess with a winner? The South African-based group scored two No. 1 hits and several Dove nominations for that record's cutting-edge Christian rock. We get more on Contact: energetic pop like "Lift Me Up"...
Richard Walker and Karine Charff make up the British space music duo Amp. On their third official album, Stenorette, Amp extend and refine the seductive, psychedelic drone rock of their previous efforts. Amp's thick, textured sound is composed primarily of Walker's echoing instrumentation and Charff's haunted vocal stylings. Walker's keyboard-based compositions are extremely focused, and his strangled guitar sound is steeped in rich feedback....
Import coupling of their 1994 album Jars Of Flies with SAP (1992). Features the song's 'Brother', 'Rotten Apple' and 'No Excuses'. Sony. 2005.
Includes Japanese Exclusive Live BBC Bonus Track.
Though the songs aren't quite as good as those on Ritual De Lo Habitual, this album is much more consistent, with a heavy rock-funk-punk mix that's a pleasure to hear. The slower songs (especially "Summertime Rolls" and "Jane Says") work well, while the up-tempo material--in particular the closer "Pig's in Zen"--is both catchy and ambitious. It's a fine album overall, and if the band's Zeppelin-ward aspirations don't quite work, their music is...
Opening with the creaky sounds of a ship at sea, Sailing charts the funk-punk waters the San Francisco Bay area band returns to again and again. It's all here: the acerbic humor, Les Claypool's gurgling fretless bass lines, Larry LaLonde's seasick metal guitar, and Tim Alexander's Bill Bruford-inspired syncopation. The narrator of "Sgt. Baker" aims to "rape your personality," while the reapers of the "American Life" live out their dreams...
Though Morning View follows hot on the heels of Incubus's breakthrough single, "Drive," it doesn't feel rushed. After all, their previous album, Make Yourself, was released nearly two years ago. Like fellow Los Angeles metal pioneers System of a Down, Incubus find themselves lumped in with the nu-metal fraternity merely because they're young(ish), angry, and very loud. That's more than a little unfair, because their sound owes more to the clever...
Unique Disc of Live Versions, Demos and Previously Unreleased Tracks from Perry Farrell and Co. Essential for all Ja Fans!
By far Jane's Addiction's best album, Ritual De Lo Habitual is chock full of songs that are both catchy and experimental. The singles "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing" are good examples; "No One's Leaving" has a nice funk edge with some busy guitar work, and "Ain't No Right" and "Obvious" are strong as well. Unfortunately, "Three Days" and "Then She Did . . ." are overlong and get bogged down well short of halfway through, but the album finishes...
The Second Single from their Album "a Crow Left of the Murder". Includes Two 'live Bootleg' Recordings, Live from Osaka, Japan.
The First Single Lifted from Nickelback's Album "The Long Road".
Includes Exclusive CD-ROM Video of the Title Track Directed by Indie Director Michael Moore.
The second single & first hit from 'Spit', the debut album by this all-female teen alternative metal quartet from Canada. Four of the single's five tracks are previously unreleased & all are non-album versions! Tracks, 'Charlotte' (Alternate Mellow Versio.
12 Track UK Exclusive Compilation Selected by the Band Themselves. Includes Four Tracks from Each of their Three Albums.
Australian Re-issue, featuring Seven Tracks Including Sweat, Hush, Part of Me, Cold and Ugly (Live), Jerk off (Live), Opiate, and Gaping Lotus.
Not since the days of the Clash and the MC5 has rock seen such political force as in the uncompromising debut from this L.A. quartet. Expanding the hip-hop/metal style of bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage tap the spirits of vintage Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, coupled with hardcore punk intensity and Public Enemy-style grooves. "Bombtrack" opens the LP with a shot of adrenaline and singer Zack de la Rocha's infuriated chorus of...
Everything about Tool's fourth album is an experience, starting with the packaging, which consists of liner credits printed on a translucent plastic sleeve over the CD and a booklet that layers anatomical representations atop one another--the first page pictures musculature and blood vessels; the next, bones; the third, internal organs; and so on. It's worth describing the packaging of Lateralus because it says much about the astonishing music...
If Renegades proves to be the last Rage Against the Machine album to feature singer Zack de la Rocha, who quit the band after nine years, it's a cool way to go out. Produced by Rick Rubin, Renegades is a salute to the artists who made Rage what they are--or were. While it's easy to hear Rage's rap roots in songs from Afrika Bambaataa, EPMD, and Volume 10, it's more interesting to see their take on rock in its classic and punk forms. Rage...
The Third Single from 'morning View' features a Very Classy Paul Oakenfold Remix and Three Live Recordings of 'wish You were Here', 'warning' and 'stellar'.
Digitally remastered millennium digipack edition. Includes a special 6 page booklet.
An Excellent Single Disc Compendium of One of the Original Electro Groups of the Postpunk Era. Their First Album on Dindisc Records Made a Big Splash in the UK and on College Radio in the USA VIRGIN/EPIC Tried to Release a Hybrid Record of their First Two Albums that Met with Moderate Success. But it Wasn't Until the Placement of "if You Leave" in the Motion Picture "Pretty in Pink" and the Decsion to Market Thru A&m Records that the Band...
The task: to explain to the uninitiated as well as those in the know what the new Primus record sounds like. Mission impossible. A discourse on quantum physics would probably make more sense. Weird, obviously, is a given. Reading Les Claypool's lyrics and listening to his Elmer Fudd vocals and indescribable slap-and-slash bass, one gets the sense that he's completely immersed in his own strange world. Though the album doesn't exclude the average...
Taken from the Rick Parisher (Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam) Produced Album 'silver Side Up'.
Digitally remastered millennium digipack edition. Includes a special 6 page booklet.
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Action, and Don't Let this Be.
'renegades' is a Collection of Songs Originally Written and Recorded by Artists as Mc5, the Stooges, Epmd, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Afrika Bambaataa, Devo, Bruce Springsteen, Erik B and Rakim and Cypress Hill. The Album was Finalised Prior to the Departure of Zak De La Rocha. Initial Shipments of this Limited Edition Release Will Include Two Exclusive Live Tracks.
If Renegades proves to be the last Rage Against the Machine album to feature singer Zack de la Rocha, who quit the band after nine years, it's a cool way to go out. Produced by Rick Rubin, Renegades is a salute to the artists who made Rage what they are--or were. While it's easy to hear Rage's rap roots in songs from Afrika Bambaataa, EPMD, and Volume 10, it's more interesting to see their take on rock in its classic and punk forms. Rage...
Their sophomore release is a mind blowing masterpiece, layered and rhythmic with strict definitions and timing. These four artists were known individually before forming their power quartet, being ex and current members of Don Caballero, Storm And Stress, Helmet, and Tomahawk.
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