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Cachaça or Cachaça
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.
10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:
The year....1979!
1. Joe Jackson - On Your Radio
2. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
3. The Gibson Brothers - Cuba
4. Supertramp - Gone Hollywood
5. Angela Bofill - I Try
6. Elvis Costello - Green Shirt
7. Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat
8. Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage
9. Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
10. Donna Summer - On the Radio
BEST OF SET!!
Artist: Frank Zappa
Album Title: Joe's Garage: Acts 1-3
Date of Release: Nov 19, 1979
Genre: Rock
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Notes from All Music Guide:
Joe's Garage was originally released in 1979 in two separate parts; Act 1 came first, followed by a two-record set containing Acts 2-3. Rykodisc's reissue puts all three acts together on two CDs. Joe's Garage is generally regarded as one of Zappa's finest post-'60s conceptual works, a sprawling, satirical rock opera about a totalitarian future in which music is outlawed to control the population. The narrative is long, winding, and occasionally loses focus; it was improvised in a weekend, some of it around previously existing songs, but Zappa manages to make most of it hang together. Acts 2-3 give off much the same feel, as Zappa relies heavily on what he termed "xenochrony" — previously recorded guitar solos transferred onto new, rhythmically different backing tracks to produce random musical coincidences. Such an approach is guaranteed to produce some slow moments as well, but critics latched onto the work more for its conceptual substance. Joe's Garage satirizes social control mechanisms, consumerism, corporate abuses, gender politics, religion, and the rock & roll lifestyle; all these forces conspire against the title protagonist, an average young man who simply wants to play guitar and enjoy himself. Even though Zappa himself hated punk rock and even says so on the album, his ideas seemed to support punk's do-it-yourself challenge to the record industry and to social norms in general. Since this is 1979-era Zappa, there are liberal applications of his trademark scatological humor (the titles of "Catholic Girls," "Crew Slut," "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?," and "Keep It Greasey" are self-explanatory). Still, in spite of its flaws, Joe's Garage has enough substance to make it one of Zappa's most important '70s works and overall political statements, even if it's not focused enough to rank with his earliest Mothers of Invention masterpieces. — Steve Huey
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08-13-2003, 10:41 PM
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Cachaça or Cachaça
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.
10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:
The year....1986!
1. The BoDeans - Fadeaway
2. David Lee Roth - Ladies Night in Buffalo
3. Fixx - Secret Separation
4. Blow Monkeys - Diging Your Scene
5. Level 42 - Something About You **
6. Clarence Clemons/Jackson Browne - You're a Friend of Mine
7. Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
8. Nick Lowe - I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll)
9. Pete Townshend - Face the Face
10. Art of Noise - Peter Gunn
**BEST OF SET!!
Artist: Level 42
Album Title: World Machine
Date of Release: 1986
Genre: Rock
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Notes from All Music Guide:
Level 42 was one of Britain's most successful bands by the time World Machine was released in 1986, but U.S. success was elusive. But that changed with the engaging single "Something About You," which became a Top Ten hit in America and sent this album soaring into the Top Twenty. World Machine pushes their newfound radio-friendly sound into the forefront, and the result is one of the finest pop albums of the mid-'80s.
"Something About You" exemplifies Level 42's sound at the peak of its success. Bassist Mark King's vocals, while limited in range, are soulful and yearning, while keyboardist Mike Lindup's complimentary falsetto backing vocals add just the right ingredient to the mix. Given the group's original guise as an all-instrumental jazz combo, the musicianship is brilliant, and "Something About You" proves how good a song can sound coming from the radio. Unlike most albums that contain one strong single surrounded by duds, World Machine has more than its share of fine tunes. The jazzy, upbeat title track is one of the band's finest moments, the should've-been-a-hit "Leaving Me Now" is an effective ballad, and the mid-tempo "Good Man in a Storm" is catchy and thought provoking.
While not perfect — "Physical Presence" drags, and "It's Not the Same for Us" is a bit too cutesy for its own good — World Machine is the most successful album in Level 42's career, both in terms of sales and quality. — William Cooper
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08-19-2003, 09:42 PM
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08-21-2003, 07:20 PM
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Cachaça or Cachaça
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.
10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:
The year....1980!
1. Pete Townshend - And I Moved
2. Rolling Stones - Dance (Pt. 1)
3. Invisible Man's Band - All Night Thing
4. Pretenders - The Wait
5. Squeeze - Another Nail for My Heart
6. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long **
7. Pearl Harbor & the Explosions - Drivin'
8. Steely Dan - Glamour Profession
9. Police - Driven to Tears
10. Romantics - That's What I Like About You
**BEST OF SET!!
Artist: AC/DC
Album Title: Back in Black
Date of Release: Aug 1980
Genre: Rock
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Notes from All Music Guide:
Bon Scott's alcohol-related death in early 1980 couldn't have come at a worse time for AC/DC; the band was poised for worldwide breakthrough success, as their last album, Highway to Hell, was Angus and company's first gold-certified stateside release. They made an excellent choice in selecting Brian Johnson as their new vocalist; while he had the same bluesy edge as Scott, Johnson sang with more power and conviction. The first album from the new group, Back in Black, was issued only five months after Scott's passing but immediately rocketed up the charts, eventually becoming one of rock's all-time classics. By 1997, it had sold an astounding 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. Musically, the band hadn't changed much, although producer "Mutt" Lange helped the group focus their high voltage rock. The result was such perennial rock anthems as the stomping title track, the eerie "Hell's Bells," the melodic "Shoot to Thrill," the album-closing battle cry "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution," and one of AC/DC's best and most recognizable tracks, "You Shook Me All Night Long." Not a single weak track is included, even the lesser-known album tracks are strong ("Have a Drink on Me," "Shake a Leg,"). Back in Black is the ultimate example of a band turning a career-threatening negative into a remarkable positive and stands alongside such landmark albums as Van Halen, Led Zeppelin II, Are You Experienced?, and Paranoid as hard rock's greatest achievements. Rock music rarely gets better than Back in Black. [In February 2003, the American distribution rights to AC/DC's back catalog transferred over to Epic, their new label. Epic reissued the band's catalog as remastered digipacks containing lavish, expanded booklets with plenty of rare photographs, memorabilia and notes. Although the digipacks may wear a little too easy, the sound is terrific — clean and muscular, enhancing the raw qualities of the original record — and the packaging is loving, making the reissues necessary for collectors.] — Greg Prato
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08-22-2003, 06:31 PM
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Cachaça or Cachaça
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.
10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:
The year....1984!
1. Reflex - Politics of Dancing
2. Zebra - Bears
3. Roger Waters - Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking**
4. Blue Oyster Cult - Shooting Shark
5. Don Henley - Sunset Grill
6. U2 - Bad
7. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
8. Cory Hart - Sunglasses at Night
9. Duran Duran - The Reflex
10. Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands on Me
**BEST OF SET!!
Artist: Roger Waters
Album Title: Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
Date of Release: 1984
Genre: Rock
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Notes from All Music Guide:
When dissected carefully, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking becomes a fascinating conceptual voyage into the workings of the human psyche. As an abstract peering into the intricate functions of the subconscious, Waters' first solo album involves numerous dream sequences that both figuratively and symbolically unravel his struggle with marriage, fidelity, commitment, and age at the height of a midlife crisis. While the songs (titled by the times in which Waters experiences each dream) seem to lack in musical fluidity at certain points, they make up for it with ingenious symbolism and his brilliant use of stream of consciousness within a subconscious realm. Outside from the deep but sometimes patchy narrative framework, the music slightly lacks in rhythm or hooks, except for the title track that includes some attractive guitar playing via Eric Clapton. David Sanborn's saxophone is another attribute, adding some life to "Go Fishing" and "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking." But it's truly the imagery and the visual design of the album that is front and center, since the importance lies in what Waters is trying to get across to the audience, decorated somewhat casually by his singing and the music. With Pink Floyd, the marriage of Waters' concepts and ideas with the talented musicianship of the rest of the band presented a complete masterpiece in both thought and music, while his solo efforts lean more toward the conceptual aspects of his work. With this in mind, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking continues to showcase Waters' unprecedented knack of addressing his darkest thoughts and conceptions in a most extraordinary fashion. — Mike DeGagne
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09-12-2003, 06:37 AM
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Cachaça or Cachaça
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.
10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:
The year....1978!
1. Joe Walsh - At the Station
2. Squeeze - Goodbye Girl
3. Cars - Just What I Needed
4. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
5. ELO - Mr. Blue Sky
6. Todd Rundgren - Onomatopoeia
7. Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner**
8. Dire Straits - Wild West End
9. Exile - Kiss You All Over
10. Journey - Anytime
**BEST OF SET!!
Artist: Warren Zevon
Album Title: Excitable Boy
Date of Release: 1978
Genre: Rock
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Notes fromAll Music Guide:
Warren Zevon's self-titled 1976 album announced he was one of the most striking talents to emerge from the Los Angeles soft rock singer/songwriter community, and Linda Ronstadt (a shrewd judge of talent if a sometimes questionable interpreter) recorded three of its songs on two of her biggest selling albums, which doubtlessly earned Zevon bigger royalty checks than the album itself ever did. But if Warren Zevon was an impressive calling card, the follow-up, Excitable Boy, was an actual hit, scoring one major hit single, "Werewolves of London," and a trio of turntable hits ("Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner," "Lawyers, Guns and Money," and the title track). But while Excitable Boy won Zevon the larger audience his music certainly deserved, the truth is it was a markedly inferior album; while it had all the bile of Warren Zevon, and significantly raised Zevon's dark-humor factor, it was often obvious where his previous album had been subtle, and while all 11 tracks on Warren Zevon were strong and compelling, two of the nine tunes on Excitable Boy — "Johnny Strike Up the Band" and "Nighttime in the Switching Yard" — sound like they're just taking up space. Musically, most of Excitable Boy is stuck in a polished but unexceptional FM pop groove, and only "Veracruz" hints at the artful intelligence of Warren Zevon's finest moments. It's hard to say if Zevon was feeling uninspired or just dumbing himself down when he made Excitable Boy, but while it made him famous, it lacks the smarts and substance of his best work. — Mark Deming
This Special Music Selection has been brought to you as a courtesy of CrumbCat.
© Copyright 2003 by CrumbCat, all rights reserved.
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BT Rep: +10
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09-29-2003, 05:06 PM
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Cachaça or Cachaça
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.
10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:
The year....1979!
1. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
2. Toto - Hold the Line
3. Pink Floyd - Hey You***
4. Jimmy Buffet - Volcano
5. Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl of My Dreams
6. Dave Edmunds - Crawling From the Wreckage
7. Machine - There But For the Grace of God Go I
8. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
9. Nick Lowe - Cracking Up
10. Styx - Renegade
***BEST OF SET!!
Artist: Pink Floyd
Album Title: The Wall
Date of Release: Nov 30, 1979
Genre: Rock
The album cover for your viewing pleasure:
Notes from All Music Guide:
Roger Waters constructed The Wall, a narcissistic, double-album rock opera about an emotionally crippled rock star who spits on an audience member daring to cheer during an acoustic song. Given its origins, it's little wonder that The Wall paints such an unsympathetic portrait of the rock star, cleverly named "Pink," who blames everyone — particularly women — for his neuroses. Such lyrical and thematic shortcomings may have been forgivable if the album had a killer batch of songs, but Waters took his operatic inclinations to heart, constructing the album as a series of fragments that are held together by larger numbers like "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You." Generally, the fully developed songs are among the finest of Pink Floyd's later work, but The Wall is primarily a triumph of production: Its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore. But if The Wall is examined in depth, it falls apart, since it doesn't offer enough great songs to support its ambition, and its self-serving message and shiny production seem like relics of the late-'70s Me Generation. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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© Copyright 2003 by CrumbCat, all rights reserved.
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09-29-2003, 05:28 PM
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cawk
BT Rep: +4
1995
Cotton eye Joe - The rednex
Sight for sore eyes - M People
Tell me When - the human league
Run Away - (MC SAR &) the real mccoy
Set you free - N trance
Reach up - Perfecto Allstarz
Let Me be your fantasy - Baby D
Total Eclipse of the heart - Nikki french
Here comes the hotstepper - I'm a kamakazi
Bump and Grind - R Kelly
stand out cotton eye joe
for cotton eye joe, cotton eye joe,
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