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My Generation (Dlx) (Dig)
(more) »rank: 29184by: Who
:Album Description:It's kind of odd that the Who's first album would be the last to be reissued in deluxe fashion, but, given the prominent role the late John Entwistle plays on it (his instrumental 'The Ox' was and is a sonic marvel), it's kind of fitting, too. But the real reason it took so long for the Who camp to release this is that they added so much to it! Disc one presents the original album mixed in stereo for the first time by original producer Shel Talmy, plus single sides like 'Bald Headed Woman' and Daddy Rolling Stone.' Disc Two is a ...
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Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live
(more) »rank: 11259by: Pink Floyd
: :Exactly what was Pink Floyd's The Wall? Rock opera? Concept album? Performance art? Mere entertainment? While the truth may lie in a combination of all of the above, during the band's tour of 1980-81, The Wall was a bona fide spectacle. More than anything, Is There Anybody Out There? captures the volume, the bombast, and the grandeur of these famed performances with remarkable accuracy. Meticulously recorded, these concerts are astonishingly faithful to the band's studio versions and flow out of the speakers with practiced authority and absolutely fantastic sound. That said, there are few new revelations to be gained from hearing The Wall ...
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My Generation: The Very Best of the Who
(more) »rank: 18578by: The Who
:Album Description:Out-of-print in the US. Originally released in 1997, My Generation: The Very Best Of The Who is an excellent introduction to the legendary Rock band and includes hits like 'I Can't Explain', 'I Can See For Miles', 'Baba O'Riley', 'Won't Get Fooled Again', 'Who Are You' and 'You Better You Bet'. 20 tracks. Universal. :This fourth single-disc repackaging of the Who's hits is a definitive catalog item with decent liner notes, brilliantly remastered sound and 19 deathless Townshend gems from 'I Can't Explain' through 'You Better You Bet.' --Jeff Bateman
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Rarities 1971-2003
(more) »rank: 23507by: The Rolling Stones
: :Though countless Rolling Stones zealots contend that the band's most compelling work bubbled to the top prior to 1973, the music department at Starbucks has unearthed a sundry collection of B-sides, live takes and unreleased studio recordings culled mostly from the three decades that followed. Cherry-picking from a selection many times larger than the 14 tracks presented here, the compilation's producers reach as far back as a 1971 live cover of Chuck Berry's 'Let It Rock' and navigate through the Stones' forays into blues (Muddy Waters' 'Mannish Boy' from 1977; 'Fancy Man Blues' from 1989), rhythm & blues (1986's 'Harlem Shuffle' and a ...
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Forty Licks
(more) »rank: 5667by: The Rolling Stones
:Album Description: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 :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 ...
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Eagles
(more) »rank: 14864by: Eagles
:Album Description:Import pressing of their 1972 self titled album. Vinyl replica CD comes housed in a slipcase. Rhino UK. 2006. essential recording:Steeped in the country-rock sound of the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers (guitarist/banjo player Bernie Leadon had been a member of the latter) and the burgeoning So-Cal singer-songwriter movement (Jackson Browne contributes to a pair of songs on the album), the Eagles 1972 debut is full of breezy hit singles ('Take It Easy,' 'Peaceful Easy Feeling') and stinging rock ('Witchy Woman,' 'Take the Devil'). Thanks to Leadon's presence, there's a bluegrass feel to songs like 'Nightingale' and 'Early Bird.' Mostly, though, ...
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Live at Wembley Stadium
(more) »rank: 41731by: Queen
: :Bigger-than-life and proud of it, Queen's tongue-in-cheek pomposity was ironically one of its most endearing charms. This double-disc live album recorded at the band's typically massive 1986 Wembley Stadium stand in support of its A Kind of Magic album is a perfect distillation of the band's overarching intentions--and virtually every '70s/'80s rock cliché punk rebelled against. The tracks may reverberate with the boominess of the punter's paradise they were recorded in, but it's an ambience that underscores the shows' propulsive, populist intent. Latter day hits like 'Under Pressure' and 'Another One Bites the Dust' may have their nascent club-beat savvy hammered into conformity ...
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Who's Greatest Hits
(more) »rank: 9913by: The Who
: :From their beginnings as the patron saints of Britain's mod, mod, mod, mod world, to their sophisticated compositions and musical virtuosity, The Who remain one of the greatest rock bands. Ever. With so many songs that helped redefine the very genre that they were a part of, it's annoying that Who's Greatest Hits only dabbles in The Who's catalog, ignoring for instance, the beautiful tension of hits like 'I Can See for Miles' or the exhilarating rush of genius at the beginning of 'Baba O'Riley.' The collection does provide a decent array of the band's growth from 'Substitute' and their signature 'My Generation,' ...
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Is There Anybody Out There? / The Wall Live Pink Floyd 1980-81 (Deluxe Limited Edition)
(more) »rank: 13883by: Pink Floyd
: :Exactly what was Pink Floyd's The Wall? Rock opera? Concept album? Performance art? Mere entertainment? While the truth may lie in a combination of all of the above, during the band's tour of 1980-81, The Wall was a bona fide spectacle. More than anything, Is There Anybody Out There? captures the volume, the bombast, and the grandeur of these famed performances with remarkable accuracy. Meticulously recorded, these concerts are astonishingly faithful to the band's studio versions and flow out of the speakers with practiced authority and absolutely fantastic sound. That said, there are few new revelations to be gained from hearing The Wall ...
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Undercover
(more) »rank: 12194by: The Rolling Stones
: :Exactly what was Pink Floyd's The Wall? Rock opera? Concept album? Performance art? Mere entertainment? While the truth may lie in a combination of all of the above, during the band's tour of 1980-81, The Wall was a bona fide spectacle. More than anything, Is There Anybody Out There? captures the volume, the bombast, and the grandeur of these famed performances with remarkable accuracy. Meticulously recorded, these concerts are astonishingly faithful to the band's studio versions and flow out of the speakers with practiced authority and absolutely fantastic sound. That said, there are few new revelations to be gained from hearing The Wall ...
