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Buy Now	Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance (more) »rank: 61396 by: Rick Springfield : :It's hard to imagine that this album's bleak-spirited songs, grinding modern rock tack, and contemporary production aura are all the products of a musician who scored his first American chart hit in 1972, then was written off again a decade later after a string of MTV-fueled hits--including the classic 'Jessie's Girl.' But this is indeed the same Rick Springfield, his former bubblegum-rock incarnation belied by a tough musical stance that would be the envy of many a rocker half his age. But one doesn't have to dissect the slinky, eastern-inflected guitar hooks and fat, thumping bass of the wry 'Jesus Saves' (chorus: 'Jesus ...	Buy Now	Marshall Crenshaw (more) »rank: 36760 by: Marshall Crenshaw : :Marshall Crenshaw's self-titled debut arrived at a time when post-New Wave rockers were examining the music of past decades and adapting its sounds and attitudes to their own. Crenshaw's dead-on melodic sensibility, empathetic lyrics, and deeply ingrained sense of pop structure and sound made the record 1982's best. This special edition--intended, like the 'hits' package This Is Easy, to reintroduce the singer to the audience he's always deserved but often failed to find--includes nine bonus tracks that collect some fine rarities (the cheeky B-sides 'You're My Favorite Waste of Time' and 'Somebody Like You') and illuminate Crenshaw's deep connection to older soul and ...
Buy Now	Live in Concert - Greatest Hits and More (more) »rank: 9809 by: The Smithereens :Album Description:The Smithereens singing 18 of their greatest hit tunes live at the legendary Court Tavern in New Brunswick, NJ, where the band played for years prior to their first record deal. The early Court shows were instrumental in helping the band develop their signature sound, original material, and live act. This album features and showcases song selections that span the entire 28-year, 15-album career of the group, including extended and absolutely wild live versions of Radio Hits like 'Blood and Roses', 'Only A Memory', 'A Girl Like You', as well as Deep Tracks, Fan Requests, Favorite Covers, and several brand-new, much-anticipated, never-before-released ...	Buy Now	Children of Nuggets: Original ARtyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era - 1976-1996 (more) »rank: 8384 by: Various Artists : :It would take thousands of dollars (or as many hours in download time) to hoard the most coveted songs from the eighties' top secret power pop bands, garage combos and post-new wave throngs into one collection. Or you can let Rhino Records, which masterfully conspired with writer/musician Lenny Kaye late last century to inflate and repackage Kaye's original Nuggets compilation, do the legwork. These four discs, though chaotically sequenced, scour all sides of the ponds to capture the vitality and innovation of mostly 1980-'85, introducing (or reintroducing) to-be-influential bands like San Francisco's Flamin' Groovies, New York's Raybeats, England's Soft Boys, Australia's the Church ...
Buy Now	Honor Among Thieves (more) »rank: 21680 by: Artful Dodger : :It would take thousands of dollars (or as many hours in download time) to hoard the most coveted songs from the eighties' top secret power pop bands, garage combos and post-new wave throngs into one collection. Or you can let Rhino Records, which masterfully conspired with writer/musician Lenny Kaye late last century to inflate and repackage Kaye's original Nuggets compilation, do the legwork. These four discs, though chaotically sequenced, scour all sides of the ponds to capture the vitality and innovation of mostly 1980-'85, introducing (or reintroducing) to-be-influential bands like San Francisco's Flamin' Groovies, New York's Raybeats, England's Soft Boys, Australia's the Church ...	Buy Now	Shake Some Action (more) »rank: 36711 by: The Flamin' Groovies : :It would take thousands of dollars (or as many hours in download time) to hoard the most coveted songs from the eighties' top secret power pop bands, garage combos and post-new wave throngs into one collection. Or you can let Rhino Records, which masterfully conspired with writer/musician Lenny Kaye late last century to inflate and repackage Kaye's original Nuggets compilation, do the legwork. These four discs, though chaotically sequenced, scour all sides of the ponds to capture the vitality and innovation of mostly 1980-'85, introducing (or reintroducing) to-be-influential bands like San Francisco's Flamin' Groovies, New York's Raybeats, England's Soft Boys, Australia's the Church ...
Buy Now	She's Having a Baby (more) »rank: 9806 from: Capitol : :It would take thousands of dollars (or as many hours in download time) to hoard the most coveted songs from the eighties' top secret power pop bands, garage combos and post-new wave throngs into one collection. Or you can let Rhino Records, which masterfully conspired with writer/musician Lenny Kaye late last century to inflate and repackage Kaye's original Nuggets compilation, do the legwork. These four discs, though chaotically sequenced, scour all sides of the ponds to capture the vitality and innovation of mostly 1980-'85, introducing (or reintroducing) to-be-influential bands like San Francisco's Flamin' Groovies, New York's Raybeats, England's Soft Boys, Australia's the Church ...	Buy Now	Start Static (more) »rank: 69467 by: Sugarcult :Album Description:'Start Static' is Sugarcult's quintessential debut, originally released in August 2001. It delivered three smash radio singles: 'Bouncing Off The Walls', 'Stuck In America', and 'Pretty Girl (The Way)', three music videos, and sold 350,000 copies. 'Pretty Girl' has had recent play on MTV's 'Laguna Beach' show, skyrocketing online sales from 300 per week to over 8,000 per week. The band has toured several times with Green Day, Blink 182, and Jimmy Eat World. With the November 15th release of 'Back To the Disaster - A Film About Sugarcult' DVD, now is the perfect time to replenish stock on this title. The ...
Buy Now	Time Capsule: The Best of Matthew Sweet (more) »rank: 93342 by: Matthew Sweet :Album Description:'Start Static' is Sugarcult's quintessential debut, originally released in August 2001. It delivered three smash radio singles: 'Bouncing Off The Walls', 'Stuck In America', and 'Pretty Girl (The Way)', three music videos, and sold 350,000 copies. 'Pretty Girl' has had recent play on MTV's 'Laguna Beach' show, skyrocketing online sales from 300 per week to over 8,000 per week. The band has toured several times with Green Day, Blink 182, and Jimmy Eat World. With the November 15th release of 'Back To the Disaster - A Film About Sugarcult' DVD, now is the perfect time to replenish stock on this title. The ...	Buy Now	Todd Rundgren - Liars Live (more) »rank: 42977 starring: Todd Rundgren :Description:This DVD was shot in June 2005 in Albany, NY and features no less than 8 songs from the 'Liars' album. Another 8 great songs from Todd's more recent history plus the classic 'Hello It's Me' and a unique cover of The Beatles' 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps.'