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Live With Lou Reed, Vol.1 - The Velvet Underground:
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The track listing on this record beats all the other albums if you ask me...it's got:
Sweet Jane, We're gonna have a real good time, Heroin, Waiting for The Man, Rock 'n Roll...and the list goes on.
"As far as Velvet Underground live material, I had only heard Live at Max's Kansas City, which I love, so I expected more of the same from the 1969 material, fidelity wise, before I heard this. Surprise! The 1969 series is an enormous step up in quality and the performances are even better.
1969 used to be one volume and it should be still; there is no difference in the liner notes or packaging but there is now a volume 1 and volume 2. Having said this, if you must buy one of these volumes, this is the one. They are both great, but this one rocks more, has a better song selection and a longer running time. It may be blasphemy to say, but I think the versions of What Goes On and Beginning To See The Light here are better than the studio recordings.
Check this out! You won't be disappointed. "
Review by lawgiver4feh (via Amazon, Under $10 Classic MP3's)
Updated Oct 19, 2009
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Live At Carnegie Hall - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
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This amazing album is kind of like a double edged sword. I also get so happy when I hear Stevie Ray, but laced with a heavy heart due to his untimely demise. Especially because I was working for the Music Distributor and set up the conference and helicopter transportation on which he was killed. I remember the next day - the shock, the sadness, the inability to accept what had happened.
I have to admit I never was fully aware of the rare talent Stevie Ray possessed and am saddened that I never saw him live - or alive - and once he passed that that was the time that I fell in love with his spirit and the music he created.
A sucker for horns of all kinds, half way through the album the band is joined by a complete horn section, keyboardist, second drummer, and a female singer Angela Strehli sits in for one song. Here they play tributes to other blues artists like Guitar Slim, Albert King and Albert Collins.
This album is MAGIC. (via Amazon, Under $10 Classic MP3's)
Updated Oct 19, 2009
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Made In Japan - Deep Purple
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OK, the most incredible collection of tracks including:
Highway Star, Smoke On The Water (to most this was known as "Smoke Marijuana!" - Kids will be kids!), Strange Kind Of Woman, Lazy (how can you not be singing right now...Lazy, you just stay in bed...), and Space Truckin' to name a few, OMG - to me there is no better reminiscent collection of the impact Deep Purple had on my high school days!
The live album is top quality - especially for a live album. I call this PERFECT! (via Amazon, Under $10 Classic MP3's)
Updated Oct 19, 2009
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GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! - The Rolling Stones
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I love(d) this album! I had the cover on my wall growing up! It took me a while to warm up to the Stones but after hearing this album, they won me over (I just thought everyone liked them and I was never one to "conform" to peer pressure cliques so I took my time to make up my mind!).
"Sometimes called the greatest live album ever, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out is a brilliant album recorded at Madison Square Garden during the Stones' 1969 live peak. While calling it the greatest live album ever is exaggerating its worth slightly, it's the best live album Mick and the boys ever released.
Ya-Ya's showcases how they've evolved as a band since 1966's Got Live If You Want It. Gone are the sloppy playing that was heightened by the screaming teenagers. Here, the band showcases themselves as accomplished and focused musicians. Part of this transformation was the new kid on the block back then, Mick Taylor. While not as versatile as Brian Jones, Mick Taylor played the best lead guitar ever for the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world. Taylor works hard but never overplays; his riffs are brilliant on Jumpin' Jack Flash, Midnight Rambler & Sympathy For The Devil (listen to the second solo, it's by him, not Keith). Stray Cat Blues is much different from Beggars' Banquet's version, with the runaway's age changed from fifteen to thirteen, and slowing down the tempo. Love In Vain is brilliant, and on it Taylor again shines. Carol and Little Queenie are great and do justice to Chuck Berry's originals. Live
With Me Rocks with out-and-out fantastic bass playing by the great Bill Wyman. Honky Tonk Women is the only song here I think could have been better, but Street Fighting Man is great, thanks to yet again Taylor's fantastic electric lead guitar work.
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out isn't the greatest live album ever, but it lands near the top. It's a blistering example of how good live the Stones are when they feel like being this good rather than extremely sloppy. Compared to this, Love You Live and Still Life are big letdowns. I recommend this album today. "
Review by Anthony Nasti "Tony"
Updated Oct 19, 2009
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Alive! by Kiss
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This "Double LP" is a bang for the buck at under $10. And, if you buy this, Amazon has an offer for 12 months of Rolling Stone mag for just one buck! A triple whammy!
Quoting from Amazon:
5 Stars
You Wanted The Best? This Is What Started It All..., November 16, 2003
By : "The Woj" (Downers Grove, IL)
Having released 3 poorly produced studio records and one step away from the poor house...Kiss went into the studio to enhance (overdub) some recently recorded live performances. Kiss's first three albums contained some of the best rocks songs ever written, unfortunately the albums failed to capture the energy Kiss was able to produce on stage. Kiss's entire existence was riding on the sales of a double vinyl "live" album..... The result? Kiss's best album and arguably one of the best rock records ever released. An album that vaulted Kiss into the Pantheon of hard rock music forever. The songs recorded on Kiss's first 3 studio albums pale by comparison to the power, punch and sonic impact to the versions recorded on "Alive!". "Deuce" & "Strutter" begin the assault and there is no let up whatsoever. The best of it all? Ace Frehley's guitar. There is not one song here without a memorable solo or classic riffage. I could go on, but take my word for it...I bought this album over 25 years ago on vinyl and it still holds up to repeated listenings today in 2003. I would give this album 100 stars if I could. With the remastering, these songs have never sounded better. ADD TO CART NOW! "Ace Frehly lead guitar!" (via Amazon, Under $10 Classic MP3's)
Updated Oct 19, 2009
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Unplugged: Eric Clapton
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Anyone who likes blues, guitar, the old Cream band or just good ole fashion rock already knows and is a fan of Eric Clapton. I believe him to be perhaps one of the top 5 guitarists anywhere.
Borrowing a quote from Amazon..
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
Says it earns 5 stars...
"Clapton plays guitar. His fingers dance across the strings in "Signe," with the kind of virtuosity fans of his rougher bluesy stuff might not get to hear.
Every one of these songs has new life breathed into them. While songs like "Layla" from Clapton's 'Derek and the Dominos' days hardly lacked life, his unplugged versions seem to recreate the songs anew. For as good as the original versions are, Clapton shows, just as Bob Dylan often captures in his concerts, an old classic approached a new way can be a worthy thing.
This a CD that is best enjoyed with headphones. Fancy stereo tricks aren't the element of beauty, but careful finger picking in the midst of a tight steel string guitar bring out the notes like salt on an already tasty meal. The whole thing is enhanced when the listener gets a chance to sit down and hear all of it.
My personal favorites "Hey Hey" and the contemplative "Tears in Heaven," but, here at my keyboard late some evening, I'm finding "Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out" makes for great grooving as I write a few reviews. Get down low with "Walkin' Blues" and his slide guitar, and sadder still with "Malted Milk," a song that pierces the heart until it hurts.
"Alberta" is the weakest of the tracks, sounding like he's trying to hard. "San Francisco Bay Blues" is a cool tune, but could've used a little better mixing. He seems to struggle grabbing a couple notes in the difficult, slightly Spanish-and jazz influenced "Old Love" but he pulls it out.
The sum of it all is an album that's better with each year. It is among my favorites. I fully recommend "Unplugged" by Eric Clapton." (via Amazon)
Updated Oct 19, 2009
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Bill Champlin - No Place Left to Fall - Lookin' for You
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Bill Champlin’s New Solo CD “No Place Left to Fall” is FANTASTIC! There are so many great tracks its hard to pick just one!
It was just announced that Bill Champlin has left the band Chicago after 28 years (!) and will be doing a solo tour later in the year to support his solo release out on August 4, called “No Place Left to Fall”. He will no doubt put on an amazing show with all this great new material.
I’ve been a fan since his earlier CHICAGO days, and an equally big admirer since the Sons of Champlin played the Fillmore West in 1970! I have all his records and this new one is LONG overdue!
“No Place Left to Fall” has an amazing list of contributors performing including: Bruce Gaitsch, George Hawkins, Jr., Billy Ward, Mark Eddinger, Steve Lukather, Peter Cetera, Michael English, Tamara Champlin, Will Champlin and Keith Howland.
Champlin has worked with Chicago for 28 years (Champlin was on lead vocals on their famous tune “Look Away”), Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, Elton John, Boz Scaggs, Donna Summer, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, Jimmy Smith, Amy Grant, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Jason Scheff of Chicago, and Toto’s Bobby Kimball and Joseph Williams and is in the top of the classic rock, AAA, A/C heritage artists.
Check out the music here - iTunes - "Looking for you"
More history on Bill at www.BillChamplin.net (via iTunes)
Updated Aug 12, 2009
The 88- How Good it Can Be
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First featured a few years back on the show of endless Summers, "The OC", this song deserves a comeback wherever and whenever the weather is warm, reminding you just how good it really can be. While the lyrics are cool, and smooth, that's nothing compared to the beats of the chorus which resonate with you instantly, each time bringing back the feeling of Summer and happiness.
For fans of: The OC, Rooney, Death Cab, The Thrills, Weezer, Ok Go (via Amazon)
Updated Aug 11, 2009
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Girl Talk- Bounce That
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The infamous DJ, known to most of the world as "Girl Talk", has done it again. In this nonstop-dance track, he gives us the best of so many tracks, without having to sit through the boring, non-catchy, non-chorus parts. Girl Talk ensures that at every point in the song, you will indeed bounce that.
For fans of: Anything and everything (via Amazon)
Updated Aug 11, 2009
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MGMT- Electric Feel
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Coming off of the album "Oracular Spectacular", this track indeed does the album's title justice. This fun electro beat has been called "neo-psychadelic fun", "trance-enducing", and "rule-breaking greatness". While the beat is danceable, catchy, and sizzling, it is the otherworldly lyrics of this Summertime song that make it an absolute must for this season!
For fans of: Electro, trance, Interpol, Vampire Weekend, Justice, Metric, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire (via Amazon)
Updated Aug 11, 2009
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