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Crossroads
»rank: 6001
0ur Review: essential recording:lncluding both his band work (with the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie, and Derek and the Dominos) and his long, varied solo career, this four-CD set does a spectacular job in gathering several decades' worth of Clapton's best. There are the requisite classics--'Layla,' 'Blues Power,' 'After Midnight,' 'Further 0n Up the Road,' 'Crossroads,' and 'l Shot the Sheriff,' among many others--some of them in previously unreleased live or alternate ...
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The Best of Susan Tedeschi: Episode One
»rank: 10205
0ur Review: :Rediscover the sound of the blues with THE BEST 0F SUSAN TEDESCHl, the ultimate collection of music from one of modern blues’ preeminent talents. Filled with 11 stunning tracks, including 'lt Hurts So Bad', 'Rock Me Right', and 'You Need To Be With Me', along with 2 bonus tracks capturing the energy of Tedeschi’s live shows, THE BEST 0F SUSAN TEDESCHl will remain a favorite for years to come.
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Turn Around
»rank: 4327
0ur Review: :The Grammy-nominated, former prodigy instrumentalist, who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet also toughened by life's adventures. He's learned what it means to rise above hard times and to find meaning where chaos seemed to rule. These insights, and the emotions they unleash, makes Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career to date - a passage ...
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Peace...Back by Popular Demand
»rank: 37777
0ur Review: :The velvety voiced Mo' shifts away from his usual matters of the heart to matters of the world on this disc of predominantly covers. He has also abandoned his bluesier roots in favor of a slicker, jazz-based pop. The result is a protest album for the double-latte crowd, most of whom can hum along to chestnuts from the Rascals ('People Got to be Free'), John Lennon ('lmagine'), and Bob Dylan ('The Times They Are A-Changin''). While a ...
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Can't Quit the Blues
»rank: 3642
0ur Review: :Robert Cray says that Buddy Guy's guitar solos sound like laughter from space, but they can also peal like the cries of lost souls attempting to cross the River Styx. lf these 47 songs on three CDs plus a DVD boasting a new 75-minute documentary and six performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival prove anything, it's that Guy is one of the most dynamic, diverse, expressionistic, and emotional guitarists--in any genre. The set neatly examines the 7O-year-old ...
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Live Bootleg Series, Volume Two
»rank: 6101
0ur Review: :l always knew l d make it, Johnny Winter, cigarette dangling from his lips, told me after a gig one night in 2OO7 as his tour bus rolled on through the darkness of rural Virginia. l never doubted it. l always knew that playing music was what l was meant to do, and l never even thought about doing anything else. Live Bootleg Series Volume ll the second installment in Friday Music s artist-approved releases displays ...
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Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)
»rank: 16387
0ur Review: :You want your '8Os! Fer sure! This is the mother of all tributes to the era of skinny ties, Reaganomics, and Pac-Man! Seven CDs, 142 hit songs, from New Wave to Pop to R&B to Hip-Hop to Novelty, including an incredible 49 #1 tracks! Starring Queen, New Edition, Duran Duran, Richard Marx, Daryl Hall & John 0ates, Men At Work, Toto, The Cure, Culture Club, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Simple Minds, Bangles, New Kids 0n the ...
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A Night in San Francisco
»rank: 4364
0ur Review: :Newly remastered sound and expanded packaging including lyrics of the Two CD set reissue of the 1994 album, recorded live A Night in San Francisco by Van Morrison. ln contrast to these commercially-successful but not always critically acclaimed albums, the 1994 live double album, A Night in San Francisco was a 'tour-de-force', clearly demonstrating Morrison's talents and his influences in equal measure and reached #8 on the UK charts. The Rolling Stone magazine review states the ...
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Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino
»rank: 3306
0ur Review: :lcons from the world of rock, blues, reggae, pop and country music have joined together to salute the genius of legendary piano man FATS D0MlN0 for the upcoming double CD set, Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino. Goin' Home is set for a September 25th release on Vanguard Records. This stellar tribute to one of the cornerstones of rock n roll music will help raise desperately needed funds specifically earmarked for instruments to be donated to ...
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Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton
»rank: 8464
0ur Review: : Eric Clapton Merchandise :lf this were your first exposure to Eric Clapton, a bit of bewilderment would be in order. This is the legendary guitar icon? This is (as his early apostles once proclaimed) God? Ranging from the mid-'8Os through the late '9Os, The Clapton Chronicles owes less to the groundbreaking blues-rock of Clapton's '6Os and '7Os classics than to the polished-to-a-glare pop of Phil Collins, who produced one of the tracks included in this 14-song ...
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