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100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from…the R&B Years 1949 Another 100 hot rhythm & blues tunes from the Boulevard Vintage label. Featuring T-Bone Walker, Joe Turner, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Dinah Washington and more. This 4 CD compilation includes extensive sleeve notes on the tracks and the artists. 2004.
Country Suite CD reissue of this 1976 album from the acclaimed singer/songwriter. Dave Loggins, the second cousin of Kenny Loggins, was a Pop-Country singer who had a number of highly sought after albums on the Epic label in the mid-1970’s.
The Definitive Rock Collection (2CD) Definitive retrospective of glam/pop metal masters White Lion. Formed in New York City in 1983, White Lion was fronted by charismatic, pin-up handsome lead singer Mike Tramp.
Customer Review: Remastered, Absolute Rock
After many years of not listening to White Lion, this cd, bought on a whim, is what turned me into a fan all over again. I sat and listened to it, and I can only describe it as watching a string of old Mike Tyson fights (before he turned ear-biting psychotic) and watching him demolish one guy after another after another and getting better and stronger and fiercer with each punch. This cd is nothing but fifteen absolute rock-n-roll hits from the studio and another fifteen live, high-octane hard-rock epics. Each one will having you thinking it just can’t get better. And then it will. And it’s amazing how many hits these guys had. I’d forgotten half of them and started singing along in my head with every single one once I heard just the first few notes. They’re up-beat but rock solid songs that deserve a lot more attention than they get. Granted these were all MTV Top 40, high-ranking hits, but few people remember White Lion today. They were much, much more than a flash in the pan. Mike Tramp had a genius stroke for writing hits, and Vito Bratta’s guitar musicianship is unparalleled, and he’s one of the few guys who sounds just as good if not better live. In the era of Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, Warrant, and Bon Jovi, White Lion carved out a niche all their own, part die-hard heavy metal, part pop, and 100% rock-n-roll greatness. This cd comes with an eleven-song New York concert in which Bratta blisters himself through every song on the set. They say he has nothing to do with music anymore, and this live set will show you how sad and how much of a loss that is. Another highlight here is how much the crow gets involved. I’m telling you: at one point in time, these guys were all over the top of the ladder. Bratta does by-the-way fill riffs that most guys never get to in a career of playing. Mike Tramp’s voice was one-of-a-kind memorable, more for being unique than amazing. But, in a good way, no one else has ever had a voice like his. It’s tough and gritty and ultra sexy (so the girls I know say) all at the same time. It was nice to see a forgotten, hardrock great, “The Lady of the Valley” on the live set. Rhino had to make some decisions here, and they went for the biggest hits. And no band ever had so many hits in so short a span of time. Do yourself a favor and rediscover them. You get an unbelievable 30 songs, and each one will have you jumping off your chair. The cd also includes very thorough liner notes chronicling White Lion’s entire career. This is a necessary addition to any rock or metal collection.
Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, Lieutenant Kije Suite, Love For Three Oranges Suite Customer Review: Full of spirit and life
I owned a mono LP of this recording back in the 1960s and to this day have difficulty listening to any other versions of these works. Ormandy really seems to like this music, and he lovingly and energetically portrays these pieces. There is a tunefulness and musicality here that is lacking in many other performances of these works. Highly recommended.
Carmen McRae/Manhattan Transfer - Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 1 Customer Review: Carmen the divine and The Transfer
Carmen McRae is a true jazz diva; this DVD finds her in the mid 80s live performance in Japan and, were it not for fumbled song sequence (the tracks are probably not all recorded on the same evening), her part of this DVD would be completely perfect…
Occasionally she accompanies herself on piano.
As for the Manhattan Transfer, I’m not really thrilled - some of the tracks are really cookin’, but there’s too much pop music and dated stage humor that would make even good old Satchmo uncomfortable…
Lady Sings the Blues Customer Review: Long overdue reissue of original 1956 album
I was overjoyed to see this on Amazon. I first got the album on vinyl back around 1981. It was a Japanese import on so-called virgin vinyl, the best of the lot back then. Then I waited and waited and waited for it to come out on CD. I had almost thought I was waiting in vain. My mother gave me a CD called Lady Sings The Blues back in the 90s, which had the same cover, but turned out to be vol. 4 in the Billie Holiday Story. A major disappointment, since the original album is so wonderful.
Dimensions of Double R&B 1. No Sexx (With My Sister) (5:10) , 2. Do You Want Me (3:56) , 3. Alright (4:58) , 4. Raindrops (Keep Falling Down) (3:54) , 5. Type Of Guy (3:53) , 6. Raise Your Hands (4:22) , 7. Love Me Right (4:16) , 8. Make It Funky (4:16) , 9. T-Party (4:05) , 10. That’s Life (4:30) , 11. Does It Ever Change (4:50) , 12. No Sexx (With My Sister) (Brin’s Radio Remix) (3:50)
50 Licks Country Style Customer Review: Excellent catalog of country guitar licks
I am a long time blues and rock player that wants to learn country. I saw this DVD in my local music store for $15 and never having heard of Troy, thought I’d take a chance. Of all the books and videos that I have bought over the years, this is among the very best. The licks are great, the audio, video, and camera work is excellent, and the presentation by the Troy is just great. The level of difficulty is definitely in the low to mid intermediate range but the licks are absolutely top notch. Whether you are a gifted picker or a newbie, there is a lot of great material here. Hats off the Troy Dexter for an excellent instructional video. Highly recommended.
Hip Hop: the Collection-the Classics This is the latest volume of universal’s stellar urban compilation brand hip hop the collection. Featuring the very best of classic hip hop tracks, ‘hip hop: the collection - the classics’ includes tracks from the early pioneers of hip-hop such as nwa, public enemy, ice-t, beastie boys, ll cool j and grandmaster flash, through to the more recent superstars such as dr dre (feat. Eminem), snoop dogg, cypress hill, ll cool j, 2pac, 50 cent and many, many more. ‘hip hop: the collection - the classics’ comes in a 3cd package (three slimline maxi singles packaged in a cardboard slipcase) and is a great collector’s item. 60 tracks!