Days of Future Passed (Reis)

Days of Future Passed (Reis) Review

2008 reissue of their Moody Blues first seven album releases, each with bonus content. From their first landmark album release, Days Of Future Passed, with creative members Justin Hayward (guitar, vocals) and John Lodge (bass, vocals) coming on board plus the classics 'Nights In White Satin' and 'Tuesday Afternoon' finding instant success with radio and record buyers, their appeal became instantaneously widespread worldwide. Each release in this set of their first seven evolutionary albums includes a varying number of special mixes or versions of songs that are also represented in their final form on the respective albums from their highly spectacular career.

Outsideinside

Outsideinside Review

Blue Cheer's second album, Outsideinside, fully matches its predecessor's primal power. The last Blue Cheer release to feature the beloved lineup of Stephens, Peterson and Whaley, Outsideinside is a bracing orgy of volume, distortion and aggression, with such highlights as "Just a Little Bit," "Come and Get It," the instrumental "Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger" and the band's distinctive take on the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction."

Sundazed's compact disc edition is sourced from the original Philips Records reels, complete with the unique original cover design and features a new essay by Doug Sheppard of Ugly Things magazine.

Blue Cheer looms large in the annals of hard rock, laying down the sonic foundations of heavy metal and serving as a crucial influence on the birth of punk, grunge and stoner rock. While the rest of the rock world was mellowing out and embracing the spirit of the Summer of Love, the seminal San Francisco power trio was churning out ballsy blues-rock anthems whose fuzz-heavy, adrenaline-charged intensity helped to alter the course of contemporary music.

Sounds of Home

Sounds of Home Review

Blue Highway has developed a robust contemporary take on the bluegrass tradition that makes them among the most influential bands in the genre today. Their 17 years together allow them to create an unrivaled ensemble sound -- one that has led them to 2 Grammy nominations, a Dove Award, and multiple IBMA awards. The band has always been notable for the way they stretch beyond the usual bluegrass subjects, but Sounds of Home is especially rich in the variety of directions that it reaches. This album is profound, powerful and purely enjoyable -- the Sounds of Home indeed.

Duke In Blue

Duke In Blue Review

Duke In Blue by Ellis Marsalis

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Four

Four Review

Four Feature

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This fourth album from the New York's Blues Traveler finally brought their harmonica-based blues riffs into the public eye. Indeed, "Run-Around" spent nearly a year on the Billboard singles chart. Harpman/vocalist John Popper moves easily between uptempo, rock-based tracks like "Stand" and "Crash Burn." The hidden gem here, however, is the love-struck ballad "Just Wait." Often categorized with post-Dead jam acts such as Phish, BT isn't immune from performance excesses. But when it comes to recording, they keep it (mostly) concise and always interesting. If you've heard the name and want to know what all the hoopla is about, Four is a great starting point. --Alexandra Russell CD

Very Best Of The Moody Blues

Very Best Of The Moody Blues Review

Fans of the Moody Blues hungry for the band's intoxicatingly rich arrangements and soaring melodies need look no further than this terrific compilation. What it lacks in depth this collection makes up for in breadth, spanning the band's 30-year history of hits from "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" to "Your Wildest Dreams." Featuring some of Justin Hayward and John Lodge's best songwriting and packed with performances truly worthy of the superlative adjective greatest, this collection of hits delivers the goods. --L.A. Smith

Bear in the Big Blue House - Sense-Sational

Bear in the Big Blue House - Sense-Sational Review

Bear in the Big Blue House - Sense-Sational Feature

• Excitement is everywhere at the Big Blue House -- you can see it, hear it, touch it, taste it, and even smell it -- in delightful adventures that promote creative exploration and imagination! Fun is in the air when Snook the skunk drops in for a day of discovery in "Smell-O-Rama." Then, Bear and the whole gang learn about the world around them using their five senses in "The Senseless Detectives."

Excitement is everywhere at the Big Blue House -- you can see it, hear it, touch it, taste it, and even smell it -- in delightful adventures that promote creative exploration and imagination! Fun is in the air when Snook the skunk drops in for a day of discovery in "Smell-O-Rama." Then, Bear and the whole gang learn about the world around them using their five senses in "The Senseless Detectives." It's "sense-sational" fun for everyone!

Blues & Politics

Blues & Politics Review

The music of jazz bassist-composer Charles Mingus (1922-79) was decidedly vibrant and spirited, much like the man himself. He melded aspects of blues, swing, and bebop with a unique arranging flair (he was a huge fan of Duke Ellington) and a sharp sense of humor in concocting pieces that were sometimes rambunctious and rhythmic, sometimes poignant and brooding. Ultimately, Mingus's music was quite accessible and almost always touched the listener. The New York-based Mingus Big Band--an outgrowth of the Mingus Dynasty groups that were formed after the artist's death--has, since 1991, purveyed his works with authenticity and vitality; the first-rate Blues & Politics is no exception. Here, as the title indicates, selections with a blues essence touch on matters of social importance. "Haitian Fight Song" is a riotous, riff-oriented piece where the band drops in walls of sound over a driving beat. Soprano saxophonist Alex Foster and trumpeter Randy Brecker deliver ear-catching solos. "Pussycat Dues" is a raucous slow blues where trombonist Conrad Herwig's gleaming tone and solid swing are standouts. On the telling "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake epitomizes emotive expression. The climactic "Little Royal Suite" is an intricate, brazen work. On the opening track, the late composer's voice is heard reciting an impromptu poem, "It was a Lonely Day in Selma, Alabama." Heady, heated stuff. --Zan Stewart

Blues Funeral

Blues Funeral Review

Blues Funeral is the first Mark Lanegan Band album since 2004's Bubblegum.

It was recorded in Hollywood, California by Alain Johannes at his 11ad studio. The music was played by Johannes and Jack Irons with appearances from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme et al.

Mark Lanegan has sung with Screaming Trees, Queens Of the Stone Age, The Twilight Singers, The Gutter Twins, Soulsavers and Isobel Campbell.

Blue's Clues - Blue's Room - It's Hug Day

Blue's Clues - Blue's Room - It's Hug Day Review

BLUE'S CLUES:BLUE'S ROOM IT'S HUG DAY - DVD Movie

Blues on the Bayou

Blues on the Bayou Review

This is B. B. King's first studio album recorded with his touring band in more than 14 years. A back-to-basics labor of love, it was recorded over four days live with no overdubs or high-tech enhancement.
Genre: Blues Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 20-OCT-1998

Black and Blue

Black and Blue Review

Original Release Date: April 20, 1976

Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (Expanded Edition)

Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (Expanded Edition) Review

Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (Expanded Edition) Feature

• Buddy Guy - Damn Right, I've Got The Blues (expanded E

This guest-studded CD relaunched Buddy Guy's career and set him toward the pinnacle of contemporary blues. Despite turns from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, and others, it's Guy who burns brightest--and loudest. He delivers roaring, exuberant performances of classic R&B ("Mustang Sally"), old-time blues ("Black Night"), and house rockers ("Where Is the Next One Coming From"). Most poignant, though, is his seven-minute instrumental "Rememberin' Stevie," which not only rekindles the fiery spirit of his own youth, but pays sensitive tribute to his late friend and admirer Stevie Ray Vaughan. This is the blueprint for Guy's current performing style. --Ted Drozdowski 2005 INDUCTEE TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!

BRAND NEW, EXPANDED EDITION OF BUDDY’S GRAMMY-WINNING, GOLD-CERTIFIED RELEASE!

To celebrate Buddy Guy’s newest and bluest accolade, Silvertone Records is pleased to announce the Expanded Edition of his breakthrough Grammy-winning, gold-certified release, Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues (Best Contemporary Blues Album). This special edition includes 2 tracks previously unavailable in the U.S. – in fact, formerly released as b-sides in the U.K. The album cover will be true to the original, but beautifully enhanced with a special silver background. As another added bonus, Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues, Expanded Edition will feature brand new liner notes from none other than Anthony DeCurtis, the Rolling Stone editor and writer at large.

Play the Blues Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center

Play the Blues Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center Review

Deluxe two disc (CD + DVD) edition includes bonus DVD. 2011 live collaboration between guitar legend Eric Clapton and Jazz great Wynton Marsalis.. The duo performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage Blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis. The band nimbly navigated a diverse set list that touched on different styles, from the four-on-the-floor swing of Louis Armstrong's "Ice Cream" and the southern slow-drag of W.C. Handy's "Joe Turner's Blues" to the traveling blues of "Joliet Bound" and the boogie-woogie jump of "Kidman Blues."