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The Association – And Then Along Comes The Association
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 10 Feb 2010 21:35:00 | Comments : 0

The Association – And Then Along Comes The Association
Rock | MP3 VBR 155 kbps | 35 MB | 1966

“ The group’s debut album may be better listening today than it was in 1966, because it can be appreciated more — and it definitely deserves a better reputation than it has among folk-rock, psychedelic pop, and pop/rock enthusiasts. The album is usually neglected because of the Association’s reputation as a soft rock outfit and the prominence of the hits “Cherish” and “Along Comes Mary,” both of which are too poppy for most serious ’60s archeologists. The original LP was one or two songs short of uniformly high-quality material, but that defect was compensated for by the better numbers and the production of the late Curt Boettcher.”
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The Association - Renaissance
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 10 Feb 2010 21:33:00 | Comments : 0

The Association - Renaissance
Rock | MP3 V4 VBR 164 kbps | 34 MB | 1967

“Renaissance was a difficult album for the Association to record. Coming in the wake of a serious hit album (And Then...Along Comes the Association) and two huge hit singles ("Along Comes Mary," "Cherish") and at a time when the group was experiencing more bookings than its members had ever dreamed possible, Renaissance was rushed out under pressure from the band's label. Alas, Renaissance bore little resemblance to its predecessor.”
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The Association - Stop Your Motor
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The Association - Stop Your Motor
Rock | MP3 V4 VBR 165 kbps | 38 MB | 1971

“Although their chart hits had long since dried up, Stop Your Motor (1971) became the Association’s penultimate long-player and second to last attempt at garnering any degree of hipness. Sadly, the sextet could not have been more out of step with the concurrent popular music trends, which must have been doubly frustrating as this effort actually includes a fair share of decent tunes that would have fit nicely into the burgeoning singer/songwriter genre. When Stop Your Motor was issued in the summer of 1971, it heralded the end of a two-year absence of new material.”
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The Association - Birthday
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 10 Feb 2010 21:31:00 | Comments : 0

The Association - Birthday
Rock | MP3 VBR 168 kbps | 40 MB | 1968

“Birthday is a strong record. Vocally, the intricate harmonies shine, and there is a lyrical depth on some songs that challenge the Association's reputation as a mere pop group. Granted, there are some light moments, such as the opening cut, "Come On In" (though the vocals do stand out on this cut). And "Toymaker" and "Hear in Here" show the vocal limitations of the lead singers. But "Like Always" does an excellent job of wryly commenting on the loss of a relationship, with the usual fine vocal interplay. "The Time It Is Today" mixes the political and personal in an effective way. And "Everything That Touches You" (their final Top Ten ) is one of their finest love songs, if not one of their best songs, period. The vocals are as intricate as the arrangement, and the sincerity of the lyrics is very apparent. Production by Bones Howe gives the record a very commercial, clean sound that fits well with the material presented.”

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The Association - The Association
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 10 Feb 2010 21:30:00 | Comments : 0

The Association - The Association
Rock | MP3 V4 VBR 167 kbps | 45 MB | 1969

“Never known as an album band, with the release of The Association, this band proved to listeners that it was moving in the right direction. Helped along with such Top 40 singles as "Goodbye Forever" and "Dubuque Blues," the Association were expanding their horizons in the ever changing market of pop/rock. Other highlights include "Look at Me, Look at You" and "Under Branches," and although The Association didn't exactly burn up the album charts, it did help to show that there was more to this band than just Top Ten singles. Well worth the effort in seeking out. ”
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Albert King - The Best Of Albert King
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 10 Feb 2010 04:19:00 | Comments : 0

Albert King - The Best Of Albert King
Blues | MP3 256 kbps | 114 MB | 1986

“"The best of Albert King"? More like the best material that he happened to record for Stax between 1968 and 1973. Even that's debatable, the 13 tracks including covers such as "Honky Tonk Woman," "Sky Is Crying," and "Hound Dog." It does present a reasonable cross-section of his soul-inflected work of the period, drawing from over a half-dozen LPs and a couple of singles, though you might be as well or better off with his more focused individual titles. And for the true "best of Albert King," Rhino's Ultimate Collection remains the hands-down winner. ”
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Willie Willis - Can't Help But Have The Blues
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 09 Feb 2010 23:10:00 | Comments : 0

Willie Willis - Can't Help But Have The Blues
Blues | MP3 V4 320 CBR 329 kbps | 106 MB | 1998

“Recorded at ASC-Sumet Studio, Dallas, Texas on April 28, 1998.”
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Wolfe - Delaware Crossing
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 09 Feb 2010 22:56:00 | Comments : 0

Wolfe - Delaware Crossing
Blues | MP3 256 kbps | 118 MB | 2003

“Funny thing about music, you can play the oldest of formulas, pay tribute to great writers and players and still sound vibrant and new.Take Delaware Crossing, the latest CD from the band Wolfe. The group is fronted by Todd Wolfe on vocals and guitars. If the name is familiar to you, it’s undoubtedly from his association with Sheryl Crow in her early years. He’s become an incredible blues guitarist and songwriter since those days and his band’s latest CD will be a welcome surprise for those of you who think that no one puts out a good old rocking blues record anymore.”
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Atomic Rooster - Nice & Greasy [Akarma]
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Atomic Rooster - Nice & Greasy [Akarma]
Progressive Rock | MP3 V0 VBR 199 kbps | 58 MB | 2003

“The original artwork for this album featured a joint stubbed out in a fried egg. We do not know what VC would have made of the laser-emitting flying penises devised by Akarma. Certainly the band seems to have lost focus, after the experiments of Made in England and there's a hint of weariness in Vincent's ironic sleeve notes. "This track is best heard in the family crypt at midnight while a full moon chases shadows through the tombstones - or a service station on the motorway which comes to much the same thing..." The space-funk instrumental work is still strong and Johnny Mandala (aka Goodsall) plays high-velocity licks, as Farlowe struts through a blues about the problems of distributing cannabis, as well as a loose Ray Charles pastiche. There's a moody cover of the Johnny Jenkins/Jackie Avery swamp rock classic Voodoo in You but the album as a whole doesn't have the distinctive presence of the earlier work. The band were approaching the end of their deal with Dawn - perhaps there's a feeling of duty, rather than pleasure in this session, which even the radiant cocks can't disguise.”
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Alan Jackson - A Lot About Livin' And A Little 'bout Love
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 08 Feb 2010 21:48:00 | Comments : 1

Alan Jackson - A Lot About Livin' And A Little 'bout Love
Country | MP3 VBR 170 kbps | 38 MB | 1992

“Three years after his first number one single, Alan Jackson took his brand of new honky tonk country and pushed it all the way into the mainstream, making it possible for another batch of acts to follow him. Sticking with producer Keith Stegall, Jackson wrote over half the tracks on the set, including a pair of singles, "She's got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" and "Tonight I Climbed the Wall," as well as "Chattahoochee." The uptempo numbers with the jukebox kick are what works best with Jackson's restless country-soul voice — check "I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)." The smoking Western swing of "Up to My Ears in Tears" walks a line between Bob Wills and Buck Owens, and could have been covered by Dwight Yoakam. But the set's winner is its closer, the Geddins/Douglas classic "Mercury Blues." Taking the tune back to its country roots and claiming it for the Fender Telecaster's particular brand of pinch and tang, Jackson sings the hell out of it. At this point in his career, Jackson established himself as one of the most consistent talents country had to offer.”
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Alan Jackson - Under The Influence
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 08 Feb 2010 21:47:00 | Comments : 1

Alan Jackson - Under The Influence
Country | MP3 VBR 168 kbps | 51 MB | 1999

“Anyone who doubts Alan Jackson's roots as a honky tonk singer should turn to Under the Influences, his heartfelt salute to his favorite country singers. According to his self-penned liner notes, Jackson has "always wanted to do this album," and that's evident from the songs he chose to cover. There are several hits here, but they're the kind that aren't regularly covered — "Pop a Top," "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'," "Revenooer Man," "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs," and "Once You've Had the Best." That, along with Jackson's loving reverence, makes this a step above the average covers album.”
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Shirley Bassey - Good Bad But Beautiful
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Shirley Bassey - Good Bad But Beautiful
Vocal | MP3 192 kbps | 59 MB | 1975

“Good, Bad but Beautiful is a 1975 album by Shirley Bassey. In the first half of the decade, Bassey recorded nine albums, with three making the top ten. In March of 1975, Bassey released a compilation that became her highest-charting album to date, The Shirley Bassey Singles Album(#2), and reflects the momentum Bassey had maintained since her 1970 "comeback". Good, Bad but Beautiful, released in the autumn of 1975, spent seven weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at #13. The album relfects the formula that brought Bassey back to the charts: a combination of contemporary songs combined with her forte of standards, show tunes, and torch songs, featuring arrangements aimed squarely at the adult contemporary, or middle-of-the-road, audience. This was also achieved by modifying her backup orchestra to include electric guitars, a string and brass section with a more contemporary sound, and drumming that is more soft rock-oriented than jazz-oriented, while side two's opener, "Feel Like Makin' Love" displays a smooth jazz style. This was Bassey's seventh album of the 1970s to make the Billboard 200, peaking at #186. It also reached #54 on the US R&B chart. In the UK the album was awarded a silver disc six weeks after it was released. ”
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Andy Williams - Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 08 Feb 2010 21:45:00 | Comments : 2

Andy Williams - Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes
Vocal | MP3 160 kbps | 41 MB | 1962

“The hit title song and lush interpretations of movie-theme classics.”
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The Easybeats - Easy [Reissue]
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 08 Feb 2010 07:35:00 | Comments : 0

The Easybeats - Easy [Reissue]
Rock | MP3 VBR 241 kbps | 94 MB | 1995
Covers included

“Their first album, not available outside Australia until the 1990s. The Vanda/Young songwriting partnership had yet to dominate the band in their early days, and most of the (entirely original) material here comes from the pens of George Young and singer Stevie Wright. It's more Merseybeatish and less oriented toward power-pop and staccato guitar attacks than their subsequent releases, which isn't really detrimental; it doesn't scale the peaks the band would shortly climb, but neither does it have the overdone good-time mania that made some of their efforts hard to take in more than limited doses.”
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Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
Posted By : azorkamane | Date : 08 Feb 2010 07:33:00 | Comments : 0

Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
Bluegrass | MP3 V2 VBR 182 kbps | 130 MB | 2002

“Given Alison Krauss' tremendous popularity and her status as the first female bluegrass singer to cross over into genuine pop marketability, and given the fact that her guitarist, Dan Tyminski, is the voice behind "Man of Constant Sorrow" (or at least the version that served as an idée fixe in the blockbuster movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?), a live album was inevitable. That it should be a two-disc set can simply be chalked up to good luck.”
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