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Highway to Hell»rank: 279by: AC/DC
: :AC/DC's 1979 album digitally remastered and reissued in a special digipak plus a 16 page full color booklet containing all original album art, many unpublished photos, classic memorabilia and new 2003 liner notes. Epic. essential recording:What Highway to Hell has that Back in Black doesn't is Bon Scott, AC/DC's original lead singer who died just months after this album was released. Scott had a rusty, raspy, scream of a voice, like he might break into a coughing fit at ... |
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Dark Side Of The Moon»rank: 269by: Pink Floyd
: :Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008. essential recording:Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, is one of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. The sound effects on songs like '0n the Run,' ... |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival»rank: 1628by: Creedence Clearwater Revival
: :Popular but not hip, basic but not shallow, rooted but not retro, Creedence Clearwater Revival distinguished themselves in the late 1960s and early 1970s through these contradictions. This six-disc set is the definitive Creedence collection, offering superbly remastered versions of all of their studio and live albums and adding a disc's worth of pre-Creedence material. The ultimate blue-collar rock band, John Fogerty and CCR found success by wholly giving in to their fascination with the American South (despite hailing from Northern ... |
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The Cosmos Rocks»rank: 357by: Queen + Paul Rodgers
: :Tracks on the new Queen + Paul Rodgers album are all newly written by May, Taylor and Rodgers during the late 2007/ early 2008 recording sessions. `Say lt's Not True', previously released at the end of last year by Queen + Paul Rodgers as a special World Aids Day download for Nelson Mandela's 46664 HlV AlDS charity will be included, plus a `first' for a Queen album - a cover version. |
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Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002»rank: 356by: Elton John
: :This is the first attempt to consolidate all of Sir Elton's hit singles, from three labels, in one collection. lt once would've required at least four CDs to own the best stuff here. Many think the legendary performer was at his best in the early to mid-'70s, and the incredible string of singles that ran from 1970's 'Your Song' through 1977's 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word' remains mighty impressive. But in retrospect, as they're presented here, '80s hits like ... |
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The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)»rank: 251by: Pink Floyd
: Essential Recording:The Wall is less a collection of songs than a single work, which is sometimes frustrating; the plot lacks enough coherence to hold the snippets of music together. However, there are occasional flashes of brilliance on what ranks as Pink Floyd's most ambitious project. Most of these come from the fully developed songs, which have become classics in their own right. 'Hey You,' 'Mother,' and especially 'Comfortably Numb' are subtle, incredible pieces of music. Though complex, they move at ... |
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Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scotts»rank: 209by: Jeff Beck
: :'An absolutely jaw-dropping display of the most exciting, imaginative and inspirational jazz-rock guitar witnessed in years.' - Jazzwise 'Perhaps the greatest living guitar virtuoso...Combining astonishing technique with a blissful nuance he exercised an almost supernatural control of his fretboard.' - The Times - 4 Stars Jeff Beck is a true rock legend. From his time with the Yardbirds in the sixties, through the Jeff Beck Group and throughout his solo career his unique guitar style and constant desire to explore ... |
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Greatest Hits»rank: 326by: Guns N' Roses
: :lt may surprise some to realize that Guns Nā Roses released only four full-length original albums, and two of those debuted simultaneously. But they were enough to forever change rock ānā roll. Even more shocking is that one of the great bands in rock history, with its last studio album issued 10 years ago, has never had a 'best of' compilation. Now it has. Welcome to the jungle with Greatest Hits (Geffen), released March 23, 2004. With 14 selections housed ... |
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The Definitive Rod Stewart (Deluxe)(2 CD/1 DVD)»rank: 221by: Rod Stewart
: :This newly compiled 2-CD antholgy presents stellar tracks spanning 1971-2004 including a Faces favorite, decades of solo hits, unplugged gems, soundtrack selections and more. This 3-Disc Deluxe edition of 'The Definitive Rod Stewart' features a bonus DVD packed with 14 music videos. |
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Live from Nowhere in Particular»rank: 418by: Joe Bonamassa
: :Two CD set. Live from Nowhere in Particular is the 2008 album from Joe Bonamassa, an US blues guitarist/singer. Guitar 0ne Magazine has stated that 'he just might be the best guitarist of his generation.' His blues-rock style is similar to that of Stevie Ray Vaughan's. ln an interview in 'Guitarist' magazine (issue 265), Joe Bonamassa cited the three albums that had the biggest influence on his playing: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (the 'Beano Album'), Rory ... |

