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Miles Davis – Albums Collection

Miles Davis - Albums Collection

Throughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style, often employing a stemless Harmon mute to make his sound more personal and intimate. But if his approach to his instrument was constant, his approach to jazz was dazzlingly protean. To examine his career is to examine the history of jazz from the mid-’40s to the early ’90s, since he was in the thick of almost every important innovation and stylistic development in the music during that period, and he often led the way in those changes, both with his own performances and recordings and by choosing sidemen and collaborators who forged new directions. Continue reading “Miles Davis – Albums Collection”

Santana – Discography (1969-2014)

Santana - Discography (1969-2014)

Santana is the primary exponent of Latin-tinged rock, particularly due to their combination of Latin percussion (congas, timbales, etc.) with bandleader Carlos Santana’s distinctive, high-pitched lead guitar playing. The group was the last major act to emerge from the psychedelic San Francisco music scene of the 1960s and enjoyed massive success at the end of the decade and into the early ’70s. The musical direction then changed to a more contemplative and jazzy style as the band’s early personnel gradually departed, leaving the name in the hands of Carlos Santana, who guided the group to consistent commercial success over the next quarter-century. Continue reading “Santana – Discography (1969-2014)”

Chris Rea – Discography (1978 – 2011)

Chris Rea - Discography (1978 - 2011)

British singer and guitarist Chris Rea has enjoyed a run of popularity in Europe during the late ’80s and early ’90s after almost a decade of previous recording. Rea started out performing with a local group called Magdalene, taking David Coverdale’s place; the band won a national talent contest in 1975 as the Beautiful Losers, but still failed to get a record contract. Rea left the band and recorded the album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?, which alluded to a discarded stage name, which went gold on the strength of the U.S. Top 20 hit “Fool (If You Think It’s Over).” Continue reading “Chris Rea – Discography (1978 – 2011)”

Vanilla Fudge – Discography (1967 – 2015)

Vanilla Fudge - Discography (1967 - 2015)

Vanilla Fudge was one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal. While the band did record original material, they were best-known for their loud, heavy, slowed-down arrangements of contemporary pop songs, blowing them up to epic proportions and bathing them in a trippy, distorted haze. Originally, Vanilla Fudge was a blue-eyed soul cover band called the Electric Pigeons, who formed in Long Island, New York, in 1965. Continue reading “Vanilla Fudge – Discography (1967 – 2015)”

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton – The Road To Escondido (2006)

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - The Road To Escondido (2006)

The Road to Escondido is an album by J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton. It was released on 7 November 2006. Contained on this album are the final recordings of Billy Preston, to whom the album is dedicated. Continue reading “J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton – The Road To Escondido (2006)”

Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale (2014)

Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale (2014)

In a sense, nearly every album Eric Clapton recorded after 1970 has been a tribute to J.J. Cale. On that first solo album, Clapton cut a cover of Cale’s “After Midnight” and while he was under the spell of Delaney Bramlett for that album, soon enough Slowhand began drifting toward the laconic shuffle that was Cale’s stock in trade. Clapton never hesitated to credit Cale, dropping his name in interviews, turning “Cocaine” into a modern standard, even going so far as to record an entire duet album with the Oklahoma troubadour called The Road to Escondido in 2006. Continue reading “Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale (2014)”

Foghat – Live At The Belly Up (2017) {WEB}

Foghat - Live At The Belly Up (2017) {WEB}

Foghat – Live At The Belly Up (2017) {WEB}
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Total Size: 440 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Belly Up Live | Genre: Blues Rock, Hard Rock

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Blackmore’s Night – Discography

Blackmore's Night - Discography

Blackmore’s Night – Discography
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Legendary Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (b. April 14, 1945, Weston-super-Mare, England) shifted his musical focus away from hard rock in the late ’90s and started concentrating on his love of Renaissance-era music. He formed Blackmore’s Night with his fiancée, vocalist/lyricist Candice Night (b. May 8, 1971, Hauppauge, Long Island, New York), and recruited other musicians from around the world to combine elements of world music, Renaissance, new age, folk, and rock & roll. Blackmore didn’t exactly retire his Fender Stratocaster, but he plays acoustic guitar almost exclusively in Blackmore’s Night. Continue reading “Blackmore’s Night – Discography”

Bob Seger – Discography (1969-2006)

Bob Seger - Discography (1969-2006)

Originally a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers the Rationals and Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger developed into one of the most popular heartland rockers over the course of the ’70s. Combining the driving charge of Ryder’s Detroit Wheels with Stonesy garage rock and devotion to hard-edged soul and R&B, he crafted a distinctively American sound. While he never attained the critical respect of his contemporary Bruce Springsteen, Seger did develop a dedicated following through constant touring with his Silver Bullet Band. Continue reading “Bob Seger – Discography (1969-2006)”

Black Sabbath – Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}

Black Sabbath - Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}

Black Sabbath – Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}
EAC Rip | 4xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 1.08 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros. | USA | Cat#: R2 556692 | Genre: Heavy Metal

Includes: The original album remastered, rare 1974 quadraphonic mix in stereo on CD for the first time, previously unreleased ‘Live in Montreux 1970’ & rare ‘Live In Brussels 1970’. Continue reading “Black Sabbath – Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}”

Steve Miller Band – The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Band (1991)

Steve Miller Band - The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Band (1991)

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Count Basie – Albums Collection

Count Basie - Albums Collection

Count Basie was among the most important bandleaders of the swing era. With the exception of a brief period in the early ’50s, he led a big band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later, and the band continued to perform after he died. Basie’s orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, lively ensemble work, and generous soloing. Continue reading “Count Basie – Albums Collection”

Uriah Heep – Discography (1970 – 2015)

Uriah Heep - Discography (1970 - 2015)

Uriah Heep’s by-the-books progressive heavy metal made the British band one of the most popular hard rock groups of the early ’70s. Formed by vocalist David Byron and guitarist Mick Box in the late ’60s, the group went through an astonishing number of members over the next two decades — nearly 30 different musicians passed through the band over the years. Continue reading “Uriah Heep – Discography (1970 – 2015)”

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand (2007)

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (2007)

Raising Sand is a Grammy-award winning collaboration album by rock singer Robert Plant and bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss. It was released on October 23, 2007 by Rounder Records. Raising Sand won Album of the Year at the 2008 Americana Music Honors & Awards and at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Continue reading “Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand (2007)”

Joe Bonamassa – Discography (2000 – 2016)

Joe Bonamassa - Discography (2000 - 2016)

Guitar mastermind Joe Bonamassa, a young player with the childhood dream of playing music similar to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix, was 22 when he inked a deal with Epic. Hailing from Utica, New York, Bonamassa could play the blues before he could drive a car. He first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan at age four and was instantly taken by Vaughan’s high-powered playing. At age eight, he opened for B.B. King, and at age 12, he was playing regularly around upstate New York. It was soon thereafter that Bonamassa hooked up with the band Bloodline Continue reading “Joe Bonamassa – Discography (2000 – 2016)”