Category: Pop Rock

A-Ha – True North (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

A-Ha - True North (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

A-Ha – True North (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.47 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA | Genre: Pop Rock

Since coming together in 1982, Norwegian pop trio a-ha have established a personal and artistic chemistry that can accommodate three strong personalities. There was a long hiatus after 1993’s Memorial Beach and a formal reunion for 2000’s Minor Earth Major Sky, followed by two more studio outings. Continue reading “A-Ha – True North (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Sting & Shaggy – 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Sting & Shaggy - 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Sting & Shaggy – 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 679 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | Genre: Pop Rock, Reggae

Sting spent the entirety of his career studiously avoiding the appearance of having a good time, which is why his 2018 collaboration with reggae star Shaggy seemed so odd: at the age of 66, the rock star decided it was finally time to crack a smile. 44/876 — a collaboration named after the phone codes for their respective home countries — is most certainly a party record, albeit one that cooks at a low simmer as it swings between fleet-footed reggae sunsplash tunes and mellow grooves. Continue reading “Sting & Shaggy – 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Bruce Springsteen – Only The Strong Survive (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Bruce Springsteen - Only The Strong Survive (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Bruce Springsteen – Only The Strong Survive (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.55 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

Only the Strong Survive may be the first time Bruce Springsteen has recorded an album dedicated to soul and R&B, yet those styles have always been present in his music, welling up in the rhythms and outlook of the E Street Band at their most jubilant. Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen – Only The Strong Survive (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Sting – Mercury Falling (1996) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]

Sting - Mercury Falling (1996) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]

Sting – Mercury Falling (1996) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
Total Size: 3.18 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | Genre: Pop Rock

Falling somewhere between the pop sensibilities of Ten Summoner’s Tales and the searching ambition of The Soul Cages, Mercury Falling is one of Sting’s tighter records, even if it fails to compel as much as his previous solo albums. Though he doesn’t flaunt his jazz aspirations as he did in the mid-’80s, Mercury Falling feels more serious than The Dream of the Blue Turtles, primarily because of its reserved, high-class production and execution. Continue reading “Sting – Mercury Falling (1996) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]”

Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]

Sting - ...Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]

Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
Total Size: 3.14 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | Genre: Pop Rock

If Dream of the Blue Turtles was an unabashedly pretentious affair, it looks positively lighthearted in comparison to Sting’s sophomore effort, Nothing Like the Sun, one of the most doggedly serious pop albums ever recorded. This is an album where the only up-tempo track, the only trifle — the cheerfully stiff white-funk “We’ll Be Together” Continue reading “Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]”

Billy Joel – Live at Yankee Stadium (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY – June 1990) [2022] [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Billy Joel - Live at Yankee Stadium (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY - June 1990) [2022] [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Billy Joel – Live at Yankee Stadium (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY – June 1990) [2022]
[Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
2x Disc | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 2.54 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / Legacy | Genre: Pop Rock

Billy Joel’s legendary 1990 concert at Yankee Stadium stands as one of the greatest concert films of all time. Shot in 16mm color film, the original concert has now been meticulously re-mixed and re-edited. The newly edited version includes a never-before-released performance of “Uptown Girl” along with interviews from Billy and behind-the-scenes footage from the event’s production. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Live at Yankee Stadium (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY – June 1990) [2022] [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

John Mellencamp – Scarecrow (1985) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

John Mellencamp – Scarecrow (1985) [Official Digital Release]
[2022, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
2x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.34 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Island Def Jam | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

John Mellencamp’s 5x-platinum 1985 album Scarecrow yielded three Top 10 hits: “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” (#2), “Small Town” (#6), and “Lonely Ol’ Night” (#6). This newly remixed and remastered 2 CD features the original album, plus a full disc of rare and previously unreleased tracks. The bonus material includes 2 unreleased songs, 3 album track rough mixes, 3 demos, 2 B-sides, and an unreleased cover of Otis Day’s “Shama Lama Ding Dong.” Continue reading “John Mellencamp – Scarecrow (1985) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Deluxe Edition, New Mix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

The Cardigans – First Band On The Moon (1996) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Cardigans - First Band On The Moon (1996) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Cardigans – First Band On The Moon (1996) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.58 GB (DSF) + 798 MB (FLAC) + 1.61 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music Hong Kong | Japan | Cat#: 5396310 | Genre: Pop Rock

For listeners who had caught up with the Cardigans on their breakout album, Life, the group’s third album was a confusing pastiche which included several conventional pop songs, but also added tracks with left-field arrangements and some (comparatively) disturbing lyrics. In reality, however, the group had simply returned to the mood and feel of their debut album. Continue reading “The Cardigans – First Band On The Moon (1996) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Lenny Kravitz – Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lenny Kravitz - Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lenny Kravitz – Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.53 GB (DSF) + 1.24 GB (FLAC) + 2.57 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music Hong Kong | Japan | Cat#: 5396092 | Genre: Pop Rock

Lenny Kravitz’s greatest gift is that he’s a master synthesist, pulling together different sounds and styles from eras past to create a sound that isn’t necessarily blazingly original, but fresh due to his craft and sheer mastery of the studio. Since he was an unabashed classicist, his records often suffered the brunt of nasty criticism, but they were often very good, particularly early in his career before he indulged in the mannerisms of guitar-blasting stadium rock. Continue reading “Lenny Kravitz – Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leon Russell – On A Distant Shore (2017) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Leon Russell – On A Distant Shore (2017) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 570MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Palmetto Records | Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock

Recorded prior to his November 2016 death, On a Distant Shore isn’t a strict return to the chintzy, homemade digital productions Leon Russell specialized in prior to his 2010 Elton John-assisted comeback The Union, but it’s a far cry from the warmth of the 2014 solo affair Life Journey. With producer Mark Lambert, Russell favors a clean, crisp sound for On a Distant Shore, one that is in the same ballpark as the endless albums he released in the 2000s. Continue reading “Leon Russell – On A Distant Shore (2017) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Leon Russell – Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Leon Russell - Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Leon Russell – Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 970 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock

Prior to his Elton John-endorsed career resurrection via the 2010 duet album The Union, Leon Russell cranked out self-released oddities to little notice. Once The Union again made Russell a draw, there was little chance that he would revive his MIDI keyboards, and Life Journey indeed stays far, far away from those cramped, tinny settings, preferring to revive the loose-limbed, woolly Tulsan rock & roll that made his reputation. Continue reading “Leon Russell – Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Simple Minds - Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 631 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop Rock

Direction of the Heart (stylized as “DIRECTION > of > the > HEART”) is the nineteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 21 October 2022 by BMG Continue reading “Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”