Category: Pop Rock

The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders - Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 225 MB (CD-Quality) + 378 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop Rock

Chrissie Hynde approximated the classic early Pretenders sound on the Dan Auerbach-produced Alone, a 2016 album where she was the only Pretender on record. Hate for Sale flips this situation on its head. Hiring Stephen Street as producer — he last worked with the group on 1999’s Viva el Amor — Hynde brought the touring Pretenders lineup into the studio, a configuration that includes founding drummer Martin Chambers, who hasn’t played on an album by the band since 2002’s Loose Screw. Continue reading “The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.11 GB (CD-Quality) + 3.99 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MPL Communications Ltd. | Genre: Pop Rock

Flaming Pie is the 13th release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, personally supervised by McCartney and remastered at Abbey Road Studios. Originally released in 1997, the critically acclaimed & universally beloved solo album was produced by Paul, Jeff Lynne, and George Martin, featuring a supporting cast of family and friends including Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, Linda McCartney, and son James. Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}”

Elton John – Discography (1969-2019)

Elton John - Discography (1969-2019)

Elton John – Discography (1969-2019)
EAC Rip | 195xCD + 1xDVD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 89.3 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SETS
Label: Various | Genre: Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Update: Several Albums Added

Elton John was the biggest pop star of the ’70s, grabbing headlines and generating hits throughout the world. As it turned out, this was merely the first act in a remarkable career that kept him at the top of the charts for decades. He charted a Top 40 hit single every year between 1970 and 1996, a sign that he knew how to both change with the times, and mold the times to fit him. Initially marketed as a singer/songwriter, John soon revealed he could also craft Beatles-like pop and pound out rockers with equal aplomb. Continue reading “Elton John – Discography (1969-2019)”

Harry Nilsson – Albums Collection

Harry Nilsson - Albums Collection

Harry Nilsson – Albums Collection
EAC Rip | 42xCD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 14.1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SET
Label: Various | Genre: Pop Rock

Although he synthesized disparate elements of both rock and pop traditions, singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson was at heart a maverick whose allegiance belonged to neither. He’s best-known for his versions of other people’s songs (Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin’,” Badfinger’s “Without You,” an entire album of Randy Newman songs), but he was a skilled composer and is recognized as a pop craftsman of the first order. Continue reading “Harry Nilsson – Albums Collection”

Elton John – Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elton John - Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elton John – Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.64 GB (ISO) + 727 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9071 | Genre: Pop Rock

Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin’s songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John’s music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin’s frequently nebulous lyrics. Continue reading “Elton John – Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Paul Weller – On Sunset (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Paul Weller - On Sunset (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Paul Weller – On Sunset (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 428 MB (CD-Quality) + 784 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor Records | Genre: Pop Rock/span>

On Sunset finds Paul Weller returning to Polydor Records, the label both the Jam and Style Council called home back in the 1980s. Polydor and Weller parted ways after he delivered Modernism: A New Decade in 1989, an excursion into house music that the label deemed too uncommercial at the time. Continue reading “Paul Weller – On Sunset (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}”

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 704 MB (ISO) + 753 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | EU | Cat#: 7243 591455 2 5 | Genre: Pop Rock

Compare Spirit of Eden with any other previous release in the Talk Talk catalog, and it’s almost impossible to believe it’s the work of the same band — exchanging electronics for live, organic sounds and rejecting structure in favor of mood and atmosphere, the album is an unprecedented breakthrough, a musical and emotional catharsis of immense power. Continue reading “Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 920 MB (ISO) + 957 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | EU | Cat#: 7243 591452 2 8 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

With It’s My Life, Talk Talk proved that they could pull off an entire album of strong material. With The Colour of Spring, they took it one step further, moving to a near-concept song cycle, following the emotional ups and downs of relationships and pondering life in general. Continue reading “Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Bob Dylan – Rough And Rowdy Ways (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Bob Dylan - Rough And Rowdy Ways (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Bob Dylan – Rough And Rowdy Ways (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.37 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | Genre: Pop Rock

Bob Dylan released the dark, unruly Time Out of Mind in 1997 following two albums of folk and blues covers. It was his first original material in a decade and summed up his 20th century. Rough and Rowdy Ways is his first new material since 2012’s Tempest and arrives during a global pandemic and the righteous struggle for racial and economic justice. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Rough And Rowdy Ways (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver (1975) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975)
[2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 260 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 132 | Genre: Pop Rock, Progressive Rock

No one expected the success of Dream Weaver when it was released, but it sailed to the top of the charts, and with good reason. Backed with only drums and a wide assortment of keyboards, Gary Wright crafted instantly recognizable tunes such as the title cut and “Love Is Alive,” which caught on and remain staples of classic rock stations around the U.S. All very revolutionary and new at the time, Dream Weaver hasn’t lost any of its magic over time. Continue reading “Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]”

Chicago – Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago - Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago – Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.65 GB (ISO) + 3.08 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.09 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | Japan | Cat#: WPCR-14168 | Genre: Pop Rock

With four gold multi-disc LPs and twice as many hit singles to its credit, Chicago issued its fifth effort, the first to clock in at under an hour. What they lack in quantity, they more than make up for in the wide range of quality of material. The disc erupts with the progressive free-form “A Hit by Varese” — which seems to have been inspired as much by Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Tarkus (1971) or Yes circa Close to the Edge (1972) as by the Parisian composer for whom it is named. Fully 80 percent of the material on Chicago V (1972) is also a spotlight for the prolific songwriting of Robert Lamm (keyboards/vocals). Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”