Category: Pop Rock

The Church – Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Church - Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Church – Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-SCD6 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

Signing to Arista might have seemed an unusual move to start with, getting produced by L.A. studio types like Waddy Wachtel even more so. But for the Church the rewards were great — if sometimes too clean around the corners in comparison to the song-for-song masterpiece Heyday, Starfish set up the band’s well-deserved breakthrough in the States. Continue reading “The Church – Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Toto – Discography

Toto - Discography

Toto – Discography
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STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS | BOX SET
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Toto defined the slick, smooth sound of Southern California in the late ’70s and early ’80s. This isn’t quite the same thing as saying Toto solely played soft rock, although they contributed their share of adult contemporary standards, both as a band and as session musicians for Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, George Benson, and Michael Jackson. Continue reading “Toto – Discography”

Don Henley – The End Of The Innocence (1989) [1998, MFSL Remastered]

Don Henley - The End Of The Innocence (1989) [1998, MFSL Remastered]

Don Henley – The End Of The Innocence (1989)
[1998, MFSL Remastered]
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Don Henley took some time before completing his highly anticipated third album, The End of the Innocence. Although he manages to duplicate much of the magic of his previous album, Henley has backed off of the synthesizers and expanded his musical palette. He uses background vocals to great effect, whether it’s the tragic ballad “New York Minute” (with vocal group Take 6) or the angry rocker “I Will Not Go Quietly” (with Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses). Continue reading “Don Henley – The End Of The Innocence (1989) [1998, MFSL Remastered]”

Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Not Fragile (1974) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile (1974) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]

Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Not Fragile (1974) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]
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Label: Mercury Records | Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Rock

After gaining some recognition from the success of the band’s previous album, Bachman-Turner Overdrive got around to recording Not Fragile. Not only had one of the three Bachman brothers (Tim, the rhythm guitarist) left the band to BTO’s advantage, but Randy Bachman and C.F. Turner had clearly grown musically. To the album’s benefit, most of the material on Not Fragile are the band’s much-liked rock anthems, ranging from the hyper-distorted title track, through the famous but far more timid song “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.” Continue reading “Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Not Fragile (1974) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]”

Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast (1984) [1997, MFSL Remastered]

Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast (1984) [1997, MFSL Remastered]

Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast (1984) [1997, MFSL Remastered]
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 705 | Genre: Pop Rock

Building the Perfect Beast is the second solo studio album by Don Henley. The album was released on November 19, 1984 on the Geffen Records label. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley’s solo work. Continue reading “Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast (1984) [1997, MFSL Remastered]”

Toto – With A Little Help From My Friends (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Toto - With A Little Help From My Friends (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Toto – With A Little Help From My Friends (2021)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
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With A Little Help From My Friends captures one special night on November 21, 2020 when Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams and David Paich appeared with the new line-up of Toto for a global event originating from Los Angeles, CA. Joining Lukather, Williams and Paich for this next chapter in their indelible history are new band members bassist John Pierce (Huey Lewis and The News), drummer Robert “Sput” Searight (Ghost-Note / Snarky Puppy), and keyboardist / background vocalist Steve Maggiora (Robert Jon & The Wreck). Continue reading “Toto – With A Little Help From My Friends (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Brian May – Back To The Light (1992) [2021, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Brian May - Back To The Light (1992) [2021, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Brian May – Back To The Light (1992) [2021, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
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Label: UMC | Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock

Queen guitarist Brian May’s first complete attempt at a solo album, Back to the Light, focuses on the hard rock sound that Queen often abandoned in the 1980s. While obviously sounding similar to some of the work by his former band, May’s path is far more hard-edged and emotionally punched than the majority of Queen’s work. His vocals are sometimes weak for a singer, but they also add a certain tenderness that most hard rock frontmen seem to lack. Continue reading “Brian May – Back To The Light (1992) [2021, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 787 MB (Hi-Res) + 199 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-035 | Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock
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Cat Stevens tends to be lumped in with the early-’70s singer-songwriter school led by James Taylor and Carole King, but he actually fits in rather neatly with such wistful English contemporaries as Nick Drake, Syd Barrett, and Donovan. Tea for the Tillerman’s “Wild World,” “Into White,” and “Longer Boats” indicate that he may have been a more gifted tunesmith than the lot of them. As with the best of the Brit folk-rockers, Stevens mixed melancholy with whimsy. Yes, he was prone to airy platitudes, but when he harnessed his eccentricities, as he did throughout this 1970 masterwork Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Los Lobos – Native Sons (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Los Lobos - Native Sons (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Los Lobos – Native Sons (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
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Total Size: 333 MB (CD-Quality) + 1.04 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: New West Records | Genre: Pop Rock, Country

Los Lobos named their debut album Just Another Band from East L.A. back in 1978, when they were still primarily playing acoustic music. While the title was meant to be tongue in cheek, their hometown is clearly a major part of who they are and what they do. It’s hard to imagine another city giving them the fertile ground to create their trademark fusion of rock, blues, folk, Latin, R&B, and Tex-Mex that manages to be more than the sum of that remarkable list of parts. Continue reading “Los Lobos – Native Sons (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Al Stewart – Modern Times (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Al Stewart - Modern Times (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Al Stewart – Modern Times (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: Janus Records | US | Cat#: JXS 7012 | Genre: Pop Rock

Surely the title is a bit of an allusion to the Past, Present and Future of its predecessor, but Modern Times also brought Al Stewart into the present, establishing his classic sound of folky narratives and Lennonesque melodies, all wrapped up in a lush, layered production from Alan Parsons. Hearing this production makes it clear that this is what was missing from Past, since it gives epics like the title track a real sense of grandeur that makes their sentiments resonate strongly. Continue reading “Al Stewart – Modern Times (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Jackson Browne - Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
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Label: Inside Recordings | Genre: Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary

Jackson Browne albums don’t come around all that often anymore. During his prolific years in the 1970s and ’80s, he had plenty to say and said it with the sensitivity and poetic candor that is his stock-in-trade. Released in July 2021, Downhill from Everywhere is Browne’s fourth studio album since the turn of the millennium, and it’s a pretty good one. Continue reading “Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Dee Gees / Foo Fighters – Hail Satin (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Dee Gees / Foo Fighters - Hail Satin (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Dee Gees / Foo Fighters – Hail Satin (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
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Total Size: 279 MB (CD-Quality) + 858 MB (Hi-Res)
Label: RCA | Genre: Pop Rock

Hail Satin is an album by American rock band Foo Fighters under the name Dee Gees, released on July 17, 2021, for Record Store Day. The album, to be released exclusively on vinyl, consists of five disco covers on its A-side—four originally by the Bee Gees and one originally by their brother Andy Gibb—and five live versions of songs from the Foo Fighters’ 2021 album Medicine at Midnight on its B-side. Continue reading “Dee Gees / Foo Fighters – Hail Satin (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

John Fogerty – Fogerty’s Factory (2020)

John Fogerty - Fogerty's Factory (2020)

John Fogerty – Fogerty’s Factory (2020)
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Label: BMG | US | Cat#: 538633602 | Genre: Pop Rock

Like many people locked down in quarantine during 2020, John Fogerty decided to embark on a homespun project with his family. In his case, he decided to teach his three youngest children — Shane, Tyler, and Kelsy — how to play a bunch of the songs he wrote over the years. Initially, it started as an online event called Fogerty’s Factory, which then turned into an EP and, later still, a full album of the same name. Continue reading “John Fogerty – Fogerty’s Factory (2020)”

Blondie – Vivir En La Habana (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Blondie - Vivir En La Habana (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Blondie – Vivir En La Habana (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
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Label: BMG | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

During 2019, Blondie was invited to perform in Havana, Cuba as part of a cultural exchange through the Cuban Ministry of Culture. This was a 40-year ambition come especially for songwriter & guitarist Chris Stein, who had longed to visit Cuba for most of his life. Artist and director Rob Roth documented this special moment and career highlight by shooting a short film titled ‘Blondie: Vivir En La Habana’. Released in July 2021 on limited edition pale blue vinyl to accompany the film which will feature throughout 2021 in many prominent film festivals inc. the Tribeca Film Festival. Continue reading “Blondie – Vivir En La Habana (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”