Category: Pop Rock

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce - Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1134 | Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock

This latest compilation of Jim’s music is both interesting and valid in that it combines songs that appeared on his three hit albums with earlier compositions that were works in progress of a singer/songwriter finding his voice and an artist searching for directon. Continue reading “Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 219 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1047 | Genre: Pop Rock

On The Pretender, Jackson Browne took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn’t seem to make him feel any better. Employing a real producer, Jon Landau, for the first time, Browne made what sounded like a real contemporary rock record, but this made his songs less effective; the ersatz Mexican arrangement of “Linda Paloma” and the bouncy second half of “Daddy’s Tune,” with its horn charts and guitar solo, undercut the lyrics. Continue reading “Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}
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Total Size: 288 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 767 | Genre: Pop Rock

Marc Cohn is one of the finest debut albums of the 1990s, and it brought adult piano pop back to the radio. Every song is well-crafted, and Cohn’s singalong choruses, introspective lyrics, and vocal stylings reveal his ’60s soul and ’70s singer/songwriter influences. His voice is rich, but has a roughness that adds emotion when stretching to the upper end of his range while remaining subtle at the lower end. Continue reading “Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}”

Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}

Sting - 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}

Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}
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Total Size: 329 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | EU | Cat#: 00602557174502 | Genre: Pop Rock

Sting seemed to tire of pop songs sometime early in the 21st century, wandering away from the format after 2003’s well-mannered Sacred Love. Over the next 13 years, he entertained his esoteric interests — he collaborated on a classical album, he rearranged his old tunes for an orchestra, he reunited the Police, he wrote a musical — before he returned to pop/rock with 2016’s 57th & 9th. Continue reading “Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}”

Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}

Simon & Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}

Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}
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Total Size: 401 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: CBS/Sony | Japan | Cat#: 32DP 383 | Genre: Pop Rock, Folk Rock

Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits is the first compilation album from Simon & Garfunkel, released on June 14, 1972, two years after the duo had split. Continue reading “Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}”

The Bangles – Greatest Hits (1990)

The Bangles - Greatest Hits (1990)

The Bangles – Greatest Hits (1990)
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Total Size: 335 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | EU | Cat#: 466769 2 | Genre: Pop Rock

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by The Bangles. It was released by their record company, Columbia Records on May 8, 1990 to fulfil the band’s contractual requirements. By the time of the release of the album, the group had already broken up. The album peaked at #97 in the Billboard Album chart, and at #4 in the UK. Continue reading “The Bangles – Greatest Hits (1990)”

Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974-2001) (2002)

Robert Palmer - Best Of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974-2001) (2002)

Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974-2001) (2002)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.11 GB (CDs) + 66.2 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Hip-O, Island | ESA | Cat#: 314 586 688-2 | Genre: Pop Rock

There are usually thought to be two phases to Robert Palmer’s career: an earlier one running from 1974 to 1983, when he explored New Orleans second-line funk and reggae, backed by members of Little Feat and the Meters and turned out a series of critically acclaimed, modestly successful recordings, and a later one, from 1985 on, when he rode his good looks, some high-fashion videos, Continue reading “Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974-2001) (2002)”

John Mellencamp – The Best That I Could Do: 1978-1988 (1997)

John Mellencamp - The Best That I Could Do: 1978-1988 (1997)

John Mellencamp – The Best That I Could Do: 1978-1988 (1997)
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Total Size: 434 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury | USA | Cat#: P2-36738 | Genre: Pop Rock

The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, released by Mercury Records in 1997 (see 1997 in music). It compiles Mellencamp’s most popular material recorded during his first decade with Riva and Mercury Records, beginning with 1978’s A Biography Continue reading “John Mellencamp – The Best That I Could Do: 1978-1988 (1997)”

10cc – I’m Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)

10cc - I'm Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)

10cc – I’m Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)
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Total Size: 952 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Spectrum Music | EU | Cat#: SPECXX2085 | Genre: Pop Rock

Two CD collection from the eclectic British band originally formed by Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Features 36 tracks including the hits ‘I’m Not in Love’, ‘Dreadlock Holiday’, ‘The Things We Do for Love’, ‘Don’t Hang Up’ and more. Continue reading “10cc – I’m Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)”

Julian Lennon – The Secret Value Of Daydreaming (1986)

Julian Lennon - The Secret Value Of Daydreaming (1986)

Julian Lennon – The Secret Value Of Daydreaming (1986)
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Total Size: 251 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Atlantic | USA | Cat#: 7 81640-2 | Genre: Pop Rock

On The Secret Value of Daydreaming, the follow-up to his successful debut, Julian Lennon emphasizes his mainstream pop leanings by adding a tighter, more polished production which brings out the best in his songs. Continue reading “Julian Lennon – The Secret Value Of Daydreaming (1986)”

Warren Zevon – I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: An Anthology (1996)

Warren Zevon - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: An Anthology (1996)

Warren Zevon – I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: An Anthology (1996)
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Total Size: 974 MB (CDs) + 40.1 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | USA | Cat#: R2 73510 | Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (An Anthology) covers the bulk of Warren Zevon’s career, conveniently skipping over his long-forgotten first album and concentrating heavily on his Asylum records, as well as his albums for Virgin and Giant. Continue reading “Warren Zevon – I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: An Anthology (1996)”

Marianne Faithfull – Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology (1998)

Marianne Faithfull - Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology (1998)

Marianne Faithfull – Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology (1998)
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Total Size: 951 MB (CDs) + 41.2 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Island Records | UK | Cat#: 524 579-2 | Genre: Pop Rock

Because more than half of the 35 songs on this two-disc retrospective of Marianne Faithfull’s 1979-95 output come from her three great albums — Broken English, Dangerous Acquaintances, and Strange Weather — or are previously unreleased outtakes or B-sides from them, A Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology makes a fine primer to Faithfull’s often challenging, always mesmerizing (or would that be always challenging, often mesmerizing?) music. “Ballad of the Soldier’s Wife,” her solid contribution to 1985’s Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill, is also included, giving Faithfull’s hauntingly tragic voice the resonance and attention it demands. Continue reading “Marianne Faithfull – Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology (1998)”

Little River Band – Greatest Hits (2000)

Little River Band - Greatest Hits (2000)

Little River Band – Greatest Hits (2000)
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Total Size: 563 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol | EU | Cat#: 7243 5 21911 2 3 | Genre: Pop Rock

With 11 hit songs breaking the Top 40, Australia’s Little River Band was one of the most successful groups to emerge from down under. With the perfect sound via Glenn Shorrock’s relaxed voice alongside the smooth flow of the guitar and keyboard work, LRB’s polished style was draped all over radio throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s. Continue reading “Little River Band – Greatest Hits (2000)”