Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow [SHM-CD]
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Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow [SHM-CD]
Posted: January 20, 2019 in .Remastered, .SHM-CD, RainbowTags: -Rock, .SHM-CD, Hard Rock, Rainbow, Remastered
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Def Leppard – Greatest Hits Vault 1980-1995 [SHM-CD]
Posted: January 18, 2009 in .Remastered, .SHM-CD, Def Leppard
Def Leppard – Greatest Hits Vault 1980-1995 [SHM-CD]SHM-CD Release: Jun 25, 2008 (Orig. Year: 1995 | Number: UICY 90901
Label: Universal Music (Orig Label: Mercury) | Genre: Hard Rock
Size: 598 MB | Mono/Stereo: 2 Channel | Japan Remastered
Included: EAC + CUE + Wav + Booklet & Covers
Notes:
Def Leppard set itself apart from the rest of the Eighties hard rock bands by having a unique, loud sound and power ballads that weren’t quite as gushy as the other guys. When you hear a Def Leppard song, you know it. You won’t confuse this group with anybody else. That’s what makes Def Leppard so outstanding. They had a distinctive sound that connected all of their songs, yet none of their songs sounded alike. This perfect formula led to a slew of hits, most coming from “Hysteria.”
Yes, I know “Hysteria” is probably over-represented on this particular disc, but that’s the album that catapulted them into the big leagues. You cannot say that any of the “Hysteria” songs contained herein don’t belong. The rest of the cuts here deserve top honors as well. Personal favorites include “Armageddon It,” “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” and “Foolin.”
If you’re just beginning to listen to hard rock/hair/metal bands of the Eighties and early Nineties, this album is a must have. If you’re like me, a man still caught in his childhood, this disc will bring back great memories.
If you could make a list of the best greatest hits albums of all time, this one would definitely be included in the top ten. It represents a group that perfected its sound and set itself apart from the pack.
Def Leppard set itself apart from the rest of the Eighties hard rock bands by having a unique, loud sound and power ballads that weren’t quite as gushy as the other guys. When you hear a Def Leppard song, you know it. You won’t confuse this group with anybody else. That’s what makes Def Leppard so outstanding. They had a distinctive sound that connected all of their songs, yet none of their songs sounded alike. This perfect formula led to a slew of hits, most coming from “Hysteria.”
Yes, I know “Hysteria” is probably over-represented on this particular disc, but that’s the album that catapulted them into the big leagues. You cannot say that any of the “Hysteria” songs contained herein don’t belong. The rest of the cuts here deserve top honors as well. Personal favorites include “Armageddon It,” “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” and “Foolin.”
If you’re just beginning to listen to hard rock/hair/metal bands of the Eighties and early Nineties, this album is a must have. If you’re like me, a man still caught in his childhood, this disc will bring back great memories.
If you could make a list of the best greatest hits albums of all time, this one would definitely be included in the top ten. It represents a group that perfected its sound and set itself apart from the pack.
TrackListing:
1. Pour Some Sugar on Me – (video edit)
2. Photograph
3. Love Bites
4. Let’s Get Rocked
5. Two Steps Behind – (acoustic version)
6. Animal
7. Foolin’
8. Rocket – (video edit)
9. When Love & Hate Collide – (previously unreleased)
10. Armageddon It
11. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
12. Rock of Ages
13. Hysteria
14. Miss You in a Heartbeat – (acoustic version)
15. Bringin’ on the Heartbreak
Total Time: 01:16:39
Personel:
Rick Allen – drums, background vocals
Joe Elliot – vocals
Rick “Sav” Savage – bass, background vocals
Phil Collen
Vivian Campbell
Steve “Steamin” Clark
Pete Willis – guitar, background vocals
Also: Robert John “Mutt” Lange
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Eagles – Hotel California [SHM-CD]Orig Release: Dec 8, 1976 | Orig Label: WEA International
SHM-CD Release: Dec 10, 2008 [Japan Remastered] | Genre: Rock
Included: EAC + CUE + FLAC + ArtWork (Covers + Booklet)
Mono/Stereo: 2 Channel | Lossless 846 Kbps | Size: 292 MB
Album Notes:
The Eagles took 18 months between their fourth and fifth albums, reportedly spending eight months in the studio recording Hotel California. The album was also their first to be made without Bernie Leadon, who had given the band much of its country flavor, and with rock guitarist Joe Walsh. As a result, the album marks a major leap for the Eagles from their earlier work, as well as a stylistic shift toward mainstream rock. An even more important aspect, however, is the emergence of Don Henley as the band’s dominant voice, both as a singer and a lyricist.
Hotel California was the first Eagles album to feature Joe Walsh. By combining with Don Felder, they created a potent tandem and pushed the band to a harder sound. Like many other residents in the state, the band are not native Californians. Despite that fact, they have become synonymous with Southern California. On this album, they examine all the high and lows of the land of hopes and dreams. The word classic is thrown around a little too often, but the album’s title track is one of only a handful of songs that are worthy of the title. From the opening guitar riff, to the cynical and vivid lyrics to the closing guitar coda, the song is a tour de force. Don Henley sings with a snarl in his voice and Mr. Walsh and Mr. Felder trade guitar licks in a can you top this fashion. The song is a masterpiece, became their third number single, won the 1977 Grammy for Record of the Year and one never tires of hearing it. “New Kid In Town” was the album’s other number single and Glenn Frey sings with a smooth charm. The song perfectly captures that breezy Southern California sound the Eagles made famous. “Life In The Fast Lane” is the infamous rocker that details the hedonistic lifestyle of the late 70’s that the band wholeheartedly embraced. “Wasted Time” is pretty ballad and the orchestral reprise of the song leads into a stinging rocker “Victim Of Love”. Joe Walsh’s Eagle lead vocal debut is the suprisingly sweet “Pretty Maids All In A Row”. Randy Messiness’ swan song with the band is the soaring “Try & Love Again”. The album’s closer, “The Last Resort”, almost matches the title cut in power and brilliance. It tells of the pilgrimage from the east coast out to California and that it has to offer. Hotel California was the band’s peak and one of the best albums of the 70’s.
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Tracklisting:
1. Hotel California
2. New Kid in Town
3. Life in the Fast Lane
4. Wasted Time
5. Wasted Time (Reprise)
6. Victim of Love
7. Pretty Maids All in a Row
8. Try and Love Again
9. The Last Resort
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Metallica – Metallica [SHM-CD]SHM-CD Release: Sep 12, 2008 (Orig. Year: 1991 | Number: UICY 91073
Label: Universal Music (Orig Label: Vertigo) | Genre: Metal Rock
Size: 502 MB | Mono/Stereo: 2 Channel | Japan Remastered
Included: EAC Log + CUE + Wav + Covers
The Album Notes:
Metallica’s fifth studio release was soon flying off the shelves in 1991 when this self titled masterpiece hit the stores. With virtually no radio airplay, this lot was packing arena’s before MTV ever heard of them, and this album introduced Metallica to the World. With James Hetfield’s lyrics and voice now more tuned than a Grand Piano, Kirk Hammett’s guitar work second to none, and Lars Ulrich on this album in I believe proved himself as a world class drummer. Jason Newsted shows his emerging brilliance with some bass pieces. This album features the unforgettable riffs of Enter Sandman, the classic hybrid between Acoustic and Electric with The Unforgiven, Metallica’s first love song in Nothing Else Matters, a single which according to James Hetfield hit the Sushi House Roof in Japan in Wherever I May Roam. The band toured on this for over two years, one of the longest tours in Rock history, matched with Guns N’ Roses epic Use Your Illusion tour and this was Metallica beginning to achieve what they set out to do. Take Over The World!
Metallica’s fifth studio release was soon flying off the shelves in 1991 when this self titled masterpiece hit the stores. With virtually no radio airplay, this lot was packing arena’s before MTV ever heard of them, and this album introduced Metallica to the World. With James Hetfield’s lyrics and voice now more tuned than a Grand Piano, Kirk Hammett’s guitar work second to none, and Lars Ulrich on this album in I believe proved himself as a world class drummer. Jason Newsted shows his emerging brilliance with some bass pieces. This album features the unforgettable riffs of Enter Sandman, the classic hybrid between Acoustic and Electric with The Unforgiven, Metallica’s first love song in Nothing Else Matters, a single which according to James Hetfield hit the Sushi House Roof in Japan in Wherever I May Roam. The band toured on this for over two years, one of the longest tours in Rock history, matched with Guns N’ Roses epic Use Your Illusion tour and this was Metallica beginning to achieve what they set out to do. Take Over The World!
TrackListing:
01. Enter Sandman
02. Sad But True
03. Holier Than Thou
04. The Unforgiven
05. Wherever I May Roam
06. Don’t Tread on Me
07. Through the Never
08. Nothing Else Matters
09. Of Wolf and Man
10. TheGod That Failed
11. My Friend of Misery
12. TheStruggle Within
13. So What (Bonus Track)
Total Time: 01:05:46
01. Enter Sandman
02. Sad But True
03. Holier Than Thou
04. The Unforgiven
05. Wherever I May Roam
06. Don’t Tread on Me
07. Through the Never
08. Nothing Else Matters
09. Of Wolf and Man
10. TheGod That Failed
11. My Friend of Misery
12. TheStruggle Within
13. So What (Bonus Track)
Total Time: 01:05:46
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Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler – The Best Of: Private Investigations [SHM-CD]
Posted: January 2, 2009 in .Remastered, .SHM-CD, Dire Straits
Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler – The Best Of: Private Investigations [SHM-CD]SHM-CD Release: 2008/Orig. Year: 2005 | Number: UICY-90854
Label: Universal/Mercury Records | Genre: rock| Stereo
Included: EAC Log + CUE + Flac + Covers | Size: 516 MB
Album Notes:
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler is a 2005 best of album. Named after their 1982 hit single, it consists of material by Dire Straits, with songs selected from most of the group’s studio albums from 1978 up to the group’s dissolution in 1995 (excluding the 1979 album Communiqué). It also features work from the solo career of the lead guitarist and singer, Mark Knopfler, including some of his soundtrack material.
Since the 1970s Mark Knopfler has been carving out a niche for himself as a distinctive and much-admired songwriter and guitarist, first with his band Dire Straits and later as a solo artist. This 2-disc set collects many of the highlights from both phases of Knopfler’s career. With a deft, fingerpicking style that references bluegrass, jazz, blues, and rock, Knopfler’s guitar playing sounds like no one else’s. And his literate, evocative pop songs and understated, Dylan-esque vocal delivery are by no means run of the mill either. Nestled between his best-known tunes (“Sultans of Swing;” “Money for Nothing”), are gems like the grooving “Skateaway,” the jazzy, minor-key “Your Latest Trick,” and the instrumental “Going Home.” While PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS is not comprehensive in terms of either the Dire Straits catalogue or its leader’s solo output, it is an excellent sampler of Knopfler’s talents.
The only previously unreleased track on the album is “All The Roadrunning”, a duet with country music singer Emmylou Harris. The US version omits “Darling Pretty”, but adds “Skateaway”.
Since the 1970s Mark Knopfler has been carving out a niche for himself as a distinctive and much-admired songwriter and guitarist, first with his band Dire Straits and later as a solo artist. This 2-disc set collects many of the highlights from both phases of Knopfler’s career. With a deft, fingerpicking style that references bluegrass, jazz, blues, and rock, Knopfler’s guitar playing sounds like no one else’s. And his literate, evocative pop songs and understated, Dylan-esque vocal delivery are by no means run of the mill either. Nestled between his best-known tunes (“Sultans of Swing;” “Money for Nothing”), are gems like the grooving “Skateaway,” the jazzy, minor-key “Your Latest Trick,” and the instrumental “Going Home.” While PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS is not comprehensive in terms of either the Dire Straits catalogue or its leader’s solo output, it is an excellent sampler of Knopfler’s talents.
The only previously unreleased track on the album is “All The Roadrunning”, a duet with country music singer Emmylou Harris. The US version omits “Darling Pretty”, but adds “Skateaway”.
This album was released in four different versions:
* A single disc (Grey cover)
* A two-disc compilation (Blue cover)
* A two-disc compilation together with a booklet (Gold cover)
* A two-disc LP with tracks from the single disc CD version
Personnel include: Mark Knopfler; Dire Straits; Emmylou Harris.
Tracks: [Not the same as US released 2 disc set]
01. Sultans Of Swing
02. Love Over Gold
03. Romeo & Juliet
04. Tunnel Of Love
05. Private Investigations
06. Money For Nothing
07. Brothers In Arms
08. Walk Of Life
09. On Every Street
10. Going Home (Theme From The Local Hero)
11. Why Aye Man
12. Boom, Like That
13. What It Is
14. All The Roadrunning – duet with Emmylou Harris
Total Time: 01:17:25
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