Benny Andersson (ABBA) - Piano (2017)

Year: 29 September 2017 (CD 2017)
Label: Mono Music (Sweden), 479 8143
Style: Classical, Instrumental, Piano Music
Country: Stockholm, Sweden (16 December 1946)
Time: 76:48
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 253 Mb

Provided it’s played by a virtuoso, the Piano is one of the most beautiful acoustic instruments to ever grace humanity. As far as virtuosos go, it’s fair to say that Benny Andersson fits that description for his musical prowess is legendary.
While Andersson is clearly the focus here, Piano delivers a collection of songs that were not only written by Andersson but penned in collaboration with other exceptional tunesmiths. From ABBA to Benny Anderssons Orkester to Chess, Piano is a life’s work, reworked for the piano, and it is nothing short of spectacular.
More often than not, however, music is appreciated in the background to numerous other aspects of our lives, but if you have the opportunity to sit and listen, this album will not only captivate you but will likely bring you to tears.
(full version: subjectivesounds.com/musicblog/benny-andersson-piano-album-review)

01. I Let The Music Speak (03:33)
02. You And I (06:43)
03. Aldrig (04:04)
04. Thank You For The Music (03:43)
05. Stockholm By Night (03:15)
06. Chess (03:57)
07. The Day Before You Came (04:36)
08. Someone Else's Story (03:48)
09. Midnattsdans (03:24)
10. Malarskolan (02:12)
11. I Wonder (Departure) (03:43)
12. Embassy Lament (01:27)
13. Anthem (03:19)
14. My Love, My Life (03:46)
15. Mountain Duet (04:33)
16. Flickornas Rum (02:13)
17. Efter Regnet (02:37)
18. Trostevisa (03:33)
19. En Skrift I Snon (05:14)
20. Happy New Year (03:14)
21. I Gott Bevar (03:45)

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Miller Anderson - Bright City (1971)

Year: 1971 (CD 2004)
Label: Walhalla Records (Europe), WH 90321
Style: Rock, Folk Rock
Country: Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland (12 April 1945)
Time: 36:07
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 224 Mb

Miller Anderson (born 12 April 1945) is a UK-based blues and rock guitarist and singer. He worked extensively with Ian Hunter in the formative years of the 1960s, before either of them achieved significant success. They worked in bands such as the Scenery and At Last The 1958 Rock 'n' Roll Show (later called Charlie Woolfe), and Anderson is referenced in the title track of Hunter's 1976 album All American Alien Boy ("well I remember all the good times me and Miller enjoyed, up and down the M1 in some luminous yo-yo toy"). Anderson would later guest on two Hunter solo albums. Apart from pursuing his solo career, he was a member of the Keef Hartley Band. Other groups Anderson has been associated with are the Spencer Davis Group, Broken Glass, the Dukes, Mountain, Savoy Brown, T.Rex and Chicken Shack. In early 2006, he joined the British Blues Quintet with Maggie Bell, Zoot Money, Colin Hodgkinson and Colin Allen. In the spring of 2016, Anderson returned to the studio and in July 2016 released a new album, Through the Mill.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Anderson_(musician))

01. Alice Mercy (To Whom It May Concern) (06:47)
02. The Age Of Progress (03:29)
03. Nothing In this World (04:17)
04. Bright City (03:07)
05. Grey Broken Morning (04:28)
06. High Tide, High Water (07:55)
07. Shadows 'Cross My Wall (06:02)

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Suzi Quatro - The Suzi Quatro Story - Golden 20 Hits [Japanese Ed.] (1975)

Year: 1975 (CD Apr 24, 1988)
Label: Tochiba-EMI (Japan), CP28-1030
Style: Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Rock
Country: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (June 3, 1950)
Time: 71:05
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 509 Mb

Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of singles that found success in Europe and Australia, with both "Can the Can" (1973) and "Devil Gate Drive" (1974) reaching number one in several countries.
Quatro was born and raised in Detroit. Her father, Art, was a semiprofessional musician and worked at General Motors. Her paternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant to the U.S. and her mother, Helen, was Hungarian and she died in 1992. Her family name of "Quattrocchi" ("four eyes", meaning "bespectacled") was shortened to Quatro. Quatro's family was living in Detroit when she was born. She has three sisters, a brother (Michael Quatro), and one older half-sister. Her parents fostered several other children while she was growing up. Quatro grew up to be an "extrovert but solitary," according to Philip Norman of The Sunday Times, and she only became close to her mother after leaving the US for Britain.
(full version: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzi_Quatro)

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
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01. Rolling Stone (02:47)
02. Can The Can (03:34)
03. Glycerine Queen (03:47)
04. 48 Crash (03:56)
05. Daytona Demon (04:01)
06. Devil Gate Drive (03:49)
07. Too Big (03:11)
08. The Wild One (02:52)
09. Your Mamma Wont't Like Me (03:58)
10. Michael (03:41)
11. I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew (03:22)
12. I May Be Too Young (02:59)
13. Tear Me Apart (02:54)
14. Make Me Smile (03:45)
15. Half As Much As Me (04:16)
16. Roxy Roller (03:08)
17. If You Can't Give Me Love (03:55)
18. The Race Is On (04:00)
19. Stumblin' In (04:00)
20. I've Never Been In Love (03:02)

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Kansas - Leftoverture [Japanese Ed. Blu-Spec CD] (1976)

Year: October 21, 1976 (CD Aug 24, 2011)
Label: Epic Records (Japan), EICP 20074
Style: Progressive Rock, Soft Rock
Country: Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Time: 58:50
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 433 Mb

Steve Walsh began to experience writer's block prior to the recording, and his contribution to the album would ultimately be limited to co-authoring three songs; it fell on Kerry Livgren to fill the void. The new compositions retained much of the classically inspired complexity of Livgren's previous work. As with their previous album, Masque, Kansas recorded Leftoverture at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana. The Studio in the Country was so named because, as Livgren described on In the Studio with Redbeard radio show in the episode spotlighting Leftoverture, "it was in the middle of a swamp. We'd walk out of the studio and there would be gators in front of the studio, mosquitos the size of B-52s and at times armadillos would run into the control room."
Leftoverture opens with the song "Carry On Wayward Son", which Livgren wrote as a sequel to "The Pinnacle", the final song from the previous album Masque (1975). The album's title, Leftoverture, is a portmanteau of leftover and overture.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leftoverture)

01. Carry On Wayward Son (05:25)
02. The Wall (04:51)
03. What's On My Mind (03:28)
04. Miracles Out Of Nowhere (06:29)
05. Opus Insert (04:28)
06. Questions Of My Childhood (03:40)
07. Cheyenne Anthem (06:55)
08. Magnus Opus (08:35)
09. Carry On Wayward Son (Live) (04:44)
10. Cheyenne Anthem (Live) (06:43)
11. Carry On Wayward Son (Single Version) (03:26)

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Keith Moon (The Who) - Two Sides Of The Moon [8 bonus tracks] (1975)

Year: March 1975 (CD 1997)
Label: BMG Music (US), 60038-2
Style: Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Wembley, Middlesex, England (23 August 1946 - 7 September 1978)
Time: 51:01
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 325 Mb

Two Sides of the Moon is the only solo studio album by the English rock musician Keith Moon, drummer for the Who. It peaked at No. 155 on the Billboard 200. The album title was credited to Ringo Starr. Rather than using the album as a chance to showcase his drumming skill, Moon sang lead vocals on all tracks, and played drums only on three of the tracks ("Crazy Like a Fox", "The Kids Are Alright" and "Move Over Ms. L"), although he played percussion on "Don't Worry Baby". The album features contributions from Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, Klaus Voormann, John Sebastian, Flo & Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles), Spencer Davis, Dick Dale, Suzi Quatro's sister Patti Quatro, Patti's bandmates from Fanny Jean Millington, Cam Davis, and Nickey Barclay, and future actor Miguel Ferrer.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Sides_of_the_Moon)

01. Crazy Like A Fox (02:09)
02. Solid Gold (02:48)
03. Don't Worry Baby (03:32)
04. One Night Stand (03:37)
05. The Kids Are Alright (03:04)
06. Move Over Ms. L (03:11)
07. Teenage Idol (02:20)
08. Back Door Sally (02:34)
09. In My Life (02:44)
10. Together (03:03)
11. Radio Spot (with Ringo Starr) (01:03)
12. I Don't Suppose (04:13)
13. Naked Man (03:21)
14. Do Me Good (02:49)
15. Real Emotion (02:59)
16. Don't Worry Baby (03:12)
17. Teenage Idol (02:15)
18. Together Rap (with Ringo Starr) (02:00)

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4 Non Blondes - Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992)

Year: October 13, 1992 (CD Oct 13, 1992)
Label: Interscope Records (Germany), 7567-92112-2
Style: Alternative Rock
Country: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Time: 41:06
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 299 Mb

Charts: US #13, AUS #4, AUT #1, GER #1, NLD #1, NZ #1, NOR #10, SWE #1, SWI #1, UK #4, Portugal #1б Hungary #1. AUS, SWE, FRA & NLD: Gold; GER: 3x Gold; US, CAN & Spain: Platinum; AUT: 2x Platinum.
The year was 1992; here a band was completing what would become an international success, the first and last work of the 4 Non Blondes. The world was changing at that time; Music was progressively changing. And so, while the great Kurt Cobain was climbing the charts around the world with Smells Like Teen Spirit, a small group of young friends was just debuting in their career, probably unaware of unleashing a quick dart of innovation, a great shake to the international musical scene.
It's an incredible album, almost perfect, that should be listened to in its entirety and immediately, without the external world distracting you from that Masterpiece; it's a shout, this album, and let it shout in peace, you won't regret it. It's also a very varied album, talking about genres: the predominant one is undoubtedly Rock, but you certainly can't say that "Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" is just rock; there's also a strong trace of blues, especially in the first two tracks, like dance, in the latter part... It's a very sweet conjunction (we could also say a very tasty medley!) of genres that, for every song, for every melody and for every note, perfectly and masterfully build the body of the work; the solid voice of Linda Perry leads unchallenged to talk about various subjects: sex, drugs, anger, regret, despair... but beware, don't be too influenced by the words: it's a shout, remember! And you have to take it as such.
(full version: en.debaser.it/4-non-blondes/bigger-better-faster-more/review)

01. Train (03:43)
02. Superfly (04:37)
03. What's Up (04:55)
04. Pleasantly Blue (02:28)
05. Morphine & Chocolate (04:43)
06. Spaceman (03:40)
07. Old Mr. Heffer (02:16)
08. Calling All The People (03:17)
09. Dear Mr. President (04:43)
10. Drifting (03:31)
11. No Place Like Home (03:08)

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Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter And (1970)

Year: September 1970 (CD ????)
Label: Columbia Records (Austria), COL 472769-2
Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Beaumont, Texas, U.S. (February 23, 1944 - July 16, 2014)
Time: 41:42
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 254 Mb

 Johnny Winter And... Rick Derringer (vocals, guitar), Randy Jo Hobbs (vocals, bass), Randy Zehringer (drums).

After two late-'60s albums on Columbia, Johnny Winter hit his stride in 1970 working with Rick Derringer and the McCoys, now recruited as his sidemen and collaborators (and proving with just about every note here how far they'd gotten past "Hang on Sloopy"). In place of the bluesy focus on his first two albums, Winter extended himself into more of a rock-oriented mode here, in both his singing and his selection of material. This was hard rock with a blues edge, and had a certain commercial smoothness lacking in his earlier work. Derringer's presence on guitar and as a songwriter saw to it that Winter's blues virtuosity was balanced by perfectly placed guitar hooks, and the two guitarists complemented each other perfectly throughout as well. There wasn't a weak moment anywhere on the record, and if Johnny Winter And wasn't a huge commercial success, it was mostly because of the huge amount of competition at the time from other, equally inspired players, that kept numbers like the Winter originals "Prodigal Son" and "Guess I'll Go Away" as well as Derringer co-authored pieces such as "Look Up" from having the impact they should have had on FM radio.
(allmusic.com/album/johnny-winter-and-mw0000312588)

01. Guess I'll Go Away (03:28)
02. Ain't That A Kindness (03:29)
03. No Time To Live (04:36)
04. Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (03:31)
05. Am I Here? (03:24)
06. Look Up (03:34)
07. Prodigal Son (04:18)
08. On The Limb (03:36)
09. Let The Music Play (03:15)
10. Nothing Left (03:30)
11. Funky Music (04:55)

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Kraftwerk - Autobahn [Japanese Ed.] (1974)

Year: November 1974 (CD May 27, 1998)
Label: Tochiba-EMI (Japan), TOCP-50578
Style: Electronic Pop, Experimental, Synth-Pop
Country: Dusseldorf, West Germany
Time: 42:46
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 217 Mb

The album marked several personnel changes in the band, which was initially a duo consisting of Florian Schneider and Ralf Hutter; later, the group added Klaus Roder on guitar and flute, and Wolfgang Flur on percussion. The album also completed the group's transition from the experimental krautrock style of their earlier work to an electronic pop sound consisting mostly of synthesizers and drum machines. Recording started at the group's own Kling Klang facility, but was predominantly made at Conny Plank's studio. Autobahn also includes lyrics and a new look for the group that was suggested by Emil Schult, an associate of Schneider and Hutter.
Most of the album is taken up by the 22-minute "Autobahn", featuring lyrics by Schneider, Hutter, and Schult. The song was inspired by the group's joy of driving on Germany's autobahns, and recorded music that reflected a trip emulating the sounds of a vehicle. The album's release in West Germany saw little press attention. "Autobahn" was released as a single and received airplay at a Chicago radio station, leading it to spread across the United States. In 1975, the song became an international hit and Kraftwerk's first release of their music in the US. "Autobahn"'s success led to the band touring the United States with new member Karl Bartos, who replaced Roder, followed by a tour of the United Kingdom.
Initial reception to Autobahn was mixed; receiving negative reviews, from Rolling Stone and Village Voice, who felt the music was inferior to earlier music from Wendy Carlos and Mike Oldfield, and positive reviews that praised the title track as hypnotic and arresting for its imagery of driving on the autobahn. Critics from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Newsday included the album in their "Honorable Mentions" sections of their year-end lists. Retrospectively, the album has been unanimously praised; Simon Witter wrote in NME the album is of "enormous historical significance" and Simon Reynolds said the album is where Kraftwerk's music really starts to matter. Musicians of the 1970s and 1980s, including David Bowie, cited the album as a major influence.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobahn_(album))

01. Autobahn (22:44)
02. Kometenmelodie 1 (06:25)
03. Kometenmelodie 2 (05:48)
04. Mitternacht (03:44)
05. Morgenspaziergang (04:03)

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Ringo Starr (The Beatles) - Goodnight Vienna [3 bonus tracks] (1974)

Year: 15 November 1974 (CD 1993)
Label: Capitol Records (US), CDP 0777 7 80378 2 8
Style: Soft Rock, Rock
Country: Liverpool, England (7 July 1940)
Time: 45:11
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 272 Mb

While all three other former Beatles had contributed to Ringo (1973), only John Lennon contributed to Goodnight Vienna. On 17 June 1974, Starr called Lennon, who was about to record his Walls and Bridges album, and asked him to write a song he could include on his next album. Lennon wrote what became the title track, "Goodnight Vienna". A demo of "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" was recorded by Lennon on 28 June, with the session musicians from Walls & Bridges and sent to Starr in advance of the sessions. Besides writing and playing piano on the title track, Lennon suggested Starr cover The Platters' hit "Only You (And You Alone)" playing acoustic guitar and providing a guide vocal for Starr to follow. Starr's versions of both "Only You (And You Alone)" and "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna" were recorded at a session produced by Lennon. Elton John also contributed a track, "Snookeroo", co-written with Bernie Taupin. Harry Nilsson gave Starr the track "Easy for Me", which he later recorded his own version of for his Duit on Mon Dei album.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnight_Vienna)

01. Goodnight Vienna (02:34)
02. Occapella (02:56)
03. Oo-Wee (03:46)
04. Husbands And Wives (03:36)
05. Snookeroo (03:29)
06. All By Myself (03:24)
07. Call Me (04:08)
08. No No Song (02:34)
09. Only You (And You Alone) (03:27)
10. Easy For Me (02:21)
11. Goodnight Vienna (reprise) (01:21)
12. Back Off Boogaloo (bonus track) (03:22)
13. Blindman (bonus track) (02:44)
14. Six O'Clock (Extended Version) (05:23)

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Jon Lord (Deep Purple) - Gemini Suite (1971)

Year: October 1971 (CD 1987)
Label: Line Records (Germany), LICD 9.00122 O
Style: Modern Classical, Progressive Rock
Country: Leicester, England (9 June 1941 - 16 July 2012)
Time: 47:24
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 208 Mb

After the 1969 classical / rock fusion Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Jon Lord was commissioned to write a follow-up. This was Gemini Suite, five long movements inspired by the members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with The Light Music Society Orchestra (the album of the concert was issued in 1993 as Gemini Suite Live). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold and soloists drawn from the rock world. Gemini Suite was an important step for Lord and led to albums such as Windows (1974) and Sarabande (1976).
The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with different cover artwork. The 1973 US reissue featured a third version of the cover artwork. In 1983 the album was re-released on LP in Germany and four years later also for the first time on CD.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Suite)

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01. Guitar (09:00)
02. Piano (08:07)
03. Drums (07:22)
04. Vocals (05:51)
05. Bass-Guitar (05:04)
06. Organ (12:00)

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Saxon - Denim And Leather (1981)

Year: 25 September 1981 (CD Oct 1987)
Label: Fame Records (UK), CD-FA 3175
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Country: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Time: 38:01
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 278 Mb

Produced by Nigel Thomas, Denim and Leather is less abrasive than the previous albums but still sonic meat and potatoes. It’s topped and tailed with two of the greatest songs Saxon would ever produce. Continuing their penchant for offbeat lyrical subjects and songs about forms of transport, opening track Princess of the Night tells the tale of a steam train delivering mail through ice and snow. (You’ll have to suspend your disbelief at a British train actually running during such inclement weather). It’s a darting, precision rocker with a riff you can’t believe no-one thought of before and a joyously bluesy guitar solo from Paul Quinn. Closing track Denim and Leather is a genuine and charming tribute to the metal fans that put Saxon on the map, highlighting the band’s down-to-earth attitude. It’s a stomping anthem with a huge and irresistible chorus and one of the most memorable opening lines in metal history: “Where were you in ’79 when the dam began to burst?”
After the superb opening the first side is a mixed-bag. Never Surrender is vintage Saxon and follows Princess of the Night in bruising style but the quality starts to trail off. Rough and Ready is a stodgily unconvincing hard-man boast and Play it Loud is a flat stab at a party anthem. Side 2 immediately gets the album back on track with And the Bands Played On, another of the album’s outstanding victories. Despite its musical similarity to 747 (Strangers in the Night) it has its own unique identity and appeal: a feel-good ode to the inaugural Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington. As with the title track, Saxon’s everyman charm works wonders: rather than singing about how amazing their own performance was, they celebrate the festival itself, the attending horde and name-check other bands on the bill. It’s got simple, memorable guitar riffs and Biff Byford’s breathless delivery is a joy “Will it rain, will it snow, will it shine? We don’t know” and it’s one of those classics you never tire of hearing. Midnight Rider continues the musical lap of honour, recounting the band’s early tours of the States with the rolling tempo and gear-changing chords perfectly capturing the excitement of the road trip. The album’s most ripping number, the apocalyptic Fire in the Sky, and the triumphant title-track finish the album on a high.
Along with Wheels of Steel and Strong Arm of the Law, Denim and Leather is often thought of as the third in Saxon’s “classic trilogy”. As is often the case with trilogies, the final part is the weakest of the three but it’s still a must-hear with some of the band’s most accomplished songwriting and the guitar duo of Graham Oliver/Paul Quinn at a lively peak. The highlights are magnificent metal classics and far outweighs any filler to elevate the album to star status. It was their second highest charting album in the UK so Saxon’s position at the head of the NWOBHM pack remained secure and just two years on from their debut release they already had a discography and a following worthy of celebration. The dam was well and truly burst.
(heavymetaloverload.com/2015/01/05/saxon-denim-and-leather-review/)

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01. Princess Of The Night (04:01)
02. Never Surrender (03:12)
03. Out Of Control (04:08)
04. Rough And Ready (04:51)
05. Play It Loud (04:10)
06. And The Bands Played On (02:48)
07. Midnight Rider (05:45)
08. Fire In The Sky (03:36)
09. Denim And Leather (05:26)

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The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones, Now! [Japanese Ed.] (1965)

♠ Year: 13 February 1965 (CD Apr 25, 1989)
♣ Label: Polydor Records (Japan), P25L 25034
♥ Style: Classic Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll
♦ Country: London, England
♪ Time: 36:25
♪ Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
♪ Size: 198 Mb

U.S. issues of the UK Rolling Stones No. 2 LP.
It was a love of the blues and early American R&B that forged the friendship between a teenage Mick Jagger and Keith Richards down Dartford way, so it’s only fitting that the Rolling Stones’ second release continued to rely upon these building blocks.
Consequently, we’re treated to the fledgling Stones’ take on Chuck Berry’s You Can’t Catch Me, a fairly faithful rendering, but with Jagger’s decidedly English sneer and Richards’ rolling, ramshackle riffery adding to its original charm.
The Jagger/Richards songwriting partnership also gains momentum, with three composition credits to their name – Off The Hook with its Yardbird-esque guitar motif and relentless refrain; What A Shame is a bluesy bruiser and gives bassist Bill Wyman a moment to shine under Brian Jones’s sparse bottleneck, while Grown Up Wrong pays real homage to their hero Mr Berry.
But in terms of solid blues prowess, it’s the band’s interpretation of Muddy Waters’ I Can’t Be Satisfied that truly impresses – Brian Jones’s fluid slide playing on this track was seldom bettered.
No.2 was a monster hit in the UK, and deservedly so as it convincingly straddled the bridges between the blues and rock’n’roll and set the blueprint for the relentless Rolling Stones march into the future.
(loudersound.com/features/the-best-30-british-blues-rock-albums-ever)

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01. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Version 2) (03:01)
02. Down Home Girl (04:15)
03. You Can't Catch Me (03:40)
04. Heart Of Stone (02:52)
05. What A Shame (03:09)
06. I Need You Baby (Mona) (03:37)
07. Down The Road Apiece (03:01)
08. Off The Hook (02:39)
09. Pain In My Heart (Version 1) (02:15)
10. Oh! Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin') (Version 1) (02:12)
11. Little Red Rooster (03:08)
12. Surprise, Surprise (02:30)

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Denny Laine (Paul McCartney) - Holly Days (1977)

Year: May 13, 1977 (CD ????)
Label: Unofficial Release (Russia), DLMPLCD 140802/76
Style: Rock
Country: Tyseley, Birmingham, England (29 October 1944 - 5 December 2023)
Time: 29:53
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 202 Mb

Musicians: Denny Laine, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney.
Of the myriad side projects and offshoots which occupied Paul McCartney and Wings during the early to mid-'70s, it is regrettable that this is the only one which came to full fruition - regrettable because it's also the only one in which Fab Macca had any kind of vested financial interest, thus opening the door for decades' worth of subsequent critics to write it of as just another means of adding more cash to the coffers. Of course, there's no denying that McCartney's acquisition of the Buddy Holly songbook was a prime reason for this collection of, indeed, Buddy Holly covers. But to dwell on that is to overlook the fact that, alongside Wildlife, Red Rose Speedway, and two or three later Wings 45s, Holly Days sounds more like McCartney's original blueprint for Wings than anything else the group accomplished. Laine, Paul, and Linda alone feature on the album, recording in the same Rude studios (the appropriately named Rude Studio where McCartney banged out his demos), and not sounding much more advanced. A note on the sleeve even warns, "this album consists of monophonic recordings, electronically reprocessed to give a stereo effect," and anyone familiar with any of the Beatles' own early-'60s recordings will know exactly what that sounds like. Holly Days is crude, ramshackle, and impossibly primitive, then, but its naivete is its strength, its amateurism is its armor. It's the sound of three musicians having fun with songs that they love, eschewing effects, ignoring mistakes, and cherishing the lo-fi brashness of it all. Laine's lead vocals are excellent, the McCartneys' harmonies are spot-on, and the musicianship - mainly Paul - is supremely slapdash. The result, for anybody wishing to seriously anthologize McCartney's solo output, is an album as honest as any he's been involved in, and a lot more fun than most of them. Holly Days - happy days!
(allmusic.com/album/holly-days-mw0000538847)

01. Heartbeat (02:35)
02. Moondreams (02:41)
03. Rave On (01:54)
04. I'm Gonna Love You Too (02:17)
05. Fools Paradise (02:46)
06. Lonesome Tears (03:02)
07. It's So Easy / Listen to Me (03:47)
08. Look at Me (03:11)
09. Take Your Time (03:38)
10. I'm Lookin for Someone to Love (03:58)

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Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) - Songwriter [4 bonus tracks] (1977)

Year: February 11, 1977 (CD 2004)
Label: Decca Records (UK & Europe), 00422 8822832 5
Style: Soft Rock, Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Swindon, Wiltshire, England (14 October 1946)
Time: 54:45
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 403 Mb

Justin Hayward and John Lodge parted ways after Blue Jays, releasing solo albums in 1977. Songwriter and Natural Avenue were full of ideas, suggesting that both artists might have benefited from a wider canvas than that afforded to them in The Moody Blues. Not that Octave was a bad album, but it’s not demonstrably better than what Hayward and Lodge were able to do on their own. Songwriter sounds like the Moodies, The Beatles and 10cc, which is to say intelligent and inventive pop music that feels fresh with each song. Hayward plays much of the music himself; in fact, I’m pretty sure he plays everything—including the flute, cello and violin—on the closing Nostradamus. Though the album charted well, it didn’t produce a hit single. They’re one of the rare acts where the sum may actually be smaller than the parts, since I wouldn’t know where to begin editing on Blue Jays, Natural Avenue or Songwriter, and I couldn’t imagine any Moodies album without the contributions of its other three members. Maybe they should have been making double albums all along...
(progrography.com/justin-hayward/review-justin-hayward-songwriter-1977/)

01. Tight Rope (04:49)
02. Songwriter (Part 1) (03:32)
03. Songwriter (Part 2) (02:33)
04. Country Girl (04:02)
05. One Lonely Room (05:21)
06. Lay It On Me (02:55)
07. Stage Door (05:11)
08. Raised On Love (03:13)
09. Doin' Time (04:22)
10. Nostradamus (06:37)
11. Wrong Time, Right Place (bonus track) (02:35)
12. Marie (bonus track) (03:53)
13. Heart Of Steel (bonus track) (03:25)
14. Learning The Game (bonus track) (02:11)

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