CYBER TRANCE REQUEST COUNT DOWN CD JAPAN W/OBI RARE #28

Warner Elektra Atlantic Corp. (Japa ( March 12, 2007 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

Video Arts (Japan) ( January 27, 2003 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

Universal Distribution ( July 13, 2006 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

JVC Victor ( March 29, 2004 ), Genre: Oldies

When you think of '80s pop/prog-rockers Europe, arena-worthy singalongs (à la "The Final Countdown"), and tear-inducing power ballads (à la "Carrie") immediately come to mind. But with the group's 2006 effort, Secret Society (their second since reuniting in the early 21st century), Europe has endured a total musical makeover. In place of their once glossy pop production is a much more heavy sound, while the once overtly melodic vocals of Joey Tempest have toughened up considerably, and guitarist John Norum's once shredding leads have been considerably scaled back. Led Zeppelin is obviously a major influence on the album-opening title track, while cuts such as "Love Is Not the Enemy" and "Let the Children Play" feature some unmistakably nu-metal riffs. And Europe certainly receive credit for producing and writing the album entirely on their own -- as they're one of the few '80s-era rock veterans who did not have to ask for assistance from outside help to reinvent and update their sound. As evidenced by Secret

Toshiba EMI (Japan) ( December 16, 2002 ), Genre: Oldies

Toshiba (Japan)

Parlophone Records (UK)

Personnel: Iggy Pop (vocals); Scott Thurston (guitar, harmonica, keyboards, synthesizer); James Williamson (guitar); Dave Brock (strings); John Harden (horns); Jackie Clark (bass); Klaus Kruger (drums); Earl Shackelford, The Alfono Sisters (background vocals).Producer: James Williamson.Reissue producer: Rob Santos.Recorded at Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Ben Edmonds.Digitally remastered by Elliott Federman (SAJE Sound. New York, New York).After the David Bowie-produced classics THE IDIOT and LUST FOR LIFE (both released in 1977), Iggy Pop released the in-concert TV EYE LIVE in '78, and planned his next move. Instead of continuing in the groundbreaking art-rock direction of the two aforementioned albums, Iggy reunited with ex-Stooges guitarist James Williamson for a more straight-ahead rock approach, resulting in 1979's NEW VALUES. Although not as consistent as its predecessors, NEW VALUES contains several tracks that showed Iggy was still capable of composing gri

Personnel: Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale (guitar); Julien Barber, Paul Winter , Guy Lumia, Gene Orloff (violin); Mitsue Takayama, Al Brown (viola); Kermit Moore (cello); George Young , Alex Foster , Ronnie Cuber (saxophone); Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tom "Bones" Malone (trombone); Leon Pendarvis (horns); Richard Tee (keyboards); Chris Parker , Steve Gadd (drums); Crusher Bennett (percussion); Faith, Hope & Charity, Verna Richardson, Oren Waters, Peter Marshall, Venetta Fields (background vocals).Recording information: 05/1978-10/1978.The fact that there is a dozen people credited for backing vocals on this album, but no one for lead, says a lot. There is actually only one song, "Talkin' About My Love for You, " with solo vocals, and the rest are instrumental, sometimes with vocal choruses. This could give a feeling of a karaoke record, but getting used to it one will find the tracks with backing vocals the album's strongest; for example, the introductory "Mighty Love, " with the groove slowly bu