Ether - Strange JAPAN CD+2Bonus W/OBI #59-1

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

Japanese 24-bit remastered reissue features a 10 track bonus CD.Long before they became The Band, these four Canadians and one southern rebel rocked the rooftops off Canada as The Hawks, Ronnie Hawkins's fierce back-up band. Their non-stop performing took them through nearly every bar in the region, and the group developed into a tightly wound rock unit. It is therefore interesting that, as The Band, the group was known more for its reluctance in the live arena than for its live prowess. This was in part due to leader Robbie Robertson's stage jitters, which seemed to worsen as The Band's status swelled. ROCK OF AGES provides a telling account of what glorious heights The Band was capable of when it tore loose onstage.Here the five members function as one shifting, interlocking force, summoning Americana, phantom soul, and barroom rockers with ease and freedom. Garth Hudson conjures pure organ voodoo with an impromptu instrumental, "The Genetic Method, " before the band launches into the otherworldly "Chest Fev

EMI Music Distribution ( November 12, 2008 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

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

Parlophone Records (UK)

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

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

Overall, Kashif's Condition of the Heart was a mellow album of '80s R&B. The swaying title track sashayed up to the R&B Top 40. The similarly soothing "Dancing in the Dark (Heart to Heart)" followed suit. Another smooth groove is "Stay the Night." The jumping instrumental "Movie Song" shows off his keyboard dexterity. "Botha Botha (Apartheid Song)" caused a mini-controversy. The title track and "Dancing in the Dark (Heart to Heart)" are also on his 1998 Definitive Collection. ~ Ed Hogan

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

Personnel: John Lennon (vocals, various instruments); Yoko Ono (vocals, various instruments).Reissue producers: Yoko Ono, Rob Stevens.Recorded at John Lennon's home studio in Weybridge, Surrey, England in May 1968. "Remember Love" recorded at Hotel La Reine, Montreal, Canada on June 1, 1969. Originally released in 1968 on Apple Records.Personnel: John Lennon (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards); Yoko Ono (vocals, wind).Recording information: 05/??/1968-06/01/1969.Photographer: John Lennon.Subtitled UNFINISHED MUSIC NO. 1, this was the first of a series of recordings that were released near the beginning of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship. Ono, a member of the Fluxus art movement, was a respected artist and had been producing pieces in non-traditional media (sound, video, conceptual) throughout the '60s--in fact she met Lennon when he came to one of her gallery exhibitions. With the Beatles in often-fractious circumstances at that time, Lennon poured his energies into collaborations with her.Th