Brunclík Kubát (éd) Semi Presidentialism

Lifetime Repertoires • Nimzo/Semi-Tarrasch • Part 1
Opening Course by GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2646 FIDE)
2021-07 | e-Learning | English | 1920x1080, TS | 17.4 GB

Part 1 covers the Nimzo-Indian Defense and most of the 1.d4 deviations, such as the London System and the Trompowsky Attack. The second part of the course will examine the Semi-Tarrasch Defense and wrap up the remainder of the 1.d4 systems, including the Colle System (1.d4, 2.Nf3, 3.e3).

The English pop-rock singer/songwriter's first hits compilation, +-=%x Tour Collection gathers two dozen of Ed Sheeran's biggest tracks in one easy package. Reaching all the way back to his 2011 debut single, "The A Team," from his first album, +, the set (also known as The Mathematics Tour Collection) continues chronologically through his career and each hit-filled studio album (including his non-arithmetically titled No. 6 Collaborations Project). Non-album tracks such as "I See Fire" (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug soundtrack) and "Lay It All on Me" (from British electronic group Rudimental's 2015 LP We the Generation) make this a solid grab for those listeners who only have his main catalog. Viewed as a single entity, +-=%x Tour Collection is an indisputable example of Sheeran's hit-making prowess and impact on 2010s mainstream music, so much so that this collection doesn't even include all of his platinum hits.

The English pop-rock singer/songwriter's first hits compilation, +-=%x Tour Collection gathers two dozen of Ed Sheeran's biggest tracks in one easy package. Reaching all the way back to his 2011 debut single, "The A Team," from his first album, +, the set (also known as The Mathematics Tour Collection) continues chronologically through his career and each hit-filled studio album (including his non-arithmetically titled No. 6 Collaborations Project). Non-album tracks such as "I See Fire" (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug soundtrack) and "Lay It All on Me" (from British electronic group Rudimental's 2015 LP We the Generation) make this a solid grab for those listeners who only have his main catalog. Viewed as a single entity, +-=%x Tour Collection is an indisputable example of Sheeran's hit-making prowess and impact on 2010s mainstream music, so much so that this collection doesn't even include all of his platinum hits.

42 at the time, guitarist Ed Bickert (who had been a top Canadian studio musicians since the late '50s) finally had an opportunity to lead his own record date in 1975; fortunately, there would be many more. The cool-toned guitarist sounds fine on six sophisticated standards (including "Come Rain or Come Shine," "When Sunny Gets Blue" and "It Might as Well Be Spring") with two other versatile Canadian players, bassist Don Thompson and drummer Terry Clarke. Subtle and lightly swinging music.

Slide guitarist Lil' Ed Williams & the Blues Imperials bring the energy of live performance to their seventh Alligator release, Full Tilt. The highlights on this disc tend to reflect that of the album's title, especially the spirited cover versions of the Contours' "First I Look at the Purse" and Hound Dog Taylor's "Take Five," along with the originals "Hold That Train," "Candy Sweet," and "My Baby Moves Me." Lil' Ed's raucous guitar chops are at center stage on those tracks and the additional backing from horn players Eddie McKinley and David Basinger and pianist/organist Johnny Iguana add some extra kick. There are a few lukewarm tracks that are a bit too rote and, unfortunately, bring down the overall good-time party appeal of this disc. Still, fans of Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, or electric modern blues in general, will want to add this to their collections.