A two-disc anthology of Rod Stewart's early Mercury recordings, which, in conjunction with the albums he recorded with the Faces, are inarguably his finest (nothing from the Faces records is included). Most of the highlights of his terrific first four albums are here – "Maggie May," "You Wear It Well," "Handbags and Gladrags," "Gasoline Alley" – as well as selections from the lukewarm Smiler, a live album recorded with the Faces, and a couple of rare B-sides.
Cesaria Evora was a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, she was also known as the "Queen of Morna". A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora was known as the country's foremost practitioner of the morna, which is strongly associated with the islands and combines West African percussion with Portuguese fados, Brazilian modhinas, and British sea shanties. Evora began singing morna at age 16 after meeting an attractive young guitarist. Her talent soon had her performing all over the islands, and in the late '60s two of her radio tapes were released as albums in the Netherlands and Portugal, respectively.
Adrenalize, Def Leppards fifth studio album from 1992 cemented the band as the dominant arena rock band. The album was recorded following the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark - with Phil Collen recording all guitar parts - and dedicated to his memory. The album featured huge singles such as "Let's Get rocked" and "make Love Like a man" and debuted at no. 1 in both the UK and USA (and went on to sell over 7-million copies worldwide).
The Deluxe Edition features a remastered version of the original album with a bonus disc of rare, live, acoustic and demo versions.
This is Vaan Shaw's first CD ever! Vann is Eddie Shaws son and went in his youth fishing with Howling Wolf. He played guitar with the Wolf Gang after Hubert Sumlin left - there are great songs by Vaan, like "Morning Rain" and "TV Preacher".
Nice comeback set after a lengthy absence from the recording scene that was cut in London under the direction of guitarist Otis Grand (who shares axe duties throughout). Why this Louisiana-born guitarist hasn't been recorded more heavily is a mystery; he seldom fails to connect, and this import is no exception to the rule.
Rich, melodic soundscapes, transgressing the borders of electronic music and providing perfect picture music, relaxing and stimulating at the same time, yet rhythmic driving with a profound sense for melody and finely textured songs.
Interface are Marcel Thebach (born 1972) and Michael Gross (born 1966). Obviously they are influenced by the godfathers of German electronic music such as Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, but within that context they add a very youthful element and most of all, they have real songwriting ability. Although their soundscapes are sometimes just as entrancing as the likes of Schulze, they retain a high degree of melodic content, composing with passion, melody and harmony. They create not just a wave of sound but their tunes have a clearly defined substance to them…
Larry is the compete package - a great guitarist, a soulful blues singer and a creative songwriter. Larry's resumé reads like a who's who of the blues. He has played in support of Albert King, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Johnny Winter, Koko Taylor, Little Milton , Son Seals, Otis Rush, Jimmy Johnson, Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Witherspoon, Sugar Blue, Kim Wilson and Champion Jack Dupree, just to name a few. He has played on five albums that were nominated for Grammy Awards.
Naturally, all the other blues artist would have been happy if Larry had continued to back them up with his outstanding rhythm work - he plays full, precise chords that are fingered so cleanly and played so tenderly, you can hear every note - and his fully developed, fiery solos…