Grand Funk Railroad Born To Die (1976){2003, Capitol Records, Toshiba Emi Ltd. Tocp 67012}

The title says it all: Although not steeped in heavy metal riffs or gothic sound effects, this 1976 effort from Grand Funk Railroad creates a mood gloomy enough to rival the darkest moments of Black Sabbath…

The title says it all: Although not steeped in heavy metal riffs or gothic sound effects, this 1976 effort from Grand Funk Railroad creates a mood gloomy enough to rival the darkest moments of Black Sabbath. By this point in their career, the band was feeling run into the ground and this is reflected in the mood of the lyrics: the title track is mournful rumination on the inevitability of death and "I Feel for Your Love" explores the depression created by the end of a relationship. The result is an album that feels like an anomaly in the Grand Funk Railroad catalog: the album's dark mood sits at odds with the group's normally energetic style and, thus, robs it of a lot of its punch.

The title says it all: Although not steeped in heavy metal riffs or gothic sound effects, this 1976 effort from Grand Funk Railroad creates a mood gloomy enough to rival the darkest moments of Black Sabbath…

Phoenix is the sixth studio album by the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. It was released in 1972 on Capitol Records. The album was produced by Grand Funk and marks the band's first album not produced by Terry Knight. "Rock & Roll Soul" was released as a single and went to #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.

Grand Funk Railroad continued to move further into the pop/rock mainstream with this hit album. They are aided considerably in this aim by the ultra-slick production of Jimmy Ienner, a producer best known for his work with the Raspberries: songs like "Runnin'" and "Memories" boast rich yet punchy horn and string arrangements that beef up the group's sound without softening its energetic edge. The album's combination of high-gloss production and the band's energy resulted in some impressive hits: "Some Kind of Wonderful" is an exuberant, organ-drenched soul song that highlight's the group's strong harmonies while "Bad Time" mixes a delicate, string-laden melody with a pulsing beat from the rhythm section to create a one-of-a-kind power ballad.

Poison - Open Up And Say… Ahh!
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Lossless Artwork | Size: 349 MB
Label/Cat#: Toshiba-EMI Ltd. TOCP-53132 | Country/Year: Japan 2000, Reissue
Genre: Rock | Hoster: Filepost/Uploaded/Filefactory

The ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," Poison's only number one hit, and the Top Ten "Nothin' But a Good Time" became their most widely recognized signature songs; a cover of Loggins & Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance" also hit the Top Ten, and the sometimes-overlooked "Fallen Angel," one of their best songs, got plenty of MTV airplay. But the agreeable raunch of album tracks like "Love on the Rocks," "Good Love," and "Look But You Can't Touch" helps make Open Up and Say…Ahh! Poison's best overall album.

Marie Fredriksson - Den Ständiga Resan
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Lossless Artwork | Size: 585 MB
Label/Cat#: Toshiba EMI Ltd TOCP-7484 | Country/Year: Japan 1992
Genre: Rock, Pop | Hoster: Uploaded/Filepost

Marie Fredriksson is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for forming one half of the pop duo Roxette, which she created together with Per Gessle in 1986. (…) In 1992 Fredriksson returned to her solo career, recording the soul searching Den ständiga resan. The album was her musical self-portrait and was written like a diary, containing very personal songs about her life, feelings and relationships.

Captain Jack - The Mission
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 491 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Toshiba EMI Ltd. # TOCP-4009 | Country/Year: Japan 1998, 1996
Genre: Pop, Electronica | Style: Eurodance

"The Mission is Captain Jack's first album, released in 1996. It features female singer Liza da Costa. Four singles were released from the album: "Drill Instructor", "Little Boy", "Soldier Soldier", and "Captain Jack"". ~wikipedia