Ncs Manhunt 2002

Someones Band - Someones Band (1970) {2002, Reissue}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 26, 2023
Someones Band - Someones Band (1970) {2002, Reissue}

Someones Band - Someones Band (1970) {2002, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 291 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 106 Mb
Full Scans | 00:43:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock | Rock-In-Beat Records #RB 217

The rare 1970 album from obscure UK rock band Someones Band. Acoustic guitars meet wild electric guitar solos with a vocalist reminiscent of Steamhammer's Kieran White. Bluesy with a spacey production this should appeal to fans of 60s UK blues and heavy 70s progressive UK rock. Eleven tracks including "Blues For Brother E" and "Manhunt". This group got together via word of mouth and an advert in Melody Maker. They made a demo for Decca, who then sanctioned this album, which is now a monster rarity. Given that it was recorded in the course of a single night, it's a surprisingly polished and varied collection of progessive blues and soul. Also the influence of jazz, funk and African music is evident. Acoustic guitars meet wild electric guitar solos with a bluesy vocalist.

VA - Best of Southern Rock: Extended Versions (2002)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 26, 2024
VA - Best of Southern Rock: Extended Versions (2002)

VA - Best of Southern Rock: Extended Versions (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 365 MB
49:49 | Southern Rock | Label: BMG

To call this compilation Best of Southern Rock is a bit of a misnomer, because it really isn't. The performances selected here aren't exactly the highest of quality, to say nothing of the heinous omission of the Allman Brothers from this elite group of Southern rockers. Recorded live over a five-year span from 1996-2001, it features some of the most respected and iconic figures of Southern rock performing some of their greatest songs. Appropriately starting off with Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic "Sweet Home Alabama," the compilation wastes no time in getting down to business, taking cuts from .38 Special, Van Zant, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and the always hard rockin' gurus Molly Hatchet. While the inclusion of some songs over others may leave die-hard fans scratching their heads and inquiring where the big hits are, this economically sensible compilation is a nice showcase of the genre's finest bands, and serves as a nice stepping stone into a style of rock sorely undervalued in the rock & roll catalog.

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2002, DVD-Audio}  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 26, 2024
Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2002, DVD-Audio}

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2002, DVD-Audio}
DVD-A/V | MPEG-2 Video, NTSC 720x480 (4:3), 29.970 fps, VBR
MLP 5.1, 96 kHz/24 bits, 9600 kb/s | DTS 5.1, 96 kHz/24 bits, 1510 kb/s
PCM 2.0, 48 kHz/24 bits, 1024 kb/s / 48 kHz/16 bits, 1536 kb/s
Full Scans | ~ 7,60 Gb | RAR 5% Recovery
DTS Entertainment / Hollywood Records #69286-01091-9-3
Art Rock / Glam Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock

A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. Upon release, A Night at the Opera topped the UK Albums Chart for four non-consecutive weeks. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and became the band's first platinum-certified album in the US. At the 19th Grammy Awards, it received Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus and Best Arrangement for Voices. Retrospective reviews have hailed it as Queen's best album, and one of the greatest albums in rock music history. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 128 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2018, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. This is the second edition of A Night At The Opera on DVD-A with, released a few months after the first edition, with slightly different artwork and 5.1 mix, under the guidance of Brian May who wasn't happy with the original 5.1 mix by Elliot Scheiner.
Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XX - El Cancionero de Medinaceli 1535-1595 (2002)

Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XX - El Cancionero de Medinaceli 1535-1595 (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 281 Mb | Total time: 62:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Astrée / Naïve | # ES 9973 | Recorded: 1992

The Cancionero de Medinaceli or Cancionero Musical de Medinaceli (CMM) is a manuscript containing Spanish music of the Renaissance. It was copied during the second half of the 16th century and kept at the library of the Duke of Medinaceli's house, hence its name. Is it probably the most important compilation of Spanish secular polyphony of the Renaissance after the Cancionero de Palacio.
Marcia Hadjimarkos - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pièces de caractère (2002)

Marcia Hadjimarkos - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Pièces de caractère (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 286 Mb | Total time: 67:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Zig-Zag Territories | ZZT 020301 | Recorded: 2001

This fine recording shows the many types of keyboard music that CPE Bach wrote, and presents it on two instruments that truly give the music the tone it needs. Marcia Hadjimarkos is an excellent performer and her choice of works is very judicious.

Weather Report - Live & Unreleased (2002) [2CDs] {Columbia}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 29, 2024
Weather Report - Live & Unreleased (2002) [2CDs] {Columbia}

Weather Report - Live & Unreleased (2002) [2CDs] {Columbia}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 935MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 268MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion

Live and Unreleased is a compilation of live recordings of Weather Report. The tracks are taken from live performances that took place from November 25, 1975 to June 3, 1983. Since its skill at live improvisation made up a large part of the band's appeal, its perhaps surprising that this is only their third official live recording (the previous two were 1972's Live in Tokyo and 1979's 8:30).

The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002 (2002)  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 14, 2024
The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002 (2002)

The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002 (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 608 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 211 Mb
Full Scans | 01:18:01 | RAR 5% Recovery
Alternative Rock | Island Records #063277-2

This 20 songs compilation encompasses 10 years of singles released during the Cranberries career. "Hollywood" and "You and Me" were only released in certain countries but never the less have been included. Two brand new tracks were recorded specially for this album. As there are 20 tracks on the album we used a number of different single versions of several songs, plus created a few new edits. This is a sample of Cranberries music across 5 albums. Tracks 19 & 20 are previously unreleased and recorded in Miami at Criteria Hit Factory Studios on June 3-6 2002.

Schiller - Voyage (2002)  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 7, 2024
Schiller - Voyage (2002)

Schiller - Voyage (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 539 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 231 Mb
Full Scans | 01:16:23 | RAR 5% Recovery
Electronic, Progressive House, Trance, Ambient, Downtempo | Radikal Records #RAD 90036-2

With Voyage, Schiller combines the elation and clarity of Chicane, Banco de Gaia, and German trance with the low-key tenor of major-label new age. The music is largely painted with rich hypercolor, lots of fertile blues and jades, but stacked with vocalists who, like Kim Sanders in the pop-leaning "Dancing With Loneliness," tend to weigh down the plush ideals of the band's not unpleasant energies. When the instrumentals take precedence, Schiller reasserts itself as a self-important electronic act that really should be nothing else. "Solitude," and in fact much of the album, may as well be Enigma's "Sadeness" with island trimmings instead of Gregorian frost.

Kenny Barron - Canta Brasil (2002) {Universal}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 27, 2024
Kenny Barron - Canta Brasil (2002) {Universal}

Kenny Barron - Canta Brasil (2002) {Universal}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC Image level 8 | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 351MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 135MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Post-Bop, Latin Jazz

This release combines the elegant swing of nine-time Grammy-winner Kenny Barron with the first-call Brazilian rhythm section of Trio da Paz, an inspired cross fertilization that enhances both jazz and tropical elements. From the opening "Zumbi," which rolls in like a Carnaval parade, to the infectious closer, "This One," the CD is full of light. Other superb Barron compositions include the languorous "Cloud" and the danceable "Thoughts and Dreams," where his gentle piano solo flows into a lilting bossa. The remaining three tunes are familiar to fans of Trio da Paz from their previous albums. Here, the addition of Barron's thoughtful commentary and the lush, cooling flute of Anne Drummond gives them new dimension.

Amanda Lear - Tam-Tam (1983) {2002, Reissue}  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 8, 2024
Amanda Lear - Tam-Tam (1983) {2002, Reissue}

Amanda Lear - Tam-Tam (1983) {2002, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 400 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 154 Mb
Full Scans | 01:01:11 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop, Synth-Pop, New Wave, Disco | Ariola / Archiv Record #205 895

Tam-Tam was Amanda's last album with Ariola Records and was mainly recorded only to fulfill her contract with the label. It was also her first full-length release not to be produced in Munich by Anthony Monn, but only by Italian musicians, primarily Roberto Cacciapaglia who produced the entire material. The album is a blend of synthesizer-based pop and new wave music. Lyrically, it references African folklore, mainly dealing with topics such as black magic. Amanda explained in a 1983 interview: "I'm fascinated with Voodoo, Macumba, exorcisms. Basically, the sphere that goes beyond the perception of rationality". The album artwork is credited to Graphic Studio CGD. It portrays Amanda as an African witch, complete with make-up and outfit. The dress and jewelry are credited to Artemio of Milano, and the photographs are by Angelo Deligio.