Pink Floyd 2011 Remaster

The sophomore release for this melodic duo (actually a five-piece band, but the leads are Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree and Aviv Geffen) based to some degree on the progressive bent of Porcupine Tree covers much of the same ground as their debut. The sound is still firmly in the realm of progressive rock, with hints of Radiohead and Oasis. Unlike Blackfield's previous album which was recorded off and on over a two-year span, this one was recorded in one short stretch, and shows somewhat more consistency in tone as a result. The album-opening "Once" has a particularly Radiohead-like vibe and a bit of heaviness, but the development of the album works into other veins as well, with large string movements, light piano accompaniment, and a generally melodic guitar approach…

Porcupine Tree were an English progressive rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. The band began essentially as a solo project for Wilson, who created all of the band's music. By late 1993, however, he wanted to work in a band environment, bringing on frequent collaborators Richard Barbieri as keyboardist, Colin Edwin as bassist, and Chris Maitland as drummer to form the first permanent lineup…

Put your headphones to the ultimate test with this 100% Hi-Res playlist. Featuring 50 tracks spanning a wide range of musical genres, this selection is designed to evaluate every aspect of immersive listening: crosstalk, dynamics, sound depth, stereo sound, bass, midrange, and treble. Featuring Max Richter, Bat For Lashes, La Pieta & Angèle Dubeau, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Badbadnotgood, Willow, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Rosie Frater-Taylor, John Williams, Has Zimmer, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Laura Misch, Massive Attack, Aurora, New Order, Explosions In The Sky, Alicia Keys, M83, Arcade Fire, Radiohead…

Pablo Honey in no way was adequate preparation for its epic, sprawling follow-up, The Bends. Building from the sweeping, three-guitar attackRadiohead that punctuated the best moments of Pablo Honey, Radiohead create a grand and forceful sound that nevertheless resonates with anguish and despair – it's cerebral anthemic rock. Occasionally, the album displays its influences, whether it's U2, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., or the Pixies, but Radiohead turn clichés inside out, making each song sound bracingly fresh. Thom Yorke's tortured lyrics give the album a melancholy undercurrent, as does the surging, textured music. But what makes The Bends so remarkable is that it marries such ambitious, and often challenging, instrumental soundscapes to songs that are at their cores hauntingly melodic and accessible. It makes the record compelling upon first listen, but it reveals new details with each listen, and soon it becomes apparent that with The Bends, Radiohead have reinvented anthemic rock.

The Warning is the first studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on September 7, 1984, and reissued on May 6, 2003, with three bonus tracks.