Boz Scaggs Flac

No one will accuse Steve Freund of having the greatest voice in the blues world. While Freund is an impressive guitarist, he is merely adequate as a singer. But when you're evaluating an album, it is important to look at the big picture. Taking different things into consideration - impressive chops, adequate singing, likable songwriting - one concludes that "C" for Chicago, although slightly uneven, has more plusses than minuses. Freund won't blow you away with a great voice, but he still gets his points across on enjoyable (if derivative) Chicago-style blues numbers like "Everytime I Get to Drinking," "Working Man," and "Please Love Me" (which employs Boz Scaggs as a second guitarist). One of the CD's most memorable tracks is "I Love Money," a humorous account of having champagne tastes and a beer budget…

Though Chris Rea has been around for nearly 25 years now, it's good to go back to his beginnings as a songwriter and guitarist who carved out a niche for himself with a late-night brand of very British formalist rock & roll that owes as much to J.J. Cale as it does to Dire Straits. But it's the late-night sound that is his trademark and it was in evidence on this, his very first outing. He has help from drummer Dave Mattacks, keyboardist Pete Wingfield, percussionist Ray Cooper, bassist Dave Paton, and a host of other dignitaries. What separates Rea, and did from the very beginning, is his belief in having his songs finished by the time they were pressed and out the door.

2CD Deluxe Edition Reissue. Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Edwards recorded his one and only solo album following the split of popular band The Runners. He signed with WEA Records and released the hit single 'Worlds Away' and the album 'Land Of The Living', delivering 3 other singles from the album. Also featured on the album is Michael Hegerty (Jimmy Barnes), acclaimed session drummer Ricki Fataar and legendary backing singer Venetta Fields (ex-Boz Scaggs, John Farnham) plus Sharon O'Neill. A true lost gem of guitar driven Aussie melodic rock.