Ride Live

Although they’ve enjoyed commercial success with fine country singles like “Toes,” "Whatever It Is," and the infectious, laid-back classic anthem “Chicken Fried,” the Zac Brown Band are really all about their live shows, and this three-disc set (two discs of music plus a DVD) captures the reverent, communal feel of the band’s performances.

Jake Owen is one of the stalwart figures of bro-county, the cheerful good-time music that dominated mainstream country radio during much of the 2010s. Owen emerged before this phenomenon, having his first success in the latter half of the 2000s with such straight-ahead contemporary country songs as "Yee Haw" and "Don't Think I Can't Love You." Owen found his groove in 2011 with Barefoot Blue Jean Night, an album where he brightened his sound, accentuated melody, and ramped up his rhythms, a shift in style and attitude that gave him four successive number one Billboard Country Airplay hits: "Barefoot Blue Jean Night, "Alone with You," "The One That Got Away," and "Anywhere with You." The top of the charts became familiar territory for Owen, a place he remained even after the bro-country era faded, racking up three Billboard Country Airplay number ones at the end of the 2010s with "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)," "Homemade," and "Made for You." Owen's success carried into the next decade with 2021's "Best Thing Since Backroads" and 2022's "Up There Down Here," which he followed with the 2023 album Loose Cannon.

Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods. Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in and year out, he recorded extensively, resulting in a gigantic body of work that was still being assessed a quarter century after his death.

With the addition of keyboardist Jonathan Cain and the release of the chart-topping Escape album, Journey reached the height of their popularity as of 1981, followed by their immensely successful Frontiers album of 1983. This superb set performed live for NHK's 'Young Music Show,' at Budokan Hall, Tokyo on March 2nd that year, showcases their incredible musicianship – including incendiary guitar from Neil Schon – and a plethora of hits, including classics such as Don’t Stop Believin', Who's Cryin' Now and Open Arms. Originally broadcast on TV and presented here with background notes and images.

Deluxe CD + DVD edition, an audio/video release of Journey's incredible Lollapalooza performance from Chicago, IL on July 31, 2021. The stunning set serves as a testament not only to the band's enduring legacy, but their relevance to a whole new generation of rock 'n roll fans.

The "MMXXI Live At The Phoenix" performance was captured in September 2021 at Exeter Phoenix in Exeter, UK. The performance captures the British hard rockers unleashed on stage after being, like so many bands, stuck at home and unable to tour due to the worldwide pandemic. A formidable live band to begin with, the added dose of adrenaline coming from being tigers unleashed from a cage makes for a stunning live performance showcasing songs from their four studio albums, Inglorious, II, Ride To Nowhere, and We Will Ride, and their most recent studio recording, the covers album Heroine.

Although Raven were very much part of the NWOBHM of the late ’70s and early ’80s, brothers Mark and John Gallagher had formulated the idea of creating their own rock group way back in 1972. With John on bass and vocals and Mark on lead guitar, they played their first gig in 1975, building up a loyal following across the North East of England. Recording a rudimentary demo in 1978, included here on CD2. Signed to Neat Records, they recorded further demos, by which time they had trimmed down to a power-trio when the Gallaghers were joined by Rob “Wacko” Hunter on drums. Neat would release their debut 45 ‘Don’t Need Your Money’ in 1980 and make Raven the lead act with ‘Inquisitor’ on the cassette compilation, ‘Lead Weight’.

Foghat celebrates 50 years of Rock n Roll with the release of 8 Days On The Road, a cool 14 track live performance from Daryls House Club in Pawling, NY on 11/17/2019. With eight gold records, one platinum and one double platinum record under their belt, the band has millions of fans and they just love to play. Touring relentlessly, their audience consists of all ages ranging from young fans who play Slow Ride on Guitar Hero III to the Dazed and Confused generation of 30-40 somethings, plus the boomers who bought Foghats first vinyl or 8 tracks in the 70s. Touring, movies, TV Radio commercials have kept Foghat current.