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By 1993's major label debut Pure Guava, Ween had distilled their unique mix of eclectic pop and crazed humor to its essence. GodWeenSatan: The Oneness and The Pod were fascinating, but occasionally frustrating albums; at 19 songs, Pure Guava is more polished and concise, but it's still sprawling and occasionally sick, featuring the fuzzed-out "Touch My Tooter" and the five-minute noise-burst "Mourning Glory," a tale of pumpkin-smoking gone horribly awry…

As his last recording, Magic Slim gives us a live performance from the Wolf label in Europe. There are some fine tracks on this cd and as a parting momento from a master, this is a fine cd all around….

Touted as a personally curated compilation by Paul McCartney, Pure McCartney is the first McCartney compilation since 2001's Wingspan: Hits and History. A full 15 years separated this and Wingspan, longer than the span between that double-disc set and 1987's All the Best, but the 2001 set also stopped cold in 1984, leaving over 30 years of solo McCartney recordings uncompiled on hits collections. In both its standard two-CD and deluxe four-disc incarnations, Pure McCartney attempts to rectify this, going so far as to include "Hope for the Future," his song for the 2014 video game Destiny…

One of the fiercer contenders of Finnish Death Metal has been ADRAMELECH, a scorching embodiment of Hell whose heyday was back in the early 90s. The Death Metal scene worldwide had a lot of great acts in the 90s, but Finland is regarded for creating the best quality of 90s Death. ADRAMELECH shared the scene with the likes of such Death Metal greats as ABHORRANCE, AMORPHIS, and CARTILAGE. ADRAMELECH began in 1991 but didn’t release their debut album “Psychostasia” until 1996. Their sophomore album “Pure Blood Doom”, originally released in 1999, has recently been reissued, remastered, and set to deliver the world another helping of infernal suffering…

This PURE NARCOTIC single is primarily valuable for established fans, although the primary purpose of a single is to draw in radio listeners new to the band…

Pure Reason Revolution has added with ‘Above Cirrus’ a very well-done album to their discography. Melodies, variety and emotions are the key ingredients of an album that has much to offer and delights for more than just one spin on the record player…

Featuring iconic songs from some of the meanest axemen to ever strap on a guitar, Pure… Guitar Heroes takes listeners on a journey through some of classic rock's greatest guitar moments…

Almost anything could be called "driving music" if one drives to it, so this four-disc set of songs to drive to takes that theme pretty loosely for the most part, but it does include some classic odes to the joys and hazards of motion and movement like Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone," Ram Jam's "Black Betty," Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train," Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," the Edgar Winter Group's "Free Ride," and, of course, Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again," among dozens of other would-be road anthems.

After a 14-year hiatus, Hardkandy are back with their fourth studio album, Pure Fantasy. Crafted over two years, the album has been something of a labour of love for the main writer and producer, Tim Bidwell, based on the underlying concept: what would I have done back then, if I’d known what I know now?…