Sincere

Jackie Wilson - Mr. Excitement (3CD Set) - 1992
Soul/Rock & Roll | EAC | Flac tracks+CUE+LOG+HQ Scans (300 dpi) | 3CD | 1.24 Gb
Label: Rhino

A three-CD box from the experts of reissue at Rhino, Mr. Excitement takes Wilson's career from his first sides with Billy Ward & the Dominoes in 1956 through his final recordings in the early '70s. The former Detroit boxer hit either the R&B or pop chart over 50 times, making him one of the most successful R&B artists ever, in chart terms at least. Every one of those recordings is contained in this set, including such classics as "Reet Petite," "Lonely Teardrops," and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher." Wilson had an explosive falsetto and a downright weird sense of phrasing that made him utterly unique. Some of his productions were a little overwrought but even in the most extreme cases, that voice was a gift from God. Seminal.

This is the first complete recording of the revised, two-act version of Billy Budd to appear since the one led by the composer appeared in 1968. A previously un-released "private" recording of the four-act version with the original cast showed up in 1994 and shed great light on Britten's growth and approach to drama, and just two years back, Kent Nagano led the same version with Thomas Hampson in the title role on Erato. This present recording is a stunning achievement and pushes all of the others out of the first place slot.

Paul McCartney - Press To Play (1986) {Parlophone Records}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 362 Mb| MP3 @320 -> 140 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (ppg) -> 18 Mb
© 1986 MPL / Parlophone | CDP 746269 2
Rock / Soft Rock / Contemporary Pop

Opening with the gentle rhythm guitars, slap-back reverb vocals and clean-sounding horns of "Stranglehold," Paul McCartney's PRESS TO PLAY is an exercise in straightforward, feel-good pop music, as only McCartney can do it–sincere in a way you wouldn't buy from too many songwriters. Filled with sonic strokes that might stain the record of a lesser artist, PRESS TO PLAY rises above its now-quaint sounding atmosphere to even further show off McCartney's pure, transcendent gift.

Elton John has always liked having it both ways. He's flamboyant and vain, yet empathetic and sincere. He sits at his piano playing sentimental melodies, but the words come not from inside his soul but from friend Bernie Taupin. For Captain Fantastic, he and Taupin wrote a concept album which sketches their career together. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is easily the strongest song outside of the concept. The addition of several songs "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" featuring John Lennon, "Philadelphia Freedom," and "One Day at a Time" blow the concept but up the entertainment value considerably. ~ Rob O'Connor

Gentle Giant - The Power and the Glory (1974)
reissue of 2009 (the date of release: January the 26th, 2010)
EAC | FLAC tracks +CUE +LOG +600 dpi Full Scans = 265 Mb | RAR 3% | RS
Genre: Progressive Rock | Label: Alucard | Catalog Number: ALU-GG-011

Re-Mastered from the original 1/4 inch tapes thru 24bit 96k Hi-Resolution Transfer

The Organ - Grab That Gun (2004)
Electronica/New Wave | MP3@320kbps | 29:58 | 69 MB

The Organ were a short lived, almost all female group from Vancouver, BC. They broke up at the peak of their buzz but left a solid record behind. Grab That Gun is heavily influenced by The Smiths…no matter how much they claim it isn't. Super Johnny Marrish guitar leads and rhythms, super Mozish vocals (though sang by a woman). It's all there. It even has kind of a dark 90's feel to it at times. Check it out.