Livin' Spoonful

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OST - P. S. I Love You

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Emerson Lake & Palmer - Trilogy

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Streicheleinheiten Tender Moments


Vol. 1
01. Ginkgo Garden - Secret Call
02. Christopher Dean - Window To Heaven
03. Christopher Dean - Japanese Affair
04. Aschera - Sleep Well
05. Aschera - Whales Of Atlantis
06. Paul Heinerman - The Eternal City
07. Ginkgo Garden - Step From The Treetop
08. Aschera - Sentimental
09. Peter Grant - Phoenix
10. Peter Grant - Dawn
11. Aschera - Never Say Goodbye
12. Christopher Dean - Coloured Dreams
13. Rudy K. - Sunrise
14. Peter Grant - Green Desert
15. Paul Heinerman - Behind The Horizon


Vol. 2
01. Bernward Koch - My Heart
02. Blonker - Sandade
03. Bernward Koch - Cousin Beko
04. Aschera - Tenderness
05. Ginkgo Garden - One And Twain
06. Voss - Cravings (para Josefa)
07. Christopher Dean - Birds In Paradise
08. Eleven Of Hearts - The Siren Calls
10. Eleven Of Hearts - Evermore
11. Rudy K. - Cosmic Island
12. Potsch Potschka - Baila Verena
13. Blonker - Take Off
14. Codera - Cry In The Desert
15. Bernward Koch - Short Story


Vol. 3
01. Peter Mergener - Celebration
02. Blonker - Dangerous Steps
03. Bernward Koch - Little Hannah
04. Ginkgo Garden - Woodland Ride
05. Aschera - You And Me
06. Christopher Dean - Tin Soldier
07. Kramarz - Remember The Days
08. Peter Mergener - Noises In The Sky
09. Paul Heinerman - Into The Ancient World
10. Peter Mergener - In Orbit
11. Paul Heinerman - Across The Desert
12. Joe Weineck - Message From The Past
13. Bernward Koch - Still Magic
14. Bernward Koch - Dark Northsea
15. Bernward Koch - Lazy Afternoon


Vol. 4
01. Christopher Dean - Forward To The Past
02. Rudy K. - Summer Wind
03. Achera - Deep Inside
04. Blonker - Himmelsburgen
05. Blonker - La Valetta
06. Jolly Kunjappu - Stadtbummel
07. Potsch Potschka - El Picador
08. Gleisberg - Coral Sea
09. Joe Weineck - Beyond The Horizon
10. Blonker - Lichtertanz
11. Bernward Koch - Copa Cabana
12. Pablo And Koch - Rasta Masta
13. Bernward Koch - Summernight
14. Bernward Koch - Dschungellichter
15. Peter Mergener - Blue Lagoon


Vol. 5
01. Peter Wald - Late Autumn Day
02. Eleven Of Hearts - Light Of Emotion
03. Eleven Of Hearts - Hk Boogie
04. Potsch Potschka - When Silence Was Born
05. Potsch Potschka - Grazalema Plains
06. Jolly Kunjappu - Waltz For Reva
07. Potsch Potschka - Solemnity
08. Christopher Dean - Mystery
09. Sandra Summer - Another Dimension
10. Peter Wald - Deep Inside
11. Joe Weineck - Magic Mountains
12. Peter Wald - Snow Fields
13. Peter Wald - On Your Side
14. Sandra Summer - Welcome To Heaven
15. Bernward Koch - Wonderful Glider


Vol. 6
01. Bernward Koch - Gentle Wings
02. Aschera - Time Of Dreams
">03. Paul Heinerman - Evion's Dream
">04. Marcator - The Japanese Emperor's Nighing
05. Aschera - Journey Of Love
06. Marcator - Nightwatch
07. Marcator - Face In The Sky
08. Paul Heinerman - The Silence Of The Sphinx
09. Decebal Badila - Wish
10. Bernd Scholl - Silver Wheel
11. Gleisberg - Eternity
12. Carsten Schnell - Is It That...
13. Marcator - Allegrìa
14. Return of the Angel
15. Aschera - See You Again
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Whitesnake - Whitesnake [1987]


Can vintage pop metal from the 1980s be taken seriously by adults? Sometimes, yes. Case in point: Whitesnake's eponymous 1987 album, which catapulted them to international success and made them one of the top bands of the late eighties. This album is the result of the songwriting collaboration between singer David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes, and it has everything one could ask of good pop music: melody, wit, energy, and immaculate production. Coverdale is in very fine voice, and Sykes' guitar playing--well, it simply must be heard to be believed. This man is a virtuoso's virtuoso; his fingerwork alone is worth most guitarists' tapping. One scintillating solo follows another, but the fireworks are always in the service of the songwriting, which is largely first-rate. Unfortunately, David Coverdale's personality is not one that cultivates collaborative bliss. By the time this album was released, Sykes had been fired and the Whitesnake lineup was completely transformed. Indeed, the big hit off this album, "Here I Go Again," was a recycled 'Snake song from the 1982, and featured a solo from Sykes' replacement, Dutch guitarist Adrian Vandenberg (and a fine solo it is). That said, this is still very much Sykes' album, and an enormous accomplishment at that. Who knows what heights Whitesnake would have reached had Sykes stayed and continued to write with Coverdale. The band's follow-up, "Slip of the Tongue" (1990), was relatively lackluster, despite some good tracks, and they never again reached the level of this album. Oh, well--at least this still makes good listening. Even for people who are now older and wiser.

Whitesnake - Whitesnake [1987]


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The Beach Boys - The Very Best of the Beach Boys [2001]

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Qntal - All Discography [1992-2006]

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Alan Stivell - 13 Albums [1964-2000]

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Faith No More - All Discography [1985-1997]


With their fusion of heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock, Faith No More has earned a substantial cult following. By the time they recorded their first album in 1985, the band had already had a string of lead vocalists, including Courtney Love; their debut, We Care a Lot, featured Chuck Mosley's abrasive vocals but was driven by Jim Martin's metallic guitar. Faith No More's next album, 1987's Introduce Yourself, was a more cohesive and impressive effort; for the first time, the rap and metal elements didn't sound like they were fighting each other. In 1988, the rest of the band fired Mosley; he was replaced by Bay Area vocalist Mike Patton during the recording of their next album, The Real Thing. Patton was a more accomplished vocalist, able to change effortlessly between rapping and singing, as well as adding a considerably more bizarre slant to the lyrics. Besides adding a new vocalist, the band had tightened its attack and the result was the genre-bending hit single "Epic," which established them as a major hard rock act. Following up the hit wasn't as easy, however. Faith No More followed their breakthrough success with 1992's Angel Dust, one of the more complex and simply confounding records ever released by a major label. Although it sold respectably, it didn't have the crossover potential of the first album. When the band toured in support of the album, tensions between the band and Martin began to escalate; rumors that his guitar was stripped from some of the final mixes of Angel Dust began to circulate. As the band was recording its fifth album in early 1994, it was confirmed that Martin had been fired from the band. Faith No More recorded King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime with Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance. During tour preparations he was replaced by Dean Mentia. Mentia only lasted for the length of the King for a Day tour and was replaced by Jon Hudson for 1997's Album of the Year. Upon the conclusion of the album's supporting tour, Faith No More announced they were disbanding in April 1998. Patton, who had previously fronted Mr. Bungle and had avant-garde projects with John Zorn, formed a new band named Fantômas with Melvins guitarist Buzz Osbourne, Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn, and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. Roddy Bottum continued with his band Imperial Teen, who released their first album, Seasick, in 1996. A posthumous Faith No More retrospective, Who Cares a Lot, appeared in late 1998.

Faith No More - All Discography [1985-1997]


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Iron Maiden - All Discography [1980-2006]

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Aereogramme - All Discography [2001-2007]

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Blackfield - All Discography [2005-2007]

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Monolake - All Discography [1997-2005]


Monolake is among the most acclaimed artists associated with the Berlin-based Basic Channel/Chain Reaction label group, run by Moritz "Maurizio" von Oswald and home to such champions of minimalist austerity as Vainqueur, Substance, and (initially) Porter Ricks. Consisting of Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles, the group have recorded just under a dozen singles for the Chain Reaction and Din labels, as well as a full-length CD, HongKong, released by CR in 1997. Monolake's music sits at the intersection between abstract computer music and the more dance-derived techno redux of their CR labelmates. Behles studied formally at Utrecht's Institute of Sonology (a noted fount of electronic experimentation formed in the late '60s by Stan Tempelaars and Gottfried Michael Koenig). Behles and Henke met at Berlin's Technical University, where Behles taught and Henke was studying sound engineering for film. Monolake formed somewhat by accident, when a first round of collaborative improvising in the studio led to a handful of tracks from which their first single, "Cyan," was soon pressed. A number of follow-up releases appeared in 1995 and 1996, with the best of these eventually joining new material on the 1997 CD release, HongKong, an important release both for Chain Reaction (it's widely considered the label's finest) and Monolake (whose previously vinyl-only 12-inches reached a somewhat small, specialist audience). The full-length Interstate followed in 1999, along with the EP Gobi: The Desert. Gravity was issued in early 2001. In addition to his work with Behles, Henke is a mastering engineer for Maurizio's Dubplates & Mastering (the D&M inscription can be found on the run-out groove of many a European techno release), and also operates the Imbalance Computer Music label, home to the more experimental reaches of Chain Reaction and Basic Channel artists such as Andi Mellweg (of Porter Ricks), Wieland Samolak, and Henke himself.

Monolake - All Discography [1997-2005]


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Vangelis - All Discography [1970-2002]


Best known for his lush, Oscar-winning score to the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, Vangelis was among the most successful and admired electronic composers of his era. Born Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou in Volos, Greece, on March 29, 1943, his nascent musical talent was recognized at an early age, but he refused to take piano lessons, instead teaching himself. After high school he formed the early-'60s pop group Formynx, soon the most popular act in Greece. After achieving superstardom at home, Vangelis relocated to Paris in 1968, and was in France at the time of the student riots; unable to go back home, he formed the progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child with fellow Greek expatriates Demis Roussos and Lucas Sideras, soon scoring a major European hit with the single "Rain and Tears." After Aphrodite's Child disbanded in 1972, Vangelis joined French filmmaker Frederic Rossif to compose the scores for the features L'Apocalypse des Animaux and La Fete Sauvage; his proper solo debut, Earth, followed in 1974, around the time he was rumored to be joining Yes. Although Vangelis did rehearse with Yes for a few weeks, he never officially joined their ranks; still, he became close friends with group vocalist Jon Anderson, a frequent collaborator in the years to follow. Relocating to London, Vangelis established his own state-of-the-art recording studio, producing a steady flow of recordings including 1975's Heaven and Hell, 1976's Albedo 0.39, 1977's Spiral, and 1978's Beaubourg. Teaming with Anderson under the name Jon & Vangelis, he also scored a series of U.K. hits, including 1980's "I Hear You Now" and the following year's "I'll Find My Way Home." Vangelis' international commercial breakthrough followed in 1982, when his score to Chariots of Fire earned the film one of its many Academy Awards; its theme song even cracked the Top Ten on the U.S. pop charts. That same year, he also created the powerful score to the cult classic Blade Runner, the beginning of a partnership with director Ridley Scott, which also yielded soundtracks to films including 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Vangelis also composed the music for a number of Jacques Cousteau documentaries in addition to maintaining his flourishing solo career, issuing acclaimed LPs including 1985's The Mask, 1988's Antarctica, and 1990's The City. In 1992, he was awarded the Chevalier Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's most prestigious honors. El Greco followed in 1998.

Vangelis - All Discography [1970-2002]


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Above & Beyond - Tri-State [2006]

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Godsmack-4 Albums

From left to right: Robbie Merrill, Sully Erna, Criss Angel, Shannon Larkin, Tony Rombola.

Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts formed in 1996. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its formation, Godsmack has released four studio albums, one EP, four DVDs, and one greatest hits collection.

Godsmack has sold over 10 million albums in the United States alone and millions more worldwide. They have also sold millions of singles in the U.S. including I Stand Alone and Straight Out Of Line both released from the Faceless album, and both went gold according to the RIAA. Making it their most commercially, successful album to date. Faceless also went gold in the U.K. being their only album to do so. The band has had two number one albums (Faceless and IV) on the Billboard 200, which comprises of all popular music. They have had fifteen top ten mainstream rock singles, making them the only band to ever do so. as well as four mainstream rock number one singles, a debut album selling over five million copies in just two years and have also been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Having spent a record-breaking 444 weeks in the top ten rock singles charts, Godsmack have become one of the most successful, influential american-rock bands of the last decade.
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