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In Between Dreams
~Jack Johnson (Artist)
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Brushfire (Audio CD) - April 11, 2005 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
For a man who gets his biggest kicks surfing the waves and strumming his
guitar on a lonely beach in native Hawaii, singer-songwriter
Jack Johnson has carved out quite a remarkable career on the
mainland. His 2003 album,
On and On, went platinum on the back of hit single "The Horizon
Has Been... |
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Brushfire Fairytales
~Jack Johnson (Artist)
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Universal (Audio CD) - October 14, 2002 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Fans of
Willy Porter,
Ben Harper and
G Love will all want to check out the engaging folk and
blues-inflected pop of Jack Johnson's Brushfire Fairytales. Born
in Oahu, Hawaii, Johnson--a former surfer and film-school graduate--has
a knack for acoustic ballads whose calm surfaces hide a subtle but... |
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On and on
~Jack Johnson
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Universal (Audio CD) - June 30, 2003 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Jack Johnson has found himself a groove with On and On. Indeed,
the Hawaiian surfing champion turned alternative pop-folk star really
hasn't changed things one iota for his second release. Fans of
Brushfire Fairytales should be delighted with the results. The
groove is a mellow one--most of the 16... |
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The Definitive Ray Charles
~Ray Charles (Artist)
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Wsm (Audio CD) - August 13, 2001 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
All Ray Charles fans will want to check out The Definitive Ray
Charles, because it's the first time a compiler has been able to
combine the chart-topping hits from his Atlantic and ABC-Paramount years
into one package. This means that we get the Genius's hits from 1953's
"Mess Around" right through... |
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Talking Timbuktu
~Ali Farka Toure/Ry
Cooder (Artist) |
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World Circuit (Audio CD) - March 28, 1994 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Talking Timbuktu is a groundbreaking record that vividly
illustrates the Africa-Blues connection in real time. Ali Farka Toure,
one of Mali's leading singer-guitarists, has a trance-like, bluesy style
that, although deeply rooted in Malian tradition, bears astonishing
similarity to that of John Lee... |
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Experience Hendrix [IMPORT]
~Jimi Hendrix (Artist)
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Universal Music TV (Audio CD) - March 27, 2000 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
Experience Hendrix brings together the major singles with a stack
of majestic album tracks and the career-defining live Woodstock version
of "The Star Spangled Banner" on a fat 20-tracker. While best used as a
sampler to direct new listeners to the immortal Are You Experienced,
Electric Ladyland,... |
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There Will Be a Light [ENHANCED]
~Ben Harper and the Blind
Boys of Alabama (Artist) |
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Virgin America (Audio CD) - September 20, 2004 |
trevor
orr, Barnet, Herts, October 12, 2004
Blinding light
This album is truly inspirational on as many levels as you choose to
open up to. This material springs from Gospel roots and remains grounded
in Christian relgious musical heritage. Put off? Don't be: this is where
R&B and Rock came from and these guys know it and feel it. This is
quintessential... |
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Electric Ladyland
~Jimi Hendrix Experience
(Artist) |
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Mca (Audio CD) - April 28, 1997 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
If it's true that songwriters have a vision in their head of what their
dream album would be, Electric Ladyland was the project
Jimi Hendrix hoped would be as close to perfection as possible. No
longer content with the rush-recorded psychedelic pop-rock of
Experienced and
Axis, Ladyland was an... |
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The Very Best of B.B. King
~B.B. King (Artist)
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Spectrum (Audio CD) - July 28, 1994 |
A
music fan, London United Kingdom, March 8, 2005
Perfect summary of a glittering career
this album is brimming with classics. if you would like to experience
the works of a great blues artist but dont know where to start, this is
an ideal place. |
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Genius Loves Company
~Ray Charles, Various
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Liberty (Audio CD) - August 30, 2004 |
Album
Description
Even as Ray Charles' heath waned, the consummate musician always managed
to dazzle. Genius Loves Company would be his last studio album,
but is a fitting legacy for his remarkable career. Charles recorded his
last song for Genius Loves Company in March 2004. The CD of duets
with old friends and... |
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Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
~Eric Clapton (Artist)
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Reprise (Audio CD) - October 18, 1999 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
If this is your first exposure to Eric Clapton, a bit of bewilderment
would be in order. This is the legendary guitar icon. This is (as his
early apostles once proclaimed) God. Ranging from the mid-80s through to
the late 90s, The Clapton Chronicles owes less to the
groundbreaking blues-rock of... |
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Door to Door
~Otis Rush (Artist),
Albert King |
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Mca (Audio CD) - February 17, 2003 |
A
music fan, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands United Kingdom, August 10,
2004
Howlin' for my chicago blues
A must for all lovers of soul-tinged chicago blues and the stinging
guitar of albert king and otis rush. This are their complete chess
sessions in vivid remastered sound at a bargain price.
There is a great groove throughout this album, trademark of the chess
sound, and material to match. Otis'... |
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Blues Breakers
~John Mayall (Artist),
Eric Clapton |
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Decca (Audio CD) - December 15, 2000 |
Album
Review
Rarely has any single record album induced such a shift in popular
music. Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton not only catapulted
Clapton to the helm of the burgeoning British blues-rock scene, it
likewise made significant noise on the other side of the Atlantic--where
the blues had literally been... |
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Band of Gypsies
~Jimi Hendrix (Artist)
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Mca (Audio CD) - April 28, 1997 |
From
Amazon.com
Tired of the showboating image that his early live performances had
saddled him with--and that his black audience viewed as demeaning and
degrading to his musical talent--Hendrix dissolved his Experience in
1969 in search of a more terra-firma-grounded, blues-oriented persona.
On New Year's Eve,... |
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Are You Experienced
~Jimi Hendrix Experience
(Artist) |
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Mca (Audio CD) - April 28, 1997 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
As emblematic of its time as of its sorcerer-like creator, 1967's Are
You Experienced? unleashed Jimi Hendrix onto a world in the midst of
such cultural and musical shake-ups that it really didn't seem as "far
out" as it actually was. It wasn't just Hendrix's virtuosic skill as a
pure player... |
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Twenty
~The Robert Cray Band
(Artist) |
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Sanctuary (Audio CD) - May 23, 2005 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
With his chocolaty cool, soulful Memphis croon and sure sense of melody,
Robert Cray has never been considered a straightahead bluesman. His
often interchangeable albums have instead stayed closer to R&B, adding
compact, stinging lead guitar to songs about matters of the heart. That
formula... |
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The Best of Etta James
~Etta James (Artist)
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Spectrum (Audio CD) - September 25, 2000 |
Peter
D Harris, United Kingdom, May 16, 2005
Great introduction to Etta's music
Etta was one of the finest R+B singers of the sixties and early
seventies, with an incredible voice and an amazing ability to interpret
a song. This compilation contains a selection of the music that she
recorded forr the Chess label during that period. There are so many
great songs here but I'll... |
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Spirit of the Century
~The Blind Boys of
Alabama (Artist) |
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Real World (Audio CD) - April 2, 2001 |
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Blind Boys of Alabama are one of the longest-running popular music
ensembles on earth--vocalist Clarence Fountain has been leading their
exuberant gospel harmonising since 1939. However, Spirit of the
Century sounds anything but a museum piece. It is, in fact, as fresh
and vital a record as... |
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The Essential Collection
~Muddy Waters (Artist)
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Spectrum (Audio CD) - August 7, 2000 |
A
music fan, Staffordshire United Kingdom, May 19, 2005
almost perfect
This is a good record of a very great artist and it contains some of the
most seminal and hard-hitting blues in the catalogue. However, there are
a few essential recordings not represented here and these versions of
Mannish Boy and Hootchie Cootchie Man are not the originals and a long
way from... |
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Axis: Bold As Love
~Jimi Hendrix Experience
(Artist) |
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Mca (Audio CD) - April 28, 1997 |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Axis: Bold As Love, Hendrix's second album, doesn't resonate
through rock history the way its gatecrashing predecessor, Are You
Experienced? did. In places, it almost seems as if Hendrix is
cruising, albeit sublimely. Yet it's nonetheless a vital album,
containing some of rock's most molten... |