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Bounce
(2002)
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Bon Jovi
Given that Bon Jovi successfully pulled off a comeback in 2000 with Crush, a shiny pop album pitched directly at the mainstream, it's kind of a surprise that they returned two years later with a record as turgid as Bounce. Instead of continuing the colorful blueprint of Crush, they fearlessly backpedal, turning out dull, heavy, serious rock -- the ...
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Desire
(1976)
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Bob Dylan
If Blood on the Tracks was an unapologetically intimate affair, Desire is unwieldy and messy, the deliberate work of a collective. And while Bob Dylan directly addresses his crumbling relationship with his wife, Sara, on the final track, Desire is hardly as personal as its predecessor, finding Dylan returning to topical songwriting and folk tales ...
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Bloodletting
(1990)
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Concrete Blonde
Though the sudden embrace of the trappings of goth culture via Anne Rice was a bit odd, given Napolitano's long-standing fascination with both Catholic and Mexican imagery (and the elements of sex and death prevalent in both) it wasn't too strange. Her songwriting and singing focus remains much more roots-oriented, as the opening strut/stroll of ...
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Playback
(1995)
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
The consequence of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' enduring affection for the music of the mid-'60s was that, in essence, they were a singles band, a fact driven home on the first three CDs of the six-disc set Playback; even when abbreviating each of their first nine studio albums to four to six cuts, the songs break down into the hits and the ...
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Wild Wild West
(1988)
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Escape Club
Escape Club's debut album is also its most notable. It contains not only the full-length version of the title track (the band's only real hit), but also a group of songs which were unfairly overlooked and forgotten. Tunes like "Walking Through Walls," "Who Do You Love?," "Goodbye Joey Rae," and "Working for the Fatman" are catchy, solid pop songs. ...
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Red Hot + Dance
(1992)
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Various Artists
The first sequel to the popular Red Hot + Blue album, a connecting theme this time is ditched for a survey of dance music and its top remixers circa 1992. Brought into being with a generous push from George Michael, it's no surprise that the album starts off with three tracks from the man himself, one of which ("Too Funky") had the good sense to ...
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The Complete Collection and Then Some... [2005 Reissue]
(2005)
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Barry Manilow
The story Barry Manilow, his friends, and associates tell in the liner notes to his four-CD/one-VHS box set retrospective The Complete Collection and Then Some... is about a contemporary pop songwriter who is reluctantly transformed into an interpretive singer; becomes an easy listening, commercial pop superstar much to his surprise (and, to some ...
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Avalon Sunset
(1989)
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Van Morrison
Van Morrison scored one of his biggest commercial successes with Avalon Sunset, a record highlighted by the gorgeous "Have I Told You Lately," one of his most heartfelt love songs and a major radio hit which helped introduce his music to a new generation of listeners. Not a consistently strong LP, Avalon Sunset is nevertheless the work of a master ...
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Gangster for Life
(2007)
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Mavado
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Dos
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Culver City Dub Collective
When a band calls itself the Culver City Dub Collective, you immediately think you know what to expect: laid-back SoCal reggae with a loopy "whoa, dude" groove. In this case, the reality is a bit more complex. Led by transplanted Bostonians Franchot Tone (guitar) and Adam Topol (drums), the band is actually a loose aggregation whose music ranges ...
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Pal Joey [1995 Original New York Cast]
(1995)
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1995 Original Cast Recording
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On the Road with Lewis Grizzard
(1988)
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Lewis Grizzard
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Dylan & the Dead
(1989)
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Dylan & the Dead
Featuring Bob Dylan together with the Grateful Dead, the live Dylan & the Dead has an intriguing selection of songs, including staples like "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and more obscure gems like "Joey," although both artists have done better. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde
(1996)
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Concrete Blonde
Despite their obvious ambition, Concrete Blonde rarely made consistent albums, which is why the 18-track Recollection: The Best of Concrete Blonde is welcome. It collects all of the group's high points, not just singles like "Joey," "Still in Hollywood," "Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man," "Walking in London," and "Heal It Up," but also album tracks ...
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The Most Happy Fella
(2000)
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Frank Loesser
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Broadway: My Way
(1964)
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Nancy Wilson
This fine album was one of many solid Capitol releases Nancy Wilson cut during the first half of the '60s. Having already visited Tinseltown's back catalog on Hollywood My Way, Wilson now turns to the wealth of Broadway songs for this 1964 offering. Along with material from familiar shows like Bye Bye Birdie "A Lot of Livin' to Do"), The King and ...
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Classic Julie Classic Broadway
(2001)
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Julie Andrews
After a period of relative inactivity as a recording artist, Julie Andrews, then in her late fifties, returned to the recording studio for a series of projects for the Philips label in the early '90s. First, there was a studio cast recording of The King and I in 1992 in which she naturally took the role of Anna Leonowens, singing songs like "Hello ...
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Still in Hollywood
(1994)
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Concrete Blonde
With their brief moment of commercial success having long since faded, Concrete Blonde had essentially split by the time this collection was released. For fans, it's a well-conceived treat, gathering together many of the band's non-album tracks (although most had been available as B-sides). There's really not a track that won't be a delight to the ...
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A Night at the Playboy Mansion
(2000)
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Dimitri from Paris
On A Night at the Playboy Mansion, Dimitri from Paris pulls together some of the best sounds from the past and gives them a fresh twist. The 14-song set includes three freshly remixed songs from the late '70s and the original version of Cerrone's "Give Me Love" from 1977. The entire album has a strong disco feel from beginning to end. The beats ...
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Boces
(1993)
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Mercury Rev
With Boces, Mercury Rev took everything that made Yerself Is Steam such an impressive debut and made their second album even more so. Over the course of ten minutes, opening epic "Meth of a Rockette's Kick" moves from dreamy musing to guitar-fueled crests -- and throws in flutes, harps, a brass section, and a choir for good measure -- announcing ...
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Stand by Your Man
(1968)
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Tammy Wynette
"Stand by Your Man" became a number one C&W hit as well as Tammy Wynette's signature song, and the album that shares its name topped the C&W album chart and crossed over to the pop chart, achieving platinum sales status along the way. Others in the music industry must have been paying attention, considering that two album tracks, "I Stayed Long ...
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The Most Happy Fella [New Broadway Cast]
(1992)
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New Broadway Cast
A new Broadway cast recording led by opera singer Spiro Malas. The two-piano arrangement lacks the sweep of the classic original orchestrations but brings out the material in a relatively unadorned fashion that probably works better onstage in the more naturalistic 90s than the original score might. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Made to Love Magic
(2004)
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Nick Drake
Hunger for "new" Nick Drake material had reached enough of a fever pitch by the 21st century for Island to try digging up enough for this odd patchwork collection, combining outtakes with remixes of tracks that had been previously issued on the Time of No Reply album. The result is a curious disc that's not quite an anthology of wholly previously ...
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Deadlines
(1978)
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The Strawbs
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Johnny
(1963)
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Johnny Mathis
This 1963 album was Johnny's first with arranger/bandleader Don Costa, and it's one of his best. It's a nice blend of standards, show tunes and then-new compositions, with Costa's arrangements fitting like a glove around Mathis' pipes. Everything on here works just fine, but pay special attention to "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," "I Can't ...
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