Eric Johnson - Seven Worlds (1978)

Seven Worlds is Eric Johnson's 1978 solo record after disbanding with his first band, The Electromagnets. The album was recorded in 1976 and 1977. Due to various disputes, general release was held up until Johnson obtained the rights to the master recordings, twenty years later. Johnson subsequently re-recorded some of the tracks for his first general release album, 1986's Tones.

* Eric Johnson - Guitar, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Vocals, Lap steel guitar
* Bill Maddox - Drums
* Kyle Brock - Bass Guitar
* Kim Wilson - Harmonica
* Jay Aaron - Vocals
* Mark Singer - Drums
* David Dennard - Bass
* Steve Barber - Synthesizers
* Liza Farrow - Vocals
* Linda Wetherby - Violin de Gamba
* Christopher Cross - Vocals
* Nick Phelps - Trumpet
* Roscoe Beck - Bass
* Jimmy Martin - Guitar

1. "Zap" (Johnson) - 3:22
2. "Emerald Eyes" (Johnson/Jay Aaron) - 3:18
3. "Showdown" (Johnson/Jay Aaron) - 3:59
4. "Missing Key" (Johnson) - 3:43
5. "Alone with You" (Johnson) - 6:13
6. "I Promise I Will Try" (Johnson) - 2:41
7. "Winter Came" (Johnson) - 4:56
8. "Turn the Page" (Johnson) - 3:49
9. "A Song for Life" (Johnson) - 2:29
10. "By Your Side" (Johnson) - 3:37

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Heart - The Road Home (1995)

The Road Home is a live album released in 1995 by the successful rock/pop duo Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style given in their home city of Seattle. The album contains many of the band's hits including "Alone", "Barracuda", and "Dreamboat Annie". The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Ann Wilson: lead vocals, guitars, flute
Nancy Wilson: vocals, guitars, mandolin
Howard Leese: guitars, mandolin, keyboards, accordion, background vocals
John Paul Jones: piano, bass, mandolin
Fernando Sanders: bass, background vocals
Denny Fongheiser: drums, percussion
Kristen Berry: background vocals

"Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"
"Dog and Butterfly"
"(Up On) Cherry Blossom Road"
"Back To Avalon"
"Alone"
"These Dreams"
"Love Hurts"
"Straight On"
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You"
"Crazy On You"
"Seasons"
"River"
"Barracuda"
"Dream Of The Archer"
"The Road Home"

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Toto - Through The Looking Glass (2002)

To me this is one of the best Pop bands EVAR! They can be pop and awesome musically at the same time, like only a few can. In this album, they recorded only cover. Here you'll find lots of bands and styles that influenced Toto. A bit of Jazz, even a bit of Reggae and TONS of rolling rocks falling down the hills, so run for it and take cover! ;-)

01. Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley)
02. Bodhisattva (Steely Dan)
03. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Beatles)
04. I Can't Get Next to You (Al Green)
05. Living for the City (Stevie Wonder)
06. Maiden Voyage/Butterfly (Herbie Hancock)
07. Burn Down the Mission (Elton John)
08. Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)
09. House of the Rising Sun (Animals)
10. Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello)
11. It Takes a lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Bob Dylan)

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Jan Akkerman - Tabernakel (1974)

Early solo album by the ex-Focus guitarist with eight lute pieces, a (lame) version of "House of the King" and an extended, orchestral piece "Lammy".

Jan Akkerman (lute, organ, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, percussion)
Daniel Waitzman (flute)
George Flynn (piano, harpsichord, glockenspiel)
Tim Bogert (bass)
Carnine Appice, Ray Lucas (drums).

1. Britannia by John Dowland
2. Coranto For Mrs. Murcott By Francis Pilkington
3. Earl Of Derby, His Galliard By John Dowland, The
4. House of The King
5. Galliard By Anthonie Holborne, A
6. Galliard By John Dowland, A
7. Pavan By Thomas Morley, A
8. Javeh
9. Fantasy By Laurencini Of Rome, A
10. Lammy: I Am / Asleep, Half Asleep, Awake / She Is / Lammy, We Are / The Last Will & Testament / Amen

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Toto - Falling In Between (2006)

Toto's last studio album to date.

"Falling In Between" – 4:06
"Dying On My Feet" – 6:11
"Bottom of Your Soul" – 6:58
"King of the World" – 4:04
"Hooked" – 4:36
"Simple Life" – 2:22
"Taint Your World" – 4:01
"Let it Go" – 5:00
"Spiritual Man" – 5:22
"No End in Sight" – 6:10

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Jeff Beck - There And Back (1980)

Jeff Beck's 1980 solo album.

Jeff Beck - Guitars
Jan Hammer - Keyboards
Tony Hymas - Keyboards
Mo Foster - Bass
Simon Phillips - Drums

1. Star Cycle
2. Too Much to Lose
3. You Never Know
4. Pump
5. El Becko
6. Golden Road
7. Space Boogie
8. Final Peace

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Various Artists - Casino Lights (1982)

Multi-artist fusion album recorded live at Montreux with terrific live renditions of "Monmouth College Fight Song" and "Tee Time for Eric" by the Yellowjackets featuring Robben Ford and the classic Larsen/Feiten sound on "E Minor Song".

1. Your Precious Love - Al Jarreau/Randy Crawford
2. Who's Right, Who's Wrong - Al Jarreau/Randy Crawford
3. Sure Enough - Al Jarreau/Randy Crawford
4. Imagine - Randy Crawford
5. Monmouth College Fight Song - Yellowjackets
6. Theme from Love Is not Enough - David Sanborn
7. Hideaway - David Sanborn
8. Casino Lights - Neil Larsen/Buzz Feiten
9. Tee Time for Eric - Yellowjackets
10. Last Night - Larry Carlton
11. E Minor Song - Neil Larsen/Buzz Feiten
12. Sara's Touch - Mike Mainieri

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Steely Dan - Everything Must Go (2003)

Steely Dan's last album to date. Lunch with Gina lasts forever but Godwhacker's on the case...

Walter Becker - bass, guitar, percussion, electric guitar, vocals
Donald Fagen - organ, synthesizer, percussion, piano, vocals, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Ted Baker - piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Bill Charlap - piano, Fender Rhodes
Jon Herington - guitar
Hugh McCracken - guitar
Kenneth Hitchcock - clarinet
Tony Kadleck - trumpet
Michael Leonhart - trumpet
Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
Jim Pugh - trombone
Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone
Walt Weiskopf - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Keith Carlock - drums
Gordon Gottlieb - percussion
Ada Dyer - background vocals
Tawatha Agee - background vocals
Carolyn Leonhart - background vocals
Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
Catherine Russell - background vocals
Brenda White-King - background vocals

"The Last Mall" – 3:36
"Things I Miss the Most" – 3:59
"Blues Beach" – 4:29
"Godwhacker" – 4:57
"Slang of Ages" – 4:15
"Green Book" – 5:55
"Pixeleen" – 4:01
"Lunch With Gina" – 4:27
"Everything Must Go" – 6:45

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Camel - Never Let Go (1993)

Fantastic live album, documenting 20 years of Camel in a single concert recorded on September 5, 1992 at Enschede, the Netherlands ("Dit is voor jou"). Included is a live performance of "Dust and Dreams" in its entirety. "Never Let Go" is the second release of Camel's Official Bootleg series.

Andrew Latimer: Guitars, flute, keyboards, vocals
Colin Bass: Bass, keyboards, vocals
Mickey Simmonds: Keyboards
Paul Burgess: drums

Disc One
1. Never Let Go
2. Earthrise
3. Rhayader
4. Rhayader Goes to Town
5. Spirit of the Water
6. Unevensong
7. Echoes
8. Ice
9. City Life
10. Drafted

Disc Two
1. Dust Bowl
2. Go West
3. Dusted Out
4. Mother Road
5. Needles
6. Rose of Sharon
7. Milk n' Honey
8. End of the Line
9. Storm Clouds
10. Cotton Camp
11. Broken Banks
12. Sheet Rain
13. Whispers
14. Little Rivers and Little Rose
15. Hopeless Anger
16. Whispers in the Rain
17. Sasquatch
18. Lady Fantasy

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The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963)

An old kid on the blog: the Beatles' first.

John Lennon - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (on "P.S. I Love You"), harmonica, vocals
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, vocals
George Harrison - lead guitar, vocals
Ringo Starr - drums, vocals, maracas (on "P.S. I Love You")
George Martin - producer, piano overdubs (on "Misery" and "Baby It's You")
Andy White - drums (on "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You")

1. "I Saw Her Standing There" – 2:55
2. "Misery" – 1:50
3. "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander) – 2:57
4. "Chains" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King) – 2:26
5. "Boys" (Luther Dixon/Wes Farrell) – 2:27
6. "Ask Me Why" – 2:27
7. "Please Please Me" – 2:03
8. "Love Me Do" – 2:22
9. "P.S. I Love You" – 2:05
10. "Baby It's You" (Mack David/Barney Williams/Burt Bacharach) – 2:38
11. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" – 1:59
12. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott/Ric Marlow) – 2:05
13. "There's a Place" – 1:52
14. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley/Bert Russell) – 2:33

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Camel - Rain Dances (1977)

Camel's fifth studio album and, while not up there with the best, a pleasant (I can't think of a better word) album. With Richard Sinclair replacing Doug Ferguson on bass.

Andrew Latimer - Guitar, Flute, Vocals
Peter Bardens - Keyboards
Andy Ward - Drums, Percussion
Richard Sinclair - Bass, Vocals
Mel Collins - Saxophone
with
Martin Drover - Trumpet, Flugel horn
Malcolm Griffiths - Trombone
Brian Eno - Mini Moog, Electric piano, Acoustic Piano
Fiona Hibbert - Harp

"First Light" - Bardens, Latimer – 5:01
"Metrognome" - Bardens, Latimer – 4:15
"Tell Me" - Bardens, Latimer – 4:06
"Highways of the Sun" - Bardens, Latimer – 4:29
"Unevensong" - Bardens, Latimer, Ward – 5:33
"One of These Early Days I'll Get an Early Night" - Bardens, Mel Collins, Latimer, Sinclair, Ward – 5:53
"Elke" - Latimer – 4:26
"Skylines" - Bardens, Latimer, Ward – 4:24
"Rain Dances" - Bardens, Latimer – 2:53
"Highways of the Sun" - Bardens, Latimer – 3:57 (single edit)

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Camel - On The Road 1972 (1992)

The first of Camel's Official Bootleg series with live recordings from 1972 (released 1992).

Andrew Latimer: Guitar, Vocals
Peter Bardens: Keyboards, Organ, Vocals
Doug Ferguson: Bass
Andy Ward: Drums

Lady Fantasy
Six Ate
White Rider
God of Light Revisited

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Golden Earring - Moontan (1973)

You've all heard their monsterhit "Radar Love". Well, this is the original album (European release) that that came off of. A Dutch rock milestone.

Bertus Borgers - saxophone
Eelco Gelling - guitar
Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboard
Barry Hay - flute, vocals
George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums

Candy's Going Bad (6.12)
Are You Receiving Me (9.31)
Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock) (4.24)
Radar Love (6.23)
Just Like Vince Taylor (4.33)
The Vanilla Queen (9.16)

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Heart - Rock The House Live! (1991)

(On Request) Live album by Heart.

Ann Wilson - Vocals
Nancy Wilson - Guitars, Vocals
Howard Leese - Guitars, Keyboards
Mark Andes - Bass
Denny Carmassi - Drums

"Wild Child"
"Fallen From Grace"
"Call Of The Wild"
"How I Can Refuse"
"Shell Shock"
"Love Alive"
"Under The Sky"
"The Night"
"Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger"
"If Looks Could Kill"
"Who Will You Run To"
"You're The Voice"
"The Way Back Machine"
"Barracuda"

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The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (1975)

As unlikely as the idea seems today to use the suspense-filled stories of Edgar Allan Poe as the basis for an album of rock tunes, listeners in the 1970s--who were barraged with such high-flown concepts during the heyday of prog-rock--turned the record into a major hit. The Project actually scored a Top 40 hit with "(The System of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather." Thanks to FM radio overplay, however, "The Raven" is probably the album's best-known track today. The 1987 CD version of "ToMaI" differs somewhat from the original vinyl. Parsons dropped in synthesizer parts to modernize the album, and added an opening recitation by Orson Welles. But the integrity of the original is maintained well enough, and the album remains a classic excuse to dim the lights, pour a glass of sherry (amontillado, natch), and break out the headphones. --Daniel Durchholz

David Pack Guitar
Smokey Parsons Vocals
Joe Puerta Bass
Darryl Runswick Bass, String Bass
David Snell Harp
The English Chorale and Played Ti Choir, Chorus
Stuart Tosh Cymbals, Drums, Tympani (Timpani), Vocals
Leonard Whiting Vocals, Narrator
Eric Woolfson Synthesizer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Harpsichord
Alan Parsons Organ, Projection, Main Performer, Engineer, Producer, Vocals, Recorder, Keyboards, Guitar, Synthesizer
Billy Lyall Piano, Drums, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Recorder, Glockenspiel
Jane Powell Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Andrew Hurdle Bass
Christopher North Keyboards
William Lyall Keyboards
John Miles Guitar, Vocals
Francis Monkman Organ, Keyboards
Kevin Peek Guitar (Acoustic)
Terry Sylvester Vocals
Laurence Juber Guitar (Acoustic)
Andrew Powell Keyboards, Choir Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangements
David Paton Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Bass
Ian Bairnson Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
David Katz Violin, Orchestra Contractor, Leader
Burleigh Drummond Drums
English Chorale Vocals
Jack Harris Vocals
Bob Howes Choir, Chorus
John Leach Percussion, Vocals, Cimbalom, Kantele
Arthur Brown Vocals

1-Dream within a dream
2-Raven
3-Tell-Tale Heart
4-Cask of Amontillado
5-( The System Of ) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
6-Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude
7-Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival
8-Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo
9-Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane
10-Fall of the House of Usher: Fall
11-To one in paradise

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Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)

Another rock classic: Van Halen's debut from 1978. "Ice Cream Man" is probably my favourite track.

David Lee Roth - vocals
Eddie Van Halen - guitar
Michael Anthony - bass
Alex Van Halen - drums

"Runnin' With the Devil" – 3:35†
"Eruption" – 1:42
"You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies) – 2:37†
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" – 3:49†
"I'm the One" – 3:46
"Jamie's Cryin'" – 3:30†
"Atomic Punk" – 3:01
"Feel Your Love Tonight" – 3:42
"Little Dreamer" – 3:22
"Ice Cream Man" (John Brim) – 3:19
"On Fire" – 3:00

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The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977)

The project's second album, inspired by the works of Isaac Asimov.

David Paton: bass, acoustic guitars
Stuart Tosh: drums, percussion
Ian Bairnson: electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Woolfson, Duncan Makay: keyboards
B.J. Cole: steel guitar
Lenny Zakatek, Allan Clarke, Steve Harley, Jack Harris, Peter Straker and Jaki Whitren, Dave Townsend: vocals
Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons

I robot 6:02
2 I wouldn't want to be like you 3:22
3 Some other time 4:06
4 Breakdown 3:50
5 Don't let it show 4:24
6 The voice 5:24
7 Nucleus 3:31
8 Day after day (The show must go on) 3:49
9 Total eclipse 3:09
10 Genesis Ch.1. V.32 3:28

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Dream Theater - Images And Words (1992)

Images and Words is the second album by progressive metal band Dream Theater.
It is the first album on which Dream Theater's current singer, James LaBrie, appears, and is considered a seminal release in the progressive metal genre.
"Pull Me Under" received substantial airplay on radio stations and MTV, and to this day remains the band's biggest hit. The album itself is also the most commercially successful of all Dream Theater's albums, attaining gold record certification in the U.S. and platinum in Japan.
The album is also notable as being the only studio album by the group (until Octavarium, almost 15 years later) not to include at least one instrumental track.

James LaBrie – vocals
Kevin Moore – keyboards
John Myung – bass
John Petrucci – guitars
Mike Portnoy – drums
Jay Beckenstein – saxophone on "Another Day"

1. "Pull Me Under" – 8:11 (music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Moore)
2. "Another Day" – 4:22 (Dream Theater and Jay Beckenstein, Petrucci)
3. "Take the Time" – 8:21 (Dream Theater)
4. "Surrounded" – 5:30 (Dream Theater, Moore)
5. "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and The Sleeper" – 9:30 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
6. "Under a Glass Moon" – 7:02 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
7. "Wait for Sleep" – 2:31 (Moore)
8. "Learning to Live" – 11:30 (Dream Theater, Myung)

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Scott Henderson - Tore Down House (1997)

Hilariously funny solo album by one of the world's best (fusion) guitarists. Check out the organ solo on "Dolemite" and the organ reference in the lyrics on "I Hate You".

Scott Henderson - Guitars
Kirk Covington - Drums and vocals
Dave Carpenter - Bass
Pat O`Brien - Harmonica
Scott Kinsey- Keyboards
Thelma Houston - Vocals
Masta Edwards - Vocals on "I Hate You"
Albert Wing - Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute, Fearless Horn Section Leader
Walt Fowler - Trumpet, Flugel Horn
Mike Nelson - Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Dan Fornero - Trumpet, Flugel Horn
Eric Jorgenson - Trombone
T.J. Helmerich - Background Vocals
Mark Nonisa - Background Vocals

Dolemite – 5:52
Tore Down House – 7:37
Metermaid – 4:29
I Hate You – 4:38
Gittar School – 5:10
Xanax – 5:38
Continuum – 4:00
You Get Off On Me – 3:53
Mocha – 7:29
Harpoon – 6:46
Same As You – 4:36

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Duncan Browne - The Wild Places (1978)

Mysterious sounding, sympho-proggy album by Duncan Browne (1947-1993). And what a back-up band!

Duncan Browne: vocals, guitars
with:
John Giblin: bass
Tony Hymas: keyboards
Simon Phillips: drums

· The Wild Places (6:00)
· Roman Vecu (4:43)
· Camino Real (8:27)
· Samurai (4:28)
· Kisarazu (7:11)
· The Crash (3:53)
· Planet Earth (6:23)

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Kevin Eubanks - Sundance (1984)

The guitarist's debut album. I'm impressed by the energy and drive that seems to radiate off this album.

Kevin Eubanks - Guitars
Tommy Campbell - Drums
Barry Brown - Bass
Gerry Etkins - Keyboards

1. Sting
2. Ever-Blue
3. Who Knows
4. It's All the Same to Me
5. Sundance Began
6. Mellow Fellow
7. Farm in My Heart
8. Distant Focus

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Dream Theater - When Dream And Day Unite (1989)

"When Dream and Day Unite (1989) is the first studio album released by progressive metal band Dream Theater, on March 6, 1989. It was recorded in the summer of 1988 at Kajem/Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, and is the only Dream Theater album to feature Charlie Dominici on vocals. On the 15th anniversary of the album, the current line-up of Dream Theater performed the album in its entirety in Los Angeles, California, and during two additional songs in the encore special guests Charlie Dominici and Derek Sherinian (both now former Dream Theater members) performed. The entire performance was recorded and later released on CD and DVD under the title When Dream And Day Reunite through the band's independent label YtseJam Records."

Charlie Dominici – vocals
Kevin Moore – keyboards
John Myung – bass
John Petrucci – guitars
Mike Portnoy – drums

1. "A Fortune in Lies" – 5:12 (music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Petrucci)
2. "Status Seeker" – 4:15 (Dream Theater, Dominici/Petrucci)
3. "Ytse Jam" – 5:43 (Dream Theater, instrumental)
4. "The Killing Hand" – 8:40 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
* I. The Observance
* II. Ancient Renewal
* III. The Stray Seed
* IV. Thorns
* V. Exodus
5. "Light Fuse and Get Away" – 7:23 (Dream Theater, Moore)
6. "Afterlife" – 5:27 (Dream Theater, Dominici)
7. "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" – 8:04 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
8. "Only a Matter of Time" – 6:35 (Dream Theater, Moore)

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Yes - Big Generator (1987)

Classic, eighties Yes album, the follow-up to "90125". Shoot high, aim low...

Jon Anderson: vocals
Tony Kaye: keyboards
Trevor Rabin: guitars, keyboards, vocals
Chris Squire: bass, vocals
Alan White: drums

· Rhythm Of Love (4:49)
· Big Generator (4:31)
· Shoot High Aim Low (7:59)
· Almost Like Love (5:58)
· Love Will Find A Way (4:48)
· Final Eyes (6:20)
· I'm Running (7:34)
· Holy Lamb (3:15)

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ZZ Top - Degüello (1979)

My favourite album by the three beards from Texas.

Billy Gibbons: Guitars, Vocals, Baritone Sax
Dusty Hill: Bass, Vocals, Tenor Sax
Frank Beard: Drums, Alto Sax

1. I Thank You
2. She Loves My Automobile
3. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
4. A Fool For Your Stockings
5. Manic Mechanic
6. Dust My Broom
7. Lowdown In The Street
8. Hi Fi Mama
9. Cheap Sunglasses
10. Esther Be The One

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The Doobie Brothers - The Doobie Brothers (1971)

The first album by The Doobie Brothers, simply wonderful and a must for The Doobie Fans.

Tom Johnston - guitar, harmonica, piano, harp, vocals
Pat Simmons - guitar, vocals
Dave Shogren - bass, organ, keyboards, vocals
John Hartman - drums

"Nobody" (Johnston) – 3:42
"Slippery St. Paul" (Simmons, Johnston) – 2:14
"Greenwood Creek" (Johnston) – 3:04
"It Won't Be Right" (Johnston) – 2:38
"Travelin' Man" (Johnston) – 4:25
"Feelin' Down Farther" (Johnston) – 4:20
"The Master" (Johnston) – 3:30
"Growin' a Little Each Day" (Johnston) – 3:20
"Beehive State" (Randy Newman) – 2:42
"Closer Every Day" (Simmons) – 4:19
"Chicago" (Simmons) – 1:40

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Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Shpritsz (1978)

After a life of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, Holland's national rock hero Herman Brood (1946-2001) decided to end it by jumping off the Amsterdam Hilton. This is his best studio album containing the hit "Saturday Night".

Herman Brood - Vocals, Piano
Danny Lademacher - Guitars
Freddie Cavalli - Bass
Ani Meerman - Drums
Monica Tjen A Kwoei - Vocals
Floor van Zutphen - Vocals

1. Saturday Night (4:01)
2. Dope Sucks (2:09)
3. One (1:54)
4. Doin' It (2:37)
5. Champagne (& Wine) (3:31)
6. Back (In Y'R Love) (1:48)
7. Hit (2:46)
8. Rock & Roll Junkie (2:48)
9. Never Enough (2:31)
10. Pain (1:50)
11. Get Lost (3:13)
12. Hot-Talk (1:44)
13. Prisoners (1:38)
14. Doreen (2:32)
15. Skid Row (2:35)

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Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - Cha Cha (1978)

And this is the live album, following in the slipstream of Sphritsz, a live album on speed, so to speak.

Herman Brood - Vocals, Piano
Danny Lademacher - Guitars
Freddie Cavalli - Bass
Ani Meerman - Drums
Monica Tjen A Kwoei - Vocals
Floor van Zutphen - Vocals
Bertus Borgers - Sax

01. Hit 01:34
02. Too Slow 02:27
03. Street 02:10
04. Still Believe 03:10
05. True Fine Mama 01:50
06. Rock 'n Roll Junkie 02:30
07. One More Dose 03:40
08. Speedo 00:30
09. Dope Sucks 02:40
10. City 03:40
11. Blue 03:22
12. Can't Stand Up 02:08
13. Phony 03:20
14. Pop 03:40

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Bruford - One Of A Kind (1979)

"William Scott Bruford (born May 17, 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), better known as Bill Bruford, is an influential British drummer who is recognised for his forceful, highly precise, polyrhythmic style. He was the original drummer for the highly successful progressive rock group Yes, and has been a prominent figure in the art rock movement since the early 1970s. He has been in many other bands and collaborated on numerous projects, most famously King Crimson and his own fusion band Bruford." - Wikipedia

- Bill Bruford / acoustic & electronic drums and percussion
- Jeff Berlin / bass and vocals
- Allan Holdsworth / guitar
- Dave Stewart / keyboards and synths

1. Hell's Bells (3:33)
2. One of a Kind, Pt. 1 (2:20)
3. One of a Kind, Pt. 2 (4:04)
4. Travels With Myself - And Someone Else (6:13)
5. Fainting in Coils (6:33)
6. Five G (4:46)
7. The Abingdon Chasp (4:54)
8. Forever Until Sundary (5:51)
9. The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 1 (5:18)
10. The Sahara of Snow, Pt. 2 (3:24)

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Bruford - The Bruford Tapes (1979)

A live album by Bruford with John Clarke cutting his teeth on the Holdsworth parts.

Bill Bruford: drums, percussion, electric chat
Dave Stewart: electric keyboards
Jeff Berlin: electric bass
John Clarke: electric guitar.

Hell’s Bells
Sample and Hold
Fainting in Coils
Travels with Myself—and Someone Else
Beelzebub
The Sahara of Snow (Part 1)
The Sahara of Snow (Part 2)
One of a Kind
5G

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The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963)

The second album by the Beatles.

"It Won't Be Long" – 2:13
"All I've Got to Do" – 2:04
"All My Loving" – 2:09
"Don't Bother Me" (George Harrison) – 2:29
"Little Child" – 1:48
"Till There Was You" (Meredith Willson) – 2:16
"Please Mister Postman" (Georgia Dobbins/William Garrett/Freddie Gorman/Brian Holland/Robert Bateman) – 2:36
"Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) – 2:47
"Hold Me Tight" – 2:32
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:02
"I Wanna Be Your Man" – 1:59
"Devil in Her Heart" (Richard P. Drapkin) – 2:27
"Not a Second Time" – 2:08
"Money" (Janie Bradford/Berry Gordy)

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The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Third album by the Beatles and the only one to consist entirely of Lennon/McCartney compositions.

"A Hard Day's Night" – 2:32
"I Should Have Known Better" – 2:44
"If I Fell" – 2:22
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" – 1:58
"And I Love Her" – 2:31
"Tell Me Why" – 2:10
"Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:14
"Any Time at All" – 2:13
"I'll Cry Instead" – 1:47
"Things We Said Today" – 2:38
"When I Get Home" – 2:18
"You Can't Do That" – 2:37
"I'll Be Back" – 2:20

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Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail (1976)

A Trick of the Tail is the first studio album by progressive rock band Genesis following the mid-1975 departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel, and was released in 1976.
The album surprised both critics and the public, who were convinced the band was doomed without Gabriel. A Trick of the Tail performed strongly, reaching #3 in the UK and becoming the band's first US hit album, reaching #31. Most surprising was drummer Phil Collins' graduation to the position of lead vocalist. Genesis in fact had held lengthy auditions for a new singer and had to deal with a lot of dubious Peter Gabriel-wannabes turning up in outlandish costumes. Collins had to teach the potential replacements the songs but the rest of Genesis said Collins sounded better than the people auditioning. Collins refused to step down from his drum kit but after the last audition failed, Collins tried singing "Squonk" and the band decided to go with Collins, who had sung backup for Gabriel on most of their earlier albums.

* Phil Collins – vocals, background vocals, percussion, drums,
* Steve Hackett – electric guitar, 12-string guitars
* Tony Banks – organ, synthesizers, pianos, vocals, background vocals, 12-string guitar, mellotron
* Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, 12-string guitar, bass pedals, vocals, background vocals

01 Dance on a Volcano
02 Entangled
03 Squonk
04 Mad Man Moon
05 Robbery, Assault & Battery
06 Ripples
07 A Trick of the Tail
08 Los Endos

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The Beatles - Beatles For Sale (1964)

Not for sale this time around but the Beatles' fourth.

"No Reply"
"I'm a Loser"
"Baby's in Black"
"Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry)
"I'll Follow the Sun"
"Mr. Moonlight" (Roy Lee Johnson)
Medley:
"Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" (Little Richard)
"Eight Days a Week"
"Words of Love" (Buddy Holly)
"Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins)
"Every Little Thing"
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
"What You're Doing"
"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins)

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Camel - The Snow Goose (1975)

"The Snow Goose is the third album released by the band Camel in 1975. The success of the White Rider suite (Which was based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings) that appeared on their previous album, Mirage, inspired the group to write more novel-inspired conceptual suites. The band gathered and all members proposed several novels on which their next album would be based on. Keyboardist Peter Bardens suggested Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, and some songs were written before the idea was trashed. Another book by the same writer (Steppenwolf) was also suggested, but this concept proved unworkable for the band. Finally, bassist Doug Ferguson recommended the group to have the next album based on Paul Gallico's novel The Snow Goose. The album reached silver status in 1981." - Wikipedia

* Andrew Latimer: Guitars, Flute
* Peter Bardens: Keyboards, Organ
* Doug Ferguson: Bass
* Andy Ward: Drums, Percussion

01. The Great Marsh (2:02)
02. Rhayader (3:01)
03. Rhayader Goes To Town (5:20)
04. Sanctuary (1:05)
05. Fritha (1:19)
06. The Snow Goose (3:12)
07. Friendship (1:44)
08. Migration (2:01)
09. Rhayader Alone (1:50)
10. Flight Of The Snow Goose (2:40)
11. Preparation (3:58)
12. Dunkirk (5:19)
13. Epitaph (2:07)
14. Fritha Alone (1:40)
15. La Princesse Perdue (4:44)
16. The Great Marsh (1:20)

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Gentle Giant - Civilian (1980)

"Civilian is an album by British Progressive Rock band Gentle Giant which was released in 1980. At this point a near total change of style was in evidence with only a trace of the original verve present. The band lasted only a short time after this outing. This album also marks the return to Columbia Records (the first album on this famous label since the 1973 release Octopus) in the U.S. and Canada. It was cut in the L.A. suburb of Van Nuys in 1979 with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick." - Wikipedia

Gary Green - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar
Kerry Minnear - keyboards, vocals
Derek Shulman - vocals, alto sax
Ray Shulman - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
John Weathers - drums, percussion, backing vocals

1. "Convenience (Clean And Easy)" – 3:14
2. "All Through The Night" – 4:20
3. "Shadows On The Street" – 3:18
4. "Number One" – 4:39
5. "Underground" – 3:48
6. "I Am A Camera" – 3:33
7. "Inside Out" – 5:51
8. "It's Not Imagination" – 3:59

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The Crusaders - Free As The Wind (1977)

An album by my favourite Crusaders line-up featuring Larry Carlton. His "Nite Crawler" was re-done the following year for his 1978 self-titled solo album.

Joe Sample - Keyboards
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Robert "Pops" Popwell - Bass
Stix Hooper - Drums, Percussion
Wilton Felder - Saxophone

1. Free as the Wind
2. I Felt the Love
3. Way We Was
4. Nite Crawler
5. Feel It
6. Sweet 'N' Sour
7. River Rat
8. It Happens Everday

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Crusaders - Street Life 300 S. (1979)

Funky album by The Crusaders. The title track, featuring Randy Crawford, was their big hit.

Arthur Adams - guitar
Roland Bautista - guitar
Oscar Brashear - trumpet
Garnett Brown - trombone
Randy Crawford - vocals
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Wilton Felder - saxophone, producer
Barry Finnerty - guitar
William Green - saxophone
Stix Hooper - drums, producer
Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
James Jamerson - bass guitar
Alphonso Johnson - bass guitar
Robert O'Bryan - trumpet
Jerome Richardson - saxophone
Billy Rogers - guitar
Joe Sample - keyboards, producer

"Street Life" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 11:18
"My Lady" (Wilton Felder) – 6:43
"Rodeo Drive (High Steppin')" (Sample) – 4:28
"Carnival of the Night" (Felder) – 6:24
"The Hustler" (Stix Hooper) – 5:18
"Night Faces" (Sample) – 5:10

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Giant - Last Of The Runaways (1989)

Imagine Foreigner's Lou Gramm and Mick Jones rolled into one with the guitar playing about a thousand times better... enter Dann Huff of Giant. This is their debut album from 1989. My only criticism concerns the occasionally silly, adolescent-type lyrics but by golly, this is how hard rock should be made. Play it loud...

Dann Huff – vocals, guitars
Alan Pasqua – keyboards and backing vocals
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar and backing vocals
David Huff – drums and backing vocals
Lea Hart – backing vocals
Peter Howarth – backing vocals
Terry Thomas – backing vocals

"I'm a Believer" – 5:45
"Innocent Days" – 5:15
"I Can't Get Close Enough" – 6:06
"I'll See You In My Dreams" – 4:46
"No Way Out" – 4:04
"Shake Me Up" – 4:16
"It Takes Two" – 4:59
"Stranger to Me" – 5:56
"Hold Back the Night" – 4:11
"Love Welcome Home" – 4:51
"The Big Pitch" – 5:07

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Genesis - Live (1973)

"Genesis Live is the first live album released by progressive rock group Genesis. The band in fact had no plan at this time to release a live album, but the decision was made on the part of their label, Charisma Records, to release Genesis Live as a budget-priced title to mark time while the band recorded the album Selling England by the Pound in mid-1973. The result became a boon for Genesis' most devoted fans, as this album represented the only legitimately released concert recording of the band (with Peter Gabriel on vocals) for 25 years.
All songs by Tony Banks/Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett/Mike Rutherford except "The Knife", by Tony Banks/Peter Gabriel/Anthony Phillips/Mike Rutherford. The second guitar solo in "The Knife" has been adapted by Steve Hackett, and the drum parts differ from the original version, a change probably made by Phil Collins."

* Peter Gabriel: Vocals, Flute, bass drum, tambourine
* Steve Hackett: lead guitar
* Tony Banks: Hammond Organ, mellotron, Hohner pianet, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
* Mike Rutherford: Bass guitar, bass pedals, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
* Phil Collins: Drums, Vocals

1. "Watcher Of The Skies" – 8:34
2. "Get 'Em Out By Friday" – 9:14
3. "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed" – 8:14
4. "The Musical Box" – 10:56
5. "The Knife" – 9:47

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Genesis - Live/The Way We Walk - The Longs (1993)

Live/The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs is the fifth live album by British band Genesis and was released in 1993, having been recorded during their 1992 tour for We Can't Dance. The album's title refers to a lyric in two songs, "I Can't Dance" on the previous volume and "I Know What I Like" on this one. It is also the final full-length Genesis release to feature Phil Collins before his amicable 1996 split from the group.

Phil Collins - lead vocals, drums, percussion
Tony Banks - keyboards, vocals, background vocals
Mike Rutherford - guitars, bass, background vocals
Daryl Stuermer - guitar, bass,
Chester Thompson - drums, percussion

"Old Medley" – 19:32
"Dance on a Volcano" (Banks/Collins/Hackett/Rutherford)
"The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)
"The Musical Box" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)
"Firth of Fifth" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)
"I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)
"Driving The Last Spike" – 10:18
"Domino" – 11:21
Part I - In the Glow of the Night
Part II - The Last Domino
"Fading Lights" – 10:55
"Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea" – 12:14
"Drum Duet"- 6:06

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Brand X - X Communication (1992)

"Unlike GENESIS, when Phil COLLINS left BRAND X the level and commitment to musical creativity and originality did not die. In fact I enjoy the post Phil COLLINS era BRAND X as much as that with him. "X-Communication" features the line-up of Percy Jones, John Goodsall and Frank Katz who blend rock, jazz, funk and fusion into this masterful recording. This powerful trio get into some pretty wild musical moments with heavy instrumental workouts and complex performances. "X-Communication" showcases the fretless bass action of Percy Jones with the complex rhythms of Frank Katz and the agile fingerings of john Goodsall. Without a question "X-Communication" is a magnificent album and is highly recommended to all fans of progressive rock." - loserboy-ProgArchives

- Percy Jones / bass, keyboards on "Strangeness"
- John Goodsall / guitar, MIDI guitar, all keyboards and samples triggered by MIDI guitar except keyboards on "Strangeness")
- Frank Katz / drums
- Danny Wilding / flute on "Kluzinski Reprise"

1. Xanax Taxi (5:57)
2. Liquid Time (4:39)
3. Kluzinski Period (7:00)
4. Healing Dream (3:51)
5. Mental Floss (3:17)
6. Strangeness (3:23)
7. A Duck Exploding (6:47)
8. Message To You (0:25)
09. Church of Hype (5:54)
10. Kluzinski Reprise (4:25)

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Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien (1987)

Has it really been 22 years? Intrumental rock at its finest and still my favourite Satriani.

Joe Satriani: Guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion, drum programming
with
Bongo Bob Smith, Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Jeff Kreeger: Drum programming, drums, percussion & sound design

"Surfing With The Alien" – 4:25
"Ice 9" – 3:59
"Crushing Day" – 5:14
"Always With Me, Always With You" – 3:22
"Satch Boogie" – 3:13
"Hill Of The Skull" – 1:48
"Circles" – 3:28
"Lords Of Karma" – 4:48
"Midnight" – 1:42
"Echo" – 5:37

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Al Di Meola - Kiss My Axe (1991)

Kiss My Axe is a 1991 album by guitarist Al Di Meola. Musicians include Barry Miles on piano and keyboards, Anthony Jackson on six string contrabass guitar, Rachel Z on synthesizer and Gumbi Ortiz on conga.

- Al DiMeola / guitar (acoustic), cymbals, andclapping, tabla, guitar (electric), guitar
- Richie Morales / drums
- Gumbi Ortiz / conga
- Tony Scherr / bass, bass (acoustic), bass (electric)
- Arto Tuncboyaciyan / percussion, bata, voices, bongos
- Gumbi Oritz / conga, bata, handclapping
- Rachel Z / synthesizer
- Anthony Jackson / bass (electric), clarinet (contrabass)
- Omar Hakim / drums
- Barry Miles / synthesizer, synclavier, handclapping, piano

1. South Bound Traveler
2. The Embrace
3. Kiss My Axe
4. Morocco
5. Gigi's Playtime Rhyme (Interlude #1)
6. One Night Last June
7. Phantom
8. Erotic Interlude (Interlude #2)
9. Global Safari
10. Interlude #3
11. Purple Orchids
12. The Prophet (Interlude #4)
13. Oriana (September 24, 1988)

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The Lovemongers - Battle Of Evermore (1992)

Hard to find gem (a live mini-album) featuring Ann and Nancy Wilson.

Ann Wilson: Vocals, Bass
Nancy Wilson: Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Frank Cox: Mandolin, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Sue Ennis: Keyboards

Battle of Evermore (Led Zeppelin)
Love of the Common Man (Todd Rundgren)
Papa Was a Rolling Stone (The Temptations)
Crazy On You (Heart)

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Level 42 - Level 42 (1981)

And on bass... Mark King. A classic funk/fusion debut album by the boys from the Isle of Wight.

Mark King - Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Mike Lindup - Minimoog, Acoustic/Electric Pianos, Vocals, Percussion
Philip Gould - Drums, Glockenspiel, Timbales, Backing Vocals, Percussion
Boon Gould - Guitars
with:
Wally Badarou - Prophet 5, Korg Polyphonic, Minimoog, Vocalising
Leroy Williams - Congas, Bongos, Percussion
Gary Barnacle - Electric Sax Solo on "Heathrow"
Dave Chambers - Tenor Sax Solo on "Why Are You Leaving"

Turn It On
"43"
Why Are You Leaving?
Almost There
Heathrow
Love Games
Dune Tune
Starchild

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Jennifer Rush - Heart Over Mind (1987)

Her best album. With the sound of her voice, I come undone...

Jennifer Rush - Vocals
with a large crowd of studio musicians including Dann Huff - Guitar on tracks 3, 4 and 6.
Elton John - Guest vocal on "Flames Of Paradise"

I Come Undone
Down To You
Heart Over Mind
Search The Sky
Flames Of Paradise
Love Of A Stranger
Heart Wars
Stronghold
Sidekick
Call My Name

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The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978)

The Project's third album and one of my personal favourites.

David Paton: bass
Stuart Elliott: drums, percussion
Ian Bairnson: electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Woolfson, Duncan Macay: keyboards
Dean Ford, David Paton, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris: vocals

"Voyager" (instrumental) – 2:15
"What Goes Up" – 3:56
"The Eagle Will Rise Again" – 4:03
"One More River" – 4:16
"Can't Take It with You" – 5:02
"In the Lap of the Gods" (instrumental) – 5:29
"Pyramania" – 2:43
"Hyper-Gamma-Spaces" (instrumental) – 4:20
"Shadow of a Lonely Man" – 5:34

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The Alan Parsons Project - Eve (1979)

Eve is a PROGRESSIVE ROCK album by The Alan Parsons Project. It was released in 1979. Along with Pyramid, it is widely regarded as a mediocre album between 1977's I Robot and the Project's successes of the 1980's. Eve's focus is woman and her effect on men, and it is notable as the only Project album to feature female lead vocalists (Clare Torry and Lesley Duncan). Alan had worked with Clare on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. The opening instrumental "Lucifer" and the poppy "Damned If I Do" were both minor hits.

Bass...David Paton
Percussion...Stuart Elliott
Acoustic and Electric Guitars...Ian Bairnson
Keyboards...Eric Woolfson; Duncan Mackay
Miscellaneous Instrumental Contributions by Alan Parsons; Eric Woolfson
Backing Vocals...Chris Rainbow; David Paton
The Orchestra Of The Munich Chamber Opera care of Eberhard Schoener
Leader...Sandor Farcas
Orchestra Coordinator...Curtis Briggs
Trivia Consultants...Shapiro and Steinberg
Vocals...Lesley Duncan; David Paton; Chris Rainbow; Clare Torry; Dave Townsend; Lenny Zaketek

01. Lucifer (Instr)
02. You Lie Down with Dogs
03. I'd Rather Be a Man
04. You Won't Be There
05. Winding Me Up
06. Damned If I Do
07. Don't Hold Back
08. Secret Garden (Instr)
09. If I Could Change Your Mind

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The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (1980)

The Turn of a Friendly Card is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project (their fifth), released in 1980. The album focuses on gambling, and loosely tells the tale of a middle-aged man who grows restless and takes a chance by going to a casino and betting all he has, only to lose it all. The Turn Of A Friendly Card is notable for spawning the moderate hits "Games People Play" and "Time," the latter of which was Eric Woolfson's first lead vocal appearance.

David Paton: bass
Stuart Elliott: drums, percussion
Ian Bairnson: electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Woolfson: keyboards
Elmer Gantry, Lenny Zakatek, Eric Woolfson, Chris Rainbow: vocals

"May Be a Price to Pay" – 4:58
"Games People Play" – 4:22
"Time" – 5:04
"I Don't Wanna Go Home" – 5:03
"The Gold Bug" (instrumental) – 4:34
"The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One)" – 2:44
"Snake Eyes" – 3:14
"The Ace of Swords" (instrumental) – 2:57
"Nothing Left to Lose" – 4:07
"The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part Two)" – 3:22

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Masters Of Reality - Masters Of Reality (1988)

Masters of Reality is the debut album by the band of the same name, Masters of Reality, released in 1988. The album is also called "Blue Garden"

Chris Goss - vocals, guitar
Tim Harrington - lead guitar
Googe - bass
Vinnie Ludovico - drums
Mr. Owl - additional keyboards

"Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible"
"Domino"
"The Blue Garden"
"Gettin' High"
"The Candy Song"
"Magical Spell"
"The Eyes of Texas"
"Sleep Walkin'"
"Lookin' to Get Rite"
"John Brown"
"Kill the King"

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