Revolver anyone?

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Appearing a mere three years after Dreamers Are Waiting, the 2021 album that debuted the third iteration of Crowded House, Gravity Stairs finds the veteran pop group settling into their new skin. In most regards, Gravity Stairs isn't far removed from its predecessor. Like Dreamers Are Waiting, this 2024 record moves slowly, not so much marching at a deliberate pace as drifting along with a wayward breeze. The difference here is, Crowded House choose to linger, dwelling upon different moods and melodies instead of letting the moments slip away. Neil Finn still functions as the center of gravity in Crowded House but the addition of his sons Liam and Elroy, as well as his long-term collaborator Mitchell Froom -- they all join the other constant in the group, bassist Nick Seymour -- transforms the band into an empathetic collective who gain strength from their communal warmth with vocal harmonies, a spike of fuzztone, tremulous treble guitars and a wash of analog synths

Billy Joel's beginnings - 1971 album

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A few short months after abandoning the heavy organ-and-drums duo Attila -- partially because their sole record flopped, partially because he stole the drummer's wife -- Billy Joel reinvented himself as a sensitive singer/songwriter. He had shown signs of McCartney-esque songcraft on Hour of the Wolf, the last Hassles album, but his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, is where these talents blossomed. The record was uneven but very charming, boasting two of his finest songs -- the lovely "She's Got a Way" and the bitterly cynical "Everybody Loves You Now" -- and a score of flawed but nicely crafted songs that illustrated Joel's gift for melody In its own way, Cold Spring Harbor was a minor gem of the sensitive singer/songwriter era; Joel may have been in his formative stages as a craftsman, but his talents are apparent, and he never made an album as intimate and vulnerable ever again Ironically, it didn't sound right upon its original release. Through a bizarre mastering error, the tapes were sped up -- legend has it that upon hearing the completed album, he ripped it off the turntable, ran out of the house, and threw it down the street. It wasn't until 1983 that Columbia released a corrected reissue. The speed wasn't the only thing changed -- some songs were edited drastically ("You Can Make Me Free," one of the standouts, was chopped by nearly five minutes) and instruments and backing vocals were stripped away from numerous tracks. It may be a bastardization of the original release, but it's an acceptable one, since these changes only accentuate the intimacy and vulnerability of the recording.

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Time Life - The Spirit Of The 60s Jun 15, 2024 17:43:17 GMT

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Examples:

DISC 1 Classic Sounds

01. The Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin'
02. The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
03. Jackie Deshannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart
04. The Critters - Mr. Dieingly Sad
05. Spanky And Our Gang - Sunday Will Never Be The Same
06. We Five - You Were On My Mind
07. The Lovin' Spoonful - Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind
08. The Merry-Go-Rounds - Live
09. The Grass Roots - Where Were You When I Needed You
10. The Silkie - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
11. Crispian St. Peters - The Pied Piper
12. Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction

DISC 4 - Garage Bands

37. The Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me
38. The Box Tops - The Letter
39. The Syndicate Of Sound - Little Girl
40. The Standells - Dirty Water
41. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
42. Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
43. The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
44. The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
45. The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
46. Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover
47. Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
48. Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke And Sassafras

Disc 6 Rocking Bands

61. Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
62. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints
63. The Grass Roots - Let's Live For Today
64. Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs - Wooly Bully
65. The Troggs - Wild Thing
66. The Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
67. The Guess Who - Shakin' All Over
68. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
69. Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat
70. The Knickerbockers - Lies
71. The Gentrys - Keep On Dancing
72. The Music Machine - Talk Talk

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Time Life - The Spirit Of The 60s Jun 30, 2024 13:25:09 GMT

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2000 - Spirit Of The 60's - Classic Sounds
2000 - Spirit Of The 60's - Pop Troubadors
2000 - Spirit Of The 60's - Singers & Songwriters
2001 - Spirit Of The 60's - Garage Kings
2001 - Spirit Of The 60's - Kicks
2001 - Spirit Of The 60's - Rockin' 60's

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