Peter Gabriel - New Blood CD

New Blood album for sale A live performance from October 20, 1994, PULSE records the great psychedelic band Pink Floyd rocking out like only they can. Renowned for their hallucinatory special effects and lighting schemes, Pink Floyd goes all out at this spectacular (and very long) concert. Twenty-one of their classics are performed, including classic rock radio staples "Dark Side of The Moon" and "Wish You were Here." Recorded in the fall of 1994, this DVD shows the band - David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright - in their highest form. The concert features songs from Wish You Were Here, The Wall, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and Dark Side Of the Moon performed in its entirety. Also included are screen films that were projected during the concert, documentary, photo gallery, and even some bootlegs.

New Blood songs Legendary Pink Floyd guitarist, singer, and songwriter David Gilmour plays his Pink Floyd classics, as well as songs from his solo album ON AN ISLAND, in this live performance at Royal Albert Hall. Special guests include David Bowie (on a haunting "Comfortably Numb," and Syd Barret's "Arnold Layne") as well as Robert Wyatt and Crosby & Nash. This concert release also contains a copy of ON AN ISLAND, and the documentary BREAKING BREAD, DRINKING WINE. This 2 DVD set features On an Island, David's long-awaited 3rd and best-selling solo album in its entirety plus Pink Floyd classics plus guest appearances including David Bowie, Crosby & Nash, and Robert Wyatt. The concert was filmed in high definition and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD #2 includes more than 2 hours 40 minutes of bonus content, including 14 bonus tracks, some featuring Richard Wright, 2 music videos, more than an hour of documentaries, and a photo gallery. Also included is Gilmour's documentary Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine, the making of On An Island, promo clips, and photo gallery, plus brand new track.

New Blood CD music Ultradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24 karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box. Two years on from the conceptual innovations of THICK AS A BRICK, Tull had learned how to crystallize the creativity of that prog-rock masterpiece and incorporate it into more traditional song structures. Thus, the songs here are full of daunting time signatures and dazzling feats of instrumental derring-do, but all in the context of shorter, more concise composition. There's also a darker edge to things here, as introduced by the tumultuous title cut. The band's fascination with medieval-sounding themes was also beginning to blossom here, blending with their folk and prog influences. In this sense, WARCHILD can be seen as the template for much of what followed in the Tull catalog. The two best-known songs here represent extremes of the band's sound. "Bungle in the Jungle" is a bit of humorous riffery heavy on the hooks. "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day" is a poignant, folk-tinged ballad that harks back to THICK AS A BRICK's acoustic passages and ranks among Anderson's finest tunes. 24-bit digitally remastered reissue of 1974 album with 7 added bonus tracks 'Warchild Waltz', 'Quartet', 'Paradise Steakhouse', 'Sealion 2', 'Rainbow Blues', 'Glory Row' & 'Saturation'. Capitol. 2002. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recorded at Morgan Studios, London, England. Personnel: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Martin Barre (electric guitar, Spanish guitar); John Evan (accordion, piano, organ, synthesizer); Barriemore Barlow (marimba, glockenspiel, drums, percussion); Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass guitar). Liner Note Author: Ian Anderson . Recording information: Morgan Studios, North London, England. Arranger: Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, sopranino, soprano & alto saxophones); Martin Barre (electric & Spanish guitars); John Evan (piano, organ, piano accordion, synthesizers); Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (acoustic & electric basses); Barriemore Barlow (marimba, drums, glockenspiel, percussion). Additional personnel: David Palmer (conductor); Philamusica Of London.

New Blood buy CD music Clockwork Angels has been a long time coming. Rush foreshadowed it in 2010 by releasing "BU2B," and "Caravan" to radio. The next single, "Headlong Flight," didn't appear until 2012. Co-produced with Nick Raskulinecz (who also worked on 2007's Snakes & Arrows), Clockwork Angels is a return to the concept album by the band that perfected it on 2112 in 1976. It centers on a loose narrative about a young man following his dreams. He struggles with inner and outer forces of order and chaos; he encounters an expansive world where colors, images, territories, and characters are embodied by pirates, strange carnivals, rabble-rousing anarchists, and lost cities. His enemy is the Watchmaker, a ruthless authoritarian presence who attempts to rule the universe and all aspects of everyday life with fascistic precision. Neil Peart's lyrics embrace notions of alchemy and steampunk sci-fi in his thematics. (The album is due to be novelized by Peart and sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson.) Musically, Rush step up the prog from Snakes & Arrows without losing the blistering riffs or hooks. Alex Lifeson's acoustic guitars have an established place here, but his electric axes roar over them throughout. Geddy Lee's bass is mixed further up-front than it has been in some time -- which makes his mind-blowing chops resound: there are amazing pizzicatos interspersed in driving hard rock fills and edgy, off-kilter funk riffs. His voice is more nuanced and more emotionally expressive. Peart's drumming is the catalyst: his technical mastery makes his playing sound purely instinctive. CA is full of dynamic surprises, wild rhythmic variations, and expansive textures. This set sprawls, embracing everything from metal and prog to electric jazz to flamenco touches -- and more. Varied musical shades jostle up against one another, keeping the listener not only engaged, but delightfully surprised. "BU2B" and "Caravan" are slightly different than their single incarnations -- more was added and for the better. There are nods to the band's past in the blistering intro to "Seven Cities of Gold" and the snarling rampage in "The Anarchist." Lifeson breathes fire on both. The title track is nearly a concept album by itself. It contains a grand Townshend-esque overture, punishing twists and turns, bluesy acoustic interludes, and a grand finish. "Halo Effect" is destined to be among the band's classic power ballads with a dramatic middle and end. The album's seven-minute tour de force, "Headlong Flight," careens across musical genres with ceaseless intensity. "Wish Them Well" is an anthemic hard-edged pop song, while closer "The Garden" is an intricate seven-minute ballad with numerous odd angles and labyrinthine sonic corridors. Ultimately, Clockwork Angels demonstrates why, after 36 years, Rush's fan base continues to grow. Its musical athleticism and calisthenic discipline are equaled only by its relentless creative drive and its will to express it in a distinct musical language. ~ Thom Jurek Recording information: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN (01/18/2012); Lerxst Mobile, West Hollywood, CA (01/18/2012); Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/18/2012); Revolution Recording, Toronto, ON (01/18/2012); Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN (04/2010); Lerxst Mobile, West Hollywood, CA (04/2010); Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA (04/2010); Revolution Recording, Toronto, ON (04/2010); Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN (10/2011-12/2011); Lerxst Mobile, West Hollywood, CA (10/2011-12/2011); Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA (10/2011-12/2011); Revolution Recording, Toronto, ON (10/2011-12/2011). Illustrator: Hugh Syme. Arrangers: Nick Raskulinecz; Rush. Personnel: Geddy Lee (vocals, keyboards, bass guitar); Alex Lifeson (guitar, keyboards); Neil Peart (drums, cymbals, tambourine). Audio Mixer: Nick Raskulinecz.

New Blood CD music Considering the slow trickle of completed albums he has released since becoming a superstar in 1986 -- just two albums of songs with vocals, paired with two albums of soundtracks and two live records -- deliberate is expected from Peter Gabriel, so the slow, hushed crawl of Scratch My Back is no shock. What may be a shock is that Gabriel chose to follow 2002's Up with a covers album but, like all of his work, this 2010 record is highly conceptual no matter how minimal the end result may be. Designed as the first half of a two-part project where Gabriel would cover 12 different artists who would then return the favor by recording their own versions of Gabriel's compositions -- the counterpart album naturally bearing the title I'll Scratch Yours -- Scratch My Back divides neatly between six songs from his peers (Bowie, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Lou Reed, David Byrne) and six songs from younger artists (Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Stephin Merritt, Bon Iver, Elbow, Regina Spektor). Gabriel doesn't dodge familiar tunes, choosing to sing "Heroes" and "Street Spirit (Fade Out)," but he twists each tune to his own needs, arranging everything with nothing more than piano and strings, a change that's almost jarring on Simon's "The Boy in the Bubble," yet it stays true to the undercurrent of melancholy in the melody. Indeed, all of Scratch My Back is stark, sober, and spare, delving ever deeper inward, a triumph of intellect over emotion -- a noted contrast to almost all cover albums that celebrate the visceral, not the cerebral. Immediate it may not be but fascinating it is, and after hearing Gabriel turn all 12 of these songs into something unmistakably his own, the appetite is surely whetted for its companion piece. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Special Edition Recording information: Air Lyndhurst; AIR Studios; Real World Studios; The Bus Stop; The Real World Temple; Tom-Tom D Studio, Budapest. Photographers: David Hiscock; Nadav Kander. Arranger: John Metcalfe . Personnel: Richard George, Rick Koster, Matthew Scrivener, Louisa Fuller, Peter Hanson , Martin Burgess, Helen Paterson, Clare Hayes, Stephen Morris, Ian Belton, Ian Humphries, Everton Nelson, Jeremy Morris (violin); John Metcalfe , Elisabeth Varlow, Fiona Bonds, Paul Cassidy, Helen Kamminga (viola); Ian Burdge, Jackie Thomas, Will Schofield, Alice Neary, Chris Worsey (cello); Eliza Marshall (flute); Tim Lines (clarinet); Sarah Burnett (bassoon); Gordon Laing (contrabassoon); Daniel Newell, Paul Mayes, Andy Crowley (trumpet); Tracy Holloway, Ed Tarrant (trombone, euphonium); Dan Jenkins, Richard Edwards (trombone); Mark Frost, Richard Henry (bass trombone); David Powell (tuba); Richard Steggall, Richard Bissell, Richard Watkins, Dave Lee (horns); Tom Cawley (piano); Ben Russell, Chris Laurence, Richard Pryce (double bass). Audio Mixers: John Metcalfe ; Richard Chappell.

New Blood buy CD music Celebrating 30 years since the release of their 1982 debut album, Asia's 2012 full-length XXX is also the third release to feature the original line-up since they reunited for 2008's Phoenix and 2010's Omega. Once again showcasing the talents of lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton, keyboardist Geoff Downes, guitarist Steve Howe, and drummer Carl Palmer, XXX is a rock tour de force that disproves the notion that rock bands get worse as they get older. In fact, as with Phoenix and Omega, XXX is a strong follow-up to both of Asia's first two albums and, while never sounding dated, smartly sticks to the band's '80s prog-pop sound. In keeping with this aesthetic, the album even features Roger Dean cover art reminiscent of his 1982 serpent on the band's self-titled debut. These are bright, pristine productions with a bit more of a pop-leaning sensibility than the slightly harder rocking Omega and more prog-oriented Phoenix. As with much of Asia's work since Wetton's emergency heart surgery in 2007, there is an ever deepening maturity and emotional weight to the band's songs. Which isn't to say they were lightweight in the past. On the contrary, Asia have always displayed a knack for balancing pop radio melodicism with serious and universally relatable lyrics, as on their classic 1982 anthem for middle-age ennui, "Heat of the Moment." On XXX, songwriters Wetton and Downes, while less concerned with disco hot spot fatigue, and more preoccupied with the fragility of life and the emotions it brings to the surface, are nonetheless still at the top of their pop music game. For his part, Wetton sounds ridiculously good, having lost none of his robust and burnished vocal chops over the years. He also seems to have spiritual matters on his mind and songs like the propulsive "No Religion" and the dramatic "Faithful" find him and co-songwriters Downes and Howe investigating the nature of faith, belief in a higher power, and a lack thereof. Similarly, on the elegiac ballad "Bury Me in Willow," Wetton takes a cathartic stance on living a "Life of conflict." He begs, "When I'm gone, do this thing for me/No red, no white and blue, no scepter and no cloak/Just bury me in willow, not in oak." The song, as with much of XXX, has a bittersweet, poetic vibe that matches a rousing melodic theme with a tone of peaceful resignation. Which shouldn't suggest that Asia has grown soft and dropped the rock from their prog. In fact, as on the arena-ready "Judas" and the sparkling "Face on the Bridge," the band let loose with the double-barreled attack of Howe's mile-wide guitar lines and Downes' glass-cutter keyboard hits. In 1982, Asia caught the pop/rock pearl and 30 years on, XXX shows the band is still flying high, having never stopped riding the dragon's wings. ~ Matt Collar The legendary British rock band returns with a brand new studio album. This DVD/CD set, hailed as Asia's best since its classic early 80s releases, includes a new single and behind the scenes footage. The original album art is by Roger Dean.