His fourth album chronologically, ARTIFAKTS conceptually falls between his second and third albums. Artifakts CD music It represents the completion of material left unfinished when he was barred from entering the US for performing illegally and subsequently cut off from releasing material through his Detroit-based label Plus 8. The result is similar to CONSUMED in that it transforms the constantly mutating 303 synth lines of Acid house into abstract forms more at home alongside Tangerine Dream than ...See Full Description
Artifakts album. Ohio-born and Stiff Records-approved teen dream Rachel Sweet only cut four albums during her too-brief career in music before moving on to become a successful writer and producer in television, and her third and fourth LPs make their CD debut in this two-fer reissue from Collectables. Most of 1981's ...And Then He Kissed Me was produced by Rick Chertoff, who fitted Sweet out in epic-scale arrangements with a decided Springsteen and Spector influence, but Sweet's big, passionate vocal style was more than up to the challenge, and the first two tracks, "Shadows of the Night" and "Then He Kissed Me/Be My Baby," walk a fine line between the spectacular and the bombastic, with Sweet's dead-on delivery nudging them into to the former territory. The rest of the album is uneven, with Sweet not always getting the material she deserves, and you have to wonder how she got stuck with Rex Smith as a duet partner on "Everlasting Love." But the best moments of ...And Then He Kissed Me show just how great a rock singer Sweet could be when given the right backing. Released in 1982, Blame It on Love is Sweet's weakest album, and unfortunately it seems she carries a large share of the blame -- she wrote or co-wrote all the songs and produced the sessions herself in collaboration with Marc Blatte and Larry Gottlieb. Sweet seemed to be reaching for a sexier, poppier image on Blame It on Love, and she looks luscious on the cover, but the album is short on the tough, spunky rock that was her strongest suit, and though she's in solid voice throughout, for every song ...
Artifakts music CDs. Australia's Smudge created an impressive collection of songs with Manilow. Tom Morgan and company create consistently catchy pop tunes, assembling songs with simple pop hooks and clever lyrics. The disc starts off with the fuzzy title track, which is followed ...
Artifakts songs. With the opening percussive groove and clean riffing of "Detox," Controlling the Famous effectively sets listeners up right away for what lies ahead on their excellent and unpretentious Militia Group debut, Automatic City. A consistently enjoyable listen, their brand of ...
Artifakts album. Track Listing of songs: Black Slacks; Going Down to Laurel; I Hear the South Calling Me; High Heel Sneakers; Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track); Rock Billy Boogie; Too Much Monkey Business; Fire; Gamblin' Woman;
Artifakts CD music. Original score written by Eric Serra.
Recorded at X-Plorer, Paris, France and Angel Studios, London, England.
Personnel: Eric Serra (guitar, keyboards, timpani, percussion, programming); Keith Thompson (soprano, shawm); John Marson, Fiona Hibbert (harp); Perry Mason, Mark Berrow, Peter Oxer, Michael McMenemy, David ...
Artifakts music CDs. LIVE INSURRECTION is a massive two-disc testimonial to Rob Halford in the new millennium. The production is extremely high quality; a cursory perusal of the liner notes reveals that some of these cuts include soundchecks and sessions on non-show days. ...
Artifakts CD music. Track Listing of songs: Trinia; Romance de la Reina Mercedes; Puertecita de Mi Casa; Capote de Grana y Oro; Rosa y Clavel; Curro Romero; Flora de los Cantes; Nina de Puerta Oscura; Manolita la Primera; Una Cantaora;
Artifakts music CDs. Artist's personal collection and arrangements of her favorite traditional Irish, Scottish and English ballads as well as original works.
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