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Purchase Verse CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Paul Butterfield Blues Band CD (1965)
Verse album
 $8.59   
The '60s Blues Revival begins here. Calling this album influential is an understatement akin to calling the Grand Canyon a rut; suffice to say that an entire generation of musicians (mostly young and white) heard this and had their lives changed forever. In fact, for at least a year after the album's release in 1965, it was impossible to walk down the hall of any college dorm in America without hearing one of the songs here echoing from somebody's room.
Heard today, the thing still packs a wallop. Butterfield's harmonica and vocals are utterly idiomatic, without a hint of minstrelsy. Michael Bloomfield's lead guitar is stinging and eloquent, and the rhythm section, on loan from Howling Wolf, swings like mad. The only fly in the ointment is the fairly primitive production, which often makes Mark Naftalin's ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
Verse CD music
$9.55 
This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
Somewhat more mysteriously, Rolling Stone Ron Wood also turns up on what sounds dangerously close to a lounge version of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing," but this minor faux pas is redeemed by the Irish folk medley "Joy of Life/Trout in the Bath" which arguably features more full-on Irishness than the Dublin production of RIVERDANCE. There's also a lovely rendition of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" that's topped only by Ron Wood's reappearance on a finale of the Stones' "Ruby Tuesday." VH1 PRESENTS ...
| | Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock Opera CDs (2001) Digipak
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$11.89 
A sprawling two-disc set, the Drive-By Truckers' SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA is a cracked masterpiece that's enjoyable on several different levels. Hipsters might enjoy the giggly premise of a two-disc set devoted to a slightly altered retelling of the rise and fall of 1970s Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. Progressive rock fans lamenting the modern era's relative lack of story-driven albums divided into "Act I" and "Act II" will latch onto SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA with the same passion with which they embraced THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY. And most importantly, unreconstructed Southern rockers of the boogie-and-beer variety will appreciate the fact that this is an unapologetic, non-ironic valentine to the sound of not only Skynyrd, but the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band, and the modern-day ...
| | Antony I Am A Bird Now CD (2005)
Verse songs
$12.19
Though he probably achieved his greatest mainstream recognition backing up Lou Reed on tour, idiosyncratic songbird Antony is a fully established artiste in his own right. Backed by the Johnsons, as on I AM A BIRD NOW, he crafts delicate ballads that skirt the lines between cabaret, artsong, and pop, with the kind of voice that Stephin Merritt would probably kill for. Antony's unique pipes bring to mind an androgynous Bryan Ferry or a high, quavery summit meeting between Jimmy Scott (another Reed supporter) and Aaron Neville. The stately, graceful, largely piano-driven songs on I AM A BIRD NOW are full of honest, uncluttered emotion, but never go over the top. The communication is direct and immediate, as wisps of melancholy settle around the listener. Guest shots by kindred spirits Rufus Wainwright, Devendra Banhart, and Reed himself vary the ...
| | Dredg Catch Without Arms CD (2005)
Verse album
$7.69
Early on, critics often described Dredg as a metal group. However, the quartet has since matured into a hard-edged indie-rock ensemble that seeks diversity and refinement in its music. On CATCH WITHOUT ARMS, the band favors highly orchestrated parts, dense guitar riffs, and powerful drumming. Each song is based around memorable vocal hooks and sensitive lyrical content.
Many tracks on CATCH WITHOUT ARMS have a searching quality to them. Despite the sheer force of the music, this release is ultimately marked by well constructed melodies and intriguing harmonic underpinnings. This is due in part to singer Gavin Hayes, who sounds more like U2's Bono than a metal screecher. Hayes's tenor soars ...
| | Lindsay Lohan Little More Personal (Raw) CD (2005)
Verse CD music
$12.45
Many of the songs here are openly confessional. The album's first single, for example, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," addresses the singer's well-publicized family issues, while other tunes, like "I Live for the Day," vent bitterness over romance gone wrong. But there's fun to be had too. PERSONAL is spunky and rock-oriented, and Lohan even lets her inner fan out by covering Stevie Nicks's "Edge of ...
| | Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster CD (1959)
Verse music CDs
$12.79
Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by Suha Gur (Polygram Studios).
This 1957 session brings together two of the most important tenor saxophonists in jazz history. Coleman Hawkins is known as the father of the jazz sax, while Webster may be its greatest balladeer. COLEMAN HAWKINS ENCOUNTERS BEN WEBSTER highlights the talents of both tenor men nicely, with Hawkins and Webster consistently complementing each other's playing. In fact, they develop a kind of conversational interplay that is quite beautiful, particularly on the gentle "It Never Entered My Mind" and the slowly swinging "Shine on Harvest Moon." Although the rest of the band consists of stellar musicians ...
| | Ted Heath You've Gone To My Head CD (2001) (Import) United Kingdom
Verse songs
$11.49
| | Dick Oatts Simone's Dance CD (2000) (Import) Germany
Verse album
$19.69
| | Barry Martyn Swedish Concert CD (2002)
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$11.49
| | Tracemaster 4008 CD (2005) (Import)
Verse music CDs
$51.25
| | Tight Fitting Pants Obscene Music For Obscene People CD (2006) (Import)
Verse songs
$17.59
| | Various Artists Great Big Bands CD (1996) (Import) Netherlands
Verse album
$10.75
| | Nathan Haines Chillifunk Years CD (2006) (Import) Japan
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$27.15
| | Deejay Om Reheated Naan & Curry CD (2007)
Verse music CDs
$12.05
Track Listing of songs: Passing Eternal Time With Adventures; Arrival, The; Middle Eastern Swan Song; This Is Breakdance; Hindi ...
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