This symphony is one of Beethoven's most famous works, originally intended by him to be dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte. Beethoven had admired the ideals of the French Revolution embodied in Napoleon, but when he crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804, Beethoven was apparently so disgusted that he erased Napoleon's name from the title page with such force that he broke his pen.

These guys rock. They captured a clasic sound and gave it a modern feel. If you like Ozric Tentacles, Captain Beyond, early Pink Floyd, Bloodrock etc., be prepared for liftoff to unrealized dimensions. Fantastic.

Chiara Civello - Last Quarter Moon (2005)
Mp3 | 320 Kbps CBR | 12 Tracks | 112 Mb
Genre: Vocal Jazz | Lable: Verve

Chiara Civello diventerà la stella jazz del futuro. Questa profezia non è avventata ma, in realtà, ha solide basi. E ora vi spiego perché! Chiara Civello, al suo esordio, ha inciso "Last Quarter Moon" prodotto dalla Verve che, come molti di voi sanno, è una delle più prestigiose etichette jazz per la quale ha inciso anche Ella Fitzgerald. Inoltre questa cantante autrice di nemmeno 30 anni ha convinto Burt Bacharach a scrivere "Trouble", contenuta in questo suo primo lavoro. Inoltre James Taylor l'ha scelta come backing vocalist e Tony Bennett l'ha chiamata per incidere la bellissima e "pluricoverata"…

Marc Almond - Variete [Limited Edition] (2010)
MP3 320 kbps | No Covers | 204 MB
Genre: Cabaret/Pop/Chanson/New Wave | Label: Strike Force Entertainment | 2CD

2010 release from the British Pop vocalist best known as one-half of Synth Pop duo Soft Cell. Almond's first studio album of original self-written material for 10 years. Variete is both a dramatic celebration in song of the thwarted glamour of the fag-end of the show business of yesteryear and a brave and revealing body of autobiographical songs. SFE Records.

Isaac Hayes - Branded (1995) {Point Blank / Virgin}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 412 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 153 Mb
Full Artwork @ 400 dpi (jpg) -> 50 Mb
© 1995 Point Blank / Virgin Records | 7243 8 40335 2 1
Funk / Soul

The last album of new material Isaac Hayes released in his lifetime, 1995's BRANDED moves forward and casts a fond look back at the same time. On one hand, there are remakes of two songs from Hayes's `70s glory days, SHAFT's "Soulsville," and "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquadalymistic" from HOT BUTTERED SOUL. At the same time, Hayes works his patented slow-jam deconstruction methods on something more contemporary by giving Sting's "Fragile" the kind of treatment he once employed to transform `60s pop hits into soul rhapsodies. Even on the album's new compositions, Hayes harks back to his heyday just a bit, teaming up with old cohort David Porter for "Thanks to the Fool," though the production throughout BRANDED is far from retro-sounding.

Two live performances, one from 1988 and one from 1990, are included on this single disc, a potential boon for Sinead O'Connor fans but perhaps a mixed blessing for the uninitiated. The earlier of the two gigs, the 37-minute The Value of Ignorance, is not the Irish singer's finest moment; there are no shots of audience or band (primarily close ups of Sinead and her shaved head, all "enhanced" by amateurish and distracting visual effects added in post-production), and the music is no great shakes either, what with O'Connor's unpleasant wailing and a sludgy instrumental mix….