Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey strutted across the stage with a thuggish menace, as bassist John Entwistle stood silent, functioning as the eye of the hurricane.

The eighth album from Vintersorg finds the man and band continuing back down the folk metal path he began on nearly 15 years ago. Eight fresh Vintersorg hymns that find the band remaining at the forefront of the Viking/folk/pagan metal genre.

International renowned blues harmonica maestro Paul Orta is delighted with the release of 'Hurricane Rita Blues". In addition to Paul, The CD features Texas guitar slingers John McVey, Jack Edery, Little Ray Ybarra and Joe Solis. Guitar Wiz Tonky De La Pena from Madrid, Spain also joins in on some of the fun. The late Uncle John Turner is also featured on drums in some of the songs. The album contains a mix of originals by Paul Orta and treasured blues classics.

MTV have been producing 'unplugged' specials for many years now with some big name artists such as Kiss, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Eric Clapton, R.E.M., Live, Bryan Adams - the list is endless - but sadly they are yet to release the majority of these on DVD. There have been a few, Bryan Adams, Alice in Chains, Bjork, Shakira and even Lauryn Hill have hit the shelves, and now it is the turn of Staind. Although they only have three albums to their credit thus far and a fourth due for release later in 2003, Staind have established a large following in a very short time. Their first album Tormented was produced in 1996 by the band themselves and sold simply by word of mouth.

Göran Söllscher - Here, There and Everywhere: Göran Söllscher plays The Beatles
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 210 MB | MP3 CBR 320: 126 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Catalog: Deutsche Grammophon # 447 104-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1995
Genre: Classical / Pop | Style: Crossover

This may be the best-ever recording of arrangements of Beatles' songs. (…) What makes this CD so successful is Sollscher's classical guitar expertise and the quality of the people writing the arrangements, which includes Toru Takemitsu, noted Japanese classical composer…