Gemma di Vergy was one of Donizetti's more popular serious operas but has long since disappeared from the active repertoire. The liner notes to this Opera d'Oro release of a live performance reveal why: the title role is fearsome in its vocal demands, requiring mastery of a huge range, power in high notes and flexibility in coloratura. Caballe herself is quoted as saying she found singing one performance of the role more difficult than singing three Normas.

Passion and Warfare is the second instrumental solo album from guitarist Steve Vai. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA. It was written based on a series of dream sequences that Vai had when he was younger, and in the guitar music book of the album, Vai sums it up as 'Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur threw for Mel Blanc'. It was all recorded in 'The Mothership' studio at his home in the Hollywood Hills, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) building where his guitar parts for Whitesnake's album Slip of the Tongue were also recorded. (Whitesnake singer David Coverdale has small talking parts on Passion and Warfare.) Vai has many strange recording techniques, and for one of Passion and Warfare's tracks, "For the Love of God", he fasted for ten days and recorded this song on the fourth day of the fast. The track Blue Powder was actually recorded in 1986 as a showcase track for Carvin amplification and given away with Guitar Player magazine in flexi-disc format. The song Blue Powder was recorded using Carvin's X-100B amplifier. Steve was introduced to Carvin Amplification by his mentor Frank Zappa who used the X-100B. The drum performance was subsequently re-recorded for the album.

This is Steve Vai's first as a solo artist, and was created in Stucco Blue, a shed converted into a studio in Vai's old back garden. It is very different from many of his other albums, and is largely influenced by Frank Zappa. Flex-Able is not as based around massive guitar arrangements and shred moments as the rest of his output from the 1990s onwards, with the exception of 'Leftovers' which is a compilation of bonus tracks and remasters from his sessions at 'Stucco Blue'.

Pleasures of the Flesh is the second album by American thrash metal band Exodus, released in 1987. This is the first Exodus album to feature Steve Souza on vocals.

Canned Wheat is an album released in 1969 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. Three well-known singles were taken from the album: "Undun", "Laughing", and the original album version of "No Time".

Wheatfield Soul is an album released in 1968 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song 'Lightfoot' is a tribute to fellow Canadian Gordon Lightfoot, while 'Friends of Mine' is performed in the style of The Doors.

Atomsko Skloniste (Atomic Shelter) is a biggest and most known Croatian and former Yugoslav hard rock band, formed in Pula in 1977. The band is known primarily for its strong anti-war lyrics. There were also bands that became known, but not any band ever matched their popularity.The band started in the period when Punk was the big blast in music, and AS played their stubborn Hard Rock to the bone, along with the lyrics by the poet Bosko Obradovic.

Personal Juke Box è un album della cantautrice italiana Alice, pubblicato nel 2000. Contiene alcuni dei singoli pubblicati da Alice (per lo più in versione riarrangiata), oltre alla canzone presentata al Festival di Sanremo 2000, Il giorno dell'indipendenza di Juri Camisasca.

Superb Power Metal with lots of melodies, finely spun prog elements and a huge portion of sheer joy and unbroken enthusiasm are the chief characteristics of “Stargazer”. Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween) has again given the album a transparent, crystal clear mix, which even manages to enhance the great hymns by the Australians.

Recorded live at the legendary Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, SC, Rossano Sportiello, Nicki Parrott, and Eddie Metz perform an hour s worth of unpretentious, mainstream jazz musical gems. Top-flight drummer Metz appears regularly at Disney World and has performed with Count Basie, Woody Herman, and Clark Terry. Bassist Parrott performs vocals on two selections, displaying her lovely, plaintive singing voice beautifully. Sportiello s jazz piano stylings wow the audience as he performs perfect stride and mainstream jazz piano in his original, charming manner.

In the words of veteran performing artist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, once nicknamed the "San Antonio Ballbuster," "There are just three great musical traditions in America: blues, jazz, and country." And that's where Clarence Brown is right at home - in the midst of it, somewhere between one style and the next. Brown is a veritable quick-change artist: From Kansas City jazz to "dirty" blues and Texas swing, he has mastered nearly every roots genre imaginable. Now you can experience his amazing talents in this 60 minute live concert with 10 great songs!

Oceania is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band. In describing Oceania's theme, Corgan said the album is partly about "people struggling to find a social identity in today's fast-paced, technology-rich culture", adding "I think alienation seems to be the key theme - alienation in love and alienation in culture," he says.

Des Wahnsinns Fette Beute (Fat Booty of Madness) is the eleventh album from the German band Oomph!. It was described by the band as being a big change from their normal Gothic and industrial type of music. This made it highly anticipated from the fan base and German rock music community.

Bernstein and Zimerman have established a masterly understanding of the work, and their artistic symbiosis is impressive…