Recorded on April 3, 1975, Live in Graz features a lineup that includes guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, lead singer David Coverdale, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboard player Jon Lord, and drummer Ian Paice performing a blistering set at the Liebenauer ice rink in the mountainous Austrian city of Graz. The third to last show to feature Blackmore before he left the band to form Rainbow…

Originally released on Mechanic (42259). All tracks have been digitally remastered. Dream Theater's first official release gave an indication that this was a talented band that combined the styles of Yes, Rush, and Queensrÿche. The latter seemed to be too big of an influence at this stage of their career. Vocalist Charlie Dominici's voice is not powerful enough to carry out the band's otherwise convincing intensity, and his attempt to sound like Queensrÿche's Geoff Tate was unsuccessful. The music here is not as heavy as it would become in the '90s but could still be classified as progressive metal.

Tanya Donelly - The Bright Light
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 79 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: 4AD # BAD D 7012 CD | Country/Year: UK 1997
Genre: Rock | Style: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter

A founding member of three of the most successful bands of the post-punk era, singer/songwriter Tanya Donelly was born July 14, 1966, in Newport, RI. At the age of 16, she and stepsister Kristin Hersh formed Throwing Muses, which in 1985 became the first American band ever signed to the influential British label 4AD; not only did the Muses' dreamy, swirling guitar sound prove highly influential on many of the alternative acts to emerge in their wake, but they also made any number of unprecedented advances into the male-dominated world of underground rock…

Time Life's AM Gold '60s series provides a highly enjoyable history lesson. Each year is represented by songs drawn from a wide range of sources, features all very big hits all the time and plays like an hour of true golden oldies radio. As usual with the series, you'll get a pretty good idea of what was going on in the charts from this disc and would be hard-pressed to find a better single-disc collection of hits from the year.