Although not as well as known as some of their peers (the Clash, the Sex Pistols, the Damned, etc.), first wave U.K. punk rockers Generation X burst onto the scene at the same time as the others. And while they enjoyed some moderate success in their homeland, Generation X would become better-known as the launching pad for their singer, Billy Idol, who would go on to achieve great commercial success come the '80s. Originally formed in 1976, Generation X (which was named after a book that focused on battles between the Mods and the Rockers during the '60s) was comprised of guitarist Bob Andrews, bassist Tony James, drummer Mark Laff, and fronted by Idol. The group was eventually signed up by Chrysalis Records, resulting in a self-titled debut album in 1978 (the U.S. and U.K. versions contained different track listings), as Generation X became one of the first punk bands to appear on the popular British TV music program Top of the Pops.

Queen Rock Montreal is a live album by English rock band Queen. It was released in October 2007 as a double CD / triple vinyl / DVD. It was recorded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum on 24 November and 25 November 1981, ten years to the date before lead singer Freddie Mercury died of complications related to AIDS. Allmusic.com described Queen's performance in Montreal as being "deliberately theatrical and often majestic".

Elvis Presley never recorded duets, but that didn't stop RCA from compiling an album of duets for the 2008 Christmas season – all with the help of the latest studio technology and ten willing duet partners. The guests are virtually all female, and virtually all come from the country field (or have recorded country in the past).

Subtitled "Season's Greetings from the Roulette Family of Labels," these 25 tracks gather together some holiday recordings that pretty much go off the beaten path from other Christmas comps in a highly rhythmic manner….

Summer 2009 – in the golden but far more dirty city: Since good metal music is something this town hasn’t seen for quite a long time, three rich but far more drunk men decided to take it over and make some kick-ass metal music.Their mission: making your ears explode and getting black-out drunk. In August Chris (vicious vocals & rythm guitar), Lu (base-drum-killer and hi-hat-master) and Fabi (Bass-,Booze- & Babe-Magnet) came together and The Rump Shaking Rider Crew was born.

Superbly crafted 70's mellotron/moog laden progressive rock gem with great artistic expressionism and full instrumental interplay. "Night On Bald Mountain" was produced by KING CRIMSON's Ian McDonald who also contributes some sax on the album…

Louis Spohr - Violinkonzerte Nr. 8, 12 & 13
Ulf Hoelscher / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Christian Fröhlich
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Label/Cat#: CPO # 999 187-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1999
Genre: Classical | Style: Viennese School, Romantic

Hoelscher demonstrates a formidable mastery of Spohr’s technically challenging passagework, although his efforts are somewhat undermined by the recessed sound of the orchestra. (…) Nonetheless, it is fascinating to experience a bird’s-eye view of Spohr’s development, from the elegant if somewhat four-square First Concerto to the more sophisticated harmonic and formal structures of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth.

Thierry Escaich - Magic Circus. Chamber Music with Winds (2014) {Indesens Records}
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Classical / Chamber Music / Contemporary Classical / Saxopohone

When you sign on, like Thierry Escaich in a filiation which included Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc and Dutilleux, writing for wind instruments are self-evident. Admittedly, this composer and organist draws the essence of his language to many other sources, from Bach to Bartуk through Mendelssohn, Brahms and Franck. But an attentive musician musical colors could not resist the urge to put his composing brush on the palette of wood and brass. Organist and internationally renowned improviser, Thierry Escaich is one of the most talented composers of his generation and a major figure of the French music scene.