The Animals - Inside Looking Out - The 1965-1966 Sessions (1990)

Year: 1965-1966 (CD 1990)
Label: Sequel Records (UK), NEX CD 153
Style: Rock, British Rhythm & Blues
Country: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Time: 69:28
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 355 Mb

Common wisdom suggests the (original) Animals started hitting the skids after they dumped Alan Price and producer Mickie Most. Certainly both men had a hand in the recording of the Geordies' unforgettable string of 1964-65 smashes ("House of the Rising Sun," "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" etc.), but frankly, the Animals improved after ditching the pair. This compilation---drawn largely from the 1966 "Animalization" LP---covers the material the band recorded with new keyboardist Dave Rowberry and ex-Dylan producer Tom Wilson. Simply put, it's Animals at their peak, combining fierce performances with a new facility in the studio. Moreover, it makes a strong case for Eric Burdon as the most powerful and incindiary R&B singer to ever come out of Europe, let alone the British Invasion. Burdon never sounded so committed, soulful and inspired than on the strutting "See See Rider," the ferocious "Inside Looking Out" and the agonizing "Ginhouse Blues" (about as accurate and chilling a portrait of alcoholism as there is---largely due to E.B.'s incredible vocal). Yet Burdon's gut-busting never overwhelms the other Animals (as would be the case with their "Sky Pilot" era successors), whose excellent ensemble playing keeps Eric's occasional hysteria in check without sacrificing emotion. Highlights include Hilton Valentine's ragged-but-right fuzz-tone excursions through "Don't Bring Me Down" and "That's All I Am To You"; a pair of gems from Burdon's big-band solo LP "Eric Is Here" (the Tom Jones-ish "Help Me Girl"; a playful "Mama Told Me Not to Come" that annihilates Three Dog Night's version); and several demos from the group's pre-Most period (including a staggeringly assured version of "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" that makes the Rolling Stones' take sound gauche and awkward). The boys even toss in a few decent originals, like the Burdon-Rowberry weeper "You're On My Mind" and "Cheating," a Burdon-Chandler jeremiad that sounds like thinly-veiled jab at manager Mike Jeffery. All dynamite stuff, perhaps a wee more Stax sounding (and guitar-heavy) than their earlier, Ray Charles-influenced records, but still spine-tingling. Most of this material is available on the "Animalisms" reissue (along with obligatory bonus tracks), but sentimentality pushed me to sing this CD's praises anyway. Now if only someone will get off their butt and reissue the American "Animalism" so we Animalites can dig the Newcastle Roughhousers takes on "Shake," "All Night Long", "Smokestack Lightning" and "Hey Gyp," among other treasures.
(https://www.amazon.com - Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2002)

01. Inside Looking Out (03:48)
02. Outcast (03:05)
03. Don't Bring Me Down (03:17)
04. Cheating (02:26)
05. Help Me Girl (02:35)
06. See See Rider (04:01)
07. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (03:21)
08. Maudie (04:04)
09. Sweet Little Sixteen (03:08)
10. You're On My Mind (02:55)
11. Clapping (01:22)
12. Gin House Blues (04:39)
13. Squeeze Her, Tease Her (03:00)
14. What Am I Living For (03:15)
15. I Put A Spell On You (02:57)
16. That's All I Am To You (02:25)
17. She'll Return It (02:43)
18. Mama Told Me Not To Come (02:16)
19. I Just Want To Make Love To You (03:47)
20. Boom Boom (03:51)
21. Big Boss Man (03:46)
22. Pretty Thing (02:37)

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Humble Pie - The Scrubbers Sessions (1997)

Year: May 5, 1997 (CD 1999)
Label: Eagle Records (Europe), EAGCD114
Style: Blues Rock, Rock
Country: Moreton, Essex, England
Time: 63:23
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 387 Mb

The Scrubbers Session is a collection of unreleased material that Humble Pie and Steve Marriott recorded in the mid-'70s, as the group reached the end of the line. The music on the disc was initially planned as another Humble Pie album, yet it metamorphosized into a Marriott solo project over the course of recording. As a result, the record is substantially more interesting than many latter-day Humble Pie records, which were hampered by formulaic writing, yet the material is a little too unfocused to appeal to anyone but hardcore fans. Still, for those fans, The Scrubbers Sessions is essential, since it showcases Marriott breaking free from the limitations of Humble Pie and revitalizing himself artistically.
(allmusic.com/album/the-scrubbers-session-mw0000022322)

01. The Shake (02:48)
02. I Need A Star In My Life (02:47)
03. Lend Us A Quid (03:57)
04. Send Me Some Lovin' (03:17)
05. She Moves Me Man (04:17)
06. Street Rat (02:47)
07. Captain Goatcabin Balancing Stallions (03:00)
08. High And Happy (02:41)
09. Be My Baby (02:39)
10. It's All Over (03:31)
11. Bluegrass Interval (03:26)
12. Don't Take But A Fews Minutes (03:44)
13. Lousianne Blues (03:46)
14. You're A Heartbreaker (01:48)
15. Mona (02:41)
16. Cocaine (03:45)
17. I'll Find You (03:29)
18. Lord Let Me Hold Out (03:26)
19. Hambone (02:47)
20. Signed Sealed (02:37)

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Andrew Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)

Year: 16 October 1970 (CD 2012)
Label: Decca Broadway (Germany), 5339271
Style: Rock Opera
Country: London, England (22 March 1948)
Time: 43:53, 43:17
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 312, 306 Mb

Webber and Rice had earlier success with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Then, according to Webber, the Dean of St Paul's, Martin Sullivan, suggested they do the story of Jesus next. "Tim and I rather resisted it," Webber said, "but then Tim came up with this interesting angle. What if we told the story from Judas Iscariot's perspective?"
Lyrics in the 1964 Bob Dylan song "With God on Our Side" resonated with Rice: "You'll have to decide / Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side." Another inspiration was an advertisement showing Tom Jones dressed in white with the word 'SUPERSTAR' emblazoned across him.
Rice and Webber wrote the title song, Superstar, first, in July 1969. Webber explained, “It was agreed that we would first sort of ‘send up a flag' to see whether the public would accept our approach to the subject." They spent the next four months producing the single. They wrote the rest of the songs from November 1969 to March 1970.
The album's story is based in large part on the Bible and Fulton J. Sheen's Life of Christ. Rice said, "I used the King James and Catholic versions - whichever was handier - interchangeably. My biggest aid was Fulton Sheen's Life of Christ, in which Bishop Sheen calibrates and compares the Gospels." However, greater emphasis is placed on the interpersonal relationships of the major characters, in particular, Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene, relationships that are not described in depth in the Gospels.
"Herod's Song" is a lyrical rewrite of "Try It and See", previously written by Lloyd Webber and Rice as a proposed British entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 to be sung by Lulu, then recorded and released as a single by Rita Pavone. The writers had also included it (as "Those Saladin Days") in an aborted show about Richard the Lionheart called Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You.
The melody of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" also predates Jesus Christ Superstar; it was rewritten from a 1968 Lloyd Webber/Rice collaboration titled "Kansas Morning".
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar_(album))

01. Overture (03:59)
02. Heaven On Their Minds (04:22)
03. What's The Buzz - Strange Thing Mystifying (04:13)
04. Everythings All Right (05:14)
05. This Jesus Must Die (03:34)
06. Hosanna (02:09)
07. Simon Zealotes - Poor Jerusalem (04:47)
08. Pilate's Dream (01:28)
09. The Temple (04:43)
10. Everything's Alright (00:29)
11. I Don't Know How To Love Him (03:40)
12. Damned For All Time - Blood Money (05:10)

01. The Last Supper (07:08)
02. Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) (05:35)
03. The Arrest (03:18)
04. Peter's Denial (01:28)
05. Pilate And Christ (02:44)
06. King Herod's Song (Try It And See) (03:02)
07. Judas' Death (04:15)
08. Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes) (05:13)
09. Superstar (04:15)
10. Crucifixion (04:06)
11. John Nineteen Forty-One (02:07)

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Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet (2000)

Year: June 6, 2000 (CD 2000)
Label: Eagle Records (Australia), 8573839032
Style: Heavy Metal, Industrial Metal, Hard Rock
Country: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (February 4, 1948)
Time: 52:12
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 400 Mb

Brutal Planet is the fourteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Musically, it sees Cooper tackling a much darker and heavier approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound.
Lyrically, Brutal Planet deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence ("Take It Like a Woman"), prejudice ("Blow Me a Kiss"), psychopathic behavior ("It's the Little Things"), war ("Pick Up the Bones"), depression, suicide ("Sanctuary"), Neo-Nazism and school shootings ("Wicked Young Man"). The album was followed by a sequel, titled Dragontown (2001).
Doug Van Pelt, editor of the alternative Christian music-oriented HM Magazine, found that the lyrics communicated biblical morals "in a very powerful way". Van Pelt stated further that the final argument is provided in the title track, which condemns the systems of judgment that the world uses. Moreover, "Blow Me a Kiss" urges the listener to think deeper about spiritual matters.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutal_Planet)

01. Brutal Planet (04:40)
02. Wicked Young Man (03:50)
03. Sanctuary (04:00)
04. Blow Me A Kiss (03:18)
05. Eat Some More (04:36)
06. Pick Up The Bones (05:14)
07. Pessi-mystic (04:56)
08. Gimme (04:46)
09. It's The Little Things (04:11)
10. Take It Like A Woman (04:12)
11. Cold Machines (04:14)
12. Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me (04:09)

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ZZ Top - ZZ Top's First Album (1971)

Year: January 16, 1971 (CD ????)
Label: Warner Bros. Records (Germany), 7599-27379-2
Style: Southern Rock, Pop Rock, Blues Rock
Country: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Time: 34:14
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 212 Mb

ZZ Top's First Album may not be perfectly polished, but it does establish their sound, attitude, and quirks. Simply put, it's a dirty little blues-rock record, filled with fuzzy guitars, barrelhouse rhythms, dirty jokes, and Texan slang. They have a good, ballsy sound that hits at gut level, and if the record's not entirely satisfying, it's because they're still learning how to craft records - which means that they're still learning pacing as much as they're learning how to assemble a set of indelible material. Too much of this record glides by on its sound, without offering any true substance, but the tracks that really work - "(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree," "Backdoor Love Affair," "Brown Sugar," and "Goin' Down to Mexico," among them - show that from their very first record on, ZZ Top was that lil' ol' blues band from Texas.
(allmusic.com/album/zz-tops-first-album-mw0000193394)

01. (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree (02:29)
02. Brown Sugar (05:22)
03. Squank (02:49)
04. Goin' Down To Mexico (03:23)
05. Old Man (03:32)
06. Neighbor, Neighbor (02:19)
07. Certified Blues (03:28)
08. Bedroom Thang (03:53)
09. Just Got Back From Baby's (04:14)
10. Backdoor Love Affair (02:42)

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Journey - Infinity (1978)

Year: January 30, 1978 (CD 1994)
Label: MasterSound Records (US), CK 57207
Style: Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Country: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Time: 36:29
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 254 Mb

Charts: US #21, CAN #22, JPN #238, SWE #37. CAN: Gold; US: 3x Platinum.
Looking for a stronger lead vocalist, Journey briefly enlisted Robert Fleischman and even recorded a few tracks with him, one of which, "For You", later appeared on the Time3 compilation album and Fleischman's solo album Perfect Stranger. Fleischman was soon replaced by Steve Perry, due to musical and management differences. Fleischman would later resurface as the first singer of the glam metal band Vinnie Vincent Invasion.
In "Feeling That Way", Perry dueted with keyboardist Gregg Rolie, who sings lead vocals on "Anytime".
"Patiently" was the first song Perry and Neal Schon wrote together. Perry wrote the lyrics, in which he expresses the sadness of being on the road and away from home, while also expressing admiration for the band's fans, and Schon wrote the music for the song. Other popular singles included "Lights" and "Wheel in the Sky". The latter was co-written with temporary frontman Fleischman.
Journey's manager, Herbie Herbert, enlisted English producer Roy Thomas Baker to produce Infinity. Baker produced a layered sound approach, similar to his work with Queen, as demonstrated on tracks such as "Winds of March" (with help from engineer Geoff Workman). In addition, Baker's method of stacked harmonies, notable on several other albums he produced, became trademarks of Journey's sound. He achieved this by having each vocalist (usually Perry and Rolie, sometimes joined by Valory and/or Schon) sing each harmony part in unison. This had the effect of making three or four voices sound like more, and is notable on the songs "Feeling that Way" and "Anytime", which are often played in tandem consecutively on radio stations as presented on the album.
The addition of Perry gave the band a more mainstream sound, and helped Journey attain their highest chart success to date.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_(Journey_album))

01. Lights (03:10)
02. Feeling That Way (03:27)
03. Anytime (03:28)
04. La Do Da (03:01)
05. Patiently (03:20)
06. Wheel In The Sky (04:12)
07. Somethin' To Hide (03:27)
08. Winds Of March (05:04)
09. Can Do (02:39)
10. Opened The Door (04:37)

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Dave Cousins (ex Strawbs) - Two Weeks Last Summer (1972)

Year: October 1972 (CD 2004)
Label: Witchwood Media (UK), WMCD 2010
Style: Folk Rock, Progressive Rock
Country: Hounslow, Middlesex, England (7 January 1945)
Time: 38:32
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 232 Mb

Dave Cousins' 1972 solo album was very much like a Strawbs record of the period, albeit one in which his songwriting and vocals dominated even more than they did on other Strawbs releases from the era. The Strawbs connection is enhanced by the presence of soon-to-be Strawb Dave Lambert on guitar and backing vocals, and just-ex-Strawb Rick Wakeman on keyboards. A couple of other moonlighters from star bands (bassist Roger Glover of Deep Purple and drummer Jon Hiseman of Colosseum) are onboard too, as are, on a couple tracks, the wind septet of Robert Kirby, most known for his contributions to Nick Drake recordings. Like the Strawbs albums from the time, it shows a move toward a folk-rock/harder rock blend as compared to Cousins' folkier beginnings, though a few cuts mostly or wholly feature only Cousins accompanying himself on piano. Too, some of these songs -- such as "Two Weeks Last Summer," "October to May," and "We'll Meet Again Sometime" -- had actually been recorded with the Strawbs prior to inclusion on this release, even if the Strawbs versions didn't find their way into wide release until the CD era. It's not as good as the best Strawbs stuff, however, in part because it lacks as much of a group dynamic, in part because it doesn't have Cousins' most outstanding songs. All that noted, fans of Cousins and the Strawbs are pretty solidly guaranteed to find something to appreciate here, as the songs are very much in his tradition of haunting melodies and involved lyrics, sometimes with a story-spinning, remembrance-of-things-past bent. Lingering echoes of psychedelia are felt in the distorted vocals, foggy organ, backward washes of sound, and tinkling bells of the title track; the three-part "Blue Angel" is indicative of his taste for song-epics; and "The Actor" is an above-average hard rocker, Cousins' electronically treated singing sounding as if it's rising from a boiling pot. Long unavailable on CD, it was finally issued in that format on SDR Records in 2003.
(allmusic.com/album/two-weeks-last-summer-mw0000741189)

01. Two Weeks Last Summer (03:07)
02. October To May (02:27)
03. Blue Angel (09:48)
04. The World (01:45)
05. That's The Way It Ends (01:15)
06. The Actor (04:28)
07. When You Were A Child (03:02)
08. Ways And Means (04:22)
09. We'll Meet Again Sometime (04:48)
10. Going Home (03:24)

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Susana Baca - Espiritu Vivo (2002)

Year: 2002 (CD 2002)
Label: Luaka Bop Records (Europe), VVR1030042
Style: Folk, World, Jazz
Country: Chorrillos, Lima Province, Peru (24 May 1944)
Time: 56:35
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 322 Mb

Recorded in New York just after the trauma of 9/11, Espiritu Vivo marries Susana Baca's wonderfully airy vocals and her usual Peruvian backing band with the downtown N.Y.C. sounds of John Medeski and guitarist Marc Ribot -- and it proves to be a wonderful union indeed. Recorded before a small invited audience, this has the immediacy of a live album, with the benefits of the studio, a superb balance of instruments. As usual, most of the material comes from the Afro-Peruvian canon that's Baca's hallmark, but she does draw upon outsiders for three interesting covers: Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue," Caetano Veloso's "13 de Mayo," and most surprisingly of all, "Anchor Song" from Bjork. But she integrates them perfectly into her style, taking them all to a place they'd never imagined, where her voice can be dreamlike over a simple backing, as on the gorgeous "Si Me Quitaran Totalamente Todo" and "Les Feuilles Mortes," or more rhythmically lively, which she finds on "Caracunde" and "Se Me Van los Pies." Medeski and Ribot work well with the combo, Ribot especially, offering unusual atmospheric licks throughout, while Medeski's Hammond organ offers a warm bed a sound for Baca's voice. Given the time and place of recording, there's an astonishingly transcendental quality to the record, as if Baca is giving every iota of herself to the music, and the players are following her lead. Her best album to date, which is quite a claim.
(allmusic.com/album/esp%C3%ADritu-vivo-mw0000217477)

01. La Noche Y El Dia (04:41)
02. Si Me Quitaran Totalmente Todo (03:31)
03. Caracunde (04:09)
04. El Fusil (05:32)
05. Se Me Van Los Pies (05:34)
06. 13 De Mayo (04:19)
07. Toro Mata (06:40)
08. Aparacion (05:05)
09. Afro-Blue/Zum Zum (05:19)
10. Les Feuilles Mortes (05:52)
11. Anchor Song (05:48)

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The Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South [MFSL-CD] (1970)

Year: September 1970 (CD 2007)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (US), UDCD 769
Style: Blues Rock
Country: Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Time: 30:53
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 202 Mb

The Allman Brothers Band formed in March 1969, and began writing music and touring together. By that August, the group had recorded its self-titled debut, The Allman Brothers Band, which was released that November on Capricorn Records, a division of Atlantic Records. The record received a poor commercial response, selling less than 35,000 copies upon initial release. Executives suggested to the band's manager and Capricorn president, Phil Walden, that he relocate the band to New York or Los Angeles to increase their exposure. "They wanted us to act "like a rock band" and we just told them to "fuck themselves," remembered Trucks. For their part, the members of the band remained optimistic, electing to stay in the South. "Everyone told us we'd fall by the wayside down there," said Gregg Allman, but the collaboration between the band and Capricorn Records "transformed Macon from this sleepy little town into a very hip, wild, and crazy place filled with bikers and rockers." In March 1970, Oakley's wife rented a large Victorian home on 2321 Vineville Avenue in Macon, which they dubbed "the Big House".
Idlewild South was the band's first effort with Tom Dowd, known for his work with Cream and John Coltrane. Dowd first heard the band rehearsing while visiting Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, asking their name and remarking to Walden, "Get them the hell out of there and give them to me in the studio. They don't need to rehearse; they're ready to record". Dowd was initially scheduled to work with the band on their debut album but was called away at the last minute. Initially, the band had asked friend and colleague Johnny Sandlin to produce their second album, but as recording inched closer, it became obvious they wanted him to co-produce with Dowd. In one of their first sessions, Sandlin was giving suggestions and acting as a co-producer, though no one had informed Dowd; Sandlin was embarrassed and did not return to the studio.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewild_South)

01. Revival (04:05)
02. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' (03:29)
03. Midnight Rider (02:59)
04. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (06:56)
05. Hoochie Coochie Man (04:59)
06. Please Call Home (04:04)
07. Leave My Blues At Home (04:19)

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The Albion Dance Band - I Got New Shoes (1987)

Year: 1987 (CD 1988)
Label: Making Waves Records (UK), SPIN CD 132
Style: Rock, Folk Rock
Country: England
Time: 37:25
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 214 Mb

The Albion Band, also known as The Albion Country Band, The Albion Dance Band, and The Albion Christmas Band, is a British folk rock band, originally brought together and led by musician Ashley Hutchings. An important grouping in the genre, it has contained or been associated with a large proportion of major English folk performers in its long and fluid history.
The one constant in the band's history has been the band leader Ashley Hutchings, founding member of two other English folk rock groupings Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, and it has been the home for most of the projects of his long career, though in the 2011 incarnation of the band he has handed over the reins to his son Blair Dunlop. This version continued until 2014.
Hutchings continues to perform in a separate Christmas-themed incarnation (occasionally featuring Dunlop) The Albion Christmas Band that was first established in 2005.
Initially Hutchings formed the band in April 1971 to accompany his then wife the singer Shirley Collins on her No Roses album. Dave Mattacks, Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol (from Fairport Convention), Lal and Mike Waterson (of The Watersons) and Maddy Prior, were among twenty five credited backing musicians. On a short tour, core members were joined by Richard Thompson and his then wife Linda Thompson. Several members contributed with Hutchings to the project Morris On (1972), including John Kirkpatrick, Richard Thompson and Dave Mattacks, and cumbersomely all their names appeared on the album cover.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Albion_Band)

01. I Got New Shoes (02:51)
02. Bell Tower Polka, Seneca Two Step (03:50)
03. Hopping Down In Gwent, Welsh Girls (04:17)
04. I Only Wanna Dance With You (03:14)
05. The Leaving Of Wessex (04:04)
06. Loose Hornpipe, Dancing Till Monday Comes Around (03:37)
07. The Three Toed Tumbler (03:01)
08. Trip To Bath (02:43)
09. You Ain't Natalie Wood & I Ain't James Dean (03:03)
10. The Gloucestershire Almain (04:01)
11. Young Love On The Dance Floor (02:40)

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Suzi Quatro - Suzi Quatro [8 bonus tracks] (1973)

Year: October 1973 (CD 2011)
Label: 7T's Records (Europe), GLAM CD 118
Style: Rock, Hard Rock, Glam Rock
Country: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. (Susan Kay Quatro)
Time: 73:59
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 511 Mb

Charts: US #142, AUS #5, AUT #5, CAN #71, GER #4, JPN #25, NOR #6, UK #32.
Suzi Quatro is the debut solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter and bass guitarist of the same name. It was titled Can the Can in Australia.
The album was a critical and commercial success, achieving international popularity upon its release, reaching the top 50 in the charts in several territories, peaking at number 32 in the UK Albums Chart, number 4 in Germany, number 5 in the Netherlands, and number 2 in Australia. The LP also achieved minor success in the United States, entering the top 150 in the charts there. The single "Can the Can", which was included on the album in most countries, became Quatro's most successful hit, reaching number one in the charts in several European countries and Australia, and had modest success in the US, peaking at 56 in the charts in 1976 when it was re-released in that country a few years later. The album also spawned her second single "48 Crash" which also achieved commercial success, reaching the top ten in several countries, including the UK where it went to number 3.
The Elvis Presley cover "All Shook Up" was given a limited release as a single in the United States, peaking at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100. Quatro would later claim that Presley himself contacted her and told her that her cover of his song was "the best since [his] own".
Bravo is the largest magazine for teenagers in German-speaking Europe. Each year, the readers of this magazine select the Bravo Otto award winners.
Quatro has won the following Bravo Otto awards:
1973 Gold for female singer
1974 Gold for female singer
1975 Bronze for female singer
1978 Bronze for female singer
1979 Bronze for female singer
1980 Silver for female singer
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzi_Quatro_(album))

01. 48 Crash (03:55)
02. Glycerine Queen (03:49)
03. Shine My Machine (03:50)
04. Official Suburbian Superman (03:07)
05. I Wanna Be Your Man (03:20)
06. Primitive Love (04:14)
07. All Shook Up (03:50)
08. Sticks and Stones (03:41)
09. Skin Tight Skin (04:22)
10. Get Back Mama (05:57)
11. Rockin' Moonbeam (02:54)
12. Shakin' All Over (03:34)
13. Rolling Stone (02:46)
14. Brain Confusion (For All the Lonely People) (03:11)
15. Can the Can (03:36)
16. Ain't Ya Somethin' Honey (04:07)
17. Little Bitch Blue (03:27)
18. Daytona Demon (04:02)
19. Roman Fingers (03:48)
20. Ain't Got No Home (02:19)

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Tabula Rasa - Tabula Rasa (1975)

Year: 1975 (CD ????)
Label: Love Records (Finland), LRCD 135
Style: Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock
Country: Kangasala, Finland
Time: 39:48
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 230 Mb

Tabula Rasa was a major progressive rock group from Finland founded in 1972, however the band split up in 1977.
The original members were Heikki Silvennoinen, Asko Pakkanen, and Tapio Suominen. British rock band Cream might have been their biggest source of inspiration though they followed contemporary trends of prog-rock. Jethro Tull and King Crimson were direct progressive rock influences from the United Kingdom.
In 1975, under the record label Love Records, they published their first album "Tabula Rasa" as well as single "Prinssi/Lahto".
The debut album has been pretty well regarded though Mikko Alatalo's political lyrics have been somewhat controversial. The band was closely associated to this rock singer who wrote lyrics for them and for whom they also worked as backing musicians (Alatalo's gigs brought them more money than playing their own music). Silvennoinen composed most of songs.
They made their second and last album "Ekkedien Tanssi" in 1976.
The band disbanded in 1977. Heikki Silvennoinen and drummer Jukka Aronen left the group due to the fading popularity of prog-rock. Some members also had become religious which decreased their interest in the band.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabula_Rasa_(Finnish_band))

01. Lahto (03:56)
02. Miks' ette vastaa vanhat puut (03:10)
03. Tuho (06:22)
04. Gryf (06:37)
05. Tyhja on taulu (04:11)
06. Nyt maalaan elamaa... (04:06)
07. Vuorellaistuja (08:15)
08. Prinssi (03:09)

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Styx - Styx II [Japan Ed. SHM-CD] (1973)

Year: July 1973 (CD Jul 27, 2016)
Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-77820
Style: Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Time: 37:40
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 263 Mb

Charts: US #20. US: Gold.
After releasing their debut album, which consisted mostly of cover songs, the band intended to write some strong original new material; Dennis DeYoung was particularly in favor of this. DeYoung had written a song by himself on an electric piano in the band's garage, and had originally intended for it to be on the first album. He later decided to play it on an acoustic piano. However, Bill Traut wanted to save it for the second album. The result was "Lady", written about DeYoung's wife Suzanne.
"Lady" failed to be a hit when it was first released in 1973; however, after the band released their fourth album Man of Miracles in 1974, they went to WLS, the most powerful Chicago radio station at the time, and convinced the program director (Jim Smith) to replay this song. It wound up being played frequently on the air in Chicago. In May 1975, the song broke out nationally, eventually peaking at no. 6 on the Billboard charts.
Besides "Lady," the album contained some upbeat and prog rock songs, such as the rockers "You Need Love" and "I'm Gonna Make You Feel It," which were written by DeYoung and sung by James "JY" Young.
This is also the first album on which John Curulewski wrote and sang on two songs: the proggish, jazzy "A Day," which has an unusual sound for the band, and the boogie humor song "You Better Ask," whose outro features a snippet of "Strangers in the Night" on calliope organ and an evil laugh.
Side 2 opens with a DeYoung rendition of "Little Fugue in G" by Bach, played on pipe organ at a Chicago Cathedral, and segues into the mellow prog rocker "Father O.S.A."
The rocker "Earl of Roseland" was written by DeYoung based on early memories from when he grew up in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood, where he had formed the band with the Panozzo brothers.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_II)

01. You Need Love (03:45)
02. Lady (03:00)
03. A Day (08:24)
04. You Better Ask (03:56)
05. Little Fugue In 'G' (01:17)
06. Father O.S.A. (07:07)
07. Earl Of Roseland (04:41)
08. I'm Gonna Make You Feel It (02:27)
09. Unfinished Song / Bonus Track (02:59)

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Supertramp - The Autobiography Of Supertramp (1986)

Year: 10 October 1986 (CD 1986)
Label: A&M Records (West Germany), A&M 393904-2
Style: Rock, Pop
Country: London, England
Time: 67:19
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 392 Mb

Charts: UK #9, BEL #15, CAN #12, GER #45, NL #61. SWI: Gold; NZ & UK: Platinum.
The Autobiography of Supertramp is the first compilation album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1986.
The collection features the most popular songs from the albums Crime of the Century, Even in the Quietest Moments, Breakfast in America, ...Famous Last Words..., and Brother Where You Bound. The CD version adds three tracks, including a song from Crisis? What Crisis?.
The cover art shows a suit-wearing, faceless man seated in a train carriage reading a book with his own face on the cover. The view from the train window shows the platform with stylised versions of the cover art from three of Supertramp's albums.
The album was also released in the US as Classics, Volume 9, part of A&M's 25th Anniversary series (1987).
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_Supertramp)

01. Goodbye Stranger (04:29)
02. The Logical Song (03:48)
03. Bloody Well Right (04:17)
04. Breakfast In America (02:39)
05. Rudy (07:19)
06. Take The Long Way Home (04:06)
07. Crime Of The Century (05:33)
08. Dreamer (03:33)
09. Ain't Nobody But Me (05:07)
10. Hide In Your Shell (06:48)
11. From Now On (06:11)
12. Give A Little Bit (04:08)
13. It's Raining Again (04:23)
14. Cannonball (04:51)

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Status Quo - Piledriver (1972)

Year: 15 December 1972 (CD ????)
Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), REP 4119-WP
Style: Pop Rock, Rock, Hard Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 48:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 265 Mb

Charts: UK #5, AUS #15, Fin #13, GER #31, NOR #23. FRA, SWE & UK: Gold; AUS: Platinum.
The album was the first the group recorded after they had switched labels from Pye to Vertigo. When recording for Pye, the studio staff had complained about the volume as it would overload the input levels on the recording desk and distort, but for Piledriver, they could bring their touring gear into IBC Studios and record live at stage levels, giving them a much stronger sound.
The opening song, "Don't Waste My Time" was written by Francis Rossi and Bob Young in the soon-to-be trademark shuffle style the group would become famous for. The lyrics complain about a girl not being serious about a relationship and messing around. The song became a live favourite, and frequently got audiences bouncing around at gigs.
"Paper Plane" was written by Rossi and Young; the lyrics included a reference to the Mercedes-Benz 600 used by the band, which they called a "three grand Deutsche car". It was the album's only single, with the B-side "Softer Ride" (written by Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster), which was to become the first in a sequence of thirty-three Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart when it peaked at #8 after its release in November 1972. The B-side would later be incorporated into the band's following album, Hello!, released the following year.
The group heard the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" while touring Bielefeld, Germany, in 1970, and enjoyed its 12-bar shuffle, using it as a template for other songs. The group's arrangement was longer than the original, featuring another verse and three-part harmony vocals.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piledriver_(album))

01. Donґt Waste My Time (04:23)
02. O Baby (04:41)
03. A Year (05:51)
04. Unspoken Words (05:12)
05. Big Fat Mama (05:57)
06. Paper Plane (03:02)
07. All The Reasons (03:42)
08. Roadhouse Blues (07:33)
09. Joanne (b-side of 'Caroline') (04:10)
10. Lonely Night (b-side of 'Break The Rules') (03:32)

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Strawbs - Grave New World [Japan Ed.] (1972)

Year: February 1972 (CD Apr 21, 1989)
Label: A&M Records (Japan), D18Y4118
Style: Progressive Rock, Folk Rock
Country: England
Time: 36:46
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 198 Mb

Strawbs are an English rock band founded in 1964. Led throughout by talented musician Dave Cousins, they are best-known for their folk-rock and progressive rock albums of the 1970s and for including Sandy Denny as an early member of the band (before she joined Fairport Convention) and Rick Wakeman for two albums (before he moved on to Yes).
Strawbs were originally known as the Strawberry Hill Boys. Their long-time leader and most active songwriter is guitarist and singer Dave Cousins (guitar, dulcimer, banjo, vocals) (born David Joseph Hindson, 7 January, 1945, in Hounslow, Middlesex). In the early days Strawbs played with Sandy Denny (later lead singer of Fairport Convention and Fotheringay).
Although they started out in the sixties as a bluegrass band, the Strawberry Hill Boys' repertoire soon shifted to favour their own (mainly Cousins') material. They were the first UK signing to Herb Alpert's A&M Records and recorded their first single "Oh How She Changed" b/w "Or Am I Dreaming" in 1968, which was produced and arranged by two highly influential seventies’ producers, Gus Dudgeon and Tony Visconti, who also worked on their critically acclaimed first album, Strawbs, which was released in 1969. (Note: Although that first single was issued in the U.S. on A&M, neither of their first two A&M LP's were issued in the US until around 1975.)
(full version: last.fm/music/Strawbs/+wiki)

01. Benedictus (04:24)
02. Hey, Little Man ... Thursday's Child (01:05)
03. Queen Of Dreams (05:34)
04. Heavy Disguise (02:54)
05. New World (04:14)
06. Hey, Little Man ... Wednesday's Child (01:08)
07. The Flower And The Young Man (04:20)
08. Tomorrow (04:51)
09. On Growing Older (01:57)
10. Ah Me, Ah My (01:25)
11. Is It Today, Lord? (03:07)
12. The Journey's End (01:43)

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