Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones) - Stuff [Japanese Ed.] (1992)

Year: October, 1992 (CD Oct 21, 1992)
Label: Victor Entertainment Inc. (Japan), VICP-5202
Style: Pop, Synth-Pop
Country: Lewisham, London, England (24 October 1936)
Time: 39:27
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 275 Mb

Even many serious Rolling Stones fans aren't aware that Bill Wyman issued a solo album in the early '90s, as Stuff initially came out only in Japan and Argentina. Like some other Stones projects of the time, it wasn't recorded in a concentrated dose, but pieced together from sessions dating back as far as September 1988. Even had it benefited from a worldwide release, however, it's hard to see how many fans - of the Rolling Stones or otherwise - would have taken to the record, for these are largely basic, repetitious funk-disco-dance-based tunes with a dated 1980s synthetic production. Wyman's thin, hoarse vocals don't help, and while it's possible these are intended more as satires of a trendy style or '80s stars like Prince than serious artistic statements, the wit is so mild that any jokes are wont to pass largely unnoticed. "Fear of Flying" at least opts for a more serious and menacing mood, and "Affected by the Towns" for more of a humorous straightforward soul-funk vibe, though those songs aren't anything to crow about. Just one hint of Wyman's '60s classic rock roots is here, on an unexpected cover of Ray Davies' "This Strange Effect" (covered by British star Dave Berry in the mid-'60s), and it says something about the rest of the album that the song is by far the most memorable tune here.
(allmusic.com/album/stuff-mw0000776311)

01. If I Was A Doo Doo Doo (04:19)
02. Like A Knife (03:33)
03. Stuff (Can't Get Enough) (03:27)
04. Leave Your Hat On (03:39)
05. The Strange Effect (03:38)
06. Mama Rap (05:06)
07. She Danced (04:43)
08. Fear Of Flying (04:04)
09. Affected By The Towns (03:32)
10. Blue Murder (Lies) (03:21)

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Supertramp - ...Famous Last Words (1982)

Year: 29 October 1982 (CD 198?)
Label: A&M Records (Germany), 393 732-2
Style: Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Progressive Pop
Country: London, England
Time: 48:04
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 279 Mb

I enjoy early Supertramp, but have little positive to say about Famous Last Words. The album isn't unpleasant (except maybe the crass and cliched "My Kind of Lady"), but there's little above the average. I'd only be confident in describing "Don't Leave Me Now" as good. "Don't Leave Me Now" is one of the simpler songs on the album—with another cliched lyric—yet somehow it seems to fill its 6:25 very satisfactorily through sheer bombasticism.
While the album is standard, vaguely bluesy, pop, there are some nice instrumental choices. Davies and Hodgson craft the songs well enough—if the saxophone is overused to my liking—but the basic compositions lack the flair of, say, Breakfast in America. Supertramp's usual melancholic but still somewhat uplifting sound is there (typical is "Crazy", with the opening line 'Here's a crazy little song to make you feel good' which then paints a black picture of the world), but there's nothing rivalling "The Logical Song"."C'est le Bon"—almost a sequel to "The Logical Song" in lyric and music—for example, only fleetingly catches the attention.
The album credits everything to Davies and Hodgson, but it sounds (as with some previous Supertramp) that the songs are largely by one or the other. Hodgson was soon to leave the band to go solo: perhaps Famous Last Words failed to raise his interest too.
(bondegezou.co.uk/reviews/recorded/flw.htm) Henry Potts, revised 16 Jan 98; re-revised 31 Aug 05

Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog. D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).

01. Crazy (04:45)
02. Put On Your Old Brown Shoes (04:20)
03. It's Raining Again (04:25)
04. Bonnie (05:38)
05. Know Who You Are (05:02)
06. My Kind Of Lady (05:17)
07. C'est Le Bon (05:33)
08. Waiting So Long (06:35)
09. Don't Leave Me Now (06:24)

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Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones) - Bill Wyman (1982)

Year: 26 March 1982 (CD 1996)
Label: Sequel Records (UK), NEM CD 848
Style: Pop Rock, Rock, New Wave, Synth-Pop[
Country: Lewisham, London, England (24 October 1936)
Time: 40:10
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 254 Mb

After a pair of solo efforts that veered from eccentric yet inspired (Monkey Grip) to eccentric and uninspired (Stone Alone), Bill Wyman perfected his blend of rock & roll and oddball humor into one solid album on 1981's Bill Wyman. Instead of utilizing the all-star group of backup musicians that dominated his previous solo outings, Bill Wyman found the veteran rocker handling much of the instrumentation himself, with only a rhythm section and a few guest stars pitching in. The result is a crisp, consistent sound that mixes the electronic edge of new wave with good, old-fashioned rock & roll production values. Bill Wyman also benefits from catchy, well-written songs that provide a hook-laden backdrop for Wyman's humorous musings: "A New Fashion" is a witheringly acidic send-up of trend-chasing pop stars that layers a memorably melodic chorus over an effectively sparse electronic backdrop, and "Come Back Suzanne" is a one-of-a-kind rock/disco/new wave hybrid that blends power chords with ethereal synth flourishes as Wyman delivers a tongue-in-cheek tale of lost love. Other highlights include "Jump Up," a catchy combination of ska and funk with amusing party-hearty lyrics, and "Girls," a snarling rocker with campy, macho lyrics that could be read as a parody of the Rolling Stones' long line of carnal rock songs. However, the album's masterpiece is "Si, Si, Je Suis Un Rock Star," a deliriously strange but quite funny song that features Wyman delivering a lusty travelogue in a deadpan voice over a backing track that mixes Spanish guitars with burbling synth disco. Ultimately, one's level of interest in Bill Wyman will depend on their love of eccentric humor, but no one can deny that it effectively combines solid songwriting and a sleek, consistent production style. As a result, Bill Wyman is worthwhile listen for classic rock fans who don't mind a little idiosyncratic humor mixed in with their rock & roll.
(allmusic.com/album/bill-wyman-mw0000081271)

01. Ride On Baby (03:55)
02. A New Fashion (04:10)
03. Nuclear Reactions (03:39)
04. Visions (04:14)
05. Jump Up (03:59)
06. Come Back Suzanne (03:25)
07. Rio De Janeiro (04:16)
08. Girls (02:46)
09. Seventeen (03:44)
10. (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star (05:57)

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Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) - Pictures At Eleven [Japanese Ed.] (1982)

Year: 25 June 1982 (CD Feb 25, 1986)
Label: Warner-Pioneer (Japan), 32XD-392
Style: Rock, Arena Rock
Country: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England (20 August 1948)
Time: 42:13
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 285 Mb

Pictures at Eleven is the debut solo studio album by the former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for five of the album's eight songs. Ex-Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell handled drums on "Slow Dancer" and "Like I've Never Been Gone." On the song "Fat Lip", guitarist Robbie Blunt played a Roland TR-808 drum machine. The title was an often-heard phrase in US television news that would follow a brief announcement of a story of interest to be shown later during a station's 11 PM news program. Pictures at Eleven is the only one of Plant's solo albums to appear on Led Zeppelin's record label Swan Song. By the time of Plant's next release, 1983's The Principle of Moments, Swan Song had ceased to function, and Plant had started his own label named Es Paranza.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_Eleven)

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01. Burning Down One Side (03:57)
02. Moonlight in Samosa (04:01)
03. Pledge Pin (04:03)
04. Slow Dancer (07:46)
05. Worse Than Detroit (05:59)
06. Fat Lip (05:08)
07. Like I've Never Been Gone (05:59)
08. Mystery Title (05:18)

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Chris De Burgh - Footsteps 2 (2011)

Year: 2011 (CD 2011)
Label: Starwatch Entertainment (Germany), 88697946632
Style: Pop, Soft Rock
Country: U.S. / U.K. / Santa Fe Province, Argentina (15 October 1948)
Time: 49:36
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 343 Mb

Footsteps 2 is British singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh's nineteenth album. It was released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on 14 October 2011, and in the UK and Ireland on 17 October 2011.
Footsteps 2 follows the concept with that of Footsteps, creating cover versions of the songs which have inspired him over the years, along with a few new compositions.
As de Burgh said upon releasing Footsteps, "Listening to the great songwriters was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself," he says. "I’m talking about the likes of Lennon & McCartney and Bob Dylan; people as good as that just don’t seem to exist any more. I learned my trade, my craft, almost at the feet of the Great Masters. And that is my musical journey. Those songs are my footsteps."
This album peaked at number 10 in the German album chart, and reached number 38 in the UK Albums Chart.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footsteps_2)

01. While You See A Chance (04:58)
02. Let It Be (04:07)
03. The Living Years (05:37)
04. Blue Bayou (02:40)
05. S.O.S. (03:21)
06. Seven Bridges (03:53)
07. Lady Madonna (02:21)
08. Time In A Bottle (02:33)
09. Already There (03:46)
10. In The Ghetto (03:46)
11. Long Train Running (03:39)
12. On A Christmas Night (03:33)
13. Every Step Of The Way (03:18)
14. The Footsteps 2 Theme (01:57)

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Aerosmith - Rock In A Hard Place [Japanese Ed.] (1982)

Year: August 1, 1982 (CD Nov 21, 1996)
Label: Sony Music (Japan), SRCS 9052
Style: Hard Rock
Country: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Time: 40:17
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 280 Mb

It is the only Aerosmith album not to feature guitarist Joe Perry, following his departure from the band in 1979. Fellow guitarist Brad Whitford also left during the recording in 1981. The band spent $1.5 million on the recording of this album, which saw them reunited with producer Jack Douglas.
Aerosmith had released six studio albums during the 1970s. But as the decade concluded, multiple problems arose. Guitarist Joe Perry had left the band in 1979 after incidents at the World Series of Rock in Cleveland, Ohio and was replaced by Jimmy Crespo. Meanwhile, Steven Tyler's drug abuse increased. After recording the single "Lightning Strikes", guitarist Brad Whitford also left Aerosmith in 1981 and was replaced by Rick Dufay.
Guitarist Dufay recalls the difficulty in completing the album in a 2008 interview: "They tried to make that album for two years but Steven couldn't finish stuff and they had trouble with their original producer but once they got Jack and me on board, we were just pushing it. When we went down to Florida, Steven was way too fucked up to do anything, he was nodding off when he was trying to write lyrics and I said to Jack that we had to get him out and get him together. It took about two or three months and we pretty much nursed him back to health. We got him off the hard stuff, sat in the sun and had some laughs and I established a bond with him. It's pretty well documented on the Behind the Music show. He was pretty sick and I just took care of him and even had to wipe his ass for him!!
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_in_a_Hard_Place)

01. Jailbait (04:38)
02. Lightning Strikes (04:26)
03. Bitch's Brew (04:13)
04. Bolivian Ragamuffin (03:32)
05. Cry Me A River (04:06)
06. Prelude To Joanie (01:20)
07. Joanie's Butterfly (05:34)
08. Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat) (04:45)
09. Jig Is Up (03:09)
10. Push Comes To Shove (04:29)

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Chris De Burgh - The Getaway (1982)

Year: September 1982 (CD Apr 21, 1989)
Label: Pony Canyon Inc. (Japan), D18Y 4108
Style: Pop, Soft Rock
Country: U.S. / U.K. / Santa Fe Province, Argentina (15 October 1948)
Time: 44:50
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 284 Mb

The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh's sixth album. It was the first studio album of de Burgh's to chart in the UK, following the compilation Best Moves a year earlier. The album peaked at number 30 in the UK and spent 16 weeks on the chart. In the week beginning 7 February 1983, the album went to the top of the album charts in the then West Germany. In Canada the album spent 36 weeks in the Top 100.
The album was spearheaded by the U.S. top 40 hit, "Don't Pay the Ferryman", an upbeat, mythology-tinged pop rock song that evokes images of the Grim Reaper, which also became his first UK hit single, reaching number 48.
Another song from the album which has become a de Burgh fan-favourite is "Borderline", the story of a conscientious objector who chooses to flee with his lover than be drafted for military service. A staple of de Burgh's live act, the song's story was continued in 1986's "Say Goodbye to It All" from the later album Into the Light.
Drums on the album were played by Steve Negus of the Canadian progressive rock band Saga.
Some of the guest vocalists were Anthony Head, Diane Davison (Chris de Burgh's wife) and Miriam Stockley (who also collaborated with Mike Oldfield on the album The Millennium Bell (1999).
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Getaway_(Chris_de_Burgh_album))

01. Don't Pay The Ferryman (03:48)
02. Living On The Island (03:31)
03. Crying And Laughing (04:33)
04. I'm Counting On You (04:27)
05. The Getaway (03:52)
06. Ship To Shore (03:49)
07. All The Love I Have Inside (03:18)
08. Borderline (04:37)
09. Where Peaceful Waters Flow (03:54)
10. The Revolution (01:46)
11. Light A Fire (02:08)
12. Liberty (05:02)

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David Darling (Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott) - Cycles (1982)

Year: Recorded: November 1981, Oslo, Norway (CD 1992)
Label: ECM Records (US), ECM 1219
Style: Jazz, Contemporary Classical
Country: Elkhart, Indiana, U.S. (March 4, 1941 - January 8, 2021)
Time: 46:27
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 209 Mb

Cellist David Darling has had a long, if sporadic, association with ECM, quietly forging—either under the guise of solo artist or buried in an album’s roster—some of the label’s most lyrical atmospheres. With Cycles, however, Darling magnified his sound-world through the inimitable talents of Jan Garbarek and Collin Walcott in a space both selfless and uniquely his own. Add to that the astonishing pianism of Steve Kuhn and the depth of Arild Andersen on bass, and you get what is, to this listener at least, one of ECM’s finest celestial alignments.
While I am tempted to give my usual track-by-track impressions, here the album’s title clues us in on another way me might listen to it: that is, as an ever-roving caravan without need of maps or guides. As it stands, Cycles is a bubble of possibility that only expands with every listen. In its opening strains, we kneel atop a cliff of unraveling. Darling’s needlepoint brings light to fullest dark, breathing through Walcott’s tabla and Garbarek’s shawm-like expectorations. Those fluid horsehairs sing like portals, beginning and ending in the same draw. Harmonies linger as afterthoughts of infinite space. From nebulae to star and back to billowing gauze, the music flows into rivers of light—quiet, intense, forgiving. Grooves flicker into life, voices settle into afterlife. Cello and sitar sing into one another, while Kuhn’s wafting fragrances remind us of what it felt like to be on Earth.
Were I to single out one track, however, from this multivalent exhalation, it would have to be “Fly,” a brooding intertwining of cello and saxophone that is a Mt. Everest in the ECM landscape. Garbarek emits some of his most satoric playing here, floating ever skyward. He is a lantern hung in the clouds, a riddle whose denouement only reveals further mystery.
The stellar playing throughout is only enhanced by the sound. The engineering on Cycles is pristine beyond measure and raised the bar of the label’s usual auditory standards. To prattle on any more would ruin the effect. Suffice it to say: don’t miss this one.
(ecmreviews.com/2011/11/08/cycles/)

01. Cycle Song (07:10)
02. Cycle One: Namaste (04:11)
03. Fly (09:25)
04. Ode (06:55)
05. Cycle Two: Trio (05:30)
06. Cycle Three: Quintet and Coda (07:52)
07. Jessica's Sunwheel (05:21)

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Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger [Japanese Ed.] (1982)

Year: June 1982 (CD September 5, 1985)
Label: Canyon Records (Japan), D32Y0039
Style: Arena Rock, Soft Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Time: 38:08
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 277 Mb

Charts: US #2, AUS #26, CAN #4, GER #31, NLD #29, NOR #3, JPN #17, SWE #13, UK #12. US, AUS & CAN: Platinum.
Every great band needs a little luck. And for Survivor it came in 1981 when Sylvester Stallone commissioned them to write the theme song for the third movie in his blockbuster Rocky franchise. Stallone loved the Chicago rockers’ minor hit Poor Man’s Son, and wanted an anthem in a similar vein. “Something with a pulse!” he said.
Jim Peterik, Survivor’s keyboard player and principal songwriter, knew instinctively what was needed. “I saw the punches in my mind,” he said. “Bam! Bam, bam, bam!” And from that thumping staccato riff, an all-American rock classic was born.
Eye Of The Tiger topped the US and UK singles charts in July 1982. The parent album, full of brilliant songs including American Heartbeat, another hit, and gritty power ballad Ever Since The World Began – would seal Survivor’s status as one of the great AOR bands of all time.
Formed in Chicago in 1977 around the nucleus of keyboard player Jim Peterik, guitarist Frankie Sullivan and original singer Dave Bickler, Survivor shot to fame in 1982 with Eye Of The Tiger. Written for the blockbuster Rocky III – at the personal request of the movie’s star Sylvester Stallone – Eye Of The Tiger topped the charts in eight countries.
Bickler was a charismatic figure, with his powerful voice and signature Che Guevara-style beret, worn to hide his premature baldness. But after the phenomenal success of Eye Of The Tiger, he developed nodes on his vocal cords and was forced to leave the band. As Peterik said: “Very few bands can survive a lead singer transplant.”
(full version: loudersound.com/reviews/survivor-eye-of-the-tiger-album-of-the-week-club-review)

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01. Eye Of The Tiger (04:06)
02. Feels Like Love (04:10)
03. Hesitation Dance (03:53)
04. The One That Really Matters (03:33)
05. I'm Not That Man Anymore (04:49)
06. Children Of The Night (04:45)
07. Ever Since The World Began (03:44)
08. American Heartbeat (04:12)
09. Silver Girl (04:53)

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