the meters
cabbage alley
The 4th Meters album marked their departure from Josie Records and was released on the Reprise label in 1972. Cabbage Alley once again proved that The..
sam cooke
night beat
After Sam Cooke's untimely death in 1964 there was a lot of arguing about the rights of his recordings, resulting in many of the songs from the latter..
rory gallagher
stage struck
Although this is the third live album of Rory Gallagher, Stage Struck proves that no live recording of Rory and his trio ever got boring and as they w..
sam cooke
mr. soul
Sam Cooke, inventor and true King of Soul, recorded Mr. Soul in the same year as Night Beat, and seems to be its more adult counterpart, with soulful ..
the alan parsons project
eye in the sky
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The British progressive rock band Alan Parsons Project was active between 1975 and 1990. The Project consisted of Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons ..
portishead
roseland nyc
Along with Massive Attack and Tricky, Portishead was part of the Bristol triumvirate that popularized Triphop in the early nineties, especially in Ame..
weather report
heavy weather
Weather report's seventh album, released in 1977.
It is the band's second album with bassist Jaco Pastorius, but on this one he is apermanent member..
patti smith group
radio ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia is the follow up to Smith's widely acclaimed debut Horses".
In interviews surrounding the album's release, Smith explained that she..
otis redding
sings soul ballads
Released in 1965, Otis Redding's second album Sings Soul Ballads features a fine choice of sweet and tender songs.
Backed up by the STAX house band c..
otis redding
pain in my heart
At just 22 years of age, Otis Redding showed incredible maturity in his distinctive gravelly voice that became the vocal benchmark of Soul music. His ..
cypress hill
iv
Back with a renewed energy and purpose, Latino-flavored rappers Cypress Hill climbed back into the ring for another round in the fight for Hip-Hop sup..
fugees
score
In 1996 The Score was omnipresent; you could hear it in the clubs, on the street, blasting from cars & high windows. It was played on the radio & at h..