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Abraxas

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by: Santana

Release Date March 31, 1998
I borrowed this disc from my sister to see if it was worth laying out a premium for it in the aftermarket. Buyer beware...this is a poor production. The bass is almost non-existent. The highs are overblown and the mix unto itself is bizarre. If you want to pay a premium for an audiophile version of Abraxas then treat yourself to the stereo SACD. It's really ashame as this would have been great album in 5.1 if done properly.

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Yellow Submarine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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by: The Beatles

Release Date October 25, 1990
What if the Beatles had released this album without the movie. And if they themselves had written the orchestral music on the B-side. And released this as an epic semi-progressive rock tale about a Yellow Submarine. Then this might have been a real classic album in the progressive rock genre, almost a year before King Crimson appeared.
But when we know that these songs were just thrown together, 2 of them previously released, 2 of them from the archives being Sgt Pepper-rejects, and the orchestral score of course being written by George Martin for a film, then it's considered a disappointment. Even if the music in both cases sounds exactly the same. Isn't that an interesting thought?
My advise is this: take YELLOW SUBMARINE with a grain of salt ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 73
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Seventh Sojourn

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by: The Moody Blues

Release Date May 20, 1997
I grew up listening to the Moody Blues. All these songs sound just as tender and meaningfull today as they did 30 years ago!
M. Yoga Dasi

CD-Charts Position 74
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Atom Heart Mother

CD-Charts > Music > Psychedelic Rock
by: Pink Floyd

Release Date October 25, 1990
Another strange album from Pink Floyd. Not that it's that bad, by any means, it's just that they still don't know what sound they want. This is Pink Floyd's peak as a progressive band, but Pink Floyd are not known for being progressive now, are they? They're known for being spacey and out there. This isn't that out there. Well, the title track definetly is. Written in collaboration with Ron Geesin, a avantgarde composer. The suite is fairly impressive to be perfectly honest, and it does paint the way for future epics, but it loses momentum after a while. The main theme is terrific, very epic sounding and paves the way for The Wall even. Gilmour contributes more solos on this album, which is fine by me, I love me some Gilmour solos. Breast Milky, the second part, is ... Read More:

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The Who Sell Out

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by: The Who

Release Date June 20, 1995
This is just one of those mind blowingly great albums. It is so great, as in one of those albums that when you listen you might wonder to your self -- Wow, is there a human on this earth with such bad taste that they don't like this? If someone tells you anything but that this album is great, their taste in all things should be questioned. If you don't have this already, get it now!!!!!!!!!

CD-Charts Position 76
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

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by: Iron Butterfly

Release Date October 25, 1990
Arrived a little late, most likely due to shipper/shipping service, having hard time getting "stereo" mix right, still trying, but nice product for the price!

CD-Charts Position 77
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The Best of the Doors

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by: The Doors

Release Date August 08, 2006
It's difficult for me to speculate how many hundreds of times I've played this double CD set but I'll just say "often, for many years". "The Best of The Doors" represents the very essence of Classic Rock music of the turbulent 60s.

The Doors generated a unique, incredibly palatable sound, apart from all others. While this caveat probably exuded from "theater" as much as it did from musical innovation, the band's keyboard player, Ray Manzarek, was clearly as responsible for the brilliance of these compositions as was Jim Morrison himself.

Here's the lineup of these great old rock tunes:

CD No. 1
Break on Through
Light My Fire (7:05 version)
The Crystal Ship
People Are Strange
Strange Days
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CD-Charts Position 78
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Yellow Submarine (Songtrack)

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by: The Beatles

Release Date September 14, 1999
What can you say about the Beatles??!! My daughter loves the movie (it was my first movie when I was 3), so we bought the soundtrack for the car. We all love it, and we all sing along!

CD-Charts Position 79
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Happy Trails

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by: Quicksilver Messenger Service

Release Date August 09, 1994
Imagine Jerry Garcia at his peak, with all 10 fingers intact, though with a lesser band. Most songs are quite strong, though Calvalry suffers from some of the spacey self-indulgence of the era (cf Dead's Caboose).

CD-Charts Position 80
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Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus

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by: Spirit

Release Date October 22, 1996
"12 Dreams" is the original Spirit's great swan song. Recorded just before fracturing into Jo-Jo Gunne and a depleted Spirit, the band was peaking (literally) during the making of this psychedelic classic. If you can get the vinyl, do so, as that mix features a better balance of sounds than the CD. However, the CD features a more playful Hendrix-like swirl of stereo effects than the original, so depending what state of mind you're in you might like that.