CD-Charts Position 11
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Born to Run

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Bruce Springsteen

Release Date October 25, 1990
In his ever expanding writing style to desribe the plight of the everday working man, his desparate need to create a hit record turns out one of the best albums of rock and roll and the best part is that you can hear his desparation through the singing. During the time of disco and progressive rock, it seemed as if rock would never be able to return to its roots, but Springsteen combined a big band sound or his own version of the 'wall of sound' with complex yet straight forward lyrics about escape for a better future. No better is this displayed than in the album opener, "Thunder Road," which serves as an invitation to the listeners to escape with the singer and Mary on that "dusty beach road."

Every song on this album has its ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 12
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The Best of Bonnie Raitt

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Bonnie Raitt

Release Date September 30, 2003
I don't know if it was the great service or the fact this CD brings back such memories....I am thoroughly enjoying it! Thanks for the very easy shopping experience!

CD-Charts Position 13
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Harvest

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Neil Young

Release Date October 25, 1990

A while back, Warner Brothers Japan re-released 12 Neil Young titles. The surprise was that remastered content appeared for the first time on most of them.

The titles & WB-Japan catalog numbers are:

Neil Young WPCR-75086
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere WPCR-75087
After The Gold Rush WPCR-75088
Harvest WPCR-75089
On The Beach WPCR-75090
Tonight's The Night WPCR-75091
Zuma WPCR-75092
Long May You Run WPCR-75093
American Stars n' Bars WPCR-75094
Comes A Time WPCR-75095
Rust Never Sleeps WPCR-75096
Live Rust WPCR-75097

I picked up most of these, A/B'd them, and found them to be superior to the domestics. However, having purchased ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 14
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Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Don Henley

Release Date November 20, 1995
I'm not sure which is better - the music on this album or the picture on the front of it. Don Henley is not exactly known for having a sense of humor, so it's kind of nice to see that he was willing to do sort of a self-deprecating photo on the front cover. But of course the real star here is Henley's fine musical abilities. He shows why he became the voice of the Eagles and why he had the most successful solo career. For so long my favorite song was "Boys of Summer", with its wistful regret of days long past. But I made a new discovery with "Dirty Laundry", a song ahead of its time, considering how today's media behave. And then there are the two most haunting tunes "End of the Innocence" and "Heart of the Matter." Each of these contain lyrics that are ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 15
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Live Bullet

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

Release Date December 07, 1999
If you are a Bob Seger fan, then you must own this album. It is probably one of the greatest live albums ever recorded. Many say he and the band sound better live than on any studio recording. Great cd, great songs, its hard to beat.

CD-Charts Position 16
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Live: 1975-85 (3CD)

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Release Date October 14, 1997
Live albums. Some artists shine. The live recordings show why they are so popular when they hit the road. Others should run screaming when their record label or their manager suggests a live project! Springsteen is one of the former. He and his band have always had a reputation as a killer live act. Live 1975-1985 shows that their reputation is well deserved.

By the time these cds were released just before Xmas, 1986, Springsteen had made seven records, including one double. This is sixteen sides of music. Each was a classic. There are about forty songs on this live collection. If you subtract five non-Springsteen songs we are left with thirty-five live songs. That would be about two songs for each LP side! Thus, these three discs should contain la crème ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 17
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Late for the Sky

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Jackson Browne

Release Date October 25, 1990
I've purchased this album several times. I had it in cassette, and an LP and now in CD. Jackson Browne is an incredible lyricist and musician. He really puts songs together in a very accessible and talented way.

Highly recommended.

CD-Charts Position 18
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After the Gold Rush

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Neil Young

Release Date October 25, 1990
This is still one of my favorite albums of all time, and I just discovered how good it sounds in headphones (great stereo spread), however I am listening to Oh lonesome me, and it is in mono-I think I remember that from when I had it on LP. Anyway, I don't think old Neil did any better than here. The songs are all great, and his voice is in perfect shape!

CD-Charts Position 19
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The Pretender

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Jackson Browne

Release Date October 25, 1990
Musically, this is mostly more of the same monotonous soft-rock, but it's a cut above standard Jackson fare off the strength of two of his finest songs: "Here Come Those Tears Again", a mature look at the typical "come-and-go" relationship (though it's sadly doused in sappy country backup vocals), and particularly the title track, a cynical attack on suburban values that I think is my favorite of Jackson's songs. "Your Bright Baby Blues" also could've fit with these songs if it weren't so longwinded. And there are a couple songs that move beyond the soft-rock: while "Linda Paloma" is an awful flamenco song dominated by harpsichord, I like the fusion of hard-rock guitar and horns found on "Daddy's Tune". And even the typical soft-rock tracks are at least modestly engaging ("Sleep's Dark ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 20
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Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: John Lennon

Release Date February 24, 1998
Literally blinding, when I was listening to it, my eyes melted. But seriously, a collection of some of the more popular John Lennon numbers and ridiculously easy to listen to