One of the most ambitious debuts in rock history, Freak Out! was a seminal concept album that somehow foreshadowed both art rock and punk at the same time. Its four LP sides deconstruct rock conventions right and left, eventually pushing into territory inspired by avant-garde classical composers. Yet the album is sequenced in an accessibly logical progression; the first half is dedicated to catchy, satirical pop/rock songs that question assumptions about pop music, setting the tone for the radical new directions of the second half. Opening with the nonconformist call to arms &Hungry Freaks, Daddy,& Freak Out! quickly posits the Mothers of Invention as the antithesis of teen-idol bands, often with sneering mockeries of the teen-romance songs that had long been rock's commercial stock-in-trade. Despite his genuine emotional alienation and dissatisfaction with pop conventions, though, Frank Zappa was actually a skilled pop composer; even with the raw performances and his stinging guitar work, there's a subtle sophistication apparent in his unorthodox arrangements and tight, unpredictable melodicism. After returning to social criticism on the first song of the second half, the perceptive Watts riot protest &Trouble Every Day, & Zappa exchanges pop song structure for experiments with musique concrète, amelodic dissonance, shifting time signatures, and studio effects. It's the first salvo in his career-long project of synthesizing popular and art music, high and low culture; while these pieces can meander, they virtually explode the limits of what can appear on a rock album, and effectively illustrate Freak Out!'s underlying principles: acceptance of differences and free individual expression. Zappa would spend much of his career developing and exploring ideas -- both musical and conceptual -- first put forth here; while his myriad directions often produced more sophisticated work, Freak Out! contains at least the rudiments of almost everything that followed, and few of Zappa's records can match its excitement over its own sense of possibility.

Artwork By – Jakob Skøtt Performer – Jakob Skøtt, Jess Kahr, Jonas Munk, Rasmus Rasmussen Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Jonas Munk

Asian edition of the Stratovarius guitarist's second album. Featuring Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween) on vocals. Includes the Asian bonus track 'Key To The Universe' (strings version). 2002.

Regarded by many as the first Japanese progressive rock group, the Far East Family Band featured the keyboardist and future new age composer, Kitaro. A keyboard-dominated space rock band, the Far East Family Band played extended compositions that brought comparisons to Tangerine Dream and early Pink Floyd. The group's first album was released under the band name of Far Out. After changing their name, the band released The Cave Down to Earth in 1975. Their first European release, Nipponjin -- Join Our Mental Phase Sound (1975), featured re-recorded versions of material from the previous record and the album attributed to Far Out. The group's next record, Parallel Worlds (1976), was profoundly influenced by Klaus Schulze who Kitaro met on a trip through Europe. With the first track over 30 minutes long, the album bears similarities to Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel. Tenkujin (1977) followed and was the band's first and only American release. By this point, the band consisted of Miyashta (vocals, synths, guitars, bamboo flute), Hirohito Fukushima (guitar, vocals, koto), and Yujin Harada (drums, percussion). It would be the band's last record. ~ Geoff Orens, All Music Guide Personnel: Akira Fukakusa - bass Akira Ito - keyboards Fumio Miyashita - guitar, keyboards Hirohito Fukushima - vocals, guitar Masanori Takahashi (Kitaro) - keyboards, percussion Shizuo Takasaki – drums

作词、作曲、吉他、唱：海青 制作、编曲、吉他：李星 鼓：邓博宇 笛子、Didgeridoo、竹萨克斯：老丹 笙：张梦 电贝斯：杜平 Double bass：王旭波 管乐组：王星、布日 录音：李炜宇。混音：刘英。油画：赵思晗。 封面设计：丁悉。图片处理：殷梦。翻译：胡佳音。

Remastered edition of the new age/art rock composer's 1973 release. Digitally remastered by Simon Heyworth (who originally co-produced 'Tubular Bells' with Oldfield and Mike Newman) using the latest technology. Artwork has been digitally restored and includes additional photos and brand new sleeve notes. 2000.

Reissue of the Krautrock pioneers' 1974 album originally released on Lollipop. Contains 32-page booklet with sleevenotes and lyrics in both English and German. Nine tracks including 'I Can't Wait', 'Traveller' and 'Explode Like A Star'. Garden Of Delights.

1. The King Crimson Barber Shop 2. 21st Century Schizoid Man 3. The Court of the Crimson King 4. Elephant Talk 5. Matte Kudesai 6. Heartbeat 7. Medley

Released in 1976, the album features an eponymous seven-part suite written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, with lyrics written by Neil Peart telling a dystopian story set in the year 2112. The album is sometimes described as a concept album although the songs on the second side are unrelated to the plot of the suite. Rush repeated this arrangement on the 1978 album Hemispheres.