70年代ジャパニーズ・ロック・シーンを語る上では欠かせない、金子マリ&バックスバニーの2ndアルバム。金子マリの圧倒的なヴォーカルを中心に抜群のテクニックに裏打ちされたファンキー・サウンドが蘇る。 1976年5月にレコード・デビュー、活動期間わずか3年にもかかわらず、ジャパニーズ・ロック・シーンに強烈な印象を残したスーパーバンド金子マリ&BUX BUNNY。 デビュー期のメンバーは、金子マリ、永井充男、難波弘之、鳴瀬喜博、橋本英晴の5人。その後、ドラムがジョニー吉長、キーボードがラッキー川崎に代わり、活動期間中にはスタジオ作品3作品、ライブアルバム1作品をリリースした。ソウルフルな金子マリのボーカルを中心にファンキーなリズム・セクション、メロディアスなギター&プログレッシヴなキーボードを融合させたサウンドと高い演奏力は、当時のジャパニーズ・ロック・シーンの中でも圧倒的な存在だった。

(人生の楽屋裏 BACKSTAGE OF LIFE) 日本のロックの金字塔といわれる1971年に発表したアルバム「回帰線」が、そのアナーキーな音楽性ゆえに後のシーンを築く多くのミュージシャンに影響を与えた、日本を代表する旅人フォーク・シンガー南正人。彼の2000年発表の9枚目のアルバム。デビューから30年以上経過しても、そのジャーニー・スタイルは新鮮さを保ち、新世紀の新たな旅立ちを予感させる快作。実息である南泰人がドラムを担当。 メンバー:南正人(G,Vo)、萩原信義(G)、大久保晋(B)、須川光(Key)、南泰人(Dr)、小川圭一(Sax)、竹田由美子(Accordion、Cho)、もろいみちこ(Cho)。 "Backstage Of Life" was recorded in 2000. This album is full of Minami's Bohemian/Gypsy spirit which is consistently demonstrated throughout. Member are Masato Minami(vo,g), Nobuyoshi hagiwara(g), Susumu Okubo(b), Hikaru Sugawa(keyb), Yasuto Minami(dr), Keiichi Ogawa(a.sax), Yumiko Takeda(pf.accordion).

The middle album of the trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is Waits's best overall effort. The songs are first-rate, and there are a lot of them--19 in all, ranging from grim nightlife memoirs ("9th and Hennepin," "Singapore") to portraits of small-time hustlers ("Gun Street Girl," "Union Square") to bursts of street-corner philosophy ("Blind Love," "Time"). The album also contains the original version of "Downtown Train," which Rod Stewart turned into a smash hit. The image of "rain dogs"--animals who've lost their way home because the rain has washed away their scent--is an appropriate symbol for the entire cast of characters Waits has brought to life over the years, and this album has thus far proved to be his most enduring effort. --Daniel Durchholz

Delbert McClinton is a legend among Texas roots music aficionados, not only for his amazing longevity, but for his ability to combine country, blues, soul, and rock & roll as if there were no distinctions between them. A formidable harmonica player long before he recorded as a singer, McClinton performed with legends like Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reid, and more. McClinton's career began in the late '50s, yet it took him nearly two decades to evolve into a bona fide solo artist. In 1978, Emmylou Harris took his "Two More Bottles of Wine" all the way to the top of the country charts. Over the next years, McClinton placed material with stars like Wynonna, Vince Gill, Lee Roy Parnell, and Martina McBride among others. He has guest appearances with Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, BB King, Mavis Staples, and more.

ZZ Top is an American rock band from Houston, Texas, formed in 1969. The group consists of founder Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. Initially rooted in blues, ZZ Top's style has evolved throughout their career, with a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues guitar style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section

吉他之神Eric Clapton的Cream乐队在1968年推出的双CD经典专辑，在牛人林立的1968年取得了骄人的成绩，在全美专辑排行榜列第一，在英国也排到第三，确实非常强。 这张专辑的Disc1叫做In the Studio，是录音棚版，Disc2是Li ve at the Fillmore，现场版，不过两张碟的曲目是不同的，所以没有骗钱的嫌疑 其中第一碟中的White Room还入选了滚石评出的500首最伟大的歌，排名第367，滚石的编辑认为这首歌把歌曲和Clapton的技艺很好地结合在了一起。而第二张碟中的Crossroads中的solo也让滚石的编辑大为赞赏。

他曾被称为摇滚乐中最好的歌手，Paul Rodgers写作、演唱和演奏过许许多多各种类型的长盛不衰的歌曲。作为一个资深的歌手，他和Free以及Bad Company一起录制的歌曲对很多摇滚歌手产生了深远影响。尤其是Rodgers的演唱方式，最为人所知的是它引入了灵魂和布鲁斯音乐，非常独特而个性鲜明。

13 track 1986 retrospective of his finest output for the Asylum label, including 'The Heart Of Saturday Night', 'Small Change', 'I Never Talk To Strangers', 'Blue Valentines', the 'Westside Story' classic 'Somewhere' and more! A WEA release.

The Eagles might have covered his song "Ol' 55," but Tom Waits was cut from a different cloth than California's other singer-songwriters--he suggested a scruffy beat poet who'd walked out of a forgotten scene of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Waits's beatnik schtick could get old, and he developed into a much more musically adventurous songwriter in later years, but his second album contains some of his best early work, including the sweet romantic blues of "New Coat of Paint" ("You wear a dress baby, I'll wear a tie"), and his best hipster recitation, "Diamonds on My Windshield." Two songs are enduring classics: the doleful, dirge-like "San Diego Serenade" ("Never saw the morning till I stayed up all night") and the touchingly sweet "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" ("Stoppin' on the red, goin' on the green, `cause tonight'll be like nothin' that you've ever seen"). --John Milward

Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.