Various - Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:10
Size: 130.9 MB
Styles: Country-pop
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:44] 1. Little Big Town - Rocket Man
[5:00] 2. Maren Morris - Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
[5:23] 3. Don Henley - Sacrifice
[3:51] 4. Brothers Osborne - Take Me To The Pilot
[4:36] 5. Miranda Lambert - My Father's Gun
[4:28] 6. Chris Stapleton - I Want Love
[5:13] 7. Lee Ann Womack - Honky Cat
[3:31] 8. Kacey Musgraves - Roy Rogers
[4:13] 9. Rhonda Vincent - Please
[3:33] 10. Miley Cyrus - The Bitch Is Back
[4:10] 11. Dierks Bentley - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
[5:00] 12. Rosanne Cash - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
[3:22] 13. Willie Nelson - Border Song

One of two albums released as a celebration of the 50+ years of collaboration between Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin is the brainchild of the lyricist, who wanted to pay tribute to the Americana that's informed his imagery ever since the beginning of his career. Taupin designed the artwork and recruited artists, leaning heavily on newer artists who are on the vanguard of the mainstream, but also finding plenty of space for veterans who have been around for as long as Elton, if not longer. There's a divide in aesthetics between the younger and older artists -- the former embrace the freedom of reinterpretation, the latter settle into their roots -- but they're largely complementary, revealing how enduring and malleable the John/Taupin catalog is. Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves grab attention with their blissed-out, soulful readings of "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" and "Roy Rogers," but Brothers Osborne's funky "Take Me to the Pilot" and Miranda Lambert's mournful "My Father's Gun" are equally bracing. Dierks Bentley finds a sly Stonesy rhythm lurking in "Sad Songs (Say So Much), while Lee Ann Womack turns "Honky Cat" into a simmering soul workout and Little Big Town gives "Rocket Man" an arrangement worthy of Pentatonix. If Miley Cyrus leans too hard on Shania Twain-isms for "The Bitch Is Back," she's overshadowed by delicate work form Willie Nelson, Don Henley & Vince Gill, Rosanne Cash & Emmylou Harris, and Rhonda Vincent & Dolly Parton, who all show that hushed voices can be more compelling than bluster. But that also just points out how lean and sharp Restoration is: The artists take risks, and they -- and the songbook -- come out sounding the better for it. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Jackson Browne - The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (2-disc set)

Before this double-disc dose of Jackson Browne's best came along, the influential troubadour's most extensive career summary was the 15-song THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR. This truly definitive anthology contains just about everything on that disc and plenty more. Browne helped define the 1970s singer/songwriter idiom, and that process is carefully documented here, as on the precociously world-weary "These Days" and the soulful, Van Morrison-like "Doctor My Eyes." The collection follows Browne through the years, as he toughens up his sound with more of a rock edge ("Running on Empty," "Boulevard") and adds a sociopolitical edge to his lyrics ("Lives in the Balance," "I am a Patriot"). Through it all, Jackson's humanity and humility, not to mention his lyrical song-craft, shine.

Jackson Browne (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano); David Lindley (acoustic & electric guitars, slide guitar, fiddle); Kevin McCormick (acoustic guitar, bass); Clarence White (acoustic guitar); Jesse Ed Davis (electric guitar); Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Craig Doerge (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, Mini-Moog synthesizer); David Paich, Elton John (piano); Benmont Tench (Hammond B-3 organ); Jai Winding (organ, synthesizer); Doug Haywood (organ, background vocals); Michael Utley (organ); Leland Sklar, Chuck Rainey (bass); Russell Kunkel (drums, congas); Jeff Porcaro (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Vonda Shepard, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Glenn Frey, Dan Fogelberg, Don Henley, J.D. Souther, Bonnie Raitt (background vocals).

Album: The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 77:20
Size: 177.0 MB
Styles: Rock, Folk rock
Year: 2004

[3:18] 1. Doctor My Eyes
[3:23] 2. Jamaica Say You Will
[4:11] 3. Rock Me On The Water
[3:40] 4. Take It Easy
[4:38] 5. These Days
[4:05] 6. Red Neck Friend
[5:56] 7. For Everyman
[4:47] 8. For A Dancer
[6:55] 9. Fountain Of Sorrow
[5:35] 10. Late For The Sky
[6:20] 11. Before The Deluge
[6:01] 12. Your Bright Baby Blues
[5:50] 13. The Pretender
[3:34] 14. Here Come Those Tears Again
[5:35] 15. The Load-Out
[3:23] 16. Stay

The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 1)

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Album: The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:16
Size: 160.8 MB
Styles: Rock, Folk rock
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:56] 1. Running On Empty
[3:54] 2. You Love The Thunder
[4:22] 3. Somebody's Baby
[4:53] 4. Tender Is The Night
[4:24] 5. Lawyers In Love
[5:46] 6. In The Shape Of A Heart
[5:38] 7. Lawless Avenues
[4:19] 8. Lives In The Balance
[4:10] 9. I Am A Patriot
[6:04] 10. Sky Blue And Black
[5:15] 11. I'm Alive
[5:39] 12. The Barricades Of Heaven
[4:55] 13. Looking East
[5:56] 14. The Naked Ride Home

The Very Best Of Jackson Browne (Disc 2)

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Eagles - 2 albums: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Remastered) / Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Remastered)

Album: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Remastered)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:13
Size: 98.9 MB
Label: Rhino/Elektra
Styles: Country rock
Year: 1976/2013
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. Take It Easy
[4:10] 2. Witchy Woman
[6:21] 3. Lyin' Eyes
[4:14] 4. Already Gone
[3:33] 5. Desperado
[4:50] 6. One Of These Nights
[2:52] 7. Tequila Sunrise
[4:47] 8. Take It To The Limit
[4:18] 9. Peaceful Easy Feeling
[4:33] 10. The Best Of My Love

Digitally remastered by Steve Hoffman (1993). Engineers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk, Allen Blazek. The Eagles: Glenn Frey (guitar, vocals, piano), Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals, banjo), Don Felder (guitar, vocals), Randy Meisner (bass, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals). Personnel: Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitar, banjo); Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano); Don Felder (vocals, guitar); Don Henley (vocals, drums); Randy Meisner (vocals).

Recording information: Criteria Studios, Miami, FL; Island Studios, London, England; Olympic Sound, London, England; REcord Plant, L. A., CA. The Eagles: Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitar, banjo); Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano); Don Felder (vocals, guitar); Randy Meisner (vocals, bass); Don Henley (vocals, drums).

Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (Remastered)

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Album: Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Remastered)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:03
Size: 105.5 MB
Label: Rhino/Elektra
Styles: Rock, Country rock
Year: 1982/2013
Art: Front

[6:31] 1. Hotel California
[4:25] 2. Heartache Tonight
[3:04] 3. Seven Bridges Road
[4:10] 4. Victim Of Love
[5:31] 5. The Sad Cafe
[4:45] 6. Life In The Fast Lane
[4:53] 7. I Can't Tell You Why
[5:04] 8. New Kid In Town
[3:40] 9. The Long Run
[3:56] 10. After The Thrill Is Gone

With the Eagles having officially disbanded in May 1982, leaving behind eight Top 40 hits that followed the release of the spectacularly successful Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Asylum Records naturally compiled a second hits collection for fall 1982 release. Seven of those hits were included (the exception being the seasonal "Please Come Home for Christmas"), along with three LP tracks, one each from One of These Nights, Hotel California, and The Long Run. Disdained by longtime fans and by the Eagles themselves, the collection was perfect for listeners who knew the band through number one radio hits like "New Kid in Town," "Hotel California," and "Heartache Tonight." It also spared them having to buy mediocre albums like The Long Run and Eagles Live just to have copies of the best-known songs from those releases. No wonder, then, that over the years, Eagles Greatest Hits, Volume 2 achieved multi-platinum status. ~ William Ruhlmann

Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano); Don Felder, Joe Walsh (vocals, guitar); Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmidt (vocals, bass); Don Henley (vocals, drums).

Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 (Remastered)

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