Yes - 1983 - 90125

A stunning self-reinvention by a band that many had given up for dead, 90125 is the album that introduced a whole new generation of listeners to Yes. Begun as Cinema, a new band by Chris Squire and Alan White, the project grew to include the slick production of Trevor Horn, the new blood (and distinctly '80s guitar sound) of Trevor Rabin, and eventually the trademark vocals of returning founder Jon Anderson. His late entry insured that Rabin and Horn had a heavy influence on the sound. The album also marked the return of prodigal keyboardist Tony Kaye, whose crisp synth work on "Changes" marked the band's definitive break with its art rock roots. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was a huge crossover hit, and its orchestral break has been relentlessly sampled by rappers ever since. The vocal harmonies of "Leave It" and the beautifully sprawling "Hearts" are additional high points, but there's nary a duff track on the album. [90125 was reissued by Rhino in 2004 with six bonus tracks, including the previously unissued "It's Over," plus remixes of the singles "Leave It," "Owner of a Lonely Heart," and "It Can Happen."]

		1		Owner of a Lonely Heart	Anderson, Horn, Rabin, Squire	4:30
		2		Hold On	Anderson, Rabin, Squire	5:18
		3		It Can Happen	Anderson, Anderson, Rabin ...	5:29
Composed by: Anderson, Anderson, Rabin, Squire
		4		Changes	Anderson, Rabin, White	6:20
		5		Cinema [live]	Kaye, Rabin, Squire, White	2:07
		6		Leave It	Horn, Rabin, Squire	4:13
		7		Our Song	Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire ...	4:18
Composed by: Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire, White
		8		City of Love	Anderson, Anderson, Rabin	4:52
		9		Hearts	Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire ...	7:43
Composed by: Anderson, Kaye, Rabin, Squire, White
		10		Leave It [*]	Horn, Rabin, Squire	3:56
		11		Make It Easy [*]	Rabin	6:12
		12		It Can Happen [Cinema Version]	Anderson, Anderson, Rabin ...	6:05
Composed by: Anderson, Anderson, Rabin, Squire
		13		It's Over [#/*]	Rabin	5:41
		14		Owner of a Lonely Heart [#/*]	Anderson, Horn, Rabin, Squire	7:05
		15		Leave It [*]	Horn, Rabin, Squire	3:18

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Frampton, Peter - 1976 - Frampton Comes Alive! (2CD)

At the time of its release, Frampton Comes Alive! was an anomaly, a multi-million-selling (mid-priced) double LP by an artist who had previously never burned up the charts with his long-players in any spectacular way. The biggest-selling live album of all time, it made Peter Frampton a household word and generated a monster hit single in "Show Me the Way." And the reason why is easy to hear: the Herd/Humble Pie graduate packed one hell of a punch on-stage — where he was obviously the most comfortable — and, in fact, the live versions of "Show Me the Way," "Do You Feel Like I Do," "Something's Happening," "Shine On," and other album rock staples are much more inspired, confident, and hard-hitting than the studio versions. [The 1999 reissue in A&M's "Remastered Classics" (31454-0930-2) series is a considerable improvement over the original double CD or double LP in terms of sound — the highs are significantly more lustrous, the guitars crunch and soar, and the bottom end really thunders, and so you get a genuine sense of the power of Frampton's live set, at least the heavier parts of his set, rather than the compressed and flat sonic profile of the old double-disc version. Frampton and the band sound significantly closer as well, even on the softer songs such as "Wind of Change," and the disc is impressive listening even a quarter century later. Of course, one must take this all with a grain of salt as a concert document — as was later revealed, there was considerable studio doctoring of the raw live tapes, a phenomenon that set the stage for such unofficial hybrid works as Bruce Springsteen's Live/1975-85 and countless others.]

		1		Introduction/Somethin's Happening	Frampton	5:56
		2		Doobie Wah	Frampton, Headley-Down ...	5:43
Composed by: Frampton, Headley-Down, Willis
		3		Lines on My Face	Frampton	6:59
		4		Show Me the Way	Frampton	4:32
		5		It's a Plain Shame	Frampton	4:03
		6		Wind of Change	Frampton	2:57
		7		Just the Time of Year	Frampton	4:21
		8		Penny for Your Thoughts	Frampton	1:34
		9		All I Wanna Be (Is by Your Side)	Frampton	3:08
		10		Baby, I Love Your Way	Frampton	4:41
		11		I Wanna Go to the Sun	Frampton	7:15
		12		Nowhere's Too Far (For My Baby)	Frampton	4:49
		13		(I'll Give You) Money	Frampton	5:46
		14		Do You Feel Like We Do	Frampton, Gallagher, Siomos ...	13:46
Composed by: Frampton, Gallagher, Siomos, Wills
		15		Shine On	Frampton	3:29
		16		White Sugar [#]	Frampton	4:43
		17		Jumpin' Jack Flash	Jagger, Richards	7:40
		18		Day's Dawning	Frampton	3:34

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Queen - 2006 - A Personal Chronological Compilation (4CD)

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UFO - 1999 - BBC Sessions

How could a band issue such an exceptional concert set as Strangers in the Night and not be regarded as one of the best live hard rock acts of all time? Somehow, UFO often slips through the cracks. And to show once and for all that Strangers wasn't a fluke, the proof has arrived in the form of a compilation of BBC performances from the group's Michael Schenker era -- BBC Sessions. Comprised of material from three separate sessions recorded in 1974, 1975, and 1977, the disc includes several of UFO's best tracks -- "Rock Bottom," "Doctor Doctor," and "Lights Out." And while the performances on BBC do not top the definitive live renditions found on Strangers, such selections as "Too Hot to Handle," "Let It Roll," and "Mother Mary" are still solid nonetheless. Perhaps if the heart and soul of the group, Schenker, hadn't left the group just before the dawn of the '80s, UFO would have risen to the top of the hard rock pack. After all, they had their live act down, as evidenced by BBC Sessions.

		1		Rock Bottom	Mogg, Schenker	7:09
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, Bob Harris,
		2		Time On My Hands	Mogg, Schenker	3:14
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, Bob Harris,
		3		Give Her the Gun	Mogg, Schenker	4:11
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, Bob Harris,
		4		Too Hot to Handle	Mogg, Way	3:50
Composed by: Mogg, Way Performed by: UFO, John Peel
		5		Lights Out	Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way	4:57
Composed by: Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way Performed by: UFO, John Peel
		6		Try Me	Mogg, Schenker	4:45
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, John Peel
		7		Oh My	Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way	4:21
Composed by: Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way Performed by: UFO, Golders Green,
		8		Built for Comfort	Dixon	4:13
Composed by: Dixon Performed by: UFO, Golders Green,
		9		Space Child	Mogg, Schenker	4:19
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, Golders Green,
		10		Doctor Doctor	Mogg, Schenker	4:25
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, Golders Green,
		11		Let It Roll	Mogg, Schenker	5:08
Composed by: Mogg, Schenker Performed by: UFO, Live at The Paris Theatre,
		12		Mother Mary	Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way	4:44
Composed by: Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way Performed by: UFO, Live at The Paris Theatre,
		13		Out in the Street	Mogg, Way	5:12
Composed by: Mogg, Way Performed by: UFO, Live at The Paris Theatre,
		14		Shoot Shoot	Mogg, Parker, Schenker, Way	3:48

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