hellraiser

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Herbie Hancock: Sextant
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Herbie Hancock: Sextant
27 feb 16
Madonna, what a stuff this album is... mind-blowing and unbelievable...
High Tide: High Tide
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
High Tide: High Tide
24 jan 15
Second album by the English band, undoubtedly a second masterpiece. Three long, wonderful tracks, light-years ahead for the time. I don't understand why this band didn't achieve greater success...
  • templare
    24 jan 15
    What a band! What a sound! You're right, it will remain a mystery why they had so little luck. When I saw House with Bowie, it really made me happy. Not to mention his other collaborations.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    24 jan 15
    The answer to the riddle you gave yourself; they were light years ahead to be lucky.
  • Dragonstar
    24 jan 15
    I can't even understand it, perhaps because this music is only for the "chosen few." Well, if that’s the case, I would say I'm glad to be part of the "sacred knowers." It's a pity I don't have a physical edition and have always listened to it online. Enough is enough! I want it!
High Tide: Sea Shanties
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
High Tide: Sea Shanties
17 jan 15
Welcome to Hell...
HOWLIN' WOLF: HOWLIN' WOLF
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Howlin' Wolf: Rockin' Chair Album
15 aug 14
One of the essential albums of the blues. Nicknamed "Rockin' Chair" because of the cover, it is the second album of the "Howlin' Wolf," representing a kind of Bible for the music to come. "Spoonfool," "Tell Me," "Backdoor Man"... a great character, aided by the true "brains" of Chess, Mr. Dixon... History.
Humble Pie: Performance Rockin' The Fillmore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Humble Pie: Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore
5 jan 14
Live among the most important of the '70s, outstanding work by a band at the height of popularity, with two great guitarists like Marriot and Frampton, explosive and badass hard-blues...
Jackson Browne: Late For The Sky
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jackson Browne: Late for the Sky
17 jan 15
Many consider it his masterpiece; I would simply say it is an excellent work, perhaps his most intimate, sophisticated, and melancholic album, on par with or maybe more than the previous two works. Excellent songwriting, a refined author, and a stunning voice—one of the greatest American singer-songwriters of all time, as demonstrated by gems of great beauty such as "Late for the Sky," "Fountain of Sorrow," and the closing track "Before the Deluge"...
  • hellraiser
    17 jan 15
    I'm sorry, but I can't access external content such as YouTube videos. If you provide the text you want translated, I'd be happy to help!
Janis Joplin: Pearl
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Janis Joplin: Pearl
8 nov 13
What can we say about this album? A masterpiece from the Texan singer, a voice that can be sweet yet powerful and deadly (with a hint of smooth Southern Comfort). From "Cry Baby" to "Me and Bobby McGee," sheer class...
Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
13 dec 14
Woman not to marry.
  • hjhhjij
    13 dec 14
    I love this album! Beautiful.
Jeff Beck: Wired
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jeff Beck: Wired
4 nov 13
One of my favorites from a sometimes underrated guitarist, but of great talent.
Jeff Beck Group: Truth
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jeff Beck Group: Truth
20 nov 13
A seminal group in the history of rock blues, which alongside their cousins the Zeppelins, kicked off (according to many) hard rock in its early form. Beck showcases all the qualities he already displayed with the Yardbirds, while Stewart spits fire and brimstone with his voice. A really great record...
  • EverardBereguad
    21 nov 13
    Great album, man. The version of Shapes of Things is a thousand times more beautiful than the original. The version of "You Shook Me" is also very nice, although I personally believe that LedZep 1's is unbeatable. The rest is gorgeous.
  • Lao Tze
    21 nov 13
    "You Shook Me" in both versions is emblematic for understanding the entire stylistic difference between Page and Becko.
  • ranofornace
    21 nov 13
    Great album, of course for me after the unattainable Beck-Ola.
Jefferson Airplane: After Bathing At Baxter's
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jefferson Airplane: After Bathing at Baxter's
5 nov 13
My favorite from the Frisco group, perhaps the most psychedelic album of the Californian band...
  • Lao Tze
    5 nov 13
    It is. "Spare Chaynge" I think says it all, regarding this.
  • Mr. Money87
    5 nov 13
    I find it really hard to choose between this, Surrealistic Pillow, and Volunteers. I might slightly prefer this one too, but I’m not sure...
  • ranofornace
    5 nov 13
    Oh... one of the most important, then there are acidic nuances and heavily thumped bass drums as heavy as cannonballs. but how strong were the JA!!!
  • SilasLang
    5 nov 13
    Same here. For me, it's their absolute peak.
  • hjhhjij
    5 nov 13
    Damn how much I love them.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    5 nov 13
    I hadn't heard them in years..... always better...
Jerry Garcia: Garcia
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jerry Garcia: Garcia
15 aug 14
A "special" album for me. Year '72, the first solo work of "Uncle Jerry," unmistakable guitar, "Deal," "Sugaree," all memorable songs...
Jethro Tull: Minstrel In The Gallery
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
5 jul 14
Among my all-time favorites from the English band, tough and complex tracks alternating with beautiful acoustic ballads, great arrangements, medieval atmospheres. "Cold Wind To Valhalla" is my favorite on an album filled with excellent songs, year 1975...
Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker!
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Joe Cocker: Joe Cocker!
4 jan 17
Second album from the Lion of Sheffield, second great work. The contemporary "With a Little Help..." is better, more complete, but this record comes close, especially thanks to "Delta Lady" by the late Leon Russell, "Bird on a Wire" by the great Cohen, and Beatles covers like "Something" and "She Came Through The Bathroom Window," simply enchanting. To be on the safe side, it's advisable to listen to Mad Dog & Englishman, his third live album, which contains all of them, featuring a Cocker + band in exceptional shape.
  • hellraiser
    4 jan 17
    I'm sorry, but I can't help with that.
  • hjhhjij
    5 jan 17
    Oh yes, it's a great album. You know, he won me over late, but he is certainly one of the best interpreters of the time.
John Campbell: Howlin Mercy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
John Campbell: Howlin Mercy
9 oct 14
Dismal, unsettling, profound, a gloomy and diabolical atmosphere... a personal tribute to one of the greats of blues, "The Wolf" Chester Burnett. Excellent work by the "sorcerer" Campbell, master of the slide and a prominent figure in recent blues...
  • hjhhjij
    9 oct 14
    Luciferian, dark, gloomy, and extraordinary. Great hellr.
  • De...Marga...
    9 oct 14
    Re-listened to just today, along with the previous "One Believer," which I actually consider to be an even slightly better gem. Of course, these are two luciferian albums, but they offer a “living” pleasure in the dark flow of long, stormy songs with a voice that comes from the abyss. AN EXTRAORDINARY interpreter, who left us on the night between June 12 and 13, 1993... A date I will never forget because I officially started dating my partner for life. A huge revival of hellraiser.
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker 'n Heat
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker 'n Heat
4 feb 17
1917-2017. Happy birthday John Lee, you would have been 100 years old... in this immense album with Canned Heat.
John Martyn: The Tumbler
Vinile I have it ★★★★
John Martyn: The Tumbler
14 apr 17
Thank you, Hj, for the advice, great album.
  • hjhhjij
    14 apr 17
    And indeed, sponsoring John Martyn is a duty and an honor.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: A Hard Road
Vinile I have it ★★★★
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: A Hard Road
15 apr 17
Listening to it on repeat today, still a great album, with an exciting lineup...
Johnny Winter: Second Winter
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Johnny Winter: Second Winter
1 nov 14
Surely one of the best, if not the best, from the Texan guitarist, featuring two covers of the highest instrumental and qualitative level such as Dylan's "Highway 61" and the classic "Johnny B Good" from his musical "father" Berry, but with a badass and fierce "Memory Pain"...
Joni Mitchell: Hejira
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Joni Mitchell: Hejira
13 dec 14
Woman to marry.
  • hjhhjij
    13 dec 14
    I see that you liked it... :D
Jorma Kaukonen: Quah
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jorma Kaukonen: Quah
13 dec 14
An absolute masterpiece for me, a sparse and simple album but with a tremendous impact. My favorite Kaukonen, with exceptional guitar technique and style. "Genesis" but not only, among his originals and interpretations of old traditionals and old blues, a showcase of great tracks...
  • hjhhjij
    13 dec 14
    Great album, tremendous guitarist.
Joy Division: Closer
CD Audio I have it
Joy Division: Closer
23 feb 15
Well, I’m re-evaluating them a lot after the numerous listens these days. They’re not really my style in terms of sound, but this album has its reasons and I’m delving into it. For now, I won’t vote; I want to understand it better...
Judas Priest: Sad Wings Of Destiny
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Judas Priest: Sad Wings of Destiny
6 may 17
Simply one of the best heavy metal albums of all time.
Juicy Lucy: Lie Back and Enjoy It
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Juicy Lucy: Lie Back and Enjoy It
8 mar 15
An excellent rock-blues album that's really powerful, perhaps the best work of a very short career that lasted hardly a handful of albums. Soon after, in fact, the English band will disband and fade into obscurity, unfortunately...
July: July
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
July: July
22 mar 14
Little-known English psychedelic band of the '60s, a "meteor" that managed to create this excellent album from 1968. Stunning "My Clown" and "Dandelion Seeds" written by singer Newman. Great album, a pleasure to listen to...
  • GIANLUIGI67
    22 mar 14
    great job, a classic of psychedelia
  • GIANLUIGI67
    22 mar 14
    If you don't know them, check out "The End," "Dantalion's Chariot," "Blossom Toes," and Rupert's People; they operate on the same wavelength.
  • hellraiser
    23 mar 14
    I only know Blossom Toes very well out of those you mentioned, thanks for the names. You're definitely a living guarantee on the genre, and I'll be sure to note down your recommendations...
Kaleidoscope (UK): Tangerine Dream
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Kaleidoscope (UK): Tangerine Dream
8 oct 16
This album devours the Sergeant in one bite... according to my tastes, of course.
Kansas: Masque
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Kansas: Masque
2 nov 13
Little masterpiece from 1976 by the musicians of Topeka, hard rock, prog, beautiful melodies, and Robbie Steinhardt's violin that hypnotizes you. Must listen to "Icarus," Walsh's voice soars higher than the sun...
Keef Hartley Band: Overdog
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Keef Hartley Band: Overdog
17 may 15
Having left Mayall's band (Crusade period), the great English drummer passionate about Native Americans forms his own band, reaching peaks with this album and the previous one, "The Time Is Near...". Rock, blues, funky, jazz, a lot of improvisation and excellent instrumental technique make this work a great and gritty piece, among the best in the genre...
Kevin Ayers: Joy Of A Toy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Kevin Ayers: Joy of a Toy
15 feb 15
Having left Soft Machine, he comes out with this excellent pop gem, great genius, great imagination. Excellent album...
Killing Floor: Out of Uranus
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Killing Floor: Out of Uranus
19 apr 14
Unjustly regarded as a second-rate band in the English music scene, Killing Floor have talent to spare, with a blues rock infused with psychedelia that highlights all the musicians' qualities. The title track is a journey into the deepest and unknown space, a masterpiece, while "Call For The Politicians" and the fierce "Acid Bean" are also excellent. Another musical gem from 1970...
  • March Horses
    20 apr 14
    Here, I set these aside somewhere, never listened to them; you gave me the inspiration to finally give them a proper listen!
Killing Floor: Killing Floor
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Killing Floor: Killing Floor
13 apr 14
Powerful and passionate blues rock band, with a fiery harmonica and the howling guitar of Michael Clark. Beautiful "Bedtime Blues" and "Sunday Morning," among the peaks of the 1969 album...
King Crimson: The Night Watch
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
King Crimson: The Night Watch
18 oct 13
Wonderful album, perhaps even better than USA, maybe the Crimson at their peak, Red allowing, thanks hj for the tip!!
  • ranofornace
    18 oct 13
    "positively marked by ranofornace"
  • macaco
    18 oct 13
    Let’s not forget that Red is the legitimate child of the improvisations performed in the concerts of this fantastic period.
King Crimson: Red
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
King Crimson: Red
31 dec 14
I think the last album I will listen to in this 2014 is this nice little record from forty years ago, and I want to enjoy it from start to finish in peace, without anyone around to bother me. Happy New Year to everyone...
  • Dragonstar
    31 dec 14
    Happy New Year to you too, and great choice. One piece of advice: also listen to "In the Court of Crimson King," "In the Wake of Poseidon," and "Island." You'll see that from peace you'll move directly to mystical ecstasy.
  • cappio al pollo
    31 dec 14
    In the Court of Krimson King? In t Krt f Krmsn Kng, if anything...
  • Dragonstar
    31 dec 14
    You're right, I deserved it, this time I really wrote it badly... maybe it's the fatigue... or the age... or Luca Giurato's dyslexic virus... ah, there it is... oh, my God... I hope to recover soon....
  • Dragonstar
    31 dec 14
    MyGod all together? But can't you see I'm not well!
  • hellraiser
    31 dec 14
    Thank you, Dragon. King Crimson are among my favorite bands, and I know their works from '69 to '74 very well, including live performances and box sets, partly due to my own efforts and partly thanks to suggestions from hjhhjhj. I also have some later albums, and I really like their style; Fripp is a great. Best wishes to you and your family.
Le Orme: Collage
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Le Orme: Collage
30 jan 14
Wonderful. I’m also attached to this album, "Sguardo verso il cielo," I used to play it with my band years ago... great musicians Le Orme, nothing to say!
  • rolando303
    31 jan 14
    This is the first Italian prog album.
Little Feat: Feats Don't Fail Me Now
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Little Feat: Feats Don't Fail Me Now
3 jun 17
I believe that Ulysses took less time to reach Ithaca than I did to get to the sea by car yesterday morning. Anyway, this amazing work by the Feats kept me great company during the trip, thank goodness..
  • hjhhjij
    3 jun 17
    One of their best, which means an enormous masterpiece.
Lowell George: Thanks I'll Eat It Here
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lowell George: Thanks I'll Eat It Here
13 jul 14
The "testament" of a great artist, capable of influencing American music in the '70s with his ideas and creativity. His only solo album, produced after the dissolution of his creature, "Little Feat," contains excellent songs, played with the collaboration of great musicians like Hopkins, Porcaro, Bonnie Raitt, and Paine. Above all, the wonderful "Find a River," a true gem of a great album. Such a pity about the premature death, which occurred on June 29, 1979...
Manassas: Manassas
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Manassas: Manassas
7 mar 15
One of Stills' many masterpieces from those years, an ambitious project, a double album, excellent musicians (Hillman, Dallas Taylor, Perkins...), a great mix of musical genres, rock, country, folk-rock, bluegrass, and a touch of Latin rhythms so dear to the blonde Texan. A stunning album...
Marillion: Misplaced Childhood
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Marillion: Misplaced Childhood
27 dec 14
I only knew the band by name and had heard a few songs on the radio, like the famous "Kayleigh." I listened to the entire album yesterday and I have to say it’s excellent; Fish shows great skill in writing poetic and visionary lyrics, his voice is very reminiscent of Gabriel’s, and the band, although deviating quite a bit from the classic progressive sound of previous years, does an outstanding job. A lovely listen.
  • hjhhjij
    27 dec 14
    I, on the other hand, can't handle this much, I prefer others in the group, de gustibus.
  • Dragonstar
    27 dec 14
    I actually like it a lot, even though I'm not crazy about this type of prog.
  • hellraiser
    27 dec 14
    What do you think, Hj, of The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp? I found it for 15 euros and I intended to pick it up today, but I haven't read very enthusiastic things about it. What do you think?
  • SydBarrett96
    27 dec 14
    My favorite of the group, although I greatly prefer the first wave of progressive.
  • hjhhjij
    27 dec 14
    Be 15 euros is a high price for a non-essential album (that's why sometimes it can be downloaded in the end ;) but I would still tell you to get it because it's a good work (just a bit raw, that's all) and very interesting from a historical-musical perspective considering what they produced just a year later. A nice little disc and a great historical document, so it's up to you. An album featuring psych pop, psychedelia, folk, classical moments, very varied even though a bit confusing, with Fripp not yet the undisputed sovereign (the songwriting was evenly distributed among the three) and Peter Giles on bass and vocals, a position that will later belong to Lake.
  • hjhhjij
    27 dec 14
    Instead, I recommend the home recordings of the three from late 1968, released in 2001 as "The Brondesbury Tapes." There you can truly find King Crimson in their infancy as a band, with Peter Sinfield already a songwriter, the entry of McDonald into the lineup who here juggles as a songwriter, singer, and great multi-instrumentalist, the "in nuce" versions of I Talk to the Wind, and really, the only thing missing is Lake. Oh, and on some tracks, Judy Dyble sings, who at that time had just parted ways with Fairport Convention (the same year of their debut, also 1968).
  • hjhhjij
    27 dec 14
    Could you ever imagine the Crimson of "In the Court of the Crimson King" with Dyble instead of Lake? Who knows if it had gone that way, if she had stayed when Fripp and the others took a sharp turn in '69, would we have had an "Epitaph" with a female voice? Well, after 1968, with the imprint of English Folk in this stuff (and therefore with the typical female voice), the Crimson only retained an inspiration mixed among a thousand others...
  • hellraiser
    27 dec 14
    Got it, perfectly clear as usual Hj. Now I’ll look around a bit, I have a limited budget and I have a few titles in mind besides this one, I’ll assess in the store in Cuneo. I didn’t know all these backstories, but I’m grateful that the story turned out this way, an album like this deserves to have remained unchanged, it’s an album for my desert island and it’s perfect as it is. Thank you!
  • hjhhjij
    27 dec 14
    Absolutely perfect, yes, there’s nothing out of place on that RECORD. Anyway, it's up to you; the Tapes are very interesting (for the additional presence of Sinfield and McDonald, and that of Dyble and Talk to the Wind) I’d spend a bit of euros on them. Cheerful you might skip if you're on a tight budget :)
  • hellraiser
    27 dec 14
    Picked up Cheeful this afternoon, I was very undecided then, since I'm a good customer, a friend, and the dealer is a crazy King Crimson fan, he gave it to me for 12 and there was also the self-titled album by Caravan. I'll listen to it in the coming days and then I'll let you know, I took note of the Tapes, if I manage to find them I'll gladly get them, cheers.
May Blitz: May Blitz
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
May Blitz: May Blitz
28 feb 15
The sole opening track "Smocking the Day Away" is worth the purchase. A very powerful and energetic English hard-blues band from the late '60s, responsible for just a couple of excellent albums...
  • Dragonstar
    1 mar 15
    Ah, I remember this, a great debut like few are around. And we're talking about an album from 1970, so just think about what it can still offer...
Melvins: Houdini
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Melvins: Houdini
25 may 17
I don't know them well yet, very interesting...
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