Best Progressive Rock Music
Includes Bohemian Rhapsody; Killer Queen; We Are the Champions; We Will Rock You; Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Another One Bites the Dust; Under Pressure (original and Rah mix); You're My Best Friend; Fat Bottomed Girls , and more. While it eschews the glammy, pre-punk hard rock of live faves like "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Tie Your Mother Down" for the band's more quirky club-beat string of latter-day hits, this 51-track triple-CD anthology goes a long way toward documenting the true dimensions of the band's music and fame.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If you're a Queen or Freddie Mercury fan this is it."
"Who doesn't love Queen."
"I had enjoyed it in the 80's and 90's but had not listened to the music of Queen in a couple of decades."
"I really shouldn't need to say why I voted 5 stars."
"Compact Disc isn't Freddy Singing it more of Elton John and done more in a DJ style."
"I would have given it 5 stars without hesitation, except that one of my all time favorites "Somebody To Love" skips - so I have to go back to "A Day At The Races" for that."
"we love this cd sooooo much thank-you."
"This compilation of CDs is exactly what queen fans should get if they want a physical copy of their greatest work."
Rather like Metallica circa ...And Justice for All, the sound is focused heavily on texture, with vocals and guitars layered one atop the other, and heart-pounding drums underlying everything.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I missed this one."
"Love this CD, would rank it right with 10,000 days and Lateralus."
"all perfecft."
"Great CD. 10/10. Can't stream Tool's music anywhere, so I had to buy it."
"Was a birthday present for my husband."
"Needed to replace my old disc."
"21 years old and it still just as good as it was back 1996."
The materials used to create picture discs and color vinyl are not the same as traditional vinyl.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great purchase, a great item for my collection!!!"
"My original CD was beat and wanted a replacement before they quit making them."
"The artwork is incredible."
"Tool is amazing on this CD."
"Any Tool album is a good one..."
Best Electronic Rock
At times, the analog synthesizers used in this 1984 recording sound dated and a little cheesy, particularly on "Deck the Halls" and "Good King Wenceslas." As pleasant and soothing as a Willard Scott birthday wish, Christmas does offer one selection that truly merits "classic" status: the reverent, prayerful, slow-motion interpretation of "Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht") for piano and strings that closes the album--a beautiful and heart-touching work.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"arrived faster than expected and is perhaps my favorite manheim steamroller album played all the way through with out any notice of scratches as well."
"love all mannheim steamroller."
"Great music , but I should have looked at what the songs were."
"My favorite Christmas cd!"
Best Progressive Rock
The materials used to create picture discs and color vinyl are not the same as traditional vinyl.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great purchase, a great item for my collection!!!"
"My original CD was beat and wanted a replacement before they quit making them."
"The artwork is incredible."
"Tool is amazing on this CD."
"Any Tool album is a good one..."
Best Finnish Music
The Finnish symphonic metal band's sophomore album comes with four pieces that didn't appear on the original issue: The previous Japanese-only track 'Nightquest', an alt version of 'Sleeping Sun', 'Swanheart' and 'The Pharaoh Sails to Orion'.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Nightwish is ALWAYS SUPERB."
"Thanks, great album my only disappointment is the cover had been poorly handled as it has a bend in it."
"When I saw Yes in concert last, they eschewed their popular, well-known numbers for a lot of back-catalog lengthy solo prog rock. (I also don't care for fully half of Led Zeppelin's music for the same reason, so you can see my sophistication here.). Bottom line, if you like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but wish they did something other than Christmas music (aside from Beethoven's), then Nightwish is the next best thing."
"The most amazing music album, of all time."
"My 16 yr old son got me listening to Nightwish...I was not looking forward to it at first you know how kids are nowadays."
"beyond all i can imagine.i am interested in power meatal for a long time!the most beautiful album!so perfect!the song"stargazers" is absolutly my favourite song!"
"Great album to get if you're interested in listening to classic Nightwish, this is the album that defined their older style."
"The eclectic combination of genres from ballad, movie, pop, rock, metal, and even opera is masterful far surpassing the simplistic music of top 100 groups heard on radio today."
Best Scandinavian Music
ABBA GOLD (JEWEL BOX).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"However, my memory has softened and I need to hear ABBA and the BeeGees, and Donna Summer and Karla Bonoff once in a while."
"Was deliberating on getting one of the Mamma Mia soundtracks, and then figured it would be better to actually purchase this greatest hits album which contained all of those songs and more."
"Great memories from my teenage years listening to this music."
"I got this in preparation for seeing Mama Mia!"
"A great album with all of Abba's hits."
"This is the perfect round up of all your favorite abba songs!"
"Friends gave me an old CD I could not get to transfer to my Kindle, so I purchased this so I could enjoy this delightful collection on-the-go."
"Abba Gold - Their Greatest Hits all on Lp Album."
Best Roots Rock
(2-LP set) The original recordings from 1968-1970, including the classics Susie Q , I Put a Spell on You , Proud Mary , Bad Moon Rising , Lodi , Green River , Commotion , Down on the Corner , Fortunate Son , Travelin' Band , Who'll Stop the Rain , Up Around the Bend , Run Through the Jungle , Lookin' Out My Back Door , Long as I Can See the Light , I Heard It Through the Grapevine , Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm not even really a fan of this style of music, but these dudes rock in unique ways that are unforgettable."
"This album has a several of my favorite Credence songs, so I really enjoy listening to it."
"The LP arrived in very good condition & both records are high quality."
"A great greatest hits!"
"LOVE EVERY SONG ON HERE.ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GROUPS."
"Informative liner notes donned both sides of the double leaf cover chronicling their hits achievements, which is a nice touch."
"One day I decided to find the music I loved and grew up to so specifically went looking it... Eric Burdon and the Animals, Jim Morrison and the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Sweetwater, Fleetwood Mac, Creedance Clearwater and Jerry Riopelle to name a few (I already had all of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and the Stones).."
"Out of the box there was a small spot of some chemical or another on the first track of side b that caused an audible click every lap."
Best Hard Rock
The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and Electric Lady Studios in New York, where the album was also mixed.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great album!"
"Love this album."
"One of the best 80s Rock Albums, this is a must have."
"Gets 10 stars in my book....R.I.P Malcolm Young!"
"The sound is tighter and fuller, and the songs seem more enjoyable and free of the dirty joke garge band sound from their early days. This is to say that ACDC still sound like ACDC only somehow better and refreshed You can probabaly even recognize the chords they are usning."
"Great Album.... super quality sound."
"Excellent collection of ac/DC songs!"
Best Blues Rock
Led Zeppelin’s debut album, newly remastered, and including an additional CD and double LP featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France. Super Deluxe Edition Box Set Includes: CD1: Original album newly remastered in vinyl replica sleeve CD2: Companion audio featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France in a new sleeve Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered in single sleeve replicating the original album on 180 gram vinyl Vinyl 2/3: Companion audio on two LPs (180 gram vinyl) in a new sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France HD Download card with the original album @ 96/24 and the live concert from Paris @ 48/24 LP sized, individually numbered, high quality print of the original album cover Album-size hardback book (72 pages) Replica of original Atlantic press kit".
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Much of this music evolved from Jimmy Page's Yardbirds period. I own the Complete Studio Recordings CD Box Set from the early 1990's, mixed by Jimmy Page himself. As a electrical engineer knowledgable about the evolution of audio equipment, and particularly Analog to Digital Converters, it is my opinion that this recently pressed Japan SHM CD is the best sound of this recording to date."
"For our listening pleasure, Jimmy Page has decided to remaster the Led Zeppelin catalog, beginning here in 2014 with the first three albums, all being released today, June 3rd. For many years, audio of Zeppelin's 1969 show in Paris has been floating around, and was considered a treasured chronicle of the band in its early days. The remaster for Zeppelin II and III both have studio rough cuts, backing tracks, and alternate takes, which are great for the rabid Zeppelin fanatic, but the average fan will probably appreciate this deluxe edition the most, with the classic debut album and a brilliant live show from a young, hungry Zep from '69."
"Very few albums I feel this way about, one of the others would be Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" Albums such as these never grow old but stand the test of time. These are the same albums in the box sets, but you will have to make up your own minds to see if all the extra goodies from the deluxe box sets are worth it. As for me, I see myself possibly getting "Physical Graffiti" when it's released & possibly "Houses of the Holy" but I'm going to have to let most of these (sadly) go by the wayside."
"Just the other day I noticed ,while zep l was playing in my computer that only disc 2 of this edition displays the words deluxe edition. Both cd disc 1 and disc 2 on led zep lll display the word deluxe edition, which is what I would think is correct cause that`s what I payed for."
Best Folk Rock
Led Zeppelin’s debut album, newly remastered, and including an additional CD and double LP featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France. Super Deluxe Edition Box Set Includes: CD1: Original album newly remastered in vinyl replica sleeve CD2: Companion audio featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France in a new sleeve Vinyl 1: Original album newly remastered in single sleeve replicating the original album on 180 gram vinyl Vinyl 2/3: Companion audio on two LPs (180 gram vinyl) in a new sleeve featuring negative artwork based on the original album artwork, and featuring a previously unreleased October 1969 concert from Paris, France HD Download card with the original album @ 96/24 and the live concert from Paris @ 48/24 LP sized, individually numbered, high quality print of the original album cover Album-size hardback book (72 pages) Replica of original Atlantic press kit".
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Much of this music evolved from Jimmy Page's Yardbirds period. I own the Complete Studio Recordings CD Box Set from the early 1990's, mixed by Jimmy Page himself. As a electrical engineer knowledgable about the evolution of audio equipment, and particularly Analog to Digital Converters, it is my opinion that this recently pressed Japan SHM CD is the best sound of this recording to date."
"For our listening pleasure, Jimmy Page has decided to remaster the Led Zeppelin catalog, beginning here in 2014 with the first three albums, all being released today, June 3rd. For many years, audio of Zeppelin's 1969 show in Paris has been floating around, and was considered a treasured chronicle of the band in its early days. The remaster for Zeppelin II and III both have studio rough cuts, backing tracks, and alternate takes, which are great for the rabid Zeppelin fanatic, but the average fan will probably appreciate this deluxe edition the most, with the classic debut album and a brilliant live show from a young, hungry Zep from '69."
"Very few albums I feel this way about, one of the others would be Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" Albums such as these never grow old but stand the test of time. These are the same albums in the box sets, but you will have to make up your own minds to see if all the extra goodies from the deluxe box sets are worth it. As for me, I see myself possibly getting "Physical Graffiti" when it's released & possibly "Houses of the Holy" but I'm going to have to let most of these (sadly) go by the wayside."
"Just the other day I noticed ,while zep l was playing in my computer that only disc 2 of this edition displays the words deluxe edition. Both cd disc 1 and disc 2 on led zep lll display the word deluxe edition, which is what I would think is correct cause that`s what I payed for."
Best Country Rock
Hit singles large and medium are here, often ("One of These Nights," "Hotel California") still sounding definitive and even tough.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Disc one is labeled as disc 1 and has disc 2 songs and disc 2 is labeled disc 2 and has disc 2 songs."
"We love these guys...old now, and we still love to hear them!"
"This 2 CD set was bought as a present for some friends up North simply because it is the GREATEST collection of songs by the Eagles that I have EVER run across, bar none."
"So many greatest hits albums leave out important hits, probably to make sure you buy more albums to get 'THE' collection of all the band's hits."
"A classic!"
"This is the ultimate boxed set -right up there with Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd."
"I think one can do no better then this two Cd package as i can find no reason not to give this collection a thumbs up.."
"I was excited to see this 2-CD album for such a reasonable price, but I was even more excited to hear the sound quality and professional production."
Best Rap Rock
That's the case with "One Step Closer" from Linkin Park's first album, Hybrid Theory .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a must have for anyone who follows/loves this band!"
"LOVE this CD and think it's the best one they put out."
"One of my favorite albums."
Best Funk Rock
Anthony Keidis of th Red Hot Chili Peppers call the band's first new album iin four years, the most-anticipated album of the spring, "The best thing that we've ever done...There's this weird kind of submlime, subliminal undercurrent that is suggestive, in a spirited way, of our earliest records."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Two 14 track CD's of those excellent funky jams, which comprise their famous newer rock 'n' roll!"
"The lyrics of Desecration Smile hint at Anthony's difficult withdrawal from drugs, but you can apply them to any mistakes people have made with their behavior. The track Tell Me Baby has lyrics that serve as the best poem ever about aspiring performers in Los Angeles."
"One of the best records of all time!"
"That's saying something, considering great classics like Pink Floyd's The Wall and Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. Stadium Arcadium is a great Chili Pepper album, with a whopping 28 songs on it. And Anthony Kiedis has stepped up his lyrics a couple notches, and his singing style has improved even more. No, there aren't a lot of sexual innuendos, both because of the cryptic lyrics making any possible references incredibly obscure and because of where Kiedis is in his life (a healthy, regular old relationship with a woman that he basically proposes to in one song). There were a couple that I always seemed to think dragged on, especially on such a long album, mostly Slow Cheetah, Warlocks, and Animal Bar. I feel like the biggest downside to Stadium Arcadium is the double album idea."
"Steve Hoffman really sets himself apart as an incredibly skilled Mastering Engineer, unlike Vlado Meller, the Mastering Engineer responsible for the sonically inferior CD version and disasters like 'Californication.'."
"I orederd this for my son and he is extremely safiyed with it.It was as described by the seller,The order was shipped fast and had no problems at all.I would recommend this to anyone that is looking to buy.N.F."
"great condition."
"Good God, one blistering, ass kicking, stupendous, golden, perfect, incredible, fantastic, and masterpiece of an album!!!!!!"
Best Guitar Rock
Few live albums are as revered as The Allman Brothers Band's "Live at the Fillmore East."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was fortunate to see the Allman Brothers at their first large concert opening for Ten Year After in Miami where Duane and Eric Clapton met for the first time."
"Starting from Statesboro all the way until Drunken Hearted Boy - its the only way to feel like you are listening to an entire night Allman Brothers concert on vinyl."
"Simply the best live stuff you'll ever hear- especially Duane Allman and Berry Oakley performing together before they were summoned to Heaven -the recordings are so good-it's like being in the front row at the Fillmore again.Gregg Allman was amazing also- His voice and Hammond are the best combo you'll ever hear."
"At times, it is soft and saucy relying on Duane Allman's guitar, at other times, it is hard rolling highway music driven by the drums and bass. While I am not totally happy with the mix-down engineer's choice of where to place the instruments (the lead guitar shouldn't be in the left rear channel), and I would like a two channel mix, all music, particularly of this quality, deserves better than the CD format."
"Great booklet !"
"One of the greatest rock concerts ever!"
"The Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East is, without a doubt, the greatest live album. ever recorded."
"Never owned this album back in the day."
Best Rock Singer-Songwriters
Cat STEVENS Tea For The Tillerman CD.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I spent many an hour listening to this album and Teaser and the Firecat and would be hard-pressed to decide which is better."
"I feel in love with the Tea for the Tillerman when it first came out and still enjoy every song."
"My favorite from Cat Steven, Planning on getting all of his albums."
"one of my favorites by the "cat"."
"My wife loves Cat Stevens."
"This album was my first introduction to Cat Stevens in the very early 1970's."
"Great sound and album."
"It brings me back to my college days."
Best Power Pop
2 CDs chronicling the golden age of classic rock.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great collection of 70's sound."
"Good listening music."
"Grew up in the 70's and these bring back memories."
"Nice option to idiot radio..."
"Great collection, as advertised."
Best Oldies & Retro
(2-LP set) The original recordings from 1968-1970, including the classics Susie Q , I Put a Spell on You , Proud Mary , Bad Moon Rising , Lodi , Green River , Commotion , Down on the Corner , Fortunate Son , Travelin' Band , Who'll Stop the Rain , Up Around the Bend , Run Through the Jungle , Lookin' Out My Back Door , Long as I Can See the Light , I Heard It Through the Grapevine , Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm not even really a fan of this style of music, but these dudes rock in unique ways that are unforgettable."
"This album has a several of my favorite Credence songs, so I really enjoy listening to it."
"The LP arrived in very good condition & both records are high quality."
"A great greatest hits!"
"LOVE EVERY SONG ON HERE.ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GROUPS."
"Informative liner notes donned both sides of the double leaf cover chronicling their hits achievements, which is a nice touch."
"One day I decided to find the music I loved and grew up to so specifically went looking it... Eric Burdon and the Animals, Jim Morrison and the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Sweetwater, Fleetwood Mac, Creedance Clearwater and Jerry Riopelle to name a few (I already had all of Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and the Stones).."
"Out of the box there was a small spot of some chemical or another on the first track of side b that caused an audible click every lap."
Best Jam Bands
Few live albums are as revered as The Allman Brothers Band's "Live at the Fillmore East."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was fortunate to see the Allman Brothers at their first large concert opening for Ten Year After in Miami where Duane and Eric Clapton met for the first time."
"Starting from Statesboro all the way until Drunken Hearted Boy - its the only way to feel like you are listening to an entire night Allman Brothers concert on vinyl."
"Simply the best live stuff you'll ever hear- especially Duane Allman and Berry Oakley performing together before they were summoned to Heaven -the recordings are so good-it's like being in the front row at the Fillmore again.Gregg Allman was amazing also- His voice and Hammond are the best combo you'll ever hear."
"At times, it is soft and saucy relying on Duane Allman's guitar, at other times, it is hard rolling highway music driven by the drums and bass. While I am not totally happy with the mix-down engineer's choice of where to place the instruments (the lead guitar shouldn't be in the left rear channel), and I would like a two channel mix, all music, particularly of this quality, deserves better than the CD format."
"Great booklet !"
"One of the greatest rock concerts ever!"
"The Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East is, without a doubt, the greatest live album. ever recorded."
"Never owned this album back in the day."