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Soul Christmas (Album of the Day)
The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve (Album of the Day)
Since 1996, Trans-Siberian Orchestra has cemented itself as one of the world's biggest rock acts, playing approximately 2,000 shows for nearly 13 million fans and selling in excess of 10 million albums and DVDs. TSO's holiday perennial THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE - a favorite among fans from the 2001 multi-platinum DVD and long-running PBS fundraiser of the same name – has now been released as an audio package. The enchanting rock opera follows the journey of a young runaway who breaks into an abandoned vaudeville theater seeking shelter from the cold on December 24. Once inside, the teen is discovered by the theater's caretaker, who uses the ghosts and spirits from the building's past to turn her life around. With such seasonal songs as “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24," "O' Come All Ye Faithful," "Good King Joy" and the special bonus track "Music Box Blues (Daryl Pediford Tribute New York 2004)," THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE is the ideal way to ring in the holidays.
‘TIS THE SEASONS (Album of the Day)
“The holidays are my favorite time of the year and, ever since the first Four Seasons Christmas album, I've wanted to do another one... and now I've finally got around to it,” says singer Frankie Valli of 'TIS THE SEASONS, the first solo Christmas album of his legendary career. Produced by musical mastermind Bob Gaudio (who formed The Four Seasons with Valli in 1960 and wrote many of the group's biggest hits), the new Rhino collection finds Valli putting his unique spin on more than a dozen yuletide standards. Opening with a high-energy medley of "Joy To The World" and "Do You Hear What I Hear?," the set features stunning arrangements of such classics as “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” “What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" and a version of “Merry Christmas, Baby” that features fellow Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Famer Jeff Beck on guitar. An ideal match between iconic songs and iconic vocalist, 'TIS THE SEASONS is the perfect soundtrack to your holiday season.
Eliminator (Album of the Day)
A blues-rock trio from Texas was hardly the stuff of MTV stardom, but somehow the beards, babes and custom cars made ZZ Top videos irresistible, and 1983's ELIMINATOR became a huge hit. It didn't hurt that the Warner Bros. collection paired the band's trusty guitar riffs with synthesizer sounds then in vogue – or that Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard had come up with one of their best-ever sets of songs. Even without their distinctive visuals, “Legs,” “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Gimme All Your Lovin'” were stone classics, and the other eight originals weren't far behind. Gibbons was born on this day in 1949, and we'll celebrate the guitarist's birthday with the Diamond-certified ELIMINATOR.
This Girl's In Love (A Bacharach & David Songbook) (Album of the Day)
Platinum-selling British singer-songwriter Rumer has a voice tailor-made for pop classics, and she brings her singular talent to bear on a dozen of them on the new THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE (A BACHARACH & DAVID SONGBOOK). Recorded at the renowned Capitol Studios with arranger, composer and orchestrator Rob Shirakbari (longtime musical director for Dionne Warwick as well as Rumer's husband), the collection includes an appearance by Burt Bacharach himself on piano. “In some cases I said, 'Forget all the other versions - what is the song about?,'” notes Rumer, who gives such favorites as “The Look Of Love” and “(They Long to Be) Close to You” a melancholia that gets right to the emotive core of Bacharach's melodies and Hal David's lyrics. THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE also includes straighter interpretations (“Walk On By”) and more obscure gems (“Land of Make Believe”), and every performance adds a new gleam to this timeless music.
Groovy, Laidback And Nasty (Album of the Day)
When they emerged from Sheffield in the mid-1970s, Cabaret Voltaire's experimental sounds were far removed from the mainstream, but the group's rapprochement to dance music eventually earned them a place of honor in the evolving U.K. indie scene. The aptly titled GROOVY, LAID BACK & NASTY finds Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and their banks of keyboards right at home in acid house; the 1990 Parlophone collection was recorded in Chicago, with house specialist Marshall Jefferson behind the boards. The set's nine originals add propulsive rhythms and pop-oriented vocals to Cabaret Voltaire's skewed sensibilities, and GROOVY, LAID BACK & NASTY will find favor with any fan of '90s dance music.
Bella Donna (Deluxe) (Album of the Day)
Legendary Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks joined producer Jimmy Iovine to begin recording her solo debut, BELLA DONNA, following the release of the Mac's TUSK and its subsequent tour. Nicks' 1981 collection was quickly certified platinum thanks to classics like “Edge Of Seventeen,” “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and “Leather And Lace” (with Don Henley). Rhino's new triple-disc deluxe edition of the album uncovers unreleased versions of “Edge Of Seventeen” and “Leather And Lace,” as well as rarities like “Blue Lamp” from the Heavy Metal Soundtrack and “Sleeping Angel” from the Fast Times At Ridgemont High Soundtrack. BELLA DONNA: DELUXE EDITION also includes a concert from 1981 that features performances of songs from the album along with several Fleetwood Mac favorites.