The Newz is the twenty-first studio album by the hard rock band Nazareth, released in March 2008. It is the first album by the band to feature new drummer Lee Agnew, who replaced original drummer Darrell Sweet, who died in 1999. To celebrate the bands 40th anniversary a limited edition was released in 2009 More»
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Nazareth – The Newz (2008) (Limited 40th Anniversary Edition 2009)
Feb 2, 2021 09:19
Classic Rock Hard Rock
Tomi Malm – Coming Home (2020)
Feb 2, 2021 03:23
Jazz Melodic Rock | AOR Pop Rock |Soft Rock
Three years after his critically acclaimed debut Walkin' On Air, the ultra-talented Finnish songwriter, producer and arranger Tomi Malm of Fly Away – The Songs Of David Foster fame returns with his sophomore effort, titled Coming Home. With this album, Tomi Malm reaffirms himself as one of the most incredible talents of his generation. More»
Nazareth – Big Dogz (Limited Deluxe Edition, Ear Music, 2CD) (2011)
Feb 1, 2021 21:24
Classic Rock Hard Rock
The Limited Deluxe Edition of the 2011 release of Big Dogz includes a bonus cd of 5 songs recorded live in the summer 2000. Big Dogz was the 22nd studio album released by the Scottish band.
Prashant Aswani – Visions (2012)
Jan 7, 2021 21:55
Guitar instrumental Jazz Rock
Prashant Aswani learned to play guitar at the age of 13 without taking lessons imitating the sounds he heard on the radio. After playing in bands all through high school, Prashant headed for the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. It was during his time at Berklee that he first met guitarist Greg Howe, More»
Glass Kites – Glass Kites (2012)
Jan 7, 2021 07:21
Progressive Rock
Glass Kites are a 5-piece progressive rock band from Vancouver, B.C. Glass Kites was formed back in 2008, initially using the moniker Right. Following an initial EP and a number of live performances, the band decided to change the band name to Glass Kites in 2011. More»
Prashant Aswani – Sonically Speaking (2010)
Jan 5, 2021 19:25
Guitar instrumental Jazz Rock
Prashant Aswani’s latest album Sonically Speaking features a rich set of melodic instrumental rock fusion songs that not only show his strengths as a guitarist and composer, but as a producer and arranger as well. The album is full of exceptional playing by both Aswani, and the lineup of great musicians he has brought along to support him. More»
Paul Kantner And Marty Balin – Live At The Great American Music Hall, 2000 (2011)
Dec 31, 2020 17:19
Classic Rock
This is a beautiful recording, and far better than one might expect from the 2000 performance date. Rather than reliving past glories from the 1960s, Paul Kantner and Marty Balin embrace that history and claim it for themselves as 60-somethings. The performances may not be as energetic as what the Airplane or the Jefferson Starship More»
Marty Balin – Live At The Boston Esplanade, June 14, 2008 (2009) [DVDRip] (Audio only)
Dec 31, 2020 01:46
Classic Rock Melodic Rock | AOR
In addition to the June 2008 Boston concert the release includes as a bonus 7 songs recorded at 3 concerts in 2006 - 2008. The last song is a 1995 recording. The band on the 2008 recordings are Marty Balin (guitar, vocals, tambourine), Donnie Baldwin (drums), Mark Aguilar (guitar, backing vocals), Gordon G. Gebert (keyboards, backing vocals) and Didi Stewart (vocals). More»
Marty Balin – Nashville Sessions (2008)
Dec 29, 2020 22:25
Classic Rock Melodic Rock | AOR Pop Rock |Soft Rock
Nashville Sessions, the title of a self-released Marty Balin album suggests that the veteran rock singer who founded Jefferson Airplane and was a member of Jefferson Starship has gone country. That turns out to be only about half true, however. Certainly, the arrangements and instrumentation on the album differ from those on most albums featuring Balin. More»
Marty Balin – Freedom Flight (1997)
Dec 29, 2020 09:29
Classic Rock Pop Rock |Soft Rock
Freedom Flight is Marty Balin's 1997 studio album. Unlike his previous solo efforts which utilized many supporting musicians, this album had Marty performing only with his own guitar work and some background vocalists.
Leslie West And Mountain – Live Hits (2015)
Dec 29, 2020 09:00
Blues Rock Rock
Live compilation featuring hits by Mountain and cover versions of hits for amongst others, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Cream ,and Steppenwolf.
Marty Balin – Better Generation (1991)
Dec 29, 2020 02:20
Classic Rock Pop Rock |Soft Rock
Better Generation is the third solo album released by Marty Balin. The album was produced shortly after Jefferson Airplane's reunion album and tour, without any other members of Jefferson Airplane involved. Balin's wife, Karen Deal, co-wrote a song (Skydiver) on the album, and played keyboards on most tracks. More»
Massimo Izzizzari – Discography – 2CD (2007, 2011)
Dec 27, 2020 09:47
Guitar instrumental Hard Rock Jazz Progressive Rock
Massimo Izzizzari has been blasting away on the guitar since the age of eleven, and he has studied the likes of Joe Satriani, Greg Howe, Yngwie Malmsteen, Pat Metheny et al. He has starred in numerous fusion style bands and has reached the finals of national guitar competitions in his native Italy. More»