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Joshua Kadison, his last 4 albums to download for free on his website

Do you remember the hit song "Jessie" by Joshua Kadison? It was back in 1994. Joshua Kadison is a very talented singer-songwriter-author and pianist. His first album "Painted Desert Serenade" released in 1993 on EMI features very cool and great songs like "Jessie", "Beautiful in My Eyes" and "Postcards from L.A.". His second album "Delilah Blue" (1995) features the hit "Take It On Faith"...

Joshua Kadison is still composing, singing and writing too like in 1998, his first novella "17 Ways To Eat A Mango: A Discovered Journal Of Life On An Island Of Miracles" and he is still doing albums...

... And more interesting, Joshua Kadison offers to the fans of his songs on his official website his last 4 albums to download for free (mp3 format songs) with nice and pleasant songs... You can download Joshua Kadison albums here (with booklet covers!):

* "Saturday Night In Storyville" (1998),
* "Troubadour In A Timequake" (1999),
* "The Venice Beach Sessions - Part 1" (2005)
* and "The Venice Beach Sessions - Part 2" (2006)...

A very pleasant gift or lovers of goof music that we are happy to share with you for the New Year.

In 2006, EMI has released a Best CD of Joshua Kadison first albums and hits entitled "Essential".

Happy New Year 2008 with great Westcoast Music and AOR!

Marc Roberts sings Westcoast Music

From Blue Desert. Irish artist Marc Roberts who has represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997.

Marc Roberts "Marc Roberts" first album released in 1998 features two Classic Westcoast Music hits:
- To Be Loved By You (Gary Burr / Mike Reid),
- and Babe (Dennis De Young).

Also in his Marc Roberts biography, it is said:
"He has enjoyed critical acclaim for his tribute concert to the late John Denver, who is one of his influences along with other singer/songwriter legends like James Taylor, David Gates, Dan Fogelberg, Janis Ian and Carole King."

Know more about Marc Roberts at his official website.

Ten Greatest Live Albums poll by Classic Rock Magazine

BBCNews reveals something interesting about a poll published in UK Classic Rock Magazine:
"Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous LP has been voted the best live rock album by readers of a music magazine."

So here it is the Ten Greatest Live Albums poll by 7,000 readers of Classic Rock mag:
1) Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous (1978)
2) UFO - Strangers In The Night (1979)
3) Deep Purple - Made In Japan (1972)
4) AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It (1978)
5) Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won (2003)
6) The Who -Live at Leeds (1970)
7) Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (1979)
8) Hawkind - Space Ritual (1973)
9) Rush - Exit Stage (1981)
10) Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour (1974)

Peabo Bryson reissue

Two classics 80's albums from Peabo Bryson have been reissued on 1 CD in july 2003 in The States.
Originally released on the Elektra label in the mid-1980s, "Straight From The Heart" (1984) spawned the single "If Ever You're In My Arms Again," (Tom Snow, Michael Masser, Cynthia Weill) which went to #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #6 on the Hot R&B Singles and Tracks chart. The musicians on "Straight From The Heart" are Richard Marx, Tom Snow, Michael Fisher, Neil Stubenhaus, Ed Greene, to name a few.
The follow-up album "Take No Prisoners" (1985) was produced by Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, Bee Gees) and Tony LiPuma (Michael Franks, George Benson), and resulted in 3 charting singles - "Take No Prisoners," "There's Nothin Out There" and "Love Always Finds A Way" (Tom Snow, Cynthia Weill). The musicians on "Take No Prisoners" are Michael Sembello, Chaka Khan, Tommy Funderburk, Tom Kelly, Robbie Buchanan, Will Lee, Lenny Castro, and so on...

Top 93 Classic Rock Albums

Arrow FM 93.1, The Los Angeles Classic Rock radiostation has just delivered at the end of 2003 the "Top 93 Classic Rock Albums".
Here are some albums related to Westcoast Music (and their top positions):
04. Hotel California - The Eagles
05. Rumors - Fleetwood Mac
24. After The Gold Rush - Neil Young
37. Deja vu - Crosby, Stills and Nash
41. The End of Innocence - Don Henley
43. Aja - Steely Dan
46. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
51. Harvest - Neil Young
53. The Eagles - The Eagles
63. Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
64. At Fillmore East - The Allman Bros. Band
71. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
81. Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan
82. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Crosby, Stills and Nash
85. The Cars - The Cars

Evie Sands great reissue

I really recommended to you all the reissue of Evie Sands LP "Estate of Mind" (originally out in January 1975). This excellent piece has been just reissued (in July 2003) in Japan on Dreamsville Records (YDCD-0099). Produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter with excellent sidemen like Michael Omartian, Dean Parks, Victor Feldman, Dave Hungate and Ernie Watts to name a few... To know more about Evie Sands, you can check out this cool website ;-)

Firefall and Wounded Bird Records

On January 27, there will be 4 albums reissues on 2 CD packages of the band Firefall in The United States:
- Break of Dawn/Mirror of the World (1982-1983),
- Firefall Undertow/Clouds Across the Sun (1979-1980).
Both re-releases will be on Wounded Bird Records, a great label for re-releases of classic albums started by Terry Wachsmuth (who worked before at One Way Records as A&R). Check out all the reissues at Wounded Bird Records website.

Bourgeois Tagg is playing again Yo-Yo

Originally released in 1987, and featuring "I Don't Mind at All" hit single, "Yoyo" album from Bourgeois Tagg (Brent Bourgeois-Larry Tagg duet) will be re-released on January 13 in The States on Lemon Records.
Produced by Todd Rundgren, this funny record features collaborations of Ian Matthews and Lyle Workman.
Now Brent Bourgeois works as a producer and solo artist for the Contemporary Christian Music scene.
You will find more info about Larry Tagg solo career there.