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![Master of Reality [Deluxe Edition] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4762/4762705_sa.jpg)
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The third jewel in a triple crown for Sabbath!
on August 5, 2016
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The third album from the band that helped launch metal gets a superb deluxe reissue. CD 1 is the original album remastered while CD 2 has some outtakes and excellent unreleased ditties!
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5
Excellent Deluxe reissue of Sabbath Debut
on August 5, 2016
Posted by: RockSponge
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The album that helped launch metal gets a superb deluxe reissue. CD 1 is the original US version of the album remastered while CD 2 has songs left off the US version and other outtakes!
My Best Buy number: 0575309287
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![Who's Next [Bonus Tracks] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/2659/2659279_sa.jpg)
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The Who's 1971 classic Who's Next is a MUST OWN! Songs like Baba O'Riley, Bargain, Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again make it a MUST OWN!
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5
Great live document of Rush's last tour
on June 10, 2016
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Great live album. Shame I missed the tour but the setlist gives me a reminder of what I missed!
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Led Zeppelin's greatest crown jewel! Their best album START TO FINISH!
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![Houses of the Holy [Remastered] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/9132/9132069_sa.jpg)
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5
Led Zeppelin's arguable masterpiece!
on May 13, 2016
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Another 5 star gem from Led Zeppelin. They did not ever make a bad album!
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Any album from Led Zeppelin is worth the money! Long live Led Zeppelin!
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![Led Zeppelin II [Remastered] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6151/6151055_sa.jpg)
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5
Led Zeppelin's second album is still classic
on May 13, 2016
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How can anyone not like Led Zeppelin, all of their albums are a MUST OWN!
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![Rattle That Lock [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4316/4316005_sa.jpg)
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5
Second favorite David Gilmour solo album
on April 15, 2016
Posted by: RockSponge
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Former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist and one of three chief songwriters David Gilmour's new solo album Rattle That Lock is a must for all David Gilmour and Pink Floyd fans.
This is Gilmour's first new studio recordings since the 2014 Pink Floyd swan song The Endless River and his first proper solo album since 2006's brilliant On an Island (he also put out a live album in 2008 with Live in Gdansk (which was the last thing he'd do with Pink Floyd bandmate Rick Wright who would pass away in 2008) and an album with The Orb in 2010 entitled Metallic Spheres and he oversaw the Pink Floyd reissues in 2011).
The Rattle That Lock album was co-produced by Gilmour (who handles all vocals and guitars, most of the bass guitar and keyboards) along with Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera and this album's musical styles run the gamut from Floydish sounding tunes to jazzy to blues to uptempo rockers, it has it all. Plus Steve DiStanislao plays most of the drums on this album (his drumming on the On an Island tour brought some of the On an Island tracks more alive on Live in Gdansk), Guy Pratt plays bass guitar on two tracks and Andy Newmark plays drums on some tracks. Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis did the artwork with Rupert Truman of StormStudios run by the late Storm Thorgerson and is the first Gilmour album not to have David's face on the front cover.
We begin the album with "5 AM" which is an awesome instrumental and what a way to start the album. It is DG's Gibson Les Paul duetting superbly with an orchestra for over 3 minutes (and would reprise itself at the end of the album). We then segue into the title cut to Rattle That Lock. It's an awesome song and is already a masterpiece which would not have sounded out of place on Gilmour's About Face album. The highlight of this track is Gilmour's guitar solos and Polly Samson's lyrics are based on Book 2 of Paradise Lost and a metaphor for people to stop feeling constrained about whatever it is and fight back. Next is "Faces of Stone" and is amazing with DG writing the lyrics about the death of his mother who passed away in 2002 (I can relate as I lost my own mom in 2007 so this song hit me like a sledgehammer on first listen). Also David's leads here just cut through the bone. This reminds me a bit about "Murder" from About Face with the acoustic guitar bits. Next is "A Boat Lies Waiting" follows and is a song about the late Rick Wright and David is helped out by David Crosby and Graham Nash on harmonies. What a beautiful song and a great tribute to Rick (lyrics by Polly). The epic "Dancing Right In Front of Me" is awesome and David writes the lyrics and this piece is just snappy and catchy and so what if it's a slower piece, it is catchy and it rules!
"In Any Tongue" follows and is a great song about a person who goes to war and develops PTSD and the verses are about fighting for his country and the last is about fighting about his faith. The phrases with "in any tongue" are so moving and David's solos here are superb and are "Comfortably Numb" sounding to my ears. "Beauty" is a great instrumental and spotlights David's guitar playing prowess both with the Strat and lap steel. "The Girl With the Yellow Dress" follows and sounds like it could be on a 1930s jazz album and just a chill-astic song that is great with Colin Stetson's great sax work and Jools Holland of Squeeze's piano work. "Today" follows and is a nice up-tempo rocker which proves that David can still write uptempo numbers and is a great uplifting song with a solo that hits it out of the park. The album ends with a bookend instrumental called "And Then..." which is a phenomenal piece and a Part 2 to 5 AM this time with Andy Newmark playing drums here.
The DVD and Blu-Ray that comes with this has some Barn Jams which were done in 2007 before David's old Floyd bandmate Rick Wright passed away. Plus a making of album EPK, videos and the album in surround sound and bonus tracks plus comes in a box that has two hard cover books and a poster among other things, this album is just amazing!
I know people are not expecting an About Face Part 2 nor a sequel to On an Island nor his 1978 self titled but this album IMHO is quickly become my second favorite solo effort of David's. Let's hope he does one more soon!
Highly recommended!
This is Gilmour's first new studio recordings since the 2014 Pink Floyd swan song The Endless River and his first proper solo album since 2006's brilliant On an Island (he also put out a live album in 2008 with Live in Gdansk (which was the last thing he'd do with Pink Floyd bandmate Rick Wright who would pass away in 2008) and an album with The Orb in 2010 entitled Metallic Spheres and he oversaw the Pink Floyd reissues in 2011).
The Rattle That Lock album was co-produced by Gilmour (who handles all vocals and guitars, most of the bass guitar and keyboards) along with Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera and this album's musical styles run the gamut from Floydish sounding tunes to jazzy to blues to uptempo rockers, it has it all. Plus Steve DiStanislao plays most of the drums on this album (his drumming on the On an Island tour brought some of the On an Island tracks more alive on Live in Gdansk), Guy Pratt plays bass guitar on two tracks and Andy Newmark plays drums on some tracks. Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis did the artwork with Rupert Truman of StormStudios run by the late Storm Thorgerson and is the first Gilmour album not to have David's face on the front cover.
We begin the album with "5 AM" which is an awesome instrumental and what a way to start the album. It is DG's Gibson Les Paul duetting superbly with an orchestra for over 3 minutes (and would reprise itself at the end of the album). We then segue into the title cut to Rattle That Lock. It's an awesome song and is already a masterpiece which would not have sounded out of place on Gilmour's About Face album. The highlight of this track is Gilmour's guitar solos and Polly Samson's lyrics are based on Book 2 of Paradise Lost and a metaphor for people to stop feeling constrained about whatever it is and fight back. Next is "Faces of Stone" and is amazing with DG writing the lyrics about the death of his mother who passed away in 2002 (I can relate as I lost my own mom in 2007 so this song hit me like a sledgehammer on first listen). Also David's leads here just cut through the bone. This reminds me a bit about "Murder" from About Face with the acoustic guitar bits. Next is "A Boat Lies Waiting" follows and is a song about the late Rick Wright and David is helped out by David Crosby and Graham Nash on harmonies. What a beautiful song and a great tribute to Rick (lyrics by Polly). The epic "Dancing Right In Front of Me" is awesome and David writes the lyrics and this piece is just snappy and catchy and so what if it's a slower piece, it is catchy and it rules!
"In Any Tongue" follows and is a great song about a person who goes to war and develops PTSD and the verses are about fighting for his country and the last is about fighting about his faith. The phrases with "in any tongue" are so moving and David's solos here are superb and are "Comfortably Numb" sounding to my ears. "Beauty" is a great instrumental and spotlights David's guitar playing prowess both with the Strat and lap steel. "The Girl With the Yellow Dress" follows and sounds like it could be on a 1930s jazz album and just a chill-astic song that is great with Colin Stetson's great sax work and Jools Holland of Squeeze's piano work. "Today" follows and is a nice up-tempo rocker which proves that David can still write uptempo numbers and is a great uplifting song with a solo that hits it out of the park. The album ends with a bookend instrumental called "And Then..." which is a phenomenal piece and a Part 2 to 5 AM this time with Andy Newmark playing drums here.
The DVD and Blu-Ray that comes with this has some Barn Jams which were done in 2007 before David's old Floyd bandmate Rick Wright passed away. Plus a making of album EPK, videos and the album in surround sound and bonus tracks plus comes in a box that has two hard cover books and a poster among other things, this album is just amazing!
I know people are not expecting an About Face Part 2 nor a sequel to On an Island nor his 1978 self titled but this album IMHO is quickly become my second favorite solo effort of David's. Let's hope he does one more soon!
Highly recommended!
My Best Buy number: 0575309287
My Best Buy number: 0575309287
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![Rust in Peace [Bonus Tracks] [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6724/6724002_sa.jpg)
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4
Classic album, shoddy remix
on April 1, 2016
Posted by: RockSponge
Verified Purchase:Yes
Megadeth's Rust in Peace was remastered but also remixed. Some tracks had new vocals added and instrumentations differed from the original mix from 1990. I love the album but suggest you find a 1990 mix and steer clear of the remix.
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