Cafe TacubaArtist: Café Tacuba
Community Score: 6.00
Cafe Tacuba is a product of a movement of the '80s and '90s known as "rock en español" -- rock with lyrics in Spanish. From Mexico to Spain to Argentina, "rock en español" became absolutely huge among Hispanic youths and presented an aggressive, hard-edged alternative to softer Latin pop. It was Mexico that gave the world Cafe Tacuba, which goes...
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Battle LinesArtist: John Wetton
John Wetton's solo Battle Lines demonstrates the amount of musical knowledge he soaked up while performing with King Crimson, Asia, and U.K. The record is a melodic, ambitious set of progressive rock that never quite fulfills its intentions, yet it remains intriguing for fans of the genre. ~ Daevid Jehnzen, All Music Guide
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Forgiven, Not ForgottenArtist: The Corrs
Community Score: 8.33
The appropriately named Corrs are an Irish pop group consisting of Andrea Corr on lead vocals and tin whistle; Caroline Corr on drums, bodhran, and vocals; Jim Corr on keyboards, guitar, and vocals; and Sharon Corr on violin and vocals. The traditional Irish instruments like the bodhran and tin whistle add a twist to the pop melodies of tracks...
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30 Exitos: Historia Musical de Enrique GuzmanArtist: Enrique Guzmán
HistoriaArtist: Caifanes
Community Score: 6.67
A two-disc anthology of their best work, La Historia confirms Caifanes' status as one of the most influential rock bands to emerge from Mexico. The song selections range all the way back from their 1987 debut to a pair of tracks recorded during an MTV Unplugged appearance in 1994. Ranging from the Cure-like post-punk of "Cuentame Tu Vida" to...
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Best of BBArtist: Brigitte Bardot
Community Score: 10.00
After scaling the heights of international fame as a '50s movie pinup, Brigitte Bardot marked the shifting terrain of the '60s with a plunge into the music world. Like many French singers of the time, she updated the jazz-inspired chanson tradition of Trenet and Piaf with a healthy dose of pop and rock & roll. This 20-track sampler covers the...
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AmericanaArtist: Mina
EP CollectionArtist: P.J. Proby
Headin' for an Overload
Artist: The Rolling Stones
This double-disc bootleg would be the greatest live Rolling Stones release ever if it were trimmed down to a single disc. There are four songs that are repeated on each disc in exactly the same versions ("Brown Sugar," "Angie," "Midnight Rambler," and "Street Fighting Man"), due to the fact that these performances were originally broadcast on...
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