Muzikland

(61) The Essential Michael Jackson: 絕對是流行音樂的傳奇名字﹐1958年出生﹐5歲時已被父親安排組織家庭組合作公開表演。早年以 Jackson 5 ﹐簽約Motown ﹐其後也作個人獨立發展﹐間或以 Jacksons名義表演。1982年以 Thriller專輯紅遍世界﹐其後更自封為 King Of The Pop ﹐可惜後期涉嫌性侵犯兒童而使到其音樂事業大受影響。此2CD更收錄部份 Jackson 5於Motown時期的歌曲。

Disc 1:
I Want You Back (The Jackson 5) / ABC (The Jackson 5) / The Love You Save (The Jackson 5) / Got To Be There (The Jackson 5) / Rockin' Robin (The Jackson 5) / Ben / Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons) / Blame It On The Boogie (The Jacksons) / Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) / Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough / Rock With You / Off The Wall / She's Out Of My Life / The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney) / Billie Jean / Beat It / Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' / Human Nature / P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) / Thriller

Disc 2:
Bad / I Just Can't Stop Loving You (with Siedah Garrett) / Leave Me Alone / The Way You Make Me Feel / Man In The Mirror / Dirty Diana / Another Part Of Me / Smooth Criminal / Black Or White / Heal The World / Remember The Time / In The Closet / Who Is It / Will You Be There / Dangerous / You Are Not Alone / You Rock My World

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(62) The Essential Miles Davis: Miles Davis (1926-1991)﹐ 專長小號演奏﹐一生多次為爵士樂創新。他於Jazz音樂中﹐加入 Funk ﹑電子樂﹑甚至創立Cool Jazz ﹑Fusion等新音樂。

Disc 1:
Now's the Time / Jeru / Compulsion / Tempus Fugit / Walkin' / 'Round About Midnight / Bye Bye Blackbird / New Rhumba / Generique / Summertime / So What / The Pan Piper / Someday My Prince Will Come

Disc 2:
My Funny Valentine / E.S.P. / Nefertiti / Petits Machins / Miles Runs The Voodoo Down / Little Church / Black Satin / Jean Pierre / Time After Time / Portia

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(63) The Essential Molly Hatchet: 屬於Hard Rock樂團﹑組成於 1975-1989年間。

Bounty Hunter / Flirtin' With Disaster / Dreams I'll Never See / Whiskey Man / Boogie No More / Beatin' The Odds / Penthouse Pauper / Bloody Reunion / Respect Me In The Morning / Fall Of The Peacemakers / Sweet Dixie / Satisfied Man / Straight Shooter / Gator Country

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(64) The Essential Neil Diamond: 1941年出生的創作歌手﹐此2CD收錄的歌曲包括早期UNI時期的歌曲。筆者早前曾另文“Neil Diamond - Cracklin Rosie ” 介紹這位創作歌手。

Disc 1:
Solitary Man / Cherry, Cherry / I Got The Feelin' (Oh No, No) / Kentucky Woman / Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon / You Got To Me / Red, Red Wine / Thank The Lord For The Night Time / I'm A Believer / Sweet Caroline / Song Sung Blue / Holly Holy / I Am...I Said / Cracklin' Rosie / Play Me (Live) / Morningside (Live) / Crunchy Granola Suite (Live) / Brooklyn Roads (Live) / Soolaimon (Live)

Disc 2:
America / Hello Again / Love On The Rocks / Captain Sunshine / He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother (Live) / Yes I Will/Lady Magdalene (Live) / Shilo (Live) / Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show (Live) / If You Know What I Mean / Beautiful Noise / You Don't Bring Me Flowers / Desire / Forever In Blue Jeans / September Morn / I've Been This Way Before / Yesterday's Songs / Heartlight / Headed For The Future / You Are The Best Part Of Me

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(65) The Essential O'Jays: 經成於1958年﹐演唱的歌曲多為R&B及Soul ﹐其後成員Gamble & Huff 更創立自己的Philadelphia International唱片公司。

Back Stabbers / 992 Arguments / Love Train / Time To Get Down / Put Your Hands Together / For The Love Of Money / Sunshine / Give The People What They Want / Survival / I Love Music / Livin' For The Weekend / Stairway To Heaven / Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) / Use Ta Be My Girl / The Big Gangster / Message In Our Music

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(66) The Essential Ozzy Osbourne: Hard Rock樂團﹐筆者從未接觸過他的音樂﹐不過感覺他的造型頗像Marilyn Manson。

Disc 1:
Crazy Train / Mr. Crowley / I Don't Know (Live) / Suicide Solution / Goodbye To Romance / Over The Mountain / Flying High Again / Diary Of A Madman / Paranoid (Live) / Bark At The Moon / You're No Different / Rock 'n' Roll Rebel / Crazy Babies / Miracle Man / Fire In The Sky / Breakin' All The Rules

Disc 2:
Mama, I'm Coming Home / Desire / No More Tears / Time After Time / Road To Nowhere / I Don't Want To Change The World (Live) / Perry Mason / I Just Want You / Thunder Underground / See You On The Other Side / Gets Me Through / Dreamer / No Easy Way Out

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(67) The Essential Peter Tosh: The Columbia Years: Wailers的創立者﹐音樂屬 Reggae類。

Steppin' Razor / Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) / African / Legalize It / Why Must I Cry / Equal Rights / 400 Years (Live) / Burial / Get Up, Stand Up / Ketchy Shuby / Downpressor Man / Brand New Second Hand / Watcha Gonna Do (Live)

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(68) The Essential Placido Domingo: 1941年出生﹐西班牙人﹐與Luciano Pavarotti及 José Carreras合稱近代的Three Tenors。與John Denver合唱的 Perhaps Love ﹐把古典音樂唱腔與民歌結合起來﹐可算是一絕。

Disc 1:

Nessun Dorma! / Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!.. Celeste Aida / Ch'Ella Mi Creda Libero E Lontano / Una Furtiva Lagrima / Quando Le Sere Al Placido / Bimba Dagli Occhi / Addio, Fiorito Asi / Ingemisco / Amor Ti Vieta / Sincero Amor / Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini-O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere / Apri La Tua Finestra! / E Lucevan Le Stelle / Firenze E Come Un Albero Fiorito / Di Rigori Armato Il Seno / Sole E Amore / Von Der Jugend / Di Quella Pira

Disc 2:
Te Quiero, Morena-Jota / La Roca Fria Del Calvario (Romanze) / Por El Humo Se Sabe Donde Esta El Fuego / Granada / Andalucia / Serenata Tapatia / Adoro / Siempre En Mi Corazon / Malaguena / Dulcinea / The Impossible Dream (The Quest) / In Pace / Maria / Perhaps Love (with John Denver) / Love Came For Me / A Love Until The End Of Time

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(69) The Essential Poco: 組成於1968-1984年間﹐與CSNY及Eagles都有密切的關係。

Pickin' up the Pieces / You Better Think Twice / Anyway Bye Bye / C'mon (Live) / Kind Woman (Live) / Bad Weather / Just for Me and You / Good Feelin' to Know / Go and Say Goodbye / Here We Go Again / High and Dry / Crazy Love / Heart of the Night / Shoot for the Moon / Call It Love / Nothin' to Hide / When It All Began

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(70) The Essential Ravi Shankar: 印度人﹐ 1920年出生﹐擅於演奏Sitar。

Disc 1:
Introduction to Indian Music / Dádrá / Kafi-Holi (Spring Festival of Colors) / Raga Des / Raga Palas Kafi (Excerpt) / Sitar Todi / Dhun: Fast Teental (Excerpt)

Disc 2:
Swara-Kakali / Discovery of India / Vandanaa Trayee / Village Dance / Raga Miniature / Sandhya Raga / Memory of Uday / Shanti Mantra / Ragas in Minor Scale / Chappaqua / Friar Park / Vaishnava Janato/Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram / Offering

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(71) The Essential Ray Conniff: Ray Conniff (1916-2002) ﹐為演奏Trombone的樂手﹐1954年受Columbia的主理人/樂團領班Mitch Miller賞識﹐邀作編曲人﹐建立了輕音樂的風格。

Disc 1:
'S Wonderful / Walkin' And Whistlin' / The Way You Look Tonight / Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto / Early Evening / (When Your Heart's On Fire) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / South Of The Boarder (Down Mexico Way) / GreenSleeves (What Child Is This) / Warsaw Concerto / Brazil / Midnight Lace, Parts 1 & 2 / Memories Are Made Of This / African Safari / Scarlet / Sweet Sue, Just You / Blue Moon / Invisible Tears / Happiness Is

Disc 2:
Hello, Dolly! / Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme From 'Doctor Zhivago') / Seventeen / Winds Of Change (Main Title) / Tiny Bubbles / A Banda / A Time For Us / The Power Of Love / (Where Do I Begin) Love Story / With Every Beat Of My Heart / I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) / Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From 'The Godfather') / Someone / Harmony / Love Theme From An X-Rated Movie / My Little Friend (Theme From 'Paper Tiger') / Theme From 'New York, New York' / My Way (Live)

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(72) The Essential Redbone: 1968年於LA成立的搖滾樂團﹐活躍於70年代早期。

Light As A Feather / The Witch Queen Of New Orleans / Come And Get Your Love / One Monkey / Clouds In My Sunshine / Maggie / Niji Trance / One More Time / Niki Hokey / Message From A Drum / Fais-Do / Jerico / Wovoka
14. Chant: 13 Hour /

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(73) The Essential REO Speedwagon: 樂團組成於1967年﹐1980年的Keep On Loving You及 1984年的Can’t Fight This Feeling分別為樂團創造了兩次事業的高峰。

Disc 1:
Sophisticated Lady / Music Man / Golden Country / Son Of A Poor Man / Lost In A Dream / Keep Pushin' / (I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come / Lightning / Like You Do / Flying Turkey Trot / 157 Riverside Avenue / Ridin' The Storm Out / Roll With The Changes / Time For Me To Fly / Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight /

Disc 2:
Back On The Road Again / Only The Strong Survive / Don't Let Him Go / Keep On Loving You / In Your Letter / Take It On The Run / Keep The Fire Burnin' / The Key / One Lonely Night / Live Every Moment / Can't Fight This Feeling / That Ain't Love / In My Dreams / Variety Tonight / Here With Me / Love Is A Rock / Building The Bridge / Just For You

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(74) The Essential Ricky Skaggs: 1954年出生﹐音樂路線為鄉謠類。

Don't Get Above Your Raisin' / You May See Me Walkin' / Crying My Heart Out Over You / I Don't Care / Heartbroke / I Wouldn't Change You If I Could / You've Got A Lover / Don't Cheat In Our Hometown / Honey (Open That Door) / I Wonder If I Care As Much / I'm Tired / (Angel On My Mind) That's Why I'm Walkin' / You Can't Do Wrong And Get By (with George Jones) / Lovin' Only Me

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(75) The Essential Rodney Crowell: 1950年出生﹐音樂路線為鄉謠類。

I Ain't Living Long Like This / Stars On The Water / Shame On The Moon / Oh King Richard / I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried / After All This Time / The Last Waltz / She's Crazy For Leaving / Many A Long & Lonesome Highway / What Kind Of Love / Lovin' All Night / Please Remember Me / I Walk The Line (Revisited) / Fate's Right Hand / Still Learning How To Fly / 'Til I Gain Control Again



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