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Garth Brooks - Gunslinger (2016)

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Garth Brooks - Gunslinger (2016)

Garth Brooks - Gunslinger (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 226 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 80 Mb | Scans ~ 53 Mb
Genre: Country, Country-Pop | Label: Sony/Pearl | # 88985393602 | Time: 00:35:10

The very title of Garth Brooks' 2014 comeback Man Against Machine telegraphed how the singer saw himself in the 2010s: he was an outsider, taking on the establishment. Man Against Machine debuted at number one and sold well but it didn't conquer the charts – none of its singles went further than 19 on Billboard's Country Airplay charts – and, in light of this, Brooks did something uncharacteristic: he decided to retreat. On Gunslinger – its title consciously evoking the western themes of No Fences and Ropin' the Wind – Brooks is so unconcerned with hits that he decided that "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance," a slice of country-disco that sounds like a kissing cousin to Orleans' "Still the One," was a good idea for a lead single. And, in a way, he's right. Gunslinger has its heart in the past, existing on a plane between Brooks' arena-country '90s hits and his '70s AM influences. The difference is, Brooks is comfortable in his middle age. It's not just that his maturation gives him an easy touch in performance – although that does help – it's that he's no longer obsessed with being the biggest, best star in country music.

Willie Nelson - The Essential Willie Nelson (2003) 2CD

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Willie Nelson - The Essential Willie Nelson (2003) 2CD

Willie Nelson - The Essential Willie Nelson (2003) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 835 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 338 Mb | Scans included
Label: Columbia, Legacy | # 512117 2 | Time: 02:22:36
Country, Country Pop, Country-Rock

This double-disc set is cross-licensed to include key tracks from 40 years of recording! Includes Night Life; Hello Walls; Me and Paul; Bloody Mary Morning; Funny How Time Slips Away; Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; On the Road Again; If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time; Georgia on My Mind; My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys; Always on My Mind; Pancho and Lefty; Highwayman, and more. 41 tracks!

James Taylor - Hourglass (1997)

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James Taylor - Hourglass (1997)

James Taylor - Hourglass (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 304 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 125 Mb | Scans ~ 31 Mb
Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Country Pop | Label: Columbia | # CK 67912 | Time: 00:54:51

James Taylor stopped pushing himself into new musical and lyrical territories in the late '70s, so it doesn't come as a great surprise that Hourglass, his first studio album in six years, doesn't offer anything new – it's a collection of pleasant, melodic, simple songs about love, family, and social activism. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since Taylor has a gift for such material, and on Hourglass, he sounds as good as ever. The music, in many ways, has greater depth than previous records, since it features cameos from such heavy hitters as Stevie Wonder, Yo-Yo Ma, Shawn Colvin, Michael Brecker, Mark O'Connor, and Branford Marsalis. There are a few songs that fall a little flat, failing to make much of an impression one way or the other, but on the whole, Hourglass is a nice addition to his catalog.

Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) + In The Nick Of Time (1979) + Radioland (1981) 3 LP in 2 CDs, Remastered Reissue 2016

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Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) + In The Nick Of Time (1979) + Radioland (1981) 3 LP in 2 CDs, Remastered Reissue 2016

Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) + In The Nick Of Time (1979) + Radioland (1981)
3 LP in 2 CDs, Remastered Reissue 2016

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 585 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 235 Mb | Scans ~ 31 Mb
Soft Rock, Country Rock, Country Pop | Label: BGO | # BGOCD1231 | Time: 01:42:57

Digitally remastered two CD set containing a trio of albums from the acclaimed vocalist. This set features Nicolette Larson's first three solo albums from 1978, 1979 and 1981. Larson had been a singer with Commander Cody and on the back of that obtained her Warner Bros contract. All three albums made the US Top 100, with Nicolette peaking at #15 and the single 'Lotta Love' making the Top 10. Larson was very much an interpreter of other people's songs, with producer Ted Templeman coaxing the best from her. Larson sadly died in 1997.

Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind (1976)

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Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind (1976)

Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind (1976)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 242 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans included
Pop/Rock, Country-Rock | Label: Asylum | # 7559-60610-2 | Time: 00:41:50

Hasten Down the Wind is the Grammy Award-winning seventh studio album by singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. Released in 1976, it became her third straight million-selling album. Ronstadt was the first female artist in history to accomplish this feat. The album earned her a Grammy Award for 'Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female' in 1977, her second of 13 Grammys. It represented a slight departure from 1974's Heart Like a Wheel and 1975's Prisoner in Disguise in that she chose to showcase new songwriters over the traditional country rock sound she had been producing up to that point. A more serious and poignant album than its predecessors, it won critical acclaim. The album showcased songs from artists such as Warren Zevon ("Hasten Down the Wind") and Karla Bonoff ("Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"), both of whom would soon be making a name for themselves in the singer-songwriter world.

Alabama - Southern Drawl (2015) Deluxe Edition

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Alabama - Southern Drawl (2015) Deluxe Edition

Alabama - Southern Drawl (2015) Deluxe Edition
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 418 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 136 Mb | Scans ~ 71 Mb
Label: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store/BMG | # 538162122 | Time: 00:59:31
Country, Country Rock, Country Pop

Southern Drawl is the twenty-third studio album by American country music group Alabama, and their first new studio album of original materials since When It All Goes South in 2001. The album was released on September 18, 2015, with lead single "Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet" released the same month. The track "One on One" previously appeared on lead singer Randy Owen's 2008 album of the same name. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic criticized some tracks, including the title track, "Hillbilly Wins the Lotto Money", "I Wanna Be There", and "American Farmer" as "trying too hard", but added that "Such down-the-middle numbers overshadow much subtler and nicer moments scattered throughout the record, moments that usually arrive in the soft, sweet ballads that give the group plenty of opportunity to showcase its gentle, interwoven harmonies. These slow tunes more than the over-pumped rockers feel the truest to old Alabama."

Chet Atkins - RCA Country Legends (2001)

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Chet Atkins - RCA Country Legends (2001)

Chet Atkins - RCA Country Legends (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 205 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 98 Mb
Label: Buddha | # 74465 99836 2 | Time: 00:42:37 | Scans ~ 48 Mb
Country-Pop, Instrumental Country, Country Boogie, Honky Tonk

Chet Atkins earned and held the title of "Mr. Guitar" for 50 years before passing away in the summer of 2001. Signed to RCA in 1947, he would help define the "Nashville Sound" in the late '50s while simultaneously releasing a steady string of instrumental albums. RCA Country Legends captures Atkins on 14 wonderful tracks recorded between 1949 and 1976. Atkins recorded the self-penned single "Barber Shop Rag" with mandolinist Jethro Burns and guitarist Homer Haynes. Burns' speedy runs work as a nice counterpoint, and bring out equally inspired work from Atkins. Curiously, Atkins and his buddies even add vocals on an infectious cut titled "Boogie Man Boogie." There's a nice duet with writer and fellow guitar picker Jerry Reed on "Twitchy," and a spunky take on "Tiger Rag" worthy of Django Reinhardt. There are also a number of solo pieces, including "Petite Waltz," "Yes Ma'am," and the closer, "Liza." These cuts capture a quintessential Atkins, just a man and his guitar, handling the rhythm and lead without blinking.

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt - The Complete Trio Collection (2016) 3CDs

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Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt - The Complete Trio Collection (2016) 3CDs

Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt - The Complete Trio Collection (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 870 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 338 Mb | Covers included
Label: Warner/Rhino | # 08122 7954086 | Time: 02:24:46
Country, Folk, Country-Pop, Country-Rock

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris have three careers unparalleled in music history. Together they have sold over 200 million albums worldwide and performed for decades in front of countless fans around the globe. It s no surprise that when their three voices united to release their debut collaboration, the results were remarkable. The threesome released two albums together, Trio (1987) and Trio II (1999), which have combined to sell more than five million copies worldwide and win three Grammy® Awards. Both of these classic albums have been newly remastered for a three-CD collection packed with rare and unreleased music produced by Harris. The bonus disc is loaded with 20 songs, including alternate takes and completely unreleased recordings from the trio spanning both album sessions.

Barbara Mandrell - The Best of Barbara Mandrell (1979)

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Barbara Mandrell - The Best of Barbara Mandrell (1979)

Barbara Mandrell - The Best of Barbara Mandrell (1979)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 179 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 80 Mb | Scans included
Country-Pop, Nashville Sound | Label: MCA | # MCAD-31107 | Time: 00:29:50

The Best of Barbara Mandrell collects her biggest hits from the late '70s, including "After the Lovin", "Married But Not to Each Other", "Tonight", "Woman to Woman", and "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed".

John Denver - A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best Of John Denver (2004) 2CDs

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John Denver - A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best Of John Denver (2004) 2CDs

John Denver - A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best Of John Denver (2004) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 575 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 245 Mb | Scans included
Label: RCA/BMG | # 82876 60765 2 | Time: 01:36:30
Singer/Songwriter, Country-Pop, Folk, AM Pop, Soft Rock

Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Denver's first album release on RCA, this two-disc, 25-track overview of the country-pop singer's storied career is the most concise and nuanced yet. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes, road-trip classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Back Home Again" are as warm as the singer's lauded tenor. There are no gimmicky re-recorded cuts or disappointing live tracks – "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" spent its time on the charts in its live incarnation – and his spotty '80s material is only briefly covered ("Perhaps Love" and "Shanghai Breezes"). For those unwilling to sift through the exhaustive four-CD Country Roads Collection, Song's Best Friend: The Very Best of John Denver is a good buy and a rewarding visit with an old friend.

Tony Joe White - The Train I'm On (1972)

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Tony Joe White - The Train I'm On (1972)

Tony Joe White - The Train I'm On (1972)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 220 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 96 Mb | Scans ~ 59 Mb
Label: Warner Bros. | # 7599-26931-2 | Time: 00:42:03
Singer/Songwriter, Country Pop, Soul, Swamp Rock, Blues-Rock

Tony Joe White's second Warner Bros. album is an awesome, exquisite musical jewel and a departure from most of the attributes for which he is best known, from songs like "Polk Salad Annie." Acoustic textured for much of its length and built on a close, intimate sound overall, The Train I'm On is permeated with the dark side of White's usual swamp rock sound, filled with songs about unsettled loves and lives, and men caught amid insoluble situations. Betraying surprising vulnerability for much of its length, even on songs like "If I Ever Saw a Good Thing" and "300 Pounds of Hongry" (among the few full band numbers here, with a gorgeous sax solo by Charles Chalmers on the former), he shows off an emotional complexity that wasn't always obvious on his earlier work, only really cutting loose boldly on "Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll" and a tiny handful of other cuts. The rest is dark, pensive, soulful bluesy rock, highlighted by some bristling acoustic guitar work (check out "As the Crow Flies") and superb singing throughout ("The Migrant" is worth the price of admission by itself).

Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) (Target Exclusive) (2008/2021)

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Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) (Target Exclusive) (2008/2021)

Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) (Target Exclusive) (2008/2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 779 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 257 Mb | 01:50:04
Country, Pop, Female Vocal | Label: Self-Released

"Fearless was an album full of magic and curiosity, the bliss and devastation of youth. It was the diary of the adventures and explorations of a teenage girl who was learning tiny lessons with every new crack in the facade of the fairytale ending she'd been shown in the movies. I'm thrilled to tell you that my new version of Fearless is done and will be with you soon. It's called Fearless (Taylor's Version) and it includes 27 songs."

VA - Superstars Of Country (2005)

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VA - Superstars Of Country (2005)

VA - Superstars Of Country (2005)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
7:49:32 | Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Folk | Label: Time Life Music / EMI / Sony

Superstars of Country [Time Life] Review by Al Campbell
Time Life's Superstars of Country spotlights original hits recorded in the '60s, '70s and '80s by the artists who made them famous. This rewarding, but bulky, ten-CD set highlights 150 chart-topping tracks that include Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Ronnie Milsap, Glen Campbell, John Denver and Tanya Tucker. Time Life also released these discs as individual volumes for those not willing to shell out the big bucks for this gigantic set.

Nanci Griffith - Albums Collection 1978-1994 (5CD)

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Nanci Griffith - Albums Collection 1978-1994 (5CD)

Nanci Griffith - Albums Collection 1978-1994 (5CD)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.3 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 598 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Country-Folk, Progressive Country | Time: 03:47:44

One of the most celebrated singer/songwriters of her generation, Nanci Griffith had a gift for writing songs that were literate and emotionally complex while also sounding thoroughly universal, even when they most often reflected small-town Texas life. A proud daughter of the Lone Star State, Griffith liked to call her music "folkabilly," reflecting her influences in folk, country, early rock & roll, and the Texas songwriting community that for her was both an inspiration and a home base. Though her music was steeped in tales of ordinary lives, she wasn't afraid to speak her mind about social and political matters, and injected a progressive sound and feeling into music that embraced traditionalism. 1984's Once in a Very Blue Moon, her third album, was the creative breakthrough where she hit her stride as a songwriter and performer, 1993's Other Voices, Other Rooms was a celebration of her influences and was a critical and commercial success, and 2004's Hearts in Mind was an ambitious collection of politically oriented songs. Collection includes: There's A Light Beyond These Woods (1978), Poet In My Window (1982), The Last of the True Believers (1986), Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993), Flyer (1994).

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 7 (2008)

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VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 7 (2008)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 7 (2008)
24 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 480 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 182 Mb | Scans ~ 28 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-1249 | Time: 01:19:24
Holidays, Christmas, Vocal Pop, Country Pop, R&B

Collectables presents 24 more of the greatest holiday hits of all time. All songs are the original hits by the original artists that made them great. Elvis Presley, Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra, Bing Cosby, Brian Wilson, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, Luther Vandross, Michael Bolton, Gloria Estefan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kenny Loggins, Buster Poindexter, Englebert Humperdinck, Donny Osmond, John Denver, The Manhattan Transfer, Gladys Knight, Kenny Vance, Bobby Vinton and Aretha Franklin.