Eric Martin Band - Sucker For A Pretty Face - Original Sessions - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Looks Can Be Deceiving The Eric Martin Band's sophomore album, Looks Can Be Deceiving, retains the core AOR and melodic rock sound of their 1983 debut, Sucker For A Pretty Face. However, Looks Can Be Deceiving brings a noticeable, grittier hard-rock edge to the songs, foreshadowing Eric Martin's future work in the supergroup Mr. Big.

Human Factor is the fourth album of Metal Church. You can still count on Kurdt Vanderhoof's distinctive arrangements. Howe steals the show with his thundering snarls and prominent choruses. The title track reveals that Metal Church hasn't settled for anything unrecognizable and the same counts for the catchier 'Date With Poverty.Inch Welcome to the BallInch has it's similarities in terms of in rock-fueled metal of dominating vocals and present guitars. Interestingly enough, the amount of variety between the thundering cuts like InchIn Due TimeInch, InchFlee from RealityInch and InchThe Fight SongInch is limited; but still with mean-machine guitar riffs and crazy vocals. At last, Metal Church often deliver superb ballads and InchIn Harm's WayInch is no exception. From the serene verses to the emotionally-provocative chorus, it's an incredible piece of work.

Prague has always been regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The name 'Cor Europae' (Heart of Europe) probably dates from the country's early history, in the thirteenth century, when the Kingdom of Bohemia stretched from the Baltic to the Mediterranean. This was a period of great prosperity, especially under King Wenceslaus II Premyslid, and culminated with the reign of Charles IV, who was both King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. Despite the fact that Bohemia was the centre of Europe and benefited from the presence of many scholars (more especially after the foundation of the university in 1348), the local culture also preserved an older tradition there. This can be seen in the beautiful repertory for the Advent and Christmas period that have survived in the sources of Prague Cathedral and the Benedictine abbey of Prague Castle. These sources make it possible to reconstruct the liturgy of the Feast of the Nativity as it was celebrated there, with organa and tropes in the tradition of twelfth-century music, at a time when the new Ars Nova style was flourishing elsewhere in Europe. It is this music that the wonderful voices of the Tiburtina Ensemble bring to life for us.