Gordon Lightfoot - Summertime Dream - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It's no disrespect to the man to not believe, in part or in whole, every word that Ray Wylie Hubbard writes, sings, or speaks - and frankly, he'd probably respect you a little less if you did. As celebrated songwriters of the outlaw poet/down-home-country-blues persuasion go, Hubbard's credibility is unimpeachable. And to be fair, even as a somewhat notorious raconteur, his overall truthiness is a lot more bankable than your average politician or fundamentalist grifter. But fold your cards every time he goes all in across a table from you, or swallow as fact every nugget of wisdom he sharpens into verse or stretches into a yarn without catching the gleam in his eye or wry tell between the lines, and odds are you've been played. But honestly, that's all just part of what makes Hubbard so damn fun. No matter how many awards and Hall of Fame inductions others might honor him with (he's a member of both the Austin Music HOF and the Texas Heritage Songwriters HOF), Hubbard never swaggers or sings his own praises without keeping his tongue planted firmly in cheek. But after brushing aside his bluff with a chuckle, Hubbard gets real. InchI am very proud of it,Inch he answers sincerely. InchEverybody that played on it put a lot of work into it, and it just felt right doing it. I'm very grateful.Inch

Vinyl LP repressing. Digitally remastered edition of this album by the British hard rock icons. Digitally remastered edition of this album by the British hard rock icons. Originally released in 1976, Presence was recorded during a whirlwind 18-day session at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany. The album which peaked at #1 in both the U.S. and UK and was certified triple platinum crackles with energy on Zeppelin classics like 'Nobody s Fault But Mine' and 'Achilles Last Stand' and delivers powerful jolts of the group at it's visceral best. Album Tracks 1. Achilles Last Stand 10 25 2. For Your Life 6 24 3. Royal Orleans 2 59 1. Nobody's Fault But Mine 6 16 2. Candy Store Rock 4 11 3. Hots on for Nowhere 4 44 4. Tea for OnInch 9 26

Vinyl LP pressing including digital download. 2017 . Hot Thoughts, Spoon's ninth album, is the bravest, most sonically inventive work of their career, though keep in mind, Britt Daniel's already overseen a number of other reincarnations. With all due respect to earlier efforts that have made the quintet both critically acclaimed and a commercial contender, preconceptions about this band are about to be obliterated. That's not to say Hot Thoughts doesn't have a requisite supply of infectious earworms but there's a lyrical bent that's as carnal as it's crafty, and a newfound sense of sonic exploration that results in the genre-smasher Spoon have flirted with in the past but not fully consummated. Produced by Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Weezer, MGMT) and back with Matador (third time's the charm) helps position Spoon to mount the highest highs of their already spectacular career. We are overjoyed to be back in the Spoon business and in time for Daniel's spot in the pantheon of rock's genius songwriters was well established a ways back - with the crackling, incandescent, multi-dimensional backdrop conjured on Hot Thoughts, the lines between accessible and experimental become non-factors for once and all. It's pop as high art, delivered with total confidence and focus. Album Tracks 1. Hot Thoughts 2. Whisperi'lllistentohearit 3. Do I Have to Talk You Into It 4. First Caress 5. Pink Up 6. Can I Sit Next to You 7. I Ain't the One 8. Tear It Down 9. Shotgun 10. Us