Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions, The - June Christy

Advantages: Amazing Music, Amazing Songs
Disadvantages: None

...with Split Enz drummer, Paul Hester, Nick Seymour and Craig Hooper originally formed "The Mullanes" . The band moved to L.A. in search of a record deal and were eventually signed by Capitol Records, without the inclusion of Craig Hooper. Capitol insisted that the band changed their name which is where Crowded House came from, named after their living conditions at the time. Their self titled album was released in the summer of 1986 but failed to gain much attention mainly due to the lack of promotion from Capitol Records. The band took matters into their own hands and began playing acoustic sets for small crowds at record stores and ethnic restaurants and industry insiders. This approach helped the band no-end and in February 1987 the album broke into the American top 40 reaching the number 12 position. The album gave the band two hit singles... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: It's the Beatles, previously unavailable on CDs, no bad tracks
Disadvantages: none

...Collecting every song The Beatles ever commercially released is quite a daunting task, for during their seven years as recording artists, the group managed to release thirteen albums and an impressive collection of singles. The British versions of the albums usually did not contain the singles, as the group did not want to make fans buy an album full of singles they already owned. In the U.S., however, Capitol cut many tracks off of the albums and added whatever they wished, thus some Beatles singles were available on the U.S. versions of the albums. But unless you wanted to hunt down old vinyl versions of songs, you would never have all the Beatles songs. And even if you did find all the U.S. albums, you would still be missing some singles and B-sides of the singles. Fortunately, in 1988, this problem was fixed with the release... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: An experience on its own! amazing guitarist ever! u gotta listen!
Disadvantages: none!

...Steve Vai, Those of you who are familiar with this name, my respects! and for those who arent please let me have this opportunity to introduce you to the most amazing guitarist on the face of mother earth =). ARTIST INTRODUCTION Steve Vai, A Grammy Award winning guitarist, composer, vocalist, and record producer, was born in June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York. At the age of 10, he started playing with some local bands and his passion for guitars kept growing more and more and in 1974 he took guitar lessons from another living legend also known as the guitar god by most, Joe Satriani. Having done all that and at a very early age stil, Steve Vai mailed Frank Zappa a transcription of Zappa's " The Black Page", an instrumental song, along with a tape with some of Steve Vai's own guitar playing solos and parts. Zappa was so impressed... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful