You won't see many Greatest Hits at B.T.R.C. because we are all album people. Normally, we prefer to offer all the original albums with the individual songs presented the way the artist originally intended. That being said, we are very excited to offer The Best of Kansas as our Classic Rock Record of the Month for June. Originally released in 1984, this is the first compilation album from Kansas. It features amazing hit songs from the band's first ten years. The album also boasts one new track - "Perfect Lover", a song that was dropped on all the CD versions starting in 1999. The pressing we're shipping has it back in place and represents the original 1984 release. So, beyond the fact that the album looks amazing on red vinyl, it also has the original track listing that makes it a must-have for any Kansas fan.
Fort Worth, Texas native Leon Bridges has been making a name for himself since early 2015, when he burst onto the scene with his retro soul sound. After a chance encounter with psych-rockers Austin Jenkins and Joshua Block of the band White Denim, Bridges began tracking with the two on what would become his first demos. Recorded on vintage equipment, the songs even had the feel of classic r&b and soul. They uploaded the songs onto Soundcloud, and within the year Columbia Records signed the up-and-coming Bridges. His debut album, Coming Home, sold 42,000 units its first week, appearing at #6 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Not a bad way to start your career, folks. Released on Columbia Records in June of 2015, Coming Home was nominated for a Grammy in the Best R&B Album category and has since been RIAA-certified Gold.
Father John Misty is J. Tillman. J. Tillman is Father John Misty. Father John Misty was created as the alter ego for Tillman in 2012 with the release of Fear Fun. He had just left the band Fleet Foxes and created the stage name which has now accumulated four albums with the 2018 release of God's Favorite Customer. Last year, Tillman released the highly sardonic album Pure Comedy to high critical praise. NME had the album at #4 on their Albums of the Year list. Rolling Stone had it at #19, Uncut at #13, and Uproxx at number 5 on their comparable lists. Even the Blind Tiger Record Club had it on our Best Vinyl of 2017 list for Singer Songwriter. As good as the record was, it was at times "preachy" and as good as the album sounds, the commentary can be off-putting.
When Ray Lamontagne burst onto the scene with 2004's Trouble, the comparisons were obvious and deep. Otis Redding, The Band, and Van Morrison. It wasn't a negative comparison that can sometimes be given when it appears to just copy another style or artist. It was more that LaMontagne had successfully blended his influences with his voice and style and created something new that dripped of old. It wasn't just the vocal style or the songwriting either; the album was recorded on analog tape. It was warm and instantly familiar. It had all the trapping of nostalgia, but it wasn't. It was new and because of that, it was absolutely refreshing.
In January 2006, Arctic Monkeys' first album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not sold more than 360,000 copies in the U.K. its first week of release, becoming the biggest debut in U.K. rock history. On the strength of singles like "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", young Alex Turner and company introduced the world to a new wave of danceable punk and radio-format rock to the masses.
The Cars were formed in 1976 in Boston by Ric Ocasek (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Benjamin Orzechowski (known professionally as Benjamin Orr) (bassist/vocals). The original line up consisted of Ocasek, Orr, Elliot Easton (lead guitar), David Robinson (drums) and Greg Hawkes (keyboardist). The Cars were considered "New Wave" - which basically was power pop that included electronic music. In the 70's, New Wave was also called Post Punk. In the 80's, it had morphed into synth driven pop and in many ways dominated top 40 radio. It played a major role in early MTV. It includes bands like Blondie, Tears for Fears, Elvis Costello, The Talking Heads, The Go Gos, Duran Duran, The Bangles, Madness, The Cure, The Knack, The Pretenders and even The Police.
John and T.J. Osborne make up the country rock duo Brothers Osborne. Mixing traditional and modern country & rock elements, T.J.'s baritone vocal delivery pairs perfectly with John's abilities on the guitar. Originally hailing from Deale, Maryland, the brothers have called Nashville, Tennessee home since the early 2010's when they signed a publishing deal with Warner-Chappell/King Pen Music.
Hair metal legends Poison were one of the definitive bands to carry the torch for the genre from the mid-80's into the early 90's. Formed in Pennsylvania in 1983 by longtime friends Bret Michaels and drummer Rikki Rockett, the lineup was eventually rounded out by bassist Bobby Dall and guitarist C.C. Deville. Originally calling themselves Paris, the group soon changed their name and moved to Los Angeles with the intention of breaking through.
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