Original vinyl 2LP. Beyoncé shoots straight to #1 in 2006 on her second solo album "B'Day." In addition to the album sitting on top of the Billboard 200 chart, her single "Irreplaceable" climbed up to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other songs to chart include "Beautiful Liar," "Get Me Bodied," "Deja Vu," "Ring the Alarm," "Upgrade U," "Kitty Kat" and "Green Light." That is 7 out of 11 songs! Bey went on to win the 2006 Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. When it comes to the pulse of music fans, Beyoncé has her finger on it.
Light and airy, filmic but intimate, carefully arranged but deceptively powerful, Suck It and See is the Arctic Monkeys’ fourth album. Recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles with long-time producer/collaborator James Ford, the album has a summery pop feel. "Everyone was in a really good mood when we were there," says Alex Turner, "so I think the fact we were having a laugh comes across."
With Suck It and See the band perfectly meshes their hard and soft sides. The album is lyrically their most verbose since their record-breaking debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. From shimmering opener “She’s Thunderstorms” to the brilliantly buoyant “Black Treacle” through to perfect closer “That’s Where You’re Wrong,” Alex Turner brings an articulate melodic swagger to the proceedings. Suck It and See is not just the sound of a band working in perfect, energetic sync, it’s one of the year’s best albums.
Arctic MonkeysSuck It And SeeTrack Listing:
1. She’s Thunderstorms 2. Black Treacle 3. Brick by Brick 4. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala 5. Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair 6. Library Pictures 7. All My Own Stunts 8. Reckless Serenade 9. Piledriver Waltz 10. Love is a Laserquest 11. Suck It and See 12. That’s Where You’re Wrong
Talk about flying high again. Originally released in 1981, Diary Of A Madman isOzzy Osbourne's sophomore solo smash and, sadly, the final studio album on which virtuoso guitarist Randy Rhoads appeared. A perfect foil for Osbourne's creativity and an inimitable instrumentalist, Rhoads died in a plane crash in 1982 just as he and Osbourne were redefinining hard rock and mainstream heavy metal.
Branching further into classicist fields and expanding the sonic palette, Diary of a Madmanepitomizes musical chemistry, raw skill, and dark moodiness. Osbourneand Rhoads light up every song here, and it's no wonder many of the tunes--"Flying High Again," "Believer," "Over the Mountain"--remain part of the iconic vocalist's concert set list.
This 30th Anniversary Edition presents the LP in definitive sonics. Mastered from the original master tapes and featuring all of the original performances, and housed in a gatefold jacket,Diary of a Madmanis an essential rock document. Any guitar fan needs to own this and Osbourne's breakthrough solo debut, Blizzard of Ozz, which also doubles as Rhoads'premier.
Ozzy OsbourneDiary Of A MadmanTrack Listing:
1. Over The Mountain 2. Flying High Again 3. You Can't Kill Rock and Roll 4. Believer 5. Little Dolls 6. Tonight 7. S.A.T.O. 8. Diary Of A Madman
