Jam Session

Jam Session Review

"Nobody in the history of jazz fiddle has ever played with the technical assurance of O'Connor, and he has been a brilliant and soulful improviser since he was a teenager ... Backed with driving finesse by bassist Jon Burr and guitarist Frank Vignola, this live set has a definite whiff of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France about it, with O'Connor's fire and heart-on-the-sleeve emotional involvement rendering this not only one of the finest discs of his career, but one of the greatest jazz violin albums ever." -- Chicago Tribune "Acoustic, progressive Grappelli-style violin and Django-style guitar jazz played by Mark O'Connor and his Hot Swing Trio featuring Frank Vignola and Jon Burr. Reviving a once overlooked style and demonstrating its undiminished vitality, Live In New York documents this moment of arrival and departure: recorded impeccably, executed flawlessly, it completes the trilogy that had begun with Hot Swingand In Full Swing." -- Robert L. Doerschuk, former editor of Musician magazine

* A jam session is at once a spontaneous musical conversation and an art form. It strengthens both artistic and personal bonds between players of a variety of musical styles around the world. Once in a while, improvisational exchanges between musicians in a jam escalate to a fever pitch: this recording, which captures nine such instances, represents the contributions of six natural jammers to the art of the jam.
* Features some of the best recorded improvised solos to date by O'Connor, Thile, Vignola, and Sutton.

Riot Act

Riot Act Review

It's strange to think Pearl Jam was once herded under the grunge umbrella alongside pathos-spewing acts like Nirvana and Alice in Chains. The Seattle group's eighth album (give or take the 72 bootleg-style double CDs they released in 2001) has more in common with classic rock institutions like Crazy Horse and the Band than the snarling forces that were trying to tear away at their legacies. Appropriately, Riot Act is built on thematic pillars--love, death, politics--and fueled by dense, uncompromising power chords. It takes yet another step away from the courteous tones of the band's cornerstone LPs, Ten and Vs, and proudly flaunts egotism ("I know I was born and I know that I'll die/ The in-between is mine," Eddie Vedder sings on "I Am Mine") and a dark underbelly ("Green Disease"). But it's far from insufferable: If any band can make self-obsession sound hospitable, it's Pearl Jam. And when Vedder sneaks in the line "All you need is love" on the rollicking "Love Boat Captain," he proves that despite his furrowed-brow demeanor, he's a born entertainer. --Aidin Vaziri

Mirror Ball

Mirror Ball Review

Neil Young's eagerly-awaited follow-up to the Grammy-nominated will include the epic \Act of Love

Gift

Gift Review

Remastered reissue of the mod icon's ambitious sixth album.11 tracks including the hit single, 'Town Called Malice', 'Precious' and 'Ghost'. 1997 release. Standard jewel case.

Pearl Jam Twenty

Pearl Jam Twenty Review

In honor of Pearl Jam s twentieth anniversary, Academy Award®-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe created a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot concert and interview footage. Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from center stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them giving way to a work culture that would sustain them. Told in big themes and bold colors with blistering sound, the film is carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely seen and never before seen footage spanning the band s career. Pearl Jam Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam: part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, part testimonial to the power of music and uncompromising artists.
DVD includes the feature-length documentary plus 26 minutes of never-before-seen bonus features.

Vs. (Vinyl Edition Remastered)

Vs. (Vinyl Edition Remastered) Review

Indie/RSD exclusive 4 wk window 4/12-5/9. Original Album

Live on Two Legs

Live on Two Legs Review

Seventy-one minutes of live Pearl Jam plus an unreleased song? It's aural nirvana for fans of the reclusive, integrity-driven Seattle quintet. Pearl Jam are nothing if not passionate and unabashedly rocking, and this 16-track offering, recorded during their Yield tour, illustrates why the mumbly voiced rock deity and his band of merry men inspire such ardor in their followers. Eddie Vedder's emotive vocals, Mike McCready and Stone Gossard's raw and raging fretwork and edgy, catchy, whisper-to-a-scream dynamics are deftly and inspiringly captured. Though a few staples (including "Jeremy") are missing, songs running the gamut of the band's seven-year career--from "Corduroy" to "Nothingman" to the Neil Young-penned "F*ckin' Up"--more than make up for any exclusions. The breadth and scope found on Live on Two Legs (a take on the Queen song, "Death on Two Legs"?) proves the once über-"alternative" Pearl Jam have struck a loud chord in the mainstream...and that's not a bad thing. --Katherine Turman

Oh Lucky Day!

Oh Lucky Day! Review

Oh Lucky Day! by Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band

This product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Radio Disney Jams 15th B-Day Edition

Radio Disney Jams 15th B-Day Edition Review

In partnership with Radio Disney, Walt Disney Records is releasing the brand new Radio Disney Jams 15th B-Day Edition CD! The Radio Disney Jams franchise has a rich history and this next release promises to keep delivering the great music fans want to hear. In celebration of Radio Disney's 15th anniversary, this release is packed with 15 fan favorites which make up the perfect playlist.

Gospel Jams

Gospel Jams Review

CD Gospel Jams

Sound Affects

Sound Affects Review

Digitally remastered reissue of their fifth album. Originally released in 1980, it features the hits 'Start!', 'That's Entertainment' and 'Pretty Green'. 1997 release. Standard jewelcase.

Pearl Jam Twenty (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Pearl Jam Twenty (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Review

2011 two CD collection containing 29 rare and unreleased tracks hand-picked by Cameron Crowe with his original liner notes and never-before-seen photos in a 36-page booklet. It is packaged in a hard bound book.. In honor of Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary, award-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe created a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage, plus 24 hours of recently shot concert and interview footage. Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band's formation, the chaos that ensued soon-after their rise to mega-stardom, their step back from center stage, and the creation of a work culture that would sustain them.