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Man, haven't listened to this from start to finish in ages. Wish I could have seen them with Freddie just once :(

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Queen – A Night At The Opera (2011 Remaster)

On 8 November 2010, record company Universal Music announced a remastered and expanded reissue of the album set for release in March 2011. This as part of a new record deal between Queen and Universal Music, which meant Queen’s association with EMI would come to an end after almost 40 years. According to Universal Music, all Queen albums are to be remastered and reissued in 2011.

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Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal (“Death on Two Legs,†“Sweet Ladyâ€), pop (the lovely, shimmering “You’re My Best Friendâ€), campy British music hall (“Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon,†“Seaside Rendezvousâ€), and mystical prog rock (“’39,†“The Prophet’s Songâ€), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic “Bohemian Rhapsody.†In short, it’s a lot like Queen’s own version of Led Zeppelin IV, but where Zep find dark menace in bombast, Queen celebrate their own pomposity. No one in the band takes anything too seriously, otherwise the arrangements wouldn’t be as ludicrously exaggerated as they are. But the appeal — and the influence — of A Night at the Opera is in its detailed, meticulous productions. It’s prog rock with a sense of humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Tracklist

DISC 1:

1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…)

2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon

3. I’m In Love With My Car

4. You’re My Best Friend

5. ’39

6. Sweet Lady

7. Seaside Rendezvous

8. The Prophet’s Song

9. Love Of My Life

10. Good Company

11. Bohemian Rhapsody

12. God Save The Queen

DISC 2:

1. Keep Yourself Alive (Long-Lost Retake, June 75)

2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section A cappella Mix 2011)

3. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix 2011)

4. I’m In Love With My car (Guitar & Vocal Mix 2011)

5. ’39 (Live at Earls Court, June 77)

6. Love Of My Life (South American Live Single June 79)

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This is a fantastic live performance from 3 greats:

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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Feat. Norah Jones – Here We Go Again

Once in a while the stars align and something magical happens…as on the night Jazz at Lincoln Center presented a salute to the late, great bluesman, Ray Charles. Two musical iconoclasts, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, along with the stunning songstress Norah Jones, collectively brought their unique musical perspective to the legendary artist’s hits such as “Hallelujah I Love Her Soâ€, “Hit the Road Jack,†and “Unchain My Heart.â€

Country music legend Willie Nelson and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis share more in common than their multiple GRAMMY® awards. They also share great respect and admiration for the late musical pioneer Ray Charles. Nelson and Marsalis joined musical forces for a two-night Jazz at Lincoln Center concert event at New York City’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Their set list explored the legacy of Charles, cleverly sequencing the songs to tell the story of a love affair from beginning to end and beyond. This fine idea was made finer by the inclusion of fellow multiple GRAMMY® winner Norah Jones, whose style suggests a middle ground between Nelson and Marsalis. The sold out performance was captured and the resulting footage expertly mixed and mastered for the brand new album.

The concert can be viewed in its entirety on Sunday, March 27th at 8pm ET on HD Net.

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Tracklist

1. Hallelujah

2. Come Rain or Come Shine

3. Unchain My Heart

4. Cryin†Time

5. Loosing Hand

6. Hit The Road Jack

7. Movin†On

8. Busted

9. Here We Go Again

10. Making Whoopie

11. I Love You So Much It Hurts

12. Whatâ€d I Say

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This shit's so good.

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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis – Two Men With The Blues

History has proven that Willie Nelson will duet with pretty much anybody who comes along, and while this open-hearted open mind sometimes backfires, more often than not it results in some of his most sublime recordings. Two Men with the Blues, his album with jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis recorded over a two-night stand at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 12 and 13, 2007, belongs in the latter category, standing as truly one of the most special records in either Nelson’s or Marsalis’ catalog. If the pair initially seem like an odd match, it’s only because Wynton long carried the reputation of a purist, somebody who was adamant against expanding the definition of jazz, which cast him as the opposite of Willie, who never found a border he couldn’t blur. Marsalis mellowed over the years, but it’s also true that he and Nelson share a common background in jazz and the Great American Songbook, so this pairing plays naturally, providing equal measures of comfort and surprise. The engine for this music is Marsalis’ band — pianist Dan Nimmer, drummer Ali Jackson, bassist Carlos Henríquez, and saxophonist Walter Blanding — with Nelson bringing his harmonica player Mickey Raphael along, which is enough to give this a flavor that’s quite distinct from a typical Marsalis session without being foreign. Similarly, this isn’t quite alien territory for Nelson either, as the repertoire relies heavily on blues standards, including a pair of tunes he cut on his jazzy breakthrough, Stardust (the title track and “Georgia on My Mindâ€), plus he’s always veered close to jazz in his vocal and guitar phrasings. All this means that Two Men with the Blues has the warm comfort of a reunion and the freshness of a new collaboration, feelings that are palpable as soon as the album kicks off with a loose yet nimble reading of Jimmy Reed’s “Bright Lights, Big City.†It’s a subtle arrangement that doesn’t draw attention to its unique touches, something that’s also true of the flashier take on Hank Williams’ “My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It,†which lurches and careens like a New Orleans marching band, coming to a highlight when Marsalis throws in a few lines from “Keep on Knockin’†for good measure. These sly spins on standards, along with a jump blues reworking of Merle Travis’ “That’s All†(first heard on a Willie Nelson record back in 1969), are balanced by numbers that are perhaps a bit more expected but are no less delightful, as “Night Life†is turned into a showcase for Wynton and the bandmembers sound as good skipping through “Caldonia†as they do laying back on “Basin Street Blues.†It’s music that flows so easily it’s perhaps easy to take for granted, but Two Men with the Blues is truly something special, as it captures two masters enjoying their common ground while spurring each other to hear old sounds in new ways. It’s a flat-out joy. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Tracklist

01 . Bright Lights Big City

02 . Night Life

03 . Caldonia

04 . Stardust

05 . Basin Street Blues

06 . Georgia On My Mind

07 . Rainy Day Blues

08 . My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It

09 . Ain’t Nobody’s Business

10 . That’s All

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25min Champagne & Reefer .... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmgood ;)

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Buddy Guy & Stevie Ray Vaughan & – It’s Still Called The Blues

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Buddy Guy LIVE At Buddy Guy’s Legend Club, Chicago, Illinois, July 30th, 1989. Buddy Guy celebrated his 53rd birthday that night and one of the guests was Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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1. It’s Called The Blues (3:17)

2. Champagne and Reefer (25:49)

3. Mary Had A Little Lamb (8:38)

4. Leave MY Girl Alone (18:46)

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Alison Krauss & Union Station – Paper Airplane

A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, Paper Airplane is Alison Krauss’ 14th album and the band’s follow-up to 2004′s triple Grammy® winning Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder). It is Krauss’ first release since her 2007 internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum collaboration with Robert Plant, Raising Sand, which won six Grammys including “Record Of The Year†and “Album Of The Year.â€

Alison Krauss and Union Station features the talents of Krauss (fiddle and lead vocals), Dan Tyminski (guitar, mandolin and lead vocals), Barry Bales (bass and harmony vocals), Ron Block (banjo, guitar and harmony vocals), and Jerry Douglas (Dobro and harmony vocals). Paper Airplane was produced by the band and recorded in Nashville with engineer Mike Shipley (Maroon 5, The Cars, Def Leppard, Joni Mitchell). As bluegrass virtuosos the members of Union Station are beyond compare, and the music they create together transcends all genres. Their work on films such as Cold Mountain and O Brother, Where Art Thou? has contributed immeasurably to a renaissance of American roots music.

Part of Alison Krauss’ incontestable talent is how effortlessly she bridges the gap between roots music and country, rock and pop. A highly sought-after collaborator, Krauss has worked with some of the biggest names in popular music, including James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton, Yo Yo Ma & Bonnie Raitt. Since signing with Rounder Records at the age of 14 in 1985 Krauss has sold in excess of 12 million albums and garnered 26 Grammy® Awards, the most for any female and the third most of any recording artist in Grammy® history. – amazon.com

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Tracklist

01. Paper Airplane

02. Dustbowl Children

03. Lie Awake

04. Lay My Burden Down

05. My Love Follows You Where You Go

06. Dimming Of The Day

07. On The Outside Looking In

08. Miles To Go

09. Sinking Stone

10. Bonita and Bill Butler

11. My Opening Farewell

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