Thursday, November 16, 2006

Queen is Dead: buy Queen

Freddie by Mick Rock

Freddie Mercury is still king in the UK ...

Their over-the-top rock may not win the critical acclaim given The Beatles or the Rolling Stones, but Queen can claim Britain's best-selling album of all time. The Official U.K. Charts Company said Thursday that Queen's "Greatest Hits" had sold more than 5.4 million copies in Britain since its release in 1981, more than any other record.

  1. "Greatest Hits," Queen, 5,407,587
  2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," The Beatles, 4,811,996
  3. "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" Oasis, 4,314,715
  4. "Brothers In Arms," Dire Straits, 3,956,704
  5. "Gold," Abba, 3,943,950
  6. "The Dark Side Of The Moon," Pink Floyd, 3,781,993
  7. "Greatest Hits II," Queen, 3,644,619
  8. "Thriller," Michael Jackson, 3,578,107
  9. "Bad," Michael Jackson, 3,554,301
  10. "The Immaculate Collection," Madonna, 3,402,160

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Gov't Mule 2006 live torrents: 2006/11/15

Warren Haynes

One more Mule show for you.

Gov't Mule
2006/11/15
Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte, NC , USA

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Acoustic Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks clip

Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks trading licks on acoustics.

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(Thru: Rock Music Daily)

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David Gilmour: live tracks for Xmas

Pink Floyd singer-guitarist David Gilmour has just announced a special Christmas gift for his fans -- new material that will be released for the holidays. Gilmour will release three live recordings next month, dedicated to the late Floyd founder Syd Barrett.

One is an acoustic cover of the song "Dark Globe," from Barrett's debut solo album The Madcap Laughs, while the other is a new version of Pink Floyd's first single "Arnold Layne." There will be two versions of "Arnold Layne," both of which were recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London -- one features Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright on vocals, while the other has surprise guest performer David Bowie.

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Lucky Soul: Ain't Never Been Cool

Lucky Soul - Ain't Never Been Cool

Life isn't fair. Major record companies seem to prefer fake artists with fake voices (and fake tits). So what can you do when you are pop band with a real singer? You go DYI. Lucky Soul releases their new 3-track Ain't Never Been Cool on December 11 on their own Ruffa Lane label.

Based in Greenwich in the UK Lucky Soul builds their updated version of classic pop. I Gots The Magic starts with a few notes that sound a lot like Sweet Jane in the Cowboy Junkies version with a healthy chunk of distorted guitar thrown in, Struck Dumb is a fifties pastiche and Ain't Never Been Cool is a song that Nancy Sinatra should cover making Lucky Soul tons of money in the proces.

Lovely tunes. I say it again in case you misread it the first time: lovely tunes.

MP3: Lucky Soul - Ain't Never Been Cool

Tour dates (all in London unless indicated otherwise):

  • 11/18 New Pop Revolution @ Metro
  • 11/23 Old Spitalfields Market Alternative Christmas Lights Ceremony
  • 11/28 The Fly
  • 12/05 Bardens Boudoir
  • 12/15 Debaser, Stockholm
  • 12/31 New Year's at the Hope & Anchor

» luckysoul.co.uk
» luckysoul-album.blogspot.com
» myspace.com/luckysoulluckysoul

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