Westbound Train has been skanking around the Boston scene since the new millennium got under way, & Transitions is the group's third album & their debut for the Hellcat label. Like Bim Skala Bim, the godfather of the Beantown ska scene, the septet's trad sound is fired by emotive, soulful vocals. & although they're not quite as polished as Bim yet, this Westbound Train is still bound for the big time. On this 16-song set, the band showcases the Transitions that drove the Jamaican scene thr ...

Westlife " The Love Album", 11 epic love songs personally selected by the group. Produced by Steve Mac, each track is packed with soaring choruses & epic string arrangements classic ingredients that are synonymous with Westlife. Westlife's previous album Face To Face has now reached double Platinum sales in Australia. The album went from 180 to 1 on the Aria charts in one week, during their promotional tour of Australia in March of this year. ...

Following Lethal Injection, Ice Cube's career began to sag slightly, both in terms of sales & critical respect. As a response, he formed Westside Connection with fellow West Coast gangsta rappers Mack 10 & WC -- the first hip-hop supergroup ever formed. Bow Down, the trio's debut, is everything you would expect from this pedigree, for better & for worse. Musically, the record is fantastic, with tight, slamming production that alternates between driving hardcore rhythms & elastic booty-fu ...

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Fantastic is the misguided 1983 debut release from the U.K. duo Wham. With Fantastic, George Michael & partner Andrew Ridgeley introduced themselves as leather jacket-clad, street-smart "rebels." This approach proved wildly popular in the U.K., where Fantastic was a Top Ten hit, but the album went largely unnoticed in the States. Fantastic is now notable only for its early appearance of Michael, who would become an international superstar by the mid-'80s. While Fantastic showcases the young (2 ...

' To Lose My Life' is the debut album from West London post-punk outfit White Lies, who have been compared to many bands, including Joy Division & Arcade Fire. Received positively & slated as a contender for the Mercury Music Prize, To Lose My Life was produced by Ed Buller & Max Dingel, who have previously worked with The Killers & Glasvegas. The album

Includes:: the singles, ' Unfinished Business', ' Death', ' To Lose My Life' & ' From The Stars'.

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The last time White Lion issued a new studio album, the musical world was a very different place. Hair metal was still en vogue, but its death knell was rapidly approaching (with the arrival of Nirvana). The group collapsed soon after the lukewarm reception bestowed upon the release of 1991's Mane Attraction, & remained in hibernation until the late '90s, until singer Mike Tramp began touring under a few different White Lion-related names (such as " Remembering White Lion" & " Tramp's White L ...