Music on CD

According to the Rolling Stone magazine, Jeff Beck is one of the five best guitarists ever and is often called the "guitarist's guitarist". He is also one of the three noted guitarists to have played with the legendary Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page). Joined by longtime sparring partner Jan Hammer, Beck kicks the album off with Hammer's "Star Cycle". Most of the songs are almost Sci-Fi instrumental rock tunes with subtle hints of jazz and blues. Then you have the more rocking instrumentals such as "The Pump" or "The Golden Road". The closing track "The Final Peace" was far ahead of its time (1980) with virtuoso guitarwork as we know it today from Joe Satriani, Jason Becker and Steve Vai.

After leaving the famous band the 'Zombies', Rod Argent recruited bass player John Rodford, drummer Bob Henritt and guitarist Russ Ballard and called the quartet Argent. Under this name they released the eponymous debut album 'Argent' in 1970. The song "Liar" became a hit and was covered by the American band Three Dog Night and became a year later an even bigger hit. 'Argent' is a masterpiece, each of its 10 tracks a slice of virtuosic musicianship, impassioned singing and songwriting from Russ Ballard and Rod Argent, that displays wide emotional and musical range. Each song is a perfectly constructed gem, just different enough that they have their own character yet a cohesive entity.

What is This: What is This [CD]

Julio Iglesias: Divorcio [CD]

Crazy Horse (Feat Neil Young): Crazy moon 1978 [CD]

Mew: And the Glass Handed Kites [2 CD]

Cheap Trick: All shook up 1980 [CD]