Part of Phil Stacey's problem on {#American Idol} was that he fit into no easy category: he had a clear, clean voice suited for adult contemporary pop, but a personal background that suggested he could fit as a country singer, an idea pursued on his awkward debut. Several years later and a major-label past now behind him, Phil Stacey finally lands in the right genre with his second album, Into the Light: CCM. Into the Light is a very contemporary Christian album, it is aware of the sounds and s...   [ read more ]

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Like its predecessor GS I Love You, this compiles unheard-in-the-West cuts by 1960s Japanese garage-psych bands. All 27 songs were released on Philips in Japan between 1966-69; the "GS" of the title is an abbreviation of "Group Sounds," as this genre was termed in Japan. Sure, you'd be challenged to find many (any?) collectors outside of Japan who had all of this stuff. This does not mean, though, that this is any less generic than many a standard '60s garage/psych/punk compilation from the U.S. or E...   [ read more ]

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Producer John Ryan worked with a number of bands from different genres -- the Allman Brothers, Santana, Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly, and Styx as well as techno-pop group Animotion -- and his stamp helps steer a veteran group into a new decade. Though there are no original members from the first Pure Prairie League disc, this is the most significant album by the group since their second, Bustin' Out, which featured the hit "Amie" as well as new mainstays drummer {$Billy Hinds...   [ read more ]

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