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Music Review: Roy Orbison - The Best Of The Soul Of Rock and Roll

5909 days ago

Topix — The music of Roy Orbison ages like a fine wine. The Soul Of Rock and Roll by Roy Orbison is a massive career spanning four disc, 107 song set. The Best Of The Soul Of Rock and Roll is an independent 18 song, single disc that is basically a sampler of... more info

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Roy Orbison Gives Kevin Bacon a Run for His Money

5925 days ago

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: In his song 'Thunder Road,' Bruce Springsteen delivers the now-classic famous line, "Roy Orbison singing for the lonely/Hey that's me and I want you only" with conviction. You're the boss, Bruce. But the thing is, even ... more info

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CD: Roy Orbison, The Soul of Rock and Roll

5930 days ago

Guardian Music — Elvis tried but no one delivered pop tragedy with the gravitas of Orbison. His Sixties hits were revolutionary, operatic arias borne up by his doomstruck tenor, a dramatic departure from the rockabilly fodder he gave Sun Records in the Fifties. This ... more info

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Win a Roy Orbison Box Set Prize Pack

5941 days ago

Rolling Stone — The four-disc Roy Orbison box set The Soul of Rock and Roll hit stores last month and we’ve got prize packs for six lucky winners. Rock and Roll contains 107 songs including demos, live recordings and 12 previously unreleased cuts, and one grand p... more info

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Pop: The Streets, Academy, Leeds

5948 days ago

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner's career follows the trajectory of a drunken night out - sharp and observant at the start, fuzzy and excessive in the middle (when he misfired with moans about fame and bad behaviour), and now going all philosophical on new album Everyth... more info

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Album Review âˆž Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal

5949 days ago

The Late Greats — I got this album in the mail months ago. I wasnâ€™t planning on blogging about it because Alejandro gets plenty of exposure on the music blogs, hence he isnâ€™t really Late Greats material. But, last Wednesday, Vin Scelsa played the song be... more info

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