After two LPs with little or no energy, Sade demonstrated some intensity and fire on her third release. Whether that was just an attempt to change the pace a bit or a genuine new direction, she had more animation in her delivery on such songs as "Haunt Me," "Give It Up," and the hit "Paradise." Not that she was suddenly singing in a soulful or bluesy manner; rather, Sade's dry and introspective tone now had a little more edge, and the lyrics were ironic as well as reflective. This was her third consecutive multi-platinum album, and it matched the two-million-plus sales level of her debut. ~ Ron Wynn

Prokofieff - Lieutenant Kije, Stravinsky - Song of the Nightingale (Fritz Reiner/CSO)
Vinyl Rip in 24-Bit/96-kHz | FLAC tracks | cue | no log | Covers | FS, MU, HF | 802 MB 3% rec
1957 | Genre: Classical | Label: Chesky | RC-10 | US pressing, reissue from RCA 3-track tape

Kijé is from the mainstream Prokofiev stable: folk tunes scored with great invention and combined with sections of sarcasm and wit. The Stravinsky tone poem, Song of the Nightingale, is music taken from his opera, The Nightingale. It is a score of great brilliance and demands the utmost virtuosity from every player. Here, under the watchful eye of Fritz Reiner, the Chicago Symphony delivers the goods.

(Anthony Kershaw, audiophilia classic, 2009)

This is the eleveth studio album from KISS. Released September 18, 1983 on Mercury Records. It is the band’s first album for Mercury Records. On the day of the album’s release, Kiss appeared on MTV without their trademark makeup. It was the first public appearance without makeup by KISS. The album cover had bassist/band co-founder Gene Simmons sticking out his long trademark tongue to show fans that the quartet were still KISS, with or without makeup.