Priority Sound

Priority Sound
- 100 selected discs -

The essential collection

Progressive bands.

Fantastic, mesmerizing sound.

Alternative and classic rock.
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From "M" to "R"

Dave Matthews Band: Everyday

One of the top groups of our time. Despite the new sound, there are still many touches of older Dave Matthews Band albums included. "I Did It," opens the CD in an aggressive groove, while "When the World Ends" follows with clipped licks that dive into a muddier, open-flowing chorus. From there on out, the floodgates open into something that often recalls Peter Gabriel, which is ironic, given that the band replaced producer Steve Lillywhite, whose work with Gabriel is legendary, with Glen Ballard, whose work with Alanis Morissette is of equal note, if not acclaim.

Bob Marley: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers

Pearl Jam: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Live; 2 Discs; "Bootleg")

Best set of US Tour. The Pittsburgh set includes rare tracks such as "Wash" and "Crazy Mary", and culminates with the encore of The Who's Classic "Baba O'Riley". Also the interlude in "Daughter" contains a rare cover of Sonic Youths "Bull in the Heather". Listen to Stone gossards vocals on the rarely played live "Mankind".

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Various Artists; Soundtrack)

A marvelous collection of songs. Folk, Blues, Bluegrass, Spiritual, Gospel - the soulful sounds of America. Every song in the movie is on this CD! Producer T Bone Burnett enlists the voices of Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, and kindred spirits for performances of traditional material, in arrangements that are either a cappella or feature bare-bones accompaniment. Highlights range from the aching purity of Krauss's "Down to the River to Pray" to the plainspoken faith of the Whites' "Keep on the Sunny Side" to Stanley's chillingly plaintive "O Death." The album's spiritual centerpiece finds Krauss, Welch, and Harris harmonizing on "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a gospel lullaby that sounds like a chorus of Appalachian angels.

Pure Jazz (Various Artists)

Pure Jazz opens with Nina Simone's early hit, the shuffle-rhythm "My Baby Just Cares for Me," then features another dozen vocal tracks that hit high marks all around. The most familiar are probably Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child," here from the achingly poignant Lady Sings the Blues collection, and Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong teaming up on "Summertime." But there's also Sarah Vaughan on "Misty" and Nat "King" Cole on "Unforgettable." The best jazz compilation around!

Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing

Thelonius Monk: Epistrophy, Vol. 2

Youssou N'Dour: Immigres

Randy Newman: Good Old Boys

Roy Orbison - Rock & roll is here to stay!

Psychedelic Rock Essentials - Tune in, turn on, and crank it up with Psychedelic Rock Essentials from the dazzling days of kaleidoscopic rock.

Metallica It's loud, it's fast, it's pure aggression packed into a Marshall stack. Check out Amazon.com's Metal Essentials.
From pioneers Judas Priest and Black Sabbath to Metallica and Megadeth, and on to Tool and Korn, here's a list of essential ear-bruisings.