Original version. Out-of-print in the US! Already an international musical superstar, Melissa Etheridges profile was raised to an even higher level in the past year with her courageous battle against breast cancer, an amazing show-stopping performance on the Grammy Awards and by being honored as one of Time Magazines Top 100 Most Influential People in the World. This special Greatest Hits CD is the first comprehensive collection of songs recorded during Melissas remarkable musical journey, drawn from the earliest roots of her career to the brand new track 'I Run For Life', just recently recorded. It features 4 newly recorded songs including the current hit single, 'Refugee', a cover of the Tom Petty classic, as well as fan and radio favorites. Island. 2005.

Already an international musical superstar, Melissa Etheridge’s profile was raised to an even higher level in the past year with her courageous battle against breast cancer, an amazing show-stopping performance on the Grammy© Awards and by being honored as one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People in the World. This special Greatest HitsCD is the first comprehensive collection of songs recorded during Melissa’s remarkable musical journey, drawn from the earliest roots of her career to the brand new track “I Run For Life,” just recently recorded. It features 4 newly recorded songs including the current hit single, “Refugee,” a cover of the Tom Petty classic, as well as fan and radio favorites.This Deluxe Edition features a recent interview with her, TV performances, exclusive unseen footage, and bonus features.

The fruit of a one-off collaboration between ex-Deep Purple bassist/singer Glenn Hughes and journeyman guitarist Pat Thrall, Hughes/Thrall is full of the energy of early-'80s rock. With lyrics like "You got the power/Turn on the light" sung in best Ian Gillan fashion and buoyed by relentless grooves and Thrall's virtuosic guitar, this album is an overlooked gem. Thrall's use of the guitar synthesizer is very interesting. Throughout the album, he combines the muscle of hard rock with the textures of post-punk and new wave, as if Andy Summers were sitting around jamming with Eddie Van Halen. Take, for example, "Beg, Borrow or Steal." The verse is pure new wave, with its straight-eighth synth chords, but it soon gives way to the sleazy rock of the chorus. Much of this sound may in fact trace its origin to Queen and Rush, but listening to Hughes/Thrall in its historical context places it firmly in the same territory in which Billy Idol was to have so much success. The performances by the two leaders are fantastic. Hughes' voice and bass playing are in fine form, and Thrall exhibits a healthy dose of Allan Holdsworth in his playing. The mix, handled by none other than Andy Johns, tends to bury Thrall's guitar a bit, but the drums and bass sound great for an album from this period. This is aggressive and vital hard rock, with a healthy dose of texture and subtlety that prevents it from descending to the depths of self-parody that so much rock from the late '70s and early '80s was unable to save itself from. Worth searching out. ~ Daniel Gioffre