VARIOUS: Peace & Love: The Woodstock Generation

THEY say if you can remember the 60s, then you weren't really there, so what better way to retrieve those lost memories than a compilation of the best moments. Peace & Love contains one classic track after another across a three CD-set. From the soulful voices of Curtis Mayfield and Otis Redding to the flowered-up psychedelia of Janis Joplin and The Byrds, not forgetting The Beach Boys and The Monkees, there are more than enough songs for you to sing along to.

PAPA ROACH: Getting Away With Murder

AFTER the success of debut album Infest, which sold over three million copies worldwide, Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, and Tobin Esperance returned with Lovehatetragedy in 2002. But it is in Getting Away With Murder that sees them make their biggest leap musically. Their third album is a full-on rock album. Recorded over the past year with producer Howard Benson (Hoobastank, P.O.D), it showcases a huge stylistic leap forward as they introduce a new political angle to their lyrics.

FRIED: Fried

SET to be one of the biggest breakthrough acts of 2004, Fried make an eagerly anticipated album debut. Fried is former Fine Young Cannibals songwriter David Steele and his New Orleans discovery, Jonte Short. Together, they deliver a record that evokes the greatness of soul with a sharp contemporary twist. Jonte's rich vocal gift amazes throughout Fried, on the Motown-influenced You're With The Wrong One, continuing through to funkier tunes like Getaway and It's Too Late. Opening track When You Get Out Of Jail features RZA, while Portishead's Beth Gibbons contributes a co-write on Stranger In This Land. Impressive debut.

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