NOW 34 10/11/2005 HARD RAIN should rightfully be

HARD RAIN should rightfully be compared to Neil Young's TIME FADES AWAY as a wrongfully overlooked live album by a major artist

especially in the U

so you'd have thought that during the four years Anita Baker stepped back from the recording industry to have a family

keeping the same producers and songwriters on board and maintaining the same smart and sassy attitude she displays throughout

There are a couple of early versions here of originals ("Brass Buttons" and "November Nights") that would later surface on Parsons' more accomplished solo albums

NOW 34 10/11/2005 HARD RAIN should rightfully beThe 34th volume of the Now series, released in June 2010, features four number one singles: B. o. B.'s "Nothin' on You," Rihanna's "Rude Boy," Usher's "OMG," and the Black Eyed Peas' "Imma Be." A couple others reached the Top Ten, while most of the rock selections either didn't come close or failed to hit the Hot 100. The disc's "bonus track" portion, a feature of the 33rd volume as well, involves four new artists who are granted full page promotion