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awful sound, callas showing decline
Callas is beginning to show serious vocal problem here. And I'm not a fan of Alfredo Kraus. To add to all that, the sound is unacceptable.This only deserve 2 stars because Callas is here, without it, it would be worthless. The five star Traviata is hands down the fab performance of the underrated Cotrubas/Domingo/Milnes recording. That is what Traviata is all about. Cotrubas sings the best sempre libera around, even better than that overrated singer from Australia, and far better than La Divina at this point of her career. | 0negative
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Singular!
The Jono El Grande Orchestra, led by Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Jon Andreas Hatun (aka El Grande) on keyboards, guitars and programming, consists of two sax players, a trumpeter, a flautist, two xylophonists, keyboards, bass and drums. Many comparisons have been made to Waka-Jawaka/Grand Wazoo-era Zappa because of the xylophones and baritone sax, but structurally this music has very little to do with the MOI.It's hard to pin down his influences exactly -- a little Pekka Pohjola, Nino Rota, TV soundtracks, Isildurs Bane? Highly-composed, the music shifts moods, modes and tempos frequently. One hesitates to call it "jazz" since it avoids improvisation, but with sax leading the melodies most of the time that's probably the closest genre -- with frequent injections of instrumental rock. I picture it as the soundtrack to an arty Norwegian film about the hijinks of college students away from home for the first time.Intelligently composed, artfully played and completely unique, this disc is good for dozens of plays before all of its secrets have been revealed. | 1positive
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Ricky Martin keeps the pace.
If you liked his previous release Vuelve, you will certainly like the mood on this CD. It has a combination of fast pace tunes with smoothing slow melodies. The lyrics to his songs always add a twist of fun and movement to his songs.He starts his CD with the hit "She Bangs", continues with "Saint Tropez", which has a sensual tune of instruments and lyrics that let's you groove. Track 3, "Come To Me", is the slower of his songs, but still has a beat that can make you get up and move. My favorite is track 6, "Amor" which has the Latin/English blend of lyrics, the music is just as fast and makes you move in your seat.I also like the idea of having the blend of Latin lyric songs mixed with English lyric songs.Overall the album plays on with the blend of fast past Latin/pop and soft beat sensual/love tunes, Ricky keeps the consistency from his previous albums.Have fun listening and dancing. | 1positive
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Fun music
Tango with the best of them. Learn the basics and improvise from there. | 1positive
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Finger Picking Perfection
You will search long and hard to find better music than this. Don't listen at low volume either ... Crank it up! Pure joy. This is a quality recording, too. | 1positive
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was expecting "more" for some reason..
So this is all Britney could come up with after being on "vacation" ?! How sad. I was not impressed at all. Glad I didn't buy it & only downloaded it off kazaa. I would be really pissed if I shelled out actual money for this one. Yuck. The only decent song off the album is me against the music & that isn't even good at all! | 0negative
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The Litanies Of Satan ~ Diamanda Galas
Well, this is the weirdest record I own! Diamanda Galas has a voice that cannot be described. On this album there are two pieces, Wild Women With Steak-Knives and The Litanies of Satan. WWWSk features Galas screaming over and over like a madman. Her voices carries higher then I have ever heard! The Litanies Of Satan is a version of a poem by a French autor. This is a really creepy album, but if you like challenging art/music, this is the album for you! | 1positive
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A Perfect Live Cure Concert on DVD!!!
I have Seen the Cure live, I own many of the Cure's live VHS tapes (Show, in Orange, ect) I have all the Cure's CD's, but this DVD is Cure Perfection. Everything the band is about is caught here on DVD, filmed in High definition video and surround sound. This Concert Sounds beautiful but the film work captures the band almost as good as seeing them live, take it from me. They play their 3 darkest and richest albums live in full completion plus two encore songs. This DVD is worth every cent and more. This is a cure fans dream, and anyone else who enjoys high quality emotional, dark, music. There will never be another group like the Cure and this DVD is your chance to see them in all their glory. Enjoy Cure Fans! | 1positive
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Dianne Krall
Great. There are no other superlatives. Dianne Krall with her trio excel themselves on this disc. She sings effortlessly and the end product is superb. I rate her up with Fitgerald, Vaughm etc.Listen to 'East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) - sheer bliss. | 1positive
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1, Emil Gilels, New York Phil
You could listen clearly someone was coughing for about 5 minutes in the first chapter. It is a shame that Sony would even release this one to the public. | 0negative
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Bob Dylan...Modern Times
Great new Bob Dylan CD. I love it...he is as good as ever.... | 1positive
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15 years later, It is still gold!
The 2002 Tony for Best Revival went to "Into the Woods" and it is well deserved. This staging and album are both pure gold.Vanessa Williams' interpretation of the Witch manages to be quite distinct from Bernadette Peters' while maintaining the standard Ms. Peters set back in 1987. Although her velvet tones do strike you as a bit smooth for the character - you can feel the underlying emotion in the larger numbers, like "The Last Midnight"Both Laura Benanti and Kerry O'Malleys voices are quite beautiful and add new dimensions to the characters of Cinderella and the Baker's Wife, respectively. Benanti's "On the Steps of the Palace" is much lighter and more "girlish" than Kim Crosby on the 1987 recording, which is refreshing to a listener who's become so attached to the original recording.The only reason I haven't given this five stars is the quality of the recording itself. In many places, the recording feels a bit closed in as if you were in a small space, almost drowning out the richness of many of the actors' voices.Overall, the recording breathes new life and energy in an already timeless musical and makes a welcome addition to any Sondheim library! | 1positive
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it took a long time
i sold this back twice. i bought it on cassette used and ported it around with me in my car. "great fire" and "love on a farm boy's" nothwithstanding, this takes a long time to sink in. once its sunk, however, you'll be beatifully bogged. not as lugubrious and pastoral as any number of persnickety XTCites maintain, not as majestic and etherally lovely as "Skylarking"--as essential, however, as "Black Sea" or "Oranges and Lemons".get it, kittens & cats. | 1positive
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I feel dirty!
When I heard this album I felt violated, but not in a good way... it conjured thoughts of seedy 70's night clubs with tight leather pants being the compulsory dress code... | 0negative
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Full Moon
It was interesting reading early reviews of this album because after listening to it again recently I found that I agreed with a few posters who mentioned that this was an attempt to recapture the magic of 'Never Say Never'. Brandy working with Darkchild is indeed a great pairing however, although I enjoy a lot of the songs on this disc the overuse of the "digitized" vocals was a bit of a turn off. Brandy has one of the best voices out of the young crop of r&b; divas but this disc doesn't always make use of that fact so although 'Full Moon' is a strong album it didn't really connect with her fans the way that 'Never Say Never' did.I believe as a music fan that certain artists really only create 1 or 2 truly magically creative albums that for whatever reason connects with the public at large and that album for Brandy was 'Never Say Never'. That album was able to cross over from r&b; into the pop charts which accounted for its hugh multi-platinum success. I don't believe that this album did not do well because Brandy was pregnant & couldn't support it with tv appearances though, I believe that a poor choice for a first single was made which didn't generate the kind of interest needed in today's music market to sell albums.All that being said, I did enjoy more than not on this disc and the standout tracks to me are:WHEN YOU TOUCH ME - gorgeous ballad..shoulda, coulda, woulda been a huge success if released as a singleNOTHING - 'nother beautiful balladHE IS - 'nother beautiful ballad that shoulda been released as a singleCOME A LITTLE CLOSER - although closer to filler status, her vocals are beautiful on this, another strong balladI THOUGHT - great use of the "digi" soundFULL MOON - this is my fave song on this disc, excellent use of her lower register mixed with her layered backing vocalsLIKE THIS - love her singing in her lower register & the music production is excellent as well with the wurlitzer & guitar making it sound kind of neo-soulishDIE WITHOUT YOU - excellent remake as a duet with her brother Ray JWHAT ABOUT US - it grows on you over time but just wasn't a strong enough track, in my opinion to set this album offI'd highly recommend this disc as there's only one song that I truly didn't like. It's a strong offering by Brandy that just didn't get a lot of support by the label (they certainly could've put out another single or two to keep the album alive in the public's mind). | 1positive
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Bof !
Je suis très déue de cette réception non par le produit lui-mme mais :- le coffret était cassé- il manquait la jaquette et (éventuellement) le livret.Est-il possible de la recevoir ? | 0negative
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Str8 Do Do
This album is whack to the tenth power! Str8 do do! Snoop must have been smoking some serious chronic when he put these broads out! Damn snoop! | 0negative
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Buy DNC
DNC is great rock music. I don't know how you would really classify them as they are not metal or hard rock. They just rock and have a unique sound. | 1positive
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Autumn and Tom and Bobby and Sly , are gone
Horrible record and really lack luster interpretations except for a couple. I mean with Ron and Sal been the songwriters they were, why do Louie Louie ??????? Makes one wonder if Warner who released some great obscure albums in this period really knew what they had :( I'd re-release it as Beau Brummel's 666 as its in the bottom of hell on their recorded output :( | 0negative
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Wherever We Go - a guaranteed station changer
"I Am Free" rates the album 1 star; the single rated alone deserves five.However, "Wherever We Go" automatically takes off the other four stars and immediately shuts off KLOVE (Christian Radio Station) for me. It's a self-focused, syrupy hap-hap-happy song that 1) doesn't say much about honoring God IMO and 2) doesn't minister to Christians struggling through daily, ordinary trials. The following lyrics don't characterize most of our lives wherever 'we' go, not to mention the words are ridiculous to the point of offense.Where we go, little glow-worms glowLittle roadrunners run aheadGonna tell their friendsLittle mice, little menGet `em all excitedAll invited | 0negative
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A "Regular People" Review
Brahms German Requiem is a great piece of music, this isn't nearly as intense as Verdi or Mozart's Requiems and not as tame at Faure's. It fits nicely in between. I can't say anything about the recording because this is the only one I've ever heard, but there are no complaints here. If you like semi dramatic choral music, (if you want super dramatic go for Verdi's Requiem!) give it a try....and keep me updated! | 1positive
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Second best album of Caifanes
Great album with all of the original members of Caifanes. Excellent combination of lyrics and music!! Favorite song: La celula qu explota. | 1positive
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Good lord, this is mind numbing!
I made a good choice when purchasing this album. No, a great choice. It's very similar to those artsy post-metal bands that we all love, with a tweek. The ambience in the songs are amazing, and remind me of Mogwai and Godspeed You Black Emperor!, but when it gets heavy, it gets HEAVY. You can tell right off the bat why they toured with Death by Stereo and Mastodon, but then again, they could just easily be lumped with any post-rock spacey prog band.For fans of all that hydrahead crap, please buy this. And they're on earache, how can they suck? [I take that back, Adema are hideous, but I digress]. | 1positive
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wonderfull new cd of spanish singer david bustamante
the spanish singer david Bustamante has improved himself with this his second album, produced y the best lati aerican music producer emilio estefan ad in addition to the esceptional , and wondefull voice of this singer this album is called to be a world hit not only7 in spain and Latin America where the first single has been already choosen as the soudtrack of a novela , but even on latin charts in eeuu, some of the songs are definetely called to be hits in latin america because of the fusion you can find betwen spanish/italian typicall allads and the most inovative rimths from south America salsa etc.. you would not regreet if you buy it | 1positive
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You win some, you lose some
Alot of people write all these glowing reviews and claim the latest and greatest post prog genre splitting-whatever.... this aint it. Way out there and boring. Music never takes off. I bought it on a whim, shoulda listned to more samples. Wasted money that coulda gone to other habits... | 0negative
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it is so very enjoyable cd
itis my pleasure to edit my view about this album. i was down for real, but when i listening to this cd, i fell so glad and i fell i really enjoying the music. i think this is the man in hip-hop as well as in the music industry as whole. i wish this rapper(eminem) all the best and succesesful in music | 1positive
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More of the same
Once again, Iron Maiden offers over and over again the same songs they always play. This is noting new. This is nothing interesting. That band just shows no respect for the fans because they offer the same stuff in order to make money. The same tracks live for the 1000000000000 time. If you are a fan, show some respect for yourself and do not buy this. Make the band know they have more songs to offer. | 0negative
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Eh....
This album isn't really that great. There are three versions of "Death of a Party", and the only one I really like is the Billy Whiskers version. All the rest drag on for far too long. The Moby remix of Beetlebum, John McIntyre's Theme From Retro, and the broadway On Your Own actually sound like different songs, and are well thought out. In the end, however, you're sitting around for an hour listening to some half-hearted remixes that drag on for far too long. The remixes of Bugman off of Coffee and TV were much better on the whole, all different styles and under six minutes apiece. On this album we get a 12 minute opus of all the many tracks in Essex Dogs played separately. Not too exciting, but interesting.The second disc is pretty great, Graham blisteringly leading them through some singles. Amazing, but only twenty minutes long. If only they cut out three of the remixes and added some more John Peel tracks! | 0negative
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SMOOTH
ROB THOMAS DID GREAT VOCAL JOB ON SMOOTH, HOWEVER ID BELIEVE THAT SANTANA'S TRUE ESSENCE WAS BEHIND THE WORDS AND MUSIC. SANTANA IS A TRUE LEGEND AND HAS NEVER RECIEVED THE RESPECT AND CREDIT HE SHOULD FROM HIS PEERS AND FINDS WORLD WIDE. | 1positive
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thank god for E 40
E 40 comes to the rescue on dis album as Mac Shawn aint da greatest of all time. Some tite west coast beats are a please E 40 fans have to check out this cd. If the cd was just mac shawn it would be a let down down but rappers like daz make it a bumpin cd. Only a must have for Fonzarelli fans biiiiiiiiiiiatch. | 1positive
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
yeee diggoo nas be de five percents ob de booboo dookie on de side and wang doodle ya mamma twice ya feel me an what not nome sayn, word. Jibee jabbee on ya mamma cuz I bes a God and she bes de earth gots de top secrit doodad on de sista giblets an what not. Hella smack a hoe doe cuz a nukka cain be doodly wifout an edgjmakatium likums we five percents gots cuz we bes god ob allyall suckas ona real tip slippy gyp niple nip tip ya feel me. Erykah Badu I break it down an what not: BADU is bad for you. Word. Erykah is reek as in stank nome saym. Nas is Nukka Aint S*** ya feel me. Breakin it down like we do ina five percent tip. Word. | 0negative
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It's a rip off.....
Well... some of the songs I like them, but I already have them... so why waste my money? Besides, I think Van Halen gave us 'the best of' them a long time ago. I have no use for the new songs, at best they sound disappointing... If you're a newcomer get and experience the band's original recordings. I like'em both, Sammy's and Dave's eras and I believe there is a lot to like back there. | 0negative
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Dimitri does disco once again, but he's capable of much more
Defected's In The House series is arguably the most solid house music compilation series as of late, and if you've heard Jay-J & Miguel Migs' or Simon Dunmore's In The House CD sets, you probably felt like your search for high-quality deep house music was over. Taking you back to why you loved those Nude Dimension and French Session CDs several years ago, those sets likely still reside in your home or car CD player's rotation.Dimitri From Paris, who is known more for his exquisite disco selections as opposed to his house sets, very unfortunately delivers an uneven mix of mostly uninspired tunes. There are moments of greatness in this mix, and you'll know them when you hear them, but for the most part, I think he could have delivered a much tighter and effective mix if this had been a single CD affair. I like the value of getting 2 CDs, but not at the cost of quality.If you like mixed disco, track down his classic My Salsoul import CD, which is classy, expertly mixed, and a nostalgic walk down memory lane for those who enjoy the genre. If you want to hear Dimitri do his house thing, Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House of Funk is deep, sophisticated, and funky. Teddy G.'s Captain Dobbey in this mix is one of the most bumpin' champagne-sippin' moments I've ever heard.All-in-all, Dimitri's In The House is an average mix from an artist who is capable of a whole lot more. | 0negative
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To be or not to be?
Adore has been a true landmark for me (and especially Ava Adore), enough to take me from pops like ace of base, backstreet boys, boyzone, michael jackson back to the grounds of rock that I am exploring with great pleasure at the moment (and no regrets). If this statement is not enough, I can tell you that this is a really great album (though not as great as Mellon Collie), with true atmosphere in it and intense lyrics. Ava Adore, Daphne Descends, To Sheila are splendid enough to justify the money you need for this one, but the overall quality is great too. What it lacks a bit is the variety of MC and that there are many slow songs. If it wasn't the SP, it might have become boring. Though, it still might be if you are in the wrong mood or if you just listened to MC. However, it would be wise to avoid any confrontations, if it was possible. | 1positive
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Bob Does His Job:
My 3yr old Grandson enjoyed this episode. It was a little different for him because he's more used to an energetic fare like The Imagination Movers or Spiderman. That said, the slower pace did us both good and now its time for some Elmo. Gotta go :-)Bob the Builder - Scoop's Favorite Adventures | 1positive
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non intimate new age music with a big ego
With all the wonderful cross over that exists around today, this album seems a total waste of time and money. The cover says "please buy me 'cause I'm sexy". But the cover is the best thing about this album. Musically, it is flat as a surfing board. Some melodies are more familiar than other ones, but what does it matter, anyway? They could have used Telemann or Chopin or Debussy, it would not make a slight little difference. the violin sound is really irritating at some sections. If I had to define the style of the music, I'd call it a non intimate new age. Not good enough to listen to and not pleasent or relaxing enough to hear in the background during dinner. Clearly, the artists' egos was bigger than their understanding of how to connect with their listeners. | 0negative
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The Best of the Best
This is an outstanding CD. Playing is masterfu. Cut #5, "Down To The River To Pray" is the best arrangement of that piece that I have ever heard. | 1positive
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Curtis Goes Out For The People
At the crucial time when people of most sides of the musical spectrum could (and did) make a successful living out of giving permission for their audience not only to the world around them but also the possibility of taking positive actions to correct what needed to be corrected. Everyone in the R&B world from Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder at Motown to Gil Scott-Heron and Bobby Womack were coming at their music from a similar angle at the time. And it was only appropriate that during this time Curtis Mayfield,one of the few outside Sam Cooke in the late 50's/early 60's to do it all creatively and express a social conscience at the same time would go solo from the Impressions at this time and put his two cents in. Everyone during this time had a unique flavor to how they expressed themselves and Curtis didn't change that on his end. The overall sound of this album is very unique. His music from aggressive,fast paced uptempo songs such as hits "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go" and "Move On Up" along with songs such as "Wild And Free" and the upbeat and melodic sounding "Miss Black America" not only have some afrocentric jazz/funk percussion and fat bass/guitar lines to them but also some of the dreamiest and fanfaring orchestrations you could find on a funky soul record of this era. Even on numbers such as the humane,slower romantic numbers "The Makings Of You" and the more darkly realistic streetside commentary of "The Other Side Of Town" offer the same effect with the orchestral end of things. Other songs such as "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" is a glue appropriatly coming right in the middle of the album,not only bridging the musical stylings this album presents but also crossess bridges by starting out slow and plaintive and spinning off into another percussion groove. All of this could be easily seen coming on Curtis's final few releases with the Impressions,especially the multi-partison "teaching" approch Curtis takes to delivering lyrics about everything from cultural concerns,poverty,freedom and romance. As much as the original album pulled everything together so well and is about as close to a well rounded and powerful debut as one could possibly ask for the huge amount of bonus tracks are a lot more illustrative than you might think. Demos songs such as "Power To The People","Ghetto Child","Readings In Astrology" and the slower and shorter "Suffer" not only showcase early versions of songs on the original album while still in the ether but the slinky,clean yet psychedelic basslines and guitar work for Mayfield and how crucial they are to the songs stripped from the produced and orchestral settings. The remainders are either demos of different instrumental takes of songs on the actual album,the most notable part of which is where Curtis is heard announcing a take of "Don't Worry If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go" and one of the musicians responds "That's a hell of a statement". And that could actually serve as my own six word review of this album if you will;from the music,lyrical focus to the strengh of the songwriting and production itself this is one of those oft referred "neglected classics" that...well may not be as neglected as we think and if so there's a good reason. | 1positive
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Beautiful CD
I agree with all of you who praised her work. Her music is beautiful | 1positive
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A Must have CD
I love this CD!! I own over 500 country CD's and this is one of my top 5 favorites!!! This CD contains the perfect deffinition of today's country music. It's not too country and it's not too rock! I love Heidi, Keith and Ira-their incredible voices and awesome instrument playing are the best!!!! This is a must have CD for every music fan!!! | 1positive
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Beautiful Music
Her voice is at its best on this, and the selection of music is a delight. I've owned this for years and recently purchased it as a gift. The recipient tells me he loves it as much as I do. | 1positive
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a mixed bag
Justin Timberlake's first solo album is, I have to say, a bit of a dissapointment. There is a few great tracks on this album but they are outwayed by the series of bland and sometimes annoying songs that make up the majority. The tracks that were released as singles, 'Like I love you', 'Cry me a River', and 'Rock your Body' are by far the best on the album, 'Rock your Body' actually being one of the best songs released by any artist in the past months, but unfortunity these tracks are the only highlights on the album. The exception to this is 'Take me Now', a collaberation with superstar Janet Jackson , which is a break from the HUm-Drum of most of the albums non released tracks.Overall, I would have to tell Justin to stick to his boy band day job. | 0negative
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Under the Hill Right Now...
I would just say, of Wendy Carlos' new record album, "Well Tempered Synthesizer," that it is the most wonderful of all recordings that have ever inferred synthesized, phonyness of a degree that even Charles could not conflagrate in his holocaust of soundmaking. Bottoms up to Wendy Carlos. | 1positive
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Too much from too many, but good.
All in all, Candyass is an great album. BUT, they might be trying to put too many different styles of music together. Blue Monday sounds sooooo good because the song was already there, they just covered it. The rest of the album is nowhere near what its reputaion puts it. It's a lot of what they tried for, they managed the 80's sound, but they missed the bill for most of todays music fans. It's good, but don't buy it if you've only herd Blue Monday, get a single. | 1positive
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Is he over yet?
When NSYNC burst onto the pop scene I always just dismissed them as a cheap knockoff of the Backstreet Boys, who did it better and first. A few years later the infinitely more talented BSB have fizzled out yet we are still subjected to the clones' inane offerings. Here La Timberlake breaks out on her own...well if you consider ripping off tired ole Michael Jackson tunes as "breaking out." Jackson himself is nothing more than a joke in the pop world which begs the question, why bother ripping off his songs and moves? I won't bother getting into the racist subtext that underlines Timberlake and her career, that should be perfectly clear whenever she rips off the Human Beatbox from The Fat Boys. "Cry Me A River" is just plain meretricious! If I hear it one more time on the radio, I'm going to shove an icepick in my ear. Thanks a lot Clear Channel! | 0negative
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very creative, NOT!
Ugh! is all I have to say about this CD. All my friends said it was great, so I actually bought this hunk of junk! That was the biggest music mistake I've ever made, and i've made a few. I think I like about 1 song on this CD, and that's Cry Me A River, and boy, did I! When I found out I blew 15 bucks on this excuse for music!And you know what I can't get over!? How vain he is! There's like 12 pictures of this guy on a hidden poster where the lyrics are supposed to be written! This guy is unbeleivable!I wish I could give him 0 stars!I guess you can shake your but to the beat, but there's not much of a beat. Speaking of wich, I was skimming through the CD to test something, and I was right! In each individual song, they do the same beat over and over and over and over........All the only uncontinuos thing are the lyrics, and they just SUCK.Whew! I'm glad I got that off my chest! | 0negative
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This is my best of 2000
it wasn't that easy at the end for me to decide which was my favourite album of the last year. I really do enjoy the Dido "No Angel" album very much as well.. but still no album touched me as much as Breach did. Every song is special in its own way. The lyrics are great and I really don't understand how people can say that there is no single hit.. just listen to the likes of Wittness or Hand me down.. a must buy:) | 1positive
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It's past September 13, 2003...
...and he didn't come back! RIP (Rot In Pi$$), senorita Shakur! | 0negative
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disappointing and ear piercing........
I have I, III, IV and love them, but found II ear piercing and annoying.The choral was wonderful, but the ear piercing instrument very distracting.I don't know if it is the acoustics of the Sistine Chapel which may be fine for choral, but obviously not for this brassy instrument they used.I wonder why nobody noticed it as it was reviewed?As I prepare this review, I am listening to V and find it as enjoyable as I, III, and IV.Would NOT recommend this CD to anyone who cares about sacred music. | 0negative
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Floyd Floyd I Love Pink Floyd
I been enjoying Pink Floyed since I was a teen ager. I am now knocking on the door of 56. They were way ahead of their time. David Gilmore is the ultimate guitar player. I will listen and purchase every product they produce. If you have not ever listened, think about giving them a try. | 1positive
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An album of dreams
Jack Johnson's latest album `In Between Dreams' incorporates light jazz and classic singer-song writer motifs. His very warm, emotive voice is capable of making his music sound and feel like a fantastical dream. The style he sings and writes in can be considered groovy, acoustic funk in the primary genre of adult alternative. It can also be compared to the style of the Dave Matthews Band. The band consists of Jack on the guitar and vocals, Adam Topol on the drums and percussion, Merlo Podlewski on the bass, and Zach Gill on the piano and accordion. The first track on the album `Better Together' sets the mood to his dream getaway. It begins with an instrumental introduction followed by his very emotive voice. The song `Never Know' has great harmonizing vocals that really show their abilities as vocalists. `Banana Pancakes' is a getaway in itself. It's written about escaping the rest of the world and pretending like it's the weekend all the time. The song `No other way' is one that anyone in a relationship can relate to. It goes in to the fact that there aren't always answers and being together is the only way to survive. The songs `Good People,' `Staple it Together,' and `Sitting, Waiting, Wishing' all have an upbeat, catchy tempo that show his carefree attitude towards life. `If I Could' and `Crying Shame' really show off his talent as a guitarist and have a tropical island feel to them. `Situations' is short, but effective in utilizing his great voice. His song `Breakdown' really opens up to his adventurous side and displays his laidback lifestyle. The last song of the album `Constellations' fits in well with the title of the album because it's very relaxing, it's almost as if you're in a dream. Overall I really love this album because it has so much variety in the content of the writing and the music is so calming and relaxing. He definitely has his own unique style that really gets the attention of his listeners. I give Jack Johnson's album `In Between Dreams' five stars. | 1positive
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Good music from a musician's musician
I agree that there seems to be a smugness to some of the reviews here! While this is probably not her best, she is maturing in sound and musicality and certainly is at the top of her game. Maybe some of the negative feedback is due to the fact that she is also being marketed better and somehow you lose your "musicians soul" when your music is more broadly distributed. This is not the kiss of death folks! She is a good looking lady and has talent to back it up, both vocally and on the ivory. I say buy it and you won't be disappointed. | 1positive
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Reconsider Metallica
This album has made me reconsider why I ever listened to Metallica. Picture an album so bad it makes anything the band ever produced null and void, and you have Metallica's St Anger.I wasn't terribly pleased with Load or Reload, but at least those albums had half way decent vocals, or perhaps a single good track! Even the song titles by themselves have a certain unfavorable quality. Names like "Invisible Kid" and "Dirty Window" lowered my expectations to begin with.Let's get into some details. How about the insanely [unacceptable] lyrics, song by song. I will just point out a few. 1st track: "Frantic-tick-tick-tick-tick-tock." 2nd track: "You flush it out!" 3rd track: "This is the voice of silence no mooooaaaahhhh!" 4th track: "This house is clean, baby!" 5th track: "Invisible kid, never see what he did, gotten stuck where he hid, fallin' through the grid." 6th track: "It's my world, sucka!" 7th track: "All the shots I take spit back at you." 8th track: "How sweet are you, how sweet does it geT!" 9th track: "You fool, it'll be here soon!" 10th track: "Purify! You and I!" 11th track: "Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill!"Keep in mind that the lyrics are NOT the only bad thing. Many of the songs are over 8 minutes long, none of which have any reason to be that long other than to add more length to the album. Most of this 75 minutes, if not all of it, is filler (yes, its possible). When you take out the vocals, some of the songs have some impressive moments, but Metallica has a knack for repeating their impressive moments for 8+ minutes on end.Basically to sum it up, the whole album is uninspired and rather unarguably [unacceptable]. ... I suppose if you like mud, you'll like St Anger, because that's the best comparison I can make with this album. I don't think I will be listening to Metallica any time soon. | 0negative
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Pet Sounds: Closer to God
The perfect blend of hope and sorrow. This is not a joyful record but one that strikes a deeper chord than I could've ever imagined. There has never been an equal to the harmony of the Beach Boys. This record does not let you leave without pondering life's greatest moments and ultimate let downs. If you want to experience a journey of musical revelation, please check this one out. My favorite record of all time. Complicatedly beautiful! | 1positive
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Rammstein � Go Back Home!
My girlfriend loves this band, plays it in her truck all the time, at her aparment all the time. I've had a chance to disect every Deustch word from Rammstien in the process, and musical chord. Let me tell you, they lack the heart and soul of American heavy metal bands, their riffs all sound the same, and in general they just p*ss me off. Sorry folks...but immigration needs to be curtailed. | 0negative
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Make some real music
This along with the rest of cash money is weak. Quit buying this music which stands for zero quality. DEMAND BETTER. Who wants to hear elementary level rhymes? with repetitive beats? I'm sorry you Junior High/middle school kids but this has got to go and you all need to quit listening to it and tune your hears into some real music. 2pac, scarface, DAZ, kurupt, DJ Quik too many to name. | 0negative
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Boring Electronica that Wastes Your Time
What a blur of pointless crap. This may be The most boring, pointless album i've ever heard. Cool? Greatness? oh,no, no, no... i don't think so. If anyone considers this Greatness i gotta ask what are you smokin buddy. NOt to bash anyone's favorite band, but this is a waste of time. I can only thank God that it isn't longer. This albums follows alot of what blur does, so it seems they just keep repeating past album. Here's tha band's meeting before they begin an album: "Let's go in the studio, get some drugs, and become so strung out that the album sounds like we feel. Then when we feel good we'll make one punk song, and end the album's sessions."Crap. | 0negative
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A Refreshing Change
A very, very talented singer/songwriter. No her voice does not annoy me; it's beautiful and different. The radio is too saturated with the same sounding voices, music and sappy lyrics; Macy Gray is a refreshing change. I do beleive that she is not receiving as much support from Black radio as she deserves but she is definitely receiving much support by those who count! Pick her up! | 1positive
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Simon and Garfunkel in Central Park DVD
The DVD arrived on time and in excellent condition. We continue to enjoy the excellent service that Amazon provides. | 1positive
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OMFG
i just wanted to make a review | 0negative
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I've heard better than this
I bought the cd and played several times. It is already back to the cd cover. So far, between all the new standards cd that I've had bought, Cyndi Lauper's "At Last" and Harry Connick's are the best. Cyndi's new interpretations are something out of this world. Give Cyndi a try. | 0negative
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Get The 1995 Version
The Tommy set is just not mastered well, and they over did the first disc, the 1995 version sounds great, and unless you have to hear the tommy set, don't bother with this. | 0negative
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"YOU GOT TO TELL YOUR STORY BOY, BEFORE ITS TIME TO GO"
I had this record via my mom for years before I ever touched it. When I was thirteen there was no way in hell I was listening to an album that had James Taylor and Linda Rondstat on it. STILL probably wouldn't, although maybe have more of an open mind thanks to this record.I didn't know NEIL YOUNG, I figured if James and Linda sucked, than Neil must suck too, then fate took me to a concert in '96, after aquiring a ticket. I was amazed at how cool this guy was. He rocked so much! I remember coming home that night a rifeling through my records to find this. I put it on my second hand turntable and laid back. In the dark of the room I grooved to this. The first Neil Young album I ever listened to.Sure, it didn't rock as much as the concert had (this album is basically all acoustic- I didn't know about Crazy Horse yet, which is who he was with that night) but my tastes were about to change. OLD MAN and NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE never had to grow on me, I dug em right away. HEART OF GOLD and READY FOR THE COUNTRY soon followed, The rest took a little more time to FULLY appreciate but was one of my favorite "bedtime" albums throughout my teens. Now I listen to the words in a whole different light. Being a parent at twenty two and scratching between whats right and whats wrong, I like to just play it really LOUD!At thirteen I had already obsessively collected everything AEROSMITH, PINK FLOYD and ZEPPELIN... After this night I was ready to go to work on NEIL YOUNG. | 1positive
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Is this it?
Own the Eclectic album as a purist. Own Entheogen as a barnacle clinging to the Titanic. Own The Seraphim Fall as a member of the faith. Don't own Three Humid Nights in the Cypress Tree. Sorry Steve Albini... I'll calm down, but I'm shaking. | 0negative
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GOOD, but the generalization is annoying.
They aren't quite anti-white, just anti-white-capitalism. they seem to focus on white dominance in the government and whatnot. I am white, and I love this CD. The music alone is 5 stars, but they should've put a note in their linear notes or something that said they didn't hate white people, just their capitalism. I suggest this CD only if you aren't made uncomforable by racist comments and/or want it for the music. | 1positive
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WOW
What can I say about this cd. My girlfriend and I went out to dinner and bought this cd. From beginning to end. The presence of the Lord was upon us while we listen to this cd. I've been telling all my sisters in the church about this sister. One sister couldn't wait until I pick one up for her. She went to the Christian bookstore. The clerk told her they can't keep enough on the shelves. She started to listen to it and couldn't put it down. With this cd, no matter issues you have, once you listen to it everything is just alright. If you're into PRAISE AND WORSHIP this cd is for you, if you're not you will never understand what she's singing about. God bless to all and enjoy. I know you will. | 1positive
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MOST MOTIVATIONAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE YEAR.........EVER
This is an awesome soundtrack....let alone CD. I am normally more into the hip-hop and R&B that is why I considered this CD because of the tracks from R.Kelly and Alicia Keyes.But I was hardly disappointed only because of the too many old songs but they are pretty good(this is coming from a 13 year old) Whenever I am not in a good mood or feeling down I just pop this CD in and listen esp. to the first song which is "The World's Greatest" from R.Kelly. This is a CD I fully recommend! | 1positive
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HIDDEN GEMS
I love the review from Boise, Idaho. As a big Kinks fan I sort of take them and their great music for granted. But it's a buzz to think that kids are just discovering this stuff and finding out that there are many Kinks gems that weren't hits or on hit albums. | 1positive
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Did not meet expectations
When I heard about this cd, I was extremely excited. DMB is my favorite band, and a big part of that is due to Boyd's amazing talent on the violin. So to say the least, I was absolutely shocked at how bad it was when I put it in.When I didn't like the first song, I thought maybe this is just the weak song. I skipped ahead only to find myself just skipping ahead through every track. All of the songs started off with great promise, but by the time they hit the minute mark, I was already bored with both the lyrics and the arangements.The only song I was able to sit through completely without shaking my head in disbelief was "True Reflections" (track 11). But even then, it was not anything near the caliber I was expecting. Boyd wrote the song before joining DMB, but it can be found on disc two of DMB's "Listener Supported". I find the DMB version of the song to be better, because the people on drums and bass on this cd just don't match up talent wise to Carter Bueford and Stefan Lessard, respectively.But then again, maybe I have become spoiled from Boyd's awesome solos on the violin in DMB songs. Maybe if I was listening with no prior knowlege of what Boyd is capable of, I would think differently of the cd. Maybe then I wouldn't be dissapointed with the fact that only five songs out of eleven were listed in the liner notes as having Boyd on the violin. I was actually shocked that there were that many, because through listening to the cd, it seems like there is only one.My dad, who is only a casual listener on DMB, likes the cd, but it didn't bowl him over. He says Boyd's voice sort of reminds him of John Hyatt, but then again, that could be my problem also. I don't like John Hyatt's voice.In conclusion, if you are a DMB fan and don't want to feel the same dissapointment you felt when you first listened to "Everyday" cd all the way through or if you don't like John Hyatt, don't waste your money. But if you are only a casual listener of DMB, don't have a clue who DMB are and have been scratching your head triing to figure out what that stands for [for those few: Dave Matthews Band], or happen to like John Hyatt's voice, this might be worth a listen to you. | 0negative
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NO VALE LA PENA.....
AQUI ESTA UN MARIACHI MUY PRESTIGIOSO. Y UN CD DE "COLECCION DIAMANTE" DEBERIA DE TENER MAS DE 8 CANCIONES...USTEDES QUE OPINAN? NO LO COMPRE Y NO LO RECOMIENDO QUE LO HAGAN CUANDO AY MAS CDS DE MARIACHI CON 20 CANCIONES AL MISMO PRECIO. SALU2 DESDE CHICAGO! | 0negative
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Usher's My Way single
I really enjoy this CD. The music is very energetic and has a very nice beat to it. I can't help but want to get up and dance along to the song. If you think The Boy Is Mine by Brandy and Monica is cool, check out My Way by Usher and vice versa. | 1positive
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Lil Kim is Doing It Way Big
This album is serious. Let's stop saying she's an ill 'female' rapper, and just realize that she holds her own amongst ALL rappers: male, female, white, black, hispanic, asian, indian....it don't matter. cop it. | 1positive
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got da best artists for this soundtrack
man i usually dont like soundtracks but this one was really good. the nwa joint is the bomb, same wit da wu-tang joint. gettin bizzy bone the big tymers and eminem was the best thing they coulda done. i gotta say this is like the soundtrack of the year. | 1positive
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Janet Rocks Now and Forever!!!!!
This album is really good. At first listen I thought it was going to disappoint but I ended up loving it. The slow jams were banging and there were quite a few songs to move to. The songs on here have more of an R&B sound then Janet has been doing lately and I love it. The grooves really suit her. Don't listen to the negative reviews because if you are a true Janet fan you will really enjoy this. | 1positive
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Epic Sabbath...
This album usually gets forgotten about in the Sabbath catalog, but I have always really liked it. It's worth it for two of Sabbath's greatest epic songs, Megalomania and The Writ. Megalomania clocks in at 9 1/2 minutes, and has one of Ozzy's most vibrant, weariest vocals ever. The Writ is another epic track, around 8:45 or so, and it's one of those classic Sabbath song with a great riff and another great vocal by Ozzy. Ozzy could actually sing before he became a poster boy for drug abuse. The song Am I Going Insane (Radio) is really good too. Many of Sabbath tracks stretch the ears, which they are never really given credit for. Sabbath isn't putting out complex prog rock like ELP and Yes, but it's still pretty ambitious for a band that usually just gets lumped in by critics as a bunch of drugged out heavy metal guys. War Pigs, Hand of Doom, Solitude, Warning, and Born Again are just several examples of this epic musicianship, and I don't think it was ever done any better than in Sabotage. The band still really had it together on this one, and started to lose it (well, let's be honest, Ozzy was losing it mostly) on Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die. This is Sabbath's last great album with the original lineup. We'd have to wait until Heaven and Hell for another great Sabbath album. | 1positive
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Without Danzig they have nothing
This album is a disgrace to the Misfits name. Michale Graves is not even close to Glenn. 'Dig Up Her Bones' and 'American Phsycho' are the only good songs on the album. All in all this is a complete failure. | 0negative
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Don't waste your money
This album is supposed to be a soundtrack/greatest hits. But, look at it this way. If it was a greatest hits, it should have Back in Black, Shoot to Thrill, and many other very obvious ones. If it is supposed to be best of,I mean comon. It may have been just a compilation of Brian Johnson, so why is Ride on on here. Take my advise, this is a waste of time. | 0negative
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If You Like Iron Maiden, You'll Love This
If you're a fan of Iron Maiden's music and you don't have this, you owe it to yourself to pick up this album, and it's follow up, "The Chemical Wedding." These two albums contain some of the best Heavy Metal music released during the late 1990's. Had the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal genre not fallen out of commercial favor during this period, you'd have heard more about this album.This is Bruce Dickinson's fourth solo album (the fifth if you count "Live From Studio A"), and I think it's probably his best. I especially like that he teamed up with Adrian Smith, lending a heavy amount of credibility in the guitar department.Bruce has said that "'Accident of Birth' is about a family from Hell. Except they're in hell and one of them has accidentally been born, and they want him back and he doesn't want to go. For all the same reasons that you wouldn't want to go back to your family if they're a pain in the rear, he doesn't want to go back to his family. Ok, so they're in Hell, that makes a little difference too."Any of these songs would have been great additions to the Iron Maiden catalog. Had this been released as an Iron Maiden album, it would probably rank as one of their best. My favorites are "The Magician," "Welcome to the Pit," and "Taking the Queen." Great guitar playing, and excellent songwriting make this one of my favorite albums. | 1positive
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No Garden Party
For those who may have missed it, Rick Nelson was a pioneer of the contemporary sound of country music. Ahead of his time as his time was running out, and under-appreciated by those who could not see or hear beyond his 'Ricky' days. His appearances at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, CA were glimpses into what would come to represent the blurring of lines between California Rock and Nashville. These two albums, along with the later disc, 'Windfall', need to be heard and the man needs to be recognized for the chances he took and the melodies that sound as fresh as when they were recorded over 25 years ago. | 1positive
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Best Live Ever
"A song called 'Highway Star'" With those five simple words, Ian Gillan introduces what has become the best live performance ever captured. This is my favourite live album. It captures the peak of the British Heavy Metal Era of the late 1960's and early 1970's in so many ways: Ian Paice precision drum solos, Roger Glover as steady a bassman as any; Paice and Glover earn special credit for mixing and producing this historical document of sound; Jon Lord commanding the Leslie Organ whose powerful sound not only anchors the band but also relishes in that unique keyboard instrument which was lost to the synthesizers; Ian Gillan whose range and forceful vocal delivery defined what a male rock singer should be. Often imitated in countless hairspray bands of the eighties. Ritchie Blackmore way out front with an arrogant swagger that extols the excesses and adolescent brashness that is the driving force of Rock and Roll. However, unlike many others, Blackmore's act has substance as time has proven him to be father of countless garage bands echoing the heavy three chord opener of Smoke...; speed thrash heavy metal heads such as Yngwie Malmsteen credit Blackmore as an influence, you can hear his flurry of single string and chromatic solos punctuating the solos of metal in the eighties and early nineties (cf Mettalica, Megadeath, ...). The individual talent alone would be enough however, even that is overshadowed by how Deep Purple operates as a unit. Blackmore and Gillan trade note for note, in a call and respone at the end of Strange Kinda Woman that must be heard to be believed. Glover and Paice hold down the rhythm like a locamotive. The contest between Lord and Blackmore has the energy of great athletes competing. Think Byrd and Magic. These guys imitate each other, provoke each other, and blend together to create a defining moment. If you are interested in what British Rock and Roll was all about in the seventies, this album will be interesting to you. "God Bless you and Good Night." | 1positive
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Mr. Christmas
I love the CD BUT the last song has interferance in the song!It is not worth sending it back. Thanks! | 1positive
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THE MOST ANNOYING RECORD EVER RELEASED
SOMEONE PLEASE END THE TERROR, THIS POP PUNK WAVE IS DRIVING ME OUT OF MY MIND, There is no diffrence between this band and the backstreet boys, both spend more time on makeup than music, and are complete products of the corprate music industry, created to make money and nothing more. About as punk as sesamee street if you ask me! | 0negative
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Spin it on your CD player
Perhaps you don't agree BACK TO THE EGG is one of melody master Paul McCartney's best albums, but you should admit this 1979 release is his most under-rated. If "Who Are You" was Pete Townsend's response to late-70s punk rockers who thought they were taking over, then high-energy BACK TO THE EGG songs like "To You," "Old Siam Sir," "Spin It On," "So Glad To See You Here" and "Getting Closer" comprised Paul McCartney's answer. Right on, Paul! BACK TO THE EGG's CD bonus tracks include the great flip-side "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" and the now-holiday standard, "Wonderful Christmas Time," making the CD version more valuable. Get BACK TO THE EGG, get BACK TO THE EGG, get BACK TO THE EGG to where it should belong - your stereo. | 1positive
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Amazing CD
I found out that thic CD existed only by pure luck. I was looking at Listmania lists (going up to four levels deep) starting from a list involving Jean Michel Jarre stuff in March 2004. I brought about six weeks later. I'm glad I found it! It is now in the top 40 cd's I have ever brought! And I own over 800 of them! I must say one thing. Sheila Behman's rendition of "Desperado" is the most sappiest and darkest tracks I've ever heard. Not since Art Gafunkel's "Bright Eyes" (from Watership Down which I own on VHS!) back in 1979 (when I was 9-years old at the time) have I heard music that has affected me so much. And from a person who abosutely despises the original artists of the song. And I also did music classes myself in Elementary school, so I can value the importance of music in schools. I have gone on to buy "Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class" CD, which is also well worth buying as well.To all those Sarah Bolger fans out there. Just hook up the DVD player which is playing "In America" to a stereo system that contains a tape deck or equlivient. Choose "Chapter 16" from the scenes menu pause it when it appears. Press play on the tape deck and about eight seconds later unpause the DVD playing. You will record Sarah Bolger singing for about 1:56 as she only sings three of the five verses. And when the track finishes, stop the recording on the tape deck. There you go! And stop complaining! | 1positive
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I'll Pass...
So I've been a fan of Good Charlotte and have always loved their cds.When I got "Good Morning Revival" I expected another great album... Not what I got. The entire thing was just too mainstream for me. It sounded too poppy and like they sold out. BLAND.The only tracks I can enjoy are "The River" (Basically because of M. Shadows and Synyster Gates) and "Don't Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem)" since its a great song to dance to. And "Breaking Apart Her Heart" it holds some shread of their old sound. Otherwise the others sound so poppy and diffent to what I am used to hearing from them. Like what the tags say it is trl trash.If they wanted to go in a different direction with this cd then they succeeded. | 0negative
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Rock on~sexy style
Yuck. That is all I have to say. Avril lavinge is a very talented musician but all this CD is is her whining about isues she doesn't even understand. Pluss, they aren't even very important or vital like the war in Iraq persay. For instance in Don't tell me she saysWill get you in my pants I'll have to kick your ass and make you never forgetI'm gonna ask you to stop, thought I liked you a lot, but I'm really upsetGet out of my head get off of my bed yeah thats what I saidDid I not tell you that I'm not like that girl, the one who, throws it all awayI bet avril has never even been in bed with a guy (not that I have) let alone have to stand up to him and tell him when to stop. Or in noboddys home.She has probably never felt like that in her life, or experienced been in danger. Or is happy endings. She doesn't know what it feels like to be left or forgotten.if you want to spend 15 or 16 dollars (with shipping added of course) on a bunch of lies, be my guest but I would rather listen to music in which the artist actually knows whats shes talking about. | 0negative
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Absolutely Horrible
I must admit that my wife and I only watched the first fifteen minutes of this DVD, before turning it off. We're both fans of Alanis, but we were amazed that she allowed this DVD to be released. It's a waste of money. The sound quality is horrible. We have a relatively large collection of live performance DVD's, and this one is soon heading to a music store that buys used DVD's. I doubt we'll get much for it.I hope that Alanis releases a high quality DVD of one of her performance with no gimmics, no artsy/fartsy [stuff] that detracts from her amazing voice and lyrics. | 0negative
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Cool, Awsome
This is the best CD ever! I have it and it is awsome. I highly recomend it to everyone. | 1positive
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Don't buy it!
This is NOT the original Mariah CD single of either of these songs, so don't be fooled into buying it! This is a re-release of some of mariah's hits under the title "Platinum Hits". The cover art is just the album cover. There is nothing new on here, there are no remixes or B-sides, and it's not even the original single! I felt very gypped when I got mine in the mail. If you just want a copy of the songs then go ahead and buy it, but if you already have the albums there is no reason to bother with this. It's just Sony trying to squeeze more money out of their cash cow now that she has flown the coop. | 0negative
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This CD makes me feel positive energy
The soothing and relaxing flutes, bells and vocalizations create this warm, positive feeling. This is GREAT for having on when reading, dreaming, or meditating - any kind of quiet moments. Peter Davison's healing music is one of my favorites!!! | 1positive
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something's missing
oh yeah, its Mike and Peter. Changes was the last Monkees album to be released before their reunion in the 1980s. When this album was released the band couldn't sell food to a starving man they were so unpopular. It's a dreary album , not because the songs are crap, they're not, It's the usual top-shelf writing teams that wrote em', but it's the knowledge that it's not the full-boat Monkees, not even the 3/4 Monkees. An ongoing joke around the studio was that one member would finally milk the well dry with an album entitled "The Monkee"...."hey hey I'm the monkee...." Today "changes" is purely an album to own to make a cataloug complete for a collector. | 0negative
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Not as Advertised
Boy, was I suprised when I gave this the first listen. I was led to believe by the pre-release interviews, this was going to be an album that approached the style of Hysteria and Adrenalize.We'll in the sense that Def Leppard recorded it, yes it was..The production sound was very Def Leppard, the stylized backing vocals,layered guitars and electronic drums. But the songwriting was just down right poor.The single, Promises had me very excited for my shipment to arrive. The first listen and each subsequent was a real let down. Paper Sun and Promises are the only two songs that I could really identify with the Def Leppard that I remember and liked. The rest seem like a continuation of the experiment on Slang. (Which I liked by the way ) | 0negative
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Definitely Their Weakest Album
Simon And Garfunkel were an unrivaled pair. Their divine vocal harmonies and brilliant songwriting have never been surpassed. This, their debut, is the only weak album they ever made.There are only three good songs on here: "You Can Tell The World" (I usually don't care for country music but this is an awesome song), "Sparrow" (the song that introduces their aforementioned divine vocal harmonies) and the original acoustic version of "The Sound Of Silence". The rest of the album is rather boring.Thankfully, though, all their other albums would prove to be sheer masterpieces. | 0negative
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Majestic Pop
I won't reiterate much of what has been said other than this is really her best recording in years! Barbra and Barry prove once again that they are the masters of pop music. Each song has its own merit and all are terrific. There is no sign of age in Barbra's voice, she sounds absolutely incredible and her phrasing and interpretation are once again brilliant. We should covet artists like Barbra since there won't be another in our lifetime. | 1positive
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Get some power!
Not the best I have heard but not the worst either. The only good song on the CD is by the only good Artists on the CD, Prodigy. If you like Prodigy then the one song for the price is worth it other wise spend your money on some food. | 0negative
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A Liberal Sense of Humor Needed...
Liberal in the literal definition of the word. I've loved this album ever since I first heard it back in the late 80's. If you like thrashing guitars, hard & fast pounding drums, and punk inspired anti-social, (now)anti-politically correct lyrics, and can put your biases aside for the moment, you too may enjoy the Fist Banging Mania. Great work out music! | 1positive
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Beautiful Music for now and the Year Round
The music on this CD is just heavenly. The CD arrived by mail today. Andrea Bocelli has a wonderful voice. His rendition of Ave Maria is just great. I felt like standing up and applauding the first time I heard this. The rest of the songs are wonderful music in celebration of God and an excellent compilation to close out the millenium. | 1positive
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Tim is talented, but the label apparently isn't
First, let me say that I'm a real Tim McGraw fan; it's nothing against his music in general. I love his old albums because the music is original, there's variety in it, and it's truly heartfelt and exciting even though he didn't write a lot of the songs. The trouble with this album is that just about all the songs sound overproduced and about the same; they all have similar chord progressions like pop, which in summary is to say that they're generally boring (at least to someone musically inclined). The lyrics are still clever, but the music is lacking innovation. Certainly, many will disagree because people listen to music for lots of reasons, but I think his writers can do better.Sorry Tim, but your label or maybe your writers put "pop in your country." I love to sing along to the old stuff in the car, but this album just doesn't do it for me. I don't know for sure, but it seems like the label is just using Tim to come up with an excuse to make another album. Come on, Curb Records -- get creative and don't waste such great talent. I see that Tim's still working with some of the same song writers as before, but something is definitely amiss.I borrowed this CD from a friend and really tried to like it, but I'm not going to buy it. Hopefully the next album will be better. Until then, I'm going to keep playing the old stuff because "I miss back when."UPDATE: I was partially wrong about this one, and I'm sorry about that. This is an album that took me a while to grow into. While I still maintain that some of the musical quality could be a little more exciting, the sadder songs especially hit very close to home for me. The lyrics sooth this broken heart, and I have to say that, while it's different from the previous albums, this side of Tim is still a good one. I wish I could up the stars to four, but it's too late now. | 0negative
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Excellent JB collection and hiphop history!
This 2 CD set contains the 24 most sampled James Brown tracks. The liner notes list each song and the somgs that have sampled them. For such hits like Funky Drummer, the list is very, very long. A lot of research and effort went into making this compilation.Although I found many of the tracks started to sound the same after a while, this is still an excellent collection of most of James Brown's greateset hits.If you're looking for an interesting hiphop history lesson or just some great funk/soul, this CD set is a must. Have fun recognizing your favorite samples and breaks! | 1positive
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