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Excellent Album from a band that is truly missed...
In the early 90s, it looked like good music was finally about to take back the radio waves. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, and Soul Asylum, all offering passionate rock and roll and putting to rest years of drek like Bon Jovi, Poison, Warrant, and Motley Crue. Sadly, ever since the mid/late 90s, bands like Soul Asylum are rarely heard on mainstream radio. It's a shame because Dave Pirner & co. know how to write and arrange songs, something that often seems lost on the current crop of bands like Nickelback and Linkin Park that have taken over the airwaves.What I love most about this album is that there's no formula to it. Songs didn't have to resort to the "soft verse, heavy chorus, soft verse, heavy chorus" mode of a lot of late 90s and current rock. A song that starts with acoustic guitars as the main instrument STAYS with the acoustic guitars throughout the whole song. "Runaway Train" definitely ranks up there as one of the best songs of the 90s. "Black Gold" & "Somebody to Shove" are also exquisitely arranged songs that were so well produced that they sound just as fresh now as they did over ten years ago. "Get on Out" is the best song The Who never wrote. An eclectic album, it features great Aerosmith-like hard rock riffs in "April Fool," but also country-tinged numbers like "New World" and "Homesick."What this album really makes me think of is how much passion is missing in rock today. Sure, there's tons of great new music out there today, but it is harder to find than it was in the early 90s. _Grave Dancer's Union_ is an example of a band that knows how to inject songs with melody, passion, and originality. | 1positive
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Miles Daivs - A Poser With NO talent
I am sorry but this is WACK. Want some good jazz music? Listen to some 50 cent or Jessica Simpson and you hear REAL jazz on the masterpieces they made, well it's probebly all sampled from this album but this is still boring.... | 0negative
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Indian style
I really like this CD. I bought it and can't stop listening to it. Lisa Larue is a very talented artist and J. Timothy is dynamic on the flute and guitar accompinament. Both artists seem to have the same type of influence in their music and can change style with whichever mood they are pursuing. It seems as though once in a while someone is able to perform music that speaks directly to your inner being and this CD does exactly that. I am looking forward to the next CD that this talented pair creates.I highly recommend this CD. | 1positive
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Awesome
Great CD, only thing i dont like about it there a few songs for chicks that are kinda emotional, and no tony yayo on this album takes away from the score some.hot tracks 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14,15,17,18. My buddy, footprints ,and beg for mercy are my favorites.score out of 100: 85% | 1positive
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Late 60's/Early 70's Nostalgia
For those of you who remember coffee houses and musicians who began their careers playing for beer and burgers, this is a great album (oops! Showed my age!) I truly do remember getting off work waiting tables in Nashville and running over to the Exit-In to see Dan play. His voice was clear,simple, but absolutely beautiful. I still remember all the words. Fantastic! We'd stay until he stopped playing, buy him dinner, and fill his tip jar. Doubt he remembers us as he fills concert halls, but those were the days: Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, James Taylor,Carole King....Incredible memories of awesome music. | 1positive
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Re-Consideration...
People who aren't Hardcore Beck fans probably wouldn't want to buy this album... Beck's music is generally stereo-typed as a very "retro" feel, and in this album, you get the complete opposite. If your new to Beck's music, start at an earlier album and work your way up. Because this one isn't that impressive if you don't "get" Beck. | 0negative
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I wish this album was only fiction
As much as I love Bad Religion, I hate this album. Compared to such classics as How could Hell..., Suffer, No Control, and Against the Grain, Stranger than Fiction is pretty weak. While it may appeal to the fans of Rolling Stone and Newsweek, loyal fans who haven't heard this album will be sorely disappointed. Not only is the tempo slowed down considerably, the songwriting is subpar. While their lyrics are normally enhanced by the large words used by Greg Graffin, on Stranger Than Fiction, they're pretty cumbersome (see the song "Tiny Voices"). There were high points on this album, but even classic cuts such as Marked and Inner Logic couldn't help but be drowned in a sea of dreck like Hooray for me and the album's title track. I'm writing this after they released The Gray Race and No Substance, which were also pretty weak. It seems to me that Bad Religion is merely going through the motion to produce new albums without much enthusiasm. | 0negative
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This song absolutely reeks!
What kind of lyrics are those anyway?! "Did you ever think that you would be this rich?" What kind of message are we sending to the youth of today? They're becoming numb to this kind of stuff and they're becoming overly pre-occupied with the acquisition of money and material things. Tisk! Tisk! Mr. Kelly! Write some more far-reaching lyrics that address more important issues. I'll give it two stars for encouragement. --Kelly Magovern | 0negative
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Rebel without a cause
I have a lot of sympathy for RENAUD who used to be one the greatest french songwritter of the 80's.And I hate the word that I'm gonna use to describe him but he really is an "has been".This album is a caricature of what he used to be, he when through very hard times in his personnal life, and some people come back stronger from those times, but unfortunetaly, Renaud doesn't.So, if you are not familiar with RENAUD and are willing to discover him, listen to his early recordings-Marche a l'ombre, amoureux de paname,...and you will discover a real rebel. | 0negative
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Additional tracklist info for this Classic Masterpiece
Title song 'Dances Of Death' is an eight-piece song:I. Introduction (instrumental)II. Eruption (instrumental)III. Beyond The GatesIV. Outburst (instrumental)V. Days Of BetrayalVI. Restless (instrumental)VII. SanctuaryVIII. Finale (instrumental)The whole album is about 40 minutes long. | 1positive
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Nothing special and they'll be MIA in a year
B5 is nothing more than another New Edition clone. I don't know why P. Shi$$y chose these little punks over a legendary gropu like New Edition butI can guartnee they won't have a 20 year carrer like my boys NE. There's no singer in the group who has the vocal ability of say Omarion , Marques Houston or even Ray J for that matter. And the only worthy songs on the Cd are Teacher's Pet & All I Do. All I Do is a cover of the classic Jackson 5 song, that Troop made their own but I don't know who the hell told B5 they could try to make it their own, only the production of Rodney Jerkins saves the songs. Avoid at all costs. | 0negative
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Point of no return
With Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)Bruce Springsteen reached a turning point. It was a very succesful album and his live appearances had proved he had all the ins and outs of an allround modern rocker. So why should he be tied down with those long, complex, bombastic pieces that dominated his previous albums?Springsteen took the easy road, and it started with the River. No more intriguing musical structures, no frills. Just three chords and go. No more moving, almost journalistic stories as in Meeting Across the River or Jungleland; just plain, ordinary stuff about walking the streets like John Travolta did in the opening scene of Saturday Night Fever, or blatant statements about being a rocker. Yeah baby, I'm a rocker(repeat ad infinitum).It worked, of course. Millions throughout the world loved The River and almost all the other mediocre albums that would follow.The River is one of my favorite saturday morning albums. Nice background music with a cup of coffee and the morning papers. When the sun goes down and the tension begins to fill the air, I can always put on Born to Run. That at least is a relief. | 0negative
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Hypnotic/Psychodelic trip
after hearing this album i was mesmorized and blown away! I sobbed and was in a pool of euphoric liquids. how can someone take you through a rollercoaster ride from track to track. this is definately one of the best bands around (english or Spanish).The lead singer and his melodramatic sounds, along side the 80's synthesizers sounds that accompany him, takes you to another GALAXY!!! | 1positive
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Some misguided interculturalism
Six items on this CD are oud solo pieces and they are nice, melodic and well-played. Particularly the first, inspired by pharaonic music, is a gem. But the ensemble pieces are a bad exemple of Eastern musicians soaking up Western influences and creating an amalgamation that is neither here nor there. These works lack substance and direction and are musically unconvincing. | 0negative
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Always brilliant, always iconoclastic
David Bowie has been through so many public personae that it's a cliche to say he's a chameleon. In fact, as the liner notes point out, a chameleon tries to blend in, which is actually the opposite of Bowie's modus operandi.This was true even during the sessions that produced the brilliant work found here, often superficially referred to as Bowie's Anthony Newley period. True, the vocals are often very Newleyesque, as if he were channeling Top Of the Pops by way of light musical theater. While the Beatles held the world's attention, this young man was busily mowing his career path in an entirely different direction. If one truly *listens* to this excellent work, however, Bowie's unique perspective shines through unabashedly.A number of these songs are as eerie as anything from Diamond Dogs, or as any scene from The Man Who Fell to Earth. Please Mr. Gravedigger, for example, could easily be a Twilight Zone lost episode, as could We Are Hungry Men, Uncle Arthur, The London Boys, Little Bomardier, She's Got Medals, or even Maid of Bond Street, all of which are strikingly vivid character portraits of characters on the fringes, much like Bowie has always portrayed.There are more straightforward mid-60s pop tunes here too, although with more an orchestral backing a la Petula Clark than anything one would associate with this artist. The Laughing Gnome is a memorable embarrassment, with its Chipmunk style, but unforgettable tunes like Love You Till Tuesday, Did You Ever Have a Dream, Let Me Sleep Beside You, and In the Heat of the Morning are as solid as any of his worldwide hit singles of later years. Oddly, the lyrics of many of these early tunes seem, in retrospect, more mature than many found on later LPs like The Man Who Sold the World, Space Oddity, etc. (Speaking of that Space Oddity LP, Hermione herself turns up as a co-lead vocalist on one of the tracks here, called Ching-A-Ling as well as backing David on a couple of alternate versions of better-known early tracks.)Any Bowie fans who haven't heard these tracks owe it to themselves to add this collection to the regular rotation on their CD changers. It's a terrific 80-minute aural snapshot of the artist in development, showing that he clearly had the chops to take it to the next level, as indeed inevitably happened. | 1positive
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Snoop and Pharrell, or Britney Spears?
Snoop's a great personality and quite the talented rapper. However, this release is beyond disappointing. Contrasted with the superb performance on Doggystyle and the remarkable job on The Doggfather, Snoop continues to show that he's more concerned with being a celebrity and acting than blessing his fans with the quality of music that made him a star.To be sure, Snoop's talent has not been buried, as evidenced by his resurrection of West Coast Rap in "B**** Please." Nevertheless, this CD is lacking in a number of areas. A few good tracks, however, should be noted. "Let's Get Blown" and "Drop it Like it's Hot" are the true gems and should be downloaded. Even promising tracks like "Can you Control Your H**" are sub-par for such an amazing team like Snoop and Supafly. And the track with J. Timberlake is laugable (at best) for the Hero of Gangsta Rap.Final verdict: Snoop knew what songs were great for this album and he released them as singles. Skip this one unless you HAVE to have a new Snoop release. | 0negative
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Don't Buy This For Tehillim
Steve Reich is my favorite classical composer, period. I own every CD he has ever released, including this one. Tehillim is a beautiful, breathtaking, and altogether must-have work... just not from this CD. Buy the ECM version instead.Why is the recording of Tehillim on this CD so bad? Like the other reviewer below, I honestly can't say. It isn't performed with any of the raw charisma and energy of the ECM recording. It comes off flat and lifeless.One other thing: Three Movements is really only interesting to people who know all of Reich's works. | 0negative
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Counting Can Be Fun! (end sarcasm)
...The only worthwile songs are "Sinner", "Bodies" (I said it was nonsense, not bad), and "Pity" (There's that irony again...) ... | 0negative
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What a waste
Blech! Drivel! Such nice reviews in the papers, such a shoddy album. | 0negative
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Oops.. She should'nt have done it again
Thank goodness this girl is cute because that is all I can say for her. This CD is full of tired rhythm tracks, sloppy ballads(Dear Diary), and bad singing. The title song is listenable but only once. I did'nt know where she was coming from with the RollingStones remake(Satisfaction). It seems so out of place and awkwardly done. I received the CD as a gift and believe me,they should'nt have. | 0negative
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Carried Torch for Bob Marley in early 1980's
This group was the most conscious Reggae group in the early 1980's. With such song as Earth Crisis, Roller Skates and others, this group carried Reggae Music from 1981 when Bob Marley died until the dancehall era. | 1positive
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What's New?
Another album from our dear Mr Zoe Ball, wow, it has Bootsy Collins and our hottest neo-soul diva Macy Gray featured on it, yeah, it is different from the last album, but still, Fatboy Slim is forever Fatboy Slim, he is neither the creater of Big Beat music nor is he one of the most innovative. This might be a much better album than his awful 'You've come a long way', still, I smell much cheese in it. Come on, he can't even beat Chemical Brothers in terms of sonic experimentation, you expect him to experiment?? It is one of those insipid HUGE dance albums of the year, together with Roni Size's 'In The Mode' and Moby's 'Play: The B-Sides', all of those albums have GREAT marketing strategy and most dreary music. I rather stick to my Photek and Amon Tobin, sorry! Heard that he is not going to make music again, if it is not a stunt for Mr Ball to sell more copies of that trash, then I will say: Horray!!!Hey, Mr Ball, the exit is there! | 0negative
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Blah.
Why, exactly, is "Exile On Main Street" supposed to be so great? I read other reviews of this sprawling mess and saw words like "nasty", "edgy", and "funky" routinely used to describe it...but seriously, folks, where on this album do you hear ANYTHING nasty or edgy? The Stones played much better blues and country on "Beggars Banquet", and they rocked far more convincingly on "Let It Bleed". Their music had lost its bite by this point(it was briefly resurrected on the 1983 single 'Undercover of the Night'), and these songs make them sound like Brian Jones's worst nightmare: a very white band doing a tired, almost Vegas-esque parody of roots music.'Shine a Light' epitomizes how far out of touch with their roots the Stones actually were in 1972; it's a dreary, maudlin, cliche-ridden attempt at an anthem that falls flat on its face('Salt of the Earth' on "Beggars Banquet", while also dripping with insincerity, is a better song in this vein). 'Rocks Off' and 'Happy' are good, breezy songs, and 'Tumbling Dice' is okay. I can live without the remainder of "Exile", however, and the argument that it would have been stronger as a stripped-down, single-disc release is really meaningless--it still would be disappointingly flaccid when compared to the Stones' earlier work. Where is this album's 'Street Fighting Man' or 'Gimme Shelter' or 'Brown Sugar'? Nowhere. The fire is gone.Buy "Exile" if you must, but remember that it's only been considered the "best Stones album" since the mid-nineties or so, just as the generally unremarkable "Revolver" is now touted by critics as the finest thing the Beatles ever created. It is inadvisable to buy into the critical mythology of rock music; listen to the records and decide for yourself. | 0negative
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Great CD
This CD has relaxing songs, yet with some fast beats! I love the song "Someday" because it's so thoughtful it makes me cry. These guys always have the right music for your mood. Definetly worth the buy. | 1positive
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Some of the greatest lyrics ever written
This album is the pinnacle of the DKs creative expression. Tight, fast-paced performances are highlighted, and the lyrics on this disc put Jello Biafra among the elite of lyrical genius alongside the likes of Roger Waters, Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Ian Anderson, Neil Peart. This is the best example of what real hardcore punk is about. Buy it; you won't be sorry. | 1positive
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5 Stars are not enough!
George's final album and probably his finest overall. I love guitars, ukeleles, and clear sounding classic rock. With lyrics rivaling Bob Dylan's and Georges inward looking spiritual insights 'Brainwashed' is my favorite Beatle solo album. It took 15 years to complete in Harrison's home studio with help from Jimmy Lee Keltner and Jeff Lynne. I play this cd sparingly since I suspect it will have to be enjoyed over the balance of my life time.I've read that Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne have another album's worth of unissued material. What are they saving it for? | 1positive
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De-caffeinated ELO misses the mark
Very disappointed with this CD, which does NOT have Jeff Lynne. Evidently Bev Bevan went on tour (yes, this is a "live" CD)and while the audio quality is good, and music very good, the non-lynne vocals don't hit home...I couldn't finish the CD. | 0negative
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Tempest - 15th Anniversary Collection detailed review (long)
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"Before getting to the music, some comments on the packaging/artwork. The 3 CDs and booklet are housed in a cardboard box. The box has a beautiful carving on the cover, very classy and subtle. There is a small booklet included with some nice photos of various incarnations of the band. There's also an excellent essay on the band by Anil Prasad which includes some good quotes from Lief Sorbye and Michael Mullen. Each of the discs is housed in it's own jewel case with complete details of the disc's contents in the appropriate CD booklet. Extremely nice effect on each of the 3 CDs booklets, where they are individually color coded, and have the cover photo in a single color and done almost as a faded photo (I can't explain this very well, but it's very cool).Overall the sound is amazing, given so many different sources, locations, time periods, and bands, it sounds very consistent. An excellent job of mastering and mixing. Of the 47 tracks, 7 are from the "Celltic Rock" cassette, 3 are from the "Bootleg" CD, and 2 are from the "Sunken Treasures" CD. The other 35 tracks are unreleased alternate takes, radio and live recordings.The first disc "STUDIO"This disc opens with the brand new recording of "Masters Of War". The band sounds great, good arrangement, well performed, with an excellent "feel". You get the feeling that the band really is behind the meaning of the song and put forth their best on the recording. The next few tracks "Dance Of the Third Leg", "One Last Cold Kiss", "The Creel", "Same Side Of The Fence" show the early versions of the band to good effect. The next track "Toss The Feathers" introduces the fiddle into the band, very cool previously unreleased track. Early sign of how the band would develop.The next two tracks, "Queen Of Argyll" and "Milligan's Fancy" are early versions of songs that would develop over the years, but what's amazing is how good these versions from 1989 are. The next track, "Handsome Molly", is a song I'm not particularly fond of, and this version which borders on country & western leaves me cold. I'm sure others will find it a highlight.The set now jumps forward to more recent alternate takes: 2000's "Between Us", and 2003's "Coalminers'". "Between Us" is a beautiful acoustic duet of Lief and Todd Evans. I think this version is even better than the heavily over dubbed version on "Balance". "Coalminers'" gets the addition of Rob Berry's (producer) drum program. It's an interesting experiment, but doesn't beat the version on "Shapeshifter".The rest of the disc is more rarities from "Celtic Rock" ("Cat In The Corner", "The Barrow Man", Black Jack Davy", and "Winding Road') and "Sunken Treasures" ("Jenny Nettles") plus the previously unreleased Christmas tune; "Three Ships". It's a one off performance and it appears to be played a bit hesitantly, but certainly a rarity worth having.Overall this disc is not a great overview of the band (it wasn't designed to be), but does show the how good the early versions of the band were., and how powerful the current band is.The second disc "RADIO"I love this disc, there's not a bad version on here, the only flaw I can find is the guitar solo in "Heather On The Moor" is rather pedestrian (compared to Ronan's current playing), not bad, just a bit dull in comparison to everything else. I won't go over track by track, but here's some highlights.There's a couple of tracks here, "For Three Of Us" and "John Barleycorn" which are really the three man version of the Caliban band (Lief Sorbye, Michael Mullen, and Jay Nania). These are excellent tracks and I'm glad Lief put these on, they really show a nice musical interplay between the musicians. The tracks "Baladi" and "Reels On Fire" are just exquisite fun. You can almost hear the band smiling. "As I Roved Out" is another outstanding track which highlights Sue Draheim's fiddle and harmony vocal.The third disc "STAGE"Tempest live, exactly the way this band was meant to be heard. I expected this disc to end with the 15th Anniversary Concert tracks, but instead it opens with those tracks. Foolish me, I thought that was as good as it could get.The disc opens with "Raggle Taggle Gypsy", "The Ballydesmond Set", and "Captain Morgan" by various members of the early line ups. With little rehearsal, these tracks are great, very few mistakes, and extremely dynamic and enthusiastic playing. Next is the new line up from the same show with "The Cruel Brother". This is Ariane Cap's first show, and she performs like she's always been there, a good feel for the material, but enough individuality, to make her presence known. Also of note is the exceptional fiddle work of Michael Mullen. The is only his second performance since rejoining the band, and he is able to play Sue's parts flawlessly. The last track from this show is "STONEHENGE". Nothing more needs to be said, except what a great job by Ronan Carroll (aka Nigel Tufnel).The next 2 tracks, "Bonden Og Krka", "The House Carpenter", come from a show in April 1999. Great performances by the band. Although I don't like Tempest's arrangement of "The House Carpenter", Todd Evans does a powerful version. The next track, "On The Road" serves (in my opinion) as some relief between "The House carpenter" and the following track "The Soul Cages". "On The Road" reminds me of the old tune, "London River". Not a bad track, but also not a strong track."The Soul cages" is even stronger than on "Turn Of The Wheel", it also benefits from the stripped down nature of this acoustic live versus studio version. The next track is also an acoustic track from the Freight and Salvage show, "A Kiss In The Morning Early". Great guitar part by Dave Parnall.The last 4 tracks, "Tamosher", "Green Grow The Rashes", "Top Of The Hill", "The Karfluki Set", are from the 2003 Philadelphia Folk Festival. The energy has been building throughout this disc, these 4 tracks are really killer tracks. The backbone of the band, Adolfo Lazo, drives these tunes like a man possessed. He and Mark Skowronek play as if they are one person, the rhythm section is that tight. Ronan Carroll and Sue Draheim are brilliant, their playing is dynamic and flawless. Both have that knack of not over playing. Sue's fiddle has a wonderful tone.Lief Sorbye has managed to surround himself with great musicians who can enable his vision while still retaining their individuality. That is an amazing feat. It is clear from listening to this box set that the band has progressed in many ways. The musical prowess, the maturity of playing has been there since the early days, and only gotten better. Lief's contributions as singer and musician give the band focus. As a singer, he has that rare quality that gets you to believe what he is singing (even though he may be doing the song for the 1,000th time). That's a very rare skill, too many performs let you feel that they are going through the motions, Lief never lets you feel that way. Lief's playing (particularly the double neck mandolin) give the band a unique sound. He has managed to surround himself with great musicians who bring out the best in his playing also.Any Tempest fan should be required to get this box set, it is a great tribute to Lief and the band. | 1positive
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What?
I can see why these dudes stay in the Underground scene, NOT cuz they want to, but cuz are wack. I didn't know what a juggalo was until a few months ago, I worked with a guy that was really into it and I took a listen, I didn't want to be rude to the guy and say this sucks. I just told him that isn't my style of music, not because I can't handle it, but because it is the most wack stuff I've every heard. I don't know how these dudes get any respect in the rap industry. | 0negative
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Warning to Parents
Music is upbeat but content is deceiving. It appears to be a Christian tape, but some songs were disturbing. "Lady Bug" is about a little boy that fries bugs with a magnifying glass. The majority of the song focuses on gross details with a brief tag that the boy is a thug. (Little boys are more likely to pick up on the how too's of bug incineration.) Very concerned with "My own Church". It encourages the mindset that corporate worship is on the same level as going to a circus. It is disrespectful and in poor taste. The artists are talented, but trying to appear not to take their faith too seriously so they appeal to secular market as well. Dissappointing at best, if you were looking for a good Christian cd. | 0negative
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The punk heard 'round the world
I've listened to this album more than anything I own. Sure, to kids raised on the Offspring and other bad Epitaph records groups, this might not sound like "punk," because today all punk sounds the same. Punk should be about defying expectations, and this record does. No other record sounds like it. It mixes Chuck Berry with the New York Dolls and the Stooges, and Johnny Rotten has the most seething and angry voice in the history of rock n' roll. Steve Jones elevates the style of Johnny Thunders to new extremes. The songs aren't that fast (for all you young punkers), but they sound like they are all scraping metal. The songs are all out of tune, dirty, sloppy and simple. "Anarchy in the UK" and "God Save the Queen" are probably the best "punk" singles ever released, while other tracks on the album like "Holidays in the Sun," "Problems," "Seventeen" and "EMI" are bitter, rebellious and calamitous. This is one of those rare albums without a bad cut. For all those who don't like this album, listen to something more tame like the Clash (they can actually "play" their instruments). Other than the Stooges' "Fun House," this was the best album of the 1970's, and hands down the most important. | 1positive
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From heroes to zero.....
After hearing their CD "This Beautiful Mess"... I was really attracted to the group's style and sound... I was very excited to hear this album, but after hearing it... I was very shocked to see that the group is turning secular... I would check out "This Beautiful Mess"... that is one amazing album... =) | 0negative
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wow
I was kinda shocked that this was really good. its the new age stuff, rock with a hip hop beat if you like HEDpe of limp or kmk youll like this | 1positive
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My favorite Yuletide discovery this year
Peter Mayer's music is a breath of fresh air, and in this case, it's crisp, fresh December air on a snowy day. I've been on a buying spree of his CD's and just can't get enough. This one is a must-have. | 1positive
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The Girl has GROOVE!
Lauryn Hill is a great artist! I LOVE this CD. She has really inspired me, and she's gone through a lot of rough times and has pulled through AWESOME! "For Zion" is such a great song, it really touched me! I think that we can learn from her(sorry, that sounds REALLY corny!). She has had a great music career, and it ain't over yet! Anyone who doesn't own this cd, BUY IT NOW! Way to go, Lauryn! :-) | 1positive
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A great listen!
The first thing I have to say is, any time a new N Sync album comes out, I venture out and read some of the "unprofessional" reviews; not to influence my opinion, but for a good laugh. Reading through the reviews on Celebrity, I found myself laughing once again. Has anyone else noticed that almost all of the reviews are either five stars from a die hard fan who has no idea what grammar or spelling is, who would love the album whether it was actually any good or not, or one star from a die hard hater (or, more likely, BSB fan) who has about as much comprehension of the English language as the above-mentioned N Sync lover, who would hate the album whether it was any good or not?I pride myself on /not/ being a teenybopper, on liking a group for their music and not their pretty faces. When N Sync first came out, I was a hardcore teenybopper. I had all the posters, I bought the magazines, I squealed when they came on TV, the works. I've grown up since then, but I still like N Sync. Why, you ask?Because they have talent. Celebrity impressed me. N Sync is growing up, just as the fans that were the diehard teenyboppers when they first came out are growing up. And it is because of this that I believe N Sync has staying power, more than any other pop group out there. Sure, BSB has talent. But BSB hasn't gone anywhere with their music. They've gotten better, sure, but they haven't grown up. My prediction for BSB? The married members decide to raise families; they decide they have enough money and don't want to tour any more. One or two splinter off with solo careers. And within a year or two, BSB will be gone. Not because of lack of talent, not because they will lose their fan base, but because they really aren't going anywhere and they know it.N Sync is going somewhere. Every one of their albums has gotten a bit better. Did I like their first album when it came out? Sure. Do I listen to it any more? Nope. Why? Because it isn't that good. NSA had a few good songs, but to be truthful, I didn't listen to it much after a few weeks after it had been released. I flirted with the idea of buying Celebrity, thought about maybe waiting until I could download a few songs and see how the album was. Then "Pop" came out.Now, one of my favorite genres is techno. And one of my favorite techno artists is BT. I had high expectations for "Pop" after hearing it had been produced by BT, and it lived up to them and then some. Catchy tune, great techno beat, and lyrics about something other than their last girlfriend! I was amazed. I was impressed. I had to have the album.I've waited this long to post a review because I wanted to let the album sink in a while before I tried to write objectively about it. After listening to it a coupla dozen times, (`kay, not that much, but I really do like it) I haven't been disappointed. I didn't give this album a full five stars because the boys still have a lot of room to grow. The lyrics are getting much better, with depth to them, and the fact that all but three were written or co-written by JC or Justin, endears me to them, but they are still lacking maturity.Then again, so are the guys. I mean, come on, Justin is /my/ age. JC is midtwenties. They still have lots of growing up to do. I would like to see more songs in the future about something other than girls/love/breaking up. Celebrity has two such songs, "Pop" and "Do Your Thing", both excellent songs, but I was looking for a little more. Still, even two is an improvement over none.Even the songs about love show a new maturity, however. The ballads are poignant, and beautiful, with a depth to the lyrics that has been lacking in the past. The rest of the songs are catchy, great dance tunes, with electronica beats used to great advantage. Those of you griping about not being able to dance to this album; how could you not? It's perfect dancing music. Try dancing to something like trance, and then whine.I have only two other complaints with this album. There is one thing that I actually /miss/ from the previous two cds, and that is their harmonies. One of the things I have always admired about N Sync is their true vocal talent, but this album does little to showcase that. The other complaint I have is the apparent lack of participation from the other band members; now I know how Lance and Joey had time for a movie, and how Chris could devote so much time to FuMan. They didn't do anything except backup vocals during the entire course of the album. They didn't even write anything. I thought this was a group of five, but it comes off as just Justin and JC with three backup singers. Don't get me wrong; Justin has a very sweet voice, and I have always thought that JC had a voice like black velvet that makes me shiver to listen to, but the group /is/ N SYNC, not NC, you know? And the rest of the guys have great voices with incredible range. They should show it off a little.So then. A solid album, breaking out of the shackles of boybandome and into a place where they might have some staying power. They still have some growing up to do, but every album is getting better. Don't expect another No Strings Attatched, because it isn't. But if you like techno or R&B, or just appreciate listening to talented people sing, then this is worth a listen. | 1positive
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Why all the hate?
This album was superb from track one through track 15. Every song has a great beat, and Fab is doing his thing in every song. His rhymes are always great, and this album has a lot of R&B singers added to it which gives the album perfect hooks and choruses. I don't know how you can't like this cd, I give it a 5 out of 5 stars. Buy this for sure, every track is worth listening to and there isn't one I skip over. | 1positive
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How To Butcher A Classic
I'd like to know who made the decision on how the tracks were separated and if he was drinking at the time. I understand that one song merges into another and the CD should be listened to as a whole and not individual tracks, but at least whoever put together the version I bought back in the 80's understood that you DO NOT separate tracks in mid-lyric or in the midst of a musical phrase when there is clearly a spot that makes more sense. If I thought I could return this and get my money back, I would; remastered and improved sound or not. As it is, I'm going to try to do my best Alan Parsons and correct the problems with my Roxio software. Failing a suitable fix, I'm sticking with my 20+ year-old copy on my computer/Mp3 player. | 0negative
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ME GUSTA!
Whatever comparisons have been made with Clandestino (which I haven't heard) this is GREAT. I will never forget this summer in Barcelona with "me gustas tu" playing everywhere - even the street cleaners were blasting it out at 4am in the Barrio Gotico. It expresses my life - English with part french and part spanish/south american influences (me not him). Me gustas tu is also great for learning spanish vocabulary!!!! This album has changed my life - shame it will probably never be heard in the UK .....although I am spreading the word. Does anyone understand the album title? I EXPERIENCED it! Leaving Spain - sitting on the Madrid metro en route to the airport, listening to the album on my walkman - when the train pulls in at a station and THE voice says "proxima estacion - Esperanza" over the trains sound system. Have to say I died and went to heaven on this music (cheap pink wine helps, so does being in Barcelona and sharing the music with south americans) and it keeps me bopping round the kitchen now I'm back in damp grey November (almost) weather trying to pay the bills and job-hunting ....Le Rendezvous is second best - clever and funny. Discovered the album by seeing the video of Me Gustas Tu in Valencia. The video really makes it. Does anyone know how/where to get hold of the video? Or DVD? | 1positive
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LUDA BLEW THIS CD OUT HIS AZZ
this is garbage ppl!! cmon.this isnt rap?? ever wonder why luda never won any awords for his music??? BAD RAP."Splash Waterfalls"is a very annoying song."Stand Up" was a dumb song,dumb beat by kanye west,and shouldve neva been a hit."Diamond in the Back" seems like a hot song at first,but gets old REAL QUICK.REAL HIPHOPHEADS SHOULD BUY KEITH MURRAY,NAS,OR SOME OLD 2PAC.NOT THIS BS. | 0negative
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Paul Hardcastle - king of cheese
Wow this is easily some of the worst "smooth jazz" cheese I have ever heard. True jazz folks must be rolling in their graves. | 0negative
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Incubus, Hoobastank Wanna-Be's
Hasn't anyone noticed how these guys sound just like Hoobastank? I think they should develop their own sound and not clone themsevles as a Hoobastank wanna-be band. The lead singer even sounds like Douglas Robb in every aspect. These guys are totally unoriginal! | 0negative
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Perfect Title ... Great Music, Performed Beautifully
Owned this cd in the 90s when it came out, replacing it now. Can't believe how inexpensive it is .... the track "Cherry Red" alone is worth the purchase price. Check it out ... and enjoy!!! | 1positive
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Steven's Gone Home...To The Assisted Living Community
I bought this album, along with Brutal Planet, expecting to find Alice at his matured finest. Instead, I was left feeling like I had purchased some garage band Sound Garden meets Metallica meets Puddle of Mudd rip off. There were no clearly defined gutar riffs (where is Davey Johnstone when you need him?), supremely odd chord structures, noises or or weird ghostly effects. Oh, there were maybe one or two good songs that hinted back to Alice in his better days, like This House Is Haunted and Take It Like A Woman. Unfortunately, the rest of both albums were rife with overly heavy guitar and standard hired studio hand drum work, along with tired old references to how Alice got his name, no more mister nice guy, etc. I found both albums geriatrically Alice's worst ever . | 0negative
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One Of The Best Organ CDs
I respectfully disagree with Mr. Hall's review and comments that Mr. Fox was past his prime. The Bach pieces sustain your interest and Fox was the master of the French masterworks. The Jongen is great but so are the Vierne and the Dupre renderings. | 1positive
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Without soul!
Does he play Beethoven at all? If you like Beethoven piano concerto, please listen to Backhaus, Schnabel, Fischer or Perahia! | 0negative
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Vintage Blues with Modern Twist
This album is excellent. There is some great blues guitar on this album that sounds very familiar but new. Susan brings Janis Joplan and Melissa Etheridge to mind, but with a slightly smoother voice (actually I prefer Susan to the two). I highly recommend this album. Just buy it. | 1positive
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It's okay
Pretty much, I'm saying that Britney Spears is a nice person. I'm into some pop music, but I also like R&B and Rock. Britney Spears is talented, but I personally don't like this album that much. The CD has only a few good songs: Baby One More Time, Sometimes, You Drive Me Crazy, Born To Make You Happy, and I Will Be There. But the album gets kinda boring once you listen to it a few times. That's why I rated it a 1. Maybe Britney will do a better job on her new album. I hope that if Britney reads this, she won't get mad. I just think that maybe she should've put some different songs on her album. Britney, you're a talented singer, but I don't enjoy this album that much. Well, that's all. See ya! | 0negative
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I GIVE THIRDS 2
I bought this cd for one song, "Walk Away" which was one of their best known songs. I was hoping since that particular song was so good that maybe the album would harbor a few more gems. There wasn't. The rest of the album is like an anti-climax. I would suggest a greatest hits instead. If you see this cd just turn your pretty head and walk away. | 0negative
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An album to keep
This is an album to keep, a collection of witty & emotional songs you wish you've written yourself. Terry Hall makes beautiful music, too bad he isn't as famous as he should be. I wish there will be a Collections 2, with the songs Confession and Sorry in it. | 1positive
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Believe the hype -- this CD is epic
I'm not normally one for hyperbole, but the first five minutes of this recording are astonishing. All the musical elements come together and create an atmosphere greater than the sum of its parts. The meandering notes of Phil Lesh's bass gradually lock step with the drums, and Jerry's guitar snakes its way above and below the music to create the best performance of "Dark Star" I've ever heard. I think I've listened to this CD about 30 times by now, and I'm still impressed with the fluidity of the jamming. This is the concert you wish you were at, and the one you can play for the uninitiated as proof that the Dead really were that good. | 1positive
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15 million Lep fans CAN be wrong... and are!
I'm sorry but there's like two great songs on here and the rest, to me, epitomizes everything that was wrong with eighties pop music. Overblown, pretentious, and painfully predictable. I can't believe I used to like these guys when I was a wee tot, and didn't even know that bands like the Replacements or Husker Du existed simply because they wouldn't play them on the radio. Oh well. Might as well get the greatest hits CD. It has "Rock of Ages" AND "Armageddon It" on it, so that's cool. Oh and pick "Slippery When Wet" too. But that's IT. No more mainstream pop! I can only take so much of this "Rock On!" schtick. You? | 0negative
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wasnt her 1st flukie cd bad enough?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
why dont those who cant sing/write/play instruments just go away???the best thing i can type about her''music''is that she at least keeps her clothes on.will she soon become a stripper like mariah carey and jewel in order to boosts sales remains to be seen.my guess is she doesnt have the physical goods to pull that off either. | 0negative
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Wow...I am...stunned...
I have "just now" discovered Gillian Welch and my first thoughts were "How did it take me so long to experience her music!"The vocals are simple but rich...the lyrics are amazing in their complexity and depth but also their timeless wisdom and natural feel...musical arrangements provide an outstanding vehicle and never ever distract from the haunting quality of Gillian's voice.I am...stunned. This is an incredibly beautiful collection.Gillian...why did it take me so long to hear you for the first time? | 1positive
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If it ain't broke - don't fix it! - This CD lacks the spark.
Chesney takes a different direction with this CD and simply put - "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"... this album lacks direction and the music (relative to his talent), gets about a "C" grade. What originally drew me to Kenny's music was the combination of Rock and Country. This CD lacks the spark. The songs are average at best. I'm a huge Kenny Chesney fan... and for the most part, I think his music is top-notch. I hope his next CD to this one will return to his what he truly excels at - a country/rock artist. | 0negative
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Could top "Burning Organ"........
Great playing (of course) and very catchy songs make for a great listen. I've been playing it nonstop since I purchased it. This CD, versus Paul's other best solo effort, Burning Organ, has heavier songs and Marco (on drums) really stretches out. Paul has since released his first all-instrumental CD which is fantastic, but it will be difficult to top Spaceship One with his next vocal release. Note: The Spaceship One DVD is well worth buying as well, as it also contains a couple of older tracks, along with "Scarified" from Racer X. | 1positive
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The doomsday clock has struck, Billy
I feel like there's something meaningful in the second verse of "Tarantula"--"We are the real/If real ever was/And just because/We are the real/They feel we have enough/We are the real/'Cause someone gave us up"--but I'm not sure what it is. They aren't the real, you know; only Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain came back. You can't make the Smashing Pumpkins with those two, but you CAN make a new album and label it a Smashing Pumpkins record, or so they figured. The result is a jungle of mordacious guitar work and acrid growling (whining?) from Corgan, the swollen Fu Manchu behind this whole evil plot. For Pumpkin diehards, it'll be enough. But there used to be something to their music, something it conveyed that clung parasitically to the indie environment of the early- to mid-Nineties. In this fallow wasteland of an album, there's only noise. | 0negative
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feline woman
very much worth the wait. this is the cd that a lot of the R+B non-princesses out there today wish they had made, or could make. aaliyah exudes a classy seduction, and her voice is cooly alluring; her mystique is further enhanced by the fantastic futuristic sci-fi suggestion in her music. not to mention that she is not too hard on the eye at all, this is an artist with emotional depth, as well as confidence and style to spare. this is destined to be one of the best releases of 2001, mark my words. thank you for reading. | 1positive
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My anger against this filthy trash...
How stupid and simple-minded can you be to actually go out and buy an album this bad by a singer that obviously is fake and doesn't know anything about real music. How can you look up to Jesse, consider him as your "Idol" or "Role Model" when he has an incredibly horrible singing voice. How can you possibly call Jesse a musician when he doesn't even play an instrument?Let me tell you something now, alot of you are complexly ignorant, and don't know what you're talking about when you say that this stuff is good music. You know what I hate about the majority of these pop music singers is the fact that they're always happy about life, or they're always talking about love, ect., ect., and it's getting stupid. I hate how pop musicians or how people who like pop have perfect lives, never go through any rough times, all their lives are complete happiness, and it shows. The majority of people who like this stuff are a bunch of rich preppy teenage girls who live in houses that cost like $280,000 dollars or higher, and they're all a bunch of happy spoiled brats because they've always got what they've wanted and their parents always give them everything they ask for. You might be asking yourself "What does this got to do with Jesse and his music" Well I'll tell you something, the reason why this has to do with his music is because Jesse is alittle brat himself! He got into the music business SO EASILY and his singing just flat out sucks. He sounds like Aaron Carter. Jesse probably never had to go through any hard rough times in his life or had to feel any anger or anything of that sort which is why he's always happy and living life easy all the time, and it's the same reason why everything's always been handed to him (like his fame for example) and anything of that sort.Another thing, the people who look up to this guy must be completely ignorant. I never had such a good laugh in my whole entire life when I read a few of these 5 star reviews that say something completely stupid like "WOW, Jesse and his music is AWESOME, and it's the best music I ever heard, me and my friend like Jesse too, and this album is great, we don't just like his music, we like him too, this stuff makes me feel all tingly inside, I just love this album" What kind of retarded, simple-minded, half-assed review was that? Immaturity is really showing here! And another thing do you think people actually care about your mentally challenged friend who has absolutely NO TASTE in some real music? My point exactly! If you're going to give this album an overwhelming, over-exaggerating 5 stars, then the VERY LEAST you could do is AT LEAST make your review sound like you've at least passed Elementary School! How can you go out in public and buy this album, that's pretty embarrassing. How can you go home, put it in your stereo, sit there for about a full hour listening to it, then say to yourself "This stuff is good" I mean how can you do that? I don't know about you, but some preppy, pretty-boy crying into the microphone about how much he loves his girlfriend and how much his heart is just burning and aching for love is not my idea of professional talent, or true, amazing professional musicianship. If you have a brain, or even a brain cell, it should tell you to NOT buy this album and avoid it at all costs.What's the point of girls listening to this sick stuff? Does it make them feel better and good about themselves? Do they feel as if Jesse is a true role model, and an idol, and someone to look up to? If so that is truly sad. It's also sad when you have musicians who are at least half way good at their instruments, playing in the background of Jesse's music but they never get recognized. That's sad, too. Music bands who play with pop artists should quit playing along with talentless hacks like Jesse and form a band on their own and get famous someday on their own.Another thing pop musicians are a bunch of wiggers! How could you not realize that this whole entire time? I mean think about it, all pop musicians are white but they all try to act black. I mean think about it, they try to act black, dress black, dance like they're black, and sing like they're black, and have heart, passion, and soul like they're black. But the point is, they don't do a good job of it because they aren't black! Jesse isn't good at performing RnB soul music, or whatever. Jesse can't sing whatsoever. I'm sick of these wanna-be-black white boy wimpy preppy pop musicians who try to act like they have so much heart and soul (such as other pop artists like Justin Timberlake) and act like they're cool when they aren't. Jesse is another one of those people who THINKS he's cool, but he's not, and he never was. All he is, is just a HUGE pain in the ass, and that's putting it mildly. Not even NSTINK or Britney Spears was this annoying as Jesse is.It's sad, people just can't recognize good music these days. You got people who are more talented than this, but they never get their chance. Some of you Jesse fans are so extremely narrow minded, naive, and ignorant that you wouldn't know good music if it were to come up to you and give you a good, hard, quick slap in the face (and speaking of which, some of you deserve a slap in the face, because some of you are pretty annoying.)Music is supposed to be a form of art, not something where people are in it ONLY for the image, money or fame. Seriously, I dare you to go up to ANY pop singer, give them a book of WRITTEN complicated music (such as musical notes, key signatures, time signatures, and notes like quarter notes, eight notes, sixteenth notes, ect...notes such as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and then, F#, Ab, Bb, C#, Eb) and ask them to play it on an instrument such as a piano. I bet they wouldn't know what to tell you or wouldn't know how to play it. You see all you need to make it famous these days is have the right support by the right people (such as managers, co-workers, ect) and they do the talent part for you. They figure out and plan out all your dance moves, and write all your lyrics. The singer himself probably doesn't do a damn thing, or doesn't give a crap about the MUSIC, they're just doing it for fame, money, popularity, and girls. And it shows. Why do you think this guy gets played on MTV as much as he does. Hasn't ANYONE ever told you that the only good true musicians out there are the ones that AREN'T being played on MTV or the Radio? That's something you should think about and consider, and explore and get interested into some DIFFERENT music artists. As for Jesse, he's just doing it for the image.If you're seriously considering buying this album, then you might as well just literally throw your 15 dollars out the window instead....oh wait, maybe you should...because then maybe someone might spot the 15 dollars, put it in his pocket, and actually buy it on an album that's worth buying and worth listening to. Which is something you all should consider doing. But of course none of you would know anything about music other than Britney Spears, Aaron Carter, or Jesse McCartney, you're all too narrow minded and never want to try anything new...you just want to listen to the same old stuff played on MTV. So go ahead, it's not me that's being effected, why should I care. I'm just writing this review because another friend of mine saw this website and decided to write a one star review because this stuff is ticking him off as well, and then said to me that I should put my own common sense on here as well, and I sure am glad that I did. Well I've said enough on here already. This stuff is stupid, pure and simple. It's time to grow up and move on to some other stuff...please. | 0negative
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HORRIBLE!!!!
I hate this album! I ended up giving it away it sucked so much! the only DECENT song is Little Sister, and that gets old fast! | 0negative
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uhhhh. . .
i'm a HUGE fan of R&S, and i've seen every episode ever made, but this is NOT Ren and Stimpy. the songs are all screwed up, and not the way they were on TV. i thought i would barf when i heard the HORRIBLY recorded version of Happy Happy Joy Joy, which is one of my favorite songs, but i hate the way it was in this CD. it sounded like some idiot came and tried to sing it while he was choking on an ice cube! these songs are horrible and they are NOT R&S songs. i hated the songs on this CD because they're nothing at all like the funny TV show. the Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen is ok, but all the other songs are LAME!! if you're a fan of the REAL Ren and Stimpy, don't buy this. | 0negative
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what do you see in this???
This has to be one of the most plastic, weird bands i've ever heard. It's Hasslhoff-esque in that I understand how people in Eastern European nations that don't speak english could like it but, my gawd, is this CD bad!! "Dizz Knee Land" became a radio hit, i think, because people thought it was meant to be ironic and funny, but after listening to the rest of the album, i'm not so sure. if you're in some group therapy program where you aren't supposed to listen to anything but gloss because it might make you emotional, or you can't get enough Better Than Ezra B-side rejects, then this album is for you. | 0negative
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A Faithful Father
This beautiful presentation is put together from scriptures in the Bible to form a love letter from the 'Heavenly Father.' Like a letter from a father to a child it ministers to someone who is searching for meaning in their life. It reflects the beauty of God's creation and His ultimate Love for His children. He's always faithful and will NEVER leave you. There is a flash version of this video on-line at fathersloveletter.com. If you need to know a loving Father then I recommend this highly. | 1positive
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MOST ROCK AND ROLLING ENCHANTED CD MADE
All of Stevie's CD's are absolutely breath taking, however none are as captivating as Bella Donna!! A great twist of Enchantment and Rock, with a little bit of Rhiannon.... | 1positive
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wtf? not worth the 65 cents i paid on allofmp3
except for the first minute of the last song, i cannot think of a situation or circumstance that i would put this in my stereo and be utterly satisfied by it as if it is the best music for the mood. it sounds like something they play at a mental hospital to make the patients go bananas!! lol stupid garbage | 0negative
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THE BEST
It's really good! I bought it! TWICE!! I have one MELDED TO MY HEAD. Well actually, no I don't, but I would if my gf didn't think it was so impractical. I think I should dump her. What do you think? I mean, she never listens to me, she just kind of nods and steals my silverware. Alledgedly. And her parents keep calling me "Stumpy" and I don't know why. Anyway, buy this...thing. CD!! Yeah. Buy it. | 1positive
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She's in love
Jessica Simpson is back with a new album, and she wants us to know she's in love. That's the theme of the album. This is her first album since 2001's IRRESISTIBLE which was a flop commercially, and failed to churn out more than one hit single. She was a victim of the record company's marketing, creating an image that wasn't her to compete with the likes of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. On IN THIS SKIN, Jessica co-wrote 9 of the 11 tracks.The first single is the Diane Warren ballad "Sweetest Sin", where clearly she indicated she has lost her virginity as she sings about making love and thinking about it all the time. The song is actually really classy and well done. "With You" is a nice midtempo song which is single material, a song about how she can be herself when she's with husband Nick Lachey. "I Have Loved You", the only other song she did not contribute to, is a beautiful love song. There's some really touching songs here like "You Don't Have To Let Go" which she lovingly dedicates to her father. "Underneath" is another beautiful love song about Nick and Jessica. Ditto for "Be" which is another beautiful song.Jessica sounds great, in top form vocally. She doesn't overexert her vocals but rather just lets them compliment the vocals and the music. The title track is a inpsiring song about feeling beautiful as you are. "Forbidden Fruit" is an uptempo number that dabbles in dance music a bit. The CD is her best yet, her most personal, but a few songs sound a little strange to me at least. "My Way Home" and "Loving You" have interesting background music but I just didn't care for it.Overall I respect her more than I do Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera, because she has her clothes on and she sings from the heart and writes beautiful music, even if its about being in love. She is a newlywed after all. She doesn't need to take off her clothes or sing dirty things to get attention. Her voice is enough. | 1positive
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WOW!! u have got to hear this.
WOW this is the best American Idol single yet! I believe rocks and Summertime is awesome.Someone I know has just purchased Diana's single it is dreadful. she hollars the whole time she is singing. Fantasia Single rocks and i cant wait til her debut album hits the shelves. I know it will be awesome. If you do not purchase this CD you will always regret it. It is best money you will ever spend!! | 1positive
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One of the worst rock albums I've ever listened to
Over the past few years, Linkin Park's songs have had constant radio play. I never liked the way they sounded, plus I couldn't really tell the difference between one of their songs and another. My friend said that if you just listen to the radio you're going to think that but the albums are very diverse. So he lent me Hybrid Theory. Surprise surprise when it was more of the same. I wasn't able to tell when one song ended and the other began. With the Screaming, Rapping, DJ Scratches and a singer that sounded like he was straight out of a boy band it got me wondering what happened to Mainstream hard rock. Bands like AC/DC, Guns 'n Roses, The Motley Crue and Led Zeppelin. Without the accompaniment of advanced recording methods and by being fun instead of having angst-ridden lyrics they made beautiful music. Unless you liked the manufactured angst-ridden sound of modern hard rock, I suggest you start looking into the classics. | 0negative
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Would be good, but the guests ruined the songs.
When I bought this album I knew that Pink Floyd would not be on it. To me this wasn't a problem since Waters sang most of the original album anyway. (David Gilmour's guitar is missed though). But what I didn't know was that there would be a bunch of guests on it. Now, don't get me wrong,some of these artists are very talented, they just can't sing these songs. The songs are much more boring now and seem to have a sprinkle of the 80's in them. (The devil's decade).Cindy Lauper really ruined "Another Brick in the Wall part 2". 1 and 3 are good though because Waters sings them. "Run like Hell" would be one of the better songs on the album but the choir just sounds stupid. The first "In the Flesh" is ruined by the Scorpions, and the second has Waters singing like a dying old man. Van Morrison is alright on "Comfortably Numb" but like I said before, It's not the same without Gilmour's guitar. Anyway, I was really disapointed with it. You probably shouldn't buy it. | 0negative
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Disk Unrecognizable after 18 months
I have experienced the same problems with this disk as others who have written.... I purchased about 2 years ago... it played fine the two times I watched it... then I went to play it again the other night and it's not recognized by either my player or my computer - very strange as the disk doesn't have a scratch on it. Anybody else run in to this or have a solution? | 0negative
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Hard hitting and unique
The Queens of the Stone Age latest release "Songs for the Deaf" is a unique experience. Thicker, louder and more chaotic than their last release "Rated R," "SftD" is is a bold step in the direction of Heavy Metal. With David Grohl exhibiting his best drum work ever, the Queens blast through 14 stomach churning, mind melting tracks that will surely earn them the respect they so obviously deserve. | 1positive
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BEAUTIFUL,SPIRITUAL,UPLIFTING!!!!!!
This is one of the most beautiful, musically,Emotionally and performance-wise albums I have ever heard.. I cant wait for The Next Release (Version2???) | 1positive
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Don't waste your cash.
Ok let me start by saying that this cd is really [bad]. The only thing that saves it is the song Cadillac. Other than that, this cd is about as good as shoving forks into your ears. It has some semi-decent music, but the lyrics are so [bad] it isn't natural. I think their are so many bands that are better than M.E.S.T. (like Good Charlotte, A Simple Plan, and my personal favorite The Sarting Line) that you shouldn't waste your money on this garbage, unless you want to hear the song Cadillac (which for some reason is really good), but i just suggest that you download it. | 0negative
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What? No spandex?
What's up with Nirvana? I don't get it. Not a single shrieking, whammy-bar afflicted guitar solo. No operatic metal vocals. Sorely lacking in their repertoire of songs relating food items to female reproductive organs. No super-model girlfriends. I don't think Curt Koburn's guitar was outfitted with a Floyd Rose system or a locking nut. Christ Novorselack didn't play a Warlock bass, and Dade Growl never broke for extended drum solos (although he had an awesome last name). And, as far as I know, that untalented hack Kurk Coblain never even used hairspray (!). They never had a video with Tawny Kitaen doing cartwheels across luxury European automobiles. Seriously, not a single one. Shocking, I know.These guys killed real rock! You know, since real rock music requires a metric ton of makeup and hair accessories after all. Just like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presely envisioned it.All kidding aside, I'm a musician and I like Nirvana. Plus, I don't suck if I say so myself. I use the solo from "Another Brick In The Wall Pt. II" to warm up, for one. Nirvana's music couldn't be easier to play, but it doesn't change what I think about them. I love Nirvana because I'll be damned if Dokken, Malmsteen, Whitesnake, Vai, Satch, Cinderella, or Twisted Sister ever excited me the way Nirvana did. If they're so worthless, how come blowhards like Vince Neil hate them to this day? I bet a lot of the hair metallers were probably just bitter about the fact that a visceral, powerful (ie "real") rock band was causing them to lose money that would normally be going straight up their noses. Wow, what a shame.Oh, I almost forgot. "Nevermind" is a great album. There, that's my review. | 0negative
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VERY WEAK
No blues here to speak of, I think Paul must have had the blues or lost them. There is very little blues here, so buyer beware this is for collectors only. But it is interesting to hear once or twice. | 0negative
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EWWWW
When I was in love with this show, I saw it on Broadway. After the show, I said to myself "What would posess someone to write a show set in early 1800's France and put modern music into it?" That's right: The French. Only the French would bastardize one of their tongue's greatest works into a meaningless cornucopia of power ballads and failes attempts at pastiches. It is not funny, it is not moving, it is over blown, overrated, and truly a terrible show. | 0negative
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such a disappointment
Zoroastre is generally considered to be one of Rameau's top works, but this fell far short of being at the top. I agree that the singing from the men was somewhat lackluster, however the music generally makes up for this. The choreography in this piece ruined it for me. The dance had virtually nothing to do with either the music or the story, at several points the dancers mimed masturbation (those French are just so sophisticated! sarcasm off.) The documentary that accompanies the piece is somewhat good, however after talking alot about good v. evil in the opera they fail to come to any meaningful conclusions about the work. Add the obligatory swipe at the Americans, and you get a typical French exercise in arrogance and ignorance. I would not recommend this to anyone who is not a hardcore baroque opera fan. | 0negative
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F for sound
Well this is a total F for sound. I have 3 dif 3 cd players, home, port, and car, and yes they are good ones, car is a Q45 with a Bose. I bought this CD because of the reviews I read here, what is everyone smoking? or is there not that good of stuff avail from Albert? I don't own any other CD's, but I do know about him from the SRV Sessions VHS I have had for a few years, and it sounds pretty good.This CD sounds like a taper recorded it, from that last row in the back or something. I have both SF CD's, the both sound the same.Can someone email me please and let me know what Albert King CD's. If any, have good clear sound.What I have that is great for Live shows is Cream Reunion DVD and CD, and Roger Watters in the Flesh DVD and CD, great sound. | 0negative
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New Orleans Dixielanders Doing a Tribute and Benefit
I have enjoyed Monk Hazel on Southland and with Sharkey and others. Although he doesn't play on this CD set, some of the great Dixieland chestnuts are here on 2 cds, played by the cream of New Orleans jazzmen circa the l950's--Pete Fountain,George Girard, Bugle Sam Dekemel (although he's not listed as with the composite band), Jack Delaney, Santo Pecora, Sharkey, and many more. It's a real find for any serious traditional jazz collector. Dr. Hackler ("Grandpa's Spells")--Orlando (See my other reviews) Monk gets better and lives another l2 years. | 1positive
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not right item
this was NOT the new version of the single that i was under the understanding i was getting. the new version has a new song i dont have yet. this version does not. booo! | 0negative
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A Great CD
This is a CD for everyone. I think everyone can relate to the songs in this CD. Go out and get it you will not be sorry | 1positive
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Such a disappointment...
Sting, honey, you're not Peter Gabriel. You're not Lyle Lovett either. There's about three good songs here, everything else is junk. I spent the entire day listening to old Police CDs and Sting's other solo albums to get the bad taste out. When Sting is good, he's very good - but usually he hangs these observations on a hook that's identifiable. Whereas Sting used to rant - brilliantly - about life's minutiae in songs like Landlord (grousing about the jerk who owns his building) and Man in a Suitcase (about travelling non-stop), now he has empty songs about empty themes. Sting, honey, was Perfect Love...Gone Wrong really necessary? The track listing is inaccurate, by the way -"Prelude" runs just 19 seconds and is listed as track 7. Sooo disappointed, and I'm the biggest Sting fan in my clique. | 0negative
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DON'T BUY COPY PROTECTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't support artists who support content protected cds. This is not in the true spirit of music and art. ENCRYPTED MUSIC TAKES AWAY OUR RIGHTS AS AMERICAN CITIZENS. STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS AND DON'T BUY THIS ARTISTS MUSIC!KUDOS TO ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WROTE REVIEWS AGAINST TRISTAN PRETTYMAN AND HER COPY PROTECTED CD | 0negative
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excellent!!
This is one of my favorite albums this year! Kinda Beck meets Will Oldham in a way. | 1positive
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This is just another one of Michael's amazing cd's!!
I've always loved Michael and this is one of my favorite cd's of his, he is truly amazing. No one comes close to comparing with him. I love Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal, but my favorite song is Billie Gene, and unfortunatly it's not on this.MICHAEL, I LOVE YOU | 1positive
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What Happened?
I never thought I would say it, but - I really don't care for this new album by one of Hawaii's premier vocal groups. They mention in the liner notes about "going in a new direction." Well ladies, in my opinion it's the wrong one. They've hooked themselves up with a new producer, and guess what: it's over produced! Synthesizers, unnecessary string arrangements, etc. - you get the idea. Na Leo has gained many fans over the years with their great vocal harmonies and they just don't need all this extra junk! They even felt compelled to remake one of their most beautiful classics, Flying With Angels. This whole album ends up coming off like just one more pop song confection with little substance. Na Leo: don't forget where you came from! | 0negative
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Definitive Greatest Hits Andrae Crouch
Just want to say. That I simply love thisCD collection.Thank you for my shipment. Good condition, excellent sound and quality. Great Amazon Seller. | 1positive
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producer should be drawn and quartered
While there is no doubt Miss Brightman has a beautiful voice, it is very hard to enjoy it on this CD.I purchased this after hearing a cut from one of her other CDs, reading all the rave reviews of her work on different sites, and listening to people telling me how awesome she was."A Whiter Shade of Pale" has been a favorite of mine for years. With her voice, this version should be haunting. Instead, it just sounds haunted. Her voice is totally overridden by some techno/syntho/new-age garbage that is jarring at best and totally unneeded at worst."Scarborough Fair" is fairly clean musically, until you realize that her voice is reverbed throughout, like a mid-60's Johnny Cash tune.If this techno/syntho/new-age junk is what Miss Brinkman is all about, then there must be a market for it. All I can say is that her voice is wasted amongst the all the excess electronica. The only thing I can figure out is that she is hard up for money and is willing to lend her voice to projects as this out of desperation.If you really like music, don't waste your money on this. If you think what comes out of an iPod is music, this would probably be right down your alley. | 0negative
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hmmmm
Not sure how bands like this one make it with just one good song on their CDs, and bands like Motorplant with their release of "American Postcard" still are undiscovered | 0negative
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MASTERPIECE OF THE GORE SUBGENRE OF METAL
THIS, is what death metal/horror/gore/whatever music is all about. Talented, fun, creative, and crushing is what this album, and band, is all about! Most bands in today's metal scene are just posers writing about gore/horror subjects just to shock and because they have nothing else to write about. IMPALED are fans of horror films, books, comics, and other various subjects of popular culture throughout the past few decades. This is what sets them apart from all the generic bands like Exhumed, Disgorge, Deeds of Flesh, Skinless, Suffocation, and others that relieve my insomnia. This is IMPALED's best release, but seek out the others they have done as they all have great songs to offer, including the latest HAEMORRHAGE/IMPALED split CD which is probably the best split CD ever released for this genre of metal! | 1positive
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Fresher than Ever!
Jazz historians know this date: April 22, 1959, the date on which Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Julian "Cannonball" Adderly, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and James Cobb recorded the watershed "Kind of Blue" album. That this CD represents yet another re-issue of this landmark recording is appropriate at a time when renewed interest in jazz is especially keen. There are, of course, many fans who never left this uniquely American art form. Yet, as Rock N' Roll and the subsequent British Invansion swept up the counter-culture that birthed modern jazz in its inception, jazz very nearly lost its pre-imminent voice among that larger audience. It is not just that the technical problems which beset earlier releases of "Kind of Blue" have been admirably solved and addressed in this CD, it is a recording to "come back" to. As in live sessions and in the original recording sessions, Miles' phrasing is full-throated (not tinny or off-key) and spontaneously brilliant in the absolute richness of the musical ideas they represent. Likewise, witness Coltrane and Adderly who dazzle with seemingly infinite improvisational motifs seamless in their gestaltic wholeness. Then there is Bill Evans; what can be said of such genius and vituosity that his notes are precisely "right" yet never fail to delight or surprise? If you are one of those who momentarily left jazz, "Come back" to this CD. Listen yet again for the first time. At a time when Rock is sounding tired and long in the tooth, Miles and crew have never sounded fresher or newer. | 1positive
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NATO - A worthy criticism of the Balkan's conflicts?
Laibach yet again use the modus operandi of the cover version to get their message across, and what better way to create a critique of the Western failure to intervene in the Balkans than by producing an album filled with cover versions of war songs..Ranging from the ridiculous, such as Europe's Final Countdown and Status Quo's In The Army Now, through to the ominous and serious, NATO (an adaptation from Holst's planet suite)and Mars on the River Drina, Laibach's techno-driven anthems provide a much needed antidote to the more moralistic and somewhat condescending music created by some other bands concerning the Balkans situation..The album's highlight has to be a cover of Edwin Starr's 'War', where instead of War being good for 'nothing at all' a list of leading Western industrial groups and media organisations is listed..The irony is further extended with the album's closing song, Mars on the River Drina, an adaptation of a Serbian Army marching song.. Laibach actually had the guts to play this live in Sarajevo, days before NATO troops arrived following the Dayton peace accord..Pity U2 didn't have as much courage rather than making a commercial success out of suffering... | 1positive
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Stargate (15th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
The movie is much nicer in the higher resolution of Blu-Ray.The extras are extremely entertaining and informative.A very pleasurable experience. | 1positive
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Better than the UK version
I got this as an alternative to listen to instead of the usual british release, My main reason for purchase was down to the huge amount of great releases currently passing through germany and the hitting the charts here in Great Britain quite some months later, I've bought almost every other release by Ministry of Sound over the past few years and this year has been slightly different, almost all other releases are the same tracks being remixed and re-organised just to knock out yet another album, but.... this one shows the german side of things and has proved to be a great change, if you've been getting bored of the usual releases from good old MOS then buy this one. | 1positive
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D.A.F.
This band sucks beyond belief, I saw them in concert with Lamb of God and Trivium, and they are by far the worst band I have seen. | 0negative
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One of the most appalling loads of dreck ever made
With all respect to John's proficiency as a pianist, this album (and any other with his name anywhere near it) is, and will more than likely always be, absolutely inexcusable. It's like a sham that nobody's seen fit to reveal as such. Horrid. "Levon" is the single biggest offender, by the by. | 0negative
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Attention all 'Real' Metalheads-
Ok, so any of us with a true understanding of metal can agree that this is watered down trash at best. Let's face it, never again will we see another Jester Race. I purchased Reroute to Remain, and was fairly pleased, but this is really just to far. I have not bought the album, and by the sound of the clips, have intention to. BUT: there is something about this album that gives it great, GREAT potential.You see, this album will undoubtedly draw hoards of pu, I mean nu-metal listeners. It's ineveitable. So, our little mallcore wannabe goth kid picks up this new album and they love it. So? you ask. It is very likely that after they fall in love with the album, they start exploring In Flame's catolouge. Before you know it, the same slipknot kid is banging his head to Gyroscope! And In Flames will in turn lead them to Soilwork, and Soilwork to whoever, and on and on... until all of a sudden, the little nu-metal creep is a full fledged REAL Metalhead.In summary- while this album may reek of mainstream infulences, it could be a messiah for the nu-metal kids. | 0negative
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Excellent
I didn't know what to expect from this cd, but I must say I really love it. I loved Elliott on American Idol however I didn't know what style he was going to go with, in saying that I am very pleased. I recommend for everyone to buy. | 1positive
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The Best Greatful Dead Studio Album!
This is by far the best studio album The Greatful Dead ever recorded. Workingman was good but this is just that much better. Jerry Garcia's amazing guitar playing comes through full blast here on this classic album. The lyrics are the best they had been up untill this point.The album starts off with the bands all time best song 'Box Of Rain' its a slower ballad with some beautiful lyrics. The album also closes with The Greatful Dead's second best song 'Truckin' this song is The Deads most rock and roll song, and it has Jerry Garcia's greatest guitar solo of all time! Other classics include 'Friend Of The Devil' 'Sugar Magnolia' 'Ripple' and the awsome 'Ripple' The band was never tighter then on this album.Like I said you cant get better then American Beauty for The Greatful Dead, Working Man's Dead is good but this is bettter. Dont be fooled by the people who tell you that the live albums are better, beacuse they can get boring some of the songs are like 45 minutes long on Europe '72. If you want a good live album stick with Live Dead, its their only decent live album.Col | 1positive
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