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Terrible waste of time!
The only way I could find this funny would be if I drank a lot of beer. Maybe that's why he's beloved in Australia.It's terrible - poorly written, bad acting.Don't waste any of your life watching this Yahoo.Seriously. | 0negative
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imitation of "time to say goodby" album
The album is essentially identical to Sara's album "time to say goodby". Do not buy this album unless you like paying double the price of "time to say goodby". I was amazed that the only change to the front cover, was the title. | 0negative
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Sophmore slump? Not this album!
I have mixed feelings about this album. In all it's good, but I think I expected a bit more from Michelle. All of the songs on Hotel Paper are catchy and well-written, but to me, they all sort of seem to blend together, and some of them do sound similar. There doesn't seem to be another song like her previous single "All You Wanted" that seemed to always get stuck in your head and really stand out. Although they're good songs, I tend to hear them and forget them. I was also hoping that there would be more of Michelle's acoustic guitar highlighted, but throughout the album I'm finding myself straining just to hear it at all. Some of these songs seem like they could have been a little less produced, and I think it would have been nicer if some of the effects used were more limited. After hearing some of these songs live, acoustic, and really stripped down, I feel as though they've been made more complex and that they really were more beautiful in their simpler form. On the bright side, lyrically this album is wonderful. Being a Michelle Branch fan for a few years, after listening to this album it's very obvious that her writing has matured dramatically since her independent release "Broken Bracelet" in 2000. Maybe they aren't the best lyrics ever written, but for a 19 year old, this album is quite an accomplishment. One of the songs that stand out is the album's title track, "Hotel Paper". Beautiful lyrics, beautiful melody, and Michelle is able to express so much emotion in the song that it's very pleasant to listen to. Other favorites of mine are "Tuesday Morning", "Empty Handed", "Breathe", "Till I Get Over You" and the very simple "It's You". The entire album is fun and easy to listen to. A breath of fresh air from some of the mainstream music that's played constantly today. Michelle Branch is definitely not another Britney, and with this record, she shows much promise for the future, and I can't wait to hear her albums in the years to come as she becomes even more established as a songwriter and musician. So I have to give this one only four stars because there just seems to be a little something missing, but I would definitely reccomend this album to anyone because it really is worth listening to. | 1positive
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Remembering When
I sat and looked at the movie again tonight after it sat in the cabinet for a long while. The movie and the soundtrack makes one think about the days gone by and how we (the people) got along. The film is history, the soundtrack takes you back to days gone by. This film is a good investment of music that will never grow old or die. It will live forever as part of history. Invest and enjoy. You'll be glad you did. It is a great mix of how soulful, hip-hop, classical, and rock can come together to make an exciting soundtrack that will go down in the history books. | 1positive
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Restored my faith in modern rock
Lately I've been feeling that today's rock lacks that magic, that thign that lets the music get uner your skin...but this album has restored my faith in modern rock...A very classy album here...First time in a long time i liked all the songs on the disc. It also offers much replayability...I would recomend this album to anyone who is a fan of rock music. Some truly wondeful guitar on this album accompanied by an extremely lively beat. You can tell the group put heart and soul into this recording and it shows in the lyrics. This one will deffinately be in my CD player for some time to come!! Highly recomended to anyone even if you don't care for The Wallflowers past recordings. | 1positive
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almost invisible
When I saw Neil young in Tucson, AZ in 1986 I thought I pretty much knew most of Neil's work but I left wondering what a few songs I didn't recognize were. Turns out I'd managed to entirely miss 'Trans', probably while I was busy wearing out 'Reactor'.Naturally I fixed that pronto and after wearing out a couple of albums (LPs..remember vinyl?) I got the CD.I find all the tracks to be just fine, even the variant of Mr. Soul which took a little getting used to.Now what I want to know is when is someone going to put Reactor on CD? My old LP can't last forever!As for Mr Gore and the internet....sure he invented it. And Neil invented Assembly Language while he was writing Sample and Hold. | 1positive
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Oh SO good
Yeah its good go buy it Now its so stimulating so great great great i loved it so did my mom and my dog so buy it now | 1positive
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We've heard it all before
Don't waste your time with this CD. If you love the Thompson Twins, you won't find anything new here. | 0negative
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One of Rock History's MUST HAVE ALBUMS.
The Grand Funk Railroad was a band that constantly reinvented themselves, almost with each album. At the beginning there were considered a Heavy Metal band (White Noise) of course even that part of there career has been reclassified as classic hard rock because of what Metal music has advanced too but it cannot be said that GFR is at least not a grandfather of Heavy Metal. GFRs first two albums On Time and Grand Funk (what we GFR Fanatics call The Red Album) were extremely heavy and somewhat simplistic (also GREAT). So when Closer To Home Came out it singled a change. Now this "heavy Metal Band" is showing the ability to change and showing versatility and more sophisticated lyrics. Closer to home is more of a blues based album there GFRs pervious efforts and It also contains GFR magus Opus (Best song) in my opinion I'm Your Captain Closer To Home. Its wonderful song and singer Songwriter Mark Farner said it came to him in a dream and that he believe God gave him this song to be meaningful to people. It has been meaningful to me for over 30 years now and to millions of others as well. The song is just a beautiful blend of melodic Guitar chords (Mark Farner) a great lead bass line (Mel Schacher) and wonderful drumming along (Don Brewer) with great lead vocals by Mark and wonderful Harmonies between Mark and Don, take all that and include a great orchestra blended and you have an all time rock classic. Closer to Home is worth the price just for I'm Your Captain Closer To Home alone, but that is not all. This album is great from start to finish. Sin's a Good Man's Brother is a hard rocker with an infectious groove. Aimless Lady a cool Bluesy rocker. Nothing is the same showed more sophistication in lyric writing for the young band and it rocks as well. Mean Mistreater and is slow down for the band a bluesy song crying out for lost love. Get it together is a fun (mostly) instrumental a nice grove provided by the rhythm section and some nice guitar chops at the end. Hooked On Love has that Gospel feel that influences much rock n roll from the 60s and early 70s, a typical we got to have Love song and a very good one. And I'm Your Captian/Closer to home which is GFRs magus opus as I said previously. IYC/CTH is one of rock n rolls classic songs and its simply a beautiful songs. Coming form GFR such a heavy band at the time it was a big surprise. Now this new version of CD comes 24 bit remastered and sound absolutely wonderful and included is new liner notes, photos and bonus tracks. The Bonus tracks are worth the price of the CD alone. An Alternate mix of Mean Mistreater. And three excellent Live Rockers, In Need Heartbreaker and Men Misterater all from the power trios prime performances. This album shows GFR still with gritty power but also shows striking maturity for the three young man, Mel, Don and Mark. This is one of Rock N Roll's classic hard rock album by one of Classic Rock's best bands. I would recommend this album to any hard rock/rock fan and any metal fan who wants to see the beginnings of modern hard rock and metal. And if you have any previous edition of this CD, Get this one, The sound of the 24 bit remastering and the bonus tracks will blow you away. | 1positive
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Roll on, Stones. Roll on.
Foreword/warning:I rarely find the energy to write an "extensive" review. Most reviews on Amazon.com cover the wide range of opinions and critiques by music fans over the world so I never bother with submitting one of my own. However, every now and then an album comes along that inspires me enough to believe that I have something to say and there is someone somewhere that would like to listen. Abattoir Blues & The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds was the last to do get me out of my seat. (By the time I got around to reviewing U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb it had been released for over two months.) That being said, it's time for me to dust off the old typewriter and make some noise.---------------------------------------------------------------Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, let it go.The Stones will never make another Exile. If you accept that - just as they probably have - you will enjoy this album. Mick's voice catwalks up and down these songs with attitude, funk, and rockensoul. One riff from Keef leaves you addicted and dares anyone to face the withdrawal symptoms. Ronnie Wood accents the album with his humble slides and natural pickings. Last but not in any way least there's Charlie Watts coming at you with everything he's got. The former cancer patient drives every song mercilessly like some veteran cabbie who knows the right way that ultimately becomes the only way. A Bigger Bang is what happens when you put these four force five hurricanes in one room together and let the tape roll.(In regards to length, I have edited my comments and left those that I personally wanted to be read.)1. "Rough Justice" - When Mick sings, "One time you were my baby chicken, now you've grown into a fox/Once upon a time I was your little rooster, but now I'm just one of your cocks" one cannot help but hear The Strokes, Vines, and Hives being put in their place. Dynamite kickoff.5. "Streets of Love" - A wonderful heartbreaker. Traditional chords and atmosphere that makes you feel like your walking down a damp empty street. Bravo lyrics: "And a woman asks me for a dance/it's free of charge/just one more chance."6. "Back of my Hand" - Traditional acidic swagger blues.7. "She Saw Me Coming" - A personal favorite. Persistent song featuring Mick on bass, killer drums, and one of the best couplets in the entire album (you have to hear it to enjoy it).10. "Oh No, Not You Again" - Just how we like it; straight forward unrepentant rockenroll. Keith and the rhythm section weave a tight web here.12. "Laugh, I Nearly Died" - Standout track! Slower soul song infected with blues and gospel. The Stones play as monuments crumble and cathedrals collapse. Not one of `em budges. Mick sounds incredible. Watts is on fire - still doesn't budge.16. "Infamy" - The second Keith track and the closer. By now most fans are aware of Keith's affection towards ballads, so it is a surprise to hear Keith grinding out a great lyric to an unforgiving guitar riff, pulsing drums, and Mick's otherworldly harmonica. It makes it easy to picture The Glimmer Twins side by side playing for one another to an audience of shadows.On A Bigger Bang, The Rolling Stones seek vengeance (from those who wrote `em off, broke their hearts, told `em to be quiet, compared `em to themselves, and advised `em to quit playing that damn devil music) and find it by the bucketful. I do believe the band released consistent and solid albums with the razor-sharp Voodoo Lounge and tragically underrated Bridges to Babylon; but this album will put them back on the mark and hopefully attract new (not necessarily younger) audiences.I agree with Rolling Stone Magazine and give the album four and a half stars. One of the most entertaining and enjoyable albums of the year - cannot wait until the studio follow-up. | 1positive
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Thorn Birds-The Missing Years-Misses the Mark
This sequel departs from cannon of the original story so, one wonders if the creators actually viewed the original mini-series.It was a shame to see Colleen McCullough's carefully detailed characters (some of them) bent to suit the plot of this contrived piece of work.Oddly, Feonna Cleary (an a-vowed atheist in the original mini-series) has suddenly found faith and speaks about "God's greatests blessings" a multitude of times through out the film. To-wit, also, after years of running Drogheda, she is relagated in this sequel to knitting and a "cheery attitude".Amanda Donahoe does a reasonable job of potraying Megan Cleary-O'Neil. Richard Chamberlain seems to work very hard at keeping the characterization of Fr. (now Arch Bishop) Ralph D'Brickesar authentic.A portion of the original mini-series is totally ignored in respect to the character of Luke O'Neil (in respect to Meagan's ending her relationship with him) And Lastly, this is really the nineties (well now the millinium) Does anyone really sigh with relief when Luke O'Neil arrives on the scene because (as "Fee" puts it) "We need a man around the place"?I say rent or own the original and leave the missing years missing in action! | 0negative
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How can you compare this to the Ramones, people?
Don't get me wrong, this album is alright.. but if they didn't copy the Ramones, it would have never happened. So how can anyone compare the two bands? There was more creativity in the Ramones first album than the Pistols had in their entire career. Most people don't like to admit it, but it if it wasn't for Sid Vicious's bad reputation, this band would probably NEVER be mentioned anymore. Yeah, it's good music, but how hard is it to borrow the Ramones' style.. mix up the chords a bit and then "write" offensive political lyrics? (if that's what you want to call it) On top of all of this, Johnny Rotten's voice is ANNOYING and he can't even hold a candle to Joey Ramone. Once again, this album is okay.. but they're not nearly in the same class as the Ramones, and anyone that even tries to compare them needs their head examined. Buy this album if you want to hear something slightly different and annoying.. if you really want to know what punk is about, get ANY of the Ramones albums. Why settle for an imitation when you can get the real thing? | 0negative
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It may not be his best - but it's DIERKS!!
I'll admit there are other songs of his I like better, but it's DIERKS!! HOW can it be bad?? Instead of just going by a CD or 2, you know it's not the same as hearing him live. The truth of his voice, like some others, far outshines some of these "polished" established acts. For "the new country" folks coming up, IE: Dierks, Gretchen, Jason or Keith (Anderson) - THESE folks rip live!!! Dierks has a live DVD from here in San Francisco I KNOW is gonna be good. My friend (the KENNY fan) & I felt Gretchen "showed" better than Kenny @ his concert. As I say on my BLUES show, "If you don't support it LIVE, you won't hear it on the air!!" Any chance of seeing someone live keeps the opportunity to record going!! What happened to Pinmonkey & WHY don't we hear Shooter or HANK III anywhere??? Playin' & Lovin' it ALL!! Donnie | 1positive
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What is everyone listening to?
I have been a huge Blackalicious fan - seen them live 3 times and the whole Quannum crew at the Solesides show at Bimbo's 365 in San Francisco last year.Melodica - fantastic, A to G EP - excellent, NIA - outstanding, Quannum Spectrum - awesome, Blazing Arrow - weak. There are a few tracks that stand out - the track with Gil Scott Heron is nice. The rest are weak attempts at R&B influenced hip hop. Track 5-7, 9 and 11 are disgusting examples of how good hip hop units use R&B to dominate songs.Frankly, I have seen enough good hip hop groups sell out - Tribe, Mos Def, Outkast. When is this going to stop.Do yourself a favor - buy one of the early Quannum records or go pick up the new J-Live record instead. | 0negative
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Great album!
I bought this CD to replace my old one. I allowed my brother to borrow it and somehow, it never got returned to me. | 1positive
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Not one of his better works.
AMERICAN FOOL was released in 1982. I had the LP record for it. Back then, the singer just went by the name "John Cougar," which was not his real name. I was eleven years old in 1982, and I really enjoyed hearing the songs "Jack and Diane" and "Hurts So Good" on the radio. Those two songs were the reason that I bought the album. Even today, I can appreciate the music in those two songs. However, I don't really like the lyrics very much. "Jack and Diane" wants us to believe that there is no joy to life after one passes the age of 16. What a bunch of whooey! And the lyrics to "Hurts So Good" treat women as mere physical sexual objects, without regard to the fact that they are human beings with feelings and emotions. Chalk this up to the singer's immaturity at the time, I suppose.The other songs are even worse. In particular, the music of the other 7 songs is nowhere nearly as entertaining as the two big hits. In "Close Enough" he sings that he is "close enough for rock and roll." No. I don't think so. Not on this song. Ditto for "Thundering Hearts" and "Can You Take It," which are two other failed attempts at making "real" rock and roll.And then there's the disgusitng lyrics of "Weakest Moments." Cougar is romantically attracted to a woman who is involved in an incestuous relationship with her uncle. Gross!"Hand to Hold On To" was a minor chart hit, but it's nowhere nearly as good as the other two hits from this album. Also, it's a ballad, and all of the ballads on this album come off as sounding cliched and insincere.Overall, this CD can (maybe) be worth owning for the two songs "Hurts So Good" and "Jack and Diane," because both of those songs are quite enjoyable to listen to, as long as you don't take their lyrics too seriously. | 0negative
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puppy music
I thoroughly enjoyed the earlier MT work "Face up in the Rain" and expected an even more mature and complex work in this offering. I was sadly disappointed. The entire work is in a single bouncy, happy, tiresome tempo with lyrics that I'd expect from a youngster like Jewel. It's going in the "to be sold" stack. I'll keep "Face Up..." | 0negative
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Leave this album in the 22nd row
A rather poor attempt on Elton's part to fuse his music style into the popular disco era. The album is admittedly quite a deviation from his standard works and the songs were rather disturbing to my melodic ear. Drink and drug diluted his work and creativity. The lyrics were not typical of Taupin's either. "Do it nice and slow", "mama don't love you", and others were quite repetitive and represented a lack of creativity. The album should be taken off the shelves and placed in the archives along with Cold Spring Harbor. | 0negative
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A pleasure to listen to.
Reggie and the Full Effect have a bright future ahead of them if Promotional copy, their 2nd full length release is any indication of their musical direction. As is true of their first release, Greatest Hits '84-'87, Reggie and the Full Effect (basically a re-tooled get up kids with the bassist from Ultimate Fakebook) shows that they can make music that is entertaining, energizing, catchy without being annoying, and fun all at the same time. It's a combination that not many musical acts are able to pull off, but Reggie and the Full Effect does it masterfully. Relive the Magic, Bring the Magic Home, Ode to Manheim Steamroller, and Congratulations Matt and Christine are just a few of the many audible highlights on Promotional Copy. Frontman James Deewes shows incredible prowess with his vocals and keyboard/moog playing skills. The only thing better than listening to their albums is catching them live, as was my Privilege 2 nights in a row during Late August in NYC. I highly recommend anyone thinking of buying this album to do so, and pick up their first release too. | 1positive
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Hybrid is an Appropriate Title
The sound of Hybrid Theory is different than any rock band had attempted with screaming and grungy vocals, rap sequences, and heavy electronic based melodies. The band all contributes to writing the music, and Mike Shinoda makes a great team with Chester Bennington as they continue to push each other to create stronger and deeper songs.However, Mr. Hahn is the primary composer of their music besides the drums, electric guitar, and vocals for Linkin Park. He is what brings their incredibly unique sound. He is famous for using programming and synthesizers with sampling to create the melody and foot tapping sound of Linkin Park. Mr. Hahn uses a Korg Triton synthesizer keyboard as one of the main elements of his electronic work as well as an MS2000. The Triton was developed after the release of the Yamaha DX7, which was the first midi fm keyboard synth. The Triton has similar purposes and uses that were originally established with the DX7, that started the wave of 'preset' patches, so all synthesizers have the patch storing ability now, which goes to show the importance of this development by John Chowning. Mr Hahn was influenced by early computer music because he has mastered the Triton so well and uses it in every song on Hybrid Theory. He also goes back to earlier roots in computer music with the first analog syth, the Moog, which he utilizes in different pieces throughout this album.Of course, In The End was the biggest hit from this album that is still found on rock radio stations 10 years later. The strength of the song is in the reverb that is created using computer synthesizers by Mr. Hahn. Although, this song is also one of the less electrically manipulated songs on this album, without the use of computer generation, the song would sound flat and empty.Points of Authority- From the very beginning of the song, you here that sampling was being used to just record voices that were put into a phase vocoder. The vocals throughout the song were distorted and there are very clear synthetic arrangements that hold the song.Papercut- The echo used in this song to add emphasis to the vocalist is the strength of the song. In the middle of the song there is actually a point where the bridge is a completely computerized recorded voice that had been heavily manipulated.With You and Crawling- Both of these songs do not begin with vocals and are heavily computer generated but incorporates an electric guitar. Once the vocals begin, they are still covered with phase vocoders and voice-overs. The sounds are random but not atonal when the song begins, and the first 30 seconds is 100% computer generated. With You was written with The Dust Brothers, who brought in the Moog synthesizer, and they coupled the Moog sound with guitar and live drum. The influence of the Moog is heavy on Linkin Park's sound because of different bands that have been an influence on their musical arrangements.However, there are also songs like One Step Closer and Runaway, where there is definitely computer generated sounds but the song is more on the rock side with physical instruments like guitars. It is harder to see this song as "electronica" because of the intensity of the multiple instruments being used and this song does not rely on the computer like many of Linkin Park's songs that use the computer to carry the entire tune.In By Myself, the vocals are never without computer manipulation, where there is strong echo, vibrato, distortion, and equalization. The part of the song that really stands out to the listener is the different sounds created with the vocalist and the computer generation. There is a sudden and strong build that is only created with sporadic computer noises.Of course, Cure for the Itch is the complete electronica song on this album. It was fully composed by Mr. Hahn, Linkin Park's turntablist DJ, which contains strong computer generated rifts, electric drum sets, and digital sampling. The song itself says that it's here to "teach a lesson in rhythm management" as a sampled voice recording is used in the first minute of the song. There are many complex layers, that really show the magnitude of Mr. Hahn's digital abilities. The mixture of electronic sounds with computer generated electronic acoustic melodies carry the song, which was completely created using electronic sources. It is the only song on this album that did not utilize any physical instruments.This ability of Linkin Park to breach the mainstream style of heavy rock by incorporating such a strong amount of technosonic arrangements is an accomplishment. One the band began to distance itself from the electronic influence to become more acoustic, the sound and popularity of their album Minutes to Midnight dramatically decreased. This further shows the influence that the sound of the Moog synthesizer, electronic reverb, phase vocoders, and Mr. Hahn had on Linkin Park in Hybrid Theory. This is an amazing album! | 1positive
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Jay Hits The Fame , and Stays On Top Of His Game
"It's a good cd BABY!/ I just love how he spits / doesn't matter where you live / better run out and buy it/ Now I Just Wanna Warn You/ You'll love this cd/ and with all these amazing songs you'll start to believe me. ( Track-3 / I Just Wanna Luv U)One word come to mind when you think of Jay-Z , AMAZING , and cd says nothing to deny that. I LOVE THIS CD ! It is constantly in my cd player, and to me (speaking that I have four Jay-Z cd's) this is the best, not by far, but very, very close. Even my friends who are not fans of Jay-Z, but fans of rap, like this album. BUY, BUY, BUY, before this major hit maker drops another hit cd. -Favorite Tracks On The Cd- 3-I Just Wanna Luv U 4- Streets Is Talking 14- Soon U'll Understand-Other Great CDs- Nelly - Country Grammer Ja Rule - 3:16 | 1positive
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Dire Sound Quality
I usually look forward to and love buying re-mastered CDs as the technology of today is so much better than when CDs were first released in the 80s. I never owned this on CD until now but must say that there is something very wrong in the sound of this remastered version. The mid-range is skewed, burying the vocals, almost like you are listening to it through glass. Very surprising for a such a great Dire Straits recording. | 0negative
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space ape ruins this mix.
When I first heard space Ape on the Burial CD, I thought he was tight. I love LKJ and that last poets technophobic schtick is played but better than coked up get money raps. I was so geeked I bought the KOde 9 Space Ape CD - which is total garbage. (Space ape talks the same mush over everything. He uses the same lyrics over and over and over. ANd the lyrics just arent that great. It cant be that hard to write that stuff. KOde 9s beats sound like cheap plastic throw aways.)Now this CD, Dubstep Allstars, Vol. 3, has some tight dub plates. Kode 9's 9 Samurai is evil. (hmmmm - space ape isnt on THAT one) but when space ape starts talking over everything you realize AGAIN hes using his same old lyrics. and theyre lame. and he talks SLOOOOOOOOOOOOW through delay so his stupid voice is crudding up everything. and you cant hear the awesome dub plates underneath. I love the other dubstep comps but this one is garbage. death to space ape. | 0negative
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Talk about butchering a classic
For those who don't know, Patti Labelle and her group did this song back in the '70s, but this version of the song is an injustice. Christina and Pink can sing, but they sound awful here. Lil' Kim's rap is unnecessary and as usual, you can hardly hear Mya. I will even go as far as to say that All Saints did a better cover of this song on the Dr. Doolittle soundtrack. I wish I could give this 0 stars. | 0negative
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Am I listening to same cd everyone else is???
This CD is such a big dissapointment. After listening to Hey Ya,Roses, and The way you move, I decided this CD must be good.SURPRISE!these are the only good songs on the album, and by the time I git the Cd these songs were played out.I seached desparately for a good track,and had no luck. THen I got a sinking feeling in my stomach. I spent so much for this CD and I do not like 1 song (Besides the ones I had mentioned before)If u really want to listen to the singles they put out, then buy the singles, Dont waste 20 bucks on this extremely dissapointing album. | 0negative
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Not for me....
Before I begin, let me tell you this. I am not an 80s person. The only reason I bought this album is because of OMD's "If You Leave". I really like that song. Turns out the album was nothing like that song to me. The only other song I liked was "Shell Shock" by New Order. All the other songs were just weird. Many had good music but were destroyed when the singers opened their mouths to sing. Two stars is generous for this CD because I only gave it that because of 2 songs. I am looking to sell my copy. I did not like this album. I don't recommend it unless you are a real 80s music fan. | 0negative
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A Great Album
A Great Album!! I have to agree that the best songs are the ballads. "He is a Song" is my absolute fave. But, "How Beautiful" would be the most popular. Today it's used in Church's Communion services and weddings. "Fix Your Eyes" has Twila singing with an angelic echo. The best rock song is "Undivided Heart." | 1positive
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BEST RAPPER ALIVE SINCE THE BEST RAPPER RETIRED
Tha Carter is absolutely a classic album. This is his best work to date and im glad he decided to switch his flow up and be like jay-z and spit from the temple because he sounds way better than he did when he was writing. This is an album that you can listen to from the beginning to the end. Lil wayne is the new jay-z ''His flow is sicker than a third flo in hospitals.'' | 1positive
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I love the song BAILAMOS!! I can listen to it forever!!
Well, I think Enrique did an incredible job on the song BAILAMOS!! Personally, I couldn't stand Enrique's whining voice when he first started. Don't get me wrong he writes some beautiful songs like ESPERANZA! When I heard BAILAMOS, I was amazed with the great Spanish rhythm & the lyrics of the song. Well, about the rest of the album...I liked the original versions of the 2 songs that have a club music rhythm. Again, I have to say I LOVE BAILAMOS!! | 1positive
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Simply Wonderful!
It is a wonderful album.It is upbeat and happy.The songs are great.It has the "cool" of Sinatra fromthe capitol years.The overall sound is something thatis not to be repeated again.It isthe end of something special.If anything,it has a Nelson Riddlefeel.Very ,Very nice. | 1positive
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A Masterpiece
Bands with such profound genius are rarely experienced twice in a lifetime. Sigur Ros have simply altered what we believed to be possible in the world of music.From the moment the drama begins with the "guitar-plugging-in" sound until you notice it again seemingly turning off the the album, you journey from the most dreamish landscapes to the coldest and richest atmospheres and back. Although there is a reduction in the amount of instrumental layers involved (when compared to their other works), () offers an intensity, magnitude, and pure epicness that is unmmatched. A subtle hope is established as the backdrop of the first half until it transitions into a darker more contemplative state during the second, all to leave you seemingly physically exhausted from the massive and infinitely epic conclusion of #8.If you want to experience new depths of life and music, () is an album to lead you on a journey. | 1positive
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These guys can rock!
When they want to these guys can rock. But, don't be fooled by the slow songs, they're phenomenal! | 1positive
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This CD should be called "Nas I Am... Not"...
This album is just absolutely horrible. It's a nightmare. Don't get me wrong I WAS a big Nas fan until this joke came out. The beats and rhythm do not match Nasir's original masterpiece, Illmatic (5 stars) at all. The lyrics are ok but he needs a nice rhythm and beat to back it up. There is only one alright song on the whole album and that is "Nas Is Like". You can just buy the single for "Nas Is Like" so don't by this junk. This CD should be called "Nas I Am... Not" because this just ain't Nas. If you want to hear the real Nas, buy Nas at his best with Illmatic or It Was Written. Avoid this album at all costs. | 0negative
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Jimmy Davis is considred by most to be the only honest Governor in Louisanna Politicts
Many years ago after Jimmy Davis was Governor the firt time in the 1940's. while on tour, he came to our Church in Talco, Texas, originally an oil boom town, to perform at the Calvary Babtist Church where my Grandfather,Charles Parsons, was head deacon Grandad introduced him to the audience--a packed house. I grew up with my grandparents, the record album they got had many of the same songs this album does and was a favorite in our home. As a child my grandmother gave me that album and I would play it usually every night at bedtime. Jimmy Davis swithched from country music to gospel in 1950 and went on to become Governor again in the 1960's. He was born in 1899 and lived until 2000 to the age of 101. I hope you may get to enjoy Governor Jimmy Davis' music as I have all these years. Sincerely, John Parsons | 1positive
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marilyn manon - the golden age of the grotesque
...slutgarden and tainted love are 2 of my favourite songs, ever.. especially slutgarden, and i'm putting that down to the new bassists contributions (considering he was part of kmfdm - so i've been told).. apart from these 2 songs, the whole album is commercial... very simple songs, boring and dull.. just like the trend of nu-metal. the lyrics are very childish.. (not childlike as intended) although many will say manson has always written like this but atleast they were never as tacky and obviously just trying to attract dumb little nu-metal skater kids. it doesn't seem like a lot of effort has been put into the songs, and apart from slutgarden and tainted love, the bassists contribution seems to hinder mansons vocals, driving him into a more simplified approach. it sounds a lot more kmfdm than manson.. less rocky and more computerised.. no offence to the bassist, i really like kmfdm (and anyone reading this should go listen to juke joint jezebel!! go now.. hurry) but manson needs twiggy back.. afterall, i can still hear a lot of his riffs and ideas from previous efforts in this new album, just slghtly rehashed and hidden underneath all the samples. mansons vocals are also very similar to holywood, almost identical in places with less feeing... and the drum and bass element isn't too good.. from an open minded manson fan who has practicaly all mansons previous works, i would rather listen to papa f**king roach and blink 182... manson, get twiggy and daisy back!!! .. or atleast zimzum.. atleast these 3 had riffs that drove the songs. apart from this effort, the rest of the lbums get 5 stars!!! portrait is the best album ever created!! .. remember that one brian?? best album ever. wonder if that much effort went into this release?? | 0negative
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The best album of all time.
Frank Zappa, one of the most charismatic musicians of his day - and ours - has constructed here in Joe's Garage what I believe to be the embodiment of "music." Not to mention humor. Joe's Garage, my jumping off point into "Zappa's universe", grabbed me - hook, line, and singer into both Joe's world, and the world of music as I know it now. The 'play' incorporates virtually every style of music known to man, filtered through the often perverse (both stylistically and literally) mind of Frank Zappa. A perfect example of a perfect album - in every sense. A staple. | 1positive
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Very nice solo debut from O.C.
O.C. drops a very solid solo debut, close to 4.5 stars. This is his 3rd solo album I have and just as good as "Jewelz" (also close to 4.5 stars) and his "Bon Appetit" is worth 3.5 stars, ans I still haven't check out his "Smoke & Mirrors" album. With 14 songs (1 is a remix), you get 2 ok songs and the other 12 are good, a few being real good. There are no guests just O.C. on every song. Production is nice as well handled mostly bu the D.I.T.C. crew. Buckwild does 9 songs, Organized Konfusion and DJ Ogee each do 2 and Lord Finesse does 1 song. A nice album to have form an overlooked and underrated MC.#1 - 7#2 - 8.5#3 - 8.5#4 - 9.5 (nice beat)#5 - 8.5 (good beat)#6 - 8.5 (nice beat)#7 - 9 (nice beat again)#8 - 8.5#9 - 7#10- 8.5#11 - 8#12 - 8.5#13 - 8#14 - 8.5 (remix of #4)Omar Credle -- b. 5/13/71 -- b. Brooklyn, NY moved to Queens, NYCheck all my reviews | 1positive
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Off Key
Belinda Carlisle's video isn't the best one I have seen. It appears that in some places she or the back-up singers are even off key. I have played without the video in my car and that is when you really notice it the poor audio. It is not really worth buying for quality. | 0negative
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The Steinway Manifesto
Here we have 6 discs of Jarrett at the peak of his gospel-induced, funk-tinged ivory tinkling. While one can hear (easily at times) the classical European-style romaniticism that which dominated Jarrett's later solo works (AKA Paris, La Scala, etc.), these six discs of superb music are drenched in Jarrett's 70's gospel style. All of the discs feature two parts; most are divided evenly, and each disc (as you can see) is alotted to a seperate concert. Though they may sound similar upon first listening, each one of these concerts is truly unique. Atonal diversions are common (one per disc), but not extraneous and tend to add variety to the music. Jarrett is at his DENSEST on these discs; he spares any rumative unaccompanied meanderings and simply dives right into complete gospel orchestration from the first second; as another reviewer pointed out, it often seems Jarrett is using three or four hands to execute many simultaneous but differing polyphonic lines throught the pieces (think In Front). Almost all of the improvisations sound more 'composed' than most of Jarrett's work (ie: there is more logical structure than the "idea... develop... new idea... develop... " syntax other concerts he has performed tend to fall into). These CD's are almost entirely free of vocalizations, and are stricken with a wonderful melancholy ringing sound that adds to etheral qualities of this "heavenly" music - never harsh - like a hazy, but sunny day. If you enjoyed Köln, Solo-Concerts, Facing You, Bregenz, or any of Jarrett's solo work, this Box Set is strongly recommended. If you've never heard Solo-Concerts, I suggest you try that out first, as it is very similar to Sun Bear and far less financially taxing :) | 1positive
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DULL AND REPETITIVE...MAINSTREAM GARBAGE! :/
This songs on this album make this once respectable band sound just like any other clone that is polluting the radio airwaves. This album is lacking the origionality and depth of previous albums. Where the other albums had a melancholy,cold electronic feel,the songs featured in this disk are dull and repetitive with the same old guitar riffs that mainstream rock bands have used for years! The same guitar melodies are found here than are found anywhere on public radio by numerous bands. If deep,complex albums are too much for your simple mind to digest than this is the perfect album for you! Otherwise do yourself a favor and save your money on something more worthwhile like one of their earlier albums. In my humble opinion the only thing this disk is good for is to serve as a cup holder or to play frisbee with.weeeeeeee! | 0negative
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Big disappointment.
I have listened to this disc about 8 times thinking it might grow on me, but I have only grown to dislike it even more. The only song I think is OK is Simple Creed. They totally bombed at adding the keyboard element to thier music. Ed Kowalczyk's Lyrics are not near as good as previous Cd's. I recommend picking up Mental Jewelry, or The Distance to Here. These discs show live at thier best. | 0negative
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Disappointing, this is horrible
Is this some kind of joke? This is one of the most disappointing albums I have ever heard, and I expect more from Radiohead. The Bends and OK Computer are 2 of the best albums ever, so I was expecting something decent here. Kid A is nothing more than experimental garbage with hardly any structure or melody. Yorke only really sings on 5 or 6 of the songs. The rest are either boring instrumentals or feature voice clips or distorted talking and singing. I guess I will go song by song:Everything In It's Right Place - Keyboard noises with a voice loop played over and over. No singing here.Kid A - See above. This is mostly instrumental.The National Anthem - This one starts off with a really great bass line, but then is ruined about half way thru with a bunch of monotonous horns and vocal ranting. The horns aren't playing any melody, they are just blaring monotonously.How To Disappear Completely - Finally, an actual song. This is a slower one. Decent, but not close to anything from the past.Treefingers - A horrible instrumental, nothing but eerie keyboard sounds. This one belongs in a horror movie soundtrack. The worst thing ever put on cd by Radiohead.Optimistic - This one is a really good mid-tempo song with ACTUAL singing and regular instruments. Best song on the album.In Limbo - Another slow one. Sounds like many other Radiohead slow songs, with vocal effects.Idioteque - This is all electronica, but I rather like this one. Yorke sings once again.Morning Bell - A slower one, but with good vocals.Motion Picture Soundtrack - Typical slow Radiohead track. Nothing special.Save your money on this one, or if you really want it, pick it up on .... That's where mine is going. Radiohead had a chance to follow OK Computer with something really special, but they blew it big time. | 0negative
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Pathetically repetitious and nothing original
After releasing "Enema Of The State", Blink 182 has had a sudden surge of popularity among those who had never heard of their MUCH better "Cheshire Cat" or "Dude Ranch" albums. What seemed to be a unique band, their devoted, earlier followers have ditched them. Why? Because of their releasing of pop-driven, annoyingly repetitious albums like "Take Off Your Pants And Jacket".Their strongest point has always been the ability to amuse their listeners. "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" isn't a track that makes you laugh like their previous recordings... But just annoys the hell out of the listener by throwing randoms explicitives in here and out there with every change of tone.Blink 182's "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" is not funny, not entertaining, and not in any way unique. Filled with songs that are barely distinguishable from the other, this album should just be one large track. Why separate 'em if they all sound the same??Overall Grade: D- | 0negative
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Whitney is #1madonna,mariah celine are not
This is definely Whitney showing us that madonna is not the only one who can try new things. She looks great and if people are jaded it is because the public listens to every reporter and is so unforgiving. If she were not black this would not be a problem. Modonna has done worse yet every one rushes out to buy somthing buy someone who's only talent is dying her hair a different color every other day and shocking people with her antic and as for mariah and celine if it were not for Whitney they would not be as big. Whitney you go girl | 1positive
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Six Gestures, One Star
This video is like a quirky high school drama project that accidentally got produced. It would be interesting to watch if your kid had done it. | 0negative
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Cheesey Sickening Trance
Ok, i admit it, i should of seen and noticed the warning signs, cheesey cutesy japanese cartoon style bunny on the front and released on a major label (universal). So what can i say about the CD??? well u get two usefull coffee coasters for ur money and if u are deranged enougth or love tortureing your ears and so put the cd's in ur player u will find 20 examples of why people said trance should never of been invented (which is a shame). The majority of the songs are poor to say the least, while those that weren't orignally cheesey like the 4 Strings song (into the night) has being ruined by hidous diva like vocals. much to my suprise on CD 2 their were a couple of decent tracks (System F "Exhale", Mauro Picotto "Pulsar 2002") whihc weren't wrecked by [bad] vocals but in general both CD's are [bad]. If u are trying to get ur 10 year old sister into Trance then this could be viewed as a good CD to start her of with, otherwise steer clear of it and buy something else like MoS Trance Nation or one of the Trancemaster CD's. I'm just glad i found this CD in a second hand shop for [money], which means when i sell it back to the shop i will only loose [money], either that or i'll have a couple of frisbees for the dog to play fetch with "here boy, catch!" | 0negative
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Echoes
I like Echoes better than anything else they did. This was their last flawed and creative album before they cast their lot with the FM playlist and put out the brilliantly engineered and produced Dark Side of the Moon. | 1positive
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Nickelback Delivers Again
What makes a great band? Awnser - A band that continues to write great songs that are catchy to sing along too. Songs that have great hooks and you cant stop listening to. Nickelback is one of those bands. I could probably sing everyone of there songs. They truely are one of my favorites! | 1positive
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DVD a letdown...
I saw the show in Seattle and it was a great experience. Live shows have that affect though. Even if the sound is bad, it still sounds good, just 'cause it's live, but not on this dvd. And certainly not the way this DVD is presented.I was really hoping see more of a "set" from each band. At least a few songs in a row hopefully. This DVD is no more than a visual sampler of the bands and their live performances in poor quality. This was all shot at one show and throughout the duration of the tour. so what you hear is what you get. some of the performances are not of the bands best.I really enjoyed the used performance live, as well as MCR's, and i was hoping to see more than just a SINGLE performance each on the dvd! I mean cmon, they were the headliners!! only two songs total!? not even the under pressure colaboration, which was really great!dont buy the dvd. buy the actual albums and find a show next year for TOC2. itll be well worth it rather than this letdown. | 0negative
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Extremely well done, an excellent follow up to Get Rich or Die Tryin'
It came of no surprise to me when i pressed play on this CD. I do not buy a lot of CD's but i knew this would not disappoint me. Maybe the weakest song on this album is 'This Is 50' or 'God Gave me Style', the rest definitely make up for it. At first 'I'm Supposed to Die Tonight', 'Piggy Bank', 'Gatman & Robbin' and 'Outta Control' stood out because they have catchy beats but i soon realised that 'ski mask way' and other similar songs also are very good tracks. I personally dislike Fat Joe and 50 would clean him up in a rap battle, also because 50 has been rapping for quite a long time now. I think the Intro was done very well and fits in nicely with the album.Ratings: ( /10)Track 1 - Very solid intro (no rating)Track 2 - Great song, good beat, good song to begin with (9/10)Track 3 - Not really a stand-out but alright beat and chorus is quite well done. (6/10)Track 4 - This track is very catchy and has a nice flowy beat. Good rapping. (9/10)Track 5 - Awesome beat, flows in well with 50's raps. Very nicely done dissing Fat Joe, Jadakiss, etc. (9.5/10)Track 6 - Average on 50's behalf and not great on Em's behalf although somehow it makes a great song. Fast and catchy (8.5/10)Track 7 - Beat is very good on this track (one of Dre's), i think it was good that it sounded like Magic Stick yet it is still so different. (8.5/10)Track 8 - Probably best song. This didn't instantly catch my attention but the rap ties in very swiftly with the beat. Good on Dre's behalf once again. Good rap by 50. (10/10)Track 9 - Great song, good concept and rapping done very well. (8.5/10)Track 10 - Did not really like this song, extremely average. (6.5/10)Track 11 - Although reasonably slow still a great chorus and rapping. (8/10)Track 12 - This track is one of the best 'slowish' songs. Very good chorus. (7.5/10)Track 13 - I was surprised how this was fast and did not catch my attention majorly but nevertheless great song. (8/10)Track 14 - Glad this one came out on radio, love the rapping in this. (10/10)Track 15 - Love the rapping in this, wicked chorus as well (9.5/10)Track 16 - I luuurvd this song, great idea with Tony Yayo being a toy soldier, I'm glad Yayo was on this album. Love the fast beat. (10/10)Track 17 - A bit higher than average song, nice chorus but beats are once again average. (7.5/10)Track 18 - An OK song, but extremely average again, good on 50's behalf (7.5/10)Track 19 - I really dislike this song, i don't mind the rapping but the song as a whole is a let-down. (4.5/10)Track 20 - Average, Slow ones let 50 down on this album (5/10)Track 21 - Did not grab my ears at first but now i find it is a great song. (9/10)Track 22 - I knew this would be a great song before i listened to it. Very good job by all of G-Unit, Young Buck did very well as he only raps for about 30 seconds or so. I'm happy this was on here. (Easy 10/10) | 1positive
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Caring, sharing, loving, heart warming
My family has enjoyed these songs over and over again!! We can't wait for it to become available again on CD. Our cassette doesn't work and we miss it so much! We still remember all the lyrics and sing it out loud all the time. I wish everyone could enjoy this as much as we do!! | 1positive
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Hey hey now, can you fake it?
There's nothing fake about this album. It's one of the first CDs I bought as a 6th grader, and now that I'm almost out of high school I can look back on its purchase and say that it was a wise one. "Stacked Actors" is a hard-hitting opener that despite the false expectations that it may give for the rest of the album to follow, is a great track nonetheless. There are so many other infectious tracks on this album, of course "Learn to Fly," (which is why I bought this disc in the first place) "Breakout," "Gimme Stitches," "Generator," and "M.I.A." The overall sound of the album is not particularly harsh, it's rather melodic but with enough of the right licks to keep things edgy (in most cases).The bonus video is awesome, not bad for 1999 technology! This album even now finds itself in my roadtrip playlist, six years gone and still plays like the day I bought it. You really can't go wrong with Foo, so if you haven't already, give this album a shot. | 1positive
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it had no soul
This album sounded like it was made in 25 minutes in a garage. I love Willie, but there was so little effort put into the album that I was stunned that this ever made it to print.He sings accompanied with a piano - no arrangements.I should have asked for the $2 back that I had paid for this. | 0negative
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A Revelation
I am stunned by how moved I am by this album, and by Enya. I have really never enjoyed anything but classical music, and have never had the slightest interest in any "new age" music or culture. Enya is simply the most wonderful performer I've ever heard, in any genre. Listening to her is like suddenly learning there is a beautiful new color in the spectrum, after almost 50 years of life! The intense feelings experienced by listening to this album are equal to falling in love for the first time. I only wish I had more superlatives to devote to Enya. Trust me, you should buy this album if you would know something of Heaven. | 1positive
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My favorite Iron Maiden album of all time.
PowerSlave has three of my favorite Iron Maiden songs ever on it Aces High, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and Powerslave. Iron Maiden rules!! Nuff said | 1positive
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OMG!!!!!
Ok when I first heard this cd...I seriously thought it was a joke or something...I'm so not kidding I thought someone decided to pull a prank and like tell me it was nsync...I mean this time nsync has really givin up...It sounds like they put this cd togather in a day...no good vocals...no good songs....and the list goes on! Come on for anyone out there who is thinking about buying this cd..I suggest you save you're money and go buy the Black and Blue cd instead! Although they won't say it I believe the only reason why nsync realeased this cd was to try to beat out the BSB....well I have news for them I don't think you'll be shattering records anymore. Just listen to the song Gone...Who's singin... Brittney or Justin????? Well that's all I have to say I'm not wastin any more of my money on this so called "singing group" BSB, please realease something worth listining to!!!! | 0negative
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Hypocrites
If the Goads lived by the words they sing, this world would be a different place. some of the music is wonderful - Nothing Cleaner than the blood of Jesus - beautiful. But I would never spend money on it because they are arrogant, deceitful and have evil streaks in them - especially Carolyn. Curt is not pure as brother Tim puts it. Trust me. So, save your money and spend it on artists that deserve it. | 0negative
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Jill Scott aint let anybody be "Gettin' In The Way"!!!
Jill Scott is a great new artist that has talents beyond that of most singers. Jill Scott sings about real life stories that actually have serious meaning, and I have never really liked that in an artist because I like simple fun songs, but I think Jill Scott is really unique. Jill Scott not only talented in singing but she also is a great writer, and wrote her songs. Jill Scott may seam like the type of artist that wouldn't release remixes, but the ones she realeased are fabulous.Track Listing:1.) Gettin' In The Way - Original Version (3:56) = This is the hot original version, I like this song because it has so much meaning to it.2.) Gettin' In The Way - (MJ Cole Remix) (6:03) = This remix is just not long enough, if you are thinking this version is like that of the causual original than think again. This remix is somewhat of a dance remix with R&B flares, you can not hate on this remix, this remix is by far my favorite.3.) Gettin' In The Way - (Live) (4:16) = This live version is just as good as that of the original recorded version. The beat is changed a lot from the original version but still sound great. The beat is more jazzy like, but I think that is great for different crouds.4.) Gettin' In The Way - (Video) (3:28) = This is the great video were you get to see Jill tell this girl off because that girl wants her man. The video comes in different formats, so it should be compatable with most computers.Jill Scott's music is so great that I think she deserved to win a grammy, but she didn't but there is always next year. Check this out, it comes with the video, a remix, a live version, it comes with the works, you can't lose out. | 1positive
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i give this album an A
i've just listened to this album and it's pretty good. there's like 6 songs i really really like including brace yourself, collide, and you & a promise...it's a really nice album. it's feel-good music. | 1positive
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Insulting bad music, tastelessly packaged.
In any decent society Cannibal Corpse would have cut one demo and then been laughed onto the streets. However, given that there will always be a market for sick and unpleasant [stuff] they seem to have found a very lucrative little niche. Before anyone starts waffling on with the tired old argument that 'This band are just too extreme for you, you can't handle them; why don't you go back to Enya you ... (sic) etc' I'd like to say: fair enough. The band ARE extreme. They are also extremely bad. And I like a lot of extreme music including plenty of death and black metal,both old-school and the more progressive modern stuff, like At the Gates, In Flames and Opeth. Since theses bands attempt to produce something of listenable quality I imagine they've 'sold out to the Man'. Either that or they wanted to distance themselves as much as possible from these kinds of infantile, degraded shock tactics. If being able to 'handle' the band means enjoying awful music that wallows in sleaze and filth to the point where it seems to be actively promoting necrophilia, coprophilia, enforced abortions, torture and cannibalism, then perhaps I'd prefer not to. Please understand that no-one is necessarily being prissy or prudish when they object to this kind of tired junk music, just bored and probably disgusted at how low a group of adults will sink to make a fast buck.These guys have no musical talent whatsoever. If they could at least play their instruments well and if the singer possessed a vocal range it might be possible to overlook the sheer unpleasantness of their lyrics, given that most of them are unintelligble anyway. But CC have come up with a far more easy and lazy way of making money. Simply come up with a gross album title, commission some talentless [person] to design a spectacularly vile cover, think up a dozen or so provocative song names, then set a bunch of half-witted gory and unpoetic words to a blend of monotonous shreiks and grunts, some badly played drums and guitars so heavily distorted that it's impossible to tell wheher or not the guy is actually playing chords or simply hitting the strings with a brick. The album is then marketed to the usual bunch of pale, unhealthy, unintelligent adolescents and the type of adult who really needs to get out more. I'm sorry but there's nothing commendable here. You can talk about the 'brutality' and 'uncompromising attitude' of the band, but it's the sort of thing any bunch of witless degenerates could come up with. There are many bands out there who play extremely heavy stuff, but who do so with style and technical aptitude. Anyone could do this, but most people have a bit more self respect and integrity. I mean honestly, who listens to this for pleasure? Who would have fun conceiving and playing it?...I can't play an instrument or sing well, but that hardly matters. Besides, the world needs more useless blots on the music scene like these guys (Lets not forget Mortician, Deicide and many more). It's vile, gruesomely sadistic and completely juvenile nonsense, which could do more damaged to a warped mind than Mr Manson and his band ever could. | 0negative
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One of the best ever rap albums
D12s 'Devils Night' is a great debut album for band, surfucing themselves and rappers such as Truth Hurts and Obie Trice. Alot of the album is to explicit for words but in a good way. In some ways its alot like The Eminem Show: serious, describing their pasts and how it affects them today. There are some deep tracks in their, Devils Night, Instigator and Pistol Pistol included, these particular three made me think deeply about American lifestyle. Swift, Proof and Kuniva seem to be more shock rappers, using alot of dirty language to make themselves none as something other than Eminem and Bizarres backround. They obviously have got some sick things on their minds, you have to respect them.I've heard there is a cut version for this album, but theirs too much swearing to make that worthwhile. Buy the real thing and you have rap at it's best. For a true fan of this type of music, the album will appear on your shelf next to the likes of Eminem, Dr Dre, Ludacris, Xzibit and Snoop Doggy Dogg. | 1positive
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no skipping on this c.d.
I think that garbage did a pretty darn good job on their 2nd c.d. i love push it. but my favorite song is probably i think i'm paranoid. it has a killer beat. all of the songs are good, though. this is one c.d. that you can put on and listen to without having to skip around.garbage knows how to make a great c.d. | 1positive
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skeptical cynic Jazz lover
So far Krall seems, at best, an imitation of Jazz vocalists from the 1960's. This album is average if you are new to the genre, but as a somewhat experienced listener or as a novice who desires a little history and authenticity, you might want to look up artists from 1920 and on. Krall has a somewhat unique style; however, I thought this album was too plain, too passionless, and too "anglo-saxon". For all who read this criticism, you should listen to Astrud Gilberto (and even Fiona Apple) before considering Diana Krall. | 0negative
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Metal at its finest.
Simply put, this album rocks! Just like Master of Puppets, there is not one song I even remotely dislike on this album. People say this album sucks because of its raw production, and I'll admit the production is rather raw, but it's the music that matters, and ...And Justice For All excels in that department. Sure, you may not be able to hear the bass, but the crushing guitar riffs more than make up for it.This album starts off with a pure metal song called Blackened. This song has everything: thought-provoking lyrics about the end of the world (makes you think, doesn't it?), rockin' riffs, and a killer solo. Tied with Damage, inc. from Master of Puppets as my all-time favorite Metallica song.Now, on to the title track. It starts off with a mellow first 40 seconds, but then goes to rock your socks off. Some say this song drags on a little too long (9 minutes and 44 seconds), but those almost 10 minutes will not by any means be wasted by listening to this song.Next, Eye of the Beholder. A very interesting song. It's a very heavy song too, might I add. The lyrics are very poetic in this song.Then comes One. This song has it all. Fans of the softer Metallica music will enjoy listening to the beginning of the song, and hardcore fans can headbang to the last 3 minutes until their heads get sore. A very powerful song. Metallica have won 2 awards for this song. Firstly, they won their first Grammy award for this song. Plus, the solo was voted #7 in a list of the top 100 rock/metal solos. It deserves #1, though. Trust me.Now we move on to a song I find extremely underrated, called The Shortest Straw. When I first listened to this song, it was stuck in my head for a couple weeks. The Shortest Straw is extremely catchy and pretty thrashy. You could headbang to this song all day long!Next up, Harvester of Sorrow. In my mind, this is Metallica's heaviest song. It's like The Thing That Should Not Be part 2. It's very heavy, and it's very dark.On to The Frayed Ends of Sanity, another underrated song. This song starts off with a Wizard of Oz reference, and then goes into Metallica heavy metal mode. Another good headbanging song.Next up, To Live Is To Die, a salute to the late Cliff Burton, who died a few months after Master of Puppets was released. This song could be considered an instrumental, since the only lyrics are only a few lines written by Cliff Burton himself before the bus accident. But still, it's a VERY powerful song.Finally, Dyers Eve. This song is very thrashy and aggressive. It's a perfect song to listen to when your parents give you grief. Just don't let them hear it. This song is like my anthem. I can totally relate to it.Overall, ...And Justice For All is another masterpiece. A must-have for any metalhead. | 1positive
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Wonderful!!!
If you love period guitar, you will love this compilation! It is just acoustical work and beautifully done. It will transport you in time. | 1positive
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Strunz and Farah do it again
This is another wonderful album from my beloved dynamic duo, so I am admittedly biased, but I found this album to be extra-exciting due to the Desert Guitar promise. I belly dance, and found several songs on here wonderful for oriental dancing, although I was a little surprised at the understated percussion. To me, desert sounds (and I have quite the library of them by now) and drum go together. I don't think it would have detracted too much from the phenomenal guitar playing. A couple of the songs sound quite South American, which rather confused me. If that's what they were trying for, then great, if not, then perhaps a judicial use of tabla might have steered the sound farther east. I understand that the primary instrument here is guitar (duh!), but while the album is excellent for listening to, fun to dance to, and has a gorgeous cover (important somehow), the overall sound of the entire album didn't floor me with it's Middle Eastern ambiance. Reng and Zagros are worth the price of the album alone, and there is nothing on here that is less than fabulous, I want to emphasize this. A 'must have' for any dancers or world music fan's collection. | 1positive
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Utah Phillips at his best!
Moose Turd Pie alone is worth the price of admission. What can one say about a true master of his genre? He's been there,done that and loves to sing about it. He comes from an era when life was truly free in America. Hopping freights and hitchhiking around the country, exploring humanity when there truly was some. His humor and musicianship is beyond compare. Although classified as a "Folk" musician, I think of him more as a great American storyteller. His passing in 2008 marked the end of a great era. Buy this album, it is a very enjoyable listen. | 1positive
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A remake of Dr. Strangelove
Okay, it isn't, but Bob's voice sounds just like the guy who rides the bomb. And that's one of the few redeeming features of this movie. It has so many problems: the irritating, platitude-spouting robot Vincent; the distracting musical cues; the muddled theology and incomprehensible ending, where we see ... <spoiler warning> ... hell? and heaven? (Maybe the movie is a remake of Dante's Inferno--would that make Vincent Vergil?). Not to mention the wooden acting all 'round, the inappropriate "slapstick" moments involving the robots, and the collapse of the plot halfway through the movie, resulting in character behavior which makes no sense. The picture quality was decent, though, except during some f/x sequences where the picture seemed choppy or in jerky slow motion. | 0negative
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All around great albulm
Criteria en Garde is good good music. It has deep/sappy/dark lyrics that I love and great music to back it. The lead singer sounded odd to me at first but it soon grew on me . only song I dont like is number 5 when he starts screamin "ROCK ROCK RECORD". He definately can't scream but he can sing. | 1positive
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awesome
i grew up with old country. i did not like it when i was young but i love it now. | 1positive
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en la primera fila
A través de su voz única y sus canciones, arrancadas desde el corazón, Sara nos ha hecho bajar a calles rocosas y humeantes bares para crear sorprendentes retratos de la vida y el amor. Ahora, por primera vez, usted puede experimentar completamente la emoción cruda y la energía pura de Sara vivas en No Cover, su nueva realización de Chesky.Incluyendo clásicos como 'If I Could Sing Your Blues' (con el invitado especial Chuck Mangione), 'Horse I Used to Ride', y 'I Couldn't Change Your Mind', como también nuevos temas tipo el blue 'Ball'n Joint', esta electrizante performance fue grabada y filmada dentro de St. Peter's Church en Nueva York (con excelente acústica). Sara y su banda nunca sonaron mejor, y el 96-dHz/24-bit DVD lo situarán en la primera fila.Desde suaves baladas hasta los rockeros blues, No Cover muestra la combinación unica de Sara de folk acústico, blues, pop y jazz en una versión íntima. Su inconfundible voz y el inigualable tono de su guitarra de 4 cuerdas son realzados por armónica, bajo acústico, guitarra de 12 cuerdas y percusión. El resultado es una colección de imponentes nuevos arreglos y performances que deleitarán a los amantes de la música y los entusiastas del home theater por igual.¿Y la mejor parte de todo? Usted puede disfrutar esta especial performance cada vez que lo desee. | 1positive
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Best cover album I own
I guess some folks would have to take this release with a grain of salt. I don't. Laibach comes off like some kind of dark Wierd Al Yankovic and I love it. In the army now and The Final Countdown are instant classics. Dogs of War's Shakesperian theme spawn images of Christopher Plummer as General Chang in Star Trek VI. 2525 is a bit dull but that's the only blemish on this disk. This album is very well done and it's a treat for anyone who wants to have a peek into eastern European humor and satirical style. | 1positive
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Why Why Why Why??
No-no-no-no-no. Please tell me this is not Syleena Johnson's new CD. I was planning to buy this album sight unseen since I was such a fan or hers. Unfortunately, BET had a listening party online that gave me the opportunity to listen to the entire album.Syleena Johnson's first CD was very nice. The second CD, I believe was one of the most underrated CDs of that year! I played it front to back constantly. A reviewer of her second CD had said something to the effect that he hoped she wouldn't "sell-out" and sell her sex appeal over the music on the next album. Well, guess what happened!?! Instead of the smooth, adult oriented vocals and production we've come to expect from this budding diva, we get these tired beats, boring duets, pointless rapper cameos and lyrics on a few songs that would make Rick James blush!! When did Syleena turn into a horny teenager??I don't understand why the music industry keeps destroying up and coming artists (or why these artists let them do it) by trying to appeal to peoples' most primitive emotions (ie. sex). The vulgar lyrics on songs like Phone Sex are totally out of line with the lady-like soulful diva Syleena showed herself to be on her 1st and 2nd album. I'm surprised that this album isn't being released with an "explicit lyrics" designation!If I could give this album zero stars I would. Don't let me get totally down on this album. Their are a couple of bright spots on the album, but they just don't make up for the songs that wouldn't sound out of place on the Playboy channel! Think about your fans and please, please get back to making music on your next album Syleena and leave the vulgar sex lyrics for less imaginative artists!! | 0negative
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no Max, No Sepultura
mmmm what can i say about this album, IT'S WEAK!!... i think thats all i have to say. | 0negative
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Hang Ziggy!
Probably the most overrated performer of all times, Mr. Bowie is a perfect mystery. While there are moments when his genius clearly shines through (Life on Mars, Space Oddity, All the Madmen, Kooks, notably The Man who sold the World and few more)it remains a pretty frustrating thing to like him overall.I saw him live couple years ago and he really pulled the crowd's strings, undeniably an incredible showman. What about Ziggy Srardust then? A classic rock and roll album topped with Bowie's characteristic juicy English eccentricity.That's all fine, but why should everybody go raving mad about it?I'm utterly perplexed.At the time of its release much more talented bands like Led Zeppelin and The Who were in full swing, Queen were just starting to gain prominence, but people still paid much more attention to the thin white duke.Oh well, must have been his make up... | 0negative
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I love this concert!
This is by far one of my favorite dvd concert from my collection.The scorpions deliver an amazing show. They really know how to work with the audience,something you don't see much of anymore. If your a scorpions fan you will love this dvd. Get this dvd concert!The video quality is very good . Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker on stage were great! | 1positive
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One-hit Wonder
Angry girl-rock that constantly slips into cliches. Musically uninteresting. No hooks to be found. | 0negative
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Slipknot are one of the many leaders in the generation of poseurs.
I don't know where to begin. How about Corey and his cohorts are just nine angry teenagers trapped in halloween masks. Every member of this band are just no talent hicks from Iowa. Joey Jordison's drumming is one of the most overrated things on this earth. As many reviewers have also mentioned, their lyrics are s**t. I don't care about satanic themes (I listen to deicide and every other Death or Grind band you can think of), I just care that these no talent poseurs are famous. But, crappy bands usually are famous. Ask about my experience with this music. My conformist, robot classmates love this generic nu-metal. If you want real metal, get nasum, E.T.T.S., or cephalic carnage. | 0negative
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Day and the Knights really shine on this one......
This lady has got the chops, beautiful tone, sophisticated delivery, backed up by a swinging band. Whats not to like? Buy this one..... | 1positive
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I will never order with Amazon again!
I ordered a movie and I live in Colorado Springs, CO. I was sent a movie that will only work in Europe. Guess I should have explained that Colorado is in the United States. I will never order with Amazon again. | 0negative
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I cannot believe i ever liked "da bizkit"
Now i admit i used to like this sh!tpile of a band, but that was until this album came out, i have matured since then.Lets face it, this album is a big pile of sellout sh!t, the drumbeats are simple, so is the bass, the guitar is okay (wes never reaches his full potential with limp bizkit) and what is up with dursts voice. i remember reading a review by someone calling himself "fred dursts # 1 fan" or something like that for this album saying that fred durst is the best vocalist around, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF JONATHAN DAVIS, COREY TAYLOR, MAX CAVALLERA, TOM ARAYA OR ANGELA GOSSOW (a woman). Those vocalists are way better than fred durst (he sounds as if he's crying all the time). And if you say they're not sell outs than why did thier guitarist leave (he said himself that he felt they were dong it for the money and not the music). Take it from me, DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM. check out bands like KoRn, slipknot, soulfly, sepultura, in flames, arch enemy, mudvayne, stone sour or slayer. | 0negative
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MR. ZAPPA.
though i have many,many of franks albums, this is my favorite one.everyone is top-notch and frank is one heck of a guitarist.very highly recomended. | 1positive
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urg
Remember trhey days when metal was actually quite fun when bands like Iron Maiden, Cradle of Filth and Metalica rulled with songs about...........well it never really matterd you could go to a concert fully aware that you never really needed to care about the lyrics and you just had to bang your head too and there was always a giant skull to be seen.Ah but then nirvana came alng and everything changed these days tool and their like rule their world of metal and without any of the fun that their the old guard possesed you now really do have to think about the lyrics because the music is so unlistanable its a shame because metal should never be like that hopefully another spinal tap will come along and expose this music for the sham it is. | 0negative
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Def Squad rock!
This album is way beyond funky. Whilst the skits are a waste of time, pretty much every track totally rocks! Redman kills it throughout, like on "Check'n Me Out" where he declares "when its time to go out, Im going 'Full Metal Jacket' style, reverse suicide". Murray is tight and Erick comes with the beats and a couple of decent bars. This kinda sounds ok at first, but you listen a couple of times and it'll turn you out! | 1positive
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Zydeco Music
The order arrived promptly. It was a big hit at our Mardi Gras party. | 1positive
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No
Man, I love Yes, a lot. But this album really fails to capture the magic of the earlier 70's releases. The only track that stands out to me is "Circus of Heaven", its moody and very reminiscent of the "Fragle" era. If you're a huge Yes fan, like me, you can live without this album. Buy "The Ladder" instead if you want new unheard and good Yes. This CD became one of my various dust gatherers. Oh well, Yes can't be amazing all the time. | 0negative
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Daron, please shut up
Other than BYOB this album is fairly disposable. I wasnt even going to buy this album, but after a few listens to BYOB i thought it could be a pretty good listen. I was wrong in thinking this. Daron Malakian's voice i just cannot take. System of a Down has talent, but they dont utilize it here. They're at their best when playing off-timed songs with good chorus and vocals from Serj (who by the way is in good form on this album) I guess I would like this album a ton more if Malakian would just sing in the background or not at all. It just doesnt work for me. I strongly recommend the self titled or Toxicity over this one, maybe the forthcoming "Hypnotize" album will be better than this one | 0negative
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Waste of my money, my time, and a blank CD
"The Harmonic Vibrations of Crystal Singing Bowls", one would think this CD consisted of (at least predominantly) the sounds of crystal bowls. It doesn't. This isn't the first time that resoundingly positive Amazon.com reviews have lured me down the wrong path. The guided meditation wasn't welcome, either, but at least it's a good one, and if it were the only departure, I would consider this a favorite, but then we come straight to the chants, at least they're called chants. To me, they're annoying humming and humming, and humming that seems to go on forever and became so stressful I turned the player off and put the CD on a shelf, too much hassle to return it, but I doubt I will ever play it again.Amazon.com is a great company, and I've never been disappointed with their service. The review process could still use a little work, though. | 0negative
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Hole's bass player and backup singer: Melissa Auf Der Maur!
Melissa has a slightly different groove outside of Hole. I love her style but not her song arrangements, the way the songs are put together.She's quite powerful and comes off strong, There's nothing better than a hard rocker that can actually carry a tune. I love that! but she gets boring after a while.Not that I "can't" sit through her albums, I "won't". I choose not too.Some of the songs here just go on and on for no reason, The listener gets bored after about 3 songs. Her songs are too dragged out.She's amazing on "Taste You", "My Foggy Notion" and "Beast Of Honor", Which are three upbeat songs. She also gets more delicate on another one of my favorites "Would If I Could". She switches a groove with "I'll Be Anything You Want", Which is also another favorite.A perfect example of what I mean by "I love her style, But not the way the songs are built" would be, I love "My Foggy Notion" which is basically the same thing as the first track "Lightening Is My Girfriend"... The same harmonies exsists, Same structure and power, But the song itself is just not as good as "My Foggy Notion".The difference in the two are the lyrics, The bassline and melody. "Lightening Is My Girlfriend" is powerful but it's missing the appeal that "My Foggy Notion" has."Taste You" also has the same structure as both songs I just mentioned and happens to be just as good as "My Foggy Notion". "Lightening Is My Girlfriend" Just doesn't rank.The same can be said for many other songs on this album, The structure of the songs are powerful but not appealing.Melissa's more alternative than actual rock, I'm rock n roll so a lot of what's on this album won't cut it for me.It's done some growing on me, but it's not my flavor. My review is based on a rock n' roll perspective. This album does not rock, It's just guitars, I need a tempo! or just more appeal.I've heard better. | 0negative
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biff rose is a hate monger
Biff Rose is a bitter hateful lunatic. His beautiful sensitive music has been forgotten and he is ravished by madness.Just checkout his websites. Sad. | 0negative
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ARGUABLY THE BEST OF THE OZZY YEARS!
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," "Sabotage," and their self-titled debut LP are, IMHO, the finest Black Sabbath albums ever (at least from the OZZY years..."Heaven and Hell" with frontman Dio kicks, too).With such scorchers as "National Acrobat," "Sabbra Cadabra," "Killing Yourself To Live," and the incendiary album-titled track, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," this album is the stuff of legends. Why "Amazon" doesn't deem SBS as an"essential recording" is beyond my comprehension. | 1positive
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All those who requested this compilation, please stand up
It's hard to know just how to rate this. There is already a "Best of" compilation; with a five-song overlap that lost the actual hits, this is like "Best of: The Second Edition" gone somewhat awry.Since "Best of" came out, J&V; recorded & released "Page of Life", but this newer collection strangely ignores that. So we have a compilation of material thata) is all still available,b) is already collected in a more compact and juicier editionc) doesn't include anything that could not have been on the first collectiond) includes no rarities or material not from the three releases already mined.Hmmm. At least it's evenly distributed: about half of each album. This particular grouping includes what (to my ears) are most of their lesser material while omitting two of their most essential ("Find My Way Home" and "State of Independence"). Not even "So Far, So Clear" (their first collaboration before they became Jon & Vangelis) is here; it's like someone was given the same three releases used before and chose the tracks at random.All in all, a bigger sampling, but not a better one. If you heard "Best of" and want more, you're going to want the actual source releases ["Short Stories", "Friends of Mr Cairo" and "Private Collection"] more than this. Believe me, you'll be glad you did. | 0negative
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he does it again?
Closer to the edit is indeed a flawless mix, there is a competency in every track mix. It is a studio mix not to be mistaken as a live set. There must over 909 editions of this mix, this ordained mix destined as the closer edit itself lives up to "perfection". As a long avid fan of his, it is somewhat difficult to reconcile on his old school sound with this cut. | 0negative
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Sublime Eagles
So punk music came along to save as from the type of music The Eagles put out?What a lot of garbage and just how many punk records from that period are remembered as fondly as "Hotel California"is.Sit back and listen to what The Eagles do best,sing fantastic songs with great voices,amazing harmonies and produce music that flows like a velvet river. This album along with "Rumours" and "Sgt.Peppers" are essential albums for any collection plus of couse "Blood on the Tracks" and "Highway 61 Revisited",thanks Bob.From the openning bars of 'Hotel Calfornia' to the glorious conclusion of 'The last Resort' this is an album of highlights.The magnificent harmonies in 'Try and love Again' and the joyful yet sad feelings of loss depicted in 'New kid in Town',simply glorious.When this amazing record came out I was just finishing high school,I remember hearing this played repeatadly at bbq's,sitting around a swimming pool,having a beer and enjoying another great Australian summer,ah the memories!So dear Eagles long may you be remembered for this amazing, fantastic,sublime record.Thank you from a fan! | 1positive
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disappointing
Well let me start by saying I am a huge Slipknot fan but this is just not right. Slipknot was what made me love metal. The first two CD's were great. Chances are if you like Stone Sour you will love this but do not buy it and expect the same Slipknot that used to kick ass. 2 stars because of a couple average songs and a really nice cover. | 0negative
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Movie Soundtrack
This CD is all i hoped it would be. It is very relaxing and arrived very quickly after my order date. | 1positive
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Great Album
This album is exceptional in so many ways, from the songs to the production to the orchestration and of course, Nana's beautiful singing. This recording went gold and platinum all over South America - and for good reason! All of her Spanish recordings are exceptional! | 1positive
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Back To Doing Their Best Work - The Beginning Of A New Era
There was a period of Christian Death's career that didn't seem to sit too well with many fans. From about 1989 until 1993, the few proper albums (except the awesome "Insanus, Untio...")that were released were a far cry from what we'd come to know and love from the gothic and death rock pioneers. The line-up was nothing resembling stable during this period - in fact, with every LP, new names were chalked up for various duties while Valor made most of the instrumentation responsibilities his own. The writing became more skeletal and one-dimensional - gone were the grand orchestrated compositions and layered, serpentine guitar melodies. Don't get me wrong, Valor is one extremely talented musician, but much of the output from this time seemed... uninspired. Basically, and perhaps this was all Valor's intent of having the music represent and compliment his bleak messages and concepts, Christian Death became simplistic. Finally, to the cheers of Valor's long-time fans, Christian Death made a triumphant return to fine form with "Sexy Death God". Although much of the record is hard-edged like the ones before it, there's a sense of substance here that wasn't really present in the few years prior. When "Kingdom Of The Tainted Kiss" comes roaring out of the speakers and sets the tone for the rest of the disk, you can immediately feel Valor's triumphant return to what he's always done best. Stylistically, Valor nodded in favor of his past success with "Heresy Act Two", a revamped version of the original from "Sex & Drugs & Jesus Christ". "Temples Of Desire", "Eternal Love", and "Upon The Sea Of Blood" definitely show the band hearkening back to much-missed gothic territory that Valor partially developed the mid-80's. Juxtaposed against the mellower aforementioned tracks are harsh, militaristic numbers that in some places border "industrial" (for lack of a better term), most notably of these is "Drilling The Hole". Finally, to round out this diverse collection are "The Serpent's Tail" and "Invitation Au Suicide" (probably my favorite single track of the CD). Both of these are decidedly death-rock with some peculiar variations, like unexpected double kick-drumming and truly heavy, sinister, plodding rhythm guitar riffing that puts anything on the "Sex & Drugs..." CD to shame. On its own, "Sexy Death God" was an absolute success. It put to rest a very shaky period of the band's career and finally established the team of Valor and Maitri as a promising and dominant partnership that, in my humble opinion, rejuvenated an entire genre with this CD and the handful that followed it in the years to come. In short, "Sexy Death God" was the start of an entirely new era of Christian Death. And instead of simply forgetting their early 90's metal-tinged output and regressing to their successful 80's style, they made a very convincing combination of the two... and as a result, made something totally new and invigorating. A job well done... | 1positive
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One Good Song
One good song is about all there is to the new Blur cd. Sorry guys. But I want to hear music when I play a cd not a bunch of static, and sounds like an interference from some sort of machinery. Very noisey, and should be better as talented as these guys are. | 0negative
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Spend the Money on the Baha Man sound track
Purchased single for my daughter (5 years old). Not into this type of music and didn't want to get the full lenght Baha Men cd because I didn't want to have to listen to the other tracks on that album. The single was not by Baha Men and sounds nothing like their release...in fact it was a disapointment. Spend the extra few bucks and get the Baha Men CD. I ended up buying it anyway. I will have to throw the single in with my truck when I sell it or use it for a paper wieght ! | 0negative
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