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classic Verne
This is the original and best film version of the often copied J. Verne story | 1positive
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Couple of good songs
I am into hard country. Not sure what you would call this type of country. Couple of good songs but most I did not like. | 0negative
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it is bad
all the songs are the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. not worth getting money to take it. | 0negative
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Great Live CD By England's Biggest Hitmakers
LIVE is a great album by Status Quo, a British hard rock band who've racked up more hit singles than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The second disc contains most of the best songs, but the first disc has its moments, too. The fact that band leaders Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt believe that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia since 2005 for drug smuggling was wrongfully convicted makes LIVE an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience. | 1positive
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not up to snuff
This is for the 2009 stereo remaster. I'm sorry, but the sound is horrible. I have thrilled to the '09 remasters of Abbey Road, MMT, AHDN, and The Beatles. So I was expecting to swoon when I put on Rubber Soul this evening. Just the opposite, folks. It is muddy. Unlike the newfound clarity and sonority of Paul's bass on those other 4 albums, Rubber Soul sounds like the guitars and vocals are in front of me and the bass and drums are in the next room. Even on Michelle, which is so clean you'd think the bass would ring out, the bass is the least discernible element of the song. And there is no bite at all to the drums on You Won't See Me. Contrast this with Something, Here Comes the Sun, The End (!), Penny Lane, the first half of I Am The Walrus, Revolution 1, Dear Prudence, Long Long Long, and every track on AHDN, where the bass resonates in your chest and the drums are punchy and exquisite, giving the rest of the instruments a firm and distinct foundation to shine.Perhaps worst of all, I had to strain to pick out the bass line on Nowhere Man. Nowhere Man!! With its jaunty bass line rhythmically reminiscent of I Saw Her Standing There. And the bass is AWOL on the '09 Rubber Soul remaster.How can this be? I know I've heard these bass lines more clearly than this. My LP has been packed deeply away in a box for 20 years, and to my horror my 1987 CD is missing from its case and I've never downloaded it to iTunes, so I have no other reference, but I know those bass lines in Rubber Soul have always sounded better than on the '09 remaster. Haven't they? If they can clean up the sonic muddle that was MMT, they can certainly bring new life to Rubber Soul. But they didn't.One star for the sound. One star for the package. | 0negative
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Great, after a while...
First it sounds simple and boring, but after a while you realize that it continues to grow. And then suddenly it's a great album, the mix is perfect! | 1positive
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The classic Gothic Album of the Century
I love this ablum! If you are very open minded and can take the writings of the songs the way they are. Then this album is for you. If not then try The Cure. But the real Christian Death -Only Theatre of Pain is a group and album that can't ever be replaced or even compared to even the most popular groups in the world. This album stand on it own from the rest and will keep the memory of Rozz Williams alive forever. | 1positive
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Conure666@aol.com says -Best of their "modern stuff"
This is by far their best recording of thier newer style of music. Consequentially, it's also the last album they released before going on to MTV (or also known as eMpTy V). There are many great tracks here, all of which should be read in full in the liner notes and memorized. Really. No kidding. The cd starts off with "Modern Man" and continues to rock through till the end. The ORIGINAL" version of "21st century Digital Boy" is on here. Devout fans will hear the difference between this and the version on "Stranger than Fiction"(which is a terrible release- don't get it). Music nerds will note that there is a line in that track that comes from a "classic rock" band. [Bonus points to you if you email me the name of the original band or original song the line came from!! <<conure666@aol.com>>]. There are a few more tracks worth mentioning, too. "Quality or Quauntity" is an excellent attack on big business practices. "Operation Rescue" is another attack, this time on the brainless group whose name you'll have to guess at!And finally, "Walk Away" is a bit of a departure, but a very good song. Very few songs get to me and make me feel sad. This song, as well as "She's Gone" from NOFX are probably the only two i can think of. If you like (yuck) the modern sound of Bad Religion, then check out this cd. It's a good education on what the modern "alternative" music industry can do to a really good band. | 1positive
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Rubbish
It seems every record I look up on Amazon has at least 4 stars. they really all can't be that good can they? I need to test the system... So I thought to myself what is the worst record I've ever heard? and it dawned on me that it was Sponge's Rotted Pinata. so I looked it up...This CD got 4.5 stars??? thats the same rating OK Computer got. I'm done. | 0negative
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This is What Real Remastering Can Accomplish
Although I have always liked (not loved) this album, I write to commend the remastering job performed here by Rhino. Wow! The depth, clarity, and overwhelming wash of sound on the title track really is unmatched within the genre. I have a new-found appreciation for this group and its capabilities, and have to say this may have been their finest moment. The prior reviewer's comment that "America" appearing here beats the meandering other versions available is spot-on: it's punchier, livelier, and really comes alive with the enhanced sonics. On record, I have sometimes found Howe's guitar sound too harsh, too angular, but not here: the intimate picking and sound variations that can be heard on "And You and I" are a real treat. Get this before it goes away, it's a vital addition to any fair-minded music collection. | 1positive
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This is Music
Albums such as Human Conditions are a rare find these days. You won't find any radio friendly tracks that initially suck you in, but what you will find is an album full of emotional, fantastically written songs that define The Verve and Richard Ashcroft. I cannot recommend this album strongly enough. | 1positive
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Possibly the best band and CD on the planet
Every song begins with some wierd noises and fades in to the good old pretty traditional Linkin Park music. Hey, it's Linkin Park, what's no to like? Oh, and listen to Metallica and Nirvana, they're good too. | 1positive
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why does it hurt when my h e a r t s k i p s a beat
dear god they were geniuses in the studio. I do not regret the expensive price of this - it is ear candy with a red bull. Just beautiful. Ah, the wonderful 80s. | 1positive
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Music full of emotion
Fogaraté! So much emotional music in a single album shows the labor of love that went into creating this masterpiece of latin music. Wow! I've had this CD for many years and is one of my favorites. It is really difficult to get tired of such music variety. If you love merengue, salsa and bachata it is simply a must have. It is sure to lighten up any party with caribbean sounds. Definitely recommended!PS: Si entiende Español esta muy recomendado! | 1positive
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sssshnitza pleaseeeeeeee
Buuuuuuuuu, same monotonous babble over and over again with different background music ripped from god knows where and WHY!? Put any music for the background in your favorite kareoke machine and then babble anything incoherent to this tone:nepenepene nepenepene over and OVERRRRRR!!! I have just described what this talentless fest sounds like(not to mention most c/rap albums out there). Don't take my word for it, try the sound clips and judge yourself, and if you're one of the few that has brain cells still beating around in your gourd(unless dope and mass hypnosis have done their toll like most others who love dis' type o "music") you'll sees what I means "dog". Yo! | 0negative
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Not impressed
This was my first Iron Maiden cd. I bought it for very cheap at a used cd store. Now I know why it was there! "Futureal" is an ok song, but it doesnt even compare with their older stuff. "The Angel and The Gambler" is probably the best song on here, if you can listen to all of it without getting bored. I guess "When Two Worlds Collide" is another decent song, but thats about all. The guitar work is pretty good this album, but that's not enough to make you wanna listen.Definitely don't buy this if you are new to Maiden, because it will leave you saying "What's everyone talking about? Iron Maiden's not that good". Anyways, You have to give them credit for coming back and making one of the best albums of their career, "Brave New World". Luckily i decided to give them a second chance after i bought Virtual, because their older stuff rules! | 0negative
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY YOU WILL BE DISAPOINTED
I EXPECTED A REALLY GREAT ALBUM FULL OF TALENT. THIS ALBUM PROVED TO ME THAT GWEN STEFANI SHOULD STICK TO NO DOUBT. I THOUGHT SHE WANTED TO MAKE A DANCE ALBUM. THIS CD IS FAR FROM A DANCE CD. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR IS A GREAT SONG AND A BIG TEASE. THAT SONG MADE ME THINK THE WHOLE CD WOULD BE FULL OF ENERGY. IT'S HORRIBLE. IT'S TALENTLESS CRAP. I SAW GWEN ON TRL AND SHE SAID SHE WAS REALLY PROUD OF THIS PROJECT. SHE SHOULD BE EMBARRESED. THE TITLE OF THE CD HOW LAME. I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE PRODUCED THIS. DOES SHE HAVE ANY GOOD IDEAS? WHAT IS SHE TRYING TO PROVE? | 0negative
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Nothing to strut about here
It is interesting to discover tapes I bought years ago, listen to them once again, and sometimes wonder what in the world I was possibly thinking when I bought them. In the case of Rod Stewart's Camouflage, I happen to know that I bought it for the song Some Guys Have All the Luck, considering it one of a number of my theme songs over the years. Infatuation was another song I liked at the time, but I now can see that what I liked about Infatuation was the video rather than the song, which has not aged well. I'm glad I only bought this album for those two songs because they are the only decent songs to be found here. The metamorphosis of the cool Rodster of the late 1970s and early 1980s into a more mellow, soft pop singer was evidently already in its early stages when Camouflage was released in 1984. All Right Now and Can We Still Be Friends? are at least bearable although somewhat flat and lifeless, but the second half of this album was almost more than I could bear. Frankly, I could not survive the last track, Trouble, in its entirety; putting an end to something as painful and seemingly unhealthy as this song seemed like the humane thing for me to do. I'm not really a Rod Stewart fan, so I can't compare Camouflage to other albums. From my point of view, though, you have one very good song in Some Guys Have All the Luck, one decent song in Infatuation (as long as you don't have to listen to it more than once in the same year or so), two tracks that are average at best, and an agonizing musical morass otherwise known as Side Two, all of which add up to only eight tracks, none of which is unusually lengthy. | 0negative
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Good and Different music
While listening to this album, I began to feel like I was in the 80's. Not a bad thing. This band is definitely doing something different. This is punk that adults can listen to and reflect on their teenage years. (as if it was the 80's). Most punk and emo today is the type of music that 13 year olds would love. Not us older people. But this is actually good music made by a talented band that we can enjoy. | 1positive
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A Contemporary Band with their roots right where they should be.
Being both a surfer and a musician this album really speaks to me. It's one of those rare cds you can just put in your player and let run through the entire course. The driving lines in Swampabilly Hop really feel like what it is like to be out paddling through the surf. If you're into surf music at all this is definatly one for your collection. | 1positive
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A great, underappreciated talent
For many years I had been looking for a thorough Rick Astley Greatest Hits package. Finally this one was issued. I think Rick has a great voice, and it is a shame his career has sort of died. I suspect he was written off as a Dance/Pop Teen Idol and was never really taken seriously. But I think his voice is every bit as good as Josh Groban, and he should seriously pursue the kind of career that Josh Groban is having. I loved Rick's updeat dance tunes, but the ballads like "Cry for Help" and "Hopelessly" showed his true vocal prowess. I also like some of his songs that did not perform as well here in the states such as "The Ones You Love" and his remake of "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". All of his hits are here, the big ones and the not so big ones. I recommend this CD highly. | 1positive
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what is this hoo-haa?
The Wall" was the apogee of the Pink Floyd legacy. There isintersubjective consensus regarding the importance of this legendarygroup. It has the conceptual prowess that "Dark Side of the Moon" lacks with its ennui and attempt to sell out. It is safe to say that Pink Floyd is the reason why overindulgence in the studio was so common and accepted. If it was not for "Dark Side" there would have never been such studio creations like Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan or the Eagles. If "Dark Side" never committed the royal scam, would there have been any reason for a great rock n' roll swindle? One good thing that resulted from this release was the emergence of punk rock. If there were no "Dark Side of the Moon" would there have ever been a Johnny Lydon (Rotten) or Sid Vicious? Lydon wearing an "I hate Pink Floyd T-shirt was in reaction to the overindulgence of the `70s British art rock scene. This album may have been reason why so much of the London youth were shaving their heads and breaking the milieu that the `60s left behind. It was the apotheosis of Pink Floyd that alienated the British youth with their canonical values and pedestrian studio albums. Pink Floyd by 1973, the release of "Dark Side" had lost their live music energy that was so clearly displayed on the "Live in Pompeii" video. "Dark Side of the Moon" was just a weak attempt to regain the creative equinox Pink Floyd displayed on "The Pipers at the Gates of Dawn" and "A Saucerful of Secrets." England already had King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Yes. Didn't England have enough pretentious art rock bands. | 0negative
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FALLEN SOLDIERS
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE DAY WHEN MY HOME TOWN SOLDIERS FALL TO COMMERCIALISM. THIS ALBUM SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS PRODUCED BY THE 69 BOYS.I I I I AHW JUST FORGET IT I'M SO HURT I CAN'T SAY ANOTHER WORD. | 0negative
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Gee, what a surprise
Damnit people, haven't you figured it out yet? Nelly is like the LOWEST form of music. I mean jesus, any real artist could have written those lyrics at age 5 if they knew the cuss words. "Hey look at me, I'm #1" (only because the american people have no idea of what real music is). If you like hip-hop or rap check out some more honest stuff by people who put just a LITTLE thought into it. If i were you, i would NOT buy the album. Oh, and by the way, i didn't buy it either, i heard it at a friend's house. | 0negative
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"Complete Decry" isn't.
While I was somewhat shocked to see a compilation from a one time great, but under-rated punk band, the "Complete Decry" title is misleading. This release doesn't include their first 7" in it's entirety and the only version of "Falling" included is the metal version from their first album, which played as if it were an encore. Both versions should have been included. Also missing is "Last Sin" from the "Barricaded Suspects" comp. If Farrel is trying to ressurect Decry like it states in the liner notes, I'm sure these tracks will be added as "bonus tracks" to their new release to try and entice old fans to buy it. I would have paid the same price for just the 7" and comp. tracks! I feel taken advantage of getting half of what I thought I was paying for. The other tracks are mediocre attempts at mid-eighties "hair bands" and not worth the money. | 0negative
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first of all, im not a hater
a couple years ago, i borrowed this from a freind, when i was into pop punk. even then, with very limited and narrow minded msuic knowledg, i still thought this was repetitve, and only gave a couple listens. its obvious people : these guys are a no talent media-made money-making band to make al lthe teeny bopper girls wet their pants at thier "crazy" shows. (gimmie a break, crazy shows? u kiddin me?) when will you people wake up?? im not being a hater, since i used to listen to this crap and good charlotte, blink, etc, so i can acuratly judge this material. for so many people in a band, the guitars are boring and repeitive, the singer is whiny (not nessicarily bad, but this aint a emo band) and has no vox range, the drums are basic and same-samey, and can u even hear the bass?? nah forget it, music on mtv and stuff nowdays dont care about good playing or talent, screw that stuff....sheez....oh one thing that pisses me off, DO NOT call these guys punk, please.....so go ahead listen to this if u like crap....otherwise, listen to strung out | 0negative
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the best part of christmas
growing up as a child i loved listening to the kenny and dolly tape my parents had. we listened to it so much that we wore the tape out over the years, now that im an adult with children of my own i baught a copy for my family in cd so ill get many of years of use. i hope that they'll enjoy listening it to it as much as i do. it brings back memories of my childhood and quite honestly i'll stand by my word when i say the songs are the best and sure is a favorite of my family and will always be apart of our christmas tradition it wouldn't be christmas with out it.hope this helps anyone thinking to buy it; its well worth the buy!!!! i promise......... | 1positive
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Buy it for the first track
The song "Tic Tic Tac" must have been a monster hit a couple of years ago. It was still popular at parties and in dance clubs when I was traveling in South America last December. I was glad to find a cover of it on this album. | 1positive
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First Dolemite Now This
Who's taking the loss on this "album?" Is this a "file under comedy" CD? Personally, I'd stick to Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Chris Rock. Sorry, Shaq-P.U., the refs can't help you with this brick. What's that smell? | 0negative
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Poesía y melodía.
Este dueto español (especificamente gallegos), compuesto por Maria Monsonis y Teo Cardalda, lograron lo que se puede llamar un exito rotundo. Despues de tomar un receso como Complices por unos cinco años, volvieron con su septima produccion (a la fecha de este review ya han lanzado su octava: Complices). En cada cancion existe un toque de magia que las palabras y el ritmo logran a la perfeccion.Mis favoritas: Hoy Necesito, que habla de la necesidad propia por sentirse acompañado y amado; No Me Pidas, una de las mas poeticas que narra de un amor sin complejos, sin importar lo que digan los demas, sino lo que sienten los amantes; Amar, una de las mas melodicas, el unico comentario es que trata sobre amar, lo demas que se pueda decir sobra; Tu Beso, alegre y contagiosa, plasma la definicion, uso y necesidad del beso; Lunario, junto a Amar la mas melodica que dice cuanto puede inspirar la luna; 30 Razones, ritmo resfrecante y alegre, letras que dicen por que se ama a esa persona; Ha Terminado el Beso, habla poeticamente sobre el poder del beso, y precisamente cuando termina el beso termina tambien esta produccion.Las letras de las canciones corresponden a Juan Mari Montes y Luis Gomez Escobar y la produccion y composicion musical corresponden a Teo Cardalda. Ademas entre los que colaboran en esta produccion se encuentra Nacho Maño (Presuntos Implicados).Gracias a Dios que este duo ha vuelto y gracias ha Dios que lo han hecho con tanta calidad. Este es un disco para tenerlo de coleccion, como referencia de una buena produccion del pop español. | 1positive
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DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING THIS
I'm going to go straight to the point with this review: this girl CANNOT sing. NOT AT ALL. The song "Never Leave You" (the only one I've heard) is the most PAINFUL ordeal I have ever have to go through. How this girl even got a record deal is unfathomable. I can't even find the words to describe how TERRIBLE her voice is. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CD AT ALL COSTS. | 0negative
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A disappointment.
When I first heard these guys on "Deja Vu" I loved them, but this album is not that good. The only songs that hit really hard were "Massive Heat", becuase it featured my favorite rapper, Kurupt, the aforementioned "Deja Vu", and the prophetic "My Time To Go". The rest was disappointing. I don't really dig their styles, either. Well, maybe next time.... | 0negative
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A Rollicking Joplin Jamboree!
I owned this recording as an LP and played it non-stop. What a thrill to find it on CD! Perlman and Previn created a rollicking Joplin jamboree here. You get the sense that they are having the time of their lives with Joplin's melodies and syncopation.In short, this recording is a joy to hear! | 1positive
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What you get with the paper sleeve Japanese version.
I had a copy of this cd from about 1990. When it came time to upgrade my Smith's collection to newly remastered releases, I opted for a Best of The Smiths compilation (2cd British version.) I thought that this would satiate my appetite for a while. Before long, I found myself wanting the original album releases. If you're a Smith's purist, and mourn the break up of the Morrissey/Marr song writing partnership, then you can understand the desire to get all the original albums.Unfortunately, to get newly minted, remastered Smith's releases, one has to go the Japanese route. Only about five to ten thousand of the original albums were pressed for the paper sleeve additions. Fortunately, I live in Japan, and I was able to go through Amazon's independent sellers network. The price of most of the paper sleeve releases was still high! (but not prohibitively high for the avid collector.)With the paper sleeves I got exactly what I wanted; pristine remastered material that showcased Johnny Marr's guitar work. The beauty of remasters is that the sound of the various instruments are not all scrunched together into the mix. With a good home 5.1 system or good headphones, I can really hear the instruments clearly separated. And it's a real treat to hear this material in this manner.The thing that pleasantly surprised me is that the liner notes were all meticulously reproduced for the paper sleeve Japanese versions. Upon pulling out the liners with the cd inside I was jolted back a good twenty five years to my college days! This was totally unexpected. Staring up at me were exact replicas of all the lyrics neatly displayed on Meat Is Murder. I love the layout. Morrissey made sure that Smith's packaging was tasteful and aesthetically pleasing. His quality control still measures up all these years later.As for Meat Is Murder as an album, the Smith's second album broke the sophomore curse. The band was tighter, more focused, and Marr/Morrissey had this album well thought out track by track. Even the instrumental jams sound inspired and not at all like filler. The Smith's were well in their element by their second outing. They had done John Peel BBC Radio sessions, and released numerous singles, so the sophomore curse of a touring band unable to deliver quality work on the second release doesn't at all apply here.Of further note, the rhythm section of O'Rourke on bass, and Joyce on drums is outstanding. The rhythm section of this band is often over looked. After the Smith's, O'Rourke went through rehab, and was strong enough to team up again with Mike Joyce, the Smith's drummer as Sinead O'Connor's touring band rhythm section for her first album back in 1987/1988. The remastered versions of the Smith's catalogue highlight how truly good the Smith's were as a band.I regret not seeing Sinead in London with O'Rourke and Joyce as backing musicians.So, in short, if you are a Smith's fanatic like myself, and you want to get hold of something that is very rare and precious, then do patronize Amazon's independent sellers for these releases. But beware, because once you listen to one of these paper sleeve additions, you will want them all for completion sake, and you will find yourself shelling out well over two hundred dollars for a handful of exceptionally fine cds. | 1positive
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Classic Linda
I saw this tour as a teen in Burlington, VT and at that time, Linda was my favorite music act on the planet. I wanted to be her! I just thought she was so cute and shy and talented. That voice was strong and pure and that's how I wanted to sound. I remember her saying in interviews she wanted to show the world that there is a connection between country and rhythm & blues. Which is something that another of my favorite artists of all time, Millie Jackson, has proven by covering a lot of country tunes and giving them an R&B flavor. Linda doesn't quite do this on this record, but she does invest her vocals with honest feeling, something I always thought overly respected singers like Bonnie Raitt never did. There's a distance to Bonnie's interpretations that doesn't move me as much as Linda's emotional rawness. Anyways, this is the big hit Linda album that even Rolling Stone at the time admitted was pretty good. It's classic 70's L.A. country-pop-rock at its best, with timeless performances by the session guys as well. | 1positive
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Like Salsa? You need to hear this concert!
Gilberto Santa Rosa 'en vivo'- live... A great show, the best Salsa-music and a great artist. A must-hear for people who like latin music. | 1positive
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THE AWKWARD ALBUM -- OK 2.5 STARS
Yes' first album ("Yes") may have been a rather jumbled and eager-to-please project filled with missteps and raucous playing, but the thrill is there: it's forward-leaning, vigorous, and reaching in all directions even if naive, clunky, and comparatively unsophisticated. "Time And A Word", on the other hand, desperately wants to take the band to another level before they were ready -- lads trying to run before walking properly. Unlike King Crimson and ELP, Yes' career did not start with a bang and a distinctive, well-defined sound. Yes wouldn't get there until their third album."Time And A Word" is Yes' attempt to join the Big League before their time. And in doing so, they forsake what had probably been their most exciting recording strength: Peter Banks' electric guitar. Banks is 6-feet under in the mix, and his absence is such that the album is sucked of all blood and color. Instead, we get an overbearing orchestra that is upmost in the mix. It is strident, paper-thin, lifelessly grey and dry, and becomes an interfering irritant that clearly fails to take the music to that other 'level'. It's like a bumbblebee that won't get out of earshot. And it's NOTHING like the warm, rich, light-and-shadow strings of the Moody Blues, for example. Obviously, the producer was out of his depth. Add to this the criminally tinny sound of Bruford's drums. Bill plays well enough (although a bit too jazz-cluttery to my ears) but the engineering is flat, zero depth, like someone nervously tapping their fingernails on a formica tabletop. Put another way, the drums feel like they're no larger than a matchbox being rattled into a microphone. Truly. Next, Tony Kaye's Hammond on "Time And A Word" has to be the most off-putting organ sound ever committed to tape -- with all the gravitas of sandpaper on wood, back and forth. Again, piss-poor engineering. And Squire's bass, well, besides being disproportionately loud like the orchestra (he was buddies with the producer say the bios), there's a juvenile self-indulgence in the need for showiness. Spare me Chris. Finally, although Anderson is already a competent singer, his style is not yet unique. Strangely, he even comes across as hoarse throughout the album. His effortless and spectacular soaring voice excursions ain't on this platter.Try as it might, "Time And A Word" would never become a close contender to KC's "In The Court of the Crimson King", which was Yes' stated goal at the time (again, the bios). It tries too hard. It lacks unity and direction. It's painfully transitional. It's bombastic without ever being grand. In fact, because of one-dimensional engineering, it even sounds 'small' and dwarfish. Further, it makes the wrong choices in the mix. And the orchestra is a pretentious and ineptly handled gimmick that plainly backfires. In spite of the lofty scheme behind the project, this is still an album by a minor league band.It's too bad Banks got the boot after this recording since his playing is barely featured in the final product. If "Time And A Word" flops, it's hardly because of him. A guitar oriented sound, in fact, may have saved the record. Yes wouldn't learn from its mistakes until the third album, "The Yes Album", which finally sees the boys producing bona fide classic progressive rock without going pompous...or resorting to gimmicks.I haven't been able to listen to "Time And A Word" in its entirety since the 70's. It's that stilted. It was a disappointment then and has not aged well since. Isn't it time we got a re-engineering and re-mixing (not a mere re-mastering) minus the cardboard orchestra and with Banks on top, as it was originally done? C'mon, give the guy a chance. HE didn't ruin the album. | 0negative
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8 Seasons--250 Years
The concept of this CD is decidedly postmodern; Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons concerti written around 1725 are presented in alternation with Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, written almost 250 years later. In his notes for the CD, Kremer asks us not to think too much about irrelevancies such as categories of Classical or Pop, Modern or Baroque, but simply to embrace the sounds as a language of emotion. Let us, then, begin embracing: listen to the pieces in your own order--try the Piazzolla Spring in Buenos Aires, followed by the beginning of Vivaldi's Spring.In spite of Kremer's request, categorization and questioning are as natural for man as breathing; and music is not solely a sensory experience but also an intellectual one. We live in an age where Baroque and modern co-exist but the true post-modernist does not just accept these eclectic juxtapositions. Instead, he considers their real worth to be in the newly-found relationships these juxtapositions reveal. So we must ask, do the Vivaldi concerti gain from their juxtaposition with the Piazzolla? Do the Piazzolla gain from the Vivaldi? Certainly the references to the Vivaldi in the Piazzolla become immediately obvious. But beyond this, we become sensitised to the extent of Kremer's interpretation of the Vivaldi--he is perhaps a bit disingenuous when he asks us to simply accept, when so much thought has clearly gone into these performances. Better that we become aware of how crisply the Vivaldi is played, how percussive it is, how colorful and vigorous, and how expressive the tempo changes are--these interpretive details are not indicated in the score at all, but are clearly influenced by Kremer's work with contemporary music in general and Piazzolla in particular. Listen to the fascinating control of tone quality in Vivaldi's Winter, for example, and note the vigor of the rhythmic drive.These performances are definitely not for the purist, but I imagine that Vivaldi would have been extremely pleased with these interpretations, as he was a virtuoso violinist himself, well known for his innovative playing techinques.I've said relatively little about the Piazzolla pieces. They were written as four distinct works in the years 1964-1970 and not originally intended to be performed as a suite, although later Piazzolla did indeed put them together occassionally and perform them with his quintet. They are originally scored for violin, electric guitar, piano, bass, and bandoneon--an instrument much like an accordion. In the arrangements presented here, by Leonid Desyatnikov, they undergo a transformation even more radical than that of the Vivaldi, and so Kremer's presence in this project becomes almost like that of a third composer--this is not, as Kremer says in his notes "a dialogue of two geniuses", but rather a translation done by a third genius of their work in terms of one another. | 1positive
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M.c Breed The New Breed
It is the best album i have heard .I didn't like his other albums that much but this one is definate purchase for any one who likes hip-hop | 1positive
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sux
Unfortunately, a very disappointing album which gives a clear indication of Dream Theaters decline artistically. Not being content with having given us the studio-improvised pretentiousness of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Dream Theater, five professional musicians in their 30s and 40s, want to become angsty, heavy and dark. Unfortunately, they stopped being young and angry 20 years ago, and the result is laughably bad, devoid of any impact whatsoever. Solos are abundant, with clean precise picking and fast runs, but this listener feels nothing when he hears Dream Theaters studio indulgences and empty virtuosity. There is also little magic to be found in the harmonic minor heavy metal riffs John Petrucci churns out on his seven-string guitar, all following the same basic patterns of root note-transition-root note, often throwing in a bar or two in odd time signatures (so it can classify as "prog", like that should matter).All that was magical about Dream Theater has vanished, a development starting with the appointment of Jordan Rudess as keyboardist. With this man behind the 'boards, all sense of restraint vanished and those that had given us such brilliant albums like Falling Into Infinity and Images and Words now went fully professional and started composing in the studio, instead of honing their compositions to the max in rehearsals. Train of Thought is clear evidence that DT are now releasing albums for the sake of releasing them, and is so mediocre that it marks the first album by said group that I have not, and will not, purchase. | 0negative
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The Dark Side of Bruce Springsteen
A lawsuit held up "Darkness on the Edge of Town," for several years. It was just as well since the album was bound to suffer comparisons to the masterpiece "Born to Run" that proceeded it. Overall, the title is foreboding as lyrically this is Springsteen's darkest album. There are some classic Springsteen performances like "Candy's Room," "The Promised Land," "Racing in the Street" and the title track. Certainly not a let down, this album is a fine addition to Springsteen's discography. | 1positive
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Manufactured, Marginal Music
Sorry to put a damper on Clay fans, but Clay appears to be right up there with either fine entertainers(note I didn't say artists) like the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and J Lo. Music should be about music, the songwriting, the authenticity behind the music, and a passionate live show, not marketing and appearance on tv shows. Of course marketing plays a role with any singer, but when a singer was created solely because of it then there is a problem.Clay is a marginal musician, and an even worse person by the sounds of it after having admitted during a Rolling Stone interview that he killed a cat, and that he thought cats were satanic. The world doesn't need any more Clay Aikens, and I don't know what anybody sees in his music either. He really isn't that different than the bubbglegum that has preceded him.If you are interested in music with some actual substance and talent beind it check out artists like Sarah McLachlan, U2, REM, Radiohead, Nelly Furtado, Sheryl Crow, and Peter Gabriel, to name only a few. Also some lesser known but really talented Canadian musicians like Chantal Kreviazuk, and Emm Gryner deserve a listen. Canadian music legend Bruce Cockburn, one of the most underappreciated singers over the last 30 years, is also deserving of a listen if you don't know him. But beware his songwriting is profound, and his music deep and authentic. But isn't that what music is supposed to be about? I guess many Clay fans wouldn't agree. | 0negative
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great memories
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 were the best of their genre of music. No other group of talented musicians have come close since. Sergio had a gift himself as well as a gift for putting together great talents. Crystal Illusions doesn't disappoint! The muscians were fantastic and innovative. The pure tones and talent of the singers can stir the very soul. My Dad had this album in the days of vinyl. I'm sure I drove him crazy always "borrowing" his copy. I finally broke down and get a copy of this on disc for myself. I wore Dad's out years ago! I better hide this when he comes to visit! | 1positive
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I disagree with EVERYBODY here!
I've been listening to AC/DC for over 20 years.The songs on this particular album offer none of the uniqueness that makes any song a hit.I agree only with the fact that the sound of this CD is ac/dc, but the songs are way too dry and bland.Their previous CD was only slightly better than this one.If you want a good ac/dc album, try these more distinctive flavors of post Bon Scott ac/dc:Back in BlackThe Razor's Edge. | 0negative
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Greatest Fusion CD of All Time
With this 1977 release Ponty created the ultimate fusion album, something that went WAY beyond just a perfect melding of Jazz and Rock and Classical (and a healthy if small dose of Indian music and modern music brought over from JLP's stints in Mahavishnu and Zappa's Mothers) to also strike a perfect balance into the ambient dreamy soundscapes created by people like Jean-Michel Jarre on "Oxygene," Vangelis on "L'Apocalypse des Animaux," CAN on "Future Days" & Brian Eno on "Another Green World." This strand of the multi-level fusion only a man of Ponty's ambition would even dare attempt, had already borne excellent fruits on "Imaginary Voyage" and "Aurora," two previous classics that paved the way for the perfect album to follow. By this time Ponty was well into composing in textures like a painter and instructed Alan Zavod to concentrate on creating textures and colors on his synthesizers. In fact, the synths, the guitars and the violin concentrate on laying down textures and utmost attention is paid to sound quality and tone and the feel or 'impression' derived from this. The groovy repetitive ostinato basslines (by ex-Mahavishnu hold-over Ralphe Armstrong) that became a cliche on later Ponty albums are in perfect synergistic synthesis here with the rest of the music. Just enough ambience is provided in the textures and polyrhythmic grooves to put you in just the most perfect trancelike state needed, not too sleepy, not too funky, not too jarring or spastic, setting the perfect platform for the incredible solos designed to make your dream state take-off and soar to ever-higher plateaus, culminating somewhere in outer space. The entire album is highly impressionistic and closer to prog-rock in some ways than jazz rock, prog-rock being something Ponty had direct experience with, having played on the mind-blowing "Aria" album by Alan Sorrenti in 1972 where the entire album was conceived and executed in textures of a renaissance tapestry with banshee vocals and violin blending in and out. "Enigmatic Ocean," as the title suggests, is like the soundtrack of a film that was never made, maybe even a Jacques Cousteau film, but without 1 second of down-time or let-up or 'incidental music,' every second is accounted for. Ponty could have retired after this album and still be considered a legend. No one played violin with this level of virtuosity and perfection of sound and style ever before and, with the exception of L. Subramaniam, no one has since.Of special note on this album is the incredible playing of Daryl Steurmer on lead guitar: every solo he plays is on fire, super-intense and super-fast without losing melodic grace and tone quality in the process (even if it's just a guitar straight through an amp sound, it's still a hell of a tone and sound), McLaughlin inspired but daring to go beyond. Steurmer is so great here he even manages to upstage the genius of Allan Holdsworth as co-lead. Using only Holdsworth's more ambient-friendly sound would have been a mistake on Ponty's part because, as amazing as Holdsworth is, Ponty's band of this period absolutely required the extra balance of rock-edge Steurmer's fiery sound provides to achieve album-length shambhala.If Steurmer's high-water mark on guitar wasn't enough, you also have drummer Steve Smith's greatest performance preserved for posterity here. Having heard the unbelievable drum solos played by Mark Craney during the previous tour on the Hamburg 76 bootleg live album, I have always wondered if Craney had not left to join Tommy Bolin's band, would "Enigmatic Ocean" be even better than it already is, maybe a little less robotic? And the closer I listened, the more I've had to shake my head, laugh and answer with a definite NO because Steve Smith's playing here might just be the most impossible-to-improve ever laid to tape, not just in its extreme technique but also its perfect integration within the sound of this band.The perfect band with the perfect sound who just happened to have the most perfect compositions to play is what this album documents. Even "Romantic Warrior" by RTF didn't manage the compositional consistency, melodic accessiblity or impressionistic ambience of "Enigmatic Ocean." | 1positive
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An All-Time Favorite Beethoven Recording
I purchased this disk for 86 cents. I was in the process of attempting to build a small collection of performances of Beethoven's acclaimed Violin Concertos, and knew that, for the price, it wouldn't much matter if the performance and recording weren't top notch. It would be a nice, inexpensive addition to the collection, simply a different way to hear the pieces and compare to other performances.It might come as a surprise, but after collecting more than ten different recordings of the Violin Concerto and the Romances 1 and 2 (which are inevitably added to the Violin Concerto recordings) over the years, this disk by Miklos Szenthelyi and the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra are without doubt my very favorite to date. That's quite a thing to say when I reflect that some of the disks in this collection are by the world's best performers and recorded by the world's best recording labels. But I've played these pieces over and over again during the course of the past few years, and I keep coming back to Szenthelyi's performance over and over again. I find his performance hauntingly beautiful and incredibly insightful, a true "Beethoven" performance, meticulously performed with exceptional precision and tremendous emotional drama.The Hungarian State Symphony does an excellent job of bringing out the best of these pieces, and the recording balance between the orchestra and the soloist is right on target. I can't argue that the recording quality itself is absolutely best of class, but quite frankly, I've never really noticed any problems with the recording, either.This recording is an easy recommend to any Beethoven enthusiast, and if you are someone who has never investigated these most "Beethoven" of Beethoven compositions, I encourage you to try this particular recording out. This is simply a superb performance. | 1positive
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A failed attempt at impressing me.
Excuse me for intruding on the last review submitted. However, I feel that it is my duty for those of you with an educated ear, to inform you that this band needs to re-think their chord arrangements as well as their lead singer.Briefly about the composition, the chord arrangments all sound familiar and nothing really captured my attention. I listened to this album 3 times and for the life of me cannot figure out what the other reviewer heard. If you want to hear an excellent debut album from a new artist listen to Spiral Architect's "A Sceptic's Universe.Anyway, back to the alleged lead vocalist. He seems to like to go from his lower range straight up into the the higher notes frequently. I am wondering if he even has a mid range. Also, note that everything high is not only strained falsetto, but also flat on the tail end of nearly every note. Perhaps with some vocal lessons he may be able to improve for their next album if they last that long.My band played a lot of Queensryche covers in the late 80's and it saddens me to hear a band like this attempting to cover "Queen of the Reich" with this lead vocalist. They also managed to completely butcher the guitar leads.Besides, Shadow Gallery is the only band that deserves a name, which includes the word shadow. I despise bands who cannot come up with an original name that does not include another band's partial-title. Come on guys do some research! | 0negative
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I Will Miss You Eminem
Eminem is definitely one of the best rappers out. He has an original style all his own. And this final cd, shows just that. He keeps the crazy jokes and sharp lyrics going on through out the album. He has some decent beats too. I respect him for leaving the industry, so that he doesn't over due it and cause fans to lose respect for him. Much love Em, you had a good run. Any true Eminem fan, should definitely have this album. | 1positive
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Better than expected :)
I bought this CD for the sole intention of getting one of my favourite songs: Halo. But to my surprise, (and delight!) I have fallen in love with every song. I would definitely pick this up if you're into soft rock. Enjoy! | 1positive
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"Beg For Mercy" after Buyin' this (2.5 stars)
This was a highly anticipated album, but it seemed so rushed once they got it into stores. To be honest, there were only 2 good songs on here, the opening track "G-Unit", where Buck, Banks, and 50 all kill their verses, and "Groupie Love" w/ Butch Cassidy. If you wanna get technical, "Salute U" w/ Buck & Banks, "Eye for Eye", and "My Buddy" are pretty good tracks too. But "Stunt 101" was probably the WORST G-Unit single the ever be released, as the beat is just annoying. The track "Beg for Mercy" is just a sped-up, knockoff of "Back Down". Lloyd Banks' "Smile", though a decent song, is just his version of "21 Questions". And the closing track "I Smell Pu**y", has been heard by EVERBODY through mixtapess, and it was a bad choice to be put on this album. Basically, is you didn't get the album, you made a GREAT choice, as the next G-Unit album will be SO MUCH BETTER. | 0negative
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One of the best CDs of the 90's
When this CD was first released in 95 it may well have been the 1st great major label release since Nirvana's Nevermind led every label to turn all of their attention to any jerkwad in flannel.What a shocking breath of fresh air it was then. Especially when you factor in the lineage of this band.And guess what? It still holds up remarkably well. A truly great CD. | 1positive
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
This was the fifth Sabbath album I bought in the mid 80's. I have to admit it took a little bit of time to appreciate it. Once I did, I realized this was more than a album. It was their masterpiece. The songs I liked right off the bat were the title track and Killing Yourself to Live, and to this day I think these two tracks are right up there with Paranoid, Iron Man and Children of the Grave. The rest of the tracks grew on me over time. There is A National Acrobat which is spacey as it sounds. Then there is Fluff, another sophisticated guitar solo. Next we have Sabbra Cadabra - heavy guitars combined with synthesizers. Then there is Who are You - more spacey synthesizers. Next we have Looking for Today - sort of a popish but yet heavy song. Then finally Spiral Architect - a song of loud music, orchestra and a audience at the end. If you want an example of just how sophisticated heavy music can be, one look no further than Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. The album has aged rather well too. | 1positive
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Anastacia I Love You!!!!
It is a dame shame that Anastacia does not the Atettion she devirse in America.I mean this album is great more of a Rock/Pop sound come pare to her last 2 cd's which had a more Dance/Pop sound to them.Her voice never sound's so good and she looks great.My favorite song on here is Left Outside Alone it went to number #1 in Europe and Austria and this cd also went to #1 in Europe and Austria the song had minor access in America on the dance charts it peaked at number #22.I just want to say before I go that I love Anastacia!!!!Ps.HER FIRST EVER GREASTE HITS ALUMB COMES OUT NOV.7 WITH A BOUNS DICS WHICH INCLUDES 13 REMIXES! | 1positive
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Excellent album worth the buy
Typical Creed music. Excellent voice and extremely good base Guitar. Haven't made a bad album yet. Good first album if you want good introduction to their music. | 1positive
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Good Album from a Good Singer...
One thing is for certain. I hear some people actually sleep when they heard this album. That is absolute rubbish to me. It menas they certainly do not know how to appreciate music of this kind. I listen to this album when I am studying to give me the peace to study.Josh Gorban is one of the most talented young artists I have ever heard of. Even though he hasn't finished his studies. He already has 2 albums reknowned world-wide.In fact, I admire his talent. But on this album he goes from an uprising vocal performance on the opening number "Oceano" to the sorrowful "My Confession" which sounded very emotional. Making use of his deeply mellow voice. As he is a tenor.His voice is just surprisingly beautiful as everyone who knows his music. Stretching through the rest of his album which is indeed an achievement for one his age. Which really means that bage never matters but only that the gift is present. Then comes the ballad of "Remember When It Rained" and to the impressive "You Raise Me Up" ballad that got us all hooked in the first place. But I feel he hasn't exhausted his limits yet and there is still so much more depth to his music. But never the less this album is indeed very good and an excellent step forward from his last album. Well Done Groban! | 1positive
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Some of the worst Nyman I've heard.
Granted, there are bits and pieces of other favorites floating around in here, but as a whole I really hated it. I'm a devoted Nyman fan, but this is simply not his best work. | 0negative
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You can't "deny" loving Default!!
Deafult rocks! After hearing their 3 awesome songs on the radio: Live A Lie, Wasting My Time, and Deny, i had to buy their album, and i'm glad i did!Its super super awesome. Get it! | 1positive
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The Pied Pipers
As I sit here looking out my kitchen window at the UP mainline running near my home, I watch another of the many coal trains running to the East with miles of coal in tow. Perhaps some future digital archeologist can decode the logic of the lost thirty years of power generation and billions of tons of Carbon these musical geniuses helped foist on us, our children and grandchildren. The music and artistry of this album is indeed profound. We recently watched James Taylor on a PBS special and his charisma and talent just seems to have grown over the ensuing decades, hard as that is to believe! But listening to this album causes melancholy. It is a testament to the potential error of the "cause celeb." While thirty years ago it may have seemed so right, three decades later and still dependent on fossil fuels, it seems so wrong. France will run their country on nuclear and alternative fuel electricity. They will power their homes, trains and subways and soon plug-in their Nissan Leafs on off peak hours. No Arab oil, no CO2 and, they will become even more expert at exporting their vision and product to the world.Musicians should stick to chords, melodies and poetry. Leave the energy planning to those with vision, engineering and a strong dose of critical thinking skills. Beware of self-righteousness, no matter the bard. Pied Pipers they truly were. | 0negative
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Worst CD I have ever heard
Please, don't buy this CD, these guys are horrible. Walkie Talkie Man is the exact definition of an annoying song. Horrible. Truly horrible. I only wish there was a zero star rating merely for this occasion. | 0negative
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Beyonce?? No Way!!!
This CD sucks!! Who told her that whining and screaming is singing? Jay-Z got the right beats on some songs. But, overall Beyonce CANNOT sing. She won awards because there wasn't any competition at the time. I guess any girl dancing like a naked go-go dancer would get one too!! | 0negative
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Creates Total Relaxation
Rather than rehash the positive reviews I wanted to add something else important. I have insomnia and am a light sleeper. This disc allowed me to sleep uninterrupted when I put it on at bedtime. It is very meditational and deepens my relaxation like nothing else. What a great gift. | 1positive
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the album grows on me...
I bought Garbage's first album first and I thought the album was great, boasting good tracks like Milk, Queer, Only Happy When it Rains, but the sophomore album was even better. 'Temptation Waits' started out with Manson's menacing voice with simplistic lyrics like, "I tell you something, I am a wolf but, I like to wear sheep's clothing." The second track had a rockier edge to it, and then slowed down with 'Medication'. And then it was fun all the way till "You Look So Fine" which ended the album with a sombre note, like how Garbage ended its first title with "Milk."A great buy, almost perfection - you will just repeat it again and again without losing interest. | 1positive
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PUNK HAS FOUR NEW STARS!
Ok, listen if you havent heard of Mest then you have been lost! This has to be the best new and upcoming punk band of its time! Tony, Jeremiah, Matt and Nick are the coolest and funniest people i have ever met! They put on a great show too! If you listen to their music it combines the spirit of punk with great lyrics that cover every acspect of growing up! These guys could easily be the next Blink-182! I think their cd is just as good as blinks too! If you have any common sense you will go out there and check these guys out! buy some cds and show up at one of their shows! You'll be glad you did!!!... | 1positive
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Happy to find this treasure...
I have this as a cassette. I have searched on other sites and finally found it on Amazon. Beautiful love songs and an awesome singer. Don't grow tired of listening to it. Thanks. | 1positive
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Pointless product. Don't waste your money.
As it became clear that Eagles were kaput, Asylum records released this piece of product. There is certainly room for a decent Greatest Hits Vol. 2 in the discography, as the first volume clocks in with a scant 10 tracks and misses a number of key cuts (as well as anything from the post GH-Vol. 1 era). However this LP is not it. This album consists exclusively of tracks from Hotel California, The Long Run, and (represented by a single song) the Live album. Hotel California is their best album, The Long is their worst, and the heavily overdubbed live is irrelvant. So this collection is expectedly mediocre. You'd do much better just buying Hotel California and--if you must--The Long Run. | 0negative
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Yuck
This band makes me sick. They have not talent at all. With 3 drummers they are not fast at all. If you want heavy music listen to Cephalic Carnage. Pure fast. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ALBUM. | 0negative
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I'm dazed and confused
I like these CD's. Led Zeppelin are good guys. | 1positive
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Rust Never Sleeps
Rust Never Sleeps being Young's 14th studio and 1979 release starts out with a bang with the amazing track "My My, Hey Hey" which contains the classic line "It's better to burn out than it is to fade away". Other great tracks are Powderfinger and the second rendition of "My My, Hey Hey". The reviews where all very positive and Allmusic, Robert Christgau and Rolling Stones all gave the album 5 or very positive reviews and I concur with them. The booklet contains all the lyrics and we also get well written liner notes. 5/5. | 1positive
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So-So
"Don't Know Why" is very good, but none of the rest of the songs are memorable, and all blend together. She has a great voice but the material is dull. A big disappointment | 0negative
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thang god he is retiring
Jay is the most overated mc ever. Big time sell out fake gangster. At one time I had some respect for jay z untill he used tupac in one of his songs. And why no one in the rap industry ever got on him ill never get that one. Album after album he talks about how he slings drugs and is so ganster. When he is a fake sellout. Comercial rap is garbage and this album is as well. When this punk appollogizes for using pac in one of his songs ill give him some play from his first and classic cd reasonable doubt. Untill then he is a sellout punk and someone should step to him. Oh yea hes retiring thank god. All of u all watch to much mtv. If u wanna hear a real mc spend your money on gangstarrs the ownerz, or maybe some big L if u wanna go classic street. From top to bottom jay z doesnt disappoint u with wack fake rhymes about his thug nature, drug dealing and him and pac as being rapers on the same level, what a joke. Did u ever see that show punked well any jayz fans hes got u punked thinking hes real. Thank god no more jayz, or what p diddy to puff daddy, can anyone say jay-z to gay-z cause hes gonna do a rendition of the biters of all biters puffy. peace you all | 0negative
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Shameless
It's been said before, but I'll say it again because it's just too obvious. It's really a shame how much Godsmack wishes they were Alice In Chains. I really approached this album with an open-minded view, in an attempt to give the nu-metal wannabes another chance, but, yes, the one word that came to mind after the first listen was "shameless." Then I listened a couple more times to the point of boredom, and nothing changed. At face value, it would seem that Godsmack is attempting to mature as a band, but in reality, they're just more and more trying to mirror AIC, and falling short because of their complete lack of innovation and ingenuity. Nothing changes with Godsmack. They are stale, monotonous, and their music is repetitive drivel...which is probably why their commercial appeal is so high.However, they truly did earn at least one star from me, because at least the songs on this album are a scratch more bearable to listen to then all their preceding garbage.My recommendation? If you're a fan of Godsmack, then you will probably see this as an interesting and intelligent change of sound for the band, so buy the album, but only if it's cheap because it's less than 30 minutes long. If on the other hand, you have a grip on reality, I recommend you save your money. There's no new sound on this album, and as bad as Godsmack's other albums are, the remakes here are nothing special. Yes, the acoustics sound good despite the bad songs, but Sully's horrific voice eliminates any remaining possibility of this album being any good. Sully has a nu-metal voice, not a acoustic accompaniment voice. Godsmack should never try anything like this again, though I'm sure they will. Twice more. In an attempt to mirror AIC. | 0negative
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good God this is an amazing album
I got this one many months ago and probably listen to it once a week! I am fairly new to the whole Sonic Youth thing. I bought my first SY album back in 95 and it was Goo, which is decent, but not half as brilliant as this one.It is noisy, pretty, and smart at equal turns. It is a very tight album with a surprising amount of variety. It is experimental and even poppy on occassion. the lyrics are full of that dangerous New York cool and the vocals are as usual, great.I really think is sonic youth at their peak, not to say they don't continue to be relevant, but if you truly want THE album, this is the one you should have. | 1positive
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Great album for the Elephant Six'er who has them all
Secret Square is the type of band you admire for their ambition and uncompromising sense of individuality. This album is very conceptual and quirky in the traditional Elephant Six way, full of strange chords, exotic instruments, and (like Olivia Tremor Control) an everchanging pace and tempo. This record is a bit harder to get into than any OTC CDs, and especially more complex and edgier than anything by the sunnier, poppier labelmates The Apple in Stereo. However, if you are an experienced E6er, looking for something even riskier and more raw than OTC, Secret Square is certainly a band to check out. | 1positive
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bad!
this album has no different with their previous record. sux!i like did my time but the rest are ....uh.... nothing really special. disapointment. but if you compare to metallica st anger this album still pretty good but still..not worth buying | 0negative
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ATROCIOUS SOUND ENGINEERING
TERRIBLE QUALITY OF SOUND... no bottoms, no depth, reverb for the voices practically non existent, extremely dry, as if the whole thing had been recorded in a room smaller than the palm of my hand, almost sounds mono and also some voices appear to have higher sound level (volume) than others... LOVE the singers (the reason why I bought this version), the conductor, the orchestra, etc... BUT: THE SOUND TECHNICIANS DESTROYED THIS RECORDING... INCREDIBLE! LISTENING TO THIS RECORDING IS TORTURE! WHAT A SHAME, REALLY! | 0negative
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The two old guys are back
Sarà l'età, sarà che i tempi di "Free Jazz / Black Power" sono passati da un pezzo, sarà il mal di schiena che avanza. Fatto sta che Archie Shepp e Rosewell Rudd si sono proprio rammolliti. Quando mio figlio ha portato a casa il cd che riunisce, dopo più di trent'anni, i due vecchi alfieri della New Thing non volevo proprio credere alle mie orecchie. Erano proprio loro? Meglio non pensarci, rispolverare un loro vecchio disco in vinile (Freedom del 1967), commuovermi un poco e gettare quest'ultima triste incisione nel cestino dell'immondizia.Il padre di Arthur Cravan | 0negative
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Mediocre debut
A disclaimer-I am a fan of Jaci and have all 5 (so far) of her albums, and have attended two Jaci concerts. That said, Heavenly Place is not Jaci at her best. It was far surpassed by her self-titled album and LLegar a ti. From the start, it is ordinary, nothing new, sounding like everyone else in the Christian pop market. "Shelter me" and "Thief of always" are good, but that is it. | 0negative
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More like "Peices of Crap."
I used to L-O-V-E this song back then in summer of 2004, but now I realize that Ashlee didn't sing this song. SHE'S NOT PUNK. Plus, That was soooooooo funny to see her get caught lip-synching on SNL and get booed at the 2005 orange bowl. | 0negative
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...read on...
maybe I'm exagerating by giving this album only 1 star, but it's only to bring the average down from an unrealistic 4 1/2 stars. The most I would give this album would be 2 1/2. While Esthero's debut "Breath From Another" has a sort of behemoth charm with songs like "that girl" and "heaven sent", it is entirely too pretentious for my liking. And on another note, I would consider it an injustice to compare Esther's voice with Björks, Beth Gibbons, and/or Billie Holiday. | 0negative
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UNFAIR!!
there should be a law against this,it is the very same cd as THANK YOU,GOODNIGHT..A GREAT SHOW but unfair to bring it out under a different name 2 years later | 0negative
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"Rap" for kids with no taste
I wanted to cast my vote to sway the average review of this album. The Beastie Boys have come up with some great hip hop records, but this is pure garbage. The lyrics could have been written by a bunch of drunks making fun of rap. "I like my sugar with coffee and cream" . . . give me a break. I bet DJ Hurricane would have vetoed that one and most everything else besides. The Buddhist edge made for some interesting tracks on Ill Communication, but this love thy neighbor stuff and the illusion of appearances . . . if you really believe half of this, get out of the business. This is one of the most dissapointing albums of the 90's, up there with Soundgarden's Superunknown. Both of them were tremendously popular, and both were absurdly bad next to what came before. | 0negative
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Gene Simmons - self-titled (Mercury)
Are they kidding with this release? This is the 1978 solo record by the blood-spitting Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. Paul Stanley's solo lp is much better (see my review). I couldn't honestly see too many fans actually buying this CD reissue EXCEPT for maybe bored (yawn!) completists. I don't like to whine that much, but this disc was sort of tough for me to sit all the way through. There are a few so-so cuts, like "Burning Up With Fever", "See You Tonite" and possibly "Mr.Make Believe". But the album's closer "When You Wish Upon A Star" almost made my dinner come up. Simply avoid at ALL costs. | 0negative
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Rolling Stone music review
I havent come across a debut album this good in the past fewyrs...todays music has gone commercial or the same sound over and over and finally a break out band like PJW has come through to break the mold.. If you like melody and drive and just someplain good rock music and talented musicality plus great lyrics and melodic vocals...this is the CD of 2005.Rolling StoneDr. beanbags | 1positive
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Look up Sell-out in the dictionary and you will see St.Anger
Now don't get me wrong, i love metallica, but this album was absolute garbage, and i even liked load and reload. When i heard all the hype that this album was more like "old metallica" i couldn't wait. Well i picked up the album due to all the hype, and even when i saw the packaging i was worried. It seems like metallica is trying too hard to be "hardcore" with all the angry art work and the name "St.Anger" and it just went downhill from there. My favorite thing about metallica is the kirk hammet solos, so when i didn't hear a single f#%%ing one i was quite angry, and its almost like he didn't even step into the studio. But that wasn't the only dissapointment, I thought the lyrics were absolutly horrifying and it seems like they're trying to relate to teens even thought they are god knows how old (between 30 and 40 i'm guessing). I didn't like the sound of lars' drums but i do commend him on trying to make it sound a bit different. Overall i was quite dissapointed and if metallica ever puts out another album (but come on, give it up already) i will definatly not be purchasing it. | 0negative
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ROCK & ROLL!
Clearly a seminal entry, this recording was denied accolades then and now. Poor marketing? Wouldn't be the first X. Every rock-head should have this in thier collection. | 1positive
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Love it!!!
I loved the CD, the mix of romantic and rock it's very nice. Her voice and lyrics are amazing. | 1positive
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From Jazz pianist to elevator muzak DIVA
I admire Diana as a(n)(ex) Jazz pianist/singer, who was discovered by Ray Brown who wrote the liner note on her excellent debut album "Stepping Out" with accomplists John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. It was an excellent Jazz album with great piano playing and tasteful singing from Diana Krall.Material in The Look of Love is not bad music, but is not what she is capable of. I am not sure what people who liked her original style think, to me this is muzak, passable but so is Kenny G.Besides,after hearing Dusty Springfield's haunting "The Look of Love", Diana just does not do it for me. | 0negative
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Orchestral Kokopelli
For the casual fan of classical music this is perfect bllend of old and new themes. Although for even my non-classical ears it is a bit dense and overly done at times. At times the suite reaches such startling contrasts that you begin to wonder if indeed you are stil listening to the same disc. The build up to crescendos comes crashing down to earth, slowly building softly back up and soaring high in graceful flights of fancy amidst the clouds. In the second movement, "Kokopelli and the Eagle" and "The Prayer," a sense of peaceful tranquility is achieved prior to the transition into "Sunset." Michael Kamden paints pictures on his musical canvas that invoke the spirit of the past, the great southwest civilization of the Anasazi comes to life. When the flute plays amidst the symphonic orchestration it is as though you can envision Kokopelli playfully dancing and leading his people. If you read the song titles and close your eyes you will embark upon a musical journey across time and space. The native American imagery will capture your imagination as the music dances through your head. "Mr. Hollands Opus-An American Symphony" which is featured on the second half of the disc is an eloquent musical statement that is rich and stimulating. It is like having two discs as the music is quite different from the "symphonic poem." Obviously Michael Kamden is able to crossover to audiences oustide of those more attuned to the sublties of classical music. I found the music very relaxing and at times exhilirating. If you are a person who likes classical music but feels a bit intimidated by the scope of the music this disc is right for you. This is a highly entertaining disc with cinematic qualities. | 1positive
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MUSIC FOR CLUELESS MORONS
More Bush bashing from people who have most likely never read a work of history or economics, but think leftist posturing is oh so fashionable. When I was an immature college student everybody was smoking pot, going to antiwar demonstrations and putting up Che Guevara posters on their walls. We listened to revolution anthems like Jefferson Airplane's "Volunteers" and the Stones "Street Fighting Man" with clenched fists in the air. Then, most of us grew up, got jobs, raised families and came to appreciate the miracle that is American democracy and the incredible wealth producing engine that is capitalism. We can do without the Michael Moores and Green Days of this world. They should thank their lucky stars for Amerca and it's leadership. | 0negative
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Disappointed
If you like Korn for thier hardness and thier in your face lyrics. Then you won't really like this new album. There is 3 good, almost normal Korn songs on this CD. There are 2 other songs that are ok and that's out of 16 songs (listed). Like my title says I'm very disappointed. | 0negative
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Still sweet after all these years
I agree with the reviewer who said this was Taylor at his best. He did some good things on subsequent albums, but never put it together like he did on this one. Includes the ultimate cowboy song with perhaps my favorite verse in popular music: "The first of December was covered with snow. So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston, though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin', with 10 miles behind me and 10,000 more to go." Also herein are the definitive versions of "Steamroller" (don't even listen to the Elvis cover) and let's not forget "Fire and Rain". I could go on... | 1positive
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Get real music
How can anyone like this? They don't write their own music and they dont play instruments. What happened to originality? You cant tell the difference between this group (not band, bands are original) and the other boy singing group. All you have to do is buy one pop cd and, there you have it, all the pop music ever made in history.If someone who likes this "band" reads this and says, "o he's just one of those old guys who doesn't want their kids listening to this", im 15. I've heard the cd, my sister has it so i know what i'm talking about. Go ahead, email me and tell me I'm wrong.Want real music? Try Stone Temple Pilots, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Creed, etc. | 0negative
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Release a dvd!
i saw this movie when i was a kid, taped it and watched it till the video died. Now I desperately want it on dvd or at least a pal vhs!Wicked movie!! | 1positive
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Timeless...
There are special bands that release special albums that just have something that is above and beyond anything you're hearing at the time. I still think of that about this EP years after it has been released. This is one of those albums that you can put in your walkman, turn on "repeat disc" and never get tired of it. Dynamics range from slow melodic harmonies, to (as said in another review) the power and energy of youth. Highly recommended and not to be missed. Just too bad that they didn't stick around... | 1positive
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A Memorable Collection, But Not Really For the Casual Fan
Strictly speaking, "swing" designates a style of performance in which the emphasis falls on the offbeat. Even so the term "big band swing" is a flexible one, and if your ideas about it center on the style of The Glenn Miller Orchestra you will likely be disappointed with this double disk collection, which ranges in tone from the strict tempos of the Deco era to the bop-inflected sounds popular in post-World War II America.In the big band era, most popular ballrooms and dance clubs had a "house orchestra," and each strove to create a specific style that would set them apart in the highly competitive world of big band music--and overall this collection does a superior job of capturing both the broad differences and subtle nuances that made each band distinctly different from the rest, as well as giving the listener an overview of the form as it changed over time. Consequently, the selections here are not often the most popular, but rather most indicative.The emphasis here is really more upon lesser known bands and then-popular but now forgotten releases, including such one-hit wonders as Casa Loma Orchestra, a house band that reached a brief popularity with the "Casa Loma Stomp." Even so, there are famous names aplenty, such as Duke Ellington, The Dorsey Brothers, Count Basie, Chick Webb, Louis Armstrong, Woody Herman, Bennie Goodman, Artie Shaw--and yes, even the inescapable and to my mind slightly overrated Glenn Miller, to name but the most obvious.Hardcore fans are likely to regret the absence of certain artists and certain tunes--my own complaint is that Cab Calloway is absent from the collection, and it is unfortunate that Artie Shaw is represented by "The Continental" instead of "Begin the Beguine." It is also true that the sound quality, particularly re recordings from the early 1930s, is sometimes problematic; this, however, is inevitable, for early recording techniques were a far cry from current standards. Even so, you'd have to go some to find a collection that so effectively captures the wide array of styles seen in big band music over the course of 25 years of popularity.GFT, Amazon Reviewer | 1positive
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ANOTHER CLASSIC EARLY RECORDING
This was initially "Sings Spanish & Latin American Favorites" and is mainly known for her hit of "Malaguena". The sound has a bit too much echo (this was popular then) and the arrangements are fluid and first rate. "Quiereme Mucho" and her laid back rendtion of "Vaya Con Dios" are highlights on Connie's first excusion into Spanish territory. And it is well worth the journey. Her further excursions into the language made her extremely popular with the Spanish speaking people. Brava Connie! | 1positive
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This is horrible
I have to say that the Pixies are one of my favorite bands, but this is so bad. I was curious and decided to listen to the clips and I have to say that these rendidions of some of my favorite songs were worse than what I hear when I turn on the radio. These bands absolutely destroyed everything that I loved about these classic songs. I could barely listen to the entire clips. The version of Gigantic was painful, Surfer Rosa was all about raw energy, not to sound like a Britney Spears song. La La Love You sounds like a pervese 3-some, the Pixies version was so good because it was so intentioally cheesy. I also have to say that, for everything other that the Pixes I absolutely hate screaming, but when Black Francis did his screaming it was enteraining and never prevented their songs from truely being pop songs, with there HORRIBLE vocalists doing their screams the whole effect is lost. And why is All Over the World mixed with Monkey Gone to Heaven. Well... at least there weren't versions of: Debaser, Broken Face, Bone Machine, The Happening, and so many of my other favories. | 0negative
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Can't Sit Still Thru This CD
We just LOVE this cd! True it's all drumming, but you may not even realize it. Fascinating what talent there is and how this just makes you get up and move.The music is so infectious it brings out that "little drummer" in all of us. It is great for meditation as well. | 1positive
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I Love The Who And Hate This Compilation
The Who may be the greatest rock band ever. Greatest Hits is not a compilation of the best Who songs or their biggest hits. Greatest hits is a record with some good Who songs on it, though it hardly does justice to the available catalog. If you are just starting out with The Who try, The Kids Are Alright, Live @ Leeds, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, or the original "Greatest Hits"; Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy. Any of these records would be a much wiser use of your musical dollar. Your soul will thank you as well. | 0negative
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Wolfe
A must have for any Skynyrd fan. All the songs you want in one CD. Including the much too seldom heard "Ballad of Curtis Loew". | 1positive
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