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Capital Gain, 1987 remaster, not a new digital transfer as advertised
So, What happened, last night ,I listened to the engineers talking about how they decide it was time to do a more modern digital transfer, since the first CDs were transferred in 1986, this is a good arguement, I have heard some CDs from the Eighties that sounded pretty bad, but they blamed it on the analog source, not the poor digital transfer and quality of DACs and so on. So, without being able to sample any of "Rubber Soul", I bought it, like an idiot, took it home and played it, (I am spoiled, a Grateful Dead fan, who release very hi end CDs , even of seventies 2 track live stuff. I started listening to this and it sounded dull and lifeless without any good tonal qualities. I have 2 CD players, one a very good multi disc player with 24 bit DACs, I tried it in my cheaper one and it sounded worse. I ended up listening to it thru my nice Sennheiser phones and it was very stringent sounding, and the bass was pounding in on my left ear. So, I started reading the liner notes and found that this was made from a 1987 George Martin stereo mix, not from the new digital transfer which took 4 years, it really made me mad, I mean, this sounded like something that had been recorded on a 4 track cassette recorder and put on CD with bouncing tracks and stuff.So, why was I lied to, I listened to this 17 minute blurb with the creators and then you don't even get what they were talking about??? That is insane. The Beatles should sound better than this. I listened to some older CDs of the Beatles while I was in the store where I bought this and they sounded real good, especially the "Love" album with lots of greatest hits. You could not preview these on the stores machine though. I am very disappointed and will sell this mix, what a real digital ripoff.I did notice a huge increase in quality on the last couple of songs, but looked and I don't think they were on the original "Rubber Soul". It did not have 14 songs. | 0negative
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A Midnight Clear-Music of Christmas
This has become one of my favorite Christmas CD's of all time. John Nilsen does an excellent job capturing the heart and warmth of the Christmas season with his beautiful piano style. The most memorable and captivating of all was the opening track of "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", it's soft simplicity brought joy to my heart, it carried through the CD on titles such as The Coventry Carol, Away in a Manger, and another favorite of mine, O Holy Night. I definitely recommend this CD to anyone who truly loves the piano, and has a warm spot in their hearts for the sounds of Christmas. One of the best CD's I've heard since Ottmar Liebert's Poets and Angels. Check it out and Enjoy! | 1positive
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stay away from music
it's a good thing she's getting away from movies and music and wants to go to school. Hopefully hilary and ashlee will get it through their thick heads that they have no musical talent AT ALL and follow in lindsay's footsteps | 0negative
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Dean's Best!
We have the ol' reel-to-reel tape of this CD. But this CD sounded a little bit better though. Nonetheless, this CD is wonderfully arranged, and, of course, you have a wonderfully handsome singer to sing it to you. You can go for hours without getting tired of listening to the songs coz it's so good! By the way, I also recommend Dean's "Hurtin' Country Songs".....singin'... "make the world go away"..... | 1positive
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Nothing personal at all....
...Clay has an amazing voice...very clear and strong. Honestly, I just don't like the songs or his style. It's not that he can't sing. I guess he just doesn't sing the music that I like to hear. I was given this CD as a gift...why?...I don't know. It was a gift from a secret pal and I guess whoever pulled my name at the beginning of the year doesn't know me very well. If you like Clay's kind of music, you'll love this CD because he sings it well. Me? I guess I'm just more of a typical R&B fan. Love Ruben's CD...love Tamyra's CD...love Kelly Clarkson's CD...but just couldn't get with this one. Nothing personal. I probably just never should have listened to it. My bad. | 0negative
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Endless Afterglow
I have a huge collection of electronic and New Age music that I've been gathering for more than 25 years. My Top Twenty list in this category must now make room for "Slow World." Stunning and unique among "ambient" music, never before has something this minimalist left me so transported and relaxed, not restless. I find most new age "relaxation" music to be boring, amateurish, or pretensious. "Slow World" is elegantly and deceptively simple, with a sureness that adds to the sense of safety listening to it creates. Excellent massage music; guaranteed sleep-inducer (if that's what you want). Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go buy the rest of Liquid Mind's albums. | 1positive
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Give it a rest
Ack!! Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer meets Devo! | 0negative
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Good stuff, indeed.
Steven Wright is the king of deadpan wit. Expect a series of unconnected jokes, but hold for the wondrous images they conjure. Wright understands that audiences can often detect the next step in the joke, but sometimes he will skip that step and hurl you from the staircase. Other times, he will take the expected step, and then spin you around in a whirl of wit. Still other times, the joke will be entirely a Steven Wright construction, a work of art without precedent. I highly recommend this album. | 1positive
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Brings back memories
CD received on time in great shape. Plays just fine and the songs bring back memories of fun filled happy times, well as best as I remember from the 60's and 70's... | 1positive
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only one good song
I thought this cd would be good because I like the song soft, but that was not the case. The songs are just not heavy enough. | 0negative
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I like Jay-Z, and R kelly can be good ..., but this is awful and made strictly for the money and reflects the music industry's current state......in dire needs of originality. | 0negative
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Great album
Have you listened to Afraid to Shoot Strangers, Fear of the Dark or Childhood's End? Then you needn't be persuaded to buy this album. One of Maiden's best! Maybe only The X Factor is better, but maybe not! The only problem with it are two or three bad songs. It's not true Dickinson sings badly here, nor that the band lacks Adrian Smith. | 1positive
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Good game with even better music.
Whether you have ever played the game or not, you can appreciate the music in this albumn. Some songs are just so soothing it is seriously amazing. I would buy this entire albumn just for Theme of Rena. Like others on the cd, I found myself lost into the soothing melodies of the song, and was covered in goosebumps. Other songs that are just purely mystifying would include Silent the Universe. But, over the span of just 10 songs, the cd manages to cover both the soothing and adventerious aspects. Songs Integral Body just put you in an all around frenzy. I gave this cd a 1 star deduction because it is a bit pricey. If you have the money, there are few other game soundtracks I would recommend you buy. | 1positive
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Pointless if you have the original album and released against Trent Reznor's wishes
5 stars for the music, 1 star for this particular re-issue.If you own the original edition of this album as issued by TVT Records and later re-issued by Rykodisc then there is no point in purchasing this release. The music has not been remastered and you will be purchasing something you already own.Trent Reznor has asked NIN fans to avoid this release. In late 2010 Trent collaborated with UMe to release a remastered version of Pretty Hate Machine - you can easily find that release here on Amazon.Pretty Hate Machine: 2010 Remaster | 0negative
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Wonderful sountrack!
This was a great soundtrack filled with a variety of inspiring music; fast and dramatic, slow and pretty, lighthearted and nimble (Jack Sparrow's theme). I was, however, disappointed with a few things: for one, some of the main pieces were not included in the CD, and there was not a proper overture. There was also not much music; only about an hour. But the music that was there was fabulous, and I would definitely recommend this soundtrack to everyone who has read this review, especially if you like this kind of music and/or the movie. | 1positive
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When it wasn't very good, for the 7th time!
Is this what passes for good music these days? Why this band is such a success is beyond my understanding.The albums one hit, the annoying and repetative "Brimful of Asha", actually had to be remixed by Norman "Fatboy Slim" Cook to make it half listenable, and it is the only thing that got their 15 minutes (literally) of fame.The rest of the album is poverty stricken in both music and songwriting. I doubt it takes much thought to repeat the lines "Brimful of Asha on the 45" over and over again untill the listeners ears start to bleed. For this reason, Cornershop will most likely go down in history as a one-hit wonder band, and that's if they're lucky. It is definitely what their talent deserves. | 0negative
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Hyland's High Points - Not Too Many
GYPSY WOMAN is a classic. This 1970 summertime hit is atmospheric, hypnotic & a perfect pop single. It beats the original version by The Impressions. The rest of Hyland's material is lightweight pop and teen ballads. The 60's material is very teen idol oriented. THE JOKER WENT WILD is a good record, but that's the most rockin' it gets on this " best of " CD . Too bad that most of these songs are not the buried treasures I had hoped for. Being the 60's when the greatest pop music was made, his songs & the production are not long last classics waiting to be discovered. He didn't have too many big hits, and I could see why with these melancholy ballads and soft pop. The only other real hits are SEALED WITH A KISS, GINNY COME LATELY, LET ME BELONG TO YOU, and of course the ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI, which the Billboard Top 100 Chart book lists as a novelty song. Most of the other songs are chart misses that went nowhere , because they are not very good! He didn't write his own songs either. Hyland is low on the totem pole of all the 60's solo male artists. Not at all essential , unless you loved him in the 60's. | 0negative
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Two stars but it's an important member of my cd family
First, the B-sides "Who Has Seen The Wind?" and "Listen, The Snow Is Falling" are two of my favorite Ono songs. Very disappointed when they weren't included on the "OnoBox" release. So to have them here makes the cd worth the price. I always liked the title "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow)" but was never very enthused about the recording. Track one "John & Yoko 22:41" could almost be Donna Summer's "Love To Love You Baby" in s-l-o-w motion. I'm glad to have it but don't listen to it more than once a year. Track two "Amsterdam 24:54" is very difficult to listen to. Doesn't mean I'm not glad to have this interview and song (if you want to call it a song). I however, think Yoko Ono an incredible writer, artist and musician, and want to collect all that John and Yoko recorded. Call it music, call it art, call it politics, call it an "event", but it's John & Yoko singing, talking, doing what they did before and better than anyone else! | 0negative
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Khaled is Wak
Dj Khaled made his way into the scene. A very annoying, fake, and phony character.. | 0negative
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Absloutley fabulous!
Anyone who listens to this CD will be instantly swept away to their favorite "galaxy far, far away." From the beautiful "Princess Leia's Theme" and "Binary Sunset" to everyone's favorite Cantina music, this is an excellent collection of music from the film. I, along with another reviewer, found the liner notes to be especially fascinating, learning a lot of things I had never even thought of. An exceptional choice for the Star Wars fan, or anyone else who loves great music. | 1positive
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If you are a Blink 182 fan, you will like this album
+44 really seems like a natural progression for Blink 182. I have to admit I miss Tom's voice, but other than that, it is a lot like Blink 182's later albums but maybe a little more grown-up. If you are a Blink 182 fan you will not be disappointed with this. | 1positive
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Disapointing to say the Least
Brandy is back with a new album, called FULL MOON. I have to say, as much as I want to like this album, I can't. The album is overproduced with garbled and mixed up songs in terms of production, thanks to Rodney Jerkins, who hasn't produced a good song since 1999. This leads many of the songs to sound the exact same. Take "I Thought", "What About Us", "All In Me" and many others and you have the exact same songs with different lyrics. There are too many songs, 17 songs and you feel bored at the end, especially since this album has no consistency whatsoever. It puts all the ballads with a few exceptions at the end of the disc, and during the middle you will feel lost with songs that sound like they are the exact same. Overall its very disapointing and if I had to pick one jewel in this crown, I would say the ballad "Come A Little Closer", which is a wonderful song. Overall be careful when purchasing this one. | 0negative
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Sorta kinda classical jam
No, the two stars are not for the remaster. I don't even care if it was remastered or not -a great performance on a hissy wax record is still great, and a bad one on the latest digital equipment is still bad. I really think the album is mediocre.ELP always played classical-rock fusion or whatever you want to call it. It is a fact that Emerson was technically superior to the vast majority of rock musicians. But he was still a mediocre classical player. Knowing I will attract the hate of all the rock fams here, the average level of the rock musician is a million times lower than a good, solid, classically trained player. So what passes for "spectacular" in the rock world is ho-hum in classical.And then it's the composing skills. Save for a small loan from Bach, this thing was entirely composed by ELP (mostly by E). And it's mostly terrible. Yes, the opening sequence of the Tarkus suite is a good idea. And that's pretty much it. The rest is pretentious garbage. A good deal of it sounds improvised, which is ok for many rock bands, except this one is supposedly above the average. And if the "improvised" parts were thoroughly written, well, then the composer sucks big time.In the 1980s a few prog rock bands turned "commercial". Funny thing is, some of them actually improved quite a bit, such as Genesis. ELP folded right at the end of the 70s and all of their attempted comebacks crashed badly. There must be a reason why. And it's not that modern audiences cannot appreciate their "classical" sound. No doubt modern audiences consume a lot of crap, but they can also smell old crap. | 0negative
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Texas blues at its finest - You'll find it hard to sit still
This CD is Johnny's best work. Starting out with the title track which is a killer shuffle to which I could listen to over and over again. You will find it hard to sit still in your seat. All the way to the last track "Life's Rainbow (Nature Song)" which has some wonderful lyrics and was always a crowd favorite during is concerts. The CD also contains contributions by artists such as Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lonnie Brooks, and Joe "Guitar" Hughes. Johnny Copeland was one of the hardest working bluesmen on the tour and this album demonstrates his passion and dedication to the blues. If you like Texas blues then you will love this CD. | 1positive
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Music for All Generations
The music on this CD makes me want to dance around the room, and really brings the holiday spirit into the home. Bob is truly a voice that reaches all generations, as I can remember watching him and Leslie Uggams sing with Mitch Miller and his crew in the early 60s -- bouncing ball to sing-a-long with and all. The young children's choir and other singers who accompany him on this CD add a depth and variety that show how truly diverse and encompassing Bob's voice is. My kids and grandkids enjoyed him on Sesame Street. Even though they're too old to watch him anymore, they, too, are able to enjoy him on this CD. He is someone I have always loved to listen to. Even after Christmas is over, I'll still be listening to this -- his voice surpasses all seasons AND generations! | 1positive
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Four Car Garage Rock Infiltrates Popular Culture
The hype surrounding this band is ridiculous. I would recommend this album as an alternative to sleeping pills. Its everything you hate about corporate rock, packaged to appeal to anyone who is remotely interested in underground music. If their lack of indie credibility isn't enough to put you off, then I'm sure the half-assed and repetative music will do the trick. After all, what's more ridiculous then a band that tries to pass off their expensive threads as lived-in-just-crawled-out-of the-gutter-I-found-this-laying-in-a-filthy-pile clothes. Think about it.If you have the money to get this album, then you should invest it in some music that has more feeling, that's real. Buy an album by The Stooges, Television, The Damned, Velvet Underground, Murder City Devils, Catheters, Adolescents, Roxy Music, Black Halos, Warsaw, Gun Club, Lou Reed, Sweet, New York Dolls, even White Stripes(at least they put several miles on a beat up van before making it big!), MC5, Rapture, David Bowie...anybody but The Strokes!Groomed Image + Rehash Rock = NSYNC for Kids Who Never Quite Fit In | 0negative
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My fave
I like it. Give me more relax when coming home from work. The sound is clear and nice. It OK to me. | 1positive
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Starpoint are much better than this
I have to disagree with several reviewers on the excellence of this compilation. I probably need to state from the outset that I am an all out fan of Starpoint and I do recognize that with some of these "oldies", it is not so much the artistic merit as the nostalgia at play.I have leaned towards criticism rather than praise in this review because Starpoint are so much better than this compilation would suggest. Indeed, if I were to list my top 5 groups of the 80's, Starpoint would be guaranteed to make the short list! The passing of lead singer Renee Diggs in March 2005, a year after the passing of Starpoint lead artist Ernesto Phillips in March 2004, was a heartfelt loss.I believe there are 3 shades to Starpoint. There is the incarnation responsible for the high energy tracks like "Restless", "Object of my Desire", "See the light", "So Delicious", "I'm so crazy 'bout you" and similar. Then there is the mid-tempo 'serious soul & funk' Starpoint that gave us the timeless classics like "It's all yours", "Miracle Love", "Bring Your Sweet Loving back", "Behind Your Back" and similar. Starpoint also did slow tempo and tracks like "Angel", "I got the love", "This is so right", "Something in your eyes", "All night long", "The more we love", "Try me" and similar are typical of this genre.How one rates this compilation I guess could be down to which genre one prefers.To be fair, this compilation does not claim to be a "best of". It is "Object of My desire and Other hits", so in this regard, the title is not entirely misleading. The compilation tries to strike a balance in selecting a good mix of various tempos but somewhat fails to deliver on choice in that it has excluded some of the huge hits that we associate with Starpoint.The pros:For a Starpoint CD, this one is dirt cheap and for that alone must score highly on value for money. It does feature "Object of my desire" and "restless" which were very popular tracks and would be worthy entries in a "best of" compilation.The cons:The number of missing hits is too high! "Behind Your back", "It's all yours", "Bring Your Sweet Loving back", "Miracle Love", "Satisfy me lover", "See the light" do not feature, and arguably, these were some of the best known Starpoint hits.VerdictThere was a time when Startpoint CDs where next to impossible to find, and when you did find one, it cost an arm and a leg. The situation has changed now and one can find the originals on CD. That said, one needs to be careful to take note of individual album reviews and heed warnings to avoid buying CDs converted from analog sources rather than digitally remastered. The pricing on this CD makes it truly excellent value for money but it has to be said the CD has way too many Starpoint hits missing which renders this compilation somewhat hollow. If this is the only Starpoint CD in your collection, then I regret to say your search is far from over.I have taken the liberty to include my personal and purely subjective ratings for individual Starpoint tracks across a few albums. Of course we cannot all agree! Tracks highlighted (**) are included in this compilationBehind Your back (5/5)I like it (2/5)Angel (3/5)You're my Sunny Day (3/5)Do What You Wanna Do (2/5)Breakout (2/5)Give Real Love a try (4/5)Girl I'm Up For Your Lovin (2/5)It's All Yours (5/5)Bring Your Sweet Loving Back (5/5)I Got the Love (5/5)All Night Long (5/5)Satisfy me Lover (4/5)Miracle Love (5/5)This is so right (5/5)I'm so Crazy 'bout you (3/5)Try me (4/5)Something In Your Eyes (2/5)Always on my mind (3/5)One Step Closer(1/5)Emotions (2/5)One More night (4/5)Step by step (3/5)Sensational (2/5)When they love you back (3/5)Prove it tonight (3/5)See the light (5/5)Midnight Love (4/5)Put Your love on me (3/5)Let go (1/5)** Restless (4/5)** The more we love (3/5)** Till the end of time (2/5)** Object of my desire (4/5)** It's so delicious (4/5)** Don't Be So Serious (1/5)** He Wants My Body (2/5)** D.Y.B.O (1/5)** Am I Still the One (3/5)** What You Been Missin' (1/5) | 0negative
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furious
with slayer's latest album, their patented grind has morphed into more of a groove, much in the vain of diabolus in musica. here, speed is secondary to timing, and solos are largely for the sake of confusion. this album is not necessarily a development, but more like a transition. gone is the thrashy speed-for-the-sake-of-speed, and here we have slayer showing trendy numetal how it is done.without a doubt, this is album could be described as "energetic." everyone before me here is right in saying that it is extremely violent, etc. as we have come to expect from slayer. and while it was not a disappointment to me, it may very well be to fans of the older slayer; this is nowhere near their thrashy debut "show no mercy." the virtues of these two albums are not the same. perhaps the best way to describe this difference is that this one is concerned with devastating its victims, while the older prefers torture. the skill is still obvious, the vocals a bit more imaginative, and the drumming excellent. however, it still isn't the old slayer. | 1positive
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You did the "F-word" in order to give birth to your soldier
I swear to God (gasp! A Punk believes in... God?!), Jello Biafra and Danny Elfman were switched at birth. They're so hyper, but I suppose that can be attributed to both their dabbling in the art of snorting lines (no joke).The review from the "concerned" parent below obviously a joke, but nearly the majority of Americans seriously hold the same narrow views. And for those war-mongering Americans who feel the need to "preserve the sanctity" of certain "institutions" and "sanitize" what the public sees and hears, I say the following to you: The only people committing "un-godly" acts will be you and sons when you ship those boys off to kill in the name of President Bush II. And about your shock over the "F-word" being used: Get over it, because you and your spouse did the "F-word" in order to give birth to your soon-to-be soldier in Iraq. Stay the f*ck out of other peoples' personal business and worry about yourself instead of everybody else and their children. And for the people who believe that marriage needs to have its "sanctity" "preserved": You must be severely insecure about your own marriages and parenting skills if you feel threatened enough to promote DOMA. Quit bringing God into your arguments too. I'm sure that God (if there is one) is heartbroken to hear you using she/he as a way to promote hate and discrimination. | 1positive
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You've got to be kidding
I love Roxy Music. I bought this album because a book on Roxy music said it was good. Wrong. I only listened to this once, but it is not my cup of tea. Pretentious, but in reality very light weight intellectually in terms of the music. I'm sure the people that gave it 5 stars would disagree, but don't say you weren't warned.I told my kids I should throw the disc out the truck window. They said I should sell it on eBay. I'm not sure I want the negative feedback that is sure to enure.By the way, "I'm Not in Love" is on this album. It's a great song, but I've heard it plenty of times - and it sounds nothing like anything else on this album. The rest of the album sounds like a paradoy of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (though the reviewer say 10CC came up with that sort of tripe first). | 0negative
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Sure beats the hell out of Ricky Martin and Puff Daddy!
Imagine that, recording artists than can actually PLAY instruments, and that can SING! What a neat idea! | 1positive
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suck be thy name
what the hell is wrong with you people?!? this is not death metal!!!! Scream Jesus!!!!! AHHHH! This is the worst album I've ever heard! The worst!!! I will buy 20 copies of this just to break them! For shame!!! | 0negative
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Tamia's best
This is Tamia best without question. I purchased 2 of these cd because I never got back the first one I lent to a friend. It's that good; you lend it you loose it | 1positive
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california
not a kid - just didn't want to sign up.just saw them with Dylan. They were horrible - could hardly stand to listen to the - well I wouldn't call it music. terrible songs, worse voices, awful lighting, luckily couldn't understand the words anyway. nothing good about this "band". | 0negative
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Very Entertaining
I don't consider myself a Bee Gees fan but recently caught a Bee Gees concert performance on TV. I found it touching and picked up this DVD. It's is a huge treat and pleasant surprise. Robin, Barry and the late Maurice all have different styles and strengths but in this performance, they combine for a very entertaining show. Sound is excellent; video is excellent.Highlights for me were "Our Love" their tribute to Andy Gibb, "Alone" (Robin's voice is so pure), "New York Mining Disaster" (harmony of the 3 of them), "Nights on Broadway" and "Massachusetts". Many of the songs were not familiar to me but many more then these ones I mentioned stood our in this show.Overall, I found this concert very touching especially in light of Maurice's very untimely passing two years ago. I'd recommend this DVD strongly if you ever appreciated the music and talents of this group. | 1positive
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This is a great CD!
I brought this CD like a couple of months ago and I loved it. Jerry Goldsmith happens to be one of my favorite score composers and how he did the score to Rudy was beautiful and I like his work. | 1positive
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Wish I'd read these other reviews...
...before I bought this disc. Tracks 1, 2, 3, and 5 are all prime Wynton, but that sermon absolutely wrecks this album for me. Even the value of the other pieces can't overcome the puerile delivery of that campy melodrama. There are a lot of great Marsalis discs out there...start with BIG TRAIN, for instance. Leave this one alone. | 0negative
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The Worst.
I hate this band. This is the worst corporate crap that ever was, and it's responsible for the shape of current music today. Not that they're the only ones guilty of this crime, but they just get played far more than their horrible accomplices like Styx, Foreigner, and REO Spermwagon. How can anyone like the same song 8 times in a row played 1 million times in any given week on the worst stations on earth. Okay, there's nothing good about any radio station since they're owned almost exclusively by creeps like Westwood One and so forth, but if you still love bands like this and the Eagles, you are either NOT listening to the radio at all (meaning you're a hermit without electricity) or you're under 18. Grow up, get some taste, and leave those of us alone who aren't narrowminded enough to be sucked in forever by the same tired old crap! | 0negative
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Real music
Their guitars are wildly out of tune. The drums seem to come from another planet. They picked the sister who was more tone deaf and who had a lisp to be the lead singer. But the more you listen to it, the more the music starts to cohere and make sense. There seems to be some system behind the way everything is out of tune, how it all falls out of place and off the beat. Add some odd lyrics that don't quite sound like lyrics they would have heard on the radio (to the music that doesn't quite sound like a weirdly rendered version of music they would have heard off the radio) and it all sounds to me like American music at its purest (and finest). | 1positive
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not as good as the samples!
Liked the samples of the songs- but was very disappointed when I got the whole CD as they dont stand up to the samples. | 0negative
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Just Plain Fun
It really is a great little album. One that makes you smile even when the lyrics aren't necessarily upbeat.Buy it, support this genius who finally utilized the bassoon in a listenable way. | 1positive
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Jayhovah the best at it.
Anyone who fronts on jay needs serious help.The man is incredible talent and deserves his bling & things. I love the album go buy it quick a classic. | 1positive
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awful,disgraceful,terrible!
i got this cd the very 1st day of it's release & i've thrown it away already,it's that bad.Imagine 8 min long songs with no kirk's solos.lars's drumming seems as if he's hitting on empty cans.this terrible drumming i've only heard in sepultura's morbid vision.Only "st.anger"is a good song.rest all songs are awful.rob's bass is not heared clearly anywhere.sure,cliff burton would be crying in his grave.this album's neither speed metal,nor thrash-it's pure trash & alternative.ok,folks-it's time metallica fade to black | 0negative
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More bluegrass gems from Smithsonian-Folkways
More great bluegrass selections culled from the massive Smithsonian-Folkways catalog. Famous performers (Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, The Country Gentlemen), not so famous performers (The Georgia Pals, Half and Half), classic oldies (THE GIRL BEHIND THE BAR, ROVING GAMBLER, FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP), newer originals (CAROLINA IN THE PINES, MISS FERRIS) are all included. Doc Watson sings and plays a beautiful rendition of SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD, David and Billy Rae Johnson perform a hypnotic BLUE GRASS BREAKDOWN, and Eric Weissberg does an instrumental version of JESSE JAMES - all major highlights here for me. Bluegrass fans will be ecstatic with this release (the same can be said for Volume 1), and at this great price, it would be insane to pass it up. Highly recommended. | 1positive
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Awesome Metal !!!!!!
This album rocks! Silenced and Not Falling are standout tracks. HEY OVER HERE(LOOK!!!) THE NEW MUDVAYNE CD COMING OUT EARLY 2005 WILL BE CALLED "LOST AND FOUND" AND THE NEW SONG/SINGLE OFF OF THAT CD IS CALLED "F!@$#^* DETERMINED". Just thought you guy's might want to know! | 1positive
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disjointed follow up to a classic
This was sone of those LPs that kind of fell out of nowhere and one of those albums in which you can "tell the book by its cover." I don't really know the story behind it, but it seems like an album in which the record label was scraping the bottom of the barrel.Although the CD has some decent cuts, my impression is that this was made of B-sides and throw-aways from "Boxcar Sessions," from other recording sessions, or just from a plain low budget. One of the better tracks on this CD is "Just Riddin,'" but there was also a track of the same name on "Boxcar Sessions." The song isn't labeled a remix, or pt2, but you get the feeling that, that's what it is.The best songs on this LP are produced by Shock G, from Digital Underground, and Jay-Z (not the rapper) who produced "Boxcar Sessions."Although the album has its moments, it feels disjointed and doesn't have a common theme. If you're looking for a sequel to "Boxcar Sessions" you will not find it here, but if your interested in hearing some different work from one of the dopest emcees... check it out. | 0negative
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so smooth, so good...
Say what you will about Santana's latest, but it's nothing short of astonishing! You're not going to want to read a full-blown review from a little ole' amateur such as myself, but with the exception of Lauryn Hill's one track this is as perfect and diversified a album can be.Yes, it's probably true that the main reason for the success of Supernatural lies with the 'guest' musicians, but Carlos is the glue that holds 'em all together. Not just the current singles, but for the ones to come...This is truly the one CD that seems to have pleased everyone. Newcomers take note...the true essence of this milagro is the man himself...way to go Carlos, you truly rock. | 1positive
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Well worth the wait...
The Fray is probably one of the most prolific bands to come out of the intimate Denver concert scene in the past few years. Being from Boulder, I go to local shows all the time, and have absolutely become obsessed with this band. A great group of guys and extremely loyal to their fans, they let their music do the talking. Beautiful harmonies, soaring guitar riffs and perfectly-timed beats make for instant gratification, but the lyrics and passion make this CD a solid buy that will outlast simple radio play. I've waited for months for this CD to come out, and it was well worth it. If you like the vocal stylings of David Gray, Chris Martin, or the Counting Crows' Adam Duritz and enjoy the melodies of the solid British acts of Keene and Snow Patrol, then BUY THIS CD! I assure you, you won't be disappointed. Best songs: How to Save a Life, All at Once, Heaven Forbid, Dead Wrong. | 1positive
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great cd!
I am very sentimental around Christmas time. I love get togethers with family. This cd is perfect for backround Christmas party music. Smooth and easy. LOVE all the classics. Would recommend it! | 1positive
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Doyt, Doyt!
I discovered this album just before "Doyt Doyt!" began appearing on t-shirts in and around Toronto, and was so pleased to see it get popular. I remember her singing selections on "Saturday Night Live" too.I had it on vinyl, I replaced it on CD. It's one of my most played CD's. I can't live without it. I have nothing bad to say about any one of its shimmering, jazzy, easy-on-the-ears tracks. Most importantly, it's INTELLIGENT. This is the one CD I can actually use the wordS "SMART" and "GROOVY!" on.If you like easy listening, jazz, real sentiment (not that mushy manufactured stuff), and streetwise romance, get this. You'll love it, swear. | 1positive
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THIS IS A GREAT CD YOU GOT TO GET IT....NOW!!!
This is by far the best cd ever... the tunes get stuck in your head you just would not stop listen to it..............BUY IT NOWWWW | 1positive
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Avoid a bad taste in your mouth - Don't Buy This CD
I really like Robbie Williams. I bought this CD, listened to it once . . . and waited for a catchy beat, lyrical wit, or melodic cohesion. It never happened.The rhythms sound like they came from a beat box, the band that played "How Bizarre" wrote better lyrics, and the melodies sound like notes were thrown down the stairs and placed in the songs in whatever random order they were picked up.Buy 'Escapology' or 'Greatest Hits' instead. | 0negative
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Green Day Is Runing Rock As We Know It
AAAAHHHHHH! My ears! 95% of everything on the radio today is off this album, and this album SUCKS! I would like to attack the person who said that Green Day is a "one of a kind band". You've gotta be f-in kidding me. If you knew anything about rock music and it's history you would know that punk has been around since the 70's. Green Day are a complete rip off of not very well known and much better punk band from the 80's called the Descendents, listen to their music and you will see obvious similarities. Anyway, why am I wasting time here, I don't even like punk that much, much less Green Day. Green Day sucks, goodbye...P.S.-I don't hate this because I'm a Republican, in fact, I'm actually pretty liberal, and if you ask me, Bush sucks almost as much as Green Day :)! | 0negative
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country or not, it's trash
Okay, so i admit I haven't actaully bought the cd. But who needs to? She's practically released the whole damn thing! There's been a lot of talk about wether this album is country or pop, either way you slice it's a bunch of dumb songs about PMS that ALL SOUND THE SAME! If you wanna hear vocal talent try Martina or Faith cause you won't find any on this album. | 0negative
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Bad Karaoke
It's like paying $15 to listen to karaoke in a bar full of drunks. The picking is good (just like karaoke) but the Avetts insist on opening their mouths and trying to sing (just like drunks at a karaoke bar). One of the brothers even screws his voice up on purpose just to make the bad worse.If you are in to this stuff, I would recommend that you spend the $15 at the nearest karaoke bar, at least then you get some beer out of it. | 0negative
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Seriously UNTALENTED Rock Group who LACKS Originality
I guarentee most rock fans who first heard "Last Resort" liked it. I did anyway. I had hopes for this band but these guys are simply HORRIBLE live which sais a lot! They are incredibly off beat and the guitar players sound like my little cousin on his plastic Banjo. Maybe that was a little exagerated but they are seriously bad live which means they really need work in the studio, thats where they get the videos and make it sound so good. These guys also stole riffs from Tool and Limp Bizkit. Im not sure which tracks, maybe 4 and 5. These guys are unorignal and all around horrible band. I can see little 10 year olds liking this but they simply sicken me. Avoid this CD if you enjoy original hard rock beats. These guys are too mainstream to cater to the hard rock fan. They cater to what TRL wants to hear. Theyll be gone in a few months (I Hope) | 0negative
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it's really good, but not the best Pierre Moerlen Gong album
First of all let me state that Downwind is definitely really good- it's just that I'm such a HUGE MONSTER FAN of Expresso II and the way it blends guitar jazz with electric guitars, violins and xylophones and does so in such a *brilliantly fanscinating way* that it's hard for me to even consider Downwind being anywhere NEAR the same level of musicianship and pure genius. However, I admit that's the close-minded fanboy side of me speaking, haha.In all honesty, Downwind is really excellent as well. Back are the saxophones missing from Expresso II, especially noticeable in the 12-minute title song which is so exciting and adventurous that it sounds NOTHING like the approaching commercialized 80's years right around the corner. Nowhere in the same league as commercial music in fact. It's just a really cool display of electric guitars and saxophone solos with only occasional signs of a band starting to run low on songwriting ideas."Jin Go Lo Ba" is a very good Santana impression with a soaring guitar solo. "Aeroplane" is a wonderful pop song though it's surprising hearing Gong create something relatively simple and straight forward like this. "Xtasea" is like a mini epic with the first portion of the song being devoted to a quiet and fairly repetitive violin build-up before the electric guitars come in. It's cool.Though it's probably my least favorite Gong album from the 70's (including both the early 70's psychedelic and the late 70's jazz/fusion years) that's not necessarily a huge problem for me. It's still a wonderful and rewarding listen with instrumental chops that only improve and delight and hold up remarkably well over the years. What a refreshing band. | 1positive
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If 1 good MC out of 6 is good enough for you....
Pretty weak album. Somehow listening to other MC's try to diss like Eminem, even ones from his own crew, just isn't fun. I don't know the names of the other members of D12, and I don't care to either, because they just aren't nearly as skilled as Eminem. A few tracks with very good beats isn't enough to rescue a mediocre album. Just not worth the money. And if you think this is the bomb, you probably think just about every other CD out there is the bomb too. For me, time to get off the Eminem merry-go-round, because now it just makes me sick. In my mind, Stan and the Real Slim Shady were the songs that made Eminem interesting and fun, but there's no Dido or satyrical, albeit controversial, fun. Just lots of stuff I've already heard from Eminem that I can listen to anytime I want to on his previous albums. | 0negative
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LIKE FOLKY NEIL? GRUNGE NEIL? THIS IS THE ONE.
I always thought Neil Young was just some cheesy folky with a funny singing voice who sang about searching for a Heart of Gold and being a child. Around the time of Freedom I went off to college and met a whole group of people who thought Neil was the greatest. When I heard Like A Hurricane (from American Stars'n'Bars) I flipped over the intensity of the performance. Then I began dating a girl who would play After the Gold Rush and sing along while massaging my back and I immediately fell in love with the album (who wouldn't?).Then I somehow got Rust Never Sleeps. What drew me to it I'm not sure. BUt I consdier myself lucky - this is definitely among the best Neil albums, and may be - aside from the (early) greatest hits Decade - the place to start.The opening track has all the lyrical style that kept me away from Neil, but Trasher is lovely with Neil accompanying himself with a 12-string guitar and harmonica. Ride My Llama is a throwaway, but because I never realized Neil wrote cheap throwaway tunes for laughs I really appreciated it. Sail Away is charming and should definitely be considered for anyones' wedding song.But the song that won me over is Pocahontas. Absolutely mesmerixzing - a yearning lyric about the slaughter of the Native Americans, the song manages to jump some 300 years in one single line in the second verse ("They massacred the buffalo/Kitty corner from the bank") and jumps from being a documentary to a personal rumination that is both rueful and erotic. The rest of the album could've been Neil and Crazy Horse belching, and it would still be worth ten times the price.Fortunately, the rest of the album ROCKS. Powderfinger is another story of death and change, and features a posthumous final verse from the narrator - wonderful, and a great guitar solo to boot.And after that it's Garage Rock as only Crazy Horse could play it - if you know Neil primarily for his Harvest material, this will blow you away. "Welfare Mothers" is a great bumper sticker, and "Sedan Delivery" has some of the funniest, most corrosive riffs and lyrics in rock. (Nirvana arguably based their entire career on this song).And the closing track reprise of Hey Hey My My? Absolutely jawdropping. It's among the HEAVIEST riffs in rock. And it's not like the band sat there and said, "Hey, wouldn't it be a groove to rock that tune up?" It's more like they all realized, "Waitaminnit, that tune NEEDS to have BALLS!"And, good lord, it does. Along with Gold Rush, On the Beach, Tonight's the Night, and Decade this is absolutely essential Neil. Buy it. Buy several. It makes a great gift. | 1positive
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One of the best mainstream rock recordings of 2000
Coming from the clutter and commercial wasteland of Long Island, it's a miracle Nine Days wasn't a trendy rapcore band or a boring teen pop group.No, Nine Days is a solid, straight-shooting rock n' roll band, which is something we've been desperately lacking in recent years.From the bleak opening acoustic chords of "So Far Away" to the gentle closing melody of "Wanna Be", Nine Days' "The Madding Crowd" kicks modern rock music (i.e. Limp Bizkit) in the pants and never lets up."So Far Away" is Nirvana lite--quiet verses, loud choruses, but without the headbanging. An awesome song."Absolutely" is the album's huge radio hit, and unfortunately the only song Nine Days is likely to be remembered for. The lyrics outline a simple story about how much a guy loves his girlfriend (there's something new) and the melody hooks just about anyone in."If I Am" is the song that the Beatles would play if they were still around today. It puts a modern twist on the tried and true Beatles formula: beautiful melodies, catchy tunes, thoughtful lyrics. Except with a breathtaking instrumental break that will bring you close to tears."End Up Alone" is a possible second radio hit. The bouncing beat is infectuous and the lyrics are silly but fun. I've had the chorus stuck in my head for weeks now."Sometimes" is like the Wallflowers meets Bon Jovi meets U2, except it's much more heartfelt than anything the Wallflowers or Bon Jovi could ever dream of playing. A beautiful song."Bob Dylan" is a quirky, rocking track that doesn't make much sense but is fun as hell to listen to. Like the Barenaked Ladies, but slightly harder."257 Weeks" has an opening piano riff that sounds like a Broadway showtune. This song is anything but, however. Pop hooks and rockin' choruses abound here."Bitter" is easily a masterpiece. The longest song on the album at 6:20, it is also the most beautiful. Every guitar note here is played with an unbelievable tenderness. The string accompaniments in the last three minutes make this song feel huge, like a tender version of STP's "Plush"."Back to Me" is an upbeat Caribbean-influenced rocker that proves irresistable after about the third listen."Crazy" is a great folk-rock hybrid that I hope to hear on radio in the near future. Its simple honesty and raw simplicity are very attractive."Revolve" is the hardest, fastest track on The Madding Crowd and the only one that features the kind of kickass crunching guitars that made bands like Bush, Nirvana, and 3 Doors Down famous. The bass lines on this track are incredible, too. Definitely my favorite song on the album."Wanna Be" is the quintessential album closer: peaceful, tender, heartfelt. Not as emotional as "Sometimes" or "Bitter", this song makes up for that with John Hampson's voice, which is at its best here. Just listen to the chorus and you'll know what I mean.In conclusion, buy this album. Besides U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind" and the Stone Temple Pilots' "No. 4", (which was actually from 1999), I can't think of another rock album from the year 2000 that is as simple, pure, revolutionary (yes, revolutionary), or just flat out AWESOME as Nine Days' "The Madding Crowd". A must have for any rock fan. | 1positive
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classic thin lizzy
cd contains the classics from jailbreak to the boys are back in town to the songs from thunder and lightning "cold sweat" and holy war and the title track and more and the cd is a reunion of sorts with eric bell and gary moore and brian robertson playing on selected tracks my fav is black rose with smokin guitar licks | 1positive
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Great disc that needs to be REMASTERED!!
An excellent disc, but one that is in dire need of a proper remaster to do it justice. The sound quality on this CD (which has been out for more than 15 years) sounds thin, because the technology was not available at the time to create the full, rich sound that is now standard.If anyone is reading this who knows someone who knows someone who can get someone to get the job done, please, pass this message along: a REMASTERED version of this disc is URGENTLY NEEDED!!! (and while you're at it, the rest of the Morphine catalog too!) | 1positive
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Ouch!
Well, this was terrible. Half of the songs on this "album" werent even songs! i don't see how a three second riff and a couple word yelling spree is even music! I don't know why i bought this terrible cd. All of the people I let listen too it made fun of it, and its the biggest joke amounge my friends. Don't bye this! You WILL regret it | 0negative
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dance of mediocrity
Yes, i am a huge maiden fan and always will be, but i am also honest.this album is nowhere near as good as "brave new world."it does have a few good moments, like all maiden albums(they don't write a bad album), but the album is mostly filler.the first 4 songs could all be combined into one, because the riffs and time signatures are all the same.on the title track, the music is quite good, but the strings are so loud in the mix, it sounds more like jethro tull then maiden.lastly, bruce needs to rest his voice a bit more, because this album shows a very weary voice.I'm sure the tour will be quite fun, and the live songs are always better than the album versions, but this album should not have been rushed to print.maiden should really take more time recording. it shows in the lyrics and in the music. this is a 2 star maiden album, but hey! they had a great 25 years didn't they? | 0negative
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Worst Cd i have ever had the pleasure of throwing in a River
I cant believe anyone would buy this manufactured garbage of an album. They don't write their own songs, they dont play instruments, so in fact, what besides singing (and a bad job at it no less) do they do. Dancing isnt an accomplishmen because music isnt about what performers do its about what you hear and listen to. So please, i beg anyone that hasnt bought this garbage to realize what it is, and anyone that has it to use it as a coaster in the future. Spend your money on something worthwhile that has some meaning and not just 5 guys pretending they can sing. | 0negative
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A classic
This album has been around for a long time now, and it really is a classic. The longer guitar rock outs really totally rock. | 1positive
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No trends here. Just great down to earth music.
This was their second and moved in transition from their primative 3 piece of rhythm section and vocals to adding guitar as well as some other instruments from help of some friends(Goff from Crash Worship).I've been watching this band for years growing up in SD and maybe I'm biased, but I don't believe so. 3MP are one of the few bands whose music is as timeless as any band can be because of one reason: originality.They write music from their own taste, preferences, self-fulfillment, and not for trends or to rock out. 3MP are one of the hardest bands to catagorize because they don't associate or try to associate themselves with any particular genre or scene. And that also contributes to their timeless aspect.This album is great because it moves into a direction of more guitar and does sound very primative and kinda has tribal aspects(content and soundwise). For a 2nd album that sounds drastically different than their first, it is a hit. Not many bands can progress on their second album as well as 3MP had. Side one is so amazing that sometimes you get stuck listening to Side on on rotation(I have the original record off Negative Records put out by Jason). Side two is ok, just not as good as side one IMO.I really can't describe their music very well. Just real primitive rock with primitive content lyrically, but it is(like all their releases) very rhythm section oriented. They started out that way, and even though through the years they've added instruments to their sound, it never changed: rhythm section oriented. The bassist is the best I've seen come out of SD. The guy is amazing. It's not just his bass, but he also plays piano(ok electric), and the drummer fits the thunderous bass so well with his heavy pounding. Very dynamic rhythm section, has to rank right up there as one of my favorite rhythm sections. And Pall's singing was the other half of why 3MP was great. You hear the energy and the emotion in his voice. I didn't give it 5 because I thought the 1st side heavily dominated the 2nd.3MP is not the band to namedrop unless you're more concerned with being original and different to impress your friends. And 3MP fans are normally not like that. 3MP has survived many trends in sd, everything from the RFTC greaser rockabilly scene and through the Gravity records scene(well they did put out one EP), but they never did try to fit in with those trends and because of this, everyone in SD that knows of 3MP has much respect because they have done something that most bands were not able to do: stick to their own thing. This is the reason why people have respect for 3 mile pilot. It has nothing to do with being cool and namedropping. Nothing is stylishly cool about 3MP. They earned the respect because they are one of the most talented 3-pieces to ever come out, they consistently progressed and changed for the better, and they never associated themselves with a certain scene or trend and have always stuck to their own roots. I have the most respect for this band and I have hope that they will get back together one day because Blackheart & Pinback don't come close to the quality of 3MP's music. | 1positive
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A new musical messiah is born
Way to go Clay!!! I find it hard to believe that this CD will be considered a "freshman effort" since it is his first. Clay sounds so comfortable and pitch perfect with all of the arrangements and this gives the listener the feeling that you are listening to a much more seasoned entertainer. I understand that Clay stood his ground with producers while making this CD and did things his way which in the end proved to be the "right" way. Clay Aiken has also proven with the making of this album that he is not a flash in the pan artist but a new "musical messiah" that we have been patiently waiting for since the eras of Sinatra, Elvis and The Beatles have now faded into the music history books. Finally RCA has listened to the masses and given us an artist that is truly talented and doesn't feel a need be half dressed, gyrating and yelling out vulgar lyrics in order to get the audience to listen. I would be hard pressed to say that I have a favorite because after listening to the CD a couple of times I find that I like them all. Clay, like myself, is a native North Carolinian but this would not have made a difference in how I view his music if it had been substandard. My suggestion to anyone thinking about purchasing this CD is go ahead you will not waste your money and to Clay all that I can say is "Well done Native Son". | 1positive
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What Happened to the Rock?
This band was a great rock band once. They say Hysteria superrocketed them to stardom, but I say it was the momentum from the truly good rock albums of Pyromania, High & Dry, and On Through The Night. This band made intelligent rock with songs like Die Hard the Hunter, Billy's Got a Gun, Bringing on the Heartbreak. They went totally into cheese with Hysteria, became hugely commercially successful, and abandoned the rock. They need to go back to their roots and put something out for the rockers, not the teeny-boppers that love cheese. | 0negative
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A spirit on a voice...
Leila is one of the best Bossa-Nova Brazilian singers ever seen. She also mix some pop and samba sequences into her amazing work. Get this album to your colletion and wait for the 'Na ponta da Língua' just released one. Enjoy this incredible brazilian style and mood master-piece... | 1positive
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Tony Martin CD
My mother loved it and I got it very quickly. this was a gift so I have not listened to it but my mother was very satisfied | 1positive
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What the
I been listening to cephalic since the beginning. When I pickedthis cd up hearing it was out, i recognized the comparison to hatebreed on the sticker if anyone noticed, and i was furious.These fellows are very good musicians and take themselves seriously making every album different and better. You cantcompare them to anyone but themselves. Two thumbs up for thiscd, for creativity and originality. | 1positive
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St. Anger
This album was a huge disappointment. I don't know what Metallica is trying to sound like, but this is not the Metallica that I know and love. If you are into sissy bands like System of a Down then maybe this album is for you. What happened to the crunchy heaviness that this band is known for? I would have to say that Metallica has certainly sold out on this one. To sum it all up in one word, this album sux. | 0negative
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Student film, but OK for fans of Trey
No-budget fare from lowbrow comedian Trey Parker (famous for co-creating the South Park TV series) taking a stab at the musical-comedy-horror genre in his student film. He plays Alfred Packer, a cannibal who rides a pony named Liane (played by Duster, based on Parker's real-life ex-girlfriend who done him wrong; it's safe to bet she was a real horse's ass). When Liane is stolen by a band of ragtag trappers, Packer goes after them with a vengeance - and a healthy appetite. You really have to be be in the mood for this odd fare.Staci Layne Wilson | 0negative
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Film Music Masterworks ... Bernard Herrmann ... Silva America (2007)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra performs and Silva Screen Records presents "FILM MUSIC MASTERWORKS BERNARD HERRMANN", the gems by composer Bernard Herrmann ... conducted by Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and Nic Raine, this latest release, has all the rhythmically dynamic and poetic scores ever conceived --- Herrmann's music remains in your mind with haunting and forbidding themes that will stay with you the rest of your days --- a rare find for all the comprehensive collectors in us --- all the splendor of this composer on 13 Tracks --- Herrmann creates visual moods for each film he scores...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package ... just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em...flavored with cues of action, adventure, mystery, romance, sentimental and suspense...the list could go on...Every track moves you --- Each track comes back with a memory as the preceeding track ends --- It flows naturally and perfectly from score to score... If you're looking for a piece of music to capture your heart and a deeper meaning of the film...you've found it...Silva Screen's release traces several decades of film music...featuring "The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra" --- conducted by Mr. Paul Bateman, Mr. James Fitzpatrick and Mr. Nic Raine (as always outstanding)...performing 13 selections, close to a full hour of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound.List are 13 Selections from the Bernard Herrmann Film Score Book (in the order in which they appear)1. Psycho - Suite For Strings (7:23)2. Citizen Kane - Overture (2:45)3. The Day The Earth Stood Still - Suite - Nic Raine (5:36)4. Jason And The Argonauts (1:58)5. The Ghost And Mrs. Muir - Main Title/Finale (4:56)6. 7th Voyage Of Sinbad - Main Title (1:59)7. Vertigo - Scene D'Amour (5:11)8. North By Northwest (3:20)9. Cape Fear - Suite (5:40)10. Marine (3:01)11. Twisted Nerve - Theme And Variations - City Of Prague Philharmonic (5:34)12. Mysterious Island - Prelude/The Balloon (4:16)13. Taxi Driver - Night Piece For Saxophone And Orchestra (4:02)Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer) --- Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and Nic Raine performing the conducting duties, a tremen!dous asset to every project they undertake...and the label which made it all possible...Silva America --- must say this collection is nicely priced.Total Time: 58 mins on 13 Tracks ~ SILCD 2011 ~ (4/10/07) | 1positive
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Tell me where you're going to.
White Whale was a Los Angeles based independent record label that operated between 1965 and 1971. The Turtles were their most successful act, but they had a few other acts that managed to place singles in the Hot 100. Most of the tracks here are good songs that should have been hits, even if they weren't. I especially like "Follow Me" by Lyme & Cybelle and "All Strung Out" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens, as well as the songs by the Turtles, of course. A lot of these songs are downright obscure, and it's a real treat for pop music fans to have them on CD. The tracks are all in the original mono single mixes, with the exception of "I'll Hold Out My Hand" by the Clique, which is in stereo for some reason that I'm not aware of. | 1positive
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Amazing
This is one of the best CD ever I bought. Indian clasical music plays with slide Guitar. | 1positive
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Blast off...
The two stars I give this are for "La Luna" and "He Doesn't See Me" - the only two songs on this CD worth anything. I had expected something different, I suppose, and I learned never to buy a CD songs unheard. There was a rather disturbing quality that pervaded the whole CD - and I don't have any idea why. I don't recall that any of the songs were bad (content wise). It was just a feeling.I would recommend the Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, The Phantom of the Opera (Original London Cast), or Eden for some truly good gems from Sarah. | 0negative
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Dissapointment
This album was a dissapointment. I expected better from Lil' wayne, but when I heard it i was not impressed. Hopefully his next album out will get back at it. | 0negative
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My favorite overall Dylan record
I really like the sparseness of just him and an acoustic guitar. Most of the songs are fast and more like country blues than the protest folk songs he would later write. I cant believe the gravely voice on FIXIN' TO DIE and IN MY TIME OF DYING come from the baby faced kid on the front. He sounds like some 60 year old black man from the Mississippi Delta. Great powerfull music! | 1positive
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Kevin Lee
She was so wonderful. I highly recommend it to anyone is learning or being interested in Bach keyboard work. | 1positive
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Terrible
What was this?????? If you were looking for a karoke sing along with Mitch type CD. Try Again!!!!You can't tell where the melodies start or finish. I know Linda Eder in my sleep, and this was a total waste of my money.I am totally disappointed. If you are looking for high quality instrumental then this is perfect and excellent. Prepare for a nap!kac | 0negative
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won't play on my computer
The copy protection on this cd prevents it from playing on my computer. Works fine in my car. However I can't move the music to my ipod. Bummer. | 0negative
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More of the Same
This is an excellent album, which i heartily recommend to any fan of alternative rock. Switchfoot sounds and sings like a harder-edged U2, but the have developed a style all their own. My one beef with this album is that it doesn't signify any sort of change for the band. The themes and messages it conveys are almost identical to those in "The Beautiful Letdown." The first track (Lonely Nation) is strikingly similar to "Meant to Live," while "Polititians" sounds almost identical to the earlier "Ammunition." Their only really daring song is "Easier than Love," a direct indictment of pop and corporate culture's trivialization of sex. If you liked "Letdown" than you'll like "Nothing is Sound" but if you like to watch a band mature over time (e.g. Relient K) than you might be a tad disappointed. | 1positive
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Agonizing!!
The Good"Tales of Ordinary Sadness" is commanded by a fuzzy bend-heavy lick. From there the electronic percussion takes over. The up-tempo guitar heavy "Shag Ball" and drum effects heavy "Pop It" employ lots of sexual innuendo to try and draw you in. Surf guitar licks run rampant on "Jet Set Boy". "Car Bomb Derby" is a wild ride with its frantic pacing.The BadIn my opinion there are two major problems here. One problem is that despite the guitar laden tracks, the songs are more dance oriented due to programming effects (similar to your old Atari 2600). The second is that that the vocals are very whiney and annoying at times. Picture Kelly Osbourne meets Courtney Love. I still don't know if this duo is serious or trying to be comical.The VerdictAlthough pleasing to the eye, Electrocute is agonizing to the ears. There are a few decent songs, but after about half the album, you'll be ready to throw it out the window. | 0negative
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2 many songs...
This album is great. "I believe I Can Fly," "Home Alone," "I'm Your Angel," and "if I'm with you" are the best songs on the album, however, "We Ride," is the tightest track. I think R Kell did a great job on this cd. Only thing is there are to many songs on this CD. In some songs, he repeats the chorus continuously, but on whole it's a good CD. Worth having in your collection. | 1positive
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A Tribute to McLaughlin and Macero
I would suggest to you that this assembly is for the completist. The Jack Johnson sessions are a tribute to the protean guitar work of John McLaughlin, well-reined in by the counter punching of Miles Davis, and to the incredible editing skills of Teo Macero. The sessions themselves show Miles in terrific command of his horn, but the real dynamics exist in the lunge and parries of Davis and McLaughlin. How Macero managed to pull such a finished gem as what became the TRIBUTE TO JACK JOHNSON album from these sessions is all the more remarkable when you remember that this was all done long before digital editing.What you also hear throughout is what wasn't working for a number of sidemen. In many respects this was a turning point for those who played with Miles. It is clear that De Johnette could not have been happy as mere timekeeper. These sessions play to none of his strengths. So too with Jarrett: he was never happy with his role on electric piano, and in fact, never returned to that instrument after this tour of duty. His artistic distate for McLaughlin was legendary, but it is audibly clear from these takes that he also had no desire to be a Hancock or Corea clone. Other musicians were essential players in teh drama of these sessions, but had it not been for Macero's considerable skills in weaving them into the African braid of the final form, their contributions would be relegated to just so much filler.All of that is background drama and subplots to what is the main attraction: McLaughlin and Miles. McLaughlin's personal and spiritual discipline were a challenge to the excesses of Miles' lifestyle, and so it is easy enough to imagine that the double helix that these two weave is really the core dna of what was jazz's venture into fusion. In the hands of everyone after them, it was a disastrous experiment. But here! The Power is Terrifying!Honestly, you need to be a dyed in the wool McLaughlin fan and Miles completist to rejoice in this release, but if you are either, there is much to consider.You might also consider this as you would a Wagner opera: the first two discs basically state the themes that will reach their culmination in the remastered full renditions of "Right Off" and "Yesternow." Those themes begin to burn incessantly and incandescently through discs 3 and 4. Wagner was a bit like that. It usually took him a couple of hours to get warmed up and then, LOOK OUT! It helps understanding that this complete sessions workout is heading towards what became Miles' best rock track, "Right Off", and what basically looked back over the fusion experiment and pointed, in fact towards where he would resume in the 80's with "Yesternow". Sure, he had no idea what '75 would mean, but listen carefully, and it is undeniably present the directions that would resurface as he returned from his debilitating hiatus. Miles as Opera? In the true Wagnerian sense, yes. | 1positive
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Probably not a good idea
Iggy Pop's solo career throughout the years since the Stooges demise has largely been a joke. I suppose it's not too surprising that he figured he may as well destroy the Stooges credibility as well.It should be understood from the start that the Stooges are really not and have never been that good of a band. What they did have going for them was an extraordinarily raw and raucous sound that in 1969, 1970, was pretty much unheard of in the rock/pop genre. In addition to that, Iggy had a vocal approach to match the mayhem of the music. He was of course, not a good singer in the traditional sense, but there was something engaging (to me anyway) about his maniacal and brutal vocals on most of the best Stooges tracks (particularly Raw Power era stuff). Well all of that is absent here. The music is nothing special, certainly doesn't touch the sound of the old albums and the rabid yowls and tortured screams of yore are long gone. That basically means that what you are left with is a third rate rock band playing pretty run of the mill hard rock music and a "singer" who has lost the one redeeming quality his vocals had.Of particular note because it's so bad it's ghastly, are the lyrics of this sad comeback. As mentioned above, the Stooges had a couple of things going for them, but the lyrics were never among them. Iggy always wrote daft lyrics, but he's managed to do the impossible and produce even dumber lyrics on this album. Lines such as "my d*ck is turning into a tree" and "i'm fried, i'm fried, i'm fried, 'i'm [...] fried" are a bit embarrassing coming from a 60 year old man. I'm not putting him down for being 60 (we all get old) but they would be stupid from somone 23, they are positively inane from a geriatric. But it gets worse. There are a few tracks in which the subject matter pertains to Iggy's braggadoccio in regards to the amount of money he has accrued. "I pulled out of the ATM, my what a rich b*itch I am". It's as if he was "fried" watching some idiotic rap video full of "bling bling" and cash being tossed around in front of $70,000 dollar cars and thought to himself "this must be what's hip now." However silly his lyrics were in the original (may we add much more credible) days of the Stooges, they never stooped to such vapid, shallow, and banal rubbish. To be fair, there is one stand out track on the disc, "My Idea of Fun", which surprisingly deserves honorable mention because of the lyrics. There's a couple of quite good lines in that song that I really enjoyed. Too bad it stands so utterly alone in that respect.The Stooges deserve their place in rock history as an undeniable influence on punk rock which was an undeniable influence on the course of rock music as a whole, but this pathetic attempt at a reunion album is an embarrassing footnote. With the recent death of Ron Asheton, it seems unlikely there'll be a follow up to this which is probably for the best. If they kept going in this fashion, they'd likely undermine and negate any shreds of credibility or claims to influence they ever had. | 0negative
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BAD
I just purchased Michael Jackson's 25th Annversary Edition release of his Bad Tour at Wembley Stadium DVD and feel very let down by his estate in the simple fact that they havent done him justice, yet again. I am a huge Michael Jackson fan and have been for 20 years and am considering starting a petition to get the Bad tour released in a better format, possibly on Bluray just like the film Moonwalker was release on Bluray. There is such a huge demand and large market for Michael Jackson Live performance footage to be released that it would be such a huge hit in sales and satifaction for music lovers worldwide. The black market is secetly booming with homemade Live DVD's of Michael. The Bad tour is Michael at his best and should be celebrated in a much better style than this feeble release. I understand this recording was taken from vhs (the footage taken from the large audience screen feeds) which explains its quality. Michael never released his live concet footage to the commercial market for reasons unknown but if he had of done it would be a, if not the biggest sales he would have achieved in the history of his entertaining career. He wouldn't be happy with such a poor quality version of his performance being released. It's like his artwork as he used to call it. It's lik putting cling-film over a magnificent painting so you can't see its details. I know from many many other fans there is huge dissapointment from around the world from Michaels fan base. Also it is such a shame for us fans, the one's that weren't at the concert to not experience the concert like 'you were there at the time' which i feel high definition would do to the footage, enhancing the experience incredibly. Imagine the response from releasing a high definition version of Michael Jackson Live. There must be better footage available, as proven by uploads and previouse official Michael Jackson DVD releases. PLEASE release it in high definition, it is such an opportunity not to be missed. | 0negative
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I find the one star superfluous.
Wow. So it has really come down to this. How embarassing. This is the most contrived, force-fed collection of digitally-recorded swill I have ever beheld. How sad that young people are presented with this horrible scourge of sounds. I am embarrased for people who buy this sort of thing. I mean, she doesn't even sing. SHE DOESN'T SING. She is a stuffed animal created by a company. Without her sub-100 IQ possessing sister (not to mention her stage parents), she wouldn't even have an album out. This is just so.....sad. | 0negative
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Stop the Good reviews
Reading the reivews of sait anger, i have found out alot of people say they just like the album because they suport metallica, or they feel we need to give them a chance to like the new music. but i feel they are all rong. We need to show metallica that we (the public/fans)do not like the new music, so they will change the music style on the next album to a style that more people will enjoy. for all those people out there supoting metallica's new album just to suport metallica should stop, telling them you like it will just make them play more of this sh*ty ass music, i just want to let them no they made a bad choice, and will hopefully they will learn from it... now who's with me?P.S still a metallica fan, and will die happy just the same. | 0negative
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F*$5in awesome!
I love to dance, and this is by far such a song to club to. i listen to it over and over! | 1positive
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Poor singing and recording
This album isn't really worth getting. Leon Lai's singing is very flawed, especially when recorded in live conditions. The recording itself is also unsubtle and overblown. One can't even hear clearly the words. Strictly for the singer's fans only. | 0negative
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Over...everything
Epica, with the word Epic already in the name, there is little left to the imagination. The songs are very medieval and over dramatic. Think Sonata Arctica's "Winterheart Guild" dramatic, now cross that with Nightwish vocals and you sort of get the idea. Most of the songs are nightly, best played with the blistering moon shimmering through your window, awaiting a spirit to come and take your soul. "The Phantom Agony" is as epic as it gets when it comes to gothic metal. The songs are not mostly about romance and the failed morbidity of it (did I just coin a word). In the songs lie a story, these songs would fit any gothic horror film, only if it took place in a medieval era. The vocals are very Tarja T. from Nightwish, while the music is very power metal with gothic drops and hints. The guitar riffs build and build until it orgasms into some high note trauma, bleeding at the zeneth of something jaw dropping. It is very beautiful, but admittingly, at times it can get boring and feels overdone. That does not mean Epica is not putting on one hell of an album together. It is very Lord of the Rings, in terms of action. You can almost judge this album like a movie. There is drama, action, there is pace and rhythm, and eventually everything builds up. The songs on "The Phantom Agony" run more like a soundtrack. The vocals are male and female. The typical beauty and the beast, if you love it, you love it, if you hate it, you hate it. Simple as that. Epica might seem very cliche' and like every other band in the genre, but they are taking everything in terms of the music to excess. Still very well orchastrated, and elegant. For fans of Nightwish, Theatre of Tragedy, The Sins of thy Beloved, and Tristania. | 1positive
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cassidy is joke
Cassidy is joke. He isn't not good. he is really bad. His album gets 2 out of 5. | 0negative
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WHAT AN AWFUL CD!!!!!!
This has to be one of the worst purchases I've ever made. I can barely describe how terrible this CD is. 3/4 of the songs are cheesy love ballads which I can't stand in the least. There is only one listenable song on this whole CD (I can't even call it an album) and that would be My Everything. Yes, I just expressed how much I despise love ballads, but this has that special touch that makes it good. Everything else here is utter trash. Dizzy makes me want to throw up (and it's not just because of the song title), Give Me Just One Night is NOT Spanish at all, and Yesterday's Letter just sucks. I highly advise you don't consider buying this album, because all of the songs suck and I wouldn't consider listening to them even if someone was threatening to demolish my boombox and CD case if I didn't. I don't say that often, which only proves how bad these songs are. | 0negative
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Most of This Album is Annoying
The songs "Wannabe" and "If You Can't Dance" are the most annoying songs on this album. I think this is the Spice Girls' worst album because they try to hard to be sexy on most of the songs and it comes out being fake and awful. I only liked "Two Become One." | 0negative
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Electroacoustic Southamerican Music
You never listen to something like this before .Not just your body , but your BRAIN, will dance .A pschycodelic trip through the soul of southamerica .Samples of Indian chants , Afro ryhtms & chants, brazilian movies , argentinian street workers .A lot of live percussion, berimbaus and computer work .Inteligent and abstract rhytms .Hypnotic .Don't expect the usual electronic stuff here .This music is all that you don't expect . | 1positive
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Too emotional
Kelly really needs to get over singing about the same-old same-old. Almost the entire album are songs about her lost loves, and it gets extremely boring, very quickly. She's not bringing anything new and edgy to the table. This will probably be the end of her career. | 0negative
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