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This book will rock your understanding of Christianity
This book challenged my faith paradigm like no other. Erwin challenges us to live a life on the edge, becoming followers of Christ, not engaging in a "watered down" faith. In this book, McManus discusses how we have taken the bold, radical move God made when he sent his Son to be among us, and made it into a "religion". You will be inspired to become a follower of Christ, not merely engaging in the Christian religion, much like the original apostles did. This is a MUST READ book! | 45 stars
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A bad disco compilation and a poor sound
I feel sad because I bought this CD, but the sound is so poor and the selections of tracks seems made by a kid.¡It's a shame that Amazon offers this kind of product!I will think a lot the next time. | 01 star
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One of the Best!
I think this is one of the best CD's that Michael had produced, I like this one a little better than Thriller, so much more should have been done with this album just as the Thriller CD, great songs on this one, very easy on the ears. | 45 stars
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remarkable--the rare CD you will play repeatedly
This is truly remarkable--great songs, great arrangements, exceptional musicians. Obviously an A&R man knows what to do and how to do it. I listened to it five times over the first day I had it. Steve Tyrell has that great husky voice combined with Torme quality phrasing. Don't miss this great singer you fell for in the Father of the Bride remakes. Buy it today, pour some good wine and light the fireplace, with the lights down low--if you don't fall in love again, there's a hole in your soul. | 45 stars
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a Magnum Opus album
Emperor has done it again. The one and only Lords of Darkness. I heard lots of black metal bands (albums), they just could'nt get close to what Emperor had been doing. These Norwegians showcased their ferocity without ending up singing " hail to Lucifer!" theme. The lyrics even shows them how talented they are, mature they are, and the best part when they played "Opus a Satana" on the bonus track. The orchestrations is just amazing. Although Ihsahn was not shrieking the same way as in " In the Nightside Eclipse" album, he is still the genius behind the driving force of the Almighty Emperor. | 45 stars
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Do not buy any Sony CDs
Do not buy this CD or any other CD either made by Sony or labeled "Copy Protected". These CDs are known to be infected with DRM and contain programs that compromise the usability and security of your computer. Anti-virus programs are now classifying these DRM programs as rootkits and are cleaning them off of the infected computers. | 01 star
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I LOVE "ALL MY LIFE" BY, K-Ci, & JoJo!!!!
I have the CD, and I listen to it almost everyday. They are so talented, and they have great voices. I am so glad that they started singing, and met each other.Victoria | 45 stars
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Lukewarm release...
There are good songs here (Emotion, Happy Face) and a little fun to be had (Bootylicious, Nasty Girl, Independent Woman Pt. I and II) but the rest lacks any significant depth. Brown Eyes is one of the WORST songs that they've put out EVER (it's mushier than any of Mariah Carey's old-school ballads; trust me - I'm VERY familiar with those!) and Apple Pie La Mode as well as the outro were pretty pointless.This release doesn't come close to the material released on The Writing's On The Wall ('99).Glad I own it for the stand out tracks, but won't be listening to it again anytime soon!Songs to check out/DownloadSurvivorHappy FaceNasty GirlEmotion3.5 stars. | 23 stars
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Awful
I lived in the Middle East for 3 1/2 years. This CD was awful and not like any arabic music I have ever listened to. If anyone wants to try it, you can have mine for FREE. | 01 star
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Dru Hill iz da bomb
This is the first cd Ive heard where every song is great/amazin! Anyone who doesn't give this cd 5 starz is outta there mindz!!! | 45 stars
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Call me Crazy... this is my favourite Ozzy CD
There are many Ozzy fans who don't like this CD very much but I love it! The songs it are so good. My favourite song on this is CD is prolly "I just want you" I dont know why but I think it is a really good song. "Old LA Tonight" and "My Little Man" are also really good. Don't get me wrong I like Ozzy's other cds and songs too that are louder and more metal but I thought this was kinda cool. I like every song on it and if you are into "Goodbye to Romance" and "Momma Im Coming Home" from previous cds, you'd prolly like this one too! | 45 stars
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Great, Excellent, Wonderful
I have three words for you, GET THIS CD! you won't regret it. nuf said. | 45 stars
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Same old stuff
Is it just me, or does every Korn album sound exactly alike?? I'll give em credit because they were at one time ground breaking and original. Korn's 1st album set a new standard for up and coming metal bands. But now almost every nu metal band sounds just like them. They're not really a bad band, they're just stuck in a rut. All their songs sound exactly alike - the same guitar riffs, basslines (Fieldy is a pretty good bassist), drumlines, and same whiny vocals. If you have one Korn album you have them all. | 12 stars
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If We Have to Compare the Greats
I agree entirely with the previous reviewer save that I won't compare Horszowki with either Rubinstein or Horowitz.Not so much that Horszowski didn't care so much about publicity as the other two did, rather for the fact that Rubinstein lacked what Heifetz possessed and the strongest point of the latter is exactly the weakest point of the former: not just technique, but the thorough understanding and over all command of the whole piece. As a result, when Rubinstein comes to more intricate parts or before the climax, like what Toscanini said of Bruno Walter, he melts...Horowitz is great but he is too much a showman to compare with Horszowski's naturalness. He scarcely touched Bach or Beethoven. For his Chopin, there are too many better ( and of course different ) comparables, and for his Scriabin, I would prefer the deeper Sofronitsky...Accepted that Horowitz had left with us dozens of his nice recordings, I would still invite readers to explore Simon Barere for a better comparable, in terms of technique or touch or even musicianship...well, in almost every way: both are explosive, both taught by Blumenfeld, both had to support themselves early by playing the piano though in the case of Barere, even earlier. Even Horowitz admitted that Barere is a miracle maker and Glazunov went so far as describing him "Lizst in one hand and Rubinstein the other"...Coming back to Horszowski, he is just unique: it's a great tradition well recorded and well preserved. If we have to compare him with any other pianists, one wouldn't choose Schnabel, the Schubert of his time, but Edwin Fischer: both sound celestial and very soothing. Even his teacher Leschetisky said Horszowski had Mozart in his blood.Given that he was already ninety something, his playing is most astonishing and pleasantly surprising. Highly recommended. | 45 stars
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Hawaiian Elevator Love Songs
Hate to be harsh because there are alot of great songs. However, it sounds like they used a one man band for each song. It doesn't have vocals and is monotonous. It's a great buy if your an elevator operator brah! | 12 stars
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Pebbles - da bomb!
This is pebbles' best work. Love "Are You Ready?", such a hip hop classic, love the video - Pebbles all over times square - way cool.The best song on this release had to be the hauntingly cool "I Can't Help It." Pebbles does not have the pipes of a Mariah or Whitney, but she doesn't need it.This release was mostly a flop, I remember buying upon it's release and immediately falling in love with it. It mostly flopped because I believe she had some kind of health problems that prevented her from promoting it, something like that which was too bad because it was full of 1995 retro to early eighties mixed with sexy mid tempo hip hop grooves.A classic for the hip hop/r&b; 'ers. | 45 stars
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SON's OF AC/DC,DESTURCTION(GER) AND SATAN!!
DEMONIC DEBUT OF AUSTRALIAN BLACK DEATH FROM THE FORMER LEADER OF BESTIAL WARLUST AND CORPSE MOLESTATION!!!This is getting old now..very ahead of the rest for this style..sorta like WAR METAL..yet more old school!!!!!Does the NUKE on the cover not tell you what this album is capable of?? well if so then yer dumb!!VIOLENT MUSICK FOR VIOLENT TIME's!!!!!! WHITE POWER!!! | 45 stars
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Pentangle at the RFH - back in the day
This CD release is a beefed-up offering of Penangle's November 1968 album of the same title, which featured a lot of live-on-stage material from the Royal Festival Hall concert on 29th June, mixed with studio recordings.The sound quality on the RFH material is fresh and surprisingly crisp, especially the acoustic guitars and vocals.Pentangle combined trad folk with blues (particularly evident here on `Woman like you' and `Goodbye Pork Pie Hat') and jazz, with Renbourn's classical interests audible throughout the repertoire. It's a rare combination never really replicated by any other band in quite this way, and they pull off the trick with style. Jacqi MacShee proves she can deliver perfect pitch, unaccompanied, in front of a live audience and set your spine a-tingle.This is a nice, fresh-sounding album with some short, delicate numbers to balance out the jazz-rock groove which this band were so consistently good at. Check it out. | 34 stars
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DID ANYBODY EVEN LISTEN TO THE WORDS???????
First off I would like to say that the CD is bangin.If half the people that reviewed this album would have listened to the words, then maybe they might have like the CD better. Not to hate on nobody or nothin, but I mean lets listen people.When DC first came out with the album they said, Ima put it in caps for ya: (THIS CD IS A STORY ABOUT A WOMAN AND HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER MAN, AND THE OUTCOME OF IT)!!!!!! If you did not catch that, then that may be the reason why you can not get the flow of the CD.From begining to end the ladies were telling us a story. Do I have to break it down to ya???They talked about what type of man they wanted (Soilder)To how he could not keep up in bed (Loose My Breath)And now that they have their Soilder, how she wants to treat him (Cater 2 U)To how she misses him when he is gone (T- shirt)To why he doesn't act the same, and seems to no longer be interested anymore (Is She The Reason)And how he cheated on her w/ some one else, and her friends are tryin to tell her she needs to let him go(Girl)To how they cant let go of a cheating man (Bad Habit)And how they finally let him go and how hes gonna miss her (If)To how they are rid of him (Free)And how they were so hurt by what he did and now they are (Through With Love)To how they finally met some one who really cares for them so now they have found true (Love)That is the whole CD in a Nutshell. If you could not follow the CD then this may help.........So now you can re-listen to the CD and hopefully it will help. I really think the CD was very creative in how it was put together about women go through relationships w/the good and bad. I can listen to the CD all the way through. So my opion is listen to the words and the CD in its entirty and then decide if you like it.Peace........~Lata~ | 45 stars
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Perfect in every sense
This disc contains the opening and ending themes for the series (two or three seasons) along with some songs heard in the background during the series and a few ones on the funny side with Mokona. This is probably the best CD there is on Magic Knights.A mostly accurate list of the songs (all vocal) is:Yuzurenai Negai/Asuhe no Yuuki/Kirai ni Narenai/Rarabai Yasashiku Dakasete/Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta Mama/Itsuka Kagayaku/Mokona no Ekaki Uta/Itsuka Tenshi ni Nareru/Soyokaze no Sonachine/Shoujo Yo, Kaishi o Idake!/Mokona Ondo no Pu pu no pu/[a christmas song]/RunThe last one sung by Eagle, almost all other sung by the Magic Knights except two (I think) sung by the voice actresses (i.e. not in character). I strongly recommend this disc for songs like Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta Mama (last season opening, I think), Itsuka Tenshi ni Nareru (sung by Umi, but I don't remember if it appeared in the series) and Soyokaze no Sonachine (sung by Fuu. I believe it was heard in the second season, when the girls were in a thermal pool or something). The Mokona songs and Shouyo Jo, Kaishi o Idake are more on the "fun" side (the others are serious, mostly romantic) but I like them. In fact, the only songs I don't like very much are the last two, but in all this is probably the best single CD on Magic Knights, and a must for any MKRE and anime music fan.The CD has a greenish case, and comes with a booklet with lyrics (in japanese) and a small picture of the single each song originally appeared in. | 45 stars
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A beautiful haunting journey.
This CD is one of my favorites from the band. If you could imagine a haunting dream to be romantic and emotionally stirring then this CD captures it rather perfectly. Wonderful vocals, well arraged compositions of remakes and original material. I also highly reccomend BLOOD from This Mortal Coil. | 45 stars
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THANK YOU CURB RECORDS!
Someone there at Curb Records truly appreciates great music, as they have been doing a great job getting the magnificently effecting voice and music of Debby Boone back to the masses where it belongs.On this holiday collection Boone sings some classic Christmas songs using great arrangements and touches.This cd (unlike some holiday collections) is great all the way through. Must hears are "Some Children See Him" - an instant personal holiday classic, "Christmas Time Is Here" - another classic delivery, "O Holy Night" - great version of an often covered classic, and " White Christmas" sung with the legendary late Rosemary Clooney who just happened to be Debbys' mother in law. The two had toured for years with a Christmas concert and this gem is a way to experience first hand some of that magic. A must have for the holidays! | 45 stars
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Best music for my favorite mood
While my daughter thought the music was "spooky" I have to say that this is my favorite music to listen to while I am working. It sets a mood of relaxation for me that nothing else (even Enya!) does. I am sure it has a lot to do with the atmosphere of Hogwarts. I enjoy the books, the movies and the music. John Williams is one of my favorites but this is my favorite work of his. I have HPCS as well but this one sets the mood best. | 45 stars
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I keep this CD within reach at all times.
I'd heard these guys were good, and the Boston and Portsmouth area gigs were easy enough to get to, but I figured I didn't know enough about blues to appreciate it; didn't need music that might remind me of my troubles. Boy, did I have it wrong! The NOT LONG FOR DAY cd release concert was a sellout, and made for instant and unanamious zealotry.At home, NOT LONG FOR DAY gets better and better, from the immediacy of the liner notes by Andre Dubus to the range of song and emotion that insinuates itself into your body and mind (even if you don't think you're listening, some body part is keeping time, and you're most likely smiling).The play order seems pitch perfect, but even on "shuffle" every cut stands up. This is the proof of "ensemble country blues" - it's all rhythm and quirky turnabouts with no voice or instrument hogging center. The title cut is shivery haunting, and nicely sandwiched between two original tunes, a barreling piano on "Let that Cool", and the authoritative optimism of the guitar on "Things Gonna Roll." Add in the sexy frustrations of "Little Skirt," and it's a legitmate ratio of new-real-thing to recovered, intriguingly reinterpreted treasures. | 45 stars
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Hands up who wants to rock
AC/DC deliver there trade mark song composing again in this brilliant Rock N Roll album. when the new millenium was upon us, Angus and Malcolm decided to release what other's wernt, a good straight simple Rock N Roll album. Going back to there inspiraation, you hear the Junior Wells influence in the Title track, and an approach they havent used iin year in the song House Of Jazz, prooving that even without Power Chords, AC/DC can still make a song rock. OF course songs like Safe In New York City and Satalite Blues are pure examples of AC/DC writing the best of the simple riffs that just knock your socks off. A couple of the songs like House Of Jazz and Cant Hold Me Back I did not like at first, but they are just like any other AC/DC song, give them time, and they grow on you!The only downfall I have towards this album is that it is only about 40 minutes long! And on the TOUR edition, with the bonus disk, there is a song that didnt make the LP "Cyberspace" and it defnitly should have been included with the album, along with the other unreleased tracks from the same recording session of SUL, "The #### Crows", "Rave On", "Let It Go" & "Whistle Blower. So lets hope they get released some day, maybe when this title gets re-mastered in future?I wouldnt recomend this album to anyone just getting into AC/DC, This album is more for the AC/DC fan really, it will depend on tastes of music to decifer wether you would like it or not, but it is a straight out rock n roll album, composed by the formulas The Young brothers are so great at doing.ANd please note, that even tho Amazon has it written that is a live track, thats not correct, CYBERSPACE is a studio recording.Rock On | 34 stars
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Milking the cow
There is nothing new here, merely the repackaging of the original soundtrack as first released, and the second release of additional music: Titanic and Return to Titanic. So if you have those already you don't need this one. | 23 stars
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the ultimate
This album is everything DREAM THEATER is "live". It captures the fire & precision of every band member.They each have their own "spotlight" through the course of the show.They are trully THE ultimate band! If you are a DREAM THEATER fan you won't want to miss this one. | 45 stars
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Great but...
I love the music here but my one criticism is the amount of 'crowd participation' etc really gets in the way. Maceo eggs the crowd on to a large degree, which is a hallmark of his style but it's not really appropriate for an entire album. But once he shuts up and starts to play...look out it's mighty funky. | 34 stars
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THE EMINEM SHOW!!!
Eminem's new albumis exactly what the title says, a show. And a great one at that!! This album is the perfect blend of rock guitar riffs and hip hop beats. Anyone that has ever wondered about the life of this rap star should just listen to the album. The Eminem Show is Marshall's life plain and simple. Which you can clearly hear on the song "Cleanin out my closet". However plain and simple are two words that should not be used to describe the content of the cd. This cd is filled with the many emotions that make up Marshall Mathers the person, which can be heard in "Hailie's song", as well as eminem the hip hop icon, which can be heard in "White America". After a crazy year filled with law suits, divorce and felony charges Slim Shady came out on top in 2002! Showing the world that it takes more than that to silence this "pitbull off his leash!" This album shows eminem's growth as both a person and a lyricist. And shows that eminem is an artist that has true staying power! | 45 stars
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Best concert DVD available......without doubt
If you are thinking about buying a concert DVD this should be your first. I read one bad review about this DVD and that guy must not have true DTS cabability, because the whole concert is in true DTS. Buy it even if you are not a big eagles fan. | 45 stars
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Great Voice, Great Album
Loreena McKennitt's 1994 album, The Mask and Mirror, is a continuting improvement in musical arragements and choice of songs from her earlier albums - not that the previous albums were bad, but the combination of McKennitt's beautiful voice and the songs on this album make this set a much stronger musical effort. Particularly impressive are "Night Market in Marrakesh" and "Santiago." Also, the bonus/enhanced CD is definitely a bonus, as much of it deals with the making of this album. Those two songs in particular have stories behind them, why they were selected for this album and giving a flovor to the land that they were based on. In all, this is an excellent album. | 45 stars
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Gong - 'Est Mort' (Celluloid/dist. by Voiceprint)
Top notch seventy-minute recording from a gig that took place at the Hippodrome in Paris on May 28,1977 during a one-off reunion performance.Features the classic Gong line-up of Allen,Smyth,Blake,Hillage,Howlett,Malherbe and Pyle.Includes many of the old Gong favorites,like "I've Been Stoned Before","Radio Gnome",the exceptionally done "Zero The Hero&The Witch's Spell","Flute Salad,"Master Builder" and the celestial "Sprinkling Of The Clouds".This CD will be giving some Gong fans a wet dream.These ten tracks are arguably the BEST live versions of these songs I've ever heard.That's probably because guitarist Steve Hillage and synthesiser wiz Tim Blake are giving 110%.Highly recommended. | 45 stars
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An Amazing Album!
Although you may know The Spin Doctors for their more popular tracks, such as "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", this work establishes their artistic credibility on an entirely different level. This album is raw, melodic & heartfelt, unlike much of The Spin Doctors studio work that followed (blame their producers). As a live band these guys really shine (this is a live album) & despite no lasting hype given to it, "Freeway On The Plain", "Rossetta Stone" and the rest of the tracks on this album will leave a lasting impression on you. It is truly a gem in the rough & I highly recommend picking it up. | 45 stars
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So it started the punk revolution. So what?
After years of ignoring this stuff, I finally bought this album just to see what all of the raves were about.I am unimpressed.Sure, it kicked off the whole "angry punk nihilists with a (juvenile) message" revolution. Big Deal. This is a good thing?Johnny Rotten hated corporate greed and the big money-grubbing establishment. (Yeah, well, don't we all? What a profound STATEMENT he made...Pfshaw.) Then he goes on to form PIL and become part of the establishment.And that DIY (do it yourself) thing? Well, sorry, but you still have to have a shred of talent. The Sex Pistols had just that -- a shred. Most of their DIY followers, unfortunately, were lacking even that.Historically, it is significant... in the same way that the wreck of the Hindenburg was significant.Musically, it is boring, boring, boring. The critics rave about the ferocious fury, the slashing guitars, the spit-in-your-face anger, the cocky self-assuredness. How come all I see is a bunch of almost-no-talent jerks, whining about this-and-that while "singing" one-note melodies and playing simple chords at volume 11?Or maybe I just don't understand where these hard-core punkers are coming from. Thank God for that... | 12 stars
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not as good as room 112 but is fine
when i got this album i was expecting something spectacular since it has been a while for 112 to release something. Well, the album is good but not great. alot of upbeat songs and such. Dont expect anything extra ordinary from 112 songs. | 34 stars
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ruff but kc indeed
This is propably the most "skinny" hardcore album that a progressive psy band can relase...robert fripp is a genious but the rest of the group seems to thinking at their future plans...I love it... | 23 stars
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BEAUTIFULJOYDROP
I object to the Garbage comparisons! Joydrop walk their own path and this CD strides confidently ahead of most of the other rock/pop wannabes. BIGGER and louder than their debut record, "Viberate" brings on a tighter and fuller sound with more beautiful lyrics & stronger melodies. This is a better record all round that deserves some good attention.Fronted by the gorgeous Tara Sloan -a sophisticated rock heroine with one of the sexiest voices in music today; deep and dirty like Shirley, true, but vulnerable and sweet like girl-next-door Natalie Imbruglia. Great lyrics that cover break-ups and relationships gone wrong -written with acute, emotional awareness and clear analysis by the male band members Tony Rabalao, Thomas Payne and Tom Mckay, but sung with a strong heart and a female spin by Tara; an interesting set up. Sober lyrics like "And you were at the start/ And now you are the end/ And you left me with nothing to defend/ I need the voice of a good friend" -from the powerful "Sometimes Wanna Die"- provide a rare insight into the male mind & inner workings. Tara's own "American Dreamgirl" -in which she spits out the lyrics like the lead singer in Placebo- is the sole, true Girl Power anthem on the album. A sparkling rock track and the ultimate male put down: "Hey Mister Music/ My name's not honey/ Don't call me dear/ My eyes are up here".Every track is brilliant but other stand out anthems to soothe and strengthen the broken heart include "Thick skin", "Swan Song" and the ballad "Embrace". The rollercoaster title track "Viberate" is a great moment; a mish-mash medley of sounds and influences. The closing, tender "Metasexual" is a totally cool reference to their first record and leaves you begging for more. I urge you to hear this beautiful record and dare you to love it like I do! A truly under-rated masterpiece.If you like this: then try Stellar* -from New Zealand- for further listening pleasure and alternative Garbage. | 45 stars
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Almost a 5
I really only know his top 40 hits and I have the 12" single to "Things Can Only Get Better", but this would have been scored a 5 if the song "Will You Still Be There" would have been included. I remembering hearing this song on the radio but it never reached the top 40 (too bad). If I'm not mistakened, it came out around winter time. It brings back a bunch of memories when I hear it and is one of my favorites by Mr. Jones. I'm still glad I bought this great compilation!!! | 34 stars
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Brazilicious
I did buy this CD in Brazil and it is just so pleasant to listen to, that I would like to share my opinion with other people. Ana Gazzola has a very unique style to write songs and her voice is very warm and hot. She is like a Brazilian Diva and I really recomend this CD for everybody that likes good Brazilian music.. Thanks, Flavia. | 45 stars
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The Beginning of Something Amazing
Although only two songs on this album were written by Hank, this CD is absolutely amazing. If you listen to Hank III, you are probably more familar with the dirty, gritty, metal-inspired country that he plays. But this album is straight up county. The GOOD kind. You've got legendary country songs like Cocaine Blues and 87 Southbound, all that Hank does flawlessly. This album is one of my favorites of all time. Give it and all of Hank's work a listen, you'll be surprised. | 45 stars
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Great for all WWF watchers!!!
I got this cd almost as soon as it came out.I really like it.The only problem is that it is not actuall songs.Some tracks you only feel like listening to for a few seconds.As a personal recomendation, my favroite track is track #7:Gangrel/Brood wich I am now listening to as you read this/as I typed this.It has a really good beat to it.This song is the reason I decied to follow the Brood.But all other tracks are great."Stone Cold" and his theme seemed to pump me up when I listen to it.When the New Age Outlaws plays I can do my own routine like they would do.Overall I think it is a really good cd. From track#1 till track#14 you'll want to listen to all of these song.Unfortunatlly so will your friends.So tell them to by they're own copy here also at amazon.com.If you are looking to see what other people tought of the cd so you know if you should buy it I got just 2 words for ya:BUY IT!!! | 34 stars
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One of the most extream range of mood pieces of music.
The Wall has some of the best instramentally skilled work Pink Floyd has ever recorded and the prodiction and recording /mixing quality is fantasic. Roger Waters and David Gilmore are working together like never before. Some of the most expressive music released to date. For those exploring the psycadellic music this is one album to explore. And for those who are familliar with Pink Floyd this is a musical Climax. | 45 stars
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G, The Future Of Jazz? I Hope NOT.
Unfortunately, the success of this album will guarentee that people will start copying this style. This music is not interesting or entertaining. I do not mean to come off as a stuffy jazz purist but I strongly hope that jazz doesn't take this direction in the future. It could be the death knell for the genre and we may never hear the Coltranes of the future. | 01 star
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and we dare to consider cloning atop genetic engineering?
Perhaps too conceptualized for some tastes, but it is that cold conceptual feel that is the emotion that the film attempts and i feel succeeds at making you feel. This is the film that earns Ethan Hawke my respects as an actor, and casts Uma Thurman in a role that so very subtly fits her natural style and appearance. Jude Law is fast becoming a personal favorite actor of mine as well (as he & 'teddy' are the only 2 memorable characters in the oddly boring "A.I." released this summer). This movie wants you to think about genetics and humans infecting the genepool with supposed persons with higher potential. While it does suggest that a system fully reliant on genetics is a poor choice for the future, it doesn't tell you specifically that it is something we should stop--or morever, that we can stop at all. to me, there are two classic scenes, one that is a finishing metaphor for the natural born brother vs. the genetically engineered brother, where Ethan says while swimming "i never saved anything for the swim back," as he again shows he can outswim genetics. Also, i love the scene of Ethan & Uma walking between the solar panals, for this love scene is backdropped by Ethan's inability to see even her face clearly, let alone the sunrise. Very accessable plot for all--something occasionally refreshing. You will certainly enjoy the film! | 45 stars
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Hybrid theory Reanimated: remix of the worlds greatest album
Great remix album ignore all the infinite bad reviews for this album there really pothetic the best song on this album is the remix of one step closer done by the humble brothers they are probably the greatest underground artist that no one knows about the song flows through and is meet by Jonathan Davis of KORN a band you may have heard of well check it out, this remix album also features bonus sides of the infamous famous my december, and the third high voltage, hope they dont make a fourth one, the papercut remix is great and is different from the orignal as planet asia rap rocks the track and the beats make it sound like something that will wake you up in the morning... With you is a such a outstanding remix Mr. Hahn does the dj and aceyalone raps it up they made a video for each of these songs only to be played on mtv2's playback and this song had a special dedication to the fans, and skateboarding, and the beat couldnt be better,..."I wont let you take it and torment me to the end of my soul, no im not your pupett, and no im never gonna let you"...there is a crazy mix up that has samples of one step closer and forgoten put together by the X ecutioners the same band that featured the its going down video comonly known in the hip-hop world...and the vocalist is black though from the roots! wow so many great apearences! and to top that all off theres new words in such songs as in the end, pushing me away, a place for my head, and Runaway, and if your in to classical music fear not bass guitarist Pheonix can play violin, and cello in the opening and in the 6 minute new version of crawling featuring mike shinoda, and Aaron Lewis of Staind!... The coolest guitar sounds in this cd can be found in by myself as Stephen carpenter of deftones does the guitar riff dont miss it! And a big thanks goes to Mr.Hahn for his remix of cure for the itch it makes me want to break dance...dont get to scared when you listen to forgoten remix cause chali makes me paranoid, and im affraid he will jump out of my cd player and kid nap me find your dark side in this song?... well I want to runaway! sorry for wasting your time, but this cd is worth your twelve dollars get it at best buy or targets thanks...Jake | 45 stars
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Drop my panties
I love this cd as much as I loved the cover. you cant go wrong if this is what kinda stuff you are into, 'were into'. | 45 stars
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Disappointing
I had high hopes for this disk and bought it as soon as it came out. I tried to be objective about it in listening to it as "not Creed". Tremonti's pyrotechnics are evident throughout and Marshall and Phillips create driving and pulsing rhythm on every track. But aside from perhaps "Open Your Eyes" and "In Loving Memory" most of the other tracks sound much the same and are often overwhelmed by a rather disturbing muddiness. And I think Myles Kennedy is a disaster and a poor choice for vocals, unless Alter Bridge aspires to be an 80's metal cover band. The lyrics are largely uninspiring and not terribly original and while the music does create interest, even it begins to sound somewhat repetitious by the end of the disk. The only reason I gave this a 3 rather than a lower rating is that I hope that it will grow on me, but at this point it might just come back as a "like new" offering at Amazon. | 23 stars
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faith comes up again
i think the first album is better in many parts. but new one is also outstanding.faith is the best female vocal with kelly price. | 34 stars
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I think it is a good CD.I always loved NAS.
I think Nas let his feelings out on this CD, He let every know the real | 45 stars
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There Goes a Fire Truck
My 16 month old son LOVES this video and LOVES fire trucks! Basically trucks of any kind, but especially fire trucks. This video holds his attention and he loves that they show different fire trucks all thru the video. | 45 stars
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Cheetah Girls Review
The songs were really good! Especially Conderella and Girl Power.Cinderella: 100/100 This song is awesome!Cheetah Girls: 90/100 This song really good too!Girl Power: 99/100 This song is awesome!Together We Can: 97/100 This song is probaly my 3rd favorite.C'mon: 65/100 Pretty good, i guess.Breakthrough: 99/100 Really Good!Girlfriend: 60/100 Not one of my favorites.......End of the Line: 80/100 Pretty Good | 45 stars
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The "n" word?
Listen bro, grap a dictionary and look up the word. N!gg3r is not a "racial slur" used in a certain context. Snoop dog calls his "homeboys" and enemies by the same name, n!gg3r. Listen, the word is so widely used that it is literally used everywhere. In one side you become a racist and on the other you address a good friend or hated enemy. Why you can't just get over it and realize that they are a christian group reaching dying gangsters in the city in which they minister and if one little word brings them closer to the lost then I say GO Boyz! Stop looking at the little picture and view it from the big where the world is evil and we live in it! How can you fight fire if you gotz no fire. Sometimes it takes a controled burn to prevent big daddy forest fire. I'm not saying that racial slurs or any other form of expletative is exceptable but I am saying that we should build each other up continually even if we disagree. You can't win a war without a little disagreement and a lot of support. send me some mail "G"( I didn't write the word 'cause I didn't want this posting service to drop my post) | 45 stars
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BEST EVER-even better than Linkin Park!
The All-American Rejects are my new gods of music, every song is a hit on this album. This is a must buy for rock fans!! Get it! You'll never regret it. I swear this voting star system needs more stars for this cd, like 15 or maybe 20...... Peace | 45 stars
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Two powerful artistic forces...one terrible album.
Let's just put all the cards on the table, this is probably the worst album of Bob Dylan's career...and from what little contribution the Dead seem to make here...theirs as well. I love Dylan. I love the Grateful Dead. I hate this album. All the songs here are Dylan's, the Dead only serving as his band. I haven't been more disappointed by the outcome of such a wonderful idea in all my life. The only thing that makes this album worth buying...is the cover. | 01 star
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Great tunes, good sound.
Having been a teenager when the Stones music was new, I have the perspective of that exciting time in British rock music. I love their early stuff, and this is an excellent compilation of great hits and less well-known great songs. I recommend it without reservation to anyone of my vintage. Cleary, this is not a technical, detailed review, just my brief, subjective impression. Note, I am reviewing the DSD CD, not the Hybrid SACD. I am not even sure Amazon has the latter - they sent me the wrong thing twice, so I gave up. | 45 stars
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i like it, and so should you
THIS CD TO STANDS OUT ON IT'S OWN, FOR THE REASON THAT THIS MUSIC HAS IT'S OWN VIBE AND TASTE TO IT. THIS IS THE KIND OF MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO IN THE CAR WHEN YOUR BY YOURSELF AND JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO SOMTHING EVERYBODY ELSE ISN'T, EXACTLY INTO,AND YOU KNOW WHAT? A LOT MORE PEOPLE ADMIRE YOU FOR BEING DIFFERENT AND LISTENING TO DIFFERENT THINGS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE THIS ALBUM A SHOT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT WELL, SELL IT...GIVE IT A SHOT BE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR NORMAL SELF AND BUY THIS ALBUM IT'S REALLY GOOD AND JACK WHITE'S DEFINETLY A HOTTIE IF YOU WANT ANOTHER REASON TO BUY THIS ALBUM OTHER THAN IT'S REALLY GOOD!!! | 45 stars
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Wynonna, the new country star!
I love this album. Wynonna has a very strong voice and she can sing almost anything! I adore her cover of CHANGE THE WORLD... She reminds me Bette Midler and Cher, in some kind of way. You will love this album, her country music is amazing guys! | 45 stars
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Essential
Good print quality; no DVD extras; the movie is outstanding. | 45 stars
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An ornate, classic journey through the concept of time.
Somewhere in Time is not a "concept" album like its follow-up, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, but its comes close at times (ha, get it). Anyway, this is an album that originally (upon release) caused some casternation among some longtime fans. In were keyboards (well in this case guitar synths, same difference), and out was the statement in the linear notes of Piece of Mind; "no synths or ulterior motives". However, unlike bands such as Judas Priest, etc, their journey through the realm of technology wasn't motivated by some "streamlining" of their sound at all, and even if it were, it certainly didn't turn out that way. One of the greatest things about this album was Adrian Smith's maturing as a player and songwriter. Some of his greatest songs (Stranger in a Strange Land) and solos (practically every song) are found on the album.In regards to the music itself, Prog Rock influences permeate much of the album. They're subtle, but they are definitely there (making Iron Maiden a "precursor" to prog metal, as controversial as the statement may be). For example, the rhythmic structure of the beginning of Heaven Can Wait is somewhat similar to Genesis's Watcher in the Skies (I wonder if anyone else has noticed the similarity, and being as Steve Harris practically worships at the 70's Genesis altar, I can see how the influence can come into play). Also, Stranger in a Strange Land has some similarity with latter day Pink Floyd, especially come solo time with its solos complete with a wash of delay and reverb (Adrian Smith's MASTERPIECE in my opinion)- it reminds me of the rhythm of Floyd's Young Lust, with much more atmosphere. Speaking of atmosphere, I don't think there are many 80's metal albums with such a dreamy, futuristic feel as this album. The synths serve the album well and take one to a faraway place. "Time" definitely permeates the lyrics, from the title track to Heaven Can Wait, to Wasted Years. "Deja Vu" fits the "time" concept as well, and Alexander The Great covers History like only Iron Maiden can do. Alexander the Great features, among other things, some great progressive time changes, odd timings, clean guitars with a "bolero" style buildup, and some great modal interplay. In other words, I take back any statement that Iron Maiden aren't progressive metal. They helped create the genre with this release and having already conquered the world of metal, they conquered the world of Progressive "thinking person's" metal with this album.Songwriting: I have to say this album's songwriting demolishes most of the other albums. Its hard to say which Maidens are my favorite, but this is definitely in the top 3 or 4.My fave album cover of theirs as well. | 45 stars
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UNO DE LOS MEJORES REPRESENTANTES DE LA MUSICA URUGUAYA
RUBEN RADA, ES JUNTO A JAIME ROOS, UNO DE LOS MEJORES REPRESENTANTES DE LA MUSICA CONTEMPORANEA URUGUAYA. RUBEN ES ESE MUSICO QUE TODO LE SALE DEL INTERIOR, UN MUSICO QUE NO NECESITO IR A LOS MEJORES CONSERVATORIOS PARA EXTERIORIZAR UNA MUSICA SIN PAR. COMO TANTOS ES DE LA ESCUELA DE MATEO, OTRO MUSICO SIN ESCUELA. | 45 stars
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Wonderful recording of obscure harmonium works.
This recording, which features the harmonium works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert gives an excellent overview of his works. Karg-Elert is an important composer for organ. He composed many works for the harmonium. Unfortunately, with the demise of the harmonium, these works have been forgotten.An excellent recording, and one I would highly reccommend. | 34 stars
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SLAYTANIC
SLAYER ARE STILL THE BEST IN METAL. BUY THIS, IT WONT DISAPOINT YOU. THIS ONES BETTER THAN DIABOLOS IN MUSICA. | 34 stars
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Powerful
For all of you Philadelphia cover band groupies.....This CD is not only a wake-up call for you, but a smack in the face. This CD is the sound of originality. Songs like "Pretty Lies," and "This Condition," can back me up. Blivit has the ability to sound familiar yet turn the table. They pack a punch that hasn't been thrown in years. Just take a listen!!! | 45 stars
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Hope Floats
This is an awesome soundtrack. It is fun and enjoyable to listen to. The best songs on this soundtrack are all of them. if you have not listened to this cd then i recommend you do | 45 stars
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SEGER HAS 1ST TOP TEN HIT!
IT'S IRONIC, BOB SEGER WITH HIS RELEASE OF "SHAKEDOWN" FINIALLY HAS A TOP TEN HIT. WHAT'S UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS, IS THAT HE DID NOT WRITE THIS SONG. ORIGINALLY THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN FOR THE MOVIE BEVERLY HILLS COP II. THE PRODUCER FOR THIS FILM ORIGINALLY WANTED ERIC CLAPTON TO PERFORM THIS SONG FOR THE SOUNDTRACK BUT FOR SOME UNFORSEEN REASON HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, (I THINK HE MAY HAVE BEEN ILL AT THE TIME)THEY ASKED BOB SEGER IF HE WAS AVAILABLE AND HE BIT. I THINK BOB SEGER WAS THE BEST CHOICE FOR THIS SONG AND AM SURPRISED THAT HE WASN'T THE ORIGINAL CHOICE. HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THIS PIECE AND I THINK IT IS CLASSIC SEGER. THIS SONG ALONE MAKES THIS CD WORTHWHILE. 2 THUMBS UP. ;-) | 45 stars
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Love her voice
I also bought the Saving Grace CD only because of her. She's so great! | 45 stars
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the begining of thrash
this is a cd that every self respecting speed thrash metal fan MUST have.alot because its the first american thrash album ever.this cd absolutly rules.this is not for the faint of heart.1.hit the lights 4.5/52.the four horsemen 5/53.motor breath 5/54.jump in the fire 4/55.pulling teeth 5/56.whiplash 5/57.phantom lord 5/58.no remorse 5/5 (kick ass)9.seek and destroy 5/510.metal militia 3/5there you have it.strong debut by metallica.just about as ground breaking as ride the lightning.the reason i prefer ride the lightning and master of puppets over this is because those 2 albums are more listenable.i have to be in a certain mood to listen to this cd. | 45 stars
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amazing...
Slender Means is one of the best new local bands in Seattle, and actually the one of the best of any new bands all around that I have heard come out in years...Neon and ruin is incredible for a debut album. Every song is unqiue lyrically and musically. There is not one song that is not good on this cd. They are all amazing...catchy and very memorable melodies. I have listened to it over and over and I cannot get tired of it.I'm glad somebody is finally making some good music out there again. | 45 stars
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Another Brick in the Wall
To all of those people out there who condemn this album due to its content or display of talent are missing the point entirely. This album is obviously not intended for you. This album is intended for the masses of impressionable youths who have yet to step out of the boundaries of the mainstream and discover their own distinct charecter. Music in this style is an important stage in the development of human individuality. Aristotle has taught us that only through mimesis, the mimicking of others around us, does the human charecter actually develop into its own personality and creative being. If music such as the aforementioned album and others like it did not exist, what widespread collective personality would teenagers have to adopt at the principal stages of their charecter's development? These pop icons have provided this platform while simultaneously giving their legions of fans great enjoyment during their adolescent years. Although a great many other people must endure the constant bombardment of their individuality by these works, it serves their audience well. Can anybody recall the New Kids on the Block? Although I listened to their music and had my seventh birthday at one of their concerts, I can hardly say that I am still a dedicated fan of that forgotten quintet. Albums of this style will inevitably exist in any era of America's musical timeline. There is no need to berate it unless, of course, your thirty-year old cousin and his parents start listening to it as well. | 45 stars
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Continuing The Rhino/Capitol/EMI Early Series
Please see my review of Volume 1 for some background on this multi-volume series which first came out in 1988. As with the first release, they again included selections that were entirely unknown in North America - which, I presume, was their target audience at the outset.Tracks 8, 11, 15, 16, and 20 are those that made no impact here during the British Invasion. It seems they were determined that we experience The Rockin' Berries [one of their cuts also appears in Volume 1] but, quite frankly, it's easy to see why their efforts never appealed here. Also, why go to yet another Ivy League cut that failed to impact here when the one song of theirs that did - Tossing And Turning in 1965 - was a minimal hit? The Hollies would have over 20 North American hits, so why not choose from among those instead of an obscure selection?Again, the AAD sound reproduction ranges from adequate to excellent, and in the insert you get 11 pages of liner notes written by Parke Puterbaugh, and several small b&w; photos of some of the artists. Most of the hit tracks have long since been included in any number of compilations, and with far more consistency in sound quality [tracks 7 and 9 are especially weak in that respect]. | 34 stars
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My First Time - In The Backseat With Gene & Dean
Although I have "owned" a few Ween tunes over the past few years, this was my first legitimate album purchase. How did I like it? If it's any indication, I have bought Pure Guava and Quebec within two days of each other - thats 3 albums in under a week! I haven't gone on this kind of music binge since...well, ever. I feel like my ears have been asleep for the last 10-15 years, just waiting for some band like Ween to remind me why I listen to music at all. This, like any other Ween album, will take a few spins before the listener falls in love - but it will happen, friend. Save your lunch money and start buying Ween. It is easily good enough for the mature musical tastes out there...maybe too good for a few.I can ramble on about this one, but do youself a favor and add it too your cart. IT WILL INVARIABLY FAIL TO DISAPPOINT. | 45 stars
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Black Metal Perfection
Let me just start off by saying that I love the beautiful evil that is displayed in symphonic black metal: bands like Immortal, Emperor, Borknagar, etc. However, more often than not, different bands end up flowing upon each other and sounding very similar with little to tell them apart. Located in the plethora of black etal bands are a few that stand out from their peers, like this band here - Dimmu Borgir. If you've never had the pleasure of hearing them, just imagine Cradle of Filth if they replaced that insufferable Dani Filth as the vocalist and added some real depth to their music. Not to say that Cradle of Filth isn't a good band, but their lead vocalist is rather annoying, with his girlish shrieks and high-pitched squeals destroying the mood of the songs. I wouldn't mind if they were purposely trying to satirize black metal, but they take themselves too seriously and the formula just doesn't work. It's not that way with Dimmu Borgir, however, especially in this album - the band is full of A-list musicians and are backed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, giving it a very epic sounds on top of being dark and Satanic. Some view Dimmu Borgir as sellouts because of their slow-but-sure rise to mainstream attention (such as playing at the 2004 Ozzfest), but the band has never lost their touch, even getting better with age as they grow musically.Every member of this band does their job exceptionally well; first off is lead vocalist Shagrath (Stian Thoreson), whose growl is consistent and utterly chilling, complimenting the music better than some other black metal bands. Guitarists Silenoz (Sven Atle Kopperud) and Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen) pump out some seriously compelling guitar riffs that provide a great contrast to the keyboard mastery of Mustis (yvind Mustaparta) as he provides a ray of musical hope to the foggy mass of gloomy tunes, and he's not alone: the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra only adds more strength to his wonderful musicality. Bassist / vocalist ICS Vortex (Simen Hestns, also the lead vocalist of progressive black metal band Arcturus), while you can't hear his bass lines all that well amongst the cacophony of glorious black metal, belts out piercing vocals that are strangely haunting and beautifully melodic, giving a brief method to the madness (his voice only pops up in "Progenies of the Great Apocalpyse" and "Allehelgens Dd I Helveds Rike"). Last but most certainly not least is drummer Nicholas Barker, who pedals out furious double-bassing faster than almost anything you've ever heard and keeps the beat very well in all the musical craziness (although his drums sometimes get downplayed in all the symphony).Bottom line: if you want some good black metal or just quality epic metal in particular (with growling vocals and Satanic lyrics), then check this out and indulge yourself in the greatness of it all, taking a break from all those mediocre American metalcore bands who wish they could play this well. Also check out Opeth, Satyricon, and others.Track Selections: "Allegiance", "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse", and "Blood Hunger Doctrine"10/10 | 45 stars
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A Must Have!
I love this CD. I bought it along with their back to back CD and their Then and Now CD and simply love every song. I seen them in concert several times along with their little brothers and sisters and wonder when the Wolfgramm kids are coming out with one of their own CD's. | 45 stars
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A Truly Talented Band
After hearing all the hype surrounding this cd and since I had heard some of their older songs I decided to get this one and boy I am glad that I did. This cd contains some really great metal that will have you listening until the end. The guitars are really the highlight for me and I wish I could pull off some of the fantastic solos on here. Also this is one of the rare cds to have all worthwhile songs on here. Even the instrumental songs are great and don't seem like filler songs which tends to be the case with other bands. Anyways I recommend this to all metal fans. | 45 stars
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Faith-Remixed
After 20 years this is still one of my favorite albums to listen to. The remixed songs just mean that they are longer then the originals, as they only enhanced the songs, and did not turn it into a dubstep updated version. Classic music from the 80's.. | 45 stars
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Lea hasn't quite reached her stride....
I LOVE Lea Salonga, and I was super excited for this, to hear HER do the songs that I loved so much. And I tried really hard to like it! But... it seems that Lea sang without passion in this recording. I mean, in the song where she's about to KILL herself, I felt nothing. Overall, i was very disappointed, and I don't recommend this. | 12 stars
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Grade D
Hard to find anything worth listening to on this cd. Although Adams sounds as though he is having fun. Skip this cd, waste of time and money. | 12 stars
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best music buy of 2012
Only one song I don't like but the others are, well, killers. Love love love it. On Top is SEXY. | 45 stars
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Solid album by a great band
I am a huge fan of this band, but I will admit that when I first listened to this album I got a twinge of buyer's remorse. However, after listening to it a couple of times, this one has really grown on me. The songs are diverse and extremely catchy. There are a few tracks I'm still not a fan of, but overall I really like this album. If you are a fan of this band, I have no doubt you will enjoy it. | 34 stars
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DAMN !!!
DAMN!!! I ordered this CD late saturday afternoon and it was at my house Monday aftenoon. These folks do stellar work. The CD was in Perfect condition, had the little pamplet and everything. Place your bets right here. These kidds are top notch. | 45 stars
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If You're Sick of all that 'Brostep'
It took a long time for me to get into dubstep because the crap that the kids like and the stuff that's on the radio is just absolutely tedious for me to listen to. This album changed all that for me. This CD is proof that dubstep can be a great genre and it has a lot of potential once you get past all the Nero and Skrillex crap. | 45 stars
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As good as it gets!
How I love this album! This was my very first choice for Vollenweider and I was simply mersmerised by its "beauty". Who can say about aesthetics without any comment for the ninth track "The secret, The Candle, And Love". This Grammy awarded CD is the best to date yet. I cannot see any better one still. Hmm... "Dancing with the lion" could be competitive. Never miss this masterpiece!! | 45 stars
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Just another lame pop album
Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Skye Sweetnam, Raven... haven't we had enough of these lame pop albums? There all alike! Let's have some true singers now! | 01 star
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Grunge masterpiece
. I personally would buy this CD just for the song "Down in a Hole." It is just so beautiful and perfectly executed. I can't listen to it just once without having to listen to it at least one more time. It is maybe my favorite song. "Down in a Hole" and "Rooster" are two very strong power ballads from this album. Although Alice in Chains was not a power ballad band per se, they did a few of them and generally pulled them off very well. Though Layne Staley's voice sounded great no matter what he was singing, it is songs like "Down in a Hole" on which he shines the brightest, rolling perfectly over all the rises and falls with a smoothness that is still somehow unnerving. The AIC classic "Would?," "Rain When I Die," and "Angry Chair" are standout midtempo songs, with the opening bass line and drums from "Angry Chair" marking one of the best songs openers of the genre. And of course there are the raging headbangers; "Them Bones," "God Smack," and "Dam That River" showcase the skills of Jerry Cantrell on lead guitar very well. "God Smack" took me a while to get used to; I think it was Layne's weird vocals on the verses, but I like it a lot now, and "Dam That River" packs a heavy punch with its raw aggression bursting with energy. There are some songs ("Junkhead," "Sickman," "Hate to Feel" for example) that never really caught on with me, mostly because they were pretty weird and hard to follow.Overall, it is a pretty good album musically, with "Down in a Hole" standing as the pinnacle, but not quite a great one. Layne Staley is one of my favorite voices; so full of feeling, so versatile, so unique, so perfectly reflective of what he was singing. His voice, like his lyrics, sound resigned to the hellish fate looming before him, from his opening yells on "Them Bones" which sound like the screams of the damned to the warbly, liquidly shaking verses of "God Smack." Jerry Cantrell's guitar work on Dirt, while it lacks some of the beauty of his well-arranged works on Jar of Flies, is still among the best of 90s rock music, certainly the best of the grunge guitarists. On the heavier songs which dominate Dirt, his guitar rips and grinds, it grates and screams, it captures a rough sound many have since tried to duplicate (such as Godsmack) but few have equaled. While Cantrell puts together few great full pieces of music on Dirt, he still leaves you with many great instants that make you want to stop, go back, and listen to it again. He is also the leading creative force behind AIC's music, and most of their best stuff was written by him. Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley had a great musical chemistry with their vocals and guitar that defines AIC's music. Sean Kinney is a good drummer, directing the music deftly and stepping to the forefront when needed but without taking the song over. Mike Starr is a very good bassist who certainly has his moments, such as the haunting intro to "Angry Chair" (which also features some nice drum beat from Starr). Yet somehow Alice in Chains was too often a band that did not equal the sum of its parts, not quite as good as it should have been. The root of the problem, I believe, is that the rhythms of many songs, while at times fascinating, were ultimately too irregular and flow-killing for success, while the bands most popular songs have been more musically accessible and conventionally flowing (those written mostly by Cantrell). Perhaps if Layne had been able to find control of himself and the band had stayed together, they would have matured to reach their full potential. We will certainly never know what they could have become. But don't let that undermine the fact that they were still a very good band to which current rock music owes a lot. Alice in Chains is in my opinion easily the best of the Seattle-based grunge bands of the era; the only one to be as significant for the music it produced as for the music it influenced. | 45 stars
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The best CD of 2004!!!!!
This CD is awesome. It really hsows what Gwen Stefani wanted to show. This style it totally new, and even thought people that liked NO DOUBT dont like her no more, i think that she still has a good voice and good songs in this album. i know is going to take long for her to come out with a new album, but when she does i hope that she is going to use her amazing voice in even somehting bigger.The desing of the deluxe edition is awesome, and i love that it can come either in blue or red. i got the blue one cuz i thought is was a better color, and the bag for the CD had a unique desing. Love it to death!!!Love you Gwen!!! - Andres | 45 stars
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Not even a good bootleg
If you're going to rip-off an artist by putting the artist's work out there without paying him, at least have the good manners to take some time to make the rip-off sound decent. Any teen-ager with a free audio editing program could have made this listenable in about 45 minutes.No, this is a straight line recording off of a high generation VHS tape. Sonic garbage.OK, bootleggers are a fact of life, I guess, it's just this one is lazy.And shame on Amazon for selling bootlegs. I'd not have thought they'd support ripping off artists (no one on the CD is making a penny on it, so you know). | 01 star
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not bad
Evidently a fan favourite, I find this sonic stew at times an overly abrasive mess , at times a thoughful, almost ambient mush, and yet at times a perfect blend of the human and the mechanical. The spoken word/guitar wall of noise intro is something of a summation of the remainder of the album. A mixture of intense, passionate chaos, and cold, mechanical calculation. My other favourite song is Fuerio! - a nice thick slab of Tuetonic Techno - in its varying remixes on the cd. I would have give this cd 3 stars only for the music ( good, but not essential EN ) but I add one star for the great liner notes in the cd case ( an arty mixture of translated song lyrics and wood block type portraits of the band memebrs ) and the brilliantly offensive wizzing stallion cover art. | 34 stars
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Simply the best.
It's a sort of anthology of 30 years of the greatest rock, blues, pop, r&b ever made. Great guests (Clapton, Cray, Palmer, Adams etc.). The cover of "A Change Is Gonna Come" (with a wonderful guitar solo by Robert Cray) make the cd worth buying by itself. Simply the best. | 45 stars
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There's no way but ''UP'' from here
I have been a real fan of Shania since her platinum album 'Come On Over' which I thought it will be the best album of her until 'UP' has released. If you sell millions and go platinum with an album like 'Come On Over', what are you supposed to do next? Use exactly the same formula. So no matter what people say that ''UP'' is a precise copy of 'Come On Over', ''UP'' is the further new step of ''Come On Over''. You can feel Shania's uniqueness in her lyrics and in her amazing voice. The energy she has, is unstoppable. With two cd'S (one mixed with pop-rock and the other's mixed with country), ''UP'' is definitely the best release of 2002 (check out the charts, it is still number 1). I agree that ''UP'' does not feature any song like ''You are still the one'' and ''from this moment on'' but hey what about the brilliant ''When You Kiss Me'', awesome''I Ain't Going Down'', sweet''Juanita'' and the magnificant ''Forever and Always''? They can easily be the new ''You are still The One'' or ''From This Moment On'' (highly capture the quality of them). The opening intro track ''UP''is one of the best efforts of the album. With its lovely lyrics and the catchy vibe, it gives the signal of the great quality of the whole cd.''I'm Gonna Getcha Good'' is a semi-follower of ''That Don'T Impress Me Much'' with better lyrics and a great melody. ''It Only Hurts When I am Breathing'' is lyrically the best of the album with ''I Ain't Goin' Down''. ''Nah!'' is a cool track (both country and pop-rock versions) that make you up and dance whereas ''Waiter!Bring Me Water'' is a suprisingly impressive one that gets in your blood from the first time you hear it. Actually I don't have a fave Cd cuz both of them simply rules. You can listen country mixed (green) one in your bad and in a lovely Sunday whereas pop-rock mixed one is always ready to get you in a party mood.It is very clear to see that with every new record , Shania is taking herself one step further both lyrically and melodically. One big thing about her that she WRITES HER OWN STUFF and she CAN SING unlike many artists today. This is what I call, TALENT and Shania has truly blessed with TALENT. As she sings in her intro track ''Up'', there's no way but ''UP'' from here...Go Shania!!! | 45 stars
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Great CD!!!
I love this cd, the king's singers are one of my favorite groups ever and this is one of my favorite cds of theirs. | 45 stars
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A good secondary Shadow CD
Hey, if you've got Entroducing, and you dig Midnight in a Perfect World, this followup EP is worth it. A couple of new mixes that will haunt you and get you thinking.Go Shadow! | 45 stars
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A Must-Have for any soulful collection.
I had this as an album, back in the day, I had to have it as a CD. He is one great singer! | 45 stars
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BRILLIANT-JUST BRILLIANT
Perhaps the greatest movie soundtrack ever, this compilation of songs from and inspired by Hackers is just great. As an huge fan of the movie when i hear some of my favorite tracks it just takes me back, back to the movie as well as places i've danced to some of these tunes in the past. With such a wide variety of electronic music anyone regardless of musical tastes can appreciate at least some tracks on this album. With songs like the Prodigy's 'voodoo people' and 'Halcyon and On and On' by Orbital, it's hard it's fast and damn it's fine, get it and enjoy it, a fitting introduction to a Trilogy of albums dedicated to a really wicked movie. | 45 stars
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Trisha's Best Yet
In her previous albums there have been some excellent songs by country music's most naturally talented voice. Yet, they never really seemed like incredible albums. Well, the day has come. "Real Live Woman," is a well rounded album where no one track stands out as the champion. Perhaps, it is because they are all great. Real Life Woman, is the best country albulm to date. | 45 stars
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This is Pink Floyd's REAL best CD!
This is Pink Floyd best CD. Forget about The Wall and Dark Side for a minute, this is Pink's best work. I bought this early this year and I can't seem to put it down. I even own a vinyl copy. This is even better than majestic Wish You Were Here. Despite it having long songs (3 songs over 10 minutes) I found it easy to penetrate and I fell in love with it on the first lesson.The CD opens and closes with "Pigs On The Wing," a great opening and closing to this but the three track between are Pink Floyds best. "Dogs" is a 17 minute adventure with lots of mood changes. It's a beautiful song. "Pigs" is another great song. It's another 11 minute journey and, not to mention, is a great tune for driving road trips. "Sheep" is the last part of this album. It's another 10 minute song and there is not one bad minute of it. A great closing.Whenever I hear these 5 songs, I get a chill because they are such powerful songs. If length of songs doesn't matter to you, this is THE album. If you do not like long songs, try Dark Side first, if you don't already have it.The most UNDERRATED album ever. | 45 stars
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Go Hilary!
wow! Hilary Duff did an amazing job with her first album! Some places she does struggle a bit, but overall she is great. This is a good cd for people who like Hilary Duff and like pop. The pictures are pretty good. Plus, this cd gives you all the words to the lyrics. Hilary really has done a vast metamorphosis to accomplish this album. Although, people saw that she's the next Britney, I disagree. Britney Spears has more of a talent for music, but Hil is trying. This is a AMAZING album! WAY TO GO HILARY! | 34 stars
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Average bootlet quality only...
Here's another one...another audience recording of John Wetton live. It is a very good sounding audience recording, but certainly not worth the money...Did Wetton not record any of his concerts that he has to officially release so-so (this one) and awful (Live in New York, for example) audience recordings? I understand trying to boot the bootleggers but I have better-sounding concert recordings of Wetton I've traded for and been freely given.Honestly, John, if you're looking for soundboard quality live recordings, give me a call...I have better sounding shows than this one that you haven't released. | 23 stars
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Vai is a genius
This is a TRULY AMAZING instrumental guitar album. Most shredders need to be playing fast ALL the time and are most interested in finger dexterity than songwriting, orchestration, or other essentials to making a great record. Vai does pay attention to these things, and his songs are complex, interesting, not not unaccessible. But when Steve does feel the need to shred, he does it better than anyone out there. His tone on this record is great, and his use of guitar layering, harmony, and creating a mass of music using other instruments is amazing and makes this record fun to listen every time. The thing that I really like about his music, especially on this, is that not everything is focused on the guitar. He lets the other instruments and musicians shine through, which makes it much more interesting than just a non-stop chops fest. The bottom line is if you like Joe Satriani, Frank Zappa, shred of any kind, or just like great music, then you should buy this record. NOW. | 45 stars
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Cash, The Debut On Columbia...
Recorded in 1958, Released 1959, this would be the first Johnny Cash record for Columbia, it's also one of his best...I bet Sam Phillips regretted the day Johnny Cash departed Sun records, - due to creative discrepancies, the maverick singer wanted more song selection freedom, - recording more gospel material as you'll hear on this recording titled "That's Enough". "The Fabulous Johnny Cash" is a milestone debut for the man in black, this is Cash at his very best, featuring the classic songs, "Run Softly Blue River", "Frankie's Man Johnny", "One More Ride", "That's All Over", "Troubadour", Johnny's originals, "I Still Miss Someone", "Dont Take Your Guns To Town". My favorite all-time Johnny Cash recording, it's essential, it's here at a cheap reasonable price. From the writer of "I Walk The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues", would also recommend the American recordings, Cash. | 45 stars
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I'm a believer
Mr. Cash was a man of few words, so I'll try to be succinct here. "American V: A Hundred Highways" may just be the best of his American Recordings work. As others have noted, Johnny Cash balances poignancy with power and he views death, not with fear, but with a view toward new life.He wrote two of the CD's best songs, "Now I Believe" and "Like the 309," which are both deeply personal and heartfelt. He also does great interpretations of classic songs like "If You Could Read My Mind" and "A Legend in My Time," which take on added meaning in the context of his singing. I have all of his American Recordings, and many other albums of Johnny and June Carter Cash. I know...Johnny Cash is not typically "chick music." But there's something real and absolutely genuine about this man in black that I find completely captivating. Seldom before has such strength been clothed in such brokenness.This CD reflects all that was Johnny Cash, which makes it totally essential for any serious music fan. | 45 stars
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