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louie vega hits again
this superb cd produced by louie vega is another gem in your elements of life/masters at work collection.luisito quintero plays great,great percussions and all the musicians which collaborate with him do a phenomenal job.the sound in the cd is sharp and clean.all the productions are catching and easy to get along with.you could dance and you could chill at the same time,that's what louie vega is all about.this cd deserves it all... | 34 stars
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80's Music!
I had no expectations when I bought this album. I only knew that it was in top100 on the 100 greatest ccm albums list. This album has great motion, great pop-rock songs as well as great, beautiful ballads. The lyrics are just touching. Favorite tracks of mine are "I'm Not Alone", "Medals", and "Rock Solid". | 45 stars
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Still miss Briana
Since the late 80s, The Beautiful South have been one of my favourite bands. I was also, of course, a fan of The Housemartins. I have all 13 of the BS albums, including Best Of's and Paul Heaton's solo effort Fat Chance. I've admired their melodies, interesting lyrics and general musicality. While I believe their best work was done in the years when Briana Corrigan was part of the band, everything done since then has still been worthy of purchase and listening.I couldn't wait for release of Superbi here in Australia, so I purchased a copy off eBay, from England. First play was extremely disappointing: all the tracks sounded sing-song-y, too simple, perhaps a little too country - couldn't discern any of the male/female vocal battles we've been used to from past CDs. So taking the advice of the only reviewer of the CD on Amazon, I persevered.Sure enough, after about the sixth play through, the songs began to reveal themselves.That said, I still only like half the tracks - I guess 50% is not that bad. It's just that I'm used to devouring almost each and every track on a BS album.For me, Superbi is certainly a welcome reminder of what The Beautiful South are capable of, but I was definitely expecting more. | 34 stars
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Ziggy Played Guitar
This is arguably the GREATIST rock album ever recorded. Bowie is a Glam Rock God in Ziggy Stardust. he creates and becomes this character, Ziggy, and tells of his rise and fall. Great compositions and wonderful lyrics make this a must have album. | 45 stars
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Not Their Darkest But Likely Their Weirdest
Released chronologically during the transition from the overwhelming darkness of �Pornography� that preceded it and the breakthrough catchy alt pop of �Head on the Door� that followed, �The Top� was bound to be a freaky album. If that�s what you wanted it doesn�t disappoint. Other than �The Caterpillar�, which ends the album, there are no clear singles.The leadoff �Shake Dog Shake� may be the best song but doesn�t fit into pop mold I�ve ever heard. �Piggy in the Mirror� is a portrait of self-loathing that seems to fit Robert�s mindset well. �The Empty World� is as bleak as the title implies with it death dirge military drum beat. �Bananafishbones� is a strange homage to J.D. Salinger�s short story �A Perfect Day for Bananafish�; Smith often wrote music with literature in mind using Andre Gide (How Beautiful You Are), Albert Camus (Killing An Arab) and others as source material. Many of the songs are good and creative. �Give Me It� stands out with its bursts of noise and horns and Robert wailing desperately like never before � �Icing Sugar� from �Kiss Me� seems like a reinterpretation of this song.�The Top� may represent some of the group�s most original work but is often less accessible than even its darker predecessors. There�s some weird stuff here, but worthwhile for fans and maybe adventurous listeners who aren�t Cure fanatics. | 34 stars
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Enough already...
One CD full of "beeeeeeeeeep-hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-oooommmmmmm" is enough, don't you think? Are they trying to get out of their recording contract or something?Radiohead is one of the more talented groups around and I'll admit that a few of these "tunes" are OK but I want more than this for my hard-earned cash.Please fellas, give us all a break and make some other kinds of sounds with your instruments. | 23 stars
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Disc 1 of a 3-disc set, also includes the 3-disc packaging
Talk, Pt. 1, an import from Holland on the Parlophone label, includes the first of three CD singles and a nice tri-fold digipak where you can put Talk, Pt. 2 and Talk, Pt. 3. As others have said, this is the first disc only. Getting the remaining discs depends largely on your desire to be a completionist, or for your interest in live tracks.The breakdown of the three discs is as follows:Part 1: (Amazon AISN B000CNGG9Y)1. Talk (Radio Edit)2. Swallowed in the Sea (Live in Holland)3. God Put A Smile Upon You Face (Live in Holland)Part 2: (Amazon AISN B000CNGGA8)1. Talk (Album Version)2. Square One (Live in Holland)3. Clocks (Live in Holland)Part 3: (Amazon AISN B000CNGGAI)1. Talk (Live in Holland)2. Til Kingdom Come (Live in Holland)3. Fix You (Live in Holland)Part 1 only warrants a three-star rating from me because it includes the Radio Edit of Talk. But the live tracks are good.Part 2 goes up to four stars because it includes the album version of Talk, and an excellent live rendition of Square One from X&Y.;Part 3 also warrants four stars for the live tracks from X&Y;, great performances all.Note that these discs have WMA copy protection. If you would like to extract tracks for your MP3 player or iPod, you will need to use a Mac to do so.By the way, parts 2 and 3 come in shrinkwrapped sleeves. This is one more reason to get part 1 and the nice tri-fold digipak. | 23 stars
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The Human League, I Dare You
The Human League have had many member changes over the years and after all this time are still together and performing with only Philip Oakey as the original recognised band member left along with Joanne Cathrall and Susan Ann Sulley to make the current group line-up.The Human League has sold over 20 million records worldwide and as such have influenced many other electro-syntho-pop acts like Moby. The group has released nine studio albums since 1979, but there was one album above all the others that made their career, the one album they will always be remembered for, the one album that became the hallmark for all others to follow in regards to sound, influence and development, the one album that changed your perception of music forever.Dare!It was 1981 (a good year); this was the year where four albums were to help influence my musical tastes (there were others of course later on, but these four were a strong starting point) in the 1980's and beyond: 1] Duran Duran, 2] Time, 3] Dare! and 4] Tonwelle, Tonwelle is one of my personal top 10 albums of all-time. There are other albums and groups which I will not go into here; needless to say by 1981 my musical journey was well underway.Let's continue, 1981-82, this was the Human League's most successful period in their musical history when they released their third album Dare! Under a new direction from veteran producer Martin Rushent the first single from the album was `The Sound of the Crowd', and reached number 12 in the UK charts. But that was just a taste of better things to come. The next single `Love Action (I Believe in Love)' went to number 3 in the UK charts, the first and second singles were released before the album Dare! and it was because of their success that the album was commissioned by Virgin at the time, to this end once the album was completed a third single was released `Open Your Heart' and did just as well.Dare! was released in October of 1981 and headed to the top spot-number one in the United Kingdom, and stayed there for four weeks and remained in the charts for 77 weeks between 1981-82 giving the band their triple platinum status. Due to the success of the album a fourth (controversial*) single was released `Don't You Want Me' in December 1981 and went straight to number one; the single became the Human League's biggest hit with over 2 million copies sold worldwide. Dare! was also released in the US and the single `Don't You Want Me' also hit the number one spot in 1982.* Virgin executive Simon Draper, wanted `Don't You Want Me' to be released as a fourth single but Philip Oakey was against it believing that the song was weak and it could damage the band's success of Dare! but Phil was overruled, and the rest as they say is history.In 1982 the Human League received the Best British Newcomer award at the annual British Music awards and producer Martin Rushent also gained the Best Producer award for his involvement on Dare!Now having said all that, let's look at the other songs on the album:`Things That Dreams Are Made Of'The electro-drum beat is unmistakable in this song (the band became notorious because they did not use a human drummer, but a computer (tape machine) to record and play synthesizer drum beats) as well as being a slow tempo tune; again we hear the classic almost sterile sound of the early electronic music which became part of the `Romantic Movement' sound (directly or indirectly in various forms according the individual band tastes) in the early 80s.`Darkness'An ambient almost Gregorian sound at the beginning of this song with Phil's voice giving an added surreal chant; this song is probable the darkest of all the songs on the album, again we can see how versatile this album is in sound and composition.`Do Or Die'This song seems to reflect an anti-government/society, anti-social/system type of awareness on a personal level as an individual, I maybe wrong but that's the impression I get when listening to it. Good musical mid-break within the song which could have developed as an added instrumental to the album all on its own.`Get Carter'A simple electro-introduction instrumental to the next song. (Could the title be a reference to the movie and to Michael Cain's character?)`I Am the Law'A slow song with Phil's unmistakable voice sounding on occasion lower to reflect a deeper meaning about authority's darker (seedy) side (cover-ups), which is appropriate as this song blends into the next.`Seconds'As with the above explanation we see how the law (authority) deals with world events such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as this song implies. On a subconscious level the distinctive singular repetitive electro-drum beat throughout the song reflecting the bullet sound as it is fired over and over again to enforce the gun shot (or shots) taken on that day in 1963.All in all this album was ahead of its time, perhaps that's why it was unique and bold in concept, so totally different which is why, Dare! was a hit for the Human League. The album may seem dated now in regards to its music, but one must remember in 1981-82 it was avant-garde in its musical presentation and innovation; that is why, Dare! is considered a classic album, and why the serious collector has a copy in their collection.The album itself seems to be a mix of many emotions I feel, and one needs to peel back the layers to understand the true meaning the group are trying to express, in events and or situations, possibly about themselves, their experiences or their thoughts of the moment.On reflection the Human League were to never again have success with any of their future albums of the magnitude of Dare! Over the years they have had a flourishing musical career, but never to the scale during 1981-82, their best period in music as a group. That said the Human League is still around and performing if not for themselves but for the benefit of their fans-who wish to remember a better time when things in the world were so uncomplicated.Special thanks to Wikipedia for additional information for compiling this review. | 45 stars
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I liked it...
I liked this CD. It's nothing ground breaking, but it's a nice change to hear music like this on the radio. It's different for todays standards of "popular" music.The best songs have to be the ones that are on the radio as well, which are "Harder to Breath" and "This Love", but the rest of the cd is still listenable. The only song that I skip is the song that was recorded live, just because I don't enjoy live recordings that much. I'd rather be at the concert...Overall, I don't have any huge complaints. It's interesting music for what is on the radio today, and I'm just glad they play their own instruments. | 45 stars
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Awesome Worship CD
This CD is awesome from begining to end. Sha' has such a powerful annointing in every song on this CD. You can feel the holy spirit moving though the stereo system. This CD will bless you in so many ways. "Rain" will have you on your on your knees. This is a must have for all worshippers. | 45 stars
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Great CD
It is a great rercording and brings back fond memories of the days we lived in Boston and could hear Arthur Fiedler on the stage. | 45 stars
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A Gersh-winner
George Gershwin had a long association with the mechanical device known as the player piano. At the age of ten, Gershwin used a neighbor's pianola to teach himself how to play, by very slowly pumping the foot pedal that advanced the hole-punched rolls, and placing his fingers on the depressed keys. His parents were so impressed by his abilities they enrolled the boy in formal piano studies when he turned 13. Thus, an American genius was born.The existing films of Gershwin (who died of a brain tumor at age 38 in 1937) show him to be a virtuoso at his instrument. His 1924 acoustic recording of Rhapsody In Blue (with the Paul Whiteman orchestra) is further evidence of this. But no film or recording has what is contained within the album GERSHWIN PLAYS GERSHWIN: THE PIANO ROLLS, and that is-- full fidelity range.The CD comes in a standard jewel case packaged in a heavy paper slipcover. Biographical liner notes are included along with details on the rolls. The earliest performance in this set is from 1916, made when Gershwin was an 18-year-old song plugger. My favorites here are "Swanee," from 1920, and "An American In Paris," from 1933, which is undoubtedly one of the last significant piano rolls ever made.Gershwin's dynamic performances are not in the least obscured by the few extra notes added to the piano rolls (such practice was standard in those days). Listening to these recordings is like sitting next to this brilliant man, observing his fingers fly over the keys as he plays some of his best work.TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 60:36 | 34 stars
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Now 6- A Good Album, But Some Songs I Could Live Without
This is a pretty good album. My favorite songs are "Around the World (lalalalala)" "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" and "It Wasn't Me". Some of the songs I didn't like are "Stronger" "I Wish" "With Arms Wide Open" and "Crazy". But all in all, this was a pretty good album. | 34 stars
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An Instant Classic
How can those idoits say The who's "Tommy" was not as great as their last rock opera? Those idoits don't know what their talking about this album brought new ideas to the music industry by making this album was not only a great pay off for pete, it was something back then that no one would ever think about or hear but when it came out people started to realize that something's could be done this album is a perfect example! As for the storyline it was orignal and brillant sad and happy as well! All the songs in this album live up to their theme and message with pete's acid queen and of course Roger's epic finisher "See me Feel me touch me Heal me". Are powerful words that truley help a young deaf blind and dumb boy live thourgh heck and a heroic come back in his already deperssing life. All and all this album is worth the price of admission it is on my all time top 3 list of greatest rock albums ever made! So go and buy it trust me you well not be dissapointed its a most own! | 45 stars
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COAL
The album should be admired for "sweet thing", and "cypress avenue". Van sounds like a young man looking for direction. Van was able to get the wheels in motion and develop a sense of style ,upon completing "ASTRAL WEEKS". This is his coal before the diamond. | 23 stars
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So who is this band and what do they sound like?
This is honestly very well written and very well played music. Not much isn't done on this album. The bass reminds me of Gamma Ray. The lyrics are wonderful. The artwork in the sleeve is FANTASTIC and will blow you away. The speed of the album is perfect - no piano ballads OR hyper speed songs - just mid-range stuff. Track 6, "Eloise", is a cover of a song written in 1968. I can't remember who its by. The keyboards are of very high quality. For a finishing touch, Lana Lane sings in the last song.I don't think any song is under 5 minutes. There isn't even an intro or anything. The last song is almost 8 minutes and is the longest.Now about the songs themselves. Tracks 1-3 are typical melodic/progressive/symphonic metal that fans of Sonata Arctica, Symphony X, Stratovarius, or any of the Italian power metal bands should enjoy. 4 is instrumental with awesome riffs from both the guitarist and keyboardist. Track 5, Wasted Time, is probably my favorite on the album. It is a soft ballad with some keys and lyrics that will surely grab your attention. The guitars are nearly perfect. With a darker cover art, this would be a very atmospheric song. Fans of just about any kind of euro metal should love this song. Then of course is the cover song. The first time I listened to the album, I didn't even notice that it is a cover. It sounds so much like the rest of the songs on the album! 7-9 are 3 more melodic songs like 1-3 and the closer is really good as well.This band has been around quite a while, only they've changed over the years. Even in the lyric book, people don't know how to classify the band. I think it says... neoclassical + power prog, or something like that. 3 of the bands they thank are Angra, Rhapsody, and Heaven's Gate.I would compare this band to bands like Skylark or Negura Bunget in terms of how good they are for how rare they are. For bands nobody knows about, they surely know how to write great music. I strongly recommend this album. This band should be about as popular as Sonata Arctica. Give them a shot!When you get the time, go read some of my other reviews and say if they were helpful to you or not. | 45 stars
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Actually 4.5 stars
While not on the level of the incomparable "OK Computer", this is still an excellent CD. This band has so much talent that they simply have no contemporary peers. They have - perhaps unwittingly - created an expectation that was, in the case of Kid A, almost impossible to live up to when you consider "The Bends" and "OK Computer" are probably 2 of the best 5 CD's ever recorded.Give credit to Radiohead for venturing out into the netherworld on this one and continuing to take creative risks. You must listen to Kid A several times before it can be fully appreciated. Some will "get it"; some won't. If you're in to the ear candy that is so prevalent in today's alt-music scene, this won't do it for you. If you you can appreciate genre-bending work in the vein of the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and REM, you'll understand why Radiohead is the best rock act going by a wide margin. | 34 stars
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Absolutely Sensational
This is one of the nicest songs that I have ever heard. It's a love song, without the smut of "getting her into bed"! The song talks of two people who are richly in love. Shania Twain sings this with a lot of power and feeling. My fiancee and I are getting married in 25 days, and yes, my fiancee is walking down the aisle to this one. Even now, I have to hold back the tears and lump in the throat, just thinking about it! Sensational song, Shania! (PS : The duet version - Bryan White - is just as beautiful, although probably not quite as powerfully sung.) Check out both versions! | 45 stars
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Best Album This Year
If your a Lloyd Banks fan...then you wont be dissapointed.This album still shows the hunger Lloyd Banks has and he truly is the punchline king.Real New York ishh.reccomended to True Hip Hop Fans!!. | 45 stars
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great!!!!!!!!
great!!!!!!!!!! this album is agreat blast from the past good times and fun memories. Thank you, i would truly recommend | 45 stars
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Another Example of A Successful Crossover!
I first purchased the album without ever sampling a track, I just decided to buy it because I really enjoy EBTG's previous cds. At first I didn't like the album and found myself skipping over numerous tracks, (there aren't many--only 10) and decided to put it on a shelf and try and listen to it at a later time. About four months later, I decided to give it another try, and after listening to the whole album from start to finish and looking over at some of the lyrics, I have to say that it's one of the best album that I have heard in years. You just have to give it time. Here's another example of a band making a very successful crossover! | 34 stars
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Short and oh so sweet!
Although only consisting of 4 songs, so really an EP, this album has puts on display the quality and diversity of The Australian Crawl's music. Reckless: A classic ballard. The Night: A Funk Rock beauty with wrought, grinding guitars and a cool rythym. White Limbo: A funk choon with a throbbing beat. And Looking For Cool: A sad but really groovy sound of minimal amplification with great percussion. For me just these four songs completely capture the sound of the Australian Crawl. A perfect compliment to this classic EP would be 'Crawl File' by the same group. However Semantics is untouchable for just sheer ambience and summer happiness! Buy it! I've yet to hear a better or more complete EP. It is definitely worth the money! | 45 stars
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The World's Greatest Music
This cd is an awesome cd because it combines all of Madonna's greatest hits. Anyone that is a fan of Madonna is sure to love this cd! Also for anyone that has never listened to any of Madonna's music, this would be a great choice because it offers many great titles that explore her career. It's great when a cd combines songs that have been popular that everyone loves because instead of having many cds you can just pop in one. If someone wanted a cd to explain the past decade or so, this would be it. Madonna has been a public icon for so long and throughout our changing times Madonna has reinvented herself to provide amazing music. The music that Madonna has created can express any emotion and is sure to put a smile on your face! | 45 stars
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Just like Rock and Roll - inherently flawed masterpiece
As a depressed, immature, drug-addicted teenager, nothing spoke to me quite like the manipulative lyrics of "The Wall." As a happy, relatively mature, sober adult, they readily reveal themselves to be less profound than originally thought. That being said, I have spent more money on this album and the film companion than any other single work of music (and this includes a recording of Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust" on which I appear). I have owned it on vinyl, cassette, CD (twice - after one copy was stolen from my car), and the film on VHS and DVD. Why do I keep going back? Two reasons: no matter how confused I think some of the lyrics are now, there is no denying the soul poured into them; and this album is undeniably an essential work in defining the (albeit flawed - much like this album) history of rock and roll in all its self-indulgent glory. Students will be listening to this album 200 years from now (if we still exist on the planet), and despite our short-sighted present day society, that says something.OK - let's get to brass tacks. Why will this album continue to be heard? Grandeur. While really only being the story of a boy who lost his father in WWII, then lost his soul to the excesses of rock and roll, lost his wife in that process, then, ultimately, lost his marbles, "The Wall" sprays to all fields, touching on themes of fascism, the judicial system, and nuclear war. It doesn't matter that a lot of these themes miss their targets, it was ambitious enough to try. The songs are connected the way that the songs in any decent Broadway musical are: similar melodies, similar voices, similar endings. Not a lot of rock musicians (people most comfortable with a 4/4 tempo and a tonic, fourth, fifth chord progression) could even come close to the cohesion present here.My personal favorite "song" on this album has always been "Nobody Home" - while not the melodic masterpiece that "Comfortably Numb" is - "Nobody Home" so accurately describes the general hopelessness of a drug induced depression both in lyric and in melody, that I find it somehow strangely comforting. "And I got a strong urge to fly/But I got...nowhere to fly to" - truer words have yet to be spoken about the funk that drugs can lead to. I appreciate that Roger Waters wasn't just writing about drug use, but albums ultimately speak to the listener through their own personal experience, and that was my personal experience with the lyrics he wrote.As I have only given this album four stars, I must explain. There are too many songs on this album that force me to hit fast forward. "Nobody Home" is followed by "Vera" and "Bring the Boys Back Home" which leads into "Comfortably Numb." Huh? I appreciate breaking up a theme, but jeez, I thought we were done with the WWII talk on side 1 of this work. Also, it galls me that one of the finest works in the film (and one of the songs that actually connects some themes) is left off the studio album. "The Tigers Broke Free" is a great piece of music, and more in tune to the concept of the album than "Bring the Boys Back Home" ever could be. I also (despite the fact that it is a really good song) find "Hey You" an unnecessary element to the album. It just doesn't fit. "Master of the House" is a great bit of theatre in "Les Miserables" - but it is there ONLY to create a hit - and that's what "Hey You" is.To sum up - this is an essential bit of music to own if you truly want to represent music in your collection, just be aware that no matter how great it seems, it fails on several levels. Buy this album and decide for yourself. | 34 stars
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Correction to earlier review
I inadvertently placed Heneger, Alabama in Tennessee. Please correct that in the review. Charlie Louvin would not be happy that his home place had been moved to Tennessee! Thanks. | 34 stars
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Temptin'?.....No, SMOKIN'!!
Sounds as fresh today as it did when the original was released back in 1995. Having their version of Night and Day included in the What Women Want movie was a good move, and should have helped them reach a wider audience. As a body of work, this must be amongst the best ever to come out of Motown, by any of their artists, and that should speak volumes. The arrangements and singing on these timeless standards will make your musical moments special, whatever your setting happens to be, cruising, chilling at home, getting your teeth pulled, (LOL)whatever. Don't be fooled as you look at the songs on offer because even if you've heard some of them, you haven't heard them like this. | 45 stars
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Good Rhymes but Horrible Production
Eminem can rhyme no doubt, but his production is horrible...Only when he leaves the beats to Dre does this album pick up steam.Worst Em album ever. | 12 stars
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Incredible
This is a really great recording. The philharmonic is as always incredibly solid and doesnt drown out the actors or steal the show. The cast was absolutely incredible:Colm Wilkinson is Jean Valjean. His voice is really powerful and he portrays the character so well and is very faithful to the character in Victor Hugo's novel.Philip Quast is a great Javert...Quast plays the firm, uptight, opinionated inspector to perfection...Ruthie Henshall is my favorite performer on the CD. She plays Fantine like the ruined woman that she's meant to be. Her voice is so powerful. She performs "I dreamed a dreamed" so well. I was so depressed after hearing it...Jenny Galloway is great as Mme Thenardier. She is funny as well as nasty. But I think that she and Armstrong are the weaker members of the cast.Alun Armstrong isnt all that great as Thenardier. His accent is great, but his performance of "Dog Eats Dog" just isnt as great as the guy on the Broadway recording. He isnt as nasty and hateable as the Broadway Thenardier...Lea Salonga was a good Eponine. I dont know if I prefer her or Frances Ruffelle... But Salongas voice is just so great, and her performance of "Little Fall of Rain" was breathtaking. It was so sad...Michael Ball was amazing! He was so so good. In "Little Fall of Rain" he was incredible. I loved the way he says "grow" just after Eponine dies. He was so good at hitting the high and low notes and was the best Marius Ive ever heard...Michael Maguire was good as Enjolras. Ive never really paid much attention to that character, but his voice blends in too much with the rest of the Students. His voice is very powerful though.Judy Kuhn is much better on this recording then she is on the Broadway recording... Her voice has matured in this recording, and she fits in just right.The songs are all great, but "One Day More" just doesnt sound right. Some of the voices are too far away, and everything seems to fall apart towards the end. The Thenariders ruin it. They dont sing theyre part like in the other recordings, but they break it up and sing lines every now and again. Marius and Valjean clash at the end. It wasnt all that bad, but I didnt fell like itdid the song justice. Also, some verses were missing from "Lovely Ladies" the prostitute never asks Fantine for her necklace, and the whole section in which the prostitute is asking Fantine why she thinks shes too good to be a prostitute is gone. Also, "Building the Barricade" is completely missing... I was pleased to see songs like "The Sewers" and "Fantines Arrest" on the album, because those were missing from the other recordings. I really wish "Death of Gavroche" was on the album, though....We miss the beginning of Mme Thenardiers' part in "Master of the House" because the audience is laughing. But its great to hear the audience cheering at the end of the finale. Also, because it is a live recording, we hear the actors acting. Salonga really made it sound like Eponine was dying in "Little Fall of Rain" (I mean that in every positive way). Micahels Ball's chuckling in "Red and Black" is great. The cast are a lot clearer in this one than in the Broadway recording...Overall, this is my favorite recording, and a perfect CD for any Les Miz fan. | 45 stars
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Earth & Sun & Moon meets Redneck Wonderland
Another solid Oils album. I've been a fan since Diesel and Dust and have all their stuff. I'd rate this one toward the top of the heap. If you liked Earth & Sun & Moon, this one is more aggressive, but not nearly as aggressive as Redneck Wonderland (their masterpiece if you ask me). They've still got it. | 34 stars
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One of the best albums of 2000
I first heard about this album on a U2 message board and went right out and bought it. I was blown away by the terrific music coming from a band's first album. Chris Martin's incredible vocals were definitely a stand out for me. "Shiver" has a great buildup, "Yellow" is a fantastic romantic song, and "High Speed" stuck out right away. The rest of the album is also great and I can't wait for the band's second album. | 45 stars
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bordering on great
jock got it right on this album. HE went back to firefalls beginning sound. Even though hes the only original member left in band he got it RIGHT on this, best song NO MEANS NO | 34 stars
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essential for any true fan
All of the bonus tracks became immediate favorites;they are truely worthy of a place on "keep it real like a secret". The live tracks are Doug solo...beautiful and raw. | 34 stars
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Crisp, cheery holiday standards appeal to a broad audience.
Recorded in the early '60s, Christmas With Chet Atkins provides spirited renditions of Christmas standards. A chorus adds to the Chet's distinctive style on many cuts, especially those played on an electric guitar (which constituted one side of the original vinyl). The selections played on a nylon-stringed guitar are more somber. The recording can serve as a sparkling background to holiday gatherings as well as instruction and inspiration to many guitarists. By contrast with a later Christmas recording on CBS, this RCA effort should appeal to many who have no real enthusiasm for guitar renditions. | 45 stars
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From an oldster
OK, it duzn't include ALL my favorites, but lots of 'em. I'm more partial to the heavier stuff -- The SLAYED album especially. If you still have a turntable you can get all their LPs for like five dollars each in the used bins and pick 'em for 'yerselF. I had the pleasure of seeing 'um live in 1975 (yes, 1975) -- one of the first concerts I ever saw, I was 16 years old. They warmed up for ZZ Top in NY. Wow-ie. I was hooked ever since. And if this CD is all the SLADE you ever buy -- you can't go wrong. They're is a very, very, good chance that many of the songs on this CD will stick in your head for a lifetime. | 34 stars
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Fun For All
Great mix of music with some hard to find titles. I thouroughly enjoy playing this CD | 45 stars
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this cd is tight son
i was on my computer on msn and one of my friends was like there's a new swollen song on much. i'm like damn so i flip to it and sure enough fuel injection was playing. i had to have it. luckaly my sis bought it for me for xmas. i listend to it right away. though i find more songs than usual aren't up to my standards for swollen but most of the songs were damn good. this album is more rythmical than balance i think so its real good. if i were you i'd buy it. | 45 stars
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Buy the double version CD as the best songs are on the 2nd C
I have this album but it comes with two CD's. If amazon's version really only comes with one I would recommend going to an actual CD store as I've never seen this CD with just one disc before. It always has two and the cover is black with everything else exactly the same.Two discs of music provide a vast range songs. Some slow, some fast, some good, some not. The thing you want from soundtracks is for your imagination to be taken back to those movies when the song is playing and to be honest not all these songs do that but there are a substantial number of good ones that do.The advantage this album has over similar ones is that all the songs on here are by the original artists, the same ones you actually here in the films. No doubt you will not like all the songs on here and some do appear on a lot of compilation albums but with 40 songs you surely will find enough you will enjoy.Excellent 80's songs such as Ghostbusters, Take My Breathe Away and When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going) along with 70's classics like, Mustang Sally and Knockin' on Heaven's Door when combined with 90's movie hits such as The Shoop Shoop Song and Philadelphia make this a huge album. | 45 stars
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musical genius
What has not already been said about this album. Some people don't know that it is also a second soundtrack for "The Wizard of Oz", honest. If you cue the album so it starts with the third lion's roar. The music will match up with the action. It adds a new light to the movie. | 45 stars
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Best Rock CD--Linkin Park-Hybrid Theroy
Likin Park-Hybrid Theroy is the best CD ive ever heard. All the songs are exelent, and well mixed. It is a great combination of hard rock and rap. These are what I thought about the tracks.1.Papercut-this is a great song and opening to a CD, it has some solid rock and rap in it.2.One Step Closer-This is my favorite track in the entire CD, it is a great hard song,I also like Chester Bennigton in this song screaming.3.With you-Has a exelent begging, starting as a good rock song, its one of my favorites.4.Points Of Athority-Has a really good sound, My 2nd favorite on disc.5.Crawling-This is a great song with incredible emotino, I love it!6.Runaway-This song starts ok then gets better and bettter, it is great.7.By Myself-This song is ok, I didnt care for it much, but good begginig.8.In the End-This is the hit song on the whole CD, u find this on the rdaio everywhere, its really good, and has some pretty good rap/rock parts.9.A Place For My Head-Mellow begging, turns into a awesome rock song woth great rap parts in between.10.Forgotten-This is a exelent heavy song, graet lyrics too.11.Cure For The Itch-This to me is the only dissapointedment on the CD, its just drum beats, no singing.12.Pushing me away-A exelent start and way to closeout the Cd,great song.You should really buy this CD, it will amase you how good they are.. | 45 stars
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Bad
A lot of people fell in love with Nine Inch Nails in high school. For me, the two-disc 1999 epic The Fragile perfectly captured the frustrations of adolescence, complete with screaming, depression and a me-against-the-world mentality. From there I picked up the rest of the catalog, and even wasted a Burger King paycheck or two on ill-conceived remix CDs.Pretty Hate Machine was accessible; Broken was angry; The Downward Spiral was progressive - each found a special place in my CD collection, sometimes off to the side due to the oh-so-artsy, won't-fit-in-the-organizer cardboard packages.It's been five and a half years since then, and Nine Inch Nails's latest release, With Teeth, is a little of everything that came before. Only not as good as that description would imply, because Trent Reznor's songwriting just isn't there.Simply put, With Teeth has too much filler for five years of work. "You Know What You Are," for example, is basically a rewrite of The Fragile's "No You Don't," only this time the chorus lyrics ("DON'T YOU F---ING KNOW WHAT YOU ARE!?!") demonstrate the fall of Reznor's way with words."The Collector" is sure to collect dust, with a forced gloominess that reminds listeners that, no, Reznor is no longer a depressed, fingernail-painting eighth grader. The intricacies of stanzas like "I pick things up, I am a collector / And things, well things, they tend to accumulate / I have this net, it drags behind me / It picks up feelings for me to feed upon" are sure to inspire intense thought. For anyone who doesn't know what "collector" means or eats feelings, anyway.The title track is another flop, with hilariously exaggerated pronunciation ("With-uh teeth-uh!"). "Only" is supremely annoying, with Reznor rambling aimlessly over a techno beat in a matter reminiscent of Pretty Hate Machine's "Down in It."And so the record drags on, with awkward spoken-word sections, forgettable melodies and half-assed pseudo-pop hooks ("She turns me on." Very inventive and very funky, Trent). Reznor tries to combine the mindless attitude of Pretty Hate Machine with the guitar and computer tones of The Fragile but can't quite swing it.Thankfully, though, it isn't all bad. The lead track, "All the Love in the World," steals a melody from The Fragile's "Even Deeper" but redeems itself with a decent chorus and interesting piano outro.Also, while first single "The Hand that Feeds" is nothing fresh or spectacular, it is catchy. "Every Day is Exactly the Same" is up to typical Nine Inch Nails standards, though the lyrics get a bit cheesy at times, and the verses of "The Line Begins to Blur" bring a healthy dose of genuine self-loathing. "Beside you in Time" builds from a mediocre beginning into tense, thick, computer-generated harmonies."Right Where it Belongs" is easily the record's masterpiece - if only there were more like it. A lilting piano melody runs alongside a dreary, processed guitar line throughout the song, laying the foundation for a classic Reznor vocal line. Very much in the tradition of "Something I can Never Have," "Hurt" and "The Great Below," it's perfect wrist-slitting music: slow, depressed and hopeless. In short, it's awesome, despite the out-of-place sound of an audience's cheering two-thirds of the way through the track.Trent Reznor has long been a mainstay of the alternative scene, with each record better and gloomier than the last, but he reached his peak with The Fragile. With Teeth demonstrates no growth, and only a minority of songs would have been good enough to appear on any other NIN album.Maybe he'll return to form with his next release (2010, if past trends are any indication), but With Teeth - plus the obligatory, overpriced remix compilations - won't hold fans' interest for five years. | 12 stars
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*Superb Rock Classic*
This album is one of the defining albums of 70's era rock.A guitar virtuoso's must listen, simply put- Amazing! | 45 stars
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A True Masterpiece
I first discovered this album in 1992, during my senior year of high school. I found it at the public library - I had never heard of Marvin Gaye before, but for some reason, the cool looking gentleman on the cover intrigued me, so I checked it out. For about two straight weeks, I listened to this album back to front. I was absolutely blown away by this music. I already own it on CD, but when I saw this deluxe edition in the store, I had to have it. The bonus tracks alone are worth the price. You get 2 VERSIONS of the original album PLUS the live stuff and B-sides - you just can't lose. Marvin would be proud. | 45 stars
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first class
One of the best records anybody could ever hope to own. It's a cocktail of 70s funk and classic Brasilia. A joyous, uplifting, unique and utterly brilliant CD. | 45 stars
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way good
This cd certainly isn't the most cohesive cd in the world (not saying its not cohesive), or the cleverest (but its up there), but the cd as a whole is just so damn good i can't not recommend it fully.I should point out that its not as heavy as some other Eels cds; take it or leave it, this cd is mostly character sketches, with a few love songs thrown into the mix. The character sketches are really good; Jungle Telegraph is funny as hell. Not funny like vaudeville, funny like you just realized this orchestrated wonder is really about a guy who lives in a tree and just wants some lovin.The tunes are all orchestrated beautifully, but they have a really nice grunge sound. Get the cd. | 45 stars
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NO PLAY
Y?N VEE THE HAD THIS THUG BUT SEX APPEAL ABOUT THEM. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE FROM THE WEST COAST. IF THEY HAD TUPAC BEHIND THEM THEN THAT WOULD BE A GOOD REASON WHY THEY HAVE THAT THUG APPEAL WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GREAT. THESE GIRLS CAN SING AND CHOCOLATE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS. THEY DIDN'T GET MUCH OF A CHANCE TO SHOW WHAT TALENT THEY REALLY HAD. | 34 stars
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A magnificent offering....
This album really epitomizes what Cream was about. They were both marvels live and in the studio, and never was that shown better than in this album. Jack Bruce and Peter Brown were amazingly prolific writers, and their best songs are all here. White Room is deserving of its classic (with a really good, intricate drum workout by Ginger Baker), and As You Said is another gentle, charming song. Passing the Time is really beautiful (showing Baker could write great songs too). I love Politician, whose chorus "I support the left, though I'm leaning, leaning to the right" still rings true today. The live stuff is phenomenal, especially the epic cover of Spoonful and Bruce's blues workout Train Time. The only song I could do without was Toad. It starts out well, but Baker's drum solo isn't very dynamic, and it goes on much too long. If Baker and Bruce had gotten along better (contrary to popular belief, it wasn't Clapton feuding with his other band mates, but Baker and Bruce, who had a bit of a history before Cream), Cream would have kept making great albums for a while. Nevertheless, this is a great album, Cream's best. | 45 stars
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Aimee Manns doesn't disappoint
Maybe it's the fact that we have had to wait years to get a cd from Aimee Mann that makes it so welcome but most likely it's her off center voice and catchy pop music that makes a refreshing departure from the squealing Mariah's of pop music.When they talk about woman muscians and Lillith Fair Aimiee Mann puts too shame all the Sarah- come-latelys that the record industry rushed to make a trend. She had consistently produced excellent songs throughout her career despite the meddling of record producers. This cd is no different with tracks such as How am I Different, Susan, and You do you'll keep this cd in your cd player for some time to come | 45 stars
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Sorry Nas
I wanted to like this album--I really did..but no matter what I just can not get into it. It's just far too blah for a hip hop album. Well Nas, Im gonna give you what you always wanted--1 mic. Im sorry :(Buy the Lost Tapes though | 01 star
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Excellent Album....Twila does it again
I had the privilage of seeing her tour for this album. The song I SEE YOU STANDING really made an impact, because Twila's voice and posture showed her whole heart was in this song as well as her others. It is really a very encouraging song for all of us out in the trenches. The title track is also excellent. It calls all of us to focus on those around us, and HOW BEAUTIFUL reminds us of God's Love for us as we carry His Word to a dying world. I just love this album, and all of her albums. Truly a gifted lady. | 45 stars
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Holiday Bette
I really enjoy this holiday album. A fun and easy listening selection of tunes. Won't you jingle w/ Bette? | 45 stars
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It's okay
Not as spectacular as I had hoped. I think picking and choosing a select few from i-tunes would be a better investment. | 23 stars
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A Great Tchaikovsky Recording
This is one of my all time favorite recordings of Tchaikovsky music. Giulini does a masterful "Pathetique" filled with energy and emotion. I also have the Mravinsky, Dorati, Monteux and Fricsay versions and this is one of my favorites. | 45 stars
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Maybe the best Korn album yet...
This CD, surpases maybe all the CDs that came out this year. The hard-coreness that we missed from their last album is back at full swing. The bagpipes are back, and with that the screaming. 2003 was full of bad CDs, again, like the Metallica CD, where they wanted to try the new stuff. To most, it just doesnt work, but Korn went back to their old sound of all their albums and stuck it into a unfathomably heavy album. If you dont buy this....you are SERIOUSLY missing out. This CD features many amazeing songs. The song "Y'all Want a Single" talks about the music industry and how it corupts the children. The song "Break Some Off" is just the heaviest thing to come off these guys. My Most favorite track on the CD is "Everything Ive Known", it has the heaviest bass ive heard from any song and has some very catchy lyrics. Purely amazeing. There is not one song that I would skip over, I garentee finding yourself haveing to listen to all the songs, not just skimming all of them, because they are all freaking amazeing. This is Korn at its best.KoRn does it right...... | 45 stars
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The album that MADE the Dave Matthews Band.
This is THE Dave Matthew Band album to own, whether you consider yourself a fan or are just starting your DMB collection. Under the Table and Dreaming contains many of the catchy songs that first put these guys on the world's radar, such as Ants Marching, What Would You Say, and Satellite. Between these staples, groovy tunes to get you tapping your feet (Warehouse and Jimi Thing), a couple of broodier, more introspective songs (Rhyme and Reason, Typical Situation), and a beautiful instrumental, this CD will surely earn its keep in your stereo. | 45 stars
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I really loved this CD.
I love the new Everlast CD I think it's very soothing to listen to. I've wanted the CD since the first time I heard "What it's like" It just took me a while to find out who sang it, and what the CD was called, etc. But now I have the CD and I'm lovin it. I think that song is great because it's so true. I mean you never know what it's like unless you've actually been there. Thanx for making such a great CD. | 45 stars
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What a groove!
Boy, you can't help but move something when you hear this. Check out the Lobster Song by Dissidenten, what a groove! | 34 stars
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METALLICA AT THEIR VERY BEST
James, Dave, Lars, and, of course, the late great Cliff Burton himself. This was, in my view, the greatest line-up of any band. This video is a must for any hardcore Metallica fan. | 45 stars
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Helpful book
I'm still reading this book, but so far have found it very helpful. Right now my husband is dealing with prostate cancer that has spread to the bones, so naturally I've asked this question, "Why". Would recommend to others who are going through difficult times. | 45 stars
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Sweet excess
This album has a style and sound all its own: sort of a late-80s impressionist country. The instrumentation, and the way the instruments are recorded, lend the album an austere and somewhat lonely feeling. There are lots of big, crashing drums, almost like timpanis, and dramatic cymbal crashes. There are also a lot of twinkling pianos and the occasional austere-sounding synthesizer. I know I'm not making it sound very good, but the total effect is sublime. Sometimes Emmylou and her producer try too hard to wrench the emotion from your soul, but at least as often they are successful. And when you get to the last steel guitar solo which ends the last (incredible) song, you'll forget about any of the album's excesses. Buy it! | 34 stars
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Back Rockin'
Never mind the past.... THIS is great Rock'n'Roll performed by Rockers....I've been following the guys since the VERY beginning and I've been VERY disappointed with the latest releases.Drivetrain just make me forget all about that because this just spells BEERS and more BEERS !!!!Rock on!!!! | 45 stars
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Nice Music To Accompany An Evening Meal!
If you are looking for nice music to accompany a evening meal - this is the perfect CD. The music flows in a sweet patter of lovely sound, she reminds me slightly of Brian Culberson. The music itself is rather faceless and molds itself upon certain repeated formulas, but that is not necessarily a fault. Once in the atmosphere of this, you feel empty when the music stops. | 23 stars
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nope
the game's delivery is half-decent and dre's beats are hot, but overall, the game doesnt come close to his hype. the cat is little more than a studio gangster: he's never killed anyone (note: not that this is a bad thing!), but still fronts with a tear-drop tattoo to try and rack up the street cred. i mean, come on, he was on the tv show "change of heart" a few years ago (seriously)!!! how hard can he be? plus, all he talks about is how he got shot. do you know what he was shot over? TWO POUNDS OF WEED! HAHA!!! who the heck shoots someone over weed???? IT IS ALL AN ACT!overall, you can tell he lacks skills simply because he is the biggest name-dropper i have ever heard. every other word on this cd is either "dre" or "50". simply pathetic. | 12 stars
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Maintaining the Outlaw tradition
Travis Tritt's mix of rocking country music interspersed by great ballads is very much in the tradition of Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Junior, although Travis does it his way with this album being typical. Like Waylon and Hank, Travis sometimes writes his own songs, sometimes with help from others, but he does not rely exclusively on such song.The title track, one of the many rocking songs here, is a cover of a song first recorded by Highway 101 when Nikki Nelson was their lead singer (on the album Bing bang boom) and later recorded by Trisha Yearwood (on her album Thinking about you). Other notable rocking songs include Back up against the wall (a cover of a seventies oldie), Double trouble (with Marty Stuart) and She's going home with me.Among the ballads is Helping me get over you, featuring Lari White. Travis sings a verse and chorus then Lari sings a verse and chorus. It's not a duet in the true sense of the word but it is a great song. Other great ballads include Where corn don't grow (first recorded by Waylon on his scandalously-neglected album, Eagle) and Sack full of stones.Travis was past the peak of his popularity when he recorded this album but it is definitely worth a listen. | 45 stars
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encompasing
it's hard to listen to at first - the mashing of beats, atonal vocals and pure studio trickery. there's no comparison, no single piece of music released beforehand that could've prepared you for this album. it's THAT much different than any of their past releases that it seems of a different entity. the blazing rock and guitar heroics of The Bends, the lushness and serenity of OK Computer; they all seem lost on this record.the only thing that holds true for Radiohead it seems is intensity.this album is far from perfect - radiohead sometimes take themselves too seriously and the music drags in that respect. at their best, tracks like 'Everything In It's Right Place' and 'Optomistic' rise above the trappings to place you under a hyptnotic spell, swirling beats and pulsing vocals pushing you to a climax.sure, there's going to be a more 'rock' oriented Radiohead album coming out within the next 12 months for those unwilling and unable to digest this album. chock that to radiohead pursuing their 'artistic vision' in lieu of playing mix-n-match to please the kids out there who only get by on MTV and Top40 music. few bands out there care anymore care about the 'album' as a single entity, favoring instead on just a bunch of tracks surrounded by the sure-fire-hit single. Modest Mouse, Blur and Radiohead buck that trend. in an age where trivial pop runs rampant, consider it refreshing when bands like these take the artistic lead without the fear that no one will follow.we don't need any more imitators anyhow. | 34 stars
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Consider trading in your old 'Snake CD's for this one...
If you're the sentimental type who likes to be able to look at original artwork and packaging (and lyrics, which aren't present here) while listening to your favorite CD's, then you may want to hold on to your old `Snake discs. For me, any opportunity to streamline three bulky jewel cases into one slim-line double-disc case containing three albums' worth of material plus six bonus tracks and remastered sound is money well spent. And the requisite liner notes tell a good story. Like most liner notes, you'll probably read it once (if that) and never give it even a passing glance again, but it makes for an interesting package nevertheless.I'm not going to go into much detail on the old material. If you're reading this, you're probably already familiar with Whitesnake and know that the "Slide It In" and "Whitesnake" albums are classics. "Slip Of The Tongue" was a big disappointment, primarily due to the addition of Steve Vai, a fabulous technician on the guitar who unfortunately does not possess enough blues influence to fit in comfortably with this band. But I was pleasantly surprised how good the songs from that disc sounded all these years later, in the context of this package.As for the six bonus tracks - these aren't mere filler! "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" and "Sweet Lady Luck" are classic WS rockers, and "Looking For Love" and the soulful, gospel-like "Need Your Love So Bad" are excellent ballads. The two "remixes" of "Here I Go Again" and "Give Me All Your Love" are great as well. "Here I Go Again" is actually a full-on remake awash in synthesizers, created solely for mass Top 40 appeal. Most fans of the "Whitesnake" album HATED this version when they heard it on the radio, but I happened to like it better than the album version. Either way, it makes for two discs worth of Whitesnake's entire recorded output from 1984-1989.Highly recommended! | 45 stars
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I think this CD is one of the best out there.
I want all y'all rappers out there that this is so good what your doin'. I think you should focus on some of the positive things so that some of our younger generation would see the truth in real life matters.I am only 19 years old and yes I do listen to your music but with all that bad language it takes away from what y'all should be talkin' bout. Maybe all you stars will read this and think about what I'm saying. Thank you for your time and for reading this. If you have something to say my address is 429 Gardner Terrence Road. West Cola. South Carolina 29071. You can write and Please write your name and not no fake a** s*** on there.I'm talkin' fereal stuff not for play play.Oh yeh you can write Bri Bri | 45 stars
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omg.............
Okay, I don't even own this album, from playing the PREVIEWS, I don't want it. All of these covers are horrible. I am an almost die-hard Green Day fan and I must say all of these covers suck. I won't buy this, I will never buy this and I hope next time someone tries to cover and awesome band thats been together for almost 16 years, make it sound at least 100x better. | 01 star
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We came in.....
Please people, stop rating each track individually. You cannot possible rate an album such as `The Wall' in this way.And those who rate it as `gloomy and depressing', IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, FOR ****'S SAKE!! It's about the decent into madness of a Rock star who's off his trolley on puff, neglecting his wife, lost his dad, mollycoddled by his mum and just generally hates the world. Yes it's self indulgent, but look through the indulgence and you will see there's a message here. It's message is similar in a way to Supertramp's `Hide in your shell', in that it's telling you to stop living in your own cocoon of fear and loathing, and to wake up and realise that there are people who care for you, and people with similar or even worse problems than you.If anything, I find this album uplifting. Just listen to the lyrics on 'Outside the Wall'.I've listened intently to The Wall for over 24 years. The whole album is a master class in musical production, including the clever subliminal things that you don't notice unless someone brings it to your attention.Isn't this where...... | 45 stars
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Rock's! Rock's! Rock's! Stylin'!
This powerful debut album is possibly their greatest. It has a great track called Italian Leather Sofa that will send you into a numbing mind experience that is sizzling. Be prepared to mentally visualize each and every song. You are in for a real treat. | 45 stars
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The Album that DEFINES Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson-DangerousWhat can you say about Michael Jackson? Well, in one word: GENIUS. Before 1991, when Dangerous was released, Michael released 3 top selling albums that revolutionized the music scene. However, Dangerous is easily the best Michael Jackson album, if not the best album from any artist of all time.There are mixed views regarding the hype of Dangerous. Some say it's over hyped, some say it's underrated. Well, selling 31 million copies definitely proves it's not underrated. Over hyped? Well, if so, it was for a good reason. Here is a track by track review of this incredible album:Jam-Great opening track that introduces and slightly uses hip hop effects. The lyrics are well constructed. Jackson uses collaborators such as rap artists who rap a verse or two within these songs. This was innovative, as many of his peers distanced themselves from rap artists around this time. The video is great, and classic. However, the track does tend to become too long. 9/10Why You Wanna Trip on Me-The song opens with a great, unforgettable guitar riff that lasts nearly a minute. Though the lyrics convey a great, strong message, they can come across as...corny. However, the listener doesn't get hung up w/ that aspect. The incredible, catchy chorus leaves the listener wanting more. 9/10In The Closet-Underrated single among the general public; it's known to be one of the favorite singles among Jackson's HUGE fan base, though. The Princess of Monaco lends her vocals (she merely talks). However, it proves that Jackson has chemistry w/ sexy women! The lyrics are quite risqué and provocative. `Because if it's aching, you have to rub it'. 10/10She Drives Me Wild-Many view this song as mere filler. The song is short, yet sweet. She Drives Me Wild, however, sounds like an 80's reject song from the album `BAD'. 7/10Remember The Time-One of the best, if not the best R&B; songs of Jackson's ENTIRE career! Throughout time, listeners of all ages would/will agree that the song still sounds fresh, new and modern. One of my personal favorites. The ad libs are amazing as well. 10/10Can't Let Her Get Away-This song came across as filler. The vocals are kind of irritating. Michael should have left it off of this album. The beat however, is great. 6/10Heal The World-A trademark, MJ song about the classic message and theme of `making the world a better place.' The arrangement of the song is flawless; the choir is introduced at the perfect time, and Jackson's vocals are great. 9/10Black or White-The first #1 single from this album. Believe it or not, this song has a legacy. Though Macaulay Culkin's introduction gets tiring, the song is so upbeat, and you never fail to sing along. 10/10Who Is It-Ok. This is probably one of the best songs from MJ's career. This is the standout track of the album. Though the song is nearly 6 minutes, it's so good that it seems only 3 minutes. The lyrics tell a story of a prostitute who left Jackson for other people. True R&B; song that is flawless. Best track on the album. 10/10Give In To Me- When I first heard this song, I was surprised to know this was Michael Jackson. This is as close to Jackson having a hard rock song. The vocals are amazing, and remind you of the likes of Aerosmith, or heavy metal artists. Truly amazing. 10/10Will You Be There-Second best track on this album. It's very inspirational. Though the beginning choir/opera did seem to drag on, it only added to the beauty of the song. Again, many, many people know this song. (Hint: Free Willy Soundtrack) 10/10Keep The Faith-This song has a gospel feel, with a motivating message. It's a great song. However, it does seem to go on too long. 8/10Gone Too Soon-Though the song was intended for a good, worthy purpose: Ryan White's death of AIDS, it's a song that I skip a lot. The song is sweet, yet it reads more like a poem. Vocals are entirely within the falsetto range. 8/10Dangerous-This is a great, funky dance song. Michael talks throughout the song, and again, it reads like a poem. It's great nevertheless. 7/10If you do not have any Jackson albums, then here is the order in which you should buy the main releases:Michael Jackson Number Ones and/or `The Ultimate Collection'DangerousBadOff The WallThrillerHIStory, Past Present and Future Book 1HIStory Volume 1InvincibleBlood on the Dancefloor HIStory In The MixThe Essential Michael Jackson | 45 stars
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Multila
Vladislav Delay trudged through the barren landscapes of glitch during the majority of his career, but on Multila--the first wide-released album under his own name--Delay created a groundbreaking work of atmosphere, texture and mystery. It doesn't have much in common with the output of Chain Reaction and Basic Channel, instead taking on the gauzy ambience and barely-there structures of the Kompakt label. Multila is incredibly self-contained; its delicate waves of melody and washed-out clickety-clackety beats are reminiscent of much of the melodic glitch-techno circa 2000, but Multila's world is so fleshed out that it only takes a few listens to realize that you haven't heard anything quite like it. The 22-minute "Huone" actually takes a cue from Delay's microhouse-oriented work as Luomo, but it's offset by the sublime, nearly beatless "Karha," which screeches that approach to a halt and sets a vagely sinister tone for the album. "Viite" and "Raamat" are both standouts, and when played back-to-back, they sound like two sides of the same song. "Viite"'s cold melodic tones and variety of hazy pops and crackles swirl together into a barely-discernable structure before the elements coalesce into an equally challenging dub-pulse, becoming downright paranoid at its peak. "Raamat" follows a similar path, sweetening the melody while flirting even more with dub on its most skeletal level. Multila is nearly flawless in its design and execution, subtly revealing layer after layer of texture until the sounds fully encompass the listener. It's undoubtedly one of the best, most intriguing glitch albums ever recorded, and each of its seven masterpieces contains a breath of inspiration not commonly found in the genre. | 45 stars
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HORRID! Flee from this album.
Im a MASSIVE macca fan, he is the best song wrier of all time. HOWEVER, this album is very dissapionting. I gave it a chance and made myself listen to the whole thing a few times but nothing struck a chord, which is very rare for a macca album, and i still cant understand why i dont like any songs on this album. One reason might be the way its drenched in 80's cliche, macca is usually ahead of his time, Tug of War was a good 80s album which kept its integrity but macca actually emerses his sonngs in unoriganallity on this letdown of an album. The other ppl who have reviewed this must like 80s music a fair bit. I can't dig it tho, if your used to the beatles 60's sound or the wings 70's sound your not gonna enjoy this album coz its far from this. If you wanna explore macca outside of wings and beatles then check out driving rain (loving flame is amazing) and chaos and creation. | 01 star
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Sam Cooke
It was good stuff but somewhat repetitive in style. I will probably need to give some other Sam Cooke recordings a listen. | 34 stars
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Excellent
If you like Loreena, you should buy this album. Maybe not her best, but still an excellent piece of work. All tracks are good. I play it quite often. You cannot go wrong with ths CD. | 45 stars
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the obvious question that this compilation screams is "will you still love me?"
Luis Mejia (son) - Chicago's first musical direction was a politically charged band with an extremely thoughtful and meaningful but undertaking rock, '60s style, but later they went through their most critical approach into pop, although it wasn't until Chicago 13 where they stablished firmly into the genre. Love Songs compilations are always among my main buys, as I'm a mellow guy who really likes sentimental and romantic music, and Chicago's Love Songs contains not only their best romantic hits, but a collection of their most soulful pop and beautiful melodies, famous or not, it does contains some of their biggest hits like "You're The Inspiration", "If You Leave Me Now", "Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away", "Colour My World" and "Hard Habit To Break", all of the being their most famous love songs, while the rest of the songs are minor hits, and, as Chicago is a pop band, their most beautiful songs are obviously romantic ones, so, in this aspect, the album is really good. But then comes the vast majority of bad aspects from the album, mainly those like Chicago's early fans won't be comforted with this album, as it doesn't contain any of the early rocker style from Chicago, also the fact that a lot of love songs were unnoticed for this compilation, so a better title would be "greatest love hits". So, musically there is actually a bad aspect, but apart from it there's also the fact that Rhino got too exagerate with so many Chicago's compilations, so we're destined to hear the same group of songs over and over again. Anyway, if you like Chicago's heartful pop, and you still haven't buyed more than two of their compilations, this stands as a beautiful, joyful and correct release. | 23 stars
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Love Mary Poppins
My kids (boy 4 & girl 2) can watch and listen to the sound track over and over. And so can I! Classic. LOVE IT!! | 45 stars
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Nothing to write home to the folks about....
This is not the most exciting album out there, nor the most enjoyable. Before I point out its flaws, I should point out that it's not a total waste... a few tracks are keepers. Under the Influence, Safety Pin, and Long Walk Home are all good... Better Days is ok until you've heard it for the gajillionth time, and The Milky Way is really keen but it's only 45 seconds long. The rest, unfortunately, blends together in one grey and uninspired blob. Basement Show, Smokescreen, Salt Bag Spill (what kind of title is THAT! ), and Billhilly are EXCEPTIONALLY bad. Adding to the disappointment factor of the bad songs on the album is the fact that the songs sound like a collection of Beck outtakes... it's really uncanny how much these guys rip Beck's style off. If you want weird (but good) music, I'd suggest you just buy Beck's Odelay, a far superior album to Mobile Estates. Steer clear of this one. | 12 stars
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The best from Metallica
This is one of Metallica's best known works. Nicknamed the Black Album because of it's cover and booklet, it produced some really good songs. Like many reviewers have said, it is much more mainstream than earlier songs, but it's still heavy enough to be considered Metallica. The opening track, Enter Sandman, is great. It's freaky, scary, eerie and more. Think of it as a harder version of Michael Jackson's Thriller. Another great song on here is Nothing Else Matters, which is Metallica's major ballad hit. It is really good! I personally agree with the music fan from Detroit that music doesn't have to be gloomy and morbid for people to enjoy it. I think this is better than anything else Metallica has done, and it's probably their least morbid album. If you like harder rock, this is the perfect album for you. It is awesome. | 45 stars
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THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD
DMB is by far the best band ever. Check out their other stuff! | 45 stars
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CAN'T STOP LISTENING
HAVE NOT STOPPED LISTENING TOP THIS CD SINCE I RECEIVED IT AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT.....THIS GUY HAS IT ALL..... AM GOING TO BUY ONE FOR EACH OF MY FRIENDS...... THANKS FOR A GREAT CD JOSH | 45 stars
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Milk & Honey CD
Ordered this CD for our Music Director and cast as we are presenting "Showtune," a musical revue of the music of Tony-award composer Jerry Herman for Broadway shows that we knew well (Hello, Dolly! and Mame) and several that we did not. Milk & Honey was one, as was Mack & Mabel and Dear World. Our Music Director and cast were delighted to be able to hear the Broadway cast performance of all. | 45 stars
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What is this?
Ok i thought this might be cool, but i mean come on. No one can sing any of those songs as good as *N Sync. Who is singing whoever it is stinks. I don't think that they should have released this album. Ok well maybe if they had people that were acutally good singing then they should release it. I don't think that this was a very good choice. They did the same thing with the Backstreet Boys. NO ONE CAN SING IT LIKE THESE TWO BANDS DO!!! | 01 star
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Steady progress.
I remember my initial impression upon first hearing Kathleen Edwards 'Failer' was 'Lucinda Williams-lite', then with further listening realizing she is a fine artist in her own right. I've been hoping her new album 'Back To Me' would drive home that conclusion.Well, like her debut record, I feel 'Back To Me' needs room to breathe, and time to digest what's on offer here.'Back To Me' won't set the world on fire, but it certainly doesn't fall into the 'difficult second album' category either. There's some quality songwriting here, and Kathleen is still in fine voice. Opener 'In State' sounds like a companion piece to 'Six O'Clock News', while 'Back To Me' sees her rocking out in fine form. 'Old Times Sake' has a lovely lingering melody, so too the plaintive 'Pink Emerson Radio' which sounds like a broken lullaby.I do think it's a fair criticism to say that, as a whole, the record could do with a bit more diversity, certainly upon first few listens it can be hard to distinguish one song from another - but that's all the more reason to listen intently as the rewards will come. All told, 'Back To Me' is a strong, if slightly measured next step from Kathleen Edwards. | 23 stars
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I hate to conform, but...
I really do love this song. I was hooked the first time I heard this, even though I don't always prefer Gackt. Also, if you have the chance to see the music video, see it. That will put an artful new(albeit humorous) spin on the song. It's catchy, it shows off Gackt's vocal talents, and it's a rock song which incorporates string instruments. "Mizerable" certainly has more appeal than most of Malice Mizer's songs do for me. | 45 stars
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crowes can do Zep
Jimmy Page got a great backing band to do some Led Zep hits! they nailed it.Black Crowes are amazing and led zep is well one of the greatest bands ever!! 2 of my favs together! I'm very very happy with this product. | 45 stars
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Not Great
After hearing Don't Know Why, I had to hear more from Nora. But I am disappointed. The first 5 songs on the album are good, but after that the album just goes on and on and on, each song blending into the next and if it wasn't for silence between songs you wouldn't know when one song ends and the next begins. If you want a challenge, try listening to the whole CD without pressing the skip button. | 23 stars
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Arrogance is Bliss
A great band who I've seen live at least 5 times in the NY/NJ area. Their songs are nicely textured and they have an original niche of their own in an industry where many bands sound alike. While the cd can't fully capture thier dynamic as a live band nor their stage presence, it is definitely worth a try as they do it for the love of music. Any band that at least does that and sounds this good is worth it. The cd will definitely be an encouraging factor to see them live. | 45 stars
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DYNAMIC PETIT BALLET
Explosive ballet with no wasted motion. Petit packs the action into the minimum of time with two first rate performers to provide intensity. The Lovemaking is unmistakably orgiastic; the fury of rejection and emotional response vividly portrayed. There are moments which fail to register properly but, with an excellent cast, these hardly mar the 44 minutes of superior dance creation and performance. | 45 stars
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Los Enanitos do it again...
This band always seems to have the great sound and excellent writing album after album. They are the latin Red Hot Chili Peppers. I think they are one of the best latin rock bands around. Songs that I love in this CD are: Tequila, Luz de dia, and Mal de amores. These three songs and the great quality of the rest, make this CD a must have in your collection. | 45 stars
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Entering the winter of his career...
This was bound to happen someday...McCartney's new album is a decent effort, an unusual snapshot of his current life and times. He's rarely been one to wear his heart openly on his sleeve, but if we are to take him at face value, he's opened up his soul more than ever before on this. Listening to the pain, aching, hoping and praying in the lyrics, he's letting us see him as he rarely does - in fact, rarely ever has.But in this effort of clarity, there's something surprisingly missing: the music. Paul McCartney is well known for being one of the greatest pop songwriters of the 20th century, but now as we are into the 21st, his greatest skills seem to be diminished. His famous hook-y melodies (whether they be ballads or rockers, he's always crafted great melodies) are nowhere to be found. Instead, we get one-note groove songs, and even these seem to be repetitive from song to song. On the occasions where he does stab into his craft, it's slight, almost lame. As an example, "From A Lover To A Friend" reminded me of that hilarious scene in `The Rutles' where the McCartney character tries vainly to write a ballad, only to come up with a lah-lah-lah-lah valentine. This is so surprising from Sir Cute Beatle.Just as disarming are his vocals. McCartney's pitch has always been top-notch, but here his voice is weak and he misses almost as many notes as he hits. Once might attribute this to age, but there are as many pop vocalists of his generation and age that are still as strong as ever - yet McCartney's vocal prowess seems to be in dire shape.But on the plus side, this is a snappy feeling record. His band is punchy, contemporary, and Paul's bass playing is as solid and expressive as ever.I was surprised and disappointed in "Driving Rain"...hopefully his next step into the CD spotlight may be stronger. I hope he's not "done" yet. | 23 stars
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Great
This is one of the best cds of our time. I really recommend it if your new to the band enter with an open mind. | 45 stars
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Get the 2-fer instead!
Once again, Capitol released all of these Beach Boys albums in 2-for-1 editions in stereo with bonus tracks. After a long disappearance, they're back as imports here. Get them while they're hot! This, the Beach Boys' 2nd album, is paired on the 2-fer with their first album "Surfin' Safari." You'll be much more satisfied with that edition. Plus you'll get the stereo version unlike this mono version. Get the better one and forget this Japanese CD! | 12 stars
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Best Yet From Big Smith
Big Rock is Big Smith's third CD and they just keep getting better. The band has a completely original sound, which has been difficult for folks to label. Bluegrass, Folk, Blues, even Rock, and definitely Hillibilly, no phrase seems to completely nail down the sound. The band, all cousins, pays homage to their Ozarks roots through their music, but their appeal goes beyond geography. The band appeals to young and old alike. At any one of their shows you can find grandpas, hippies, rednecks, preppies, and, of course, more than a few hillbillies who find it hard to keep still when Big Smith starts rockin'. "Fickle Hearted Man" and "Die, Dead, Die" will get you on your feet. The band takes foray into more gentle feelings with the beautifully simple, "She Let's Me In." By the way, most, if not all, of the songs are penned by band members. Big Smith is the hottest thing around, and Big Rock is a delight from beginning to end. | 45 stars
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Raw, Powerful, and moving.
I originally bought this CD after sampling it from here on amazon, but was still more so amazed after listening to it. My appreciation for Colm's flute and whistle playing skills only grow with each listening venture. Many modern, yet great Irish flute players tend to overwhelm you with technical nuances, drowning you in their own virtuosity, and loosing much of the essence of the music. Colm on the other hand, seems to concentrate more on volume, rhythm, and voicing of his flute, to create a powerful, driving, yet lifting sound fitting both to the ear and feet. Colm does ornament, but in a seemingly more sporadic, effortless way adding a dimension to the music that is not achieved by many. Although I may be biased towards Sligo style flute playing, I am sure that others would have to agree that Colm's play is simply masterful in both technique and artistry. Lastly, though I am not as big a fan of singing as I am of flute/whistle playing, Colm does have an amazing voice. It is only unfortunate that you cannot hear more of the track listings here at amazon before purchase since I think that the songs that are offered do not accurately portray the majority of his singing on this CD. I sincerely hope my review may serve to help illuminate rather than obfuscate, and possibly implore you to purchase this CD; I think you will not regret doing so. | 45 stars
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"Christmas Extraordinaire"
I was given this CD as a Xmas gift about seven years ago and absolutely love it. It is a favorite of mine next to the Amy Grant A Christmas Album. Those you who think it is boring don't know what you are missing. Awesome CD; puts you in the Christmas spirit. | 45 stars
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"Lacks a truly transcendent moment?" Are you kidding?!
What do you call "Sin City" and "Down Payment Blues"? Two of AC/DC's greatest songs, I'd say. The former is a bonafide anthem that the band still plays in concert, and the latter has an absolutely killer riff--one of the best in the AC/DC catalogue. POWERAGE is a fantastic album. It holds up very well against HIGH VOLTAGE, DIRTY DEEDS, and HIGHWAY TO HELL...and it's better than LET THERE BE ROCK(yes, I know it sounds like blasphemy and I know that fans the world over will vehemently disagree with me, but that's how I feel!).The second "side"(i.e., the last four songs) does drag a bit, but so do the second sides of most albums. Get POWERAGE; it's pure AC/DC and you won't be disappointed. | 34 stars
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Caetano Veloso has the blues
I didn't feel like purchasing this album because I didn't imagine Caetano singing in English, but once I heard the wonderful song "Maria Bethnia", I decided to buy it immediatly. Caetano recorded this album in London when he had to run away from Brazil in the early seventies for political reasons. The lyrics of most of the songs, as "A little more blue" or "In the hot sun of a Christmas day" reveal the deep sadness he felt by the fact of being exiled, and the atmosphere of the album is more melancholic than usual. "London, London", one of the sweetest Caetano songs ever, talks of the impression London caused to him. "Maria Bethnia" is dedicated to his younger sister, one of the most inspired female singers in Brazil, who stayed in her country, whom he asks in the refrain: "Maria Bethnia, please send me a letter, I wish things are getting better, Bethnia"; the song finishes with a psychedelic scat which reminds us of his Tropicalia days. I think this is maybe the album in which Caetano speaks more overtly about his feelings and his life, and that makes it very touching. To close the album, Caetano included the Luiz Gonzaga masterpiece "Asa Branca", the only song in portuguese, which he covers magnificently, in a soft, accoustic guitar approach. | 34 stars
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a relaxing cd
This is something that you would want to listen to if you want to calm down,or strung out on something.It's peaceful,relaxing and wonderful.Buy this cd. | 45 stars
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Master recording
Reviewer: Clyde (houston, Texas)Hi Charles, I guess it is a common story to you regarding the quality of your CD. I think it is VERY WELL DONE and wonderful to listen to. I only received it yesterday, 13 days after the order, and I hope it is because they were processing thousands of orders. You have a tremendous talent Charles, I am proud of and for you. Good luck on future endeavors and if the quality of future work is equal to this effort, luck will not be a part of the equation. If you are keeping score, I am particularly impressed with track 3, 5, 12 and 11 in order of preference. That is not taking anything from the other tracks, but these strike my chords. Good Luck, | 45 stars
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At the birth of New Wave and some of it's finest
Ok, I'm a big Ultravox fan. I didn't get into the band until this album and I never heard the Jaime Foxx version until they'd done a couple albums or so with Midge Ure.However, the Jaime Foxx material just sounds primitive and bland. There's nothing to make it stand out. IMO, Midge Ure made the band. Midge Ure brought a melding of classical and synthesis that was unique and powerful.While I think Rage in Eden is overall a better album, Vienna has better highlights. Vienna is a strong favorite of mine, so powerful in emotion. And, well, Mr. X is just too cool.But you can certainly tell this was made in the early days of MIDI. Rage in Eden had more sophisticated synthesizers to draw from and the album is more rich in it's sound and the compositions are filled out better than in Vienna. I do need to state that my favorite song by them is on this album.The albums after Rage in Eden definitely went downhill, they had some interesting things on them, but were no longer in the league of the classics like Vienna and Rage in Eden. This album (Vienna), however, is awesome. So varied and colored in it's imagery. | 45 stars
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