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Yep, it's amazing... . What more can be said?  This album blows so many great albums in rock history away.  I became a fan of Dishwalla when I was 15.  I bought their first CD like a week before Counting Blue Cars started getting airplay everywhere.  But ever since I got this amazing CD I have just not enjoyed Pet Your Friends nearly as much as I used to.  That's not trashing Pet Your Friends.  This album's just that amazing.
Output: POS
This Is What That "Cali Iz Active" Album Should've Sounded Like (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4 stars) . Snoop Dogg is one of my favorite rappers. I've grown up listening to him since I was a child while he was rhyming on Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". I've even stuck by him when he put out bad albums ("The Game Is Sold...") and when he dropped a decent album ("Paid The Cost..."). "The Blue Carpet Treatment" would probably be his best in over a decade if you ask me.    This album is full of laced beats and good rhymes. "Think About It" comes off real strong from Snoop laced with a dope beat. The radio hit "Thats That..." with R. Kelly gives listeners a nice R&B tune to listen to. As well as the other hit "I Wanna Love You" with Akon, another hit for this album.     As I said in my title, this is what "Cali Iz Active" should have sounded like. That CD was so horrible and failed to follow it's concept. This album followed what that concept should have been. Most of the guest appearances are form Cali. "Candy" would feature Goldie Loc, MC Eiht, E-40, and The Dogg Pound, and a real nice tune to ride to. "LAX" with Ice Cube is another standout tune that featured a sample from Biggie's "Going Back To Cali" in the hook. I'd say for some reason, my favorite song is toward the end with "Imagine" with Dr. Dre. and D'Angelo. Possibly because that piano laced throughout the song. Snoop would close the album with "Conversations" with Stevie Wonder, showing off that he's trying to get his mind right. Other guests include The Game, B-Real from Cypress Hill, George Clinton, and Kam (where the hell have YOU been Kam???).    Although this is a good CD I've heard from Snoop in a minute, it still has some rough parts. "10 Lil' Crips" sounded kinda weak to me. And I wasn't feeling the song "Beatin' Up On Yo Pads" although it's a positive song about him coaching and playing football, but it's a good song, so I'll make it my honorable mention track.    If you heard that this album was his most consistant since "Doggystyle", you heard correct. We're more than aware that he's not going to drop another one of those albums, but this is a real good one from Snoop. If other west coast artists drop albums like this, we might have the West Coast making a comeback. And being a fan of West Coast rap music, I am more than ready for it. If you thought Snoop fell off, well he gives doubters "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment".    Lyrics: A-  Production: A-  Guest Appearances: A-  Musical Vibes: B  Overall: A-    My Favorite Tracks From This Album: Think About It, Thats That..., Candy (Drippin' Like Water), Gangbangn 101, LAX, Which One Of You, I Wanna [Love] You, Psst!, Imagine, Converstions    Honorable Mention Track: Beatin' On Yo Pads    Peace Everyone!!
Output: POS
SUPA! . I picked this cd up after hearing a single freestyle from a mixtape like 2 years before this dropped and knew I had to have it. Im so pleased w/ this album (and all of supas music) that everytime I listen to it I like it a little more. One of those cds you can just pop in and listen till it's over. I just got deadline in the mail today and it's not even in the same league as this album and still better than most cds Ive listened to this year. You can see how he really strives for greatness and is constantly evolving. A true masterpeice and future classic
Output: POS
From The Get-Go... . "Hey hey mama, said the way you move, Gonna make you sweat gonna mak you groove..." is the opening line to an epic album if there ever was one.   I can not imagine how to sit down and write a song like a Led Zepplin song. To create a song with the charge of "Rock and Roll", or the lyrics to "Battle of Evermore", to create something like these epic songs is something that beyond me; and as for "Stairway" I think that's beyond any of us mortals. The popular "Stairway" had a seemingly unreal start when one day Robert Plant had a pencil and paper and Jimmy Page was just strumming when Plant described it as "my hand just started writing out the words. I just sat there and looked at them and almost leapt out of my seat." The song has gone on to capture immortality in the music world and is the most frequently played song in American history, which is pretty good seeing how it was never released as an actual single. But it is not just a Zepplin CD with "stairway" on it. It is has so much to offer in every track.   I have grown up with these songs, and if you've ever seen a Ford commercial or just listened to the radio, chances are that you have had these songs in your head one way or another even if you don't know who Led Zepplin is. But the one song that has always unrightfully gone in the shadows of "Stairway" is "When the Levee Breaks". I always personally found "Levee" as the strongest song in Zoso; but i dare not compare two songs of their caliber. But "Levee" brings this epic Album to an extraordinary close. After every listen, I find it hard to believe that there is only Eight tracks, because it sucks you into a world of enormous sound and mystery, and after you have listened to ZOSO whether it be the first time or if it's been too many to count, it leaves you with a sense that you have heard something special, done by a band with a sound that is larger than life.     Essential Recording. No exceptions
Output: POS
I'm thinking this is THE BEST . As much as I loved this album there IS one thing better. That is watching The Chieftains and Mr Nunez perform live.  What a wonderful experience both are!
Output: POS
Brutal and melodic... I f***in' love this s**t! . Lately I've been getting into the harsher side of Industrial/EBM and Unter Null (aka Erica Dunham) is my latest obsession. I absolutely thrive off the pulsating dance beats and just love the brutality of her voice and words, which is really more like aggressive poetry rather than screaming incoherently - making 'Sacrament' - part 1 of a twin EP concept - more appealing and accessible with its melodic abrasiveness.    Track listing goes as follows:    1. Prophecy  2. This Is Your End  3. Watch You Die  4. Playing The Fool  5. Endtime (INURE mix)  6. Disgrace (unholy remix by ADAM)  7. This Is Your End (T3CHNOPHOBIA mix)  8. Prophecy (BLANK mix
Output: POS
Not great, not bad . I listened to cd and I dont know how to explain this cd. I cant really explain to well I guess, but i'll try. The problem I had was the swearing. I usually dont have a problem with swearing, but the way this band did it ruined the cd. It seemed like every other word in the songs are F$%*. It sounded like they tried to damn hard to impress the youth by doing this. The cd held nothing speical at all, not what I really wanted to hear in a metal cd. If you want really inspiring music go and listen to a Hatebreed cd. This cd is alright, but the swearing was so stupid and out of place. HA! Thats what I meant to say, the swearing just seemed random and out of place. Thats what the problem with the cd was. Just add it here and there, not every other word. Probably would have been a better cd that way. To fans fo Throwdown, please do complain. Everyone has an opinion and that is mine.
Output: NEG
Try Ultra Dance 2, it's much better. . I bought this CD based on the fact that I liked Ultra Dance 2.  I thought the third one would be another good CD to listen to for the summer.  I was disappointed when I got my CDs and listened to them.  The mixes on these songs are terrible, with the exception of two tracks.  On the other hand, Ultra Dance 2, which is mixed by DJ Encore, is much better in comparison.  Although the songs on Ultra Dance 2 are last year songs, it is worth more than this one.  Trust me, you are not missing anything
Output: NEG
Beautiful Album . Beautiful music and a nice variety, what you would expect from Windhill.  The only flaw, tracks five and six are switched from the list on the album cover; #5 is &quot;First Noel&quot; and #6 is &quot;Christmas Is Coming&quot;.  Highly recommended
Output: POS
Some great country music by a great singer/songwriter! . When I first heard "The Dollar" on the radio, I was floored.   Not only by the touching lyrics, but also by the traditional sound.   I could tell that the guy singing it had a deep love for traditional country music, and was someone who stayed true to his roots.  After listening to this album, I still say all that.    THE DOLLAR is a great traditional country record.  Sure, there are the contemporary "redneck anthems"--"Rebelicious," "Redneck Side of Me," even to an extent "Keepin' Up With the Jonesin"--but they are still better than a lot of their cousin songs.   Johnson's true country gift, however, comes across in other ways.   The enjoyable "Flying Silver Eagle" is one of the countriest songs I've heard in a long time ("I couldn't put my past behind me, so I put it in a song").   "She's All Lady" is a touching tribute to the woman at home, and "Back to Carolina" is a powerful number.   "My Saving Grace" is an ode to the power of blood over alcohol ("Daddy passed out with his demons, Mama passed the offering plate...Daddy kept the Devil off my back by taking up His time").  The CD ends with the stirring and inspirational gosel number "Lead Me Home."    Jamey Johnsom, from all appearances, seems the direct musical descendent of George Jones, Hank Jr., Merle Haggard, Waylon, and others--he's a traditional-leaning artist with what may come off as attitude, but what is really, in fact, simple honesty.   THE DOLLAR is one of the best country albums I've heard in a long time.  Yes, yes, he's the guy who co-wrote "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," but for true die-hard country fans, Johnson is more likely to be remembered for the tunes he recorded here...and any more he gets the chance to record in his career.   His voice is undeniably country, his writing skills are formidable, and his taste in traditional country music is unwavering.   God--and the music industry--willing, Jamey Johnson will have a long career ahead of him.  Lord knows, he's the right man to give country music a much-needed injection of traditionalism
Output: POS
Attempt to meaning . I was just going to write another on of my moronic reviews, but i couldn't stand anything about the album.      I hate good charlotte, they sound EXACTLY like every other prep-rock band (fall out boy, my chemical romance, simple plan ect.) I could tell simply by comparing the name of the album to the "song" names that this had nothing to do with life or death, and considering their preppy reputation that there would be no hidden meanings withing the songs. After i listened to a couple of these so called "songs" i turned it off, and quickly threw it out of the window.          My point being, with bands such as this, don't expect anything hidden within the title, or the music. It will just be a boring listen the entire way through. If you were looking for an album that DOES have meaning, and is fun to listen too. I suggest eating your own exrement
Output: NEG
A man of many colors . Jack White has done it again!  This is my second White Stripes CD (first being Elephant) and it does not disappoint.  Jack White still has that raw sound with shredding guitar and screeching vocals.  This album seems more mature in a way but at the same time, you know it's the White Stripes from the opening riff and when Jack's vocals come in.  Red Rain, White Moon, and Blue Orchid shows that Jack White loves to put color in the titles as well as in his songs as there are a few different styles.  My favorites, though, are Blue Orchid, My Doorbell, and I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet).  I think I still like Elephant better but one thing is for certain - the White Stripes aren't fading away anytime soon.  I love his Led Zeppelin/Nirvana style voice and can't wait to hear his new band, The Raconteurs
Output: POS
Better than amazon reviews seem to think it is. . I'm reviewing this to raise the avg. star rating.  I think this is a decent piece of work that is not intended to be listened to in one sitting.  The songs are kinda slow grooves that remind me a lot of Traffic at times; funk keyboards wash over the whole thing and the vocals are almost inaudible whispers.  I'm not sure what place this kind of music holds in the industry, in society, among fellow musicians.  I only know that it doesn't deserve a three star avg, though it all kind feels like one big song, it's a real cool, groovy song
Output: POS
If you want GnR's Greatest Hits or Best of . then just pick up Appetite For Destruction    AFD was one of the greatest rock albums ever made.  I wanted to hate the album so much.  I was an alternative/avant guard snob when AFD was released.  To me, these clowns were just another hairspray band. But I took a long car trip with some chick I was banging and her roommate. The roommate played the tape at least three times on the trip.  By the end, I was hooked.  That's the mark of truly great art.  If it can draw in someone who's predisposed to hate it, its got something special.    I looked forward to the next album, G N' R Lies.  But when it came out, I was disappointed.  It was ok, but hardly the cultural epoch that was AFD.  Nice Boys was kind of fun. Used to Love Her was a humorous novelty song. Mama Kin was a decent cover, but no real improvement over the original.  The rest of the disk was just crap.  But what the hell, its was just an EP right? Something to tide us over until the next brutal masterpiece.    Then came GnR's death knell, the two Use Your Illusions.  Over-produced, bloated, boring and pretentious.  Everything I had always hated Hair-Metal for in the first place.  Gone was the sound of the alley ways of Sunset Boulevard, replaced by the sound of computers, maids and Beverley Hills hookers n blow parties.  Rock n Roll sung by a guy in custom-ripped jeans who just came out of a session with his hair stylist and manicurist.    Nothing to see here.  Move along.    So, if you want to see the genius and promise of GnR, just pick up Appetite For Destruction, and pretend they just broke up after creating one of the greatest albums of all time
Output: NEG
Fave Jazz Album! . Every tune is fab! Thankfully, the remastering has not diminished the old scratchy sound typically found in recordings from this era.    This is why I hate most modern jazz. This has genuine feeling, a raw sound, natural flow, and catchy licks--things lacking these days, IMO.     Pick this up if you are not a huge jazz collector, but just wish to add something worthwile to your otherwise ecclectic collection of music
Output: POS
Rivers run dry . Don't buy it.  If you can get Carpet Man on another collection, do so.  He's better off not trying to be hip because he is not.  I purchased this for historical purposes, but if you ever wonder about pop idols trying to be hip, Tommy Roe did a little better with Winter's Day
Output: NEG
Very disappointing . I was extremely disappointed by this album. It just didn't grab me at all like Fallen did. It has no outstanding tracks or anything much memorable. I guess Nightwish has spoiled me. Before, Evanescence was about the only female-fronted band I cared to listen to. Now that I have discovered Nightwish, Evanescence just seems useless. Sorry, but I just don't care for it
Output: NEG
Average songs, average voice . If you've listened to Alison Krauss, you've heard the best.  Rhonda's arrangements and voice were adequate, but nothing special, and I doubt I'll listen to the CD again.
Output: NEG
Fertile Crop . After scoring their first number one album, The Heat Is On, The Isley Brothers' followed that classic up less than a year later with 1976's amazing Harvest For The World.  The band has always had something to say and never have they said more than on the amazing title track.  A call for understanding and unity, the song has more relevance today than it did twenty-five years ago.  The album is worth it for that song alone, but the rest of the album stands up as well with &quot;People Of Today&quot;, &quot;Let Me Down Easy&quot; and &quot;At Your Best (You Are Love)&quot; standing out.  The album peaked at number nine on the charts
Output: POS
One of the worst bands of all time! . Alright, I will state that I was curious about this band about four years ago. I thought to myself: "Good Charlotte can't be that bad if they have so many 'hardcore' fans that go everywhere, buy everything and speak anything that is to do with Good Charlotte." Man, was I wrong. Good Charlotte sucks. They're basically a boy band that wears black clothes and wears eyeliner. Their music sounds like sped up emo music. You could describe their music as "emo with estrogen". MTV markets them to the teenybopper crowd. How so many young, impressionable kids can get suckered hook, line, and sinker into ANY of the garbage that this pathetic excuse of a band dumps onto them is beyond me. They definitely appeal to 12 year old kids, who have such a horrible life because they can't go to the mall and buy new clothes or get a new video game.    They are a whiny band that love to sing about how "horrible" and "tragic" their life is, meanwhile they are sitting in cash in their mansions. No one cares except for their legions of self-pitying fans who feel they can truly connect with GC's "deep" and "inspiring" so-called "music". They even have whiny ballads that sound like the rest of the "pop-punk" and "emo" genres at the moment. Yeah, GC is fuelled by teen angst and armed with extremely bad talent. I'm sorry kiddies but Good Charlotte is nothing more than pop. I'm 16 & I'm already getting tired of the new music because it is getting horrible & more horrible. It's a manufactured popularity contest now. With their mediocre cliched song lyrics, Good Charlotte are 100% worshipped by their demographic, pre-teen and teenage preppy girls (and flamer guys.) This group of pop icons do nothing more than create crappy music (which is charged to audiences at well over $50 per ticket) and find themselves on MTV acting like jackasses every chance they aquire for the pleasure of their braindead viewers.    Their fanbase consists of 12 year olds that think they know all about music, therefore claim that they have the right to say that "GC" are musical gods or are the "best punk rawk band eva!111!1!", while talented bands like The Beatles and Pink Floyd to them are "old" and "horrible". These 12 year olds can usually be found online, usually on message boards, with usernames like "XxGCIsDaBestPunkBandEvarxX" and "trU3_pUnk_raWk3r".    Conversations between members of their fan base may be similar to this:    Poser: I love Good Charlotte they're so punk they're so much cooler than all those other pop bands.  Kid #2: Where did you hear them first?  Poser: TRL, oh, and in Hot Topic.    Poser: Hey, wanna, like, go to a Good Charlotte concert next month?  Poser 2: Yeah! And we can wear our studded bracelets and red and black pants that we bought at Hot Topic!    Teenybopper talking to herself: "Oh my gaaaawd. I hate my liiiife. I can relate to these guys sooooo much because nobody listens to me and everyone hates meee"    Ugh.    In the end, I recommend the following punk rock albums to those who have been victimized by Good Charlotte:    Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges  Ramones - The Ramones  London Calling - The Clas
Output: NEG
Cube's 3rd solo is nother good one . Not his best album, not his worst, The Predator seems to fall right in the middle.  It came out just one year after his last album and 2 years after his debut (right after he left N.W.A.), so alot of Cube albums came out from '90-'93 (one each year).  It has 12 songs, and no guests so alot of Ice Cube gets heard here.  It has 1 classic, 2-4 I skip, 3-5 are ok, and the others are good.  Production is good for iots time buy you can tell it's defintiely from the early 90's.  DJ Pooh does 4 songs, Muggs does 3, Sir Jinx does 2, and Pockets, Mr. Woody and Torcha Chamba all do 1 song.  Every song samples an older song so it's not the most original of beats but the samples are mostly good.  For fans of Cube or early 90's political type gangsta rap pick it up.     #2 - 8  #4 - 5  #5 - 8 (nice beat)  #6 - 5  #7 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great relaxing beat sampling the Isley's -- maybe his best song ever)  #8 - 7  #10 - 8  #11 - 6.5  #12 - 6  #13 - 8  #14 - 7 (has a 1 minute intro before rapping starts)  #16 - 6    O'Shea Jackson -- b. 6/15/69   check all my review
Output: POS
NO WORDS ! . ITEM NEVER RECEIVED. IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTACT BY EMAIL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE.  MY LAST PURCHASE ON AMAZON
Output: NEG
forever standards . linda rondstat has shown us once again what real popular music is all about. the songs on this cd have great melodies, lyrics, & production value. thanks linda. we who appreciate the standards owe you a large debt of gratitude
Output: POS
THE BEST Of THE BEST! . This collection of Sly and the Family Stone is simply THE BEST CUTS you can put on ONE CD! Sure,there are others like "You got Me Smilin'(again)" "Family Affair" "If you Want me to Stay" but you need more than one CD for that! These are the cuts that turned me on to this History changing music!!
Output: POS
Recommended for insomniacs - but 5 stars for the title track . Sadly, one of the greatest rock songs of all time finds itself on one of the most boring rock albums of all time.  To add insult to injury, the notes on the CD cover proudly boast of 'a full eight months recording' time, which had been 'preceded by a year and a half of reflection and writing'.  We're talking 26 months here, surely time enough to produce a decent album.  Instead, they produced their only good song, which I'll say again, is an acknowledged classic, only hated by true Eagles fans, as most true fans hate the classics of their favourite bands.  If an unknown band had tried to get a record deal at that time on the basis of the rest of the filler, I seriously doubt they'd have been successful.  For good use of studio time see what can be done with just 30 HOURS of it on Led Zeppelin I
Output: NEG
Going, Going, Gone . ...and forgotten. Raw and ragged. Cliche-ridden. I consider albums like "Highway 61 Revisited", "Bringing It All Back Home", "Blonde on Blonde", "Blood on the Tracks" and hell, even "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" as worthy of five stars. Sorry, but this is just not in the same class or anywhere near those masterpieces. Those albums are deemed 'classics' for a reason. That said, I'm not at all a fan of the Band or many of Dylan's love songs so please take these things into consideration when contemplating the worth of both this review and this album
Output: NEG
Too Cool . Great Seller - This is one of my favorite cd's - Too, Too Cool!
Output: POS
Fantastic but incomplete . By the way, the 'Tumblin' Tumbleweed' version is by 'Roy Rogers & Sons of the Pioneers', not 'Riders In The Sky
Output: POS
overblown &quot;artistic freedom&quot; . Atlantic Records sure must be loose w/ their recording contracts. I don't see how this kind of drivel, regardless of the musicians' past records and reputations, could pass a demo test w/ stingy studio execs.  This CD was  simply self-indulgent and wasteful.  Froom is incapable of just playing  keyboards, w/out trying to overunderproduce a piece to the point of  absurdity.  Atmospheric just don't cut it if there's no compelling content  to hold it up.  And where's that killer guitar talent we know/knew in  Hidalgo?  Just a strange, disjointed, and goofy effort with no real payoff
Output: NEG
good, but not up to  gangsta's paradise . coolio's latest album is alright but some of the songs just didn't make much sense
Output: POS
Can't sit still . If this music doesn't make you get out of your chair, nothing will!  Not only are the CDs filled with big hits, but even the less widely known tunes will get your heart pounding.  Great for reminiscing, great for exercising, great for making work go faster...just GREAT
Output: POS
Yawn. . Nickel Creek fans, obviously, will love this syrupy solo album by the guitarist of the aforementioned famed popgrass fusion band.  Presumably this mostly-instrumental outing is intended to demonstrate Watkins' chops as a picker, yet it follows so closely in the saccharine tradition of Nickel Creek that it doesn't do much to differentiate his work from theirs.  The album opens with &quot;Neo's Song,&quot; which sounds like a watered-down version of Tony Rice's note-bending flatpicking style; the rest of the album gets progressively muzak-ier and Windham Hill-ish.  Watkins has lots of technical facility, but his artistic instincts are hopelessly bland
Output: NEG
The greatest CD on earth ! . Hey guys,i think this is the best cd I ever hear.And the songs are sooooo cool! Oh,and I love Michael's-Voice,he is so cute !:
Output: POS
Perfect! . Now this is very good. A CD set with some of the best post-punk material to come out of Liverpool and Manchester. there is unfortunately some great overlap with the Martin Hannett story CD but this set is overall more satisfying since it is more varied and also contains more stuff as well as a few rarities that everybody will appreciate. Indeed, in additioon to Buzzcocks, the Fall and New Order, which were obvious choices there are also some old favourites like Ludus, Crispy Ambulance and Big in Japan that merit to be heard. If you are interested in thie very special period in british music history then this is an essential acquisition.
Output: POS
Great release, a little raw.... . I was introduced to MCR through Three cheers for sweet revenge, which is one of the best albums to ever be released. I brought you my bullets, you brought me your love is a very, very good release. All the songs are awesome, and the intensity and ferocity that drew me MCR in the first place is well in place on this album. But, it seems that they were still finding their sound and direction on this album. Very good album, but the recording is very raw, semi-okay production. But nevertheless a great release that you must check out...My favorite song is Drowning lessons
Output: POS
WICKED!!! . I love T.M. Revolutions music, it is just so upbeat and so awesome their are hardly any words !  I love this CD, I listen to it all the time!  My favorite tracks are Invoke, Meteor, and Heart of Sword!  He is such an awesome singer!  I highly recommend his music to anyone who is into jpop or wanting to get into jpop!
Output: POS
Mastered the Art . Listening to 'Mastered the Art' is the acoustic equivalent of running your hand over shag carpet that hasn't been vacuumed since the seventies - it reveals a surprising accumulation of hidden textures and diverse beats, from Spanish-style acoustic guitars and menacing orchestration to xylophones and Galaga samples (you know the tractor beam sound just before your ship gets taken up). 'Mastered the Art' is a gigantic mixed-media canvas that subsumes all the brilliance of his previous albums while adding authentic variation and depth. Like any original work of art, 'Mastered the Art' is difficult to categorize - it represents the leading edge in the ongoing revolution that is combining hip-hop, jazz, groove, and funk into unique and powerful musical expressions. Greyboy is an accomplished composer and this album is a masterpiece. Now if only he'd publish the complete list of his 8-track collection. .
Output: POS
A good collection . This release by "20th Century Masters" is part two of their Loretta Lynn Greatest Hits compilation.  This one covers the second part of her career, and like Vol. 1, the sound and recordings are clear and original.  There are 12 songs here, beginning with "Wine, Women, and Song" and "Fist City", and ending with "I Lie".  In between, there is a duet with Conway, and the controversial "The Pill".  Yes, there could've been more songs included, or even more popular songs chosen instead of those provided here, but this is a solid offering that will not disappoint
Output: POS
Not Elvis at his best. . 1972's Elvis Presley as recorded at madison square garden is not Elvis at the top of his game. The numerous covers he performs sound awful. I can give the album a few points for having some of his best known songs on it,unlike some of his live albums. Although the set is good, the performances leave something to be desired.Forget about this one and buy The NBC TV Special CD instead
Output: NEG
You have gotta be joking . It is laughable to read some of these other reviews. But whats not funny is how bad 50 Cent is. He is the worst rapper of all time a total disgrace to hip hop music. He has no love for the music only for the money. I don't know how he sells so many records but that just shows how many people don't know real music
Output: NEG
OUT TO LUNCH . Since "Luck Of The Draw" Bonnie Raitt or her record producers have been out to lunch. "Fundamental" sounds like a jam session gone bad. There is  really nothing special on this CD, except for "The Spit Of Love". When are we going to hear a song like "When The Spell Is Broken" again? Bonnie seems to have passed the female blues guitar mantle to Sue Foley and Kris Wiley. Sorry, I'll stick with her old albums
Output: NEG
Beautiful voice, catchy songs. . Though I am not a fan of pop music, the beauty of Ofra Haza's voice lured me in.  This album has wonderful songs in an almost 80s-style pop music with "middle eastern" influence.  The lyrics are moving and deeper than typical pop music, complete with a voice that is unique to just about any genre
Output: POS
Good only for filling in the blanks . This CD is a total misrepresentation.  MANY of the songs are VERY poorly done concert versions of songs.  They even use the exact same audience cheering track on several songs.  Buy it only if you are a fan looking to fill in missing songs in your collection.  Don't buy it thinking you are getting all the original hits.  14 songs are live.  One appears to be re-recorded.  The rest are the originals.  Also, on CD #2 many of the media tags are incorrect.  When you play "All I Really Need Is You" (Live) the title "Heartbreak Hotel" shows.  When you play "Headed for the Future" the song title "All I Really Need Is You" shows.  When you play "Heartbreak Hotel" the song title "Headed for the Future" shows.  Overall, a VERY sloppy project they obviously just rushed to market not caring about quality
Output: NEG
not his best . I am a Ry Cooder fan, and this is not his best. I was quite dismayed and it is one of the C.D's I never listen to. If you are looking for good Ry Cooder, this is not the one to buy
Output: NEG
Small ensemble swing at its finest (bill_faust@fitch.com) . Its doubtful that there have been two jazz musicians more suited to record together than Ben Webster and Sweets Edison. Alumni of the Ellington and Basie bands respectively, these two mainstream swing players have marvelous  chemistry on this session. The charts are perfect vehicles for Webster's  warm tone and silky phrasing as well as Edison's blues-ridden melodic style  that matured in the mid and late 1950's. Most of the tunes swing hard  anchored by a solid Basie-esque rhythm section. You'll wear this one out
Output: POS
not original . they just sound like coldplay all over again. do we really need another coldplay band? they seem talented enough to defy this genre, so i'm wondering why they haven't
Output: NEG
Iron Maiden's last great album for twelve years . Iron Maiden's seventh studio album fittingly called Seventh Son of a Seventh Son was released in April of 1988.  The album was the band;s first new studio album in nearly two years and would be their last with guitarist Adrian Smith until his return on 2000's Brave New World(not coincidentally it was also their last masterpiece for twelve years as well). Smith plus lead singer Bruce Dickinson, bass player Steve Harris, guitarist Dave Murray and drummer Nicko McBrain made certain that Adrian's last album with Maiden for over a decade was also arguably the band's best album as I found out when I got the Capitol Record cassette version in May of 1988 and later the remastered CD.  Seventh Son of a Seventh Son was Maiden's first concept album about a cursed child who is born with special powers and it tempted by the side of both good and evil. Also, the band was starting to become more progressive sounding as their music was reminiscent to that of ELP, Genesis, Pink Floyd and so forth with the tempo changes and lyric-wise.  We begin the album with Moonchild which begins as an acoustic passage giving this album's theme and then it builds into a superb rocker penned by Smith and Dickinson. Next is the superb Infinite Dreams penned by Harris and was a great progressive rocker alternating between quiet and heavy and light and dark sections. Next was the album's biggest hit Can I Play With Madness penned by Smith/Harris/Dickinson which sounded reminiscent to the previous album, 1986's Somewhere in Time's biggest hit, Wasted Years. Next is The Evil That Men Do also penned by Harris/Smith/Dickinson and is another stellar rocker. This song was always one of my favorites.  The album's second half begins with the epic length title cut! Like the 13 plus minute Rime Of The Ancient Mariner and 9 minute Alexander The Great before it, it is the longest and best track on the album. Unlike those two aforementioned epics, the Harris penned title cut was the band's first 10 minute track which they created the story themselves. Wonderful musicianship throughout, especially Murray and Smith's guitar duels at the end which is an awesome piece of music. The Prophecy is next and is a great track penned by Murray/Harris and ends with a superb acoustic guitar section. next is the album's third single The Clairvoyant which is another great rocker. We end the album with arguably one of Maiden's best album closers Only The Good Die Young. This Harris/Dickinson penned piece is a killer rocker. Then when you think the album ended after the big finish, the album ends with a reprise of the acoustic passage that started Moonchild.   Seventh Son of a Seventh Son was another Top 20 charting US million seller and it was because the material was strong, the production was killer and because it was Iron Maiden!  RECOMMENDED
Output: POS
Anderson L . This outing from Steve Wilson and Aviv Geffen was a big disappointment to me. For one, there are no standout songs on this cd. Its all one big mish mosh. I figured that this would be at least as strong as the first Blackfield cd. The songwriting seems weak and slapped together. They are going to have do something spectacular if I buy another cd of theirs. Also the song "Where is my love" shouldn't have been redone. It should have been left off this cd
Output: NEG
Don't Expect Hip Hop & You'll Be Fine... . Reading all these reviews, you've got a whole buncha people bashing on this CD because it's a dance album.  Well, to all you that don't know Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim is in fact a dance artist who produces dance music, don't go into this album expecting anything different.  Mr. Cook is a genious and his singles time & time again are proven not only to be sucessful, but also timeless(aside from the tracks that the top 40 radio DJs get ahold of and cram down our throats a zillion times until we never wanna hear 'em again...  Thanks for that by the way, you're doing the world a great service).  As far as not understanding "Star 69",; what is there to understand.  "Star 69" was made for one reason & one reason only, to make you shake your butt.  If you're looking for meaning in music, go listen to Yanni, or Enya, or Celine Dion, only listen to Fatboy if you wanna boogie to the MFin' oogie.  As far as the guy bashin' "Bird Of Prey", it's Jim Morrison dude; what more do you need.  For those of you who don't know musicians outside of the Backseat Boys, Jim's the lead singer from The Doors, & one of the few truely brilliant musicians of ours any other generation... ever.  Basically I'll put it like this, don't bash on the man because you're to sheltered to understand good music unless it's played for you twice every hour on the hour on the radio or MTV.  Cook's music'll be around alot longer than any one of your 1 hit wonder's out there.  Just because Norman makes his own music, & not from some mold given to him by some slimey record executive doesn't mean his music is bad.  If you don't get it fine, but don't bash on something just because you're to shallow or close minded to understand.  Open your ears and give it a shot, your brain will thank you
Output: POS
The Pig Has Been Butchered... . Sorry...   I expected the original lineup when I purchased this CD.   Now I'll have to go looking for all the songs that are missing...   Buyer Beware
Output: NEG
Lay Back . Jon B. returns with his sophomore efforts with a more relaxing feel with Cool Relax.  11 of the fifteen were either written or co-wrote by Jon and seven of the fifteen were produced by Jon B. himself.  With hands on experience, this release becomes more personal and touching for its listeners.  For the most part, "Bad Girl" has the fastest tempo and blended well with the direction of the LP.  Hearing Jon reach for the higher notes on "Can't Help It" was a good display of talent and range as it is altered throughout the song for an appealing tone was quite impressive.  The title track was more or less a jazz tune with an upbeat drum track.  2Pac was featured with equal time on "Are You Still Down" as he almost stole the show until near the end where Jon B. flexed his abilities.  "I Do (Whatcha Say Boo)" is a song about being in a relationship for some time until he finally pops the question of being married.  He then admits how his woman makes him want to stay home instead of hanging with the boys on "I Ain't Going Out".  The inviting "Can We Get Down" is seductive as the question itself as he questions his desires to be with someone sexually.  Hearing Jon croon in another language on "Tu Amor" sends this album to heights of a climax indeed in tuned with the title.  There's nothing missing here except maybe the company of someone to enjoy this with
Output: POS
In the Morning of Magicians . Flaming Lips have suceeded in creating their own musical world on "The Soft Bulletin". This cd is easy to find at most stores and often sold at a low price, so there is no real reason why you can't go pick it up right now. This record is best heard at 3 am with headphones on. Yoshimi was my first lips record, and the main difference between "Soft Bulletin" and "Yoshimi" is the production values. This recording has a big lo-fi sensibility to it. Steven's drums are always loud, boomy, and usually crackling, like they recorded way too hot. At times the record seems overloaded with sounds, and at first, I thought it would have benifited from the more prestine "Yoshimi" production values. It has grown on me though. I don't really understand the point of having "Race for the Prize" and   "Waiting for Superman" (the weakest track on the album) in two seperate versions. To me the record would have ended perfectly on "Sleeping on the Roof".
Output: POS
Rushed . The album is rushed, being produced just in 8 days.    It did not showcase Casey's talent and sales charts speak even louder. Poor Casey. She deserves a better album than this
Output: NEG
Very pretty, somewhat boring . This recording of the new works by Theofanidis and Higdon is first rate. Great performances, and nice to hear along side the Copland, which stands out as the real masterpiece. Mind you, Theofanidis and Higdon are obviously really talented composers.    I like new music. I like beautiful music. And I don't usually mind if the new music I hear is beautiful or ugly, has a tune, or not. What matters is that I am pulled in, and not lulled in with cliches or pandering.    The Theofanidis seemed to be much more interesting  to listen to than the Higdon. His sense of orchestral color is very strong. But overall, their music is very pretty, and somewhat boring. Get this to hear that great Copland: it is the piece that on this CD that pulls you in to listen. I know this piece is not the new piece on the CD, but it really stands the test of time against the more recent works
Output: NEG
11 years later... . and I'm still listening to this gem. To be honest, I bought this IN SPITE of "Kiss From a Rose". I hated that Seal was getting SO MUCH air play becaus of that song... not that the song was bad or anything, but I fell in love with his first album, and I thought "Kiss From a Rose" paled in comparison to tracks like: "Future Love Paradise" and "Violet".    All these years later, I can still enjoy listening to this CD. I am writing this review because I just popped it in while at work. There isn't a bad track on this thing
Output: POS
I love this cd . I love this cd. Whenever we started to watch Nashville Star 2, I saw Brad and heard him sing, and I have liked him since then. I bought his cd yesterday, and I love all the songs on there except one. But other than that, it's a good cd. I love the song I Miss Me, when I heard him on Nashville Star singing that while he was playing the piano, I loved that song. But to anyone that kind of likes country music with a little bit of rock or pop or whatever, you will like this.
Output: POS
underated . rip manpac you must not be a rap fan or a jayz fan talkin bout vol 3 was trash and the dynasty was worst u must like them franchise boyz cds or something cause them two albums are two of his best but anyway the dynasty was spose to be a compulation album thats the reason for the guess appereances but its a solid album on bad but underate
Output: POS
An eruption of a score . Alan Silvestri does great work when writing for action films and this really shows his unique talents. The main theme for the volcano itself is a 6 note low brass motif used frequently throughout. Parts of the score are similar to Eraser in instrumentation and orchestrations. One thing I was not too impressed with was the sound recording. It is a decent recording, but the overall sound is low and you have to crank up the volume to really hear it good. The best cue of them all is the thrilling "March of the Lava" which includes all of the main elements of the score, with strong low brass rhythms, pulsating brass trills, ostinato strings, and driving, militaristic snare drums. "Team Work" and "Build A Wall" are also enjoyable tracks with snare drums and heavy brass, especially those trombone shrill sounds that Elliot Goldenthal has been known to use. "Main Title" is a suspenseful track that does not use the volcano theme, but instead uses a light 4 note theme that you never hear again. Some romantic, dramatic music appears in the final track "Cleansing Rain" to bring the score to a close. Overall, a great action score that serves both the film and your CD player well
Output: POS
Not Even In This World . These days, it seems like you hve to try to be a reality star inorder to make it big. For a celebutant like Paris Hilton, she doesn't really deliver as a solid an soulful singer. That is very unfortunately  big shame. Her second single, Nothing In This World, isn't a very good song from a wannabe pop star. The song like Stars Are Blind, is just as bad. I am not very convinced at all. She sounds like she is trying to had to really deliver like Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Clarkson. To actually be honest with you, I'd rather listen to Michael Jackson instead of this. Paris is not aything in this world, and this song is just the shameful same.    Song: F
Output: NEG
Linda Ronstadt's first #1 album . YOU'RE NO GOOD,the #1 smash from this album is probably what made the album a #1 smash. There was only one other Top 20 hit,a cover of the Everly Brothers' WHEN WILL I BE LOVED. YNG came to the attention of Van Halen around 1978 and the band decided to cover the tune. The other songs are good. Linda Ronstadt's Asylum Records labelmate Andrew Gold plays guitar and sings background on YNG.
Output: POS
Very good sometimes, too electronic at others. . I was, overall, disappointed by this CD.  There are many good reviews here, but they generally overpraise.  Tracks 4 through 8 have too much synthesizer for my ears.  A major highlight is track 9, The Crab and the Egret, but interestingly, the flute is accompaniment to the wondrous Chinese percussion.  Disappointingly, the CD is only 40 minutes long and left me wanting more tunes without synthesizer accompaniment
Output: NEG
Good first effort, but get the later stuff . Jill Sobule really hit it big with her first hit &quot;I Kissed a Girl&quot;, which is on her second self-titled album &quot;Jill Sobule&quot;.  This first album  isn't really all that good; like she was  still finding herself.  For a better album, check out her &quot;Jill  Sobule&quot; album or even better &quot;Happy Town&quot;
Output: NEG
It Doesn't Have Soul. . I bought Usher's 8701 on tape long ago, and I remember liking it. Then a couple of years ago, I bought it again on cd, listened to it, and wondered why I wasted my money.    Maybe it's the fact that I've grown, but this album sounds so un-soulful now. It is just lacking any spirit, sort of like an over-produced record: all studio magic, but no magic from the singer. Even the songs that are SUPPOSED to sound heartfelt, don't. The album sounds dated, not transcendent of time and era like all the albums that become classics. The songs are very forgettable, and I don't see any of them being seen as classics twenty years from now.    Usher has yet to make a masterpiece.    Addendum: I was a little unfair in my rating. The album deserves 3 stars, not 2. Unfortunately, I can't change it.
Output: NEG
Slumberful! . I was given this cd as a gift for my newborn daughter and it is wonderful!  I am buying it again because it is starting to skip I have played it so much.  It doesn't get old and I even enjoy falling asleep to it while I am listening to the baby monitor
Output: POS
Just plain boring . I've tried to make it through the album twice and I'm bored to tears with these songs. Maybe it will sound better on a cold rainy day. I so wanted to enjoy this album, but can't seem to get into the versions of these songs. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone but a die-hard fan.
Output: NEG
smokin hot funkafized fusion . Rippington's during the period Moonlighting was made were the epitomy of Jazz fusion with latino flair. Fusion today is milk toast compared to this CD. "Soft Jazz"  has become the term for bands and artists of this genre, and it fits. All radio friendly and crossover hopeful. This CD smokes with vibes, fast guitar, syncapated rythyms, and memorable melodies. Toe tapping and should be played twice in a row to let it sink in. Russ Freeman is the most under-rated jazz guitarist of his time. He is never mentioned with Carlton, Rit, Lorber, Dimeola,etc..... He is a great songwriter and his music appeals to all that listen, old and young alike.....
Output: POS
best Cacus release Barely Contained/ The Studio Sessions . After churning out psychedelic sludge with Vanilla Fudge, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice joined the blues-rock gold rush of the early '70s. Entertaining in a Spinal Tap way, Cactus spew fantastic riffs as strutting metalhead Rusty Day plays badass frontman. "Rockout, Whatever You Feel Like" is a best song of the ages.best album in years fantastic best as it gets
Output: POS