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I did not like it . I was not feeling this album at all which is strange because I like Mac Dre and Dubee quite a bit.  I was not feeling the tracks.  It was too funk oriented, with some dumb sounding tracks.  It was not the smooth type of production that I expected to hear coming out of Vallejo.  A big disappointment
Output: NEG
New Wave Dance Classic: A Must Have . What would have happened if Ian Curtis had not pulled the plug on his own life?  It is a hard question to ask since I am a very devoted Joy Division Fan but I also am a good fan of New Order.  I have to say that I imagine Joy Division might have recorded one ore two more albums  and broken up: New Order may have never been.  So while it is tragic that Curtis committed suicide it gave the way for the rest of Joy Division the license to effectively reinvent themselves as New Order.  The band is very Different from JD but in "Power, Corruption Lies" , New Order's first, we hear a hint of JD with a burst of new creativity that must have been the results of a painful and cathartic period.      The music on this album is more heavily Synth and Drum based than any of the JD material though maybe not as much as later New Order work.  By 1983 synths and drum machines were just coming into their own and this year saw the invention of the MIDI interface for synths etc. It was also a time when the new wave movement was finally getting solidified.  All history aside, the album is great: it is upbeat, full of poppy dance tracks and a real new wave classic.  If you are buying the album just for "Blue Monday" (a track so good even a horrible band like Orgy could make a hit out of it) you are in for a real surprise. You will find many of the other tracks to be great as well.  "Age of Consent" is among my other favorites.  This is another great track for dancing.  Also "the Village"  is a great track as well.    If you are going to buy two New Order albums get this one and Substance.  Although they share a few tracks they are both great.  I find that this album get far more play though.  This is a must have for the New Order fan of course.  But also fans of new wave/'80's music and Joy Division fans alike should also buy this one.  This album has received so much acclaim and has been so influential in its 20-year life span that it should be a must have for any modern music fan.  I highly recommend it!    -- Ted Murena
Output: POS
Armchair Anthropology . I have seen the movie and bought the sound track. Having marinated my bones and psyche with Tibetans for over 25 years this soundtrack unites two ostensiby disparate cultures, America and Mongolia. As music is the one art form that transcends cultures, it is intersteing to hear the Blues united with their Asian cousins. The phenomenon of throat singing is what you have heard in Tibetan Monks chanting with the  ability to produce two tones simultaneously. Paul Pena, a black,  blind, blues singer from California, copped their gig and taught  himself how to do this. He went to Tuva and won their annual throat singing contest in his category. It is an exposure of the  roots. Like Mongolians don't get the Blues. For any armchair anthropoligist, this cd is a must. The movie will make you cry as you see the challenges that Paul faces, distantly empowered by the deceased physicist, Richard Feinman, who went to Tuva on his  last journey. Paul's trip is peppered with stickers that they  paste up, &quot; Feinman Lives&quot; Feinman was a great thinker from Far Rockaway, N.Y. who collected stamps from Tuva as a child. This record is strange and profound. Irresistable for any thinking person
Output: POS
Is this what I expected or not? . An album of outtakes and rarities is an odd thing.  Obviously, the songs weren't good enough to make the album they were originally intended for.  Either that or the artist felt they didn't fit right.  So how does one go about grading an album of this type?  It's not easy.    Graded as a stand-alone album on its own merits, I'd give this one a single star.  Marked by inconsistencies and a lack of flow, it's a poor effort that starts out extremely strong and ends gasping for breath.    Graded as a complementary album to "Illinois," however, I'd give it three stars.  I can understand why the songs weren't used and find several of them worth repeated listening.    If i could give half stars, this album would get 1.5 simply because of the overwhelming length.  The respective lengths of "Illinois" and "Michigan" weren't an issue as the albums both contained an overwhelming amount of good tracks.  A compilation like this of rarities and b-sides would have been better served as a 35-40 minute production rather than the 75-minute opus this package is
Output: NEG
Classic Hicks . "I get pulled over by the cops, I be so drunk I'd be out dancing to their lights thinking I made it to another club."  "...Turn the music up!! Hey what is this - a leather bar? I am not into this you fags!"        Hicks delivers on stuff like this every second line. The Dangerous album is a riot. Get Hicks if you have never heard him. He is probably one of the best undiscovered comedy acts of the 20th century, died from cancer shortly after his peak
Output: POS
Sarah Fan?  -  Buy this Now... . I wasn't a Sarah fan in 1999 when the "Mirrorball" tour came through my backyard, where "Mirrorball" was recorded live, at Portland Oregon's Rose Garden.  But I had become a fan, and was at her show, when she came through with the "AfterGlow" tour.  By the time "AfterGlow" was out, I had just discovered the original Mirrorball CD and DVD, and up until the release of this 2-CD set, the original "Mirrorball" live CD and DVD were my "most played" CD and DVD of my whole 700+ various artist collection.  But even before finishing the first CD of this 2 CD set, I know that I had to have another copy for the car.  Sarah Fan?  You must buy this now.  I promise you won't be disappointed.  It is the full show, with all of her interactions with the crowd, and the sound is better than either of the previously released Mirrorball CD and DVD titles.  I love live music, and this set is a dream come true.  Sarah is a true performer "live", and I think is actually at her best when performing "live".  Absolutely amazing recording and performance on this newly released 2-CD Full Concert Live set.  And if you get a chance to see her perform, pay whatever it costs to see her show
Output: POS
Why is everything geared to helping your kid &quot;compete&quot;? . Classical music is beautiful and rewarding.  Can't it be rewarding on its own terms, rather than as a &quot;fast track&quot; to the Ivy League and financial success?  When I was a child, my parents played classical music  for us because they loved it, and they hoped we would, too.  I do the same  for my own kids.  But my siblings didn't much like classical music, and  despite the insulting and ludicrous claims made on this CD, their SAT  scores were in line with my own. I think that if Beethoven or Mozart knew  that their beautiful, timeless music was being cheapened into just another  &quot;get ahead quick&quot; scam, they'd roll over in their graves
Output: NEG
Great Debut Album . I enjoy the album still to this day. All the songs are good, but I listen a couple of songs more than others such as Hold On, You don't have to worry, Don't Go.  This is a great album, which I don't planning on selling or trading anytime soon.
Output: POS
Where`s the "Live @ Carnegie Hall " album???? . Does anybody have the Live album recorded @ Carnegie Hall??? What a great record that one was.....But I`ve seen it no where...........
Output: NEG
Bad Company is good company . If you like this album, if you like the title track, it might inspire a few hard core fans to know that the original inspiration for both the name of the band, and especially the title track, is the masterpiece of a western, "Bad Company"- 1972.  The whole piano instrumental is practically lifted from the film's soundtrack, by "Fantasticks" Harvey Schmidt.  The song is a very haunting one which was a bit of an enigma for me until I saw the film itself.  It stars Barry Brown and Jeff Bridges.  It's worthwhile for not only western fans of every considerable imagination, but to fans of the band itself, to help make the song more meaningful, as it has for me!!  I highly recommend them both
Output: POS
Guys talking over a beat, great! . This is a joke right?! I honestly thought this group was a hiphop parody group at first because I figured nobody could be that bad on purpose. These British rappers are hiliarous, they basically talk over a beat and it doesn't even rhyme half the time. I got given this cd for free and I still want some money back
Output: NEG
For diehards only. . Let me start by putting out a couple of my biases before getting into this review-- first, I relaly don't care for remixes as a rule, unless they're dramatic and severely restructure a song, I generally find they add little. Second, I really don't care for "The Hand That Feeds".    Having said that, the piece is presented in three mixes, the album version, the Straight mix, and the Dub mix. The album version has a catchy, circular guitar line and a straightahead drum beat that's actually decent until the bridge with this bizarrely irritating spoken wordish section. Just doesn't work.    The remixes fare no better-- the Straight mix adds different rock beats and an extended introduction that eventually becomes tedious, the dub mix layers a grating sustained guitar note over a beat and a mumbled repeated take on the chorus.    If you're a fan, get it. If not, skip this one, there's good reasons it wasn't released in the U.S
Output: NEG
Nice collection from a great singer . Jimmie Rodgers had a wonderful, reedy tenor.  He was a first-rate singer.  The surprises here are the lesser known songs that are beauts, for example TLC Tender Love and Care, Child of Clay (which reminds me of Elvis's In the Ghetto), and especially the lush and soulful Wonderful You.  The last mentioned song is a real treat, absolutely delicious.  Three songs missing that I would like to have were his versions of Just a closer walk with thee, The Wreck of John B. and The World I used to know.  Hope someday Jimmie's A&amp;M releases will be out on CD too.  In the meantime, I recommend this collectio
Output: POS
One of the Most Annoying Songs Ever Created by Humans! . This album contains one of THE MOST ANNOYING Songs I've ever Heard in My life... "Afternoon Delight".  The only good thing about that song is that is was SO Overplayed, that no one dares play it anymore while others are in Hearing Range! :
Output: NEG
Good or bad?  Your choice, really... . Being an avid enthusiast of the drum n' bass &quot;scene,&quot; as pretentious as it occasionally sometimes is, in listening to this Cd I feel this is not a strong representation of the genre. This could very well be  personal, (so you headz chill) but this type of jazzy, tech-step like, a  cappella jam seems occasionally cheesy and filled  with..well...&quot;filler.&quot;  I realize that during 1998 this was where  it was at for Grooverider. He was hardly setting off bombs in the d n b  fabric with other producers overshadowing his less-than-fresh efforts.   This album has a few choice cuts, and his production skills are  commendable, but combining so-called jazz harmonies with this type of genre  is definately an abuse of power.  The loungy progressions are worn thick,  and lacking any true creativity deep down.  This album comes nowhere near  stuff on the &quot;Prototype Years&quot; ep which was showcasing the fine  talents of heavy hitters Dillinja, Ed Rush, Fierce, Lemon D, Optical, and  Boymerang, to name a few.  It goes without saying that Grooverider has been  one of the most respected and talented DJ's, probably getting all of these  afforementioned producers their starts.  A big name gets alot of support   and can get away unscathed by negativity due to that stardom.  No one would  dare defy that Grooverider's attempt at making d n b is off key, but let's  not give in to someone's production skills because they are graciously  empowered in the scene like a king.  Purveyor's of fine drum n' bass can  find sanctuary elsewhere.  Stick with your records for the best
Output: NEG
Lee Lessack Has Heart  AND Voice . Lee Lessack Is one of the finest singers in cabaret today. His CD stays in my player and always will. He combines ability with heart and this is truly an unusual and winning combination
Output: POS
Eh . Bland, bland, and more bland.    It seemed to be trying for some kind of emotional resonance, and fell far short of the mark.  With the except on the main character's mother, nearly every single character was completely unlikeable.  And a little Lea Delaria goes a long, long way.    It does replicate the 80s very well, but it just feels so devoid of humanity
Output: NEG
Great Message... Poor Delivery . Don't get me wrong. I'm a raging hippie, who's completely anti-war. And the lyrics on this album are great, and I love the cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon. But it seems that the actual desire to make good *music* fell to the back burner on this one. It's not that the songs are bad per se, but they're all fillers. It's an entire album of fillers, with no really great songs to bring them up. Overall, a disappointment, which is unfortunate, since the wonderful message is lost by the lack of lustre in the music.     If you're new to A Perfect Circle, pick one of the other albums. If you're a veteran, sure, pick it up. But I'd suggest listening to it on random with your other A Perfect Circle and Tool cd's
Output: NEG
identical... . poor album. the song 'rocks' is almost identical with any songs of Black Crowers, and even they look alike.and i can't believe is Primal Scream i'm hearing. Primal Scream really has something better to do
Output: NEG
ahh why why why? . paul what were you thinking? you do so good on mixtapes lyricly and on get ya mind correct but on this no effort! ok first im a playa taken from still tippin, internet goiong nutz from still tippin all with corny flows repeatative terms but some songs were good sittin sideways was already rammed into my head like a year before it came out so what does that leave you with? surp sippin bugz bunny? what? chick magnet or how to be a player should have been re released instead of this cd! big ballin was pretty good but still the cd is just not worth listenen to buy the paul wall mixtape its got all the good songs and more the mixtape is way better trust me! he needs some new flows! fo real! oh yeah this tracklist aint right atleast with the cd i got.
Output: NEG
Still great after nearly 30 years! . I first got Believe It as a used record in the late 70's. Wow! This CD includes 2 rather short LPs, but you are getting it for the first one - Believe It! which was the single best hard-fusion record ever made. It's also a great bridge from the world of rockers dabbling in jazz (Bruford's early band, Brand X, etc.) to a real jazz outfit that happens to rock hard. I never tire of listening to this one with it's wonderful blend of Tony's great drumming, some of the best guitar work Holdsworth has ever done and just enough funk to keep it from ever getting too serious. Buy it and crank it up
Output: POS
When Harry Met Sally movie soundtrack . This CD is NOT the music soundtrack from the movie.  It's only some of the music that is in the movie.  I was very disappointed.  I wanted the original soundtrack of the music you hear when you watch the movie.  That's why I purchased it.  Is the original soundtrack NOT available or was it not produced?  I wouldn't buy this CD again.
Output: NEG
Dan The Automator ruins it. . Galactic decided to go with a big-name producer named Dan the Automator.  Dan the Automator took an amazing, explosive, quirky funk sound and gutted it of any soul it had.  I'm sure these songs sound good live, that is without Dan the Automator's overproduction and mixing (Drum machines over Stanton Moore?  For shame!  The horror!).  The album itself is flat except for a few high points - "Paint" is good, "The Beast" is funky enough, "Never Called You Crazy" is good, and "All Behind You Now" is a great song, or would be live.  That's about it.  The rest of the album varies from so-so to outright boring, and considering the amazing amount of talent Dan the Automator had to work with in Galactic that's a crime.      Crazyhorse Mongoose and Late for the Future are both far superior records
Output: NEG
ugh . i bought this cd based on the other reviews.  and when i got it, wow, i was very disappointed.  this cd is not good at all.  it may be good to those of you who like dashboard confessional and stuff like that, but it's not to my liking.  i recommend anadivine, coheed and cambria, or armor for sleep well over this cd
Output: NEG
Just the Real Thing . Waterfalls are some of the most primitive things in nature. With this cd, you can't help but think you're right there next to the waterfall. Close your eyes or lie down, and let the natural sounds permeate your mind
Output: POS
An album for the middle of the day on Saturaday or cruising . This is a great album with an insane amount of energy that if you listen to it. . .right before you go out for the night, run errands, take a long drive, then this is the album that is a necessity in a music collection.  Though too much of a good thing, is never a good thing, so moderate intake with the previous album.   Switch it up, go crazy, do whatever just do something. I gotta run some errands now
Output: POS
If you love Rock n' Roll music - buy this! . There's no point in repeating what others here have said.  Had it not been for a chance perusal of the review in Rolling Stone, I never would have known about this CD.  It is a great, joyful rock album - I never even listened to the Dolls in years gone by - but this one nails the spirit of the genre.  I've worked backstage at Stones, AC/DC and Dead shows, and I modestly suggest that I know the real thing when I hear it.  Tear the shrink wrap off, baby, and crank this one up on the way home with the windows down, while the weather is still warm enough to do so!  If you're a guitarist, pay attention to what Syl is playing, and watch the video - he's really learned to do it right
Output: POS
A wonderful fiasco . It' curious how an interesting history can be not well told by a modern music. In some cases the music go to the hand with the story, but not in this CD, in which we say the music that it is not for the story. I didn't ejoyed with that C
Output: NEG
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go!! . Make It Big is one of the two WHAM! albums with the other being Music From the Edge of Heaven. Of all the three albums released by WHAM!, Make It Big is the better one of the three. With three number one hits including "Careless Whisper", Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and "Everything She Wants". Another song that made the top 5 is "Freedom" ranking at #3. All of the songs on the album r my favorites so i don't have a clear cut favorite. Everyone else haz said wut i wanted to say so there's no use in repeating it except thta i HIGHLY EMPHASIZE that if u r an 80s music lover or love to listen to pop in particular, then u MUST get this album
Output: POS
One of the worst products of current folk 'revivalism' . And folk revivalism is what it is, folks; I'll label it even if the populists fume at me because I know of more than 5 genres.  Meloy admits in interview after interview his taste for the Fairport Convention, Pentangle, and above all Shirely Collins.  He even did an album of "covers" of Shirley Collins' arrangements of British traditionals, a ridiculous concept if I ever heard of one.  Why cover another singer's versions of TRADITIONAL songs?  This idiocy should evince Meloy's alienation from a long tradition of reinterpretations of British folk music, and indeed most of his oeuvre consists of feeble attempts at ballad composition.  With no prosodic skill, he goes about constructing narratives modeled on such work as Shirley Collins' repertoire.  Evidently Meloy believes he can pen ballads as if he were a Walter Scott, S.T.C. or John Keats, but his weak stories show throughout the imaginative poverty of an American desperately attempting to beat an escape to the land of faerie.  The wistfulness and Romantic nostalgia of Meloy's work come off as trite and calculated for NPR yuppies.  Moreover, his vocal range consists entirely of yelp, melancholy warble and nasal whine--this whingeing troubadour sounds as if he constantly has a cold.  I'll admit the band is at least competent, but do yourself a favor: buy Comus' "First Utterance," the Incredible String Band's "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" or Shirley Collins' "No Roses" instead
Output: NEG
Sad very sad . My wife bought this for me.  I was really looking forward to listening, but I found it a painful experience.  I not sure if it is the song choices, the production values, the arrangements or a combination, but the album overall is just a huge disappointment.  No songs from it have made it on to my Ipod
Output: NEG
It sucks . It sucks, she sucks. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo big suprise.  She might as well just cry, cause that is what every sane person that listens to this crap will d
Output: NEG
Sad... . I'm a metal head but I'm not a fan of this type of metal but the quality is good and these guys are somewhat from my area, but I'm just not a fan of the Rah, Rah, Rah, Blah, Blah screaming mess. I love the guitars and the band itself just NO vocals and melody. It's very one dimensional, but different strokes for different folks. If you like war hooting and demon squealing Death Metal then you'll love this. Sorry guys not a fan of it (just an opinion though, don't get bent over it)
Output: NEG
very dissapointing . I bought this record assuming the songs would be as poignant and memorable as those on II. Instead, I found the music to be busy and impersonal, and I thought the lyrics (once again in comparison to those on II) sucked. Its often said that Up on the Sun demonstrates the Meat Puppets coming into their own 'sound', and that its a vast improvement over II. I fail to see how their work on II was any less of a genuine expresssion of the bands vision than this frankly dull piece of work
Output: NEG
I Don't Like It . I bought this album thinking that it would be good...boy was I wrong! Ms. McBride did not do these songs justice by the way she sang them. Rose Garden, for example is my favorite song, and is sung by Lynn Anderson...it was the most beautiful song ever and you could almost feel the Rose Garden as Lynn was singing. Marting sang the song like it was a meaningless song...no feeling, emotions, etc. The rest of the songs sounded crummy too. Save your money and buy the orginal artist who sang the songs.
Output: NEG
"Bill" is The Man I Knew-Smokey Robinson, R&B at it's Best . The old timers like me back in the inner cities where Smokey and the Miracles orginally put their stake down in Motown and R&B royalty, used to call him Bill Smokey Robinson. Whenever I meet someone who recalls the days back in the early to mid sixties when the black transistor made in Japan radios were blaring down the New York City school hallways playing The Tracks of my Tears, Shop Around, OOO Baby Baby (which brings back memories of my first interacial slow dance in the Junior High School gym) and the Tears of a Clown, all selections being on The Ultimate Collection~Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, I know that my buddy remembers Smokey's spindly aura on the stage and his silky smoooth and relaxed delivery. I apologize to my readers for run on sentences but Smokey requires such detailed explanation as a legendary contributor to soul, R&B and the Motown wall of sound (they had one too) that my effusive and continuing acclamation of this cherished and enormously loved performer is understated. I heard that Smokey recently brought his performance to Flint, Michigan or maybe some other backyard town in auto country. I really wish that I could have been there to see Smokey put out before a hometown crowd. That must have been nothing short of a miracle. I am going to hit the click button now myself, I need to hear again the sounds that captivated all of us when we walked down the hallways in Junior High with the made in Japans, fingerpopping all the way. Please note, I meant to push 5 stars on this CD and cannot figure out how to correct the above. I apoligize for any misunderstanding however everybody who has ever been touched by Smokey's music probably realized this faux pas.    Jay Adler,    Massapequa, New Yor
Output: NEG
Too much fanfare . For me, the performance simply missed the mark. A capable choir should be able to stand forth and sing out without a surround of distracting instrumentation. Though the poor have already suffered enough, I promptly gave my copy of this CD to charity. For that I beg forgiveness
Output: NEG
Summer . I don't really like the Allman Brothers. I don't like jam music. I don't even like 70s rock. But I love this album. Listening to it in the deadness of an upstate NY winter, it still makes me feel like it's a summer day at the lake with a bunch of friends
Output: POS
good rex . marc bolan is my main man man.  he's just like a lil consuela
Output: POS
Grushecky's  "A Good Life" is a great listen!!! . Veteran rocker Joe Grushecky is back with a new CD, entitled A Good Life. In an age where there's possible instant fame with TV shows and slick videos, Grushecky did it the old fashioned way: grinding it out in clubs and theatres over the years. Starting 25 years ago with his band, The Iron City Houserockers, Grushecky's always been part working class hero & part philosopher. It's a combination that has held up over time and this new CD is full of tunes that will make you think as well as crank up the stereo. Gary Borress, NY
Output: POS
wonderful . I loved this Cd by Enrique Iglesias.  I was never a big fan of his until I heard this CD.  The music was so beautiful.  I didn't really know what the songs were about because I do not know much Spanish, but the songs moved me.  Some of them were so beautiful I wanted to cry.  This Cd is well worth the money of buying
Output: POS
Some kind of proof amazon reviews are only by people who are already fans . 22 stellar reviews of this, I am flabbergasted.    I looked this up because we were talking about it on a messageboard:    patrick posted this on Aug 25th, 2006 at 09:59:53 am  this looks and sounds ill in a conceptual way, it doesn't sound  like Steppenwolf, right?    Peter**********IsDead posted this on Aug 25th, 2006 at 05:56:23 pm  Steppenwolf have a few bangers, c'mon    and one of the best LP covers ever -  [IMAGE]    i cant find a good size pic of it but if you own it you know  PERFECT 70s dirtbag vibe on the cover    the_real_***** posted this on Aug 25th, 2006 at 07:11:16 pm  that Steppenwolf-Monster LP has songs called Fag, Monster and Suicide, has the best cover art ever and it still totally sucks.    Negative*** posted this on Aug 25th, 2006 at 07:56:21 pm  I was all stoked when I picked up monster at a garage sale. I owned it for less then 3 hours before I put it in the trash. The cover is GREAT though.    youth****** posted this on Aug 25th, 2006 at 09:18:05 pm  Those song titles (Steppenwolf) are incredible beyond belief.      diffrn't strokes I gues
Output: NEG
timeless . the word &quot;classic&quot;,in my opinion ,has been way over used in describing noted records.but if there ever was one,this is it!Janis' best and one of rock n'rolls best.the right songs,the right band and janis.timeless.full tilt boogie really took these songs where the (pretty lousy) big brother never could have.if janis had lived,the sky would've been the limit.her heart and soul in every song.a truly great work.
Output: POS
PHENOMENAL  EVERYTHING!!! . Unbelivable!!!  buddy rich is the master when it comes to drumming!!!   This CD is filled with many solos... not just from the master, but also from others in the band.  he had by far the best horn section in the the world and it is definitely captured by this AWESOME cd.   I find NO problems when it comes to sound or anything else.  If you like jazz, druming, solos, or just buddy rich, you NEED to get this
Output: POS
if only all albums were like this one . There's a difference between an o.k. album and a good one, All Mod Cons is neither, All Mods Con is a masterpeice. it has a level of quality that few albums have, great songs, great production, and great fade ins and fade outs, no this is not just a collection of songs all laced together in any random order.  A very well thought out sequence has the album's lone cover The 60's-ish psychedelic/mod/pop sound that is David Watts (a Kinks song) followed, by &quot;English Rose&quot;'s acoustic guitar and ocean waves, And when the singing kicks in, and thats when it hits you how good this album really is.  &quot;In the crowd&quot;'s bass lines, guitar riffs, and melodies, is one of the many gentle gems in the album.  And then just when you think you're listening to a 60's pop album, &quot;Billy Hunt&quot;'s Guitar intro punches in, reminding you, The Jam were many things, including a great Punk Band.  Well I guess i should end there, thats Tracks 4-7. but I should mention my favorite tracks right now are (2) &quot;To be someone (didn't we have a nice time)&quot; and (8) &quot;It's too Bad&quot; but honestly the whole album is a pleasure to hear from the &quot;1,2,3,4&quot; Whisper/intro to the haunting closer &quot;Down in the the Tube Station at Midnight.&quot; Albums just don't get better than this one, folks
Output: POS
Gilding the Lilly . The selection of songs for this cd is excellent, however unable to leave well enough along they include overblown intros, restarts, embellishments etc making the original tune almost unrecognizable.  The arranger should be shot
Output: NEG
BODY LANGUAGE . I LOVE IT!! BUT THEN AGAIN, I LOVE ALL HIS CD'S, HE IS THE BEST AT WHAT HE DOES! HAVE SEEN HIM SEVERAL TIMES IN CONCERT, AND IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO SEE HIM, DO IT !! IT WILL BE WELL WORTH THE $$
Output: POS
WOW...what happened?..... . I LOVE Destiny's Child...BUT this CD...big disappointment. The best songs on the entire CD were probably Lose My Breath,Cater 2 U and Girl...big disappointment...i just wasnt feeling the CD when i bought it..
Output: NEG
Make Damn Sure . If you happen upon the video for MakeDamnSure and the sound on your television is off, then you would think that the band Taking Back Sunday is ripping one hell of a energetic and explosive tune.  They look like the MC5 in the video, jumping off amps, winging guitars around there head, looking serious as all hell.  But if your like me and you turn the sound back on, your going to hear that it's another whiny and droning effort from the emo machine designed to make kids in high school feel self important.      I was asked to listen to this by one of my friends.  I gave it an honest to god listen, but I couldn't handle it for too long.  Being earnest is fine, but stop with this emo stuff.  You'd think after the fiftieth clone of the same band that eventually the comsumers of this stuff would realize that it's all the same. If you like emo, please, buy 13 Songs by Fugazi.  They practically invented the genre, but I actually buy what they do.  I don't buy this crap, this is just the same drivel that i've been hearing for ever.  Avoid at all costs.
Output: NEG
Soul stirring . My mother gave me this CD over a year ago and I couldn't find any feedback about the album. The album wasn't in the stores either. Whomever compiled the songs did an excellent job and it touched me like his 1st album did. I played it so much that the CD player scratched it. Fortunately, Soulife is out now and I can purchase it to support Anthony. Anybody that loves his 1st will love this one and Ain't Nobody Worryin' as well. He is a must see in concert
Output: POS
Received album today :) . OK. I just got this CD today, and now i'm happy. Was late, but only got this album for "good morning beautiful"
Output: NEG
Hushed Ella . Tinkling piano and romantic songs turn The Intimate Ella into a smokey, late night affair. A very specific, slightly dour, yet beautiful recording. Not your typical Ella
Output: POS
Not the Cheetah Girls singing . My 8 year old daughter was very dissappointed after receiving this CD for Christmas.  It is advertised as the Cheetah Girls 2 - however these vocals are not sung by the original Cheetah Girls who are in the movie.  The songs just don't sound the same.  It's very dissappointing that Disney doesn't tell you this on the CD
Output: NEG
E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card . You got to be kidding me right? People actually giving this album 5 stars. Wow people are so blind it isn't even funny. This is all commercialized garbage. E-40 is all on this "hyphy" tip now, lmao how wack is that. Hyphy is straight wack, the lyrics have no concept what so ever. All pointless.    Production, well yea all these commercialized albums got production, like this album. But then again where are the lyrics?   This is one of those albums where you sit there and like it ONLY because of the beat/hook lol. People that listen to this type of music dont like real Hip-Hop, as I said theyre blind. People that arent big Hip-Hop fans, I dont criticize you for listening, but all you people that claim to be Hip-Hop fans, f*** outta here, you aint.     This album is for commercial rap listeners only, if you like underground STAY away from this at all costs. Pick up some real HipHop instead.    Peace.
Output: NEG
Not happy with CD . Receivied CD in what appears to be a scratched condition. CD won't play well in my vehicle... Almost appears to be a book leg version. Not happy with item
Output: NEG
Give the drummer some; some REAL DRUMS. . Kim Waters is one of the nicest persons one could meet, but that still does not prevent me from giving a brutally frank review that will hopefully help him in the future. While I could tell that considerable time was put in this project, that drum machine killed this effort. The music here is so mechanical and irritating from that drum machine, I just can't stand to listen to it. The drum machine cheapens the sound so much that I cannot recommend this CD to real music lovers especially those with decent audio systems. The only composition that sounds like real music is "Daydreaming", but this too is somewhat marred by that mechanical drum machine although less than the others. Kim, please use real drums from now on. You are a seasoned smooth jazz artist with great talent, but you cheapen your production relying on a drum machine. That machine sounds mechanical with no spontaneity. You are too advance as an artist to have to rely on it. It may cost a little more for a real drummer, but you are in a class where real drums are indispensible
Output: NEG
Amazin, Reminds me of the Byds . An excellent album. I am a fan of "I Can Hear The Heart Beating" and "Then NOthing Turned Into Somethin". This cd is entirely different. Yo La Tengo pulls a complete 180, and sticks mainly to covers mixed with some original stuff. It has a misty, thematic feel to it, a certain aura of perfectly arranged acoustic guitar and slippery vocals. "What Comes Next" evokes the Byrds, especially their "Notorious Byrd Bros." phase. An excellent buy, sit back n enjoy
Output: POS
Excellent musicians . This is my favourite Ella record of the moment. Check out &quot;Solitude&quot;, the guitar player is wonderful and is an excellent listen in itself. Bravo to you wherever you may be
Output: POS
Fans Only . Censored &quot;bits&quot; of Lenny Bruce.  His earliest work, but not nearly as great as he was to become.  Has some great stuff but not really his best work. Get a live performance for the real reason people love  Lenny
Output: NEG
2.8/10.0 . I can't fathom why anyone would enjoy this album. The lyrics must have come out of a Dadaist poetry circle, and (most of) the guitar work is completely without personality.   What is the criterion of a good rock album? By any standards it must be a joy to play it. 6teen Stone misses the mark by such dimensions one must assume it was intentional. But it doesn't so much incite anger than it does disdain for Bush's attempts to emulate Nirvana. Where Nirvana has clearly enunciated guitar riffs and minimalist, evocative lyrics, Bush has dull, throbbing guitar drones that project nothing to the listener but a kind of malaise-inspired anger.   There's not much more to say about 6teen Stone. I could tell you about the embarrassment of listening to the lyrics on songs like "Swim": Thinning ice / 14 Hairdryers / Swimming to you / Flame on earth desire." Or the artistic suicide of the last track, "X-Girlfriend", a song composed of a little guitar-wailing and a non-stop chorus that's about six words long.   That's about all I can tell you. Mostly I figure I've done enough warning to let you make your own choice. If you do attempt this though, you ought to be told the little good news that there is: there are about 5 minutes of good music are contained on the album, split between "Machinehead" and "Glycerine." The first is an energetic, well-constructed song about control (you might have seen the music video for it about 11 years ago on Total Request Live), the second a serenade featuring over-dubbed guitars, a trembling cello, and a surprisingly coherent Rossdale. They hold the album; about as well as a couple of floor joists can hold a crumbling building.
Output: NEG
Greatest album ever made. . Keane is one of the greatest bands of all time. The fact that they use piano/keyboards/bass/drums on every song, with no guitars at all, shows that they are more musically sophisticated than all the other mindless guitar rock that's out there. There are more than enough guitar-based bands. "Somewhere Only We Know" is the best song of all time. Beautiful lyrics, solid piano backbone, and a steady, moderate tempo, make it a brilliant album-opener. The album has upbeat pop/rock, like "Bend and Break" and "This is the Last Time," slow, sorrowful ballads, like "She Has No Time" and "We Might as Well be Strangers," gentle, peaceful melodies, like "Sunshine," and slightly ethereal, unearthly ones like "Untitled 1" and "Bedshaped." Plus, all the lyrics are intensely personal and honest, ones that everyone can relate to, in one way or another. All together, the album is a classic, one that (if the American public knows anything about music) will live on to be known as one of the greatest albums ever made. Every song is a masterpiece. There are no fillers.
Output: POS
Sometimes experiments are failures . I have always admired the experimental spirit in any artist. As a visual artist I am constantly trying new things in my work and every once in a while I stumble upon some new element or concept that withstands the "look at it a week from now and see how you feel" test. Other times I churn out pieces of junk which I spare the world from looking at. Animal Collective should have reconsidered releasing this often silly and pointless collection of sounds. It is an artistic experiment that failed. I hope this is only true about this particular disc (the only AC I have heard) as it would be a shame for someone to be consistently putting out pieces of artistic crap for any length of time and still be getting away with it.
Output: NEG
As heard in "Kill Bill"! . If the Astralwerks label that released this 1973 gem were clever they'd re-release it with a bright yellow sticker on the cover that says: "FEATURING: 'SUPER 16', AS HEARD IN THE NEW QUENTIN TARATINO MOVIE KILL BILL VOL.1!!!" Then watch the sales of NEU! 2 surge its way up to the top of the Billboard album charts, purchased by young hipsters salivating for any and all obscure references incorporated into the cult movie flick.    Okay, that may never happen, but still, it was quite a treat to hear the brief snippet of "Super 16"'s turntable sludge ooze from the speakers of Tarantino's movie. "Super 16" might serve a few seconds of quirky soundtrack music, but as representation of the superb, and breif, discography of NEU!'s body of work it does the band a great disservice. Hearing this track rekindled my interest in NEU!'s music again, and to write this review.    NEU! 2 is perhaps best approached as two halves, the first half, which consits of the first 4 tracks: "Fur Immer", "Spitzenwualitat", "Gedenkminute", and "Lila Engel" (as of this writing Amazon's tracklisting is incorrect) . This is the heart of the album, with the driving "Fur Immer" connecting the dots between Kraftwerk's motor beats with alternative rock riffing.  "Lila Engel"  pounds agressively like there's no tomorrow, years before it became fashionable in punk music.  Did I mention this music was originally released in '73? Awesome!    The second half consits of the remaining 7 tracks which, reportedly due to budget restraints, were recorded with minimal material. The band's solution was to drag or speed up pieces of their own music in various configurations using a turntable (complete with needle drops and vinyl scraping). The woozy "Cassetto" feeds music through a dying cassette player until its last, wretched gasp. This section of NEU! 2 is remixing in its most primitive form. Although it's an amusing idea to recycle pre-existing material in this fashion, the approach wears itself thin quite early, and hardly justifies any repeat listens.      I would say that NEU! 2 is second best behind the band's self-titled debut (Rating: 5 stars), and tied with their 3rd and final(?) effort NEU! 75, where NEU! were beginning to sound too self-conscious, IMHO.  NEU!'s music has become better with age and surpasses any music out here that is being labeled "alternative" these days.  It's good enough for Tarantino, and it's good enough for you! BUY IT!    Favorite tracks:  "Fur Immer", "Lila Engel",  "Super"   Final Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
Output: POS
bEST CHOICE FOR AMERICA 1995!!!!!! SO REFRESHING! . Absolutely a positive influence for our young people!!! I cherish her music, what a wonderful young woman with an amazing  voice...whatever she sings!!!  The next best voice of perfection
Output: POS
Reeves at his best . If you are tired of the usual guitar playing, with all its already extremely used ways, but don't want to give up listening rock'n'roll, you really should get this album. Not only a guitar player, but also a  songwriter growing after each work, he can give you rock at the best level,  and at the same time showing something new, that will not sound strange to  your years. That's a difficult task you have to admit. And if you think  that this is all, you should get his last online album &quot; Ulysses  (della notte)&quot; even better than this
Output: POS
Please Keep Talking, Joan . Joan Rivers is an American original and this CD captures her at her peak.  Clever, brilliant, brash, outrageous, controversial, Joan was ahead of her time but stays timelessly hilarious on this CD.  If you like Joan, you absolutely must get this - I am so grateful to have found it on Amazon.com!  I originally heard this &quot;album&quot; when it came out in the early '80s and have loved it ever since.  Joan rules!
Output: POS
CRYIN' TIME INDEED! . How fast can you say m-i-s-t-a-k-e? Rimes, the adolescent singing sensation, covering Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee?" Patsy's "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces?" Buck's "Cryin' Time?" Cryin' time indeed
Output: NEG
Sorry Renee . I did not like this album one bit, or one song.  I had a hard time listening to it all the way through.  I certainly would never listen to it a second time.  Affected and pretentious.  Miss Fleming has a beautiful voice, but not here.  The songs that were not ugly to begin with, ended up that way.  So far I have "standard" albums from Kiri, Dawn, and now Renee, please ladies let's have no more of this, it doesn't work.
Output: NEG
REALLY GOOD STUFF! . Lots and lots of positive and negative reviews about this record in a comparison sense to their previous work it seems. Honestly, I didn't know of any personnel changes to and/or from the band prior to listening to it three times through. Evanescence is the real deal. Enjoy! Five Stars.
Output: POS
Stunning technique, needs much work . This performer deserves all the latitude necessary, as she may yet develop into a relevant, insightful, and original interpreter of the music she offers. I truly hope she does not choose to compete with Eliot Fisk in the Indy-500 or the 24-Hours of Le Mans. Based on the samples, I won't be buying this CD as I can program my computer to play just as fast or even faster, and just as clear. Instead, I recommend the Frank Bungarten recording (also available on Amazon). But Ana Vidovic does show a lot of promise, and deserves encouragement
Output: NEG
A Brilliant Debut Album, From A Brilliant Singer/Songwriter! . Don't let a few bad reviews fool you! This is easily one of the best albums out there! There's not a bad song in the bunch! And Courtney Jaye is easily one of best and most original singer/songwriters around also! And she's worked with some of the best in the business to create this musical masterpiece! This is nothing like the average pop music you hear, It has more of a hawaiian sound on some songs, I noticed that the first time i heard it! She calls it rootsy/exotic/alt/pop on her myspace page! That's one of the things i like most about the album! Plus the songs are all so fun, catchy, and dreamy, and she has such a great singing voice, i just can't get enough of it! And there's something for everyone to like! I really love all of the songs so much! But if i had to pick any favorites probably" Time For Goodbye" "This Is The Day" "Love me" and "Hanalei Road" to name a few! So please buy this album and listen to the whole thing, with an open mind, and listen more than once! If you're anything like me and really like great music that's different than the usual dull boring music you're used to hearing, I know you'll love it as much as i do! Courtney Jaye is one very talented artist that has real staying power! She's already finished her next album so that's proof of that! And from what i've heard of it, it's great also! I know she certainly has a life long fan in me!
Output: POS
Dream Theater couldn't get any better, but did they have to get worse? . I'm a huge fan of Dream Theater, owning all their studio albums, and some singles. I loved SFAM, I&W, SDOIT, and Awake. After their peak at SFAM, I didn't expect them to release anything better. But I didn't expect them to release anything that was too bad.    They did.    Octavarium, flat out, isn't Dream Theater. No guitar or drum solos, not flourishes, no pretenstious and self-indulgent metal peices. Buy this if you like U2 or Coldplay, don't buy it if you like Dream Theater.
Output: NEG
Consumer warning - critical flaw in mastering . The charming 1977 musical is not the subject of this note.  The show is great and the liner notes are superb.  However, consumers should note that there is a critical flaw in the mastering (at least on the disc version that I obtained).  It is very unfortunate that the manufacturers did not pull this mis-mastered version from the market.  As noted elsewhere (and absolutely correct), an entire track of sound is lost and can only be heard distantly in the background.    If the problem is corrected and later discs are OK, it just compounds the problem with no way to know if you have a flawed disc or an OK disc.  A most unfortunate problem for what should be a joyous recording
Output: NEG
Way off mark! . If you're like me, you got into Boo Radleys during the shoegazer era.  I loved the discs preceding Wake Up!, especially Giant Steps.  This is as far away from shoegazer as you can get.  The first reviewer here is right on as now Carr is totally doing the Beach Boys sunny harmony thing.  Sorry, no my thing.  They could have evolved more like Catherine Wheel whom I recommend highly.  Also try Ride (of course) and Slowdive
Output: NEG