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The Dan Band Live
Format: Audio CD from Side One Dummy (2005-04-12)
Artist: The Dan Band
List price: $14.98
New price: $10.90
Used price: $8.99
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Free Your Mind / I Am Woman
  • Gloria / Mickey
  • Abba Medley
  • Shoop / Whatta Man / Never Gonna Get It
  • Genie In A Bottle / No Scrubs / Slave 4 U
  • Tyrone / No More Drama
  • Hold On / Luka
  • Milkshake
  • Total Eclipse Of The Heart
  • Flashdance / Fame
  • You Oughta Know
  • Que Sera, Sera
  • I Wanna Rock You Hard This Christmas
  • Total Eclipse Of The Heart - (studio, bonus track)
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DAN BAND LIVE!!!!! AWESOME ALBUM
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Review Date: 2009-04-20
Amazing live album of Dan band. The Dan Band is hilarious and actually sound great! Dan Finnerty has a great voice!

Fan-Fu*kingtastic!
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Review Date: 2009-01-19
I first hear of the Dan Band when I watched the movie wedding crashers. I tried to pick up the movie soundtrack just for the song they perform in that movie. When I found out it was actualy a real band I had to have their CD. I picked it up and listen to it frequently it's fan FAN-FU*KINGTASTIC!!! Pick it up and laugh your head off.

Exactly what i ordered
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Review Date: 2009-01-06
Thanks for sending exactly what i ordered! price was great, shipping was timely! No complaints!

The Dan Band Live CD
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Review Date: 2008-06-21
This item was delivered in the exact condition the seller described and shipping time was fast!! Would for sure do business with this seller again in the future!

The Dan Band rocks!
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Review Date: 2007-01-09
This CD is a great representation of what The Dan Band is like live. Having seen them twice in concert, I can say that this will give you a good feel, and you'll really enjoy this CD.


The Bird And The Bee Sides
Format: Audio CD from Warner Bros. (2008-07-01)
Artist: Relient K
List price: $13.98
New price: $8.59
Used price: $4.99
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Where Do I Go From Here
  • The Scene And Herd
  • At Least We Made It This Far
  • The Last, The Lost, The Least
  • The Living Is Silver
  • There Was No Thief
  • No Reaction
  • Curl Up And Die
  • You'll Always Be My Best Friend
  • There Was Another Time In My Lif
  • Beaming
  • I Just Want You To Know
  • Bee Your Man
  • Up And Up (Acoustic)
  • Wit's All Been Done Before
  • The Vinyl Countdown
  • For The Band
  • Nothing Without You
  • A Penny Loafer Saved Is A Penny
  • Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or
  • Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or
  • Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
  • Here I Go (Demo)
  • The Stenographer (Demo)
  • Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)
  • Hope For Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)
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More than just a good deal.
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Review Date: 2008-09-29
Relient K fans, do NOT pass this up just because it is an EP release. It is a good deal: twenty-six songs for nine dollars. But this is also a great release!

Remember the whimsical lyrics of "Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek" and "Two Lefts Don't Make a Right... But Three Do" for which you fell in love with them, and then imagine that combined with the excellently matured sound of their latest main release, "Five-Score and Seven Years Ago," and you're headed in the right direction. If you thought that "MmmHmm" was their greatest album ever then our tastes differ and therefore you might want to disregard this review. If, however, what I wrote above appeals to you, then I doubt you will regret this purchase. I even found one of those rare personal "greatest song ever" songs in "Curl Up and Die."

One caveat: the free acoustic version of the first track (Where Do I Go) is better than the one included on the CD in my opinion. Relient K used a web hunt of sorts to point you to the MP3s, but if you don't want to work for your free downloads then just search for "Relient K scavenger hunt" on [...] and you should be able to find someone who has already done the work for you.

a whole lot for a whole little
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Review Date: 2008-09-20
so before i begin i will say that ive followed relient k since they first came to be and that i've always liked their music.
in this cd you do get a whole lot for a whole little.
26 tracks! for only 7.99 when i bought it. this cd a has a lot to offer. while there are a lot of tracks, however, many of these are very short and seem unplanned. it includes acuostic versions, (my favorite being be my escape) many songs that are new, and many songs that are on previous EP's that are very dificult to get a hold of. This cd is like a mash up of every time matt thiessen decided to record some thing and you will see evidence of this in songs like "A Penny Loafer Saved is A Penny Loafer Earned"
I would say that its a good buy for any relient k fan new or old. But dont expect to like the whole thing right away. You will have to get into it.

Awesome CD
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Review Date: 2008-09-16
This CD is awesome. It is not what I expected from Relient K because it's not filled with catchy songs that make you want to dance about. The songs are unexpectedly good because they are very organic and the lyrics are heart-felt. Plus you get twice the amount of songs as a normal Relient K CD.

Best One Yet
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Review Date: 2008-09-16
I can't ever imagine Relient K getting better than their latest CD and every time they come out with a new CD I am amazed that they have done it again. This CD is excellent and the alternate versions of previously heard songs are just as good. All Relient K fans, and even those who are not, need to go buy this CD today!

LOVE IT!
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Review Date: 2008-09-08
Not only are there many RK songs on here that are new, there are a few that are acoustic remakes of some of their more popular songs, including "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". You gotta love that!


Louder Than Bombs
Format: Audio CD from Warner Bros / Wea (1990-10-25)
Artist: The Smiths
List price: $18.98
New price: $6.57
Used price: $3.00
Collectible price: $18.98
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Is It Really So Strange?
  • Sheila Take a Bow
  • Shoplifters of the World Unite
  • Sweet and Tender Hooligan
  • Half a Person
  • London
  • Panic
  • Girl Afraid
  • Shakespeare's Sister
  • William, It Was Really Nothing
  • You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby
  • Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
  • Ask
  • Golden Lights
  • Oscillate Wildly [Instrumental]
  • These Things Take Time
  • Rubber Ring
  • Back to the Old House
  • Hand in Glove
  • Stretch Out and Wait
  • Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
  • This Night Has Opened My Eyes
  • Unloveable
  • Asleep
Average review score:

Best "Odds And Sods" Album
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Review Date: 2009-05-03
The Smiths released many singles that weren't on their 4 original albums, and this stellar compilation features all of the A-sides and most of the B-sides. A couple are taken from DJ John Peel's BBC radio show. Of all the tracks collected here, only "Hand In Glove" made an album appearance.

Morrissey's lovelorn lyrics and pleading vocals established him as the foremost romantic figure of the 80's, and turned him into the idol of all who felt alienated and lonely. He tosses off some great lines, but my favorite is: "if it's not love, then it's the bomb that will bring us together" (from "Ask"). Choose love, people! Johnny Marr's muscular guitar keeps the songs from getting too maudlin. Marr wrote all the music, and Morrissey wrote all the words. The two balanced each other.

When issued on vinyl, this was a 2-record set. It's amazing to me how well all these disparate singles and B-sides from over the years cohere into a complete whole. There's a natural ebb and flow. If they had recorded this in one session, it would be mentioned in the same breath as...(name your favorite much-praised 2-record set by a famous rock band). As it is, it's the best odds-and-sods collection I've ever heard by ANY band. (For those unfamiliar with the term, it means "a little of this, a little of that".)

Most groups start out strong, only to become less good as the years progress. I'd say The Smiths were good at the beginning, but became great by the end. For me, each successive album was better than the one before it. "Meat Is Murder" was better than their debut "The Smiths", "The Queen Is Dead" topped them both, and the concluding "Strangeways, Here We Come" was the best of all. Together they comprise the "official" four studio releases.

There's other compilations of A and B-sides, and several "greatest hits", but none pack the heat and heft of "Louder Than Bombs". It's perfect.

This album has opened my eyes
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Review Date: 2008-12-05
Best. Album. Ever.

or at least in my few years of life

I would listen to This Night Has Opened My Eyes.
in a house
with a mouse
on a boat
with a goat
on a train
in the rain

and except for 'with a goat', I think I've done all of the above
After hearing that song, you'll say Now My Heart Is Full...

musica para los oidos
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Review Date: 2008-05-27
louder than bombs se edito en USA, y recopila los simples que editaron los smiths a traves de su carrera en inglaterra, el resultado de este album es una de las recopilaciones mas fantasticas jamas editadas, ya que incluye tanto simples como caras b y resulta un complemento perfecto tanto para quienes ya hayan adquirido los albumes por separado (ya que los simples que recopila no fueron incluidos en estos) asi como para quienes quieren acercarse por primera vez a la musica de uno de los grupos mas influyentes de toda la histora del rock...


Louder Than Bombs...
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Review Date: 2008-02-16
If you own all four of the Smiths albums..."The Smiths", "Meat Is Murder", "The Queen Is Dead" and "Strangeways, Here We Come"...the album "Louder Than Bombs" is like the Beatles "Past Masters 1 & 2" collection but not as complete. This album does collect a nice piece of The Smiths songs not released on the four albums though. With "Louder Than Bombs", you have all of The Smiths non-album singles along with most of the B-Sides but not all of them...

"Louder Than Bombs" scrapes up the following songs...

Non-Album Singles:

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 3:34 (1984 non-Album UK Single)
William, It Was Really Nothing - 2:11 (1984 non-Album UK Single)
Shakespeare's Sister 2:08 (1985 non-Album UK Single)
Panic - 2:20 (1986 non-Album UK Single)
Ask - 3:12 (1986 non-Album UK Single)
Shoplifters Of The World Unite - 2:58 (1987 non-Album UK Single)
Sheila Take A Bow - 3:02 (1987 non-Album UK Single)

B-Sides:

Back To The Old House - 3:04 (1984 B-Side of "What Difference Does It Make")
These Things Take Time - 2:23 (1984 B-Side of "What Difference Does It Make")
Girl Afraid - 2:49 (1984 B-Side of "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now")
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - 1:52 (1984 B-Side of "William, It Was Really Nothing")
Oscillate Wildly - 3:25 (1985 B-Side of "How Soon Is Now")
Stretch Out And Wait - 2:46 (1985 B-Side of "Shakespeare's Sister")
Asleep - 4:11 (1985 B-Side of "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side")
Rubber Ring - 3:48 (1985 B-Side of "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side")
Unloveable - 3:56 (1986 B-Side of "Bigmouth Strikes Again")
Golden Lights - 2:43 (1986 B-Side of "Ask")
London - 2:08 (1987 B-Side of "Shoplifters Of The World Unite")
Half A Person - 3:36 (1987 B-Side of "Shoplifters Of The World Unite")
Is It Really So Strange? - 2:42 (John Peel Session) (1987 B-Side of "Sheila Take A Bow")
Sweet And Tender Hooligan (John Peel Session) - 3:33 (1987 B-Side of "Sheila Take A Bow")

The other 3 songs on the album are:

Hand In Glove - 3:15 (Single Version)
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby - 3:33 (Taken from mispressings of the "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" single)
This Night Has Opened My Eyes (John Peel Session) - 3:40 (Also can be found on "Hateful Of Hollow")


The CD booklet that comes with the album has the lyrics to all 24 songs featured across 10 pages with about 2 or 3 songs per page.

On another note, there are only a handful of songs you don't have with this collection and the four albums released by the band. Below are the remaining 9 songs and where you can get them on CD...


"The World Won't Listen" album:
Money Changes Everything


"Hateful Of Hollow" album:
Accept Yourself
Handsome Devil


"Rank" Live album:
The Draize Train (Live)


"Sweet And Tender Hooligan" single:
I Keep Mine Hidden
Work Is A Four Letter Word
What's The World


and now the last and hardest of the songs to get...


"This Charming Man" Single:
Jeane
Wonderful Woman

...Not all releases of "This Charming Man" has "Jeane" & "Wonderful Woman". You have to find a copy made before the 1992 re-release. There are many different versions but just make sure it has the two songs above on it. There are also two CD Maxi-Singles of "This Charming Man" that are easy to get that were released in 1990...You have to buy both of these to get the two songs "Jeane" and "Wonderful Woman"...


The first CD Maxi-Single features:

1.This Charming Man (Manchester)
2.Jeane
3.Accept Yourself


The second CD Maxi-Single features

1.This Charming Man (Manchester)
2.This Charming Man (London)
3.This Charming Man (New York Vocal)
4.This Charming Man (New York Instrumental)
5.This Charming Man (Peel Session)
6.This Charming Man (Single Version)
7.This Charming Man (Original Single Version)
8.Wonderful Woman

God bless Morrissey, Marr, Rourke, and Joyce....
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
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Review Date: 2008-05-03
This was my first Smiths album, an embarrassment of riches. It has 24 tracks on it, and there really isn't one in the batch that reeks. In fact, can I say that they are all brilliant? Can I say that I really dig The Smiths? Yes.

The Smiths were one of the best bands of the 1980's, and none of their music has dated. Whenever I listen to it, I don't think "80's Smiths", I just think it's brilliant, timeless music. Many of these songs show off Morrissey's brilliant, sardonic wit, something that many critics of this band miss, and Johnny Marr's amazing melodies. They call the lyrics whiny and they called Saint Morrissey a p***y, but he's the furthest thing from a whiny you-know-what. I think many are just jealous of his enormous talent. There's a lot going on in between the lines. The more I listen to any Smiths music, the better it gets.

Louder than Bombs has some of the best Smiths songs EVER. Is It Really So Strange? is a pop masterpiece. I adore Panic with its brilliant and stunning chours "hang the DJ" and the line "the music that they play/it says nothing to me about my life". Most of the stuff I heard when growing up never said nothing about my life, and it's nice to hear someone saying it so beautifully. I love the prickly, hilarious William, It Was Really Nothing. And Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now is a great, great song. I agree with Morrissey on "why should we give valuable time to people who don't care whether we live or die". The Smiths's music was always universal. It doesn't belong to any time frame. 100 years from now, this stuff will still be awesome.


War
Format: Audio CD from Island (2008-07-22)
Artist: u2
List price: $10.98
New price: $7.49
Used price: $5.20
Collectible price: $10.99
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Seconds
  • New Year's Day
  • Like a Song...
  • Drowning Man
  • Refugee
  • Two Hearts Beat as One
  • Red Light
  • Surrender
  • "40"
Average review score:

U2's Triumphant War
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Review Date: 2009-03-08
Their first two albums, "Boy" and "October," are both excellent discs, but U2 made a giant leap forward in 1983 with their classic third album, "War". From start to finish, this album is a powerhouse, with raw, scorching rockers performed with pure fire. The album includes the immortal arena rock anthems "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day," but also other monstrous gems too like "Seconds," "Drowning Man," "Two Hearts Beat As One," and "Surrender." The lyrics are politically charged, but very timely. Bono sings with tremendous power and feeling, The Edge's guitar riffs are so fiery that you can practically smell the smoke coming from his fretboard, while Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. keep the proceedings firmly rooted with their terrific, pounding rhythm section. Talk about capturing lightning in a bottle---"War" is a triumph for U2, and their first true signature album.

One of U2's best
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Review Date: 2008-10-02
This is one of U2's best albums. Almost every song is great and 3 were hit singles, including Sunday, Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day and Two Hearts. New Year's Day has become a radio staple classic and is still fresh 20-something years later. I bought this cd for the remastering and I wasn't disappointed, the remastering is excellent. This is my 5th favorite U2 cd in the following order.

1 Achtung Baby
2 All That You Can't Leave Behind
3 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
4 Pop
5 War

Sorry folks but I'm not a huge fan of the Joshua Tree although that would come in 6th. For those of you that have never listened to War, you are in for a pleasant surprise. It was one of their most MOR(Middle of the Road) albums and it features their trademark anti-war protest lyrics. Very accessible, original music. One of the classic cd's of the 80's New Wave movement and a huge influence on other bands at the time.

Part 1 of early U2
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Review Date: 2008-09-24
When it comes to a band like U2, it's always hard to say which period is "classic U2". Well I feel the War album was the last of the raw, new wave, earthy, rock sound that is very melodic and completed with the Edge's unique guitar style. You can really hear Adam and Larry contributing for sure. It has a much different sound than Boy and October, but it also stands in it's own catagory. New Years Day, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Surrender are my favorites but then again I love the whole album....This is a cd to complete your U2 collection for sure!

Great songs, lousy cd pressing.
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Review Date: 2009-06-17
This cd is a classic for it's songs. "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat as One" and others on this are outstanding.

However, Comparing the sound quality between say Vinyl Special Edition LPs and this cd is apples and oranges. It is heavy with that annoying CD brightness.

songs a 10, sound not worth it. I once owned a 45 LP of A:"Sunday, Bloody Sunday", and B:"New Year's Day" english only pressing. That was fantastic.

Still the Best
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Review Date: 2008-08-30
Without a doubt this is one of the best albums of the Irish band U2.
The sound is greater than ever.

It's like getting back to basics of rock and roll and still sounds new.

The artwork it's fantastic.

Seat on your favorite place, grab a good drink, enjoy the artwork and listen to one of the best albums of all time.

Cheers from Mexico City.


Badmotorfinger
Format: Audio CD from A&M (1991-10-08)
Artist: Soundgarden
List price: $11.98
New price: $5.14
Used price: $1.34
Collectible price: $17.99
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Rusty Cage
  • Outshined
  • Slaves & Bulldozers
  • Jesus Christ Pose
  • Face Pollution
  • Somewhere
  • Searching with My Good Eye Closed
  • Room a Thousand Years Wide
  • Mind Riot
  • Drawing Flies
  • Holy Water
  • New Damage
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BADMOTO
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Review Date: 2009-06-27
while SUPERUNKNOWN probably sold more and is a great cd, this is SOUNDGARDEN at their best and heaviest.

Superheavy!
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Review Date: 2009-04-09
I have loved this cd since it came out by far soundgardens best and one of the top grunge albums with alice in chains dirt,pearl jam ten and screaming trees sweet oblivion!

Like a punch to the face...
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Review Date: 2009-01-03
Like a punch to the face, this disc comes at you. From the opening track, "Rusty Cage"(my fave),it bulldozes it's way right over you, never letting up till the end. Heavy, down-tuned riffs pummel ones brain on the brilliant "Outshined", to the hair-raising wails of Cornell on "Face Pollution". This is the CD I put in when I feel like getting a speeding ticket! For someone looking to discover Soundgarden for the first time, this is the CD to get first. Highly recommended!!

Headed Towards Greatness.
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Review Date: 2008-07-08
It doesnt get much better than Chris Cornell for rock singers, and Kim thayil/Matt Cameron are pretty much virtuosos. This album is the first step in the right direction towards Soundgarden becoming one of the most formidable rock bands ever created. Their previous albums are pretty good examples of that true "grungy" slow churning metal sound, but only a few songs (Hands All Over, Flower) on those records stand the test of time for me personally. This album has some great ones though. It starts off really strong, but loses steam a little towards then end. My personal favorite tracks are "Rusty Cage", "Outshined", "Jesus Christ Pose" "Slaves and Bulldozers" and "Searching with My Good Eye Closed".

But Superunknown is still the flawless album u want to get if your just getting into Soundgarden, then perhaps this or Down on the Upside. But Badmotorfinger is still great and is a bridge for that classic "Grunge" sound to Soundgarden's true diverse musical identity. But as always, the vocals are INSANE.

Soundgarden - 'Badmotorfinger' (A&M)
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Review Date: 2008-05-26
First came out in 1991, looks to be Soundgarden's third record. Believe I caught them on this very tour as support band for Skid Row. Talk about an odd match. Their first CD with bassist Ben Sheppard. Even though I followed Soundgarden through out their entire existence, I hate to admit that I rarely pull out their music anymore to play at random. Tracks I'll always prefer off of 'Badmotorfinger' are the one-time Mtv late night favorite "Rusty Cage", "Outshined", the over-played "Jesus Christ Pose", "Searching With My Good Eye Closed" and "New Damage". Know I probably need to dig up my copy of their 'Ultramega OK' disc - that was my favorite Soundgarden title. A true grunge classic.


Is Is
Format: Audio CD from Fontana Interscope (2007-07-24)
Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
List price: $6.49
New price: $2.68
Used price: $2.75
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Rockers to Swallow
  • Down Boy
  • Kiss Kiss
  • Isis
  • 10 X 10
Average review score:

Short but Sweet
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Review Date: 2008-02-29
This EP from Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a bit harder than their Show Your Bones album. I prefer their edgier rock sound in this album but these songs easily fit into the rest of their collection. If you like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I'd recommend adding these 5 songs to your collection.

Just buy it
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Review Date: 2008-01-24
Imagine your five favorite songs from Fever To Tell and Show Your Bones. Imagine you'd never heard them before. Imagine they were on this CD. Now buy it.

No bass player, no problem
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Review Date: 2008-01-05
It takes a lot of talent to play good songs this loudly and with this much conviction. Best release of 2007.

return to form
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Review Date: 2008-02-12
Nothing on this EP indicates the recording dates, but "Is Is" sounds like prime YYYs. Definitely a return to the ferocious energy of "Fever To Tell" & the Touch & GO EP "Master." Very encouraging after the smoothed out, low voltage sophomore slump "Show Your Bones."

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recover Old Songs
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Review Date: 2008-04-20
The latest release from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a mere five song E.P. that is somewhat reminiscent of their pre-Fever to Tell output. If while listening to Is Is you get the feeling that these songs sound like natural descendants to the YYYs early releases, like their self-titled debut and Machine, there's a good reason for such suspicions: these songs were actually written around the same time as those early E.P.s. For their latest release the YYYs grabbed a bunch of older songs and re-recorded them. Unlike the rest of us, when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs look under their couch cushions instead of finding loose change they just happen to find a handful of unused songs.

Working against their more recent, more polished work, the latest YYYs release feels as if the whole affair was bound together by a bunch of rusty bolts. While the songs have more of an edge than the YYYs' indie-pop numbers, they're hardly a retread of their early days. The stuttering pace of "Rockers to Swallow" sounds as if the drums and guitar would collapse if Karen O's snarl didn't whip them along all the way to the finish line. There's a sense of space that wasn't present in YYYs' early fits of noise, which makes it even more important for the trio to play off one another. For his part, Brian Chase takes an opportunity for more complexity and drum fills, Nick Zinner expands his oeuvre with some psychadelia on "Isis," and while avoiding any conventional melodies, Karen O showcases her strengths as a front woman. Is Is sounds like a sort of missing link between the YYYs' early songs and their first album.

Considering that these songs were written long before this E.P. was recorded, I don't think the YYYs are necessarily hinting at a new direction. From "Art Star" to "Cheated Hearts" the YYYs have already proven they shriek as well as they can sing, but it is comforting to know that they haven't completely given up on shrieking. Here's hoping that instead of plotting their songs along a pop/noise spectrum they realize there doesn't have to be much of a difference between the two.


David Lynch Presents: Fox Bat Strategy: A Tribute to Dave Jaurequi
Format: Audio CD from David Lynch Music (2009-06-30)
Artist: Fox Bat Strategy
List price: $12.98
New price: $9.41
Tracks:
Disc 1
  • They Go Down
  • Lost on Cahuenga
  • Almost an Angel
  • Shoot the Works
  • You're the One
  • Rollin' Down with You
  • I Dream of You
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Black as midnight on a moonless night.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
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Review Date: 2009-07-01
"HELLO. I WAS WONDERING IF I MIGHT TROUBLE YOU FOR A CUP OF STRONG BLACK COFFEE AND IN THE PROCESS ENGAGE YOU WITH AN ANECDOTE OF NO SMALL AMUSEMENT. THE NAME IS GORDON COLE AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE YOU FROM THE BOOTH. AND .. WELL, SEEING YOUR BEAUTY NOW I FEEL AS THOUGH MY STOMACH IS FILLED WITH A TEAM OF BUMBLEBEES."

I simply had to preface this review with a quote from Twin Peaks as this album has hit the spot in me which is accessed by David Lynch's artistry alone. Simply put, this music is on display here is dreamy, dark, and reeks of that 50s cool which Lynch can distill like no other. Nothing here would seem out of place on either the soundtrack to Twin Peaks or in a jukebox in the series. I myself was hoping at first that Lynch would sing his lyrics as I was greatly fond of his contribution of Dark Night of the Soul, but I was very pleasantly surprised by Dave Jaurequi's voice. He simply percolates on this record and the result is a smooth and vaguely haunting voice that simply works wonders with this material. As Dave himself passed away in 2006, this album brings to light his talent and showcases it for everyone all the while providing a terrific trip down memory lane. Order up a cherry pie and listen to this album and aside from the quality of the pie itself, you won't be let down.


Wrecking Ball
Format: Audio CD from Asylum Records (1995-09-26)
Artist: Emmylou Harris
List price: $11.98
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Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Where Will I Be
  • Goodbye
  • All My Tears (Be Washed Away)
  • Wrecking Ball
  • Going Back to Harlan
  • Deeper Well
  • Every Grain of Sand
  • Sweet Old World
  • May This Be Love
  • Orphan Girl
  • Blackhawk
  • Waltz Across Texas Tonight
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A very important career changing album
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Review Date: 2009-03-30
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2Z3TZ45TXPKQF I hope you enjoy this video review!!! My name is Jeremy Gloff. I am a musician (check me out on Amazon!) and retro music enthusiast. If you enjoyed this review make sure to check out my Amazon user profile to check out my other reviews. I am always up for making new friends and discussing the music I love!!!

the CD is an addiction that has stayed on tight like a glove
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Review Date: 2009-03-16
grab a bottle

turn the lights down

play the cd.

turn it up.

this is one of my favorite records EVER.

every track is killer.

it is a real album, telling a story of a life, tying songs together...
you are invited in.
the story is now yours.
she sings your life too.

with heart-arms open wide....
and addiction stays on tight like a glove.

14 years later it sounds like it was made today, it is absolutely timeless. it is classic, it is perfect.

it is what made me first fall in love with Emmylou.

If you love her country music, you won't like this
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Review Date: 2009-03-11
I've been a fan of EH since 1975, and being skeptical of overhype, I ignored this CD when it came out. Having hated her followup to this, "Red Dirt Girl," I still stayed away. When I found it at my local library, I checked it out, and am I glad I didn't waste a dime on it. I confess, I gave up on it after 6 tracks. Her singing was off key, her diction slurred, and there wasn't a steel guitar to be heard. I guess this is some sort of New Age Folk, but it sure didn't float my boat. If you're a fan of EH's country music, pick up her latest, "All I Intended To Be" and you won't be disappointed. But stay away from this one!

Flawed performance
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Review Date: 2009-02-16
Emmylou is a fabulous performer with a fabulous voice. A shortcoming, however, is her tendency to swallow the endings of words so that she is sometimes hard to understand. This problem seems worse on this album than most of hers. I would not be able to understand some of these songs without the written transcripts that go with them. I'm a huge fan of hers, and some of this album is terrific, but some of it is quite frustrating.

Alternate country universe
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Review Date: 2008-09-14
A towering achievement and also an immensely likeable record. Emmylou Harris, after spending the first half of the 90s playing and recording solid if traditionally-oriented country albums, in 1995 teams up with Daniel Lanois and engineer Malcolm Burn to make a surprisingly experimental, electronica-influenced, slow-burning gem of a modern country record that sounds nothing - absolutely nothing - like country music sounds in 1995 (or since, for that matter). She forges a completely unique path here, presenting material in a way that boldly proposes an alternate universe: one where country music does not sound like 80s mainstream rock (or bluegrass nostalgia). Instead of commercial sheen, the music here has grit, tape hiss, low and odd keyboard pads, loops and samples... and yet, there's Emmylou Harris' voice, invoking a true country idiom with every line she sings. There's much pain and sadness on this record, all of it worth hearing any number of times. A true artist statement, even though she only co-wrote one of the songs ("Waltz Across Texas Tonight," with Rodney Crowell), Wrecking Ball is a must-have, even if you don't like country as a rule. (As someone who was always a performer and never a writer, this album also marks the beginning of Emmylou Harris' journey into songwriting, culminating in later records that have a similar sound but songs mostly penned by her, which are also worth listening to.)


Blackbird
Format: Audio CD from Republic (2007-10-09)
Artist: Alter Bridge
List price: $10.99
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Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Ties That Bind
  • Come To Life
  • Brand New Start
  • Buried Alive
  • Coming Home
  • Before Tomorrow Comes
  • Rise Today
  • Blackbird
  • One By One
  • Watch Over You
  • Break Me Down
  • White Knuckles
  • Wayward One
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excelent album!
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Review Date: 2009-05-17
from a great band... nice work, it has a lot of songs that you can listen over and over again... xD

creed meets the black bird
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Review Date: 2009-03-30
if you like to listen to a good guitar player you need to buy this cd
is just amazing the sound of this album rocks..

Great!
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Review Date: 2009-03-22
Just bought the cd and have been hooked on it! Two things that stand out are the distinctive vocals and original sound of this band.

Super Group - Super CD
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Review Date: 2009-03-18
Alter Bridge and Blackbird is DEFINATELY one of the most surprising and welcome cd I've purchased in years! I bought it in mid-Feb and have listened to it at least 20 times in a month ... (and I'm 60 too) so I'm not sure just what that says. Young at heart I guess, ha ha ha.

I highly recommend this cd to young and old alike. The group's versitility and song selection is a real joy to hear. Every song has a different and unique sound, which is not the norm with most groups today. Good luck and success to Alter Bridge!

-VT
Ball Ground, GA

They've done it once again...
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Review Date: 2009-03-08
I was "turned-on" to this band by a friend a few years ago and I soon found that I just couldn't stop playing One Day Remains - still sounds great today. I wasn't sure how the band would follow up that great record but they have done it again...another awesome job! Now Blackbird is "stuck" in my player and I can't seem to get it out!


Dig Out Your Soul
Format: Audio CD from Reprise Records (2008-10-07)
Artist: Oasis
List price: $18.98
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Tracks:
Disc 1
  • Bag It Up
  • The Turning
  • Waiting For The Rapture
  • The Shock Of The Lightning
  • I'm Outta Time
  • (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
  • Falling Down
  • To Be Where There s Life
  • Ain't Got Nothin
  • The Nature of Reality
  • Soldier On
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Not as catchy
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Review Date: 2009-06-16
I really love What's The Story Morning Glory! A friend insisted the new Oasis was a must have. Hasn't measured up to his enthusiasm. Just don't feel the songs are as strong. Probably keep it though!

A disappointment from an otherwise great band
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Review Date: 2009-05-19
"Dig Out Your Soul" features Oasis with a slightly trippy twist on their music. Despite some great tracks, the album lacks a sense of direction and focus.

The highlights of this album are "Shock Of The Lighting" and "I'm Outta Time"; they are both awesome songs, with the first being an awesome, nearly psychadelic rock song, and the second being a well-written, sentimental song. The first song is also very interesting and has some experimental chord sequencing.

The rest of the album seems lackluster and unexciting. A lot of it seems to be repeated chord sequences fading into oblivion and blur.

Their Best CD Since Be Here Now
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Review Date: 2009-04-29
I really like Oasis, but I felt like they had lost their way. After Be Here Now I began to believe that Oasis was comfortable with a CD that had one or two really good songs and a bunch of mediocre material to fill in the gaps. Dig Out Your Soul completely proved me wrong. I very highly recommend this CD for anyone who enjoys the best music Oasis has made.

Dig Out Your Soul
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Review Date: 2009-04-18
Dig Out Your Soul being their 7th studio album and their 2008 was met with mixed reviews and that is also my feeling towards this album. Listening to it my feeling is that it is an alright album but not nothing more. They released three singles on this album, i.e., "The Shock of the Lightning", "I'm Outta Time", and "Falling Down". The booklet is a mess and looks like a failed high-school project. No lyrics are included but we do get a list of whom plays what on the album. 3/5.

Not Their Best Since Anything...
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Review Date: 2009-05-15
There's a tendency among Oasis fans to label every album since, or after, the fall out of Be Here Now as a sort of return to relevance, a return to greatness. Well, disbarring subjective notions of good or bad, as much as humanly possible - this isn't it. Trust me on this folks, Dig Out Your Soul is not Oasis' best anything. Sure, there are some modestly notable tracks, this is Oasis after all; their b-sides once were the stuff that most modern rock groups would've thrown each other to the floor to get to. But, apparently those days are gone. That all of the tracks on Dig Out Your Soul are not even the quality of what Oasis' b-sides once were is further evidence of this. To explain frequent sightings of Elvis after his death, people said that the magnitude of the impact he had was so powerful at the time he was alive that people couldn't quite accept the shock of his sudden death, so they wanted to believe he was still alive. Thus the sightings. Oasis at the height of its creative powers are very much gone, no matter how much we try not to believe it. Notable Tracks (in the order they appear on the album): The Turning, The Shock of the Lightning, I'm Outta Time, and Falling Down

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