Against the Grain

1. Against the Grain

2. Lazeez

3. Different Kind of Freedom

4. Lady Lynda

5. Road Dogs

6. Shot the Loop

7. Across the Golden Gate

8. Papillon

9. Silent Partner

10. Nouveau Tango

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Average customer rating: 5 star punk album I maintain against the grain the last truly amazing BR album of the 90's Best of the Best A Defining Moment In '90's Punk

Against the Grain Bad Religion Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Suffer No Control Generator Recipe for Hate Stranger Than Fiction ASIN: B0001JXPFM Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Modern Man
2. Turn on the Light
3. Get Off
4. Blenderhead
5. Positive Aspect of Negative Thinking
6. Anesthesia
7. Flat Earth Society
8. Faith Alone
9. Entropy
10. Against the Grain
11. Operation Rescue
12. God Song
13. 21st Century (Digital Boy)
14. Misery and Famine
15. Unacceptable
16. Quality or Quantity
17. Walk Away

Customer Reviews:

5 star punk album.......2007-05-05

I can remember Maximum Rock and Roll once saying (in praise) about this band that you needed a dictionary to understand the lyrics. While I wouldnt go that far their lyrics are definatly far beyond the usual "boo goverment" "I hate society" this is much more worth listening to. Put together with such great powerful music the opening track knocks you for 6. This has got to be one of the punk rock essentials.

Great band, great lyrics (check out the 'rock and roll' style pictures inside, very punk rock guys) pure cheese! Lol.

I maintain against the grain.......2006-08-18

This is the hardcore album without a doubt from BR, filled with angst and agression you'll probably p**s alot of people off when playing this next to them. But thats what i love about this cd, all the songs are fast and to the point. Also your gonna need a dictionary while listening to this, if you can catch what Greg is singing. The best songs on the album are: God Song, Faith Alone, track 6 (cuz i cant spell the title lol), Against the grain, The positive aspect of negative thinking, unacceptable and 21st century digital boy.

Also Im sick of all the 'Terrorist Religions' as well Greg so thanks for an awesome album that has content more relevant today than when it was first released.

the last truly amazing BR album of the 90's.......2006-03-30

yes, i believe that this is BR's pinnacle. they were at their top game here. the album starts awesome, but kind of drops off near the last few songs....the closer "walk away" is amazing though! i think that suffer and no control beat this one, but being 3rd or 4th isnt bad. i believe that the only album to come close to the holy trinity is "stranger than fiction." i recommend this to all punk rock fans. BR was on a roll, but sadly this was the last truly amazing thing they made until stranger than fiction.

process and beleif and empire strikes first are also noteworthy.

Best of the Best.......2006-01-07

Bad Religion is one the finest bands in Punk Rock. Their longevity is testament to this fact. Against the Grain is the best Bad Religion album ever. BR's Songwriting on this album is top notch as usual, with lyrics that blast the status quo and leave the listener ready to start a revolution. The music a fast paced, and the guitar work is some of the best in the genre, with foot-tapping riffs and transitions the happen so smoothly you wpnder what the hell just happened.

A Defining Moment In '90's Punk.......2005-11-16

The brilliance of the work on the early Bad Religion albums (Suffer, No Control and Against The Grain) is that it manages to be simultaneously delicate yet undeniably coarse. In terms of the lyrics, they can't get much more intricate, and yet they retain a hardened edge laced with a characteristically punk sense of discontent, which makes for a perfect balance. Vocally and musically the Bad Religion of Against The Grain are far more raw than they are they are currently, but there is still a sharpness which ensures that their raw edge does not make them come across as simply sloppy. Highlights include Anesthesia - with Brett doing what he does best and delving fearlessly into realm of the deeply troubled individual, and Greg furiously spitting social criticisms via his seamless polysyllabic approach in Get Off and Quality and Quantity. God Song is another gem which sits comfortably in the company of other Bad Religion tracks questioning the nature of religion, such as Chimaera and Generator, which are arguably some of their most effective songs. It's inconceivable that the boys will once again achieve the kind of punk perfection they did with this album, (and with Generator and Stranger Than Fiction) so no self-respecting punk should hesitate buying a copy of Against The Grain. It is a classic which effectively helped to define the genre of 90's punk rock.

Average customer rating: YES 6th on my best of 2006 list "Black as our citadels burned against the sky" agalloch rules Explosions in the Sky above the Swamp of Sadness

Ashes Against the Grain Agalloch Manufacturer: The End Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Mantle Pale Folklore Materia The Great Cold Distance Above the Weeping World ASIN: B000GIW9H8 Release Date: 2006-08-15

Tracks:

1. Limbs
2. Falling Snow
3. This White Mountain On Which You Will Die
4. Fire Above, Ice Below
5. Not Unlike The Waves
6. Our Fortress Is Burning... I
7. Our Fortress Is Burning... II - Bloodbirds
8. Our Fortress Is Burning... III - The Grain

Customer Reviews:

YES.......2007-03-23

To my ears, this sounds very, very different from _The Mantle_. All the hallmarks are in there somewhere- eerie acoustic passages, scorched, bitter vocals that evoke terrible sadness, loss and underlying anger, hypnotic and unique clean vocals, epic, insanely twisting song structures. But _Ashes_ has something else entirely. It is RIFFTASTIC. The driving, mounting figures that underpin the first two tracks make you want to grab your sword and storm some enemy citadel, emerging victorious amidst a snow lined landscape, blood in your eyes and triumph in your heart. And the most incredible thing is, this is about as far from some cheesy power metal album as you can get, and still stay in metal. (And those who appreciate this kind of thing will realise that is pretty far.)
So, expect an incredible opus from Agalloch- this is something I've never really come across before, mixing the raw atmosphere and spiteful rage of black metal, the haunting acoustic folk passages of something like Opeth, but in a completely idiosyncratic style, the monstrous, building dynamics of Isis or Pelican, and the power and drive native to heavy metal in the first place. Scorched, eerie, epic and powerful then, and so wonderfully executed and conceived that it avoids cliche, exudes atmopshere and retains an insular, sorrowful quality,like this album was written and recorded just for you.

Wonderful.

6th on my best of 2006 list.......2007-03-16

It has been a few years since Agalloch released "The Mantle". And I was very excited when I heard about this release. Just when everyone was expecting another pagan folk metal release similar to "The Mantle", this new album is a surprise. "Ashes Against the Grain" has a much greater "black metal" sensibility about it; fewer acoustic passages, and yet loses
none of the intellectual intensity that this band is famous for.

I have seen many references to Opeth in other reviews of this band. I personally feel however, that if I were to compare this album to anyone, I would have to say that there are more similar to early Ulver. A particular example is "Bergtatt", Ulver's monumental first album, where the melancholic intensity was presented with epic leads and ambient droning rhythm guitars. To my mind, this album in particular shares many attributes found in that black metal stalwart, just slowed down a bit, and presented in more of a "doom" format. No one could call either album all that technical, or particularly complex. Not a problem, since the songwriting here is so solid, and the musical themes are so well constructed. Since I consider "Bergtatt" one of the greatest metal albums ever, I am hoping that the members of Agalloch will not mind the comparison.

The production is lovely, with all instruments and vocals blended but not muddy in the least. The vocals are a mix of clean and a unique black metal style that is somewhere between a rasp and a whisper. The instrumentation incorporates majestic doom, but with stunning melodic lead guitar passages that sail over mid paced ambient rhythm.

The melodic nature of this album makes it a prime candidate for initiating the non-metal music fan into the "black" and "doom" styles. Every song has something that could be defined as catchy and accessible, with perhaps the exception of the one short ambient track and the "noise" track at the end. The recent trend toward including "noise" tracks on metal albums has become a little bit overused lately, but at least the one on this album is fairly well done and not overly long.

This band evokes an overall feeling of sorrow that is quite appropriate to the rainy and grey climate that is the northwestern U.S. Forget the coffee however, there is not a blast beat to be found anywhere. Despite the slower pace of the songs, this album seems to be over way to soon, and I always find myself running through it twice in a sitting. This band just continues to improve with every release, and this album is my favorite from them so far.

"Black as our citadels burned against the sky".......2007-02-14

There are three other albums that are brought to mind when I listen to Agalloch's most recent epic creation: "Ferment"--Catherine Wheel, "Discouraged Ones"--Katatonia, and "Oceanic"--Isis. The huge guitar sound present on "Ferment" is replicated here with guitar wash and monstrous reverberation. The mood and mesmerizing tone of "Discouraged Ones" is present everywhere with dark depression echoing within every hypnotic chord. The aggressive attitude of "Oceanic" and its grand expanse of enthralling soundscapes, and limited use of vocals, is also incorporated throughout the course of the album. Fans of any one of the three aforementioned albums should consider "Ashes Against the Grain" an easy purchase to make. The vocals on this album are sparse, ranging from Death/Black Metal guttural snarls to clean vox. There is extreme depth within the songwriting here, the arrangements and emotional tone all thoughtfully crafted with intelligence and care. Beautiful.

agalloch rules.......2007-01-17

i think this a great album a whole lot better then opeth or ULVER.

Explosions in the Sky above the Swamp of Sadness.......2007-01-17

An American metal band influenced by heavy European guitar music that doesn't sound like Iron Maiden or In Flames? With a "Loveless"-inspired album cover? Fascinating, Mr. Spock might say of Agalloch and their new record.

The sound is like Explosions in the Sky engaging in a (perhaps one-sided) battle with Celtic Frost in the parking lot of a cathedral. A reverse-delayed guitar aria begins "Limbs"-- skin crawls from the chilly reverberation of a war horn blown through a mountain range. The song swan-dives into a roiling sea of distorted guitar, piano-cum-acoustic-strumming, and even an evanescent "Something in the Way"-toned break featuring naught but a lone acoustic guitar with dead strings. Neverending blizzards of harmonic-stew guitar crunch bury the ears on "Falling Snow," combined with growl vocals that add rather than detract from the atmosphere of the track. Chorused guitar breaks provide pivot points for the song, and further texturize Agalloch's raucous, mind-bending distortion-fueled trance music.

No, not THAT kind of trance. The good kind. Mesmerization through the paradoxically warm earthiness of screaming guitar amplifiers humming and droning. It's probably the feeling you get in your gut standing under exposed powerlines at night for over an hour, gazing at your shoes.

The "Our Fortress is Burning..." suite gains more yardage into Explosions in the Sky/Godspeed! You Black Emperor's territory, treading out slowcore, post-rock guitar. But everything is sped up: the climactic build-ups crescendo or expire/regroup with the speed of a mutating viral infection, and the guitars don't stay shimmering clean for long. Agalloch's apocalypse came by disease rather than by war-born radiation.

In a very good way, this record is all over the place. There's enough grooves to satisfy, almost enough grit to require goggles in addition to headphones, but the record is balanced with a great sense of melody/harmony (and the top notch production that such things demand). Though anchored in melody, it's hard to know what to expect from one moment to the next-- ever the mark of a great record-- making a listen-through of "Ashes Against the Grain" an absolute experience.

Average customer rating: This CD has all the best of what Rory was about! a travesty.... Fantastic CD Remastered mess One of Rory Gallagher's greatest albums

Against the Grain Rory Gallagher Manufacturer: Buddha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blueprint Rory Gallagher Calling Card Tattoo Photo-Finish ASIN: B00002Z842 Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

1. Let Me In
2. Cross Me Off Your List
3. Ain't Too Good
4. Souped-Up Ford
5. Bought And Sold
6. I Take What I Want
7. Lost At Sea
8. All Around Man
9. Out On The Western Plain
10. At The Bottom
11. Cluney Blues
12. My Baby, Sure

Customer Reviews:

This CD has all the best of what Rory was about!.......2007-02-07

I first got this recording on vinyl, a day after seeing Rory in concert in 1976. From the start, I remember being amazed at the variety. Riff-based blues and acoustic folk, a little fusion jazz and just good old rock. Rory's voice is amazing, the lyrics (which I never put too much weight on) are really cool (for lack of a better term), and the band is tight and exciting. "At the Bottom" is my personal favorite, right next to "Souped-up Ford" which is as close to a typical Rory-type song as you can get.
I delayed getting the CD because of the reviews that say it is inferior, but I found it used and took a chance, and I don't hear any problems with it. If by cleaning up the original recording some things stand out a little more, or some instrument is freed from the frequencies around it,
then it is probably closer to the original intent than vinyl could do. Anyway, it's a great sounding CD, full of superior songs by one of the best guitarists that ever lived.

a travesty...........2006-07-21

from the day i first heard rory open for deep purple on the boston common in the early seventies,i knew there was no one like him;incredible musician,master showman,and an extremely intelligent and articulate man who had an amazing knowledge of many types of music,not just the blues-as far as the reissue of this wonderful musician's catalogue is concerned,i would rate it right up there with that of the who as an absolute botch-lousy remixes,missing songs,original running order of songs changed,you name it-this mania for remixing/remastering the life out of wonderful music like this is beyond comprehension-if you want to hear rory's music on cd the way it was MEANT to be heard,seek out the now deleted issues on the capo/intercord label from germany;the original lp mixes in superb fidelity.....long live rory!

Fantastic CD.......2005-12-16

I clearly do not understand the negative reviews of this CD.I have owned the original vinyl of this and now the CD.The sound is just as good on the CD as it was the vinyl.This is one of Rory's best ever releases.Souped Up Ford,I Take What I Want and All Around Man really showcase his great guitar skills and vocal abilities.Do yourself a favor and pick this CD up,you won't regret it.

Remastered mess.......2005-05-22

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I'm not sure what the last reviewer from Chicago is listening to, but this CD re-release of "Against The Grain" by Buddah sounds like a different album!

I too have owned the old Crysalis LP as well as the Castle CD and this version sounds like a demo tape. It almost sounds like alternate takes were used, or that the EQ was changed drastically, as another previous reviewer has stated. I know because I owned the vinyl back in the 80s and this does not sound like the same album I used to listen to, so I'd hardly call the differences, "slight".

I'm glad a few others here know what I'm talking about because I was totally shocked when I heard this CD for the first time. Unlike the rest of the remasters in this series (Blueprint, Deuce, Tattoo etc...), Buddah really did a mess with this one. Take my word for it.

If you truly want to hear this the way it was intended, find an old vinyl copy of it. Or see if you can get a used CD copy of the Castle release and give this one a pass.

There's no "fear" here. Great music like this, poorly presented, deserves a one star.

One of Rory Gallagher's greatest albums.......2005-01-26

First, I want to comment on the reviewers who give this a one star rating based on what they claim is bad mastering. I no longer own this on LP (though I did at one time), but from the tone of the two reviews blasting the mastering, you would imagine that this was an unlistenable disc. That is an absurd claim. Having not compared the LP and the CD side by side, I can't speak on which is superior, but I will state categorically that no one not doing such a comparison would suspect that the CD is badly mixed. Dropping this from five stars to one based on some slight differences in recording quality is simply absurd.

No one need be afraid of this disc, and I can promise that anyone unfamiliar with Gallagher or this album will be astonished upon listening to it for the first time. Of the guitar gods of the sixties and seventies and eighties, Gallagher remains the least known. Gallagher's curse was that he was an extremely great guitarist, but only a very good songwriter and singer. Upon the departure of Mick Taylor from the Stones, it is rumored that Gallagher was approached to join the band. If true, the possibilities are tantalizing. Gallagher was not merely a better guitarist--whether slide, pick, or acoustic--than Keith, Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, or Ronnie Wood, but was a powerful performer in his own right. Much like Taylor did in his stint with the band, Gallagher, much more firmly rooted in the blues than Wood, would have kept the band focused much more on its roots, and he possibly could have made the Stones the world's greatest rock and roll band than they ended up being. Can you imagine what he would have been able to do on a song like "Tumbling Dice"? Gallagher was also nearly as strong a vocalist, with greater range, than Mick Jagger. It is one of the great could-have-beens in the history of rock.

Gallagher's musical skills are simply off the chart. There are only two musicians in all of rock that are, as far as I am aware, capable of both singing and playing a lead guitar part at the same time. Jimi Hendrix was one, and Gallagher the other. Though Gallagher wasn't the visionary that Hendrix was or as gifted lyrically on his guitar as either Hendrix or Richard Thompson, he can make his guitar sing like few in the history of rock. This disc is filled with a host of amazing moments where Gallagher makes his guitar an extension of himself, expressing his voice as easily with his instrument as others can their voices. With Gallagher he and his guitar are one. Just listen to the way the guitar counterpoints his singing in "Ain't Too Good," or the astonishing slide guitar throughout "Souped Up Ford," the latter featuring some of the greatest playing in all of Gallagher's catalog. Indeed, the only rock performer I know who surpasses Gallagher on on slide guitar is Duane Allman(check his slide work on "All Round Man"). And lest one think Gallagher's playing depends on doubletracking, I strongly urge them to pick up one of his live albums.

As much as I love Gallagher, his songwriting, while strong, is not usually quite up to the level of his playing. This album, however, contains one of the strongest set of songs of any album, perhaps not up to the level of his best album TATTOO, but among the best after that. And I'm not sure he has ever played better than on this one. There is also a wonderful blend of styles and change of pace. For instance, right after "Souped Up Ford," which is pure adrenaline, he moves into the more deliberate "Bought and Sold." Later we get a slow blues with "All Round Man," a lyrical number in "Lost at Sea," and towards the end a magnificent version of Leadbelly's oddball Western song "Out On the Western Plain," with some of the most deliciously fanciful lyrics in the history of American music ("What was the greatest battle ever on the Western plains?/When me and a bunch of cowboys ran into Jesse James").

Any fan of rock, blues rock, or great guitar needs this album. And I promise you that not one in a thousand music fans will complain about the sonic quality of the album.

Average customer rating: Finally!!!

Against the Grain Phoebe Snow Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Natural Wonder Second Childhood Very Best of Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow It Looks Like Snow ASIN: B000JVSWJQ Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

1. Every Night
2. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [*]
3. He's Not Just Another Man
4. Random Time [*]
5. In My Life
6. You Have Not Won
7. Mama Don't Break Down
8. Oh L.A.
9. Married Men
10. Keep a Watch on the Shoreline

Customer Reviews:

Finally!!!.......2007-01-18

This CD (album at the time) was my introduction to Ms. Snow back in the mid 70's. She was a guest on Saturday Night Live and sang "The Married Man". I fell in love with the voice and went out the following day to purchase the album. The entire album rocked and I played it to death! Her voice and style were so distinctive. By the early 90's my turntable finally wore out and my CD collection was expanding. I could never find this particular album in CD form. I purchased a lot of Ms. Snow's projects and always kept an eye out for "Against the Grain". I finally found it the other night and was overjoyed. It's on order as I type this review. All the the songs on the disc are first rate. My favorite is "Shoreline". Snow sings it in a wistful/longing style and it mirrored my life at the time. The song has always had a special meaning to me. I'm still crazy about "The Married Man" as well as L.A. I can't wait to listen to one of my favorite albums (now CD) of the 70's again. Phoebe Snow is and will remain the bomb!

Average customer rating: A near-masterpiece, and Acoustic Alchemy's best album--really Not Up To Par the best from this duo Twilight at Snowmass Nouveau Tango/Lazeez

Against the Grain Acoustic Alchemy Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Reference Point Back on the Case Positive Thinking Arcan'um Early Alchemy ASIN: B0000001U0 Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

1. Against The Grain
2. Lazeez
3. A Different Kind Of Freedom
4. Lady Lynda
5. Road Dogs
6. Shoot The Loop
7. Across The Golden Gate
8. Papillon
9. Silent Partner
10. Nouveau Tango

Customer Reviews:

A near-masterpiece, and Acoustic Alchemy's best album--really.......2007-04-17

I don't know why some reviewers think Against the Grain stinks. It's the last of the Nick Webb-era albums I listened to, and I have come to think it's their best ever, edging out what I think are competitors Arcanum, Back on the Case, and The Beautiful Game.

It's without a doubt the most overlooked AA album (their only hit from it was Lazeez), for no good reason, and probably also their most jazz-influenced work.
I admit that I don't care much for the title track, often skipping it; a lot of AA albums have an unfortunate pattern of the title track being weaker than the others.
"A Different Kind of Freedom," is a pleasant and cheerful South American-type piece.
"Lady Lynda" sounds a little bland and too much like every other Acoustic Alchemy track, but is easy on the ears.
The incredible and weird "Shoot the Loop" is like nothing else I've ever heard from Acoustic Alchemy, rising above most of AA's discography in a way I can only say "The Angel of the South," from the album The Beautiful Game, does; it's probably the best track on the album. It sounds like the soundtrack to an avant-garde sci-fi movie at some points, and at others vaguely like something I heard on a Herb Alpert jazz-funk album from the 1970s. An electric guitar joins Nick Webb and Greg Carmichael's steel and nylon strings about four minutes in. Carmichael says in the liner notes that they simply wanted to record the melody over a dance backtrack and dance rhythms, but they outdid themselves--"Shoot the Loop" is too good to be dance music.
"Across the Golden Gate" is rather sleepy, but soothing; it almost belongs on the Positive Thinking album that would come four years after this.
"Papillon" is a brilliant piece of jazz, and is not very similar to their usual material in that it uses piano and soprano sax extensively. It's not fast jazz, but laid-back and relatively slow.
"Nouveau Tango" is also great. It starts out with a whisper, but is striding and optimistic. Feels like the sort of thing I'd like to hear on a long walk.

Against the Grain is sometimes brilliant, and in any case is probably the best album to data by Acoustic Alchemy. Listen to it.

Not Up To Par.......2004-04-22

Acoustic Alchemy has been one of my favorites since I was first introduced to their music back in the 1980s. I have owned this for 10 years and recently dusted it and gave it a few rotations in the CD player since I had not listened to it in some time.
Against the Grain is a decent CD, but when you stack it up against what the boys had done in the past, it is simply not up to par. There ARE some good songs here, but the CD as a whole just doesn't meet my expectations for the group.
I like the excellent title cut, the Latin-inflected Lazeez which is easily the strongest piece, the languid Silent Partner and Nouveau Tango. Across the Golden Gate and Papillon have their charms, but the rest of the CD is just plain weak. A Different Kind of Freedom, stated in the liner notes to be an "African" piece sounds rather like some bad Brazilian jazz.
Though the music overall is not as good as I had hoped for, the CD is mellow and made for listening on a laid-back day. If you are a huge fan of Acoustic Alchemy, you may love this regardless of what I've written but if you are new to the group you may want to start with one of their earlier works like Back On the Case and come back to this once you've learned what Greg Carmichael and Nick Webb can do when they really want to.

the best from this duo.......2003-08-25

This is the best album from Acoustic Alchemy with Nick Webb & Greg Carmichael, The passion and romance from this tango-rhythm album is so delightfull.

"Against the grain", "lazeez" & "Shoot the loop" were my favourites. I keep playing this album on my car audio since I bought it over 3 years ago.

Twilight at Snowmass.......2001-02-15

Heard the duo in Snowmass at Aspen (CO) in 1995. Many cuts are from this CD were played at that concert. Excellent CD for a rainy or snowy day. In contra from other reviews, this is their best.

Nouveau Tango/Lazeez.......2000-05-27

Tango song is a woundeful composition for an English Duo, This song and Lazeez is how you'll define the word MUSIC (the good Art of syncronize the sound with time.)I think this whole Album and this Duo are GREAT.

Average customer rating: Knock on some Wood Mista Klean from the group "Warrior Company" on hit

Against the Grain Wood Manufacturer: Johnny Palmer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music South Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Crumbs The Brick Street Game Throwed Yung Playa Smokin' and Lean'n 2000 Stay Real ASIN: B00002NDBY Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Better Things
3. Screens Dropping
4. Knock on Wood
5. My Balls & My Word
6. Don't You Know?
7. Weekend
8. Dangerous Spot
9. O.U.T.L.A.W.
10. On the Edge
11. Thuggin in the City
12. Mo Keys
13. Hardest Click
14. Mind on my Money
15. Southside 4 Life
16. Bounce Shake
17. Against the Grain

Album Description

Wood's solo release "Against the Grain" features all the top names in the south including Z-RO, Dat Boy Grace, Lil Flex, the Screwed Up Click, and many more!!! Brought to you by the collaboration of Johnny Palmer Entertainment and Straight Profit Records, this 17 cut project is sure to be a best selling chart topper.

Customer Reviews:

Knock on some Wood.......2007-07-19

This is still worth the buy. Wood is real underground and most have never heard of him but he goes hard. Couple classic SUC tracks on here and all the others display what seperates Wood from the rest of the Houston rappers. He's been locked up for selling crack most of his life but managed to release another album "Out of the Woodwork", also a classic.

Mista Klean from the group "Warrior Company".......2000-06-28

I have alot of respect for this balla from houston, he's always representin' us hard, much love baby boy. Ya'll check out our new cd, Complications of tha Mind.

on hit.......2000-06-11

this cd is on hit, i'm from florida and i love all down south hits

Average customer rating: Kurupt Fan

Kurupt, Dj Strong, Dj Warrior, Roscoe, Yukmouth, Jayo Felony, Cali Untouchable Djs Present Cali Untouchable Radio 5: Y.a Exclusives, Unreleased & New Jointz [Mixtape] [Limited Edition] [Explicit Lyrics] Manufacturer: DJ Strong and DJ Warrior ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kurupt, Dr. Dre, WC & Too $hort present PALM TREES & GANGSTAS: Exclusives, Unreleased & New Jointz [Mixtape] [Limited Edition] Kurupt Young Gotti presents WAR VOL. 1: Exclusives, Unreleased & New Jointz [Mixtape] [Limited Edition] ASIN: B000AHXQ9A

Product Description

DJ WARRIOR -BEST WEST COAST MIXTAPE DJ WINNER 2X & BEST MIXTAPE DJ OF THE YEAR NOMINEE MIXSHOW POWER SUMMIT 2004 1XDJ STRONG -BEST WEST COAST MIXTAPE DJ NOMINEE 1X DJ STRONG. Kurupt and Roscoe present Y.A = Youth Authority! Cali Untouchable Radio Pt. 5: Y.A feat. all new Kurupt and Roscoe with special appearances by Y.A, Tristar, Jayo Felony, Yukmouth, Gail Gotti, and more. 14 tracks featuring Kurupt Young Gotti TRACKLISTING: 1. wwwHipHopWestdotcom Intro 2. Roscoe Escapes Death 3. Kurupt Speaks 4. Roscoe/Y.A - End Of The Road (Y.A Mix) 5. Tri/Y.A - Y Ta The O Ta The U.N.G. 6. Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Two Up Two Down "Y.A 7. Kurupt on Y.G 8. Kurupt/Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - I Dont Like Nobody 9. Kurupt/Tri/Y.A - GangBang 10. Tri/Y.A - Where Dem Gangstas Bang 11. Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Anterazh Kustapo 12. Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Breath 13. Roscoe Speaks On Y.A 14. Kurupt/Tri/Y.G - 10 Years 15. Kurupt/Roscoe/Bullet - Get Used To Me 16. Kurupt/Roscoe - Hood In Yo Life 17. Kurupt Live From Philly 18. Kurupt - I Did't Change 19. Kurupt/Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Y.A 20. Kurupt/Yukmouth/Jayo Felony - Keep It Gangsta 21. Kurupt/Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Paragraphs Of Pleasure 22. Kurupt/Roscoe/Gail Gotti - Don't Ask Me For Shit 23. Y.A - Hit'em Till It Hurts (off upcoming Y.A LP!!) 24. Kurupt Outro 25. wwwDJStrongdotcom wwwDJWarriordotbiz Outro 26. Bonus Y.A Track - We Ride Daytons

Customer Reviews:

Kurupt Fan.......2005-07-22

This tape has all his posse, new Kurupt and his brother Roscoe on it! I love it can't wait for against the grain!

Average customer rating:

Freakshow Krafty Kuts Manufacturer: Against the Grain UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Adventures in Freestyle Fabriclive.30 Tricka Technology Fabriclive.32 Fabriclive.28 ASIN: B000I5XONM Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Freakshow - Ashley Slater
3. We Do This - Dynamite MC,
4. Tell Me How You Feel
5. Turntable Skit
6. Funk Is
7. Krafty Pervert - Scratch Perverts
8. Bass Phenomenon - Tim Deluxe,
9. There They Go - Dynamite MC,
10. Bring Back the Funk
11. Basketball Jam
12. Keep Movin
13. She's out of My Head
14. Summer Samba
15. Flamenco Freddy

Average customer rating: GP = Great Product SHAOLIN' Stylin' Pretty Good This is the essence of Wu dont go against the grain

Don't Go Against the Grain GP WU Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Undaground Emperor Visions Of The Tenth Chamber The Genuine Article The Lost Generation RZA Presents Northstar ASIN: B000002P5M Release Date: 1998-01-27

Tracks:

1. Smoking
2. 1st Thing First
3. Two Gats Up
4. Blow Up
5. Party People
6. If You Only Knew
7. Hit Me With That Shit
8. Hip Hop
9. Chamber Danger
10. Underground Emperor
11. Life Bid
12. Don't Go Against The Grain
13. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
14. Black On Black Crime

Customer Reviews:

GP = Great Product.......2005-11-09

Yo, this cd is a classic. GP had it, this cd was everythin every Wu-Fam or underground hip hop head was expecting. I had bought this once when it came out but it was stolen from me. As this cd was so good, I decided to buy it again. I believe they broke up but I suggest to all buyers to also check out Pop Da Brown Hornet, thats a classic as well. Was worth the money and always will be.

SHAOLIN' Stylin'.......2005-08-06

Lots of heads need a wake up call. This is a CLASSIC from the the WU affiliates. Great production and great raps!!! Forget what ya heard, ya need to get on this. It's rare and extremely worth the time, effort, & money spent. A+

Pretty Good.......2005-05-11

I got this with a little hesitation. I mean, I bought the first Killarmy cd, and it was pretty good, but not great, then I got Sunz of Man, thinking, oh if Killah Priest and Shabazz the Disciple is in it, it's gotta be classic. I was wrong with that, it was only mediocre, and didn't even buy Wu Syndicate after listening to the album. Don't get me wrong, there are good Wu affiliated stuff out there, like Shabazz's solo ish, and Gravediggaz, and the second Killarmy, but there was so much garbage from 98 and on from the Wu family, I lost a lot of faith. I bought it because I heard smokin so I was hopefull. Boy, did my gamble pay off. The only song that doesn't do it for me was Party People, that beat is just one of those annoying beats that sounds like it should have been on Coolio's second album. Other than that, the beats were rugged, some actually sounded as if it came from Wu Tang's 36 Chambers. The lyrics are good, not great, hence the 4 stars. But hey, they even said they may not be the best lyrically (not quoted exactly) but at least they come correct and don't talk about being hustlas and shooting music videos with a bunch of prostitutes in the background. They talk about real life and do a good job with their battle raps. Get this. One of the stronger Wu joints post 98 era. Also get Inspectah, Shabaaz, and Genius. their the only good ones left.

This is the essence of Wu.......2005-05-03

If you're not sure whether you should buy this album, find some way to get a hold of the song "Chamber Danger", burn it to CD, pop it in your car stereo, crank it up LOUD, and cruise the streets at night. Then lay down however much money it takes to get the whole album. The album is worth it for that song alone, but they rip it old school on half the tracks - see "First things first", "Hip-hop", "Underground Emporer", and the title track "Don't Go Against the Grain". I don't know who the producer is, but try to imagine what would happen if the RZA co-produced a bunch of tracks with Havoc of Mobb Deep. Off the hook? To say the least. The actual rappers are best described as competent; not the best thing ever to happen to the mic, but they all have a couple of rhymes up their sleeves and most importantly they're plenty gritty enough to deserve the epic production. Just buy it.

dont go against the grain.......2004-11-24

this album is tight pop brown hornet got skillz (what made you think that you could mess with his hip hop design!) every cut is
sharp as a samurai sword the wu saga continues!

Average customer rating:

Against the Grain The Stampeders Manufacturer: Unidisc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005M65S Release Date: 2001-06-11

Tracks:

1. Carry Me
2. Train to Nowhere
3. Gator Road
4. Only a Friend
5. Oklahoma Country
6. You Go to Go
7. Sweet City Woman
8. Sunday Prayin
9. Tuscaloosa Women
10. With You I Got Wheels
11. I Didn't Love You Anyhow
12. Man from P.E.I.

Jazz Music:

1. Ain't We Got Fun
2. Baby Please Don't Go
3. Back to Birdland [Live]
4. Bicycle Thieves
5. Bird with the Herd
6. Caffeine
7. Cannonball Adderley Collection, Vol. 1: Them Dirty Blues
8. Cannonball Adderley Collection, Vol. 2: Bossa Nova
9. Cannonball Adderley Collection, Vol. 2: Bossa Nova
10. Cannonball Adderley Collection, Vol. 3: Jazz Workshop Revisited [Live]

Jazz Music

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