Burn [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
2005 Japanese pressing is packaged in a standard jewel case and features the same tracks as the US edition. A bonus booklet and OBI is included. Warner.

Tracks:

Benediction and Dream
The Floating Bed
El Conejo
Paloma Negra
Self-Portrait with Hair Down
Alcoba Azul
Carabina 30/30
Solo Tu
El Gusto
The Journey
El Antifaz
The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
La Cavalera
La Bruja
Portrait of Lude
La Llorona
Estrella Oscura
Still Life
Viva La Vida
The Departure
Coyoacan and Variations
La Llorona
Burning Bed
Burn It Blue

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She was famous as both artist and model, infamous as political revolutionary and social libertine, and Frida Kahlo's controversial life couldn't help but seem the stuff of great musical theater. Her story is brought to the screen by director Julie Taymor, whose musical compatriot here is also her husband; Elliot Goldenthal, student of both Copland and Corigliani, shrewdly sublimates his modernism in service of the rich, evocative music and songs of Mexico and Central America. Utilizing performers that range from the contemporary (Lila Downs) to the folk-classic (Costa Rican legend Chavela Vargas; Brazilian star Caetano Veloso) and traditional (Los Cojolites, El Poder Del Norte, Trio Huasteca, Caimanes de Tanquin, and others), Goldenthal generously displays the true breadth of Mexican folk music, while seamlessly infusing it with the minimalist corners of his own underscore and some winning songwriting of his own. The result is one of 2002's most compelling soundtracks. The enhanced CD features include musical film excerpts, as well as a video conversation between Goldenthal and star Salma Hayek and text interviews with the composer and director Taymor. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

It's good.......2007-07-22

But I don't think it's all it's hyped up to be on the other reviews, but, I do like it to the point of keeping it. It's the perfect 4star rating.

Revolutionary times.......2007-05-14

I absolutely love this soundtrack! Everytime I listen to it, I feel as though I am in Mexico during the revolution and Frida's life. Everyone should choose their own life soundtrack and this one allows us to see into Frida's life more clearly.

Black Dove.......2007-05-13

Fell into the movie trying to avoid study and hang out with a jilted housemate. If I'm honest, Salma Hayek was the main draw. Wafer thin.
However, I was enraptured by the story of Frida and the amazing performance (no wonder she was oscar nominated).
I bought the soundtrack the next morning. It really got to me.This is a great soundtrack and, yes, it does help if you have seen the movie but not necessary. I loved the latin passion (highs and lows). Chervala Vargas as Elliot Goldenthal describes in the slieve was once Frida's lover. I loved her Paloma Negra. So powerful.
There is something for everyone in this long soundtrack.
Do as i have: watch the movie and buy the soundtrack. Worth the time and money.

makes me want to dance .......2007-05-07

I really enjoyed the CD, the musical selection is great and it seems very authentic.

Enjoy!.......2006-12-30

I purchased this CD after seeing the movie. The music is enjoyable to listen to and passionate as I would think Frida was. I purchased this CD a second time to give to a female Hispanic artist who identifies with the trials and tribulations of Frida. This artist now paints while listening to this CD. Her artwork not only has improved but has become popular. I defiantly recommend its purchase.

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Unbelievable
They just keep doing it...
From the violently quiet to the obviously sublime
pure perfection
1st time Frames fan

Burn the Maps
The Frames
Manufacturer: Anti
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00079I04C
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

Happy
Finally
Dream Awake
A Caution to the Birds
Trying
Fake
Sideways Down
Underglass
Ship Caught in the Bay
Keepsake
Suffer in Silence
Locusts

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On their first studio album in nearly four years, the Frames have opted for a fuller, more adventurous sound than on 2001's Steve Albini-produced For the Birds, although this placid, smoky-bar ambiance owes more to 'Birds than to 1999's Dance The Devil. From the opening acoustic strums and lingering background vocals of "Happy" through "Locusts" and its Donovan-does-"Atlantis" vibe, this record teeters on the dark side, rescued by the stirring John Cale inspired string arrangements of violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire. Most of the Dublin based foursome's dozen tracks have muted beginnings that swell to intoxicating volumes, as is the band's trademark, with Glen Hansard's uninhibited vocals uniformly at ease with the turbulent "Underglass" and the dreamy, windblown "Ship Caught in the Bay" (seemingly written with Astrud Gilberto in mind). It's an unpredictably bipolar record with plenty of mood swings and emotional shifts that will ultimately leave listeners with feelings of euphoria. --Scott Holter

Album Description

Ireland's biggest band (even rivaling U2) has built an impressive North American fan base from scratch. They put on an incredibly dynamic show and their constant touring, both on their own and with Damien Rice, Calexico, and The New Pornographers, has paid off to the point where they sell out large clubs in all the major cities. This is their fifth studio album and first for Anti. It's also their most cohesive. The band have reconciled their various personalities into one volatile organism, synthesizing gorgeous melancholy with full-blown anger. "The Frames sing about love and death and revelation. They pick folky ballads full of quiet longing; they seethe and mourn; they build crescendos and taper down to fiddle tunes and build again, making hearts surge every time"--NY Times.

Customer Reviews:

Unbelievable.......2007-02-13

Honestly, I could write endlessly about how incredible this band is both on cd and live in concert but I really wouldn't be saying anything different from all the other reviewers. I guess the greatest compliment I can give Glen and the rest of the band is that on Friday, I am flying from Vancouver, Canada to London for four days and my sole reason for going is to attend The Frames show on February 20, 2007. If you get the chance to see this amazing band live, you should grab it. They are the #1 live band.

They just keep doing it..........2006-11-05

Mix the subtle intelligence of radiohead with damien rice's beauty, and of course, chuck in a few violin solos, and you get the Frames, who, with burn the maps, have made one of the finest albums to come out of Ireland in quite a while.

Burn the Maps is one huge, draining journey that leaves you with songs like the haunting Locusts, the epic finally, and sublime opener happy, this album demands you turn down the lights, turn the volume up, and listen hard.

From the violently quiet to the obviously sublime.......2006-08-31

Perhaps Burn the Maps defines the frames perfectly, because it's just so unpredictable. the tracks range from the instantly brilliant fake, the ex-boyfriend style single; to the dark, melodic opener happy.

there's so many gems here, the almost eight minute epic keepsake, which climaxes with hansard moaning 'hunting me down like an insect', and underglass, with hansard again testing himself, bellowing 'i cannot accept your dsapointment man'.

however, one track shines absolutely brillantly, finally is the outstanding one, with jagged guitars and the downbeat lyrics of more despair and the treachery of a break up. absolutely magnificent.

pure perfection.......2006-06-01

this is one of the most beautiful albums ever recorded. the dynamic sincerity moves stones.

1st time Frames fan.......2006-04-28

I bought this CD on the advice of an Irish rock critic, some message board praising and a snippet of a song. Turns out this may not have been THE Frames cd to purchase first. Seems like every song starts with 3 - 5 minutes of whispering and bare bones instrumental backing then it gets going for a minute and then it is over and the same process continues on the next 10 songs. This is tough CD for a first-timer to slog through, it will take some convincing to purchase another one of their CDs. I will check them out at Lollapalooza since their live shows are praised highly here.

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Donnie Darko
just wanted "mad world"
Gary Jules' remake of Mad World is superb!
Liked only one cut
Atmospheric and all-around cool.

Donnie Darko (Score)
Michael Andrews
Manufacturer: Everloving
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006471F
Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

Carpathian Ridge
The Tangent Universe
The Artifact & Living
Middlesex Times
Manipulated Living
Philosophy of Time Travel
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Burn it to the Ground
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Did you Know Him?
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Album Description

The original score, to 2001 indie film, written & performed by Michael Andrews includes 'Mad World' featuring Gary Jules. Enjoy Records. Digipak.

Customer Reviews:

Donnie Darko.......2007-07-03

I was drawn to buy this CD because of hearing Michael's arrangement and Gary Jules rendition of "Mad World" which was originally recorded by Tears for Fears way back when. I glad I did. The music was written as the underscore for a Science Fiction movie by the same name and now I really want to see this film. The music is other worldly, ethereal and strange in a good way!

just wanted "mad world".......2007-01-09

loved the mad world track from the Gears of War video game. was hoping the rest of the album was as cool, but it is all instrumentals. a little disappointing, i must admit.

Gary Jules' remake of Mad World is superb!.......2007-01-06

Gary Jules' remake of this great past favorite (Mad World) is superb! The accompanying tracks on this album are not my style, but I didn't buy this for the other tracks. For that I feel this score is quite impressive.

Liked only one cut.......2007-01-04

I bought this CD for the song "Mad World". Unfortunately it was the only one I liked, but I've spent more money on dumber things.

Atmospheric and all-around cool........2006-06-05

Michael Andrews is one of today's best composers. His score for the little-known sci-fi flick "Cypher" was brilliant, and although his music in Donnie Darko is never quite as good (after all, DD was one of his first real scoring jobs), it is a somber, weird, sometimes beautiful album.
Andrews uses many bizarre non-musical instruments and female vocals to great effect, and creates an ambient, sad world that works regardless of your having seen the film.
His song "Mad World" is one of the saddest and most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
The disk isn't very long--just a little over thirty-seven minutes as I recall. But definitely recommended.

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Excellent piece of modern metal.
Pure American Metal
Your CD collection is stupid unless it has this
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man...
One of Lamb of God's best

As the Palaces Burn
Lamb of God
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
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ASIN: B000092Q4U
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

Ruin
As The Palaces Burn
Purified
11th Hour
For Your Malice
Boot Scraper
A Devil In God's Country
In Defense Of Your Good Name
Blood Junkie
Vigil

Customer Reviews:

Excellent piece of modern metal........2007-05-09

This could be the soundtrack to an instructional video on how to headbang and mosh. For their masterpiece, check out "Ashes of the Wake". Also see "Sacrament" and "New American Gospel".

Pure American Metal.......2007-01-22

I'm giving this album a 4 out of 5 because the sound quality is pretty bad. Their recording engineer should have been fired and replaced. There is a fine line between a raw-sounding album, and a poorly recorded one. Unfortunately, this one leans more toward the poorly recorded side. But with that being said...

This is one of the best metal albums I have heard in recent years. If there is a hope for the future of American metal, it truly lies in these guys.

Unlike most of today's newer metal bands, these guys actually have very well written, intelligent, and poignant lyrics. The lyrical themes tend to be socio-political to religious in nature: the album's two closing tracks are still some of my favorites.

Vocally, their frontman is a screamer/growler (usually, I'm not a big fan of that), but he is one of the few metal frontmen who can do it well: it is easy to understand what he is saying, and his vocals don't sound cheesy or weak, as tends to be the case with other screamers of any genre.

Musically, these guys are great. Chris Adler is one of the most creative up & coming metal drummers out there. While they tend to play heavy, almost pummeling riffs, these guys cover everything from creepy down-tempo songs to thrashy up-tempo pieces, and many points in between. They're definitely much more creative than most of the new acts out ther (this review can't really do them justice).

In summation, this is a great metal album, but the recording quality is pretty poor. Thankfully it (along with the band) has improved in their next album.

Your CD collection is stupid unless it has this.......2006-11-16

I've never been more blown away by a compact disc

Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man..........2006-09-17

What the hell is up with dude like this Brian R, A-hole who write that the Lamb are posers, man if you listen to Brittney Spears we dont expect you to appreciate the power and sheer brutality that is LoG so go back to watchin Mtv little boy and leave real metal to the Men. Now back to the review, this Cd is heavy, excellent riffs, drumming is incredibly, still not their best, listening to Ashes and Sacrament you hear maturity in the lyrics, song structures, riffs, etc, signs of greatness?, definetly. Now dont judge Sacrament by Redneck alone, sure its a bit more comercial but the rest of the album is brutal, reminds me of this album in a sense that its a bit darker and more groove oriented. highlights here include Ruin, with the drum break right in the middle urrrgghhh!!!!, 11th hour whata riff, Vigil starts of very pretty then grabs you by the balls, etc... Get this album, its a good starting point for any metal fan.

One of Lamb of God's best.......2006-06-13

I consider this Lamb of God's third studio release (with the Burn the Priest album being their first). I've owned this cd for a long time, but didn't decide to write a review until now. This cd acts a nice bridge between the very raw New American Gospel and the more accessible Ashes of the Wake.
Lamb of God guitarists Willie Adler and Mark Morton really shine here, presenting the listener with a diverse variety of riffs. Drummer Chris Adler and bassist John Campbell always make solid deliveries and vocalist Randy Blythe screams, croaks, and growls his way through this 10 track, 38 minute cd.
The opener, "Ruin", aside from being one of Lamb of God's best songs ever, really engages the listener to the mood and feel of the album. "As the Palaces Burn" is a great follow-up, though a bit on the short side. "11th Hour" is unique from the rest, and offers a blindlingly fast guitar-drum give and take towards the end of the song. "For Your Malice" is slower with a chugging riff style, and manages to be very heavy and interesting. "Blood Junkie" lyrically sounds like it belongs more on New American Gospel, and is a nice change-up. The final track, "Vigil", is a very important song not just for the album but for the band's musical development. It starts off sounding like it's going to be a ballad and explodes into typical Lamb of God style. It builds until the end, and is probably the best constructed song on the album, ending it perfectly.
Overall, this isn't as accessible as Ashes of the Wake, not as raw as the Burn the Priest album, and is very solid all-around.

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Very Good!
Deep Purple's Burn lacks POWER
A Deep Purple Classic !!
David Coverdale Rocks
It's funky, it's bluesy and it rocks!

Burn
Deep Purple
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ASIN: B0007ZEO4G
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

Burn
Might Just Take Your Life
Lay Down, Stay Down
Sail Away
You Fool No One
What's Going On Here
Mistreated
'A' 200
Coronarias Redig (2004 Remix)
Burn (2004 Remix)
Mistreated (2004 Remix)
You Fool No One (2004 Remix)
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Customer Reviews:

Very Good!.......2007-06-13

Not being a huge Coverdale fan, I was unsure what I would think after my first listen to "Burn". I can tell you I was very shocked at how much I like this CD. The remastering sounds great, however they could do without the remixes, they add very little. There is a nice size booklet with the telling of how they found Hughes and Coverdale, the leaving of Gillian and Glover and the making of the Album.

Deep Purple's Burn lacks POWER.......2007-05-24

I'm sure a lot of Deep Purple purists will not find this review helpful, but to young vintage hard rock jedis out there who crave the bombast of bellbottomed madmen with battered Gibsons and Marshall stacks AND are curious about the Burn album, should find this review PLENTY helpful.

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'Burn' is a funk album, plain and simple. If you are expecting this to
sound anything like 1970's 'In Rock' or EVEN 1973's 'Who Do We Think We Are' from the year prior, you'll be in a for a painful letdown. Think of early Stevie Wonder (superstition era) being forced to sing and play Sabbath chords at gunpoint and you have this album.
Now let me make clear, I don't have anything against funk when it is done right. Those craving pure, guitar-based funk should look to early Funkadelic (Maggot Brain and Free Your Mind..), Sly and the Family Stone, or even Grand Funk Railroad (Closer to Home, Grand Funk) However, It just doesn't sound right for Deep Purple.
The song 'Burn' is great. It is fast, aggressive and full of virtuoso. But it serves as a cushion to take the edge off the mediocrity of the rest of the songs. Guaranteed, if this album kicked off with a different song like the embarassing 'Lay Down Stay Down', a bewildered headbanger of old would have tossed the vinyl across the room shattering it to pieces. 'Might Just Take Your Life'? HAHAHA. Sounds like a menacing title track doesn't it? Actually, it sounds like it should have been a better opening theme song for 'Sanford & Son'. 'Sail Away' is a bit interesting, but still lacks any real energy. 'What's Going On Here?' is an ironic tune to be on the album, because.. frankly I was wondering the same thing. A-100 is an instrumental which sounds like nothing else on the album, more like a corny Tangerine Dream experiment; definitely not a song to choose to sum up the Deep Purple sound in general!
Now the song, 'Mistreated' is great as it is a strong blues workout with a memorable riff and David Coverdale sings great on it too. Thankfully, Glen keeps his mouth shut on this track because elsewhere, he sounds like an impoverished kid who was just let into Candyopolis at the mall. In other words, it's obvious he's excited to be in Deep Purple. Sample a live version of 'Burn' where he shrills like a cat being tortured with a blowtorch during the verses and you'll know what I mean. Anyways, 'Mistreated': great track. Very much comparable to 'Since I've Been Loving You' on Zeppelin III.
I don't mean to discredit Coverdale and Hughes as musicians in general because Coverdale was great in Whitesnake and Hughes was AWESOME in Trapeze. But 'Burn' as an album is just not up to par with the rest of the Deep Purple catalog, with the exception of the next album, Stormbringer, which was just as bad; killer opening song, the rest stinkers. Ritchie Blackmore then realized he was hanging with fellows who wanted to be the next Bootsy Collins, so he left and formed Rainbow.

Hooray for Ritchie.

A Deep Purple Classic !!.......2007-04-26

The album,"Burn" is a very unique album .First of all,David Coverdale is the lead singer on this album .Notice David Coverdale's unique vocal
range on ,the title track,"Burn".The keyboard playing by Jon Lord is
exquisite .This album ,as many other reviewers have correctly
pointed out ,is a progressive rock album which expanded the musical boundaries for Hard Rock .Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing on ,the album ,"Burn" undoubtedly proves that he is as adept at playing guitar as Jimmy Page and Brian May .Buy this album !!

David Coverdale Rocks.......2006-11-15

Great version of the band here. There is a big discussion going on about the presence of funk on Burn. In the traditional blues, rock sense I guess you could say there's a funkier sound with this line up but it isn't funk in terms of parliment or mainstream disco (prevalent at the time).

This is still a straight ahead rock and roll cd that can in no way be lumped in with anything else. The title track and Sail Away are two stand out tracks.

It's funky, it's bluesy and it rocks!.......2006-10-16

Released in early 1974, with Blackmore, Lord and Ian Paice plus new upstarts, David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals. The band were really at their musical peak here, and this resulted in a great album. The vocals are not on the same level as Ian Gillan, but are still very good indeed. As one critic wrote: It was the ultimate tribute to Ian Gillan, by replacing him with not one, but two vocalists.

What is great about the Burn album, it's not a bunch of songs that were trying to be top 40 hits, like so many bands, but an album that goes from start to finish in grand fashion. It's funky, it's bluesy and it rocks.

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A combination of blues, jazz and hard rock
Burn to Shine is a fantastic all purpose album....(4.5 stars)
Rockin
Magnificent Masterpiece For All
Burned and Shines!

Burn to Shine
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Harper's soulful musical mix continues to defy genre categorization and his growth as an artist continues to amaze. Burn to Shine is his most ambitious work to date, tapping a multitude of styles and moods and revolving as usual around his incredibly expressive vocals and searing guitar work. --Marc Greilsamer

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Ben Harper's musical eclecticism has been well established, but what often goes unnoticed is that few musicians possess such an expansive emotional range. And those complex, unsettled emotions never seem to come one at a time; instead, they are layers to be peeled and reassembled. When the mood is ominous, you still sense an urgent hopefulness around the bend, and even on a jaunty Dixieland number like "Suzie Blue," with its playful trombone and clarinet, you can see the clouds on the horizon. The tension may not always be overt, but it's never lower than just below the surface. Angry, aggressive metal rants; bruising, bombastic, operatic rockers; lighthearted Caribbean grooves; strutting Southern boogie; deep country soul; and delicate acoustic folk play out like scenes within a Byzantine film. Harper's soulful moans, agonized groans, and earth-shaking whispers narrate this battle between shadows and light, and his sonic war zone is as dynamic, detailed, and diverse as it's ever been. As weighty as but more personal than its three predecessors, Burn to Shine has the sensation of grandeur that seems to accompany all of Harper's work, but it's more than a delusion. --Marc Greilsamer

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Customer Reviews:

A combination of blues, jazz and hard rock.......2006-08-17

I love Ben Harper and this has to be his most creative CD yet. You can find Bens classc acoustic sound to high gain slide guitar to the delta blues and even some jazz. It is one of my favorites now.

Burn to Shine is a fantastic all purpose album....(4.5 stars).......2005-10-18

Most of us in our mid-20's went through that Ben Harper phase around 2000 when he started touring campuses around the nation and the buzz built. Some of his other albums have come and gone but Burn To Shine is his masterpiece that will forever endure. It's his most even album and I still listen to it semi-regularly 5 years later.

Harper's music is guitar driven poetry. It's mellow with the occasional upbeat tempo thrown in to liven things up. There are many immitators out there but I think what separates Ben from the rest is the raw emotion he emits not just from his angelic voice, but also from his ingenious guitar. At times subtle, at times barraging, he wears his heart on his sleeve through every song.

The great thing about this album is that it can stand alone with a glass of wine or can be great in a background setting. It's not overpowering (except perhaps the best song - Please Bleed) and I often read or do work with this on in the background.

Bottom Line: Great for all music lovers. Appropriate for all ages. For the younger crowd looking for some music they might have missed out on....this is disc you must have for your collection.

Rockin.......2005-03-09

I had heard "Steal Your Kisses" on the radio and fiogured I'd see what the whole album sounded like. I am not disappointed. What a great artist. You can really feel the emotion in his music.

Magnificent Masterpiece For All.......2005-02-07

Working on a college radio broadcasting team - we continually obsessed with playing the song "Always Have To Steal My Kisses" on a regular basis - as it's upbeat gutair sequence and drum kicks mix perfectly for a sort of southern type sound, with pop written all over it, always put us in a good mood.
Thinking it not be the style of my more hard-rocking mates I was suprised to look into their CD case and see a giant collection of Harper CD's. This intreged me to buy "Burn To Shine"

As soon as I flipped it into the CD player I was already impressed with the army-like drumming to introduce the first song "Alone" a song that I immediately fell in love with. The song sounding a bit more sinister and darker than the rest of the album, a good kick start.
Following this album was the almost Hendrix-type-soul, "The Woman In You" this song is tremendously laced with Harpers voice and strong lyrics.
Just a few tracks away stands the best track of the album "Two Hands of A Prayer" 7 minutes and 50 seconds of pure brilliance of a song - this is what a song is all about.
Other strong points along the album are "Suzie Blue" which inspires from a jazz-blues type area, and the awesome track "Forgiven" which is probably the easiest song on the ears as far as the lyrics are decent - and the rock of the song will keep you listening.
Track 11 and 12 is a strong way to finish too - "Beloved One" is a piano, and violin backed song that I listened to probably eight times continually when I first really got into it - and continually do now - on a regular basis.
And "In The Lords Arms" is Harper all over, easy voice and decent lyrics.
Apart from some - B Grade songs such as "Less" and perhaps "Please Bleed" (although I wont skip the track) the album is top notch all the way, Ben Harper as a music writer - covering almost every style possible (and making each style seem like it's his front style) and The Innocent Criminals have put together another masterpiece - this probably being his best in my opinion.

Get A Hold of it. Don't miss out......

Burned and Shines!.......2004-10-08

It gets tiring hearing the same bands who play the same songs over and over again 12 times and call it an album. This Album is the exact oposite. It provides proof that you can always distill the essence of Rock and Roll down to a solitary man alone with his guitar and concience. It is inventive, yet firmly rooted in the blues-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist tradition.

Ben's music taps into the soudns and souls of musicians that have lived before him and explodes histories of oppression, love and courage. Harper's music enables me to listen to something

Average customer rating:

Better than the "expert" review
Just wont burn
Just amazed...
Very Good (but not great) album
AWESOME

Just Won't Burn
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ASIN: B000003A1E
Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

Rock Me Right
You Need To Be With Me
Little By Little
It Hurt So Bad
Found Someone New
Looking For Answers
Can't Leave You Alone
Just Won't Burn
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Angel from Montgomery
Friar's Point

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A Boston native now living in Atlanta, Sue Tedeschi gets wildly overpraised by some purported blues pundits and gratuitously slammed by others. The truth lies somewhere in between. She's an earnest but undistinguished singer and a functional songwriter-guitarist whose music provides mild entertainment. On an album that veers between blues-slanted material (try "Friar's Point") and bluesy pop-rock (take your pick), she carries on with élan but none of the finesse or emotional clarity of a big-league singer like Joan Osborne or Bonnie Raitt. Tedeschi's cover of John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery," alas, is her blatant imitation of the famous redhead but it is light years away from Raitt's persuasive capacity for interpreting lyrics. The most alluring track is "Can't Leave You Alone," written by Tedeschi band member Adrienne Hayes, who unleashes a stirring little guitar solo therein. --Frank-John Hadley

Customer Reviews:

Better than the "expert" review.......2007-06-25

I own this CD and it is a good one, well worth having. Is Susan at the same level as B.B. King? I think not, but the reviews by Frank-John Hadley and "Living Blues" whatever that is, are way off the mark for someone who was starting out (at this point) and has advanced to a two time Grammy nominee (Pinetop Perkins is also a two time Grammy nominee, he invited Tedeschi to be on his "Ladies Man" album, and I think that qualifies as a good review from him). The only explanation I can come up with for the poor reviews under the Amazon section is plain racism. There is a bogus idea that only black people can do the blues when the reality it is that the average white person has about as much in common with Larry Bird as the average black has in common with B. B. King, Pinetop Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Junior Wells, or Aretha Franklin. By the way, all those pros spent years on the way up, the huge difference between them and the Amazon reviewers is that they are generous after having to gotten to the top, they know how long it took. All the greats in Blues certainly copied others before inventing their own sound. B. B. King even talks about listening to Robert Lockwood and praying that he could sound like him, just a bit as good would be fine. How come the Amazon reviewers don't give Susan that much slack? If she was black, they would, but she is white.They sound like Isiah Thomas, when he was playing at Detroit,saying that Larry Bird was only playing because he was white. Bird could play, Susan can play, and Pinetop says so, and he knows. Those other guys need to get new jobs in fast food. Robert Lockwood, Pinetop, and B.B. didn't inherit the blues, they listened to people like Leroy Carr and Robert Johnson, and then they invented a new page, a new sound. But they didn't do that in one day, it took time. Me, I am not looking for a Frank-John Hadley album, Pinetop's "Born in the Delta" crushes any thoughts that Hadley ever had or will have.

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Just wont burn.......2007-05-18

A little Etta James, alittle Janis Joplin, spells great. The band is excellent..Mick

Just amazed..........2007-02-10

I am just amazed at the editorial review for this album. Apparently written by the same type that talks about the math in music. If you love the passion in great blues, you'll love this album. In my mind, I initially jumped to the Janis-Bonnie cross that seems pretty common here. But that really sells her short. She's got the passion that you hear in Janis' voice, and the blues guts that you hear in Buddy Guy. I haven't seen her live yet, but I'd wait in a long line.
Bottom line: passion and soul make great blues. Both are right here.

Very Good (but not great) album.......2007-01-06

It's nice to see a local girl do so well. Despite her appearence Susan can really belt them out. She is a very good female blues singer and if you are no sold by this album check her our blasting her way throuugh Zepplin cover tunes of Double Troubles excellent album. As the Amazon review state I think that is gets a bit over rated. She is no Lou Ann Barton who is an absolute force of nature, but she is a very good blues singer and a nice song writer. This is a nicely crafted album.

AWESOME.......2006-06-26

If you are a living human, you have found paradise in your ears. Could go down as the single greatest CD ever.....

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Not so bad after a few listens
Finch's Best CD
One of the best albums of all time
dissapointing
Finch at there best!!

What It Is to Burn
Finch
Manufacturer: Drive-Thru
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ASIN: B000062YAM
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

New Beginnings
Letter To You
Post Script
Grey Matter
Perfection Through Silence
Awake
Without You Here
Stay With Me
Project Mayhem
Untitled
Three Simple Words
Ender
(Bonus Track) What It Is To Burn

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Not so bad after a few listens.......2007-03-17

When I first popped in the CD after many recommendations (I normally don't buy cud's with artist I'm unfamiliar with), I was a little under whelmed. The first song on the disc, titled "New Beginnings" was pretty good. A creative and interesting chorus with a repeating riff and pounding bass that kept my attention. So far so good as I headed on to the next song titled "Letters to You", a song that has the energy of "New Beginnings" but with a lacking chorus.
The next tracks, "Post Script", and especially " Grey Matter" were a little weak on first listen leaving nothing memorable for me to hold on too.
The next song made the album for me though, "Perfection Through Silence". The song starts off with a pounding chorus and bass that doesn't just give you a taste, but a whole thirty seconds worth before heading in with the rest of the song (I believe every song with a great riff should have this). Great lyrics and chorus left me repeating the song about 5 times before I moved on to the rest of the album.
Unfortunately for me my favorite song is followed by my least favorite, titled "Awake". I just found the guitars to be annoying and aggravating, with an equally painful chorus.
Skip.
"Without You Here" took some time to grow on me, but it's definitely one of the stronger songs where vocalist Nate Barcelow really shows his emotion that could leave a tear in your eye.
The next group of songs, "Stay With Me", "Project Mayhem", "Untitled" and "Three Simple Words" left me with a, "Meh". Ones forgettable, ones just weird and tiresome, and the other is just...well just a little uncreative and cheesy.
I know what you're saying, "you dislike most of the songs, so why the generous rating?" Well, the supposedly last song "Ender", and the bonus, "What it is to Burn" have great melodies, emotion, and interesting elements throughout. Especially "What it is to Burn", which is hailed as an instant classic amongst most Finch fans, plus my mentioned favorites only got better with each listen.
After a few spins the album definitely grew on me, as I constantly listen to New Beginnings and Perfection Through Silence on a regular basis. Those two songs alone are worth the price in my book. So if you're curious, want something new to listen to, and like rock with a touch of emo; then don't be afraid to pick this album up. You're guaranteed to like something.

Finch's Best CD.......2006-10-15

If you have never heard Finch before, then this is the CD you should listen to. Their other CD "Say Hello to Sunshine" is deffinately not their best. "What It Is To Burn" has a lot more talent than their new CD. Don't Say Hello to Sunshine, Say Hello to What It Is To Burn. This cd may have a lot of songs that sound alike but after your 2nd or 3rd time listening to it, you'll realize that they're all different and they're all amazing. Their best track on this CD is "Ender" and "What It Is To Burn". My least favorite is "Project Mayhem", only because it's repetitive. It sounds the same throughout the whole song, and it just flat out isn't good. But besides that song, the whole CD is great. You should buy it. And as for the other CD "Say Hello To Sunshine", all I'm going to say is that it's deffinately not as good as this CD. So you should get this one.

One of the best albums of all time.......2006-08-05

Simply stated, this album is a masterpiece. It has everything one would want from an album. It has great songwriting, great music, great lyrics, and most of all great emotion. This album will evoke emotions, probably nostalgic ones, but emotions none the less.

The album is mostly about the singer and his realationships. He covers all aspects of what it's like to be in love and to suffer love lost. All but one song is great. I could live without Project Mayhem. It just doesn't fit on this album. Minus this song, the albumn is one you will listen to to death. You will get sick of it from playing it so much.

The best thing about the album is that it's by a relatively undiscovered band, Finch. You will be able to introduce your friends to greatness, and they will forever revere your musical recommendations.

My favorite songs are 1) Perfection Through Silence 2) Stay With Me 3) New Beginnings and 4) Ender.

I hope you get this album. It will quickly climb to the top of your list and will stay in your CD player for months on end.

dissapointing.......2006-08-04

WHen I first bought this record I was real excited i thought I had found a new band that was great. The first song started out all right, but by the fourth or fifth song I was bored out of my mind. I finished the cd up, gave it a few more tries, and then stuck it on my shelf. I will give it this: it has a limited appeal to people who like the stuff that they play on the radio, but if you dont care for the stuff they play on the radio, then skip over this and catalog it with the other 9,000 bands that sound just like them...again another case of talented musicians who strive to make music for the appeal of the mass public...well, it just didnt do anything for me.

Finch at there best!!.......2006-05-29

Finch is band from drive-thru records also home to other great bands like Fenix*Tx, New found glory, Finch seems to blend screaming and amazing heavy riffs. If you like Nirvana,Weezer,Deftones you will love finch as they could be considerd the pioneers of "Screamo" This album is so great in so many levels i could possible heavyly compare it to nevermind by nirvana as the band pulls you in with catchy riffs from New Beginnings,Letters to you, To the most captivating under rated song in the album in my opininon "WithOut you here" the band seems to have broken up as of late 2005 or early 2006 but by far its the closest Greatest album ive heard from a supposed emo band
the album recived a 4 out of a 5 because songs like project mayhem or kinda unbareable and the thought of haveing to change it everytime it comes out sucks but other than that its a awsome album i hope this review helps you!!

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A classic shredder album
Dweller in the cellar
One of the shredder classics.
Shred or Dead
Perpetually Burning

Perpetual Burn
Jason Becker
Manufacturer: Shrapnel
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ASIN: B00000106M
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Altitudes
Perpetual Burn
Mabel's Fatal Fable
Air
Temple Of The Absurd
Eleven Blue Egyptians
Dweller In The Cellar
Opus Pocus

Customer Reviews:

A classic shredder album.......2007-04-18

Who needs a song by song review by some schlep? That always kills me.
Bottom line, this is guitar playing at a talent level most will never reach or even relate to. If you like or appreciate rock guitar, this is a must have. Very underrated guitar player, cruelly dealt a bad hand while in his prime. Very deserving of your purchase.

Dweller in the cellar.......2007-02-17

I have never heard anything quite like "Dweller in the cellar" as far as emotional content, I was (of course) Blasting this whole album as loudly as possible in the car the other day and got so caught up in the emotion of this song that I found myself in tears! Probably freaking out the other drivers around me as well.
Like a tragic opera
I can see (hear) the story of this woeful wraith alone with moan, and sorrow locked within this cellar, shrieking, screaming and wailing to be set free, The horror! The fear amplified by the darknress; The anger.
When this beautiful misery ends at the triumphant break, this is where I picture the callar door finally flung open and our sad little wraith is set free, truely joyous and free to run in the sunlight, until the outro, when the mood changes...and our wraith becomes beast seeking only his revenge on those who imprisoned him. Powerful stuff!

One of the shredder classics........2007-01-29

I recently got this for the first time: something I should've owned many moons ago. anyway, so here's a song by song review of this neo-classical shredder "classic" for those who do not yet own this and are just looking for something more about "that Jason Becker guy they saw on you-tube"...

Altitudes: slowish tempo and starts out with some pretty and clean-toned melodic gutiar... breaks into a sweep-picking section followed by a flat/alternate-picking section, both of which are enormously fast, back to some melodic/heavier guitar... then an interesting tapping section, with the stuff in your left ear slightly different and complementary to what's in your right ear: very impressive from a composition standpoint... then what sounds like an improv'ish solo, back into the main theme pretty much until the end. Overall, daunting guitar: the sweep picking and the two-channel tapping pieces are exciting and interesting, but overall the rest of it is, while challenging, just not the most interesting thing around: you've heard it before from YJM, V.Moore, Macalpine, Gilbert, Batio, (etc...) ...would be a great study piece, though. (4/5)

Perpetual Burn: very fast, insane, all over the place, (etc...) but again: you've heard this a million times before from all the various shredders (especially Yngwie), and in general the different sections don't hold together into a cohesive whole all that well... truly mind-boggling from a technical difficulty standpoint, though. (4/5)

Mabel's Fatal Fable: intro is interesting and good at the start of its resolution, but that same resolution takes far too long to resolve... next section is just great though: like some high-octane Paganini or some such - just the sort of stuff you LOVE from a neo-classical shredder: cleanly played and ultra-high speed and very classical feel to it. Beautiful!!! The final outro section is also very interesting and somewhat eerie sounding - this is tied with "Air" for my favorite on the CD. (5/5)

Air: this is sheer brilliance - everything fits nicely together and it's just a thing of sheer beauty... not heavy at all, but that's not a problem to me... dual clean-toned guitars complementing and occcasionally counterpointing each other... (from what I understand, much of it was performed with both parts on just one guitar, but even if that's a rumour, it's still an absolutely brilliant and beautiful composition). No complaints here at all: flawless... this is the one that, regardless of what you hear in the next ten or twenty years, you'll keep coming back to it. All others on this album are, by comparison, expendable. This one is not. Pure genius. (5/5)

Temple of the Absurd: features Marty Friedman and really is a speedy, chunky, shred-fest, as you might expect... a bit loose and uninteresting in terms of composition, though. But not without it's jaw-dropping moments: kinda cool to listen to the two guys in each channel, playing such difficult stuff in perfect unison... but while that's cool and something to bear witness to, unfortunately you won't keep coming back for the music itself... (unless you like freakishly fast chugging on the low strings with Friedman/Becker solos over the top). Marty's solos are actually very interesting: it seems as though Jason is a bit more overtly neo-classical, while Marty possesses something that's distinctly his own "style". Overall: fun with some high points, but a bit forgettable. (3/5)

Eleven Blue Egyptians: eastern sounding until the end resolves with a blues jam... the eastern feel bears some resemblance to Vai's "Fire Garden Suite" (especially if you include Bangkok)... unfortunately for Jason, Vai really puts together a MUCH more interesting composition. On the flip side there is some jaw-dropping going on here, but the blues jam at the end seems disconnected. A lot of people like this but I find it a little disjointed and lacking in composition. It's fun, and is the only spot on the CD where he just bangs out some stuff over a blues rhythm, but I'd rather they just made a single song based thereupon, rather than sticking at the end of an otherwise eastern-sounding thing. (3/5)

Dweller in the Cellar: holds together pretty well: he's going for a spooky vibe here and captures it well, which makes it slightly more interesting than some of the other selections on the CD, but with that said, it isn't THAT interesting, and hold your interest for over six minutes... but if you do manage to last through the first five minutes, you are rewarded with some excellent quality "neo-classical shredding" at the end, which fits the rhythm exceptionally well... I wish the whole song were more like the ending, though. (3/5)

Opus Pocus: much like the first song, but a bit more melodic and interesting while being a bit less stunning... but not without it's jaw-dropping moments, though: there's a sweep-picking section here that's incredible, and overall the composition isn't bad. (4/5)

Overall: 4/5... very good stuff: an early shred-metal classic... this is strikingly similar to Malmsteen's early work... really rips of the fretboard. For good, classic shredding, get this and YJM's Rising Force... you'll get a few songs from each that stay on your play-list for decades to come.

Aside: I question the drums in spots on this CD: in some spots it sounds almost as though the guitar parts were recorded first, and then they had Atma Anur (a very good drummer) listen in headphones a few times and then bang away until they got a decent take... but as good as the guy is, they just don't always sound very fitting or entirely that well thought out... in these days of perfect synchronicity between, say, Portnoy and Petrucci, the drums on here just don't always cut it.

Shred or Dead.......2006-11-03

Virtuosity. To sum this album up in one word. This is composing at its best proving once more that Jason Becker isn't a guitarist, he's a Musician. This is an absolout MUST have for any fan of guitar driven music like shred for example. Forget Yngwie, forget Gilbert, forget Ziras. This is Jason Becker. Difficult to pick out high-lights in such an amazing album, but the song "Perpetual Burn" stands out for me. Harmonies so fantastic, Bach would roll in his grave. Even Becker's old pal Marty stops by to play with him on a few of the tracks such as "Dweller in the Cellar". This is an instrumental CD setting the standard for guitarists all over. I took years trackin this CD down, and here's amazon offering it you for, what will be, the best pennies you have ever spent.

Perpetually Burning.......2006-08-30

Regardless of what anyone else tells about "mindless guitar playing," "wanking," and "non-emotional songs," this album is an essential for anyone with ears. And it's definitely necessary for any guitarist.

Just for a bit of background, Jason had a lot of these songs running through his head back in his early Cacophony days (Check out the Rasberry and Blackberry Jams to find out what I'm talking about). He finally had a chance to write them out and record them with Mike Varney on Shrapnel after Cacophony fell apart. Unfortunately (for us at least), Jason never had a chance to write another all out shred album for us (At least not an album with him manning the guitar) because he was recruited as David Lee Roth's main axe-slinger shortly after releasing the album (Sort of like how Marty was recruited in Megadeth shortly after releasing Dragon's Kiss). But, anyways, now onto the review.

This album is a musical masterpiece, completely instrumental, and full of twisted melodies and 64th note, 6-string sweeps. I love every song on this album, but that's just me. The standout tracks are:
1. Altitudes - The crowd favorite, or so it seems. It's full of emotion and beauty, and it's my belief that this song was Jason's baby. It's a beautiful composition full of amazing melodies and complex guitar licks.
2. Perpetual Burn - The title track, this one is blazing. I wouldn't call it as ripe in melody as Altitudes is, but it's still a great track. The pure speed of the song is enough to impress (Although that's not the only reason to enjoy it).
3. Air - The song that brough Jason into the neo-classical scene. I still don't consider him to be a neo-classical guitarist per se, but I still think this song is a great piece. When I first heard it, I thought it was 2 guitars playing different parts, which is true in a few parts, but for the majority of the song it's just Jason playing 2 parts simultaneously, classical style. It's a great piece, and one heck of a finger twister to play.
4. And last but not least, Eleven Blue Egyptians - Marty's guest solos in this song were enough to make me love it the first time I heard it. In a way, it reminds me of a few Cacophony songs, the heavy riffing and the dual guitars firing off in both channels. It's a great song though, well thought out, and well executed. But the dueling solo between Marty and Jason is really the climax of the song, check it out.

I personally recommend every song on this album, and all of Jason's other works, as well as Marty's, and if you enjoy all of those, look into Cacophony. Just do some digging, if you truly enjoy shred and are a fan of the guitar gods, there's always someone out there who will point you in the right direction.

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One part rock, one part grunge + one part industrial='WBB&P'
to D. Girod "graboidz" review
Not bad, but not as good as Ungod and Darkest Days
Industrial metals finest
Not bad but not great

Wither Blister Burn & Peel
Stabbing Westward
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ASIN: B000002ANG
Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

Don't Believe
Shame
What Do I Have To Do?
Why
Inside You
Falls Apart
So Wrong
Crushing Me
Sleep
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One part rock, one part grunge + one part industrial='WBB&P'.......2007-02-09

Dark lyrics along with great arrangments and a solid rhythm section, you get Stabbing Westwards' second album, the immensly popular 'Wither,Blister,Burn & Peel'. Every song is very well crafted with heavy parts, quiet parts and just rocking parts. Every song back to back is very solid with absolutly NO fillers. Many sing along pieces and catchy riffs through out. A definite addition to anyones collection.

to D. Girod "graboidz" review.......2006-07-17

for that guy to somehow play off that industrial has some sort of formula thats more tired than any other form of music is frustratingly ignorant. the guy obviously just doesnt like industrial and is about as qualified to review an industrial album as my grandfather is to review an outkast album. industrial didnt die off because the formula grew tired, its in my opinion that industrial has much more room to evolve than heavy metal or punk or goth. it died off because there are only a handful of bands that knew what it took to make a good industrial album and 50,000 lame bands that had no idea how to handle the technical side of industrial the way that trent reznor, cevin key, and raymond watts do. but i still give this band and album 3 stars because the band is just decent. and not from lack of effort i feel there is at least some honesty there but the lyrics are a bit whiny and very cliched. thats definately my biggest complaint about it. theres definately some good high points and good writing there. but its definately short of being a life changing album. but its trapped in one mood and doesnt really go anywhere.

Not bad, but not as good as Ungod and Darkest Days.......2005-09-02

This is pretty solid effort from beginning to end (except for Slipping Away), but except for Shame (which is probably THE best song on the album), Falls Apart and So Wrong the album lacks a lot of the lyrical quality and intensity that Ungod and DD contain. While "What DO I have To do" may have been an MTV buzz clip, I've always thought that the song was somewhat overrated. IS it a good song, yes, but anyone saying that that song is Stabbing Westward's crowning achievement is selling the band short.

Starting an album off with "I'm such an @$$hole" may or may not be a good idea, but if you do, then you better back it up. WBB&P falls short. The lyrics to this album are almost all internally focused. Why talk so much about lyrics? Because that is what really sets SW apart fron other bands..

Yeah the music is good, but it is the lyrics that really make this band.

You won't be dissapointed in buying this album, unless you bought it instead of Ungod or Darkest Days.

Industrial metals finest.......2005-08-31

I was impressed by the coalation of vibrant, aggressive, intence sound of this album, as well as the previous ones.

Any jackass that doesn't appreciate this type of music, or thinks that disco will outlast it; is probably suffering delusions from all the crystal meth they snorted off a urinal while some disco freak was bouncing their ass!!!

Not bad but not great.......2005-05-20

Stabbing westward finally hit the radio waves after the release of latter album Darkest days and got a lot of well deserved attention.Not to mention that the singles (save yourself and the thing i hate) sold pretty well by singles standards.But it seems they forgot about this album which although not quite as complete as the latter has some really good tracks namely What do i have to do and so wrong (Which is also on the spawn soundtrack).I wouldnt say its worth running around for but if you enjoyed darkest days you might just find a track or 2 on here that you like.

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