Rock & Roll/Fool for

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Album Description
Two of the hard rockin' British boogie band's original albums reissued together as a specially-priced double disc set, their top 40 1974 album 'Rock And Roll Outlaws' and their platinum 1976 album 'Fool For The City'. A combined total of 15 tracks, all di

Tracks:

Icky Thump
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)
300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
Conquest
Bone Broke
Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)
Little Cream Soda
Rag And Bone
I'm Slowly Turning Into You
A Martyr For My Love For You
Catch Hell Blues
Effect and Cause

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Bagpipes, a song written as the soundtrack to a Michel Gondry music video, Patti Page's musical shadow, and Jack and Meg co-narrating a scavenger's rummages: It must be time for Icky Thump, the many-flavored riposte to 2006's Get Behind Me Satan. The duo starts big with the title track--Jack's fast-tumbling, falsetto-tinged lyrics jagging on hyper keyboard-sounding segues and Meg's pounding drums. They rarely shy from an idea, invoking acoustic Bob Dylan to frame "300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues," but interjecting a series of distortion-laden guitar paroxysms for good measure. The end of Icky, on "Effect and Cause," is where Jack's trademark vocal warble and spare, quick acoustic strums meet Meg's single-minded beats. Everywhere on Icky giant riffs leap and shout, with Flamenco horns and those eerie bagpipes and rhythmic shifts and Jack's impatient vocal kinetics, marking new territories even as the White Stripes again populate them with vintage ideas. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

The White Stripes are back with the most bombastic album they've ever produced! While revealing the band's roots in American folk music, Icky Thump is an explosive, revolutionary assault that brings together garage rock, every blues style of the past 100 years, nouveau, and flamenco. This is truly a modern rock and roll masterpiece!

Customer Reviews:

White Stripes Best Album In Years - Rock N Roll Is Back For Jack.......2007-07-23

This album is worth the $9.99 price if only for songs 9-12. ("Rag and Bones", "I'm Slowly Turning Into You", "Martyr For My Love For You" and finally "Catch Hell Blues" are the aforementioned songs 9-12). "Catch Hell Blues" quickly became my favorite Stripes song ever and will really remind of you the older White Stripes album "De Stijl". But don't let my love of this 4 song block distract you from the rest of the album. The only "weak" part in my opinion are songs 3, 6, and 7. The bagpipe sounds like a good idea but I personaly hate those 2 songs.

If you are Stripes fan and love their older work you will love this album.

Stripes Have Faded.......2007-07-23

It's been almost two months now since Icky Thumps release and that time has not afforded the White Stripes newest any more favorable results. Let me first state that yes, I am a fan of the duo. However, with that said I do think that as a fan that does not mean they are immune to critisism. I will not just love "whatever" they (or Jack White) decides to put out.
I realise that these forums of feedback are usually fans who praise even though it is not warranted, and I just as much as you are always hoping for the best from our favorites but this White Stripes release does not add up for me.
I think the time has come for the group to stop worring about what their new "look" for the cover and current tour is going to be and concentrate more on getting back to the garage band idiology that started it all. In other words, bring back the guitar Jack. Yeah, "Bone Broke" and "Catch Hell" are where it's at, but "Conquest"?? Big mistake and entirely unlistenable. As is "You Don't Know What Love Is". I was so happy when the writer of the Village Voice made the comparison of this song with the one written by Bad Company called "Shooting Star". And the title track itself sounds much too similar to Rage Against The Machine's "Born As Ghosts".
Now to show that I am not being all "oh this is just someone who can't appreciate an artist branching out and trying something new" I will say that I think the tracks "Prickly Thorn" and "Slowly Turning Into You" are a couple of the Stripes best!
In the end however, I am dissapointed. It has not turned out to be the summer favorite of mine that I was hoping for. I am not turned off from the band, the prior releases from them with the exception of this one and "Get Behind Me" make up for any wrongdoing and I will continue purchase whatever they put out. Sincerely, Thumped.

Dig it.......2007-07-22

The new white stripes delivers on every aspect of music enjoyment. A good number of old stripes style tunes along with some cool exploration of new sounds. Jack rips, meg lays it down. Get it!!

fun music.......2007-07-21

see if you can help bu bb your head or stomp your foot to icky thump. really creative album lyrically and musically.

Not your mother's White Stripes.......2007-07-21

Pardon the title of this review. It seems as though The White Stripes remembered that Jack should shred, much like The Black Keys have been doing for years. (Sorry for the Keys reference. More people should be supporting that band.) The Stripes have made a creative blues-rock record. What I particularly love about this one is Meg's kick drum. This disc is LOUD! Fun stuff.

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Gets some getting used to
Something new and different to listen to!
Amy Winehouse rocks the house!
Brilliant Performer!
Retro soul revival---more like 4.5 stars

Back to Black
Amy Winehouse
Manufacturer: Republic
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ASIN: B000N2G3RY
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

Rehab
You Know I'm No Good
Me & Mr. Jones
Just Friends
Back To Black
Love Is A Losing Game
Tears Dry On Their Own
Wake Up Alone
Some Unholy War
He Can Only Hold Her
Bonus Track 1

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Amy Winehouse's second album, Back to Black, is one of the finest soul albums, British or otherwise, to come out for years. Frank, her first album, was a sparse and stripped-down affair; Back to Black, meanwhile, is neither of these things. This time around, she's taken her inspiration from some of the classic 1960's girl groups like the Supremes and the Shangri-Las, a sound particularly suited to her textured vocal delivery, while adding a contemporary songwriting sensibility. With the help of producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, "Rehab" becomes a gospel-tinged stomp, while the title track (and album highlight) is a heartbreaking musical tribute to Phil Spector, with it's echoey bass drum, rhythmic piano, chimes, saxophone and close harmonies. Best of all, though, is the fact that Back to Black bucks the current trend in R&B by being unabashedly grown-up in both style and content. Winehouse's lyrics deal with relationships from a grown-up perspective, and are honest, direct and, often, complicated: on "You Know I'm No Good", she's unapologetic about her unfaithfulness. But she can also be witty, as on "Me & Mrs Jones" when she berates a boyfriend with "You made me miss the Slick Rick gig". Back to Black is a refreshingly mature soul album, the best of its kind for years. --Ted Kord

Album Description

Hailed by Newsweek Magazine as a cross between Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill, British soul singer Amy Winehouse's U.S. debut, Back To Black hits the US amid a flurry of accolades, radio and TV buzz unprecedented in recent years for a young siren.

Her brassy mix of emotive vocals tinged with 60's girl-group stylings, sly funk, and anguished jazz, sparked the New York Daily News to crown Back To Black a "marvelous debut that would do Etta James proud" while New Yorker Magazine called her "a fierce English performer whose voice combines the smoky depths of a jazz chanteuse with the heated passion of a soul singer," and Spin Magazine affirming "there's never been A British star quite like her."

Back To Black smolders with a bristling fusion of old school doo-wop/soul inflected uprisings, (the charismatic singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album) brewing instant classics such as the Shirley Ellis influenced "Rehab," the Supremes tinged title song "Back To Black," the aching "Wake Up Alone," and the album's closer, "Addicted."

Album Details

Ivor Novello Award Winner, Mercury Music Prize and Triple Brit Nominee Amy Winehouse, Follows the Release of her New Single "rehab" and Recent Sell-out Mini-uk Tour, with the Hugely Anticipated Release on October 30th of her New Album "back to Black". On "back to Black", the Follow-up to her Platinum Debut "frank" which Established her as One of the Most Exciting and Challenging Artists in Pop Music, Amy Confirms, Beyond Any Reasonable Or Unreasonable Doubt, What a Truly Remarkable Talent She Is.

Customer Reviews:

Gets some getting used to.......2007-07-22

I bought this on a recommendation from a friend in the Uk and I've listened to it a few times and she grows on you. Very different, good beat

Something new and different to listen to!.......2007-07-22

I bought this CD after I heard "Rehab" on the radio - I thought the song was catchy and different from all of the others songs you hear now. I was able to preview the songs before I purchased it, which was great! I have really enjoyed the entire CD - it sounds like "old school" music, with modern lyrics. It makes me want to look into her previous CDs and music! This CD is worth listening to!

Amy Winehouse rocks the house!.......2007-07-21

I love the soulful, back alley, old rock, smokey sound of Amy Winehouse's voice. I bought this CD because of "Rehab," but all the songs are terrific.

Brilliant Performer!.......2007-07-21

The first time I heard Amy Winehouse I was floored. What a voice! I Googled her and could not get enough information on this amazing women. What I found shocked me! She's so young, she's Jewish and British! The hard living is scary (drugs, booze, & co-dependence), yet it makes me wonder if her 'hard living' is what gives her that soulfulness you would expect of someone much older. I wish her all the best because I want to continue hearing her amazing voice in future albums.

Retro soul revival---more like 4.5 stars.......2007-07-20

Who'd have thought a British white girl would come up with a CD like this that'd set everyone on their ears? Amy Winehouse's arrangements remind me very much of the girl groups of the 60's, but her smoky alto and serious adult lyrics are a definite indication that girl singers have come a long way, baby--and good for them.

Only nits to pick with "Back to Black." The vocal artifacting is somewhat jarring. I'm not sure if I got a bad press or they're doing it on purpose to sound like old vinyl, but pleasing to this listener. Additionally, this is not a CD I would simply put on and listen to for long. The material is all good, but for the most part it's all so bluesy, I have to mix it with some other more up soul and jazz to listen.

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Bon Jovi is the Best!
Country taste, but won't fill your mouth
Perfect music to listen to with the top down!
AWESOME CD
This is what I think about the album...

Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P2A24W
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

Lost Highway
Summertime
Make a Memory
Whole Lot Of Leaving
We Got It Going On
Any Other Day
Seat Next To You
Everybody's Broken
Stranger (feat. Leann Rimes)
The Last Night
One Step Closer
I Love This Town

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Given the chart success of their Grammy-winning country single "Who Says You Can't Go Home," it's no surprise Bon Jovi upped the ante by recording an entire album paying homage to Nashville. In some ways, it's amazing they didn't do this sooner, given the way Keith Urban in particular is blurring country-pop lines, much as Garth Brooks and others did in the 1990s. To their credit, you won't find predictably shallow invocations of past country icons or any self-conscious, in-your-face down-home twang added strictly to remind the listener of the musical premise. In fact, Lost Highway isn't "Bon Jovi goes country" so much as a meaningful tribute to the Nashville ethos done on their own terms. They honor the spirit of the town through 12 simple, direct originals. The intimate, smoldering "(You Want To) Make a Memory," the ballad "Seat Next To You," "Lost Highway" and its roaring celebration of freedom, and "Stranger," an effective duet with LeAnn Rimes, all invoke country's spirit, and "I Love This Town," an eloquent nod to Nashville itself, ties it together admirably. --Rich Kienzle

Album Description

"Artistic freedom made this record possible," says Jon Bon Jovi. "Musical freedom to explore--and emotional freedom to express what was in our hearts."

The result of that freedom is Lost Highway, an album Jon describes as "a Bon Jovi record influenced by Nashville."

Bon Jovi explains. "Nashville is all about songs and songwriters. If you're someone like me who loves songs and hanging out with songwriters, Nashville is the place. I thrive on that feeling and I'm inspired by that creative ambience."

The result, a haunting set of 12 new and original sounding songs, is a stunning, multi-layered look into the nature of love and life in all its glory. Love, like life, is lost, found, forgotten and reclaimed in this collection.

The moods are many, but the core feeling is pure Bon Jovi.

"Writing this record with Jon was deeply cathartic," says Richie Sambora, who collaborated on ten of the songs. "I was going through emotional changes that were new for me. An ailing father. A painful divorce. The start of a new chapter in my life. I poured everything I had into this project, every last bit of soul at my command."

"For over twenty years now," Jon explains, "Richie and I have been close collaborators. Even when our songs create fictional stories, they reveal our states of mind. To a large degree, Lost Highway focuses on the light that love brings. When you shine the light on love, you see the chinks in the armor. You see every crevice, every crack. And that's all right".

Lost Highway is Bon Jovi's tenth studio album since the band formed in the early eighties. One hundred and twenty million albums and 2500 concerts in over 50 countries later, Bon Jovi is enjoying the greatest popularity in their history.

Customer Reviews:

Bon Jovi is the Best!.......2007-07-23

I love Bon Jovi's new CD...a little bit country a little bit rock and roll!

Country taste, but won't fill your mouth.......2007-07-23

Good songs, and most of country influence is subtle. Thankfully, this isn't really "The Country Album." A Pleasure.

Perfect music to listen to with the top down!.......2007-07-22

I am so glad I purchased this CD. I am a longtime fan of Bon Jovi. This CD proves that Bon Jovi can adapt to the changing times of music. I can listen to this CD with my children (ages 10-15) and they love it too! It's a "feel good", "let's rock", and "take it easy" collection that I never get tired of listening to!

AWESOME CD.......2007-07-20

I love Bon Jovi and this new CD is one of the best for them. I love the songs on it, all of them!! I take it everywhere with me. Everyone should experience Bon Jovi!!!

This is what I think about the album..........2007-07-20

This album is a very good album, John Bon Jovi is a very talented man. But of coarse the rest of the band has their responsibilities as well. The only reason I rate it with 4 stars is because this album sound a little different then past albums; but it was supposed to, It is a great album and I don't regret buying it at all, I am very happy I bought it. The only reason why I am telling that I don't regret buying it is because I am the type of person that will Buy a full album for just one song. And you know it must be a great album, because I bought it for just one song, and that song isn't even the song that I want to listen to all time because there is a better song on the cd. Its the type of song that you want to play very loud because you can enjoy it more that way. and as soon as you have the cd and play it you will know exactly what song I am talking about. Enjoy the cd once you have it.

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Clive needs to retire
NOT YOUR MOTHER'S AMERICAN IDOL
A good evolution
Fresh + classy + stunning = My December
Maybe too fast on this one Kelly

My December
Kelly Clarkson
Manufacturer: RCA Records
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ASIN: B000QFAJ7S
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Never Again
One Minute
Hole
Sober
Don't Waste Your Time
Judas
Haunted
Be Still
Maybe
How I Feel
Yeah
Can I Have A Kiss
Irvine

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Judging by the themes of anger and betrayal that dominate Kelly Clarkson's third disc, My December, perhaps 'Jagged Little Idol' would have been a more telling title. According to interviews, the massively successful artist wanted more creative control with her music going forward; as a result, unlike her previous CDs, Clarkson contributes as a songwriter on every track. The final product is not nearly as catchy as Breakaway, but is far more introspective and honest. My December's overall sound brings a harder musical style than fans might expect, with acerbic lyrics to match; the disc's first single "Never Again"--a dark rock song slamming her ex-boyfriend--is certainly a tip-off. The compelling chorus of "Hole" finds Clarkson singing "There's a hole/inside of me/it's so damn cold/slowly killing me" over a melody that is far more Tool than top-40. "Haunted" and "Judas" are wrought-over tracks that veer into Evanescence territory, while the wonderfully sparse "Maybe" is a highlight within which Clarkson's pleading voice is perfectly showcased. My December's final listed track, "Irvine" (prior to the hidden bluesy acoustic ballad "Chivas") sounds far more Cat Power-meets-Corinne Bailey Rae than Clarkson, but it is certainly one of the most captivating songs on the disc, and serves as yet another reminder of just how versatile her voice is. Fans of her previous radio-friendly releases may well be divided on her new direction, but it appears to be the path Clarkson is likely to continue to travel. --Denise Sheppard

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Customer Reviews:

Clive needs to retire.......2007-07-22

Clive Davis had no idea what he was talking about when he told kelly they record wasnt gonna be a smash. Its been out for 3 weeks and it has sold just shy of 500,000 copies(which she will hit next week making MD Gold in only four weeks!) This cd has no filler songs on it. Every song is a hit.
From the Guitar roaring songs like "Hole","Haunted","Never Again", and "Judas" to the beautiful ballads like "Be Still","Sober","Maybe", and "Irvine" and the pop rock favs "How I Feel","One Minute","Dont Waste Your Time", and "Yeah". This cd is amazing! It proves that Kelly Clarkson isnt just a world class singer but and amazing writer, Clarkson wrote all 13 songs on the cd. This cd is a must have for any pop/rock lover! Kelly Clarkson has out done herself once again.
ps cant wait for the next record! Country here she comes!

NOT YOUR MOTHER'S AMERICAN IDOL.......2007-07-22

Bravo to Kelly for taking a chance. the songs are a bit dark and complex, but i found them extremely catchy and sing-alongable! especially love 'sober','one minute', 'don't waste your time'. kudos for letting your inner alanis out!

A good evolution.......2007-07-22

I like to applaud an artist that isn't afraid to create her own path and clamor for musical independance instead of following the trend of reproducing a radio friendly album over and over. With the publicized offer to trade songs for cash ( that Ms Clarkson quickly refused ) the path this closely resembles is that of Pink and as I believed Pink had the best pop album of last year so far I believe Kelly has the best pop album of this year. Ill be the first to admit I hate American Idol and it is one of the many reasons that I refuse to listen to public radio but this album deserves a listen. OF the tracks I have listened to most, I believe that Haunted and Irvine are the sign of whats to come from this talented artist. The only thing I haven't seen in reviews is how closely Kelly Clarkson's voice resembles Paula Cole and to be mentioned in the same breath as Paula Cole is one of the best compliments I can give a modern day pop star.

Fresh + classy + stunning = My December.......2007-07-22

Let me just say first off that I love Kelly Clarkson. Up until this album was released, "Breakaway" was my favorite album, with only 1 or 2 songs I disliked. Kelly has outshone herself with "My December". I completely respect her. Clive Davis tried to get her to put more radio-friendly songs on the album so it would sell more, and HE'D make more $$$. He even offered Kelly millions of dollars to put these mainstream songs on the album, rather than songs she wrote or co-wrote herself. But Kelly didn't give in, making her a real and true artist and Idol. She didn't care if this album didn't sell well, because this was the album she wanted people to hear...and for good reason.

The album is pop, rock, "cool", and unique, all rolled in one stunning package. Kelly has written/co-written every song on the album, with subjects from a friend's suicide to getting over an addiction. While the songs on "Breakaway" were catchy, I'm guessing some of them didn't mean much to Kelly, as she didn't write them (the exception being Because Of You). Here's my review of each individual song:

1. Never Again - The first single, and ironically the worst song on the album, although it is still good. It's a catchy little song with Kelly ranting at an ex. "You wrote me in a letter/You couldn't say it right to my face./Give me that Sunday school lesson/Well pen yourself away." My problem with this song is that it all sounds a little...forced, I suppose. 7/10.

2. One Minute - I love this song! With catchy, fun backround music and awesome vocals, what more could you ask for? This song is about how someone can feel so many different things in the short span of one minute. "One minute you laugh/Then the next you're slowly sinking into something black/I get the feeling that maybe nothing ever really lasts/...And you love, and you hate, and you wait, 'cause one minute goes fast." 8.5/10

3. Hole - Probably the most rock track on the album, Clarkson sings about needing some space to deal with problems. It's not bad, but nothing completely phenomonal either. "There's a hole/Inside of me/It's so damn cold/Slowly killin' me". 7.5/10.

4. Sober - STUNNING. One of the best on the album, probably one of the best songs I've ever heard. The almost 5-minute song talks about getting over any sort of addiction. The song has an almost soothing feel as it builds up to a rant-like climax. Fantastic. "3 months and I'm still sober/Picked all my weeds but kept the flowers, oh/3 months and I'm still breathing/Been a long road since those hands I left my tears in." 10/10.

5. Don't Waste Your Time - Like a better version of "Never Again". Basically the same idea, but a better tune and cleverer lyrics. "I won't take your hand/You'll only pull me down." Honestly, I haven't listened to this one a lot... 7.5/10

6. Judas - I personally think this is a real catchy song. A lot of people don't seem to like this one. This song is about a betrayal, either by a friend or a boyfriend or someone else. Kelly's vocals have emotion in them even as she shouts, "I didn't know, I didn't know/I couldn't see, I couldn't see/Never thought you'd forget me." 8/10

7. Haunted - I nearly cried when I first gave this one a listen. A friend of mine commited suicide a year ago, and it still haunts me today. This song captured my emotion using words. I love this song so much. "Where are you? I need you/Don't leave me here on my own/Speak to me/Be near me/I can't survive unless I know you're with me." 10/10

8. Be Still - I'm not very familiar with this song to be honest, but it's a very well-sung ballad. Beautiful lyricss as well. "Foolish one with the smile/You don't have to be brave/Every time we fall down/But we're falling from grace/I'll gladly climb your walls if you'll meet me halfway." 8/10

9. Maybe - This song is about...Kelly Clarkson herself. She's finding out who she is, and warning a guy that she is who she is and he can't change that. "I'm confusing as hell/I'm north and I'm south/And I'll probably never have it all figured it out." A mid-tempo song that shows off her lovely voice. 8.5/10

10. How I Feel - Whee! I love this song too. Catchy. I don't have much to say about it for some reason, but I love it. "Oh, I'm gettin' tired of beliveing/Even sicker of pretending/That it's not so bad, just wait it out/Oh, I think you're feedin' me lies again." 9/10

11. Yeah - The most unique song on the album, Clarkson calls this "Prince/Chaka Khan"-inspried for a reason. It may take a few listens to get used to, but this one's a prize. "Help me help yourself/I want to give it all to you but/Don't make me second guess, I don't want to play games no more." 8/10.

12. Can I Have A Kiss - Me likey, me likey. It kind of has an old-y feel to it, but then again the whole album kind of does. I can't put it into words. Anyway, this song's about Kelly saying that if she can't have the guy she wants, she just wants a kiss. =] "I can't promise forever/But I'm working on it/If I can't hold you/Can I give you a kiss?/Can I have a kiss?" 9/10

13. Irvine - I THINK...this is my favorite song on the album. Kelly's voice adopts a soft, high-pitched, dreamy-like tone. The whole song she is talking to a God, wondering if there is one and asking him about life in general. This was written during one of her darkest moments of sadness, and I think it is something a lot of people, myself included, can relate to. It's a simple, but stunning song. "Will you stay?/Stay `till the darkness leaves/Stay here with me/I know you're busy, I know I'm just one/But you might be the only one who sees me/The only one to save me." 10+/10

14. Chivas - Is a little hidden track, hidden inside the supposed nine minutes of "Irvine". It starts off with what sounds like a record scratching, and the whole song kind of has that old-record feel to it. Awesome. And, so funny. It's a cheeky little song dedicated to her ex who tries too hard to fit in. "You're too high maintenance, babe/All the time you spent trying to fit in/And no one even cares, yeah/It's so ridiculous babe, watching you turn as I burn." 9.5/10

15. Dirty Little Secret - I think this bonus track only comes if you buy the CD on iTunes. Not sure about that. This song is either about a guy who's cheating ON Kelly, or cheating WITH Kelly. I think it could go either way. I really like this song =] "You don't touch/You don't talk/You don't look me in the face/Your dirty little secret." 8.5/10

Overall...

The radio friendly songs: Never Again, One Minute, Sober [although I heard it's not doing well, which is a shame.], How I Feel, Can I Have A Kiss.

The showstoppers: Sober, Haunted and Irvine.

The worst ones: Never Again and Hole, but even then, they're not bad.

In conclusion, I would just like to congratulate Kelly for sticking up for herself and never letting Clive take over. YOU GO, GIRL!

I hope you found my review helpful! =]

Maybe too fast on this one Kelly.......2007-07-21

Love Kelly (especially Break Away), but this one seems to be maybe a little rushed, lacking a real head turner.

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Finally available after being out of print for way too long
A Great Set
Great To See The Wilburys Back In Print
A must have for Wilbury fans!
A Must Have Addition..........

Traveling Wilburys (2 CD / 1 DVD)
The Traveling Wilburys
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ASIN: B000P0J024
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

Handle With Care
Dirty World
Rattled
Last Night
Not Alone Any More
Congratulations
Heading For the Light
Margarita
Tweeter And the Monkey Man
End Of the Line
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Runaway - (Bonus Track)

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The Traveling Wilburys were one of the few supergroups that lived up to their promise, because they didn't try to. Things started inauspiciously when George Harrison, needing a B-side for a 1988 single, called in friends Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison for assistance. Two albums later--the second without Orbison, who had passed away shortly after the first was released--the loose-knit collective had recorded material that was as durable, and occasionally eclipsed, the participants' legendary solo work. The Wilburys succeeded due to a genial and contagious camaraderie that permeates both discs. What could have been a train wreck of ego clashes instead resulted in a frothy meeting of the minds. These guys are having a blast, trading lead vocals and harmonies on energetic folk-rock, quirky rockabilly, and Beatlesque pop that shimmers with the respect and esteem the members clearly hold for each other. Harrison and Lynne's rather slick production polishes off edges that might better have been left unvarnished, but there's no denying the loosey-goosey craftsmanship at work in tunes such as "Handle with Care," "End of the Line," and a striking Orbison performance on "Not Alone Anymore" that ranks with any of his finest. Both albums were million-sellers, but oddly went out of print for about a decade until Rhino resurrected them, adding two rare tracks per disc as well as a DVD of music videos and a band documentary. The resulting package is a comprehensive overview of a once--well, twice--in-a-lifetime project that, especially after Harrison's passing, will never be repeated. --Hal Horowitz

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Featuring classics like "Handle With Care," "End Of The Line," and "Heading For The Light," super-group Traveling Wilbury's Collection highlights all of the band's music and previously unreleased bonus tracks through this re-mastered double album. The DVD features behind the scenes footage of the band writing and recording, along with their 5 video clips.

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Finally available after being out of print for way too long.......2007-07-21

Three years ago I snapped up "Traveling Wilburys, Volume 3" from a used CD bin, and I couldn't believe my luck, as both Traveling Wilburys CDs had been out of print for many years, for some incomprehensive reason, as those albums are a treasure of American music. Now finally comes the long-overdue restauration of that.

"The Traveling Wilburys Collection" brings the 2 albums, with bonus tracks, and a DVD. "Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1" (10 tracks, plus 2 bonus tracks, 42 min.) brings the beginning olf this super-star band, starting off with the irresitable "Handle With Care", originally contemplated as a George Harrison B-side for one of his "Cloud Nine" album singles. There is hardly a bad track on here: "Last Night", "Tweeter and the Monkey Man", and my all-time favorite "End of the Line" are among the highlights. "Margarita" is the only weak track. The (previously unreleased) bonus tracks, "Maxime" and "Like a Ship" are outstanding. "Traveling Wilburys, Volume 3" (11 tracks, plus 2 bonus tracks, 42 min.) even goes one better, in my book. From the stellar opener "She's My Baby", to "Inside Out", "Where Were You Last Night" to the rousing and irresistable "Wilbury Twist", it is just magic. The bonus tracks "Nobody's Child" and a cover of "Runaway" are quite nice, but not as good as the regular album tracks. I know that many music fans are not as fond of "Volume 3" due to Roy Orbinson not being part of it, but for me, it is the better, tighter, sounding album of the two. I absolutely love "Volume 3".

The DVD starts with a fascinating 40 min. documentary of the band's early days, bringing a blow-by-blow visual account of how most of the first album's tracks came about. What strikes is how great all those super-stars got along, egos were clearly checked at the door. It also brings the 5 videos the band did for the 2 albums, nice but not as good as the documentary. The liner notes are not that great, primarily a fictional history of the Wilburys, but no lyrics of the songs or detailed recording details. But that is a minor quible. This collection is a terrific slice of Americana, whose reissue was LONG overdue. Essential in every way.

A Great Set.......2007-07-19

This is a must have for any Traveling Wilburys fan.
The DVD is great shows some really nice home movies, about the making of the albums.

grannysue
Waller,TX

Great To See The Wilburys Back In Print.......2007-07-19

It's great to see both albums by the Traveling Wilburys back in print, and even though Roy Orbison and George Harrison didn't live to enjoy it, the other three, thankfully, are still alive and still working musically. The best songs overall are "Handle With Care", which George Harrison originally intended as a B-side for a solo single, and "End Of The Line", which says that if you take pleasure in life's simple joys, you'll be a happier person than if you try to indulge in every pleasure around. This set, which also includes a DVD, is essential for fans of both roots-rock AND pure pop.

A must have for Wilbury fans!.......2007-07-19

The combined talents of Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, all superstars in there own right, overflow in this superb collection. Even a not so big Dylan fan like me loved the way these superbly talented musicians, blended and complimented each other to create some wonderful music for every fan to enjoy.
It keeps alive the memory of the immense talent of Orbison and Harrison and is a must for the CD collection

A Must Have Addition.................2007-07-18

Unavailable for some time, the Travelling Wilburys in a must have addition to ones CD collection of essential music. The initial offering (CD # 1)is head and shoulders taller then the later issued CD # 2, which is absent the magic of its predecessor. The loss of Roy Orbison was perhaps a factor. The DVD is good, particularly showing the creative process that went into creating the initial offering. It is disappointing in that it only shows 2 live performances from the initial offering. However, worth the price

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It's a creeper!
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It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Absolutely No Songs About Jane

It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
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ASIN: B000P2A256
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

If I Never See Your Face Again
Makes Me Wonder
Little of Your Time
Wake Up Call
Won't Go Home Without You
Nothing Lasts Forever
Can't Stop
Goodnight Goodnight
Not Falling Apart
Kiwi
Better That We Break
Back At Your Door

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Sometimes it's O.K.--even important--to put aside your reluctance to embrace artists who make teenage girls scream. It happened in 2006, when Justin Timberlake scraped the sludge off pop and left something shiny behind, and it's happening again in 2007 with Maroon 5. It Won't Be Soon Before Long, the L.A. band's sophomore studio disc, rode in on a crest of hype and crumpled expectations--fan reports had it that Adam Levine & Co. scrapped their signature pop-soul sound for something harder and darker. Not so. Shades of Prince, Hall & Oates, and Sting still color the Maroon sound (check out the spectacularly fizzy "Little of Your Time," as well as the first single, "Makes Me Wonder," a song catchier than fire), but they're made ever fainter here by the clamping down of five guys on what is essentially the most distinctive pop sound to emerge from a single band since the Bee Gees squealed into the mid-'70s. It Won't Be Soon squares hip-hop sensibilities ("Wake Up Call") with rock ones ("If I Never See Your Face Again") and stormy moods ("Can't Stop") with bittersweet ballads ("Better That We Break"). It's a disc destined to defy detractors and go on to greatness, elevating the credibility of teenage girls for years to come. --Tammy La Gorce

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Global neo-soul rock superstars Maroon 5 are back with their much-anticipated sophomore album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long. The follow-up to the 10x platinum, Grammy-winning Songs About Jane will be "sexier and stronger," according to frontman Adam Levine, who looked to '80s icons such as Prince, Michael Jackson, and Talking Heads for inspiration. Recorded at home in Los Angeles with producers Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Eminem), Mark "Spike" Stent (Bjork, Keane, Gwen Stefani), Mark Endert (Madonna, Fiona Apple), and Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Nickel Creek), the album promises to be a louder take on the pop sounds of their first effort. "It's definitely aggressive, upbeat and pounding," says Levine.

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It's a creeper!.......2007-07-21

This is my pick for best new album of 2007. To date at least. Initially, I wasn't a big fan, certainly didn't think much of the first single, but I love it now! The album has it's trademark up tempo songs and not to forget, the wonderful ballads of love and heartache.

Standouts for me are "Back at your Door", a cruisy, bluesy awesome track, "Not Falling Apart", "Little of your Time", "Can't Stop", "Until You're Over Me" (bonus track on Australian release) "Infatuation" (another bonus track) and I have to say, "Makes Me Wonder" has really grown on me too.

There is a song here for everyone to relate to, and a song for every mood. I haven't stopped listening to it since it's release. I love it!

Do yourself a favour and buy it :-)

Not So Much.......2007-07-20

This CD is not what I had expected it to be. I enjoy listening to most of the CD but there are some songs that I choose to skip.

I LOVE THIS CD!.......2007-07-19

This CD is wonderful, I promote it to everyone I know that might like Maroon 5

Pleasant Surprise.......2007-07-18

This cd is slightly different in music style than Maroon 5's first cd, but I am enjoying it nonetheless. If you are currently a Maroon 5 fan than this cd will not dissapoint you!

It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Absolutely No Songs About Jane.......2007-07-15

So they're a pop band...some even call them a "boy band". But, so what as long as they play good music? Judging a book by its cover was never the best way to draw a conclusion.

Musically speaking, this record is way much better than "Songs About Jane" in my opinion. It is clear that songs are now arranged and played in a more careful and sophisticated way. My picks are: "Nothing Lasts Forever", "Can't Stop", "Not Falling Apart" and "Back at Your Door". My guess is that if you hear at least these four tracks, you will notice a better and more mature Maroon 5, going to the right way and making their evolution.

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Awesome
The Smashing Pumpkins are back! Does anyone care?
the passion is back,
Pumpkins are Back
Get Silversun Pickups instead

Zeitgeist
Smashing Pumpkins
Manufacturer: Martha's Music / Reprise
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ASIN: B000OQF6N6
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Doomsday Clock
7 Shades of Black
Bleeding the Orchid
That¹s the Way (my Love is)
Tarantula
Starz
United States
Neverlost
Bring the Light
(Come on) Let¹s Go!
For God and Country
Pomp and Circumstances

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Inside the buzzing hive of Smashing Pumpkins' guitars is clearly where bandleader Billy Corgan feels most comfortable. So, after a seven-year hiatus for the short-lived group Zwan and his surprisingly sunny 2005 solo album, Corgan has revived the Pumpkins in all the six-string-spattered shades of emotional gray that made them one of the greatest bands of the alt-rock era. Longtime drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, along with famed boardsmiths Roy Thomas Baker and Terry Date as well as Corgan himself coproduced. Chamberlin also supports mountainous layers of guitar with his fiercest playing. California musicians Ginger Reyes (bass) and Jeff Schroeder (guitar) complete a version of the band dedicated to early bare-knuckled form, with a few exceptions: Corgan's grown into a more powerful wordsmith and his lengthy guitar solo explorations of yore are replaced with a trim, barbed textural approach that's ultimately more vicious. That is, until the centerpiece "United States" stretches into an epic punk-metal-informed sibling of Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun," with Corgan's strings singing like explosions and twisting metal as he warbles about revolution. Much of this album conjures literal and sonic visions of apocalypse, but there's grace, too, in the blithe grind of the hopeful "That's the Way (My Love Is)" and the melodic "Neverlost." Overall, Corgan's captivating effort to mine both the spirit of these turbulent times and the soul of his defining band is a smashing success. --Ted Drozdowski

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The Smashing Pumpkins are back! After seven years, the acclaimed Pumpkins have returned with Zeitgeist. Featuring the single "Tarantula," this new sound is not to be missed.

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Awesome.......2007-07-23

Great album, some serious rocking songs, some poppy ones, some mellow ones. Just like classic SP. I listened to this at least once a day.

The Smashing Pumpkins are back! Does anyone care?.......2007-07-23

" After seven years, the acclaimed Pumpkins have returned with Zeitgeist. There are 3 versions of this CD, each one with one exclusive bonus track. It's a sham for long-time fans as well as for indie stores, because you can only get 2 of the versions at mass retailers (who are killing the music business). Ironic that a band like this, who built their career on the backs of the indies (Gish, anyone?), would lose all memory of their past. I openly encourage you not to buy this as a way of saying, "no thanks to your crappy marketing, you greedy bastards!" Thanks for listening."

~stinkweeds

the passion is back,.......2007-07-21

Really, I wasn't expecting much from Billy after all these years, so I was mildly surprised by the quality of the songs in Zeitgeist. Corgan is always a good craftsman, but the passion has been gone for many years. In Zeitgeist, some of it is back. A song like Bleeding the Orchid has not appeared in a Smashing Pumpkins album for years, but here it is, and it's great. I think the long break was good for the band, and they seemed to have gained back some of the passion. I can't wait to see a show now.

Pumpkins are Back.......2007-07-21

If you are a fan of the Smashing Pumpkins then you will not be disappointed. It sounds as though they never left us. Billy's song writing is vintage Pumpkins with heavy guitars and bad-boy singing aggressive lyrics; more in tune with Machina than Siamese Dream. Jimmy Chamberline's drumming shows us why Billy constantly goes back to him to play.

So Darcy and Iha are missing! Zeiteist is more straight out rock. If you are worried by the absence of these two - its not that apparent on this album. I would be more worried if I was to go and see the band live and not have these two on stage.

The first half of the album is quite heavy while the second half of Zeitgeist is more mellow - similar to Machina. You'd be forgiven if you thought this was the second of a trilogy.

Anyway, the Pumpkins are hardly relevant these days, so just buy Zeitgeist on sentimentality. You'll enjoy it for what it is - a Smashing Pumpkins album, but one that is not going to revolutionise rock.

Get Silversun Pickups instead.......2007-07-20

No, really. If you are a fan of Gish or Siamese Dream, this album doesn't come close to those masterworks. This is more Billy Tries To Be Black Sabbath. Sure, he can rock out. But none of these songs equal anything from the first two albums. If you want to hear something that sounds like that, you might want to check out Silversun Pickups' "Carnavas," which features lots of histrionic guitars and a singer who ranges from wispy to roaring, just like Billy used to -- before he became All Nasal All The Time. Seriously, listen to the Pickups' "Lazy Eye" which is a helluva tribute to the way SP used to be (the sample on Amazon doesn't do it justice).

Anyway, nice try Billy, but you still are hitting foul balls. Other folks are making better Pumpkins albums than you are these days. Any particular reason that Silversun Pickups and Smashing Pumpkins share initials???

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Paul Potts [United Kingdom]: One Chance

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Nessun Dorma ~ 20 Great Tenor Arias / Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo, Bergonzi, Aragall, Björling, Di Stefano, Kollo, Corelli, Del Monaco...
The #1 Opera Album
The Most Famous Opera Arias
Bianca Ryan
Puccini - Turandot / Franco Zeffirelli - Marton, Domingo, Mitchell, Plishka, Cuenod - James Levine, MET (1988)

ASIN: B000SKO0OY
Release Date: 2007-07-30

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Nessun Dorma
Con Te Partiro (Time To Say Goodbye)
Amapola
Ognuno Soffre (Everybody Hurts)
Caruso
Nella Fantasia
Por Ti Sere (You Raise Me Up)
A Mi Manera (My Way)
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2007 debut album from the winner of the first season of Britain's Got Talent. Potts' winning performance of Puccini's 'Nessun Dorma' is now one of the most watched clips in You Tube's history (10 million+). The album includes that track as well as the equally captivating 'Time To Say Goodbye', a Spanish version of 'My Way' and Italian version of REM's 'Everybody Hurts'. 12 tracks. RCA.

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This Unassuming Man, a 36 Year Old Phone Salesman from South Wales and Amateur Opera Singer, Stepped Up to the Microphone on Simon Cowell's British Itv Show "Britain's Got Talent" and Literally Stole the Show. Many Anticipated Another William Hung, but Instead Got a Caruso! the Performance Brought the Entire Audience to their Feet, Even Winning High Praise from Cowell Himself. Potts Went on to Resoundingly Win the Competition! his is a Real Rags to Riches Tale, Having Been £30,000 in Debt and Suffering Years of Bullying and Recovering from a Serious Motorbike Accident. His Winning the Competition Got Him Signed to a Lucrative Recording Contract and He Gained Considerable Media Exposure all Over the World. This Debut Album Naturally features the Piece He Auditioned with (Puccini's "Nessun Dorma") as Well as his Heart Stopping Version of "Con Te Partiro/Time to Say Goodbye", the Song He Sang in the Finals, Originally Made Famous by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.

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it pains me to do this...
Incredible!
i'M AMAZED!
Album is good, period.
Still Interpol, Still Great, But Not As Great as Previous Albums

Our Love to Admire
Interpol
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ASIN: B000PY32CO
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Pioneer To the Falls
No I In Threesome
The Scale
The Heinrich Maneuver
Mammoth
Pace Is the Trick
All Fired Up
Rest My Chemistry
Who Do You Think
Wrecking Ball
The Lighthouse

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Moving up to a major label has hardly lifted Interpol's spirits. This is a good thing. Even with the twisted Wild Kingdom album cover and bassist Carlos Dengler's unexpected Wild West makeover, on its third studio album the black-clad New York quartet still sounds inflexibly menacing, grasping tighter than ever to its doomy post-punk influences and delving further into frontman Paul Banks's emotional unrest. Everything sounds a little bigger and brighter, sure, but at their core songs like "Rest My Chemistry" and "Wrecking Ball" are heroically sinister, goaded on by prickly riffs and slow-bleeding rhythms. The group briefly jumps to life on the buzzing "Heinrich Manouver" and exhibits an unexpected dash of humor on "No I in Threesome," but it's the closing "Lighthouse" that best defines the set--a late-night lament that simply steals away into the dark. --Aidin Vaziri

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Our Love To Admire is at once unmistakably Interpol and undeniably new. The witty and perverse "No I In Threesome" is an upbeat ode to shaking up a staid relationship propelled by Carlos D's peerless bass melody while the tenderly observant "Pace Is the Trick" proves that the band are still the masters of the dramatic - check the painful pause right before the sinfully satisfying return of Sam's thundering drums and Daniel's ringing lead guitar. The band's impressively seductive evolution is obvious all over the record, but never more so than on tracks like "Mammoth," "Who Do You Think" and on the album's lyrical centerpiece, the ghostly "Rest My Chemistry." While Daniel is understandably proud of the song he cautions against reading too much autobiography into its lyrics. "We always leave the interpretation to the listener," he says. "I mean, you shouldn't watch a movie for the first time listening to the director's commentary!"

Our Love to Admire closes with "The Lighthouse," a funereal dirge that is among the most unexpected and memorable songs ever recorded by the band. Almost entirely percussion-free, the song is constructed around Daniel's mournful guitar and Paul's sparten lyrics. Not only is it one of their finest moments to date, it provides the album's most goose-bump inducing moment, the very same reflex shivers that make Interpol live shows such an exhilarating experience. As the very last song the band recorded for the album it was, they say, the hardest to play. The hypnotic guitar part was played on a 50-year-old guitar that had toxins on the strings, providing Daniel with a blistering and painful sensation in his fingers. The band weren't even sure the track would make it out of the studio, but once they heard Paul's remarkable vocals they were floored. The song - and the album - doesn't so much end as it bleeds to a close with a long, echoey coda filled with feedback and strings. A fittingly dramatic end to a stunning and emotional journey. Interpol is back, every bit as good as before but charged with a new spirit, a new direction, a new label and, most of all, a new confidence.

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it pains me to do this..........2007-07-21

a major let down, from one of my favorites,
so close, if they would of just inched a bit closer to that edge,
and they did on a few numbers "pioneer" is great, as is "the lighthouse" and "wrecking ball",
sadly the rest ranges from average to very subpar
"threesome" "h. manuver" "chemistry" and "mammoth" are very by the numbers interpol
the remaining 4 are total clunkers...
i will go and see them on this tour, as they are great live (except at festivals and larger shows) but i will pray and hope the rebound from this
honestly, i am not trying to slag on them, but it makes me so sad i wanted this to be so good

Incredible!.......2007-07-20

All of these people who are complaining are either deaf, dumb, or both. This is a killer album, and every single song is excellent. This is a great band, and I don't care who they sound like, or who sounds like them...neither Joy Division, nor She Wants Revenge are as good of a band as Interpol. Yeah, I said it!!!

i'M AMAZED!.......2007-07-20

This is my first Interpol album, and I am amazed!!! I knew that they were verry simulur to Joy Division because that's what all of the critics and fans say...but even though they may not be the absolutel most original band in the world.......I really like what they do. This album is so beautiful, and so damm good. Good, good, good!!! I love it!!

Album is good, period........2007-07-19

I don't know what some people are thinking, this album is solid from start to finish. If you are a fan of good music, you'll definitely appreciate this album. The music speaks for itself.

Still Interpol, Still Great, But Not As Great as Previous Albums.......2007-07-19

Interpol has a good thing going. They are a great band that has their own little niche which allows them to be somewhat popular while remaining true to their indie roots.

With their third album, Our Love to Admire, Interpol once again molds and shapes their sound which they crafted on their first album, Turn on the Bright Lights. With their second album, Antics, they took a small departure from their sound on the first album, but it was a good departure. They put their vocals forward and made their sound more clear, which allows them to sound more polished. With Antics though, Interpol didn't sound as raw or underground. Depsite this, they still retained the same feeling in their "doom" music; in other words they were still just as entertaining as the first album, except maybe on the some different levels.

This album sounds the most different from the last two. I think this is primarily due to the fact that they have changed record labels; from Matador to Capitol. This allows the band to have access to better recording equipment, techniques, etc. Because of this their album seems to sound a little over produced in my opinion. They seem to have paid more attention to detail, but in a different way. Each layer of instruments seem to be on their own plane. They don't seem to mesh or blend the same as in other albums. I think that that was one of the things that Interpol was very good at: layering. They used to build rhythems and rhythems on top of each other, providing the listener with a very rewarding experience.

This album sounds somewhat dull because of this lack of layering. The reason for the lack of layering, I think, stems from the fact that the drums and bass do not play as big of a part in this album as previous ones. The guitars and vocals seems to be in the forefront, which is fine in the case of the vocals, but not necessarily with the guitars. The rhythems are noticably simplistic and somewhat boring actually, especially when the bass and drums are not there to enforce them. When it comes down to it, Interpol, I think, cannot be a guitar driven band. Instead, I think they need to combine their creative efforts like the previous albums. Carlos' bass lines were absolutely stunning and really rather interesting. In fact, that, in combination with Sam's drumming, was one of the reasons that I listened to Interpol. In this album Carlos seems to actually play like a bass player, which is rather disappointing. There are some great lines that he creates, but they are hidden in the background due the recording techniques. Instead of being in the forefront like previous albums, he is sadly in the background, like almost all modern rock albums. As for Sam's drumming, there is no reason that I can think of for such a show.

Some of the parts, especially bass and drums, sound "phoned in," but this is still a good album nontheless. It is great to hear how Interpol explores their sound further without completely leaving it behind or changing it, like say The Strokes, which have sadly washed away and basically disappeared. The words are just as good and the songs are still overall catchy, especially like "The Heinrich Maneauver."

If you are an Interpol fan like myself, then this is recommended (though not extremely high) to complete the collection.

-Adam L.

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Tiger goods
Solid Album
A true Ryan Adams classic
Yea right
Little too country for my tastes

Easy Tiger
Ryan Adams
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Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams's ninth solo studio album, is a return to form in every way. He's already shown that he can bash out three albums in one year--not to mention the hilarious fake hip-hop records posted for free on his Web site--and that he can sound as much like the Grateful Dead as he wants to in his constant subsequent touring. Backed once again by the Cardinals, Adams synthesizes and refines his approach to smooth, gorgeous country-pop. "Tears of Gold" is one of the best songs he's written in ages, while "Two" is a slowly percolating, sweet little number that recalls Sean Hayes in its soulful folksiness (someone named Sheryl Crow accompanies Adams on vocals). One of the greatest treats of this languorous, twangy album is the subtle ways that genre gets played with. "I Taught Myself How to Grow Old" is the best Harvest outtake Neil Young never wrote, while the treated, synth-sounding guitar solo on the druggy, chooglin' "Halloweenhead" sounds like it comes straight out of Journey. And "The Sun Also Sets" sounds more than a little like Rufus Wainwright covering Fred McDowell's "Write Me a Few of Your Lines." It bursts with enough melodrama as to border on musical theater. But, as is clear on these songs of love and loss, Adams has always been at his best when giving into his most mellow, dramatic side. --Mike McGonigal

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I think there are really only two kinds of pop music CDs these days. There are the ones you listen to only once or twice, maybe downloading the single good song to your iPod or computer; then there are others that grow stronger, sweeter, and more necessary each time you play them. Gold was that way; Cold Roses was that way; so was Jacksonville City Nights. I won't say Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young...but I won't say he isn't, either. What I know is there has never been a Ryan Adams record quite as strong and together as Easy Tiger; it's got enough blue-eyed, blue-steel soul (with the faintest country tinge) to make me think of both Marvin Gaye and the Righteous Brothers. Probably ridiculous, but true. And the songs themselves are beautiful--the lyrics tightly focused and brief, the feeling one of melancholy calm that will probably be a revelation to fans that remember the old, sometimes angry Ryan Adams.

Now there's this, maybe the best Ryan Adams CD ever. And I know you want to listen to it right away. But slow down. Take your time. This album asks for that, and it will reward your full attention.

In other words--easy, Tiger.

--Stephen King

Customer Reviews:

Tiger goods.......2007-07-22

I am middle aged and grew up listening to lots of music. Every morning when I was getting ready for school I would play "the constant three" on my record player (yep, record player): Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and B.B.King live at Folsom Prison. I don't know at what point in time I got turned onto Ryan Adams but I do know that I fell in love with Cold Roses a couple years back and told everyone I know about it. So I picked up Easy Tiger at Starbucks and I was astonished that I had not made this connection before. Ryan Adams sounds like a new Neil Young. Like Neil young sounded to me when I first started to listen to him 35 years ago. He writes great songs, he sings them with an emotional honesty and a slight twang, he means to get his song across, he wants to entertain too, and rock and roll and get it out. Easy Tiger is easily one of the best out there this year and will hold up, as Neil Young has, for years and years to come.

Solid Album.......2007-07-19

Once again Ryan Adams makes another solid album. every song is great. My favorites are Hallowenhead, Tears of Gold and Everybody Knows. So go ahead and buy it you won't regret it.

A true Ryan Adams classic.......2007-07-18

I've been trying for years to nail down who Ryan Adams reminds me of, and I've finally figured it out: Van Morrison. Both are roots-bound almost to the point of being revivalists, both are notoriously temperamental, and both are wildly, erratically prolific, sometimes to a fault; yet both are unquestionably geniuses (almost unarguably so, much to the chagrin of their detractors).

So what does this analogy have to do with a review of "Easy Tiger?" To put Ryan Adams's new album in perspective, it would be the equivalent of Van Morrison's "Moondance." It is the first record that comes across as being almost conservative in its polished professionalism. If you're a Van fan who hated "Moondance" because its warm, relaxed, pastoral vibe felt like a "sellout" after the wild abandon of Them and the heady experimentalism of "Astral Weeks" (and I'm sure there were more than a few people of that opinion at the time), then likewise, "Easy Tiger" is going to sound too safe, too pat. But if you think "Moondance" is a beautiful masterpiece, then you may well love "Easy Tiger."

This is the album where Ryan Adams sobers up, bears down, and actually turns out an album of "all-killer, no filler" (arguably the first since "Heartbreaker"). And if that comes at the expense of the roughness and raggedness that has accompanied his best work to this point, then so be it. But ten years down the road (if Ryan Adams keeps getting songs like "When the Stars go Blue" covered by enough mainstream artists to make him a mainstream artist himself), my money is on this album being considered as one of his true classics.

In a way, it's almost a career summation up to this point. It has the acoustic front-porch "Heartbreaker" vibe on "These Girls," the lush "Gold"-ballad feel on "Two, and "I Taught Myself How to Grow Old" the "Demolition"-style late-night laments of "Everybody Knows and "The Sun Also Sets," the atmospheric "Love Is Hell" angst of "Off Broadway," the "Rock and Roll" crunch on "Halloweenhead," the jam-band "Cold Roses" sound on "Goodnight Rose," the "Jacksonville City Nights" countrypolitan of "Tears of Gold," and to make it complete, "Pearls On a String" and "Two Hearts" even harken back to his Whiskeytown days.

In fact, this album plays almost like a Ryan Adams Greatest Hits album that, like a good hits comp, manages the trick of being summative without being disjointed or haphazard. And like a good compilation, these songs are all keepers. That said, this album is a grower. It took a few weeks before the songs really began to take shape, but from that point on, the album got better and better with each listen. If this is what being sober means, here's hoping Ryan can stay on the straight and narrow from here on out and have a later-day career as interesting and rich as Van Morrison's.

Yea right.......2007-07-18

Why don't y'all shut up. Don't care for the critique. Dumb losers it's just music.

Little too country for my tastes.......2007-07-17

Upon my first listen to this album I could not finish it...the songs were a little too twangy and Adams' voice was as well. My taste is more on the rock side of things, and this album falls definitely more on the country side.

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