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Cover Amos: "Strange Little Girls" Gives Tori Amos A Chance To Reinterpret A Lot! by wlswarts Pros: Some great, creative versions of other people's works
Cons: Some poor choices, Some fail to truly reinterpret the works. As I sit here listening to Tori Amos's cover album "Strange Little Girls," I find myself straining to recall if I have ever reviewed an album entirely of cover songs before. In fact, I think the only albums I have reviewed that has been all cover songs ...
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Dec 03 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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CHRIS POTTER BLOWS ME AWAY ON "FOLLOW THE RED LINE" by mike.holmes Pros: Sensational playing, original in style and passionately performed-Potter is a genius
Cons: None Once again, I find myself "discovering" a musician who has already made it big in the world of jazz. Although still relatively young, Potter has recorded a huge number of albums for a variety of labels including Concord, Verve and ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Shoot Me. Shoot Me in the Head. by starcollector Pros: This album was very enjoyable for me to pan.
Cons: I had every reason to pan it. Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Cadillac Records Soundtrack: Put this Down and Pick up a Chess Comp Instead by helenekhoffman Pros: Wright and Short put in good karaoke performances, decent tracks from Raphael Saadiq and Solange.
Cons: Modern cuts and the classics don't mix well, Mos Def's Chuck Berry, Beyonce's Etta James. I've been fairly interested in the upcoming film Cadillac Records, which is set in 1950's Chicago and dramatizes the lives of legendary R&B performers on the seminal Chess label. After hearing the soundtrack, I'm still interested, but ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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That's Who They Are! Good Ole Southern Rockers. by curryjacket14  Pros: Third Day brings their music up to 2008, some great songs.
Cons: Brad left. Some songs are retreads. It's me again. This week I'm gonna write a review on Atlanta's most notorius bands. They obviously love taking chances, though. Let's have a recap over their career to show you what I mean. In 1996, Third Day ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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The Black Sheep by starcollector Pros: These songs are funny, catchy and creatively arranged.
Cons: The ballads are boring sometimes. Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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That Glorious Song of Old Sounds New: MercyMe's Chrismas Sessions by befus Pros: Creative, worshipful renditions of many old Christmas favorites
Cons: Pop versions of carols may not be to everyone's taste Our family has a modest but beloved Christmas music collection. We have eclectic tastes and do a pretty good job of rotating music throughout the season, but it seems like each new year finds me playing one particular recording more than any other ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Byrne & Eno Returns with Some Strange Overtones by thevoid99 Pros: Production, Atmosphere, Byrne's Vocals, Eno's Arrangements, & Performance.
Cons: Lacks The Adventure Aspect of their Previous Collaboration. With the music industry facing a revolt from the artists they had been supporting for years. A new revolution has emerged as everyone from Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead to Paul McCartney taking a stance against major music corporations in favor of ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Who would have thought that Black Mages like rock? by iamonfire Pros: Classic tunes that a lot of gamers will remember from childhood.
Cons: Some songs are a bit heavy on the synthesizer. Words cannot describe how ecstatic I was to hear that Uematsu was going to release an arrange album of various Final Fantasy battle themes redone in heavy metal. "Official" metal or rock arrange albums have an incredible track record. Konami's "Battle ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
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Recycled Aire-Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Song by skbreese Pros: A few highlights
Cons: Bland, unispired, recycled material Founded by musical producer and composer Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller has produced a successful series of recordings, combining medieval instruments with modern arrangements. They have also become the best selling Christmas ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Genesis Can't Dance, But They Write a Mean Pop Song by speeddemon531 Pros: Phil Collins' soulful singing, the band's way with a memorable hook.
Cons: Self-plagiarism begins to rear it's head, some lazy lyricism. By the time We Can't Dance was released at the tail end of 1991, Genesis had already completed their metamorphosis from art-rock journeymen to pop behemoth. This move began with the departure of Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett in the mid Seventies ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Swingin' Around the Christmas Tree by Bruguru Pros: Tony Bennett and Count Basie's Band. What more do you need?
Cons: None come to mind. I have this unusual problem with music. Most of the time, when I listen to something new, I can't decide immediately whether I like it or not. Indeed, I have to hear it several times before I know for sure, and then it either catches on with me, or it ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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the man that grew from the gehtto by imhd8 Pros: the purest of poetry in the rarest form from a "thug".
Cons: none at all In the Autobiographical, “The Rose That Grew from the Concrete” by Tupac Shakur we see his outlook on life through his poetry. There are some more intriguing poems that stuck in my mind. The book starts off with a poem that obviously has much ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Don't Summon This Pumpkinhead by Dbbum Pros: Not much
Cons: Only four new tracks and the two remixes are terrible Punkinhed is the second album by Boondox, the newest artist to sign with Psychopathic Records. Despite his southern Georgia roots, Boondox has nothing to do with country music. Similar to Insane Clown Posse, Boondox wears wicked face paint (style of a ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Christine Brewer and "Dudamania" in Disney Hall by Stephen_Murray The raison d'être for spending the Thanksgiving weekend in LA was to hear soprano Christine Br ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"Boys For Pele:" Average Tori Amos Is Still Adequate Tori Amos (My 2700th Review!) by wlswarts Pros: Sound of voice, Lyrics, Instrumental accents
Cons: Style of vocals (often inarticulate), Musically dull for the most part. A number of Tori Amos fans I have talked with have told me that Amos is like Bjork: you either love or hate her works*. I am happy to stand in defiance of that absolutism and write from a middle ground that seems to baffle some of the Tori Amos fans ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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American Gangster - Jay-Z Hustles You Out of Fifteen Dollars by madtheory Pros: A few passable tracks.
Cons: Unoriginal and repetitive lyrics, music that misses the mark. It’s not hard to comprehend why Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z felt enamored enough with celebrated criminal Frank Lucas to mirror his album, American Gangster, after the Denzel Washington / Russell Crowe biopic of the same name. ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Two Voices are Better than One on Folk Duets by quasar Pros: some fantastic songs, some unusual duet pairings, Ian & Sylvia songs all fabulous, varied
Cons: perhaps strays too far into other genres, Geoff & Maria Muldaur songs There's something very special about two voices blending together to create the perfect mix of melody and harmony. It can take a good song and make it great or transform a great song into an unforgettable experience. It's no mistake that so many of the ...
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Dec 02 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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15 Years of Work and 1 Pretty Standard Guns N Roses Album by knowncutter Pros: If you need adrenaline, Guns n' Roses style, look no further.
Cons: This isn't the masterpiece 15 years of work might suggest. To be completely honest with you, my vast and loyal readership, I had absolutely no idea a new Guns n' Roses album was in the works until sometime early this year. As far as I was aware, Guns n' Roses were a band long since deceased (I literally thought ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Digi Snax: I Refuse to Make a Pun about How It's "Not Tasty" by mastaghostface Pros: "Long Time Coming"; stellar beats
Cons: Whack guest verses; not ONE Wu general is present here; waste of good beats Can Rza stop with this Bobby Digital thing now? We get it: the misogynist, gangsta lyrics you spit are supposed to be from your alter ego (a weird excuse for being more commercial with out saying he’s a sell-out, I guess). As he’s said, Bobby Digital is ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Watercolors: Enjoyable Early Pat Metheny by Horswispr Pros: excellent early Metheny
Cons: some tunes too mellow for driving I-80 through Nebraska or Iowa Watercolors was Pat Metheny's second album. It came out in 1977 and featured Eberhard Weber on bass, Lyle Mays on keyboards, and Dan Gottlieb on drums. It is an album of dreamy contemporary jazz music that is largely acoustic (as compared to electric) ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Re-Review on Ms.MC by glvrican As time passes by, I start getting interested in different artists. Hell, since I was a child, Maria ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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My Feedback? Janet, I wanna Rockwitchu by tjhassecrets Pros: Ms. Janet is back!
Cons: Too many interludes-- even for a Janet record; Sex-bit is getting old. Janet was on top of world from the mid-80s until 2004, when mediocre pop prince(ss) Justin Timberlake accidentally exposed Ms. Jackson's breasts during the Superbowl. The event, really, is trivial-- that said, it also ruined the next few years of her ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Sit in a circle facing the sun by GregRadiohead Pros: A few songs are good
Cons: Phish's worst studio album; bland Even though it wasn't the 'true' last Beatles album, it was hard to resist peering into Let It Be for hidden or overt messages. Paul wasn't dead, OK, but the band was...and why?? First there was the title, a kind of off-hand remark to fans: ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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????????? by glvrican Pros: Pop masterpieces, A-list producers
Cons: Britney's presence or lack thereof I'm hurt. I'm caught in between of how many stars BLACKOUT should get. Yeah, it's the best Britney album she has ever put out... But where is she on this record? Where's the voice we all know? It's like a robot trying to impersonate Brit was put ...
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Dec 01 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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