Blood Sugar Sex Magik
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With valuable assistance from producer Rick Rubin, the Peppers find just the right blend of punk, funk, and hip-hop. Even with a running time of 74 minutes, this 1991 breakthrough has continuity and cohesion both within and across the 17 cuts. Riding Flea's surging bass, Anthony Kiedis delivers his explicit lyrics with a rapper's flair, extolling the virtues (and outlining the dangers) of sex and drugs. Plaintive ballads such as "Breaking the Girl," "I Could Have Lied," and the hit "Under the Bridge" give the album depth and provide contrast to the raw energy of "Mellowship Slinky in B Major," "Funky Monks," and "Give It Away." Rubin masterfully fuses John Frusciante's raunchy guitar with the irresistible grooves. --Marc Greilsamer ... Read more

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Jeremy Brackeen Is Correct - RHCP Rule!
I'm glad that Bozo faggot's account was deleted. The Red Hot Chili Peppers is one of the best funk rock bands to ever exist. This album suits as a fine example. "Give It Away" is the definite highlight to such a classic album, and you can never go wrong with Flea's unforgettable bass. "Under The Bridge" is my personal favorite, as it wants to make you cry. That song is so good that it will always be a favorite of mine, especially with Flea's bass. "Breaking The Girl" is another great song like "Under The Bridge", as it is less overrated and very touching as well, but not as memorable. "Suck My Kiss", "Sir Psycho Sexy" (a hilarious song) and "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" are also unforgettable classics on such a great album.

You may also know that this record is the only one to feature guitarist Erik, while John Fruscinate takes an absence after "Mother's Milk", which is also a classic. A staple to anyone's CD collection. This is rap rock done right. Screw Limp Bizkit, long live RHCP!

Get a life Bozo! RHCP rule!
How dare you insult this work of art. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the greatest rock bands ever, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik is a classic album. Every song on here is great especially Give It Away and Under The Bridge. Those are the two songs that got me into this album. Breaking The Girl is another great song. It brings tears to my eyes whenever I listen to it. Anthony Kiedis is a great singer, and he sure as hell can rap better than that whiny P.O.S Fred Durst. Flea is one of the best bassists in rock. He can do slaps, pops, I mean anything unlike that loser from Limp Bizkit who just reapeats the same lines all over and over. John Frusciante is a good guitarist who can lay down some cool funky riffs and rip some pretty good solos as well, and Chad Smith is a good drummer as well. Overall this is a great album and every rock fan should own it. RHCP rule!

One last word to Bozo: WE CAN LISTEN TO WHATEVER WE WANT, SO F*CK OFF LOSER!

From a former RHCP addict
I first got into the Chili Peppers when I heard Californication on my friends cd player when I was maybe 11 or 12. It was right when it came out. I thought, this is pretty cool.

About a year later, I owned all of their CDs, two shirts, and a sticker for my bass, which I had started after buying this album. My addiction to the Peppers flamed out about a year and a half ago, when I saw them live with three of my best friends, all of whom also loved these guys.

After I started listening to other types of music, I listened less and less to the Chili Peppers. I still have a giant amount of respect for them, and they are a great band, but from my standpoint, this albums a little long, and gets a little tiresome after the first 11 songs. You should definitely buy this album, it is true that it demonstrates the Chili Peppers at their most "unique" stage. I only wish it was a little shorter. ... Read more

Asin: B000002LQR
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Alternative/Indie-Rock    3. Bass    4. Funk Metal    5. Pop    6. Rock   

05-03
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The 22-20s garage rock blues
Interesting how the 22-20s are from the UK considering that their sound is right out of the 70's deep south. Just think The White Stripes meets the The Kings Of Leon with a touch of the MC5. Most of 05-03 swaggers at a frenetic pace, almost like a country-tinged Jet, intertwined with some mellow blues songs. Another description would be Black Rebel Motorcycle Club meets Lynyrd Skynyrd. There's really no other way to describe this CD other than is southern fried garage-rock, down and dirty, energetic and brash, making for a foot stomping good time.

Right on
Oh these crazy English blues boys have got the 'tude alright, but have they got the songs? The answer is mostly yes, even if they manage the feat of being more derivative than Jet. This live record is mostly decent to good blues-punk but it's debut single "Such a Fool" which casts an overwhelming shadow of brilliance over everything else. No doubt about it - on the strength of that song, it's clear that these guys have potential.

Potential
Oh these crazy English blues boys have got the 'tude alright, but have they got the songs? The answer is mostly yes, even if they manage the feat of being more derivative than Jet. This live record is mostly decent to good blues-punk but it's debut single "Such a Fool" which casts an overwhelming shadow of brilliance over everything else. No doubt about it - on the strength of that song, it's clear that these guys have potential. ... Read more

Asin: B0000CNY35
Sales Rank: 123885
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. British Trad Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock   

Nirvana
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Essentially a greatest-hits collection with one previously unreleased song, "You Know You're Right," and producer Scott Litt's 1994 remix of "Pennyroyal Tea," Nirvana the album is nevertheless a welcome addition to the band's canon. Crisp, elegant liner notes by Rolling Stone writer David Fricke put us squarely in Kurt Cobain's mindset as he entered a Seattle studio in January 1994--a full two days later than expected--to record what would be his final session with Nirvana. The resulting "You Know You're Right" locates Cobain at the apogee of his disenfranchisement with tongue nevertheless planted firmly in cheek. Bawdy, raucous, and venomous, "You Know You're Right" could have been lifted from Nevermind. A mix of tracks from that album ("Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are," "Lithium," and "In Bloom") sits opposite stuff from early EPs and the Bleach disc ("About a Girl," "Been a Son," and "Sliver"), plus two from the MTV Unplugged sessions and several more from In Utero. Not the Nirvana treasure chest we hoped for, but solid nonetheless. --Kim Hughes ... Read more

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Great band but a very mediocore review
First off id like 2 say this is a very lazy and medicore greatest hits, but i give it 5 stars bc the songs that on here are amazing but nirvana was much better than this shows. This has pretty much all the "Must-Haves" of Nirvana between "nevermind" and "In Utero" very brilliant cds. But Bleach and Incesticide were totally unfairly left out. "bleach is probably my favorite nirvana cd.
So now for the songs i feel should have been on here. First off how the hell did "been a son" get on this cd. So im thinking 4 future nirvana greastest hits make it 2 discs. K so off "bleach" u have 2 have blew, school, love buzz, and mr moustache(all of which were left off this cd) to be fair, but if i could pick all of bleach would b on there. Off Nevermind the did a good job with this cd on the greatest hits, but i say put lounge act, drain you, and territorial pissings ( which is a hard song, and this greatest hits really doesnt show nirvana's "harder" side) Off "In Utero" u put scentless apprentice, frances farmer, and radio freindly unit shifter, and milk it!!!Now off Incesticide i was dumbfounded when i found out dive, and anyerusym were left off this cd they are great songs and 4 the future nirvana greatest that will come out i highly highly recomment those 2 tracks. and also maybe more unrealeased songs cuz on this cd their is only one which goes against nirvana's punk ethos that u shouldnt buy a cd 4 one song. so maybe put even in his youth, and blandest 4 some rare tracks and this is asking 4 2 much but a dvd would b nice!!!

Well selected! but not perfectly
These songs are well selected and offer not only Nirvana's biggest hits, some of the smaller but yet favourite songs, some essential cuts are missing, so as a collection 4 stars, but still 5 stars to the songs themselves...

SONGS I THINK COULD'VE BEEN HERE: "Blew" "Negative Creep" "Aneurysm" "On a Plain" "Sappy" (I think their very best song! but it wasn't released on an official album)...

Pretty Good For What It Is
Okay, so Nirvanaphytes will always be critical of this release and say "where's this tune, where's that tune, etc."Fact is this CD wasn't made for Nirvanaphytes, it was made for the casual fan.Sure, the diehards will come right back and complain that this is the only place to get the electric version of "You Know You're Right" and that they'll have to buy a bunch of songs they already have to get that one, but then that's why I have absolutely no sympathy for the recording industry in their plight against file sharing.

So then the question is - is this the "perfect" Nirvana compilation for the casual fan?In other words, nevermind (pun intended) that it doesn't include fan favorites "Breed", "Drain You", "Something In The Way", "Serve The Servants", "Negative Creep", "Aneurysm" or non-album tracks like "Verse Chorus Verse" or "I Hate Myself And Want To Die".Does it have all the anything beyond the Top 40 hits and the MTV videos?Almost.To me, it's aggravating that the song "All Apologies" is presented in its "MTV Unplugged In New York" version instead of the killer electric version from "In Utero".Nor does the tracklisting indicate which version it is, which is also annoying.One could argue that the unplugged version received more airplay than the original, but since tracks from that CD were put into heavy radio rotation in the immediate wake of Kurt Cobain's suicide, I tend to think this version had an unfair advantage.If they had to go with multiple tracks from the unplugged CD, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "Lake Of Fire" or better yet, presenting BOTH versions of "All Apologies" and/or "About A Girl" would make this a much more concise yet complete overview of Nirvana's career.

Having said that, for the middle-ground fan who neither has all the CD's nor the expansive box set, and doesn't think that this CD really gets the job done, here's what the 2-disc "Best of Nirvana" should contain:

DISC ONE:

Blew (from "Bleach")
About A Girl (from "Bleach")
Love Buzz (from "Bleach")
Negative Creep (from "Bleach")
Dive (from "Incesticide")
Sliver (from "Incesticide")
Been A Son (from "Incesticide")
Aneurysm (from "Incesticide")
Do You Love Me? (rare non-album track, Kiss cover)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (from "Nevermind")
Come As You Are (from "Nevermind")
Lithium (from "Nevermind")
In Bloom (from "Nevermind")
Breed (from "Nevermind")
Polly (from "Nevermind")
Territorial Pissings (from "Nevermind")
Drain You (from "Nevermind")
Something In The Way (from "Nevermind")

DISC TWO:

Oh The Guilt (rare non-album track)
Serve The Servants (from "In Utero")
Scentless Apprentice (from "In Utero")
Heart-Shaped Box (from "In Utero")
Rape Me (from "In Utero")
Dumb (from "In Utero")
Pennyroyal Tea (single remix)
All Apologies (from "In Utero")
Verse Chorus Verse(non-album track)
I Hate Myself And Want To Die (non-album track)
About A Girl (live, from "MTV Unplugged In New York")
All Apologies (live, from "MTV Unplugged In New York")
Lake Of Fire (live, from "MTV Unplugged In New York", Meat Puppets cover)
The Man Who Sold The World (live, from "MTV Unplugged In New York", David Bowie cover)
Where Did You Sleep Lastnight? (live, from "MTV Unplugged In New York", Leadbelly cover)
Aneurysm (live, from "From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah")
You Know You're Right (non-album track)
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Asin: B00006V9A0
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Grunge    3. Pop    4. Rock   

Seven Ways to Scream Your Name
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A masterpiece
This EP is brilliant, other bands which almost compare are: Finch, a static lullaby, matchbook romance, thursday, Underoath. for something a bit more screamo try, planes mistaken for stars, further seems forever, beutiful mistake. For all who think ffaf sucks, you have a right to your own opinion but you obviously dont know what good emocore is, these guys are extremely talented and are gonna go far!

If you like this sort of thing
this album is fine if you are into the one thing that everyone is doing these days - a nice, whiny singing voice to compensate for the lack of emotion that the singer is really able to express. The singing is just so much like whiny bands people hate. BUT the screaming on this cd is amazing.paired together you either love it or you hate it. I personally feel that these guys are very talented, but if you lean more to hardcore, you should check out bands like every time i die, as i lay dying, norma jean, between the buried and me, some girls, haste the day, the locust, the blood brothers, etc.If you enjoywhining then screaming then whining than this is for you.

Incredible
Some have said that this isn't good screamo.They probably know nothing about music.These guys are not only capable of writing really appealing music, but they are also very talented musicians.

I rate these songs very harshly...

1. Amsterdam Conversations (7/10):I bit too much of a pop feel for me.

2. Red Is The New Black (9/10):Very good song.Slightly boring at some points with the guitar work, but overall, very good.

3. The Art Of American Football (7/10):I must give this song an 7 simply based on the guitar work alone.However, it is very repetitive and i dont find myself listening to it much.

4. The Getaway Plan (9/10):Great Song.Quarter beat snare in the verse kills me though :) .

5. This Year's Most Open Heartbreak (10/10):Enough Said.

6. Kiss And Make Up (7/10):Pretty good song, doesn't really grab me though.

7. Escape Artists Never Die (10/10):Simply Amazing song, though it does drag on a little at the end.But, hey, its the last song. ... Read more

Asin: B0000DG070
Sales Rank: 17310
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Wales   

Silence Is Easy
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Music was saved
There's really nothing BAD about Starsailor. Their singing and instrumentation are pleasant but nothing special, and their Britpop-lite sound is unlikely to win converts, but please fans. "Silence is Easy," their sophomore album, has some truly wonderful songs, but stumbles over its own maudlin pretensions.

It kicks off on a positive note, with the dancey upbeat pop of "Music Was Saved," and follows up with the electric-violin sound of "Bring My Love," and the piano-thumping title track. It's fun when these guys break out the grittier instrumentation, giving an edge to their basic melodies. Call me weird, but I like the band dark and strange.

Unfortunately, about half the songs cross the line into... well, goopiness. Often the melodies are quite pretty, with ripply guitar and airy sound effects. But James Walsh seems to be trying to wring every ounce of possible angst from the songs. In a nutshell, he sounds melodramatic, wailing above the music that someone should, "Put away your doubt,/That would help us out,/Just be sure to call before you cry." Erg.

The basic pop instrumentation is nothing special, with some nice percussion and guitar, but not much to write home about. But Starsailor spices things up a little by adding in a handful of unique musical flourishes. One song opens with a harmonica over the guitar melody, and "Telling Them" climaxes with a truly exquisite, uplifting string solo.

Starsailor is, oddly enough, not at their best when they are upbeat and poppy, or even depressed and angsty. (No emo!) "Shark Food" is perhaps the best song of the album -- eerie pop melodies, and some deeply disturbing lyrics: "Sunshine in the glory skies, when the broken men open up their eyes... We're stepping through the door, we're shooting from the heart/But if we get it wrong, they'll feed us to the sharks." Walsh delivers them in a grave, almost stoned-sounding voice.

Starsailor gets mopey in their sophomore album "Silence Is Easy," but they have some standout songs that keep it from being a tearstained sobfest. If they follow the darker, grittier paths on here, then the boys will have it made.

Overall disappointed
I really enjoyed Starsailor's first album 'Love Is Here.' I was a little excited to get this album. In the end I ended up being disappointed with the album. Some of the songs sounded a little corny to me. It seems like Starsailor started to have a more Travis sound to them and I'm not the biggest Travis fan. Some of their songs sound like something that would fit perfectly with Love Is Here which made the album boring as well. I don't know why Starsailor included the song 'Born Again.' I remember it being released as a B-Side, and the album version sounds like it's been downgraded compared to the one they released in one of their singles. The only song that caught my attention is 'Telling Them.' The strings in that song make it beautiful but sadly it's the only highlight for the whole album.

Dont listen to the knockers, this is what music is all about
Absolutely brilliant record with barely any fillers.Anyone who slams this album does not appreciate quality music,and can stick with Britney and Backstreet Boys for all I care.They have the potential to be huge,thanks to unique singer/song-writer James Walsh.Just 24,but displaying maturity far beyond his years.The man is a G-d (not a bad compliment coming from a lesbian)and can craft a fine tune.They first grabbed me with ''Good Souls''.Their wonderful debut single from million seller ''Love is here'',but second album ''Silence is easy'' far surpasses that.Record kicks off with the catchy ''Music was saved'' and just gets better.Favourites include the title cut''silence is easy,four to the floor, shark food,fidelity,and born again.Two words left - BUY IT !! ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 108833
Subjects:  1. Pop   

The Artist in the Ambulance
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Truly originalHeavy music
Wow. This is an awesome album filled with emotionally charged music and hard rocking beats and excellent vocals to top it off. Isaw these guys at Stubbs BBQ in Austin, Texas a few years back and I have to admit they blew thursday out of the water. They even gave some of the heavy metal bands a run for their money.In my opinion they are just as good as any metal band I have seen and this is considering that I have seen Pantera(R.I.P. Dimebag)three times and Megadeth twice.What is really great is there music can't be lumped in with everything else that is out right now. They have crafted songs with melody but with a dose of anger and sprinkled with emotion, they make even the most hardcore headbangers and punk rockers sing along.They definately blur the line between Punk and metal yet they are neither.Songs like "Under a Killing Moon" tell tales of witchcraft and Being burnt at the stake.More politically charged tunes like "Paper Tigers" show them at their best. This song is my personal favorite and is a highlight on this particular album. Only one star is deducted because I felt that this one isn't as great as their previous releases. (The Illusion of Safety,Identity Crisis)
a little more watered down yet still a solid effort from a very underated band. They paved the way for bands like Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, and from Autumn to Ashes and made this style popular. If I had to call them anything it would be Great musicians and excellent songwriters. Four Stars.

THRICE BEST CD
I was introduced to Thrice by a friend who loves them and also by their video of the single "Stare at the sun" .I really liked so much that song and I was totally addicted to it and wanted to hear more Thrice. I have to say that I tought that Thrice were not "heavy music" becasue the single isn't heavy but it keeps the energy of the band in a very good way with one of the best choruses I have ever heard on my life it is totally awesome. When I decided to buy the cd I tought "The most probable thing is that stare at the sun is the only good song on th cd like a lot of other bands do". I was with this negative idea until I put the Cd on the stereo and started to hear the first song "Cold cash and colder hearts" this song is totally aewsome and has nice lyrics and a good message and at the end the screaming and specially the way the screaming complements the music totally blows me away. The cd con be divided into to parts the soft song or the songs that don't have screaming (stare at the sun , all thats left and the artist in the ambulance) and teh songs that are heavier (all the other songs ). My favorite of this heavy songs are sillohuete ( it reminds me deadbolt)and the abolition of man both are just totally awesome. The artist in the ambulance is a very good song also wich combines the energy of teh group with nice lyrics and awesome guitar by Teppei. I totally recomend this cd and also their previous releases and theyre new DVD (the new DVD has acoustic versions of cold cash colder hearts and the artist in the ambulance you have got to check them out it also contains two of the songs of the comming cd).

A very high quality album.
This CD is very well put together.It has great music, good lyrics, and the they teach good moral values.One of the better CD's I own.If you don't like it at first listen, don't worry, it really isn't my style of music so I was iffy at first.I have listened to it dozens of times now and I simply love it. ... Read more

Asin: B0000A5A21
Sales Rank: 10659
Subjects:  1. Alternative Metal    2. Emo    3. Pop    4. Post-Hardcore    5. Punk Revival    6. Punk-Pop    7. Rock   

Logic Will Break Your Heart
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With pretty synth lines; chiming, chugging guitar riffs; the right influences for a rock band, circa 2003 (the Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure , New Order, Radiohead, U2, Chameleons) and another sexy singer with a melodramatic, soaring tenor, this well-hyped Montreal band could very easily be another lame Interpol cover band. But the Stills are far more than the sum of their influences; they've actually recorded one of the best debuts of 2003. The first clue that this band is for real lies in their songcraft--hear the soaring "Lola Stars and Stripes" once and you want to hear it again. Hear it again, and it's stuck in your head all day. Check out the words ("We all need to feel secure, we're so middle class/ But I'm still waiting for next week's chemical blast") and you realize Logic deals with topical issues, such as the aftermath of 9/11, in a way that's neither cheesy nor histrionic. It's definitely ironic in parts--they've stolen the title for their moody "Let's Roll" from Neil Young's ill-fated tune of the same name, for instance. But this is still soaring, meaningful pop music. --Mike McGonigal ... Read more

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Honest and sincere.
The Stills is a great indie-rock band that I stumbled across on a satelite music station.It's sad but uplifting, and mellow but upbeat.No immitation sound here, The Stills is a unique band that should not be passed up by depressed and lonley indie-rocker individuals.

wooohoo!
I wasn't expecting to love this album but I do. It's wonderful driving/walking music and all of the songs are different and catchy. The first half is the best but there are gems at the end as well. Very good, now one of my favorites.

Killer rythm section!!!
This album is full of amazing songs. Highlights: "Gender Bombs", "Lola Stars & Stripes", "Let's Roll", "Still in Love Song" and specially "Of Montreal". The lyrics are great, as well as the voice and guitar. But what really would blow your mind away is the rythm section. These guys treat every instrument as it deserves, bringing the bass and drums to the front more as leading instruments than supporting ones.
Yes, they do wear their influences on their sleeve (The Cure, The Smiths, Echo, Radiohead) and they do sound a little bit as Interpol (for me even better). But although their sound isn't groundbreaking or new, (let's face it - how many bands produce really new sounds each year?) The Stills have produced one of the most rewarding records of the 00's. If in a couple of years I keep enjoying "Logic Will Break Your Heart" as much as I do right now, it'll definitely enter my top 5 list of the best records ever! ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Bass    2. Drums    3. Guitar (Electric)    4. Indie Rock    5. Keyboards    6. Pop    7. Post-Grunge    8. Post-Rock/Experimental    9. Rock    10. Vocals    11. Vocals (Background)   

Ok Computer
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Radiohead's third album got compared to Pink Floyd a lot when it came out, and its slow drama and conceptual sweep certainly put it in that category. OK Computer, though, is a complicated and difficult record: an album about the way machines dehumanize people that's almost entirely un-electronic; an album by a British "new wave of new wave" band that rejects speed and hooks in favor of languorous texture and morose details; a sad and humanist record whose central moment is Thom Yorke crooning "We hope that you choke." Sluggish, understated, and hard to get a grip on, OK Computer takes a few listens to appreciate, but its entirety means more than any one song. --Douglas Wolk ... Read more

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In Next World War.......
Theres 1659 reviews on this album,and Thom, I want u to know that I'm above the rest of them to be your no. 1 fan (even to the guy who claim that Radiohead is his religion ha..ha...nice try,bro)Yes, Yes Mozart is great, Beethoven is genius, Pink Floyd is bla-bla, Beatles is yada-yada, but every generations have their own hero. This is mine. Who wants to be the best on earth if u can aim to the whole universe.

Magic does not just happen in Hogwarth,mind you. it could come from Oxford too. Yes, this is magic.... cause I doubt that Radiohead can make something as beautiful as this anymore. But who cares. Who needs another Ok Computer? One is enough and stick to this album for the rest of your life.

I love every second of this album and yes, even Fitter Happier and yes The Tourist is the best song here and not just Paranoid Android!

If Neil Amstrong made an album right after his trip to the moon, it should sound like this.Glimmering!

And please dont compare Radiohead with Pink Floyd. I dont know why, just dont.....ok :-)

And if u dont like this, I respect that. We're all different people.

I'm an avid fan, yes, and I've done my duty to give it 5 stars tho i know it needs no support anymore. If u dont like this album, call me, I'll give you your money back. Seriously!

Flawless
This album is one of the best, if not the best album have ever bought. Packed full of emotion and originality it is definately an essential album of the 90's, and an essential album to brit pop. Highlights include: Paranoid Android, Exit Music, Let Down, Karma Police, Climbing up the walls and No Surprises. In my opinion it is the best Radiohead album in existence, and probably nothing they release in the future will live up to it.

Ahh, the paradox.
OK Computer: An album that seems to either earn five stars or one star when reviewed by the laiety. So which is it?

Q: Is OK Computer a deep, complex, ponderous, subtle, unintelligible-yet-prophetic tour-de-force, or is it simplistic, obvious, straightforward, vanilla-flavored, a recycling bin full of yesterday's newspapers and 24-pack beer boxes?

A: Both, as is so often the case. There is a kind of genius (always has been) in being able to state what should have been obvious to everyone all along, but was only obvious to those who didn't ever think to mention it because it was so obvious to them. Think William Carlos Williams:

"so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens"

OK Computer is precisely the same color:

"God loves his children, yeah."

The undeniably deadpan-yet-sardonic line is an encapsulation of the work. It's cynical and would be adolescently so if only for the fact that you never first thought to say it yourself. It's dark but but in its indignation is also as hopeful as anything else yet said. It's banal, but perish the thought that nobody should be inclined to continue to re-visit it. It's simplistic to a fault, unless you don't understand it, in which case the text required to explain it in every nuance is voluminous indeed.

Five stars. Even if you think it's obvious and simple, you can't deny that it's right or believably suggest that it's not sincere. And for that reason, those who give it only one star are not themselves reviewing in good faith. ... Read more

Asin: B000002UJQ
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Showbiz
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Often compared to Radiohead, the youngsters in Muse make no bones about their love of Thom Yorke and company. Like Radiohead and their other favorite band, Nirvana, the tracks on Muse's debut go straight for the quiet verses and windstorm choruses associated with those acts. Unfortunately, Muse don't have that crackling aura their idols possess, and that's something that no amount of production can fix.Still, it's hard to write them off completely after hearing the single "Muscle Museum," which hints at brighter days on the horizon.Radiohead's Pablo Honey wasn't that great an album either, and look at them post-OK Computer.If they're going to crash American radio, they'll have to wait until the next release. --Jason Josephes ... Read more

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No biz like "Showbiz"
Despite the recent explosion of dancerock from the UK, Muse is perhaps the most powerful Britpop band to emerge in years. If you want comparisons, they're equal parts Radiohead and Led Zeppelin, with a unique sound that is both melodic and raw. Few debuts are as intense as Muse's "Showbiz."

A steady piano melody ripples by, followed by some steady drumming. That, in turn, segues into the expansive bombastic rock'n'roll of "Sunburn." Matt Bellamy sits in the middle of the song, singing in a trembly voice, "I'll feel/A guilty conscience grow/And I'll feel/A guilty conscience grow." Then he bursts into an anguished howl: "And I'll hide from the world/Behind a broken frame/And I'llrun forever/I can't face the shame..." The music crests with it, a panoramic blend of guitar, bass and piano.

And that's only the first song.

The songs that follow are just as powerful, if a bit lower-key. Muse dabbles first in some truly ominous guitar pop, followed by acoustic ballads, and an angsty lament or two. Then, about halfway through the album, things get loud again -- songs like the title track have a wall-of-sound guitar'n'bass melody. In these songs, Muse sounds eerily like a British version of the Smashing Pumpkins.

Good as their debut was, Muse wasn't at their peak with "Showbiz" -- they hadn't quite perfected the epic-guitar thing, and the production isn't at its best. But they are still a compelling listen -- the climax of "Uno" is the sonic equivalent of being hit with a tsunami. For a band that was still defining their sound, it's remarkable.

Chris Wolstenholme does an exceptional job with the driving bass, while Bellamy pulls double, triple and sometimes quadruple duty, playing everything from Hammond to piano. His roiling guitar riffs are absolutely stunning. It takes a special drummer to have an impact with all of that going on, and fortunately Dominic Howard is up to the task.

Bellamy also is the vocalist, and here he shines. Too often comparisons are made to Radiohead's frontman Thom Yorke. However, Bellamy's vocals are more versatile -- he starts off in a sort of trembly voice, sounding sad and vulnerable. Then he lets rip with anguished howls, purrs, murmurs and much more. And he does it in perfect harmony to the music.

With their epic sound and excellent musicianship, Muse have the makings of a rock'n'roll legend. "Showbiz" was their first album and it shows, but even with its flaws, it's a stunning piece of work.

This Album....Amazing and Fantastic!
Ok,let's break it down. First, I kinda doubted about this band (cuz I don't really like Radiohead, and everybody said this band and Radiohead are identical). But after listening to the first 2 songs of this album. It really pulled me in(even though, it was kinda like Radiohead). Almost all the songs in this album are amazing.I strongly suggest that anybody who listen to rock should not let this album slip. Fantastic and Amazing

Radiohead > Muse...
I'm not really under 13, but i dont wanna do all those registerations stuff. Ok, radiohead > muse... muse doesnt > radiohead. I like almost every RAdiohead songs (including B-sides and collabrations eg. Rabbit in your headlights). Sure, Muse got great songs (STockholm, Butterflies) and their latest album was good. Yet, they got filter songs. O, and i think "STockholm Syndome" KINDA sound similar to "Paranoid Android". I guess they're compared to radiohead cuz they like makin "whining" noises ( eg. creep) ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Origin of Symmetry
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Audio CD (31 August, 2001)
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A stunning album
Muse Orgin of Symmetry is one of those rare (at least these days)rock albums that will make you sit back and say WOW! after you listen to it.It's a stunner.Over the top, grandiose, bombastic you name it, Muse is it.They also happen to be brilliant, one of the great UK rock bands (and theres many great ones too).This is a disc that is just continually surprising and endlessly listenable.Seek this one out and then pick up Muse's astonishing follow up- 2003's Absolution, which is the best thing I heard in '03.Muse just blow me away.

loved every track
I heard Muse for the first time during vacation in Europe on MTV2 (that's how I also discovered Music, another great european band), they were playing "Newborn". The song grabbed me from the very first piano note. I love the combination of soft piano, hard riffs of guitars and haunting voice of Matt. I bought both OOS and Showbiz, I play them every day and discover something new every time. It is unusual music, difficult to categorize- there is enough of hard rock to satisfy "harder sound" fans, enough melodic arrangements for your softer side and everything is blended with great skill. This is no background music, it will force you to listen. I am looking forward to their new projects,I am sure I will not be dissapointed.

fabulous
Simply fabulous. Very "real" music, unlike anything you will hear on the radio. It's very original and the variety ranges from one end to the other. The last track is a perfect album end. NO complaints, whatsoever. I don't believe I've heard the bonus tracks, but I could be wrong. I'm sure they're just as fabulous as all the others. ... Read more

Asin: B00005J4HH
Sales Rank: 172724
Subjects:  1. Pop   

Despite the advent of the '00s, thoroughly blunted longhairs wearing three-quarter-length T-shirts still boot around the suburbs in painted vans listening to roaring metal. Fittingly, a whole new crop of post-Dazed and Confused-era stoner rockers--Fu Manchu, Monster Magnet, and arguably the kings of them all, Queens of the Stone Age--provide a shredding contemporary score for righteous three-finger devil salutes. On Songs for the Deaf, core members bassist Nick Oliveri and singer-guitarist Josh Homme (also see Kyuss) balance pure guitar-induced carnage with more complex, though no less aggressive, speed rock that whips by so fast it creates its own breeze. Opening with the 90-second "The Real Song for the Deaf"--a cheeky and amorphous bit of bloopy electronica quite possibly recorded at the bottom of a swimming pool--the disc explodes with track two, a toxic squall of power chords and now-classic Olivera death howls. It's here the album's recurring concept/conceit is introduced as a generic-sounding announcer from L.A.'s "Clone" radio spits out some psychobabble reinforcing the tired if true cliché that commercial radio stinks. Similar mock broadcasts surface elsewhere, but they're easily forgivable, given the bounty on offer. Homme-powered tracks dominate--the lurching, weirdly springy "No One Knows" is a kind of "Monster Mash" for grownups; the vocal harmony-driven "The Sky Is Falling" is almost dreamy until a small army of guitars surges to the front lines to begin firing. And a lyrically winking hidden track, "Mosquito Song," is either an in-joke of ridiculous proportions or a declarative statement about the level of musicianship lurking just beneath the quaking veneer of the Queens' sound. Either way, genuine excitement comes early and often on Songs for the Deaf. It's a remarkable achievement--a hard rock record so good that it immediately evokes a conspiratorial fervor that makes you want to tell everyone you can about it. Er, job done. --Kim Hughes ... Read more

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Asin: B00006FXB6
Subjects:  1. Alternative Metal    2. Hard Rock    3. Heavy Metal    4. Pop    5. Rock    6. Stoner Metal   

The Decline of British Sea Power [US Bonus Tracks]
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Audio CD (09 September, 2003)
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just a shot of cum in the eye
You know when your wankin and then all of the sudden, bam!, right in the eye. Well, that's how I feel about this album. But I guess that's how I feel about alot of things. It hits deeper than you know.

An excellent album
I had never really heard anything by BSP before I bought this CD, I had just read some reviews and thought that I might enjoy it, and I was right. The first of the album gets off to a shaky start. The first track is a less than 1 minute instrumental, and the next two songs "Apologies to Insect Life" and "Favours in the Beetroots Fields" are quick, up-tempo freak-outs with uncomprehendable lyrics. But after that, the band seems to settle down and find their sound. Standout tracks include "Fear of Drowning", "Carrion", and the epic 13-minute "Lately". "Lately" is an unbelievably good song for the first 6 minutes or so. Then the lyrics end, and then you're left with 6 minutes of just feedback and guitars (which isn't a bad thing, I just wished they would have added another verse or repeated the chorus a couple of times.)Another awesome track is one of the bonus tracks "Childhood Memories". If you're looking at the overall sound of the band, I would compare some of the material to early Radiohead (think Pablo Honey).

Decline Indeed
What we have here is another retro-ish Rough Trade outing.On a label that features The Strokes, The Libertines, Belle & Sebastian, average is about the best we can expect really.The B.S.P. difference lies in sheer volume and noise.There's a lot of moderately distorted, high end guitars with punky pacing and a little keyboard work, which is cool, but Yan's raspy whine drag the listener the whole way through the album pretty much destroying everything that the semi-interesting music created.There have been many comparisons between Yan and David Bowie, which is most noticeable on the heavily 'China Girl' influenced attempt at a slow song called 'The Lonely', which is one of the better moments here, but he simply lacks the power and captivation of Bowie's voice.
The overall sound is the strained efforts of a young band with decent hype trying to feel it instead of letting go.Of course it is miles away from dance pop but it's missing the same soul, the essence of rock 'n' roll that evades most pop acts.The noise is the main selling feature here specifically on the fourteen minute long 'Lately' which is a page right out of Sonic Youth's Murray Street.At least they were ballsy enough to try to make some people uncomfortable.There's a lot of promise here, though, and given enough time and significant effort, the British Sea Power may raise their level up a couple notches to become the new Sonic Youth or else pull the Strokes and do nothing to improve, just change.It'd be an idea to listen to this and get some bearing with which to compare their next album and see if they went anywhere. ... Read more

Asin: B0000BXMZP
Sales Rank: 36081
Subjects:  1. Indie Rock    2. Pop    3. Rock   

Make Up the Breakdown
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Audio CD (08 October, 2002)
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Original and upbeat
Though Hot Hot Heat are a rock band at their core, "Make Up The Breakdown" is one of the most upbeat records of the past few years, almost to the extent that it could be classified as pop. Singer/keyboardist Steve Hayes has a quirky voice, with finely enunciated chops and shrill cracks that make his vocals distinguishable from other bands, and the guitar riffs are quick and chipper.

In addition to the traditional guitars and drums, a large array of extras are thrown in; the result is that nearly every track here is danceable. "Talk To Me, Dance With Me" includes a cowbell and tambourines, while the album's first single, "Bandages," as well as "Aveda" feature organs in the background. "This Town" feels a bit folksy, and "No, Not Now" is reminiscent of early 80s New Wave. The album ends with "In Cairo," a slower song featuring a lot of piano.

Though the CD clocks in at just over half an hour, Hot Hot Heat manage to cover quite a few musical bases in that space. And though it might seem like all these styles would clash, the guitars and vocals tie everything together, leaving us with a great little rock album.

ridiculous
i think it's really sad that it's impossible for someone to become a fan of a band, without some pathetic supposed childhood-friend-of-the-band compeletely ripping into them. you should be glad for mtv showing those kids who the hot hot heat are. cuz guess what? without mtv, they wouldn't know who they are, and hot hot heat would be making a LOT less money. i dig the hot hot heat. and guess where the first place i heard them was? you guessed it... mtv.
we need to stop labeling everyone and just sit back and love the music, man. if anyone should be proud of the hot hot heat having a new fanbase and selling records, it should be you, who apparently grew up with them. so if you'll excuse me, i'm gonna go pick up a bag of wonderbread, bring it home and turn on some mtv. just for you.

Amazing and Fun musik
This album is HOT HOT HOT and what I like about this band is their use of irony and their vocal style. Wow, something new yet "Bandages" reminds me of the Breakfast Club era and it's funny that one of the UK reviews mentions XTC, lovely! It is kind'of grunge but also wave'ish: Cairo. I think there is a lot of versatility on this album and the music reminds me of Pilate and Flannelmouth. I am sure you can draw your own conclusions but you just have to buy this cd. Be prepared to suck all the energy from HOT HOT HEAT. ... Read more

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Sales Rank: 3194
Subjects:  1. Canada    2. Indie Pop    3. Indie Rock    4. Pop    5. Rock