Enema Of The State
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Audio CD (01 June, 1999)
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On their 1997 release, Dude Ranch, juvenile hardcore-pop band Blink 182 tickled the funny bone with an assortment of dumb sex jokes, off-color artwork, and between-song skits, including one of a dog drinking from a freshly peed in toilet. So, two years down the road, have the band matured at all? One look at the cover of Enema of the State, which features cover art of a tarted-up blonde nurse donning a rubber glove, provides the easy answer. Fortunately, Enema supports the humor with strong musicianship. The songs are more dynamic and multitempoed than those on Dude Ranch, sounding like a cross between the Descendents and Fountains of Wayne. And unlike the glut of alt-rock releases that offer one or two memorable songs, Enema is flush with instantly memorable melodies and ear-pleasing harmonies. Good, dirty fun--no more, no less. --Jon Wiederhorn ... Read more

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Best Blink 182 album outta all of them!!!
For those pplz that always say Blink182 is "not" punk, they neva claimed they were punk either. so anywayz this album's the raddest, best most awesome blink182 album ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dumpweed - 9/10 - heaps mad song, but it doesnt make too much sense 2 me but oh wellz i still love it!!!

don't leave me - 9/10 - another rad song similair to dumpweed

aliens exist - 9/10 - awesome lyrics and its just heaps kool

going away to college - 9/10 - its soooooooo bloody sweeeeet!!!! i love it!!!

whats my age again? - 10/10 - one of their best songs of all time!!!!!!!!!

dysentary gary - 8/10 - i love it and everything but theres a tiny thing about it that annoys me......

adam's song - 10/10 - the sweetest saddest song ever!!!!!!!!!!! its even sweeter then going away to college!!!!!!! its pretty much 1 of my fav song of all time!!!!!!!!!!

all the small things - 9/10 - fully sick song, dedicated to tom's wife

the party song - 10/10 - luuuurrrvvvve this song its got such a rad beat!!!!

mutt - 9/10 - awesome song from american pie

wendy clear - 7/10 - not one of my favs, but worth listening to

anthem - 8/10 - heaps good drumming by travis!!!!!!!!!

This is a cd DEFINATELY worth buying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not Punk....
For those who think Blink 182 is Punk think again...

1. Punks dont run around naked in their videos.

2. Punks dont sing pop music like many other punk bands like Good Chalotte,Simple Plan,Avril...no thats not even close to punk.

3.Piercings and Tattoos doesnt mean your punk at.

4.Punks yell and do crazy things. Punk bands---Sex Pistols,Ramones,Clash,Distillers,Misfits,Dead Kennedys,Bad Religon,New York Dolls,Dammed...Watch videos of them or something watch how they act and complare them to newer punks...Dont call older punks "posers" cause they made it.

6. Mowaks dont make you punk.

7. Punk songs dont have meanings there just about random things not about how you love someone or how you miss them or even about someone trying to have sex with you then leaves.

Think about it, I am not being mean I am just speaking my mind about real punks...Blink 182 is pop punk.

Enema of the State- Blink at their best
First off, I will say that I am a diehard music fan in general. I listen to all types of music, not just pop-punk, like Blink 182 so masterfully supplies the music world with. There will always be people out there who waste their time writing terrible reviews in an attempt to inform the public of Blink's faults. Blink 182 is not punk. They are pop-punk, which in case no one has realized, IS a genre of music. These opinions are just that: opinions. They do not make the band bad or any less valuable than others out there. Now I will say that if you are considering buying Emena of the State, I would strongly encourage you to do so. This is by far the best cd, overall, that I have ever purchased. It is the only cd in my entire collection that I listen to completely without skipping songs, which says a lot. All the songs are great and unique and I have not grown tired of any of them, even with the incessant airplay of some of the singles. The lyrics are hilarious at times and the music is wonderful- the guitar playing rocks and Travis does an amazing job on drums. Here is a rundown on all the songs. I hope it may be helpful:

1. Dumpweed- A great opener to the cd. Tom sings of the problems he finds with his girl among other things. Fast paced guitar and drumming.

2.Don't Leave Me- similar to Dumpweed- Mark's first song is about a breakup. A very upbeat song that's fun to sing along to.

3. Aliens Exist- Great song with great lyrics. Underneath the surface of immaturity lies a story of a lack of normality and being misunderstood. Tom does a great job on the vocals.

4. Going Away to College- It took me a while to warm up to this one, but has become one of my absolute favorites. The lyrics are some of the best: Why does it feel the same to fall in love or break it off and if young love is just a game then/ I must have missed the kick-off/

5. What's my age again- One of Blink 182's most popular singles. Amazing guitar- superb playing. Lyrics: I called her mom from a payphone/ I said I was the cops/ and your husband's in jail/ This state looks down on sodomy/ I have heard this one about a zillion times and I am still in love with it.

6. Dysentary Gary- Yet another breakup song but it holds its place on the cd extremely well. Fast and funny.

7. Adam's Song- This is one of my all-time favorite songs. It is the reason I bought the cd in the first place. Adam's song is a display of the guys' serious side and the lyricsare deeper and have a lot of meaning. The music is Blink at their very best. The transition from verse to chorus is extremely well done and accurately portrays the feelings associated with the lyrics. Wonderful song.

8. All the Small Things- One of the funner songs on the cd. It is not one of my favorites-largely due to overplaying, but still a great song. Good to blast with all your friends

9. The Party Song- Another favorite. Fastest song on the album and Mark does an awesome job. Short but sweet.

10. Mutt- Definitely in my top five favorites on the cd. This song is about the disfunctional relationship between a couple. The music is good as usual along with Tom's singing.

11. Wendy Clear- Probably my least favorite but Mark's effort keeps this song playing on my stereo

12. Anthem- Travis' rapid drumming and Tom's vocals put this song near the top of my list. Anthem is really the essence of Blink 182, and a large percentage of all other teens' lives out there. It shows the difficulty of growing up and the feelings of hopelessness and distress. ... Read more

Asin: B00000IPAX
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Warning
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Audio CD (03 October, 2000)
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After two years off following the release of the genre-expanding Nimrod, the usually insouciant trio Green Day are open to some weighty self-analysis. Gone are the raging rants, cartoonish antics, and anthropological musings about the punk scene, replaced by an introspection that brings to mind Michael Stipe and Bono. Like the U2 frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong still hasn't found what he's looking for, but he knows where he's been and is eager to move past the days when Green Day were considered the clown princes of rock. Witness "Jackass," which cautions, "Everybody loves a joke, but no one likes a fool." Proving that they aren't fools, Green Day take a substantial step forward, exploring new rhythms, sonics, and subjects. While many of the tracks are still cheeky and infectious, the deceptively simple melodies belie a quest for meaning, faith, and fulfillment. There's a tentative optimism here that's tempered by irony and flashes of self-loathing. Still, Warning transcends the darkness that clouded 1995's Insomniac. No longer so under the sway of the Buzzcocks and the Ramones, this time Armstrong and company dip into the early rock canon--the Beatles and Bob Dylan, among them. As a result, their first self-produced album is more "Nowhere Man" than "Blitzkrieg Bop." --Jaan Uhelszki ... Read more

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Smartest reviewer
The CD is great Green Day is one of the best Punk bands around. Don't listen to smartest reviewer he has nothing to do with his time and listens to the music like the rest he is some what in the closet and has to keep an image.

my fav band, honey
imagine me playing 2 or 3 chords over and over kicking a tree with out rhythm and screaming in an annoying voice,

(...)

there you have it. that's about as much talent as the actual green day has. i'm glad to sum it up for. you could probably consider me the evil version of green day. what makes my one man band even more evil is i don't have that much more skill than green day, which as you can imagine i have none just like the actual green day. yeah, that's your typical pop punk band. one thing punk and pop punk bands have in common is the zero skill/talent factor. look mtv, i can make crappy music too, where's my video and music award? there's something there for the real, true punkers too. i write lyrics more intelligent than the political statements their beloved dirty bands have. when i say dirty, i mean the band members don't shower (probably for the political statement). i mean the true punkers hate green day so they must love my 23 second song about how green day sucks and the 2 chords and hitting something chaotically, oops, i meant drumming. i forgot drummers don't need to be good anymore like what you find in almost any other genre of music.

(...)

NOT MY FAVORITE BUT STILL GREAT
THIS ALBUM HAS MANY AWESOME SONGS BUT NOT MY FAVORITE GREEN DAY ALBUM. DOOKIE OR AMERICAN IDIOT IS THE WAY TO GO IF YOUR JUST GETTING STARTED WITH GREEN DAY'S MUSIC. ... Read more

Asin: B00004XQP4
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Nimrod
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Audio CD (14 October, 1997)
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Nimrod came along two years after 1995's Insomniac and was the first indication of Green Day's willingness to stretch the boundaries of punk rock. The fullness of the record is first hinted at on "Hitchin' a Ride," which starts out chug-a-lugging and then breaks into a raging rocker."Redundant" is accented with some psyched-out guitar work and has Billie Joe Armstrong singing a good deal more than usual. The wonderful "Platypus (I Hate You)" speed-rocks with abandon and recalls the early days of L.A. punk (a little Dickies here, a little Descendents there). The biting "Take it Back" is a snarling throwback to hard punk, and "Prosthetic Head" is an infectious ditty that counts among the very best on the album. Most surprising is "Last Ride In," an instrumental nod to the sensual surf-and-sun life. Of course, the crown jewel of the collection is the sentimental, acoustic "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," which seemed nearly inescapable when it was released. Beyond these standouts, even the "usual" Green Day fare here has punch. --Lorry Fleming ... Read more

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BUY MY SINGLE
imagine me playing 2 or 3 chords over and over kicking a tree with out rhythm and screaming in an annoying voice,

green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks
green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks
green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks
green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks green day sucks

there you have it. that's about as much talent as the actual green day has. i'm glad to sum it up for. you could probably consider me the evil version of green day. what makes my one man band even more evil is i don't have that much more skill than green day, which as you can imagine i have none just like the actual green day. yeah, that's your typical pop punk band. one thing punk and pop punk bands have in common is the zero skill/talent factor. look mtv, i can make crappy music too, where's my video and music award? there's something there for the real, true punkers too. i write lyrics more intelligent than the political statements their beloved dirty bands have. when i say dirty, i mean the band members don't shower (probably for the political statement). i mean the true punkers hate green day so they must love my 23 second song about how green day sucks and the 2 chords and hitting something chaotically, oops, i meant drumming. i forgot drummers don't need to be good anymore like what you find in almost any other genre of music.

if you wish to purchase my 23 second single. actually i was going to make a 2 minute intro of an actual recording of bin laden saying how much america sucks -- you know just to be political....

so, if you wish to purchase my 2 minute and 23 second single, email me at (...)

and although i hate capitalism, i'll have to charge you 5 bucks plus shipping and handling kind of like how rage against the machine hates capitalism and charges for their albums. sorry. money makes the world tu....i meant stupid political statements make the world turn. go anarchy.

GREEN DAY'S WEAKEST ALBUM BUT STILL GOOD
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT SONGS ON THIS ALBUM. SOME OF GREEN DAY'S FINEST. HOWEVER, THIS ALBUM AS A WHOLE IS GREEN DAY'S WEAKEST PERIOD. ACTUALLY I HAVEN'T HEARD THEIR VERY FIRST ONE BEFORE KURPLUNK SO I DON'T KNOW. BACK ON TRACK HERE PEOPLE. COMPARED TO DOOKIE, INSOMNIAC, WARNING AND AMERICAN IDIOT THIS IS THEIR WEAKEST PERIOD. NO DEBATES HERE. LIKE I SAID THOUGH, STILL A LOT OF GREAT SONGS ON THIS ALBUM. GREEN DAY DOES NOT HAVE A BAD ALBUM.

Perfect
This album couldn't be better is a great album!Well I loved all Green Day's albums!!! ... Read more

Asin: B000002NIH
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Post-Grunge    4. Punk Revival    5. Punk-Pop    6. Rock   

Hotshot
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In 1993, when Shaggy successfully reworked thePrince Buster skaclassic "Oh Carolina," he wason the cusp of creating a hot, new ska/pop fusion. Unfortunately, he opted tobecome a pop-reggae noveltyact like Snow. Shaggy's fourth album certainly won't win over new fans or appealto reggae purists and Capleton enthusiasts, butthat's fine by him. Whilethere are no immediate club anthems in the "Boombastic" or "Oh Carolina" vein,Shaggy's coarse vocaldelivery shines on the sweet, Latin-music-inspired "Chica Bonita." Likewise,"Not Fair"--where he boaststhat he'll take a woman "to the clouds without going downtown"--has Hit Singlewritten all over it. On thedownside, Shaggy's rap-reggae flow doesn't match the production values of theR&B production duoJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. On "Lonely Lover," Shaggy andNext's T-Lo bastardize aclassic Main Ingredient song, whileon "Dance and Shout,"he distorts the MichaelJackson legacy bysampling "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)." --Dalton Higgins ... Read more

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it's good
I thought this CD was very good. I bought it before "It wasn't me" and "Angel" became popular (and i bought it for the song "hot shot"). I was very suprised when I started hearing these songs on the radio and that other people knew of them. All in all this CD is good, because you need variety (even in a massive reggae collection like mine). Oh and one last thing: Shaggy is NOT pop, he is and will always be some sort of Reggae/Dancehall. This album was in the Reggae section, so it annoys me when people say it's pop.

Shaggy's Most Famous Cd
I'll start off by saying this.... I bought this album just because of the track "Angel". Before that song was released I didn't really know or care who Shaggy was, but after hearin' the song on the radio, and seeing how sucessful his album was on the billboard charts, I picked up a copy. For the first few weeks, I only listened to "Angel", and "It wasn't Me", but later I decided to give the whole thing a listen. As I finished up the album with the song "Chinca Bonita", I was a little happier about purcasing the cd. But at the same time, there is a part of me, that wonder's if it was worth 14 dollars.

The cd pro's - 90 percent of the tracks are great dance tracks, and are just fun. Single's such as "Angel" and "it Wasn't Me" don't age. Plus, each song doesn't repeat too much, and each track is a good length, (for a total of 53:07 minutes on the cd). The chorus's of most of the song's are very catchy (Think "Luv Me, Luv Me"). The whole album would work perfectly for a party. The lryic's are also pretty good. Even though I don't real care for some of the lryic's for tracks like "Freaky Girl". Tracks such as "Keep'n it real", "Angel", "Dance & Shout", "It wasn't me", "Luv me, Luv me", and "Hope" are all worth listening to at least once.

Cd cons - Because of Shaggy's limited vocal range, most of the song's end up sounding pretty smiliar, (in fact "Angel" is probably the only song that doesn't really sound the same vocally). Tracks like "Hot Shot", "Freaky Girl", and "Hey Love" could have been better. Also, as it starts to get past track 10, the song's become filler's. That doesn't mean they're horrible, it just mean's they aren't as fun, as the other tracks. In fact the beat of the song's changes a lot at that point.

Although Shaggy, will never have as much sucess with other works, as he did with this, it doesn't mean he is a bad artist, or a one hit wonder. This cd remind's me of the newer artist Sean Paul, who has a simliar style. I listen to probably 8 to 10 tracks on this album, when it's in the cd player, so it'sdefinitly a good album, it just could be better. If you buy this, I don't think you'll be disappointed, but you may be suprised by some of the seriousness of some of the tracks. After all is said and done, this is still a good album, by a decent artist.

This album is what it is
Shaggy is a man trying to bridge the gap between commercially succesful pop and reggea music. This of course means he has to compromise. Not only does he use more R&B/hip-pop oriented beats but he covers and samples classics and the result: an album that though it may lean more towards radio-friendly pop bridges a reggae artist with white suburbia. ... Read more

Asin: B00004S7FJ
Subjects:  1. Club/Dance    2. Contemporary Reggae    3. Dancehall    4. Pop    5. Ragga    6. Reggae   

Mer de Noms
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Audio CD (23 May, 2000)
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"A Perfect Circle is not a side project," proclaim the members of Perfect Circle. It's a caution worth heeding, since the most identifiable name in the band is that of vocalist Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of Tool. On the other hand, one wouldn't be much inclined to file this one under "side project" anyway. The musicians involved go to great lengths to create something distinctive, and if the uniformity of sound can be attributed to the fact that guitarist Billy Howerdel (whose previous songwriting credits include Tool, the Smashing Pumpkins, and David Bowie) is responsible for the lion's share of the music, well, the others aren't exactly marching in lockstep. Keenan's vocals here are quite different from anything heard from him before. Subtle, thoughtful, sober, they're a far cry from Keenan's work with Tool, which is what makes this album more than a side-project curiosity. Mer de Noms has a life all its own. --Genevieve Williams ... Read more

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Is Judith that only good song?
I have to say...I hate this band...they are even worse than Saxon but better than Tool or System of a Down...oh...what sh**! I hate this kind of music!

Another 5 star review for an amazing album
When this first came out, I wasn't really old enough to appreciate it.I heard Judith on the radio and it rocked, but I was fairly unfamiliar with the rest of the CD.Now that I'm a little older, I can't say enough good about it.The CD has everything from the rocking Judith to 3 Libras, which is probably the most beautiful song I've ever heard in my life.Orestes is right up there with it, even though it's not quite as popular.Overall, I can't say enough great things about this album, and if you don't have it yet, you are truly missing out on one of my favorite CDs ever.

Good. but not better than Tool
I am a die hard Tool fan. The only reason I was ever interested in a Perfect Circle is because Maynard is a great lyricist and vocalist. It's a good album. I especially love "Orestes". the opening riffs and Maynard's emotional singing will have you listening to that song on repeat. But my favorite song is "Magdalena" because it gives me this 80's rock type feeling whenever I listen to it and Maynard's passion in his singing about how he would sell his soul for one kiss from this woman is so deep. A perfect circle is a great band. They are definitely a lot softer than Tool but they still have emotional and creative lyrics and music just as Tool does (because of Maynard of course). The only reason I give this album 4 stars and not 5 is because I love Tool and I can't wait until Maynard reuinites with them for a new album. Tool is more hard rock/metal and artistic. The drummer in a Perfect Circle is no match for the drummer of Tool. MAYNARD! OKAY. YOU HAVE AN EMOTIONAL AND SOFT SIDE! US TOOL FANS GET THE IDEA! BUT GO BACK TO TOOL ASAP!!!!!!!!!! ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Rock   

Europop
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Audio CD (30 November, 1999)
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On the wings of the hit club single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," the Italian group Eiffel 65's Europop has soared into the ever-fleeting good graces of the dance-pop scene. The song is "a story about a little guy who lives in a blue world," and while it seems that the color of the fella's life was chosen arbitrarily, the real star of this tune is the vocoder effect reintroduced on Cher's megahit single "Believe." Listen to the entire record, though, and you'll hear this gimmick on almost all of the rest of the tracks as well. On first run-through, the one-trick-pony-ness of this effect is off-putting, and yet it is the album's one distinctive element. The songs on Europop live up to the album's broad moniker, skimming the basics of tried-and-true dance-pop ("Living in a Bubble," "Now Is Forever"), techno ("Dub in Life," "Another Race"), and acid house ("Europop"). The group even renders a fairly accurate impression of Depeche Mode-style goth-pop ("Your Clown"). But the tracks rarely deviate from a four-on-the-floor thud, numbing the ears to the songs' otherwise distinguishable qualities. The record is too hard to swallow in one bite; its tracks are much tastier as singles, serving well in a club setting as segues to stronger songs by other artists. --Beth Massa ... Read more

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If you want energy...you got it!
This cd is fantastic,perfect for the dancefloor and great driving music as well.This cd will always remain one of my favorite dance cd's.Just listen to the lyrics,and you'll begin to understand the emotions being expressed.It's so sad that this Euro dance act vanished without a trace.We definetly need more stuff like this nowadays.Every true dance fan should own this album.

Love 'em...
I love euro club music and I love Eiffel 65's music. True, some of the songs have the same type of beat to them. After a while if you've heard one of their songs, you've heard them all. But it's still worth getting the CD.

Excellent C.D.!
This book probably has 15 sentences and 15 pages. Each sentence saying that this or that poops.
The first time you read it (I should say SEE it) you'll really laugh no matter how mature you are. But after, it'll be left under a bed. Good as a joke present, especially for those low budget exchange gifts. Now isn't poop talking fun !
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Subjects:  1. Club/Dance    2. Dance-Pop    3. Euro-Dance    4. Pop    5. Rock