Suburban Light
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Picture Galaxie 500 tackling Nick Drake's Bryter Layter underthe heavy influence of Velvet Underground ballads. Now, place it in thecontext of a misty early morning: the sky turning a dark blue, theneighborhood still asleep, your thoughts unusually clear and vivid.Such is the rarified, intangibly gauzy mood the Clientele evokes;indeed, it's no accident that the words "rain" and "morning" show up inso many of their song titles. This London-area trio has been followingits own low-key path for a few years now, recording a series ofhard-to-find 7-inch singles and compilation tracks for small labels inEurope and Japan. March Records compiled four of the best songs on2000's A Summer Fading EP, and the full-length SuburbanLight includes most of the remaining tracks, throwing in a fewpreviously unreleased gems for good measure. Many of the songs follow acertain atmospheric template, led by Alasdair MacLean's keening voiceand echoey, shimmery guitar. However, the Clientele is careful not tofall into a rut, shifting moods and sounds just often enough to alwayskeep things fresh. You will hear hints of the Zombies, Go-Betweens, andprime New Zealand pop in the more up-tempo tracks, such as "Rain" and"From a Window." You could easily get lost in Suburban Light'slayers of reverb and reflection. This is a CD that begs repeated plays. --Mike Appelstein ... Read more

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I'm depressed but this helps
Hello, i'm just your regular college student.I go to class, I come back home to my mom's, I don't do much.I do my studies, I hang with friends, but mostly I sit in my room alone thinking about how much I love living.I like listening to this album.

Wet
Great tunes, though they sound as if they were recorded in a bathroom underwater. There are brilliant melodic ideas on this album, but one gets the sense that this is a band still developing. The musicianship is rough, which I guess is maybe kinda the point, but with structures so loose and open and mellow, it sometimes sounds like the tunes are about to fall apart. One hears the drummer meandering around tempos, some sections of songs just kind of sit there lifeless, only to have a brilliant verse or chorus kick in. I think that if you dried out the reverb, it'd sound hellova sloppy, like it's the first time these guys have ever played these tunes.

Still, it's a really moody, mysterious, and enjoyable album. I could only imagine the Williamsburgh hipsters smoking cloves to this one.

A Bit Too Sensitive and Fey for Me, Thanks
Nothing wrong with this CD, it's plenty listenable and even enjoyable.But after ten or so cuts I got tired of the same mood blend of guitar, bass and reverb, the same vocals floating just behind the instrumentations so that the lyrics were steadily elusive (lyrics not included in the liner notes).Cut loose, gimme some noise, guys, or at least a different style of soft.If I were a college sophomore who'd just been dumped by my girl or boyfriend, I'd probably want to curl up under the covers all day with this CD, but I'm not and I don't. ... Read more

Asin: B00005AWNE
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

If I Should Fall from Grace With God [Germany]
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After three releases that fused Clash-like punk and Celtic folk, the Pogues stretch their boundaries with If I Should Fall from Grace with God. Produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Psychedelic Furs), Grace flirts with jazz, world music and even norteno--the gloriously romp-y "Fiesta" sounds as if whiskey-parched vocalist Shane MacGowan hooked up with East LA's Los Lobos. Nonetheless, this is still the Pogues, meaning that when the day is done, Grace still feels as if it was born out of the bottom of a pint of Guinness. It's gritty, wildly spirited and, in the case of the ballad "Fairytale in New York" (a duet featuring Kirsty MacColl), heartbreakingly beautiful. Another great record by one of the '80's more iconoclastic bands. --Neal Weiss ... Read more

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A masterpiece
Though I prefer the American cover, I have to admit the European cover says it all. The Pogues. If I Should Fall from Grace with God. Spelled out in a classic font. Black and red text like a Bible. On the left, we have Spider Stacy with his western string tie, his slicked back gangster hair, and his Generation whistle. These and his direct, Clint Eastwood stare look exactly like his whistle sounds: a reverb drenched keen over Finer's spaghetti western scores. Next to him stands Andrew Ranken, looking like the displaced R&B drummer he is. He doesn't get to showoff until the next album, Peace and Love, but a close listen reveals how much of the band's energy comes from his simple floor tom and snare parts. Bottom left, Daryl Hunt and his hair. Hey, Pogues or not, it was the eighties, and his hair was nothing compared to Cait's. Phillip Chevron. The odd man out even in a group of odd men. One of the two in the band with a genuine lilt, but his with strange Broadway squeal that somehow managed to harmonize with MacGowan when it was needed. And Shane in the middle, holding himself up (we won't speculate why as some are prone to) with a bodhran. It strikes me now, in 2005, how young he looked back then, beardless and broad-eared. This well-read man had a genuine gift early, which is rare for literary talents. To his right, Terry Woods with his first full-length appearance. Founding member of Sweeny's Men, who managed to beat even Fairport into the Celtic folk-rock scene. Guitar abandoned, he grips his cittern as if it and his tux are the only things separating him from these ruffians. On bended knee, Jem "Country" Finer. You can take a boy out of the country, but I doubt anyone would tell you to take the country out of Irish music after Jem made it work. He was no Earl Scruggs, but I get the feeling even Shane learned something about songwriting from this plaid-shirt wearing former computer science teacher. And last but not least, James "Maestro" Fearnley, his beautiful Hohner stretched out. Piano accordion may be a bad choice for Irish melodies, but James had something grander in mind and, by gob, he made it lilt and bounce somehow and lifted the music higher, no matter what Shane says in hindsight.

And then the album itself. Some say it's overproduced, that Lillywhite ruined The Pogues. I don't know what I can say except listen to the first eight notes of "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" and see if you can stop there and not finish the next eight or the whole song or the whole album. I couldn't. That's how I got hooked. This is the first album I heard by The Pogues, and I have only the fondest memories for it. In other words, I'm obviously biased. With little serious competition, I claim this as my favorite album of all time. Having played celtic music for 10 years now myself, I'm still amazed to find I can learn from it in composing, arranging, and engineering to this day. Pure art. A masterpiece.

One of the true classics of the 80s...
The Bosstones, Dropkick Murphys, Black 47, Flogging Molly, and countless other bands since have been influenced by the madness of The Pogues. The lead singer Shane MacGowan's notorious reputation for drinking and drug use and actually making it through a set has overshadowed the musicians, who are as confrontational as any punk rock band. I'd put this up against London Calling and Joshua Tree (U2's producer also worked on this one) easily because it still sounds as fresh as it did over 15 years ago.

The result is classic. It's got a great beat. The title track is a punk meets Celticexplosion. Turkish Song of the Damned gives it a middle-eastern flavor. The "Fairytale of New York" is the most known off of this, with Kirsty MacColl duetting with Shane on one of the greatest Xmas songs ever written. Any song that starts off with "It was Xmas Eve babe, in the drunk tank" HAS to be good. But it's a catchy song that you will have a hard time getting out of your head for weeks. "Metropolis" is an instrumental, and "Fiesta" is an insane punk mariachi celtic clash. Irish coffee with tequila.

The Medley and Worms are the more traditional songs but done Pogues style, and "Broad Majestic Shannon" round this one out.

Not a bad song in the bunch. Not a dull moment, and this one competes with "Rum.."as greats.

Thousands Are Sailing... to the Pogues
Shane McGowan's vocals can be an assault on the unappreciative ear, like they were on my own.But I listened closer, thank the lord.Some may compare them to other Irish/punk outfits, but who might they be?The Pogues are a mainstay, a unique and fresh(even now)Perspective on classic rock,punk, and rooted Irish songwriting.They bridged the gap between my parents' taditional Irish tunes, and my own rock prefernces, and brought a better understanding of both.I used to hate the old Irish songs, now I devour the trad. bands, Lunasa, Altan, and Dervish.I'm drawn in to my own American tastes with better perspective, and my best band, Irish as well, U2 has remained the same, yet widened my appreciation of all music. They will always be the best.

Yet through it all, the Pogues are more like the Ramones than the Chieftans(or is it the other way around?).They are more like the Bothy Band than the Clash(or is that the other way around?)Comparisons are worthless here.There are no other Pogues(although I do recomend Shane McGowan and the Popes CD "The Snake").The tempo is strong and aggressive."Bottle of Smoke" is an insane whirly-gig of a drunken horse bet. "Fairytale of New York" is glorious, and pitiful, a great dancing lament."Medley" will be the most recognised, another Irish music purist called it the "heart" of the record.The heart of the record, for me, is "Thousands Are Sailing."This is an emmigrant's song, really, a thrusting and angry ballad with soul.The Brendan Behan referance is perfect.The Pogues are Irish Music Rebels.

"Essential" Pogues is more rare, but the best introduction and compilation of great Pogues songs.If you can find it, grab it! ... Read more

Asin: B000005S6B
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. British Folk    3. Celtic Rock    4. College Rock    5. Folk-Rock    6. Ireland    7. Irish Folk    8. Pop    9. Punk    10. Rock    11. Rock/Pop   

Arhoolie Presents American Masters, Vol. 8: 15 Piano Blues & Boogie Classics
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Some interesting artists not on most other compilations
Great compilation at a great price.This CD contains a variety of mostly south and southwest players not found on many other blues piano compilations.The variations in Texas blues piano styles (Robert Shaw - Santa Fe and Thunder Smith - Dallas) were suprizing.I liked some the artists so much I have purchased five of the CD's represented on this release.Whistlin' Alex Moore and Mercy Dee (Walton) are two of the jewels found here.Both are great players and amazing storytellers.One thing to note about the CD: some better known piano men are here as featured players on another artists tracks (tracks 4, 8, 9, 15).But it is not just all men, the great Katie Webster plays a dynamic boogie. I've rated this CD at four stars and strongly recommend it. ... Read more

Asin: B0000001EQ
Sales Rank: 37152
Subjects:  1. 50's    2. 60's    3. Blues    4. Boogie-Woogie    5. Chicago Blues    6. Electric Chicago Blues    7. Jazz Blues    8. Modern Electric Blues    9. Piano Blues    10. Pop    11. V/a Compilations   

Quiet Is the New Loud
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Although Kings of Convenience are keen to play down any blatantly self-evident similarities to Nick Drake, Simon and Garfunkel, and Belle and Sebastian, the winsome and placidity-favoring Norwegian duo of Erlend Oye and Eirik Glambek Boe have probably already got the subway buskers of tomorrow lining up to lend an ear. Studentlike in appearance (one of them has a duffel coat and John Major specs) and unashamed to softly impart such nonrock lyrics as "put the kettle on" and "using The Guardian as a shield to cover my thighs against the rain," the weightless and airy acoustic guitar muse of Quiet Is the New Loud isn't a million miles from Radiohead's "Nice Dream" or Pink Floyd's "If" with a subliminal swish of bossa-nova rhythm. A contentedly purring cello, a plaintive touch of piano, and the muffled sound of a trumpet add necessary sonic depth, and the results are as pleasant and civilized as a little light conversation over tea in the drawing room. But what a shame they chose to name themselves after a lavatory. --Kevin Maidment ... Read more

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The Soundtrack to My Life
I initially listened to this album at work on my headphones via iTunes and it was good - very good. But I didn't fully appreciate it's greatness until I was on the train home from work on my iPod, watching life go by both inside the car and out of the windows of the train.

While it is a rather quiet album it invokes a lot of emotion. The melodies and lyrics compliment eachother so well that I find myself consumed by emotion by simply staring out the window of the train and being alone with my thoughts.

You don't have to be by yourself to be alone and Kings of Convenience allow me to feel solitude amidst the rest of the world.

Take it easy...
This album is just beautiful...It does not put me to sleep, but at ease. Nice to music to chill out to. If you are looking for dancy booty jams, look else where. Lovely album.

I've been thinking about this album...
There has always been that undertone that fans preferred Versus over Quiet Is The New Loud.The easiest point to make here is, 15 years from now, I will treat Versus like a somewhat dated remix record (don't get me wrong, I love it) against Quiet Is The New Loud being treated as maybe Nick Drake's Bryter Layter.Being a big Drake fan, KOC have added something to two acoustic guitar playing acts that is really unique.If you are bored with this record, no offense, but take some, you have no ears. ... Read more

Asin: B000056MYN
Subjects:  1. Folk-Rock    2. Indie Pop    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Slowcore   

High Ball Me
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A musical gem just waiting to be discovered!
What a beautiful album this is! If I had read about the different sounds and influences on this recording prior to hearing it, I wouldn't have thought it would work. How in the hell could bongos, goofy organ sounds and spaghetti-western guitar melodies go together with dark and moody British guitar pop? I know it sounds bizarre, but these influences meld together seamlessly on this album.

Moose's "High Ball Me!" simply has to be heard to be believed. Not only for its off-kilter amalgamation of diverse influences, but for the sheer quality of the songwriting contained within. This is pop music of the absolute highest order. Each song on this album has been meticulously and painstakingly crafted with so much love and attention to detail it is staggering. You can tell that the bandmembers of Moose are truly in love with the artistic possibilities of pop music and revel in writing and recording (why else would they continue doing it when obviously no one knows who they are?). It is truly a shame that this album has been completely overlooked by the media and music fans alike (they have no idea what they're missing!).

As far as highlights from the album, I would say the entire album is one long highlight. This is one of those rare records where every track is just as brilliant as the one before it. In fact, I would easily award this record Album of the Year for 2000.

After starting things off with a creepy intro that uses a sample from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", the listener is catapulted into Moose's vision of rock via "Can't Get Enough of You." The track is propelled by some energetic bongo playing, imaginative bass lines, the aforementioned spaghetti-western guitar playing, and probably the creepiest background female singing ever recorded. On top of all of this, we have the main vocalist in Moose, Russell Yates (a deadringer for The House of Love's Guy Chadwick, btw), with a darkly rich and deep voice that carries an ominous flair. Perhaps what is most intriguing of all is how Moose integrates all of these sounds and ideas into a single song and never have it come across as sounding contrived or forced in any way.

The rest of the album is just as brilliant. "Lily La Tigresse" features some truly beautiful melodies via a violin, "Won't Look for Love" demonstrates Moose's appreciation for vintage Felt via some sophisticated and very melodic guitar arpeggios, while "The Only Man in Town" and "There's A Place" show the band at their most tender and emotionally moving.

This is just brilliantly written music any way you look at it. I am so glad that I purchased this (I had never even heard of Moose until summer 2002). I consider myself a richer person for having this CD in my collection.

Recommended for fans of melodic, indie/alt rock such as Belle & Sebastian, The Smiths, House of Love, The Go-Betweens, Felt, Trembling Blue Stars, etc.

Under appreciated eclectic pop bliss!
It never ceases to amaze me how a wonderful and musically diverse band like Moose is so un-appreciated and sent to the cult status files.I guess in a strange way the band's cult status makes them even more enjoyable for me but take a listen for yourself, you won't be disappointed.

This is the latest and hopefully not the last recording of Moose.This album finds the band at a more mature and refined level, which is to be expected, but all Moose albums even their earlier EPs are treasures in their own right.High Ball Me is a beautiful blend of pop sound that is refreshingly unique.Recommended for those who like the Orchids, Smiths, Mercury Rev, Ocean Blue, Belle and Sebastian and the Trash Can Sinatras.

A fine return for one of the best pop bands around
Where have Moose been for the last five years?? Well, it seems they felt they didn't have enough schooling in pop music and went back and perfected their craft even more because they have returned with an impressive collection of tracks for this, their fourth proper album. This won't surpass 1995's "Live A Little, Love A Lot", but it does contain some very good songs. The album begins with "A Starting Point", which sounds like it should have been written for a David Lynch dream sequence. Background voices and twangy "old-west" guitars. Then the album takes off with one of the band's best tracks to date - "Can't Get Enough of You". This song uses ghostly operatic background vocals (to great effect) and congo drums, a driving beat and a winning chorus. It's much more aggressive than their usual stuff. "The Only Man In Town" is another winner which could easily have felt home on "Live A Little..." And "Pretend We Never Met" is destined to be a Moose classic - a perfect melody and those wonderful guitars carrying it through all the way. No one writes gentle, sad, beautiful melodies like Moose and "High Ball Me" proves it. There may be only a handful of people who know about this band but Moose's perserverance from their days as one of the ethereal pop bands of the early '90s is unbelievable. Practically all of their peers from that time have faded - Lush, Ride, Chapterhouse, Slowdive, Pale Saints, and most recently Boo Radleys. But Moose remains standing and pop music is the better for it. ... Read more

Asin: B00004YA82
Sales Rank: 127948
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Rock/Pop   

Watusi
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David Gedge's punk-pop combo delivers another likeable and very English album for their handful of fans in the colonies. Emphasis track "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah," the Billy Bragg-like "Gazebo," and surf instrumental "Hot Pants" are minimally produced and loaded with happy, cat-scratch guitars. Jeff Bateman ... Read more

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yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
With Watusi The Wedding Present have produced a surpricingly upbeat album with an amazingly ugly cover. What can one expect from a Wedding Present album with songs titled `yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah', `shake it', it's a gas' and `hot pants'? Utter feeling of betrayal and despair of course. Each hapless girlfriend that has courted Gedge and gotten away has inevitably become infamous in the mind of every fan as his frustrations towards the female (and the new boyfriend) find release in a new song. But here Gedge is swinging like an adolescent, dipping only in `spangle' implying that his predestined history with the opposite gender hasn't strayed from the path. Never too complex, never abandoning a winning formula (the guitarriff never gets boring even though it's used in every single song on every single album) The Wedding Present is never short of great.

PERFECTION!!!
I first heard songs off this back when it came out and I was first in college and doing a zine. These guy's music have stuck in my head ever since!!! This CD is surfly Indie rock with great vocals. Spangle is beautiful sounds like its music is made up of old samples .Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah is the perfect bootie shaker and Click Click
has great harmonies (boy/girl) and a super vibe!
No CD collection is complete with out this one.

Matured, well thought out, guitar pop.
Having spent years writing angry-young-man, angst filled loud, pop rock, David Gedge brings us up to a coming of age. The songs are so well written and executed, this is the Wedding Present's answer to dismiss any doubts from rough period of releasing a single-per-month and losing some of the core members of the band. I believe this is also the first album in which the Wedding Present started to write songs as a band, as opposed to David Gedge writing everything himself. The extra song writing influences increase the durability of this album and the evolution of Wedding Present into one of UK's finest rock bands. ... Read more

Asin: B000001E7I
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Indie Rock    3. Pop    4. Post-Punk    5. Rock   

Before Hollywood
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Buy this now.
Those who are familiar with the Go-Betweens' pre- "Before Hollywood" body of work, are aware of the staggering amount of growth the Go-Betweens underwent between that and their debut.From an odd, disjointed collection of promising yet self-consciously arty songs, to this, an astonishingly mature, refreshingly melodic, and deeply emotional record that put the Go-Betweens alongside other 80s melodic guitar-pop greats like the Smiths, Aztec Camera, and Felt.

The album displays a remarkable sense of consistency, though I'll admit that some songs take a few listens before they sink in.Right away, one notices the newfound sense of melodicism on songs like "On My Block", "Cattle and Cane", "As Long as That", and "By Chance".Forster's crystal-clear guitar and McClennan's inventive bass playing interweave uniquely to create mesmerizing textures that harmonize beautifully.The best stylistic reference point would be like a cross between Television and the Smiths.

Drummer Lindy Morrison's playing is much smoother, and flows with the songs, anchoring them down and not fighting them.The drumming is still offkilter in places, though it works effectively with the songs this time, and injects a subtly jagged intensity, especially on "Two Steps Step Out" and "Cattle and Cane".

This is also the first album where McClennan and Forster started evenly splitting the singing/songwriting.McClennan steps up to the mic confident and sincere, singing his intensely personal lyrics with unparalleled emotion (the British music press once proclaimed he had the "most sincere eyebrows in pop").Forster is strong as usual, confronting real, adult emotions with his typical brand of irony.

Excellently produced by John Brand, the sound of this album enhances the songs, giving them a colorful, organic atmosphere, with light touches of reverb and an emphasis on the sparkly-clean tone of their guitars.Hammond organ, played by well-known 80s, new wave session-man Bernard Clarke, adds much to the overall feel, sometimes giving the songs a sophisticated, jazz-like quality, and other times a sound reminiscent of mid to late 60s Dylan.

This was actually the first Go-Betweens album I ever bought or heard.Needless to say, this band changed my life (not to mention the way I write songs), and "Before Hollywood" is a good introduction, though it doesn't quite achieve the brilliance of their masterpiece "Liberty Belle" (which many diehard fans site as their favorite).

The most underrapreciated band ever?
For some reason when asked to name the best Go-betweens' album, most people promptly come up with "Liberty Belle...". While I won't deny LB's unquestionable charm, I also think that "Before Hollywood" is the true milestone in their discography. The songs (and not only "Cattle and Cane which is generally regarded as the highlight on this album) are so beautiful that one cannot help but wonder why they didn't make it to the charts. Oh, actually it's not THAT hard to see why GB were denied massive success and were forced to settle for cult status: while being a pop band they had a thing for uncanny rhythms and melodies which made their records less accessible than those made by their peers, especially on the first listen. Obviously that's part of their charm as we, their fans, know ;-)

Forgotten Classic
I have a treasured copy of the original Rough Trade LP,and as the yearspass this album sounds more and more likea classic. They had a pure popheart, but were not afraid to try unusual rhythms and melodies. The balancebetween Grant's ballads and Robert's spikier tunes brings to mind LennonandMcCartney. This is probably still my favourite of all their albums.Stand outs are Cattle and Cane, and That Way. And now they are backtogether, and a new album is coming -definitely answered prayers. NoLindy Morrison though ? Now there was a great drummer. ... Read more

Asin: B0000018BM
Sales Rank: 185108
Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock   

Singles Going Steady
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With a name designed to shock, and song titles like "Oh Shit?" and "Orgasm Addict" the Buzzcocks were proud proponents of British late-'70s punk rock. But in retrospect, it's easier to see what else they accomplished--some of the catchiest, most provocative pop singles ever. Pete Shelley expressed heartbreak and frustration ("Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with?" goes one catchy chorus) without falling victim to lovey-dovey cliches. This definitive 1979 collection nicely captures the Manchester quartet's tight melodies, economic writing and appropriately fast pace.--Steve Knopper ... Read more

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The Basic Brattiness Of Punk
Punk rockers were snotty people in the 70s and they are snotty people now.I like to think that is the beginning of punk in its current incarnation.All those proto-punk bands in new york were just great plain old rock bands in my book.The Buzzcocks captured the disconnected, sarcastic, elitist attitude of everyone who listens to punk rock today.More than anything they just make me laugh my socks off and for that 5 stars!!!

A Fun CD
The Buzzcocks were a very talented 1970's British punk band. Singles Going Steady is a 1979 collection of songs, and they are all addicting. They sang about relationships without being whiners. A lot of modern bands are ripping off of their look and sound. Although many songs are of similar topics, they don't sound the same. The songs are uplifting, and will stay with you. If you are a fan of the Ramones, you will love Singles Going Steady.

Even if you hate punk, you'll love the Buzzcocks
While contemporaries such as the Clash and the Sex Pistols were interested in political change, the Buzzcocks were interested in just having fun. These guys made some poppy three-chord teenage anthems, and made them catchy as heck, possibly more so than any other punk band was able to do. The studio albums, however, are uneven, showing that the band was more adept at singles. This compilation shows why I considor them to be one of the best singles band ever. The 47 minute length is more impressive, because there is not a single bad song on this entire album. It will get stuck in your head for weeks. Hey, who ever said "pop-punk" is a bad thing? ... Read more

Asin: B000000QGE
Subjects:  1. British Punk    2. England    3. Pop    4. Punk    5. Rock   

Money in My Pocket: Anthology 1970-1995
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Sooooooooo Good!!!!!!!!!!
If you like roots reggae at all, you should own at least one Dennis Brown album. If you're going to own only one Dennis Brown album, why not own this one? This album has most of his great hits, spanning most of his career. The sound quality is great, there's a nice 8 page booklet, 2 discs, 48 tracks... After listening to this anthology, I now realize my reggae collection had been incomplete without it. ... Read more

Asin: B000055Z9W
Sales Rank: 355784
Subjects:  1. Caribbean    2. Dancehall    3. Lovers Rock    4. Ragga    5. Roots Reggae    6. Smooth Reggae   

Witchcraft Rebellion
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primal rock at it's best!
Front-man Arrington De Dionyso flaunts major rock 'n' roll chops on this, his finest release. The man is driven by primal motives that most of us have forgotten through the passing of time. He looks at the world of good and of evil, light and dark, Fire and water and screams, wails & rocks it out in an impressive display of vocalism. You really have to hear it to fully appreciate it. The cymbols/drums have a lo-fi tin can-like sound, with the exception of the bass drum, which is huge. The stand up bass is an excellent accompaniment and the James-Chance-style Saxophone almost mimics Arrington's manic vocals. I highly recommend this Old Time Relijun release in particular.

Check out "King of Nothing". That's my pick.

It's Terrifying/Beautiful/Terrible
I have always liked alternative music, but this isnt even alternative. It is a trio of musicians who make beautiful/terrible/horrifying noises at the same time. It is outrageous how 3 musicians can make something so terrifying yet beautiful. If you aren't fond of pointless music I dont suggest this for you, but if you want something truly different this is the album. Between his Yoko Ono impressions and his blaring bass clarinet solos Arrington De Dionyso is no ordinary musician. Also I enjoy how Aaron Hartman plays a stand up bass instead of a regular bass which i think sounds much better for their type of music, and Phil Elvrum's almost primitive sounding drums sound great with the music. Like I said if you want something different get this.

Old Time Relijun is crazy lo-fi rock...
These are not traditional pop tunes, even by indie standards. The vocals are crazy-excellent (and occasionally Yoko Ono-esque (but don't let that scare you)), the music uses unconventional scales, the drums are killer primitive. The album has a raw, lo-fi sound; it reminds me of old-school Beck in that respect but with tons more energy. Musically, Old Time Relijun somewhat reminds me of The Residents, so if you're into that and don't mind a rougher sound, Witchcraft Rebellion is probably worth your cash. ... Read more

Asin: B00005AU8J
Sales Rank: 172948
Subjects:  1. Indie Rock    2. Pop    3. Rock   

Newness Ends
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Maybe Bedhead never broke up after all; maybe they just got up on a different side of the bed for the New Year. It takes a little while, but after some intensive listening, Newness Ends, the debut album from Bubba and Matt Kadane's post-Bedhead New Year, isn't quite reducible to a new lineup of an old band. It burns with a larger flame, all the same low-lit hues glowing bigger and more fleshily. The guitars are sharper, newcomer Chris Brokaw's drumming is harder hitting, and the tunes are more aggressive. The Kadanes have a strum-heavy formula that owes much to the Feelies and myriad others, but they've tuned it enough that Matt's laconic vocals and the wobble-toned guitars clearly indicate a debt to Bedhead without repeating their footsteps exactly. --Andrew Bartlett ... Read more

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transcends inconspicuously the head of bed
Recently read a review of this album. A full length article devoted to b**ching and moaning about the fact that bedhead no longer existed and how that was a bleeping crying bleeping shame. Disgusted with the fact that this band had decided to call it quits cause no one was listening or caring. No more Bedhead. Something was taken from us that day we found out that there would never be another Bedhead album to cherish.....it was ALL the guy could gush on about. His last few words aftertireless many, become the sum of our mutual feelings on NEWNESS ENDS, and the fact it is, "it turns out that I (we) like it a lot".

It's the sort of cd that you put on repeat; you settle down into your chair, and it plays over and over and over....and the thought to change it never crosses your mind. You crave to hear the next song. The times when you're in a bar, or listening to the radio. Your favorite song on your favorite album comes on. You know the next song and you know it well. The disappointment when something else is replaced by alien goings on, is unbearable. So, within the privacy of your own home, you can hit the damn repeat button.

All This and Weird Time Signatures, Too!
I don't have much to add to the other reviews except this: In addition to the terrific melodies, flawless production, and wonderful writing, this album has some great play with time signatures. Bedhead was never content with sticking to the 4/4 pop standby, and frequently played in 3/4 and 6/8. The New Year goes a step further and starts playing around with 5/4 and even with changing signatures repeatedly within a song. This kind of noodling is usually annoying in other hands, but the New Year pulls off Dave Brubeck's trick of making arcane time signatures toe-tapping. These guys are amazing and deserve to be millionaires. Buy this album and any others they put out.

Best Purchase So Far This Year
...Made even better when overhearing it being played at the local record store on huge speakers. "God I love this album" was what I had to say to one of the quintessentially embittered indie clerks, who true to form looked at me as though I were diseased. But that aside, this album is truly worthy of five stars. It rocks on several tracks, evokes melancholy on others, all through the crisp minimalism of good songwriting aided by Albini's production. Just a great album from start to finish--the kind you wish you could live in. ... Read more

Asin: B000056O2N
Subjects:  1. Indie Rock    2. Pop    3. Rock   

Here Come The Miracles
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Ironic title or what
Out of the Grey hooked me into the Steve Wynn/Dream Syndicate thing back then.I went backwards from there and thought it was still the best one of the bunch.Then, like everyone else, I lost track with this band and for awhile I couldn't find anything anywhere.Then in NY I got this CD and it all came back.Steve Wynn ranks right up there with those other great songwriters of the 80's that became casualties of the latest musical fad and record company stupidity.
This is a great two-cd album.Psychedelic, catchy, great guitar work, dead-pan vocals ala Dream Syndicate days(Lou Reedish without the edgy, NYC nasal stuff), all the elements that Steve Wynn brings to the table in a fine 75 minutes.
Even his more melodic vocal attempts work on this one.

I think they should start a record company with just the great songwriters from the 80's that have been commercially pushed aside in the 90's and beyond who are still producing incredible stuff.

Here's my list to begin with:

Steve Wynn
Lloyd Cole
Frank Black
Stan Ridgway

He did it again!!!
Although i'm such a big fun of Steve i didn't expect such a brilliant album.Alternative rock at its best.You can find all Steve's heroes here from Bob Dylan to Neil Young influences from the psychedelic sixties era and a bit of nostalgia for the Dream Syndicate days(The Days Of Wine And Roses).Steve has a perfect way of bringing out the best from his fellow musicians and you have the impression that what you hear is a result from a group of people who absolutely enjoy thereselves and in rock n' roll that's the issue!Beautiful lyrics and some dreamy melodies show that Mr.Wynn is one of the best songwriters of his time.So i still can't understand why some so called important music magazines don't pay much attention to him and istead they are trying to persuade us that such groups as Oasis Radiohead or System Of A Down are the future of rock n'roll..please!!!However Steve doesn't care much about all this publicity all he cares about is his music and the result is great albums as HERE COME THE MIRACLES

Guitar Noir Classic is Best of Artist!
Steve Wynn has always been the Raymond Chandler or James Ellroy of rock and with HERE COME THE MIRACLES, Wynn ascends to a level equal to his literary aspirations.In fact, there is even an actual real-life mutual admiration pact between modern noir writer George R. Pelicanos and Wynn with the paperback writer often having his fictional characters listening to music by Wynn or his band Dream Syndicate. This association between the rocker and the writer was further advanced when Pelicanos wrote Wynn's press biography with the release of HERE COME THE MIRACLES and the two men interviewed each other over drinks for MAGNET Magazine.HERE COMES THE MIRACLES is Steve Wynn's Guitar Noir tour-de-force. Two CDs of brilliant songwriting bashed out with reckless abandon by Wynn and his ace combo. At times it's a bit sprawling, like the city of Los Angeles that inspired it, at times infused with pathos, but ultimately redemption is sought and found in the closing song "There Will Come A Day."If you have yet to hear this epic masterwork from one of rock's latter day masters, you owe it to yourself to check it out! ... Read more

Asin: B000059Y3Q
Sales Rank: 42989
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Indie Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop   

Fire of Love
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the best rock album of all time?
almost. There may be one or two tracks that don't work as well as the others, but hey, all the other tracks are the most exciting things ever recorded, just right behind the Stooges "Raw Power". And Satan knows that's saying a lot.

HEE-HAW

this album gets its energy from the devil. it must. when i listen to it i get chills where the devil is touching me. when i dance to it the devil gets inside me and my girl and we shake shake shake.

(its a shame the cd wasnt reissued with the same cover art as the LP.)

Reasons to stay lost
Whiskey crazed jungle madness gutter rolling in slums of LA. Twitchy voodoo stalks mad king. Drink the swamp water, friend, and enter the flames.... ... Read more

Asin: B00004YLBI
Sales Rank: 7475
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. American Underground    3. College Rock    4. Hard Rock    5. Indie Rock    6. Pop    7. Psychobilly    8. Rock    9. Roots Rock   

No More Shall We Part
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No More Shall We Part contains a greater wealth of musical invention and lyrical intelligence in its 68 minutes than most acts manage in an entire career. Cave is not merely in a different league from most of his peers; he's scarcely even playing the same game. No More sees a renewed emphasis on the virtuosity of Cave's longtime backing band, the Bad Seeds (Cave's last album, 1997's superb The Boatman's Call was a relatively sparse affair). The Seeds decorate the sprawling ballads on No More Shall We Part with aplomb, helped on several tracks by the crystalline harmonies of folk singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Cave's lyrical preoccupations remain constant--God, love (and the loss thereof), and death. As ever, Cave deals with these themes with great agility and imagination, and, as ever, he is funnier than he is generally given credit for. --Andrew Mueller ... Read more

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episodes of tragedy and beauty.... 4.5 stars
Songs this soft and beautiful take courage, which is something that's here in spades. These songs cry with emotion disciplined by muted but pristine and crystal clear melodies that are fully formed things. The romanticism that makes "No More Shall We Part" thematic plays like a gentle movie that is classic from the first time you saw it. Tinged with religious references, humility, and a highly literate relay of experiences that befall one who has complex thoughts on such things, the album plays like a story that eases into it's revelations with enough strength to put it's scenes right into the heart of the listener, and regardless of the past inclinations of Nick Cave, intentions good enough to endear it to anyone willing to listen.

There is a certain type of darkness that is attempted by a number of musicians that marries tragedy and beauty to get something of an accessible melancholy that is difficult to tear away from. "No More Shall We Part" achieves this beautifully, in fact it could be definitive in that regard. Playing this is like dancing with someone you've loved all your life, after divorcing them, but having the bravery to revel in what you've shared and enjoying those things in that moment. Achieving something that makes so much sense to love even in the red tint of despair is the thing that keeps these songs so rich and makes this record so fantastic.

STANDOUT TRACKS: 02- AND NO MORE SHALL WE PART, 03- HALLELUJAH 04- LOVE LETTER, 06- GOD IS IN THE HOUSE

IS IT OVER?
I have been an avid fan of Nick since THE BIRTHDAY PARTY and been to many of his gigs.
Unfortunately like the following album, Nocturama, this is a huge letdown.Look, if you're not familiar with his work up to The Boatman's Call then you may see nothing wrong with this offering.However if you are familiar withh most of his work up till 1997 and have enjoyed the rawness, the angst, the violent unpredictablity of it - well, you'll probably be as disappointed as I was.

Seems I'm not alone...JJJ interviewed PJ Harvey recently and she admitted to the same lack of enthuiasm to this more tame version of The Seeds latest records.

My theory - he's finally content in London family life, which is great for him.But his work has suffered. The days of Melbourne, SaoPaolo and Berlin are over.Like many artists, their greatest efforts are born of pain and rage.WHen the fire burns out......

Having said that, I will continue to attend his live shows each time he comes back to Sydney because though the new material may be weak, he still delivers live.See the Seeds if you can!

One of my favorites-and Cave's best
This is just absolutely a fantasic release from Nick Cave.I'm just amazed at how well he and his band have been able to transfer their sond from rock to ballads that are just exceptional.I can see where not all Nick Cave fans will follow this transformation. However, I just find this album to be one of the most mature,absorbing albums I have ever listened to and really deserves to be heard by anybody regardless of their musical interests. ... Read more

Asin: B00005AU5E
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Pop    3. Rock    4. Singer/Songwriter   

Silence Is Sexy
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Einstürzende Neubauten have long made a career of taking a wrecking ball to the staid towers of musical convention. Their seminal industrial excess having become a musical institution in Germany--aligning them somewhat to the left of Kraftwerk and Can--they turn the wrecking ball on themselves on Silence Is Sexy. Employing aural texture, murmurs, hushed vocals, and, yes, silence, instead of the Sturm und Drang of collapsing buildings, monstrous machinery, and industrial decay, Silence defies all preconceived notions of what an Einstürzende Neubauten album should sound like. The title track manages to imbue long patches of complete silence with a backbeat and groove, proving their titular claim. Blixa Bargeld--perhaps having learned a thing or two about terrible beauty from his work with Nick Cave--imbues his deep-toned vocals with warmth and emotion, and while at moments the music can careen out of control, for the most part it wavers on the lower fringes of the sonic spectrum. Now that the sonic ceiling has been shattered, perhaps EN want to prove the complexity of silence. Ah, but not for long! Accompanying Silence Is Sexy is a second disc featuring the single, seemingly unending composition "Pelikonal," an improvised duet between a repeated vocal phrase and a drill--not much more pleasant than getting root canal. Yikes. --Tod Nelson ... Read more

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Silence Is Sexy Review
This album is the most laid-back Einsturzende Neubauten album I've ever heard.Every single song on this album is fire, the lyrics are perfect, and the music is crazy!The only problem is that I got this on vinyl and it has another track "Missed Calls" as opposed to "Total Eclipse of the Sun."

I'm not saying it's rubbish
But there's a lot here that puts the album in a wildly uneven album. And it takes a very concerted effort to listen to it the whole way through. I would probably give it 4 stars on another day but I can't lie on an album like this as it is a real patience tester. The title track is one of the most annoying songs on it. Based around a cigarette. Some may call it art, I call it an excuse for Blixa to light up a smoke for a track. But then this is one of those arty deals. Art divides as many people as it embraces so it's just a question whether they like it or not.

So I'll leave it to you the listener, to form your opinion because no review here will ever really give you a great incentive to buy or listen to the album - only you can do that!

their best album of the 90's
This cd is generally more hard-hitting than the cd before it, Ende Neu, without sacrificing the beautiful minimalistic virtuosity of their musical instrumentation.This cd sounds as intellectual as the Neubauten members are.This cd is big ideas.It's fun.I get lose in the pulsing pounding of Redukt.In Die Befindlichkeit des Landes (the lay of the land), the way the rhythm grows & completes itself is amazing. In Beauty, the monologue is interesting, & the ambient wavering electronics are great.I saw themplay in Boston on their tour for this.I think it was during Zampano that Blixa was gyrating.There are,of course, also a few songs that have the romantic minimalism they do so well.In one of them, the title track, there's a long silence.In another, the first song on the cd, there's a reference to Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich who was a great great greart pioneer of minimalistic, abstract geometric painting.The last song, Total Eclipse of the Sun, you could play for your grandmother without distressing her. ... Read more

Asin: B00004TM12
Subjects:  1. Dark Ambient    2. Experimental    3. Experimental Rock    4. Industrial    5. Pop    6. Rock   

Penthouse
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"Heading for Tacoma / And driving too fast / Nixon's in a coma / And I hope it's gonna last," sings Dean Wareham on "Rhythm King," one of Penthouse's more cheerful tracks. Clearly, fans of Lloyd Cole andTelevision's Tom Verlaine can take heart: Galaxie 500 main man Wareham captures the wry and reflective spirit of both artists on this third album from his band Luna. Wareham's melancholy vocals and Sean Eden's pretty electric guitar shimmer brightly over the drony rhythms of ex-Feelies drummer Stan Demeski and Chills bassist Justin Harwood. Mr. Verlaine himself steps into the fray with some guest fretwork on "Moon Palace" and "23 Minutes in Brussels," which, like many Luna tracks, slowly builds and then drifts into gorgeous semiresolution. And don't miss that unlisted bonus track, a cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Bonnie and Clyde" with Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier singing the Brigitte Bardot part. A sensitive band that hasn't forgotten how to rock, Luna have a talent for making songs of resignation and regret that are not only palatable but, after repeated listenings, positively addictive. --Bill Forman ... Read more

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Luna - great before the singing
The band's sound is beautifully realized, but who told Wareham that he could sing?Everyone of my friends who have listened to this band say that his singing reminds them of Fred Rogers on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.I guess the neighborhood has gotten a little darker, but the singing sounds the same.

Their best work...
After exhausting all of their existing albums, I finally came across Penthouse.This, in mind, is Luna at their best - long guitar heavy jams, droning bass and drums, and those perfect transitions...

Nocturnal Urban Ambience
The cover of the album pretty much captures the essence of the music.A low angle b/w shot of the building with two floors mysteriously illuminating intense light.Muted disjointedness and flushes of sedateness all packaged visually for our eyes and, thus, beautifully recorded within these 11 songs for our ears. Dean and his cohorts were/are trying to capture the after-hour, "that tiny, tiny hour" of urban ambience, a dream-like, hazy state of mind.Wandering in the streets amidst the iron grid, concrete pavement, going and curving the streets in a prolonged trance.The cover shot and 2 other photos on the CD all evoke this nocturne.

Lead by Wareham's observations of urban life, supplanted by rockin' smoothin' guitar work and seamless production, this album grows on you and somehow never gives its complete impact in any 1 listening. It's so good and subtle, the effects are not that clear-cut but yet the music pulls you into its pensive mood.

A pleasant stop for my nocturnal ears. ... Read more

Asin: B000002HJ2
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Dream Pop    3. Indie Pop    4. Pop    5. Rock   

Buildings and Grounds
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Favorite CD in my book
This is one of the best CDs I've ever owned in a long time. There's only 2 songs that I skip on this CD and that's a special list to get on in my book. This CD is mixed with feel good emotions, and songs that are just relaxing. It's a great CD to take on a road trip too. If you love Belle and Sebastian, the New Pornographers, or The Stars, this CD is right up your alley. If I had to stay in a room for the rest of my life, and I had to pick CDs to have with me, this would be on top. (sorry, that sounded really depressing)Anyway, everyone should just buy this CD now, but I think you have to get it over the internet because for some reason the mainstream CD stores do not have this special, musical rapture.

PERFECT POP ROCK BAND
WOW! This band reminds me so much of the 60's band THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL! It's uncanny! The entire cd is nonstop great perfect pop-rock music. The best track is of course, WAY YOU WALK, which is featured in the Dentyne Gum commercials.

Refreshing, catchy, and sounds like Volkswagen...
I first heard "Way You Walk" on RadioVW, a set of online radio stations put out by Volkswagen of America. Now I understand why this album was featured on that radio station - this is very good driving music!

I really enjoy the variety of sounds that make up this CD... Every song has its own style and flavor... Shivika Asthana has a very soothing voice... She really shines in tracks 2 and 6, "People Say" and "Far From an Answer". Combined with a pleasant beat and great-sounding guitars, this music is very refreshing.

The third track, "Way You Walk" is what made me buy the album without even listening to the other tracks. Although I bought the CD because of one track, the rest of the disc has turned out to exceed my expectations by far.

I've been turned on to a new band...Definitely listen to this album. I'm ready to go for a drive! ... Read more

Asin: B00004RI6B
Sales Rank: 27272
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Indie Pop    3. Indie Rock    4. Pop    5. Rock   

Cousteau
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Cousteau is not the first or last bunch of young men to havelit upon Scott Walker's epically lachrymose solo albums as a design forliving. However, very few other bands have trudged in Walker's wearyfootsteps with quite this much poise. Cousteau is possessed of aconfidence rare in debut albums, and the really good news is thatCousteau is often nearly as great as Cousteau clearly think itis. Their stock-in-trade is the grand pop ballad, a form that has beensadly neglected as too many new groups have drifted towards irony tojustify a fondness for strings, sweeping tunes, and heartfelt lyricalsentiment (The Divine Comedy, for example). The songs on this albumare, without exception, lovely--"The Last Good Day of the Year,"indeed, is worthy of being sung by Glen Campbell--and Cousteau plays itresolutely straight, falling in behind the alternately soaring andswooping vocals of Liam McKahey with a versatility that would do eitherthe Bad Seeds or Tindersticks proud. --Andrew Mueller ... Read more

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Fine stuff
Just about everything on this album is worth a listen. This is a refined effort, for sure, which suggests these guys have been working together for a while. As some of the other reviewers say, the album has a jazzy, bluesy, smoke-filled room quality. Highly recommended.

Smooth, sexy, bluesy, loungey...
I bought this CD 2 months ago, and it has spent very little time outside my CD player. It's like Burt Bacharach, Barry White and Chris Isaak got together and jammed. It's bluesy, jazzy, dark and sweet with a glorious lounge-singer, lava-lamp, velvet-and-dark-chocolate feel with brilliant, romantic and sometimes sarcastic lyrics. It's like nothing else out there right now. Everyone can relate to the sentiments expressed; they're universal and yet original (take "Wish You Were Her," for instance). The music is superb, the lyrics are sheer genius, and yes, my God, that voice...

Welcome Cousteau
How refreshing to hear melody that you really want to listen to over and over and lyrics that have their own special meaning, a life of their own even without the music.Bundle this with sensitive arrangements and a wonderfull baritone who sings as if he really feels it.This is truly modern day musical expression.Congratulations to all involved -to Davey Ray Moor whose wonderful creative genius gave birth to it all, to Liam who makes you want to listen ever so closely and to the band for creating the great wholesome sound that will span the changing tastes of many generations of music lovers. ... Read more

Asin: B000052089
Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Britpop    3. Chamber Pop    4. Pop    5. Rock