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How do you condense 15 years of music down to 76 minutes? In the case of this survey of the second phase of R.E.M.'s career, the answer is: Exceptionally well. The dangling carrot for diehards is two new songs; the rapid fire "Bad Day" hurtles along like the kissing cousin of "It's the End of the World as We Know It," while "Animal" is anchored by a majestic drone reminiscent of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows." In a surprising, but gratifying move, the rest of the program shortchanges the band's breakthrough, Read more

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good but what if.
With the remarkable IRS compilation just released, the question has to be presented...could this cd have been as good as that one is?
Too much missing
No "Radio Song", "Turn You Inside Out", "Crush with Eyeliner", or, most shockingly, "Shiny Happy People"? Guess I'll wait a few more years for Warners to put out a better best of, like IRS just did of REM's early years.

Recurring Best
There are endless ways to assemble an R.E.M. anthology, let alone one from any other group, but this selection is marvelous. It is not only put together for their best work; it is arranged like an album. Many fans have lamented the absence of some big songs, like "Shiny, Happy, People," but this collection works well together.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. American Underground    3. College Rock    4. Jangle Pop    5. Pop    6. Rock    7. Rock/Pop    8. United States of America   

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There's the requisite number of gorgeously melodic and deeply heartfelt songs here--the addictive "Sweet Surrender," the Hollywood-style ballad "I Love You," the sad, profound "Angel," the flat-out spectacular "Witness." McLachlan's not prolific, but this short, bittersweet album proves again that what she and producer Pierre Marchand do release is cut from the finest of cloth.Read more

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One of the greatest albums, ever.
OK people, I'm very, very versed in a many different genres of music, and frankly I'm not generally not into "coffee house music" or "VH1-style songwriters". My favourite modern records are not anything like one another except that almost every one is not known by the masses. "Surfacing" is certainly the most "commercial" of all my favourite records that have been released in the last 10 years. surfacing-sarah mclachlan
This is an album which I had on tape. No more tape players in cars these days, so I replaced it with a cd. The service was very good, prompt, well packaged and in Australia within two weeks. A great album.

1 Brilliant Song
There are pretty much only two things I can say for this album. One is that Sarah has a pretty voice. The other is that Adia is an absolutely brilliant song. It's the only track I really like, and indeed the only Sarah McLachlan song I really like. It is just so beautiful, one of my all-time favorite songs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Alternative Pop/Rock    3. Pop    4. Popular Music    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop    7. Singer/Songwriter   

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One can't listen to Muse without hearing Read more

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by far the best rock album of 2004
like i said above by far the most unique, original, amazing rock album of 2004.

I am not a child so do not disregard it just because it says i am
Ha. These reviews make me laugh at the stupidity of what is becoming of people nowadays. Most people disregard this music and say it is in imitation of radiohead. and of course, that supposively is horrible. I enjoy Radiohead, but they are not nearly as great as they are made out to be. Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Guns 'n' Roses, Iron Maiden, and the Who, are probably the most overrated bands of all time. They seriously arent that great. Muse and Radiohead have a lot of similarities, but muse just isnt as flat-out boring as Radiohead is. In fact, I believe that any person who thinks Radiohead is the God they are made out to be is just following a trend. Do not listen to the reviews that insult Absolution because of Radiohead. I would pick muse over radiohead anyday. Muse is actually exciting instead of bedtime music. I can not pick out the better songs, because they are all amazing in their own way. However, my most listened to songs on the cd are time is running out, hysteria, stockholm syndrome, sing for absolution, falling away with you, and apocalypse please. Definantly worth checking out, as any of their cds are. and for those who like radiohead more, fine, go listen to radiohead.

Muse makes me hopeful for the future of rock
I received a copy of "Absolution" about two years ago for my birthday (thanks, Cliff) and I immediately liked it.However, as I was listening to it a few weeks ago I had an experience that I had not had in quite awhile: a familiar but long dormant "click".Not only did I like the album, I spontaneously "got" it.Excited by this new perception, I fed my curiosity with a YouTube session that confirmed my suspicions: Muse is a brilliant band that distills some of the most artistic music of the `90s and combines it with long-standing rock traditions to formulate a distinctive 2K "electric" rock sound.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Neo-Prog    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop   

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The fifth proper album by the Chicago-based roots-loving group is their slowest, weirdest, and best. Some of these hazy songs are pretty little pop jams, while others are more experimental things stitched together haphazardly, all the wires showing. If you want to hear a group that "pushes the envelope" while never forgoing the pleasure principle, Califone is exactly that. It's so nice to hear people who could so easily form a (really good) jam band forego such lucrative tendencies for more foreign, complex, and subtle pleasures. "Black Metal Valentine" and "A Chinese Actor" are stitched-together Read more

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fresh and old califone
this a very good collection of songs that have elements from every type of califone album.While I dont think it is their best ever..its a lot better then HKB.This album is an excellent sampler to califone. I like all their styles so I am happy with it, hasn't left my car cd player since i got it. The 3rd listen is when the beauty really emerges. go get it! viva la 'fone!

Another amazing album from an amazing band...
If you have enjoyed previous Califone albums you will enjoy this one as well.No need to review this, it is a perfect album.Go buy it now! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

It's all about the power chord and the sing-along chorus. With the exception of the stark title track, Christopher Carrabba's once-prominent acoustic strumming is now in short supply. Along with Scott Schoenbeck, John Lefler, and Mike Marsh, the Dashboard Confessional mastermind cranks it all up on his fourth full-length: the guitars, vocals, drums, the works. Consequently, some listeners have been tossing around the letter "U" and the numeral "2." It's a bit of a stretch, although the album Read more

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Lifelong Fans will be a little dissapointed
Let me start this review by saying that i have been a hardcore dashboard fan for over 6 years back when it was just Chris and his guitar. I have always loved dashboard, and even when A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar came out i was still very impressed. This album however fell short of the normal Dashboard glory.
<3
I waited all summer for this cd and it was worth it. This, alongside the soon to be released Sam's Town, will probably be my favourite albums this year. The only song I initially disliked was Slow Decay, but I looked at the lyrics and now I love it. It just sort of scared me at first, because it is so different than any other DC song.
Great CD - Great lyrics - Great music
No outrageous rock and roll here. All the tracks have a nice tune to all of them.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Emo    3. Indie Rock    4. Pop    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop    7. Singer/Songwriter    8. United States of America   

Editorial Review

It's a heck of a start to a career. Before he had released any material in the States, Alexi Murdoch was championed by KCRW's influential tastemaker Nic Harcourt. (Murdoch moved to LA in the late 1990s.) This led to the release of the Read more

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hearkening back in time
What a beautiful record.The sound is so like Nick Drake and Tim and Jeff Buckley.In this age of candy coated rock and Jessica Simpson, it is such a relief to hear someone playing real, soulful music.Heart searching lyrics and beautiful melodies pared with Murdoch's subtle voice make for a haunting and beautiful album.

This guy is great.....
I would like to caveat this review by saying I have never done a review but I was thought this album deserved it. I was first introduced to Alexi when he was on the O.C. soundtrack and really like "Orange Sky".I didn't hear anything else that he did until I was listening on to the internet radio and I heard "Wait".I was stunned by the song so I decided to buy the album and this is the type of album that you could put in the CD player and let it play for days without pressing the ever present next button.I am going to go out on a limb and not compare him to Nick Drake but Red House Painters, if you have checked these guys out do yourself a favor and buy the album "Songs for Blue Guitars".

A slight Miss
Alexi Murdoch is the kind of artist we all love to see arrive on the scene.A great talent with a somewhat unique spin on a folk-rock genre that has historically produced timeless albums.His first release (the 4 Song EP) created a huge amount of buzz and was a staple in my musical diet for over a year - a great release.I've listened to his new album now about 15 times... and there's something missing.I can't exactly put my finger on it.There are definitely a few songs that are fantastic.They grab you and suck you in to a whirl of acoustic guitars and droaning vocals.But most of the other songs don't hold it together quite as well after several plays.I find myself getting annoyed at the rather simplistic and repetitive chords/notes of most of the songs - in fact the "rather simplistic and repetitive" lyrics don't help.
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It's even better than the Reset EP!!
Check this out if you have any liking for the following: rock, mellow vocals, rock, electronica, complex layers that require multiple listens.
awesome album, awesome show...
this band is unequivocally one that i would recommend across the spectrum of listeners and people who appreciate real music, original sound, and raw talent.seemingly by the grace of God, these guys were able to come up with a sound that refelcts the mood of thier message which is universal and rooted in a deepness that only the human heart can know.it's certainly an album for everybody, i purchased it for my 12 year old nephew, and it has become a hands-down favorite in our own house.the music does satisfy and the show (if you are fortunate enough to have them in your town) is full of energy and entertainment.this band has managed to keep the spotlight without the pretention that some bands exude, and refreshingly enough, have the openness to interact with thier audience without the crassness of your dime-a-dozen "hot" new band characters trying to be this or that.don't count on burn-out, these guys will be around for eternity.listen and love it.mute math won't let you down.

Excellent!
This album and the band Mute Math ROCK!And they're mellow a bit, too ... but they still ROCK!!!;-) ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Channeling the evocative storytelling of Laura Nyro and the soulful sexiness of Dusty Springfield, singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis skips all contemporary studio gimmickry to proffer a near-perfect solo debut. The front-woman for indie darlings Rilo Kiley breaks away from the songwriting democracy she shares with that band's co-leader Blake Sennett (also of the Elected), drawing inspiration from the crackling vinyl albums of her youth. And from the opening notes of "Run Devil Run," an acapella gospel hymn sung with the Watson Twins, through the note-for-note cover of the Traveling Wilbury's "Handle With Care" (with Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard), Lewis verifies this is her record. Her goose-bump voice can be as mournful as it is optimistic, but remains perpetually mesmerizing on Read more

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Takes Me To Another Place
This record reminds me so much of the old records that my grandparents and parents used to play for me, and it reminded me of the folk pop albums i listen to today.It has so much soul.Just hearing Rise With Fists for the first time inspired me to buy not only this album but all of the Rilo Kiley albums.Jenny Lewis is truly inspired.This CD is simple and pure. And in its purity it takes you away, just like that music i have grown up to love and you don't see anymore in the days of my humps and sexyback.

On the RISE!
If you haven't caught the video for the tune Rise up with Fists found on this cd...SEEK IT OUT!I caught the video on cable a couple times and immediately got into the tongue-in-cheek-this-isn't-country-well-ok-maybe-just-a-little-bit groove that Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins deliver so effortlessly.This cd accompanied me on a 1200 mile road trip and let's just say that I wanted to drive another 1000 miles just to listen to this cd.Heads Up! This cd came out months ago.What are you waiting for? ;)

Lyrics that speak to my grungy 70s folk craving
I was so suprized to hear the cute little red-head from "Troop Beverly Hills" put out this amazing album. The whole thing is a work of art. The lyrics are astoundingly soulful and leave you wanting to sing along. Jenny Lewis is like that girl down the street thats kinda depressed and scary, but totally hot and mysterious. She put a lot of heart into these songs and the lyrics are indicitive of some of her hollywood history, which is always nice of a former child star putting out an album to do, because we are all curious.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Country-Rock    2. Americana    3. Indie Pop    4. Indie Rock    5. Pop    6. Rock    7. Rock/Pop    8. United States of America   

Editorial Review

In 30 years of recording with the Soft Boys and solo-wise, Robyn Hitchcock's enduring brand of madcap mayhem has raced between English punk, acoustic folk and sonically lush pop. But by teaming with Seattle pals Pete Buck (REM) and Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5), Hitchcock has made a return to garage rock not heard since 1989's Read more

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Most amazing album for Robyn since Queen Elvis
This is a great album. Robyn is backed by an outstanding band including Pete Buck, Scott McCaughey, and Bill Rieflin. Pete Buck's chiming guitar shines through beautifully and is a great compliment to Robyn's best songs in years. Thank you for another wonderful album.

a hitchcockian masterpiece!!!!!!
this outing reminds one of the great 'and the egyptians' phase of robyns' music world-a great,hard,pop-rock effort is given-catchy melodies and strong vocals throughout-this is highly recommeneded for die-hard and new fans of this famous music-icon!!!!! ... Read more

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Irrelevancy Evades Them
Would someone please explain to the fellas in this band that they are throwing off the curve for the other rockers of their generation? After 20+ years of making heavy rock & roll of various sorts (generally of the slow and sludgy variety) they are past due to become a cliche of themselves and start making music exclusively for the nostalgic types in the cheap seats (see: Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, etc). Yet they continue to make exciting, challenging-but-still-accessible music that sounds dangerously close to something that may have meaning to a few people.
I Smell Gold
I agree with stonedzombie: "I have to say that this is exactly what I expected the Melvins to put out....meaning that it is UNlike anything else they have put out before"
Undisputed!
There isn`t any need for going into detail about this fantastic album. It will always be a mystery why these legends aren`t bigger than they are, maybe this album will be their final leap to a bigger audience?
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The Killers match postpunk guitars with a synthesizer overlay that recalls '80s New Wave without burying their sound in nostalgia. On their debut, Read more

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Enjoyable, but nothing special...
I'm not sure if I'd call this band something special, but this cd is enjoyable.I've had this cd for quite some time now and it took some listening before I actually warmed to it.I like the 80's retro sound and Flowers' voice while not stellar is pleasant.The problem is the lyrics are a bit off on most of the tunes.They make little sense at some points during the songs.Also, there are songs that just don't grab me.Out of 14 songs, only 8 of them are worth listening to more than once or twice, and none of them are the extras on this disc.You'd be better off just buying the original release of Hot Fuss.
Put the haterade down....all who like MUSIC listen up!
In a generation where artists like the Killers are rare, I can't believe anyone would put them down. I think everyone needs to stop classifying music, I mean how about we just let it be MUSIC and not this....or that....or too much like this band, or not enough like this band! I'm tired of it...It's as simple as this...The Killers is GOOD music, It doesn't get stuck in a rut where you could even begin to tag a genre to it, and that's what I like. I mean I don't really go for what's on the radio, but when I heard Mr. Brightside for the first time It was extremely refreshing, It just wasn't like all the other pop garbage out at the time. Basically I'm not going to say what are the best songs because you buy an album to listen to the whole thing, and that's what you'll get when you buy Hot Fuss, an album where EVERY song is good, no fillers, all heart. That's what it is all about for me!

"Don't you put me on the backburner..."
The Killers Hot Fuss is a great and fun album. With three extra tracks included, this 14 song collection is worth the money. My fave track is Smile like you mean it, has a fabulous melody and lyrics:"And someone is playing a game in the house that i grew-up in, and someone will drive her around down the same streets that i did..." On Top is a perfect love song, Andy you're a star, Mr. Brightside,Somebody Told Me, The Ballad of Michael Valentine, Jenny was a friend of mine, Change your mind, and All these things that I've done are wonderful as well. Hot Fuss is the best album I have heard and the best new band I have listened to in the past 5 years. Hope their next creation is as great as this. ... Read more

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Bringing back the good stuff!
Well, I'm always searching for great new music, from early 1900s jazz to modern experimental electronica.I LOVE early 60s music, so this band really stands out to me.This album has a great late 1950s-early 60s pop/bop/folk/motown/rock flavor to it;The vintage sounds as well as the progessions and melodies.There is a really honest feeling to the vocals that I don't hear in much music since the turn of the century.I liked it the instant i heard it.It makes me think of the Smiths with a female singer and a more vintage sound.Nothing wrong with that!

Kind of Fun...up to a point
I do like this new record from Camera Obscura, but not so much that I'd leap to recommend it--one might do better just buying the single "Hey Lloyd" or a track like "Let's Get Out of This Country" from iTunes.
Very sweet
A mix of saccharin, poppy melodies fronted by Tracey Anne Campbells heartbreaking voice and dreamy lyrics. The single is strong, as well as "Come Back Margaret" and the title track, all with lots of orchestra and catchy choruses. I wonder how long this band will last since I'm sure the male members of the group probably hate the fact that the two girls get all the attention. I dont care, as long as my drinking buddies don't know I'm listening to this stuff. ... Read more

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Together for over a decade, Guster's new album is their fifth and it shows them having gained a certain breadth in their middle age (that's middle age in band years). Recorded in Nashville, they're now expanded to a quartet with multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia as a fulltime member adding a range ofmature sounds and textures (everything from lap steel guitar, banjo and dulcimer to trumpet). They've fashioned a work that's radio friendly without being cloy, largely because of the subtle unpredictability of the arrangements and the underlying songs. They move with ease from the dreamily hypnotic "Satellite" to the slashing guitars of "The New Underground." They're equally at home with high volume (the thunderous "the Beginning of the End") and low ("Empire State"). Ryan Miller's confident vocals lend an everyman friendliness to the set as a whole.Read more

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Another home run for Guster
Wonderful CD!I think Guster is a great band and this CD shows that they are still as talented as they were when they started.Like their other CDs, "Ganging Up on the Sun" is fun and the songs are brilliantly written as well as arranged.Bravo to another successful CD!

Really nice, light, sophisticated, fun lyrics
Somewhat unexpectedly I have really gotten into this CD. I started out with the 4th song on the CD which has a neat video that can be seen on YOUTUBE but then I found I really liked the inventiveness and fun of the other songs.

Surprising!
I was pleasantly surprised by this album.Upon first listen, I was a bit put off, but upon repeated listens, I discovered that it was perhaps the most consistent of any Guster release to date.
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If its debut album 15 years ago made Pearl Jam apprehensive with success, the Seattle quintet better buckle in for a return to eminence. On its eighth studio release--and first since 2002--the band socks away the adventurous experimentation that dogged some of its most recent records to investigate a post-September 11, war-ravaged world overflowing with urgency and significance. "It's the same everyday in a hell manmade/What can be saved, and who will be left to hold her?" lead singer Eddie Vedder wonders in "World Wide Suicide," one of several contemptuous rants on the Bush administration. Yet the album's spark is more than political. Songs like "Life Wasted," "Comatose" and "Big Wave" embrace the garage-rock past, as guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard play off each other with the primal lucidity of a decade ago and drummer Matt Cameron, one of rock's best, adds raw backing vocals to Vedder's polished craft. But Pearl Jam also turns up some of its most harmonious works since "Daughter," including "Marker in the Sand," with its radio-ready chorus, the tuneful "Parachutes" paced by Gossard's divine strumming, and the burning narrative and Urge Overkill punch of "Umemployable." Finally Vedder pleads for a lover's return in "Come Back," a keyboard-soaked love song complete with a chilling Gossard solo. It's got a soulfulness that begs for Sam Cooke to sing it and an originality that shows that a vibrant and cocksure Pearl Jam is back in town--and ready to retake the world. Read more

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7.5/10
Reviewgium - Volume I, issue IX
PJ continues to be iconic and the top of their craft...
Pearl Jam has been misunderstood for so long.They keep popping out music and people say that you have to have an acquired taste for their music.Other people compare every record to "Ten."However, my belief is that each CD that they pop out is a vision of how they see things during that period and they try to be innovators in their business, which sometimes does not produce a radio friendly CD.However I do not recall any bad CDs and despite negative reviews of some past CDs Pearl Jam has the star power to sell out any venue on a moments notice despite their "lack of radio friendly" tracks.This CD is spectacular.As said by the catalog reviewers, they go back to basics with a garage band sound with hard guitar duets, bumping drums, thumping base and of course a voice that is unrivaled in that of Vedder.Each song is great, multi-layered, message sending and relevant.Whatever your political views are, and mine are not in sync with PJ, you have to love the art of their music.This is one of their best CDs.There are not many groups that can give you multi-layers within each song, usually its song and chorus, but PJ gives us more where it makes you feel like you are getting so much more from each song.There is no real experimenting on this CD what has been sited as a flaw on past CDs.I like every song, most are high energy, just a couple ballads and some of those turn from ballads into a full on attack as momentum builds within the song.I am especially fond of "Inside Job" as it is a complex song showcasing the talents of the entire band and their range as musicians.

Album of the Year?
Pearl Jam, to me, have always been an interesting band to listen to. They became a household name with their smash debut album Ten and their sophomore album Vs. But ever since then, it seems like they've been shying away from the spotlight. It's not that they didn't have hits - as "Better Man", "Who You Are", "Last Kiss", and "Given to Fly" were all chart-climbers - but they are nonetheless significantly less famous than they used to be. Perhaps this gives them the room to try out many of the new things they have been with their albums. Nonetheless, as this album proves, Pearl Jam show that they can rock out now just as good as they used to, but with perhaps even more passion.
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Bursting at the seams with creative energy, the Clash's stunning 1979 double album more than made up for the artistic and commercial disappointment of its predecessor, 1978's tried-too-hard Read more

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One of the greatest albums of all time
This is one of the best ever, of any genre.If you like punk rock, you have to have this.I'm really at a loss when trying to explain the album - there simply are no words.Even the picture on the cover is perfect.Even the colors are perfect.There may be other albums that I like as much, but none that I like better.
.....I Don't Get It
Actually 3 1/2 stars .The Clash' third album London Calling is possibly the most overated album of all time . I understand if you're into punk you want a claim in rock and roll history , but most of the songs on this album are hardly punk . The bulk of the album is reggae or reggae influenced . The title song is great , Brand New Cadillac ( a cover of a Vince Taylor song ) is great too . Ditto for Lost In A Supermarket , a song that sounds like something from Genesis' Duke period . Spanish Bombs , Hateful and Clampdown are good too . There are 18 tracks on this album .What are the other standout songs ? I don't hear 'em . I would think that " one of the great albums of all time "would be solid from top to bottom . The bulk of this album is mediocre pop/ reggae songs . Where's the edge ? I don't hear it . This is one of those albums like Exile On Main Street that's cool too like ... possibly because the criticssay so ?

Completely Deserves To Be As Popular As It Is
What a revolutionary album this was, released in 1979. I just love listening to the Clash's "London Calling" Album. It is a fun and entertaining, yet thoughtful masterpiece of 20th-century rock music. The lyrics are often very political. It gets a lot of hype, and I think it deserves all that attention. It truly is a great album! "London Calling" (album) contains a diverse range of musical influences, so it will fit in in almost any music collection. ... Read more

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If rock's most successful and memorable acts have usually succeeded by wrapping their own distillation of music history and personal tastes in whatever fashionable trappings are currently gripping the culture, it's hardly surprising that the Cars remain one of the most enduring symbols of the punk/new wave era. This 20-track anthology distills that argument perfectly. Ric Ocasek's songs embody a solid '60s sense of pop craftsmanship informed by a trend-conscious stylistic sheen and a cynical, slippery emotional detachment that's often betrayed by his own distinctly weary brand of romanticism, from the anxious pop of "Just What I Needed" and "You're All I've Got Tonight" to the melancholy-on-ice musings of "Drive" and "Tonight She Comes." Sixteen of the 20 cuts here were chart singles, and radio staples like "Bye Bye Love" and "Dangerous Type" might as well have been. Read more

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A baby band...................
The CARS were one of the most annoying, dumb, pathetic, lame, overrated, stupid, lousy, and awful bands ever came out in the 70's. Their lead singer RIC OCASEK sings horribly and sings like a baby. This greatest-hits album was a huge joke that each and every song is incredibly bad.
JUST WHAT I NEEDED
If you like the Cars This is the CD for you it has all of their greatest hits on hear from "Tonight She Comes" to "Moving In Stereo". If you like 80's music or if yoou just plain like music you will buy this cd. The remastered sound is done well too. This is 80's rock n roll at its best. So buy it Today.

CARS COMPLETE GREATEST HITS
IF YOU LIKE THE CARS. THIS CD HAS ALL THEIR BEST HITS ... Read more

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Editorial Review

The album that carries U2 into its 25th year--and likely the mixed blessings of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--is one of its most frank and focused since the days of