 | The Cure - Greatest Hits
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(13 November, 2001)
(56 reviews) 
Editorial Review: As Greatest Hits--and particularly the busking pavement jazz of"Lovecats"--reminds us, the best Cure singles were very often tangentialexercises; they offered a goth-free playtime divergence from some of theweightier studiousness of those early albums. |
 | 40 Oz. to Freedom
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Audio CD
(23 July, 1996)
(234 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Ska music has been deeply ingrained in the punk rock culture since the Clash adopted their rude boy stance near the end of the British punk invasion and the 2-Tone label put ska on the map. Suddenly, punks stopped kicking the crap out of each other long enough to dance. |
 | 69 Love Songs
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by Merge Records
Audio CD
(07 September, 1999)
(109 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Singer-songwriter Stephen Merritt's ironically morose lyrics, Tin Pan Alley stylings, sugary melodies, and idiosyncratic sound have earned his band the Magnetic Fields cult status and the adulation of grad students everywhere. |
 | 7even Year Itch: Collective Soul Greatest Hits 1994-2001
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by Atlantic
Audio CD
(18 September, 2001)
(64 reviews)
Customer Review: Good music, good project, some bad choices: Collective Soul's greatest hits effort marks a major point in their career: it is evidence that they have had enough hits to warrant such a project. |
 | A Crow Left of the Murder
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Audio CD
(03 February, 2004)
(481 reviews) 
Customer Review: Incubus slips away...: Incubus has been one of my favorite bands for years, mainly because their 1999 release MAKE YOURSELF is one of the best records I've ever heard. |
 | A Ghost Is Born
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by Nonesuch
Audio CD
(22 June, 2004)
(142 reviews)
Customer Review: Been Waiting Too Long: I'd give it four stars in the LP era, where I'd have to listen through the 15 minute static noises of "Less Than You Think". |
 | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
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by Vagrant Records
Audio CD
(12 August, 2003)
(302 reviews)
Editorial Review: On Dashboard Confession's fourth album, Christopher Carraba welcomes listeners back into his emotionally claustrophobic world, where relationships are minefields, women are brittle and self-absorbed, and every cloud has a pewter lining. |
 | Abattoir Blues / Lyre of Orpheus
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Audio CD
(26 October, 2004)
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 | Achtung Baby
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by Island
Audio CD
(19 November, 1991)
(348 reviews)
Editorial Review: "I'm ready / Ready for what's next," Bono announces at the outset of Achtung Baby, the album that proved the so-called "band of the '80s" was capable of blazing into the '90s by replacing its flag-waving arena-rock stance with screaming synths, |
 | All That You Can't Leave Behind
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by Interscope Records
Audio CD
(31 October, 2000)
(1216 reviews)
Editorial Review: The foursome come roaring out of the blocks with their latest collection. The album's first single, "Beautiful Day," raced to the No. 1 slot on the U.K. singles charts and received a similar rapturous reception stateside. |
 | American Idiot
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(21 September, 2004)
(4 reviews)
Editorial Review: For its first new set of music since 2000's Warning, Green Day tears up the blueprint and comes up with something unexpected: A punk rock concept album built around elaborate melodies, odd tempo changes, |
 | American Idiot
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(21 September, 2004)
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 | Antics
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by Matador Records
Audio CD
(28 September, 2004)
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 | Any Given Thursday
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Audio CD
(11 February, 2003)
(68 reviews)
Customer Review: The Essence of John: Dave Matthews, Dispatch, O.A.R., it all ends up the same. There's only so much of an essence of the band that you can capture with studio albums. |
 | Anywhere But Home (w/ bonus DVD)
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by Wind-Up
Audio CD
(23 November, 2004)
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 | Around the Sun
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: Having delivered their last great album with 1992's haunting Automatic For the People, R.E.M. spent more than decade attempting all kinds of reinvention, from the pointlessly noisy Monsterto the painfully dull Up. |
 | Astronaut (With Bonus DVD)
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Audio CD
(12 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: The reflexes of those old enough to remember when "The Reflex" and "Rio" went rocketing up the Hot 100 in the 1980s may not be what they used to, but certain reactions to the first full spin of Astronaut can't help kicking in anyway. |
 | Astronaut
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Audio CD
(12 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: The reflexes of those old enough to remember when "The Reflex" and "Rio" went rocketing up the Hot 100 in the 1980s may not be what they used to, but certain reactions to the first full spin of Astronaut can't help kicking in anyway. |
 | Audio
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by Virgin Records
Audio CD
(07 December, 1999)
(175 reviews)
Editorial Review: It's hard to believe that this is the debut CD created by award-winning performance-art sensations the Blue Man Group, whose off-the-wall and high-tech, highly percussive show has been an off-Broadway hit since the beginning of its uninterrupted run in 1991. |
 | August and Everything After
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by Geffen Records
Audio CD
(14 September, 1993)
(239 reviews)
Editorial Review: It's amazing the difference a year makes. Upon its release, August and Everything After sounded remarkably fresh, a welcome change from the crunch and screech of grunge. Blending the vocal athleticism of Van Morrison with the moody rock of The Band, |
 | Automatic for the People
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(06 October, 1992)
(307 reviews)
Customer Review: An outstanding masterpiece!: In 1992 at the height of their popularity, R.E.M delivered their upmost finest, well-crafted project. |
 | Awake: The Best of Live (Deluxe Version - CD/DVD)
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by Geffen Records
Audio CD
(02 November, 2004)
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 | Barenaked for the Holidays
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: Few bands are better suited than the Barenaked Ladies to take obnoxious old Christmas jingles to an entirely new level of obnoxiousness. The Canadian pop group does a smack-up job on this generous collection, |
 | Being There
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(29 October, 1996)
(71 reviews)
Editorial Review: Wilco's follow-up to A.M. impresses first with its size: 19 tunes fill the double-CD package, and the packaging unfolds like a larger-than-life 1970s-era gatefold album cover. But the love affair with the artwork is short-lived, |
 | Best of 1980-1990
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by Island
Audio CD
(10 November, 1998)
(196 reviews)
Editorial Review: One need hear only the first notes of this collection--the Edge's ringing guitar notes ushering in "Pride (In the Name of Love)"-to be taken back to 1984: Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher rule the Western world, |
 | Best of Bowie
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by Virgin Records
Audio CD
(22 October, 2002)
(55 reviews)
Editorial Review: Though one of rock's most influential figures, David Bowie's accomplishments are pocked by some distinct ironies. His willful efforts at being a musical and visual chameleon spurred triumphs in genres as diverse as folk, |
 | Big Calm
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by Sire / Wea
Audio CD
(17 March, 1998)
(115 reviews)
Editorial Review: Blame Tricky and Portishead. They started this whole Bristol sound thing, with sleepy techno beats overshadowed by the chirrupy vocals of some slumberland chanteuse. And--just when you think the approach has lost all its steam, |
 | Billy Idol - Greatest Hits
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(27 March, 2001)
(48 reviews)
Editorial Review: Billy Idol's secret is one that he shares with, of all people, Trent Reznor--the ability to take a pop base and disguise it with layers of other genres, most notably hard rock. His adaptability is on display throughout this 16-song career retrospective. |
 | Blondie - Greatest Hits
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(01 October, 2002)
(26 reviews)
Customer Review: Crystal clear hit sounds: This is the best Blondie hits compilation by far and the sound is crystal clear; the hits are not arranged chronologically however, |
 | Boogie Woogie Christmas
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by Surf Dog (Ada)
Audio CD
(22 October, 2002)
(19 reviews)
Editorial Review: Borrowing arrangements and influences from Lionel Hampton, Al Hirt, Les Brown, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and even Kay Starr, Setzer's holiday disc is like a vintage car, custom-made to delight his longtime jitterbugging audience. |
 | Boogie Woogie Christmas
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by Surf Dog (Ada)
Audio CD
(12 October, 2004)
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 | Boy
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by Island
Audio CD
(15 June, 1990)
(63 reviews)
Editorial Review: There's little in U2's 1980 debut to suggest that this was a band bent on world domination. Indeed, there's a charming, if naive, coming-of-age urgency in songs such as "I Will Follow," "Stories for Boys" and "Out of Control" that may startle listeners more familiar with U2's latter-day bombast and stadium-scale theatrics. |
 | Building Nothing Out Of Something
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Audio CD
(18 January, 2000)
(38 reviews)
Customer Review: BEST MODEST MOUSE CD!: THis was the first modest mouse CD i ever bought. I bought it straight off of recommendation and at first i didn't like it enough to play it more than 2x in my CD player, |
 | Cars - Complete Greatest Hits
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(19 February, 2002)
(38 reviews)
Editorial Review: 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, |
 | Castaways & Cutouts
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(06 May, 2003)
(30 reviews)
Customer Review: Raised on pradies, peanut shells and dirt: Last years opening salvo from The Decemberists was Castaways and Cutouts. Crafting beautiful songs rich with story, |
 | Catalyst
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by Drive-Thru
Audio CD
(18 May, 2004)
(211 reviews)
Customer Review: all i can say is.... WOW: I've been an NFG fan since nothing gold came out way back in the day.... 1999 i think. the self title in 2001 was amazing! |
 | Chutes Too Narrow
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by Sub Pop
Audio CD
(21 October, 2003)
(198 reviews)
Editorial Review: The Shins' sophomore album is a joy from start to finish, though it's rather different from their 2001 leftfield pop genius stunner Oh, Inverted World. That album was like a warm embrace from a long-lost pal. |
 | Com Lag: 2+2=5
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD
(06 April, 2004)
(8 reviews)
Customer Review: 4.5 actually. Not a perfect album, but damn close: This CD takes all the best b-sides from Hail To The Thief singles. The worst song on this album has to be 'Remyxomatosis', |
 | Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins
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by Matador Records
Audio CD
(26 October, 2004)
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 | Dear Catastrophe Waitress
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by Sanctuary Records
Audio CD
(07 October, 2003)
(123 reviews)
Editorial Review: Just when they seemed sure to fade away into twee-pop irrelevance, this obscure Scottish indie-pop act releases their strongest album in seven years. With lots of help from uber-commercial producer Trevor Horn (ABC, |
 | Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
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by Touch & Go Records
Audio CD
(09 March, 2004)
(23 reviews)
Customer Review: Not as good as their Young Liars E.P., but still worthy: This was the most anticipated release of the year for me, and for the most part, |
 | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of (Dig)
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(17 September, 2002)
(30 reviews)
Customer Review: The Way Compilations Were Meant to be Made: For all those They Might Be Giants' fans hoping that "Dial-A-Song" will attract new fans, |
 | Direction Reaction Creation
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by Polygram Int'l
Audio CD
(26 May, 1997)
(19 reviews)
Customer Review: Four Stars: This set is not widely available in the USA, but if you liked more than half of the Jam's six studio LPs, it might be worth the investment. |
 | Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(13 November, 2001)
(74 reviews)
Editorial Review: Electrifying performers and pure-pop songwriters of the highest order, Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have emerged over a decade as that strangest of beasts. They'll never land a dishy cover story in Mojo Magazine, |
 | Disintegration
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(01 May, 1989)
(208 reviews)
Editorial Review: Disintegration is a pop album realized on an epic scale. Most of its 12 songs are long mood pieces that develop slowly around the listener. Anchored by complex drum patterns, the layered guitars, soaring bass lines, |
 | Dookie
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(01 February, 1994)
(376 reviews)
Editorial Review: Take one part Ramones, one part Buzzcocks, and one part Husker Du, and you've got the basic foundation of Green Day, a punky, witty, melodic San Francisco Bay area trio who became overnight stars in 1994 when this album, |
 | Doolittle
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by 4ad Records / Wb Us
Audio CD
(20 May, 2003)
(186 reviews)
Customer Review: "I've kissed mermaids, rode the el nino": There will never be a band quite like the Pixies ever again. Oh sure, Nirvana used thier dynamic and went on to bigger things (with Kurt Cobain always giving props to this band, |
 | Either/Or
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(25 February, 1997)
(96 reviews)
Editorial Review: Blessed with the voice of a wispy angel, Elliott Smith creates sad little pop songs, which, like the work of Nick Drake (to whom he's been compared) threaten to disappear into the night air. Several of the tracks here were featured in Gus Van Zant's movie Good Will Hunting, |
 | Elliott Smith
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(21 July, 1995)
(54 reviews)
Editorial Review: Recorded mildly better than his debut (Roman Candle on Cavity Search), the self-titled second solo album is one of the most understated and incredible albums to emerge from the indie-rock scene in the 1990s. |
 | Entertainment! [Bonus Tracks]
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD
(20 January, 1995)
(48 reviews)
Customer Review: One of the most "in your face" albums of ALL time: Gang of Four took punk and turned it onto its funky edge. This strongly political album came out in a year that also gave us "Fear of Music" (Talking Heads), |
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