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Razorlight's eponymous sophomore release doesn't so much reinvent the freewheeling sensibilities of their '04 debut Read more

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An enjoyable album anyway
I know this album is criticized almost everywhere, but I like it, probably because I am a weirdo. lol After a few spins, I'd say I enjoy it even more than their first album Up All Night. The band have changed their sound a bit. Isn't experiencing new things good for any band? The sound won't remind you of anything about the Strokes and the Libertines like the first album does. This is an album relying on lively performance rather than production tricks. Johnny Borrell's singing seems to be the focus. He sounds more uplifting and confident this time - the ghosts of Bowie and Jarvis Cocker no longer exist (check out the vocals of Vice and Up All Night on the first album and you will know what I mean).
A Classic
I have never been one to label an album a classic unless I felt every song could stand on its own as a quality song.I've probably listened to this cd about thirty times already and I must say, it is pristine top to bottom.Every song on this cd is amazing!No, it may not be as raw or risky as their first cd Up All Night, but the music is as good if not better.The replay value of this album is unlimited.I highly recommend this cd!This is how rock n' roll is supposed to be.

Greatest Composers Since Schumann
The chains of pandeatonic clusters in "Before I Fall to Pieces" and the Aeolian cadence of "Los Angeles Waltz" place this album in the company of such great works as Gustav Mahler's Song of the Earth.
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Subjects:  1. England    2. Indie Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop   

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Rock & roll is constantly splintering into multiple personalities. Big radioplayers layer thick slabs of studio shine on their albums, while back-to-the-basicsrockers keep the sound so raw it rubs calluses on your ears. The White Stripes fallin the latter category. The duo strips down to the fundamentals of Meg White's simpledrumbeat and Jack White's garagy guitar and pleading vocals. While the elements aresparse, the Detroit act create a noisy, hip-grinding batch of punk R&B, displayed againon Read more

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try redd blood cells
this is cool, i like most of their stuff usually, i dug that they played with jeff beck--takes guts!, tho meg seemed to be having a wee bit o trouble but who wouldn't with that guy!
White Hot . . .
. . . enough to inspire insane amounts of jealously, that's fer sure. So this little review is a big middle finger to all the jealous music snobs that feel the need to spit venom at the Stripes. Hello? Anybody home? Open your ears! The White Stripes rock!!! WHITE BLOOD CELLS is loaded with first-rate blues-metal stompers. There's also some sweet and tuneful mellow stuff here too as well as other surprises. This is probably their best album, a deserving breakthrough for the band. Certainly stronger overall than the subsequent ELEPHANT and GET BEHIND ME SATAN albums in my view.
Best White Stripes Album
This is the best album of theirs. Its full of lessons and tales of life and experience.
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Subjects:  1. Blues-Rock    2. Garage Rock Revival    3. Indie Rock    4. Pop    5. Punk    6. Punk Blues    7. Rock   

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beauty isnt the word for this album
To be honest I can't think of a word that can explain the emotional link with this album apart from it being the most beautiful sound I've heard. For me listening to this album makes me feel emotionally confused but absolutely complete at the same time, never before has an album stopped me in my tracks as firmly as this one. My favourite songs on the album are "the only moment we were alone" and "six days at the bottom of the ocean" every time my ears are blessed with these artworks I'm am fixated on nothing else but them. I literally cannot communicate with anyone or anything I just have to listen to them intently. This album is not as experimental as "those who tell the truth shall die those who tell the truth shall live forever" but I feel it is just as good and the songs are put together impeccably well, with no song being neither longer nor shorter than it has to be. I love the pure, clean sound of this album and see it as light as the wind. The trance that this album provides is indescribable; I'm not saying if you buy this album it will have this exact effect on you this description is merely from a personal note. Either way I strongly recommend this band and album to anybody who is looking for a purchase, for you can have no doubt that this album is extremely well produced, written, recorded, thought out and sounding. Buy it, you will not regret your choice one bit.

Beautiful, Minimalistic, and Sheer Post-Rock Perfection
It was hard for me to determine if this recording deserved a 4 star rating or a 5 star rating.I've been a prog fan for years but only recently did I get into post-rock material.I started off by listing to Godspeed You Black Emperor, A Silver Mountain Zion, and Sigur Ros.While impressed a times, I found some of their compositions kind of boring and repetitive after a while.I definitely wouldn't say these bands are "heavy rotation" bands in my music playback lists.
Words Can't Explain
Theres rarely a day that passes where i don't listen to this amazing album.
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Subjects:  1. Indie Rock    2. Pop    3. Post-Rock/Experimental    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop   

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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 Read more

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Mr. Smith's Best.
I have owned this album for a few years.I always liked it, but I just didn't give it the time it deserved.When I bough XO earlier this year, I absolutely fell in love with Elliott Smith.I played that album a million times, as it was immediately accessible to me.I was convinced that it was better than Either/Or.However, when I decided that I would give Either/Or another spin, the greatness of that album jumped right out at me.I heard the songs like I had never heard them before, and as I kept listening to Either/Or, the songs kept getting better and better.Either/Or is my favorite because it is not as heavily produced as XO, which gives the songs more meaning to me, but it is more diverse than Roman Candle or his self-titled album.The songs are more somber and subdued than his songs on XO, but they are not as flat-out depressing as his earlier stuff (which, don't get me wrong, is still amazing).His lyrics on this album ring even truer to me now than those on XO.It just took me an extra step (XO) to get to this masterpiece.My advice for new listeners is to start out with XO, and then when you need another Elliott Smith, immediately buy this one. Once you fall madly in love with this album, all of his other albums should be greatly enjoyable to you as well.

Alamada, and pictures of me.
I didn't understand this album at first. I didn't understand why everyone liked Elliot Smith, and this was my first introduction and this is the best Elliot Smith album. I am so glad I kept it on my computer because about 6 months later I heard it again and listened to it again and again. Not pretentious like I had thought but real. and smooth. Alamada, pictures of me, ballad of a big nothing, and speed trials are the best songs. Elliot Definitely inspired by Beatles and Beach Boys. Elliot seems like someone who fits in perfectly yet doesn't. Elliot keeps it honest but not in a "look I am being honest way." I don't want to make it all about Elliot, as I don't like to make music neccesarilly completely about the person or bring it up so much like some critic but this album really does make you feel in touch with him,. maybe it is a sydrome of all people that died young or killed themselves as I feel the soul of Cobain, Joplin, and so forth.....but I feel like I stabbing myself in the chest when listening to this music. it's all relative. anyway this review sucks and I don't care if you agree.

The best of the best.
I can not praise this album any more than I already have to
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Subjects:  1. Indie Pop    2. Indie Rock    3. Pop    4. Popular Music    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop    7. Sadcore    8. Singer/Songwriter   

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Not quite a classic (but getting close)
My first experience with Ratatat was an unforgettable performance when the duo, Evan Mast and Mike Stroud, took to the stage when touring with Mouse On Mars.Never having heard of them before I had no idea what to expect. Just two guys, their guitars, and a drum machine, yet I haven't been more pleased with an opening act like the energy Ratatat put onstage. Needless to say I was a convert by the time they had finished their set, and I was eagerly anticipating the next studio release.
More Fat Beats From RATATAT
Ratatat's second album Classics, is full of energy, but mostly great instrumentation. The music is yet again all synthesizers, drum machines, guitar and bass. But this time it seems that the duo has grow up a little, with a much more mature follow up to the very good self titled album. This album has a lot more substance to it, and is faster as a whole. I got to see them on their Classics Tour and live you can see all the energy that each song has.
Truly a "classic"
"If you like Explosions in the Sky, Depeche Mode, and Air's "Moon Safari" than buy this album."I never heard of the band until it was recommened to me from the record store teen and the guy was right on.This is a cool album, very creative and by far one of my best purchases in several years and I own lots of cd's. It lacks the gimmicky pop sound often with electronic music and is not the constant repeating of a looped melody: this keeps the songs fresh after many listenings. This album goes to the top of my list as best of 2006 and will certainly be a Christmas gift for friends and family.If the band continues on this path and doesn't get lazy (like Air and Royksopp) there is little doubt they will be very well known.The next Depeche Mode?? Only time will tell, but this album is promissing and a good addition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Indie Electronic    2. Indie Pop    3. Indie Rock    4. Instrumental Rock    5. Pop    6. Rock    7. Rock/Pop   

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Take a risk and check them out
I first heard Kill Hannah on a tour with Clear Static and Shiny Toy Guns earlier this year. I was hooked with the first set I heard from them. (I went on to hear them twice more in the next 3 days.)
Buy this cd.
If you are unfamilar with Kill Hannah, then buy either of their albums available here on amazon.
Glam rock that shifts gears often enough to cause engine damage.
As elegant as it is over the top, as sophisticated as it is bombastic, Chicago based Kill Hannah's second major label offering balances between excess and subtlety while never letting one outweigh the other. High energy glam rock anthems like 'Love You to Death' and album's first single 'Lips Like Morphine' hold nothing back while slower and decidedly mellower selections like 'Black Poison Blood' and 'The Collapse' recall the pleasant, drawn out melodies of Smashing Pumpkins' later days. While this balance of polarized song styles makes for a varied and enjoyable record, sometimes the group delves a bit too far into each side. Some tracks go beyond being subtle, becoming dull and tedious ('Statues Without Eyes') while others are almost too over the top to be taken seriously (see the 80's synth pop excess of 'Crazy Angel'). Overall, Until There's Nothing Left of Us is a solid and enjoyable effort and the album's excellent last three songs more than compensate for its few steps in the wrong direction. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dream Pop    2. Emo    3. Glam Rock    4. Indie Rock    5. Neo-Glam    6. Pop    7. Post-Grunge    8. Post-Hardcore    9. Rock    10. Rock/Pop    11. Shoegaze   

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It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment Modest Mouse started sounding like a real band. For the longest time, singer-songwriter Isaac Brock seemed to exist solely to defy the established rules, forging forward on sheer momentum and ingenuity. Even Pavement looked relatively ordinary in comparison to the band's early releases like 1996's Read more

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brilliant and accessible
Modest Mouse is hard to love. Many of their albums are grating. I know they are good, but for the life of me I can't enjoy them wholly. Maybe this makes me less intelligent somehow, that I prefer the more mainstream Good News... to their other albums. But I find that Good News gets stuck to me and I just can't shake the songs. This album all feels very new. It is welcome on mainstream radio, but remains unique. The single Float On was a bit hit and rightly so...it feels good and honest. It's what pop should sound like. The album is still intensely creative, and while sometimes that is tiring (I get older waiting for genius songs to grow on me) here the songs immediately catch. Favorites are Ocean Breathes Salty, The View, Satin in a coffin, and black cadillacs.
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Not what I expected.It wasn't as 'manly' as I had hoped.

Really unique and fun to listen to!
I got this CD in January or February and I really like it. I've heard Float On a million times before I bought it and I thought " Wow, this is pretty weird music but I actually like it ". My aunt also has this album and the songs are really good. My favorite songs are The World At Large and The Ocean Breathes Salty. Some of the songs on the album are really nice listening to and SOME of them are calm. One song where Isaac sings F**k F**k F**k is calm, hehe, but I still really like this CD. It's great and unique. I recommend this album to anybody who loves soft rock/indie music. 4.5/5 stars! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Emo    3. Indie Rock    4. Lo-Fi    5. Noise Pop    6. Pop    7. Rock    8. Rock/Pop    9. United States of America   

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We always suspected they had it in them, but who knew Yo La Tengo would finally craft a record as wholeheartedly terrific as this? Fourteen years into their career as indie rock's low-key mainstays, the Hoboken, New Jersey, trio have arrived--and it's about time. It's as though simply by sticking around long enough and doing the same thing over and over while constantly refining and focusing Yo La have evolved from scattered, record-collecting eccentrics into the true classicists of '90s indie rock. Blending elements of what has illuminated Sonic Youth, Stereolab, Pavement, and My Bloody Valentine, they've long had a clear voice but never sounded so comfortable using it. Willfully eclectic husband-and-wife multi-instrumentalists Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley--with third member James McNew never sounding more permanent--have previously tended to alternate between their instincts to be a pop rock band and to serve as artsy noisemakers. On Read more

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masterwork?
this album is exceptional for YLT.I often flounder between this one and 'and then nothing' being my favorites, but they are different.the variety of the songs is great but they all work together as a cohesive album, skipping tracks on this CD is completely unneccessary.there are still some great love songs and a post-punk tunes but this album is more lyrically and instrumentally mature then some of thier earlier works, such as 'Painful' or 'Electropura'.I honestly couldnt say enough about this cd, but i dont like writing long reviews... this is a personal favorite of mine

Ranks among those obligatory 90s hipster discs
There is a certain amount of unanimity amongst critics as to what discs from the 1990s should be heralded as great, and "Heart" is generally granted propitious accolades. My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" is traditionally regarded as a superior recording, and for the most part it is. "Loveless" is an incomparable example of committed artistry, and it should garner adulations by its sheer density alone. However, I've always felt that "Heart", which for the most part exists in "Loveless"' vein of ethereal ambience, was the more immediately human and inviting record. "Heart"'s emotion exists on a unique artistic plane that few artists dare to tread, and the record's often convoluted lyrical musings are viscerally penetrating, more so than most modern pop records. Upon first blush, the band seems to rely on a relatively limited musical vocabulary throughout the album, but extended listens reveal a fairly rich tapestry of styles, sounds and impressive articulations. "Spec Bebop" is consistenly unnerving, but in at least one sense it seems like one of the most integral and necessary tracks on the record. YLT's Jesus and Mary Chain fetishism had to be illuminated at some point on "Heart", and "Spec Bebops" unrestrained entropy is a great testament to the band's willingness to explore the ether. Conversely, the apparent convention of "Little Honda", "Sugarcube" and "Deeper Into Movies" display another facet of YLT's artistic maturity, as well as the band's penchant for sheer histrionic onslaught. The solo midway through "Sugarcube" is the one of most vexing and hilariously apropos moments on any modern rock song, and it becomes apparnet that the band approaches such passages with an equal concern for irony and viability. "Autumn Sweater", perhaps due to its name alone, has become synonymous with stifled hipster love balladry, and by most accounts it stands as one of the most honest and telling rock narratives of the last fifteen years. YLT's ability to oscillate between Beach Boys sentimentality, Can experimentation and Sonic Youth flamboyance, all the while harboring a kind of self-assured ambivalence, is a sometimes startling testament to the band's musical prowess.
Get in the right mood.....
The first time I listened to this disc - it felt like nails going straight into my eardrums.We were on a road trip - not the right 'vibe' for the cd.Since I've listened to it quite a few times - and in the correct mood - feels like a really good rest!!!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Indie Rock    3. Noise Pop    4. Pop    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop   

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As these dimpled moptops from Oklahoma grow pepper-bearded and transform into wizened elder statesmen of sonic adventuring, the heartfelt candy of their loving bubblegum stretches ever longer into echoing soundscapes. If Radiohead are halfway to becoming U2, the Flaming Lips are nine-tenths of the way to pop nirvana. Hardly a song on Yoshimi isn't resonated, echoed, and reverberated--floating the listener higher until they have the ultimate bird's-eye view of what makes a great band tick. As with any album by the band, it's hard not to imagine parades and a sky filled with helium balloons while you listen to any of it--in this case, the party is enhanced brilliantly by digital filters and silver shimmering asides. The most immediate songs, like "One More Robot (3000-21)," are digital (almost trip-hop) dance numbers that lift the band out of the cornfields and into the loopy land of Björk. Little surprise, then, that the band are already following up this majestic splash of gummy bear brilliance by recording a CD with kids' TV show host Steve from Read more

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Not about Karate.
Incase you haven't figured it out.Pink Robots = Cancer.This is the reason she's taking "lots of vitamins".Keeping this in mind, The Narrative becomes clear.
love
i absolutely love this album. it's quite essential to any flaming lips fan. please buy it now and start smiling immediately. and go see the lips live if you need an affirmation. wayne coyne is easily the most ridiculous and brilliant person in america.

own with pride.
this is something you should be proud to own. when people come over you should stand very near this cd. you should point at it and say, "Look, i have this cd." do that, and all your friends will think that you're cool. ... Read more

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

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Along with Versus, Silkworm, and Red Red Meat, Chavez were one of the best guitar-rock bands in a decade oversaturated with such acts, in both the over- and underground. Fans and newbies alike can rejoice with Read more

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a breath of fresh air, ten years later...
When you look at the back of the new Chavez retrospective Better Days Will Haunt You there is something that jumps out at you.It's the pumping fists of college kids rocking out, with no smug smile on their faces, just unadulterated joy.Do you remember that?Rocking for the sake of rocking?Well, Chavez friggin rocked it back in the day, and this is something I think we all could use a dose of.
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You just need one look at Rob Zombie to know that the guy knows a thing or two about Halloween. He really proves his mettle--and his metal, for that matter--on this loud, garish, downright fun collection of rip-roaring devil's music. There's actually very little to be afraid of, to tell the truth--unless, that is, you have a phobia about the kind of goofy good times laid down by Zombie and pals like Rocket from the Crypt, Satan's Pilgrims, and the wrestling-masked power-surf combo Los Straitjackets (who turn in a hypercharged "Munsters Theme"). The garishly groovy package, which features some of Zombie's most over-the-top cartoon illustrations, is rife with haunting hoedowns like the Dead Elvi's "The Creature Stole My Surfboard." More fun than a coven meeting any day. Read more

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Voodoorific
I don't know why anyone hasn't talked about the best band and song on here, DEADBOLT's Psychic Voodoo Doll puts all the other songs on this album to shame. The whole album is good, but if you love DEADBOLT this is definatley a collectible..".you mess with me and you'll roast in the flames, ahhhh".

Great Halloween dance music
Bought this albumn for a Halloween party last year for kids aged 5 - 9. I was able to create a dance mix from many of the songs on this albumn. Much hipper music than Monster Mash, etc. Much more danceable than the Halloween New Wave albumn.

STAB STAB STAB DEATH DEATH DEATH ROCK ROCK ROCK SURF SURF SURF!
Every song on this CD is perfect to rock out on Halloween with.. BUT what I want to know is WHY and HOW did SURF music end up associated with HORROR and HALLOWEEN! I mean it started in the fifties with bands like BOBBY BORIS PICKET and the KRYPT KICKERS and THE BLOBS etc. but why?
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Metal    2. Alternative Pop/Rock    3. Halloween    4. Heavy Metal    5. Indie Rock    6. Pop    7. Popular Music    8. Psychobilly    9. Rock    10. Rock/Pop Collections    11. Rockabilly Revival   

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Que joya
Todavía estoy sorprendido con este disco. No ha parado de sonar en mi auto, en mi computadora....
LOVE LIVE LAUGH CRY SCREAM SILENCE
All I will say is you will weep, cry, laugh and fall in love. THIS ALBUM IS FOR IT ALL!!! One of the best bands I have ever heard. I can't stop falling in love and crying to the heartfelt lyrics as it beats in my head daily. If you have ever had an emotion in your life this band will bring it out of you at one point in time. Look at a loved one, your children, God,wife/husband, or even a total stranger, this music will feel like one of them. At least if Im wrong about the others, Im right about this to myself. Take care.

Comme un voyage
J'ai decouvert la chanson "how it ends" comme de nombreuses personnes qui ont vu la bande-annonce de "Everything is Illuminated." C'est une chanson au premier abord envoutante et emouvante. J'ai donc decide d'acheter l'album "How it ends" pour decouvrir ce groupe totalement inconnu pour moi. Et je ne suis pas decue.
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Subjects:  1. European Folk    2. European influenced sad bastard music    3. Folk-Rock    4. Gypsy    5. Indie Rock    6. Pop    7. Post-Punk    8. Rock    9. Rock/Pop    10. United States of America   

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If you are an artist at a crossroads/ "maturing point" in your career, it's a great idea to seek out the original musicians who played on music you adore and that inspire you greatly–it's the opposite of what Rick Rubin does with the old folks. The results, however, are often lackluster; it can just be too hard to forge a connection in a short period of time with studio dudes twenty to thirty years older than you. Chan Marshall, who took just three years between albums this time, returned to Memphis to record with many of the architects of Southern soul music at Ardent Studios on Read more

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Overproduced, but still better then most
This is an ok album, but i dont think its going to be the album that makes her go main stream or anything. She has done better with less help in the studio.
Never heard of Cat Power before this one ....
... So the other reviews here, necessarily, have me baffled.
A strange new direction
It's been released for a while now, so if you were going to do it, you would have done it already, but if you like her other stuff I would dissuade you from buying Cat Power's latest album "The Greatest".
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Subjects:  1. Bass    2. Drums    3. Horn Section    4. Indie Rock    5. Piano    6. Pop    7. Rock    8. Rock/Pop    9. Singer/Songwriter    10. Strings    11. Vocals    12. Vocals (Background)   

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Neko Case's third solo effort is a moody, atmospheric affair that both satisfies and mystifies. Recorded in Tucson with a stellar band that includes Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino, Read more

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So Original
This is quintessential Neko Case. This cd says it all. The singing is so sensual. The songs have a deep sense of longing burried deep within. The whole cd really is over the top. "I Wish I Was the Moon" is deffinately a must have. This cd either stays at the top of my case or in my player at all times. What more can I say except if you don't buy this album you aren't truly living.

Who Could Blacklist This Backlist?
Although I've read her work typified as "alt-country," a better way to describe Neko Case on BLACKLISTED is "country noir." Her beautiful voice drifts over rootsy, poignant, and even desolate arrangements with a haunting quality. And those lyrics... she is just a very talented woman.
I'll crash my boat happily on the rocks for her siren song
To limit Neko Case to the category of country or alt-country would, I think, miss the point.Her work with New Pornographers should indicate that her musical interests and influences are more wide-ranging and, consequently, deserving of broader attention.Which is not to diminish the quality of the country-inflections of this album, for they are country in mood and timbre, not in artifice or image.The result is one of authenticity--personal authenticity, that is, not an "authentic" recasting of something someone else has done before.
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Subjects:  1. Adult Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Alternative Country-Rock    3. Americana    4. Contemporary Singer/Songwriter    5. Indie Rock    6. Pop    7. Rock    8. Rock/Pop    9. United States of America   

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Lonesome Fuel
I first discovered Matthew Ward on `The Transfiguration of Vincent' (2003), which became one of my favourite albums of that year. I've waited eagerly for the follow-up which has finally arrived in the form of `Transistor Radio: Memories Of A Utopian Radio Power'
one of the best albums of all time
i came across M. ward unexpectedly at a white stripes concert, where he was the opening act.He completely blew me away, so i went out and bought this album.This album is haunting and poignant, while being beautiful and, for lack of another good adjective, kind of weird.M. Ward has a rough voice but it complemetns his guitar playing excellently.Songs such as "I'll be Yr Bird", "Fuel For Fire" and "Here COmes the Sun Again" are all amazing songs, though i personally like "4 hours in Washington", a creepy song about insomnia, and "Big Boat", and though i have no clue what its about, its funny/clever.Most of this album is M. Ward playing acoustic guitar and singing, but onsome of the songs he has piano, drums, and bass.I dont really know how to describe this album, but to say it sounds like some amazing blast from the far past.and that sounded cheesy, but you must buy this album. now. Buy It.

Timeless.
Transistor Radio is easily one of the best albums I've heard in the past few years. It was my first exposure to Matt Ward, and I have since purchased his two previous albums. The songs have an old-timey feel and mainly features just Ward's voice, guitar, some piano, and light percussion. The songs are simple and the lyrics are great. "Lullaby + Exile" is one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard. "Big Boat" is catchy and tough not to sing along to. Songs like "Hi-Fi," "One Life Away," "Paul's Song," and "Fuel for Fire" are incredible. Really, every song is as good as the last. The instrumentals (there are 3) are good, but not highlights for me. Other than that, this is one of the most pleasing albums I have ever heard. M. Ward's raspy voice isn't too far off from Louis Armstrong, and his gentle guitar playing is soothing. If you like great song writing and folky pop, you'll love this. I even turned my parents on to M. Ward. I can't recommend this more highly, and it's a crime that Matt's music is not more well-known. ... Read more

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

Editorial Review

Forever the buzz on Flogging Molly: the records are terrific, but wait until you see them live. And you can do both with the Los Angeles band's fifth record, a dual-disc CD (10 songs) and DVD (106 minutes) that pulsate with a remarkable mix of Irish pub traditional and enthusiastic punk rock. The audio CD is crammed with fan favorites--"Drunken Lullabies," "Black Friday Rules," "What's Left of the Flag"--that have been recreated either live on stage or acoustically in studio. The latter treatment strips down the wall-of-sound live band until the mandolin, accordion, and tin whistle echo like a Saturday night in Kilkenny, turning rampant rocker "Wanderlust" into a gentle waltz and "Another Bag of Bricks" into a pub-rock sing-a-long. The album's lone newcomer is a full-band studio take of "Laura," a farewell-thee love song featured on the DVD, which includes Bridge Regan's frenzied fiddle playing and vocalist Dave King's croaky Irish twang. Recorded in seven different countries, the DVD nails the genuine spirit of Flogging Molly's live performances and tracks the stories of each band member, especially King, who recalls bolting hometown Dublin for America. Read more

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Another Masterpiece....
Wow, just when I thought Flogging Molly couldn't get any better, they topped themselves again!This is a fantastic set with one of the best music documentaries I have ever seen!The acoustic and live versions of all the classics are incredible!My entire family loves "The Molly" as we call them, and this CD and DVD does not disappoint!We all enjoyed it together!Dave King is a musical genius, and he managed to bring some of the best musicians in the world together.Their fun and haunting melodies will be around a long time!Keep rockin' Flogging Molly!

Not worth it
I had looked forward to this and counted down the days to release. Much old material rehashed, inferior to the original recordings.
It's nothing new but still very worth it
In "Whiskey On A Sunday," you get what the product description above so helpfully states. As far as what I think of the contents, I'll let those five stars above speak for me, although I'd make it 10 if I could. Flogging Moll