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Some singer/songwriters (think Paul Westerberg and Elliott Smith) develop their world-weariness through the unforgiving trials of passing years and the heart-breaking grind of the music business. Others (Van Morrison, Neil Young) seem to have sprung from out of nowhere with the fully formed soul of a life well-lived. Ray LaMontagne belongs with the latter. On this, his debut, LaMontagne has crafted a handful of quietly devastating meditations on life and love--and delivered them with a raspy vocal all his own. The simple, mournful lyrics of "Burn," "Shelter" and the title track recall a Hank Williams ballad, and the reserved production by alt-country/americana genius Ethan Johns (the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) make this a great disc for smoky Saturday nights, and rainy Sunday mornings. Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult Contemporary    2. Modern Electric Blues    3. Pop    4. Pop/Rock    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop    7. Singer/Songwriter   

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And all you wanted was to run for cover (4.5)
When I use to think of Nelly Furtado I couldn't help but automtically start singing "I'm like a bird". That's all she ever was to me, the girl who sang the bird song. However, I heard, and I kid you not, a 4 second sound clip of Promiscuous in the middle of a store and right then decided I needed this CD. I stalled for the longest time though because I just knew it would be a waste of money. A sudden urge and extra cash summed up my purchase of this CD though. I don't regret it at all. Sure there are some parts that tend to drag a little more than I'd like but for the most part, Nelly has created something special with Loose.
Nellie didn't reinvent herself
The music business did. Nellie Furtado is gorgeous, always has been, but I used to respect her music. The industry did the same thing to her as they did to Jewel. They took a fresh, folky act and transformed her into an electronic joke made to sound like everyone else with a top 40 record. That is a shame because she has a great deal of talent. Put her with Timberland and surprise, she's like Fergie and every other fake artist in the game. I know you're asking me what I know about the game. I haven't had many top 40 hits in my life, in fact I haven't had any, but I front some of the best cover bands in southeast Nebraska. My band is called Blisterpuss(the last part is pronounced like bus, but with a "p"). We do covers of bands like Dishwalla, Counting Crows and Live. People in the business have told us we need to be more like 98 degrees or Justin Timberlake if we are ever going to play venues like North Platte or Hamburg, Iowa. Granted, it's tempting to sell out to play places that bring in crowds over 100, but if we did that could we live with ourselves? Jabs might be able to because he seems destined for bigger things since he plays drums and bass guitar at the same time, but the rest of us don't want to compromise what makes us who we are. Sure, we could cover Hasselhoff and win crowds over in a heartbeat, but Hasselhoff's music is in a holy place we are not allowed to touch. So we crank out what we know and fans are all up on us.
Nelly, You Rocked this Album
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Subjects:  1. Adult Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Canada    3. Pop    4. Pop/Rock    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop    7. Urban   

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The churchy organ that opens and closes Jonny Lang's fifth album reveals its direction. After 2003's Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative CCM    2. Blues-Rock    3. CCM    4. Christian Rock    5. Contemporary Blues    6. Contemporary Gospel    7. Guitar Virtuoso    8. Pop    9. Rock    10. Rock/Pop   

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Reviews (990)

Never Gets Old
When you compile the list of the 10 albums you would want if you were stranded on a desert island, this one might possibly get the most votes. Not only is it one of the all-time greats, but it is a double album, which has to factor into it.
can't hammer this down
This is the greates pinkfloyd cd ever but I would not recemond this to the little kids. IN the cd. You can feel his amotions in this also there is another one live but it has diffrent songs but not bad so please buy this

you better run
i remember the first time i listened to the wall. and i was blown away. the lyrics and the music were so strong and emotional. when my friend that i was listening to it with asked me if i liked it or not i didnt know what to say. i like the wall better then dark side of the moon. and thats really saying something. the wall has all kinds of music styles in it so every one that listens to it should pretty much enjoy it. like run like hell and another brick in the wall part 2 are pretty heavy. and comfortably numb and hey you are preety soft. i think every music fan should buy this brilliant cd. peace out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. Disco    3. Hard Rock    4. Pop    5. Prog-Rock/Art Rock    6. Rock    7. Rock/Pop   

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For a man who gets his biggest kicks surfing the waves and strumming his guitar on a lonely beach in native Hawaii, singer-songwriter Jack Johnson has carved out quite a remarkable career on the mainland. His 2003 album, Read more

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I love Jack Johnson
Do any other bro's love Jack Johnson as much as I do? Sometimes I chill with my bros and we listen to it together.It gets you so pumped.
I like this one a lot
Although Flake will probably always be my favorite song of his this is my favorite album.

Boring and repetitive
This guy gets two stars since he is one step above a street performer.His music is a bad resurrection of old-style Blues from the South.He gets more popularity he deserves, but thats true for most mainstream artists of the 2000's. ... Read more

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

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Barely out of high school when signed as the first act for Powered By Ramen's new Decaydance imprint, guitarist Ryan Ross and drummer Spencer Smith of Panic! at the Disco had previously cut their musical teeth in a local Las Vegas Blink 182 cover band. It's that familiar, contempo-punk-pop sensibility, bolstered by the amped-up emo-core ambitions of singer Brendan Urie (typified by the snarky gem "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage") that dominates the opening tracks of the album. It's a shrewd hook, one the band steadily expands -- sonically and lyrically -- thereafter. The nervous energy of "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines" is set off by sonic embroidery that's sounds as intriguing as the vocoder shtick of "Nails For Breakfast..." does dated. Yet "Camisado" quickly shakes up Supertramp's prog-pomp with a double-shot of modern punk-pop smarts, an alchemy the band and producer Mint Squire performs with similarly inventive, genre-blurring ambition (complete with a quasi-Grand Guignol "Intermission" nearly worthy of Queen) on "Lying is the Most Fun..." and such standouts as "But Its Better If You Do" and the arch delight "Build God, Then We'll Talk." Too many young bands are content slaves to fashion; this one has forged a promising debut by shrewdly taking fashion hostage, then standing it firmly on its head. Read more

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Very Good CD
I personally love this CD. It is a mix of rock and tech in a sense, and is different from other things that I've heard. My favorite songs from it were "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage", "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks", "Time to Dance", "Camisado", and "There's a Good REason Why These Tables are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of it Yet".
Awesome!
This was awesome. My favorite songs were It's Time To Dance, Camisado, But It's Better If You Do, Build God Then We'll Talk, but my number one favorite song was I Constantly Thank God...
Eh.
When the video for "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" came out, I never bothered to watch it or listen to the song. When "But It's Better If You Do"'s video was released, it just seemed to pop up on almost every music station. I listened to it once or twice, thinking it's not that great. Suddenly, one day, (mind you, my friends had the album already) I was in love. I borrowed it from one of them and I'd been listening to it for about 2 days tops. Final opinion:
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Subjects:  1. Emo    2. Pop    3. Punk Revival    4. Punk-Pop    5. Rock    6. Rock/Pop   

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The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Read more

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pass me the pipe bro
this is genuine drug addix muzak, come together is sexist theme, the sun king is slang for heroin, you only give me your funny paper is a hint at LSD use, so this spells out a terrible disgusting and bad influence on your clean mind. I have also always hated the cover and now I see why.
It doesn't get any better than this..
The Beatles last album just happens to be their best. Only the Beatles could get together one last time, dispite all the personal acrimony and substance abuse, and deliver the ultimate timeless swan song.
plus one more star if you please.
All I can tell you is that this is the way a swansong SHOULD sound.Even though they had major issues amongst each other at this time,they along with producer George Martin put out one hell of an album.This time around George Harrison came up with two of his best in "Something" and (my favorite song on the album) "Here Comes The Sun".Although John's heart wasn't truly in it,he still contributed "Come Together" and "She's So Heavy".Both songs are John Lennon classics .Paul's major additives were the infamous second side/second half medley,and a McCartney classic in "You Never Give Me Your Money" and it's reprise during the medley.It's mind boggling how a group can evolve from "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to "Here Comes The Sun" in six years.
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Subjects:  1. Album Rock    2. British Psychedelia    3. England    4. Hard Rock    5. Pop    6. Pop/Rock    7. Popular Music    8. Prog-Rock/Art Rock    9. Psychedelic    10. Rock    11. Rock & Roll    12. Rock/Pop    13. Sunshine Pop   

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On his third disc, the one-man musical marvel known as Five for Fighting proves yet again that all that's standing between him and peace of mind--not the fleeting kind, but full-on, to-the-bone, heart-and soul-cleansing peace of mind--is a song. Read more

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Trilogy
Completes the trilogy of America Town and The Battle for Everything.If you liked the other albums, this one is more "musical" with stronger arrangements.Favorite songs include "World," "Freedom," and "California Justice."

Something I really listen to
This to me is what good music is I think this is a CD that should be required listening in life it's truly listenable and likeable it's not offensive or distracting is music you can listen over and over again and i have this is one of the best pieces of music this year if not this decade.

Two Lights- 5 Stars
I just purchased this CD and I have fallen in love with it. John Ondrasik is one of the best out there. I highly recommend you to get this CD. It's one that I will always enjoy. ... Read more

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

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a killjoy CD
This rubbish is trually an killjoy CD, what with no hi-pitched girls voices and sexy rhythms??? you call that music?? you must be mad for starters and crazy on top of that. One good song : Think for yourself, but don't care much for the performances at all.
Rock + Folk + Beatles = GREAT!
Although I don't own this album, my dad does and I listen to it all the time. Songs like "I'm Looking Through You", "Drive My Car", "Wait", and "The Word" rock! Other soft songs like "In My Life", "Nowhere Man", "Norwegian Wood", and "Michelle" are good to. So if you don't already have it, go out and get it!

RUBBER SOUL IS AS REAL AS IT GETS
I purchased this album in 1966 and was blown away, but first had to readjust from the Fab's earlier works and learn to appreciate how different Rubber Soul was from Help, yet still analogous. I mean, we all knew it was the Beatles when I've Just Seen A Face (American release) leaped into our ears upon our first listen, but they had transcended their classic sound a year earlier, surpassing anything they or anyone else had come close to perfecting prior to Rubber Soul. I'm still marveled by these lads, who were in their early 20's during the time Rubber Soul was composed and recorded, and their incredible sophistication for only being barely out of their teens. It's always been difficult for me to listen to anything new without comparing it to their standards. I guess that's not a grumble. I was so lucky to be elevated to this level of music appreciation at such an early age that it has forever changed my manner of thinking. This is one heck of a classy album and my fave forever! It just keeps getting better with every listen. If I may borrow John's line - "In my life...I love them more!" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bass    2. British Invasion    3. England    4. Folk-Rock    5. Pop    6. Pop/Rock    7. Popular Music    8. Rock    9. Rock & Roll    10. Rock/Pop    11. Singer/Songwriter   

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Sounding like the confident, ambitious superstars they already are in their native UK, Muse follows up their breakthrough Read more

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Heavenly Muse-ic
This is my first true exposure to The Muse and I have to say I am just blown away by their sound.I just love the vocals and the way that the cd just naturally flows from one song the other.If you are a fan of British alternative music then I would highly recommend this cd.

they're losing it!
...and it makes me so sad.i'm a huge fan of "showbiz" and was even more blown away by "origin of symmetry."but they started to push it with "absolution," and after this one, i'm afraid they're finished.i'm getting very tired of the uninspired and repetitive piano arpeggios, and while the guitars are decent and high energy, they ultimately lack the creativity and distinction that muse achieved in the previous albums.the lyrics are trite, and the vocals are more whiney than ever.it's just a very dull, unimportant album.
Supermassive!
Muse brings the pomp on their fourth CD, and let it be known that they are ready to fill every arena with the bombast. This is meant in the most complimentary of ways. From the opening crescendos of "Take A Bow" to the prog-space epic "Knights Of Cydonia," this is the best rock record since Queen and Yes hung up their fog machines.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. Neo-Prog    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop   

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With her expressively breathy vocals and uplifting melodies, Mindy Smith expresses both the romantic and spiritual dimensions of rapture. It can occasionally be hard to tell whether Smith is singing of God or love, or if she even makes a distinction between the two. Whether she's invoking prayer and sin in the opening "Out Loud," hoping that God's looking out for her in "Out of Control," casting a seductive charmer as a "Little Devil," or recalling her preacher father in the title track, Smith's material blurs the distinction between the earthly and the ethereal. Her duet with kindred spirit Buddy Miller on "What If the World Stops Turning" highlights the album, though the Nashville-based artist rarely hints at country within her buoyant brand of folk-pop. Read more

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Just as good as the debut
Mindy Smith's One Moment More was a very good debutthat mixed folk and pop. I do not see why some are disappointed with Long Island Shores. From the soaring opener "Out Loud," it very rarely lets up. "Little Devil" has a neat pop/rock part. "Edge Of Love" is beautiful, pure folk. "I'm Not The Only One Asking" reminds me of the rootsy blues on One Moment More. This album is no more flat than fine efforts from Shawn Colvin and Alison Krauss (her newer efforts.) The lyrics show a songwriter that's gotten more experience. I will be getting this CD.

2.5 stars to be precise
Great vocals does not a great song make.Yes, her vocals are comprable to that of Patty Griffin, but Patty Griffin she ain't.None of the songs on this album will be remembered past tomorrow and you can't make mediocre songs amazing just with vocals.There has to be music and lyrics to go along with the vocals to make you feel what the songs are saying.I feel nothing for any of these songs.They are mostly lazily written tunes without an ounce of emotion.
Disappointing Second Effort
As with her first album "One Moment More", Mindy Smith's voice is amazing on this second release "Long Island Shore". But, I found the music uninspiring and flat. I don't know if the choice in direction was Mindy's or the producers, but this is not the same kind of music that will necessarily appeal to all of the fans of the first album.
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Subjects:  1. Contemporary Singer/Songwriter    2. Country-Pop    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop   

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Ha! Mine's longer since I was patient!
We had to run a bunch of family errands on Saturday with Springsteen's Seeger Sessions in the car. The kids loved it. I guess I've raised them right as they recognized most of the songs. There are no bad versions of Erie Canal to the ears of my back seat.
Seeger? Not Really........
I'm a bit at odds with this work because these are not songs written by Pete Seeger. Does it not seem just a tad suspicious that Springsteen deliberately did not use a single song that was actually written by Seeger? Instead using songs "made popular by" Seeger to avoid paying royalty fees while freely using songs in the public domain waste bin of lapsed copyrighted material. Then, after using these lapsed songs, he went out and ascertained his own copyright for the arrangements. Therefore, if other artists would like to do these songs, they now have to pay Bruce a royalty fee! You know, for a socialist he's one heck of a capitalist by commandeering these songs for free to maximize his profits. Isn't this at odds with his own well crafted champion of the underdog image? This American Land edition is aptly titled because even though Bruce despises the American capitalist economic system of free markets, he plays it like a fiddle for his own accumulation of wealth.

Seeger Sessions Revised & Revisted
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions is the first album Bruce Springsteen has released where he did not write a single song. The album consists of songs sung by the legendary folk artist Pete Seeger. The album differs from Mr. Springsteen's other forays into folk music as it is not an acoustic affair. Backed by a seventeen piece band, the album has a rollicking, spirit raising, old time vibe. Mr. Springsteen seems invigorated by working with a new band and he really lets loose. Vocally, he hasn't sounded this energetic on an album since Born In The USA. One would think that by covering songs by Mr. Seeger, that this would be an overtly political record. While there are political overtones that explore war, poverty & strife, the music is so joyous and uplifting that the heavy subjects don't bog the feeling down. "Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep" is straight out of New Orleans with a dixeland sound. "Pay Me My Money Down" is a shuffling old sea shanty. "Old Dan Tucker" is a roaring folk rocker. "Jesse James" is an outlaw ballad that rolls along while "Froggie' Went a Courtin'" is a six string slappin' rave up. "Mrs. McGrath" is most political of the songs about a mother whose son loses his legs in a war. Mr. Springsteen updates the lyrics to reflect current times, but the message is powerful either way. We Shall Overcome is a perfect blend of what Mr. Springsteen does best and harkens back to his glory days. It mixes up poignant lyrics and tales of the working man with an uplifting spirit and a wall of sound production.The new American Land edition adds five songs.Two, "Buffalo Gals" and "How Can I Keep From Singing" were included on the DVD side of the original release.The three new songs are all first rate and add a more overt political bent to the album."Bring 'Em Home" rings true about the Iraq war, "American Land" sounds like something that could have been on Nebraska and "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live" is a tremendous song.
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Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Rock/Pop    4. United States of America   

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The lead voice of Stax Records' powerhouse soul duo Sam and Dave returns to reclaim his legacy here with a collection of familiar r&b catalog choices framed by slick, decidedly contemporary productions. If the project's crowded supporting cast -- Springsteen, Clapton, Wynonna, Sting, Bon Jovi, Winwood, Paul Rodgers, Mariah Carey, Vince Gill and Billy Gibbons among the most notable -- sometimes makes Moore seem like a guest on his own album, their admittedly marketing-driven presence nonetheless helps showcase a seminal soul artist for an Read more

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Give Sam Buddy Miller's Number!!!
This record should have been done without ANY guests! Mariah Carey's vocals on "Make Believe" ruin the track...Sam sounds great throughout-Call Buddy Miller!!!!

Sam Moore and Company CD is Excellent
Sam Moore's new CD is a welcome return to the roots of soul.This CD has got IT!Sam's voice is superb and the duets he does with his guests are wonderful.I'm not a fan of country music so I was a bit fearful of what Wynona and Travis Tritt would do with Sam.Wow!Are they ever good!Wynona's got it.I'm going to listen to more of her now.
Not all duets are made in Heaven....
Sam's voice is still in decent shape, but this set is just awkward. Star studded album isn't always the best way to cash in on an againg star. The last great album Sam did was over 30 years ago and that's the one you need to get (Plenty Good Lovin': The Lost Solo Album).
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Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Retro-Soul    3. Rock    4. Rock/Pop   

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massive, awesome!Los Lobos return to peak form
Record of the year!Los Lobos have emerged from a long period of coasting, their great musical triumphs seemingly behind them (HOW WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE? and KIKO, their two greatest records, from 1984 and 1992), with a record the equal of those masterpieces.
Exquisito Cancion Ciclo!!
Whenever you start talking about music inspired by Los Angeles you'll inevitably provoke the same fauning drivel about the usual suspects. "MORRISON HOTEL" they'll say. Yawn, I'm not 16 anymore. "HOTEL CALIFORNIA" someone will yell, & then start with the gawd-awful qoutes..."they just can't kill the beast!" Can I get ya another COORS LIGHT my sorry little friend? Raymond Chandler & James M. Cain played better "MUSIC" than that on a typewriter, & don't even talk to me about Jackson Browne. If X-Los Angeles ain't on that list, I don't want to hear it. A case could be made for Hole's-Celebrity Skin & Ry Cooder's-Chavez Ravine but with the new LOS LOBOS album "The Town & The City" you can send the jury home. Case Closed! This is the most hauntingly exquisite musical document about the city of fallen angels ever. Cesar Rosas voice is chilling on "If You Were Only Here Tonight". Something happens in the song somewhere between 3-4am. We're not sure what transpired but it was bad and the gentle sorrow in his lament suggests it happens here all the time. A few songs later the incomparable David Hidalgo turns a whiter shade of pale recognizing the "LITTLE THINGS" we take for granted. "No Puedo Mas" shakes & rattles like a neighbour having much more fun. You're either dancing or pounding on the wall. This entire song cycle is a tour that starts in "The Valley", drives through "The City" ends in "The Town" of East L.A. It's dark & it's sad. It's strong & it's hopeful. Needless to say these are peerless musicians. Visionaries who consistently seek out new sonic landscapes. This is a masterwork!

Victims of their own talent
If this album had been issued by a band whose name consisted of a number and a noun; and whose members were all in their twenties, decked out in skinny glasses, black leather, little beards, and kinky hair, and whose album art consisted of the band members staring glumly into the eye of a camera,this CD would be HUGE.
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Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Rock    3. Rock/Pop    4. Roots Rock    5. Tex-Mex   

Editorial Review

Better known as the "White Album," this was meant to be the record that brought them back to earth after three years of studio experimentation. Instead, it took them all over the place, continuing to burst the envelope of pop music. Lennon and McCartney were still at the height of their powers, with Lennon in particular growing into one of rock's towering figures. But even McCartney could still rock, and the amazement on "Helter Skelter" was that he had vocal cords at the end. From Beach Boys knock-offs to reggae and to the unknown ("Revolution #9"), this has it all. Some records have Read more

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panhandling the cu*ts
Hi, my name's Joao, I have heard anything by this group from Starclub in Hamburg sessions to Twickenham outtakes and beyond to the Ringo Rotogravure and Wings @ the speed of sound and although this bunch is familiar for burning holes in people's pockets with their trite melodies (i would suggest maladies) and nonexistant depth in lyrics (think: 'I once had a girl', 'one to three four can I have a little more' and for instance 'because you're sweet and lovely girl I love you').
The greatest album from the greatest band
If I were trapped on a deserted island for eternity and could only have one album with me to pass the time, it would be the White Album. It is the most diverse, interesting and well crafted album ever made. The songs range from rock to country to surfer rock to heavy metal to folk to camp to progressive to the just plain weird. The unparelled songwriting genius of Lennon and McCartney is well on display here as is there obvious differences in style. Harrison also emerges on the White Album and showcases his best song ever "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Some may point to "Sgt Pepper" as the Beatles crowning achievement, I point directly and emphatically to the White Album.
4 Stars means excellent...
First off, let's get one thing straight, the star ratings are as follows...
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This may be his first album in over a decade, but veteran Detroit rock icon Bob Seger shows he's lost none of his signature songwriting chops, sense of blue collar yearning or distinctive vocal prowess during his record biz sabbatical. Rather than reinvent himself for a turbulent marketplace that's regressed from alt.rock to teeny-pop in his absence, Seger stays largely true to his roots here. The album's Nashville recording locale and Seger's winning duet with Patti Loveless on "The Answer's in the Question" reaffirm how much the lines between roots rock and contemporary country have blurred while he was on the sidelines, a notion that's underscored on Seger's raucous turn with fellow Motor City native Kid Rock on their cover of Vince Gill's "Real Mean Bottle." Yet forceful ballads like "Wait For Me" and "Won't Stop" show there's still gold to be mined in the vein of the singer's epochal '70s work, while "Wreck This Heart" rocks admirably and the melancholy closer "The Long Goodbye" showcases Seger as accomplished one man band. All in all a compelling musical argument for the notion that Read more

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Simply the Best
I don't have much to add.If you love Seger, get this CD.LOVE IT!

LAME vintage concert footage
What a joke, yes yes, I know this is a CD mostly, and the DVD is then added, but here is why I flunk the whole thing.
What Is Bob Singing about now??
I'm still trying to understand what he means behind the song roll me away and Miami..Phhhhhhhh.Remember Uncle Joe.... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Detroit Rock    2. Heartland Rock    3. Pop    4. Rock    5. Rock/Pop    6. United States of America   

Editorial Review

You might think it's easy for a songwriter with a high degree of prowess and a distinctive guitar sound to make an all-instrumental CD. But on Read more

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Mesmerizing!
Peter Frampton is better than ever. This album is mesmerizing especially "Float" - a must have album. If you don't have it yet, get it.

An Important Artistic Work For Frampton
Have listened to Peter Frampton's new instrumental album "Fingerprints" a few times now, and wanted to post a review.It's really good, but it's really different from his prior albums too.Being an instrumental album and having read the pre-release press I was expecting that, but was still surprised at the wide range of musical styles covered here.On first listen I wasn't sure it sounded like Frampton at all, on 2nd listen it sounded much more familiar, and by the third listen I could hear Frampton all over it.His fluid guitar leads & sound are unmistakable, but it's the shifting song styles he plays them over that make the album so diverse.This sounds like the kind of music he's probably always played when he was practicing, playing for his own pleasure, warming up during a soundcheck, or jamming on in the studio between takes for more "regular" sounding songs during previous album sessions.This is an important album for Frampton, and I think it establishes clearly just how accomplished a guitarist & musician he is.Most fans know this already, but this album shows just how much command over the guitar he really has, and how comfortably he can branch out into all sorts of playing styles to make the instrument do whatever he wants.More of a guitarist who also sings, rather than a singer who also plays guitar.Not all rock musicians could record such a diverse album as this.Each song demonstrates a completely different aspect of his playing ability, and puts him in the ranks of other jazz/rock/fusion instrumentalists.Another nice touch is that none of the songs play on for longer than they need to.On an instrumental album it would be easy to just play on forever, but all 14 songs here have very tight themes and arrangements, and keep the album moving.A few notes on the songs: