Paula Cole - Harbinger


year: 95 - review: Her overlooked debut album, this collection of 14 meticulous songs, is a gem certianly. It demonstrates this nightingale's voice and talent. Songs that stand out include "Watch the Woman's Hands" and track 6

Sean Lennon - Into the Sun


year: 99 - review: Into the Sun is definitely an exploration of a variety of styles, and like his father, Sean isn't content to stay in one place for too long. For many, the result would be a scattered and uneven affair, but for the most part, Sean Lennon makes this diversity work to his advantage. The result is a cohesive and effective debut that should leave many fans eagerly anticipating his next effort.

the Beautiful South - Carry On Up The Charts


Genre
Adult Alternative Rock


review: Collectors should note that some editions of the CD contain a 14 or 16 (depending on which one) track bonus disc assembled from the band's vast back catalogue of B-sides, including the brilliantly titled "Danielle Steele (The Enemy Within). download sendspace megashares megaupload

Pet Shop Boys – Beside


year: 07 - review: the Pet Shop Boys transcended the seeming disposability of their craft, offering wry and thoughtful cultural commentary communicated by the Morse code of au courant synth washes and drum-machine ..

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Gary Moore - Close as you Get

Genre
Guitar Virtuoso
Arena Rock


year: 2007 - review: Close As You Get is a collection of brilliant blues songs by Gary Moore. I think he’s in his prime as a player now, and the fact that he has chosen the blues as his actual calling seems to have put his mind and his playing into the right perspective. And as usual, especially since Still Got The Blues, his guitar tone is killer! Although he can play quite fast, he’s one of a unique breed of players who have proven that 'less is more'. Listening to a Gary Moore note soar is one of life’s joys.

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon collie and the infinite Sadness

year: 95 - review: In between those two extremes lies an array of musical styles, drawing from rock, pop, folk, and classical. Some of the songs don't work as well as others, but Mellon Collie never seems to drag. Occasionally they fall flat on their face, but over the entire album, the Smashing Pumpkins prove that they are one of the more creative and consistent bands of the '90s.

A Flock of Seagulls - Best of

Genre
Synth Pop
New Romantic


notes: The group benefitted considerably from MTV's heavy rotation of the "I Ran" video in the summer of 1982, but they were unable to capitalize on their sudden success and disappeared nearly as quickly as they rocketed up the charts.

Hairdresser Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards) formed A Flock of Seagulls with his brother Ali... The kinetic "I Ran (So Far Away)" became a video staple and a Top Ten radio hit. "A Space Age Love Song," with its synthesizer washes and echo-laden guitar, also managed to score at radio.

Patti Smith - Gone Again

year: 96 - review: Informed by the deaths of her husband, brother, and Kurt Cobain, GONE AGAIN marks a mournful return, as opposed to the triumphantly blasphemous resurrection of EASTER. Patti the Sadder and Occasionally Wiser...

B.b. king - best of

Genre
Blues
Memphis Blues


info: Yet B.B. King remains an intrinsically humble superstar, an utterly accessible icon who welcomes visitors into his dressing room with self-effacing graciousness. Between 1951 and 1985, King notched an amazing 74 entries on Billboard's R&B charts, and he was one of the few full-fledged blues artists to score ...

Blonde Redhead - In An Expression of the Inexpressible


year:98 - : Blonde Redhead, who sometimes are too clever for their own good, could, in fact, learn a great deal from Sonic Youth, since most of the tracks never come across with much urgency.

Fat Joe- All or Nothing

Album: All or Nothing
Artist: Fat Joe
Release Date: 6/14/2005
Genre: Hip-Hop

Track Listings
1. Intro
2. Does Anybody Know
3. Safe 2 Say (Incredible)
4. So Much More
5. My Fo Fo
6. Rock Ya Body
7. Listen Baby Featuring Mashonda
8. Get It Poppin Featuring Nelly
9. Temptation 1
10. Temptation 2
11. Everybody Get Up
12. I Can Do U
13. So Hot Featuring R. Kelly
14. Lean Back (Remix) Featuring Lil Jon, Eminem, Mase, and Remy Martin
15. Beat Novacane
16. Hold U Down Featuring Jennifer Lopez

Editors - An End has a Start


Genre
Indie Rock


year: 07 - review: Neo-post-punk quartet the Editors formed in 2003. Originally dubbed Snowfield, the group comprised singer/guitarist Tom Smith, lead guitarist Chris Urbanowicz, bassist Russell Leetch, and drummer Ed Lay, all music technology students at Britain's Stafford University who relocated to Birmingham after graduation.

Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures


year: 07 - review: Ultimately, Maximo Park have bravely taken a chance with this album, trying to experiment with their sound rather than settling for what had previously brought them success. Shame they weren't up to the task.

Monotract - Trueno Oscuro


Genre
Experimental
Avant Garde


year: 07 - review: The noise quotient is outweighed only by the bliss quotient, with Nancy Garcia's abstract vocals and the warm crunch of guitars and synths providing a little of both.

Black box recorder - England Made Me

Genre
rock brit indie


year: 99 - review: The vocals remind me of another Sarah - Sarah Cracknell from Saint Etienne, a very differing Britpop group. The sound and production on this album never fail to impress me. This US version of the album also contains some great bonus tracks like "Lord Lucan is Missing" and "Factory Radio". Total musts!!! Haines is a real lyrical artist. His earlier work with the Auteurs and Baader Meinhoff have only cemented his reputation in acerbic wit and venom.

Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Dead Planet


year: 2007 - review: New album has a different mood, it is much more depressive. Very interesting concept. Again - heavy sound (yesssss!). Arrangements and performance is awesome (as usual). Porcupine Tree are overwriting the history of music with every new album. You won't regret. I can guarantee you. Regards.

XTC - Nonsuch

Genre
College Rock
Adult alternative Pop Rock


year: 92 - review: While it lacks the thematic unity of Skylarking, as well as the grandstanding eclecticism of Oranges & Lemons, Nonsuch is in many ways more musically consistent, presenting a set of 17 wonderfully detailed and immediately catchy pop songs, ranging from the relatively rocking "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" to the sweet "Holly up on Poppy." Occasionally, the album dips slightly lyrically -- Colin Moulding's "The Smartest Monkeys" and "War Dance" are a little too preachy -- but never musically, making Nonsuch a modest, minor masterpiece.

Supertramp: Anthology

Genre
Prog-Art Rock
Album Rock
Dramatic


70 - 00 - info: Once upon a time in 1969, a young Dutch millionaire by the name of Stanley August Miesegaes gave his acquaintance, vocalist and keyboardist Rick Davies a "genuine opportunity" to form his own band; he could form the band of his dreams and Miesegaes would pay for it. After placing an ad in Melody Maker, Davies assembled Supertramp. Supertramp released two long-winded progressive rock albums before Miesegaes withdrew his support. With no money or fan base to speak of, the band was forced to redesign their sound. Coming up with a more pop-oriented form of progressive rock, the band had a hit with their third album, Crime of the Century.

John Doe - A Year In The Wilderness


Genre
Roots Rock
Country Rock


year: 2007 - info: Meet John Doe was recorded during a hiatus in X's career. Following the release of the 1988 live album Live at the Whisky a Go-Go the band temporarily parted ways.

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky


year: 2007 : Sky Blue Sky may find Wilco dipping their toes into roots rock again, but this doesn't feel like a step back so much as another fresh path for one of America's most consistently interesting bands.

George Jones - The Grand Tour


Genre
Country Pop
Honky Tonk
Countrypolitan


year: 74 - review: Chet Atkins and all of his countrypolitan productions never had anything on Sherrill, and with the greatest singer in the music's history as part of the team, combined with a collection of absolutely staggering songs (only I Am What I Am rivals it), this is one of the finest country records of the '70s and perhaps in the top 100 of all time.

Maps - We Can Create


Genre
Indie electronic


year: 07 - info: Released by Mute in mid-2007, Maps' debut full-length album, We Can Create, was co-produced by Valgeir Sigurosson (Björk) and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós).

Primal Scream - Riot City Blues


year: 06 - review: Great refreshing good-time rock n roll. For a band that continually pushes their limits (as they did marvellously on Xtrmntr) , its great to hear them just enjoying themselves. The lyrics are ocassionally lame, but the spirit and the energy gloriously carry the album to the last minute. Takes me back to the exciting early days of Supergrass.

Dream Syndicate - The Day's Before Wine and Roses

year: 82 - review: There are some radical reworkings: "Some Kinda Itch" is a slower, smokier number in this incarnation, the late-night setting perfectly matching its strung-out mood, while "John Coltrane Stereo Blues" appears under the name "Open Hour"" as a slightly more stripped-down jam. Other things don't change at all -- "The Days of Wine and Roses" itself, which understandably closes the set, is as blasting as one could want. The inclusion of the covers is explained away by Wynn thus: "If you're going to bootleg this, we don't want to have to worry about the royalties." Some choices are obvious -- Buffalo Springfield's "Mr. Soul" and Bob Dylan's "Outlaw Blues" -- but the revamp of Donovan's "Season of the Witch" is more unexpected but plenty exciting.

Susheela Raman - Music for Crocodiles

Genre
Indian Folk
Worldbeat


year: 06 - review: The overall loss of a more central ethnic sound is perhaps a bit disappointing to those who really enjoyed her previous albums (though there are some very strong influences yet, including a few entire songs), but there are still some very nice touches. The accompanying veena and tabla here and there provide interesting ornamentation and rhythms, and strong blues inflections give the album some additional depth all around.

Bryan Adams: Discography


Genre
Pop Rock


info: Bryan Adams Usually dressed in blue jeans, sneakers, and white T-shirts, the energetic performer stalked stages around the globe, electric guitar in hand, singing his own up-tempo pop/rock songs and ballads before audiences numbering in the tens of thousands. He released a series of multi-platinum albums containing chart-topping singles featured in popular motion pictures.

Queens Of The Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze

Genre
Alternative Rock


year: 05 - review: My first exposure to QOTSA was Songs for the Deaf a couple of years ago. Raised on a diet of 1970s rock, the sound was a revelation; a magnificent blend of hard rock, musicianship and (dare I say it), melody. I have still never heard a tighter outfit than that version of QOTSA. This time round, something other than the former band members seems to be missing. Some great songs, but many tend to drift away without focus or direction. Disappointing by their standards, but still a great piece of rock.

Bonde do Role - With Lasers

Genre
Indie Electronic
Dance


year: 2007 - info: " Bonde do Role had earned a sizable fan following at home when they attracted the attention of American DJ and producer Diplo, who heard them during a visit to Brazil. Diplo fell for the group's wild music and frantic stage show, and signed them to his Mad Decent record label in the U.S., while the respected British label Domino struck a deal with the group for Europe. After blowing many minds during their performances on a brief American tour in the spring of 2007, Bonde do Role prepared to release their first album with Diplo, Bonde do Role with Lasers, in the summer of 2007.

Midlake - the Trials of Van Occupanther

Genre
Indie Rock


year: 2006 - review: The occasional surprises are effective, especially when they use some of the corniest synth sounds heard since Jan Hammer unstrapped his keytar for the last time, on "We Gathered in Spring" and "It Covers the Hillside." All of which is nice but isn't worth much without songs. Fortunately, Midlake writes unerringly tuneful melodies and thoughtful lyrics about topics other than love and introspection, and lays down plenty of gentle hooks. Nothing that you'll be singing in the shower for days at a time, but each song goes down smoothly and they add up to make The Trials of Van Occupanther a very pleasant, maybe even exciting in a restrained way, listening experience. You'll certainly find yourself reaching for it more often than you might expect; indeed, it has lasting power that many records that sound so good on first listen lack. Midlake might be stuck in the '70s, but they make it sound like the best place on earth.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits

Genre
Rock & Roll
Album Rock



review: Great compilation, my favorites songs Refugee, I Won't Back Down, Mary Jane's Last Dance, Runnin' Down a Dream, and Free Fallin'. - Tom Petty Biography: Compared to the heavy metal and art rock that dominated mid-'70s guitar rock, the Heartbreakers' bracing return to roots was nearly as unexpected as the crashing chords of the Clash. As time progressed, it became clear that the band didn't break from tradition like their punk contemporaries. Instead, they celebrated it, culling the best parts of the British Invasion, American garage rock, and Dylanesque...

Avengers - Avengers

Genre
American Punk
Hardcore Punk


year: 83 - review: Houston, who re-emerged years later as a folk-rocker, is in full fury on these 14 tracks, especially the youth culture solidarity anthem "We Are the One" and the tale of desperation "Thin White Line." A few spins of this and you'll hear how the Avengers influenced everyone from Black Flag to X. Yes, they were that good. A forgotten classic.

Chris Isaak - Forever Blue

Genre
Pop/Rock


year: 95 - review: Still, the mysterious departed figure is clearly the main target, and songs like "Don't Leave Me on My Own" and "There She Goes" leave little doubt where things are headed, while "Go Walking Down There" practically explodes with bitterness, Isaak's lyrics lashing out against "the happy people" around him. The instrumental range on San Francisco Days carries over here, but with a newer emphasis on rougher edges mixed with quieter deliveries and arrangements -- a seemingly odd balance, but one that punctuates the sheen of Isaak's earlier work with aplomb, as well as forecasting ahead toward Baja Sessions. Erik Jacobsen again is the production ear behind it all, and credit to him for helping make sure those chances get taken.

White stripes - Elephant


year: 2003 - review: The white stripes are very original and 'elephant' is what really made them famous. Each track is different in its own way. From the soft tone of 'you've got her in your pocket' to the screeching ar guitar in 'Black Math' this album suits whatever mood you are in.