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Failure's Always Sounded Better: Bright Eyes' Best Record by JiggyJay Pros: Great lyrics, excellent songwriting, sentimental sound, growth
Cons: None Hot off the completion of their Lifted or the Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground release and tour in 2002, Bright Eyes started work on their most inventive project yet: a simultaneous release of two records, one a straight ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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~~ GET STEAMROLLED WITH A MANNHEIM MASSAGE!! ~~ by kbolton72 Pros: Many songs, relaxing, Mannheim
Cons: Boring compared to other massage music Tis the season to Mannheim!! With Holly and the Ivy, Hark the Herald Trumpets Sing, Still-Still-Still...the powerhouse of classical meets jazz meets rock, you love them as much as I do! But I am not here to talk about the bolting Christmas bulldozers, I ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Chris Brown Exclusively Tells Us Nothing Exclusive! by glvrican Pros: A Select Few With Decent Results
Cons: Where Do We Start? Before Chris Brown was a black belt in the art of woman beating, he had a poor fitted debut album and an ego the size of Manhattan. His voice was relatively weak, compared to his idols Usher and Michael Jackson, but he still had those killer dance moves, ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Loreena McKennitt Shines in the Short But Lovely A Winter Garden by bilbopooh Pros: five lovely recordings
Cons: might as well get the full-length album instead When I took a class in folklore during my six-week trip to England in 2001, my professor enthusiastically sang the praises of Loreena McKennitt, bringing in a recording of her singing The Highwayman so that we could all appreciate the talent of ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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“The Power Of Love:” A Whispy Song, A Waste Of A Single. by wlswarts Pros: Not a bad song
Cons: Overproduced, Short (does not use the medium well). When it comes to the works of Celine Dion, there are few songs that will probably make it onto each and every one of her compilations the way that her song “The Power Of Love” does. The song was Dion’s first multinational hit and the song that defined ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Welcome Back, Maxwell. You've Been Missed. by speeddemon531 Pros: Mature, romantic, well-written and well-performed soul music.
Cons: The album could have been a track or two longer. There are only two reasons that a musician can take an 8-year vacation and find his audience still intact. Either the music industry hasn't found someone to replace him, or he's THAT good. In the case of R&B singer/songwriter Maxwell Rivera, it's a ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Brave from Jennifer Lopez// Not a good listen by msbunnylicious Pros: .................
Cons: the album overall sounds so repetative and unoriginal Brave from Jennifer Lopez is a very weak album. There are a few good tracks of course, but they are few and far between, the meek handful of good tracks still of mere mediocrity; the majority of Brave is unimpressionable and extremely ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Bey gets you bodied with lots of yelling........ B' Day from Beyonce by msbunnylicious Pros: lots of energy, good singing
Cons: too much intensity, over singing, shouting, yelling soon becomes obnoxious Beyonc is an honest to goodness good singer; her big, pretty urban voice is vibrant with a lot of range. But sometimes.... a lot of the times, she over does herself, overabundance of intensity exploding from her vocals. There is not often a ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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And no one paid attention when you just stopped eating by GregRadiohead Pros: A haunting work about death, loss, illness, and love
Cons: Overrated and, arguably, emotionally manipulative There is a long history of art that deals with pain, death, loss, and sadness. The danger in such work, at least to me, is that it can be emotionally manipulative and lead you to think more highly of something than you otherwise might not, if it was ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Funny how love is everywhere-- just look at see! by tjhassecrets Pros: Side Black is one of the greatest chunks of music in history.
Cons: Side White is scattershot and not as cohesive. = Come tonight! Come to the other side! Come to ogre battle fight! = It pains me to not give this album a perfect 5/5 stars without having to round up, because it holds such great memories for me. The mysterious aura of Queen ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Into every discography, a little rain must fall: The Miracle. by tjhassecrets Pros: It has its moments.
Cons: A lot of it is lifeless. = When love breaks up A new life is born Somehow I have to make this final Breakthru… Now. = It didn’t particularly matter what Queen did with their filler tracks, ...
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Dec 06 '09 |
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Yo, Excuse Me Chris Brown. Artistry's On This Side! by glvrican Pros: Up-Tempo Singles
Cons: Weak Voice, Filler Everywhere, Too Long Before Chris Brown turned into a seasoned woman beater (you'd sware he's done it before by looking at that leaked Rihanna photo), he was an "innocent" teenager with killer dance moves, an extremely weak voice, and no artistry in sight, controlled by his ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Crossing Melanie Fiona's Bridge One Step at a Time by insomniac1587 Pros: original sound, superb vocals, potential pouring out of her ears
Cons: not as consistent as it could be When you base your debut single on a well-known sample, something must be up. It has to, right? Why would someone willingly want to have their creativity and originality questioned and have themselves written off as a fluke? What good can a big initial ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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If the heavens fall, we are all victims by pyfr Pros: The music just oozes groove. Charged up lyrics, jazzy-funky-tribal sound, incredible musicianship.
Cons: Fourteen minutes, eleven seconds is the shortest running time for a song on here. Earlier this year, I promised myself that, provided I didn't lose my job, I would have a certain few things before 2009 was over. One was a wooden dummy on which to practice my Wing Chun skills (I've taken up martial arts). Another was a drum set, to ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Another hit for Proulx, but lacking in originality by choirkid Pros: **Includes detailed liner-notes
**High-quality: perfectly mixed, great balance, good acoustics Cons: **Cost ($16.95 + S&H) **So many hymn arrangements are un-original This, like the preceding album of the same name, features the Cathedral Singers, an elite recording group founded by Richard Proulx, who has composed and arranged the 11 pieces on this album. The CD includes: 1. Festival Gloria ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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200 tracks and you'll still be jumpin', jivin' and wailin' for more! by chiliqueen Pros: + Great packaging and liner notes.
+ Great sound + Keely's duets with Frank Sinatra Cons: - Price - Overkill for casual collectors (true for all Bear Family sets) Bear Family has done their usual amazing job in compiling The Capitol Recordings, an eight-CD collection focusing on Louis Prima, Keely Smith and Sam Butera. Prima, an Italian-American jazz trumpeter who combined N'Awlins-style jazz with ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Proulx's Signature Album by choirkid Pros: **Includes detailed liner-notes
**High-quality: perfectly mixed, great balance, good acoustics Cons: **Cost: This CD costs $16.95 S&H from Chicago. This album features the Cathedral Singers, an elite recording group founded by Richard Proulx, who has composed and arranged the 10 pieces on this eclectic album. The CD includes: 1. Te laudamus, Domine 2. Happy are Those ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Today's Enanitos Verdes Forecast: Slow with Occasional Flashes of Brilliance... by mrkstvns Pros: La Mujer Maravilla and a couple other tracks...
Cons: Slow-moving snoozer ballads You can't talk about spanish-language rock without talking about Enanitos Verdes --- one of the cornerstones of the rock en espanol genre. They're a group that's respected not only for their staying together power, but for the power of their wailing ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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"Please take a long hard look through your textbook, 'cause I'm history..." by beekd91 Pros: Addictive, sugary-sweet electro-pop polished to a shine. Lyrics are cute and witty.
Cons: Sometimes the lyrics are TOO cute. A few tracks are mediocre. If one takes a glance through my iTunes library, a few adjectives can describe most of the bands’ lyrics. “Cerebral”—t
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Thrice and ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Confessions On a Dance Floor by Madonna by msbunnylicious Pros: good dance music
Cons: obnoxiously repetitious Confessions on a Dance Floor from Madonna sounds like a musical concoction of the 80's, traditional pop, and house music, a few of the songs on here being intriguingly blended and intensely catchy. However, there is little to this album lyric ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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A Good Idea Gone Very Mediocre, “American Favorite Ballads” Volume 3 Is The Least Impressive. by wlswarts Pros: Good folk music, Great vocals, Decent (enough) instrumental accompaniment, Duration, Concept
Cons: Least recognizable mix This summer, when Pete Seeger was my Artist Of The Month, my ability to get in his albums was compromised by my annual trip across the United States. Every summer, I journey to Las Vegas (reviewed at: ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Allison Decides To Impersonate, Just Like Us. by glvrican Pros: Voice, "Friday I'll Be Over U" & "Beat Me Up"
Cons: Tons Of Impersonations, Cliche At Times, Very much relatable and likable, Allison Iraheta's defeat on American Idol was devastating, especially since she had the best voice next to Adam Lambert (further proof AI isn't all a vocal contest). On the much awaited debut, Iraheta not only delivers ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Rip This to Shreds: Cheap and poorly made Blondie. by tjhassecrets Pros: Blondie's good.
Cons: This is another one of those sleazy compilations that doesn't do the band justice. =What if I don't pass my blood test? What about our marriage license? What if I can't be deprogrammed? = There are some bands that were very good about their money, their lives, and their music catalogue. Then there were ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Keep your love lockdown-- you lose. by tjhassecrets Pros: The potential for greatness.
Cons: The subsequent lack of said potential greatness. = I can't keep myself And still keep you, too = Kanye West is a fool. He’s one of the most self-centered musicians to ever grace a stage, but unlike the dignity that Joan Crawford had, he likes to spew it all over ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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Journey: The Perry Years by tjhassecrets Pros: Every song is amazing.
Cons: Creates the misconception that Journey didn't exist before Steve Perry. = Only the young can say They’re free to fly away Sharing the same desire Burnin’ like wildfire = I’ve been reviewing a lot of greatest hits compilations as of late because ...
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Dec 05 '09 |
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