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Her first album following the breakup of the Sugarcubes, Debut is Icelandic trickster Björk's statement of purpose: bringing curious experimentalism to the dance floor and putting her startling, expressive voice front and center. Her perspective is a little alien--it's no accident that the first song talks about "getting close to a human"--but her leveling of genre distinctions has some wonderful results, especially the eroticized easy-listening reggae sway of "Venus As a Boy." Paired with producer Nellee Hooper (of Soul II Soul), she comes up with a series of invitingly artificial settings for her pipes, built from late-night beats and peculiar timbres, and sings like she's overwhelmed with joy from all her senses. --Douglas Wolk --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
Japanese pressing of her debut album includes the UK bonus track, 'Play Dead' along with the Japanese only bonus track, 'Atlantic'. 13 tracks in all, including lyrics to all tracks . 1994 release. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Pioneer To the Falls
No I In Threesome
The Scale
The Heinrich Maneuver
Mammoth
Pace Is the Trick
All Fired Up
Rest My Chemistry
Who Do You Think
Wrecking Ball
The Lighthouse

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Moving up to a major label has hardly lifted Interpol's spirits. This is a good thing. Even with the twisted Wild Kingdom album cover and bassist Carlos Dengler's unexpected Wild West makeover, on its third studio album the black-clad New York quartet still sounds inflexibly menacing, grasping tighter than ever to its doomy post-punk influences and delving further into frontman Paul Banks's emotional unrest. Everything sounds a little bigger and brighter, sure, but at their core songs like "Rest My Chemistry" and "Wrecking Ball" are heroically sinister, goaded on by prickly riffs and slow-bleeding rhythms. The group briefly jumps to life on the buzzing "Heinrich Manouver" and exhibits an unexpected dash of humor on "No I in Threesome," but it's the closing "Lighthouse" that best defines the set--a late-night lament that simply steals away into the dark. --Aidin Vaziri

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Our Love To Admire is at once unmistakably Interpol and undeniably new. The witty and perverse "No I In Threesome" is an upbeat ode to shaking up a staid relationship propelled by Carlos D's peerless bass melody while the tenderly observant "Pace Is the Trick" proves that the band are still the masters of the dramatic - check the painful pause right before the sinfully satisfying return of Sam's thundering drums and Daniel's ringing lead guitar. The band's impressively seductive evolution is obvious all over the record, but never more so than on tracks like "Mammoth," "Who Do You Think" and on the album's lyrical centerpiece, the ghostly "Rest My Chemistry." While Daniel is understandably proud of the song he cautions against reading too much autobiography into its lyrics. "We always leave the interpretation to the listener," he says. "I mean, you shouldn't watch a movie for the first time listening to the director's commentary!"

Our Love to Admire closes with "The Lighthouse," a funereal dirge that is among the most unexpected and memorable songs ever recorded by the band. Almost entirely percussion-free, the song is constructed around Daniel's mournful guitar and Paul's sparten lyrics. Not only is it one of their finest moments to date, it provides the album's most goose-bump inducing moment, the very same reflex shivers that make Interpol live shows such an exhilarating experience. As the very last song the band recorded for the album it was, they say, the hardest to play. The hypnotic guitar part was played on a 50-year-old guitar that had toxins on the strings, providing Daniel with a blistering and painful sensation in his fingers. The band weren't even sure the track would make it out of the studio, but once they heard Paul's remarkable vocals they were floored. The song - and the album - doesn't so much end as it bleeds to a close with a long, echoey coda filled with feedback and strings. A fittingly dramatic end to a stunning and emotional journey. Interpol is back, every bit as good as before but charged with a new spirit, a new direction, a new label and, most of all, a new confidence.

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Antics
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The Black EP

Customer Reviews:

Stunning.......2007-07-25

The long expected return of Interpol topped all expectations I had. Simply the album of the year in my humble opinion. Most of the songs gives you that thrilling sensation down your spine, especially the ending of it. They have done an outstanding job and musically they have been developing through the albums. AMAZING. Our love to admire makes you feel like listening over and over again.

Not more of the same Interpol.......2007-07-24

When I heard Antics I liked it but it was just a continuation of the first album. When Our Love to Admire came out I bought it thinking "What else can these guys do?" I have my answer. OLTA is Interpol but different. They kept the Interpol sound but did different things with it, some of it more upbeat and some not. I am a satisfied customer. It gets better with every listening.

it pains me to do this..........2007-07-21

a major let down, from one of my favorites,
so close, if they would of just inched a bit closer to that edge,
and they did on a few numbers "pioneer" is great, as is "the lighthouse" and "wrecking ball",
sadly the rest ranges from average to very subpar
"threesome" "h. manuver" "chemistry" and "mammoth" are very by the numbers interpol
the remaining 4 are total clunkers...
i will go and see them on this tour, as they are great live (except at festivals and larger shows) but i will pray and hope the rebound from this
honestly, i am not trying to slag on them, but it makes me so sad i wanted this to be so good

Incredible!.......2007-07-20

All of these people who are complaining are either deaf, dumb, or both. This is a killer album, and every single song is excellent. This is a great band, and I don't care who they sound like, or who sounds like them...neither Joy Division, nor She Wants Revenge are as good of a band as Interpol. Yeah, I said it!!!

i'M AMAZED!.......2007-07-20

This is my first Interpol album, and I am amazed!!! I knew that they were verry simulur to Joy Division because that's what all of the critics and fans say...but even though they may not be the absolutel most original band in the world.......I really like what they do. This album is so beautiful, and so damm good. Good, good, good!!! I love it!!

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Hunky Daughtry
WHAT WAS AMERICA THINKING??? ... not voting him as AMERICAN IDOL!!!
A must have
chris daughtry
Great

Daughtry
Daughtry
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000IY04RC
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

It's Not Over
Used To
Home
Over You
Crashed
Feels Like Tonight
What I Want (featuring Slash)
Breakdown
Gone
There And Back Again
All These Lives
What About Now

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Chris Daughtry starts his first post-American Idol disc with a song whose title reviewers coast to coast will be grateful for: "It's Not Over." What an understatement. For the Idol-watching rock fan's money, nobody--not even Southern-fried heartthrob Bo Bice in season four--stormed the stage with more raw talent. That it translates so well to a solo disc (Daughtry was recorded with studio musicians; future discs will include a Daughtry-assembled band) proves all he needed was a little prodding, the kind the tube has gotten so good at. Here are a dozen songs that'll flick your rock & roll switch, whether you're a Creed fan, a club kid, or a mambo king: "Used To" and "Over You," a couple of early tracks, ought to arrive bundled with a road map they're so highway sing-along-ready, and "Feels Like Tonight" screws the lid on the premise that Daughtry can deliver a punchy pop-rock song without flinching. Elsewhere, the North Carolina family man lets his inner (and outer, actually) goatee- and eyeliner-type guy rip: his built-for-the-hard-stuff voice bites down appealingly on "Breakdown," a dark serenade to mental health, and also on "What I Want," an '80s-style fist-pumper featuring Slash. The loud mad dash of those songs leads to a midtempo wind-down ("All These Lives," "What About Now"), but as a mix, it works. Daughtry is a man of many moods--contemplative, explosive, insistent, humble. No matter which pokes through on a given song, he steadies it to a place as honest as it is accessible. Rare is the rocker who lays out so broad an on-ramp. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Hunky Daughtry.......2007-07-24

Chris was my favorite Idol, so it's no surprise to me how great this cd is.....

WHAT WAS AMERICA THINKING??? ... not voting him as AMERICAN IDOL!!!.......2007-07-19

This GUY ROCKS!!! Chris is a hero... the kind of guy who "lost the battle (American Idol) but won the war" (#1 hits on first CD!). I bought is disc originally because of how inspired I was to see his dream come true even without the help of American Idol... on his own! (to a point...) Anyhow, I love his voice and personality on his Blog... hope his next cd is a little harder rock. but he is a mix of Creed, Nickelback, Default, Lifehouse and PURE ROCKERS combined together!

A must have.......2007-07-18

This CD is a must have for any American Idol or rock music fan. You're bound to find a song you love here.

chris daughtry.......2007-07-17

this is a fab cd chris has a brilliant voice, this is the second time i have ordered from amazon and on both occassions i have been very happy with the service they provide

Great.......2007-07-17

Daughtry has a raw sound to his voice that seems to get to us all. His music is fresh and the sound is great. I loved him on idol and think he should have won.

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Just okay
Why linking Park! Why?
Terrible / Garbage
Way off Par
Meh....

Minutes to Midnight
Linkin Park
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OCXMAE
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

Wake
Given Up
Leave Out All The Rest
Bleed It Out
Shadow Of The Day
What I've Done
Hands Held High
No More Sorrow
Valentine's Day
In Between
In Pieces
The Little Things Give You Away

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Minutes to Midnight stands to defend Linkin Park's status as the hardest-rockin' softies in mainstream music. Like its predecessors Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteroa (2003), Minutes to Midnight flexes plenty of decibel-heavy muscle ("Given Up," "Bleed It Out," "No More Sorrow") and made-to-order, melodic radio fare ("Leave Out All the Rest," "Shadow of the Day," "In Pieces"). But for all its volume, Linkin Park likes to paint its heart openly on its sleeve with suspicious sonic drama, as in the palpably saccharine "Valentine's Day." Fortunately, co-producer Rick Rubin brings all these elements to pinnacle effect with the surprise "Hands Held High." On past efforts, the combination of breezy keyboard, arpeggiated guitar, choral vocals, and a military snare-beat would yield another slab of smarm, here MC Mike Shinoda drops the two best verses of his career, blending vocal styles with singer Chester Bennington for a moving piece that's as welcome a repertorial addition as Linkin Park is ever likely to muster. --Jason Kirk

Album Description

"Minutes to Midnight" is rock's most anticipated album of the year. This album redefines one of today's most adventurous, accomplished and acclaimed bands.

Customer Reviews:

Just okay.......2007-07-26

This CD was okay. It would have probably even been good if I hadn't been spoiled by their first two albums. There was not a single song on either of their first two albums that I didn't absolutely love. This album has a couple of really good songs and a whole lot of filler, which is typical of most albums out there. I just expected more from LP than I do from most bands.

I like "Given Up" and "What I've Done" (over-hype and all), and the rest of the songs are okay except "Bleed It Out" - that one just reminds me of a square dance and I always want to jump up and swing my partner. If you don't get distracted by the square dance beat, though, it's also an okay song.

Bottom line: this CD is not a total waste. It's just not as good as I thought it would be.

Why linking Park! Why?.......2007-07-25

Im going to make this quick. I've been a huge linkin park fan since I first saw the video for crawling. After that I had to have all their tracks and I enjoyed every bit of their last albums. But I dont know what happined here! This cd sounded like a pop album with sad songs for chicks. Omg I couldnt believe what I was hearing. So I gave it another listen while on my way to work. And their were only about 2-3 songs that were ok. What I liked most about the Linkin Park sound was the rap/rock mix and chesters vocals when he screams. It used to send chills thru my back. Well thats all gone now. I wish I could ask these guys wtf happined dudes!? You guys were on a role! Well anyways So if you enjoyed the other linkin park albums you might want to skip this one. Because im telling you you wont like it! I just hope they go back to the old sound on their next album. I just hate having to wait again. -_-

Terrible / Garbage.......2007-07-24

As a very enthusiastic and loyal linkin park fan this cd is horrible. This is what we have been waiting 4 years for? If they release another wierd cd like this that doesn't have the linkin park feel that we have all been waiting for since meteora came out and for some since hybrid theory they will start losing a lot of fans. For the amount of time they put in between alblums they should release with a better product. The only reason this gets two stars instead of one is because it's by linkin park.

Way off Par.......2007-07-24

I purchased this album months ago and waited a while to give it a chance. I do agree that it is important for a band to branch out try new things and open up new doors, what LP does here is branch out too far. In doing so they lost what originally attracted so many

Meh...........2007-07-24

Honestly, I respect the band's decision to branch out for something new. Everyone comes to a moment like that in their life and most of the time more than once. However, that being said, I did expect more than this. With a band having as much success as LP has, of course the 3rd release is going to carry on expected hype. The new sound doesnt stick quite as well as LP had wished and it's evident in the feedback from the masses. I saw them at the Bamboozle festival in NJ right before the release. Their live show is still one of the best in mainstream American rock you can find. As far as recorded material goes, something tells me the guys are going to be headed back to the studio to do SOMETHING a lot faster than they expected. With the lackluster response to Minutes To Midnight, LP wont survive another 3years gap in between releases.

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Very Nice
Lifehouse rocking POP...
Awesome!
Meaningful and Unique
A Necessity

Who We Are
Lifehouse
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B000Q9OD5I
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

Disarray
First Time
Whatever It Takes
Who We Are
Broken
The Joke
Easier To Be
Make Me Over
Mesmerized
Bridges
Learn You Inside Out
Storm

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Who We Are is another set of rousing anthems from this reflective trio. On their fourth full-length, the Los Angeles three-piece sets the template for a harder-rocking effort with dynamic opener "Disarray," in which singer/guitarist Jason Wade admits he doesn't know where he's going, but "wouldn't have it any other way." The band rocks even harder on album highlight "The Joke," a song inspired by a real-life suicide. It's a risk that pays off, although the lyrics almost make the subject seem more defiant than regretful. Throughout the record, Rick Woolstenhulme's drums sound like they're cranked up to 11--not that there's anything wrong with that (Bryce Soderberg holds his own on bass). In other words, the music isn't shy (or subtle), but Wade's words read more like questions than answers. Granted, closing number "Storm," with Rocco DeLuca on organ, brings things to a gentle close, but most tracks follow in the over-sized footsteps of post-grunge precursors, like Live and Stone Temple Pilots. Then again, as Abigail Van Buren used to say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." If Lifehouse ever find what they're looking for, to paraphrase yet another sage, they may as well pack it in. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Album Description

Lifehouse is singer-guitarist Jason Wade, drummer Rick Woolstenhulme and bassist-singer Bryce Soderberg. These three guys are a hit making machine!

Jason Wade proved himself a gifted songwriter with Lifehouse's first record, 2000's multiplatinum No Name Face, which spawned the #1 hit "Hanging by a Moment." Calling that song a hit, however, is a bit of an understatement as "Hanging by a Moment" was the most-played song of 2001.

Stanley Climbfall, the band's Top 10 follow-up, was released in 2002.

2005 saw the release of their third album simply titled Lifehouse which included the undeniable hit #1 multi-format hit "You And Me" and kept the band out on the road touring for over a year.

With Who We Are, Lifehouse takes another evolutionary step making an upbeat album full of potential hits sure to please fans and make new ones.

Customer Reviews:

Very Nice.......2007-07-23

I greatly enjoied it.

A few people commented here about not liking "The Joke". Its one of my favorites on the CD. But then, I'm probably a little older than your average review writer here. "The Joke" shows direct old Cheap Trick influence. I could have easily been listenning to an old Neilsen/Zander/Peterson composition. For those of you who didn't like Cheap Trick in the 70's and early 80's (ala One on One, Dream Police, et al), this song may sound a little strange. However, I found it completely refreshing and different than anything I have heard in a long time. There guys just keep getting better.

Lifehouse rocking POP..........2007-07-23

Have to admit,was wondering if they could ever capture the magic of No Name Face. They did here.A fine mix of soft rockers and balladry. Starting off with Disarray,First Time,Whatever It Takes...the album is destined for success.Among the other standouts are Broken,The Joke,Easier To Be and Learn You Inside Out. A real enjoyable effort from Lifehouse from beg. to end.I would highly recommend this one to many who perhaps,gave up on them after No Name Face. I did continue to buy there other efforts,but this one is my second fave .Buy it and you won't regret it. A solid 4.5 stars.

Awesome!.......2007-07-23

I am a big fan of Lifehouse so when I heard they were coming out with a new cd I had to have it. I bought it the day it was released. I never do that. It is refreshing to hear new songs of your favorite band. It was a big suprise to hear every amazing track. Lifehouse will go down as one of my "kinds of music" till I die. I definitely recommend this album to anybody that is a die hard Lifehouse fan.

Meaningful and Unique.......2007-07-20

Not only is "No Name Face" Lifehouse's best album, it's also one of the best albums I've ever heard. It's almost impossible to compare anything to it; it's just in a league of its own. That said, "Who We Are" does do its best to catch up to its excellent predecessor.

There's not one track on this album that I dislike. The argued-over "The Joke" is the strongest, most original song on here, and the most musically interesting track I've heard in a while. It's fusion of a rock chorus and jazz-like verses give it an exotic feel, and its lyrics are, at the same time, heart-breaking and angering. They took a gamble with this song, and it pays off.

The ballads, which I've missed in the last two CDs, are strong and meaningful, especially with Wade's gorgeous, "The Storm." While many others say that the last songs on the cd seem to be indistinguishable, I think they're unique and catchy in their own way, and very lyrically different. Wade's songwriting skills never cease to amaze me.

A Necessity.......2007-07-20

This is a necessity for life. This CD is awesome. It has some very unique melodies and the lyrics really touch the hear in a very special way. A must have for your CD collection.

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For All the Right Reasons, This Album Rocks!
Nickelback is Fantastic
The Creation Of Pop-Metal
Awesome CD!!!
All the Right Reasons to listen to Nickleback

All the Right Reasons
Nickelback
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
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ASIN: B000ASATO4
Release Date: 2005-10-05

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Follow You Home
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Photograph
Animals
Savin' Me
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Next Contestant
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Rockstar

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Throughout their nine-year career, Nickelback have stayed true to their roots, releasing five CDs of straight-up, unapologetic rock & roll. So how have things changed for the Canadian boys since the massive success of Silver Side Up and The Long Road? Well, brothers Chad and Mike Kroeger still live in the Great White North, and they still write hook-laden rock songs. The only difference now is that they have the satisfaction, 10 million CDs later, of smugly knowing that even some of their biggest naysayers will guiltily admit to singing along with Nickelback's catchy hits. On All the Right Reasons, one track definitely ranks high up in hum-ability: the first single, "Photograph," reminisces about the bittersweetness of high school in a small town--once again reconfirming frontman Chad Kroeger's ability to write memorable hooks. Regarding the rest of the disc: standard rock topics like love, lust, jealousy, and breakups abound, with riff-y delivery that longtime fans will love. The guilty pleasure bunch will also find what they need within the grooves, on the ballad "If Everyone Cared," the riff-heavy "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons," and the Metallica-inspired "Savin' Me." The disc's most impressive and simultaneously surreal moment, however, exists on "Side of a Bullet," a passionate revenge tale written about the killer of Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which features one of the late Abbott's guitar solos as donated by Pantera bandmate and brother, drummer Vinnie Paul. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

For All the Right Reasons, This Album Rocks!.......2007-07-17

Nice and powerful rock songs became a rarity in today's world, dominated by hip-hop and electronic beats with some vulgar lyrical content. Thank God, Nickelback is around to rescue us from this perverse world that we live in today.

"All the Right Reasons" is a long-standing Billboard Top 40 album for almost two years in a row and not by fate. These guys really play good music. They remain consistent to their roots. They are competent musicians. They are one of the few remains of the true rock music spirit with an advantage: these aren't nasty or poser guys.

Honestly, the entire album is a pleasure. Picking one or another song and call it a favorite is just unfair to all of the others. Most records can be described in a few words and have a couple or so of good music. This one is truly an exception - a happy one.

Nickelback is Fantastic.......2007-07-07

Great songs, great band. I play this CD every single day and sometimes 2-3 times a day.

The Creation Of Pop-Metal.......2007-06-15

Nickelback has never failed to amaze me. Even though their newest catalog release has more of a pop essence than their previous attempts, they have managed to do something else: ride the new pop-metal wave. Pop-metal, first created by newer alternative bands such as Seether or Evanescence, has seen it's share of ups and downs. This is most definitely an up. It has amazing riffs, powerful vocals, and an arsenal of great radio tunes. Normally, I don't condone the pop revolution, but in the case of pop-metal, these guys have given it a decent name in recent years. Granted, you eventually get a little worn out by constant airplay, but it never stops me from occasionally popping this disc in my drives and just rocking out. Even the over-played "Rockstar" has it's kicks. Other than that sad attempt known as "Photograph," I can honestly say that every track on this album is worth hearing.

Awesome CD!!!.......2007-06-01

I Think This Is The Best Nickleback CD So Far! Almost Every Song On The Album Is Awesome.I Think That About 9 Songs Really Stand Out On This Album.Deffinitely Go Out & Purchase This CD!

*Follow You Home
*Photograph
*Animals
*Savin' Me
*Far Away
*Next Contestant
*If Everyone Cared
*Someone That You're With
*Rockstar

All the Right Reasons to listen to Nickleback.......2007-05-21

Nickleback has a great blend of traditional rock guitar energy and lyrics that mean something on this album. Whether on your ipod or in your car you can enjoy a cool mix of vocals, guitar riffs that pump you up or more soulful offerings that speak with passion. The quality of the lead singers voices and the musical skills of this group make this album one that you'll listen to over and over.

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Kind of Blue
The Pinnacle of Jazz Music
Shades of Blue
feeling blue...
Classic with a slight engineering problem

Kind of Blue
Miles Davis , John Coltrane , Cannonball Adderley , and Bill Evans
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002ADT
Release Date: 1997-03-25

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So What
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Blue In Green
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This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. --John Szwed

Customer Reviews:

Kind of Blue.......2007-07-12

This CD is a must for all the JAZZ lovers out there. The mood setting makes for a night of yesterdays (the good days). The sound of the horn from Miles makes you want to cling to every note and have them just lay next to your soul. It will take you into the minds eye where you will see and feel the greatness within you and yours. This is a must share CD. I mean you must share the mood with that person of rare bread of taste. This is ome CD that the five pleasure zones will be thankful.

The Pinnacle of Jazz Music.......2007-07-12

Well this is THE album to have in your music collection. Its been said many times, but if you only have one jazz album then this is the one to get. This is perhaps the most referred to document of jazz in the history of music, and it does live up to expectations.

Miles Davis was a genius, and both he and his collection of musicians were at the top of their game when they recorded this body of modal work.Timeless in appeal, perfect for background and just as interesting for the astute late night listener. 'Moody' doesn't do the album justice, and neither does any review. If you like jazz, then you simply MUST HAVE this album. If you don't like jazz then grab this out of interest, and watch how it subliminally grows on you.

I cannot recommend this album enough, it deserves more stars than I can give it. A am in reverence of this album, and it is one of the albums that I cannot do without. It will be hard pressed for you to find a bad review regarding this album, and I think that says it all.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Shades of Blue .......2007-07-08

Miles Davis always composed like a painter.....layering shades of color on a canvas, injecting a little light in the center, a bit of darker in the corner. He cops to it with "Kind of Blue", infering that the musical journey may include shades of blue, or other colors that complement. The mood might be kind of blue as well; or maybe not.

The sound waves on "Kind of Blue" play like a rainfall pattern, a rolling brook, a waterfall, many incarnartions of water free-flowing. Perhaps that is where the blue theme came in. "So What", the opener, is probably one of the most recognized jazz standards, re-produced by many artists over the years. It evokes the sight of someone looking like "The Thinker", turning around and asking " I'm deep in thought... so what?" This seamlessly moves into "Freddie Freeloader", a tune that really does depict the lovable mooch of a friend, plying you with smooth talk and subtle requests. "Blue in Green" does seem to speak to a lover, almost a feeling of sadness combined with a little self-righteous jealousy. Truly, these emotions and nuances can be heard in the melodies.

It would require much more space to describe the remaining songs, so I will leave it to the buyer to explore and interpret on their own. Suffice to say, "Kind of Blue" has attained classic status for good reasons. Music is one of the best forms of art, and when a recording achieves the task of being audio and visual, as well as emotional, there is something to touch all sensibilities. "Kind of Blue" delivers.

feeling blue..........2007-06-20

a rainy day...I pop in 'Kind of Blue'...problems with my lover I pop in 'Kind of Blue'...feeling wistful...I pop in 'Kind of Blue'...Miles Davis on trumpet..John Coltrane on tenor sax..Cannonball Adderly on alto sax..Paul Chambers on bass..Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly on piano..drummer Jimmy Cobb..compositions composed by Davis and Evans..in an attempt to move away from bepop which dominated jazz at the time this is the first full jazz album using the modal approach which is basically composing music with a series of scales using improvisation, the results are 'Kind of Blue' one of the most influential jazz albums of all time, also recognized as one of the top albums of all time.

Classic with a slight engineering problem.......2007-06-12

This album never sounded this good before with one exception. Davis's trumpet is in the center channel and ONLY in the center channel. No bleed whatever right and left. Likewise the drums are only right and the piano only left. That is not the way I hear in a live setting. This is obviously a direct conversion from the original three-track master with out-of-phase info added for the surrounds, but the recording obviously acoustically isolated each player. Still, it's minor and shouldn't prevent you from buying. SACD, if you have a good system, is the next step up in CD reproduction.

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Taylor Swift
Best Country Debut Album Ever!
Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl!
Really good debut--a teen would love this.
Taylor Swift CD

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Manufacturer: Big Machine Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I5YCCO
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

Tim McGraw
Picture to Burn
Teardrops on My Guitar
A Place in This World
Cold As You
The Outside
Tied Together With a Smile
Stay Beautiful
Should've Said No
Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
Our Song

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Three years ago, a 13-year old Taylor Swift set out to be a star and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. By 14, she had a publishing deal, and by 15, a recording contract. In these days of Bianca Ryan (and before her, Tanya Tucker and LeAnn Rimes), many are called, but few are chosen. Swift, it appears, is one of the chosen ones. Her vocal talent is modest, though sweetly affecting, her style seemingly influenced by the radio hits of early Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, and perhaps Cyndi Thomson. And at times, her youthfulness shows--she encoded messages in the lyrics of her CD booklet, starting with the name of the boy who cheated on her from "Should've Said No" (the album's strongest offering). But in writing or co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, Swift demonstrates remarkable maturity, particularly in crafting a hooky, radio-ready chorus. Though she sounds ridiculous looking back from the perspective of an 87-year old woman on "Mary's Song," to her credit she mostly writes about what she knows--unrequited high-school crushes ("Teardrops on My Guitar"), teenage angst ("Tied Together with a Smile"), and complete immersion in starry-eyed romance (her breakout hit "Tim McGraw"). Swift has such wistful charm and tunefulness that only a curmudgeon could dismiss her, and in fact, more than 60,000 fans lined up to grab this CD the first month of release. No wonder Rascal Flatts and George Strait added her to their tours. Look out, Carrie Underwood--there's a new kid in town. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Taylor Swift.......2007-07-05

I think the CD is well produced. Not a WOW cd, but the songs grows on you and she is young at Heart!

Best Country Debut Album Ever!.......2007-07-03

This is the best Debut album ever!! You can tell that every song means alot to her! My favorite songs are: Tim Mcgraw, Cold as you, A place in this world, The outside, stay beautiful and Should've said no. You should buy this cd!

Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl!.......2007-06-28

Taylor has a very nice voice and great range. There are some very nice songs on the album. However, I agree that she is definitely writing for a teen audience...which is actually refreshing these days since she is a teenager!

I enjoyed many of the songs, but I'm sure my kids can relate more to her lyrics. That being said, she shows a lot of talent and I'm looking forward to more of her work in the future.

Really good debut--a teen would love this........2007-06-27

If I was 15 I would give this cd 5 stars hands down. Taylor has a great voice, catchy lyrics, and a nice combination of slow and fast songs. However, I feel a bit sheepish jammin' to it in my car when the lyrics are so clearly written by a 15 year old--not saying that they are bad (they are quite catchy) but they so obviously explain the life of a fifteen year old and not an adult. Still, I really really think this CD is worth the money, you may just feel a little silly when you sing along with a few songs ... "I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive, your a redneck heartbreak whose really bad at lying. So watch me light a match on all my wasted time as far I'm concerned your just another picture to burn."

Taylor Swift CD.......2007-06-27

Awesome CD...Love every song....usually you get a few good song and the rest are just fluff or the same old stuff....recommend to anyone...she's great.

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One of the best soundtrack (song collection if you prefer) of the year
Worth what I bought it for
Wait for Jablonsky's score
Give us Jablonsky's score for this movie!
The Last Soundtrack that Stunk this Badly Gave Me E-Coli...

Transformers: The Movie
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QFAGDA
Release Date: 2007-07-03

Tracks:

Linkin Park/What I've Done
Smashing Pumpkins/Doomsday Clock
Disturbed/This Moment
Goo Goo Dolls/Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)
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Armor For Sleep/End Of The World (Not in Film)
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Julien-K/Technical Difficulties
Mutemath/Transformers Theme (Not in Film)

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When a movie's main selling point is that it's really big and really loud, the soundtrack's got to keep up. But oddly, this CD falls short--tellingly, the first single is a power ballad by the Goo Goo Dolls, "Before It's Too Late," featuring the kind of emoting previously heard in Spider-Man's "Hero." The album's producers have mostly focused on arena guy rock circa 2007, with songs pulled from new or recent albums by the likes of Linkin Park or Taking Back Sunday. There should have been more tracks like the Smashing Pumpkins' rumbling juggernaut, "Doomsday Clock," Disturbed's compact "This Moment" or the Used's riff-a-rama "Pretty Handsome Awkward." Slightly surprising is the absence of electronics and hip-hop, the only exception (sort of) being Styles of Beyond's "Second to None," which sounds like the Beastie Boys on EPO, and Julien-K's "Technical Difficulties." While the big names are packed in the first two thirds of the CD, the last third serves as a showcase for upcoming bands (whose songs aren't in the movie) that sound exactly like their elders--glossy, huge, based on big guitar riffs. In the end, all this aggro energy feels more cosmetic and corporate than authentic. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Fans around the world have clamored for a Transformers live-action movie for a long time. Now, directed by Michael Bay (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, The Rock and Bad Boys) and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the sci-fi action-adventure flick Transformers, inspired by one of the most popular toy lines in history, is set to become the box office blockbuster of the summer.

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One of the best soundtrack (song collection if you prefer) of the year.......2007-07-25

I think the score album will be available soon but this one's really good:
What I've done : don't have the new LP album so it was cool to have their new single on the CD.4,5/5
Doomsday clock : love the song,it made me bought their new CD.5/5
Before it's too late : love the band so I love the song.5/5
Pretty handsome hawkward : love this one to,so catchy.5/5
Passion's killing floor : a little disappointed by Him.4/5
What's it feel like to be a ghost : just plain but good,a normal Taking Back Sunday song,it's not even on the movie!3,5/5
Second to none : just love it,it makes you wanna dance.5/5
End of the world : just nice,nothing more to say about it,and again it's not in the movie.3,5/5
Retina and the sky : another inspired by song on the same verge as the other.3,5/5
Technical difficulties : a little techno beat but it's not the best,by far.3/5
Transformers theme : very nice remix.4/5
So if you don't want the album then don't buy it but if you like really good pop/rock,then this CD is for you.

Worth what I bought it for.......2007-07-25

When I was looking for this CD, ( took me a week to find it locally ) I wanted it for the different tunes that caught my ear while watching the film. Such as the music that appears when the very cool NEW version of Bublebee is doing his thing. I like the Goo Goo dolls song, for Mikela and Sam; and also the new Disturbed track which doesnt play until the 2nd half of the credits. This tune alone was worth the wait in the theater, and the price of the CD. The soundtrack was my first taste of new Linkin Park material. A great new track from LP is also on their new CD. Are there people still out there thinking the orchestra track and the pop track are going to have the same mass appeal? If I buy a soundtrack I know EXACTLY what Im buying it for. If you saw the movie, and found that the chase scenes had hard rockin' tunes, and the Smashing Pumpkins reminds you of Bumblebee riding shot gun on a tow truck and still rockin' the bad guys' backsides then this is for you. Let this CD be what it is, a collection of individual tunes, by some of todays most creative and innovative rock bands. Its way more than meets the ear.

Wait for Jablonsky's score.......2007-07-24

This album is nothing more than a collection of pop/rock songs - most of which weren't even in the movie. It's only worth it if you download the torrent, don't pay for it,

I will however be the first in line to hand over my hard earned dollars for Steve Jablonsky's Transformers score - if they ever release it.

Give us Jablonsky's score for this movie!.......2007-07-23

The minute after we came out of the theater from seeing The Transformers, my brother and I went into a music store so we could buy Steve Jablonsky's score from the movie. We were mortified to discover that the only music available from the film is the rock songs, played throughout. Granted, a FEW of the songs are good, but...

The score for The Transformers is one of the most amazing film scores I've ever heard! It's absolutely heinous that it's not available to buy! (A little drama in this case is called for, in my opinion.) It needs to be, FAST!

Give us Jablonsky's score for The Transformers!!!

The Last Soundtrack that Stunk this Badly Gave Me E-Coli..........2007-07-23

Simply another record company sampler of mass-produced garbage meant only to cash in on the popularity of the film. Want more of the same? Go ahead and buy it. Otherwise, hold out for Steve Jablonsky's score album, which they should be able to afford to put out by now. . .

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Call Me a Dog
This Album is Deep!
He's still got it
Let me visit your arms
Great solo album!

Carry On
Chris Cornell
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PDZJ08
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

No Such Thing
Poison Eye
Arms Around Your Love
Safe And Sound
She'll Never Be Your Man
Ghosts
Killing Birds
Billie Jean
Scar On The Sky
Your Soul Today
Finally Forever
Silence The Voices
Disappearing Act
You Know My Name

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Change has been a constant in Chris Cornell's life since Soundgarden split in 1997. Sober and over 40 now, he lives in France with his wife and daughter. His first solo album (1999's Euphoria Morning) was lauded in the press, but disregarded by the public. And his supergroup Audioslave eventually fizzled after a trio of albums. But on Cornell's long-awaited sophomore solo effort, it's obvious something hasn't been altered: the voice, a distinguished instrument still pure and resonant--and authoritative enough to take on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and turn it from throbbing dancefloor anthem to portentous ballad. The unforeseen cover is sequenced midway through 14 tracks that have Cornell softening the edges of his music without losing the power of the messenger. No less than a half-dozen songs have hit potential, including "Arms Around Your Love," with its soaring chorus, the R&B-flecked "She'll Never Be Your Man," and "No Such Thing," where restrained verses give way to crunchy-riffed choruses. He uses the bluesy "Safe and Sound" to call for peace, asking "Why can't we pull it together?" Ten years after the breakup of his pioneering band, Chris Cornell has done just that, and it's evident that the change has done him good. --Scott Holter

Album Description

Carry On is the 13th album by two-time Grammy winner, singer-songwriter and voice of a generation, Chris Cornell. Steered by Grammy Award-winning British super- producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Dave Matthews Band), Carry On is a mature and content departure from the acrimonious artist who brought us Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog.

The new album's fourteen tracks offer the bluesy and soulful "Safe and Sound," psychedelic "Scar On The Sky," country-flavored "Finally Forever"... paeans to persistence in "Disappearing Act" and a slow-grind cover of Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" that gives the familiar song a completely new feeling. More personal selections include "Ghost," "Arms Around Your Love" and "She'll Never Be Your Man" and alt-rock experimentations ("Killing Birds" the anthemic "Silence the Voices"). Fans of Soundgarden and Audioslave will appreciate the harder edge of "No Such Thing" and "Poison Eye" and the redemptive "Your Soul Today."

Carry On also includes the Top 10 European smash hit "You Know My Name," the main title song for the current James Bond theatrical release, Casino Royale, appearing for the first time on a full-length release. Cornell wrote and recorded the track with long-time James Bond composer David Arnold for the film.

With this collection of songs, it is evident that Cornell was inspired by songwriters from Elvis Costello to Tom Waits. Cornell says that his own lyrical approach leans on stream-of-consciousness, "getting out of my own way" to allow themes to naturally arise, whether topical or biographical. "The most exciting thing is to let yourself expose your true, vulnerable feelings, which is what resonates with people most," he explains. As far as his vocal style, he points to such R&B singers as Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin for showing masterfully how emotion can best be conveyed, even in subtle phrasing, also praising Bob Marley's expressive range and Tom Waits' use of his voice as an instrument.

Customer Reviews:

Call Me a Dog.......2007-07-21

My favorite song from Temple of the Dog was "Call me a Dog" and this album reminds me of that same song. All the tracks are not hard rock but instead are little more relaxed. If you like easy listening with a blues type of feel to it then you should get this. I was not disappointed with this album.

This Album is Deep!.......2007-07-21

Chris Cornell has done it again! Amazing Sophmore album,, Not only you have "You Know My Name" from the movie Casino Royale, you also get a great cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" which proves how powerful and deep his talent is. "Arms Around Your Love" "Scar on the Sky" "Finally Forever" "Ghost" and all of the songs an this album are incredible, this album is a must have! Im telling you after listening to the album you just want to listen to it again, because its that damn good!! Chris Cornell will forever be the best male vocalist on my list :) So pick it up, buy it now, relax and Enjoy!!!
Later Johanna

He's still got it.......2007-07-20

Despite the negative reviews that are prevelant throughout "Carry On", make no mistake that Chris Cornell still has it. With the disbandment of Audioslave (which actually lasted longer than I thought it would), Cornell is once again on his own with his second solo release, and be glad he is. Give a listen to rousing opener "No Such Thing" which finds the former Soundgarden frontman demonstrating his always more than solid guitar work (along with Brian Ray) and his incredible voice work which never fails to impress even all these years later. Standout tracks include "Arms Around Your Love", "She'll Never Be Your Man", and "Finally Forever" which find Cornell tapping personal experience and mixing it with his somewhat new age-y outlook that isn't as prevelant here as it was with "Euphoria Morning" or his early work with Audioslave. His cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" is inventive, and the album is rounded out with the surprisingly awesome and rocking "You Know My Name", AKA the theme song from the latest, and excellent, James Bond film, Casino Royale. While "Carry On" doesn't excel the way "Euphoria Morning" did (let alone come close to any of Cornell's Soundgarden material), make no mistake that this is one solid, rocking album that further proves the notion that this pioneer still has what it takes to make a musical impact on his own.

Let me visit your arms.......2007-07-17

What a great singer and songwriter. I'm so glad he's still making albums after Soundgarden. My favs are Poison Eye, Your Soul Today, Finally Forever, and Disappearing Act.

Great solo album!.......2007-07-17

I love the new cd! It gets better and better the more I listen to it and is on its way to being one of my favorites. It's different than anything he's done, which is refreshing. It's still Chris Cornell though...creative lyrics, great music, amazing voice! It shows his growth and maturity pesonally and as an artist. It's an album album that would fit in with anyone's collection, regardless of your main music taste, and offers a little something for everyone. I would definitely recommed it!