Feedback [EP]

Product Description
As they celebrate a thirty-year career of filling arenas, selling tens of millions of albums and playing songs with which a generation of rock fans came of age, visionary rock legends Rush decided to have a little fun with the music they grew up with. Featuring covers of songs by The Who, The Yardbirds, Love, Cream, Buffalo Springfield and more, the trio’s new EP Feedback is a rocking good time for anyone who loves Rush or just classic rock & roll. Drummer Neil Peart, in the album’s liner notes, explains, "It was April of 2004, but Geddy, Alex, and I were channeling back to 1966 and 1967, when we were thirteen- and fourteen-year-old beginners. We thought it would be a fitting symbol to commemorate our thirty years together if we returned to our roots and paid tribute to those we had learned from and were inspired by. We thought we might record some of the songs we used to listen to, the ones we painstakingly learned the chords, notes, and drum parts for, and even played in our earliest bands. The tracks on this collection are songs we liked from the era that we thought we could ‘cover’ effectively (meaning not too many backing vocals), and have some fun with. The music celebrates a good time in our lives, and we had a good time celebrating it."

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Feedback [EP]

Average customer rating: 30th Anniversary Rush EP Chockful Of Classic Covers!!!! Back to their roots... Cover Songs .......performed by Rush Another lame album of covers - well played though This is a fun album

Feedback Rush Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Snakes & Arrows Vapor Trails Test for Echo Counterparts Hold Your Fire ASIN: B00028HBIY Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Summertime Blues
2. Heart Full Of Soul
3. The Seeker
4. For What Its Worth
5. Shapes Of Things
6. Mr. Soul
7. Crossroads
8. Seven And Seven Is

Album Description

As they celebrate a thirty-year career of filling arenas, selling tens of millions of albums and playing songs with which a generation of rock fans came of age, visionary rock legends Rush decided to have a little fun with the music they grew up with. Featuring covers of songs by The Who, The Yardbirds, Love, Cream, Buffalo Springfield and more, the trio's new EP Feedback is a rocking good time for anyone who loves Rush or just classic rock & roll. Drummer Neil Peart, in the album's liner notes, explains, "It was April of 2004, but Geddy, Alex, and I were channeling back to 1966 and 1967, when we were thirteen- and fourteen-year-old beginners. We thought it would be a fitting symbol to commemorate our thirty years together if we returned to our roots and paid tribute to those we had learned from and were inspired by. We thought we might record some of the songs we used to listen to, the ones we painstakingly learned the chords, notes, and drum parts for, and even played in our earliest bands. The tracks on this collection are songs we liked from the era that we thought we could `cover' effectively (meaning not too many backing vocals), and have some fun with. The music celebrates a good time in our lives, and we had a good time celebrating it."

Customer Reviews:

30th Anniversary Rush EP Chockful Of Classic Covers!!!!.......2007-07-17

In April of 2004, Geddy, Alex & Neil got together and recorded a few songs that inspired them in their youth. These are the songs that they worked so hard when they were younger to learn so that they could jam them in their early bands. Here we have The Yardbirds, Buffalo Springfield, The Who and others in a free-for-all Rock Fest. Straight ahead flashback of classic rock to a time when the music was wailing and the songs were tight. Let's look at the songs:

Summertime Blues - Excellent rendention of the classic Blue Cheer (right?)tune. The vocals are a little rough and the song sounds like a recorded jam done live. Perfect.

Heart Full Of Soul - Killer Yardbirds tune. If I hadn't been nudged by Rush to seek out the original, I never would have done so. A great song.

For What It's Worth - I always liked this haunting Buffalo Springfield song. The boys from Toronto make quick work of it and it works out quite well. One of my personal favorites here.

The Seeker - The fact that these particular songs were chosen is awesome. Each one rocks out loud. This was always one of my favorite songs by The Who, now i get to hear one of my all time favorite bands doing it! Excellent!

Mr. Soul - Another nod to Buffalo Springfield. Lesser known song. It's obscure, but intense.

Seven And Seven Is - This is another great song. Driven. Grooving. Great.

Shapes Of Things - This Yardbirds song has been covered by so many people and yet it still rocks hard. Gary Moore, David Bowie, etc.... Now Rush. AWESOME!

Crossroads - A great Cream song. Alex shreds here. Very f*cking cool!

Overall, this is a great little EP to tide over the Rush fans and give a little tribute to the bands they admired when they were young. The 30th Anniversary tour was awesome! They played like 40-something songs. I love Rush and have since I was like 13 years old. That was a long time ago and I still can't think of anything I'd rather do than jam out to one of their album. It's been a great, glorious, ilustrious 30 years, and I hope they continue for another 30.

Dig it!

Back to their roots..........2007-05-22

As a RUSH aficionado, I can appreciate this tribute by RUSH to their beginnings. Before they completely cut away from "covering", you could have caught them in Ontario rocking to these songs. I think they have done a great job mixing their inimitable qualities with these classics.

Cover Songs .......performed by Rush.......2007-05-09

Perhaps not the best selection of cover songs, but not bad either especially how they punch the magnatude of sound. And yes perhaps we have heard these songs over and over again, but hey it's Rush, and they kick. I have been a casual fan of Rush for almost 20 years now and always they are a impressive band that re-invents themselves over again.

1 Summertime Blues 4/5 sounds like The Who version....nice try
2 Heart Full of Soul 4/5 good
3 For What It's Worth 5/5 sounds better than the original that's abused
4 The Seeker 5/5 better than Townshend...Alex
5 Mr. Soul 5/5 love how they start this song...awesome...one up on Young
6 Seven and Seven Is 4/5 least favorite, I like the original...missing last part of this song..I gave it a 4 though, my wife likes it
7 Shape of Things 4/5 not bad...better than The Jeff Beck Group version
8 Crossroads 5/5 Pretty good here...one on Clapton here..or Robert Johnson
This album goes good in the continuous play of any other Rush album, especially Snakes and Arrows, or even Vapor Trails.

Another lame album of covers - well played though.......2007-05-01

Another band releasing an album of covers... yay. Great. Instead of wasting our time with original music, we get to listen to rehashed songs from childhood.

At least with Rush you know the playing will be phenomenal (which it is) and the arrangements will be precise (which they are). If you don't already have these songs by their original artists, go ahead and get this album. Otherwise, skip it.

And actually, they ARE covering the Who's version of "Summertime Blues", but with a little Blue Cheer thrown in. The *ORIGINAL* version of the song was done in the key of E by Eddie Cochran in the late 1950s. The Who transposed it to the key of A, and Rush does it in the key of A as well, and they're doing the faster, harder version popularized by the Who. The intro sounds more like what Blue Cheer did, but BC did the song in the key of C.

This is a fun album.......2007-04-05

This album was definitely unexpected from Rush, but it was also a clever and fun way to celebrate their 30th anniversary. I think this is further proof that the members of Rush DON'T take themselves as seriously as a lot of their critics over the years have charged.

I am a huge fan of the original versions of "Heart Full of Soul" and "Crossroads", and I think these two songs are the highlight of this album (also "The Seeker" and "For What it's Worth" are very good), particularly the great guitar work of Alex Lifeson on "Crossroads".

If you're a Rush fan, or a fan of any of the originals (or covers of the originals) on this album, then you should buy this, as you'll probably enjoy it as much as I did.

Average customer rating: still laid back hip-hop Decent, but disappointing These ARE the same guys, right? Don't mess with a good formula No New Tricks

Feedback Jurassic 5 Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Game Theory Quality Control Power in Numbers The Audience's Listening In My Mind ASIN: B000G6BL7Y Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Back 4 U
2. Radio
3. Brown Girl
4. Gotta Understand
5. In The House
6. Baby Please
7. Work It Out
8. Where We At
9. Get It Together
10. Future Sound
11. J Resume (Skit)
12. Red Hot
13. Turn It Out
14. End Up Like This
15. Canto De Ossanha

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It's understandable when artists want to grow their fan base in order to more easily make a living and also reach a larger group of listeners. The trick, of course, is how to do this without releasing artistically compromised records that, well, suck. L.A. underground vets J5 were almost a supergroup from the start, combining the formidable talents of the Unity and Rebels of Rhythm crews. If anyone deserves to move beyond the backpack clique, it's them (well, and Aceyalone). And while no one's going to condemn the band for pulling a Black Eyed Peas here, it's hard to imagine really listening to this album as much as its two predecessors, either. Take the lead single, "Work It Out": the jam has a smoove, down-tempo vibe that's nice enough, and the Dave Matthews vocal on the chorus is pretty excellent. But the lyrics--which deal with not only let's-get-back-together-baby material, but also vaguely PC hip-hop--never gel. It makes one yearn for the actual Daisy Age. There are a few outstanding tracks, but overall this is a hip-hop album that sounds as if it were written by a corporate committee--each song directed at a particular demographic--rather than a mini-manifesto crafted to get your fists pumping and/or your feet moving. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

still laid back hip-hop.......2007-07-24

without the cut and paste 5 star supremacy of "Quality" this is a group that adjusted well to the loss of cut chemist. the cut chemist fans trying to find fault with J5 will cut up this album. but meanwhile it is a high qulity album from start to finish

Decent, but disappointing.......2007-01-03

I have always thought that Jurassic 5 was one of the smartest, most innovative hip-hop groups around, but I fear they may be losing ground. Feedback, their latest, lacks the creative spark and revolutionary attitude that made Quality Control such an original masterpiece. It comes off more as a typical commercial rap album.

It's not just that they are missing Cut Chemist, although that sure hurts. It's also that DJ Nu-Mark's beats are quite a bit cheesier than usual, veering away from his usual jazzy complexity, and running dangerously close to the dance club pulse of MTV-land. The album does feature the inexplicably catchy DMB collaboration Work It Out, which I have been singing under my breath for days, but let us remember that catchy is not the same as lyrically great.

So if you're a J5 fan, instead of Feedback, I suggest you pick up Nu Mark's solo album Hands On, which serves both as a showcase of his spinning talent and a rich museum of jazz, funk and world music. In fact, with support from Chali 2na, J Live and a few other hip-hop artists, that release comes a lot closer to the original spirit of J5 than this stuff.

These ARE the same guys, right?.......2006-12-01

I'm sorry; are these the same group of intelligent hip-hoppers that had us listening while everyone else had their Nelly and Bow Wow? Well, yes and no: DJ Cut Chemist left the fold, so the rest of Jurassic 5 had to soldier on. But they could have done a lot better that Feedback.

There are a few live performances that impress though, like "Turn It Out" and especially the album's opener, "Back 4 U". The latter gives you the idea that this will be another stellar J5 journey, but immediately following that song is the blatant "Radio". And the problem isn't that J5 is trying to become mainstream because as reviewer DJ Benny pointed out, they've always been on Interscope (kinda like people calling Dilated Peoples underground yet they're on Capitol Records); it's the fact that a lot of the songs are so different from their usual style that it's a little hard to stomach.

I don't think the lead single "Work It Out" (with Dave Matthews Band) is all that bad; the only problem I really have with it is that even though Dave is only singing the chorus, the music makes it feel more like Dave Matthews Band featuring Jurassic 5 instead of the other way around. But as other reviewers have mentioned, female-oriented songs like "Brown Girl" and especially "Baby Please" fall flat. The latter also isn't helped by the speed-rapping, OR the sample of Al Green's "Love & Happiness" for the umpteenth time. And there's absolutely no excuse for "In the House"; well, unless this was 1983.

One song that everyone seems to like is "Red Hot", but the chorus to that song ruined it for me. Songs that DO impress include tracks 8 and 9: "Where We At" and "Get It Together". Another highlight is "End Up Like This". The song has the chorus: "How did we end up like this?" which is exactly what I'D like to know. Maybe the guys in J5 don't realize that it's best for the MTV generation to jump onto their bandwagon because they realize the music is good, not because the artist pathetically changes their style to fit the mold. Hopefully they'll realize that the next time around because right now if most people were to download a lot of these songs, they'd probably want to send the feed back.

Anthony Rupert

Don't mess with a good formula.......2006-11-11

The latest Jurassic 5 album is a departure from their previous works of pure hip-hop, and moving towards a fusion of pop and hip-hop. With collaborations with Dave Mathews Band, you can definitely tell that they're moving in a different direction. I think it will garner more commercial success, but what's made J5 great in the past was it's honesty towards the craft.

No New Tricks.......2006-11-09

I am a huge a Jurassic 5 fan, in fact they are probably the single biggest influence of why I started to like hip hop. On this album nothing catches your attention. The use the same formula that they have used in the past, but the execution of the songs sometimes seems forced. A lot of that has to do with Cut Chemist not being there. Nu-Mark is a good producer, but when he steps aside to let others produce the music you can tell the difference. "Back 4 you" and "Red Hot" are really the only two good songs on the album. There are a couple of other decent tracks but nothing that is going to get stuck in your head. Also the song with Dave Matthews Band is AWFUL, but J5 wanted to try something new, and I think that is an interesting artistic decision, it just does not work very well between these two styles. This is by far the worst J5 album, if you want classic J5 pick up Quality Control, or their EP, each of these are defining hip hop.

Average customer rating: DIRTY still sounds FRESH another very solid SY release I Don't Get It Dirty sounds, but dirty is nice isn't it... Not as Dirty as it sounds

Dirty Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Grunge | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Goo Daydream Nation Sister Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star EVOL ASIN: B000003TA9 Release Date: 1992-07-21

Tracks:

1. 100%
2. Swimsuit Issue
3. Theresa's Sound-world
4. Drunken Butterfly
5. Shoot
6. Wish Fulfillment
7. Sugar Kane
8. Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit
9. Youth Against Fascism
10. Nic Fit
11. On The Strip
12. Chapel Hill
13. JC
14. Purr
15. Creme Brulee

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A must-buy for any teen or twentysomething who considers themselves the least bit cool. With Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore swopping leads, it's a beautifully paced disc exploding with beatific beats, white-noise assaults and great, grungy pop ("Sugar Kane," "Chapel Hill"). --Jeff Bateman

Album Description

1998 Japanese reissue on Geffen of their 1992 album with 'Stalker' added as a hidden bonus track. 16 tracks total, also featuring the singles '100%', 'Youth Against Fascism' and 'Sugar Kane'.

Album Details

Japanese Reissue Including a Bonus Track: Stalker.

Customer Reviews:

DIRTY still sounds FRESH .......2007-04-03

DIRTY was released by Sonic Youth in 1992 during the grunge years. This album, their 8th release was produced and directed by Butch Vig the same producer for Nirvana's Nevermind and the Smashing Pumpkins debut: Gish.
Always changing their sound, this is their grunge effort. Very upbeat with a natural rock coolness that includes propulsive layers of sound and fury. DIRTY is the second shot of shorter pop songs in the same way "Goo" was produced. Both Goo and DIRTY sound more accessible w/o the long instrumental guitar noise passages that graced earlier albums My favorite songs on DIRTY are: "100%" - "Swimsuit Issue" - "Drunken Butterfly" - "Shoot" - "Sugar Cane" - "Orange Rolls,Angel's Spit" - "Chapel Hill" - "JC" - & "Purr"
ESSENTIAL SONIC YOUTH along with Daydream Nation(which sounds completely different) and EVOL- I also LOVE Murray Street, Sister, Thousand Leaves + 2006s Rather Ripped. I am also a REALLY BIG fan, I had to buy all of their albums.
DIRTY shows a wonderful transition for Sonic Youth still sounds fresh and clean - 15 years after it's release.

another very solid SY release.......2007-03-14

Each Sonic Youth album has a very unique flavor, and each Sonic Youth album stands out in their extremely lengthy catalouge... yet it is hard to find a Sonic Youth album that is virtually flawless. Obviously, Sonic Youth are not at all interested with perfection, rather atmosphere... but isn't that what makes this band so great?

There seems to be two basic problems with Sonic Youth releases. On some, the production is way too obscure and lacking to let the beauty of the album be heard, and on others, the soaring sections of feedback and reverb can sometimes wander off into obscure directions with seemingly no purpose. Both are aspects that I do not criticize too harshly, because I think of Sonic Youth as artists rather than musicians, throwing the ugly in with the beautiful to create a very realistic picture. Reguardless, these flaws do bring down the overall release somewhat.

In 'Dirty', there are no throw out tracks, great (but not too great wich is a good thing) production, and the feedback sessions are shortened and too the point. This is a very straightforward release by Sonic Youth standards, but also a very dark and atmospheric work at the same time. Everything seems in place here, a classic SY release. The only complaint I have is that in some places, 'Dirty' may be a little too straightforward. Not quite a masterpiece such as 'Daydream Nation' or 'A Thousand Leaves', but a very solid, and entertaining album as a whole.

I Don't Get It.......2006-04-14

Clearly I'm far too closed minded for this album. If I wanted to listen to people screaming and crashing and banging completely out of sync I'd open my window at 5am while the neighbors are screaming at each other again and the early-bird construction crew is cutting concrete outside my apartment while the garbage truck is slamming the dumpster onto the pavement repeatedly. Absolutely no musicality, no message, NO TALENT.

If I wanted to hear this I could go down to the local foundary yard and listen to them cutting steel.. FOR FREE.

I could go into a blow-by-blow for each track on why it's musical murder but that would be a grand waste of my time. Horrible.

This is one band that the indie snobs made it "uncool" to dislike, so everyone looks around like "wow this is flippin genious" while in their heads they can't believe that everyone else likes them and they don't. GET OVER IT. You want arty music, go listen to Sigur Ros or Godspeed you Black Emperor.

Dirty sounds, but dirty is nice isn't it..........2006-03-05

"Dirty" was Sonic Youth's most commercial album. I am not sure if this was done on purpose, but it makes 'Dirty' SY's most open album. Open for the lovers of alternative/progressive rock with an almost jazzlike way of listening to music.

Musically it may not be as interesting as their 'Daydream Nation' or masterpiece 'Sister' but there are great songs on here. Without a doubt this is their best collection of songs.

'100%' was an MTV hit and could rival with 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', the track following that 'Swimsuit Issue' (Gordon) with strained and coarse vocals has a great break and suddenly slows down.

A dreamer side of SY can mostly be found in the songs sung by Kim Gordon like 'PR' or the thumping, metallike 'Drunken Butterfly'. 'Shoot' is carried by Kim's voice and a rolling bassline.

Best song on the album is the brilliant 'Sugar Kane' with some great moments of pure musical genious, clarity, chord changes. I could go and on. Similar songs like 'Chapel Hill' and 'Purr' come close too.

Even know almost 15 years later there is so much you can still discover in the album, it surely shows that Sonic Youth are the godfathers of all the indie/underground bands that followed. Husker Du and Dinosaur came close, but in importance to alternative music only the Beatles, Neil Young and the Velvet Underground are above Sonic Youth.

Their approach to music is almost jazzlike, and like many jazzartists, after a while they started making fully rounded songs but of a scary quality.

If you are interested in buying a Sonic Youth album but never heard anything before get this one.

Not as Dirty as it sounds.......2006-01-27

A very good sonic youth effort, I must say. Admittedly, there are a lot of songs on here I actually just don't listen to for one reason or another. But the songs I do listen to make up for it.
100% - GREAT. rocks. 'nuff said.
SWIMSUIT ISSUE - really like the lyrics of this kim number. "don't touch my breast / i'm just working at the desk"
THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD - good vocal by thurston here, but the title really does it justice. it's a sound-world of waxing guitars.
DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY - this song even sounds like its title, and is one of my favorites on the album. kim sings ' i love you i love you i love you whats your name?' quite appropriately. grating riff.
SHOOT - another good Kim song, about domestic violence in some way, it seems. but maybe that's my over-literal interpretation. "you only hit me when you wanna be pleased".. kind of a sad, but in the end, vengeful song. i like it a lot.
WISH FULFILLMENT - another favorite on here. like the lyrics a lot, and good vocals by lee. check out the rehearsal recording from the remasters as well, for an interesting take.
SUGAR KANE - really great song, rocks hard. brings back a lot of good memories of someone i used to have feelings for, probably because they liked this song so much.
ORANGE ROLLS, ANGEL'S SPIT - don't listen to this one. just too obnoxious for me.
YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM - i really want to like this song, but..
NIC FIT - no. this reminds me of being a 16-year-old at a TRUCK GRIND YOUR FACE show, not wanting to have people spill beer on me anymore.
ON THE STRIP - another great kim song. dark feeling, reminds me of SHOOT.
CHAPEL HILL - one of the songs i liked a lot when i first got this album because it was immediately accessible, and it still is pretty rocking.
JC - a high point of this album, definitely. something about this song is hypnotic and captivating, like you don't want to leave its presence. great lyrical work here and sonically it's just so fresh.
PURR - good song, but not -that- good.
CREME BRULEE - eh. like i said.

Average customer rating: Gave up, but this renews my faith in good music! Sonic Youth Progressing A tribute to the electric guitar This nurse can take my temperature anytime! Sonic Youth keeps it going.

Sonic Nurse Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Murray Street Rather Ripped A Thousand Leaves Washing Machine Sister ASIN: B000255LAM Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Pattern Recognition
2. Unmade Bed
3. Dripping Dream
4. Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream
5. Stones
6. Dude Ranch Nurse
7. New Hampshire
8. Paper Cup Exit
9. I Love You Golden Blue
10. Peace Attack

Amazon.com

If all Sonic Youth albums pretty much sound alike, as skeptics grumble, some Sonic Youth albums definitely sound more alike than others. And Sonic Nurse is one of those. Practically Sonic Youth concentrate, the disc manages to sound like a distillation of the band's career and a promise that they can keep doing this forever. Sonic Youth has trimmed away its more direct hooks, while also curbing its artier indulgences. That isn't to say that melody or noise is absent--especially when it's Kim Gordon's turn to rant on cuts such as "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream"--but that these elements are carefully balanced and defer to an overall sound that's richer than ever now that newest member Jim O'Rourke has fully integrated himself into the band's gestalt. The mood may be pastoral and domestic, but often, as on "Peace Attack," it's grounded in an undercurrent of concern. --Keith Harris

Customer Reviews:

Gave up, but this renews my faith in good music!.......2006-05-26

I wasn't a huge fan of Murray Street, but this album blows me away. After Murray Street, I thought maybe they had lost their touch and weren't going to retire with a kick. Well I was proven wrong. I was really surprised that they came out with this, I had kind of given up on them since they came out with Murray Street (Sorry Murray Street fans), and then I just looked them up for old times sake, and whadya know - an awesome album. This is as good as it gets as far as good music is concerned. I can't wait for their new album to come out!

Sonic Youth Progressing .......2006-03-18

Another album, experimental as always, but at the same time it is listenable.....The melodies are obscure, consisting of harmonics, and sound manipulation with the effects.deep bass ..the drums are used in complex time signatures, making it stand out and has a new approach making it different than the other albums......chaotic noize and complex melodies... the sound goes on........

A tribute to the electric guitar.......2006-01-27

I liked 2000's "MURRAY STREET" a lot, and was interested to see what direction they would take this one in. I wasn't sure I would like it. I was not disappointed though, and now i think of the two albums as companion pieces, not sure which i like more, though certainly this is a more lengthy, and probably developed record.
PATTERN RECOGNITION - this song just kicks ass, no way around that. i love the riff, the lyrics, kim's vocals, everything.
UNMADE BED - this might be my favorite song on the album, but that would be hard to say for sure. not too much noise or experimentation here, just a very poignant song that is sonically blistering and beautiful, and has excellent arrangement, touching vocals, and amazing feeling. the guitars are just unbelievably great. short, but packs so much into it.
DRIPPING DREAM - i've heard a lot of good things about this song, and i think it was one of the first ones i liked when i first heard this album, but now it doesn't seem as good as i thought. it's good, just.. it gets better.
MARIAH CAREY AND THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM - oh, wait.. did they change the name? oh, i see. it's now KIM GORDON. probably afraid of offending ole' miss carey. not a bad song, they played this when i saw them on tour for murray street. it's enjoyable, but nothing amazing.
STONES - this would have to rival UNMADE BED for favorite on the album. the guitar work here just blows my mind, and the bridge and climax of this song just send me into sonic ecstasy. due to misfortunate events, i didn't get to see them tour on this album, but i had REALLY wanted to hear this song live. there is so much intensity in the playing.
DUDE RANCH NURSE - this song is really good as well. i mostly like it for its lyrics, and thought the album should have been called this instead of sonic nurse. kim really grabs you with her vocals in this song, "Let nurse give you a shot!".. it's very erotic in some weird way that only some of us could understand, haha.
NEW HAMPSHIRE - a good song, somewhat autobiographical for thurston, i gather. good lyrics, good vocal, great guitar work once again.
PAPER CUP EXIT - another high point of the album, but i'm not sure what to say about it. love the lyrics, love the guitar work, yadda yadda. i sound like a broken record. this is a lee vocal, and one of his best ones. one of the more political songs on the album, and a bit less obnoxiously so than the last track..
I LOVE YOU GOLDEN BLUE - somewhat in the vein of 'SYMPATHY FOR THE STRAWBERRY,' and although i like the other better, this does a good job. starts out with the noisy part like 'sympathy,' and then goes into a sultry kim vocal. very haunting, beautiful. but also, somewhat hopeful at moments. very good song.
PEACE ATTACK - i really liked this song when i first got the album, and i still think it definitely has a good point, and the climax of the guitars is pretty kickass. it just seems a bit kitsch now.
so overall, this is one of the best albums, like, ever. buy it. steal it. whatever you have to do, if you're a fan of the guitar, get this album.

This nurse can take my temperature anytime!.......2006-01-13

This would be album 13 by the greatest rock band of the last 25 years (that is, "major" albums, as opposed to EPs, live albums, best-of's, SYR releases, side/solo projects and various other sonic effluvia). The band will be eligible for Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame membership in about 2007 (don't start writing that speech yet, Thurston; if Patti Smith and Iggy can't make the cut yet, the Hall is useless anyway) and by now their name can apply more to their actual kids. Normally this means that it would be time to bland out and gently jam their way into senescence. For Our Heroes, this is fortunately not the case.

Upon intitial listenings to "Sonic Nurse," one can be forgiven for thinking otherwise. The songs are generally long (only two clock in under 5 minutes) and some have relatively little--or none--of the free form sonic freakouts that are supposed to be the band's stock in trade. Heck, some of Thurston's offerings here have more than a little of a certain hippy-ish vibe. On "Stones" he even sings "the dead are alright with me." Wait, is that as in the Grateful freakin' Dead? The full lyrics are of course too eliptical to tell for sure, although they seem to be about endurance in the face of adversity and death, so there's a definite acknowledgement of getting older, anyway. Mind you, song titles like "Peace Attack" with its "nature sex" refrain (at first I thought it was the more punkish "nature sucks") can worry even hard-core SY fans. Thurston has described "Sonic Nurse" as a cross between Black Flag's "Damaged" and Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors," and one can argue that it's too much of the latter, but give this one a chance to sink in and you'll be hooked.

Not everything is peace n' love, thankfully. Kim Gordon has turned out to be the band's edgiest songwriter (check out her SYR project with Ikue Mori and DJ Olive), and her contributions kick those jams out the door, down the street, into your house and knock you over but good. The album's opening salvo "Pattern Recognition," about pro corporate trendspotters, buzzes and screams like some of the primo "Dirty" material, and what can be said about the puckishly titled "Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream"? It's a gossipy, hilarious take on recent events in the life of Mariah Carey ("how was your date with Eminem?/Did he bake you and then forsake you?") with the album's stormiest musical backing that is, in a word, fierce. Kudos also for name-checking free jazz great Doyle as well.

It should also be noted that despite the softer moments, the album is still loads more dissonant than most of what passes for "alt rock" these days. Sure, I love the Arcade Fire as much as anyone, but it's great to have a group that combines that level of songwriting prowess with the musical un-orthodoxy bred of punk, free jazz and experimental musics. Sonic Youth are still more than relevant, my friend--they're necessary. No Wave? Try Now Wave.

Sonic Youth keeps it going........2005-09-08

Wow. Sonic Youth is indeed a band that has racked up the years as they continue to throw out album after album. And still, their magic hasn't faded a bit with Sonic Nurse. Starting off with "Pattern Recognition", this album is loaded with catchy noise songs, an array of sounds accompanied by the amazing vocals of Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. Despite not having the mainstream, `normal' sound of most music nowadays, the songs on this album, such as "Pattern Recognition", "Unmade Bed", and "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream", and the like, are, dare I say, catchier than anything you can find on Top 40 radio.

So as a whole, this album really is a pleasure to the ears. If you like noise rock, Sonic Youth, or just good music at all, I strongly recommend "Sonic Nurse". It's one of, if not the best, album of 2004.

Average customer rating: Sweet Shine Great, top to bottom Their best? Sexy Good record

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Tracks:

1. Winner's Blues
2. Bull In The Heather
3. Starfield Road
4. Skink
5. Screaming Skull
6. Self-Obsessed And Sexxee
7. Bone
8. Androgynous Mind
9. Quest For The Cup
10. Waist
11. Doctor's Orders
12. Tokyo Eye
13. In The Mind Of The Bourgeois, Reader
14. Sweet Shine

Customer Reviews:

Sweet Shine.......2007-02-27

Sonic Youth is not a Robot. They are here to make you react to the now. This world is spinning at a certain frequency and this album whirls in your mind like a celling fan on a hot summer night. This is one of the best Headphone recordings I own out of my 1000+ collection. Thurston and Kim's songs dominate this album for me much like Siter. If you like Sonic Youth this album Is A must have along with 1991 The Year Punk Broke Through. Sweet Shine Is my Favorite Song. Thats right period.

Great, top to bottom.......2006-09-13

This was the first Sonic Youth album I listened to, so for a long time I figured my opinion on it didn't count. Had to bow to the opinions of those long time fans, you know, who didn't seem to care for this one. I've since heard several other SY albums over the years, and I always gave them a great chance -- because, damn, this is the group that made Experimental Jet Set, etc. And I think I'm ready to commit now -- this album was their best, at least of the ones I know. It was one of the greatest albums of the 90's. There isn't a bad song on it, and the best ones are, well, transcendent. I can't rate this album any higher.

Their best?.......2006-05-29

Sonic Youth was always good, this may be their best, and one of 4 great 90's albums, along with "CIA Drug Fest" by Old Skull, "Undisputed Attitude" by Slayer, and "We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love" by Half Japanese. "Winners Blues" is acoustic, a crazy move for these noisemakers, and then we get what we really came for, noisy improv-ish songs that are fantastic, exciting, and occasionally intelligible! Some of the early SY stuff is a little overrated, but this, "EVOL", "Goo", and "Confusion is Sex" are sure to please fans of noisy music.

Sexy.......2006-04-24

it's amazing how everytime SY can make an album that is completely different than the previous one. Again so now, after the 'commercial' -Dirty- (which was an awesome record) comes this one.

Starting with the previous unexplored world of acoustic lo-fi, which was relatively big in the indie scene back then, in 'Winner Blues' comes an instant SY classic, 'Bull in Heather'.
For some reason this song is perfect for around 5 am in the morning, it just has that scary feeling, but in a seductive, sexy way that borders on the pornographic when Kim is droning up numbers. Kim's songs are very good on this album by the way, 'Doctor's Orders' having a great chorus you can sing along, and it could almost be a Nirvana chorus.

There are some swing-and-misses, it could have done without 'Androgynous Mind'

In line with 'Dirty', there are some great Thurston Moore songs, if you can call them that. While never reaching the level of 'Sugar Kane' or 'Chapell Hill' songs like 'Waist' and 'Screaming Skull' (with a great riff as a break) have their moments.

It may not be the best SY album, but it's still very good and worth listening to over and over

Good record.......2006-03-06

This is one of sonic youth's best work I think,If you are new to sonic youth this isn't a bad start.

Average customer rating: He's just a kitten... Sonic Youth loses their way The music sounds just like the color of the album cover. Continuous vitality Not even a thousand words could describe the beauty of this recording

A Thousand Leaves Sonic Youth Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Washing Machine Murray Street NYC Ghosts & Flowers EVOL Bad Moon Rising ASIN: B000006P0F Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

1. Contre Le Sexisme
2. Sunday
3. Female Mechanic Now On Duty
4. Wildflower Soul
5. Hoarfrost
6. French Tickler
7. Hits Of Sunshine (For Alan Ginsberg)
8. Karen Koltrane
9. The Ineffable Me
10. Snare, Girl
11. Heather Angel

Amazon.com

The ageless Sonic Youth return with a new, yet familiar, excursion into their own particular brand of ultra-amplified, dissonant rock. The quartet's CD A Thousand Leaves evokes fond memories of yesteryear's noisy, now-classic, avant-garde approach, while retaining snippets of traditional pop elements heard on several of their previous major-label releases. As Sonic Youth's music has gained a larger audience, they've preserved doses of the crunched melody and meandering structure that has always been their trademark. The new release sounds relatively unabashed, with wandering songs like "Female Mechanic Now on Duty" spewing extended barrages of feedback and Kim Gordon's dry, unsettling scowls at the listener. Look deeper, however, and there's a quiet resonance among the racket, with tracks like "Sunday" and "Snare, Girl" making use of Thurston Moore's cooler vocal tone and jagged, cascading guitar passages. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

He's just a kitten..........2006-08-05

Another masterpiece in the Sonic Youth catalouge. Here the band keeps their avant style leaving behind the pop stylings of Dirty and Goo, and continue with 'Washing Machine' songs. As an SY fan knows though every album is much different than any other, so this of course has it's own unique.

The standout track is definatley "Sunday" with perfect Thurston vocals. Lee keeps up his spoken word masterpieces that always ring true. And the sometimes hit or miss Kim Gordon is in top riot grrl form blasting away on "Female Mechanic".

Sonic Youth loses their way.......2006-07-02

I remember when this album came out. I had been a huge Sonic Youth fan for years and I ran to Mod Lang in Berkeley to buy it the day it was released. I brought it home, put it on, and desperately tried to like it. But I just couldn't. SY had always had a penchant for strectching out their feedback experiments into sprawling, fasinating compositions, but here it all just seemed to melt down into a pointless noise crusade. There are a few high points, but mostly I just find myself thinking, "there is no way this song deserves to be nine minutes long." The slide continued on the next record, but fortunately they got it together again on "Murry Street" and have been putting out great stuff ever since.

The music sounds just like the color of the album cover........2006-07-02

It took me a little while to really get into this, but once I did I just couldnt take this masterpiece out of my cd player. All the songs have like a little weird twist to them, like dejavu notes or melodies you swear you have heard before in your mind. Kim Gordon's singing is pretty good too, at first it might seem like she's just screaming whatever she thinks of but keep listening and it will be very rewarding.

Continuous vitality.......2006-03-22

Quite superb, if only for songwriting/production triumphs like "Wildflower Soul" and "Hits of Sunshine." Outside of several gorgeously encapsulated songs, the album's entire structure practically shakes with creative energy.

Part of an essential trilogy with "Washing Machine" and "NYC Ghosts & Flowers."

Not even a thousand words could describe the beauty of this recording.......2005-11-02

This record kinda has the same crisp sound one could find on Washing Machine which is as great as this one.There are several reasons why this album is so impressive.First of all, lyricswise it's so inspired and coming from me it really means sthg as i'm not who usually pays attention to what the singer has to say. And this really blends in so well with the guitar and bass playing.I would also like to say that they do have a great sense of climax just listen to wild flower soul, at the end of the song the guitar burst into a wild symphonic coda before suddenly coming back to the initial theme. You also have a great variety of song structure not just the verse chorus verse you're used to and pleasz don't listen to those who say their songs are to long,their judgement is merely based on a stupid assumption that a song must last no more than 5 minutes(if you think about it that's because a radio has to bring ya commercials evry 4 or 5 minutes...) and I absolutely do not agree that Kim Gordon is a poor singer .Of course occasionaly she rants like on French Tickler but it adds a contrast to the song if you want the perfect exemple of her musical talents listen to little trouble on washing machine or kissability on DN or I love you Golden blue on the latest release Sonic Nurse.

Average customer rating: Disc 2 non-existent Definitive Collection is a nice collection but lacks the extended play versions.

Definitive Collection The Bangles Manufacturer: Feedback ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Doll Revolution Bananarama - Greatest Hits Definitive Collection Susanna Hoffs Glitter Years: Rarities and Gems ASIN: B00009917V Release Date: 2003-06-23

Tracks:

1. Walk Like an Egyptian
2. Walking Down Your Street
3. Manic Monday
4. Eternal Flame
5. My Side of the Bed - Susanna Hoffs
6. If She Knew What She Wants
7. Be With You
8. Following
9. In a Different Light
10. Unconditional Love - Susanna Hoffs
11. Hazy Shade of Winter
12. In Your Room
13. I'll Set You Free
14. No Kind of Love - Susanna Hoffs
15. Everything I Wanted
16. Going Down to Liverpool
17. Some Dreams Come True
18. Wishing on Telstar - Susanna Hoffs
19. Waiting for You
20. Hero Takes a Fall
21. All About You

Tracks:

1. Walk Like an Egyptian [Extended Dance Mix]
2. In Your Room [Extended Remix]
3. Hazy Shade of Winter [Purple Haze Mix]
4. Walking Down Your Street [Extended Remix]
5. Manic Monday [Extended Version]

Customer Reviews:

Disc 2 non-existent.......2007-02-07

I have to echo the comments of the prior reviewer here. There is no disc 2 with this particular item. I ordered this, looking forward to the extended tracks on the bonus disc, but what arrived had only one disc (disc 1 above). I spoke with amazon customer service, so they sent another copy (while I returned the original), and that too had only one disc. It's great Bangles music on that disc, but don't get your hopes up about any bonus disc...

Definitive Collection is a nice collection but lacks the extended play versions........2007-01-04

This remastered edition of the Bangles' "Definitive Collection" brings back great memories but does NOT contain all the songs that are advertised. The desciption for both the original and remastered "Definitive Collection(s)" lists a total of 26 songs (21 tracks plus five extended versions). The Product Details lists the Definitive Collection [Original Recording Remastered] [Import] originally relased on January 1, 1995 as having one disc but then on the track listings itemizes the contents of two discs (the first disc has 21 tracks and the second disc is supposed to contain the Extended Mixes and Remixes of Walk Like an Egyptian, In Your Room, Haxy Shade of Winter, Walking Down Your Street, and Manic Monday). The Definitive Collection [Import]that was also listed as originally being released on January 1, 1995 lists one disc with 26 tracks. The extended versions are tracks 16, and 23-26.
Other than the missing tracks, this is a great disc if you like the Bangles' music.
cbc

Average customer rating: The short lived second edition of Spirit Time is not always fair Renew an old friendship or make a new one. Brand new band: new sound & emphasis, excellent music: Ride 'em !!

Feedback Spirit Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Family That Plays Together Clear Spirit Spirit of '76 Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus ASIN: B0000EWO5K Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

1. Chelsea Girls
2. Cadillac Cowboys
3. Puesta Del Scam
4. Ripe And Ready
5. Darkness
6. Earth Shaker
7. Mellow Morning
8. Right On Time
9. Trancas Fog-Out
10. Witch
11. New York City

Product Description

1. Chelsea Girls
2. Cadillac Cowboys
3. Puesta Del Scam
4. Ripe And Ready
5. Darkness
6. Earth Shaker
7. Mellow Morning
8. Right On Time
9. Trancas Fog-Out
10. Witch
11. New York City - (bonus track)


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The short lived second edition of Spirit.......2007-04-13

When two-thirds of your band leaves it's bound to have an impact on your sound. After recording a number of terrific albums Spirit guitarist Randy California, guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Jay Ferguson and bassist Mark Andes (they formed Jo Jo Gunne)left Spirit. Drummer Ed Cassidy and keyboardist John Locke remained and with the help of Ferguson recruited Al Staehely as vocalist/bassist later Christian Al's brother joined as guitarist.

The album the quartet recorded although not up to the standards of the band's first four albums, had promise. With the shift in personnel and the decidedly Texas flavored rock 'n' roll. The quartet's only album features some terrific tunes and Al ably steps into Jay and Mark's shoes while Christian although not the same type of guitarist as Randy, does a very good job. Many of the tunes have a Southern rock flavor to them very gritty and quite different from what Spirit had tried before. The boogie rock that this edition of Spirit did ironically wasn't that far different from what Ferguson and Andes did in Jo Jo Gunne.

Collector's Choice has done a service to Spirit fans by reissuing this overlooked minor gem. The mastering by Ken Robertson is quite good and the liner notes include comments from Cassidy and Locke about this line up and their experience recording the album with the late producer David Briggs ("Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" and a frequent co-producer with Neil Young).

The album has a few weak tracks (most notably "Mellow Morning" written by Al Staehely with Jo Jo Gunne guitarist Matt Andes)but overall, it's a worthwhile addition to the Spirit tradition with some truly outstanding tracks. This new edition has a b-side that added as a bonus track. "New York City" is a solid closer that would have sounded terrific on the album. Given time this line up could have produced music equal to but different from the previous incarnation. Jo Jo GunneTwelve Dreams of Dr. SardonicusThe Best of Spirit

Time is not always fair.......2005-11-04

because when this LP came out on the heels of TWELVE DREAMS OF DR SARDONICUS, I despised it. Only because the previous incarnation of Spirit had given me a psychedelic punch, and here was some normal sounding Cal-rock. Adolescents want what they want, you know.

But revisited decades later... hey, this is good, solid rock and good songwriting. And the instrumental tunes like "Trancas Fog Out" are stellar.

Tunes "Right on Time" and "Mellow Morning"..evocative of the year, and solid.

Overlooked gem. Not fantastic, but notable!

Renew an old friendship or make a new one........2004-08-19

I bought this album on vinyl in 1972, and am glad it's finally out on CD. And does it sound good! Ranging from the sophomoric and silly (the hormonally-charged Ripe and Ready) to the near-great (Cadillac Cowboys), with everything else falling in the `good to very good' category. Chelsea Girls, Darkness and Right on Time are top-notch songs, which demand repeated listenings. Particularly nice are the two instrumentals, Puesta Del Scam and Trancas Fog-Out. The latter has some nice bass and piano interplay.
The loss of Randy California, Mark Andes and Jay Ferguson, and the addition of the Staehely brothers made for a unique `Spirit' album, that (as other reviewers note) stands on its own. Al Staehely doesn't sound like Jay Ferguson, but he does not suffer in comparison, and his bass playing is impressive. Younger brother Christian lays down some tasty guitar playing throughout. As one reviewer correctly noted, his guitar solo in Cadillac Cowboys is especially memorable. It's great to hear John Locke stretch out and shine, and the jazz-trained Ed Cassidy is excellent. There is an added, bonus track titled New York City. It sounds a bit like Cadillac Cowboys, with an interesting instrumental coda. However, the song is flawed with juvenile, sex-oriented lyrics ("I can't wait to get in your bed, can't wait for some good head"). Ripe and Ready offers similar lyrical gems.
Of course, these were young guys (well, at least the Staehely bros. were, as Christian was still in his teens), and many could identify at the time.
This is a really good album, perhaps even better today than it seemed in 1972. Maybe that's in part because of the lack of good rock albums over the years, or perhaps it just evokes a more pleasant time. One thing is certain; the sound quality of this recording is stunning. The instruments are clear, distinct and well defined in the soundstage. It sounds better, in fact, than my Mobile Fidelity Master copy of The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Sony did a great job in this `Collector's Choice' line.
If you remember this album, and liked a few cuts on it, chances are you'll like it even more than you did back then. If you've never heard it, now's your chance. It's worth it.

Brand new band: new sound & emphasis, excellent music:.......2004-06-22

This isn't anything like the first 4 classic Spirit albums, and yet it has it's own magic. This is more good-timesy rock, funk, and honky tonk and it's within those genres that the greatness of the musical work exists. Great upbeat music for cruising on a sunny day or partying at night. J.C. Staehely just kicks out the sweet country rock and bluesy guitar licks at every turn, and brother Al Staehely plays a very tight and funky bass. In terms of the 2 original Spirit members, this album seems to have given keyboardist John Locke the freedom to really cut loose and he provides lots of great honky tonk and jazz fills. You can really hear this on the samples. Drummer Ed Cassidy pretty much plays it straight here, which is exactly what the music needs. The 2 short jazz rock instrumental fusion pieces (Puesta del Scam & Trancas Fog-Out) written by Locke are absolutely amazing in terms of potency and execution. They will blow you away! Unfortunately the sample of Puesta doesn't really represent the song that well (but the other samples really represent the feel of the album well, and the sample of Locke's "Darkness" demonstrates just how creative this edition of the band was). This album is more straight ahead good time rock music, and within that genre, this is a great album. It's not at all like the eclectic conceptual stuff you'll find on the first 4 albums. Rock On!

Ride 'em !!.......2004-06-17

I realize it's a pretty thin justification for hard earned bucks, but the guitar on Cadillac Cowboys makes the album worth having.

Average customer rating: A 2-DISK (STUDIO & LIVE) BYRDS SAMPLER

Definitive Collection The Byrds Manufacturer: Feedback ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G5VL Release Date: 1996-02-01

Tracks:

1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. Chimes Of Freedom
3. The Bells Of Rhymney
4. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
5. All I Really Want To Do
6. Turn! Turn! Turn!(To Everything There Is A Season)
7. Set You Free This Time
8. Eight Miles High
9. 5D(Fifth Dimension)
10. Mr. Spaceman
11. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
12. My Back Pages
13. Have You Seen Her Face
14. Goin' Back
15. Wasn't Born To Follow
16. Lady Friend
17. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
18. Lay Lady Lay
19. Ballad Of Easy Rider
20. Jesus Is Alright
21. Chestnut Mare
22. I Trust
23. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
24. "Glory, Glory
25. America's Great National Pastime
26. Lover Of The Bayou(Live)
27. Mr. Tambourine Man(Live)
28. Eight Miles High(Live)
29. Mr. Spaceman(Live)

Album Description

1995 compilation on Columbia featuring 25 of the influentialfolk-rocker's best on one disc & a bonus CD with live versions of four tracks, 'Lover Of The Bayou', 'Eight MilesHigh', 'Mr. Tambourine Man' & 'Mr. Spaceman'. 29 tracks total, with the main disc also including the hit studio versions of the last three listed, plus 'Turn! Turn! Turn!','So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star', 'Jesus Is JustAlright' and 'Chestnut Mare'. Sony.

Album Details

Excellent 29 Track Two CD Collection at a Great Price.

Customer Reviews:

A 2-DISK (STUDIO & LIVE) BYRDS SAMPLER.......2004-08-04

Although the album contents as listed above suggest a single CD, this is actually a two CD set. The first disk of 25 studio cuts runs 72:58, and a second disk of 4 live performances from '(Untitled)' clocks in at 24:56.

The first CD is probably the best single disk compilation to cover the band's entire career, and despite some curious choices it is for the most part very good listening. I love the opening programming sequence of the 5 "Tambourine" album cuts, and that promising start is sustained with growing excitement for most of the disk -- at least through "Sweetheart's" 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere'.

The only album not covered is "Dr. Byrds", which is represented by the overdubbed single 'Lay Lady Lay' issued in that period. It failed to make the original "Dr. Byrds" album in any form, and whatever your opinion of that single (which many find either hugely impressive or disasterous), omission of 'This Wheel's on Fire' (especially), 'Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man', or something from "Dr. Byrds" is for me a significant stumble -- after which the program loses momentum and fails (in my opinion) to adequately convey the quality of the later albums.

'America's Great National Pastime' especially is an unworthy conclusion to a Byrds career retrospective. Almost anything else from "Farther Along" would have been more satisfying.

Still I have to admit enjoying the way this program laces the obligatory cuts with unexpected choices like 'Lay Lady Lay' and 'I Trust'. This makes for a fresh listening experience to USA fans, where the first of these did not chart and the second was never issued as a single.

The sound quality is good but a little short of first rate, so I suspect these were compiled from European EQ masters rather than the originals. In fact there's a production error tip-off: the slamming door that opens 'Get To You' on "Notorious Byrd Brothers" appears here at the end of 'Wasn't Born To Follow'; the engineeer thought it closed the latter track instead of opening the former. Clearly, he was working from an EQ copy of the "Notorious" album, not the song's master. And 'Lady Friend' is a rarity, the original monaurel single, which may interest collectors. It sounds fine and you probably won't notice the monaurel track without headphones.

The second disk of live performances from "(Untitled)" is an entertainingly edited little excerpt that seamlessly melds 'Lover of the Bayou' and 'Mr. Tambourine Man' into a continuous performance, followed by the 16 mimute 'Eight Miles High' jam; as on "(Untitled)" the jam ends with a bridge song and McGuinn's farewell -- but this disk then edits in "Mr. Spaceman" as an encore brought on by the cheering crowd.

Overall I found this an entertaining album worth buying even for Byrds fans who have everything. The sheer volume of material rates four stars at the least. It's a nice alternate program for those times when you're in the mood for the Byrds from a fresh perspective, and not a bad introductory album.

I also like having a 25 minute Byrds live mini-concert on a separate disk.

However, as a full career retrospective of this band's long run on Columbia, "Definitive Collection" fails to beat out the 2 CD set "The Essential Byrds".

Average customer rating: Genuinely beautiful dark electro-industrial Wonderful, if given a chance to shine One word: Boring Still on the Horizon Melodic elektro with low bpm

Mechanical Horizon Decoded Feedback Manufacturer: Metropolis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bio-Vital Virgin Superstar ASIN: B00004Z3U8 Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

1. Reflect In Silence
2. Atlantis
3. Celestia
4. Dark-Star
5. Immortal
6. A Kill To An End
7. Existence
8. The Sequel (Cover Version)
9. Desire
10. Mechanical Horizon
11. Fear 2000 (Exclusive Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Genuinely beautiful dark electro-industrial.......2005-10-26

Not fast or harsh, but some incredibly skilled composition takes place in this album. The tracks at their best are hypnotic, relaxing, dark, yet still maintaining an industrial feel to it. The percussion is not too high in the mix, the vocals are just perfectly balanced, the synths truly shine.

Admittedly, this doesnt burn up club floors, but if one has been listening to Darkangels, Laughingstocks and Soylent Greens over and over, this can be a very welcome change of pace.

Best songs: Dark-Star, Immortal, Atlantis, Reflect In Silence

Wonderful, if given a chance to shine.......2002-03-18

When people purchase a "techno/industrial" album, they seem to expect it to meet certain criteria regarding speed and dancefloor accessibility. It almost as if there's some formula you must adhere to or face fire by droves of angry critics. Personally, I'm not really certain if I consider this a sound way of rating music, because certain bands, like that of Decoded Feedback, seem to slip through the proverbial cracks.
This is not to say that people shouldn't question something at first. Personally, I was torn on the album in the beginning, not really knowing what to think of it. I, too, thought that there might be something "wrong" because it didn't live up to that beat-driven potential. Later, however, for some reason unbeknownst to me, I actually sat down with the album and opened my ears. It was then that I heard the haunting beauty of this work.
With the combination of growling vocals and stylized lryics,Decoded Feedback again crafted something grand. Its eerie and yet beautiful and, quite frankly, hard to put a real label on. Perhaps that why I like it and still, after owning it for a while, still slip it in to my disc rotation. Listening to it, however, sometimes takes time before it grows on you. Despite being so good, I guess it wouldn't be for everyone.

One word: Boring.......2001-03-04

Honestly, the first time I listened to this record, I was dissapointed and thought that it was Decodeds first record ever I was listening to. Nothing new to listen to, no earhangers, just tunes that you just don't want to listen to for more than one minute. "Immortal" is great, the rest is awful. Try VNV Nation instead!

Still on the Horizon.......2001-01-26

Well, my first introduction to Decoded Feedback was through their fourth CD release, "EVOlution". I liked that CD a lot, and later saw them in concert. I must say that the concert influenced my decision to buy "Bio-Vital" and "Technophoby". "Mechanical Horizon" is a good followup to "EVOlution", and there are more new songs, as EVO is mainly a remix CD with material from "Bio". However, the energy of Decoded Feedback's last two CDs is toned down considerably for "Mechanical Horizon". The dark, pounding beats and Marco's grating vocals are still there, but the music is slower and more involved. Out of the 11 songs, "Atlantis", "Immortal" and "Reflect in Silence" stand out the most to me. Funny, too, as each is in a somewhat different style. Sort of a mix of Wumpscut, VNV Nation, Decoded Feedback and Mesh. Not a bad CD, but it falls a bit short compared to DF's live presence and energy. The Quick Time video for "Relic" is a nice bonus. Probably my third favorite of all of the DF releases behind "Bio-Vital" and "EVOlution".

Melodic elektro with low bpm.......2001-01-18

I haven't listened to much Decoded Feedback. The only other album I've heard is Technophoby which is solid, but lacking something. I think Mechanical Horizon fills that gap, but it's still missing something. Perhaps, as another reviewer said, it's missing some high BPM tracks. Sped up, these songs could become club floor classics, but as they are, they are much more appropriate for listening. And yes, I do enjoy listening to them, even if the vocalist does sound a trifle constipated.

It's the sequencing that stars on this album. It makes me play "Name That Influence." The title song has trace elements of early Depeche Mode. "A Kill to an End" makes me think of Kraftwerk in its syncopation. My favourite track, "Atlantis," reminds me just the teensiest bit of VNV Nation with its driving percussion. The vox works the best on this track; the growly vocals don't seem out of place alongside the minor chord melody.

Decoded Feedback seem to be making a progression toward synthpop, a trend I've noted for many industrial bands over the last few years. I don't mind this mellowing-out, but I would like to hear a few more harsher tracks. Perhaps their next album will have more variety.

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