The Futurist

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The actor-turned-recording-artist oeuvre has long been ripe for ridicule -- Sebastian Cabot does Dylan, anyone? -- and short on surprises, but this warm, low-key effort by Downey offers up a few intriguing ones. Though he's toyed with music previously, the actor's commitment here is a total one, his troubadour guise carried via an earthy voice with echoes of Dave Matthews' and informed by lyrics with more than a little personal, if lyrically opaque, truth. The wistful "Broken" may be carried on the album's most lilting melody, but its repeated AA-creed refrain is a bittersweet reminder of Downey's personal demons. Spare, jazzy arrangements help keep the focus on Downey's voice throughout, a brave tack that sometimes overplays his novice songwriting skills. But while songs like the Wonder Boys-inspired "Hannah" may amble, the forceful "Man Like Me" and stately grace of "Kimberly Glide" are better showcases for Downey's musical promise. His eight originals are supplemented by two covers: an expected, if overly smoky jazz trio cover of Chaplin's "Smile" and a quaintly confident cover of Yes' "Your Move" sweetened by Jon Anderson himself on backing vocals. -- Jerry McCulley

The Futurist,Robert Downey Jr.,Sony,Adult Contemporary,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

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The Futurist

Average customer rating: Uneven A Great Discovery worth the money Fantastic! Amazing!

The Futurist Robert Downey Jr. Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Everything I've Got in My Pocket Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas The Singing Detective Two Girls and a Guy ASIN: B00064AFK0 Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

1. Man Like Me
2. Broken
3. Kimberly Glide
4. The Futurist
5. Little Clownz
6. 5:30
7. Your Move
8. Details
9. Hannah
10. Smile

Amazon.com

The actor-turned-recording-artist oeuvre has long been ripe for ridicule -- Sebastian Cabot does Dylan, anyone? -- and short on surprises, but this warm, low-key effort by Downey offers up a few intriguing ones. Though he's toyed with music previously, the actor's commitment here is a total one, his troubadour guise carried via an earthy voice with echoes of Dave Matthews' and informed by lyrics with more than a little personal, if lyrically opaque, truth. The wistful "Broken" may be carried on the album's most lilting melody, but its repeated AA-creed refrain is a bittersweet reminder of Downey's personal demons. Spare, jazzy arrangements help keep the focus on Downey's voice throughout, a brave tack that sometimes overplays his novice songwriting skills. But while songs like the Wonder Boys-inspired "Hannah" may amble, the forceful "Man Like Me" and stately grace of "Kimberly Glide" are better showcases for Downey's musical promise. His eight originals are supplemented by two covers: an expected, if overly smoky jazz trio cover of Chaplin's "Smile" and a quaintly confident cover of Yes' "Your Move" sweetened by Jon Anderson himself on backing vocals. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Uneven.......2007-07-16

I love how other posters have tried to describe RDJ's voice. I will not. It's unique and what first drew me when I sampled this CD.

The music itself is a mixed bag. The standout is Your Move, a must-hear. The first 3 songs on the CD are also quite good - you really feel RDJ's tortured soul and his anguished effort to exorcise his demons through music. I also loved Smile. Beyond that, the music and lyrics meander all over the place, not particularly tuneful or interesting, sometimes downright annoying.

I am impressed that such a talented actor put the time and effort into this well-produced CD. Personally, I don't care if he ever makes another one.

A Great Discovery.......2007-07-01

I absolutely love this CD - especially the first two songs. In fact, I'd buy the album again just for those.

I had no idea that Mr. Downey sang until I saw the movie, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Though worth a rental, the movie wasn't as good as I'd hoped. But, my wife and I were so touched by the song, Broken, in the credits that we turned it up as loud as we could and listened silently. Half way through we realized it was Downey who was singing.

I now play the album over and over in my car and the stress of traffic disappears - beautiful instrumentals, and Downey's voice is as interesting and enticing as his acting. I truly hope he'll release another album.

worth the money.......2007-04-06

I bought this CD after watching "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" (which was a very well done film)and heard "Broken", sung by Robert Downey Jr., much to my surprise. The song was impossible to forget so I took a chance on the CD. It's worth the money and then some. The lyrics are telling and vivid, and filled with real emotion. The music is very good, and I've been finding myself listening at every opportunity, and enjoying this remarkably talented man's work.

Fantastic!.......2006-11-30

What can I say about this album but WOW! I have played it regularly since buying it more than a year ago. I got interested in it after seeing him on The Jonathan Ross Show last year and could not believe he sang like that!

I love every track on the album and it's also nice to hear him sing 'Smile' which was written by Charlie Chaplin.

At times he reminds me of Billy Joel but with a more throaty voice like Joe Cocker.

A masterpiece.

Amazing!.......2006-11-24

I am so happy that RDJ finally made an album for his fans. This album is a jewel and hoping for future releases from RDJ. It is a definite soul searching album - highly recommend!

Average customer rating: A bit of a shock, but it is signature Alec Empire!

Futurist Alec Empire Manufacturer: Digital Hardcore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Hardcore Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Intelligence & Sacrifice Cold Metal Perfection The Destroyer Redefine the Enemy Year Zero ASIN: B0007OH6Q0 Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

1. Kiss of Death
2. Night of Violence
3. Overdose
4. Gotta Get Out
5. Point of No Return
6. Vertigo
7. Make Em Bleed
8. Hunt You Down
9. Uproar
10. In Disguise
11. Terror Alert: High
12. XXV3

Album Description

"Empire has tapped into something vital, dangerous, and all-too-absent from so much rock music today ... this isn't the death of rock `n' roll but a blasting, needle-in-the-red affirmation of its power. Turn it up." - KERRANG

"Simply a great punk rock record." - TERRORIZER

"Empire's keen intelligence ... blazes through every track in a merciless assault on apathy that's also strangely optimistic, like a dove bearing a petrol bomb. The revolution may not be televised, but it's definitely been soundtracked." - NME

"While he may not be Atari or teenage anymore, Alec Empire is still running riot. This is guitar-heavy industrial punk aggression - some of the most forceful music Empire has written since the ATR breakthrough Future of War album - over which he pours forth disquisition and diatribe, railing against totalitarianism and authority in all its guises." - ROCKSOUND

Alec Empire is many things to many people: a man with an extraordinary recording history, the musical revolutionary behind avant-garde noise-punk outfit Atari Teenage Riot, an electronic music experimentalist who has made records on a Gameboy, and a consummate musician who has worked with an extraordinarily broad range of peers. He has remixed artists as diverse as blues legend R.L. Burnside, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Björk, Rob Zombie, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Slayer, Einstürzende Neubauten, and members of the new hip-hop generation like Company Flow and Prince Paul's Handsome Boy Modeling School. He has toured with Rage Against the Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, Beck, Ministry, and Nine Inch Nails.

Alec Empire's new album, Futurist, is the most fully integrated vision of his twenty-first century rebellion yet. A blistering alliance of primitive punk fury and advanced technological overload, Futurist heralds the return of the guitar to the center of Empire's musical vision. The characteristic shockwave aggression of his previous outings is still channeled for maximum impact, but the gun-to-temple blasts of tracks like "Gotta Get Out" and "Vertigo" deliver their powder-keg payloads with a newly discovered blood rush of excitement. Futurist is the most brutally uplifting Empire has ever sounded.

Customer Reviews:

A bit of a shock, but it is signature Alec Empire!.......2006-10-20

When I got Alec Empire's new cd, The Futurist, I was shocked that it was full of guitars and not the usual "sampled guitars" and uber-heavy distorted electronic beats I love Digital Hardcore for. But, after a second listen, I am hooked to this CD!! The stand out tracks for me are Kiss of Death (#1) and Vertigo (#6). If you are sick and tired of the cliched punk scene and the every growing boring electronic scene, check out The Futurist. Trust me, you will see the future and it doesn't look all that good! At least you can thrash to it with impunity!

Average customer rating: Somber Joy of Mudville Somber Joy of Mudville

Mudville (EP) Manufacturer: Slurry Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue ASIN: B00007M9ET Release Date: 2002-11-15

Tracks:

1. Private Plane
2. Waterbird
3. Nothing Gets You Going
4. High Rise

Album Description

Some have pigeonholed Mudville's timeless yet unmistakably forward music as a straight shot of Portishead-like downtempo electronica. But Mudville contorts that well-worn archetype into a stirring and soulful sonic brew, evoking Curtis Mayfield's weighty grooves, P.J. Harvey's avant-blues passion, Jeff Buckley's soaring, jazzy laments and the futurist soundscapes of Dan the Automator. Noted multi-instrumentalist/producer Benjamin Rubin crafts Mudville's musical universe with truly iconoclastic beats, found sounds and live instruments that spotlight songwriter/vocalist Marilyn Carino's keen prose and dusky wail. Her strange, fearless voice is muse for Rubin's unsettling yet compelling blend of churning beats and lush symphonic arrangements. The results are impassioned, humanistic inner monologues that paint gripping and unsentimental pictures of love, loss and the precarious state of our injured society.

Customer Reviews:

Somber Joy of Mudville.......2003-08-11

Mudville is ultra modern yet very soulful. It is electronic music that packs the organic punch of the best blues and jazz. These songs groove along and lull you like still water with a fierce undertow, found in the moving, surprisingly poetic lyrics by Marilyn Carino, who also possesses a crazy voice with the gutsiness of a rock singer but with the sweet subtlety of a jazz balladeer. The beats and arrangements are like nothing I've heard before, kind of trip-hop with a brain and cojones, but it would be difficult to compare Mudville to anything else out there. It's definitely head music and I like it more the more I listen.

Somber Joy of Mudville.......2003-08-11

Mudville's music is ultra modern yet very soulful. It is electronic music that packs the organic punch of the best blues and jazz. These songs groove along and lull you like still water with a fierce undertow, found in the moving, surprisingly poetic lyrics of Marilyn Carino, who also possesses a crazy voice with the gutsiness of a rock singer but with the sweet subtlety of a jazz balladeer. The beats and arrangements are like nothing I've heard before, kind of trip-hop with a brain and cojones, but it would be difficult to compare Mudville to anything else out there. It's definitely deep head music and I like it more the more I listen.

Average customer rating: Classic Techno

Dance or Die: Psychoburbia Various Artists Manufacturer: Futurist Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DU0C Release Date: 1993-08-24

Tracks:

1. Psychoburbia
2. Will of the Mind
3. Black Sabbath
4. Man Mind Machine
5. Escape
6. Lugenbaron
7. Berlin 5 A.M.
8. Archiviefoes
9. Right or Wrong
10. Daydream
11. Golden Cage

Customer Reviews:

Classic Techno.......2005-09-01

I don't know why this says "Various Artists". As far as I know, Dance or Die is the name of the group, though it might have been a 1-time collaboration. Anyway, the point is, all the songs on this CD appear to be by the same people, so it's not simply a random techno collection.

The title song, Psychoburbia, is fantastic. Grating male vocals, a quick beat, complex music, this is similiar to old school groups like Front 242 and Bi God 20.

Track 2-3 is actually "Will of the Wind", broken into two tracks (the internet database just has this CD titled *all* wrong) and is equally fantastic. Sort of a lengthy techno ballad with a good pace, great vocals and lyrics.

"Black Sabbath" is a cover of the real Black Sabbath, of course, and if anything, I like this version the best of all the covers I've heard. Gives it a little bit of an old school techno edge.

"Man Mind Machine" is slower paced, smooth lyrics, excellent vocals again.

"Escape" picks the pace back up, more good lyrics and good vocals. Whatever this group was, it's a real shame they only made one CD.

In truth, though, the CD kinda peters out after "Escape". "Right or Wrong" is good, but paced like "Man Mind Machine", almost ambient, but still with strong lyrics.


Anyway, I don't know how you might have stumbled onto this CD but it is one of the most awesome old school techno releases you'll find. Fans of original Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Bi God 20 and the like will not be disappointed here. If you can get a copy of it from here, I think you'll be well pleased.

Average customer rating: Leeway's Adult Crash, Product of the 90's.

Adult Crash Leeway Manufacturer: Futurist Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Open Mouth Kiss Desperate Measures Driven to Conquer The Art of Rebellion ASIN: B000008NBU Release Date: 1994-10-25

Tracks:

1. Simple Life?
2. You
3. Make a Move
4. 3 Wishes
5. Withering Heights
6. 10 Years
7. Silver Tongue
8. Grip
9. Roulaison
10. Clueless

Customer Reviews:

Leeway's Adult Crash, Product of the 90's........2006-11-04

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In the year 1994, Leeway put out their follow up album to DESPERATE MEASURES, ADULT CRASH. By this year, the band was basically broken up. They had a handful of songs they were working on which would eventually end up on ADULT CRASH. The music is by far nothing like BORN TO EXPIRE, OR DESPERATE MEASURES. With the loss of their one guitar player, Michael Gibbons, the band was no longer playing the heavy, raw, riffs that fans were use to. Instead of being ahead of it's time as they did with their previous two albums, Leeway's ADULT CRASH is very much an album of the year 1994. When bands like Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots and Soundgarden ruled the airwaves, ADULT CRASH seems to fall right in with the current scene of commercail music.

The hardcore fans of Leeway will totally frisbee this disc across the room before giving it a chance. Even though the music does suffer from lack of rawness, there are some songs that maybe worth a listen. By no means think you are going to hear anything as great as their first two albums. Leeway's ADULT CRASH is a victim of the time. Going back and listening to it now, 12 years after it's release, you can totally compare it to the music that has come out since then. So perhaps, this album was not so far behind the times as once thought?

Overall, worth a listen, good to have to complete your Leeway collection, but do not expect much from it.

Average customer rating:

Walls of Jericho Helloween Manufacturer: Futurist Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008GHL Release Date: 1994-01-25

Tracks:

1. Starlight
2. Murderer
3. Warrior
4. Victim of Fate
5. Cry for Freedom
6. Walls of Jericho/Ride the Sky
7. Reptile
8. Guardians
9. Phantoms of Death
10. Metal Invaders
11. Gorgar
12. Heavy Metal (Is the Law)
13. How Many Tears
14. Judas [*]

Average customer rating: Track List

Altitude The Rake's Progress Manufacturer: Futurist Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008NIF Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

1. El Camino
2. Howard Is a Drag
3. Salvation
4. I'll Talk My Way Out of This One
5. When I Kiss Her
6. 2 Eggs Any Style
7. I Hope You Miss Me
8. Whatever
9. Heart Full of Stuff
10. Port au Prince Tourist Information
11. Fingers in Your Ears
12. Looks Like This Could Be the End
13. Man Overboard

Customer Reviews:

Track List.......2004-12-27

The track list shown above is for a different album called "Altitude". The track list for this album is: (1) You must be on drugs, (2) We're so cool, (3) Protect me from me, (4) I'll talk my way out of this one, (5) Along came Mary, (6) Annie says she can't. Somehow this rock group has gotten mixed up with a similarly named group that is associated with a more classical genre, since Amazon thinks people who are interested in "Alternative Rock" may also be interested in Stravinsky!! That's a stretch, I think.

Average customer rating: Masterpiece Defining Doom Metal Nice sound, a bit repetitive Masters of the misery "the Anathema challenge"

Serenades Anathema Manufacturer: Futurist Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Fine Day to Exit ASIN: B000005VHG Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. Lovelorn Rhapsody
2. Sweet Tears
3. J'Ai Fait une Promesse
4. They (Will Always) Die
5. Sleepless
6. Sleep in Sanity
7. Scars of the Old Stream
8. Under a Veil (Of Black Lace)
9. Where Shadows Dance
10. All Faith Is Lost
11. ...And I Lust
12. Sweet Suffering
13. Everwake
14. Crestfallen

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece.......2004-08-04

Serenades is a masterpiece in doom metal. The music its really hard, I read the reviews of other customers who say this album sound a bit repetitive and I disagree. Maybe other albums like ¨Memorandum¨ from Lacrimas profundere are more accesible with variety on voices and instruments, but Serenades is Classic Death/Doom metal (death metal vocals over slow dense guitar riffs). In this case Anathema show a beautiful sense of melody in tracks like ¨Lovelorn rapsody¨ and ¨Sleepless¨ On the other side they have songs like ¨They die¨ that is heavy, slow and raw. A must have for any metal enthusiast.

Defining Doom Metal.......2004-05-30

I gotta say that this is one of my favorite doom metal albums. Slow and boring? Not at all. This is doom metal, folks, not speed metal, not pop rock, or pink floyd inspired rock (like later Anathema).

The first time I heard this many years ago, my knee-jerk reaction was that all songs sounded the same. But then again, I was coming from a Metallica background and didn't really understand what doom metal meant.

Each song on this album has a core doom riff as its core, which has a number of different elements, which may appear choppy to most. The whole song plays with the riff, building on it and with each progression smoothing out the riff until the whole song sounds more 'smooth' for lack of a better word. Of course the two guitars on each song play against each other sometimes offsetting sometimes complementing.

With each listen, you move beyond the superficial (some might call it the same boring riff), and dig deeper and discover different layers of the song.

Give this a try, you'll see what I mean. And do not try and compare this with their subsequent releases - its totally different - though the sound is still there.

Vocals are great with David Cavagn (sp?) leading. They nicely complement the music. I believe this is the only album which he sang on.

Defining Doom Metal.

Nice sound, a bit repetitive.......2003-03-11

Anathema, along with several others in the early to mid 90's helped defined the sound for doom metal. This album only touches the surface of the doom metal scene. The overall feel of the album (by about song 5 or 6) is boring. There are some songs that are definitely worth the listen such as "Sweet Tears". The album starts off fairly strong and quickly lapses into a boring repetition of the exact same melodies over and over again. If Anathema had been able to keep some of the energy of the earlier songs throughout this would have probably rated higher, but with the last half (at least) of the album being unbearable it will have to remain at 2 stars.

Masters of the misery.......2002-12-07

If you've discovered Anathema through recent releases such as 'Judgement' & 'A Fine Day to Exit' you may find 'Serenades' a tough listen. Unlike the Pink Floyd, Jeff Buckley & Radiohead tones of today 'Serenades' has its roots firmly set in the English death-doom metal scene that was so popular in the early 1990s. If you can recall 'Turn Loose the Swans' era My Dying Bride & 'Gothic' era Paradise Lost then you'll know what's in store: slow, bludgeoning & gothic riffs with Darren White's take it or leave it vocals that fall somewhere between Glenn Benton's grunts (Deicide) & the melodramatic wailing of Thomas Gabriel Warrior (Celtic Frost).

What made 'Serenades' superior to the competition at the time was the Cavanagh brothers' ability to come up with some ridiculous catchy riffs to give life to what could easily become a dirge. The chorus to 'Lovelorn Rhapsody' regally soars head & shoulders above everything else on the album, 'Je Fait...' is an indicator of the band's future direction, the verses to 'Sweet Tears' bounce along & 'Sleepless' is a tidy, if lyrically weak goth pop number. The only real moments of out & out introspective misery are 'Sleep in Sanity', a filler by anyone's measure, & the greatly superior 'Under a Veil'. If you want a real indicator of how miserable these guys can get then the extra tracks from The Crestfallen EP that are tagged onto the CD are even heavier, slower & more challenging.

If you can cope with doom-death stuff from the early 1990s then you will find no finer album of its genre, but if you prefer the more melodic direction taken by the band in recent years I'd advise you begin with 'Judgement'.

"the Anathema challenge".......2001-07-27

Clocking at near 70 minutes, I challenge anyone who listens to this album to stay awake for "serenade's" entire duration. can anyone do it? I really don't think so.

I cannot believe Anathema had the nerve to call Darren a "vocalist", because all I heard was moaning..... and THAT wasn't even in key!!!

Yes, there are 2 or 3 decent tracks on here.... "Sleepless" and the two that feature acoustics and female vox....

Buy "alternative 4" or "judgement"

Average customer rating: YOU NEED THIS ALBUM!!! THE FIRST WAS THE BEST FOR CORONER!!!!TOTAL CULT CLASSIC!!!!

R.I.P. Coroner Manufacturer: Futurist Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: No More Color Mental Vortex Punishment for Decadence Indulgence/Abstract Reality Grin ASIN: B000006UL5 Release Date: 1994-02-08

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Reborn Through Hell
3. When Angels Die
4. Intro (Nosferatu)
5. Nosferatu
6. Suicide Command
7. Spiral Dreams
8. R.I.P.
9. Coma
10. Fried Alive
11. Intro (Totentanz)
12. Totentanz
13. Outro

Customer Reviews:

YOU NEED THIS ALBUM!!!.......2006-07-19

Recently turned on to this album by a friend...listen to it three times daily now...can't get it out of my head!!!
Timeless!!!
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THE FIRST WAS THE BEST FOR CORONER!!!!TOTAL CULT CLASSIC!!!!.......2005-10-05

The original PRESS(this one here) of this is long OUT OF PRINT!!!! For example NOISE(the label) Changed some of the song titles on the REISSIUE!! It came in a LONG BOX when it was first released as well...remember those??my copy of ''PUNISHMENNT FOR DECADANCE'' had one of those!!..so find the ORIGINAL PRESS!!!ok anyways..

I do INDEED think this is my fave CORONER album!!!!

This the most SPEEDEY and also the most EPIC..every song is like a JOURNEY!! CORONER WAS SO UNIQUE THAT IT WILL MAKE YOUR HEAD HURT!!! YOU WONT EVER GET A BAND LIKE THIS AGAIN!!

TOMMY T. BARON was a mad man on the GUITAR.. better than JIMI HENDRIX could ever hope to be!!

The ''INTRO'' to this album..is so BEAUTIFUL there are no words to ever do it justice..DIEEEEEEE DIEEEEEEEE!! LETS DIE!!!

You will be singing the songs on this one all your life..
''WHEN CHILDERN DIE WITH OPEN EYES''..as well as many other lines off this album!!

And as I stated..these guys were almost to GOOD at their INDUVIDUAL INSTRUMENT's to handle listening to them!!
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

This band is also very INFULENTIAL!!!!..ARGHOSLENT comes to mind as well as GRAND BELIAL's KEY as to whom they have INFLUENCED..bands who will never be on AMAZON.COM!! not unless ZION is destroyed...and we can make FREEDOM present here again in America!!

''RECORDED IN BERLIN MARCH 87'''!!!!!!! THE 80'S OWN US ALL!!!!!!!

''REBORN THROUGH HATE''!!!!!!!!

Average customer rating: The Glory of Man in one woman's voice Muscular just what I needed Glorious Mudville Get this CD, there's nothing like it

The Glory Of Man Is Not In Vogue Mudville Manufacturer: Slurry Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mudville (EP) Moonraker Supernature Rather Ripped The Reminder ASIN: B00014DGOW Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

1. The Hero Of The World
2. Blown
3. Stoned
4. Perfect
5. Othello
6. Poets on Parade
7. In Orbit
8. Pray
9. Surfer Girls
10. Sunshine Is On Me

Product Description

1. The Hero Of The World
2. Blown
3. Stoned
4. Perfect
5. Othello
6. Poets On Parade
7. In Orbit
8. Pray
9. Surfer Girls
10. Sunshine Is On Me

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Glory of Man in one woman's voice.......2006-03-20

Mudville ventures into many musical worlds on this CD, they visit rock, jazz, hip-hop, soundscape electronica, blues and soul and the snow-globe souvenir they bring back is from nowhere but their own polyglot island. The first track, "The Hero of the World", sounds like Al Green's diabolical twin, especially as sung with the provocative voice of Marilyn Carino. Carino is the glue here, her interpretations are earnest and striking (kind of like a more absurdist Fiona Apple) and bring a haunting, but substantial depth to the wide-ranging material. My favorites are the aforementioned "Hero", the funky, sexy "Blown" and the ever-unfolding "Pray" (a Bollywood-style remix of this on their website blew me away!). The songs are cool and animated and they linger, working beautifully as an "album" played beginning to end. But it's the voice that grabs you and resonates, it aches and breathes angelic and devilish all at once.

Muscular.......2005-02-25

I really like this music. I'm usually more about hip-hop but I'm really getting into this girl's words! "Poets on Parade" doesn't know it but is a righteous rap. "The Hero of the World" made me listen and sway. Producer Ben Rubin puts it all in a lovely world. I'd like to hear "Blown" remixed with a bit more drive, it could be even sexier. The girl Marilyn Carino sings like the open ocean - check out "Pray" and try not to shiver.

just what I needed.......2004-09-27

The reviewer who described Mudville as "creaminess and grit" had it cold. The songs on this CD are both lyrically beautiful and sonically intriguing, more so with repeated listens. There's really nothing like it. Trip-hoppers will surely relate, but this ain't no fluffy, boring-ass trip-hop. My favorite track is "Othello", a cautionary tale with a dark, syncopated groove. Mudville is intimate, sultry and grown-up, this CD was obviously made by people with a lot of experience playing actual music on real instruments. Check it out.

Glorious Mudville.......2004-06-04

Like some exotic spa bath, "The Glory of Man..." is a stimulating mix of creaminess and grit. Mudville have managed to create a vibe that pulses and throbs with real vitality and a whole lotta sweet soul, thanks to the absolutely sensuous, yet absolutely butch sounds emanating from singer Marilyn Carino. The songs here are full of life. While lyrically a bit impressionistic, they're all about hope and lust and color and a slap in the face to apathy. The sound is a clever mix of samples and live tracks, and the excellence of the musicianship and use of instruments such as standup bass, trumpet and piano makes it sound like a jazz record from some funky future. I was desperately looking for something different and genuinely GOOD. "The Glory of Man..." really turned me on.

Get this CD, there's nothing like it.......2004-05-14

Like all the best music, Mudville takes several listens to really be appreciated. It's definitely downtempo, and wouldn't sound out of place next to a trip-hop band, but it's way more intense and interesting to experience. Its electronic, its jazz and its blues and Marilyn Carino's voice swoops over and into you - great stuff.

Rap Music:

1. The Golden Age Of Grotesque [Explicit Lyrics]
2. The Invisible Invasion [Content/Copy-Protected CD]
3. The Loving Sounds of Static
4. The Power to Believe
5. The Things We Do [Enhanced]
6. The Two EP's [Explicit Lyrics]
7. Things We Do
8. Three Days Grace [Enhanced] [Limited Edition]
9. Thrillington [Import]
10. Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection [Import]

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Beautiful View [Import]

Come See Me [CD-single]

Best of the Fairfield Four [Import]

Automatic for the People

As Melhores [Import]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 / Orchestral Lieder/Various

Digging It Harder From Afar

Anthology

And Then There Was Bass: Dis Bass Game Real [Clean]

Bible Songs for Kids 3

Lucien Romantico