Adam & Eve

Adam & Eve

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If there was a prize for most ambitious and, at the same time, the most versatile band on the Prog Rock scene, then The Flower Kings would surely be the front runner for it. Since their 1994 debut, Roine Stolt The Flower King, the Swedish progressive rockers have released a new album almost every year, often even in the form of a double CD with extended playing times and different styles. This also applies to July 2004. With Adam & Eve the band present their latest work, which more than ever represents an overflowing interface of progressive rock, melodic rock, blues, and jazz. Adam & Eve is the new masterpiece by The Flower Kings, ten new tracks including two epics of next to 20 minutes each. Total running time of the album is over 79 minutes.

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Adam & Eve

One X
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sorry Lyrics
  • Fabulous
  • My Favorite CD
  • One X
  • Very cool modern rock
 One X
Three Days Grace
Manufacturer: Jive
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ASIN: B000FBGBPC
Release Date: 2006-06-13

Tracks:

  1. It's All Over
  2. Pain
  3. Animal I Have Become
  4. Never Too Late
  5. On My Own
  6. Riot
  7. Get Out Alive
  8. Let It Die
  9. Over And Over
  10. Time Of Dying
  11. Gone Forever
  12. One-X

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Loaded with lyrics about nightmares, pain, isolation and broken relationships, One X, the sophomore effort from Three Days Grace should be a downright bummer of a ride. Instead, the listener manages to find uplift lurking beneath the weighty lyrics as the quartet churns out a series of anthemic, crunch-chord songs. The band moves from arena-ready light metal with "It's All Over" to the sex groove of "Animal I Have Become," before plunging the listener into full-on chaotic heaviness during the anti-alienation anthem "Riot" and easing us into the atmospheric future hit "Get Out Alive." Throughout, TDG remains true to its core alt-metal sound. While that sound has been called unimaginative and unoriginal and at times does feel a little too familiar, the material on One X is never less than convincing and it packs a serious and stinging rock `n' roll punch track after track. --Jedd Beaudoin

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Sorry Lyrics.......2007-07-06

The band is excellent. They are good musicians and play tightly together. The problem is the lyrics are awful. This is nothing less than nightmares set to music. If you have these same thoughts running through your head, seek some professional psychiatric help. Absolutely not recommended for young listeners. Parents you are warned. No wonder the record industry is on the ropes.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous.......2007-06-28

I think I blew out a speaker in my car listening to this CD... It is fabulous

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite CD.......2007-06-13

My Favorite CD
Three Days Grace is not only for one group of people. A lot of people I know and people I don't know love Three Days Grace.Rockers, punk, and the girls scream for them. I went to their concert when they came to buffalo and they were sweet. I never heard a band that sounded just as good live as they are on the CD.Here are some of there songs: Are You Ready, Pain, Never Too late, Just Like You, I Hate Everything About You, and tons more.
When I first listened to the CD I never stopped.In my opinion this CD is amazing and I can't wait until they make another one.I play the drums and when I heard the drummer I was BLOWN away.
I recommend this CD to everyone who is willing to listen to something new.You will be impressed,Even my mom loves them.

5 out of 5 stars One X.......2007-06-12


I like the CD One X by Three Days Grace. This CD has 12 songs on it. These songs are about 3 minutes long. Three Days Grace is a Canadian band. I like the songs Riot, One X and all the other song on the CD. There is some swearing in three of the songs. My opinion of this CD would be a 10 out of 10. I love this CD so much that I downloaded it on my I pod. I would recommend this CD to kids that are older than 12 because of the swearing. I would also recommend this CD to people that like rock music

5 out of 5 stars Very cool modern rock.......2007-06-10

I recently went to a Nickelback concert and Three Days Grace was opening for them. I fell in love with the band hearing their music at the concert and felt that Nickelback should opening for Three Days Grace, not the other way around!

Top Songs for me: Animal I Have Become, Pain, It's Not Over, Never Too Late, and Get Out Alive
Rent (2005 Movie Soundtrack)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome buy
  • Love this Musical!!
  • great soundtrack
  • First Time a Film has been as Good as the Original Musical
  • The music will captivate you
 Rent (2005 Movie Soundtrack)
Rosario Dawson , Wilson Jermaine Heredia , Taye Diggs , Idina Menzel , Adam Pascal , Jesse L. Martin , Anthony Rapp , and Tracie Thoms
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000AYEI4U
Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

  1. Seasons of Love
  2. Rent
  3. You'll See
  4. One Song Glory
  5. Light My Candle
  6. Today 4 U
  7. Tango: Maureen
  8. Life Support
  9. Out Tonight
  10. Another Day
  11. Will I
  12. Santa Fe
  13. I'll Cover You
  14. Over The Moon

Tracks:

  1. La Vie Boheme
  2. I Should Tell You
  3. La Vie Boheme B
  4. Seasons of Love B
  5. Take Me or Leave Me
  6. Without You
  7. I'll Cover You Reprise
  8. Halloween
  9. Goodbye Love
  10. What You Own
  11. Finale A
  12. Your Eyes
  13. Finale B
  14. Love Heals

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It's not that surprising that Rent, a successful musical with a strong youth following, would have transferred from the New York stage to film. What is remarkable is that the material has aged very well and that most of the original cast have made the trip to the silver screen. This is no small feat since nearly ten years have elapsed since the show's Off-Broadway debut and the film's release. When it opened in 1996, Jonathan Larson's rock musical based on neobohemian life in the gritty East Village felt a bit hackneyed at times; now, Rent feels more like a Broadway fantasy about life on the edge, and that new element actually works in the show's favor. The two cast additions--Rosario Dawson (replacing Daphne Rubin-Vega as Mimi) and Tracie Thomas (replacing Fredi Walker as Joanne)--act well and with emotion, but aren't quite powerful enough. They are eclipsed by vets such as Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Taye Diggs, who of course had the chance to perfect their roles on stage and can also be heard on the original cast recording. It's a pleasure to hear these stalwarts New York performers strut their stuff again. This soundtrack will please the show's fans, and probably attract new ones. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

One of the longest-running shows (since 1996) in the history of Broadway, and one of its most beloved, RENT was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Based on Puccini's classic opera "La Boheme," Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic in New York's gritty East Village. Now the powerful musical marks its 10th year on stage by coming to the big screen, accompanied by RENT The Motion Picture Soundtrack, produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, Alanis Morissette).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome buy.......2007-07-13

You can practically feel the scenes come to life through the sound track! Its that good. Any true rent head worth a salt to his or her name would have this in their collection. It is too good to pass up!

5 out of 5 stars Love this Musical!!.......2007-06-20

I absolutely loved this in the movie form and would love to see the live show. But since that will be a while in coming; getting the soundtrack is the next best thing. These people can SING! This way I can hear the songs anywhere at anytime; not just watching the movie.

5 out of 5 stars great soundtrack.......2007-04-26

I have own this soundtrack pretty much since it came out...

I have never been that big on musicals, but when the movie first came out my friend dragged me to the movies with him to see the movie, and right away I fell in love with it...and for the next week I had the songs stuck in my head, they just wouldn't go away...they haunted me in my sleep, but in a good way...I fall in love with all the music, so i had to get this soundtrack so I would be able to listen to these wonderful songs all the time, especially till the movie came out onto dvd, which i also own and love to death. The songs are so addictive...I am actually listening to the soundtrack as I'm writing this review, I can't pick out one song that is my favorite, I love all of them. If i had to choice "Will I" or "Without You". "Will I" is such a touching song on its own, but when its patterned with the movie it hit me hard, great song, it brings tears to my eyes when i listen it. And the same goes with "Without You" its just a very touching song and it connects with my life. Overall one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard.

5 out of 5 stars First Time a Film has been as Good as the Original Musical.......2007-02-23

I will keep this short, because " M J Heilbron Jr. 'Dr. Mo' " said it perfectly.

I have never seen a movie that has been able to capture everything a musical did.

The actors were perfectly selected for the cast. The voices amazing and the acting flawless. Who knew Taye Diggs could act and sing.

Buy this CD. You will love it every bit as much as you loved the original Broadway CD... if not more.

5 out of 5 stars The music will captivate you.......2007-02-21

Even though I have the CD, whenever I'm flipping channels and I come across the movie "Rent", no matter how many times I've seen it and regardless of what point the movie is at, it is like I am mesmerized, and I know from experience that I am going nowhere until the movie is over. My husband feels the same way and we've both discussed why this is. The answer is the music. It actually pulls us both along through the movie. Just as one great song ends, another begins, and we can't pull ourselves away until the movie - and thus the music - ends. There actually isn't a tedious, boring, or even mediocre piece in the whole musical. Every song has a style different from all of the others and each is quite powerful. The music is not the meat on the bones in this movie version of the Broadway musical, it is actually the very bones under the meat. My favorite is "I'll Cover You". Remarkably, this song works both as an upbeat love song for Angel and Collins and also as a funeral dirge. It is very amazing that Jonathan Larson, on his first outing, could come up with even one of these amazing songs, much less all of them. It makes me sad not only for the loss of Jonathan Larson the human being, but the loss of such an amazing artist. I highly recommend this CD. I think you'll find yourself hooked on these unique and powerful tunes.
Josh Groban in Concert (with Bonus DVD)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • In case you couldn't go to the concert. . .
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  • The Best I've Ever Heard Live!!
  • Josh Grobin DVD/CD
  • Fantastic concert....Josh Grobin is outstanding!
 Josh Groban in Concert (with Bonus DVD)
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ASIN: B000077ZIG
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Tracks:

  1. Un Amore Per Sempre
  2. Alejate
  3. The Prayer (feat. Angie Stone)
  4. For Always
  5. Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
  6. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (feat. Lili Haydn)
  7. Broken Vow
  8. O Holy Night

Tracks:

  1. Alla Luce Del Sole (Video)
  2. You're Still You (Video)
  3. Vincent (Starry Starry Night) (Video)
  4. Gira Con Me Questa Notte (Video)
  5. Un Amore Per Sempre (Video)
  6. Alejate (Video)
  7. Broken Vow (Video)
  8. To Where You Are (Video)
  9. Cinema Paradiso (Video)
  10. For Always (Video)
  11. Home To Stay (Video)
  12. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Video)
  13. Canto Alla Vita (Video)
  14. The Prayer (feat. Angie Stone) (Video)
  15. Let Me Fall (Video)

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Josh Groban in Concert has all the ingredients to be a long-running PBS staple: a young (21), good-looking performer with a golden voice; songs in Italian and Spanish for the crossover crowd (i.e., Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman) and pop and movie songs for the mainstream; guest stars galore (David Foster, John Williams, Angie Stone, Andrea Corr, Lili Haydn); a large orchestra; and striking but not obtrusive visual effects. The centerpiece of this DVD-CD combo (also available in a DVD keepcase) is the 80-minute concert DVD, filmed in Pasadena in October 2002 and featuring numerous songs from Groban's debut CD, including "You're Still You," which catapulted him into stardom when he sang it on TV's Ally McBeal. There are also two new songs--the ballad "Broken Vow," with Groban accompanied by Foster, and "For Always," with the orchestra conducted by John Williams, who wrote the song for the Steven Spielberg film A.I..

The 37-minute CD offers seven songs performed in the concert (including the two not on the previous CD, "Broken Vow" and "For Always"), plus "O Holy Night." The DVD has excellent picture and sound (PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS), interviews, and backstage footage, and the combination with the CD is an excellent value. Groban's fans, of course, will consider it a treasure at any price. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars In case you couldn't go to the concert. . ........2007-05-12

In case you couldn't go to the concert . . . buy this CD/DVD set. This is a good overall product. The DVD is seamlessly pieced together from three concerts. The concerts were awesome due to the lights, musicians, song introductions, and of course - Josh's voice, presence, and energy.

5 out of 5 stars Young Josh .......2007-04-12

This cd and dvd collection is valuable to anyone collecting Josh Groban music. The dvd is nicely done and gives a little insight into his family (parents and younger brother) with the special features. Nice, clean, family entertainment which is such a rarity nowadays. This young man's voice is exceptional - God has truly blessed him with such a voice, and to see him perform is a gift as well. My family truly enjoyed this bonus.

5 out of 5 stars The Best I've Ever Heard Live!!.......2007-04-10

He has the most beautiful voice!! I love seeing him live! Worth the money to hear him over and over again!!!

5 out of 5 stars Josh Grobin DVD/CD.......2007-04-02

I ordered this concert DVD/CD for my Mom who is a new fan of Josh Grobin's and she loved both the concert footage and the songs on the DVD.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic concert....Josh Grobin is outstanding!.......2007-02-22

I have been a Josh Grobin fan since I heard "You Lift Me Up", and I have not been dissapointed with his CD's ever since. I was excited when I got this DVD and it definitely did not dissapoint. He chooses his songs wisely and each song in this concert is full of emotion and depth. The CD compliments the DVD well and is always a favorite. From "Broken Vow" to "Oh Holy Night" each song is sung by this master singer.

Highly Recommended!
Ganging Up on the Sun
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great Cd
  • Just what I needed!
  • Guster is good
  • Nice, Very Nice
  • "Guster"
 Ganging Up on the Sun
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ASIN: B000FNNI88
Release Date: 2006-06-20

Tracks:

  1. Lightning Rod
  2. Satellite
  3. Manifest Destiny
  4. One Man Wrecking Machine
  5. The Captain
  6. The New Underground
  7. Ruby Falls
  8. C'Mon
  9. Empire State
  10. Dear Valentine
  11. The Beginning Of The End
  12. Hang On

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Together for over a decade, Guster's new album is their fifth and it shows them having gained a certain breadth in their middle age (that's middle age in band years). Recorded in Nashville, they're now expanded to a quartet with multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia as a fulltime member adding a range of mature sounds and textures (everything from lap steel guitar, banjo and dulcimer to trumpet). They've fashioned a work that's radio friendly without being cloy, largely because of the subtle unpredictability of the arrangements and the underlying songs. They move with ease from the dreamily hypnotic "Satellite" to the slashing guitars of "The New Underground." They're equally at home with high volume (the thunderous "the Beginning of the End") and low ("Empire State"). Ryan Miller's confident vocals lend an everyman friendliness to the set as a whole. --David Greenberger

Album Description

Guster's playful yet literate, spirited and largely acoustic pop-rock returns with the endearing college favorite's first studio album in three years. Ganging Up On The Sun—produced by Ron Aniello [Lifehouse, Barenaked Ladies and Guster's previous album, Keep It Together], the band, and new member Joe Pisapia—retains the unconventional, melodic pop craftsmanship and flawless harmonies that have garnered Guster one of the most devoted fan followings in the country. Guster brightens up the summer with Ganging Up On The Sun.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Cd.......2007-05-12

This cd is great. It is just as inventive as every other Guster cd. The combination of skilled acoustics and bongo-styled druming makes it unique. Very easy/feel good music

5 out of 5 stars Just what I needed!.......2007-04-24

Gah!! Just bought a stack of cd's and this is my savior - and incidentally, the least expensive!

The melodies and harmonies are healing and addictive and have you playing them over in your head...a mark of a good song in my opinion. Each song has it's own unique style, but somehow they all manage to compliment each other - a mark of a good album. I hear many influences from 60's surf, to bluegrass, to rock. I'm listening to Ruby Falls right now...amazing song structure! Wow, I can't get over how well the harmonies are!

I highly recommend this to anyone who likes rock, rock/folk, and indie.

4 out of 5 stars Guster is good.......2007-04-12

I am really enjoying this Guster CD. Both my 15 year old daughter and I can enjoy it, which is hard to come by these days!

4 out of 5 stars Nice, Very Nice.......2007-04-04

In the same league as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Weezer, and a dozen other melodic alt-rock bands from the Nineties, Guster have apparently managed a delicate balancing act that those others haven't: staying together while staying under the radar. This, their sixth album, deserves plenty of praise and attention. Great pop-craft instincts on "Satellite" and "C'mon" combined with just enough psychedelia, edgy accoustics, and flat-out brilliance to keep things interesting (check out the Oasis-like "Beginning of the End"). Hope both this record and the band endure many more years to come.

5 out of 5 stars "Guster".......2007-03-11

Love the CD! Am sure many good songs are yet to come from this group.
Decemberunderground
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Listen to this all together
  • Please...no mas
  • The Flame is Still There!
  • Something every AFI fan needs...
  • Yet another step forward
 Decemberunderground
AFI
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ASIN: B000FFJ85I
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

  1. Prelude 12/21
  2. Kill Caustic
  3. Miss Murder
  4. Summer Shudder
  5. The Interview
  6. Love Like Winter
  7. Affliction
  8. The Missing Frame
  9. Kiss And Control
  10. The Killing Lights
  11. 37 MM
  12. Endlessly, She Said

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As AFI rode onto mainstream radio playlists with their gleaming major label debut, Sing the Sorrow, the rumble of disenchanted fans nearly drowned out that of their dark-hued music. But the heavily-tattooed San Francisco band aren't looking back on Decemberunderground, a slickly-produced, MTV-friendly disc brimming with sinister pop charms. The opening "Prelude 12/21" sets the upbeat tone with handclaps, strings, and a cheeky glam-rock stomp. AFI might still operate in that distinct area where punk, goth, and frightening stadium rock come together, only now they seem intent on crashing the retro '80s party attended by the likes of Franz Ferdinand and the Killers, with flashy tracks such as "Miss Muder" and the synth-heavy "Love Like Winter." "The Interview," meanwhile, is the closest Davey Havok has ever come to crooning a lighter-waving epic. Despite the odd lapse into the Cookie Monster metal territory of their early days ("Kill Caustic," "Affliction"), Decemberunderground is even more ambitious than its predecessor. First comes the backlash, then comes the platinum. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

"DECEMBERUNDERGROUND is a time and a place. It is where the cold can huddle together in darkness and isolation. It is a community of those detached and disillusioned who flee to love, like winter, in the recesses below the rest of the world."-Davey Havok

DECEMBERUNDERGROUND is also the title of AFI's seventh album. And like much of the record's lyrical and visual imagery, it seems to stand in stark contrast to the name behind the band's world-renowned moniker: A Fire Inside. Then again, the brightest flames burn white-they just don't burn bright for long•

"There's a lot more attention to detail on this record," Jade recalls. "We spent a long time writing it. We refused to rush ourselves. We took our time not just on every song but on each guitar part, each vocal, each bass line. We definitely didn't rush into the studio."

The fruit of this labor is a record that Davey Havok is confident "should break us out of any preconceived genres." And even on a cursory listen, the wealth and diversity of material backs him up from the first note: "Prelude 12/21" is a rhythm/vocal-oriented curveball that differs radically from the customary calls to arms that have opened all AFI albums since Black Sails. From there, DECEMBERUNDERGROUND veers from AFI's first straight-up vintage glam style shuffle on first single "Miss Murder" (complete with backing chants from The Despair Faction) to the stark and stunning soundscape of "Love Like Winter" and the epic suite "The Interview." The longtime AFI faithful need not worry, as DECEMBERUNDERGROUND features more than a fair share of familiar AFI hallmarks, from the slash and burn of "Kill Caustic" and "Affliction" to the balladic finale' "Endlessly, She Said."

Of AFI fans' reaction to the new record, Davey says, "Our fans always come with us every step of the way. I think they recognize honesty in our music, that this is the only way we can express ourselves, to make music that we love. Nothing else. That's what allowed us to make the jump way back when and what continues to keep us going now."

"Some artists fear change and their fans' reaction to it," Jade says. "A big part of our relationship with our fans is that we do change with every record. It's expected and embraced."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Listen to this all together.......2007-07-16

I am a fan of an album that can tell a story from beginning to end. I think this album does that. I listen to something from this album almost every day. I have it on my shuffle while I run. It always makes me smile and pick up the pace a little. I think, "I wonder what the person on the treadmill next to me is listening to; because, it can't compare to this." I just love each song more and more everytime I hear it.
I bought this and Sing the Sorrow at the same time. I do have to say; I think Sing the Sorrow has more angst/ possibly emotion but this album has more of a cohesive story.
I think they are one of the best bands of the current music scene. There are alot of duds out there!

1 out of 5 stars Please...no mas.......2007-06-14

By listening to this album alone, one would never image that AFI was once a respecable hXc punk band. Now AFI is listed with the likes of "A Panic at the Disco" and "My Chemical Romance". Where is the thrashing guitar? What happened to the in your face vocals? From a man that lists Ian Mackaye as a vocal influence, the garbage vocals on this album could not hold a light to Minor Threat. Many reviewers on this site call the transformation which AFI has undergone progression, but I think a better suited label would be change. Change from dominant thrashing guitar and heartfelt vocals (with amazing Nick 13 backup) to watered down screamo anthems. But I guess bending over backwards pays the bills.

5 out of 5 stars The Flame is Still There!.......2007-05-26

From the look of it, AFI has taken another wise step into making their major label sophomore release a sure success! Every song has a beat of its own and a meaning that transcends every corner of rock music! My favorite song in the albums is "The Missing Frame," seconded by "Love like Winter." Please take time to listen closely to this band and their great effort, wait, did I say effort? More like a masterpiece!

5 out of 5 stars Something every AFI fan needs..........2007-05-13

No, this album is by no means like anything else you've heard by them, but if you are a true AFI fan you are going to know that already. None of their albums have ever sounded the same. They grow between each record. The earlier hardcore punk kids have now evolved into something that you just cant classify. The only thing you can do is sit back and listen. The hard work that went into this cd is clear and it was well worth the three year wait between STS and DU. Davey blows us away again with his powerful voice and lyrics and Hunter, Jade, and Adam are right there with him pounding unforgettable music through our veins.

Prelude is a great opener with a heart pounding drumbeat and amazing guitar. Davey's voice is commanding and soft at the same time, a real preview for what is to come for the rest of the album.

Kill Caustic is one of the two hardest songs and probably the one closets to resembling anything from Black Sails on backward.

Miss Murder was the single we waited for and it was amazing when it came out. Its the way the close their shows and it really is just a good fun song. Not that the lyrics arent deep, but the music will cause you to bop your head despite what the words are.

Summer Shudder should have been the third single but I think they have decided to go with The Missing Frame. Melodic with a little bit of violin. Great song.

The Interview was the first song on the cd to send chills down my spine. Davey's voice is amazing here and the lyrics are beautiful. Its the slower song on the cd and its one of my favorites. "Hold me you may drop me tomorrow' is an amazing line and the emotion you hear in Davey's voice makes it all the better.

Love Like Winter is catchy and its fun and just a good song that really shows where some of their influences come from.

Affliction is the second hard hitting song on the cd and its coupled with hard hitting music and melodic background vocals. Nice.

The Missing Frame was the song they chose as single number three and it definitely has the potential for airplay. Its one of the longest songs on the cd, but its not overdone.

Kiss and Control... God, its my favorite one. This was the one I wanted as a single because as an AFI fan, its the videos that make a lot of this so much fun and this would have made an amazing video. Its dark and rough and everything you'd want in a song. The guitar is amazing and the tiny speaking part towards the end is hard hitting and powerful.

Killing Lights is a fun little song, very bouncy.

37MM is amazing, very Depeche Mode. I loved it upon first listen and love it still.

Endlessly She Said was the only song on the Cd to make me cry. The raw emotion in Davey's voice, the music, all of it is so heartbreaking and at the same time very angry. An amazing song and a great way to end the cd.


4 out of 5 stars Yet another step forward.......2007-05-09

Expirimentation can make or break a band. For some, trying new things seems to interfere with the songwriting process, showing new sounds for the band but forgettable songs. In each release, AFI have consistently managed to bring new sounds and elements into the equation while retaining excellent songwriting and performances. All the while never quite being able to put them in the nice, neat little boxes called "genres".

Decemberunderground may be the bands finest example of this. I don't prefer it to any other AFI record, but it offers something the others don't, just as the others off something this doesn't. AFI truly get it by bringing new elements to keep things fresh but keeping the melodies, the mood, the songs, and the emotion and not settling for less than they've done before.

"Prelude 12/21" is the perfect opener. It's not as chant oriented as past openers, but is a definite sign of things to come with the record. The band brings several electronic elements into their songs, including the single "Love Like Winter" and "Summer Shudder". The band show new expirimentation in their songwriting on tracks like "37mm" (possibly my favorite song off the album) and "The Interview".

There's something here for the fan of AFI's older material, as well. "Affliction" and "Kill Caustic" remind one of their 1997 album, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes without sounding redundant, and "Endlessly, She Said" could fit nicely on any of their post-Shut Your Mouth... albums.

"Summer Shudder" and "37mm" are easily my favorites. Tons and tons of layers, very personal lyrics, all come together with the songs themselves to create something very special that you don't come across all too often. Although don't get me wrong, EVERY song on here is worth listening to, and not a weak moment that I can think of.

Decemberunderground is excellent in that you fall in love with it and are happy with it, but the bands constant reinvention with new sounds, elements, and concepts always makes you want more and keeps you guessing as to what they'll do next.

Ignore the "Emo" and "Scene" bull that seems to follow this band around. I've been a fan since 2000, AFI didn't go "scene", the scene caught onto them. Stop caring about the trends, stop caring about their "look", and just listen.
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Losing their clarity, nothing you want to sing along with
  • U2-How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
  • Not so good.
  • Very misleading
  • High Quality but no progression from A.T.Y.C.L.B
 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
U2
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
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ASIN: B0006399FS
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

  1. Vertigo
  2. Miracle Drug
  3. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
  4. Love and Peace or Else
  5. City of Blinding Lights
  6. All Because of You
  7. Man and a Woman
  8. Crumbs from Your Table
  9. One Step Closer
  10. Original of the Species
  11. Yahweh

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The album that carries U2 into its 25th year--and likely the mixed blessings of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--is one of its most frank and focused since the days of October and War. But its gestation was anything but simple, in part salvaged from '03 sessions the band deemed subpar. Enter Steve Lillywhite, the band's original producer and sometime collaborator in the decades since, who helped retool the track "Native Son" (originally an antigun screed) into the aggressive iPod anthem "Vertigo" and leaves his distinctive stamp on the muscular "All Because of You." Perhaps weary of ceaseless, fashion-driven reinvention in the wake of monumental success, U2 seem only too happy here to re-embrace their original sonic trademarks in service of more daring, pop-melodic hooks than they've collected in one place in decades. The Eno/Lanois produced "Love and Peace or Else" may shimmer with the duo's electro-production conceits, but it's Edge's lugubrious, postmodern John Lee Hooker guitar swagger that drives it. Elsewhere, Bono's trademark dramaturgy is spotlighted on "City of Blinding Lights," the unabashed romance of "A Man and a Woman," and the confessional "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own." It may come wrapped in a conundrum--is it nostalgic retrenchment or a sum of the band's endless musical catharsis?--It's also the album where, Fly and MacPhisto be damned, U2 boldly claims its arena titan mantle with apologies to no one. --Jerry McCulley

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Losing their clarity, nothing you want to sing along with.......2007-06-29

I have been a fan of U2 for a long time. They are one of the great all time rock bands. But this album just does not do it for me. The sound is muddy. There are no clear, strong melodies. U2 made their name with stirring anthems, that combining idealism with clear, piercing music. Oh well, everybody has off days. This one is not a keeper.

5 out of 5 stars U2-How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.......2007-06-18

Well, what can I say, it's U2. They really don't put out any crappy stuff. I like it.

1 out of 5 stars Not so good........2007-03-15

A long-time U2 fan. I saw them when I was a student when they were playing the Hammersmith Odeon in London. There are only two good tracks on this album. "Vertigo" and "Sometimes you can`t make it on your own", although the second is beginning to sound like a repetitive theme. Vertigo is excellent, original sound and production, when I first heard it I loved it, not even knowing it was U2. Great energy. U2 should be embarassed about putting out such a mediocre album. Doesn`t anyone tell them, "hey.. that is not actually a good enough song to put out". I was in a band myself, sometimes a song was rubbish, and you just have to let it die. Not all babies are beautiful.

1 out of 5 stars Very misleading.......2007-02-11

Doesn't actually tell you how to dismantle an atomic bomb. Very frustrating.

4 out of 5 stars High Quality but no progression from A.T.Y.C.L.B.......2007-01-20

Firstly U2 are beyond legends and their success is almost undefinable.There has never been a band that have survvived this long and still been innovative. Sadly that innovation and newness that we associated with U2 is dying as they are a band artistically going backwards. Sure the diehards (and there's millions of them) will dispute this but i cant help get the impression thart Bono's politics and long periods away from the band is finally catching up with them as the end product seems rushed, forced, much too like A.T.Y.C.L.B. In other words a bit of a cookie cutter mail it in job. im not sure if there is much left in this band anaway. Maybe 2 albums at best. they have nothing to be ashamed of but maybe their time has come and they should go out on a high. The over-exposure of this band is what is killing it. people are getting tired of Bono's political speeches from the stage and even his voice is cracking at some of the gigs. Still U2 are the most heavily critiqued and criticized band in the world because they are still the best. Not by much any more but just about. Coldplay are right behind them and moving up fast and the british invasion #2 post punk movement is putting trememdous pressure on U2s relevancy.But like i said their crown will still have to be won and it could be a few years yet.
Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Rent - a Celebration of Financial, Hygenic and Moral Degeneracy Masquerading as Moving Drama
  • I'm Hooked!
  • It gets even better
  • LOVE LOVE LOVE... ALL TIME FAVORITE
  • Amazing
 Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Jonathan Larson , Jeff Potter , Anthony Jackson , Daniel A. Weiss , Ira Siegel , Kenny Brescia , Steve Skinner , Adam Pascal , Aiko Nakasone , Anthony Rapp , Byron Utley , Daphne Rubin-Vega , Fredi Walker , Gilles Chiasson , Gwen Stewart , Idina Menzel , Jesse L. Martin , Kristen Lee Kelly , Rodney Hicks , Stevie Wonder , Taye Diggs , Timothy Britten Parker , and Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005ALT
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

  1. Tune Up #1
  2. Voice Mail #1
  3. Tune Up #2
  4. Rent
  5. You Okay Honey?
  6. Tune Up #3
  7. One Song Glory
  8. Light My Candle
  9. Voice Mail #2
  10. Today 4 U
  11. You'll See
  12. Tango: Maureen
  13. Life Support
  14. Out Tonight
  15. Another Day
  16. Will I?
  17. On The Street
  18. Santa Fe
  19. I'll Cover You
  20. We're Okay
  21. Christmas Bells
  22. Over The Moon
  23. La Vie Boheme
  24. I Should Tell You
  25. La Vie Boheme B

Tracks:

  1. Seasons Of Love
  2. Happy New Year
  3. Voice Mail #3
  4. Happy New Year B
  5. Take Me Or Leave Me
  6. Seasons Of Love B
  7. Without You
  8. Voice Mail #4
  9. Contact
  10. I'll Cover You-Reprise
  11. Halloween
  12. Goodbye Love
  13. What You Own
  14. Voice Mail #5
  15. Finale
  16. Your Eyes
  17. Finale B
  18. Seasons Of Love

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Into Broadway's creative vacuum of revivals, movie adaptations, and Hollywood star vehicles comes Rent, the story of squatters, junkies, performance artists, struggling musicians, drag queens, aspiring filmmakers, and HIV-positives (and you thought Miss Saigon's helicopter landing was cool). Undoubtedly among the defining pop cultural events of 1996, Rent has already won four Tony awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. More importantly, it threatens to bring substance back to the Great White Way.

Transposing Puccini's 100-year-old opera La Bohème into modern day Bohemia (19th-century Paris's Left Bank becomes late-20th-century New York's East Village where the scourge of tuberculosis becomes the plague of AIDS) Rent celebrates life among the young, sick, and unconventional. While Broadway shows are hardly the place for authentic portrayals of the latest marginalized hipsters, composer Jonathan Larson (who died at age 36, days before his musical opened) managed to sculpt vivid characters and scenes that bring Avenue A as close as it will ever come to 42nd Street. And by telling a socially relevant story of living without the guarantee of a future (renting, that is), Larson does his own little bit to define an X'ed generation. At worst, Rent is the Hair of the '90s.

For the majority of us who won't be seeing Rent anytime soon, the Original Cast Recording is more than just an after-show souvenir. Well-packaged with a complete libretto, the two-CD set is a worthwhile album separate of live performance. Full of songs that are funny and catchy, inspiring and touching, smart and hip and not overly sentimental, Rent mixes showtune pop with elements of rock, R&B, dance, gospel, and tango to make one of the best albums of the year--certainly the best rock opera in decades. La vie bohème, indeed. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Rent - a Celebration of Financial, Hygenic and Moral Degeneracy Masquerading as Moving Drama.......2007-05-28

When I first received my copy of Rent's soundtrack, one of my friends had the good manners to warn me that I would "hate the message." I am not surprised at this assessment, but what is more unfortunate is that the production as a whole does not make up for that objectionable message enough to make this a worthwhile purchase for anyone uninterested in a mindless affirmation of the self-destructive "bohemian" lifestyle. The lyrics alternate between vapid pseudo-philosophical platitudes ("Measure in love, seasons of love") and ugly overtones of Marxist class envy ("Yuppie scum"). The voices of the singers are disputable in quality - the most impressive being Idina Menzel's boisterous, full-bodied rock vocals and Jesse L. Martin's poignant soul-inspired voice and the worst being Daphne Rubin Vega's rasping excuse for a voice, whose every note invokes simultaneous feelings of pity and revulsion. As for the music, while certain tunes hold a certain decadent charm, the overall style soon becomes repetitive and tiresome, with guitars assailing the ears almost as frequently as paeans to drug use, socialism and "loooooove". How this mediocre blasphemy against Puccini could possibly have won a Tony is beyond my understanding, and how anyone could bring themselves to spend more than a dime upon such a second-rate soundtrack should be equally beyond your belief. Avoid this record.

5 out of 5 stars I'm Hooked!.......2007-05-01

I am a Renthead/Junkie for many years now. The cast recording has been with me for years due to a recommendation from a college friend. I have been playing this CD and know the words by heart.

I was the first in line when the movie came out and had a heartfelt emotional experience. And now it has finally happened...

I just saw the show for the first time on April 28th, 2007 and may I say GO SEE IT! The songs have not lost any relevance in the last 11 years. The cast of the tour is great and I hope one day to see the original cast perform.

Thank you Jonathan Larson! God speed and I love you :-)

5 out of 5 stars It gets even better.......2007-04-27

Although the movie soundtrack is fantastic, I found this soundtrack is even better. Having originated from the play, it may provide another perspective that enhances your "Rent" experience overall.

Jonathon Larson rocks!

5 out of 5 stars LOVE LOVE LOVE... ALL TIME FAVORITE.......2007-01-17

I saw the musical twice, once in L.A. and other in Chicago and it was GREAT!!! I'm a huge fan and pretty much know all the words. I never get sick of listening to this cd and others find it catchy too. I'm hoping my husband will let me watch it one more time in NY. :)

5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2007-01-12

This two disk CD hardly ever leaves my CD player. I actually went out and bought a bigger CD player just so that I could leave it in.

I have always thought that the comparations between "Rent" and "Hair" are totally unfair. In "Rent" we have a full cast with real and meaningful people without the false truths and lies that were around in the late 1960. Jonathan Larson is the Balzac of Generation X.
The Light in the Piazza (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Snoozeville
  • Worst musical I've seen in 5 years
  • It's closed in NY, but it opened in Chicago this week!
  • Simply unique
  • thanks
The Light in the Piazza (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
Adam Guettel , Craig Lucas , Kelli O'Hara , Victoria Clark , and Matthew Morrison
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009A1AQE
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Statues and Stories
  3. The Beauty Is
  4. Il Mondo Era Vuoto
  5. American Dancing
  6. Passeggiata
  7. The Joy You Feel
  8. Dividing Day
  9. Hysteria
  10. Say It Somehow
  11. Aiutami
  12. The Light in the Piazza
  13. Octet
  14. The Beauty Is (Reprise)
  15. Let's Walk
  16. Clara's Interlude
  17. Love to Me
  18. Fable

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Like a shimmering pearl, The Light in the Piazza emerged from a sea of revivals, rehashings, and movie adaptations to secure 11 2005 Tony nominations, including Best Musical. Based on an Elizabeth Spencer novella (which was also made into a 1962 film), it follows a mother, Margaret (Victoria Clark), and her daughter, Clara (Kelli O'Hara), as they take a vacation to Italy. There, Clara and a young Italian (Matthew Morrison) fall in love, but Margaret is determined to keep them apart.

The Light in the Piazza doesn't fit the model of most Broadway scores, with a splashy opener here, a swing number there, then the big ballad. The score is more of a unified whole, sometimes jarring, sometimes following the patterns of speech, and sometimes unfolding in glorious sheens of sound. (Heck, some of it's even in Italian!) In that sense, it's similar to another unconventional American musical set in Italy, Stephen Sondheim's Passion, which is more chamber opera than musical, and composer-lyricist Adam Guettel (song of Mary Rodgers, grandson of Richard Rodgers) seems the most likely heir apparent to Sondheim in the current generation of musical theater creators. O'Hara's voice soars in the score's most beautiful moments ("Say It Somehow," the title song), but Clark enjoys two exquisitely lyrical moments with "Dividing Day" and "Let's Walk." She was one of the show's six Tony winners (for Leading Actress), along with Guettel's score and the orchestrations, scenice design, lighting, and costumes, while O'Hara (for Featured Actress), Morrison, Craig Lucas's book, and Bartlett Sher's direction were also nominated. --David Horiuchi

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The Light in the Piazza is arguably one of the most highly anticipated theatrical events of the decade for serious Broadway theatergoers. The Los Angeles Times has already declared its creator, Nonesuch artist Adam Guettel, "a composer for the new century," on the strength of his two Off-Broadway productions, the 1996 Obie-Award winning "folk musical" Floyd Collins and the 1998 song cycle, Myths and Hymns, TIME has described him as "a startlingly original songwriter." Few theatrical composers have been watched as closely as Guettel, and few musicals in the course of their development have generated so much substantial press or been praised so highly on the road as The Light in the Piazza. Both the New Yorker and The New York Times magazine devoted in-depth coverage to the evolution of Guettel's sophisticated, deeply moving score. New Yorker critic John Lahr decided,"Guettel's kind of talent cannot be denied. He shouldn't change for Broadway; Broadway, if it is to survive as a creative theatrical force, should change for him."

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Snoozeville.......2007-07-23

The only thing more sleep inducing than this cast album is sitting through the actual show. The music is very pretty but too similar and will lull you into a deep coma!

1 out of 5 stars Worst musical I've seen in 5 years.......2007-07-20

As part of the Broadway in Chicago Series, I have seen all of the plays coming through Chicago in recent years. Light in the Piazza was terrible. Who wrote this, and why? The music is forgettable and creates cognitive dissonance. The lyrics are boring.

The scene where the handicapped gal implodes at a dinner party was excruciating to watch. And not in a good way. The play is fractured and confusing.

5 out of 5 stars It's closed in NY, but it opened in Chicago this week!.......2007-07-19

Bravo, "Piazza"! May we all hope that Guettel-Lucas are the Rogers & Hammerstein of a new generation of American music. "Piazza" is not a musical, it is more of a miniature contemporary Mozartian "Magic Flute." The music is brilliant in it's sheer lyricism. Though the plot is thin to the point of absurdity it doesn't matter because the characters grow with each note until "Piazza" blazes forth as a shining star in the current constellation of new and revived Broadway musicals.

For "Piazza" afficiandos there is always hope for musicals as long as "Piazza" continues. This album is a jewel. So many of the songs are incredibly touching. I've sat through New York and Chicago performances and weeped to "Dividing Day" and watched the quiet tears of men and women in the audience. With "Piazza" love in Florence is eternal.

Victoria Clark, (God bless that North Carolina accent) O'Hare and Morrison are the definitive cast. What a collection of voices and actors.

I only hope that everyone who hears "Piazza" has the opportunity to see the performance live somewhere. It's so much more with the lighting and Italian joie de vivre including instructions to turn down your cell phones and pages in Italian.

5 out of 5 stars Simply unique.......2007-07-19

A refreshing change from the usual showtunes that regurgitate the same "sound", i.e melody lines, this is classy and on its own! The performances are nothing short of top notch, Matthew Morrison is fantastic.

5 out of 5 stars thanks .......2007-05-15

On time, in good condition, thanks to you and PM's suggestion on his website.
Philadelphia Chickens
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • So Fun
  • What a great bunch of books & CDs
  • LOVE it!!
  • My 2 year loves this CD
  • Off beat fun
 Philadelphia Chickens
Sandra Boynton , Aaaardvarks , The Heath Sisters , The Seldom Herd , Adam Bryant , Beth Andrien , Caitlin McEwan , Darcy Boynton , Eric Stoltz , John Stey , Keith Boynton , Kevin Kline , Laura Linney , Meryl Streep , Michael Ford , Natasha Richardson , Patti LuPone , and Scott Bakula
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001ADB6Y
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

  1. Cows - The Seldom Herd
  2. Nobody Understands Me - Meryl Streep
  3. Philadelphia Chicken - The Bacon Brothers
  4. Be Like A Duck - Keith Boynton
  5. Please Can I Keep it - Laura Linney
  6. Snuggle Puppy - Eric Stoltz
  7. I Like To Fuss - Patty LuPone
  8. Snoozers - The Bacon Brothers
  9. Faraway Cookies - Caitlin McEwan
  10. The Intermission Song! - Aaaardvarks
  11. Fifteen Animals - John Stey
  12. Belly Button (Round) - The Heath Sisters
  13. BusyBusyBusy - Kevin Kline
  14. Those Dinosaur Blues - Michael Ford
  15. Dinosaur, Dinosaur - Darcy Boynton
  16. Jump Rope Jive - Beth Anderson
  17. Pig Island - Scott Bakula
  18. Pajama Time - Adam Bryant
  19. Silly Lullaby - Natasha Richardson
  20. Philadelphia Chickens

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The Bacon Brothers say it best on this hilarious CD's title track: "Poultry in motion is a beautiful thing." So is a record that grabs you by the funnybone from its opening (the Seldom Herd's "Cows") and doesn't let go till the final note is clucked. Sandra Boynton, whose illustrated board books have become as much a part of every toddler's reading list as Mother Goose, makes a convincing case here that authors can succeed brilliantly as very silly songwriters. Meryl Streep, Laura Linney, Kevin Kline, Natasha Richardson, and fourteen other performers all qualify as contenders for king and queen of the coop, and they whoop it up enough to guarantee the most enjoyable sing-along ever. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars So Fun.......2007-06-28

This is great music to dance to with your kids. The songs are really amusing and they have great rhythms for dancing. My kids and I have had a lot of fun with this cd.

5 out of 5 stars What a great bunch of books & CDs.......2007-04-08

I work with infants and they LOVE it!!! The adults think it's great! Hilarious!!
Do yourself a favor and get them all.

5 out of 5 stars LOVE it!!.......2007-02-23

My son just got "Dog Train" for his first birthday. I don't know what his opinion on it is yet, but I love it! I love it so much that I ran out to buy a couple more as gifts for my son's playgroup friends. That's when I saw "Philadelphia Chickens" and "Rhinosaurus Tap". I bought both and am completely in love with "Philadelphia Chickens". The songs are really catchy and grown-up enough sounding that I don't get that crazy feeling that I get after listening to other kiddies CDS over and over. Chances are pretty good that I'll be buying a bunch of them as gifts too!

5 out of 5 stars My 2 year loves this CD.......2007-02-18

My 2 year is loves animals and since this CD has a different song for every animal she loves it. She also loves the Belly button song since we have the Belly Button book. I would recomend it for 2 and up. We bought it when she was younger but only recently started requesting the 'Cow Music'

4 out of 5 stars Off beat fun.......2007-01-05

This album is very funny! The songs are humorous and dramatic which makes it PERFECT for my little performer. And as an added bonus, there are some surprising voices added to the mix. However, this is not the standard children's album. It's quite eclectic and off beat. You will "get it" much more if you know Ms. Boynton's books.
She Wants Revenge
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Gothic Music
  • I love this album
  • STOP bickering
  • GREAT ALUBM!!!! one of my top 5
  • So what ISN'T derivative today??
 She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BCE8VE
Release Date: 2006-01-31

Tracks:

  1. Red Flags And Long Nights
  2. These Things
  3. I Don't Want To Fall In Love
  4. Out Of Control
  5. Monologue
  6. Broken Promises For Broken Hearts
  7. Sister
  8. Disconnect
  9. Us
  10. Someone Must Get Hurt
  11. Tear You Apart
  12. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not

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If the comics on Saturday Night Live ever wanted to spoof the current line of mascara-painted '80s revivalists such as the Killers and Bravery, it's unlikely their efforts would be nearly as successful as She Wants Revenge. It's not that the Los Angeles duo made up of party DJ Adam Bravin and former De La Soul copycat Justin Warfield means for its self-titled debut to be funny. But the group's one-note impression of dark new wave acts like Joy Division, The Cure and Bauhaus is just so blatant--from the ominous bass-lines and fawning band name (Peter Hook's New Order side project was called Revenge) to song titles such as "Tear You Apart" (Ian Curtis fans would be right to notice the similarities to their beloved "Love Will Tear Us Apart") and Goth 101 lyrics ("Take your hand, and smack me in the mouth, my love") -- it's hard not to laugh. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin (aka DJ Adam 12) met as kids in the San Fernando Valley in 1986. Growing up listening to everything from Run DMC and Public Enemy to The Cure, Prince and Depeche Mode, they would each develop as musicians, djs and producers, pursuing critically acclaimed careers, each in their own right. They assembled a live band to accompany them, and after only 3 mind-blowing hometown shows, set out on two legs of the North American Bloc Party tour. Since then they have played in the UK, and have begun to amass a sizeable local following in Los Angeles, opening for such acts as The Raveonettes, Moving Units, The Kills, Bloc Party, and OK Go.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Gothic Music.......2007-07-25

I know I'm a year late but I thought this awesome style of Gothic Rock was not around anymore. I happened to stumble on this group by mistake. All I have to say is that this is AN EXCELLENT ALBUM. I love the driving baselines of "Red Flag and Long Nights", and "Someone Must get Hurt". My favorite tracks are "Red Flag and Long Nights", "Out of Control", "Sister" and "Tear You Apart". Heck, the entire album is good.

In all this group captured real gothic rock the way it used to be and SHOULD BE. Marylin Manson is NOT gothic rock. Rob Zombie IS NOT gothic rock. She wants Revenge is gothic rock in the 4AD style and these guys get an A+ for their music.

Finally, this is refreshing dark music from the crappy Brittney Spears, Outkast, Justin Timberlake, and Beyonce baloney I have to put up on every stinking Top-40 station. A+ to She Wants Revenge. I hope they can put another album out.

5 out of 5 stars I love this album.......2007-06-27

This album has all kinds of evil, hate-filled lyrics, but the music is just so darn catchy! This band just kept growing on me until I had to run out and buy the album. If you like Interpol, Editors, or that style, this is for you.

5 out of 5 stars STOP bickering.......2007-06-26

It's just as annoying as the Muse vs. Radiohead fan-clash.

Stop and shut up. You don't need to come rushing to a SWR CD to write bad reviews just because someone said it was better than your favorite band. If you disagree, disagree and that's enough.

I like SWR a LOT. I think all of the bands that "sound similar" are good, it's just that SWR is exactly the style of that type of music that I like.
They have a good sound, I like it. Unfortunately, all of their songs have pretty much the same sound- but AGAIN- I still like it.

But enough of the 'She wants revenge copied ____ because ___.'.
No one gives a hoot!
Lots of bands sound like other bands. And though there are some similarities, there are some HUGE differences.
Example being Radiohead vs. Muse.. they had like one similar song and have some similarities with the voice, but their styles of music are TOTALLY different.

C'mon. Leave SWR alone. It's like two older guys who like writing and music and finally decided to make a band. They're not the best, they're not the worst. It's a matter of opinion. You like it or you don't.. just like any other band.

But one thing you can't deny is the fact that the lyrics in She Wants Revenge music are very, very good. There's always an interesting story or something. That's the main part. The music accompanies it well. It's incredibly catchy at times.

Well, their new album is coming out this fall. Hopefully it will be better.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT ALUBM!!!! one of my top 5.......2007-06-21

what can I say, if you like Alt rock/indie. You have to buy this CD!!!! This is one of those rare albums that doesn't have a bad track on it. You can put the CD in and let the whole thing play with out having to skip crappy songs. these guys have a great sound and i cant wait to hear their new album! plus i met these guys in Tokyo last year, they are down to earth and really cool.

3 out of 5 stars So what ISN'T derivative today??.......2007-06-01

Yeah, it sounds like a lot of 80's stuff, but who doesn't sound like SOMEBODY today? Bands like Nickelback can sell millions of CDs sounding like every generic band I've ever heard over the last thirty years. With almost every new band today plugging into the same tired, rehashed nu-metal/screamo/emo/shoegazing/pop-punk krap formula that wore out its welcome years ago, at least these guys are heading in the right direction. I long for the days when alternative radio stations were playing The Cure, Depeche, New Order, Tears for Fears, Talk Talk, etc., instead of the geared-for-tweens junk we hear now. And while SWR won't win any awards for songwriting originality, they at least show promise for what is, after all, their first effort. I think they could go far with their subsequent albums. My first suggestion for the next album? Add a real drummer!

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