Icon & The Black Roses [Import]

1. Black Rose

2. Endless

3. Crucify Your Love

4. Dreams And Silver Tears

5. Angel

6. Remember

7. Sweetest Emptiness Of Love

8. Black Cage

9. Who Do You Hurt Now?

10. Running Up That Hill

11. Set Me On Fire

12. Diamond Baby

Icon & The Black Roses,Icon & Black Roses,Dark Wings / Spv,Pop,Rock

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Icon & The Black Roses [Import]

Average customer rating: wow!! They Did It Again

Ills of Modern Man Despised Icon Manufacturer: Century Media ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Genesis Minus the Herd Xenosapien The Healing Process War of Attrition ASIN: B000P6R74G Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. In the Arms of Perdition
2. Furtive Monologue
3. Quarantine
4. Ills of Modern Man
5. Fractured Hand
6. Sheltered Reminiscence
7. Nameless
8. Tears of the Blameless
9. Oval Shaped Incisions
10. Fainted Blue Ornaments

Customer Reviews:

wow!!.......2007-07-09

this is one monster of an album. this is kind of what i was expecting, but not in a predictable way...if that makes sense. anyway, DI came through again and gave us an album that i havent stopped listening to since i got it.

They Did It Again.......2007-05-24

"The Ills Of Modern Man" shows us that Despised Icon remains one of the most interesting and diverse bands to come out during this current "deathcore" resurgence. It still retains the sound that "The Healing Process" had as well, so don't be looking forward to a disappointment. It seems in certain tracks that the band has taken more of their hardcore influence throughout the CD, but that doesn't take them a step down. Each song is diverse and won't bore you. Whether it would be the sick opening in "Furtive Monologue", the Cryptopsy-esque entrance to "Quarantine", the multiple tempo changes in "The Ills of Modern Man" or the surprising melodic riff in "Fainted Blue Ornaments", this CD has a lot of variety. Also, many of the band's native countrymen from Cryptopsy, Ion Dissonance, Neuraxis, Beneath The Massacre, and even their "Consumed By Your Poison" era female vocalist make guest appearances on this album. I almost forgot, remember the song "Oval Shaped Incisions" from the Bodies In The Gears of the Apparatus split? It's here again, re-recorded!

Overall, I recommend this album if you like extreme music, and if you also like a lot of variety. It may not be "tr00 death metal", but it's excellent, and this band could make a huge impact on the extreme music scene.

Average customer rating: This is one of the best albums i've ever heard. Zebrahead has changed? *Gasp* No way! Zebrahead used to be good before this BROADCAST TO THE WORLD REVIEW Broadcast To The World

Broadcast to the World Zebrahead Manufacturer: Icon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Metal | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Playmate of the Year Waste of Mind Brace Yourself When Your Heart Stops Beating Coming Home ASIN: B000I2JD62 Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Broadcast To The World
2. Rated 'U' For Ugly
3. Anthem
4. Enemy
5. Back To Normal
6. Postcards From Hell
7. Karma Flavored Whiskey
8. Here's To You
9. Wake Me Up
10. Lobotomy For Dummies
11. The Walking Dead
12. Your New Boyfriend Wears Girl Pants

Album Description

Produced by Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Social Distortion, Silverstein ,Tenacious D) and the band, Broadcast to the World proves it was worth waiting for with smart, razor-sharp rockers like "Rated U for Ugly," "Karma Flavored Whisky" and "Broadcast to the World."

Against a big, buoyant backdrop painted by guitarist Greg Bergdorf, drummer Ed Udhus and bassist Ben Osmundson, Lewis and rapper Ali Tabatabaee detail scenarios of betrayal ("Here's to You"), domestic troubles ("Your New Girlsfriend Wears Girlpants") and soured relationships ("Back to Normal"). With new addition to zebrahead Matty Lewis on this album you can tell the band means business.

Broadcast to the World is the successor to zebrahead's critically acclaimed third release, MFZB. MFZB had the highest testing alternative song for months running with "Rescue Me". MFZB also went gold in Japan! Playmate of the Year, released in 2000 to rave reviews, the album's infectious title track received over 4000 spins on Modern Rock and Rock radio, garnering airplay on some of the nation's biggest alternative stations. Meanwhile, its provocative companion video, which co-starred a harem of curvy Playboy playmates and was shot at the Playboy mansion, was steaming up television screens across the country. Broadcast to the World has all the electrifying energy of a live zebrahead show, blending raging tempos and ringing guitar lines into surging, insistent choruses that stick after a single listen.

Customer Reviews:

This is one of the best albums i've ever heard........2007-04-19

Seriously. No lie. It starts out amazing with the first 4 tracks (Broadcast to the World, Rated U For Ugly, Anthem, and Enemy). Then you think to yourself, "this is where the album falls apart like every other album in existence." Wrong. The rest of the songs (all of them), are awesome. Some are stronger then others, but all good.

What makes this album so great is the rocking choruses (these guys know how to write a good hook!) and simple but rocking riffs filled with tons of energy. You can these guys are really comfortable with their instruments, as they are technically solid.

Not only is this CD good and lighthearted, but also it may be the best CD you have ever purchased.

This band has become so much more and I can't wait to here more from them.

Zebrahead has changed? *Gasp* No way!.......2007-04-01

Okay, lets set the facts straight first. This is Zebraheads first record with new singer Matty Lewis, who is argueably less talented than former Co-frontman Justin Mauriello. This is Zebraheads 4th album, discounting the Yellow album and Waste of MFZB. In their 'debut' album, Waste of Mind, we saw funky basslines, a unique blend of reggae, punk, and funk, and the at-the-time popular 2 frontmen. It was a mindblowing album. POTY followed, it introducing a more pop-driven Zebrahead, with even more catchy lyrics then their debut. MFZB came around, and Zebrahead no longer had the funky basslines and their original patented OC punk-reggae sound.

But it was a phenominal album. It was labeled as being 'Pop Punk,' and whatever the hell that is, they one-uped all the other Blink ripoffs easily. Then their singer Justin left, and Matty came in. Matty sounds like Justin... but doesn't seem to have that powerful, booming depth that Justin displayed at times. Despite that, 'Broadcast' delivers the same delightfully ear friendly tunes that MFZB so beautifully displayed. As if yearning to be the band they once were, you can still see the funk influences in BTTW, however only in one song, "Back to Normal."

The title song and "Karma Flavored Whiskey" are hard hitting songs with an almost metal edge to them. "Here's To You" is one of the catchiest songs Zebrahead has ever written. The first single, "Anthem" is amazing to sing along to.

But heres the catch: MFZB was a downright jawdropping album. Their were no "bad" songs. BTTW continued the new, faster paced, angstier Zebrahead flow, however, it argueably does have a few "bad" songs. The last 2 tracks are snoozers. "Enemy" tries to mix things up, with Zebrahead setting a darker atmosphere, but it fails.

Bottom line? If you LOVED MFZB, you'll thoroughly enjoy BTTW. But MFZB still is the better of the two.

Zebrahead used to be good before this.......2007-03-01

MFZB and Playmate are two of my favorite cd's out there and this one sure makes the band sound like crap. The new singer just isnt as good as the previous one. He makes the band sound like another pop band like Good Charlotte that is targeting the audience of teenage girls. A few songs are good, but overall the CD is crap and I cant bring myself to listen to it as much as previous Zebrahead cd's. It doesnt have the same energy as previous albums.

BROADCAST TO THE WORLD REVIEW.......2006-12-17

If you are a Zebrahead fan or just trying it for the first time let me tell you this, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CDS TO OWN!!!! In their debut in 1998 the band Zebrahead had created there first cd, Waste of Mind. A Rap/Rock cd with very catchy lyrics took people by storm. And even though none of Zebrahead's cd had never been like there other cds yet had some links between each other, Broadcast to the World trys new ideas and still keeps their same funky, catchy style. (Even though Justin, the former band leader and creater.)

Broadcast To The World.......2006-10-24

MFZB was probably the best pop-punk record released in 2003, with unique dual vocals and better hooks than most bands can say they've ever written. With the release of Broadcast To The World, two things become evident. 1) Justin is no longer in the band. 2) Zebrahead have lost alot of the hip-hop/funk element that made them so unique. Broadcast To The World is not a bad record by any means, but after such a stellar LP like MFZB, I was expecting ALOT more! The hooks here are catchy, but at the same time, they just aren't as memorable as the ones on past releases. I really tried to get into matty's singing voice too, but he sounds so much like simple plan's Pierre that it's almost hard to ignore. The production as a whole is nothing to write home about either, although, to be fair, I've heard alot worse.

If you caved and bought the record months ago when it came out, you got two b-sides/ bonus tracks. If you waited, pat yourself on the back. Both Riot Girl and Down In Flames are two of the worst Zebrahead b-sides I've ever heard.

1. Broadcast to the world 3/5
2. Rated U for ugly 3/5
3. Anthem 5/5 (favorite)
4. Enemy 4/5
5. Back To Normal 4/5
6. Postcards From Hell 3/5
7. Karma Flavored Whiskey 3/5
8. Here's To You 4/5
9. Wake Me Up 4/5
10. Lobotomy For Dummies 3/5
11. Walking Dead 4/5
12. Your New Boyfriend Wears Girl's Pants 5/5

Average customer rating: A great listen! Go get this CD Great Album

Anhedonia The Graduate Manufacturer: Icon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Southern Weather Devils & Angels The Story and The Song The Well Wall of People ASIN: B000NDJGFO Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

1. Sit & Sink
2. I Survived
3. Bet It All
4. Anhedonia
5. The City That Reads
6. Better Company
7. Surround Yourself
8. Interlude
9. Doppleganger
10. Stay The Same
11. Justified
12. Sing

Album Description

THE GRADUATE have gone from virtual unknowns to gracing the cover of CMJ magazine in a matter of just a few short months. THE GRADUATE are currently gearing up for the release of ANHEDONIA, their debut full-length album. The quintet aims to surpass the success of their previous independently released "The Horror Show" EP which garnered the title of `number one most added in college radio' at the end of 2006. Anhedonia was produced by acclaimed producer Brian McTernan(Circa Survive, Senses Fail, and Thrice). at Salad Days Studios in Baltimore, MD. So far the record has been receiving acclaim from both fans and critic's everywhere. Absolutepunk.net has named the band "Best New Artist of 2007". The band will be busy touring for the rest of the year with upcoming tours with Jacks Mannequin, The Audition, Punchline, All Time Low, and even a spot on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour.

Customer Reviews:

A great listen!.......2007-07-26

I watched and listened to these guys at the 2007 Vans Warped Tour (in Va Beach)and was blown away. They seemed understated when they were setting up, but once they got going, you knew their set was different. Although Vans only allows for a short (5-6 song) set, what they played was done well. They did a great job live and I was impressed when I popped the CD in my player later on that night...just about every tune is catchy and essentially hummable...some of my favorite tracks "Anhedonia", "Sit & Sink", "Interlude", "I Survived".

Go get this CD.......2007-06-15

I loved these guys when I only had their demo, so naturally I stalked the sites waiting for "Anhedonia" when I heard about the upcoming release. It was well worth it. Call them Emo, pop punk, whatever you want (they really don't care), just go get this cd and catch a live show. You won't be disappointed.

Great Album.......2007-05-27

I've known this band since the moment it was formed. The lead singer (Corey Warning) was the lead singer of a band that broke-up right before this band was formed (Best of Winter). He is a really nice guy, so when I found out he was forming a new band I was immediately interested. Their EP (Horror Show) was great, and a couple of the songs were re-made and put onto this album. I love it. It sounds just like their EP but better. They have really improved as musicians, and I can't wait to see them this summer on Warped Tour.

Some of my favorites include (no special order):
-Sit & Sink
-I Survived
-Surround Yourself
-Justified

Great album from beginning to end - very catchy!!

Average customer rating: Asia Redux? Not Quite.

Icon John Wetton , and Geoffrey Downes Manufacturer: Renaissance ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Icon II: Rubicon Icon II: Rubicon Never in a Million Years: Icon Live Rock of Faith Sinister ASIN: B000G7PLY2 Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Overture: Paradox
2. Let Me Go
3. God Walks with Us
4. I Stand Alone
5. Meet Me at Midnight
6. Hey Josephine
7. Far Away
8. Please Change Your Mind
9. Sleep Angel
10. Spread Your Wings
11. In the End
12. There In Your Bed
13. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes '05
14. Heat of the Moment '05

Customer Reviews:

Asia Redux? Not Quite........2006-11-29

As much as I enjoy the John Payne Asia albums, there's nothing quite like those early Wetton/Downes Asia collaborations. It goes beyond Wetton's unique voice or Downes's keyboard work. Something about this pair's collaborations always results in some truly memorable music.

Whenever these two musicians come together, you have to take notice. Icon is everything you'd expect from two of the four founders of Asia, but at the same time not what you'd expect. With Icon, Wetton and Downes leave behind much of the early Asia albums' pop sensibility in favor of a more progressive approach. It's not as catchy, but there is a more complex, more emotional feel to the music that brings to mind recent albums by Dare and Marillion. The fact that the pair is supported on this album by members of modern progressive rock bands like Jadis and Kino adds to this overall feeling. There are still moments that sound like vintage Asia, but Icon is definitely not a case of "business as usual".

It goes without saying that Icon will please long time Asia fans, but it's far more than just a throwback album. Icon is a remarkably strong album that most fans of modern progressive rock (as well as AOR and melodic rock) are almost certain to enjoy.

Their work on Icon appears to be a factor behind the recent reformation of the original Asia lineup earlier this year. I'm not exactly happy about the unceremonious dumping of John Payne (whose fine debut with GPS picks up right where Asia's Silent Nation left off), but at the same time I have to wonder what the classic lineup has in store.

PS - Am I the only one who thinks the verses to "I Stand Alone" sound uncannily similar to Ozzy Osbourne's "I Just Want You"? I won't tell Sharon if you won't!

NOTE: The 2006 reissue of Icon features two bonus tracks - new versions of the Asia staples "the Smile Has Left Your Eyes" and "Heat of the Moment". They're neat to hear, but with countless recordings of these songs on the market, there's no real reason to run out and replace your 2005 version of Icon.

Average customer rating: Even better than the first

Icon II: Rubicon John Wetton , and Geoffrey Downes Manufacturer: Renaissance ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Icon Fantasia - Live In Tokyo: 2007 (2CD) Icon: Acoustic TV Broadcast White Rock of Faith ASIN: B000J3EF7W Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

1. Die Is Cast
2. Finger on the Trigger
3. Reflections (Of My Life)
4. To Catch a Thief
5. Tears of Joy
6. Shannon
7. Hanging Tree
8. Glory of Winning
9. Whirlpool
10. Rubicon

Customer Reviews:

Even better than the first.......2007-05-08

As a long-time admirer of John Wetton's work (Uriah Heep, Asia, etc.), I was happy to see the Asia-like follow-on of Icon. While the original album had many high points (God Walks With Us, In the End), it was uneven in spots. Not so with Rubicon, which is consistently excellent throughout. The album is bookended with "The Die is Cast" and "Rubicon" (check your history books if you don't get the reference), with moments of sheer genius between. Can't wait for the next installment...I hope the upcoming Asia reunion won't spell the end of Icon.

Average customer rating: Just another deathcore album Brutally heavy major label debut WHAT Brutality Has A New Name Absolutely Ear Shattering

The Healing Process Despised Icon Manufacturer: Century Media ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hate, Malice, Revenge The Price of Existence Consumed by Your Poison The Design Ills of Modern Man ASIN: B0007Y08UQ Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

1. Bulletproof Scales
2. Silver Plated Advocate
3. Immaculate
4. Warm Blooded
5. Retina
6. The Sunset Will Never Charm Us
7. As Bridges Burn
8. Harvesting The Deceased
9. End This Day

Album Description

Canadian deathcore darlings drop their sophomore after a two and a half year wait. Known for their fast, tight sound that blends hardcore, death metal and grindcore, they easily appeal to fans of bands like Dying Fetus, Nasum, and Premonitions of War as well as Morbid Angel and Terror.

Customer Reviews:

Just another deathcore album.......2007-03-10

I got this CD a while back. I sold it within a few days. There's no new material here. Despised Icon is not taking any chances as a metal group. The songs are formulaic, and quite frankly, go nowhere. There is no evident difference between any of the songs on this album. Just some more tough guy-fist pounding metal. I do not suggest this album, or this band for that matter. If youre into stuff that's death metallish with a hint of hardcore, go ahead and get it, this album is for you. It is not, however, a cd to my liking.

Brutally heavy major label debut.......2006-09-19

Despised Icon is a Canadian band mixing metalcore, death metal, and grindcore, if not more, and features members of Neuraxis, In Dying Days, and Heaven's Cry. Speaking of the terribly underrated progressive metal act Heaven's Cry, I had no idea their guitarist Eric Jarrin, known for his incredible technique and jazzy style, was also capable of ripping it up like the best of them. After hearing this disc, I found out he and the Heaven's Cry drummer were no death metal newcomers as they played in a death metal band called Necrotic Mutation in the early to mid-90's.

The Healing Process is Despised Icon's sophomore release, their debut being Consumed By Your Poison. They also released an EP and a split release thereafter before signing to Century Media for The Healing Process. In many ways, the material presented on this disc harks back to their earlier work, except that it has stronger sonics and musical precision. The songs are quite short, all under four minutes except one. The band loses no time to make their point: they start out with a relentless slab of agression underscored by mighty double bass drums and unbreakable bass grooves. On top of that, there is Jarrin and St-Amand's crushing guitar riffery to back the duel vocals of Alexandre Erian and Steve Marois. The singing is right up there with the likes of Dying Fetus, especially during the growled parts, but the band also sticks to their more metalcore-inspired screaming style. One song where this combination works perfectly is the brutally heavy "Bulletproof Scales", alternating between blood-curdling screams and deep, throat-ripping growls, and giving way to intricate riff and lead work along with rumbling bass and drum battery. Almost like a Dillinger Escape Plan song, it segues into "Silver Plated Advocate". Replete with lightning fast drums, mind-bending chord progressions, and rapid-fire riffery, the song briefly slows down at the end for a sludgy outro. Thus, the character of the album is introduced.

Confident they've made a strong impression, the band follow up their material with slightly more interesting compositions, "Immaculate" being one of them. Though the overdone screaming and heavy metalcore intro may turn some off, the band plows through great breaks and muted riffs only to put forth a nice acoustic section and some spoken clean vocals during the middle. However, to make up for it, they finish the song off with their heaviest playing yet. The cool grooves and primal rhythm work of "Warm Blooded" and the almost grindcore drive of "Retina" form the backbone of the album before the six-piece opts for a few more technical numbers like "The Sunset Will Never Charm Us", full of choppy riffs; and "Harvesting the Deceased", noteworthy for its stunning sweeping and picking.

It would be unfair to lump Despised Icon into the metalcore category based on their short songs fueled by slightly technical riffs and aggressive vocals, but they would certainly impress a good many of the genre's fans not to mention listeners of Strapping Young Lad, Dying Fetus, and Dillinger Escape Plan. That said, Despised Icon doesn't quite sound like any of them. They have their own thing going for sure.

The production is excellent. The album was mixed by Dagenais (Kataklysm) and mastered by Alan Douches (Dillinger Escape Plan).

WHAT.......2006-08-27

IF YOU ARE EVEN LOOKING AT THIS MEANS YOU ARE INTERESTED. SO STOP LOOKING AND START BUYING THIS DISC IT IS SIC. IT IS NOT FOR WUSSIES SO LITTLE KIDS GET OUT aka bands like ATREYU, LINKIN PARK, BLEEDING THROUGH, SISSIES LIKE THAT GO AWAY THIS IS REAL BRUTALITY.

Brutality Has A New Name.......2006-07-10

And that name is Despised Icon. No, seriously, this CD is amazing beyond words. If you like the mix of technicality of bands like The Red Chord, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Discordance Axis, along with the brutality of bands such as Dying Fetus, Skinless and Decapitated, you will adore Despised Icon. Songs to check out are "Warm Blooded", "Silver Plated Advocate", and the video track, "The Sunset Will Never Charm Us". Enough said. This is good. Whatever you're listening to now sucks more than likely. XP

Absolutely Ear Shattering.......2006-06-13

I recently got into Despised Icon when I went out and bought "The Healing Process" a few days back, and I really like it alot, and I just can't get enough of it. Despised Icon's three way combination of death metal, grindcore, and hardcore is absolutely ear shattering and this album right here is proof. Whenever I listen to this album, my mind is completely blown away, I mean everything about this album is asolutely stunning. There's lots of pulverizing technical guitar riffs, massive breakdowns, crazy grind parts, earth shaking bass lines, pummeling blast beasts throughout, and especially the dual vocal attack on here. The two vocalists Steve Marois and Alex Erian both incorporate four different and I DO mean four different wide ranging vocal styles: Brutal deep death growls that bring Cryptopsy, Suffocation, and Cannibal Corpse to my mind, and sickening inhaled growls that make some sort of a whistling sound, and brutal hardcore shouts, and nasty high pitched screams, and they all perfectly blend together in a way that no one will ever be able to comprehend. Oh yeah, every song on here is great BTW. If you think Bleeding Through and Atreyu are brutal, this album will shatter your ears and beat you half to death. Whoever says Despised Icon are metalcore needs a good slap in the face. This is solid grind/death metal with a touch of hardcore that will leave your ears shattered and bleeding, and the rest of your body smashed against the concrete wall. If you're a fan of Dying Fetus, Premonitions of War, Nasum, The Red Chord, All Shall Perish, Black Dahlia Murder, Pig Destroyer, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Cannibal Corpse, or just extreme heavy music in general, give this album a shot, I guarantee you'll be blown away. LONG LIVE DESPISED ICON!! Buy this album now.
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. Bulletproof Scales - 5/5
2. Silver Plated Advocate - 5/5
3. Immaculate - 5/5
4. Warm Blooded - 5/5
5. Retina - 5/5
6. The Sunset Will Never Charm Us - 5/5
7. As Bridges Burn - 5/5
8. Harvesting The Deceased - 5/5
9. End This Day - 5/5

If you like this, I also recommend these albums as well:
"Hate Malice Revenge" by All Shall Perish
"Clients" by The Red Chord
"Miasma" by The Black Dahlia Murder

Average customer rating: Hook city

Pain Is a Megaphone Steve Bertrand Manufacturer: Icon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Indiana (with Bonus Disc) - Amazon.com Exclusive Good and Reckless and True The Break-In Somewhere Else Time on Earth ASIN: B000O77SFE Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

1. The Last Mile Is The Longest
2. In The Dreaming
3. What If Everything Goes Right
4. Megaphone
5. Renting A Room
6. Glorious Collisiion
7. Falling Forward
8. Letterbox
9. Sell Out
10. I Still Choose You

Customer Reviews:

Hook city.......2007-06-16

When you hear a well-written chorus, does it ever hit home, and ex-Tories frontman Bertrand nails a bunch here. This is straight rock ballad territory, don't expect any new ground to be trod. Almost everything here is going to sound as if you've heard it before, there's a lot of "hey that sounds like . . ." moments; Beatles, Squeeze, Stevie Wonder, even Lisa Loeb. But it's as well done as anything like this I've ever heard, the guy can sing, play and especially compose. Every song maintains a consistent theme and beat, straight through, and the transitions flow, the songs aren't chopped up, that's basic, and his instincts are near perfect in that regard.

Sterling stuff, a solid CD from start to finish, I find it difficult to make special note of any one song. I'd hate to have to pick a flash single, any one of the first nine would do, wow. If this guy doesn't get big time airplay the world has gone mad.

I should mention that because it's MOR pop, that I hate it. But just because it's not my style doesn't mean it isn't fantastic stuff, I have about five of the chorus hooks currently lodged in my head . . . "Letter box love sooonng . . . " Arggh.

Average customer rating: The Icon Is, Was, and Forever Will Be Barry White The best one of his '90s albums The Icon is BACK!! Barry White will always be the icon The ICON is White...Barry White!

The Icon Is Love Barry White Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Quiet Storm | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Quiet Storm | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Put Me in Your Mix Staying Power 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Barry White Sings for Someone You Love Barry White - All-Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B000002G1R Release Date: 1994-10-04

Tracks:

1. Practice What You Preach
2. There It Is
3. I Only Want To Be With You
4. The Time Is Right
5. Baby's Home
6. Come On
7. Love Is The Icon
8. Sexy Undercover
9. Don't You Want To Know?
10. Whatever We Had, We Had

Amazon.com essential recording

Critics may contend that Barry White passed his hit-making peak in the late '70s, but the man with the righteously real, deep-down-in-the-vocal-basement tones shocked all the nonbelievers in 1994. Thanks to "Practice What You Preach," the major hit single from this collection, White proved that he was far from being down with the count. Written and produced by White with Gerald Levert and his musical partner Tony Nicholas, the song not only found favor with White's existing audience, it had enough contemporary appeal to win the pop and soul legend some new fans, giving White's recording career a much-needed jolt. White also used the services of other current musical hit makers for the project: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis cowrote "I Only Want to Be with You" and "Come On," a pair of strong tunes for the album. However, White is at his bedroom best on "Baby's Home" and "Whatever We Had, We Had," most definitely a throwback to his earlier work as a '70s chartbuster. --David Nathan

Customer Reviews:

The Icon Is, Was, and Forever Will Be Barry White.......2007-04-25

Anyone who personally knows me knows what Barry White will always mean to me. There was not one song on "The Icon Is Love" that didn't move me. Every single song on this album including his fast hits went beyond doing justice. "Sexy Undercover" will make any two romantics grind with each other on the dance floor, not in an explicit way, but in a sexy love-encouraging way. "Baby's Home" and "There It Is"...no explanation needed. To anyone who hates Barry White, it's your prerogative, your fault, and your loss! I said it, yes I did.

The best one of his '90s albums.......2005-10-28

Out of the few '90s albums that Barry White recorded, his The Icon Is Love from 1994 is his best. It recaptures the best of his '70s bedroom ballads with modern '90s sounds that fit with his voice. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas, Chuckii Booker (who is related to Barry) provided some dynamite numbers on here. Even Barry and his longtime producer produced some songs here too, with the Barry stamp all on them. When Gerald Levert recalls his music to his future grandchildren, he'll definitely tell them about the time he produced the Maestro's Practice What You Preach. The Jam/Lewis numbers are superb, especially the trendy sounds of Come Over, Sexy Undercover and others. Sexy has shades of Janet Jackson-like dance grooves on it. One of my favorite songs is the gorgeous Baby's Home. And this 8:17 ballad even got nominated for a Grammy Award! Proof that the other songs off the album get more respect than the hit single! Another surprise is There it Is and its rollicking groove. I liked the slow closing song, Whatever We Had, We Had, too. Most of the album consists of ballads and lengthy 7-, 8-, and 10-minute songs but the handlers were smart enough to know that this is Barry's album, not theirs. This album's songs still hold up 11 years later, far more than his '80s albums and the next album he made alive, the more contemporary sounding Staying Power. It's best to be played going on a road cutting through the mountains. I did so with hearing this album on an interstate through the mountains of West Virginia in spring 1995. Barry made an album that rivals his best '70s efforts and continues his theme of love songs and his dominance in the bedroom. This is still a classic R&B album in the best sense.

The Icon is BACK!!.......2004-05-28

Well the strings, orchestra, riffs and overall sound he flexed in the 70s might be long gone, but this big 1994 hit comeback album for The Maestro proved that he still had his ear for nice melodies. Barry had comeback in 1987 so it took him quite a few years (and 3 albums) to finally get himself back in position at the top of the charts.

A cameo in the Simpsons not only lined his pockets but introduced him to a whole new generation. Plus with the 70s revival the time was right & everything came together for Barry. He hooked up with guys like Gerald Albright and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and put together 'The Icon Is Love', an album of fun good time jams and some slowed numbers. The singles 'Practice What You Preach' and 'Come On' are classic Barry, and the rest of the material has his distinctive style written all over it, booming bass vocals, cool monologues and wit, but now with updated bass & bump beneath it all. This was a cool comeback for Barry and the album while not as good as his 70s material is a nice effort.

Barry White will always be the icon.......2004-04-18

Only now am I able to once again listen to Barry White and celebrate his musical genius; in the months following his death, I could only mourn his passing. It is still hard to believe that the icon, and Barry White truly was the icon, is no longer with us, but he will live forever through his music. The Icon Is Love was released in 1994, and it offered incontrovertible proof that the man was still at the top of his game. These songs are generally a little slower in tempo than White's string of earlier hits, but there can be no doubt that this is vintage Barry White material. Austin Powers only wishes he had half of the mojo that Barry White possessed.

Practice What You Preach opens this album in grand style. This track begins with a sultry rap spoken to the accompaniment of a sensuous bass line, after which Barry launches right into lyrics of great energy and appeal. The chorus is fantastic, so catchy you will carry this tune around in your head for days at a time. Practice What You Preach spent 30 weeks on the Billboard R&B charts, three of them at number one, and helped reenergize White's career. Two other singles from this album, Come On and There It Is also made the charts. Come On oozes with sensual power, as White pleads with his partner to come on and play; satisfaction is guaranteed in this up-tempo track. There It Is, however, is much less entrancing; this is actually my least favorite song on the album. Two other tracks merit special mention: Baby's Home and Whatever We Had, We Had. These are vintage White classics that belong right alongside so many of his earlier standout recordings. Oozing with that unquantifiable magic White's voice conveys, the singer gives the words and music all the time and attention they deserve. Baby's Home runs over eight minutes, while What We Had, We Had runs for over ten and a half minutes - neither song is too long. The latter has to do with breaking up and remaining friends, while Baby's Home expresses all of the magic of a love still burning with passion.

Sexy Undercover picks up the tempo a little bit, as Barry tells his lady that he's shy on the outside but full of surprises behind closed doors; he's got the mojo working hard in this dance-worthy track. I Only Want To Be With You, in which Barry sings that love is so much more than a physical thing, lays down a smooth, toe-tapping groove with just a touch of good old-fashioned funk; I wish this song had been released as a single because I think it would have been a huge hit. Don't You Want to Know is slow and sensual, really a beautiful little song. Love Is the Icon and The Time Is Right are great tracks, as well.

With a nice mixture of up-tempo tracks and mesmerizing ballads, this 1994 album returned Barry White to the spotlight and, in so doing, gave the world ten more Barry White classics to enjoy forevermore. Barry White may have mellowed a little bit by 1994, but the magic was still there for all to hear and enjoy. He was and always will be the icon.

The ICON is White...Barry White!.......2003-07-14

Considered White's 90's "comeback", although the singer had continuously recorded and released albums since his 70's peak, "The Icon is Love" introduced a new generation to the baritone crooner.

White stalwart Jack Perry was joined in producing duties with the likes of Jam & Lewis ("I Only Want to Be With You", "Come On"), Chuckii Booker ("The Time is Right", "Sexy Undercover"), and Gerald Levert ("Practice What You Preach", "There It Is"), and the resulting collaborations provide White with a well-balanced offering featuring a little old with the new.

The last cut, "Whatever We Had, We Had" is a reflection on the end of his marriage to Glodean. White knew how to begin AND end a relationship.

With his recent passing, one can be grateful that his unique musical style will live on.

Cut listing and times:

1. Practice What You Preach 5:59
2. There it is 7:03
3. I Only Want to Be with You 5:01
4. The Time is Right 5:46
5. Baby's Home 8:17
6. Come On 5:50
7. Love is the Icon 4:38
8. Sexy Undercover 4:51
9. Don't You Want to Know? 6:51
10. Whatever We Had, We Had 10:41

Average customer rating: Soothing To The Soul This is what Choir and Organ magazine had to say The best Russian choral CD of the season Astonishing Recording!

Russian Medieval Chant Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Russian Divine Liturgy Basso Profondo From Old Russia Orthodox Chants from Russia Russian Chant for Vespers Ancient Echoes ASIN: B00005QF3J Release Date: 2001-11-20

Customer Reviews:

Soothing To The Soul.......2007-07-17

This is one of those CDs that you want to sit back and relax too. So moving and so soothing to the soul, body and mind.

This is what Choir and Organ magazine had to say.......2002-12-08

A perfect portal into the sound world of medieval Russia, this selection of liturgical material, drawn from a tradition harking back to the 11th century, includes unadorned monophonic chant as well as ceremonial pieces in polyphonic styles developed in the 16th and 17th centuries, the sonorities of the former occasionally creating enjoyably spooky, ringing overtones in the generous acoustic. The men of Deisus sing with an almost visceral depth of commitment and, as might be expected, the low basses are profoundly in a class of their own.

The best Russian choral CD of the season.......2002-02-09

This disk is a must for every lover of male Russian choirs! Don't get confused by the name of the choir (I assume it is based on Greek deisis `prayer') or the commercial design of the booklet: this is simply the very best of Russian choral chant that has been published this season. The fourteen singers of the choir perform ancient chants, that have partly been deciphered here for the first time, and so are absolutely unique. Because of the high quality of singing and the choice of repertoire, Deisus can be compared with leading choirs such as the famous Patriarchate Choir of Mr.Grindenko. The chants performed on this splendid disk, all in honour of the Virgin Mary, are either homophonic or polyphonic, in a pleasant alternation. They share the quality of monastic austerity that makes them absolutely captivating: the listener is transposed to another world, a world of quiet and piece. Warmly recommended!

Astonishing Recording!.......2002-02-05

Anyone who hasn't heard Russian chants performed by deep voices has a real delight ahead and a profound musical experience. This recording captivates from beginning to end. The voices of the Deisus Choir, singing heretofore unpublished chants, took this listener onto a soundscape he didn't know existed. The choir emerges like the breath of God and rolls on in a vibrant acoustic that's perfectly suited to the voices, which resonate as much in the solar plexus as in the ear. I've collected a good number of recordings of chants (including the best-selling disc of the Spanish monks that came out some years ago), but the present recording by the Deisus Choir is now at the top of my list.

Average customer rating: It Stinks It had its moments Stick to the Originals Two Thumbs Up but only 4 stars because it's not PSB Great Here and There

Very Introspective, Actually - A Pet Shop Boys Tribute Behind The Scenes , The Cruxshadows , Human Drama , Motormark , Endanger , Sweep , Athan Maroulis & Zeitmahl , Rhea's Obsession , Icon of Coil , Momus , Hungry Lucy , Cleaner , Nicole Blackman & John Van Eaton , and David J Manufacturer: Dancing Ferret ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Goth | Industrial General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Battleship Potemkin Actually Please Sophia Pet Shop Boys: Life in Pop ASIN: B00005JDCC Release Date: 2007-07-16

Tracks:

1. It's a Sin - The Cruxshadows
2. Rent - Behind The Scenes
3. This Must Be the Place I've Waited Years to Leave - Human Drama
4. Opportunities - Fictional
5. Left to My Own Devices - Motormark
6. Suburbia - Endanger
7. Love Comes Quickly - Sweep
8. Heart - Athan Maroulis & Zeitmahl
9. What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Rhea's Obsession
10. New York City Boy - Icon of Coil
11. So Hard - Momus
12. Jealousy - Hungry Lucy
13. You Know Where You Went Wrong - Cleaner
14. West End Girls - Nicole Blackman & John Van Eaton
15. Being Boring - David J

Album Description

Why a tribute to artists still very much alive, well, and making records? The immediate cynical reply is commercialism, and let's be honest, what artist or record label wouldn't want to capitalize on the fan base and rich song catalogue of a band like The Pet Shop Boys? It seems almost inconceivable that this hasn't been done before, especially with the number of Depeche Mode tribute CDs in the double digits and climbing.

But with so many tribute CDs on the market - some paying homage to artists who barely have three albums under their belts - there is a growing consumer backlash against them. Too, it's hard for artists to know how best to approach these tributes. A faithful cover risks critical allegations that the artist has simply copied the song with no real vision employed, while a radical re-working will have fans clamoring that a musical classic has been butchered. It's a difficult tightrope to tread.

Still, everyone involved in this project has opted to walk that tightrope, and we're hopeful and confident that you in the audience will be entertained by the performance. Rest assured that this is not a thrown-together assembly line tribute, but something lovingly compiled over the better part of a year by a longtime PSB fan. We've even had the disc mastered at the same studio that mastered Nightlife as well as the recent re-issues to ensure the best sound quality.

Customer Reviews:

It Stinks.......2003-06-19

Unlike the mini cd by Unlimited Beat in 1990's this cd compilation of artists you've never heard of leaves much to be desired. Completely untrue to the spirit of the original songs with poor production value, I advise die hard PSB fans to let this one rot on the shelves. This rates up there with the abortive Erasure Tribute album that came out last year.

It had its moments.......2002-06-25

Being a huge fan of the Pet Shop Boys, I could not bring myself to give even a derivative work such as this a low rating. To be honest, many of the tracks are not worth listening to. But this tribute is priced low enough to make it worth it for the few solid and enjoyable tracks. Don't buy this unless you already have everything from the Pet Shop Boys as any of their albums or singles would be a better investment.

Stick to the Originals.......2002-04-15

Tribute albums are interesting for at least one of two reasons:
1) They provide worthwhile new interpretations of existing songs.
2) They confirm that the original singers were not merely fine songwriters, but also very good singers and/or arrangers.

Like the tribute album to Elton John, this definitely falls in the latter category.

Two Thumbs Up but only 4 stars because it's not PSB.......2002-04-05

After what I consider to be two huge disappointments - bilingual and nightlife (sounded way too gay for this straight couple); my wife and I found that we loved VERY INROSPECTIVE, ACTUALLY.

It has about the same hits on it as discography with a version of NYC Boy that is actually better on this CD than the original IMHO.

If you're a PSB Fan like we are, buy it, because we think it has been a nice way to be exposed to some talent we have not heard before; but through songs we know and love.

Just don't expect any of the songs to be sung in the same octave as the PSB..these are all baritones and tenors on this one.

Great Here and There.......2002-02-09

Im a PSB's fan and a Human Drama fan and I was skeptical of this cd, amazingly enough it is quite good. Im glad to see lot of the bands on here doing the songs in there own style. There are a few songs that disappointed me but for the most part it holds together nicely. And for those who say, "im the biggest PSB fan in the world," and then trash this cd, have you seen Pet Shop Boys live? That can be pretty embarrassing too.

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