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rush - Moving Pictures

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:22:00 +0000

With Moving Pictures, Rush's complex songwriting and musical virtuosity reached new heights.The three members of Rush (Geddy Lee, vocals and bass; Alex Lifeson, guitars; Neil Peart, percussion and lyrics) don't work that way. It's that rarest of creatures, a highly listenable progressive-rock album; even the all-instrumental is of interest to listeners besides musicians.Lifeson's solos in "Tom Sawyer", "Red Barchetta", and "Limelight" are classic

rush - Snakes & Arrows Live

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:36:00 +0000

Rush played perfect as usual, they were filming the show in HD the camera guys told us for an upcoming dvd, well this is that dvd.With disc 3 of this set, it contains songs filmed in Atlanta in the next to the last night of the end of the tour
TRACK LISTING:

Disc 1
1. Limelight
2. Digital Man
3. Entre Nous
4. Mission
5. Freewill
6. The Main Monkey Business
7. The Larger Bowl
8. Secret Touch
9. Circumstances
10. Between the Wheels
11. Dreamline

Extras:
1. What's That Smell (DVD Content)
2. 2007 Tour Outtakes
3. What's That Smell Outtakes
4. Far Cry (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage)
5. The Way the Wind Blows (Alternate cut featuring rear screen footage)
6. Red Sector A from the R30 Tour

Disc 2
1. Far Cry
2. Workin' Them Angels
3. Armor and Sword
4. Spindrift
5. The Way the Wind Blows
6. Subdivisions
7. Natural Science
8. Witch Hunt
9. Malignant Narcissism - De Slagwerker
10. Hope
11. Distant Early Warning
12. The Spirit of Radio
13. Tom Sawyer

Encore:
14. One Little Victory
15. A Passage to Bangkok
16. YYZ

Disc 3
Oh, Atlanta - The Authorized Bootlegs
1. Ghost of a Chance
2. Red Barchetta
3. The Trees
4. 2112/The Temples of Syrinx

rush - Snakes & Arrows

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:02:00 +0000

Rush is a band of creative, skilled musicians; something we need more of these days. I also appreciate the variety of textures in each song. With only three band members, it can be easy to have the same sound all the time.
There are some great time signature changes in the song "Working' Them Angels"Musically they seem to want to avoid creating or playing anything that is too obvious or conventional."Armor and Sword", clocking in at over six and a half minutes, drags a bit, "The Main Monkey Business".After 30+ years of making music I can see how the typical rock song would be boring for these master musicians.There's also some limited keyboards on this record, Lee is credited solely with the melotron."The Main Monkey Business," reminiscent of their earliest work to the seductive almost folkloric urgency of "The Way the Wind Blows," which is as dangerous, anxious, and prophetic as anything that Arcade Fire or Mars Volta is doing currently. Main Lyricist Neil Peart has spent the last decade getting over the death of his wife and daughter, and those tragic events have given his songwriting more depth and gravity as he explores the strengths and limitations of faith in both metaphoric and literal detai.Alex Lifeson is credited in the liner notes as playing "six and twelve-string electric and acoustic guitars, mandola, and mandolin.As someone who's all for progress and has always loved Rush primarily for their willingness to keep looking forward and finding new sounds.

rush - The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:15:00 +0000

Rush albums between 1974-1987, it manages to incorporate at least one song from each album released during that time period except for Caress of Steel, an underrated gem. Although thisalbum says "Greatest Hits", none of these songs reached billboard success except for "New World Man",Rush's Spirit of Radio compilation is an ideal point of entry for newbie fans or anyone who consistently likes the Rush songs most often heard on commercial radio which peaked at #16. Essentially this is a "Best Of" compilation, gathering up all the radio staples such as "Limelight", "Tom Sawyer", and "Subdivisions".The cover booklet gives interesting info on all of Rush's albums and each and every song on this album

Skid Row - B-Side Ourselves

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:18:00 +0000

'B-Sides...' has just five songs and runs twenty minutes.Skid Row playing five of their personal favorite covers.
Psycho Therapy (the Ramones) - Nothing's more fun than a Ramones cover. Bach & the boys take on this punk rock classic and seem to enjoy themselves in the process.
C'Mon and Love Me (KISS) - I'll give them credit for not picking an obvious KISS song, and they deliver a faithful cover version.
Delivering the Goods (Judas Priest) - This live track features a guest appearance by Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford. Bach ends the song proclaiming his love for Halford, which you have to find slightly ironic given Rob's (at the time) closet homosexuality and Bach's homophobic "AIDS kills f--s dead" t-shirt controversy. The song still rocks though, and is worth the price of the CD just to hear these two screamers perform together.
What You're Doing (Rush) - Again, I give them credit for picking a song that you wouldn't expect. This one comes from way back on Rush's debut album.
Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) - It's not easy to cover a legend, but the band does a good job here both musically and vocally. The Ramone's "Psycho Therapy" with bassist Rachel Bolan on lead vocals.Something I didn't at all expect to see here,was with their cover of the Judas Priest tune "Delivering The Goods",that Rob Halford was trading off vocals with Sebastian Bach.The two remaining cuts are Kiss's "C'mon And Love Me" and Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"

Skid Row - Subhuman Race

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:12:00 +0000

Bachs trademark pipes soaring and growling their way through tunes that had more in common with Slave to the Grind than the debut. Which is as you'd expect. Heavy rockers abound here as hard riffing is the order of the day, personal faves bein the lead cut My Enemy, the title track and Medicine Jar. That's not to deny the impassioned Bach efforts on Frozen or Beat Yourself Blind. And the band weren't above a few gimmicks, such as the single Breakin' Down being issued in two versions, effectively trying to double sales for the single.Skid Row's finest ever offered, serving up monstrous riffs, Bach dishing out catastrophic vocals, and the entire band bashing away at some of the heaviest music ever.

Every song is slamming', the most fatal ones being My Enemy, Bonehead, BEAT YOURSELF BLIND, Subhuman Race, Frozen and Breaking' Down.Lyrically, a major progression has taken place. Songs like "Frozen" and "Firesign" are great examples of that lyricism at work. "Breakin' Down" a song written by "Snake" Sabo should satisfy the ballad crowd as should "Eileen". The album is a bit of a departure for the band but is still down and dirty rock and roll, just like when the band started.

sepultura - Arise

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:04:00 +0000

Sepultura - "Arise" is a true thrash metal masterpiece and it is also considered by most people (me included) to be Sepultura's last "pure thrash" disc. It is a complete tour de force for lead guitarist Andreas Kisser; his fingers must be worn down to the bone by the time he's done playing any one of these songs.Sepultura's world on Arise is an unforgettable one - it is heavy, bleak and beautiful all at once. If you've ever driven the New Jersey Turnpike on a rainy afternoon and said to yourself, `damn, those factories are strangely beautiful', you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you're still clueless, imagine the sort of music that might go along with the song titles, "Dead Embryonic Cells", "Desperate Cry", "Altered State", and "Under Siege (Regnum Irae)". This is metal with an appeal that crosses international boundaries.

The title track has blindingly fast guitar work and pounding drums, and "Dead Embryonic Cells" is the popular (and controversially named) lead single which has fiery, chugging riffs and thumping drums.on the first track, "Arise", he warns of a "terrorist confrontation waiting for the end" and "cities fall(ing) in ruin". Then, on the classic "Dead Embryonic Cells", Max rails against "tribal violence everywhere, life in the age of terrorism". "Desperate Cry" has many different parts to it, including several tempo changes and an acoustic intro. After the "Tarzan-esque" intro, "Altered State" turns to heavy churning, cascading, almost grinding riffs. A nice, long guitar solo is included, here, as well. "Under Siege" is mid-paced, with chug and churn guitars and an acoustic intro, but the next two tracks ("Meaningless Movements" and "Infected Voice") are straight-up, full speed ahead thrashers. Finally, "Orgasmatron" is a catchy Motorhead cover, and a nice homage to a Sepultura influence.

Max, Andreas, Igor, and Paulo Jr. would later make albums that were much more experimental and a lot less heavy than this album, but "Arise" is the sound of Sepultura at their masterpiece.

Skid Row

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:47:00 +0000

This album is a classic! It belongs in every serious collection of music.Skid Row distinguished themselves from the legions of pop-metal bands of the late '80s and early '90s chiefly by their attitude, which was closer to Guns N' Roses than to Bon Jovi,Whitesnake or Def Leppard."Skid Row" is one of those albums that embodies that time of my life. From "Youth Gone Wild" to "I Remember You," the simple lyrics talked to every teenager growing at that time. There isn't anything great about any of the songs here, but they were the world to a lot of people back in '89. "18 and Life" is on the Classic Rock.
Big Guns -- Dirty lyric-filled, loud, slightly bluesy pop/metal anthem. A great opener.Sweet Little Sister -- Fast paced, heavy, but also extremely catchy and somewhat poppy tune.Can't Stand the Heartache -- Only a teeny bit less heavy, but more of an arena rock 'post love' anthem. Very underrated and another highlight of the album you won't hear on the radio.Piece of Me -- One of the hits/videos. Probably the toughest, heaviest song on the album. An angry sounding, almost straight metal tune about fighting and partying. It's still singable though.18 & Life -- The most well-known tune. A melodic but still hard-edged pop/power ballad about a suicidal guy named Ricky. A slight departure from what most of the era's bands' power ballads sounded like.Rattlesnake Shake -- Yet again, a tough, streetwise hard rocker about a prostitute. Reminds me of something Guns N' Roses would do.Youth Gone Wild -- Another well known, shout-along rebellious (yet fun) anthem. Loud and heavy, yet slightly melodic.Here I Am -- Not one of my favorites. A non-hit, rawer metal anthem.Makin' A Mess -- A fast paced hard rocker, but it strays from the 'Get Chicks and Party' theme of the album. A first person account of, what sounds like, spouse abuse. Told in an anti- kind of way, but not a ballad at all.
I Remember You -- The other power ballad of the album. A somewhat acoustic tune in parts, almost reminding me of Mr Big's hit "To Be With You." It still rocks, but it's probably the highest song here.Midnight/Tornado -- Yet another underrated rocker that got away.
This one has more of a melodic, power rock sound to it. It's somewhat heavy as well, but it's one of those songs even someone who isn't a fan of hard rock could like.Sebastian Bach's voice is incredible, and he brings the songs on this album to life. It is easy to see why SKID ROW stood out in the crowd of fledgling bands that emerged at that time. The songs don't sound "all the same" and there's absolutely no "filler" in this album. You can expect to enjoy every song.

Skid Row - Slave to the Grind

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Skidrow Slave to the Grind album is the absolute epitome of Southern American Hard rock, from the same school as Blackfoot. "Monkey Business", "Slave to the Grind", "Living on a Chain Gang", and "Mudkicker" are some of the heaviest and best songs ever recorded.

Heavy doesn't always make it good. Hard rocking doesn't always make it heavy. But it all comes together - completely together - on Slave to the Grind.The Guns 'n' Roses comparison is tempting, but GnR have a completely different style overall (with the exception of maybe "Welcome to the Jungle") and, as a vocalist, Axel Rose sounds positively weedy and strangled next to Mr Bach's mighty lungs. It must also be noted that Slash's solos lack the tight structures of Sabo's.

This album shares the same qualities of greatness. The whole feeling of a journey is there from start to finish - and that feeling at the end of having arrived somewhere. This is often accompanied by dissatisfaction, in the sense that it is better to travel than to arrive, and there is a powerful urge to start the whole thing over.Slave to the Grind" is far heavier and meaner than the debut album. It sounds like "Appetite For Destruction" era Guns N' Roses meets Pantera.

The songs are heavy, and in-your-face, yet also highly melodic, and filled with killer solos. Singer Sebastian Bach has a very distinct set of pipes that make him unique and set him apart from all the generic David Lee Roth wannabe singers from the late 80s.This was a real shame, because Skid Row was a great band, and their sophomore album "Slave to the Grind" remains great record.

sex pistols - Kiss This: The Best of the Sex Pistols

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:38:00 +0000

Sex Pistols' albums: "Never Mind the Bollocks" and "Rock n Roll Swindle." There's just nothing out there that even remotely resembles the Pistols' version of 'Roadrunner'.the Sex Pistols remain the greatest punk band of all time and this disc has just about everything they ever did. There are liner notes for every single song (which actually come straight out of John Rotten's 1995 book, "Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs", which is a fabulous auto-biographical recount of the whole mid-seventies madness."Live in Trondheim, 21 July 1977," a pretty good recording of a decent performance with Sid on bass.Sid Vicious' version of "My Way," a brilliant/stupid, trashing/celebration of the Sinatra/Presley egotistical classic. Is this Sid's finest moment? It's a phenomenal piece of work, really. The last song is "Silly Thing," sung by Steve Jones after Rotten had left the band and "Satellite" has some of the best Rotten lyrics, a fantastic Steve Jones riff,
Track Listings
1. Anarchy in the UK (Anarquía en el Reino Unido)
2. God Save the Queen (Dios Salve a La Reina)
3. Pretty Vacant (Bastante Libre)
4. Holidays in the Sun (Vacaciones en el Sol)
5. I Wanna Be Me (Quiero Ser Yo)
6. Did You No Wrong (No Te Hice Nada Malo)
7. No Fun (No Es Divertido) - The Sex Pistols, Stooges
8. Satellite (Satélite)
9. Don't Give Me No Lip, Child (No Te Hagas el Malo, Nene) - The Sex Pistols, Thomas
10. (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (No Soy Tu Pledra de Apoyo) - The Sex Pistols, Boyce
11. Bodies (Cuerpos)
12. No Feelings (No Hay Sentimientos)
13. Liar (Mentiroso)
14. Problems (Problemas)
15. Seventeen (Diecisiete)
16. Submission (Sumisión)
17. New York (Nueva York)
18. EMI (Unlimited Edition) (EMI Edición Illmitada)
19. My Way (A Mi Manera) - The Sex Pistols, Revaux
20. Silly Thing (Cosa Tonta)

sex pistols - There'll Always Be an England

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:32:00 +0000

The Sex Pistols are in fine form in this They are obviously enjoying themselves, but the shots of the crowd are specially fun as you'll see everyone from young teens to older folks getting into the spirit their legendary status as punk icons They play better than they did in their prime and certainly are NOT going through the motions.

sex pistols - The Great Rock & Roll Swindle

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:25:00 +0000

sex pistols - The Great Rock & Roll Swindle album is weird but is still a great album. The song's humour get old fast but so does any humour really. There are still a few good solid songs though like "Belson was a gas" and "I'm not your stepping stone"."A Punk Prayer" with Ronnie Biggs is a lot more fun than an entire Damned Box Set, "C'mon Everybody" has Sidney going at it with a spot-on Joey Ramone impression, "Belsen Was a Gas" tore us all up back in grade nine.along with songs such as "Don't Give Me No Lip Child" and "Substitute", this album went down as one of my favorites. Sure, "Friggin' In The Riggin'" and Sid's infamous rendition of "My Way"
Track Listings
1. God Save the Queen (Symphony) - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
2. Johnny B. Goode/Road Runner - The Sex Pistols, Berry, Chuck
3. Black Arabs - The Sex Pistols, Biggs, Ronnie
4. Anarchy in the U.K. - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
5. Substitute - The Sex Pistols, Townshend, Pete
6. Don't Give Me No Lip Child - The Sex Pistols, Thomas, J.D.
7. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Sex Pistols, Boyce, Tommy
8. L ' Anarchie pour le U.K. - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
9. Belsen Was a Gas - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
10. Einmal War Belsen Wirflich Bortrefflich (Belsen Vos a Gassa) - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
11. Silly Thing - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
12. My Way - The Sex Pistols, Anka, Paul
13. I Wanna Be Me - The Sex Pistols, Matlock, Glen
14. Something Else - The Sex Pistols, Cochran, Eddie
15. Rock Around the Clock - The Sex Pistols, DeKnight, Jimmy
16. Lonely Boy - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
17. No One Is Innocent - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
18. C'mon Everybody - The Sex Pistols, Cochran, Eddie
19. EMI (Orch.) - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul
20. The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle - The Sex Pistols, Cook, Paul

sex pistols - Sex Pistols

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:20:00 +0000

The best sex pistols album
1. Holidays in the Sun
2. Bodies
3. No Feelings
4. Liar
5. God Save the Queen
6. Problems
7. Pretty Vacant
8. Submission
9. Anarchy in the U.K.
10. Substitute - The Sex Pistols, Townshend, Pete
11. (Don't Give Me) No Lip
12. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Sex Pistols, Boyce, Tommy
and many more...
Every song is remastered. The first disc is the studio tracks and some their first demos. The second disc is demos like 'Stepping Stone', 'No Lip', and others. The third disc is their famous concert at the Screen on the Green Cinema and a few unrealesed live songs, including 'Flowers of Romance' and 'Understanding'cover of the Creation's "Through My Eyes" which is more like a warm-up that lasts about a minute or so. If only they had actually recorded the song full out, it would have been great fun! Some of the well-known covers such as "Stepping Stone" and "Substitute" are presented differently; the vocal tracks are the same, but the music is an early, rough mix. An improvement to the over-produced versions previously available. "No Fun" is pretty much the same, they just cut it off a few seconds later so we get more studio conversation. Virgin provides some live tracks, in addition to the complete live show, that sound more like set fillers and audience agitation; mostly moaning, improvisation and feedback.

sex pistols - Filthy Lucre Live

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:12:00 +0000

The tracklist itself is pretty solid. It takes the basic "Never Mind the Bollocks" template and appends some tracks from that era and that Monkees cover that ever punk band does.the inept sound of so many other live albums by the Sex Pistols. "Better Live than Dead" is a grainy bootleg with professional packaging, and the "Chelmsford" show is a joke--lousy sound, coupled with a staged "background" tape that repeats several times throughout the show.
This album has quite exceptional sound, and fortunately, after an additional 20+ years, finds the Sex Pistols with a bit more mastery over their instruments.The band itself, despite playing the same chords as always, sound tighter than you'd expect. The fact that the distortion exeeds that you might be expecting also shows how these aging punks won't go down without a noisy fight.'Filthy Lucre Live'(Lucre is French for 'money')is actually pretty good,I thought.It's a live recording of a reunion gig the guys did in London in early 1996,they toured the states later that fall.I've heard several negative reviews about this reunion,even remember Johnny Rotten nearly popping some MTV staff member on the chin during a TV interview.

sepultura - Chaos A.D

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:12:00 +0000

"Chaos AD" also features Sepultura's first serious exploration of tribal and political issues, with the songs "Kaiowas" (named for a tribe of native South Americans that were all but wiped out) and "Biotech is Godzilla" (co-written by Jello Biafra).Before "Chaos A.D.," Sepultura were a great death metal band that were as important as Slayer. The only problem was that the genre that Sepultura helped create had become very popular by the early 1990's. Bands like Carcass, Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, and Suffocation had formed and Sepultura.

"Refuse/Resist" leads off the album with a ripping-hammer punch that socks you into your seat. "Territory", "Slave New World" and "Nomad" are outstanding songs as well, running the gamut from the slow, heavy trudge to the fast-paced pummeling guitar that was Sepultura's bread and butter for so long.
Amen" has chug and churn, up and down riffs. I enjoy the part of this song when the beat comes down a few decibels and some female vocals sing over the light percussion. The song ends with bobbing riffs and some good, pounding drum work.
The aforementioned "Kaiowas" remains a staple/centerpiece of Sepultura's live shows. The band members play for a little while, then abruptly stop to talk amongst themselves. They finally shut up and play the rest of the song in is entirety. They strum the acoustic guitars fast and the drums thump, but, even still, this is a very pretty, melodic, and atmospheric song. I also enjoy the squawking birds, giving it a rainforest vibe.
"Propaganda" has machine gun riffs which, together with the drums, sound awesome. Another Slayer-esque, careening guitar solo is included, and the song ends with cascading riffs.
"Biotech is Godzilla" has a scorching opening riff, but this song is a highlight because of the tempo changes (before and after the choruses, which are slower) and the catchy shout along: "BIO-TECH!"
"Nomad" has some more stop-start rhythms and riffs, and increasingly fast, heavy, and talented drum work (which becomes especially apparent at the end).
Some of the all time sepultura classics are on this disc, including slave new world, refuse/resist, amen, propaganda, biotech is godzilla, clench fist, territory, and nomad. Sepulutura are flawless on this album, the political lyrics, the deep growls of max, the great guitars by andreas, and drums of igor.

celine dion - A New Day Has Come

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:39:00 +0000

On A New Day Has Come, the big production numbers most associated with the Canadian superstar's name ("My Heart Will Go On," "Because You Loved Me") are evoked by the two versions of "I Surrender" and somewhat lifeless covers of "At Last" and "Nature Boy." At the same time, though, Dion shows her willingness to stretch on the classic-house homage "Sorry for Love" and the unavoidably catchy "Right in Front of You" and "Ten Days." The album's unexpected, often low-key production allows Dion to emote in a straightforward way that gracefully skirts the chest thumping of past days, and the relative subtlety works in her favor.The album starts with I'M ALIVE, which is fresh, and has a 'make-you-wanna-dance' rhythm to it. Then there's RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, which starts out dark and swiches to a poppish sound, the one that Celine seems to give a mature and beautiful sound to. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE is a beautiful song, with some of the most beautiful lyrics.The second song "Right in front of you" has a mix of great sound and beautiful lyrics, this one is followed by "Have you ever been in love" which is a romantic soft ballad, track #4 was written by Tina Turner's songwritter Terry Writting (What's love got to do with it), the song is "Rain, tax", after this song comes the great hit "A new day has come", what a wonderful song

celine dion - Miracle

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Track Listings
1. Miracle
2. Brahms' Lullaby
3. If I Could
4. Sleep Tight
5. What A Wonderful World
6. My Precious One
7. A Mother's Prayer
8. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
9. Baby Close Your Eyes
10. Come To me
11. Le loup, la biche et le chevalier (une chanson douce)
12. Beautiful Boy
13. In Some Small Way
Celine's voice is excellent and the production is well done.At least she was teaming up with famous photographer, Anne Geddes.There are no up-tempo tracks although there are some songs with a little more movement to them. The soothing sound is great to relax to after putting the baby down for a nap that predominantly on this album.

celine dion - All The Way

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:25:00 +0000

Track Listings
1. Power of Love
2. If You Asked Me To
3. Beauty And The Beast
4. Because You Loved Me
5. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
6. Love Can Move Mountains
7. To Love You More
8. My Heart Will Go On
9. I'm Your Angel
10. That's The Way It Is
11. If Walls Could Talk
12. The First Time
13. All The Way
14. Then You Look At Me
15. I Want You To Need Me
16. Live
Displaying a generosity toward her fans, Dion cherry picks nine signature singles ("My Heart Will Go On," "Because You Loved Me," "Beauty and the Beast"), then fills the rest of the CD with seven new cuts when one or two would have done the commercial trick.Her rendition of the Roberta Flack tune, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, is soft and memorable. If Walls Could Talk displays the music magic of Shania Twain's husband, Mutt Lange, and even Shania makes a cameo appearance on background vocals. That's the Way It Is is a toe-tappin' hit. When You Look at We are truly lucky to experience her talent and sincerity to her work. I can say that the new tracks on All the Way rival the old and even her greatest French recording "On Ne Change Pas".Me reunites Horner and Dion and it is unforgetable. The song, the title track from the upcoming Chris Columbus movie Bicentennial Man, and starring Robin Williams, is arguably a better song than My Heart will Go On and looks like another Oscar contender for best song from a movie.

celine dion - Taking Chances

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:16:00 +0000

Taking Chances celine dion albums."Taking Chances" doesn't quite do what the title suggests, it's pretty predictable, overpolished and overdone This album is just the essence of what Celine has been doing in English for a long, long while. No that new, not that good, not that bad...just a remarkable but over produced voice.Celine has a beautiful one of a kind voice and most of her past albums."Taking Chances" sees Dion teaming up with a host of internationally renowned songwriters and top, most expensive producers that have produced some of the biggest pop hits in the last five, ten years to produce yet another album of her signature over-the-top ballads.

The album begins in surprisingly restrained fashion, with Dion crooning softly over a near-acoustic musical backdrop, but the soft rock bombast kicks in soon enough.
She doesn't have the sensitive, raw touch to pull off her cover of "Heart's Alone" and to match the emotional and unparalleled version by Ann Wilson but she enters into the gutsy rhythm'n'blues feel of "That's Just the Woman in Me".
Elsewhere, Dion sticks to her bombastic power-ballad comfort zone, warbling away in the upper echelons of her range, smashing and crashing with her super powerful pipes -- unnecessarily fully unleashed -- all the small feelings and emotions and nuances out of her songs, and riding those key changes with that air of barely suppressed insanity and tasteless, hystrionic record-setting vocalism which she and Mariah Carey have made all their own.

celine dion - My Love

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:51:00 +0000

Celine Dion is the 'World's Biggest Selling Female Artist' who has collected numerous awards worldwide including Golden Globes, Grammys and Academy Awards.My Love: Essential Collection, is a single disc reflection of Celine Dion's big songs from the 90's and the 2000 era that show just how dominant her voice really remains. The collection includes a lot of her biggest hits, but sadly just like before overlooks a lot of greatest moments. Nevertheless, there are a lot of her great songs here including her standards Because You Loved Me, her Titanic smash My Heart Will Go On, The Power Of Love, and That's The Way It Is.she still has shown a lot of strength and soul on just about anything she could really sing.
Track Listings
1. My Love (New Version)
2. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
3. Beauty & The Beast
4. The Power Of Love
5. If You Asked Me To
6. Because You Loved Me
7. The Power Of The Dream
8. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
9. All By Myself
10. My Heart Will Go On
11. I'm Your Angel
12. That's The Way It Is
13. A New Day Has Come
14. I'm Alive
15. I Drove All Night
16. Taking Chances
17. There Comes A Time

sepultura - Blood Rooted

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:57:00 +0000

sepultura - "Blood Rooted' gets off to a decent enough start. Celtic Frost's "Procreation Of The Wicked" would be heavy and menacing no matter who played it. This is as heavy as a truckload of bricks, with a nice line in stressed guitar effects.the front cover of `Blood Rooted' a little stamp says "Over an hour of live and rare material".Roadrunner panicked, and started grubbing round to see how much Sepultura material they could find. The archives were quite full, with a heap of studio outtakes and enough concert material for a killer live album.

This album is very uneven, and would have been a very unsatisfying epitaph for a once great band had it been the final release.The Song Procreation (of the Wicked), actually outdoes the original by Celtic Frost. Other stand outs include the Symptom of the Universe, (Black Sabbath) even with its poor quality and Drug Me (Dead Kennedys). The main difference in the remix of Lookaway is that you can hear Jon Davis (Korn vocalist) a lot better then on the original.Sepultura manage to wreck up the unwreckable- Black Sabbath's "Symptom Of The Universe". It has two redeeming features- Igor's drumming, which is incredibly precise, and Andreas' solo. Otherwise, Max half-heartedly strums his way through the rhythms, and listlessly moans and grumbles through the lyrics.

The studio tracks are hardly worth the effort, and the half-a-live album is too short. Approach it with eyes and ears wide open. Well, it's a great addition to any Sepultura fan's collection.

alicia keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:28:00 +0000

Alicia Keys arrived on the scene back in 2001 with her No.1, multi-platinum debut album "Songs In A Minor." The Grammy award winning album made Alicia a worldwide superstar and a true force to be reckoned with in the music industry. "The Diary Of Alicia Keys'" puts Beyonce, Shakira, Underwood, & all of today's female artists from every genre of music in the bargain bin. The album starts with the classical song "Harlem's Nocturne." Her Piano playing is superb, then a choir joins in aided by a fine beat.Her debut album was ever so slightly overhyped which then made the follow-up, "The Diary Of Alicia Keys," ever so slightly over-anticipated upon its fall 2003 release.

There are other flashes of brilliance throughout the album that let you know that Alicia is a force to be reckoned with. But you always get the feeling that there is too much left in reserve."If I Ain't Got You" displays Alicia's superb vocals perhaps better than on any other track. Alicia really sells the song and this is the second single. Meanwhile, the gorgeously-melodic "Diary (Featuring Tony! Toni! Tone!)" is a definite album highlight. The gentle piano creeps in here and drops to offer superb lyrics; "Just think of me as the pages in your diary." "Dragon Days" is one of the album's highlights. Alicia sings of the dragon days when the fire was hot, like a desert needing water, baby! Her soulful voice totally complements the song's mature mood. "Wake Up" is yet another highlight with Alicia displaying her vocals once more in an up-tempo track about relationship troubles.

Obviously Alicia couldn't compete with her debut single "Fallin'" on her comeback single, so what does she do? She releases a six-minute, future-classic love ballad masterpiece with spine-tingling piano trickles and a full-on telephone section, remeniscent of Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You!""When You Really Love Someone," seems like a cross between "A Woman's Worth & Fallin?" I would call it the former part two. "Wake Up & So Simple" are too familiar & the latter has some annoying sounds. "Slow Down," is reminiscent of Janet Jackson's "Lets Wait Awhile." "Nobody Not Really," is lighter & has a less cloudy or dark feel as if the day was just starting.

alicia keys - Unplugged

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:35:00 +0000

Alicia's album is a fine gem, here the slightly scaled back sound allows her vocals to shine. She occasionally goes from the Piano to Organ with equal dexterity. "Fallin," gets a semi-operatic treatment here.With MTV's decision to revive its much-missed "Unplugged" series came a certain obligation: Whoever was going to kick the shows off needed to have the means to deliver serious heat, Grammy-vote garnering heat. The "powers that be" couldn't have chosen better than Alicia Keys.She gives a more seductive tone to "Diary & If I Ain't Got You." The former is one of my all time favorites. In "Streets Of New York," the first part with her recitation is ok, but the second part with it's jazzy tones blend well with her more controlled voice.she's a force of equal might and measure. All the favorites are here, the danceable "Karma" carries into the funky "Heartburn" and the give-it-up glory of "Unbreakable." "Fallin'," "If I Ain't Got You," and "You Don't Know My Name" come later, but interspersed are enough pleasant surprises to make even fanatical Keys followers forget the signature songs

Skid Row - Thickskin

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:00 +0000

Snake and the boys came up with a fresh new aproach that should still keep the die hards happy. From the first track "New Generation" you know what to expect. Heavy and energetic rock is back. No the singer is not Sebastian, But he is very talented in his own right.The song writing of Rachel Bolan & Snake Sabo along with Scotti Hill on the heavy-rockin "Hittin' the Wall" are great.Johnny Solinger helped out in writing "Mouth of Voodoo", and a couple of outside writers helped out in a couple of other tunes.
The group proves that haven't lost a step when it comes to songwriting either. "Born a Beggar" starts off with a great twangy guitar intro, as the deep vocals of Solinger describe one's devotion to their significant other. The group goes in the opposite lyrical direction on "See You Around", a moving power ballad about breaking up. The chunky guitars of "Thick is the Skin" boast more of the updated sound, as does "Mouth of Voodoo". "Lamb" has a wicked baseline and a distinguished chorus.
Track Listings
1. New Generation
2. Ghost
3. Swallow Me (The Real You)
4. Born a Beggar
5. Thick Is the Skin
6. See You Around
7. Mouth of Voodoo
8. One Light
9. I Remember You Two
10. Lamb
11. Down from Underground
12. Hittin' a Wall

Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks

noreply@blogger.com (hilper) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:46:00 +0000

There's tons of interview footage with the band and Malcolm McLaren, and it was fun to hear them speak so enthusiastically about the making of the album. Glen Matlock and Steve Jones explain a bit about where riffs for songs came from, and how the songs developed. Also included are interviews with Jamie Reid (cover art designer), Chris Spedding (producer), and Bill Pryce (engineer).English "punk" or anyone just passionate about rock music.
Steve Jones demonstrating just how he gets that guitar sound by effortlessly casting off patented wall-of-noise riffs from his white Les Paul, and Price showing how he combined guitar, bass, drum and vocal tracks in the studio to create a big, beautiful din that a thousand Nirvanas couldn't come close to duplicating if their lives depended on itWe are treated to candid and relaxed interviews with the important characters involved in bringing this great album to life NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS has never grown old, the music brilliantly simple. In addition, knowing the history of the band, it makes the music that much richer. On this documentary - John Lydon speaks fondly to the comic, almost camp feel at the heart of this album. Steve Jones laments that if they hadn't kicked Glen out, if they didn't do the Bill Grundy show - there may have been more albums from the SEX PISTOLS.