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Classic Rock. Vol.2 2007-04-29 08:17:00 Motor City Five - Back In The USA (1970)01. Tutti-Frutti (1:32)02. Tonight (2:29)03. Teenage Lust (2:36)04. Let Me Try (4:17)05. Looking At You (3:04)06. High School (2:42)07. Call Me Animal (2:07)08. The American Ruse (2:32)09. Shakin' Street (2:22)10. The Human Being Lawnmower (2:25)11. Back in the USA (2:26) link While lacking the monumental impact of Kick Out the Jams, the MC5's second album is in many regards their best and most influential, its lean, edgy sound anticipating the emergence of both the punk and power pop movements to follow later in the decade. Bookended by a pair of telling covers -- Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." -- the disc is as much a look back at rock & roll's origins as it is a push forward into the music's future; given the Five's vaunted revolutionary leanings, for instance, it's both surprising and refreshing to discover the record's emotional centerpiece is a doo wop-inspired ballad, "Let Me Try," tha Read more:Classic
Morphine 2007-04-29 08:05:00 Cure For Pain (1993)01. Dawna (0:44)02. Buena (3:19)03. I'm free now (3:24)04. All wrong (3:40)05. Candy (3:14)06. A head with wings (3:38)07. In spite of me (2:34)08. Thursday (3:26)09. Cure for pain (3:13)10. Mary won't you call my name (2:28)11. Let's take a trip together (2:59)12. Sheila (2:48)13. Miles Davis funeral (1:43)link link (RS) With their cult following growing, Morphine expanded their audience even further with their exceptional 1994 sophomore effort, Cure for Pain. Whereas their debut, Good, was intriguing yet not entirely consistent, Cure for Pain more than delivered. The songwriting was stronger and more succinct this time around, while new drummer Billy Conway made his recording debut with the trio (replacing Jerome Deupree). Like the debut, most of the material shifts between depressed and upbeat, with a few cacophonic rockers thrown in between. Such selections as "Buena," "I'm Free Now," "All Wrong," "Candy," "Thursday," "In Spite of Me" (one of the few track
Classic Rock. Vol. 1 2007-04-29 07:42:00 The Best of Love01. My Little Red Book (2:33)02. Can't Explain (2:40)03. Softly To Me (2:57)04. No Matter What You Do (2:46)05. Hey Joe (2:44)06. Signed D.C. (2:47)07. Seven & Seven Is (2:19)08. Stephanie Knows Who (2:32)09. Orange Skies (2:52)10. iQue Vida! (3:42)11. She Comes In Colors (2:46)12. Alone Again Or (3:17)13. Andmoreagain (3:20)14. Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale (3:34)15. Live And Let Live (5:27)16. You Set The Scene (6:52)17. Your Mind And We Belong Together (4:29)18. Laughing Stock (2:34)19. Singing Cowboy (4:50)20. Your Friend And Mine-Neil's Song (3:48)21. Robert Montgomery (3:39)22. Always See Your Face (3:23) link One of the best West Coast folk-rock/psychedelic bands, Love may have also been the first widely acclaimed cult/underground group. During their brief heyday -- lasting all of three albums -- they drew from Byrds-ish folk-rock, Stones-ish hard rock, blues, jazz, flamenco, and even light orchestral pop to create a he Read more:Classic
Rancid / NOFX 2007-05-03 17:32:00 BYO Split Series / Volume 3 (2002)01. Rancid - Moron Bros (1:55)02. Rancid - Stickin in My Eye (1:50)03. Rancid - Bob (2:02)04. Rancid - Don't Call Me White (2:46)05. Rancid - Brews (2:06)06. Rancid - Vanilla Sex (2:30)07. NOFX - I'm the One (1:50)08. NOFX - Olympia WA (2:59)09. NOFX - Tenderloin (1:24)10. NOFX - Antennaes (1:19)11. NOFX - Corozon de Dro (3:12)12. NOFX - Radio (2:51) link The BYO Split Series is definitely one of the better ideas in the underground punk scene, pairing two like-minded artists to perform each other's songs. Despite the differences in approach, NOFX handles the snotty ska punk of Rancid quite well. Tracks like "Olympia, WA" are not only covered faithfully, but there are nice little in jokes (like slurring the words á la Rancid singer Tim Armstrong) that make this that little bit more entertaining. Especially good is their version of "Radio," which maintains its Caribbean flavor and nostalgi
NOFX 2007-05-03 17:10:00 Pump Up The Valuum (2000)01. And Now For Something Completely Similar (0:58)02. Take Two Placebos And Call Me Lame (2:25)03. What's The Matter With Parents Today? (1:58)04. Dinosaurs Will Die (2:59)05. Thank God It's Monday (1:39)06. Clams Have Feelings Too (Actually They Don't) (2:32)07. Louise (1:50)08. Stranger Than Fishin (1:06)09. Pharmacist's Daughter (1:59)10. Bottles To The Ground (2:20)11. Total Bummer (2:13)12. My Vagina (2:37)13. Herojuana (2:46)14. Theme From A NOFX Album (4:17) link Longtime fans of independent punk giants NOFX will be happy that for Pump Up the Valuum the band changed absolutely nothing about their sound. All the songs follow the group's now standard three-chord punk style with witty songs that rip on the world around them. The most notable tracks are those that take aim at the music business. "Dinosaurs Will Die" is about the impending change in the music industry with the MP3 explosion. "Stanger Than Fishin'" (an obvious knock on former label ma
Robert Wyatt 2007-05-03 10:17:00 Mid Eighties (1993)01. Yolanda (4:12)02. Te Recuerdo Amanda (3:33)03. Biko (4:38)04. Amber And The Amberines (4:11)05. Memories Of You (2:58)06. 'Round Midnight (4:11)07. Pigs (2:39)08. Chairman Mao (6:17)09. Alliance (4:24)10. The United States Of Amnesia (5:51)11. East Timor (2:53)12. Speechless (3:37)13. The Age Of Self (2:51)14. Vandalusia (2:43)15. The British Road (6:49)16. Mass Medium (4:17)17. Gharbzadegi (8:20)18. P.L.A. (2:07)19. Alfie And Robert
Sail Off Into The Sunset (1:40) link Basically, this is an expanded version of the 1985 album Old Rottenhat, with the addition of eight extra tracks from the period: the four-song Work in Progress EP, two songs from the B-side of "Shipbuilding," and a couple of cuts from various-artist compilations. These bonus tracks are hardly extraneous, containing as they do some of his strongest work from the time, especially his covers of Peter Gabriel's "Biko" and Monk's "'Round Midnight," which are further evidence of Wyatt
as one of co
Tom Waits 2007-05-03 09:49:00 Invitation To The Blues [bootleg] (1977)01. Spare Parts 1 (A Nocturnal Emission) (5:21)02. Invitation To The Blues (6:47)03. Depot, Depot (3:20)04. The Piano Has Been Drinking - not me (An evening with Pete King) (3:26)05. Pasties & A G-String (4:45)06. Step Right Up (4:06)07. Semi Suite (3:44)08. Fumblin' With The Blues (2:40)09. Midnight Lullaby (3:40)10. Emotional Weather Report (3:27)11. I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue) (6:56)12. New Coat of Paint (5:30)13. Diamonds On My Windshield (9:00)14. The One That Got Away (5:13)15. Small Change (Got Rained on With His Own .38) (6:39) link Shadow Of Intolerance [bootleg] 1982 Ontario, Canada, 198201. The One That Got Away (4:31)02. Annie's Back In Town (2:40)03. I Wish I Was In New Orleans (4:36)04. $29.00 (5:08)05. Pasties And A G-String (4:18)06. Empty Parks (3:21)07. Broken Bicycles (2:57)08. The Tango (Instrumental) (4:34)09. Invitation To The Blues (4:55)10. Eggs And Sausage (2:39)11. On Th Read more:Waits
, Tom Waits
Siouxsie & The Banshees 2007-05-02 12:08:00 The Best of Siouxsie & The Banshees (2002)01. Dear Prudence (3:50)02. Hong Kong Garden (2:55)03. Cities In Dust (4:04)04. Peek-A-Boo (3:11)05. Happy House (3:52)06. Kiss Them For Me (4:24)07. Face To Face (4:22)08. Dizzy (3:11)09. Israel (4:54)10. Christine (3:00)11. Spellbound (3:18)12. Stargazer (3:18)13. Arabian Knights (3:08)14. The Killing Jar (3:59)15. This Wheel's On Fire (5:43) link The Best Of Siouxsie And The Banshees (CD2)01. Spellbound (Extended 12" Version) (4:42)02. Song From The Edge Of The World (Columbus Mix) (7:37)03. Kiss Them For Me (Kathak #2 Mix) (9:46)04. Peek-A-Boo (Silver Dollar Mix) (8:13)05. The Killing Jar (Lepidopteristic Mix) (8:08)06. Cities In Dust (Eruption Mix) (6:49)07. Dazzle (Glamour Mix) (7:05)08. Stargazer (Mambo Sun Remix) (7:20)09. Face To Face (Catatonic Mix) (4:53) link The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees is a decent look into the eclectic world of Siouxsie Sioux. The band, however, really didn't need to release another hits collecti
Nancy Sinatra 2007-05-02 11:00:00 NancySinatra
(2004)01. Burnin' Down The Spark (4:26)02. Ain't No Easy Way (3:24)03. Don't Let Him Waste Your Time (3:52)04. Don't Mean Nothing (2:45)05. Momma's Boy (3:03)06. Let Me Kiss You (3:25)07. Baby Please Don't Go (2:57)08. About A Fire (3:29)09. Bossman (3:00)10. Baby's Coming Back To Me (3:10)11. Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad (4:25) link Records like Nancy Sinatra, which take a pop icon, surround her with current admirers for collaborators, and hope for a sound both modern and classic, are quite often disasters and almost never live up to even the most grudging of high hopes. Well, thanks to this (and Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose), you can toss that theory out the window, because Nancy Sinatra is a resounding success. Sinatra was never a great singer; she got by on her boots, Lee Hazlewood's songs, and Frank. Believe it or not, her vocals are one of the strong points here. With age her voice seems to have gained some gravitas and strength. She also rarely re
Classic Rock. Vol.4 2007-05-02 10:33:00 The Zombies - Decca Stereo Anthology - Disc 101. It's Alright With Me (1:53)02. She's Not There (2:45)03. You Make Me Feel Good (2:38)04. Suumertime (2:17)05. Woman (2:27)06. Leave Me Be (2:08)07. Kind Of Girl (2:11)08. Sometimes (2:08)09. I'm Goin' Home (1:50)10. Road Runner (2:06)11. Sticks & Stones (2:57)12. Walking In The Sun (2:55)13. I Don't Want To Know (2:10)14. Tell Her No (2:09)15. What More Can I Do (1:39)16. I Remember When I Loved Her (2:01)17. I Want You Back Again (Alternate) (2:10)18. Can't Nobody Love You (2:15)19. The Way I Feel Inside (1:47)20. I Got My Mojo Working (3:37)21. You Really Got A Hold On Me - Bring It On Home (3:41)22. I Can't Make Up My Mind (2:35)23. Work 'N Play (2:04)24. I Want You Back Again (Single Version) (2:16) link The Zombies - Decca Stereo Anthology - Disc 201. She's Coming Home (3:40)02. I Must Move (1:58)03. Just Out Of Reach (2:08)04. Remember You (Soundtrack Version) (2:11)05. Nothing's Changed (2:32)06. I'll Keep Trying Read more:Classic
Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm 2007-05-02 09:12:00 Drawn from Life (2001)01. From This Moment (1:22)02. Persis (7:42)03. Like Pictures, Pt. 1 (1:20)04. Like Pictures, Pt. 2 (5:48)05. Night Traffic (8:20)06. Rising Dust (7:45)07. Intenser (5:22)08. More Dust (6:01)09. Bloom (7:09)10. Two Voices (3:58)11. Bloom (Instrumental) (7:09) link Following four years after The Drop, Drawn From Life sees Brian
Eno collaborating with German DJ J. Peter
Schwalm. (Music for Onmyo-Ji, a previous Eno/Schwalm work from 2000, was released in Japan only.) Those who soured at the distant crispness of The Drop will find this to be a more inviting listen, even more so than Eno's 1996 collaboration with bassist Jah Wobble on Spinner. Jazzy, shuffling rhythms and strings that sway from cutting to sighing lay the foundation of most of the tracks, with some repetitive nonmusical effects often falling somewhere in the mix. If there is a fault of the record, it's that the vocals often get in the way of some fine background listening. If you don't have an affi
UNKLE 2007-05-01 13:50:00 Never Never Land (2004)01. Back And Forth (0:54)02. Eye For An Eye (5:46)03. In A State (6:59)04. Safe In Mind (Please Get This Gun From Out My Fase) (6:21)05. I Need Something Stronger (4:09)06. What Are You To Me? (6:53)07. Panic Attac (5:13)08. Invasion (5:16)09. Reign (5:33)10. Glow (4:19)11. Inside (7:25) link When the first UNKLE
full-length dropped in 1998, some electronica fans were hoping that the supergroup featuring Mo' Wax founder James Lavelle and production wunderkind DJ Shadow would become to electronic music what Radiohead had become to rock: an act with commercial clout, artistic importance, and the rapt attention of music critics everywhere. Psyence Fiction instead engaged only a small coterie of curious listeners interested in the concept of epic trip-hop -- or the parade of star collaborations. UNKLE full-length number two, Never, Never, Land, finds James Lavelle with a new conspirator, singer/songwriter Richard File, a talented writer whose blasted yet sweet voc
Classic Rock. Vol.5 2007-05-06 09:51:00 The Who - Who's Next (1971)01. Baba O'Riley (5:01)02. Bargain (5:34)03. Love Ain't For Keeping (2:11)04. My Wife (3:36)05. The Song Is Over (6:18)06. Getting In Tune (4:50)07. Going Mobile (3:44)08. Behind Blue Eyes (3:43)09. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:36)link Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy. There's no discernable theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut. Townshend developed an infatuation with synthesizers during the recording of the album, and they're all over this album, adding texture where needed and amplifying the force, which is already at a fever pitch. Apart from Live at Leeds, the Who have never sounded as LOUD and unhinged as they do here, yet that's balanced by ballads, both lovely ("The Song Is Over") and scathing ("B Read more:Classic
The Smiths. Part 3 2007-05-05 17:40:00 Hatful of Hollow (1984)01. Williiam, it Was Really Nothing (2:09)02. What Difference Does it Make? (3:12)03. These Things Take Time (2:33)04. This Charming Man (2:43)05. How Soon is Now? (6:44)06. Handsome Devil (2:47)07. Hand in Glove (3:13)08. Still Ill (3:32)09. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (3:34)10. This Night Has Opened My Eyes (3:39)11. You've Got Everything Now (4:18)12. Accept Yourself (4:01)13. Girl Afraid (2:48)14. Back to the Old House (3:02)15. Reel Around the Fountain (5:51)16. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (1:51) link Several months after releasing their first album, the Smiths issued the singles and rarities collection Hatful of Hollow, establishing a tradition of repackaging their material as many times and as quickly as possible. While several cuts on Hatful of Hollow are BBC versions of songs from The Smiths, the versions on the compilation are nervy and raw -- and they're also not the selling point of the record. The Smiths treated singles as
The Smiths. Part 2 2007-05-05 15:55:00 Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)01. A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours (3:01)02. I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (3:48)03. Death Of A Disco Dancer (5:26)04. Girlfriend In A Coma (2:03)05. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (3:33)06. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (5:06)07. Unhappy Birthday (2:45)08. Paint A Vulgar Picture (5:36)09. Death At One's Elbow (2:02)10. I Won't Share You (2:49) link Recorded as the relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr was beginning to splinter, Strangeways, Here We Come is the most carefully considered and elaborately produced album in the group's catalog. Though it aspires greatly to better The Queen Is Dead, it falls just short of its goals. With producer Stephen Street, the Smiths created a subtly shaded and skilled album, one boasting a fuller production than before. Morrissey and Marr also labored hard over the songs, working to expand the Smiths' sound within their very real boundaries. For the most
The Smiths 2007-05-04 12:24:00 The Smiths (1984)01. Reel Around The Fountain (5:56)02. You've Got Everything Now (4:00)03. Miserable Lie (4:28)04. Pretty Girls Make Graves (3:43)05. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (4:38)06. This Charming Man (2:43)07. Still Ill (3:21)08. Hand In Glove (3:23)09. What Difference Does It Make? (3:50)10. I Don't Owe You Anything (4:05)11. Suffer Little Children (5:28) link Arriving in an era dominated by synth pop and gloomy post-punk, the Smiths' eponymous debut was the bracing beginning of a new era. On the surface, the Smiths' sound wasn't radically different from traditional British guitar pop -- Johnny Marr's ringing, layered guitars were catchy and melodic -- but it was actually an astonishing subversion of the form, turning the structure inside out. Very few of the songs followed conventional verse-chorus structure, yet they were quite melodic within their own right. Marr's inventive songwriting was made all the more original and innovative by Morrissey's crooning and ly
NOFX 2007-05-04 11:15:00 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records (2002)01. Pimps And Hookers (2:14)02. All Of Me (2:06)03. We Threw Gasoline... (2:44)04. Drugs Are Good (2:19)05. Lower (2:48)06. Forming (0:51)07. Elecrticity (2:07)08. Lazy (3:03)09. The Plan (3:00)10. Timmy The Turtle (1:39)11. Punk Song (0:48)12. See Her Pee (0:32)13. Zyclone B Bathouse (1:38)14. Last Caress (1:32)15. Bath Of Least Resistance (1:47)16. We Aint Shit (3:05)17. San Francisco Fat (2:44)18. Vincent (3:22)19. Pump Up The Valium (1:47)20. Pods And Gods (2:57)21. Eat The Meek (Dub Mix) (4:33)22. Thalidomine Child (1:41)23. Fun Things To Fuck (If You 're A Winner) (1:05)24. Juice Head (0:21)25. Three On Speed (1:20)26. New Happy Birthday Song? (0:44)27. Talking Bout Yo Mama (0:32)28. Party Enema (1:30)29. Can't Get The Stink Out (1:08)30. Go To Work Wasted (1:01)31. Fuck The Kids (Revisited) (0:34)32. Whoa On The Whoas (0:43)33. Puke On Cops (1:00)34. I Gotta Pee (0:32)35. Totally Fucked (2:10)36. Fuck
Talking Heads 2007-05-08 09:47:00 The Name Of The Name Of This Band Is TalkingHeads
(Disc 1)01. New Feeling (3:10)02. A Clean Break (Let's Work) (5:05)03. Don't Worry About The Government (3:04)04. Pulled Up (4:04)05. Psycho Killer (5:32)06. Who Is It? (1:44)07. The Book I Read (4:22)08. The Big Country (5:09)09. I'm Not In Love (4:58)10. The Girls Want To Be With The Girls (3:44)11. Electricity (Drugs) (3:28)12. Found a Job (5:36)13. Mind (4:56)14. Artists Only (3:50)15. Stay Hungry (4:05)16. Air (4:02)17. Love -> Building On Fire (3:47)18. Memories (Can't Wait) (3:44)19. Heaven (4:31) link The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
(Disc 2: 1980-1981)01. Psycho Killer (5:34)02. Warning Sign (5:40)03. Stay Hungry (3:56)04. Cities (5:01)05. I Zimbra (3:30)06. Drugs (Electricity) (4:41)07. Once In A Lifetime (5:57)08. Animals (4:05)09. Houses In Motion (6:55)10. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (8:25)11. Crosseyed And Painless (5:59)12. Life During Wartime (4:54)13. Take Me To The River (6:34)14. The Great Cu
Stereophonics 2007-05-08 08:48:00 You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003)01. Help Me (She's Out Of Her Mind) (6:55)02. Maybe Tomorrow (4:33)03. Madame Helga (3:55)04. You Stole My Money Honey (4:18)05. Getaway (4:09)06. Climbing The Wall (4:55)07. Jealousy (4:26)08. I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There To Come Back) (4:37)09. Nothing Precious At All (4:20)10. Rainbows And Pots Of Gold (4:11)11. I Miss You Now (4:51)12. High As The Ceiling (3:20)13. Since I Told You It's Over (4:41) link Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones was still licking some serious wounds due to the breakup of his 12-year relationship with his girlfriend and a fallout with a best mate. The band's 2001 release, Just Enough Education to Perform, briefly touched upon his broken heart; however, Jones' darkest period came later as the band played countless sold-out gigs across Europe throughout late 2001 and 2002. Jones found himself personally and professionally isolated -- emotionally distant from his bandmates and best friends, drummer Stuart Cable a
Paris Combo 2007-05-08 08:28:00 Attraction (2001)01. Mais que fait la Nasa (4:04)02. Trois petits points (3:32)03. Traits de caractère (4:16)04. Danse des espirits (3:40)05. Attraction (3:58)06. Lettre à Paris
(3:45)07. Dans les bras d'un loup (3:28)08. Berceuse insomniaque (3:24)09. Pourquoi les vaches (4:26)10. Avril (4:33)11. Rétroviseur (4:20)12. Escapade (3:51)13. Fibre de verre (3:41) link Paris Combo
has the schtick, and it's served them well. Attraction carries on with what's not really a formula, but an attitude -- with a few subtle refinements, but the same elements that have brought them relative success. The title cut, happily bouncy, is a sophisticated summer afternoon by the Seine, while "Dans les Bras d'un Loup" is as seductive as midnight champagne in a Left Bank cabaret (and using the cello as a solo instrument is inspired, with its nighttime texture). As always, singer Belle du Berry offers a purr that's halfway between little girl and vampish Eartha Kitt and a series of songs that show sh
Napalm Death 2007-05-07 12:03:00 Noise For Music's Sake (Disc 1)01. The Kill (0:20)02. Scum (2:37)03. You Suffer (0:06)04. Deceiver (0:27)05. Hung (3:49)06. Antibody (2:50)07. Unchallenged Hate (2:07)08. Siege of Power (3:33)09. Greed Killing (3:04)10. Suffer The Children (4:21)11. Mass Appeal Madness (3:28)12. Next of Kin to Chaos (4:09)13. Judicial Slime (2:38)14. Lucid Fairytale (1:02)15. If the Truth Be Known (4:10)16. Plague Rages (3:50)17. Social Sterility (1:12)18. From Enslavement to Obliteration (1:35)19. Low Point (3:17)20. Contemptuous (4:23)21. Diatribes (3:51)22. Chains That Bind Us (4:07)23. Armageddon x 7 (3:14)24. Breed to Breathe (3:16)25. The World Keeps Turning (EP Version) (3:18)26. The Infiltraitor (4:31)27. Nazi Punks Fuck Off (1:21) link Noise For Music's Sake (Disc 2)01. Rise Above (2:41)02. Missing Link (2:14)03. Mentally Murdered (2:09)04. Walls of Confinement (2:55)05. Cause and Effect (1:23)06. No Mental Effort (4:08)07. Pride Assassin (2:05)08. Avalanche Master Song (Feat. Godflesh) Li
Suicidal Tendencies 2007-05-07 10:27:00 How Will I Laugh Tomorrow...When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)01. Trip At The Brain (4:33)02. Hearing Voices (4:14)03. Pledge Your Allegiance (4:32)04. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow (6:45)05. The Miracle (5:28)06. Suicyco Mania (5:53)07. Surf And Slam (2:52)08. If I Don't Wake Up (4:54)09. Sorry?! (3:48)10. One Too Many Times (3:13)11. The Feeling's Back (4:04) link Suicidal
Tendencies regrouped successfully for one of its best efforts, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today. The band's thrashy fusion of its hardcore roots with speed metal was fully developed by this point, and Mike Muir's social commentary and self-analysis were as ragingly compelling and by turns amusing as ever. Highlights include "Trip at the Brain," "One Too Many Times," and the title track. Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit (1989)01. Master Of No Mercy (2:38)02. How Will I laugh Tomorrow (4:42)03. Just Another Love Song (3:16)04. Waking The Dead (6:55)05. Controlled by Hatred (5:39)06.
S.O.D. 2007-05-06 16:03:00 Speak English Or Die (1985)01. March of the S.O.D. (1:27)02. Sargent D And The S.O.D. (2:25)03. Kill Yourself (2:12)04. Milano Mosh (1:33)05. Speak English Or Die! (2:26)06. United Forces (1:54)07. Chromatic Death (1:10)08. Pi Alpha Nu (0:08)09. Antiprocrastination Song (1:01)10. What's That Noise? (2:34)11. Freddy Krueger (1:54)12. Milk (1:22)13. Pre-Menstrual Princess Blues (2:17)14. Pussy Whipped (2:04)15. Fist - Banging Mania (0:53)16. No Turning Back (0:29)17. Fuck The Middle East (1:36)18. Douche Crew (D.C.) (0:09)19. Hey Gordy !! (0:07)20. The Ballad Of Jimi Hendrix (0:06)21. Diamonds And Rust (1:21) link S.O.D.'s Speak English or Die was an important record in the fusion of hardcore punk with thrash and speed metal, making even more explicit the connections that Anthrax's music implied. The tone of the music is crushingly loud, fast, and aggressive, but not at all serious -- the record is filled with goofy, macho humor, some of which holds up well (i.e., the three-sec
Sparks 2007-05-06 15:35:00 Hello Young Lovers (2006)01. Dick Around (6:35)02. Perfume (5:00)03. The Very Next Fight (5:18)04. (Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country (5:56)05. Rock, Rock, Rock (5:11)06. Metaphor (4:03)07. Waterproof (4:18)08. Here Kitty (4:26)09. There's No Such Thing As Aliens (2:54)10. As I Sit To Play The Organ At The Notre Dame Cathedral (7:03) link Why it is that after years or even decades some artists continue to thrill and entertain while others just burn out badly is one of those great mysteries, but in the example of Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks
, they're firmly in the former category. Hello Young Lovers is their 20th studio album in 35 years, not to mention one of their best. Following on from their enjoyable all-classical instrumentation experiment, Lil' Beethoven, Sparks take their cue here from the album's one song that added full rock band instrumentation to all the strings, "Ugly Guys with Beautiful Girls." The resulting fusion on Hello Young Lovers -- with the brot
Howlin' Wolf 2007-05-10 19:41:00 His Best (1997)01. Moanin' At Midnight (2:56)02. How Many More Years (2:42)03. Evil (2:55)04. Forty-Four (2:48)05. Smokestack Lightnin' (3:08)06. I Asked For Water (2:51)07. Who's Been Talkin' (2:23)08. Sitting On Top Of The World (2:33)09. Howlin' For My Darling (2:33)10. Wang Dang Doodle (2:24)11. Back Door Man (2:50)12. Spoonful (2:45)13. Shake For M (2:16)14. The Red Rooster (2:28)15. I Ain't Superstitious (2:54)16. Goin' Down Slow (4:02)17. Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy (3:07)18. Hidden Charms (2:22)19. Built For Comfort (2:38)20. Killing Floor (2:51) link With the exception of a vinyl compilation issued in the early '80s (His Greatest Sides, Vol. 1), there'd never really ever been a single-disc Howlin' Wolf best-of package available. That all changed with this entry in MCA/Chess' 50th Anniversary series, a 20-track retrospective that serves as the perfect introduction to the man and his music, some of the very best the blues has to offer. While some naysayers will alwa
Bob Marley & the Wailers 2007-05-10 09:17:00 Soul Rebels (1970)01. Soul Rebel (3:20)02. Try Me (2:48)03. It's Alright (2:37)04. No Sympathy (2:16)05. My Cup (3:36)06. Soul Almighty (2:42)07. Rebel's Hop (2:40)08. Corner Stone (2:31)09. Four Hundred Years (2:34)10. No Water (2:10)11. Reaction (2:43)12. My Sympathy (2:43)link Originally issued in 1970, Soul Rebels was the first album credited to Bob Marley
& the Wailers
, and it was also the band's first full-length collaboration with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, for whom they had already recorded a string of fairly successful singles. Working with the newly configured Upsetters band, Marley and crew delivered a strange and wonderful set of early reggae that at times plays fast and loose with the already established conventions of the genre -- on "My Cup" the beat sounds inside out, while "It's Alright" sounds like a slightly Jamaicanized version of Motown soul. Other songs, such as the beautifully harmonized "Try Me," show their deep roots in rocksteady. One of the most Read more:Bob Marley
Screamin' Jay Hawkins 2007-05-10 07:50:00 Voodoo Jive: The Best Of Screamin' Jay Hawkins
(1990)01. I Put A Spell On You (2:31)02. Little Daemon (2:28)03. Alligator Wine (3:09)04. I Love Paris (2:26)05. Person To Person (2:12)06. Frenzy (2:15)07. Do You Really Love Me? (2:12)08. This Is All (2:56)09. Just Don't Care (2:31)10. You Made Me Love You (2:05)11. Yellow Coat (2:27)12. I Hear Voices (2:43)13. Orange Colored Sky (2:54)14. (she Put The) Wamee (On Me) (3:06)15. Feast Of The Mau Mau (3:31)16. Move Me (3:12)17. Constipation Blues (4:32) link Screamin' Jay Hawkins -- genius or lunatic? An investigation of Hawkins' body of work suggests these two options were hardly mutually exclusive in his case, and while he certainly tended to favor material that indulged his fondness for the vocal freak-out, the man also possessed a solid baritone voice and knew just what to do with it. (A careful examination of his music reveals that Screamin' Jay could sing "straight" and do it quite well if the occasion called for it -- he simpl
Voodoo Dogs 2007-05-14 16:04:00 Voodoo
Dogs (2000)01. Keep a Thing Happening (4:38)02. Beatnik (4:37)03. Uganda (4:13)04. Vicoden (5:32)05. You Dig (4:58)06. Spellbound (5:04)07. The Crazy Man (5:00)08. The Birth of Life (4:53)09. Here We Go (4:13)10. People Unite (4:39) link The brainchild of keyboardist Larry Goldings and guitarist Bob Ward, the self-titled Palmetto debut of Voodoo Dogs comes across like a crazy view of what might have happened if the Crusaders had incorporated world music and Native American elements into their mix. The duo starts out simply enough, with Ward's muted electric guitar making percussive statements over a Goldings' Fender Rhodes as a wah-wah clicks on in the background. But as soon as we're comfy in retro-land, "Beatnik" storms in with a thick, modern trip-hop groove. Here, Tim Reis' punchy flute melody trades off with Ward's six-string as Goldings alternates between Hammond B-3 arpeggios and playful acoustic-piano lines. "Uganda" gets wackier yet, with Native American vocals a
Lou Reed 2007-05-17 11:04:00 Berlin (1973)01. Berlin (3:25)02. Lady Day (3:40)03. Men Of Good Fortune (4:37)04. Caroline Says I (3:57)05. How Do You Think It Feels (3:43)06. Oh Jim (5:13)07. Caroline Says II (4:14)08. The Kids (7:54)09. The Bed (5:51)10. Sad Song (6:59) link Transformer and "Walk on the Wild Side" were both major hits in 1972, to the surprise of both Lou Reed and the music industry, and with Reed suddenly a hot commodity, he used his newly won clout to make the most ambitious album of his career, Berlin. Berlin was the musical equivalent of a drug-addled kid set loose in a candy store; the album's songs, which form a loose story line about a doomed romance between two chemically fueled bohemians, were fleshed out with a huge, boomy production (Bob Ezrin at his most grandiose) and arrangements overloaded with guitars, keyboards, horns, strings, and any other kitchen sink that was handy (the session band included Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Aynsley Dunbar, and Tony Levin). And while Reed had often
The White Stripes 2007-05-17 10:34:00 White
Blood Cells (2001)01. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (3:05)02. Hotel Yorba (2:10)03. I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman (2:54)04. Fell In Love With A Girl (1:50)05. Expecting (2:03)06. Little Room (0:50)07. The Union Forever (3:26)08. The Same Boy You've Always Known (3:10)09. We're Going To Be Friends (2:22)10. Offend In Every Way (3:06)11. I Think I Smell A Rat (2:05)12. Aluminum (2:19)13. I Can't Wait (3:39)14. Now Mary (1:47)15. I Can Learn (3:32)16. This Protector (2:12) link Despite the seemingly instant attention surrounding them -- glowing write-ups in glossy magazines like Rolling Stone and Mojo, guest lists boasting names like Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson, and appearances on national TV -- the White Stripes have stayed true to the approach that brought them this success in the first place. White Blood Cells, Jack and Meg White's third effort for Sympathy for the Record Industry, wraps their powerful, deceptively simple style around meditations on fame, l
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