Rise & Fall of Bernie & Rats From Hull

rise & fall of bernie & rats from hull

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After recording two singles, The Rats were joined in 1968 byguitarist Mick Ronson. Also making an impact on the local scene was David Bowie under his real name of Davie Jones. This release will appeal to Bowie fans as well as admirers of '60s r&b. 15 tunes, including three bonus tracks: 'The Hunter', 'Colour Me' and 'Life's A River'. The full title is'The Rise & Fall Of Bernie Gripplestone And The Rats From Hull'. 1998 Angel Air release.

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Rise & Fall of Bernie & Rats From Hull
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
  • Awesome Bowie
  • Ziggy will captivate you!
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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ASIN: B00001OH7P
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Five Years
  2. Soul Love
  3. Moonage Daydream
  4. Starman
  5. It Ain't Easy
  6. Lady Stardust
  7. Star
  8. Hang On To Yourself
  9. Ziggy Stardust
  10. Suffragette City
  11. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

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After flirting with heavy guitar rock ("The Man Who Sold the World") and lighter pop ("Hunky Dory"), Bowie found middle ground on Ziggy Stardust. The creation of the Ziggy Stardust persona would live on well after Bowie shed the alien skin, marking the first rock concept album by a sexually ambiguous, artistically bent musician who confounded critics at every turn. A blend of dramatic strings, swaggering saxophones, jagged guitars, and theatrical arrangements, the album's darker rock numbers like "It Ain't Easy," "Moonage Daydream," "Ziggy Stardust," and the irresistible "Suffragette City," still serve as solid excursions into the future (then and now) of rock. The buoyant "Hang on to Yourself" and the dreamy "Star" offer hints of optimism in Ziggy's bleak world. The dramatic "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" and the image-heavy "Star Man" ("he'd like to come and meet us but thinks he'd blow our minds!") no doubt provided plenty of stage-worthy moments when Ziggy toured in the '70s, but years later they still thrill. Bowie blew our minds! --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am.......2007-07-07

Now I do like this. But it is not my favorite David Bowie album. Too many so-so songs ("Star"; "Hang Onto Yourself"; "Five Years"); too much campy over-orchestration ("Rock and Roll Suicide"), one total bomb ("It Ain't Easy") - he even recycles the "Sweet Jane" riff on "Starman", which is otherwise very good. Still, it's Ziggy Stardust, man! You know? It's not like there aren't all kinds of excellent songs on this album, because there are a truckload! You know "Moonage Daydream", right? What a guitar solo! And you know "Ziggy Stardust", I assume! The lyrics! The riff! And, again, the guitar solo! "Starman" is pretty good too, though I think Bowie could've written his own riff rather than take one of Lou Reed's. Been spending too much time around Jimmy Page, have you? Continuing on, "Suffragette City" may not be terribly insightful, but it's a Stonesy rocker with a powerful horn section, so I like it. Another two songs I like that you don't often hear too much of are the cathartic "Soul Love" and the groupie-themed rocker "Lady Stardust". Oh yeah, and then there's the concept. The bisexual androgynous alien coming down from space to save everybody's life. It's a bit clunky, but like Tommy I find Ziggy Stardust is more about the music than the concept. And the music's good!

5 out of 5 stars Awesome Bowie.......2007-06-28

This album is still my favorite dating back to 1972.
Bowie was the genius of the 70's.
All serious Bowie fans should add this cd to their collection, this is Bowie at his best,each song could easily be a number 1 hit even today!

Adrian.T.

5 out of 5 stars Ziggy will captivate you!.......2007-06-25

I love David Bowie and could listen to "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" over-and-over. The poetics of Bowie's lyrics and the phenomenal guitar riffs hold this album together and are what makes it a classic, must have album. This is Bowie at his height of fame and truly captures Bowie's glam rock side of the late 1970s. I could not choose a favorite song from this album because, to me, each song builds off of one another like a good concept album should. From the opening of "Five Years" right to the end "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" shows the various levels of Bowie's artistic ability.
This is a must have for any serious collection of Bowie and for anyone interested in good, wholesome rock showcasing one of the best artists of the 1970s.

4 out of 5 stars Trip down memory lane.......2007-06-10

I was in a restaurant when I heard this album being played and it really brought back memories. I used to listen to it as a teenager and I knew I'd enjoy listening to it again as an adult. It didn't disappoint! Classic Bowie!

5 out of 5 stars "Wam, Bam thank you Mam!!".......2007-04-24

Wow, rock n roll can be raw, catchy, dramatic, and quite sophisticated. So what is the need for new bands? Whenever people talk about Bowie they tend to speak in terms of him paving the way for a lot of today's music. Although that is true I don't think any new rock band has come close to this album. It's too painful for some people to look at the 1970's for what it truly was: the golden age of Rock N Roll, an age that younger people like myself missed out on and only live through their C.D. collection. It is much more comforting to call the 1970's the springboard for modern rock and ignore the fact that modern rock is passionless, corporate, crap.
This album is basically the essence of rock n roll. The songs are short, catchy, and upbeat. These are all qualities that most so called "modern rock" bands avoid like the plague although it is what rock music has always truly been about. Ziggy Stardust is from an era when quality was just plain expected in an album. You couldn't release an album with 10 crapped out songs and 1 decent single like today's bands (by the way music downloading and IPODs are not helping this problem).
If you love great rock music (real rock music) please do yourself a favor and buy Ziggy Stardust and give your Track Skip button a long deserved rest.
The Sufferer & the Witness
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Rise Against does it again
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The Sufferer & the Witness
Rise Against
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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ASIN: B000FP2Z0S
Release Date: 2006-07-04

Tracks:

  1. Chamber The Cartridge
  2. Injection
  3. Ready To Fall
  4. Bricks
  5. Under The Knife
  6. Prayer Of The Refugee
  7. Drones
  8. The Approaching Curve
  9. Worth Dying For
  10. Behind Closed Doors
  11. Roadside
  12. The Good Left Undone
  13. Survive

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Rise Against returns with a rollicking wallop of an album that further establishes the Chicago-based outfit as one of the great bright hopes for the future of alienation rock. Cut from the same savvy cloth as Bad Religion and Black Flag, Rise Against rocks hard during the martial opus opener, "Chamber The Cartridge," the melodic "Injection," which asks us to imagine that Iron Maiden came from sunny California and not some dreary part of London, and "Ready To Fall," which may be one of the greatest anthems of adolescent estrangement since The Who's "Baba O'Riley." The band also isn't afraid of a good hook and scintillating melody ("Under The Knife"), exploring complex emotions ("Roadside"), or unleashing a bit of old-school breakneck fury sans apology ("Brick"). All of these things demonstrate that Rise Against is drawing from a broader palette than many of its counterparts, one of the reasons it will (indeed, already has) rise above the masses of sound-alike acts vying for the attention of the MySpace generation.-Jedd Beaudoin

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5 out of 5 stars Rise Against does it again.......2007-06-18

I'm going to write a lot so skip this if you hate reading, but I'd advise not. Read it and get a good opinion on an even better band.

Before last year I'd never really heard of Rise Against. One of my guy friends would always sing the screaming parts of Ready to Fall, and I loved it, but I never knew who sung it. During one of my long searches for interesting music on here I came across this cd. I sampled Ready to Fall and right away I knew the song. I bought it just because of that. And I love it. since then I've gotten more of Rise Against's cd's and I still don't understand why they aren't more famous. Their music, if you could say that punk could be, is beautiful. it's really attention grabbing and addictive.

The songs are different than past albums, but they are more matture in some way, still political, but it's more hidden in the songs, it's not as direct as in Siren Song of the Counter Culture.

I'm not gunna rate the songs because that would be my opinion. I'm reviewing the songs as if I don't care about the music and I'm just here to review it.(though I really love it and I'm trying really hard to give you an honest opinion, but hey don't kill me if I make them sound a little better than they really are)

1.CHAMBER IN THE CARTRIDGE-This song is a great opener for the album. The beginning is really different **This is noise**...and then the guitar starts. It adds a really interesting effect and makes you somewhat interested. The beginning guitar kind of drags on a bit, but the lyrics finally start. Throughout the rest of the song the lyrics are pretty much the chorus and a few verses, but nothing too out of the ordinary. There's the hidden political view in this song if you listen.

2.INJECTION-The guitar in the beginning catches your attention and the lyrics are really well written. Because almost everyone can relate to something he sings throughout the entire song. It's a **oh, i know what thats like** sort of feeling throughout the song. The lyrics stand out more than the guitar in most of this song. They don't overpower it, but you focus more on his voice.

3.READY TO FALL-The albums first single. It's a catchy song. The lyrics are really simple, but in a good way. Not too simple but well though out. The guitar blends in with the singing during the chorus which makes his voice stand out. Nothing is really special about the song(like an awesome solo or insane guitars or drumming), but the way Rise Against put the music and the lyrics together make this song really stand out. It's addicting to listen to because it's repetitive in a good way.

4.BRICKS-For only 1:30 long this song is a standout one. From the beginning the guitars and drums are fast. A pure straight up punk fast song that makes you want to get up and start a fire and riot during the song. The lyrics too, and on to it's pure punk feeling, adding its politicalness slightly, and it would go unnoticed if not listened to and accepted.

5.UNDER THE KNIFE-From the start of the song you know it's going to be a good one. The opening riff is catchy. The chorus(guitar part) has part of the intro in it which keeps the song alive (though the lyrics could by themselves). Again the guitar stands out with pounding drums and a thrundering bass to go along with it.

6.PRAYER OF THE REFUGEE-The beginnig with the guitar and bass is captivating. it catches your attention, because this song doesn't start out as heavy as the others. It gradually builds up to it with a scream along worthy chorus. Throughout the rest of the song after the chorus the music starts to keep its usual punky heaviness and about 3/4 of the way through slow down to the beginning riff and immedietly go into the loud chorus.

7.DRONES-Picks up from the ending of Prayer of the Refugee and kicks up from there. With a raging bass and drum beginning and a screaming guitar slide whats not to like about it? The lyrics are very catchy and you know you can relate to them when you have those "days" and want someone there for you. The guitar, bass and drums continute to rage with the beginning heaviness for the rest of the song. Again the hinting politicalness in the song(I'm not saying that's a bad thing. It's great that they can express politics through music. Its a talent and I love it.).

8.THE APPROACHING CURVE-They tell a story, which is a great addition to the album, and they don't do a bad job either. This song is captivating you get sucked into it. The girls vocals in the background(very quietly) was different, but a great addition to the song. It makes it more addicting and true if you relate. The guitars, bass and drums make a melody that go along with the song perfectly making the song something you could really lose yourself in and just focus on the song.

9.WORTH DYING FOR-The drums immediatly start in the beginning which makes a great entrance to a good song. The lyrics are very well written and go great with the album and everything going on in the world right now. The guitar througout is fast, like the drums and bass and make the song worth listening to because they add fastness and an addicting touch(though the lyrics help out so much). Speaking of the lyrics, they make the song so much better and add emotion to it.

10.BEHIND CLOSED DOORS-The singing and guitar make a perfect beginning for this song. You can relate to the lyrics and you could defniitally see a solider sing this song during war **we will survive**...The guitar and drums, bass too throughout the rest of the song is exceptional and keeps you hanging, like the lyrics. With pauses at the end of lines during some of the verse parts it adds a great effect of suspense. All in all this song is a good one and fits this album like the plastic cover the cd comes in.

11.ROADSIDE-I guess you could call this the Swing Life Away of The Sufferer And the Wittness. Somewhat slower and acoustic than all of the other songs. Here the girl singing is much louder than the occasional whisper in The Approaching Curve. It's a great addition to the song seeing that it's already different. So many people know what he feels while singing in the song. The guitar is the thing that really stands out over the drums(if hardly any) and bass(if it plays a little), but the lyrics overpower all of that with emotion.

12.THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE-The Guitar in the beginning again catches your attention. The vocals with the flower are different from any other song on this album which makes it unique. The vocals in gemeral are very good, the lyrics, well written and catchy, while the guitar and bass play on in harmony making an awesome rythm to the song as the drums play a great beat you practially want to air drum out. Then the ending, you think the song has changed, but it hasn't ans ends completly differently which keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting for that last song.

13.SURVIVE-The guitar immediatly starts out heavy with matching drums. Perfect. A heavy punk song at the end of the album to add the finishing touches. The vocals you want to sing along with they're so catchy while the guitar and drums pour out their hearts giving it their best to be awesome. They got it. With the vocals, the well written lyrics, and and greatly put together music, Survive is the perfect ending track to an already well put together album.


THATS IT!! If you're an old Rise Against fan you'll definately appriciate their new album, though different. If you're a new fan you'll love the new and enjoy the old as well. All in all, buy this album, you won't be disapointed with it if you're a punk-hardcoreish fan.

Rise Against is a band to want to jump up and down and just straight up rock out to.

4 out of 5 stars an excellent post-punk album.......2007-06-13

You know, I absolutely can't stand punk music. To me, it's the most unoriginal genre of music ever- each and every punk band sounds exactly the same to me. Which is why it surprises me to no end that I really like Rise Against. The Sufferer and the Witness was my first foray into Rise Against's world and I must say I'm interested in finding out more about their other works.

To me, all the songs are very good, but there are only a few truly standout tracks: their first single from TSatW, Ready to Fall, Drones, Chamber the Cartridge, and my personal favorite from the album- Roadside.

All I have to say is that if more bands sounded like Rise Against, I might not have such a vendetta against the genre. Enjoy- I sure did.

4 out of 5 stars Awesome CD!!!.......2007-06-01

I Think This Is The Best Rise Against CD So Far! Almost Every Song On This Album Is Awesome.I Think That About 4 Songs Really Stand Out On This Album.Go Out & Purchase This CD!

*Chamber the Cartridge
*Ready To Fall
*Prayer of the Refugee
*Drones

5 out of 5 stars wow!!!!.......2007-05-15

man this cd is kick azz from start to finish. i would give it a 6 if i could. All of there cd's are good but this one is great.

4 out of 5 stars Addictive from start to finish.....like a good beer.......2007-04-09

This is quite simply a refreshing album. For me anyways it is. I had heard of Rise Against before but never really gave them a chance or second notice. But my friend played a long drive a few weeks ago and what I heard made me want to hear more, much more. I'm glad I decided to do so as this is all that I've been listening to since. Upon listening to the album its readily apparent that Rise Against has loads of talent. Another thing this album does right is grab you by your upper ear loab and not let go untill its ripped off and bleeding. Like previous albums, "The Sufferer & the Witness" is relentless from start to finish, but its utterly addictive during the whole thing. There really isn't a weak track on the whole album, but certain tracks are certainly stronger than others.

I personally have found this album to be a breath of fresh air, and this really is not even my style of music. It has a unique feel to it, a big part of that being the vocals, which I find to be quite good. The only complaint I could have against this album is that it does tend to sound all the same. But on the other hand, if you like what that sounds like, its all good. You just don't have any slower songs to really break up the pace of the album.

Great album, give it a chance, I dare you not to get addicted to it. The only question I have is will it stand the test of time and be a "classic" album years from now. Only time and perhaps only you can tell. Will you?
Rise
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Herb Albert 'Rise' At Last!
  • "RISE" -- Remastered and Expanded!
  • Herb's Comeback Classic!!
  • Rise(Its Real Cool)
Rise
Herb Alpert
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
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ASIN: B000OPO6W4
Release Date: 2007-05-29

Tracks:

  1. 1980
  2. Rise
  3. Behind the Rain
  4. Rotation
  5. Aranjuez (Mon Amour)(A-Ron-Ways)
  6. Love Is
  7. Angelina
  8. Street Life
  9. Rotation (Alternate Version)
  10. Aranjuez (Mon Amour) - 2007 Dance Mix (A-Ron-Ways)

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After a meteoric rise to fame as the leader of the Tijuana Brass, one of the most successful groups of the '60s, Herb Alpert focused on running A&M Record's, the indie powerhouse he had founded with partner Jerry Moss. His second artistic journey began with the release of "Rise," a sultry dance instrumental, in 1979. It became the biggest hit of his career, winning a Grammy and climbing to number one on the Billboard chart, making him the only recording artist to have a number one record as a vocalist and as an instrumentalist. Alpert and his nephew Randy "Badazz" Alpert, who had cowritten "Rise," created an entire album around his new, laidback sound, and Rise, the album, was born, topping the charts and providing a significant new chapter to Alpert's already accomplished career.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Herb Albert 'Rise' At Last!.......2007-06-14

I was hoping when the original CD of this album went out of print a remaster would follow soon and it did.This album supervised by Mr.Albert himself contains not only a fat liner booklet but a remastering sound so vivid it will simply blow you away!As for the music itself,being that 'Rise' is Herb's big comeback he did everything in his power to beef up his sound and make it contemporary;what that really means is Herb Albert brings in members of the Crusaders for a huge sound that embraces modern pop,jazz-funk and a lot of disco.The open fanfare of "1980" does showcase one fact;Albert has not elected to alter his trumpet style one bit despite the extremely produced music.And then we're onto the title song everybody knows-again given new life here by the GREAT sound!"Behind The Rain" finds him in full on 4/4 disco beat mode,complete with all the big strings that usually come with it.The real fine for funk fans on this album though has GOT to be "Rotation"-now this is almost as pure a "rare groove" as you can get,with little more then a brooding funk bass synth pulse backing up Albert's dramatic trumpet solo-next to the title song it's probably one of the finest tunes on the album.Along with a couple more returns into the disco relm,including one with a lite reggae influence the catchy "Love Is",the only vocal tune on the album appears and the album ends with a funky cover of The Crusaders "Street Life".Herb Albert proceeded to smooth out his sound on his releases after this recording but 'Rise' is a pivitol moment in his career.And well worth investigating.

5 out of 5 stars "RISE" -- Remastered and Expanded!.......2007-06-03

Finally, the Herb Alpert Signature Series continues. We didn't get CDs of TIJUANA BRASS VOLUME 2, WARM, or THE BRASS ARE COMIN' but they have been made available in digitally remastered form on Apple iTunes. Not counting compilations, the next 6 albums chronologically would be SUMMERTIME, YOU SMILE-THE SONG BEGINS, CONEY ISLAND, JUST YOU & ME, HERB ALPERT/HUGH MASEKELA, and THE MAIN EVENT/LIVE, all origially issued from 1970 to 1978. Instead, they've skipped ahead to 1979 and Herb's big comeback hit, RISE.
This CD is another high quality reissue in the Signature Series. As far as improved sound over the previous CD issue, there is no comparison. "Rise" and "Rotation" even sound remarkably better than they did on DEFINITIVE HITS which wasn't mastered all that many years ago. The drums and fanfare on "1980" come barrelling out of the speakers to let you know up front that there are some serious sonic improvements on this new edition of the album. On "Rise" the voices from the first bass break are much more audible, on "Rotation" the opening percussion has an echo that I've never been able to distinguish before. It gives the intro to the song a bounce that only improves upon what was already my favorite track on the album. Louis Johnson's bass on "Love Is" is much more pronounced -- it really restores the snap to Johnson's slap and the whole track sounds much fresher. There's too many things going on in "Aranjuez" to discuss, but they all sound better now due to a first rate remastering job. As the crazy-mad-one-star-reviewer pointed out earlier, Alpert did resequence the album, swapping "Street Life" with "Aranjuez". This keeps the orginal "Aranjuez" track from being too close to the bonus track remix though, and personally, I think the order of the songs works just fine. The new version of "Aranjuez" is listed as a 2007 dance mix but there really isn't a whole lot that's been changed on the track and I have to agree with Crazy-mad-one-star-reviewer once again when he says that the track doesn't seem all that modern dance-wise. But there are some noticeable differences -- the Spanish guitar intro has been cut and the drums have been remixed to the point where it doesn't scream "Disco!" as much as the '79 original. It's a good mix and I think I may like it as much, maybe even a little more, than the original version. The other bonus track is a new version of "Rotation". I originally thought they had included a '79/'80 era dance version of the song but this version sounds like it would be right at home on the WHIPPED CREAM RE-WHIPPED album along with "Lemon Tree" and "Ladyfingers". At any rate, it's a great version and I think fans of the original will like it.
I always thought RISE was a great album and really deserved all of its success. With this reissue, I think it's become an even better album.

5 out of 5 stars Herb's Comeback Classic!!.......2007-06-02

It's great to see Herb's masterpiece get the remastered treatment is so richly deserves. "Rise" is one of the greatest instrumental singles of all time. It is as refreshing to hear on the radio now as it was back when it hit #1 on the pop charts in October of 1979. The entire album holds up surprisingly well. And the other review posted at amazon trashing it is clearly written by a non-music lover with little awareness of what truely sexy music is...Rise is so contagious, so infectious, and so groovy that it is literally impossible not to shake your booty while listening. This is dance/jazz music for grown ups who know great hooks and catchy melodies when they hear them. The two bonus mixes are rather dated and don't really hold up well next to the current dance scene. But DJs with any talent or imagination can recognize that the original tracks are full of great funky grooves that are still relavent nearly 30 years later. Now we just need to see more post-Rise albums get remastered...please!

4 out of 5 stars Rise(Its Real Cool).......2007-06-02

ONE STAR, NO WAY. THIS IS ONE OF HERB ALPERT BEST. ANYBODY WHO DON'T KNOW HERB ALPERT AND WOULD LIKE TO START WITH HIS MUSIC. THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU. ENJOY
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Norrin Radd
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Manufacturer: Sony Classical
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000Q66IC2
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

  1. Silver Surfer Theme
  2. Galactus Destroys/Opening
  3. Pursuing Doom
  4. Wedding Day Jitters
  5. Chasing the Surfer
  6. Camp Testosterone/Meeting the
  7. A Little Persuasion
  8. Botched Heroics
  9. Someone I Once Knew
  10. The Future/Doom's Deal
  11. Sibling Switch
  12. Outside Help
  13. Springing the Surfer
  14. Doom's Double Cross
  15. Mr. Sherman/Under the Radar
  16. Four in One
  17. Silver Savior/Aftermath
  18. Gunshot Wedding
  19. Noren Radd

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The past couple of years have been, er, super-busy for composer John Ottman: He wrote super-heroic scores for movies such as Superman Returns, X2: X-Men United and two Fantastic Four installments, including this one. Being a sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer reintroduces some themes from its predecessor (as on "Botched Heroics"). The main new development, of course, is associated with the titular hero, and it starts off the CD. Appropriately, considering Silver Surfer's conflicted nature, a moody undercurrent courses through the track, even when it finally gets to soar. New villain Galactus is a big ol' cosmic cloud of evil; appropriately again, his theme ("Galactus Destroys/Opening") is distinguished by a certain synthetic, low-end fuzziness. Overall, the CD is relatively low key for a big summer action movie. The suspense/action cues don't pummel your eardrums; a track like "Sibling Switch" brings to mind the classicism of Bernard Herrman circa Psycho, while the use of the choir of "Four in One" isn't that different from what you could hear in 1960s sword-and-sandals epics. This relative restraint may frustrate those who enjoy contemporary bombast, but it will be a pleasant surprise for fans of a more restrained approach. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Norrin Radd.......2007-06-20

-The album opens magnificently with an almost 5 minute suite dedicated to fleshing out the fantastic Silver Surfer theme which is nothing short of orgasmic. The theme is by far the best thing the album has to offer and it's a shame that no other thing on the album quite lives up to the fantastic theme. Since the Surfer is from outer space Ottman employs some very nice synths to give it an other worldly feel and he pulls it off quite nicely.

-The album does have a lot of skittering action writing which I'm not really a huge fan of. Elfman and Powell can pull that kind of stuff of well but here it just sounds so generic. "Chasing the Surfer" and "Pursuing Doom" are great examples of that kind of writing, but luckily the whole album is jam packed with that and does have a lot of nice melodic writing that provides some great musical moments.

-Tracks like "Someone I Once Knew" are a delight to listen to and once again shows Ottman using the weird little synths very nicely. I love how he blends the synths with this mysterious choir around the 45 sec. mark on that track. Makes it sound so mysterious and creepy. I haven't seen the movie yet but hopefully that great cue won't be ruined by loud sound effects or dialog. We get to see Ottman's romantic side with beautiful cues like "Wedding Day Jitters" and "Gunshot Wedding". Wish we could have gotten more stuff like that but the small ones we get here are nice enough. "Silver Savior/Aftermath" contains some great action and moments where the Surfer theme gets to shine. I'm guessing it accompanies the big, loud CGI battle that we should except at the end of the movie.

-The album finally closes with "Norrin Radd" which contains a choral rendition of the Surfer theme. Really wish it were longer and wish Ottman had done more grand choral writing like that because that was a treat to listen to and easily my favorite track on the album.

-I was never a huge fan of the first FF score and this one isn't perfect either but it is a huge improvement over the first one. It's no match for Ottma's stronger outings like "X2" or "House of Wax" but I still really did enjoy this an awful lot.
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hit Machines
  • SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULTURE - CD ALBUM
  • Very good album
  • Pretty good
  • Simply Great
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Rise Against
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002KQOGW
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

  1. State Of The Union
  2. The First Drop
  3. Life Less Frightening
  4. Paper Wings
  5. Blood To Bleed
  6. To Them These Streets Belong
  7. Tip The Scales
  8. Anywhere But Here
  9. Give It All
  10. Dancing For Rain
  11. Swing Life Away
  12. Rumors Of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Album Description

Rise Against are a political punk band from Chicago who recorded Siren Song of the Counter-Culture with Rage Against the Machine producer GGGarth and Rage and Nirvana mixer Andy Wallace. The four band members came together from punk bands 88 Fingers Louie, Pinhead Circus, and the Enemy, and the emo band Baxter, and play old school punk (e.g., Descendants) with a strong political point of view.

Siren Song of the Counter-Culture has drawn rave reviews from key publications. Rolling Stone praised the band's "rousing, intelligent fury," while Alternative Press said "the band's engrossing hardcore is an urgent siren song that's appropriate for these angst-ridden, uncertain times."

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hit Machines.......2007-06-08

Rise Against is such a versatile band. This CD alone has 3 hit songs on it, each being completely different from the next.

5 out of 5 stars SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULTURE - CD ALBUM.......2007-05-13

LATELY I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM OF RISE AGAINST. THE SERVICE OF AMAZON WAS AMAZING AND VERY QUICK, EVEN SAFE IN HANDLING THE CD. THE ALBUM IS JUST FABULOUS! I HEARD IT MILLIONS OF TIMES, BUT THE SONGS ARE FANTASTIC EVERY TIME I HEAR THEM! GOOD JOB!

4 out of 5 stars Very good album.......2007-05-10

This is a really good CD to get if you are into the whole pop-emo thing. I wouldn't label this as punk (like Sex Pistols or Misfits) because it's more melodic. It's more along the lines of New Found Glory or maybe Pennywise or Bad Religion. It's probably realitively easy to find an mp3 for "Life Less Frightening", which is in my opinion the best song off the CD. If you like the aforementioned bands, then definitely get this, as you won't be disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty good.......2007-01-10

this cd is pretty good, some really good songs from them thats for sure. if you like hard music you'll enjoy. Swing away is a nice song from them, something new and freash

5 out of 5 stars Simply Great.......2007-01-08

This is the best album of Rise Against. Every single song is terrific
Rise
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sitar please
  • Anoushka rise CD
  • Wonderful music...
  • Good choice!
  • Saw her live and then bought this....I can play it all day
Rise
Anoushka Shankar
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AV2G6A
Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

  1. Prayer In Passing
  2. Red Sun
  3. Mahadeva
  4. Naked
  5. Solea
  6. Beloved
  7. Sinister Grains
  8. Voices Of The Moon
  9. Ancient Love

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There are prodigies and there is progeny. Anoushka Shankar is both. As the daughter of sitar legend Ravi Shankar, she's got bloodlines and a teacher who is one of the greatest to ever play sitar. While Anoushka has pretty good classical chops (not the best, but pretty good), Rise shows her versatility and growth as a composer, arranger, and producer. The nine-song album features her sitar along with a variety of traditional Indian and modern Western instruments. She orders the ragas logically, starting with morning and working toward the final one at the end of the night, each one capturing the mood of its particular time of day. For example, mellow opener "Prayer in Passing" would be the initial waking moments, while the mood soon gets more upbeat on "Red Sun" before the midday heat sets in for the middle tracks and brings down the tempo. Traditionalists will call it pop, but there is nothing light or disposable about Rise. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Sitar please.......2007-05-12

I loved the blend of Indian and western music. Anoushka is an amazing sitar master and certainly brings the inherited talent of her father plus her own interpertaion to this music. Great CD with ragas done on a slightly more western style.

5 out of 5 stars Anoushka rise CD.......2007-05-10

I ordered a standard delivery, but I was charged 3 times the amount for 2 day delivery.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful music..........2007-04-30

Beautiful
soul stirring
soul awakening
I highly recommend
that you sit down and take the time
to listen and enjoy.

4 out of 5 stars Good choice!.......2007-03-26

For the fans of this type of music, she is an absolutely delight. For the neophytes like me, this is a great introduction to the culture and music of India. Her ability to play this intricate instrument is incredible, she makes it sound so easy. A couple of songs are her father's but with a new twist and emotion. It is certainly a great CD.

5 out of 5 stars Saw her live and then bought this....I can play it all day.......2007-01-03

She is a genius and she's assembled world musicians that when combined, stretch out to a very modern sound (so not like her Dad what-so-ever.) Way lovely, mix of world music-flamenco-scat-jazz. I play it a long time, put it away and come back to it. I saw her live in Grant park in Chicago in August and watched little children all over the lawn spontaneously stand up and start to dance. I'll never forget it.
Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • absolutely amazing!!!!!
  • Not That Great
  • heard it was good...what an understatement
  • I love christian metal
  • Some Good Metalcore to Add to Your Collection
Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord
The Devil Wears Prada
Manufacturer: Rise Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GIXHJM
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

  1. The Ascent
  2. Gauntlet Of Solitude
  3. Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over
  4. And The Sentence Trails Off...
  5. Rosemary Had An Accident
  6. Redemption
  7. Swords, Dragons & Diet Coke
  8. Who Speaks Spanish, Colon Quesadilla
  9. Texas Is South
  10. Modeify The Pronunciation
  11. Salvation

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing!!!!!.......2007-05-16

This is honesty one of the most amazing albums i have ever heard, and to think it is a debut album!!! TDWP combines everything I love about music and roll it all up into one, everything is absolutely perfect, anyone should buy this, it will blow you away!!! Seriously if you dont have this cd right now you have issues, GET THE CD!!!

2 out of 5 stars Not That Great.......2007-04-16

Sorry to rain on everybody's parade over this band, but TDWP is just another metalcore band that isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. First off, their singer is nothing good. For example, in "Swords, Dragons and Diet Coke", at the 2-minute-mark, his nasal singing makes me want to shove screws up my ears. Second off, the music is just simply what your average post-hardcore and/or metalcore band did at least 4 to 5 years before they came along. I give them credit for the song "Texas Is South", as the intro tends to make me somewhat enjoy this song. And the keyboards, yeah, you have keyboards, and they make it stand out somewhat, but so does Soilwork, Chimaira, and Dark Tranquillity, and they do a much better job at it. It's nothing groundbreaking.

Overall, this is yet another generic and rather boring release from Rise Records. New age post-hardcore and metalcore fanatics will enjoy this, but if you want metalcore/post-hardcore that won't bore you, nor will it be vastly hindered by terrible vocals, go for 7 Angels 7 Plagues, Skycamefalling, and Misery Signals.

5 out of 5 stars heard it was good...what an understatement.......2007-01-15

Was with a friend at best buy when we saw the CD who said he heard from a friend that they were a good band. Well I had money and wanted to listen to a new band so I took a chance and bought it. We popped it in once we got to the car and were blown away. Completely different from anything we had heard in the hardcore genre. Keyboards... Bizzare breakdowns that are insane, Singer does it all... High screams, low screams, melodic verses...Everything. This band takes everything good from all other hardcore bands then gives a touch of awesome and creates something unheard of. One of the most original bands in my collection I must say

5 out of 5 stars I love christian metal.......2007-01-12

These guys are awesome, it is so cool that you can still have insane music without all the bad stuff. The lead vocalist has the best range of growls and screams that I have heard from any band, if you can scream try doing what he does and youll see what I mean. The guitarists and drummer are very skilled, great breakdowns. Probably the most skilled metalcore band I know, Norma Jean is also a great christian band.

4 out of 5 stars Some Good Metalcore to Add to Your Collection.......2006-10-17

I ran across this name a few times from a few ads and I wanted to see what all the talk was about. So, later that day, I checked out their Myspace, and I was very intrigued. Metalcore has quickly become an outdated genre due to it's lack of integrity and originality, but I'll listen to anything with a beat before pre-judging. With sick, versatile breakdowns, sweet and subtle refrains, flavorful electronic synths, and a benevolent contrast between melody and aggression, The Devil Wears Prada hits hard with their first full-length.

TDWP has a way of making their contrasts in sound so obvious and blatant that the listener doesn't even expect it. Sounds almost like an oxy moron doesn't it? Well, sorry, but I'm dead serious. The vocal ranges are incredible creating variety and versatility between songs (check out "Gauntlet of Solitude" and "Rosemary had an Accident" to witness the best ranges) also lacking the monotnous waves developed by the standard hardcore savant. As far as the melodic vocals go, they aren't weak by any sense but provide a sensitivity similar to the likes of Underoath (check out "Swords, Dragons & Diet Coke" and "Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over").

The guitars work well with each other but, at times, fail to fill the void in between the hooks and breakdowns. If the guitars worked better separately or at least in the transitions, then this would be an album for the taking. The clean-work is good, though. They definitely work well with the synth ("Who Speaks Spanish, Colon Quesadilla") to infer stable electronic refrains.

The drums could definitely use some better double bass work, but have unbelievable potential. I felt like I was waiting a lot for a heavy in-your-face metal disastrous drumline, but they took a while to get there. Oh well, that was there purpose I guess, but I can appreciate a good drumline when I hear one. They play as a good backbone, though, for sure, especially during the breakdowns and transitions ("Modify the Pronunciation"). As for the bassline, it is almost unnoticable, but plays an important part in adding a thump to the drumline (it's main purpose for hardcore/metalcore music).

"Dear Love..." is one of the best and most talked-of debut full-lengths of the year. The Devil Wears Prada has great potential. I am definitely relieved I checked out this album. I don't usually listen to ads, but I felt obligated to listen for myself; a good move on my part, I believe.



Revolutions Per Minute
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • RPM is classic Rise Against...
  • WARNING: Highly Addictive
  • Excellent@!!!!!
  • The Only Rise Against You'll Need
  • Like the Angel, that you are! MASTERPIECE- 9 Stars
Revolutions Per Minute
Rise Against
Manufacturer: Fat Wreck Chords
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008O83V
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Black Masks & Gasoline
  2. Heaven Knows
  3. Dead Ringer
  4. Halfway There
  5. Like The Angel
  6. Voices Off Camera
  7. Blood-Red, White & Blue
  8. Broken English
  9. Last Chance Blueprint
  10. To The Core
  11. Torches
  12. Amber Changing

Album Description

Second album on Fat Wreck Chords features 12 tracks. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars RPM is classic Rise Against..........2007-02-25

In newer albums, Rise Against has been a bit softer, and some have criticized them for it. If you're a fan of the softer tracks on "Siren Song" or "The Sufferer", this album *may* not be for you. It's unabashedly hard and heavy, with a little bit of angst. That being said, it's quite good, if you like that kind of music. It's a fantastic album, for the right listener.

Some albums are amazing for a month and then you play them once every week or two after that, at best. RPM was one of those albums where the harshness is surprising, but it grows on you.

5 out of 5 stars WARNING: Highly Addictive.......2007-01-21

Rise Against has risen(no pun intended) to be one of the best mainstream bands out there. Tim McIlrath has probably the best vocals in a punk band I've seen since Glenn Danzig. And the musicians are highly talented. They may be punk, but that doesn't mean that they have no talent at their instruments.

Anyway, about this album. It didn't quite captivate me at first. Probably because I've grown to love Siren Song so much and this was way different. Well, as time flew by, I became addicted to it. I really started to know that this IS Rise Against. Don't get me wrong, Siren Song is a great album that also gets 5 stars, but it's a completely different sound and besides Tim's voice it almost sounds like a different band (they came back to the true Rise Against sound with Sufferer and the Witness).
1.Black Masks and Gasoline
5/5 Can you pick a better song to start off the album? One of the fastest, yet melodic, songs on the album.
2.Heaven Knows
5/5 Holy frikin poop! Heaven knows that this is a great song (pun intended). It's the one that got me hooked. To this day, it has stayed as one of my favorite Rise Against songs. From it's fast hardcore intro, to its slow emotional outro, it's a must listen.
3.Dead Ringer
3.5/5 Ehh, I'm a bit iffy on this one.
4.Halfway There
4.5/5 This is a good one. It's probably the darkest song on the album.
5.Like the Angel
4/5 This one's pretty alright by me. A bit overrated if you ask me. It's not like much of anything else on the album. It's always better hearing this on THUG than it is on the CD for some reason.
6.Voices Off Camera
4.5/5 This one's really catchy. I like it.
7.Blood Red, White, and Blue
5/5 Ha! one of the angriest songs on the album.
8.Broken English
5/5 .....I'm completely stunned, this song is so great. This may be the best song on the album. Not sure, I'll have to do a bit of consideration.
9.Last Chance Blueprint
3/5 Another kinda okay one.
10.To The Core
5/5 THIS is the angriest song on the album. It's aggression and energy makes me wanna mosh and break something.
11.Torches
5/5 I actually didn't like this at first. WTF was wrong with me?! btw, I think they should've ended the song with the slow part.
12.Amber changing
4.5/5 Good way to end the CD.

Rise Against's best album is either this or Sufferer. I'll have to do some choosing and consideration first though.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent@!!!!!.......2007-01-13

always loved this bands music and this cd ranks up there with all the others

4 out of 5 stars The Only Rise Against You'll Need.......2006-07-28

Revolutions Per Minute is probably the only great Rise Against album. I don't have their new album or the one that came out before it, but the band seems to keep making music that sounds exactly the same on each album. The reason this album is their best is because their musical formula works very well on this album. The opening track, "Black Masks And Gasoline" is pretty good and gives the listener an idea of the kind of emotion and lyrics that will fill the rest of the album. Other stand out tracks are Broken English, Voices Off Camera, and To The Core. To The Core is a really short but very violent piece of music; Voices Off Camera is a catchy track, and Broken English is one of Rise Against's best songs. If you like this album, you'll like their other albums, but this one is all you need. Their other albums contain music that sounds just like this, just not as good in terms of lyrics and instrumentation. I think that after this album, Rise Against went down the path to mediocrity.

5 out of 5 stars Like the Angel, that you are! MASTERPIECE- 9 Stars.......2006-06-23

This is my second favourite CD of all time behind FFAF and also my second favourite band. THis CD is so killer and every track on this thing is amazing and a masterpiece on it's own. Like the angel and black masks and gasoline are my two favourite songs of this but every song is good. If you are a fan of cool punk of the street, pick this up and put wind breaker on, prepare to be blown away.
Truly! Tornado of Awesomeness
Rise to Your Knees
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Rise to Your Knees
    Meat Puppets
    Manufacturer: Anodyne
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000R9YE5G
    Release Date: 2007-07-17

    Tracks:

    1. Fly Like the Wind
    2. On the Rise
    3. Radio Moth
    4. Tiny Kingdom
    5. Enemy Love Song
    6. Spit
    7. Island
    8. Vultures
    9. Stone Eyes
    10. This Song
    11. New Leaf
    12. Disappear
    13. Ship
    14. Ice
    15. Light the Fire

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    Where do Meat Puppets go when they die? They don't go to heaven where the angels fly, but rather take 11 years for a resurrection, then regroup and pick up where they left off. Granted, this reunion of the twisted, high-desert trio is devoid of original drummer Derrick Bostrom, yet it does include what Kurt Cobain once referred to as "the Brothers Meat": Curt and Cris Kirkwood and their hippified fusion of punk, country, metal, and psychedelia. There are no surprises from songwriter Curt, whose calming, monotone Neil Young-at-78-rpm voice and frantic lead guitar has kept the Puppets' moniker alive since bassist Cris left to battle drug problems. In time-warp fashion, the band plays as distinctively and playfully as ever, with songs like "Spit," "Island," "Disappear," and "Enemy Love Song"--and the Kirkwoods' still-unique vocal accord--drifting back to Up on the Sun, vintage 1985. Curt's 15 songs (which clock in at a generous 65 minutes) can get sludgy ("Radio Moth") and brooding ("The Ship") and melancholy ("Tiny Kingdom"), but his astonishing guitar never rests. And with a decade to make up to their mass of cult-following backers, Rise to Your Knees is the kind of record that might keep these Meat Puppets up for awhile. --Scott Holter

    Album Description

    The Meat Puppets are legends - in the sense that bazillions of people actually love them just for being themselves and doing whatever suits their skewed tastes, prods their warped senses of humor and echoes their unique experience as blotter-addled, southwestern desperados with guitars, on a vision quest beyond the punk rock, beyond where the spirits of CSN&Y, Black Flag and the Louvin Brothers crouch together by firelight beneath the Mesa...
    Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • This one is OK, but proceed with caution
    • Elitists eff off.
    • Best Tiger Army yet.
    • nick 13 needs a new formula!!!
    • Uber
    Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise
    Tiger Army
    Manufacturer: Hellcat Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00027JYM6
    Release Date: 2004-06-29

    Tracks:

    1. Prelude: Death Of A Tiger
    2. Ghost Tigers Rise
    3. Wander Alone
    4. Santa Carla Twilight
    5. Ghostfire
    6. Rose Of The Devil's Garden
    7. Atomic
    8. What Happens?
    9. Through The Darkness
    10. The Long Road
    11. Calling
    12. Swift Silent Deadly
    13. Sea Of Fire

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars This one is OK, but proceed with caution.......2007-03-16

    Tiger Army's previous efforts have been fantastic, but this one shows signs of going in a mellower, more accessible and mainstream direction. Unfortunately, when this starts to happen to a band, things usually only get worse. There are some great songs on this CD. I especially like "Swift, Silent, Deadly," but overall this release pales in comparison to their others. I won't buy the next one without hearing it first, and if the band continues in this direction, I won't be adding any more of their CDs to my collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Elitists eff off. .......2006-07-18

    III is Tiger Army's most mature-sounding and solid piece of work to date. The songwriting is aeons beyond that found on their first album, and on III they've chosen to showcase their sharp pop sensibilities. The songs all have distinct personalities of their own, all while screaming TIGER ARMY. Personal favorites include the '50s-esque love song "Through The Darkness," country-fied "The Long Road," and "Calling," which is one of their best songs ever IMO. Looking forward to the next release.

    It's not fair to blow off good music simply because it appeals to a wider audience - not cool at all.

    5 out of 5 stars Best Tiger Army yet........2006-04-15

    The writing is tight. The song structure is incredible. His vocals are amazing. The sound of the recording is so different from any other psychobilly stuff out there. Nick 13 has grown into a much better songwriter/musician. I hope their next disc sounds this good. Alot of people bashed this disc, but they are trapped into what they think psychobilly should sound like. Nick 13 is making the genre evolve, and I applaud him for it. If every band sounded like Demented Are Go!, the Meteors or the Nekromantix this genre of music will die faster than the grunge scene from a decade ago.

    2 out of 5 stars nick 13 needs a new formula!!!.......2005-10-26

    heres my feelings about tiger army. first album rocks,2nd album song structures-lyrics-and music getting repetitive plus the addition of mister 13's new davey havock voice plus plus the addition of said moron himself,and this their third album besides 2 or 3 songs royaly sucks psycho dung. nick 13 doesn't dare call this 'band' "psychobilly" does he? cause tiger army has morphed into a watered down version of it's former self. another intro(yawn),more ballads about lost love(double yawn) and yes more self indulgent crap about tiger army never dying. please die....please? the addition of some of the worlds most boring drumming doesnt help. anyway's, stay clear of this homogenized commercial sounding hellcat records garbage. if you wanna' hear tiger army rock buy the first album or the early years e.p. besides that it's
    boring.

    5 out of 5 stars Uber.......2005-09-21

    This is Tiger Army, what more can I say? Everything about this album is very well put together. There is a balance of slower rockabilly songs and faster more intense psychobilly songs. The bass is awsome. Too bad their bassist Geoff had to leave the band, he was so awsome. Anyway I would reccomend this cd to a fan of anything from punk to country.

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    1. Sing a Powerful Song
    2. Stir
    3. Stoned But Articulate - Previously Undiscovered [Import]
    4. Strange World of the Tall Popp [Import]
    5. Sun the Wind and Other Things [Import]
    6. Symphonic Slam
    7. Tadpoles in a Jar [Import]
    8. Teenage Shutdown: Howlin' for My Darlin'
    9. The Begining of the End
    10. The Nightmare Returns [Import]

    Music

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