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Clubcutz America

Track Listings

1. Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)

2. Love Me the Right Way [the Real Rapino 12" Mix] - Rapination & Kym Mazelle

3. Gotta Find Love [7" Radio Mix]

4. Let Me in Your Heart [Full Mix] - Lisa Nilsson

5. Macarena [Bayside Boys Mix] - The Del Rios

6. I Was Made for Loving You [Club Mix] - Chill

7. Everything [T-Tempo'skey Lime Pie Mix]

8. Don't Stop Me Now [Extended Power Mix]

9. Lookin' Up [West End Mix] - Michelle Gayle

10. Movin' Up [Extended Version] - Dream World

11. Can You Feel It [Ultimate Club Mix]

12. Wait (For Our Love to Find Us) [Extended Version] - Legacy of Sound

Tracks:

Icky Thump
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)
300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
Conquest
Bone Broke
Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air)
Little Cream Soda
Rag And Bone
I'm Slowly Turning Into You
A Martyr For My Love For You
Catch Hell Blues
Effect and Cause

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Bagpipes, a song written as the soundtrack to a Michel Gondry music video, Patti Page's musical shadow, and Jack and Meg co-narrating a scavenger's rummages: It must be time for Icky Thump, the many-flavored riposte to 2006's Get Behind Me Satan. The duo starts big with the title track--Jack's fast-tumbling, falsetto-tinged lyrics jagging on hyper keyboard-sounding segues and Meg's pounding drums. They rarely shy from an idea, invoking acoustic Bob Dylan to frame "300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues," but interjecting a series of distortion-laden guitar paroxysms for good measure. The end of Icky, on "Effect and Cause," is where Jack's trademark vocal warble and spare, quick acoustic strums meet Meg's single-minded beats. Everywhere on Icky giant riffs leap and shout, with Flamenco horns and those eerie bagpipes and rhythmic shifts and Jack's impatient vocal kinetics, marking new territories even as the White Stripes again populate them with vintage ideas. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Description

The White Stripes are back with the most bombastic album they've ever produced! While revealing the band's roots in American folk music, Icky Thump is an explosive, revolutionary assault that brings together garage rock, every blues style of the past 100 years, nouveau, and flamenco. This is truly a modern rock and roll masterpiece!

Customer Reviews:

White stripes a homer.......2007-07-13

The new Icky Thump album by the White Stripes delivers the hard driving music and lyrical verse we now expect from Jack. The two person band delivers a tower of sound and driving rhythm throughout the CD. My favorite is the biting "You don't know what love is" which is a Dylanesque rocker with the bite of positively fourth street. The percussion is great and the variety of music created by this duo continues to amaze. Stripers will not be disappointed!

Good, but ..........2007-07-12

The White Stripes have never made a bad disc, but I don't find anything hugely groundbreaking here. After Jack White's diversions with The Raconteurs and Loretta Lynn, I thought the Stripes might start taking some more chances, and there are a few here such as the bagpipes and the "ancient" synthesizer. Any other band and I would have given this CD 5 stars, but knowing how much the White Stripes are capable of vs. what appear here and four is the most I can give.

They're back in Red, White and Black.......2007-07-12

After Get Behind me Satan (which I found to be a slightly disappointing follow-up to Elephant) I was worried that The White Stripes wouldn't be able to redeem themselves. They said the album was written in just around two weeks and Jack White had also been busy with The Raconteurs. The album, however doesn't disappoint. It is fully enjoyable from start to finish with Little Cream Soda through the last track being a medley of some of their best songs ever. It is personally my second favorite White Stripes Album.

aaaaaak.......2007-07-12

i have all the white stripes' albums since their debut "the white stripes". i'm 20. the white stripes were kinda the band that made me realize "what rock music is", so i have been holding them in high regard for a long time.

but somehow, icky thump is the first album of theirs which hasn't made me very happy.

these are all IMO only.

i. it's missing the rawness of the first album, "the white stripes". 'jimmy the exploder' and 'when i hear my name', those songs made me stop whatever i was doing, and go "WHOA".

ii. de stijl is original [and the cover of 'death letter', makes the whole cd cool].

iii. i like white blood cells. it's pretty. the brink before the phenomenal fourth album, 'elephant' [from WBC, 'dead leaves & the dirty ground', 'hotel yorba', 'fell in love with a girl' - such lovely, simple, classics].

iv. 'elephant' is a good introduction cd to the white stripes. i believe though, that icky thump doesn't quite measure up to elephant's polish.

v. 'get behind me satan' was more of a creative venture, and while it wasn't my personal fav, i appreciated the experimenting that went on. maybe this is a bit like what nirvana did with 'in utero', though i think that was a much fiercer, aggressive rebuttal to commercial success.

vi. and so, 'icky thump'. white stripes songs that are more than 3 minutes long. i think songs with a time limit worked in their favor. guitar riffs that don't really pack the same punch as the orgasmic solo in 'ball & biscuit'.

the album seems to lack the pure all-out rock magic which i've liked in the white stripes for a long time. that lack of a "formula"...that lack of cares for "safe" music. though if this is the direction they'll be taking, it saddens me quite a bit that they 'might not (really) know what to do', now that they've found themselves 'in a bigger room'...

Tiresome .......2007-07-11

First, if all you've heard of rock up to this point is stuff like the White Stripes, Coldplay, Radiohead and other contemporary bands than this album will probably sound fresh and cool and it would be pointless to read my review. But, if you expect a little bit more from your rock and roll than the same old sh#@ this review is a buyer beware....

Tiresome is a word I never thought I would put to a White Stripes album, but I find it the most natural word to express my impression of Icky Thump. I was surprised how many rock cliches I heard on his side project with The Raconteurs and thought perhaps because it was a band effort that once he got back into the saddle with as The White Stripes all that bombastic artiness would return, but no!

Icky Thump has really poor melodies and the lyrics are some of the worst this side of Paul McCartney ala Wing's Wildlife.

The best moments of the album which there are very few come in songs like A Martyr For My Love For You and the catchy Icky Thump. But overall this is just a big disappointment from a man that is capable of much more.

Get Behind Me Satan was a pretty good album but it marked a departure from the other White Stripes albums because it sounded like Jack White was expanding his sound, after the awful Raconteurs album and this Icky Thump it sounds more like it was an failed attempt to escape his own success.

Average customer rating:

I will never listen to another review again.
Great album...
pumpkins are back
B-sides make it more "complete"!
You've Got To Be Kidding Me!

Zeitgeist
Smashing Pumpkins
Manufacturer: Martha's Music / Reprise
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OQF6N6
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Doomsday Clock
7 Shades of Black
Bleeding the Orchid
That¹s the Way (my Love is)
Tarantula
Starz
United States
Neverlost
Bring the Light
(Come on) Let¹s Go!
For God and Country
Pomp and Circumstances

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Inside the buzzing hive of Smashing Pumpkins' guitars is clearly where bandleader Billy Corgan feels most comfortable. So, after a seven-year hiatus for the short-lived group Zwan and his surprisingly sunny 2005 solo album, Corgan has revived the Pumpkins in all the six-string-spattered shades of emotional gray that made them one of the greatest bands of the alt-rock era. Longtime drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, along with famed boardsmiths Roy Thomas Baker and Terry Date as well as Corgan himself coproduced. Chamberlin also supports mountainous layers of guitar with his fiercest playing. California musicians Ginger Reyes (bass) and Jeff Schroeder (guitar) complete a version of the band dedicated to early bare-knuckled form, with a few exceptions: Corgan's grown into a more powerful wordsmith and his lengthy guitar solo explorations of yore are replaced with a trim, barbed textural approach that's ultimately more vicious. That is, until the centerpiece "United States" stretches into an epic punk-metal-informed sibling of Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun," with Corgan's strings singing like explosions and twisting metal as he warbles about revolution. Much of this album conjures literal and sonic visions of apocalypse, but there's grace, too, in the blithe grind of the hopeful "That's the Way (My Love Is)" and the melodic "Neverlost." Overall, Corgan's captivating effort to mine both the spirit of these turbulent times and the soul of his defining band is a smashing success. --Ted Drozdowski

Album Description

The Smashing Pumpkins are back! After seven years, the acclaimed Pumpkins have returned with Zeitgeist. Featuring the single "Tarantula," this new sound is not to be missed.

Customer Reviews:

I will never listen to another review again. .......2007-07-13

About three days ago, I went to Wikipedia to see how well Zeitgeist was doing with "professional" critics. Unfortunately, Zeitgeist was getting mixed reviews. All-Music gave the album a two star out of five claiming that the "album sucked because some of the original members weren't participating in the reunion". Terrible reviews. Other reviews hailed Zeitgeist as a wonderful comeback album and I'd have to agree completely.

Zeitgeist shows the harder rocking Billy Corgan, there aren't any soft songs in this album. That was the earlier Smashing Pumpkins, and that's the exactly the reason why I love this album. It's something new and fresh.

I've learned that reviews are a waste of time. Everybody's different and it's impossible to have an album that EVERYBODY enjoys. Do yourself a favor and listen to the album yourself, make your own judgments.

Great album..........2007-07-13

If you dig the Pumpkins material and the variety of styling that Billy Corgan has gone after, you'll like this album. The low tuning does create a less sonic pleasing tone than their previous albums. And his recording technique for the vocals seem more "front" than previous albums as well, which in subtle ways distracts the listener from the guitars/drums.

If you're looking for a frame of reference, think "white spider/blue skies bring tears" from Machina II, meets Mellon Collie era rock, with a touch of Billy C and Jimmy C's solo albums. I feel there is less experiment going on, though definitely a return to heart-felt, straight up rock (definitely not Adore era styling). There are the softer tones, but I guarantee that the first tunes that will jump out at you are the ones that make you think "hell yeah."

I'd give this one a 4.5 stars to make the point that this one isn't quite what their older albums are, but it really is a great album once you fall into it. My personal belief is that if they follow up with another album in the next couple of years, and let two other band members contribute to the material, this will be an amazing platform for them to launch off of. Skimming through the album, it looks like only Billy C. and Jimmy C. wrote and recorded the music, which seems to me to be the cause of the somewhat surprisingly "empty" sound when it comes to the experimental and sonic edge you'd expect from the pumpkins. Still...as said a few times here, a great album.

pumpkins are back.......2007-07-13

Something good to rock out to. Will you like this album as much as the first couple pumpkins albums? Probably not. Is this a good album? Yes.

Sometimes expectations are too high on an artist to bring back the magic.

B-sides make it more "complete"!.......2007-07-13

Personally, I think it's a great record, but would have been even better if they had jettisoned the last song (the aimless, tuneless "Pomp and circumstance" and included two of the B-sides I downloaded, "Stellar" and "Death from above" - but as usual, the record companies prefer to shoot themselves in the foot in this time of declining record sales. The labels aren't being run by music lovers anymore, just idiot bean-counters, who in this case didn't know (or care) that two of the best songs (the aforementioned two B-sides) were actually as good as anything else on the album! It happened with the last Cure album, too. The labels deserve exactly what they are getting, and can shove the four different versions of this CD up their collective a**es!! So, I say, get those two extra tracks, burn them onto a CD without "Pomp", and enjoy!!

You've Got To Be Kidding Me!.......2007-07-13

I waited over 2 years for this?! I am just amazed at all these reviewers who have hailed this album as the triumphant return Billy hoped for. Even the Pumpkin's worst songs (Machina I and some of II) were much more rich and layered than any of these "pop" songs hidden behind walls of distorted guitars. You can't add driving percussion and wailing guitars to cover up the fact these songs just plain stink. The production sounds like something that was done in a pay by the hour studio. I never thought He would write lyrics this trite or have to fake angst to pull off songs riddled from political statements that are out of touch. Oh well, I guess one of the great song writers of our time has finally run out of things worth singing about--it's a shame, too, because his voice has never sounded this good. I guess I'll just dust off Pisces Iscariot and MCIS and remember when Billy was relevant and still showcasing some amazing talent.

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Lyrics not enclosed!
"Admire" will get under your skin, if you let it.
Thumbs Down to "Admire"
Admirable, certainly
An exciting disapointment or, the second Antics Remix CD

Our Love to Admire
Interpol
Manufacturer: Capitol Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Icky Thump
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An End Has a Start
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Easy Tiger

ASIN: B000PY32CO
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Pioneer To the Falls
No I In Threesome
The Scale
The Heinrich Maneuver
Mammoth
Pace Is the Trick
All Fired Up
Rest My Chemistry
Who Do You Think
Wrecking Ball
The Lighthouse

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Moving up to a major label has hardly lifted Interpol's spirits. This is a good thing. Even with the twisted Wild Kingdom album cover and bassist Carlos Dengler's unexpected Wild West makeover, on its third studio album the black-clad New York quartet still sounds inflexibly menacing, grasping tighter than ever to its doomy post-punk influences and delving further into frontman Paul Banks's emotional unrest. Everything sounds a little bigger and brighter, sure, but at their core songs like "Rest My Chemistry" and "Wrecking Ball" are heroically sinister, goaded on by prickly riffs and slow-bleeding rhythms. The group briefly jumps to life on the buzzing "Heinrich Manouver" and exhibits an unexpected dash of humor on "No I in Threesome," but it's the closing "Lighthouse" that best defines the set--a late-night lament that simply steals away into the dark. --Aidin Vaziri

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Our Love To Admire is at once unmistakably Interpol and undeniably new. The witty and perverse "No I In Threesome" is an upbeat ode to shaking up a staid relationship propelled by Carlos D's peerless bass melody while the tenderly observant "Pace Is the Trick" proves that the band are still the masters of the dramatic - check the painful pause right before the sinfully satisfying return of Sam's thundering drums and Daniel's ringing lead guitar. The band's impressively seductive evolution is obvious all over the record, but never more so than on tracks like "Mammoth," "Who Do You Think" and on the album's lyrical centerpiece, the ghostly "Rest My Chemistry." While Daniel is understandably proud of the song he cautions against reading too much autobiography into its lyrics. "We always leave the interpretation to the listener," he says. "I mean, you shouldn't watch a movie for the first time listening to the director's commentary!"

Our Love to Admire closes with "The Lighthouse," a funereal dirge that is among the most unexpected and memorable songs ever recorded by the band. Almost entirely percussion-free, the song is constructed around Daniel's mournful guitar and Paul's sparten lyrics. Not only is it one of their finest moments to date, it provides the album's most goose-bump inducing moment, the very same reflex shivers that make Interpol live shows such an exhilarating experience. As the very last song the band recorded for the album it was, they say, the hardest to play. The hypnotic guitar part was played on a 50-year-old guitar that had toxins on the strings, providing Daniel with a blistering and painful sensation in his fingers. The band weren't even sure the track would make it out of the studio, but once they heard Paul's remarkable vocals they were floored. The song - and the album - doesn't so much end as it bleeds to a close with a long, echoey coda filled with feedback and strings. A fittingly dramatic end to a stunning and emotional journey. Interpol is back, every bit as good as before but charged with a new spirit, a new direction, a new label and, most of all, a new confidence.

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Antics
Turn on the Bright Lights
The Black EP

Customer Reviews:

Lyrics not enclosed!.......2007-07-13

With the cd I do not need to see someone's selection of wild animal pics. What I do need is a convenient copy of the lyrics of the songs. Doesn't the band care even THAT much about the words? Shame!

"Admire" will get under your skin, if you let it........2007-07-13

When Interpol first hit the scene in 2002 with 'Turn On the Bright Lights, their detractors accused them of imitating certain despair-rock bands of the 80s and of not creating anything new. I was one of them. It took five listens to TOtBL, over the course of several months (not sure why I kept coming back to it, maybe something in my subconcious) for the CD to grab me. I found that, while they showed their love and reverence to their source material, they'd managed to create something fresh and new. The stark, driven tracks of that disc never me let go. Neither did this band.

`Antics', proved to be more of a commercial album, to my ears. Again, I was a little disappointed at first listen. I didn't want my favourite new band to have been sullied by the luke warm reception to their first album, or make any attempts to please the masses. For a while I refused to even listen to 'Slow Hands', tagging it as an indie radio rock anthem, but I eventually gave in. The songs were just too dang catchy to ignore, and yet they retained that flavour of discontent that I'd come to love. My biggest complaint was the length between 'Antics' and 'Admire'.

`Our Love To Admire' is a continuation of their vision and takes great, though subtle, leaps forward. Rather than taking a musical detour, the boys come forward with more power and confdence; tighter as a unit as ever before. Sonically, they go beyond the boundaries of the previous two disks in ways that are not apparent after one or two listens. In fact, like 'Turn...', I was disappointed after listening to 'Admire' the first couple of times. But I know my Interpol, and so I put the disk on repeat.

Opening with `Pioneer To The Falls' sets the tone for `Our Love To Admire' as a journey of singular purpose. `The Heinrich Maneuver' hints at the force of nature apparent on the appropriately titled 'Mammoth' and 'Who Do you Think' (an obvious choice for the 2nd single). Pace is indeed the trick with this new effort. If you let it, 'Our Love To Admire' will get your "soul all fired up".

They may have risen in popularity on the coat-tails of the so-called Indie Rock Revolution, but they've left their peers in the dust. Yes, Interpol borrows heavily from the past. But rather than languishing there, they drag those sonic undertones kicking and screaming into the present and deliver yet another listening experience that is quite admirable. 4.5 stars!

Thumbs Down to "Admire".......2007-07-13

I was eagerly anticipating this album's release, but upon purchasing it the first day it came out, I have been thoroughly disappointed with this album. Contrary to what others are writing, I think it sounds very little like their first two records.

While the bass lines might be there and the pulsating voice of the lead singer are still in effect, there is something missing on each of these tracks on this record.

In the past, there has been slow-building energy within each song but that seems to be missing this time around. Not to say the album is pop-rock now, because that is not the case, the album does seem to pander more toward the commercial rock radio stations.

I miss the old Interpol. I was hoping for more of "Antics" and/or" "Turn On the Bright Lights," but instead I am left with a record that sounds as though a band is simply going through the motions with NO emotion, passion or intensity in its music. Frankly, the record is garbage.

Admirable, certainly.......2007-07-13

Well, it isn't Turn on the Bright Lights. And it isn't Antics either. I really can't compare the three. Bright Lights was dark and darker, Antics wasn't as dark but added more blatant obtuseness to the proceedings. This one seems more...straightforward...to me. It just seems more obvious to me.

Track-by-track:
1. Pioneer to the Falls- As usual, a rousing opener that builds and builds and builds.
2. No I in Threesome- Not as cringe-worthy as expected, a peppy love song about hoping to find a new spark in an established relationship. Piano plays a big part in this, though doesn't overpower. May be the song with the biggest Carlos D presence (more solid bass).
3. The Scale- This one comes off as a little bland- first of two tracks that utilize backtracking
4. The Heinrich Maneuver- The first single, I have to say it is really quite good. Catchy and sounds great on the album (in the live recording from their early, shows it doesn't come off as solid). First of two tracks that pull a "Say Hello to the Angels" of cutting out.........and then coming back in again (maybe getting a bit cliched?).
5. Mammoth- Another that I'd heard from live recordings, and, again, it sounds really good on the album. Big, loud guitars, it almost starts out like Not Even Jail, but once the song gets going, it isn't really close to NEJ. Maybe it is cliched, but when the guitars cut out for the deafeningly quiet bridge and the piano shows up again, it is truly a great moment. This is going to be a highlight of their live shows.
6. Pace is the Trick- A nice, quieter song after the ruckus of Mammoth. I can hear touches of Take you on a Cruise in it at times.
7. All Fired Up- Decent track, but it just seems a little disjointed....
8. Rest My Chemistry- I REALLY like this song. It has a very bluesy feel to it that just is a lot of fun to me.
9. Who do you think- Maybe a bit of a clunky intro, but a typical Interpol mid-to-fast tempo rocker with a lot of bounce to it, similar to C'mere.
10. Wrecking ball- A nice penultimate track, this will be a big one live as well. More backtracking on this, and even.....an orchestra?
11. Lighthouse- I guess I'm not seeing this one yet. Takes a while to get going. I haven't grasped this one yet...I'm trying to think of what this one reminds me of...OH! I don't know if you've ever listened to them, but it sounds very much like The Walkmen for a while before coming back to 'Pol at the end.

Some comments-
-Paul sounds great on vocals. I don't know what it is- he just sounds....more true?
-Daniel on lead guitar really works hard on this one. His guitar work is really impressive.
-Sam on drums is spot on as usual.
-Carlos doesn't seem to be as prominent in this. Maybe he's just not coming through to me yet. But it sounds like he's just not as big a part of this album.

This is a pretty good album. I am liking it more and more the more I listen to it. It is certainly an album that you have to just forget all expectations and focus on this album. Forget about the past albums. Just don't even compare them, or even try. Just....don't. I'm not saying that because it pales in comparison to the earlier albums, it is just that if you go in expecting PDA or Obstacle 1, you aren't going to get it. You aren't going to get another Not Even Jail. But that isn't a bad thing. Or, at least, it doesn't have to be.

I have to admit that this year's albums by the wunderkind of the indie music world have been a bit disheartening. Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Killers- while they are fine albums, they just don't have that FIRE that their earlier albums had. Bloc Party's Silent Alarm has such a solid bass section, not to mention the political edge, that Weekend in the City just doesn't have. Arcade Fire is good, it just has lost a little bit of the spark and playfulness that Funeral has (even if that sounds like an oxymoron). Heck, I've got the latest Editors album already, and while it is fine, it is missing the urgency that Back Room had.

Interpol is NOT like that, however. The soul is there, even if it isn't quite in the same place that everyone would expect it. But it is there!

Thank goodness for that!

An exciting disapointment or, the second Antics Remix CD.......2007-07-13

This is the first albumn in over a year that I bought on the first day. I was very excited having heard the "Heinrich Manuever" already, even though it sounded like "Slow Hands." When I gave the new albumn a listen I was disapointed. The songs for the most part are slow tempoed drones. The bass and drums, the higlights of "Antics," are pushed to the background. Almost all of the riffs and hooks are lifted from previous Interpol songs, listen to the first 5 seconds of "No I in Threesome" and tell me you don't expect to hear "Not Even Jail". I bought Of Montreals latest albumn last week and have already abandoned "Our love to Admire" to listen to "Heimdalsgate and the Pomethian Curse" on constant repeat.

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Best album of '07 so far!
Another great album - but not as good as the first
So Ya Need Even More Velvet Revolver...Eh?
Hey Nice Velvet Release
Coaster

Libertad
Velvet Revolver
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P29B62
Release Date: 2007-07-03

Tracks:

Let It Roll
She Mine
Get Out The Door
She Builds Quick Machines
The Last Fight
Pills, Demons & Etc.
American Man
Mary Mary
Just Sixteen
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
For A Brother
Spay
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When they exploded out of the gates on their 2004 debut, Contraband, Velvet Revolver were met with as much diffidence as appreciation. After all, supergroups have tended to detonate as often as succeed, and with vocalist Scott Weiland, bassist Duff McKagan, and guitarist Slash all vying to keep the lit match away from the fuse, the odds against this band ever seeing album #2 were even money at best. Surprise! Not only have Velvet Revolver survived three years with unreckless abandon, this album blows the doors off its predecessor. Save a pair of disinfected ballads ("The Last Fight," "Gravedancer"), Libertad is all about hand-grenade chords, drag-racing riffs, and circus-tent choruses. The ageless McKagan and Slash continually gun for the disorderliness of their former band (most notably on the punkish opener "Let It Roll" and its lewd brother "Spay"), while Weiland sounds--knock on wood--positively clean and like a voice of boisterous renewal on tracks like "Mary Mary," "She Builds Quick Machines," and the melt-in-your-mouth cover of ELO's "Can't Get It Out of My Head." Obviously egos have been checked at the studio door, as Velvet Revolver have already exceeded their anticipated existence. And now that existence goes back on the clock, trying to outshine a second album that's head-and-shoulders better than the first. --Scott Holter

Customer Reviews:

Best album of '07 so far!.......2007-07-13

From begining to end this is a great rock record. Way better than the first album. Keep 'em coming. Everything else good and bad has already been said so ill keep it short. Rock on.

Another great album - but not as good as the first.......2007-07-13

This is another great album by one of the best rock bands to come around in the last five years.

Best cut on the album is "Mary Mary" while the most disappointing track is that throw-away country song parody that appears as a bonus track at the end.

Uh, I sure hope that song was a parody, right?

So Ya Need Even More Velvet Revolver...Eh?.......2007-07-13

First of all, I whole-heartedly agree with everyone who gave this album a 4 or 5 Star Rating. It does Rock. Let's just hope it keeps getting some good Radio Air-play to let EVERYONE Know that Rock & Roll is still Alive! Although, I'm sure the next single will be one of the "ballads". Just wait and see.

Now, while you are busy ripping these new tracks to your iPod, or making a copy for the car, don't forget about an extra track that the band did for the Fantastic 4 movie soundtrack in 2005. It's called "Come On, Come On". It's on the Fantastic 4 - The Album. Track No. 1. It's a straight up Rock song, that will fit in with either Contraband or the new Libertad cd. Check it out.

Hey Nice Velvet Release.......2007-07-12

This Latest Album Libertad from Velvet Revolver is as good as their debut a little bit more focused in some areas then there are some tracks you are going to say . is this it, come on a little more depth and creativity? so it's not a 5 to 10 star album but it is still a good listen. for some people expecting some else it may take a couple of listens before you actually start groovin to this album. but it is not a bad album, i just think that Velvet should've put more licks and riffs and fills to make Libertad tighter on some of the tracks, but i guess they can do that on the next album.

Rock On Guys .

Coaster.......2007-07-11

This album sounds like a scott weiland solo album, i listened to it 2 times all the way through and just couldnt find anything worth listening to, i was hoping for a hard rock/rock album and they come out with a retro album, you cant really even tell slash is on the album other than a few solos. I gave it away.

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No filler here!
This Is Awesome!!
GIFT
Paisley continues to shine
love it, love it, love it!!!!

5th Gear
Brad Paisley
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B000PFUA9G
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

All I Wanted Was A Car
Ticks
Online
Letter To Me
I'm Still A Guy
Some Mistakes
It Did
Mr. Policeman
If Love Was A Plane
Oh Love Featuring Carrie Underwood
Better Than This
With You, Without You
Previously Featuring Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens,
Bigger Fish To Fry Featuring Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens,
When We All Get To Heaven
Throttleneck

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Like his friend Vince Gill, Brad Paisley has achieved the often-difficult feat of reconciling being an entertainer and world-class guitarist. He's proven that on four admirable albums, and 5th Gear follows in that vein. Certainly "Ticks," an airy, radio-friendly ditty, is not the true substance here. That comes with such superior fare as the insightful "All I Wanted Was a Car" and "Online," a sly satire of people's Web facades. While his duet with Carrie Underwood ("Oh Love") is a bit cut and dried, Paisley ably handles "Letter to Me," "It Did," and "Mr. Policeman," a 21st-century outrun-the-law tune. The closing hymn, "When We All Get to Heaven," and ripping instrumental "Throttleneck" are Paisley at his best. It's admirable that he invites his venerable buddies, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Vince Gill, and Bill Anderson, along with Dolly Parton, to join in, but the obligatory "Kung Pao Buckaroos" skit is wearing a bit thin. Better to feature them musically, the way he includes Dickens, Gill, and Anderson on "Bigger Fish to Fry." In a time where lines between county and pop are blurring far too much, it's comforting to know Paisley still realizes and respects the differences. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

No filler here!.......2007-07-13

Brad Paisley has always made good, cohesive, filler-free albums, and this is no exception. In fact, there's only ONE song I'm not crazy about. The other 14 or so are SO GOOD, that this CD has not come out of my player since I got it two weeks ago!

Nowhere in country music will you find someone as talented at singing, guitar playing, and songwriting as Paisley. He makes everything seem effortless, which allows for a very enjoyable album. Start to finish, it's the best album release this year.

Some of the highlights are the singles (or obvious future singles) "Ticks", "Online", "I'm Still a Guy", and "All I wanted was a Car". I have to say, however, that my favorites are the more powerful ballads like "It Did" and the outstanding "With You, Without You" (which includes a two minute guitar masterpiece at the end). The lyrics in this song will make you misty eyed, no doubt.

It's true that "Oh Love" could've been much more of a song, but it's still good. And the Kung Pao Buckaroos skit is wearing very thin in my eyes, but the collaboration on "Bigger Fish to Fry" is an outstanding display of talent. It's especially fun to hear how good Paisley's voice is compared to everyone else's.

I can't rant enough about this album. Brad has always made strong, consistently fun and thoughtful albums, and this is no exception. Don't hesitate to pick it up!

This Is Awesome!!.......2007-07-12

This album is worth getting - it is awesome. And I would absolutely recommend it to any country/Brad Paisley fan....

GIFT.......2007-07-12

I bought this as a gift for my husband and have to admit I was not a Brad Paisley fan at the time of purchase. After listening to this CD multiple times I must say that I am now a fan. This is a great CD well worth purchasing I like all the songs on the CD.

Paisley continues to shine.......2007-07-11

5th Gear continues Brad's prominence as master of the Telecaster Guitar, witty and socially timely lyrics, and guy who enjoys what he does for a living. If you want country music that has comedy, real life emotion, quality musicianship, and is made by someone doing it their way, you won't be disappointed with this offering.

love it, love it, love it!!!!.......2007-07-07

I recently purchased this cd because I heard and loved the clever tune "Ticks" Now that I have it I love every song on it the guitar work is incredible and the lyrics are great. I actually went through all of his CD's and realized I am a Brad Paisley fan and just purchased all the others.

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Amazing
This must have been a really bad breakup
Beautiful!
I'm trying really hard to like this album......still trying....
AWESOME!

Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000NVIGC0
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

Either Way
You Are My Face
Impossible Germany
Sky Blue Sky
Side With the Seeds
Shake It Off
Please Be Patient With Me
Hate It Here
Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
Walken
What Light
On And On And On

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After their wild experimental streak of the past decade, Wilco's sixth studio album might feel like a bit of a comedown. Sky Blue Sky is mellow, moody, and uncharacteristically monotone, opening with a pleasant jangle and Jeff Tweedy singing a simple song: "Maybe the sun will shine today, the clouds will blow away." He doesn't even follow it up with a barbed punchline. Could it be that the restless Chicago band has settled back into its gentle Americana roots--or does this sudden mid-career reappraisal represent Wilco's gutsiest move yet? Mostly written in the studio by the full band, it's certainly the group's most cohesive album in ages, presenting a dense song cycle padded with intricate guitar work, brushed rhythms, and '70s soft-rock accents. In places it sounds like Wings ("Hate It Here"), in others Harry Nilsson ("Walken"), and in the middle it goes a bit Grateful Dead ("Shake It Off"). At the same time, there's a distinct sense of hearing a band finally at ease in its own skin. Sky Blue Sky represents the sound of Wilco finally pulling through its petulant adolescence. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

"Sky Blue Sky" has hints of early-seventies Southern California folk-rock sweetness in the harmonies. The album is filled with brash guitar solos that take songs like "You Are My Face" and "Shake It Off" in unexpected directions.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing.......2007-07-14

Personally I haven't heard an album of this quality in a long time. The last albums to do that for me were Nirvana Unplugged and Elliot Smith XO. The music really stays with you. It is refreshing to hear something so melodic and sad and uplifting, all at the same time. They created something special with this album. Songs 1,3,8 and 9 are classics. The whole album is strong start to finish.

This must have been a really bad breakup.......2007-07-09

This is one of my absolute fave bands--This is disappointing for me even after 5 or 6 run throughs..Tweedy whines on and on about love lost on virtually every song...the most sophomoric he has ever sounded, with ocassional nice little lyrical parts (not as clever or as important as previous three records--I mean he sings about doing laundry for Christs sake, c'mon man) and some guitar parts which he relies too heavily on..it remainds me of Beck's Sea Change which he came back from thankfully and Neil Young's Tonights the Night (although Neil relied a lot on Lofgren's guitar, at least the angst was not a handcuffing factor for every track). Some good stuff on here, but get over the broken heart thing on every track man. Not nearly as pretty as previous "girl" tracks.. I look forward more inspired things from Tweedyco next time.

Beautiful!.......2007-07-08

I listen to this CD every day and will for a LONG time to come! I love all Wilco records, but I have a special place in my heart for this one, for reasons I cannot divulge, but I have a good reason.

I love the title track, Jeff's voice is better than it's ever been, and it's an emotional record, full of just downright beautiful music. Also, for the fan who wants "rock", you've got Walken, Impossible Germany, Shake it Off, what more could you want? If you've never seen Wilco live, you must, a completed rewarding experience!

You won't hear a lot of the noise that was on the last two Wilco CD's, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or A Ghost is Born (both equally excellent records), this new one is quieter, but the lyrics and musicship are first rate. Wilco is the BEST american band today!! Highly recommended!

I'm trying really hard to like this album......still trying...........2007-07-05

this ablum is difficult. why the change to dullness? Basically, I feel like I'm back in my parents house listening to America or the Eagles or Lightfoot on 8-track. I'm sad. This album is sad. I'm sorry. I so like to idea of siding with the seeds, though. Maybe next time. Wooahis me.

AWESOME!.......2007-07-04

Wilco onc again delivers an all around solid album! I definatly recommend it for any diehard Wilco fan or anyone looking for get into Wilco for the first time!

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Can Allison get any better?
A Hundred Miles or More
A selection of songs on previous CD's
Wonderful! back to her bluegrass & gospel roots.
Awesome Voice!

A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection
Alison Krauss
Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD
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ASIN: B000ND91SG
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

You're Just a Country Boy
Simple Love
Jacob's Dream
Away Down the River
Sawing on the Strings
Down to the River to Pray
Baby Mine
Molly Bán
How's the World Treating You (duet with James Taylor)
The Scarlet Tide
Whiskey Lullaby (duet with Brad Paisley)
You Will Be My Ain True Love
I Give You to His Heart
Get Me Through December
Missing You (duet with John Waite)
Lay Down Beside Me (previously unreleased duet with John Waite)

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A Hundred Miles or More carries the subtitle A Collection, and what a curious collection it is--cuts from soundtracks, side projects, and tribute albums, plus guest duets on other artists' albums and five previously unreleased tracks. In other words, this is a collection of Alison Krauss performances that have never appeared on an Alison Krauss album, though it holds together better than such a grab-bag approach might suggest. Highlights such as her duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby" and her a cappella rendition of "Down to the River to Pray" from O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be familiar to most Krauss fans, though it's doubtful that many share her infatuation with retro rocker John Waite (with whom she revives his "Missing You" and duets on a cover of Don Williams's "Lay Down Beside Me."). Other projects represented range from Disney to the Chieftains to the Louvin Brothers (she duets with James Taylor on their "How's the World Treating You." There's minimal contribution from her Union Station band--making this a solo release by default--and little information to indicate whether the previously unreleased tracks were outtakes from earlier releases or recently recorded for this one. --Don McLeese

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Album Description

"A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" is comprised of 16 tracks, highlighting Alison Krauss's career outside of her traditional releases with longtime band Union Station. The album features Krauss's collaboration with John Waite on the single "Missing You," as well as Krauss's contributions to film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated songs "The Scarlet Tide" and "You Will Be My Ain True Love," written for the motion picture "Cold Mountain," and "Down to the River to Pray" from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Known for her collaborations, Krauss also includes several duets in the collection such as the 2003 hit with Brad Paisley, "Whiskey Lullaby," and her duet with James Taylor for the tribute album "Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers," "How's the World Treating You." The collection debuts five new songs: "You're Just a Country Boy," "Jacob's Dream," "Simple Love," "Lay Down Beside Me," and "Away Down the River," all of which feature Krauss as a producer.

Customer Reviews:

Can Allison get any better?.......2007-07-11

Just when I think she can't get any better - this CD blows me away! Incredible music - partners in duets. All I can say is GET IT!

A Hundred Miles or More.......2007-07-09

I purchased the CD for my husband, a long-time A. Krauss fan. I heard the CD once and fell in love with it and immediately played it again. The Don Henley duets are fabulous. Very relaxing and enjoyable CD.

A selection of songs on previous CD's.......2007-07-09

I was not disappointed in this CD however I had heard most of the songs previously on her other CD's. I still recomend this because I could listen to her sing anytime.

Wonderful! back to her bluegrass & gospel roots........2007-07-03

I first heard Alison Krauss doing a solo playing interview on Fordham's WFUV radio. Instantly loved her work and my wife loved the CD I bought and all we've found since. Her best ever was the double album Alison Krauss Live. Since then she's gone through a period of trying to slick up her image and go more mainstream with her music. Her strength is bluegrass and gospel where she is the sweetest and most compelling performer I've ever heard. She was the backbone to the O Brother Where Art Thou sound track and we saw her at Carnegie Hall in a terrific recreation of the O Brother soundtrack with all the original performers. This album is a wonderful return. Highly recommended.

Awesome Voice!.......2007-07-02

I love her voice and all of the songs. I do wish there were more Bluegrass songs on there, but overall I am very pleased with the cd!

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Not as strong as the her first two releases
Not her best
Insipid and inoffensive, uninspired and uninspiring
Simply Wonderful
I have a serious Norah Jones

Not Too Late
Norah Jones
Manufacturer: Blue Note
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ASIN: B000KCHZK6
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

Wish I Could
Sinkin' Soon
The Sun Doesn't Like You
Until The End
Not My Friend
Thinking About You
Broken
My Dear Country
Wake Me Up
Be My Somebody
Little Room
Rosie's Lullaby
Not Too Late

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Although the music of Norah Jones continues to blend pop, soul, folk, and country with a seasoning of jazz, her third album for Blue Note is the first where she's written (or collaborated on) all the material. Beneath the smooth surface lie darker strains on the album-opening "Wish I Could" (about a boyfriend lost to war), intimations of mortality in "The Sun Doesn't Like You," and the post-election horrors of "My Dear Country." The last seems to channel the inspiration of Brecht/Weill, while the equally bleak "Sinkin' Soon" is set to a jaunty Dixieland rag. Throughout, Jones's vocal intimacy and melodic warmth remain as disarmingly understated as ever. The soulful "Thinking of You," the countryish "Wake Me Up," and the syncopated "Be My Somebody" reflect the captivating style of her previous work. Although too much in the same midtempo mode becomes a dreamy lull, cut by cut, Jones's voice is irresistible. --Don McLeese

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1. "Wish I Could" (Norah Jones-Lee Alexander): Norah Jones: vocals; Jesse Harris: acoustic guitars; Julia Kent: pizzicato cello; Jeffery Ziegler: bowed cello

2. "Sinkin' Soon" (Lee Alexander-Norah Jones): Norah Jones: vocals, piano; Daru Oda: vocals; M. Ward: vocals; Jesse Harris: guitjo; Kevin Breit: mandolin; J. Walter Hawkes: trombone; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: drums, slit drum, pots and pans

3. "The Sun Doesn't Like You" (Norah Jones-Lee Alexander): Norah Jones: vocals, piano; Jesse Harris: acoustic guitar; Adam Levy: electric guitar; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: drums; Paul Bryan: Chamberlain keyboards

4. "Until The End" (Norah Jones-Lee Alexander): Norah Jones: vocals, Wurlitzer, piano; Jesse Harris: acoustic guitar; Adam Levy: electric guitar; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: drums; Larry Goldings: Hammond B-3 organ

5. "Not My Friend" (Norah Jones): Norah Jones: vocals; Jesse Harris: acoustic guitars; Adam Levy: backwards electric guitars; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: marimba, cymbals

6. "Thinking About You" (Norah Jones-Ilhan Ersahin): Norah Jones: vocals, Wurlitzer; Chuck Mackinnon: trumpet; Rob Suddith: tenor sax; Lee Alexander: bass; Tony Mason: drums; Devin Greenwood: Hammond B-3 organ

7. "Broken" (Norah Jones-Lee Alexander): Norah Jones: vocals, electric guitar; Julia Kent: outro cellos; Lee Alexander: pizzicato, bowed basses

8. "My Dear Country" (Norah Jones): Norah Jones: vocals, piano; J. Walter Hawkes: trombones; Jose Davilla: tuba; Bill McHenry: tenor sax; Larry Goldings: Hammond B-3 organ

9. "Wake Me Up" (Norah Jones-Lee Alexander): Norah Jones: vocals, acoustic guitars; Lee Alexander: bass, lap steel; Andy Borger: drums

10. "Be My Somebody" (Norah Jones): Norah Jones: vocals, Wurlitzer; Richard Julian: vocals; Tony Scherr: electric guitar; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: drums; Larry Goldings: Hammond B-3 organ

11. "Little Room" (Norah Jones): Norah Jones: vocals, acoustic guitar; Lee Alexander: bass; Daru Oda: whistle

12. "Rosie's Lullaby" (Norah Jones-Daru Oda): Norah Jones: vocals, Wurlitzer; Daru Oda: vocals; Adam Levy: electric guitar, vocal; Robbie McIntosh: electric guitar; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: drums

13. "Not Too Late" (Norah Jones-Lee Alexander): Norah Jones: vocals, piano, Mellotron; Lee Alexander: bass; Andy Borger: drums

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Feels Like Home
New York City

Customer Reviews:

Not as strong as the her first two releases.......2007-07-11

In my opinion, this CD is simply not as strong as her first two CDs. Most of the songs are fine, but forgettable. A couple are just a bit weird-sounding for my taste. Out of her 3 CDs, I preferred "Come Away With Me", although I understand that Ms. Jones feels that her current CD is a truer reflection of her musical style.

Right after I bought this CD, I was privileged enough to see her in concert. She is clearly talented, and has an accomplished band. The concert was wonderful and was over before I knew it. Her performance got rave reviews in the local newspaper the next day.

I look forward to her next release, mostly to see how her artistic style evolves.

Not her best.......2007-07-11

I own all three of her CDs. Come Away with Me is the best IMO. Her passion and talent shine through. Each song was worthy to be on the CD. In Feels Like Home, it seemed she relaxed a bit, had a little more fun, but lost some of the passion, a couple of the songs were not up to what I expected, but passed as entertaining. This third CD is the worst. My impression was that now that she has made a name for herself she can put any track on a CD without much scrutiny. I have listened to it a few times, but it just doesn't do anything exciting for me. A big disappointment.

Insipid and inoffensive, uninspired and uninspiring.......2007-07-08

That's about the highest praise I can muster for this effort. It isn't that it's BAD, but it just never achieves "lift off."

I wish I could wax enthusiastic, but after quite a few listens at this point, I don't think my opinion is likely to change appreciably.

Time for Ms. Jones to find her passion. It isn't evident on this CD.

Simply Wonderful.......2007-07-07

I have all her cds. This one is new, different and good. I like all the tracks, Be my somebody tonight got me a speeding ticket. I saw her in concert and she puts on a helluva show. Worth every penny.

I have a serious Norah Jones.......2007-07-06

For 3 months, my Norah Jones CDs have taken over my car stereo. This woman is very talented!

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Listen to The Music not the critics.
Play this CD anytime.
Musick for Grass Bars
outstanding
THE MIX-UP

The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000PY32CE
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

B For My Name
14th St. Break
Suco De Tangerina
The Gala Event
Electric Worm
Freaky Hijiki
Off The Grid
The Rat Cage
The Melee
Dramastically Different
The Cousin Of Death
The Kangaroo Rat

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Having long since shed their image as hip-hop's clown princes, the Beastie Boys now bring what feels like their emeritus recording, a celebratory instrumental memoir of all of the influences (except punk) that brought them to their secure place among hip-hop's fickle elite. The party opens with the aptly titled "B for My Name," its plodding bounce staking claim to the mid-tempo path the album treads almost throughout. "14th St. Break" picks up the pace, especially in the auxiliary percussion breakdown, complete with rally whistle. Then, beginning with "Suco de Tangerina," the album drops into a deep groove cut from dub- and dancehall-tinged ostinati that carry through a full third of its tracks. Among these, "The Gala Event" suffers from a lack of developmental motion that characterizes many of these tracks, but highlights still abound. "Off the Grid," for example, departs from the otherwise unbreakable chill and rips the proceedings wide open, blooming again and again in a series of pulsing riffs that celebrate the very institution of the instrumental groove. More than 20 years since Licensed to Ill took a long, irreverent piss into the mainstream, it seems you can still fight for your right to party. --Jason Kirk

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The Mix-Up is Beastie Boys' first-ever full album of all-new instrumental material. The follow-up to 2004's To The 5 Boroughs, The Mix-Up features Diamond, Horovitz and Yauch back on drums, guitar and bass, with able assistance from Keyboard Money Mark and percussionist Alfredo Ortiz, on 12 brand new wordless, sample-less, scratchless originals. Sure to please fans of the instrumental cuts from Check Your Head and Ill Communication and the cult hit compilation album made up largely of those tracks, The In Sound From Way Out!, The Mix-Up finds NYC's favorite sons drawing on one of their arsenal's primary strengths and pushing it into bold new directions.

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Customer Reviews:

Listen to The Music not the critics........2007-07-10

Wow. Some of the reviews on this page leave my mouth agape with wonder. What in the world is so very wrong with this album? There are a few that are saying there's "no fun' in this record or the 'dynamic is gone'(whatever that means).What record are you listening to? To all of you naysayers I say Fooey and double Fooey! THIS ALBUM IS GREAT. It's a groovy little record period. But that's all it is. It doesn't have to be the next Sgt. Peppers or Paul's Boutique or whatever. You have to take a look at it on it's own. I will say this for this album, no other band is making music like this right now. This is completly original music. Why aren't these guys given the chance to grow and expand? If you don't like this album fine, whatever. Go listen to your 12" of Brass Monkey until your parents kick you out of the basement.
For those of you out there who want something a little groovy and different, get it. Meanwhile I'm going to mix myself a gimlet and listen to a great little combo called the Beastie Boys. Their new album is cool as hell.

Play this CD anytime........2007-07-10

Just put this CD on when you're not specifically trying to listen to music. Just let it play. It's fun, but can't be the center of attention like the Beastie's cds that you're used to. It's not all that entertaining to sit down and listen to (like when driving) even for a fan of jambands like myself, but it's the perfect album for anytime.

Musick for Grass Bars.......2007-07-10

I don't expect this album to go over too well in America. Maybe in the West a bit, but over all, this album will go un-noticed, which is a shame because it's got a nice selection of little grooves like you'd hear in a grass bar.

outstanding.......2007-07-09

This is what I've been waiting for for years... Being teased by the once in a while instrumentals here it is!!! this music is GREAT need I say More

THE MIX-UP.......2007-07-08

The Beastie Boys are probally the only band that does Hip-Hop, Punk, and these instrumentals. The Cd is not bad. If you remember the instrumentals from "check your head" , "Ill communications" and "Hello Nasty" they pretty much sounds the same.
This is not their first Cd of instrumentals. "Ill Sounds From Way Out" was a collection of songs from "check your head" and "ill communications".
Overall these songs show that the Beastie Boys are more than just another Hip-Hop group.

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Love it! Listen to it until your ears fall off!
Love It...Different but still Rockin
Regretably Boring Release
not the best, but still good
A loyal LP fan, finding a deeper meaning behind these tracks.

Minutes to Midnight
Linkin Park
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OCXMAE
Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

Wake
Given Up
Leave Out All The Rest
Bleed It Out
Shadow Of The Day
What I've Done
Hands Held High
No More Sorrow
Valentine's Day
In Between
In Pieces
The Little Things Give You Away

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Minutes to Midnight stands to defend Linkin Park's status as the hardest-rockin' softies in mainstream music. Like its predecessors Hybrid Theory (2000) and Meteroa (2003), Minutes to Midnight flexes plenty of decibel-heavy muscle ("Given Up," "Bleed It Out," "No More Sorrow") and made-to-order, melodic radio fare ("Leave Out All the Rest," "Shadow of the Day," "In Pieces"). But for all its volume, Linkin Park likes to paint its heart openly on its sleeve with suspicious sonic drama, as in the palpably saccharine "Valentine's Day." Fortunately, co-producer Rick Rubin brings all these elements to pinnacle effect with the surprise "Hands Held High." On past efforts, the combination of breezy keyboard, arpeggiated guitar, choral vocals, and a military snare-beat would yield another slab of smarm, here MC Mike Shinoda drops the two best verses of his career, blending vocal styles with singer Chester Bennington for a moving piece that's as welcome a repertorial addition as Linkin Park is ever likely to muster. --Jason Kirk

Album Description

"Minutes to Midnight" is rock's most anticipated album of the year. This album redefines one of today's most adventurous, accomplished and acclaimed bands.

Customer Reviews:

Love it! Listen to it until your ears fall off!.......2007-07-13

I bought this at the beginning of June, but hadn't given it a good listen because I had a house guest who doesn't like Linkin Park (her loss). So I had to wait to get into the zone where I could be by myself and really listen to the album.

Anyway, as I listen back now, I think Minutes To Midnight is great. It's different than the previous albums, and in some ways comes across as "softer" but no less LP. I love Chester's voice, and he proves that he can sing and not just scream or growl. Plus, the band is stretching their musical chops and showing that they are a true band and not just a collection of raps and samples. Huge props to Phoenix from one bass player to another. He's an inspiration.

Others have lamented the loss of Mike in his MC role. It's true that he's one of the best, but perhaps Mike is changing and growing, too, particularly in becoming a producer and someone who controls the band's direction.

My one worry about the band is actually for Mr. Hahn because his role is the most obviously reduced one, and it would be a shame for him to be phased out. All members of LP are important.

But back to the music... Like their previous studio album, Meteora, this is one of those where I can put the album on and let the whole thing go without skipping a track. It works as an album in a way that lots of other music I've heard lately doesn't. This is not a single bad song on here in my opinion. Some stand out tracks for me worth mentioning are:

"Bleed It Out"--you can tell just by listening that the band had fun doing this one (also backed up in the liner notes, but on this one you don't need the liner notes to tell you). Sounds like a rave on the corner by a hydrant or something.

"In Between"--Mike Shinoda sings and sounds amazing doing it. The track starts in a way similar to Neil Finn's "Souvenir". I've always loved that Neil song (no matter how people object to the content/idea of the song), so that's a win in my book.

"Shadow Of The Day"--It could have been a very boring song, but it isn't and much of that is because of the pulse and energy in the bass. This one has a feel that reminds me of "With Or Without You" by U2. It has other sounds in it that seem very 80s, and yet the song doesn't feel 80s itself.

"In Pieces"--traces of ska, LP style. I kid you not! More than that, they do it well and on their own terms. It's one of those "if you squint" (with your ears) things, but it is there.

"The Little Things Give You Away" In some ways this is the most surprising of songs from LP because it is mostly a voice with an acoustic guitar. The ending totally sells this one, though, because the song is lyrically simple, but the end layers distinct 3 voice parts over each other (2 with lyrics, one wordless, all effective). It actually reminded me of Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" because some of the turns in the voice reminding me of what John Paul Jones had done in that song as a counterpoint to Robert Plant.

In short, I love this album. It is definitely in my personal top 5 of albums released in 2007.

Love It...Different but still Rockin.......2007-07-12

I have read many reviews on Amazon about this cd...Most say it is not like the other stuff LP released..This is true to a degree..However, it is still a nice record ...It has a different sound but different is better..Why would they still sound the same..That would mean they have not grown as a group. Well i like the change..I am loving this cd ..

Regretably Boring Release.......2007-07-12

This album is a definite divergence from previous Linkin Park releases, and though it is similar in composition and general approach it nevertheless falls short in almost all respects. What really ruins this album is that nothing seems to fit - slow repetitive music is combined with uninteresting lyrics; fast and uniquely Linkin Park beats are combined with overly repetitive lyrics which are unimaginative and not engaging.
The overall CD comes across as a poorly planned and eclectic collection - it's important to branch out and try new things, and Linkin Park should be commended for not trying to hole up in a mode established in Meteora and Hybrid Theory. At the same time, it is important not to disregard the things which worked well for this group of musicians and the fans which enjoyed such releases. Minutes to Midnight will probably disappoint any but the staunchest adherents of Linkin Park's new album of teenage-angst, punk, hip-hop, synth mix.

not the best, but still good.......2007-07-12

I've have linked linkin park since their first album, and this one is no acception. Tho the use of cussing is in poor taste. It does not flow very well with the lyrics and it seems to stagnate the songs some how..

A loyal LP fan, finding a deeper meaning behind these tracks........2007-07-12

When I first heard the tracks from this album about a month ago, I was immediately turned off by them all. But that was because I was expecting to hear the usual nu-metal sound with the rock/rap flow. When I listen to this album more and more, however, I realize that it is the same Linkin Park, and it is the same type of lyrics. The meat of this album is what really turned my attitude towards this "new sound" from closed-minded to open-minded. I think it's interesting to see Linkin Park take their sound into a different direction, but what you have to understand is that music comes in two parts: the beat and the lyrics. The beat may have changed, but I think the power of the lyrics will resonate throughout you if you just have the open-mindedness and patience that the band probably intended for their audience to have.

I've been a Linkin Park fan since I was in middle school. I'm a senior in college now, and there's something about the way these guys make their music that just fits me like a coat. Linkin Park is such an awesome band, and if you are a fan like I am, you should at least give this album your full attention and see how the lyrics and sound blend together. Don't just HEAR the sound, but LISTEN to it. I think the ones who are criticizing this album are the ones who think that Linkin Park should have a particular SOUND, and so they equate "greatness" with anything that resembles that sound. But that is a fallacy. Greatness for Linkin Park, for me, is how they are able to get their message across through various types of sounds. Nu-metal was great for them, and I think this new style will be great for them, too.

I personally think this album is one of their more mature albums. Meteora is my all-time favorite, but Minutes to Midnight is slowly moving upward towards Meteora status. 'What I've Done' is such a powerful song to me, as are 'Bleed it Out' and, especially, 'Leave Out All the Rest.'

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