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Another great Thrash album by Seattle's best ignored!
Mosh
How I Spent My Summer Vacation...

As Above So Below
Forced Entry
Manufacturer: Relativity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
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Eternal Nightmare

ASIN: B000008FP6
Release Date: 1991-06-14

Tracks:

Bone Crackin' Fever
Thunderhead
Macrocosm, Microcosm
Never A Know, But The No
We're D*cks
Apathy
The Unextinguishable
As Of Yesterday
When One Becomes Two
How We Spent aOur Summer Vacation

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Another great Thrash album by Seattle's best ignored!.......2005-06-04

After Uncertain Future in '89, I was just drooling for the next Forced Entry album to come out. This album, while not as good as the former album, boosts a better production and a great set of catchy songs.

The song writing on this album is a little more complex but still has the thunderous bass and strange mini-solos signature to this band.

While Uncertain Future had lyrics about sea monsters and stuff, this album boasts a more humorous side of the band. Songs like "We're D*cks" and "How we spent our summer vacation" are actually pretty hilarious. I use the former whenever I break up with a girlfriend.

Alas the trio from Mountlake Terrace came at the right time to the scene (and not a moment too soon), but since this came out in mid '91 and Seattle's alternative music scene was garnering attention by early '92, this album had a short shelf life. Most metalheads just went to the burgeoning Death metal scene at the time and everyone else went to alternative or hip-hop...then Thrash was really dead.

About four years ago these guys played a show in Olympia, Washington...so maybe they'll record something new. I heavily recommend all the Forced Entry albums to any fan of true thrash. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Mosh.......2003-07-12

Forced Entry breaks the barriers of what mosh music is about. They are one of the true pioneers and deserve more credit then they received. As one of the innovative bands of hard core metal they should have been recognized and ranked in the likes of Slayer, Testament, and Anthrax as one of the leading metal bands. Point is they got robbed and they are great. I have been a hard core metal fan and recognize talent and these guys are way up there in my opinion with great guitar riffs and songs that melt your soul. Forced Entry is one of the most unrecognizable bands of our time which is shame because too put it simply they are great and deserve stardom. They will melt your face and if you buy their album you will not be disappointed because the riffs rock and the bass and drums will make want to mosh.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation..........2003-05-27

This album is a classic, a must-have for any old school thrash lovers. I've been listening to metal/thrash since I was 9, and I must say, this is one of those albums that I could never forget. Many come and go in metal... Many have short stays that go unremembered. This album will never die.

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Dark Journey
Eclectic mix
masterful
like tricky covering angelo badlamenti with portishead
The warmest welcome to Hell?

As Above, So Below
Barry Adamson
Manufacturer: Mute U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Negro Inside Me

ASIN: B000006P31
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

Can't Get Loose
What It Means
Deja Voodoo
Come Hell Or High Water
Jazz Devil
Still I Rise
Girl
The Monkey Speaks His Mind
Goddess Of Love
Jesus Wept

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Barry Adamson's sophisticated adult indie pop is decadent, indulgent, and almost too smart for its own good. Adamson's lyrics owe a lot to the sly, dandy-headed work of Scott Walker and Serge Gainsbourg. The music on As Above So Below displays all the overblown brilliance of Burt Bacharach's best, although it's no retro pastiche. It sounds utterly contemporary and big, like the soundtrack to a big-budget feature flick. There's a reason Adamson's music is so often compared to soundtracks--those swooshing musical movements, that full orchestra of sound, and the way his music subtly conjures a place or tells a story. But he's at his best in the middle of a groove, as in the last minute or so of "What It Means," a big bad voodoo noir stomp. --Mike McGonigal

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Dark Journey.......2004-06-11

A journey through hell (which to Adamson is clearly Earth,) a violent death, and a (presumable) assumption into heaven. The themes are universal, but Adamson loads them up with his personal obsessions and uniquely quirky humor. Sometimes the jokes don't work: Jazz Devil is a little on the hokey side. Nevertheless most of the time, he hits his mark (especially in Still I Rise and The Monkey Speaks His Mind.)

One thing Adamson excels at is making albums. That is, interrelated series of musical compositions that ideally you listen to in one sitting. As Above, So Below is no exception. You need to listen to its entirety to really appreciate what Adamson is doing. Repeated listenings are rewarded as this is a magnificently textured musical experience.

So much has been said about his blending of musical styles that it really isn't worth mentioning. Suffice to say that Adamson is influenced by jazz, funk, dub, and movie soundtrack music. Adamson is consummate producer and it's clear that every little detail was thoughtfully planned if not obsessed over.

In sum, it's probably his most listenable and best realized album yet. If you're looking for an intro, this is a good place to start.

Eclectic mix.......2002-06-07

This cd crosses numerous pop and jazz influenced styles in a loose exploration of themes of redemption, sin, death and heaven. The opening songs are cool in a sort of Burt Bacharach way, then the cd moves into more aggressive sounds, with rap and electronica influences. Barry played bass for Nick Cave and worked on soundtracks, including David Lynch's Lost Highway, and his style is on the noir side. The cd infuses his brooding themes alternatively with humor (Jazz Devil, Come Hell or High Water), and with anger and desperation (Still I Rise, The Monkey Speaks His Mind).

Barry's voice is gutteral and serious - he doesn't strech himself too much - but it works for the material. Very cool performance.

masterful.......1999-03-19

After listening to As Above So Below for a few days it has succeeded in driving all other tunes from my head. Intense, tuneful, pop-o-matic, jazzy, noisy music for the film in Barry Adamson's head that never was. On to buy the rest of Mr. Adamson's body of work.

like tricky covering angelo badlamenti with portishead.......1998-09-19

i'm a huge fan of mr. adamson's work, and this album is some of his finest. his lyrics are descriptive ("...just a poorer imitation of the man i most resemble..."), inviting ("...take a small vacation from the hospital of sorrows..."), metaphorical ("...you can play the instruments, and i'll play the buffoon..."). a former bassist for The Bad Seeds, he shares mr. cave's affection for the romanticized tragic figure. jazz inflections and big band references mingle with r&b and rap (even a sample from Public Enemy!) to create an album unlike any other in recent memory. extremely listenable, i find myself humming infectious lines from these songs all the time.

The warmest welcome to Hell?.......1998-07-03

Quite simply, an impressive talent. The almost omnipresent sense of religious perspective that runs through this album gives shape to a very complete and rounded whole. Stand-out moments are the horn arrangements on "Jazz Devil" and the sheer intensity of "Still I Rise" which builds and continues to build like there's no stopping it. A refreshing listen, and gloriously dark around the edges.

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The new is old....is new

As Above - So Below
Deliverance
Manufacturer: RETROACTIVE RECORDS
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PIIPWC

Product Description

As Above ~ So Below is a prayer that things would be on earth, as they are in heaven. Musically, this 13th album represents a unilateral step forward in the heavy music genre; few groups have ever blended epic thrash / speed metal with the elegance and beauty of progressive metal (later period Deliverance) with such devastating skill and brutality. Never has a Deliverance album alternated so many moments of beauty (e.g.The Omen inspired opening track) with beastly moments of metallic fury and spine snapping riffs that would seem right at home on a Slayer, Believer, or early Deliverance album. The end result is arguably the heaviest Deliverance album yet. Jimmy continues to deliver vocal melodies that are as commanding as a thundering voice from above. What no one could have anticipated is that the band would deliver one of the most enormous-sounding metal records ever made. In our minds, it seems like the album is a piece of heaven here on earth, which, ironically means that the album is an answer to its own prayer! 10 Tracks / 51 Minutes

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The new is old....is new.......2007-05-04

Big D. One of the forefathers of the christian thrash/speed movement are finally back after, what, six years? This one delves back into the Stay of Excecution/Learn years with just a hint of the thrash that they are still so fondly remembered for on their fist two albums. Seems Jimmy Brown, who is the machine driving D, just doesn't want to play speed demon anymore. Vocally, it's a little more gritty then his latter work but the Bowie influence is still the biggest factor and again it works very well with the style overall. Always able to find good rhythm players to back his riff monster outings the sound here is a sort of progressive/light thrash metal.
Lyrically it's kind of all over, addressing skeptics of christianity, personal pleas to be more like Him above, and what sounds like a bite at those who use religion for personal gain. The lyrics show as much change and growth as the music from the first two albums. D started with just blatant and often direct quotes from the Bible to more allegory and introspection, yet their is really no question where they stand and hope is shining through.
I highly recommend this for any lover of metal in a progressive fashion. If it was any more technical and a little faster it would start moving into the Nevermore range. I love it and give it 4.5 stars as I really would like a song or two of just outright speed as in the old days.

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As Above So Below
Havoc Razor
Manufacturer: Feeldavibe
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007L7TT2
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

As Above So Below
Liberte
Of the Essence
Untied We Strand
More Than You Know
Lunatech
Two Lips
Know Thyself
Get Out of the House!
Country Under Pressure
Parallel Lives
On a Golden Platter

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As Above, So Below EP
Poles
Manufacturer: doubleplusgood records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FDECOC
Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

Design the Fight
Echoes for a Voice
Amaze
Metal
Torch

Product Description

The Poles are a 4 piece out of Asheville, NC. led by Todd Lemiesz (ex-H.Chinaski). Forming in the fall of 2004, the band released two self-recorded EPs, As Above, So Below is the The Poles first official release and showcases their wide range of songwriting. The Poles are a rock band with layers and depth. The driving opener Design the Fight , the sludge of Metal, to slow methodical pace of Torch all highlight The Poles ability to switch gears and expand their sound. The EP is a prelude to their full length due in Fall 2006. The band will be hitting the road this summer. Look for them in your town.

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As Above So Below

Manufacturer: Fahrenheit Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000BPZ32Y

Product Description

Track List: Compact Disc 1. What Language Do You Understand, 2. Two Years Later, 3. Guide, 4. Quest Of The Clay Kin, 5. Dance Among La Threes, 6. Rain, 7. New Dance, 8. Indian Waltz, 9. As Above So Below, 10. It's My Business,

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As Above So Below
Julian Arguelles
Manufacturer: Provocateur Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0001GDRIU
Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

Upward Rush of Wings
Since Then
Happy Crackers
Such Sweet Madness
Piece 40
Wendreda's Way
Angelus
World Without Words
Peace for Jess
Lady in Wimple Headdress
Chuckie Pend
Bell Metal Lane

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Songwriting Brilliance
Ashley Cox - As Above, So Below

As Above So Below
Ashley Cox
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000520W2
Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

East Of Eden
Stupid Newlyweds
Corners
Carolina
Maybe
And We Waited
...In A Month
Accidents Happen
Bricks
Go

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Songwriting Brilliance.......2003-03-05

Im absolutely addicted to this album. I will give you a few explained examples in this review of what I think, but you really need to hear this album. You will not be dissapointed. The more i hear it, I find more to like about it. This is a well mixed album with a large variety of musical styles with the use of keyboards, vocals, and guitar. Ashley's powefully sweet voice shines on this album. Her vocal lines are very well written and the songs are creatively arranged. The song "Stupid newleyweds" showcases her outstanding guitar playing and soaring angelic voice. Track #8 "accidents happen" has a very dark undertone in the lyrics. However, the songs energetic rythem and insturmentation, drives it forword and makes it decievingly playfull. It is my opinion that this album has a timeless feel to it. If you like listening to songs that are well written and portrayed by the wonderful woman who wrote them, than please don't hesitate to get this album.

Ashley Cox - As Above, So Below.......2000-11-07

Every one of Ashley Cox's talents came out with a vengeance in this ten-song piece of perfection.

As Above, So Below is a hard CD categorise, featuring several uptempo tracks like East of Eden, Accidents Happen and Maybe that showcase a pop-music flavor to Ashley's music, not normally heard in her live shows. .

In contrast to the full arrangements on the CD, songs like Four Corners and In a Month spotlight the essence of Ashley's live performances. Four Corners, in particular, stands out as one of the best songs on the CD. With it's tale of Ashley's encounter with a homeless man who puts her own problems into perspective, this song pulls at the heartstrings early on, and doesn't let go until the CD is over.

Ashley's skill on the keyboards is evident in Carolina and Go. Both songs are among the best on the disc, each strategically placed for maximum effect. Carolina is reminiscent of early Kate Bush and Sarah McLachlan, with it's emotional outcries in the lyrics, underscored with extremely passionate piano playing. Go show Ashley's experimental side, mixing electric piano with echo effects, and other synthesized sounds spinning under the melody. The vocals on this song are carefully layered to provide maximum emotional weight to the words.

As Above, So Below is a compelling CD, full of lush sounds, and passionate honesty. As for the fans, to steal a lyric from Go, "we are rich beyondbelief."...

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As Above, So Below!
Joseph A. Malgeri
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FTB1XQ
Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

All Aboard!
Tribute to a Star
Around and Around We Go
Nevermore
Rest Upon My Wings
Choken Thy Chicken
Who Treats You Better?
Revenge
Siphoned Bandit
Ballad of Norman and Sheila
Disco Polka
Hillbilly Roy's Dilemma
I'm Begging You Please
Freedom, Wisdom, Truth, And Dignity
I'm Sorry for You, Babe
Turn Your Head and Cough!
As Above, So Below!
Earthbound
Nuclear Fusion

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As Above, So Below
Forced Entry
Manufacturer: Relativity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LWYLOS

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