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From the Tongue in Cheek Rock of "Take it Now", to the Aching Melancholy of "Don't Come Morning" and the Languid Beauty of "Dry", this Album Moves Seamlessly Across Genres with Its Depth and Integrity Intact.
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Jazzy/Funky-I do love the entire CD-which is a rare deal in a world of 1 or 2 good track's with a lot of filler.
The bonus dvd with this soundtrack was the reason I purchased. I enjoy film soundtracks, and science fiction, but this dvd was a real highlight for me. I got the soundtrack cd out of the local library. The cd was missing from the case, but I found this wonderful dvd instead that I went out to purchase later.
With optional segments of dialog from Ian McDiarmid, this film is a stunning visual and musical overview of the full epic story of episodes I-VI of Star Wars. For those of us who felt that eps. IV-VI fell short of our expectations, this film presents them well as parts of the whole story. The Musical Journey also stands as a summary of the entire SW opus for someone who is not familiar with the Star Wars characters and plot. Highly recommended.
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My favorite tracks are "Battle of the Heroes," "Anakin's Betrayal," Palpatine's teachings, "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan," and the "Immolation Scene."
The others are very good as well, but these are especially nice. "Battle of the Heroes" is Dual of the Fates for Revenge of the Sith. "Anakin's Betrayal" is a very sad track that is, in my opinion, one of William's most powerful pieces. "Palpatine's Teachings" is really, really neat. It's very dark and moody, a perfect piece for the evil emperor. The only weird thing is the end. "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" is the action piece that plays during the battles of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and Yoda and the Emperor. Finally, "The Immolation Scene" is another sad piece, even more so than "Anakin's Betrayal."
Although I really like this CD, there are some things that are missing (as usual). First, the whole sequence where the droids are looking for Obi-Wan after he was shot. You see Obi-Wan in his ship with Senator Organa on the Hologram (or whatever it is), and Obi-Wan says that his clones turned on him. That was some pretty awesome music that OF COURSE was left out of the CD. Then there was Dual of the Fates in the movie, but completely absent from the CD. And probably the most annoying was that whole piece of music before Obi-Wan and Anakin fight. It was so touching and sad and I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT IT OUT! Absolutely amazing. Also, did anyone notice that some little bits were cut out? For example, in Anakin vs. Obi Wan, they cut out about a second or two of choir. What?! What the heck is with that? It's when Anakin is running on the long thing and jumps on the droid on the lava. Also, there was some pretty cool drumming when you see Yoda and the Emperor fighting, and you can see the whole stadium (the big room). There's also drumming in "Enter Lord Vader" that is muted in the soundtrack.
Oh well...if I'm going to collect movie scores, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that in almost all cases there's not going to be every bit of music. I've experienced this in both Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park I (there was very little left out on this score), and almost everything else. At the moment, I'm just waiting for the 22nd, for the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 soundtrack. It's gonna be amazing.
See Yu
Having said that, I will say that few soundtracks have ever so perfectly captured the underlying emotional currents of their respective movie; in the case of ROTS, the contemporaneous tragedies of Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, the extermination of the Jedi, and the rise of the oppressive Empire. The listener is confronted with the depth and totality of the evil that has beset the entire galaxy to a degree that the film could not reach in only 2 hours.
Bravo, Dan Mohr, and BRAVO John Williams!
If you are bored with today's music, check out Buckethead.
He is always different!
But with _Enter the Chicken_, Buckethead is back to mush the faces of his nay-sayers in their own crap. And I feel that I have been appropriately mushed. His tracks with Serj Tankian of System of a Down bring Tankian's speed-metal vocal tempo to a new height, and Buckethead shows a precision and depth of sound even in speed metal. Buckethead has repeatedly been able to show off a guitar-god lick or two in most of work, with "Elephant Ghost" and "The Interworld and the New Innocence" being notable faves, but "Nottingham Lace" is one to rank right up there with all the other Buckethead guitar god tracks. The man (?) has an innate sense of the instrumental and can direct a song into wild directions without a single lick of vocals...but he is not averse to the voice either.
It is always good to find another classic Buckethead album. May he live to be a thousand.
The mighty Haggis' fourth full-length studio album has dropped, and a fine, fine disc it is indeed. You need this one.
It opens up with "Lancaster Gate," the kind of [undeservedly censored] that makes the Celtic kids go insane, and it's a great one. It's also a wonderful cognate, conscious or no, of Marillion's "White Feather" (start singing during the keyboard break, and you'll see what I mean). If it's not conscious, given the outspoken antiwar stances of both bands, it's a big coincidence.
Then, it's just over the top. Enter the Haggis have a history of writing and/or performing really, really good songs-- "Where Will You Go," "The Mexican Scotsman," "Star," "Andromeda," "Lanigan's Ball," "Another Round," and so on and so forth-- but they blow every one of them away with "One Last Drink." This is the song this band were born to perform. Bouncy, catchy, pulling in influences from what seems like every type of music imaginable (most notably Latin percussion, absent from the rest of their oeuvre but perfect here), with great flair and boundless enthusiasm. It ranks with the best singles of the decade, and is worth the price of admission by itself.
The album continues on strongly, if not quite as strongly. The band are getting further away from their Celtic roots, for the most part, and while the influence is still there and obvious, these are standard, if exceptionally well-done, rock and roll pieces with the band's trademark "what are you on about now?" lyrical befuddlement. "New Monthly Flavour," "The Apothecary," "Cynical," "The Barfly," and "No More Stones" all stand up well to repeated listening. "The Apothecary" and "The Barfly" are both exceptional-- the former because it's probably the farthest they've strayed from their roots and is still a stunning piece of work, and the latter because it snaps right back to Celtic traditionalism, and like many of the best Haggis tunes, wouldn't sound out of place in an evening of traditional folksongs. It's one that grows on you; give it twenty or thirty spins, it'll become one of your favorites here. "Perfect Song" and the album's closer, "Long Way Home," are both calmer tracks that end the album on an almost downbeat note, or would were it not for "Marti's Last Stand" between them. This one marks the return of Craig Downie to lead vocal duties, and a long overdue return it is. His gravelly tenor and wicked sense of humor have been missed. The latter is not much in evidence with this one, an antiwar track that continues the band's tradition of taking a political stand and having the artistic sensibilities to actually get the point across without beating the listener over the head with it (and this puts them in a very small amount of company), but does it in a way that's still straightforward, almost bitter. That might strike a jarring chord with some folks. Not me. And I say this as someone who generally kicks antiwar-activist songs, even by bands I like, to the curb without ever thinking about them again.
This is a wonderful album. Pick it up. Catch the band on tour; they're also possessed of some of the highest energy, most fun live performances I've ever been lucky enough to see. Get yourself Haggis-ized. ****
The best songs here are:
The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) (This is classic Dru Hill, in my eyes)
Beauty
These Are The Times
What Are We Gonna Do
All in all, I definitely expected more out of them because they are a good R&B group that really brought it with their debut. "April Showers", "All Alone", "So Special" and "5 Steps" are some great, classic R&B tunes. This release has "average" written all over it. Definitely a sophomore slump.
2.5 stars.
RUSSIAN CIRCLES - Enter
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Chicago seems to be a sort of hot bed for instrumental acts now-a-days... Hearing all the hype about this album I felt I should proceed with caution, thinking it may be just be a winded version of Pelican or their kin. Truth is, `Enter' is a debut worth shouting about and will likely make it in the top 10 of 2006.
Russian Circles sound is much less pretentious then many of the other instrumental bands... with songs never getting tedious or tiring. The opener `Carpe' is subtle opener which really sets the stage for the album. Unlike many other bands their opening track does not eclipse the rest of the album and does not set the bar too high for the following songs. Using the term very loosely it is likely one of the weaker tracks. The second song `Micah' is a real piece of art, sounding like the love child of Lateralus-era Tool and the Red Sparowes. `Death Rides a Horse' is a furious power shot of spastic guitar rhythms, driving bass and definitive drum sections. It is likely the darkest and heaviest song on the album, yet does not sacrifice melody. The title track, `Enter' is an interesting blend of rock-fusion and sparse dissonance. Again the rhythm section is incredibly tight and really helps drive this song forward. Track five, `You Already Did' is a breathtaking amalgamation of various styles. This song has an underlying melody which is one of the most beautiful things that has graced my ears in quite sometime... at the 5:00 minute mark the song unfolds into delicate aural transcendence. The final track, `New Macabre' is a spiral of musical emotions, dabbing in the darker realms and shifting back to the driving melody.
`Enter' may take the place from Pelican's `The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the Thaw' or Red Sparowes' `At the Soundless Dawn' as my favorite instrumental CD. But only time will tell, as both those albums still get regular rotation in my player. If you are a fan of the genre this is required listening.
Favorite Songs: You Already Did, Death Rides A Horse, and Micah.
-5 Stars
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The music conveys a feeling of cold, dark, and immensly lonely winter. The Christmas is there, but there are undertows of older and more sinister rituals, and whispers call the more unwary listeners to join in...
This album could be a very good way to spice up the celebrations.
In Winter's Knight, Nox Arcana presents a moody, elegant collection of holiday-themed songs that captures the more mystical, meditative side of Christmas. The CD's strong medieval/classical flavor is refreshing, particularly since most Christmas music nowadays seems dominated by more modern songs. Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski offer great new arrangements of classic pieces like "Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" as well as many of their own moving compositions, such as the memorably haunting "Crystal Forest" and the chilling piano-dominated "Evening Star." Guest vocalist Michelle Belanger also contributes a lovely interpretation of the holiday standard "Past Time With Good Company" and Jeff Endemann's vocal work on "Coventry Carol" is likewise a highlight.
While most Christmas music is, unfortunately, either infantile and annoying or overdone, Winter's Knight provides a refreshing change of piece full of musical elegance and mystical beauty.
Consisting of eight tracks, the album packs unbridled speed, driven by ultra-fast double bass drums, grooving twin guitars, and searing, high-register vocals by Michael Gremio. This guy sounds so uncannily like Kiske in his heyday or Gamma Ray's Kai Hansen when he decides to tear the stratosphere with his maniacal screams, it's totally unbelievable. The energetic, fists-in-the-air opener "Leaving All Behind" kicks the album off in grand fashion, carried by pumping rhythms and crushing twin guitar harmonies while "A Sign Far Beyond", arguably the best cut on the album, drives their music into the more aggressive territory of power metal, perfected by mid-90's Gamma Ray. Cellador's songs boast irresistible choruses, as on "Forever Unbound" and the epic "Seen Through Time", both graced by the genre's hallmarks. The tasty guitar opening of "Wakening" belies that this song was actually released in 2006 as opposed to 1987 when Helloween-style power metal was taking the entire metal community by storm. Lyrically, unlike most Euro power metallers, Cellador focuses on more personal issues rather than fantasy-based themes or tales of knights and epic battles.
That said, Euro power metal genre is a pretty limited genre to expand on. Over the past two decades, everything has been done by countless bands, so it would be wrong to claim Cellador is by any stretch of the word doing anything remotely original or unheard of. However, judging by the songs on this disc, originality must be the band's last concern; they seem more interested in having fun while playing the music they enjoy. And in that, they are more than successful.
They've made a great start. Let's see what happens when they put out their sophomore album. Check Cellador out if you're into bands like Gamma Ray, Helloween, Edguy, Stratovarius, and Sonata Arctica -- or pretty much any other Euro power metal act.
Now, with that all out of the way, I find this album to be an excellent and very solid performance by a talented young group of musicians here (the drummer is only friggan 17 years old as of this writing!). I've heard the gripes about the vocals, but I honostly think Mike sounds quite good here (and he does at the live performances as well, but I digress as this is supposed to be a review of this particular album). I imagine he'll get even better with more experience. There are some excellent guitar work here as well. The three guitarist (two guitars and bass) really do play off of each other very well and seems to never get in each other's way. Young David (like I said above, only 17 years old), really does a solid job taking up the percussion duties. I sure was impressed when hearing it here on this album, as well as seeing him play at the show as well. To barrow a line from one of my friends, there is something "honost" about the music here. There are no "hidden" keyboardist, no "synth loops" or anything like that. This is just 5 guys that are having a good time, up here just jamming out some really cool music.
The only real down side (and why I did not give this a perfect 5 out of 5 stars - wish I could give 1/2 stars, as I think this is better than 4 stars, but not quite 5 stars) is that the music does sound somewhat derivative at times of similiar bands of this style, most notably DragonForce (who I also saw live and got to hang out with at length as well). For example the track "No Chances Lost", sounds like something right off a DragonForce album, to the point where when I first heard it, I thought it was a DragonForce cover. Also, the guitar work may not be "as technical" as that of DragonForce and others, but then again, I think that'll come with experience. I just got done listening to this back-to-back with DragonForce's Valley of the Damned, and I can definitly tell a difference in play ability and experience. But still, these guys are good at what they are doing here, and there is no denying that. They will only get better if they can keep this up.
One interesting aspect that I got after talking at length with Chris, the lead guistarist, is the issue of a keyboardist. It seems there is a bit of disagreement within the band about wether to add a keyboardist or not. One side thinks it'll add a more melodic or symphonic feel to the music, whereas the other side thinks it'll "cheese out" the music to much. Personally, I tend lean towards "pro-keyboardist" side here, as I think, if done correctly, can add to the music - but the key here is "done correctly". May be in the future, they will add a keyboardist. Will be interesting how that would work out. But anyway - I digress....
To sum up - this is a very good, solid performance by an up-and-coming band, and an excellent debut. If they can continue, I think we'll all be seeing some really good stuff coming from these guys in the future. I sure hope so, and already looking forward to a second album. If you are a fan of this type of music (and perhaps a good way to introduce somebody that may not be), this album is definitly recommended.
I have been in Omaha for 2 years now, and I am shocked I have not heard of these guys until now. They just do not play this stuff on the radio around here enough. We have a great local scene, just need more rock stations. I'm glad the world has a chance to get this album now.
From the Tongue in Cheek Rock of "Take it Now", to the Aching Melancholy of "Don't Come Morning" and the Languid Beauty of "Dry", this Album Moves Seamlessly Across Genres with Its Depth and Integrity Intact.
Enter,Genevieve Maynard,Wow,Rock
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Enter the Mowo!
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ASIN: B0001MDQEO Release Date: 2004-04-06 |
Tracks:
- Chick A Boom Boom Boom
- Only The Shadow Knows
- Right Now
- Shamma Lamma Ding Dong
- I'll Take The Woods
- Salted Fatback
- Move
- That's What's Happenin Tonight
- On And On
- Blackbird
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I Love This cd!!.......2006-03-05
A fun album.......2006-02-17
If you love jazz you'll love this!.......2005-10-17
SJ
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A must have!.......2005-08-20
Jazzy/Funky-I do love the entire CD-which is a rare deal in a world of 1 or 2 good track's with a lot of filler.
I have a new favorite artist.......2005-03-16
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Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD East Coast
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ASIN: B000002WPI Release Date: 1993-11-09 |
Tracks:
- Shaolin Sword: Bring Da Ruckus
- Shaolin Sword: Shame On A Nigga
- Shaolin Sword: Clan In Da Front
- Shaolin Sword: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
- Shaolin Sword: Can It Be All So Simple
- Wu-Tang Sword: Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
- Wu-Tang Sword: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit
- Wu-Tang Sword: C. R. E. A. M.
- Wu-Tang Sword: Method Man
- Wu-Tang Sword: Protect Ya Neck
- Wu-Tang Sword: Tearz
- Wu-Tang Sword: Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II
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This debut revolutionized hip-hop (and launched half a dozen solo careers), as much for The RZA's raw barrage of off-kilter, off-key loops and sound effects as for its elliptically violent lyrics. Martial arts--at least as they appear in kung fu movies--are the Wu-Tang Clan's favorite metaphor, but they're also the organizing principle of the group, a crowd of eight rappers, each with his own way-out-there "fighting style." They created their own little self-contained culture, with its own symbols and shifting identities, and let listeners figure it out for themselves. Unless you're willing to immerse yourself in its world, it can be baffling and a little dry, but its aggression and originality are undeniable. --Douglas WolkAlbum Description
German version of the hardcore rap act's 1993 debut album 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'. Includes one bonus track, 'Method Man (Remix) Skunk Mix'. 13 tracks in all. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.Album Details
Includes 'method Man (Skunk Remix)', Not Found on the Us Version.Customer Reviews:
Sad dat ain like diz no more.......2007-06-03
Killer Bees Swarming.......2007-04-26
Classic East coast album.......2007-04-17
One of the greatest hiphop albums, period!.......2007-03-26
Classic.......2007-03-09
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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ASIN: B000850IS6 Release Date: 2005-05-03 |
Tracks:
- Star Wars and The Revenge Of The Sith
- Anakin's Dream
- Battle Of The Heroes
- Anakin's Betrayal
- General Grievous
- Palpatine's Teachings
- Grievous and the Droids
- Padme's Ruminations
- Anakin vs. Obi-Wan
- Anakin's Dark Deeds
- Enter Lord Vader
- The Immolation Scene
- Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious
- The Birth Of The Twins and Padme's Destiny
- A New Hope and End Credits
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John Williams' lovely and moving score for the sixth Star Wars film brings thirty years of collaborating on George Lucas' beyond-popular intergalactic franchise to a close. (Is this really the end of Star Wars? Can't Lucas and Williams work together on a prequel to these prequels? Let us hope so, and that Jar Jar Binks is nowhere near it.) As this music accompanies the most exciting Star Wars film in many a moon, the soundtrack itself is more fun, more evil, more nasty and bumpy. Many of the heroic, anthemic themes woven throughout Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith will necessarily be familiar to any fan of the series, from the "Imperial March" to the main theme. It's remarkable how stirring the latter can be, no matter how many times you've heard it, and even for those who do not have all their money invested in S.W. memorabilia. There is a lot of new music here, and the lush, extensive range of both Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra is on display, most notably in the menacing, percolating "General Grievous" and the rousing "New Hope" end theme. --Mike McGonigal
The Force Is Also with:
Star Wars Trilogy soundtrack box set |
Star Wars Episode II sountrack |
Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones |
Star Wars Episode I, The Phantom Menace |
Star Wars Trilogy on DVD |
Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
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Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V).......2007-06-21
The bonus dvd with this soundtrack was the reason I purchased. I enjoy film soundtracks, and science fiction, but this dvd was a real highlight for me. I got the soundtrack cd out of the local library. The cd was missing from the case, but I found this wonderful dvd instead that I went out to purchase later.
With optional segments of dialog from Ian McDiarmid, this film is a stunning visual and musical overview of the full epic story of episodes I-VI of Star Wars. For those of us who felt that eps. IV-VI fell short of our expectations, this film presents them well as parts of the whole story. The Musical Journey also stands as a summary of the entire SW opus for someone who is not familiar with the Star Wars characters and plot. Highly recommended.
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Not one of his bests, but very close.......2007-05-21
My favorite tracks are "Battle of the Heroes," "Anakin's Betrayal," Palpatine's teachings, "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan," and the "Immolation Scene."
The others are very good as well, but these are especially nice. "Battle of the Heroes" is Dual of the Fates for Revenge of the Sith. "Anakin's Betrayal" is a very sad track that is, in my opinion, one of William's most powerful pieces. "Palpatine's Teachings" is really, really neat. It's very dark and moody, a perfect piece for the evil emperor. The only weird thing is the end. "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" is the action piece that plays during the battles of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and Yoda and the Emperor. Finally, "The Immolation Scene" is another sad piece, even more so than "Anakin's Betrayal."
Although I really like this CD, there are some things that are missing (as usual). First, the whole sequence where the droids are looking for Obi-Wan after he was shot. You see Obi-Wan in his ship with Senator Organa on the Hologram (or whatever it is), and Obi-Wan says that his clones turned on him. That was some pretty awesome music that OF COURSE was left out of the CD. Then there was Dual of the Fates in the movie, but completely absent from the CD. And probably the most annoying was that whole piece of music before Obi-Wan and Anakin fight. It was so touching and sad and I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT IT OUT! Absolutely amazing. Also, did anyone notice that some little bits were cut out? For example, in Anakin vs. Obi Wan, they cut out about a second or two of choir. What?! What the heck is with that? It's when Anakin is running on the long thing and jumps on the droid on the lava. Also, there was some pretty cool drumming when you see Yoda and the Emperor fighting, and you can see the whole stadium (the big room). There's also drumming in "Enter Lord Vader" that is muted in the soundtrack.
Oh well...if I'm going to collect movie scores, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that in almost all cases there's not going to be every bit of music. I've experienced this in both Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park I (there was very little left out on this score), and almost everything else. At the moment, I'm just waiting for the 22nd, for the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 soundtrack. It's gonna be amazing.
See Yu
John Williams' finest work.......2007-04-20
Having said that, I will say that few soundtracks have ever so perfectly captured the underlying emotional currents of their respective movie; in the case of ROTS, the contemporaneous tragedies of Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, the extermination of the Jedi, and the rise of the oppressive Empire. The listener is confronted with the depth and totality of the evil that has beset the entire galaxy to a degree that the film could not reach in only 2 hours.
Bravo, Dan Mohr, and BRAVO John Williams!
A Great Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy.......2007-04-07
Williams is slumming it.......2007-04-01
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Enter the Chicken
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ASIN: B000BB03B4 Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Tracks:
- intro
- We Are One featuring Serj Tankian
- Botnus featuring Efrem Schulz
- Three Fingers featuring Saul Williams
- Running From The Light featuring Ejigayehu "Gigi"Shibabaw and Maura Davis
- Coma featuring Azam Ali
- Waiting Hare featuring Shana Halligan and Serj Tankian
- Interlude
- Funbus featuring Dirk Rogers and Deith Aazami
- The Hand featuring Maximum Bob and Ani Maldjian
- Nottingham Lace
Album Description
The ever mysterious and amazing talented guitarist and theme park manager, Buckethead has opened the doors to his famed Bucketheadland once again, and this time he has asked his friends to help him provide thrills and chills to his guests. Produced by Serj Tankian of System Of The Down, "Enter The Chicken" the latest and greatest musical attraction at Bucketheadland is set to take riders aboard beginning October 25, 2005.Also on board are th vocal performances from many of today's brightest musical talents including Saul Williams, Efrem Schulz, Maura Davis, Azam Ali and Serj Tankian himself. Those artists as well as the others that are featured on the album were hand picked by Tankian and Buckethead to ensure that each song takes the listener on a unique musical voyage. The 11 track adventure is filled with sonic twists and tunrs that will leave listener's ears delighted and their mouths overflowing with enthusiastic comments.
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Tasty Bucket!.......2007-07-04
If you are bored with today's music, check out Buckethead.
He is always different!
Too experimental for me. .......2007-06-27
stick to instrumental.......2007-02-28
hit.......2007-02-19
But with _Enter the Chicken_, Buckethead is back to mush the faces of his nay-sayers in their own crap. And I feel that I have been appropriately mushed. His tracks with Serj Tankian of System of a Down bring Tankian's speed-metal vocal tempo to a new height, and Buckethead shows a precision and depth of sound even in speed metal. Buckethead has repeatedly been able to show off a guitar-god lick or two in most of work, with "Elephant Ghost" and "The Interworld and the New Innocence" being notable faves, but "Nottingham Lace" is one to rank right up there with all the other Buckethead guitar god tracks. The man (?) has an innate sense of the instrumental and can direct a song into wild directions without a single lick of vocals...but he is not averse to the voice either.
It is always good to find another classic Buckethead album. May he live to be a thousand.
holy crud new bucketstud!.......2006-06-03
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Soapbox Heroes
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ASIN: B000G1R4BG Release Date: 2007-01-08 |
Tracks:
- Lancaster Gate
- One Last Drink
- New Monthly Flavour
- The Apothecary
- Cynical
- The Barfly
- No More Stones
- Perfect Song
- Marti's Last Stand
- Long Way Home
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Produced by 4-time Grammy winner Neil Dorfsman (Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Sting, Dire Straits), Soapbox Heroes, continues to establish Enter The Haggis as possessing tremendous musical flexibility while not abandoning their respect for the traditional Celtic genre. Having developed a rabid fan-base in North America from non-stop touring, Soapbox Heroes is widely anticipated, and should build on recent successes like performing on A&E's Breakfast for the Arts, and frequent airings on PBS (Out of Ireland; "ETH Live at Lanigan's Ball" TV special).Customer Reviews:
Will Open Your Eyes.......2007-06-11
Awesome.......2007-03-26
This group is AMAZING!!!.......2007-03-23
A Pleasant Surprise!.......2007-03-03
One of their best........2006-08-15
The mighty Haggis' fourth full-length studio album has dropped, and a fine, fine disc it is indeed. You need this one.
It opens up with "Lancaster Gate," the kind of [undeservedly censored] that makes the Celtic kids go insane, and it's a great one. It's also a wonderful cognate, conscious or no, of Marillion's "White Feather" (start singing during the keyboard break, and you'll see what I mean). If it's not conscious, given the outspoken antiwar stances of both bands, it's a big coincidence.
Then, it's just over the top. Enter the Haggis have a history of writing and/or performing really, really good songs-- "Where Will You Go," "The Mexican Scotsman," "Star," "Andromeda," "Lanigan's Ball," "Another Round," and so on and so forth-- but they blow every one of them away with "One Last Drink." This is the song this band were born to perform. Bouncy, catchy, pulling in influences from what seems like every type of music imaginable (most notably Latin percussion, absent from the rest of their oeuvre but perfect here), with great flair and boundless enthusiasm. It ranks with the best singles of the decade, and is worth the price of admission by itself.
The album continues on strongly, if not quite as strongly. The band are getting further away from their Celtic roots, for the most part, and while the influence is still there and obvious, these are standard, if exceptionally well-done, rock and roll pieces with the band's trademark "what are you on about now?" lyrical befuddlement. "New Monthly Flavour," "The Apothecary," "Cynical," "The Barfly," and "No More Stones" all stand up well to repeated listening. "The Apothecary" and "The Barfly" are both exceptional-- the former because it's probably the farthest they've strayed from their roots and is still a stunning piece of work, and the latter because it snaps right back to Celtic traditionalism, and like many of the best Haggis tunes, wouldn't sound out of place in an evening of traditional folksongs. It's one that grows on you; give it twenty or thirty spins, it'll become one of your favorites here. "Perfect Song" and the album's closer, "Long Way Home," are both calmer tracks that end the album on an almost downbeat note, or would were it not for "Marti's Last Stand" between them. This one marks the return of Craig Downie to lead vocal duties, and a long overdue return it is. His gravelly tenor and wicked sense of humor have been missed. The latter is not much in evidence with this one, an antiwar track that continues the band's tradition of taking a political stand and having the artistic sensibilities to actually get the point across without beating the listener over the head with it (and this puts them in a very small amount of company), but does it in a way that's still straightforward, almost bitter. That might strike a jarring chord with some folks. Not me. And I say this as someone who generally kicks antiwar-activist songs, even by bands I like, to the curb without ever thinking about them again.
This is a wonderful album. Pick it up. Catch the band on tour; they're also possessed of some of the highest energy, most fun live performances I've ever been lucky enough to see. Get yourself Haggis-ized. ****
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Enter the Dru
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ASIN: B00000DC4H Release Date: 1998-10-27 |
Tracks:
- Enter The Dru (Interlude)
- Real Freak
- How Deep Is Your Love
- This What We Do
- Holding You
- I'm Wondering
- You Are Everything
- I'll Be The One
- Nowhere Without You (Interlude)
- One Good Reason
- Angel (Interlude)
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- What Do I Do With The Love
- Beauty
- These Are The Times
- The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)
- What Are We Gonna Do
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Near-clinical detail are the watchwords on Enter the Dru, R&B quartet Dru Hill's follow-up to their double-platinum debut album. "Is it gonna be on the floor or by the sofa ... by the TV?" If you've kept up with the exploits of pseudo-rude '90s acts on the order of Jodeci and Silk, you know the, er, drill: promises of how the singers are ready to "freak" their ladies vying with whiny ballads, all attempting to demonstrate just how enlightened and sensitive these heroes are. The formula is broken here mainly by an appearance by Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man on "This Is What We Do." Which, in a Wu-mad world, hardly counts as a formula breaker at all. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
I'm probably going to catch hell for my opinion..........2007-06-16
The best songs here are:
The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) (This is classic Dru Hill, in my eyes)
Beauty
These Are The Times
What Are We Gonna Do
All in all, I definitely expected more out of them because they are a good R&B group that really brought it with their debut. "April Showers", "All Alone", "So Special" and "5 Steps" are some great, classic R&B tunes. This release has "average" written all over it. Definitely a sophomore slump.
2.5 stars.
4 1/2 Stars What Real R&B is Missing.......2007-03-10
90s soul music thrown in with classic street savvy harmony.......2007-01-13
Forgot how great this album is!!.......2006-10-26
Pretty Good.......2006-09-28
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Enter
Russian Circles Manufacturer: Flameshovel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000EXDRRG Release Date: 2006-05-16 |
Tracks:
- Carpe
- Micah
- Death Rides A Horse
- Enter
- You Already Did
- New Macabre
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Please enter a title for your review.......2006-12-29
Instrumental Beauty... One of the finest the Genre has to offer. .......2006-09-04
RUSSIAN CIRCLES - Enter
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Chicago seems to be a sort of hot bed for instrumental acts now-a-days... Hearing all the hype about this album I felt I should proceed with caution, thinking it may be just be a winded version of Pelican or their kin. Truth is, `Enter' is a debut worth shouting about and will likely make it in the top 10 of 2006.
Russian Circles sound is much less pretentious then many of the other instrumental bands... with songs never getting tedious or tiring. The opener `Carpe' is subtle opener which really sets the stage for the album. Unlike many other bands their opening track does not eclipse the rest of the album and does not set the bar too high for the following songs. Using the term very loosely it is likely one of the weaker tracks. The second song `Micah' is a real piece of art, sounding like the love child of Lateralus-era Tool and the Red Sparowes. `Death Rides a Horse' is a furious power shot of spastic guitar rhythms, driving bass and definitive drum sections. It is likely the darkest and heaviest song on the album, yet does not sacrifice melody. The title track, `Enter' is an interesting blend of rock-fusion and sparse dissonance. Again the rhythm section is incredibly tight and really helps drive this song forward. Track five, `You Already Did' is a breathtaking amalgamation of various styles. This song has an underlying melody which is one of the most beautiful things that has graced my ears in quite sometime... at the 5:00 minute mark the song unfolds into delicate aural transcendence. The final track, `New Macabre' is a spiral of musical emotions, dabbing in the darker realms and shifting back to the driving melody.
`Enter' may take the place from Pelican's `The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the Thaw' or Red Sparowes' `At the Soundless Dawn' as my favorite instrumental CD. But only time will tell, as both those albums still get regular rotation in my player. If you are a fan of the genre this is required listening.
Favorite Songs: You Already Did, Death Rides A Horse, and Micah.
-5 Stars
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See them live!.......2006-08-23
Impressive!.......2006-05-28
Enter? Yes please come in..........2006-05-20
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Winter's Knight
Nox Arcana Manufacturer: Monolith Graphics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goth
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ASIN: B000ALIUR4 Release Date: 2005-07-25 |
Tracks:
- Vigil
- Ghosts of Christmas Past
- Ebonshire
- Solitude
- Crystal Forest
- First Snow
- Evening Star
- Reflections of Long Ago
- December Winds
- Phantom Toccata
- Hallowed Ruins
- Gregorian Hymn
- Spirit of the Season
- Coventry Carol
- Lullaby
- Winters Knight
- Past Time with Good Company
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- Veni, Veni, Emannuel
- Redemption
- Carol of the Bells
Product Description
Nox Arcana weaves a musical ghost story with this haunting collection of original melodies, symphonic orchestrations, and Gothic renditions of traditional carols. Winter's Knight contains 21 tracks and over 60 minutes of darkly enchanting music to celebrate the spirit of the season.Customer Reviews:
Completely satisfied.......2007-04-01
Holiday music with that extra magic - creepiness!.......2007-01-26
The music conveys a feeling of cold, dark, and immensly lonely winter. The Christmas is there, but there are undertows of older and more sinister rituals, and whispers call the more unwary listeners to join in...
This album could be a very good way to spice up the celebrations.
Another brilliant Nox Arcana CD!.......2007-01-03
In Winter's Knight, Nox Arcana presents a moody, elegant collection of holiday-themed songs that captures the more mystical, meditative side of Christmas. The CD's strong medieval/classical flavor is refreshing, particularly since most Christmas music nowadays seems dominated by more modern songs. Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski offer great new arrangements of classic pieces like "Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" as well as many of their own moving compositions, such as the memorably haunting "Crystal Forest" and the chilling piano-dominated "Evening Star." Guest vocalist Michelle Belanger also contributes a lovely interpretation of the holiday standard "Past Time With Good Company" and Jeff Endemann's vocal work on "Coventry Carol" is likewise a highlight.
While most Christmas music is, unfortunately, either infantile and annoying or overdone, Winter's Knight provides a refreshing change of piece full of musical elegance and mystical beauty.
Music to be enchanted by.......2006-12-25
Very Good, Different.......2006-11-04
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Enter Deception
Cellador Manufacturer: Metal Blade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000FP2ZO4 Release Date: 2006-06-27 |
Tracks:
- Leaving All Behind
- A Sign Far Beyond
- Never Again
- Forever Unbound
- Seen Through Time
- Wakening
- Releasing The Shadow
- No Chances Lost
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Euro power metal from... the USA !.......2007-06-09
Consisting of eight tracks, the album packs unbridled speed, driven by ultra-fast double bass drums, grooving twin guitars, and searing, high-register vocals by Michael Gremio. This guy sounds so uncannily like Kiske in his heyday or Gamma Ray's Kai Hansen when he decides to tear the stratosphere with his maniacal screams, it's totally unbelievable. The energetic, fists-in-the-air opener "Leaving All Behind" kicks the album off in grand fashion, carried by pumping rhythms and crushing twin guitar harmonies while "A Sign Far Beyond", arguably the best cut on the album, drives their music into the more aggressive territory of power metal, perfected by mid-90's Gamma Ray. Cellador's songs boast irresistible choruses, as on "Forever Unbound" and the epic "Seen Through Time", both graced by the genre's hallmarks. The tasty guitar opening of "Wakening" belies that this song was actually released in 2006 as opposed to 1987 when Helloween-style power metal was taking the entire metal community by storm. Lyrically, unlike most Euro power metallers, Cellador focuses on more personal issues rather than fantasy-based themes or tales of knights and epic battles.
That said, Euro power metal genre is a pretty limited genre to expand on. Over the past two decades, everything has been done by countless bands, so it would be wrong to claim Cellador is by any stretch of the word doing anything remotely original or unheard of. However, judging by the songs on this disc, originality must be the band's last concern; they seem more interested in having fun while playing the music they enjoy. And in that, they are more than successful.
They've made a great start. Let's see what happens when they put out their sophomore album. Check Cellador out if you're into bands like Gamma Ray, Helloween, Edguy, Stratovarius, and Sonata Arctica -- or pretty much any other Euro power metal act.
Nebraska? Debut? I can't believe this.......2007-02-15
Good solid performance.......2006-08-20
Now, with that all out of the way, I find this album to be an excellent and very solid performance by a talented young group of musicians here (the drummer is only friggan 17 years old as of this writing!). I've heard the gripes about the vocals, but I honostly think Mike sounds quite good here (and he does at the live performances as well, but I digress as this is supposed to be a review of this particular album). I imagine he'll get even better with more experience. There are some excellent guitar work here as well. The three guitarist (two guitars and bass) really do play off of each other very well and seems to never get in each other's way. Young David (like I said above, only 17 years old), really does a solid job taking up the percussion duties. I sure was impressed when hearing it here on this album, as well as seeing him play at the show as well. To barrow a line from one of my friends, there is something "honost" about the music here. There are no "hidden" keyboardist, no "synth loops" or anything like that. This is just 5 guys that are having a good time, up here just jamming out some really cool music.
The only real down side (and why I did not give this a perfect 5 out of 5 stars - wish I could give 1/2 stars, as I think this is better than 4 stars, but not quite 5 stars) is that the music does sound somewhat derivative at times of similiar bands of this style, most notably DragonForce (who I also saw live and got to hang out with at length as well). For example the track "No Chances Lost", sounds like something right off a DragonForce album, to the point where when I first heard it, I thought it was a DragonForce cover. Also, the guitar work may not be "as technical" as that of DragonForce and others, but then again, I think that'll come with experience. I just got done listening to this back-to-back with DragonForce's Valley of the Damned, and I can definitly tell a difference in play ability and experience. But still, these guys are good at what they are doing here, and there is no denying that. They will only get better if they can keep this up.
One interesting aspect that I got after talking at length with Chris, the lead guistarist, is the issue of a keyboardist. It seems there is a bit of disagreement within the band about wether to add a keyboardist or not. One side thinks it'll add a more melodic or symphonic feel to the music, whereas the other side thinks it'll "cheese out" the music to much. Personally, I tend lean towards "pro-keyboardist" side here, as I think, if done correctly, can add to the music - but the key here is "done correctly". May be in the future, they will add a keyboardist. Will be interesting how that would work out. But anyway - I digress....
To sum up - this is a very good, solid performance by an up-and-coming band, and an excellent debut. If they can continue, I think we'll all be seeing some really good stuff coming from these guys in the future. I sure hope so, and already looking forward to a second album. If you are a fan of this type of music (and perhaps a good way to introduce somebody that may not be), this album is definitly recommended.
Nebraska + European Power Metal, Who would have imagined.......2006-08-18
I have been in Omaha for 2 years now, and I am shocked I have not heard of these guys until now. They just do not play this stuff on the radio around here enough. We have a great local scene, just need more rock stations. I'm glad the world has a chance to get this album now.
Awesome Debut........2006-08-14
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ASIN: B000BH4YN6 Release Date: 2007-01-08 |
Tracks:
- Musicbox
- Another Round
- Gasoline
- Twirling Towards Freedom
- Congress
- Haven
- Minstrel Boy
- Martha Stuart
- Moved Through The Fair
- Life For Love
- To The Quick
- Down With The Ship
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This group is AMAZING!!!.......2007-03-23
Upbeat........2006-12-14
The Irish Rock.......2006-06-06
A CD with countless wonderful surprises.......2006-06-01
CATCHY CELTIC ROCK.......2006-05-24
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- Everything to Lose
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- Goo [Import]
- Gravity
- Greatest Hits-My Prerogative [Import]
- Heartattack [Import]
