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Rage Against the Machine

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by: Rage Against The Machine

Release Date May 20, 2002
An all time classic album, often imitated, but never approached let alone surpassed. Zack's vocals are incredibly emotional, and the sheer tightness and funking musicality of the band is staggering (and that comes from a guy whos played in bands for 15 years himself.)

I loved this album to death fifteen years ago. Yet, when im teaching kids today and i put it on for them, it seems just as powerful for them as it was for me back then. Stunning.

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In Time: The Best of REM 1988 - 2003

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by: REM

Release Date October 27, 2003
This is the first time I have bought a REM Cd and so far, the tracks I have heard are great. Every song on this album is great.

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There Is Nothing Left to Lose

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by: Foo Fighters

Release Date September 15, 2003
This album is really good. Come on - as if you didn't already know that! With the Foo Fighters there is a certain level of quality that you expect- and they always deliver.
The BEST songs on the album are 'Breakout'(I Love the screaming!), 'Learn To Fly'(A pop song, but still good), 'Live-Skin'(A good song for various reasons). There are other songs that are good as well. Such as 'Gimme Stitches', 'M.I.A, ect. but the first three songs I mentioned are really good and you will remember them for years to come.
The album only has a few bad songs which suffer from being very boring('Generator').
The album also has some acousic(y) songs to offer such as 'Next Year' and 'Ain't It the Life'. So basically, if you like the Foo Fighters - buy this album!! ... Read More:

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August & Everything After

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by: Counting Crows

Release Date February 01, 1994
I bought this after hearing an acquaintance playing it. There is not a bad track on this album. Each one is sheer, haunting, lasting quality with an incredible and unique vocal style. I probably listen to it once a week. Despite having all the other albums, all of which have their own strengths and merits, I keep coming back to this one and find something new in each listen. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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Moldy Peaches

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by: Moldy Peaches

Release Date May 07, 2001
This album is excellent and even lower than low-fi. More like ultra low-fi, which is the way I like it.

One play its good, two plays very good and three plays excellent.

So far this ais a sparse review but to end it I will say two things.

Firstly when Beck was good he wrote like this. But this is more sing along.

Secondly when I walk through White City in London (Which is a dump) I play this on my portable music machine and it makes me smile.

What the heck, I said two final things. Well heres three, what other album has the lyric "Im just your average Thundercats Hoe"

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Odelay

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by: Beck

Release Date December 23, 2002
this album ios truely the nuts. all of the songs are really catchy and addictive. the album seems to be pieced together like a jigsaw it fits perfectly.

1- devil's haicut 9/10: Nice little tune. catchy and a good start
2- hotwax 9/10: Little bit country, little bit slower but once again a tasty little beat
3- lord only knows 10/10: really country. the sort of song you can hang out with...while you downshiftin' the 18 wheeler!
4- New pollution 10/10: becks most likeable song. an instant hit. i could groove around for hours with this pup!
5- Derelict 10/10: Much slower. but a song that helps make the album so beautiful
6- Novacane 8/10: A bit mental. but very enjoyable
7- Jack-ass 9/10: the most perfectly composed song on the album, a true ... Read More:

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Automatic for the People

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by: REM

Release Date September 30, 1992
A beautiful record that I never tire of listening to. It has been with me a long time - my favourite record alongside Nirvana Unplugged - and has a terrific soothing quality.
The only thing I would question is the inclusion of "Ignoreland" which hints at their later political actions but does little to complement the album's mood of brooding but optimistic introspection.
Strangely, perhaps, I'm not a big fan of "Everybody Hurts" either. But the rest of the album is sheer brilliance, and more than the sum of its parts. "Sweetness Follows" and "Nightswimming" in particular are sublime.
The band would never be the same after Bill Berry left, witness his input into songs like "Find the River", probably my favourite track of all time.

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Foo Fighters

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by: Foo Fighters

Release Date October 20, 2003
I'm glad that I had got The Colour and the Shape and Nothing Left to Lose before I got this. To me is has always sounded rougher and a lot less commercial than the later albums. I like it more now but it took me a while to get into as it isn't as polished and some of the songs sound a bit messy and dated.

One of my favourite songs from this album is `Exhausted'. I thought there was something wrong with my CD when I first heard it! It's made up of static or feedback (something like that I'm not a technical person when it comes to music), and drumming. You really get used to it after a couple of listens and it sounds a lot better but very moody and distant sounding. It was the same with the rest of the album really- at first I wasn't sure, but I like it better now, it just not an album that ... Read More:

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Is This It

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by: Strokes

Release Date August 27, 2001
Back in 2001, guitar based bands were struggling to be recognised admist in the charts dominated by R'n'B, dance and rap. Boy and girl bands ruled the airwaves, and bands were nowhere to be seen. The Strokes came along with Is This It? at the right time, they brought bands back into the limelight, made it cool to play a guitar again. I remember being at Reading Festival the week before the album was released, there was a buzz, everyone wanted to see the band billed to be rocks saviour, in the end they switched The Strokes to the main stage.

The album is sheer brilliance from start to finish, and six years on, you can still hear the influence in many of the bands emerging now, much of what the British indie has to offer now is heavily influenced by the Strokes. Infact, many bands - Kaiser Chiefs, ... Read More:

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XO

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by: Elliott Smith

Release Date March 20, 1999
This Album transports me elswhere! Poor Elliott! Why is some of the best music made by depressed souls? And not by stupid ex army blokes who sing rubbish melody fm fodder! I can't believe that one star review!! Wot an idiot with no music taste that geezer is!!