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Yours Truly, Angry Mob

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Kaiser Chiefs

Release Date February 26, 2007
I'm not gonna lie - I thought Employment was an utterly brilliant record. It made me quite obsessed with the chiefs that yeah and is still in my Top 20 all time favourite albums which is saying something.

So you can imagine how heartbroken I was when I finally heard this. Yes, it's good but nothing special at all, certainly not in the way the first one was. I was so excited for the record I downloaded bad quality live rips off the internet and loved what I was hearing - a more serious direction with still some great music. But unfortunatley Lightning never strikes in the same place twice and Stephen Street turned those brilliant tunes into something quite bland.

With Employment I listened to a track off it pretty ... Read More:

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Employment

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Kaiser Chiefs

Release Date March 07, 2005
"Excellent debut album ! favourite tracks...Everyday I Love You Less and Less,I Predict A Riot,Modern Way,You Can Have It All"

CD-Charts Position 3
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Imperial Wax Solvent

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: The Fall

Release Date April 28, 2008
I'd be madder than Mr Mad from Madtown if I was to stoop over my stereo with a dour expression on my face waiting for Mr Mark E Smith to say or do anything to make me grumble.

This is pure vintage Fall. That is the sum of it. If you like The Fall then you'll like this one, in the same way you liked the last one.

When I play my collection of Fall CDs I shall place this amongst my favourites, though.

What is it with Mark E Smith? Is he some kind of genius? To look at him you wouldn't say it.

His voice always seems to fit in with the music. It's uncanny.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Blondie

Release Date October 21, 2002
One day, about five years ago I was browsing thought my local supermaket for a cd. This eye catching red cd caught my attention I never heard of Blondie until I bought this cd! "Heart of Glass" and "Atomic" are defiantly my favourite tracks. This is the only Blondie hits complutation to ever be reastered and all the tracks sound great, the front cover is one of the rare photos taken of the group by Chris Rock. Five years on and I know everything about Blondie and they have to be one of my alltime favourite bands. Its a shame a lot people don't know about this amazing band! I recommend this cd above other compluations for the price and the hight quality.

CD-Charts Position 5
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Disintegration

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: The Cure

Release Date March 19, 2001
A reviewer at the time of release said "Phew! there's not much room to breathe in here" and they were absolutely right.

The overall feel and sound of this recording is almost suffocating and that's a shame because this could have been a truly great Cure album. It's true to say that in many respects the Cure were going through the motions by this stage but Smith's musical talent had yet to vanish entirely.

Part of the problem is the production. It's stodgy. I don't think anybody but Smith had much say in it's recording. However, we do get great tracks like 'Lullaby' and 'Pictures Of You' that somehow escaped the midnight pillow of death.

The real star of the show is the final track 'Untitled'. I'd always written it off until I saw them perform ... Read More:

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The Very Best Of

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Soft Cell

Release Date April 01, 2002
buy it.

its a great cd.... if you like soft cell but dont have all their cds this is a great addition to your cd collection.

again, buy it.

tell you what, why dont you buy it?

CD-Charts Position 7
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Ultimate Collection

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Eurythmics

Release Date November 07, 2005
The majority of items on this disc are the exact same as the
Eurythmics collection previously released and already a part of many Annie fan's collections.
The tracks are crisp and clear and the re-mastering is evident, Annie's voice front and centre, as it always was.
'I've got a life' - was new to me, I didn't find it as good as anything on the album 'Bare' and whilst powerfully sung I didn't feel it wasn't any new tack for the group.
'I saved the world today' - again, not as good as anything on 'Bare', you get the sense of a message perhaps lost, we know her music does have a lot of saving graces but the world?
Maybe I missed something there.
Some classic items here, 'Thorn in my side', 'Sweet dreams', 'Miracle of love' - to be fair though any fans ... Read More:

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Greatest

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: Duran Duran

Release Date February 16, 2004
The CD has all the main hits (pre Astronaut) plus a few lesser known hits. Some songs are edited versions so if that is an issue, beware. This is especially evident on the Rio tracks and Ordinary World. For most people, though, these are the versions they know having heard them on the radio for 20+ years. I could say that such and such song should have been included (OK, Violence of Summer) but can not find any real fault in the selection. The sound quality is fine which should not be a surprise; the sound quality of DD was always top class.

CD-Charts Position 9
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The Best of OMD

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: OMD

Release Date February 29, 1988
Besides the obvious highlight, 'Enola Gay', most of this is mediocre 80's synth, grating and dated-sounding.

The synth grates after a while, and the likes of 'Messages' is repetitive and hokey, without even any lyrics to drag it above average. 'Souveneir sounds like something you would hear playing in B&Q or General George, utterly banal.

The vocals are unpleasant, and the rest of the album plays out in the same way, so inoffensive it's offensive. Droning synth-by-numbers.

CD-Charts Position 10
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The Police

CD-Charts > Music > New Wave and Post-punk
by: The Police

Release Date June 11, 2007
Having been a Police fan from my teenage years and finally seeing them again reformed at Twickenham 2007, this remastered greatest hits/tour album really gets the pulse racing. If you didn't have the luxury of seeing them in concert the album contains all the songs performed over the 2 nights apart from "When The World is Running Down....".still can't understand why this particular song was omitted from the album but, the others are all absolute classics. If you were lucky enough to attend one night of the tour listen and remember.........