Violet Mary – 2010 – After The Plunge
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Violet Mary
Title: After The Plunge
Label: Self Released
Released: Nov 6, 2010
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Red Earth
#You Won’t Rule The World
#Canada: Take Off, Eh!
#Off The Wall
#Three Over Four
#Whiskey Drinking Woman
#Sweet Tea
#Some Things You Never Wash Away
#Leviathan
#Long Dark Night
#The Contented Tune (There Is A Light)
Review:
A local blues/power pop band from Rochester that rocked the Dino, so I bought the CD.
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Tommy Brunett – 2010 – Hell Or High Water
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Tommy Brunett
Title: Hell Or High Water
Label: Self Released
Released: Jun 5, 2010
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Pushin Time
#Born To Walk Alone
#Burning Tree
#Witch In The Woods
#Drinkin Song
#Miles Away
#Sticky Stomp
#Midnight Ride
#Hell Or High Water
#See You Around
#Track 11
Review:
As one reviewer said, Tommy Brunett “is a perverted mix of old school country mixed with rock. Imagine Johnny Cash and Tom Petty stuck in a rowboat in a sea made out of cheap wine, whiskey and gasoline.” The Rochester native stomps through 10 tracks of ramblin’ fun.
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Monstro – 2011 – Monstro
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Monstro
Title: Monstro
Label: Vagrant
Released: Sep 6, 2011
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Fantasma
#Anchors Up!
#Concertina
#Stallone
#Olympia
#Solar
#Elizabeth
#Helios
#Apollo
#April
Review:
I discovered these guys by dropping in to the Montage randomly after an Amerks game, and realized that I knew of the rhythm section’s previous bands, and then was impressed by the live show.
Stolen from Amazon:
Their self-titled debut album for Vagrant Records twists and turns through a psychedelic hard rock haze that’s as hypnotic as it is heavy. That heady combination is embodied on “Stallone” which glides from a guttural stomp into a resounding refrain, while “Concertina” rises and falls with a dark elegance, and album closer “April” blasts off on the fumes of a final ethereal hum. Four individual sonic personalities converge to make this music. There’s bassist Kyle Sanders [ex-Bloodsimple], drummer Bevan Davies [ex-Bloodsimple, Danzig], guitarist Juan Montoya [ex-Torche], and vocalist and guitarist Charlie Suarez, and they’re ready to take flight. MonstrO came to life in early 2009. Post-Bloodsimple, Sanders had been itching to start a new band. He ran into Montoya at Torche’s final gig during The Melvins-hosted All Tomorrow’s Parties, and the two discussed jamming back in Atlanta. They linked up with Davies behind the kit and began playing for three or four hours at a time. The trio immediately started generating song ideas, but it wasn’t until Montoya contacted Suarez in 2010 that Monstro was truly born. The band members shared a desire to start fresh, and their collective fire had been lit. On the self-titled debut, MonstrO sets a precedent of thier own. Without any regard for the zeitgeist’s whims, the band entered an Atlanta studio with Alice In Chains vocalist William Duvall in the producer’s seat and, over the course of 14 days in 2011, they recorded the entire album. They wanted to end up with a sound that reminded them of their heroes without blatant imitation. What they arrived at was so much bigger. The quartet conjured a style that draws upon everything from `60s psychedelica to shoegaze to heavy metal.
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The Doyle Brothers – 2011 – Take 2
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: The Doyle Brothers
Title: Take 2
Label: electriccanvas
Released: Jul 1, 2011
Packaging: Slimline
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Take My Chance With You
#Can’t Help Falling In Love
#Earth Angel
#Mama Said
#Run Around Sue
#Dream Lover
#Happy Together
#I Know Now
#To Be With You
#Dreams
Review:
The Buffalo brothers are back with their second collection of mostly covers, but a couple of originals in there too. Classic tunes with a unique twist!
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Stemm – 2011 – Crossroads
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stemm
Title: Crossroads
Label: Catch 22
Released: Sep 13, 2011
Packaging: Cardboard
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed Autographed
Tracklist:
#Salvation
#Fleur De Lis
#Dead Inside
#Monster
#What Do You Think Of Me Now’
#Left Behind
#Before The Storm
#Smile And Wave
#Supernaut
#Pulling Teeth
#After The Tide
Review:
The boys from the Falls are back with their most mature album to date. It still rocks as hard as ever, but a lot more melody this time out. Great songs, great production, just another solid outing for Stemm!
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Papa Roach – 2010 – Time For Annihilation..On the Record, and On The Road
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Papa Roach
Title: Time For Annihilation..On the Record, and On The Road
Label: Eleven Seven
Released: Aug 31, 2010
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Burn
#One Track Mind
#Kick In The Teeth
#No Matter What
#The Enemy
#Getting Away With Murder (Live)
#…To Be Loved (Live)
#Lifeline (Live)
#Scars (Live)
#Hollywood Whore (Live)
#Time Is Running Out (Live)
#Forever (Live)
#Between Angels and Insects (Live)
#Last Resort (Live)
Review:
Time for Annihilation harkens back to the days of split studio/live albums ala ZZ Top’s Fandango, this one having 5 new studio tracks along with 9 live tracks. The new tracks rip, the live tracks sound great, and the package works.
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Green Day – 1992 – Kerplunk!
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Green Day
Title: Kerplunk!
Label: Lookout
Released: Jan 17, 1992
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#2,000 Light Years Away
#One for the Razorbacks
#Welcome to Paradise
#Christy Road
#Private Ale
#Dominated Love Slave
#One of My Lies
#80
#Android
#No One Knows
#Who Wrote Holden Coulfield’
#Words I Might Have Ate
#Sweet Children
#Best Thing in Town
#Strangeland
#My Generation
Review:
Green Day’s 2nd indie album before they hit the big time. Includes the original version of Welcome to Paradise, and also one of their first EP’s tacked on to the end, which has a cover of The Who’s My Generation. This is the original Lookout release, not a re-issue.
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Green Day – 1991 – 1,039 ~ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Green Day
Title: 1,039 ~ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
Label: Lookout
Released: Jul 1, 1991
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#At the Library
#Don’t Leave Me
#I Was There
#Disappearing Boy
#Green Day
#Going to Pasalaqua
#16
#Road to Acceptance
#Rest
#The Judge’s Daugthter
#Paper Lanterns
#Why Do You Want Him’
#409 in Your Coffee Maker
#Knowledge
#1,000 Hours
#Dry Ice
#Only of You
#The One I Want
#I Want to Be Alone
Review:
A compilation of Green Day’s first LP and 3 EP’s from 1989/1990. Much like everyone else, I picked this up way after the fact. This is the orginal release, not the 04 or 07 re-issue.
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Filter – 2010 – The Trouble With Angels
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Filter
Title: The Trouble With Angels
Label: Rocket Science
Released: Aug 17, 2010
Packaging: Carboard with Slipcover
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The Inevitable Relapse
#Drug Boy
#Absentee Father
#No Love
#No Re-Entry
#Down With Me
#Catch A Falling Knife
#The Trouble With Angels
#Clouds
#Fades Like A Photograph (Dead Angel)
Review:
Filter harkens back to their original Short Bus sound while encompassing everything else they’ve done up to this point. A great return to form after the mediocre Anthems for the Damned. Just as impressive is the packaging, with a pop-up book type artwork contained within.
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Will Hoge – 2010 – The Living Room Sessions
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Will Hoge
Title: The Living Room Sessions
Label: Rykodisc
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Packaging: Cardboard Sleeve
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Long Gone (Acoustic)
#Favorite Waste Of Time (Acoustic)
#Goodnight/Goodbye (Acoustic)
#Too Late, Too Soon (Acoustic)
#Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Acoustic)
#All Night Long (Acoustic)
Review:
A little EP released after The Wreckage with some acoustic spins on 5 tracks from that album, plus a radically different take on All Night Long. Judging from the pictures on the sleeve, it looks like it literally was recorded in Will’s living room!
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