Queen – 2004 – Greatest Hits
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Queen
Title: Greatest Hits
Label: Hollywood
Released: Aug 17, 2004
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Bohemian Rhapsody
#Another One Bites the Dust
#Killer Queen
#Fat Bottomed Girls
#Bicycle Race
#You’re My Best Friend
#Don’t Stop Me Now
#Save Me
#Crazy Little Thing Called Love
#Somebody to Love
#Now I’m Here
#Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
#Play the Game
#Flash
#Seven Seas of Rhye
#We Will Rock You
#We Are the Champions
#I’m in Love With My Car [Original Single Mix]
#Under Pressure [Live]
#Tie Your Mother Down [Live]
Review:
Apparently this was remastered, but the track list is the same as the original greatest hits. They tacked on three bonus tracks on this re-release, though. As for the songs themselves, what can I say’ They’re all classics on this.
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Papa Roach – 2009 – Metamorphosis
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Papa Roach
Title: Metamorphosis
Label: DGC / Interscope
Released: Mar 24, 2009
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Days Of War
#Change Or Die
#Hollywood Whore
#I Almost Told You That I Loved You
#Lifeline
#Had Enough
#Live This Down
#March Out Of The Darkness
#Into The Light
#Carry Me
#Nights Of Love
#State Of Emergency
Review:
P. Roach comes back with a solid effort after 2006’s The Paramour Sessions. I actually like this one better, and after getting the nu-metal out of their system on the first album, Papa Roach has settled into being a consistent hard-rock band. Hollywood Whore and Live This Down are the highlights on this one for me.
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Lamb of God – 2009 – Wrath
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Lamb of God
Title: Wrath
Label: Epic
Released: Feb 24, 2009
Packaging: Cardboard
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Deluxe Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The Passing
#In Your Words
#Set to Fail
#Contractor
#Fake Messiah
#Grace
#Broken Sands
#Dead Seets
#Everything to Nothing
#Choke Sermon
#Reclamation
Review:
Another solid effort from LoG, however, I have to admit that I don’t like this nearly as much as Sacrament, Ashes of the Wake, or As The Palaces Burn by any stretch. This doesn’t seem to the have any of the memorable riffs nor lyrics that defined the last three. I don’t mean to bag on this album completely, because pretty much anything LoG puts out is going to be good, but to me, that’s all this one is, is good. This delxue edition has a 2nd disc with seperate audio tracks for vocals, guitars, bass and drums so one can do their own remixing.
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Institute – 2005 – Distort Yourself
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Institute
Title: Distort Yourself
Label: Interscope
Released: Sep 13, 2005
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Bullet Proof Skin
#When Animals Attack
#Come On Over
#Information Age
#Wasteland
#Boom Box
#Seventh Wave
#The Heat Of Your Love
#Ambulances
#Secrets And Lies
#Mountains
#Save The Robots
Review:
Four years after the last Bush album, Gavin Rossdale joined forces with Page Hamilton and Chris Traynor from Helmet, and put out an album that rocks harder than latter-day Bush ever did. This album got little-to-no play commercially, but its a pretty solid rock album, even if Rossdale’s lyrics are as nonsensical as ever.
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Green Day – 2002 – Shenanigans
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Green Day
Title: Shenanigans
Label: Reprise
Released: Jul 2, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Suffocate
#Desensitized
#You Lied
#Outsider
#Don’t Wanna Fall In Love
#Espionage
#I Want To Be On TV
#Scumbag
#Tired Of Waiting For You
#Sick Of Me
#Rotting
#Do Da Da
#On The Wagon
#Ha Ha You’re Dead
Review:
A b-sides collection that came out the year after International Superhits, this collects soundtrack songs, unreleased stuff, and b-sides from singles.
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Gnarls Barkley – 2008 – The Odd Couple
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Gnarls Barkley
Title: The Odd Couple
Label: Downtown / Atlantic
Released: Mar 21, 2008
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Charity Case
#Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
#Going On
#Run [I’m A Natural Disaster]
#Would Be Killer
#Open Book
#Whatever
#Surprise
#No Time Soon
#She Knows
#Blind Mary
#Neighbors
#A Little Better
Review:
Stolen from Amazon:
With its cinematic origins The Odd Couple is the natural title for the second album by a pair who seem to spend as much time in wardrobe as the studio and whose recordings are often compared to film scores. Their greatest hit, 2006’s “Crazy” was even built around a chunk of a spaghetti western soundtrack. Yet after the success of 2006’s excellent St Elsewhere, the collaboration of singer Thomas “Cee-Lo Green” Callaway and producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton has become a permanent institution. The Odd Couple certainly lives up to expectations, and though there is no obvious smash to match “Crazy”, it’s a smoother affair than their often hyperactive debut, the unsettling “Open Book” aside. Highlights include the excellent, agitated lead-off single “Run”, a smart slice of off kilter pop-soul, and its most obvious successor, the instant classic “Surprise”. “Going On” manages to weld an eighties pomp-pop introduction to a surprisingly vulnerable Cee-Lo performance while the plaintive, bluesy “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” catches him at his most soulful. “Whatever” is a cute, rather bratty sixties pastiche halfway to Britpop (though no Englishman ever used the expression “y’all”) while the warped bubblegum pop of “Blind Mary” and the more traditionally ominous “Would Be Killer” are opposite sides of the same twisted coin. Informed by rap and dance, but occupying their own unique genre, Gnarls Barkley continue to soundtrack the movie that, so far, exists only in their heads. –Steve Jelbert
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Gnarls Barkley – 2006 – St. Elsewhere
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Gnarls Barkley
Title: St. Elsewhere
Label: Downtown / Atlantic
Released: Nov 7, 2006
Packaging: Cardboard Sleeve / Digipaks
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Deluxe Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Go-Go Gadget Gospel
#Crazy
#St. Elsewhere
#Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want to Make Love to You
#Smiley Faces
#Boogie Monster
#Feng Shui
#Just a Thought
#Transformer
#Who Cares’
#Online
#Necromancer
#Storm Coming
#Last Time
#Crazy [DVD]
#Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want to Make Love to You [DVD]
#Smiley Faces [DVD]
#Go-Go Gadget Gospel [DVD]
#Crazy [Audio][Version][Multimedia Track]
#Gone Daddy Gone [Audio][Version][Multimedia Track]
Review:
Rapper Cee-Lo and DJ Danger Mouse put together an interesting mix of hip-hop, R&B, rap, and even some soul, including one of 2006/2007’s biggest hits, “Crazy”. A fun listen. This deluxe edition includes an expansive book of liner notes and a DVD with some live cuts and a couple of bonus tracks.
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Finger Eleven – 2007 – Us Vs. Then Vs. Now
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Finger Eleven
Title: Us Vs. Then Vs. Now
Label: Wind-Up
Released: Dec 4, 2007
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Sacrifice
#Unspoken
#Paralyzer (demo)
#One Thing (demo)
#Change The World (demo)
#1000 Mile Wish (demo)
#Absent Elements (demo)
#Sick Of It All (Sullen Version)
#Wake Up Demons
#Bend The Rules
#Song For An Awkward Moment
#Key Loop
#Murder My Mind’s Eye
#Tearing Disguises
Review:
An in-between sort of release, the audio CD features 14 “unreleased” tracks, including some demos, alternate versions, and stuff that got cut from albums. The DVD has live cuts, interviews, and regular music videos as well. This compilation is great for the die-hard fan, but the audio tracks in particular will most likely do nothing for the casual fan.
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The Platters – 1999 – Christmas Special
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: The Platters
Title: Christmas Special
Label: Going For A Song
Released: Dec 1, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
#I’ll Be Home For Christmas
#Blue Christmas
#Silent Night
#White Christmas
#Here Comes Santa
#We Wish You A Merry Christmas
#I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
#Deck The Halls
#God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
#The Christmas Song
#Silver Bells
#Joy To The World
#Away In A Manger
#O Tannenbaum
#Twas The Night Before Christmas
Review:
More Christmas music for Tiff.
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Point Of Grace – 2005 – Winter Wonderland
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Point Of Grace
Title: Winter Wonderland
Label: Word / Curb / Warner
Released: Oct 4, 2005
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
#Winter Wonderland
#Let There Be Light
#Jingle Bells
#Breath Of Heaven [Mary’s Song]
#In The First Light
#Santa Medley
#Little Town
#For Unto Us
#All Is Well
Review:
More Tiff Christmas Music.
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