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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Tags: 1999, Going For A Song, Jewel Case, Standard, The Platters
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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Ella Fitzgerald – 1967 – Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Title: Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas
Label: Capitol Jazz
Released: Dec 1, 1967
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#O Holy Night
#It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
#Hark The Herald Angels Sing
#Away In The Manger
#Joy To The World
#The First Noel
#Silent Night
#O Come All Ye Faithful
#Sleep My Little Lord Jesus
#Angels We Have Heard On High
#O Little Town Of Bethlehem
#We Three Kings
#God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Review:
Tiff wanted some classic Christmas Music.
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Rebel Meets Rebel – 2006 – Rebel Meets Rebel
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Rebel Meets Rebel
Title: Rebel Meets Rebel
Label: Big Vin Records
Released: May 2, 2006
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Nothin’ To Lose
#Rebel Meets Rebel
#Cowboys Do More Dope
#Panfilo
#Heart Worn Highway
#One Nite Stands
#Arizona Rivers
#Get Outta My Life
#Cherokee Cry
#Time
#No Compromise
#N.Y.C. Streets
Review:
We heard about this David Allan Coe / Pantera collaboration for years before it finally got released, a couple of years after Dime’s passing. It ain’t country, it ain’t metal, but it is fun to listen to.
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Poison – 1996 – Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986-1996
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Poison
Title: Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986-1996
Label: Capitol
Released: Nov 26, 1996
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Nothin’ but a Good Time
#Talk Dirty to Me
#Unskinny Bop
#Every Rose Has Its Thorn
#Fallen Angel
#I Won’t Forget You
#Stand
#Ride the Wind
#Look What the Cat Dragged In
#I Want Action
#Life Goes On
#(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice
#Cry Tough
#Your Mama Don’t Dance
#So Tell Me Why
#Something to Believe In
#Sexual Thing
#Lay Your Body Down
Review:
Poison was one of the bands I grew up on MTV with. Between the videos for Fallen Angel and Every Rose Has It’s Thorn, these pretty-boys were part of my introduction to arguably heavier music, along with Motley Crue, Skid Row, and GnR.
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Elvis Presley – 2002 – Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Elvis Presley
Title: Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
Label: RCA
Released: Sep 24, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Heartbreak Hotel
#Don’t Be Cruel
#Hound Dog
#Love Me Tender
#Too Much
#All Shook Up
#(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
#Jailhouse Rock
#Don’t
#Hard Headed Woman
#One Night
#(Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
#A Big Hunk O’ Love
#Stuck On You
#It’s Now Or Never
#Are You Lonesome Tonight’
#Wooden Heart
#Surrender
#(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame
#Can’t Help Falling In Love
#Good Luck Charm
#She’s Not You
#Return To Sender
#(You’re The) Devil In Disguise
#Crying In The Chapel
#In The Ghetto
#Suspicious Minds
#The Wonder Of You
#Burning Love
#Way Down
Review:
Stolen from Amazon.com:
In 1987, RCA released a one-disc Elvis compilation called The Number One Hits that featured 18 tracks. So how did the label come up with 12 additional number ones (13 if you count the sensational “A Little Less Conversation” remix that brings the King into the 21st century as a bona fide dance/electronica star)’ Well, the ’87 compilation featured only Billboard number ones. “In the Ghetto” and “Burning Love” never reached the top there, nor did “Way Down,” despite every copy of that 45 selling out on both sides of the Atlantic following Presley’s 1977 death. Instead, the new compilers have used the major pop charts in both the U.S. (including Cashbox) and U.K. to determine inclusions. The tracks have all been remixed from original masters, which proves awesome at best (some of the songs have never sounded crisper if, at times, slightly antiseptic) and problematic at worst. Purists will definitely quibble. “A Fool Such As I,” for instance, sounds like Elvis rerecorded his vocals. Hank Garland’s great guitar solo also sounds different. It might be an alternate take. That’s definitely the case with “The Wonder of You.” A few lyrics are even different, meaning this isn’t the same version as the original 45. Of course, none of that should matter to the youngsters who’ve been singing along to “Hound Dog” on the Lilo & Stitch soundtrack, or to any other newcomers. Despite the complaints, this is arguably the best single disc Elvis primer to date. Real fans will want to explore much deeper for treasures to be found, but albums like this guarantee that this is one king who will deservedly live very long, if not forever. –Bill Holdship
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