The Cure – 1986 – Staring at the Sea: The Singles
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: The Cure
Title: Staring at the Sea: The Singles
Label: Elektra
Released: May 6, 1986
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Killing An Arab
#10:15 Saturday Night
#Boys Don’t Cry
#Jumping Someone Else’s Train
#A Forest
#Play For Today
#Primary
#Other Voices
#Charlotte Sometimes
#The Hanging Garden
#Let’s Go To Bed
#The Walk
#The Love Cats
#The Caterpillar
#In-Between Days
#Close To Me
#A Night Like This
Review:
The Cure is one of those bands that are pretty much universally lauded, and I know more than a handful of their songs, so I figured that this compilation (along with Galore which I’ll get eventually) oughta be in my collection.
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Will Hoge – 2009 – The Wreckage
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Will Hoge
Title: The Wreckage
Label: Rykodisc
Released: Sep 29, 2009
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Hard To Love
#Long Gone
#The Wreckage
#Favorite Waste of Time
#Even If It Breaks Your Heart
#What Could I Do
#Goodnight / Goodbye
#Just Like Me
#Highway Wings
#Where Do We Go From Down
#Too Late Too Soon
Review:
Will is back with another collection of heartfelt rock-n-roll songs. A little less country influence this time out, and a little more Springsteen. Even after his car accident and subsequent recovery, it’s still Will at his finest.
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Tags: 2009, Digipack, Rykodisc, Standard, Will Hoge
A Thousand Shades Of Cold – 2009 – Darkenthedaylight
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: A Thousand Shades Of Cold
Title: Darkenthedaylight
Label: Self Released
Released: Oct 2, 2009
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Suddenly
#Comprehension
#Sweet In November
#Flatline
#It’s A Goddamn Suicide
#Bullet Train To Tokyo
#Sweet In November (Original Extended Acoustic Version)
Review:
The Rochester band releases it’s long-awaited second CD. Six hard-rockin’ tracks and an acoustic version of Sweet in November.
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Hatebreed – 2009 – Hatebreed
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Hatebreed
Title: Hatebreed
Label: E1 Entertainment
Released: Sep 29, 2009
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Special Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Become The Fuse
#Not My Master
#Between Hell And A Heartbeat
#In Ashes They Shall Reap
#Hands Of A Dying Man
#Everyone Bleeds Now
#No Halos For The Heartless
#Through The Thorns
#Every Lasting Scar
#As Damaged As Me
#Words Became Untruth
#Undiminished
#Merciless Tide
#Pollution Of The Soul
#Escape (Diehard Edit)
#To The Threshold (Live)
#As Diehard As They Come (Live)
Review:
Back with a vengenance! Jamey and the boys haven’t lost a step, nor an ounce of anger since Supremacy. They’ve branched out slightly, with perhaps the first hints of melody ever on a Hatebreed record, but also some of the hardest songs they’ve ever done. Per usual, a couple of instant live favorites to be found also (Not My Master, As Damaged As Me).
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Tags: 2009, Digipack, DVD Included, E1 Entertainment, Hatebreed, Special Edition
Breaking Benjamin – 2009 – Dear Agony
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Breaking Benjamin
Title: Dear Agony
Label: Hollywood
Released: Sep 29, 2009
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Best Buy Exclusive
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Fade Away
#I Will Not Bow
#Crawl
#Give Me A Sign
#Hopeless
#What Lies Beneath
#Anthem Of The Angels
#Lights Out
#Dear Agony
#Into The Nothing
#Without You
Review:
I’ll preface this by saying I really like Breaking Benjamin. Which is why I hope this album grows on me. Initial reaction tells me this sounds just like Phobia, with a a couple of standout tracks, and couple of good tracks, and 1 or 2 I don’t care for. This is a good album, it’s a solid release for Breaking Benjamin, but so far, I’m left wanting a little more. Time will tell for sure.
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Tags: 2009, Best Buy Exclusive, Breaking Benjamin, DVD Included, Hollywood, Jewel Case
Alice In Chains – 2009 – Black Gives Way To Blue
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Alice In Chains
Title: Black Gives Way To Blue
Label: Virgin
Released: Sep 29, 2009
Packaging: Cardboard
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#All Secrets Known
#Check My Brain
#Last Of My Kind
#Your Decision
#A Looking In View
#When The Sun Rose Again
#Acid Bubble
#Lesson Learned
#Take Her Out
#Private Hell
#Black Gives Way To Blue
Review:
It’s only been 13 years. A lot of people were skeptical of how AIC could continue without Layne Staley. Those critics were answered with this new album, as William DuVall steps in and gives a fantastic performance. To say nothing of the rest of the band, who sound like AIC would 13 years later. It’s still heavy, it’s still gloomy, and it’s still great.
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Tags: 2009, Alice In Chains, Cardboard, Standard, Virgin
Five Finger Death Punch – 2009 – War Is the Answer
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Five Finger Death Punch
Title: War Is the Answer
Label: Prospect Park
Released: Sep 22, 2009
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Deluxe Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Dying Breed
#Hard To See
#Bulletproof
#No One Gets Left Behind
#Crossing Over
#Burn It Down
#Far From Home
#Falling In Hate
#My Own Hell
#Walk Away
#Canto 34
#Bad Company
#War Is The Answer
#Succubus
#Undone
Review:
No sophomore slump here. This picks up right where “The Way Of The Fist” left off, and actually got a little better. The harder tracks rock even harder (No One Gets Left Behind, Bulletproof, War Is The Answer), and the slower tracks are very well done (Crossing Over, Far From Home, Walk Away). This is the deluxe edition with two bonus tracks and a 1/2 hour DVD included.
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Pearl Jam – 2009 – Backspacer
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Pearl Jam
Title: Backspacer
Label: Monkeywrench
Released: Sep 20, 2009
Packaging: Cardboard
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Gonna See My Friend
#Got Some
#The Fixer
#Johnny Guitar
#Just Breathe
#Amongst The Wave
#Unthought Known
#Supersonic
#Speed Of Sound
#Force Of Nature
#The End
Review:
The latest release from the Seattle fivesome is arguably their most upbeat and “happiest” record. It’s also one of their shortest. These facts in no way are a detriment to how good of an album this is, and how good the songs are. Lots of solid, pure, “rock-n-roll” tunes, and a couple of ballads, including “Just Breathe” which sounds as if it could have come off of Eddie’s solo album. Also of note, since the album was self released, they didn’t wait for a traditional Tuesday release date, and instead gave the record exclusively to Target for a Sunday release. All the artwork was done by political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow.
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Tags: 2009, Cardboard, Monkeywrench, Pearl Jam, Standard
U2 – 2002 – The Best of 1990-2000
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: U2
Title: The Best of 1990-2000
Label: Interscope / Island
Released: Nov 12, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Even Better Than The Real Thing
#Mysterious Ways
#Beautiful Day
#Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix)
#One
#Miss Sarajevo
#Stay (Faraway, So Close)
#Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
#Gone (New Mix)
#Until The End Of The World
#The Hands That Built America (Theme From ‘Gangs Of New York’)
#Discotheque (New Mix)
#Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
#Staring At The Sun (New Mix)
#Numb (New Mix)
#The First Time
Review:
I finally got around to getting the companion piece to U2’s first best-of compilation, and it’s probably because I like the songs on 1980-1990 better. In any event, I felt it importatnt to at least complete the collection, since I probably won’t be going for the U2 discography anytime soon.
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Tags: 2002, Interscope / Island, Jewel Case, Standard, U2
Shadows Fall – 2009 – Retribution
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Shadows Fall
Title: Retribution
Label: Everblack / Ferret
Released: Sep 15, 2009
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Deluxe Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The Path to Imminent Ruin
#My Demise
#Still I Rise
#War
#King of Nothing
#The Taste of Fear
#Embrace Annihilation
#Picture Perfect
#A Public Execution
#Dead and Gone
#Bark At The Moon (Ozzy Osbourne)
#Age Of Quarrel (Cro-Mags)
#Critical Mass (Nuclear Assault)
Review:
Shadows Fall is back! After the back-to-back Art Of Balance and The War Within releases were both universally praised, Threads Of Life was a bit of a bit of a step back for the band. But they took a million steps forward with this one, putting together everything that makes me love Shadows Fall: awesome riffs, awesome solos, killer drumming, and Brian Fair’s yelling and screaming over it all. They’ve worked in just the right amount of melody to keep it fresh and listenable also. Early favorite track: King Of Nothing, which features Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe, and just rips. Much like The War Within was, I think this is going to become a “go-to” album when talking about American metal.
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