Shades Apart – 1999 – Eyewitness
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Shades Apart
Title: Eyewitness
Label: Universal
Released: Apr 20, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Edge Of The Century
#Sputnik
#Stranger By The Day
#Valentine
#100 Days
#Chasing Daydreams
#Know It All
#Time Machine
#Second Chances
#Starry Night
#Gabrielle
#Speed Of Light
Review:
I had owned the advance version of this forever, dredging it out of the buck bin at the old Fantastic Records. Stranger By The Day, and moreso Valentine were fairly big radio hits back in ’99, and I even got to see these guys in Geneseo once. Very catchy radio-friendly pop-rock. There’s at least two different album covers for this album, the much more common one shows a Dick Tracy looking guy, while the rarer one (that I got) shows a villan with a gun holding a woman hostage.
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Lifehouse – 2007 – Who We Are
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Lifehouse
Title: Who We Are
Label: Geffen
Released: Jun 19, 2007
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Limited Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Disarray
#First Time
#Whatever It Takes
#Who We Are
#Broken
#The Joke
#Easier To Be
#Make Me Over
#Mesmerized
#Bridges
#Learn You Inside Out
#Storm
#First Time (PBS Soundstage)
#Hanging By A Moment (Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo)
#You And Me (Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo)
#From Where You Are (Live In NYC)
#Whatever It Takes (Live in NYC)
Review:
Lifehouse sticks to their light rock formula for record #4. Tiff likes these guys, so I pick them up when I can find ’em cheap. I managed to find the limited edition with a bonus disc with 5 live tracks.
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Tags: 2007, Geffen, Jewel Case, Lifehouse, Limited Edition
Goo Goo Dolls – 2006 – Let Love In
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Title: Let Love In
Label: Warner Bros
Released: Apr 25, 2006
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Stay With You
#Let Love In
#Feel The Silence
#Better Days
#Without You Here
#Listen
#Give A Little Bit
#Can’t Let It Go
#We’ll Be Here [When You’re Gone]
#Strange Love
#Become
Review:
It’s the Goo, gotta collect them all. If nothing else, now I own “Better Days” after hearing it in reference to the Sabres these last couple years.
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Beastie Boys – 2004 – To the 5 Boroughs
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Beastie Boys
Title: To the 5 Boroughs
Label: Capitol
Released: Jun 15, 2004
Packaging: Digipack / Slipcover
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Ch-Check It Out
#Right Right Now Now
#3 The Hard Way
#It Takes Time To Build
#Rhyme The Rhyme Well
#Triple Trouble
#Hey Fuck You
#Oh Word’
#That’s It That’s All
#All Lifestyles
#Shazam!
#An Open Letter To NYC
#Crawlspace
#The Brouhaha
#We Got The
Review:
It’d been six years since Hello Nasty, and the B-Boys brought it back for another go-round. Always fun stuff.
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Tags: 2004, Beastie Boys, Capitol, Digipack / Slipcover, Standard
Beastie Boys – 2007 – The Mix-Up
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Beastie Boys
Title: The Mix-Up
Label: Capitol
Released: Jun 26, 2007
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#B For My Name
#14th St. Break
#Suco De Tangerina
#The Gala Event
#Electric Worm
#Freaky Hijiki
#Off The Grid
#The Rat Cage
#The Melee
#Dramastically Different
#The Cousin Of Death
#The Kangaroo Rat
Review:
A fun, chill instrumental album.
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The Rolling Stones – 2004 – Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Title: Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993
Label: Virgin / EMI
Released: Aug 24, 2004
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Start Me Up
#Brown Sugar
#Harlem Shuffle
#It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll (But I Like It)
#Mixed Emotions
#Angie
#Tumbling Dice
#Fool to Cry
#Rock and a Hard Place
#Miss You
#Hot Stuff
#Emotional Rescue
#Respectable
#Beast of Burden
#Waiting on a Friend
#Wild Horses
#Bitch
#Undercover of the Night
Review:
Apparently this collection doesn’t have *all* the hits, according to Stones purists, but to get something in the collection, it works for me. It was originally released in the UK in 1993, and didn’t make it stateside until 2004. Weird.
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Tags: 2004, Jewel Case, Standard, The Rolling Stones, Virgin / EMI
Lynyrd Skynyrd – 2000 – All Time Greatest Hits
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Title: All Time Greatest Hits
Label: MCA
Released: Mar 14, 2000
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Sweet Home Alabama
#Gimme Three Steps
#Simple Man
#Saturday Night Special
#Swamp Music
#The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
#Call Me The Breeze
#Comin’ Home
#Gimme Back My Bullets
#What’s Your Name
#You Got That Right
#All I Can Do Is Write About It (Acoustic Version)
#That Smell
#Free Bird (Live)
Review:
Kinda required to have some Lynyrd Skynyrd in the collection.
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The Killers – 2008 – Day & Age
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: The Killers
Title: Day & Age
Label: Island
Released: Nov 24, 2008
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Losing Touch
#Human
#Spaceman
#Joy Ride
#A Dustland Fairytale
#This Is Your Life
#I Can’t Stay
#Neon Tiger
#The World We Live In
#Goodnight, Travel Well
Review:
Admittedly, I’ve liked the Killers albums a little bit less with each successive release, but not enough to stop checking them out. I really didn’t like this album on first listen, but it’s been growing on me.
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The Killers – 2007 – Sawdust
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: The Killers
Title: Sawdust
Label: Island
Released: Nov 13, 2007
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Tranquilize
#Shadowplay
#All The Pretty Faces
#Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf
#Sweet Talk
#Under The Gun
#Where The White Boys Dance
#Show You How
#Move Away
#Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
#Who Let You Go’
#The Ballad of Michael Valentine
#Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town
#Daddy’s Eyes
#Sam’s Town
#Romeo And Juliet
#Mr. Brightside
Review:
Stolen from Amazon.com:
With only two studio releases behind them, it might surprise some to hear that the Killers had enough material to release a b-sides and rarities CD only five years after forming, but this is definitely no all-filler/no-killer collection, instead containing a mittful of legitimately strong and worthwhile songs. There are four never-before-released Killer songs on Sawdust, including “Tranquilize,” featuring rock legend Lou Reed on half of the vocals, a number that is filled with a Queen-affected operatic touch. The previously unreleased “Shadowplay”–a Joy Division cover–unfortunately pales compared to the original, while “Leave Your Bourbon at the Door” is easily the summit of the CD; a longtime live favorite, the song’s despair and urgency is a must-have for any Killer fan. Also noteworthy is an outtake from the Hot Fuss sessions called “Under the Gun,” a driving melody with a memorable chorus that feels like a Killers classic. Lesser-known tracks gathered together on this compilation include “Move Away”–first heard on the Spiderman 3 soundtrack–which is straight-up U2-circa-Vertigo era, but still exciting to listen to. Some previously released b-sides are cover tunes that provide musical whimsy, but not much more: the trad-country “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” which was made famous by Kenny Rogers, while the impassioned “Romeo and Juliet” tune–written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame–is nearly mimicked by Flowers, and serves little more purpose than providing homage to a wonderfully written melody and tale.
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Elton John – 2002 – Greatest Hits 1970-2002
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Elton John
Title: Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Label: Mercury
Released: Nov 12, 2002
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Your Song
#Levon
#Tiny Dancer
#Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time)
#Honky Cat
#Crocodile Rock
#Daniel
#Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
#Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
#Candle In The Wind
#Bennie And The Jets
#Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
#The Bitch Is Back
#Philadelphia Freedom
#Someone Saved My Life Tonight
#Island Girl
#Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
#Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
#Little Jeannie
#I’m Still Standing
#I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
#Sad Songs (Say So Much)
#I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
#Nikita
#Sacrifice
#The One
#Can You Feel The Love Tonight
#Circle Of Life
#Believe
#Blessed
#Something About The Way You Look Tonight
#Written In The Stars
#I Want Love
#This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore
Review:
Stolen from Amazon.com:
This is the first attempt to consolidate all of Sir Elton’s hit singles, from three labels, in one collection. It once would’ve required at least four CDs to own the best stuff here. Many think the legendary performer was at his best in the early to mid-’70s, and the incredible string of singles that ran from 1970’s “Your Song” through 1977’s “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” remains mighty impressive. But in retrospect, as they’re presented here, ’80s hits like “I’m Still Standing” and “Sad Songs” add much to an already amazing legacy. Three Disney tunes, the lush “The One,” and two from Songs from the West Coast, which was hailed as a return to those ’70s golden days, represent the later years. Collectively, these tracks reinforce the notion that, despite Michael Jackson’s later proclamations, John was once the closest thing post-’60s music had to a genuine king of pop, respected by hipsters and the mainstream alike.
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