Stone Sour – 2007 – Come What(ever) May
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
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Artist: Stone Sour
Title: Come What(ever) May
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Jun 26, 2007
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Special Edition with Bonus DVD
Autographed
Tracklist:
#30/30-150
#Come What(ever) May
#Hell & Consequences
#sillyworld
#Made Of Scars
#Reborn
#Your God
#Through Glass
#Socio
#1st Person
#Cardiff
#Zzyzx Rd. [Pop Mix]
#Suffer [Bonus]
#The Day I Let Go [Bonus]
#Freeze Dry Seal [Bonus]
#Wicked Game [Bonus]
#The Frozen [Bonus]
Review:
Come What(ever) May is simply a great heavy rock record. Everyone’s heard Through Glass, but songs like 30/30-150, Reborn, Made of Scars, and Hell & Consequences really make this record. For me, the clincher is the last song, Zzyzx Rd., which is a piano ballad, proving (to me, anyway) that Corey Taylor can pretty much do any kind of music he wants successfully.
As far as the special edition goes, in true Roadrunner Records fashion, six months or so after an album comes out, here comes the re-release. I’ve gotten wise to this tactic (see KsE’s End Of Heartache), and I’m just flat-out waiting until the special edition comes out before buying anything. In this case, this one is definitely worth it. Five bonus tracks (that are more than just throwaways, the songs are actually record-worthy!), including an acoustic cover of Chris Issak’s ‘Wicked Game’ (Huh’ But Corey pulls it off!), and a DVD with a full live show from Moscow, plus four studio videos. And just because they like us, a popped-up version of Zzyzx Rd, which adds echoes to the vocals, and chops the last minute of the solo at the end. Unfortunately, they don’t like us that much, because this version sucks. The proper album version is much better, far less produced and glossed over.
In short, if you’re gonna buy this album, spend the little bit extra and get the special edition, it’s worth it for the DVD alone, let alone the bonus tracks.
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Stone Sour – 2003 – Stone Sour
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stone Sour
Title: Stone Sour
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Oct 21, 2003
Packaging: Jewel Case / Slipcover
Pack-in DVD DVD Included
Release Type: Special Edition
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Get Inside
#Orchids
#Cold Reader
#Blotter
#Choose
#Monolith
#Inhale
#Bother
#Blue Study
#Take a Number
#Idle Hands
#Tumult
#Omega
#Rules of Evidence [*]
#Wicked [*]
#Inside the Cynic [*]
#Kill Everybody [*]
#Road Hogs [*]
Review:
Another Roadrunner re-release, this one tacks a couple unreleased tracks onto the end, and includes a DVD with the bands videos on it.
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Joss Stone – 2004 – Mind Body & Soul
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Joss Stone
Title: Mind Body & Soul
Label: S-Curve / EMI
Released: Sep 28, 2004
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Right To Be Wrong
#Jet Lag
#You Had Me
#Spoiled
#Don’t Cha Wanna Ride
#Less Is More
#Security
#Young At Heart
#Snakes And Ladders
#Understand
#Don’t Know How
#Torn & Tattered
#Killing Time
#Sleep Like A Child
Review:
Her first “real” album after the collection of covers, and she took it in more of a pop direction. There’s still soul and R&B in there, but I like the style on The Soul Sessions better.
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Joss Stone – 2003 – The Soul Sessions
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Joss Stone
Title: The Soul Sessions
Label: S-Curve / EMI
Released: Sep 16, 2003
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#The Chokin’ Kind
#Super Duper Love
#Fell In Love With A Boy
#Victim Of A Foolish Heart
#Dirty Man
#Some Kind Of Wonderful
#I’ve Fallen In Love With You
#I Had A Dream
#All The King’s Horses
#For The Love Of You
Review:
Dad turned me on to this CD, as he was introduced to it by a co-worker. As it’s all covers, this album is a precursor to her first real album and wasn’t originally planned to be released. I’m glad it was, because this girl can sing. My favorite is the soul-influenced take on the White Stripes’ ‘Fell In Love With A Girl, which she not surprisingly, changes to “Fell In Love With A Boy”.
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Stereomud – 2003 – Every Given Moment
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stereomud
Title: Every Given Moment
Label: Columbia
Released: Apr 1, 2003
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Show Me
#Anything But Jesus
#Breathing
#Define This
#Control Freak
#Drop Down
#Coming Home
#Fallen
#Yesterday
#My Addiction
#Searching
Review:
As with most halfway decent bands, the label drops support as soon as the second album comes out. Such was the case with Stereomud, although admittedly, the first album was better. There’s still some standout songs on here though, and they deserved a better fate.
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Stemm – 2004 – 5
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stemm
Title: 5
Label: Self Released
Released: Jan 1, 2004
Packaging: Cardboard Sleeve
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#My Own Blood
#Incomplete
#Monster
#13 Years
#On The Surface
Review:
An EP to whet the appetite for the full-length release. Much better production values than either of their other two albums, and help from Chimaira’s Mark Hunter on ’13 Years’ make this 5-song EP a worthwhile listen.
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Stemm – 1999 – Further Efforts
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stemm
Title: Further Efforts
Label: Hessian
Released: Jan 1, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#I Am
#One Time
#Burn
#Control
#All I Need
#Live Again
Review:
A self-made CD from the Niagara Falls metal band that’s been around seemingly forever. This album was made with almost a completely different lineup from the band that exists now, only Joe the guitar player remains in the band from these days. This one is completely generic nu-metal.
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Static-X – 2000 – The Death Trip Continues
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Static-X
Title: The Death Trip Continues
Label: Warner Bros
Released: Jan 1, 2000
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Promo
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Love Dump (Edit)
#Love Dump (Mephisto Odyssey’s Voodoo Mix)
#Bled For Days
#Bled For Days (Live)
#Burning Inside (Featuring Burton C Bell of Fear Factory)
#So Real
#S.O.M.
Review:
A neat promo with mostly unreleased remixes, soundtrack songs, and live stuff.
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Static-X – 2007 – Cannibal
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Static-X
Title: Cannibal
Label: Reprise
Released: Apr 3, 2007
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Cannibal
#No Submission
#Behemoth
#Chemical Logic
#Destroyer
#Forty Ways
#Chroma-Matic
#Cuts You Up
#Reptile
#Electric Pulse
#Goat
#Team Hate
Review:
Koichi is back in the fold! Wayne and Co. get back to their roots a bit, and while everyone says this harkens back to Wisconsin Death Trip, I almost liken it more to Machine, with the short, heavy songs, staccato singing/screaming, and the lack of weird movie samples that Death Trip had. Having said all that, it’s easily better than Shadow Zone, and on par with Start A War, although it’s a bit of a different style. One major disappointment’ NO OTSEGO SONG! Wayne, what’s up with that’ Not cool!!
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Stereomud – 2001 – Perfect Self
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Stereomud
Title: Perfect Self
Label: Loud
Released: May 22, 2001
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed Autographed
Tracklist:
#Untitled
#Leave (Back Up)
#Don’t Be Afraid
#Untitled
#Old Man
#Pain
#Steppin Away
#How We Stand
#Untitled
#Down From Here
#Sunlight
#Lost Your Faith
#Get Me Out
#What
#Untitled
#Closer Now
#Untitled
#Untitled
#Untitled
#Untitled
#Untitled
#Untitled
#Perfect Self
Review:
Cut from the same mold as Sevendust (Clint Lowery’s brother Corey plays bass), these guys rock hard with some melody thrown in also. A very good modern rock disc.
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