Smashing Pumpkins – 1995 – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Title: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Label: Virgin
Released: Oct 24, 1995
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
#Tonight, Tonight
#Jellybelly
#Zero
#Here Is No Why
#Bullet With Butterfly Wings
#To Forgive
#Fuck You (An Ode To No One)
#Love
#Cupid De Locke
#Galapogos
#Muzzle
#Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
#Take Me Down
#Where Boys Fear To Tread
#Bodies
#Thirty-Three
#In The Arms Of Sleep
#1979
#Tales Of Scorched Earth
#Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
#Stumbleine
#X.Y.U.
#We Only Come Out At Night
#Beautiful
#Lily (My One And Only)
#By Starlight
#Farewell And Goodnight
Review:
I bought this for $3 long after everyone else had it. And I’ve still only listened to it all the way through once. I suppose I should try it again, but I like Siamese Dream a lot better on the whole.
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Slash’s Snakepit – 1995 – It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Slash’s Snakepit
Title: It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Label: Geffen
Released: Feb 14, 1995
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Neither Can I
#Dime Store Rock
#Beggars & Hangers-On
#Good To Be Alive
#What Do You Want To Be
#Monkey Chow
#Soma City Ward
#Jizz Da Pit
#Lower
#Take It Away
#Doin’ Fine
#Be The Ball
#I Hate Everybody (But You)
#Back And Forth Again
Review:
Slash’s first solo outing after the demise of the real GNR is so-so. Some of the songs rock, others just plod along. I think he really missed Duff and Izzy.
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Sixty Watt Shaman – 2002 – Reason to Live
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Sixty Watt Shaman
Title: Reason to Live
Label: Spitfire
Released: Sep 24, 2002
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Advance Promo
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Nomad
#Reason To Live
#Blind By Morning
#Horse You Rode In On
#Our Name Is War
#The Mill Wheel
#Long Hard Road
#The Evil Behavior Of Ordinary People
#My Ruin
#Breathe Again
#One Good Leg And A Bottle Of Booze
#All My Love
#Distance
#When The Morning Comes
#When I’m Alone
#All Things Come To Pass
Review:
The second album is every bit as good as the first, and with a little more maturity.
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Smashing Pumpkins – 1993 – Siamese Dream
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Title: Siamese Dream
Label: Virgin
Released: Jul 27, 1993
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Cherub Rock
#Quiet
#Today
#Hummer
#Rocket
#Disarm
#Soma
#Geek U.S.A.
#Mayonaise
#Spaceboy
#Silverfuck
#Sweet Sweet
#Luna
Review:
Another gift from Karl. The guitars had a produced and metallic sound, but that’s not a criticism at all. The album blends the heavy with the soft very well. The Pumpkins at their finest.
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Slipknot – 2004 – Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Slipknot
Title: Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
Label: Roadrunner
Released: May 25, 2004
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Prelude 3.0
#The Blister Exists
#Three Nil
#Duality
#Opium Of The People
#Circle
#Welcome
#Vermilion
#Pulse Of The Maggots
#Before I Forget
#Vermilion Pt. 2
#The Nameless
#The Virus Of Life
#Danger (Keep Away)
Review:
The most varied Slipknot album yet. They acutally go soft on a couple songs (well, soft as far as Slipknot goes), and Corey actually sings a fair amount. The drum solo in the middle of ‘The Blister Exists’ is killer.
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Slipknot – 2001 – Iowa
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Slipknot
Title: Iowa
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Aug 28, 2001
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#(515)
#People = Shit
#Disasterpiece
#My Plague
#Everything Ends
#The Heretic Anthem
#Gently
#Left Behind
#The Shape
#I Am Hated
#Skin Ticket
#New Abortion
#Metabolic
#Iowa
Review:
The second release got away from the rap-rock and went more metal. The subject matter was (if you can believe it) even darker, and the music was heavier. I still prefer self-titled to this one.
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Slipknot – 2000 – Slipknot
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Slipknot
Title: Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Aug 9, 2000
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Import
Autographed
Tracklist:
#74261700027
#(Sic)
#Eyeless
#Wait and Bleed
#Surfacing
#Spit it Out
#Tattered and Torn
#Me Inside
#Liberate
#Prosthetics
#No Life
#Diluted
#Only One
#Scissors
#Get This (Bonus Track)
#Interloper (Demo Bonus Track)
#Despise (Demo Bonus Track)
Review:
Roadrunner (naturally) re-released the album, with Me Inside substituting for Frail Limb Nursery/Purity, and adding some b-sides and demos.
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Slipknot – 1999 – Slipknot
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Slipknot
Title: Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner
Released: Jun 29, 1999
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#742617000027
#(Sic)
#Eyeless
#Wait And Bleed
#Surfacing
#Spit It Out
#Tattered & Torn
#Frail Limb Nursery
#Purity
#Liberate
#Prosthetics
#No Life
#Diluted
#Only One
#Scissors
Review:
9 idiots jumping around in coveralls and masks, playing some of the best nu-metal tunes to come out of the genre. Tons of agression, just a great pissed-off record. This is the original version with Frail Limb Nursery and Purity, before the lawsuit made them take the tracks off the album. The album cover is slightly different on the original as well, because the re-release has the Slipknot wordmark over the picture.
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Skunk Anansie – 1995 – Paranoid and Sunburnt
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Skunk Anansie
Title: Paranoid and Sunburnt
Label: Epic / One Little Indian
Released: Sep 21, 1995
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Selling Jesus
#Intellectualize My Blackness
#I Can Dream
#Little Baby Swastikkka
#All In The Name Of Pity
#Charity
#It Takes Blood & Guts To Be This Cool But I’m Still Just A Cliche
#Weak
#And Here I Stand
#100 Ways To Be A Good Girl
#Rise Up
Review:
I found out about this band because the female lead singer, Skin, was featured on the Sevendust track ‘Licking Cream’. I picked up this album not knowing what to expect, and was pleasantly surprised. Heavy, but not brutal, but slowing down to almost delicate at times. Skin’s spectacular vocal range is shown off on almost every track.
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Skid Row – 1991 – Slave to the Grind
By Eric | December 23, 2013 1:00 am
Artist: Skid Row
Title: Slave to the Grind
Label: Atlantic
Released: Jun 11, 1991
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD
Release Type: Standard
Autographed
Tracklist:
#Monkey Business
#Slave To The Grind
#The Threat
#Quicksand Jesus
#Psycho Love
#Get The Fuck Out
#Livin’ On A Chain Gang
#Creepshow
#In A Darkened Room
#Riot Act
#Mudkicker
#Wasted Time
Review:
The follow up was just as good, if not better than the debut, and they almost crossed over into metal with this one. Monkey Business and Livin On A Chain Gang are personal favorites of mine.
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Tags: 1991, Atlantic, Jewel Case, Skid Row, Standard