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« on: January 06, 2005, 01:44 PM » |
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Share your opinion(s) on various recorded media by writing your own review of recently acquired CDs, DVDs and Videos. Be sure to give the pros and cons ... and let us know your final thoughts ... whether you recommend it or not.
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« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2005, 10:55 PM » |
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Subliminal verses- slipknot- a lot of aggression mixed with some ballad type songs. not as agressive as iowa or their selftitled album.
pros: not a lot of naughty words, alot of melody(corey ties back to his roots) kick (butt) drumming.
cons: you have to get past their shock values.
umm that's it for now.
your turn Bart lol
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2005, 04:43 AM » |
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I picked up the new Green Day CD "American Idiot"
It's surprisingly very good. Big fat sound and great vocals. Super polished punk with provacative lyrics and some classic rock riffs. You might be surprised at the twists and turns. Tre' plays great. No polyrhythmic paradiddles here so you can just kick back and turn it up- these guys really keep everything "green" and "fresh" even though they are all grown up. It's awesome. Lots of angst. Every song is surprisingly strong.
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2005, 01:26 PM » |
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Felix I agree I have been meaning to pick that one up but I have heard every song on the cd and their great. Probally My favorite album by them.
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2005, 01:43 PM » |
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They have really grown.
I mean, yeah I have my favorite songs- but it's just a "solid" rock cd. Gotta love that! Fun to listen to for sure.
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2005, 07:56 PM » |
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have u guys heard of pennywise. their new cd, from the ashes, is amazing.
their drummer is absolutely solid and very fast and precise. the songs are also very good.
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2005, 11:17 AM » |
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The Simon & Garfunkle "Old Friends" DVD is pretty good, if you can get past the looks of these boys. If nothing else it is a great example of how a great drummer like Jim Keltner goes about his business! Excellent musicianship all around.
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2005, 01:13 AM » |
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I've been listening to things like Tabla Beat Science a lot and i think it is amazing stuff...I love the arrangment of the percussion and how the indian instruments mesh perfectly with the vocals. You should check that band out...
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2005, 11:37 PM » |
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My friend lent me a cd the other day and it hasn't left my car stereo yet! It's called Pedro the Lion and it's amazing.
It's the most minimalistic rock band I've ever heard. The drumming isn't anything crazy but the band has this great, honest feel to it.
Check them out if you get the chance.
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2005, 08:29 PM » |
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Dub is a Weapon
(self titled CD)
This band and album are quite enjoyable. Very mellow, just how dub should be.
I discovered them at a Sound Tribe Sector 9 Concert, who they were opening for. To make a long story short, Dub is a Weapon blew STS9 out of the water. Incredible stage presence by all of their members. I picked up the album on my way out and listened to it on the long ride back home. This album is incredible.
Pro: Great rythms, Great cooperation between musicians.
Con: Not too much, cheaply made and packaged CD, but that doesn't really detract from it at all.
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« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2005, 06:38 PM » |
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I went to see Sound Tribe Sector 9 at the Norva, in Virginia Beach. STS9 was headlining and the opening band was Dub is a Weapon, whose CD I just reviewed. When Dub is a Weapon was playing, there were relatively few people around, but they didn't get discouraged and played their hearts out. These guys were great, Larry McDonald, the conga player, told jokes and talk to the crowd a bit between each song, which was rather endearing. They played a very solid live dub, really grooved. As STS9 was coming on, the placed started filling up. By the time they started playing, the place was packed to bursting. First, their style, they play kind of neo-hippie, soft electronica, space jazz, really light stuff. The band was not great. Very little stage presence. Good light show, but that didn't make up for their weak showmanship. The drummer and percusionist got into it, but the rest of the band was just dead. I left after the first song or so into the second set, it had just gotten very boring. The crowd, I thought, was very funny. Have you ever seen the "Happy Hippie Shuffle"? (my name for this dance) People stretching and warming up before the show, just to lean back and forth, zombie-like through the whole show. Kind of reminded me of Micahel Jackson's "Thriller" video. Also, there were more dreadlocks in that place than a Rastafarian church! |
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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2005, 12:03 PM » |
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Catching Yourself Gracefully
Tim Green - Piano
Jim Cox - bass
Phil Gratteau - drums
A CD review by Adam's Dad.
After hearing this group on XM radio, I just had to purchase the CD to explore their music. Recorded in 2002 and released in 2003, Tim Green has produced a CD of wonderful tunes that typifies the modern mainstream jazz trio. Consisting of Tim Green and Chicago area compatriots, this CD became a successful debut release for the group.
Catching Yourself Gracefully is a collections of tunes written by Tim Green but also includes songs from Cedar Walton, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and Errol Dixon with musical styles run the gamut from straight ahead jazz to samba and montuno, and even jazz/funk. The recording of the instruments, done at Steve Yates Recording, Morton Grove, IL., is spot on. All instruments seem to appear "up front" in the mix but with a special clarity. Grand piano, upright bass and drums blend into a sound that pulls you right into the recording session. The drum kit sounds like it may be an 18" bass drum, very open and almost boomy, with slightly muffled toms. The cymbals are clear and bright sounding, the pingy ride having just the right amount of stick click.
The song that brought me to this CD is Cole Porter's Love For Sale, which is a clever stop time arrangement of this standard. This tune probably demonstrates what I like most about Phil Gratteau's playing; textural variety. Using one brush and one mallet, Gratteau finds the right balance of swishy jazz time with the brush and the stop time feel with the mallet. As with many of the tunes, this also features a drum solo that keeps the melody present while showing his creative stuff. The soloing is interesting and fun without ever being "over the top" for the style of the tune. One technique I especially like is the holding of the brush on the tom head while playing a pattern with the mallet. It's sort of a snare effect on the other drums. Another techinique used throughout the recording is open hihat sound achieved by letting the hat open slightly after the "chick". Gratteau is also a master of playing the hihat in places other than 2 and 4.
Other tunes on this release include the Cedar Walton's Bolivia, a nice Latin/jazz/montuno, Green Eggs & Funk a jazzy funk song which features a Gratteau solo over piano and bass ostinato, the 3/4 ballad TV Dinner with nice swishy brushes, and the Jimmy Smith classic, Back At The Chicken Shack in a shuffle, back beat style but in a more jazzy context, with drums and bass trading fours in the solo section.
This CD is a good place to start for those of you interested in learning how to play in a jazz trio context or if you just need to expand your horizons into the jazz idiom. For the more seasoned listener, you will enjoy adding this to your collection. As a final note to those of you in the Chicago area, let us know when you hear Phil Gratteau or the Tim Green group live.
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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2005, 11:15 PM » |
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The Mars Volta: Frances the Mute
This has been one of the most difficult decisions I've ever had to make about whether or not I like a cd. I guess you'll have to hear it for yourself to make your own judgement but the way the album is arranged is just confusing.
It's basically a 76 minute song that happens to have 12 places (tracks) you can listen from in case you don't like a certain part of the song.
The 1st time I listened to it I laid on my bed with the lights off and closed my eyes... well before I knew it the cd was done I had figured I was on track 4 or something. There's almost no indication as to when songs are beginning or ending which is kinda cool but can be frustrating.
Pros:
- still has TMV sound which I love
- once again, John Theodore has managed to blow my mind and make me rethink the way I approach playing the drums
- Flea plays trumpet on a few songs and does a very nice job at complimenting the music
- the album contains one of the most well-written choruses (musically) I've ever heard (track 5 and again in track 11 for anyone who owns the cd)
- excellent use of dissonance and weird sounding passages
- very organic sounding odd-time siganatures throughout the album
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- there isn't as much drumming as I would have liked to have heard. But I guess this kinda blends with my next con....
- almost 30 minutes of random noise scattered throughout the album that does little to enhance the quality of the album. It usually made me wonder when it was going to end so I could hear the next onslaught
This one really ticked me off.......
- often there wouldn't be music until well into a track. Music doesn't start until almost 4 minutes into track 4!!! Grrr
I've finally come to the conclusion that I love this album. Not quite as much as Deloused but pretty darn close.
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« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2005, 04:50 PM » |
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STS9 has lots of roots in my fair city of Athens, GA but, ya' know, what you wrote about them was kinda my impression. I thought they had just sorta faded away like a lot of bands - interesting that they are on the road like that. I don't think all musical roads lead to Athens but they do seem to pass through here.  |
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« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2005, 03:29 PM » |
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Hello guys I am deeeeeply impressed by the rock band SAYBIA from Danmark ! No other band has ever taken me to such an ecstasy after hearing their CD's for the 1st time - now my CD player runs their songs several hours per day/night. They have produced just 2 CD's up to now BUT what a great performance, many-sided and with great songtexts. Palle Sørensen is the youngest member of Saybia. He was born on the 8th of September in 1979 and is the drummer of Saybia since the very beginning. He's just fabulous  On their website frontpage, on the right you get the Tree, with all red markers, you can click for different topics. Well, there is a hidden marker there - if that doesn't come out automaticly: - You need to visualise a square between the topics "news", "bio", "discograpphy" and "mailing list" - Then you need to click in the center of that imaginary square, but in a specific way: you need to press down your 'ctrl' and 'alt' button and then double-click on the center spot. - If you do it correctly, a new window opens and you will enjoy all the songs of both CD's http://www.saybia.com/and here you will find all the lyrics: http://www.saybia.fiskaaf.com/eng/teksten.phpI really would appreciate to get your feedback - please take 30 minutes (or more  ) of your time, minimize the site by _ and enjoy the music in the back current CD: These are the days first one: The second you sleep |
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« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2005, 10:59 PM » |
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Cool song.
"Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen
I found this clip somewhere on the internet and was looking for a place to mention it.
Cute little song, rooted in Charles Schultz's Peanuts series. It has one really interesting section drum-wise. From 1:45 to 1:54 there's a pretty cool little break.
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