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| 181. Decoration Day | |
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Coming on the heels of the all-time classic, Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day had a lot to live up to. The DBT did the smart thing and seemingly wrote Decoration Day to please only themselves. It initially comes across as less accessible than its predecessor, but repeated listens reveal it to be a richly rewarding album. More than any DBT record before it, Decoration Day feels utterly anachronistic, like it was recorded before the CD era and should ideally be listened to on LP with all the attendant hisses and pops. The stark opening cut, "The Deeper In" recalls Springsteen's Nebraska album both in mood and lyrical content. "Sink Hole" is a rave-up focusing on an issue near and dear to the heart of Patterson Hood, the collapse of family farms. "Hell No, I Ain't Happy" is typical ornery DBT. Patterson finally relinquishes vocal duties to the Stroker Ace, Mike Cooley, for a classic Skynryd- and Stones-inflected romp on "Marry Me". Songs like "Marry Me" just leave you shaking your head as to how the DBT fail to get airplay on your local rock radio station. "My Sweet Annette" is a pretty little song, even with Patterson and his delightful gravel-throated vocals up front. Isbell makes his first appearance on vocals on the arresting "Outfit" - a few listens to that song and you'll realize that this kid is amazing. "Sounds Better in the Song" is another of the many highlights on Decoration Day. Cooley referred to it as a "love song" at a recent concert in Pittsburgh, even though it is about a woman who once shared his goals in life but eventually outgrew him and moved on. It's a wonderfully depressing song and hope for Cooley's sake that it is not based on something that happened to him. "Your Daddy Hates Me" recalls those classic Skynyrd blues ballads like "Cheatin Woman" and "I Need You". "When the Pin Hits the Shell" is where Decoration Day peaks. Cooley's on vocals again and, surprise, he's singing about something depressing - this time it's suicide. There's an extraordinary earnestness to his voice and the simple guitar solo after the first verse is one of the most beautiful musical passages I've heard in a long time. "Do It Yourself" is another suicide-themed song, though more upbeat with Patterson on vocals. "Decoration Day" features Isbell's second turn on vocals and again hints at the staggering potential this guy has as a singer and songwriter. To close the album, Cooley obliterates any chance that you aren't depressed yet by turning in yet another suicide-related song, "Loaded Gun in the Closet". It is a very fine closing track and even leaves some hope that the suicide won't occur, which you'll definitely appreciate by this point. Whereas Southern Rock Opera is the sort of album you can blast at parties, Decoration Day is far more introspective. The best I've ever heard Decoration Day sound was on a recent sweltering Sunday evening while I was relaxing on the couch with the ceiling fan circling overhead. I worry a bit that with the addition of Jason Isbell, there is now too much songwriting talent in the band for everyone to get their chance in the spotlight. Hopefully, the DBT are good enough friends to overcome any inherent tensions related to the number of songs each guitarist gets to write for future albums. I'm sure every DBT fan has his or her own opinion on the topic, but I think that Cooley is the premier songwriter in the band (by just a shade). However, if you sit down and listen to Patterson's "The Deeper In", Isbell's "Outfit", and Cooley's "When the Pit Hits the Shell", you'll immediately grasp why there are three reasonable opinions on this matter. I'm just thankful that there is a band out there as great as the DBT and urge you to support them and their uncompromising brand of rock music.
Many people cite Lynyrd Skynyrd or the Allman Bros., but what I hear is Steve Earle joining up with the Replacements. These guys don't shoot for the majesty of FREE BIRD, instead they create a grungy Southern-Fried Riff rock that draws as much from punk as classic rock. Great songs, supurb lyrics and a blue collar spirit that does not dumb itself down to the lowest common denominator. HELL NO I AIN'T HAPPY could be an anthem of epic proportions if ever anyone heard it on the radio. All in all, a modern (Southern) classic.
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| 182. Candlebox | |
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This album while great, does not have quite the level of maturity of later releases such as Lucy or Happy Pills but if you're in the mood for a great, energetic rock & roll album, You can't go wrong here!
Anyone who gives this group a positive review is certifiably clueless.
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| 183. The Used | |
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haha, mormons.
It's an awesome CD, worth a listen definately.
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| 184. 23rd Street Lullaby | |
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"23rd Street Lullaby" shows that Patti Scialfa is a strong writer, an excellent singer, and an artist of the highest caliber. Like Lou Reed, she writes striking stories of the city - stories that paint vivid pictures and put the listener right in the middle. Like Ronnie Spector, she has a fragile-but-strong girl-group voice that sounds as if its owner has lived every one of those stories. Each of the songs on this disc not only painted a vivid picture, but also summoned ghosts from my own past... people, places and situations that engendered some of the same feelings Patti expresses. Nearly every song is absolutely capitivating, closer in feel to a Steinbeck short story than to a pop song. Patti was a songwriter with a career in music long before Bruce came along, and her work should be judged independently of his. Perhaps anyone who has seen more than a half-dozen Bruce shows should disqualify themselves from reviewing Patti's work, or at least remove their BRUUUUUUUUCE! filter before doing so.
For me, it was Aaliyah in July of 2001, just before she died - the song was More Than A Woman [performed Stunningly, Hauntingly on Live With Regis and Kelly]... which I played, on Repeat, in the car and at home, for a month, until I'd wrung every nuance of it out and absorbed it into my being... The end of August, I was replaying another of the best songs on the CD..."I Refuse"... on repeat.. for 3-1/2 hours straight... while painting the study... during the very time (i found out on CNN about 7 hours later ) that she was killed in a terrible plane crash... because she didn't "refuse" to put up with the celebrity industrial complex and what it does to the souls of artists... Music is, is supposed to be, a ministry, like going to church - and a healing, to restore us, to celebrate us, to make us whole,... something that, at its best, makes us feel fully ALIVE, and fully aware of This time, and All of our time, in This life in This world... to transport us, fully, In to being in This Body in This moment... now... where the past is a remembrance, and the future a dream... When i first heard 23rd Street Lullaby on Letterman, I ididn't buy it Immediately because the budget is tight this month. Tonight, seeing and hearing several songs, I can hardly wait for the CD to arrive [free super sver shipping, that is]. I know what I'M listening to - on repeat - for the rest of this summer... this is truly a New Sound, a GREAT sound, a Womanly sound... the right resonance and expression for what i'm feeling Now... How often does That happen? For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield... The Doors and Light My Fire... The Airplane and Somebody To Love... Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun... David Bowie Wild Is The Wind...Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, Janis... these songs "make me feel so young... like spring has sprung" while feeling just as glad to be fully 52. I'd recommend everyone to at least try a free 30 second listening... it might Wow you... sorry to go On and ON... but this is THAT Special... and if isn't often something comes along and surprises, delights me like that... In books, the Synonym Finder by Rodale Press is THAT good; for kids, Fortunately! (Unfortunately!) by Remy Charlip is the most fun children's book; Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning, will change you...
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| 185. Badmotorfinger | |
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The comparison of Led Zeppelin meets Black Sabbath = Soundgarden is pretty accurate. As hard as these guys were on their early albums, the riffs were complex enough to stand out from the headbanging crowd, while Cornell added his own melodic muse to the mix, making for a very interesting band. This album is filled with epic grunge/metal songs built to last. The dirge riffs of "Slaves and Bulldozers" go on for seven minutes, while Cornell sings like a man possessed - God only knows how he hits those high notes. Like Zeppelin, these guys weren't afraid to stretch out their songs. Later Soundgarden would incorporate lighter pop elements into the picture, but "Badmotorfinger" contains none of that. More typical here is repetative riffing, as heard on the awesome "Jesus Christ Pose," a railing tune against glittery, force-fed religion, similar in message to the much more tame "Wooden Jesus," another Cornell tune performed by Temple of the Dog. Another huge tune from this record, one sometimes heard on the radio if you're lucky, is "Searching with my Good Eye Closed," a mid-tempo rocker that blends heavy riffage and Cornell's smooth singing, in this case distorted with a layer of sheen for a cool effect. He also screams wildly in the song. As good as they were at drawn out epics, Soundgarden were also superstar punk rockers at the drop of a dime; listen to the raging "Face Pollution" and Who-like riffs on "Drawing Flies." The versatility of this band was demonstrated even more keenly on future records, but they also do a good job of varying their sound on this one, though casual listeners might disagree. Because of their musical versatility and talent, Soundgarden were a hard band to categorize. Chris Cornell has a wide singing range, Ben Shepherd played a throbbing base, Kim Thayil is a very diverse guitar player, and Matt Cameron, now of Pearl Jam, is as good as rock drummers get. They played a bit of everything, and everyone in the band contributed to the writing. Appropritately, "Badmotorfinger" ends with two long, grungy songs that Soundgarden so thrived on during this era. Overall, it's easy to see why so many people were captivated with Soundgarden's music in the early 90's - and why these sounds started a new trend in music. Hundreds of bands have tried to emulate certain elements of this band's sound in the studio, but it's hopeless because Soundgarden were a one in a million band. They were trendsetters who had ideas, a vision, and integrity. Plus, they knew when to quit when the time was right, unlike so many other bands who keep playing only for money and continued fame.
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| 186. Finger Eleven | |
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Perhaps I came off a little hard. It is a good album, no doubt. It is simply different from TGOBS, and certianly not as good as Tip, F11's masterpiece. Four stars seems appropriate. This is a worthwhile purchase, especially with the bonus DVD.
The CD starts of with the great track 'Other Light'. I could listen to the intro a million times and never get old of it. 'Complicated Questions' follows 'Other Light'with great lyrics and amazing guitars. I really love how the song changes from verse into chorus. Later in the CD we find the two great tracks 'Panic Attack' and 'Therapy' which are found in the #9 and 10 slots respectively. Whenever I have a bad day and just feel like head banging and venting some energy I blast 'Panic Attack'. Following it is 'Therapy' which starts off a little slow but brings it to us leading into the chorus. This song is very catchy and easy to sing along to. But by far the best song on the CD is 'Thousand Mile Wish' which strays away from the past formula of Finger Eleven. Everything about this song is beautiful. I sit back, put this song on, and just relax. The whole mood of the song is very poetic and the lyrics can be put into the same category. The CD never seems to lose itself from start to finish. I wouldn't label any of the songs as filler tracks because they could all easily be singles. With that said I give out my first 10/10 to the truly talented Finger Eleven.
With that said, this CD was a slight dissapointment for me. Not because they sold out, or because all the songs sound the same, or cuz they went soft. None of that. In my opinion, this is the first F11 CD that contains filler tracks...something I'm not used to from these guys. Songs 7 & 8 decent, but are just missing something that would make them great. Then songs 9 & 10 are just not good. I skip them every time. Even song 11 (their only radio hit to date - "One Thing") isn't that good in my opinion because it lacks the F11 originality. On all 4 of those songs, I feel like the guitars are too thin sounding. I can't really think of a better way to describe it...it just sounds like they need more power, or as if they leave the song feeling empty. Better songs than most other bands out there, but by the F11 standard, not very good. With the negatives out of the way, let me present the positives: - These songs don't sound like anything else on the radio. I'm not saying its a groundbreaking album, but the guitars and rhythms are very distinct..not like most alt bands now-a-days that you would swear all use the same distortion pedal. - The "non-filler" songs are absolutely incredible. When I heard the first 6 songs on this disc I was ready to get on here and tell everyone how this is the best F11 CD to date. The CD also finished out on a great note with "Obvious Heart" - a solid closer makes this disc so much better. - The lyrics as usual are amazing. Nothing has changed from their 1st two CD's here. Scott Anderson is just an amazing lyricist and vocalist. Overall...this is a really good CD. I only gave it 4 stars cuz its the first F11 disc where I can say there are 2 songs that I never listen to. Luckily, the rest of the songs more than make up for it. It's a year after I bought it, and I still enjoy listening to it on a regular basis. I think that speaks for itself. ... Read more | |
| 187. Good Times | |
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| 188. American Recordings | |
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| 189. Sweetheart of the Rodeo | |
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| 190. Wanted! The Outlaws | |
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In the annals of popular music, this CD is a bit of an outlaws tale. After this album came out in the mid 1970's, Nashville's total dominance of Country & Western was ended. Austin Texas, a sleepy small town in the middle of the Lone Star State, became a rival center for country, blues, rock, and other music genres. Willie & Waylon contribute most of the sound, style, and songs here. Perhaps this is to be expected, since they were already "names" at the time this CD was originally released: Waylon as a performer, Willie as a songwriter. But Jessi Colter has a great voice, and Tompall Glaser provides great instumental accompaniment as the rhythm section. Willie and Waylon were pure gold after this, and while Jessi Colter & Tompall Glaser were not heard from much afterward, they do live on here. Waylon Jennings had several big singles and successful concert tours after he and Willie Nelson went their separate ways. But even so, his biggest applause came when he did the tunes from this CD. Sadly, Waylon Jennings declined and was in ill health during most of the 1990's. Willie Nelson has managed to sustain a career full of comebacks -- the IRS, marijuana arrests, and an occasional flop album have all failed to stop him from becoming an (admittedly unlikely) popular folk-hero. Like "The Weavers at Carnegie hall", which is often credited with launching a folk music revival, and the early Beatles & Stones albums which generated interested in anything that came from England, this album is often credited with the birth of "alt Country". Because of its maverick style and content (more radical at the time than today), it has retained or obtained a status that few country and western CD's ever do: IT'S COOL.
The combined talent of Nashville rebels, Waylon and Willie was phenomenal! With different vocal styles, their teaming was a major success! Nelson's nasal sound worked well with deeper vocals of Waylon. Tompall Glaser, I can't say I had heard about him, but he does "Tea for Texas" and the catchy sexist tune by Shel Silverstein "Put Another Log on the Fire". ......fill my pipe and then go fetch my slippers and boil me up another pot of tea, then put another log on the fire and come and tell me why you're leaving me. "Me and Paul" has always been a favorite by Willie, here his deeper voice projects. That and "Yesterday's Wine" are both written by Willie Nelson. Also included on the original LP are "Heroes have Always been Cowboys." Jessie and Waylon do their hit "Suspicious Minds." Twenty years later, a 1996 anniversary CD is a classic timepiece and includes the lost songs, these do include several more by Jessie Colter, who lends a very soothing beautiful voice to the male dominated CD. She and Waylon do "Under Your Spell." The "new" portion stated on the CD includes rockabilly and folk singer Steve Earle's hit "Nowhere Road" done by Waylon and Willie. Steve Earle produced this anniversary CD. I love the two Willie Nelson ballads "Healing Hands" and "You Left a Long Time Ago", a very soft, mellow song about watching and losing a love. A first-rate collection, a real classic! ...MzRizz ... Read more | |
| 191. The Evens | |
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| 192. East Nashville Skyline | |
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| 193. The Road to Ensenada | |
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He has quirky, laid-back and humorous moments in songs like Don't Touch My Hat (a Texan answer to Elvis' Blue Suede Shoes) and Long Tall Texan, which pairs him again with Randy Newman in a gently humorous cowboy song (you'll of course remember You've Got a Friend in Me which the two sang together). The western swing of That's Right, You're Not From Texas is so infectious that you simply can't help singing along. The best of these is Her First Mistake, with it's marvelous wordplay and off-beat rythm. If you're not sure what people mean by country cool you'll have no question after hearing Lyle's delivery on that one. But while his wry and humorous songs can always be counted on, it's with the songs that dig deeper into human emotion that Lovett excels. Listen to the loneliness of the narrator in Christmas Morning: :Lesser songwriters might have included some vitriol or nastiness to flesh out this song of a lonely man ignored by the world. Lovett manages it with quiet resignation, answering people's empty "have a nice days" with "Hey, what could they mean by that, perhaps I'm the fool they take me for, not anything more." The title track reaches a similar level of sadness, and the hidden bonus track crosses between the humorous, the lonely and the hopeful for a beautiful finish to a perfect album. The Lyle-curious should start here. The Lyle-faithful surely already play this one on a regular basis.
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| 194. Tragic Kingdom | |
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The album opens with 1. Spiderwebs (5/5) This song is pretty much instantly catchy, and if your a person who likes to bang your head around, the chorus is perfect for that. 2. Excuse Me Mr. (4/5) This song is a pretty hardcore, in-your-face kinda song. It's probably the worst of their single releases from this album, but it's still really good. 3. Just a Girl (5/5) Now this is THE song that put No Doubt on the map. It's a girl anthem, but unlike alot of them, it isn't a man hating one! It opens with that famous, catchy guitar riff, and the song just goes from there. 4. Happy Now (4/5) I think it's pretty obvious that this song is about Gwen and Tony's break-up, but, it's not a bad song. It's pretty catchy to. 5. Different People (3/5). Another catchy song, about people being, well... different... It seems like a bit of a filler, but it's still an okay song. 6. Hey You (4/5) Lol, the chorus is kinda weird ("Your just like my Ken and Barbie doll"), but weird in a good way. The song is catchy, and I love the way they use the Sitar. 7. The Climb (4/5) Definitely the longest song on the album, topping the 6 minute mark. The only thing that keeps this song from reaching 5 stars, is the fact it seems to drag. Other than that, it's a great song. 8. Sixteen (5/5) One of my favorite songs not to be released from this album. It's really catchy, and has a great chorus. Great song. 9. Sunday Morning (5/5) I think this is one of No Doubt's most underrated songs. The big long drum roll at the beginning is great. Everything about this song is great. And, it's so damn catchy. 10. Don't Speak (5/5) My favorite song off of this album, and maybe my favorite No Doubt song ever. I mean, who hasn't heard this song. It's one of the most beautiful break-up ballads of all time. This song shot straight to #1, and became No Doubt's biggest single ever. Gwen sounds so heartbroken in this song, it gives me chills. Believe me, if you listen to this song when your sad, you might just cry. 11. You Can Do It (3/5) Another song that seems like a filler, and is probably the worst song off of the album. It's not a terrible song mind you, and is pretty catchy. 12. World Go 'Round (5/5) This is my other favorite song not to be released off of this album. Everything sounds great on this song, and it's so catchy. 14. End It on This (4/5) This is pretty good song. Another song that is most likely about Gwen and Tony's break-up. It seems to drag a bit at the end though. And finally, 15. Tragic Kingdom (4/5) I think this song is the perfect way to end the album. It's a good song, but it can be kind of confusing. It drags a bit at the end to. All in all, this album is great. I recommend if you're looking to become a fan of No Doubt's music, you start with this album. But, if you only like a few of their songs, I'd recommend buying The Singles 1992-2003.
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| 195. Being There | |
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