Head & Heart: Consciousness/Live [Live]

Head & Heart: Consciousness/Live [Live]

ASIN: B000006C5C

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Jazz Times
Martino lays down some blistering runs, and together the group builds to impressive climaxes, leveling off, then building again, giving the music an ebb and flow excitement.

Tracks:

Politik
In My Place
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
The Scientist
Clocks
Daylight
Green Eyes
Warning Sign
A Whisper
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Amsterdam

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Coldplay required a lifetime to make their wonderfully assured debut, Parachutes. But it took less than two years for the moody British quartet to deliver a masterful follow-up. As a band, Coldplay have advanced to a stage where they outshine nearly every one of their rivals in terms of imagination and emotional pull. A Rush of Blood to the Head is a soulful, exhilarating journey, moving from the cathartic rock of "Politik" to the hushed tones of "Green Eyes" without once breaking its mesmerizing spell. Singer Chris Martin takes his voice on soaring flights, reaching places only Jeff Buckley previously dared to go. And the music is nearly flawless, a persuasive cross between Pink Floyd and the Verve. Even if they haven't come up with another "Yellow," you would be hard-pressed to care. This is exquisite stuff. --Aidin Vaziri

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Customer Reviews:

ON the 10 BEST ALL TIME LIST.......2007-05-15

I have been listening to music since 1955. This is one of the best albums ever recorded.

A rush of life to the head.......2007-05-04

The Rush of blood to the head is propably one of my favourite albums in my stack of 900+ albums, I have to date.I have been a music lover from the age of 6,I'm now 39 closing in on 40.I have seen Coldplay live in Concert in Auckland,New Zealand back in 2003,they where fantastic.To me ,Warning Sign should have been number 1,maybe it's because of the Lyrics or the mere melody and strings in the backround that are so relavent to our lives I'm not sure,but it's a masterpiece the Commercial world has overlooked.A gem in it's own right,listen to it with open ears and enjoy.

A true appreciation for Chris Martin and his band.

Best CD ever.......2007-04-19

Not only is the music absolutely fabulous, but the lyrics are also amazing. I listen to this CD so much that my five year old daughter is singing along with the lyrics. Coldplay is fantastic, and this is their best CD (I own them all).

Good wallpaper music, but does not hold up to direct listening.......2007-04-05

They've got a great sound and the occasional evocative lyric, but as Coldplay's surface appeal wears off, time seems to be revealing there's not much depth here. The minimalism of their arrangements and, especially, writing can really be a snooze if you listen to Coldplay as anything more than background music.

Coldplay is the best band out right now...period.......2007-03-22

To any and everyone who is sick of generic rock bands, I enthusiastically encourage you to purchase this and everyone of Coldplay's Albums. I started with a "Rush of Blood to the Head," then moved to "X&Y" and only recently purchased "Parachutes." I can sum up the whole Coldplay experience with one word...Amazing! As a singer song writer myself, I find myself listening to the music and absorbing the lyrics almost in awe. For instance read the lyrics while paying close attention to the vivid imagery in the song "Spies," soak in the melody, and ask yourself one question...who write's like that? Noone. You cannot listen to that song and not visualize your own mental music video.

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Still A Favorite
Flawless
raw energy
You have got to be kidding me
Thee BEST

Check Your Head
Beastie Boys
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ASIN: B000002V1I
Release Date: 1992-04-21

Tracks:

Jimmy James
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Pass The Mic
Gratitude
Lighten Up
Finger Lickin' Good
So What'cha Want
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Time For Livin'
Something's Got To Give
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With their third album, the Beasties transformed themselves from smart-ass punks with a hip-hop jones into a playful live funk band with some solid rhymes, assisted by the extraordinary keyboardist Mark Ramos Nishita. A couple of tracks look back to their old school rap roots, and they still deploy goofy samples like nobody's business, but they're mostly making their own grooves (including some instrumentals worthy of being sampled in their own right). Their universalist world-view results in some excellent, off-the-wall fusions--the metalloid bump that forms the funk pulse of "So What'cha Want," Sly Stone's "Time for Livin'" transformed into a hard-rock bomber--but they don't have to prove how clever they are any more, and they're stronger and more humane for it. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

Still A Favorite.......2007-02-20

This album was released when I was sixteen,I was already a big Beasties fan but this album simply blew me away.As original and awesome as Paul's Boutique is,this is the one I keep going back to.I have listened to this album literally hundreds of times and it still gets played often.It always cheers me up.One of the best ever.

Flawless.......2006-12-01

There is not a single track on this cd which is not absolutely brilliant. It is a true masterpiece and listening to it always brings joy to my soul, even after listening to it literally hundreds of times over the years.

raw energy.......2006-11-08

in my opinion, this album is their most energentic. After two albums of rappin' over beats, they finally dust off their instruments and jam out. At first, this was going to be just an instrumental/hardcore punk album, but good ol' Mario C convinced them to lay down some raps. This album really allows you to see the depth of the Beastie Boys. They've got some great hip-hop tracks (Pass The Mic, So What'cha Want, Stand Together), rock tracks (Gratitude, Time For Livin'), instrumentals (Something's Got To Give, In 3's) and some just jam tracks (a little hip hop mixed with just lettin' loose on with the instruments) (Jimmy James, The Maestro, Live At P.J.'s). All the hip-hop tracks are done over pre-recorded instrumentals they laid down. This album also has one of the most underrated Beastie Boys songs of all time, Professor Booty. In my opinion, this is their most diverse album. Ill Communication is very similar, it just lacks the energy of Check Your Head. Must have album.

tracks to check out:
Jimmy James
Gratitude
So What'cha Want
Something's Got To Give
Live At P.J.'s
Professor Booty

You have got to be kidding me.......2006-09-09

Simply unreal. What happened to the B Boys? The time they took between Paul's Boutique and this album was very well spent. This album exudes creativity and originality. It's funky, it's sharp, it's just plain fun. Boatloads of fun. The instrumentals are a real treat, but Pass The Mic, So What'cha Want, Lighten Up, and Jimmy James are the best tunes. Seriously, folks, one of the best 5 hip hop albums ever. 14 years later I still listen to it monthly.

Thee BEST.......2006-07-02

To begin, this record has more intensity than any other Beasties disc. Songs like the aforementioned "So What'cha Want", "Pass the mic" and "Finger Lickin' Good" compliment the more laid numbers like "Pow" and tracks like "Gratitude" and the opener "Jimmy James". No joke, these guys were sent to kill, and all we can do is watch.

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Classic Rock Collection
Heavy Metal Classic!
Do I even need to go "In-Depth"?
A guilty pleasure
Simply The Best

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ASIN: B000002KHB
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

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Maybe I'm A Leo
Pictures Of Home
Never Before
Smoke On The Water
Lazy
Space Truckin'

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Home of "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star," Machine Head blends proto-metal density with epic arrangements, resulting in a record that's far more grandiose than the sum of its parts. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

Classic Rock Collection.......2007-07-04

This is a must have to round out your classic rock collection. Highway Star and Smoke on the Water were big hits in the early 70s. Really enjoy listening Highway Star while riding my Harley.

Heavy Metal Classic!.......2007-02-08

Deep Purple hit their peak with this one...Every song's a winner.
Too bad "Smoke on the water" gets so much airplay, at the expense of the other songs. Did you EVER hear "Lazy" on the radio? Blackmore, Gillan, Paice, Glover & Lord - The whole was greater than the sum of its parts.
The drumming is unbelieveable on this album!

Do I even need to go "In-Depth"?.......2007-01-07

Seriously, 3 of the 7 songs on this album are classic hard rock anthems! Smoke On The Water, Highway Star, and Space Truckin'! Nuff said!!!! Deep Purple pretty much invented heavy metal. It was either them or Ozzy.

A guilty pleasure.......2006-11-29

Best hard rock album ever? Uh, NO. I'm sorry, but I fail to see what the big deal about this record is. Smoke on the Water's cool (obviously), and I like Highway Star, Lazy and Space Truckin' too. But this is a disposable album, I mean listen to songs like Maybe I'm a Leo, Never Before or Pictures of Home and you'll see what I mean. Ritchie Blackmore lacks the creativity, sheer virtuosity, and personality of Jimi Hendrix, but he's a passable guitarist, and he has a way with a riff (Smoke on the Water, for instance). The rest of the group's faceless, though, and the record offers no surprises. with the exception of the harmonica solo on Lazy. I'll admit that caught me off-guard. And the less that can be said about the lyrics, the better. But if you're willing to look past all those flaws (and trust me, there are lots), you'll find it's a fun headbanging indulgence meant for occasional spins.
Recommended listening for hard rock fans (I hate the term metal - it calls to mind those awful hair-metal, death-metal and nu-metal bands)
Back in Black (AC/DC)
Appetite for Destruction (Guns 'n' Roses)
Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
Houses of the Holy (Led Zeppelin)
Are You Experienced? (Jimi Hendrix)
Disraeli Gears (Cream)
All are miles ahead of this.

Simply The Best.......2006-11-21

Ahh, Machine Head! I remember when this came out. I bought the cassette, and within 4 years had literally played it to shreds. Then I bought another cassette. It was one of the first cd's I ever bought, but the first cd was pretty poor sound quality. I found a German cd at a used record store, and the sound quality was excellent. Then, there was the 25th anniversary cd, which was top notch, too. All in all, I figure Deep Purple owes me a gold record for the amount of money I've spent on Machine Head. And it's been worth every penny.

"Highway Star" is a great way to start an album Awesome. All of the songs are great here. "Smoke On The Water" and "Space Truckin'" are the popular ones, but I've always been partial to "Maybe I'm A Leo."

This is one awesome album. If you don't own it, why not?

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Hands down best album of their career (and best album of the last few years, at least for me)
The Blackening !!
The solo are great but...
Heavy..., but boring
A return to form

The Blackening
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Bay Area metal masters Machine Head are back with The Blackening, a glorious follow up to the critically acclaimed Through The Ashes of Empires. An evolutionary album, The Blackening features Machine Head staying true to their roots with some of the heaviest riffs ever recorded while incorporating many beautiful, melodic choruses. Produced by Robert Flynn (Machine Head vocalist/guitarist) and mixed by Colin Richardson (Fear Factory, Cradle of Filth, Bullet for My Valentine), The Blackening marks Machine Head's strong return to the forefront of the metal world. A heavy, technical album that, while rooted in 90s metal, pushes the boundaries of hard music well into the future with songs like "Aesthetics of Hate," "Halo," "Now I Lay Thee Down," "Beautiful Mourning" and more. Machine Head are Robert Flynn (vocals/guitar), Phil Demmel (lead guitar), Adam Duce (bass/harmony vocals), Dave McClain (drums)

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Hands down best album of their career (and best album of the last few years, at least for me).......2007-06-25

Everyone wants to talk about a return to form; back to the days of "Burn my Eyes". I think they re molded that form into something completely different. The energy on this album is insane.

Best album since since Heaven Shall Burn's "Antigone" - for me at least.

The Blackening !!.......2007-06-20

This is hands down the best metal record this century. Metal fans of old will embrace this and newer metal fans should be influenced by this.

The solo are great but..........2007-06-18

If you want to hear through the ashes... with great solo guitar you should get this album, but what makes this album get 2 star from me is after the song title "now i lay thee down" you only get song that sound sooo nu metal, yes i only like the first three song from this album, man this album is dissapointing me

Heavy..., but boring.......2007-06-14

I had read all about Machine Head's "The Blackening" album as a "return to their thrashing ways...", so I went out and bought it. Boy, was I disappointed! While the album is indeed heavy metal, it's just dull, with very few interesting guitars and vocals that just bore the heck out of me. I loved Robb's old Vio-lence stuff, and was hoping for more (maybe that's my own fault).

While I don't discourage others from getting this album, it won't be in my collection. Already traded it in... Sorry.

A return to form.......2007-06-08

While many hailed 2004's "Through the Ashes of Empires" as Machine Head's return to form, I disagreed, even though it was a solid album nevertheless. "The Blackening" is a real return to form for the veteran thrashers, who to say have rebounded nicely after the disaster that was "Supercharger" is saying it lightly. This is undoubtedly the closest the band has come to emulating the sound from their classic debut "Burn My Eyes" (produced by Colin Richardson, who the band is re-united with here), which makes it worth checking out alone. Opening track "Clenching the Fists of Dissent" is by far the heaviest opening track Machine Head has crafted in years, and sounds like a new age "Davidian", and is worth the price of admission alone. "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down", and the closing "A Farewell to Arms" are all excellent tracks that proudly mark the return of Machine Head to the real metal world as vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn growls, Dave McClain pounds the skins as if his life depends on it, and Phil Demmel provides the best guitar work the band has seen since the days of founding member Logan Madder. Though it is ultimately too short in it's running time, "The Blackening" is nevertheless a great metal album and a welcome return to form for Machine Head, and here's hoping that this time around the band avoids the stumbling blocks and is finally back on track.

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Sleeper Album
The Best of the Rolling Stones albums
Happy surprise
THE STONES DELIVER AND SERVE SOME GREAT ROCK N' ROLL WITH GOATS HEAD SOUP!
LAST ONE OF THE GREAT EARLY 70'S ALBUMS

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ASIN: B000000W5B
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

Dancing With Mr. D.
100 Years Ago
Coming Down Again
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
Angie
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Winter
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Sleeper Album.......2007-05-07

"Winter" is simply the most gorgeous rock and roll ballad on record. Anywhere. At any time. It's lush and earthy at the same time. For me, and I love me some ballads, this trumps "Tangerine", "Wild is the Wind" and "Danceaway" (by Led Zep, Bowie, and Roxy Music, respectively).
Goats is a timeless, seamless album. Brilliant.

The Best of the Rolling Stones albums.......2007-01-13

All the tracks on this album shows the great musician ship of the band. Each artist shines out in every song. I really like this album when it came out and still play it quite often.

Happy surprise.......2007-01-09

I had read some negative things about this album. I am a diehard Stones fan and wanted to include it in my collection and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this album. It is pretty fantastic! I would recommend it highly

THE STONES DELIVER AND SERVE SOME GREAT ROCK N' ROLL WITH GOATS HEAD SOUP! .......2006-12-13

I will be writing a review on the brilliant legendary masterpiece CD album entitled "GOATS HEAD SOUP" by THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD, I give you THE ROLLING STONES! "GOATS HEAD SOUP" was originally released on vinyl/LP and cassette in 1973 on the infamous Rolling Stones Records label which is manufactured by Columbia Records. I purchased the very first print issue of this album on CD and the matrix or ID number is CK 40492. I also purchased the second re-release in a Collector's Edition on the Virgin Records label and the matrix or ID number is 7243-8-39498-2-3. If I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary album, I will edit this review so that you the consumer will get the best and most accurate review possible.

In my opinion, "GOATS HEAD SOUP" is another great album written by the Glimmer Twins! I will list and briefly review all the song tracks in their exact order as follows: (1.) "Dancing With Mr. D.," (Outstanding rocker! I love this song! This is a great way to begin an album!) (2.) "100 Years Ago," (Another outstanding song! I love the way this song speeds up and rocks in the middle.) (3.) "Coming Down Again," (A beautiful song! I love it!) (4.) "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)," (Outstanding! Another brilliant killer rocker by The Stones! I love this song!) (5.) "Angie," (Outstanding! A brilliant and beautiful slow mellow song. I love this song very much!) (6.) "Silver Train," (Outstanding! Another brilliant rocker from The Stones! I love this song!) (7.) "Hide Your Love," Another outstanding rocker! I love this song!) (8.) "Winter," (Outstanding! Another beautiful slow rocker! I love it!) (9.) "Can You Hear The Music" (Outstanding! Another great slow rocker! I love it!) and (10.) "Star Star." (Outstanding! Another brilliant killer rocker by The Stones! We all know that if you listen to these lyrics closely, you will hear something that I cannot disclose in this review if you know what I mean! Great rocker! What a way to end this legendary album. I love this song!) Overall, every single song track in this album is nothing less than outstanding and excellent.

As you can see, this album is definitely worth purchasing that he or she should definitely own as part of his or her collection. This album is guaranteed to be around to be enjoyed for many years to come.

In closing, The Rolling Stones are an extraordinary band that I believe will live on forever. I recently told my father that The Beatles are THE GREATEST BAND THAT POPULAR MUSIC AS WELL AS ROCK N' ROLL EVER PRODUCED! I also told him that The Rolling Stones are THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD! Two different terms that should not be confused. After all, their music speaks for itself, am I wrong? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for all of you. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. God bless and long live The Rolling Stones! Long live Rock n' Roll! Rock out always and take care. J.L.

LAST ONE OF THE GREAT EARLY 70'S ALBUMS.......2006-07-25

You want proof Charlie's the best drummer in rock? Listen to Heartbreaker then Angie and you should know. Heartbreaker starts unusually for a Stones rocker with a keyboard riff then with a brief but perfect drum roll then the song begins to drive with a simple but oh so swinging pattern. Angie has beautifully understated drumming which both eases the song along and plays subtly along to acetuate the vocal. Gorgeous. Heartbreaker deserves more recognition than it gets as it is one of the best big arrangement songs they've done with driving rhythm from Keith, Charlie, Bill and the keyboards and some nice wah wah guitar and a great solo from Mick Taylor.
The album has lots of other songs that grow on you such as 100 Years Ago, Winter, Coming Down Again and CanYou Hear the Music. I'm not quite as keen on Silver Train as it seems like a poor cousin of All Down the Line. All in all this should be in all Stones fans collections. And you've gotta love that drumming!

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MR. HANDS TOOK HEADS ON A RIDE WITH THIS!
A Good Concept
To The Head Of The Class
Great
IT'S BEEN WELL OVER THIRTY YEARS AND I

Head Hunters
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Release Date: 1997-03-25

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Sly
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Keyboardist Herbie Hancock's remarkable career took a surprising turn with this funk album--one of the first jazz albums to be certified gold. Hancock's already-storied career had included an extended tenure with Miles Davis as a member of both the classic quintet of the '60s and the trumpeter's groundbreaking electric dates. As a leader, the pianist had followed a similar course, cutting both outstanding acoustic dates (Maiden Voyage, Empyrean Isles) and experimental electric sessions (Sextant, Crossings).

Head Hunters, however, was something different: a stripped-down date featuring reedman Bennie Maupin as the only horn player, and a funk-oriented rhythm section made up of Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, and Bill Summers. Hancock traded in his sophisticated piano performances and complex compositions for simple melodies, slow-burn funk grooves, and light electric keyboard splashes. The results, particularly on the tracks "Chameleon" and "Watermelon Man," had a profound impact on other musicians, although critics charged Hancock with playing to the galleries. But the album has stood the test of time--something neither the wealth of Hancock's imitators nor his own subsequent albums in this vein have been able to do. --Fred Goodman

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Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Comes in a Plastic Cover.

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MR. HANDS TOOK HEADS ON A RIDE WITH THIS!.......2007-04-05

After the lackluster reception he recived from Sextant, Mr. Hands regrouped, formed a new group and recorded this monster of a fusion album. By '73, Herbie was a afterthought. His predecessors failed to meet commercial expectations and his fanbase was dwindling down to the "die hard". "Headhunters" was to Mr. Hands what "Some Girls" was to the Stones in 78' and "Mama Said Knock you Out" was to LL Cool J in 90'. It was a tour de force that restored his commercial success and placed him back in the public conscious.

Headhunters is one of those albums that rose Herbie to legendary status in the jazz world and "Chameleon" is the prime reason to purchase the album. The track is driven by one of the most infectious basslines in r&b history and never lets up as they include some of the trippy sound bites and solos that can be found on Sextant. The only difference this time around is that its more balanced out with the main groove- giving it a universal presence that all music lovers can get into.

There's no need for me to explain the genius behind "Watermelon Man" since there's nothing I can say about that track that hasn't been said before. Unless someone mentioned the fact that the groove been used in countless hip hop songs( comes to show the amount of orginality hip hop producers have. Ha Ha!)

An underrated gem on this album that deserves recognition is "Sly". The groove starts off slow and gradually progresses to this facinating hybrid of a hard "Shaft" like wah wah groove and an africanized precussive back drop substaining the groove. Im my opinion, this is Mr. hands best piano performance on the album as his soloing is every bit as colorful and furious as the groove. Beenie Maupin dish out his sax chops like its nobody's business and comes close to stealing the show from Herbie. "Sly" is pure fire.

The album closes out appropriately with "Vien Melter". It doesn't raise the temperature like the other three tracks, but after the fast and furious funk on "Sly", its a welcome cooldown after the throwdown.

There you have it, Headhunters from the words of another reviewer who love it to death. Don't take my word for it. Put Headhunters in and let it go to your Head!

A Good Concept.......2007-02-24

In the time that this was released, Herbie had struck jazz gold in the release of this landmark album. He took Miles' far out funk stew, dumbed it down, threw in some catchy hooks, and took some great solos to create this 70's masterpiece.

This laid the groundwork for jazz, funk, smooth jazz, jazz pop, and even some rock records to come decades later.

Some of it regresses into Miles' endless riffing Fusion stylings, but when this group finds the pocket, it is DEEP.

A great record and worth the buy.

To The Head Of The Class.......2007-02-02

It was all about Sly Stone.

Herbie Hancock - in a December 1996 essay included in the liner notes to Head Hunters - writes, "I started thinking about Sly Stone and how much I loved his music and how funky 'Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself' is. I was hearing that song over and over again."

From that inspiration from one artist to another came this jazz-funk classic. Clean production, ample room for Bennie Maupin (reeds), Harvey Mason (drums) and Bill Summers (percussion) to stretch their solos, with bassist Paul Jackson pushing the rhythm and Hancock pulling down unique electronic sounds in the Fall 1973 recording sessions that produced this extraordinary album.

Hancock is nothing less than superb on the classic Chameleon and Sly, the band's tribute to Sly Stone. The studio tricks on Chameleon are a special treat. Vein Melter covers a more jazzy terrain, while Watermelon Man produces some hot work from Mason and Summers.

The 1970s brought a revolution of musical vision, with Head Hunters near the top of the pack in busting down the finite walls of sound and delivering infinite possibilities through a new generation of musicians who had jazz in their hearts and funk running through their veins.

Great.......2007-01-23

A lot of people seem to be complaining that this is a tired non-jazz, non-funk album. Maybe they are right. Maybe it's not straight forward jazz or funk. That doesn't mean it's not good music though. Maybe Herbie took out the jazz and took out the funk and made something completely new. There are certainly elements of jazz and funk throughout the album. Jazz is a broad category. This album fits because of the elements it contains. It contains nothing less than wonderful improvisation. The sax solo on Sly is one the best pieces of instrumentation I have ever heard. That's a big piece of jazz. I know it's also a big piece of rock music as well, but not the same way it's used here. I'll be honest, Sly and the Family Stone and Parliament are great funk musicians, but I'd take Headhunters over them any day. The music is deeper, more complex, and always offers up something new.

IT'S BEEN WELL OVER THIRTY YEARS AND I.......2006-10-06

I HAVE HAD IT SINCE IT CAME OUT IN 1973, AND ITS' STILL AS GOOD TODAY AS IT WAS BACK THEN. WOW THERE ARE CERTAINLY ARE A LOT OF REVIEWS WRITTEN ABOUT THIS RECORD.IT IS HARD TO DESCRIBE THIS ALBUM, IT'S NOT QUITE JAZZ, IT'S NOT QUITE "FUNK", IT'S NOT QUITE "FUSION" MUSIC, IT STANDS ON ITS' OWN AS SOMETHING ELSE. KIND OF A COMBINATION OF ALL THREE. AT THE TIME, KEYBOARD INNOVATIONS WERE REALLY COMING INTO VOGUE AND HERBIE REALLY KNEW HOW TO EXPLOIT IT ON THIS ALBUM. BETTER THAN HIS LATER ELECTRONIC STUFF, WHICH WAS A LOT MORE COMMERCIAL. OTHER CONTEMPORARIES FROM THIS TIME INCLUDE CHICK COREA, JAN HAMMER, GEORGE DUKE, AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, STEVIE WONDER.

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BHTM RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Caught Me Off Guard!!!
Flawless
One of my favorites!
Timeless

Sister Sweetly
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Manufacturer: Giant Records / Wea
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ASIN: B000002L12
Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

Broken Hearted Savior
Sister Sweetly
Turn The Light Out
Tomorrow Never Comes
It's Alright
Groove Thing
Soul For Every Cowboy
Ellis Island
Bittersweet
Circle
Brother John

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BHTM RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-01-31

This CD is AWESOME!!!!
To anyone interested in attending a Live Show but not sure who to see, I have been to plenty, and must admit that Big Head Todd and the Monsters (BHTM) is by far the BEST! The are awesome performers and they LOVE their fans! I have been to their past two live shows in Cleveland at the House of Blues, and had an experience of a life time both times. Partied hard, enjoyed great music, and even got to chat with the band, have pictures taken with them, and they were happy to autograph anything after the show! They are very down to earth, great guys..........its like hanging out with old friends!! Check them out:

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Caught Me Off Guard!!!.......2006-07-14

Yes, this release was much more than I expected. About 12 years ago, a fellow musician loaned me this(a hard-rock/metal guitarist at that)and I've been hooked ever since.To be honest, I'm quite "choosey" when it comes to buying albums, so the chances of me picking up a CD by a band called Big Head Todd was very unlikely. Had this friend not turned me onto 'Sister Sweetly', it would have definitely been MY LOSS! After a few listens, I was truly immersed in this modern 'classic'. There were no 'groundbreaking' sounds,vocals,musical ideas,etc...but something about this album and band seemed 'New' and 'Different' to me. The overall "vibe" of the songs give this CD its wonderful 'Flow' (other than maybe "Groove Thing"). And this is NOT your everyday "run-of-the-mill" pop/rock album. No, this has much more than just catchy melodies and vocals---its packed with thoughtful lyrics, super-tasteful playing and mood-inducing, introspective sounds---many of the qualities that keeps me coming back to certain albums. As for the individual songs on 'SS', I can honestly say there are NO bad/filler tunes to be heard here. They are all very good songs, and even great in a couple of cases. Without going into a song analysis, I would pick "Tommorrow Never Comes", "Broken Hearted Savior", "Bittersweet" and "It's Alright" as personal favorites (though I always listen to the album as a whole). Actually, the last 2 mentioned songs ring most True with my wife and me, as these were our favorites when we first started dating...many memories of special times/moments are conjured-up everytime we hear one of these great songs(so much so, that we BOTH own a copy). Again, even though I haven't mentioned all the songs...they are all well-written,well-played,catchy tunes that work well within the structure of the whole album. So there you have it...one of the few pop/rock, 5-star album reviews your likely to find from this reviewer---Strongly Recommended!

As a couple of side-notes; In the years that have passed, I have returned the "favor" and turned several friends onto this album who, like me, may have never been exposed to this wonderful music...the consensus?---they love it too! Also, after the 12 years since first hearing BHT, I recently decided to try a few of their other releases---"Strategem", "Beautiful World" and "Midnight Radio"...and while I don't expect the greatness of 'Sister', I am nonetheless looking forward to checking them out.

Flawless.......2006-05-06

How can you rate an album as flawless? Well, in my opinion, it only happens when you put the disc in and never skip a song. You are compelled to listen to every song sequentially because each song grabs you in the first 5 seconds. You never get the feeling that they needed a couple of "filler" songs and threw together some crap in the studio (and lets face it, this is exactly what most bands today are doing).

That's what this CD is like. Every song is valuable and an experience unto itself. If you like to think, reflect and maybe even mourn a little, this disc is perfect.

Stem

One of my favorites!.......2005-04-15

I've been listening to this CD for years, and I never get tired of it. It's soulful, mellow, and COOL. Every song is good. It's not particularly happy music, but it sure makes me feel good.

Timeless.......2005-04-06

This album is still in my rotation after 14 yrs. It is timeless. Bittersweet was popular during a particularly bittersweet time of my life. The song rang true for me then and still makes me vividly remember that time and relationship. When he sings "I'm older now. I work in the city. We live together. But it's different than my dream.....Are we everything we wanted?" This song is timeless because I still wonder these same things.

The best song is actually Tomorrow Never Comes. It's lyrics are even more pointed and questioning. "He worked so hard so he'd be something. Just what it was he never knew.....So we'll just learn to love our sorrow." Ouch.

ON a high note, I have seen them about three times and they put on a FABULOUS live show. Todd Park Mohr is a phenomenal guitarist. They absolutely rock live and not that it's heavy, it's just really pure. They tour a lot and I venture, to them it's just about the music. It shows. Not a lot of happiness on this album, but we can all relate to it. And that's what good music does to me.

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Astro creep's grooviest metal
A heavy experience
"I remember her saying, I'm already dead..."
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Astro Creep: 2000 -- Songs of Love, Destruction, and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head
White Zombie
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Release Date: 1995-04-11

Tracks:

Electric Head, Pt. 1 (The Agony)
Super-Charger Heaven
Real Solution #9
Creature Of The Wheel
Electric Head, Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)
Grease Paint And Monkey Brains
I, Zombie
More Human Than Human
El Phantasmo and The Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama
Blur The Technicolor
Blood, Milk And Sky

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OK.......2007-02-15

I do not know what it is about AMERICAN BAND. It is like FORD or CHEVY vs BMW or TOYOTA. Something is missing....its get bored after all. Not to mention from the start, it does not have that exciting refreshing kick to it. UK bands and Scandinavian bands some how GETS IT.

Astro creep's grooviest metal.......2007-02-07

Im usually into white zombie not that interested in rob zombie albums I don't hate em but im usually into the old white zombie stuff alot more. the first song has the perfect speed guitar riff groove ELECTRIC HEAD and SUPER CHARGER HEAVEN. REAL SOLUTION # 9 has the slow heavy guitar riffs and rob sings in a very low voice which is hard to hear what he's saying but very good you would have to read the lyrics to understand and the last one was my most favorite MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN. 5/5 STARS

A heavy experience.......2006-11-17

This album is great from beginning to end. A classic heavy-metal album, from Electric Head to Blood, Milk and Sky, this is a ride that will fire you up and stir the demons from within. One of my most listened to CD's, still a favourite, even today.

"I remember her saying, I'm already dead...".......2006-01-31

Boy, if the only "metal" you kiddies have been exposed to is that whiny HIM junk, I pity you.

THIS is a REAL industrial-metal album. If that's what you want, this is one you're gonna want.

The pounding, heart-pumping drive of "Supercharger Heaven". (DEVILMAN, DEVILMAN!)
The riff-driven "Creature Of The Wheel".
The ominous-sounding opener, "Electric Head: The Agony (Pt. 1)".
The hit, "More Human Than Human".
And so many more.

Also, the fun, B-movie horror theme (artwork, samples, lyrics) that has come to be associated with Rob Zombie's work is clearly present, and it's campy and really adds to the album.

This is a loud, proud 90's staple. Check it out if you wanna scare all the Yellowcard fans.

and you don't already own this because.....?.......2006-01-12

Unlike Rob zombie's sole stuff white zombie is more gritty, has more guitar work going on and doesn't have as much of an industrial influence to it, but it's still there so don't worry. A lot of the songs are an adrenaline rush and will have up and doing something energenic. One thing about white zombie that I like but don't like about other bands is the use of soundbytes because it adds to the music and doesn't distract from it. So if you like Rob Zombie or metal then buy this cd you won't regret it.

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This should never have worked at all
A GREAT AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED MUSICAL FROM THE 80-IS
Chess
One of my favorites!
Concepts get better with practice

Chess
Bjorn Ulvaeus , and Tim Rice
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ASIN: B000002GLR
Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

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Tracks:

Bangkok
One Night In Bangkok
Heaven Help My Heart
Argument
I Know Him So Well
The Deal (No Deal)
Pity The Child
Endgame
Epilogue: You And I / The Story Of Chess

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Chess is a musical that sounds like it shouldn't work but instead succeeds surprisingly well. This is the original concept album that was recorded before the musical was staged in London. Chess is the story of a love triangle told against the backdrop of an international chess tournament during the height of the cold war. The composers are Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (the Bs in ABBA) and the lyrics are by Tim Rice, who supplied the words for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, as well as Disney's Aladdin (with Howard Ashman), The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast. The six-member cast does a beautiful job with the songs, which are a combination of ballads, rock, and operatic choruses. Murray Head's version of "One Night in Bangkok" became a surprise hit in the mid-'80s and it still turns up on the turntables in dance clubs around the world. --Michael Simmons

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This should never have worked at all.......2007-06-18

And on that basis alone, you've got to cut it some slack. Fortunately, not all that much slack turns out to be necessary.

While "Chess" may be a document of an era that no longer exists, there's a lot more going on than the surface metaphor. It holds up very well indeed. When it aims for humor, it generally succeeds, and likewise when it aims to devastate. What more can you ask for?

A GREAT AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED MUSICAL FROM THE 80-IS.......2007-03-04

`Chess' is a musical that should be counted among the best of what the 1980-is had produced: side by side with `Cats', `The Phantom of the Opera', `Les Miserables' or `Miss Saigon'. The score as heard on this concept album, written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (formerly of ABBA) and with the exceptional lyrics written by Tim Rice, stand proof to this. And yet, due to various reasons, like the changing of the director half way through London staging; a heavy rewrite for Broadway and a pan review from Frank Ritch (a.k.a. `The Butcher of Broadway'), `Chess' seems to be unjustly neglected.

This concept album is the main reason why the show has so many ardent fans until this day. Tim Rice wanted to write the show with the main plot revolving around chess for years and after his long time partner Andrew Lloyd Webber remained uninterested, he found the new collaborators in Ulvaeus and Andersson. The subject matter follows two international chess players in a championship, a Russian (Tommy Körberg) and an American (Murray Head) and a woman called Florence (Elaine Paige) who is a manager to the American but falls in love with the Russian. The story also draws a parallel between the game of chess and the cold war/real life situations.

This concept album was recorded in 1984, two years before the original London production took place. As the authors noted in the accompanying booklet, it was a work in progress and thusly the story is not quite readable here from the musical numbers alone. Despite that fact (which is amended by the synopsis included in the booklet), this album remains a winner. The score (played here by the London Symphonic Orchestra) itself makes an intriguing bland of the famous ABBA sound, the classical; the rock and the pop enhanced by the orchestral solo passages and the strong choral parts. The lush orchestrations add an epic touch to it and on the whole it is melodic and hummable, packed with great tunes. Some of the songs achieved huge success outside the musical: `I know him so well', a duet between Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson, held the number one spot on the UK singles charts for 4 weeks in February 1985 and won Ivor Novello Award as the Best Selling Single; Murray Head's `One night in Bangkok' became one of the biggest dance hits of its time, often heard today. Some other notable tunes include `The Anthem' (Russian's deliberation on his homeland); the soaring rock songs `Where I want to be' and `Pity the child' (in the former, the Russian reflects upon his life under the spotlight; in the latter, the American ponders about his own unhappy childhood) or the gentle `Heaven help my heart' (in which Florence weighs up her relationship with the Russian).

A special reference must be made to Tim Rice's excellent lyrics. With `Chess' he managed to keep up to the high standards he set himself in `Jesus Christ Superstar' and Evita'. Again in this case he shows he is a lyrical wizard, with his familiar cynical touch. `The story of chess', in which he gives a history of the game in a couple of crafty verses, is a pure masterpiece. The same can be said of the song `I know him so well', where the two women reexamine their relationship with the same man. As a whole, `Chess' owes a lot of its appeal to Tim Rice's written word.

The cast on this album ranks the high standard of the material. The principal parts (sung by Elaine Paige, Tommy Körberg and Murray Head) are delivered in a strong and impeccable fashion.

This 2-disc edition comes with a booklet containing a note from the authors, a text about chess, a full synopsis and a libretto, together with the photos of the principal singers.

Anyone interested in the modern musical theatre should find `Chess' to be a great score with great lyrics, which should be enough to satisfy any aficionado.

Chess.......2007-01-15

A magnificent musical, i have enjoyed the music since i first heard it and read the storyline. Had been unable to find it in our local music stores.Very pleased to find it on your site.

One of my favorites!.......2007-01-12

I love "Chess"! I still remember the first time I heard the single "One Night in Bangkok" on my car radio. I thought it was so unusual and so very cool, so I tracked down the album and bought it. Then I taped it onto a cassette, which is what I've been listening to for years, so I finally broke down and got it on CD. Of course, it's on my iPod now. I've seen the musical, and I loved that, too.

Concepts get better with practice.......2006-11-27

I love this show! That said, I do not care for this version of it. The inclusion of the word "concept" in the title means it is just that. This was, thankfully, not the final version of the show that would later spawn the hit song, "One Night In Bangkok".

With most Broadway musicals, the musical numbers tell the basic story of the show. If you listen to the recordings of Phantom, Mama Mia, Beauty and the Beast, you can discern the basic storyline of the show. Listening to this particular recording of Chess, though, will leave you wondering "What was that?" The Broadway arrival of Chess saw a much needed reworking of the storyline and arrangement of the musical numbers. This recording seems too much like a mish-mash of songs that don't really relate to each other.

For musical fanatics (like myself), I say "yes, you should have this recording in your collection", if only to understand how much work went into the show before it opened on Broadway.

If you are only buying the album because of "One Night In Bangkok", purchase the Broadway recording instead; you'll be much happier with the performance by Phillip Casnoff rather than Murray Head.

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Best Album of 2006 -- Criminally Underrated
Screw Sony - this was WORTH THE WAIT!
A good listen
Pretty good for a brat
Sassy, stunning, and subversive

Pretty Little Head
Nellie McKay
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Release Date: 2006-10-31

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Few recording artists follow their double-disc debut with another double-disc collection. Nellie McKay isn't the typical recording artist. The singer/songwriter/activist is a restless talent--with a steely backbone. When Columbia refused to release this 23-track set, McKay took a hike and put it out on her own Hungry Mouse imprint. (The song "Columbia Is Bleeding" isn't about her former label, rather the treatment of lab animals at the Ivy League institution.) McKay's creative restlessness brings to mind Robert Pollard and Matt and Eleanor Friedberger, not so much in sound, but in the sense that--for better or for worse--there's nothing she won't try. In "G.E.S." and "Mama & Me," she raps. In the latter, she quips, "See I been livin' with my mama/since I was an embryo/never had Nintendo/saw a lot of Brecht though." In "Tipperary," the British-born New Yorker torches up the joint music hall-style. Then in "Yodel," she, well, yodels. What holds it all together is McKay's flexible, appealing pipes. There's a reason she was cast as Polly Peachum in the Broadway revival of The Threepenny Opera--the petite blonde oozes charisma. McKay's actress mother, Robin Pappas, served as executive producer on Pretty Little Head, which features charming duets with fellow iconoclasts k.d. lang ("We Had It Right") and Threepenny co-star Cyndi Lauper ("Beecharmer"). As with Get Away from Me, the album is like a seven-course meal; overwhelming if taken in all at once, but there's a little something here for pretty much everyone. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Best Album of 2006 -- Criminally Underrated.......2007-05-21

This didn't make the Village Voice's list of the top 30 albums of the year? There's more wit and inventiveness on these discs than can be found in the entire careers of others. Any pop fan can feast on these hooks for months. It sounds like Stephen Sondheim joined an East Village girl group. This woman is a genius.

Screw Sony - this was WORTH THE WAIT!.......2007-05-10

I waited anxiously for this album to come out (in its full form) after Sony dropped her.

A double-CD like her first record, again Nellie soars -- deftly displaying her vast influences and talents ranging from academic and intellectual hip-hop and jazz influenced tunes to pseudo-pop piano music to just plain fun songs like "Pounce."

The last track "Old Enough" always leaves me smiling... and glad that Miss McKay is a young talent indeed with many years of fabulous tunes to come... I can't wait!!

A good listen.......2007-04-10

If you like Nelly's fisrt CD because of how origional the lyrics were, you might be disappointed with this CD. Its more mature and less satirical than the first. Still worth the purchase and listen.

Pretty good for a brat.......2007-03-09

I liked her first album, "Get Away From Me" for it's varied musical styles and her intelligent, literate lyrics. Same is true for this release. Her sometimes snotty attitude can wear thin but I keep going back for more. She shows a sense of humor that brings Cole Porter to mind though I haven't heard a song of hers that has the emotional depth of Porter's best. Still, I sense that depth is lurking there. Hey, she has time to do more, after all she's just a brat.

Sassy, stunning, and subversive.......2007-03-08

This long-awaited follow-on to her amazing first effort extends and deepens here obvious talent. She's matured a bit, but retains a real vibrancy. Some might see this as a softening or backing away from the sharp-edged social and political content of her first album, but in cuts like "The Big One," it's there and solid.

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