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Actually, they're from Los Angeles. But other than the geographical confusion, there are few missteps on the self-titled major-label debut from neo-hardcore band the Bronx. While their first album (also entitled THE BRONX, and produced by Guns N' Roses' Gilby Clarke) was punk in the vein of the MC5 and Stooges, this disc is more varied. The band was joined by uber-producer Michael Beinhorn, and recorded live in the studio to preserve a rougher, more authentic sound.
What holds THE BRONX together is singer Matt Caughthran's gravelly shouted vocals and a stellar rhythm section. The songs go from the pounding "Small Stone" to the more melodic "Oceans of Class" and "Dirty Leaves." "White Guilt," on which Gilby Clarke guests, is laid-back guitar rock that has a slight country tinge to it. But that track, while excellent, is an anomaly on an album of powerful, original rock.
Recording information: Beau Burchell's House, Los Angeles, CA; Gilby Clarke's House, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: R.J. Shaugnessey.
Personnel: Matt Caughthran (vocals); Joby J. Ford (guitar, background vocals); Jorma Vik (drums); James Tweedy (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Gilby Clarke; Beau Burchell.
Spin (p.76) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Combining the ferocious energy of early West Coast hardcore punk with hair-metal swagger..."
Spin (p.56) - Ranked #36 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "[With] jolting riffs, switchblade-sharp melodies, Josh Homme-inspired barroom blues, and choruses that linger..."
Spin (10/03, p.110) - "...A fine young maximum-punk outfit who, like Hot Snakes, get their ecstatic tempos from garage rock and their noisy edge from hardcore..." - Grade: B+
Q (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Their second eponymous album is a sneering, sarcastic broadside aimed squarely at mainstream America....Revolutions have been started by less."
Q (4/04, p.107) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]he most articulate and exciting 30-odd minutes of punk rock so far this decade. Inspirational stuff."
Uncut (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are fist-punching moments galore..."
Alternative Press (p.202) - 4 out of 5 -- "[L]ike a cut that doesn't heal, a stunning 33-minute blast of reality..."
CMJ (p.5) - "[T]heir growth is capture effectively through one-take-only recordings on an overall solid major label debut."
CMJ (8/11/03, p.7) - "...Such an intense post-punk hardcore experience, it may very well rip holes through your stereo speakers..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "The unhinged fury and fire that made them so exciting remains."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.69) - Ranked #3 in Kerrang's "20 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "[A]n urgent, irresistible statement about what constitutes real punk rock in the 21st century."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/04, p.107) - 4 stars out of 5 - "It's a dizzyingly potent distillation of punk that's punching easily above its weight." Bronx Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Heavy and strong!!!
This album is awesome! One of the best rock'n'roll bands out there today. Their songs are heavy and intense. I still cant decide if I like this album better than the second one because they are both so amazing. Best songs on this one for me are: Strobe Life, False Alarm, Cobra Lucha.
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 this CD pretty much kicks adze!
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I discovered this band,saw them live for two times now and they're in my head and I can get em out!!You gotta feel this album,it will rip your chest open,pull your heart out en lick in tour ear and YOU WILL LOVE IT!Raw,fast melodic and ____ed up rock and roll mixed with punk,the slower songs bring you to your knees,the fast ones finish the job!Thisis no false alarm,this is the BOMB!Help
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Purchase Bronx CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Shirley Horn I Remember Miles CD (1998)
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I REMEMBER MILES won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
This stunning album is Shirley Horn's loving tribute to her friend and colleague, the legendary late Miles Davis. Davis was so taken by Horn's first album EMBERS AND ASHES that he forced The Village Vanguard to let her virtually-unknown trio open for him during his 1961 run there. Their friendship and admiration for each other's music lasted through the years, and Shirley Horn's 1991 recording YOU WON'T FORGET ME, was one of the last recordings Miles Davis made.
Horn selected mostly ballads from Davis' Columbia Records catalogue for her tribute because, as she explains in the liner notes, Davis liked her to sing ballads, and ballads are Horn's specialty. She can slow down time in a unique and spellbinding way. Her sultry and smoky vocals are intimate and conversational, ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy ...
| | Drive-By Truckers Southern Rock Opera CDs (2001) Digipak
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A sprawling two-disc set, the Drive-By Truckers' SOUTHERN ROCK OPERA is a cracked masterpiece that's enjoyable on several different levels. Hipsters might enjoy the giggly premise of a two-disc set devoted to a slightly altered retelling of the rise and fall of 1970s Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd. Progressive rock fans lamenting the modern era's relative lack of story-driven ...
| | Gun Club Miami CD (1982)
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While the Gun Club's debut, FIRE OF LOVE, was a masterpiece of untamed punk blues, follow-up album MIAMI, produced by Blondie's Chris Stein, achieves a fuller sound and a more varied stylistic palette without sacrificing any of its predecessor's intensity. The revved-up ...
| | Dredg Catch Without Arms CD (2005)
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Early on, critics often described Dredg as a metal group. However, the quartet has since matured into a hard-edged indie-rock ensemble that seeks diversity and refinement in its music. On CATCH WITHOUT ARMS, the band favors highly orchestrated ...
| | Bronx II CD (2006) Digipak
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What holds THE BRONX together is singer Matt Caughthran's gravelly shouted vocals ...
| | Millennium Gold Vol. 1: Jmk-Chicago CD (1999)
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Also available as part of the deluxe box set WCBS-FM 101: THE MILLENNIUM'S GREATEST HITS VOLS. 1 & 2.
Collectables' Millennium Gold, Vol. 1: WCBS collects hits by the Four Seasons, Gladys Knight, Ritchie Valens, the Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry, and the Platters. An adequate sampler for anyone with a casual interest in oldies. ~ Heather Phares
Twenty-five oldies that make for perfect party music. With the majority of tunes here from the 1950s ("At the Hop," "In the Still of the Night," "Johnny B. Goode"), the transfers stay astonishingly clear and mix well with the later tracks ("Midnight Train to Georgia," "The Worst That Could Happen"), all of them in true stereo. A real no-brainer compilation that nicks the inside corner ...
| | Syndicate Of Sound Little Girl CD (1966)
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The teen-band pride of San Jose, CA, the Syndicate of Sound scaled the heights of the rock & roll world for a very brief moment in the summer of 1966 with their Top Ten hit "Little Girl." With a catchy, jangly electric 12-string riff, a solid beat, a macho teen vocal, and a chord progression heavily influenced by "Hey Joe," the tune perfectly mirrored the sound of the times and was a can't-miss hit, a British sound played with American garage enthusiasm. But their success ride was short; within a year or two, their ranks were decimated from the draft, touring exhaustion, and the musically changing times. This reissue serves as their lasting legacy, combining the original 12-song album with four bonus tracks. Kicking off with a pair of souped-up R&B covers, the album casts a pretty wide net, with half of the tunes penned by various bandmembers. Of these, ballads sit alongside rockers like "Lookin' for the Good Times (The Robot)" and "Rumors" (complete with Yardbirds-style fuzz guitar rave-up in the middle), while the Kinks-style "That Kind of Man" is an imaginative British-sound knockoff. The outside material, however, is where the band shows their true chameleon-like strength. Covers of the Hollies' "I'm Alive," Louis Jordan's "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (via Buster Brown's version), the Sonics' "The Witch," and Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby" show a band that could either play a song "just like the record" or bring their own twist to the proceedings. The four CD bonus tracks likewise demonstrate that the group had no shortage of original material, but unfortunately nothing compiled here has the hit sound of "Little Girl," an easy explanation as to why the group ended up with one-hit wonder status. ~ Cub Koda
Classic garage punk rarity from 1966 gets its first CD release, and with unseen photos, new ...
| | Melvins Colossus Of Destiny CD (2001)
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| | Tom Principato Live In Europe 1988 CD (2001)
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| | Very Best Of Cat Stevens CD (2000)
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The greatest hits collection of renowned folk rocker Cat Stevens includes 31 of his catchy and addictive tracks, such as "Father & Son" and "Wild World."
Before converting to Islam in 1978, the British-born Cat Stevens blazed the trail for the sensitive singer-songwriter movement that got its start in the earlier part of the decade. Containing both early and late representations of Stevens' impressive canon, VERY BEST OF surpasses the wildly popular GREATEST HITS collection that preceded it.
Starting with the more lushly orchestrated material of the late 60s ("Matthew & Son," "The First Cut Is The Deepest" which Rod Stewart turned into a mid-70s hit), this collection captures Stevens' transformation into an introspective artisan who succeeded with a unique brand of folk-pop. Moving from a rumored ode to actress Patti D'Arbanville ("Lady D'Arbanville" featuring flutist Peter Gabriel), Stevens quickly moved into weightier matters of introspection and spirituality ranging from the global ("Wild World," ...
| | Chris De Burgh 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection CD (2004) Remastered
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| | Veronica Beyond Beyond Veronica CD (2005)
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