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Music that is elaborate, sophisticated, and complex definitely has its place in rock; there is no reason why rock musicians shouldn't listen to Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Beethoven (or Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Stan Kenton) if they are so inclined, and there is no reason why rockers shouldn't provide extended pieces à la Yes, Pink Floyd, or Emerson, Lake & Palmer if that type of approach interests them. But at the same time, simplicity also has its place in rock -- and that raw, primal, dirty, gut-level outlook serves Federation X fairly well on their fourth album, Rally Day. This is the type of recording that delights in stripping rock down to its basics, which isn't to say that the material is unintelligent. Rally Day has its share of sociopolitical lyrics that are intriguing, if overly cryptic at times. Ask five different listeners to analyze the lyrics of a Federation X song, and you may end up with five different interpretations. But while Rally Day's lyrics aren't terribly accessible, its grooves definitely are -- infectious, guitar-based grooves that draw on influences ranging from the MC5, garage rock, punk, and Black Sabbath to the Melvins, alternative rock, and Seattle sludge. Because of the Sabbath influence and all the fuzzy guitars, some listeners might be tempted to place Rally Day in the stoner rock category. But this early 2005 recording isn't stoner rock in the usual Orange Goblin/Fu Manchu/Goatsnake/Mystick Krewe of Clearlight sense, although it isn't hard to understand why a stoner rock or doom metal enthusiast would appreciate Federation X. Rally Day falls short of mind-blowing, but it's an enjoyable and noteworthy example of unapologetic rawness. ~ Alex Henderson
Recording information: MARS (01/2005). Federation X Rally Day Songs | 1. | Greeting |
| 2. | Nightmare Nation |
| 3. | Rally Day |
| 4. | Most Unlucky Sound, The |
| 5. | In This Sad Room, In This Dark Gloom, We Live Like Beasts |
| 6. | Hydrogen Nitrogen & Bullshit |
| 7. | Weary News (Lift Off) |
| 8. | Fear to Fly, A |
| 9. | Mission Control |
| 10. | Pale Afternoon |
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Purchase Rally Day CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Gov't Mule By A Thread CD (2009)
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BY A THREAD is Gov't Mule's first studio album since HIGH & MIGHTY was issued in 2006. Since that time, bassist Andy Hess has been replaced by Jorgen Carlsson, though Hess appears on two tracks at the end of the album. Carlsson's playing style is much more aggressive than Hess', and is therefore closer - in spirit anyway - to Gov't Mule's original bassist, the late Allen Woody, though he possesses an adventurous sense of time and is harmonically more colorful than either Woody or Hess. Carlsson and drummer Matt Abst are a solid match, since Abst is a drummer used to shifting time signatures and allowing the unexpected in while still driving a band. The band's keyboardist and rhythm guitarist, Danny Louis, is a shape-shifter, playing to whatever is needed in a given track. His manner of coloring sounds inside and around a particular tune's framework is a large part of what makes Gov't Mule's sound so fresh here - despite the fact that they don't stray far from what they do best. Warren Haynes and his guitar are, as usual, front and center, his guitar screaming, his big throaty growl hammering down lyrics like a Southern fire-and-brimstone preacher with earthshaking ...
| | Michael Jackson - Video Greatest Hits - History V. 2: On Film DVD (1997)
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| | Backtracks CDs (2009) With DVD; Box Set
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| | Michael Buble Call Me Irresponsible CD (2007)
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Michael Buble ranks among the best of the contemporary crooners working in a classic pop-vocal style, and his 2007 album, CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE, further refines his suave, smooth style. With its finger-snapping big band arrangements, the album has its share of homage to Frank and Dino, both obvious cornerstones of Buble's music. But this isn't merely a retro exercise; the tunes, the production, and the overall feel are decidedly contemporary.
Stylistically adventurous versions of songs by Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, and Willie Nelson keep things lively, while "Everything," a Buble original, is one of the album's highlights. Still, cuts like the lead-off track ("The Best Is Yet to Come") and the old chestnut "I've Got the World on a String" will give listeners looking for some elegant, back-in-the-day pizzazz exactly that.
Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Chartmaker Studios; Conway Recording Studios; Record Plant Recording Studios; Signet Sound; The Village, Los Angeles, CA; The Warehouse Studio; Westlake Recording Studios.
Photographers: Eric Ogden; Matt Taylor; William Claxton.
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| | Breaking Benjamin Dear Agony CD (2009)
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Breaking Benjamin's fourth foray into the crowded waters of early 21st century alternative metal/post-grunge feels a lot like their first three. That's good news for longtime fans of the brooding Pennsylvania quartet, who pound each of the 11 tracks ...
| | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix CD (2009)
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The slyly referential MOR-pop of Phoenix has, in part, staked it's effectiveness on the reclaiming of unfashionable music styles of yore. From electro-inflected country & western ditties to airy, synth-heavy soft-rock, the group's giddy embrace of all that's considered schlock--retouching the results to a fine point with crisp, modern production and a hip, young attitude--ascended them to the status of postmodern pop auteurs par excellence. WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX, the band's fourth album, further refines their approach, reining in the scattershot, darts-to-the-wall tactics of the past to reveal some of the most vibrantly melodic and robust ...
| | Byrds Full Flyte (1965-1970) CD (1998) (Import) 965-70; Australia
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Raven's Full Flyte (1965-1970) is a first-rate single-disc compilation of the Byrds' prime years. Weighing in at a generous 27 tracks, the disc contains all of the major and most of the minor hit singles, plus many key album tracks and non-hit singles such as "Feel a Whole Lot Better," "Chimes of Freedom," "She Don't Care About Time," "Renaissance Fair," "Everybody's Been Burned," "Goin' Back," "Hickory Wind," "You're Still on My Mind," and "Chestnut Mare." Although there have been single-disc sets that have had better remastering, few rival this in terms of sheer selection. For many fans, Sony/Legacy's expanded Greatest Hits will still be the first price, since it is a little tighter and a lot easier to find, but anyone that purchases this will have an ...
| | Then: Totally Oldies: The 70'S CD (2003)
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Then: Totally Oldies, Vol. 6 carries on in the tradition of the first five volumes of the Then series by compiling a seemingly random selection of hits from an era, in this case the '70s, linked only by their popularity. This volume also carries on the tradition of providing a good deal for the money (lots of tracks, superior sound quality, decent liner notes) and being a lot of fun. The selections vary from the AOR of Boston's "More Than a Feeling" to the nasty funk of King Floyd's "Groove Me" and the folk/pop of Richie Havens' "Here Comes the Sun" to the drama pop of Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache," the dorky psych-pop of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky," and the soft rock of Henry Gross' "Shannon." The collection also throws in a few odd choices to keep listeners on their toes. Blue Haze's bubblegum reggae ...
| | Meteors Lost Album CD (2004)
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| | Marillion Thieving Magpie CD (1988) (Import) Japan; Remastered; Mini LP Sleeve
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The majestic THIEVING MAGPIE, a two-CD live set from 1988, acts as a sort of parting of the ways for symphonic prog-rock group Marillion and its notorious lead singer, Fish. The Peter Gabriel-esque lead singer, who ever had an undercurrent ...
| | Nebelnest Zepto CD (2006)
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Third time's a charm! After a debut album that lacked production and a sophomore effort that lacked bite, the French trio has finally nailed their sound with Zepto. The songwriting has wonderfully matured, the production is just right, everything simply coalesces to push NeBeLNeST's fierce and creative music in your face. The King Crimson influence that was central to their debut has now completely vanished, replaced by a unique take on avant-prog, with shades of electric Miles ("De Thriumpho Naturae"), a noisier and grittier attitude (think Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, perhaps), and free improvisations that feel much freer (the first half of the ten-minute "Do What Thou Wilt"). Bob Drake's production on NoVa eXPReSS was a little bit too over the top, distracting from the music or even taking it apart when it most needed to show cohesion. Zepto has been recorded and mixed by keyboardist Olivier Tejedor and the results are tailor-fit to the band. Highlights include the riveting "Pillars of Birth" and "Majnuns," the short though ...
| | Andy Borg Star Edition CD (2007) (Import)
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| | Complete Stone Roses CD (2007)
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| | 2 Minutos 20 Anos No Es Nada CD (2007) (Import) Import
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| | Sleeping Masses Become Everything CD (2008)
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The Sleeping Masses are Patrick Muldoon and Neil Ives. The Sleeping Masses are a philosophical movement. TSM is beautiful music. TSM is rock and roll. The Sleeping Masses are cracking an eye. The Sleeping Masses are here to stay. The Sleeping Masses own the world. We are The Sleeping ...
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