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With clanking, Peter Hook-esque basslines, none-too-subtle song titles like "Out of Control" and "Tear You Apart," and Justin Warfield's Ian Curtis/Dave Gahan-inspired vocals, it's clear that She Wants Revenge is a loyal student of 1980s British post-punk and new wave. The duo plays its catchy, slightly dissolute songs to the accompaniment of impeccable-sounding period synthesizers and drum machines, a la Human League, and the influence of the pair's previous careers as L.A. DJs comes through in their flawless '80s club-land accents. An almost flawless recreation of its forebears, She Wants Revenge are more than competent enough to give a frisson to anyone for whom "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "She's Lost Control" are still undiscovered pleasures.
She Wants Revenge: Justin Warfield (vocals, guitar, computer); Adam 12 (keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, programming); Adam Brown.
Rolling Stone (p.64) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] retro goth-pop duo that out-Interpols Interpol, deploying snippets of Joy Division, Bauhaus, the Cure and other dark New Wave..." She Wants Revenge Review
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Purchase She Wants Revenge CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | David Bowie Best Of Bowie CDs (2002) Bonus CD; Remastered; 2 CDS
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This edition of BEST OF BOWIE will only be available 12.2.2003-3.31.2004.
Ably serving as a substitute for the excellent but out-of-print collection BOWIE: THE SINGLES 1969-1993, the two-CD BEST OF BOWIE serves as an outstanding career-spanning retrospective featuring material from as recent as 2002. Above all reflecting the visionary aptitude of a restless creative genius who switched into different musical guises the way some people change suits, these 38 cuts trace David Bowie's path from space-rock folkie ("Space Oddity") and glam god ("Ziggy Stardust") to blue-eyed soulster ("Young Americans"), and cutting-edge futurist ("Fashion").
21st-century kids might be aware of Bowie via covers by Nirvana ("The Man Who Sold The World") or the Wallflowers ("Heroes"), but it's equally likely they've heard playlist war-horses like '80s alt-pop classics "Let's Dance," "Modern Love," and "China Girl." Not to be missed are this icon's stellar collaborations with a wide range of talent including John Lennon ("Fame"), Queen ("Under Pressure"), Mick Jagger ("Dancing In The Streets"), and The Pat Metheny Group ("This Is Not America"). The latter material rounding out this collection is equally deserving of attention whether it's the howling nihilism of Bowie's group Tin Machine ("Under The God"), a Nine Inch Nails industrial-rock team-up ...
| | Don't Look Back: Very Best Of The Korgis CD (2003)
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Recorded between 1979 & 1981. Includes liner notes by Kieron Tyler.
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| | Gregory Abbott Rhyme & Reason CD (2006)
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This compilation came out in two forms, released only months apart by different labels under Sony BMG. The content is the same, and so is the photo of Gregory Abbott that appears on the front sleeves. The Sony BMG version ...
| | Rick Springfield Venus In Overdrive CD (2008)
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Few would have guessed at any point over the last 20 years or so that '80s heartthrob Rick Springfield would release a major-label album in 2008 featuring new material that sounded completely contemporary. And yet VENUS IN OVERDRIVE is populated, for the most part, by concise, hard-hitting, hooky tunes that would be completely at home on mainstream pop-rock radio circa '08. It's ...
| | Jewel Lullaby CD (2009)
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Though marketed as a children's album in conjunction with toy maker Fisher Price, LULLABIES could more accurately be described as a children-themed, adult-directed singer-songwriter album. Composed largely of gentle, lyrically direct, folky originals with a few standards thrown in ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"), the album most ...
| | Dishwalla Pet Your Friends CD (1995)
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Dishwalla's debut album features alternative pop-rock with a hint of soul, and it's distinguished by powerful melodies and edgy guitars. "Explode" is a nice dichotomy of '80s pop and rough guitar noise, creating a tension characteristic of Dishwalla's music. The band often uses contrasting musical styles in the same song to keep things interesting.
"Counting Blue Cars" catches the listener's attention with the line, "Tell me all your thoughts on God/I'd really like to meet her," addressing religion from an appealingly innocent perspective. Kitschy, pop-culture references lend a retro appeal to both "Charlie Brown's Parents," which is about communication problems (remember the unintelligible adult voices from "Peanuts" movies?), and ...
| | Blue Juice, Vol. 3 CD (2000)
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| | Keller Williams Loop CD (2001)
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Singer/songwriter and acoustic guitar soloist Keller Williams uses sampling in a whole new way to form a one-man jam band on Loop. Williams, who is often compared to guitarists Victor Wooten, Michael Hedges, and Leo Kottke (who he admits are among his musical influences), wrote all of the songs and played ten-string acoustic guitar on the album. He also did samples and loops using an effects device known as the Jam Man that allowed him to loop sounds and layer them into a rich, thick wall of basslines, vocals, rhythms, and melodies. The CD was recorded live during three concerts and features clever, quirky lyrics that bring listeners into Williams' imaginative world. Not every song on the CD is looped, but over half of it is, and Williams does some flat-out cowboy picking with his left hand and some serious rhythmic insanity with his right. Among the album's high points are the use of a mouth fluegel, an effect that resembles a trumpet when voiced, and guitar beats on such standout tunes as "Blatant Ripoff," which features funky folk-jazz vocalese and gymnastics à la Al Jarreau, and "More Than a Little," a seven-minute funky tune that doubles his voice electronically to create ...
| | Uptown Girls CD (2003) Original Soundtrack
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The soundtrack to Uptown Girls could be called "Upbeat Girls," it's so full of relentlessly cheerful, chirpy music performed by female artists. While there are a few tracks performed by men scattered through the album, such as Sense Field's power ballad "On Your Own" and Jesse Spencer's theatrical "Sheets of Egyptian Cotton" and "Night of Love," they tend to be on the sappy, romantic side, providing a foil for the sassy-yet-sensitive, female-sung songs that make up the bulk of the collection. Sixpence None the Richer's Leigh Nash begins the album with the breezy "Charmed ...
| | Mon Frere Real Vampires CD (2005)
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Featuring Nouela Johnston of Say Hi (To Your Mom) and People Eating People!Mon Frere's dance rock comes off like a musical graphic novel; futuristically poppy and full of brash punk energy, mixing dance, heavy rock and jazz into something else. Formed in a subdivision basement by a trio of high-school outcasts, Mon Frere is the kind of band that makes kids clap-their-hands-say-yah and parents scratch their heads. Mon Frere stunned the Seattle music scene in 2005, spewing forth from the suburban lawns of Mountlake Terrace, WA, and transforming from underage unknowns to one of the scene's most exciting draws. Thanks to tastemakers like KEXP DJ John Richards and a rapidly growing fanbase, Mon Frere gained entrance to the hallowed halls of the Northwest's legendary rock clubs, capping their first year as a band with a packed show at Bumbershoot, the Nation's largest annual music festival, and shows with Vendetta Red, Minus The Bear, The Gossip, U.S.E., and Visqueen, to name a few. Mon Frere's quirky-yet-dark pop sensibility permeates their sound. Frontwoman Nouela Johnston's voice is both buttery and brutal, able to mowing down an advancing army or seduce a ghost. Her playfully fractured synths run circles around Kyle Swisher's fuzzy, dinosaur-sized guitar riffs. Drummer Dustin McGhie ...
| | Tom Waits Classic Interviews CD (2006)
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| | Sneaky Pete & Cool Cats Motovatin CD (2008) (Import)
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| | La Roux CD (2009)
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It took just over six months for La Roux to go from issuing their first single on Kitsune to topping the U.K. charts. That's a swift rise -- one that was years in the making, of course -- but after hearing their self-titled debut, it's easy to understand their sudden fame: La Roux's take on '80s synth pop is as unique as it is familiar. Their inspirations, which include Blancmange and the Eurythmics, might be decades old and well-known, but the originals' spare coldness can still sound weird, and La Roux shows just how committed they are to that chilly oddness and catchiness. They use only the brittlest drums and tinniest synths on these songs--if anything, it feels like La Roux's gear is more limited than the original group's were. They even have the proper synth pop lineup: La Roux is a duo (though singer Elly Jackson gets most of the limelight). However, their devotion transcends kitsch, even if Jackson's asymmetrical copper wedge of a hairdo suggests otherwise. Yet La Roux aren't purists. "Tigerlily"'s tough-girl stance mixes 8-bit arpeggios with a creepy, "Thriller"-style spoken word bridge, and "Reflections Are Protection"'s bass and synths nod to electro. While style is a large part of La Roux's substance, it never feels slick, and that's due to Jackson's voice as much as it is the group's intentionally stiff sounds--in fact, it's the way that her vocals interact with those sounds that makes these songs so dynamic. Jackson can be shrill and almost synthetic-sounding when she hits high notes, especially on the breakout hit "In for the Kill," but her lower register--which she uses beautifully on "Colourless Colour"--is throaty and very human. Her characters are either running toward or away from desperate love affairs, but like other skilled popsmiths, La Roux know how to give pain a sweet and shiny veneer. Nowhere is this clearer than on "Quicksand," which uses a relentlessly ...
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