Advantages: Lyrical/musical complexity, quality of production Disadvantages: Not what fans of the band would have expected, copy protected (i.e. it's a lot of hassle to get it onto your iPod)
...Thirteenth Step is a twelve-track album with no secret track.
A Perfect Circle may well be familiar to you if you are a fan of Tool, although it is not, as many people think, the side-project of Tool-singer Maynard James Keenan. Maynard is, however, the lead singer in both bands. A Perfect Circle was founded by guitarist Billy Howerdel who also has worked with Tool. In their debut album, the similarities to Tool were obvious. Not so much with this one.
Thirteenth Step came as a great surprise to me. The first time I listened to it, I didn't like it at all. I was disappointed and felt that it lacked that certain aggressive edge that the previous album had, but like good wine it improved over time.
After listening through it a few times, one thing struck me above all others. The production. The sound on this CD is amazing; layer...
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Advantages: GREAT SONGS... GREAT ALBUM!!! Disadvantages: AGES TO WAIT TIL I SEE THEM LIVE!!!
...*** PLEASE NOTE: THIS REVIEW FIRST APPEARED ON WWW.DOOYOO.CO.UK UNDER MY DOOYOO ALIAS OF DLB74 ***
THE FEELING
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TWELVE STOPS AND HOME
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Have you heard of this relatively new band - The Feeling? If you haven't, I'm sure you will. If you have, I'd say there's more than a fair chance that you like their music.
The Feeling practically appeared out of nowhere towards the end of 2005 when their debut single - 'Fill My Little World' was given a limited release but was played with great frequency on the radio. Hearing this song for the first time, I thought "Hey! Who are these guys? This is great!".
On February 27, 2006, their first fully released single 'Sewn' entered the UK top ten at number 7. Not bad for a first entry into the UK singles chart. 'Sewn' was another instantly...
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