Auditioning My Escape Plan - Dopamine

Advantages: Original, ground-breaking, Haven't sold out one bit
Disadvantages: Some slower, more melodic songs

...Alot of Dillinger fans were worried before the release of 'Miss Machine' - worried about the band turning 'emo' or straying away from the unique, fragmented, ground-breaking style that made them famous within hardcore and metal circles. I can't speak for other fans, but as I had my first listen, I was not just relieved but completely blown away by the album. The Dillinger Escape Plan are well known for playing music that can change in a second and go in a completely different direction. They are also well known for being extremely masterful of the instruments that they use; playing guitar pieces that the guitarists of other similar bands could only dream of playing. Not much has changed in these two aspects on 'Miss Machine'. What has changed however, is that Dillinger have added slightly more melody than is used to from the band... Read review

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Advantages: great music, something for everyone!
Disadvantages: Perfection...there is none!

...TO BRING YOU MY LOVE – PJ HARVEY Yes folks, welcome back to PJ Harvey world! Muhahaha. If you haven’t got sick of me writing about PJ, fear not, there are only 2 more albums I plan to write about: p. To Bring You My Love is PJ Harvey’s best selling album to date, even Spin and Rolling Stone were so impressed with it they gave her the award for the best album of 1995. Even the single Down BY The Water awarded her with extra new fans! For those who know PJ’s career pretty well, you will remember that during this time everyone was calling her Anorexia, depressed, a axe-wielding bitch cow from hell and who could forget that pink cat suit she wore during 1995’s Glastonbury show? During this period PJ seemed confused, lonely, desperate for love and in need for someone or something to comfort her. Also she... Read review

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Advantages: Still the simple plan we know and love
Disadvantages: very radio friendly (but is that a bad thing?)

...these guys do to get that success? In the words of Kerrang "Release a sugary radio friendly CD". Well…I disagree with Kerrang, especially since I'm bouncing in my seat as I write this! (I'm listening to the CD as i write) RIGHT! LETS DO THIS! *Track One* AH HA! The new single, WHEN I'M GONE. This has got to be, pure Simple Plan, a bouncy anthem (which by the way, WELL DONE to those little moshers at the boys' acoustic Camden gig, never has anyone seen a mosh pit to an acoustic set until now, so again WELL DONE!) which is just as catchy as Shut Up and makes you want to play it down the phone to your ex *grabs phone* I think you all should get over to YouTube and watch the video for this song, it freaking rocks and is soooo funny, Perez Hilton stars! I give this song … 5 outta 5! *Track Two* TAKE MY HAND Ohhh... Read review

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