Battle Of The Bands - Woody Herman/Buddy Rich

Advantages: Catchy as hell
Disadvantages: Not their best production quality

...This is a high-octane blast onto the music scene by one of the most promising metal bands to emerge from Britain for years. Already an underground sensation among power metal fans, it features all the songs featured on their internet-downloadable demo (then called 'Dragonheart') plus a few more strong additions. To dub this band simply 'power metal' however would be an injustice. The band's sound features qualities of death/black metal (listen to those drums!) no doubt due to guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Lee's previous project 'Demoniac' (check them out!). If you're a guitarist, and you're into shred and fancy fretwork, you'll love this. Some of Herman's solo's are mind-boggling in speed and accuracy, not to overlook Sam's often underrated complimentary more melodic approach, with lots of tapping and unusual sounds, reminiscent... Read review

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Advantages: VELVET UNDERGROUND, GRANDADDY, PAVEMENT AND PEE WEE HERMAN!
Disadvantages: JUST NOT ENOUGH!

...With its unimaginative cover illustrating a selection of various chair designs throughout the years, The Murky World Of Seats from 2001, admittedly didn't inspire hopes of new found brilliance or much else for that matter. Which was a crime, because these guys got it going on. Sounding like Pee Wee Herman on vocals, which is surprisingly acceptable, singing enthusiastically along to Grandaddy or maybe Pavement, about subject matter that The Velvet Underground or, at least a slightly younger John Cale would be reservedly proud to share. And the melodic tunes with their great sounding guitar work, that unashamedly shifts tempo when you don't hear it coming. It really is refreshing, especially when you think of all the bands who can quite happily but typically, go through the motions of expected 4 bar structures between expected chorus... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Nothing

...This is the best album ever.It is made by the musical genius who is Moby(So named as he is related to Herman Melville the writer of Moby Dick). This album has everything. It has gospel parts.It has intrumental parts.I sort of has ballads but they are not like your boy band ballads.They are really good and it also has it jump around songs(Bodyrock).This is an essential album for everyone who likes music and for those who don't.If you don't own this then what are you playing at?Go and buy it now.It is avalible at all good shops(and probably some bad ones too).... Read review

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