Pain - Ohio Players

Advantages: sticks in your mind, each song tells a story
Disadvantages: not to the taste of everyone

...Silence in Black and White is Hawthorne Heights debut album but to be honest it's sound like it has been made by a band who has experience in the music world. It's a magnificant album and each song is worth listening to. It's one of those albums you can sit and listen to the whole way through without skipping tracks which are pretty rare to find. I first heard about this band through a site called PureVolume this site let me listen and download there first single "Ohio is for Lovers" which I found utterly amazing. It stood out from all the other music i was used to listening to. It definatley made me grow to like this type of music alot more. The first track "Life On Standby" is and amazing song it dosen't build up at all it throws you right into the action which can be a shock to some but to me it was amazing. after a short burst... Read review

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...Smile marks new and old territories for the Jayhawks. With the addition of a drum machines and scratchy guitar riffs on songs such as "Somewhere In Ohio" and "Queen of The World" the Jayhawks broaden their musical sound. At the same time they deliver their signature Americana melodies on "Break In The Clouds" and the touching "Mr. Wilson." The Jayhawks second album without co-founder Mark Olsen is bluntly more Pop then past efforts and may leave long-time fans scratching their heads in wonderment. But the quality song writing and production work by the legendary Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper) make the Smile a worthy addition to your CD collection.... Read review

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...I have a deep rooted love of late 1960's American music, with flaky front men singing soppy love songs over heavy basslines and scratchy guitars. When some of these bands, like the Turtles and the Beach Boys among others, began to leave the chords ringing out, with the bass player wandering all over the fretboard, a new style of "heavy" music appeared; from there it was but a short step to psychadelia and heavy rock. This album comprises all three styles! The Lemon Pipers were a US outfit who had a massive hit with "Green Tambourine" in 1967 and folded up barely two years later. This is a CD comprised of the two albums that the band recorded for that old hippie label Buddah Records in their short career, Green Tambourine (1967) and Jungle Marmalade (1968). Together with Buddah labelmates 1910 Fruitgum Company... Read review

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