Powertrip [Remastered] - Ludichrist

Advantages: Pure Unadulterated Rock
Disadvantages: See above

...Oh my f**king God! I got this album 2 years ago, and it still kicks ass to this very day! If you’ve ever heard about Monster Magnet, and were looking for a good entry point, I can recommend this album wholeheartedly. I recently saw them live, and all I could think was “this is like Spinal Tap, but in a good way!” The album kicks off this ‘Crop Circle’; a spooky psychedelic opening giving way to a cataclysmic rock song that would make any band in existence proud to own it. And this is only track one! Track two is the titular ‘Powertrip’, a rock anthem in anybody’s book. From there, the quality never wavers. This album is like the soundtrack to ‘Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas’ From dizzying highs to stomach-churning lows (Check out the Doors-esque ‘See You In Hell... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Jazz Album.
Disadvantages: None!

...a little bit of everything included and each song holds also, some fantastic memories for me, about my Grandparents, when I was growing up. They both used to dance around a lot to this CD and those memories of this music are happy ones to me that make me smile to myself when I think about this. I love listening to this album a lot and not because I am a huge jazz fan or anything, but because my Grandparents and all these songs, really mean a lot to me. This Birth of cool CD was re-mastered in 1998, as it originally was on a LP and sounded a bit crackly. Well this newer version is not perfect either, but it sure is a lot better sound quality than before. A further remake of this album called ?The complete Birth Of Cool is now also available with lots more added tracks by Miles Davis and it sounds great. A Little Bit About Miles Davis... Read review

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Advantages: Classic electro album, remastering adds a real boost
Disadvantages: None

...a bit of a rush job sound wise, this one has been remastered and benefits from a far tighter sound, particularly the lower end where Foxx does like to crank it a bit. WIth a suitably decent HiFi there are some nice noises here to excercise your system but everyone should benefit from the improved quality. A further bonus is the inclusion of extra tracks in the form of singles and B-sides from around the Metamatic era although some start to lean towards the rather different sound he adopted with the next album, The Garden. For anyone who was around between the mid 70's to late 80's and has an interest in the roots of electro, this is a must have purchase. Foxx seems to be going the way of Numan from a few years back i.e. long forgotton but suddenly being namechecked by the great and the good and in Foxx's case, whether it's the three... Read review

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