Remedies - Herbaliser (The)

Advantages: Deep songs with both harsh and subtle complexeties
Disadvantages: Takes concentration to gain the most from it

...Pain of Salvation are a Swedish progressive metal band who were formed in 1991 by the brilliant Daniel Gildenlow who not only plays guitar on the LP but also provides the main vocals and composes all the music. Being progressive you can expect lots of key changes and strange time signatures but with a harder sound incorperating many other aspects of more modern metal. 'Remedy Lane' is the bands fourth album release which was written during a two month period in 2001 by Gildenlow and released to tremendous praise from the metal community when it finally reached the public in 2002. As are all of their albums 'Remedy Lane' is a concept piece but whereas some of their subjects tackle the bigger questions about God and war 'Remedy' is a much more introspective view dealing with topics such as love, loss and lust and is in large... Read review

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Advantages: Original, intelligent, different to most other predictable, cheesy dance music thatis around at the moment.
Disadvantages: One track: Bingo Bango. Let's the side down a bit.

...So. I'm white dot bloke am I? What kind of stupid system is this? I'm not impressed with Ciao at the moment, what with crappy pay systems, derogatory community ratings, etc. but I was bored, so I decided to put another opinion on the site. So I looked through my music collection. Because my music collection rules. Apart from my Limp Bizkit CD, but the less I say about that, the better. But sifting through my albums, some of which are scattered across the floor unfortunately, I found Basement Jaxx's debut album, 'Remedy'. And remembering how much I liked it last time I listened to it, I put it on. And somehow, after about a year of not listening to it, it sounds even better than it did before. Perhaps this is a result of the sad state the music industry is in today, which has forced me to lower my standards musically. But one thing... Read review

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Advantages: A good mix of pop, rock and jazz
Disadvantages: A couple of fillers but they arent exactly bad songs

...beat accompanied by the guitars and bass before the vocals are introduced. The slow tempo that kicks the track off carries on again until the chorus before altering slightly then returning to the original pace ad sound. Not only does the track musically sound like a BNL track but lyrically Mraz has gone for a comical approach to the lyrics, which makes the song easy to listen to. The track that really got me into Mraz was the single Virgin radio have been playing for a few months now, “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry). It starts with a slow looping guitar before the drums come in mixed with a slight sample and finally the vocals. At the same time as the vocals the track takes on more of a settled form with the drums really leading the way while the guitars really compliment his voice. The chorus is stronger than the verse but ultimately... Read review

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