Advantages: Music that is innovative and original and strangely beautiful Disadvantages: One or two tracks prevent the album from being an all time classic
...pop history. In some ways Big Science anticipates the techno, electronic and heavily sampled dance music that was to dominate the 1990s onwards. Overall 'Big Science' is a refreshing example of original creative minimalist music with themes that resonate just as deeply today. Performers and instrumentsLaurie Anderson, vocals, vocoder, Farfisa, OBXa, electronics, violins, keyboards; Roma Baran, Farfisa bass, glass harmonica, accordion; Bill Obrecht, ... ...Air - 4:29 2. Big Science - 6:14 3. Sweaters - 2:18 4. Walking & Falling - 2:10 5. Born, Never Asked - 4:56 6. O Superman - 8:21 7. Example #22 - 2:59 8. Let X=X - 3:51 9. It Tango - 3:01 10. Walk The Dog 11. O Superman Total time 38:58 Priced £11.98 at Amazon and hmv.co.uk ...
Advantages: Technically advanced, melodic, powerful, well produced Disadvantages: No CD Inlay (Small pickup)
This late 2006 release follows in the footsteps of Metallica (S&M).
The Digipak contains 3 discs. Disc 1 is just the band, Disc 2&3 includes the Octavarium Orchestra.
I would recommend this album based on the following-
- It is technically advanced
- Great melodies and harmonies
- A slightly different apporach to Progressive Metal - using complex rhythms and melodies, with an Orchestra.
The pack does not come with a CD inlay/cover which I found ... ...This is only a minor pickup however - the music is brilliant.
John Petrucci peforms well throughout the album - varying his guitar solos slightly (improvisation).
Innocence Faded (Disc 1 Track 6) brings back the old school Dream Theater sound that never gets boring.
The epic track Octavarium on Disc 3 - 27 minutes long. This is quite possibly the best track in the Digipak.
If you are a progressive metal/rock fan, or enjoy complex and technical ...
Advantages: It's Bowie Disadvantages: Another version to buy!
...to create a private world.
Diamond Dogs brought to close the glam era for Bowie after this album there was nothing more to say that wouldn’t sound like self-parody or just asinine repetition.
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Disc 1
The albums tone is set by the minute and seven second long spoken narrative called “Future Legend” which sounds particularly Burroughsian which reads like an off-cut from the Burroughs book “Naked Lunch” with a ... ...now, the year of the Diamond Dogs.
Bowie shouts “This ain’t Rock n’ Roll this is Genocide”.
Diamond Dogs (5.56) the title track plods along in a Stones-like manner and is the albums most unimaginative song, the album has for the first time and only time I can think of where Bowie plays most of the lead guitar.
His garage style of guitar playing is off-set by his soulfully played layered horn section and frantic keyboard ...
Advantages: Powerful song structure and the voice of an angel. Disadvantages: Eventually, it comes to an end.
It was the song 'Hallelujah' (a cover of a Leonard Cohen song / poem) that originally got me into Jeff Buckley. Since then, I have musically fallen in love with all of Jeff's music.
'Grace' was the only studio album brought out by Jeff himself, who was the only son of cult folk singer / songwriter Tim Buckley. Jeff was determined not to be simply a sum of all of his creative influences (including The Smiths, Led Zeppelin, and Nina Simone), but wanted ... ...is present on 'Grace'. From the moving 'Mojo Pin' to the emotion of 'Lilac Wine', and from the heartfelt sigh at the beginning of 'Hallelujah' to the philosophical questions of 'Eternal Life', the album is perfect.
Ten years and one day after the release of the original 'Grace', the re-mastered 10th anniversary edition was released, with better sound quality than the original, a second disk of various un-released studio songs (including the much ...
Advantages: Interesting and enjoyable snapshot of life and music in London, 1979. Disadvantages: Newcomers might enjoy it 10% less than old fans.
...Vain', which appears on the London Calling album. Train in Vain is an amazing funky, upbeat song, which shows an entirely different side to the band, and yet you can still tell it is a Clash song.
After hearing Train in Vain, I was considering buying the album, but was not entirely convinced I would enjoy a whole Clash album, and even less sure I would fork out £10 or so to find out. It is highly acclaimed, and in all the top 100 albums lists, but ... ...plus videos for 3 songs; London Calling, Train In Vain and Clampdown. The documentary is great, and it developed my interest in the album further, but probably won't withstand subsequent viewings. What is most incredible is the behaviour of the band's producer when recording this album. They had to calm him down to stop him throwing furniture around the studio and punching the walls of the sound booth before they could record a track! This DVD shows ...
Excellent performance, tonnes of steam, ventilated ironing board (*)
