Rock & Pop > 1990 to 1999 Rock & Pop > Digipacks > Hard Rock

Are You Ready For A Good Time..?

Advantages: Loud, bad and one of the last great albums of rock.
Disadvantages: Commericalism was knocking on the door and the light of rebellion was starting to die out..

From the sun kissed beaches of Oz, the Scottish bums turned surfer dudes returned to London to explode into our brains with the sweaty smell of good old rock and roll. From one loud album after another, AC/DC has become, undoubtedly, the Gods of British rock. Yet, after the death of wild vocalist Bon Scott in February 1980, there we many of us who thought that the end was nigh for the masters of rock. Acquiring the forty a day tones of Brain Johnson, ...
...new voice. With mop of fuzzy hair sprouting from under a flat cap, AC/DC found the image that they had, all this time represented - long haul truckers. From the days of Bon Scot, they had developed a style which when fans were drawn in, they became fans for life, although by the time the mid Eighties rolled around, it was the sons and daughters of the original followers who found the 'school boy stage outfit' fitted like a glove. For anyone who ...

sam1942 05.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Razor's Edge, The [Digipak] [Remastered] - AC/DC

A kiddies band they are not.

Advantages: You will have the tunes in your head all day.
Disadvantages: You will have the tunes in your head all day.

I bought this album on the back of the huge hit singles Barbie girl, but especially Doctor Jones. It is something about the light hearted nature of the tunes that sticks in your head, long after you have finished listening to it. I know they are seen as a cartoon band or a kids band because of the first single (Barbie Girl) and this is perhaps slightly justified. There is no moral message in any of their songs except to have fun really. Their obvious ...

RussellC 22.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Aqua - Asia

There Goes My Hero, He's Ordinary

Advantages: Some amazing songs
Disadvantages: SOme weak songs

...one. Track 19: Colour and the Shape Screeching describes this track to a T, it's not good, it's not pleasant to listen to and it's just a damn mess. My Opinion Now that was a weird review I have to say, did I enjoy writing it? The answer is yes, it's nice to write about a band I feel quite passionate about I have to say, I will do a special section below on someone who I thought was one of the greatest singers and musicians in the world, ...
...alternative rock. The Colour and the Shape vs. Extra Tracks I got the 10th Anniversary special with extra tracks of Amazon for just under £5 however if you want to get the one without the extra tracks like I would suggest you do, you are looking to pay about £2 more than the more recent release. I would however buy the album without the extra tracks on, I'm sure you can get it cheap off EBay because the extra tracks are just awful. Should ...

DixieChick10 07.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Colour And The Shape, The (10th Anniversary Edition/Remastered & Expanded) [Digipak] - Foo Fighters

I Know It's Over

Advantages: Great songs and great singing
Disadvantages: Still don't dig Eternal Life

...6 concerts in Jeff Buckley's Mystery White Boy tour make up this live album. My ratings are as follows: [*] - Nothing really catches the attention. [**] - Something grabs my attention. [***] - Gets me air-drumming, air-guitaring and singing along to the track. 1. Dream Brother Slow to start, and though in the buildup there is some laidback vocal improvisation, Jeff is having to squeeze hard for some of those falsetto notes. [**] 2. I Woke Up In A ...
...heavy, and the riffs dirty. [***] 3. Mojo Pin Solid but for the final bridge where Jeff slips into sheepish singing - however he does come on strongly for the finale. [**] 4. Lilac Wine As if Buckley has had too much to drink here, what with the guitar losing its way and his vocals being reduced to a croak at the end, though the improvisation in the singing is as strong as it is soulful. [***] 5. What Will You Say Similar to Dream Brother in that ...

scream4bruce 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Mystery White Boy - Jeff Buckley

X-Tina's X-Mas

Advantages: Lots of big tunes
Disadvantages: Final Dance track

“My Kind Of Christmas” came out in 2000 and was the first Christmas album for the Pop singer Christina Aguilera. Coming directly off her debut album, which was then re-recorded in Spanish, it was released prior to her “Stripped” years and so has her in a position where she was much more accessible to the 'family' market. Here she mixes traditional carols with well-covered Christmas classic and some of her own original ones. 1.“Christmas Time” We ...
...that I felt made a strong impression as it shows that here she is down to bring an album that reflects how her debut album sounded with the heavy R&B influence, but she ensured that it sounded as though it stuck to the main 'Christmas' themes. It was one of only two singles from the album, and I felt that it was a nice way to get it underway. **Four Starr** 2.“This Year” We see that she comes in with another fresh tune (a non-cover) here and she ...

XICripZ 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of My Kind Of Christmas [ECD] - Christina Aguilera