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Something special

Advantages: Simply brilliant rock/pop crossover
Disadvantages: Lyrically too adventurous for some

...know that by the time Nevermind was released and launched them to worldwide fame, they had been touring for years and had built up a fantastic reputation on the Seattle scene as the kings of grunge music. Nevermind is Nirvana's second album and it was really kicked off by the success of the single 'Smells like Teen Spirit', this song caught the attention of a generation with the high school video where the punks invade and it ends in a warped mess ...
...for American music and really gave soft rock a bit of a kicking. Made up of lead singer Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl, this album was the culmination of years of soul searching for the pizies loving Cobain. Produced by Butch Vig subsequently of Garbage fame, the album worked partly because of the exceptional music and words, but also because Cobain's style of quiet reflection followed by hellish rock brought a real contrast ...

paulie1975 21.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Nevermind - Nirvana (US)

A PERFECT TEN!!!

Advantages: An Album full of quality
Disadvantages: Not enough songs

...extensive collection. That's hot amazing Ten is. Pearl Jam's debut album is arguably their best and definitely the first one that you should buy. Usually I would recommend certain songs that you should download if you're not buying the album, but the job is a whole lot harder when you get an album where all the tracks are fantastic. Alive and Black are probably the highlights but then again Even Flow, Jeremy, Once, Garden and Release are essential. ...

jayman1985 02.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ten - Pearl Jam

Don't Wanna Hear That Monkey Wrench

Advantages: Twelve incredibly fine tracks feature here.
Disadvantages: One track from this album is really quite disappointing.

'The Colour and the Shape' is the second Foo Fighters album which was released through Capitol Records in 1997. The album possesses the track 'Monkey Wrench' which seems to be quite a popular one with the vast majority of major fans of the band I've come across in the past; I personally do not derive much enjoyment whatsoever from listening to this one but still find this album to be hugely enjoyable and highly entertaining on the whole. The album ...
...music to begin this 'The Colour and the Shape' album with and I for one absolutely love it. This album possesses such incredibly well put together pieces of music as 'My Poor Brain', 'Everlong', and 'My Hero' also. I think of this bunch it would definitely have to be 'My Poor Brain' that appeals to me most here. The track ranges between supremely quiet and incredibly loud; there are explosions of sound throughout the track and always the music created ...

RazzaLazza 03.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Colour And The Shape, The - Foo Fighters

Raw Power, Emotion and Energy

Advantages: raw, intense and instinctive. An honest view of their world.
Disadvantages: None

Pearl Jam came together in 1991 and quickly made their mark as one of the great 90s grunge bands. I was 14 at the time and the fresh new sound and emotive political lyrics struck a chord with that has lasted a life time. Before their debut album 'Ten' Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) had worked together in previous bands, most acclaimed Green River. They then hooked up through friends with Mike McCready (lead guitar), Eddie Vedder ...
...the grunge scene with political and angst ridden lyrics, simple rhythm chords, heavy guitar riffs and gravelly vocals and combined it technical skill surpassing many of their peers and a 70s stadium rock feel that give them their longivity. Released in 1993 'Vs' was their second album and it took the band in a new direction. Produced by Brendan O'Brien, the album was recorded with the band playing as a whole, rather than recording each instrument ...

kerrieryall 20.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Vs. - Pearl Jam

Whats My Drug of Choice? Well What Have You Got?

Advantages: Inventive songs, unique sound, excellent vocals, poignant
Disadvantages: None

Released back in 1992, Alice in Chains' second full length 'Dirt' is a brilliantly-executed mix of grunge, alt rock and metal, bolstered by warm acoustic passages and bluesy/classic rock guitar solos. The self-pitying lyrics deal with the issues of severe drug addiction, painful relationships, and feelings of worthlessness and resignation, and whilst they do on occasion slip into cliché they still manage to come across as disarmingly honest and emotionally ...
...an overdose in his apartment a decade later following years of steadily declining health, making the album seem incredibly poignant as Layne tries to come to terms with his addiction and the premature death that he seems to view as being inevitable. Every song on the album has its own unique sense of character, and there is inventiveness present throughout, the songs leaping from crushing, doomy black-sabbath like riffs one minute to rock ballad-like ...

Burning_Darkness 06.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dirt - Alice In Chains