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Alice In Chains - Greatest Hits

Advantages: An excellent collection from an excellent band
Disadvantages: Just ten songs...

...to the genre. A greatest hits album is just what the band needed to showcase it's skills to the world inside one collection, but with just 10 tracks, it begs the questions as to why so few? I honestly don't know. 'Man In the Box' is the albums opening track, the only track from 1990 release 'Facelift', and it is certainly one of the most famous AIC tracks, and a definite favourite of mine. It's low, dark guitar riffs on top of vocals to match from ...
...to kick the album off. The following four tracks are all taken from 1992 release, 'Dirt' - 'Them Bones', 'Rooster', 'Angry Chair' and 'Would?', proving why Dirt was arguably their best album. The haunting, echoing vocals on the likes of Them Bones was a definitive style of the band. The echoing guitars of 'Rooster' are eerily beautiful, along with the thought-provking, dark lyrics on top of it - 'The bullet sccreeeaammss at me from somewhere'. And ...

CarlMcQ 04.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Greatest Hits - Alice In Chains

Pearl Jam Rocks!

Advantages: All their hits!
Disadvantages: You may have them in your discography already

...8. Dissident 9. Rearviewmirror 10. Spin the Black Circle 11. Corduroy 12. Not for You 13. I Got Id 14. Hail Hail 15. Do the Evolution 16. Save You Disc: 2 1. Black (Brendan O'Brien Remix) 2. Breath 3. Daughter 4. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town 5. Immortality 6. Betterman 7. Nothingman 8. Who You Are 9. Off He Goes 10. Given to Fly 11. Wishlist 12. Last Kiss 13. Nothing as it Seems 14. Light Years 15. I am Mine 16. Man of the Hour ...

R_A_C 28.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) [Digipak] - Pearl Jam

You better you better you bet

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Disadvantages: Read text thanks

...This is a greatest hits album from a band who I have up there as one of the master bands of Rock and Roll music. I am sure some of this bands songs have appeared on movies as soundtracks. In addition the main reason I bought this album is because they included the song you better you bet as track number 16 as well as the classic song 'who are you'. Largely because of these two classic tracks I bought the album as I wanted to listen to other tracks ...
...songs all of which were greatest hits by the Who. I will try to describe and detail as best as I can on a track by track basis. ------------------------------- Track 1: I can't explain: This perhaps is an interesting song, as it starts off in a punchy and forceful way on the guitar as well as having nice to hear lyrics. The song provided me with a pleasant mood to hear other songs on the list. Overall I find this a really great track that really ...

costas1234 25.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Greatest Hits [Remastered] - Guess Who (The)

Of Whales and not so much of the woe if you please!

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: none

Of Whales and Woe is Les Claypool's first proper solo album. His name may not be familiar to all as he is better known as Primus' frontman bassist extraordinaire. This album was released back in 2006 on his own record label Prawn Song. (It was recently re-released on vinyl as of November 2009.) Not so much of the wacky lyrics on this album but a far more accessable feel than his previous works. Nearly every track featured here is bass-driven in his ...
...check this out! The arrangements of the other instruments like saxophone sitar, guitar and drums, etc sit really well together without drowning anything out. The songs themselves are really catchy and you'll find yourself singing along too by the end of it. There is even one track on here, Iowan Girl, written specially for his wife with some of the most amazing bass playing I have ever heard. There isn't a bad track on here in my opinion. TRACK LISTING: ...

loopz27 24.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Of Whales And Woe - Les Claypool

My review of Radiohead´s OK Computer

Advantages: A great number of songs are good. Highly original.
Disadvantages: No all the songs are that great.

Radiohead does it again. Highly original record. Most songs last forever. The in and out bass line of "Airbag" is brilliant. I also like the way this song slowly unfolds, specially the brilliant guitar. You might be surprised to hear that I don´t care too much for "Paranoid Android" one of their most famous singles. I thought "Subterranean Homesick Alien" was great too. "Let Down" is also a super song that must be in your collection. "Karma Police" ...

Prophet777 24.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of OK Computer - Radiohead