Vampire Chronicles, The - Theatre Des Vampires

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...In the midst of the year which saw out the long eighties, and the year which demolished that decades peculiar form of pop-metal, L.A. Guns released Hollywood Vampires to a soon-to-be disinterested public. The year was significant, as was the title; hematophagy sacrificed for firepower when naming the band in 1985. The dark, semi-gothic theme disguised the bands most commercial outing to date, as the Guns sought to build on the success of 1989s Cocked & Loaded, which spawned the massively successful single The Ballad of Jayne. Much like Tracii Guns former band, Guns N Roses, whose bloated double-disc set was only two months from release at the time, Hollywood Vampires simultaneously attempted to distance itself from the already exhausted Sunset Strip scene and embrace its unique relationship with MTV, spawning far too many formulaic... Read review

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Advantages: high quality of songs and consistency
Disadvantages: songs are quite short in length

...This New York City band provides an interesting blend of indie-rock and afro-pop in their debut album. The music is fresh and clean; and quite frankly a lot fun. Such songs like Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, Campus, and A-Punk help bring back feel good memories of your days as a student or late night beach parties of the summer. You can't resist listening to this album loud and singing aloud to some of the bizarre yet simple lyrics. As a musical act, Vampire Weekend perform a brilliantly honest show which is only reflected in their album. The album is of high quality from start to finish and is definitely worth purchasing. Overall I would highly recommend Vampire Weekends' debut as one of this years' finest indie-rock albums.... Read review

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Advantages: Uplifting and puts you in a good mood!
Disadvantages: only disappointing song was "One"

...Vampire Weekend, a band from New York, started out in 2006 and released a few songs but this album which is their debut album was not released until January 2008. I bought this album two weeks ago and have listened to it a number of times and really enjoyed it. The music is uplifting and easy to listen to. The genre of music is quite a mix its mainly indie with some uplifting afro beats. With one song even reminding me very much of a traditional Slovenian dance I saw! Some of the lyrics are a little bizzare but it all adds to the individuality and uplifting style brought to the album by the band. The songs on the album are as follows: 1. Mansford Roof - A fairly short song but puts you in a good mood for the rest of the album and gives you a taste of whats to come. 2. Oxford Comma - Quite a well known song if you listen... Read review

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