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We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
Jason Mraz
Atlantic, 2008
AMAZING Album!
This is one of those albums that you can listen to over and over. His voice? Amazing. It's uplifting without being cheesy. Great, great, great. So good in fact, that this is the first review I've ever felt compelled to write!
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Twilight Soundtrack
Various Artists
Chop Shop/Atlantic, 2008
Best Soundtrack in a long time
I am not usually a fan of movie soundtracks but this is a very very good one, I never take it out of my cd player.
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Wilco (The Album)
Wilco
Nonesuch, 2009
WILCO
I think it's a five star listen. I have all of Wilco's albums so I'm familar with their past work. If you're a Wilco fan it's a buy. If you've never listened to Wilco give it a go.
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Cradlesong
Rob Thomas
Atlantic, 2009
Another Winner from Rob Thomas!
With Cradlesong, Rob Thomas once again demonstrates that he is among the top songwriters and musicians of a generation. This album will appeal to a vast audience with its vintage pop inspired sound and lyrics that are widely relevant to everyday issues that people ...
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Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
Elvis Costello
HEAR MUSIC, 2009
Hear Music? Hear this!
I've been an ardent admirer of Costello's since the summer of 1977. (I cringed @ the awkward timing of EC's first LP + the death of Elvis--even though the cover of MAIT had more of a Buddy Holly vibe than any Presley overtones.)
'No complaints about the Amazon ...
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Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)
Yusuf Islam
UMe, 2009
The Cat is back.
it's amazing that after all these years Yusuf (Cat Stevens) voice has
not changed. This is a more stripped down sound than his previous effort
"An Other Cup". These songs are more like the Cat Stevens that we all
know and love. After listening to this album a few ...
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Viva La Vida
Capitol, 2008
Great song, but hard to download
I am not sure what happened, if my internet cut off or what, but while in the middle of downloading this song internet explorer stoppped the download. Customer service was really nice and returned my money and I downloaded the song again with much ease. The song came ...
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Far
Regina Spektor
Warner Bros., 2009
Far is Far better than Begin to Hope
Far has an intelligence and depth to it that Begin to Hope doesn't have. It's a wonderful exploration of human nature, with themes of a dystopian, futuristic society, what it means to have faith in God (whatever God that may be), the nature of love and trust and death, ...
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21st Century Breakdown
Green Day
Reprise Records, 2009
Another awesome album from Green Day
It's Green Day, need I say more? A very good follow up to "American Idiot."
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Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Dave Matthews Band
Rca, 2009
I've Never Owned a DMB Album...
...nor have I heard much more from them outside of what hits the airwaves, but I heard something from this album recently and decided to try the album before buying it. Well, I'm in the, "try" phase and I'm absolutely going to buy it. This is a great album thus far! ...
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Dark Horse
Nickelback
Roadrunner Records, 2008
I like the music....
Is the music decent..yes. After reading the 195 reviews before I chimmed in...for those of you that took the 1,2 or 3 star route...get over yourselves!
You took personal offense with the output of a band that specializes in party rock.
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Back and Fourth
Pete Yorn
Sony, 2009
Yorn Moves Forward with "Fourth" Release
Pete Yorn begins a new chapter in his musical journey with the release of his fourth album, "Back and Fourth." After completing the musical trilogy of "musicforthemorningafter," "Day I Forgot," and "Nightcrawler," Yorn teamed up with legendary producer Rick Rubin to ...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix
Glass Note, 2009
Fantastic Live!
Saw these guys last night at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. They are AMAZING. I've never had such fun at a concert! Phoenix are probably the coolest guys ever, without any of that image-conscious, apathetic, hipster BS that I despise so much.
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Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Capitol, 2008
Get this Album Free on Coldplay.com
I had never really listened to Coldplay, however, I found in my Entertainment Weekly Magazine that if you give them your email address they will allow you to download this album for free- its a Thank-you to their fans. How awesome is that? They got my respect points ...
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Monuments & Melodies (2 CD Limited Edition)
Incubus
Sony, 2009
Celebration of rock greatness
Incubus has closed the chapter on the first phase of their career. What an awesome celebration of sustained excellence. Disc 1 really has no surprises other than Oil and Water (great song). The two new tracks on Disc 1, "Black Heart Inertia" and "Midnight Swim" provide ...
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