Solarized

Product Description
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Solarized,Pre Fade Listening,Efa (Caroline),Dance Music,Electronic,Experimental Techno,Pop,Trip-Hop

Average customer rating: Lou ! Best buy of the year for me (I meant to rate this 4 stars) A good suite followed stoner rock Enough grooove and rock to melt tons of butter!!! This CD is a must have!!!!!

Neanderthal Speedway Solarized Manufacturer: Caroline Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Penalty Ultra-Magnetic Glowing Sound Void Revival Mass ASIN: B00000I7SC Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

1. Nebula Mask
2. Aftermath
3. Fire Breather
4. Psyclone Tread
5. Iron Hide
6. February Sixth (Anti Life Equation)
7. Solar Fang
8. Black Light Swill
9. Cloud King
10. Shifter
11. Gravity Well
12. Monolith

Customer Reviews:

Lou !.......2007-04-19

I can never understand how there can still be copies
of this floating around...it's so good they
should all have homes ! Fans of ATP, Dixie Witch,
Halfway to Gone should get this album yesterday.
Everyone else should too.

Best buy of the year for me (I meant to rate this 4 stars).......2006-12-17

I was looking at this while exploring to expand my Stoner Rock collection (which I'm an avid fan of) and when I saw the price there was absolutely no reason I shouldn't pick this up. Now, I've owned this CD for about a month and I've easily listened to it 20 times. I read a complaint about the less than stellar sound quality but I enjoyed the more gritty sound it provides, it gives you a more dirty and "metal" feeling while listening to it. One thing I noticed after my first listen was that they are HEAVILY influenced by my favorite Stoner Rock band, Monster Magnet. Hell, the chorus of Nebula Mask is the exact rythem of King of Mars, they had a song called Gravity Well (which by the way is my favorite song on the album) which is the name of a song on Monster Magnet's God Says No, and a song called Monolith which is quite similar to Monster Magnet's new album Monolithic Baby (even though that came out just last year and Neanderthal Speedway came out in '99). But after I looked at the side notes Ed Mundell and Tim Cronin (guitarist and Drummer of Monster Magnet) were in 3 of the songs, I wondered what my strange atraction to this album was! I wish there was a way to give this a 4.5 stars but since there wasn't, I simply can't give this album 5 stars because for one, These guys have no idea of putting flow into albums. Putting Nebula Mask as the first song on the album was idiotic, also ending with Monolith, both great song just horribly arranged. they obviously had no idea how to put together a cohesive album. Also toward the middle of the album, they recycle quite a bit of fills and effects so it started getting a little stale, but then Cloud King comes on and from then on the album becomes massivley more interesting. Best songs off this album I would say are Nebula Mask, Firebreather, Cloud King, Gravity Well, and Monolith. even with my complaints this is still an amzing album, pick it up ASAP.

A good suite followed stoner rock.......2006-07-14

Aside from the fact it sounds like it was recorded in a garage (hey, let's face it, Not all of us can have nop notch recording equipment when beginning a record career), this record is some good listening. This band is in the vein of Kyuss, Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu, and you get the point. With how cheap you can get this cd, it's worth your time.

Enough grooove and rock to melt tons of butter!!!.......1999-07-24

Pick a band, not one comes close to SOLARIZED. I was never into Indie labels but with no other choice I was forced. I could settle for Ricky Martian or that little teen-age lush but would never sleep sound again. Enter SOLARIZED the type of rock and pure skills that has become a mere shadow to major labels. All the good rock bands are slowly drifting away. I believe This CD and some other bands coming from the NJ, MD and MASS rock scenes are claiming that ground again. In a nutshell, if you want great music and you dig stoner and other kinds of rock, then this is your messiah. Amen!

This CD is a must have!!!!!.......1999-03-02

I first caught Solarized at the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, they played a set that literally left my jaw hanging on the floor! I later found out from their front man Jim Hogan, that this set would be on their forthcoming cd Neanderthal Speedway. I said back then I could'nt wait to get my hands on it. The Jersey Devils ep was a great appetizer, but now I'm ready for the main course. If you're tired of all of the homoginized milksop music they force feed on the radio, then get this album. You won't be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Oh how I love this album Sweet & Fantastic Incredibly bad album! Buena Opcion great album - forget Stone Roses

Solarized Ian Brown Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Greatest Unfinished Monkey Business Music of the Spheres Deluxe Golden Greats Golden Greats ASIN: B00075146M Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Longsight M13
2. Time Is My Everything
3. Destiny Of Circumstances
4. Upside Down
5. Solarized
6. The Sweet Fantastic
7. Keep What Ya Got
8. Home Is Where The Heart Is
9. Kiss Ya Lips [No I.D.]
10. Happy Ever After
11. Lovebug *Exclusive U.S. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

Oh how I love this album.......2007-06-30

Rarely do I actually buy an album because usually I only like one or two songs and then the rest of the music shows just how little originality or actual musical understanding the artist has. Not so with this album, which I absolutely fell in love with at first listening, and it only gets better as I listen to all the layers. Just when you think you could sing along, Ian does something to change up the beat or melody, and he uses long musical passages or "white space" unexpectedly and thoughtfully in between the lyrics to drive home a deeper meaning. Really listen to "Time is My Everything" and see if you don't love it. Oh, how I love this album. This and Music of the Spheres just absolutely rock.

Sweet & Fantastic.......2006-01-09

Got into this through Paradise radio on internet. Didn't know Ian Brown but found out he was a member of "Stone roses". I gave away my Stone roses' album but I don't think I'll ever give this one.

Song "Solorized" got my attention, love the mood, the 'beu' bass and they way he's singing. I do get the rolling shoulders when I hear it. "Time is everything" makes me move my upper body a little more, I just love the horns' section. My hole body just slip into indecency when I play "One way ticket to paradise" a nice arabic electric guitar song with plenty of djambe.

I just love the way he blends music putting in mariachi, arabian sound, reggae, dance & trip hop.

Incredibly bad album!.......2005-10-19

I hadn't heard of Stone Roses before, but had heard Keep What You've Got on the radio and thought it was a pretty decent track. The DJ mentioned that Noel Gallagher produced the track, and that piqued my interest a little more. So, I took a chance and sought the album out.
The album is shockingly bad, especially in comparision to the two good songs on it - the leadoff track, and Keep What You've Got. The rest of the album is over-produced garbage. It reminds me of the 80's synth-pop that was so popular (and boring) in my childhood.
Do yourself a favor and track down the single of Keep What You've Got, and maybe download the first track off iTunes - but don't waste your time or money on this pathetic album.

Buena Opcion.......2005-07-09

Considero que este album es una buena alternativa para adquirirlo por la congruencia musical que nos demuestra Ian (tanto en la lírica como en lo vocal) y aunque mi favorita es "KEEP WHAT YA GOT" con la notable participación de Noel Gallagher - tanto en la canción como en el video -, no demerito el resto del CD.

Así que aquí les dejo una vez más a los hispano-parlantes y a los que no también......también los latinos estamos presentes VIVA MEXICO CABRONES ¡¡

Mork
Zapopan, Jal. MEXICO

great album - forget Stone Roses.......2005-05-14

I never liked the Stone Roses that much... But Solarized is great. its a mixture of rock, 60s psych and interesting dance beats. Nobody else is succesfully fusing these genres these days - except occasionally the Chemical Brothers on "The Test" or something. Lots of great songs, good lyrics, cool psychedelic sounds. Some kind of 60s spirit lives on in Ian Brown despite his violent bludgeoning of a bouncer in SF a few months back - check the web for the footage, its out there!

Average customer rating: Jazzy, Loungy, Latiny, Electronica

Solarized Sola Rosa Manufacturer: Festival ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000062WRX Release Date: 2002-01-28

Tracks:

1. Hawaiian Silky
2. Mr. Shakes
3. Don't Leave Home
4. King of Hush
5. Me in Your Shadow
6. Mal Mono
7. Sunset Over
8. Dual 35
9. Twilight Baby

Customer Reviews:

Jazzy, Loungy, Latiny, Electronica.......2002-06-19

I originally picked up this album as part of a two for one deal at the University bookshop on campus (with Zero 7's SIMPLE THINGS), and I've very pleased ever since. It's got just the right balance of similarity and distinction between tracks, and the composition itself is great. The bonus is that it's an Auckland artist.

Great relaxing tunes for a "stay-in" kind of socialising, but also for just about anything else. Starting with "Hawaiian Silky" (1 of 9 tracks) the album goes over all sorts of ground, shifting from a semi-upbeat mode to a more peaceful-relaxing tone on "Twilight Baby". Particular favourties of mine are "Mr. Shakes" and "Me in your Shadow".

Average customer rating: FOR YOUR "PRE-FADE LISTENING" PLEASURE!!!

Solarized Pre Fade Listening Manufacturer: Efa Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004TDXJ Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

1. Bettie's
2. Homeworx
3. Mr. Medicine Man
4. Vaikunta Ride
5. Free George Lingo
6. Tribute Dub
7. The Mee-Ling Affair
8. In That Way
9. Mata Hari
10. Orionizer
11. Manali Dub
12. 1000 Names
13. Struggle (Version)
14. For A Few Dub More

Album Details

Blissfully Chilled Out Groovesto Keep the Devotes of Horizontal Nodding with Aproval.

Customer Reviews:

FOR YOUR "PRE-FADE LISTENING" PLEASURE!!!.......2004-02-17

Solarized is a brilliant and captivating assortment of downtempo, Dub, Funk, Reggae and ambient grooves...Another underrated, underexposed artist whose wonderfully produced music will probably go unheard to the masses! A shame, too. Pre-Fade Listening (a/k/a "PFL", "TVS", and "Chin Chillaz" on most downtempo albums) really offers something new and inticing for your aural (and maybe even oral too) pleasures. Every song on "Solarized" is a masterpiece!

Average customer rating:

Solarized Ian Brown Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002QCBFO Release Date: 2004-09-20

Tracks:

1. Longsight M13
2. Time Is My Everything
3. Destiny or Circumstance
4. Upside Down
5. Solarized
6. Sweet Fantastic
7. Keep What Ya Got
8. Home Is Where the Heart Is
9. One Way Ticket to Paradise
10. Kiss Ya Lips (No I.D.)

Album Description

UK edition features an additional bonus track. One of music's true icons, Ian Brown releases his 4th solo album. Solarized is without doubt Ian's strongest album to date and includes a number of varied, brilliant tracks with numerous influences. From the opening track 'Longsight M13' (a song about the part of Manchester that still shows the legendary 'Free Ian Brown' graffiti) to the Mexican vibes of 'Time Is My Everything'; Ian has used a variety of styles and influences to make a brilliant album. The first single 'Keep What Ya Got' features another Manchester legend Noel Gallagher who co-wrote the track with Ian and plays guitar and backing vocals - an amazing track combining 2 of Manchester and British music's biggest icons. Universal. 2004.

Album Details

One of Music's True Icons, Former Stone Rose Ian Brown Releases his Fourth Solo Album. "Solarized" is Without a Doubt Brown's Strongest Album to Date and Includes a Number of Varied, Brilliant Tracks with Numerous Influences. Includes the Song "Happy Ever After", which Doesn't Appear on Other Versions of the Disc.

Average customer rating:

Driven Solarized Manufacturer: Meteor City Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Neanderthal Speedway It's Not the Heat, It's the Humanity Reason to Live II ASIN: B00005OAGN Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Dig the Ride
3. Born of Fire
4. Chrome Shop
5. Meanspirit
6. Angel
7. Stab Yor Back
8. Firefight
9. Box Full of Dirt
10. Southbound
11. Conspiracy
12. World Without End

Average customer rating: Thick Wall of Sound

Neanderthal Speedway Solarized Manufacturer: Man's Ruin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004RI7N Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Nebula Mask
2. Aftermath
3. Fire Breather
4. Psyclone Tread
5. Iron Hide
6. February Sixth (Anti Life Equation)
7. Solar Fang
8. Black Light Swill
9. Cloud King
10. Shifter
11. Gravity Well
12. Monolith

Customer Reviews:

Thick Wall of Sound.......2000-06-15

This album is great. The production could be better but, well worth the trade to keep the major labels tampering out of it. The direction of the album is somewhat singular but, what a great direction to head. This is in your face, straight on "stoner rock" as it is now called. Fat heavy fuzzy riffs consume every track. The guitars make a giant tank driving on the tracks of some solid grooving basslines. The drums pound down all the obstacles in the way of this space vehicle. This is head trippy, riff heavy, space rock. The vocals are agressive yet very sound on the head. I only wish they could be slightly more audible (part of the slighted production). You get some guest work by Ed Mundell and Tim Cronin of Monster Magnet as well. If you dig this genre of music and dig the likes of say Kyuss and early Magnet, this will definately be worth the price. Give it a couple of runs, I would bet you'll agree.

Average customer rating: These bands rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jersey Devils Solace , and Solarized Manufacturer: Meteor City Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000IPTN Release Date: 2000-05-16

Tracks:

1. Heavy Birth/2-Fisted - Solace
2. Dirt - Solace
3. Try - Solace
4. Funk #49 [Live] - Solace
5. Slide - Solarized
6. Drifter - Solarized
7. Crucible - Solarized
8. Sugar Bag - Solarized

Customer Reviews:

These bands rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......1999-05-07

Have you ever heard this kind of rock on the radio.......... I DONT THINK SO thats because first of all these guys aren't pretty boys (and one girl) they look like worn out old hippies :-) but the music they put out is so awesome. My favorite of the two is solace great trippy rock, there isn't one song under 6 min. from them and at least two that go past the 8 min. mark, great improv. the kind of stuff you would hear jimi hendrix doing, and solarized mix of bluesy doom metal and space rock is great too. a must buy for the true music fan. By the way do what solace said if you want to get rid of crapy music and "kill your tv". thanks bye.

Average customer rating: Wow. I'm stunned! Stunned I tell you! More Monkey Business One way ticket to paradise best one yet Monkey...come sit on my lap... I Love You!!

Solarized Ian Brown Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002Y62I8

Customer Reviews:

Wow. I'm stunned! Stunned I tell you!.......2005-02-20

I bought this CD because I'm a Stone Roses nut. I didn't think it would be good. I was right, but in the wrong direction. It's GREAT!!! See, I never thought Ian Brown would be so good following the Stone Roses because his live performances with the Stone Roses, um, left a little to be desired. He seemed to be the least talented of the lads in the band; however, he's created a full-blown classic here if you ask me.

Melody, modernness, great lyrics, horns, guitars, bass, computers, emotion, mysticism...this CD has it all. It's a VERY good CD. Have no fear picking this one up Stone Roses fans and everyone else. It's a must-buy!

More Monkey Business.......2005-02-08

In 1996, The Stone Roses could have been the greatest band of the decade. Instead they break up after two albums. Other bands steal the attention away. The music landscape changes. Ian Brown has been an influence all the way, especially on Oasis. Ian Brown released his first solo album around that time. After three albums and a load of touring he has the attention of the masses again. He was on the cover of NME in 2004. Is he now going to conquer America? It's part of the plans apparently. Brown played in California for the first time in a decade in September 2004. Some new songs like "Longsight M13" are excellent. "Time Is My Everything" recalls the sounds of Arthur Lee and Love. "Upside Down" is his most political song. That is more of a concern when you get older. Some songs reflect his experiences with collaborations with UNKLE and other techno dudes. "Keep What Ya Got" is his collaboration with Noel Gallagher. It is an excellent song and anthem. It's amazing that Ian Brown has created a powerful body of work. He has not just rested on his laurel. He has kept it up to date.

One way ticket to paradise.......2005-02-03

My favourites are Keep What Ya Got, One Way Ticket to Paradise, Kiss Ya Lips, Upside Down, Longsight M13, and Time is My Everything. I like the sounds and styles on these songs, it is nice to have someone using influences from other countries, especially someone who is such a Manc. And to be having songs like this not because it is the cool new sounds but because this is what he likes. And Ian writes really interesting lyrics and has a great and unique style all his own. I only wish Canada's version had the bonus track 'happy ever after'. It is a great little instrumental that sounds like a continuation of 'one way ticket to paradise'. It should have been a track on this album and not just in the UK, we are a Commonwealth. Then it would have got 5 stars from me. Is there a Duke of Niagara Falls?

best one yet.......2005-01-19

this album along with his other solo albums will be out on Feb. 22nd 2005.

No more IMPORT prices, so no more excuses not to have this!!
best album of 2004 by a longsight (m13)

Monkey...come sit on my lap... I Love You!!.......2004-12-16

Cheers to Ian Brown... a musical god... Send him to the U.S. for a tour...we need the vibe and energy... This album is top form and a must buy. The Monkey King is on the Rise!!!

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