Clean

About the Artist
2001 brings us David Steinhart, veteran of LA's underrated independent label world and bands such as Smart Brown Hanbag and Pop Art. Subtle pop craft from the mellow yet sharp witted side of the world does not get better.

Product Description
Stonegarden Records has been in existence for over 10 years. The label currently has a healthy roster of bands. Additionally, a solid foundation built upon a back-catalog has allowed for credible experience. Founded originally as a vehicle to deliver Pop Art releases, Pop Art member David Steinhart has since carried the torch not just for Smart Brown Handbag but other LA based artists with an emphasis on pop stylings. Please do peruse this site and check out some of the music and feel free to drop us a hello.

Clean,Davie Steinhart,Stonegarden,Pop art's vocalist/guitarist steps solo with a sweetly melodic, lightly folksy pop album. It has a simple charm to it; a refreshing breather from so many of the overly slick singer/songwriter albums that are out there. - B-Side

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Average customer rating: The Best Damn Thing Review Hmmmmmm "She's Like So Whatever" What the..? Whatever!

The Best Damn Thing [CLEAN] Avril Lavigne Manufacturer: RCA Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dignity It Won't Be Soon Before Long My December Minutes to Midnight Infinity on High ASIN: B000NA1OXY Release Date: 2007-04-17

Tracks:

1. Girlfriend
2. I Can Do Better
3. Runaway
4. The Best Damn Thing
5. When You're Gone
6. Everything Back But You
7. Hot
8. Innocence
9. I Don't Have To Try
10. One Of Those Girls
11. Contagious
12. Keep Holding On

Amazon.com

The first clue to the sound of Avril Lavigne's third CD, The Best Damn Thing, comes in the form of her kickoff single, "Girlfriend," which is filled with singing, clapping, and cheerleader-style chanting. The song is quite a sonic contrast to her previous disc, Under My Skin, which was considered to be Lavigne's more mature follow-up to her 16 million-selling debut CD, Let Go. Like that debut, The Best Damn Thing will be largely and deeply embraced by teenage girls, and is packed with songs that will create enthusiastic sing-alongs in concert. There are a handful of numbers that will appeal to a wider audience; "Innocence" and disc closer "Keep Holding On" would both fit perfectly in a Gray's Anatomy episode, while the sultry message and solid harmonies in "Hot" will appease ears of many ages. Lavigne's husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryk Whibley makes an appearance as producer and instrumentalist on a handful of tracks; their union, however, seems to have bred more than love. "I Don't Have to Try" and "Everything Back But You" both have a frenetic pace and chorus that is so eerily Sum-like that if they weren't married, a copyright lawsuit might ensue. That aside, the record oscillates between lyrically acerbic fare ("One of Those Girls," "I Can Do Better") and fluffy sugar-pop melodies ("Contagious," "The Best Damn Thing") delivering far more spunk rock than punk rock. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

The Best Damn Thing Review.......2007-07-18

The first song rocks. Every single other song is so bad, I cannot believe it is the same artist. If she had any integrity, she would not even have recorded them.

Hmmmmmm.......2007-07-16

Sort of disappointing. Different energy on this one, oh wait...she's happy now, and the music tells all. I enjoyed the fact that I could find solace in her music and curse men and the world all in one bitter lyric. We all can't be happy all the time and it seems it's getting harder to find people to sing about that. Oh well.

"She's Like So Whatever".......2007-07-15

* I'm supposed to focus on the music, under the review guidelines. Having found little, I suppose I am free to focus on whatever I find more prevalent than actual music.

I listened to a few tracks of this, and had fun watching the video for Girlfriend.

Wasn't Avril Lavigne supposedly "anti-Britney", and supposedly "like Sid Vicious for the new generation" - when apparently, she didn't even know at that time who Sid Vicious was? That quote (in a 2002 Seventeen interview) links her to Punk.

She is an utter disgrace to Punk. She denies having ever said she was punk, but originally, she did say she was a skater-punk. Punk isn't about being a stuck-up motherf*cking princess (in her own words, no?). Punk also isn't about backtracking what you say about yourself/your music. But okay, maybe it's better to focus "on the music" instead, and not whether it's punk, or pop, or rock, or etc.

Music is supposed to come from the heart.

I suspect Avril Lavigne would be a lot less popular, if she didn't have her make-up, straight-ironed hair, and now preppy-wh*rish clothes (I wonder what her next makeover will consist of) - in glossy magazines, airbrushed album covers, and music videos where she indulges in being a "bad girl" (causing "trouble" in malls), and now seemingly, a bimbo (tell me how the hiphop, or whatever, dance scene at the end of Girlfriend, isn't "bimbotic", and how that doesn't make her like any other Britney/PCD/Beyonce out there).

However, if you do like Britneys and Rihannas, then go ahead and support the modern "music" industry!

PS: I'd give this album MINUS 10 stars, if I could.

What the..?.......2007-07-13

"Yikes" is the first word that comes to mind when I try to describe this album. It's not an entirely bad thing to say, but it's certainly not good. To be honest, I must've been living in a hole because I didn't realize Avril had a new album out until a few weeks ago when I saw The Best Damn Thing used in a local cd store. I bought it based on her previous two releases, Let Go and Under My Skin, both of which I enjoyed. Imagine my distaste when I heard "Girlfriend" upon putting the cd into my stereo. I had heard parts of that song before. The parts where I couldn't get to the radio fast enough to change the station, that is. I didn't realize until that moment that it was Avril Lavigne. I forced myself to listen to the entire song, which reminded me so much of the horror that has become Gwen Stefani. The Best Damn Thing certainly seems like a huge step backwards for Avril. Let Go was a decent debut album. Under My Skin was a worthy follow up that showed that she was maturing as a songwriter and artist. I was relieved to discover that Avril decided to purposely create a frivolous album that was meant to be fun. So let her have her fun. I just hope that the next album puts her back on her previous track. There are a few good tracks on the album. "Keep Holding On" is one song that do enjoy. But in the meantime, I can't see myself listening to 3/4ths of this album without wincing.

Whatever!.......2007-07-09

What an awesome CD! Avril at her best. I like everysong, except when your gone. but I don't get it. People keep trashing this CD. Ok this is kinda like a Christina Aguilera thing. Christina got married, and made a double album of happy songs, shes happy now. and thats my first thought with Avril, she got married, she is happy now,a nd her and her husband worked together on this album. So it's more poppy and fun than her last 2 albums. It's like if Madonna made everyone of her albums with the same sound. it would get boring. thats why artist try new things, and Avril made a great album, still punk rockish and a bit poppy. I like it. now the standard version is clean, but the deluxe version with the dvd is not, but the first 2 tracks are the only ones with language. over all a fun and great album. a new side of avril. enjoy it!

Average customer rating: Second Favorite CD everrr Back to black LOVE IT A rare gem in a sea of crappy copycats & sound-alikes! Not such a

Back to Black [Clean Version] Amy Winehouse Manufacturer: Republic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Alright, Still Introducing Joss Stone Timbaland Presents Shock Value The Sweet Escape These Streets ASIN: B000NA1Z1A Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. Rehab
2. You Know I'm No Good
3. Me & Mr Jones
4. Just Friends
5. Back to Black
6. Love Is a Losing Game
7. Tears Dry on Their Own
8. Wake Up Alone
9. Some Unholy War
10. He Can Only Hold Her
11. Addicted

Album Description

Hailed by Newsweek Magazine as a cross between Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill, British soul singer Amy Winehouse's U.S. debut, Back To Black hits the US amid a flurry of accolades, radio and TV buzz unprecedented in recent years for a young siren.

Her brassy mix of emotive vocals tinged with 60's girl-group stylings, sly funk, and anguished jazz, sparked the New York Daily News to crown Back To Black a "marvelous debut that would do Etta James proud" while New Yorker Magazine called her "a fierce English performer whose voice combines the smoky depths of a jazz chanteuse with the heated passion of a soul singer," and Spin Magazine affirming "there's never been A British star quite like her."

Back To Black smolders with a bristling fusion of old school doo-wop/soul inflected uprisings, (the charismatic singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album) brewing instant classics such as the Shirley Ellis influenced "Rehab," the Supremes tinged title song "Back To Black," the aching "Wake Up Alone," and the album's closer, "Addicted."

Customer Reviews:

Second Favorite CD everrr.......2007-07-27

At first I was a little iffy about buying the clean version, but I couldn't even tell there was a difference between the explicit and non-explicit versions the first few times I listened to it (except "Me & Mr.Jones"), meaning, I couldn't tell straight away where they had cut out the swear words.

Music itself is top-notch. The more you listen to this CD, the better it gets, and the more you come to appreciate the singing more than the songs themselves. My favorites are "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Back to Black".

Back to black.......2007-06-17

Last month I had the opportunity to hear BACK TO BLACK by Amy Winehouse courtesy of a co-worker of mine. Normally my musical preferences is at the opposite end of the spectrum (darker and more aggressive) but in Amy's case I loved what I heard. I finally got a hold of my own copy of BACK TO BLACK. I have been listening to the cd non-stop. I really don't care for r&b music. Today's r&b is slickly overproduced. Amy's music has a vintage Motown influence with a splash of jazz thrown in to the mix. The production is gritty like a lot of old school r&b/soul music were back in the day. I like how unique Amy's vocals are. They have a slighty whiney, raspy edge but without being annoying. I think the standout track on the entire album is the hilarious "Rehab". Gotta love the lyrics. Another great track is "You Know I'm No Good". For some odd reason the song sounded like it would have been great for the great Shirley Bassey to sing. Not wild about the rap on the remixed version of the song. I wished the album wasn't so short but on the other hand it left me very eager to hear more from Amy.

LOVE IT.......2007-05-12

I have to admit, I discovered Amy Winehouse during a lunchtime visit to [...] and he's right...she's fantastic. What a great CD. Nostalgic and new at the same time. LOVE IT. I bought the "clean version" of her album, 'cause I have a child...though I don't know how "clean" it really is. Even "clean" the CD is totally amazing. I'm not crazy about the remix of "You Know I'm No Good" ...it just doesn't need the rap, but the rest of the songs are all good. It's unique, but familiar at the same time. Kind of a trashy, Spectorized-girl-group sound. Bloodshot-blue-eyed-soul, if you will. I love her voice. If I was rich, I'd buy it for all my friends.

A rare gem in a sea of crappy copycats & sound-alikes!.......2007-04-29

Fantastic album. As I said in my review title, this is a rare gem in a sea of crappy copycats and sound-alikes; in a world where everyone is trying to release a sound that sounds like everyone else sounds (does that make sense?), Amy Winehouse releases a throw-back to better musical days.

This album is a confirmation of the fact that good music will never die, even if dead music continues to live. The smooth R&B/blues/soul/jazz sounds are Mo-town all over again. And I am thrilled.

I am a musical purist and I don't care for much of what is released these days, but this album is a wonderful exploration of the old sounds with an updated groove and a funky edge.

Every song is at least good. In my humble opinion, the standouts are "Rehab", "You know I'm No Good", "Back to Black", "Tears Dry On Their Own", "Some Unholy War", and "He Can Only Hold Her".

To carry that one step further, I would point to true, amazing standouts as "ME & MR. JONES", a slow groove with motown like backing vocals and thick leading vocals from Amy. A true treat for the ears.
Also, "JUST FRIENDS". This has to be the BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM. A smooth, rasta-infused jazzy upbeat tune, slow and easy. This gal is amazing.

Man, can you say Lauryn Hill, Billie Holiday, Etta James? This lady has a beautiful future if she sticks with what got her to this point. Her vocals are purely classic, thick and textured like few others can. She has placed herself at the pinnacle of musical history, not just modern music.

Simply stated, this album is sardonic, muddled, ironic, melancholy rantings of an alcoholic (recovering or admitted, I'm not sure) siren.

A must have for any pure music lover.

I am very picky about music, sticking mostly to classics (classical, classic rock, mo-town, big-band, swing, blues or jazz) but this album breaks through the monotony of the typical crap of today and shines brightly.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS SHOULD BE ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE GRAMMY'S. WON'T SURPRISE ME IF SHE'S OVERLOOKED BY THE SHEEP, BUT SHE DESERVES IT 100%.

Not such a .......2007-04-16

THIS REVIEW DEALS ONLY WITH THE EDITING OF CURSE WORDS FOR THE CLEAN ALBUM.

I bought the clean version of this album because she uses the "f" word in several songs on the other version and I have young children. The edited version is a disappointment. The curse words are clumsily half-blotted out, leaving an awkward space in the songs, while the phrase, "You don't mean [...] to me" remains untouched. I will still have to press the skip button, which negates the whole point of buying a clean version! If the Black Eyed Peas and Jay-Z can come up with alternate lyrics for some of their edited songs, then certainly Amy Winehouse's handlers could have done the same.

Average customer rating: The good old days Sits at the back of my CD shelf. Puddle of Mudd - My New Favorite Album Silver Side Up? Naw, I'd give 'em Gold. "La la la love"

Come Clean Puddle of Mudd Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Life on Display Break the Cycle The Better Life Silver Side Up The Long Road ASIN: B00005N8Z1 Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

1. Control
2. Drift & Die
3. Out Of My Head
4. Nobody Told Me
5. Blurry
6. She Hates Me
7. Bring Me Down
8. Never Change
9. Basement
10. Said
11. Piss It All Away

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Possessing a likable, arena-rock amalgamation of grunge, alternative, and nu metal, Kansas City's Puddle of Mudd are at once emotional and straight-ahead. Indeed, their no-frills lineup puts one in mind of a less uptight Creed. Singer Wesley Reid Scantlin possesses an Eddie Vedder earnestness that on hard-hitting tunes like "Nobody Told Me" takes on a Cobain-like urgency. Ranging from acoustic-based yet lush midtempo rockers such as "Drift and Die" to the gimmicky fun of "She Hates Me" to the edgy Nirvana-esque "Bring Me Down" to the dynamic and direct "Control," the 11-song-strong Come Clean is an assured, accomplished, and varied debut likely to resonate with rock fans of many tastes and temperaments. Katherine Turman

Album Description

International edition of the alternative metal act's hit 2001 album includes two bonus tracks 'Control' (acoustic version) & 'Control' (video). 2002.

Customer Reviews:

The good old days.......2007-05-20

Yeah I remember when this alblum first came out. I was about 13 in the 7th Grade. I remember "Blurry" that was alomst my faveorite song. It really related to my dramatic life in school and at home growing up. And it really does still relate to me to this day. Well im 19 now and in college. As I got older I have opended myself up to other stuff like death metal, black metal, alot of underground stuff, and so on. But I never forgot about my childhood days when "Blurry" was my favorite song. I never got sick of it! Among alot of the other stuff I listened to back in those days! Some things just never change.

So much dumping on this band! "Blah! Blah! Blah! They rip off Nirvana!" Whatever! What band doesnt these days huh? Dont get me wrong I like Nirvana and all the Seattle grunge scene bands. But something being an exact rip off doesnt make it a bad thing! If some thing is and EXACT rip off then it is pretty much every bit as good!

So if you are just some narrow-minded, 40 year old loser, high school dropout, all caught up in the 70's or the 80's and is afraid of anything new, and practically worships the Rolling Stones then this kind of music definitely isnt for you!

Sits at the back of my CD shelf........2006-12-14

Bought it for the hits (which I did against my better judgement), but the album as a whole lacks substance. I can't listen to bands who cannot put a complete album together. Not every song should be a hit, but there must be some kind of cohesion.

Having said that, the popular tunes are great.

Puddle of Mudd - My New Favorite Album.......2006-08-31

If you like Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman, you are in for a treat. This group rocks! Where Nickelback's Chad punches out his lines (most excellent), Puddle of Mudd is very melodious and has a great all-round sound going. This album is absolutely their best work to date and I am excited to hear some new tunes from this awesome band. Keep 'em coming! :)

Silver Side Up? Naw, I'd give 'em Gold. .......2006-08-01

When the CD first came out in 2002, I started hearing them on the radio and on the College Television Network at school. After a short time I was really diggin' their music. I soon bought the album "Silver Side Up". Two songs that especially stood out to me was "Drift and Die", and "Blurry." I haven't heard much of their stuff since then, but as of now, this is my favorite with Puddle of Mudd.

"La la la love".......2006-07-11

Okay, so when I first heard 'Control' I just passed 'Puddle of Mudd' off as another 'Nirvana' rip-off...another band that couldn't find their own sound so they decided to 'be' like someone else, but I was so wrong. While not brilliant, 'Come Clean' really shows a lot of promise in it's track listing. The follow-up single is the blunt 'She Hates Me' where lead singer Wesley bashes his ex with some colorful words. The next single, the heartfelt 'Blurry', is another gem and also another look at what this band can deliver. From radio friendly tracks like the aformentioned 'Control' to ballads like 'Blurry' and fun-foul tracks like 'She Hates Me'. Add in some great stripped acustic tracks like 'Drift & Die' and the closer 'Piss it all Away' as well as the fan favorite 'Nobody Told Me' and the emotional 'Basement' and you have a winning effort by a not so average band.

Average customer rating:

We Are Ever So Clean Blossom Toes Manufacturer: Sunbeam Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: If Only for a Moment Fairytales Can Come True: UK Popsike from the Late '60s The Groop Time Time Time: Complete UK Singles & More 1965 to 1967 The Open Mind ASIN: B000QGE7UC Release Date: 2007-07-02

Tracks:

1. Look at Me I'm You
2. I'll Be Late for Tea
3. Remarkable Saga of the Frozen Dog
4. Telegram Tuesday
5. Love Is
6. What's It For?
7. People of the Royal Parks
8. What on Earth
9. Mrs. Murphy's Budgerigar
10. I Will Bring You This and That
11. Mister Watchmaker
12. When the Alarm Clock Rings
13. Intrepid Balloonist's Handbook, Vol. 1
14. You
15. Track for Speedy Freaks (Or Instant LP Digest)
16. Everybody's Talking [LP Out-Take][*]
17. Look at Me I'm You [*]
18. I'll Be Late for Tea [*]
19. Mister Watchmaker [*]
20. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight [45 A-Side][*]
21. BBC Interview [*]
22. Love Is [Live][*]
23. Collects Little Girls [*]
24. Hometime [*]
25. Looking Up I'm Looking Back [*]

Album Details

Released at the Height of 'flower Power' in 1967, We Are Ever So Clean is Widely Considered to Be the Finest Popsike Album Ever Recorded. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (Discoverer of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds), It's a Fascinating Amalgam of Himsical Pop, Music Hall Humour and Acid Rock. Much-bootlegged Over the Years, this is Its First Official Reissue, Timed to Coincide with Its 40th Anniversary. Produced with the Band's Full Involvement, It's Presented with No Fewer Than Ten Bonus Tracks, Encompassing NON-LP Singles, Demos, Out-takes and Ive Performances, and Comes Complete with a Full-colour 12-page Booklet Incorporating Many Rare Photographs and a Comprehensive Band History, as Well as an Introduction from the Band's Leader, Brian Godding.

Average customer rating: Lord, I Want To Yearn For You! Voices Like Angels Great Album Pure A great band COULD be in the making

Clean Shane & Shane Manufacturer: Inpop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Upstairs An Evening With Carry Away Psalms Simply Nothing ASIN: B00062ID38 Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Saved By Grace
2. Fringes
3. He Is Exalted
4. Waging War
5. Make Believe Jesus
6. You And I
7. Yearn
8. God Did
9. Acres Of Hope
10. There Is Nothing Like You
11. Your Grace Is Sufficient

Customer Reviews:

Lord, I Want To Yearn For You!.......2006-06-02

"Clean," a CD by Shane and Shane about grace is a perfect CD to get in conjunction with "Upstairs." With great songs such as "Saved by Grace," "Fringes," "Yearn," and "There is None Like You/Your Grace Is Sufficient For Me," the Shanes have a gift of blending flawless harmonies into folksy songs that make you want to close your eyes and breathe it all in. The Shanes excel in simple yet poignant lyrics that Shane Barnard delivers in a breathy angelic kind of way. It's hard to compare them to anybody else because as they are one of a kind. Now there might be complaints that the CD has 3 cover songs on it and that "Yearn" was on the Upstairs CD, but Shane and Shane seem to give a song a different approach everytime they sing it. I do recommend buying this album on grassrootsmusic.com (sorry Amazon!) as it is currently $12.74 and Upstairs is only $7.99.

Voices Like Angels.......2005-12-29

The only thing I'd like to add to the well-deserved accolades is that their voices are smooth, like BUTTAH!! "Clean" is not only a title, it's a description - at one point I had this cd playing for one week straight. It's a truly unbelievable gift. Thanks, guys.

Great Album .......2005-10-17

"Clean" is a great album, one of the best in my collection, and I'm very picky about what I listen to so it's a big compliment. If you love Jesus and love to worship you'll love this album.

Pure.......2005-10-01

"Clean" is far and away the best Christian CD I've bought in the last year. It is pure and simple praise... so many of the lyrics are directly from the Bible. It's awesome to be able to put in a CD to study or drive and just relax in the Lord. "Clean" is a audio manifestation of the Lord's peace. Definitely worth the money- Shane and Shane have found their annointing!!

A great band COULD be in the making.......2005-06-18

I almost never listen to "worship" music because I find the lyrics mind-numbingly dull and repetitive. Perhaps singing "He is worthy" over and over is wonderful to God's ears..I won't presume to answer that..but to MY ears it's just lazy songwriting.

What Shane (Bernard) and Shane (Everett) have going for them is lyrics that are INSPIRED by the Bible...but not mere verbatim passages set to music. The Bible is PROSE...not song lyrics..and this duo understands that what reads well doesn't always SING well. At least they USUALLY do..there are a couple examples of really bad lyrics here which keeps me from giving an unqualified recommendation.

The sound musically is mostly acoustic pop with occasional left turns into harder edged rock and some interesting instrumentation for flavour. (Wurlitzer, vibes, melodica, and "Dewalt", whatever that is) The pair's breathy voices blend well on the choruses.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"God Did" is a paean to grace and a sly attack on the legalistic approach to Christian living as Bernard notes in the last verse "Maybe do's and don'ts were made to show/How much we do and don't ever make it". "He is Exalted" is simplistic lyrically but a nice update of a Twila Paris 80s megahit song. (One of her better tunes pre CRY FOR THE DESERT). "Waging War" finds the group longing for a day when following God isn't a struggle, when "what was once a pearl now sand/blows away in light of Him". "Make Believe Jesus" is not the indictment of Christianity the title might seem to indicate..rather it's a call for Jesus to make himself as apparent to non-believers as He is to the natural elements He commands. (Inspiration comes from Job 37:12) "You and I" is a jubilant declaration of Jesus' grace ("Come with what you do not have/And buy what's undeserved") over a backdrop with guitars that soar through the stratosphere. "Yearn" is an honest, simple heartcry for a more passionate encounter with God. "Acres of Hope" uses the imagery of God as suitor..seeking the love of those He created. ("How the story ends is/Love and tenderness in Him/Not safe, but worth it..") A pair of praise choruses, unassumingly produced, close out the CD. It feels utterly appropriate.

LOWS:
"Saved by Grace" is a GUILTY pleasure by virtue of its catchiness, but I can't let the bad lyric go without commenting. The hook is "By grace you have been saved (X3)/By grace you have been saved through faith/Through faith". That's it. B-A-D.

BOTTOM LINE:
Much better than most of what gets Christian radio airplay in terms of lyrical depth and nicely textured to boot. If they can get rid of the low spots next time out, they have a chance to make a classic. As it is, this is still very good.

Average customer rating: Apocalypse Here and Now Love the movie but hate this sound track Apocolypse: Noun Like Napalm in the Morning eerie and forboding...

Apocalypse Now Redux Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Apocalypse Now Sessions Full Metal Jacket: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Apocalypse Now: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Platoon (1986 Film) - And Songs From The Era Apocalypse Now Redux ASIN: B00005M98K Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. The End - The Doors
2. The Delta
3. Dossier
4. Orange Light
5. Ride Of The Valkyries - The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti
6. Suzie Q - Flash Cadillac
7. Nung River
8. Do Lung
9. Letters From Home
10. Clean's Death
11. Clean's Funeral
12. Love Theme
13. Chief's Death
14. Voyage
15. Chef's Head
16. Kurtz Chorale
17. Finale

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In the mid to late '70s, director Francis Ford Coppola put his career on the line to complete Apocalypse Now, his quixotic attempt to variously document, deconstruct, and mythologize America's military involvement in Vietnam. The end result was a troubling masterpiece and technical tour de force whose use of sound and music influenced films for decades. As originally released, the soundtrack album was equally groundbreaking: an intriguing, dreamlike collage of dialogue, sound effects, and music that both evoked the film's artistic sensibility and underscored the innovative, Academy Award®-winning efforts of sound designer Walter Murch.

Two decades later, Coppola revisited the project, adding nearly an hour of previously unseen footage and revamping its soundtrack release as well. But while the film may have taken on fresh new dimensions, the new soundtrack album seems stripped of virtually all of Murch's key contributions. What remains is primarily music--and a telling argument for the notion that the whole is considerably more than the sum of its parts. Inspired by synthesist Isao Tomita's '70s classical adaptations, Coppola hired father Carmine to write an orchestra score, and then set about synthesizing it. The Doors' "The End" remains an iconic touchstone, but removed from the context of the film (and its original album release), much of the Coppola music all too clearly reveals its inspirations (Tomita, Holst, Wagner, Stravinsky) and the technical limitations of the relatively primitive synth technology involved (mirrored in a pair of newly recorded tracks as well). --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Apocalypse Here and Now.......2005-08-07

I, too, like the other reviewers, had the original soundtrack recording (on 2 cassettes!) I enjoyed listening to it in the dark of my New York City apartment to re-experience the film and to also learn the dialogue.

However, when the Redux version came out on DVD, I also was looking forward to a newer re-issue of the soundtrack that highlighted the music and left the dialogue out.

I find the synthesized passages and some acoustic instrumentation in their impressive for their time surround sound-like quality quite amazing. The inclusion of the finale where Martin Sheen's character steps out in his "transformed assassin shadow glory" haunting and very moving. It is one of the great moments in modern cinema and in music soundtracks.

The only confusing aspect, which I eventually was able to figure out, was why this soundtrack did not include the really cool and disturbing end credits music. Then I learned that that piece and the others like it used throughout the film were recorded separately on a CD entitled, "The Apocalypse Now Sessions" by the Rhythm Devils. The end credits music appears on the end of that disc on the final track entitled "Napalm for Breakfast." Both these discs make an all around great soundtrack for what I judge as one of the great cinematic works of art.

Love the movie but hate this sound track.......2005-05-05

The sound quality sucked.... when i listen to it it seems like it can't be the REAL music from the movie.
The tracks were unnecessarily short, I understand that some of the music in the movie repeated at times, but it was still unnecessarily short. The transition from Valkyries to Suzie Q is almost as horrible as the version of Suzie Q they use in this.
The opening is okay. The ride of the Valkyries is good while it lasts. Don't waste your money on this. Just buy the songs on other CDs.

Apocolypse: Noun.......2004-06-02

Instead of paying $3.99 for a CD featuring "Ride of the Valkyries" I bought this whole CD. It was actually a gift for my Father. I think perhaps it might be improved with the addition of more songs from the era that evoke the sense of futility and dread conjured by the film itself...thus expanding the CD play time to equal the length of the Redux...which was in turn only marginally shorter than the actual war. Not necessarily songs INCLUDED in the film, but rather music you know the guys were listening too. All in all, however, it is almost worth the price...it puts you in the same place as the movie, and that's worth something.

Like Napalm in the Morning.......2003-07-31

This is an excellent CD and one that I've wanted for many years. I, like others who've reviewed the "Redux" CD, once had the soundtrack from the _original_ version of the movie, which was basically the entire movie, complete with all dialogue. I liked that "soundtrack," but what I really wanted was _only_ the music, without dialogue, because if I really wanted the dialogue I'd just as soon watch the movie. Fortunately, the "Redux" CD does indeed have _only_ the music, which is eerily beautiful and haunting. I should point out to potential buyers, as I didn't learn this until I actually listened to the CD, that the version of The Doors' "The End" is actually the interesting remix heard in the movie, complete with synthesizer enhancements, chirping jungle crickets, and Jim Morrison's Oedipal vulgarities brought to the surface, instead of buried under the instrumentation as on The Doors original recording (in which the vulgarities can barely be heard). "Suzie Q" sounds to me an awful lot like the version in the movie, though I'm unsure it's exactly the same; it doesn't matter, it's so darn close. What's really nifty is the intro and conclusion of "Suzie Q," which contains the synthesizer effects heard in the movie as a sort of musical segway. In short, if you love "Apocalypse Now," and what you want is _the music_ from the movie, this CD is perfect. To my ears, the music doesn't sound dated at all; it could've been done yesterday for a new movie.

eerie and forboding..........2001-12-17

I've noticed some griping that this new version of the soundtrack does not contain dialogue, unlike the original 2 disc version that came out originally. well, you can't please everybody. one of my other favourite soundtracks, "Blade Runner" often gets slagged in reviews because it contains some dialogue, which some people find intrusive. if you want to hear the dialogue, watch the movie. this disc is about the music, which is as dark and forbidding as any synth music i've heard, perfectly evoking the chaos and hellish atmosphere shown on screen. track seven, "nung river" has a particularly sinister feel, making that trip up river feel inexorable. "do lung" has a nightmarish carnival sound to it, appropriate to the scene's images of a place spiralling out of control. overall, if you like dark, atmospheric soundtrack music, (it is also very rhythmic) you will enjoy this, even if you haven't seen the movie.

Average customer rating: Funny but way too short Looove Robert Schimml Clean laughs when Robert Schimmel comes clean Hall of Fame Comedy If you listen to this - you, too, will give it 5 stars!

Robert Schimmel Comes Clean Robert Schimmel Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Miscellaneous | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Unprotected If You Buy This CD I Can Get This Car I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday... Something to Take the Edge Off Die Laughing ASIN: B000002N8M Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Hotels
3. I'm Not Homophobic
4. Airlines
5. Weird TV Commercials
6. Love/Marriage/Sexual Dysfunction/Adult Toys
7. Fart And Shit Jokes
8. Love Is Blind (It Will Blow Your Mind)

Customer Reviews:

Funny but way too short.......2007-02-24

Schimmel is a very funny comedian, but I have to give this 3 stars simply because it's entirely too short. Just when you're really getting into it, it's over. Now I have to buy his other CDs to get what most comedians give you on one CD.

Looove Robert Schimml.......2006-08-29

This is typical high quality Schimmel stuff. He's very polished, funny, lots of body parts and body fluids humor!

Clean laughs when Robert Schimmel comes clean.......2005-10-12

Not so clean language, but if you are into that, it is a fabulous CD!

Hall of Fame Comedy.......2004-05-07

This album is hilarious start to finish.

The highlight:

Not only that, who took it to the patent office?

"Next."

"Yeah, it's a cone you stick up your a**."

"Security!"

If you listen to this - you, too, will give it 5 stars!.......2004-05-05

I'm not a big fan of comedy CD's, but Robert Schimmel is fantastic. I actually got this as a copy from a friend, and I ended up buying it - it's that good! I won't lie - I literally cried beacuse I was laughing so hard. My face hurt from laughing, and my side ached. He is disgusting, and perverted, and raw - but, oh so truthful. He comments on the most mudane things in life, but brings out the humor in them. If you want to laugh like there's no tomorrow - buy this CD.

Average customer rating: Dissapointing. Sneaker Pimps Own DISAPPOINTING... One of my favorite albums of all time... A "Lightning Field" of Sound

Splinter Sneaker Pimps Manufacturer: Clean Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Becoming X Loretta Young Silks Tigermouth Psychic Cat Kiss + Swallow ASIN: B00002759W Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

1. Half Life
2. Low Five
3. Lightning Field
4. Curl
5. Destroying Angel
6. Empathy
7. Superbug
8. Flowers And Silence
9. Cute Sushi Lunches
10. Ten To Twenty
11. Splinter
12. Wife By Two Thousand

Album Description

1999 & second album by the acclaimed hit Brithop group, produced by the group and mixed by Mark Stent (Madonna, Bjork, Massive Attack, All Saints, Oasis). Features the singles '10 To 20' and 'Low Five', a top 40 hit in the U.K. 12 tracks total.

Album Details

The Second Album from the British Trip Hop Meisters Featured a Different Lead Singer, Chris Corners with Fresh Low-key Psychedelia.

Customer Reviews:

Dissapointing........2007-05-25

I don't like Splinter. Kelli Ali (Dayton) is awesome, and an (the??) essential component of my thorough enjoyment of Becoming X (which is nearly PERFECT [Spin Spin Sugar is the WORST of the album] and has remained in my personal top ten for a full ten years). Splinter left me feeling cold, empty and disappointed by comparison. I wasn't even aware that Kelli had been asked to leave the band when I purchased Splinter. You can only imagine my remorse when I inserted the newly purchased CD in my player. I suppose they were afraid they sounded too much like Portishead, etc., but they were much to be preferred, IMHO. I'm going to spare you the details of my personal opinion of Chris as a 'vocalist'. It's not a total loss; there are a few catchy tunes on Splinter, but I long for Kelli.

Sneaker Pimps Own.......2007-01-04

I love all of the Sneaker Pimps Albums. This one has a different voice; but the same awesomeness. Not to be missed.

DISAPPOINTING..........2006-08-24

ok first of all, i'll separate the fact that these guys were complete idiots to throw kelli out after the major success they had with becoming x (let's face it, she WAS the band). and i'll always emphasize on the fact that they should've at least changed their name instead of pretending she was never an important part of it.

and before anyone clicks on the "not helpful" button just because they still like the band, i will explain objectively why this album was diappointing for me...

i decided to give both their albums a try, thinking "well, they were responsible for the musical part the whole time after all"... and although "bloodsport" does have some awesome songs like "blue movie" that simply grew on me, i couldn't help but get bored by this one. there is not one single song that catches my attention even though i've heard it enough.

i guess maybe if bloodsport was better the next one will be even better (if there IS a next one)!

One of my favorite albums of all time..........2005-12-28

BUY THIS ALBUM!!! All of the songs on "Splinter" are fantastic. I really love the lyrics from each song. This album seems to be telling my life story at this time.

My favorite song from "Splinter" is "Superbug".

A "Lightning Field" of Sound .......2005-12-13

Sneaker Pimp's second album, their 1999 release Splinter, is my favorite collection of their work. Many fans were disappointed at the lack of Kelli Dayton's vocals after this follow-up to Becoming X, but I like Chris Corner's voice just as much, if not better. It has a masculine yet delicate feel to it that has a way of drifting through the music rather than contrasting it. It truly complements the mood of Sneaker Pimps: hypnotic, dark, lustful, and enchanting trip-hop. In the cases of the albums Bloodsport and Splinter, the Sneaker Pimps are trip-hop with an acoustic presence, blending their sound with rock.

Out of their three albums thus far, Splinter has the most inspired lyrics. They don't get repetitious (as with Bloodsport), they explore several themes, and they are the most poetic--not only in the images themselves, but the way the lines flow. An example (from "Destroying Angel"): "Like the stones beneath the water that you walk on to be taller/The hands you stuck together when you prayed you'd wait forever."

The builds in this album are amazing. Songs will start off as subtle, gain some force, and then reach mind-blowing peaks--this especially occurs in "Lightning Field," Destroying Angel," and "Ten to Twenty." Despite my mood, Splinter always feels welcome.

Average customer rating: A Dwarves classic For a wonderful romantic evening.......... The best punk album of 2003 Queens The Dwarves Come Clean

Come Clean Dwarves Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Alt Industrial | Industrial Dance Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Noise | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Dwarves Must Die The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking How To Win Friends and Influence People Free Cocaine Lick It ASIN: B00004NRWM Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

1. How It's Done
2. River City
3. Over You
4. Way Out
5. Come Where The Flavor Is
6. Deadly Eye
7. Better Be Women
8. I Want You To Die
9. Johnny On The Spot
10. Accelerator
11. Act Like You Know
12. Production Value

Album Description

Eighth album from melodic punk act now expanding their sound to include hardcore techno and big beats. Produced by Eric Valentine (Smashmouth, Third Eye Blind). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

A Dwarves classic.......2006-09-03

If you get only one Dwarves CD, this is the one. This band went through several periods (and at least one crisis), but tuneful, rockin' punk here makes for great listening song after song. Fans of the Ramones or Queers will enjoy their fixation on fun, and of course this is one of the classic record covers, ever.

Mandatory for every collection.

For a wonderful romantic evening.................2005-04-12

This is a rocking 21 minutes from The Dwarves. Not the hardest hardcore punk, but good stuff. Actually even before I knew this was produced by Smash Mouths producer, I thought a few tracks sounded like Smash Mouth, whether that's good or bad is your call. That's especially noticable in "How It's Done" and "Better Be Women", both strong songs. Overall though it's just mostly rocking fun. Now to quote track 6, "Recognize The Dwarves, slut!"

The best punk album of 2003.......2004-01-04

"Come Clean" is the best album the dwarves have ever done. Since the first time I listened it until now, I can't take the songs out of my head.
The best songs are "Better be woman", "How it's done, "Production Value", "Over You" and "Way out". The lyrics are irreverent as usual and the music goes from Industrial punk on Over you, to Hardcore on "River City" and some catchy melodies on "Production Value". There is everything on this record, is definitely part of the punk history. Excuse my english.

Queens.......2000-05-27

If you like The Dwarves check out the bass players other band Queens Of The Stone Age. Good flowing rock and roll with a hard edge.

The Dwarves Come Clean.......2000-03-18

This is the best album of the century!!! I expected that from the Dwarves though, since they have been my favorite band since '88! They're an irreverent old school punk rock band and they're definitely not afraid to experiment or try something new. THE DWARVES ARE THE NEW KINGS OF PUNK SO GRAB A BEER, TURN THE STEREO UP, AND LET THE DWARVES SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE!!!

Average customer rating: Best Waylon and Willie album

Clean Shirt Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings Manufacturer: Sony Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Outlaw & Texas Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Outlaw & Texas Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Take It to the Limit Seashores of Old Mexico Highwayman 2 Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A. This Time ASIN: B00005IAHT Release Date: 2000-05-01

Tracks:

1. If I Can Find a Clean Shirt
2. I Could Write a Book About You
3. Old Age and Treachery
4. Two Old Sidewinders
5. Tryin' to Outrun the Wind
6. Good Ol' Nights
7. Guitars That Won't Stay in Tune
8. Makin's of a Song
9. Put Me on a Train Back to Texas
10. Rocks from Rolling Stones

Customer Reviews:

Best Waylon and Willie album.......2004-10-25

Waylon and Willie recorded several albums together, but some of them were made up of a mix of duets with solo tracks by one but not the other for contractual reasons. They did one for Waylon's label that included a mix of duets and Waylon solos (WWII) followed by one for Willie's label (Take it to the limit) that included different duets and some Willie solos.

On this album, they were both on the same label so they share equal billing, as it should be. Furthermore, they were both going out of fashion with country radio so they could record what they wanted, not being expected to produce hit singles. Free of contractual obligations and other pressures, Waylon and Willie recorded what I consider to be their best ever album together - even better than the first one they did back in the seventies.

The album is built around the concept of looking back on the past. In the opening track, they debate whether to head over the Mexican border and have a good time as they used to when they were young. The song titles of some of the other songs - I could write a book about you, Old age and treachery, Two old sidewinders, The good old nights, Put me on a train back to Texas - give you a clear idea of what this music is about.

Of the albums they did together, this is my favorite. Of course, they also worked on other projects together, including three albums as members, with Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, of the Highwaymen. There was also the original Outlaws album, featuring Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser.

If you enjoy any of their other music together, you really ought to listen to this Waylon and Willie album. It is frequently overlooked but deserved to be much more successful than it actually was.

Tracks

If I could find a clean shirt
I could write a book about you
Old age and treachery
Two old sidewinders
Trying to outrun the wind
The good old nights
Guitars that won't stay in tune
The makings of a song
Put me on a train back to Texas
Rocks from rolling stones

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