| 1. WARNING (Radio Mix) |
| 2. WARNING (Remix) |
| 3. WARNING (Instrumental) |
| 4. In Too Deep (Flip Side) |
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN ALL IN WHICH YOU DO FOR HIM. BUT ONLY THAT WHICH HE HAS CALLED YOU TO DO IN JESUS NAME. ANYTHING ELSE IS VANITY!!!!!! Psalm 127.
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FIVE FOLD MINISRTY RECORDS INC.
According to Ephesians 4:11, and he (Christ Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
If we are to do anything in Jesus name, we must first set the foundation, (Apostles)Eph. 2:20. Then speak Gods word by the mouth piece of God to bring order, (Prophet)2Tim. 4:2. Drawing ALL men unto he through the preached word of God with POWER, (Evangelists)1Cor. 1:4-5. Leading them unto the way of righteousness by examples in life and feeding them the word of God, (Pastor) John 21:15-17. Building them up and teaching them the way of the Lord by his Spirit, (Teacher) Rom. 15:14-16.
For this reason alone the Lord formed FFM Records inc. that the will of the Father maybe glorified in the son.
CEO/Co-OWNER/FOUNDER of FFM, KEITH D. MCDUFFIE
Co-OWNER, RANDY CRANDLE
it could be that im kissing your kneck
you will not know because im laid back
so watch yourself i'll come with a smack...
The tracks overall, bounce off each other to create a complete record experience. A song like Boy From School is a retro-flavored pop masterpiece, sounding like a cousin of OMD or New Order, you'll be singing along from the very first listen. Other tracks are far more difficult but no-less rewarding. The Warning, is great because it plays with the idea of musical catagories and the stigmas that go with them. The idea of geeky keyboard fans being violent and tough is funny, and that's the gist of the tune. Then there is the single which has garnered the most attention for the band, and its a dandy. Over and Over, has an insane, yet catchy hook, and really great lyrics to boot! Anyone that I've ever played this for has fallen in love with it, its just one of those songs that anyone can get into, and instantly like.
While the rest of the record doesn't quite leap the lead singles' lofty bar, it does a really great job of complementing the different styles and vibes, that without skill, could get very chaotic to the listener. If you are a fan of electronic music, and like a bit of experimentaton mixed with your straight forward pop, you won't find a better blend of a unique, and fun songs on any one record this year.
Most of the album is devoted to an alchemy of sounds, with Hot Chip creating chimeras of sound out of typically redundant and over-used musical cliches. They pull out electronic 80's harmonies and dub them under curtains of barely-there xylophonic sound in "And I Was A Boy From School." They weave your basic R&B melodies in and out of stringed corners in "Look After Me." And they create an angry but operatic techno mural with artful distortion and the catchiest of lyrics in "Over & Over." These guys won't sit still.
What's most intoxicating about this record is its schizophrenia and the sense that never are these fellows taking themselves too seriously. It's also refreshing that they have refused to carve a niche and travel it comfortably. One gets the sensation that, with each song, they've attempted to find new and better mixtures of sound and noise. They're not always successful (there's something about "Tchaparian"s digital hopscotch motif that is both addictive and annoying), and there's a chance that the music here is an acquired taste for some, but, as a whole, this album is a remarkable example of the limitless potential of music. Reminiscent at times of Moby, Radiohead, Annie Lennox, Talking Heads, and the Chemical Brothers, The Warning is a great album for anyone who loves music that refuses to play by the rules of "electronica" or any other genre.
Unfortunately, that's the case with "Fair Warning". A brilliant album, yes, but the truth of thematter is that it wasn't remembered for high-on-the-chart singles such as "Jump" or "Panama". However, what it lacks for in commercial success it more than makes up for in clever songwriting and an overall dark tone. On a positive note, it's probably one of their overall greatest albums.
"Fair Warning" is the type of album where each song can flow pretty well into the following, even if the styles are a bit different. In addition, "Fair Warning" overall paints an easy-to-see picture. You can almost imagine a movie being made in the scenery that's painted by the rebelliousness of "Unchained" or the third-world neighborhood of "Mean Street". It's a land of murky tales and strange situations that's just so interesting and quite dark that you are brought in without hardly knowing. The imagery on the album covers, front and back, hint at what such a place might be like; twisted days where people go wild, uncertain events pop up out of nowhere, and all is portrayed by the soundtrack, a hard-rocking, moody masterpiece that is "Fair Warning".
All right, so more to the point, the music on this album is quite unique and interesting. Even in all the murky emotions, the sing-a-long choruses and anthemic displays of power show you that while this album may prove to be a change of pace, Van Halen is basically the same. Eddie Van Halen displays more exciting stunts on his guitar, while David Lee Roth erupts like a volcano with his comments and amusingly entertaining performances. Michael Anthony's basswork is quite present on this album, too, and Alex Van Halen's "what kind of drums is that man playing on?" drumming is top-notch, too. Overall, this album is yet another display of Van Halen's both incredible talent and catchy songwriting.
"Mean Street": The first, thirty seconds are Eddie Van Halen's progressive dual-handed tapping, a technique so unusual that when my guitar teacher showed me a long, long time ago, I was drawn in and bought this album. The main riff is so awesome it makes you wanna turn the power all the way up. The closing solo is very impressive as well, and basically, everybody is at the top of their game here. An instant classic.
" 'Dirty Movies' ": Wow, in just four minutes, Van Halen plays one of the most unpredictable songs I've ever heard, in a GOOD way. There are a lot of changes in this song, and random things occuring, such as David Lee Roth's spoken word, "Hey, you remember when that girl was prooom queen? Oh, wow.", and "Take it off! Take it all off!!!", and the cheering, this is a great song full of surprises.
"Sinner's Swing!": A fast-paced rocker that contains a very explicit lyric, especially for a VH song, but this is an awesome three-minute hard-rock blast.
"Hear About It Later": OK, a little time-travel here. Remember VH's debut? A song on there, "Feel Your Love Tonight"? I CANNOT TELL YOU how much this track sounds like a murky, love-gone-bad version of that song. Even so, it's still original with an anthemic sing-a-long chorus and some interesting, opening guitar work.
"Unchained": Alongside "Mean Street", this is probably my favorite song on the album. It opens with a huge, loud, crunchy guitar riff, the fast, fade-in drums, and DLR's, "ALL RIGHT!", shout. Great soloing and another funny DLR performance inside.("One break, commmming uppp!".)
"Push Comes To Shove": A very unusual VH song focused around a funky bassline and more basic drumwork. This song makes me thing about walking along the suburban streets of New York City, bundled up in the autumn, thinking about everything that's going on in your life. With such lyrics as, "Seems like forty days and forty nights since somebody's called me by my first name/ Including you", this is an introspective song that's an absolute delight, served up Van Halen style.
"So This Is Love?": The complete opposite of "Push Comes To Shove", this song has the swing and groove of an early Black Sabbath tune (one of Tony Iommi's guitar heroes was jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt). Along with an original VH sound and for some reason, a Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe, this is yet another great rocker.
"Sunday Afternoon In The Park": A slow, sludgy, two-minute instrumental with some of the wildest guitar playing I can recall hearing from Eddie. The riff starts and stops with some slow but cool drum fills of his brother Alex, and then, fading in is a hot, nasty guitar riff that leads into the closer...
"One Foot Out The Door": The killer riff continues here with Alex Van Halen's trademark, fade-in drumming, and DLR and Michael Anthony both kick in. The song and album close with yet another blazing guitar solo, and thus ends it all.
There you go, the dark, underrated masterpiece that is "Fair Warning". Although not the most commercially successful release, it's among Van Halen's very best. So if you want an album with massive talent but still packs the anthemic immortality that Van Halen displays so well, "Fair Warning" can almost undoubtedly get that taken care of. If you like this and want to explore more VH, I'd strongly recommend checking out, at least, "Van Halen (1)" and "1984", which both show these guys at the top of their game. Have a good time with this one, and until next time, peace!
I remember listening to it the first time with my best friend who was the yin to my yang; me the AC/DC fan, my friend, the Van Halen fan. I had enjoyed Halen very much - how could you not? VH I, II and Women and Children were all wonderful albums and in the good old days radio had an array of tasty singles to choose from. I miss early 1980s radio - good times...
But back to the first listen; the cover was a bit intimidating and as Eddie's intro to "Mean Streets" crept up on me, it was a surreal experience. Not nice but irresistible. After the punch in the face of "Mean Street", Dirty Movies is the perfect follow up - again probably more than I could understand at my age at the time, but that probably made it more fascinating. This was probably the first or second album that had a mysticism to it, along with amazing songs. This and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" were both albums I could not get enough of. Albums we would listen to over and over and discuss to no end.
This would be a long review if I talk about every song. I love them all - but "Push Comes To Shove", "Mean Street", "Dirty Movies", "Sinner's Swing", and "Unchained" are my favorites. I'm still amazed at 11-year's old I was listening to this kind of music but I did have older siblings so I did get introduced to quite a bit.
My only complaint is there aren't enough songs on "Fair Warning". Obviously VH was MAJORLY inspired in the studio for this one. There's an angst in the performances and the lyrics - but not some sort of rocker/punky angst. This Eddie Van Halen exploring his playing without much thought to commercialism and it really adds to the mood of the album. Same thing for Dave Lee Roth. I'm very sad they didn't squeak out several more songs - actually a double album would be preferred.
Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed that in this "digitally remastered" version the record company did not fix the sound level problems in a couple of the songs. These problems also appeared on the original vinyl record. The volume in "So This Is Love?" goes up an down several times, which is very noticeable and annoying. And it was/is not an artistic flare. The song starts at a good level with the bass line and drums, and then they are turned down for the guitar and vocals. Not a good effect. It seems like a poor editing decision. It would have been better to have all the music and vocals at the same recorded volume. The same volume "errors" happen on the next song, an instrumental -- "Sunday Afternoon In The Park." But I suppose on that song that you could want it to get louder from time to time as an effect. It's very abrupt, though, and, as a result, not that impressive. They should have spent a little time with some digital audio software and fixed the problems. However, it is faithful to the original.
Even with the audio issue on a couple songs, you should have this album in your VH collection. I still give it 5 stars. "Mean Street," "Unchained," and "So This Is Love?" are classic songs. "Dirty Movies," "Sinner's Swing," and "Push Comes To Shove" add to the cool-factor of the album. I think I can speak for everyone who heard this album for the first time in the 80s, that "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" was an instrumental that just blew us all away because it was so cool and different; everyone talked about it at one time or another.
Be advised, though: Lady Sov's style isn't best classified as "standard" rap. She's actually an English grime artist, which IS still rap, but it isn't structured the same way as rap in the States is. Fortunately, her music is more accessible than, say, Dizzee Rascal's; and although her thick accent is wholly evident within her rhymes, it's easier to stand than, say, the Streets'. Notable tracks include "9 to 5", "Fiddle with the Volume" and, of course, "Love Me or Hate Me".
There is also a necessary end-of-album remix-of-the-first-single featuring Missy Elliott, and although it's good, it seems like Missy just changed her style to suit Sov's (but Missy changes her style on every song she does anyway, so maybe that's not that big of a deal). But the only real problem with the album is that there are a lot of otherwise great songs that have questionable choruses, especially "Blah Blah Blah". "Random" seems like a bad attempt to introduce new slang, and the chorus to "Tango" doesn't make any sense. But there are still enough good moments to qualify Lady Sovereign as a force not to be reckoned with, so pick Public Warning up.
Anthony Rupert
This is a really fun CD to listen to, it's bratty, witty, and has some good beats I think, it may not be ground breaking; but it's for lack of a better term a Party CD in my opinion, she's very direct and has some fight in her, I don't know where she goes from here, but this is a nice start. I find myself listening to the first 4 or 5 songs at least once a day and they always make me smile and bob my head, so that's good enough for me, since there's not much out there that does that these days.
Now I'm not about to say Warning is perfect or anywhere near. I've all but written off Green Day's capability of making a masterpiece: they're too limited on their instruments, Billie Joe lacks an even remote way with words, and he can't sing either. And there are some crap songs here. I've already discussed my feelings towards Minority, so it won't do much good. I don't know what the hell Misery is supposed to be, but it's even worse than arguably Welcome to Paradise or even the dread Boulevard of Broken Dreams. There's also some of the usual angsty complaining (Blood, Sex and Booze), and a few brainless rockers (Church on Sunday, Castaway), and come on, do we really need ANOTHER song named Hold On? That's up there with Sail Away as the most overused song title of all time. Now, if the song was any good, that would be something different.
If you must have one Green Day album, ya might as well make it this one. For once, all the songs DON'T sound the same (my main problem with the group) and Billie Joe writes some pretty effective poetry on the best osngs (Warning, Waiting, Macy's Day Parade). So even if Green Day STILL can't keep up with the heavyweights, and though I doubt anybody over 18 takes them seriously, this is a great alternative to most the rest of what they do.
effectively. It's a forgotten gem-- & cast all do a fine job too.
"Sleepy Man" is a beautiful track, and if you love a clear soprano, it's a must-hear (try Emily Skinner's solo CD).
I write this review to steer those who may not like hillbilly country music in another direction.
Playdough- So catchy! Better than Super Rad. 10/10
Martian Girl- Long, 2nd best song about a Martian. 7/10
Ska Robot Army- A great song! Makes me want to party. 7/10
Idiot Box- Excellent. Slower than the remake but still great.8/10
Pinch & Roll- Wow! Hilarious and a good ska raggae feel. 9/10
Tarantula- A little repetitive but still funny and decent. 7/10
Marshmellow Man- Another great song, sound like the Toasters.8/10
Aquabat March- The only track I occasionaly skip, still ok. 5/10
CD Repo Man- Best on the cd, one of the best Aquabats songs.10/10
It's Crazy,Man! Another great song on the cd, fast and fun. 9/10
As you will see all of these songs on the cd are very high rated with one exception. You probably think I'm just rating these songs high because I just like the Aquabats, well if you don't beleive me then check my other review for the Fury Of the Aquabats or just buy the cd, trust me it's there best.
I got into their first album, and the new remastered cd has some live versions of this albums songs; at first, I didn't make out much of those songs(i discovered a dirty little secret! Play these remastered albums loud! Make sure you have the stereo turned the right way and all! Don't be cheap about listening to this or any other Queensryche album; it helps! All those other albums I give the same recommendation!
Back to the album - I noted 'Warning' had a few moments on the live versions from the new remastered first Queensryche album, and then, I tried 'Deliverence', and that was it, I had to buy the album; how many bands can put out an album with at least half the songs being pretty good? Not many! That is my measure of when to buy an album! Once I got the album and got a chance to play it loud and not sleeping behind my little blaster, I found just about all the songs were great! I still think Child of Fire isn't so great.
One thing is for sure, Queensryche music is brain food; my definition of whether music is brain food is if it takes some musical growth on your part to get into rythm and harmony; and if you don't play Queensryche loudly, it'll only take you longer to get into it!
[I really cant speak for the extra tracks on this cd because I borrow my dads older version of this disc] seeya!!
The music part of this album is AWESOME! From the irratic and somewhat mathematical rhythms to the ambience of the keyboards, there is a lot to be heard on "Disconnected". The guitars provide much chops and even some amazing heavily effects sounds. Even the bass lines are somewhat decent. Overall, this would be an amazing and must have instrumental album.
The vocals, and even the lyrics are horrible and sound so amateur and lame that it ruins the experience that "Disconected" has to offer.
I am a lyric and vocal SNOB, the vocals and the lyrics have to be JUST RIGHT or I will hate them. Sorry, I know I sound like a stuck up fool, but with the amount of bands that walk this earth, one has to be really picky. Vocalists like Maynard James Keenan and Mikael Akerfelt are where its at.
Not that I would want all singers to sound like them, but at least come with something that matches the music more! The vocals somewhat match the lyrics on "Disconnected", but seem highly out of place, in my opinion.
I just cannot get over it, this singer sounds like the UBER-whine master! His voice is so grating and annoying. His lyrics are stale and cliche'd. I'm sorry to all of the fans that really like the vocals and this singer, but he really does not have that much talent. Sure, he is very emotional, but almost to the point that it adds a huge, HUGE layer of cheese to the band.
The vocals sound very much like popular 80's ballads and rock bands. Now this can be good, if your into that sort of thing, but I am not.
I do agree that the singer could be something really great, he just needs to focus, or something!
Highlights of "Disconnected" would be literally every song because there are enough change ups on every track to keep you interested, if you can get past the horrible singing.
One reviewer mentioned that they could see a Tool influence on this album. I agree, on the music side. The Rhythms have that same dis-jointed and somewhat Mathetmatical and progressive style to them. Even the guitar distortion sounds like Undertow/early Aenima guitars. The drummer is amazing, creative and highly original.
The track "Something from nothing" is probably my favorite track on "Disconnected" and my favorite Fates song all together. This song is so spaced out and filled with odd time signatures and pleases me on many levels.
The keyboards get away with being a prominent sound in the band WITHOUT sounding cheesy or horrid, they actually add a huge amount of atmosphere and bleeps and bloops to the overall sound, giving this album a kind of electronic/progressive metal sound.
I truly feel bad for giving this album a low review, but the vocals kill it, and they over power everything else on this disc, so there is NO chance of getting away from it...Hopefully this singers annoying singing style grows on me....who knows...stranger and more uncertain things have happened!
Wow, this singer sucks!
I will have to say that as of later listens, the vocals become more listenable and tolerable bumping my original review of 4 stars to 5.
Many have pointed out that Matheos and Co. show a Tool influence on Disconnected, and I'll say that IS true to some extent. "Something From Nothing" wouldn't have sounded terribly out of place on 'Lateralus' (BTW, it's a great song). Of note is that Kevin Moore is on-board again, but he seems to have reinvented himself this time around. 'Disconnected' sounds less like an early Dream Theater record than the stellar 'A Pleasant Shade of Gray'.
All the while, Ray Alder continues to improve as a vocalist and Mark Zonder is, of course, nothing short a drum god (good competition for Portnoy). Supposedly, he isn't in the band anymore; he may still do studio work with them, but will not tour with them (darn).
THE REPORT CARD:
Disconnected, Pt. 1: n/a (the repeated wailing shows an overt King Crimson influence here)
One: B+ (seems to be the most accessible track here)
So: A- (great song, but somewhat sleep-inducing)
Pieces of Me: B (sludgy, distorted guitar sound; Kim Thayil would be proud)
Something From Nothing: A (BIG epic #1, somewhat trippy, lots of neat little nuances)
Still Remains: A (BIG epic #2, sort of a throwback to late 80s Fates)
Disconnected, Pt. 2: B+ (longer version of Part 1, more of that King Crimson-esque wailing)
Only seven tracks, "Disconnected Pt.1" and "Disconnected Pt.2" being album openers and closers, this album contains some of the longest and most complex tracks Jim Matheos has ever penned. As always, his compositions are intelligent and the band behind him are equally competent. Vocalist Ray Alder once again proves to be a key element in the unique sound of this band, and he also co-wrote three songs contributing to the lyrics. It is quite hard to describe each piece on the album individually as Disconnected also, like APSOG, seems to make a unified statement with lyric heavy songs and emotionally charged instrumentation. The band's solid rhythm section, consisting of drum god Mark Zonder and Joey Vera, invests a different level of credibility to the songcraft of Jim Matheos and the trio successfully create the musical tapestry surrounding Ray Alder's vocals. Mark Zonder's odd-metered drumming once again relying heavily on intricate cymbal work is further developed by Vera's throbbing bass lines. Jim Matheos seems to experiment with his Robert Fripp influence adding more riff-based textures to his songwriting. He doesn't play any extended guitar solos, but his riffing is dense and blends nicely with the other instruments. Once again, Kevin Moore plays the keyboards (as well as piano and computer synths) and his atmospheric touch creeps into each track and gradually blankets them adding a blurry grey colour.
"One" introduces a rather accessible chorus in Fates Warning's ever-growing back catalog but quickly takes on swirling maestroms of ever shifting riff architecture by Matheos. The playing is vastly intricate yet extremely absorbing and passionate at the same time. One of the defining moments on the album is how "So" ties in with the melancholic "Pieces of Me" -- a seamless amalgamation! Zonder yet lends another of his odd-time introduction with fierce drum attacks and Alder sort of delivers random vocal melodies over the somewhat chaotic texture. Kevin Moore's aesthetics begin to come through particularly on the album's two longest tracks: "Something from Nothing" and "Still Remains" respectively. The two songs' running time takes up more than half of the album's length. Moore paints the palette of both songs with with delicate layers of atmosphere. The spooky bass intro of "Something from Nothing" fuses with Moore's introspective nature during the experimental clutter of the tune; it's a true sonic intensity. There is an impressive and busy interplay between the band members as they build a huge wall of sound that suddenly explodes into a chaotic musical array nearly after three minutes into the song. Ray Alder not only does justice to this song but he also comes up with his most haunting vocal melody to date particularly at 5:38 to 5:45. It's quite possibly the most beautiful thing he's ever done along with Parts VI-VIII on APSOG. Moore plays a recurring piano figure that constantly enters and leaves the focus of the track. The lengthy instrumental exploration characterized by Mark Zonder's sonic drum work is once again enhanced with the repeating vocal melody delivered by Ray Alder. Once the song is over after 16 minutes, you're left speechless and overwhelmed. The album closes with the second instrumental, "Disconnected Pt.2", with added textures and a few vocal samples we'd normally hear on Kevin Moore's solo project Chroma Key or Porcupine Tree's Signify. I admit Disconnected is a hard album to get into, but it is dangerously perfect and contains millions of variations and textures as major ingredients which other bands could only dream of let alone incorporate in their own songs.
GODDAMN this CD is the tightest CD you will own by an up and comer in the game right now. He reminds me a lot of 50 when he was comin up.
Hot Tracks include "let a nigga know" and "NY Streets" as well as the WhooKid Freestyle. Crazy CD, I find it wierd that he keeps shouting "Grestest Story Never Told" but the CD is called "Warning Shots" If he is comin out with this other CD I can't Wait. I will buy it when it drops.
Also look out for the song "DIRTY BIZ ft. my man KOOL G RAP"
Pick this up, you wont be dissapointed
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN ALL IN WHICH YOU DO FOR HIM. BUT ONLY THAT WHICH HE HAS CALLED YOU TO DO IN JESUS NAME. ANYTHING ELSE IS VANITY!!!!!! Psalm 127.
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FIVE FOLD MINISRTY RECORDS INC.
According to Ephesians 4:11, and he (Christ Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
If we are to do anything in Jesus name, we must first set the foundation, (Apostles)Eph. 2:20. Then speak Gods word by the mouth piece of God to bring order, (Prophet)2Tim. 4:2. Drawing ALL men unto he through the preached word of God with POWER, (Evangelists)1Cor. 1:4-5. Leading them unto the way of righteousness by examples in life and feeding them the word of God, (Pastor) John 21:15-17. Building them up and teaching them the way of the Lord by his Spirit, (Teacher) Rom. 15:14-16.
For this reason alone the Lord formed FFM Records inc. that the will of the Father maybe glorified in the son.
CEO/Co-OWNER/FOUNDER of FFM, KEITH D. MCDUFFIE
Co-OWNER, RANDY CRANDLE
WARNING,The Apostle
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ASIN: B000FBFSVU Release Date: 2006-06-13 |
Tracks:
- Careful
- And I Was A Boy From School
- Colours
- Over And Over
- (Just Like We) Breakdown
- Tchaparian
- Look After Me
- The Warning
- Arrest Yourself
- So Glad To See You
- No Fit State
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The second album from Hot Chip, The Warning sees these inspired pop alchemists pull off some truly devious musical juxtapositions. Scholars of music from Timbaland to Stevie Wonder to the Aphex Twin, this South London quartet make quirky, ideas-packed vocal electronica perpetually veering between moments of bliss, humour, and sheer sonic mentalism - take the opening "Careful", vocalists Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard sweetly harmonising "Every year, exactly this time of year/They float a balloon up into the air", as the tune leapfrogs along on the sort of demented breakbeat rave seldom seen outside a Squarepusher record. Luckily, Hot Chip know enough not to sabotage all their elegant pop moments. "Boy From School" cribs deliciously from Stardust's robo-Balearic anthem "Music Sounds Better With You", while "Over And Over" ("Like a monkey with a miniature cymbal/The joy of repetition really is in you") is bouncy testament to the joy of dumb, fun dance music. Further in, too, there's sweet moments like "Look After Me", an R&B-tinged plea to an ex-lover, that sees these clever-clever white boys succeed in getting sentimental without resorting to irony. A dream synthesis of warmth and intelligence. --Louis PattisonCustomer Reviews:
The Warning: Don't buy this.......2007-04-03
Looking for a face to attack (unique sound and beautifully strange lyrics)..........2007-02-18
it could be that im kissing your kneck
you will not know because im laid back
so watch yourself i'll come with a smack...
WARNING: YOU WILL LIKE THIS .......2006-12-28
The tracks overall, bounce off each other to create a complete record experience. A song like Boy From School is a retro-flavored pop masterpiece, sounding like a cousin of OMD or New Order, you'll be singing along from the very first listen. Other tracks are far more difficult but no-less rewarding. The Warning, is great because it plays with the idea of musical catagories and the stigmas that go with them. The idea of geeky keyboard fans being violent and tough is funny, and that's the gist of the tune. Then there is the single which has garnered the most attention for the band, and its a dandy. Over and Over, has an insane, yet catchy hook, and really great lyrics to boot! Anyone that I've ever played this for has fallen in love with it, its just one of those songs that anyone can get into, and instantly like.
While the rest of the record doesn't quite leap the lead singles' lofty bar, it does a really great job of complementing the different styles and vibes, that without skill, could get very chaotic to the listener. If you are a fan of electronic music, and like a bit of experimentaton mixed with your straight forward pop, you won't find a better blend of a unique, and fun songs on any one record this year.
Beautifully Broken Rules.......2006-12-07
Most of the album is devoted to an alchemy of sounds, with Hot Chip creating chimeras of sound out of typically redundant and over-used musical cliches. They pull out electronic 80's harmonies and dub them under curtains of barely-there xylophonic sound in "And I Was A Boy From School." They weave your basic R&B melodies in and out of stringed corners in "Look After Me." And they create an angry but operatic techno mural with artful distortion and the catchiest of lyrics in "Over & Over." These guys won't sit still.
What's most intoxicating about this record is its schizophrenia and the sense that never are these fellows taking themselves too seriously. It's also refreshing that they have refused to carve a niche and travel it comfortably. One gets the sensation that, with each song, they've attempted to find new and better mixtures of sound and noise. They're not always successful (there's something about "Tchaparian"s digital hopscotch motif that is both addictive and annoying), and there's a chance that the music here is an acquired taste for some, but, as a whole, this album is a remarkable example of the limitless potential of music. Reminiscent at times of Moby, Radiohead, Annie Lennox, Talking Heads, and the Chemical Brothers, The Warning is a great album for anyone who loves music that refuses to play by the rules of "electronica" or any other genre.
a great album.......2006-11-15
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Fair Warning
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ASIN: B00004Y6O7 Release Date: 2000-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Mean Street
- 'Dirty Movies'
- Sinner's Swing!
- Hear About It Later
- Unchained
- Push Comes To Shove
- So This Is Love?
- Sunday Afternoon In The Park
- One Foot Out The Door
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Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece.......2007-06-29
Unfortunately, that's the case with "Fair Warning". A brilliant album, yes, but the truth of thematter is that it wasn't remembered for high-on-the-chart singles such as "Jump" or "Panama". However, what it lacks for in commercial success it more than makes up for in clever songwriting and an overall dark tone. On a positive note, it's probably one of their overall greatest albums.
"Fair Warning" is the type of album where each song can flow pretty well into the following, even if the styles are a bit different. In addition, "Fair Warning" overall paints an easy-to-see picture. You can almost imagine a movie being made in the scenery that's painted by the rebelliousness of "Unchained" or the third-world neighborhood of "Mean Street". It's a land of murky tales and strange situations that's just so interesting and quite dark that you are brought in without hardly knowing. The imagery on the album covers, front and back, hint at what such a place might be like; twisted days where people go wild, uncertain events pop up out of nowhere, and all is portrayed by the soundtrack, a hard-rocking, moody masterpiece that is "Fair Warning".
All right, so more to the point, the music on this album is quite unique and interesting. Even in all the murky emotions, the sing-a-long choruses and anthemic displays of power show you that while this album may prove to be a change of pace, Van Halen is basically the same. Eddie Van Halen displays more exciting stunts on his guitar, while David Lee Roth erupts like a volcano with his comments and amusingly entertaining performances. Michael Anthony's basswork is quite present on this album, too, and Alex Van Halen's "what kind of drums is that man playing on?" drumming is top-notch, too. Overall, this album is yet another display of Van Halen's both incredible talent and catchy songwriting.
"Mean Street": The first, thirty seconds are Eddie Van Halen's progressive dual-handed tapping, a technique so unusual that when my guitar teacher showed me a long, long time ago, I was drawn in and bought this album. The main riff is so awesome it makes you wanna turn the power all the way up. The closing solo is very impressive as well, and basically, everybody is at the top of their game here. An instant classic.
" 'Dirty Movies' ": Wow, in just four minutes, Van Halen plays one of the most unpredictable songs I've ever heard, in a GOOD way. There are a lot of changes in this song, and random things occuring, such as David Lee Roth's spoken word, "Hey, you remember when that girl was prooom queen? Oh, wow.", and "Take it off! Take it all off!!!", and the cheering, this is a great song full of surprises.
"Sinner's Swing!": A fast-paced rocker that contains a very explicit lyric, especially for a VH song, but this is an awesome three-minute hard-rock blast.
"Hear About It Later": OK, a little time-travel here. Remember VH's debut? A song on there, "Feel Your Love Tonight"? I CANNOT TELL YOU how much this track sounds like a murky, love-gone-bad version of that song. Even so, it's still original with an anthemic sing-a-long chorus and some interesting, opening guitar work.
"Unchained": Alongside "Mean Street", this is probably my favorite song on the album. It opens with a huge, loud, crunchy guitar riff, the fast, fade-in drums, and DLR's, "ALL RIGHT!", shout. Great soloing and another funny DLR performance inside.("One break, commmming uppp!".)
"Push Comes To Shove": A very unusual VH song focused around a funky bassline and more basic drumwork. This song makes me thing about walking along the suburban streets of New York City, bundled up in the autumn, thinking about everything that's going on in your life. With such lyrics as, "Seems like forty days and forty nights since somebody's called me by my first name/ Including you", this is an introspective song that's an absolute delight, served up Van Halen style.
"So This Is Love?": The complete opposite of "Push Comes To Shove", this song has the swing and groove of an early Black Sabbath tune (one of Tony Iommi's guitar heroes was jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt). Along with an original VH sound and for some reason, a Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe, this is yet another great rocker.
"Sunday Afternoon In The Park": A slow, sludgy, two-minute instrumental with some of the wildest guitar playing I can recall hearing from Eddie. The riff starts and stops with some slow but cool drum fills of his brother Alex, and then, fading in is a hot, nasty guitar riff that leads into the closer...
"One Foot Out The Door": The killer riff continues here with Alex Van Halen's trademark, fade-in drumming, and DLR and Michael Anthony both kick in. The song and album close with yet another blazing guitar solo, and thus ends it all.
There you go, the dark, underrated masterpiece that is "Fair Warning". Although not the most commercially successful release, it's among Van Halen's very best. So if you want an album with massive talent but still packs the anthemic immortality that Van Halen displays so well, "Fair Warning" can almost undoubtedly get that taken care of. If you like this and want to explore more VH, I'd strongly recommend checking out, at least, "Van Halen (1)" and "1984", which both show these guys at the top of their game. Have a good time with this one, and until next time, peace!
Rocked my little 11 year old world!!! .......2007-06-19
I remember listening to it the first time with my best friend who was the yin to my yang; me the AC/DC fan, my friend, the Van Halen fan. I had enjoyed Halen very much - how could you not? VH I, II and Women and Children were all wonderful albums and in the good old days radio had an array of tasty singles to choose from. I miss early 1980s radio - good times...
But back to the first listen; the cover was a bit intimidating and as Eddie's intro to "Mean Streets" crept up on me, it was a surreal experience. Not nice but irresistible. After the punch in the face of "Mean Street", Dirty Movies is the perfect follow up - again probably more than I could understand at my age at the time, but that probably made it more fascinating. This was probably the first or second album that had a mysticism to it, along with amazing songs. This and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" were both albums I could not get enough of. Albums we would listen to over and over and discuss to no end.
This would be a long review if I talk about every song. I love them all - but "Push Comes To Shove", "Mean Street", "Dirty Movies", "Sinner's Swing", and "Unchained" are my favorites. I'm still amazed at 11-year's old I was listening to this kind of music but I did have older siblings so I did get introduced to quite a bit.
My only complaint is there aren't enough songs on "Fair Warning". Obviously VH was MAJORLY inspired in the studio for this one. There's an angst in the performances and the lyrics - but not some sort of rocker/punky angst. This Eddie Van Halen exploring his playing without much thought to commercialism and it really adds to the mood of the album. Same thing for Dave Lee Roth. I'm very sad they didn't squeak out several more songs - actually a double album would be preferred.
Great Album.......2007-05-24
Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed that in this "digitally remastered" version the record company did not fix the sound level problems in a couple of the songs. These problems also appeared on the original vinyl record. The volume in "So This Is Love?" goes up an down several times, which is very noticeable and annoying. And it was/is not an artistic flare. The song starts at a good level with the bass line and drums, and then they are turned down for the guitar and vocals. Not a good effect. It seems like a poor editing decision. It would have been better to have all the music and vocals at the same recorded volume. The same volume "errors" happen on the next song, an instrumental -- "Sunday Afternoon In The Park." But I suppose on that song that you could want it to get louder from time to time as an effect. It's very abrupt, though, and, as a result, not that impressive. They should have spent a little time with some digital audio software and fixed the problems. However, it is faithful to the original.
Even with the audio issue on a couple songs, you should have this album in your VH collection. I still give it 5 stars. "Mean Street," "Unchained," and "So This Is Love?" are classic songs. "Dirty Movies," "Sinner's Swing," and "Push Comes To Shove" add to the cool-factor of the album. I think I can speak for everyone who heard this album for the first time in the 80s, that "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" was an instrumental that just blew us all away because it was so cool and different; everyone talked about it at one time or another.
Good Time Rock From The Halen's........2007-03-08
The tension album .......2007-02-12
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Public Warning
Lady Sovereign Manufacturer: Def Jam ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000IFRQAY Release Date: 2006-10-31 |
Tracks:
- 9 to 5
- Gatheration
- Random
- Public Warning
- Love Me Or Hate Me
- My England
- Tango
- A Little Bit Of Shhh
- Hoodie
- Those Were The Days
- Blah Blah
- Fiddle With The Volume
- Love Me Or Hate Me Remix - Missy Elliot
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More Eminem than Missy Elliot, this diminutive U.K. rapper shows exactly how threatening a small woman with a big mouth can be. Her spiky collision of punk rock attitude and pop appeal is a revelation and her self-awareness is oddly shocking, but rather endearing, as the 5-foot-1 rapper asserts, "I'm the biggest midget in the fame." Wicked, irreverent, smart, and full of self-depreciating humor, this queen of grime rap pillages her autobiography on "Those Were the Days," deconstructs nationalism on "My England," raids Mother Goose on "Public Warning," and then drops a gauntlet with a loud clattering sound, making listeners laugh out loud with the snotty, but laughable challenge of "Love Me or Hate Me." But mostly she keeps things moving, throwing off sparks and bon mots with her mad, furious, in-your-face flow, while adding a bit of glam and new wave to the electro hip-hop beats. She might be small, but her future as the voice of the fashionably disaffected is huge. --Jaan UhelszkiCustomer Reviews:
3-1/2 stars -- Good but she could use a hook-up.......2007-07-31
Be advised, though: Lady Sov's style isn't best classified as "standard" rap. She's actually an English grime artist, which IS still rap, but it isn't structured the same way as rap in the States is. Fortunately, her music is more accessible than, say, Dizzee Rascal's; and although her thick accent is wholly evident within her rhymes, it's easier to stand than, say, the Streets'. Notable tracks include "9 to 5", "Fiddle with the Volume" and, of course, "Love Me or Hate Me".
There is also a necessary end-of-album remix-of-the-first-single featuring Missy Elliott, and although it's good, it seems like Missy just changed her style to suit Sov's (but Missy changes her style on every song she does anyway, so maybe that's not that big of a deal). But the only real problem with the album is that there are a lot of otherwise great songs that have questionable choruses, especially "Blah Blah Blah". "Random" seems like a bad attempt to introduce new slang, and the chorus to "Tango" doesn't make any sense. But there are still enough good moments to qualify Lady Sovereign as a force not to be reckoned with, so pick Public Warning up.
Anthony Rupert
ugh.......2007-06-14
unbelievable.......2007-06-12
It's ok.......2007-06-03
Sounds Okay To Me.......2007-06-02
This is a really fun CD to listen to, it's bratty, witty, and has some good beats I think, it may not be ground breaking; but it's for lack of a better term a Party CD in my opinion, she's very direct and has some fight in her, I don't know where she goes from here, but this is a nice start. I find myself listening to the first 4 or 5 songs at least once a day and they always make me smile and bob my head, so that's good enough for me, since there's not much out there that does that these days.
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Warning
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ASIN: B00004XQP4 Release Date: 2000-10-03 |
Tracks:
- Warning
- Blood, Sex And Booze
- Church On Sunday
- Fashion Victim
- Castaway
- Misery
- Deadbeat Holiday
- Hold On
- Jackass
- Waiting
- Minority
- Macy's Day Parade
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After two years off following the release of the genre-expanding Nimrod, the usually insouciant trio Green Day are open to some weighty self-analysis. Gone are the raging rants, cartoonish antics, and anthropological musings about the punk scene, replaced by an introspection that brings to mind Michael Stipe and Bono. Like the U2 frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong still hasn't found what he's looking for, but he knows where he's been and is eager to move past the days when Green Day were considered the clown princes of rock. Witness "Jackass," which cautions, "Everybody loves a joke, but no one likes a fool." Proving that they aren't fools, Green Day take a substantial step forward, exploring new rhythms, sonics, and subjects. While many of the tracks are still cheeky and infectious, the deceptively simple melodies belie a quest for meaning, faith, and fulfillment. There's a tentative optimism here that's tempered by irony and flashes of self-loathing. Still, Warning transcends the darkness that clouded 1995's Insomniac. No longer so under the sway of the Buzzcocks and the Ramones, this time Armstrong and company dip into the early rock canon--the Beatles and Bob Dylan, among them. As a result, their first self-produced album is more "Nowhere Man" than "Blitzkrieg Bop." --Jaan UhelszkiCustomer Reviews:
Full Of Angst and Love.......2007-05-22
Great Album.......2007-05-15
the worst Green day record.......2007-04-24
Hey, I actually found a Green Day album I kind of liked!.......2007-03-27
Now I'm not about to say Warning is perfect or anywhere near. I've all but written off Green Day's capability of making a masterpiece: they're too limited on their instruments, Billie Joe lacks an even remote way with words, and he can't sing either. And there are some crap songs here. I've already discussed my feelings towards Minority, so it won't do much good. I don't know what the hell Misery is supposed to be, but it's even worse than arguably Welcome to Paradise or even the dread Boulevard of Broken Dreams. There's also some of the usual angsty complaining (Blood, Sex and Booze), and a few brainless rockers (Church on Sunday, Castaway), and come on, do we really need ANOTHER song named Hold On? That's up there with Sail Away as the most overused song title of all time. Now, if the song was any good, that would be something different.
If you must have one Green Day album, ya might as well make it this one. For once, all the songs DON'T sound the same (my main problem with the group) and Billie Joe writes some pretty effective poetry on the best osngs (Warning, Waiting, Macy's Day Parade). So even if Green Day STILL can't keep up with the heavyweights, and though I doubt anybody over 18 takes them seriously, this is a great alternative to most the rest of what they do.
Nobody Likes A Fool, indeed.......2007-02-18
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The Robber Bridegroom (1976 Original Broadway Cast)
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ASIN: B00000GBYU Release Date: 1999-04-27 |
Tracks:
- Once Upon The Natchez
- Sudden The Day Looks Sunny
- Two Heads
- Steal With Style
- Rosamund's Dream
- The Pricklepear Bloom
- Nothin' Up
- Deeper In The Woods
- Riches
- Little Piece Of Sugar Cane
- Love Stolen
- Poor Tied Up Darlin'
- Mean As A Snake
- Sleepy Man
- Where Oh Where Is My Baby Darlin'?/Pass Her Along/Wedding Ceremony/Finale
- Company's Comin'
- There's The Way The People Blend
- Gallop To Your Treasure Thy Wife
- Grab Your Mate And Skedaddle All
- You Got You A Suckling Pig
- Poor Little Baby Darlin'
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An excellent underknown musical.......2007-02-07
effectively. It's a forgotten gem-- & cast all do a fine job too.
Be Forewarned.......2007-01-27
"Sleepy Man" is a beautiful track, and if you love a clear soprano, it's a must-hear (try Emily Skinner's solo CD).
I write this review to steer those who may not like hillbilly country music in another direction.
BUY IT NOW.......2000-03-30
The Robber Bride Groom - Soundtrack Review -.......1999-11-27
an "unsung" musical hero.......1999-05-27
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The Return of the Aquabats!
Aquabats Manufacturer: Fearless Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000059S0 Release Date: 1997-08-12 |
Tracks:
- Playdough
- Martian Girl
- Ska Robot Army
- Idiot Box
- Pinch And Roll
- Tarantula
- Marshmallow Man
- Aquabat March
- CD Repo Man
- It's Crazy, Man!
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Incredible,Ska+Originality, best of the Aquabats!.......2004-11-27
Playdough- So catchy! Better than Super Rad. 10/10
Martian Girl- Long, 2nd best song about a Martian. 7/10
Ska Robot Army- A great song! Makes me want to party. 7/10
Idiot Box- Excellent. Slower than the remake but still great.8/10
Pinch & Roll- Wow! Hilarious and a good ska raggae feel. 9/10
Tarantula- A little repetitive but still funny and decent. 7/10
Marshmellow Man- Another great song, sound like the Toasters.8/10
Aquabat March- The only track I occasionaly skip, still ok. 5/10
CD Repo Man- Best on the cd, one of the best Aquabats songs.10/10
It's Crazy,Man! Another great song on the cd, fast and fun. 9/10
As you will see all of these songs on the cd are very high rated with one exception. You probably think I'm just rating these songs high because I just like the Aquabats, well if you don't beleive me then check my other review for the Fury Of the Aquabats or just buy the cd, trust me it's there best.
Evildoers beware...........2004-09-14
Fantastic Debut Effort!.......2003-10-02
BlossomBat, Aquacadet extraordinaire.......2002-04-22
BE OPEN MINDED AND TRY THIS CD!.......1999-11-24
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The Warning
Queensrÿche Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000931Q3 Release Date: 2003-05-06 |
Tracks:
- Warning
- En Force
- Deliverance
- No Sanctuary
- N M 156
- Take Hold Of The Flame
- Before The Storm
- Child Of Fire
- Roads To Madness
- Prophecy
- The Lady Wore Black (Live)
- Take Hold Of The Flame (Live)
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IF ONLY.......2007-03-13
i can't believe it took me so long to get into this album!.......2006-12-04
I got into their first album, and the new remastered cd has some live versions of this albums songs; at first, I didn't make out much of those songs(i discovered a dirty little secret! Play these remastered albums loud! Make sure you have the stereo turned the right way and all! Don't be cheap about listening to this or any other Queensryche album; it helps! All those other albums I give the same recommendation!
Back to the album - I noted 'Warning' had a few moments on the live versions from the new remastered first Queensryche album, and then, I tried 'Deliverence', and that was it, I had to buy the album; how many bands can put out an album with at least half the songs being pretty good? Not many! That is my measure of when to buy an album! Once I got the album and got a chance to play it loud and not sleeping behind my little blaster, I found just about all the songs were great! I still think Child of Fire isn't so great.
One thing is for sure, Queensryche music is brain food; my definition of whether music is brain food is if it takes some musical growth on your part to get into rythm and harmony; and if you don't play Queensryche loudly, it'll only take you longer to get into it!
E A S I L Y .......2006-08-31
Thank God for Queensyche.......2006-07-21
[I really cant speak for the extra tracks on this cd because I borrow my dads older version of this disc] seeya!!
Warning.......2006-04-07
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Warning Signs
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ASIN: B000002MEQ Release Date: 1997-09-02 |
Tracks:
- Warning Signs (Non-Album Track)
- Here's Your Sign (Get The Picture) (Single Version)
- Baby Barf And The Turkey Hunt (Edit)
- Here's Your Sign (Get The Picture) (Comedy Remix)
Customer Reviews:
Makes me happy.......2007-04-11
album not long enough.......2005-04-01
Stupid people.......2000-08-26
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Disconnected
Fates Warning Manufacturer: Metal Blade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00004UAM4 Release Date: 2000-07-25 |
Tracks:
- Disconnected, Pt. 1
- One
- So
- Pieces of Me
- Something from Nothing
- Still Remains
- Disconnected, Pt. 2
Customer Reviews:
Fates Warning - The Band Continues To Evolve.......2007-02-23
Seriously....the vocals ruin the whole experience....they suck.......2006-09-12
The music part of this album is AWESOME! From the irratic and somewhat mathematical rhythms to the ambience of the keyboards, there is a lot to be heard on "Disconnected". The guitars provide much chops and even some amazing heavily effects sounds. Even the bass lines are somewhat decent. Overall, this would be an amazing and must have instrumental album.
The vocals, and even the lyrics are horrible and sound so amateur and lame that it ruins the experience that "Disconected" has to offer.
I am a lyric and vocal SNOB, the vocals and the lyrics have to be JUST RIGHT or I will hate them. Sorry, I know I sound like a stuck up fool, but with the amount of bands that walk this earth, one has to be really picky. Vocalists like Maynard James Keenan and Mikael Akerfelt are where its at.
Not that I would want all singers to sound like them, but at least come with something that matches the music more! The vocals somewhat match the lyrics on "Disconnected", but seem highly out of place, in my opinion.
I just cannot get over it, this singer sounds like the UBER-whine master! His voice is so grating and annoying. His lyrics are stale and cliche'd. I'm sorry to all of the fans that really like the vocals and this singer, but he really does not have that much talent. Sure, he is very emotional, but almost to the point that it adds a huge, HUGE layer of cheese to the band.
The vocals sound very much like popular 80's ballads and rock bands. Now this can be good, if your into that sort of thing, but I am not.
I do agree that the singer could be something really great, he just needs to focus, or something!
Highlights of "Disconnected" would be literally every song because there are enough change ups on every track to keep you interested, if you can get past the horrible singing.
One reviewer mentioned that they could see a Tool influence on this album. I agree, on the music side. The Rhythms have that same dis-jointed and somewhat Mathetmatical and progressive style to them. Even the guitar distortion sounds like Undertow/early Aenima guitars. The drummer is amazing, creative and highly original.
The track "Something from nothing" is probably my favorite track on "Disconnected" and my favorite Fates song all together. This song is so spaced out and filled with odd time signatures and pleases me on many levels.
The keyboards get away with being a prominent sound in the band WITHOUT sounding cheesy or horrid, they actually add a huge amount of atmosphere and bleeps and bloops to the overall sound, giving this album a kind of electronic/progressive metal sound.
I truly feel bad for giving this album a low review, but the vocals kill it, and they over power everything else on this disc, so there is NO chance of getting away from it...Hopefully this singers annoying singing style grows on me....who knows...stranger and more uncertain things have happened!
Wow, this singer sucks!
I will have to say that as of later listens, the vocals become more listenable and tolerable bumping my original review of 4 stars to 5.
One of the Best.......2006-07-11
Great 21st century prog-metal.......2005-02-05
Many have pointed out that Matheos and Co. show a Tool influence on Disconnected, and I'll say that IS true to some extent. "Something From Nothing" wouldn't have sounded terribly out of place on 'Lateralus' (BTW, it's a great song). Of note is that Kevin Moore is on-board again, but he seems to have reinvented himself this time around. 'Disconnected' sounds less like an early Dream Theater record than the stellar 'A Pleasant Shade of Gray'.
All the while, Ray Alder continues to improve as a vocalist and Mark Zonder is, of course, nothing short a drum god (good competition for Portnoy). Supposedly, he isn't in the band anymore; he may still do studio work with them, but will not tour with them (darn).
THE REPORT CARD:
Disconnected, Pt. 1: n/a (the repeated wailing shows an overt King Crimson influence here)
One: B+ (seems to be the most accessible track here)
So: A- (great song, but somewhat sleep-inducing)
Pieces of Me: B (sludgy, distorted guitar sound; Kim Thayil would be proud)
Something From Nothing: A (BIG epic #1, somewhat trippy, lots of neat little nuances)
Still Remains: A (BIG epic #2, sort of a throwback to late 80s Fates)
Disconnected, Pt. 2: B+ (longer version of Part 1, more of that King Crimson-esque wailing)
Almost as perfect as APSOG and dangerously brilliant.......2004-12-14
Only seven tracks, "Disconnected Pt.1" and "Disconnected Pt.2" being album openers and closers, this album contains some of the longest and most complex tracks Jim Matheos has ever penned. As always, his compositions are intelligent and the band behind him are equally competent. Vocalist Ray Alder once again proves to be a key element in the unique sound of this band, and he also co-wrote three songs contributing to the lyrics. It is quite hard to describe each piece on the album individually as Disconnected also, like APSOG, seems to make a unified statement with lyric heavy songs and emotionally charged instrumentation. The band's solid rhythm section, consisting of drum god Mark Zonder and Joey Vera, invests a different level of credibility to the songcraft of Jim Matheos and the trio successfully create the musical tapestry surrounding Ray Alder's vocals. Mark Zonder's odd-metered drumming once again relying heavily on intricate cymbal work is further developed by Vera's throbbing bass lines. Jim Matheos seems to experiment with his Robert Fripp influence adding more riff-based textures to his songwriting. He doesn't play any extended guitar solos, but his riffing is dense and blends nicely with the other instruments. Once again, Kevin Moore plays the keyboards (as well as piano and computer synths) and his atmospheric touch creeps into each track and gradually blankets them adding a blurry grey colour.
"One" introduces a rather accessible chorus in Fates Warning's ever-growing back catalog but quickly takes on swirling maestroms of ever shifting riff architecture by Matheos. The playing is vastly intricate yet extremely absorbing and passionate at the same time. One of the defining moments on the album is how "So" ties in with the melancholic "Pieces of Me" -- a seamless amalgamation! Zonder yet lends another of his odd-time introduction with fierce drum attacks and Alder sort of delivers random vocal melodies over the somewhat chaotic texture. Kevin Moore's aesthetics begin to come through particularly on the album's two longest tracks: "Something from Nothing" and "Still Remains" respectively. The two songs' running time takes up more than half of the album's length. Moore paints the palette of both songs with with delicate layers of atmosphere. The spooky bass intro of "Something from Nothing" fuses with Moore's introspective nature during the experimental clutter of the tune; it's a true sonic intensity. There is an impressive and busy interplay between the band members as they build a huge wall of sound that suddenly explodes into a chaotic musical array nearly after three minutes into the song. Ray Alder not only does justice to this song but he also comes up with his most haunting vocal melody to date particularly at 5:38 to 5:45. It's quite possibly the most beautiful thing he's ever done along with Parts VI-VIII on APSOG. Moore plays a recurring piano figure that constantly enters and leaves the focus of the track. The lengthy instrumental exploration characterized by Mark Zonder's sonic drum work is once again enhanced with the repeating vocal melody delivered by Ray Alder. Once the song is over after 16 minutes, you're left speechless and overwhelmed. The album closes with the second instrumental, "Disconnected Pt.2", with added textures and a few vocal samples we'd normally hear on Kevin Moore's solo project Chroma Key or Porcupine Tree's Signify. I admit Disconnected is a hard album to get into, but it is dangerously perfect and contains millions of variations and textures as major ingredients which other bands could only dream of let alone incorporate in their own songs.
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Tracks:
- The Introduction
- Favorite Thingz
- Let A N-gga Know
- Come Again
- Stocking Cap
- N.Y. Streetz
- Papi (35 A Gram)
- L.O.V.E.
- Huh Mama
- We Want In
- Kiss The Babies
- Pop Quiz (Multiple Choice)
- Yes
- If...(My Mommy)
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Product Description
1. The Introduction
2. Favorite Thingz
3. Let A N*gga Know
4. Come Again
5. Stocking Cap
6. N.Y. Streetz
7. Papi (35 A Gram)
8. L.O.V.E.
9. Huh Mama
10. We Want In
11. Kiss The Babies
12. Pop Quiz
13. Yes
14. If... (My Mommy)
15. Drama Hour Freestyle
16. Shok TV
17. DJ Absolut Freestyle
18. Whoo Kid Freestyle
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Let a nigga know.......2005-04-01
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