A Revelation

1. From Alpha to Omega and Back Again, Pt. 1

2. Desert

3. Revelation

4. From Alpha to Omega, Pt. 2

A Revelation,Kent Tankred,Firework Edition,Electronic,Experimental,Pop,Rock

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Average customer rating: Sarah McLachlan Meets Portishead Quick P.S. notice how the people that give this bad reviews sound really pretentious & dumb... Sweet Shadows Indeed! Must Have

Sweet Shadows Daughter Darling Manufacturer: Plain Jane Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love in the Time of Science Baxter Fisherman's Woman Details Breath from Another ASIN: B0000AJIKI Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. Broken Bridge
2. Shattered
3. Let Me Speak
4. Absconding
5. Mermaid
6. Sad & Lonely
7. Things Untold
8. Voodoo Games
9. You Won't See Me
10. Sweet Shadows
11. Dust In The Wind

Album Description

If you can imagine Portishead, with more accsessible vocals, rich harmonies, classical style piano playing, gorgeous string sections and the most amazing beats ever programmed, then you have Daughter Darling. This project is the culmination of 6 years of beat production, the most talented piano, guitar and string players, a world class DJ battle champion and a girl who knew she was going to be a singer since 3 years old. Every song has been carefully crafted into a masterpiece.

Natalie's unique voice provides a strong basis for music that is dark and moody. The title track "Sweet Shadows" deals with her emotions of moving to a big city, feeling alone with only the shadows to guide her as she walks around seeing many "soul-less" people. Voodoo games, is about an ex-boyfriend who can't let go, and uses a voodoo doll to try and continue to keep his violent hold on her from afar.

Customer Reviews:

Sarah McLachlan Meets Portishead.......2007-02-27

Sara McLachlan-esque breathy, ethereal, yet powerful vocals get a trip-hop spin from Daughter Darling, and it's a case of two great tastes that taste great together. DJ Infiniti's non-intrusive scratching raises the group's moody, folkish, Celtic-tinged singing and tunes from the list of Lachlan-wannabes and helps the group stake out territory of its own. However, the album is not so trip-hoppy that I think it would only appeal to fans of that unjustly overlooked subgenre; the voice and piano work are strong enough to carry the album even without the edge Infiniti provides. The album is consistent in quality all the way through, with numerous highlights, and is enjoyable enough to sustain repeated listens. But beware of listening too carefully: the quality of the music exceeds the quality of the lyrics, and you'll start to notice if you concentrate too hard. The best way to listen to this album is to lie back let it wash over you without reflecting on it too much. Let Daughter Darling hypnotize you. You'll get lost in this album and love it.

Quick P.S........2007-01-23

The first track on Sweet Shadows, Broken Bridge, was also used in the first episode of Bones, Season One - that's how I heard of it, though it took some internet research to track down Daughter Darling - glad I did!

notice how the people that give this bad reviews sound really pretentious & dumb..........2006-07-15

so dont trust them...all of these songs have a different make up (within the genre of course...there's not as much range as one song being gabber waltz & the other a sadcore country garage techno experiment...who would really wont that?)...the first six are great then the rest are all good as well but it's hard to stomach such a well-crafted cd all at once...might have to take a break, listen to something less interesting for a min. (i.e. lamb, nightmares on wax, k&d whatever whatever)
bottom line people!!!!
...this is the best american trip-hop outfit out right now!

Sweet Shadows Indeed!.......2006-05-10

Daughter Darling has missed the trip hop boat by about a decade. Still, the album doesn't seem dated, and being a fan of trip hop, I'm glad to see a group still out there producing original stuff in the genre. Sweet Shadows may actually be one of the better trip hop albums, as in it is more balanced. It's less depressing than Tricky, but less poppy than Olive. It's got a nice combination of dark melodies that are somewhat catchy, while not being over the top in either direction.

The whole album is quite good and coherent. It sets the tone with the opening chords and doesn't waiver too far from that place of calm, subdued and perhaps a bit sad. This type of music always somewhat borders on the sentimental, melodramatic, self-pitying pit fall, but they manage to skilfully hover the rim without falling in. Honestly I was a bit scared when I saw there was a cover of Dust in the Wind on the album, but somehow they pull it off and make you almost forget it was a Kansas song.

This is a great album if you actually enjoy a rainy day every once in a while. It is quite mesmerizing and hypnotic, but then of course it also runs into the danger of being repetitious. Perhaps it depends most upon your mood when you listen to it, as to what form it takes. Either way, it is definitely worth checking out! And just one more thing, the album title Sweet Shadows is perhaps the perfect description for the mood and tone of this album.

Must Have.......2006-04-11

I previewed this cd on amazon.com before I purchased it. It is such an AMAZING cd. I never heard of Daughter Darling before the amazon.com recommendation. You need to get this. The entire cd is amazing.

Average customer rating: I don't care what the last guy says... One of the best Amazing, Simply Amazing This a lbum could change your life!!!!!!!! One of the worst bands out of the Hardcore Punk scene

Start Today Gorilla Biscuits Manufacturer: Revelation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Straight Edge | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Straight Edge | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gorilla Biscuits Break Down the Walls No Spiritual Surrender What It Meant: The Complete Discography Bad Brains ASIN: B000000TAL Release Date: 1994-07-31

Tracks:

1. New Direction
2. Stand Still
3. Degradation
4. Good Intentions
5. Forgotten
6. Things We Say
7. Start Today
8. Two Sides
9. First Failure
10. Competition
11. Time Flies
12. Cats And Dogs
13. Bonus Track 1
14. Bonus Track 2

Product Description

1. New Direction
2. Stand Still
3. Degradation
4. Good Intentions
5. Forgotten
6. Things We Say
7. Start Today
8. Two Sides
9. First Failure
10. Competition
11. Time Flies
12. Cats And Dogs
BONUS TRACKS
13. Sitting Round At Home
14. Biscuit Powert

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

I don't care what the last guy says..........2006-12-09

...this album, you must have it. Only dated by an unfortunate mention of Donkey Kong, the five guys from NY spew adolescent energy and human emotion. Is it ever bad to sing about unity?

Buy this AND Minor Threat's discography. But never, ever compare the two.

One of the best.......2006-07-22

Start Today is one of the best hardcore albums period. It had just the right amount of melody mixed with anger and positivity. Lyricly maybe not groundbreaking but they still did things a little different and a song like, Things We Say made kids think about the way they treat people. I found this album just a bit after it came out and was in high school and feeling like an outcast because I didn't think the same things as all the other kids and this was one of those albums that make you feel not so alone in the world. This album was like a breath of fresh air when it came out and for all the people that hate on it, there's a reason that this album was instrumental in introducing so many kids to hardcore. although I question some of their intentions these days i'm looking forward to seeing them on the reunion tour and finally getting the chance to pig pile and shout these songs. Highly reccomend it.

Amazing, Simply Amazing .......2005-08-30

I'd like to start by saying that in no way did Gorilla Biscuits contribute to the hardline mentality embraced by groups such as Earth Crisis...Gorilla Biscuits were always about being a positive and accepting group, straight edge or not, they respected the other people in the scene and embraced the idea that many lost sight with, UNITY...now onto the album..Start Today is the sophomore effort of Gorilla Biscuits and while they do stray away from their more metallic debut, Start Today is still an amazing album and is one of the staples in the history of hardcore...From the beginning horns of New Direction to the humorous end of "Gorilla Biscuits in your f***** head, one more chance and you'll be dead"...the album is completely consistent and is filled with catchy riffs, positive energy, and the delightful, youth voice of Anthony Civocelli...a great album, recommended for both veterans and new kids to the scene

This a lbum could change your life!!!!!!!!.......2005-08-28

If you catch this album at the right time in your life, it could change you forever...gorilla biscuits, showed integrity,kindness,honesty,and energy..........all the beautiful parts of being a teenager.This album opened up a whole new world for me,it made me proud to go against the grain rather than succumbing to the b**tch of peer pressure.
The guy who said this was happy,poppy,is totally missing the point and the feeling of this album....their is alot pain in this album...but pain that is reverted into positive energy for self development.
you will rarely here such honesty on a record again....rember this album was before posi core became a generic form of sxe...if you approach this album with youth crew/sxe /harcore prejudices your bigotedness will be yor own loss...
like 7 seconds,these peole really meant what they were saying then.!!!

One of the worst bands out of the Hardcore Punk scene.......2005-04-04

Gorilla Biscuts are happy, poppy, and positive. Those can be great qualities when you're in a pop or hippie band, but not when you're in a hardcore punk band. Also the strait-edge scene spawned one good band Minor Threat, and a hundred bad ones. It's groups like these guys and Earth Crisis that paved the way for the mob-mentality of the hardcore movement today. Forget this album, pick up "Complete Discography" by Minor Threat instead.

Average customer rating: Gotta love it Good, Solid Hard Rock Good on record, Greater live. No Revelations, Just A Solid Rock Album. Disturbed Jr?

Truth Is Currency Revelation Theory Manufacturer: Element Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Welcome to the Fall Point of Origin Faktion The Melody And The Energetic Nature of Volume Venting ASIN: B000B19BE4 Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. M367 (Out Of Our Hands)
2. Slowburn
3. After The Rain
4. Leaving It Up To You
5. Selfich And Cold
6. Take Away
7. Undone
8. Loathe
9. World To Burn
10. Over The Line

Customer Reviews:

Gotta love it.......2007-07-06

I never heard of these guys untill a year and half ago. I saw them open for Nonpoint and from the first note untill the last song I was hooked. I have about wore my CD out. They Cd is great but seeing them live is even better. Helluva nice bunch of guys!

Good, Solid Hard Rock.......2006-11-21

The Up Side: Revelation Theory sort of flew under my radar earlier this year when they released Selfish and Cold, so I'm a bit new to these guys, but if Truth Is Currency is any indication of what greatness this band will become, they've got a fan for life in me. Currency is refreshing hard rock in the vein of Staind and early Breaking Benjamin, a style that seems to have dropped off quite a bit in recent years. From Out Of Our Hands to Over The Line, RT packs 10 gems back to back for a pleasing 30+ minutes.

The Down Side: Currency is pretty short. A couple more songs would have rounded things out nicely. Also, one of my favorite RT songs, Far From Home, isn't on here!!

The Conclusion: Fans of Seether, Staind, Breaking Benjamin and Allele should find alot to enjoy on Truth Is Currency. Even casual rock/nu-metal fans can enjoy the singles, so what are you waiting for? GET IT!!!

Good on record, Greater live........2006-10-24

Saw this band on tour with Evanescence in Chicago. Props to the band for a hard show... honestly the live version is better than this recording, but a great record nonetheless. The band was also very dynamic, interacting with the crowd and were out front signing the CD's after the show... they are very fan oriented.

I'd give the CD a 4.5, but the live performance was a perfect 5 so I'll bump them up for the live show kudos. Going to be a hit when they go national headline.

No Revelations, Just A Solid Rock Album........2006-08-30

Take your first listen to Revelation Theory's debut, "Truth Is Currency" and you can conjure up countless bands to compare these guys to. If David Draiman of Disturbed mated with Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and fronted a band influenced by nothing but Staind and Seether, you would have Revelation Theory. It's true, this band is not covering any new bases. However, fans of the genre will find an album that is easy to pick up and listen to. Despite not being a very long effort at that, it is to the point and most importantly, just rocks.

There are ten songs on "Truth Is Currency." Eight of them are hard-rocking ear candy. Two of them are modern-rock ballads -- "Selfish And Cold" and "Over The Line." Since these are the two songs that step outside the boundaries, they are by defualt the best of the album. But on the whole, it's a solid listen. I wish I had more to say about it, but do the math. Ten songs plus a familair sound equals not much to say.

Disturbed Jr?.......2006-08-06

For some reason, as i listened to this album, I kept picutring David Drainman from Disturbed's less evil twin as the vocalist for this band. I also expected the singer to break out into the chorus of "Stupify" at any moment as well. Oh well. This band is pretty much like any other hard rock band out at the moment. The usual quite verse followed by a heavy chorus. Nothing new or to write home about.

Average customer rating: Positive outlook !!! Biscuit power! Great old school HC! Just wish it would last longer old-skool pride intense hardcore album

Gorilla Biscuits Gorilla Biscuits Manufacturer: Revelation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Straight Edge | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Straight Edge | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Start Today No Spiritual Surrender Break Down the Walls Set Your Goals What It Meant: The Complete Discography ASIN: B000000TA4 Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

1. High Hopes
2. Big Mouth
3. No Reason Why
4. GM2
5. Hold Your Ground
6. Breaking Free
7. Finish What You Started
8. Sitting Around at Home
9. Gorilla Biscuits
10. Short End of the Stick
11. Hold Your Ground 1
12. GM2 1

Product Description

1. High Hopes
2. Big Mouth
3. No Reason Why
4. Gm2
5. Hold Your Ground
6. Breaking Free
7. Finish What You Started
8. Sitting Around At Home
9. Gorilla Biscuits
10. Short End Of The Stick
11. Hold Your Ground 1
12. Gm2

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Positive outlook !!!.......2005-08-06

Gorilla Biscuits remains, to my (very very subjective...) opinion, one of the most influencial hardcore band ever issued in NYC. Among the legion of bands playing in the New York scene then, they displayed a unique identity... They sounded differently and they had the hability to create instant "tunes"... I used to appreciate a lot, in my late teen years, their POSITIVE attitude... Life may be a bitch, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't handle it in a different (and positive) way! To that date, every song in "Gorilla Biscuits" album is still enjoyable and able to kick your a**, even if I have some favourites... But, I won't tell you, not my job... Just made your own opinion... Anyway, I think ALL are great, it just depends on the mood you are when you're listening these bullets...

Biscuit power!.......2000-07-28

Everything you could ever want from an Hc album. Attitude, tunes, speed, positivity, jokes, absolutelY awesome

Great old school HC! Just wish it would last longer.......2000-06-02

This is a classic sXe hardcore album. Gorilla Biscuits have the true HC attitude and the lyrics on this album reflect that. "Hold Your Ground" has helped me get through some tough times in high school. The song is about staying true to yourself even when people won't accept you because they can't understand difference. All of the songs basically have the same structure, but they are very enjoyable because they're aggressive and also very catchy. The only thing I really wish I could change about it is the length. This classic album ends way too soon! With that aside, I would still definitely recommend this album for some great old school hardcore from one of the best bands of the time.

old-skool pride.......1999-10-20

I'm a fan of old-skool music, bands like 7seconds, minor threat, youth of today, Gorilla Biscuits,... I play in an old-skool band myself and I must admit that Gorilla Biscuits is a band that had and still has a great influence on me. You just got to have this one, this is where it all started, this is old-skool pride.

intense hardcore album.......1999-07-06

this album means alot to me. the music is incredible and the lyrics are positive. this is a must for every hardcore fan.

Average customer rating: Not the same Zack de la Rocha you're used to...but still awesome nonetheless Go Zack Go! ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME This is a kick in the mouth. Breakout CA HC

No Spiritual Surrender Inside Out Manufacturer: Revelation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Straight Edge | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Straight Edge | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gorilla Biscuits Live & Rare Start Today What It Meant: The Complete Discography The Search: 1985-1989 ASIN: B000000TAW Release Date: 1994-07-01

Tracks:

1. Burning Fight
2. Undertone
3. By A Thread
4. No Spiritual Surrender
5. Sacrifice
6. Redemption

Customer Reviews:

Not the same Zack de la Rocha you're used to...but still awesome nonetheless.......2006-04-17

Before Zack de la Rocha conked heads with Tom Morello and created one of the greatest bands of all time, he was the frontman of a small hardcore band in California. They only released one studio record, and EP, and this is it.

This record crackles with intensity, right from the very first track. Zack's voice is not the same smooth rapper you year on RATM's stuff; here he goes all out and screams, yells, and even sings. The band is great is well, with a great guitar player though not quite as amazing as Tom Morello. Be warned though: this may be too intense for people not used to hardcore punk. But for a guy like me, I love it.
If you liked this, check out "Live At The Anthrax", the only other record Inside Out released.

Go Zack Go!.......2006-02-24

I'm very happy to listen this album...
For me Zack de la Rocha is the best singer and I like his job.
This Zack is very different by the Rager Zack,but he's angry too.
Very very nice album!
Buy it!

ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.......2004-03-16

I grew up listening to this and it has stayed with me forever.
This IS Hardcore. People who don't know what Hardcore is try to figure out if this is metal.... If there were a Hardcore hall of fame this would be one of the first albums and bands put in it. I met Vic, the guitar player, once at a Shelter show in Tampa. I still remember that night and the stage dives as one of the funnest nights I've ever had. If I were to consider getting a tattoo of a band. This would be it. No other band has ever gone down in history off of only one 7" like they did.

This is a kick in the mouth........2003-08-13

I cannot begin to express how these great bands knowing each other continues to impress me. Imagine looking through RevHQ (Revelation records: TX is the Reason; Quicksand; Youth of Today; Sick of it All; The Movielife), and seeing freaking Zach from RATM IN A HARDCORE BAND! I knew somehow that all this fits together, and trust me, even though Tom Morello isn't hear this record shreds. I LOVE IT! Rage is great; but if this band went on you'd have a heavy Tool with Zach's voice.

Breakout CA HC.......2003-03-26

I remember getting this 7" & being blown away. Nice production, crisp sound, musically great with good lyrics. This is to me probably the stand out band of the early '90s CA hardcore scene.

I never followed Zach over to RatM, mainly because they seemed to lack the passion in this recording. Its full of rage and anger, those needed ingredients for any real HC album.

Essential & historic. Pick it up just for those reasons.

Average customer rating: Don't keep this "In Hiding" any longer! Enjoy a piece of history. In the beginning, there was a terrific band From private school to the recording studio Sweet Turns To Sour A very pleasant little concept album

From Genesis to Revelation Genesis Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Trespass Nursery Cryme Live Foxtrot The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ASIN: B0007SMD3W Release Date: 2005-12-26

Tracks:

1. Where the Sour Turns to Sweet
2. In the Beginning
3. Fireside Song
4. Serpent
5. Am I Very Wrong?
6. In the Wilderness
7. Conqueror
8. In Hiding
9. One Day
10. Window
11. In Limbo
12. Silent Sun

Tracks:

1. Place to Call My Own
2. Winter's Tale
3. One Eyed Hound
4. That's Me
5. Silent Sun [Single Version]
6. Image Blown Out
7. She Is Beautiful
8. Try a Little Sadness [Demo Version]
9. Patricia [Demo Version of "In Hiding"]
10. Interview
11. Interview
12. Interview
13. Interview
14. Interview
15. Interview
16. Interview
17. Interview
18. Interview
19. Interview

Album Description

For the first time ever, Genesis' first album issued on CD in an accurate facsimile of its original cover, and with a bonus disc, at mid-price. The deluxe slipcased package will also feature, for the first time since the original 1969 vinyl release, Peter Gabriel's sleevenote and all the lyrics and drawings from the insert. The booklet will also feature photos and ephemera from the group's early days, as well as a new sleevenote from an acknowledged Genesis authority. Disc 1 will contain the original 13 song album in its entirety, whilst disc 2 will contain the four non-album single sides, along with a further nine tracks of demos and rough mixes from 1967 and 1968, all arranged chronologically. Copies of the original black and gold sleeve vinyl issue of this album with insert change hands for huge amounts of money at last there will be a CD edition that includes all the elements of that release, as well as a bonus disc! Edsel. 2005

Customer Reviews:

Don't keep this "In Hiding" any longer! Enjoy a piece of history........2007-06-16

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

In the beginning (1969), there was the first Genesis record. The gentleman they call Phil was nowhere to be found. The drums were courtesy of John Mayhew. The guitar was not Steve Hackett but a young Anthony Phillips.

While the prototypical sound would not be born until October 1970's "Trespass", the band's offering of a mix of some Moody Blues and the Bee Gees "Odessa" should never have been maligned from various critics of the past.

You don't compare this record to other ones by Genesis. You judge it on its own merits. While Peter Gabriel and company were in search of the perfect note and direction, they weren't devoid of an early vision.

"When The Sour Turns To Sweet" is a wonderful opening track and there is no better way to enjoy the days of yesteryear then with this version of the first recording. The bonus tracks of singles and unreleased material give you a plethora of tasty treats to sink your teeth into. Anthony Phillips guitar sounds as if it he is strumming in your living room. This is the best fidelity yet!

"The Serpent" is a tune with a haunting musical path. An attention grabber and a strong composition.

"In The Wilderness" drops a bit of 60's psychedelia at your door. Gabriel sounds convincing as he delivers the vocals.

"The Conqueror" is a more upbeat rocker. Many find this an immediate choice cut the first time out.

"In Hiding" is a well-crafted vocal by Gabriel. There is no hoarseness in his presentation. The smooth delivery is worth a few listenings.

"The Silent Sun" mixes the Moody Blues and Bee Gees sound of the times and pays nice homage to both.

The first time you hear the CD listen to it straight through. Lock into the time, the foundation of the songs and the flow. Then pick your favorites and you'll see it doesn't matter album doesn't contain "Watcher Of The Skies" or "Back In New York City." It has the sounds that make for a pleasant day.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

In the beginning, there was a terrific band.......2007-03-10

It's hard to believe this is the same band that later became the very epitome of synth-laden '80s arena rock. But then, in a way, it's not the same band.

Long before Phil Collins took the wheel, a bit before he'd even come on board for that matter, several years before the myriad side-long song suites and ambitious concept albums, there were five friends from prep school who made pretty and very British songs together. Their big break came when then-pop star Jonathan King heard a demo tape and was impressed with Peter Gabriel's vocals. They still sound great. So does the mostly mellow music backing him up, even if the band themselves thought it was a bit too mellow at the time. Their youth at the time does show through in some of the lyrics, which have all the usual prog-rock markings of royalty and chess and love and isolation and concern with the meaning of it all. But for the most part, the songs work well not inspite of the fact that they were obviously written by well-read teenagers, but because of it. It's the sort of youthful pretention and ambition that can't be faked, and it sounds entirely real as a result.

And just what do those songs sound like? They remind me of very early Pink Floyd with a bit more real world sensibility, or the early Bee Gees without the pervasive mopiness. The musical style is a bit more folk-ish than most other prog-rock (much more so than later Genesis), with acoustic guitar and piano riffs figuring prominently in most of the songs. The same is true to a lesser extent of the extra tracks that did not appear on the original album, but they do sound even further removed from the later Genesis sound. The two single B-sides, "One Eyed Hound" and "That's Me," are perhaps the one and only indication that these guys grew up listening to The Beatles and the like. While they have the same art-rock styling heard on the album tracks, they also have a touch of the poppiness that defined early British rock.

Fans of their later work might not like what they hear here, and those who loved to hate Genesis in the '80s might find they love it. It's worth a listen for anyone who likes folk-rock and early prog-rock, in any case.

From private school to the recording studio.......2007-01-28

This is real good stuff considering they were only 17, 18 years old and right out of prep school. If you like early Bee Gee's (Odessa) you'll like this.

Sweet Turns To Sour.......2006-03-21

Lovely to hear a first rate re-master of a classic disc! "from genesis to revelation" is a must have for all true Genesis fans. The songs are soothing,gentle, inquisitive, challenging, provocative, moving. Very melodic with a fine mix of arrangement from sparse instrumentation to lush string accompaniment. Gabriels' voice is amazing at this young age. Searching, sensitive, bold! The first disc is true to the original album along with the art design. As a rule I am generally averse to much of the bonus material offered on re-masters. Thankfully all the bonus stuff is on the 2nd ,separate disc. I'll confess I only played it once, but my overall impression was that it detracted rather than attracted. Rough sketches that ultimately interfere with your appreciation of the finished masterpiece. That said I still implore the serious fan to get this important piece of rock history.

A very pleasant little concept album.......2005-08-25

Ah, their first. It has been re-released many times with different songs, but it is important to know that the original album contained only the following songs:

Where The Sour Turns to Sweet
In The Beginning
Fireside Song
The Serpent
Am I Very Wrong?
In the Wilderness
The Conqueror
In Hiding
One Day
Window
In Limbo
Silent Sun
A Place to Call My Own

This concept album is the band's interpretation of the book of Genesis. Yes, the bible book. It was actually written by Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, and Mike Rutherford when they were still in highschool. Many were developed from earlier songs and rewritten to fit the bible theme. It's clear that they were influenced by The Moody Blues concept album "Days of Future Past", as the sound is often very similar. There is also quite a bit of BeeGees influence heard on this album, as evidenced by the their first single in 1968, The Silent Sun.

Perhaps if this album came out a few years earlier, it would have been a smash hit. As it stands, it does sound a bit dated, and probably sounded so even then. By 1969, this sort of brit pop was going out of style. Even so, there are some very original things on this album. First and foremost is the primary use of the piano and the acoustic guitar over electric instruments. It is heavily reliant on chord structures rather than riffs, as Genesis music tends to be from their first album to their last. Gabriel's voice is also very distinctive, although he sings much more softly and more reserved on this album than we're used to hearing. But it's clear, even at this early point, that there is something very special to that voice of his.

Don't expect something like Selling England by the Pound when you hear this album. What you have here is a very young band with very little experience but a lot of good ideas that don't quite come out as well as they could have. Nevertheless, the brilliance is there, the band just isn't experienced enough to pull it off as professionally as they would later be able to.

It's still a very pleasant album, and with this edition you get more songs from their early recording days from 1967-1969.

Average customer rating: A Revelation indeed Revelation-Joe Nichols Good album from a rising star. Easy Listening Joe Nichols

Revelation Joe Nichols Manufacturer: Universal South ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Man with a Memory III Traditional Christmas Nichols Joe The Early Years ASIN: B0002A2W18 Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. The Shade
2. Singer In A Band
3. Don't Ruin It For The Rest Of Us
4. I Wish That Wasn't All
5. If I Ever Get Her Back
6. If Nobody Believed In You
7. Farewell Party
8. Things Like That (These Days)
9. Revelation
10. What's A Guy Gotta Do
11. No Time To Cry

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Joe Nichols's acclaimed 2002 debut was refreshingly free of artifice, brimming with honest, straightforward songs that put him in a rare position. Few critics' darlings deliver commercial success, but Nichols confounded that equation by delivering hit singles, formidable album sales, and three Grammies. His sophomore effort (again produced by Brent Rowan) mixes jovial, breezy honky-tonk ("Don't Ruin It for the Rest of Us" and "What's A Guy Gotta Do") with smart oldies picks: Gene Watson's 1979 hit "Farewell Party" and the title track, an obscure 1972 Waylon Jennings album cut. Nichols's evocative tableaus continue with a winning rendition of Iris DeMent's poignant "No Time to Cry." Poignancy, however, must be handled with care. It packs an emotional wallop when used sparingly, as it does on "If Nobody Believed in You." But too many similar tunes--"Things Like That (These Days)," for example--erode the impact. Nichols earned the right to strike out in more ambitious directions, and while nothing here is below par, he needn't have played it quite this safe. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

A Revelation indeed.......2007-05-22

I knew from his debut cd Man with a memory that Joe Nichols had a great Country voice and delivered both up beat songs and ballads with a traditional feel.
But on his 2nd album he uses his voice almost as a sheer instument of poignancy.
Songs like "The Shade", "Singer in a Band", "I wish that Wasn't all" "If Nobody Believed in You" "Things like That These Days" and especially "Farewell Party" "Revelation" and Most of All "No Time to Cry", Joe takes me in like very few singers could ever hope to do.
His voice sounds poetic on these tracks.
And of course he delivers great uptempo modern country with "Don't ruin it for the rest of us" and "What's a Guy Gotta Do".
Great follow up.

Revelation-Joe Nichols.......2007-01-27

The only redeeming song on this disc is track 10...What's A Guy Gotta do. It's fun, upbeat, and a great dance track. The rest of the songs are slow paced and depressing.

Good album from a rising star........2005-07-07

Joe Nichols burst on to the national scene with 2002's Man with A Memory, and although I liked the singles released from that CD ("Brokenheartsville", "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"), I didn't buy it. Even the first single from this album was not impressive enough ("If Nobody Believed In You") to make me buy it.

The next song to come out was "Whats A Guy Gotta Do". That is the third best song on the album, but what spurred me to buy it in the first place was the realization that the title tune "Revelation" was indeed a cover of one of my all-time favorite Waylon Jennings gospel songs. (although theeditorial review by amazon.com calls it "obscure", I've been listening to it all my life) Nichols gives an impressive voice tyo the lyrics and proves to make the song as haunting as Jennings version.

Nichols also does a very good version of the Gene Watson tune "Farewell Party". Being a classic country fan, I like cover songs when they are done well as (or sometimes better than) the well-known versions.

Also good on this album is "Don't Ruin It For The Rest Of Us", a great honky-tonk style song. About the only song I didn't like at all was "I Wish That Wasn't All". Overall I like Nichols as a singer, but a little less melancholy and more upbeat songs would have earned a 5 star rating.

Easy Listening.......2005-06-05

When I first listened to Joe Nichols' Revelations my overall feeling was that it was a little average. But, upon listening to it again I quickly changed my mind. The songs tell great stories and are easy to listen to; not to mention how relaxing Nichol's deep voice is. He sounds great on all the tracks and mixes up the mood with more upbeat songs like Don't Ruin it for the Rest of Us and What's a Guy Gotta Do? A great CD to have for the ride home from work or school to help wind down.

Joe Nichols.......2004-08-12

This is the new Joe Nichols. He started his revalation with the video "if nobody belived in you". It was a good video but a little chezzy. Joe is a very good singer and he is one of my favorates.

Average customer rating: It's never quite let me go. Solid....... One album I can't stop listening to. not relevant in 2005... A Classic

Do You Know Who You Are? Texas Is the Reason Manufacturer: Revelation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Texas Is the Reason Power of Failing Frame & Canvas American Football Dear You ASIN: B000000TCT Release Date: 1996-04-30

Tracks:

1. Johnny On The Spot
2. The Magic Bullet Theory
3. Nickel Wound
4. There's No Way I Can Talk Myself Out Of This One Tonight (The Drinking Song)
5. Something To Forget (Version II)
6. Do You Know Who You Are?
7. Back And To The Left
8. The Day's Refrain
9. A Jack With One Eye

Product Description

1. Johnny On The Spot
2. The Magic Bullet Theory
3. Nickel Wound
4. There's No Way I Can Talk Myself Out Of This One Tonight
5. Something To Forget
6. Do You Know Who You Are?
7. Back And To The Left
8. The Day's Refrain
9. A Jack With One Eye

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

It's never quite let me go........2007-03-13

At a rather hip friend's insistence, I first heard this album in mid to late high school (circa 1995). Seeing as that those years were ground zero for teenage angst and all that comes with being hormonal, confused, and lovelorn, I seized onto this band with a fervor (right along with Mineral, Seam, and a few others). To this day, when I hear the opening bass chords and the swelling drums of the first song, I instinctively grit my teeth, get my rock face on, and prepare to air drum on my steering wheel. This is a powerful record, one that bends and weaves with a beautiful intensity throughout. The desperation of hardcore is still very much a presence in TITR's music, but it's bound tight with melody, memorable time signatures, and pop-savvy structures. Granted, Garrett's voice can drive people away from the band if they aren't willing to give it time (he's more than a tad nasal), but the songs stick with you.
Definitely an album to purchase if you're even momentarily interested in the mid-'90's tail end of the "emo/post hardcore" movement.
As for the guy who suggested that the EP was better than this full-length, don't believe it. Get this, and dig in.

Solid..............2005-06-24

First off this sounds nothing like current pop punk (ala--Green Day)like another reviewer has suggested. Muscially they sound like late 80,s early 90's Samiam and Jawbreaker, maybe even a little Crimpshrine thrown in as well. It's emo if you must place a silly tag on it but it is good none the less--tight,melodic and catchy.

One album I can't stop listening to........2005-06-08

This is my #1 album of all time. Hands down. I cannot be without this album for more than 1 week, and it's been out for 8 years. I love it so much that I've given away 5 copies of it to friends and relatives, and rebought it within a day or two every time. Don't miss out. Buy it now. NOW! Thank you for reading my review.

not relevant in 2005..........2005-03-27

back in the day i remember my friends babbling about this band called texas is the reason, but i never gave them a chance for some reason. so i did today, and i am extremely disappointed. someone said this band sounds like further seems forever and all those other new pop punk bands, but i would say it sounds like a high school band trying to sound like the current pop punk trend.the recording and production quality is considerably poor as well, dont waste your money kids...just turn mtv back on and let them make your music choices for you.

A Classic.......2004-06-20

This is perhaps one of the first emo bands that really started making an impact on the world (the first of course, nearly undoubtedly being, Sunny Day Real Estate). They have a very unique sound that has never been matched since they broke up. It is perhaps a good thing that they broke up, before they got extremely mainstream. Then they probably would've went downhill.
Their drummer has become a member of Jets to Brazil, one of the most praised bands in the music world, by not only emo fans but various others. Texas is the Reason is a very good, influential, unique band. This album is definitely top notch and worth a listen for anyone who can appreciate music.

Average customer rating: My Fav. Hardcore group awesome Buy it only if you don't have their CDs already You need this CD!

What It Meant: The Complete Discography Judge Manufacturer: Revelation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Search: 1985-1989 One Thing That Still Holds True Break Down the Walls Start Today Promises Kept ASIN: B0009NZ3E6 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Fed Up
2. In My Way
3. I've Lost
4. New York Crew
5. Warriors
6. Take Me Away
7. Bringin' It Down
8. Hold Me Back
9. Give It Up
10. Storm
11. Hear Me
12. Like You
13. I've Lost
14. Where It Went
15. Forget This Time
16. Storm II
17. When the Levee Breaks
18. Take Me Away
19. Bringin' It Down
20. Hold Me Back
21. Give It Up
22. Storm
23. Hear Me
24. Like You
25. I've Lost
26. Holding On
27. No Apologies
28. Just Liek You [#]

Product Description

1. Fed Up!
2. In My Way
3. I’ve Lost...
4. New York Crew
5. Warriors
6. Take Me Away
7. Bringin’ It Down
8. Hold Me Back
9. Give It Up
10. The Storm
11. Hear Me
12. Like You
13. I’ve Lost
14. Where It Went
15. Forget This Time
16. The Storm II
17. When The Levee Breaks
18. Take Me Away
19. Bringin’ It Away
20. Hold Me Back
21. Give It Up
22. The Storm
23. Hear Me
24. Like You
25. I’ve Lost..
26. Holding On
27. No Apologies
28. Just Like You


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

My Fav. Hardcore group.......2006-10-27

This is a true original. I grew up listening to this in my bro's Jeep, tearing it up to this group. Allout mosh hardcore music, ruthless. Buy this! Every song is insane. Great Price to.

awesome.......2006-08-10

What really makes this disc resonate is reading the liner notes. Once you read about Mike Judge's crusade to send a pissed off message to the straight edge community that was dwindling and saw many of it's staple members leave the scene, you understand his frustration and appreciate the context that these songs were written in. Judge truly was a wake-up call to the straight edge scene, and crucial to the development of metallic harcore bands like Hatebreed, Terror, and Madball. As you learn from the liner notes, an unfortunate side effect of this new feat was a wave of violence at shows. Still, I'm glad Mike Judge was pissed enough to do this for the scene. The man, and the band, do not get enough credit for their influence, and every harcore fan should own this disc.

Buy it only if you don't have their CDs already.......2005-08-09

Judge was a groundbreaking hardcore band, taking the standard 87 style sound and coupling it with metal riffs and tempos years before the metalcore sound was prominent in the scene. If you've never heard the band before, or lost all your vinyl copies years ago, you should get this now.

However, if you already own the "Bringin It Down" CD and "The Storm," there's no need to get this. As far as I know, the recording isn't remastered, the unreleased song "Holding On" is already available on the Rev Rarities CD, and the main selling point, the inclusion of the "Chung King Can Suck It" LP (the original recording of "Bringin' It Down"), isn't worth it. The Chung King material may be good to listen to once, but isn't something I would find myself playing repeatedly. Actually, the biggest surprise is the sound quality of the Chung King LP. Despite the group's well-documented dissatisfaction with it, if you listen to contemporaneous hardcore albums like Bold's "Speak Out" or Misfits' "Earth AD" for comparison purposes, the sound really isn't that bad.

Finally, the layout leaves something to be desired. It's full of photos and has decent liner notes, but could have included more photos and art from the original releases, and the CD itself looks pretty bad: just a picture of a speaker or something with double-exposure of an image of an X-ed up hand on part of it ... something like that. I know the design won't matter to everyone, but if you're going to do a discography, memories and, subsequently, photos and images, become more important. Rev should've followed the example of similar CDs, such as Turning Point's discography, or Mad Parade's "Reissues" CD as far as including artwork from the past releases.

Overall, this is a great package, and it's nice to have everything in one place, but if you already have most of this, it's far from essential, and you should spend your money elsewhere.

You need this CD!.......2005-07-18

There is not a weak track on this CD. Judge where one of the best 'metal' sounding hardcore bands of the time. Tracks that stand out are Where it went, Bringin' it down and like you but realy, there is nothing you can say against any of the tracks on this CD. Even their cover of Warriors by Blitz is better than the original. The big bonus of this CD is that it is a complete discography of all of Judge's stuff so you need not get ripped off buying 'rare' albums on e-bay etc.

Nice little biography of the band also included along with some pointless pictures (well you have to complain about something)

Anyone who likes Sick of it All, Madball, Suicidal Tendencies (first 3 albums) or any late 80s hardcore needs to buy this CD.

A classic.

Average customer rating: First half good, second half somewhat bland The Fab 4, Can We Have Some More? Revelation TOO MANY SLOW SONGS YES!

Revelation 98° Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: 98° and Rising 98 Degrees The Collection SoulO No Strings Attached ASIN: B00004YL8S Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)
2. The Way You Want Me To
3. Stay The Night
4. Yesterday's Letter
5. He'll Never Be...(What I Used To Be To You)
6. I'll Give It All (Interlude)
7. My Everything
8. You Should Be Mine
9. You Don't Know
10. Dizzy
11. The Way You Do
12. Always You And I
13. Never Giving Up

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Rather than rushing back into the studio to keep the momentum of their sophomore smash 98 Degrees and Rising going, the four hunks of 98 Degrees decided to act more like real musicians and cowrite and produce their third album. And though there is no shortage of balladry on Revelation, the Ohio-bred act has sprinkled some tasty, uptempo flavors into the sugary, lovelorn mix. The opening track, "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)"--not to be confused with Jennifer Lopez's "Una Noche Mas"--sets the tone with an energetic beat and Spanish guitar. From there, it's back and forth between the harmonized ballads that made 98 Degrees the third most beloved group among the teenage-girl set, and some more daring dance tracks (on "Dizzy," lead crooner Nick Lachey even tries his hand at some dope raps). Thankfully, they've ventured out of the heartsick town where 98 Degrees has always resided, but they've taken a few souvenirs to their new destination: mathematic harmonies, symphonic strings, R&B-tinged pop tunes, and even Richard Marx are along for the ride. Still, they prove that they're not just cogs in some boy-band machine and that they have enough versatility to update their sound every now and again. But don't worry--for those of you who fear there may not be a love song as lovely as "The Hardest Thing" here, Nick, Drew, Jeff, and Justin offer you two new tunes: "My Everything" and "The Way You Are." --Heidi Sherman

Customer Reviews:

First half good, second half somewhat bland.......2006-07-12

I liked 98 Degrees'Revelation when it first came out. But 6 years later, it hasn't aged as well as their rival pop groups at the time. My favorite is still the Latin-flavored Give Me One More Night (Una Noche). It still sounds funky today with the strong percussion heavy sound. Perhaps lead singers Nick and Drew Lachey were influenced by what Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias were doing at the same time. The Way You Want Me To and Stay the Night are solid. But the album's second half of ballads drag the album down. My Everything is okay, but the other ballads around it range from bland to sometimes boring. They sound colorless and pointless sometimes, the same lovey dovey sappiness that they should have gotten away from. One of them nearly put me to sleep--that's how dull it sounded. They'd be compatible to the ballad style that Nick Lachey is doing now on his current 2006 album, "What's Left of Me." Perhaps the best thing about Revelation is of Jeff Timmons singing lead on a few more songs--it's not Nick singing lead on everything. This may have led to Jeff doing his own solo album. I think that these series of mediocre ballads led to many music critics panning it and putting Revelation on Worst Album of 2000 lists. But I thought the album was okay--it just lacked the punch of the 1998 album that had the most hits. Because I Do (Cherish You) did so very well for the last album, they wanted to see if that same formula could work for Revelation. It somehow didn't.

The Fab 4, Can We Have Some More?.......2005-08-04

98 degrees is one of the best singing outfits in the world today. They prove that on this album, Revelation. It was a revelation when I first heard it. I was surprised at how good they were. They really have mastered their craft. If you like modern pop flavored quartets, pick up this album. It delivers.

Revelation.......2005-06-11

I remember this album when I was in the 8th grade. I love this album. This album is about the men growing musically. This album is an eclectic and ambitious mix of intricate harmonies,symphonic strings,R&B grooves,pop melodies, and hip-hop-inflected rhythms. This record is a great step for the group. This album has been certified 2x Platinum. Remember,this was 2000-2001.

TOO MANY SLOW SONGS.......2005-02-20

The upbeat songs are great, even the pseduo-rap song "Dizzy" is pretty good. I never did like "Give Me One More Night" that much, but the rest of the faster songs are good. Just too many ballads. These guys could sing better than 'Nsync ever could, they should have been more popular. Oh well, we still have this album and the previous "98 degerees and Rising" album to listen to. Oh and by the way, Nick, Drew, and Jeff are the best looking of all of the boy bands put together. YUM!

YES!.......2004-07-31

The album that feature 98's #1 smash, "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche" that was clearly released to cash in on the latin trend brought out by Jennifer Lopez & Ricky Martin (with Marc Anthony and Louie Vega cashing in right before 98*). This was rather inventive as the pop tarts "above" them (Nsync & Britney) weren't doing it at the time. Christina was already just starting.

The album also features their heavily underrated Adult Contemporary smash "My Everything." For those Jessica S. fans - the video to this featured her and all the other 98* girlfriends/wives.

My favorite song overall was their heavily overlooked single "The Way You Want Me To Do." It was an awesome club=stomper that blended the boys' smooth voices with an electronic vocoder. It was funky and different. The music video was the best as well.

The album even features Mr. Lachey rapping, along with more smooth ballads and club-stompers. The Revelation summer tour was going to be my first concert ever and I had 3rd row floor seats and they were so big they even had the Baha Men, Debelah Morgan AND Dream all as opening acts! It would've been such a great tour for me. Too bad they cancelled it.

This teaches you - buy the cd so you don't miss a thing!

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