The Warning

The Warning

Track Listings

1. Warning

2. En Force

3. Deliverance

4. No Sanctuary

5. N M 156

6. Take Hold of the Flame

7. Before the Storm

8. Child of Fire

9. Roads to Madness

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 Pattison

Customer Reviews:

The Warning: Don't buy this.......2007-04-03

I randomly chose to buy and listen to this CD because they are playing at Coachella. It isn't good. It reminds me of StereoLab but without talent. Each song is more insipid and boring than the last. The music is an unfortunate combination of beats from a dated drum machine, irritating electonic blips, guitar for beginners and vocal stylings that are wimpy and heartless. Needless to say...I don't get it.

Looking for a face to attack (unique sound and beautifully strange lyrics)..........2007-02-18

If you are looking for something different to listen to, Hot Chip's new album may satisfy you beyond your expectations. I haven't heard any other effort by any other artist to compare to, but yet it will also sound very familiar somehow. I think their sound is called "indie electronica" or something like that. Whatever it's called, it is different. I especially recommend; "Boy From School", "Over and Over", "Tchaparian" and "No Fit State"...To me "Over and Over" and "Tchaparian" are incredible..I'm sure you'll discover some secret gems like "just like we (breakdown)", "the warning" or the lean and minimalist "colors"...Give it a try... Tchaparian's intro lyrics: I'm looking for a face to attack
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

On their second album, Hot Chip has continued to play with what makes them interesting. Stark electronic blips sit next to accessable melodic arrangments, and the marriage works even better this time around.

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

The moment that track one, "Careful," starts to see-saw between its glittering chorales and a hyper-kinetic synth-trash backbeat, it becomes obvious that The Warning is not your typical album. Hot Chip is having fun here, and like basketball pros practicing slam-dunks before a game, this is the kind of fun that's a delight to witness.

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

the harmonies that go on here are what really propel this album. Electronics are wondrful too, but it's the vocal play that keeps this album out of generic electro, and pushes into it's own category. One of the few albums that's both immediately infectuous, yet has long lasting appeal. Which is altogether too rare these days. Well worth the purchase.

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Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece
Rocked my little 11 year old world!!!
Great Album
Good Time Rock From The Halen's.
The tension album

Fair Warning
Van Halen
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

Customer Reviews:

Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece.......2007-06-29

Van Halen is the type of band that can satisfy somebody with high expectations. The interesting thing about them is that while they certainly have a sound of their own, it seems like experimenting is a high priority for them. Between the hair-metal of "1984", the half-moody, half-good time "Van Halen 2" and the unstoppable monster of their debut album, "Van Halen", (all of which had their share of popular tunes), it's easy to see how something less commercial or experimental would tend to go unnoticed.
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 believe I was in 5th grade, a big AC/DC fan. These were the days of LPs; big album covers and sleeves you could hold and admire, a little bit of crackle before the first notes hit, 2-sided albums where you took a quick intermission to turn to the second half. This was the early 80s where things had not become so cheesy.

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

This is a great VH album to own. It has the same musical "cool factor" as their self-titled debut and 1984. If for nothing else, you'll be able to play the cool instrumental "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" over and over again.

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

This album rocks,and it is a classic.Takes me back to my high school years of the early 80's.

The tension album .......2007-02-12

The fights among the band are starting here and it shows, the music is very angry and Ed's playing is full of fire like the first album. Some of the best albums in history were made under tense conditions and this is one of those great albums that was worth the hell they went through to record it.

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3-1/2 stars -- Good but she could use a hook-up
ugh
unbelievable
It's ok
Sounds Okay To Me

Public Warning
Lady Sovereign
Manufacturer: Def Jam
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IFRQAY
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

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A Little Bit Of Shhh
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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 Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

3-1/2 stars -- Good but she could use a hook-up.......2007-07-31

Very few white female rappers seem to be able to make it in the game, possibly because they either try too hard (Sarai) or they don't try hard enough (Northern State). All arguments aside, I remember first reading about Lady Sovereign in the 2005 Love/Hate issue of XXL, and I didn't really know who she was except that she was on Def Jam. I didn't get to hear her Vertically Challenged EP, but I have to say that I enjoy her full-length debut, Public Warning.

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

I liked the single, so got the CD. Oops.

unbelievable.......2007-06-12

I just went to the Gwen stefani and akon concert with sov opening. all i can say is that being a huge fan of gwen and really enjoying akon's work i really wasn't thrilled to see that sov was opening beings that i had never really heard any of her music, but by the end of her show i knew there was no way akon nor gwen had a chance of grabbing my attention as much as sov. if you get a chance see her live you won't regret it.

It's ok.......2007-06-03

She is good, but she must emprove herself... Eminem's level is still too far

Sounds Okay To Me.......2007-06-02

It's hard to find someone in the rap/hip hop world today I like. MIA is good and I've heard a few of her offerings and like it, and there's Lady Sovereign as far as the females. I've heard her compared to Eminem or a female version, but I really don't like Eminem, so I guess I'll take those peoples word for it on that one. I'm normally into old school rap and hip hop from the 80's, all the genre's of it from the beginnings of the late 70's early 80's through the Gangsta Rap of the late 80's into early 90's. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre might have been the last ones I really got into let's put it that way.

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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Full Of Angst and Love
Great Album
the worst Green day record
Hey, I actually found a Green Day album I kind of liked!
Nobody Likes A Fool, indeed

Warning
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Jackass
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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 Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Full Of Angst and Love.......2007-05-22

I am in love with Billie Joe and always have been. From the first moment he sang to me about being a slacker whose only real motivation came from jerking off, well let me say he had me at "Longview." After numerous albums, all equally fun and brilliant Green Day released Warning: in 1998. I haven't really stopped listening to this CD since. I put songs from it on everyone's mixers, I put it in my car stereo and jam as I run the streets of LA, it has not lost one single iota of power for me. The singles "Warning", "Minority" and "Macy's Day Parade" are brilliant. The album cuts are just as powerful - from the first song to the end, all I can do is sing, sing, pound my fists, sing, sing. I love it! Now to the naysayers i realize that perhaps Green Day isn't doing anything those other power punk pop bands are doing but they were doing it first and they do it better. With Warning: they were really saying something and doing it with such fervor I almost have to do a longview on my self .. Excellent album - buy it! Billy needs your love and support, not as much as I want to give him MY love and support but whatever.

Great Album.......2007-05-15

If you love Green Day, you'll love this album. It's FAR from a sell out album. The guitar sound is just different, that's all. They turned the distortion down and it has a cleaner sound to it but the songs are still punk and they're still good. Give it a chance and listen through it before you hate on it.

the worst Green day record.......2007-04-24

In 2001 during the (good ridance)time of your life craze they released a Cd to make every song accustic to like time of your life.

Hey, I actually found a Green Day album I kind of liked!.......2007-03-27

In the parallel universe better known to some as my brain, Warning is the best Green Day album and the rest is terrible, to say the least. Okay, Nimrod had Good Riddance (The Time of Your Life), which is a great song. But it didn't have anything else going for it. American Idiot had Whatsername... and nothing else. Insomniac had Stuart & the Ave., Brain Stew... and nothing else. Dookie and Kerplunk had NOTHING going for them. Warning, meanwhile, has three of Green Day's greatest songs ever. And I'm not talking about Minority, which I think is horrendous: here's the kind of guy who would cry if you called him "different" singing "I wanna be a minority". That it became a hit is one of the greatest ironies imaginable. No, I'm talking about the title track, Waiting and Macy's Day Parade. All reveal a (gasp! Say it ain't so!) mature direction that this group should've taken loooooong ago. Plus there's assorted other good songs: Jackass has the only insightful lyric in Green Day history (Everybody likes a joke/but nobody likes a fool - so true!), and the funny stuff (Deadbeat Holiday, Fashion Victim) is actually FUNNY, rather than stupid.
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

Not one of their albums to get a lot of notice, but one of my all time favorites. Warning, Macy's Day Parade, and one of my top 5 GD Songs Minority make this a must own.

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IF ONLY
i can't believe it took me so long to get into this album!
E A S I L Y
Thank God for Queensyche
Warning

The Warning
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Take Hold Of The Flame
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IF ONLY.......2007-03-13

this is one cd that is a must in every metal heads collection. from the beginning to the end of the cd there is no compromising. ultra high pitch vocals and classic heavy metal riffs blaze through the entire album. VERY FEW BANDS in metal history have come close or have topped this gem. if only they pursued this genre, it really is a pity they wimped out after this. for those who own this and are longing for a sequel to warning i highly recommend crimson glory's first two cds and lethal's programmed album.

i can't believe it took me so long to get into this album!.......2006-12-04

I've always loved 'Take hold of the flame', a song a second cousin of mine from Wisconson who came down to San Diego for awhile introduced to me when in junior high or there-abouts. I knew and had operation mindcrime then, but I never got around to getting this or any other previous album. Enough of me, how about the album!

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

The Ryches best. Before the storm, Child of fire... They never got near the energy of this cd again.. Great disc that holds some good memories for me. Must have.

Thank God for Queensyche.......2006-07-21

What can I say it's Queensryche in their early years [which just happens to be when they were the best]. I'm just gonna keep it short in simple and say that this is one of their finest moments and they rock throught the entire thing!!!

[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

Excellent album. I like the dark and gothic theme of the album. Tate's vocals soar on this work. This is what QR is all about. This is one of the strongest albums in their catalouge.

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Incredible,Ska+Originality, best of the Aquabats!
Evildoers beware....
Fantastic Debut Effort!
BlossomBat, Aquacadet extraordinaire
BE OPEN MINDED AND TRY THIS CD!

The Return of the Aquabats!
Aquabats
Manufacturer: Fearless Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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!

Customer Reviews:

Incredible,Ska+Originality, best of the Aquabats!.......2004-11-27

Well I picked this cd up last after all of the other three aquabats albums, and I was very surprised. The sound made me want to get up and dance. This cd is very short and more of a ska dance feel, it's classic. Many people disagree when I say this cd is there best, there are only ten songs but Playdough and CD Repo Man are so good plus the fact that Idiot Box and Martian Girl are originally from this cd makes them even more fun to listen to, this cd is essential for Aquabats fans and a ska fan.

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

Everyone's favorite ska superheroes burst onto the scene with this debut album and it's obvious from the start that they are one of a kind. The album offers up 10 ridiculously catchy ska anthems about, well, basically nothing, but who cares? With songs as infectiously silly as "Pinch And Roll," who needs deep meaning? This is a great CD, but it pales in comparison to their second work, "Fury Of The Aquabats," which contains revised versions of a few of the best songs here. But for fans of the Aquabats, this is a classic CD.

Fantastic Debut Effort!.......2003-10-02

As always, The Aquabats have a style unlike any others. They have an excellent sense of humor and don't take themselves too seriously. Their songs themselves are also very catchy.

BlossomBat, Aquacadet extraordinaire.......2002-04-22

I love this CD... it is really the best ska cd to have been released in a really long time... NOt only does the music rock, but the bats themselves are super rad.. I met most of them at a concert, along with aaron brackett of reel big fish, but anyways umm for the people who like the bats I suggest you visit their cool website... and become an Aquacadet!!!! its very cool.... oh and this cd has all the classics like martain girl, playdough (which is the best song on the album) Cd Repo Man, Tarantula, just a lot of great songs.... The Bats also do the themesong for a new show on cartoon network, but I forgot the name... All in all I highly recomend this cd and every other cd buy this group... They are the greatest Band EVER!!!!...

BE OPEN MINDED AND TRY THIS CD!.......1999-11-24

This CD is GREAT. A friend of mine, Stevie, suggested this CD, because she told me it was her favorite band. I never even heard of the band before that. NOW It's my new favorite band. It consists of a unique type of music. I can only describe it as, maybe ska, punk, and some comedy. But, really it's neither, because it's better! TRY IT! I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU WILL LOVE IT!

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Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece
Rocked my little 11 year old world!!!
Great Album
Good Time Rock From The Halen's.
The tension album

Fair Warning
Van Halen
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ASIN: B000002KM6
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece.......2007-06-29

Rocked my little 11 year old world!!! .......2007-06-19

Great Album.......2007-05-24

Good Time Rock From The Halen's........2007-03-08

This album rocks,and it is a classic.Takes me back to my high school years of the early 80's.

The tension album .......2007-02-12

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Fates Warning - The Band Continues To Evolve
Seriously....the vocals ruin the whole experience....they suck
One of the Best
Great 21st century prog-metal
Almost as perfect as APSOG and dangerously brilliant

Disconnected
Fates Warning
Manufacturer: Metal Blade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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

After the complex prog concept piece that was the bands previous album "A Pleasant Shade Of Gray", Fates Warning came back in 2000 with an album of individual songs. Augmented with former Dream Theater and current OSI keyboard man Kevin Moore the band come up with another winner of modern progressive metal. Fates warning, in my opinion, just keep getting better with age, and I think this album ranks right up with their best. The album begins and ends with a mournful guitar wail not unlike an electric foghorn. It sets the tone for the rest of the disc and concludes the proceedings in the same manner connecting the tracks in the middle with a theme of loneliness and sorrow. Yes this is a bit of a downer album lyrically, but in the case of Fates Warning this only adds to the ambience of the music. When Ray Alder sings the "I'm so tired" chorus of the song "So", the delivery is so emotional that the listener can feel the fatigue of the protagonist in the song. The centerpiece of the album is the 16 minute plus "Something From Nothing". This epic track contains everything that makes Fates Warning great both musically, vocally and lyrically. Kudos to the band for not getting stuck in a rut like many of their peers. Instead of continually recreating their patented sound the band bring in the influence of new millennium metal bands such as Tool and manage to keep things fresh and relevant. Kevin Moore's keyboards also add just the right touch and also provide a more modern touch. Listening closely you can hear many electronic noises and textures that would not be unusual to find on a modern electronica or space rock album. "Disconnected" is a great prog metal album. If you are at all a Fates fan or a fan of heavy progressive rock in general this is a great one to check out.

Seriously....the vocals ruin the whole experience....they suck.......2006-09-12

I hate to start off a review like this, but.........don't get me wrong:
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

This is definitely one of Fates Warning's better albums. A must have for any FW fan!!!

Great 21st century prog-metal.......2005-02-05

Most mainstream acts truly set the bar for music. But not in a good way, but rather a standard for other artists to try to limbo under. Thank heavens there are still groups such as Fates Warning around to satisfy demanding listeners' ears.

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

A Pleasant Shade of Gray is not only Fates Warning's finest moment, but it is also one of the most amazing albums ever created. Even though Matheos spent nearly three years to follow it up with Disconnected, I didn't keep my hopes too high for their new album. It's almost impossible to recapture such a record. So Disconnected got released and I picked it up right away. The first six months I played it nearly everyday expecting it to open up or click with me, but it didn't. It had some incredibly impressive moments that left me drooling but it also had these passages that simply lost me. I kept listening to Disconnected regularly at least once or twice every month for four years and finally last summer it worked. This album is a flawless masterpiece that refuses to get old and requires multiple listens (not necessarily four years though) and once you get into it you will find yourself floored. It reaches high, almost gets to the level of APSOG, and leaves you utterly speechless. It is a brilliantly well-written and played record with lucid layers of depth that reveal themselves with each listen. Since I managed to discover the treasures it holds, I have also found a good many nuances and subtleties which I'm sure will provide years of enjoyment for me.

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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Makes me happy
album not long enough
Stupid people

Warning Signs
Bill Engvall
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Here's Your Sign (Get The Picture) (Single Version)
Baby Barf And The Turkey Hunt (Edit)
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Makes me happy.......2007-04-11

I love Bill Engvall, and this time I got the CD delivered fast and in great condition. I couldn't ask for anything more.

album not long enough.......2005-04-01

I like bill engvall, but the album was just too damn short. Not enough material.

Stupid people.......2000-08-26

Bill Engval is not afraid to insult stupid people. The material on this cd is absolutely hillarious, and this single is a must have because the songs arent on the regular cd.

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Another great trip down the MFU memory lane
The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release

The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
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ASIN: B0006SSQ7U
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

First Season End Title
Vulcan Affair (Suite No. 2)
Iowa-Scuba Affair
Shark Affair
Deadly Games Affair (Suite No. 2)
Meet Mr. Solo
Giuoco Piano Affair
King of Knaves Affair: Suite No. 2
First Season Main Title [Revised]
Deadly Decoy Affair
Spy With My Face
Second Season Main Title
Alexander the Greater Affair
Ultimate Computer Affair
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Seadly Goddess Afair
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One of Our Spies Is Missing
Third Season Main Title
Sort of Do-It-Youself Dreadful Affair
Galatea Affair
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Customer Reviews:

Another great trip down the MFU memory lane.......2005-10-19

Volume 2 (comprised of 2 CDs) is another first rate compilation of the series' original music and not to be missed by U.N.C.L.E. fans. The liner notes are wonderful and add a lot to ones appreciation of the music.

My only problem is that THE CDs ARE COPY PROTECTED! Considerable work is needed to get the music onto your iPod, if you really want the music in your mp3 collection. This is a major hassle and a surprise, since the first set in the series was not copy protected.

The best of the three Double CDs ORIGINAL soundtrack release.......2005-07-12

Many of us have always thought The Man From UNCLE had the best music for a TV series ever, and this three double CD release confirms this. Wow! I'd be just happy with one CD, but having SIX (three double CDs packages) is absolutely out of this world, I mean, a lifetime wait come true.

Indeed, this is an unbelievable collection of three double CDs packages with the complete series soundtrack, and I mean the complete music, not a tune is missing.

And this is the ORIGINAL Man From Uncle music. Let me stress the point: this is the four years ORIGINAL soundtrack with the original recordings as they were heard throughout the series, not a no-name orchestra doing personal versions of the stuff. The audio transfer is very, very good, the music from late episodes is even in stereo.

Each individual CD carries over 70 minutes of music. All in all there you have the four TV seasons main titles and all, absolutely all of TMFU unforgetable music.

This is not a chronological release, meaning, all CDs have a mix of music from all four TV seasons. Volume 1 is heavier on early TV seasons stuff, fans of Jerry Goldsmith will love it. Those of us who prefer what Gerald Fried and later Richard Shores did with TMFU music, then volume 2 is mandatory. If you are a fan, you can't miss any of these six CDs. However if buying all three double packages is too much for you, you must go with Volume 2, no questions asked. Volume three is the weakest of them as it brings "suites" and a whole CD with "The Girl From Uncle" soundtrack, but you have a bonus "Open Channel D" beeper.

Each package is gorgeous, each with a glossy color booklet with extensive liner notes with details on how each tune was written to a specific TV series episode and how it was used onwards. You have bios on the composers, on how the recordings were made, even an overview on how many instruments were available in each of the years the music was recorded.

So, throw away your Hugo Montenegro Man From Uncle CD, this is the REAL thing.

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