Vicious

Vicious

Track Listings

1. Head's Down (In Tinseltown)

2. Dance of the Wicked

3. Ain't Got Nothin'

4. R.I.P.

5. Do Ya' Want Another

6. No Time

7. Blackshot

8. Killing Stuff

9. Hellhouse

10. Pretty Cut Wild

11. Hellout Shakeout

12. Electric Wonderland

13. Over N' Gone

14. Hurt Me [*]

15. Forrest of Cries [*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2002 release contains 2 bonus tracks never before released 'Hurt Me' & 'Forrest Of Cries'. Perris Records.

Tracks:

Becoming Insane
Artillery
Vicious Delicious
Heavyweight
Suliman
Forgive Me
Special Place
In Front Of Me
Eat It Raw
Change The Formality
Before

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Best Hip Hop CD EVER
Can't Knock A Classic
Love it
Hot,, Cool, & Vicious debut album from the ladies.
ADD THE SEASONINGS .......

Hot, Cool & Vicious
Salt 'N Pepa
Manufacturer: London / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001FHE
Release Date: 1992-12-08

Tracks:

Push It (Remix)
Beauty And The Beat
Tramp
I'll Take Your Man
It's Alright
Chick On The Side (Remix)
I Desire
The Showstopper
My Mic Sounds Nice

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One of the first albums to challenge hip-hop's machocratic sovereignty, Salt-N-Pepa's Hot, Cool & Vicious takes as its musical model Run-D.M.C.'s potent distillation of streetwise repartee, hard-ass bluster and beatbox rhythms. Determined to say it loud and say it proud, r-r-r-rappers Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandy "Pepa" Denton wield their womanhood like an urban-jungle machete, busting unfaithful lovers in "Chick on the Side," threatening female competitors "just for spite" in "I'll Take Your Man," dishing distaff disses at Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick in "The Showstopper," and condemning mindless male promiscuity in "Tramp." With its aerobic BPMs and synth-pop hook, the Top 20 hit "Push It" is the album's most obvious--and most effective--bid for dancefloor immortality. --Greg Siegel

Customer Reviews:

Best Hip Hop CD EVER.......2007-06-08

This is my favorite CD of all time. As soon as I lose it or a friend "borrows" it, I have to get another! Hard to find songs....
If you're a Doug E Fresh fan or even Beastie Boys- you will LOVE this! Check it out! You'll love it a much as I do,fo sho!

Can't Knock A Classic.......2007-03-08

If you "like" SNP, you will "love" this album, particularly if you enjoy the simplicity and creativeness of old school hip hop. The beats are clean, the lyrics are fun, and the variation provided by the tracks keeps the album moving. And of all, knowing the signature track "Showstopper" and how it vaulted SNP's career takes the album up a tier.

Love it.......2007-03-07

Brings me back to high school when these songs were rap anthems for us. So glad to have Amazon to buy these old skool records (as we used to call them!)

Hot,, Cool, & Vicious debut album from the ladies........2006-05-27

When I was young I use to write down all the words to my favorite songs on this album by rewinding the cassette playa numerous times till I got it down pack.

This is one of the first albums to be released by an all-female rap group, Hot, Cool & Vicious is paced by its opening track, "Push It," one of the first rap songs to hit number one on the dance singles charts. Considering how little Salt-n-Pepa actually rap on "Push It," which is all about its instrumental hook, they maintain a surprisingly strong presence over most of Hot, Cool & Vicious.

Written and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor and recorded by the original Salt-N-Pepa line up -- Cheryl "Salt" James, Sandy "Pepa" Denton and Latoya "Spinderella" Hanson (later replaced by Deidre "Spinderella" Roper) -- HOT, COOL & VICIOUS made Salt-N-Pepa the first female rappers to earn a Grammy nomination.

No, they aren't technical virtuosos on the mic, but their fairly basic raps are carried off with brash confidence and enthusiasm. Some of the other key tracks borrow ideas from outside sources: the single "Tramp" is a rap remake of the Otis & Carla soul classic, and "The Show Stopper" is an answer record to Doug E. Fresh's "The Show." The duo's sass comes across very well on "My Mic Sounds Nice" and "I'll Take Your Man," and they're equally assertive on "Chick on the Side."

If I would have to choose my favorite party tracks would be "Chick on the Side," "My Mike Sounds Nice," "Tramp" and "Push It," which topped the pop charts in 1987.

ADD THE SEASONINGS ..............2005-11-05

SALT N PEP DEFINATELY ARE ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF FEMALE RAP AND HIP HOP PERIOD. STILL TILL THIS DAY HAVE I SEEN OR HEARD A FEMALE GROUP ROCK THE MIC AS MANY YEARS AS THESE WOMEN. I LOVE THIS ALBUM MOST OF ALL. I THINK THEIR SOUND WAS MORE B BOYISH WITH THE 1ST SPIN THAN THE 2ND BUT THEY STILL MANAGED TO MAKE HITS... THEY ARE FEMALE LEGENDS IN THE RAP GAME !!!!!

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Putting the "rage" back in Garage Rock
Totally Fun but not Genius
AMAZING!!!!
ROCK OUT!!
Ouch......

Veni Vidi Vicious
The Hives
Manufacturer: Burning Heart Records
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Main Offender
Outsmarted
Hate To Say I Told You So
The Hives-Introduce the Metric System in Time
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Supply And Demand

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American punk rock seems to get more watered down with each passing year. Leave it to the Swedes to remind the USA that we were once the home of the Stooges and the MC5. The Hives' Veni Vidi Vicious owes its very being to Detroit's punk genesis; they may be decades too late, but the Hives capture the zeal and fury perfectly. "Die, All Right," an angry rant against capitalism, spikes the aural brew with frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's nasty nasal shouts. Just as rocking is "Hate to Say I Told You So," which boasts a clunky punk groove and delightfully dark lyrics such as "Do what I please gonna spread the disease because I wanna / Gonna call all the shots for the no's and the not's." Veni Vidi Vicious clocks in at just under half an hour--a perfectly timed charge of codeine-meets-caffeine and decibels-meets-delicious-rock. --Jason Josephes

Album Description

2000 release from the amazing Swedish rockers who make The Strokes sound like The Eagles.

Customer Reviews:

Putting the "rage" back in Garage Rock.......2007-02-09

Plain and simple, this album is loud, heavy-hitting garage rock at its finest. From the very outset, The Hives punch you in the face with a relentless stream of power-chords, pounding drums, and "screw you!" vocals. The band let's you catch your breath for a moment on their rendition of "Find Yourself Another Girl" but then quickly resumes the onslaught before eventually finishing up with the catchy "Supply & Demand". If you heard "Main Offender" and/or "Hate To Say I Told You So" and thought "Hey, this ain't too bad", then do yourself a favor and pick up Veni Vidi Vicious today. Don't be fooled by reviewers who claim The Hives are nothing but a ripoff of The Who, The MC5, etc...let's not forget, those bands were ripoffs too.

Totally Fun but not Genius.......2006-03-20

I don't know why this album in particular has instigated this tirade from me but for some reason all the bad reviews have really pissed me off. For whatever reason I'm in the habit of reading the lowest rated reviews of albums I like first. Usually I just laugh at the ignorant fools who say stuff like, "The Velvet Underground is the most over rated band in history," and you won't find a more vigorous Velvets defender than me. But the handful of lousy reviews for this album, which I don't even give 4 stars myself, really made me mad.
First of all, I think that in 2006 it's really idiotic to dismiss a band because they sound like another band. So the Hives are obviously derivative of the MC5, the Kinks, Da Stooges, etc. and those bands did it first and better. Of course they did... THEY'RE THE F**KING MC5! But you know what? The MC5 hasn't made any new music since 1971. So any band that worships them as much as I do is cool with me. As long as they don't rip off riffs directly I'm ok with "derivative". Because if you like that old-school crummy rock it's hard to come by and you should be dying for more. Besides in this day and age it's almost impossible to NOT be derivative of something (before you jump down my throat, I know there are exceptions: Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits - off the top of my head). As long as it's done right, with the appropriate reverence/humor, it's perfectly acceptable to wear your influences on your sleeve.
Secondly, when people complain that a 30 minute rock album is a rip off because it's too short just tells me that those idiots have absolutely no understanding of rock-n-roll at all let alone the history of the music business. You see, in the glory days before Compact Discs destroyed music 30 - 40 minutes was the most music you could cram on an LP without losing fidelity. More than that and you had to either cram the grooves so close you lost sound or you had to move it on to a second LP which was prohibitively expensive. That's part of the reason some of those first 2 lp albums are real classics, i.e. The White Album, Exile on Maine Street, Blonde On Blonde. [Actually the White Album is a bad example because it was the first album on Apple Records but you get my point.] In order to convince the label to put out two LPs you really had to have something to say. Otherwise your album got cut to fit the medium, therefore you left the weaker songs off the record. The CD's 75 minute format allowed artists to become very poor self-editors. Whatever crap they recorded got slapped on the CD. Rarely is there a 75, or even 60 minute album that is good all the way through but, now, the music buying public, in true American-Consumer fashion, has come to demand quantity over quality. "If I'm going to spend $18 on a CD I better be getting 75 minutes of music even if 45 minutes of that is pabulum I'll never listen to." (For a few years a backlash to this has been building, hence the success of iTunes.)
Anyway, my long rambling point is that - More Is Rarely Better! The Hives' 30 Minute Veni Vidi Vicious is the perfect length. No filler. No tedious solos that need to be skipped over. The longest song clocks in at 3:22; no time to get bored here. Just 12 short kick-ass examples of garage rock in almost it's purest form. I say "almost" because, despite what some reviewers here say, this album is overproduced. Personally, I really cherish that recorded-in-my-parent's-basement kind of feel to my crappy rock records; this album is obviously meant to be a little bit more radio friendly. I can't fault them for that but it's just not my thing.
Bottom line is that this is a fun record and I think that a majority of the reviews have missed this point. If you understand that when I call some music "crappy" I don't necessarily mean it derogatorily or if you appreciate Lenny Kaye's Nuggets Collection or if you have a collection of cherished 45s you bought at local rock shows then I trust this album will make you smile. No, it's not as good as the MC5 or the Stooges or what ever high water marks you want set for Rock... But what is? If you can't get over that I can only suggest your life would be much happier if you get off that pretentious pole you've got lodged in your rectum.

AMAZING!!!!.......2006-03-18

i love the Hives. This album is so fast and loud and not like anything else around today, i don't understand how you could not like it. Sure Howlin' Pelle is a bit hard to understand, but he's so high energy and amazing! if you like music, you definetly need to own this CD

ROCK OUT!!.......2005-11-18

Its been a while since a band like the Hives have been around. Bands liike the Stooges and the New York Dolls were bands that had the energy, the anger, and the talent to pioneer punk rock. Raw Power by the Stooges especially showed what a breakneck speed thrashing guitars, anthemic, though at times repetitive drum work, and a screeching voice can do. The Hives remind me so much of these great bands, and they certainly hold their own.

This album is packed into a half hour, but after that short half hour, you will feel like you need to sit down somewhere and take a breather. The screaming, breaking vocals of Howlin' Pelle never ceases to amaze me. One reviewer stated that musically this album was amazing, but the voice was horrible. But in response to that, how many other singers could keep up with their music, and maintain the energy??

This is such a fun album. Some of my favorites are the anti-capitlaist Die, Alright!, Main Offender, Hate to Say I Told You So, and The Hives Introduce the Metric System of Time. one thing to know about this album, not to stray from the quality of the album, is that it just might have been the Hives golden age. Their debut Barely Legal is faster, harder, and much sloppier. this approach has its appeal, but it isn't the amazing punk rock record that this is. Their followup to this album, Tyrannosaurus Hives, was good, but it seemed to have mellowed some. I guess most bands don't feel they can only put out continually crazy albums, and i am proud of them for experimenting with more serious forms of rock. but their specialities are seen here. so pick this up, and prepare to fall in love as you are rocked straight out of your socks! (heh heh sorry for the bad pun, it just seemed to fit!)

Ouch.............2005-09-18

This album is probably THE best instrumental album I've ever heard, and it's ausom how this band is from Sweden. So I always find myself thinking what a kik a** band when I start listening to the track, while the bass is rocking like crazy and the drums are doing godlike things, and then, I face sinks, as the vocals come in....
The vocals in this album are the worst I've ever heard, and i really hate to say that. The instrumentals are so incredible, but this vocalist hurts your ears, and it won;t grow on you. I've tried, many times, to love this allbum, and i just can't, I wish this band would find a new vocalist so I could worship them.

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A flagship effort for modern-era Skynyrd
Johnny, give the band some too
Lynyrd Skynyrd back with a little more!!
MAYBE time for Skynyrd to hang things Up?.
Best Skynyrd to Date

Vicious Cycle
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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DEAD MAN WALKING
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Customer Reviews:

A flagship effort for modern-era Skynyrd.......2006-09-25

We all know and honor the Skynyrd line-up when Ronnie was running the show. But I'm here to tell ya, Skynyrd is still alive and well. In fact, enjoying a resurgence in their popularity. I believe this cd played a major role in that. IMHO, Vicious Cycle is to the modern era Skynyrd what Street Survivors was to the "original" line-up. (I mean, Skynyrd's had about 30 or so personnel changes at this point).
It's easy to see the influence that Ricky and Hughie had on Skynyrd with this album. Good, driving, southern rock 'n' roll. I think if listeners would give them a chance, they would find some songs on here that would stand the test of time like some of their classics. Red, white, and blue comes to mind as well as That's how I like it. The way, crawl, and all funked up are some personal favorites. Can't wait for their next studio album, even though it won't have Hughie this time. I'd like to see him come back to the fold after all is said and done with the Outlaws.

Johnny, give the band some too.......2006-09-04

Even after all the lineup changes wrought by tragedy and time, Skynyrd is still one helluva band. It's a shame that Ronnie's brother Johnny's ego is so evident on these tracks. Really, does every song's intro music need to be trampled by the same old vocal interjections (something like "hmm, hmm", which I guess is a subdued "yeah, yeah")? C'mon, give the band a chance!

Lynyrd Skynyrd back with a little more!! .......2006-02-24

Awesome album! I have been a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan all my life. I have to say that this album is one of the best. Red, White, and Blue is what southern rock is all about!!!!

MAYBE time for Skynyrd to hang things Up?........2005-09-03

I have been a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan since 1989 when I bought a
compilation type CD that was simply titled "What's Your Name",
I fell in love with "Simple Man". I Now tend to agree more and
more[with the last 2-3 albums they released] that it maybe time
for Lynyrd Skynyrd to call it quits all together or at least in
the way of studio recordings, at least in the way they have been
doing, let me explain. Lynyrd Skynyrd's last 2-3 studio albums
have sounded more like a "country rock" band[mainly in the way
of lyrics] then the great, almost hard rock they were in the
1970's. Johnny Van Zant is not a Rock N' Roll singer really and
he is even less of a Rock N' Roll writer in my opinion. What
really get's Me is that the band had always stood[through the
years with Ronnie Van Zant especially] up until recently for
being "rebels" and sort of "dissidents", their whole history is
built on it really if You think about it, it's keeping that in
mind is why I hate the "new" Lynyrd Skynyrd has taken this path
of what sounds to me like "ass kissing" of the Conservative "War
Loving" right wing that they have and not just by writing the
song "Red,White & Blue", the song in theory is fine, it's just
a few lines in the song itself plus other things the band has
said and done since writing this song that has me aggravated as
a long time fan. I just wish to recommend that if You think this
is THE SAME Lynyrd Skynyrd band of "Things Goin' On", IT'S NOT!!

Best Skynyrd to Date.......2005-08-09

Never have I heard an album so pumped full of meaningful lyrics, powerful guitars, and sheer talent. As the latest addition to the Skynyrd collection, this album proves that by turning up the amps and just ROCKING, a band can surpass any and all previous efforts. There is not a single song on this album that goes below a 4 star rating in my book. With solid rock tunes like "The Way," "All Funked Up," "Jake," and "That's How I Like It," Skynyrd shows off its 30 years of development, even if only 2 of the members have experienced those 30 years. The post-crash additions add a great new sound to the band, particularly Johnny's gritty-yet-still-pleasant vocals. The album features some great "boogey" tunes, such as "Rockin' Little Town," "Sweet Mama," and "Pick 'em Up," all of which are quite catchy and get the feet tapping and the heads bobbing. Finally, the album throws in a nice mix of anthemic, country-esque, softer tunes, such as "Red, White, and Blue," "Lucky Man," and "Life's Lessons." This album is an excellent choice for diehard fans, and can make a diehard out of somebody new to the band. Take my word for it. It did for me. Now all we've got to do is get the band to play these songs LYVE!

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The best in the series
Awesome Compilation!!!!!!!!!
SAVE YOUR MONEY!
Perfect Fo Clubbin'!!!
I'm Sure Johnny Has Better

Ultra Dance 01
Johnny Vicious
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Customer Reviews:

The best in the series.......2007-06-13

I own 6 of the 8 editions in the Ultra Dance series, and this is by far the best one. It was released during a golden period for dance music (2000-2002), and it has a lot of the biggest hits from that very fine error of club hits. This is a must have for any dance music fanatic. Be sure and pick it up.

Awesome Compilation!!!!!!!!!.......2003-10-26

This compilation is incredible i bought it almost 2 years ago and i still listen to it. cd 1 is great untill about half way through it but cd 2 is so amazing that it makes up for the 2nd half of disc 1. If you love hard trance than buy this cd.

SAVE YOUR MONEY!.......2003-01-11

There's maybe one decent track on this cd. Its so not worth it. I wouldn't call it dance music either. Its more like top 40s remixed whatever. uht!

Perfect Fo Clubbin'!!!.......2002-10-25

This CD is so awesome! Songs like Amber's "Yes", Aubrey's "Stand Still", Iio's "Rapture", To be Able To Love, Resurrection, Forever, and Light A Rainbow: ROCK MY WORLD! This is one of the best techno CD's of the century. The songs I don't really like are Trippin, and La La Land. They are a discrace to music maker's everywhere! Anyway, all together, this is an awesome CD. If you like it, you have to check out DJ Encore and Engelina's award winning album "Intuition." Now that is quality listening!

I'm Sure Johnny Has Better.......2002-10-24

I'm a huge fan of "FAST" (Disc 2), and that is the reason I bought the CD. "FAST::Transmission" is in my collection of vinyl and I was just curious to see how Vicious used the song. Well, impressed for the most part. The rest of the CD is marginal, but well put together. Disc 1 contains many, many "Dance" tunes and Disc 2 contains much, much Trance/House. I guess I'm rating and reviewing Disc 2, but hey, this CD is very uplifting, and I would dance to it. Check it out, I consider this CD SAFE!

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This album OWNS!!!
Re-Issue Please!
LA GUNS JOURNEY!
Unfairly never got a chance
It All Started Here For Me

Vicious Circle
L.A. Guns
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Customer Reviews:

This album OWNS!!!.......2007-06-13

This album shows why L.A. Guns were ust as good as Guns N Roses. Awesome album, hard and heavy Guns style. Best rock n roll out there. Sickly underrated!!

Re-Issue Please!.......2007-05-22

This is one of the studio albums I don't have by L.A. Guns, (the other being American Hardcore, for obvious reasons). I got A Night On The Strip (LIVE) for the reason that there are a few songs from this CD on it...still kicking myself for not purchasing this CD when it first came out in '95 I believe it was. Would be great if they would reissue, remaster, add some bonus cuts...whatever, with all the new albums they have had out lately like Waking The Dead, Man On The Moon you would think this one would deserve some notice also. Hopefully they will do it right, not re-recording, or re-releasing another greatest hits, but rather just remastering this one for long time fans who have overlooked this gem.

LA GUNS JOURNEY!.......2006-08-30

Let Mr. PHIL LEWIS take YOU on a journey! You may not want to return!!!! ha ha (I love this cd) EVERY single track is rockn' and really really makes U feel the music, keeps you wanting more and just keep rolling along on this magical music journey! LA GUNS just keeps giving us great music! Please do yourself a favor and purchase this magnificient cd! ENJOY! Miss Kelly

Unfairly never got a chance.......2005-12-17

After a three year hiatus, the LA Guns returned to the scene in 1994 for their fourth album "Vicious Circle." The musical landscape had seen a major change between the release of "Hollywood Vampires" (1991) and "Vicious Circle." The LA Guns brand of sleazy pop-metal that had so defined the band's first three albums was completely passé by the mid 90s. In 1994 it was all about grunge and alternative rock.

Pop metal bands who enjoyed success in the late 80s and early 90s generally responded to the public's change in taste in one of two ways. They either lived in a vacuum, acting as though Nirvana and Pearl Jam had never taken place (Vince Neil) or they embraced a pseudo grunge/alternative sound in an attempt to modernize (Motley Crue). The LA Guns opted for a third option; keep the main elements of their sound but make a very aggressive album.

So what you have with "Vicious Circle" is a 80s pop-metal band, a product of the sunset strip, trying to fit in to the alt-rock 90s without selling out. "Vicious Circe" succeeds in this attempt. The band still encompasses their signature Aerosmith/Zeppelin riffs, melody and sing along choruses, only the band eschews much of the sleaze that had been a major element of their first three albums. The band also sounds far more aggressive, but without sounding forced, a problem that pretty much ruined the band's next release "American Hardcore" (1996). Although the songs aren't quite as catchy or memorable as those on the first three albums, the band hadn't sounded this edgy or hungry since their self-titled debut (1988). Guitarist Tracii Guns came up with a batch of great riffs that leaves the listener feeling fully satisfied.

"Vicious Circle" would prove to be the end of an era. It was the band's last album with its (mostly) original lineup until 2001's "Man on the Moon." Phil Lewis, (vocals) Mick Cripps (guitar) and Kelly Nickels (bass) would not return for the follow-up album. Only Tracii Guns would be back for "American Hardcore." The band's usual drummer Steve Riley sat out "Vicious Circle" and is replaced by a number of studio players (he would be back for all subsequent LAG releases).

Although the LA Guns released a fine album, "Vicious Circle" unfortunately went nowhere commercially. After the release of Nirvana's "Nevermind" the line was drawn in the sand. With the emergence of grunge and alternative rock, many great bands had their careers torpedoed. The LA Guns were unfortunately one of grunge rock's victims. This is a shame, because while "Vicious Circle" isn't a masterpiece, it's still a better than average rock album that deserves to be heard.

If you are a fan of the band and missed "Vicious Circle" the first time around, try giving it a second chance today.

It All Started Here For Me.......2005-09-18

It all started with this L.A.Guns cd for me, it was the VERY first cd I ever owned, thats probably why I love it so much, but theres something more about this album that I love besides the fact that it was my first album. They got a little bit harder then what fans were use to hearing from the first 3 albums and I think thats a reason why some fans were dissapointed, but for me it was dissapointing at all, I dont know I just love this style that they did, its not what L.A.Guns is really about, but ive never heard this hard rock style sound so good, they did a great job on this album and I do recommend it for true L.A.Guns fans, give this album a chance, it will truly grow on you.

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A Correction
Skynyrds as Good as ever
Skynyrd is back
Live Skynyrd Boy!
Still Goin' Freebirds

Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
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Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

THAT'S HOW I LIKE IT
WHAT'S YOUR NAME
I KNOW A LITTLE
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SIMPLE MAN
THAT SMELL
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A Correction.......2006-03-23

Quoted from another reviewer:
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Having not grown up in the 70's, I was able to be completely impartial and take a look at both singers. I have to say that after hearing Van Zant, their new singer,whatever his name is, it really sounds like the group picked the fattest drunk loser in the crowd and said, you wanna sing songs and shoot up with us? I mean, this guy is worse than reality tv. No tallent. What does this guy do for this group? Nothing. Dont buy this cd, or anything after Van Zant. The group should have died in that crash along with the man. Harsh, I know, but true. If your still looking for Skynard CD's I recommend Self Pronounced and Second Helping. After that if you still want some Down south Junking... Check out Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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The singer is Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother, Johnnie Van Zant.

This live album is an incredible one. It proves that Johnnie has done an incredible job filling in the shoes of his older brother. I am sure Ronni would be very proud of his brother, and I am also sure Ronnie himself would have chosen no one else to fill his shoes.

Skynyrds as Good as ever.......2005-05-21

I think this is a GREAT CD. I also have the DVD. Can't believe some people don't like Johnny. I think his brother Ronnie would be really proud of him. He sings great, even the old songs. As for not taking his singing seriously. He just has a good time with it. And Rickey Medlocke is AMAZING. I've been a Skynyrd fan for a lot of years. I think they are as Great now as they were before, if not better... lots of energy.

Skynyrd is back.......2005-04-15

I have always been a Skynyrd fan the first band was right where my head was at back then and I still love to hear the old tunes but the new band is singing about what life is like now. Check out the Vicious Cycle and Last Rebel CD's as well.
This Live CD is mostly covers of Ron's tunes.

Live Skynyrd Boy!.......2005-04-03

These boys have been doing this for many years and still have it. I went backstage at their Pompano Beach, FL show. They had Maryland corn, Old Bay, jumbo lump, Thrasher's french fries- all Maryland style. Then the concert was unbelievable. Rebel flags everywhere, boy. Great music. Couple of fights broke out but it was all good.

Still Goin' Freebirds.......2005-03-17

I saw them on there comeback tour and wept.( So good) They have kept going and frankly got better. With Ricky, especially, skynyrd are are very tight band. Listen and enjoy!

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This is onn of the best bass albums ever!
For the Bass Heads
My first Bass CD

Back to Haunt You!
Vicious Base
Manufacturer: Cheetah Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Intro:
Buy This Record
You Want Bass
The Goverment
No Stop To The Madness
A Moment Of Pleasure
Are You Ready
A Night After The Rapper
Vicious Groove
Back To Haunt You
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Nice & Nasty
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Comin On Strong
The Break
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This is onn of the best bass albums ever!.......2006-09-08

There are so many wonderful tracks on this classic CD. Magic Mike is a wizard on the wheels and MC Madness provides catchy lyrics. This is a must have for those who love bass. A good system is a must to truly enjoy this masterpiece!!

For the Bass Heads.......1999-12-14

This one true masterpiece is a must have for the bass heads. Such tracks like (sorry wrong beat & back to haunt you)are true woofer testers. Listen to these tracks and I promise you you'll want to buy it.

My first Bass CD.......1998-09-27

Magic Mike was first introduced to me on this albun, and I was forever hooked to his fantastic use of bass and smooth record cutting abilities. After getting this album I was inspired to buy the rest of his... best CD buys I ever made, with the exception of Pink Floyd. What can I say? I have eclectic tastes.

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Pathetic recording by a man more important for his image than anything to do with music
Goodbye All You Punks
better to donate your money to charity
Sid rules
Oh Sid.....we hardly knew ye.

Sid Sings
Sid Vicious
Manufacturer: Alex
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ASIN: B000005RSX
Release Date: 1994-05-26

Tracks:

Born To Lose
I Wanna Be Your Dog
Take A Chance On Me
Stepping Stone
My Way
Belsen
Something Else
Chatterbox
Search And Destroy
Chinese Rocks
I Killed The Cat

Album Description

1989 collection on Virgin Records featuring his solo version of the Sex Pistols' 'Belsen' and covers of 10 other cuts, including Iggy & the Stooges' 'Search And Destroy' & 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', plus Boyce & Hart's 'Stepping Stone' and more!

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Pathetic recording by a man more important for his image than anything to do with music.......2006-12-16

Except for the studio song My Way, what you get here is poorly recorded cover songs played live by one of the most talentless people ever to call themselves a musician. While the versions of punk rock classics such as the NY Dolls Chatterbox or the Dee Dee Ramone and Johnny Thunders penned Chinese rocks are done fairly well, Sid Sings is interesting more for the novelty of Sid singing than enjoyable for the actual quality of the music. The recording stinks. The band (The Clash's Mick Jones and the New York Dolls Arthur Kane & Jerry Nolan) is sloppy though energetic, and none of the songs with the exception of Belsen (which Sid may or may not have had anything to do with) is an original. I'm afraid Sid adds nothing all that unique to this album of punk rock kareoke except attitude. Which along with his sneer and fashion sense was all he ever contributed to The Sex Pistols in the first place. The one and only reason to buy this wretched hunk of plastic is to have Sid's sarcastic take of the old Frank Sinatra chestnut My Way. It was done in the studio and so sounds MUCH better than the rest of this bootleg quality audience recording. But My Way is more of a novelty than anything else. It's appeal lies in Sid's snotty disregard and the irony of the song itself. Ironic considering he was a junky suicide that allegedly murdered his horrible haridan of a girlfriend Nancy Spungen. It's amusing and more than a little pathetic, but that's about it. His way indeed.

Goodbye All You Punks.......2006-09-07

The album, released about 10 months after Sid died, was viewed then as either a means for a crass record company to cash in on yet another dead rocker or a fitting tribute to what some believed as the death of punk.

There is one live recording - Born to Lose - from a Sex Pistols concert in late 1977, with other live material culled from two 1978 gigs at Max's Kansas City. The most interesting cut is a rough recording of My Way, which was remixed and released as a single for The Great Rock-n-Roll Swindle.

From his early beginnings as a drummer for Siouxse & the Banshees to playing bass the Sex Pistols, Sid was more the style and swagger to British punk. And those are the reasons Sid Vicious remains alive today for so many fans of the punk movement.

better to donate your money to charity.......2006-08-23

Look, Sid was a loser, drug addict, killer & did not even play on Never Mind the Bollocks. Why are you looking to buy this?

In the 1970's, this was a goof! You had the scummiest singer singing a classic crooner's song, "My way". While it is interesting it does not mean that it was good.

Its just a bunch of cover songs sung by a total, talentless loser. He wasn't good enough to play with the Sex Pistols so he shouldn't be good enough to be in your cd player.

If you like scummy, gross, junkie type people that have actual talent try Johhny Thunders "So Alone". He would have taken Sid in a junkie/ loser death match.

Sid rules.......2006-02-17

This is the greatest rock n roll album of all time. It has everything; energy, excitement, shock value, power, youthful angst and there isn't a bad song in the set. Sid sings it the way it should be done.
Listen to any live recording of very early Elvis and you get the same buzz that was lost once he gained fame and fat.
Sure, Sid isn't as good a singer as E but he isn't as bad as some would like you to believe and his band were probably as high as he was but that only adds to the magic. He also talks to his audience probably the way most performers would like to if they had the cajones but don't.
If you like your music fault free and immaculately produced then grab a cup of cocoa, put on your slippers and listen to some terminal bores like Elton John, Westlife, Coldplay or any female singer who who attempts to play an acoustic guitar.
This is Sid Vicious and he's taking no prisoners.

Oh Sid.....we hardly knew ye........2005-05-10

Sid Vicious is the greatest Greek tradgedy rock n roll has to offer. While subjected to the harsh world, this innocent pup was fed to the wolves. But above all, Sid was a survivor. His talent speaks for itself as you listen to the haunting voice of a scared little boy dealing with all the problems of adulthood.

His version of 'My Way' should have been the closing song on the album. Seriously, what better song to end this album? With his heart on his sleeve, he sang a song that Johny Rotten wouldn't have the nerve to do. His version of Belsen is better than the Sex Pistols original too. If only he had covered 'Anarchy in the UK' as well. We are also awed by his cover of Iggy's 'I Wanna be your Dog'. It's even better than Joan Jett's version from 1989's 'Up Your Alley'.

Sid Vicious could not play bass, but he was only 21, in time he could have mastered the instrument and even recorded guitar and piano. His voice lends favor and in time would have only developed to be more and more beautiful. The world will never know of Sid's true potential. We are only left with what could have been. I can only hope that wherever Sid is, he's happy and still beating up Nancy.

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I **LOVE** this CD
Well mixed trance album
"deeper" and "harder"?
terrible
Johnny Vicious... What more can I say

Deeper & Harder, Vol. 1
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I **LOVE** this CD.......2007-03-01

Great dance tunes and the mixing is just out of this world. Deeper & Harder is a must CD! If you are a fan of Johnny Vicious...you will not be disappointed.

Well mixed trance album.......2006-03-13

For this price, this disc is a great buy. Not only is the mixing superb, but the tracks are all really fun as well. The title is a little miseleading because there isn't really anything Deeper or Harder going on here, but compared to the last few awful albums put out by Ultra and Thrive, this is a gem.

"deeper" and "harder"?.......2005-07-09

There are some decent tracks here. The mixing between tracks is nothing to complain about, definitely up to par. My main contention is how this mix has been marketed.

Seeing the title "Deeper and Harder" made me think immediately of a harder house/trance mix, much like Johnny Vicious' Ultra Dance 1.2 mix, or even his Ultra Trance 3.2 mix, which is excellent if you like the harder hitting, synth piercing, non-stop bass pounding style of trance. Throughout the first half I kept wondering when the beats would get 'hard' (I could see 'deep' if pressed), let alone the title's superlatives. It wasn't until Armand van Heldon's "My My My" and especially Y.O.M.C's "Baila," which has a reverberating buzzsaw bass kick as main rhythm (think Benny Benassi's "Satisfaction" on speed), that the pace kicked up a notch worthy of the album's title. If not for those two tracks in the latter half, among a few others, I would have been very disappointed.

As it stands, the mix is decent for what it is, your basic 'of the moment' mix of disco-ish vocal house beats - Shape:UK's ubiquitious "Lola's Theme" for instance, among a few other's of a similar vein - and a few 'not as common' cuts like "Baila," or even Vicious' own "Nitro," which is decent enough though perhaps needing an extra kick to get even it in higher gear.

It's not bad, but I've enjoyed better mixes. Just be aware that how this mix was marketed when compared to it's track selection left much to be desired. Could be a case of high expectations with this spinner. Proceed with caution.

terrible.......2005-05-15

I have all of Johnny's mix CDs and not have I never complained, but loved everyone. Deeper & Harder is the worst CD I've heard in a long time. It's to slow and every song has singing in it. I don't mind singing, just not that much. I thought that with a title like that it was going to have great hard beats, but I was wrong. I don't recommend this CD, I'd wait for his next title to come out.

Johnny Vicious... What more can I say.......2004-11-30

Long time lover of Johnny Vicious... I have all his other mix cds , and this one is just as good... Great track selections... and more than just one sound, so much different elements in this mix. The only mix I dont like is between "Baila" by Y.O.M.C and "Dance with Me" by Dj Russ Harris Feat. Alina... THe Baila song is too fast at the end , and the next song is dropped at a good moment, but it's not as fast so it takes the intensity down... All in all though it's a great mix... If you love Vicious you will love this CD

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