Blackout [Import]

Blackout [Import]

Track Listings

1. Blackout

2. Release

3. Covet

4. Distortion

5. Ill Effect

6. Todays Tomorrow

7. Down

8. Prism

9. Threshold

10. Unseen

11. Fuelling Nothing

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
1997 album for disbanded British metal act with male & female vocals. Featuring Michele Richfield & Danny North who went on to form Sear. 11 tracks including 'Release', 'Covet' & 'Distortion'. Peaceville.

Tracks:

Walk Away
Worker's Song
The Outcast
Black Velvet Band
Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight
World Full of Hate
Burried Alive
The Dirty Glass
Fields of Athenry
Bastards on Parade
As One
This Is Your Life
Time to Go
Kiss Me I'm #!@*faced

Album Description

This album contains 14 new tracks and a bonus DVD with 4 extra video pieces on it!

The music on Blackout rocks, has a truckload of sweat, blood and energy & conveys an intense insight into relationships (Walk Away) & personal politics (Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight - lyrics written by Woody Guthrie after the band was given special exclusive access & permission to use the words of Woody Guthire through his family). The record still contains rousing tunes rooted in Irish music & American Folk (Black Velvet Band & The Dirty Glass) and destined to be a Boston Bruins call to arms classic called "Time To Go". And it's important to mention that each member of the band played a crucial role, working hand in hand to create this new record. Everyone's influence from the youngest member of the band to the most experienced, bring together their many influences to play a role in creating an all time gem of a rock record. With each new record, they just don't let up, their passion, life experience & and true commitment to music fans shines through on every song.

Customer Reviews:

Dropkick Murphy's are so good, even for a non-hockey fan!!lol.......2006-05-06

"Time to Go" is awesome even I don't know a thing about the Boston Bruins. Other highlights include "Walk Away", "This is your Life" and "Bastards on Parade". Just Awesome

Dropkick Murphys are So Good, Even for a Yankees Fan!!!!.......2006-03-18

I love the songs made by the Dropkick Murphys even though I am a Yankees fan. Kiss me I'm Sh*tfaced is such a good and funny song also the dirty glass is another good song. This whole compilation is an amazing peice by the Dropkick Murphys

This is awesome! .......2006-02-02

I'm a huge punk rock listener. I listen to every punk band you can think of. Dead Kennedys, Crass, Flux of Pink Indians, Rudimentary Peni, Kraut, Rancid, Distillers, NOFX, Anti-Flag, The Unseen... I even listen to The Casualties once in a while.

Last summer, someone told me that I should check out Dropkick Murphys. He had told me they were a cool Irish sounding punk band. I decided to check them out, and I bought The Warrior's Code. I was instantly blown away with it and I needed MORE! So, I went back to the CD store a couple of days later and got Do Or Die, Sing Loud Sing Proud and this one. And let me tell ya, this is an awesome little CD here. Very fun to sing along to. I guess I'll do a song by song review of it.

1. Walk Away - 10/10 - Great song. One of my favorites.
2. The Worker's Song - 9/10 - Catchy and fun.
3. The Outcast - 10/10 - I love the lyrics in this one.
4. Black Velvet Band - 9/10 - Heavy Irish influence. Awesome.
5. Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight - 10/10 - LOVE This song and it's music video, too!
6. World Full of Hate - 9/10 - Different from the other stuff, but this is why it's great.
7. Buried Alive - 8/10 - Good punk rock sounding song. It isn't one of the best, but it still rocks.
8. The Dirty Glass - 11/10 - My FAVORITE song on this CD and by the band.
9. Fields of Athenry - 10/10 - Great rock 'n roll sounding song.
10. Bastards on Parade - 7/10 - It's okay. I like it's instrumentals a bit.
11. As One - 9/10 - The bagpipes at the beginning are awesome.
12. This Is Your Life - 10/10 - Catchy & fun, like all the songs on here.
13. Time To Go - 9/10 - Great shout along track.
14. Kiss Me I'm Sh*tfaced - 9/10 - Kinda funny. I like it!

Overall, this is a pretty damn good record. If you're a fan of punk rock or rock 'n roll, you'll love it. IF you just like music in general, you'll love it. Oh, and if you do like it, definately get Sing Loud Sing Proud. I think that that one is their best. I can't believe I didn't get into these guys sooner!

PS: I'm much older than 13.. Well, 17 isn't much older, but yeah, I'm older than 13. :p

Blackout Is Best Of Murphys?.......2006-01-19

This is a review for the enhanced version which comes with the bonus DVD. The DVD has the "Blackout" video, a concert video and a preview for their DVD.

This is the best Murphys album in my opinion. "Blackout" is a great mix of rock, irish and folk music. The album starts out with a bang and definitely keeps your attention. All the styles of their prior CDs are combined on this very good record.

"Walk Away" is the opener and sticks out as one of their better songs. "Worker's Song" is a standard Murphy anthem, and is great live. Their reworking of Woody Guthrie's "Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight" is the title track and is the best track on this album. "World Full Of Hate" is a powerful ballad that doesn't get lost in the acoustic guitars. "Fields Of Athenry" is maybe their best celtic cover, detailing the emotion of the lyrics. "As One" and "Time To Go" close out this great collection of records.

Pretty much everything DM puts out is top notch - this is definitely their finest.

Purely fun.......2005-12-03

"Workers Song", and "Kiss Me I'm Sh*tfaced" alone make this an album worth buying. It will put some new listeners in mind of the Beastie Boys "Licenced to Ill" album. Fun, album.

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One of the great melodic metal albums
3.5 Stars for this breakthrough album
Blackout- thier best "80's" output
Their Breakthrough Album
this isn't my favorite Scorps cd......but it's still a 5....

Blackout
Scorpions
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001EUP
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

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No One Like You
You Give Me All I Need
Now!
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When The Smoke Is Going Down

Amazon.com

German heavy metal marauders Scorpions recorded seven studio records before breaking in to the U.S. market in 1982 with Blackout. The album became the group's first platinum disc in the U.S., and the dynamic single "No One Like You" became a staple of album rock radio. While the Scorpions had created powerful anthems and epic rockers in the past, Blackout mixed the ingredients just right. The title track was an endorphin rush of fast-riffing guitars and electrified, high-pitched vocals that culminated with the sound of shattering glass. "Can't Live Without You" was a powerful melange of flash, firepower, and pure melody, and the slow, surging "China White" sounded like a psychedelic interpretation of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir." After years of ignored visas, Scorpions had finally arrived in America. --Jon Wiederhorn

Customer Reviews:

One of the great melodic metal albums .......2007-03-05

With their 1982 release, Blackout, Scorpions finally broke through the U.S. market. Their previous two albums, Lovedrive and Animal Magnetism respectively, showed the band adapting a more commercial sound without abandoning their metal roots. Those albums would also introduce longtime lead guitarist Matthias Jabs to the band, whose melodic style was a sharp contrast to the wild kamikaze playing of their previous lead guitarist, the excellent Uli Jon Roth. Rather than be a band that seemed to be going in two different directions, Scorpions were now a more focused band and this would come to fruition on Blackout. "No One Like You" would become their first U.S. hit single and would become one of their most enduring songs. Like their future hit "Rock You Like a Hurricane", the track contains a soft spoken verse that builds in momentum before hitting its loud and memorable chorus. Whether it's heavy songs carried by wicked riffs such as "Dynamite" and the title track, an anthem like "Can't Live Without You", or catchy melodic songs like "You Give Me All I Need" or "Arizona", the band pull it off extremely well. Not to be outdone is "When the Smoke is Going Down", another in a long line of great power ballads that the band has done well since their beginnings. Other great tracks include the short and intense "Now!" and the dramatic "China White." All told, this is one of the great melodic metal albums of the `80s. And their next album, Love at First Sting, would be even better. Highly recommended.

3.5 Stars for this breakthrough album.......2006-08-30

Blackout is seen by many as the point where the Scorpions became what they'd be known as throughout the 80's. Basically pandering power ballad lightweights. The again with the kind of sales figures they were racking up it's unlikely the band cared, they'd paid their dues with albums like Virgin Killer and Taken By Force and documented their rise on Tokyo Tapes.

Here we see the band roar out of the blocks with the title track, a metal tour de force with a line of humou running through it. Top stuff. But proceedings take a shift with the next three tracks, Can't Live Without You/No One Like You/You Give Me What I Need and this is sort of the blueprint for so much that went wrong with the band. Individually not bad songs, actually hits in some territories, but stacked up after one another it certainly drains the energy away.

The rockers that come later do restore some order but aren't exactly awesome. But we do get an example of the famously bad Scorpions song title schtick with the albums closer When the Smoke is Going Down. But fans have loved them for such silliness for years and I can easily forgive them.

Rock journos lauded this album as a link between the metal cred 1970's and the more generic hard rock juggernaut of the bands 80's and 90's output. That's as may be, but I can't help but feel a little let down by this album. Some great songs but for some reason it rarely hits my stereo, my vote going to Virgin Killer for that less commercial kill factor.

Blackout- thier best "80's" output .......2006-07-25

I would say Scorpions took a nose dive artistically when they went into the 80's with Mercury. This nor any other Mercury era record cannot compare to what Scorpions did in the 1970's. However i still think it is a pretty decent pop/metal album, certainly better the "Loverdrive" or "Love At First Sting". The energy and "metal-ness" is much higher here, even though it boasts some inane lyrics. When compared to any of the Roth-era material however, this is sub-par.

Their Breakthrough Album.......2006-07-06

This album FINALLY got the Scorps noticed and played on the radio. Now go back and get Animal Magnetism, Lovedrive and their original compilation (from In Trance, Virgin Killers, Fly to the Rainbow, etc). That stuff never got radio-play and is not the pop most people are familiar with.

this isn't my favorite Scorps cd......but it's still a 5...........2006-06-06

i was a junior in high school when this was originally was released on vinyl. i had already been weened on Animal Magnetism and Lovedrive by then, but was pleasibly surprised by this bad boy. what a breath of fresh air! if you were a hard core rocker, then you had Metallica and Motorhead to cut your teeth to, but for those of us who still liked the late '70's early '80's hard rock, ala Y&T, Dio, Ozzy, Judas Priest, AC/DC and others, then this was a diamond in the rough. i was blown away when i first heard this. it didn't seem like the same Scorpions i was used to. it seemed heavier, more alive, than those previous releases. this was a release you could sink your teeth into. a head banger. something the Scorps really hadn't fully accomplished until then. not only did they tear it up, but they slowed it down as well. "china white" is an all time classic, with the likes of the raucas "arizona" and thrashers "dynamite", "now" and of course the famed "blackout" and "no one like you". this is a cd any rocker must have in his/her collection. whether you're a thrash fan, a death metal head, or just a plain ol' rocker, you'll do well to have this in your collection. peace.

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Who turned off the lights?
Better Beats?... You must be out of your mind.
Blackout!
Hot $hit
Best Tag Team Ever!!!

Blackout!
Method Man & Redman
Manufacturer: Def Jam
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001QGPS
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

A Special Joint (Intro)
Blackout
Mi Casa
Y.O.U.
4 Seasons
Cereal Killer
Da Rockwilder
Tear It Off
Where We At (Skit)
1, 2, 1, 2
Maaad Crew
Run 4 Cover
The ?
Dat's Dat S**t
Cheka
Fire Ina Hole
Well All Rite Cha
Big Dogs
How High (Remix)

Amazon.com

If you love energetic beats coupled with explosive lyrical content then Blackout! is your album. This highly anticipated effort features the combined powers of the Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and the Def Squad's Redman--it's 19 cuts of pure excitement. Production highlights include the RZA-produced "Cereal Killer," Erick Sermon's "Maad Crew," and the dark-and-dirty sounds of "Run 4 Cover," featuring the Wu's Ghostface Killah and Streetlife. The album remains focused throughout without trying to appeal to any specific audience. Lyrically Red and Meth consistently come with the best in wit and wordplay, weaving a musical tapestry that should hang on the wall of any hip-hop fan. You won't find any specific messages, themes, or philosophies, but any true head will tell you that Blackout! is hip-hop at its best. --Kenji Jasper

Customer Reviews:

Who turned off the lights?.......2007-07-23

I'll admit that I didnt want to check out any collabo albums after hearing The Firm but since I like Redman and Method Man , I gave it a shot and its straight fire. The albums starts of with Blackout! as the two work their magic on the mic. They keep things moving with the equally hot Mi Casa and their second single Y.O.U. The first single Tear It Off(which is also on the In Too Deep soundtrack) was great and that video still makes me laugh till this day. LL Cool J and Ja Rule join in on 4 Seasons and I must say that that was the best verse I've heard from LL in a while. Da Rockwilder is cool but they should have made it longer. I dont usually like edited songs but Maaad Crew will get a some listens from me. The only songs I didnt feel is Mic Cheka(butchers the old Das Efx classic) and Fire Ina Hole. The rest of this album is exceptional. Bottom Line: Red And Meth's Blackout! is the best rap collaboration album of all time. The beats were superb, the rhymes were on point and the guests were not too shabby themselves. Standout Tracks: BLACKOUT!, MI CASA, Y.O.U., 4 SEASONS, TEAR IT OFF, DA EOCKWILDER, DATS DA S*** RUN FOR COVER, CEREAL KILLER, HOW HIGH REMIX(off The Show soundtrack), 1,2, 1,2, WELL ALL RITE CHA(off Doc's Da Name) and BIG DOGS(off Judgement Day).

Better Beats?... You must be out of your mind........2007-04-18

Someone wrote that the "beats on 'Blackout' are sub par, thanks in part to the Wu Tang crew" and a few other collaborators. This is one of the best hip hop albums to date. Lyrical quality and quality of beats don't get much better than "Blackout," Red and Meth compliment each other perfectly on the album and there is not a track that I feel like I have to skip over. Finding an album where every song is a quality track is becoming more and more elusive in the current hip hop market.

Blackout!.......2006-09-25

Two very skilled MC's over some bangin production. Whether you're a Mef fan or Reggie's you'll both agree that together they make unstoppable records. Anyone seeking an ill listen throughout the length of an album will be completely satisfied.

Hot $hit.......2006-02-17

To say that Redman and Method Man know what they're doing is an understatment...with club hits mixing pumping, brain pulsing beats and rhymes that out rhyme even the best in the biz, this album sports quality tracks with an overall quality good time. Recomended, highly, to any fan of hip-hop. Method Man is the man, and with Red at his side he's unstoppable. TICAL!

Best Tag Team Ever!!!.......2005-11-29

If you from the hood, you need to have this...this album is straight hood...you got hot tracks like "Da Rockwilder"; "How High"(RMX); MY FAVORITE "4 Seasons"-LL Cool J & Ja Rule; "Cereal Killer"; the best album i heard in a while!

Shaolin and Brick City (We Back Son!)

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Blackout

Blackout
Britt Black
Manufacturer: BoDog Music
ProductGroup: Music
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Customer Reviews:

Blackout.......2007-07-04

"Blackout": Britt Black-one of the best albums ever made.

Britt Black embarked on a solo gig after leaving the Canadian pop-punk band LiveOnRelease (great band by the way) and playing bass for the infamous Bif Naked (also amazing). After enjoying two albums from LOR (Seeing Red and ...Goes On A Fieldtrip), Britt Black came with up with "Blackout"

"Blackout" is a mix of guitar rifs, one true ballad, a "slower" song and a exceptional lyrics with an unusually beautiful voice to back it up. Here's a list of the tracks and my opinion:

1. Baby, Come On Back: 5/5 An amazing opener with heavy guitars and great lyrics. One of the best songs from "Blackout" and should be a single.

2. She Sells Sanctuary: 3/5 A good song but a little too plain for me. My least favorite.

3. Jet Black Heart: 5/5 The first single and exceptional song. The best written on the album

4. Stuck Here: 5/5 The true ballad and seductive. Should be the fourth single.

5. Sick & Tired: 4/5 I thought this song was funny without being funny. A very good song.

6. In Your Face: 5/5 Very good song and great lyrics

7. Nighttime: 10/5 The best song on "Blackout" and third single

8. Leave A Light One: 5/5 The slower song but very good. Should be the fifth and last single

9. Speed Of Light: 5/5 The second single. Britt's voice is so melodic here.

10. Good Girls: 5/5 Amazing song but it took some time to get to me.

11. Definitely Maybe: 5/5 Good song, used to be my favorite

12. Girl Of Your Dreams: 7/5 Beautiful song. One of the best on the album. The best sounding song

13. The Next Big Thing: 5/5 Sort of weird the way it's arranged but nonetheless an amazing finish

I know that I gave almost each track a 5/5 rating but that's because it's one the best albums I've ever heard. You need to go pick up this album. Now, where I'm from, nobody knows who Britt Black is so I'm at an advantage but I've only been able to find two copies of "Blackout" since 2006. Your best bet is to buy it from the internet.

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It's not BROKE, but you can buy this one!
once in a great while this album makes my cd changer.
great album from an awesome band
Awesome
The best Rap/Metal band ever.

Blackout
(hed) Planet Earth
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There's something genuinely interesting about (hed) Planet Earth. Rather than simply singing about being different, they actually attempt to break from convention. That spirit is what makes Blackout a fascinating album. Though nearly all the 14 tracks kick off into a metal frenzy at some point, they're wildly varied in their pace and feel. "Crazy Life," begins with sinister Wu-Tang keyboards, then rips into a raucous chorus, before a hard-hitting rap about sex on the road leads to a screaming rock crescendo. "Flesh and Bone" features vocalist Jahred conjuring lost souls at midnight crossroads, while the shuffling "Other Side" is cushioned by a soft 1970s haze. Elsewhere pop, soul, reggae, and folk slip into the mix, making the band's histrionic outbursts all the more effective. Jahred's lyrics, too, are above the norm, if a bit too self-focused. --Dominic Wills

Customer Reviews:

It's not BROKE, but you can buy this one!.......2006-03-10

While not as impressive as their breakout 'Broke' (no not their debut, but the CD that got them noticed) 'Blackout' is still a really good album. The opener gets you right into the CD with Jahreds ranting "Suck it up" but it's songs like 'DANGEROUS' and 'ONLY ONE' that really get the party started, and the rap oriented 'CRAZY LIFE' that show you their versatility. My favorite track here is 'OTHER SIDE' which is just that, the other side to this band. The song is melodic and cushioned with that 70's rock vibe, but it works on SO many levels. 'CARNIVALE' is probably the most standoutish song here, with the circus music in the backdrop and the eerie vocals it just kicks major @$$ as serves as a unique venture into uncharted territory for the boys of the (hed)...'BLACKOUT' while being the single and the title track, is not my favorite choice and is somewhat dissapointing. 'HALF THE MAN' is great and 'FALLEN' is as well...'OCTOPUSSY' is ehhh and the closer 'REVELATIONS' while not terrible is nothing special and should have been swapped with 'CARNIVALE' which is truly their most unique song on the album and is usually where I turn off the album anyways...Great follow-up even if it's not as good as the predecesor.

once in a great while this album makes my cd changer........2005-06-03

I do like this band, but not as much as the other things i listen to(read my other reviews). This album is very quirky. I can only get hooked on the tracks Half the Man, and Carnivale. I think this band had a lot of potential. This album seems very unorganized in my opinion. I think they need a lyrical structure that is uniform and fits together. They can play (not really in my opinion as a killer musician), and they just need some solid ground. I only like to listen to this album once in a great while. Check it out. You be the Judge.

great album from an awesome band.......2004-10-06

hed pe has been one of my favorates after the song "get away" was featured on NASCAR Thunder 2003. The standout tracks are well, ummm, ALL OF EM. Hedpe is very consitent troughout the entire album. a pick up for nu-metal or metal fans.

Awesome.......2004-08-06

Originally I was not introduced to (hed) Planet Earth until I had gone to a concert with the bands: Saliva, Stereomud, Systematic, and (hed)PE and the concert was amazing it was the best concert I have ever been to and the music was so amazing that the next day I went out to buy these bands albums. As I went through the album I was like they played that and it was awesome, I guess there are different ways to listen to an album, great cd i recommend this cd to anyone who likes heavy rock

The best Rap/Metal band ever........2004-06-13

Its true, Hed Pe is the only band that can possibly remain as playful and rap going as they are while still containing heavy, headbanging qualities to their music. This album in honest opinion isnt as great as Broke, their best album by far, but it definately is as close to perfection as it can get.
Suck it Up 10/10 - One of Hed's best songs to date. And its a perfect opener to.
Bury Me 8/10 - Great, but nothing that we havent seen before.
Dangerous 8.5/10 - Another great Hed Pe song that remains true to their sound.
Blackout 9/10 - With a very catchy chorus, this song becomes a party hit within seconds.
Get away 7.5/10 - The first melodic music on the album but still a good song.
Crazy Life 8/10 - This to is great for parties, and really easy to sing along to.
Half the man 9/10 - Great melodic song.
Only One 10/10 - Perhaps the best headbanging song on the album.
Other Side 10/10 - Im in love with this tune. Its so suttle yet so powerful.
Flesh and Bone 9.5/10 - A great headbanging song as well.
Octopussy 10/10 - Heavy. If only they had turned this into a real song.
Carnivale 9/10 - You notice this song instantly with its circus like music at the start.
Fallen 10/10 - Great Hed Pe.
Revalations 9.5/10 - Good song to end off on, though i feel it could have been ever better.
BUY THIS CD, along with BROKE!

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Fertile Ground is one of the best soul jazz spirtual groups today!!!!!!
DAMN!
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
big props for being original AND good...
Absolutely peerless

Black Is...
Fertile Ground
Manufacturer: Blackout Studios
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Album Description

Still ironically considered new artists, Fertile Ground has seven years, countless performances, and dozens of recordings to their credit. After 2 years of extensive touring, writing and recording, the group has unveiled their fourth full-length masterpiece, simply entitled Black Is… the highly-anticipated CD, is the sequel to the acclaimed 2002 release Seasons Change. This fourth full-length album, which will be internationally released and supported by an extensive world tour, contains a range of ethereal classics such as the title track, Black Is…, a soulful jazz waltz ballad full of affirmation, the joyful noise of Live In the Light; and the introspectively revealing song Naked, which gives us an example of how to truly connect with and reflect each other.

Customer Reviews:

Fertile Ground is one of the best soul jazz spirtual groups today!!!!!!.......2007-02-15

Believe the hype, this is a masterpiece true soul for the lovers of soul music. Thoughtful lyric's Wonderful sound from start to finish. Will not disappoint.

DAMN!.......2006-08-08

FERTILE GROUND IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE OF ALL THAT HAS LIVED AND THRIVED BEFORE IT...A COSMIC BLEND OF JAZZ, R&B, HIP HOP, BLUES, SOUL, FUNK FUSION...DAMN!! AND WHAT DISTINGUISHES FG FROM SO MANY OTHERS PAST AND PRESENT IS ITS PURITY AND WHOLESOMENESS...CLEAN AND UNTAINTED, UNCOMPROMISED, FREE SPIRITED AND CONVICTED, COMMITTED TO EXPRESSING THE GREATNESS OF THE ONE, THE ALL AND NOTHING, THE MOTHER, FATHER, SON, DAUGHTER ENERGY OF THIS GREAT METAVERSE AND BEYOND...DAMN!!! GET ALL OF THEIR CD'S...ALL OF THEM!!! AND PREPARE FOR SELF EXPLORATION...EACH AND EVERY CUT HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES...YOUR FAVORITES WILL CHANGE FROM WEEK TO WEEK...DAY TO DAY...DAMN!! FG REIGNS RIGHTEOUSLY!!!

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!.......2006-03-17

Fertile Ground is outstanding and uplifting. I went to one of their live concerts without knowing too much about them. I am forever more a fan. "Black is" is a CD that will make you move and drift into meditation all at the same time. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Spiritual War is also good as well; I haven't purchased yet, BUT I WILL!!!!

big props for being original AND good..........2005-07-26

i love these folks.
pointblank.

no sexually suggestive lyrics over-scored by gratuitous production work...

no pre-teen/pop-minded/filthy-fleen-flarth... (sorry... channelin a lil bill cosby. my bad/wont happen again, i swair!)

but this is just a good, grownfolk's album...

equal parts billy holiday, earthwind&fire and curtis mayfield...

if you're here, readin this, then you already know or have already heard a little bit about them... dont be scurred now...

commit yourself...

...fulfill your 'rite of passage' into adulthood.

Absolutely peerless.......2005-06-03

I bought this CD after having seen Fertile Ground perform live in April. All I can say is Wow! Their music is spiritual, yet fun and lively -- they had people dancing in the crowded aisles of the theater. This is real music folks.

Fertile Ground's style encompasses jazz, reggae, samba with a little hip hop for good measure. And what can I say about Navasha Daya's voice? This vocalist sounds a lot like Phyllis Hyman to me, but far from being a soundalike, Daya is definitely a unique talent. She is a commanding presence not just because of her powerful set of pipes, but she has a way of engaging the audience that makes you want to watch this group all night. And the band does not play second fiddle to her voice because they can all hold their own. That is the hallmark of a good group -- when the musicians get to shine as much as the vocalist. As good their live show is, the CD is even better because you get to hit repeat as often as you like.

"Black Is" features 10 tracks along with some interludes and an instrumental. The title song is a love song to Black people that speaks to inner beauty and strength and exhorts the listener to remain steadfast. "Changing Woman" is a song that upholds the woman's various roles in life and is billed as a tribute to a native spirit. This is a balanced CD with some uptempo music that will make you groove, as well as some slower thought-provoking tracks.

This is definitely music for those of us with more on our minds than the latest dance step and material goods. I recommend it.

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Nothing like it
my friends lookout for me like family
Best of Three
Good CD. good Band.
my fav cd

H2O
H2O
Manufacturer: Blackout Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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Thicker Than Water
F.T.T.W.
All We Want
Gorilla Biscuits
The Stories Are True

ASIN: B000003U6N
Release Date: 1996-06-25

Tracks:

5 Yr Plan
Scene Report
Spirit Of '84
I Know Why
Gen-Eric
Surrounded
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Family Tree
Hi-Lo
My Curse

Customer Reviews:

Nothing like it.......2006-07-04

I've been a devout H2O fan for years, but I've only recently completed my H2O full length collection by picking this up. I must've been insane to have lived without this CD for so long. Obviously (look at my username), H2O has had a huge impact on me as a person, more specifically the lead singer Toby Morse. I think I'm lucky that I haven't seen H2O live while this CD has been absent from my collection (actually I'm seeing them live for the first time in August), and here's why:

There isn't one bad song on here. Of course, with the exception of Go, you can pretty much say that for all of their full lengths. Most specifically, their debut album is NYHC with a little more cheerful mood to it, if you will. Songs like "Spirit of '84", "Surrounded", "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", and especially "5 Year Plan" and "Family Tree" have extremely infectious choruses or just "crew" vocal parts in general that beg you to memorize every word. Yeah yeah yeah, so what? This can be found in every hardcore band, right? Maybe, but I can only think of a few bands, namely Warzone, that incorporate true and positive lyrics in a such a catchy yet serious manner. Sorry if that didn't make any sense.

Another great thing about this CD compared to the others is that it's FASTER. Positive, catchy, and fast is the way hardcore should be, and even if this isn't really a hardcore album, H2O stays true to their roots and delivers in a truly distinctive way.

my friends lookout for me like family.......2001-08-25

first off, let it be known that my music tastes are completely polar from any resemblance of hardcore. but, $hit! this is a great cd. i had heard the cd several times following its release, but disregarded it due to its hardcore style. then i actually took time to listen. from beginning to end the subjects of the songs are great. several years later i still drop this cd in to the deck and put it on repeat. any young man will identify with the content of h2o's material, and anyone with a pulse will sing along.

Best of Three.......2001-05-19

This album is by far their best album. Unfortunetly, they have sold themselves out and signed a record deal with MCA Records and will now be heard on the radio. But their earliest albums are still good.

Good CD. good Band........2001-05-11

I like H20 and I like this CD. Its definetaly worth buying. This a really, really, really good punk band.

my fav cd.......2000-07-22

this 1 cd has gotten more play on my cd players than any i have ever owned. i had bought f.t.t.w and thicker than water a while ago and then i finally found this one, it is the best cd i have ever owned. the other two are excellent also but this one seems to stand out as my favorite and i couldn't imagine a cd collection without this cd. all the songs kick.

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Very good CD!
Simply Mind blowing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely kilin'
Intricate and Compelling!
Innovative Excellence

Evolution
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Cloud Of Red Dust

ASIN: B0001XALXM
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

Nothing Personal
For Him, For Her
Until
Red Bone, Netti Bone
A Touch Of Grace
Summertime
Blackout
The Lost Ones
King Tut
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Montana

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Established jazz artists like vibraphonist Stefon Harris hold it on faith that their fans--and maybe some critics, too--will follow them when they gravitate toward the commercial side of the tracks with pop-informed albums. Still, even taking into account the need to reach a broader audience at a time when instrumental jazz has fallen out of favor, Evolution seems like a step backward, not forward. As contemporary jazz--if not Contemporary Jazz--goes, this album is a cut above. Harris has a great ear for melody, a gift for intoxicating, offbeat arrangements, and a knack for sublimating influences ranging from funk to fusion. (He is abetted in the latter style by Marc Cary, who often sounds like Return to Forever-era Chick Corea on electric piano.) But even if some of the performances get under your skin with repeated listening--a cover of Sting's ballad "Until" casts a sneaky spell--too much of the album is bland and predictable. While it's nice to hear Harris return from the rarified heights of his Grand Unification Theory suite and play with a working band again, he's capable of more evolutionary sounds than these. --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

Very good CD! .......2007-06-15

Very Colourful cd!
Good soud, melody and also technique!
I higher recommend!

Simply Mind blowing!!!!!!!!!!!! .......2006-02-07

I was first introduced to Mr. harris freshman cd A Cloud of red dust.I knew after hearing that, that this cat was on the rise of young new artist to contend with. and after hearing Evolution, again this young man has already exceeded my expectations of his talent. I look forward to his next project.anyone reading this review buy this cd, you will be glad you did.

Absolutely kilin'.......2006-01-27

There has been a lot of mediocre electric jazz/hip-hop/fusion like cross-over stuff these days, but this album is just plain killin' y'all. Harris's original compositions on here are beautiful, his improvisation brilliant. Great soloing from Marc Cary on keys and Casey Benjamin on alto. Terreon Gully's drumming is perhaps the real standout; ridiculously ingenious grooves and accompaniment. Dang, the only other younger cat who can keep up with him these days it seems like is Ronald Bruner in Kenny Garrett's band, but they aren't doing nearly as cool arrangements as these...

If you want to get your hands on some of the hippest new stuff out there you can't go wrong with this, yo :)

Intricate and Compelling! .......2005-09-12

Because of the lack of good music on current radio stations, I have had a hard time finding new and interesting jazz musicians. I came across Stefon Harris's name in Downbeat magazine. I am awed by this CD. The music is lush and compelling, the beats intricate and riffs are many! The melodies and tonal changes are intriguing. This is a vastly talented group of musicians and a lot of thought and heart went into the making of this CD. Check it out!

Innovative Excellence.......2005-01-10

Evolution is a superb CD. Every person that I shared this CD, bocomes a instant fan. The music is so insightful that it command to be heard. It is wonderful to such a skilled musician find the medium to convey his talents. He represents Blue Notes pattern of talented musicians. Now! Make DVD of one his performances.

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THIS CHICK IS A FIRECRACKER!!!!!
This Album Will Get Yo' [Butt] Movin'!
bananas
A truely jammin' band and CD!

Rowdy Duty
Deep Banana Blackout
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ASIN: B0000541QW
Release Date: 2000-11-08

Tracks:

Bump & Sway
Breakfast at Volo's
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Album Description

This double live album showcases Deep Banana Blackout's phenominal ability to let loose in front of a crowd. Recorded on a single evening in the summer of '98, the album features over 120 insane minutes of high energy funk, rock, blues and soul. Gaurenteed to get your booty shakin'!

Customer Reviews:

THIS CHICK IS A FIRECRACKER!!!!!.......2006-06-14

I'm talking about vocalist Jen Durkin. She's a combustion of raw feelings waiting to be unleashed whenever she touches that microphone. Think Janis Joplin times a hundred and five. This chick WILL get you up so that you can get down, no matter who or what you think you are.
The rest of the band doesn't struggle to keep up. The whole unit functions beautifully and creates the intense sound of DEEP BANANA BLACKOUT.
These guys have been around for about ten years now. They are sort of on the underground circuit, but are known widly throughout the U.S in that circuit.. they developed out of Connecticut back in the mid nineties as part of the jam scene, but have grown fan base all around since. They are definately one of the most intense jam bands around (if you even would give them such a title..)
They mix up a core of jazz and funk, with metal grinding riffs, hard pounding drums, and firery raw vocals, and what you get is a sound that doesn't quit. This live album from 1999 best displays the band at the best of their talents.
A rapidly building two disc set that just barrelrolls its way to the highly climactic last track BOOT!
Jen Durkin drives me crazy when I've seen her live. Just hearing the disc under the right circumstances comes almost as close. She's a gawddammed firecracker! POWAH!
Excellent stuff!........ LOUD!

This Album Will Get Yo' [Butt] Movin'!.......2002-04-08

This is easily one of the best albums I own. I dare anyone to listen to this and not feel like moving to the music. The horns are phenomenal and Jen Durkin's voice is both powerful and soulful. The band locks into a groove from the start and never lets go. You can tell the audience is into it and the band feeds off of their energy. Definately pick this one up if you like high energy jazz/funk.

Also, if you ever get a chance to see this band live, don't pass on the opportunity. They know how to funk up a joint and bring incredible energy to the stage. They sound pretty good too!

bananas.......2001-07-26

i witnessed the fine musical talent of DBB [...] in 1999, and was blown away in the little venue, a similar recording of the tracks on this disc are bringing flashbacks! this album is pumpin with great music, the horns are crucial and do the job right! AMAZING!!!!!

A truely jammin' band and CD!.......2001-02-19

This Cd rocks! If you like really funky, jammin' music then this cd is for you. This is one of the best pieces of music that I have bought in a long time. I do not want to categorize them as a jam band, etc...They just know how to groove. The talent in this band is very impressive. One last word: If you ever get the chance to see these guys live, it will be well worth your time! They know how to funk a place up! This Cd is a good taste of what a typical live performance is like.

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"Feel the Peel" is a funky meal!
Great groove!
Feel the Peel - you ain't going to slip on it
The Third Coming...
A step forward

Feel the Peel
Deep Banana Blackout
Manufacturer: Flying Frog
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Release the Grease
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ASIN: B00005LOPU
Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

Raspberry
The Hassle
Everybody
Big Thing
(That's) What I'm Talking About
Rocco's Lament
Universal Song
La Familia
Strong
Listen To Yourself
Shabadeux
Fire It Up

Customer Reviews:

"Feel the Peel" is a funky meal!.......2005-01-13

The rhythm section remains intact from "Rowdy Duty" with the other most noticeable difference is the absence of Jen Durkin's vocals. But has it really hurt them? I don't think so. This band can find a groove and make it bark like a dog. Go ahead and buy the disc; "Big Thing" is worth the price of admission alone.

Great groove!.......2002-12-21

I have played bass for 20 some years and i loveto listen to these guys! If you are a bass player or any musician for that matter than you need this and all dbb cds!

Feel the Peel - you ain't going to slip on it.......2001-09-19

I had never seen DBB before nor heard any of their music. I bought this out of the blue. Let's just say I was grooving from the beginning.

I understand those other reviewers who were looking for something more traditional from the band - of course, I have no frame of reference.

However, if you want something fun, groovy, movin, and with some variety then this is an album you want to have. Newcomer Hope's voice is like riding on a magic carpet. She delights with everynote and lyric that emanates.

Enjoy!

The Third Coming..........2001-08-10

"Feel the Peel" is Deep Banana Blackout's third attempt at attaining the "funk." This album is hard to judge, becuase those familiar with the band are familiar with their last album, a live, 2 disc concert called "Rowdy Duty." Rowdy Duty showcased the bands improvisational talents as well as their knack for just letting loose and jamming out. This was the band's style for the first five years or so of their existence. However, since the lead singer Jen Durkin left the band, their sound has changed slightly. With the addition of new comers Hope Clayborn(lead vocals and sax)and Brian Smith (trombone), DBB has worked to elevate their sound to the next level. Feel the Peel is a great example of the band taking their great music in raw form and producing it into a proffesional sounding album. However, by doing so, DBB has sacrificed that uncut, unproduced sound that got them to where they are today. Musically, Feel the Peel is excellent and is certainly worth purchasing. If you are used to their older style however, you may want to listen to the album before you buy it.

A step forward.......2001-08-03

Feel The Peel is a step forward for this band. I read a previous negative review of this disc, and I must disagree. I own their last disc, Rowdy Duty - a double-live CD, and it's quite good, but grows REALLY repetetive over 2 discs. I've also seen them live (with Jen Durkin) and felt the same thing. They'll get a good groove going and then basically play a variation of that for what seems like forever. The songs all followed the same basic structure, with little variation. (I assume that their inspiration was found in Parliament/Funkadelic, Tower of Power, and the JB's, but compared to those groups, these guys have a way to go). HOWEVER, this record is a nice change of pace. They are beginning to mix it up a little, and have some latin flavor(Everybody) as well as some much smoother soul tunes (Rocco's Lament) and some nice jazz flavored touches as well (Fire It Up). It's definitely not a sequel to "Rowdy Duty", but what seems like a new direction. Instead of just blaring the horns on every tune and trying to out-JB the JB's they are incorporating various new elements into the (new) songs. It's a very good disc, and I recommend it for those who like soul-based groove music that occasionally rocks. (I couldn't think of a better description...sorry).

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