Stick It [Import]

Stick It [Import]

Track Listings

1. Out Of The Night

2. Stick It

3. Substitute

4. Bad Boys

5. On Your Knees

6. Streetkiller

7. No Better Than Hell

8. Hold On

9. Nightmares

10. Dead End

11. Down At The Doctor

12. Train To Nowhere

13. The Hunter

14. Red House

15. Rock'N'Roll

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue for 80s hair metal act's debut release features 15 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Down At The Doctor', 'Train To Nowhere', 'The Hunter', 'Red House' & 'Rock 'N Roll'. Axe Killer. 1999.

Tracks:

We Run This (Stick It Edit) - Missy Elliott
Abra Cadabra - Talib Kweli
Beware of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke) - Panjabi
Fire Fire - Fannypack
Dance Commander - Electric Six
The Game - Jurassic 5
If I Only Knew - Lisa Lavie
Breakdown - The Toques
Nu Nu (Double J & Hayze Extended Mix) - Fannypack
Crowded - Jeannie Ortega
Anthem Part Two - Blink 182
Hittin' The Bars - Mike Simpson
Come Baby Come - K7
Outta My Way - Damone
Love Song - J.P. Amedori

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In the undistinguished field of compilation-type soundtracks, especially those for teen-oriented movies, Stick It actually sticks out. It's obvious that these CDs sink or swim based on their makers' tastes and connections, and in this case the selections are a lot more inventive than we'd have any right to expect from a Hollywood comedy. Missy Elliott's "We Run This" (from her underrated album, The Cookbook) sets the fierce tone. But what follows makes even Missy sound timid as Talib Kweli's furious "Abra Cadabra" and Panjabi MC's infectious bhangra hit "Beware of the Boys" deliver a quick one-two punch. While most of the CD has a hip-hop flavor (though save for Missy that flavor remains decidedly alternative), the few rock songs are well picked, especially Damone's super-catchy "Outta My Way," which sounds like a femme-voiced version of Boston. Happily, New York's saucy Fannypack get two numbers: the bhangra-flavored "Fire Fire" and a powerful dance remix of "Nu Nu." Totally great great. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

its ok.......2007-04-28

I mainly like the Missy song, but umm, at a guess the reason Fall Out Boy didn't make it on, is probably cuz it's Fall Out Boy. Hello?

Great CD!.......2007-01-10

Awesome movie. Good meaning! My daughter has watched it a million times and loves the soundtrack. Good for 10-14 y/o girls.

A little disapointed.......2006-11-05

I was disapointed with this soundtrack. There were SO many great songs (Hello, what happened to the Fall Out Boy song?!) that didn't make the soundtrack. It kind of sucks. The songs on it are good, but I would have liked the other songs on there as well.

The movie played good songs that are not listed on the CD.......2006-09-15

The movie played awsome songs like brainstew and renegade, why aren't they on the CD? what a rip

An Awesome Soundtrack.......2006-05-04

This is one of those soundtracks that complements and energizes the movie from which it comes. Some particular standouts are Talib Kweli's "Abra Cadabra" and Electric Six's "Dance Commander." Most of the tracks are pure fun, excepting Blink 182's rather generic "Anthem, Pt. 2." Add this album to your collection for days when you want to take life less seriously.

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Good Christian Metal
STARLAND BALLROOM! -NJ - FRIDAY JUNE 15TH!!!
Stick it to Ya
Very happy
Sappier than I expected, but the Hard Songs Still Kick It!

Stick It to Ya
Slaughter
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009RDEB
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

Eye To Eye
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Up All Night
Spend My Life
Thinking Of June
She Wants More
Fly To The Angels
Mad About You
That's Not Enough
You Are The One
Gave Me Your Heart
Desperately
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Fly To The Angels (Acoustic Version)
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Fly To The Angels (Original Demo)

Customer Reviews:

Good Christian Metal.......2007-06-12

Mainstream metal music in the 90s was much less cheesey than the 80s version, bands like Winger, etc. This debut album by Slaughter is pretty cult because as a kid I neglected that most people don't watch MTV. This went platinum I guess. The highlights are the singles Up All Night and Fly to the Angels but as a whole the album is not bad as the filler, openers, singles and closer are well crafted and nost just chesse on a lair of chesse like Winger. This was one of the first hit metal albums of the 90s, versus rap and hip hop whose own popularity and credible legacy are in doubt. They're really coming down hard on rap and hip hop in college and students known to own a lot of rap albums are known to be expelled. Metal isn't controversial any more, it's a testament of popularity.

STARLAND BALLROOM! -NJ - FRIDAY JUNE 15TH!!!.......2007-06-10

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BOYS AT THE STARLAND BALLROOM! -NJ - FRIDAY JUNE 15TH!!! GREAT BAND AND STICK IT TO YA A GREAT CD

Stick it to Ya.......2007-04-07

I remember getting this when it was in album form back in 1990. I loved it then and I still love it now. A major staple in anyone's music library, especially for the "hairband" generation. Great songs with extremely catchy hooks and songs you can listen to over-and-over again without getting tired of them. Highly recommended!

Very happy.......2007-03-09

I also got this CD very qickly. I didn't have to wait for weeks to get it.And the CD was good quality too.

Sappier than I expected, but the Hard Songs Still Kick It!.......2007-01-03

I picked this up after having listened to Slaughter's singles for years. I figured I'd get it instead of a best of compilation since most of their hits were on this album. While there were a few hard songs I'd never heard that made the purchase worth while, the ballads are to sappy for this metal chick. If you're into '80's metal, and like having albums, it's a definite buy. But really, the only songs you can raise your fists to are:

Eye to Eye
Burning Bridges
Up All Night
Mad About You
That's Not Enough
Loaded Gun

Fly to The Angels is a classic, perfect ballad. She Wants More is a bit obnoxious if your a girl, because it's about a girl who wants to burn all of her guy's cash. But seriously, songs like Desperately and Spend My Life are nauseating.

Still, Slaughter's great and I'm still trying to find a decent copy of the Mad About You video. I don't regret the purchase, but really, I didn't know Slaughter could be so... sappy.

This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder

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representing LIMA OHIO
Almost As Good As It Gets For Pop Punk
Short on substance, but enjoyable
my favorite, maybe yours too
Fun, but...silly...

This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder
Hit the Lights
Manufacturer: Triple Crown
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EOTV9S
Release Date: 2007-01-29

Tracks:

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Ohio's five-piece bring an original twist to their favorite formula. Tying in a pop sensibility with infectious melodies, style, and flow, they can back up their emotion-fueled rock with their passionate, heartfelt lyrics and high octane live show. Produced by Matt Squire (Thrice, Panic! At The Disco, TREOS).

Customer Reviews:

representing LIMA OHIO.......2006-11-21

i know these guys,they are all good people just trying to make it. this c.d. does a good job at capturing their live feeling, full of sing-a-long styled lyrics that you'll find yourself tapping your feet to. steal your parents money and buy it as soon as possible. also "until we get caught" is a good preview to what you'll find on "this is a stick up...dont make it murder".
you can also check them out on myspace.
.thomkarbowiak.

Almost As Good As It Gets For Pop Punk.......2006-10-01

Ever since the day I picked up "This Is A Stickup... Don't Make It A Murder" nearly six months ago, it has been in constant rotation from my cd collection. Now of course Hit The Lights are not innovating the pop-punk sound that is already known and has been established for quite a few years now, but along with a handful of other bands (My American Heart, The Audition, Paramore), they are helping to call attention back to a genre that seems to have been losing relevance lately. I guarantee if you have been looking for an album chock full of sing-a-long style choruses, catchy melodies and plenty of upbeat, rocking songs, then you should rush yourself to your local record store and get your hands on a copy of this album.

The New Found Glory comparisons are kind of accurate (although there's not much that would link the two bands together in overall sound), but it doesn't necessarily mean you must be a NFG fan to enjoy this record. On the contrary, Hit The Lights do an adequate job of making it their own duty to convert fans. Beginning with "Call Out (You Are The Dishes)" the power chords ring and the band kicks into full throttle. Most pop-punk bands in today's time seem to be taking on this "semi-dark" lyrical style (things dealing with subtle violence or darker metaphors for heartbreak and betrayal), and Hit The Lights is no different, although they do a nice job of keeping it more positive than negative. If songs about Girls and breakups isn't for you, don't bother giving this disc a spin. The orchestration perfectly fits the words, as most songs are upbeat and come complete with great drumming and guitar playing. Not overly spectacular, but impressive none-the-less. The leads on "Three on Nine" are simple yet effective, and the riffing on "Until We Get Caught" is very enjoyable. "These Backs Are Made For Stabbing" and "Talk Us Down" are probably the album's two best tracks.

My biggest complaint about the record though is that the I-tunes track, "Stick Up" was not included on the album. It is by far better than any song found on the actual cd (hard to believe about a b-side huh?), and I'm still quite puzzled as to why it didn't make it onto the final product. If you can find it, I highly recommend downloading that track. I'm pretty sure you will not be disappointed by it, especially if you like what this disc has to offer.

Overall what the album lacks in diversity, it makes up for with great song writing. It's not perfect, and there may be a couple filler songs, but this is still a highly enjoyable release. You'd be far removed to find many better pop-punk albums that were released in 2006 than "This Is A Stick Up... Don't Make It A Murder". Fans of My American Heart, The Audition, Paramore or anything similar would definitely do well to look into these guys. They've haven't tread down a new path just yet, but given the opportunity to grow, I'm confident these guys could become one of the premier bands in their respected genre.

Short on substance, but enjoyable.......2006-07-09

So, in case you haven't noticed, HTL is probably going to be the next fall out boy/new found glory pop-punk megahit. Their music is littered with hooks, injected with energy waiting to be danced/moshed to by pop-punkers everywhere. It would seem that with the ammount of new school punkers "maturing", a new band would steer clear of a somewhat generic sound, but HTL don't seem to care, because nothing about their debut screams "original" or "mature". I agree with the reviewer who compaired 'stick up' to 'sticks and stones'. The lead singer sounds ALOT like nfg's jordan pundik, and 'these backs were made for stabbing', along with a bunch of other tracks, sound like they were ripped from the nfg playbook. So, I guess if you enjoyed "Take this to your grave", "Sticks and stones" or ever "Chroma", you'll for sure like "stick up". If not, don't even bother, cuz' there's nothing here for a non pop-punk fan

my favorite, maybe yours too.......2006-06-03

Hit The Lights is a fun band that makes a great live act full of energy and excitement. Ever since my friend introduced me to their EP "Until we Get Caught" i've been hooked, and have considered them my favorite band since. my favorite tracks on the cd include:

-These Backs Are Made for Stabbing: i love the title and the song just the same

-Bodybag: interesting lyrics none the less, but a very good, catchy song

-Save Your Breath: my second favorite track, very upbeat

-Sincerely Yours: incredibly catchy and fun to listen to. my favorite track on the album

-One Hundred Times: slower than most of the songs on the album, but still a great song

-Until We Get Caught: great lyrics

the only problem people might have with this album is that some of the sngs sound similar, but i would give i a try. It's catchy and fun, and perfect for summer.

Fun, but...silly..........2006-05-28

Hit The Lights is fun pop punk. It's not going to break any barriers, and it won't be in your CD player for a while, but it's a fun listen once in a while. As my girlfriend would say, it's 'cute'.

The one problem I had was with some of the lyrics. Especially the song 'Bodybag', the lyrics 'you're gonna need a bodybag, I'll break bones you never knew you had", etc. just sound so damn silly coming from someone who sounds like he spends a lot of time getting stuffed into lockers at his local junior college. He just sounds too...what's the word...'girly', I guess.

Still, it's a fun record, and worth listening to a few times.

= J

Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler

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Different Perspective
Not Much To Warrant Repeated Listenings

Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler
Fred Charlton , Michael Tuttle , Tim Emmons , The Section , Jonah Rapino , Paul Tobias , Tom Tally , Tom Vos , David Davidson , Reggie Clews , and Ted Falcon
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
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ASIN: B0002Y4TPG
Release Date: 2004-10-05

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11. Smells Like Teen Spirit (SQT to Nirvana gi8447)
12. Fight Test (SQT to The Flaming Lips gi8809)

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Customer Reviews:

Different Perspective.......2006-07-13

Vitamin records has been releasing these cd's like wild fires, just spreading orchestral music to the lesser audience of it. This cd will give you the rock music that originally started this who phenomenon (apocalyptica).

This cd is great for anyone interested in hearing the depth of a music genre. Typically when you hear a rock song, you dont hear really how the singer is supposed to influence the musical sense of the songs, but when the singer's role is put into a more balanced/equal role with the rest of the musicians, it contributes so much more to the musicality of the song. It is great for beginner musicians to understand that the singer has to be in tune with the band because he is added depth to the music, not just vocals. College music majors might also get a kick out of this album as it widens your music perspective.

These cds from vitamin really show how rock is the next evolution to classical music, it shows that although lyrics were originally added, the artists used the basic form of classical music to write songs. They all contain a theme that is repeated in the music, and most offer a "waltz" part to the song, as well as a lyrical bridge.

Good cd for every so often to change you from the norm. really neat to switch out the lyrics every so often with some classical music. Enjoy it!

Not Much To Warrant Repeated Listenings.......2005-01-30

Over the past five years, Vitamin Records has released more than fifty of these String Quartet Tribute albums. They have run the gamut from Metallica to Clay Aiken to Alison Krauss to their most recent tribute to 2Pac. This sampler focuses primarily on alternative/heavy metal/grunge artists. So what you get is a collection of songs made famous by Staind ("It's Been Awhile"), Linkin Park ("In the End") and Korn ("Freak on a Leash").

This album (and all of the others) veers awfully close to novelty status. On first listen, it's a real charge to hear teen angst anthems like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" transformed into sedate chamber music. But it doesn't really warrant repeated listenings. The main problem is that after a few songs, they all tend to sound alike. Twenty years ago, the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet would include a Jimi Hendrix composition in live performances and the occasional recording, but they had the sense to know that this wouldn't work over the course of an entire album.

And the idea of juxtaposing classical instruments with popular music goes back even farther. In the sixties, the Hollyridge Strings released a series of albums performing the works of the Beatles, Elvis and the Beach Boys. Bottom line? This album will force you to hear these songs in a new way and might get a laugh or two if you slip it into the CD player at your next party, but there's little here to make you come back after you've heard it once. But at $6.98, it's an inexpensive gag gift for the alternative music fan in your life. [Running Time - 50:37]

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Great White's Best and First (Of Course)

Stick It
Great White
Manufacturer: Axe Killer
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002MKLW
Release Date: 1999-11-10

Tracks:

Out Of The Night
Stick It
Substitute
Bad Boys
On Your Knees
Streetkiller
No Better Than Hell
Hold On
Nightmares
Dead End
Down At The Doctor
Train To Nowhere
The Hunter
Red House
Rock'N'Roll

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue for 80s hair metal act's debut release features 15 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Down At The Doctor', 'Train To Nowhere', 'The Hunter', 'Red House' & 'Rock 'N Roll'. Axe Killer. 1999.

Album Details

The Axekiller Label's 1999 Reissue of this 1984 Live Album Includes Deluxe Packaging and features Five Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Great White's Best and First (Of Course).......2005-11-29

RAW and ORIGINAL !!! Not what most bubble gummer glam people have heard from great white, but remember... it was this album that got Great White noticed, Got them there contract, which eventually moved them into there glammish pop ballad mush music that most people know. If your looking for there typical most often heard pop songs... then youll be dissaappointed. But If you want there best ROCK... then this is it. What I am saying is simiular to.... shall we say metallica's first album, as in rough and raw 80's rock before they changed. Im not saying that this album rocks as much as, or sounds like, the first metallica (Kill Them all), doesnt even come close, i am saying this was the real Great White before they changed to pop glam radio play. Play this song by Carcass... (I Told You So) CORPORATE ROCK REALLY DOES SUCK (by Carcass) and you'll really understand the whole story isnt it the truth eh?
This album starts out really good and fades about halfway (typ.)

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Another bad hair day....
Still sounds good in 2005
This Blows
just keeps me jamming
A solid classic metal release from the early nineties

Stick It to Ya
Slaughter
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000003JB3
Release Date: 1990-01-05

Tracks:

Eye To Eye
Burnin' Bridges
Up All Night
Spend My Life
Thinking Of June
She Wants More
Fly To The Angels
Mad About You
That's Not Enough
You Are The One
Gave Me Your Heart
Desperately
Loaded Gun
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Customer Reviews:

Another bad hair day...........2006-06-14

You know if the band has a name like "Slaughter", and the album is titled "Stick it to Ya", you are in for a treat. Regardless of how talented some reviewers claim this folks are, the truth is they recorded mediocre music that was easily disposible. You can blame grunge and alternative all you want for killing this band, but the truth is that they faded away rapidly for a real good reason...their music was not any good. This album is just as good as an example as anything else in their catalgue of the slick, hard rock garbage that was polluting the airwaves in the late 80's, early 90's. There is no real substance here... you can place this CD along with the Warrant, Poison and Winger disks sitting in the discount, used pile. If you must have it, don't bother buying it here. There is always a copy collecting dust at any used CD place, so you will not havew any trouble finding it. Thank goodness Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden came along... otherwise, the hard rock scene of the nineties would have been unbearable.

Still sounds good in 2005.......2005-12-26

The test of time is probably the most important stat when it comes to how good a record is. This record I believe has stood the test of time. Released 15 years ago, most of the songs here are predictable and not original, but haw many artist are?

It seems to be that the general public have not been kind to bands like Slaughter, Mr. Big, Extreme, Firehouse, XYZ, and Winger. While everything before it (Motley Crue, G-N-R, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and Van Halen) and everything after (nirvana, Peral Jam, and Counting Crows) are reveared today. Do you really think any of those bands are better then the afore mentioned? If you are now between the ages of 27 and 32,(I'm 30) you may be the few people that loved those late 80's early 90's bands that had talent. it is a shame there is not more of us. but I regress
Stick it to Ya had a sound that really was different. It really didn't sound like 80's hair bands, but it wasn't new either. Dana Strum's Bass maybe the reason for this. He is a Bass player that probably should have been a guitar player. Mark Slaughter's Vocals, albit annoying at times are still professinal. Of the 15 track here, most of the fisrt half (Eye to Eye, Burning Bridges, Fly to the Angle) are classics no matter what the average Coldplay fan will tell you. The second half of the disc can start to sound like filler at times. Mad About You, and Desperately are the stand out tracks nearing the end of the CD

I followed Slaughter into the 90's and would attend shows where maybe only 100 people would show up and the band would always put on a good show and sign fans CD's and pictures afterwards.

If you have any doubts about getting this disc, do so. It maybe the best $5.00 you spent

This Blows.......2005-10-18

For those who like fairies dressed as hookers playing do-re-me like it was a WWF soundtrack, I guess Slaughter is pretty flippin' sweet.

just keeps me jamming.......2005-07-19

I didn't buy this until late 94 or 95, I knew Slaughter from the later days of Vinnie Vincent Invasion. I saw the video of up all night, fly to the angels and then mad about you. Corny, cheesy, but that was the days of what hair bands were pertrayed by the record companies. This CD still does it for me when I listen to it. In my collection, that I burn the originals to blanks and my ipod, this is one band that I made sure that I had on there. These aren't just cheesy lyrics, they are sometimes life experiences. Fly to the angels came out as a single at the hight of American Teen Suicide and that because their anthem song for suicide although I truly don't think that they knew how popular the song would be when the wrote, but thank God that it isn't in all the add commercials that you see now. I own all their cds and to this day, i pull them out and play them. 10, 20, 30 yrs from now, i'll probly still play them and listen to them and educate those before me on how real music, musicians should sound like.

A solid classic metal release from the early nineties.......2005-05-01

Stick It To Ya (1990.) Slaughter's first album.

In the mid-late eighties, Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum were fairly well known for their roles in the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, a group formed by the former KISS guitarist. But obviously the Invasion disbanded late in the decade. Slaughter and Strum were not ready to stop making music though, so they decided to form a new band, appropriately called Slaughter. Recruiting Tim Kelly and Blas Elias, the foursome went into the studio and cut their first album, 1990's Stick It To Ya. How does the group's first album measure up? Read on for my review.

I feel bad for Slaughter. Like Warrant, Winger, and Extreme, Slaughter was a talented classic eighties-style metal band, but they came onto the musical scene too late. By the time these bands started making music and gaining somewhat of a following, the alternative/grunge rock movement of the nineties pretty much caused all of these so-called "hair bands" to fade into obscurity. Why was this bad? Because these bands played damn good music! These groups were actually some of the finest players of the genre. Slaughter's first album is probably their best, as you will hear many a review tell you. The band's two biggest hits of all came from this album - the classic metal anthem Up All Night, and the classic power ballad Fly To The Angels. What's really interesting is that with the latter song, the band gives us both an electric and acoustic version! The other songs weren't terribly popular, but are stil very good songs. For the most part, Slaughter proved to be one (...) of a band, it's just too bad the whole grunge movement destroyed any chance of them ever gaining any widespread popularity the way bands like them in the eighties did. I will admit, though, that while this is some excellent classic-style metal, it is nothing revolutionary to the genre. The songwriting is, in my mind, average. Still, what was average to the classic metal genre is now well above average compared to all the crap that floods the modern-day music mainstream. If you're a fan of classic eighties-style metal, Slaughter's debut album is worth your time and money.

If you haven't bought this album yet, make sure you get the new remastered edition. The new version of the album gives you bonus tracks that weren't on the original pressing and expanded liner notes, making it all the more appealing. If you've got the original it's not worth buying the album again for the sake of the bonus tracks, but if you don't own the album yet and want to get it, this is the way to go.

Why did Slaughter never really gain the proper respect? The only answer to that question is the one that times change. Because the public got so into the grunge thing, all of these latecomers to the classic metal genre would never get the credit they rightfully deserved. Fans of classic metal, don't overlook Slaughter (or any of the other classic metal bands of the late eighties/early nineties.) Doing so could be the biggest mistake of your life if you're a fan of the genre!

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Belle Louisiane

ASIN: B0000CBLA5
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Bring It On Down To My House
Main Street Blues
What Do I Do?
Stay All Night
Belle
Two Step Des Condanmes
Rattle My Cage
Blue Drag
Dinah
Parting Waltz
16 Tons
When The Sugar Cane's Tall

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2007-04-12

Okay, sorry--lame review title.

So, it's a little swing, a little jazz, a little Cajun. They're great musicians, very polished but fun; the tunes and the words are both good (with English translations in the liner notes where needed for those of us whose Cajun is not up to par). A lot of the revival-esque bands out there now are good but not THIS good; these guys are the picks of the litter.

very good.......2006-08-25

Excellent cd. A little cajun, a little texas swing, a little old-time, a nice smattering of music.

Superb !!!.......2005-08-31

Keep your eye on these guy's, they are destined for great things. One of the best live performances I have seen for a while. Both albums are great. Met them in Philadelphia, real nice folks too.

Surprise find!.......2005-06-09

I heard the Red Stick Ramblers on WUMB Boston Folk and fell in love with them. I couldn't find the CD anywhere in Madison, WI so ordered it from Amazon.com. It's our "summer pick" for road trips this season. I would love to hear them in person. Thank you WUMB Boston Folk for turning me on to this fabulous group of musicians.

The Ramblers Roar - Excellent Cajun/Western Swing/Jazz.......2004-10-18

The Red Stick Ramblers hail from Louisiana and this CD showcases their collective talents that feature twin fiddles, a tight rhythm section, guitar, mandolin and strong vocals. This band offers a tasty blend of Cajun, Western Swing, and Django-style jazz. Three Western Swing tunes take the cake on this CD - the title cut (Bring It on Down to My House), Stay All Night, and Dinah. These tracks feature tight fiddling, strong vocals, and a rhythm section that pushes the band at just the right tempos. It's enough to make you say "aaaahhh". Talented fiddler Linzay Young provides lead vocals on many of the tunes and his vocal range and inflection are perfect for the arrangements. A number of originals including Main Street Blues and Rattle My Cage are very strong tunes. The mournful fiddle at the beginning of Rattle My Cage is very haunting, enough to deliver chills upon repeated listenings. Cajun tunes that show up here include Two Step des Condanmés (featuring Cajun accordion wizard Steve Riley) and Parting Waltz. If you enjoy music from southwest Louisiana and Texas, then you'll like this CD. On this release, this band of relatively young players proves that they really can bring it with the best. As an added note, the Ramblers have had some recent turnover in the band and the new players include Kevin Wimmer (from Balfa Toujours), one of the best fiddlers in SW Louisiana. I saw the band, complete with the new lineup, in mid-Sept. 2004 where they roared through a very nice set at Festivals Acadiens in Lafayette. If you get the chance to see the Ramblers live, be prepared to dance.

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To Go: Stick It in Your Ear
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Manufacturer: Verve
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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To Go: Stick It in Your Ear

ASIN: B000H7JDV8
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

Desafinado (Off Key)
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
So Danco Samba (I Only Dance Samba)
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AOR Essential
Commercial hard rock at its best!
An album you`ve got to have

Stick It in Your Ear
Paul Laine
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000008HIW
Release Date: 1990-03-12

Customer Reviews:

AOR Essential.......2006-10-04

This is an AOR essential. The CD is worth owning for "Dorianna" & "We Are Young" by themselves. You can really hear the influences in his music. Dorianna sound like Faithfully by Journey, We Are Young sounds a little like a Motley Crue riff & of course the whole "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister on "I'll Be There". But don't let the similar sound fool you. This CD is one of the best in my collection. If you do not have it, get it while you can. Also, He replaced Ted Poley as lead singer for Danger Danger so check his work out with them as well.

Commercial hard rock at its best!.......2005-09-03

Before vocalist Paul Laine fronted the sleaze-rock metal group Danger Danger in the mid nineties, he had a brief solo career of his own. Stick it in Your Ear was his first major release. "One Step Over the Line" builds with drums and keyboards a la Van Halen's "Everybody Wants Some" before kicking you in the teeth with a thunderous riff. If that's not enough, Laine kicks you while you're down with his powerful vocals. "We Are the Young" has a chugga-chugga riff that barrels down on you like a freight train. It also has an over-the-top anthemic chorus followed by a lightening quick solo.

80s rock cliché alert: A song named specifically for a woman, "Dorianna". Warm keyboard chord changes are doubled over with piercing guitar licks. Laine is soft and subtle in his vocal delivery during the verses, but lets it all out with passion and emotion during his declaration of love. "Is It Love" mixes nature effects and cosmic keyboard effects with acoustic guitar and great vocal melodies. "Heart of America" is about how the working man is what keeps our country moving. It's a keyboard heavy anthem rocker that you could put at the end of any of your favorite 80s hero movies.

"Doin' Time" has Laine laying down some gritty vocals while he is backed up by twangy blues riffs. The energy builds with each passing verse. Do you remember Mr. Mister's "Kyrie"? (If you don't, refresh your memory with my review) I'll bet that Paul was a big fan of that song. How else could he explain "I'll Be There"? I swear it's the same cosmic intro, followed by the same bassline. Once the vocals and drums came in, I was almost convinced it was the same song.

The Verdict
Commercial hard rock at its best! Flawless production and over-the-top everything!

An album you`ve got to have.......2003-06-02

This is one of the best albums I have in my collection. Many great songs like "Heart of america", "Main attraction" & "One step over the line". He has a great ballad in "is it love your after". And the best power ballad ever "Dorianna". just buy it.

The String Quartet Tribute to the Foo Fighters: Resident Adolescence

Average customer rating:

Bach To The Footure
Track Listing
What am I listening to??
Good idea, poor execution
No irony here.

The String Quartet Tribute to the Foo Fighters: Resident Adolescence

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009UW17
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

This Is A Call
I'll Stick Around
Big Me
Times Like These
Have It All
Learn To Fly
Headwires
Everlong
All My Life
Anytime

Customer Reviews:

Bach To The Footure.......2005-04-27

Hey , what a neat idea to take some good old rock and give it a classical twist.This is is one of SQT,s finest efforts contrary to some of my fellow amazonians reviews.It gives me the feel of of how Dave starts the acoustic layout of his songs before he he turns the volume up a little or a lot , as I've heard in some of the B-sides.If you like the acoustic side of Grohl , your going to love this cd, I couldn't have asked for a better song selection either.

Track Listing.......2004-12-12

The samples and the posted track listing don't match up. Here's the order that the samples are in:

1 Big Me
2 All My Life
3 Have It All
4 Times Like These
5 Everlong
6 I'll Stick Around
7 Learn To Fly
8 Headwires
9 This Is A Call
10 Anytime

I think that this might be the actual track listing, too.

What am I listening to??.......2003-12-18

Ok. Honestly, I didn't buy this album.

I listened to the samples here and they were
enough to make an educated decision.

This album sounds if it were run through a
program to translate the traditional rock
guitars, vocals, and bass into traditional
classical instruments. If anyone owns a good
keyboard, they know about recording in one
instrument (voice) and being able to change
it to another voice at any time. I get the
same feeling on this album.

It seems like Grohl wanted to hear some of
his work done classically, but wasn't willing
to reinvent the music. Again, this music is
more of a translation than a rebirth.

Not for me.. maybe for the elevators at RCA Records.

Good idea, poor execution.......2003-11-20

I have several CDs of orchestral or quartet arrangements of songs originally written as rock. In addition, I am a huge Foo Fighters fan. I was very excited to get a hold of this CD, so much so I ordered it without having heard any of the arrangements. Unfortunately, the arrangements are repetitive and unimaginative, and do little to bring out the energy of the original songs. The performances are at best adequate, and nothing to shout about, and the audio is poorly mixed on the CD- the cello sounded extremely muddy to me.

I feel that to be worthwhile, a CD of this sort needs to have cuts that are as good in their own right as the original songs. I have some like that, especially a Led Zeppelin symphonic tribute called 'Kashmir'. I am as likely to pop it into the CD player as I am an actual LedZep CD. I would never choose to listen to Resident Adolescence over the original Foo Fighter versions- they simply aren't good enough.

No irony here........2003-11-13

Remember how you'd hear a muzak version of one of the Foo's other songs sort of float in at the beginning or end of one of their music videos, while Dave Grohl was dressed in character and acting like an ass? It was funny stuff, but now I'm left with the question of what is more ironic: having Dave poke fun of himself and the commercial successes of the Foo Fighters within a video (which he directed), or actually seeing the inside jokes in his music videos become fully realized in reality?

Whatever. Long question. What I'm trying to say is, I like the albums much much better. Dave never takes himself too seriously, so why should we as listeners tolerate a group of money-loving conservatory jerks (i'm talking about these string-quartet clowns here, and the producer they rode in on) redo our teenage anthems just to prove that it's "real" music? We know it's real, we bought it the first time. And though people may disagree with some of my other opinions in this review, which is fine, I GUARANTEE that no one will say that these versions are better than the originals. So why should we buy it? So we can prove to Mom and Dad that anyone can tolerate any kind of artist as long as you water it down enough? Give me a break. Who wants any watered-down art, much less rock and roll?

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