Damage [Import]

Damage [Import]

Track Listings

1. Seeking

2. Prison Millol

3. Ropes

4. Last Way Wrong Way

5. Cockroach

6. Breathe

7. Passive Control

8. Lost Emperor

9. My Wound

10. Dead Parts Part Dead

11. Blind Addiction

12. Weakness

Tracks:

Damage
Overkill
Like a Book
Same Ground Again
Guilty
Chances
Out of This World
Wish You Were Here
Thief
Under Fire
Not Enough Love
Cruel Heart
Marching Orders
Your Life

Customer Reviews:

!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-06-28

i cant even begin to explain kosheen's style to anyone. It's something you just have to hear for yourself. Sian's vocals are awesome. She has the kind of voice that when you hear her sing, you actually hear the words. The lyrics just grab you. This album is excellent and picks up where the excellent, Resist , left off. Their second album, kokopelli, was a bit of a let down for me. but this album takes elements from their debut, resist , and the better moments of kokopelli, and a masterpeice was created.

"damage" is , hands down, one of, if not, the best Kosheen songs ever released. It starts the album off with a bang. also worth mentioning are "chances" wich reminds me of "catch", "Guilty" and "under "fire"

It's moody, sometimes poppy, melodic, electronic music with big female vocals and deep lyrics.

deep beats, soul-filled vocals.......2007-05-19

On Kosheen's third release thick beats are once again coupled with amazing vocals. I first discovered this group at Coachella in 2004. Lead singer, Sian evokes thoughts of a love child by the likes of Grace Slick and Kate Bush. This collection of tracks is pretty down tempo. The feeling swells over the computer generated chaos. If you like the later Everything but the Girl or Miss Kitten you'll dig. My personal favorite track is "like a book." Also, check out Kosheen's first release "Resist."

Three is just as good..........2007-05-08

I got turned onto Kosheen years ago through an internet radio station that played "Catch" from Kosheen's first album "Resist." With the song stuck in my head, and an import CD later, I placed them in the tops of my favorite groups. With their second album, I figured they couldn't do it twice. I was happily, wrong.

Can Kosheen be as good the third time? Yep. As awe-inspiring as ever.

Kosheen is a hard group to explain. Are they Rock? Techno? Dance? Pop? All of the above wrapped in a perfect blanket of balance and singing glee? One song may be a "meme-pop," then next a smooth lyrical flow folowed by a bit of hard rocking fun. But, every song is something to groove to - something that makes you move.

Anyone that likes their previous albums, you won't be disapointed. Much like me, you'll be singing "Guilty" at the top of your lungs in no time. For those that have never heard of Kosheen? Give them a try. You might surprise yourself and find a wonderful gem.

Dope Relaxed and Chilled Beats.......2007-04-06

I have liked Kosheen since thier 1st album, they are very talented Artists. This CD reminds me at times of Everything but the Girl. The beats are very well done and the lead singer has a beautiful Voice (check out Chances) This is one of few CDs i'd actually purchase.

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I'm feelin' it!

Glory Bumps

Manufacturer: Malicious Damage Records/Darla
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000Q7ZJ7Q
Release Date: 2007-06-18

Album Description

2007 release from the long-serving British Alternative band led by former XTC keyboardist Barry Andrews. Glory Bumps, their 11th album, is in many ways more recognizably the descendant of Shriekback's mid-'80s Alt-Rock' classic Oil And Gold than any since. Anthems, hooligan choruses, big guitars, brass, a smattering of Psychobilly and, as usual, shed-loads of words. Glory Bumps has a curious tangential relationship with Barry Andrews' and Martyn Barker's recent improvised album Monstrance, a collaboration with XTC's Andy Partridge - Glory Bumps uses a number of loops created from the Monstrance album ['because they were there'] as well as Martyn's inimitable live drums and real-time guitar contributions from Andy. However there is no doubt that this is a Shriekback album 100% - as you will hear Wendy Partridge who has sung backing vocals on every Shriekback album since 1986 features as does Barry's son Finn Andrews (of The Veils) who lends his intense vocals to the happy-clappy title track. CD in embossed gold foil pack with lyric sheets. Malicious Damage 2007.

Customer Reviews:

I'm feelin' it!.......2007-07-03

Noisier and more expansive than Cormorant, Glory Bumps is a CD to play loud while jumping around. The actinic buzz and tidal power of Oil and Gold; the warm ultraviolet glow and demonic playfulness of Big Night Music; all wrapped up with a mordant sophistication like a tongue-in-cheek undertaker. Some notable standouts for me: "Hooray for Everything" gets things rolling with a brazen paean to shenanigans of all kinds; "The Bride Stripped Bare" and "Mahalia" are a pair of hymns to dangerous angels; "Amaryllis in the Sprawl" is an urban meditation reminiscent of "Psycho Drift" on but haunted by Andrews' side project "Illuminati"; and the title track is... well, just imagine a demonic man with a shaved head as a door-to-door Rapture-obsessed evangelist, and you've got the picture there. A fine entry into the Shriekback canon...

Average customer rating:

Sounds like metal garbage cans falling down my basement steps
Call it 4.5 Stars for Fantastic Damage
Def Jux Classic (4.5 stars)
Future of Independent Rap Music
my intro to def jux

Fantastic Damage
El-P
Manufacturer: Definitive Jux
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000063VAW
Release Date: 2002-05-14

Tracks:

Fantastic Damage
Squeegee Man Shooting
Deep Space 9mm
Tuned Mass Damper
Dead Disnee
Delorean
Truancy
The Hang, The Front, The Bush And The Shit
Accidents Don't Happen
Stepfather Factory
T.O.J.
Dr. Hellno And The Praying Mantus
Lazerfaces' Warning
Innocent Leader
Constellation Funk
Blood

Amazon.com

The debut solo album from El-P, Fantastic Damage finds the rap firebrand expanding on the confrontational themes that have characterized his career to date. As the guiding influence of influential hip-hop trio Company Flow, founder of the indie label Def Jux, and producer for Cannibal Ox's outstanding apocalyptic rap work The Cold Vein, El-P has become synonymous with the new breed of left-field hip-hoppers. But Fantastic Damage is quite possibly his most extreme statement yet: a sprawling magnum opus of broiling anger and dysfunctional angst, expressed through his abrasive production techniques and satirical rhymes. In spirit, the music echoes the revolutionary squall of the Bomb Squad, while not actually sounding like it: the blistering funk of "Deep Space 9mm" boasts a more syrupy feel than Public Enemy's tight jams, while "Dead Disnee" has more in common with the modern wave of laptop-wielding electronica artists than any traditional rap groove. Rhyme-wise, too, this is a bleak work, as El-P envisions apocalyptic futures ("Stepfather Factory") and waxes unprintable about his former record label ("Deep Space 9mm"). At 70 minutes, it's on the long side, but anyone acquainted with El-P's earlier work should lap this up. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews:

Sounds like metal garbage cans falling down my basement steps.......2007-03-09

I'm not a real big fan of Def Jux, I bought this album based on good reviews and so far I like almost any kind of alternative/creative hip hop ex.(Blackalicious,kool keith,busdriver,deltron,mf doom ect.) Some people cream there pants over this just cause its different,and I know some of you are thinking "your ears just arn't mature enough to appreciate it" listen kids I know good hip hop when I hear it and this is just amature lyrics with wack beats. Mabey if I was still taking acid and mushrooms I could appreciate it better, but iv'e been out of high school for 7 years.

Call it 4.5 Stars for Fantastic Damage.......2006-09-11

Somewhere along the line rap and hip hop fans came to expect rap to give reverence to other forms of black music. Jazz is all over A Tribe Called Quest, the P-Funk sound is the predominant sound in gangster rap, and soul and R&B show up in almost every rap release.

Well El-P's Fantastic Damage doesn't give reverence to black music. It's sound is more along the lines of a soundtrack to a twisted sci-fi movie. The music is dense, with many layers of production and sound for a careful listener to pick apart. If I had to compare it something else, I would compare it to the Bomb Squad, but even that isn't really accurate.

As a rapper, El-P's flow has vastly improved from his Company Flow days. His verses are dense and they come at you at tremendous speed. The subject matter ranges from typical battle rap stuff to lyrics about totalitarian regimes, sci-fi movies and conspiracy theories. The various guest stars sprinkled over the album also add to the feel and the flow of the album.

An emblematic song of the album is Delorian. The song starts out with a rapid fire verses from Aesop Rock and El-P. The two exchange raps for the first few minutes before the song digresses in to scratching for the bridge. Then the song comes back with a wallop, reprising the first verse. At the end of the song, the music desolves in to an hilarious chorus about Back to the Future (Great Scotts!!!).

If you can take a little experimentation with an open mind then you might like this album. It's dense, and takes many listens to fully understand, but once you do, it's very rewarding. If your a fan of the more mainstream stuff, then stay away. There are no raps about hos, 40s, and blunts, so you might not get your fill of ghetto culture. But if your looking for something different, this is a damn good listen.

Def Jux Classic (4.5 stars).......2006-07-14

I really wasn't familiar with El-P's work until I heard Company Flow's "Funcrusher (Plus)" album this year. El-P produced most of the album. I wasn't too fond of his production on that album, probably because I was not used to they way he does it. But it did make me want to check out more of his work, purchasing his "Fantastic Damage" album.

El-P creates new heights of his album production and lyrically. When I first heard this album (with earbuds), I had a headache from listening to it, especially on the track "Accidents Don't Happen" when that loud pitch through out the song made me rip the the buds out of my ear. But listening to the album again I was able to get used to the production and actually enjoy it more and more as it grew on me. The production on "The Hang, The Front, The Bush and The S***" holds a tight beat at the beginning before it changes.

Lyrically El-P doesn't disappoint. Songs like "Dead Disnee" is a song about going to Disney World and destroying the place. I also like "Step Father Factory" where he creats a robotic step father that is supposed to be in families homes but they glitch. He comes off strong in all tracks and never looses his momentum. Not many emcees can do this here. Most of the time I have no idea what he is talking about, but I still like his rhymes.

Guest wise are mostly within the Def Jux family. My favorite is the somewhat sexual track "Dr. Hell No & The Praying Mantis" featuring Vast Aire (even though he sounds like he can't rhyme whatsoever). Mr Lif & C Rayz Walz appear on "Blood" also a great track. Aesop Rock, Ill Bill, Cage and Camutao also makes an appearance on the album.

Overall I enjoyed this album after giving it a few spins. El-P takes hit talents to higher levels and never dissapoints in this album. If you like Def Jux or just want to hear something new, I recommend this album to you.

Lyrics: A
Production: A
Guest Appearances: A
Musical Vibes: A+

Favorite Tracks: Fantastic Damage, Deep Space 9mm, Dead Disnee, Delorean, The Hang The Front..., Step Father Factory, Dr. Hell No and the Praying Mantis, Innocent Leader (no vocals), Blood

Future of Independent Rap Music.......2006-06-14

This album is now several years old but I can't stop thinking every time I listen still how it sounds years or decades ahead of its time. The closest comparison for this type of reaction (other than Canniabl Ox, of course) would have to be Dr. Octagon.

The reason for this is the production. El-P is unstoppable in the studio. He can make the most outrageous beats that only a few people in the world could ever rap over.

This music is like hard rock. I came back to rap music in late 90's after years of the industry being garbage. There was Wu and 'Illmatic' and Gang Starr and that's it. Then I found Octagon and then I was into the whole scene. I left rock music for the second time in my life (the first being in 1987-88) and can't go back to that horrid scene. And why would I with the Def Jux label coming out with harder stuff with more of a hard rock feel and sensibility than anything in rock music?

Def Jux is where it's at and hopefully they can continue and keep that dark, futuristic sound going and finding more rappers to help them out. Thank God for Lif and El P (and the other undergound masters). Real rap, for the rap fan who actually possesses brains and backbone.

One negative thing (about def jux) to be objective is Aesop's Bazooka Tooth a couple years back was sub-par. Old Aesop is far better. I hate that album.

my intro to def jux.......2006-03-18

this album is a mixture of bladerunner style sci-fi paranoia, synthesised experimental sounds, and rap that is full of disturbing imagery, pop cultural references and sheer venom spewed at the more disturbing characters in society(corporate CEOs, politicians, rapists, abusive drunks). i really like how raw and aggressive this is and the science fiction film feel to most of the beats. "deep space 9mm" and "dead diznee" take on the government and corporations. Alot of the track dead diznee describes anarchists killing mascots and burning the theme park to the ground, complete with explosions and screaming cartoon character sound bites on one line el-p spits" i slayed bambi/sprayed his whole family/destitute mad aggie/propaganda handling" showing the real hatred he has for most of american culture. the aesop rock track delorean is a back and forth between the two rappers interrupted in the middle by a barrage of dj scratching and a spoken word interlude by ill bill from the group nonphixion. other standouts include the metaphorical sci fi parable "stepfather factory" in which housewives are given alcohol fueled robotic companions which its later revealed, can short circuit and hurt you and your entirely family. i dont even need to explain the metaphor there.

the track "lazerfaces warning" is probably the albums most bizarre point, sung from the point of view of the character Lazerface, el-p crosses back and fourth between attacking the homogenized shows on MTV and tormented introspections about how the lasers in his head might"spin out of control and....melt something" im not sure what it means but the dense techno productions on the track give it a grimey cyberpunk feel.

if you like cannibal ox, or nonphixion this is sort of a combination of the two.

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Nice
Exceptional
like wow
I'm sure most would overlook this album
Goth `easy listening'?

The Damage
Tapping the Vein
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005RCG9
Release Date: 2002-04-16

Tracks:

The Ledge
Butterfly
Sugar Falls
Beautiful
Again
The Damage
Fingertips
Broken
Hurricane
Everything
Falling In

Album Description

For fans of goth , alternative rock and metal. Nuclear Blast.

Customer Reviews:

Nice.......2006-11-14

This album has a few different influences. Its not totally goth, not totally alternative or metal. It seems to touch on different facets of musicality, all the while staying in a somewhat depressed guise. I would love to hear more aggressive drumming and guitar...and maybe one or two more aggressive songs all together. But then again, this band is not really aggressive and their simpler approach is actually orginal nowadays where everyone is pissed off if the music is speed based or death based.
Its kinda like the music a flower would play when the sun is setting a few days before winter. Its just good music.

Exceptional.......2006-08-24

This band has risen from gritty little clubs in Philadelphia to impressive performances across the globe. It's not an accident. TTV is exceptional. Incredible writing and great talent. Burkert is an amazing guitarist. Fisher pulls the band together with killer arrangements. Rolland is the solid fundation on bass. And Heather Thompson? She may be the best female vocalist in the world. Period.
Live, studio, it doesn't matter. Heather is amazing. Not just an impressive range of notes, but an impressive range of emotions. You know she has been where she writes.
The weird people writing negative reviews here seem to be really impressed with their own wit. I imagine them typing with one hand while uh, shall we say distracting themselves under the keyboard with the other.

Sorry, wankees- TTV cannot be denied.

like wow.......2006-07-16

As a newbie in this genre I think THE DAMAGE is awsome. I'm an old fart and can understand whats going on.

I'm sure most would overlook this album.......2006-05-18

And I don't blame people for it. On par with music and politics, musical tastes are subjective, so it shouldn't follow that just because some other yahoo online writes a rave review about it, or because it's classified as this or that, or because it's on a certain label, that one will like it.

As for my experience with the album and artist itself, I have heard better from their EPs. This is not to say I am disappointed in the album, as I enjoy quite a bit of it. It makes for good chillout music, and if you take the lyrics into account, I must applaud Heather Thompson for being able to convey emotions in a way that reach out to the listener.

Overall, the mood is dark and gloomy, and while one may classify such lyrics as emo, these lyrics are far from the new genre of lyrics that glorify self-mutilation and selfishness in relationships. In fact, if I have come away with anything from listening to this album, it would be that communicating your emotions, however gloomy they may be, is a good thing, especially when in this day and age, speaking of emotions other than love, lust, and anger are looked down upon.

To me, this album is truly artistic, and though the music may be rather simple in some aspects (structure, lyrics, etc.), it's what makes the album stand out amongst the crowd.

I personally enjoy bands that are able to blend genres together and become something that's not easily classifiable, and it amuses me that other people automatically generalize stuff they don't like as 'pop.' Although I must say that this album has a slight poppy undertone, there is absolutely nothing overly mainstream about it.

Goth `easy listening'?.......2006-05-17

I'm not sure how to describe this band's sound. I can certainly hear the Goth genra in it but it's remarkably generic. There is nothing outstanding or original about it. All the way through the album I was waiting for it to get started, to really shine or give me something that I hadn't heard a thousand times before. It was all just so...bland. At times I could almost believe I'm listening to a Goth remixed Avril Lavigne album (*shudder*).

Despite my dislike of the generic style of this band, I don't think the musicians untalented. In fact I can say that they seem to know their business and they play together well. The album is also well balanced. It's just so unremarkable it's painful. There is no excuse for this when they have the talent.

Average customer rating:

Back into the deep, dark waters for Shriek fans
Barry Andrews/Shriekback's "Commorant"_ EXCITINGLY Blows Off All The Doors and Reverberates Your Spine from THE BASSLINE!!!
Could Have Shrieked Better
This CD is worth it!
"Did you ever get an invitation, a little window to another life?"

Cormorant
Shriekback
Manufacturer: Malicious Damage Records/Darla
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BJ7CQU
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

Ronny
Sea Theory
Waterbaby
Huytfi DBL Plus
Strongest Wind That Blows
Load the Boat
Troublemeat
Reason with the Beast
Bonehead
Voiled Karletus
True Passage
Mystera del Tempo

Album Description

With their eagerly awaited 10th album... provoking and seducing in equal measures... a soulful, insistent and sometimes riotous collection of songs and distracting instrumentals, the album features the ever present musical heart of shriekback - the vocal and lyrical alchemy of Barry Andrews, and the percussive bedrock of Martyn Barker along with Mark Raudva, Carlo Asciutti, Wendy Partridge, Barry Andrews' son Finn and Andy Partridge who contributes some fiery guitar work, playing alongside Barry Andrews for the first time in the many years since the early incarnation of XTC...2005 album on the Malicious Damage label.

Customer Reviews:

Back into the deep, dark waters for Shriek fans.......2006-11-06

Holy God. This is a true monster of a record. Admittedly, I have a pretty strong bias, as Shriekback have consistently remained one of my favorite musical phenomena since I was 15, listening to 'Nemesis' in teeny-bopper goth clubs back in Dallas in the early 90's and marvelling at how the Roman-esque grandeur of the video had transformed into the bizarre, ritualized gesticulations that inevitably accompanied each and every chorus of this song on the dancefloor... But I digress...

'Cormorant' is one of those rare albums that goes from strength to strength, getting better and better throughout and with every listen, with not a single weak track to be found anywhere. If you are a fan of older Shriekback, let me assure you: this album will utterly and completely blow your mind. I don't care if your favorite tracks come from Oil & Gold, Big Night Music, Sacred City, Jam Science, or Tench... you *will* find freakish amounts of sonic and lyric joy on this album, all thoroughly steeped in the underwater, aural miasma that you've come to associate with Shriekback through the years.

That being said, this is *not* just a simple re-hash of old Shriekback sounds and song structures. This album is as fresh and shiny and fundamentally *new* as the waves that break at high tide on the ivory shores of whatever beautiful stretch of coastline Barry Andrews draws his inspiration from.

I won't go into a song-by-song breakdown, outlining in linear fashion just why Shriekback deserves your money for this record- other reviewers have done that admirably enough. However, I will tell you this: 'Voiled Karletus' will make you dance in frenzied ecstasy like a devotee of Demeter celebrating the rites of Eleusis. It is savage and beautiful- sinister, classic Shriek execution, yet weirdly tied to the socio-political landscape of the modern world. If you are one of the lucky few who recognize 'Hammerheads' as one of God's greatest gifts, you will buy Cormorant for this song alone. Comparable numbers include 'Bonehead' and the art-funk laden guitar stomp of 'Troublemeat' (six-string mayhem courtesy of old XTC compatriot Andy Partridge!). On the other end of the spectrum, you have the slower songs such as 'Waterbaby' and 'Sea Theory'. The sounds employed in these numbers wash over you like a wave, layered with all the infinite complexity of a Mandelbrot set and penetrated throughout with the mind-bending lyrical genius that is Barry Andrews. Lots of folks will tell you that Andrew Eldritch or Nick Cave are the pre-eminent wordsmiths in darker rock music. There is considerable supporting evidence to back up such a claim. On the other hand, those same folks would benefit greatly from a few hours wrapped in the skin of Barry Andrews and his staggering brand of lyrical genius. The album's narrative remains throughout subtle, brilliant, caustic, vulgar, infammatory, hilarious, and absolutely unique. Andrews strings together polysyllabic couplets that make Greg Graffin sound like a rank amateur. In fact, I defy you to find any other song in the history of mankind to actually create a rhyme from the word "pessary." It's just too out of left field, yet so undeniably *Shriekback.*

Of course, at the end of the day, I can only relate my opinions and experiences, which must be received with all due caution and consumer skepticism. Given that caveat, I tell you, dear reader: buy this record, add a few dozen new wrinkles to your telencephalic landscape, and thank the shiny, reptilian gods that Barry Andrews and co. are still writing songs of this caliber for the unwashed masses. Hallelujah.

Barry Andrews/Shriekback's "Commorant"_ EXCITINGLY Blows Off All The Doors and Reverberates Your Spine from THE BASSLINE!!!.......2006-04-24

...and it just keeps getting better and better the more you listen to it. Wow! WoW!! WOW!!! BEST ALBUM BY SHRIEKBACK IN YEARS!!! (Best/most groundbreaking album I have heard in years period) Barry Andrews-after all these years-you are at your PEAK here!!! and lucky for all of us your son Finn Andrews seems to have inherited your talents/proclivities which combined together are AMAZING!!!! (I hope to see future collaborations from you both)...this is one of the few bands I can say that there is very little to dislike AND A HELL OF ALOT TO LOVE over the years-truly one of the most excitingly original bands you will ever hear and (personally) one of my alltime favorites-but I have to give it to them-this album 'CORMORANT'REALLY ROCKS!!!...CRACKS THE ICE, GETS THE JAM, and TRULY BUSTS DOWN ALL THE DOORS!!!..and then even KEEPS GOING UP&UP&UP from there!!!)

I have been a Shriekback fan since I was a young teenager in the early 80's (Coming into musical consciousness somewhere around the time of the incredible vinyl album release, "JAM SCIENCE" in 1982 (along with subsequent OIL & GOLD, Jam Science still my favorite album to date if I had to say). I very much got into the sounds of XTC and Gang of Four (Shriekback was the progeny of these bands)-but I believe were TRULY SURPASSED, PERFECTED, GIVEN THEIR MOST TRANSCENDANT & DISTURBINGLY MOVING VOICE in the ethereal sounds, hauntingly dark/soulful (ultimately electrically innervating)deep rich voice of Barry Andrews (he makes the hairs on your arm stand up-most incredible/original voice ever-has not changed or weakened AT ALL over the years), wonderful counterpoint and unity with (certain tracks where) soul-sister enhancing back-up vocals that come into play at the chorus refrains, and unparalleled really funky bass-guitar rifts carried over from Gang of Four's Dave Allen-a tradition maintained and yet transcended throughout Comorant...

...In this album, there is the addition of more recent sounds that have seeped up into the new millenium: that i.e., draw on an ambient-grooved deep base, drum-and-base, techno (infused throughout THOUGH very softly-and subsequently INSIDIOUSLY CREEP in to fill/enrich the spaces between the notes-without ever overwhelming that wonderful defining "Shriek" sound cut up by Andrews voice & jagged bass rift edginess that really defines Shriekbacks wonderfully unique style that makes them really, Really, REALLY different from anything else you've ever heard! The exceedingly intelligent lyrics and WONDERFUL WORDPLAY CONTINUE HERE...those who remember the song Nemesis from the Oil and Gold album, "Big black nemesis,parthenogenesis-No one move a muscle as the dead come home" will not be disaapointed with (amongst others) the wonderful track "Voiled Karletus" which snappily reels out a NY Times Crossword Puzzle-enhancing vocabulary, "the righteous goons, check out their runes as they caper with a taper to some acid tunes...the savage toys the lord employs make 'em snivel as they swivel like an anglepoise"...

...then on the other side of the spectrum is the incredibly ethereal/trance-like/emotionally/spiritually moving base & bass-driven TIMELESS tracks like Sea Theory, Waterboys, and The Strongest Wind That Blows, True Passage (probably my favorite tracks on this cd)..along with the song "TROUBLEMEAT" which gets me to really crank up the volume and ejects me off my arse, sends me to the floor dancing every time!!! (so does Load The Boat,Bonehead, and Voiled Karletus)Without sounding like overinflated pretentious crap, Have you ever heard of intellectual dance music? Is that even possible?...YES!!!...SHRIEKBACK BRIDGES THAT GAP!!!...

TRUST ME!!! This CD will satisfy/ultimately overcome every crack, crevice, and caveat of the deepest recesses in your soul. BUY IT!!! (Better yet become a "Shriek Freak" and buy all their past albums too...you won't be disappointed..this will be the band you and your friends remember/still affects you 20-30 years down the road!!!)

Could Have Shrieked Better.......2006-02-24

I bought this album to fill a hunger for Shriekback that
had gone unsatisfied since 1992 (Sacred City). This latest
album, while good, is significantly different from the
old work. Perhaps this isn't surprising at all.

Cormorant has some beautiful songs, while others that
seem to just stray into the weeds. Some are melancholy
in nature (perhaps fitting as the work was heavily influenced
by the passing of Mr. Andrews' father), while others
are dissonant and grating. It was the latter that somewhat
disappointed, but the former which keeps me returning for
another listen. In either case, despite the fact that
this offering embodies a reunion of some long-missed
former band members, the result is not the Shriekback
we knew and loved in the late 80s. Still, it is worth a spin !

This CD is worth it!.......2005-12-01

I received my CD today and all I can say is
Thank you Barry Andrews for creating this one.
I was pulled in by your Oil and Gold CD because of the Movie Manhunter. A friend of mine told me, when I asked her whose music was playing in that film, that it was none other than YOU.
Now I have this one and from the very first song *Ronny* to the last strands of *il mystera del tempo* you have captured the music that speaks to my soul.
Your gravely voice and whispered lyrics sends me to a place where few others have taken me.
Thank you again, for sharing your talents with us mere mortals.
ginny/USA

"Did you ever get an invitation, a little window to another life?".......2005-11-30

The first lines of "Sea Theory," the second track on this instant classic, gently persuades the listener to allow themselves the luxury of total immersion in the dark waters of Shriekback.

Years after those in tune with the genius of Shriekback had resigned themselves to never experiencing the band's unique sound and vision again, Barry Andrews re-emerges with a profound brilliance that draws from and even outshines many of Shriekback's previous releases.

The overall vibe of the album is the band's signature exploration of the dark and unseen. There's a hint of mourning in some of the tracks, like "Waterbaby," and a vicious humour that rides shotgun on songs like "Voiled Karletus" and "Bonehead."

Barry Andrews deftly marries the dreamy atmosphere to driving techno rhythms, all the while teasing the listener with intelligent wordplay and nuggets of contemplation. He's assisted by longtime Shriek percussionist Martyn Barker, along with fellow XTC mate Andy Partridge and his son Finn Andrews of The Veils fame. The result is a culmination of everything that made Shriekback so dearly loved by people worldwide, graced with incredible maturity without losing one iota of the experimental gusto Shriek fans have come to expect from Mr. Andrews.

There are songs on this album that will not only appeal to the seasoned Shriekback fan, but will also bring new listeners into Shriek circles and please fans of Goth, Industrial, Techno, etcetera. Basically, anyone who enjoys wonderful, thought-provoking music that you can tap your toes along with the beat can't go wrong with purchasing this completely enjoyable CD.

If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would!

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Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for They Must Be Giants!
Strange album
Very good
This album fails on so many levels
A Deffent MUST HAVE

Severe Tire Damage
They Might Be Giants
Manufacturer: Restless Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009NTL
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Doctor Worm
Severe Tire Damage Theme
They Got Lost
Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas)
Birdhouse In Your Soul
She's An Angel
XTC Vs. Adam Ant
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Ana Ng
First Kiss
Ana Ng. - (live)
Particle Man
She's Actual Size
S-E-X-X-Y
Meet James Ensor
Till My Head Falls Off
About Me
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
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America's seminal geek rockers They Might Be Giants have been outsmarting every other act on the college-radio scene since the late '80s. Severe Tire Damage is the band's first live album, and surprisingly, it manages to be whimsical without being self-indulgent. TMBG's nucleus of John Linnell and John Flansburgh up the ante of fun on old favorites like "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)," "Ana Ng," and "Birdhouse in Your Soul" while also offering us more realized versions of should've-been-hits like "XTC Vs. Adam Ant" and "She's Actual Size." The Giants' backing band adds unexpected depth to the material, which also includes five new songs (and a hidden epilogue of live improvisation themed around the Planet of the Apes films). Many of the old fans who wrote They Might Be Giants off after Apollo 18 are advised to come back to the fold and see what the boys have been up to. --Jason Josephes

Customer Reviews:

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for They Must Be Giants!.......2007-05-30

This is a mostly live album by They Might Be Giants. In addition to the live recordings, there are three new studio recordings. "Doctor Worm" is a great song that has become a favorite of TMBG fans. "Severe Tire Damage Theme" is a brief instrumental. "About Me" isn't so much a song as a song fragment. The live songs were recorded at various venues, as opposed to a live album that features songs from one specific concert. What's interesting to me is that the live versions of the songs have very different arrangements than their studio counterparts. Most of these live recordings are very good. There are six unlisted bonus tracks, which are all improvised live songs about Planet of the Apes, of all things. These ad libbed songs are not very good, to be frank. Overall, though, the album is quite enjoyable.

Strange album.......2005-03-15

The concept is supposed to a mix of live album stuff with studio songs thrown in as well. It's works for me, but I would have loved to hear their versions of other classic songs by them and instead there are new songs and strange improvisations on watching "Planet of the Apes." I mainly give this album a good rating because the new live versions of songs make them sound more refreshing and louder as well and the studio tracks aren't bad either, the "...Apes" tracks are hit and miss, though.

Very good.......2004-01-03

I'am a big fan of TMBG.I first herd it when my friends step Dad was playing it when I was over at is house.It sounded pretty cool,but I had no idea what the band was called.O well.About one year later when I was at camp my councler brought a TMBG cd.He was playing a song I heard(NEW YORK CITY)and it sounded familer.Well he started geting me to listen to TMBG,well I got this cd for christmas recently and I loved it.I'am glad it had Partical Man,but my fav is They Got Lost.And one of the hidden track(Nmb 21)Escape from planet of they apes is cool.But whats up with the song spyder.So I say you should but this one.

This album fails on so many levels.......2003-11-08

As a representation of their live act, it's not even close: nevermind the lack of crowd noise and stage banter, most of it isn't even from actual shows. It's 'live in studio' and soundcheck recordings, with overdubs galore.

As a career retrospective, it doesn't work either. They seem to have attempted a 'best of' line-up here, but left off important singles like "Don't Let's Start" and "The Statue Got Me High". Who cares? Hits that are included, like "Birdhouse In Your Soul" and "Ana Ng", are slowed down and given strained vocal deliveries.

But most importantly, it's just not a very enjoyable CD. Theres no flow, and it pales in comparison to their work in the studio. People who want a good overview of their career should get the 2-disc DIAL-A-SONG anthology. People who want to hear them live should get tickets to a show - they're lots of fun. You wouldn't know that from SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE.

I'd say it's worth it for "Dr. Worm" and the rocking "Why Does The Sun Shine?", but those made it to DIAL-A-SONG. The only thing I really pull this out for is the power-pop version of "First Kiss", later transformed into a ballad for their Mink Car album.

A Deffent MUST HAVE.......2003-08-13

I think if you heard all of these songs before (except the hidden tracks and Dr.Worm, which are all new) on other albums and want to hear them a little defferently, then you should soo buy this alblum. The bonus tracks are kind of weird on the first listen but once you get used to them they are really cool.
"Why Does The Sun Shine" is a great song and the two best verisons of it are on this ablum and on TMBG's Direct From Brooklyn DVD (which has a live 2002 concert video of it).
"XTC VS. ADAM ANT" has a great beginning with the electric guitar.
"They Got Lost" sounds way cooler here than on the They Got Lost cd (you can check it out at tmbg.com).
"First Kiss" I think the Mink Car version of it is longer, but both are equally cool.
"Meet James Ensor" The trumpets make more sense on the John Henry cd, but this version makes me laugh when the Johns make the trumpet sounds.
For the other songs on this cd you will have to listen them yourself. It's not because the other songs on this cd are bad or anything because all the songs are great, in my opinion. I just want you to buy this cd and check it out for yourself.
And for the hardcore TMBG fans check out the They Got Lost cd at tmbg.com It's pretty cool once you get used to it.
But before you buy that cd you must buy this one!

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Mixed Bag, but that's what it is meant to be!!
The Orb hits rock bottom
Songs from here and there . . .
Treats from The Orb's Archives

Orb Sessions, Vol. 1
The Orb
Manufacturer: Malicious Damage
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AND8KQ
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Tracks:

Mummie Don't
Sail
Yungle
Chromatik [Orbzone]
Eurofen
Sun Of
73.5
Steel Horse
Something Like
Pluto Calling [Twinkle]

Album Description

Few artists have created such visionary and influential electronic music as Alex Paterson and his various incarnations of The Orb. The Orb's blissed-out music helped define the emerging ambient-techno/house genres blending natural sounds, spoken-word, dub bass lines and constantly shifting beats with a sense of humor, rolling rhythms and exhilarating samples to revolutionise UK dance clubs and '90s rave culture. Now after the resounding success of the earlier limited edition, Malicious Damage is proud to re-release this glorious first volume of Orb treasures from Alex Paterson's spherical archives. The track "Mummy Don't" has been replaced by "angel 3 dub" Covering fifteen years of conspiracy and collaboration with some of the biggest names in electronic music including Jimmy Cauty, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann, Nina Walsh, Fil le Gonidec, Vincent McDonald, Guy Pratt, Dom Beken and Aki Omori.

Album Details

Comes in a Deluxe Foil Blocked Digipack.

Customer Reviews:

Mixed Bag, but that's what it is meant to be!!.......2006-07-18

Since this is a collection of previously unreleased material, by it's very nature it's going to be very hit and miss. There are a handful of amazing songs on here that I'm surprised were left off proper albums, and then some average material. But, for Orb fans, it's great to have all this stuff, so no complaints from me, and I hope they release more volumes! I agree with a previous reviewer that liner notes might have been helpful in order to identify where and when the material was composed and recorded, but as the other reviewer also said, you can sort of tell by listening what 'period' of Orb the track came from. Anyway, essential? No. But for an Orb fanatic or completist, definitely pick it up!!

The Orb hits rock bottom.......2006-05-30

I have been an Orb fan since "Adventures...". The Orb (mostly Alex Patterson) hit a creative peak during Orbvs Terrarvm, and ever since it's been a long steady decline in quality. This collection of odds & ends really provides no liner notes or info, is packaged in a cardboard sleeve & has to the worst Orb cd to date. The songs are as monotonous & unimaginitive as ambient techno can get.

Songs from here and there . . . .......2006-03-21

This album has some great music. Then again there are some other songs, well let's just mention that they were not released on domestic albums for a reason. Don't get me wrong, I like the Orb and they make some great music, but this disc doesn't have the flow as some of the previous discs. If you are a dedicated Orb fan, then you just might like this disc. If you are the casual listener then you might want to look for a different disc.

Treats from The Orb's Archives.......2005-11-04

This album is the first in what will hopefully be a long series of releases of outtakes and unreleased material from the vaults of The Orb. Like all such anthologies, it's uneven and doesn't always hang together as a whole, but hey, it's unreleased Orb music! The highlight for me has to be the very early, Cauty-era "Mummie Don't"--a nice long brew from the same cauldron of samples that spawned the KLF's "3am Eternal" and The Orb's "Adventures...". "Yungle" is an outtake from "Cydonia" that has circulated widely on the internet already. "Sail" is probably the closest thing to a pop song that The Orb have ever done! The rest of the tracks are mostly lightweight, beaty, fun music. None of this is the best of The Orb, but then again that's what that "Best of" album was for: Orb Sessions v. 1 is just simple fun for Orb fans. I do wish there was a little more information about when each piece was done and for what; a diligent Orb scholar can kind of figure it out from the personnel involved, but a little more information would help. The foil-stamped folder package with the cards is a nice touch. Wishlist for "Orbsessions vol. 2": the 60-minute version of "A Huge Ever-Growing, Pulsating Brain...", more Thrash-era material, some of the more mutated live versions of "Plateau", an "official" release of some of those "Chill Out" mixes... there's plenty to hope for.

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slowly but surely
buy it
Good, maybe their best one
This is one of my favorite CDs
Different Indeed

Different Damage
Q & Not U
Manufacturer: Dischord
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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March On Electric Children
Plays Pretty for Baby
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ASIN: B00006LA5B
Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

Soft Pyramids
So Many Animal Calls
Air Conditions
Black Plastic Bag
Meet Me In The Pocket
This Are Flashes
Everybody Ruines
Snow Patterns
When The Lines Go Down
O'no
No Damage Nocturne
Recreation With

Customer Reviews:

slowly but surely.......2007-07-08

This cd, has it's ups and downs. I wasn't very pleased with it at first, but it has grown on me. It's a little faster paced than Power and No Kill No Beep Beep, but it has become another favorite of mine.

buy it.......2005-02-26

Yeah, so QANU is somewhat danceable, I get it. At least this album is about 124124 times less embarassing than the Rapturous Moving !!!. Really, I don't know where the other reviewers are getting the At The Drive In references in. Fugazi is the real influence on this, but with more finesse, I suppose. There's plenty of punk energy here.

Good, maybe their best one.......2004-10-03

When I bought this cd I was not a big Q and not U fan...
"No kill no beep beep" thrilled me enough to try this album, but anyway I wasn't prepared to what it would happen when I put it on the stereo.

What was that? a damn good song... Soft Pyramids, a great kick-off song (not like that A line in the sand crap), an enjoyable moment of great music, and pretty cool lyrics (I love the way they sing spelling the words and creating this almost bizarre rhythm)...

the other song I really LOVE is Air Conditions... it sounds like a little post-rock anthem, with an evanescent (and beautiful) melody and a great sound... "C'mon where are you.."

Snow Patterns makes the triad, another great moment of this album, which I consider to be the best one in Q and not U's short (for now) discography

but also in this album there are some fillers which ruin the work, giving a lack of cohesion to the album itself...

I don't like very much the faster songs...

This is one of my favorite CDs.......2004-03-08

Its really hard to describe this band, but they have all the qualities of a great indie band. They are creative, unique and very skilled. This is one of my favorite albumns. I listen to it all the time when I work. They remind me of a dance-punk type sound with odd catchy quality that the later Clash albumns had.
Black plastic bag is a great song.

Different Indeed.......2003-12-13

It's debatable whether the loss of their bass player inspired Q & Not U to revamp their sound. After all, Mathieu Bourlique apparently left the band over the direction the band was taking. Strangley enough, he might be one of the few cases of a musician leaving as his band becomes more experimental and uncompromising. Indeed, Different Damage is where Q & Not U becomes Q & Not U, so to speak.
No Kill No Beep Beep was an excellent exercise in spazzy post-hardcore in the vein of At The Drive-In and Les Savy Fav, only perhaps more fractured. There was not a hook to be found, and the time changes set Q & Not U apart from a lot of other post-hardcore bands with the so-called "Dischord" sound. On Different Damage, however, Q & Not U moves beyond their debut LP by adding in more texture, melody, and experimentation to their sound. On Different Damage, there are less hooks, less crescendos, and a potent mix of funk, jazz, indie-pop, and post-hardcore that defies any easy label. You can hear bits of Gang Of Four, Fugazi, and ESG in their sound, and the onslaught of tunes works best as a cohesive whole.
It can be argued that Different Damage is perhaps too fractured and that the band didn't develop the songs as much as they could. This may be the case, but Different Damage is a strong artistic statement either way. "Soft Pyramids" is like nothing on No Kill No Beep Beep, while "So Many Animal Calls" and "Recreation Myth" are perhaps the most immediately accessible. It's "This Are Flashes," however, that is the strongest track, a blistering bit of dancey post-punk that works excellently.
A previous reviewer referred to Q & Not U as dance punk, but Q & Not U is beyond any genre. Let Different Damage speak for itself. It's the sound of a band realizing it's potential and becoming an artistic force to be reckoned with.

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DARK MEDIOCRITY
AWESOME, GREAT, DESERVES 6 STARS (out of 5)
The Damage is Done!!
Melodic metal mastery.
another perfect DT album

Damage Done
Dark Tranquillity
Manufacturer: Century Media
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Character
Haven
Projector
The Mind's I
The Gallery

ASIN: B00006FIAX
Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

Final Resistance
Hours Passed In Exile
Monochromatic Stains
Single Part Of Two
The Treason Wall
Format C: For Cortex
Damage Done
Cathode Ray Sunshine
The Enemy
White Noise/Black Silence
Ex Nihilo
Bonus Track 1

Album Description

2002 release on Century Media includes the bonus track 'I, Deception' and the CD-Rom video for 'Monochromatic Stains'.

Customer Reviews:

DARK MEDIOCRITY.......2007-05-11

I've heard from many people how great the band "Dark Tranquility" is. And let me tell you, after hearing "Monochromatic Stains", I was convinced that they would soon find their way into my music collection.
So I ordered this album, "Damage Done".

I popped it in and listened to the first song. Eh, it was okay. Nothing great. And certainly not as good as "Monochromatic Stains". After hearing the rest of the CD I found I was comparing all the tracks to that one song and unfortunately, not a single one of them even came close to the brilliance present in that track.

This is not to say that the rest of the tracks weren't good. I listened to the whole CD from end to end without feeling an urge to press the "next track" button, but at the same time I didn't hear anything that really knocked my socks off.

There were a few tracks that came close, "Hours Passed in Exile has a pretty good piano. Pretty good, but not excellent. I've heard better piano elsewhere. "Treason Wall" had a good solo at the end, but I felt that by then it was too little, too late. And finally, "I, Deception" has some good electronic background sounds.

As for vocals, their lead singer has a good growling voice and when you read the lyrics, you can actually hear the individual words. And although this band is from Sweden, his English pronunciation is on point with maybe a hint of an accent.

In closing I want to say that I'm more a follower of Melodic Metal and Folk Metal than Death Metal, which is probably why their music did not appeal to me, but I definitely think they have talent and I'd confidently say that I'd rather listen to this than, say, "St. Anger" by Metallica or whatever MTV is telling us is "Metal" nowadays.

AWESOME, GREAT, DESERVES 6 STARS (out of 5).......2007-02-17

IF YOU LIKE HEAVY METAL, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, LISTEN TO THIS BAND, AND SPECIALLY THIS ALBUM "DAMAGE DONE", THEY HAVE CREATED A MUSICAL STYLE THAT DEFIES THE COMMON DEATH METAL SOUND, WITH AGGRESSIVE YET VERY MELODIC AND WITH A FEW CHANGES ON PACE, THEY HAVE CREATED A VERY SPECIAL SOUND, I WON'T WRITE A REVIEW FOR EACH SONG, BELIEVE ME, ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD, THIS ALBUM IS AMAZING, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO OUT AND BUY IT, IF YOU ARE A TRUE METAL FAN, YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED.

The Damage is Done!!.......2006-07-29

What can I say? This album is a masterpiece. Dark Tranquillity are one of my favorite melodic death metal bands, and they're also one of the best melodic death metal bands to ever come out of Sweden. I first got into Dark Tranquillity when I bought their latest album "Character" which was released last year in 2005, and I quickly fell in love with it, and became a fan instantly. Then I went out and bought both "Projector" (which was released in 1999) and the album that I'am listening to right now entitled "Damage Done". Released in 2002, "Damage Done" is a true melodic death metal masterpiece, and I love it. This is by far my favorite DT album, and I can't get enough of it. This album has everything: Menacing vocals, crushing guitarwork, atmospheric keyboards, throbbing bass lines, pounding drums, what more do you need? Mikael Stanne's death vocals are very brutal and menacing throughout. You've also got the crushing dual guitarwork courtesy of Niklas Sundin and Martin Henriksson, plenty of aweome memorable riffs, melodies, harmonies, and solos too. There's also awesome atmospheric like keyboard effects from electronics master Martin Brandstrom, throbbing bass lines from Michael Nicklasson, and straight up fast powerful drumming courtesy of Anders Jivarp. The opening track "Final Resistance" is pure bliss. This song gets the ball rolling quickly with hard punching riffs, aggressive drumming, and some menacing growls. This is no doubt one of the fastest and most aggressive songs on this album bar none, and it's one of my favorite songs on here as well. My personal favorite song on here that being track three "Monochromatic Stains" is chock full of tempo changes, vicious vocals, headbanging riffs, more punishing drums, an addicting chorus, and a nice guitar solo that is pure bliss as well. Other standouts on here include "Cathode Ray Sunshine", "Hours Passed In Exile", "Damage Done", "The Treason Wall", "Format C: For Cortex", "The Enemy", and "Ex Nihilo". So anyways, if you're a fan of In Flames, Soilwork, Opeth, Arch Enemy, The Haunted, Hypocrisy, etc, you'll love Dark Tranquillity. Believe me, this album is a melodic death metal masterpiece. Melodic Death Metal is alive and well. Buy this album now!! Dark Tranquillity Rules!!
Jeremy's song ratings:
1. Final Resistance - 5/5
2. Hours Passed In Exile - 5/5
3. Monochromatic Stains - 10/5 (Favorite Song)
4. Single Part Of Two - 5/5
5. The Treason Wall - 5/5
6. Format C: For Cortex - 5/5
7. Damage Done - 5/5
8. Cathode Ray Sunshine - 5/5
9. The Enemy - 5/5
10. I, Deception (Bonus Track) - 5/5
11. White Noise/Black Silence - 5/5
12. Ex Nihilo - 5/5

Melodic metal mastery........2006-06-27

Dark Tranquillity are one of the premier Swedish metal bands, and "Damage Done" is a fine example of why. While not quite as diverse as some of their previous material, this is solid songwriting, and highly addictive stuff.

Much like their sibling band, In Flames, DT started out with a much rawer, heavier sound, something arguably closer to black metal, and matured into a brilliant melodic metal band. However, unlike In Flames, they have yet to become trite and watered-down. Setting them apart is a their subtle, but excellent use of keyboards, to perfectly complement the dizzying textures of guitars. These guys can shift from powerful riffs to stunning melodies in the blink of an eye (to the uninitiated, think In Flames, with more sophisticated song structures, and add Kevin Moore on keys, and you'll have an idea). Frontman Mikael Stanne regrettably doesn't do any clean vocals here (in addition to a monstrous screamer, he's also a pretty damn good singer), but he still does a killer job.

Standout tracks include "Final Resistance", "Hours Passed in Exile", "The Treason Wall", and the beautiful instrumental closer, "Ex Nihilo", but every song here is great. This album may seem a bit repetitive on the first listen, but don't let that be the last word. This album is chock full of subtle textures and nuances that will keep you enthralled for repeated listens.

Recommended to Swedish metal lovers of all shapes and sizes. For newcomers, In Flames might be a more comfortable place to start, but this is a damn fine introduction as well.

another perfect DT album.......2006-05-05

Dark Tranquillity is just one of those bands that never ever go wrong. This is the best DT album, and as far as im concerned, one of the greatest albums of all time. Melodic death metal (Gothenburg) in its finest forms. There are no words to describe the greatness of this album.. for any fan of heavy music.

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What a team
The other reviewers miss one point
amazing, though not nearly as good as the original damage cd
The Original
A great recording.

Damage
David Sylvian , and Robert Fripp
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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The First Day
Dead Bees on a Cake
World Citizen
Approaching Silence
Everything and Nothing

ASIN: B00005NDVK
Release Date: 2002-06-18

Tracks:

God's Monkey
Brightness Falls
Every Color You Are
Jean The Birdman
Firepower
Damage
Gone To Earth
20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman's Song)
Wave
Riverman
Blinding Light Of Heaven
The First Day

Album Description

UK remixed, remastered & repackaged reissue of 1994 live album featuring David Sylvian (Japan) & Robert Fripp (King Crimson). 2001.

Album Details

Re-production that Re-visits an Inspired Collaboration Between Two of Britain's Most Innovative and Influential Musicians.

Customer Reviews:

What a team.......2006-09-15

Pat Mastellotto and Trey Gunn join Robert Fripp and David Sylvian for a live experience that far surpasses the studio album The First Day, from which much of the material is released. Having access to both the old and new pressing, I still need to A/B the recordings to say which is better. But the playing, the solos, are so stellar, you owe it to yourself to get this release!

The other reviewers miss one point.......2004-05-15

Pat Mastelleto kicks ass!!!

amazing, though not nearly as good as the original damage cd.......2003-06-01

I didn't have to sell a kidney to get the original Damage CD, but I'm blessed to own it, because it just shows (in my opinion) that Fripp understands music and performance aspects better than Sylvian. The original CD is so well paced, edited, mixed, everything that you literally can't move while you're listening. This edition is slower and seems to lack energy (even though they're essentially the same performances). It's quite instructive, actually. Fripp made the first Damage very impersonal (all the 'thank you's and count-offs are excised). This version keeps them and, in so doing, ruins the aura that the original one had. And where is Darshan? Jean the Birdman is great, but it makes no sense to leave Darshan off this 'tour' CD.

That said, if you can't get a copy of the original Damage CD (and surely someone will burn it for you if you need), you HAVE to at least own this one...

The Original.......2002-09-09

I have the original release of this album and have been told the new release is more mellow. Still I had to toss in my two cents and let people know that this is some of Fripp's finest playing. I'm sure they could not put out the fire on the amazing solos he has.

A great recording........2002-05-05

To my taste, it is one of the best recordings of Robert Fripp. The compositions are beautiful, and the band is just splendid.

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