Rock the Block [Enhanced] [Import]

Rock the Block [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Mad World

2. Leading the Pack

3. I Want It All

4. Open Fire

5. One for All

6. Looking to America

7. Go My Way

8. Hot Shot

9. Raise Your Hands

10. Night of the Snakes

11. Throwing Her China

12. We'll Rise

13. Freedom

14. Rock the Block

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The 2003 Return of the Classic Hair Band that Beavis and Butthead May Not Like, but Millions of Other Metal Heads Will Challenge that Sentiment.

Tracks:

Writer's Block
Objects of My Affection
Young Folks
Amsterdam
Start To Melt
Up Against the Wall
Paris 2004
Let's Call it Off (Single Mix)
The Chills
Roll the Credits
Poor Cow
Ancient Curse
All Those Expectations (Weak Mix)
Let's Call it Off (Girl Talk Remix)

From Amazon.co.uk Review

As fine an album as this might be (and indeed it is), it serves a much higher purpose for which it must be immediately recognised. The twee Swedish trio have single-handedly tugged whistling out of popular music's pits where it was stuffed by German soft metal granddads The Scorpions back in the early 90s. It's not even particularly proficient whistling - it's a bit skewiff really, a little out of tune - but it's tacked onto the irresistibly bobbing, Velvet-Underground-via-The-Concretes infectiousness of "Young Folks", augmented by the warm-ember vocals of ex-Concrete Victoria Bergsman herself, and by association sounds fairly heroic. Accidentally anthemic, perhaps, but anthemic nonetheless. Result.

Which sets a tone for the rest of this off-kilter lo-fi record. Draw a slightly wonky line from Simon & Garfunkel through to The Shins, making sure you take in the sharp Scandinavian indie-pop of the '90s (Wannadies, The Cardigans) and modern day peers (Radio Dept, Shout Out Louds) and you have a folk album that isn't really all that folk, swimming through its own dreamy washes of ambition. The drumming on tracks like "Let's Call It Off" and "Paris 2004" is so elementary you might as well add your own, but it keeps the intuitive, simplistic 60's beat melodies trickling steadily onwards. The underlying appeal is that things could snap like an elastic band at any moment, that things are beautifully limited. Less writers block, more loving the detail of your first chapter so much you have no inclination to move on. --James Berry

Customer Reviews:

PB&J - my favorite sandwich and now, new band!.......2007-08-03

I'd been looking for a band similar to the Cardigans, so when the catchy "Young Folks" reeled me in on our local indie rock station here, I decided to get the entire album (well, also after hearing the samples on Amazon). I'd been listening to it sporadically amidst all my other new music purchases (yes, on a music binge again), but bought tickets to an upcoming show thinking "Wow, there's a lot of rich sounds on this record that can't possibly be done live - how will they really sound?", but still, I had a good feeling that this would be a pretty good show. I saw them last night at the House of Blues in San Diego live and they were AMAZING! The small venue was perfect for hearing those beautiful Radiohead-esque guitar distortions, which kind of get muffled out on the record. Peter has a great stage presence and was really energetic! His bouncing around kind of reminded me a little of Thom Yorke. There isn't one bad track on this record although I'm partial to "The Chills", "Amsterdam" and "Objects of my Affection". And yes, "Up Against the Wall" IS in that new LEVI's commercial, but hey, who doesn't like LEVI's? This is their breakout album and they're getting noticed. Hope their next album is as good or better than this one. I'm hooked!

Writers Block-buster!.......2007-06-28

This record is beautiful. It could have been a cd of just "Young Folks" being played over and over and i would have been happy but there are plenty of gems here, and you don't have to dig very deep to find them. I highly reccommend this album to anyone who loves life, girls, boys, The Beatles, the crisp morning air tightening your face as you first step out of your building onto the street as city buses shamble by and you feel like you're just on the verge of a some kind of "happening" but it hasn't fully been realised yet- but soon will be.

A little Plain?.......2007-06-27

In my never ending search for new talents I chose this CD from the best list of whatever year it was released (I am in a constant state of light buzz so small details become meaningless). At a first listen I found their sound somewhat simplistic or plain? On the extra tracks I did come across a simple but very nice song about the material which I did enyoy quite a bit. The one with the catchy whistling that I have heard on a music channel on TV is too plain and uneventful but as a whole so far the CD was okey, nothing to die and go to the moon for, good vocals, accessible melodies with about three songs that stood above the rest. One of the songs in the album was this distorted guitars that did not appeal at all, to its credit it did not last very long. Mixed feelings about Peter Bjorn and John, perhaps is the type of music but I have always believed that in the end Music is Music and either you are the best or up there with the best or not. "Writer's Block" so far (only 1 listen) is kind of a lukewarm affair and that does not qualify them as a "sizzling hot" release exactly. 3.5 Stars would be my take, not quite enough to get a 4 stars but hey, who am I to be so judgemental and critical, if they want their 4 stars they can have it. The half star rating is very important because let's say an album is higher that a 4 star but not quite the perfection of a 5 star, what do you do? Go cry to the local lonely hearts club band? Let's just say that if I was giving a party "Writer's Block" could not make it to the rotation, their sound is too Plain? No disrespect intended, just calling them as I see them. No, it is not a 3 star, it's a 3.5 star but since there is none available I choose 4 stars. It does has its moments but it is not a vital, must have so far. There, I said it, either you deliver thrills or just pay bills!

I seriously don't get it..........2007-06-19

I don't understand the praise this album is getting. I have no idea why "young folks" gets played so often on the radio. I can't stand that song. I got the album, not having heard even one bad thing about it, and I honestly do not hear anything redeeming with this group. People tell me that they get a nostalgic feeling while listening to this, but I don't see it. I've wanted to ask people "what do you see in these guys? why do you like this?!?" but I don't want to be rude. But seriously, why is this so popular?

I give it an A.......2007-05-21

Have been hearing the song "Young Folks" on the radio and like it. Decided to buy the whole CD and I sure am glad I did! This is great stuff. A little bit folk, a little bit rock-and-roll, a little bit electronic. "Amsterdam" is a super-interesting, very different song and is my favorite on the album. "Let's Call it Off" is good too. All in all some catchy tunes and a super album.

Writer's Block (LTD Edition with Bonus Disc)

Average customer rating:

Young Folks
Unlistenable Garbage
I hvae writer's block
Great new band!
Five Stars because of Amsterdam

Writer's Block (LTD Edition with Bonus Disc)
Peter Bjorn and John
Manufacturer: Almost Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MGTFD0
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

Writers Block
Objects Of My Affection
Young Folks
Amsterdam
Start To Melt
Up Against The Wall
Paris 2004
Let's Call It Off (Single Mix)
The Chills
Roll The Credits
Poor Cow

Tracks:

Ancient Curse
All Those Expectations (Weak Remix)
Self-Pity In The Trashcan
Let's Call It Off (Original)
Young Folks (Sitar Version)
Young Folks (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)

From Amazon.co.uk Review

Album Description

US only edition includes a bonus disc of rarities! 2007.

Customer Reviews:

Young Folks.......2007-07-19

Dreamy and beatnik with a cool throbbing tempo -- the ultimate song to drive your car to. This is a must have for any music library.

A Bjorn Winner!

Unlistenable Garbage.......2007-06-04

This band is bad in a way that's hard to describe. In the indie world, there's no real premium on really good musical chops, so it's not fair to say that they're not really very good musicians -- though they aren't -- their problems are much deeper.

Their songs are poorly formed, weakly presented, and seemingly without motive. It's not even like listening to a high-school band. It's like listening to a rehearsal by a band that hopes to be able to play for a middle school dance, if they can just figure out a cool name.

This is a band with nothing to say that should learn not to say it.

I hvae writer's block.......2007-05-23

Swedish pop group Peter Bjorn and John are apparently trying to confuse us, and for a brief time, it works.

Their third album "Writer's Block" has the misfortune to open on a rather saggy note, but fortunately hoists itself up for a blurry blend of indiepop and northern atmospheric synth. So straggle through the first two tracks, because the indiepop that follows is solid, multilayered and quite excellent.

It opens with a faint, atmospheric little track that sounds like Sigur Ros tuning up. Then suddenly it careens into nonstop guitar pop in "Object of My Affection," with drums pounding right over those steely riffs. "And you still can make sense/if you just show up and present an honest face/instead of that grin," Peter Morén sings happily.

Not only is it a lot simpler than the other songs, but I got a headache from those relentless drums and guitar. At that point I was groaning, anticipating a whole album of the same. But I was wrong.

Things start perking up with the shimmying, sunny indiepop of "Young Folks," which has some enchantingly feathery edges and constant whistling. The other songs have a similar mix of shimmery keyboard and solid indiepop -- thumpy little marches, swirling psychedelic hymns, gentle ballads blooming into driving guitarpop, folksy ballads, and the shimmering prettiness of "The Chills."

For your info, there is no Peter Bjorn -- it's actually "Peter, Bjorn and John," three Swedish guys who play the instruments and all provide vocals. And despite a couple of mediocre songs on "Writer's Block," these guys really know how to make great indiepop -- lots of northern wind and snow, and a delightfully sunny 1970s pop mentality.

There's plenty of ringing, peppy guitar and unstoppable bass from Morén and Björn Yttling, while John Eriksson provides some fast drumming as well. Yttling swaddles almost all the melodies in a hazy edge of soft, colourful synth, and turning some of them into bittersweet, chilly pop. Most of the songs are pretty upbeat, even with a bit of harmonica and whistling to remind us to be cheery.

Much of the album is about sort of ambiguous -- half of it seems to be about breaking up with a lover, and the other half is about how much you adore them. "Your tongue is sharp/but I miss the taste of it/You said time heals/there's not enough of it..." Moren sings in his slightly nasal voice. It's just a few songs after, "Hours seems to disappear/everyone is leaving -- I'm still with you."

"Writer's Block" has a couple tracks that don't quite fit in, but the overall album is a delicious blend of cheery pop melodies and blurry keyboard. Definitely a good listen.

Great new band!.......2007-05-13

If you heard one of their songs on the radio and are debating whether it's worth buying the album......it's worth it. There are 4-5 very good songs on this one. Which isn't a bad ratio these days. Amsterdam, Chills, Young Folks and Paris 2004 among them.

Five Stars because of Amsterdam.......2007-05-13

This album is fantastic. Amsterdam is the best song of the century.

Average customer rating:

Memories!
Unbiased Review - Not as good as later boy bands
My favorite boy band
You bet, it does bring back memories,
Pretty good for anyone who was a fan

New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits
New Kids on the Block
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Step by Step
Hangin' Tough
New Kids On The Block: Greatest Hits - The Videos [Region 2]
Tiffany - Greatest Hits
Debbie Gibson - Greatest Hits

ASIN: B00000I157
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

Step By Step
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
Cover Girl
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)
Please Don't Go Girl (7in. Version)
Tonight
This One's For The Children
Valentine Girl
Let's Try It Again
Hangin' Tough
If You Go Away
Baby, I Believe In You
Call It What You Want (The C&C Pump-It Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Memories!.......2007-05-02

I cant believe I have grown old...I remember these songs..I even went to a NKOTB concert ha ha ha..Kinda funny, I won't admit that in person though ..wink wink

Great CD to bring back some memories, I don't remember some of the other songs, but those songs are towards the end of their career.

Unbiased Review - Not as good as later boy bands.......2007-03-12

First off, I listened to all these songs "live" on the radio. My favorites were Please Don't Go Girl and You Got the Right Stuff, so I'm definitely part of the right generation. (I was in high school 1987-91.)

However, sitting here and listening to it..... well..... NewKids was hit'n'miss. Yeah they had some great songs, but there's also a lot of "fluff" in this package (basically anything after track 6). And the music/lyrics have not aged well.

I hate to say it, but the later generation Boy Bands N'Sync and Backstreet Boys were better overall. Not in terms of talent (they're ALL about equal), but in terms of generating a higher number of songs worth repeat play. Go listen to their respective Greatest Hits CD.... they both averaged over 10 major hits that appealed not just to teens, but also adult contemporary (what I listen to).

So, I had this NewKids CD in my shopping cart, but now I've changed my mind and removed it. I'll keep my money in my wallet, because although this was a nice nostalgic journey back to my teeny-bopper days, I have to be honest: - This CD would probably collect dust.

My favorite boy band.......2007-02-20

I like their songs,and it brings back memories. the song that brings tears to my eyes is Valentine Girl,because it reminds me of how lonely I was in high school,no boyfriend,no best friend,a loner.

You bet, it does bring back memories,.......2006-07-06

After listening these songs, reading other's reviews, i'm getting shivers. Is this album some kind of time machine ??? Its like i am 16 yrs old again. These guys were not posers. Yes they looked good, but they were talented. Its sad that it ended. All the reviewers i guess were 15-18 yrs old when they were on top.
5 stars to NKOTB :
for the nostalgia,
for their looks,
for their music,
and for that magic.

Long live NKOTB fans.

Pretty good for anyone who was a fan.......2006-02-26

I used to love New Kids on the Block, but when I got older I threw out all my old tapes. I was very excited to see they had a greatest hits cd. The older stuff is great. I was pleased it was on there. But there is just a little too much of their newer stuff on the album that I could have done without. All in all though, if you were a fan, I recommend buying it.

Average customer rating:

yeah !
their no 1 album
A Fall From Perfection
Re-visiting my youth
New Kids or NKOTB?

Step by Step
New Kids on the Block
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block
Face the Music
New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits
New Kids On The Block: Greatest Hits - The Videos [Region 2]

ASIN: B0000026T2
Release Date: 1990-05-15

Tracks:

Step By Step
Tonight
Baby, I Belive In You
Call It What You Want
Let's Try Again
Happy Birthday
Games
Time Is On our Side
Where Do I Go From Here?
Stay With Me Baby
Funny Feeling
Never Gonna Fall In Love Again

Customer Reviews:

yeah !.......2007-07-31

love new kids on the block this cd is so cool that i bougth 2

their no 1 album.......2005-10-08

When shakesphere couldnt find a name for his play he just named it AS U LIKE IT not to be outdone NKOTB has called their song CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT thats what i initially thought when i bought this album I think this is their best album ever

A Fall From Perfection.......2005-10-04

1988 was a monumental year in music for two reasons.. "Hangin'," and "Tough." Ok, I think everyone can agree that "Hangin' Tough" was pretty much the best album ever made. Look, not even Wayne Newton could touch the lyrical mastery that was the title track. That was the all important jab that set up the right cross that was their follow-up, "New Kids On the Block." "Didn't I (Blow your Mind)" you ask? Yes you did you NK, yes you did. Bing, knock out punch right? Not quite, we need album number three, the left hook lights out call mammy and tell Tiny Tim I won't be comin' home for Christmas. That was supposed to be "Step by Step." But they missed with the left hook and ended up hitting themselves in the crotch, and the referee took away a point for a low blow, even though it was a low blow on themselves.

Let's set the scene. I'm driving from some hot chick's house after knockin' boots for the better part of 3 hours to "Hangin' Tough" on repeat. I put this baby in with sheer confidence that it'll follow in the line of perfection the New Kids have been walking. Let's just say 30 seconds into the first track I tried to set my cd player on fire with the cigarette lighter but ended up shorting out the volume knob so it went right up to full volume instead. I immediately pulled my 1984 Toyota Tercel Wagon with cow print seat covers to the median of I-40 and ripped out my speakers with a screwdriver, cut the leads and chewed through the rubber surrounds. Since I had a pimp ass system in it, with 2 bumpin' 15's in that back that made my liscence plate rattle like a 6 foot bumble bee on crack, I took out my claw hammer that I keep handy in the passenger seat in case someone wants to talk smack (there's always haters jealous of my ride), and destroyed the speakers and the box from the pure hatred and frantic loathing that this album inspired. I mean, the melody was the worst thing I've heard this side of shrill whistles and that sound that trains make when they try to stop really fast.

Lyrically, just how could you go from the platinum lyrics such as:
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance.
(rap:) just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance."

To this freakin' filth:
"Hey girl can't you see
I've got to have you all just for me
And girl yes it's true
No one else will ever do"

Wow, what a contrast, nuff said. I'm embarassed I ever owned that album. But I'm still cooler than you.

-Rudy

Re-visiting my youth.......2005-09-24

I played this CD the other day and was amazed that after all these years, it still appealed to me. Wow! In their heyday the boys were magic and this album shows why.

New Kids or NKOTB?.......2005-09-22

I remember I was in the 4th grade when the New Kids hit it big with their first album. All my friends had it and new all the words to songs like "Popcicle" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind". I caught on to the New Kids buzz and like the rest I had the big buttons, all the tapes, even the matching sheets & comforter set for my bed. I even went to see them at Clemson during their Step by Step tour. I love Joey. He was and still is my favorite New Kid.
The only thing that turned me off to New Kids was when they became NKOTB and tried to do rap music. They were clearly bad at it. And they were clearly trying to be something they weren't which went against everything they stood for from the begining.

Average customer rating:

still hangin' tough,these kids got the right stuff!
Uh-oh, uh-oh-oh...
the old days
A great trip down memory lane
The Right stuff!

Hangin' Tough
New Kids on the Block
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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Step by Step
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits
Face the Music
New Kids On The Block: Greatest Hits - The Videos [Region 2]

ASIN: B0000026DT
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

You Got It (The Right Stuff)
Please Don't Go Girl
I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
Cover Girl
I Need You
Hangin' Tough
I Remember When
What'cha Gonna Do (About It)
My Favorite Girl
Hold On

Customer Reviews:

still hangin' tough,these kids got the right stuff!.......2007-07-17

these kids got the right stuff! this album is great!my favorite songs are you got it (the right stuff),please don't go girl,i'll be loving you(foever),hangin' tough,cover girl,my favorite girl,i remember when,what you gonna do(about it),and hold on. ok allyou new kids fans out there,crank up this album and do the new kids dance all over again! ed wilson

Uh-oh, uh-oh-oh..........2007-06-27

The right stuff! You know it! C'mon - if you were awake at all in the late 80's early 90's - you know you sang along to at least one of their songs! So happy I picked this one up! It's so corny I love it!

the old days.......2007-06-09

i was THE BIGGEST fan of new kids on the block. I had all of their albums, starting with this one, toys and clothes--and I'm a guy!!!! my sister got me into their music. now the music and lyrics may seem sugary now, but they were fun anyway. i was 22 years old when they were big and now I'm 39. I still have HANGING TOUGH in my record collection. "plese don't go girl' was and is my all time favorite song, s is I'll be loving you". Like one of the other reviewers here (capricornrising-I feel what youre saying!!!)

all in all, HANGING TOUGH is a fun album. love ballads and dance trax in one album. I just wish they could have stayed around just a little longer. who know wha they would have accompliched next

A great trip down memory lane.......2007-02-06

Let me start off by saying that the New Kids hit my freshman year of high school -- so I have very fond memories of them from the age of 14 to about 16/17.

I had this album on LP and tape during it's popularity and ran across it again while I was looking to spend a Christmas gift certificate -- hence the purchase. Like most late 80s/ealy 90s music, I have had a blast listening to this CD. Say what you will about the boy bands of that era -- but the music is fun and -- honestly, not that bad.

The Right stuff!.......2006-05-29

It's particularly sad to see how many manufactured boy bands there are out there nowadays when you consider that raw talent such as the New Kids was allowed to flourish not much more than a decade ago. The title track is great to listen to if you want to get psyched up before an important business meeting or date - just don't get overexcited as I once did and ask your ladyfriend if she is 'tough enough'. That minor quibble aside, this is one of the best albums ever made. Go get!

Average customer rating:

Awesome - as expected
not as good as the older stuff
better than "the ultimate escape".
mindblowing, a must for anyone with a pulse
Transcending the Harder Elements of Rock

The Definitive Act
Tsunami Bomb
Manufacturer: Kung Fu Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00026IBSK
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Dawn on a Funeral Day
Being Alright
5150
Safety Song
I Bought You
4 Robots and an Evil Scientist
A Lonely Chord
Epic
Negative One to Ten
My Machete
Tetanus Shot
Jigsaw

Customer Reviews:

Awesome - as expected.......2006-07-18

While this new album is not as good as the other two, expect to hear more of M's awesome vocals, Mike's raw guitar, Gabe's fantastic drumming, and Jay's debut album with the band. The album does not seem to have as much drive and ambition as its predecessors, its still fun to rock out to.

not as good as the older stuff.......2005-10-18

I usually don;t listen to a lot of punk rock. But a friend turned me on to Tsunami Bomb and we saw 'em live at this little dive bar near me. I became a fan, and i think that the lead singer Agent M is totally sweet.

Anyhow, i was excited as hell when I found this album. But as I listened to it, I didn't get into it as much. Something about the earlier ones was really catchy, sing along stuff..this album doesn;t have as much of that. It's still good, and I do really like the song 'Being Alright' (which is real positive), but the rest just felt less polished or structured to me. I still recommend it for punk fans, tho.

better than "the ultimate escape"........2005-10-10

when I first heard "20 going on.." from "the ultimate escape", I knew I had to get to know this band. From that CD, there were some awesome songs in the vein of "20 going on..", but also a couple fillers. With the definitive act, TB has done away with the fillers and put out an album where you can listen to every song with skipping tracks. this band is very unique because their lead singer is a girl and she has a better vocal range than most of the guys in her genre. this is great stuff, and if you liked "the ultimate escape", you'll LOVE definitive act. they just keep getting better!

mindblowing, a must for anyone with a pulse.......2005-08-21

I stumbled upon Tsunami bomb's first record "the ultimate escape" at a local music store last year, and after hearing 20 going on... (which left me floored), I bought the record. It was simply amazing. To make a better record than "the ultimate escape" seemed impossible to me, but a year later TB arrived with "Definitive act", which could almost be, dare I say, better? If you like music, you must hear Agent M's killer vocals combined with TB's signature dark melody. it's freakin' spine-chilling man! I can't imagine my life without tsunami bomb in it. I can't wait until they come to my town! Please, PLEASE find someway to get both of their records. they'll change your f**king life!!! Highly, HIGHLY advised for purchase.

Transcending the Harder Elements of Rock.......2005-05-23

I know there are people out there that hate punk, dismissing it as childish and immature or simply dont put the effort into hearing some of the better bands instead of just generalizing the whole genre from the bands the media markets like to force down peoples eardrums. But as someone who loves every variety of music out there, to the uninitiated Tsunami Bomb is an excellent punk rock band with one of the best female vocalists I've heard this side of R&B, Gwen Stefani has nothing on her. When she does her solo accapella's and then right after comes a nice whiff of guitar and beatwork it will get you two looks everytime you're stopped at an intersection, first WTF then the second time around "hey thats pretty good, who is that?"

I was in the record store today and was getting pretty frustrated that they didnt have anything I was looking for but when I picked up this album 'The Definitive Act' used I thought I would give it a go since I loved their first cd 'The Enemy Within..' that I picked up way back. On my way to work, not even having the volume at very high, I was simply blown away by the first two songs, very addicting punk melodies. I came to find out nothing on this cd is horrible, there might be some subpar songs but they are certainly listenable and far from annoying. In my opinion 'A Lonely Chord' is the pick of the litter, coming off with a modern style beat of old school big city jazz infused with melodic guitar riffs and of course Agent M's ever so highlighting voice orchestrating it altogether. They have more of a poppish feel to their music on this then previous albums, not radio friendly just something thats more appealing to the ear then a good majority of the punk bands out there.

Normally I dont recommend music to others since everyone has such a pathetic undertaste for dismissing certain bands/groups/singers for not being their type of music. But I would think their style transcends, at the very least, all of the harder elements of rock. If you like Metal, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, or anything with a nice attitude to it I would definately recommend Tsunami Bomb to you.

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From the Corner to the Block
Galactic
Manufacturer: Anti
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000SM7QWK
Release Date: 2007-08-21

Tracks:

What You Need
And I'm Out
The Corner
Second And Dryades
Think Back
Bounce Baby
Hustle Up
Sidewalk Stepper
From The Corner To The Block
Squarebiz
Tuff Love
No Way
Fanfare
Find My Home

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Blast from the past...
Amazing !!
must have
NKOTB still rocks
Very good

#1's
New Kids on the Block
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007WVA00
Release Date: 2005-03-21

Tracks:

Stop It Girl
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)
Be My Girl
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
Please Don't Go Girl
I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
Cover Girl
I Need You
My Favorite Girl
Step by Step
Tonight
Let's Try It Again
Happy Birthday
Games
Time Is on Our Side
Funny Feeling
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If You Go Away
Baby I Believe In You

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Dirty Dawg
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Never Let You Go
Since You Walked into My Life
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I'll Be Your Everything

Album Description

This collection of number one's includes the hits 'Please Don't Go Girl', 'Hanging Tough', 'Step By Step', & 'Tonight' on a 2 CD set. Sony. 2005.

Album Details

Asian exclusive release.

Customer Reviews:

Blast from the past..........2007-07-29

Shipped quickly, received quickly, What else is there to say about NKOTB? I loved them as a pre-teen and teen... it was just a blast from the past for me.

Amazing !!.......2007-04-16

It's amazing album i've ever had !! I was big fans of NKOTB and this songs in this album remind me all what've happened in many years ago when NKOTB was king of the first Boy band. I love I'll be loving You Forever, its cool song!! You would be upset if you didnt get this album, so complete!! Now iam 27 years old and still miss NKOTB and love them. Just get this album, you would be satisfied....

must have.......2007-01-05

This is a must have for anyone who liked the music of the New Kids on the Block. It completes any serious record collection and is a looked for collector's item for NKOTB-fans world-wide. (Germany greets the rest of this lovely small planet)

NKOTB still rocks.......2006-07-25

This album is a great collection from one of my favorite bands from 90's , everytime I play these CD's is get me back to college . I fully recommend this album even if you're not a NKOTB fan , it's great music from the 90's decade .

Very good.......2006-03-24

I Like these compilation of music because they have the very best music of the five albums and the solo of each member of nkotb.

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Classic Chemical Brothers
Best Chems single ever!
ITS AWESOME
Block rock my mind!
Block rock n beat's

Block Rockin' Beats
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003RYQ
Release Date: 1997-03-25

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Block Rockin' Beats
Prescription Beats
Morning Lemon
Block Rockin' Beats (The Micronauts Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Classic Chemical Brothers.......2005-04-05

I have to admit that "Block Rockin' Beats" used to be my least favorite song by The Chemical Brothers. I think it had to do with the hip hop influence that I heard in the song and was hoping for something similiar to "Setting Sun" (my personal favorite Chemical Brothers single). At least when it first came out on the music scene in 1997 I didn't care much for the song, but over the years the song slowly grew on me like a mushroom on a dead log. The lyrics and beats are a bit repetitive but then again the same could be said about The Crystal Method's first album "Vegas". I really dug the Micronauts remix of the song. This version reminded me of something I would hear on Daft Punk from their first album "Homework". "Prescrition Beats" and "Morning Lemon" are killer Chemical Brothers tracks but they can't compete with the micronauts version of "Block Rockin' Beats" to say the very least.

Best Chems single ever!.......2003-11-17

This is simply the Chemical Brothers' finest single of all time among their many landmark releases. It is the only place you will find track 2, 'Prescription Beats', a monster of a track that will leave your body and nerves a mashed mess on the dance floor, maybe their hardest track to date, but still funked up like only the masters can do. Also on track 3 is the awesome funk fest that is 'Morning Lemon', featured on their mix brothers gonna work it out. 'Morning Lemon' is in my opinion their best b-side ever, easily being featured on an album if they chose to. Track 4 is a fun and memorable mix of block rockin by the Micronauts.

ITS AWESOME.......2001-06-26

i can listen to this cd over and over and it just doesnt get boring, how the hell do they do that?

Block rock my mind!.......2000-05-01

Play it on a dancefloor and you can then seperate the musiclovers from the ordinary greyscale.

Although I've listened to this song over 1'000 times, I still get excited like the first time.

If you don't already own it - buy it!

Block rock n beat's.......1999-11-28

As far as I'm concerned, it's one of the best song's ever created!

The song has a hiptonic effect!

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I didnt think it was possible...

Ditto what all the guys said!

Missing Out On This CD Is A Crime!

Tracy Rocks The Jail House

Live From Cell Block D

Live from Cell Block D
Tracy Nelson
Manufacturer: Memphis Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009QG8I
Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

I Need All The Help I Can Get
Walkin' After Midnight
God Will
Got A New Truck
Tennessee Blues
Send Me To The 'lectric Chair
After The Fire Is Gone
Mother Earth
Strongest Weakness
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Customer Reviews:

I didnt think it was possible..........2006-02-22

for Tracy Nelson to get better. I remember hearing Down So Low when it first came out and was stunned. Until listening to this live recording, I didnt think it could be improved upon.. but I guess age and experience have given her the ability to make it even more mesmerizing. I bought the CD, got in my truck, drove off, put in the CD, and started to listen. I pulled off the road because I didnt think I should be driving.

As the other reviewers note, this is one thrilling performance. Her voice has gotten richer, and the delivery cant be beat. "God Will" is worth the price of the CD all by itself.

For those who are long time fans, listen to her original version of some of these songs, and the ones on this CD back to back. You will hear a wonderful transformation.

Ditto what all the guys said!.......2003-08-05

I really can't top the first three reviews. They said it all. I will add that I was glad to see a version of "God Will", since I love that song. Hearing it sung by Tracy, who has been my favorite singer since I first heard her back in Madison, Wisconsin, in college, was a real thrill.
I was glad to see the arrangments taking a bit of a back seat to her voice on this CD, allowing her "blues belter" vocals to come to the foreground. The slower than usual tempos on some cuts also helped to highlight Tracy's incredible vocal talent.
I agree with James, if you have a chance to see her live, don't miss it. She can stand three feet away from the microphone when singing, and still blow you right out of the room with the power of her voice.
Buy it...you won't regret it.

Missing Out On This CD Is A Crime!.......2003-07-05

Devotees of singer Tracy Nelson (and I certainly number myself among them) have been waiting for years for an official 'live' release from this phenomenal artist. Tracy has released 21 albums prior to this release, all of which have their wonderful moments and some are downright clasics(including 2001's independently released EBONY & IRONY, as well as I FEEL SO GOOD, and MOVE ON from the 1990s (both on Rounder Records), and several re-releases from her early days in the 60s and 70s). It's all great stuff, but even folks who love her studio work have been known to come out of one her concerts utterly astonished. It's almost as though even the best studio settings cannot do this astonishingly powerful singer justice.

I've always said that if I were a waiter in a club where Tracy Nelson was performing, I'd probably be fired before the night was through. Because I'd doubtless just stand there stock still, tray in hand and jaw dropped to my chest (if not the floor) in a state of complete awe.

So at last, we have the live album that many of us have been awaiting for the last two decades or longer. It's probably a cliche to say that it was "worth the wait," but in fact, it was.
This release is the work of a mature artist, one still very much in control of her instrument, but also whose artistry and vision has only deepened over the years. She wrote her signature song, the classic "Down So Low" when she was in her early twenties--a remarkable feat for someone so young--but the version included on this recording seems to come from an even deeper place. She sings every song on this record with conviction and authority, but nowhere is it more evident than on "Down So Low" and on Memphis Slim's blues classic "Mother Earth"--both of which she recorded for the first time in 1968.

Tracy has assembled a crackerjack band for this recording. She does not always work with a horn section, but when she does, the results are nearly always stellar. The horns give her that extra oomph and send her already soaring vocals into the stratosphere. And she has found a great setting and a more than enthusiastic audience in that Tennessee prison. This is an audience starved for music, and even if they had no idea who Tracy was beforehand, they respond eagerly and gratefully to what they soon realize is a truly first rate performance.

The selection of material could not have been better. Aside from the two early classics mentioned above, there are new versions of songs from throughout Tracy's lengthy career. She opens with a "I Need All the Help I Can Get," originally recorded in the 90s for Rounder. It's a rousing opener and sets the tone nicely. She follows with a song that she has never actually released on record, although she has been known to perform it live before, Patsy Cline's classic "Walkin' After Midnight." Tracy is one of the few singer's who can take on a Patsy Cline number and successfully make it her own. (Eat your heart out, LeAnn and k.d.) So in the space of two songs, she demonstrates her astonishing range and versatility. She follows up with another new track, Lyle Lovett's "God Will," a song which fits her voice perfectly and which demonstrates that she did not leave all sense of irony back with the last record's "ebony."

Her powerful r&b shouters never cease to astound, and stand up to repeated plays. But those repeated plays will also demonstrate the subtlety with which she approaches the ballads included here. Her phrasing on "God Will" and on "Tennessee Blues," first recorded in 1972 or '73, is controlled, disciplined and intelligently executed. She could teach a master class--provided she could find students worthy of her time.

Tracks that will be more or less familiar to fans are given new life in their live versions. Songs like the recent "Got A New Truck" and 1974's "After The Fire Is Gone" were originally recorded as duets (and remarkable ones they were too; the former having been a joint effort with another great lady, Marcia Ball, and the latter a collaboration with the legendary Willie Nelson--who is, by the way, NO RELATION), and as good as the originals were, it's great to hear Tracy tackle them as solo numbers. Nearly all previously recorded tracks have been revamped in ways that fans will find interesting, if not illuminating.

Nearly every review of Tracy Nelson's recorded work or of her live performances includes the observation that it's a downright shame that she is not better known. That's another cliche that's become hard to avoid when talking about this great singer. From everything I know about her, I don't think she particularly cares about reaching superstar status. She is first and foremost, an artist. But like many of her devoted fans, I still am eager to spread the word to as many receptive souls as possible. I figure it's doing them a favor.

Tracy Rocks The Jail House.......2003-06-23

When the hell is the public ever going to catch on to this woman? Most of the record stores I've visited have only had one or two copies in stock. That is an absolute sin. In her 35 year recording career, this is Tracy Nelson's 21st release - 22nd, if you count the Best of Tracy Nelson / Mother Earth - yet for some reason, she is not a household word. (Well, I could give you lots of reasons, but don't get me started). Established superstars (such as Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor, to name just a few) have praised her for years as "one of the best voices around" and "a singers singer". She has a powerful, expressive voice, demonstrating a talent that is almost superhuman, but inexplicably, she remains a secret. Her music is known only to music insiders, and a few lucky fans, who seem to number only in the thousands, instead of the millions she deserves.

For her first live album, recorded before inmates in the West Tennessee Detention Center, Tracy revisits two of her old standards from her first Mother Earth album - Down So Low (her self-penned theme song) and Mother Earth, an wonderful blues reflection on mortality written by Memphis Slim, from which her old band took their name. Esquire magazine once called Down So Low, "the saddest song ever written". Down So Low has been recorded by Linda Ronstadt, Etta James and Maria Muldaur (among others). It has never received a stronger treatment than it does here. Her legendary vocal prowess has only improved over the years, and her reputation as singing powerhouse is well supported by this release. This version of Down So Low compares quite favorably with the original, which she recorded in 1968, proving that she still has it. How many singers can re-record the same song after 35 years and sound better than ever doing it? I can't easily think of a single one.

The venue has an impressive effect on the selections. For anyone who has ever been to jail, or if you are a family member, or the loved one of a prisoner / ex-prisoner, some of these songs will take on a heartbreaking intimacy that is almost too personal to bear. When Tracy sings her theme song, Down So Low, suddenly, for me, it is no longer a song of unrequited love; instead I hear my own mother wailing in anguish at the first arrest of my older brother ("When you went away, I cried for so long...").

I have been privileged to hear Tracy live many times, the experience of which no record can ever fully convey - her voice is just too powerful. Before I even read the notes, I looked at the track listing and saw Tennessee Blues, and my first thought was, "I've never heard her do that live. That's an old one". Almost reflexively, I started to run the lyrics through my head, and a chill ran down my spine. "If I had my way, I'd leave here today, I'd leave in a hurry..." the song starts. Instantly, images of those inmates flooded my mind, smiles and maybe a few tears on their contented faces. All of a sudden, the identification they must have experienced with that lyric and the stark reality of their situation came pouring out of the words right at me, and the song took on a new, heartbreaking, yet comforting profundity. I can see those inmates in their drab uniforms (no matter what color, prison garb is drab), nodding their heads and agreeing 1000% with the sentiment behind the song. "A place I could use... a place I could lose those Tennessee Blues". Wow. Tennessee Prison. Tennessee Blues.

Tracy doesn't stop there. She has finally committed to record her version of Walkin' After Midnight, made famous by the late Patsy Cline. Tracy's rendition owes nothing to Patsy; as few singers can, she manages to make it her own without dredging up comparison to Patsy, or detracting at all from the memory of the original.

She also revisits some of her best stuff with new verve, including her self-penned (with assistance from Marcia Ball) Got A New Truck (a song I confess I loathed until this reading - but I'm not into autos) and a solo version of the duet for which she and Willie Nelson received a Grammy for Best Country Duo in 1974, After The Fire Is Gone. She has lost none of her incredible voice, and seems to improve with age, like fine marijuana.

Added to this wonderful mix of Blues, R & B and Country (and ALL her albums are a wonderful mix of Blues, R & B and Country, with just a smidge of Country-Blues influenced Rock to round it all out) is a thoroughly original arrangement / cover of Lyle Lovett's lyrically ironic God Will, which may just be the most understated and effective track on the whole album, since it suits her style perfectly and offers her fans choice to add to their list of favorite Tracy Nelson tunes.

Since acquiring my copy last week, I have played this album no less than two dozen times. It gets fresher and more creative with each listen. If you are familiar with Tracy at all, you will not hesitate to acquire this release. If you're not, I can think of few better introductions to her craft - notably her 1969 classic Country album (Mother Earth Presents Tracy Nelson Country - Mercury Records - available on a Reprise CD) or her 1978 masterpiece Homemade Songs (Flying Fish Records - available on a CD also containing her complete second Flying Fish issue, Come See About Me). Try her out soon - you will not be sorry. Submitted June 22, 2003.

Live From Cell Block D.......2003-06-18

First of all - let's get one thing straight. Tracy Nelson can do no wrong. That said, this is an incredible live album, which was a long time in coming.

I'm sure jokes will be told about singing to a 'captive' audience, but it takes a true talent to be able to get away with singing a song in a jail entitled "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair".

Other highlights are her own "Down So Low" "Tennessee Blues" and "After the Fire is Gone". Actually, as is true of every Tracy Nelson album, there is not a bad song in the bunch. Listen to "God Will" or "Mother Earth" and try not to be moved.

Bottom line, buy this CD - you won't be sorry. And while you're at it, spread the word. Forget about all the flavors of the month - Tracy Nelson is a force to be reckoned with.

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