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1. Boom

2. Paid My Dues

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Japanese exclusive two track single for the dance pop artist best-known for her hit, 'I'm Outta Love'. This is the official single of the 2002 Fifa World Cup Korea/Japan. The title track is backed with 'Paid My Dues'.

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Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
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A Vocally Dazzling Esparza Rides High on an Exuberant Pre-"Rent" Larson Score

Great tunes - great lyrics - great harmonies

Love the Music

Larson Lives

Fantastic Music, but i wouldnt want to see it live

Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Jonathan Larson , Amy Spanger , and Raul Esparza
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B00005NQK5
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

30/90
Green Green Dress
Johnny Can't Decide
Sunday
No More
Therapy
Real Life
Sugar
See Her Smile
Come To Your Senses
Why
Louder Than Words
Boho Days
30/90 Playout

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Rent is usually treated as Jonathan Larson's one and only show, but the truth is that he had a career--albeit a hitless one--before that blockbuster. There was a musical titled JP Morgan Saves the Nation with lyrics by Jeffrey M. Jones and music by Larson. And there was Tick, Tick... Boom!, an autobiographical piece that Larson workshopped for a while before setting it aside and finishing Rent.

In 2001, Tick, Tick is getting a full off-Broadway production, and it's a rather endearing one. Lyrics have never been Larson's strong point, but he was a hell of a melodic composer--and the score here is even poppier than that of Rent (think Top 40 rather than Sondheim). It's hard to pick favorite songs: "Green Green Dress" is built on a rollicking piano boogie, for instance, and "Real Life" and "See Her Smile" are the kind of elegiac ballad that Larson would later perfect with "Seasons of Love." Luckily, this show has a lot more to offer than mere youthful musings. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

A Vocally Dazzling Esparza Rides High on an Exuberant Pre-"Rent" Larson Score.......2007-06-16

Perhaps it's a coincidence that the immensely talented Raúl Esparza plays a character dreading his 30th birthday in this 2001 recording of the hit off-Broadway show by the late Jonathan Larson, while five years later, he would play the elliptical Bobby dreading his 35th birthday in the enthralling 2006 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. In both performances, Esparza shows a true affinity for capturing the angst of men undergoing transitional points in their lives which render them emotionally paralyzed. At first glance, Sondheim and Larson would not seem like kindred spirits, but both share a gift for sophisticated lyrics in an unmistakable musical style defined by their oeuvres. Larson even pays tribute to Sondheim in the story's climax and with the sardonic, work-is-hell "Sunday", a take-off of the song with the same name in Sunday in the Park with George.

However, it is the familiar Larson sound of Rent that is heard most in this score - driving, rock-out rhythms with unavoidable pop hooks and yearning, piano-driven ballads. Even the opener, "30/90", is a virtual sound-alike of the bigger show's title tune. If the songs are not quite as polished or even memorable as those in Rent, they feel more personal because the autobiographical story is far more intimate in scale. Set in 1990 in the same SoHo neighborhood as Rent, it's a simple three-character piece about Jon, an aspiring composer who considers giving up his dreams on the verge of his 30th birthday. With charismatic fire, Esparza is equally adept using his beautifully expressive voice in a rock milieu as in a Sondheim character study. He brings energetic brio to finger-snapping rockers like the Twinkie-induced "Sugar" and especially shines on the ballads, "See Her Smile" and the revelatory "Why".

With a slightly pinched voice that reminds me a bit of the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs, Amy Spanger as girlfriend Susan duets nicely with Esparza on the touching "Johnny Can't Decide", the rocking "Green Green Dress", and the comical self-help wordplay of "Therapy". Her shining solo moment comes with the knockout ballad, "Come to Your Senses". As Jon's embattled pal Michael, Jerry Dixon provides powerful vocals, bringing particular warmth to "Real Life" and grit to the fed-up rave "No More". The trio closes the show powerfully with the anthem-like "Louder Than Words". The overall score is a bit derivative and a tad too earnest, but the youthful zest of the cast and Larson's pop craftsmanship more than compensate. Two bonus tracks are offered at the end - an instrumental replay of the opener, "30/90 Playout" and a rare recording of Larson singing "Boho Days" a capella with propulsive hand claps.

Great tunes - great lyrics - great harmonies.......2006-11-04

If you are a fan of the late great Mr. Larson you will love this music. Okay, I have seen the play a couple of times so I know what happens between the songs but this, his autobiography, really moved me. Even my kids like the Green Dress Song.

I hope you like it... The theme is "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" rings true today as the day he wrote it.

John we miss you.

Love the Music.......2006-08-22

I saw this play a few weeks ago, and really enjoyed the music, so I got the CD. The voices, and lyrics are amazing! However, as I often find with CDs of musicals, there wasn't always the right feeling in the voice, particularly in "Therapy" where couple ought to be angry at each other, and it seems more cute on the CD.

Larson Lives.......2006-05-06

I love Tick, Tick... Boom! The show is quite refreshing. The show works so well with three actors. I LOVE "30/90" and "Louder Than Words." Both speak really strongly to the audience because they both are really relatable to anyone's life. Admittedly the middle of the show drags a little, and Spangler's voice can be chipmunkish at times. However those are minor detractions when it comes to this show. It is especially moving if you know Jonathan's story. It is no Rent, but the short piece is really moving

Fantastic Music, but i wouldnt want to see it live.......2006-04-30

I was soo soo very pleased with the music from "Tick...Tick..BOOM!". Rock Operas are my favorite type of musical theatre, and i must say this is one of the best. The storyline, however, although dealing with bohemian problems like AIDS, rehersals, love, didnt meet the power of the music. It was taken from Johnathans original one-man show and made into a three-man show. This was the only way possible to make this conversion, but still it was a dull storyline only going over the time period of one day in the day in the life of Johnathan Larson. Yes, it was an important day, his thirtieth birthday and his friend annoucing that he is HIV positive, but none of this happens until the end. The show lacks obsession, and in order to make a good musical storyline there has to be an obsession. Luckily, the weak storyline is backed with fantastic music, perhaps even better than Rent. 30/90 is my all time favorite song EVER i have listened to it over and over and still am not sick of it. other favorite tracks include:
30/90
Green Green Dress
No More
Sugar
Come To Your Senses (originally from Superbia)
Louder Than Words
and i also enjoy the rest of the songs as well.

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Entertaining
Crystal strikes GOLD
Better than the Chemical Brothers, but not Fatboy Slim
TCM: LOB
only for TCM diehards

Legion of Boom
The Crystal Method
Manufacturer: V2 Ada
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ASIN: B0000X7KD2
Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

Starting Over - Rahzel (vocals)
Born Too Slow - Wes Borland (guitar) and John Garcia (vocals)
True Grit
American Way - Rahzel (vocal)
I know its You - Milla Jovovich (vocals)
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Acetone - Rahzel (vocals)
High and Low - Lisa from the Bellrays (vocals)
Wide Open - Hanifah aka Sha-kay (vocals)

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Crystal Method's Legion of Boom lives up to its title, dropping blasts of thumping samples, catchy riffs, and dependable grooves. But as with previous records like 2001's Tweekend, a chaotic, industrial darkness lurks around the edges that has little in common with the sheen of commercial dance. Many still compare Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland to the Chemical Brothers and their Big Beat, arena-pleaser cousins. But Boom sounds more like Nitzer Ebb in a good mood, or an angst-free Front 242. The duo has invited another batch of touchy-feely artists to contribute, like those noted softies Wes Borland and John Garcia, formerly of Limp Bizkit and Kyuss, respectively. Don't think for a second they aren't all having a blast, mixing in big, dumb hair metal with abandon. Most fun of all is the boost singer/actress Milla Jovovich gives to "I Know It's You," weaving her tweaked voice through a forest of tangled keyboards. With its bombastic techno-jams, Legion of Boom definitely makes for a tasty party record. Just keep the lights down as low as the bass end if you really want to capture the mood. --Matthew Cooke

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Entertaining.......2007-05-05

found the entire CD pretty good,tho the second half being more of the Method I prefer.

Crystal strikes GOLD.......2005-12-26

Now, I am familiar with a few of The Crystal Method's older works but not all of them. I've always kind of admired them from afar sort of afraid to jump right in and give them the "GO AHEAD" signal. They have always produced body rocking head bobbing beats that make you want to get up and dance or just hum along to the tune all day long. This album was the one that got me hooked.

I can play this c.d. from track #1 all the way through without skipping a song and not loosing the good vibes that I feel. Whether I'm doing housework, studying, playing video games or just getting ready for a night out on the town you cannot deny the incredible production that this album represents. I will reccommend this to anyone who wants to get into this kind of music or who just wants to know The Crystal Method more. They are on a different plane than Fatboy Slim and in my opinion, a much greater one.

Better than the Chemical Brothers, but not Fatboy Slim.......2005-12-03

I pretty much hated this C.D. the first couple times I listened to it, but the wondrous track "Born Too Slow" kept convincing me again and again to give it another chance until at last I began to appreciate the music. Most of the tunes on Legion of Boom sample rhythms or vocal excerpts, and do this in an electronica fashion that is reminiscent of the Chemical Brothers, yet is significantly more catchy and fun to listen to. One of the more prominent melodies, "The American Way", features a violin pattern, some random guy saying "Tis the American Way", a bit of rap, and a strange noise that sounds like a hoarse monkey hooting. Then there is the spectacular song "Born Too Slow", which originally drew me to this album after I heard it on a Need For Speed videogame. This track includes an electric guitar rhythm, a good set of vocals, and a couple of mystic electronic noises which add greatly to the splendor. Ever since I found about Fatboy Slim, I've fallen in love with this genre, and The Crystal Method is a vital part of it! I would highly recommend this album to all Elecrronica fans, for it has an admirable sense of beat and the band is good at sampling.

TCM: LOB.......2005-11-12

The negative reviews of LOB are encouraging me to pick up all other TCM records that I don't have.

I remember liking whatever TCM song I heard on the radio. When I came across Legion of Boom at my local public library... yes, my public library, I borrowed the CD and loved it from first listen. "American Way" is the only song I'm ever tempted to skip over...

I think this is an excellent record.

only for TCM diehards.......2005-09-11

The reviews for this album are all over the spectrum. But here's the deal-LOB is an attempt to appeal to a broader audience. "Born Too Slow" is a made for MTV 3 minute pop song with hard rock overtones. "American Way", while a decent track in its own right, is as much hip hop as anything. Those of you that are looking for the same sound you got on Vegas and Tweekend will find it with "Acetone", "Bound Too Long" and to a less extent "Realizer."

When I listen to Vegas, I get the sense that TCM worked really hard with a medium budget to produce some groundbreaking music.

Tweekend is a slightly different style, but it still has plenty of aural complexity and exhibits good attention to detail. And while not as novel as Vegas, it is an excellent album.

LOB is spotty-some songs seem like the TCM of old, but without quite the same level of effort. In general the songs that have the same style as the first two albums contain fewer sonic textures and are less complex, and thus for me, less satisfying to listen to again and again. Some songs are just blatant attempts to make TCM appeal to a broader range of listeners, even at the expense of releasing mediocre material. I hope the lukewarm reception LOB has gotten will persuade TCM to go back to basics and provide us with tracks that really demonstrate how creative they can be. I don't need every album to sound like Vegas, but I expect every album to have solidly crafted tracks from start to finish.

Summary: LOB is only for those that are willing to pay for an entire TCM album to obtain 2 or 3 worthwhile tracks.

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Maturing Composer
Good Stuff
This may be the beginning of an obsession...
Watch this space!
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Wearing Someone Else's Clothes
Jason Robert Brown
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ASIN: B0009S2TG6
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

Someone Else's Clothes
Long Long Road
Someone To Fall Back On
Getting Out
Over
Music Of Heaven
Nothing In Common
I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You
I'm In Bizness
Coming Together
Grow Old With Me

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The hippest of the new generation of Broadway composers, Jason Robert Brown breaks through with his first solo album, Wearing Someone Else's Clothes. Collecting songs written between 1996 and 2004, it's an eclectic mix of rock, gospel, funk, and jazz that won't surprise anyone familiar with his musicals, particularly his song cycle Songs for a New World. As a performer and a writer, Brown will draw the inevitable comparisons to Billy Joel's "angry young man" storytelling style (particularly with "Getting Out"), but he also seems to be picking up the baton from Stephen Schwartz, a well-known musical theater composer (Godspell, Wicked) who has had some success in the pianist-singer-songwriter realm. Brown and his band, the Caucasian Rhythm Kings, are frequent performers, and the numbers have a live excitement to them, often stretching out over five minutes. "Over" is a moving anti-war statement, and "Someone to Fall Back On" recalls the yearning passion of New World's "I'd Give It All for You." Guest artists include Lillias White, jazz guitarist Howard Alden, and a studio choir comprised of Brown's theater peers such as Rebecca Luker, Jessica Molaskey, Alice Ripley, and Matt Bogart. Wearing Someone Else's Clothes is an engaging and rewarding album, but that doesn't mean we can't still anxiously await Brown's next musical. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Maturing Composer.......2007-07-09

Mr. Brown is the future of the American Musical. Each of his songs are like novelettes filled with rich specific detail. The range of his talent are exhibited here--from gospel to the 'big band' sound of Sinatra, with every stop along the way covered.

Good Stuff.......2007-05-19

Definitely is good stuff. Great voice. Diverse and wonderful. Check out Someone to Fall Back On.

This may be the beginning of an obsession..........2007-03-09

I liked Jason Robert Brown before (I knew his musicals and one or two of his many names), but I love him now. Here is someone working in the world of musical theatre who is doing it right. To new listeners - be warned that it takes a few times listening through a song to begin to appreciate it - I've found that I, at least, get easily bored with songs I like right away, so consider this a good thing. To old hats, if you loved one of his shows, you'll love this. No question. So, Wearing Someone Else's Clothes. There is some absolutely incredible stuff on this CD. Take for instance the title song, a funked-out tale of a common problem - what do you do when society doesn't like you as you are? Wear someone else's clothes, of course! This falsely cheerful song doesn't preach against this occurrence, as I think a lesser writer would have done, but gets his character in deep - "anyone can be a bland infatuated sellout," he says, but amends "I think you are gonna be impressed" (at how far he takes it). It feels good fitting in ("it's been highly recommended that I smile"), but if it's not who you are it does feel like someone else's life. Very clever.

Then there's the beautiful "Someone to Fall Back On" which I guess in one of his oldest songs on the album. Much like the last number I described (and many others on this CD), it tells of an insecure man who is unsure of what he has to offer the world - this time the woman he loves. As he lays out his faults and insists that having someone to come home to is a greater joy than a fast and furious flame, his assertions grow stronger until he becomes all the things he insisted he wasn't. Also - this song contains some of the best lyrical moments on the CD ("I've been alone, I'd rather be...the half of us, the least of you, the best of me").

"Over" is a beautiful ballad of an ugly subject, the narrative of a soldier recently killed in war, flying over the world as he leaves it. It pokes at patriotism but treats the human elements of war with much sympathy. "Nothing in Common" took me a few more listenings (I was distracted the first several times, so I missed important lyrics) - it's yet another beautiful song, this time about JRB and his relationship with his brother, beginning with the boy he knew several years back that lived in his house and looked like his mother and going through the different people that this constant in his life became as they grew up. "I Could Be in Love with Someone Like You," as I said, is the superior version of The Last Five Years' song (there was a lawsuit of sorts, so really he couldn't use it). This song is riddled with wonderful jokes, lines that jump out and surprise you, and a couple wonderfully driving moments that are very exciting and musically powerful.

Lastly, another fantastic song is the final, very jazzy "Grow Old With Me," in which he's finally offering himself as all he is and all that he'll become. Written very much in the style of cheesy-broadway love-me-forever songs, it includes lines like, "grow old with me, baby lets fossilize," and "don't leave me cold, don't leave me rusted and crusted with mold." It's adorable and it's funny in the same way as the Beatle's "When I'm Sixty-Four."

So, if you have any interest in musical-type numbers and aren't afraid of songs that tell a meaningful story that you have to work a little bit to uncover, then you will love this album. This isn't music to have quietly playing in the background - it's stick-it-in-your-ears-and-let-the-rest-of-the-world-slide-away stuff. You won't be sorry.

Watch this space!.......2007-01-05

Jason Robert Brown is an amazing writer/talent. His ideas are creative and easy to listen to, so I can't understand why he isn't all over Broadway. I predict great things for him, especially after this album gets the notice it deserves.

YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU BOUGHT THIS!!!.......2006-11-30

This album is proof that Jason Robert Brown is a musician's musician, and that he has mastered many different forms of popular music. Each of these 11 songs could stand on their own as a brilliant song, and none of these have the same style or feel as another.
Brown's pure talent shines through this album, and there are several moments that are just so beautiful that I just get chills listening to them. Every lyric and harmony has been precisely placed, and the music always fits the idea of the song very naturally. There are some amazing performance moments on this album; Brown is an incredible pianist and singer in addition to his composing and arranging talents.
This is probably the album that I listen to more than any other, and I would recommend it to anyone. It is packed with amazing musicality.
Don't listen to this while trying to get work done; these songs will steal your attention and keep it for the whole duration of the CD.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs

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Dull and boring
Great CD
Play with language and ride the waves of rhythm and delight

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other Coconutty Songs

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Release Date: 1995-01-01

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Didgereedoo

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Dull and boring.......2007-01-13

I loved reading the book to my daughter. It's such a fun read that I wanted her to have the CD. I can't stand the boring drivel and my 4 y.o. wasn't much interested either. I played it for her once and she walked away after two minutes. I find it just too sweet and boring.

My apologies to any fans, but the CD did just not live up to the book. Interestingly, I bought a copy of the book with a CD with Ray Charles reading it. That was a much more fun version.

Great CD.......2006-11-15

My daughters 4 & 1 love this music cd. I think the songs are cute! My [..] danced to this song at her preschool and has been wanting this cd since that time. She loves the books Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and the 1,2,3 book. We got both of them on with the books on cd too. It's worth the money and the kids will love it. Get the books too. They are cute and the kids learn their abc's & 123's if they don't already know them!

Play with language and ride the waves of rhythm and delight .......2004-08-26

Focus: alphabet, readiness, motor development, vocabulary development

Play with language and ride the waves of rhythm and delight with the title track and a playful collection of engaging sing-along melodies peppered with rhythm, rap, and rhyme.
Format: Audio CD (Approximately 30 minutes of musical fun!)

Have fun with language and rhythm with this playful and delightful collection of engaging sing-along melodies peppered with rhythm, rap and rhyme. Kids love the 13 foot-stomping tunes, including a lively rendition of the classic story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. This CD is a delightful introduction to the alphabet.

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"Wooooooooooo!!!!!!!!"
boss
Not without merit, but far from the greatness of the debut
Gritty, Raw, Untamed, Primal
Essential...

The Sonics Boom
The Sonics
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ASIN: B00000IR02
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

Cinderella
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Skinny Minnie
Let The Good Times Roll
Don't You Just Know It
Jenny Jenny
He's Waitin'
Louie Louie
Since I Fell For You
Hitch Hike
It's All Right
Shot Down
The Hustler
The Witch (Alternate Take)
Psycho (Live)
The Witch (Live)

Album Description

1999 digitally remastered reissue of the second album by thelegendary kings of garage rock, originally released in 1966.Includes three bonus tracks: 'The Witch' (alternate) and two undisclosed live tracks.

Customer Reviews:

"Wooooooooooo!!!!!!!!".......2007-06-09

The Sonics' 1965 debut, Here Are the Sonics, is a classic of mid-60s rock 'n' roll, if not of rock in general. With its filthy guitars, pounding rhythms, and wildman vocals, Here Are The Sonics epitomized the spirit of music at its rawest and most basic. Amazingly enough, the group's sophomre effort is even better.

Released in 1966 (one of the coolest years in musical history), The Sonics Boom is a loud, filthy, raw, and unspeakably fun slice of garage rock insanity. The band, which consists of piano-pounder and screamin' lead vocalist Gerry Roslie, guitar shredder Larry Parypa, sax man Rob Lind, and the unstopable rhythm section of bassist Andy Parypa (Larry's brother) and drummer Bob Bennett, is absolutely ferocious, tearing through these songs with a kind of breathless intensity that is simply incredible. Although the group didn't write very many songs (eight of the tracks from the original album are covers), the group originals are all fantastic: "Cinderella" opens the record with a frenzy of stomping drums, buzzing guitars, and Roslie's raucous throat-shredding. "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" boasts a relentless rhythmic attack, bubbling guitars, and an anthemic sing-along chorus. "He's Waitin'" is a menacing, brutal pounder with a leering vocal from Roslie and a brutal two-chord guitar onslaught. "Shot Down" (the last track on the original album, although on this CD reissue it's followed by four bonus tracks) is a bouncing, attitude-soaked screamer with a freakishly good guitar solo. The covers are also surprisingly good. The group's version of "Louie Louie" is an absolute monster, a thunderstorm of filthy, distorted guitars and pulverizing vocals. Their take on "Jenny Jenny" is absolutely unhinged, an impossibly high-octane explosion of nasty sax playing, rumbling guitars, and Roslie drowning everything with his voice. "Skinny Minny," "Let the Good Times Roll" are playful and catchy, but with plenty of bite and manic energy. "It's Allright" (that's the actual spelling) is a rollicking party tune with another great guitar solo from Larry. A take on the Motown classic "Hitch Hike" is fantasically forceful, rolling along with some rambling drums and blaring sax. "Since I Fell For You" is a surprisingly good teen-pop heartbreak ballad, with some rolling rhythms, a passionate vocal, and some distorted guitars snaking around beneath the melody.

The Sonics Boom is one of the greatest pure rock n roll albums- if you really wanna hear that kinda thing, you can't go wrong with this.

boss.......2006-03-25

the first time you hear the transition from cinderella (track 1) to don't be afraid of the dark (track 2) you will think that your cd player is broken or something. than you will realize that this isn't one trick pony minor threat stuff this is sonics baby.

Not without merit, but far from the greatness of the debut.......2005-01-17

That four stars should really be 3.5, but I'm feeling generous today. "Cinderella", "The Hustler", "Hitchhike", and espescially the cover of "Louie Louie" are essential rock 'n' roll tunes. But some songs, such as the cover of "Since I Fell For You", aren't up to the other ones, and should've been replaced by more rockin' tunes that were exposed on the debut. A band's progression is always good, but I'm not sure if the Sonics progressed in the right direction with their more slow songs. However, if you liked the debut, you will like this album and is definatly worth the space in your collection.

Gritty, Raw, Untamed, Primal.......2003-01-25

More than a decade before Greg Sage and the Wipers revolutionized rock and roll in the Pacific Northwest, The Sonics were playing and recording some of the wildest music in the history of rock. This is some of the most primitive, raucous music that you can imagine. It is very definitely from the sixties, with some production quirks that would be jettisoned even by the late sixties. And not every song is essential. But the highpoints on this album are so overwhelming that no true fan of rock and roll, garage rock, proto-punk, or alternative would want to do without this disc. And is there an album anywhere with a better title?

This is one of the two original albums by the Sonics that are must-owns, the other being HERE ARE THE SONICS! There is also a good compilation not currently available entitled HERE ARE THE ULTIMATE SONICS.

Essential..........2001-12-26

This album is a pre punk icon. From the first glance at the cover to hearing the last track I was fully satisfied by this great rock classic. Must be played at high volume. Each song sounds like they've taken ice picks to their speakers (and rumor had it, that they really did). This is a great staple in any punk history collection, also a pre requesite for listening to the Kinks, who probably had this album sitting in their collection.
The highlight of this album is Louie Louie. The fact is that Louie Louie is far from a great song. That anyone wanted to argue over authorship of this song is based solely on it's popularity. A song like this is not written well, it is only performed well, being left to the artist to mold it into something altogether different from every other recording. A song containing the three same chords over and over again is a particular challenge, but the Sonics rise to it, creating the greatest, hardest, rawest, most ear piercing version of Louie Louie ever recorded. Rob Lind wails and screams after the greatest solo on the album, and you already know you'll be backing up a track to hear it again.
Take all of your Paul Revere and the Raiders albums, and burn them (because you really shouldn't subject your ears to that ever again) then take your Wailers albums (no disrespect, they try hard) and sell them, and take that money and buy this album. It's all you need.

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Classic 80's Album...a Must have H&O album...but...
Big Bam Boom
Lighten up, guy who wrote last review
Been wondering about the U.S. remasters vs. the expensive Japanese K2 RM's?
Nice packaging, bonus tracks, sub-par sound

Big Bam Boom
Hall & Oates
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002ADWCQ
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

Dance on Your Knees
Out of Touch
Method of Modern Love
Bank on Your Love
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Going Thru the Motions
Cold Dark and Yesterday
All American Girl
Possession Obsession
Out of Touch [12" Version]
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Classic 80's Album...a Must have H&O album...but..........2007-03-16

I was excited to receive this album on CD as I was never able to find it at my local Best Buy for some time. I was even more eager to order the CD after I saw that this was a "ReMastered" CD. However, the sound quality isn't exactly crisp and clear. Portions of the CD sound muffled. I only paid $7.97 so I should have expected this. This album is truly a H&O classic and the additional remixes of "Out of Touch", "Dance on Your Knees", and "Possession Obsession" add a nice touch to close out this disc. However, the sound quality, though not horrible, was not what I hoped for.

Big Bam Boom.......2007-01-10

Top album! The mix is typical 80's clean, but it's got the big bass sound behind it. Hall and Oates make most song writers these days look like hacks (probably because most are, in my opinion).

Lighten up, guy who wrote last review.......2005-08-20

Let me make sure I've got this straight. "Two Sony XA7 decks run via identical Acoustic Zen coax cables to a Camelot Uther DAC"? Egads, man, it's not a Space Shuttle, it's a CD. Just put it on, turn it up and enjoy!

Been wondering about the U.S. remasters vs. the expensive Japanese K2 RM's?.......2005-08-06

Well, here's your answer: The Japanese win. Hands down. Big time.

To start off, I compared the album tracks of the 2004 U.S. remastered versions of VOICES, H20 & BIG BAM BOOM against the limited edition, Japanese, K2 remastered, album mini-LP-sleeve replication versions of the same titles. Then I compared the bonus track remixes on each U.S. remaster to their counterparts on the Japanese-only 12-INCH COLLECTION, VOLUMES 1 & 2.

The comparisons were performed using two Sony XA7 decks run via identical Acoustic Zen coax cables to a Camelot Uther DAC. Those of you who know your gear know that this is about as good as it gets under $25,000.

I cannot attest if the difference between the two remastering results are a result of:

1.) The K2 process being more robust than whatever mastering equipment was used (at Sony Studios in NYC) for the U.S. versions
2.) Whether the Japanese utilized source material closer to the original masters than the U.S. versions, or
3.) If the Japanese engineering was just better, or they took more time & care, than their U.S. counterparts.

Whatever the case may be, the K2 albums, and the two Japanese remix Collections, blow the U.S. versions out of the building. There is more of everything: More gain, bigger soundstage, more definition and, oh yeah, baby, more bottom end. The remixes on the U.S. versions are adequate; on the Japanese COLLECTION CD's, they THUNDER.

The three U.S. titles have nine additional remix tracks. All of these tracks appear on the two Japanese COLLECTION titles. All of the sonic accolades I attributed to the individual K2 album remasters apply to these two CDs also.

The bottom line? If you're a fan of the band, you have the cash and some above-average gear, the K2's and the dual-remix CD's are the ticket. While the entire RCA H&O catalog is available on the limited edition K2's (with the nice mini-LP sleeves), there would be some serious moolah required to acquire the full set. I consider the 3 titles mentioned here to be their best overall work from that period, so I opted for just those.

I'm currently piling thru all of the "Hits" packages from recent years to determine which has the best audio. It will be interesting to run the 2004 "Ultimate" set against the new "Essential" package.

Nice packaging, bonus tracks, sub-par sound.......2005-06-21

i saw the remasters and was pleased to see the 12"'s included as my original copies are pretty worn. However, getting to what matters, the sound. I opened and saw Darcy Proper's credit to the remastering and thought "oh no..." As usual, quite heavy noise reduction was used, leaving the sound feeling like it's trying to burst through a wall. It just sounds very processed. My recommendation for cd is either the 1996 remaster or the import Japanese 24 bit, which is a little bright but very nice overall. As for the the 12", i'm gonna splurge and get the Japanese 2-volume collection, which are 24 bit and reportedly sound very nice. Should have done that to start with! Oh well....

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The Best Solo LP from Hip-Hop's Teacher-- Excellent!
Classic
It doesn't get much better than this
Return Of The Real Hard Beats And Real Rap {5 Stars}
"Outta Here!! BDP is ol skool but we aint goint out."

Return of the Boom Bap
KRS-One
Manufacturer: Jive
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Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
Sex and Violence
Edutainment
I Got Next

ASIN: B000000509
Release Date: 1993-09-28

Tracks:

KRS-ONE Attacks
Outta Here
Black Cop
Mortal Thought
I Can't Wake Up
Slap Them Up
Sound Of Da Police
Mad Crew
Uh Oh
Brown Skin Woman
Return Of The Boom Bap
'P' Is Still Free
Stop Frontin'
Higher Level

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By 1993, hip-hop was transitioning from an organic form of musical expression into a big business fabricating stars. With many icons from his era either aging or losing their relevance (e.g., Chuck D, Rakim), KRS-ONE dropped a gem of an album that not only navigated the sound of the day but led the charge. Shedding his previous Boogie Down Productions moniker, KRS-One's Return of the Boom Bap is not just an album: it's KRS's call to arms for the return of hard beats and real rap in hip-hop music. The former took many forms, thanks to the recruitment of Gang Starr's DJ Premier, who was hitting his stride as hip-hop's preeminent beat-maker. Primo crafted the classic head-nod rhythm of the title track, the bump of "Outta Here," an autobiographical tale of KRS-One's rise in hip-hop, and the dancehall-inspired riddims of "Black Cop" and "Sound of da Police." Lyrically, KRS-One displayed variety in both style and content, meshing old-school bombast ("Mortal Thought"), consciousness ("Higher Level"), and crafty and conceptual wordplay ("I Can't Wake Up"). The album opens with KRS-One boasting, even decreeing, that he would "be here forever." At the crossroads, this album made it seem true. --Joseph Patel

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The Best Solo LP from Hip-Hop's Teacher-- Excellent!.......2007-06-05

Return of the Boom Bap
"Return of the boom-bap means just that, it means return of the real hard beats and real rap." Released in the fall of 1993, KRS-One's first official solo album is arguably his best. In the early 90's, a new generation of west coast-based MCs became the superstars of rap; while in the east, acts like Naughty by Nature and Das EFX were stealing the thunder of their 1980's predecessors. Produced largely by Gang Starr's DJ Premier, Return of the Boom Bap rejuvenates standard-bearer KRS-One's stance as the Teacher of Rap while giving him a more competitive stoop to stand on.

The LP's first single, "Outta Here" warns currently hot rappers that their material trappings may not last: "Credit cards and bank account? Outta here; no doubt, BDP is old-school but we ain't goin' out.." On the surreal "I Can't Wake Up", KRS sees himself turned into a cigar, while humorously name-checking various early 90's rap stars. "The P is Still Free" updates a song from Criminal Minded about the lost souls of crack addiction. The Kid Capri-produced "Brown Skin Woman" critiques the sexism in rap, and the LP's biggest hit, "Sound of Da Police" (produced by Showbiz) highlights the dangers of police brutality in a post-Rodney King landscape: "The overseer had the right to get ill; and if you fought back the overseer had the right to kill; the officer has the right to arrest; and if you fight back they put a hole in your chest.."

The most blazing track would have to be the album's closer, "Higher Level": with a blistering funk sample from the Blacula soundtrack, KRS rants and raves about politics & religion in the glorious fashion that only he can: "I stand with God whether I'm paid or whether I'm crying broke; I like to ask these politicians, `would Jesus vote?'"

At the time of its release, the album (and most others) was overshadowed by Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle. In comparison, Doggystyle may have slicker production values, but Boom Bap's jazz-based rhythm tracks seem less dated, and with far less gangster excess. This deserves the deluxe re-release treatment, with any bonus material available.

Classic.......2007-06-03

True hip hop at its purest form was being born wit krs's return of the boom rap... Diz should already be in true heads collection no weak joints. A classic from a genious. Best tracks ? " mad crew" , "sound of the police" , and , "stop frontin" a true classic.

It doesn't get much better than this.......2007-04-20

KRS-One's first "solo" album is 1993's "Return of the Boom Bap." After the original six Boogie Down Productions albums, KRS dropped the BDP moniker and dropped this gem. Kris enlisted the production of legend DJ Premier, who only recently had begun to receive recognition for his musical genius as a member of Gang Starr. The beats, however, while excellent, are quite simple, allowing KRS-One and his awesome character to take center stage. He drops some of the political and social stances of the last two BDP albums, Edutainment and Sex and Violence, in favor of a more entertaining and overall simpler approach. That's not to say that the verses aren't relevant. His classic tales of police brutality, urban injustice, and hip hop loyalty are all here. He just delivers them in a way that puts the music and the performance to the forefront. This is a totally classic album. Every song is totally memorable, because KRS puts such a great performance on every track. Whether he's screaming, singing, or toasting like a dancehall reggae performer, he entertains first and foremost. No track is even average or any worse than the others, this is pretty close to a perfect hip hop album. I couldn't find you any flaws, it's arguably hip hop's greatest MC teamed with arguably hip hop's greatest producer. A must have for the rap fan.

The album begins with an awesome intro, "KRS-One Attacks," where Premo laces a totally dope beat and covers it with some old BDP samples, to make a perfect start. "Outta Here" uses simple drum-and-bass to allow KRS to address the current state of hip hop, chronicling his life as a rapper and talking about the tendency of rappers to "fall off." Perhaps his best known song, "Black Cop" follows. Here, he is an entertainer first and an MC second, yelling and screaming, completely going wild on the mic. Anyone who hasn't sang along to the yelps of "Black coooop...black COP black COP black COP" shouldn't consider themself a hip hop fan. "Mortal Thought" is relevant, with a great chorus. I love the conceptually genius "I Can't Wake Up," where KRS raps from the perspective of a blunt. He namedrops most of the big names of '93 rap, as the MCs pass the blunt from rapper to rapper. Again, he yells and sings a great chorus, this song's another classic. The nice "Slap Them Up" precedes the infamous "Sound of da Police." The look at police brutalities is simply rap at its finest. My favorite part is where he draws a connection between the similar-sounding words "overseer" and "officer" in the second verse, as they both oppressed the urban black community. The chorus is just classic, nobody else could ever pull this off like KRS-One. "Mad Crew" has a heavily sampled beat, and "Uh Oh" uses a human beatbox in favor of a drum machine. "Brown Skin Woman" delivers musically and lyrically, and the following title track is just awesome. "'P' Is Still Free" is once again classic material, I remember first hearing this song on the Menace II Society: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack compilation. The album ends perfectly with "Stop Frontin'" and "Higher Level."

I feel like this album gets overlooked in comparison to the BDP albums, but I think this is as entertaining and enjoyable as anything KRS-One has ever done. A classic album in every sense of the word, perfect hip hop from the best year for the genre, 1993. If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and pick it up.

Return Of The Real Hard Beats And Real Rap {5 Stars}.......2006-09-12

What else can be said about this album that hasn't been said already? This is basically a collaboration between two legends of the genre (KRS One and DJ Premier) while both were at the top of their games. It gets no better than that. Period. I feel kind of special because this is the kind of stuff I was growing up on. I think it was 9th or 10th grade for me when this came out and I ran out and got this after hearing "Outta Here" for the first time. "Sound Of The Police", "Outta Here", "Return Of The Boom Bap, "Mortal Thought", "Black Cop", "Brown Skin Woman", "Uh Oh", "Higher Level"....I mean, the list of classics on this disc goes on and on. The sound can best be described as bass heavy boom bap (hence the title of the album). Kinda makes me miss the early/mid 90's sound... *sigh*

As far as flaws, I can only think of one..."I Can't Wake Up." That song was a bit of a misstep. Otherwise, the rest is straight fire. Anyone giving this less than 4 stars doesn't know what a timeless piece this album truly is.

Return Of The Boom Bap is classic. Point blank. Period. If you haven't heard this album yet, then quit cheating yourself and check it out. It may have come out in '93, but it sounds just as fresh 13 years later. I highly recommend making this one a collection piece.

Standout Tracks: 'P' Is Still Free, Slap Them Up, Black Cop, Mad Crew, Outta Here, Brown Skin Woman, Sound Of The Police, Stop Frontin', Mortal Thought, Uh Oh, Higher Level (My Favorite), and Return Of The Boom Bap

"Outta Here!! BDP is ol skool but we aint goint out.".......2006-08-31

The beats are crazy. Concepts and rhymes are incredible. These guys should do more albums together. The title track had me jumping all throughout my 10th grade. B-boying at its best. Krs's best album by far, its the complete package.

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when we say BOOM, we mean BOOM

Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)
Pat Travers
Manufacturer: Mvd Visual
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P0IZYI
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)
Evil
Snortin' Whiskey
Crash And Burn
Livin' Alone
Gimme Back My Bullets
Last Child
Disappear
Waitin' For the Bus
Jesus Just Left Chicago
Superstitious
Politician
Lights Out

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Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights): The Essential Rock Tracks features fresh recordings of the Pat Travers classics PLUS his interpretations of hits originally recorded by his rock contemporaries ZZ TOP, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, AEROSMITH and other superstars of hard rocks golden era. Pats guitar-playing and vocals have never sounded better and the 13 tracks collected here are a must for Pat Travers fans worldwide and for classic rock fans everywhere!

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when we say BOOM, we mean BOOM.......2007-07-09

having followed PT career with admiration, here comes his latest release. its another collection of covers and rerecorded personal faves. the performaces are excellent but some of song choices are peculiar to me because of them not showcasing his talent enough. some of those choices are GIMME BACK, LAST CHILD and SUPERSTITIOUS. some of the excellent choices are EVIL, DISAPPEAR and LIGHTS OUT. there is wonderful intimate feel to this disc which sizzles with RAW/LIVE energy. while having new material is great to have from PT-I just wish he would get back to more original songs. if you are a fan, climb on and remember its just past the 4TH OF JULY and there are still BOOMERS to hear.

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Non traditional

Boom Shinga Ling
Oojami
Manufacturer: Cia - Copeland Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JBWW8S
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

Wicked And Wild
Boom Shinga Ling
Wake Me Up
What Kind Of World
Propaganda
Shake That Belly
U And Me
Hey Yo
Some Like It Hot
Hip Shaker
Like That
Dark Ages
Zaman
Zor
Chicky

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Non traditional.......2007-05-04

I found this album was pretty different from Bellydance Breakbeats. And I actually like it better.

It's pretty non-traditional as far as bellydance music goes. It's quite upbeat and I thoroughly enjoy listening to it. I get a little bit tired of the vocals at times because some of the lyrics are silly. But the "instrumentals"(i use the term loosely) totally make up for it. Sometimes some of the music has almost a Reggaeton feel to it. It's very remixed or I guess you could say Oojami employs a lot of electronic components in addition to actual instruments like drums and flutes...

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Solid CD
Cypress Hill's Masterpiece
Bangin'
Cypress Hill's Official "Hip-Hop" Album
Enter the Temples of Boom

Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
Cypress Hill
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Black Sunday
IV
Cypress Hill
Skull & Bones
Stoned Raiders

ASIN: B000002B0S
Release Date: 1995-10-31

Tracks:

Spark Another Owl
Throw Your Set In The Air
Stoned Raiders
Illusions
Killa Hill Niggas
Boom Biddy Bye Bye
No Rest For The Wicked
Make A Move
Killafornia
Funk Freakers
Locotes
Red Light Visions
Stickly Hip Hop
Let it Rain
Everybody Must Get Stoned

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Four years since the L.A. group's first pro-pot anthem, "Stoned Is the Way of the Walk," Cypress Hill is still telling us they love to smoke ganja. How B-Real and Sen Dog waste their days is their business, but it makes you wonder: What's wrong with their personal lives that they need to be stoned all the time? And how can they be so enthusiastic about it? III (Temples of Boom) exhales the same clouded sentiments of past albums, but offers no answers.

Herb is never far from the conversation on Cypress Hill records--how they smoke more than anyone, how they were rapping about it before anyone--but they never explain why, never suggest they derive something positive (or negative) from pot. Though III's "Illusions" begins with an Indian sitar, presumably a reference to '60s drug culture's Eastern influence, there's no expanded consciousness in the accompanying raps. Cypress Hill champion drug use, it seems, to bolster their outlaw image; they place pot smoke alongside beat-downs, just another illegal activity to prove they're bad dudes. --Roni Sarig

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Solid CD.......2007-07-02

Illusions the best song on this cd. It is the highlight to a really good cd. There isn't much to say about it this cd because the hot tracks do all the speaking. One thing in closing about this cd I especially enjoyed was the track where they slam ice cube for ripping off the song from the friday track. Nowadays I look for old stuff that is good to listen to because this new garbage people are putting out is the worst music ever. So I am making up ground and this is one classic I missed but I have it now you need to get it.

Cypress Hill's Masterpiece .......2007-06-13

If there's one album by Cypress Hill that can be considered a genuine classic, this is it. 'II: Temples of Boom' is undoubtedly the best work the talented group has put out. The grim, dark atmosphere here is extremely well-done and doesn't feel forced like in other albums I've heard, and at 15 tracks long there is no fluff or filler here.

My favorite tracks are 'Killafornia' (has one of the best instrumentals ever), 'Boom Biddy Bye Bye', and 'Strictly Hip Hop', but that doesn't mean you should just get the songs individually, this should be listened to in it's entirety because it's a real album. It all goes together.

'IV' is another Cypress Hill album I feel highly of, but even that didn't come close to touching this one (though that's another fantastic album as well). If you own one album by this group 'III: Temples of Boom' should be it.

Bangin'.......2007-02-16

Wow. I'm not sure why this album gets the bad press that it does, and I just have to put my 2 cents in support of the Boom. Although my favorite Cypress songs ever are probably on Black Sunday, Temples of Boom is the most consistent and enjoyable album of theirs that I own (1-4). DJ Muggs at his best with bangin' beats, unique sampling, and the rap flow beautifully juxtaposed to the music. If you liked their first two albums, I can't imagine how you won't love this.

Cypress Hill's Official "Hip-Hop" Album .......2006-11-29

When you look at the enriched history of Cypress Hill, you see different flavors of music. One of their early attributes was the rare ability to crossover rap into the rock genre with success from the very beginning with their self-titled classic Cypress Hill album. Following the triumph of their debut album, Black Sunday mixed a similar formula for success. However, on their third album, Cypress Hill released what many fans desired for years, an utterly hip-hop banger.

Temples of Boom was seventh heaven for their rap-oriented followers; while fans of their rock-twist weren't highly impressed. As a result, Temples of Boom experienced platinum success, however, many fans voiced their dislike of the album to their record label (Sony / Ruffhouse) and other parties of interest. This ultimately (After IV) lead to mediocre albums such as Skull & Bones and Stoned Raiders, which featured a "forced" rock concept to each album respectively. While these albums received slight praise within their rock fanbase, it perplexed their rap followers due to the novelty that was Temples of Boom.

Cypress Hill's latest release Till Death Do Us Part, is a more hip-hop oriented album, however, still not as impressive as Temples of Boom (or even IV). Temples of Boom was the pinnacle of DJ Muggs. The instrumentals were earth-shattering and still to this day, these tunes are ahead of their time. The dark and sinister sounds accompany B-Real's flow perfectly. A dash of Sen Dog here and there, made good use of the album as well. In terms of a "street" album, Temples of Boom is as rough as it gets. The production is hard, the lyrics are gritty, and the ending result is almost flawless.

Cypress Hill's debut album is entirely classic, especially when you consider the sound the album introduced to the rap industry in the very early 90's, but the mid-90's release of Temples of Boom blessed the hip-hop community with a pure style that highlighted the group's greatest talents (especially that of DJ Muggs). Fans divided between genres forced 50/50 albums (rock & rap), and because there was little to no direction on these projects, the result was mediocrity. Temples of Boom was the only Cypress album with an entire direction focused on hip-hop music, however arguably their best.

Enter the Temples of Boom.......2006-05-17

If you could only get one cypress hill cd, this would be the one to get. If you could only get two then my second pick would be IV.

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