Scars & Memories

Track Listings
1. Grandmaster Interview
2. Take Em to War [Original Version]
3. Manhattan Interview
4. King of New York
5. Get Down
6. Hiphop Interview
7. So Watcha Want?
8. Getting Shot Interview
9. Bloody Love Letter
10. Comrade Interview
11. Scars & Memories
12. Percy Carey Interview
13. Crumb Snatchers
14. In the End - MF Grimm,
15. AIDS - Akinyele, Big Chuck, MF Grimm, , Kool G Rap
16. MF Grimm Interview
17. Original
18. Wack Emcees - MF Grimm, , ,
19. Do It for the Kids
20. Emotions - B-One, , MF Grimm
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Scars & Memories

Scars & Memories
Scars Remain
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Disciple ROCKS!
  • Not what it should be
  • My Metallica replacement
  • WOW!!!!!!!!
  • Awesome band, Awesome CD!
Scars Remain
Disciple
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IONL8Q
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

  1. Regime Change
  2. Love Hate (On and On)
  3. My Hell
  4. Scars Remain
  5. Game On
  6. Someone
  7. After the World
  8. Dive
  9. Fight for Love
  10. Purpose to Melody
  11. No End at All

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Disciple ROCKS!.......2007-07-16

Before this CD, I didn't particularly care for Disciple. But after seeing them in concert the week it came out, I decided to try it and fell in love with their music. This CD has a song for everyone. If you're more into the inspirational or slower stuff, I'd suggest "After the World" and "No End at All." For those of you who like the heavier stuff that Disciple is known for, I'd suggest "Scars Remain," "Game On," "My Hell," and "Fight for Love." It's a great CD, a great band, and a great message that they're putting out there. After listening to this, I went from not even knowing the names of the band members, to knowing every single lyric to every song on this CD.

2 out of 5 stars Not what it should be.......2007-04-10

Disciple is a band that, unfortunately, seems unable to find its way to the top of any audience's favorites list. Too unpolished to reach the top of the Christian rock scene and too typical to gain success in more indie-oriented circles, Disciple is perpetually cursed to mediocrity.

Admittedly, this album is a step in the right direction, seeming an improved successor both to the recent, pop-oriented self-titled album and the older, rawer releases like By God and Back Again. The beats are fast and the guitar riffs faster in songs like "Dive", "Regime Change", and "Game On". Unfortunately, the songs never seem to go much farther than that, opting for paths beaten to dust ten years ago or more rather than newer sounds.

The lyrics have enough biblical allusions to satisfy the religious audience, and the riffs have the tired feel that make this exactly the type of release that "old-school" Christian rockers will love, complete with the sleep-inducing power ballad "No End at All". However, in a scene that is increasingly developing lyrical and musical depth, Scars Remain simply can't compete--it has nothing really new to offer.

5 out of 5 stars My Metallica replacement.......2007-04-02

I've been a Metallica fan since 1989. I recently gave up listening to them because of their interference with my faith. Only 5 days after I discarded every Metallica CD I had, I received this Disciple CD in the mail. Like I said, I was a fan, die hard Metallica fan, since 1989. Scars Remain has replaced my Metallica thirst musically and replaced angry, hopeless lyrics with Jesus. Awesome!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars WOW!!!!!!!!.......2007-03-28

When my dad showed me this CD I was blown away. I couldn't believe that i'v never heard of Disciple before. Ever since christmas they are all I have in my stereo and on my MP3 player. I can't get enough of Disciple and I can't wait for their next CD.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome band, Awesome CD! .......2007-03-27

I am a Christian, and of course I listen to Christian music, and I LOVE all types of Christian music, Contemporary, Hip Hopish, Rock, etc... I read a review on this CD on Amazon, and that same day I went to town and I bought the CD and I am really glad I did! Disciple is an awesome Christian rock band! I am really liking this CD more each day as I listen to it. I am glad that Disciple is doing this for God. I hope that they continue to do what their doing in Music Ministry. My favorite songs would have to be "After the world", "My Hell", and "No end at all". All in all this is an awesome Christian CD, and I recommend that you all go buy it! ;-)
Tattoos & Scars
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • happy shopper
  • What a PATHETIC LOSER!!!
  • Don't buy there music
  • Been a MG fan for 2 years
  • A great debut!
Tattoos & Scars
Montgomery Gentry
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  5. Something To Be Proud Of: The Best Of 1999-2005

ASIN: B00000IIXF
Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

  1. Hillbilly Shoes
  2. Trying To Survive
  3. Lonely And Gone
  4. Self Made Man
  5. Daddy Won't Sell The Farm
  6. If A Broken Heart Could Kill
  7. I've Loved A Lot More Than I've Hurt
  8. Didn't You Mama Tell Ya'
  9. Trouble Is
  10. Tattoos & Scars
  11. All Night Long

Amazon.com

This swaggering, tough-singing Kentucky duo consists of a pair of impassioned but unremarkable singers--Eddie Montgomery (brother of country star John Michael Montgomery) and his longtime musical associate Troy Gentry. They deliver a rowdy, whiskey-drenched, antiheroic brand of rocked-up honky-tonk that unabashedly conjures up memories of Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., and other rough-and-rowdy country "outlaws" of yesteryear. Montgomery and Gentry wear these influences well on serviceable cuts like "Hillbilly Shoes" and "Didn't Your Mama Tell Ya," but do them a disservice on unremarkable ballads like "Trying to Survive" and "If a Broken Heart Could Kill," and on their derivative-sounding cover of Charlie Daniels's "All Night Long." The utter lack of original material on their debut CD is somewhat suspect, yet on killer cuts like the painfully confessional "Self Made Man" and the morally insightful "Daddy Won't Sell The Farm" they do show a few sparks of innovation amid all the ragged honky-tonk smoke and fire. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars happy shopper.......2007-01-05

This was a gift for my boyfriend who is such a big Montgomery Gentry fan. He absolutely loved the CD and plays it so often I think I'll be getting another one soon! Very satisfied customer! Thanks!

1 out of 5 stars What a PATHETIC LOSER!!!.......2006-08-20

Look at me ....I'm a tough guy ....just ask that dead tame bear over there. Gentry is so phoney he could be in the Bush administration. Let's make him co-Sec. of Defense! Rumsfeld-Gentry! Yeah, we'd limit our targets to unarmed people but the numbers would be great!

What a PATHETIC LOSER!!!

5 out of 5 stars Don't buy there music .......2006-08-19


Country Singer Charged With Killing A Tame Bear
(WCCO) Minneapolis Country singer Troy Lee Gentry was indicted Tuesday in federal court on a charge of illegally killing and tagging a tamed black bear.

Gentry, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, a 46-year-old wildlife photographer from Sandstone, Minn., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in Duluth, Minn. Tuesday morning. Their case being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Dees.

According to the indictment, Greenly sold Gentry a tame, trophy-caliber black bear named "Cubby" for approximately $4,650 in October of 2004. Greenly housed several animals for use in his photography business.

After the transaction, the indictment reports that Greenly and Gentry tagged the bear with a Minnesota hunting license. Gentry then allegedly killed the captive bear with a bow and arrow while the animal was still enclosed in a pen on Greenly's property.

The indictment further alleges that Greenly and Gentry registered the bear with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as though it had been hunted in the wild before shipping the animal's hide to a taxidermist in Kentucky for mounting.

According to the Lacey Act, it is illegal to falsely tag a tame bear for the purpose of hunting.

The bear's death was videotaped and allegedly edited after the fact to make it appear that Cubby had been killed in a "fair chase" situation.

Greenly is also facing two further charges of violations against the Lacey Act, including guiding hunters to the Sandstone National Wildlife Refuge, where black bear hunting is illegal, and unlawfully setting up bear-baiting stations in the area.

Both Gentry and Greenly have been released on bond pending their next court appearance. If convicted on the charges, they could both face a maximum potential penalty of five years in federal prison and a $20,000 fine.

5 out of 5 stars Been a MG fan for 2 years.......2006-03-22

I became a MG fan when I heard them (on TV) perform at the Fanfare in Nashivlle. I heard 'Hell Yeah' quite a while before that and I loved that; and If you ever stop loving me. I didn't know who MG where then- then I heard their performance at fanfare (On the TV) and had to become a fan. I got all their albums.

This is their debut CD, and it is really good. Their first single; "Hilbilly Shoes" is about not judgeing people- sends a powerful message and it can still be rocked out.

And "Lonley and Gone" is a great song and they can sing it with such emotion.. not to mention the vid for it!! Wow.
The whole album is good- and their version of "All Night Long" rocks
There are just so many things to say about each song.
"Daddy wont sell the farm" MAN! That song is great- the music singing melody and all. And it is about not being able to take a country boy out of thier setting, no matter what.

The whole album is great- and If i heard this album when it debuted in 1999 I would have said, "These guys will be around for a long time to come"

5 out of 5 stars A great debut!.......2005-06-08

This is the cd that started everything for Eddie Montgomery and Troy (T-Roy) Gentry. This is what they offered, and they did a great job with it.

All of the songs on this album are great to listen to. It makes no difference where you are, home, work or on the road, you can listen to them anywhere. The songs are well written, and each song has a message, it has something you can relate to. "Trying to Survive" and "Lonely and Gone" are songs about trying to cope when relationships break up. Many who hate Country argue that's what all Country songs are about. No, they are not, but then again, EVERYONE knows someone going through this kind of heartache. "Trouble Is" sings of regret of letting a marriage slip away, while "Didn't Your Mama Tell Ya" reminds us there are still guys who do love their women and simply don't disrespect them, but rather love them completely. Other songs are a lot of fun, such as "I've Loved a lot More Then I've Hurt," where he's endured alot of bad things, but he still enjoys life, and "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm," about a farmer who won't sell out for ANYTHING, and neither will his son. Probably the most emotional song is the title track, "Tatoos and Scars," a song about a kid who thinks he's seen it all with his tatoos, but an older man shows his much harder-lived life with his scars.

This album was their finest moment. They told the world they were tough and proved it with their music. Their next one would be good, but unfortunately it was downhill after that. At one time, Montgomery Gentry made solid Country. Maybe one day the will do it again.
Scars
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • From start to end had me trapped!!!
  • Their best.
  • Scarsy
  • Probably the best ever...
  • Mindless, Blind, Water-Deprived, Locked-In-The-Basement Mosh
Scars
SOiL
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NQJZ
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

  1. Breaking Me Down
  2. Halo
  3. Need To Feel
  4. Wide Open
  5. Understanding Me
  6. My Own
  7. Unreal
  8. Inside
  9. Two Skins
  10. The One
  11. New Faith
  12. Why
  13. Black 7

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Straight-ahead yet emotive, testosterone-fueled rock, SOiL's impressive debut boasts 13 strong songs, all with staying power. The propulsive rhythms of the infectious, melodic, and intense title track are at once edgy and heavy, while "The One" is like a cooler Creed, with "Black 7" a brooding, more powerful and modern Danzig. Though Scars was produced by Johnny K, the seeming architect of the new "Chicago sound" that began with Disturbed (and SOiL are not unlike their Windy City counterparts, especially on "Understanding Me") that's not to say SOiL doesn't have its own identity. The Midwestern quintet grooves hard and consistently with a pleasing combination of modern metal stylings matched with old-school influences and a nice attention to detail. From the sexy groove of "Need to Feel" to the more evil "Wide Open," to the punky rawness of "The One," SOiL cover a lot of ground without losing the thread, marking the darkly provocative Scars as an auspicious, affecting, and coolly commercial beginning. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars From start to end had me trapped!!!.......2006-05-12

I picked this cd up a few years back and when i head the band was releasing their new cd which you can read my review about under that cd i just had to pop this album back in to remined me why i loved these guys. From the second you pop this cd in to the very last dark track you will be bangin your head and screaming for more, this is truly one of the best cd's i own and will always love it although Ryan is now the lead man for drowning pool!!!

5 out of 5 stars Their best........2006-04-14

This is one of the few albums that I can listen to from track 1 through the final track and enjoy every single song. The album had 'radio friendly rock' written all over it, but it never got much attention besides the one single "Halo." Unfortunately Ryan (lead vocals) left the band and has since joined Drowning Pool.

5 out of 5 stars Scarsy.......2006-03-19

Good rythims, good vocals, fun lyrics....first saw this on a WoW pvp video and had to have it.(Video PAT-PVP2)

5 out of 5 stars Probably the best ever..........2005-08-18

True Score:4.8 a couple songs toward the end could have been better
Replay / Value: 5.0 always something good to listen to no matter how many times you've already heard it.

I love many cd's but no matter how great a cd seems to be at first the routine of listening to the same songs repeatedly makes even the best cd's dreadful. I've had Soil's cd for 4 years now, seems like longer and could be, I bought it when it was first sold. Still enjoy their sound. It's probably safe to say after all this time SOIL is my ultimate favorite group in my ultimate favorite genre.
The best comparison I can make on Soil is to take what is good about Godsmack's industrial vocals and style of music(on Godsmacks good songs). The music is loud, energetic,thickly layered, strong, heavy and dark.. perhaps a little like Spineshank? Lyrics aren't generic so a wonderful job of writing their own words. The drums are particarly powerful, like metalica, and push my sub hard.
As pleasant of a recording and well mixed as you can get for hard metal recording.

4 out of 5 stars Mindless, Blind, Water-Deprived, Locked-In-The-Basement Mosh.......2005-06-02

(The title of this article)Is what you get when you buy this album. The first two tracks are brilliant, no matter what, with heavy, harsh riffs taking mosh by the scruff of the neck and cheerfully kicking the life out of it, making sure it can't run away. They have mosh music, and it's all theirs.
From then on it gets weaker, the songs are enjoyable, but only if you're in the mood for a good old mosh, and have been kickstarted by the first two tracks. There are times when you have to wonder how much thought he's put into his lyrics (He rhymes 'emotion' with 'wotion'. Is 'wotion' a word? I haven't checked, and I'm not going to.)
The album is enjoyable at first, but if you are listening to it on your own it gets boring quite quickly (especially after the 3rd time you have played it.)It just seems to be the same stuff at different tempos.
But, overall, this is a good album while you are in the company of others, and it does for about forty minutes of moshing. So gather a group of like minded friends, lock the door, turn the lights out, drink more then a sensible amount, put this record on, and demonstrate.
Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of my favorite albums ever
  • Mystic - Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
  • A Masterpiece
  • Beautiful, Sensual, Intelligent, and Touching
  • This album is live . . .
Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom
Mystic
Manufacturer: Jcor Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005KCGI
Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Ghetto Birds
  3. Neptune's Jewels
  4. The Gottas
  5. The Life
  6. Once A Week
  7. Dave Ghetto
  8. Forever And A Day
  9. D Boy
  10. You Say, I Say
  11. A Dream
  12. W (featuring Planet Asia)
  13. Fallen Angels
  14. Girlfriend Sistagirl
  15. Fatherless Child
  16. O.K. Alright
  17. Spoken Peace
  18. Destiny Complete

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Mystic is the one folks have been waiting for. The Bay Area singer/rapper exudes the kind of bona fide b-girl bravado that, underneath their macho posturing, very few male MCs can match. Not a holier-than-thou granola dreamer, Mystic is a rhyme rebel who assesses harsh realities unflinchingly, with nerve and tenderness at the same time. She's a skilled MC, as evidenced by the intricate wordplay and cadences that she showcases on hardcore cautionary tales such as "The Gottas." She's also a great singer, with a smoky alto that captures lovesickness on "You Say, I Say." Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom is low-key and lush, with production by Left Coast luminaries such as the Angel and A-Plus. This album is b-womanhood at its best. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite albums ever.......2007-05-31

Beautiful lyrics, sad, moving, sexy, edgy. Perfect, really.

4 out of 5 stars Mystic - Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom.......2007-02-19

Mystic's debut album "Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom" (2001) is an impressive not to be slept on release. Mystic is a female Rapper/Singer hailing from Oakland, California. Mystic reminds me of other talented female MC's like Lauryn Hill & Jean Grae. Mystic keeps her audience listening throughout from the laidback intro to the closing bonus cut "Destiny Complete this is an MC who has deep and relevant music to deliver. Over some ominous sounding production Mystic drops thoughts on corruption and the ghetto environment many people live in. My favourite track on this release is "Neptune's Jewels, Mystic delivers a refreshing love ballad, with on point rhymes and soulful singing. On "The Gotta's" Mystic paint's a picture of a young street soldier and the life he lives, in pursuit of money, sex, love and respect. The following track is the upbeat "The Life", Mystic sings soulfully providing another memorable joint. Mystic flips the script on "Once A Week", being the women who's looking for a casual relationship no strings attached. Mystic slows things down with another love ballad in "Forever and A Day", while taking the perspective of a hustler/killer on "D Boy". "You Say, I Say" is another track about relationship's. Throughout this album Mystic delivers deep track's, "A Dream" is one of these, Mystic's lyrics/singing are outstanding on this sad cut about struggle and overcoming. Mystic collaborates with Planet Asia for "W", in a track about their home state California. Powerful is the best way to describe "Fallen Angel's", a track about death dedicated to those who have lost people to violence, domestic abuse, drugs and murder. Mystic talks to the women who find love in the wrong places on "Girlfriend Sistagirl". Mystic reflects on her life, getting raped, remembering her drug addict father who abandoned her on "Fatherless Child", nothing's simple in this track about love and pain. Mystic talk's to people who have suffered in life on "O.K. Alright", while dropping some introspective words's on "Spoken Words". Mystic provides conscious and quality music on "Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom" a album which I recommend checking out. I think women will especially enjoy/relate to this release.

5 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece.......2005-10-20

In a Hiphop context there are few female MCs that can truly be considered 'nice' in comparison their male counterparts but by leaps and bounds Mystic can be easily placed in that select group. I remember when I first heard of Mystic in 2000 as the buzz albeit small, was building for her debut. So when I got my hands on a copy I knew it should be handled with care because her label was already having problems prior to her release and sure enough the label folded not too long after which also affected releases by Bahamadia and Phil Da Agony, so it felt great to have something I knew few had. I have listened to this CD more times than I can count yet I love it more every time and there are few complete CDs in any genre I can say that about. Artistically Mystic is on another level, and lyrically she can burn many rappers that are selling ridiculous units right now, and she's a really good singer/songwriter. Mystic is a breath of fresh air and when she recently re-released the CD in 2003 as Cuts For Luck Scars for Freedom...Learning to Breathe, I had to snatch that up too! I look forward to more music from this incredible Bay Area talent.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Sensual, Intelligent, and Touching.......2005-09-08

I first heard Mystic when I just happened to download it. Her music truely touched me in ways that hardly any other music has before. She sings about life, love, the streets, growing up, and heartache in all its many forms. After listening to what I could of her, I tried to find the cd at my local record store, only to be told that it was no longer in print. I am excited to have found it today, and wanted to pass on to those who read this that, first of all, I myself am a skeptic of recommendations that I read from people I do not know, but that I really don't see how everyone couldn't relate in some way and appreciate her music. It's one of a kind!

4 out of 5 stars This album is live . . ........2005-09-02

. . . . . with its beats, rhymes and versus, this is additional proof that the Oakland independent music scene is the best in the country . . . and I live in Washington, DC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wiretap Scars
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Forget At the Drive In
  • The Veritable Archetype of Alt-Rock
  • Solid Foundation for Sparta!!!
  • SPARTA--force unstoppable.
  • Great album.
Wiretap Scars
Sparta
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
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ASIN: B000069KO6
Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

  1. Cut Your Ribbon
  2. Air
  3. Mye
  4. Collapse
  5. Sans Cosm
  6. Light Burns Clear
  7. Cataract
  8. Red Alibi
  9. RX Coup
  10. Glasshouse Tarot
  11. Echodyne Harmonic
  12. Assemble The Empire

Amazon.com

When hirsute El Paso, Texas, emo gods At the Drive-In abruptly called it quits and split into two factions--unofficially, the afros and non-afros--dismayed fans feared that it spelled the end for their pummeling, tight-wire guitar rock. Not so. While hairy frontman Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez did, indeed, venture into weirdo space jazz under the name the Mars Volta, guitarist Jim Ward, bassist Paul Hinojos, and drummer Tony Hajjar stay on course as Sparta. Wiretap Scars echoes the reckless beauty of the trio's former band. The album features raw punk fury on "Cut Your Ribbon," emotional dissonance in "Cataract," and an absurdly exuberant melody ("Glasshouse Tarot") or two ("Mye") scattered about. And it rocks like a bastard. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Forget At the Drive In.......2007-02-02

I've seen too many reviews marginalizing this album because it's not At The Drive In or Mars Volta - they're right, it's not, and that's why it's brilliant. Independent of the comparisons, taken solely for what it is (rather than what's it's not), Wiretap Scars earns each of its five stars. The level of its energy and the sincerity of its emotion have made this album one of my all-time favorites, which is what led me to write this review some 4+ years after I first purchased it. I disagree that this album is just a disjointed collection of songs; personally, I think it's one of the most cohesive albums I've heard in the last decade - the pace and attack of the songs changes over the course of the album but the emotional tone stays the same: desperate and somewhat nostalgic. I've never tired of this album and it has scarcely left my CD player over the last several years.

5 out of 5 stars The Veritable Archetype of Alt-Rock.......2006-12-12

I had been a fan of At The Drive-In, and when that band fractured into Sparta and the more popular The Mars Volta, I investigated both new bands. The Mars Volta have certainly become more well known; and their style of bizarre, experimental art-rock/psychedelia/fusion/whatever is interesting, but I seriously think that this album by their counterparts Sparta is one of the great underappreciated alt-rock albums of all time.

Pop-inflected, atmoshpheric, creative, otherworldy, artistic, catchy, gritty, expressive....these are all way I could describe this amazing and addictive album. Both more coherent and more well-written than anything The Mars Volta have ever done; it really is a shame that this album didn't receive more attention from the music-buying public. For me, this band and Sunny Day Real Estate are the veritable apogee of the alt-rock/emo sound, in different ways, without some of the annoying pretense and smug hipness of some of the other bands in the genre. I still can't get this one out of my CD player. A modern obscure classic!

5 out of 5 stars Solid Foundation for Sparta!!!.......2006-12-02

This album is instantly palatable, and the grandeur of this work is awesome. Every track is instantly catchy, and the lyrics and music are well put together. This album features 3 out of the 5 ex-At the Drive In members from El Paso Texas: Jim Ward (vocals), Paul Hinojos (guitar), and Tony Hajjar (drums), and you can definitely see where At the Drive In got some of its influences from. Jim does an excellent job at taking the reins at vocals, and in my opinion, the break-up of At the Drive In has provided us with two excellent bands (the Mars Volta and Sparta) that can more than adequately hold their own apart from their previous band, if not even better. This album has a somewhat euphoric quality to the guitar work, and leaves you in a state of wonder, and the overall raw integrity to which lead singer Jim Ward lends his vocals is amazing. Standout tracks are abundant, but if I had to pick my favorites, they would be: "Air", "Collapse", "Light Burns Clear", and especially "Glasshouse Tarot", which in my opinion, is the best sounding song on the album. For harder tracks reminiscent of ATDI, check out "Cut Your Ribbon" and "Assemble the Empire". EL PASO ROCKS!!!

5 out of 5 stars SPARTA--force unstoppable. .......2006-11-26

One of my favorite albums, Wiretap Scars, gives the listener such a wide range of Sparta's capability as coming out and making it as their own. Many of the songs are catchy and have the stick-in-your-head ability. I can't stop playing it in my car! Perfect for all moods.

4 out of 5 stars Great album........2006-05-06

This album start to finish is simply awesome and rocking. Some people don't seem to like Jim's voice compared to Cedric's but personally I've always preferred Jim's. If you like rock in the vein of Fugazi, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, and older Jimmy Eat World you should definitely check this out.
The Failure In Drowning
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great solid album.
  • Could've been better.....
The Failure In Drowning
Scars of Tomorrow
Manufacturer: Victory Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I2J0ZG
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

  1. Lost in the Moment
  2. Failure in Drowning
  3. Broken Silence
  4. Unwinding
  5. Silence of Sorrow
  6. Wandering
  7. Nashville
  8. Relive the Curse
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  10. Untold Truth
  11. Your Hand This Vice

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great solid album........2007-02-23

I personally think the audio on this album sounds terrific. I listen mostly in my car on my stereo, which is mostly all high end with subs and the whole works. I don't know what the other guy is talking about with poor quality. Everything is very distinct and audible, nothing gets real washed out or muddy sounding. This is an album that you have to be in the state of mind for it because its not about random pointless subjects. The lyrics are the kind of hurt/bitter/angry type, so if you're not sitting on top of the world in your life right now, this album should sit perfectly with you. Good job guys.

3 out of 5 stars Could've been better............2006-11-05

whoever eq'd certain parts of this album needs to be slapped. I took out 1 star for poor production, and one for performance. The vocals on the title track where Mike tries to sound like Alex from Atreyu are irritating, just 'cause Scars is way better than Atreyu, they shouldn't be influenced by them. Also, the Caliban-style overproduced clean vocals on a few of the tracks. As far as production goes, The Horror of Realization sounded way, way better. The kick drum's slap it way too high pitched on the album. It's more than likely a sound replaced kick using a trigger, but the kick they chose to use just sucks. The guitars are way, way too bassy to the point that when I listen to the beginning of Nashville through my studio monitors, it crackles all over the place. The rest of the drums sound great, musically this album is about on-par w/ their last. Love these guys to death, just hope their next effort is mixed better......
Love Scars
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • THE ONLY BILL PERRY REVIEW YOU NEED...CUZ I...
  • A Real Find!!!
  • Almost Amazing
Love Scars
The Bill Perry Blues Band
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000WAT
Release Date: 1996-02-06

Tracks:

  1. Love Scars
  2. Lost In The Blues
  3. Fade To Blue
  4. Down
  5. Darkness Of Your Love
  6. Boogie Blues
  7. Settle Down, Fred
  8. Smokey Joe
  9. I'm Leaving You
  10. In My Lonely Room
  11. 80 West
  12. Fade To Blue (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE ONLY BILL PERRY REVIEW YOU NEED...CUZ I..........2005-12-07

THIS is the only Bill Perry Love Scars review you need because i played guitar in his band for 2+ years...check the liner notes to Greycourt Lighting or Live at Mannys for me.
So im here to tell you that LOVE SCARS is my FAV B.P. record! I first heard it as a 20 yrold fan, brimming with curiosity for the Blues and R&B.Its been some years since ive heard it(friends stealing my copies) and im still totaly ready to expound!
The THING about Love Scars is its got real VIBE...the record actually SOUNDS BLUE...I know that sounds like some Jimi Hendrix talk (of which Bill Perry no stranger) but its for real this time...As some of the other reviews had described (although seeming to lack any real musical knowledge) the record is moody, smokey and the songs are hard won and compelling.
Let me explain the funny titles, Bill is the kinda guy who finally names a song when the record company calls him up on the phone for the track listing...he's not real detail oriented...as he likes to say 'i just push the high strings brotha'.On stage night after night he might call a song by one of the lyrics within the tune, eventually we all forget the title! In his world of WREAKING tone, DARK BLUE vocals, and WHITE HOT licks its really just all about 'catching a groove'....and GROOVE this albumn does.
You gots the FUNK, the burning Shuffle, the SLOW blues, and Bills marvelous although under-exposed skills in 6/8 time, the very minor key'd 'Settle Down Fred' and blues CLASSIC 'Fade to Blue' being examples! Love Scars also drops an adequate dose of acoustic and Dobro material, something we all hope Bill will record an entire album of one of these days.
BILL PERRY IS A MONSTER WORLD CLASS PLAYER...A LIVING BREATHING BLUES MAN WITH A VOICE, BOTH ON GUITAR AND HIS OWN, THATS AS DEEP REACHING AS IT IS UNMISTAKEABLE.
If you need some modern blues inspiration, look no further.this music will guide you and your stereo for years to come.

5 out of 5 stars A Real Find!!!.......2005-05-16

An amazing debut from a truly amazing guitarist. Bill Perry has that unusual positive combination of being both technically proficient beyond 98% of blues guitarists out there, yet extremely soulful and musical at the same time. Layer his smokey, gritty voice on top and you have one of the absolute BEST blues albums I have ever heard. As the previous reviewer notes, not every song on this CD is 'perfect', but Perry's range is so wide, everyone will find 75%+ to like here. For a classic slow blues tune, 'I'm Leaving You' is simply awesome...his solo sends chills down your spine. 'In My Lonely Room' is an incredibly strong song for a more traditional tune. 'Fade to blue' is a tune you'll be humming to yourself for months.

In short, Bill Perry is, in my judgment, simply amazing. Even more amazing is that no one has heard of him.

4 out of 5 stars Almost Amazing.......2002-01-29

This first album contains some great blues, songs and guitar from Bill Perry. I was amazed on stumbling across this cd a few years back. Perry has not had any coverage where I live and this cd was not listed on Amazon until reasonably recently. The album is a bit uneven but still highlights his potiental. His guitar is often awesome and his smokey vocals more than adequate. Check out 'down' as a master piece of atmosphere and guitar, the strangely named 'settle down, fred' for his guitar ability and feeling, and 'fade to blue' (both versions) as examples of some funky blues. Some tracks however do not measure up because of ultra high note playing that tends toward partial hysteria.
Sexless Demons and Scars
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Please enter a title for your review
  • I love the group.....
  • Instead of this, I reccomend the latest by Android Lust
  • Pure oth Rock Pop
  • A great post punk joyride
Sexless Demons and Scars
Jack Off Jill
Manufacturer: 404 Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000AEBE
Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

  1. American Made
  2. Horrible
  3. My Cat
  4. Super Sadist
  5. Devil With the Black Dress On
  6. Girl Scout
  7. Swollen
  8. Poor Impulse Control
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  14. Angels Fuck [*]

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Please enter a title for your review.......2005-08-28

I can't work out what this band is trying to do. There are elements of metal, punk, riot grrl, and grunge, all of which are handled in the most rudimentary way. If music is inconsequential to you and all you're looking for is a cute unconventional singer to worship, then Jack Off Jill may be the band for you. If you're looking for good tunes you won't find them here.

3 out of 5 stars I love the group............2004-10-15

I love Jack Off Jill. I have to say that much, but this is the only album I OWN! I have currently ordered "Clear Hearts, Gray Flowers" and "Covetous Creature". I don't feel right in reviewing something until I actually have the CD accessible for me to listen to. In this case, I only have this album.

First things first. The album is solid, the music is good, and her vocal's are full of pent up rage as always. Those are the good points.

The bad ones....I found the songs uninspiring, and rather bland. It doesn't seem that they put their all into this album.

Once I get the other albums, I will review those, because I know "Clear Hearts, Grey Flowers" is an amazing album in itsself.

1 out of 5 stars Instead of this, I reccomend the latest by Android Lust.......2004-01-16

On one level, I pity all the folks who think this is good music... It is neither creative nor innovative, only cliched and juvenile. This album sounds like something I would have written in high school. Not that high schoolers suck at writing...on the contrary, high school kids can be quite gifted, and these ladies are obviously not teenagers! On the other hand, and on another level, I can see how most people would like this crap. The general public has a limited idea of what good music and writing are...
I am reserving judgement on Scarling, the singer's new band, until I hear it, because I am willing to bet that Jessicka has matured as a songwriter and musician... At least she should have by now.... it's been at least 4 years... For some really moving music, check out some Shostakovich string quartets, PLEASE! America needs more educated and cultured people.

5 out of 5 stars Pure oth Rock Pop.......2004-01-15

God Damn it this title rocks
Jack off Jill are completely out of my genre Im much more of a grunge person myself but this is a record of pure goth pop melodies its impossible not like. If u dont have the the three major label Jack off Jills cds get them now.

5 out of 5 stars A great post punk joyride.......2004-01-03

Although Jack Off Jill may never have topped the charts or headlined Madison Square Garden, their contribution to gothic-alt rock as well as the Grrl Band Revolution isn't any less important.

Disbanding in 2000, they left their fans with a masterpiece, "Clear Hearts Grey Flowers". There first label release Sexless Demons & Scars (Risk) should not be discounted as anything far from great aswell.

Like I said, Sexless Demons And Scars is Jack Off Jill's first full length release on Risk Records. All songs are fun, angry, and most impressive. Though I think JOJ's vocalist outshines most of the music on this record, the results make for a great post punk joyride through candy covered wet dreams and razorblade smiles of painful nightmares!

If you like Le Tigre, Babes in Toyland, & hole BUY this record now!
Healed Without Scars
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Be Ministered To...
  • very dry boring and dry again
Healed Without Scars
David G. Evans
Manufacturer: Abundant Harvest
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J03M1K
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Be Ministered To..........2007-06-29

I closed my eyes and allowed myself to be ministered to.. There are several songs on this cd that have a powerful message.. but you must be ready and able to receive them.. This cd will take you to a higher level..
if you relax and allow it too.

1 out of 5 stars very dry boring and dry again.......2007-01-10

i ordered this cd after hearing let it be me on the radio a song off the cd well i was extremely disappointed it did not hold my attention and i was not moved at all they should have just done a single because the rest of the cd is quite a bomber i hate to put down a gospel cd but i must tell the truth
The Scars of Ages
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Do you ever really want to see an angel?
  • Awesome!
  • TOO AMAZING!
  • I can't put this down
  • amazing
The Scars of Ages
Through the Eyes of the Dead
Manufacturer: Lovelost
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009FGXA2
Release Date: 2004-01-27

Tracks:

  1. Beneath Dying Skies
  2. Autumn Tint of Gold
  3. Forever Ends Today
  4. Between the Gardens That Bathe in Blood
  5. To Take Comfort

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Do you ever really want to see an angel?.......2006-08-12

oh man. this cd didn't leave my cd player for weeks when i first bought it. best EP ever on earth.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......2006-05-27

I can't really think of anything interesting to say other then that EP is awesome!

5 out of 5 stars TOO AMAZING!.......2005-11-05

first of all TTEOTD are "melodic death metal/hardcore"!
in short: "MELODIC DEATHCORE"

the SICKEST of its kind to have released this amazing EP

wrist spliting blast beats, drums so TITE and fast it sounds like a drum machine, the guitar riffs outmatch ANYTHING that metalcore has conjoured up the past 10 years.
HIGH screams and LOW GRUNTS are true death metal
The BREAKDOWNS are the best, alternating high speed, with slow paced EPIC breakdowns.

if u dont have, or at least, LISTENED to this EP then give up listening to METAL!

5 out of 5 stars I can't put this down.......2005-09-24

Through The Eyes Of The Dead is a five piece metalcore band from South Carolina. While that may give you an idea of their sound, it's probably the wrong one. When I hear people refer to TTEOTD as amazing, I can't think of any other way to describe them. Now musically they are very accomplished for being so young, but I also regard this ep as amazing because of the fact that I can't stop listening to it. I continuously replay it over and over (mainly because there's only five songs) and I enjoy every second of it every time. I don't agree with the previous reviewer about this being death metal, I think this is metalcore, mainly for the reason of the breakdowns and this band's link to the hardcore scene. Metalcore to me has always been swedish heavy metal riffs with breakdowns, but I guess that's all opinion. Anyway the band's tag or genre should not stop you from listening to them.

"Beneath Dying Skies" opens up the ep is great fashion, and shows you what the band has to offer. You'll instantly recognize tight, dual guitar riffs with plenty of blast beats and breakdowns, amazing vocal presence (don't worry no whiny emo choruses, just beautiful screaming), and drumming that is in a league of its own. The thing about TTEOTD is that they just capitivate you with their sound. You get fully engrossed in the sound and presence from the time you start listening. Another thing I love about the EP is the great samples the band included like on the tracks "Autumn Tint Of Gold" and "To Take Comfort". They really add a lot to the music and fit perfectly with the songs and the bands sound. Every song on here is recommended because they are all astounding. I really can't say enough good things about this band. They really have created a sound that's uniquely different from most of the rest of the hardcore scene now adays.

If you like hardcore or metal I strongly encourage you to pick this one up. It's a great addition to anyone's collection. Like I said it will captivate you and I'm sure you too with not be able to put this one down. They also have a split out with the Knife Trade, so you should also check that one out. I can only see good things in this band's future.

5 out of 5 stars amazing.......2005-09-19

ok, first of all, this is NOT metalcore, personally i get a little red in the face when i see a lot of metal genres being called "metalcore". 99% of metalcore does NOT have growling, it is probably either death metal or gore metal (more like gurgling if gore medal)

having said that, this is DEATH METAL, and one of the best EP's i have ever heard, insane blast beats, and oh, did i mention the REDICULOUS double bass pedals? this drumber is some kind of demon to be able to do so many double bass pedals. the growl/scream duo's are amazing and the guitar solos are nothing to shout about but you can tell they have a lot of potential, keep your eye out for this band, youll be hearing about them in years to come

if you like:

animosity
black dahlia murder
suicide silence
origin

you will LOVE this band, there new album is due out in mid october and im sure it will be awesome

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