Review: Mars Volta - Amputechture:

Upon first listen it's either the greatest thing they've done, or the worst. A lot of the songs sound similar and most of it just sounds like the same old Mars Volta. On the other hand, who says there's anything wrong with more of the same from a band like Mars Volta? When I heard Deloused, I had the knee-jerk reaction of joy. When I heard Frances, I had the opposite knee-jerk reaction (though I grew to love it). With Amputechture, however, I'm stuck somewhere in the middle and it's either a good thing or it's not, but only time will tell.

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Review: Matthew Friedberger - Holy Ghost Language School:

Upon first listen it's incredibly fragmented and not in a cohesive way (like when he teams up for the Fiery Furnaces), but instead is frustrating in its ADD-challenging changes and overall lack of continuity.

Stream Seventh Loop Highway and Do You Like Blondes, as well as The Pennysylvania Rock Oil Co. (from Winter Woman, the other half of this release with a review due in the near future)

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Review: Bel Auburn - Lullabies in A and C:

Upon first listn they steal from requisite Brit-pop influences such as Coldplay (though not as poppy) and Radiohead (not nearly as dense) to come away with a sound that is uniquely theirs. It mostly succeeds in it's teetering-on-electronic-but-still-rock meanderings and has an almost soothing laid back approach to the vocal delivery. All-in-all I'm walking away a fan and someone intrigued further by this not-well-enough-known artist.

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Review: Against Me! - Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live in London!!!:

Upon first listen I hope that this is not representative of the current live show that Against Me! is putting together, because I would not want to see them. I have seen them (about 3 years ago) and it was certainly one of the best shows I have ever been to, but either they suck live now or they have no business putting out a live CD (hoping the latter is more accurate).

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Review: Bob Dylan - Modern Times:

Upon first listen it's a rather enjoyable blend of his previous 2 albums (Time out of Mind and Love and Theft). Though he claims to trilogy, they are stylistically incestual in both their delivery and musicianship. What I haven't seen anyone else mention is how 'real' and 'alive' the production on the album is. At times it really feels like you're in the studio with My. Dylan. Overall Dylan continues to make some of the most compelling music you can find anywhere.

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Review: Review: TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain:

Upon first listen, I never got into their first album and certainly didn't understand all the praise it received, but it all manages to click here. Look out for this one to make a lot of "Best Of" lists.

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Review: The Who - Who's Next:

Upon first listen this is the album that it all comes together for me concerning The Who. It's the most complete without being too long-winded. It's loud when it needs to be, it's soft when it needs to be.

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Review: the pAper chAse - Now You Are One Of Us:

Upon first listen it's not nearly as striking as Kitchen Knives nor does it have the same cohesive feel that BlacK Heart has. In the end it's too overdramatic, overdone and downright cheesy.

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Review: The Who - Tommy:

Upon first listen its everything I expected and a little more. I had seen the film about 10 years ago, but didn't pay attention to the music. It was helpful because as the music played I could visualize the story. I don't know that it's an album I'm going to pop in every week, but rather will have to "be in the mood" for it.

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Review: The Who - The Who Sell Out:

Upon first listen I really like a lot of these songs and can even get over the 'commercials', but 23 is a lot of 3 minute pop songs, if you catch my meaning.

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Review: The Who - A Quick One:

Upon first listen it's evident why no one mentions this album when discussing the greatness of The Who.

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Review: The Who - The Who Sings My Generation:

Upon first listen it sounds like quite the Beatles or Stones rip off, but I know better things are to come. It's almost like cheating.

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Review: Verse - Rebuild:

Upon first listen I wonder where I've been. I'm usually up on the kings of hardcore (Mental, et al), but this band managed to pass me by. I recently attended (few months at this point) a Bane show where Verse shirts easily outnumbered every other band (possibly combined). I know I had to follow the lemmings and check it out, I just didn't expect it to deliver so well.

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Review: Under Byen - Samme Stof Som Stof:

Upon first listen I feel like I fell into a trap. An innocent post over at Stereogum was raving about this Danish band and even linked to a few songs. After quickly skimming through a few I tracked down the release. But it's just as boring as virtually every other post-rockish album out there.

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Review: Beach Boys - Pet Sounds:

Upon first listen it's a rare record in the fact that it seems to live up to its historical hype without the usual nostalgia that seems to go with it. I admit, this is the first time I have ever listened to Pet Sounds and the first time I have ever heard most of these songs. But I have come away a bigger convert of Brian Wilson than I was prior. This is certainly the best pop album I have ever heard and it's obvious it has influenced thousands of bands since its release 40 years ago.

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Review: Supersystem - A Million Microphones:

Upon first listen if this guy had a weird or annoying voice, every blog would love it. But because he's got a fairly normal voice, I'll be in the minority of those who absolutely love this album.

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Review: Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates of Dawn:

Upon first listen it's not as cohesive as the rest of the Floyd catalog, but that's to be expected from a debut. It's also a bit more out there, again to be expected via the presence of Syd Barrett. Still, I can see why it (and he) has its fans, but when comparing it to Dark Side, Animals, The Wall, Wish You Were Here it just pales.

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Review: Tom Petty - Highway Companion:

Upon first listen it seems like Mr. Petty is attempting at rewriting some history, as there are several classic anthems on this disc worthy of addition to his greatest hits collection.

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Review: Muse - Black Holes and Revelations:

Upon first listen this disc is hit or miss. They hit when they're just ripping off Radiohead, but miss when they try and stray from the proven formula.

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Idlewild

New album by OutKast (kinda) has leaked.

Review: Jurassic 5 - Feedback:

Upon first listen this disc perpetuates the stereotype that almost every hip-hop/rap album has 3 good tracks, but is unlikely to have more. On said 3 tracks, they attain an almost Kool and the Gang-styled sound, which is old school, yet modern. The rest of the tracks are straight out of "Hip-Hop for the MTV Crowd" school of thought.

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Review: Guns Up! - Outlive:

Upon first listen this hardcore band has a nice blend of sing along lyrics and excrutiatingly brutal breakdowns. It takes a lot to impress me when it comes to hardcore and punk as they are both such monotonous genres, but this band did a fairly solid job.

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Review: Guillemots - Through The Windowpane:

Upon first listen lead singer Frfe Dangerfield has a very interesting approach to delivering his lines as they're almost a half step slower than the rest of the song. It works sometimes and doesn't sometimes, but in the end I really liked this record. It's simple, understated and unique.

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Review: Golden Smog - Another Fine Day:

Upon first listen this record is a pretty fun and casual listen. It's not going to become your favorite (or mine) of the year, but this alt-country supergroup of sorts just gets in the studio and has some fun.

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Review: French Kicks - Two Thousand:

Upon first listen it wrapped me up, forced me to listen to it and made me feel all warm and fuzzy. The production is a breath of fresh air as it sounds polished, but not overdone. The musicianship is talented and tight, not not to the point of monotony. It's one of those records that could fall apart at any time, but manages to stay together, benefiting the listener. Oh, and I didn't like their previous LPs or EPs.

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Review: Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst:

Upon first listen there are 20 songs on this album and only 4 or even possibly 5 are worth a damn. Even with Dan the Automator behind the board it still fails to hold my attention. Perhaps it was revolutionary as some have claimed, but ten years on it sounds stale.

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Review: Dashboard Confessional - The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most/So Impossible EP:

Upon first listen Mr. Confessional manages to maintain his uber-emoness while still finding room to mature his trademark sound. Specifically, the eventually-reinvented Hands Down off of the EP which is leaps above the rest of his body of work.

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Review: Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance/The Drowning EP:

Upon first listen it becomes apparent just how emotionally persuasive a man and his guitar can be. It's also apparent that I'm late to what could have been a really fun party.

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Review: Coheed and Cambria - Kerrang!/XFM UK Acoustic Session:

Upon first listen it's evident that some of their work succeeds in an acoustic setting, but others, such as the originally-bombastic Welcome Home leave a little more to be desired. Still, it succeeds as a whole, giving you a brand new way to listen to their songs.

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Review: M. Ward - Post-War:

Upon first listen it seems as though it's more of a collection of songs than a cohesive album, which is a bit of a change for M(r). Ward. Still, if you like him, you'll like this, just maybe not as much.

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Review: Stella (US) - American Weekend:

Upon first listen it's more atmospheric pop/rock that doesn't do much to separate itself from the already crowded genre.

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Review: Spoon - Telefono/Soft Effects:

Upon first listen I can't believe how much I liked this album and EP. This is the thrid time I've tried to get into Spoon, but the first successful one. It's so raw, so passionate and all around fun.

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Review: Shapes and Sizes - Shapes and Sizes:

Upon first listen I wanted to pan this album all the way up until track 7 or so, but all of a sudden, I started to really enjoy it. Can't wait to listen to it again.

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Review: Scritti Politti - White Bread Black Bear:

Upon first listen it sounds like some weird mix of Adult Contemporary and a children's album, leaving me scratching my head and questioning a great deal of bloggers and press that I respect.

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Review: Peaches - Impeach My Bush:

Upon first listen it's obscene, gratuitous, over the top and downright raunchy. Meaning that it's bound to find a devoted cult following but will never appeal to the masses at large.

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Review: My Brightest Diamond - Bring Me The Workhorse:

Upon first listen I love her voice, but can't seem to get into the album.

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Review: Lambchop - Damaged:

Upon first listen I found it frustratingly dull. This despite my previous thoughts that an album may be a better way of experiencing the band.

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Review: I Love You But I've Chose Darkness - Fear Is On Our Side:

Upon first listen I liked it, but was expecting greatness.

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Review: Centro-Matic - Fort Recovery:

Upon first listen it manages once again to miss its mark. I don't doubt the quality of the songwriting on behalf of Will Johnson, but the delivery of this outfit has never garnered much attention from me.

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Review: Ani Difranco - Reprieve:

Upon first listen I wasn't as immediately impressed by this album as I was from her Carnegie Hall disc (presumable due to the fact that the Carnegie disc ran more like a greatest hits collection), but still find enough to keep my coming back for more.

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Review: Dashboard Confessional - Dusk and Summer:

Upon first listen you can hear the collective shrug of shoulders from the previously ravenous fanbase Mr. Confessional has built up over the years. This is because he fails to deliver anything that resembles (voice aside) his past glories. Instead, we are left with his attempt to sound like U2 while singing of the same broken relationship(s).

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Review: Thom Yorke - The Eraser:

Upon first listen it was a bit better than I expected, especially the back half. It'll whet your appetite for a new (and last?) Radiohead album, but it most likely won't see regular rotation.

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Review: White Whale - WWI:

Upon first listen I gather that it's a concept album of sorts. Sadly, it didn't grab my attention enough and while it was good, I'll more than likely skip over it when looking for something to listen to.

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Review: Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped:

Upon first listen I was rather suprised. If Mission of Burma hadn't released a new record this year, this would certainly be my favorite post-punk-esque record of the year.

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Review: Smoosh - Free To Stay:

Upon first listen it's certainly a more refined effort than their debut, but their astonishing age isn't enough to push this album towards greatness.

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Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium:

Upon first listen I was rather impressed by each disc, independent of each other. However, when played back to back, it gets a bit long. Perhaps they should have taken a lesson from System of a Down and released two albums in the same calendar year (and consquently gotten two number one records).

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Amputechture

Leaked.

Review: Mojave 3 - Puzzles Like You:

Upon first listen it's pretty decent sunshine-pop. Not going to change the world, but decent enough.

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Review: Glenn Kotche - Mobile:

Upon first listen I recalled a Tales From The Crypt episode in which there was a rather large Q-Tip became enlodged in a man's ear. I was filled with jealousy.

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Review: Keane - Under The Iron Sea:

Upon first listen I had a review for this written. Until Pitchfork said it better.

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Review: Brian Eno and David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghost:

Upon first listen I was extremely bored.

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Review: Beirut - Gulag Orkestar:

Upon first listen it's just OK. I can hear the Neutral Milk Hotel influence, but I think it's an album that commands more listens to be judged fairly.

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Review: Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche A Bamako:

Upon first listen I usually enjoy music in other languages, but found it difficult to get into an album that is so lyrically based.

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Review: Tragedy - Nerve Damage:

Upon first listen it's a little underwhelming.

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Review: Stevens, Sufjan - The Avalanche- Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album:

Upon first listen some work and some don't, as is the case with most albums of this nature. Odd thing is, the ones that don't work probably would if they were being compared to songs from the Illinois album.

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Review: Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska:

Upon first listen it's the best Bruce Springsteen album I've ever heard, but it's like he goes out of his way to sound like Dylan at certain points and overall I just can't get into it.

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Review: Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run:

Upon first listen I have the same complaints I had about Devil and Dust.

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Review: The Receiving End of Sirens - Between The Synapse and the Heart:

Upon first listen it's rather 'of the times' stylistically speaking, but it's a cut above.

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Review: Mission of Burma - The Obliterati:

Upon first listen it sure obliterates ONoffON and cements the band as one-of-a-kind.

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Review: Mission of Burma - ONoffON:

Upon first listen it's exactly what I thought a new Mission of Burma album would sound like.

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Review: The Futureheads - News and Tributes:

Upon first listen it's not as accessible as their debut and the melodies have been toned down, but I get the impression that something special has been created.

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Review: Everything At Once - Everything At Once:

Upon first listen I was suprised to see that '90s nu-metal wasn't dead.

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Review: Espers - Espers II:

Upon first listen it's another frustrating album that when it works, it's amazing and when it doesn't it's boring.

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Review: Emulsion - Blue Sky Objective:

Upon first listen I'm not usually one for electronic music (and even less so of the ambient variety) so I didn't really care for this too much. It is, however, the first instance of an electonic album getting stuck in my head, so kudos for that.

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Review: The Eighteenth Day of May - The Eighteenth Day of May:

Upon first listen it's pretty decent pyschadelic-inspired pop.

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Review: Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing And A Curse:

Upon first listen it seems as though Drive-By Truckers are trying to fill the void of good classic rock type artists. Successfully, I might add.

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Review: Danielson - Ships:

Upon first listen it becomes apparent that annoying is the new indie.

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Review: Neil Young - Living With War:

Upon first listen this is my favorite Neil Young album (to be fair, I've only listened to a few), despite the fact that at times it sounds like a '70s musical it manages to be accessible. Doesn't hurt that the content is awesome too.

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Review: Wolfmother - Wolfmother:

Upon first listen it's exactly as I was led to believe.

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Review: Tool - 10,000 Days:

Upon first listen I have the same reaction as I did to Frances The Mute. Some parts are breathtaking and some parts are pretentious and boring. Hopefully, as in the Frances The Mute's case, I can learn to enjoy the boring as part of the breathtaking.

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Review: Imaad Wasif - Imaad Wasif:

Upon first listen it's similar to Wovenhand, but less dark and more accessible.

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Review: Warzone - Open Your Eyes/Don't Forget The Struggle, Don't Forget The Streets:

Upon first listen it was a struggle to get through and considering that it's the quintessential NYHC record, I feel very little need to further explore the genre.

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Review: Thursday - A City By The Light Divided:

Upon first listen I'm still divided in deciding if I like this band.

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Review: Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now:

Upon first listen this is my favorite Taking Back Sunday album. I didn't really care for the first two, but understood why others did, but I actually liked this one. I actually want to listen to this one. For how long, I don't know, but it's a very solid rock (note the lack of a three letter word ending is 'o') album.

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Review: T.I. - King:

Upon first listen I was surprised by how much I liked it.
It's an equalizer album of sorts, seeming to blur the lines between
legitimate artist and mediocre hip-hop/R&B singer who you see on MTV.

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Review: Portastatic - Who Loves The Sun (Original Film Score):

Portastatic - Who Loves The Sun (Original Film Score): Upon first listen it's an unnecessary album release as it's not very cohesive. Set to the the backdrop of a film I can see a lot of the tracks working (in fact, I could visualize scenes as the songs were playing), but to listen to in album form just seems wasteful.

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Review: Lovely Lads - The Best You've Got:

Upon first listen it's a bit more melodic than their demo, but it's just as good, if not better and has better production.

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Review: Lovely Lads - Demo:

Upon first listen it sounds a lot like The Explosion with moments of early Dropkick Murphys and The Ducky Boys. In other words, it's an amazing album (10 songs) that's production keeps it from being a proper release.

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There's Bob Dylan

and then everyone else.

Review: Journey - Greatest Hits:

Upon first listen I can safely say that I won't listen to this album in its entirety ever again. That being said, you can't deny some of the hits that Journey generated and I'm sure to listen to some of the individual songs.

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Review: Gomez - How We Operate:

Upon first listen there's a few good songs, but not enough that should generate the amount of buzz this band has.

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Review: Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere:

Upon first listen it's a lot more solid than I had anticipated. Despite the excellent first single (Crazy), I was worried it would be the I Get Wet of the hip-hop crowd, but that fear was assuaged as Cee-Lo and DangerMouse put one hell of an album together.

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Review: Gauze - Equalizing Distort:

Upon first listen it's got some amazing music in there, especially in light of the fact that it came out in '86. Considered one of the best Japanese hardcore records ever, I was expecting a little more, but even still there was more than enough to like.

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Review: Foreigner - Complete Greatest Hits:

Upon first listen it's cheesy, but there's nothing endearing about it.

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Review: Elf Power - Back To The Web:

Upon first listen I was drawn into the web.

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Review: Defiance, Ohio - The Great Depression:

Upon first listen this is as close to another good Against Me! album as you'll likely to get.

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Review: Cold War Kids - With Our Wallets Full/Up In Rags:

Upon first listen you can certainly here the influence of many of today's most beloved bands. White Stripes, Radiohead and Interpol all come to mind.

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Review: The Church - Uninvited, Like The Clouds:

Upon first listen I'm taken aback as I'm not sure what to think. I really liked a lot of it but can't really describe it. I think it's one of those records (and perhaps bands) that you must experience for yourself to pass judgement.

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Review: Review: Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country:

Upon first listen it's a perfectly adequate indie-pop-esque record. Adequate.

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Review: Avail - 4 AM Friday:

Upon first listen it has less of the cohesiveness a trule great melodic hardcore records typically possesses.

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Review: Avail - Dixie:

Upon first listen it has more of the cohesiveness a truly great melodic hardcore record typically possesses.

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Review: Avail - Satiate:

Upon first listen it lacks the cohesiveness a truly great melodic hardcore record typically possesses.

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Review: Arctic Monkeys - Who The Fuck Are The Arctic Monkeys?:

Upon first listen it's got less fire and brimstone than Whatever You Say... which is why it's released as an EP and not on a full length, though it's essentially a single for View From the Afternoon.

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Review: Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living:

Upon first listen (and beyond) I didn't really care for A Grand Don't... despite the critical praise it got then (and still gets). I loved Original Pirate Material, however, so I keep coming back for more. The Hardest Way is a blend of the two and had it come out before A Grand I would have been more tolerable.

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Review: Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers:

Upon first listen it's not going the change the world, but it's extremely solid rock that takes a few listens to get into.

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Review: None More Black - This is Satire:

Upon first listen this is the favorite of all the post-Kid Dynamite bands (maybe they'll do a reunion tour soon), but this release has them forgetting most of their punk past in favor of melodic rock leanings. Not that it doesn't work, because it does, just sometimes.

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Review: Maritime - We, The Vehicles:

Upon first listen it's another hit or miss affair. Lots of positives but enough negatives to make it distracting. The biggest negative being their inability to 'rock out' when the moment dictates.

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Coldplay

A video as cheesy and over-the-top as the music on their latest album.

Review: Lambchop - The Decline of Country and Western Civilization Part 2, The Woodwind Years:

Upon first listen the excellent songwriting doesn't keep the delivery afloat through the variety of styles it attempts. That said, the albums this band puts out (this being a compilation of miscellany) must be better and worth checking out.

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Review: Islands - Return To The Sea:

Upon first listen it's a rather hit and miss affair that when it hits makes you start thinking album of the year and when it misses makes you wonder what the hell you were just thinking about.

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