Monday, August 22, 2005

Muse - Absolution (2003)

Origin of Symmetry blows it away.

Intro To Apocalypse Please
Apocalypse Please
Time is Running Out
Sing for Absolution
Stockholm Syndrome
Falling away with you
Interlude Out Falling Away
Hysteria
Blackout
Butterflies and Hurricanes
Tsp
Endlessly
Thoughts of A Dying Atheist
Ruled by Secrecy

On Absolution, mopey electric piano and opulent synth bass play tag team with the sometimes ludicrously fuzzed-out guitar of also-vocalist Matt Bellamy. And what a voice! [...]

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Third Eye Blind - Blue (1999)

On second thought…

Anything
Wounded
10 Days Late
Never Let You Go
Deep Inside Of You
1000 Julys
An Ode To Maybe
The Red Summer Sun
Camouflage
Farther
Slow Motion (lyrical)
Darkness
Darwin
The Red Summer Sunset (hidden track)

“I’d give them anything… if they could actually make a record that would stand the test of time. [...]

Sunday, August 7, 2005

A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step (2003)

Alternative / Metal / Hard Rock

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Did someone in A Perfect Circle’s Musicians Anonymous program forget to tell them that six aimless dirges, one elevator-music-esque rape of a melody, and five highly-listenable songs does not a consistent album make?

Quicksand - Slip (1993)

Punk / Rock / Alt-Metal

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Criminally unnoticed and sublimely loud, Quicksand’s Slip an underground landmark for anyone who’s ever enjoyed the clever side of the distorted electric guitar.

The Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn! (2003)

Punk / Art-Rock / Noise

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Like a pair of angry, toddler-aged Syd Barretts, Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney’s disgruntled mental patient vocalizations don’t just ring out over the din of volume-to-11 bohemian poetry of The Blood Brothers. They do most of the work to create it.