Elvis Costello kicked off his debut album with a formal device that would also serve his next two long-players well: the first thing you hear is his voice. That opening phrase--"Now that
Part of the '90s Seattle grunge triumvirate completed by Nirvana and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam debuted with Ten , their most accessible, least self-conscious album. Over time, PJ's rep as a politically correct band
For a man who gets his biggest kicks surfing the waves and strumming his guitar on a lonely beach in native Hawaii, singer-songwriter Jack Johnson has carved out quite a remarkable career
As Greatest Hits --and particularly the busking pavement jazz of "Lovecats"--reminds us, the best Cure singles were very often tangential exercises; they offered a goth-free playtime divergence from some of the weightier studiousness
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Groove-laden modern metal machine from Greece, Need reminds of bands as different as Black Label Society, Pyogenesis, Mastodon and Crowbar. Obviously big, fat, dark and riff-drenched!
Includes session out-takes, demos and live material, with 26 tracks previously unreleased! Including 4 songs NEVER RELEASED IN ANY FORMAT: "BLUE MINUTE," "CALL ON ME," "I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME"
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