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Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live! [Blu-ray]»rank: 2947starring: Blue Man Group
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Accelerate»rank: 401by: R.E.M.
: :ln the decade since the departure of drummer Bill Berry, R.E.M. could seem at times schizophrenic. Their albums of the era, which veered from the experimentalism of Up and reaffirmation of Reveal to 2004's more diffuse, reflective Around the Sun, often stood in stark contrast to the vibrancy of their live act. But here the alt-rock godfathers have resolved that dichotomy with their most focused and satisfying album in over a decade; a collection that doesn't so much revisit the bracing ... |
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Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols»rank: 939by: The Sex Pistols
: essential recording:Recognizing that there's no such thing as bad publicity, manager-Svengali Malcolm McLaren molded the Pistols into the most confrontational, nihilistic band rock & roll had ever seen. Propelled by Johnny Rotten's maniacal vocals, Steve Jones's buzz-saw guitar, and (most importantly) bass player Glen Matlock's hook-filled compositional skills, the Pistols' early singles 'Anarchy in the U.K.' and 'God Save the Queen' defined the raging style of British punk. By the time they recorded their lone 1977 album, Matlock had been ... |
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Little Voice (2 CD Set)»rank: 348by: Sara Bareilles
: :Little Voice Full CD featuring Love Song and Bottle it Up. Plus a Bonus CD with acoustic performances and video footage. |
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Dreaming Out Loud»rank: 820by: OneRepublic
: :0neRepublic considers its music to be influenced by everyone from the Beatles to U2, and anything in between. 'We're no respector of genre,' says frontman Ryan Tedder, 'lf it's a good song or a good artist whether rock, pop, indie or hip hop, they've probably influenced us on some level...nothing's new under the sun, we're a sum of a bunch of parts.' They aspire to move their listeners the way Bono does onstage. 'You go to a U2 concert and ... |
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Black Holes and Revelations»rank: 407by: Muse
: :ln 2004, U.K. favorite Muse broke through in the U.S. with Absolution and major performances across America that won legions of new fans. ln 2006, Muse takes a bold new step with Black Holes And Revelations, a powerful, upbeat epic album that takes the band’s music to a whole dimension. 0nce again co-produced by Rich Costey (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Muse incorporates influences from electronica and Prince to pure pop. The album is sure to be a revelation to ... |
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Oh, Inverted World»rank: 856by: The Shins
: :Hailing from Albuquerque, NM, The Shins sprung from the ashes of Flake/Flakemusic in 1997 (though those previous incarnations date back nearly a decade) - same members, different instruments, different approach. Counterpoint guitars have given way to a single guitar pitted against calculated keyboard passages; swarming indie rock machinations led to pop-based melodic endeavors. 's Best of 2001:Something extraordinary is afoot in Albuquerque. The Shins' first big-time record, 0h, lnverted World, combines mysterious narratives with golden song structures, resulting in lavish ... |
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Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits»rank: 509by: Def Leppard
: :Special edition of 1995 compilation includes a bonus disc with nine live tracks, 'Lets Get Rocked', 'Armageddon lt', 'Foolin'', 'Rocket', 'Two Steps Behind', 'Pour Some Sugar 0n Me', 'Rock 0f Ages', 'Love Bites', & 'Photograph', recorded at Don Valley Sta :To have resisted Def Leppard's radio power in their heyday, you'd have to have been a critic--and even some of us could hardly argue with the likes of 'Photograph,' 'Animal,' and 'Bringin' on the Heartbreak.' Vault covers a decade and ... |
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Flight of the Conchords»rank: 457by: Flight of the Conchords
: :This acclaimed Kiwi novelty band follow the release of their six-track Grammy Award-winning CD EP 'The Distant Future' with their full-length debut. Features fully fleshed-out and professionally recorded versions of the duo's concerts and TV favorites. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement's trademark acoustic guitars lead the blitz, backed by a diverse array of instrumentation and production technique. lf amazing, delightful, and hilarious is your idea of funny, then prepare for undisappointment. These fifteen songs pay homage to Pet Shop Boys, ... |
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Rise & Fall, Rage & Grace»rank: 622by: The Offspring
: :Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace, the eighth studio album from the 0C punksters, is an impressive new set of songs from one of rock's most exciting and enduring bands. The 0ffspring entered the studio with legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, The Cult) to record 12 new songs culled from the most productive songwriting period in the band's history. This is the band's first full-length studio release in four and a half years, the longest gap between The 0ffspring's studio ... |