Public Image Ltd. (PiL) originally was a quartet led by singer John Lydon (formerly Johnny
Rotten, born January 31, 1956) and guitarist Keith Levene, who had been a member of the Clash in one of its early lineups. The band was filled out by bassist Jah Wobble (John Wordle) and drummer Jim Walker. It was formed in the wake of the 1978 breakup of Lydon's former group, the Sex Pistols. For the most part, it devoted itself to droning, slow-tempo, bass-heavy noise rock, overlaid by Lydon's distinctive, vituperative rant.
The group's debut single, "Public Image," was more of an up-tempo pop/rock song, however, and it hit the U.K. Top Ten upon its release in October 1978. The group itself debuted on Christmas Day, shortly after the release of its first album, Public Image. Neither the single nor the album was released in the U.S.
Public Image Ltd(1990) - The Greatest Hits So Far
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Best of Albums
U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 (2 CD)__Part2
David Bowie - best of Bowie__part1__part2
Pink Floyd - the best of PF Part part2__part3__part4
Queen - Greatest Hits II
James Taylor - Greatest Hits_part1__part2(pass:Blopa)
Blur - The Best of pass:efac
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
Muddy Waters - The Essential Collection
Johnny Cash - 16 Biggest Hits
R.E.M. - The Greatest Hits Collection
Cranes - wings of joy
Friday, May 05, 2006
From the quiet, descending strings and woodwinds at the start of "Watersong," which
launches Cranes' first proper full-length album, things are at once in sync with, and far removed from, the deep murk of the group's earliest days. The gripping, chilling atmosphere that Cranes dwell in hasn't moved an inch, but in terms of approach, it shows that on the (very well) self-produced Wings of Joy who plays the shuddering, ominous deep notes throughout, and effectively at that. Check out her opening work on "Living and Breathing." It's a simple enough pattern, but delivered in such a context that it immediately conjures up a nervous, threatening mood. , the quartet has continued to expand its palette. One thing to note is in the album credits: Matt Cope may have been initially invited in for live bass playing, but it's Alison ShawJim Shaw's relentless percussion, never overbearing but always moving with a stately, ritualistic tinge, and his piano and keyboard arrangements -- elegant and haunting at once -- set the rest of the tone. His guitar, along with Mark Francombe and Cope's credited work, adds everything from brisk, gently creepy acoustic touches to vicious electric snarl. Add Alison Shaw's almost- too-wistfully calm and sweet singing -- just missing out on easy interpretation, but suggesting so much via delivery -- and the result is what most Goth music, or any music with a sense of shadows and doom, aims for but generally misses. With songs like the epic "Adoration," and the gentler "Tomorrow's Tears" already signaling the careful variety that dominates the album thanks to their previous appearance on EPs, the new material takes center stage here. "Starblood" is the most flat-out disturbing track, with Jim Shaw's slow-paced, pounding drums and Alison Shaw's guitar wailing slammed up against cold slabs of feedback. The album as a whole is a beautiful, if unsettling, piece of work.
The Sounds - Dying To Say This To You
 Artist info biography The Sounds are a Swedish rock group including vocalist Maja Ivarsson, keyboardist Jesper Anderberg, bassist Johan Bengtsson, drummer Fredrik Nilsson, and guitarist Felix Rodriguez. The new wave throwbacks -- with unapologetic debts to Blondie and Missing Persons -- formed in the late '90s and recorded Living in America in Stockholm and Nilsson's Helsingborg apartment. The album hit number four the week after its Swedish release, and was picked up for U.S. release in May of 2003 through New Line. Dying to Say This to You followed three years later. |
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Syd Barrett - Wouldn't You Miss Me
Thursday, May 04, 2006
He's regarded as one of the most influential figures of the 1960s rock and roll scene, inspiring artists like The Beach Boys and The Beatles and leading a counter culture rebellion against mainstream society.
Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett though will be remembered as much for his prolific drug taking as for his experimental music.
In honor of the original Pink Floyd front man who died recently, at the age of 60, I have uploaded perhaps the greatest compilation of his work.
Steve Wynn - Melting In The Dark
Out on his own since the 1989 breakup of highly influential paisley underground act the
Dream Syndicate, Steve Wynn spent the 1990s pursuing a solo career. While 1991's Dazzling Display found the singer incorporating both strings and horns into the mix, and 1994's self-produced Fluorescent seemed at times to head for the country, Melting in the Dark is a stylistic regression of sorts. Back in the production seat, Wynn is joined by Boston's Come for a batch of songs propelled by layers of gritty guitar rather than a delicate strum. The album announces its intentions from the opening snarl of "Why," a near-rockabilly number with drummer Arthur Johnson pounding away at his kit beneath the clamor. A guitar solo opts for a series of fractured textures over a conventional melody. The set opener is followed by the icy pop of "Shelley's Blues, Pt. 2" and the feedback trails and train-like rhythms of "What We Call Love." Wynn's admiration for Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground is made explicit on a handful of occasions. On both "The Angels" and "Silence Is Your Only Friend," he even sounds like the man himself. The former could be an outtake from New York, Wynn adopting Reed's dry, half-spoken/half-sung delivery, while the latter resembles the Velvets circa 1969. More often than not, however, such influences are better disguised and, as a result, more natural. The lack of tunefulness begins to wear as the album progresses, but otherwise the return to a stark, visceral, guitar-driven sound suited Wynn well.
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AFI GEARS UP FOR 7th ALBUM
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Two years in the making, the seventh album from AFI was a labor of love. "There's a lot more attention to detail on this record," Guitarist Jade Puget affirms. "We spent a long time writing it. We refused to rush ourselves. We took our time not just on every song but on each guitar part, each vocal, each bass line.” A true partnership, each band member (Davey Havok/vocals, Jade Puget/guitar, Hunter/bass, Adam Carson/drums) worked to create what has become AFI’s most dynamic, cultivated work to date.
What: The 7th album from AFI, DECEMBERUNDERGROUND (Interscope), comes out on 06/06/06.
When: “Miss Murder” has been released digitally on all major services. Dates for
DECEMBERUNDERGROUND listening parties are listed below.
Where: “Miss Murder” is streaming now. Click below to listen:
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Radiohead - Amnesiac
Monday, May 01, 2006
Amnesiac is the fifth studio album by English band Radiohead, released
on June 4, 2001 in the United Kingdom and on June 5 in the United States and Canada, debuting at #1 on the UK charts and #2 on the Billboard Top 200. Seen as the furthest departure yet from the arena rock style and heart-on-sleeve songwriting of the band's early career, Amnesiac nevertheless has more audible guitar than its direct predecessor Kid A, and spun off several modestly successful singles. Like Kid A it synthesizes influences of electronic, noise and ambient music.
By resolutely forgetting formula, Radiohead proves itself all the more relevant with Amnesiac.Billboardthe appearance of Amnesiac makes the separation seem arbitrary -- there's no shift in tone, no shift in approach, and the division only makes the two records seem unfocused, even if the best of both records is quite stunning, proof positive that Radiohead are one of the best bands of their time.
Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
1. Go Your Own Way2. Dont Stop3. Dreams4. Little Lies5. Everywhere6. Albatross7. You Make Lovin Fun8. Rhiannon9. Black Magic Woman10. Tusk11. Say You Love Me12. Man Of The World13. Seven Wonders14. Family Man15. Sara16. Monday Morning17. Gypsy18. Over My Head19. Landslide20. The Chain21. Big Love
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Neil Young - Living With War (2006)
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Even if you don't agree with Neil Young's politics, you can't help but be daunted by the intersection of his genius and ire on his second album in less than seven months. It is the very rare artist who is able to channel indignation and moral disgust in such a coherent and forceful way--without sacrificing any of the vivid imagery, passion, or the high level of musicality that we have come to expect from him over the past four decades. But that's not what elevates this album: it's his pure, naked, visceral reaction to the Bush administration's foreign policy, building on a canon of outrage that he began with 1970's "Ohio," penned in the wake of the Kent State student deaths. But here he goes one better, filling in the lines that he began to draw on 2003's Greendale about a family caught in changing times. But Young's done with musing about lost ideals. On Living with War, he demands much more from his audience, and himself. This is nothing less than a call for fearless action in extraordinarily fearful times. --Jaan Uhelszki
http://www.neilyoung.com/lww/lww.html
Lifehouse - No Name Face
No Name Face, the debut release by Los Angeles-based Lifehouse, 
certainly proves the theory that less is more. The moody album contains pensive lyrics, soulfully sung by Jason Wade, which are supported by organic electric guitar arrangements. The simplified, but by no means simple, music aptly supports Wade's sonorous voice, which can be compared to Eddie Vedder, Scott Stapp of Creed, and Scott Weiland. At age 20, Wade, who takes songwriting credit, is a lyrical wunderkind, writing words generally reserved for his older counterparts. The album's theme is one of searching -- spiritually, personally, and emotionally -- and this is particularly in evidence on the tracks "Unknown," "Trying," and "Only One." Lifehouse makes a refreshing departure from other post-grunge, youth-oriented bands, who, for example, sing of one-night-stands, big butts, and the ills of society. Here, Wade revels in humanity, exploring and questioning its every nook and cranny. No Name Face benefits from the seasoned ears of Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, U2, Stone Temple Pilots), who mixed the album, and producer Ron Aniello. Both brought Wade's vocals and lyrics to the forefront of the mix and, rather than overshadowing them with complex and overbearing instrumentation, kept the music appropriately in the background. It's an intelligent musical formula sorely missed in much music of the early 21st century, particularly in this type of music where songs are sometimes nothing more than a cacophony of screaming and effects-laden instrumentation. It really is a bit of a surprise to see such musical maturity hailing from such a young (in age and tenure) band. No Name Face should fit right in on rock radio.
Tool - 10,000 Days (2006)
Tool is an American rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles,
California when drummer Danny Carey joined the rehearsal of his neighbour, singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Paul d'Amour when nobody else would show up.
Tool's new record, entitled 10,000 Days, was completed on January 29, 2006, mastered on January 31. It has been confirmed that the album is to see release on May 2, 2006 in the US, on May 1 in the UK, on April 29 in Australia and April 28 in Germany.
O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California. To its legion of fans, everything the band Tool does is an event, but the elaborate plan behind their sporadic release schedule--roughly five years, on average, between albums--is due primarily to the time and effort the band packs into each successive effort. To title their fourth album 10,000 DAYS, then, isn't as much an exaggeration as it would seem. Tool are America's most consummate mainstream perfectionists, revitalizing progressive rock to the grandeur of its '70s heyday, but updated with technocratic tension and existential dread not known to previous generations. Perhaps it's the development of more musical genres at the turn of the millennium, but it's also Tool's ability to take what is needed from each and leave the florid excesses behind, forming a seething gray core of angst and release across epic-length songs that are as accessible as they are complex. The material on 10,000 DAYS provides typically thought-provoking grist for the band's lyrical handwringing ("Vicarious" tackles reality television as the bane of culture; "Wings for Marie" is a two-part suite on the death of vocalist Maynard James Keenan's mother), and is as musically engaging as ever, finding the band at their most powerful since 1996's AENIMA.
Cake - Prolonging the Magic (1998)
Prolonging the Magic is the 3rd album by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Prolonging the Magic was released in 1998 (see 1998 in music), and contains thirteen songs, including the single "Never There." It was recorded after the departure of guitarist Greg Brown and features a rotating lineup of musicians to replace him. One of them, Xan McCurdy, became his full-time replacement. Like its predecessor, this album also went platinum.
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