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Member	Item		Review/Comment
sladesounds 2nd Aug 2014		CD Album Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Mainstream (1987)	If Lloyd Cole was less worried about depressing his listeners on his third album, he also seemed determined to stir them up, adopting various personas in his songs, from the lover who tattoos himself with the name Jennifer only to find that the ink lasts longer than the relationship in "Jennifer She Said" (a U.K. Top 40 hit) to Sean Penn. There were a few song narrators who seemed close to the singer himself, and they sounded just as discontented. There was little to alleviate the vitriol in the music, which was unusually muted, and long before the end Cole had begun to sound like a crank. The album's saving grace was "Hey Rusty," a song with a Springsteen-like theme and a U2-like musical track. If there were more songs this coherent, specific, and moving, Mainstream might have ranked with Cole's first two albums. All Music Review by William Ruhlmann
sladesounds 28th Jul 2014		CD Album Aerosmith - Get A Grip (1993)	Coming on the heels of the commercially and artistically successful Pump, the fitfully entertaining Get a Grip pales against its predecessor's musical diversity. But it's not for lack of trying. In fact, Aerosmith try too hard, making a stab at social commentary ("Livin' on the Edge") while keeping adolescent fans in their corner with their trademark raunch-rock ("Get a Grip" and "Eat the Rich"), as well as having radio-ready hit ballads ("Cryin'," "Amazing," and "Crazy"). The problem is, it's a studied performance -- it sounds like what an Aerosmith album should sound like. Most of the album sounds good; it's just that there isn't much beneath the surface. All Music Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
sladesounds 20th Jul 2014		CD Album Yes - The Yes Album (2003)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 18th Jul 2014		CD Album Violent Femmes - Add It Up (1981-1993) (1993)	The information on Wikipedia, like this site is only as good as the information being typed (crap in - crap out). Slash is one of these labels who ownership and distribution has changed hands several times over the years. At the time of this release it appears the label was owned by London but distributed in the US by Warner Bros. of which Reprise was part of. A bit more info can be found on the labels Wikipedia page but of course refer to the first paragraph :grin:
sladesounds 22nd Jun 2014		CD Album Various Artists - Boogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock Vaults (2014)	Don Robey, a talented composer & lyricist, or just a controversial rip-off merchant with underworld connection? Yes you guessed right a rip off merchant - see here
sladesounds 13th Jun 2014		CD Album Santana - Caravanserai (2003)	The fourth studio album released originally in 1972. This was quite a change from the first three studio albums in style by moving away from the rock format previously used. Also the majority of the tracks were instrumentals. Although musically acclaimed it did not reflect so in commercial terms. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 13th Jun 2014		CD Album AC/DC - Black Ice (2008)	Thanks Kab - added the missing pre-suffix on the barcode and then easily found. This is one of those releases where the question is who actually released it. Most "other" sites seem to favour Elektra and have Germany as country of release. How much simpler it is over on 45cat where the label is normally so apparent :)
sladesounds 10th Jun 2014		CD Album Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1995)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 7th Jun 2014		CD Album AC/DC - Black Ice (2008)	Can one of the owners confirm the label of this release with some scans? A web search (by me) finds no other reference to the Cat# or barcode# other than on here. Likewise a search only shows Sony as being the label on the Japanese release. I have just added the International release here which I bought in the UK.
sladesounds 7th Jun 2014		CD Album AC/DC - Black Ice (2008)	I have added this one as "International" as a look at that other site shows this Cat# & barcode being in use in Canada, Australia, Europe & Brazil (if not others as well). It looks like where my scans have red lettering on the front cover, it was also issued with at least silver, blue & yellow lettering. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 6th Jun 2014		CD Album Electric Light Orchestra - Balance Of Power (2007)	Originally issued in 1986.
sladesounds 3rd Jun 2014		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents Heavy Nuggets III (2014)	Front cover artwork based on Zacron's 1970s Led Zeppelin III cover. I have named Air as Air [USA] so that they are not confused with the french electronic band who have proved to be more prolific. More information on the band can be found here.
sladesounds 2nd Jun 2014		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents The Black Keys And Friends (2014)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 30th May 2014		CD Album Train - Save Me, San Francisco (2009)	The fifth album from Train. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 24th May 2014		CD Album Roy Harper And Jimmy Page - Whatever Happened To Jugula? (1988)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 20th May 2014		CD Album Sandy Denny - The Lady (2013)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 18th May 2014		CD Album We Are Scientists - With Love And Squalor (2005)	With Love and Squalor was the major label debut album the band. The album title is derived from a J.D. Salinger short story, "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor", which was originally published in The New Yorker and subsequently published in Nine Stories, a compilation of Salinger's short stories. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 16th May 2014		CD Album Frank Zappa - Strictly Commercial The Best Of Frank Zappa (1995)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 15th May 2014		CD Album Various Artists - The Bridge School Concerts Vol. One (1997)	The Bridge School Concerts [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 10th May 2014		CD Album Catatonia - 1993/1994 [The Crai E.P.s (1999)	Mini album reissue of the first two singles released on the Crai label to cash in on their success in the mainstream. By the time of this release Catatonia were an established "Brit Pop" band on the Blanco Y Negro label. 45Worlds links for the original releases are For Tinkerbell & Hooked [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 9th May 2014		CD Album Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)	The band's third album. In 2003, The Battle of Los Angeles was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005, the album was ranked number 369 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 9th May 2014		CD Album Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire (1996)	The band's second album. Reached #1 on the USA Billboard 200 and #4 on the UK Album Chart. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 8th May 2014		CD Album Frank Zappa - Cheap Thrills (1998)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 5th May 2014		CD Album Various Artists - The Craft: Music From The Motion Picture (1996)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 4th May 2014		CD Album Catatonia - Mulder And Scully EP (1998)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 2nd May 2014		CD Album Various Artists - Beginner's Guide To Salsa (2003)	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 1st May 2014		CD Album Dashboard Confessional - The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most (2001)	The second album from the band. "Screaming Infidelities" and "Again I Go Unnoticed" both originally appeared on the band's first album The Swiss Army Romance. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 30th Apr 2014		CD Album The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2007)	These purple chick releases are excellent - I have most myself on CD-R boots (a bootleg of a bootleg) and would recommend any Beatles' nut to look them out.
sladesounds 30th Apr 2014		CD Album Hole - Celebrity Skin (1998)	Hole's third album was the band's first studio release to feature bassist Melissa Auf der Maur following the death of former bassist Kristen Pfaff in June 1994. Whereas the songs on the previous albums were composed solely by Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson, this album featured a mixture of composers/lyricists including The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and Auf der Maur's former bandmate Jordon Zadorozny. Although she was credited, drummer Patty Schemel did not actually play drums on this album having been replaced with session drummer Deen Castronovo at the suggestion of the producer. This created a rift between Schemel and the rest of the band which resulting in her leaving the group following the albums release. [YouTube Video]

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