Buzz Buzz

Editorial Reviews
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Anybody who's gotten a boogie-inducing earful of Buzz Buzz will back the claim that Laurie Berkner sailed right past the sophomore slump. On this, her 1998 release, the Ani DiFranco of kids' music, as she's been tagged, inspires still more hands-in-the-air at-home hoe-downs among the 6-and-under set with her evenhanded blend of zany, zingy original songs and well-chosen traditional numbers. Crying out for special mention in the former category are "The Pretzel Store," on which a gang of "twisty, curly, hole-y, and straight" salty characters escape from the clutches of eager snackers in a variety of inventive ways; "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)," a surefire vehicle for revving up round-the-living-room arm-flappers; "Ice Cream Cone," a handy directive for Ben and Jerry's beginners ("You can eat it from the side / You can eat it from the top / You can lick it round and round / Like you're never gonna stop"); and "The Cookie Bakers of the Night,"which is bound to get a brood of wannabe cookie monsters mixing pretend batter and waving wooden spoons in the air. Traditionals, especially the rocking rendition of "The More We Get Together," the voices-only "Rum Sum Sum" with its souped-up lyrics, and the bass- and alto-sax enhanced "Erie Canal," roundly impress. Berkner's much-lauded flair for firing up little ones' imaginations aside, what's perhaps best about her is her sharpshooting when it comes to crowd pleasers. Her smooth singing and can't-be-denied guitar chops keep Barney-bombarded grownups from wanting to climb out the car window. With the right sort of luck, the buzz on this record will transcend its title and win Berkner an extended band of intergenerational admirers. --Tammy La Gorce

Today's Librarian, May, 1999
"A jam-packed collection of ditties that are certain to amuse the younger set . . . a welcome breath of fresh air."

Buzz Buzz

Tracks:

It's Been A While - Staind
Lightning Crashes - Live
Jumper - Third Eye Blind
Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel
Glycerine - Bush
If You Could Only See - Tonic
A Long December - Counting Crows
Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse
Santeria - Sublime
Doll Parts - Hole
The World I Know - Collective Soul
Wasting My Time - Default
Here's To The Night - Eve 6
Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon
Linger - Cranberries
What It's Like - Everlast
Desperately Wanting - Better Than Ezra
Someday - Sugar Ray

Customer Reviews:

Not as seen on TV........2007-03-12

Firstly, this is not the two-disk set you've seen on TV. It is just one CD. So bear that in mind when pondering your purchase. That said, it is a decent compilation of some memorable hits from the last eight or ten years and makes an excellent gift for that friend or family member we all have who just can't move on from their highschool days. A solid C.

Somewhat happy.......2007-02-13

I thought this was the same CD version as the one I have seen on the TV commericals. This is the shorter version. I wasn't aware of that until I opened it.

Wrong CD Listed Online.......2007-02-07

I bought this CD thinking it was the 2 CD set I saw in the commercial, and I was wrong. It is a single CD with only half of what the TV version has.

good.......2007-01-22

the songs are great, but its not the 2 cd music from the tv. it was dissapointing in that sense but other than not having all the songs. its great.

upset.......2007-01-20

When making the purchase I was unaware that there was both a double disc and a single disc version of this product. When i researched it I only found the double version. I thought I was buying the double version and did not see any disclaimer that there are different versions and I needed to check which one I was buying. Had I known this was a single disc version, knowing only about a double disc version being available I would not have made the purchase.

Average customer rating:

Wonderful Young Child's Music
The buzz on Buzz Buzz
Buzzing with Laurie Berkner
Great for interacting with kids!
save your money

Buzz Buzz
Laurie Berkner
Manufacturer: Two Tomatoes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004S36S
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

I Really Love To Dance
The Pretzel Store
Pig On Her Head
I've Been Working On The Railroad
Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
Telephone
There's A Little Wheel A-Turnin' In My Heart
Monster Boogie
In The Clouds
The Cookie Bakers Of The Night
The More We Get Together
I'm A Mess
Ice Cream Cone
Clean It Up
Little Red Caboose
Rum Sum Sum
Magic Box
The Valley Of Vegetables
Popcorn Calling Me
Lots Of Little Pigs
The Erie Canal
I Had A Friend

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Anybody who's gotten a boogie-inducing earful of Buzz Buzz will back the claim that Laurie Berkner sailed right past the sophomore slump. On this, her 1998 release, the Ani DiFranco of kids' music, as she's been tagged, inspires still more hands-in-the-air at-home hoe-downs among the 6-and-under set with her evenhanded blend of zany, zingy original songs and well-chosen traditional numbers. Crying out for special mention in the former category are "The Pretzel Store," on which a gang of "twisty, curly, hole-y, and straight" salty characters escape from the clutches of eager snackers in a variety of inventive ways; "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)," a surefire vehicle for revving up round-the-living-room arm-flappers; "Ice Cream Cone," a handy directive for Ben and Jerry's beginners ("You can eat it from the side / You can eat it from the top / You can lick it round and round / Like you're never gonna stop"); and "The Cookie Bakers of the Night,"which is bound to get a brood of wannabe cookie monsters mixing pretend batter and waving wooden spoons in the air. Traditionals, especially the rocking rendition of "The More We Get Together," the voices-only "Rum Sum Sum" with its souped-up lyrics, and the bass- and alto-sax enhanced "Erie Canal," roundly impress. Berkner's much-lauded flair for firing up little ones' imaginations aside, what's perhaps best about her is her sharpshooting when it comes to crowd pleasers. Her smooth singing and can't-be-denied guitar chops keep Barney-bombarded grownups from wanting to climb out the car window. With the right sort of luck, the buzz on this record will transcend its title and win Berkner an extended band of intergenerational admirers. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Young Child's Music.......2007-07-05

Catchy tunes, educational, wonderful improvisation. I play it for the children on my school bus, the teens, the children and the in-between.

The buzz on Buzz Buzz.......2007-06-28

Based on warm reviews on Amazon I bought the CD Buzz Buzz to play when our grandkids come over. 7-year-old Rachel and 5-year-old Josh really enjoyed it. Therefore I recommend it.

Buzzing with Laurie Berkner.......2007-05-13

My daughter loves this cd. Her music is so in tune with preschoolers.

Great for interacting with kids!.......2007-05-12

I heard this yrs ago and finally found it again! I'm a nanny and have heard dif cds for kids and this is my fav! Lots of harmony, dif instruments, easy to catch on to, but not flimsy written songs. I enjoy it when I'm kid free, too!

save your money.......2007-04-10

My 2 year old son loves to dance and listen to music. However, he is not that interested in this CD. Many of the songs are a little slow for his taste. He does enjoy watching Laurie Berkner's videos, but doesn't care for this. Neither do my husband or I! Take your money and buy a Backyardiagan's CD instead!!

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The Buzz
Another Compilation Hit
Really bad, don't waste your money
great music
Great

The Buzz
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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All I Want - Toad The Wet Sprocket
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum

Customer Reviews:

The Buzz.......2007-01-10

I'm so unhappy with this CD. the songs are edited and I never saw anything telling me that it would be as such. Did I miss something? Just really makes one feel like they didn't get what they paid for, and was quite disappointing.

Another Compilation Hit.......2007-01-09

Again, love this album as well. All the tracks are awesome and my son loves it as well. My husband and I fight over who gets it in their vehicle.

Really bad, don't waste your money.......2006-11-10

The sound quality sounds like it was recorded off the radio. Plus there are words bleeped out.

great music.......2006-11-03

I feel like we waited forever for one album with all these great songs on one!

Great.......2006-08-11

I really enjoyed it. It had the songs I listened to in high school.

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AMAZING CREATIVE WILD FUSION METAL
10/21/06: "Suspended Animation Review" day
Baby please..
Awesome mind blowing!
CARTOON MADNESS!!

Suspended Animation
Fantômas
Manufacturer: Ipecac Recordings
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007PHAKQ
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

04/01/05 Friday
04/02/05 Saturday
04/03/05 Sunday
04/04/05 Monday
04/05/05 Tuesday
04/06/05 Wednesday
04/07/05 Thursday
04/08/05 Friday
04/09/05 Saturday
04/10/05 Sunday
04/11/05 Monday
04/12/05 Tuesday
04/13/05 Wednesday
04/14/05 Thursday
04/15/05 Friday
04/16/05 Saturday
04/17/05 Sunday
04/18/05 Monday
04/19/05 Tuesday
04/20/05 Wednesday
04/21/05 Thursday
04/22/05 Friday
04/23/05 Saturday
04/24/05 Sunday
04/25/05 Monday
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04/28/05 Thursday
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Album Description

%@#$!!? Brace yourself, super group Fantomas is back with a vengeance on their fourth album SUSPENDED ANIMATION. Unlike the epic DELIRIUM CORDIA, SUSPENDED ANIMATION likens itself with Fantomas' first record (self titled) punctuated with cartoon escapades.

The first edition (Limited to 25,000) is a spiral bound 30 page eye popping package illustrated by world famous Japanese painter Yoshitomo Nara. The theme is a calendar, the month of April, the tracks appropriately named the days of the week.

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING CREATIVE WILD FUSION METAL.......2007-07-09

I think in YOU respect a good musician, you new to buy this one, incredible wild experimental fusion metal, I download it from a share music page, but they always recomend to buy it if you want it, I BUY IT.

If do you expect regular radio pop music, why you still reading at it.

Experimental any patton and Fantômas song makes you think why, whats that, I think the evolution of a great master musician, with a taste of old horror movie, eight thumbs up, if I was a octupus. hail patton.

10/21/06: "Suspended Animation Review" day.......2006-10-22

Mike Patton has proven himself to be one of the most prolific and unpredictable musicians in show business in his post Faith No More/Mr. Bungle career. Although I don't even begin to attempt to collect everything he puts out I do like to take a listen to what he's up to now and then.

SUSPENDED ANIMATION is packed with hundreds of ideas, of varying degrees of success. Some "days" have better moments than others, like the spooky intro for "04/11/05 Monday" that sounds like a room full of gurgling ghosts, or "04/27/05 Wednesday" 's sleigh-ride in outer space. Most of the other intriguing moments on this CD involve some manipulation of found sounds or electronic toys.

Patton's former band, Mr. Bungle, was also a band renowned for it's musical spontaneity, but whereas Bungle's songs worked through it's own inner logic and fluidness, making it easier to digest, the disparate elements of SUSPENDED ANIMATION doesn't hang together nearly as well as the best of Bungle work. It's progression is more akin to rapid-fire channel-surfing than an epic motion picture.

Despite the low rating I'm assigning this release, I must admit that I'm not sorry I bought it. I rarely reach for this CD to play, and when I do it's just to seek out a handful of random tracks, just enough to satisfy a need to hear something wild and chaotic. Perhaps the calendar concept of the song titles was meant to be followed literally, to listen to one track each day. Compressing an entire "month" in 43 minutes is too demanding a listening experience.

Baby please.........2006-07-13

The technique of cutting and pasting strange sounds and bizarre segments into songs was used by Frank Zappa already during the 70's. But Fantomas succeds better at making listenable music out of it, and they add their own unique sound to it, much thanks to Mike Pattons vocals.

But I agree that a full disc of it (or at least 40 minutes) becomes a little bit annoying after a while. I found that the songs worked a lot better when I made a compilation tape, mixing the songs with other Patton related work, such as "Director's Cut" and Mr.Bungle.

"Suspended Animation" was the album that got me into Fantomas and Mr.Bungle. I was surprised to find out that Mike Patton once was the singer of Faith No More, a band I really tried to like many years ago, but that I found very boring and uninspiring. He has come a long way.

Awesome mind blowing!.......2006-06-13

I wouldn't expect anything less from Mike Patton and Co. A piece of art crafted from cartoon insanity. Their sound is like a kid making a "Mystery Pie" in the kitchen a mixture of cookie dough, paprika, OJ, Milk and Cap n' Crunch mixed in a pie tin and burned in the oven. Ingredients that don't mix. Some gag on the concotion others see the brillance of developing artist. I see the latter. I was left speechless after a listen to it. I love the damn thing! Not everybody's cup of tea and thats too bad.

CARTOON MADNESS!!.......2006-06-08

1. The entire record is metal and cartoon music/effects thrown together and spit at your bleeding ears.
2. Because of that some tunes are certainly better than others but the album as a whole is rad.
3. Perfet driving music when you're getting irritable with traffic.
4. Also good when whiskey is involved.
- a lot of whiskey.
5. Honestly only good if you are into crazy music.
6. ALthough not my favorite Fantomas (director's cut is still the best) it seriously just kills the first one and delerium cordia..
7. And no it doesn't sound anything like Mr. bungle sorry..

Congotronics 2: Buzz 'n' Rumble from the Urb 'n' Jungle

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WOW-IF YOU LIKE TO SMILE...
music that makes people want to dance and sway and move, eyes closed, getting lost in the mesmerizing repetition

Congotronics 2: Buzz 'n' Rumble from the Urb 'n' Jungle
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Crammed Disc Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E6EJK2
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

Wa Muluendu - Kasai Allstars
Koyile/Nyeka Nyeka - Kasai Allstars
Kiwembo - Sobanza Mimanisa
Kabuangoyi - Kasai Allstars
Soif Conjugale - Kisanzi Congo
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The follow up to Konono No. 1's fantastic Congotronics, Congotronics 2, has the same heavily distorted thumb pianos, chattering hand percussion, gritty homemade amplification, and driving rhythms. This amazing sound clash was an unlikely hit in 2005 that captured the imagination of musical thrill seekers, world music enthusiasts, and hipsters into dance and electronic music. Now five other Congo bands join Konono on this two-disc set that offers nine audio tracks on CD and six videos on an accompanying DVD. While the video serves as a reminder that this music is generally meant for dancing and drinking, the audio proves that this unique approach and sound can have many more mutations than the one hit upon by Konono. The sound ranges from Kasai Allstars' warm African high-life feel to Sobanza Mimanisa's hard metallic shuffle. This is a must for those who fell under the spell of Konono's hypnotic grooves and want to hear more. --Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

Hot on the heels of Konono N°1, Congotronics 2 - Buzz 'N' Rumble From The Urb 'N' Jungle offers a fresh selection of even more remarkable sounds, courtesy of seven electro-traditional bands from Kinshasa, Congo. These bands draw on traditional trance music to which they've incorporated heavily distorted sounds generated by do-it-yourself amplification...much like, except that these musicians come from various regions (Kasai, Lake Mai Ndombe, Bacongo province), they use diverse rhythms, timbres and instrumentation. The trademark electrified thumb pianos and megaphones are joined by an array of buzzing drums, swirling guitars and hypnotic balafons.

Includes a 41-minute bonus DVD of material filmed in Kinshasa!

Customer Reviews:

WOW-IF YOU LIKE TO SMILE..........2006-03-19

Great CD. Traditional sounds with an edge of basic electronic processing. Like the thumb piano that sounds like an electric guitar. The DVD takes this package over the top. Have a look at the African communities, performers and dancers. Don't hesitate to get this one Siamak, and everyone else.

music that makes people want to dance and sway and move, eyes closed, getting lost in the mesmerizing repetition.......2006-03-05

You'd have to have been living under a rock for the last year to not know about Konono No. 1, but for those of you who have been, let's recap shall we? Konono No. 1 formed over 20 years ago in Kinshasa (the capital of Zaire) and have been performing their own version of Bazombo trance music, incoporating into their sound, more out of necessity than any avant garde aspirations, home built amps and microphones, hand made instruments, all assembled from old car parts and batteries, pieces of wood and various found bits of scrap material. Performing in the city and thus forced to compete with the din of cars and people and city sound, they built their own PA and speaker system, making their sound much louder but also lending it a buzzing distorted sound that became as much a part of the music as the insturments themselves.

The main instrument though, and the one which defines their sound, is an amplified likembe, a sort of thumb piano, which when run through the homemade pickups and ramshackle PA speakers buzz and distort and the melodies end up sounding like some strange sixties psych fuzz guitar. So those distorted melodies atop a wild festive bed of tribal percussion, hand drums, whistles, call and response vocals, it's like African highlife music but infused with all manner of, well like the title suggests BUZZ and RUMBLE.
But it would be naive to think a band like Konono No.1 developed in a complete vacuum. And one would assume that the music scene in Kinshasa would at least in some ways be like any place else, with loads of bands, all playing together, swapping members, that sort of thing, and this record demonstrates that for sure. While Konono No.1 ended up being the worldwide ambassadors for the Kinshasa sound, they are most definitely just one of many groups creating an amazingly vibrant scene. In fact some of the groups on Congotronics 2 take some of my favorite parts of Konono's sound and take them even further!

All of the bands on Congotronics 2 sound at least similar, employing the same basic song structure and same basic instrumentation. Cyclical repetitive rhythms, bells and hand drums locked in dense pulsing frameworks, loose but definitely the backbone of the music, the vocals are festive and wild, a single voice joined by a chorus. Each track is typically one part, maybe two, repeated and repeated with subtle variations, being as that it is an offspring of trance music, this hypnotic quality definitely defining all of these bands, a buzzing looped joyful noise, the sort of music that makes people want to dance and sway and move, eyes closed, getting lost in the mesmerizing repetition.

All of the bands also seem to employ the electric likembe as well to different effect. Sobanza Mimanisia up the distortion, their thumb pianos practically growl, super percussive and blown-out, definitely the heaviest band of the bunch. Whereas the Kasai Allstars employ their likembes as a swirling delicate percussive background, not at all distorted, gentle, lilting and pretty, sounding the most like traditional high life music. The one way in which many of the bands differ from Konono is their use of guitars, the interplay between a distorted thumb piano and a distorted guitar can be beautifully dizzying.

While all the bands are different, those differences are subtle enough that this could very well be a record by a single, albeit quite varied band, almost as if Konono No.1 decided to expand and explore a little for record number two. If you loved Congotronics, then this will for sure hit the spot, and actually the more I listen the more I think this might be even better than the first one.

Konono No.1 have a SOUND, and that sound is amazing and beautiful and practically perfect, but they truly traffic in trance music, every song a subtle variation of the song before, almost like they have ONE hour long song that just happens to be split into parts, which I love, like most droning repetitive music, if there was a way to have each track last for six hours I would, but by the same token, one has to be in the right frame of mind to bliss out and trance out. So while this collection is still most definitely trancey, it's a bit more varied, with more instrumentation (one group even incorporates accordion!) and thus ends up being a bit more engaging, especially to the casual listener.

And as if another disc of buzzing rumbling joyful trance music wasn't enough, there is also a DVD featuring live footage of 6 of the bands, including Konono (so for those of you who missed their recent visit to the US, here's your chance to see what you missed). Each band performs live, surrounded by throngs of families and children, often performing in houses, on street corners, people dancing, smiling, embracing, this is truly happy joyful music. And the footage is amazing, allowing us a glimpse not only of these amazing bands, their individually customized instrumentation, sardine cans, milk crates, springs, lengths of PVC pipe, hubcaps, film canisters, wooden boards, tin cans, thier costumed and face painted dancers, their dramatic introductions to performances, but also a look at the people, and the city, and the houses, and the streets of Kinshasa, and the culture that inspired such an amazing music.

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This band rocks!
their best yet!
It's great!
New Sound with Strong Roots in early Rock
Walking away

Walking Off the Buzz
Blessid Union of Souls
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On Walking Off the Buzz, Blessid Union of Souls skate from adult contemporary soul to roots rock, failing to do either well. Lead singer Eliot Sloan has a fine R&B-suited voice, but he attempts to add unnatural depth, ache, and character. It sounds like every few seconds someone tightly grips his neck then releases it. With forgettable jangly acoustic-guitar rhythms, uninspired keyboard support, and ho-hum love lyrics and pointless pop-culture references, these songs are about as deep as a kiddie pool (which makes their by-the-sheet-music cover of the Beatles' "Revolution" insultingly misplaced). With the exception of "Stone Glass Window," which flashes an attractively toothy Southern-rock smile, this album is Mellencamp without the melodrama, Skynyrd without the scrotum, Kravitz without the charisma, P.M. Dawn without the poetry. --Beth Massa

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Blessid Union of Soul Are Currently One of the Biggest Up and Coming Acts in the Us and have Just Scored a Billboard Top 40 Hit with their Single 'hey Leonardo' Taken from the Album 'walking off the Buzz'.

Customer Reviews:

This band rocks!.......2005-05-05

Man I had never heard of this guys before last night, almost no one at the show had. But I am pretty sure they got quite a few new fans including me. They played a free show for the soldiers and man were they good. There are only a few bands out now a days the interest me but these guys do, I am more into bands like Led Zeppelin and older bands. These guys put on a great show. The singer was jumping around the stage and was very energetic and great at entertaining. The drummer was great and even played a drum solo which is rare these days. Both guitarist had incredible skill and one played an incredible solo over top of a Led Zeppelin song and the bassist keeps the rythym going great. They even did a cover of a queen song and man did the singer nail every note, he did justice to freddy mercury. They even started throwing out free cds of there new and upcoming album perception which is due out in a few days. Then at the end of the show they made sure to stick aroung and sign autographs and I got to meet the band. Right after the show I went home and ordered all of there cds. check these guys out people. Another cool band to check out is silvertide who has a very 70's sound.

their best yet!.......2002-07-19

This album is, in my opinion, absolutely spectacular. Eliot Sloan has a voice that is so beautiful,if you just sit and listen to it, you're gonna cry..Eddie's beats are just KICKIN. Tony is GREAT on the bass.. and Jeff is extraordinary on the guitar. CP plays... ok.. just about EVERYTHING. Bass... Drums..Guitar...Keyboard... AND he does backing vocals. the only thing bad i can say about the guy is that he hates RENT. they're really nice guys too.. i've known em since i was 13....

It's great!.......2001-09-13

Great CD, great music, touching lyrics and vocals. I was angered by the editorial on this CD. I almost doubt that the writer of that ever heard the CD, or even likes this type of music. Regardless, this is a great CD, don't be turned off by the editorial. Give it a chance, you'll love it. I do.

New Sound with Strong Roots in early Rock.......2001-08-13

Love this CD! Lead singer Elliot Sloan has a terrific voice, and co-wrote a lot of the songs too! I had only heard a couple of their songs before I purchased the CD, but was not disappointed. They have created their own unique sound and show a lot of influence from early rock & roll history, blending acoustic & electric strings with strong vocals and meaningful lyrics. Enjoyed both the slow and fast songs, Standing at the Edge of the Earth is a beautiful ballad where Elliot Sloan really excels in vocal talent. Without thinking about it you catch yourself singing along. Great Pop Sound, unique group with a sound all their own - these guys are leaders not followers in the contemporary pop music/easy listening scene, and new sounds are often greeted with scepticism. Some love 'em and some hate 'em - I love 'em!

Walking away.......2001-06-07

If you've never heard BUOS before and love the new "pop" sound coming out of every other artist on the radio, this is the album to buy-- plenty of catchy tunes and funky rythems. Very little of this album actually carries the deeper musicality that can be heard on their earlier albums, a good starter album for new listeners, but older fans will find little to like and much to be disapointed in.

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Un buen disco pero.......
Clearly 'Buzz' this is Guardian's best offering.
Absolutely amazing album...must buy!
5 Stars, two thumbs up, and two snaps with a ... nevermind!
This is how it should be

Buzz
Guardian
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Un buen disco pero..............2005-05-19

Despues de tres de sus mejores discos, Guardian regresa con un sonido más moderno, En mi opinion es el tercer mejor disco de guardian. Mis rolas preferidas son "This old man" y "State of mine"

Clearly 'Buzz' this is Guardian's best offering........2005-04-22

Guardian's best AND one of Christian Music's best 10 albums of all-time. This is a VERY heavy and somewhat dark album (for top 40 Christian radio). Actually, each of the first 4 songs on this album spent time at #1 on the Christian charts. Too bad this band hasn't released anything in almost 10 years (other than BEST OF). Tony Palacios is one of the best and believe me I'm familiar with them all. This is the type of album you would want to get into the hands of a wayward soul. It looks at the hard issues in life through a clear lens, not the typical rose-colored disconnect we're used to in the Christian music scene.

Absolutely amazing album...must buy!.......2003-02-27

I know it's pretty cheezy to give your favorite albums 5 out of 5 stars...but I honestly can't avoid it. After nailing the arena rock, hard rock, and acoustic rock genres, Guardian redefines themselves with this dark, moody, alternative-esque album. Don't let "alternative" scare you. There is more here than just power chords. Tony Palacios' guitar work is nothing short of amazing. The guy can SHRED! The entire band is outstanding on this disc, and I urge any fan of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, or even OLD Guardian to give it a chance. Steve Taylor's production is top notch, and his contribution in the lyrical department is a breath of fresh air in a world full of lyrical cliques.

Yes, it's a Christian album...but it's an honest album. The life of a Christian isn't all roses as made very clear by songs like "State of Mine", "Hand of the Father", and "Psychadelic Runaway". I can't say enough about this album. ...

5 Stars, two thumbs up, and two snaps with a ... nevermind!.......2000-11-26

All joking aside, this really is a terrific collection of songs. As you listen through this CD, you can feel Guardian pulling away from its pop-metal sound and venturing into a harder alternative genre. However, there is plenty enough edge here to satisfy most intense hard-rock fans.

Once again, the guitar work of Tony Palacios leads the band from one great song to the next. Tony probably is humble enough not to make a noise about himself, but he could shred with the best (Joe Satriani (sp?), Steve Vai, etc.). The rhythm section of David Bach and Karl Ney remains solid. You will never complain about the bass guitar work nor the drumming. Of course, Jamie Rowe's talented vocals simply helps glue all of it together to make Guardian one of the best kept secrets (why a secret!) in rock-n-roll.

Using Steve Taylor as the producer is a stroke of genius. He is a gifted humorist (check out the lyrics where he contributed) and a dynamite producer. All 13 songs are gems, but the ones I like the most include: "Lead The Way"; "The Lions Den"; "One Thing Left To Do"; "Even It Out"; and "Lift Me Up".

Christ-centered themes and lyrics are throughout the CD. Some songs are more overtly Godly than others, but the lyrics guide the listener through the goodness of being under God's will or through the despair of traveling in darker circles ("Psychedelic Runaway" for example).

If you do not yet have this CD yet, then get it soon. You will not regret it!

This is how it should be.......2000-03-22

Absolutely incredible album from these guys. After the "unplugged" sound of "Swing..." I thought we might have lost them, but they came back in spades here. "Hand of the Father" is an incredible song...well, actually, almost ALL of them are. You won't be disappointed!

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Black Top Road
Jeff Kanzler
Manufacturer: Buzz & Junk Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000PKHYAO
Release Date: 2007-05-05

Tracks:

Angelina
Dreams of Days That Ain't So Stormy
Cracked Country Living
Asheville Undone
Thinking On Virginia
I Will This Time
Nora Lee
Harborline
Kill Molly
Old Reilly's Jar of Hopeful Loot
Black Top Road
Field Day

Product Description

Take the sun washed sounds of classic country rock combined with the hooks of british pop melodies, blend in the narrative lyrics of the best songwriters, and let it steep in the mountains for spell with a healthy dose of jazz and bluegrass for color.

Customer Reviews:

Buy this album.......2007-06-08

I never post reviews because I'm usually disappointed, but this is the best damn cd I've heard all year. I love every single track. Don't ask questions, just buy this album.

MTV Buzz Bin, Volume 1: The Zen of Buzz Clips

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rap for everyone
My First Listen to 90's Grunge
Amazingly together
Great for the occassional listener to 'new' rock
no more buzz, but still a good listen

MTV Buzz Bin, Volume 1: The Zen of Buzz Clips
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mammoth / Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000004ATC
Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
What Would You Say? - Dave Matthews Band
More Human Than Human - White Zombie
Zombie - The Cranberries
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Everything Zen - Bush
No Rain - Blind Melon
Low - Cracker
Creep - Radiohead
Cantaloop - Us3
Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter
Mother - Danzig

Customer Reviews:

rap for everyone.......2006-07-13

This is a pretty interesting disc. I guess some of the songs are rap, but mostly it's a collection of songs you've probably heard in the mid 90's. It's worth noting that people who aren't fans of rap might like what they hear on this disc. It's one of those albums you want to pull out every so often to see if you find it as fascinating as you did when you first heard it. I think you'll be surprised it holds up over the years.

My First Listen to 90's Grunge.......2006-02-13

I don't know really too much about music history and "technicalities" so don't bust a nut after reading my title... But this was a CD my father gave me out of pure whim or something like that... Any way, it doesn't play any more, but I still have it to this very day. It has been 9 years since I first got it and still love ALL the songs. In short, (although a bit too late) BUZZ BIN vol. 1 is a great compilation from America's Anti-Music Television Station: MTV.

Amazingly together.......2004-05-26

All of the songs on the album are ones that I'm fond of. I'm pretty surprised at how the songs flow into each other as well. Cranberries "Zombie after White Zombie is rather clever. Check this out if you miss the more heavy sounding songs from the 90's. MTV's Buzz Bin was one of the best things to me in the 90s, and I'm really sad that it's gone now.

Great for the occassional listener to 'new' rock.......2004-01-14

I first bought this CD because of one amazing song: Cantaloop.

I hate rap. Yet this is the one song, in its fusion of the old jazz track, with some rap type singing, that just works, as the only song I know where the rap sound adds to the song. It's a pretty unique song I recommend nearly any rock listener check out.

However, several of the other songs have grown on me, too, which is saying something for someone who is a classic rock fan who otherwise generally feels 'they stopped making good rock in 1980' (The Wall, Who Are You, Led Zeppelin's last albums...)

They're only overplayed if you listen to the sort of stations that played 'new' music at the time - and they seem much less played now. "Plush", "More Human Than Human", "Zombie", "Everything Zen", "Low", "Creep", "Hey Man, Nice Shot", "Mother" are all actually good to my taste.

After owning the CD for years, I like it now even better. It may be the only post-1980 CD I need:) (I exaggerate slightly).

FYI, a lot of the songs have the 'post 1980' sound in rock where there's a combination of soft and very hard (some are more just hard) - but they're the cream of the sound, where so many songs with a similar sound lack the quality of these selections.

Buy the CD for Cantaloop, and enjoy the icing on the cake from the other good songs.

no more buzz, but still a good listen.......2000-06-16

this is a good way to get the best songs from these artists. it is true that each of these songs were very much overplayed. but in recent years, radio and mtv have changed their focus to the boy bands, and this cd has become a welcome alternative to my ears. my only complaint with this cd is that it includes the edited version of more human than human. other than that, it makes for a very enjoyable listen.