Rock Monsters [Import]

Track Listings

1. Hammer To Fall - Queen

2. Paranoid - Black Sabbath

3. Ace Of Spades - Motorhead

4. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple

5. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

6. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

7. Silver Machine - Hawkwind

8. Epic - Faith No More

9. Black Hole Sun - Soundgaarden

10. Is There Anybody There - The Scorpions

11. Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

12. The Spirit Of Radio - Rush

13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

14. Black Betty - Ram Jam

15. Get It On - Kingdom Come

16. Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row

17. House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink

18. Cold Metal - Iggy Pop

19. Freebird - Lyntrd Skynyrd

20. The Rocker - Thin Lizzy

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Editorial Reviews
Album Description
38 of the greatest rock anthems of all time from such artists as Queen, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Faith No More, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Soundgarden, Hawkwind, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Journey, & more. Universal. 2004.

Tracks:

Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White
Poison - Alice Cooper
The Final Countdown - Europe
Round And Round - Ratt
Cherry Pie - Warrant
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
Seventeen - Winger
Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
You Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
Nobody's Fool - Cinderlla
Hold On Loosely - 38 Special
Turn Up The Radio - Autograph
Sister Christian - Night Ranger

Customer Reviews:

Monsters of Rock.......2007-01-04

This a great blast in the past for all of those that listened to headbanging music. It's a nice ride.

A Hell Of Alot Better Then The So Called 80's CD's U Get For A Nickle.......2006-07-04

I love this music and cd, yes there are some head scratchers that shouldn't be here like the Cutting Crew, Asia or .38 Special, but than again it was they in the beginning who helped shape the 80's future in the late 70's, so the deserve to be here as well. There are alot of good times on this cd collection that you can't help but think back to a simplier time, and still stands the test of time and still helps the party get rolling today. All the way from .38 Special's 1981 Hold on Loosly, Cheap Tricks 1978 Surrender, Rainbow's 1985 Stone Cold, Warrent's 1990 Cherry Pie down to Firehouse's 1995 Love Of A Lifetime.
Great F**king cd all the way around, may be there can be a follow up with artist say Ozzy, Riot, Hurricane, Kix, Junkyard, and Dangerous Toys to name a few. ROCK ON!!!!

Best 80's Metal Compilation Ever!.......2006-07-03

This is the best 80's metal compilation ever! I remember when I was in 1st grade, and I played this CD over and over! There is not one bad song on this CD! I still have it, and it's all scratched up! I think I need to buy another copy!

Best rockin album ever!.......2006-03-14

This is an awesome album. All the songs are powerful. Most definitely this bands are the true monster of rock. If you like metal, this album is for you.

THis is a great mix of great favorites........2005-10-25

While not every song my be my favorite, they really did a great job compiling the popular and favorites from the great 80s hair band days!
All the monster CDS I have bought have been real gems.

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Monsters of Rock: Platinum Edition
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
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ASIN: B000R57W7W
Release Date: 2007-07-24

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18 and Life - Skid Row
Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
Cherry Pie - Warrant
Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
Round and Round - Ratt
Up ALL Night - Slaughter
Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
Seventeen - Winger
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White
Wait - White Lion
Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
Poison - Alice Cooper
Don't Treat Me Bad - Firehouse
Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett
The Final Countdown - Europe

Album Description

The monster of all monsters is back - an it's gonna kick your ass! The Classic best selling hair band compilation Monsters of Rock is bigger and better than ever - it's been revisited, ripped a part, and put back together to include the 18 hugest hair band mega-hits of all time.

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Despite a few speed bumps, Jars of Clay zooms ahead
This is Good Music
Another fantastic Jars of Clay CD
Great Christian Music
Great Cd

Good Monsters
Jars of Clay
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ASIN: B000H7JCM8
Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

Work
Dead Man (Carry Me)
All My Tears
Even Angels Cry
There Is A River
Good Monsters
Oh My God
Surprise
Take Me Higher
Mirrors & Smoke
Light Gives Heat
Water Under The Bridge

Album Description

Multi-platinum and triple Grammy winning band Jars of Clay have long held a reputation for creative excellence. With their latest record Good Monsters, the band continues to create music that stretches the imagination and offers a new perspective on who we are as a church today. Dan Haseltine explains,

"I was not sure how all of the experiences of the last few years would translate into music. There have been so many things to look at and describe. This record is part confessional, part euphoric love poem, part bitter divorce, and part benediction. It was born out of many experiences and conversations between addicts, failures, lovers, loners, believers, and beggars. And so the language of recovery and the honest discourse about our attempts to live apart from God and apart from each other is a theme. Engaging people who are doing the hard work of laying their lives open to others, and avoiding isolation, has allowed me to see that there is both immeasurable evil and unfathomable good mixing under my own skin and it is grace, mercy and freedom that allow me to not simply be a monster, but to be a good monster."

Customer Reviews:

Despite a few speed bumps, Jars of Clay zooms ahead.......2007-05-09

I wasn't sure what to expect from Jars of Clay's CD before I bought it. On the one had, yes, Jars of Clay has produced solid albums for years. On the other, there was ominous possibility that they'd go down hill and start producing dull, derivative albums barely worth listening to--it happened to Newsboys, and it could've happened to them. Fortunately, it didn't (and I'm still holding out hope for Newsboys).

"Work" eased my mind, as did "Dead Man". Both fast rock songs combined well-written lyrics with catchy melodies and nice guitar hooks, pulling me into the album with strength. The next few albums were a bit of a letdown in comparison, not bad but really rather average. Once "Oh My God" started, however, I was hooked again.

Where the album's beginning was rockier than most of Jars of Clay's other songs, "Oh My God" (and "Surprise", which came a little after it) are quiet acoustic-driven songs, with emotional lyrics that make use of excellent lyric-writing. "Shoot a dream in your arm and sleep away," says "Surprise" as it opens. "It's not the stuff that kills you that keeps your life at bay." Though after that the album trails off a lot in quality (with the exception of "Light Gives Heat," an indictment of the west's treatment of Africans), those songs alone made the album worth its price to me.

Those other tracks, though, keep the album from a 5/5. Actually, "Mirrors & Smoke" alone would have knocked the album from a perfect score. With its repetitive melody and surprisingly dull lyrics, it's a track that I couldn't stand to listen to more than a few times. Likewise, "All My Tears" and "Water Under the Bridge", though no worse than average, are blemishes on an otherwise brilliant album.

Overall, this is an album fans of Jars of Clay should definitely pick up a copy of. The band has done it again, and despite the few mistakes, this release is quite excellent.

This is Good Music.......2007-05-01

If you want a mix of good Christian music this is it and it should be on a best seller list some where in this world. There is worship and rock all mixed into one. This would be a good gift for anyone who is dumb founded into what kinda of music CD to get someone.

Another fantastic Jars of Clay CD.......2007-03-24

I had only heard Dead Man on the radio and wasn't sure what to expect from the rest of the CD, but it's quickly become one of my favorites. The Jars are so incredibly talented and inspirational, too. This one will appeal to younger (teenage) listeners too, since it's got a rocker kind of edge to a lot of the songs.

Great Christian Music.......2007-03-09

I received this CD as a gift and loved it so much, I bought one for my brother and one for my sister.

Great Cd.......2007-03-09

This whole cd is really good. You can get so much spiritually out of this cd. It is worth every penny.

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BHTM RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Caught Me Off Guard!!!
Flawless
One of my favorites!
Timeless

Sister Sweetly
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ASIN: B000002L12
Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

Broken Hearted Savior
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Turn The Light Out
Tomorrow Never Comes
It's Alright
Groove Thing
Soul For Every Cowboy
Ellis Island
Bittersweet
Circle
Brother John

Customer Reviews:

BHTM RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-01-31

This CD is AWESOME!!!!
To anyone interested in attending a Live Show but not sure who to see, I have been to plenty, and must admit that Big Head Todd and the Monsters (BHTM) is by far the BEST! The are awesome performers and they LOVE their fans! I have been to their past two live shows in Cleveland at the House of Blues, and had an experience of a life time both times. Partied hard, enjoyed great music, and even got to chat with the band, have pictures taken with them, and they were happy to autograph anything after the show! They are very down to earth, great guys..........its like hanging out with old friends!! Check them out:

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Caught Me Off Guard!!!.......2006-07-14

Yes, this release was much more than I expected. About 12 years ago, a fellow musician loaned me this(a hard-rock/metal guitarist at that)and I've been hooked ever since.To be honest, I'm quite "choosey" when it comes to buying albums, so the chances of me picking up a CD by a band called Big Head Todd was very unlikely. Had this friend not turned me onto 'Sister Sweetly', it would have definitely been MY LOSS! After a few listens, I was truly immersed in this modern 'classic'. There were no 'groundbreaking' sounds,vocals,musical ideas,etc...but something about this album and band seemed 'New' and 'Different' to me. The overall "vibe" of the songs give this CD its wonderful 'Flow' (other than maybe "Groove Thing"). And this is NOT your everyday "run-of-the-mill" pop/rock album. No, this has much more than just catchy melodies and vocals---its packed with thoughtful lyrics, super-tasteful playing and mood-inducing, introspective sounds---many of the qualities that keeps me coming back to certain albums. As for the individual songs on 'SS', I can honestly say there are NO bad/filler tunes to be heard here. They are all very good songs, and even great in a couple of cases. Without going into a song analysis, I would pick "Tommorrow Never Comes", "Broken Hearted Savior", "Bittersweet" and "It's Alright" as personal favorites (though I always listen to the album as a whole). Actually, the last 2 mentioned songs ring most True with my wife and me, as these were our favorites when we first started dating...many memories of special times/moments are conjured-up everytime we hear one of these great songs(so much so, that we BOTH own a copy). Again, even though I haven't mentioned all the songs...they are all well-written,well-played,catchy tunes that work well within the structure of the whole album. So there you have it...one of the few pop/rock, 5-star album reviews your likely to find from this reviewer---Strongly Recommended!

As a couple of side-notes; In the years that have passed, I have returned the "favor" and turned several friends onto this album who, like me, may have never been exposed to this wonderful music...the consensus?---they love it too! Also, after the 12 years since first hearing BHT, I recently decided to try a few of their other releases---"Strategem", "Beautiful World" and "Midnight Radio"...and while I don't expect the greatness of 'Sister', I am nonetheless looking forward to checking them out.

Flawless.......2006-05-06

How can you rate an album as flawless? Well, in my opinion, it only happens when you put the disc in and never skip a song. You are compelled to listen to every song sequentially because each song grabs you in the first 5 seconds. You never get the feeling that they needed a couple of "filler" songs and threw together some crap in the studio (and lets face it, this is exactly what most bands today are doing).

That's what this CD is like. Every song is valuable and an experience unto itself. If you like to think, reflect and maybe even mourn a little, this disc is perfect.

Stem

One of my favorites!.......2005-04-15

I've been listening to this CD for years, and I never get tired of it. It's soulful, mellow, and COOL. Every song is good. It's not particularly happy music, but it sure makes me feel good.

Timeless.......2005-04-06

This album is still in my rotation after 14 yrs. It is timeless. Bittersweet was popular during a particularly bittersweet time of my life. The song rang true for me then and still makes me vividly remember that time and relationship. When he sings "I'm older now. I work in the city. We live together. But it's different than my dream.....Are we everything we wanted?" This song is timeless because I still wonder these same things.

The best song is actually Tomorrow Never Comes. It's lyrics are even more pointed and questioning. "He worked so hard so he'd be something. Just what it was he never knew.....So we'll just learn to love our sorrow." Ouch.

ON a high note, I have seen them about three times and they put on a FABULOUS live show. Todd Park Mohr is a phenomenal guitarist. They absolutely rock live and not that it's heavy, it's just really pure. They tour a lot and I venture, to them it's just about the music. It shows. Not a lot of happiness on this album, but we can all relate to it. And that's what good music does to me.

The Best Of Alice Cooper: Mascara & Monsters

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Alice Cooper CD
Welcome To My Nightmare
I LOVE THIS CD
A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY COOPER FAN!
A standard compilation 3 1/2 stars

The Best Of Alice Cooper: Mascara & Monsters
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I'm Eighteen
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Welcome To My Nightmare
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An essential figure in any history of the American grotesque, son-of-a-preacher-man Vincent Furnier served as a missing link between Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Marilyn Manson. As Alice Cooper, he helped make the pop world safe for morbidity and makeup, scoring a bunch of hits and misses along the way. Mascara & Monsters serves up a fairly rote chronology of Cooper's '70s singles, with the occasional B-side and 1989's "Poison" (cowritten by mainstream hitmeister Desmond Child!) thrown in for good measure. As such, the album doesn't live up to its best-of billing. "Dead Babies," arguably the best track on Killer, loses out to "Under My Wheels," while the garage-rock glories of the band's first two albums are also conspicuously absent. On the plus side, "School's Out," "Elected," and "No More Mr. Nice Guy" still sound great. If you're looking for easy access to those and numerous lesser singles, this collection will do the trick. --Bill Forman

Customer Reviews:

Alice Cooper CD.......2007-01-12

I am very pleased with the CD, it was a gift for my son. It had the three songs that he really wanted, and I didn't have to run from store to store to find it.

Welcome To My Nightmare.......2006-10-17

Alice Cooper is just the man. Simple as that. This is a very good album with 22 great songs. I love every track here and there are the classics that everyone knows. If you like Alice Cooper there are some outstanding lesser known tracks here that rock.

I LOVE THIS CD.......2006-09-21

My Favorite Tracks Are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.

A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY COOPER FAN!.......2006-08-13

What can you say about the musical career of this guy Alice Cooper. You either loved his work or you hated it. He is a great performer either on stage or in a recording studio. His wide range of songs really shows in this collection. So much I started buying some of his other CD releases. Which by the way "Welcome To My Nightmare" is still a favorite. All the selections on this CD is worth the investment. A brilliant singer/songwriter/performer of the 70's & 80's. I remember hearing this story back on the week of June 2, 1973 when "No More Mister Nice Guy" was on American Top 40 with Casey Kasem. It started out as Alice was to meet with a record producer at a fine restaurant in midtown Manhatten. As Alice walked into the establishment he'd noticed people were staring at him pointing and snickering at him because, he was in full make-up and costume. And all through the meal a table close to him was being very rude towards Alice. So Alice and his party finished their meal first. When Alice got up to leave he walked over to the table stood beside of the guy that was the loudest, put his hand affectionately on his shoulder and said with great sincerity "Gee, it's great to see you again!" Then left the guy to the mercy of his friends. Anyway this is a must for any fan of Alice Cooper. "ENJOY!"

A standard compilation 3 1/2 stars.......2006-04-11

Let me say that I'm a huge Alice Cooper fan. I own 17 Alice Cooper studio albums and I like them all. Well some of them are very average thought. If you want only hits, this is for you. But if you want to hear real masterpieces, you don't find them here. Where the hell are Alice Cooper group masterpieces like Ballad of dwight fry, Dead babies, Sick things, Halo of flies and My stars? Only choices from Billion dollar babies and Trash are excellently made. Poison really is the best song on trash. I haven't heard Muscle of love, but there must be better songs than Teenage lament74 and Muscle of love. They are irritating.

Unlike many other reviewers I really like these ballads, but they are not best cuts on those albums. Why Go to hell,Wish you were here, It's hot tonight and Black widow didn't find their way into this compilation. I have critisized this compilation a lot, but it is by no means bad. 18 of 22 songs are good. The bad ones are Be my lover, Is it my body, Muscle of love and Teenage lament 74. Fortunately all songs are full lenght versions unlike on Definive and they are chosen from a really good era. It would be catastprophe to make compilation of his 80's material. My favourites are Welcome to my nightmare , School's out, I'm eighteen, From the inside and Billion dollar babies.

In my opinion Alice Cooper's hits are not his best songs and you should definately hear classics like School's out and Killer. This is one of his better compilations and pretty good place to start, but not a must have for a die hard fan. I hope Alice Cooper will release a 2CD compilation in the future that contains more than just hits. If you're looking for a good rock compilation, buy Rolling stones' Forty licks or Ozzy Osbourne's Essential. Those are better than this one.

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Monsters of Rock Volume 2
Volume 1 is way better
I love this kinda music"!
More great Hits on one CD
What?

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Monsters of Rock Volume 2.......2007-01-04

Great album. Brings back the lightness of 80's rock and roll before grunge rock.

Volume 1 is way better.......2006-03-07

It adds little to volume 1, but if it's quantity that you want, go for it...

I love this kinda music"!.......2006-02-19

Searching on Internet I found what I like most. 80's hard rock, recently I began collecting a number of songs of that time, i have gotten so far music of LA Gns, The Outfield, etc.. I couldn't believe that I had them. When listening them, ny thoughts travel back in the time...To be honest the best music ever created was this...it can easily beat that modern pop music....

More great Hits on one CD.......2005-10-25

A great followup to the origonal.
I am person who has likes multiple music geners of the 80s, hair bands as much as the pop\dance genres. I truely enjoyed this CD, maybe a bit more then the first. IT is less hard edged of the Hair band genre like others mentioned, but still worth the $.

What?.......2004-05-21

Ya just don't know what a letdown this is after Vol. 1. Some of the songs on here aren't even rock. The second half gets a lot better, but it still is a real letdown after the glorious metal on the first and third volumes. Asia is not metal. They are hardly rock. I don't understand what they are doing here. The songs by Danger Danger and Enuff Z'Nuff are great and so is Aldo Nova's bone-crunching Fantasy, but some of the stuff on here is for pop fans. No I'm not kiddin'.

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Wow!!!
Second rate, forgettable guitarist... WAY WAY OVERRATED!!!
WOW!!!!!
no finer bucket...
Buckethead's Electric Opus

Monsters & Robots
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Customer Reviews:

Wow!!!.......2007-02-07

All I can really say is Wow! This blew me away, with all its shredding and little excerpts of weird characters talking about "head cheese", but dont get me wrong, he puts in a lot of complex music, its not all fast guitar playing, like in "Who me?" when it sounds like he's crying during the slow playing. and there's techno like in "Nunchaka Kata". Overall great for the kids, if your kids are sick twisted freaks who love great rock-funk music. Highly recommended.

Second rate, forgettable guitarist... WAY WAY OVERRATED!!!.......2006-07-17

You deluded people must be on crack AND antidepressants! I purchased and listened to this CD with high hopes, given some of the enthusiastically positive reviews here. Aside from the masturbatory pseudo-rapping and ridiculous and infantile chicken-klucking sound effects, and other miscellaneous and ridiculous utterances, there are some guitar moments where 'Buckethead' shows he can somewhat shred, but it ultimately all sounds the same and quite gimmicky. Sure he can play fast, but he is most certainly NOT a world-class, STYLISTIC technical player like Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Alex Lifeson, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Tipton, Dave Murray, Akira Takasaki, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Romeo, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Rik Emmett, Brian May, etc. etc., just to name a few greats that 'blow away' KFC-head. In fact, Buckethead is a cheesy, second-rate guitarist who pales in comparison to the world's masters! I'm sorry, but he is BORING. He plays nothing that hasn't been played or tried before. Don't waste your money or time. My copy is going to end up in my local retailer's 'bargain bin'! And with good reason.

WOW!!!!!.......2006-02-25

Edgy but beautiful . My first Buckethead and she's a bute!! If you like guitar gods such as Steve Morse, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai etc than this is definitely a cd to wet yourself upon. Enjoy the listen ..... I did again again and again!!!

no finer bucket..........2006-02-11

buckethead's best work is when he feels free to be himself and not obliged to consider sounding like someone else, and on this CD he is totally at his best; perhaps having claypool around does not hurt either. i have listened carefully to most of his work and this i believe is head and shoulders above the rest. one has to determine what it is they seek from an artist and in buckethead's case it is his raw fingernumbing bunkerbeat and great turnpike sound. i appreciate his ability to be very tasteful and even classical, but someone who calls himself buckethead has to consider his own invention above all else and that's what he's done on this his finest work, in my book, to date! This CD will not leave you twitching for full throttle because it's all there.

Buckethead's Electric Opus.......2005-12-22

While Colma may have shown the best of Bucket's softer side, Monsters and Robots takes the cake for Buckethead's electric work. And what an album it is. Allow me to take a song-by-song review:

1.) Jump Man- Great song, an effervescent opener that reall gets the blood flowing. Bootsy cracks me up on this track, and all of Buckethead's trademark shredding is in place. 5/5

2.) Stick Pit- Awesome follow-up to Jump Man, Stick Pit continues the shredfest with its high-pitched sampling and non-stop guitar. 5/5

3.) The Ballad Of Buckethead- The "single" from the album, this is really more of a Les Claypool song. Whereas Les sits off to the side on most tracks such as Stick Pit, Revenge of the Double Man, and Nun Chuka Kata, his bass is clearly the centerpoint of this tune. The lyrics are excellent, the bass and drums booming, and Bucket's chilling guitar adds greatly to the song, although minimally- that is, until the solo kicks in. 5/5

4.) Sow Thistle- This song includes Bootsy talking over a loop, while Buckethead adds some creepy horror movie guitar. This is an example of Buckethead's techno side, with shredding of course. Not for everyone, definitely for me though. 5/5

5.) Revenge Of The Double Man- This song is one of my favorites on the record: Les and Brain hold the groove while Buckethead tears. PhonosycographDISK, also known as DJ Disc, adds a great scratch solo over the top of this tune. Buckethead then proceeds to rip his guitar in half (or so it sounds) on another amazing guitar solo. 5/5

6.) Night Of The Slunk- An acoustic, laid-back version of the groove from Jump Man. Buckethead then picks up the slack with some electric guitar, and really adds some interesting licks and solos amidst the acoustic setting. Out of nowhere come insane guitar patches, only to recede back into darkness to let the acoustic guitar shine through again. A wah-wah solo closes the tune. Quite a good track indeed. 5/5

7.) Who Me?- Up until now, the album has been pretty much going strong and running wild. Here, Buckethead slows things down with an acoustic interlude. However, gentle as it may be, menacing it remains, as in the background, there seems to be the sounds of something terrible happening...unless thats just Buckethead breathing through his mask. You be the judge. 5/5

8.) Jowls- My favorite song on here. Jowls is the best example of a great Buckethead song- Tremendous grooves, insane ripping, loops, horror-movie licks, and absolutely terrifying vocals and guitar patches. Can one ask for more from a Buckethead tune? 5/5

9.) The Shape Vs. Buckethead- Buckethead and Michael Myers face off- Double M with his giant blade, Bucket with his guitar pyrotechnics. Bootsy and Ovi Wey narrate the battle, and PhotosychographDISK adds sound effects. The winner?...listen to find out. 5/5

10.) Stun Operator- If you were on a rollercoaster from hell in Buckethead's theme park Bucketheadland, this song would be playing as gravity took you to your demise. Needless to say, a creepy and excellent song. 5/5

11.) Scapula- TechnoBucket. I'd list this under "songs that might not be for everyone" along with The Shape Vs. Bucket and Sow Thistle. This song includes a very dance floor-type guitar pattern, with soloing over the top of it. A great tune, and an excellent addition to the album. Still, a very strange Buckethead tune nonetheless. 5/5

12.) Nun Chuka Kata- There is only one way to end a Buckethead album, and that is to shred until there is nothing left to give. Nun Chuka Kata encapsulates what is left to give from Buckethead, as he serves it to us with a one-two punch. The album ends on a great note as Buckethead launches into a full-on solo that truly makes the album complete. 5/5

Yes, I realize I gave every song a perfect rating. But that is because they all contribute to, in my opinion, Buckethead's finest effort thus far. Although parts aren't for everyone, if you are truly a Bucket fan, you will definitely enjoy every second of music on here, like me. Beginners out there, buy this and Colma to start, and then make your call. Veteran fans, add this to your collection and make your Buckethead variety loads better. Skeptics, pick this up and prove yourselves wrong.

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From the Archives Vol.1... I'm all ready for Volume 2!

From the Archives vol. 1
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Manufacturer: Big Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N0WCPS
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

I Never Loved You
She Didn't Want It
There is a Reason
Love Besides the Weather
House Burn Down
Take it All Back
Healing Train
Carnival
It's Over Again
Brother John
Bonus Video: Cold Blooded (Red Rocks 2006)

Product Description

10 song/bonus video CD in conjunction with their Jan-March tour. The cd is a collection of previously unreleased tracks for their archive.

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From the Archives Vol.1... I'm all ready for Volume 2!.......2007-02-24

Oh Happy Days! After nearly two decades, one of the hardest working bands around has pulled some of their "shelved" work to create the first "From the Archives" album. This 1o song collection (with a bonus video clip of "Cold Blooded") has the raw feel of Another Mayberry and Midnight Radio, but with a crisp recording quality. As a salute to the BHTM old school material on it the CD has a great retro look to it designed to resemble an old 45 record.

Some of the album highlights. The opening track "I Never Loved You" hits you right away with an aggressive Blues riff. "Love Besides the Weather" is a moody, atmospheric tune that reminds me of the intensity of "Geography of a Horse Dreamer." "House Burn Down" is just fantastic and "Healing Train" is powerful especially when Todd starts growling the lyrics as the tension builds. "Carnival" is one of the more experimental songs on the record, but does not disappoint. "Brother John" is the only song that is from a previous album, but the version here is an earlier one. As is the style and tradition of BHTM, there are no bad songs to be found. Even the reggae inspired "There is a Reason" makes your head bob to the rhythm.

Fans of the band should enjoy this album, and diehard fans and throwbacks to their earlier days should absolutely revel with this collection of work. Newcomers to the sound and style of BHTM or those going to a live show might do better with some of their more recognized work first as the songs here may rarely be played live. But as far as I'm concerned, what's old is new... and spectacular.

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Scary Monsters
Bowie - Scary Monsters
Bowie and a ton of cool guitar
The better of the post 1970 recordings.
Brilliant album but not for everone

Scary Monsters
David Bowie
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001OH7Y
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

It's No Game (Part 1)
Up The Hill Backwards
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Ashes To Ashes
Fashion
Teenage Wildlife
Scream Like A Baby
Kingdom Come
Because You're Young
It's No Game (Part 2)

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Some would argue that this is the last great Bowie album, and certainly his only great album of the '80s. While it lacked the bite of its punk brethren at the time, it appealed to some fans of that genre and to middle-of-the-road rockers as well. Muscular playing met with no-frills production, and the product as a whole was infused with a gloriously arty style. "It's No Game (Part I)" opens the album, and is sung in Japanese, and "It's No Game (Part II)" closes, in English. New York punker Tom Verlaine even contributed a track ("Kingdom Come"), and "Scream Like a Baby" tells a dark and violent story with a howl. The drug-oriented "Ashes to Ashes" confesses that Major Tom was a junky while sounding all sleek and alluring, and the dance floor hit "Fashion" took aim at its very subject. The crowning jewel is the title track, with Robert Fripp's guitar ripping the place up at a relentless pace. It's been a long time since Bowie sounded this inspired. --Lorry Fleming

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Scary Monsters.......2007-05-08

David Bowie-Scary Monsters ****

Released in 1980, David Bowies Scary Monsters became one of his biggest and most popular albums to date. Expanding even further on his new wave sound which he and Iggy Pop helped to invent some four years before this album. The album helped to usher Bowie into the 1980's a decade that would serve Bowie highs higher then he had seen before and lows lower then he had seen before.

Scary Monsters is an album of ideas and creativity. Some of Bowies most inspired and original work appears on this album showcasing early influences for many of the alternative bands to imerge during the decade. The lyrics on the album are more then just simple lyrics, they are really the vocal point of the album which is a first for a Bowie album. He has always been known as an amaznig lyricist but Scary Monsters secured him as among the best.

The line up of musicians is amazing with guest apperances from the great Pete Townshend, King Crimson leader and guitar virtuoso Robert Fripp, as well as piano great Roy Bittan, and legend Tony Visconti, but the phenomonal Tom Verlaine of Television lent his hands at some of the albums lyrics.

'Its No Game (Part 1)' is a strange song, but actually a great way to open the album being as it is a little strange as a whole. With no chorus or really a hook for the matter the song is sung in strange octives and features lots of Janpanese spoken word inbetween verses. No other song would have started the album better. Also contains great socialy concious lyrics. 'Up The Hill Backwards' is very child hood sing-along. While once again the lyrics are great they loose their effect being performed over such nursery ryhme music and in a sing-along way. The track is take it or leave it. The title track 'Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)' is one of the best songs on the album. With a very different sound and though the song sounds very 80's it still has a great appeal. 'Ashes To Ashes' is easily the best song on the album and one of Bowies all time best songs. Fantastic keyboard and minimal drumming make the mood of the song soom very errie. The lyrics are some of the best ever written in history. Part two of the contiueing sega of 'Major Tom.' In this sequal to the original we find out that 'Major Tom' is not in space at all but mearly strung out on Heroin. A great song, truly a classic. 'Fashion' is one of the most inventive songs of Bowies career. Combining some incredible guitar playing from Fripp and a new wave feel and sound that would revolutionize the comming decade. 'Teenage Wildlife' may contain the very best lyrics Bowie has ever written. The vocal delivery is so heart felt and emotional that you truly understand and feel what he is trying to convey. The guitar work from Fripp is inspired and complaments the lyrics perfectly. One of the most honest and truly geniune songs ever written. 'Scream Like A Baby' is almost a hard rocker. Slightly intence with some restraint as too not get way out of controle. 'Kingdom Come' is a song that was written by Tom Verlaine of Television and it is so clear when you hear it beacuse it totaly sounds as if it would fit in on the bands debut. A great perfomance from Bowie here. 'Because Your Young' features lead guitar from Pete Townshend which adds to the song and makes it better. Other then the guitar this is not one of the better songs on the album, in fact the album may have been stronger had it been left off. Closing the album is 'Its Not Game (Part 2)' which is nothing like part one which opens the albums. This is much more laid back. A calm after the store or more like a cigerette after a night cap is more in line. A great tune to end the album nicly and ease the listener away.

Scary Monsters is not the best album that David Bowie ever recorded but from the 1980's this is the best he has to offer. The music is phenomonal, this is an album you will never get bored with or grow old of. The artwork in the case of the album is worth the price of the album alone, usualy I dont comment on the artwork but it is truly breath taking. So for those how are looking at this you are sligtly interested and that is a good enough reason to buy the album if this review wasnt reason enough.

Bowie - Scary Monsters.......2007-03-09

It still amazes me how Bowie thinks up some of the sounds and riffs used in this album. The second half of it I can't get into much but the first half is awesome! "Ashes to Ashes" rode the charts at number 1 for ages as did the album.
The mastering is great too.

It features obscure lead guitar by Robert Fripp and Pete Townsend played and contributed to one of the tracks. It's harsh in sound compared to Bowie's more recent work.

Bowie and a ton of cool guitar.......2006-11-19

I'm a guitar fan and this is a most enjoyable Bowie cd, especially because of the guitars.

There are some gem songs like "Ashes to Ashes", "Its No Game", "Fashion" and "Kingdom Come". However, the real highpoint here is the incredible and extremely innovative musicianship.

Bowie took eccentric lyrics, unusual time signatures and then applied stellar and inventive musicians to color these songs. I believe Robert Fripp and Adrien Below were the featured guitar players.

Check out the strange, angular guitar runs on "Fashion"

After this album he went way too commercial. With the exception of thrusting Stevie Rae Vaughn into the limelight, I do not like what Bowie did after this in the 1980's.

The better of the post 1970 recordings........2006-11-14

I really like David Bowies' 1970 recordings along with 1 or 2 of the later recordings and Scary Monsters is one of them. I believe this recording is an important addition to any record collection that includes David Bowie.
Michael A Cicchi.

Brilliant album but not for everone.......2006-07-09

This album is an absolutly brilliant album, however as with most things brilliance is relative. All though far more people fell in love with this album than probably even Bowie himself expected the truth is this album was never met for mass consumption on any real level. Just because there is a reference to major Tom doesn't mean that this album was a return to the pop music Bowie produced in the early 70's. This is album is when Bowie finaly became comfortable with his past drug addiction. It is Bowie happy being Bowie all though it would not last through the '80s. If you are a hardcore Bowie fan and enjoy albums That have greater focus on the big picture than on the individual songs pick this up I promise you will not be disapointed. If not then simply pop in Ziggy Stardust again and enjoy there's something for everyone where Bowie's involved.

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Quite possibly one of the best albums of all time
close to 5 stars
Gotta have this one
Can't Say Enough
One of the Best Rock Albums of All Time! Seriously!

Midnight Radio
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002L2Z
Release Date: 1994-10-18

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Vincent Of Jersey
The Leaving Song
Dinner With Ivan
Bittersweet
The Moose Song
Cold Blooded
Soul Children
Love Betsy
Midnight Radio
City On Fire
Monument In Green
Ann Arbor Grandfather
Elvis
Bonus Track 1

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Quite possibly one of the best albums of all time.......2007-04-23

I'll keep this simple, as others have covered this album in detail. I came across this album in 1992 and it immediately made it's way into my all-time top 5. This is an incredible album, period.

close to 5 stars.......2005-11-03

The Monsters have spent a career trying to successfully polish up the sound captured on this CD, but it is the raw live, 2-tracked sound of "Midnight Radio" that remains their most immediate, blood-firing work. I hear the newer "Live at the Fillmore" CD is pretty good, too.

Some blazing guitar and ensemble work here, with just enough edge and sound-quality issues to scare off more fair-weather fans. But this is the one. Well worth seeking out.

Gotta have this one.......2005-09-14

If you are a BHTM fan, or you are new to them, you have to have this CD. Early acoustcal and creative work. Early Bittersweet rendition. Passion for the music. You really need to experience where the band and come from to where they are now.. it is important to be a part of these creative artists musical journey. Incredible music... Ann Arbour Grandfather a folk song come alive with feeling... man.

Can't Say Enough.......2005-03-30

Where do I begin with Midnight Radio? By far my favorite album from top to bottom. Nostalgia is only the beginning for me. I could probably break down each song by verse and tell you why the are amazing but I'll only highlight what each Big Head Todd virgin needs to know.

-Understand that the music in this album was recorded either live or in someone's basement giving it a rawness second to none.

-Upbeat songs like "Moose Song" (personal favorite), "Leaving" take you for a ride with the music alone and the lyrics fuel the vehicle.

-"Bittersweet" the most popular Big Head song, in its original casing and not the studio version, will challenge every relationship you've been in.

-Slower, deeper songs like "Love Betsy" and "Dinner with Ivan" are beautifully written and performed to perfection.

Todd Park Mohr's voice is unrivaled in it's unfiltered state. Completely underrated in this CD are the drums. INTENSE at some points and subtle but never unnoticed in others. Do yourself a favor, get this disk, plan a road trip, leave at dusk, put in Midnight Radio, "turn the key and take a drive......."

One of the Best Rock Albums of All Time! Seriously!.......2005-02-18

Big Head Todd and the Monsters' 1990 sophomore release, "Midnight Radio" is the band's finest album and is one of my all-time favorite rock-n-roll albums. This CD has remained in my rotation since I first discovered during college in 1993. Everyone has a couple of CDs that brings back memories of the dorm room, drinking beer, and playing cards. This album is that kind of record. To me, this CD holds its own with the likes of "The Joshua Tree", "Exile on Main St", "Born to Run", "Anodyne" "Trace" or "August and Everything After".

Do not expect the CD to sound like their later, more polished and commercially successful release "Sister Sweetly". Although not a true live album, the record is a combination of material from sound checks, club shows, and basement jam sessions. It includes an earlier (and rawer) version of their later semi-hit "Bittersweet". Todd Mohr's guitar playing and vocals throughout the CD, and especially on "The Leaving Song", "Dinner with Ivan", and "The Moose Song" are reminiscent of Mark Knopfler. This is one of those great road trip CDs. It is no wonder that the Washington Post named "Midnight Radio" one of the top 10 albums of 1990. It is a shame that subsequent BHTM releases haven't been nearly as great at this one. I highly recommend!

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