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Yeah, yeah. That damn Science song is on here. But, wow, so much more. Killer cuts are "Europa," "Leipzig," "Airwaves," "One Of Our Submarines." This is old-school nerdcore at its finest.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
The funk/soul brother, before he became the funk/soul brother. "Going Out Of My Head" has to be the big cut off this one.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Sweet's sweetest. The one that turned an obscure, struggling singer-singwriter into the teen tycoon of rock. That's Tuesday Weld on the cover, by the way. Rrrroowwwr.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
For a brief moment in the early 1980's, the common parlance was littered with words like "hoser," "hosehead," and "eh?," thanks to SCTV spin-off stars Bob and Doug McKenzie, played with scary accuracy and ease by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. With toques on heads, cold ones in hand, and more stashed in the Coleman, it seemed these "characters" were actually channeled spirits, talking extemporaneously on a number of subjects, mainly beer, hockey, Rush, doughnuts and science fiction. Were these scripted bits? Were they completely winged?
Whatever, eh? The 1996 CD release of "The Great White North" gave welcome relief to many who were either straining to hear, or struggling to find, the original and out-of-print LPs.
But do not expect to hear another corny comedy record. Yes, there are "bits," or at least improvised dialogues within preset scenarios. And, of course, there are the mega-hits "12 Days of Christmas," and "Take Off," featuring fellow Canuck Geddy Lee on those unmistakeable vocals.
No, what makes this CD special is the graceful play between two skilled improvisateurs, and the way a listener will easily forget that he is listening to two actors playing parts. The overall conversational intimacy and faux-amateurish goofiness of Rick and Dave's flanneled alter-egos is transporting. It brings to mind the records of Derek & Clive, the heart-stoppingly foul-mouthed creation of actors Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (and another huge recommendation, if you can find them). In both cases, it is relatively easy to assume that while they may have arrived to the studios with a few odd ideas, the bulk of the really best stuff was created straight to tape, warts and all.
Coo-roo-coo-coo, coo-coo-coo-coo.
Review Date: 7/10/2007
Hippy, poppy, punky, nerdy... hooray! Meet the flannel-draped stomp-box side of the mind behind The Polyphonic Spree. Good and good for you.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
MacKaye and friends turn in a severe twelve-jam batch of crunchy proto-emo thickness. Damn good from beginning to end. "Great Cop" will live in your fingerprints.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Please keep in mind, this is the 1982 LP listing, and doesn't include "Time (Clock Of The Heart)." Look for the 2003 remasterd version.
Review Date: 7/14/2007
Elvis' boom-jangle period collection of cover tunes.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Nice collection for a soundtrack. Throw it on and hit the elliptical, your Matrix 'been looking kinda jiggly lately.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
To date, the last decent effort put forth by Brooklyn's Ambassadors of Love, right before they took the checks, assumed the squat, and laid cable on the fans and fanatics of the same cutting-edge geek duo responsible for lines like: "Someday, Mother will die and I'll get the money/Mom leaned down and said 'My sentiments exactly, you son of a bitch.'" Too harsh, you say? Hey, you're not the boss of me.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Holy crap. Just get it. Remember that one weird-lookin' dish on the buffet that you dared yourself to try? Remember how awful it was? OK, bad analogy. But this record is a friggin' masterpiece. It's indie-pop craftsmanship of the highest order. Quirky, fun, and infectious as the severe cramps you got after eating at that buffet. What the hell was that anyway?
Review Date: 4/20/2007
In my opinion, REM's last, but valiant gasp. A really solid record, and probably the last of this caliber we'll see from Stipe & Co.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
O Fortuna! The definitive classic 1960 recording of Orff's secular masterpiece.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Bathe, wash, baptise, cleanse yourself in this 73-minute cascade of pure, uncut bile. Funny, vitriolic, hate-filled and as loving a testimony as only a singular duality like Bill can deliver. Squeegee your third eye.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Bow down to The Ben. 12 gorgeous gems of pop yumminess. Just brilliant.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
Aging post-punk icon kicks some mad science Down Under.
Review Date: 4/23/2007
More stories, bile and ranting diatribes from your graying, limping philosophic misanthropic curmudgeon. (From liner notes)
Review Date: 4/23/2007
The full-debut from Maynard et al, you know, before they got proggier-than-thou. Were you one of the few who found the picture underneath the tray?
Review Date: 4/20/2007
  | Title: The Best of Thomas Dolby: Retrospectacle Artist: Thomas Dolby Label: Capitol Records Release Date: 4/4/1995 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Yeah, yeah. That damn Science song is on here. But, wow, so much more. Killer cuts are "Europa," "Leipzig," "Airwaves," "One Of Our Submarines." This is old-school nerdcore at its finest.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Better Living Through Chemistry Artist: Fatboy Slim Label: Astralwerks, Red Ink Records Release Date: 1996 Date: 4/20/2007 |
The funk/soul brother, before he became the funk/soul brother. "Going Out Of My Head" has to be the big cut off this one.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Girlfriend Artist: Matthew Sweet Label: Zoo Entertainment, Jive Records, Zoo/Volcano Records, BMG Release Date: 10/22/1991 Date: 4/20/2007 |
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Sweet's sweetest. The one that turned an obscure, struggling singer-singwriter into the teen tycoon of rock. That's Tuesday Weld on the cover, by the way. Rrrroowwwr.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Great White North Artist: Bob & Doug McKenzie Label: Mercury, Anthem Release Date: 1982 Date: 7/10/2007 |
For a brief moment in the early 1980's, the common parlance was littered with words like "hoser," "hosehead," and "eh?," thanks to SCTV spin-off stars Bob and Doug McKenzie, played with scary accuracy and ease by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. With toques on heads, cold ones in hand, and more stashed in the Coleman, it seemed these "characters" were actually channeled spirits, talking extemporaneously on a number of subjects, mainly beer, hockey, Rush, doughnuts and science fiction. Were these scripted bits? Were they completely winged?
Whatever, eh? The 1996 CD release of "The Great White North" gave welcome relief to many who were either straining to hear, or struggling to find, the original and out-of-print LPs.
But do not expect to hear another corny comedy record. Yes, there are "bits," or at least improvised dialogues within preset scenarios. And, of course, there are the mega-hits "12 Days of Christmas," and "Take Off," featuring fellow Canuck Geddy Lee on those unmistakeable vocals.
No, what makes this CD special is the graceful play between two skilled improvisateurs, and the way a listener will easily forget that he is listening to two actors playing parts. The overall conversational intimacy and faux-amateurish goofiness of Rick and Dave's flanneled alter-egos is transporting. It brings to mind the records of Derek & Clive, the heart-stoppingly foul-mouthed creation of actors Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (and another huge recommendation, if you can find them). In both cases, it is relatively easy to assume that while they may have arrived to the studios with a few odd ideas, the bulk of the really best stuff was created straight to tape, warts and all.
Coo-roo-coo-coo, coo-coo-coo-coo.
Review Date: 7/10/2007
 | Title: I Am an Elastic Firecracker Artist: Tripping Daisy Label: Island Records Release Date: 1995 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Hippy, poppy, punky, nerdy... hooray! Meet the flannel-draped stomp-box side of the mind behind The Polyphonic Spree. Good and good for you.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: In on the Kill Taker Artist: Fugazi Label: Dischord Records Release Date: 6/30/1993 Date: 4/20/2007 |
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
MacKaye and friends turn in a severe twelve-jam batch of crunchy proto-emo thickness. Damn good from beginning to end. "Great Cop" will live in your fingerprints.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Kissing to Be Clever Artist: Culture Club Label: Disky Communications, EMI Music Distribution, Alliance, Virgin VIP Release Date: 1982 Date: 7/14/2007 |
Please keep in mind, this is the 1982 LP listing, and doesn't include "Time (Clock Of The Heart)." Look for the 2003 remasterd version.
Review Date: 7/14/2007
 | Title: Kojak Variety Artist: Elvis Costello Label: Rhino/Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Release Date: 5/9/1995 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Elvis' boom-jangle period collection of cover tunes.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Matrix Artist: Original Soundtrack Label: Warner Bros., Maverick/ Warner Release Date: 3/30/1999 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Nice collection for a soundtrack. Throw it on and hit the elliptical, your Matrix 'been looking kinda jiggly lately.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Mink Car Artist: They Might Be Giants Label: Restless, Restless Records Release Date: 9/11/2001 Date: 4/20/2007 |
To date, the last decent effort put forth by Brooklyn's Ambassadors of Love, right before they took the checks, assumed the squat, and laid cable on the fans and fanatics of the same cutting-edge geek duo responsible for lines like: "Someday, Mother will die and I'll get the money/Mom leaned down and said 'My sentiments exactly, you son of a bitch.'" Too harsh, you say? Hey, you're not the boss of me.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1 Artist: Spookey Ruben Label: TVT Records Release Date: 1995 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Holy crap. Just get it. Remember that one weird-lookin' dish on the buffet that you dared yourself to try? Remember how awful it was? OK, bad analogy. But this record is a friggin' masterpiece. It's indie-pop craftsmanship of the highest order. Quirky, fun, and infectious as the severe cramps you got after eating at that buffet. What the hell was that anyway?
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: New Adventures in Hi-Fi Artist: R.E.M. Label: R.E.M., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Records Release Date: 9/10/1996 Date: 4/20/2007 |
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In my opinion, REM's last, but valiant gasp. A really solid record, and probably the last of this caliber we'll see from Stipe & Co.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Orff: Carmina Burana Artist: Eugene Ormandy Label: Sony Music Distributi Date: 4/20/2007 |
O Fortuna! The definitive classic 1960 recording of Orff's secular masterpiece.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Rant in E-Minor Artist: Bill Hicks Label: Rykodisc Release Date: 2/25/1997 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Bathe, wash, baptise, cleanse yourself in this 73-minute cascade of pure, uncut bile. Funny, vitriolic, hate-filled and as loving a testimony as only a singular duality like Bill can deliver. Squeegee your third eye.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Rockin' the Suburbs Artist: Ben Folds Label: Sony Music Distribution, Epic , Sony/Epic Release Date: 9/11/2001 Date: 4/20/2007 |
Bow down to The Ben. 12 gorgeous gems of pop yumminess. Just brilliant.
Review Date: 4/20/2007
 | Title: Talk Is Cheap, Vol. 1 Artist: Henry Rollins Label: 2 13 61 Records Release Date: 1/2003 Date: 4/23/2007 |
Aging post-punk icon kicks some mad science Down Under.
Review Date: 4/23/2007
 | Title: Talk Is Cheap, Vol. 2 Artist: Henry Rollins Label: 2.13.61 Release Date: 1/2003 Date: 4/23/2007 |
More stories, bile and ranting diatribes from your graying, limping philosophic misanthropic curmudgeon. (From liner notes)
Review Date: 4/23/2007
 | Title: Undertow Artist: Tool Label: Zoo Entertainment, BMG, Music For Nations Release Date: 1993 Date: 4/20/2007 |
The full-debut from Maynard et al, you know, before they got proggier-than-thou. Were you one of the few who found the picture underneath the tray?
Review Date: 4/20/2007
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