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| Artist: | 3 Doors Down | Album: | Seventeen Days |
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| Year: | 2005 | Genre: | Rock |
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This is not a bad album. It grows on me after listening to it 3 or 4 times. If you liked their other albums, this one is for you. More of the same, rather than a radical departure from what has made them successful. The first track (Right Where I Belong)comes out with a good fast pace and a little bit of intensity. A good way to start the listening experience, in my opinion. The last track (Here By Me)is the slow ballad of the album. No doubt it will be released as a single at some point. There a couple of other semi-ballads but really only one true one on the album. The two knocks I have against this album are the way many of the songs seem to be the singer wanting to sing about himself, judging by the lyrics, or perhaps this is is purposely created viewpoint creatively. And I would have liked to have seen a few "heavier" tracks on there, a la "Kryptonite" or whatever. I give it three stars. -Jackal  |
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| Author: | Jackal | Reviewed: | 03-02-2005 |
| Artist: | Metallica | Album: | The "Black Album" |
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| Year: | 1991 | Genre: | Metal |
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This is Metallica at the peak of their career,at least financially speaking. Many fans argue that the true peak was Master of Puppets (1986) or Ride the Lightning (1984). The songs on the "Black Album" (as it came to be known) are noticeably shorter than those on their previous albums. Bob Rock was brought in as their producer and gave them a noticeably smoother sound, while still maintaining a nice healthy crunch. Enter Sandman was one of the catchier tunes on the album, and has been widespreadly heard buy just about anyone. It has since been re-made and covered as many different genre types (dance, techno, country) and still gets a lot of radio play. The Unforgiven is a power ballad totally based on chords rather than riffs. The rise and fall of the interlude/solo is like nothing I've ever heard before and represents the kind creativity that's hard to duplicate. One of my all-time faves. Nothing Else Matters is another mellow tune, more mainstream, that you should check out if you haven't already. This album was highly polished and refined. Definitely not speed/thrash metal but they still have some interesting riffs going there. I give it a four.  |
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| Author: | Jackal | Reviewed: | 25-02-2005 |
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gottaboogie wrote on 23-03-2005: Another four from me. :) Was going to review this straight, but maybe best to add as comment instead now. Whatver people might say about their file sharing policy, (and they have the right to take what stance they like), this is a damn good band. Maybe I never heard this one before, closest was some of the songs on the S&M set, but that makes this rerview worth doing. Many people can only wish they'd be hearing something this good the first time again, so I'm reviewing this for those who want to know that feeling again, and especially those who really never heard this yet. It's a visceral mix that grabs attention and feels as solid as being grabbed physically. It's the kind of thing that makes me think of those live shows where the air is charged like by a Van der Graffe generator, and the sound is like the wind off a rough sea. Many studio albums seem flat, but the mix of timbres and vocal levels in this is so fine it sears the top of my awareness of it in a way I never expected it could. It's not just polished but still has the rawness needed to do this. I'm all for good grindcore and death metal, but there's something cool about this stadium sound when it's as engaging as this, and it's hard to beat not having to think hard about the words. Which are a well-written set of lyrics, at that. |
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