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Sorted by Rating | Sort by Name5 classicAFI The Art of DrowningAndrew Lloyd Webber Jesus Christ Superstar: Original CastAt the Drive-In Relationship of CommandBlack Moon Enta Da StageFloorpunch Fast Times At The Jersey ShoreMew FrengersPanacea Ink Is My DrinkPurpose Art As A WeaponSpectacular EP. Purpose blend New Jersey punk elements with a touch of legendary D.C. hardcore for a get-your-ass-up-and-dance primal roar. The ripping bass intro on "Untitled" (later named "Kill For The Cause") followed up instantly by shouts of "Save me/from the fire/that you created...forced to live our lives/in pursuit of your desire" is basically as rebellious- and radical- as it gets. Essential NJ punk history.The Beatles Rubber SoulAs Beatles albums go, this is my personal favorite. It just has everything there is to love about the "Fab Four." Rubber Soul is catchy, yet retains plenty of depth and meaning. The Beatles may have had an illustrious career, but this is by far the pinnacle of their immense talent.The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatoriumthe pillows Happy BivouacYou can't get much cooler than the pillows. I mean, aside from the fact that they're Japanese, they've done soundtracks to some of the hippest TV shows ever, and that they're brilliant songwriters, they just have an aura of "awesome" surrounding them. Happy Bivouac is the sum of their massive talent. Quite possibly the pillows' greatest rock-oriented album (most subsequent releases have had more of a progressive tinge), Happy Bivouac features the spectacular one/two punch of "LAST DINOSAUR" and "CARNIVAL." As if aesthetic capitalization to emphasize greatness wasn't enough, just listen to these songs (particularly the former), and prepare to be blown away. After you're hooked, expand to the rest of Happy Bivouac (which doesn't have a bad song on it), and the pillows' discography on the whole. Import-approved status a go-go.The Smiths Hatful of HollowIt takes an awful lot of willpower to appreciate just how incredible the Smiths are. Sure, the music is relatively accessible, but to fully immerse yourself in the true Smiths experience, one needs to have a relatively open mind. Hatful of Hollow represents the pinnacle of their career. Everything about this album is superb: the music, the lyrics, and the synergy; even Morrissey's vocal work is well above-average (which means it's pretty damn incredible). Containing such classics as "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," "Accept Yourself," "This Night Has Opened My Eyes," and "Handsome Devil", as well as a host of other memorable tracks, Hatful is the definitive Smiths album. The perfect starting point for your experience of one of the greatest musical groups of all time? I think the answer would be a resounding "hell yes."X Japan Art Of LifeAt first, I approached this with skeptiscm. That's not to say I wasn't curious (interesting bands have always intrigued me), but still I remained a Doubting Thomas as to whether or not this album would live up to my expectations. In short, Art of Life shattered them. This is truly a groundbreaking song that compliments itself so well that I can hardly imagine anyone not becoming infatuated with it. Art of Life is very hard to put into words. It's just that epic. Do yourself a favor and check this out for some musical enlightenment.4.5 superbAFI Black Sails in the SunsetAFI Sing the SorrowAndrew Lloyd Webber Highlights from The Phantom of the OperaBoySetsFire Tomorrow come todayCasey Jones The MessengerCircle Takes The Square As The Roots UndoDavid Bowie The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust...Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030Hip-hop doesn't get any slicker than this. I mean, when you take rap and give it an actual concept, that's really saying something. 3030 is the type of album that's easy to lose yourself in. It's deep, evocative, and yet just lighthearted enough to appeal to a wide variety of people. I couldn't praise this album much higher than saying that it's essential listening for anyone.Denver Harbor ScenicDMX It's Dark and Hell Is HotDropkick Murphys The Warriors CodeGlassjaw Everything You Ever Wanted To Know AboutHusker Du Zen ArcadeIce Cube The PredatorJay-Z The Black AlbumJoe Satriani Is There Love In Space?John Mayer ContinuumJohn Mayer Trio TRY! John Mayer Trio in ConcertJoni Mitchell Court and SparkKanye West Late RegistrationThis is one rad album. Kanye West certainly proves that he can hang with the best of them on Late Registration. From the catchy "Gold Digger" and "Touch the Sky," to the anthem-like "We Major," Kanye's sophomore album disappoints in only one aspect: filler. There's a lot of it. Overall, though, Late Registration is a prime example of how mainstream hip-hop should be performed, and is essential for any pop fans.Lacuna Coil ComaliesI can't imagine anyone not liking this album. For me, it is Lacuna Coil's finest moment. It's the album that bridged all the gaps, and proved to be a major breakthrough for the group. Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro make for one of the most impressive vocal experiences in metal. Heavy guitars, powerful drumming, and moody keyboard; what more can you ask for? Comalies is a fantastic album, and I couldn't recommend it higher.Lagwagon TrashedLess Than Jake B Is For B-sidesWhen bands release compilations of B-sides, the quality is generally rather shaky. Hey, they can't all be Hatful of Hollow (The Smiths). However, as soon as you pop Less Than Jake's B is for B-sides into your CD player, I can almost guarantee you that one thought will come to your mind: "Why in the name of Hell were these songs shrouded into obscurity?" I may never know the answer to that question, but I do know that this is a fantastic album. Check it out.Lil Wayne The Drought Is Over Pt. 4Lostprophets Start SomethingMedeski, Martin and Wood End of the World Party (Just in Case)Mew And the Glass Handed KitesNo, this doesn't have anything to do with the legendary 151st Pokemon. As elusive as said Pokemon was, so to are the band it shares it's name with. Mew have a sense of pure serenity that you can lose yourself in. It's hard to find an album quite like And The Glass Handed Kites. Actually, it's impossible. Why? Simply because what Mew have done on this record is unique incarnate. Listen to it; experience it.Neil Young HarvestNOFX Punk In DrublicOutkast AqueminiParhelia First LightSay Anything ...Is A Real BoySay Anything ...Is A Real Boy (re-release)Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of LifeThere's really not much that hasn't already been said about Stevie Wonder. The man is a legend, a lyrical genius, and a musical master. His soulful tunes have inspired and gained the respect of several generations. Songs in the Key of Life represents what could be considered near the height of his abilities. Songs such as "Isn't She Lovely?" are touching, emotion-packed expressions of true musicianship. I highly recommend anyone who's in need of some inspiration or just some wonderful music to listen to, check out Stevie. This album in particular.Suede Dog Man StarSunny Day Real Estate DiaryThe Mars Volta Frances the MuteThe Mars Volta The Bedlam In GoliathThe Pax Cecilia Blessed Are The BondsThe Smiths The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths SinglesThrice The Artist In The AmbulanceTiger Army Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers RiseX Japan Blue BloodX Japan Jealousy4 excellent2Pac Greatest HitsAFI Very Proud Of YaAFI All Hallow's EPAt the Drive-In Vaya EPAt the Drive-In In / Casino / OutBlack Sabbath ParanoidBouncing Souls Anchors AweighBouncing Souls The Gold RecordBouncing Souls The Good, The Bad, and The ArgyleBoySetsFire The Misery Index: Notes from the plague yearsBoySetsFire Suckerpunch Training EPCharles Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MingusChevelle This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3Comeback Kid Wake The DeadConverge Jane DoeCream Disraeli GearsDr. Dre The ChronicDriving East A Black Eye or A Broken Heart EPEazy-E Eternal EFolly Insanity LaterGatsbys American Dream VolcanoPop-punk gets progressive on albums like Volcano. This third LP of Gatsby's American Dream's tells a conceptual story about (unsurprisingly) a volcano. The song titles blatantly draw comparisons to the ancient eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which devastated the Roman city of Pompeii (particularly the song that shares the name of said city). Volcano is just a huge pile of awesome, so jump the hell in.Gatsbys American Dream Gatsby's American DreamGuns N' Roses Appetite For DestructionGuns N' Roses Use Your Illusion IGuns Up! All This IsHappy Meals ToasterHave Heart Songs to Scream at the SunHelloween Keeper of the Seven Keys: The LegacyHelloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2Hot Cross CryonicsIn Every Breath DistrustIndia.Arie Testimony: Vol. 1, Life and RelationshipJethro Tull AqualungJohn Mayer Heavier ThingsJohn Mayer Room For SquaresJohn McLaughlin Trio Que AlegriaJudge New York Crew EPKanye West Late OrchestrationKidcrash JokesLagwagon Let's Talk About FeelingsLes Savy Fav Let's Stay FriendsMachinae Supremacy Redeemer (Underground Edition)Metallica Master of PuppetsMaster of Puppets is the essential thrash metal album from the essential thrash metal band. I know there are a lot of Metallica haters out there. Well, perhaps they don't know what they're missing. If that happens to be the case, look into Master of Puppets first and foremost. Eight tracks of pure adrenaline. Notable songs are "Master of Puppers," "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Disposable Heroes," and the instrumental "Orion." That's not to say the rest of this album is lackluster, cause in the end, it's fucking Metallica.Miles Davis Kind Of BlueMinor Threat Out of StepMotion City Soundtrack Commit This To MemoryNas IllmaticNWA Straight Outta ComptonOff Minor The Heat Death of the UniverseOverise A Long Story EPPantera Vulgar Display Of PowerPatent Pending Save Each Other, The Whales Are Doing...Pearl Jam YieldPearl Jam Pearl JamPearl Jam Lost DogsPg. 99 Document # 8Pg. 99 Document #12Pig Destroyer Phantom LimbPlacebo MedsPorcupine Tree DeadwingProtest the Hero KeziaI can't decide whether this album is for pussies or not. The fact that it falls into an area that's too hard for punk, yet too soft for metal, whilst combining some of the better aspects of both of those genres is enough to hook anyone. While the instrumentation on Kezia (particularly the guitar work) may not be anything unique, and the vocals sound sometimes like an extremely pissed off 12 year old screaming, it's still just interesting enough to keep me listening. Kezia is just nuts.Public Enemy It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold UsRamones Road to RuinRise Against Revolutions Per MinuteRufio The Comfort of HomeRush Moving PicturesRush In RioShai Hulud That Within Blood Ill-TemperedShipwreck A.D. AbyssWith Abyss, Shipwreck have taken all those maritime feelings of gloom, chaos, and a whole lot of wet - from thoughts of gray skies and Ahab to the Norse gods themselves - and channeled it into an intense, brutalizing wall that feels amazingly good to slam up against. The music is heavy, the vocals are power, and it's really just a fucking rad day to be in this sea.Silvertide Show and TellSocial Distortion Somewhere Between Heaven And HellSonata Arctica EclipticaSonata Arctica SilenceSparta PorcelainSparta Wiretap ScarsStone Temple Pilots Thank YouSuicidal Tendencies Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies The Art of RebellionThe Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Clash London Calling: Legacy EditionThe Honorary Title Anything Else But The TruthThe Mars Volta TremulantThe Mars Volta OctahedronThe Music Welcome To The NorthThe Notorious B.I.G. Ready To DieThe Smiths The SmithsThe Smiths Louder Than BombsThe Unseen State Of DiscontentThe Wrens MeadowlandsThrice The Illusion of SafetyTurbonegro Party AnimalsU2 The Best Of 1980-1990Van Halen Van HalenX Japan Vanishing VisionX Japan Dahlia3.5 great1000 Travels of Jawaharlal Owari Wa KonaiA Wilhelm Scream Mute PrintAC/DC AC/DC Live [2-Disc Collector's Edition]AFI Answer That And Stay FashionableAgnostic Front Victim In PainAlestorm Captain Morgan's RevengeAmy Winehouse Back To BlackAt the Drive-In Acrobatic TenementAt the Drive-In El Gran OrgoBane The NoteBane It All Comes Down To ThisBlack Flag DamagedBlack Flag My WarBlind Guardian Battalions of Fearblink-182 Blink 182 Greatest HitsBlondie Parallel LinesBlue October FoiledBlur The Best Of Blur [Special Edition Double CD]Blur LeisureBlur ParklifeBlur The Great EscapeBoston BostonBouncing Souls The Bouncing SoulsBoySetsFire After the EulogyBoySetsFire Before The EulogyCease Upon the Capitol Cease Upon the CapitolChevelle Wonder What's NextCoheed and Cambria Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV...Common BeDa Backwudz Wood WorkDaddy Yankee Barrio Fino En DirectoDeath Cab For Cutie PlansDeftones White PonyDMX Grand ChampDragonForce Inhuman Rampagedredg Catch Without ArmsDropkick Murphys Sing Loud, Sing ProudField Mob Light Poles and Pine TreesFinch Say Hello To SunshineFloorpunch Twin KillingFolly Resist ConvenienceFort Minor The Rising TiedGay For Johnny Depp The Politics Of CrueltyGhostlimb Bearing & DistanceGhostlimb GhostlimbGodsmack The Other Side EPGreen Day American IdiotThere's nothing wrong with American Idiot. Nothing at all. Forget that it's a "rock opera," forget its political aspirations, forget all of its success: at the core, American Idiot is a fun, catchy pop-punk album. With the exception of the lackluster final leg, the entire record is very pleasing. Sure, you've heard "American Idiot," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and all those other tracks on the radio (constantly), but, for what they are, they're good songs. I really can’t see why anyone would dislike this album, when it’s really quite entertaining.Green Day DookieGuns N' Roses Use Your Illusion IIGuns N' Roses GNR LiesGuns N' Roses Guns n' Roses: Live Era '87-'93Guns N' Roses Chinese DemocracyAs one of the many who downloaded the two and a half or so songs from the legendary - nay, the mythologized - Axl Rose solo debut that have leaked over the last decade and a half (say what you want, only "I.R.S.", "Better", and the song formerly known by its initials only, "There Was A Time" were decent enough to listen to out of all those torrents and shit), I never really expected Chinese Democracy to be much of anything. But good ol' pot bellied "Corn" Rose manages to channel the ferocious sound of late 80s/pre-Seattle Explosion hard rock with his cast of revolving studio session'ers. More than anything, GnR have returned to the taut, fast moving pace of Appetite as opposed to the disjointed Illusion twins. This may truly be rock and roll's greatest example of vanity, but it's hard to deny that CD is anything but one of the best releases of 2008.Handsome Boy Modeling School White PeopleHave Heart The Things We CarryHellacopters By the Grace of GodHellacopters Rock And Roll Is DeadHopesfall The Satellite YearsHot Water Music CautionJ Dilla DonutsJedi Mind Tricks Visions of GandhiJedi Mind Tricks Violent By DesignJoe Satriani Flying In A Blue DreamJoni Mitchell BlueLed Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IVThis is the most overrated album of all time. IV is a great record, but is simply too weak at the core to be considered anything other than that. Sure, "Stairway to Heaven" may be the definitive classic rock song, and this album may play host to several classics, but it just isn't that good. Zeppelin's finest moment it isn't, but it's still required listening for anyone with rock star aspirations.Lifetime Jersey's Best DancersLil Jon and the East Side Boyz Kings of CrunkLil Wayne Tha Carter IILil Wayne The Drought is Over Pt. 6: The ReincarnationLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryLostprophets The Fake Sound Of ProgressMatchbook Romance West For Wishing EPMaximo Park A Certain TriggerMidtown Forget What You KnowMisfits Horror BusinessMorrissey Viva HateMxPx The Ever Passing MomentNew York Dolls New York DollsNirvana BleachNirvana NevermindNirvana Greatest HitsOzzy Osbourne Diary of a MadmanOzzy Osbourne Bark at the MoonPennywise PennywisePoison Flesh & BloodPoison's third album, and the last released to feature their original line-up, Flesh & Blood is the sounds of a wholly 80s band breaking into the wilderness of the 1990s. With the emergence of three-chord grunge chart toppers the likes of Nirvana, how could a band who gained notoriety for their power ballads and Aqua Net usage conform for a new generation? Simple: they wrote more power ballads. Flesh & Blood features several instant classics such as the feel-good lewdness of "Unskinny Bop," the meaningful mournfulness of "Something to Believe In," to "Ride the Wind," an anthem for the ages; one that's quite possibly Poison's best track. Combine this with the appealing talent of guitarist C.C. Deville and drummer Rikki Rocket, flamboyant vocal performance of Brett Micheals, and the ever-present bass lines of Bobby Dall, and Poison easily demonstrated that they were for keeps. While the album as a continuum is a little on the weak side, the pure bliss of some of the best songs hair metal has to offer makes it a great listen. Just don’t expect too much replay value.Raconteurs Broken Boy SoldiersRadiohead OK ComputerRage Against the Machine The Battle Of Los AngelesRamones RamonesRamones Rocket To RussiaRed Hot Chili Peppers Stadium ArcadiumRed Hot Chili Peppers By The WayRise Against The Unraveling (Re-Issue)Rites of Spring Rites of SpringRush RushSaetia A RetrospectiveSaves the Day In ReverieShakira Oral Fixation Vol. 2Styx The Grand IllusionSuede Coming UpSufjan Stevens IllinoisTerror Lowest Of The LowThe Adicts Live and LoudThe Army of Freshmen Beg, Borrow, StealThe Beatles 1The Beatles RevolverThe Darkness Permission to LandThe Exies InertiaThe Mars Volta Scab Dates [Live]The Mars Volta AmputechtureThe Mars Volta Live EPthe pillows Kool Spicethe pillows, one of Japan's most talented musical acts, have made a point throughout their career to incorporate unique and varied genres of music into their songwriting. Their third album, 1994's Kool Spice, is one of the finest examples of this trait. Using jazz as a template, the pillows crafted a mellow, easy to listen to yet extremely addictive album. Though the eclectic flavors of Kool Spice aren't without flaws (the transition from song A to song B is oftentimes a tad too radical, thus disrupting the flow; primarily sung in Japanese vocals can be grating), they still don't change the fact that this album is a must-listen for fans of experimental music with indie-esque undertones, especially when considering the fact that "Twilight Park Waltz" is easily one of the best songs of the 90s. Bootleg it or import it.The Presidents Of The USA The Presidents Of The USAThe Smiths Meat is MurderThought Riot Shattered Mirror SyndromeThrice The Alchemy Index: Vols. I and II...Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III and IV...Thursday WaitingThursday Full CollapseTiger Army Tiger Army II:Power of MoonliteTrash Talk PlaguesWith Honor With Honor3 good2Pac All Eyez on MeAC/DC Back in BlackAC/DC Highway To HellAFI Behind The TimesAFI A Fire Inside EPAFI I Heard a Voice DVDAlien Ant Farm truANTArchitect All Is Not LostBabyshambles Down In AlbionBedouin Soundclash Sounding A MosaicBirdman 5 Star StunnaBlack Flag Everything Went BlackBlacklisted Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than GodBlind Guardian Somewhere Far Beyondblink-182 blink-182Blondie Eat to the BeatBlur Modern Life is RubbishBruce Springsteen NebraskaBruce Springsteen Born To RunCasey Jones Split with TraitorCeremony Still Nothing Moves YouCoheed and Cambria Good Apollo...No World For TomorrowComeback Kid Turn it AroundConverge The Poacher DiariesDeath By Stereo Into the Valley of the DeathDel The Funky Homosapien No Need For AlarmDescendents Everything SucksNot their greatest effort. It's rather bland and inane at points, but still has enough memorable moments to salvage a better-than-average rating. Don't make Everything Sucks your first Descendents album, but don't tune it out either.Endwell Revenge Is A Healthy Motive EPEric B. & Rakim Paid in FullFlogging Molly FloatForeigner Jukebox Heros: The Foreigner AnthologyFantastic compilation. You don't come much closer to grasping the essence of classic rock than you do with Foreigner. I could recommend this album just for "Juke Box Hero," "Hot Blooded," "Head Games," "Feels Like the First Time," and "Cold As Ice," but the whole anthology is packed with quality. Check it out.Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much BetterGuns Up! OutliveGuster Ganging Up on the SunHarvey Danger Little By Little...Harvey Danger Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?Helloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1Incubus A Crow Left Of The MurderJay-Z The BlueprintJustin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSoundsKanye West GraduationKid Dynamite Kid DynamiteKimya Dawson I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm MeanLady Sovereign Vertically Challenged EPLil Wayne Tha Carter IIILil Wayne Dedication 3Ludacris The Red Light DistrictMetallica MetallicaMetallica Death MagneticMidtown Living Well is the Best RevengeMinor Threat Minor ThreatMinor Threat First Demo TapeMinor Threat In My EyesMisfits Night of the Living DeadMost Precious Blood MercilessMuse Black Holes and RevelationsN Sync No Strings Attached*NSYNC were rulers of the charts at one time. Now, they're merely a guilty pleasure for some, and are reviled by most. I can't imagine why: they make pop music, and they do it fairly well. No Strings Attached is their most complete album from end-to-end. By complete meaning that on the whole, it was better than many of its peers in the quality department. Many pop albums of the late-90s, early-2000s were based solely off of the strength of one, maybe two songs. For what it's worth, nearly every song on No Strings Attached is enjoyable. Pick this album up sometime.Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNirvana In UteroOutkast Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowOzzy Osbourne Blizzard of OzzPantera Reinventing The SteelParamore All We Know Is FallingParkway Drive Killing With A SmilePennywise The FusePig Destroyer Prowler in the YardPig Destroyer 38 Counts Of BatteryPulp This is HardcoreQueen A Night at the OperaRamones The AnthologyRamones Leave HomeRamones It's Alive!Rancid RancidRed Hot Chili Peppers CalifornicationRefused The Shape Of Punk To ComeRise Against The Sufferer and the WitnessRush 2112Rush R 30: 30th Anniversary Tour (DVD)Scary Kids Scaring Kids Scary Kids Scaring KidsScary Kids Scaring Kids The City Sleeps In FlamesShinedown Leave a WhisperSick Of It All Scratch the SurfaceSnoop Dogg DoggystyleSparta Austere EPStrike Anywhere Change is a soundStrike Anywhere Exit EnglishSufjan Stevens The Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras from thSunny Day Real Estate The Rising TideSystem of a Down ToxicityT.I. KingThe Adicts Songs of PraiseThe Album Leaf In a Safe PlaceThe Cars The CarsThe Chariot Everything Is Alive, Everything Is...The Clash Give 'Em Enough RopeThe Early November The Mother, The Mechanic, and The PathThis is probably the strongest effort to date from New Jersey faux-emo band, The Early November. Disc one, The Mechanic contains pretty much the straight up pop-punk sounds you'd expect of the band. The Mother takes this sound and adds some new twists to it. Finally, The Path completes the album's sound with interesting spoken word parts overlaying simple instrumentation. The problem with the album on the whole it that it's rather boring. The Early November are one of the most bland, generic pop-punk bands out there, and it shows with this release. Furthermore, the album is plagued by substantial amounts of filler. Still, for what it's worth, this triple album is a good listen to hear some fairly straight-forward music. Just don't expect it to be anything groundbreaking.The Lawrence Arms Oh! Calcutta!The Living End Modern ArtilleryThe Monkees Greatest HitsThe Most Serene Republic Underwater CinematographerThrowdown VendettaThursday War All The TimeThursday A City By the Light DividedTower of Power Tower of PowerTwo Gallants What the Toll TellsWith Honor This is Our RevengeX Japan The Last SongYouth Brigade Come Again2.5 averageAdrian Belew Side OneAFI DecemberundergroundAFI Shut Your Mouth + Open Your EyesAFI Dork EPAgent Orange Living In DarknessAlexisonfire AlexisonfireAngels and Airwaves We Don't Need to WhisperTom Delonge state that A&A would create the greatest music ever to be heard. This is a gross overestimation. We Don't Need To Whisper is fairly average. On most of the album's songs, A&A seem like they are trying to hard to create something wonderful, and they fail quite handily. We Don't Need To Whisper isn't a terrible album, it's just not good.Beastie Boys To the 5 BoroughsBeck GameBoy VariationsBlacklisted Peace On Earth, War On StageCoheed and Cambria Second Stage Turbine BladeDashboard Confessional A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A ScarEels Electro-Shock BluesFranz Ferdinand Franz FerdinandGood Charlotte The Young And The HopelessThe Young and the Hopeless honestly isn't a bad album. Sure, it's quite possibly the least creative mainstream pop-punk that you'll come across, but it's quite good for what it is. "The Anthem," "Lifestyles," "Boys & Girls," "Bloody Valentine," and a host of other songs are ridiculously catchy. The Young and the Hopeless will crawl into the deepest recesses of your mind, and put itself on "repeat." Sure, it may just be Good Charlotte to you, but to me that isn't a bad thing in the slightest.Good Charlotte The Chronicles of Life and DeathGuns N' Roses The Spaghetti Incident?Guns N' Roses Greatest HitsGut ShrubberyHelloween Master of the RingsInterpol AnticsJay-Z Kingdom ComeJedi Mind Tricks Legacy of BloodKanye West The College DropoutKanye West 808s And HeartbreakKatatonia Dance of December SoulsLess Than Jake AnthemLinkin Park MeteoraLostprophets Liberation TransmissionMatt Pond PA EmblemsNew Order SubstanceOutkast IdlewildPoison Idea Feel The DarknessRadiohead In RainbowsRed Hot Chili Peppers BloodSugarSexMagikRise Against Appeal To ReasonRival Schools United By FateRush Test for EchoSikTh Death Of A Dead DaySuicidal Tendencies Suicidal for LifeSum 41 ChuckTerminal State Your RulesThe Chariot UnsungThe Darkness One Way Ticket To Hell And BackThe Dillinger Escape Plan Miss MachineThe Exies Head for the DoorThe Falcon UnicornographyThe Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink RobotsThe Hush Sound Like VinesThe Used The UsedTrapt TraptThis is the kind of album that you buy off of the strength of the single. There's no denying the fact that "Headstrong" is a great song. Unfortunately, the rest of the album doesn't quite follow suit. Trapt's self-titled isn't a terrbile album, it's just too inane and bland to be good. You're better off skipping this one, and remembering it just for it's wonderful impression on the radio.Unwritten Law Here's to the MourningYoung Jeezy The RecessionYouth of Today Break Down The Walls2 poor2Pac Loyal To The Game2Pac Pac's Life30 Seconds to Mars 30 Seconds to MarsAirborn Audio Good FortuneAkissforjersey Keep Your Head Above the WaterApes, Pigs and Spacemen Simple SimianAt the Drive-In This Station is Non-OperationalBackstreet Boys MillenniumFace it: at one point in time you loved something from this album. Don't try to deny it. Besides, why would you? Seven years ago you'd be ripped apart by a torrent of teenage girls for saying you didn't like the Backstreet Boys. Well, it isn't really that good. Outside of a few hooks that'll take you back to a time of music industry global domination, the Bareback Boys really don't impress.Beck GueroBilly Talent Billy TalentBlacklisted We're UnstoppableBloodhound Gang One Fierce Beer CoasterBox Car Racer Box Car RacerBreaking Benjamin SaturateBring Me The Horizon Suicide SeasonComeback Kid BroadcastingCommon Universal Mind ControlDeath By Stereo Death AliveDeerhoof The Runners FourDraconian Where Lovers MournFrom First to Last AestheticGnarls Barkley St. ElsewhereJ.R. Writer History in the MakingJet Get BornLightning Bolt Hypermagic MountainMetallica St. AngerMetallica Some Kind of Monster EPMorrissey Kill UncleN.E.R.D. Fly Or DieOl' Dirty Bastard Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty VersionParkway Drive HorizonsPulp ItSlipknot Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)Switchfoot The Beautiful LetdownSystem of a Down HypnotizeSystem of a Down MezmerizeThe Strokes First Impressions of EarthThe Used In Love and DeathIn Love and Death was actually quite the disappointment. I remember the first time I popped this album in my stereo; I couldn't believe that it had come so highly recommended. The vocal work, in particular, is atrocious. The inane, cliched lyrics and bland instrumentation doesn't help, either. In Love and Death isn't even catchy, or remotely enjoyable to listen to. That's a sure-fire sign of a failed album in the pop-punk world.The White Stripes Get Behind Me SatanTV on the Radio Young Liars EPVelvet Revolver Contraband1.5 very poor50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin'At the Gates The Red in the Sky is OursAvenged Sevenfold City of EvilBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club HowlD12 D12 WorldEvanescence FallenFrom First to Last HeroineGob Foot In Mouth DiseaseInterpol Remix EPMastodon Call Of The MastodonMike Jones Who Is Mike Jones?My Chemical Romance Three Cheers For Sweet RevengeMy Chemical Romance Life on the Murder SceneOzzy Osbourne No More TearsPanic! At the Disco A Fever You Can't Sweat OutParis Hilton ParisThe Blood Brothers Rumors Laid WasteThe Rapture EchoesThe Smiths The Very Best Of The SmithsYellowcard Ocean Avenue1 awful50 Cent The MassacreAs much as I like mainstream rap, I can't help but feel that this is trash. Fiddy really does nothing right here: The Massacre is a sloppy, poorly constructed album. I really can't hope to deter you from this album any more than I already have: just do your ears and wallet a favor and don't purchase it.Avenged Sevenfold Waking the FallenThis is honestly one of the worst albums I've ever heard. For one thing, M. Shadows does not even resemble a competent vocalist. His harsh, guttural scream assaults your ears like a World War II blitzkrieg and just sucks. Screaming is good, but not when you do it retardedly enough to get polyps and sound like a, well, retard. Furthermore, the instrumentation leaves much to be desired. While Synester Gates and Zacky Vengeance are decent enough guitarists, their performance on Waking the Fallen is pathetic. Don't even get me started on The Rev. The bassist, I suppose, is alright, not that you can hear him amongst the flurry of overlaying trash. Avenged Sevenfold, for all of their arrogance, are a laughably terrible band. If I was pressed to choose a good point to this album, it would be "Chapter Four." Mostly because it was on Madden a few years ago. Also: the nicknames are beat you fags.Avenged Sevenfold Warmness On The Soul EPFrom Autumn To Ashes The Fiction We LiveYou know, I rarely find myself regretting having purchased an album. Usually I can salvage some sort of good quality out of any record I pick up, no matter how poor. This is simply not the case with The Fiction We Live. I recognize the fact that someone out there must like this album, but it's simply not for me. If you feel the need to listen to anything off of here, then "Lilacs & Lolita" would be your best (I use that adjective loosely) bet.James Blunt Back To BedlamLil Romeo Lil RomeoSoulja Boy Souljaboytellem.comThree Days Grace Three Days GraceUnderoath They're Only Chasing Safety
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