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Sorted by Rating | Sort by Name5 classicA Fine Frenzy One Cell in the SeaA Fine Frenzy Bomb In A BirdcageHeard this at the full album listening party at amazon.com! More optimistic, playful, and upbeat than her masterpiece One Cell In The Sea, this is a great thing because it keeps her music fresh! Yet there are still beautiful ballads like "Bird of the Summer" and "Beacon." The sound never is forced. A Fine Frenzy creates another masterpiece! ABBA ABBA GoldAimee Mann Bachelor No.2 or the last remains of the dodoAlanis Morissette Jagged Little PillBarenaked Ladies StuntBeach Boys Pet SoundsBlondie Parallel LinesBob Dylan The Essential Bob DylanBob Dylan Blood on the TracksBon Jovi CrossroadBruce Springsteen MagicBruce Springsteen Born In The USABruce Springsteen Born To RunCyndi Lauper She's So UnusualDixie Chicks HomeDixie Chicks Wide Open SpacesDixie Chicks FlyElvis Presley Elvis: 30 #1 HitsFountains of Wayne Welcome Interstate ManagersGarbage Version 2.0Garth Brooks No FencesGreen Day American IdiotIndigo Girls Rites Of PassageIndigo Girls Indigo GirlsIndigo Girls Swamp OpheliaThis is one of three classic albums from The Indigo Girls.. Amy and Emily create pure bliss together.Jimmy Eat World Bleed AmericanJosh Ritter The Animal YearsLiz Phair WhitechocolatespaceeggMadonna Ray of LightMadonna The Immaculate CollectionMetallica Master of PuppetsWhile not one of my all time favorite albums (I do like it, though), this is a classic in the genre.Metric FantasiesMichael Jackson ThrillerMichael Jackson Off The WallMichelle Branch The Spirit RoomPaul Simon GracelandPearl Jam TenR.E.M. Automatic For the PeopleR.E.M. GreenR.E.M. EponymousRadiohead OK ComputerRegina Spektor FarI don't usually give classic status to albums I just heard, but I truly think this is good enough. Her most mainstream album yet, it is also her most amazing. Not many artists manage to combine accessibility with quirkiness like Regina does. The album is full of her beautiful piano playing and sparkling melodies. It even has bounciness - like on the opener "The Calculation." She does not venture into alternative rock on Far, but "Machine" is the closest, with its ominous mood and somewhat spooky chorus. Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards EcstasySheryl Crow Globe SessionsSheryl Crow Sheryl CrowSinead O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't GotStars Set Yourself On FireThe Beatles RevolverThe Beatles Rubber SoulThe Beatles Let it BeThe Beatles Abbey RoadThe Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Corrs Forgiven, Not ForgottenThe Corrs In BlueThe Corrs Talk on CornersThe Format Dog ProblemsThe Hold Steady Boys and Girls in AmericaThe New Pornographers Twin CinemaThe New Pornographers Electric VersionThe Pierces Thirteen Tales of Love and RevengeThe Sundays Reading, Writing and ArithmeticThe White Stripes ElephantTori Amos Little EarthquakesU2 The Joshua TreeU2 All That You Can't Leave BehindWilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot4.5 superbAimee Mann @#%&! SmilersAlanis Morissette Under Rug SweptAlanis Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation JunkieAly and AJ InsomniaticAmy Winehouse Back To BlackAndrew Bird Noble BeastAnna Nalick Wreck of the DayAvril Lavigne Let GoAvril Lavigne Under My SkinBarenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies Are MeBarenaked Ladies Everything to EveryoneBarenaked Ladies MaroonBarenaked Ladies GordonBeck MutationsBrandi Carlile The StoryBrandi Carlile Brandi CarlileBrooke White High Hopes & HeartbreaksExcellent album from the former American Idol contestant. It is indeed a throwback to classic rock and has the passion and attention to songcraft needed to pull that off effectively. "Phoenix" and "High Hopes & Heartbreak" shake things up with upbeat guitar and dance beats.Bruce Springsteen Working On A DreamBruce Springsteen Devils & DustBruce Springsteen The RisingButch Walker Sycamore MeadowsCamera Obscura My Maudlin CareerCat Power The GreatestColdplay Viva La VidaColdplay A Rush Of Blood To The HeadDave Matthews Band Busted StuffDido Life For RentDido No AngelDinosaur Jr. FarmThis is my first Dinosaur Jr. album, and it impresses! Drawing from 90s alternative, they also add a power pop dynamic that makes their style fresh. The lead singer doesn't always hit the right notes, and there's one long song too many, but those are minor problems when the album rocks like it does.Dixie Chicks Taking The Long WayEisley CombinationsEisley Room NoisesEmmylou Harris Red Dirt GirlEnya Paint The Sky With StarsFefe Dobson Fefe DobsonGarbage Bleed Like MeGarbage GarbageGarbage Beautiful GarbageGarth Brooks In PiecesGarth Brooks Ropin' The WindGomez How We OperateGreen Day 21st Century BreakdownGrizzly Bear VeckatimestGuster Keep It TogetherHey Monday Hold On TightCatchy, great vocals, lots of craft put into the music. I love it, and don't care what others think.Hole Celebrity SkinHole Live Through ThisIndigo Girls Despite Our DifferencesIndigo Girls All That We Let InIngrid Michaelson EverybodyIngrid's Girls & Boys was a good album, but sometimes caught in a bit of an uncomfortable mix of intimate indie and mainstream pop. Here on Everybody, Michaelson goes for more hooks while keeping the arrangements from falling into blandness. Check out folky "The Chain" and "Sort Of," and the sweeping power pop of "Mountain And The Sea."Jewel This WayJosh Ritter The Historical Conquests of Josh RitterKate Voegele A Fine MessKelly Clarkson My DecemberKelly Clarkson All I Ever WantedKelly Clarkson BreakawayLiz Phair Somebody's MiracleLiz Phair Exile In GuyvilleMadonna Confessions on a DancefloorMadonna MusicMandy Moore Amanda LeighMandy Moore Wild HopeMargot and the Nuclear So and So's The Dust of RetreatMeat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into HellMetallica MetallicaMichael Jackson BadMy Chemical Romance The Black ParadeNeko Case Middle CycloneNo Doubt Tragic KingdomNorah Jones Come Away with MeOasis Whats the Story Morning GloryPearl Jam YieldPearl Jam BackspacerPink M!ssundaztoodPink Try ThisPriscilla Ahn A Good DayR.E.M. AccelerateR.E.M. New Adventures In Hi - FiR.E.M. Out Of TimeRadiohead In RainbowsRegina Spektor Begin To HopeRilo Kiley Under the BlacklightRilo Kiley More AdventurousRob Thomas CradlesongSarah McLachlan SurfacingSheryl Crow WildflowerSinead O'Connor Faith And CourageSt. Vincent ActorStars In Our Bedroom After The WarStraylight Run The Needles, The SpaceSufjan Stevens IllinoisSugarland Love On The InsideTegan and Sara So JealousThe Corrs Borrowed HeavenThe Cranberries Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?The Decemberists PicaresqueThe Decemberists The Crane WifeThe Donnas Spend the NightThe Gaslight Anthem The '59 SoundThe Like Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?The Monkees Greatest HitsThe Raveonettes In and Out of ControlThe Shins Wincing the Night AwayThe Shins Chutes Too NarrowThe Veronicas Hook Me UpThe Veronicas The Secret Life Of...The Wallflowers BreachThe Wallflowers Rebel, SweetheartThe Wallflowers Bringing Down The HorseThe Weepies Say I Am YouThe Weepies make absolutely beautiful folk pop. From the beginning to the end, the Weepies let their harmonies and melodies shine through.The White Stripes Icky ThumpThe White Stripes Get Behind Me SatanThe White Stripes White Blood CellsThird Eye Blind Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind BlueTilly and the Wall OTilly and the Wall Bottoms of BarrelsTori Amos Scarlet's WalkTori Amos American Doll PosseTV on the Radio Dear ScienceU2 No Line On The HorizonExcellent album, yet it is not one of their very best after a few listens. Does sound fresh, though not as fresh as Achtung Baby.U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic BombU2 Achtung BabyVanessa Carlton Heroes and ThievesVedera StagesWeezer Green Album4 excellentAdam Lambert For Your EntertainmentAFI Crash LoveAlanis Morissette So-Called ChaosAll-American Rejects Move AlongAu Revoir Simone Still Night, Still LightAvril Lavigne The Best Damn ThingBeck Sea ChangeBen Lee Awake Is The New SleepBlonde Redhead 23Bob Dylan Modern TimesBon Jovi Lost HighwayBrie Larson Finally Out of P.E.Butterfly Boucher FlutterbyColdplay ParachutesCyndi Lauper Bring Ya To The BrinkDave Matthews Band Before These Crowded StreetsDeborah Harry Necessary EvilDirty Projectors Bitte OrcaDuffy RockferryFountains of Wayne Traffic And WeatherGarth Brooks Garth BrooksGarth Brooks SevensGarth Brooks ScarecrowGarth Brooks The ChaseGwen Stefani Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Hanson UnderneathHeather Nova SirenHootie and The Blowfish Cracked Rear ViewImogen Heap Speak For YourselfIndigo Girls Become YouIngrid Michaelson Girls And BoysJewel Goodbye Alice in WonderlandJewel SpiritJimmy Eat World Chase This LightJimmy Eat World FuturesJohn Mayer Room For SquaresKanye West GraduationKT Tunstall Drastic FantasticLaura Marling Alas, I Cannot SwimLights The ListeningMadonna American LifeMae The EverglowMargot and the Nuclear So and So's Not Animal.Matchbox Twenty Yourself Or Someone Like YouMetallica Death MagneticMetric Live It OutNelly Furtado Woah, Nelly!Nirvana NevermindOur Lady Peace Burn BurnParamore The Final Riot!Paramore Riot!Hayley has a terrific voice. And while a few songs fall into pop/punk imitator territory, there is more confidence and less awkwardness than on All We Know Is Falling. Paramore Brand New EyesYou can clearly hear Paramore growing up on Brand New Eyes. The intensity of "Careful" and "Ignorance" hits you right away. They better "Misery Business." Hayley is a good enough singer to handle it. Ballads like "Misguided Ghosts" are unlike what they have ever done before. And when the songs have pop hooks, like on "Brick By Boring Brick," they match "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic," "When It Rains," and "Crushcrushcrush" from Riot! Brand New Eyes might not change the world of music, but sometimes just good old music is enough.Pearl Jam Pearl JamPearl Jam Riot ActPearl Jam BinauralPink FunhousePJ Harvey Stories From The City, Stories From The SeaPJ Harvey Uh Huh HerR.E.M. RevealR.E.M. MonsterR.E.M. UpRihanna Good Girl Gone BadRyan Adams 29Sarah Fimm Red Yellow SunReminded me in a strange way of Loreena McKennitt meets Sinead O'Connor meets Peter Gabriel.. very interesting listen. It just requires you to listen closely to get the full effect.Sarah McLachlan AfterglowShakira Laundry ServiceSheryl Crow DetoursSigur Ros TakkSt. Vincent Marry MeSugarland Twice The Speed Of LifeSugarland Enjoy The RideTaylor Swift FearlessTegan and Sara SainthoodThe Donnas Bitchin'The Donnas Gold MedalThe Duke Spirit NeptuneThe Killers Hot FussThe Lemonheads The LemonheadsThe National BoxerThe Postal Service Give UpThe Sounds Dying to say this to YouThe Thermals Now We Can SeeThe Wallflowers Red Letter DaysTim McGraw Set This Circus DownTinted Windows Tinted WindowsTori Amos From The Choirgirl HotelTori Amos The BeekeeperVanessa Carlton HarmoniumVanessa Carlton Be Not NobodyVivian Girls Vivian GirlsWilco Wilco (The Album)3.5 greatAlanis Morissette Flavors of EntanglementAly and AJ Into The Rush (Deluxe Edition)Amy Millan Masters of the BurialBat For Lashes Two SunsBeyonce I Am... Sasha FierceBilly Ray Cyrus Some Gave Allblink-182 Enema Of The StateBon Jovi CrushBritney Spears In The ZoneCare Bears on Fire Get Over It!Even though the singers in this group are young teens, they have much more sass and catchiness than Miley Cyrus has even now. The musicianship is also impressively sturdy. The lyrics are clearly directed towards the young crowd. But if you tune out that fact and focus on the music, the album is lots of fun for anyone.Carrie Underwood Some HeartsCarrie Underwood Play OnThis is a bigger, more diverse album than before, but vocally Carrie is up to the task. Some of the lyrics are a little preachy, and again there is some filler, but she makes up for it with scorchers like "Songs Like This" and "Cowboy Cassanova," beautiful ballads like "Someday When I Stop Loving You" and "What Can I Say," and the sly pop/country mix of "Quitter."Chevelle Sci-Fi CrimesColdplay X&YDido Safe Trip HomeDolores O'Riordan No BaggageThe first two songs gave me a big "uh oh," but fortunately, the album gets much better after that. "It's You" and "The Journey" are tremendous pop songs. "Apple Of My Eye" is an engaging slow burner. The rest is pretty similiar to Are You Listening - it's good she's out of her Cranberries comfort zone, but nor does she hit the highs of much of her Cranberries stuff. Eels Hombre LoboErin McCarley Love, Save the EmptyEvanescence The Open DoorFeist The ReminderFiona Apple When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He ThinFiona Apple TidalJessie James Jessie JamesJohn Mayer Battle StudiesJonas Brothers A Little Bit LongerJordin Sparks Jordin SparksKaty Perry One of the BoysKelly Clarkson ThankfulKSM Read Between The LinesThis is actually very good bubblegum rock. It really is more inspired by bands like the Go Gos than other Disney stars. The biggest negative is the lead vocals, which sound solid but unseasoned. But the lead singer IS only 16.Leona Lewis EchoLifehouse No Name FaceMeat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell IIIMeg and Dia Here, Here and HereI thought this was a better CD than their first CD, which had bland hooks. This one adds some variety and also is less stiff.Norah Jones The FallParamore All We Know Is FallingPatti Smith HorsesPeter Bjorn and John Writer's BlockR.E.M. Around The SunRadiohead Kid ARadiohead Hail To The ThiefSpinnerette SpinneretteAt times the album bursts with rock energy, and at other times it builds up tension. It's just too bad the music isn't a little looser, as it gets a bit weary over a whole album.Taking Back Sunday New AgainTaylor Hicks Taylor HicksThe Click Five Greetings from Imrie HouseThe Cranberries Bury the HatchetThe Killers Sam's TownThe Mars Volta OctahedronThe Ting Tings We Started NothingThird Eye Blind Ursa MajorTiny Vipers Life on EarthTV on the Radio Return to Cookie MountainYeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz!3 goodAce of Base The SignAshlee Simpson Bittersweet WorldAshley Tisdale Guilty PleasureOK, I'll get one thing straight. Ashley is not a very good singer. But what she does have is a bit of personality, and given some tastefully catchy songs, Guilty Pleasure really IS a guilty pleasure. Although she wanted to be more grown up on this CD, it really just comes across as more mature bubblegum than her last album.Beck Midnite Vulturesblink-182 blink-182Bon Jovi BounceBritney Spears CircusButterfly Boucher Scary FragileCarrie Underwood Carnival RideCeline Dion Falling into YouChristina Aguilera Back to BasicsCourtney Love America's SweetheartDresden Dolls Yes VirginiaEvanescence FallenFlorence and the Machine LungsFlyleaf Memento MoriIt's ok. I think Hayley brings more power and Paramore has better hooks.Garth Brooks Fresh HorsesGoo Goo Dolls Let Love InHanson Middle of NowhereImogen Heap EllipseJewel Pieces of YouJohn Mayer Heavier ThingsJordin Sparks BattlefieldBattlefield is an album of solid ballads and Rihanna-style R&B. The best of the upbeat songs is "Emergency"; that should have been the single instead of "Battlefield." I didn't like the re-make of "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" because she sings it too sweetly. In fact, it's a problem in general that she sings the ballads pretty similarly. It's a good thing the production is well done by the typical hit-makers.Katharine McPhee Katharine McPheeLindsay Lohan SpeakLiz Phair Liz PhairMadonna Hard CandyMandy Moore Mandy MooreMariah Carey Music BoxMariah Carey EmotionsMarilyn Manson Mechanical AnimalsMatchbox Twenty Mad SeasonMichael Jackson DangerousDoesn't match up with Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad, as his vocals can get lost in the busy production. The first three songs, while interesting, are also a bit hookless. But there are some of his best here: "Black Or White," "Remember The Time," "Dangerous," and "Give In To Me." Natalie Imbruglia Left of the MiddleNorah Jones Not Too LateNorah Jones Feels Like HomeOasis Don't Believe The TruthPhil Collins TestifyPJ Harvey Is This Desire?PJ Harvey White ChalkShania Twain Up!Sinead O'Connor TheologySmashing Pumpkins ZeitgeistSpice Girls Greatest HitsThe Cranberries Wake Up and Smell the CoffeeThe Fray How to Save a LifeYeah Yeah Yeahs Show Your Bones2.5 averageAll-American Rejects When the World Comes DownAngels and Airwaves We Don't Need to WhisperAnimal Collective Merriweather Post PavilionArcade Fire FuneralArctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am....Ashlee Simpson AutobiographyBackstreet Boys Black & BlueBackstreet Boys MillenniumBarlowgirl BarlowgirlBilly Idol Devil's PlaygroundBjork HomogenicBon Jovi Have A Nice DayBoys Like Girls Love DrunkBright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's MorningBritney Spears Oops!...I Did It AgainBritney Spears ...Baby One More TimeCeline Dion A New Day Has ComeChris Cornell Carry OnChristina Aguilera StrippedChristina Aguilera Christina AguileraCobra Starship Hot MessColbie Caillat CocoColbie Caillat BreakthroughHere's the good news: Colbie's voice sounds less prosaic, and there's more in the songs that grab your attention. The bad news: there's still not a whole lot of charm in her music. She still fails to make you feel much emotion. At least she sounded more genuine on her previous CD.Daughtry DaughtryDave Matthews Band Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux KingEmily Haines and the Soft Skeleton Knives Don't Have Your BackFiona Apple Extraordinary MachineGarth Brooks In the Life of Chris GainesGwen Stefani The Sweet EscapeHannah Montana Original TV SoundtrackHilary Duff DignityJewel 0304John Mayer ContinuumJonas Brothers Jonas BrothersYou know, PsychoPuppet has a good point - I just think most of their good songs are on one album, A Little Bit Longer, and not this one.Jonas Brothers It's About TimeJonas Brothers Lines, Vines and Trying TimesKeane Under The Iron SeaKris Allen Kris AllenKris Allen's CD is pretty much what you would expect after watching him on Idol. Serviceable, but not a stand out. The CD is over-produced and generically designed for radio. I'd download these three songs only: "Written All Over My Face," ""Red Guitar," and "Alright With Me". Lily Allen It's Not Me, It's YouLily Allen Alright, StillLindsay Lohan A Little More Personal (Raw)Madonna EroticaMariah Carey E=MC²Mariah Carey The Emancipation of MimiMariah Carey Memoirs of an Imperfect AngelMaroon 5 It Won't Be Soon Before LongMayday Parade Anywhere But HereMeg and Dia Something RealMetallica St. AngerMichael Johns Hold Back My HeartMiley Cyrus BreakoutMuse The ResistanceWhat were they doing putting three classical-influenced rock ballads at the end? They are not inspiring or enjoyable. Too much of the album is that way, though there are a trio of good rockers (the two that start the album and "Unnatural Selection"), and USOE is epic done right.Nelly Furtado LoosePaul McCartney Chaos and Creation in the BackyardPeaches Impeach My BushRascal Flatts Feels Like TodaySantogold SantogoldSilversun Pickups SwoonSmoosh She Like ElectricSpice Girls SpiceStaind Break the CycleTaking Back Sunday Louder NowThe Flaming Lips EmbryonicHas interestingly freaky moments mixed with songs that are dull or seem to lack meaning.The Fray The FrayTori Amos Abnormally Attracted To SinTrain Drops of JupiterVivian Girls Everything Goes Wrong2 poorAshley Tisdale HeadstrongBackstreet Boys UnbreakableBackstreet Boys Never GoneBackstreet Boys This Is UsMore generic dance pop from them. Their early stuff wasn't special, but it was catchier. While they have ok voices, they also sound like a singing factory.Bjork MedullaBjork VespertineBob Dylan Together Through LifeBon Iver For Emma, Forever AgoDaughtry Leave This TownDavid Cook David CookDemi Lovato Don't ForgetEmpire Of The Sun Walking On A DreamFergie The DutchessGood Charlotte Good Morning RevivalGorillaz GorillazGuns N' Roses Appetite For DestructionHanson The WalkHilary Duff Hilary DuffJessica Simpson Do You KnowJoanna Newsom YsJustin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSoundsKidz Bop Kidz Kidz Bop, Volume 9Kittie OracleLady GaGa The FameLinkin Park Minutes to MidnightLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryMariah Carey CharmbracletMarie Digby Breathing UnderwearWith its processed beats and similar song structures, Breathing Underwear has a numbing effect on the listener. When she finally does try something different, all it is is Evanescence-lite. I recommend her CD Unfold, but you should avoid this album.Morningwood Diamonds & StudsMorningwood Diamonds & StudsNew Found Glory Sticks and StonesNew Kids On The Block The BlockPlacebo MedsPortishead ThirdRascal Flatts Still Feels GoodRascal Flatts Me And My GangScarlett Johansson Anywhere I Lay My HeadThe Dead Weather HorehoundThey tried to create dirty blues-rock with reckless abandon, but it ends up clumsy and without fully-realized structures. The Decemberists The Hazards Of LoveThe Gossip Music For MenWeezer Make BelieveWeezer Raditude1.5 very poorBjork VoltaBlack Eyed Peas The E.N.D.(The Energy Never Dies)Brand New DaisyBritney Spears BlackoutBrooke Hogan The RedemptionJust terrible. About comprises everything most generic about pop, from the dance to the R&B to the more rock side. The only song worth a second listen is "All I Want Is You."Hilary Duff MetamorphosisIda Maria Fortress Round My HeartJuliette Lewis Terra IncognitaShe was always inconsistent, but on this CD, she's just bad. Juliette oversings like she's trying too hard, and the music isn't even fun.Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish...Mandy Moore So RealMarilyn Manson The High End of LowMarnie Stern In Advance of the Broken ArmModest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankN Sync CelebrityN Sync No Strings AttachedNickelback Dark HorsePapa Roach MetamorphosisPussycat Dolls PCDScott Stapp The Great Dividet.A.T.u. 200 km/H In The Wrong LaneYeah Yeah Yeahs Fever To TellYoko Ono Rising1 awfulAshlee Simpson I Am MeBloodhound Gang Hooray For BoobiesChris Cornell ScreamCreed WeatheredHinder Extreme BehaviorHonor Society Fashionably LateImagine the Jonas Brothers, only more amateurish and having worse singing.James Blunt Back To BedlamKevin Federline Playing with FireKittie In the BlackOK, maybe it's because I don't listen to a lot of metal, but I don't think they can roar at all! Any time I have to turn off an album early because of my ears, it's an automatic negative rating.Lightning Bolt Earthly DelightsI'm sorry, but to me, this is just excruciating noise.Paris Hilton ParisSlipknot SlipknotSoulja Boy iSouljaBoyTellEmStatic-X Cannibal
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