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| Madonna Ray of Light 1998 Maverick Records | Drowned
World / Substitute ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... for Love Swim Ray of Light Candy Perfume Girl Skin Nothing Really Matters | Sky
Fits Heaven Shanti / Ashtangi Frozen The Power of Good-bye To Have and Not to Hold Little Star Mer Girl | ||||||
| A
sincere, mature, artistic effort from Madonna. And she can sing! After
living in London for some time, she absorbed the scene there and embraced melodic house music. This is a brilliant album, something I thought I'd never say in regards to Madonna. Too bad she couldn't stretch it past one record, though, because this new direction was exciting. | ||||||||
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| The
Major Labels Aquavia 2008 Noise Trade Records | The
Major Labels (Got it Made) Don't Hear a Single Velveteen Queen The Bitter Pill Richard Randolph Hummingbird | Jimmy
Kenney The Sweet Ode to Something to Cry About Deja VU (All Over Again) Aquavia TML4EVA | ||||||
| Bleu
and Mike Viola (Candybutchers) have put together a FANTASTIC Power
Pop trio. This sucker rocks, and the elongated track aside, clocks in at about 30 minutes. Some of the greatest music you've ever heard is right here. | ||||||||
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| Marion This World and Body 1995 London Records | Fallen
Through Sleep Lets All Go Together Wait The Only Way I Stopped Dancing | All
for Love Toys for Boys Time Vanessa Your Body Lies My Children | ||||||
| More
BritPop, and they could have made it, too. They almost had what it takes, but
not quite. Still a good record, though. | ||||||||
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| The
Merrymakers Bubblegun 1999 Big Deal Records | Saltwater
Drinks Troubled Times Under the Light of the Moon Monkey in the Middle Superstar April's Fool | A
Fine Line I'm in . . . Love! Sad Ms. Demeanour Adore Coming Home Outside Looking In Deluxe Bonus Disc Monument of Me Don't Tell Me Smiling in the Sky She's a Radio Shine Your Light On Me | ||||||
| Wonderful
Power Pop and they even scored a major coup by having Andy
Sturmer (Jellyfish) play
drums for them on this CD! How much more of a ringing endorsement can a band get? Great stuff! Plus, there's a bonus EP of track sfrom their first album. Cool! | ||||||||
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| The
Mice For Almost Ever 1985 Herb Jackson Records | Downtown Felicia Rescue You Too | Not
Proud of the USA Pharoah Down in the Catacombs CD Bonus Tracks: Can You Walk On the ................. Water, Baby? Little Creature | ||||||
| Another
great Cleveland-area punk pop band in the 80's signed to the Herb Jackson
stable. Word was that if you wanted a record deal, sign with Herb. The price would only be your soul, and many bands found out the hard way. Still, if it weren't for Herb I wouldn't have some great local 80s music (Terrible Parade, The Silence, The Attitude) like this. | ||||||||
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| Microdisney Crooked Mile 1986 Virgin Records | Town
to Town Amgels Our Children Mrs. Simpson Hey Hey Sam Give Me All Your Clothes | Armadillo
Man Bullwhip Road And He Descended Into Hell Rack Big Sleeping House People Just Want to Dream | ||||||
| A
rather nondescript mid-80s English pop group - one of many, but it does have a
certain charm to it. Reminds me of college and trying to change the world from corporate rock to something more substantial when I was learning how to become a DJ. Yes, back when radio still meant something. Anyway, this isn't bad, it isn't great . . . would rather listen to Aztec Camera, but Microdisney has its good points as well. | ||||||||
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| The
Mighty Lemon Drops Out of Hand 1987 Sire Records | Out
of Hand Going Under Count Me Out My Biggest Thrill (live) | Splash
# One (Now I'm Home) Rollercoaster Hypnotised (live) The Other Side of You (live) | ||||||
| A
great Liverpool band during the 80s that was overshadowed by Echo
& the Bunnymen and the rest of the New Wave movement. Great record, though. | ||||||||
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| Missile
Toe Down On a Thistle 1999 Missile Toe Records | Santa
Claus is Coming to Town Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Away in a Manger Little Drummer Boy Blue Christmas Jingle Bell Rock | Frosty
the Snowman Silent Night Holly Jolly Christmas Run Rudolph Run Gloria Auld Lang Syne | ||||||
| Punk
versions of Christmas carols. What a great idea! Made up of members of local Akron-Cleveland
bands such as Planet Log 3000, CD Truth, The Nimrods, and Peep. Plus, their Christmas in July shows are killer! Punk versions of rock 'n' roll classics. Brilliant! Only in Northeast Ohio! | ||||||||
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| Monkey
Rhythm This Must Be the Place 1985 415 Records | This
Must Be the Place Heaven's Gate | Buried
in the Sand Happiness Died at the .................... Willow Tree | ||||||
| A trio out of San Francisco, these guys rocked! Wonder whatever happened to them . . . ? | ||||||||
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| Keith
Moon Two Sides of the Moon 1975 Track / MCA Records | Crazy
Like a Fox Solid Gold Don't Worry Baby One Night Stand The Kids Are Alright | Move
Over Ms. L Teenage Idol Back Door Sally In My Life Together | ||||||
| Poor
Keith. Without The Who he was
lost. And since they were taking an extended break in 1975,
that's just what he was -- lost. So what do you do when you're a rcih rock star in the 70s and yuo're bored out of your mind? You record an album! Just get a bunch of your mates together with a few truckloads of alcohol and you're all set! Unfortunately, your record will sound like you recorded it while drunk, but who cares? You're a rich rock star in the 70s! (See Ringo's Rotogravure) Still a fun album to have, but only if you're a serious collector. | ||||||||
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| Moonpools
and Caterpillars Lucky Dumpling 1995 Elektra Records | Hear Ren Soon Trampling Rose Colossal Youth Summertime | Heaven Sundays Traveling Song The Buick Koo Koo Koo Jubilee Crazy Old World | ||||||
| INCREDIBLE!
WHAT A BAND! Of course, I loved them dearly,so they only put out one record and
promptly broke up. Intelligent, fun Power Pop that even was featured on a car commercial in '95 ('Hear'). Man, I miss this band. | ||||||||
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| Morrissey 'Your Arsenal' 1992 Sire Records | You're
Gonna Need Someone ... ... ... .... ... .... On Your Side Glamorous Glue We'll Let You Know The National Front Disco Certain People I Know | We
Hate It When Our Friends ... ... ... .... Become Successful You're the One for Me, Fatty Seasick, Yet Still Docked I Know It's Gonna Happen ... ... ..... ... ... ....... Someday Tomorrow | ||||||
| Morrissey
had madea name for himself as a solo artist by this point, but for me he's nothing
without The Smiths. That being said, this is still a pretty good record. | ||||||||
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| The
Motels No Vacancy - The Best of the Motels 1990 Capitol Records | Danger Only the Lonely Celia Shame Careful Suddenly Last Summer So L.A. Cries and Whispers Icy Red | Apocalypse TotalControl Take the L Trust Me Remember the Nights Bonjour Baby Little Robbers Annie Told Me Kix Whose Problem? | ||||||
| Classic
tracks from the 80s powerhouse. Wonderful tunes, and no one is as sexy a singer
as Martha Davis. (Okay . . . Debbie Harry, but that's about it!) | ||||||||
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| The
Motors Tenement Steps 1980 Virgin Records | Love
and Loneliness Metropolis Here Comes the Hustler That's What John Said | Tenement
Steps Slum People Nightmare Zero Modern Man | ||||||
| Classic
New Wave pop from 1980. One of
those bands you never heard of but one all of your favourites emulated. Essential only for those who desire a well-rounded record collection. | ||||||||
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| Mudcrutch Mudcrutch 2008 Reprise Records | Shady
Grove Scare Easy Orphan of the Storm Six Days On the Road Crystal River Oh Maria This is a Good Street | The
Wrong Thing to Do Queen of the Go-Go Girls June Apple Lover of the Bayou Topanga Cowgirl Bootleg Flyer House of Stone | ||||||
| Tom
Petty resurrected his band before the Heartbreakers and released their
first album, over 30 years after he broke them up. What a cool way to apologize and honor his past. Petty's music may not do much for me anymore, but ya gotta admit the guy has class. And this collection of country rockers is not bad at all. | ||||||||
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