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Member Since: Sep 07, 2007
Rank: 119
Average Vote Received: Needs Minor Changes (3.33, 6 votes)
Rated 30 releases, average: 4.17
Location: Canada
Profile: I love to listen to music. Doesn't matter what genre as long as something about it appeals to me. Same goes for the music I dislike; if there's something about it that bothers me, no thanks.
I've kept my LP collection all these year because I've found that it just sounds different. Sounds better? Maybe. But definitely since I grew up listening to music on LP, I find it much more nostalgic. I also like the raw mechanical aspect of it -- it's just plain fun!
So, I'm adding to my collection of LPs. I would like to get all of my very favourites on LP. Not to mention, lots of stuff just has not been re-released on CD or any other format because it is not well-known enough. Such as the 6-Cylinder album I got not long ago. Great album.
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Reviews:
Buddy Holly - The Buddy Holly Story - 15-Jan-08 01:08 PM
I have the original mono version of this album but came across this Enhanced for Stereo version in the store. Gave it a listen, and hey, it really sounded terrific. The one I already owned was a well used copy of my mother's from her youth, so, why not get this one too, if not just to compare the difference between the two versions. It would be interesting to know the process in making this into a stereo album as the results are very good, definitely doesn't seem like something they just threw together in order to sell a few more albums when stereo became all the rage.
Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby - 15-Jan-08 12:58 PM
I know this artist mainly because of his few hit songs here in North America. So, I picked up the LP to give a listen to the whole album just to see is his most famous song, Wishing Well, is also his best. I was surprised to find that this album is solid all the way through. There is a good flow song-to-song and definitely something I can listen to again and again, even if I do play Wishing Well more than any other song. To be honest, I never really could understand what most the the lyrics were to Wishing Well, but after all these years, seeing the lyrics -- I like the song even more. The album starts out a bit subdued, with a definite 80s sound/feel to it, but it soon picks up and I forget all about the 80s and just get into the music.
Heart - Magazine - 15-Jan-08 12:40 PM
I found the whole album to be composed of mediocre songs. None jumped out at me as being something I'd ever want to listen to again. The musicians themselves are good, but the songs all sound like 'filler' songs to me. Mother Earth Blues is a bit better than the rest, but could still be kicked up another five notches for my taste, but nothing that I'd find myself singing to myself during the day. I have a feeling that these songs come across much better live as I always think of Heart as more of an audience pleaser than a studio band.
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell - 11-Nov-07 03:52 PM
You know, I grew up in the 70s and 80s but never heard of Meatloaf some how. No one I knew had this album. Didn't overhear conversations, radio talk, concert coming to town... nothing. I learnt later that my best knew it and loved it as he older brother had a copy, yet he never mentioned it. I do remember seeing the awesome cover art and often picking up the LP in the store just to look at the cover trying to imagine what kind of music it was. Must be some really heavy metal, I thought. The clerk once saw me looking at it and told me it was a great album... but, "Meatloaf? what kind of name is that?" I thought and put it back.
The first time I heard it was in the early 90s. Was in the truck with my best friend (same guy) and he put it on. I was amazed. Not just amazed at the fantastic songs, but at the fact that it was from the 70s and had gone under my radar all that time. "Why the hell didn't you tell me about this before?!" I was pretty pissed off at him. "I thought you knew, man!" he said defensively. "No, never heard of it."
Well, Bat Out Of Hell is a real masterpiece of (male?) nostalgia. I love good music, and when I hear something I like, wow, it's like discovering a treasure chest sometimes, and this was one of those times. Driving around in the summer with the windows rolled down and the volume turned up singing and smiling along with your best friend... definitely a summertime/good-times album.
I have often wondered if females connect with this music in the same way as the males I know do.
Prince - Sign "O" The Times - 11-Nov-07 03:24 PM
This is my favourite Prince album as a whole. It's great to sing along to as each song has a different rhythm and the singing follows different beats. Took me awhile to be able to wrap my tongue around some parts and also to get used to his use of starting on the off-beat etc.. It's clear to me that when he is doing studio work that he is really thinking ahead to how the song will be done live. If you view the Sign 'O' The Times concert movie after learning this album, you can see what I'm talking about in comparison. I think this is why so many people say, 'Never miss an opportunity to see Prince live.'
I find his lyrics to be poetic, and if you take a look at the words beforehand and try to guess just how a particular song will be sung, you will see just how interesting his use of words, intonation, melody, and so forth is.
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