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Their lyrics reveal the mysteries of true rolling stones. [16 Oct 2009, p.59] -
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The spare demos, crystal-clear concert recordings, and handsomely produced liner notes are a fan's delight, but it's the three original albums included here--38 haunting ballads and fist-pumping anthems, some in unreleased mixes, each one a gem--that still shine brightest. -
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It's a Technicolor pop explosion designed for throwing your jazz hands into the air. -
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Revolution is a portrait of an artist in full possession of her powers, and the best mainstream-country album so far this year. -
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Superfans may well die happy with this much concentrated Madge-estry: 36 tracks covering nearly every phase of her 25-year career. It all holds up surprisingly well. -
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Think of New Moon as a sort of survey course in new-now-next rock: a mixtape with teeth. -
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Live at Reading presents the band at its post-Nevermind peak. Watching Kurt Cobain radiate so much life is bound to trigger some tears. -
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Whether singing or speaking, he does it all with a sort of messy, testifying fervor: There are many congregants in the Church of Kanye, but none so devout as the man himself. -
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The delicate melodies--sung by Merritt and various innocents, including longtime collaborator Claudia Gonson--make all the psychic mayhem go down smoothly, barely leaving a trace of blood on the floor. -
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On songs like the space-folky ''Long Hard Road'' and the reggae-scented ''Babyfather,'' Sade exhales peerlessly while the boys behind her fluff one heck of a sonic pillow. Weary bones, rest here. -
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There are none of the folk-alt-rock karaoke selections of previous American discs on American VI: Ain't No Grave, just 10 wholly appropriate picks that speak to the gravity of ?Johnny Cash's situation and his joy?in both life and death. -
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This concert CD/DVD does a great job of highlighting both sides of The White Stripes' carefully controlled public persona. -
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Golden-voiced Murphy, however, doesn't try for any cheap Bowie-baritone vocal mimicry, and his lyrics and musicianship have greater depth and polish. The best inspiration should come with improvements, and Murphy's are vast. -
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While there may not be a "Sledgehammer"-style smash here, this stuff hits just as hard. -
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On Body Talk Pt. 2, this eight-track follow-up to June's Body Talk Pt. 1, the Swedish electro-pop pixie uses sleek club music to endearingly explore more unpolished emotions. -
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Only hardcore devotees (of which, admittedly, there are many) truly need to hear all of the 25 rarities and concert recordings included with this expanded two-CD reissue Pinkerton: Deluxe Edition.- Posted Dec 8, 2010
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He samples atmospheric noodling from Aphex Twin and bombastic nuggets from Black Sabbath and King Crimson, and he gets help from some of the biggest names in pop, rap, and indie rock. West crafts these influences into a fever dream with a crescendo around every corner - the Beautiful Fantasy of the album's title.- Posted Dec 7, 2010
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Spectacular Swedish import Robyn continues to languish in the cult-act remainder bin, but these 15 excellently curated tracks (culled from three 2010 EPs) deserve to change that.- Posted Dec 8, 2010
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Harvey uses the bright grooves to present her grim thoughts on the world's armed conflicts. It's a hoedown for the end of civilization.- Posted Feb 14, 2011
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While her 2008 breakout, Youth Novels, was quirky and coy, Wounded Rhymes is hungry, dark, dirty.- Posted Feb 25, 2011
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In Your Dreams, Nicks' first studio album since 2001, is also streaked with the witchy-woman weirdness only she can bring.- Posted Apr 29, 2011
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On Rome, they masterfully conjure up a love story fit for the silver screen--shoot-outs and tumbleweeds included.- Posted May 16, 2011
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The whole record plays like a best-of sampler--not just for Paisley, but for the history of the art form.- Posted May 16, 2011
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It's a reminder to the rest of the pretty-rock community that loveliness is worthless if there's no heart behind it, and Death Cab's beats stronger than most.- Posted May 27, 2011
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The reissue of their 1993 debut rescues a bevy of lost single, further cementing Icky;s status as a holy grail of lovely, rumpled passion. [5 Aug 2011, p.75]Posted Aug 10, 2011 -
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The set lists may have looked similar, but here's proof they didn't sound alike --and that they'll still get you mighty high.- Posted Oct 18, 2011
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Posted Nov 15, 2011