Band: Franz Ferdinand
Album: You could have it so much better
Genre: Brittish Rock

I have the DualDisc version and I will be submiting the review for the DVD side tomoro.

Songs

The Fallen: 8 out of 10
Do you want to: 10 out of 10
This Boy: 7 out of 10
Walk Away: 8 out of 10
Evil and Heathen: 9 out of 10
You're the reason i'm leaving: 8 out of 10
Eleanor put your boots on: 8 out of 10
Well that was Easy: 8 out of 10
What you meant: 9 out of 10
I'm your villain: 8 out of 10
You could have it so much better: 10 out of 10
Fade Together: 7 out of 10
Outsiders: 9 out of 10

I just got this cd today. I had to wait for like two hours in front of HMV (main music store in Canada) to get this, got the second last cd, so im realy happy. Im gessing that thos in UK came out a few days earlier, but I beat you to the review! Its realy scary, and it was my girlfriend that pointed it out to me, that I look like a younger, with-out glass's and earing, version of the lead singer. Anyway, this is the second album by Franz Ferdinand, and it is not a let down. Great album, well rounded, all the songs comming out at about a 8 out of 10. Franz has realy matured in there composing from the last song. In there debue album, there drum rifs were rather simble and the lyrics simple and repetitif. A lot better performance on there part, keeping the clasic Brittish flair to ther music. As a proud scotsman, I do have to say that Franz Ferdinand is one of the best bands to come out of the U.K. in a while.

At first, I did not realy like the songs, but after the 3erd time, the song realy started to grow on me. I was a bit sad that they had not put out a kick a$$ song like Take Me Out, but I found Eleanor put Your Boots On, a rather amusing song, due to the fact that they sang it like the original Beatles song.

Overall album raiting: 8 out of 10

Er-Murazor

Album Name: Olympian Menace EP
Album Artist: Beach Party Blockade
Album Genre: Who knows

Track List:
No Kind Words - 9.5
Thunder in the Valley - 9.5
Aced Out - 10

Album Description:
Well, this album is really hard to describe. Beach Party Blockade has a distinct feel to it. It has a couple members from the band James Rabbit, so the style is a little similar, but there is a fairly big difference. Max Bennett-Parker does (most) vocals, and his voice is amazing. To listen to the music on this album, visit their MySpace at www.myspace.com/beachpartyblockade. You won't regret it.

Master Mushu

Band: Gorillaz
Album: Demon Days
Genre: Rock/Rap/techno

Songs:

Intro: Cant realy rate, only like 30 secs long
Last Living Souls: 7 out of 10
Kids With Guns: 8 out of 10
O Green World: 7 out of 10
Dirty Harry: 9 out of 10
Feel Good Inc.: 10 out of 10
El Manana: 7 out of 10
Every Planet we reach is Dead: 9 out of 10
November has Come: 8 out of 10
All Alone: 6 out of 10
White Light: 8 out of 10
Dare: 10 out of 10 (realy bizzar song, but that makes it good)
Fire Coming out of the Monkey's Head: 8 out of 10
Don't get lost in Heaven: 9 out of 10 (beatles clone lol)
Demon Days: 8 out of 10

I realy enjoied this album, realy enjoied dance to it with my girlfriend at her b-day. Good all around album again. Most of there song in this album drift more away from Rap and more to techno. Im not a great fan of Rap, so I did not mind. Feel Good Inc. is my clear favorite song from the cd, but Dare came in second. They still have the same bizzar music vidios, and Dare was no execption, it mistyfied me for a good ten minuts.

Over all album rating: 7.3567895 out of 10

Er-Murazor

Band: Tool
Album: La Te Ra Lus
Genre: Heavy Rock/Progressive Rock

Songs:

The Grudge: 10 out of 10
Eon Blue Apocalypse: 8 out of 10
The Patient: 9 out of 10
Mantra: 9 out of 10
Schism: 10 out of 10
Parabol: 8 out of 10
Parabola: 9 out of 10
Ticks and Leeches: 9 out of 10
Lateralus: 10 out of 10
Disposition: 8 out of 10
Reflection: 9 out of 10
Triad: 9 out of 10
Faaip de Oiad: 8 out of 10

Ok, ok, I have had this album for about a year and a half, but it is probably the best (in my oppinion) progressive Rock album to come out in 5 years. I realy had to share it with you all. Compaired to most of my other liking for music, it is lot heavyer then normal. But its my best album in my whole and rather massive colection.

Over all album rating: 9.5 out of 10

Er-Murazor

 Band: Kasabian
Album: self title debue, Canadien version
Genre: Brittish Rock

Songs:

Club Foot: 10 out of 10
Processed Beats: 7 out of 10
Reason is Treason: 7 out of 10
I.D.: 8 out of 10
Lost Souls Forever (L.S.F.) : 9 out of 10
Running Battle: 7 out of 10
Test Transmission: 8 out of 10
Cutt Off: 7 out 10
Butcher Blues: 7 out of 10
U Boat: 7 out of 10

Sadly, the rest of there songs did not hold up with there first song, Club Foot. They sound like a mellowed out version of Franz Ferdinand. They are much more mature in the type of music played. They have a bit of the Beatles, Genesis and Coldplay in there songs. The voice of the main singer is kinda repetitif, realy the only song were he does not use like a comp to chance it is L.S.F., which was a nice supprise, since it sounded very much like the older Beatles. All around good slow dance music at Rock parties. Best song to get the crowd going would be Club Foot.

Over all album rating: 7 out of 10

Er-Murazor

Album Title: Lest We Forget
Album Artist: Marilyn Manson

Track List - Rating out of 10
1. Love Song - 8
2. Personal Jesus - 9.5
3. mOBSCENE - 9
4. Fight Song - 8
5. Tainted Love - 8.5
6. Dope Show - 8.5
7. This Is the New Sh*t - 9
8. Disposable Teens - 8.5
9. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 9.5
10. Lunchbox - 8
11. Tourniquet - 7
12. Rock Is Dead - 10
13. Get Your Gunn - 8.5
14. Nobodies - 6
15. Long Hard Road Out of Hell - 8
16. Beautiful People - 7.5
17. Reflecting God - 9

Album Description:
This is pretty much a typical Marilyn Manson album. Which means, it's pretty damn good. Though everybody thinks he is a freak, his music is damn good. Especially the covers he did, (Personal Jesus, Sweet Dreams, and Tainted Love). Though he didn't write the songs, he re-did them in his own style, which in a sense improved upon the original. Rock is Dead is my favorite song, just because it rocks. So, hard-rockers, buy this. Buy it now.

Master Mushu

Band: AC/DC   Album: Back in Black

1. Hells Bells
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. What do you do for money honey
4. Given the Dog a Bone
5. Let me put my love into you
6. Back in Black
7. you shook me all night long
8. have drink on me
9. shake a leg
10. rock and roll aint noise pollution

just tell me if you listen to ac/dc what your favorite ac/dc song is over all and from this album and if you liked this album also if you own it me i have 4 copys (three are my dads 1 is mine i also have the razors edge )

Bad Company

Album Title: Best of the Beast
Album Artist: Iron Maiden

Track List - Rating out of 10
1. Number Of The Beast - 10
2. Can I Play With Madness - 9
3. Fear Of The Dark (Live) - 9.5
4. Run To The Hills - 8
5. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - 8
6. The Evil That Men Do - 7
7. Aces High - 7
8. Be Quick Or Be Dead - 7.5
9. Two Minutes To Midnight - 9
10. Man On The Edge - 7
11. Virus - 8.5
12. Running Free (Live) - 8
13. Wasted Years - 9
14. The Clairvoyant - 7.5
15. The Trooper - 8.5
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name - 10

Album Description:
Well, an awesome album for a classic band. This is a "Best Of Iron Maiden" album, and as you can see, it begins and ends with the two best songs on the album. It starts with awesome songs and the live ones are great! The songs arent as good as the beginging in the middle of the CD, but at the end, pick themselves back up and dish out one of the best albums Ive ever heard!

Turelio

Band:The Killers
Album: Hot Fuss (UK)
Genre: Rock

Songs
1. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine 8 out of 10
2. Mr. Brightside 10 out of 10
3. Smile Like You Mean It 7 out of 10
4. Somebody Told Me 10 out of 10
5. All These Things That I've Done 9 out of 10
6. Andy, You're a Star 7 out of 10
7. On Top 8 out of 10
8. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll 9 out of 10
9. Believe Me Natalie 8 out of 10
10. Midnight Show 7 out of 10
11. Everything Will Be Alright 7 out of 10


I have been told that if you like this then Franz Ferdinand(sp?) is also a good option, so the same theory should aply in reverse. So if you like Franz Ferdinand then take a listen to this band. They are fairly good. My favourite song would have to be Somebody Told Me.

Lazy

Artist: Audioslave
Album: Audioslave
Genre: Rock

1. Cochise (10)
2. Show Me How To Live (8)
3. Gasoline (7)
4. What You Are (7)
5. Like A Stone (7)
6. Set It Off (9)
7. Shadow On The Sun (8)
8. I Am The Highway (10)
9. Exploder (7)
10. Hypnotize (8)
11. Bring Em Back Alive (7)
12. Light My Way (8)
13. Getaway Car (9)
14. Last Remaining Light, The (9)

I heard this album for the first time driving down to an LRP event and thought it was a pretty mediocre uninspiring piece of rock.

But how wrong I was. I gave it a chance and really listened to it and now in my mind I think this is one of the best rock albums to come out in ages. I personally love "I am the Highway" and it has become my theme song but this album isn't made up of just one or two good songs. It's consistantly good throughout.

My advice, play it over and over on your headphones while your at work. In one day you'll appreciate how well written this is.

Mallet

Band: UB40
Album: Who You Fighting For?
Genre: Rock

Songs
1. Who You Fighting For {7 out of 10}
2. After Tonight {6 out of 10}
3. Bling Bling {7 out of 10}
4. Plenty More {8 out of 10}
5. War Poem {8 out of 10}
6. Sins of the Fathers {8 out of 10}
7. Good Situation {8 out of 10}
8. Gotta Tell Someone {7 out of 10}
9. Reasons {9 out of 10}
10. One Woman Man {8 out of 10}
11. I'll Be on My Way {6 out of 10}
12. Kiss and Say Goodbye {6 out of 10}
13. Things You Say You Love {7 out of 10}

This album is a fairly good album I think. It is rock alrigth but not a heavy rock, it is more of the relaxing rock. It has a few good tracks here and there but over all it is just a average to good album. One I think that would be enjoyed by some who like slightly more relaxed rock music. If you are more into the heavy earbashing rock then this album might not be for you.

Lazy

Band: NIN
Album Title: With Teeth

1. All The Love In The World (6)
2. You Know Who You Are? (8)
3. The Collector (7)
4. The Hand That Feeds (9.5)
5. Love Is Not Enough (6)
6. Every Day Is Exactly The Same (9)
7. With Teeth (5)
8. Only (7)
9. Getting Smaller (8)
10. Sunspots (7)
11. The Line Begins To Blur (8)
12. Beside You In Time (7)
13. Right Where It Belongs (9)
14. Home (UK Bonus Track) (7)
15. Right Where It Belongs V.2 (UK Bonus Track) (9.5)

5 years in the writing I expected great things from With Teeth. NIN have been going for years but Trent Reznor seems to be timeless in producing tracks that make you want to go wild. Some of the best moshes on the dance floors I been to are to his songs.

With Teeth gives you glimpses of Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral but it never quite matches either. He has certainly reverted to the sounds of those albums but hasn’t quite captured their power. There is nothing to match Sin, or the famous Closer. The Hand that Feeds is a rocking track and Right Where it Belongs, is nearly as good as Hurt, but for 5 years of waiting I’m not sure its good enough

Mallet



Artist: Will Smith
Album: Willenium
Genre: Rap & Hip Hop

Tracks
1. I'm Comin' [Featuring Tra-Knox] 8 out of 10
2. Will 2k [Featuring K-Ci] 8 out of 10
3. Freakin' It 7 out of 10
4. Da Butta [Featuring Lil' Kim] 6 out of 10
5. La Fiesta 8 out of 10
6. Who Am I [Featuring Tatyanna Ali/MC Lyte] 7 out of 10
7. Afro Angel 6 out of 10
8. So Fresh [Featuring Biz Markie/Slick Rick] 7 out of 10
9. Pump Me Up 8 out of 10
10. Can You Feel Me [Featuring Eve] 7 out of 10
11. Potnas/Interlude 7 out of 10
12. No More [Featuring Breeze] 6 out of 10
13. Uuhhh [Featuring Kel Spencer] 7 out of 10
14. Wild Wild West [Featuring Dru Hill/Kool Mo Dee] 9 out of 10
15. The Rain [Featuring Jill Scott] 8 out of 10


Well this cd was one of my first. Will Smith is probably one of my favourite artists/bands still. His songs on this cd are all fairly average apart from Wild Wild West in my opinion. I recommend this cd to those of you who might have seen his movies and like some of the music in that.

Lazy

Band: Queen
Album: Greatest Hits V1

Songs
1. Bohemian Rhapsody 10 out of 10
2. Another One Bites The Dust 8 out of 10
3. Killer Queen 8 out of 10
4. Fat Bottom Girls 8 out of 10
5. Bicycle Race 9 out of 10
6. You're My Best Friend 10 out of 10
7. Don't Stop Me Now 9 out of 10
8. Save Me 8 out of 10
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 9 out of 10
10. Somebody To Love 8 out of 10
11. Now I'm Here 8 out of 10
12. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 8 out of 10
13. Play The Game 8 out of 10
14. Flash 9 out of 10
15. Seven Seas Of Rhye 9 out of 10
16. We Will Rock You 9 out of 10
17. We Are The Champions 8 out of 10


I cant say anything bad about this album.
Queen is of my absolute favourite bands. It might be classed as an old band, but I think that it is still one of the greatest bands. Most rock fans out there would most probably like this album.

Lazy

Album Title: Nirvana
Album Artist: Nirvana

Track List - Rating out of 10
1. You Know You're Right - 9
2. About A Girl - 9.5
3. Been A Son - 6
4. Sliver - 8
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit - 9.5
6. Come As You Are - 10
7. Lithium - 9
8. In Bloom - 9.5
9. Heart-Shaped Box - 9.5
10. Pennyroyal Tea - 8.5
11. Rape Me - 9
12. Dumb - 8.5
13. All Apologies - 9
14. The Man Who Sold The World - 10

Album Description:
Ummm...all I have to say: NIRVANA! And there you go. That's it. There's no more. Nirvana is amazing. No exception. I gave Been a Son a 6 because I had to. But really, Nirvana was a revolutionary band, who...revolutionized music. Ok, I'm a little tired right now. Anyways. Songs like The Man Who Sold The World, Smells Like Teen Spirit (of course), and stuff, make this album a definite must to own. And to listen to...over, and over, and over. For those of you who haven't heard any Nirvana...they're a rock/alternative band, with a grunge sound. Yeah.

Master Mushu

Artist: Weird Al Yankovic
Album: Running With Scissors
Genre: Comedy

Songs
1. The Saga Begins 8 out of 10
2. My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder 7 out of 10
3. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi 8 out of 10
4. The Weird Al Show Theme 8 out of 10
5. Jerry Springer 7 out of 10
6. Germs 6 out of 10
7. Polka Power! 6 out of 10
8. Your Horoscope for Today 9 out of 10
9. It's All About the Pentiums 7 out of 10
10. Truck Drivin' Song 6 out of 10
11. Grapefruit Diet 8 out of 10
12. Albuquerque 8 out of 10

Ok this one was just sitting there looking at me, so I decided to do a review on it. My fav song on this album of his would have to be track 8, Your Horoscope for Today, it is quite good with the weird and funny things that happen to each star sign. Apart from that song there is Track 1 which is Star Wars based and quite good. I recommend it to all of those out there who enjoy a funny song or two.

And here is a link to wikipedia which has some more info on this album. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_With_Scissors_%28album%29

Lazy

Band: The Donnas
Album: Gold Medal
Genre: Rock

Songs
1. I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me) 9 out of 10
2. Friends Like Mine 7 out of 10
3. Don't Break Me Down 6 out of 10
4. Fall Behind Me 8 out of 10
5. Is That All You've Got for Me 6 out of 10
6. It's So Hard 8 out of 10
7. The Gold Medal 7 out of 10
8. Out of My Hands 6 out of 10
9. It Takes One to Know One 8 out of 10
10. Revolver 8 out of 10
11. Have You No Pride


Ok this is a fairly new cd of mine that i bought during this last week. I have listened to it many a time over the past few days and found it quite good. There are a few tracks that i liked. I suggest you listen to it before you buy it tho cause it might not be for everyone.

Lazy

Album Title: Alice in Chains Greatest Hits
Album Artist: Alice in Chains

Track List - rating out of 10
1. Man in the Box - 9
2. Them Bones - 8.5
3. Rooster - 10
4. Angry Chair - 8.5
5. Would? - 7
6. No Excuses - 8
7. I Stay Away - 8.5
8. Grind - 7.5
9. Heaven Beside You - 9
10. Again - 7.5

Album Description:
Though the album is short, it has quite a few good songs, (hence the Greatest Hits, I suppose). Rooster is definately my favorite song on the album, but Heaven Beside You is good too, and the acoustic-ness of No Excuses helps with the album. Many of the songs sound pretty similar, but they're still good. So, if you like Rock, you'll probably like this album.

Master Mushu

Album Title: Demon Days
Album Artist: Gorillaz

Track List - Rating out of 10
1. Intro - 4
2. Last Living Souls - 9.5
3. Kids With Guns - 10
4. O Green World - 9
5. Dirty Harry - 8
6. Feel Good Inc. - 10
7. El Manana - 8.5
8. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead - 9
9. November Has Come - 9
10. All Alone - 9.5
11. White Light - 6
12. DARE - 7
13. Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey's Head - 10
14. Don't Get Lost in Heaven - 9
15. Demon Days - 9

Album Description:
This album starts out with the Intro (to hear it, go to Gorillaz.com). It's probably the worst song on the entire album. It immediately gets better with the good (though repetitive) Last Living Souls. The Gorillaz mastered harmony in this album, as shown in songs like Kids With Guns (in the chorus), Feel Good Inc., Fire Coming Out of a Monkey's Head, and November Has Come. This album has a few songs where you think "This song sucks" and then a really good part comes up, and it all makes sense, and the song no longer sucks. Kinda like Moulin Rouge. Anyone see that movie? I hated it until I saw the whole thing. Anyways, songs like November Has Come (which is like a rap song that redeems itself...sorry but I don't like rap). Oh yeah, many songs have kind of a rap thing going on, until they don't. Or something. My favorite song is probably Fire Coming Out of a Monkey's Head. It's just cool like that.

Master Mushu

Linkin Park / Jay-Z - Collision Course

DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER/LYING FROM YOU (8)
BIG PIMPIN'/PAPERCUT (7)
JIGGA WHAT/FAINT (8)
NUMB/ENCORE (9)
IZZO/IN THE END (6)
POINTS OF AUTHORITY/99 PROBLEMS/ONE STEP CLOSER (9)


Linkin Park are one of those groups that can create great choruses over and over but are not very productive, only making a few songs and then rehashing them repeatedly. This is one of those rehash albums but unlike some of their efforts to freshen up old songs this one really works. I probably think this is down to the Jay-Z influence as they combine a track from each artist to make something better in most cases. This is a good mix of Rock Rap, and in my opinion it’s probably Linkin Park’s best album.

My major gripe is that it is short, another 5 songs would have made this great.

Mallet