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.....chillin'.....

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago on 9 December 2007 11:37 (A review of Chillout Sessions 10)

This compilation is some of the finest chilled tunes to ever strike my ears. here I am, late night, trying to finish up one design for work monday morning, and instead of being bummed out and tired with all the take-home overtime work, i'm tappin' my feet and noddin' my head to this CD...

Ministry of Sound typically puts out high quality compilations, and this one is no exception, but rather than their typical club-scene house or mainstream electronica, the Chillout Sessions series (the 10th and latest one) brings you the best in down tempo grooves.

Highly recommended for smooth listening, relaxing, chillin', heck, even working late night on a tight deadline project. :)


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sends shivers down my back....

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago on 6 July 2007 12:12 (A review of Live at Innercity: Amsterdam RAI)

I'm not into the club scene anymore, but when I used to hit the afterhours raves in Canada, we'd all pile into a friends' car and this was the 'trance' disc of choice before and after the club night. This live set is the ultimate live trance set ever produced, taking you thru rolls and rolls. cripes, even hearing it these days, i still get shivers and goosebumps as my brain remembers the good ol' XTC days... truly a unique mind blowing experience. ;)

'music for your mind, your body and your soul...'

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perfect mellow rock album

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago on 6 July 2007 12:02 (A review of Fashion Nugget)

The trumpets and horns found in most of the tracks are awesome, so well blended with the band's alternative rock style.

fave tracks are 'I will survive', quite possibly the best remix of that legendary Disco tune, as well as the catchy 'Daria', 'She'll come back to me' and 'frank sinatra'. Their remix of 'perhaps perhaps perhaps' is also pure smoothness.

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best to avoid

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago on 5 July 2007 11:56 (A review of Use Your Fingers)

I got this album after I fell in love with 'One Fierce Beer Coaster' and I wondered if they were good in their rookie album, but despite numerous attempts, I still couldn't find a single track I liked. It's just such a different music style than the Gang from 'beer coaster' and 'hooray for boobies'.

Only ones that came close with the lyrics (but musically they sucked) were 'you're pretty when i'm drunk' and 'she ain't got no legs'. thats it. 'Mama Say', the big hit from this album, has a catchy tune, but is way too punk for my likes. and everything else is just filler crap.

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The good outshines the bad

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago on 5 July 2007 11:52 (A review of Hooray for Boobies)

As much as I absolutely despise 'Bad Touch' megahit with its retarded 'you and me aint nothing but mammals so lets do it like they do on discovery channel' and the ultra-annoying music video that accompanied it, I still have to give this album a 9/10 because there's so many tracks that live up to Bloodhound Gang's level of crude, sexist, raunchy lyrics.

Some of my faves are 'inevitable return of great white dope', 'take long way home', 'chasey lain', and especially 'hell yeah' with its hilarious 'if i were god' lyrics.

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the gang at their prime

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago on 5 July 2007 11:44 (A review of One Fierce Beer Coaster)

This album is when Bloodhound Gang hit their prime. They started to hit a bit of mainstream with the hit 'Fire Water Burn' with its catchy 'the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire - burn motherf**ker burn', but they were still fairly obscure. I've seen them live in Toronto at a small venue (Opera House, for all you locals) and they put on the most incredible live show. In my opinion, One Fierce Beer Coaster is the album I'll always remember them by. Favorites are 'Asleep at the wheel', 'Lift your head up high and blow your brains out' and 'your only friends are make believe'.

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