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Strict Joy: The Swell Season: Music

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“Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova return with The Swell Season 2.0 and there's no let down. At first listen, there's nothing as instantly catchy as the tunes from "Once" and their debut album. If you consider the fact that the tunes from those albums represent some of the finest highlights of Glen Hansard's career with The Frames, it's completely understandable. Even if their romantic relationship didn't survive staring at fame in the face, their creative muse did. They seem to have drawn on the end of their romance and the beginning of a different kind of friendship to craft the gentle sadness and cautious optimism that runs through this album. The lion's share of the credit still goes to Hansard but he makes good use of Irglova who's a stellar musician still developing her skills as a vocalist and songwriter. If you consider her age, she should be absolutely devastating as she gains experience. That doesn't even take into account that she was born to harmonize with Glen. Their voices were absolutely made for each other. Grab the deluxe edition and you've got a full length concert and dvd where Glen's skills as a front man are absolutely dazzling. I've heard some of the between song patter before and I'm not even tired of the storytelling yet.”-John Terry “musiclikerguy” (Amazon.com Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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Bualadh Bos: The Cranberries Live: Cranberries

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“Bualadh Bos (pronounced "boola bahs") means "Clap Your Hands" and this is The Cranberries first ever live album. Bualadh Bos includes classic recordings from 1994-1998 captured in Los Angeles, Toronto, Michigan, Oslo & Tipperary and Features live versions of "Dream," "Zombie," "Ridiculous Thoughts," "Free To Decide," "Linger," and more. Bualadh Bos is being issued on the heels of the band's first (and sold out) North American tour in 7 years.”-Amazon.com Editorial Review (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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Live and Dangerous: Thin Lizzy

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“For the classic Live and Dangerous Rainbow show you get the following set list:

1. "Rosalie"
2. "The Boys Are Back in Town"
3. "Emerald"
4. "Dancing in the Moonlight"
5. "Massacre"
6. "Still in Love With You" - The liner notes actually suggest that this song is "Call on Me", but The Boys describe each song track by track during the interview segment, and they confirm that it is, indeed, "Still in Love Wth You".
7. "Don't Believe a Word"
8. "Are You Ready"
9. "Sha La La"
10. "Baby Drives Me Crazy"
11. "Me and the Boys"
The packaging and accompanying booklet of the DVD are awesome. Plus you get a bonus CD of a 1975 concert recorded at Derby College in the UK. This is a pretty sweet package.

It's the Thin Lizzy DVD release we've all been waiting for. Any Lizzy fan will enjoy this disk immensely. There is no question here. Find a way to add this to your collection.”-Sky (Amazon.com Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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Still on Top: The Greatest Hits: Van Morrison

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“THE FIRST-EVER CAREER-SPANNING SINGLE DISC GREATEST HITS COLLECTION FROM ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS OF OUR TIME One of the best-selling albums of the Nineties, the five-times-platinum, 1990-issued The Best Of Van Morrison, is out of print. For a new, career-spanning collection from the singer-songwriter ranked in the top half of both Vh1's "100 Greatest Artists Of Rock And Roll" and Rolling Stone's "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time," only one man could possibly handpick the tracks and oversee their mastering -- Van Morrison himself. That is what the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has done for Still On Top - The Greatest Hits. Spanning his work from 1964 to 2005 on a handful of different record labels, Still On Top - The Greatest Hits celebrates a singer who has influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen and The Doors' Jim Morrison to Tom Petty and Elvis Costello. Van the Man has been hailed as one of "popular music's true innovators, a restless seeker whose incantatory vocals and alchemical fusion of R&B, jazz, blues, and Celtic folk produced perhaps the most spiritually transcendent body of work in the rock & roll canon"”-All Music Guide (Amazon.com Editorial Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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And So I Watch You from Afar: And So I Watch You from Afar

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“2009 debut album from the Belfast based quartet who play instrumental Post-Rock that will appeal to fans of Red Sparowes, Explosions In The Sky, 65daysofstatic and Isis. Recorded in Belfast in a disused record distribution warehouse ASIWYFA craft powerful and uncompromising soundscapes that slay and sooth in equal measure. Monstrously heavy, these eleven tracks encapsulate the sound of a band at maximum power with guitars set to 'kill'.” -Smalltown America. (Amazon.com Editorial Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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No Line On The Horizon: U2

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“"Breathe" suggests that the band's classic approach can still sound contemporary.
Lyrics like 'the right to appear ridiculous is something I hold dear' on "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" show that they still have a sense of humour.
Apart from a couple of the tracks being a bit too long and the album cover being a bit boring, the album - over 54 minutes - is a worthy addition to their catalogue.
"No Line on the Horizon is a bold, beautiful and highly speculative re-imagining of U2's music".” – Telegraph (Amazon.com Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got: Sinéad O'Connor

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“Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of Sinead's 1990 breakthrough album including a bonus 10 track disc containing two previously unavailable recordings, live cuts and B sides. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, which includes the massive hit 'Nothing Compares 2 U', went on to sell over seven million copies globally and reached #1 on the album charts in the US and across Europe, including the UK. The two discs come housed in a six panel digipak including an eight page booklet. 2009.”-Amazon.com Editorial Review (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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Live on Landsdowne Boston, MA: Dropkick Murphys

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“What makes this band band truly remarkable? Their insightful lyrics? Memorable melodies? Blow-your-mind live performances? Dropkick Murphys are all of those things along with their boundless enthusiasm, infectious energy and supreme devotion to their loyal fans - fans who have been eagerly awaiting this release. Recorded over 6 nights and 7 shows in March 2009 this live CD and Hi-Def DVD package puts the band's hot ticket live show experience in your own home.”-Amazon.com Editorial Review (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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Live at the Greek Theater (Double CD + Bonus DVD): Flogging Molly

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“The audio CDs are great quality with a REALLY well chosen set list. So many great songs, every one of them are great and really come alive in the live setting. The mix is good and just enough crowd noise to add excitement but not enough to be obnoxious (which is a pet peeve of mine for live recordings). Very well done.

If you are a fan, GET IT. And show it to your non-fan friends, and they will probably be fans before you know it.”-Daniel A. Watkins (Amazon.com Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010

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I Dreamed A Dream: Susan Boyle

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“Boyle's new rendition of Cry Me A River is stronger and more bitter than the delicate, gentle version she recorded in 1999. While never reaching the furious depths of some other versions of the song, she still conveys the anger of a woman scorned. You'll See is also a delight as Boyle invests Madonna's anthem with her personal pain and determination.

Overall, this is a beautiful album with every track a gem. Fans of Susan Boyle and of good music in general will love her debut effort.”
-Xeno (Amazon.com Review) (via amazon)

Updated Mar 10, 2010