The Final Frontier
(Brand:EMI Records)
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Slash
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Mothership - The Very Best Of (2CD)
(Brand:Atlantic)
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Iron Man 2
(Brand:Sony Music)
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Absolute Greatest
(Brand:EMI)
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Kings of Leon - Live at the O2 Arena [DVD] [2009]
(Brand:Sony Music)
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Greatest Hits
(Brand:Polydor Group)
If time is the true test, then Guns N' Roses' Greatest Hits confirmsthat they really were one of the greatest rock & roll bands in the
world. While, in retrospect, fellow graduates of the class of 1987 are
about as cool as poodle perms and spandex, the LA bad boys still rock
like gods. Listening to the sun-drenched chords of "Paradise City" and
the ensuing stadium-sized swagger is enough to make wearing leather
trousers and bandanas seem like a good idea. Of course, it helped that
for them sex, drugs and rock & roll was a way of life, not a fashion
statement. As Axl Rose wails "I wanna watch you bleed" on "Welcome to
the Jungle", like a chain-smoking lunatic possessed, it's hard not to
believe he meant it. Yet equally, it was his surprisingly poetic
nature that made genuinely touching love songs of "Patience" and
"Sweet Child of Mine". Though none of their subsequent albums matched
the drug-crazed genius of Appetite for Destruction, they did, as the
Greatest Hits reminds, have their moments. From the bloated Use Your
Illusion I & II came ultimate rock ballads "Don't Cry" and "November
Rain", along with the primal rage that was "You Could Be Mine". And
while the covers of the The Spaghetti Incident were largely
forgettable, the fact that their final single was a seedy sneer
through the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" seems
spectacularly fitting. --Dan Gennoe...
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Riot
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Absolution
(Brand:Mushroom)
With Absolution, size is most definitely an issue. Hoping that it willfinally propel them into the musical major leagues, Muse have set out
to create a cross-genre monster, a contemporary meisterwerk, the
biggest-sounding album in years. That they almost succeed is testament
to their sky-high confidence and unarguable abilities. With just three
members to draw upon, they've individually stretched themselves to
fill in the inevitable sonic gaps. Bassist Chris Wolstenholme, in
particular, does sterling work, producing a driving buzz to lift "Time
Is Running Out" to a massive crescendo, then a rush of distortion that
pushes "Hysteria" to Queen-like levels of ecstasy. Throughout, Matt
Bellamy adds classical grace with his tinkling, rolling grand piano,
all the while moaning and shrieking out his fear of decay, destruction
and death, like a traumatised Gene Pitney. Indeed, aside from their
classical leanings and clear kinship with the prog-rock likes of Queen
and Rush (there are some outbreaks of metal here), Muse often draw on
classic pop, employing lush 1960s-style arrangements. With "Blackout"
they go even further, daring to conjure Bacharach's "Magic Moments".
If there's a weakness here, it's that the songwriting remains
inconsistent, but this is usually covered up by musicianship and
studio wizardry that leave Coldplay languishing in Muse's dust.
--Dominic Wills...
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Back in Black
(Brand:Epic Records)
The death of the lead singer would spell the end of most bands. Butmost bands aren't AC/DC. After Bon Scott's overindulgence in alcohol
lead to his undignified end, lead guitarist Angus Young and Co. simply
found a singer that sounded exactly the same and carried on. The
result: Back In Black, the most successful album of their lengthy
career. Like every other AC/DC album, it doesn't deviate from their
trademark sounds: loud guitars, basic boogie and vocals that sound
like they are being screamed out by a buzzsaw. But never before (or
since) have they gotten the formula so consistently right: "You Shook
Me All Night Long", "Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution", "Hell's
Bells" and the title track are among the best hard rock songs ever.
AC/DC never experiment and never innovate; they just rock. No other
band even comes close. --Robert Burrow...
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