JOHN LENNON - MIND GAMES
Mind Games
[4:14]6.1 Mb
Titan A
[3:36]5.1 Mb
Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)
[4:43]6.8 Mb
One Day (at A Time)
[3:08]4.5 Mb
Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)
[4:11]6 Mb
Nutopian International Anthem
[0:05]0.1 Mb
Intuition
[3:08]4.5 Mb
Out of the Blue
[3:22]4.8 Mb
Only People
[3:22]4.8 Mb
I Know (I Know)
[3:48]5.4 Mb
You are Here
[4:08]5.9 Mb
Meat City
[2:47]4 Mb
Aisumasen (Home version)
[3:35]5.1 Mb
Bring on the Lucie (Home version)
[1:02]1.5 Mb
Meat City (Home version)
[2:37]3.8 Mb
John Lennon "Mind Games" Album Review
Some nice jams
Again this album is good, not great. A lot of nice jams on it. He could have accomplished so much more if he wasn't shot in 1980.
Video Mind Games - John Lennon
Happy 67th Birthday John ! We're playing those mind games together, Pushing barriers, planting seeds, Playing the mind guerilla, Chanting the Mantra peace on earth, We all been playing mind games forever, Some kinda druid dudes lifting the veil. Doing the mind guerilla, Some call it the search for the grail, Love is the answer and you know that for sure, Love is flower you got to let it, you got to let it grow, So keep on playing those mind games together, Faith in the future outta the now, You just can't beat on those mind guerillas, Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind, Yeah we're playing those mind games forever, Projecting our images in space and in time, Yes is the answer and you know that for sure, Yes is the surrender you got to let it, you got to let it go, So keep on playing those mind games together, Doing the ritual dance inn the sun, Millions of mind guerrillas, Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel, Keep on playing those mind games forever, Raising the spirit of peace and love, not war, (I want you to make love, not war, I know you've heard it before)
PHIL COLLINS - TESTIFY
Wake Up Call
[5:14]7.5 Mb
Come with Me
[4:33]6.5 Mb
Testify
[6:31]9.3 Mb
Don't Get Me Started
[4:40]6.7 Mb
Swing Low
[5:07]7.3 Mb
It's not Too Late
[3:59]5.7 Mb
This Love this Heart
[4:04]5.9 Mb
Driving Me Crazy
[4:37]6.6 Mb
The Least You Can Do
[4:21]6.2 Mb
Can't Stop Loving You
[4:16]6.1 Mb
Through My Eyes
[5:06]7.3 Mb
You Touch My Heart
[4:42]6.7 Mb
Phil Collins "Testify" Album Review
Good and mellow
Just a kick back and relax album. All of the songs could be on the "easy listening" radio station. Would have given 5 stars but needed a fast song to grab my attention.
Video Phil Collins - Come With Me
A beautiful song....
R E M - MURMUR
Radio Free Europe
[4:04]5.9 Mb
Pilgrimage
[4:29]6.4 Mb
Laughing
[3:56]5.7 Mb
Talk About the Passion
[3:22]4.8 Mb
Moral Kiosk
[3:31]5 Mb
Perfect Circle
[3:29]5 Mb
Catapult
[3:55]5.6 Mb
Sitting Still
[3:15]4.6 Mb
9-9
[3:01]4.3 Mb
Shaking Through
[4:28]6.4 Mb
We Walk
[3:00]4.3 Mb
West of the Fields
[3:16]4.7 Mb
There She Goes Again
[2:48]4 Mb
9-9 live
[3:03]4.4 Mb
Gardening at Night live
[3:46]5.3 Mb
Catapult live
[4:02]5.8 Mb
R E M "Murmur" Album Review
Debut near-masterpiece
Debut album for R.E.M. was acclaimed and rightfully so. The sound of R.E.M. has never been easy to classify, especially since their entire catalog is about as eclectic as you could imagine, but they manage a spare, quiet rock sound that's as much pop as country. No one sounded like them in 1983 and it's still nearly impossible to figure out what Stipe is singing (or understanding just what the heck he was talking about). The music doesn't demand attention either and its quiet subtlety even during the heavier parts has never quite been duplicated.
The first half is nearly perfect and the second half doesn't flag too bad in its wake. Forgotten by some, a tad overestimated by others, it's still a great album, and probably the closest they'll ever come to a masterpiece (it's just a hair short, but close enough for me to grudgingly give it five stars). "Radio Free Europe" was their first (and still one of their best) hits, and helped identify the new sub-genre of college radio, "Catapult" has a phenomenal opening, and "Perfect Circle" still might be their all-time best song.
Best cuts: "Perfect Circle," "Pilgrimage," "Radio Free Europe," "Shaking Through," "Laughing," "Catapult," "Talk About Passion," "West of the Fields," "Moral Kiosk"
Video REM - Talk About The Passion
Murmur (1983)
GEORGE HARRISON - BRAINWASHED
Any Road
[3:51]5.6 Mb
P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)
[2:38]3.8 Mb
Pisces Fish
[4:51]6.9 Mb
Looking for My Love
[3:48]5.4 Mb
Rising Sun
[5:26]7.7 Mb
Marwa Blues
[3:40]5.2 Mb
Stuck Inside A Cloud
[4:04]5.9 Mb
Run So Far
[4:05]5.9 Mb
Never Get Over You
[3:25]4.9 Mb
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
[2:34]3.7 Mb
Rocking Chair in Hawaii
[3:06]4.4 Mb
Brainwashed
[6:06]8.8 Mb
George Harrison "Brainwashed" Album Review
Just okay
(3.5 stars)
While it's always hard to fairly judge a posthumous album, I personally felt kind of disappointed by this one. Like most albums, it did seem a bit better after multiple listens, but it's not an album that has grown on me so much I'd consider it a favorite. We all know that George never made any album that topped ATMP, but even apart from that unique masterpiece in a class all by itself, this still isn't what I would consider one of his best strongest solo albums. All of his other solo albums that I've heard so far (as of the date of this writing, I still have yet to hear 'Gone Troppo' and 'Thirty-Three & 1/3') have made me feel something, stirred up emotions and feelings. Even the awful 'Extra Texture' made me feel horror and embarrassment at how bad it is. But this album, by and large, just doesn't move me. It's what I'd consider just okay, not awful and not fantastic. Although perhaps if Jeff Lynne hadn't fouled up the production so much, I would like it more.
The main reason I just don't feel any strong feelings towards this album is because so many of the songs are at a rather boring mid-tempo pace. A couple of mid-tempo numbers might have been okay, but on an entire album full of them, they can start to sound all the same after awhile, though if they came up separately on the radio or a play list I don't think most of them would feel so uninspired and unoriginal. A lot of them sound like they'd be better-suited to an entirely different artist, though again, this may in large part be due to Jeff Lynne's overproduction. This man should stick to what he knows and stop trying to be a record producer. While he did do a good job producing 'Cloud Nine,' that production style just fit with the songs, and it was after all the Eighties. Even the songs that do have some really nice lyrics, like 'Pisces Fish' (which I wish I could like more given the lovely lyrics), are compromised by this boring mid-tempo pace. Very few of these songs actually go somewhere and have hooks and catchy lyrics.
However, I do like some of the songs on the album. "Any Road" is easily the best track, and is the perfect opener. It's got a catchy chorus, great lyrics, great hooks, an upbeat mood, and actually goes somewhere. "Marwa Blues," the instrumental, is another of my favorite tracks. It's really beautiful and atmospheric. Others I really like are "Looking for My Life" (one of the few songs that has a catchy chorus and hooks), "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (a really fun upbeat cover song), and the title track. Since I'm a very spiritual person myself, I love the song's lyrics about our search for and relationship with the Divine. The Hindu chanting at the end is also very moving and powerful. I sort of like "Pisces Fish," but I just can't like it as much as I'd like to given the mid-tempo pace and the absence of any real hooks. Unfortunately, the rest of the album is cluttered with the abovementioned mid-tempo songs that just never go anywhere musically or lyrically, like "Stuck Inside a Cloud," "Rising Sun," and "Run So Far." My least-favorite song is probably "Last Saturday Night." I'm kind of disappointed to learn a bunch of these songs were leftovers from years ago instead of more recent ones from the late Nineties and early Aughts. The liner notes also left a bit to be desired. I would have appreciated some notes on the making of the album, not just lyrics and the beautiful dedication.
Still, this album does seem very heartfelt and genuine, and is at least a whole other level above 'Extra Texture.' It's not an album I see myself returning to again and again like with some of his other solo albums, but it isn't the worst way to kill some time. And in spite of the overall mid-tempo mood, there are some true gems hidden in here. I get the feeling that there was a much better album in here waiting to be let out, but given the usual problems associated with putting together a posthumous album and coupled with Jeff Lynne's typical production values, it just wasn't brought to its full potential.
Video George Harrison's Brainwashed
For those who understand no descriptive words are needed. For those who don't, none can accurately explain. In any case, watch, enjoy, Smile, cry.
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