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Limited edition includes a bonus DVD. The Slip (also known as Halo 27) is the eighth major studio release by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. The album was produced by Trent Reznor alongside Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder.
Track Listing:
- 999, 999
- 1,000, 000
- Letting You
- Discipline
- Echoplex
- Head Down
- Lights in the Sky
- Corona Radiata
- Four of Us Are Dying
- Demon Seed
- Slip
Product Details
Model: HALO 27 CD-LE
Released on: 2008-07-22
Number of discs: 2
Format: Limited Edition
Customer Reviews
To Disco
This CD was free on the Web Site but I did purchase anyway. I think it is a little disco sounding compared to his old work. His age is showing.
A good release
This album is quite pleasing: good rhythm, nice feelings while listening to that "good old NIN style" (common, we all like when Trent's shouting, we like that indus sound, which means good old saturated guitar, good percussions &cool atmosphere on the electro part to me) and also a good following to the Ghosts previous album.
Of course, I'm one of those people that think that the more "venomous" aspects of NIN's years were what gave the best sound & feelings, anyway I still find it to be good music in general, although I would personally "put down" a bit the electronic / "noise" parts for more "metalesque" parts.
Anyway, to sum up the whole picture, I would say that this album is quite refreshing & for those of you that are undecided to buy or not this one, just download it for free & legally from the official web site, then honor the authors for their work.
NIN - The Slip
After parting ways with their record label, Interscope Records, Nine Inch Nails have redefined and reestablished themselves as a vital force in the industrial music movement. "The Slip" is reminiscent of "Broken," their second LP, as far as feeling and emotion toward the record industry and the worlds around us are concerned. It's a vital, vengeful, heavy, loud, and brutally savage depiction of the music industry as a whole, and the way music, as an art form, is promoted, distributed, and depicted these days. Originally offered as a free download on their official site as a "thank you" to their fans' unrelenting loyalty, the album is offered in multiple downloadable formats including lyrics, original artwork, desktop wallpapers, icons and more, "The Slip" quickly became leaked to the world. Still offered as a free download, a limited edition CD of only 250,000 copies soon followed, along with a vinyl format released worldwide. "The Slip" was followed by a world tour that is quite simply one of the most intense performances of their career; visually, emotionally, and musically. With the return of long-time guitarist Robin Finck, the live interpretation of songs both new and old is represented with solid conviction. Dazzling lighting effects, a set list containing songs that span decades, overwhelming visuals, and a tenacity impossible to duplicate make this one of the best live shows of 2008. Do not pass up the opportunity to add "The Slip" to your growing Nine Inch Nails collection, or if you're new to the world of Nine Inch Nails, this album is a must have and is just as vital and important as such classics as "Pretty Hate Machine," "Broken," "The Downward Spiral," and "The Fragile."
Special Edition includes bonus tracks and a DVD featuring the making of All Hope Is Gone. After over 5 million albums sold in the US, Slipknot returns with their most powerful statement yet - All Hope Is Gone. Filled with the fury people have come to expect from Slipknot as well as some extraordinary surprises, this album is the culmination of the band' s 9 unique members, three platinum albums and their 10 year journey at the top of the Hard Rock genre. Kicked off by the powerful crescendo that is Execute and Gematria (The Killing Name) and ending with the blistering track All Hope Is Gone - the album is a cohesive statement about the world today and truly cements the band as one of Rock' s heavyweights. The lead single Psychosocial will propel the new album to match and exceed the success of the last album, Vol 3: Subliminal Verses which produced numerous Top 20 songs at Rock radio including a Top 5 track at Active and Modern Rock radio.
Track Listing: Disc 1: 1. .execute. 2. Gematria (The Killing Name). 3. Sulfur. 4. Psychosocial. 5. Dead Memories. 6. Vendetta. 7. Butcher s Hook. 8. Gehenna. 9. This Cold Black. 10. Wherein Lies Continue. 11. Snuff. 12. All Hope Is Gone. 13. Child of Burning Tire. 14. Til We Die. 15. Vermillion Pt 2 (Bloodstone Mix). Disc 2: 1. Making of All Hope Is Gone
Product Details
Released on: 2008-08-26
Number of discs: 2
Formats: Explicit Lyrics, Special Edition
Customer Reviews
BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!
If you read any review that pans this album... they are wrong !!!! It has all the elements that a great album should have. Highs and lows... Hard and soft. The song writing is the best of thier career. You can't stay grwol & scowl forever ...so this is the best point to move forward from there. Thank god they dumped Rick Rubin. He is so washed up it aint funny. I don't think he has produced anything good since... I don't know when! Just buy and you will not be dissapointed. Way better than thier previous work. By far!!!!
All Hope is Not Gone
Ok people. The first album I heard by Slipknot was their third album. I love that album, I hold it in high regard as their best album they've made so far. I worked my way back and loved those albums as well. I can strongly say that I am a Slipknot fan. This said, I was a little bit uneasy about this album when I heard their two songs "Psychosocial" and "All Hope is Gone" on their website. It wasn't exactly what I was hoping for. It sounded to random and unfinished. I ordered the album, played it, and I have to admit that this album is NOT bad. Every song has at least one great part to it, whether it's the chorus or the end or the beginning. I enjoyed thier slower songs like "Snuff" and "Dead Memories", but I liked thier faster more 'hardcore' songs like "This Cold Black" and "Wherein Lies Continue" also. If you enjoyed the Slipknot albums before this one, you will like it. It's not thier best, but it's worth having in your collection. I strongly recommend getting this album if you are a Slipknot fan or at the very least a fan of their 3rd album.
Best metal vocals ever!!
Just like its predecessor, All Hope is Gone will take some time until I fully appreciate it and then I may upgrade it to a 5 star album. Some of the songs are not that good such as Dead Memories but the good ones are extremely well done and catchy. I'm addicted to Psychosocial and Butcher's Hook right now and I think Corey's vocals are the best ever in this album - probably the best vocals ever done on a metal album.
Since 2002's jaunty Waiting for My Rocket to Come, Jason Mraz has developed into a more mature, well-rounded pop artist. We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things is his most multi-dimensional work yet, covering everything from groove-based material to ballads. While tracks such as "Make It Mine" and "Butterfly" refer back to the catchy style of previous albums, there are many other styles and textures on display here. His duet with Colbie Caillat, "Lucky," for example, explores his folkish, acoustic side, as does the compelling "Details in the Fabric," both of which are excellent songs.
Mraz gets a little more experimental on "Coyotes," which toys with a clubby electronica and strangely seems to work, and on "The Dynamo of Volition" for which he employs a hectic, rapping-style of vocal over a typically contagious rhythm. His ballads, such as "Love For A Child", "If It Kills Me" and "Beautiful Mess" (these last two saved for the end) show a more sensitive side and even when his lyrics are occasionally clumsy, Mraz manages to make his point in an emotive way. Easy-going and sunny, but with laudable elements of depth and innovation, this is Mraz at his best so far.--Danny McKenna
Jason Mraz's first set of all-new material in nearly three years, WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. sees Mraz continuing to tread his own distinctive artistic path, melding a variegated musical tapestry with passionate, personal lyricism. Among the highlights are collaborations with British tunesmith James Morrison and singer/ songwriter Colbie Caillat.
"I'm Yours," the album's first single, was chosen due to the undeniable fan response to the song. A demo version of "I'm Yours" originally appeared on a limited release bonus EP Mraz put out with his last album. Today the song is an online sensation, with hundreds of usergenerated videos from more than 25 different countries now appearing on YouTube. Jason will be hitting the road this April on the "Music, Magic & Make Peace Tour".
Album Description:
Japanese pressing of his 2008 album includes two bonus audio tracks plus an enhanced video for 'I'm Yours'. Jason Mraz returns with his 2008 album We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things through Atlantic Records. This is the San Diego-based troubadour's third studio release and his first set of all new material in nearly three years which was produced by Martin Terefe (KT Tunstall, Ron Sexsmith, James Morrison). The album see Mraz continuing to tread his own distinctive artistic parth, welding a variegated musical tapestry with passionate, personal lyricism. Among the highlights are collaborations with British tunesmith James Morrison, singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat. "I'm Yours,' the album's first single, ws chosen due to the undeniable fan response to the song. Warner. 2008.
Track Listing: 1. Make it Mine, 2. I'm Yours, 3. Lucky featuring Colbie Caillat, 4. Butterfly, 5. Live High, 6. Love for a Child, 7. Details In Fabric w/James Morrison, 8. Coyotes, 9. Only Human, 10. The Dynamo of Volition, 11. If It Kills Me, 12. A Beautiful Mess
Product Details: Released on: 2008-05-13, Number of discs: 1, Format: Enhanced
Customer Reviews
Pleasantly Surprised
Not really sure why I bought this album in particular. I already had the new Coldplay CD in my cart and wanted to add another CD just to try something new and also to qualify for the free shipping. I was expecting to love the coldplay CD and wasn't expecting much out of Jason Mraz. It turned out to be the exact opposite!
With that said, I must say I am happily surprised by Jason Mraz's album. This isn't really my "type of music" to begin with, but Jason Mraz really offers something musically satisfying. I haven't heard anything that sounds like this prior to listening to this album.
Good job Jason!
disappointing
I was so excited to hear Jasons new CD! I have been a die hard fan for years! Seen him in concert 3 times! I love his sound and clever lyrics....but this CD does not live up to his others! I think he tried too hard or something. The Jason Mraz I fell in love with is not present in this CD. I am so bummed! Just wanted to warn you....It's very disappointing!
His best work yet!
I absolutely love this album! It is by far his best work yet! I would definately suggest buying this album. It is definately a departure from his Wordplay album, but it is a good one.
On her second Nonesuch disc, Emmylou Harris assembles an extraordinary cast of veteran musicians and fellow singers, all of them longtime friends, for a set that indeed showcases this Nashville icon, and 2008 CMA Hall of Fame inductee, as all she has intended to be - a singularly expressive vocalist, a brilliant interpreter of other people's songs, a graceful and confident songwriter. In particular, the album displays Harris's ability to bring new life to songs that may have been overlooked, forgotten or lost along the way. Some of the most affecting material here may be the least well-known - though not for long: John Wesley Routh's celtic/country "Shores Of White Sands" and trucker-poet Mark Germino's heartrending story-song, "Broken Man's Lament."
Harris has chosen these songs with conceptual care. Like much of the gently uplifting All I Intended To Be, the stories may be bittersweet, the characters may be downtrodden, but somehow a sense of redemption always vanquishes regret. The shared history of all the artists involved deepens the feeling of hard-won wisdom that informs All I Intended To Be. Producer Brian Ahern was behind the boards for such early Harris classics as Elite Hotel, Pieces of the Sky and Blue Kentucky Girl.
The players and guest stars are not only a veritable who's-who from the worlds of country, bluegrass and folk, but they have each intersected with Harris throughout her four-decade career as a recording artist. They include Dolly Parton, singers Pam Rose and Maryann Kennedy, dobro player (and longtime Seldom Scene member) Mike Auldredge, keyboardists Glenn D. Hardin (of Harris's Hot Band and Elvis Presley's legendary TCB combo) and Bill Payne (of Little Feat).
Two songs - the June Carter tribute, "How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower" and the breathtakingly beautiful "Sailing Round the Room" - were co-written by and performed with Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Singer-songwriter Karen Brooks, whose own eighties-era version of "Shores of White Sands" was the inspiration and thematic jumping-off point for this entire album, contributes backing vocals throughout; Randy Sharp, Brooks' singing partner, did the vocal arranging. (Harris won a 2005 Best Country Vocal Performance Grammy for her rendition of Sharp's "The Connection.") Harris's own songs, like the heartache ballad "Gold" and the elegiac "Not Enough," blend seamlessly with work by Patty Griffin ("Moon Song"), Merle Haggard ("Kern River") and Billy Joe Shaver ("Old Five and Dimers," from which the album title is taken).
Harris revives what is arguably Tracy Chapman's most eloquent song, "Fast Car" notwithstanding - "All That You Have Is Your Soul," a cautionary tale with a simple but profound prayer of a chorus. Displaying the maturity, elegance and ease that distinguished All The Road Running, her best-selling 2006 collaboration with Mark Knopfler. Harris has created a riveting emotional and spiritual journey. All That I Intended To Be is everything a listener and fan could hope for.
Track Listing: 1. Shores of White Sand, 2. Hold On, 3. Moon Song, 4. Broken Man's Lament, 5. Gold, 6. How She Could Sing the Wildwood, 7. All That You Have is Your Soul, 8. Take That Ride, 9. Old Five and Dimers Like Me, 10. Kern River, 11. Not Enough, 12. Sailing Round the Room, 13. Beyond the Great Divide
Product Details: Released on: 2008-06-10, Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Unashamed unadulterated roots music
Emmylou Harris may be so good, she is at her penultimate for most of her career. I admit, I enjoy her soulful voice and spare orchestrations so much that I really cannot claim to have a favorite CD from her releases.
This 2008 release was produced by her former husband, Bruce Ahern. You'll hear old friends on this CD, including Dolly Parton (backup on "Gold") and Buddy Miller. The 'songfinder' has snagged some great music, too, from the likes of Tracy Chapman and Kate McGarrigle.
"Broken Man's Lament" talks about not messing with someone else's dreams. When the subject married a bar singer, he asked her not to sing.
"Gold" talks about the human failings in all of us:
"no matter how bright I glitter, baby, I can never be gold"
Probably my favorite song of this collection is "All that you have is your soul" by Tracy Chapman. This song contains some of the best life advice you can get.
In this case, I think a lot of this CD was gold as soon as it was released.
Rebecca Kyle, August 2008
Emmylou at her best, as usual
It sure is good to have another album by Emmylou Harris, and this one shows the depth of experience. We're enjoying it!
Gorgeous
Beck's new album Modern Guilt, produced with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, will be released July 8, 2008.
The new album contains 10 new songs, and with the exception of last year's Grammy-nominated, digital-only single "Timebomb", Modern Guilt is the first new material Beck has written since the prolific stretch that produced 2005's platinum Guero and 2006's universally acclaimed The Information.
Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album's ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.
Beck is about to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe, followed by a number of US headline and festival appearances, culminating in Beck's biggest hometown headline show to date, September 20, 2008 at the Hollywood Bowl.
Track Listing: 1. Orphans, 2. Gamma Ray, 3. Chemtrails, 4. Modern Guilt, 5. Youthless, 6. Walls, 7. Replica, 8. Soul of A Man, 9. Profanity Prayers, 10. Volcano.
Product Details: Released on: 2008-07-08, Number of discs: 1
Album Description
Modern Guilt is the tenth studio album by musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Beck. Modern Guilt features two contributions by Cat Power and co-produced by Danger Mouse. The hit track 'Chemtrails' is a genre-bending tour de force that showcases Beck and producer Danger Mouse's shared affection for late '60s Psych-Pop. The album releases on July 8, 2008, his 38th birthday.
Customer Reviews
GUILTY AS CHARGED
WILL THE DEFENDANT PLEASE RISE. - YOU STAND TODAY
ACCUSED OF FAILING TO EXTEND YOUR FUTURE TALENTS
TOWARDS WORLD MUSIC- HOW DO YOU PLEAD ?
I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY FIFTH AMENDMENT
RIGHTS YOUR HONOR BY NOT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION.
THE BECKSTER COMES OUT OF THE BLOCKS WITH A PUTRID
LACK LUSTER SHORT BURST OF CONTRACT COMPLIANT 44
MINUTES OF TOP HEAVY - BASS INFUZED DRIVLE.
WITH NOTHING MUCH AROUND BECK SEEMS TO JUST MISS
THE BOAT IN REFRESHING HIS FANS WITH SOMETHING
INVIGORATING - NEW - EXCITING.
MR MOUSE ON THE OTHER HAND SEEMS TO BE TREADING WATER
WITH HIS MEAGER PRODUCTION SKILLS IN MAKING BECK SOUND
MUDDY AND CONFUSED.
BEST TRACK = SIX
MEDIOCRE TRACKS = ONE TWO AND THREE.
RATHER LIKE MOBYS NEWEST - LENNYS NEWEST,
MOST AMERICAN POP ARTISTS HAVE TEMPORARILY,
LOST THEIR EDGE - WITH SUCH A WEALTH OF
SUBJECT MATTER AND INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCES
SURROUNDING THEM CAN THEY NOT GET A GRIP AND
COME OUT WITH BOTH BARRELS LOADED.
THE DEFENDANT WILL PLEASE RISE - THIS COURT
WILL NOW PRONOUNCE SENTENCE - HAVE YOU
ANYTHING TO SAY?
WELL - EH EH EH EH - MY RECORD COMPANY SAID
I HAD TO HAVE IT READY FOR THE SUMMER - EH EH
ERH - YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN DUDE - THAT MEANS
I ONLY HAD 44 MINUTES IN THE CAN AND THEY SAID
EH EH EH EH THAT'S OK - I MEAN I FELT LIKE FRANK
BLACK - SONGS I WANTED TO BE FIVE MINUTES
LONG ENDED UP UNDER THREE - PLEASE YOUR HONOR
IT WASN'T MY FAULT
YOU ARE HEREBY SENTENCED TO RETURN TO HANCOCK
PARK AND TRY TO REMEMBER WHERE YOU CAME
FROM AND ATTEMPT TO REHABILITATE YOURSELF
BACK INTO BEING ONE OF THIS WORLDS MOST PROMISING
MUSIC TALENTS.
DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR !
THE DEFENDANT CAN STAND DOWN.
NEXT CASE PLEASE.
BUY IT OR FLY IT - YOU DECIDE,MINES
HALF WAY TO DISNEY LAND WITH MICKEY.
Good but not great.
If this album was made by anyone but Beck I would be telling all of my friends to run out and buy it. However when held to the standard that Beck has set for himself, it then is downgraded to just mediocre. Unlike the general public I am not the biggest fan of Danger Mouse. I feel that he is predictable and takes all of the great bottom end out of the bass on this album. Modern Guilt sounds like a Gnarls Barkley album that Beck overlaid guitar and vocal tracks on top of. The best songs on the album are the ones that Danger Mouse had the least to do with. I was disappointed that the beats remained largely the same throughout most of the songs on the album. The thing that keeps me coming back to Beck time and time again is his element of surprise and I felt that element was sorely lacking. All in all it is good, just not great.
Must have for a Beck fan
If you have enjoyed the musical genius of Beck, then you will enjoy this CD.
Lyrically, and musically Beck takes us one step closer to the edge of his sanity. Modern Guilt is an audio hallucination that will transcend your inner being, and leave you like a junkie, begging for more.
Limited edition includes a bonus DVD. The Slip (also known as Halo 27) is the eighth major studio release by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. The album was produced by Trent Reznor alongside Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder.
Track Listing: 1. 999, 999, 2. 1,000, 000, 3. Letting You, 4. Discipline, 5. Echoplex, 6. Head Down, 7. Lights in the Sky, 8. Corona Radiata, 9. Four of Us Are Dying, 10. Demon Seed, 11. Slip.
Product Details:- Model: HALO 27 CD-LE
- Released on: 2008-07-22
- Number of discs: 2
- Format: Limited Edition
Customer Reviews
What a burn.
Nope. Sorry, it's not that good. there are 10 tracks on this album, seven that actually have lyrics, one that is pretty much just an album filler of a single piano and Trent Reznor whispering some meaningless jibber jab along to. Maybe two really good NIN tracks on the whole record, and that's being generous. On top of that, this silly album is verry expensive....and the "bonus" video is just a repetitive practice moment between Reznor and his tour band. This album is a rip off....by far the worst NIN album yet made. Even With Teeth was better than this.
Not spectacular, but still a more than solid release
Since his divorce from Interscope in 2007, Trent Reznor has wasted little time in making new material available to the public, with the latest Nine Inch Nails offering being "The Slip". Coming only two months after Reznor's release of the instrumental "Ghosts I-IV", "The Slip" is a riveting album that borderlines perfection, but never quite gets there and seems to almost meander as it winds down to it's conclusion. Standout tracks, including "1,000,000", "Discipline", "Echoplex", and "Demon Seed" are pure Nine Inch Nails all the way, while "Corona Radiata" just comes off as a little too predictable for my tastes. The album as a whole seems to go by a little speedier to expected as well, and doesn't quite leave the lasting impression that one would hope compared to nearly everything else Nine Inch Nails has released over the past few years. However, all flaws aside, "The Slip" is still a more than solid release that delivers the goods that NIN fans expect, and while it isn't spectacular, "The Slip" is a success purely thanks to the fact that Trent can now do what he wants (and when he wants) without being handcuffed by a label. And that alone is reason enough to celebrate.
Reznor pulls off another hit.
Trent Reznor has always been one to go against the flow, starting with his provocative lyrics in "Closer" to his insane and over the top tour shows, and now with a new release style.
With the massive success of Ghosts, a 4-part ambient experiment with lots of enjoyable beats and relaxing music, he offered a download of this album, "The Slip", complete with multiple formats and the added art, lyrics, and other goodies in the ID3 tags and in a PDF.
The Limited Edition is quite a treat with a couple of stickers, a bi-fold digipack with audio and video, both on opposite sides in simple, artistic fashion along with the tracklist and Halo 27/NIN designation in the center.
This is truly a classic Nine Inch Nails release, blending seamlessly between tracks varying between the fast, aggressive rock, slower, but still powerful tracks, and even ambient and glitchy tracks mixed in the middle. From the old-school "Discipline", to soft, slow "Lights in the Sky", to the insanity of "Letting Go", Reznor keeps the perfect NIN style while moving up in skill and quality.
Even if you don't get it from Amazon, go grab it from the official Nine Inch Nails site, or even via BitTorrent under the Creative Commons License. Trent himself has been quoted, "We encourage you to remix it, share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc."
So, go check this out, and enjoy the mastermind of this great musician and artist.
Product Details- Released on: 2008-06-17
- Number of discs: 1
- Artist: Coldplay
Track Listing- Life In Technicolor
- Cemeteries Of London
- Lost!
- 42
- Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love
- Yes
- Viva La Vida
- Violet Hill
- Strawberry Swing
- Death And All His Friends
Editorial Reviews
To say there has been a lot of anticipation for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida, is an understatement. Having enlisted legendary leftfield producer Brian Eno, borrowed their album title from a painting by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and made tantalising remarks about sonic reinvention, the world has been curious (to say the least) to hear what the `new' Coldplay might sound like. Viva La Vida definitely makes some departures from the band's usual formula, which happens to be one of the most commercially successful rock-pop blueprints of recent years. The plangent chords, emotive melodies, stadium-rock rhythms and universal lyrical concerns remain, but Martin and co. have gone out on several limbs here, incorporating instrumental tracks ("Life In Technicolour"), using subtle North African and Latin elements ("Yes", "Strawberry Swing"), and overhauling previously strict verse-chorus-verse structures in favour of slightly more avant arrangements. The old Coldplay still shine through (see tracks like "Violet Hill" and the title song) but even their classic sound feels more muscular and confident. The band's new flourishes, cosmetic and self-conscious as they may be, are enough to make Viva La Vida a welcome break from the old routine--Danny McKenna
Coldplay Photos
Album Description
Coldplay release their fourth album "Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends" on Parlophone. The album comprises 10 brand new tracks, recorded in London, Barcelona and New York with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs. "Viva La Vida" follows the hugely successful album "X&Y", which has sold 10 million copies since its release in 2005.
Customer Reviews
Sad, So Very Very Sad!1
I, Like a complete idiot, bought coldplays Viva based on the first three
albums which I liked very much. I think they are great, but Chris Martin
felt he needed to go in a different direction because of his "Critics"
Hey Chris, you don't please your critics, you please your FANS! I should write to you and ask for a refund! I feel as if I threw my money into the toilet! I can't even give the cd away, I've tried. Go away for a couple of years and then try again!
Same for REM and Madonna's newest, SAD SO VERY SAD!!!!
I would give zero stars but I guess amazon won't let me!
Unbelievable CD!5
I don't know if this band is trying to make a political statement, however I love George Bush and respect everything he has done for the United States. He is an American hero regardless of what the liberal hippies think. Great CD though!!!!
Between a Rock and Hard Place3
As a musician, I respect the right of another musician to write whatever kind of music he wants. As a fan, I want to ask Chris Martin of Coldplay, "What's up with 'Viva la Vida'?" For my money, this album can only measure up to the band's previous albums when listened to in a vacuum. When I first popped it in the player, I was underwhelmed. But not wanting to feel disappointed about a Coldplay album, I listened the heck out of it for a week straight. By the end of the week, I had my favorites, and there was only one song ("42"--it's as boring and formulaic a Coldplay song as they've written to date) that I wouldn't even listen to.
The key to this "coming of fanhood" tale is that for a solid week, I listened to NOTHING other than this album. Without making this a review about an entirely different band's album, let me pick up at the end of the aforementioned week. My wife bought me a copy of "Consolers Of The Lonely"--the sophomore release from Jack White's side band, The Raconteurs. THIS is an album that does not need a vacuum within which to be enjoyed. I've been devouring this album ever since I first put it in my player two weeks ago, and now, having been removed from the Coldplay haze, I look down at "Viva la Vida" sitting on the console of my vehicle and think, "Man, what a boring album." To be sure, The Raconteurs are one of only a precious few bands that could've achieved this effect, but all in all, my impression of Coldplay's latest release is that it is forgettable. I hear tracks from previous albums on the radio and think, "I miss THAT Coldplay."
Perhaps this is a little melodramatic for some, but as a seasoned musician AND die-hard Coldplay fan who was as giddy and stupid as anybody else walking through the ticket turnstyles during their "X&Y" tour, my ultimate take is 3 stars. It's slightly better overall than "Parachutes," but pales in comparison to "Rush of Blood" and "X&Y." Coldplay have done better, and I have faith will do better again.
Product Details- Album: Raising Sand
- Released on: 2007-10-23
- Number of discs: 1
- From: Rounder
- Artist: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Track Listing- Rich Woman
- Killing the Blues
- Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
- Polly Come Home
- Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
- Through the Morning, Through the Night
- Please Read the Letter
- Trampled Rose
- Fortune Teller
- Stick with Me Baby
- Nothin'
- Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson
- Your Long Journey
Editorial Reviews
Perhaps only the fantasy duo of King Kong and Bambi could be a more bizarre pairing than Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Yet on Raising Sand, their haunting and brilliant collaboration, the Led Zeppelin screamer and Nashville's most hypnotic song whisperer seem made for each other. This, however, is not the howling Plant of "Whole Lotta Love," but a far more precise and softer singer than even the one who emerged with Dreamland (2002).
No matter that Plant seems so subdued as to be on downers, for that's one of the keys to this most improbable meeting of musical galaxies--almost all of it seems slowed down, out of time, otherworldly, and at times downright David Lynch-ian, the product of an altered consciousness. Yet probably the main reason it all works so well is the choice of producer T Bone Burnette, the third star of the album, who culled mostly lesser-known material from some of the great writers of blues, country, folk, gospel, and R&B, including Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt, Milt Campbell, the Everly Brothers, Sam Phillips, and A.D. and Rosa Lee Watson.
At times, Burnette's spare and deliberate soundscape--incisively crafted by guitarists Marc Ribot and Norman Blake, bassist Dennis Crouch, drummer Jay Bellerose, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger, among others--is nearly as dreamy and subterranean as Daniel Lanois's work with Emmylou Harris (Wrecking Ball). Occasionally, Burnette opts for a fairly straightforward production while still reworking the original song (Plant's own "Please Read the Letter," Mel Tillis's "Stick with Me, Baby"). But much of the new flesh on these old bones is oddly unsettling, if not nightmarish. On the opening track of "Rich Woman," the soft-as-clouds vocals strike an optimistic mood, while the instrumental backing--loose snare, ominous bass line, and insinuating electric guitar lines--create a spooky, sinister undertow.
Plant and Krauss trade out the solo and harmony vocals, and while they both venture into new waters here (Krauss as a mainstream blues mama, Plant as a gospel singer and honkytonker), she steals the show in Sam Phillips' new "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us," where a dramatic violin and tremulous banjo strike a foreboding gypsy tone. When Krauss begins this strange, seductive song in a voice so ethereal that angels will take note, you may stop breathing. That, among other reasons, makes Raising Sand an album to die for. --Alanna Nash
Album Description
The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. Despite hailing from distinctly different backgrounds, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant share a maverick spirit and willingness to extend the boundaries of their respective genres. This spirit, expertly honed by producer T Bone Burnett, has resulted in an album pitched three steps beyond some cosmic collision of early urban blues, spacious West Texas country, and the untapped potential of the folk-rock revolution.
Supported by the unparalleled musicianship of Marc Ribot, Dennis Crouch, Mike Seeger, Jay Bellerose, Norman Blake, Greg Leisz, Patrick Warren, and Riley Baugus, Plant and Krauss -- as both solo and harmony vocalists -- tackle an intriguing selection of songs from such tunesmiths as Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Sam Phillips, Townes Van Zandt, The Everly Broth! ers, and Mel Tillis. Raising Sand finds Robert Plant and Alison Krauss exploring popular music's elemental roots while still sounding effortlessly, breath-takingly contemporary.
The song "Killing the Blues" is featured in the new JC Penney American Living Campaign.
Album Description
2007 collaboration between the former Led Zep vocalist and the Bluegrass/Folk favorite. Raising Sand features a stellar cast of supporting musicians, including guitarists T Bone Burnett, Marc Ribot, and Norman Blake, multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger, drummer Jay Bellerose, and bassist Dennis Crouch. The songs range from modern to classic, consisting mostly of lesser-known material from a wide spectrum of great Blues, R&B, Country, and Folk songwriters: Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Little Milton Campbell, Mel Tillis, Townes Van Zandt, Doc Watson, Phil and Don Everly among them. They also recorded the Robert Plant/Jimmy Page song 'Please Read the Letter' from the 1998 album Walking Into Clarksdale. Rounder.
Customer Reviews
Something different and refreshing
Well of course both of these artist alone are musical genius. You certainly can't go wrong putting two geniuses together. I love Led Zep. and although I've never been a "fan" of Blue Grass, I have been an Alison Krauss fan. Of course this CD is closer to Blue Grass than hard rockin' Led Zep. But, it works. They work. I can't wait for their next album! (My favorite song on this is 'Please Read The Letter'. In this song is where you will find your Led Zep. "flavor".)
Disappointed
Two great artists but they just croon... effort came out vapid and flat. Too Mellow.
After all these years...
two people I've followed individually have made this supremely heavenly album that I simply cannot qualify; it reflects an amalgum of strange purity that exceeds a mere collaboration. Words fail me...
Limited edition includes a bonus DVD. The Slip (also known as Halo 27) is the eighth major studio release by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. The album was produced by Trent Reznor alongside Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder.
