5 comments about Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet].

1. This was my 1st time using another seller for a used item (CD box set) and even if one of the cd is showing finger prints they are playing ok. Shipping was not as fast as an Amazon purchase.



2. The old version of Tom Waits, with the jazzy backdrop, lush orchestrations and tales of down-and-out losers and hookers in the dark bowels of the barroom night, seems assuredly gone forever at this point. One can relive those days vicariously through the artist's catalogue for Elektra/Asylum (plus the soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's ONE FROM THE HEART), but Waits has rigorously steered away from that previous incarnation since then, recording some of the most willfully idiosynchratic music since Captain Beefheart hung up his skates, as well as some of the most heartfelt songs--you know, with verses and choruses--anyone's ever written. ORPHANS has a lot of both, being a compilation of songs leftover from the sessions for his albums, contributions to tribute albums and soundtracks, fully-realized Waits versions of songs he's written for other artists, and a bunch of brand-new music in the bargain as well. Waits has helpfully sequenced this collection into a CD of loud 'n raucous stuff ("Brawlers"), a CD of ballads ("Bawlers") and a CD of completely unclassifiable material("B**tards), and a lot of it is great. The things that aren't you can skip over effortlessly, because there are enough gems to choose from on each disc, and, in a strange way, the collection serves as a good distillation of how Waits has morphed as an artist from 1983's SWORDFISHTROMBONES onwards. Even if you can't listen to the whole thing in one sitting (at least I can't), ORPHANS is as rewarding as any of Tom Waits' regular-issue albums, postcards from somewhere over the edge....or maybe just around the block. Real good.



3. Tom Waits has had a great last decade gaining a wide audience of people from all walks of music (this guy is insanely popular with people into death metal as well as people into blues but not the other etc) and ages. Grizzled sea shanties, blues rockers, jungle warbles, garbles of chewed up tape, gourds as xylophones. This is pretty much what you would expect from the Tom Waits as of recently, only instead of a concentrated choice of cuts it appears everything recorded was released as a whole. It seems incomplete ideas and filler get left in, but thats not a bad thing at all . I must say for a guy that has spent the best half of his career mimicking Captain Beefheart (who was mimicking Howlin Wolf) he is making steady progression in sound while still being the same dirty old hat.



4. ...not so much because the music reflects every single phase of Tom Waits' distinguished history (it doesn't really have anything that sounds like his first few albums), but because it's very hard to believe that such a massive and diverse collection of songs could simply be Waits' latest release. Sure, some of these tracks are reissued from the last ten years (soundtracks and other compilations), but for the most part this three-disc collection shows that Tom Waits has apparently got an inexhaustable muse.
   
   "Orphans" is an ideal purchase for both the long-term, diehard Waits fan AND the curious newcomer looking to find out about him. There are so many great songs it's pointless to discuss them all, but I think "Tell It To Me" might be the prettiest tune Waits has ever written. Meanwhile, "Lie To Me," "2:19" and his cover of "The Return of Jackie and Judy" (one of two Ramones covers here) rock as hard as anything he ever did. And for your more wigged-out moods, try "First Kiss" or "The Pontiac" on for size. There's something for everyone!
   
   Special mention goes to "Sea of Love" - Waits turns the original (a fairly formulaic love song fit for high-school dances c. 1962) into a spooky, bluesy moaner, with a brilliant lyrical twist in the chorus.
   
   For an artist to come up with this much new and worthwhile music 35 years into his career is an absolute inspiration.



5. tom waits is one of the best and this album is further proof of his excellentness.

5 comments about The Wedding Singer: Music From The Motion Picture.

1. If you are lookin for 80's music, then I strongly recomend this and the 2nd soundtrack to The Wedding Singer. It has a different range of songs from the 80's. I loved the movie when I first saw it, then I bought both soundtracks and fell in love with them too. In the movie, adam sandler sings quiet a few songs from the movie. Like he sings Dead or Alive's Spin me around, Madonna's Holiday, and Love Stinks. His backing band member George sings the culture club song Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. but on the album, it has the actually artist singing on them. It even has 1 song adam sandler sang in the movie. Somebody Kill Me, in the movie, he says he was listing to The Cure a lot



2. I love this movie and love the songs played during it. However, what I discovered was that the songs had either been altered or truncated for the movie and there are many of these songs that have cussing. I don't go for swearing, especially in music, so I was dissapointed.



3. This transaction was smooth and completely trouble-free. The CD arrived in perfect condition. Shipping was quick too.



4. CD looked pretty bad on the back but it plays without problems. It had me worried at first but overall I am a happy customer.



5. not much to say i bought this since i had the outher cd and it bhas a couple songs i liked.

5 comments about Substance.

1. If there's a New Order album deserving to be part of any essential albums ranking ever, it would have to be this one. A bit underproduced, perhaps too much austere for such a great release, the music still deserves the full 5 stars with no doubt.
   
   Greatest Hits and Singles compilers from today should learn from the past by checking how this became probably the best ever out from New Order's discography, without having to spice it up with "new" releases that do not bring up anything new at all.
   
   The perfect introduction to New Order for any newcomer, and always a pleasure for a commited fan.
   
   A hit singles album like no one do anymore nowadays.



2. The only Complaint is their best track/song ever
   "dreams never end" was not included.
   
   My brother introduce me to this band via the song subculture
   and I have never heard real "good music" again.
   
   Interpol the killers the bravery-huh what? they are ok but........
   the orginal is always better.
   
   CY



3. This album I first heard in the late 1990s at one of my neighbor's house. The songs I love are "True Faith," which I remembered the words for the longest time, and "Ceremony" and "Bizarre Love Triangle" are great as well. The songs are longer, but if you like dance music/techno this is an album for you. There are some vocals and some parts of the songs are instrumental.



4. "The Perfect Kiss", the only kiss that keeps on giving. This song appears on several CD's in several versions, I prefer Low-Life. Unfortunately, this song is not about a kiss; I would like to think it is. A perfect kiss, like one of those zingers that electrifies you all the way down to your toes and back; we've all had them. That is what New Order does with this song.By the way, what's up with the frogs? Check it out.



5. Anyone who says this is not one of the best CD's ever is an idiot. The music, although (I can't believe it) is 20 yrs old now, is still fresh and so ultimately energetic and dance inspiring ! It's the only CD I've bought at least 3 times and it keeps 'disappearing'.. I'll forgive my friends and others who must borrow and keep it forever... I'll keep buying it because it's that good I must keep it in my collection.. I'm finally going to wise-up and burn it to my Ipod.. Hopefully I can keep that :)

5 comments about Reggatta De Blanc [Digipak].

1. Whether the Police had intentions of saving rock and roll in the late 70's, being a revolutionary new punk band, or just liked the idea of mixing reggae with rock, their second album is a MASTERPIECE.
   
   From top to bottom, the songwriting is wonderful and very inventive the entire time. If you're looking for melody, it's here. In fact, it's truly an album designed for people who specifically appreciate vocal melodies above everything else. The way the album was recorded sounds very good and packs a LOT of energy and punch.
   
   Early Police is a lot better than the commercially lackluster 80's stuff that most people seem to remember the Police for. Remember the band for the energy and daring creativity of the early years, and buy Reggatta de Blanc in particular.



2. Have had this album on cassette tape since 1979! hadnt played it for a long long time. But when i did i was just knocked out. This is such a strong Follow up Album. Every song is a winner. The Re issue CD's are great, faithfull mixes to the Originals.



3. This was the first Police album I ever owned, and in my opinion, the best album they ever recorded. All their albums are good, but this one really stands out to me. There was a great deal of musical growth between this album and the band's debut, Outlandos d'Amour. Andy Summer's guitar playing really developed, becoming more intricate without losing its distinctive edge. All of the songs are strong and well constructed. My favorite Police song is "Bring on the Night", which is worth the purchase of the album alone. The deserved classics "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" are both incredible songs as well. Other standouts are "Deathwish" and "Contact", but in truth there's not really a bad song here. Even the goofy Stewart Copeland song "On Any Other Day" has its charms, one of the best Police songs Sting didn't write. A first rater and a true classic that has withstood the test of time.



4. The second side of Ghost is genius, and all of their records are four stars at least, but Regatta created the template for everything that followed. Reggae grooves mixed with rock energy, incredible open-throated singing from Sting, fabulous pop songs mixed with dialogues of internal turmoil, Copeland's tremendous drumming, Summers' brilliant rhythm concepts and use of heavy compression, delay, and chorusing; no other band ever got this funky and yet uniquely poppy on a massive scale.
   When Walking On The Moon came out, it was the best single for years, and is still one of the great pop songs. Simple and yet so full of character.
   Every song on this record is good, even the non-Sting tunes (SC and AS are not great songwriters, as evidenced by their solo careers). Bring On The Night and Bed's Too Big are among the all-time classics.
   I'm listening to a live tape of their 11.24.80 Toronto show, right when Zenyatta came out, and as good as it is, you can tell that they're already plateaued. But to plateau at the very top of your game and stay there for four years is no shame! I saw them a few times at this point and on the next few tours, and they always made audiences very happy indeed, and they created a huge sound for a three-piece band by using space wisely.
   Sting's politics are often right on, but when he kept his lyrics pointed at interpersonal politics, as on here, he was at his very best.
   Ignoring all of the above, this album rocks and bops and is full of catchy melodies...that's enough reason to love it forever.



5. The Police were on their way to the top already by the time this; their second album was released in 1979. The title means something like "White Reggae" and indeed there is a lot of reggae influence to be found on this disc. Along with the reggae the album pretty much goes in a bunch of different directions almost as if the band was struggling to find just what kind of sound that they wanted to put out there. Overall this is another strong album from the Police. A couple of huge hits came from this disc "Message In A Bottle" and "Walking On The Moon" and the non single tracks are all good as well. This one fits in well between the album that proceeded and the album that followed it and should be a part of any Police collection.

5 comments about 1999.

1. For some reason when I woke this morning I had this tune in my head and couldn't rest till I traipsed down to the basement and found the old LP. What a difference from today when you can play all 10 tracks on the CD without switching or changing the record, but back then I never heard the songs on side 2--and never played the second disc on the double-LP, not ever, didn't see any point to changing up from the first 2 tracks. Why did artists make such long LPs, why not just collect a few perfect tracks? And thus it wasn't until today that I would up hearing "International Lover" and "Free" and the other songs (some of them not so great) on the "second disc" of the double LP--well, that dates me, but I expect at this time in Prince's career most of his fans are those who, like me, remember the 1980s as if they were yesterday and a time when 1999 seemed a zillion light years away, and when Wendy and Lisa puzzled us with their odd, superior androgyny like a pair of aloof Claude Cahuns, always nodding to the same beat, thrusting out their chins in unison, ten tons of hairspray making them look sort of feminine.
   
   That's not to say that today's Prince fans love what used to be sides one and two, tbree and four with equal fervor, how could they? They won't even remember the exquisitely perverse take on "Little Red Corvette" that Sandra Bernhard gave in her concert film "Without You I'm Nothing," her unsuccessful attempt to divert 80s energy into 90s irony.
   
   Vanity's on this CD too, which I did not realize in the 1980s, but that's because I never heard "Free," in which her vocals ring out loud and clear. That's not such a good thing.



2. There's not much that hasn't already been said about Prince's "1999" - It's some of his best work, from the era when he wasn't so deep into his religion and wasn't afraid to offend someone. It's raw, real funk-rock that knows no bounds. I would call "1999" Prince's best album, except that I'm also partial to the collaboration with Wendy & Lisa in his later Paisley Park releases.
   
   This is an album that is meant to be played straight through. No shuffling. No listening to individual tracks. Start at the beginning and play it through to the end. It's a brilliant work of art that everyone should check out if they like rock or funk.



3. never received product. I contacted the seller 2 times and no response. I have filed a claim with Amazon to see about getting my money back. Seller had no problem charging my card asap.



4. At the beginning of Prince's reign as Prince of Pop, we have albums such as this. It was here that he first insisted on breaking ground on every album, and every track. He was one of the pioneers in the 80's, of music as art, and through him and other such artists, the standards were raised.
   
   As with many of Prince's albums, you cannot simply listen to them as good music, but must appreciate the artistry that goes into them. This man is obscenely talented, and this album has some of the most important songs of the 20th Century.



5. Wh many people will point at either Purple Rain or Sign 'o' The Times as his best albu, that title goes to Prince's 5th album, 1999. This album is not only His Royal Badness at his best, but in my opinion, is the greatest album ever made. 1999 put Prince on map and made him a crossover star, with the 3 hit singles "1999", "Little Red Corvette", and "Delirious". But its not just those songs. Others include "Let's Pretend We're Married", "DMSR", "Automatic", and so on. Honestly, this album is perfect from start to finish. I recommend this for any R&B fan or Prince fan or music fan in genertal. Funk at its absolute best.

5 comments about Billy Idol - Greatest Hits.

1. I grew up in the 80's listening to Billy on my mom's record player and now am still listening to him on my MP3. I got this because it has most of his best songs- although I am not crazy about Shock to the System. I also don't understand why some of his other soulful works are not included on any "greatest hits" albums. I would have liked for "Prodigal Blues" and "The Loveless"(Charmed Life) and "Worlds Forgotten Boy" (Whiplash Smile) to have been included here. Even so, it remains a must have for any Idol fan. Other great Billy albums are Charmed Life and Whiplash Smile as well as his latest, Devils Playground. Idolize Yourself (another hits compilation) will be released later this month with 2 new songs. Billy Idol remains "the man" of punk and rock. He is still rocking in his 50's and gorgeous as ever. I would highly recommend this CD. One word of caution: the live version of Rebel Yell does contain some audible expletives, not to be played in front of children. I'm glad my 5 year old wasn't in the room when I first heard it.



2. Good songs like you remember them if you are an Idol fan. "Rebel Yell"
   always a favorite! The only down side I've never been a favorite of live
   recordings on CD's tapes etc. They always sound bad. I'm paying to hear
   good quality music. The live recording is what you expect. Can't carry a
   tune in a bucket haha other than that the rest of the songs are good. -1
   for the live recording.



3. I can honestly say I forgot how much I enjoyed Billy Idol's music. Maybe I'm just old but the originals on the CD make me get up and dance. Not too keen on the covers at the end of the CD but you gotta love his voice and the beat.



4. Despite posing like a bad boy (whether he is or was really one, we don't know for sure), Billy Idol is a good singer and always had good intentions. His collection of tunes is one of the landmarks of the 80s, when music used to be more interesting in general than it is nowadays (with some exceptions, of course).
   
   This 2001 compilation of "Greatest Hits" reunites not necessarily his best, but at least his best known songs. Classics such as "Mony Mony", "Rebel Yell" and "Cradle of Rock", as well as the ballads "Flash for Fantasy", "Eyes Without a Face" and "Sweet Sixteen" are here with 10 other tracks, including a nice Simple Minds cover of "Don't You (Forget About Me)", another classic of that decade.
   
   All tracks are 24-bit digitally remastered for the very delight of every Pop Rock fan of the 80s.



5. Very dissapointed as I have not received my shipment. Nor am I able to track it on this website as it does not tell me with which company the CD was shipped.
   
   So the fact that I have not recieved this shipment means I can's comment on teh product

5 comments about Learning to Crawl.

1. I'm sure Chrissie was proud to write the Rush Limbaugh theme song LOL, This album was good, BUT This remaster with added tracks is Terrific ! Very little filler most every song is vibrant and fun, classic Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde is for sure one of R&R's most powerful vocalists. (I almost wrote most powerful women but that wasn't good enough.)The sound quality is top notch and she always surrounds herself with excellent musicians. My only complaint is I keep thinking the Rush Limbaugh show is about to start when the studio version on MY CITY WAS GONE starts. . . .



2. Rattled and bitter about deaths around her, and relationship betrayals, CHRISSIE HYNDE now a star and recognized genius, reformed her band with only half the original four (herself and drummer MARTIN CHAMBERS) and forged the band's second best album, a personal and resolute self-examination, which is saying a lot!! Remembering her training at the School of Hard Knocks, CHRISSIE went back to Ohio but "[Her] City Was Gone..." And she advises in a ROCK context how all of that feels. When CHRISSIE gave birth to RAY DAVIES baby, but married JIM KERR of SIMPLE MINDS, she wrote about it on this album, her love for her child, her hope and disenchantment, and her own foundering: "Welcome to the human race... with its wars, disease, and brutality... You with your innocence and grace, there's still some pride and dignity to a world in decline.... Welcome to a special place and a heart of stone that's cold and grey, you with your Angel face... show me the meanin' of the Word... show me the meanin' of the Word... 'Cause I've heard so much about it, I don't want to live without it... I want Love! I want Love! I want... Love...!!" I think CHRISSIE might be talking about the Word of God, and the Word is LOVE. "2000 Miles" is not such a long way to go, afterall, for someone you love...



3. For some reason when i was a teenager, i hated "Back on the Chain Gang", but as the years went by and my tastes evolved, i NEVER forgot that song or this album and had been anxiously awaiting a remaster after the 1st 2 LPs were redone. Since i opened this new edition, i haven't stopped playing this cd! Great memories, great guitar, and fantastic lyrics and singing from Christie! Not as punk-sounding as their earlier stuff. Highly recommended.



4. What a comeback! Two original band memebrs dying within a year of each other, and - for my money, anyway - Chrissie & Martin just traded up with new guitarist Robbie McIntosh and new bassist Malcom Foster. The songs? Whew, right out of the chute, "Middle of the Road" followed right by "Back On The Chain Gang." there's not a duff track on the album, but two songs, especially, are worth of attention, "Thumbelina," about the only true Rock and Roll song released during the vile eighties, and "My City Was Gone," where Chrissie takes her disgust with her home state and turns it into a - (GASP!) - dance track, comensurate with, say, "Another One Bites The Dust," "Rapture," or, yes, "Billie Jean." (I deliberately didn't mention ANY of the Stones' attempts at "dance musak," "Miss You" being about #3 on the jukebox in hell...) But, dig...I moved to Ohio in 200, "where a band was waiting for me," and, sure enough, it didn't work out. So I "auditioned" about everywhere...and wouldn't you know, NOBODY, no potential "band member" even KNEW about "My City Was Gone" (or, for THAT matter, Neil Young's "Ohio") - except for a 20 year old guitarist in a "Praise Band" at a Church close to me. Maybe that says something about "priorities" - when a 20 year old (I'm not going to call him a "kid") Church Guitarist knows more about Rock and Roll than "guitarists," 10-25 years his elder, maybe albums like "Learning To Crawl" should be made mandatory listening. And before I get too far off, the live "My City Was Gone" is an absolute stomper. It'll make you involuntarily move...parts of your body. Get the CD and see what I mean...



5. After a classic debut album and a nearly as good second, The Pretenders should have been on top of the world. Instead, their world blasted in half. Forced to fire bassist Pete Farndon over his instability caused by drug use, then reeling with shock when guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died of an overdose days later, Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers found themselves as half of a formerly perfect whole. Tragedy compiled on itself when Farndon was found dead from drugs less than a year later.
   
   Most bands would have thrown in the towel, but the surviving band-members went at making a new album with a determination to not let that happen. When the first notes of "Learning to Crawl" explode from the speakers, Chambers' solo drumshots are both symbolic (I'm still here, they seem to shout) and a herald. "Middle Of The Road" states the new rules with gusto as Chrissie declares "I'm standing in the middle of life with my plans behind me." Everything changed, and yet nothing changed.
   
   This is my second favorite album after "The Pretenders" and - in my opinion - an indispensable 80's album. The subject of time and change permeates throughout "Learning to Crawl," from the obvious ("Time The Avenger") to the sublime "My City was Gone." The shock-wave of maturity brought force to several of these songs, but perhaps the best example was the subdued "Show Me," which could easily have been written about Chrissie's' child by The Kinks' Ray Davies. It's one of The Pretenders' most overlooked hits.
   
   The standard for "Learning to Crawl," however, remains "Back On The Chain Gang." Where "Middle Of The Road" has a fury to it, "Chain Gang" has a bittersweet feel to it that lingers in the heart all these years later. Issued four months after Scott's death (but still before Farndon's), Hynde casts a rueful eye towards her fallen guitarist friend and the reactions of the world around her:
   
   "But I'll die as I stand here today
   knowing that deep in my heart,
   they'll fall to ruin one day
   for making us part."
   
   There is hardly a weak instance on "Learning to Crawl," with even the new bonus cuts holding up well. The demo of "When I Change My Life" is better than the final version that eventually appeared on the lesser Get Close album, and the live US Festival cuts make you long for the full set. The Pretenders' version of "Money" holds close to The Beatles' version, complete with a sarcastic aside from Chrissie before the band kickstarts the song. Chrissie Hynde may have carried the band's name into the future and even cut a decent album or two afterwards (Last of the Independents still holds up well), but "Learning to Crawl" was the album where she proved, once and for all, what she was made of.

No comments about BUDOKAN!(30th Anniversary DVD+3CDs).

5 comments about Wild Planet.

1. It was a friend's party, senior year in high school, a hot June night after graduation 1980. A girl I knew arrived in a black cat-suit, dominatrix boots, and a purple telephone extension cord wrapped around her slim waist as a belt. I kissed somebody--I don't remember who. And this crazy, goofball tune pounded away on the host's JVC...
   
   "Has anybody seen/ a dog dyed dark green?"
   
   People seemed to know "Rock Lobster" from the year before. I guess I'd missed it. But listening to this album a week later, I found other tunes stuck out more, and one's stayed with me ever since. "Give Me Back My Man" is remarkable, and I don't care how dorky that word sounds in connection to the B-52's. The guitar work--a lonesome drone in a minor key--builds with the plaintive vocals to a hypnotic climax that's sublime--the ultimate woman's crie de coeur. Did I just say that? Yup.
   
   Equally good, though more expansive, is "53 Miles West of Venus". The 50's Sputnik kitch aside, this song succeeds for the same reason "Give Me Back" does--stacatto guitars in a minor key, with wailing female voices pushing the limits of "harmony". Fantastic. It's all here--the humor, the silliness hiding a quirky musicality not unlike Gang of Four. Fantastic, too, to come back to them in adulthood. Some things are too serious to be left to the serious. Give me back my bouffant!



2. The B-52's-Wild Planet *****
   
   
   While the bands self-titled debut album, The B-52's, will always be the bands strongest and most legendary outing, Wild Planet is not far behind, and was quite the sophomore release. Mixing space age New Wave, classic Punk, what I consider the start of Alt. country, 1960's garage rock, and disco,(you know the standard formula for a rock album), The 52's made yet another classic album.
   
   From the ultimate couch potato anthem, and really a song that we can all relate to 'Private Idaho' which may just be the bands greatest track, and the incredible album opener 'Party Out Of Bounds' and 'Runnin' Around' and the manics of 'Devil In My Car' and 'Strobe Light' the band manage one of the strongest albums of 1980, and really one of the strongest of the decade, one that would destroy all that would come for the rest of the 80's.
   
   Wild Planet may not be as infamous as the debut but it is every bit as essentiale with it's killer grooves, over the top subject matter (that when you really think about it isn't that crazy) and the amazing vocals meshed with a really good time how could you go wrong with Wild Planet?



3. This is my favorite B's "rock" geared album ever! Putting both "Whammy!" and Mesopotamia" aside for the moment (these are my favorite "experimental/electronic" geared B albums ever)no album after "Wild Planet" has remotely come close to the timelessness and overall punch this record has--everytime I play it. Two of my favorite tracks are "Dirty Back Road" and "53 Miles West of Venus".



4. The B-52's second album, 1980's "Wild Planet", is thoroughly a blast, and probably the best showcase for the late Ricky Wilson's imaginative, propulsive guitar playing--one listen to the track "Runnin' Around", with its weirdly off-kilter, yet driving riffery, and it's clear that Sonic Youth picked up a thing or two from this guy.
   
   And that's not to take anything away from the rest of the band. Drummer Keith Strickland consistently keeps up a great beat on this mostly uptempo album. The only really laidback tune here, "Dirty Back Road", is fantastic, with a breathtakingly tuneful melody and marvelous unison vocals from Kate Piersen and Ricky's brother Cindy. And the inimitable Fred Schneider, with his enthusiastic-yet-unsettled vocal stylings, gets plenty of room to shine, as on the manic, riff-packed classic hit "Private Idaho", and the wacked-out "Strobe Light". Even the album-closing "53 Miles West Of Venus", an instrumental-plus-title chant, has an irresistibly toe-tapping quality. Things get a hair too silly on "Quiche Lorraine", but that's just a minor quibble. "Wild Planet" is an insanely catchy, joyous album--a definite classic of the so-called New Wave era.



5. This is another super fun and greatly unique album. This and the first album are rock classics with their own special appeal. The B's rock.

5 comments about Powerslave.

1. In perhaps the greatest achievement in the history of music, Iron Maiden has created a CD that is absolutely SCRUMPTRULESCENT. Bruce Dickinson, I am born anew in your genius! 2 Minutes to Midnight is undoubtedly the greatest song to grace mankind. It is a blinding briliant light from heaven. If you have not heard this song, go right now to a place where music is downloaded or sold...and download it . . .or buy it...and hear it. It is delightful. HAHAHAHAHA! I do believe that you will agree that this is the greatest creation ever created...by HUMANS! Un-believable!



2. This cd is their best in my opinion.
   Best tour. Best concept.
   Maiden is still one of the best.



3. I'm going to take a different approach to reviewing albums on Amazon. Instead of going in depth on each album and describe each album in detail, i'm going to simply rate each album with how many stars I feel each album is worth based on the below criteria. I hope this helps you make a better decision on purchasing this album with a simple individual rating. If it doesn't help read another review.
   5 stars- Classic, Album goes beyond description, Perfect in every way, Could remind you of a certain time or place, Lifetime replay value.
   4.5 stars- Near Classic, Incredible album, Maybe only one song that is skippable or just overall doesn't quite deserve classic status. High replay value.
   4.0 stars- Awesome album. Very solid album from start to finish. Met every expectation and more. Maybe only one song or two that is skippable or just doesnt' quite deserve a classic or near classic rating. High replay value.
   3.5 stars- Above average album. Solid from start to finish but there are a few songs worth skipping. Met expectations, minimal replay value.
   3.0 stars- Average album. Nothing bad but nothing great either. After the initial appeal will collect dust.
   2.5 stars- Major disappointment. You had high expectations that were ruined as this album is not good at all. There might be only one or two songs worth listening to. No replay value.
   2.0 stars- Below average album. This album doesnt bother you to hear as background music but you would rather not listen to it if you didnt have to. No songs really appeal. No replay value.
   1.5 stars- Terrible album. Makes one sick to hear it. Would rather throw in garbage than even waste space in your collection.
   1.0 stars- Makes one cringe and the ears bleed!
   *keep in mind, each album review might not be based on opinion of the band but the album itself in the bands discography.



4. peice of mind was great but this is a masterpiece one of the must have maiden cds.7th son, # of the beast,stranger in a strangeland& piece of mind.



5. One of Iron Maiden's best. If you've never heard "Flash of the Blade" or "Losfer Words" you need to buy this disc.