© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-MattA75 Recent reviews written by member MattA75 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_427747413636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - If the idea of President Bush smoking a joint with a pair of young stoners, proclaiming that Dick Cheney scares even him, is not your idea of humor, then perhaps the new film Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay is not for you. Despite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427747413636 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:43:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427747413636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426450849412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - In 2002, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones went on "hiatus," and very little was heard from them for the next five years. Then, in October of 2007, the band announced they were coming back to play a 10th Hometown Throwdown in Boston, MA in December of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426450849412 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426450849412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423128632964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - It's been seven long years since The Black Crowes released a new album. In that time, they've gone on a 3 year hiatus, released solo projects, regrouped with their "classic" line up (only to lose two members 18 months later), toured extensively... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423128632964 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:36:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423128632964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400249818756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - This is my horribly late entry into the 7th annual I&#146ll Show You Mine If You&#146ll Show Me Yours write-off, made even more embarrassing that I am supposed to be the host of. To everyone who posted on time, thank you. To everyone who... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400249818756 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 19:34:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400249818756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_389094411908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - To say this reviewer's expectations for the new Reel Big Fish album, Monkeys For Nothin' and the Chimps For Free, were low, would be an understatement. After releasing three albums of varying degrees of excellence, the band's last record,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~389094411908 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:26:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_389094411908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_388629368452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - When Billy Corgan took out an ad a couple of years back proclaiming that he "wanted his band back," I couldn't help but laugh. This was a guy who broke up his band (Smashing Pumpkins) because he felt he couldn't compete with the Britneys... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388629368452 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:50:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388629368452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_384161975940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - There is any one of a millions reasons you could've chosen to expect Velvet Revolver's sophomore effort to fail. After all, the first record, 2004's Contraband, was enjoyable, if generic. Lead singer Scott Weiland is probably still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~384161975940 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:09:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_384161975940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_375832153732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - For some unknown reason, a lot of people fell in love with Buckcherry when their self titled debut hit in 1999. Maybe it was the fact that few (if any) new bands were mining the smutty rock and roll sound that the band offered. And I'll give... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~375832153732 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:26:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_375832153732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_320094834308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - 24 years is a long period of time. For many people, it's approximately 1/3 of their lifespan. If you're really lucky, it might be only 1/4 of your lifespan. In the music industry, 24 years is an eternity. Not many bands could wait 24 years in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~320094834308 Wed, 30 May 2007 22:27:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_320094834308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_317435121284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - "Growth" and "maturation" are the two most overused terms of this musical decade thus far. It's as if the success of artists like Britney Spears, N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys led anyone who scored a hit on a quest for critical... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~317435121284 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:42:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_317435121284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308986285700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - If you don't know who Chris Daughtry is by now, you've most likely been living under a rock for the better part of a year. From his run on American Idol's fifth season (he finished 4th despite being heavily favored), to scoring a hit with his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308986285700 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:49:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308986285700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_302686178948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - On 2005's Back to the World, Boston's Street Dogs created quite possibly the most enjoyable punk album since Rancid's 1995 masterpiece ...And Out Come the Wolves. But while teenagers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~302686178948 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:28:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_302686178948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271648329348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - As excited as I was for this record, I must also admit I was nervous as hell about it. The Hold Steady burst out in 2004 with a critically acclaimed record called Almost Killed Me. In 2005, they followed it up with the even more acclaimed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271648329348 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:47:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271648329348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_284395802244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Not many people seemed to notice or even care when Buckcherry announced they were going on hiatus in 2002. Despite the success of their debut single Lit Up (also known as the "I love your cocaine" song) and an opening slot on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~284395802244 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:47:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_284395802244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_274317020804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Hinder could be forgiven if they were just bad. Hell, bad bands are littered across the country in every small town and in every major metropolis. But Hinder is not just bad. They are, without question, the worst band my ears... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~274317020804 Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:50:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_274317020804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_260716334724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Few bands have sparked such a personal connection amongst listeners in recent years as Evanescence did with their 2003 debut, Fallen. Led by singer Amy Lee's deeply personal lyrics and a pair of couldn't escape them if you tried hit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~260716334724 Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:59:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_260716334724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_260211838596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Amongst the many platinum selling headscratchers of the last few years (Fall Out Boy?, My Chemical Romance?), few have made me scratch my head more than Australian rockers Jet. I know we've always gone for the familiar in this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~260211838596 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:02:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_260211838596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_259199504004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - I was one of the few people who didn't understand the success that the band known as The Killers enjoyed with the release of their debut album, Hot Fuss. After all, when your album's biggest influence is essentially Duran Duran... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~259199504004 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:59:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_259199504004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_258792459908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Beginning with the greatest sports videogame ever created (NFL 2K5), my allegiance to EA Sports has undergone a pretty swift demise. Between anger at them for acquiring an exclusive NFL license (meaning they no longer had to worry about 2K Sports... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~258792459908 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:30:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_258792459908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_257415351940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - It takes a lot for a record to truly floor me. I can probably count on one hand the amount of albums that have had this effect on me this decade. Sure, I've given out five star ratings to a good amount of stuff, but a majority of those... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~257415351940 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:08:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_257415351940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_256085954180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - It's been close to 4 years since we last heard from Tom Petty. Quite a long time for a guy who routinely knocks out an album every 2 years or so. Maybe Petty felt it best to not come back for a while after his last album, The Last DJ,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~256085954180 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:47:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_256085954180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_252638826116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - It's very very weird to me that it was almost 10 years ago that I first grabbed a Reel Big Fish CD. It's weird because not only does it not feel like 10 years has gone by, but it's weird because at this point, they are the only band from the ska... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~252638826116 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:25:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_252638826116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253877653124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Chances are, if you are an American reading this, you have at some point set foot in a Wal-Mart. Chances are even better that you bought something while you were there. Chances are even greater that Wal-Mart is a popular destination for your shopping... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253877653124 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:11:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253877653124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_252832747140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Pity poor Audioslave. Four years after forming and now, with the release this week of Revelations, three albums later, they are as dogged as ever by rampant rumors of dischord and impending breakup. Lead singer Chris Cornell is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~252832747140 Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:17:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_252832747140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_251850821252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MattA75 - Author's Note: The release of this was pushed back at the last minute to September 26, as the discs are labelled wrong (put in the disc for "Tall" and "Band" plays, and vice versa). However, because this decision came so late, copies started... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~251850821252 Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:35:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_251850821252?linkin_id=8003929