Epinions Recent Reviews for code-bleu

America's own Weapons of Mass Destruction

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:23:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - I'm sure most musicians would agree that following up a hit album can be one of the most daunting prospects of their career. Not because the actual tasks of writing and recording are difficult, necessarily, but because the general public’s...

this one's a no-brainer (but in a good way)

Wed, 4 Jun 2003 05:15:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - As much as I often enjoy music’s quieter, more sublime moments - Tracey Thorn’s beautiful vocals on Massive Attack’s “Protection,” say, or Maroon 5’s gentle ballad “She Will Be Loved” off their album Songs About Jane - I...

all revved-up and ready to go

Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:12:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - To me, cover songs are like a fat cheeseburger and a plate of greasy fries at your local junk food joint. When you’re properly receptive and they’re done just right, it can be a fantastic experience - Sinead O’Connor’s version of...

louder, maybe, but not newer or better

Mon, 9 Dec 2002 06:00:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Fans of Big Beat artists like The Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, and The Crystal Method may want to check out this EP, released in 2000, from British DJ Dr. Chug, a.k.a. Overseer. Though the eclectic, genre-blending style of Fatboy Slim is not present, the...

pack your bags - this is the vacation you've been waiting for

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:33:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - The Getaway People return with even more happy-go-lucky tunes chock full o’ infectious beats and catchy choruses. Riding the same care-free wave as bands like Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth, this five-man outfit from Norway play an intoxicating blend of funk...

baby could use some new sounds

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:12:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - When last we heard from The Prodigy, the heyday of grunge had long since ended, gangsta rap was no longer fresh or thought-provoking, and the Biblical plague-like invasion of teenyboppers was still several years away. Desperate for something new to...

a fabulous present for young and not-so-old alike

Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:47:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Okay, somebody level with me: is there an enormous dearth of good music these days or am I finally getting old? Granted, now that I’m officially “thirtysomething” I can hardly claim to have my finger dead center on the pulse of what today’s youth...

sugar rush

Sun, 26 Aug 2001 15:09:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Do you remember the last time you felt really happy? Not the reading-a-good-book-on-a-quiet-afternoon kind of happy, I’m talking about the throw-your-hands-up-in-the-air, run-around-in-circles, scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs kind, when you look and act...

lukewarm rather than red hot

Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:06:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - After achieving success with the blues-rock sound of their eponymous debut and their sophomore effort 500 Pounds, Canadian band Big Sugar decided it was time for a change. Like the early Rolling Stones, they were no longer content to merely cover the...

the calm that is a storm

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:44:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Of all the musical genres I listen to, none is more bewildering to me than the style of dance music which falls loosely under the umbrella term ‘electronica.’ I’ve developed a growing interest in this type of music over the last few years, what with...

ain't misbehavin'? don't you believe it

Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:06:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Hard as it may be for you teenyboppers to believe - judging from the square acreage of bare midriffs on daily display in the MTV videos currently in rotation - there actually was a time when sex in music was quite hard to come by. Elvis’ gyrating hips...

the ongoing battle between what sucks and what doesn't

Sun, 13 May 2001 18:17:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - My wife and I have been together nearly eight years and we still find ourselves amazed that we haven’t gotten divorced by now. Not because we habitually cheat on each other, are in bleak financial straits, or have irreconcilable arguments over the...

what's in a name? more than you bargained for

Wed, 7 Mar 2001 07:03:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Some band names are cooler than others. I think that’s something on which we can all agree. The Sex Pistols and Jane’s Addiction? Way cool. Haircut 100 and Bananarama? Lame. Marilyn Manson and the Chemical Brothers? Neat-o. Orchestral Maneuvers...

ecstasy in the agony

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:39:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - In a scene which was deleted from the final cut of Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman’s character Mia Wallace asks John Travolta’s Vincent Vega if he is an Elvis person or a Beatles person. “Nobody likes them both equally,” she asserts. “Somewhere, you have to...

an education in rebellion

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 03:37:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - I’ve often wondered what nuns do for fun. Seriously. Not being deeply religious myself, I can only marvel at the level of commitment these women have made to God, forsaking in the process a multitude of everyday pleasures most people take for granted,...

crossing the path of these cats is well worth the risk

Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:30:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Of all the people I used to encounter around the art building of my local university, two types in particular were more prevalent than the rest: 1) goth-vampires clad in black from head to toe with a trenchcoat, steel-toe combat boots, and a permanent...

not the great escape, but still a nice little vacation

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 05:43:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Different situations require different kinds of music. Everybody knows that. Ready to take the relationship with your ladyfriend to the next level and show her what a caring guy you really are? Play Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye” or the Counting Crows’...

sugar-coated pop songs for what ails ya

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:10:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - I remember becoming very irritated when, through a listening station at my local Border’s Books & Music, I discovered that the latest Cure compilation included the remix of “Just Like Heaven” that I had wanted for years to get on CD. The album version...

no safe sets for these old boys

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 07:17:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - On the Sticky Fingers Journal, the Internet magazine dedicated to the Rolling Stones, one frequent submission for discussion is the “dream setlist” - the songs the band would play in concert if the fans could pick and choose. More often than not, these...

a gloriously dusty jewel

Wed, 23 Aug 2000 07:09:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - With the enormous success of the Eliminator and Afterburner albums of the early ‘80s, many die-hard ZZ Top fans were no doubt a tad worried for their heroes’ musical future. Certainly the potential for disaster was there. With their stylin’ suits and...

the Stones work their magic again

Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:27:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - As with any band with as lengthy and impressive a musical history as the Rolling Stones, each new album becomes a subject of heated debate among critics and fans, with one camp quickly proclaiming it an instant classic (“their best since Aftermath/Sticky...

these b-sides from Garbage are anything but

Sun, 18 Jun 2000 14:41:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - (this review refers to the limited edition CD single with the B-sides “Thirteen” and “Lick The Pavement”)

"Thirteen" - Garbage return to the Land of True Love - territory previously explored in “No. 1 Crush” and “Milk” - with this...

rock music for fun in the sun

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:15:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - The Land of Fish n’ Chips is about the last place you’d expect a great surf record to come from, but Brit rockers The Jesus And Mary Chain have created just that with this forgotten gem from 1989, ready-made to crank up on the car stereo as you’re...

i wanted to like it, but...

Wed, 17 May 2000 17:55:48 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu -

When I first heard “Guilty” a few years back I thought, Well, it rocks, but it sure sounds like someone else. And despite the strong resemblance to nine inch nails, I had high hopes that Gravity Kills would establish themselves as a new force to...

get ready to be blown away

Fri, 12 May 2000 21:17:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author code-bleu - Guys, one look at the album cover and you know you’re in trouble: there’s British singer Polly Jean Harvey rising from the water, hair swirling about her head like Medusa’s snakes, a look on her face that’s at once intriguing and unsettling. But where...