Epinions Recent Reviews for fixxxerny

Pick Your Poison: Oleander Rocks Out

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:47:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Oleander is one of the best hard rock bands nobody knows. Whenever I mention them, most people gasp and go 'who?' Meanwhile, they have two albums, have toured extensively, and even appeared on the Stoned Immaculate tribute to Jim Morrison. So who are...

This Libra Likes A Perfect Circle

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:55:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - The year was 1996, and Tool just released "Ænima," which immediately became a hit among rockers. Legal troubles and other problems led to a partial discontinuity of Tool, so in the meantime, Maynard James Keenan joins a band started by his former guitar...

Sum 41 = 30 Minutes of Sheer Bliss

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:42:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - The best thing about these four Canadien punk rawkers is that they know it's all a joke. If you've seen the video for "Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure," you know that they're into the fact that it's a joke. Their second album, "All Killer No Filler" proves it...

No Name Face Never Had So Much Meaning

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:44:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Ultimately, Lifehouse is a dime-a-dozen type of band that got a recording contract, but doesn't have that much to show for it on the debut. The music and lyrics is almost always 'slick,' meaning that if you removed this band and replaced it with another...

Share Good Times and Broken Hearts with Matchbox Twenty

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:51:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - I know this album is about a year old as of June, 2001, but this review is inspired by Matchbox Twenty's new StoryTellers on VH1, as well as by their summer concert tour.

Matchbox Twenty came out as the same time as Third Eye Blind, and...

Train Rolls On With a Solid Set

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:49:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - To be honest, I hadn't heard of Train, their debut album, or "Meet Virginia" until I heard of "Drops of Jupiter." The first album is very bland, moreso than this latest offering into the annals of rock and roll. Train doesn't stand out much, except for...

Staind - Boston's Answer to Creed?

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 12:22:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - "Your daughters are porno stars" croons Aaron Lewis on the opening track of Staind's new album, "Break the Cycle." This opening song, "Open Your Eyes," smacks of the same sort of "are you listening?" stuff that has elevated Creed higher (::rimshot::)...

Part Emo, Part Rock, All Hits - The Green Album

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:36:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Weezer fell off the face of the earth, didn't they? Little did many know that they were plotting revenge on the world, releasing an album of ten catchy pop tunes that just don't miss. I am starting to believe there are hidden messages in the songs on the...

Great Radiohead, no Narcotics Needed!

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:17:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - One famous actor once said on a New York talk show that you can't wait for a Radiohead album to come around and that you need the help of hallucinogens to get the point. While I agree with this point in reference to "Kid A," I found "Amnesiac" easy to...

Fuel Keeps Me Going All Day Long

Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:21:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - After their initial release, "Sunburn," I got tired of this band quickly due to the tremendous (read: ad nauseum) airplay that songs like Shimmer got. Fast forward a few years and you get to 2000/2001. Fuel releases a sophomore set that simply rawks out...

The Hippos Made My Head Want to Roll Away

Thu, 5 Apr 2001 18:07:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - The last time I bought into ska, and it took a twelve-step to admit this, was "The Rentals." (For those who remember, welcome back to 1995/96.) Ska music is supposed to be fun and playful. Well, I'm sure the Hippos are having fun making this music,...

Cow-Parade New York: Milking the Cash Cow of Cow Parade

Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:57:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - For those who don't know, the Cow Parade is a project that allows artists of all type to paint a cow. These gigantic cows (which are not true cows, for they have both utters and horns) are then installed in cities nationwide. Last summer (2000), three...

Oasis Stands Tall on This Album

Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:33:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - I don't care what everybody (note: I said everybody because how many fans does Oasis still have in the U.S. anyway?) says about these British bad boys. Their success, began by "Definitely Maybe" and cemented with "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" has...

Hey, This Doesn't Suck!

Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:49:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - I was one of the many who fell for the allure of Green Day following the smash break-out "Dookie." This album, which sold upwards of ten million copies, was fun for 1994. It was punky and catchy, daring enough to win over fans ('selling out' -- see '86'...

Back When They Were Cool, 'Puppets' Rocked Hardest

Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:04:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - For the kiddies, Metallica did rock at one point in time. That time was the mid 1980s. This album, Master of Puppets, was not their loudest ("Kill 'em All"), nor their most socially conscious ("... And Justice For All"). However, it was both of...

The BJC-6000 Needs a Home... Interested?

Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:57:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Canon has, with the BJC-6000, created a rather large, bulky piece of machinery that takes a while to warm up and, once finished printing, takes a while to come down as well.

But the results in the middle are rather good for a home printer,...

HP Printers Keep This Office Afloat

Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:53:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - The HP LaserJet 4050 has been a great success in my office, yet part of me wonders if this printer is performing well because my office has been split in half. Let me explain.

We moved to a new location, and the space we occupied was...

You Get What You Pay For

Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:49:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - My Compaq is not the greatest laptop in the world, but it was cost effective for my life, which was the number one reason I purchased this model and not, say, some other company's product.

The screen is small, which has positives and...

The Flintstones: Still a Healthy Choice for the Kiddies

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:26:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Let me get the joke out of the way: this show seems like it's been on TV in some shape or form for thousands of years! Ha! (Canned laughter a la Flintstones.) Puns aside, the Flintstones is still a good source of quality entertainment for children in an...

XDrive: XDrive - The Best in a Narrow Field

Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:22:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - I personally like XDrive. I began using it as a solution to easily transport files between work, school, and home. However, I should say that the uploading was occurring at work (T1) and school (T1). To upload at home (56K-land) would have been...

Hollow Man is a Hollow Movie

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:36:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Imagine this: you have a serum that makes whatever you inject it with invisible. The only way to see the invisible, or hollow things, is by using special heat-seeking glasses. Of course, you are still working on a serum for reversion back to the visible...

iWon: Maybe in a perfect world...

Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:54:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - iWon.com has caught the internet public's eye primarily from a simple yet effective advertisement campaign, but the whole thing reeks of one giant scheme. iWon.com gives the modern, everyday visitor as good a chance at winning a monetary prize as, say,...

Epinions.com: Only In America...

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:34:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - This is my second epinions.com review. I wrote one about four months ago, and I have noticed that many things have changed. First and foremost, there is something called "Income Share." This is the corporation's way of rewarding the opinion...

Archived Electronics Reviews: Commercials: Buying Your Vote in a Hysterical Way

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:08:24 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Commercials give people with creativity (as well as people without it) a chance to sell their product, no matter what they are selling. Commercials are a fair ground where anything goes. I doubt anyone can deny the power of commercials, as well as how...

Batman Beyond: Capitalizing on the Franchise

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:55:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fixxxerny - Bruce Wayne as an elderly person? Dare anybody who loves Batman (in any form) think this? Apparently, the guys over at DC Comics decided that this would be a good sendoff with the Batman franchise: to bring in a recruit and train him to take over...