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Celebration Of - Elliott Smith

Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:52:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - When Elliott Smith released his self-titled album, his sophomore album, it did not receive nearly as much acclaim as its successor, E
ither/Or.
His first three CDs were all heavily acoustic, and of the three,...

Celebration of - Either/Or

Tue, 6 Jul 2004 07:24:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - When two boys weren't getting enough acting roles and really weren't doing well in Hollywood, they decided to make it big for themselves. Thus, the creation of Good Will Hunting. Elliott Smith was on independent labels after ditching a...

Celebration Of - XO

Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:22:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - XO was the second to last album released by Elliott Smith, on August 25, 1998. XO is Smith's wonderful blend of the breathy, acoustic, and depressive songs that came before this album, and the heavily arranged songs of...

Celebration Of - Figure 8

Fri, 2 Jul 2004 10:41:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - It is hard to start a review about a man that means so much to me. Elliott Smith is quite an artist, and as many may agree, his death was a shock and hard to handle. There are very few people today, comparable to the genius that is Elliott...

Blindfold or No?

Fri, 2 Apr 2004 04:35:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Being an avid listener of Radio for years, it took me this long to accept Amnesiac and actually understand it. I didn’t want to hear a band driven and corrected by machines, because this was the band that was protesting the technological road...

What? No Peanut Butter?

Thu, 1 Apr 2004 05:10:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - For a band that sang of Asian friends and having sex with someone’s mother, a serious side was almost impossible. For a band that claimed to be punk but was actually pop, good music was ridiculous claim. Is it possible for Blink 182 to have...

Aint' That a Kick in the Head

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:57:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Throughout my childhood, I had been exposed to numerous types of music, which explain the wide variety of music I listen to today. When my father wasn’t busy showing me the greatness that is the Beatles, Yes, and so on, he took the...

Happier and Morbid as Ever

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 06:17:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Being a huge Dave Head myself, it was hard to accept him disjointed from the band. As many were, I was skeptic to the greatness that his solo album, Some Devil, may or may not have contained. Either way, I was afraid to taint my wonderful image...

How's your Day, Green? It feels like Dookie

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 12:10:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - I discovered Greenday along the same time that I discovered Weezer. I was amongst peo...

Hardly a Silent Victory

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 01:44:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - I like to pride myself on the fact that I’m a true rocker baby. If I wasn’t mistaken, there was a s...

The Magical Tenenbaum Tour is Waiting to Take You Away

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 05:18:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Welcome to the near genius mind of Wes Anderson. Director of quirky dark comedy hit Rushm...

Not Just Some Minor Thing

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 04:34:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - With the release of By the Way by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I admit, I was a bit skep...

You Could Call It Rock, or Pop, or Bach, or F*ck...

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:38:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - On a fluke, I got an extra ticket to the Vertical Horizon concert. I’ll explain more when I...

Am I Missing Out on a Good Band?

Sat, 16 Aug 2003 06:44:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - I have to admit, I have heard a Dashboard song in my lifetime, but I thought that the head ho...

Anytime You Need Mariah

Sat, 16 Aug 2003 03:24:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Strange but true. Fact: I listened to Mariah Carey when I was younger. Fact: I liked her al...

I Wish You Would Give this a Try

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:26:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - No one can deny it, Drops of Jupiter was an incredible song. Sure, it got played out, but it...

Thanks to Eminem

Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:27:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Oh a whim, I decided to purchase Dido’s No Angel. As it turns out, a lot of her fame...

Little by Little I Lose Respect

Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:16:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - These guys need psychiatrist, they have anger management problems, and they’re unruly. There is eve...

2/3 of Seriousness

Mon, 11 Aug 2003 23:39:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Tom Delonge and Travis Barker have split off into Box Car Racer. Oh my God, all you Blink...

Mason's Flying Away

Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:25:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - I started off with owning Mason Jennings newer CD, Century Spring. I found such beaut...

Oh Kay Then

Sat, 9 Aug 2003 04:10:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - What song is that? My sister and brother blasting a song and I know for certain that I’ve heard it...

I Have a Temporary Remedy for your Sadness

Fri, 8 Aug 2003 03:31:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Having listened to Ben Harper’s previous album, Welcome to the Cruel World, I felt that it wa...

I Wanna Be a Red Head Too

Thu, 7 Aug 2003 04:23:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Are you ready to take a trip into the outer space? On you way you’ll be able to see Mars, take a bu...

Where did the Band Go?

Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:56:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - The Dave Matthews Band has changed. Making the executive decision to can Lillywhite a...

Return to Earth Guys... and Girl

Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:58:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hiimfred - Yes, there's "no doubt" that I love No Doubt. They have been one of my childhood bands origi...