© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jakob_187 Recent reviews written by member jakob_187 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_195672379012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Ill Nino's had a rather jagged career so far, with their debut Revolution/Revolucion taking center stage for a long while and proving Latin metal was more than just tribal beats. However, their follow-up entitled Confession started driving some of those... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195672379012 Fri, 9 Sep 2005 02:22:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195672379012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_148019580548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Evolution of musical virtue is a constantly changing viewpoint among the world of rock. No matter who you are in the music industry, everyone expects to hear bigger and better out of you the next time around. Breaking Benjamin’s killer debut... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~148019580548 Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:37:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_148019580548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146214325892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - This is the way Slipknot should have always sounded, and hopefully, the way they will sound from now on. With two previous efforts under their belts, plus numerous side projects, the nine-man monster that have rampaged the world with their blend... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146214325892 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 19:22:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146214325892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_145960832644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Only two albums in, Killswitch Engage was taking over the underground with their fusion of hardcore, metal, and opuses of an operatic proportion. The band puts their hands into every facet of their work, from the music to the production to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~145960832644 Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:07:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_145960832644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138375958148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - With determination, a band can get a record deal. With recognition, a band can gain a following. With realization, a band can make a masterpiece. This is the story of Machine Head. A band who first appeared during the hay day of bands like Pantera,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138375958148 Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:02:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138375958148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137284587140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - What happened to all the balls to the wall metal from back in the day? As we are all drowning in a sea of musk and whiny emotion, I remember a day when bands didn’t sing about anything. They just made music that pushed a railroad spike through your ear... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137284587140 Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:45:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137284587140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133995662980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - *This album is a part of jakob_187’s Classic Albums of All-Time collection. And I swear, if you take twelve hits of acid on a Tuesday in the rain, and this album is playing in the background, you’ll……… I’ve heard that sentence from so many people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133995662980 Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:10:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133995662980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133812031108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - After ruling the underground hardcore scene year after year with the ferocity of a unfed gorilla in a zoo cage, Poison The Well is finally breaking out of that shell. The only thing is, was a disc like You Come Before You the right direction to take for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133812031108 Sat, 20 Mar 2004 02:30:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133812031108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133297966724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - With Sepultura being without Max any longer, and with Soulfly moving more and more towards the downhill, the future of Spanish-influenced metal in commerce has been dragging the bottom of the waters and picking up dead weight behind them. However, after... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133297966724 Mon, 15 Mar 2004 06:58:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133297966724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133067935364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Raw. Intense. Unstable. Vicious. Brooding. Unbelieveable. I could keep going with the words to use describing this album. 36 Crazyfists busts out of their native Alaska with the explosive force of twelve miners with time bombs strapped to their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133067935364 Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:38:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133067935364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133067083396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - When The Beatles hit America, it was gigantic. People swarmed forever just to feel John Lennon breathe on them. When Nirvana hit America, people jumped around in a rage, flying through the mosh pit just to understand his emotion. Well, 36 Crazyfists... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133067083396 Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:34:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133067083396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132710698628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - It was only a matter of time before a band came along to prove my point: after years of bands trying to be someone else, like they were paying tribute to those bands at the altar of forgetfulness, Story of the Year shows that rock does really exist... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132710698628 Wed, 10 Mar 2004 04:48:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132710698628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_129743228548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Hardcore, punk, rock, thrash, metal, alternative. That is the way to describe rock and roll in most of modern society. If you don’t fall into one of those categories nowadays, it seems you are overlooked. No one wants originality. They want what’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~129743228548 Sat, 14 Feb 2004 03:35:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_129743228548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_127562321540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Nitro-fueled, adrenaline pumping, buck the system punk rock. That is the motto for The Offspring. They have given us great album after great album, only proving that some things do get better with age. With Splinter, the band has redefined itself into... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~127562321540 Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:03:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_127562321540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_127554195076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Having been a fan of Fuel since Sunburn hit the scene, I loved the thought of this album when I heard about it. They put on a good live show, put out some good albums, and made a lasting impression on the rock scene with their style of pure rock ‘n’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~127554195076 Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:59:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_127554195076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126657269380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Immaturity is a short term period of high school where you make nothing but fart jokes with your friends while smoking and drinking until five in the morning. Blink 182 went through that period, and after side projects like Box Car Racer and The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126657269380 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:07:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126657269380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126657007236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Once in a while, a real rock band comes along. These are the few and the proud. And very seldom in life, we will ever see a band come around that can right incredible music while being able to compare to the “same song” formula like AC/DC. Therefore,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126657007236 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:03:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126657007236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126073147012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - “You thought you were there to guide me. You were only in my way. You’re wrong if you think that I’ll be just like you.” As Three Days Grace does kick this album off with another song, “Burn”, it is the one track that feels like it has no place on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126073147012 Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:20:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126073147012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126072753796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Alright. I’m throwing away the fact that my favorite band in the world is Tool. I’m throwing out the fact that my favorite vocalist in the world is Maynard James Keenan. I’m throwing out the fact that this album is TOTALLY different than APC’s last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126072753796 Thu, 15 Jan 2004 00:16:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126072753796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_125470215812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - Why does Nickelback always sound like they came right out of the Southern heartland? Man, these guys are good at it. As our Canadian brothers rock out a fourth album, they are still getting better with age. Amidst a slew of rip-offs and bands... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~125470215812 Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:27:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_125470215812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_125468642948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - What? Weird title? KISS IT! Asbestosis is a condition that is caused from inhaling the fine dust given off from asbestos, and it is very deadly, and it can kill you. Now, take the inhaling of fine dust part, and apply firmly to Mudvayne. These... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~125468642948 Sat, 10 Jan 2004 09:58:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_125468642948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_125468184196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jakob_187 - You know, I remember a time when there was nothing wrong with a band knowing how to play their instruments. However, the radiowaves (from what I hear) do nothing but play repeats every hour on slo mo. When I was at work one day, I went to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~125468184196 Sat, 10 Jan 2004 09:58:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_125468184196?linkin_id=8003929