© 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-kyaphus Recent reviews written by member kyaphus en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_411740966532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Motörhead's &#147No Sleep 'til Hammersmith&#148 is quite simply, amazing. At the height of the live album movement in the late 1970&#146s the market was saturated with them, some good, some not so good, and the occasional great one. Well &#147No Sleep... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411740966532 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:09:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411740966532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410248384132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Just as William Shatner will always be known as Captain Kirk, Flotsam & Jetsam will always bee known as the first band of bassist Jason Newsted of Metallica Fame. Sorry I know that was cheesy but that was the only analogy I could think up. So many... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410248384132 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:40:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410248384132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410247990916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - With such a great collection of Music, It makes me wonder why this is such a bland box set!? There is no doubting Quorthon's songwriting ability and the music showcases that much, and that is where this box set succeeds. Where it falters is pretty much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410247990916 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:33:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410247990916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410247335556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Kyuss, they are the first and last word in the relm of stoner metal. They may have not invented it, but they revolutionized it and perfected it. They made records that are not only great, but that you could have fun listening to. "Blues for the Red Sun"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410247335556 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:29:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410247335556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_378925780612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - If someone told you of a “super group” with members of Soundgarden, Kyuss, and Monster Magnet, no one would blame you for thinking that it would be a grungy stoner metal band. Wellwater Conspiracy is exactly that, a collaboration between those three... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~378925780612 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:31:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_378925780612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_378925584004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - With “Brotherhood of Electric” Wellwater Conspiracy follows up their debut with more of the same, just a bit better. But many changes happened from their 1997 debut, most notable, is the breakup of Soundgarden. Soundgarden’s breakup may have not really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~378925584004 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:27:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_378925584004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_375690268292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Alice in Chains has always been a bit of an enigma musical, their 1995 self-titled doesn’t really help clear this up. Starting from their early days as a hard-rock glam band, to the doomy grunge of their 1992 opus “Dirt”, and finally the oddly metallic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~375690268292 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:09:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_375690268292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_369845374596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - When my dad bought this, I thought he was merely buying a vehicle to get from A to B. What I didn’t realize is that this is a blast to drive! No kidding! Of course having the 5-speed manual helps, but even with the auto you can have some fun hugging some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~369845374596 Fri, 1 Jun 2007 04:20:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_369845374596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_369828335236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - In September 1972 Black Sabbath released their fourth album fittingly titled “Vol. 4”. “Vol. 4” is in many ways more of the same from Sabbath, then again it is completely different. This album is much more of a hard rock album, with many influences of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~369828335236 Fri, 1 Jun 2007 03:15:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_369828335236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_369473982084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - From the opening track, “Watching the Sky”, until the last track, “Once is still a Crime”, Slave Traitor crafted something that was wonderfully dark, devious, with a hint of mystery and a bit of a Nordic/viking vibe for good measure, and moreover an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~369473982084 Thu, 31 May 2007 09:30:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_369473982084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_368625946244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - “Barriers and Passages” represents Dysrhythmia’s most unnervingly random and complex instrumental offering yet. The music found on “Barriers and Passages” are intriguingly complex, providing for an interesting listening experience, while also being... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~368625946244 Tue, 29 May 2007 13:44:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_368625946244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_366429638276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - “Sabotage” has over years represented (to me, at least) one of Black Sabbath's more underrated albums. Released in 1975, a mere 5 years from their debut, “Sabotage” is unfairly lumped in with Sabbaths last two releases, which, for the most part, were... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~366429638276 Thu, 24 May 2007 15:54:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_366429638276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364601183876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Following up an album as good as “Born Too Late” may be a have been a tall task for some bands, but for one as great as Saint Vitus can pull it off. Saint Vitus does just that with the follow-up, “Mournful Cries”. “Mournful Cries” follows perfectly in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364601183876 Sun, 20 May 2007 16:59:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364601183876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364159340164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - One of the great oddities of music is the “Greatest Hits” albums, or “Best Of” type albums. Some are great (Alice in Chains’ “Best of the Box”) other can be totally maligned and defeat the purpose of having one (Megadeth’s “Back to the Start” may come to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364159340164 Sat, 19 May 2007 16:51:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364159340164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_363796860548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Mindfunk’s self titled debut is a bit of a letdown, not in and of itself, but in comparison to their 2nd album “Dropped”. Having heard “Dropped” first I was not expecting what I heard on this album, not to say it wasn't good. Mindfunk is an oddball... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~363796860548 Fri, 18 May 2007 20:30:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_363796860548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_363174923908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Note the title; it is not “The Last Great Metallica Album” (that honor would go to “…And Justice for All”). Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album is either a pariah or opus depending who you ask. I am writing this from the angle of a kid who was barely over... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~363174923908 Thu, 17 May 2007 12:43:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_363174923908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362541977220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - With the rise of Pantera, it comes as no surprise that many bands were influenced by their style. However with the case of Archie Bunker, they seem to not only want to sound like Pantera, they want to BE Pantera. From the barking vocals to the simplistic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362541977220 Wed, 16 May 2007 03:12:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362541977220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362506587780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Glenn Danzig, he’s a bit of a musical madman. From his punk roots with the Misfits, and his transition metal band Samhain, he has always drummed to his own beat. So it was no surprise for him to storm into the metal spectrum at some point of his career... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362506587780 Wed, 16 May 2007 01:51:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362506587780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362506456708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - The Black Box covers the most well known era of Black Sabbath, 1970 to 1978, the Ozzy Osbourne years. It comes in a beautiful box, with Digipak-style CD holders, each album having its own respective case, along with two smaller containers, four albums to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362506456708 Wed, 16 May 2007 01:47:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362506456708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362043838084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - With My Sister’s Machine 1993 sophomore album, “Wallflower”, they follow the same basic formula of their debut, but this has a tendency to sound forced. It also falls victim to have the same faults of “Diva” (some poor lyrics, a tendency to sometimes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362043838084 Tue, 15 May 2007 01:46:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362043838084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362043772548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - The worst part about My Sister’s Machine is that they are best known as the original singer of Alice in Chains, Nick Pollock, band. And that’s for the people who know of them. With the obvious connections to Alice in Chains it is no surprise that My... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362043772548 Tue, 15 May 2007 01:43:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362043772548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361927184004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - With their 1983 debut &#147Show No Mercy&#148 Slayer burst onto the scene with basically what could be described as a cleaned up Venom or thrashier Judas Priest. While most of the thrash bands of the time claimed great influence to &#147NWOBHM&#148,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361927184004 Mon, 14 May 2007 20:00:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361927184004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361825668740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - After years of success, critical acclaim, personal loss, and fan backlash Metallica had seen it all. It also seemed that they had done everything they had really wanted to do. So the question was quite simply: What to do next? Easy, make a covers album!... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361825668740 Mon, 14 May 2007 14:56:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361825668740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361786740356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - Black Sabbath’s “Greatest Hits” is one of the many Black Sabbath “best of” compilation albums released, however this is one of the better ones, but not the best. Of Course it contains well known hits like “Iron Man”, “Paranoid”, “NIB”, “War Pigs”,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361786740356 Mon, 14 May 2007 13:10:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361786740356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_361782021764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kyaphus - With two releases under their belt, Wellwater Conspiracy had clearly established a track record for what to expect on their albums, their 3rd album, 2003’s “The Scroll and Its Combination” follows the exact same pattern. But that isn’t to say that this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~361782021764 Mon, 14 May 2007 12:28:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_361782021764?linkin_id=8003929