Epinions Recent Reviews for pt-paratroopa

Giggling Again for No Reason -- The Alanis I Love Returns

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:38:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - In 1995, Alanis Morissette became a household name with her first international hit single "You Oughta Know," in which she ranted and raved about a man who had cheated on her and gave half of the country seizures when she uttered the dreaded...

SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:30:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Far too often in the music industry, acts can go from being household names to virtual unknowns overnight. Alanis Morissette sold sixteen million copies of Jagged Little Pill in 1995, but in 2008 you almost never hear about her. This...

One Day, I'm Gonna Forget Your Name.

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:32:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - I would be hard-pressed to find a band whose debut album captivated listeners more than Arkansas-based group Evanescence. Led by the womanly, deeply personal touch of vocalist and lyricist Amy Lee, their 2003 major-label debut,...

Within Temptation's Heart is Still in the Right Place

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:40:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - When Amy Lee and her band Evanescence released major-label debut album Fallen back in 2003, little did I know how much the band would come to inspire my musical tastes. I suddenly craved for this delightful-yet-uncommon combination...

The Power of Boring Songs That Go On for Eleven Days and Nights Each

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:50:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Tori Amos is typically not described as an artist who lacks passion. The North Carolina-born singer/songwriter/prodigy pianist/unconventional 90's alternative female rocker struck a chord with listeners with her opening quartet of albums (1991's...

Dearest Kate Bush, "What would I do without you?"

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - As a guy who always gravitated toward the wealth of piano-playing female singer-songwriters who have emerged since the early 1990's, including talented ladies such as Tori Amos, Fiona Apple and (formerly, i.e. before she became a conceited...

What is and What Should Never Be: Led Zeppelin II is merely "decent."

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:11:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Led Zeppelin. For every person who thinks that they're some sort of assemblage of classic rock gods who inspire worship and "OMG STAIRWAY 2 HEAVEN IS TTLY THE BEST SONG EVAR D00D," there seems to be an equal number of people who think they're an...

Heaven Forbid Average (Whatever Average Means)

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:04:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - My journey with Alanis Morissette has been a long and strange one. Much like fellow mid-90's singer/songwriter starlet Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette's songs have been played on the radio since before I can remember. So while I was familiar...

Leaving Terra

Sat, 4 Dec 2004 04:20:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - They say that change can bring great new beginnings, and the career of Tori Amos is a perfect example of such. During the first phase of Amos' career, she was sucked into and fronted a late 1980's pop/metal band called Y Kant Tori...

Celebrating her top ten in the charts of pain.

Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:09:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - For most of my Epinions career, I've been a huge fan of the talented Tori Amos. However, unlike making my huge Tori obsession public, as I've done with the likes of Madonna and Alanis Morissette, I've chosen to keep my...

"Who needs music with soul? We've got drum machines!"

Mon, 7 Jun 2004 21:53:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - A couple years ago, the latest installment of the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise was released on the Sony Playstation 2. Last fall, a boxed set of this game and it’s predecessor Grand Theft Auto III were released on the Microsoft...

Sarah Sings of Sweet Surrender While Surfacing

Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:12:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - To me, Sarah McLachlan had always been one of those mid/late 90's pop songstresses such as Alanis Morissette or Sheryl Crow whose songs and music always seemed to be around on the radio but I, at an age under 12, otherwise knew...

Amy Lee, will you be My Immortal?

Sat, 20 Dec 2003 15:21:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - You know, I really do love Evanescence. I was one of the first people to get their album Fallen (thanks, Kristina) and I’ve always found them appealing due to the womanly touch of lead singer Amy Lee. On their...

Pink's Musical Crayon Box - Favorite Color: Hot Punk Pink

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 01:55:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Nobody could have expected Pink’s outstanding album M!ssundaztood to blow up the way it did during 2001 and 2002. Pink fought for artistic control and got her way, releasing a record that far surpassed anyone’s expectations,...

A Different Shade of P!nk

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:28:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - When Pink first came onto the music scene in 2000, she was your standard bitchy R&B chick. Sharp beats and a really powerful voice backed up her man hating lyrics on songs such as ”There You Go,” and ”You Make Me...

What a Lovely Way to Burn...

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:13:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - It’s truly amazing how much an artist as a person can change in just a couple short years. But really, this is something Madonna has always been famous for – being able to vastly change her music and image in just the few short years in bet...

Praying Like a True Blue Virgin Named Madonna

Tue, 8 Jul 2003 11:31:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - I can't help to think that I've been deprived. Being born in 1988 and not even able to get into music until I was 10 years old, I missed a lot of Madonna's shocking hijinks. And even when I was ten, all I knew about Madge was that she was that...

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Nintendo's Little Money Maker

Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:24:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Preamble Sigh. This is just a sad attempt at recapturing the classic fun of a Pokemon game. And before you rush to give me a whole bunch of Not Helpfuls and write me off as a flaming PokeHater - I love Pokemon - Red and Blue...

Descent into Bubble Gum Madness

Sat, 8 Mar 2003 01:07:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Short Opening Words

So who here's surprised that I gave this album three stars? Well, I am. And by the way, notice how Britney reviews are popping back up again? Yeah, suddenly Avril is Britney and Britney is the Anti-Britney...

Breasts, Hip Shaking, and Horses: Shakira's English Debut!

Tue, 4 Mar 2003 01:56:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Yes, I know - Shakira doesn't seem much like the type of chick I'd be into. After all, some people call her the Latin equal of Ms. Britney Spears and she does have quite a hip shake in her arsenal of sex appeal. But, I dunno, there's definitely...

Hey look, the Spice Girls are copying off of Tori Amos!

Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:22:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - I remember way back in 1998 when the Spice Girls were still pretty big. Actually, 1998 was the end of the two years of Girl Power! fun, because Geri, Ginger Spice left at the end of May, and basically the fan base started to demolish from there...

"Your choice of armor was your intellect."

Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:16:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Yeah, I know what you're thinking, "Hey, didn't you already review Under Rug Swept?" Well yeah, I did. But I didn’t really like the old review because even I though it was boring. However, making a new review that’s about twice the size...

And you thought Pop Music was terrible!

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:50:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - I, like most children, grew up with Nickelodeon in the early 90s. It was the best thing since video games. The shows were always funny and entertaining and fairly realistic for what a Early 1990's preteen station could give us. But now, Nick just...

One More Addiction

Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:21:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - Ah, what can I say to introduce this album? I don't know. What I do know is that Left of the Middle was the first album I ever owned; at the mere age of nine, I was attracted to Middle because of that song everyone knows by now. Yep,...

What a marvelous mess!

Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:37:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pt-paratroopa - ...OK. I know you're gonna laugh when I say this, but I honestly believe it's true. Natalie Imbruglia has to be one of most underrated singers ever. Pick yourself up from laughing on the ground and hear me out. Sure, we all know Natalie's biggest...