© 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-siamesemuzzle Recent reviews written by member siamesemuzzle en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_488953319044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - 2009 has been an amazing year for new releases. We have got something new from an array of legendary bands. Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, The Meat Puppets. To more modern acts like Isis.  And we even got something new from the genuis of Daniel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488953319044 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:44:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488953319044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485214621316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Long before alternative bands starting popping out of every corner of the globe and getting their five minutes of fame. There was Amphetamine Reptile (Amrep for short) records. Touch & Go was taking advantage of the Chicago scene, Sub Pop was trying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485214621316 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:52:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485214621316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484554215044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - (the) Melvins are back and they're louder than ever before. For a band that has went through more bass players than Spinal Tap has drummers, they haven't missed a beat. They've survived countless years on the road and numerous label changes. Ipecac, Mike... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484554215044 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:12:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484554215044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484423536260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Ministry has been around for over twenty years. They've recorded well over ten albums, toured endlessly and found themselves in legal battles and rehab more than once. Aside from Paul Barker Ministry is the brain child of Al Jourgensen. Who has too many... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484423536260 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:36:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484423536260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483199716996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - This album is living proof that there is still good music being made, that isn't a collaboration of artists or a band that has been around for thirty some years.  While I was turned off from the get go by the cover of the album and the all around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483199716996 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:11:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483199716996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481602342532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - What a cool name for an album. Gibby Haynes and His Problem. Is that the name of the band? Is that the name of the album? Is it both? One thing we know for sure is the band is fronted by Gibby Haynes, frontman of the legendary Texas punk noise group The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481602342532 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:19:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481602342532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470321958532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - The Monkeywrench is a supergroup of sorts, including Mark Arm and Steve Turner of Mudhoney.  Tim Kerr of Poison 13 and The Big Boys as well as founder of Tim Kerr Records and Tom Price from The U-Men and Gas huffer. Martin Bland finishes off the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470321958532 Wed, 13 May 2009 23:34:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470321958532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470203600516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Out of the many of releases that i'm looking forward to this year (Dinosaur Jr, Isis, Sonic Youth, Big Business) The Meat Puppets takes the cake for my most anticipated.  It's been two years since 'Rise to your Knees' hit the shelves, so this isn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470203600516 Tue, 12 May 2009 23:40:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470203600516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469240942212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Curt Kirkwood needs no introduction.  He has been the front man of The Meat Puppets for well over 20 years and had his hands in a few other bands as well. His sound is always evolving and never changing. He's a master song writer who has pop hooks... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469240942212 Mon, 4 May 2009 11:45:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469240942212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443712704132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - The Jim Carroll Band is fronted by, you guessed it, poet and former junky Jim Carroll. He first hit the scene with his diaries he wrote in his early and mid teen years, entitled The Basketball Diaries. If you don't know the book maybe the movie starring... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443712704132 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:17:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443712704132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418854899332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Kiss needs no formal introduction. They've hand their hands in raising many of the disinfected youth of yesterday. Regardless, this review isn't about Kiss, it's about their music being covered by some great bands during the beginnings of the anti rock... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418854899332 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:22:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418854899332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_318400728708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Love Battery is one of those types of bands that you can never understand why they didn't hit the big time. Trying to describe their sound is like the music itself, confusing and all over the place. But in the best way possible. They've gone through... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~318400728708 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:51:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_318400728708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188592590468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Blood Circus is one of the less known Seattle bands. This album started out as only a five song E.P but was rereleased after the everyone was buying anything that said Sub Pop on it. In the liner notes Jonathan Poeman (Sub Pop) says this is biggest bomb... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188592590468 Mon, 4 Jul 2005 15:07:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188592590468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176730902148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Helmet is one of the 90's favorite bands to forget. Even though founder Page Hamilton is from the Oregon area, Helmet was the east coast version of what was going on in Seattle at the time. Helmet had already had one album under their belts, Meantime... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176730902148 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:58:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176730902148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155352665732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Steppenwolf was the voice the late 60's, early 70's drug culture. John Kay and his boys first started getting into the mainsteam with assistance of the biker movie, Easy Rider. Steppenwolf managed to keep a pretty solid fan base of the next thirty years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155352665732 Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:49:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155352665732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_150809448068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Smile hails from the San Diego area, even though you may think they are from 1992 Seattle. This being Smile's first album, it's quite impressive. If you listen to this album the whole way through you'll hear sounds of Seattle and a good comparision to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~150809448068 Sun, 8 Aug 2004 00:26:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_150809448068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146736057988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - The Offspring had their main 15 minutes of fame during the Smash period, if you don't remember I guess you didn't watch MTV videos as a hobby in the early-mid 90's. Anyway, this is the last Offspring recording that was actually good. No offense to people... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146736057988 Wed, 7 Jul 2004 20:11:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146736057988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134806867588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - If you have not heard of this raggedy Welsh trio, then you are missing out. McLusky burst into the scene in 1998 with the My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Then Yours. But the album that really puts McLusky on the map is McLusky Do Dallas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134806867588 Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:41:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134806867588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133478518404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - If you're into rap music and you've never heard of Atmosphere, then you're really missing out on a great indie rap hero. Atmosphere's main rapper, Slug is a lyrican genuis as far as a dysfunctional rapper goes. This album is full of energy, odd and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133478518404 Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:12:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133478518404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133357276804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - The debut blue album was great, with all kinds of new geeky surf grunge, then Pinkerton was a media flop, but stayed in the hearts of many Weezer fans. Once the green album came out, Weezer made a come back with Hash Pipe. Then Maladroit came out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133357276804 Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:49:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133357276804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_133263232644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Like most singles, this song only features three songs, two of which are b-sides and the other Cherub Rock. The first single from the now classic album, Siamese Dream. It wasn't until Today that The Smashing Pumpkins became a house hold name, but this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~133263232644 Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:32:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_133263232644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132861038212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Back before Gavin was consider a sex symbol, before he came out about his bisexuality, and way before Gavin met Gwen, Bush managed to put out one of the greatest debut album's of the 1994 era. They came just a little to late in the music they were... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132861038212 Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:59:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132861038212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132695363204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Grunge was dead with the fall of Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain, but a few old Seattle bands along with Sonic Youth still manage to put out a decent album. The most interesting thing about this album is the way it got it's cover art. Two anyomous Sonic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132695363204 Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:58:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132695363204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132594175620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - If there was one band, that introduced destruction and death into rock and roll, it was Black Sabbath. This is the most well known Sabbath album, because it holds the two biggest Sabbath hits, Paranoid and Iron Man. And it doesn't hurt to have the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132594175620 Tue, 9 Mar 2004 01:47:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132594175620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132590767748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author siamesemuzzle - Instead of giving you the overtold tragic story of a tortured poet and his revolution to the world of music, I'm just going tell you about their first album, no not Nevermind, Bleach. The photo on the cover features an artsy photo taken by then... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132590767748 Tue, 9 Mar 2004 01:06:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132590767748?linkin_id=8003929