© 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-smarterthan3 Recent reviews written by member smarterthan3 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_403361533572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I'm gonna stop short of calling "Graduation" a concept album. But there is definitely a constant stream of mood followed throughout the conclusion to Kanye West's academic album title trilogy. It all begins with a yawn on the Good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403361533572 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:35:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403361533572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402821779076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Here it is, the obligatory off to college/minor hiatus prelude to the final review you'll probably see from me in a month (Now that I've said that, I'll magically pull one or two out of my sleeve, but I don't have a problem with that). The college I'm... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402821779076 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 21:17:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402821779076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400064286340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Canadian quartet Comeback Kid (Equipped with new vocalist Andrew Neufeld, I'm informed) is the epitome of the way music (Hard rock/metal music at its center that loses a little intimidation as it grows branches), in general, should... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400064286340 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:01:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400064286340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399174045316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - It's probably been more then a few months since I briefly settled my metaphoric tent under the pop-punk dome of music, and it was past a due time that I should have had a "flashback" to my hardcore past. Okay, I'm (thankfully) not that far gone, although... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399174045316 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:54:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399174045316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_393625112196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Some bands mix and match genres, producing such tags as rap-metal, emocore, and crunk rock (No joke on that last one). Mae takes a different approach; They mix the light vocals and the majorly acoustic landscape from the pop tank with the slick... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~393625112196 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:52:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_393625112196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_390089707140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Unless your M. Night Shyamalan, maybe Bruce Willis and that Osment kid, you should not be taking credit for The Sixth Sense. Heck, I don't think anyone new should be popping up and using that "From the people that brought you The Sixth Sense" nowadays... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~390089707140 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:12:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_390089707140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_385621069444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Beneath all the controversy of Kelly Clarkson's junior album is a voice. A quite talented voice, albeit one with more then a recommended daily serving of bitterness. That voice is Ms. Clarkson's, standing tall but shattered. And this.....is her album... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~385621069444 Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:27:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_385621069444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_384693931652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I haven't quite been quaking in my boots with anticipation since whenever the fourth installment of the Die Hard series was announced, but when the TV spots became regular, I got quite amped and ready to let some improbable action flick entertain me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~384693931652 Sun, 1 Jul 2007 18:50:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_384693931652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_383252860548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - There's a reason the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover" is still used so frequently today: People still take things at face value, and often less at that. Take Plumb ever-evolving rock group turned solo title of a Mrs. Tiffany A... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~383252860548 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:09:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_383252860548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_380321959556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I&#146m anything but a fan of Greatest Hits/Best of&#133 compilations unless they are a capstone on a truly remarkable career, but I would take a small exception in the case of Sherwood, a pop-punk outfit that looks quite stunning in the pictures,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~380321959556 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:41:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_380321959556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_369615998596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I hate to start this review by saying the following: "Linkin Park. Hate 'em or love 'em, you've heard of them and you've got an opinion of them...unless you've been living under a rock (Or in a couple people's houses I know) since 1999...And their back"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~369615998596 Thu, 31 May 2007 20:33:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_369615998596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_357847961220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - It's just under 24 hours after Spiderman 3 was seen by most of the general public, yet I bet you're already sick of reading about it. "There's too much crammed in here...Too many villians for one movie...Seeing Tobey Maguire turn into an emo state of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~357847961220 Sat, 5 May 2007 19:48:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_357847961220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356404924036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - On the metaphoric side of things, pop-rock band Sherwood is like the nice, slightly pale, guy/girl in your school or neighborhood. You've got nothing against them, but you really couldn't imagine yourself hanging out with them and truly enjoying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356404924036 Wed, 2 May 2007 17:09:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356404924036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_350162685572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Witty, emo, foolish, tone-deaf, hyperactive or just plain catchy. One of the most popular pop-punk bands of the 21st century Fall Out Boy goes by alot of adjectives with the only one being objective and debate-free: 'popular'. Call them emo and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~350162685572 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:04:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_350162685572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345909333636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I've had a problem lately, and that's transforming my like of a song or album into a specific rating. That problem becomes an epitome in rock band Bleach and their second to last release, "Astronomy." Bleach's sound, if there ever... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345909333636 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:56:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345909333636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345905663620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - It has really been a while since I've seen a band not only give off the perfect impression of their music to an unknowing listener through their title, but also have that name be the most perfect description of a name to go hand in hand with their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345905663620 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:24:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345905663620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_336196767364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - You know a survey I would like to see the results of? A pie-chart of our human lives displaying the basic emotions we as humans constantly emit, and the percentage of our lives we spend sweating, swearing or laying/acting out those emotions. Something... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~336196767364 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:35:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_336196767364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_326081285764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - On band's third and fifth albums, it seems proper to open up with an introduction to them, for those who have heard of them only by name. Maybe recap their previous albums and sum them up in flashy sentences. But, for Anberlin (Here's that introduction... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~326081285764 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:22:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_326081285764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_320552341124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I can usually tell what kind of album a radio single houses in just by listening to it. For some bands/singles this wouldn't be the most difficult task (Nickleback or one of their countless clones, anyone?) I thought I was being pessimistic when I almost... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~320552341124 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:23:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_320552341124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_314186698372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I suppose I've been a Relient K fan long enough (Since "Anatomy") to be able to talk about how I've seen the band evolve over the course of their musical career. Matt Thiessen (Vox), Matt Hoopes (BGV, Guitar), Brian Pittman (Bass) and Steve... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~314186698372 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:00:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_314186698372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_313889099396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - Whether we're talking about the question of why firefighters run into a burning building when everyone else is running out, or the collaborative effort of individuals trained to the highest peak of their ability to rescue drowning people in the sea, all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~313889099396 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 00:56:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_313889099396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_313296785028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - "Someone right now is lookin' pretty tired, staring at a laptop trying to get inspired And somebody, living right across the street, just wrote the best thing she's written all week But her best friend's coughing up blood in the sink ...Feeling so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~313296785028 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:21:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_313296785028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308894600836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - I had asked myself previous to viewing Will Smith's latest film "The Pursuit of Happyness" or, more importantly, the theatrical rags to riches tale of Chris Gardner, which was worse: A feel-good, inspirational tale that was getting mixed reviews, in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308894600836 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:37:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308894600836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308396920452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - It happens once every few months or so for most consistent music listeners. They act on an enthusiastic recommendation from a peer, website, or they simply, with a one-holed blindfold, reach for a thin block of plastic and get a moving collection of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308396920452 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:32:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308396920452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_301133303428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author smarterthan3 - "Englishman faced him. 'A simple and quite lethal device has been surgically implanted at the base of your hypothalamus gland. This explains the bleeding at the back of your head. Any attempt to remove or destroy this device will result in the release... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~301133303428 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 20:23:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_301133303428?linkin_id=8003929