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Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
by: Neil Young

Release Date December 02, 2008
Don't get fooled into this if you want a concert c.d/d.v.d. package...the d.v.d. contains nothing but music, there is no concert footage; "very disapointing"...the trailer does tease you with some future possabilities of footage; that would be nice...if it were just a c.d. I would give 5 stars; but as a package it's not worthy!!!

CD-Charts Position 2
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Dark Horse

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal

Release Date November 18, 2008
Je capote, les trois premières chansons sont tout simplement renversantes. Je l'écoute dans l'auto et j'arrive au travail en souriant.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
by: Jeff Beck

Release Date November 25, 2008
Having recently purchased several of Jeff's cd's from Amazon on sale, I couldn't resist when this new live disc came out for $10. The band line up is the same that performed @ Clapton's 2007 Crossroads charity concert (my favorite segment on that dvd set).

This is one awesome live concert. The band performs flawlessy and Jeff's guitar wizardy is bang on. Though not always a fan of live cd's, I heartly recommend this one. 70+ minutes of rock / blues / jazz fusion and even a Beatles cover tune !

Compared to his two comtemporaries (Clapton and Page), Jeff is not resting on his laurels and continues to evolve / expand his repetoire. For this reason he surpasses Eric and Jimmy. This live disc shows why.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Chinese Democracy

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
by: Guns N' Roses

Release Date November 23, 2008
Fourteen years. That's how long this 'on again-off again' album took to complete. Was it worth the wait? No CD is worth a 14-year wait. Is it a good album? Yes. For all intents and purposes, Axl Rose IS the sound of Guns'N'Roses. Not to denigrate Slash and cohorts, but Axl can easily hire 'Slash sound a likes' to fill in the guitar riffs and with the army of musicians he used in the studio recording this CD, it's definitely a quintessential Guns'N'Roses album. Axl refused to promote the album so it debuted with numbers that were a little bit below what was expected, but it did hit number 1 in Canada. You would think that with all the hoopla, cheap shots at and general industry buzz surrounding this project over the years, its release would be a ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Black Ice

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
by: AC/DC

Release Date October 20, 2008
This is by far the best work AC/DC has done with Brian Johnson since Back In Black. Every song is amazing, with Brian doing the best singing in years. I've been an AC/DC fan since Dirty Deeds and especially the Bon Scott years and I like all their music, but this album is now my favourite. If any band has gotten better with age, it is definitely AC/DC. It's been a long wait 8 years but definitely worth it.

CD-Charts Position 6
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The Who: At Kilburn 1977

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
starring: The Who, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon
directed by: The Who

Release Date November 18, 2008
I love this DVD in Blu Ray. It is just mezmerizing! Just Buy it you will not regret it at all if you are a fan of their music. One of the last concerts where Keith Moon was mashing on the drums. Just unbelievable!

It was a joy to watch.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Death Magnetic

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
by: Metallica

Release Date September 12, 2008
Being a longtime fan(since "...And Justice For All") of the band and finding merit in both "Load" and "Re-Load" I was skeptical when I heard Metallica was turning back the clock on their new album. After hearing the same thing before the release of "St.Anger" and being disappointed by that mess of an album with a drum sound the equivalent of hiting a garbage can.

"Death Magnetic" is an album from a band comfortable in their own skin and having fun making music again. The songs are longer with a lot of time changes, great guitar work and a very militaristic drum sound. "Cyanide" is a good fist pumper of a tune and "End of the Line" has a cool groove. Finally, we have an instrumental again in "Suicide & Redemption". Very cool and addictive song. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Rush: Snakes and Arrows Live 2007 [Blu-ray]

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
starring: Rush
directed by: Pierre Lamoureux, Francois Lamoureux

Release Date December 02, 2008
You pretty much get everything in this release. Extraordinary musicianship c/o Geddy, Alex, and Neil, amazing sound, stunning visuals, lasers in the face, intros by South Park and Bob and Doug, comedy, Geddy's brother, Barbies, rotisserie chicken, Ben Stiller's dad... So, maybe those Dutch fans are not as exciting as those Brazilian fans on Rush in Rio (But they are better than the Germans on R30 - and the Belgians in general.) But this one excellent live package.

CD-Charts Position 9
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White Album

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
by: Beatles

Release Date January 01, 1990
Ironically The Beatles entitled their Sgt. Pepper follow-up "The Beatles" when it was really a solo effort by four musicians. There are few harmonies on this album, and minmial songwriting collaboration. Also, a good third of the songs are disposable (by Beatle standards) such as Honey Pie and Piggies.

Yet despite the dips in quality, The White Album is an album I play regularly from start to finish. I suppose that a lot of the White Album's charm comes from the sequencing of songs that juxtapose rock with country with folk with experimental; that four composers are at work; Paul excels with Back in the USSR and Blackbird; that George's songwriting takes a big step forward (White My Guitar Gently Weeps just may be the best cut); that John returns to ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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The Who: Kilburn 1977 [Blu-ray]

CD-Charts > Music > Hard Rock and Metal
starring: The Who, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon
directed by: The Who

Release Date November 18, 2008
I love this DVD in Blu Ray. It is just mezmerizing! Just Buy it you will not regret it at all if you are a fan of their music. One of the last concerts where Keith Moon was mashing on the drums. Just unbelievable!

It was a joy to watch.