Tracks Ghosts I-IV
- 36 Ghosts IV
- 01 Ghosts I
- 24 Ghosts III
- 22 Ghosts III
- 13 Ghosts II
- 07 Ghosts I
- 08 Ghosts I
- 25 Ghosts III
- 26 Ghosts III
- 32 Ghosts IV
- 18 Ghosts II
- 23 Ghosts III
- 28 Ghosts IV
- 34 Ghosts IV
- 31 Ghosts IV
- 21 Ghosts III
- 29 Ghosts IV
- 12 Ghosts II
- 35 Ghosts IV
- 20 Ghosts III
- 17 Ghosts II
- 15 Ghosts II
- 30 Ghosts IV
- 03 Ghosts I
- 33 Ghosts IV
- 10 Ghosts II
- 05 Ghosts I
- 11 Ghosts II
- 06 Ghosts I
- 27 Ghosts III
- 09 Ghosts I
- 14 Ghosts II
- 16 Ghosts II
- 02 Ghosts I
- 19 Ghosts III
- 04 Ghosts I
Release date: 2008-04-07
RRP: £13.99
Price: £7.15
Review Ghosts I-IV / Nine Inch Nails:Ghosts I-IV, the new album from Nine Inch Nails, sees the legendary rockers explore some serious new sonic territory. Comprised of almost two hours of music composed and recorded over a ten-week period, Ghosts I-IV boasts 36 tracks described by Trent Reznor as a "soundtrack for daydreams". That's perhaps true-especially if your daydreams are particularly dark and surreally beautiful. Swelling synths, infectious (and often maudlin) piano melodies, baleful drones and glitchy textures are the unorthodox instruments employed here rather than the standard guitars, drums and stadium-fuelled braggadocio. The immediate impression is more post-rock than indie rock, with sincere nods to avant practitioners like Sigur Ros and Radiohead. But contributions from the likes of Adrian Belew (King Crimson) ensure the mystical ambience is punctuated with blasts of electric psychedelia, and the NIN sound remains somehow recognizable beneath the surface. A hugely successful and beautifully otherworldly trip to outer musical realms. -Danny McKenna.
Tracks Load
- Wasting My Hate
- Ain't My Bitch
- King Nothing
- Hero Of The Day
- Ronnie
- The Outlaw Torn
- Bleeding Me
- Until It Sleeps
- The House That Jack Built
- Thorn Within
- Mama Said
- 2 X 4
- Poor Twisted Me
- Cure
Release date: 2007-07-02
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.47
Review Load / Metallica:With Load, Metallica takes a dramatic left turn with their music, continuing in the direction suggested by Metallica, their previous album. The songs on Load have groove; they're slower, with far fewer of the lightning-fast riffs that have been Metallica's trademark since their inception. While songs like "Ain't My Bitch" and "Wasting My Hate" are up-tempo and full of the vitriol one would expect from the quintessential heavy metal band, "2 X 4" is hard rock with a blues beat, "Hero of the Day" sounds positively mainstream, and "Mama Said" is an actual, honest-to-god ballad. While some diehard fans may find this mix unappealing, there's plenty to like about this album, including its laid-back, rhythmic orientation, and James Hetfield's characteristic growl tempered by his growing maturity as a vocalist. - Genevieve Williams.
Tracks MTV Unplugged In New York
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
- All Apologies
- Come As You Are
- About A Girl
- Pennyroyal Tea
- Oh Me
- Plateau
- The Man Who Sold The World
- Polly
- On A Plain
- Something In The Way
- Lake Of Fire
- Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
- Dumb
Release date: 1999-06-18
Run time: 54 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.15
Review MTV Unplugged In New York / Nirvana:Unplugged was the last collection recorded by Nirvana before the untimely death of Kurt Cobain and it caught many by surprise. As a testament to the group's live dynamic in a acoustic setting, it's a fantastic document that emphasises the nuances of one of the greatest bands of recent times. Cobain singing "I swear I don't have a gun, I don't have a gun" with clenched teeth instead of a loud howl is a revelation as is the subtle guitar playing on the haunting "About a Girl", from their earliest LP. Highlights include covers of three Meat Puppets tracks (featuring special guests Curt and Kris Kirkwood of that influential "college rock" band), the weepy cello on the Vaselines' "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" and their cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World". -Lorry Fleming.
Tracks Experience Hendrix
- Stone Free
- Angel - Jimi Hendrix
- Little Wing
- Dolly Dagger - Jimi Hendrix
- Purple Haze
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
- All Along The Watchtower
- Fire
- The Wind Cries Mary
- Hey Joe
- Manic Depression
- Red House
- Castles Made Of Sand
- If 6 Was 9
- Foxey Lady
- Night Bird Flying - Jimi Hendrix
- Freedom - Jimi Hendrix
- Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
- Crosstown Traffic
- Bold As Love
Release date: 2000-03-27
Run time: 73 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.05
Review Experience Hendrix / Jimi Hendrix:Experience Hendrix brings together the major singles with a stack of majestic album tracks and the career-defining live Woodstock version of "The Star Spangled Banner" on a fat 20-tracker. While best used as a sampler to direct new listeners to the immortal Are You Experienced, Electric Ladyland, and so on, the CD (which supplants the short-lived Ultimate Experience collection) does hang together as a listen. Its blend of Hendrix the rocker and Hendrix the underrated soul man is suggestive, painting a picture of a multifaceted genius and transcending its plainly mercenary origins. In the end, its effect-like that of all Hendrix's best records-is to remind us of a Jimi very, very much alive. -Rickey Wright.
Tracks The Silent Force
- Aquarius
- Forsaken
- Somewhere
- Jane Doe (UK Bonus Track)
- Intro
- Jillian
- See Who I Am
- Angels
- Its The Fear
- Stand My Ground
- Pale
- Destroyed (UK Bonus Track)
- Memories
Release date: 2005-08-29
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.98
Review The Silent Force / Within Temptation:
Tracks Reload
- Attitude
- Carpe Diem Baby
- Where The Wild Things Are
- Low Man's Lyric
- Fixxxer
- The Memory Remains - Marianne Faithfull, Metallica
- Devil's Dance
- Prince Charming
- Fuel
- The Unforgiven II
- Better Than You
- Slither
- Bad Seed
Release date: 2007-07-02
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.43
Review Reload / Metallica:For many heavy metal fans, Metallica epitomizes the genre, especially for those listeners who remember the band's fast-and-furious 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All. As a result, their continued foray into a more stripped-down, laid-back sound with this album has met a mixed response. However, there's enough innovation and just plain strange stuff on this album to make it worth a listen. The creepy "The Memory Remains" is perfectly accentuated by Marianne Faithfull's backing vocals, and "Where the Wild Things Are" features the multi-layered vocals and guitars that Metallica is famous for, albeit at about half their usual speed. The opening ("Fuel") and closing ("Fixxxer") tracks are especially strong, and intermixed with some slower, country-inflected tunes are the obnoxious rockers that made Metallica the long-running success they are. -Genevieve Williams.
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Tracks Just Enough Education to Perform [Extra Tracks]
- Handbags and Gladrags
- Nice To Be Out
- Maybe
- Lying In The Sun
- Caravan Holiday
- Rooftop
- Mr.Writer
- Have A Nice Day
- Vegas Two Times
- Step On My Old Size Nines
- Watch Them Fly Sundays
- Everyday I Think Of Money
Release date: 2001-11-26
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.68
Review Just Enough Education to Perform [Extra Tracks] / Stereophonics:
Tracks Trouble
- Trouble
- Burn
- Shelter
- Jolene
- How Come
- Narrow Escape
- Hold You In My Arms
- Forever My Friend
- All The Wild Horses
- Hannah
Release date: 2006-06-19
RRP: £14.99
Price: £6.49
Review Trouble / Ray LaMontagne:Some singer/songwriters (think Paul Westerberg and Elliott Smith) develop their world-weariness through the unforgiving trials of passing years and the heart-breaking grind of the music business. Others (Van Morrison, Neil Young) seem to have sprung from out of nowhere with the fully formed soul of a life well-lived. Ray LaMontagne belongs with the latter. On this, his debut, LaMontagne has crafted a handful of quietly devastating meditations on life and love-and delivered them with a raspy vocal all his own. The simple, mournful lyrics of "Burn," "Shelter" and the title track recall a Hank Williams ballad, and the reserved production by alt-country/americana genius Ethan Johns (the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) make this a great disc for smoky Saturday nights, and rainy Sunday mornings. -Ben Heege.
Tracks MTV Unplugged In New York
- All Apologies
- About A Girl
- The Man Who Sold The World
- Polly
- Dumb
- Pennyroyal Tea
- On A Plain
- Lake Of Fire
- Oh Me
- Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
- Something In The Way
- Come As You Are
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
- Plateau
Release date: 1999-06-18
Run time: 54 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.15
Review MTV Unplugged In New York / Nirvana:Unplugged was the last collection recorded by Nirvana before the untimely death of Kurt Cobain and it caught many by surprise. As a testament to the group's live dynamic in a acoustic setting, it's a fantastic document that emphasises the nuances of one of the greatest bands of recent times. Cobain singing "I swear I don't have a gun, I don't have a gun" with clenched teeth instead of a loud howl is a revelation as is the subtle guitar playing on the haunting "About a Girl", from their earliest LP. Highlights include covers of three Meat Puppets tracks (featuring special guests Curt and Kris Kirkwood of that influential "college rock" band), the weepy cello on the Vaselines' "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" and their cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World". -Lorry Fleming.
Tracks Let There Be Rock
- Overdose
- Go Down
- Dog Eat Dog
- Whole Lotta Rosie
- Problem Child
- Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
- Bad Boy Boogie
- Let There Be Rock
Release date: 2003-05-05
RRP: £13.99
Price: £5.21
Review Let There Be Rock / AC/DC:This is rock as its most unapologetic: raw, aggressive, basic, full-on metal with more than a touch of schoolboy sexism. 1980's Robert "Mutt" Lange-produced Back In Black might've been where the Australian band hit it big, but one has to return to the gritty, guttural tones of original singer Bon Scott to appreciate AC/DC at their fiercest. In particular, the garage, almost punk-style production on "Problem Child", the title track and denim classic "Whole Lotta Rosie" showcased the Young brothers' no-nonsense riffing technique at its hardest and most ass-kicking. Metal was built on albums like this: Black Sabbath's debut, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy-no-nonsense screaming coupled with often childish lyrics matched to the most primal of riffs. An unbeatable combination. -Everett True.
Tracks Experience Hendrix
- Night Bird Flying - Jimi Hendrix
- Freedom - Jimi Hendrix
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
- Manic Depression
- Castles Made Of Sand
- Little Wing
- Hey Joe
- If 6 Was 9
- Fire
- Angel - Jimi Hendrix
- Bold As Love
- The Wind Cries Mary
- Dolly Dagger - Jimi Hendrix
- Foxey Lady
- Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
- Stone Free
- Red House
- Crosstown Traffic
- All Along The Watchtower
- Purple Haze
Release date: 2000-03-27
Run time: 73 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.05
Review Experience Hendrix / Jimi Hendrix:Experience Hendrix brings together the major singles with a stack of majestic album tracks and the career-defining live Woodstock version of "The Star Spangled Banner" on a fat 20-tracker. While best used as a sampler to direct new listeners to the immortal Are You Experienced, Electric Ladyland, and so on, the CD (which supplants the short-lived Ultimate Experience collection) does hang together as a listen. Its blend of Hendrix the rocker and Hendrix the underrated soul man is suggestive, painting a picture of a multifaceted genius and transcending its plainly mercenary origins. In the end, its effect-like that of all Hendrix's best records-is to remind us of a Jimi very, very much alive. -Rickey Wright.
Tracks Let There Be Rock
- Overdose
- Problem Child
- Dog Eat Dog
- Whole Lotta Rosie
- Let There Be Rock
- Bad Boy Boogie
- Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
- Go Down
Release date: 2003-05-05
RRP: £13.99
Price: £5.21
Review Let There Be Rock / AC/DC:This is rock as its most unapologetic: raw, aggressive, basic, full-on metal with more than a touch of schoolboy sexism. 1980's Robert "Mutt" Lange-produced Back In Black might've been where the Australian band hit it big, but one has to return to the gritty, guttural tones of original singer Bon Scott to appreciate AC/DC at their fiercest. In particular, the garage, almost punk-style production on "Problem Child", the title track and denim classic "Whole Lotta Rosie" showcased the Young brothers' no-nonsense riffing technique at its hardest and most ass-kicking. Metal was built on albums like this: Black Sabbath's debut, Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy-no-nonsense screaming coupled with often childish lyrics matched to the most primal of riffs. An unbeatable combination. -Everett True.
Tracks Load
- Hero Of The Day
- The Outlaw Torn
- The House That Jack Built
- Wasting My Hate
- Until It Sleeps
- Thorn Within
- Ain't My Bitch
- Cure
- King Nothing
- Mama Said
- Ronnie
- Bleeding Me
- 2 X 4
- Poor Twisted Me
Release date: 2007-07-02
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.47
Review Load / Metallica:With Load, Metallica takes a dramatic left turn with their music, continuing in the direction suggested by Metallica, their previous album. The songs on Load have groove; they're slower, with far fewer of the lightning-fast riffs that have been Metallica's trademark since their inception. While songs like "Ain't My Bitch" and "Wasting My Hate" are up-tempo and full of the vitriol one would expect from the quintessential heavy metal band, "2 X 4" is hard rock with a blues beat, "Hero of the Day" sounds positively mainstream, and "Mama Said" is an actual, honest-to-god ballad. While some diehard fans may find this mix unappealing, there's plenty to like about this album, including its laid-back, rhythmic orientation, and James Hetfield's characteristic growl tempered by his growing maturity as a vocalist. - Genevieve Williams.
Tracks Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
- New York
- Seventeen
- No Feelings
- Pretty Vacant
- Problems
- Anarchy In The UK
- God Save The Queen
- Holidays In The Sun
- EMI
- Liar
- Submission
- Bodies
Release date: 1993-05-10
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.67
Review Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols / Sex Pistols:The Sex Pistols' only proper album has become one of those records that is far more talked and written about than listened to. Only a handful of rock & roll bands can genuinely claim to have changed the world, and only one of those can claim to have done it with such a tiny discography (though any number of retrospective albums have been issued since the band met their messy end, this was the only one released while they were still a going concern). It is impossible that any serious fan of modern music is not familiar with at least the singles collected here ("Pretty Vacant", "Anarchy In The UK", "God Save The Queen"). Jamie Reid's lurid yellow-and-pink sleeve artwork is also an enduringly influential cultural artefact. Mostly, though, what should never be forgotten about Never Mind. is that when all the mischief and mayhem it inspired or caused has been stripped away, it is a truly great rock & roll album: guitars as angry and adrenalised as any ever recorded, killer tunes, and Johnny Rotten's inimitable voice-the definitive articulation of disgust. Altogether perfect. Every era, and every home, should have one. [+]-Andrew Mueller.
Tracks Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Remastered
- Evil That Men Do
- Moonchild
- Infinite Dreams
- Clairvoyant
- Clairvoyant
- Can I Play With Madness
- Infinite Dreams
- Prophecy
- Can I Play With Madness
- Evil That Men Do
- Only The Good Die Young
- Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Release date: 1998-09-14
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.05
Review Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Remastered / Iron Maiden:By the release of this landmark eighth album, Iron Maiden had settled into what's generally considered their classic line-up. With Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain operating at the very peak of their form, band mastermind, main songwriter and bassist Steve Harris decided to extend the Maiden remit yet further by unveiling their very first concept work. Contemporary critics scoffed in the face of such a grandiose gesture, but Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son spawned no fewer than four British hit singles and remains an indomitable highlight of the Maiden's illustrious career. From the strident commercial metal of "Can I Play With Madness", through the keyboard-enhanced epic bombast of the title track, to the fretboard intricacies and chest-beating machismo of "Only The Good Die Young", Seventh Son finds Iron Maiden at their most assured and creative. Essentially, this is a spectacular example of 22-carat heavy metal. Ian Fortnam.
Tracks The Silent Force
- Angels
- Jane Doe (UK Bonus Track)
- Destroyed (UK Bonus Track)
- See Who I Am
- Its The Fear
- Forsaken
- Stand My Ground
- Jillian
- Intro
- Somewhere
- Memories
- Aquarius
- Pale
Release date: 2005-08-29
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.98
Review The Silent Force / Within Temptation:
Tracks Reload
- Bad Seed
- Devil's Dance
- Slither
- Low Man's Lyric
- Fixxxer
- Better Than You
- Carpe Diem Baby
- The Memory Remains - Marianne Faithfull, Metallica
- The Unforgiven II
- Fuel
- Attitude
- Prince Charming
- Where The Wild Things Are
Release date: 2007-07-02
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.43
Review Reload / Metallica:For many heavy metal fans, Metallica epitomizes the genre, especially for those listeners who remember the band's fast-and-furious 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All. As a result, their continued foray into a more stripped-down, laid-back sound with this album has met a mixed response. However, there's enough innovation and just plain strange stuff on this album to make it worth a listen. The creepy "The Memory Remains" is perfectly accentuated by Marianne Faithfull's backing vocals, and "Where the Wild Things Are" features the multi-layered vocals and guitars that Metallica is famous for, albeit at about half their usual speed. The opening ("Fuel") and closing ("Fixxxer") tracks are especially strong, and intermixed with some slower, country-inflected tunes are the obnoxious rockers that made Metallica the long-running success they are. -Genevieve Williams.
Tracks Trouble
- Shelter
- Hannah
- How Come
- Burn
- Trouble
- All The Wild Horses
- Narrow Escape
- Jolene
- Forever My Friend
- Hold You In My Arms
Release date: 2006-06-19
RRP: £14.99
Price: £6.49
Review Trouble / Ray LaMontagne:Some singer/songwriters (think Paul Westerberg and Elliott Smith) develop their world-weariness through the unforgiving trials of passing years and the heart-breaking grind of the music business. Others (Van Morrison, Neil Young) seem to have sprung from out of nowhere with the fully formed soul of a life well-lived. Ray LaMontagne belongs with the latter. On this, his debut, LaMontagne has crafted a handful of quietly devastating meditations on life and love-and delivered them with a raspy vocal all his own. The simple, mournful lyrics of "Burn," "Shelter" and the title track recall a Hank Williams ballad, and the reserved production by alt-country/americana genius Ethan Johns (the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) make this a great disc for smoky Saturday nights, and rainy Sunday mornings. -Ben Heege.
Tracks Argus
- The King Will Come
- Time Was
- Throw Down The Sword
- Jail Bait
- Phoenix
- Leaf And Stream
- The Pilgrim
- Blowin' Free
- Warrior
- Sometime World
Release date: 2002-03-18
Run time: 77 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.12
Review Argus / Wishbone Ash:
Tracks Just Enough Education to Perform [Extra Tracks]
- Vegas Two Times
- Nice To Be Out
- Mr.Writer
- Step On My Old Size Nines
- Watch Them Fly Sundays
- Handbags and Gladrags
- Caravan Holiday
- Rooftop
- Maybe
- Lying In The Sun
- Have A Nice Day
- Everyday I Think Of Money
Release date: 2001-11-26
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.68
Review Just Enough Education to Perform [Extra Tracks] / Stereophonics:
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