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Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Warner Music
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Stadium Arcadium |
LIKE a hard-earned thirst, Red Hot Chili Peppers has delivered a veritable slab of hit songs from their latest studio release Stadium Arcadium. For mine, RHCP’s best effort has been Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic, but after the second listen it’s suffice to say Stadium Arcadium is the “full house”, with all tickets sold out in two minutes (so to speak).
A double release with 14 songs on each album, we are exposed to the Mars version and the Jupiter version.
There are no passengers on either album and while there are probably more mellow tunes than the typical red-hot rock songs, the album’s title track is a prime example of how to work a raw edge into a traditional ballad.
Again, it’s suffice to say there’s 28 stellar tracks well worth putting into orbit, making the album a must-have for fans and bandwagon-jumpers alike.
– Michael Weaver
Eurovision 2006
Various artists
EMI
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Eurovision 2006 |
IF you love a rhyming chorus, you love Eurovision. And a bit of hype only makes the contest more memorable than a bad Euro-tan. This year’s contest was held in Greece and attracted a bit more hype because Lordi took home the trophy.
As far removed from a boy band as possible, the Finnish heavy metal band wore hideous plastic monster masks and looked like they’d just stepped out of hell. At least people can’t say they sing Europop.
– LT Simone Heyer
How we Operate
Gomez
BMG
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How we operate
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GOMEZ’S latest will please fans of the band no end. It’s a little more mellow than their last album Split the Difference, but upbeat in their characteristic style.
There are plenty of sha-la-laas for those not quick enough to get the words.
– LT Simone Heyer
Cars
Various artists
EMI
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Cars |
SO it’s a kids movie, but there’s still some good tunes on the soundtrack. But be warned, not all 20 tracks on the CD are hits you’ll recognise, as half of them are scores from the movie. So I probably wouldn’t recommend buying it.
But if you do get to listen to it, there’s a couple of good ones that go along with the Cars theme, such as Sheryl Crow’s Real Gone or Chuck Berry’s Route 66 (which is on the CD twice as it’s also performed by John Mayer).
All of these will have you tapping your feet. But if you want my advice, there’s not enough good tunes on this to go out and buy it.
I’d recommend you have a look at what tracks you like and buy them for your iPod. .
– SGT Damian Griffin
Morning Wood
Morning Wood
EMI
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Morning Wood |
TO be honest, I’d never heard of Morning Wood before I was handed this CD to review – at least not in the musical sense that is. And I’d like to report that these guys aren’t too bad, not too bad at all.
And they have a really cool website with a competition game that entices you to listen to one of their songs, which is a must see.
So if you think you’d be into a kind of Jet-meets -The White Stripes type of music with a female lead vocal, then you should give this a listen. It’s got some great tracks with top lyrics on it.
My favourites were Babysitter, New York Girls and Everybody Rules. Two thumbs up.
– SGT Damian Griffin
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