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937038
In-freaking-credible.  After listening to this album only a handful of times, I told my girlfriend that it was undoubtedly one of the best records I'd ever heard.  But, rather than trying to describe how good this music is (impossible), I've decided to give potential listeners a few of my other favorite bands as reference points to help determine whether you'd like NMH or not.  I always find it helpful when people mention other bands they like so I can determine if their taste and mine overlap.  So here goes:
Some of my favorite bands:  Built to Spill, Guided by Voices, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Archers of Loaf, Nothing Painted Blue, Tom Petty, The Pixies, The Smiths, Promise Ring, Bruce Springsteen.
Currently listening to:  The Shins, The Strokes, Beulah, The Pernice Brothers, Sigur Ros, The Dismemberment Plan.
Hope that helps!
4177763
A smooth, sensual and harmonious singing group along the lines of Jodeci/Blackstreet/Silk, etc., IV Xample never quite reached the heights of those groups. Though they lacked a killer single like "Forever My Lady" or "No Diggity", the album as a whole is probably a more engaging listen from start to finish than albums by any of the aforementioned groups. The lushly orchestrated songs (made with little or no sampling), along with the "I admit I'm a fool" sentiment, make this album especially worthwhile for lovers, but it's great for any fan of contemporary 90s soul.
2491514
This beautiful combination of Zev Love X & Madlib cannot let you down, unless you seek the status quo, unimaginative pop culture brand of rap.  These 2 are peas in a pod, and I look forward to future projects, should there be any.
256041
Short, But Sweet!  (Unless you get the Deluxe album to get all the original songs of this Xscape album)

After the release of "Michael" back in 2010, a lot of people (especially the fans) were upset with some of the songs not being Michael or his style.

on 2014's "Xscape", It features songs all done through michael's Career. With some of the best producers to date, Xscape captures the closest thing to MJ we can get.

Best Songs on the Album  (To me)
*Love Never Felt So Good"
"Chicago"
"Loving You"
"Blue Gangsta"
"Xscape"

The special treat are you get to hear all the "unreleased tracks" in the best tapping. (most hardcore fans have heard most, if not all of them already through the leaks. To warn you, you'll be surprised which songs sound completely different from the version we've heard.)

Enjoy this amazing set of songs. You will replay all of them (new and original)

RIP Mike! we miss you!
750227
Excellent song.  If you're a fan of Lana Del Rey, Kimbra, Lenka, Lorde, and the likes, you will most likely be a big fan of Foxes, and I recommend you give this song, as well as her other songs, a listen.
3883440
I can understand how fans of the Hotel Costes series always expect "incredible" music. And I won't deny that the first time i listened to H.C X I was a bit underwhelmed. However, after listening to the cd 4 times, I am starting to see the genius of Stephane behind the musical selection.

Give it a try. You won't be disappointed!
2499712
YOU'LL PROBABLY LOVE IT ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE THE LATIN BEAT AND FLAVOR OF MUSIC. IT'S HARD NOT TO LOVE IT.
1117987
I feel about these first two albums of Clan Of Xymox, and Medusa the same way I feel about Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here and The Animals. I am not sure which one of them I love more and what I decide now might not be true a few months later. It was Medusa I heard back in 1986 prior to hearing the first album of Clan Of Xymox. When I say heard I meant likely 7 times a day nonstop for a couple of weeks. That was a difficult time for me. I had just broken down a two year long relationship I had with a beautiful girl, I was awaiting my citizenship but was not sure I wanted to stay. I had never heard music like that before but it ended up bringing a lot of peace into my life. I had fallen in love with the music of Medusa and Clan Of Xymox. I ended up getting California license plates saying Xymox. When they came to play at the San Francisco I-beam I wrote 'do not change' on one of these plates before I showed it to the band. Ronnie ended up doing the exact opposite, three times, but that was not what I wanted to write about. The atmosphere of Medusa is very stable, sad but quite comfortable at it. I sense deep spirit in peace and serenity of these recordings. Sure, we can't talk of any acoustics here nor magnificent strings arrangements. It is mostly freaking synthesizers. I know, but still, it is hardly ever that synthesizers can come so alive. Although a completely different style of music, Klaus Schultze's Body Love comes to mind. My favorite songs? It is a very even album but Medusa, Louise, Agonized by Love, Masquerade and Back Door would be my choices and Masquerade makes my list of 25 best songs by female vocalists. It is very special to me. So is this album as you can see. Medusa was released in 1986. On the following albums of then Xymox, and then back from the grave Clan Of Xymox, when the thrown away passengers could not be seen in the rear view mirror any more (highly immoral if not illegal move) I am not going to comment. Pieter Nooten's collaboration with Michael Brooks - Sleeps With The Fishes from 1987 I found very strong and I still like it a lot. His recent Ourspace from 2006, much lighter in tone is nice and relaxing, with a few moments of time distortion I love so much. Anka's Cocoon Time of 2006 has some good songs on it. Frank Weyzig seems to have been the most prolific. His Born For Bliss albums had some great songs on them and his much more recent Stargazing project was very unusual and interesting. However, I have no doubts at all that the most interesting music coming out of these Dutch musicians in the last 20 years is about to be released either later in 2009 or (more likely) in early 2010. Look for White Rose Transmission's Collector of Souls, a project Frank Weyzig has built with Carlo Van Puten, former partner of Adrian Botland (The Sound) in the White Rose Transmission project. The Collector Of Souls was inspired by the death of Adrian Borland. Frank's music and arrangements and Carlo's vocal are phenomenal and to me will most likely make it one of the very best albums of 2010.
1502670
Wow! What an undiscovered gem this album this has become.  Back in the  '80s, X proved you didn't need to be British and live in a dreary climate  to produce great punk rock.  Palm trees and punk can co-exist.  Unfortunately, it appears people have dimissed X as just another  "punk" band.  But these guys put out some great tunes that  transcend the ephemeral punk momement.  "White Girl" "Los  Angeles" and "Johnny Hit and Run Paulene" are classics.  I  definitely recommend you pick this one up and revisit it. I bet you'll find  this one ought to be an essential part of every CD collection.  And if you  get a chance, you ought to check out "The Unheard Music," a  documentary about X and the L.A. punk movement.
4643002
A GREAT AFTERHOURS CHILLOUT: Here's yet another example of something good getting lost in the shuffle.  Bows' BLUSH emerged seemingly out of nowhere.  I only stumbled on the Bows by good fortune at MP3.com.  It's mainly the work of Luke Sutherland, formerly of Long Fin Kille, but this CD is not as frantic sounding as his former band's recordings.  (Not to say that you shouldn't seek those 3 CDs out as well.)  BLUSH seduces the listener.  I'm not really a fan of the drum and bass sound, but Sutherland has managed to use elements of that genre in a tasteful and interesting way.  He's thrown in some shimmering My Bloody Valentine-ish guitar sounds here and there, but he doesn't bury the melodies or the sultry torch-singer vocals in the mix.  It's all very elegant and sexy, like, dare I say it, indie make-out music!  (The only wrench thrown in to spoil the mood is a very short 30 second faux commercial for Bows.  While it is kinda funny, it distracts from the beauty of the rest of the record.)
If you liked Portishead's first album, Broadcast, or MBV's lovesongs (if played by cool jazz musicians,) then you owe it to yourself to purchase this.
1762427
So one of the tracks says, "If you like what you hear, go tell somebody!"

I DO!
so
I AM!

I've been a King's X fan since I heard 'It's Love' on the radio.  I've loved their music, some albums more than others.  I'd say that this album shows their cerebral side a bit more than some of their previous work (TH, MM,BLS...).  It's great to hear another song from Jerry.  most of Ty's songs do seem to be 'leftovers' from a solo album, but he always sings a good tune--ooh, and some nice new guitar tones. Dug sounds fantastic as ever--love his voice when it's growly and passionate.
I have been jamming to this disc since its release and am not letting up yet.  It's like they found their voice again.
Having an outside producer does them good.
go tell somebody...go tell somebody...go tell someone!!!
3166098
This is a must have, whether you're a fan or not.  Beto's voice is incredible.  This DVD will proove it.  You will definitely enjoy every song .... especially "El Duelo", duet with Ely Guerra.

His voice is incredible, the kind you feel right through your skin.  It gets to you.  There is no other band to fill his shoes.

Believe me you will enjoy this.
2952561
This is an album that you definitely enjoy upon the first few listens.  However, it's not until about the fifth listen that it slaps you in the face how great it is.  Then all of a sudden you're screaming out the lyrics and loving every second of it.  Olly's sweeping vocal melodies and reflective lyrics will keep you intrigued for many, many listens.  Matched with unique songwriting, beautiful harmonies, fabulous guitar work, and outstanding production, this will definitely become a favorite in your collection.
4488236
Nothing super amazing here but it definitely rocks when compared to Static X's latest couple of albums. Definitely worth the purchase. Don't just sample it... Buy it. You shouldn't be disappointed. Its better than most of the mainstream garbage coming out now days.
4204229
It is number 3 in this new series of tales of X-Factor, in which Peter DAVID mixes the classic "mutie" line of events (such as the complicate "House of M" affair) with a "film noir" feel and a "realistic" portraying of relationships within a group of male and female twenty-somethings. Particularily interesting is Madrox, a mutant (of sorts) that duplicates himself when hit. And he is hit rather often. He even creates by himself new duplicates that he dispatches around only to "reintegrate" them after a time in order to gain their new knowledge (duplicates work for SHIELD, are priests or private dicks, for instance).
Though artist Pablo RAIMONDI is not, in my opinion, as good as Ryan SOOK in giving life to DAVID's X-Force stories, the resulting product is rather gripping and refreshing. This volume is a good read by itself but newcomers to X-Force should start with volume 1 (The Longest Night).
1268720
This was a [...] exclusively released CD from 2000 (dubbed '[...] B-sides')... so I'm not really sure why it's listed on Amazon. But whatever the case may be, this is a terrific pickup for any Beck fan. It comes in a slim cardboard sleeve with 'Beck' written on the front and the track listing on the back. What this EP features is 8 b-sides and remixes from the Midnite Vultures era (plus the "Nicotine & Gravy" video). All these songs are available on various singles of "Sexxlaws" and "Nicotine & Gravy" and/or imports. The only song missing is a Wizeguyz remix of "Sexx Laws"; which isn't a big deal because the 3 other remixes are enough to tide you over. I, like many people, have never been a huge fan of remixes. In point of fact, the one and only remix I like better than its original is the Boards of Canada remix of "Broken Drum" (featured on the 20-track CD/DVD version of Guero).

So the remixes are average, but the b-sides are better; particularly "Arabian Nights", which is one of my favorite Beck songs of all-time. It goes from sexy hip-hop to a beautifully played acoustic solo almost as abruptly as "Alcohol" goes from serene to some sort of violent, Congo electric guitar. The second best b-side is "Salt In The Wound", which boasts a super-catchy guitar beat and endless pounding on one piano key (in the background). "Dirty Dirty" is a standard b-side that is very much on pace with the entire sex-inducing feel of the album. The almost-was-a-title-track song, "Midnite Vultures", is more or less likeable, although it carries on for over 7 minutes without having any lead vocals, but rather talking. The background ahhhhhhs are a nice touch, though. And finally, you have "Zatyricon"--definitely the weirdest Beck track I've ever heard. Simply put, it's a guy calling a doctor's office trying to get botox injections into his tail (that's right, his tail), set behind video game-like sounds.

Despite a couple of flat-out weird b-sides and a couple of just-your-average remixes, I would highly recommend getting this EP for the rare b-sides; especially for "Arabian Nights", which is better than most or all of the songs on Midnite Vultures, and "Salt In the Wound". This item is no longer available for sale, so the used copies you see here are your last chance to get this outside of online auction sites. Besides, it beats having to buy all the singles.
3940250
Quirky but very enjoyable.  If you were a Brautigan fan, you'll love it.  And if you don't know Brautigan....you'll still love it.