Saigon Kick - 'Moments From The Fringe' (Ranch Life)
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This eighteen track collection of demos and unreleased Saigon Kick tunes is better than what I had expected. I mean, you get to hear the early 'raw' versions of the Saigon Kick gems that you just love to experience like "Love Is On The Way", "God Of 42nd St", "Feel The Same Way", the ass-kicking "Hostile Youth", "Lizard" among others. Then 'Moments Of The Fringe' brings to light eight never-before-heard songs from their vault - like "Spidee The Rapist", "Spot Him A Beer" and the rocking "My Heart Screams". A definite should-have.
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I am in my 50s and grew up in the south.  I remember being about 8 years old when the ATF blew up a still on my grand daddys farm.  He didn't know anything about the still and the fellers who were running it were arrested.  Then as I got older we started seeing helicopters in the air.  We came to learn that a lot of guys getting back from Nam were growing week instead of running corn.  So I have always really liked this song.
517662
Great 'old school' punk band from the 80's/90's ... I saw them in concert at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha, NE - awesome show! Lee Ving efff offf was cool.
894085
Riverdance Live in Beijing is a superb experience for lovers for Irish dance. Especially fine is the filming, which gives frequent close ups of the footwork. The dancing is full of energy, particularly that of the male dancers with their spectacular leaps. Hugely imaginative and pleasurable was the "competition" between the Irish and traditional Black tap dancers. Also excellent are the orchestral numbers. I am not a fan of the singing, which I find mostly spiritless and sentimental -- but that is easy to fast forward through. All in all this is a fabulous DVD. I also enjoyed seeing how engrossed was the audience.
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A new Charlie Robison album is always a cause for celebration.  It's a time to sit back and ponder the ways in which country music is still alive and kicking.  Robison's latest, HIGH LIFE, is a chugging number that comes out of the gates swinging and doesn't let up until the final note fades away.

Robison makes some interesting choices here; his previous effort, BEAUTIFUL DAY, had a rock edge that HIGH LIFE amplifies.  And yet it never fully fades from its country roots; "Out of These Blues" is perhaps the perfect combination of this: rock instrumentation set to a traditional country melody.  There's an alternative vibe through some of these tracks; "Brand New Me" has a melody and lyrics that don't go quite where you think they will (to tremendous effect).  He goes Tex-Mex on a couple songs (the hilarious "The Girl From Texas" in particular) and gets back to his roots on album highlights "Monte Carlo" and "Wild Man From Borneo."  As he did on his last album, he injects his own testosterone into a classic; here, it's Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece."

There's an air of anger that pervades the album, offering the songs a certain swagger that builds toward the halfway mark of "The Girl From Texas," simmers down a bit, then kicks back into overdrive.  Throughout the whole effort, Robison sounds in fine form.  He's representing his corner of Texas with panache, grit, and just a whole lotta soul.  HIGH LIFE stands as tribute to the reassuring fact that Charlie Robision is still out there, making honest music his way, keeping the country tradition alive.
1634152
I love it ! Wish it had the countryfied poo medley on it , but great album !
4498429
I heard this song on BOX Pulse on t.v. and really liked it. The next time i heard it i recorded it and haven't stopped listing to it since then. I think the song is really really cool
1727134
this takes me back to my combat experience in Vietnam...Songmy was the village area of the My Lai incident, which was just south of the AO in which I worked.
3343766
This is a kick-butt album from a kick-butt band! Great album for fans of southern rock, (real) country, Americana, folk, etc. The band also gets bonus points since their banjo player resembles Charlie from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".
4681994
Love the Hoppers - Kim's voice is beyond gorgeous - So much energy in this song.  Makes you long for home and to walk those streets that are golden in that city - city of God - jerusalem.
3542509
One of my all time Wayne Newton favorite songs. I also like echo Valley 26809, which was by David Cassidy & the Partridge family. Have it on album but wanted a 45 of it.
549158
This song is great for shaking your ass and tapping your toes. I would recomend this Song to anyone that has enjoyed any of the RM songs before - you can hear all of their songs featured on the podcast WALKING THE ROOM with Dave Anthony and Greg Behrendt.
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Roll a J and these guys rocked the house. Austin and San Antonio hippies loved these guys. Even the sh__kickers rocked back as they let fly with electric fiddle and swing tunes set to rock out.
Kaleidescoptic was a regional hit and their best crossover tune. Made yuh tu wanna learn to play the fiddle!
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I can't wait for this dvd because it is one of the few shows that compliment the rapid fire comedic action of another one of my favorite shows called "Kung Faux".

They both edit down into great little snack size servings that I can download to my video ipod.

Kung Faux on DVD is called "BentoBox. TV" and Robot Chicken on DVD should be called "HappyMeal. TV"!

Both of these TV shows Rule!- Please never stop cooking up more of them for me to consume.
4839328
Old Las Vegas sound that will get you toe-tapping or wanting to dance!  Just like as performed by Vic Fontaine on Star Trek: DS9.  Nice!
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Very good song that was used for the intro of the "Serial Experiment Lain". I was personally pleasantly surprised by the rest of the songs of this group (that is unfortunately sometimes mistaken with the Korean singer) and the voice of Jasmine Rodgers is absolutely hypnotizing!
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This EP combines two singles from the 1984-1985 period, "Eight Miles High" and the single version of "Makes No Sense At All." The latter of the two was included on a later album ('85's Flip Your Wig), but the version found here has a crisper guitar tone and uses less distortion. The non-LP single "Eight Miles High" is a brutal, yet awesome reading of the Byrds' infamous foray into psychedelia (which goes to show how much the Byrds' "Fifth Dimension" era material inspired Husker Du to take that kind of experimentation to the extreme with "Zen Arcade"). The Husker's version of "Eight Miles High", quite frankly, rocks. The minor key melody is still there, although it's pushed into the background by Mould's frantic shouting and feedback-drenched guitar. Where  the original version demonstrated a fear of flying, this version is pure paranoia. This is awesome and it stands as one of the best cover songs I've ever heard. Another interesting cover found here is "Love is All Around," aka the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song. This song showcases the Huskers displaying a rarely seen naive innocence, and I love the fact that they use both a tambourine and a heavily distorted guitar in the same song, and it actually works. The live version of "Masochism World" isn't a very good recording, but it does showcase the intensity that Husker Du brought to their live performances.
The only problem with this CD is that it's too short. I wish they would put out some more of the band's singles and b-sides (I would also like to hear their live cover of "Ticket to Ride"). Maybe someday, but for now, this is the best we have. So if, by chance, you do see this CD in a music store, pick it up. It should come pretty cheap.