Waited Too Long For This...........
358448
Well finally after a long 3 year wait the new Nevermore has been blasting in my cd player.  Man, Dead Heart was one of my favorite albums ever and I was anxious to see if Nevermore could make another one that good?  While not quite as good as Dead Heart IMO this is still a great album.  You still get the crazy extreme elements of Nevermore music.  Outside the box riffs and shredding solos by Loomis(by far the best guitar player in the world currently), killer rhythm section, and Warrell's emotive vocals.  The songs are very well written with loads of details to discover along the way and the melodies are still intact despite the more aggressive sond.  I would rate EOR in a tie with POE as my 2nd favorite Nevermore album.  Unfortunately I have to say the production on this album is not very good.  Yes I guess you get used to it after a while but it is very muddy and boomy.  I hope Nevermore will use Andy Sneap again next time and hopefully not another 3 year wait for the next album.  So overall Nevermore does not dissapoint with these new songs and the album will be in my top 5 for sure!
3063947
the album itself is good. anything else coming out these days almost definetely cannot match this. However, we've been waiting for around 6 years, and I don't know about you, but to me, this is no downward spiral. I know that may have been NIN's prime, and its unfair to compare this strictly to the one cd. but after waiting 6 years, i must say i am rather dissapointed. However, for a person just looking for good music, you definetely need this cd. for those looking to get into NIN, i suggest buying The Downward Spiral and The Fragile beforehand.
958305
I feel like i've waited forever for this tv. not because of shipping or anything but because i've been researching HDTVs for over 6 months before i settled on this model. Actually the first model i ordered was the Samsung PN50B450. It showed up as promised,on time, Thanks Amazon and Pilot. but wait......... it had no picture, only sound. Not even any system menus, and it was the last in stock so all Amazon could do was issue a credit or i order another model shipped and sold by amazon. This sucked cause i couldn't figure out why i had to go this route. Though Amazon's customer service explained all this to me, I was still upset that my TV was D.O.A. Amazon had the TV picked up immediately and issued me a credit plus knocked off (...) off my alternate purchase which put my new 2010 model Samsung PN50C430 at (...). SWEEEEEEET.

Well the TV showed up in a week's time thanks to CEVA logistics. No problems so far.
right now, all i can say is WOW!!!!!!!! Great TV. picture is awesome. Right now i only have standard def. TV but i do have a&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sony-HTCT100-Sound-Bar-with-Subwoofer-Black/dp/B0015HS1HQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sony HTCT100 Sound Bar with Subwoofer - Black</a>w/ HDMI hook up plus an XBOX 360 Elite with HDMI cable and let me say the sound and picture is stunning. I watched a Netflix instant movie, The Big Lebowski in HD and holy crap what a great picture. the sound through the bar and woofer was stunning with HDMI cables and digital optical sound. What a match!!!!!!!!

Pros* easy set-up from the box. menus were simple and easy to follow
  * Digital tuners even found some other music channels that don't come with co-ax  cable.
  * TV is loud. Of course not the best sounding but surround system takes care of that.
  * Great picture quality at 720p. Standard Def cable is ok but its so big who cares.
  *Best of all, the price for me @ (...). Thanks Amazon for all the follow up work  you did on replacing my original purchase, thanks Samsung for a beautiful product and thanks CEVA for speedy and courteous service.

No cons yet, but we shall see. I recommend this TV and this Business called Amazon.
1109756
I had been looking for this cd for a long time and now I finally got it I love it some much....
4200998
After waiting for like, a year and a half for this book to finally be done & released... I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed. I had quite a few unanswered questions from the last book (that ended in a *huge* cliffhanger) and almost none of them were answered in this book and left me even more confused. It felt almost as if someone who was only vaguely aquainted with these characters wrote this book. I am still lookin forward to what is supposed to be the last book in this series and I'm curious to see how it ends. This book doesn't do  the series justice. **SPOILERS AHEAD** for those who would like more detailed explainatons.

This book starts with Tals & Erik having not communicated with one another for a month despite being able to use their mental connection. At first she didn't want Erik to see her that way and then he gave up trying not long after and kept her blocked. WHAT?!!? After everything they have been through together and as strong as their love is... I can't believe that at all! Oh, and there's no mention of where the #$% Erik was while Talia was beng carted away screaming his name at the end of Unforgettable. Seriously, I was sad & angry foor days after that ending and you're not even going to address it?? The Erik I've come to know would have fought tooth & nail. As unstable as he is, what kept HIM from bringing that place down? We've seen him react epically to much lesser things.

Penny hasn't seemed to have talked to Talia any, either! And again, no mention of her vision that sent Talia to prison peacefully.

At varying points, either Erik or Talia have information that are key pieces of the plot but never share that info with one another, like that Victoria voted to kill prisoners, including Talia, or that Anya may have set Talia up. I know there's a lot going on, but these are important things that could threaten your significant other's life. You would make time to tell them!

I've been waiting through release dates being set back 4 or 5 times. I finally have more Talia & Erik, right! No. Besides saying I love you to each other mentally once or twice, they aren't together until almost 90% of the way through the book. They spend a night together and then BAM, book over. :( :(

I knew who was behind The Privileged from the beginning and I didn't find that storyline surprising or super interesting. I am wondering how Gretchen has been running this organization for 10+ years and if/why it was seperate from Mac's. We do meet back up with Kenly & James and I hope we get to find out what they've been up to in another Kenly book.
556179
took  while fr the story to come out but when it did it was worth the wait
2029280
O.K., boys, nice try, but for making your fans wait so long only to put  out this??  It's not metal, it's alternative!!  It may be very good,  especially compared to the rest of todays music, but it is just not what  everyone was expecting.
2617627
I waited for this book for so long and it was so worth the wait!
147774
Im glad I waited for this.....just what I need,  the keyboard could not have been better. And I do like the added capabilities.
3290747
I have waited for something like this for years!  Thank you!
2340651
I kept waiting for something BIG to happen. Disappointed!!!!!!!
1630546
Everyone was wondering if they would ever do this album and if they did, would it be worth the wait?

Ok, the Good:

Eddie's guitar really does sound very very good.  He remains an amazing guitarist.  Was not sure he could still do it after everything he has been through, but he reamins, Eddie Van Halen.

Alex is Alex.  Excellent drummer.  Doesn't sound like he missed a beat.

The Bad:

Wolfie.  I understand it must be great to have your child to play by your side.  But this is the equivilant of Francis Ford Coppala having his daughter play Micheal Corleone's daughter in Godfather III.  A good Bar Band bassist.  But a Van Halen Bassist? C'mon.

It is an insult to do this reunion without Michael Anthony who is flourishing in Chickenfoot.

Speaking of Mad Mike, his backing vocals which were as integral as his bass playing is Severly missed.  That was a huge part of the "sound" of Van Halen.

Without Mikey, this is NOT a reunion.  It is VH IV.

The Ugly:

Roth is terrible.  He sounds his age.  He never was a great singer in the first place, but he had a schtick that made it work and it worked very well in the original VH line up.  He can't pull it off now.  Cherone (who has a great voice but had ZERO material to work with in VHIII) was better than this.  It is just....not good.

The recycled material has been covered enough, so I won't go into it again...but very disappointng and obvious.

the overall song writing is average at best.  I gave Tattoo a pass originally because I simply was thinking that the band would not release thier best stuff as thier first single in the pre-release.  But in all honesty, it is probably their best tune over all.  The song as grown on me a bit over time, but it still is too much Dave "song and dance" and not enough Eddie, Alex and a missing Mike, tearing it up.

A Commodores album cover ripoff?  Really?

Overall:

2 maybe a 2.5 becuase Eddie impressed me and Alex still is "Alex".

The rest?  Not good.

Don't think Chickenfoot is looking over thier shoulders at all as a result of this effort.

I know the fans of the original line up (and count me among that group), wanted this return to be something worthwhile.  Problem is, only half the group showed up.

Literally and figuratively.

Hawk
4482253
I've been waiting for this for a long time. Me and one of my friends were always on the look out for the DVD releases and boy was he mad when I sent the picture of them. Lol
1000319
Kasahara finally starts putting 2 and 2 together in this volume. It's only taken her this long, crazy girl. Still, I was halfway hoping for more than was delivered. Don't get me wrong the volume was awesome, but after a 7 month wait since the 7th volume, I guess I expected mind-blowingly spectacular. Ah well. Now to keep my fingers crossed that there will be a #9. Please, please, please.
3694370
I enjoyed 'Left to Die', the numerous characters, a bit of suspense and sometimes bizarre writing.... I got straight on the net to buy 'Chosen to Die' only to find I would have to wait 9 months. I don't think so! I'll have forgotten I wanted it by then. I'll just move on to something else.
2406399
Sorry guys...took too long to get back and review this. No offense to the guy who raved on this. NO! I had a copy of this years ago searching for the same version. This is not it. The copy I'm looking for ROCKED!!!.  This seems almost rushed. Too fast. The version i was looking for is POWERFUL!!!! Moving....I'm sorry, this may be a famous recording....an it has some significants as far as that....but NO....this ain't it. Very dissapointed. If anyone knows what I'm talking bout an knows where i can find a version of this that it slower....powerful as hell, please show me the way. Once again, no offense to the guy who raved on this....but NO...there is a recording of this piece that is simply POWERFUL....this is not it.
2072923
Black Friday... and the price went UP. Waited for this and am  DISAPPOINTED.