good job on a different direction
586539
I must say I am impressed that you decided to go into a different direction with book being about gay men----none the less a wonderful read! Love is love and I am happy you told someone's story. Very nice fallon, can't wait for part II.
864550
This album is much different than previous Project Pitchfork albums for a good reason: the whole band worked on the songs, instead of just Peter Spilles, which hasn't happened since Dhyani. There is a wider variety of sound than in the previous album, Alpha Omega, and it is a bit more modern in sound. This album is faster paced overall than previous works, as well as having an overall brighter sound which is very welcomed. And each song is quite distinct from another, yet at the same time have a binding. Tracks like God Wrote (my favorite on the album) and Human Crossing show off the creativity of Project Pitchfork like never before, and maintains their identity as one of the most distinct EBM/industrial acts today. It should be noted that the track "En Garde!" is off an earlier EP release and was recorded much earlier than the rest of Chakra:Red, and was never intended by Project Pitchfork to be on the album. However, Metropolis included it on its release of the album. Although it is a good song, you can tell it doesn't really belong in this album because it sounds noticably different from anything else on Chakra:Red.
378278
It's interesting...something a little different.  A little does go a long way.
1181954
I like the direction DAngelo went with this.
Much different content and sound from both Brown Sugar and Voodoo, but still a nice progression. This is definitely a refreshing listen compared to the rest of the generic music landscape.
2243643
a little different starting, then really got good.
2119560
I liked it because it didn't sound like the same old thing... and yet... good music and entertaining.  I was not that familiar with the band and their work.
4886652
This is not what you expect from your usual post war science-fiction stories.  The character have a different view of things.  The future is not what you would expect.  War has come and gone and the future looks as uncertain as ever.  It also show that no matter how hard you try you cannot turn back the hands of time.  Things change no matter how much you want them to be the way they were.  Overall it was a good story, enjoy it.  Might give the next a look see.
248062
Different than my normal read, but well worth it for me to branch out and try something different. I liked how it moved and kept me interested.

I was given this book to review at a discounted price for an honest review.
4921894
Tom Petty is working in a style vastly different from when he was a radio star.  I think the reasons for this are multi-layered.  First, I don't think the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers of albums like Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises was the real Petty.  I believe those were products of very smart producers who realized that radio anthems made stars.  And they were right.  The genre that Petty is working now is, I believe, where he has really been throughout his career.  I've searched through many of the other reviews here, looking for the connection that I believe is driving the sound on this record, and haven't seen it.  I believe the connection to be with Dylan, and his recent work, which is in the folk/blues tradition.  If you have listened to recent Dylan, the echoes in Mojo are all over the place.  The songs are blues driven, that is correct, but they are in a style first exploited to great effect by Dylan, at least for this listener.  I am sure there are other artists working this field, which I consider to be classic American music (John Hiatt might be one, but I'm not quite positive), but this album is clearly influenced by what Dylan is doing.  The interesting thing is that the Heartbreakers are a better band than the band assembled by Dylan.

The problem for fans, and I understand their pain, is that there are no anthemic, shout along choruses to these songs.  In fact, there are hardly any choruses at all.  This is a vernacular that allows Petty to work with words and the band to work with sounds that are so distant from Refugee that in many ways it is hard to believe it to be the same band.  But for those who appreciate the genre that Petty is working here, American traditional folk blues, this album is a must have.  For those looking for the fist pumping shout out choruses of The Waiting, this is not going to do the trick.  And to be honest, I don't think that particular Tom Petty will be coming back any time soon.  So, five stars, but not for everyone.
4976251
This was good.

The wood cut style art was really cool, nothing I had ever seen before in a comic. It was kind of hard to tell the two protagonists apart at first, but you eventually get used to it.

The dailouge and characterization were really true to life, like I was hanging out with a couple of stupid stoners.

The plot was interetsing.  It started out interesting with a focus on the characters, then it got a little like a typical horror film, but then it took this huge left turn at the end. I really enjoyed it.
867062
Good cd after listening to it over n over great cd different side in a good way.
2450992
I really liked this CD. As others have posted, it is different from their other 2 and not what I expected either but nevertheless I liked it. I admire an artist/artist's that tries something new. It shows that they are trying to expand their creativity and not stay in their "comfort zone". I'm not saying I like this CD better. Its just different but their wonderful vocals and most of the instruments are still there...just different. They didn't go far afield with this CD. As stated, they are a talented group and I really like them.
1069309
The first things I have noticed while reading these reviews:
 - Most people long for the same 90's feel
 - Some people want them to change (I just read some guy who essentially said that he liked them in the beginning, then started not following their changes, and now like them returning to form, but somehow still want them to change.)
 - There's been a lot of bashing on The Else and other recent albums

First, I liked The Else.  It was different, kind of moody, but it had some really great tracks, Bee of the Bird of the Moth (which I concluded was a metaphor for the Theory of Evolution), The Shadow Government (great music video), The Mesopotamians (another great music video), and my personal favorite, With the Dark (kind of like a rock opera in itself).  And to complement the main release, there was the bonus disk, Cast Your Pod to the Wind, which had more of the classic track structures from TMBG, which might be just as good as the first disc.  Usually, the people criticizing The Else haven't heard the bonus disc.

That said, Join Us is a lot more like their earlier releases.  After listening through it twice, the songs that mainly come to mind are Cloisone, Canajoharie and The Lady and the Tiger.  Let Your Hair Hang Down, When Will You Die and Can't Keep Johnny are fun, but the lyrics aren't nearly as interesting as the ones before.  That said, there are also some pretty bad tracks, like You Don't Like Me, Old Pine Box, Never Knew Love and Celebration (kind of sounded like a badly conceived pop song.)  That said, the only one that I'd consider skipping over is the latter.

Putting this in contrast to other albums is pretty hard.  On one hand, you're don't have any songs that fill exactly the niche as Birdhouse in Your Soul or The Guitar (the best song off of Apollo 18).  But on the other hand, because really no good They Might Be Giants song sounds like another, you really can never get a song that is as good in a certain way as another.  And besides, the more I listen to this, the better it tends to get.
4009220
Common Courtesy sounded like a step back towards their earlier releases with a little more pop.  This is by no means a step backwards for the band, just a slightly more familiar sound.  They got super aggressive in their last release and lost that little bit of a punk edge (which wasn't bad, just not their norm).  While not quite as fun as Home Sick or For Those Who Have Heart and not as aggressive as What Separates Me From You, it finds a nice balance in the middle.

The lyrics though, are starting to get a little tired for me.  I really enjoyed their middle finger to the industry type attitude in their For Those Who Have Heart and Home Sick albums, but it is getting a little old.  This is their what.. 4th?  5th? release.  You made it.  We get that when you started, things were hard.  It was funny to hear that you ran your van for a year straight, but as a band, it is time to move on.  You're no longer the underdog and the industry isn't out to get you anymore than any other band.  Get back to the fun/funny stuff, or get aggressive and push forward, but stop... stop telling me about where you came from.

The music was pretty in line with earlier albums with an odd standout for me being "End Of Me."  This song was not really what I was expecting from A Day To Remember; it was slow, atmospheric, but with a hook.  I can't explain any further why this song delivered so well for me, but it did.  Definitely not a typical riff from this band.  I hope, though, that they do not make more in this vein.

While the lyrics got in the way a bit for me, my overall impression is good, though I miss their earlier sound.  I understand that people think bands must change to stay relevant, but my counter point is that I buy a band for their sound.  Their sound is what gives them a name and what causes me to continue to look for them in the new release section.  When the sound changes, they tamper with the thing that made me like them to begin with.  This release is walking a line between being good and falling into the generic metalcore album void.
1091418
The characters in this book are a little different from what you generally find in this genre.  For me this was a nice change.  The character development is pretty good, the dialogue is realistic, having dogs play an essential role is always a positive for me, the narrative flows smoothly.  All in all a pretty well written work.  I found the primary character annoying in the first book and most of this one.  She was nave to the point of stupid.  In this book she finally pulls her head out of her nether regions and I no longer feel the urge to slap her silly periodically.  I noted no major editorial issues.  The book spells out some of the hard choices that might need to be made in a long term grid down situation.  I will read the next one if there is one.
3184737
Cool book taking a different approach to diversity (not in the demographic sense, but in a biological sense)--give some good foundational ideas.
3914916
This was a serious attempt of making credible a band that already had fallen from audience's grace. One thing above all must be understood:this is a COMPLETELY different band from what used to be the former Helloween version. This is a more melody-oriented band,more mature that tries hard to leave the past behind and face the 90's with another kind of attitude and music. Some can say that how a band can pretend to be credible with lyrics such as "Perfect gentleman"'s. But this takes us to another level of lyrics writing. Meaningful and often social critical,this band has evolved into something more mature as years go by. It's obvious that it's hard to  stay with the same "Go to hell you all" that they showed back in their teens with songs as "I want out".The sound is more melodical and better thought,now with Mr Grapow more involved in the song writing process. Deris is such a good lyricist,with another conception of music,which helped to develop the new Helloween sound. He might not be the best singer on Earth,in fact,sometimes his nasal voice can drive you to turn off the stereo before the CD is over,but his lyrics and his musical ideas can make us forget for a while of his....huh,weird voice. Good album,it deserves credibility...and a second listen from all those that didn't like it.