A less polished version of Louie.....
580133
A 21st century version of the Honeymooners. Production is rough around the edges, but showcases Louie CK's talent well. You can tell it is low budget, but content is funny and edgy at times.
3915905
I've been a Linkin Park fan since they came out and I was really looking forward to this album.  I had heard that they were gonna be changing up their sound quite a bit, and they definitely did, and I commend them for that.  I think it's great that they finally took a risk and decided to change, but in doing that they have kind of lost what made them so unique in the first place.  Regardless of the new sound, that really isn't the problem with this album, the problem is that the songs just aren't very strong.  The lyrics are extremely vague and uninteresting, and they continue to sing and whine about the same topics song after song.  Some of the production is lavish and beautiful, but the songs just don't hold up.  The melodies aren't great and Shinoda's rapping is very mediocre, especially on "Bleed It Out", he even uses from of the same rhymes that he's used in the past, "doesnt matter how hard I try" - that was used in "In The End" buddy...come on.  The only decent songs are Shadow Of The Day (even though it's a complete U2 ripoff and the chorus lyrics are stupid and meaningless), The Little Things Give You Away (even though it's about 3 minutes too long), and No More Sorrow (a decent Anti-Bush song).  I'm not sure where they should go from here, I just think they need to take more time to write better songs next time, and not worry so much about changing their sound.  They tried too hard and the results are mediocre and generic.  Oh well..
1369882
but I like this cd even less than Amusing. This new sound of Mr Rice's just doesn't seem to fit him. I like a few of the songs here, but the lyrics and music overall are not as inspiring as on his previous efforts. I'd actually rather listen to Amusing, as some of the songs there are more reflective of the Chris Rice I know and love. And I highly recommend any of his projects prior to Amusing. There are two songs missing from Amazon's track list for this cd...#12 Kids Again and #13 Baby Take Your Bow. I guess my favorite tracks are Pardon My Dust (Love it, love it, love it) and What a Heart is Beating For.
691318
I cannot honestly say that this CD is in the same league as Slip of the Tongue, Whitesnake, and Slide It In.  So if you are expecting something similar to the past magic and production, you will be disappointed.  I am not saying don't buy it, but I am saying that it may take some time for the new style to grown on ya.
167929
A likeable enough remake of a brilliant French original, but on the whole it just doesn't live up to the original French movie, "Mon Pere Ce Heros".

Depardieu is (of course!) still very funny, and has the most expressive face in movies.

The humour is there but just doesn't work so well in French and there are some cringeworthy moments.

Heigl, though just as loveable at this age as she is as an adult, also just isn't a good enough substitute for Marie Gillain.

On the whole, likeable teen movie stuff, but&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Mon-pere-ce-heros/dp/B002JI94WQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Mon pere ce heros</a>&nbsp;is better by far.
1985734
Alright, Daughtry is definitely not as good as I thought he was. In fact, he might be the most unoriginal guy in modern rock to come around in quite awhile, and that's saying something. However, this time he doesn't sound like another artist, he sounds like his bad self, or more specifically, "Over You" which was his previous single. Anybody else see something wrong with this picture? And yet, he rules rock radio.

The verses are mediocre at best, and the chorus on its short run on radio is already annoying the heck out of me. It just doesn't seem real, like it's a half-hearted effort or something; something to please the record labels. Chris's vocals are stellar as always, but contrary to popular belief, the song itself makes for most of its success, and this one is made, but it's in pieces taped together in a quick effort to please a record executive.

So overall, on if, if not Daughtry's worse in a rather short career so far. Hopefully he'll come out his sophomore album rather soon, so the rest of the musical skeletons in his compact disc closet will stay where they belong: hidden.
4526527
I have generally liked Louis C.K. in the past but this show is pretty low brow. I thought he was wittier and more progressive in his thinking, but I guess this show proved me wrong. There is not a single episode that I watched that didn't have several homophobic fag/gay jokes (I got disgusted and stopped watching after episode 8). I thought we were WAY past that! The humor is more than 50% sexual based and gets tiresome pretty quickly. I kept hoping it would get better but it only got worse.
2206175
I really liked his nightly TV show, I expected this to be a similar brand of comedy,  unfortunately he dropped a million f - bombs and I just didn't find much of the 60 minutes very funny.  Hopefully he will retool his humor and skip the profanity next time.
2414485
I don't really care much for this album. Ian's voice here reminds me of a dried-up, raspy piece of rawhide. Maybe not necessarily a bad thing, but sad to hear compared to what it once was. The songs are not too great anyway. "Steel Monkey" is about the worst, in my opinion. The overall sound is maybe not so bad, if only I was born to some other language. The lyrics seem so sophomoric that I feel embarrassed when I listen to it, even while alone. "Budapest" is supposed to be really great -- Ian himself seems to regard it especially highly -- but it did not appeal to me at all. Kind of weird, I thought, and as a Tull fan I'm used to a bit of weirdness. "She Said She Was a Dancer" is better, in my opinion. "Mountain Men" was the one song on here I really did like. It would stand as a decent song on any Tull album.

Well, there are lots of better Tull albums to spend your money on first.
99138
I don't know if its me, but i think Wayne could have done just a little bit better on this cd. I think he's trying to be more of an eastcoat rapper this time around. Although he does have some hot tracks, like "Moneys On My Mind", and "The Mobb". I have to say that the real Lil Wayne just aint what he use to be.
1934783
It just isn't that great.  They got rid of the banjo and folk/bluegrass sound and went with generic indie rock.  Sounds more like a bad Coldplay cover band than Mumford and Sons now.  I fell in love with this band for their original style and I understand that bands change over time, but this isn't an evolution of their original sound as it is a total change.  The lead singer is still very good, but all the heart and soul (and banjos) of the first two albums is missing.  If you liked their original sound and the kinda folk/bluegrass sound, then skip this and go listen to Trampled by Turtles.  They know how to evolve their sound without changing entirely and losing their original fan-base.  Plus, they are just really good.
2122702
As much as I wanted to really like this production - it was a bit of a disappointment.  The drawcards of Woody Allen and Placido Domingo are not sufficient to make it anything other than a 3 star performance.
It's not a patch on the 2004 Glyndebourne production with Alessandro Corbelli in the title role, Sally Matthews (Lauretta) and Massimo Giordano (Rinuccio).
The look and feel of this version seems to waver between a sort of  '50(?) Italian setting and a something with mafia overtone. Some very odd stage decisions - like Buoso's will being found in the large pasta pot, complete with cooked pasta - How does that work??
Being a short and very modern style of opera, there's not many standout numbers in any case but they are well worth hearing and very enjoyable when done well: Ranuccio's: Averte torto .. Firenze e come un albero fiorito; O mio babbino caro (done very well here by Andriana Chuchman); Era uguale la voce? and Addio Firenze..
I really look forward to these numbers but only O mio babbino caro delivered in this version.  Sadly, the rest were uninspiring.
Maybe it's the sound pick-up recording but the tenor Rinuccio wasn't audible enough to impress.
It was nice to see the backdrop of Florence as part of the set and you would have thought it could have been use to good effect especially in Addio Firenze.
I don't know what Woody Allen brought to this - seems something producer/directors of cinema and theatre want to do now - get an opera under their belt.
In Australia the same mismatch happened with John Bell and his Tosca.
It's certainly worth a look to see Domingo in the role but he's no Corbelli - and if he's honest, he'd admit it too.
Schicchi is probably my favourite Puccini opera - He composed it just after WW1 in that atmosphere of despair following that horrendous and cretinous war that destroyed so much.
It can be done humorously or with a bit of a darker under-current, which I suspect was Puccini's mood and intent. I referred at some length to the Dante connections (pretty clear here as Schicchi makes a brief appearance in the Inferno) in a review I did of the Glyndebourne production.
1567578
This was a disappointment. I thought it would be a showcase for Keith's very funny (and very British) sense of humour. Instead, it was a straight forward rock album, and not a very good one at that. It's sort of like a film which has tons of celebrity cameos in it. It may be fun for those who make it (and if you read the liner notes here, the recording sessions were a mammoth drunk marathon that would still be going on if the record company didn't pull the plug on it), but it isn't much fun to listen to. It's not horrible, but just so ORDINARY, and describing Keith Moon as ordinary is sacreligious. He was an outlaw, pirate, generally insane (especially on Wednesdays) man who was the greatest rock drummer ever (or, at least one of the greatest). So I thought this album would have been funnier and a lot more fun. I listened it to it a few times, accepting it was just a rock album with Keith having a good time with his friends, but I still didn't like it. There's always Quadrophenia to listen to. Keith is still one of the greatest, anyway...
3675425
While this one is at least happier material, it does not contain the classic magic of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.  Elton recently announced his farewell tour and I think its time for him to focus on other things. The beauty of the lyrics is lost in his ability to enunciate---he yells more than he sings these days and his voice is often buried in the production.  I love Elton John and while this has some pleasant moments, its a far cry from what used to be. If you're a fan, check it out.  But its a long way from classic Elton. If you want to appreciate the lyrics, you'll just have to read the lyric sheet.
588407
Bsaically this book is a composition of her live shows, which if you have seen, are way funnier live than in print.  If you haven't seen her live, or heard one of her CD's then you might be interested, but much of "Leaville" is lost in the translation from live to print.  Without the screaming and the faces and the body language it just isn't as funny.
4812490
The set up for this buddy-cop comedy was excellent, but despite a few funny or clever moments, the film was mostly a loud
frenetic series of shoot-outs, car chases, explosions, and yelling.  lce Cube plays a seasoned cop who takes Kevin Hart on a
ride along, to see if he is worthy of marrying Cube's sister.  Of course, he messes up most of his opportunities, and ultimately
comes through.  That was a given.  It was the situations and character development that were lacking, mostly due to a very
pedestrian script.  I just saw "Bad Grandpa" two days prior to this, and it was 1000% funnier.
3189920
I wanted to love this CD. Really. Al Jarreau's voice is one of my favorites, and I am a sucker for the whole Johnny Mercer era of songwriting, but this CD was a letdown.

The music is pleasant enough, and Al's singing is, of course, smooth as velvet. But there's nothing groundbreaking here. There was no song I listened to that made me think, "Yes! That's way better than the original! Al has really made this song his own." And I guess as a fan, I had expected more.

On the positive side, this recording provides a glimpse into Al's scat style in a controlled setting. Having seen him live, I know that sometimes he gets off on a tangent and it's hard to follow. On these tracks, the scat is lively and fun but not too out there.

This wholly inoffensive CD would be a fine choice to play in the background during a dinner party, but for a true Jarreau aficionado, it comes up a little short.