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Nov 10, 2011
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Exile $13.59 Instead of returning to his groundbreaking, retro (by today’s standards) synth work of the early ’80s, Gary Numan tackles twitching electro-rock reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails on 1998′s Exile. A comeback album of sorts, Exile does the job of proving that Numan still has what it takes to remain relevant in the ’90s alternative scene, but it’s not exactly the magnificent return to form that Numan fanatics were expecting prior to its release. Since he is an originator (listen to 1979′s Replicas and 1980s The Pleasure Principle for the proof), it’s hard to accept that Exile is so familiar-sounding to his technoid contemporaries of the ’90s. Still, it seems like ages since Numan has sounded so committed on record, as heard on the single “Dominion Day,” plus the tracks “Dead Heaven” and “Dark.” Also included on the U.S. CD version as a bonus track is a recent live reading of his 1979 classic “Down in the Park,” which showed that Numan can still nail his signature sound. Exile confirms that the great Gary Numan is close to being back on the right musical track. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi Performers: Gary Numan – Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar; Mike Smith – Keyboards; Rob Harris – Guitar |
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This Is Exile $10.38 The burgeoning southwestern United States “deathcore” scene gets another kick in the teeth from Knoxville, TN’s Whitechapel with This Is Exile, their first full-length for Metal Blade. A quick glance at the cover art (razor wire, emaciated dude with a bag on his head) and the song titles (“Daemon [The Procreated],” “Messiahbolical”) pretty much sums up what’s inside, but Whitechapel (named for Jack the Ripper’s preferred London hunting grounds) are capable of more than just eating the microphone and playing relentlessly fast — standout cuts like “Possession,” the instrumental “Death Becomes Him,” and the blistering title cut, the latter of which yields the album’s best lyric (“The world is ours and you’re totally fucking dead”), are rarely predictable. To be sure, the “heavy, choppy chromatic riffs wrapped around an indecipherable monster voice” style that fuels the genre is well utilized, but around every corner is a sneaky melodic lead, time-signature change, or smart production trick that elevates This Is Exile above the usual death/metalcore sonic assault. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi Performers: Alex Wade – Guitar; Ben Savage – Lead, Guitar; Gabe Crisp – Bass; Guy Kozowyk – Vocals; Kevin Lane – Drums; Phil Bozeman – Vocals; Zach Householder – Guitar |
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Bleach $11.98 This is one case where the legend really precedes the record itself. Cut for about 600 dollars in Jack Endino’s studio over just a matter of days, this captures Nirvana at a formative stage, still indebted to the murk that became known as grunge, yet not quite finding their voice as songwriters. Which isn’t to say that they were devoid of original material, since even at this stage Kurt Cobain illustrated signs of his considerable songcraft, particularly on the minor-key ballad “About a Girl” and the dense churn of “Blew.” A few songs come close to that level, but that’s more a triumph of sound than structure, as “Negative Creep” and “School” get by on attitude and churn, while the cover of “Love Buzz” winds up being one of the highlights because this gives a true menace to their sound, thanks to its menacing melody. The rest of it sinks into the sludge, as the group itself winds up succumbing to grinding sub-metallic riffing that has little power, due to lack of riffs and lack of a good drummer. Bleach is more than a historical curiosity since it does have its share of great songs, but it isn’t a lost classic — it’s a debut from a band that shows potential but haven’t yet achieved it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Chad Channing – Drums; Dale Crover – Drums; Jason Everman – Guitar; Krist Novoselic – Bass; Kurt Cobain – Guitar, Vocals |
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[In] Exile $13.59 After The Fall burst onto the Australian music scene in 2004 releasing their self-titled debut of that year, with tracks such as “Mirror Mirror”, “Room For One More” & “Sunshine Showers.” Rollingstone Magazine named it one of the Top 50 Albums of the year. After The Fall was also welcomed into triple J’s Hottest 100.By late March 05, After The Fall was back in the studio recording their second album “Always Forever Now”. The album featured “Concrete Boots” & “The Fighter”. Once again After The Fall received huge support scoring Triple J’s illustrious “album of the week” as well being added once again to MTV, CHV and Nova FMAfter a busy 3 years After The Fall took a break from touring and locked themselves in their home studio on the central coast of NSW writing material for the 3rd album. Performers: Richard Stolz – Sound Effects; Shane Wakker – Percussion |
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Bleach SOULs $11.19 Get the inside scoop on Bleach! This profile books contains extensive information on the characters and story lines from Bleach vols. 1-22. It also includes exclusive stickers, a poster, bonus manga, the original Bleach one shot, and an interview with Ti |
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In Exile $15.69 In Exile |
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Bleach V.05 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This fifth volume continues the supernatural anime series with four more episodes. |
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Bleach, Vol. 1 and Manga, Vol. 1 Bundle $25.43 The early adventures of schoolboy Ichigo Kurosaki, who has the ability to see ghosts, are collected in this package. BLEACH was directed by Noriyuki Abe and has run to over 100 episodes since its inception in 2004. The action begins when Ichigo’s family are attacked by a ghost and he encounters a Soul Reaper, named Rukia Kuchiki, who bestows most of her powers on him. Ichigo becomes a heroic figure as he assumes the mantle of Soul Reaper and tries to help lost souls to join the Soul Society. The first four episodes from the show are included here. |
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Bleach Ichigo Plush Puppet $17.99 It’s show time for this plush puppet! Ichigo Kurosaki is ready for action! Based on the Bleach manga franchise. It’s show time! Based on the Bleach manga franchise, this Bleach Ichigo Plush Puppet is great for putting on a show. Ichigo Kurosaki is ready for action, wearing a black fighting outfit and a sword on his back. Measures about 13-inches tall. Order yours today! Ages 14 and up. |
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Bleach, Vol. 1(DVD & Manga Bundle) (DVD) $23.95 For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper from the Soul Society who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, his life changes forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Iichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil at all costs! |
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Love in Exile $11.98 If a person had to choose only one adjective to describe Love In Exile, it would be “lush.” “Exuberant,” “inspired” and “optimistic” also apply, but the lush nature of Salim Washington’s melodies and arrangements is the thing that stands out the most about Love In Exile, the tenor saxman/flutist’s first album as a leader. Calling this CD lush isn’t to say that it doesn’t have a lot of bite; in fact, Washington’s nine-piece band, the Roxbury Blues Aestethic (so named because it was based in Boston’s Roxbury section) swings quite hard on originals by the leader and pianist Joe Bonner. Like Duke Ellington’s bands, Washington and the RBA prove that one can be lush and gritty at the same time. The thoughtful material, however, isn’t Ellingtonian, but rather favors a 1960s-like post-bop outlook that recalls John Coltrane as well as Pharoah Sanders, George Adams and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. When Love In Exile was recorded in 1997, the RBA’s main gig was at Connolly’s Stardust Lounge, a small neighborhood bar in Roxbury, and not many jazz fans outside of Boston had heard of the band. This fine CD demonstrated that Washington’s nonet was quite deserving of national exposure. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi Performers: Melanie Dyer – Viola; Alan Dawson – Drums; Artie Moore – Bass; Bobby Ward – Drums; Brian McCree – Bass; Frank Lacy – Trombone; Fred Woodard – Guitar; Henry Cook – Flute (Alto), Flute, Sax (Baritone); Joe Bonner – Piano; Kurtis Rivers – Sax (Alto); |
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Out of Exile $37.59 Given that most supergroups last little longer than a single album, it was easy to assume that Audioslave — the pairing of Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and the instrumental trio at the core of Rage Against the Machine — was a one-off venture. That suspicion was given weight by their eponymous 2002 debut, which sounded as if Cornell wrote melodies and lyrics to tracks RATM wrote after the departure of Zack de la Rocha, but any lingering doubts about Audioslave being a genuine rock band are vanished by their 2005 second album, Out of Exile. Unlike the first record, Out of Exile sounds like the product of a genuine band, where all four members of the band contribute equally to achieve a distinctive, unified personality. It’s still possible to hear elements of both Rage and Soundgarden here, but the two parts fuse relatively seamlessly, and there’s a confidence to the band that stands in direct contrast to the halting, clumsy attack on the debut. A large part of the success of Out of Exile is due to the songs, which may be credited to the entire group but are clearly under the direction of Cornell, sounding much closer to his past work than anything in Rage’s catalog. Even the simple riff-driven rockers are tightly constructed songs with melodies and dramatic tension — they lead somewhere instead of running in circles — while the ballads have a moody grace and there’s the occasional left-field surprise like the sunny, sweet psych-pop gem “Dandelion”; it’s the strongest set of songs Cornell has written in a decade. Which is not to say that Out of Exile is without excesses, but they’re almost all from guitarist Tom Morello; his playing can still seem laborious, particularly when he clutters single-string riffs with too many notes (the otherwise fine opener, “Your Time Has Come,” suffers from this), and his elastic stomp box excursions verge on self-parody on occasion. Still, these are isolated moments on an album that’s otherwise lean, hard, strong, and memorable, a record that finds Audioslave coming into its own as a real rock band. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Brad Wilk – Drums; Chris Cornell – Vocals; Tim Commerford – Bass, Guitar (Bass); Tom Morello – Guitar |
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Idols of Exile $11.18 Since the release of his second album, 2003′s Motor Motel Love Songs, singer/songwriter Jason Collett has kept himself busy writing and recording with his music family in Broken Social Scene. In the midst of completing and releasing their self-titled masterpiece in 2005, Collett resumed his solo career. Idols of Exile picks up where the bittersweet melodies of Motor Motel Love Songs left off. Album opener “Fire” sets the mood with its laid-back acoustic guitars and golden-toned harmonies. Collett sweetly sings, “The good morning comes like a hit and run.” Despite his words packing such a punch from the start, these songs are much more relaxed and inviting. Having his friends in tow — singer/songwriter Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, and James Shaw (Metric), Evan Cranley and Amy Millan (Stars), Andrew Whiteman (Apostle of Hustle), Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), and Charles Spearin (Do Make Say Think) — adds to the warm spirit of Idols of Exile. It’s a day-driving kind of record, alt-country melodies sun-soaked in lush soundscapes of social merrymaking, broken hearts, and pink skylines. From the slow dance of “Almost Summer” and Haines’ wispy vocals of “Hangover Days” to the more playful clap-along of “I’ll Bring the Sun” and “Feral Republic,” Idols of Exile isn’t much different from what Collett has done with Broken Social Scene in the way that it is an honest and decent record. It is a more stripped-down affair compared to Broken Social Scene’s more ambitious material, so fans of the band or those fond of the Arts & Crafts label should enjoy Idols of Exile. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi Performers: Amy Millan – Vocals (Background); Andrew Cash – Vocals (Background), Handclapping; Bob Egan – Pedal Steel; Charles Spearin – Banjo; Chris Brown – Clavinet, Organ; Kersti McLeod – Handclapping, Vocals (Background); Leslie Feist – Vocals (Background); Afie Jurvanen – Guitar (Electric); Andrew Whiteman – Tres, Guitar (Elect |
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Exile in Oblivion $6.38 After over a decade in existence, Strung Out has settled into flagship position at Fat Wreck. But as Exile in Oblivion’s streamlined sound and thoughtful lyrics suggest, the quintet has also reached veteran status musically. Beginning with its rich, evocative artwork, Exile is by no means just the next California punk-pop record. After a rousing opener that establishes the harder-hitting side of the band’s mix of punk revivalism and melodic hardcore, Strung Out drops “Blueprint of the Fall.” Over a Bad Religion backbeat and not-overdone metal guitar flourishes, vocalist Jason Cruz delivers a sobering rumination on 9/11 and the state of American freedom. “Imagine a place where freedom’s just a word on the wall/Surrounded by the wreckage of towers that could never fall”; “One thief to rule them all along the Potomac” — it’s heavy stuff. But while he’s certainly passionate, Cruz frames his words as poetry, so they don’t come off as preachy. He also has some vocal similarity to Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba, which makes sense, considering that band’s own move toward a more melodic yet still punk-derived sound. With their energetic pace and mix of love and morbidity, “Vampire” and “Her Name in Blood” would fit well on the Trio’s Good Mourning. Despite Exile in Oblivion’s tightly wound melodic sense and richer lyrical range, Strung Out still looks to hardcore for its aggression, as the choppy percussion and ringing instrumental breaks of “Lucifermotorcade” and “Scarlet” prove. But “No Voice of Mine” and “Anna Lee” feel like the album’s centerpieces, as both incorporate punk-pop thrills into more creative arrangements that nevertheless retain a strong rhythmic drive perfect for video game soundtracks or skateboard Saturdays. If they’re the sound of Strung Out’s future, the veteran quintet is definitely on the right track. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi Performers: Chris Aiken – Vocals (Background), Guitar (Bass), Guitar; Jake Kiley – Guitar; Jason Cruz – Vocals; Jordan Burns – Drums; Rob Ramos – Vocals (Background), Guitar |
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Inner Exile $14.38 He’s got the voice, he’s got the groove, and he’s got the laid-back attitude. He could be Jamaican; he could be an heir to Bob Marley’s kingdom. Yet, he’s actually from Zurich and Inner Exile is only his debut album. Lee Everton’s brand of reggae is in direct continuity with Marley’s. It seems he has all the details figured out, from the wah-wah rhythm guitar and electric piano to the velvety horn arrangements. However, Everton is not a copycat. This album features 15 songs, all four minutes and under. The jams so typical in reggae music have been evacuated to put the focus on the song material. Which makes Everton a reggae singer-songwriter. His voice is the album’s main pole of attraction: soulful, sweet, and filled with reggae and Van Morrison-esque inflections. The lyrics, invariably about relationships and music, are a little in the light department, much closer to heavily-traveled blues themes (which bluesmen use as pretexts for passionate vocal delivery) than to Marley’s humanist and political themes. However, that lightness befits Everton’s voice and songwriting. Highlights include “You Ain’t Good to Me No More,” “Wont Keep Knocking,” the very rootsy “Slingstyle Music” (Everton’s musical manifesto), and a convincing cover of Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home to Me.” The only thing one could reproach to Inner Exile is its homogeneity, which can be seen as a lack of creativity, almost every song being cast from the same mold. Cut down to 40 minutes, Inner Exile would have been a slam-dunk. Clocking in at just under an hour, it gets a tad long, although Everton’s up-close, natural, intimate vocal delivery will probably keep you hooked till the last song fades off. ~ François Couture, Rovi Performers: Roman Bruderer – Djembe, Conga; Adrian Weyermann – Guitar; Lee Everton – Melodica, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals |
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Bleach, Vol. 4 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This fourth volume continues the supernatural anime series with four more episodes. |
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Bleach, Vol. 2 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This second volume continues the supernatural anime series with four more episodes. |
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Bleach, Vol. 3 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This third volume continues the supernatural anime series with four more episodes. |
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Bleach, Vol. 6 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This sixth volume continues the supernatural anime series with four more episodes. |
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Bleach, Vol. 1 $5.93 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. This volume introduces the supernatural anime series with the first four episodes. |
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Livin’ in Exile $8.78 Let’s see: the band is called Blood for Blood, the album is called Livin’ In Exile, they represent the East Coast and the release is on Victory. Without even listening to a note on this record, you already know what it’s going to sound like. But for all those with their head in the clouds: hardcore in that metallic chugga-chugga sort of way with some hits of OI! and a blatant Slapshot influence -they’re both from Boston after all. But what makes this stand out is a lack of cheesiness, testosterone -well, maybe a little bit- and bone headed lyrics. Even a Motorhead cover of “Ace of Spades,” but like they needed it to impress all the Victory Record followers. ~ Mike DaRonco, Rovi Performers: Chris – Vocals (Background); Erick Medina – Vocals (Background); Jay E – Vocals (Background); White Rob – Vocals (Background) |
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In Exile Deo $11.98 Juliana Hatfield’s solo career has been a bit erratic. Touted as the next big thing at the peak of the alt-rock revolution of the early ’90s, as the genre fell out of fashion in the latter half of the ’90s, so did Hatfield, acrimoniously parting ways with her major label, Atlantic, and returning to the indie leagues. It took her awhile to find her footing as an indie cult artist, but as the new millennium began, she released the appealingly modest Beautiful Creature, which suggested the beginning of a comeback. After a detour with the female alt-rock supergroup Some Girls, she returned refreshed with In Exile Deo, her strongest album in years, rivaling her indie pop breakthrough, Hey Babe. Where that record was sweet and innocent, an outgrowth of the collegiate jangle pop of the ’80s, this is a harder record in nearly every sense, from the louder guitars to her world-weary attitude. In the best sense, Hatfield sounds mature for the first time, bringing together the precious pop and ringing rock that she had compartmentalized on the simultaneously released Beautiful Creature and Total System Failure, and writing with a wry, knowing sense of irony. The love affairs and failed relationships she chronicles on the 13 songs resonate with revealing details, reflecting a bruised, bittersweet heart. Her voice has rough edges, lending the album a sense of gravity, and the production is similarly lively and ragged, and that’s why In Exile Deo is exciting and fun even if all the songs are about dysfunctional relationships. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the songs are assuredly melodic and memorable, arguably her most consistent set of tunes to date, making this not just a pleasant surprise but an album that grows in stature with repeated listens. Even though this is surely one of her two best albums, it’s possible that Juliana Hatfield in the mid-’90s is no more than a cult artist — frankly, it suits her better than the ingénue of the early ’90s — but listeners who came of age during the alt-rock revolution and were disappointed, even outraged, at Liz Phair’s Matrix makeover in 2003 should find In Exile Deo is exactly what they were looking for. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Jill Kurtz – Harmonica; Rob Turner – Cello; Ryan Hall – Viola; Damon Richardson – Drums; Josh Lattanzi – Vocals (Background), Bass; Juliana Hatfield – Vocals, Guitar; Larry Packer – Violin; |
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Exile’s Gate $12.78 As a leader, saxophonist and composer Gary Thomas is wildly ambitious. Throughout the 1980s and into the ’90s, Thomas experimented with everything from free jazz and funk to heavy metal and hip-hop. Exile’s Gate is another such exercise. There are two distinct bands accompanying him here. One is made up of Thomas on tenor with drummer Jack DeJohnette and guitarist Paul Bollenback with organist Tim Murphy and bassist Ed Howard. The other features the latter two musicians, Marvin Sewell on guitar and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. The first band plays Thomas’ free-spirited and aggressive originals while the second plays standards for the most part. Only Thomas would think of putting the two approaches together on one record on alternate cuts. The pace is set by the title cut that opens the set, a freewheeling, menacing journey into overdriven counterpoint, and spirited interplay between Bollenbeck and the saxophonist utilizing hard rock tropes with DeJohnette traveling from one end of the color spectrum to the other. As such, hearing the standards, which are much more finessed and restrained; they feel forced in comparison. “Kulture Bandits,” with its accent on funky backbeats and knotty melody lines that borrow a bit from the fakebook of Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society and Soft Machine. These are the cuts that point in new directions, toward a new kind of street jazz, one anchored in gritty yet focused improvisation. And while the standards here such as “Like Someone in Love,” and “Night and Day,” are played ably enough and with some real Thomas individualism; they don’t contain the same kind of visionary focus or inspiration. For fans of Thomas’ work with standards, the 1992 album Till We Have Faces is a better bet. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi Performers: Charles Covington – Organ (Hammond); Ed Howard – Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic); Tim Murphy – Organ (Hammond); Gary Thomas – Sax (Tenor); Jack DeJohnette – Drums; Marvin Sewell – Guitar (Electric); Paul Bollenback – Guitar (Electric); Steve Moss – Percussion; Terri Lyne Carrington – Drums |
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Exile on Mainstream $15.18 Say this for Matchbox Twenty — they’ve gotten better the longer they’ve stuck around. And that’s not just their music, either: they’ve dropped the pretense of spelling their name as matchbox 20, they’ve gone away from cumbersome album titles, and they’ve embraced their status as MOR rockers. All of this is evident on Exile on Mainstream, which is not only the first of their albums to bear a simple yet clever title, it’s a collection of hits that traces their progression into a good, solid mainstream band and is also buttressed by an EP that finds them livelier than ever. Bolder, too, especially on the rockabilly of “I’ll Believe You When” and the slow oldies beat of “Can’t Let You Go,” which are light and dexterous in a way they’ve never been before. These are balanced by a few cuts that don’t stretch quite as far, but the propulsive pop “If I Fall,” charging anthem “How Far We’ve Come,” and earnest ballad “These Hard Times” are smooth, accomplished mainstream pop that are better constructed in every respect than their earliest hits. That much is evident by this EP’s juxtaposition with the 11-track greatest-hits disc, which has all their big radio hits presented in chronological order. There are a few minor hits missing — “Angry,” “Last Beautiful Girl,” “Downfall,” none of which climbed that high on the charts — so this has everything that a modern rock or adult contemporary radio listener would know, and the striking thing about listening to the disc is to hear how they abandoned the angst-ridden cartwheels that weighed down “Push” and built upon the snappy hooks of “Real World” and “3 AM,” developing a sense of melodic craft that flourished in the smooth ballad “If You’re Gone” and the arena rocker “Unwell.” These were highlights on their respective albums, but when these moments are put together as a hits collection, it makes for a surprisingly entertaining batch of mainstream rock — but the real story is the bonus disc, which suggests that after this collection is out of the way, Matchbox Twenty may have their first very good studio album on the way. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Paul Doucette – Casio, Glockenspiel, Voices, Vocals (Background), Percussion, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Drums, Piano; Elizabeth Burkhardt – Bassoon; Kyle Cook – Glockenspiel, Vocals (Background), Mandolin, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Electric); Adam Gaynor – Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background), Vocals; Crystal Garner – Viola; Douglas |
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Bleach Arrancar Cosplay Boots $43.99 Take a look at this great pair of boots, fashioned after Bleach’s own Arrancar, will have you looking like your anime heroine in no time! It extreme and fashion, comfortable. Told black and white pattern in the boots is just like what of the character in the manga. Crafted from faux leather and rubber materials, these boots are quite durable and should last a long time. Product Details: 1.Made from faux leather and rubber materials 2.Custom orders only no pre-sizes available on this product Category: / Cosplay Costumes / Cosplay Shoes |
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Bleach, Vol. 19 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15-year-old boy with the ability to see ghosts. With the help of Rukia Kuchiki, a death god from the Soul Society, he uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. In this volume, Ichigo and Rukia make an attack on the dreaded Bounts in an effort to rescue Uryu. |
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Bleach, Vol. 18 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15-year-old boy with the ability to see ghosts. With the help of Rukia Kuchiki, a death god from the Soul Society, he uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. In this volume, the soul-sucking Bounts capture Uryu in a devious power-play by their twisted leader. Can the Soul Society save him? |
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Bleach, Vol. 10 $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about a 15-year-old boy, Ichigo, who was born with the ability to see ghosts and who uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. In this 10th volume Ichigo ascends the White Tower to rescue Rukia where a showdown with Captain Zaraki pushes him to the limit of his abilities. Does he have what it takes to survive? The adventure continues for five more episodes of the supernatural anime series. |
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House of Exile $14.38 The latest refinement of Dube’s sound features his toughest songwriting yet and several numbers with the expanded version of his band, The Slaves. ~ Bob Tarte, Rovi Performers: Beulah Hashe – Vocals (Background); Felicia Marion – Vocals (Background); Marilyn Nokwe – Vocals (Background); Veronica Makhalemele – Vocals (Background); Alistari Coakley – Guitar; Isaac Mtshali – Drums |
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PS 3: Bleach Soul Resurreccion $58 Product Description:At last the popular manga/anime series makes its way to the PlayStation(r)3 platform! There are numerous anime-based video games, but many fall short in gameplay. Bleach: Soul Resurreccion; however, faithfully represents the anime seri |
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ART IN EXILE: ART IN EXILE $7.09 ART IN EXILE: ART IN EXILE |
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The Art of Bleach By Kubo, Tite/ Kubo, Tite (ILT) $27.03 Contains the art of the manga series, Bleach. Author: Kubo, Tite/ Kubo, Tite (ILT) Publication Date: 2008/10/14 Number of Pages: 100 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 8.00 Height: 11.75 |
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Bleach, Vol. 17 [2 Discs] $21.18 Based on a popular manga, BLEACH is a thrilling anime series about Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15-year-old boy with the ability to see ghosts. With the help of Rukia Kuchiki, a death god from the Soul Society, he uses his special power to protect the living from evil spirits. In this volume, Ichigo and his friends battle an infestation of soul-sucking monsters. |
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Alcatel 256 KB/S Href Modem 9029680100B $234.45 Alcatel 256 KB/S Href Modem 9029680100B |
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Exile on Coldharbour Lane $12.79 While it wasn’t a delayed smash hit on the level of the Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” when the loping, ominous “Woke Up This Morning” was selected as the theme for The Sopranos, the surprise success of that TV series meant that A3 finally got some American attention, a year after the release of this album, the band’s debut. Exile’s attempt to be the next Screamadelica, evincing the same blend of techno, Stonesy rock, and gospel, doesn’t quite play out as well as Primal Scream’s masterpiece. While Exile recombines its influences into each song rather than shifting from tune to tune like Screamadelica, like many fusion attempts, things sometimes fall right down the middle instead of achieving a new and striking synthesis. It comes pretty close, though, and compared with something like Moby’s overrated genre exercise Play, Exile is much less self-conscious and serious, thanks to some drawling between-song skits and amusing semi-raps. Vocalist Larry Love has a good mid- to deep-level voice, investing his often witty tales of life, music, and good lovin’ with a husky world-weariness à la Lee Hazlewood. Equally notable is the Mountain of Love’s harmonica work, which he interweaves through all the songs without overpowering the rest of the band or pointlessly showing off. The rest of the band get in some good grooves here and there, never completely standing out but still giving it a good effort. Definite highlights include the brilliantly titled tear-in-my-beer lament “You Don’t Dance to Techno Anymore,” the electro-Marx-house combination of “Bourgeoisie Blues,” and the twangy romp “The Night We Nearly Got Busted.” ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi Performers: B Atwell – Voices; B.J. Cole – Pedal Steel; Jason Meherin – Accordion; Julian Tear – Strings; Mountain of Love – Jew’s-Harp, Harmonica, Vocals; Nick Cooper – Strings; Will Sneyd – Fiddle; John Smith – Guitar (Acoustic); L.B. Dope – Drums; Larry Love |
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Bleach Ichigo Kurosaki G.E.M. Action Figure $96.99 Shinigami hunting with Ichigo Kurosaki! Super detailed action figure! Large scale Ichigo Kurosaki! Fans of the hit manga and anime series Bleach will definitely love this Ichigo Kurosaki G.E.M. action figure! The detailed action figure stands about 8-inches tall and comes in a displayable window box. Ages 13 and up. |
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Bleach [Deluxe Edition] $25.48 This is one case where the legend really precedes the record itself. Cut for about 600 dollars in Jack Endino’s studio over just a matter of days, this captures Nirvana at a formative stage, still indebted to the murk that became known as grunge, yet not quite finding their voice as songwriters. Which isn’t to say that they were devoid of original material, since even at this stage Kurt Cobain illustrated signs of his considerable songcraft, particularly on the minor-key ballad “About a Girl” and the dense churn of “Blew.” A few songs come close to that level, but that’s more a triumph of sound than structure, as “Negative Creep” and “School” get by on attitude and churn, while the cover of “Love Buzz” winds up being one of the highlights because this gives a true menace to their sound, thanks to its menacing melody. The rest of it sinks into the sludge, as the group itself winds up succumbing to grinding sub-metallic riffing that has little power, due to lack of riffs and lack of a good drummer. Bleach is more than a historical curiosity since it does have its share of great songs, but it isn’t a lost classic — it’s a debut from a band that shows potential but haven’t yet achieved it. [Sub Pop's 20th anniversary edition of Bleach offers a remastered version of the proper album -- good, but there's only so much sonic improvement that can be done for an album that was recorded for a few hundred dollars. The real news here is the addition of a complete Portland, OR, concert from February 9, 1990, an 11-song set that runs through the highlights of Bleach and adds "Dive" and "Been a Son," the Vaselines cover "Molly's Lips," and an early stab at "Sappy." That Nirvana sound forceful isn't a surprise, but they also sound surprisingly tight -- a little bit looser than they would sound within a year, but they're clearly marshaling their forces, gaining strength and skill. This concert may not be as epochal as the group's 1992 headlining appearance at Reading -- a CD/DVD set of which was released the same day as the Bleach anniversary edition -- but this is a terrific document of Nirvana's early days, proving they were a tremendous band before Dave Grohl came aboard.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Chad Channing – Drums; Dale Crover – Drums; Krist Novoselic – Bass |
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Richard Blackford: Voices of Exile $12.78 Richard Blackford avoids making a direct political indictment in Voices of Exile (2001), his five-part cantata for tape, vocalists, choir, and orchestra, yet he aims to show that displacement, torture, and imprisonment are universal conditions, and that the experiences of refugees can best be understood through the words of poets who have suffered with them and written of their plight. For all its ethnic diversity and multiplicity of styles — from recorded voices in many languages, to lavishly orchestrated choruses and quasi-operatic scenes — Blackford’s work is earnest, theatrical, and a bit ponderous under the weight of its accumulated materials. As an attempt to embrace a large human theme through an eclectic, multicultural approach, Blackford’s piece seems burdened with an excess of musical rhetoric, and weakened by jumping from one style to another. This kind of polystylism has been heard before, in works ranging from Leonard Bernstein’s Mass to William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and Experience, and seems to be symptomatic of grandiose postmodern compositions with big things to say. One wonders if Blackford might have made his points more efficiently — and the cantata shorter — without the taped voices, because his conventional forces work well enough without them, and the clumsy presentational aspect of the piece would be eliminated. As it is, though, Voices of Exile is stalled in these passages, and the frustration of stopping for these clips is only mitigated by the lyrical songs and energetic choruses, which flow naturally in Blackford’s neo-Romantic style. The vocal solos by mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, tenor Gregory Kunde, and baritone Gerald Finley are expressive and moving, and the performances by the Bach Choir, the New London Children’s Choir, and the Philharmonia Orchestra, under the direction of David Hill, are professionally polished and committed. Quartz’s reproduction is clean and clear, and only occasionally unfocused. ~ Blair Sanderson, Rovi Performers: Bach Choir – Choir, Chorus; Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal); Gerald Finley – Baritone (Vocal); Gregory Kunde – Tenor (Vocal); Richard Blackford – Tape |
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Exile in Guyville [Deluxe Edition] $11.18 If Exile in Guyville is shockingly assured and fully formed for a debut album, there are a number of reasons why. Most prominent of these is that many of the songs were initially essayed on Liz Phair’s homemade cassette Girlysound, which means that the songs are essentially the cream of the crop from an exceptionally talented songwriter. Second, there’s its structure, infamously patterned after the Stones’ Exile on Main St., but not the song-by-song response Phair promoted it as. (Just try to match the albums up: is the “blow-job queen” fantasy of “Flower” really the answer to the painful elegy “Let It Loose”?) Then, most notably, there’s Phair and producer Brad Wood’s deft studio skills, bringing a variety of textures and moods to a basic, lo-fi production. There is as much hard rock as there are eerie solo piano pieces, and there’s everything in between from unadulterated power pop, winking art rock, folk songs, and classic indie rock. Then, there are Phair’s songs themselves. At the time, her gleefully profane, clever lyrics received endless attention (there’s nothing that rock critics love more than a girl who plays into their geek fantasies, even — or maybe especially — if she’s mocking them), but years later, what still astounds is the depth of the writing, how her music matches her clear-eyed, vivid words, whether it’s on the self-loathing “Fuck and Run,” the evocative mood piece “Stratford-on-Guy,” or the swaggering breakup anthem “6’1″,” or how she nails the dissolution of a long-term relationship on “The Divorce Song.” Each of these 18 songs maintains this high level of quality, showcasing a singer/songwriter of immense imagination, musically and lyrically. If she never equaled this record, well, few could. [The 2008 deluxe edition features three "unreleased B-sides": "Ant in Alaska," an acoustic, six-minute song that shares the clarity and honesty of the album's tracks, but not their focus; "Instrumental," a darker piece similar to "Shatter" or "Explain It to Me," minus the vocals; and "Say You," a reverb-drenched fake reggae novelty, complete with lazy sax solos. The real reason this reissue can be called deluxe is the documentary on its DVD, which works as a reunion of Chicago's indie rock luminaries from the '90s as much as it explores the making of Exile in Guyville and its impact on everyone involved. Interviews with producer Brad Wood, John Cusack, Steve Albini, Chris Brokaw, Ira Glass, Matador's Gerard Cosloy, and Urge Overkill's Blackie Onassis and Nash Kato are in-depth, rewarding, and revealing, offering surprises even to fans who are well-versed in Chicago's, and Phair's, mythology when Guyville was released.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi Performers: Casey Rice – Lead, Handclapping, Vocals (Background), Cymbals, Guitar; Mark O. – Voices; |
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Manga Girl $6 Manga Girl |
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Manga Christmas $6 Manga Christmas |
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Manga 76 $6 Manga 76 |
