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28 Songs Later...

February 28th 2010 21:27

Well, here we are at the end of another cold and snowy February made only less depressing by some good music. After two 'holiday'-themed playlists, we introduce our first full-month playlist today. I've changed the format a bit to get rid of the cluster of YouTube videos. So this time around, there's a widget to listen to clips of most of the songs and the full tracklist where I put a good mix of live and official music videos.

With 28 songs in total - one for each day of the month – you're bound to find something you like and maybe discover something you haven't heard before. There's some metal (Slipknot, Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold), rock (3 Doors Down, Counting Crows), hip hop (Fort Minor, Blue Scholars, AOTP, Styles of Beyond, Mobb Deep), pop (Justin Timberlake, BBMak), classic rock (AC/DC, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton), and more. I've done my best to avoid putting the same artists on one list or consecutive lists to keep things fresh. Listen, learn, love, and most of all, ENJOY!

Full Tracklist

1. Everything Ends – Slipknot – Iowa – 2001

2. Where'd You Go – Fort Minor – The Rising Tied – 2005

3. Last Summer – Lostprophets – Start Something – 2004

4. Cry On Demand – Ryan Adams – Demolition - 2002

5. Klavier – Rammstein – Sehnsucht - 1997

6. LoveStoned/I Think She Knows – Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds – 2006

7. Rocket – Yellowcard – The Underdog EP – 2002

8. PLC.4 Mie Haed – Linkin Park – Reanimation – 2002

9. Devil's Waitin' – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl – 2005

10. Critical Acclaim – Avenged Sevenfold – Avenged Sevenfold – 2007

11. Morning Of America – Blue Scholars – Bayani – 2007

12. Hanginaround – Counting Crows – This Desert Life – 1999

13. Reason I'm Alive – Drowning Pool – Full Circle – 2007

14. Peer Pressure – Mobb Deep – Juvenile Hell – 1993

15. Whiplash – Metallica – Kill 'Em All – 1983

16. Expo '86 – Death Cab For Cutie – Transatlanticism - 2003

17. The Last Song – The All-American Rejects – The All-American Rejects - 2003

18. 8 Mile – Eminem – 8 Mile Soundtrack - 2002

19. When I'm Gone – 3 Doors Down – Away From The Sun - 2002

20. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American - 2001

21. Pay Me – Styles Of Beyond ft. 4-Zone – Megadef - 2003

22. G's – Scarface – The Diary - 1994

23. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC – Back In Black - 1980

24. Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum) – Moby – The Bourne Ultimatum: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2007

25. Bloody Tears – Army Of The Pharaohs – Ritual Of Battle - 2007

26. Midnight Rider – Allman Brothers – Idlewild South - 1970

27. Ghost Of You And Me – BBMak – Sooner Or Later - 2000

28. Before You Accuse Me – Eric Clapton – The Blues – 1999

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January 26th 2010 19:28

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Various Artists - New Moon Soundtrack Review

November 21st 2009 19:36

New Moon, Twilight, Edward Cullen, Jake, Bella

Release date: October 16, 2009

Genre: Soundtrack, Indie rock, Alternative rock

Label: Chop Shop/Atlantic Records

With the Twilight phenomenon taking the world by storm, you didn't think I would ignore New Moon's soundtrack did you? Especially since I reviewed the last one and saw that New Moon made it to the top of the U.S. Billboard. So without further ado, here's a track-by-track review of New Moon's soundtrack.

The album opens with a beautiful ballad by Death Cab For Cutie titled Meet Me On The Equinox. The song is the movie's official single and is a lot more poignant than Paramore's single for the first movie. It actually makes me want to see the movie even though I'm not a Twilight fan.

On Friends, Band of Skulls' lead singer actually sounds like Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard. Their similarity in voice offers some continuity on the album as it prevents the soundtrack from being a mishmash of songs. As for the song itself, it's a decent track but nothing earth-shattering. I guess the best way to put it would be to say that it's a “movie-song,” made to be heard in the background of a scene.

Hearing Damage by Thom Yorke sounds boring at first listen but it grows on you after a couple of repeats. Fans of Radiohead will probably appreciate the track but for those who don't really listen to Radiohead, I would say that Hearing Damage sounds a bit like Beck's work. If you don't know Beck, than I can't really help you.

I was instantly put off by Lykke Li's voice in Possibility but there's something about this track that stops it from being a bad song. I don't know what that is. Maybe it's the haunting blend of piano music and Lykke Li's voice. Maybe it's the overall calming vibe of the song. All I know is that I hated the first verse but fell in love with the song by the end.

A White Demon Love Song by The Killers left me indifferent. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either. Still, it goes with the overall theme of this album.

Satellite Heart is another beautiful ballad, this time sung by Anya Marina. I really like the indie direction taken with this soundtrack. The songs are deeper and feel more connected to the movie's story than the Twilight songs.

British band Muse breaks the quiet, soothing ballads continuity with a medium-tempo track titled I Belong To You (New Moon Remix). I didn't really like this song. It felt somehow out of place despite the lyrics.

Rosyln by Bon Iver and St. Vincent puts the soundtrack back on the right path. The song reminded me of Coldplay's “Chinese Sleep Chant” only stripped down to an acoustic guitar and the singer's voice.

Done All Wrong by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club also has a Coldplay sound to it. Not the “Clocks” Coldplay mind you, more like the “A Message”/”Til Kingdom Come” Coldplay.

Monsters by Hurricane Bells has a vintage rock sound to it. It's a really fun track, rock'n'roll at its purest form with a nice guitar solo.

The Violet Hour by Sea Wolf is another great indie-rock song. The chorus - “In the dark you tell me of a flower / That only blooms in the violet hour” - easily stays on your mind long after the song is over.

Shooting The Moon by OK Go follows Violet Hour and here again we have a soothing track until the final thirty seconds where the full band kicks in. I don't know if it's just me, but when I listened to this track with headphones on, the big drum came in on one ear, almost drowning the rest of the music coming in the other ear. It was annoying at first, but became tolerable by the first chorus.

I feel like I'm repeating myself on this review but this soundtrack is filled with awesome tracks. Slow Life by Grizzly Bear featuring Victoria Legrand is no different. It's beautiful, soothing, and leaves you feeling content.

No Sound But The Wind by the Editors is a flawless piano ballad. It's probably one of my favorite tracks on the soundtrack just because it sounds more mature.

The soundtrack concludes with a beautiful piano instrumental by Alexandre Desplat titled New Moon (The Meadow). The track reminded of Philip Glass' song called Metamorphosis One which played on an episode of Battlestar Galactica. The two final tracks go very well together and end the soundtrack on the right note.

Few soundtracks (I'm talking soundtracks here not film scores) can pride themselves on being solid records worth putting in any music lover collection. Most of the times, they end up being a collection of singles from different artists looking to support their unreleased tracks. New Moon's soundtracks is one of those solid compilations. Unlike the first one which had big names (Paramore, Linkin Park, Mute Math) but no connection between the songs, New Moon is a continuous flow of great indie rock ballads. From Meet Me On The Equinox to New Moon, there are no bad tracks on this record. I give 4.75/5 only because I didn't really feel Friends and I Belong To You. It's a great album if you're looking to discover more indie artists.

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