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Ringo

This is what you expect from a Ringo release. Nice tunes that are played well by very good musicians. They are also immediately forgotten. 2.0

Peter Frampton.

I guess I am used to hereing only the hits when I think of Frampton. What one tends to forget is how good a guitarist he is. I found myself enjoying this listen and only skipping over the songs that I have heard as nauseum . Surprisingly fun 3.0

Queen of Stone Age

Chris Goss needs more recognition. Listening to this cd just tells you how important his masters of reality cd was to this genre of music. In fact it was almost my old this month. He bwas Kyuss’s producer and did the first queens cd. He only appears as a musician but his fingerprints are all over the disc. But what makes this a truly great cd is when these guys build on that sound. Maybe it’s the influence of ween and foo fighters to the sound but it works. Don’t get me wrong there isn’t a week song on the cd, but songs like Another Song and Go with the Flow just jump out at you. 4.0

Angels

I always thought if a record had three great songs then I should buy it. My friend played me three songs from these guys Wasted Sleepless Night, Face the Day, and Devil’s Gate and I knew I was buying it. So in return for my investment I got Thin Lizzy meets Ac Dc with a little Rose Tatoo on the side and 9 great songs. These guys influenced a ton of bands just by how many covered their tunes but unfortunately outside of Australia they never got huge. Great riffs, memorable choruses, the occasional organ in the back for atmosphere is why this cd always ends up on my personal rotation. 4.5

Atmosphere

Beastie Boys wanna bees without the talent when it comes to the mix. Highly repetive lyrics too.