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Tricky
Vulnerable
May 19, 2003"People don't think I can make anything but really dark music," he says. "I've had so many things said about me. They've called me 'The Dark Prince' and a madman. But that isn't me. I'm not the devil. I called this album Vulnerable because it's my most honest and open …
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Daniel Lanois
Shine
April 22, 2003The man responsible for some of the greatest albums of the last twenty years presents his third and finest solo release. Daniel Lanois' Shine is warm, organic and dazzling; the songs run the gamut from melodic roots/pop to distinctive, pedal steel fueled instrumentals. One listen to Shine, and you …
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nocturama
February 25, 2003Featuring 10 new tracks, Nocturama is Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' twelfth studio album and is the follow up to 2001's No More Shall We Part. Nocturama is a stunning blend of moody ballads and some of his most intensely cathartic rock and roll ever.
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Eddie Izzard
Unrepeatable
February 11, 2003This video was recorded one night at the Albery Theatre in March 1994, when Eddie Izzard was playing a limited seven week sold-out run of his celebrated stand-up show. A completely new show from his previous thirteen week run at the Ambassadors the week before, he played to 34,000 people …
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Eddie Izzard
Glorious
February 11, 2003British comedian Eddie Izzard wears makeup, platform heels, and a shimmering magenta suit in Glorious, a video of his standup act filmed in England. Izzard takes a little bit of Robin Williams, a little bit of Jerry Seinfeld, even a little bit of Bob Newhart, but the final mix …
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Eddie Izzard
Definite Article
February 11, 2003Recorded on Dec. 16, 1995, during the last night of his sold-out 12-week run at London's Shaftsbury Theatre, Eddie Izzard's Definite Article show demonstrates the sometimes-controversial comedian's unique talent for improvisation, as well as his wry wit and humor. Izzard covers such topics as the Crusades, mad European cows, sharks, …
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Eddie Izzard
Dress To Kill
November 26, 2002In Dress to Kill, Eddie Izzard spins free-flowing jokes about San Francisco (where the comedy concert was filmed), transvestitism, squirrels, American optimism, Hitler, the British royal family, mass murder, and Stonehenge--and that's only the first 30 minutes. It's as if this ingenious comedian says whatever comes off the top of …
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Neko Case
Blacklisted
August 20, 2002In a four-and-a-half star review of 2002's Blacklisted, the album was listed as "highly recommended" by All Music Guide, and described as "a personal exploration of the heart and soul that proves sad and beautiful can often walk hand in hand."
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Merle Haggard
Roots Volume 1
November 6, 2001Hag perfectly captures the style and mood of classic '50s Country with songs by Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams, and Hank Thompson as well as 3 new originals. Featuring Lefty's original guitarist, Norm Stephens, this is no mere tribute, but a raw personal statement... already being hailed by critics as one …
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Tricky
Mission Accomplished
February 6, 2001Mission Accomplished, Tricky's debut on Anti has an underlying attitude of tension and outspoken dissension. From the wash of metal-edged guitar discord behind the drum-and-bass thump of the EPs title track, to the agro venom of the song "Divine Comedy," these four songs capture elements of dark underground rap …
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Merle Haggard
If I Could Only Fly
October 10, 2000Maverick country singer Merle Haggard represents an unusual intersection in American music, a crossroads where folk, pop, jazz and blues traditions are used to create his own soul-baring form of expression. With an impressive 39 #1 country hits, numerous awards and a canon of songs unmatched in country music, Merle …
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Neko Case
Furnace Room Lullaby
February 22, 2000Neko Case's Furnace Room Lullaby was dubbed a "deceptively effortless shot at high art, each tune alternately smoky and barbed-wire taut with more than a taste of rainforest melancholy" by Interview.
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