Q (11/94, p.124) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...The quietly considered craftsmanship that has earned them favourable comparisons with R.E.M. and Crowded House remains in evidence here..."50.68021
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Q (11/94, p.124) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...The quietly considered craftsmanship that has earned them favourable comparisons with R.E.M. and Crowded House remains in evidence here..."50.68021
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"Mr. Rock has not only done his best work as a director and screenwriter but has also made an unusually insightful and funny mainstream American movie about the predicaments of modern marriage."New York Times "Rock's second stint behind the camera results in a sophisticated look at the tedium of an old marriage and the temptation of a new love that marks a maturing of his humor without any attendant dulling of his cutting-edge causticity."Box Office8.358266
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Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.112) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002"Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.104) - Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's list of 2002's "10 Best Debuts"Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The loudest and funniest metal you've heard in ages....tossing in Axl, Slash, Queen, Aldo Nova, early Falco, late Gino Vanelli and the Village People into his own private meat grinder..."Entertainment Weekly (3/22/02, pp.107-8) - "...An unapologetic barrage of WWF-ready headbangers filtered through hedonistic hair metal...music that marks the advent of 2nd-generation '80s power metal..." - Rating: B+Q (12/01, p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bracing, cynical, state-of-the-art fun in the spirit of Little Richard, Van Halen and The Damned..."Alternative Press (4/02, p.65) - 8 out of 10 - "...[Andrew W.K.] smashes up pop melodies, metal riffs and industrial beats with a hammer, creating something that teeters on parody yet heralds an enthusiastic return to the days when hair metal knew how to get the crowds loaded..."CMJ (4/1/2002, p.5) - "...I GET WET is a slick collection of party anthems built on towering power chords, big drums, tasty new-wave synth licks and admonitions to 'Party 'Til You Puke'....it's joyful, liberating, vital..."Mojo (Publisher) (12/01, p.112) - "...Thrilling brutality..."NME (Magazine) (12/29/01, p.59) - Ranked #9 in NME's "Albums Of The Year 2001"NME (Magazine) (11/3/01, p.32) - 8 out of 10 - "...An amazing experience...it's for people who like the smell of hot crack in the morning....It's entirely one-dimensional, but - hey, what a dimension...His sound is furious, muscular and relentless..."6.670651
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Rolling Stone (p.96) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "Not just a dance-rock band anymore, the Faint unveil a strong song sense with tunes as richly imagined, well-written and arresting as their titles..."Spin (p.64) - Ranked #32 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "[T]hey ditched the quote marks and made their moldy old synthesizers rock in ways Nine Inch Nails only dreamed."Entertainment Weekly (p.76) - "[T]hey're writing zippy songs about crushes...sprinkling them with zesty strings and punked-out guitars." - Grade: B+Uncut (p.97) - 3 stars out of 5 - "WET FROM BIRTH shifts their retro synth-pop into lean electro-funk territory."Alternative Press (p.148) - 4 out of 5 - "WET FROM BIRTH is another strong outing from Omaha's grooviest new-wave fans."Magnet (p.100) - "There's still a fetishistic fascination with the seamy deca-dance of Soft Cell and Human League."Mojo (Publisher) (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A] riotous mix of nuclear-age paranoia, dubious angst and party flamboyance....A band at their sinewy, silly prime, The Faint have been working out and it suits them."5.371913
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Rolling Stone (p.72) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Aggressively modern...from the balled-fist fuzz of 'Mind Reader' to the sumptuous glam of 'Strange Behaviour,' and the glassy jangle of 'Waiting All Day....Uncut (p.65) - "MODERN is a polished glam-rock suite, boasting more ecstatic melodies and colorful riffs than their four previous efforts combined." -- Grade: A-Kerrang (Magazine) (p.48) - "[A] weird vaudeveille record of Beatles-esque whimsy, complete with masterful orchestrations and tumbling, epic songs whose vision is so off-kilter as to be wonderfully unique."4.944494
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"The film offers further tantalizing suggestions of the range and nature of Wisbar's talent. The expressionist tendencies are still there." New York Times4.54553
$13.95
4.54553
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"...There are some lively comic moments..."USA Today "...There's a lot of exuberant, nutty, try-it-and-move-on stuff spread around....Blithe and fearless in talking about race..."Entertainment Weekly "...Wickedly cynical about the American electoral system....Chris Rock is a smart, fast-talking comedian with an edge..."Chicago Sun-Times "...Bernie Mac is consistently funny and adds a saucy edge to HEAD OF STATE..."Box Office4.161187
$6.19
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Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.112) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002"Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.104) - Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's list of 2002's "10 Best Debuts"Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.130) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The loudest and funniest metal you've heard in ages....tossing in Axl, Slash, Queen, Aldo Nova, early Falco, late Gino Vanelli and the Village People into his own private meat grinder..."Entertainment Weekly (3/22/02, pp.107-8) - "...An unapologetic barrage of WWF-ready headbangers filtered through hedonistic hair metal...music that marks the advent of 2nd-generation '80s power metal..." - Rating: B+Q (12/01, p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Bracing, cynical, state-of-the-art fun in the spirit of Little Richard, Van Halen and The Damned..."Alternative Press (4/02, p.65) - 8 out of 10 - "...[Andrew W.K.] smashes up pop melodies, metal riffs and industrial beats with a hammer, creating something that teeters on parody yet heralds an enthusiastic return to the days when hair metal knew how to get the crowds loaded..."CMJ (4/1/2002, p.5) - "...I GET WET is a slick collection of party anthems built on towering power chords, big drums, tasty new-wave synth licks and admonitions to 'Party 'Til You Puke'....it's joyful, liberating, vital..."Mojo (Publisher) (12/01, p.112) - "...Thrilling brutality..."NME (Magazine) (12/29/01, p.59) - Ranked #9 in NME's "Albums Of The Year 2001"NME (Magazine) (11/3/01, p.32) - 8 out of 10 - "...An amazing experience...it's for people who like the smell of hot crack in the morning....It's entirely one-dimensional, but - hey, what a dimension...His sound is furious, muscular and relentless..."4.062343
$14.96
4.038747
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Rolling Stone (p.89) - Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "MODERN GUILT has plenty of electricity and playful funk..."Spin (p.102) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[E]eerily soulful psychedelic rock, as focused as it is trippy, with the meditative nuance of 2002's SEA CHANGE."Spin (p.50) - Ranked #15 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[T]he baby-faced boundary-buster delivered a spooky dose of downer psych."Q (Magazine) (p.134) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Happily, the concise MODERN GUILT is a return to form....Always a musical magpie, here it's prog and pscychedelia that have caught Beck's eye."Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "MODERN GUILT is a record of adult confusion and world-worn sensuality, crafted into colour-saturated, three-minute frames. Wisdom and wonder align in the same package."Mojo (Publisher) (p.72) - Ranked #19 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "MODERN GUILT proved Beck still had the ZEITGEIST on speed-dial."Blender (Magazine) (p.82) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "MODERN GUILT mixes ancient rock -- mainly the incense-and-peppermints-flavored '60s psychedelia of REVOLVER-era Beatles, the Zombies and Pink Floyd -- with the woozy, abstract beats Danger Mouse manages to turn into freaked-out fun."3.589944
$6.86
Dirty Linen (8/03, p.56) - "...Russell is a man who can write. MODERN ART is recommended for anyone who wants a lesson in how to tell a good story in song..."3.583917
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