try to guess these albums and / or artists based on the mysterious reviews from insound's black hole of calcutta

while googling for the paranoid reissue I stumbled across a page on the insound site where various orphaned reviews have been parked, disassociated from their subjects, and for a while I was reading these reviews and thinking they were all about the same wondrous mystical album, some borgesian cornucopia containing multitudes, before I figured out the deal.

then I started reading the reviews and wondering what albums they were about cause the reviewers seem to luv 'em so much and then I started thinking about the magic of distributed computing and wondered if ilm would mind becoming my musical trivia bot-army for a while. and then I started writing this post and then you started reading it.

first one

Release date is actually April 30th, 1971. The release party was held at the 3.2 beer bar called The Castle in Morgantown W.Va. (I was there, so were The Ides of March.) They no longer had the keyboard player in the band and their music was better because of it. I do find the keys to be a distraction from Tom (Nicky) Nicolas's guitar work. Dave Coombs, father of ESPN's Davey Coombs was band leader and great funk bassist. (Quite a promoter too.) They had opened for Three Dog Night in Columbus Ohio, to a crowd that wasn't ready for them to leave the stage so the main act could come on. The album doesn't do them justice, but it's all we have left, and it's pretty good. The songs, mostly original lean a little to the softer side of the band, but the guitar/bass/drums funk pieces were a signature of the group. They really got an audience dancing.

This album is easily in my top 50 of all time. It truly defines what an entire album should, and can, achieve. Song for song, each and every one builds on the last and provides a foundation for the next. You'd be hard pressed to find pairings any sweeter than "Hook In Her Head" and "Not Too Soon" or "Red Shoes and Graffiti". Beyond those pairings though, you'll find a record as complete as they come with brilliant moments that defy categorization, allowing lock-step followers of just about any genre to dig any number of sounds provided. I dare any one to listen all the way through and not come away impressed and bummed that this album hadn't been in heavy rotation earlier in their lives. Go on, I dare you.

Colorful album full of Brazilian feeling. Excellent performance by Milton

the second one is throwing muses real ramona innit (song titles giving the game away)

This album is a quality product. Like the critical reviewer pointed out above this CD involves someone speaking about worldly issues. God forbid someone wants to speak about our country and bring some issues to the forefront. Todays youth know very little about the state of affairs for the most part. I think this group and groups like the Flobots are essential in the grand scheme of liberty and freedom. The Flobots are so smooth and composed with their wordplay that it don't always seem like strictly business. It's the perfect mix. If you know hip hop and love a really tight effort this is the best summer/political/feel good CD of '08 to date. It's a guaranteed killer pick up that will be cherished, relished and enjoyed for many years to come.

see, already this is paying off. here's an essay question, there are no wrong answers:

Remarkable debut EP. This is a band with a sound destined for grandeur. Cinematic, charged, dramatic, sentimental... brilliant!

I loved being able to here Harold Van Emburgh sing again. He's my grandfather.

These guys signed to 10spot (Universal Music Group) and released this cd. Buy it... I picked up a copy of this CD a little while back and all I can say is wow!! The CD has the possibility for at least 5 stand-out singles. This is one of those CDs that you can put in the CD player, and not feel the need to skip a single song. The mixing is incredible, and like I mentioned I see the potential for at least 5 very successful singles off the CD. Also this CD has the perfect balance of heavier and softer songs, the contrast is great and is evident in the powerful songs "Blur" and "Majestic" on one hand; and the soulful ballad "Give In" on the other. You can really tell that the members of this band enjoy what they do, and it shines in the pride they take in their work. Potential singles: "All Right", "Underneath", "Sometime", "Majestic", "Disease". I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that if you only spend 10 dollars on a CD for the rest of the year, this is the one you should spend it on. You will not regret it.

okay this one has the answer in it but it sounds A++++

I consider the great female jazz singers to include Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and...Jimmy Scott. Cursed with Kallmann's Syndrome (a rare hereditary condition preventing puberty) but blessed with the ability to sing beautifully with a haunting and pure tone, Mr. Scott is in the peculiar position of using a woman's voice to use as he sees fit. Since the 1940's, he's been employing it for crooning and where he really excels is loosing himself in a slow jazz song. Not much was happening for him in the 80's, but in the early 90's he got signed to Sire. It kinda seemed like an odd matching for the same label that had been home to the Ramones, Talking Heads, My Bloody Valentine, and The Cure to sign an artist that who at the time was over 65, worked in jazz instead of Sire's usual mix of post-punk styles, and is usually mistaken for a woman by first-time listeners . ''Dream'' is a great example of an artist being given the right surroundings to work in, right up there with Johnny Cash's American records or John Coltrane's Impulse years. Every song sounds timeless, as if it could have been recorded 40 years ago or just last week, and it's a special treat to hear the legendary vibraphonist Milt Jackson add his touch to this great cd. Recommended for the opened-eared head searching for a good song sung right.

This is Such a beautiful Christmas CD. I heard about it and bought it for my mother and Father. I bought myself one. It very moving and his voice is amazing! His back story is also amazing. If you buy only 1 Christmas CD....think about this one! you will be very happy you did!

This review is wrong about a lot of things. First of all, the band comparisons are lackluster. This group falls much deeper into the hardcore/punk genre than Korn, Bizkit, or Blink. This CD is much more in stride with the early 90's west coast stuff like 7 seconds, bad religion, or pennywise, while maintaining that famed aspect of hardcore originality. All that aside, this is probably my favorite record of theirs to date. Also, this is not their debut release. Their debut was in '95 called "Call on my Brothers." An amazing record as well. Check these guys out!!!

Man, I am "BLOWN AWAY" by this guy!! His rendition of "Merry Christmas Baby"; is off the HOOK!! And yes, you can definitely hear the SRV influences in his style. Is this cat black or white, cuz I can't tell. I want tour info!! I have got to see this dude LIVE.. Somebdy email me if you are a fan and have info about this guitar genius. You can reach me at seanala✧✧✧@ya✧✧✧.c✧✧ Thanks for keepin' the BLUES alive.

okay I finally figured one out myself

''Joker Hysterical Face'' is at least in part an attack on the retrograde UK game show ''3-2-1'' and its host Ted Rogers, a rather smarmy fellow who also appeared on the show ''Joker's Wild.'' ''Marquis Cha-Cha,'' ''Solicitor in Studio,'' and ''Hard Life in Country'' are, as far as I can tell, flight-of-fancy anecdotes with no connection to any specific figure. ''Marquis'' tells the story of a refugee war criminal who ends up making propaganda broadcasts for a nameless Latin American proto-fascist government. ''Solicitor'' details a lawyer's failed attempt to kickstart a pop career for himself, and ''Country,'' a rural lynching. ''Room to Live'' and ''Detective Instinct'' seem like typical Smith free-association bits, and ''Papal Visit'' takes on His Holiness in a brooding, almost atonal piece filled with menace. One of their best.

This is a great follow up to their first album, 'We Don't Need to Whisper.' My favorite song is 'Everything's Magic' but all the songs are amazing. I would recommend this album to anyone.

I know quite well the enormous amount of responsibility that a band either accepts or lets some one else do one of the very important if not crusial part of a mix down by him or her self away fromthe constant bickering from the group an the studio they are going to is the very latest the best. They can't let you make mistakes. When all are together again two elements appear first, the whippering sound of some one painfully realizing how of very very little value the bullshit that seemed to have worked so far is not even registering with the key people. He needs to set down and maintain silences The next guy is your man, sure he's too loud his oppinons artn't spoken to be reviewed they are absolututes that are going to get the job done. With a little bit of your help the project could do more then anyone ever thought possible.

I hope she got her wish

I would like to have the lyrics to "Keep Me All The Way". I love that song. It touches me deep within my heart every time I hear it.

A beautiful trip through the haunted back roads of Americana, narrated by a sly Englishman with a taste for poetry. "Lost Again" is a near perfect song - an ethereal ballad to guide you home after a long night filled with sin.

fucking amazing shit!!!!!! omfg!

Coti es la ostia... Me encanta... Esta bien que se puede encontrar este disco en esta pagina web...

Turn up the gain! Cracking distorted vocals over walls of distortion. Sounds headache-inducing? There's enough sweet melody packed in here to bring the bees back.

I will start by saying that I will keep it simple because this record being my all time favourite record EVER released there's too much to say of this. I own this CD for three years now and during the first listen I knew I'll love this. And I do. It's the kind of sonic experience - "music" is a way too narrow category to describe this marvelous gem - that needs a lot of time and a lot of listens but eventually it will grow on you should you be open minded enough. One of the main aspects is that this record was created not from manipulated machine or inhuman sounds but from child/adult/animal sounds and a bit of guitar psychedlia here and there. The other issue is that everything evolves around you as you listen to it. Each song evolves within itself but the album as a whole evolves aswell. From the distorted child moans of the opener "Edward's intent" to the closing track the nice and calm guitar-piece "thank you and goodnight". My personal favourite is the fifth track entitled "...and now the man you've all been waiting for", a 18 minutes and 30 seconds long track of low frequency hum, distorted bass lines, some glitch now and then. It is awesome! It is wonderfully hypnotic, it really puts you into a different state of mind and that is what I love in the whole record. It's not just that "oh what beautiful melody, what complex drumming etc" but it really has a deep effect on you if you give it enough time. Patience is the key. And the man you've all been waiting for comes somewhere a little bit after the middle of the song. Someone actually says something but I honestly don't know what. By the time I get there, around 38 minutes from the start of the album, I'm too "out there" too clearly hear what he says. It truly is wonderful. The artwork was done by the main man of the group Aaron Turner (the other three collaborators are Jeff Claxide, Luke Scarola and James Plotkin) of Isis and it is just as wonderful as the record itself and it really fits the sounds heard on it. Because of the material and the production it has a very very organic sound aswell. Sounds nice? It is. A drone/noise/experimental record that is actually organic and not soulles, cold as most records in the genre. I recommend this to anyone with an open mind and thirst for something that is truly new and experimental. In the most true sense of experimental, because none of the so-called prog. scene is nowhere near being this experimental and progressive. This record doesen't just reuse or rearrange the instruments/sounds in a different way but creates a whole new "diffrent way". Put this on and weep with Edward as the all immortal god of sound builds the pyramids and the colloseum with one hand right before your eyes turned back into your head, pushed against your skull. Hope I will be able to raise a little interest for this collaboration as it deserves every bit of it. Thank you for the audience.

Behind Fugazi's 13 songs, this album has influenced my buying habits for the past 15 years more so than most records of its era. Well, I?d have to put Sebadoh's Weed Forestin above it...maybe Pavements S/E but STILL! I'd even put it above in many ways of Nirvanas Nevermind. Admit it though...Nevermind still influences us all. Anywhoo, it is a must have. Round out your library and buy it.

Adrienne's vocals are sure to pierce you. These guys are from South Africa and really know how to write lyrics. This is a great cd if you are looking for electronic music with beautiful lyrics.

Easily my favourite album, along with the Saints All Fools Day. Brilliant blend of diverse sounds and melody. Structured riffs, unstructured vocalist, but that's a good thing. The retro organ thing kills me, never heard it work in this sort of sound before.

When I received this album as a gift 8 months ago, I listened to the first two tracks, dismissed the whole thing as boring, and moved on. Just yesterday the track "New Grass" came on shuffle, and I was floored. Its the first time I've ever been completely compelled to stop in my tracks and listen to a piece of music from start to finish. As silly as it may sound, the song conjures images of heaven and dying in my head, and I'm confident in saying that its the best 9 minutes of music I own. As I go back and listen to the rest of the CD, I'm finding things I love about every song. Just like every piece of music I expect to still be listening to in 5 years, this album took some effort to appreciate, but now that I've put my work in, its endlessly rewarding.

Phenomenal! If I was deserted on a desert island for the rest of my life and could only bring one CD with me. This would be it. It really is my favorite album of all time. You know those songs that you never get tired of hearing, no matter how many times you hear it? This CD is jam packed with those songs. I highly recommend you buy this CD if you don't already own it!

Best rock n roll record ever made period. From rock anthems to ska/ reggae to barroon ballads to straight ahead pop this is the one to learn from. First heard it in 1980 in NYC, still gives me the chills. "The Right Profile" is one of the most underrated songs in the history of music. Every kid in America and the world should be weened on this pivotal record from the only band that matters.

As a Sioux Falls, SD native, I enjoy this album not only for the amazing music, but also with the pride of this band coming from the same city. With fun, catchy music coming from a large band that features horns, a violin, guitars, bass, keyboard, and two drummers, these sounds are easy to become hooked on. Buy it and tell your friends.

I bought this record in New York on 42nd street for 2.99 in 1955. I was trying to buy My Fair Lady at the time, in fact i prefer it. Most enjoyable.

The album is very good. I enjoy all her music. I know of Mrs. Agee because she song at my memorial service Mrs. Bessie Tolbert Webb. I was also wondering could Mrs. Agee contact me by e-mail or phone (313)467-xxxx because her and my mother are relatives and we're having a gospel concert in her honoring on September 28, 2008 at 3:00pm. If someone could answer this I will really appreciate it. Thank you Rhea Jackson. We would like for to be on our program, so could some one contact me please. Let me know how we can make this happen.

still the only the one word: awesome!

Its an amazing album...i didnt know its possible 2 play the piano in that way... i would like to get some more music from you...

This is the best album ever. These guys really know what they are doing it may be their only album but you can tell they took a lot of time and a lot of their own experiences into the 12 songs they have it is a must buy for any person that likes rock music.

nothing? really?