Arlo - Stab the Unstoppable Hero by Valerie V., Colleyville, TX Arlo is a band not many people have heard of and they like it that way. This underground band thrives on its antimainstream feel. Their second CD, "Stab the Unstoppable Hero," is no different ... Continue...
Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me by Jennifer D., Camarillo, CA Nineteen-year-old Ashlee Simpson has clearly succeeded in distancing herself from her famous older sister Jessica. In her debut album, "Autobiography," Simpson shows Avril LaVigne's penchant for punk and mixes it with Pink's pop-rock attitude ... Continue...
Garth Brooks - Fresh Horses by Daniel F., Glendale, AZ I recently acquired a Garth Brooks box set and can honestly say it has some of the best music I have ever heard ... Continue...
Story of the Year - Page Avenue by Jamielyn M., Wilmington, DE Catching your first glance of this CD, you think: Oh, another punk band with stereotypical lead vocals that go from singing one moment to screeching the next ... Continue...
The Definitive Duke Ellington by Kim A., Grapevine, TX Duke Ellington, jazz's greatest composer, produced a Herculean quantity of music in 50 years. Through his music's increasing sophistication in the '30s, '40s and '50s can be heard in the jazz expression itself ... Continue...
The Strokes - Is This It? by Dmitri L., Ft. Wayne, IN An almost perfect and hypnotically catchy album composed of the most indelible rock-punks hooks in a long time. Their style of playing is irresistible and unmatched ... Continue...
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