Best Industrial
Decidedly Teutonic and militant in sound and lyrics--they sing in German and their commanding semi-industrial metal is compelling--Rammstein garnered rock-radio airplay for the catchy sing-along "Du Hast," which translates here as "You Hate" and bears a striking musical resemblance to the Golden Earring tune "Twilight Zone." Decidedly Teutonic and militant in sound and lyrics--they sing in German and their commanding semi-industrial metal is compelling--Rammstein garnered rock-radio airplay for the catchy sing-along "Du Hast," which translates here as "You Have" and bears a striking musical resemblance to the Golden Earring tune "Twilight Zone."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I LOVE this band!"
"There is quite a bit more use of synthesizers and keyboards in Sehnsucht, but that is definitely not a bad thing, the use of these instruments makes all the songs on this album sound so innovative (despite having been used perfectly on Herzeleid already). Other tracks like engel, du hast and bück dich start off much lighter and full of synthesizers, only to lead into heavy riffs and pounding drums."
"One of my top fav."
"Great album!"
"Awesome album for any Rammstein fan."
"In your Face no BS jamming Great for Long dives in the canyons."
2 Mutter
(Their last studio release, 1998's Sehnsucht , went gold in the U.S.) On their third studio album, Mutter , the sextet augments its propulsive sound with a live string section and a soprano on a few tracks, while offering two mellower tracks to show their soft side.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Much better sound quality than CD, Papers, UV layers."
"Helps if you are fluent in German but is not required to enjoy the fit between vocals and instruments."
"Without going into much detail about each cut on this cd, I just have to say that Rammstein is the jolt I need while saddling up for work."
"I have listened to this album everyday for almost 2 months! Not only have I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the music over and over and over again, but I have even begun to learn some German thanks to the album and it's insert with the lyrics (In German)."
"Fast shipping , all perfect , thanks."
"The cd quality is great and any Rammstein fan should pick up a copy of Mutter."
Trent Reznor, who records the NIN albums almost entirely by himself (although he tours with a full band), tries very hard to pass himself off as an angry young man, but underneath the angst-ridden lyrics, pounding synths, and grating guitars is an irrepressible pop sensibility.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"14 tracks - Mr. Self Destruct, Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now), Heresy, March Of The Pigs, Closer, Ruiner, The Becoming, I Do Not Want This, Big Man With a Gun, A Warm Place, Eraser, Reptile, The Downward Spiral, Hurt."
"CD as described."
"Whoever had this before me took excellent care of it."
"Don’t listen to it if you have depression or bipolar."
"Nine Inch Nails most popular album to date, also one of their best albums to date, the best songs from this album are hurt, reptile, march of the pigs, piggy, closer and eraser, also loved the dark tunes on the instrumental track a warm place, because of this album NIN is one of the greatest bands ever, always innovating their sound."
"At that time, the album was a decade old."
"Excellent delivery speed and flawess product."
Best Alt Industrial
The quiet tones that open the instrumental "Just Like You Imagined" suddenly erupt into a barrage of off-time rhythms and noodling keyboard riffs, all rising to a torrid conclusion. "Starfuckers Inc" uses chopped-up vocals for the verses and a shouting mob for its propulsive, Ministry esque chorus to mercilessly slam some of NIN's imitators (most pointedly, Marilyn Manson ).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Kinda reminds me of how pink Floyd would sound on this album if they tried heavier industrial rock."
"When you love someone or something the reasons are may be wrong and hard to define but this is as good as I've heard from Trent & Co."
"First listen I thought it was a pile of cancer, power chords, and emo lyrics."
"Great CD, Closer Even though explicit I love it."
"This is probably my favorite NiN album."
"I was never a NIN fan, then started listening to the Downward Spiral, and fell in love with the depth of their music."
"I'm kicking myself in the butt everyday though, I should've gotten the vinyl it sells for 500$ easy."
"Amazing and timeless album."
Best Industrial Dance
uses tape loops of then-President Bush calling for a "New World Order," which Ministry delivers by infusing their industrial savvy with machine-gunned, thrash metal guitars, relentless beats, and vocals that run the gamut from deranged auctioneer of the damned ("Jesus Built My Hotrod") to terrifying screams ("Just One Fix").
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"They really hit it hard here with the music & the drugs,making a wicked insane album. Great album & everyone that likes heavy,druggy,angry,disturbing music check out this album."
"This album holds a certain nostalgic spot in my heart, because it was released in the first few years of the 90's. Ministry creates hard driving songs that are clearly metal, yet rythmic and catchy."
"This album was named after a verse in Crowley's "Book of Lies" but Al (as opposed to AL) shows little sign that he understood any of the subtle humour of that text, just as his understanding of politics is embarrassingly shallow (who needs 3 albums telling us Bush was a liar and an idiot from someone who can't even see that Obama;s policies a re little different?)."
"Brings back a lot of early 90's memories."
"It's again a lot like the previous record, each song consists of about 2 guitar riffs, 3 at most and they just repeat over and over, although this record does have more variety in terms of its lyrics. This is just what Ministry's music is all about though, and even though most people will discard it by just saying "these guys have no talent, it's just the same thing over and over," the music is begging for you to look deeper, b/c even though it may not seem like there's much variety to each song, each song is VERY unique and it seems an equal amount of work went into each one."
Best Hard Rock & Metal
CULT - SONIC TEMPLE (RM) - CD.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"sweet soul sister was longer."
"I bought this CD for one song (Fire Women) and have enjoyed listening to the rest."
"I saw this whole album set in the early 90's at West Palm Beach Auditorium."
"Outstanding hard rock."
"One of the very best rock albums of all time...Unbelievable."
"All of the songs on here are fantastic, It is definitely a must have for your collection."
"Edgy, Raw and clean-clear power from the beginning to the end of this disc."
Best Goth
This is the 21st Anniversary of Cure's masterpiece.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Love the heavy vinyl."
"It's THE CURE!!!!"
"The vocals, keyboards, etc all are given their own space to breathe and it makes for a better listening experience."
"The Cure is the best band of all time."
"What an album!"
"Great and incredible album."
"I've had this album for decades, and only recently bought it on vinyl."