What Are You Listening To?

[Ruby]

I’ve been listening to A J Croce, who effectively defies any attempt at pigeonholing. This, from his most recent release, Twelve Tales – “A Momentary Lapse of Judgement” – great fun!

[video=youtube;hfZWgjJcKCg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfZWgjJcKCg[/video]

... and another - “Now and Then” from Cage of Muses - a previous release which barely showcases his piano’forte’. He’s a talented guy - http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Now+And+Then/3O1p0j

[TraceNspace]

I've been listening to a lot of Tori Amos. She has a new album out Unrepentant Geraldines. I've only heard a snip here and there but it sounds better than her last 3 or 4 albums. I had really started to get bored with her. Never stopped loving her though! Lots of good material.

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Matt Pelissier – drums
Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals.
Gerard Way – lead vocals
Mikey Way – bass guitar



Recording History

studio albums - 4
live albums - 2
compilation albums - 2
ep's - 6
singles - 25
videos - 17

from my library (cd)



Producers: Howard Benson

2nd studio album - #28 US, #34 UK, #73 AUS
Singles - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) - #86 US, #19 UK, #65 AUS
.............Thank You For The Venom - #71 UK
.............Helena - #33 US, #20 UK, #78 AUS
.............The Ghost Of You - #84 US, #27 UK

Thought this would come out better. Guess we forget when the listens are years apart. I see they called it quits last year, until the reunion
tour of course, after the money runs out. Major label debut here after touring with Avenged Sevenfold. Also toured with Green Day and Fall Out
Boy. Lead man Gerard Way got pissed when the band started being labeled as emo-pop. I still haven't figured out what it is so I wouldn't care.
This is their second best selling album and has gone platinum here and the UK and Canada.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - The Jetset Life
Best Track - I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

[video=youtube;qRFhNZNu_xw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRFhNZNu_xw[/video]

Track Listing

1. Helena **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSNKCfxcYvE
2. Give 'Em Hell, Kid *
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0zDi4ztZ4
3. To the End **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qiOarOXpCk
4. You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khp8j2I7jxk
5. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) ***
6. The Ghost of You **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCUpvTMis-Y
7. The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You *
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsEKVWQTIY
8. Interlude
9. Thank You for the Venom **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Z-Gbyb7l8
10. Hang 'Em High *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D750b__didw
11. It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8yjkVkhj7w
12. Cemetery Drive *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16zJJn_Kpoo
13. I Never Told You What I Do for a Living **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLjfNnF4fhI

3's - 1
2's - 6
1's - 5

grade - 1.7 of 3.0
allmusic - 4.0 of 5.0

[SteveO]

I like this band ! Hopefully they will reunite sometime in the future! I like Jetset Life and I Never Told You! Their Black Parade album is very good!!!!...another one of those hard punkish bands that are great live!

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Matt Pelissier – drums
Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals.
Gerard Way – lead vocals
Mikey Way – bass guitar



Recording History

studio albums - 4
live albums - 2
compilation albums - 2
ep's - 6
singles - 25
videos - 17

from my library (cd)



Producers: Rob Cavalio

3rd studio album - #2 US, #2 UK, #3 AUS, #2 CAN
Singles - Welcome To The Black Parade - #9 US, #1 UK, #14 AUS
.............Famous Last Words - #88 US, #8 UK, #20 AUS, #52 CAN
.............I Don't Love You - #13 UK, #64 AUS
.............Teenagers - #67 US, #9 UK, #16 AUS, #53 CAN

Much better than their last one for me. Much bigger production. New producer that worked for Green Day and Goo Goo Dolls. Quote from wiki: It is
a rock opera centering on a dying character with cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in
the afterlife, and subsequent reflection on his life. Quote from me: and it sounds good too. By far the groups best selling album and I'm
surprised the follow up album didn't do well. Probably has to do with the 4 year layoff between those 2 albums. Anyway, they're history now.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - House Of Wolves
Best Track - Teenagers

[video=youtube;pBqhUarhaAU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBqhUarhaAU[/video]


Track Listing

1. The End **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNYu3DcWBs
2. Dead! **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkeNdnelVMU
3. This Is How I Disappear **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZKhISx3POo
4. The Sharpest Lives **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izctHJ7FAQ
5. Welcome to the Black Parade ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDWgsQhbaqU
6. I Don't Love You **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO9Lj0T93Xk
7. House of Wolves *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXrPtzZ65w
8. Cancer *** that's just sad
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byVA-YfNxds
9. Mama ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAcj_armFos
10. Sleep **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_wW-TUENFo
11. Teenagers ***
12. Disenchanted **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o81xLiipk0I
13. Famous Last Words **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bbTtPL1jRs

3's - 4
2's - 8
1's - 1

grade - 2.2 of 3.0
allmusic - 4.0 of 5.0

[Music Head]

Recording History

studio albums - 7
live albums - 4
compilation albums - 4
ep's - 3
singles - 32

Juno Awards - 8
Grammy Awards - 3
Billboard Awards - 1

from my library (cd)



Producer: Pierre Marchand

5th studio album - #2 US, #33 UK, #22 AUS, #1 CAN
Singles - Fallen - #41 US, #50 UK, #41 AUS, #9 CAN
.............Stupid - #37 AUS, #9 CAN
.............World On Fire - #72 UK

It's called a flatliner with life. Nothing great or terrible on this album. In fact it gets kind of blah after awhile. Looks like this is
Sarah's third best selling album after Surfacing and Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Haven't heard either of those. This is my only Sarah album other
than the next up compilation. Hoping it comes out better than this one but I'm not counting on it. There was a 6 year gap between Surfacing and
this album. Guess she had other things going on, like a new baby. The album got her both Juno and Grammy nominations but no wins. Allmusic says
this album will not win any new fans, but will satisfy the old ones. Guess I should have started with Surfacing.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Train Wreck
Best Track - Fallen

[video=youtube;Jqps9ZdMxs0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqps9ZdMxs0[/video]

Track Listing

1. Fallen **
2. World on Fire **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDmPcSWE0WU
3. Stupid **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izNsuTAdiV0
4. Drifting **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfDh6068wv0
5. Train Wreck **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il0Yk75PlqA
6. Push **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60vivNX1NCw
7. Answer **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTEpKHHY_BY
8. Time **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QKuy1MS1E
9. Perfect Girl **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QY6bIHiOo
10. Dirty Little Secret **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZQtz0ao1I

3's - 0
2's - 10
1's - 0

grade - 2.0 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[SteveO]

Sarah is from my hometown...Halifax, Nova Scotia. She went to the same high school as I did...in her year book she was quoted as saying " wants to be a famous rock star". She certainly attained that goal! Never a die hard fan but I do like her single releases.

Sarah is here in concert in November...will not be going however.

[Music Head]

Recording History

studio albums - 7
live albums - 4
compilation albums - 4
ep's - 3
singles - 32

Juno Awards - 8
Grammy Awards - 3
Billboard Awards - 1

from my library (cd)



Producer: various

1st compilation album - #11 US, #62 AUS, #3 CAN
Singles - U Want Me 2 - #96 AUS, #11 CAN
.............Don't Give Up On Us - #96 CAN

Scores a little bit better than the Afterglow studio album, as it should. I get 4 love tracks and 1 that is too far out there. That Hold On
track just goes all over the place. No contest for the favorite song with Angel, get goosebumps whenever I listen. A step above the tears it can
bring at times. The collection covers 5 studio albums and 1 track from a live album. Then of course they add 2 new tracks to entice the ones
that already have the other songs. Both of those were singles that only charted in Canada and Australia. The diehard fans could also purchase
the deluxe edition, which is another disc that includes some remixes (woo-hoo!!).

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Hold On
Best Track - Angel

[video=youtube;i1GmxMTwUgs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GmxMTwUgs[/video]

Track Listing

1. Vox ***
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO23p0XL6Eg
2. The Path of Thorns (Terms) **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-AL3QuZAy0
3. Into the Fire **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaIsG3hdm38
4. Possession **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itydwcyywBc
5. Hold On *
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYFWcqBNS4
6. Good Enough **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjKPJbtghvs
7. Building a Mystery ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QUq72fla3o
8. Sweet Surrender **
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2JWJYLNUq4
9. Adia **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1h_4Fyy9v8
10. Angel ***
11. I Will Remember You ** Leno show
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHMyI8RdEf0
12. Fallen **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpKmSBtfl34
13. Stupid **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8V3Bv3XVMg
14. World on Fire **
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S66GVTuEfew
15. Don't Give Up on Us **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFFVjkfBAIg
16. U Want Me 2 ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0PfUzbQDg8

3's - 4
2's - 11
1's - 1

grade - 2.2 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0

[CRAZY-HORSE]

i love both the tracks you picked as favourites on both albums, just never got round to buying anything though.

[The Twisted Project]

Currently i'm listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication. I'm really obsessed with this song at the moment :biggrin: !