Daughtry – Daughtry

by admin on June 25, 2010

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With the continued popularity of bands like Nickelback, 3 Doors Down and now the surging success of Hinder (see review of Hinder’s debut album on MusicRant), Daughtry finds itself in a strong position to become a staple on the airwaves.

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Madina Lake - From Them, Through Us, To You

I have a voracious appetite for discovering new music. My personal preferences vary but I am definitely a sucker for anything that includes loud guitars, thunderous drums, passionate vocals (screaming is definitely welcome), and hooky choruses.

Stage Set – After casually watching MTV one morning before work, I heard a teaser for “House of Cards” by Madina Lake and was immediately sucked in and excited about what I heard not to mention the prospect of discovering a brand new diamond in the rough!! (The diamond being Madina Lake; the rough being solid rock music on MTV).
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Chevelle – Vena Sera

March 21, 2010
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The casual listener may find it difficult to distinguish between Chevelle and Tool. After all, it sounds as if Chevelle lead singer/guitarist, Pete Loeffler, has spent his formative years working on mastering Maynard Keenan’€™s vocal stylings. Fortunately for us, Chevelle is able to provide a more accessible alt metal sound – a finished product less [...]

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Good Charlotte – Good Morning Revival

January 25, 2010
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Entrenched in synths and midi drums, “Good Morning Revival” finds the Madden brothers continuing down the path of their previous effort “Chronicles of Life and Death”. Unfortunately, fans of “The Young And The Hopeless” will find themselves one step closer to skipping the renewal on the band’s fan club membership.

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Limp Bizkit – Significant Other

January 20, 2010
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“It’s 9 Teen 90 Nine Baby!!!” Well actually it’s 2 Thousand 007 (James Bond Style) playa hater! But relax race fans and allow me to transport you back 8 years. A time when Kid Rock was going platinum, Ricky Martin was “Livin’™ La Vida Loca”, Cher had a reason to “Believe”, and Rob Thomas [...]

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Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing

January 19, 2010
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Hey! Hey! The Sk8ter girl of 2002 has reemerged from her 3 year hiatus a happily married young woman (and by happily married I mean she isn’t divorced yet, and that has to count for something!!). Apparently early fame and fortune hasn’t caused this pop anti-diva to miss out on her true passion cheerleading! Listen [...]

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Smash Mouth – Summer Girl

January 12, 2010
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Got a “Woody”? An ample supply of “€œSex Wax”€? If you find yourself “€œCalifornia Dreamin”€ or with a sweet tooth for some good summer time bbq “Jams” then take a listen to Smash Mouth’s “€œSummer Girl”€.
Originally released in September of 2006 (why an artist would ever release an album with summer in the title in [...]

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Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In

January 8, 2010
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Breathy vocals layered over strummed acoustic guitars, well placed lead electric lines, anchored by a steady bass/drum foundation and uplifted by hummable melodies about peace, love and understanding (OK–maybe more about hope, love, love lost and generally anything to do with love and heartache).

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Linkin Park – Minutes To Midnight

January 8, 2010
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It’€™s hard to believe that four years have passed since Linkin Park’€™s last release “€œMeteora” burned up the alt rock charts. A lot has happened in this time:
1. Slash went into rehab
2. Britany Spears went off the deep end and into rehab like 4 times in a week’€™s time period
3. Axl promised us that “Chinese [...]

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The Exies – A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth

January 7, 2010
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I have had my ear on The Exies for the past few years; checking out their first two major label releases I found myself thinking they were just asi asi (asi asi = “okay” for the Spanish challenged). They definitely had the post grunge sound I normally enjoy, but someway, somehow they were missing a [...]

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