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Rock

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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Sum 41 – Underclass Hero

January 7, 2010
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Right from the opening notes of the title track, you get the feeling you have heard this somewhere before. And you have, it’s just that this album has a different name, different packaging and a different national anthem than the bands from which it was cloned. If Sum 41 were in the Justice League, you [...]

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Fuel – Angels & Devils

January 7, 2010
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Few bands can truly rebound from the loss of a lead singer. There are exceptions to the rule: Van Hagar, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden. What do these bands all have in common?? They are old!!!! That was then, this is now my S.E. Hinton loving friends!!

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Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

January 6, 2010
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The band that gave Mentos its 15 minutes of fame is back!! And this time they have scaled back sheer musical output, instead focusing their efforts hedging between rock and roll gems and sweet pea lullabies.

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Dosage – CollectiveSoul

January 6, 2010
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Collective Soul burst onto the airwaves in 1994 with their smash hit “Shine”. (I just made you scream “Yeah” in a muffled, husky tone didn’t I?) This was followed in 1995 with their self titled album including the popular selections “The World I Know” and more notably “December” (what adolescent boy wasn’t chanting “Turn your [...]

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