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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...energy, but their fifth studio album is composed mostly of trite, standard punk-rock songs that seem only to scream the message that the band is still full of teenage angst. The song “Take My Heart” opens the album with a hackneyed blues guitar riff and the whiney, gruff singing of frontman Cole Alexander. “Big Black Baby Jesus Of Today” continues these blunt statements of rebellion while adding in some maracas to compensate for the slower pace. Full of standard guitar riffs, simple rock beats, and sapless whining, these songs...

Author: By Matt E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Black Lips | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...that anything that came after it would naturally pale in comparison. Whatever the case may be, Trail of Dead has been in a slump for the past seven years. The latest release from them, however, is a solid effort that combines elements of noise-rock and headbang-inducing guitar riffs, which may just bring Trail of Dead back into grace.“The Century of Self” attempts to capture raw musicality starting from its production process. Unlike the past two albums by Trail of Dead, the tracks were recorded live without excessive editing, and the energy...

Author: By Susie Y. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...money for no shoes or purses here,” Cam’ron raps about his meager paycheck. This presumably leaves little to no money for video production—it’s possible that the entire thing was recorded on a Handycam. A raucous piano riff kicks off a dull workday, narrated through the eyes of Cam’ron’s girlfriend with an almost Biz Markie-esque realism. The flashy whips and mansions have been traded for a mid-size sedan and cubicle, and with mounting bills to pay, “things...

Author: By Roxanne J. Fequiere, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cam'Ron | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...straddles those two styles. It ambles along, Judd Apatow-style (and includes a fellatio gag that should have earned the movie an R rating) while affording Carrey a few opportunities for his patented rubber-face comedy pyrotechnics. The more impressionable kids will be imitating his "Red Bull" riff throughout the holidays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yes Man and Seven Pounds: Santas for Hard Times | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

...them because of them ushering in rock 'n' roll and this larger-than-life lifestyle. But then they had these songs that would just not stop. I didn't fully get it. I appreciate it in a different way now. I'm able to understand that, hey, that guitar riff is awesome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

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