Mojo - The Music Magazine

December 2009 / 193

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• This looks like a very poor issue. Glad it'll be delayed in the post! Why do Mojo, and Uncut, keep churning out naff cd's of 'great albums' covered by artists no one gives a hoot about. Lacks passion, lacks ideas. Give us some proper new music or old gems!

  Posted by: Johnny Rocket at 12:31 PM | October 23 2009 Report Abuse

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• good point. havent heard of any of these artists. surely they could get a few big names to record 'wall' songs

  Posted by: at 01:36 PM | October 23 2009 Report Abuse

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• CD TRACK LISTING!!! Pull the CD track listing up please! Magazine looks cool too but Roger is ugly old git so a brick wall would have been better on the cover.

  Posted by: bill at 02:10 PM | October 23 2009 Report Abuse

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• I dunno. There's a fine line with their cover discs between the travesty that was their Revolver Reloaded and the two-parter that kept me coming back for months, The White Album Recovered. Then again, I have to agree I'd be a bit put off if it was all no-names doing the songs. I guess I'll know for sure when I get my hands on this. And yes. Track List ASAP.

  Posted by: George Tirebiter at 04:36 PM | October 23 2009 Report Abuse

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• yes, fed up with these covers CD

  Posted by: Vito at 08:08 PM | October 23 2009 Report Abuse

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• Probably the poorest issue of the year. Don't like any of the bands they've interviewed, a boring cover and another covers CD that's completely redundant.

  Posted by: at 08:56 PM | October 23 2009 Report Abuse

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• What are you guys talking about MOJO's The White Album CD's are great!!! Big-names don't add up to better songs, do anyone here remember Roger Waters' Live in Berlin album? Scorpions, Cyndi Lauper, The Band, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, Sinéad O'Connor, Marianne Faithfull and Roger himself??? It was biggest waste of all-time. If anyone would like to listen to new bands here Sweet Billy Pilgrim has full tracks from the new album Twice Born Men on last.fm also all the band listed are on myspace too, look them up! But a FULL CD TRACK LISTING would better still, please!!!

  Posted by: bill at 07:30 AM | October 24 2009 Report Abuse

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• Right don't ask anyone if you can do it yourself. 1. Sweet Billy Pilgrim - In The Flesh? 2. Papercuts - The Thin Ice 3. Ulver - Another Brick (Pt. 1) 4. Rafter - The Happiest Days 5. Slaraffenland - Another Brick (Pt. 2) 6. Woodpigeon - Mother 7. Snowbird - Goodbye Blue Sky 8. Astra - Empty Spaces 9. The Amazing - Young Lust 10. The Gentle Good - One of my Turns 11. Three Trapped Tigers - Don't Leave Me Now 12. The Young Republic - Another Brick (Pt. 3) 13. Helado Negro - Goodbye Cruel World WICKED!!! I'll buy it! and what is wrong with Woody Guthrie, The Specials, Norah Jones, Kiss? Well, Kiss is a bit poor but Dead man's Bones is great band but it's new so you guys wouldn't like it.

  Posted by: bill at 08:14 AM | October 24 2009 Report Abuse

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• generally find the cover version cds interesting, but rather than focus on an lp or artist perhaps mojo could focus on a year. eg 1969 could include covers of songs from abbey rd; led zep i and ii; let it bleed etc

  Posted by: at 11:32 AM | October 24 2009 Report Abuse

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• I think the CD's are interesting. I'd rather have them than not have them. Year based ones are a good idea though?....

  Posted by: Maff Rocks at 05:07 PM | October 24 2009 Report Abuse

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• I really enjoy the cover CD's by bands I know nothing about. It gives me the opportunity to hear a new and different take on these classic songs.

  Posted by: Pedro at 09:27 PM | October 24 2009 Report Abuse

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• Looks Awesome! Pink Floyd is a top five band, no question. Can't wait to read the interview.

  Posted by: Mike at 02:00 AM | October 25 2009 Report Abuse

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• What an incredibly dull cover.

  Posted by: at 10:39 AM | October 25 2009 Report Abuse

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• I like the C.D's that Mojo give away cos I throw away the shit contents and have a useful replacement C.D. tray for whenever one of my own breaks. Nice one. Cheers.

  Posted by: Orinoco Flo at 12:01 PM | October 25 2009 Report Abuse

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• Cover resembles almost a self-parody of the MOJO demographic: aging 60's idols at your service! please, just stick with the handsome photos of these guys in their bloom.

  Posted by: Steve at 04:34 PM | October 25 2009 Report Abuse

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• RUDE BOYS RETURN,2-TONE IS BACK, THANK GOD

  Posted by: DAVID PRICE at 11:40 PM | October 25 2009 Report Abuse

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• Another awful covers cd by artists now one gives a hoot.

  Posted by: Falcon at 02:31 AM | October 26 2009 Report Abuse

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• These complete cd covers give me loads of pleasue, always going back to them. Hope this one, 'The Wall' 2 cd set, is as good as the 'White Album'. If you want new music, buy the cd's. I can't wait for this to arrive in South Africa, and look forward to other albums.

  Posted by: Wayne at 05:18 AM | October 26 2009 Report Abuse

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• why the heck do you want big names, what's the point in that? open your minds

  Posted by: at 11:47 AM | October 26 2009 Report Abuse

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• Very nice cover, who shot it?

  Posted by: Mats the Swede at 01:35 PM | October 26 2009 Report Abuse

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• Woody Guthrie and Roger Waters. Do you realize the amazing contributions these two have made? Whoever thinks this is a poor issue is either too absorbed in their own tastes or too ignorant to recognize people who have impacted modern music. And why are people complaining about a free cd? Don't want it? Give it away or throw it away...what's the problem?

  Posted by: VictorJive at 11:53 PM | October 26 2009 Report Abuse

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• ...for those who lives outside of England, the MOJO cd´s are a great way to find new bands. Thank you MOJO!!!

  Posted by: LGM at 07:56 PM | October 27 2009 Report Abuse

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• Aside from the Woody Guthrie piece it looks like a pretty duff issue - especially compared to the last two. I love Pink Floyd but utterly detest The Wall - a miasma of self-pity, full of torpid, tuneless songs that don't "sound like Floyd". If I'd been Gilmour, Mason or Wright I'd have let Waters have this as a solo project and reconvened later on - after it had sold not one jot because it didn't have the Pink Floyd banner on it. Dross. Not looking forward to hearing the covers CD unless it is a p*sstake.

  Posted by: Andrew at 08:54 PM | October 27 2009 Report Abuse

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• THIS SURELY SUCKS BIG TIME!

  Posted by: DracoIgnis at 12:05 AM | October 28 2009 Report Abuse

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• Angry people out there. Yes, this is a dull cover and covers are sometimes annoying. However, I want to hear about his work in progress and plans for the future. I love the Wall, but I want to hear some new tunes from this great musician. I know there are some in the works for a couple of LPs. That would be a fantastic idea to turn a few heads. You people need to get laid or something. MOJO covers the classics if you haven't noticed before. Wake up before you put down the bong.

  Posted by: MLL at 01:16 AM | October 28 2009 Report Abuse

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• Roger Waters would have forgot more in a day than you so call experts would have learned in a life time. The Wall is one of the top 10 albums of all time. get a life oh thats right you dont have one.

  Posted by: Brett at 01:58 AM | October 28 2009 Report Abuse

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• Roger Waters would have forgot more in a day than you so call experts would have learned in a life time. The Wall is one of the top 10 albums of all time. get a life oh thats right you dont have one.

  Posted by: Brett at 01:58 AM | October 28 2009 Report Abuse

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• With out Roger Waters Pink Floyd would not have been.

  Posted by: Paul at 02:02 AM | October 28 2009 Report Abuse

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• is there anybodu out there! to all of those who comment negatively about The wall, well that's an outstanding piece of art that goes beyond any stereotyped music we are all bombarded with these days!!!!

  Posted by: Frans at 08:23 PM | October 28 2009 Report Abuse

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• Cover resembles almost a self-parody of the MOJO demographic: aging 60's idols at your service! please, just stick with the handsome photos of these guys in their bloom.

  Posted by: Steve Bent at 06:26 PM | October 29 2009 Report Abuse

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• Sure wish that Mojo would do some features of great bands such as the Chameleons , House of Love or perhaps the most outstanding band on the planet at the moment: Porcupine Tree !

  Posted by: jo at 01:08 AM | October 30 2009 Report Abuse

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• Great issue and really impressed with the effort you always go to to curate a great cover CD. Could you start putting the cover CD artwork on this website though for when I add the CD to itunes please?

  Posted by: Sean at 10:39 AM | October 30 2009 Report Abuse

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• it looks like I have a parrot who goes by the name 'Steve Bent.' Prety pathetic.

  Posted by: Steve at 03:58 PM | November 01 2009 Report Abuse

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• Hope this issue is better than the last one with Kraftwerk; absolutely nothing of interest except that obit on Jim Dickinson. A new low.

  Posted by: Orellia at 04:02 PM | November 01 2009 Report Abuse

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• methinks the cover is good but could do with a more interesting CD... the wall covered? not sure... especially since some of the tracks are short snippets. it also looks likely that some little-known indie twits are going to murder 'Comfortably Numb'... *sadface*

  Posted by: Donkeys Years at 07:58 PM | November 01 2009 Report Abuse

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• Posted by: at 08:51 AM | November 02 2009 Report Abuse

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• these posts are foolish. you complain on the one hand that the cd covermounts are of great albums covered by new artists then a second later say give us some new music? this cd and others like it give the magazine the perfect opportunity to introduce its readers to some of the newer artists out there. Covers albums by 'bigger artists' are rarely interesting. Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Drake, all quite poor, but this is actually full of great reworkings. You should listen to it before making ignorant comments.

  Posted by: frenchie mcgrath at 10:58 AM | November 02 2009 Report Abuse

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• The free Cd is an awful light weight pink and fluffy superficial messCan I have a refund ?

  Posted by: Richard at 01:58 PM | November 02 2009 Report Abuse

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• I would like to know if you will be putting this interview on your webste if you do can you please send me an email copy of the roger waters interview thanks Sheree Broderick PS I AM A HUGE FAN OF PINK FLOYD AND ROGER WATERS my email address is sheree55@shaw.ca

  Posted by: Sheree broderick at 02:09 AM | November 03 2009 Report Abuse

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• Must check back to see if I've been roundly insulted recently.

  Posted by: Steve Conn aka Steve aka Steve Bent aka Shit-face at 03:18 PM | November 03 2009 Report Abuse

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• Isn't it fun to have a sad sack of crap with no life of his own, who just follows you around the Mojo boards and endlessly tries to leech off some of your essence? I love it! Everyone should have one!

  Posted by: Steve at 05:46 PM | November 03 2009 Report Abuse

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• Yep folks, took me some time to get online today to check for the latest youngster to curse old moi. I'll be maintaining a round-the-clock vigil, seeing as I have no sense of irony whatsoever.

  Posted by: Steve Conn aka Steve aka Steve Bent aka Shit-face at 06:46 PM | November 03 2009 Report Abuse

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• Hmmmm! I'm getting tired of buying MOJO here in the US for 10 bucks, especially if they are going to have stories about KISS and a cover story about how The Wall still haunts Roger Waters. Guess I'll just read it at Borders.

  Posted by: wrecksracer at 10:16 PM | November 03 2009 Report Abuse

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• Just been listening to the cover CD and have to say really enjoyed it. It didn't tell me much about the individual artists, but for me, they presented the music from a new angle and none of it is unlistenable, which can't always be said for these projects. I'm looking forward to the second half of the album (but, like Donkey Years, with a little trepidation for what may be done to Comfortably Numb). Sad that so many made their minds up about it before they had bothered to listen.

  Posted by: Impossible Germany at 11:38 PM | November 03 2009 Report Abuse

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• is this issue on newstands yet?

  Posted by: shabana at 12:14 AM | November 04 2009 Report Abuse

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• wooooooooooooooooo!:)

  Posted by: at 06:56 PM | November 04 2009 Report Abuse

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• I have to say I buy Mojo every month and have done for years. I have often looked at the cover and gone...hmmmm...should I bother? However, I have never resisted....and for very good reason. In every issue and on every CD there has always been something that sparked my interest in a new direction. Priceless! Keep up the good work guys....but for gods sake never put Waters on the cover again ok! :)

  Posted by: deebee at 11:27 PM | November 05 2009 Report Abuse

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• I'd like to make this perfectly clear: I like MOJO discs. Generally, I'm excited about cover discs. The White Album Recovered is my favorite effort so far. On my previous comment, I said there was a fine line between a great cover album(s), the White Album Recovered, and an absolute dud with little to no interesting covers, Revolver Reloaded (I'd like to add most songs "When I'm 64" and after on their Sgt. Pepper cover album. The entire beginning is gold.) When I use the term no-name, I'm referring to bands I didn't know previously BUT ALSO just don't feel the urge to check out based on their offering. Revolver Reloaded was full of these, as every cover seemed to be someone on an acoustic guitar who didn't sing very well and certainly didn't do the song justice. Not all the songs were bad, but that's just my example. I'm not asking MOJO to not give us anything new. Please continue. I just want the cover effort to not bore me to sleep by the 3rd track. But as I said before, I'll wait and see.

  Posted by: George Tirebiter at 07:20 AM | November 06 2009 Report Abuse

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• I'd like to make this perfectly clear: I like MOJO discs. Generally, I'm excited about cover discs. The White Album Recovered is my favorite effort so far. On my previous comment, I said there was a fine line between a great cover album(s), the White Album Recovered, and an absolute dud with little to no interesting covers, Revolver Reloaded (I'd like to add most songs "When I'm 64" and after on their Sgt. Pepper cover album. The entire beginning is gold.) When I use the term no-name, I'm referring to bands I didn't know previously BUT ALSO just don't feel the urge to check out based on their offering. Revolver Reloaded was full of these, as every cover seemed to be someone on an acoustic guitar who didn't sing very well and certainly didn't do the song justice. Not all the songs were bad, but that's just my example. I'm not asking MOJO to not give us anything new. Please continue. I just want the cover effort to not bore me to sleep by the 3rd track. But as I said before, I'll wait and see.

  Posted by: George Tirebiter at 07:20 AM | November 06 2009 Report Abuse

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• I totally agree about the 're' CDs. I usually love the MOJO CDs, the New Harvest, Motown Nuggets and Nick Cave CDs this year were excellent and turned me on to alot of new stuff. But if I get another 'no-marks redo another shit album' in the post I am cancelling my subscription. Mojo you have been warned!!

  Posted by: Mullet Train at 10:19 AM | November 06 2009 Report Abuse

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• Having no sense of irony beats being a pathetic mimic with no life of his own.

  Posted by: Steve at 04:34 AM | November 07 2009 Report Abuse

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• See! I told you all that I'd come back and get down with the kids. You'd never guess my age guys...honestly you'd laugh if you knew.

  Posted by: Steve Conn aka Steve aka Steve Bent aka Shit-face at 02:43 PM | November 07 2009 Report Abuse

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• Um, your stalking is getting creepy, mimic.

  Posted by: Steve at 03:08 PM | November 07 2009 Report Abuse

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• Phew, my 24 hour round-the-clock vigil to see if anyone's been talking about me is a very wise move by repulsive old moi. Still none the wiser with regard to irony.

  Posted by: Steve Conn aka Steve aka Steve Bent aka Shit-face at 05:03 PM | November 07 2009 Report Abuse

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• Great read and another very interesting cover CD! I do not understand that people are so negative about cover CD's. Hearing another angle of wellknown songs and albums (even better) just make the experience so much richer. For me it is just a question of open mind. Most of it will not live up to the standards of the original but hey - it is all a refreshing take on the material! Well done all of you brave bands who contributed. All very worthwhile and several favourite tracks already.

  Posted by: at 07:32 PM | November 07 2009 Report Abuse

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• I know some of you are young....but, I was lucky enough to see the "Wall", concert. It was unbelievable! The thought of a major group building a wall across the stage and performing a number 1 album behind it! It was brilliant unforgettable.....David Gilmour doing the comfortably numb solo atop! The Wall, was mind splitting!The greatest concert of all time, no doubt.

  Posted by: at 12:34 AM | November 08 2009 Report Abuse

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• tanks for this note! I hope to come to Argentina again whit a The Wall Tour!!. Tanks for this 30 years of music!

  Posted by: SICI at 04:31 PM | November 08 2009 Report Abuse

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• Um, what's 'ironic' about a creepy guy following someone around the comment board and pretending to be that person? That's not the definition of 'ironic;' it's the definition of 'disturbed.'

  Posted by: Steve at 07:22 AM | November 09 2009 Report Abuse

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• Ahem, by being creepy and failing to recognise that what I berate others for are the exact same traits of which crummy old moi is guilty, there's the irony. Being creepy, repulsive, repugnant and loathsome, that's Steve Conn to a tee.

  Posted by: Steve Conn aka Steve aka Steve Bent aka Shit-face at 01:23 PM | November 09 2009 Report Abuse

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• Fantastic issue. Anything with the legendary Pink Floyd is grandiose!

  Posted by: Lee at 02:53 PM | November 10 2009 Report Abuse

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• Dude, I never stalked you - you latched onto me. But if it means that much to you, have fun. I just pray for the safety of the other people you get obsessed with. Adios.

  Posted by: Steve at 04:42 PM | November 10 2009 Report Abuse

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• Sonny, if an inability to recognise constant smarmy, egotistical nasty replies at such an age isn't without it's irony, that's where the beration applies. Ciao.

  Posted by: Steve Conn aka Steve aka Steve Bent aka Shit-face at 05:14 PM | November 10 2009 Report Abuse

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• I love cock.

  Posted by: Steve at 06:47 PM | November 10 2009 Report Abuse

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• Why have that sad assed git on the cover Dave Gilmour or Rick Wright have contributed far more to pink floyd and never made albums as lame as the pro's and con's of hitchhiking

  Posted by: aged floyd fan at 07:22 PM | November 10 2009 Report Abuse

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• I like mojo

  Posted by: Robin ketchum at 04:36 AM | November 11 2009 Report Abuse

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• I like Mojo, especially dedicated to Pink Floyd. Could someone help (give) to me the link to purchase issue of Mojo Pink Floyd's The Wall via internet, overseas. I thank in advance.

  Posted by: Alex at 12:28 PM | November 11 2009 Report Abuse

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• I love the cover CDs...the springsteen covers were the best and the white album is a close second...i like hearing bands ive never heard of...it broadens my musical perspective...dont listen to the whiners

  Posted by: grant from toronto at 10:21 PM | November 11 2009 Report Abuse

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• idiot

  Posted by: me at 01:28 PM | November 12 2009 Report Abuse

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• These covers CDs only make me wish i was listening to the original instead. It's just like when they show a clip of a GOOD movie in a bad one: it makes you want to watch that one instead.

  Posted by: Ulver at 01:17 PM | November 13 2009 Report Abuse

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• You want new adult music! Check out Urban Pearls on itunes trying to break through the same old same old.

  Posted by: Kath Wallace at 09:30 AM | November 15 2009 Report Abuse

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• Why feature a crummy band like Kiss in an aticle and why no feature on Them Crooked Vultures? Why no end of decade retrospective? On another night I'm getting bloody tire of reading Roger Waters bashing. "Roger didn't contribute much...." Bloody 'ell, except write the majority of the group's 70's material and play some damn fine bass.

  Posted by: at 02:19 AM | November 18 2009 Report Abuse

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• Why? Because it was HIGH TIME. I love crummy bands, expecially if their name starts with a K and ends with a ISS.

  Posted by: Lorenzo at 07:36 PM | November 18 2009 Report Abuse

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