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| One of U2's Finest | If "Unforgettable Fire" put U2 on the map, and it did, then "Joshua Tree" catapulted them into the stratosphere. Not merely one of U2's best, or even one of the eighties best, but more important one of the best albums ever made. The real gems on this album are not the singles, but the cuts that never made it to mainstream radio -- "In God's Country" -- "Red Hill Mining Town" -- "Trip Through Your Wires" -- and the remarkable, extraordinary and incomparable "One Tree Hill," a masterwork, a masterpiece of songcraft -- one of the finest songs ever (cf. "Scene of the Crime," Brent Bourgeois), by U2 or anyone. |
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| one of the 90's best | Back in the early 90's, I was all about the hard core hip-hop. If it wasn't Ice Cube, Getto Boys, N.W.A., or Paris, I wasn't into it. After awhile, it dawned on me that if all these thug things we're actually happening, somebody would be in jail by now. Then I see the Award Tour video. No sex, no violence, no bling-bling. Just a good song, in a good video. So I go out and buy Midnight Marauders. The tracks are smooth, funky, jazzy and smart. Not a Getto Boys hard core, and not a Will Smith softness. A nice medium area that they pull off withour really trying.When it became 2000, there were a lot of surveys - best artist of the millinium, best haircut of the 70's - you know, all that important stuff. In best album of the 90's, I'd always see Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Garth Brooks, or 2Pac. To overlook Midnight Mauarders by A Tribe Called Quest is a damn shame. |
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| You have already heard the best parts of it | I admit that i like papa roach to a certain extent.. i have seen the way they rock the stage live, and i like the songs "Last Resort" and "Broken Home", but as far as the cd goes, those are the only good parts of the cd. Since i first bought the cd, those 2 tracks were the only ones that i enjoyed, and the rest of the album is a bore. If you really must have those 2 songs and/or you are a big papa roach fan, pick this cd up, but don't expect to be amazed by it. My advice: Borrow it from a freind first to see if you really want to spend [money] on it. |
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| It'll make a good door stop | Why O Why do the trendy, mind-less masses think this is punk rock? This ISNT PUNK! I REPEAT THIS ISNT PUNK ROCK! This is amazingly horrible music. Damn Mtv for giving exposure to talent-less garbage. DAMN YOU! |
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| Horrible Sound Quality MP3, Buyer Beware! | The CD of Showstoppers is not easy to find so I was thrilled when I saw that the MP3 was available. What a disappointment.I don't know how this recording was done but I did better ones holding up my tape recorder to the TV back in 1984. Don't waste the money. I hope someday I can find this on CD. |
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| Compelling, yet overrated. | This is a good album, but it is not as "spectacular" as people say. It lacks the emotion of their earlier albums, but does manage to keep the listener interested. The songs are good, but their earlier stuff is much better. Pretty good overall, but not even close to War, U2's best album by far. |
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| Unhappy with "Live at the Greek", so I returned it | Unlike "Josh Groban in Concert," which was Groban's first concert before a live audience, Groban's "Live at the Greek" contained very little to make me happy. Within minutes of watching my new concert DVD, I was surprised by his new looks but that's not my biggest concern by far. Groban's voice was clear, then poor, strong, weak. I thought the bright spot was beautiful Lucia Micarelli on the violin. The remake of "Canto Alla Vita" left me speachless with disappointment. I grabbed the remote to turn down that screeching introduction and kept the sound low. Someone should have told Groban to leave perfection alone. The poor remakes of "Alla Luce Del Sole," "Vincent" and "Alejate," in this concert left me wondering WHY?? With all the issues I have, I decided it wasn't for me so it went back. |
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| Destroyers of Rock | ...I first heard of this band when their video for "Main Offender" appeared on MTV2.Both the video and the song were so aggravating that it was'nt even funny.Then I heard their song for Hate To Say Told You So.It was way too aggravating.Some how,and I don't know why,this song became a hit,proving that people will listen to any garbage these days...Peace Out. |
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| Book No Man on Earth | I read this book years ago and wanted to pass it on to my wife. It was shipped in good time and was packaged well. |
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| EGH! .....SHROOMS........ SHMOOMS! | I saw the trailer for this film on HD NET and it looked promising. I was happy to hear that I was going to get a free sneak peak showing opening night in my home on HD NET! The movie is about a group of campers who go to Ireland to do "shrooms" or "magic mushrooms"(what they were called in my day)in the woods. Having dabbled in many things in my youth, I know this is a bad, BAD idea! The films starts off like so many other horror movies going to unfamiliar surroundings to party and have sex, then tell a scary story to freak everyone out before going to bed. Lots of cliché's fill this watch-able but, ultimately forgettable horror film. I did like the ending a little, as it seemed to make this all seem possible. If you see it coming on cable you might want to give it a look but, it's nothing special just a time waster. |
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| Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe | Having been in a few places in Europe, I can relate to what Bill Bryson is talking about. But if I had never been, I still could relate. His humour, the way he has of connecting past musings with his present surroundings is skillful and funny. I sit by myself and giggle at the way he takes a thought and stretches it like PlaDoh into a ridiculous mental play with him playing the star fool. He does not spare himself and he does not disappoint. We are entirely there with him. A wonderful read. |
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| One Beautiful Book!!! | This is such a beautiful book! Awesome black and white and color photos and wonderfully full of incredible info about all areas of Greece in 1971 and 242 pages!!! |
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| The Sword of Doom - Ho Hum at Best | I should have paid more attention to Erick Husher "The Serat"'s review and left this one sitting on the shelf. All of the the excellent reviews lulled me to a false sense of security and I foolishly wasted my money and my time. What other's consider artistic and stylisic I considered boring and uncomprehensible.Even the opening scene where the much reviled Tsukue Rynosuke, rogue ronin, kills an old man on pilgrimmage with his granddaughter was misrepresented in the reviews. For pete's sake, the ronin overheard and answered the old man's prayer, he didn't wantonly kill the old guy. Think of it as Kevorkian ronin.Some of the swordplay was good and the black and white photography was all right but the movie never really works. This ronin was supposed to be evil and without conscience yet ends up driven insane by the ghosts of those he has murdered. I am of the opinion that you either have a conscience or you don't. It can't be both ways. |
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| Compelling Story of an Urban River | I first saw the Los Angeles River in TV shows and movies like Terminator 2 and have ever since been interested in learning more about this strange, concrete encased urban waterway. Blake Gumprecht's book does a great job of providing the history of the Los Angeles River from its pristine condition two centuries ago into the modern era as a "Freeway for Water" in the book "The Los Angeles River."The author balances his coverage of the river and fairly represents both sides of the struggle to restore it back to a more natural appearance versus the need to provide flood control protection with concrete fortifications.The book is extremely well researched and documented. Extensive maps and photos shed light on the topic and make the historical changes easier to follow.My only wish is that a future edition will include color photos. |
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| Too Small | i bought a timex big numbers watch at Walmart and it lasted for years. I wore it at work and it got heavy duty exposure. It was super tough for a leather-band women's watch. I normally wear Baby-G's but I got tired of the weight of them. I somehow lost my Timex watch and needed a new one. I thought this watch was the same one I had but it isn't. This watch is tiny! I am not a huge girl but this feels like a child's watch....way too delicate. The Amazon photo looked like my old watch but it is definitely much smaller. This watch goes to the thrift store. It's junky. |
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| just received, just one con | The remote control doesnt have a eject button. so u have to go to the dvd player, press the button and then put the disk in and then push the button on the machine again. it is a con, and i hope philips will fix it for their future models based on this prototype. overall, good quality, nice looking metallic color. i like it. |
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| An essential part of any sewers library | As always, Ms. Fanning specialises in the head slapper in this book. Every time I go back through it I feel like an idiot for not having thought of some of the simple and (once pointed out) obvious techniques she describes. Whatever sort of embellishment you are planning, chances are there is something in this book to make the process easier and more effective. And when you are not sewing, the book is fun to read! Her explanations are clear and easy to envision. I have never actually made one of the projects in the book, but have used the techniques on countless projects. She even says that's fine with her! A truly useful book brimming with GOOD ideas. |
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| way over-rated | The Kaplan book is soooo much better. This gives you the answers but doens't explain how to get to them. obviously if you're trying to brush up on your math...it's very very very very frustrating. |
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| HORRIBLE PRODUCT - DO NOT BUY! | I was very impressed with this vacuum the first couple of times i used it. It sucked all the cat haor nice but we did have to empty it twice during one session. Than is broke. We paid 18$ for a belt, that did not fix the problem. Than we called and they had us pay for shipping to New York which is the only place they will fix it under warrenty. 6 weeks later we finally get it in the mail. Well, it is not our vaccum cleaner. They sent a lower end vaccum (not the pet hair system), and guess what? it showed up BROKEN. We called them and they said their system didnt have us there so now we have to wait till Monday to call their corpoate office.REALLY - horrible product, HORRIBLE service.We are now using our old vaccum until we hopefully get a refund!I will update this review with what actually happens. |
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| Poor preparation material | This book begins by stating that it is virtually all you will need in order to score well on the GMAT. I went through the book backwards and forwards - again and again and again. Mind you, I have an MBA from a very good school already and am well able to study and master material. Upon taking the GMAT for my PhD program, the test had nothing even remotely similar to what this book prepared me for. Certainly, there are basic math principles involved, but the overall format and question types in this book didn't at all resemble what I was tested over on the actual GMAT. Outside of that, I was amazed at the number of grammatical errors in the book, especially as it is an 11th edition. Many of the exercises have incorrect verbiage and/or signage as it relates to math problems. If you are getting prepared to take the GMAT, you had better not leave it to this product. |
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| Can't See What He's Playing | Great pianist, uncontroversially, but the low resolution and quality of this video make it impossible to see what notes he's playing. |
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| worst of the series | I can handle a B-movie horror flick, own 100's of them. this is the absolute worst of the series! |
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| Robots for everyone | Done in movie format this DVD contains the first three episodes of the TV series with a story about a town where everyone has a robot for a best friend rather than a pet. Conner the new kid in town some how managed to be the only one to connect emotionally to the mysterious robot Cubix and re activate him just in time as Dr. Z and his mystery partner plan to take over the world with the power of the stolen solex from the robots of bubble town. The DVD include information on the characters and a music video. My only thing I wish it would of included was the opening credits theme song which has been among my favorite for cartoons in the era it came out. |
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| The Opinion | The Kapok TreeIt is a good book for 4-9 yrs old; because of the colorful pictures it is even better than Jan Brett's pictures. The story has great description for kids to enjoy. It also has a good moral for kids to learn about, and to do something about it. The moral is to save and protect the beautiful rainforest. Now most books don't have morals at all, and if they do they don't mean as much as this one .This one might cause many things to die. |
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| What does the 182 stand for? | One day I saw a car with a Blink 182 sticker on it. Right nest to it was a sticker that said "No Boy Bands." I didn't have the heart to tell the driver that Blink 182 was just on the cover of COSMO GIRL!I think all of this pop-punk GARBAGE can be sum(41)med up with this: The other day TRL was on at my friends house. A girl said she was really excited to go to warped tour to see sum41 because she was a big punk fan. When the host asked her if she was excited to see pennywise, she replied, "who?" |
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| Another Bryson complaint | I've now read all of Bill Bryson's past and current work, and Neither Here nor There, with a few exceptional stories wasn't one of his best works. This seemed to be a revisiting of places he had seen much earlier, and was pretty negative on most locations in Europe since much had changed, gone down hill, or been replaced by new buildings or vistas since he had been there the first time. He tried to "go home again", but it didn't work out well, at least for him. Still, he does describe some interesting places and provides tips on the pleasant ones. This is a "maybe" selection. |
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| I like them | Very pretty, well made. They have been out our deck which gets a lot of weather (we live in the mountains) and they still look great. Produces a good flame. Very happy with this item. |
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| Does all I want | I purchased this Ipod shuffle to replace one that was damaged in an accident. The unit does everything that I want, holds hundreds of tunes and the battery seems to last for ever. I travel nationwide by plane and with the cut backs on entertainment etc. I have a pocket size music machine to keep me happy. I only load the songs that I like because you do not have the option to select specific tracks from a menu.Would I buy another? I did, this is my second and love it. |
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| Straight Men can do better then this | It has extremely greasy feel to it and it is way too slippery.Not that much pleasant experience.Feel like diesel and even light washing with soap isn`t good enough, to get rid of it.Most women don`t like it .Stick with water based especially if your women is self conscious .Best Yet is "Baby Lotion" and you`ll not be disappointed. |
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| Better sound? | Really, does anyone noticed a real SOUND improvement over the early 90s edition of this cd? |
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| Grrreat! | Nice Lyrics. Yeah, maybe if you were illiterate. These guys got famous from stealing an Iron Maiden riff. C'mon people. (Powerslave) |
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| The Greek: Bought it,, Watched it, Returned it | I won't wax on about why because it seems like many folks already stated the obvious. I bought it because I love Josh Groban and have everything he's done so far. Yes, I am a fan. I watched it eagerly expecting to hear his gorgeous voice. I watched it twice, still expecting to hear his gorgeous voice. That didn't happen. I liked his different look, the drums, sets, all that. No problem with it at all. My expectations were to hear his gorgeous voice. I heard a nasaly congested voice instead. So I went to my store and returned it. When I got home I played Josh Groban's first concert DVD and I was happy with it from the opening scene of of "Alla Luce Del Sole," to the finale of "Let me Fall." That's Heavenly! This concert is farther south. |
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| Stupid and not worth your time | This is the 8th installment of this story. It is the 1st one I have watched, and therein may lie the problem. I found myself lost in the story, not really understanding who was whom and what the heck was happening. The best part of the movie was the cross-dresser. He was hysterical. To me, anime is just a lot of cartoon characters running around making alot of noise but not much sense.Luffy and his crew are helping Princess Vivi try to save Alabasta, which is undergoing a civil war, caused by the evil Crocodile and his minions.Maybe the problem is that I entered this series in the middle instead of at the beginning, but from what I saw during my 90 minutes of hell, this is not something I would recommend to people I like. |
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| WTF? | When I first heard of "Papa Roach" I thought they may be good. My friends said the song 'Last Resort' was stuck in their heads, so I decided to sample the song. What I heard was Limp Bizkit style music with guitar and rap, and singing (rapping) stuff like 'My family doesn't care about me, do you care if I cut myself and bleed and die? My life is depressing and it started when I lost my mother'. I pressed 'stop' immediately. |
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| I'm Not A 13 Year Old Kid | I despise Johua Tree. I don't know why, maybe it's because it's the CD they sold out on. Every time I hear a song from the God awful CD on the radio it's like hearing someone run their nails down a chalk board.Needless to say I change the station fast.If you really like U2 listen to their earlier CD's like Boy, War, or The Unforgettable Fire. All That You Can't Leave Behind is pretty good. But if you want a really good U2 CD check out Achtung Baby. It's their best CD in years! |
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| Cheap and good | I bought this last month and tried it out during the memorial day long weekend for long drive to washington DC ... wow it works amazing ..it saved me 4 tickets in just single trip .... I feel its a cheaper and good product ... |
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| Not to be taken seriously... | This band loves rock and roll. They will open you up and let themselves inside. I can prove it.Infectious, unafraid to employ any conceivable sound, unwillingly in defiance of any musical construct, Queens of the Stone Age is a constantly evolving group of mutually respectful musicians who at the core are two of the most humble souls rock and roll has ever known.That being said, listen straight through to "R". The lattice of Kyuss remains, as the origins of any great band should, and, now a few years growns, I still listen. |
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| Corded phone | Didn't last 6 months before having problems: lost the ability to announce incoming call; loudness volume |
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| No One Makes Albums Like This Anymore | I can't remember the last time I've heard an album like this. It's just rock that rocks, just people having a good time and not taking themselves too seriously, this is very apparent on songs like Quick and To The Pointless. This album rocks in a unique way with great songs like In the Fade, Better Living Through Chemistry, Auto-Pilot and Lost Art of Keeping A Secret. This will definately be worth your money if you want straigt up rock, especially since most places seem to have it for under $10. |
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| The Loudness War continues... | Once again, a classic album falls victim to the idiotic modern trend of maxing everything out in the mix to create a muddled, lifeless sound. All the atmosphere and nuance of the original album is lost in this remaster; Bullet the Blue Sky sounds especially awful. Stick with the original album. |
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| Good Cd Worth its Money | I think people should buy this cd. It is a little more punk then Enema of the State. but it also has soem song that r more rock. i think people shouldnt avoid it becuz blink 182 is turning into pop cuz face it fellow pop haters all rock is turning into pop and it sucks. Overall good cd worth its money but if u want good blink get Dude Ranch |
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| makes nasty loose poo! | makes nasty loose poo! the dry does the same thing. i've used the puppy & adult formulas with my puppy & 8 year old dog. both get the icky loose and STINKY poo! |
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| More than just a romance movie | The movie is well-acted, with what appears to be a good budget for location shots, sets, wardrobe, etc. It really is excellent; I agree with the viewer from Utah -- you'll want to watch it again and again. |
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| Josh Groban | Our PBS is showing Josh Groban in concert also. It's Spring so we must have another Great Performance to beg for money! The first time Josh Groban was on PBS was so memorable. It was actually the first time I loved every minute of a Great Performance on PBS and even enjoyed the pledge drives because they interviewed Groban during them. This time I could hardly believe the changes in Groban. His looks, the concert venue, and his voice were so very different. I always thought he had a good voice and enjoyed his appearances. This one was not very much to watch, and appeared to be more of a rock concert. Groban doesn't do rock very well, and neither does his voice. The concert was not much to speak about. I didn't buy this one this time. |
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| A case of theological wishful thinking | The fanatics will apparently never learn that choosing to emphasize their best case is no substitute for pain-staking scholarship. |
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| TRENDRIOD | Both Disks are excellent mixes. But Disk 2 is PHENOMENAL! I havent taken it out of my cd player for a week. Pankaj and Matt are definitely true innovators of the progressive sound. Mark my words these guys are about to BLOW UP!!! |
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| Rap-Metal's New Arsenal | P-Roach combines blistering riffs with tight and diverse vocals. There's some rap, some rock, and even some reggae on this debut. P-Roach has also added a new idea of deeper lyrics (absent in Limp). True, there is some angst, but P-Roach doesn't go over the top with it. The guitars on this cd are remarkable. "Last Resort" is awesome. Other highlights are "broken home," "binge","revenge", and "between angels and insects." The secret song is cool as well since it lightens up on the angst and kicks a more positive vibe. The only track I skip over is "dead cell" which is far below the consistency which pervades the rest of this album. In summation, P-roach is lyrically conscious rap-metal with heavy riffs for the masses. Enjoy. |
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| cute but lacking | overall this product is just lacking in functionality. It becomes very staticy and just doesn't stay well in your ear. For the money I would go a little higher and buy a little better. |
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| it's also on a compilation | for those of you who have been searching for this song on cd, it's also on The Perfect Beats: Volume 2 - Various Artists on Timber! Records. Track #2. I'm still trying to find the original album that this song was released on "Freeeze" |
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| Brita Filter Pitcher, but the indicator is either broken or very confusing... | Very tasty water, as I expected from Brita, after the filtration. I can tell a significant difference between the filtered and unfiltered water. Very easy to use, too. The size is good, big but not too big to fit in the fridge.My only complaint is that, the filter indicator somehow doesn't work. Only very few times it will blink when water goes through the filter, but this doesn't even happen all the time. Don't know if I missed a trick or something. |
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| Why was this made | We already have two amazing versions of this film from 1951 and 1982. There didn't need to be another, and we certainly don't need any more remakes. |
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| Doesn't work | The product arrived as described, with headphones and in good aesthetic condition. However, when I hooked it up to the computer(windows), it was not recognized. A green light on the iPod indicated that it did in fact work and was on/charging. Maybe it's because the iPod is so old or something else I'm unaware of, but I was thoroughly disappointed that it didn't work as expected. I visited apple's website and tried the suggested troubleshooting but to no avail. |
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| Love it | I bought this after i could not locate my first copy of Joshua Tree. Always has been my favorite U2 album, and i missed listening to it. |
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| Quite possibly the greatest fail movie ever. | Just so you know, this movie is by no means good, but it is highly entertaining. IT had quite possibly the worst story line, acting, and logical sequencing in any "professional" movie I have ever seen. But, what else can you expect from a movie starring, written, directed, and produced all by Tommy Wiseau? The thing that makes it so enjoyable though is that it is so bad, you can;t help but watch. And if when you finish the movie itself and find yourself asking, "What could [possibly be more ridiculously pathetic and funny than this?" you get to watch the interview with Wiseau himself. I highly recommend this for any dvd library. |
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| Excelent album | I've been avoiding U2 for a long time, thinking I didn't like them...But then I gave this album an honest listen, and it completely blew me away. This album is just as good as you've always heard. Check it out. |
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| Arty music that's confusing | I had a chance to see these guys live not too long ago, but I figured the set they played would be too wimpy.So I chose to stay home.I mean, with songs like "The Celibate Life" and "Your Algebra," how exciting could a live set by The Shins be? NOT VERY!! To be fair, though, I have heard this record, and the gentle sounds are poppy and pleasing - especially if you're trying to cut back on your sleeping pill dosage.These guys have talent, but they're a bit too "arty" for my taste. For real rock, check out Metallica!!Cheerio!! |
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| Who is the Real Josh Groban? | After watching "Live at the Greek" on PBS I'm really confused. The first time I saw Josh Groban was on PBS with his first live concert. It was wonderful, beautiful, perfect in every way and I bought the DVD many times over (for me, for gifts). Well "Live at the Greek" was a big surprise, and not a good one. It's a mystery as to what has happened to the man with the golden voice. It's certainly no longer beautiful. I guess if you love watching those gosh darn big screens, hearing the LOUD screaming of grown women, and don't mind a nasaly singer....you'll love this DVD. This all comes with the package. The first concert was a sensory feast, both visually and to the ears. This one was minimally bearable. |
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| Don't buy this. Cheap, poorly made, will not last. | I bought this because the price was good and it was nice and small, fit on my counter. I used it an average of two times a week to listen to a few chapters of books on CD while I was in the kitchen doing cleaning that would take a while. It lasted from October to April. Now it is too late to return it and the darn thing will not play any CDs, even brand new CDs or CDs that play perfectly well on other CD players. This is cheap and poorly made. What a waste of money. |
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| Was Josh LIVE at the Greek? | Yes, we know Josh was supposed to be LIVE at the Greek because that's the name of the concert, "Josh Groban LIVE at the Greek." We know the audience was lively because we heard the rumble of their voices and we know the choir was LIVE because they all waved their arms like tree limbs in a hurricane. But Josh certainly didn't seem very much alive and his performance was pretty much on life support when we heard a croaky, nasaly voice. Whatever happened to Josh's voice, I hope it improves before he cuts his next CD. Don't think I'll stay around for another croaky album. |
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| a gift of Americana from Bono and company | In November 1987, my roommate and I made our way from the Rocky Mountains to the San Francisco Bay Area and, more specifically, the Oakland Colliseum to see U2, The Pretenders, and the BoDeans. It was an incredible weekend. Bono spray painted on the fountain at Embarcadero, and the Bay Bridge traffic came to a stop at lunch as people jammed the roads trying to get there. A friend slept in line and so we were at the front wall throughout the concert. It was one of those rare occasions where they let you in with cameras, too, so I have some great shots. W also got to play Uno with Bill Graham who was riding around on his golf cart, and hung out for a bit.This is one of the most memorable albums of all time. Huge singles, and a beauty and richness around the theme of America that ingrained U2 as a household name, and made this album a part of all of us. This is about as close to a perfect album as you can get. |
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| Why was it you? | This is possibly the worst cd in my collection. Rod Stewart does a terrible job of trying to sing these great standards. His register, tone, and phrasing are awful. He simply doesn't have the voice to sing these songs. Frank must be spinning in his grave, or should I say Rosemary is, because Rod's voice sounds female, though worse than any of the greats like Clooney or Page on their worst day ever. Listen before buying. |
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| Awesome | Having released four albums now, Lifehouse has not managed to recreate the magic of their debut, and I doubt they ever will. Every song on this album is an absolute gem. Every song speaks to you as if it knows your thoughts. The melodies are amazing. This was Jason Wade at his finest. |
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| Eh, no. | If you like Rod Stewart because of this wretched record, you most likely have never heard him before. This is a terrible waste of a voice, which is ill-suited to the material. Horrid arrangements too. The simple fact he's selling this thing on TV as if it was a juicer or a boflex proves this a "Rod Needs Cash" grab. Avoid this. I mean, when Frank Sinatra cd's are still in print, why would anyone else be stupid enough to record this material?Rod, reform the Faces and rock. Thats why you were put on this earth.BTW, if you want to hear why some people love Rod (and they should) pick up the new complilation "Reason to Believe". Incredible stuff... |
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| Too flimsy to enjoy | This was lots of fun for my son who is very careful with his toys. I'm not sure if it was my husband or my son who actually did it, but within the first few days of having it, the legs broke off. My son really is very careful and so is my husband, so I know it's a flaw in the actual action figure. |
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| NEVER GOING BACK TO WATER BASED LUBES | FIRST TIME USER OF A SILICON BASED LUBE. I CAN SAY THAT I'M NEVER GOING BACK TO WATER BASED. THIS PRODUCT STAYS SLICK FOR MOST OF YOUR PLAY TIME. ONLY DRAW BACK, STAINS YOUR SHEETS BUT THEY DO DISSAPEAR AFTER A COUPLE OF WASHES. |
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| If you're a Parrothead, you'll love this album | I listen to a lot of "trop-rock" artists and have just recently started focusing on Brent Burns' music. This is a great album. It makes me want to sit at a beach bar, have a few drinks, and enjoy the atmosphere. If you love Buffett and Buffett-like music, you'll enjoy this. |
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| horrible | Ii totally agree with the last reviewer Bejamin. This is trash, the acting was horrible, and all of them not appealing, not to mention they were all anoying especially the guy with the sunglasses who keeps yelling his lines. I just wished the killer would have knocked him off first, not to mention the whole movie looked like some kid shot it with a camcorder...terrible just trash...stay away from this movie |
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| Upset about the audio link | It is not clear from the description that the audio link is not accessible from the kindle. I downloaded this for my parents, who already had a free bible on their kindle, but paid for this one so that they could listen to it as well and that is not going to be able to happen. Don't download this paid version unless you want to listen to it from your computer. |
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| Formulaic and symplistic | I hate to disagree with the other reviews, but I purchased this book to read on my vacation and was very disappointed. I agree with others that it is a very breezy novel and was able to plow through it in two days. Unfortunately, this book fell well below my expectations. The characters were rather one-dimentional, the plot was predictable, and the conclusion flat. I'd recommend this as good adolescent fiction, but simplistic and formulaic for adult readers. |
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| Good basic player. A bit noisy. | Pros:- Great price- Plays DVDs just fine -- gets the job done- Easy to setup- Very compactCons:A couple of very minor things...- Noisy when seeking new chapters on the DVD. No big deal; goes away after a couple of seconds.- Won't turn on automatically when you press the "Eject" button to insert a DVD. (Our previous DVD player did this automatically, so we got spoiled.) |
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| Meditation on prostitution | Half movie fiction, half documentary, this film is presenting male and female prostitutes and porn stars trying to make a distinction between the two professions. In the midst of prostitutes confessions as to how they got into the oldest trade, are two female characters: young graduate student in anthropology (Denise Richards) and her neighbor failed actress/high class prostitute (Darryl Hannah). As every prostitute has a story on what got them into a trade, so do these two major characters. While one is already a high class prostitute, the other is being carefully guided into becoming one. Interesting meditation on how people get into the situations like these and why they get stuck in there. |
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| Not full duplex speaker phone for a business phone | This phone is cheap and it shows. Purchased one and the speaker phone feature was horrible in a conference setting which is important. The hand set was inoperable, was defective and I returned it for a full refund. Don't waste your money or time with this product for a professional grade business phone. It is NOT a quality phone it is junk.For those who demand the very best as I do you get what you pay for. I took my refund and purchased a Polycom SSE-225 and am well pleased with this phone. |
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| Taste Made Him Gag | I have no idea how good or bad this stuff is because neither my child nor myself can get past the very strong flavor. It is a bit like drinking straight tart cherry juice. |
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| Doesn't work for me | I am not sure if it's me or the vacuum, but when I switched the mode from carpet to bare floor, it started blowing stuff out. For $200, I will get something better. |
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| Children love this excellent book! | This is a book that explores the destruction of the rainforest, in a way that is easy for children to understand. The way the story is told and the beautiful illustrations make this an engaging and excellent book. When I read this book to my 2nd grade class, they become totally engaged! I hghly recommend this to anyone. |
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| Doesn't Do a thing | Fact is, there are no power gains, and the car probably performs worse with it on. Not a great investment for the money. Don't spend money on an intake, not worth it. |
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| Not worth it!!! | We bought this vacuum a couple of years ago, because we were advised that it was suppose to in comparison to the dyson and half the price. It also advertised that it would never lose suction. The primary reason we bought it was because we have two labs and picking up dog hair is trully a problem.At first the unit work great. We were pretty impressed and happy with the unit. But, the pet attachment stopped working shortly after the warrant ran out. And after about two and half years, the vacuum is no long picking up dog hair like it use to. We now have to go over the same spot three or four times and we are still left with streaks of hair. We've taken good care of this vacuum too; cleaning the filters and the canister regularly. I would not recommend this vacuum. We are currently trying to decide between an Oreck or Dyson. We know people with both and they swear by them. They might cost more, but at least they come with decent warranties. |
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| GMAT REview | As a professional librarian, one geared to meeting the reading, research, educational goals of many people - faculty and students, I base my assessment on a book on many things, including: clarity, conciseness, utility, and the audience. I found this book to be usefulful in preparing one for the GMAT. Althought it is not suitable for everyone taking the GMAT - as everyone is not on the same educational level, it does relate to the test at hand, it will help you increase your skill level - if you use it, and it will teach information regarding the test to help you score better. This is an excellent resource for the serious student. |
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| An unspeakably bad book | Like those cream-filled cupcakes, the Mitford books are addictive, although bad for you and not even tasty. The first few had a certain charm. The author, however, has long since revealed the full extent of her abilities, wit, and imagination. If you want to read a series of books about a loveable cleric, read Trollope's Barchestershire novels. |
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| Mike Grell at his finest | This edition covers SUPERBOY (first series) #203-212 (c.1974-1975) with artwork by Mike Grell and scripts by Cary Bates, E. Nelson Bridwell and Jim Shooter. This book starts off with a bang with the death of a Legionnaire and follows up with appearances by the Legion of Super-Villians, Legion of Substitute Heroes, and the retirement of a Legionnaire. There are several fun back-up stories here, including the romance between Brainiac 5 and Supergirl and the story of how a normal fan got to be "Hero for a Day". Some stories are less interesting, but overall a worthwhile read for a Legion fan. |
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| Once is enough | I'm glad I listened to this series on Napster-to-go before committing any money. I LOVE the American standards, performed by almost anybody who "gets" it. Rosemary Clooney, Wesla Whitfield, Bette Midler, Michael Feinstein, etc. Rod doesn't "get" it. All of the songs sound the same, they're all the same tempo, and his distinctive voice is simply unsuited to the genre and distracts from the simple beauty of the songs. The only thing that I can hope (and the reason it got 2 stars instead of 1) is that his name recognition will introduce new listeners to these classics. |
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| the sickest cd | Papa roach is the sickest band i ever heard this is the number one punk rock band...coby dick is one of the best singers i have ever heard and i love the lyrics this is a must have cd i said MUST HAVE CD and if you like these guys try other punk rock groups ... |
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| Playback weak | I bought this unit to play burned MP3 discs and DVD-R movies. None of them play very well. Dissapointed with Philips, I thought it was a decent brand. I have since purchased another brand and all is well. |
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| Crappy Punk rock isnt so crappy anymores | i think that blink did a great job on this album, especially on the bonus tracks. the only part im dissapointed about is that...well, theres like slow songs on this album. thats great, but not so many next time! theyr not the little engerizer bunnys they used to be. but, for all of u who like crappy punk rock and not so engergzied, this is a great album! |
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| Great Prequel | LOve this Film this is a Great tie in to the The Thing by John Carpenter (which will never be Matched) if you take it as a prequel which it is its a great film. Great effects it rocks |
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| Bait and switch? | At first glance I thought what a great deal, then I read some of the other reviews and looked a little closer. This claims that the regular list price is $51 for a 4 pound bag?GIVE ME A BREAK! Seriously, Amazon???? |
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| Pyrethrin is NOT main ingredient | I'm sure the product does it's job and for that I gave it two stars, but I was looking for pyrethrin alone, without all the added other pesticides, and this product only has 0.97% pyrethrin in it. Less than a single percentage. Very disappointed that fact wasn't made clear as the name of it implies that it's the main ingredient, and you can't read it from the picture. |
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| Still Got It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 | Rod Stewart just seems to get better and better!! Great to listen too and very relaxing!! Its been awhile since Maggie Mae but the voice still has it great cd!!!!!!!!! |
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| Could not get it to work | Maybe it is just me, but I could not get a DVD to play on this. I set it up per the instructions on a TV with built-in VHS player (is this the problem?)Although the DVD player indicated it was running, the TV picture stayed on the selected local TV channel.Also, the DVD door opens only with some manual (ie fingers) maneuvering; the button to open/close does not work smoothly.Maybe this would work on another set. Anyway, I am willing to try again if anyone has a good suggestion. I assumed that it would play a region 1 DVD, and that it is not set to something else. |
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| If you can survive the first 15 minutes, you may enjoy it....? | There are a few hurdles you'll need to overcome in order to watch this one. First, in the opening scene around a campfire you will be introduced to one of the most annoying actors/characters ever in a B-movie - the guy is so tediously happy and grinning that you alomst wonder if he's stoned, as he's got that perpetual "I'm sooo high, dude" attitude (when, in fact, he's not high) that you'll just be begging for the killer to come around the campfire with an axe and relieve us all of the character. Next, you'll be treated to the longest opening credits that you will ever encounter... But, get past those two things, and you may find you enjoyed this one, if only compared to other B-Horror movies. Unfortunately, I was so put off by the aforementioned scenes that I started the movie with a negative outlook. I look forward to other reviews to see if it's just me, or if I was right on :) |
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| an excellent introduction for the student | This volume is an excellent addition to the Pediatric Habilitation series. It is just the right size and level of complexity for medical students and pediatric housestaff on a one month rotation or elective in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and is brief enough to be useful to the medical practitioner as a quick review of the basic principles of development. The present text is an excellent summary of the basic principles needed to avoid the more common errors in managing developmental problems. It fills an urgent need for a concise overview and is highly recommended as an introductory text for students at all levels. |
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| Awesome | If You don't buy this cd something is wrong with you. Infest, last Resort these songs are all so awesome. I think this might be he top rock cd of the summer or even the year. Everybody should buy it. |
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| I can't believe ANYBODY likes this album | This album is god-awful. Bono is a whiny self-aggrandizing jerk and the Edge can't play a guitar to save his life. Of course, I could have written this review about any U2 album cause they are all of about the same caliber. |
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| Dont buy this!!! | My hamster died because of this!!! he was trying to get down from the tube and he fell head first down the tube and hit his head and died!DONT buy this unless you want your hamster to die. |
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| It was like watching an action adventure movie. | I finished Blow Happy, Blow Sad this past week. I've never read a book that could make my heart pound as if I were watching an action adventure movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it. |
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| WORKS AWESOME! | I'm 21 years old now. And throughout my teen life till now, my skin dries up real quick and I get super itchy. I get acne on my body real bad, and I've used tons of creams to soothe my itchiness because I would scratch my acne and I would bleed and get spots. But now Since I bought this product, it really works and helps my itchiness. I stopped itching after using this product. It works better than any kind of cream you would buy at the store. I really recommend this product, if your body itches a lot. This product will stop your itchy problems away! HAHA! :) Good luck! |
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| One of Grisham's best works! | The Rainmaker by John Grisham is an excellent book due to its highly suspenseful nature. Unfortunately, the book also becomes predictable towards the end until the last few chapters where the suspense resumes. The plotting, although linear, is interesting. It is also a very emotional book; this book can make you hate insurance companies. The linear first-person perspective both supports and opposes the ability of the book to convey the plot. Also, there are many unanswered questions that the book leaves. At times, the story feels incomplete, especially at the end. However, The Rainmaker by John Grisham is an excellent book in general and is definitely worth a read. |
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| Solid and provocative arguments | Not only does the book present convincing analysis, it prompts us to look for the re-evaluation of manuscript fragments in other collections using the techniques described so well by Thiede. The book really should receive more serious consideration from scholars. It's been sadly neglected. Thiede is obviously something of a radical, but Biblical scholarship needs men who are willing to explore completely new avenues, particularly when they are as skilled as Thiede is. The question of when and how the gospels were written is really wide open. We have a monumental heap of investigation and speculation proving very little or nothing. We need new approaches. Those who don't seek can't find. Anne Rice, New Orleans, La. |
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| Embarrassing | Rod Stewart is a great rocker. The quality of his voice just can't carry these beautiful old ballads. The selection of songs is what attracted me to the CD in the first place. Unfortunately this sounds like your dad singing kareoke at a wedding after he's had a little too much champagne. He should have kept it for his personal home collection and I shouldn't have paid to purchase it. |
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| !!! | it was small and it's made by bad wood !!!!!!!!and that doesn't say in its information !you should put more information about this stuff |