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Music CD - Neil Young: Mirror Ball
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Music CD: Mirror Ball
Artist: Neil Young
List Price: $50.99
Our Price: $48.99
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Manufacturer: Wea International
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1. Song X
2. Act of Love
3. I'm the Ocean
4. Big Green Country
5. Truth Be Known
6. Downtown
7. What Happened Yesterday
8. Peace and Love
9. Throw Your Hatred Down
10. Scenery
11. Fallen Angel
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Binding: LP Record
EAN: 0093624593416
Format: Import
Label: Wea International
Manufacturer: Wea International
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Wea International
Release Date: 1995-06-27
Studio: Wea International
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: I was blown away
Comment: I was shocked the first time I heard this, and wondered if I could listen to it again. I'd been away from hard rock for many years, and didn't know anything at all about Pearl Jam. But I hung in there, and after the third listening I was hooked. I think the first and last cuts are weak, but everything in between is sensational. Several numbers sound like they could have been done by the Stones. Listen to it on a good system. It's amazing that the guy who did Prairie Wind and Harvest Moon also did this. But then, there is only Neil Young and Bob Dylan. They are the only ones from the 60s who never stopped growing, exploring, and creating.
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Summary: (2.5 stars) Not so sure on this one
Comment: I would be quite hard-pressed to call anything with Pearl Jam on it brilliant. I mean, good? Certainly. Pearl Jam's a good rock band, and Ten is definitely a high point of the alternative revolution. They're definitely better than their imitators, you know, like Nickleback and Creed and Puddle of Mudd and all those other stupid bands whose singer tries for the life of him to sound just like Eddie Vedder, but will never because Eddie Vedder was the best singer to emerge from the grunge movement. But nobody's better at reinventing the wheel than they are, you know what I mean? Of course you do. So anyway, the first song ("Song X") is by far the best, a protest against religion with churning guitars and an arena-sized (though not half as big as, "Jeremy spoke in... class today!" or "Oh, I'm still alive, hey, hey, I...") sea chanty refrain. And that sets the tone for the rest of the album - "Act of Love" is especially close to it, only minus the big bad chorus. It's okay, though. Unlike "I'm the Ocean", unacceptably long and repetitive and poorly produced. Everyone and their Rolling Stone Album Guide loves that song, but I'm not too fond of it. It's boring. And "Big Green Country" sounds like Green Day. I wish I was lying about that, but I'm not. Anyway, it takes a while for the next really good song to show up, but when it does, it does: "Downtown" is an awesome song. It's like a grungier Black Sabbath song with that chugging, distorted riff, only it's not slow and it doesn't have lyrics about Satan. Instead, it's about hippies, and it has blues guitar solos like the Rolling Stones. So it's like Sabbath meets the Stones meets Nirvana. I like it a ton. Anyway, after that you get three straight songs that go on forever ("Peace and Love"; "Throw Your Hatred Down"; "Scenery"). By the way, what's with all the hippiness on the album? Who do you think you are, Neil? David Crosby? Oh, wait, you're not hopelessly addicted to every drug that crosses your path. Never mind. So anyway, I don't really know what to say about this, so I just give it two and a half stars and call it a day.
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Summary: A Match Made in Heaven
Comment: Neil Young hooks up with Pearl Jam to create a one of a kind compilation. The result is a wonderful blend of Young's style and PJ's sonic depth. Fans of either artist should appreciate this inspired release.
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Summary: Spin on mirrorball
Comment: Mirrorball is one of Neil Youngs best rock cds it has great guitar Jack Irons is great on drums. Neils voice is good and there are great songs song x i am the ocean peace and love throw your hatred down truth be known is like 70s Neil Young and Crazyhorse.
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Summary: super
Comment: excellent service and wonderful CD
I'll buy from You again
ciao !
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Editorial Reviews:
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Substituting eager Pearl Jam for wizened Crazy Horse, Young returns to the Ragged Glory formula--big guitars, droning rhythm, mystical poetry--for this one-off 1995 CD after a joint concert tour. Pearl Jam, especially new drummer Jack Irons, focuses Young's ideas and challenges him in ways the more forgiving Horse never does. "Downtown" became an immediate rock-radio hit, and the song's three-chord force keeps even the lines about dancing hippies and Jimi Hendrix from getting stale. Singer Eddie Vedder shows up sporadically but makes the most of a shadowy bridge on "Peace and Love." --Steve Knopper
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