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MTV Unplugged in New York

Nirvana

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York 9.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Folk
Rock
A quiet Nirvana record still has plenty of bite. MTV Unplugged in New York removes much of the distortion, but it leaves Kurt…

Giants & Monsters

Helloween

Helloween - Giants & Monsters 8.7

Album review

Metal
Power Metal
Rock
Helloween's expanded lineup could easily have become an exercise in keeping everybody happy. Giants & Monsters works because the…

Leave a Whisper

Shinedown

Shinedown - Leave a Whisper 7.8

Album review

Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
Brent Smith is a strong reason to pay attention to Leave a Whisper. His voice can bring a rough lower register and a clear…

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket

Blink-182

Blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket 7.9

Album review

Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
The best moment on Take Off Your Pants and Jacket comes when Blink-182 stop treating growing up as a punchline. Stay Together for…

Mer de Noms

A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms 9.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Metal
Rock
3 Libras is the point where Mer de Noms makes its strongest impression. The picked guitar and strings give Maynard James Keenan a…

We're Here Because We're Here

Anathema

Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here 9.0

Album review

Progressive rock/metal
Rock
We're Here Because We're Here reaches toward hope without making it sound effortless. Anathema give their songs a bright, open…

No Closer to Heaven

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years - No Closer to Heaven 8.3

Album review

Emo
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
“Cigarettes & Saints” is the heart of No Closer to Heaven. A friend's death becomes a struggle with religion, anger and the limits…

Sundiver

Boston Manor

Boston Manor - Sundiver 8.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Rock
Boston Manor have spent several albums moving away from the pop-punk label, and Sundiver makes a strong case for giving them the…

Diorama

Silverchair

Silverchair - Diorama 9.1

Album review

Pop
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Across the Night opens a door Silverchair had only partly approached before. Strings, brass and a twisting vocal melody turn the…

Good Mourning

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning 8.7

Album review

Emo
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
There is a cheerful cruelty to the opening of Good Mourning. This Could Be Love makes a grisly fantasy sound catchy enough to hum…

Ascension

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost - Ascension 8.8

Album review

Doom Metal
Gothic Metal
Metal
Rock
Paradise Lost have a very reliable relationship with misery. On Ascension, they make it sound surprisingly full of life. The…

Gloss Drop

Battles

Battles - Gloss Drop 7.7

Album review

Electronic
Math Rock
Rock
Gloss Drop is more concerned with sustaining a groove than surprising the listener at every turn. Battles keeps its guitars…

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