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Welcome to My Nightmare

on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 17:06

Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper(1975)

Hard Rock

Atlantic

Believe it or not, Alice Cooper’s heavily acclaimed Welcome to My Nightmare (1975) is his debut record. All the Alice Cooper records previous to 1975 were actually created as the band Alice Cooper, in which Vincent Furnior (Alice Cooper) was the lead singer. But in 1974 the band had taken a hiatus, and it had become clear that the chances of the band getting back together were looking slim.

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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 14:20

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - M83(2011)

Shoegaze/Dream Pop/New Wave

Naive Records

M83 is a French act fronted by Anthony Gonzalez, who started the band in 2001. The band quickly rose to success in Europe with their self-titled debut M83. M83 are considered Shoegaze. Shoegaze is a form of Alternative Rock that evolved at the end of the 80s, mostly accredited to the band My Bloody Valentine.  The genre uses electric guitar riffs saturated in effects(mostly Reverb, Delay and Distortion) to create a somewhat dissonant wall of sound, while keyboards or a vocalist will maintain a friendlier

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Metropolis II: Scenes from a Memory

on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 01:10
Metropolis pt II: Scenes from a Memory - Dream Theater(1999)
Progressive Metal
Elektra Records

                         

I think it’s safe to say at this point that when Dream Theater came out, they established themselves as the leader of the pack of progressive metal bands who had exploded out of the scene in the early ’90s. The band’s 1992 album Images and Words solidified their style and popularity.

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