[Reviews] Latest CD, DVD, guitar amplifiers, electric, bass and acoustic guitars, guitar and bass effects reviews from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-us Copyright 1998-2009 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/ webmaster@ultimate-guitar.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:49:35 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:46:25 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/img/logo_rss.gif http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ 144 44 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/dvd/woodstock/40th_anniversary_collectors_edition/index.html Release Date: Jun 9, 2009
Woodstock set the standard for all rockumentaries to come. Sensing that the now-legendary 1969 Woodstock concert would be something more than a mere "happening", director Michael Wadleigh brought along a battalion of cinematographers and assistants.]]> DVD Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:46:25 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_amplifiers/bogner/ecstasy_101b/index.html Guitar Amplifiers Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:28:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/suicide_silence/no_time_to_bleed/index.html Released: Jun 30, 2009
Genre: Deathcore
Label: Century Media
Number Of Tracks: 11
This album is all about the layered guitars and technical work. It is their heaviest album to date and it is probably the best.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:11:22 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/bass_guitars/traben/array_limited_5/index.html Bass Guitars Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/pezz/watoosh/index.html Released: Jul 23, 1999
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Self-released (Re-release: Atlantic Records)
Number Of Tracks: 12
Watoosh! by Pezz (early Billy Talent) combines a great mix of genres. These range all the way from jazz, to blues and to good old rock.]]> Compact Discs Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:12:30 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_effects/bk_butler/tube_driver/index.html Guitar Effects Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:25:29 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_lemonheads/varshons/index.html Released: Jun 23, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock
Label: The End Records
Number Of Tracks: 11
The Lemonheads take an admirable stab at an eclectic mix of covers on the new album Varshons.]]> Compact Discs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:43 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_mars_volta/octahedron/index.html Released: Jun 23, 2009
Genre: Progressive rock, experimental rock
Label: Warner Bros., Mercury
Number Of Tracks: 8
The Mars Volta's latest 50 minute epic 'Octahedron' manages to push the boundaries of how far a band may go with a successful standard pop song structure.]]> Compact Discs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:18:51 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/el_grupo_nuevo_de_omar_rodriguez_lopez/cryptomnesia/index.html Released: May 5, 2009
Genre: Math rock
Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions
Number Of Tracks: 11
Even from the creators of such bands as Hella and The Mars Volta, it still comes as a surprise as to what they can do.]]> Compact Discs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:10:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/ted_nugent/motor_city_mayhem/index.html Released: Jun 30, 2009
Genre: Classic Rock
Label: Eagle Records
Number Of Tracks: 23
Regardless of the right-wing views that Ted Nugent may have, the Motor City Madman proved at his 6,000th show that he still can entertain an audience of 20,000 people.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:44:13 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/pickups/emg/sv_vintage_single_coil_active_pickup_set/index.html Pickups Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:23:38 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/halestorm/halestorm/index.html Released: Apr 28, 2009
Genre: Hard Rock
Label: Atlantic
Number Of Tracks: 11
Hard rock done right, with a fantastic woman fronting the band. It's that simple, Halestorm is a Hard Rock band. Nothing more, nothing less.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:05:35 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/ibanez/rga42/index.html Electric Guitars Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:43:15 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_effects/mxr/m-109_6-band_eq/index.html Guitar Effects Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:34:08 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/anthrax/im_the_man_ep/index.html Released: 1987
Genre: Thrash metal, speed metal, rap metal
Label: Island
Number Of Tracks: 6
The production on this EP is more than excellent. The drums pound, the guitars rip, and the bass thunders.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:55:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/pickups/emg/85/index.html Pickups Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:34:19 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_effects/zvex/box_of_rock/index.html Guitar Effects Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:24:17 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/schecter/hellraiser_solo_6/index.html Electric Guitars Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:08:48 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/heart/dreamboat_annie/index.html Released: Feb 14, 1976
Genre: Hard Rock / Folk Rock
Label: Mushroom Records / Capitol Records
Number Of Tracks: 10
Dreamboat Annie is the debut album by the band Heart, released in 1976. It contained three hit singles which became staples on FM radio.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:57:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/kt_tunstall/kt_tunstalls_acoustic_extravaganza/index.html Released: May 15, 2006
Genre: Rock
Label: Relentless, Virgin
Number Of Tracks: 10
With this album, you can hear the bass, guitar, drums and percussion, and ultimately KT's pure, honest, original melting voice.]]> Compact Discs Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:29:03 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/destryer_666/defiance/index.html Released: Jun 22, 2009
Genre: Blackened Thrash Metal
Label: Season Of Mist
Number Of Tracks: 9
Destroyer 666 return after a long break but are still on the warpath with ‘Defiance’.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:19:55 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/sonny_landreth/from_the_reach/index.html Released: May 20, 2008
Genre: Blues
Label: Landfall
Number Of Tracks: 11
The album features appearances by Jimmy Buffett, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Vince Gill, Eric Johnson, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, and Nadirah Shakoor.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:07:47 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_effects/menatone/red_snapper_overdrive/index.html Guitar Effects Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:54:39 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/pickups/seymour_duncan/aph-1/index.html Pickups Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:19:21 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_amplifiers/fender/deluxe_vm/index.html Guitar Amplifiers Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:09:10 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_dear_hunter/act_iii_life_and_death/index.html Released: Jun 23, 2009
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Triple Crown Records
Number Of Tracks: 14
The Dear Hunter is essentially a progressive rock band that incorporates multiple different musical instruments and even spans genres. It also all tells an epic story of a boy in WWI-era who goes on a journey.]]> Compact Discs Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:22:53 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/gibson/les_paul_studio_faded/index.html Electric Guitars Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:03:27 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/vintage/vs6aw/index.html Electric Guitars Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:42:12 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/killswitch_engage/killswitch_engage_2009/index.html Released: Jun 30, 2009
Genre: Metalcore
Label: Roadrunner
Number Of Tracks: 11
The leaders of the recent, resurgent, early ‘00s metal scene storm forth with their latest album, which shares its name with their first album.]]> Compact Discs Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:04:37 -0400 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/darkest_hour/the_eternal_return/index.html Released: Jun 23, 2009
Genre: Death Metal / Metal / Thrash
Label: Victory Records
Number Of Tracks: 10
Darkest Hour’s continuous reign of solid death metal once again shines with The Eternal Return, and like any great band, Darkest Hour continues to get stronger and stronger.]]> Compact Discs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:49:35 -0400