From the annoying name to the annoying vocals this album disappoints on many levels.

First let me say that this album sounds repetitive and on the whole, uninspired. Secondly Scott Weiland is a terrible singer and lyricist and has no business hooking up with the former Gunners. Lastly let me state that all the industry hype behind this album makes me sick to my stomach and is a waste of their resources. Downloading music has not kill the record industry, pushing garbage like this is what's killing the music industry. C'mon I spend money on this album and then I cannot even rip it to my MP3 player to take on the road with me! What a slap in the face to consumers!

Let me get back to the album review. If this album had been released in the early 90's it may have been a masterpiece but now it is just plain embarrassing. The Gunners have a penchant for writing cool metal riffs but this is 2004 and I don't think the world cares about cool metal riffs. They are good enough to pull off the heavy metal rollicking and the album does sound tight musically but this album just doesn't get my foot tapping. However, I can't lay all the blame on them because with a dynamic vocalist and catchy choruses this load of garbage could have actually amounted to something.

Words just cannot do justice to how bad Scott Weiland actually is. He writes the most inane trite lyrics and his annoying voice makes me want to shut off the radio everytime I hear him. I can't believe these guys had their choice of vocalists from a competitive open audition and chose this idiot, then to top it off he gets busted for being stupid and ends up recording the album while serving time in jail. That is so ludicrous on so many levels that I will just finish up and advise anyone reading this to stay away from this album and spend their hard earned cash elsewhere.

First I'll start off by saying Pearl Jam is my favorite band. They have evolved into a great band and are the sole surivors of the "Grunge" era. They have grown up with us and gotten better throughout the years.

That being said, I really like this single. It is a great song about a father and son relationship which is strangely ironic considering the relationship Eddie has had with the "father figures" in his life.

Strange as it may sound I like the demo version of the song better than the full band arrangement. I am partial to the simpler sound because of its purity and I feel Ed really shines on the demo.

All in all, a great offering from the Led Zeppelin of our era. Doing it their own way with no compromises. Pearl Jam, the fans band.

I was really looking forward to getting this album and had good expectations for it. After a few listenings I relegated it to my junk CD pile. Here's what I think is wrong. The singing is not good. It is monotonous and shows no range. Also I think the singing does not match the style of music. This album sounds a bit too "southern" and it does not mesh well with the musical arrangements given to the songs. This album sounds confused and too many of the songs simply sound alike. They just blend into each other and there are no real highlights in the mix.

Think back to 1992. Grunge was hitting the big time and Seattle was the new music capital of the world. Out of nowhere Helmet came out and showed that the East Coast could rock just as hard as those left coasters. After releasing an independent debut, Strap It On, Helmets first major label release, Meantime, was a brutally powerful album that influenced a new generation of rockers. Meantime was packed with powerful drums and in your face cadences that left you feeling like you'd been run through a musical blender set to liquefy. The sky seemed the limit for this talented NY band. They blended dropped tuning, punk/metal influences with a jazzy sound that was fresh and intense. Their second major release, Betty, was highly anticipated and turned into a bit of a disappointment upon it's release. The music moved from punishing to slicker sounding and somewhere along the way the momentum from their previous releases was lost. Not that Betty was not without its merits because Milquetoast is a phenomenal song and there were brutal tracks on the album but there seemed to be no growth and the cleaner production hurt the group. By the time they released their next two albums, a compilation Born Annoying and a new studio album Afterburn, the momentum was lost and line up changes brought the group into obscurity. Sadly, Afterburn was a worthy follow up to ITM but at this point no one cared any longer and the group disbanded a while later.

To say that Helmet did not influence groups like KORN, P.O.D, Limp Bizkit is an understatement. However, the fact remains that Helmet were the originators and with the exception of System of a Down they rocked harder and better than all of their followers. Give your ears a workout and try out this best of album if you like bone-crushing metal with no compromises.

The DVD does a great job of capturing the feel of the show. Having been there that evening I must say it was a great show full of energy and excitement that hasn't been seen at the Garden in a long, long time. During "Do The Evolution" the crowd was rocking so hard that the stage actually shook (which freaked out the band). The guest spot with Ben Harper was truly enjoyable as he was embraced by the crowd like he was a member of the band. Truly a magical evening. The bonuses on the DVD are also great with the pre-show Eddie Vedder songs as well as a performance of Hunger Strike from Mexico with Corrine Tucker from Sleater Kinney. This DVD set is a great value and is another great addition to my Pearl Jam collection.

This is a good Neil Young album but there doesn't seem to be anything new or exciting other than the backing band. I don't like the mixing on the CD because you can hardly here Neil Young singing. Not that he has the greatest voice, but you've got to be able to hear the vocals. Notable tracks are "Downtown", "I'm The Ocean" and "Peace and Love" (co-written by a certain Mr. Vedder)

I was overjoyed at first when I heard of the imminent release of this box set. Looney Tunes fans have waited years for the release of these classic shorts on DVD. But alas there are problems. There are not enough A+ level shorts included in this set, the running time is a bit short for a 4 volume set and the price is a bit high. This set only contains 6.5 hours of cartoons, the rest of the disks are padded with bonus features. I am not a big fan of bonus features and I would have much rather seen them add more shorts to the collection. 56 cartoons for a 4 volume set is an unacceptable number. Warner Bros. has stated they will release more sets on an annual basis as the original films are cleaned up for digital transfer. But those fans who own the 5 Volume "GOLDEN AGE OF LOONEY TUNES" laserdisc set may have something to say about that. The laserdisc set contains about 340 shorts in good digital quality and will continue to be regarded as the "definitive" set of Warner Bros. golden age of cartoons. My dissatifaction with this set started when I noticed my personal favorite "Gorilla My Dreams" was not included in this set. This set may be good for casual fans but for real Looney Tunes fans this box set comes up two carrots short.

Quite simply, I love this book and the fantasy world that Stan Sakai has woven for us all these years. Duel At Kitanoji Temple climaxes a storyline of honor between Usagi's teacher and a swordmaster whom he defeated many years earlier. At the end of the book Usagi sets off on new adventures with his son and a new chapter of Usagi Yojimbo begins. This is a classic series that has outlasted all the comic book trends of the last 15 years. So when everyone has forgotten about Bendis, McFarlane and all the other flavor of the month artist and writers, Usagi Yojimbo will still stand as one of the best series in the history of comic books. Thank you Stan!

I don't know what everyone is talking about, but this book was an absolutely dull nightmare of a read. I think I would rather read something written by Todd McFarlane than to read this garbage. I have been reading comics for over 20 years and this is one of the most hyped books I had not read, so I picked it up expecting a revelation and I could barely get through the inane drudgery that Scott McCloud puts you through. Sorry, I don't need an explanation of panels and motion. I think I learned that when I was 9 and read my first issue of The Avengers. What exactly is so fascinating about this book? Someone please tell me!

I was fortunate enough to be at this show and have great seats (Thanks 10C !) This show has a great set list and while it may not be a mistake free show, this 3 CD set represents a great spirit of fun and spontaneity by the band and you can easily tell that the band is enjoying themselves immensely. There are a couple of nice improv's throw in and the first appearance of "Breath" in concert in a real long time. The "Crazy Mary" jam between Boom and Mike was magnificent and the "Fortunate Son", "Rocking In The Free World" and "Yellow Ledbetter" ending capped off a memorable show. This was a truly magnificent evening and this set captures how much fun it is being a Pearl Jam fan.