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From its thundering outset, Cassini's self-titled debut doesn't let you mistake its intentions. With the chops and knowhow to back it up, the band fires you through forty minutes of intelli-alt-metal full of snarling riffs, howled vocals and shuddering bass lines with just the right amount of radio-friendly accessibility. ... »»
There will be people out there that will call this album "Halo 27.5", and really, there's nothing wrong with that. After all, Common's Like Water for Chocolate, like it or not, was essentially a Roots album but still one of the best to come out in 2000. Yes, Saul Williams is an immensely talented writer and musician whose work is about as thought-provoking as anything released by Public Enemy or Rage Against the Machine in their respective heydays. ... »»
Billy Howerdel is probably best known for his collaborative work with Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan in A Perfect Circle, though he does have a fairly lengthy résumé to his name. And with A Perfect Circle now being on hiatus, Howerdel is trying his hand at fronting his own band. The result is a mixed bag of ethereal rock music that pulls influence from a variety of sources. ... »»
So, just under two months ago I had a pretty bad break-up. The roommate and I went out separate ways. We'd lived together for over five years, in two different states and three different domiciles.
Now, most of you probably don't really care (though I can think of one person reading this who's crying his eyes out). And I'll admit that I'm not really all that heartbroken about it. Without getting into specifics, there was a third party involved and things had been brewing for a while. I'll freely admit that I'm not 100% in the right, but I'm also not the thing keeping us from being friends.
And sure, I miss her friendship. And I'd really like the hundreds of dollars that she owes me. But what I really want are the CDs that she borrowed and never returned. Here they are in the order in which they were borrowed...
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