Unfinished Music #2

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Unfinished Music #2: Life With The Lions ~ Yoko Ono

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Beware! For Beatle/Lennon Completists Only!, December 30, 2004 I read in amazement the reviews that treat this album as if it was something crafted by great artists trying to make a statement of their art. Far from that, this cacophony from John Lennon & Yoko Ono is unlistenable. Anyone who describes Yoko's 26+ minutes of screeching and hacking like a shrew in her death-throes on "Cambridge 1969" as "free-form jazz" vocalizing is, at best, viewing this wretched performance through John Lennon's rose-coloured granny glasses; more likely, they are unwilling to admit that this and the other two albums like it ("Unfinished Music #1: Two Virgins" and "The Wedding Album") are unmitigated garbage. In short they are either dishonest or stupid! What? The great John Lennon associated with something that is not pure greatness? Time to wake up and admit the truth. Much of the Lennon-as-God myth-making that has built up since his murder denies the fact that he put out a lot of sub-par crap while he was alive (Don't believe me? Check out "Sometime In New York City" and get back to me), and this, along with the other two albums mentioned previously, is at the bottom of that barrel. John & Yoko tried to describe this as "avant garde" art at the time, but nothing could be further from the truth. George Harrison, in his brief liner notes for the re-release of his 1969 album of electronic noodlings at the then-recently invented the Moog synthesizer, "Electronic Sound," had a more honest assessment: "Avant-Garde-A-Clue!" The rest of the tracks aren't worth much mention. I mean the heartbeat of a soon-to-be miscarried child, two minutes of COMPLETE silence, several minutes of someone endlessly tuning a radio dial (there is never an instance of anything that can be recognised), more hideous screeching and chanting from Yoko, who also reads boring newspaper clippings in an annoying sing-songy voice. Just unlistenable. If you are a completist, it is a missing puzzle piece worth having for only that reason. If you are a fan looking for more of John's music, or wanting to discover his music for the first time, you will be disappointed, no, horrified by this waste of your money and time. "Zero Stars" should be a possibility on Amazon, if only for this album. I do highly recommend this to anyone who wants someone to confess to a crime - just play this repeatedly and your quarry will confess to anything, anything, if only you'll stop playing this CD!

December 30, 2004

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Bluetake Bluetooth Adapter, Headphones and Audio Station

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For our first delve into the wireless technology of Bluetooth, we have several products from Bluetake. Today we will be looking at their BT007X Bluetooth USB Adapter, BT420 EX i-phono Bluetooth Hi-Fi Sports Headphone Kit, and finally the BT460 EX Hi-Phono Bluetooth Hi-Fi Audio Station Kit.

December 22, 2004

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Altec Lansing inMotion iM3 Portable Audio System

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Altec Lansing continues to churn out innovative and worthwhile products. The iM3 is no exception. Falling in line with other iPod aftermarketers, they have struck upon a stylish and effective design for external speakers.

December 8, 2004

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Belkin Wireless Pre-N router

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If you're looking for a router with great range, this is it.

December 6, 2004

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Male Model

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MOVIE MAVEN reviewed:

Male Model by Dave Benbow

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: NOT JUST FOR THE BEACH, December 5, 2004 Readers say that this is a perfect "beach read" which I completely understand: a real page-turner with charming, fascinating characters involved in their fast-paced lives and a horrible murder. But I don't live at the beach; it's winter in NYC and the book is still alot of fun. It's fast reading and 100% involving. It's light and easy and first-rate with believable characters who wear the perfect clothes, drive the best cars and live in beautifully designed homes. No, it isn't Tolstoy or Dickens, but when I picked it up, I didn't want to read Tolstoy or Dickens. I'm sure that a Hollywood producer has already bought the rights to make it into a movie. It would make a great mystery movie-of-the-week: one that would keep you guessing (and smiling) throughout.

December 5, 2004

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Cooler Master Cavalier 3 Mid-Tower Case

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The Cavalier 3 features a steel chassis, aluminum front and many tool-less features to aid in the installation process. Once in my possession, I was able to fully appreciate the effort Cooler Master has put into the visual appeal of this case.

December 1, 2004

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