The First Lady

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J reviewed:

The First Lady ~ Faith Evans

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful: First Lady of What?, April 29, 2005 I don't get it, with the title of First Lady you'd think she'd come out with some good ass music. We need to snatch that title away from her and give it to Ashanti because I believe she's the one who ushered in the new sound of RnB that other ladies are trying to imitate but fail. Their was none on this album except for 3 songs that were just decent. The music was just horrible. People are saying this is a classic album? No sir it is not. If you wanna hear a classic album, THATS ACTUALLY GOOD, go listen to Amerie- Touch. Thats a REAL R&B album right there.

April 29, 2005

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Touch [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]

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Touch [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] ~ Amerie

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: R&B At Its Best, April 29, 2005 OMG, I almost crapped my pants when I heard this album because its SO DAMN GOOD! The lyrics are just a lil more deeper and its because Amerie wrote all the songs on the album this time around and she speaks on things we wouldn't usually hear from her. The lyrics are something you can really relate to especially on "Fallen" and "Just Like Me". And the production on here is the best. Yes she does have a Lil' Jon beat on the album (Touch) but its just another song compared to the music Rich Harrison produced for her. He mixed the whole album with the Real R&B and a little bit of "Go-Go" which you'll hear on "1 Thing and Talkin' About". Overall, this album is amazing, it has all the makings of a classic album and it should be a guide to all other artist on "HOW TO MAKE AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM". People don't appreciate the music she makes, but they will after they hear this album. JP's Favs. Talkin' About Rolling Down My Face Falling Can We Go f. Carl Thomas (FIYAH!) Why Don't We Fall In Love (Richcraft Remix)

April 29, 2005

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Stripped

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Stripped ~ Christina Aguilera

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful: CLASSIC!, April 25, 2005 This album is a Certified Classic. It's real music, real R&B mixed with a hint of Pop. The lyrics are deep, their not poppish, she has a mature nature on this album. Lets not even get on her vocals. Vocally people like Mariah Carey and Beyonce get all the recognition as the best vocalist but Christina Aguilera is most def. up there with them. She has Lil' Kim, Redman and ALICIA KEYS! on the album, it sold 12 million world wide. I'm a big Britney Spears fan and I love her latest album but yo' if u wanna hear some REAL REAL TRUE TO THE HEART, SOMETHING TO GET YO' MIND RIGHT music, pick up Stripped.

April 25, 2005

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Saitek Eclipse Gaming Keyboard

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Apparently Saitek listened to the criticism they received for their Gamer's Keyboard and decided to do something about it. They tossed the gaming pad, laser-etched the letters onto the keys, tweaked the backlight and re-released the keyboard under the "˜Eclipse' moniker. While the form looks completely unchanged, the new backlighting scheme promises to live up to those late-night LAN party needs.

April 18, 2005

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Garmin iQue M5

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Thanks to excellent navigation software, the iQue M5 ranks among the best GPS/PDA combos we've seen--but it's too expensive.

April 13, 2005

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Palm Tungsten E2

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The Palm Tungsten E2 delivers the sleek and affordable combination of productivity and entertainment in a package that should satisfy mobile professionals and consumers alike.

April 12, 2005

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In This Skin [Collector’s Edition]

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In This Skin [Collector's Edition] ~ Jessica Simpson

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Good Album, April 4, 2005 I decided to check this CD out since they always play "My Way Home" at my job on the satellite radio. Don't ask me how I knew it was J.Simpson, she just has that voice, but yeah the cd was really good. It was solid and she didn't follow the "pop girl" image. Not saying that that image is bad cuz I do love Britney and Christina but still, I like an artist that can bring something different to the table.

April 4, 2005

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Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc)

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Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc) DVD ~ Carrie Fisher

19 of 28 people found the following review helpful: Gotta get this off my chest..., April 3, 2005 All right, here we go. Yet another rant, I'm afraid, that will fall on deaf ears. I'm 34 years old, and was 6 when the original "Star Wars" movie came out. They say that "you like best what you see first", and I'm sure that there's some truth in that. Personally, I don't like what Lucas has done to one of my favorite films. But let's take a bigger-picture view of this, and let's put aside what he's done to "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return Of The Jedi". They were, after all, just sequels. Relax... I know "Empire" is an extraordinarily good sequel, but it IS still just a sequel. The original "Star Wars" is a bona-fide film classic. Forget my personal opinion. There're 30 trillion "personal opinions" available on the Web; who the hell is going to care about mine? I'm talking HISTORY here: "Gone With The Wind", "King Kong", "2001: A Space Odyssey"... you don't go back and mess with these classic films just because you CAN. Does the stop-motion "King Kong" truly represent what the filmmakers had intended, or would they have PREFERRED to make Kong look more real and menacing, but simply lacked the technology? When George Lucas says his new edition of "Star Wars" more closely represents what he WOULD have done in 1977 if he'd had the resources, I have to say "WHO CARES?!" The fact is, the original "Star Wars" doesn't belong to George Lucas anymore. Or it shouldn't, anyway. As of May 25, 1977, when he put it out into the world, it became the property of the fans. And Lucas has stolen it away from us. What would George Lucas himself say, I wonder, if the estate of Willis O'Brien had been given instructions (before his death in 1962) for the old special effects in "King Kong" to be destroyed and replaced with new, more convincing effects when the technology improved? What if we were never again able to view "King Kong" as it had played in its original release? It would be a cinematic tragedy. And I'm willing to bet money that George Lucas himself would object to that, even if it had been the intention of the original filmmakers! But enough about all that. Let's pretend that this version of the "Star Wars Trilogy" actually deserves a place on your DVD shelf. To add insult to injury, the quality control on these DVDs is TERRIBLE. I'm a professional feature-film Director of Photography, and I've been through the process of transferring and mastering films for DVD release many times. I know when a sub-standard job has been done on the transfer. For one thing, the black levels are often WAY too low. A significant amount of shadow detail has disappeared entirely! For example, you can barely see the TIE fighters in the asteroid chase in "Empire"! Now, I like dark. I was the DP on "Groove", and we made that sucker DARK in its DVD release, but these black levels are ridiculous, and do NOT accurately re-create the original cinematic experience. And it's not as if it's ALL too dark, so that you can compensate by turning up the BRIGHTNESS setting on your TV. The X-Wings flown by Luke and Wedge are glowing too brightly as Luke declares he's going in "full throttle" over the Death Star; the snow on Hoth is blowing out the highlight detail during the AT-AT attack; Han, Leia, Chewy, and 3-PO are completely "blooming" with over-exposure as Han declares "never tell me the odds" in the asteroid chase. It's all over the proverbial map. (And don't worry--I know how to set up my monitor; there's no problem there!) The work is so shoddy and uneven, my normally idealistic brain (I really DO like to give people the benefit of the doubt) can't help but wander into cynical territory: Lucasfilm MUST be making this DVD release intentionally sub-standard so that we'll want to buy the next re-release of the trilogy (probably on the upcoming HD-DVD format), which will undoubtedly have even MORE changes to our beloved films! In my opinion, the "powers that be" did NOT troubleshoot this release thoroughly enough. In the first film alone, the opening "Star Wars" title recedes MUCH too quickly into the distance (compared to all previous incarnations, and all sequels); the Star Destroyer in the opening shot is firing WHITE lasers instead of green (because someone involved with the film restoration forgot to complete this particular effects element); the dialogue quality is all over the map (witness the conversation between Leia and Han after escaping the Death Star: the sound levels and hiss are incredibly uneven) despite the fact that we have amazing amounts of "sweetening" technology at our fingertips. Why does the public accept such a shoddy release? What choice do we have? It's not as if George Lucas is EVER going to admit an error. He's the "George Bush" of film directors. It's a shame that the fate of one of the most beloved films of all time is in the hands of someone like him. But, go ahead and buy it anyway. The original trilogy WAS truly great, and this is all we're ever going to get... unless Lucas finally listens to the OVERWHELMING public opinion in favor of releasing the original, and that simply ain't gonna happen.

April 3, 2005

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