Gigantic Music Sampler

Various Artists | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: April 21, 2009
• Label: Gigantic Music LLC
• Copyright: (c) 2009 Gigantic Music LLC
• Total Length: 26:41
• Genres:
• ASIN: B00265UBM4
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19 Free in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Free in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eclectic, diverse, interesting, intriquing, etc., May 6, 2009

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SaturnAlien (Deep Woods) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gigantic Music Sampler (MP3 Download)

GIGANTIC is a fun and pleasantly quirky album with a diverse collection of musicians providing a handful of quality music. At least one previous reviewer seems to get this right, most of the rest too easily toss off the quality here, which is not surprising, considering the multitude of spoiled children in this country with every advantage and an excess of complaints about the quality. That's a pity because Amazon deserves credit for providing plenty of diverse music on this site -- free for the taking.

The Walkmen's sound is reminiscent of The Waterboys The Whole of the Moon: The Music of the Waterboys & Mike Scott more than Dylan -- fresh and somehow retro. Frances walks a fine line between Human Sexual Response Fig. 15 and early Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77. The Rumble Strips remind me of The Smiths Hatful of Hollow with horns! Kevin Ayers' voice is downright dreamy, like Brad Roberts of Crashtest Dummies I Don't Care That You Don't Mind but a bit less tongue in cheek. Dragons of Zynth is a cool blend of easy listening and a bit of white noise. Add Aa's "Best of Seven" with their Afro-Ambient percussion fest, the Boggs recalling of the Troggs The Singles A's & B's, and Harlem Shakes' balance between driving rhythm and catchy, charming lyrics and verses, then I challenge anyone to find a more diverse album that would get toes tapping and put some smiles on the faces of those who appreciate authentic creativity. Cheers!

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is alternative music---NOT rock---and is good, April 22, 2009

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Mary K. Parker "Expert Obstacle Remover" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gigantic Music Sampler (MP3 Download)

It's unfair to classify this album as rock as it definitely misses that genre---it's more eclectic than that and would better fit into the alternative section. My favorite on this album is Kevin Ayers' "Cold Shoulder" which features a mix of stringed instruments and a mellow voice with a melancholy view of the world---"nothing left to dream on." My next favorite is Harlem Shakes which doesn't have a promising start, but driving percussion gradually works itself out to hope "this will be a better year."

"Remember the Orphans" by The Boggs has a derivative punk feel to it and "No Soul" sounds like an Elvis Costello wannabe, and I enjoyed them considering they were free. I didn't care for the songs others chose: Aa and Dragons of Zynth featured percussion only and did not appeal to me at all. The remainders were unremarkable.

24 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Incredable?" ...what you paid for??, January 20, 2010

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NSB (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gigantic Music Sampler (MP3 Download)

I just discovered a goldmine of free downloads on Amazon. There are still free MP3s out there!

Odd. These are free so you can listen to them without financial obligation, and if you like them, you download songs you need to pay for or buy the artist's album or maybe catch them the next time they are in town playing a tiny bar around the corner.... There are reviews, too. As if someone needs to read a review before checking out something for free...

Advice to folks reading these reviews - just listen to the song(s). If you don't like it delete it. These are promo recordings posted by record labels that don't have the big bucks to promote songs like the major labels. They've been doing this for years - way ahead of the curve on posting downloads to promote new recordings. These are bands that tour in broken down vans, play to a handful of people, get paid very very little, sleep on the floor of the promoter's house, get up the next day and drive along with all their cranky, tired, smelly bandmates for many hours to the next gig. This is how rock and roll was born. And continues to thrive from the ground up.

The irony? I'm posting a review too. And I haven't event listened to this sampler yet.

Oh, and it's "Incredible". Spell Check. Your friend.