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Band Name1-10 ratingCommentsURLSong

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Evan's Dilemma8Production quality is high, the song is interesting, and the musicianship is excellent. The arrangement might be a touch overwrought, though. Definitely worth checking out.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/evansdilemmaHuman Corporation

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Coste y Dre8I like it. It's sort of gangsta rap via Mexico. You can never hear enough polka beats in rap (I know it's not actually polka.)

..........		http://www.myspace.com/costeydreCoste y Dre

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Nile8Pretty unbelievable musicianship, these guys have definitely earned their place far above Greenville's metal scene. This song, it's good, but the genre (death metal tinged with Egyptian imagery) is almost a bit too niche. I'd like to see them branch out some more.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/nilecatacombsLaying Fire Upon Apep

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Eleventyseven8I gave these guys' album a really positive review when it came out, and even though this song isn't one of my favorites, it still shows some of the elements of what made me like their album so much. Catchy, poppy, memorable, and strangely profound (considering the genre.)

..........		http://www.myspace.com/eleventysevenLove in Your Arms

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Spatha8So, how do you review a duo containing a guy who has the authority to fire you from your job? Good thing these guys are both outstanding musicians, and are playing a piece by one of the greatest composers of all time. This has also been one of the only classical groups I've run across.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/spathaBach's Invention #4

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Edwin McCain7I think most of us know Edwin's music, and no one can argue with his success. This song isn't necessarily one of his best. It's kind of formulaic and cheesy, but I'm not his target audience.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/edwinmccainGramarcy Park Hotel

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EPDMK7Kind of a mix of Matchbox 20, Three Doors Down, and, I don't know, Coolio? The production value is very high, though I don't know how many people are going to really enjoy the genre mish-mash. It's still easy to hear that there's a lot of talent there, though.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/epdmkMy Way

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Michelle Hannon7Whatever happened to this girl? Actually, I've always liked Michelle's music, and I like this song a lot. My favorite song on her album and on this page is Collapse, though. It would have gotten an 8, easy.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/michelleallenOstrich

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Noxious7I gave Noxious a fairly positive album review a while back, and I think they're a really solid band. I'd like to see them branch out, though, get a bit more experimental and flesh out some of the quirkiness that their earlier stuff seemed to hint at.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/noxiousscPaper King

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RCX7Very high energy four-chord punk. With the right vocalist, this could be really good. These guys are pretty, too. I don't think they'd last long in jail.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/rcxmusicFour Leaf Clover

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The Disease7Reminds me of At The Drive In. I like it, although the recording isn't the greatest and the band could stand to be tighter.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/thediseaseAll Dressed Up Exhumination

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Big Pic6Smooth R&B with some interesting lyrics. Obviously a talented singer, and I'm guessing the touches of autotune are for stylistic reasons.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/bigpicproductionsThug Love

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Corey Crowder6I love it when an artist has a very obvious influence, and they don't list it in the "sounds like" section. I won't say who Corey's is, but his name rhymes with "Juan Shmayor". It's not bad by any means, but he needs to find his own voice. Listen to some metal, some Shostakovich, maybe some Phillip Glass.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/coreycrowderWhen I'm With You

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Double Ace Squad6Nothing outstanding, but I like any rap that has an unusual beat.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/doubleaceCorazon

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Half Past Forever6The band known in Greenville as "Chris Sligh's Band". The song is decent and the arrangement is okay, but the recording isn't great and rest of the band just seems okay.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/halfpastforeverbandHero

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Jewl Anguay6Beautiful voice, kind of a boring song, though. Find a catchy song, and you'll be huge.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/jewlmusicI Found You

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Le Chevre6The acoustic-y other half of the man behind Culture Prophet. The music's nice, but it's very similar to The Postal Service, but without the vocal or lyrical heft.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/lechevreWe Want Everything (demo)

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Noel Thrasher6Interesting song and vocal style, but I'd like to hear a more professional recording.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/noelthrasherisagirlHmm I Was Born

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RealEyez6It's amazing to me how much better and more interesting the Christian rappers are than the gangsta folk. This isn't one of the best, but it's way better than most of the local rap I've run across.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/realeyez51Heat

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Static6Kind of reminds me of the rap half of Linkin Park. The music is well done, if a bit repetitive.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/intensestaticGuardian Angel

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BraveHearts 4 Christ5Decent rapping, but with pretty lo-fi production. There's a sample of Dr. Dre, which is kind of funny, considering the band name.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/bravehearts4christHe Shall Be Called

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D.J. aka Gizzle5Not a bad beat, and not a bad performance, but nothing original or terribly interesting. Learn some new words, though.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/gizzle864Young Fly Boy

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Divide the Sea5Scissor-kickin', smoke-machine ignitin', midget-kickin' rock for Jesus!!! Woot!! Heck-yeah!! Seriously, though, it's not bad, but it's more entertaining than good.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/dividetheseaDancin' with the Devil

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DJ Brayks5I'm imagining strobe lights and green lasers and skinny people. Very repetitive dance music, but I guess that's normal for the genre.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/djbrayksKryptonite

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Insidious Demise5Not quite as interesting as thrash metal needs to be, and the vocals are too high in the mix. Not bad, though.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/insidiousdemisePure

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Melle Augustine5Pretty voice, but no oomph behind it. The song is really basic, nothing objectionable, but nothing to write home about.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/melleaugustineVolcano

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Paul Gaehring5It sounds like a decent song, but the performance doesn't quite hold up. Find a better singer to sing these songs and I think they could be pretty good.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/paulgaehringWhen Darkness Falls

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Soulshine5A simple little acoustic song from (judging by the hectic performance schedule) a rock acoustic cover duo.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/soulshinesSky

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Tanka J. Productionz5Instrumental R&B (is there a market for this?) It sounds good, and maybe it's designed with the hopes that someone will hear the production (which is pretty good.) However, the most notable thing is that this is, astoundingly, a good looking myspace page. Nice work on that front.

..........		http://myspace.com/tankajproductionzIntro

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The Exciting Mr. Brown5Pretty generic southern-ish bar music. The only high point is the technical proficiency of Chris Sligh on vocals.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/theexcitingmrbrownLeave the Light On

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Aubergine4Lo-fi almost punky pop emo. Almost in tune, also. Mediocre musicianship, but not the worst song in the world, though it needs some serious editing. The widest myspace page I've ever seen.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/auberginebandThe Scene in Transit

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AMG4Possibly the most passionate song ever on the subject of marinating. Not the most interesting rap, though.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/bocamgMarinate

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G-Block Records4Repetitive rap, and the bass is saturated. The vocals and mix are muddy.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/zonekillasThe Realist in the South Cak

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Hallowed Be Thy Name4Wow, Cookie Monster joined a Christian Metal Band! Cookie!!! Seriously, though, the production is very lo-fi and the song is really repetitive, even though the band seems pretty tight.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/hallowedbethynamethebandThe Chaos that Ensued

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Matty Rich4Matty is shown up pretty badly by the guest rapper guy at the beginning. Wouldn't be hard, though.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/rich1rapsThis Is My Life (featuring Postaboy)

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MeM~MiX BeaTz™4First, I love the trademark at the end of the name. As for the song, the first synthesizer line is out of tune with the bloop bloop high part that comes in, and it drives me CRAZY. Not in a good way, though.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/djmemmixbeatzFun

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South Crack Ent4Yet another repetitive rap song.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/enbaM.O.B

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District N****3I think I understood more of Coste y Dre. Repetitive, boring.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/41725219Pray Fo Me

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eXeLiS D3The song is less than two minutes long and has a 45 second introduction. Water droppy sounds just don't make me want to dance.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/exelisddemo track 4

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Fireside Records3The only Acoustic/Hip Hop/Screamo band I've run across on Myspace. This song is mostly a very simply picked guitar and some nasally vocals with indescernible lyrics.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/firesiderecords32 Stories

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H.I.S.3Not just Christian, but Christian/Christian/Christian. I'd call it country, though, and not very good country, either. The singing is really pitchy and the recording has some sort of phasing problem, maybe from a bad tape.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/heissalvationGod Knows.

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Lil Momma3Very minimalistic and boring rap.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/scexplicitchickRockabye Baby

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K.I.L.O3"If I was you I'd hate me too." Well said, Mr. Kilo. Honestly, how many gangstas are in Mauldin?

..........		http://www.myspace.com/kiloniggazAR Murders TC Clement

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My Boothill Records3I think it's funny that the Rise Guys have music on their site that would never be played on their radio station. Anyway, it's not really funny or terribly well done.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/myboothillrecordstheriseguysRise Guys Be Fly

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R-Dubb Entertainment3Some more rap from guys with strong regional spirit! Small vocab, though, and the music is pretty skeletal.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/therdubbBooDaGoo

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Cmagik™way i shines like a zillion $ light bill..3I know he probably goes by Cmagick (trademarked!), but I just had to include the whole title. Anyway, it kind of sounds like a make-out song for aliens, with completely indiscernible lyrics.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/cmgkFantasy Luv

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Super Baby Star Records3Sounds like it was recorded into a tape player from the credits of a 70s TV show.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/superbabystarrecordsThe Most Beautiful Dream

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T.O2I'm spending a significant amount of time pondering the fact that there's a period after the "T" but not the "O". What does that mean? As far as the song goes, I don't know, it has something to do with directions.

..........		http://www.myspace.com/to4pRepresent

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Almost An Epic1I'm guessing it's a joke song, but it's not, um, funny? I'm wondering why you would have this be your ONLY SONG ON YOUR PROFILE!?!

..........		http://www.myspace.com/almostanepicThe Cheese Rap