Classic Album Review: Clay Aiken | Measure Of A Man
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Another TV season, another...
Classic Album Review: The Brat Attack | Destruction Sound System
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
HOME BASE: Garageland.
GENRE: Old-school...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Nod’s Tacklebox O’ Fun
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Fishing in the record...
Classic Album Review: The Bad Plus | Give
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Think jazz is just...
Classic Album Review: Electrelane | The Power Out
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Imagine, if you will,...
Albums Of The Week: Vampire Weekend | Only God Was Above Us
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Only God Was Above Us is the fifth studio album — and first in five years — from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and...
Albums Of The Week: Hurray For The Riff Raff | The Past Is Still...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “With the release of their latest and hmost liberating album to date, Hurray For The Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) open the doorway to a...
Classic Album Review: Cryptopsy | Whisper Supremacy
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Title aside, there’s nothing...
Classic Album Review: The Roots | Things Fall Apart
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
“Inevitably, hip-hop records are...
Albums Of The Week: The Rolling Stones | Live At The Wiltern
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One of the greatest box-office successes of 2002-’03, with 117 shows grossing over $300 million, The Rolling Stones’ Licks World Tour — in support of...
Classic Album Review: Nas | I Am …
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
At a time when...
Albums Of The Week: Willie Nelson & Various Artists | Long Story Short: Willie...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl is the definitive music release of the star-studded concerts celebrating Willie’s 90th birthday.
The concerts...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Talk about a pyramid...
Classic Album Review: Liars | They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
I have read reviews...
Albums Of The Week: J Mascis | What Do We Do Now
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What Do We Do Now is the fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis since 1996. This is obviously not a very aggressive release...