Classic Album Review: T-Model Ford | You Better Keep Still

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 77, Mississippi bluesman...

Classic Album Review: Sammy Hagar | Red Voodoo

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):   No matter where Van...

Classic Album Review: Sarah Harmer | All of Our Names

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):   Home is obviously where...

Classic Album Review: DJ Quik | Rhythm-al-ism

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):   In these days of...

Classic Album Review: TLC | Fan Mail

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):   Call this one CrazierSexierCooler. Five...

Classic Album Review: Challenger | Give The People What They Want In Lethal Doses

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):   The second-most impressive thing...

Classic Album Review: Secret Goldfish | Somewhere In The World

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):   The real secret of...

Classic Album Review: Five for Fighting | The Battle For Everything

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):   For a guy who...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Jawbreaker Original Soundtrack

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):   Nope, it's not a...

Classic Album Review: The Walkmen | Bows & Arrows

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):   Choppy guitars. Gritty walkie-talkie...

Classic Album Review: Soulfly | Prophecy

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):   Call it The Passion...

Classic Album Review: Kelly Willis | What I Deserve

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):   Actually, she deserved it...

Classic Album Review: Sam Phillips | Zero Zero Zero

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):   You can’t really call...

Albums Of The Week: Slower | Slower

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Bob Balch from Fu Manchu here. The idea for the Slower project started around four years ago. I was teaching a student how to play...

Classic Album Review: Raising The Fawn | The North Sea

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):   You have to give...

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