Back Stories | My Album Reviews From May 28, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Moby, J.Lo, Blink, Len and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Classic Album Review: Beyoncé | Dangerously In Love
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):
You know you’ve made...
Classic Album Review: Rob Zombie | Sinister Urge
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Every horror movie needs...
Classic Album Review: Stereophonics | You Gotta Go There to Come Back
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):
Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones...
Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Big Fish Soundtrack
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):
Pearl Jam completists may...
Classic Album Review: Melissa Etheridge | Skin
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Frankly, I know way...
Classic Album Review: Loudmouth | Loudmouth
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 press bumpf for...
Posehn | Grandpa Metal
WHO IS HE? Comedian, actor, comic-book author, hulking nerd-behemoth and longtime headbanger fanboy Brian Posehn, whose credits include everything from The Big Bang Theory and The Sarah Silverman Program...
Albums Of The Week: Billy F Gibbons | Hardware
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Billy F Gibbons’ third solo album Hardware was self-produced with Matt Sorum and Mike Fiorentino, with additional production by engineer Chad Shlosser. Guns N’ Roses,...
Classic Album Review: AC/DC | Live: 2 CD Collector’s Edition
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):
Warner’s loss is a...
Jeff Tweedy | Warmer
This might seem obvious, but it's easy to forget: Real songwriters — the ones who do it not just for a living, but because they have to — tend...
Classic Album Review: Quarashi | Jinx
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you still need...
The Strokes | The New Abnormal
THE PRESS RELEASE: "The New Abnormal is The Strokes’ first new album in seven years. The band debuted the first new song and Mike Burakoff-directed video, At The Door,...
Albums Of The Week: Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Fu##in’ Up
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Why do these old songs live so vividly now?” asks Neil Young. “They do to me.” And they will to you — Fu##in’ Up captures...
Classic Album Review: Cato Salsa Experience | A Good Tip for a Good Time
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It’s a long way...
