First the good news: "Death Magnetic" contains Metallica's most sophisticated, energized, and - yes - heavy material since its 1988 classic "...And Justice for All." If you were hoping for a return to form, it's hard to deny...
Southside Johnny "Grapefruit Moon: The Songs of Tom Waits"
Tom Waits tunes goosed with some full-blown brass ? Who knows, Waits might've even toyed with this idea himself, but Southside Johnny beat him to the punch. Waits is a genre unto himself, and to adequately convey the character-centric stories...
This album is a little more solidly produced than the band's debut, "Cruel As School Children." But it's also more of a rollercoaster ride. The consistency with Gym Class Heroes comes from front man Travis McCoy's class clown demeanor....
Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten "Thunder"
What is the sound of three hands slapping? The answer to the age-old question can be found on the new album by three of the world's greatest bassists. It comes on Miller's title track, when he, Clarke, and Wooten out-slap each other in a sublime...
New Kids on the Block "The Block"
The Kids are back, with both a more mature look and sound. Gone is the bubblegum pop (aside from hit single "Summertime"), in favor of more sexually explicit/R. Kelly fare, like "Click, Click, Click," "Dirty...
Even the most brilliant songwriters would be hard pressed to top a masterpiece like the Verve's 1997 smash, "Bittersweet Symphony," but the Verve broke up before ever having to. Eleven years later, the reunited band sounds remarkably...
Bus ridership is up in the Rochester area and more than just soaring gas prices are the cause,...
When you hear "rock musical," you don't typically think "intimate exploration of interpersonal...
As a kid, you might've taken tot-sized, tractor-drawn wagon rides around the backyard (or, if...
The basic premise of "The Pillowman" is this: a writer living in a totalitarian state has penned...
Given the season, the state of the economy, and the coming elections, I find myself craving...
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captain melody said:
Personally I felt this album stunk. You get read my review at captainmelody.blogspot.com if you want.
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life stinks said:
Finally an actual music review worth reading, this is a refreshing shift from a paper that was publishing articles on the most recent Madonna and...
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anonymous said:
I apologize if I seem rather skeptical, but I have great reservations about this album, I checked the track listing and all but the two songs from...
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Thurston N. Brooks said:
Great review. Good disk. I would have to place this CD at about #69 on the top 100 blues/rock albums. Speaking of which, Robert Plant and...
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Denk said:
It sounds refershing! Yes, they do owe a lot to Depeche Mode. And no body is better than electronic rock than DM, but still blaq audio is very...
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