compilation Archive
25 May 2009
Album Review: Droppin’ Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab
This is one of those projects that makes you ask, “Why didn’t someone do this sooner?” Many artists on the famed Blue Note label have had their work sampled over […]
18 May 2009
Album Review: R. Stevie Moore — Meet The
R Stevie Moore is one odd dude. I can’t say whether he’s the sort that listeners would wish to “have a beer with”, but his music is worthwhile for the […]
17 May 2009
Album Review: Moby Grape – The Place and the Time
Moby Grape was (and remains) one of those unlucky star-crossed acts that never, ever seemed able to catch a break. From the beginning, things seemed to go wrong for them. […]
13 May 2009
Album Review: John Lee Hooker — Anthology: 50 Years
John Lee Hooker was never the smoothest of bluesmen. While he had no qualms about going electric (in fact nearly all of his celebrated work features electric guitar) he made […]
07 May 2009
Album Review: Rodney Dangerfield – Greatest Bits
Rodney Dangerfield is a cultural icon. Even those not overly familiar with his standup comedy work on television and in film would recognize his face. And his distinctive voice is […]
21 Apr 2009
Album Review: Illegitimate Spawn: The Fuzztones Tribute Album
The concept of Illegitimate Spawn chases its own tail: an international compilation of unknown groups playing cover versions in tribute to The Fuzztones, a group who are themselves essentially a […]
29 Mar 2009
Album Review: Los Lobos – Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos
Reviewing best-ofs is a dodgy proposition; if the artist in question is good, then by definition the disc is good…generally. It’s simple enough to point out a shoddy compilation, taking […]
16 Mar 2009
Album Review: Isaac Hayes — Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?
Finally we have an Isaac Hayes career retrospective that is both succinct and sprawling. Of course “The Theme from Shaft” is here; it leads off the first disc on this […]