review Archive
01 Mar 2011
Album Review: Bo Diddley’s Beach Party
In 2011 it takes some doing to imagine a concert such as this. Here’s the scene: July 1963, Myrtle Beach South Carolina. The state known then for segregation, secession and […]
28 Feb 2011
Album Review: Blackmore’s Night – Autumn Sky
It may come as a great shock to discover that Ritchie Blackmore — the man responsible for one of rock’s most immortal and primordial riffs (the centerpiece of Deep Purple’s […]
22 Feb 2011
Album Review: Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak Deluxe Edition (disc 2)
In 2011 Universal released a Deluxe Edition of Thin Lizzy’s legendary Jailbreak album, filling a second disc with related and relevant goodies. For the most part, the remixes of “The […]
21 Feb 2011
Album Review: Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak Deluxe Edition (disc 1)
There’s an old axiom that sets forth this idea: nearly every band has at least one good song in them, but few have more than that. If one accepts that […]
17 Feb 2011
Album Review: Agony Aunts – Greater Miranda
Some pop auteurs are almost too clever for their own good. There are those rare students of the pop form who seem to completely understand it on a molecular level. […]
16 Feb 2011
Album Review: Dreaming in Stereo – 2
They’re not afraid to list their influences: Todd Rundgren, Jellyfish, Yes, King Crimson. Put another way, the members of Miami, Florida-based Dreaming in Stereo dig precisely-crafted yet challenging music. They […]
15 Feb 2011
Album Review: Cake – Showroom of Compassion
When Cake hit the scene more than a decade and a half ago, I was firmly in the not-impressed camp. John McCrea’s deadpan, atonal vocals left me cold, and the […]
14 Feb 2011
EP Review: Corinne Bailey Rae – The Love EP
Corinne Bailey Rae has established herself as a formidable vocalist (on her self-titled 2006 debut) and a credible songwriter (on 2010’s studio followup, The Sea). With her newest release, the […]
11 Feb 2011
Album Review: The Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro (Deluxe Edition)
The 1980s sometimes get a bad rap when it comes to music. True, there was a surfeit of radio-ready product that wasn’t exactly built to last for the ages. And […]
08 Feb 2011
Album Review: The Dovells – For Your Hully Gully Party / You Can’t Sit Down
If The Dovells are remembered at all, it’s primarily for the 1961 hit “Bristol Stomp.” That song, written by a pair of executive staffers at Cameo-Parkway, was a chart-topper for […]