review Archive
16 Nov 2010
Album Review: Legendary Pink Dots – Seconds Late for the Brighton Line
Willfully obscure and moody, The Legendary Pink Dots are not among pop music’s musically most accessible acts. With a gloomy, foreboding minimalist approach built around synthesizers and spooky arrangements, the […]
15 Nov 2010
Album Review: Jefferson Airplane – Signe’s Farewell
Hardcore sixties music fans and/or those with a serious appreciation for Jefferson Airplane will be familiar with this recording; it’s circulated amongst collectors for many years, as part of the […]
12 Nov 2010
CD Review: Bill Evans Trio – Waltz for Debby
I’m not a jazz aficionado, but I know what I like. And the 2010 Concord reissue of Bill Evans Trio’s Waltz For Debby, this I like. Recorded live at the […]
11 Nov 2010
DVD Review: Brian Wilson, Songwriter 1962-1969
There’s so much good here, I almost don’t know where to begin. The new 2DVD set Brian Wilson Songwriter 1962-1969 is an in-depth look at the musical innovator and, yes, […]
09 Nov 2010
Album Review: Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session
Whenever the phrase “musical summit” starts being bandied about, my bullshit meter powers up. The well-worn phrase all too often is shorthand for “cynical crossover marketing tie-in” or “desperate bid […]
08 Nov 2010
Album Review: Various – Summer Turns to Autumn
Fantastic Voyage has the rights to the catalog of 1960s UK indie label Amber, and is deep into reissuing that material across a wide array of albums. Some of these […]
29 Oct 2010
Bootleg Bin: George Harrison – Denver 1974
Popular legend among Beatles fans holds that George Harrison‘s 1974 North American tour was an unmitigated disaster. As the story goes, Harrison came down with a severe case of hepatitis […]
28 Oct 2010
EP Review: Tommy & the High Pilots – American Riviera
If Neil Finn (Crowded House) were an American instead of a Kiwi, he might sound a bit like Tommy & the High Pilots. On the opener and title cut of […]
27 Oct 2010
Album Review: We Landed on the Moon! – This Will Be One for the Books
I’m not sure what it is, exactly, but for some reason, albums by a few quality bands with female lead singers seem to be finding their way onto my desk […]
26 Oct 2010
Album Review: Lucky Peterson – You Can Always Turn Around
Lucky Peterson‘s had a hard time of it these last many years. Struggles with drug addiction and related health problems plus spotty distribution of his occasional albums have meant that […]