Category: Reviews

Artist: Goldfinger Title: Open Your Eyes Label: Jive Rating: 8/10 Artist: Goldfinger Sounds like: Punk rock Influences: After all these years Goldfinger is Goldfinger. Now hear this: “Spokesman” – Great track about the loss of our own identities in tv and music. “Open Your Eyes” – The typical ass kicking with great hook. “Tell Me”…

Artist: Ruff Endz Title: Someone To Love You Label: Epic Rating: 6.5/10 Sounds like: R&B Love it: “Someone To Love You” -Powerful ballad. “Will You Be Mine” – With vocals that sound pained and bruised they pull off a good ballad. “You” and “Look To The Hills” – Although they have one too many ballads…

Artist: Soul Hooligan Title: Music Like Dirt Label: Maverick Rating: 7/10 Who? Soul Hooligan From? Brentwood, Essex (UK) Sounds like? From Fatboy Slim to Brit rock psychedelia. In your soul: “Soul Searching” and “Who’s To Say” – The most understated tracks and also the most interesting as they delve into the blues. “Algebra” – The…

Artist: Marc Anthony Title: Mended Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 Marc Anthony is an international superstar yet he seems to be the type of artist you either love or hate. Hot sauce: “I’ve Got You” and “I Need You” – Surefire hits that are quintessential Marc Anthony. “Tragedy” – Favorite album cut. “Everything You Do” –…

Artist: Sheila Nicholls Title: Wake Label: Hollywood Rating: 5/10 Who? Sheila Nicholls Influences: Ani DiFranco Tidal Waves: “How Strong” – Nicholls voice has a lot of character and with a good melody it goes another step further. “Ruby” – A lovely little gem. “Won’t Get Lost In You” “Breath” – One of the few livelier…

Artist: Weezer Title: Maladriot Label: Geffen Rating: 7.5/10 This is Weezer, stupid. This is their new album, Maladriot. Riot: “Dope Nose” – Read the lyrics. Can you figure them out? No? Me either.Ohhhhh-oh-oh-ohhh! Who cares what it means. “Keep Fishin’” – “It’s just the thought of you in love with someone else”. We’ve all been…

Artist: Van Morrison Title: Down The Road Label: Universal Rating: 8/10 Who? If you don’t know who Van Morrison is then you need help. Sounds like? A step back into the past with Morrison. Now hear this: “Down The Road” – Proves we can get better with age. “Hey Mr. DJ” – A dark shade…

Artist: Earshot Title: Letting Go Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 6.5/10 Earshot seem to be from all over and their sounds gives us the same feeling. Won’t go away: “Headstrong” -A hook full of dynamite. “Get Away” – It’s not original. It is catchy. “Not Afraid” – Earshot knows how to wrap a song around a…

Artist: The Hives Title: Veni Vidi Vicious Label: Epitaph Rating: 7/10 The Hives bring their punk-rock styling all the way from Sweden. All right!: “Die, All Right” – Pure adrenaline, with some pop sprinkled on for flavor. “Main Offender” – Buzzzzzzz. “Find Another Girl” – Bizarre. Okay: “A Get Together To Tear It Apart” –…

Artist: Big Tymers Title: Hood Rich Label: Universal Rating: 4.5/10 Cash Money is getting more and more cash and that doesn’t bode well for their sound. Hot: “Still Fly”, “Hello”, “I’m Comin”, and “Lil Mama”. Cold: The rest of the almost twenty tracks. The odd thing about the Big Tymers record is the lack of…