Category: Music
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The Pretender – Viva El Amor
Artist: The Pretender Title: Viva El Amor Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 The Pretenders’ long career lives on with Viva El Amor! The band has consistently put out a high quality performance, and this latest album, their eighth, is no exception. For the most part, there are no surprises on this cd. If you have…
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The Polyphonic Spree
With The Polyphonic Spree, simple things have a way of turning grand. Take the happenstance that was the piano on which frontman Tim DeLaughter composed the backbone of the group’s new disc, Together We’re Heavy. “A friend of ours was living in New York, and didn’t have a place for a piano she left back…
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The Posies
The Posies were one of the most popular power pop bands of the ’90s; along with other revivalists like Matthew Sweet and Teenage Fanclub, they helped update the classic power pop sound for the alternative age, marrying bright, British Invasion-style melodies and harmonies to loud, grungy guitars and quirky lyrics. The Posies were centered around…
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Pretty Willie
Imagine if a new kind of talent came along. One, who rarely cursed, was educated, spiritual, rapped, sang, and often looked to the bright side of gloomy clouds. Sounds too good to be true? Well believe it. Because St. Louis, Missouri birthed one such artist Pretty Willie. His magnetic debut, Enter The Life Of Suella,…
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Kelly Price
Few female R&B singers of the new millennium can go toe to toe with Kelly Price, the powerhouse soulful diva who cut her chops singing background vocals for Mariah Carey (dating back to 1992), Trey Lorenz, and the Notorious B.I.G. before unleashing her solo debut, Soul Of A Woman, in 1998. Price made a major…
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Kelly Price – Priceless
Artist: Kelly Price Title: Priceless Label: Def Soul Rating: 5/10 The Great: “Again” – With the help of Eric Clapton’s six string Kelly Price puts on a wonderful vocal show. “How Does It Feel” – Saucy and sultry. Price at her best. The Average: “Someday” – Good message, just lacking in content. “You Make Me…
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Primal Scream
Welcome back the leaders, the movers, the darkside groovers, the one and only Primal Scream-sounding more than ever like an iron fist in the face – you know, like all those “exciting” new bands should, but don’t. And at last, meet the world you know in musical form, a world riddled with violence, hatred, and…
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Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
Artist: Primal Scream Title: XTRMNTR Label: Astralwerks Rating: 6.5/10 Primal Scream is a example of one of those experimental bands that some people will love for their futuristic rock and roll sound, or hate because they’re way out there. For them to survive the Britpop wave and the current electronic/dance explosion, their sixth studio album…
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Prime STH
“Our goal was to make it to the ‘other side,’ meaning America,” says Prime sth singer guitarist Noa. “Sweden is into rap and dance music; it’s never been a country for rock ‘n’ roll. We always felt we belonged in the states, and our music sounds more American than Swedish.” Proof positive? Prime sth’s Reprise…
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Primer 55
When we last saw Primer 55, they were wrapping up a year-long road jaunt in support of debut album Introduction To Mayhem, a grinding disc of jagged hooks and diamond-like hardness. Featuring such fan favorites as “Loose,” “Introduction to Mayhem” and “The Big Fuck You,” the album was hailed for its wrecking-ball dynamic and pit-surging…