Category: Music
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Clint Black
A country music traditionalist from Texas, Clint Black was one of the first artists to kick-start the mass-market popularity of country in the ’90s. Black is also one of the first artists of a generation that was equally inspired by rock-oriented pop — like ’70s singer/songwriters and ’60s rock & roll — as well as…
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The Black Crowes – By Your Side
Artist: The Black Crowes Title: By Your Side Label: Columbia Rating: 8/10 The “most ‘rock n’ roll’ rock n’ roll band in the world” is back with the release of By Your Side, another attractive collection of Black Crowes tunes. They’ve been at it for years now and their philosophy hasn’t changed. Their songs are…
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The Black Crowes
Exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age by their musician father, brothers Chris (b. Christopher Mark Robinson, 20 December 1966, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; vocals) and Rich Robinson (b. Richard S. Robinson, 24 May 1969, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; guitar) formed the band under the name Mr. Crowe’s Garden in 1984. A procession…
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Black Eyed Peas
“I see you try to dis our function by statin’ that we can’t rap/ Is it because we don’t wear Tommy Hilfiger or baseball caps/ We don’t use dollars to represent/ We just use our inner sense and talent/ Don’t try to represent no set just so we could get some respect.” – “Fallin’ Up”…
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Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk
Artist: Black Eyed Peas Title: Elephunk Label: A&M Rating: 7/10 Company Line: The Black Eyed Peas will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and newcomer Fergie named the album Elephunk to conjure up a big, deep funk sound. The Good: “Hands Up” – Full of flavor. The sound is polished and a new direction for BEP. “Smells…
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
It seems strange to rely on a second century spiritual proverb to give meaning to the story of a rock ‘n roll band in 2005. But the tale of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club , and the arduous circumstances surrounding the making of its third and finest full length, Howl , requires just such a reference.…
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Black Sabbath – Reunion
Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Reunion Label: Epic Rating: 8/10 It’s been almost twenty years since the music world was blessed with the original Black Sabbath(Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, and Bill) and judging from the hysteria surrounding Reunion they have been sorely missed. From the opening chords of “War Pigs” to the inevitable encore of “Paranoid,” Reunion…
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Black Sabbath
No other band has come closer to embodying heavy metal than Black Sabbath. Over the years, their lineup may have changed, but their music hasn’t — it has remained the same loud, methodical guitar-based heavy rock that it was in the early ’70s. Their slow, sludgy attack was part design and part accident. Because of…
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Blackalicious
Cut through the floss and glitz. On the other side of the hype machine are artists that create because they need to, artists that we listen to because they demand our attention. In a hip-hop career that has stretched past a decade, Blackalicious has earned respect the old-fashioned way–rising through honesty, commitment, and artistry. Now,…
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Blackstreet
Teddy Riley Mark Middleton Chauncey Hannibal Eric Williams THE HISTORY By early 2001, Teddy Riley’s yearning to reform BLACKstreet had became a serious impediment to progress on the solo album he was working on. “I found myself driving by Mark Middleton’s house every day,” he admits. “I guess I was hoping Mark would just be…