Category: Music
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Catanonia – Equally Cursed & Blessed
Artist: Catanonia Title: Equally Cursed & Blessed Label: Atlantic Rating: 8/10 From the beginning, as Cerys sings “The sun is shining/ we should be making hay” on the track “Dead From The Waist Down”, I thought the little girlie voice was a childish joke. Her vocals sound like a bad impression of a cartoon character,…
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Cave In – Antenna
Artist: Cave In Title: Antenna Label: RCA Rating: 7.5/10 Company Line: This same crowd seemed to enjoy searching for new bastard genres to describe Cave In’s music as much as they enjoyed the music itself. The Good: “Stained Silver” – Nice progressions and a good hook. “Anchor” – A plain old good rock song. Period.…
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The Watchmen – Interview
The Watchmen come from Winnipeg, the same town that bred such legends as Neil Young and The Guess Who. The band’s roots trace back to 1988 (minus current bassist Ken Tizzard) where they could be spotted every weekend packing clubs across Winnipeg. From the first record, McLaren Furnace Room in ’92, to their latest release,…
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Jeff Buckley – Mystery White Boy
Artist: Jeff Buckley Title: Mystery White Boy Label: Columbia Rating: 6/10 At thirty, Jeff Buckley disappeared into the waters of the Mississippi, leaving behind as much mystery in his life as he did in his music. All we have left to remember him by are his recordings and this newly released album of live tracks,…
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Built To Spill – Live
Artist: Built To Spill Title: Live Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 5/10 Have you seen Built To Spill play live? Whether you have or not, you’d have to be a real fan for this album to enhance your life. Live is filled with tracks from Keep It Like A Secret, Perfect From Now On, and There’s…
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Bernard Butler – Friends & Lovers
Artist: Bernard Butler Title: Friends & Lovers Label: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 For Bernard Butler, the making of Friends And Lovers was all about finding the true musician inside himself. Bernard’s time with Suede and David McAlmont was well spent developing his craft for tremendous songwriting. Comparing Bernard’s past work, Friends And Lovers is more of…
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The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
Artist: The Beatles Title: Yellow Submarine Label: Capitol Rating: 9.5/10 It was thirty years ago when the Yellow Submarine first set sail on her maiden voyage. Both the movie and soundtrack have been reissued, but it’s the soundtrack that has undergone the major reconstruction. It now contains all fifteen Beatles’ tracks featured in the movie.…
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Bush – Science of Things
Artist: Bush Title: Science of Things Label: Trauma Rating: 5/10 Bush hasn’t changed one bit since they first took America by storm. Some would say this is a good thing while others, like myself, aren’t so certain. They come right out of the box with the not so exciting “Warm Machine” and the even less…
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Busta Rhymes – Anarchy
Artist: Busta Rhymes Title: Anarchy Label: Elektra Rating: 6/10 Busta is back, digging more deeply into fear with his fourth album, Anarchy. “Salute Da Gods” is fist pumping anger. Busta seems to be getting more and more bitter as he ages. Swizz Beats have worked out the kinks and offered up some pretty fresh beats…
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A*Teens – Abba Generation
Artist: A*Teens Title: Abba Generation Label: MCA Rating: 3/10 I dig ABBA about as much as I do Ace Of Base. Combined, I like both about as much as a trip to the dentist. Now here come the Swedes with another group that is doing nothing but ABBA covers in the style of Ace Of…