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ROGER WATERS – IS THIS THE LIFE WE REALLY WANT?: The RWOM REVIEW…
I had long ago accepted that we would likely never get a new album from Roger Waters. His last album, Amused To Death was released way back in 1991. I wasn’t even more than passively interested in Pink Floyd at that point. My obsession with everything Pink Floyd related developed during my high school years. […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #11: PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL – PLECTRUMELECTRUM…
This year was a great one for Prince fans. After waiting and being told for about a year that a new album was coming, Prince stepped up and delivered two instead. One of these was PLECTRUMELECTRUM with his new all-female band 3RDEYEGIRL. So why did I rate this one lower than the other, Art Official […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #13: JACK WHITE – LAZARETTO…
Lazaretto. Italian for “I’ll put any style of music I want to on my album, dammit, and who’s gonna stop me?”. Actually, no. Lazarettos were quarantine stations used to house severely ill sea travelers, mainly in the 1800s. This was in attempt to keep diseases like the plague from spreading. But I’m going to go […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #15: FOXY SHAZAM – GONZO…
I can’t say it was all that much of a surprise when Foxy Shazam recently announced their indefinite hiatus from music. Despite releasing some extraordinary albums, they just couldn’t seem to catch a big break. And it was really clear from the lyrics of Gonzo that lead vocalist Eric Nally was feeling the pain of […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #18: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – SUPERMODEL…
This year Foster The People released their second album, Supermodel, which was in some ways a complete left turn from their near-perfect debut Torches. Instead of electronically driven pop hooks and catchy layered harmonies, this album contains… well it still contains layered harmonies, but not as catchy this time. Instead, Mark Foster looks inward and […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #21: YOUNG THE GIANT – MIND OVER MATTER…
An album that stayed with me consistently throughout this year was the sophomore release by Young The Giant, Mind Over Matter. With this album, the band showed they had many more tricks up their sleeves beyond their hit “Cough Syrup” from their self-titled debut. Songs like “Crystallized” and “Mind Over Matter” with their lush harmonies […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #22: PRIMUS & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY FEATURING THE FUNGAI ENSEMBLE…
I didn’t really expect an album of songs from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory by Primus to be much more than a side project by the band that I’d listen to once in amusement and then put on a shelf with my other Primus CDs. How wrong I was. The weirdness and twisted imagination […]
REVIEW: PRIMUS & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY WITH THE FUNGAI ENSEMBLE…
Yes… yes they did. Primus has recorded a “cover” album of the soundtrack to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Why? Because they are Primus. If you love Primus, and you love Willy Wonka, then you might really love this. If you didn’t like Primus before, you will probably be screaming “blasphemy!”. If you are […]
REVIEW: FOXY SHAZAM – GONZO (and FREE DOWNLOAD!)…
April 2nd, the day after April Fools Day, Foxy Shazam put their brand new album Gonzo up for free download. After being on major and indie labels both, the band decided to simply give this album away for free, with a limited vinyl edition pressed for preorders. In a week’s time the reactions have been […]
REVIEW: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – SUPERMODEL…
Foster The People’s second album Supermodel is a rather challenging one. According to frontman and writer Mark Foster, his mindset changed after being on the road for two years supporting Torches. Then he traveled to other countries such as India to clear his head. The musical tones on Supermodel definitely show this, as there is […]
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