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Gift Of Screws(more) »rank: 349by: Lindsey Buckingham
Our review:Album Description:Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham will release his fifth solo album 'Gift of Screws' on September 15th on Reprise. The album is his first since 2006's acoustically focused 'Under The Skin'. Primarily recorded and self-produced at his home studio and on the road during the 'Under The Skin' tour, the album also features two songs co-produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance). Mixing the immediacy of the best of his contributions to Fleetwood Mac with experimental production flourishes, highlights of the set include 'Bel Air Rain', 'Time Precious Time', 'Underground, 'Love Runs Deeper' and 'Treason'. 'You could certainly say this album ... Detail |
Some Mad Hope(more) »rank: 372by: Matt Nathanson
Our review: :'Nathanson has offered an album so solid, so addicting, so enduring on repeat listens that it will quickly become the soundtrack of your late summer.' Blogcritics :With rapturous romanticism and over-the-top, heart-on-sleeve emotion, Matt Nathanson can't decide whether he wants to be U2's Bono (particularly on the opening 'Car Crash') or John Mayer (with whom he's toured as an opening act). Though his roots are in the folk coffeehouse, he plainly has his ears aimed toward the rock arena, as the propulsive 'To the Beat of Our Noisy Hearts' and 'Detroit Waves' attest. 'Wedding Dress' sounds like it's aspiring to become a ... Detail |
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The Times They Are A-Changin'(more) »rank: 1414by: Bob Dylan
Our review: :'Nathanson has offered an album so solid, so addicting, so enduring on repeat listens that it will quickly become the soundtrack of your late summer.' Blogcritics :With rapturous romanticism and over-the-top, heart-on-sleeve emotion, Matt Nathanson can't decide whether he wants to be U2's Bono (particularly on the opening 'Car Crash') or John Mayer (with whom he's toured as an opening act). Though his roots are in the folk coffeehouse, he plainly has his ears aimed toward the rock arena, as the propulsive 'To the Beat of Our Noisy Hearts' and 'Detroit Waves' attest. 'Wedding Dress' sounds like it's aspiring to become a ... Detail |
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan(more) »rank: 1249by: Bob Dylan
Our review: :Dylan's outstanding second album is a tremendous jump from its predecessor. Whereas the debut established him as a peerless interpreter of folk and country-blues classics, and a singer like none before, this followup features some of the most pungent original songs of the '60s. 'Blowin' in the Wind,' 'Masters of War,' 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall,' 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,' 'I Shall Be Free': if this sounds like the lineup for a greatest-hits collection, you've got the idea. Nat Hentoff's liner notes are charmingly dated, but Dylan's idiosyncratic singing, unexpected lyrics, and inimitable guitar and harmonica playing are as immediate and ... Detail |
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Maestro(more) »rank: 369by: Taj Mahal
Our review:Album Description:The mythology of American blues is filled with images of the lone musician standing at the crossroads, caught in that gray area between light and shadow, cutting impossible deals with dark forces, offering up nothing less than his soul as collateral. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal, a two-time GRAMMY® winner and one of the most influential American blues and roots artists of the past half-century, has made no Faustian deals in his long and distinguished career, but he stands at an important crossroads nonetheless. In his never-ending exploration of the complex origins and underpinnings of American music, he has forged a four-decade ... Detail |
Bringing It All Back Home(more) »rank: 1193by: Bob Dylan
Our review: :'You sound like you're having a good old time,' a purist Dylan fan is spotted telling the artist in the documentary Don't Look Back just after the release of this, his first (half-)electric album. He certainly does. Updating Chicago blues forms with hilarious, tough lyrics--in fact, all but stealing the meter of Chuck Berry's 'Too Much Monkey Business' for 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'--on one side, dropping some of his most devastating solo acoustic science ('It's All Over Now, Baby Blue,' 'Mr. Tambourine Man') on the other, the first of Dylan's two 1965 long-players broke it right down with style, substance, and elegance. --Rickey Wright Detail |
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Promised Land(more) »rank: 666by: Dar Williams
Our review:Album Description:One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of her generation, Dar Williams has been engaging audiences with her musical artistry since the early 1990s when she rose from the Northeast coffeehouse circuit to the national spotlight. Dar releases her first studio in 2008 after three years, Promised Land. Produced by Brad Wood (Pete Yorn, Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins), the album features 12 reflective songs that introduce a new Pop sound for Dar Williams. Lending support on the album are such renowned artists as Suzanne Vega and Marshall Crenshaw. Promised Land is sure to connect with Dar fans old and new. 'Williams infuses intelligent ... Detail |
Tennessee Pusher(more) »rank: 442by: Old Crow Medicine Show
Our review:Album Description:Old Crow Medicine Show release in 2008 their third Nettwerk album called Tennessee Pusher. Produced by the legendary Don Was (Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, the Rolling Stones), the album features the first single 'Caroline' along with 11 other Old Crow originals and an American standard called 'Lift Him Up' by Blind Alfred Reed. Having sold over 290K albums, OCMS can attribute much of their success to their relentless touring schedule. Between headlining shows and countless festivals (Bonnaroo, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival, etc), the band lives on the road - they thrive on the communal experience of the live shows. ... Detail |
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Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart (2 CD)(more) »rank: 646by: Rachael Yamagata
Our review: :Rachael Yamagata has hardly been idle since her acclaimed 2004 full-length debut, Happenstance, and its Adult Top 40 hit 'Worn Me Down.' So for her Warner Bros. premiere, the singer-songwriter-pianist with the sultry voice unveils a double disc set: Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart. Produced largely by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, The Faint), and also John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Happenstance), Elephants is darker and more vulnerable while the more guitar-driven Teeth Sinking Into Heart is grittier and more defiantly cynical. Together, they reveal the two sides of one of today's most entrancing artists. Detail |
A Place To Land(more) »rank: 830by: Little Big Town
Our review:Album Description:2008 re-release of A Place to Land, the third studio album by Country music group Little Big Town who found a home at Capitol Records Nashville. 'We want the world to hear this music,' says Schlapman, 'It's how we tell the story of our lives.' In addition to the project's 12 original tracks, the re-release features four brand new studio tracks, as well as 'Life in a Northern Town,' a live collaboration with former tourmates Sugarland and Jake Owen. Riding on the success of the album's hit single 'Fine Line,' A Place to Land demonstrates the group's continuing growth and evolution. Originally ... Detail |