the Almost - Southern Weather

Genre
Post Hardcore/Emo
Alternative CCM


year: 2007 review: The Almost's debut full-length, Southern Weather, followed in 2007, and proves that Gillespie must be quite a creative deciding factor in his full-time band, as the material is - for the most part - quite Underoath-esque. There are a few pleasant surprises however, such as a collaboration with Jeremy Enigk of the Fire Theft and Sunny Day Real Estate fame (the latter band is often considered the original emo band - a style that Underoath specializes in), on the country-tinged ballad "Dirty and Left Out." But mostly, it's emo-rock that rules the day, especially such selections as the album-opening "Say This Sooner" and "I Mostly Copy Other People." Underoath fans will surely be proud of Gillespie and his one-man band.

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Tinderbox

Genre
Alternative rock
Goth rock Indie
British Punk





year: 86 - review: Siouxsie and the Banshees is one of the most innovative bands ever, and they are definitely not appreciated enough. Tinderbox is not their best work, but it's much much much much much better than almost everything else that is out there in "popular" music. It's sad that mediocre fluff dominates our culture, while music with true intelligence is submerged. SATB is a band to discover. The Sweetest Chill is the best track, and one of their finest. This Unrest and Land's End are the other top tracks. The only poor-quality track is the "bonus" remix of Cities in Dust. It should have been left off. The mediocre B-side "An execution" doesn't fit well, either. SATB made a few unfortunate production mistakes with Tinderbox. The children's voices in Candyman are awful. The dubbed in man's voice at the beginning of 92 degrees is awful, although the song itself is musically very impressive despite having a rather weak premise. Her vocals are a bit off-key in Party's Fall, and somewhat grating in Cities in Dust.

Van Morrison - This is Van Morrison


Genre
folk rock
singer songwriter


review: This Pacific High Studios material has been frequently booted. It is reviewed in full in the Discography entry for The Inner Mystic. The material also appears (in whole or in part) on a number of other boots, including Fridays Child, I've Been Working, Into the Mystic, Moonshine Whiskey, Desert Land, Wild Night in California, and the vinyl Van the Man. Check the other Discography entries for additional details on a specific bootleg.