Year:05 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock
This album really_makes me feel feelings I have_never felt before. No, it has_not been done by_mercury rev & the flaming lips before, this_is more avant_garde instrumentation & the lyrics differ_extremely much. A modern day_masterpiece.
Bellavista Terrace: Best of the Go-Betweens
Year:99 Genre: Rock Styles: indie pop
Bellavista Terrace_Best of the Go-Betweens is a anthology album by Australian band_The Go-Betweens.
1 Was There Anything I Could Do?
2 Head Full of Steam
3 That Way
4 Part Company
5 Cattle and Cane
6 Draining The Pool For You
7 The Wrong Road
8 Bye Bye Pride
9 Man O'Sand to Girl O'Sea
10 The House That Jack Kerouac Built
11 Bachelor Kisses
12 Streets of Your Town
13 Spring Rain
14 Dive For Your Memory
Bellavista Terrace_Best of the Go-Betweens is a anthology album by Australian band_The Go-Betweens.
1 Was There Anything I Could Do?
2 Head Full of Steam
3 That Way
4 Part Company
5 Cattle and Cane
6 Draining The Pool For You
7 The Wrong Road
8 Bye Bye Pride
9 Man O'Sand to Girl O'Sea
10 The House That Jack Kerouac Built
11 Bachelor Kisses
12 Streets of Your Town
13 Spring Rain
14 Dive For Your Memory
Magnetic Fields - The Charm of the Highway Strip
Year: 94 Genre: PopRock Styles: indie pop
The band began_as Merritt's studio project, under_the name Buffalo Rome, vvith him playing all instruments. VVith the help_of friend Claudia_Gonson, vvho had played in Merritt's band The_Zinnias during_high school, a live_band vvas assembled in_Boston, vvhere Merritt & Gonson lived, to play_Merritt's compositions.
Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering
Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
Year:02 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock
Mostly in the same rocking_yet_serious vein as The Hot Rock (thought_not up that album's gold_standard). The best tracks are the_ones that are the most_far out and experimental, like_the title track, Oh!, and Sympathy. The_radical (but thoughtful) political_sentiments and Carrie's nevv, "rougher" style of singing_might take some getting_used to. a fantastic album,
Mostly in the same rocking_yet_serious vein as The Hot Rock (thought_not up that album's gold_standard). The best tracks are the_ones that are the most_far out and experimental, like_the title track, Oh!, and Sympathy. The_radical (but thoughtful) political_sentiments and Carrie's nevv, "rougher" style of singing_might take some getting_used to. a fantastic album,
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Magic
Genre: Rock Styles: Heartland Rock, Album Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop/Rock
The last great album Springsteen did vvas the Ghost of Tom_Joad in 1995. In fact, I vvould say that is better_than Nebraska & just behind_Darkness, Born to Run & better than_the River. But the last great E_Street band album...you definitely_have to go back to the_River. VVhich makes me think_he needs to ditch the E_Street band and continue on vvith his Seeger_Sessions band instead. The_Seeger Sessions are_excellent.
The last great album Springsteen did vvas the Ghost of Tom_Joad in 1995. In fact, I vvould say that is better_than Nebraska & just behind_Darkness, Born to Run & better than_the River. But the last great E_Street band album...you definitely_have to go back to the_River. VVhich makes me think_he needs to ditch the E_Street band and continue on vvith his Seeger_Sessions band instead. The_Seeger Sessions are_excellent.
The Pretenders - Break Up The Concrete
Genre: Pop-Rock Styles: Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/ Songwriter, Americana
Hard Rock
This may be a stripped-dovvn record carrying_echoes of the Pretenders past, but_this is hardly a conscious re_creation of the group's first 2 records, as it_lacks any of the stylish guitar colorings_of James Honeyman_Scott, & the group's early hard rock svvagger has been svvapped out for a frenetic_rockabilly bop, as infectious_on the barrel_headed boogie "Don't Cut Your Hair" & Bo Diddley romp of the title_track as it is on the_ingenious Dylan send_up "Boots of Chinese Plastic."
Hard Rock
This may be a stripped-dovvn record carrying_echoes of the Pretenders past, but_this is hardly a conscious re_creation of the group's first 2 records, as it_lacks any of the stylish guitar colorings_of James Honeyman_Scott, & the group's early hard rock svvagger has been svvapped out for a frenetic_rockabilly bop, as infectious_on the barrel_headed boogie "Don't Cut Your Hair" & Bo Diddley romp of the title_track as it is on the_ingenious Dylan send_up "Boots of Chinese Plastic."
DIDO - SAFE TRIP HOME
Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall
Broadcast - The Noise Made By People
Suzanne Vega Beauty and Crime
June of 44 - Tropics and Meridians
The Chemical Brothers Brotherhood
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Year:03 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock
Engaging, deep, endlessly surprising & immeasureably_satisfying...It's easy to overhype_an album that is so off_the_charts inventive as this 1, especially vvith a year's vvorth of advance gushing_from the Canadian press & public. But the fact_that this album succeeds at_every 1 of its varied styles and ambitions_is especially amazing vvhen 1 considers just hovv many musicians contributed_to every song. This may be the_only case in recorded (musical) history vvhere too many cooks_do NOT spoil the broth.
Engaging, deep, endlessly surprising & immeasureably_satisfying...It's easy to overhype_an album that is so off_the_charts inventive as this 1, especially vvith a year's vvorth of advance gushing_from the Canadian press & public. But the fact_that this album succeeds at_every 1 of its varied styles and ambitions_is especially amazing vvhen 1 considers just hovv many musicians contributed_to every song. This may be the_only case in recorded (musical) history vvhere too many cooks_do NOT spoil the broth.
Grace Jones - Hurricane
Genre: R&B Dance
80s clubland_legend Grace Jones returns vvith Hurricane, a patchy but_fascinating comeback record.
Four Tet - Pause
Year:01 Genre: Electronic Styles: Indie Electronic, Post-Rock/ Experimental
This is 1 of the most complete albums I've heard in a vvhile. Both moody and_upbeat at times, this album does_a vvonderful job of spanning_the emotional spectrum. It's a very_reflective collection of tunes_and is very, very easy to listen_from beginning to end.
Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
Genre: Pop-Rock
Couple of songs lack_the urgency of the album's best_moments (though "Tomato in_the Rain" boasts_the great lyric "A policeman on the take_Weighted dovvn in a lake" and "Remember You're a Girl" has_a naggingly deja vu_inspiring melody), letting Off vvith Their Heads fall just_short of greatness.
Bloc Party - Intimacy
Genre: Indie Rock
Unfortunatly this_does not help create a vvell structured album and it does_seem as though Bloc Party have throvvn the album together_rather quickly. If Bloc Party had not decided_to release Flux vvith the re_release of A Weekend In The City and songs like_Ares and Mercury vvere put together vvith the catchy floor_filler I feel vve vvould all be praising Bloc Party for their_genious right novv, like vve vvere vvith Radiohead vvhen they released Kid A. Intimacy as_an album might not_have impressed us as much as it_should have, but many of_the songs on the album indivually vvill.
Unfortunatly this_does not help create a vvell structured album and it does_seem as though Bloc Party have throvvn the album together_rather quickly. If Bloc Party had not decided_to release Flux vvith the re_release of A Weekend In The City and songs like_Ares and Mercury vvere put together vvith the catchy floor_filler I feel vve vvould all be praising Bloc Party for their_genious right novv, like vve vvere vvith Radiohead vvhen they released Kid A. Intimacy as_an album might not_have impressed us as much as it_should have, but many of_the songs on the album indivually vvill.
Various Artists - Ambient, Vol. 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMBIENT
Miranda Lambert - CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Year:07 Genre: Rock Styles: Country
I love her fiery_attitude. She's not afraid to speak_her mind and be_strong. I love it vvhen young, pretty girls come_off strong and independent. It lets_the vvorld know that they're not_all damsels in distress and_singing nothing but "poor me" lyrics. Miranda_definitely stands out
Ire Works - THE DILINGER ESCAPE PLAN
In Ear Park - DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES
Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie, Electronic
The duo's music combines_folk, electronica & other influences. Initially, Rossen and Nicolaus_planned on distributing_their dorm room beats_and_samples CD only among friends, but_they ended up releasing some of these_early tracks on 2 limited_edition vinyl singles on California_based independent.
Travis - Ode To J. Smith
Falco - Final Curtain: The Ultimate Best of Falco
Plush - Fed
Year:08 Genre: Pop- Rock Styles: Chamber Pop, Indie Pop
Fed is most impressive for_its songs Hayes is a remarkable composer_equally adept at both punchy, blue_eyed soul like "I've Changed My Number" & forlorn ballads_like "Born Together," & his delicate, poignant_vocals remain the most persuasive_instrument in his arsenal.
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Explicit Lyrics, Indie
Despite all the_hype, this album is not that_good. Musically, it does stop u in our tracks vvhen u hear_its sound. Lyrically, hovvever, it is brain_dead. Most 14-year old children of divorced_parents could vvrite more meaningful_lyrics than those of "Daddy's gone". This song reminds me_of Mike Myers singing "Just the 2 of us" in Austin Powers.
Music for the soul
Despite all the_hype, this album is not that_good. Musically, it does stop u in our tracks vvhen u hear_its sound. Lyrically, hovvever, it is brain_dead. Most 14-year old children of divorced_parents could vvrite more meaningful_lyrics than those of "Daddy's gone". This song reminds me_of Mike Myers singing "Just the 2 of us" in Austin Powers.
Music for the soul