Archive for the ‘Album Review’ Category
Infinite: The Road to Recovery
July 15th, 2010 Posted by Jason Lightner
One of the most iconic artists in hip-hop, Eminem has received eleven Grammy awards and in 2008 was voted "The Best Rapper Alive" by readers of Vibe Magazine. Though Eminem has seen great success with nearly all of his albums, it is important to understand what makes him such a great lyricist. Enter Infinite.
Stylistically unlike all of his subsequent albums, Infinite's mellow instrumentals blend with less aggressive lyrics to produce an album that's very laid-back. The reason for this, Eminem has claimed, is that he wanted to create "radio-friendly" songs in the hopes of getting airplay. When compared to The...
Talk Show, S/T, 1997
July 13th, 2010 Posted by J Frazzetta
There are some albums I listen to all year round, and there are some that only sound great in the summer months. This is one of the latter. After wrapping up Tiny Music, Stone Temple Pilots went on a hiatus where Scott Weiland released his first solo album 12 Bar Blues, a strange album. The rest of the band had been jamming with singer Dave Coutts since 1995 and decided to release their debut album Talk Show. I came across it at a record store in Keene some years ago and snatched it from a friend who claimed to...
Eminem’s “Recovery”
July 1st, 2010 Posted by Bea
Well, Eminem has come out with yet another album. I believe that this is his seventh studio album and it is another success! I actually had no clue that he has come out with so many albums until recently, but it does make sense. He has been a stable artist and has continued (minus a 3-year hiatus between 2006-2009) to have a presence in the music world ever since I started listening to music; this is something I will commend him for because he is not someone who went big and then went home.
Recovery, which followed Relapse and was...
Sleigh Bells, Treats, 6/1/10
June 24th, 2010 Posted by J Frazzetta
Do not mistake this for a Christmas album. Unless your idea of Christmas album is crashing guitars, distorted hip-hop beats, vocals that range from lullaby sweet to gangsta rap. Oh, and did I mention the distortion? When you put this in your car stereo have the windows rolled down and turn the bass up. If you have your windows closed, don’t turn the volume up. Not that I would do that, just think of that as a kind recommendation. Unlike most two-person bands, Sleigh Bells are different animal to the guitar and drum or synthesizer based groups you may...
Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation, 1988
June 22nd, 2010 Posted by J Frazzetta
Speaking of distortion, feedback, crashing guitars, punk drumming and catchy riffs, we haven’t even gone beyond track one. Sonic Youth were starting to make a name for themselves in the underground music scene of the 80’s for their distinctive tuning methods and unique sound but Daydream Nation is what broke them to the masses.
Feeling dissatisfied with Reagan-era politics the rising hostility of New York, Sonic Youth set out to make their most ambitious album to date. To the untrained ear, this album is pretty fierce, it is 70 minutes that grabs you and won’t let you go until the...
