Apr
26
Where are our Beatles? - Sgt. Pepper’s heard again
April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I put on Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band today for the first time in many years. As I listened to the tunes I was struck by how amazing this album must have sounded to the ears of youth 40 years ago. It was so different yet so familiar. The complexities and novelties that made […]
Mar
21
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning
March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
 This is one of those very sticky albums. The type you aren’t really sure you want but once you listen to it sticks in your head to the point of exhaustion. The songs are gorgeous and colorful in ways that only legends can produce. There a quiet a few that simply wont leave my […]
Feb
19
Bob Schneider - Live in Santa Barbara
February 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Bob Schneider rolled into town last night to play a show at the local venue Velvet Jones. I am a long time Bob Schneider fan and have seen him morph into one of several Bob’s on stage. Whether its the Rocker Bob, the Crooner Bob or the Party Bob or the Mellow Bob he seems […]
Feb
17
Balls Point Birds - Two Discover
February 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
 Balls Point Birds consists of Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono from the almost famous California band The Mother Hips.
The second album Two Discover put out by the duo is an acoustic dream. The smooth and subtle songs flow from the speakers and bring with them fountains of colors and imagery. Tim and Greg are […]
Feb
11
Why Norah Jones sells
February 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
 It should be of no surprise that Norah Jones is one of the best selling artists today. Even in this download driven day and age she still outsells almost all other artists. Some claim its the Starbucks effect but I think it goes a little deeper.  It’s her ability to not offend that drives […]
Feb
5
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
February 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
 I have been listening to the latest release Wincing The Night Away from the much hyped, much hailed The Shins the last couple of days. While I really like the band I was never really sure why they received such praise.  It was as if they were the second coming of Indie. Hailed by […]
Feb
3
Neil Young - Living With War
February 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
 Neil sometimes breaks new ground. He usually leaves you wanting more. He almost always reminds you why you love him. I love Neil Young but I after a few listens to Living with War I am unimpressed by this particular album. It’s drab at best and completely predictable. The lyrics are obvious almost to […]
Jan
3
Pearl Jam’s Pearl Jam
January 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
   It took all about thirty seconds for its power to hit me. Pearl Jam - The new album by the kings of grunge Pearl Jam is straight up, in your face Rock. So full of veracity that it puts a giant smile on your eardrums. Its as if all by themselves they have reinvented […]
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