Album Reviews
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Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen’s sixth album was a frustrating listen; on one hand, it offered some fine explorations of his talents. On the other, it offered up hard rock productions that had become passé by the time of the album’s release. This reissue gives the listener a chance to reevaluate the album, twenty-five years on. Read more
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Denver’s Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is a mystery wrapped in an enigmatic riddle, blending all sorts of American song into one heady, weird stew. Cipher was their 2008 release, and is a fine slice of oddness that can only be called Slim Cessna-ish. Read more
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Denver’s Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is a mystery wrapped in an enigmatic riddle, blending all sorts of American song into one heady, weird stew. Cipher was their 2008 release, and is a fine slice of oddness that can only be called Slim Cessna-ish. Read more
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Manchester-based James’ first forays into the major label world were creatively fruitful but commercially disappointing, not helped by the band’s tendency of self-doubt and frequent hiatuses. This two-disc collection compiles their complete output for Blanco Y Negro, offering its idiosyncratic debut album Stutter and its impressive follow-up, Strip-Mine> Read more
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Manchester-based James’ first forays into the major label world were creatively fruitful but commercially disappointing, not helped by the band’s tendency of self-doubt and frequent hiatuses. This two-disc collection compiles their complete output for Blanco Y Negro, offering its idiosyncratic debut album Stutter and its impressive follow-up, Strip-Mine> Read more
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While Jazz has predominantly been considered an American phenomenon, during the genre’s renaissance period, a quiet, low-key British scene developed. This three-disc set offers up a delightful smorgasbord of some of the best the early Sixties’ British jazz scene had to offer. Read more
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While Jazz has predominantly been considered an American phenomenon, during the genre’s renaissance period, a quiet, low-key British scene developed. This three-disc set offers up a delightful smorgasbord of some of the best the early Sixties’ British jazz scene had to offer. Read more
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When The Righteous Brothers split up in 1968, both members launched solo careers. Bobby Hatfield’s was quite low-key, releasing nothing more than a handful of singles and only one solo album. This new compilation shows that even though his solo career may have been brief, it wasn’t lackluster in terms of quality, as the music… Read more
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