Category: Record reviews
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That Was the Modern World
“Everywhere That I’m Not” Translator 1982 We tend to give decades shortcut images as they recede in our rearview mirror. The ’50s are Happy Days. The ’60s are Woodstock. The ’70s are disco. And the ’80s, my favorite decade, are shoulder pads, polo shirts, big hair, and Valley Girls. OK,…
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The People vs. Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay 2002 My three regular readers know that I use the term “Coldplay” as a handy benchmark meaning “inoffensive crap.” Is the case against Coldplay really that simple? Probably, but let’s consider it anyway. Coldplay offers expertly crafted, atmospheric soft rock that implies other,…
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Careful with That Axe, Eugene: Diagnosing Pink Floyd Syndrome
Women dislike Pink Floyd. Certainly all the women I’ve married dislike Pink Floyd. I’ve only married one, but she’s not backing down on this subject. Or any subject. I can’t recall ever meeting a woman who publicly stated that she liked Pink Floyd. I wonder if there’s an unattached woman…
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You make a grown man cry
Superheavy Superheavy 2011 Superheavy (I’m already tired of typing that) is a supergroup with the following super members: Joss Stone – English soul singer with super hair. Damian Marley – Reggae musician and son of Bob Marley. Also has super hair. Dave Stewart – With Annie Lennox, he was The…
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The album experience
Hot Trip to Heaven Love and Rockets 1994 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield 1973 Key Lime Pie Camper Van Beethoven 1989 Today I will spare you a rant about the vanishing concept of the “album,” a group of songs that are thematically linked or that fix an artist in time. That…
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