I received a request to review All Those City Lights, the debut album from Tre Said, a power trio from Barcelona. They have a pretty unique sound, the best comparison I could think of is vocals are similar to Cold War Kids, but the music is a lot heavier, closer to Royal Blood. It’s a pretty consistent album throughout. Most of the songs … Continue reading Tre Said – All Those City Lights
I woke up to Mystic Electric in my in box. It’s the 4th album by Andre Tonelli. I thought it was really cool that someone thought enough of my site to send me their album, but at the same time I was a little worried. What if it was just trash? I cautiously started the first track Mystic Electric and within 30 seconds knew … Continue reading Andre Tonelli – Mystic Electric
Adrian requested J. Cole – KOD. Full disclosure I don’t like most hip-hop, especially current hip-hop, so if I hate this album don’t get mad. The into had some jazz music with a lady talking over it. Was surprised to see it had 4 writers. Not a great intro but I find it’s rare when an album has a worthwhile intro. I was happy when … Continue reading J. Cole – KOD
I’ve never heard Guster before. Marc said he’s seeing them next week so he requested a review. I thought they were some granola rock band but Look Alive sounds nothing like I thought it would. Maybe this new album is Guster “evolving”. The title track is alright, not sure 40 minutes of this lead singer is going to be a fun experience. We shall see. … Continue reading Guster – Look Alive
Wrong Creatures, Black Rebel Motorcycles 8th album, starts off with DFF, a spacey sounding song. It sounds like it’s building up to something but then just ends. That rolls into Spook which has a good groove, solid, but nothing too exciting. Things start to get going with King of Bones. Dark, deep fuzzy guitars. This could easily be a Queens of the Stone Age song. … Continue reading Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures
Weezers 13th album and 6th self-titled album. And if you count their cover album it’s their 5th album in as many years, so we know where they stand on quantity vs. quality. This album strays a bit from their usual formula. Can’t Knock the Hustle has Latin rhythms. A lot of the tracks have piano, acoustic guitars, or electronic instruments. It also marks their 99th … Continue reading Weezer – Weezer (Black Album)
The other day I talked about some really good cover songs. But sometimes a group does the opposite and makes a train wreck of a cover. If you’re going to record someone else’s song you better be sure you’re doing a good job because people are going to be even more critical of a cover than they are of original songs. These ten groups massacred … Continue reading Top 10 Worst Cover Songs
What makes a good cover song? My opinion is something that takes an existing song and makes it better, either by taking a completely different approach to the song or by doing it way better. There are plenty of covers that do a great job of sounding exactly like the original, but what’s the point (looking at you Weezer Teal Album)? So here are my … Continue reading Top 10 Best Cover Songs
I told Marc I’d review Pinkerton after I finished the self titled album so I found it pretty funny when Weezer came out with a surprise 5th self titled album (the Teal Album). This is an album consisting of ten covers. My opinion of covers is that you should only do a cover if you can do it better. If you just redo someone else’s … Continue reading Weezer – Weezer (Teal Album)
Always Ascending, the 5th album by Franz Ferdinand. Nick McCarthy, guitarist from the beginning left the band before this album and so Franz went more of an electronic/disco route for this album. Always Ascending starts off real strong. I’m thinking, Disco Franz, yes please. Then Lazy Boy begins and I’m thinking this album is going to be really good, but it got pretty monotonous by … Continue reading Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending
Two bitter Knicks fans host this NBA talk show.
