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)
Two bitter Knicks fans host this NBA talk show.
