Tag: Pop Rock
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: “These days, with the music business growing ever more competitive, it’s becoming increasingly harder for young musicians to achieve any sort of success without a long slot and/or some amazing gimmick to capture the public eye. So it’s refreshing to come across a young group who’ve found themselves... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, this record ending up in the review queue on pretty funny circumstances – it basically started as a funny occurrence between a friend and I, every time when we played GTA: Online together, and he’d get into my car the song “Higher Love” would be playing... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: The Manic Street Preachers are basically my favorite band – hands down. (with the exception of Joy Division, Sex Pistols and Nirvana). Their lyrics are deep and meaningful – and they’re just flat out amazing. So, the A-Side opens with the song “A Design for Life” and... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, this one is here because 1. my friend asked me to review it, and 2. because I wanted to do an album I’ve never heard of before. Besides, it was a gift from my mom for my 19th or 20th birthday. So, the album opens with... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, yet another Elton John album being reviewed on my website. I really am a big Elton John fan and this album just has so many great songs on it. The album opens with the 11 minute “Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding”... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I don’t know much about Paul Young, he was in Band Aid and sings that song “Why Don’t You Come Back” – that’s about it. Anyways, the album opens with the song “Bite the Hand that Feeds” which is a pretty good way to kick off the... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: The Eagles with one of their best known songs – also, dig the writing on the sleeve. So, the A-Side opens with what I can only imagine is one of their most well known songs, “Hotel California” – which is just an overall amazing track on it’s... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Now Fleetwood Mac is one of those bands that I grew up listening to, I heard all their albums and loved everything I heard, so naturally when I got this album I knew one day I’d have the pleasure of reviewing one of my childhood favorites. The... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: A few things about this album, firstly, I got the sleeve pictured above as a filler for another record I bought online years ago – the record was not included. I had never purchased a copy online or anything. Then a couple weeks back, I found this... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: I know the Edgar Winter Group was like a huge thing in the 70’s, not just for the fact Edgar is an albino – but they had a lot of good tracks. The album opens with “Hangin’ Around” – and hey, it’s not so bad!... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: Does Blondie really need an introduction? This is one of the greatest Blondie albums, only because it’s the best of Blondie, and it opens with my favorite Blondie track, “Heart of Glass” – which has the most superb chorus and amazing musicianship. It’s then followed by another... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Gatefold: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, this was Phil’s first solo album, with the track that made him super well known as a solo artists, “In the Air Tonight” The album opens with the song “In the Air Tonight” – which is everyones favorite Phil song, and it has been... Read More »
The Sleeve: The Liner/Sleeve Notes: None. Personal Review: So, at one point or another I heard the title track of this album either on VH1’s One Hit Wonders of the 80’s, or on some 80’s compilation album – either/or, doesn’t matter, because I think it’s a great song. Now, I’m gonna find out about the... Read More »
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