The first time I heard this album was at a friend's house in New Jersey. It was during the summer and we were listening to what was actually a promo CD version ...
Another from the Interscope trash heap, I picked this one up years ago and really hadn't listened to it until recently. Obviously influenced by the success of G...
It took me quite a while to get into this band. Despite having almost too much indie and critical cred, their oddball world music filled pinata drove me away li...
I've always loved this guy's voice. I think I picked up a couple of his CDs back in my ancient Interscope days, and to this day still pull out this album and en...
Where did this weird accent come from? On the second track, "Evil Deeds," Eminem all of sudden has this strange pseudo-Triumph the Insult Comic Dog thing going ...
I can't remember when it was I really stopped caring about Beck. I think it was after Midnite Vultures just broke my heart. I guess it was just one too many gen...
Didn't your mother ever tell you it's not nice to sneer? I mean Miss Polly Jean Harvey wouldn't even yelp like this, even if it was her mind to do so. Karen O s...
Hey, fuck you man! So starts the third track on Worlds Apart. I know this album got slammed by critics and fans, but there are always going to be naysayers when...
Is it just me or does every 2Pac song sound exactly the same? Something about the step-slide-step beat, that exact same tempo, and his trademark cadence makes h...
I guess in retrospect it's nice to hear rap that isn't about bling and rims. Granted, 2Pac is still kind of a one note guy. His music is about being hard. At be...
Where are the P.C. Police when you need them? "Let's Get Retarded" is one of the danceable, pop gems that makes up the first few tracks on this album. Yeah, it ...
A softer, gentler Trail of Dead? God help us all. Lord knows what this means for the future of the band in terms of mood and direction. Through the five tracks,...
I gotta admit that I really don't get this stuff. I mean the guy had like one good song on which he mumbles and whatnot, but a great lyricist? He's like a more ...
It's all a matter of perspective. Is this guy the great white hope, or just a total clown? The opening track, "White America," is a great example of what Eminem...
If you've ever seen the Richard Linklater film Slacker, you'd think everyone from Austin was a wandering zombie with Madonna's pubic hair in a jar. Anyway, noth...
