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Reviews of music of all genres and mediums. (Moderated)
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A Jazzy Journey Through Nature
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A Review of Gary Paul Bryant's 'WildLife' By Liz Singer While the album's title suggests a record that is solely about nature and all of its creatures, this this phenomenal recording by award- winning, jazz pianist Gary Paul Bryant includes settings much more diverse than your average forest. "WildLife" has the musical ability... more »
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CD Review: Ben Vaughn "Vaughn Sings Vaughn (Vol. 1)" (Manymoods)
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Ben Vaughn "Vaughn Sings Vaughn (Vol. 1)" (Manymoods) Vaughn is most widely known for his compositional contributions to television's "3rd Rock From the Sun" and "That '70s Show," and from well-known covers of his songs by Marshall Crenshaw ("I'm Sorry (But So is Brenda Lee)") and The Morells ("The Man Who Has Everything").... more »
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CD Review: Gene Clark "Silverado '75: Live & Unreleased" (Collectors' Choice)
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Gene Clark "Silverado '75: Live & Unreleased" (Collectors' Choice) As a founding member of the Byrds, Clark was known for both his singing and songwriting, having written and sung several of the Byrds most memorable tunes. His departure in 1966 led to a one-off recording with the Gosdin Brothers whose fusion of country and rock pre-dated... more »
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CD Review: Sammy Walker "Misfit Scarecrow" (Ramseur)
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Sammy Walker "Misfit Scarecrow" (Ramseur) Southern folksinger Sammy Walker recorded a quartet of albums in the last half of the 1970s for Folkways and Warner Brothers (the latter produced by Nick Venet), disappeared from the record scene for a decade, and came back with a scattering of releases in the '90s and... more »
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CD Review: Blues Traveler "North Hollywood Shootout" (Verve Forecast)
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Blues Traveler "North Hollywood Shootout" (Verve Forecast) After twenty years and twelve albums -- eight studio, four live -- the poppy blues-rock jam-band best remembered for their long-lived radio single "Run-Around" sought to bring the spontaneity of their stage playing into the recording studio. Forsaking their usual pre-... more »
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CD Review: Mike & The Ravens "Noisy Boys! The Saxony Sessions" (Zoho)
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Mike & The Ravens "Noisy Boys! The Saxony Sessions" (Zoho) Forty-five years after the original lineup of little-known Northfield, Vermont garage band fell apart, they're back, and damned if they don't sound good. And by good, I mean gritty, sloppy, frenetic, proud, tough and all manner of adjectives not usually applied to a quintet of sixty-... more »
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CD Review: Jan & Dean “The Complete Liberty Singles” (Collectors’ Choice)
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Jan & Dean "The Complete Liberty Singles" (Collectors' Choice) In the shorthand of compilation albums and oldies radio, Jan & Dean sprung into the world fully-formed with the 1963 chart-topper "Surf City," and proceeded to unwind a string of surf and drag hits that included "Honolulu Lulu," "Drag City," "Dead Man's Curve," "The Little... more »
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CD Review: The Gabe Dixon Band "The Gabe Dixon Band" (Fantasy)
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The Gabe Dixon Band "The Gabe Dixon Band" (Fantasy) Dixon has been compared to singer-songwriters Ben Folds, Billy Joel and Elton John, and though he's likewise a pianist, his songs are more often wistful in the vein of Jackson Brown or Paul Simon. There's a soulful grandeur to his playing and singing, with funky elements as on... more »
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