Album Reviews

Iggy Pop: A Million In Prizes: The Anthology

Tony Engelhart September 16, 2005 No Comments

Otis Taylor: Below the Fold

Brian T. Atkinson September 15, 2005 No Comments

Otis Taylor pays his mortgage by dealing antiques in Boulder, Colorado. It

Les Paul : Les Paul & Friends

Nicholas Smith September 14, 2005 No Comments

Les Paul, famous for his jazz guitar stylings, his invention of the solid body Les Paul electric guitar, and his technological advancements in multi-track recording (a technique that today dominates the recording industry), sits down on Les Paul & Friends with a long list of rock n’ roll kings like Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Buddy Guy, Sting, Sam Cooke, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, SteveMiller and more. The possibilities here should be promising.

Kanye West: Late Registration

Shane Handler September 14, 2005 No Comments

Kanye West

Rodney Crowell: The Outsider

Brian T. Atkinson September 13, 2005 No Comments

The Outsider isn

Lake Trout: Not Them, You

Brian Gearing September 13, 2005 No Comments

After years of mere subsistence on the scraps of electronic, jazz and rock influences, Baltimore

Richard Thompson: Front Parlour Ballads

Jason Macneil September 13, 2005 No Comments

Richard Thompson has released several albums over the years, so it’s puzzling that this record is a first. However, this enjoyable, folksy, laidback effort is Thompson

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Nicholas Smith September 9, 2005 No Comments

“The possibilities are endless,” writes Herbie Hancock in his latest liner notes to Possibilites. The album features ten inspired Hancock collaborations including: John Mayer, Santana and Angelique Kidjo, Christina Aguilera, Paul Simon, AnnieLennox, Sting, Jonny Lang and Joss Stone, Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan, Raul Midon, andTrey Anastasio.