Album Reviews

The Blue Method: Kill The Music Vol 1

Shane Handler October 15, 2004 No Comments

If you

free space: Move

Shane Handler October 13, 2004 No Comments

The vocals are light an airy, bouncing over a sultry dance line in a heavy Steely Dan scenario, but the it lacks the rich soil necessary to hold the balance and ends up as easy listening.

Richie Havens: Grace Of The Sun

Shane Handler October 11, 2004 No Comments

Of all the grand performances at Woodstock, the obscure, ad-lib festival opener set by Richie Havens has become one of the most poignant. Grace Of The Sun, his latest release, looks to bring his name back to the forefront, or at least into present times.

The Flesh: The Flesh

Shane Handler October 11, 2004 No Comments

Formed in 2001, The Flesh blends synthesizer rhapsody with 80

Michael John Mollo: Many Faces

Jeffrey Greenblatt October 8, 2004 No Comments

Taking a page right out of the Keller Williams playbook is singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael John Mollo

Noel Akchote`: Sonny II

Shane Handler October 7, 2004 No Comments

Aside from being “rattled” with a stir of audience riff raff on the second to last track, Noel Akchote

Under The Influence: A Jamband Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd

Jeffrey Greenblatt October 6, 2004 No Comments

Tribute albums are often tricky. Should a band stay faithful to the original version or try to bring a new interpretation of the song to the table? There are solid arguments for both sides of the coin. Luckily for us, the fine folks at Sanctuary Records have provided us with a tribute album that serves to both.

Ben Folds: Super D

Shane Handler October 5, 2004 No Comments

With his third EP Super D, in his recent trilogy following Speed Graphic and Sunny 16, the piano man braves a new gameface with this latest 5 song effort. Where the prior two five songers covered been there done that ground, Super D finds Folds reinventing his piano pop rock in the forms of punk anguish, disarming melodies and orchestrated rock.