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250 word album review: Drive-By Truckers – American Band
The Drive-By Truckers are at a place in their career where they have built such a solid fan base that they can take some chances. On their 11th proper studio album they do take some chances, maybe not a ton … Continue reading
250 word album review: Wilco – Star Wars
Another 4 star album by Wilco…. yawn. Wilco has build such a reputation of greatness that the only thing they could do to surprise their fans is to put out a bad record. “Star Wars” isn’t that bad record. While … Continue reading
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Album at a glace: Radkey – Dark Black Makeup
Radkey has finally done it. They made the record many (myself included) didn’t know if they could make. Why? Because Radkey had never let off the throttle before. On a 4-song EP you can just balls out rock, but for … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 Stars, album at a glance, album review, Dark Black Makeup, Missouri, Radkey, review, St. Joseph
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250 Word Album Review: Missouri Homegrown – Stray Dogs of Rock N Roll
Missouri Homegrown’s first studio album is the most rock and roll album you will ever hear come out of St. Joseph. Sure it follows all rock and roll stereotypes but it is supposed to. It is pompous, snarky and crude … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 4 Stars, 70s rock, album art, Another Way To Kick, arena rock, Baby Mercury, banned album covers, explicit album covers, High In Missouri, Missouri Homegrown, Shay Fadden, Steve Hurley, Stray Dog of Rock and Roll, Stray Dogs, Stray Dogs of Rock N Roll
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250 Word Album Review: Lucero – All A Man Should Do
Lucero doesn’t rock out too much on their new record. It’s predominantly slow and as piano player Rick Steff steps into the spotlight behind lead singer Ben Nichols, lead guitarist Brian Venable steps back from it. This makes the album … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 4 Stars, Ben Nichols, best albums of 2015, Brian Venable, Can't You Hear Them Howl, horns, Lucero, lyrics, New music Tuesdays, Rick Steff, rockers, slow, Tennessee, They Called Her Killer, Top 10, Went Looking For Warren Zevon's Los Angeles
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250 Word Album Review: William Elliott Whitmore – Radium Death
It might not have the impact that it did when Dylan went electric in the 60s but William Elliott Whitmore has now followed suit. With Radium Death he has definitely changed up his sound but it is still unmistakably Whitmore. … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 4 Stars, album, ANTI, band, Civilization, drums, electric, guitar, Healing To Do, Iowa, Radium Death, record, review, rockabilly, style change, William Elliott Whitmore
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Ashley Raines & The New West Revue – After The Bruising
David Byrne once said that singing was a trick to get people to listen to music longer than they would ordinarily, Ashley Raines takes the opposite approach. Raines has a lot to say and he uses the mood of his … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Cracker – Berkeley To Bakersfield
Cracker has always used a lot of geography in their songs. Their lyrics often contain quaint places from the two chief songwriters’ pasts. Berkeley To Bakersfield makes a lot of sense because of this. The characters created by the band … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Camper Van Beethoven – El Camino Real
Camper Van Beethoven follows their 2012 album La Costa Perdida with a perfect companion piece in El Camino Real. The covers of the two albums even go beautifully with one another and the music makes for a nice match as … Continue reading
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