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250 word album review: Bob Dylan – More Blood, More Tracks

Posted on November 20, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

This 5 star album has been waiting to be released for decades. The often bootlegged “More Blood, More Tracks” or “Blood on the Tapes” or “New York Sessions” or whatever name it went by at the time has always been … Continue reading →

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250 word album review: Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel

Posted on May 31, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

This album is exactly what the best case scenario was for Courtney Barnett. After a couple of successful EPs and debut album, then a solid release with fellow slacker rock icon Kurt Vile the stage was perfectly set for “Tell … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Joey Kneiser – The Wildness

Posted on May 8, 2016 by VocalsOnTop

Back in February of 2013 My Morning Jacket’s Jim James released his debut solo record called Regions of Light and Sound. That record was extremely disappointing. Joey Kneiser has just released the record we all wanted and expected from Jim … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age – … Like Clockwork

Posted on December 8, 2013 by VocalsOnTop

I tried to resist the charm of …Like Clockwork for months. From my first listen I knew it was good but I never could get a clear read on the record. At one time, this was a three and a … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Heartless Bastards – Arrow

Posted on May 1, 2012 by VocalsOnTop

The core of the Heartless Bastards has always been Erika Wennerstrom. She is the not only the powerful voice that gives the Bastards their distinct sound but is the only member to appear on all four of the band’s albums. … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Eels – Hombre Lobo

Posted on January 22, 2012 by VocalsOnTop

The Eels released Hombre Lobo back in 2009 to an overall mundane reception. I was a fan but didn’t pick it up at first because of this reception. I don’t know when I finally listened to Hombre Lobo but I can say … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Tom Waits – Bad As Me

Posted on November 1, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Tom Waits is on another level than everybody else. His “weirdness” allows him to do things other artists can’t even try. Bad As Me features the same scrap-yard clang his last few albums have but is still every bit as … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: Wilco – The Whole Love

Posted on October 11, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Wilco’s The Whole Love is their 8th album and is likely the best all-around album you’ll hear all year. Jeff Tweedy and co tend to put out music like this with their eyes closed at this point. Every Wilco record … Continue reading →

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250 Word Classic Album Review: Bob Dylan – Love and Theft

Posted on September 11, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

So it has been exactly 10 years today since Bob Dylan’s “Love and Theft” was released on September 11, 2001. This is obviously a minor footnote on the day’s historical significance but an important event nonetheless. Bob Dylan had a … Continue reading →

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