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For the Other Definition of Success as a Band, Look Up Glossarynew
Success in music can be broadly defined. On one hand, there's the quantifiable success of hit records, sold-out stadiums, cocaine and hookers — the gold standard, rock-star version of success.
Nashville Scene |
Sean L. Maloney |
01-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Feral Fire, Glossary
Roy Orbison and His Nashville Recordings, 20 Years After His Deathnew
With the 20th anniversary of Orbison's death on Dec. 6, and with the recent release of a career-defining box set, Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll, it's an apt time to reflect on how several of pop music's most timeless and artful songs unexpectedly emerged from a small Nashville recording studio on 17th Avenue.
Nashville Scene |
Michael McCall |
12-05-2008 |
Reviews
The Accidental Touristnew
Kinks' frontman Ray Davies explores his American fascinations in his latest Nashville-recorded effort.
Nashville Scene |
Edd Hurt |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray Davies, Working Man's Cafe
Big Fishnew
Montgomery Gentry's latest is all about grand statements.
Nashville Scene |
Edd Hurt |
10-30-2006 |
Reviews
Out of Indianew
India.Arie's new record takes her free-spirited pop into easy listening territory.
Nashville Scene |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-09-2006 |
Reviews
Sensitive Smart-Assesnew
Guster go hard rock -- sort of.
Nashville Scene |
Michael McCall |
06-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ganging Up on the Sun, Guster
Soul Mannew
Hamilton releases a spiritually conscious album marketed to sinners.
Nashville Scene |
Makkada B. Selah |
04-28-2006 |
Reviews
Flesh and Bloodnew
In very different ways, country singers Rosanne Cash and Josh Turner try to reconcile the music's past, present and future.
Nashville Scene |
Chris Neal |
02-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Cadillac, Rosanne Cash
Return of the Kingnew
The Alabama singer and picker reemerges after more than half a century in the shadows.
Nashville Scene |
Bill Friskics-Warren |
02-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cast King, Saw Mill Man
The Dark Sidenew
High on Fire play metal so heavy, it threatens to pull everything around it into a black hole.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Marx |
01-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: High on Fire, Blessed Black Wings
The Concrete Gardennew
Pop singer Sheryl Crow chooses literal-minded maturity over having fun.
Nashville Scene |
Chris Neal |
01-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sheryl Crow, Wildflower
Country Music Critics' Poll 2006new
The Nashville Scene asked more than 100 critics from all over North America to weigh in on the best country acts and albums in 2005.
Nashville Scene |
Geoffrey Himes |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Let It Bleednew
The new Strokes record gets darker, deeper and louder than previous efforts.
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
01-11-2006 |
Reviews
Wise Guysnew
On their new albums, country singers Rodney Crowell and Marty Stuart cope with the middle-age blues by taking a hard look at this world -- and the hereafter.
Nashville Scene |
Neal, Chris |
08-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Outsider, Rodney Crowell
Dream Loversnew
The surreal is made real for this New York band as they employ changing musical styles and languages (six in all, if you count whistling) to convey their dream logic.
Nashville Scene |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Brazilian Girls
