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'Real' Country Musicnew
Sweeney delivers a near-perfect collection of two-stepping, Lone Star State dancehall numbers in her pure, high, honky-tonk vocal style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
01-04-2007 |
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Potent New Stylenew
Hyphy Hitz helpfully collects several popular singles rarely heard outside the West Coast.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-04-2007 |
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Tags: Various Artists, Hyphy Hitz
Provocateurs to Profiteersnew
The North Carolina-based Sugar Hill Records was founded in 1978 by Barry Poss to record modern music that was grounded in traditional styles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
01-04-2007 |
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Dumb and Dumbernew
The cost of putting together a compilation with all the big hitters might have prevented Hyphy Hitz from ever seeing release -- and that would really be dumb.
Tags: Various Artists, Hyphy Hitz
No Longer Invisiblenew
Vinyl is still a slave to the groove, but Fogshack is a much-needed update thanks to the new guys cracking the whip.
Tags: vinyl, Fogshack Music Vol. 1
Sound and 'Fury'new
After a three-year pause, Clipse deliver a demented punchline.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Nate Patrin |
01-04-2007 |
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Tags: Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
Unknown Pleasuresnew
Eight albums you may have missed in '06.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
01-03-2007 |
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Crunk's Prodigal Daughternew
Ciara prematurely abandons the scene that made her for more retro pastiche.
The Village Voice |
Makkada B. Selah |
01-02-2007 |
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Tags: Ciara, Ciara: The Evolution
Renegades of Funknew
Rhino digs deep into the vaults for What It Is! and the righteous funk that time forgot.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Don Waller |
01-02-2007 |
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Tags: Various Artists, What It Is!
Trailblazing Queen of Crunk & Bnew
This album strikes an easy and less-remarkable middle ground, forgoing weird electro and crunk beats for palatable urban pop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-28-2006 |
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Tags: Ciara, Ciara: The Evolution
Ride Off Into the Sunsetnew
Even though Gill's biggest days as a top-selling country superstar may be behind him, he has taken the change of the guard in stride, with grace and a bit of humor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
12-28-2006 |
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Tags: Vince Gill, These Days
A Snapshot of Ruthann Friedmannew
Her magically wholesome voice exudes an innocence and beauty in these reel-to-reel demos that is of another time and place.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
12-28-2006 |
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Served with a Side of Grey Pouponnew
The fourth installment of this series from Atlanta rapper T.I.'s label Grand Hustle is the first to see mainstream release.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
12-28-2006 |
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Parent-Friendly Punknew
Rowdy and fun, Beat Beat Beat still makes nice.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-28-2006 |
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It's an Actnew
Tom Waits' latest shows this master storyteller in fine form. Also reviewed: Kiss of Death by Motorhead.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel and Jarret Keene |
12-27-2006 |
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