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The Faint Pads its Pants a Bit With Latest Releasenew
Wet From Birth, the third full-length from serrated synth-pop revivalists the Faint, is -- despite the title -- neither a birth nor rebirth for the Omaha-based quintet; it is a gestation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-14-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: The Faint, Wet From Birth
Reissues Reveal Troubled Brilliance of Brian Wilsonnew
Wilson has completed and finally released SMiLE (Nonesuch), his "teenage symphony to God" and an exercise in "modular" recording. Now the obvious question would be does SMiLE live up to its legend?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-14-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian Wilson, Smile
Positive Message Lies Under Furious Guitar Riffingnew
Expansively tattooed songwriter/guitarist/ frontman Mike Ness still sings with his trademark lazy, nasal sneer, and the band's intensity remains fiery, if not quite as confrontational. The difference is that there's now a positive message under the furious guitar riffing and rousing Clash-styled stomp.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
10-07-2004 |
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New CD Has All Ingredients to Make it Album of Yearnew
With the release of the recent full-length album, the Good Life is a showcase of different moods, from near-waltzes to theatrically flavored dramatic fare to all-out white-knuckled, emotional proclamation
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-07-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: The Good Life, Album of the Year
Finally, an Album of Original Material from the Mulenew
Not only does it herald the arrival of new permanent bass player Andy Hess, but the once-proud power trio has expanded into a quartet with the addition of keyboardist Danny Louis. Both are talented and eclectic musicians who help diversify, but not dilute, Mule's established, bluesy hard rock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-23-2004 |
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Tags: Gov't Mule, Deja Voodoo
New Releases Celebrate Bryan and Briannew
Within glam, Roxy Music succeeded thanks to a dynamic tension established between principal players Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
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What to Expect From New Reissues by Music Trailblazersnew
Inaccurately lumped into the punk genre because of their affiliation with CBGB, New York City's Talking Heads proved much more resilient, eclectic and arguably more creative than their thrashing contemporaries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-15-2004 |
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Heat Travels Down Some New Roadsnew
Heat and the gang burn rubber throughout the usual twang-on-steroids fare, producing tunes that could have been recorded for any of the band's previous seven discs. Yet the chorus of their song "Revival" speaks to a search for something deeper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-02-2004 |
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Tags: Reverend Horton Heat, revival
San Francisco Quintet Has Grown Thick As Thievesnew
Formed seven years ago and taking immense time to record its first self-financed album, Evening makes Other Victorians a testament to time well spent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Evening, Other Victorians CD
