AltWeeklies Wire
'Light and Blood' is Grand Country Bluesnew
When music has reached a point where it doesn't sound like anything current, that is a good sign it will sound cool.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: Bret Mosley, Light and Blood
Three is Not Your Conventional Metal Bandnew
The bandÂ’'s unique sound echoes harmonious tones of Dream Theatre and King Crimson in their glory days.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: The End Has Begun, Three
The Sound of True Jazz Musicnew
The style of jazz music represented here was really made famous by artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Keely Smith. With an artist such as Melody Breyer-Grell, this style of jazz music will survive long into the future because it is in demand by jazz purists and avid listeners of music in general.
Metro Spirit |
Hristos Tsolis |
02-27-2008 |
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'Gods of the Earth' is Essential and Monolithicnew
I'm pretty much sold on a metal band if they can steer my jumbled thought process towards anything involving Tolkien's Battle of Minas Tirith.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: Gods of the Earth, The Sword
This Album is All About Tarjanew
My Winter Storm, the Finnish siren's solo debut, signals a return to more traditionally operatic arrangements, but thankfully doesn't stray too far from the crunchier power metal elements that imbued the last few years of her career.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: My Winter Storm, Tarja Turunen
Guru Keeps Hip-hop Alivenew
Ever since going solo in 1993 with his Jazzmatazz series, Guru has been steady banging fans over the head with his smooth, laid-back flow, which flourishes over his trademark hip-hop and jazz fusion.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
02-27-2008 |
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Is Trances Arc 10 Years Late?new
I guess it all depends on whether or not they're heralding a change in trajectory for the music industry back towards the mid-90's alt-rock boom that made and killed the careers of Dishwalla and Semisonic.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: Trances Arc, XOXOX
Luego is All Over the Placenew
Songwriter/guitarist/singer Patrick Phelan's bizarrely childlike upper register is what Jerry Garcia probably would have sounded like at 16; the man's voice is whimsical without sacrificing that self-aware tone that accompanies early-gotten wisdom, just lazy enough to fall markedly short of careless.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: I Know, I Know, Luego
'Heavy Petting' is Cheeky and Endlessly Charmingnew
One could be forgiven for passing off the Two Man Gentleman Band as a one-trick novelty act.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
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Bull's Style is Individual and Also Originalnew
The main sounds that seem to stand out on this group's CD are the unique vocals and guitar playing and distortion and tremelo.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
02-27-2008 |
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A Jazz Classicnew
This is basically a Duke Ellington record when he was recording in Paris in 1963, but it features the amazing vocal stylings of Sathima Bea Benjamin.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
02-27-2008 |
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A Fresh and Honest Approach to Hip-hopnew
Inverse has what it takes to push through the humdrum atmosphere of the industry.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: Inverse, So Far (The Collection)
Raheem DeVaughn is Teetering on the Edge of Mainstream Glorynew
On the recent Grammy-nominated "Woman," which seems to be the sequel to "You," he presents the ultimate ode to the female, equipped with dramatic strings and piano against a hip hop beat.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
02-27-2008 |
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'Bahia Band' Highlights Experimental Music Adventuresnew
"Free Mesopotamia" is percussion on a new level. There are multiple percussion instruments used on this track and the result is amazing. The alignment of jazz with the percussion makes the tune stand out. It's great listening for all musicians of any style.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken III |
02-27-2008 |
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Tags: Bahia Band, Mike Ellis
'Scene of the Crime' is Like a Gritty Tableau of Lifenew
Sultry notes are delivered almost ethereally by LaVette, who seems to be channeling a long-gone New Orleans honky-tonk barfly.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
09-18-2007 |
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