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From beginning to end, Hours… is a masterful blend of spacey pop rock filled with great hooks. When I first listened to it, I thought the albu ...
If I had to use a word to describe my past experiences with
David Bowie's music, it would be "unapproachable". Sure, the man
has had some great son ...
I remember back when I was in grade school, after parody
ubermensch "Weird Al" Yankovic made it to the big time with
"Eat It," I discovered that h ...
I'm not 100% sure how the Billboard charts work but I do know
it's insane in the phospholipid bilayer. More copies of "Candle in
the Wind 98" were so ...
Her former partner Marcella Detroit is nowhere to be found on #3, but her former husband, Eurythmic David A. Stewart, is. In fact, Stewart co-wrote a ...
The title of pop-rock singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw's
latest CD,
#447, is a tongue and cheek exaggeration on the number of
recordings he has r ...
'74 Jailbreak was a stop-gap release that was supposed to do
two things for Australian super-group AC/DC. First, it was supposed
to give them a well ...
By 1989, Quiet Riot was a band that was barely treading water.
They had undergone the stigma of having lead singer Kevin DuBrow
badmouth anyone withi ...
When Radiohead credits a band for encouraging its members to become even more sonically adventurous in the recording process, chances are if you&rsqu ...
Sometimes, you hear a CD and you are compelled to listen to it
again. You get to the end and think, "Wow. That couldn't have been
that good, so you l ...
If you were growing up in the mid-'60s listening to the radio,
the name P.F. Sloan may ring a bell with you. He was the songwriter
behind such hits ...
Dan Smith has been doing a great job looking at the recent slew
of re-issues from The Byrds - so I hope he won't mind if I cut in
on the dance for ...
Yes, it was a sad time indeed, compounded by the fact that outside of "Wonderwall," I knew nothing of Oasis. So when I was old enough to b ...
Definitely Maybe was one of the greatest debut albums of
all-time. Each song marked the arrival of a bunch of cocky,
Beatles-worshipping, coked-u ...
I am a huge Metallica fan and this is my favorite CD of all
time. Bet you can't guess what rating I'm giving it.
Try to label most any band "punk" and you usually got some
problems. Try to say Rancid is punk to a punk purist and you've got
some serious problems. ...
Admission: I am definitely out of touch with the world of rap
music. I used to be pretty well schooled in it - at least for a
white guy, anyway - whe ...
I was wondering whether or not I should write this review using
the same language the young Ms. Spears was found using at Rock In
Rio. (You know, " ...
Hard to believe it's been well over a year since The Knack
graced the pages of "The Daily Vault" - I really have to get the
Pierce Archives computeri ...
The year was 1982 and Supertramp was riding high since their
breakthrough album
Breakfast In America was released in 1979. The band had been
arou ...
Gone is much of the art-jazz pretentiousness of Blue Turtles and the dour and sullen tone of Soul Cages, Sting’s “death” album. Wha ...
Simplicity in music is all but irrelevant in this day and age, with music in its most humble form being nothing but a thing of the past, something pa ...
Robert Burke Warren must be thinking that I hated his work. You
see, a few months ago, he asked if I'd be willing to give his debut
CD,
...to thi ...
And when it comes to buying music, for some reason I’m big on research, delaying purchases until I can hit up Wikipedia and sample tracks on iT ...
I think I finally have Enuff Z'Nuff figured out. After slugging
it out for over a decade, both in and out of the spotlight, Chip
Z'Nuff and bandmates ...
There are certain bands whom you have no clue of, but have seen
or heard one of their songs at random somewhere, and thought they
were good, and forg ...
In 2002, I eagerly waited for the Village
Voice to release its results for the best album of 2001 in its
yearly "Pazz and Jop" poll (a compilation of ...
Rock and roll ain't dead yet, folks. There still is some life to
this music, and there is no better proof of this than listening to
100 Broken Windo ...
And truly, other than earning some sort of baseline recognition of your existence during your time here on earth, why else would you do something lik ...
I know it has to drive some bands bonkers to have their
hard-earned work compared to other groups who have been around,
even for only a short time. S ...
With every album, Massive Attack explores a new and unexplored
territory, still maintaining the inherent spookiness, which is so
true to their style. ...
Rock bands are supposed to be good live acts. As a matter of
fact, the quality of a rock outfit is, to a great degree,
determined by how good they so ...
Back in the '80s, The Fixx were considered one of the top
New Wave artists of their time. Tracks like "One Thing Leads To
Another," "Saved By Zero" a ...
The following contains music information you should know about 102 Dalmations. Even if you are not a fan, read this review if you or a loved one is interested in staying music savvy.
Long-time readers of "The Daily Vault" know I often wax
nostalgic about the times I discovered some bands, most often in my
time in radio, a period ...
Joel’s previous live releases, while having their moments, failed to truly encapsulate his career. Songs From The Attic was intended to show&nb ...
Now that Ace Frehley is reunited with the original line-up of
Kiss, it's easy to forget or discount his solo career of the late
'80s. Spanning four a ...
12 X 5, their second album (at least in terms of what was released on this side of the pond), was both a step forward and a step backward for Mick Jagger and company.
Don't be fooled by the title. This disc has nothing at all to do with blues. It's basically a Stone Temple Pilots album without the rock crunch of the other three members.
Fugazi's integrity is oftentimes mentioned more than the band's
music. They continue to record on Dischord's label. Admission to
their concerts is di ...
Question. If an artist has no ideas, what should he or she do? Answer. Stay out of the studio.
Billy Squier deserves better. As in more respect, a bigger following, and certainly a more creatively packaged collection.
The timing for the release of
18 is not proper: it comes as a follow-up to one of the most
innovative and best albums of the 1990s,
Play. Of course ...
18 Singles is just that; it's not a best-of, or a representation of all singles, but a collection of the band's most popular 16 songs and two ...
If you've seen the
South Park movie, you know that Canada has already
apologized for sending us Bryan Adams. I don't know when exactly
that was, but ...
In 1966, Bob Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident that, ironically, may have ultimately saved his life.
Anyone who experienced either Woodstock or the blues revival of
the '60s must know Canned Heat. Whether it was the mountainous
stage presence of voca ...
Ash is a British rock band that had a few hits in the United
Kingdom but made no headway here in the United States. I can't
answer why Ash and other ...
I was born in 1985, a year after this album was released. It's
been 18 long years, but now I finally know what I missed.
Quick, where were you when you discovered the video for "Jump,"
and possibly discovered Van Halen? I still remember I was watching
Friday Night Vi ...
Sometimes, listening to a band's first cries, especially when
they've established a name and reputation for themselves, is a bit
difficult. It's hard ...
The following contains music information you should know about 20 Y.O. Even if you are not a fan, read this review if you or a loved one is interested in staying music savvy.
Before King Diamond made his mark on the world of heavy metal,
both with Mercyful Fate and as a solo artist, he was leaving a scar
on the face of Den ...
Anyone who followed Frank Zappa's career for any length of time
knew not only to expect the unexpected, but to definitely not
expect the normal. Mayb ...
This album is no exception and was one of the most highly anticipated albums of all time, and after taking a seven-year hiatus Dre makes 2001 one of ...
Circa is the brainchild of former Yes sideman, producer and member Billy Sherwood, a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter in his own right. H ...
Let the record state that by my count, I can't find
an arrangement of albums that gives credence to the title of 21
At 33. In theory, this record was ...
That Rush created a so-called "concept" album in 1976 with their
fourth release
2112 is not a surprise, especially for those who had
followed the ...
Rush's
2112 proves that, after all, good things can come out of
Canada. At least, that's what I'd be saying if I set out in this
review to bash Cana ...
I disagree with the title of this CD immensely. It is not the
greatest punk CD ever released but I think it is one of the better
ones to come along r ...
Kevon Edmonds has things easy, one must think. Being the brother
of superstar producer/recording artist Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds,
he's obviously gi ...
25 years ago, Wendy Newton got hooked on traditional Celtic
music and started Green Linnet Records in the back of a house in
New Canaan, Connecticut. ...
Strange. Molly Hatchet is celebrating its 25th anniversary
together, and the present lineup (or, as I call them, the second
iteration of the band) ha ...
Here's a rhetorical question: Does a band really need to put out
two boxed sets within five years of each other?
After the disappointment of Nickel Creek's second CD last year,
I was a little concerned as to what Sean Watkins might come up with
for his second so ...
What the heck. I've stuck my neck out so many times defending
"uncool" artists that I think I'm going after the biggest target
yet. Yes, faithful "Da ...
The grass is greening. Bees are getting it on with other bees
(as Bart Simpson would say). And some rays of happiness are
starting to seep into the t ...
Thanks to Eddie Vedder, the Minutemen are enjoying a second wave
of success. In 1995, Vedder joined former Minutemen bassist Mike
Watt on a couple of ...
The soundtrack for this blockbuster action gore-fest was no exception. I did, however, refrain from the review until I saw the film this time. For th ...
That said, I'm still deciding if the genre of mathcore is interesting. On one hand, the gut-wrenching heaviness of hardcore combined with the pre ...
Since his 1978 debut, Prince has been known for his eccentric and synthetic music production, layered R&B grooves, taboo lyrics, and his irresistible and instantly recognizable falsetto (see “Kiss”).
And what’s not to like? Vocalist Jason Barton has pipes of gold and the power to put behind them to push those country-pop choruses to the stra ...
Arising from the ashes of the Byrds, the Hollies, and Buffalo
Springfield, three of the best-loved harmony pop groups of the
1960's, Crosby Stills Na ...
What is this - comeback album week at The Daily Vault?
Yesterday, we looked at Aerosmith's return from the dead (
Done With Mirrors).Today's subject ...
The following contains music information you should know about 5. Even if you are not a fan, read this review if you or a loved one is interested in staying music savvy.
Having done music reviews in some form now for 11 years, I've
discovered there are two main types of albums: those that hook you
within the first f ...
With the third version of Van Halen currently on tour -- and
getting reamed by the critics (I read Larry's review) -- I thought
it'd be nice to revis ...
Yogi Berra once said, "You've got to be careful if you don't
know where you're going 'cause you might not get there." Confused?
Now you know what I f ...
Why is it that Billy Joel's albums always feel lopsided to me? The first half always seems to be much better than the second.
This is Paisley's sixth studio album, following up on the tremendously popular Time Well Wasted and the Brad Paisley Christmas from 2006. His wif ...
The more punk rock I listen to, the more I miss Husker Du.
I think we need to pass a law saying that if you use an assumed
name for whatever reason, it has to be something that sounds at
least halfway plausib ...
In a sense, it's not fair to pigeonhole Shaw as just theguitarist/vocalist for Styx. He's also played with Ted Nugent inDamn Yankees, a band that definitely had its own unique voice.
Night Ranger is one of those many bands that never received the
recognition they derserved. Another band in that same vein is
Survivor. Both bands do ...
Shana Morrison comes by her musical pipes honestly. The daughter
of pop genius Van Morrison, she was singing from kindergarten. But
an early, straigh ...
With Pat Benatar's career continually moving into the future
(even if it's not skyrocketing for her like it did in the first
half of the '80s), it ...
Formed in Denmark in the early 80's, Mercyful Fate achieved near
legendary status almost immediately after the release of
Melissa, the bands' first ...
Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice has always had a certain scruffy, raw fervor that sets him apart from the myriad soulful folk singers armed with acoustic guitars, and that's never been more evident than in his follow-up to 2002's O.
It's late fall, 1983. I'm a senior in college, driving through
the tree-lined streets of Davis, California with the radio on,
having sort of lost tra ...
I always thought the best way to start a fistfight with a Yes
fan was to announce to them you hated
Tales From Topographic Oceans. Instead, what I'v ...
Yesterday we talked about how fickle the finger of popularity
can be. There are a thousand stories like this in the ruthless
world of music - and we' ...
"Well I told him I too had been traveling
around
Living in my van from town to town
Playing for tips and whatever records I could move
...
I've always wondered what happens when a legend in the world of
heavy metal decides to start a new career. But I don't think anyone
would have expect ...
If you're a diehard Jethro Tull fan, this won't be news to you:
their 1980 album
A was not originally supposed to be another Tull release.
Frontm ...
Musically, 750 is proficient to excellent. The music is surprisingly textured and variable for being the work of one man; stylistically, Rogers can move with a chameleon's facility and grace from churning alternative rock to acoustic singer-songwriter to an almost jazz sensibility with seemingly little effort.
The mid/late eighties, and especially the early nineties defined
"American alternative music," more importantly "American
alternative music, not infl ...
It's now official -- September is my lucky month. Last year
around this time, I discovered my top two albums of 2004 within a
few days of each other. ...
My daughter is at the age where she's starting to really
recognize things in her environment. She knows most of the sports
that her daddy watches o ...
M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel are geniuses. Well, maybe they're lunatics. Perhaps it's a little of both. Either way, the duo behind Matmos pro ...
Who says that progressive rock is supposed to be stone-cold
serious all the time? Certainly not Dream Theater.