Latest Classic Pop & Rock Reviews
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:41:20 +0100
Carly Simon - Never Been Gone
Pleasant rather than essential, something that would be a nice tour souvenir.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The Method Actors - This Is Still It
One-time peers of REM are exhumed, and still sound remarkably fresh.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Various Artists - Bustin’ Out – New Wave To New Beat: the Post Punk Era 1979-1981
Reminds us that pop and dance music can be subversive without foregoing accessibility.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune
The latest posthumous Hendrix album offers underwhelming ‘new’ material.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Foreigner - Can't Slow Down
A ghastly collection that might as well have been written by a computer.
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Pet Shop Boys - Pandemonium
They remain among the UK’s most cherished songwriters and performers.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Barb Jungr - The Men I Love: The New American Songbook
Jungr needs no added ingredients to improve her communication of these great songs.
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
The Hollies - Midas Touch – The Very Best Of
Recalls happier times when Abbey Road was throbbing to the pop sounds of the 60s.
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Steely Dan - Can’t Buy a Thrill
Debut album of super-intelligent fare from pop’s sardonic duo.
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Cluster - Qua
Comeback album from the hugely influential Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius.
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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