Epinions Recent Reviews for e_burrell

Restoring Faith in the Female Artist

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:39:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - It seems immediately refreshing to have a new female voice hit the scene that doesn’t have to fit the cookie-cutter mold of teen rebel or sex vixen. In one fell swoop Dana Mase’s (or ‘Dana’ as she’s known on her second album...

Blink Grows Up

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 04:38:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - To be completely open and honest, I’ve always kind of had a soft spot for the sophomoric ridiculousness that is Blink-182. In between much of the banal tripe, this band has had many solid singles including "Adam’s Song" and "Stay Together for the Kids"...

Kill Bill Volume I: Quentin's Double Edged Sword

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:27:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - It hurts me to think how many years ago I saw "Pulp Fiction" for the first time. Sitting there, glued to the screen watching a kind of film I'd never seen before. Oh sure, I'd seen violence in my day - you know, the kind where Arnold Schwarzenegger shoo...

'Upside'. Period.

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 01:28:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Know this now - Scott Miller & The Commonwealth can cook. Seemingly out of nowhere, "Upside Downsid...

Is Earlimart Really Happy???

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:30:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - You may notice a departure from past exploits on Earlimart's new album "Everyone Down Here". That d...

"O" My, Damien Rice Saved The Summer

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:31:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - With the first few beats, the first wistful strums of an acoustic guitar - the first breathy phrase...

Cassandra Reed is Only Human

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:25:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Let me begin by saying that the Epinions team has messed up the cover art for this album, and the tr...

The Death Of Depeche Mode

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:36:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - The world thought he was dead, but Dave Gahan just keeps getting better. The opening track and firs...

A Trinket Worth The Price

Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:23:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Every time I see Eric Johnson's face I feel spite, resentment and anger. You see, in my younger days when I was just learning to play guitar, someone very near and dear to me gave me the "Eric Johnson Total Electric Guitar" instructional video. many...

Let It Come To You

Wed, 7 May 2003 16:16:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Tribute albums have a complete universe and existence unto themselves. It seems that every artist who's ever even had a minor hit has had a lackluster disc pressed in his honor. This disc is invariably filled with a bunch of no-talent hacks, just...

Is Vial Vital?

Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:32:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Travel and experience usually help when one goes into the studio to create an album. Lucky for Deborah Vial she's no new kid on the block - she's toured extensively overseas and opened for everyone from Ryan Adams to Chicago to Lisa Loeb. Her biggest...

Altered States

Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:58:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - What the world needs now, is rock sweet rock. It would seem that Sub Pop Records, fabled vanguard of the Underground/Indie Northwest scene, have found a permanent fix, and it’s a sweet one. Pleasure Forever, a trio comprised of well-known San...

Music For A Rainy Day

Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:16:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Many things stay constant - the sun comes up, the darkness falls - the Jayhawks make enjoyable, pretty albums. This Minnesota group of country-twinged rockers have made many memorable albums and tracks, most notably 1995's "Tomorrow The Green Grass"...

Fimm's Bad Dream

Fri, 28 Mar 2003 01:16:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Sarah Fimm has some issues. Let’s get that out of the way right off the bat. On her second album “A Perfect Dream”, she explores everything from aliens, death, love, nightmares, treachery, dead poets, dead artists and Spock. There’s...

26 Miles Is Worth The Distance Traveled

Tue, 18 Mar 2003 04:18:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - When naming great bands, invariably you’ll notice a regrettable trend: an overlooked, overshadowed talent. Usually completely unjust (I’m thinking someone as major as George Harrison from The Beatles) – sometimes not quite so, maybe a James...

The Intolerable Beauty of the Disease or The Revenge Of Dumbo?

Fri, 7 Mar 2003 01:34:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - "I expected something pathological, but I did not expect the depth, the violence, and the almost intolerable beauty of the disease." - Kurt Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle 180)

What else could one possibly expect from the super duo of Jack and...

A Big Fat Devilled Egg?

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 06:38:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Okay, so it's not as bad as the title to this review might make it sound - but it ain't "Citizen Kane" if you know what I mean. But really, who's expecting it to be? With the current wave of 'major' superhero movies flooding the release chart,...

Let Go And Give This One A Chance

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 03:21:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - After hearing the song "Popular" years ago I turned up my nose and completely ignored any and all output from Nada Surf, this seemingly non-talent joke band. In retrospect (and after listening to their newest album Let Go), it seems that may have...

Explore Life On Other Planets!

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 02:40:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - I've always liked Supergrass. Their self-titled album, which put their name on the map here in the States included the standout hit "Pumping On Your Stereo" and their ubiquitous video for that tune cemented their status as 'non-serious guitar band'. My...

Shell Of A Band

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:57:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Upon hearing 2000's Emotion Is Dead, I decided The Juliana Theory was a band worth looking into. On that album, the Pennsylvanians mixed genre upon genre - stacking them, intertwining them and making the most of what was there. Every style from...

Wind Back The Hours

Sat, 8 Feb 2003 01:00:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - Anyone familiar with the roots rock movement in the mid 1980's will be familiar with Warren Zanes, former guitarist for The Del Fuegos. After making several memorable albums with that group, Zanes laid low for a few years and started a new life for...

My Ears Are Beyond Their Years / I Guess I'm Old After All

Mon, 3 Feb 2003 04:52:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - I've been told I'm old a lot over the past few years. Usually I take it with a grain of salt. I was talking music with a group of sixteen year olds the other night at work and one of them upset that I'm not a fan of Good Charlotte and The Used, said...

Hate: John Lennon Is Rolling In His Grave

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:23:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - In case you've been living in a world of flowers, happiness, true love and peace, The Delgados have a wake-up call for you, and it's called Hate. A masterwork of strings, bells and shimmering guitars, this is an album of self introspection,...

Warm Up To Calexico

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:59:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - The inlay photography on Calexico's album Feast Of Wire sets the tone for what you'll hear throughout this scattered, all over the map effort. The picture is simple - a man with his cold hands over some burners from an old dirty stove. He's...

More Than Lucinda.

Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:18:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author e_burrell - It would be all too easy to spend this entire article comparing Kathleen Edwards' crackling, sexy, been-there done-that voice to that of Lucinda Williams. Usually you won't find anything written about Edwards without hearing about Williams in the...