Epinions Recent Reviews for echo-denver

Sweet Desire is Bitter Torture - The New Music Write-Off.

Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:42:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Like Robert Pollard is Guided By Voices and Bill Callahan is Smog, Eric Bachmann is Crooked Fingers. When I speak of Crooked Fingers, however, I speak of the whole band that he summoned to perform on this...

Pulp Diction

Sun, 9 Feb 2003 17:09:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Eric Bachmann was asked so many times what his influences were that he decided to release a series of discs called ‘Reservoir Songs’ to satisfy everyone’s curiosities. Each EP would feature 4 or 5 cover songs from his...

An irregularity in the rhythm of the rhyme.

Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:09:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Anti-Pop Consortium (1997 – 2002)

MCs:

Beans

High Priest

M. Sayyid

Producer:

E. Blaize

For the five-plus years that Antipop Consortium were in existence, critics had a...

infectiousquirkyunpredictable

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 04:40:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - T h e L e s C l a y p o o l F r o g B r i g a d e :

. Les Claypool – the vocals, the bass guitars

. Jay Lane – the drum set

. Mike Dillon – the percussion instruments...

Arrowsmiff Jemmz

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:23:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - In 1988, one year after Aerosmith re-emerged commercially on Geffen with Permanent Vacation, and two years after they had a smash hit with RUN-DMC with the re-make of the 1976 hit Walk This Way, Columbia records decided it was...

The Most Impressive Christmas CD . . . Ever.

Tue, 25 Dec 2001 16:03:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - In the last ten or so years, I’ve tried my hand at a handful of so-called handy Christmas albums. The Eels made a great song on the Grinch soundtrack (Christmas is Going to the Dogs), but the rest of the compilation gets too campy. Some...

Soul Warp.

Mon, 24 Dec 2001 22:26:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (TMGE) - Gear Blues

Yusuke Chiba (Vocals)

Kouji Ueno (Bass)

Futoshi Abe (Guitar)

Kazuyuki Kuhara...

Boredom = Death.

Thu, 29 Nov 2001 22:08:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Martin Atkins (drummer for Public Image Ltd and later Nine Inch Nails) formed Pigface with Bill Rieflin (drummer for Ministry) in 1990. Pigface is an industrial, or rather industrious, supergroup in that each album consists of a different lineup of...

A UFO blazing through your starry night.

Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:12:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - “Is the lady of the house at home?” begins ‘Radical or Pro-Parental’. She stayed at home to record this, but she won’t do your dishes boy.

Kathleen Hanna’s past in Bikini Kill, before Le Tigre...

Hybrid Theorem

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 18:08:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Prefuse 73 is Scott Herren.

He has worked on two

other one-man projects

before now:

Savath & Savalas

(a futuristic blend of minimalist post-rock and trip hop)

and

Delarosa & Asora
...

Insyncubus

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 00:30:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Formerly known as Hybrid Theory among alumni of Rap-Rock University, Linkin Park bring the hard-n-heavy sound, nicely wrapped in radio-friendly production. They take the dark parts of Tool (minus the pensive lyrics) and add it to the likes of N*Sync...

Everything Hits At Once.

Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:58:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Spoon 2001

Britt Daniel – (vocals/guitar/piano)

Jim Eno – (drums)

Josh Zarbo – (bass player as of this recording)

Spoon, named after the final song on Can’s “Ege Bamyasi”, have released one of my favorite...

...imperial..metric..appliance...

Sat, 3 Nov 2001 11:50:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver -

Appliance:

James Brooks - vocals, keyboards, guitars and sampler

David Ireland - drum machine, sampler, drum kit, and keyboards

Michael Parker - bass guitar, keyboards, and violins

...

Elusive and Dark. Lively and Full of Promise.

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 16:41:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - I was far too young to appreciate The Cocteau Twins when they were formally introduced to the United States with their 1985 release “The Pink Opaque”. I’m afraid that I was more interested in getting my hands on the latest G.I. Joe action figure (i.e...

From Texas to the furthest reaches of the globe: ANTENNA – The Tower of Power.

Sat, 27 Oct 2001 06:52:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver -

Despite their high-profile enthusiasm for the Video Age that broke in the 80s, I began my ZZ Top experience with 1992’s Greatest Hits collection (I found their version of Viva Las Vegas hard to resist). Then, during a cassette-clearance sale...

Energy cannot be destroyed.

Wed, 24 Oct 2001 07:33:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Hip-hop’s foremost producers The Neptunes (Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) emerge here as N*E*R*D with “In Search Of . . .”. Inspired by Albert Einstein’s insight that energy never dies but rather transforms, N*E*R*D stands for No one...

Audiogalaxy File Agent: Satellite of Love.

Tue, 16 Oct 2001 07:51:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Napster is the most well known MP3-file-sharing application known to mankind. In its heyday, whole albums could be downloaded in one motion. As far as I’m concerned, Napster’s user-friendly software was and is unparalleled. Since, the Recording...

A dog in the sand by choice.

Tue, 9 Oct 2001 02:42:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - I am listening to this CD right now. I’m thinking that, if Frank Black and the Catholics ever have a collection of their greatest songs, a lot of them are going to come from this CD. I recommend this album because it is visionary in its modesty...

Anti-Depression.

Sun, 7 Oct 2001 23:44:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - There are always those certain albums of each musical type that are considered must-haves by their respective followers. A true fan of hip-hop has his list of recommended CDs at the ready for new recruits. An aficionado of rock music will have her Top...

Smog establishes lo-fi monarchy.

Thu, 4 Oct 2001 00:23:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author echo-denver - Smog's (Bill Callahan’s) Julius Caesar is a must-have for fans of lo-fi indie music. It's reminiscent of "P. J. Harvey's 4-Track Demos" (her must-have lo-fi masterpiece), but with a more creative focus on the recording side. Julius Caesar belongs next...