Epinions Recent Reviews for evieandjoe

DXJ displays wit & history

Mon, 3 Dec 2001 12:05:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - Let’s get the typical review of any given album of bass music out of the way first. “This album contains wall-to-wall bass for your woofers and with it’s frantic scratching and rapping, this is sure to get your toes-a-tappin’.” With that having been said...

Neglect leads to overcompensation

Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:54:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - What once was the most underrated Beatles album may now be a victim of overcompensation, as it has not only been described as their greatest effort, but more recently has been hailed as pop music’s greatest album of all time.

For those who...

Beach Boys (The): SMiLE...Brian's boot-legged genius is now downloadable

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 01:59:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - 1965-1967 was a time of overwhelming growth for the Beach Boys, as it was for most artists of the same era. On the album entitled “The Beach Boys Today”, stay at home producer/songwriter, Brian Wilson, was able to make dance numbers such as “Do You Wanna...

Backstreet Boys: Rock on, you standards of coolness!

Wed, 20 Dec 2000 15:50:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - I love York Peppermint Patties! As I always am paranoid that I may have cow dung breath and nobody will tell me this, I yearn to end the shopping spree to make my way through the check-out aisle to approach refresh-mint. I also fear that I am to become...

Miami Bass through my modern Electro eyes

Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:28:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - 1989 is known as the golden age of rap, and although this isn’t Public Enemy or Rakim, it is yet more proof that this is a deserved title.

In 1989, there were 3 dominate geographic areas in rap music: NYC, California, and South Florida...

Perfection of their craft killed the radio star

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:52:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - I would bet money that at the time of completion, Portishead felt this album was far superior to "Dummy", their prior effort which also doubled as their debut. They would've been right, and that's the tragedy of this album. People become...

Le Grand Magistery is ahead of us all, and full of heart

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:16:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - Reviewers of the reviews, get your R's, SR's, & Nr's ready, because this only relates to the artist indirectly, and doesn't relate to the album at all. I am not a Momus fan, though I wish I were. He is the most cerebral artist for a cerebral...

Contemporary Jazz not of the cheesey variety

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 01:00:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - Contempoary Jazz is not for all, and it's certainly not for me. I know that what falls into this category is subjective, but anything close just doesn't sit well with my generation. The industry knows this, and that explains them repackaging it as...

Some ponderd what it meant in '91; I ponder that in 2000

Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:14:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - The 1990's shaped who I am, and this album shaped the 1990's, but what does this mean to newfound fans?

In 1991, I was very into the underground Miami bass DJ scene. Artists like DJ Jealous J or DJ Jock D energized and wowed me with there...

The Shibuya-Kei invasion

Thu, 9 Nov 2000 00:35:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - Early in 1994, I identified with progressive Hip-Hip primarily. I had no clue to the direction my life would take after hearing this. Japanese music had become a fun joke, but a bit of a hunt. On De La Soul's album, "Buhloone Mindstate", a song...

Possibly the greatest album in popular music history

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 01:34:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue", Beach Boy's "Pet Sounds", The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper", Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On", etc...There are so many mind blowing albums created. Jazz Bassist/Composer, Charles Mingus, was...

The highest of Sean O'hagen's Llamas yet

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 23:51:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - When I first heard the shimmering sound that opens "Snowbug", I was in suspense as to if The Llamas were releasing yet another album of the same material, or if this was an indication of something very different for them. Seconds later, the...

Japan's favorite Beach Boys album, and the most under rated

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 01:37:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - High Llamas fans should already own this album! The Japanese music artist Cornelius is a High Llamas fan, and he placed "Friends" in his top 5 albums ever! If Sean O'Hagen had never heard this album, he may not have ever left his former band...

This is not Lounge music, I repeat, this is not lounge music

Fri, 3 Nov 2000 00:30:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - The electronic dub king, The Mad Professor, would become quite angry if these two Washington DC natives attempted to call their sound electronic dub, so instead, they will proclaim the "nouveau lounge" moniker, due to the fact that the nouveau...

Best album of 98!...Best album of the 90's?

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:40:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - The only reason why this could be the best album of 90's is The Beastie Boys/ Dust Brothers album, "Paul's Boutique" was released in '89. The reason why it may not be the best album of the 90's is..."Haven't you heard Neutral Milk Hotel's...

The caterpillar becomes a butterfly

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:49:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - I proclaimed this the best album of 1997. I wondered what traditional Stereolab fans would think of this marvelous new direction for the unit. The post punk outfit who produced abstract "anti-songs" acquired the term "Analogue Rock"...

a debut album that widened it's genre

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 02:19:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - More gritty than their albums which followed, they remain one of the most poppy bands on the indie pop scene. This "album" is actually a collection of ep's that pre-date this release. The most notable ep, entitled Science Faire, acts as the...

Towa steps back to his past

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 01:45:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author evieandjoe - Early 90's NYC dance outfit Deee-Lite split, but Towa, the group's Japanese sample artist, did not go down with the ship. In Brazil during Deee-Lite's tour promoting the album entitled "Infinity Within", Towa had a stage accident leaving him...