Epinions Recent Reviews for grez

Big Swing and a Miss

Tue, 4 Feb 2003 17:30:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Bruce Hornsby is a musician of immense talent with a palmary knack for smart songwriting. Best known for his first bit hit single, The Way It Is (from the debut album of the same name), Hornsby’s more diverse work has been overlooked by the...

Music In Technicolor

Tue, 23 Jul 2002 03:51:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Austin, Texas is one of the last musical strongholds in the United States. While it is certain that our major coastal cities pump out plenty of quantity, the unfortunate reality is that the corporate culture of the big record labels largely controls the...

Flippin' A Quarter Into The Wishpool

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 19:11:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Brother Cane burst forth into the national music scene in 1993 with the release of their self-titled debut album. Amidst a sea of grunge at the height of its popularity, Brother Cane dared to release an album of straightforward hard rock completely...

Sir, Are You Certain You Have The Correct Flight?

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 03:46:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author grez - I originally bought this CD based upon a friend's recommendation...a friend who has turned me on to all kinds of obscure music that, by and large, has turned out to be amazing and completely worth my time. Unfortunately, the advice to pick up the...

Fragile Is Anything But

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 19:52:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Many artists seek to create a new movement when putting together an album, to forge an original sound that will define an era. While few have accomplished this feat, fewer still have created a sound that remains interesting beyond the era it helped to...

Happy To Drown In A Deluge Of Sound

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:36:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - The Players:

Terry Bozzio: an incredible drummer with melodic playing inclinations. Most well-known for his playing with Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, and Jeff Beck

Tony Levin: world-renowned bassist with a resume too long...

The Cover May LOOK Like A Journey Album, But It's Much Cooler

Wed, 5 Jun 2002 19:22:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author grez - If any band in the country has been completely overlooked and underrated, it is King's X. Having produced nine studio albums, none of which are losers, it is difficult to comprehend why they are not one of the most popular rock bands in existence...

Hanging On To The Past Never Sounded So Good

Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:57:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - In the early 90's, my musical tastes were enveloped in a literal stewpot of drastic change...I was branching out in entirely new directions, searching for a safe harbor from the sugary pop and hair metal of the 80's. I lived in several different cities...

The Led Zep IV of Grunge - (IGTMIM W/O)

Thu, 30 May 2002 19:17:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - At this point in time, the history of the Seattle rock band Alice In Chains is fairly well known. Their story became headlines in the past couple of months with the recent drug-related death of lead vocalist Layne Staley. Nu Metal acts across the...

They're Back! Well...Sort Of...

Tue, 28 May 2002 19:47:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Words cannot express how excited I was at the prospect of this album when it was still just rumor; the original members of Kansas, all coming back together to record a new studio album? It seemed too good to be true...and in some ways, it was. But I am...

A Cornerstone of Early 90's Grunge

Wed, 22 May 2002 21:23:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Temple of the Dog is essentially the result of a group therapy session that took on a life of its own. In 1990, Andy Wood, of the industrious young Seattle band Mother Love Bone, died of a drug overdose. Long time friend Chris Cornell decided to deal...

Expansion of the Species

Thu, 16 May 2002 17:32:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - You're probably asking, "just what is a Tuatara?" Tuatara are the only living survivors of a group of primitive reptiles that have been on this earth for 200 million years, and have changed very little during that time. For this reason, it is...

Rockers Get Serious

Wed, 15 May 2002 19:44:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author grez - It is 1997. The grunge scene, once the worshipped figurehead of rock in the early-to-mid nineties, is slowly dying. Rock musicians can feel the change, noting the beginnings of a new injection of (-gasp-) pop music on radio airwaves. The public...

Who's the Man Behind That Mask?

Mon, 13 May 2002 19:33:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Pretend for a minute that you're a renowned guitarist. You have played in one of the most influential progressive bands of the 70's, The Dixie Dregs, not to mention being able to brag membership in both Kansas and Deep Purple. On top of that, you have...

A Good Start With Rookie Issues

Wed, 1 May 2002 18:02:16 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Big Wreck is a band with immense potential. Comprised primarily of music students, their formal training is obvious when one takes the time to analyze the structure of the music produced by this band. Nonetheless, their debut album suffers from typical...

Guts enough to do their own thing

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:25:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grez - Thank whatever god or lack thereof that you worship that bands like Big Wreck are willing to create albums like The Pleasure And The Greed. Flying in the face of popularity and the status quo, this disc is a refreshing detour from the rap-rock...