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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jlr29 Recent reviews written by member jlr29 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_223723294340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - On one afternoon about five years ago, I was driving my Dad’s SUV home (I was living with my parents at the time) from a college class I had commuted to while listening to “The Cream of Clapton.” I was going up a hilly road that led into my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223723294340 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:03:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223723294340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221361704580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - On &#147War,&#148 U2 are a lot less lyrically polished and musically accessible than they are on, say, &#147The Joshua Tree&#148 or &#147All That You Can&#146t Leave Behind.&#148 They still have some rough edges. But there&#146s much to be appreciated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221361704580 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:26:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221361704580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217737105028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - I had heard a little bit of Morrissey and The Smiths on alternative radio as I was growing up, and I didn&#146t take that much notice of them. But a couple of years ago I fell in love with the single &#147Irish Blood, English Heart&#148 from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217737105028 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:21:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217737105028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_210259971716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Who is Jack White? The blue-collar Joe from Detroit who worked as an upholsterer and considered joining the marines? Or the pretentious hipster who name-checks the Dutch &#145De Stijl&#146 minimalist art movement? The con man who lied to the press... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~210259971716 Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:28:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_210259971716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190242983556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - For years I heard the Osmond jokes. I didn&#146t know who the heck these people were and why people would always bring them up when talking about my home state of Utah. Eventually &#147Donny & Marie&#148 had their comeback talk show and I learned the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190242983556 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:14:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190242983556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_187028246148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Michael Kazin’s “The Populist Persuasion” is a fascinating look at past American social movements that have had utilized a populist worldview. Kazin presents populism not as a particular ideology, but rather a set of anti-establishment instincts... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~187028246148 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:59:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_187028246148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183875833476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Prior to the release of this album, Bono claimed that The Edge was playing some truly awesome guitar. Sick of seeing his frontman meeting with “dodgy politicians,” the U2 guitarist was supposedly channeling his political frustration into making great... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183875833476 Fri, 20 May 2005 19:24:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183875833476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183085862532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - The two-disc epic &#147Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness&#148 consisted of about half heavy songs and half lighter songs. I always enjoyed the &#147lighter&#148 half the best. Heavy tunes like &#147Zero&#148 and &#147Bullet With Butterfly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183085862532 Fri, 13 May 2005 03:15:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183085862532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166397054596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - The experience that led to my acquisition of U2&#146s &#147October&#148 was hearing the song &#147Gloria&#148 for the first time. I had already been a U2 fan for years, and owned every album they released since &#147The Unforgettable Fire&#148... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166397054596 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 01:17:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166397054596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161722306180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - "We'll put a boot in yer a**, it's the American way,&#148 growls jingoist country singer Toby Keith on his song &#147The Angry American&#148. Keith revels in the fact that we&#146re the biggest kid on the global block. Although he clearly enjoys the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161722306180 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 01:18:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161722306180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159141367428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - The success of "The Greatest Generation", "Saving Private Ryan", and the recent establishment of the World War II Memorial in Washington DC reflect a great public fascination the American people have with the epic conflict of the 1940s. In part this may... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159141367428 Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:24:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159141367428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_149236846212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - I've always been something of a casual fan of reggae music. I like its influence on bands like The Police and The Clash and No Doubt. I'm not always crazy about today's "reggae", which often seems to have lost its melodic sense and features a lot of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~149236846212 Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:03:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_149236846212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_148273532548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Thomas Frank's political analysis, "What's the Matter With Kansas" looks at the vast swaths of the Heartland colored Republican Red and asks "Why?" Frank reveals that the poorest counties in America aren't in the Inner City or the Deep South or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~148273532548 Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:22:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_148273532548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_147184127620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Lucinda Williams' "World Without Tears", a frustratingly uneven piece of work, is a thematic shift away from the Southern-flavored country of 1998's "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road". On the song "Fruits of My Labor", Lucinda sings that, "I finally did it,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~147184127620 Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:54:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_147184127620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143812693636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Interpol is a group of New York hipsters whose sound draws upon The Cure, The Police, and Radiohead. They utilize jangling and ringing guitar archipeggios, pounding bass, and sometimes eerie keyboards in the background. They like to experiment with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143812693636 Thu, 17 Jun 2004 02:30:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143812693636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142785744516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - "London Calling" is a legendary album, revered by music critics and music fans. Upon purchasing it I eagerly delved into a systematic analysis of its message in order to find its deep, profound meaning. And I was disappointed. Most songs seemed to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142785744516 Sun, 6 Jun 2004 23:41:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142785744516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141823741572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Before reading this book, I viewed Lyndon B. Johnson as simply an unusually crafty Southern politician, an affably corrupt Texan elected official who specialized in back-slapping and cigar-chomping in smoke-filled rooms. Apparently, though, this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141823741572 Sat, 29 May 2004 11:58:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141823741572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122397691524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - "All I've got is a red guitar, three chords, and the truth," Bono sings. On another occasion, the U2 frontman said, "There's so much power in that E chord going through an amplifier. The sound is just...red." That spirit guides "Rattle and Hum" more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122397691524 Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:44:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122397691524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_118199651972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Norah Jones' musical background is in jazz. That's a bit of a red flag to me, not because I necessarily dislike that genre, but because I don't feel that I fully understand it. I have the album "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis, but I don't feel qualified... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~118199651972 Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:03:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_118199651972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_110135905924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - Mark Knopfler's trademark has always been his cool, smoldering electric guitar, which he utilizes in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~110135905924 Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:43:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_110135905924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_100237414020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - The Dixie Chicks take a cue from the success of the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack, and eschew the slick Nashville production on this one. Instead they go it acoustic- entirely acoustic, I can't hear one note from an electric instrument on this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~100237414020 Sun, 18 May 2003 20:51:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_100237414020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_94355295876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - My local college radio station was giving out free CDs, and most of them were crap, but this one looked interesting. This CD is from a concert that was done to raise money for the banning of land mines, those weapons that so often end up killing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~94355295876 Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:16:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_94355295876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_88340926084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - The first third of Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers' new album is about how bad the music business has gotten. I suspected the title track was a tribute to Los Angeles-based DJ Jim Ladd. I used to listen to Ladd's "free-form radio" show on KLOS. He played... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~88340926084 Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:26:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_88340926084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_87572975236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - The Rolling Stones were one of the greatest bands in rock-and-roll history. Whether or not they still are today is up for debate. But it can't be denied that Keith Richards' shiny, strutting guitar sound was both brilliant and influential. Everyone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~87572975236 Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:37:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_87572975236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_85649297028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jlr29 - For Christmas I recieved "The Unforgettable Fire". I had all but one of U2's post "Joshua Tree" albums at the time, and none of the albums previous to that famous grammy-winning masterpiece. On "The Unforgettable Fire", U2 still shows some of their New... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~85649297028 Fri, 3 Jan 2003 20:23:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_85649297028?linkin_id=8003929