Epinions Recent Reviews for redfly1

How I Burned a Hole in my Esophagus with my Friend Jim

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 23:46:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - The title of this review promises something, and I will deliver. At the end of the critique I will, in fact, relate the true story of how I once burned a hole in my Esophagus from drinking Jim Beam.

First, however, let us discuss the finer...

She Left Me and All I Got Was This Bottle of Crow

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 23:19:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Ah, the Crow.

In my long-standing love affair with alcohol many have come and gone, but even when my old friends Jack, Jim, and Pepe let me down, Old Crow always offers up the same old warm, welcome embrace of oblivion. How to sum up, how...

The Perfect Beer to Drink While Listening to FSK

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:50:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Okay, kids, this is the latest review in my quest to review perfect "companion" beers to some of the best albums/bands of modern times. Today's selection is Franziskaner's excellent wheat beer, hefe-weisse. This delectably light and...

Best Beer to Drink While Listening to Mekons Records

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:30:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Although I am primarily a music reviewer, I do love beer...and I feel a certain moral obligation to direct those discerning music listeners to beers which perfectly sum up feelings, etc, of particular bands. Today's Band: Leeds punk legends the...

Grab a Beer, Reflect on Modern Life's Disappointments

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:03:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Leeds very own socialist-intellectual-used-to-be-punk-rock-but-now-we're-older-and-exploring-new-things-legendary rock band (who coincidentially now live in Chicago) the Mekons are the authors of this brilliant album which is influenced by, but isn't...

Saturday Morning Nostalgia

Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:52:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Here's a rare find that should make even the grizzliest of old-timers smile--not to mention a great stocking stuffer for the "wierder-than-thou" alterna-kids. Through 24 tracks of Saturday Morning Cartoon goodness, the Cartoon Network leads...

I Want to Throw It Away, and I Will, I Will

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:39:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Somewhere, in a small garage in some nice quiet neighborhood in the great american heartland earlier this decade, a group of dedicated young musicians banded together to create a truly original sound with fresh smart lyrics and cutting-edge music. This...

Bryan Ferry is a Pansy

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:03:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - I think that any self-respecting music fan would agree that Brian Eno could whup Bryan Ferry any day of the week. As one of the mid-career, post Eno albums, "Country Life" rolls along with pop goodness, but lacks the experimentation and...

Great Intro to CalPunk Scene When it Mattered

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:13:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Is it possible to find a better song than "Corona" by the Minutemen? I mean, the song's got everything: a great guitar riff, a good beat, and a smart, almost funny lyric that deals with serious issues such as poverty and distribution of...

The Best Band You Never Heard

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:58:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - "The Story of the Mekons" is an expansive collection of tracks following the early days of one of the best rock and roll bands on the planet. Culled from their first two albums as well as singles, the tracks are strung together by the...

Cute, Unabashedly Bad--but Still Good

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:55:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - I must admit that when Weezer's eponymous debut came onto the scene in the early 90s I was charmed by their hooky pop sensibilities, but thought they would be in a flash in the pan. I did not rush out and buy the album, and really had a fairly low...

Old Faves Compiled for your Pleasure

Wed, 23 Aug 2000 13:41:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - We all, at least those of us old (and bitter) enough to remember, loved those wacky aussies in Men at Work during the early 80s. With catchy pop gems like "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", "Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive",...

Verbena--Into The Pink

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 17:26:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - "Into The Pink", Verbena's follow-up to their debut album "Souls for Sale", finds the Birmingham, Alabama band treading into new, more accessible territory under the able production hand of ex-Nirvana member David Grohl...

Camper Vantiquities; Good Overview of Great Band

Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:41:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author redfly1 - Ah, Camper Van Beethoven, where art thou?

Back in a time when the oppressively processed sounds coming from the major labels bore names like Flock of Seagulls, The Human League, and Bananarama, certain elite bands were struggling to create...