Epinions Recent Reviews for roygrif

The cream of Midwestern indie-rock!

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:39:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Personnel: Jason Weidner - vocals & guitars Damon Weidner - vocals, guitars & keyboards Jeremy Weidner - drums & percussion Stan Muller - guitars Jim Shaffer - bass guitar The Translation was released in october of 2003 on the...

The Archetypal Freakbeat Sound!

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 15:04:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Personnel: Don Maughn (Fardon) - vocals Philip (Phil) Packham - bass Wez Price - rhythm guitar Philip (Pip) Witcher - lead guitar & vocals Bruce Finley - Drums Take a Heart was...

The Real Pink Floyd

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:51:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Personnel: Syd Barrett - Lead Guitar & Vocals Roger Waters - Bass Guitar & Vocals Richard Wright - Organ & Piano Nick Mason - Drums Without a doubt my favourite Pink Floyd album and the most unique of the Pink Floyd catalog. This album is...

Nice device, poor software

Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:53:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Introduction My first mp3 player experience and somewhat frustrating. I bought it primarily for use at the gym and silly me assumed that all small mp3 players came with suitable straps for securing the device to a limb. Not so, it came with a...

Outstanding Afro-Beat

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:29:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - For those who aren't familiar with Fela, he is revered in Africa to the same degree that Bob Marley is in Jamaica. A pioneer of the "Afro-beat" genre, bringing fast african drum beats and blending that with electric pianos, guitars and a dash of rock...

Shea Stadium Guitar!

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:41:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - George Harrison bought one of these guitars when his Gretsch Country Gentleman fell off the limo he was in whilst travelling in America. Not sure why he didn't opt for another Country Gent' but he ended up with a Tennesean instead. I purchased one of...

My Holy Grail

Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:57:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Let me preface this by saying that I have wanted to own a Rickenbacker guitar since I was 6 years old and first became obsessed with The Beatles. I never thought I'd be able to afford one of these beauties but with careful money management and some small...

The Non-Gibson ES335

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 14:41:55 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I purchased an Epiphone Dot for $479 from Musicians Friend. Right off the bat I found myself not enjoying it that much for the following reasons: 1. The volume and tone knobs wobble when they turn. 2. The guitar will not stay in tune. 3. The...

Poor Mans Vox AC30?

Sun, 6 May 2001 18:15:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I recently spent a few days with a Vox Cambridge Twin 30 guitar amplifier. The amp is what is known as a tube/solid state hybrid, with the pre-amp having one tube.

When I first set my eyes on it, I was impressed by the classic good looks of...

Shoegazing at it's prime

Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:08:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - "Ferment" was released in 1991 amongst the first tide of pre-brit-pop bands that were exploding at the time. Such bands were PWEI, Carter USM, Ride, Levitation, Jesus Jones, The Wonder Stuff, The Shamen and Blur to name but a few.

Ferment is...

Almost Delicious

Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:01:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Velvet Goldmine, is an extroadinarily unusual film, set in the early 70's. It is loosely based upon David Bowie's relationship with Iggy Pop, which was rumoured to be a homo-sexual relationship. Fictional characters are used (probably due to copyright...

An Essential Example of mid 90's British Pop/Punk/Indie

Sun, 4 Feb 2001 17:24:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I was lucky enough to see Elastica live in 94 at the same venue that my own band used to play at frequently. In fact we played the night before Elastica came to town, the venue was 'The Wheatsheaf' in Stoke on Trent, England. I was blown away by the...

An Essential Example of Suede

Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:17:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I loved just the cover of this album, with the old 60's Royal Air Force fighter jet on the front cover. The bizarre thing is my Father used to own that same old jet!

Anyways thats irrelevant, Sci-Fi lullabies is supposedly a collection of...

She's not rid of me!

Sun, 24 Dec 2000 14:13:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - PJ Harvey is a very talented lyricist and songwriter, she tend to always sing about herself and her own frustrations (usually of the emotional or sexual kind). For some reason i find her to be rather alluring, i think it's a combination of her music and...

Diamond Tunes

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:34:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Having grown up with an assortment of several genres, i have found 'Diamond Dogs' to be David Bowie's masterpiece of the glam rock era. Musically and lyrically superior to 'Aladdin Sane' and 'Ziggy Stardust', this was perhaps the album that 'should' have...

Is MTV for me?

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 19:47:38 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - What is MTV? I thought it was to show music videos and promote new artists and talented musicians and writers. What actually happened was they found out that it would be better and more profitable to drop the videos (cheaper) and turn it into a...

Neither Use Nor Ornament

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:39:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I purchased this printer because it was cheap ($89) and i had heard Lexmark was a decent brand. However it turned out i had made a huge mistake, after a few months of use this printer started printing fuzzy pictures even after aligning the cartridge...

Good place to start

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:48:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I bought my Japanese Squier Telecaster used in 1996 and although i have never used it on stage it still is a fairly decent sounding guitar. Obviously it does not compare to the American Telecasters (inferior wood and materials) also the neck is not as...

Beats a Les Paul!

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 19:07:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I bought my Epiphone Sheraton used in 1994, it is basically a Gibson ES335 with a different name. Recently i have been thinking about selling it to get a newer model, however after a jamming session i had last night i realized that might be a bad...

Low/Medium Fidelity

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 19:18:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - I went into this film, hoping it might be a good one and actually it started well, tailed off in the middle and the less said about the end the better.

There were pointless cameos from Bruce Springsteen and Lisa Bonet (or the actor formely...

The future of rock music.

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 17:19:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Mansun, are no relation to Marilyn Manson, they are an ultra-modern British Indie/Rock Band. They excel in skilful original songwriting and Paul Draper's voice has an excellent range, this i belive is the direction rock has to go if it is to succeed in...

A siren's Masterpiece

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 16:20:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - What can i say...is she human or some kind of banshee? I fell in love with Liz Fraser's beautiful voice and the band's music instantly upon hearing it, Treasure has to be one of their finest offerings surely. Anyone who considers themself a fan of music...

Goth-Rock at it's finest

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:54:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Looking at other reviews of this record, i notice that it is referred to as a heavy metal recording, i disagree with this, The Cult are from my hometown in England and i have seen them live 3 times (both sides of the Atlantic) so i feel more qualified to...

Elegant, Refined and Polished

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:18:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - Perhaps the most elegant, refined and polished band of the mid 60's, The Zombies were in a different class than the rest of the British bands from that era, they were the first band to make extensive use of the electric piano and used in combination with...

The Forgotten Genius

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 14:52:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roygrif - It was 1967, the summer of love, yet this record has it sights on the future and as i listen to it as i type, it could have been recorded last week.

Tim Buckley was the Father of the famous Jeff Buckley, yet how many fans of Jeff overlook the...