© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-speeddemon531 Recent reviews written by member speeddemon531 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_473955339908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Keri Hilson's debut has been one of the more anticipated debut releases in R&B music. The twentysomething beauty has made a name for herself in the past couple of years as a songwriter-getting credits on hit singles by Britney Spears, Usher and Mary... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473955339908 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:22:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473955339908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458822880900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Before Lenny Kravitz was LENNY KRAVITZ, he was better known as Mr. Lisa Bonet. At the time Kravitz recorded and released his debut, Let Love Rule, Bonet (who played Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show) was the much bigger star, and consequently... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458822880900 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:13:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458822880900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473016536708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Lionel Richie broke from the popular funk group The Commodores to become one of the biggest singers of the 1980s. In an era when Prince and Madonna were the biggest things out, Lionel was the superstar who had mom-appeal. His dance tunes were... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473016536708 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 12:46:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473016536708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472201596548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Career resuscitation can come at the weirdest times-just ask Charlie Wilson. The former lead singer of the Gap Band spent much of the 90s in drug-induced exile before catching on as a guest vocalist with artists like Snoop Dogg. In 2005, he released the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472201596548 Sat, 30 May 2009 11:55:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472201596548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471497543300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - The musical struggle between the sacred and the profane didn't start with Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On. Artists from Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke to Ray Charles had long played it both ways-trying to please an earthly God and a heavenly God... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471497543300 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:48:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471497543300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471393603204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Having a social conscience became the big thing in music around 1988 or so, three years after "We Are the World" and "Do They Know It's Christmas" showed that 80s pop could have a message. Bands like U2 and Midnight Oil had hits with songs that touched... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471393603204 Sat, 23 May 2009 10:14:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471393603204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470269922948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Who ruined hip-hop? I guarantee that if you ask 100 people that question (and they all agree that hip-hop was ruined at some point), at least 50 of them will say it was Sean John Puffy P. Diddy Daddy Combs. Brash, obnoxious and decidedly unoriginal, Puff... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470269922948 Wed, 13 May 2009 19:29:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470269922948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470052671108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - There haven't been a lot of newcomers in the R&B field worth mentioning over the past couple of years, but Chrisette Michele is definitely a star on the rise. Most people first heard her distinctive voice singing the choruses of Jay-Z's "Lost One"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470052671108 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:18:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470052671108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469699104388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Want definitive proof that Prince couldn't sit still-as if the 30,000 albums he's recorded in the past thirty years weren't definitive proof enough? Well, while the Purple Rain juggernaut was busy taking over America (film, music and tour), the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469699104388 Sun, 10 May 2009 12:47:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469699104388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469001014916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - I wasn't yet an American Idol fan when Jennifer Hudson competed, but I'm sure I would have liked her had I been watching back then. She's blessed with one of those big, soul diva voices, and personality-wise, she's the perfect mix of humility and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469001014916 Sat, 2 May 2009 09:45:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469001014916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468709576324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - (Somewhere in England, late 1984-the members of Duran Duran are casually laying around, discussing holidays in the south of France and the perils of dating supermodels, when lead singer Simon LeBon comes up with a brainstorm).LeBon: Hey, I have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468709576324 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:39:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468709576324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468384452228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Can you imagine someone like Tracy Chapman becoming a star nowadays? Hell, it was hard enough to imagine Chapman becoming a star back when she actually became a star! Even though socially conscious music was more prevalent at the time of Chapman's rise... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468384452228 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:40:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468384452228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468068437636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - The supergroup is nothing new. From Blind Faith to The Firm (both the rock band and the rap outfit), from LSG to Audioslave, the idea of several solo superstars forming a band together has always been interesting for fans. What exactly would your... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468068437636 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:50:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468068437636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467706744452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - So much for following your own muse. Much was made about Kelly Clarkson's battle royale with label head Clive Davis when the time came to release her third album, My December. Davis wasn't so sure about the album's commercial prospects. Kelly was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467706744452 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:43:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467706744452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467598020228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Pop quiz.What do The Beatles, Rod Stewart, The Doobie Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Public Enemy and R. Kelly all have in common? You know what's sad? I can't even think of a joke that could tie all of those artists together, but the cool thing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467598020228 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:02:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467598020228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467095883396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Taylor Hicks by far received the most derision of any “American Idol” winner in the show’s existence. He wasn’t “young”, he wasn’t “cute”, he wasn’t “pop”, and there was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467095883396 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:55:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467095883396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_466658233988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - In 1983, you couldn't get any cooler than Boy George. Well, unless you were Michael Jackson or Prince. He may not have been on the same level as those two superstars, but the British singer and his group, Culture Club, was certainly a sensation. Boy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466658233988 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:23:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466658233988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462276365956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Every couple of years, along comes a mega-successful pop/rock band that has catchy tunes but no discernible identity at all...think Matchbox 20 before Rob Thomas developed a personality. The most recent example of this phenomenon would have to be The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462276365956 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:31:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462276365956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462241566340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Before Michael Jackson was The King of Pop or Wacko Jacko, he was 1/5 of the Jacksons, the group that set the table for boy bands everywhere. As one of America's first black teen idols, MJ was probably best known at the time for his boy-next-door... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462241566340 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:34:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462241566340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462219218564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Aretha Franklin's a living legend. We all know that. But at this point, she has almost as many compilations as she does hit singles. And truth be told, From the Heart would never made it into my collection had I not received a promotional copy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462219218564 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:44:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462219218564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459582770820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - Whitney Houston. Remember when she was America's sweetheart? Her hair was big, her voice was big, and the hits were colossal. She seemed to take permanent residence at #1 on the charts starting with her 1985 debut. She reigned supreme as the most popular... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459582770820 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:43:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459582770820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461646892676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - From the moment she strolled onto the scene crooning that she was not your average girl in the video, india.arie has cultivated an image slightly different from your average 21st century R&B singer. For one, she plays guitar, placing her in the teeny... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461646892676 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:24:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461646892676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461390515844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - As I've said in reviews many times before, covers albums are a risky proposition. While there are occasions when an artist can add something special to a song that's already been recorded and/or popularized, most times you just end up with the temporary... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461390515844 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:27:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461390515844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459412770436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - In 1991, Mariah Carey was well on her way to being the hottest thing since sliced bread. Her 1990 debut was a smashing success, potently marrying lovestruck balladry with the occasional dance groove. She was seen by many as the next Whitney... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459412770436 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:02:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459412770436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459394027140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - The Bee Gees are like a ghetto cockroach. Step on them, throw blowtorches at them and they won't go anyway. Since they scored their first hit single in the 1960s, there have been several periods when the hits completely dried up. Then out of nowhere,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459394027140 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:41:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459394027140?linkin_id=8003929